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Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
CONSUL McWADE,s DEFENSE.
Accusations Against Third Assistant
Secretary Of State Peirce.


Washington.-Th House committee
OF foreign affairs Thursday listened to
a statement by the former consul gem
eral at Canton, China, McWade, in re-
ply to the charges made against him
by Third Assistant Secretary of State
Peirce.
The only statement of record made
by McWade is letter addressed to
the committee. This letter was dated
April 26, 1906, signed by McWade, and
is in part as follows:
"A little over six months ago H. H.
D. Peirce assured me that l was re-
moved because the President wanted
my place, and for no other reason.
now learn through the persistent in
dustry of some anonymous person the
nature of the charges preferred against
me by H. H. d. Peirce, and solemnly
declare them to be false in every essen.
tial particular. l also solemnly declare
that they are made by men. who had
been charged before me for various
offenses from murder down, and that
these men formed criminal con-
spiracy against me to have me re-
moved because my continuance In Of
fee meant their absolute compulsory
abandonment Of their criminal prac-
tices within my Jurisdiction.
Il solemnly declare that not q rep
utable man or firm, American or for
eign, resident and doing business
within my Jurisdiction ever uttered a
single word of complaint against me
or my administration, a fact which H.
H. D. Peirce could have easily ascer-
tanned, although he was only forty
eight hours in Canton and he did not
devote two hours of that entire time
to any investigation whatever. He
quotes a certain firm of which he was
guest as complaining against me and
gives that fiEm,a bill Of health for high
business character, etc.
"a little Investigation would have
shown that that firm desired my re-
moval because 1 was largely instru-
mental in showing up how 1t had
robbed the American railways, and
had stopped its doing SO most effect
lively. l do not in any way directly
or indirectly question the high right
and privilege of the President to re-
move me from the position of consul
general, to which I was promoted for
conspicuous excellence.
I'm the name of justice I reiterate
the demand that cabled from Canton,
China, on the date of the receipt of
the wire removing me from office. l
demand a thorough and exhaustive In
vestigation at the hands OF your hon.
orable committee, when the truth will
be fully established, or as much so as
is possible after the lapse OF two years
of suffering and persecution"
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
Great Methodist Gathering In Denver
This Month.

Denver.-The Rocky Mountain Mis-
sionary convention of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for Colorado, Wyo-
ming, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico
will be held at Trinity church in Den
yer May 22d to oath.
A great number Of noted leaders OF
the church will be present and take
part in the proceedings.
The following eminent speakers will
be among the number: Bishop Hart
zell, for ten years past bishop OF Al
rica, which he crossed and circum-
vented many times; Bishop Bashford.
resident bishop in China, whence he
arrived within a month, full OF news
as to the stir in the middle kingdom;
Bishops Thoburn and Oldham OF India,
where they know of hundreds Of thous-
ands who are awaiting Christian In
struction and baptism. Stuntz. in
charge of the work in the Philippines;
Gamewell and wife, the former OF
whom was thanked and praised by
many governments for the skill with
which he fortified and held the Com
pound in Pekin; Fowles OF Porto Rico;
Spencer, long in Japan; Beebe. from
China; Mr.. and Mrs. Ward, fresh from
India, and Far Taan Sung, from China,
will pour forth a world Of stirring in
formation.
The Missionary Museum, covering
5000 square feet Of space, with the
lectures on the same, will well be
worth the cost Of the trip. While none
receives remuneration for this cam
paign of information, the legitimate ex-
penses of the program will exceed
$1,000. To obviate the passing OF the
hat for any collection to meet this
every delegate pays 81 for a ticket ad-
mitting to the eight sessions. together
with the exhibit.
The convention will be self-enter-
tanning. Arrangements have been
made whereby delegates may secure
entertainment at hotels, boarding
houses and private homes at very reas-
enable rates. Delegates desiring the
committee to reserve entertainment
for them will fill out the special IRE.
quest for Entertainment" and mail 1t
before May 16th. All mail and tele-
grams should be directed in care Of
the Rocky Mountain Missionary Con-
vention, Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church, Denver, Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Another Relief InstalIment.

Washington.-Following representa-.
tions made to the War Department by
General Greedy, commanding the De.
partment of the Pacific, Secretary Taft
has paced at the disposal of that Of
ficer an amount approximating $780,
600 OF the relief fund of $2,500,000 ap-
propriated by Congress for the relief
of the San Francisco sufferers.
With this money, General Greely
will pay for supplies already pur-
chased and others which are needed,
including fresh meat, which, he says,
is Indispensable.
Supplies heretofore issued, including
the tents from the quartermaster's
stores, etc., and which had been
charged against this appropriation Of
100000, will be returned to the army
and are available for future use.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
An Anthracite Agreement.

Scranton, Pa.-Nothing developed
Sunday to disturb the general belief
that strike of the anthracite mine
workers had been averted. There
seems 10 be every assurance that the
sub-scale committee which will go to
New York for conference with the
operators will be assured by the latter
that there will be no discrimination
shown in case the men are ordered
back to work and the term the agree
ment is to last will be readily agreed
upon.
While President Mitchell would pre-
fer an agreement for two years, both
he and the other members Of the COM
mittee, 1t is understood, will bow to
the wishes of the operators and accept
an agreement for three years If the lat
ter so desire it.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
The Thibetan Treaty.

Pekin.-The Anglo-Thibetan treaty
will be officially published after its
ratification. According to information
which has reached the Associated
Press the treaty in substance is as fol-
lows:
China pays the expense Of the re-
cent British expedition to Lassa in in
stallments, and Great Britain recog-
nizes China's sovereignty over Tibet
China opens two towns to trade
namely, Gyangtze and Kateko, the
only place now open being Ya-Tung.
Railways, telegraphs and mines are to
be built or operated by China and
Great Britain, but Great Britain will
not interfere where China or Chinese
merchants provide the capital for en-.
terprises of this character.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Stocks Deprecated.

New York.-Probably three times the
losses sustained in the San Francisco
disaster by the inhabitants Of that city
and others owning property there were
sustained in the remarkable break in
the securities listed on the New York
Exchange following the news of the
earthquake and conflagration.
The depreciation in twenty-four act
i've stocks from the prices OF April
18th, the day before the disaster, to the
low point reached on May I'd, amounted
to the huge total of $45S, S,509,176.
On the exchange, however. are scores
of other securities which were not In
cluded in the estimate. Each OF these
suffered substantial declines in their
market value.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Necessities and Lux, risa.

Necessities and Luxyr risa.
One Of our corresponlents-for
tunate man-inda himself able to cor.
robnrate the elaborate computations
by which the commercial agencies
prove that "the cost of living" has
steadily decreased in recent years, and
chat it Is now much less than 1t used
% be. There is. we think, something
more than a general impression, at
least among people of small or mod
crate means, that these computations
are vitiated by mysterious mac
the ordinary expenses of running .
modest household have In the last de-
,cade increased nearly If not quite 75
per cent. Our correspondent supplies
the explanation. Things really are
cheaper, he says, but everybody has
been transferring items from the cat
egory of luxuries to that Of necessi-
ties, and that is why the salary or the
income no longer seems to go as far
as it did ten years ago. There may be
something in this theory; indeed,
there probably it. 1t will be extreme
ly hard, however, to convince every
body that it accounts for everything.
One cannot but regret that it is i'm
practicable to figure out these aver
ages from retail prices-that is, from
the prices that everybody pays. 1t is
. sad fact that a slight reduction in
wholesale prices makes no difference
in retail prices, while an advance of
the same size makes a difference of
from five to ten or 20 times as large.
Perhaps here is the key to the mys-
tery-the advances have all counted,
while a good many of the decreases
have never reached the consumer.
Anyhow, 1t is of little use to advise a
return to the simplicity Of our IA
theirs. 1t cannot be done. The ia
theirs were as simple as they had to
be, and no more, and they were COM
forted merely because they had not
learned what comfort Is. Their lux
uries really are our necessities. and
there Is no help for 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Not Against the Canal.

Seattle, Wash.-E. H. Hartman.
president of the Union Pacific and al.
lied lines, addressing an audience Of
Seattle business men last night, de-
MED that he is opposed to the Panama
canal but warned the people against
what he termed "anti-railroad agita.
tion." He said that while water trans
portation should be encouraged the
people must not forget land transpor.
tation. He promised the Seattle ship
pers that the Union Pacific would
reach the city as soon as the neces.
sary franchises are granted to enable
1t to come, adding that construction
would be commenced at this end OF the
line the moment the opportunity OF.
fered.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
RAILROAD PLANS
LINE TO BE BUILT SOUTH FROM
GRAND JUNCTION..
T0THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
viii Open Rich Mining and Agrieul-
turaI Districts In Southwestern
Colorado-Work to Begin Soon.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Grand junction Wednesday night
says: The largest business transac-
tion that has occurred in western Colo
RADIO in long time was closed here to-
night by the organization of the Colo
rado & Southwestern railroad, which,
1t is said, will be constructed immedi-
ately by the citizens of Grand Junction
and outside capital, from this city to
point in the Shenandoah valley, 11O
miles from here.
D. c. Willoughby OF London, Eng
land, arrived yesterday, with J. II. Hin
kin Of Chicago and James Nix and A
e. Guy of Norwood, Colorado. The
party was met by a delegation from the
chamber of commerce. A meeting OF
that body was held last night and the
project was fully discussed, the result
being that to-day three meetings were
held and tonight another one, at
which the deal was closed.
The capital stock of the new rail-
road company is $1,5O0,000, with
bond issue of $2OO0,OOO. making a to
tai capitalization of $3,500,000, $3.50,
O0Q of which was taken by the chamber
of commerce and citizens of Grand
Junction.
The proposed road will be standard
gauge and will lead through one OF the
richest mining regions Of the state. 1t
will pass through the Unaweep canon
to the La Sal mountains and on to the
Sinbad and Paradox valleys, then to
the great Shenandoah valley, where
there are 25O.000 acres Of agricultural
land.
The projectors announce that the
road will be completed in sixteen
months, and that in twelve months
the mines of the La Sal noun
tains will be shipping ore over the pro-
posed road.
Grand Junction has been full OF ex-
element to-day over the proposed
new railroad, which it is felt will make
this city the most important railroad
center in western Colorado. One OF
the prominent residents Of this city at
the meeting tonight started the ball
rolling by subscribing for 100000
wor, h of stock. The bankers and pro-
fess onal men of this city have been
In Tendance upon the meetings to-
DAY and are all stockholders in the
new railroad.
Mr.. Willoughby stated tonight that
a corps of engineers is already at
work on the survey and that the con.
tract for the first ten miles Of the road
hau been awarded. Work will also be.
gin at this end and will be pushed al
fast as possible. Mr.. Willoughby left
tonight on his way to London to float
a portion of the bonds.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Review Of Japanese Troops.

Tokio-The Emperor on Saturday re.
reviewed $4,000 troops of all arms
who had participated in the war with
Russia.
One hundred and thirty.nine stand.
ards, which had belonged to Russian
cavalry and infantry regiments. and
vast display of captured rifles, swords
and othe, war material, bore eloquent
Testimony to the magnitude Of the Jap
anese victory.
The grand festival of the deiHcation
of the spirits of the soldiers and sail.
ors killed during the war will begin
this month.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

likely honest observer this conclusion
Fortunes made day. almost and they fade in
night the Yankee proverb its hy cts only three
srtsleev srtsleeves Wealth likely to lock
thing OF its glamour land where welbeng widely diused
and where large proportion the population have either had
and lost expect the immediate
Probably also country which
who do greatly for large and who have gladly given
making for other occupation they found profit
able themselves These the like Thoeau whose
Waden, hall century old find emphatic decara
ton of all the latest doctrines simple life We have all heard
of Agabes of Americans though he born another
repubchow he epeed the poer of large for series Of
lectures with the that he had make Closely
akin the reply of famous mchnist in inquiry
what he had been doing the that he had accomplished
nothing of late We've been building engines and making
and I'm about tired it, And college professor
of known ability declined the presidency of company which
offered him salary what
few to-day these United States who hold with
Jonson that money made rich-bu his mind
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Moscow Bomb Throwing.

Moscow.-A bomb was thrown at
the carriage Of Vice Admira lDoubasoff,
governor general OF Moscow, as he was
being driven to the palace Sunday. He
was wounded In the foot and his aide.
de-camp and sentry were killed. The
man who threw the bomb Is reported
to have been killed. He wore an ON
GERS uniform.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Zion Institutions Closed.

Chicago.-As a result Of pending lit
igation over the control Of Zion City's
AFFAIRS, the college and kindergarten
are to be closed indefinitely. Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, the present dictator OF
the north shore colony, made this an.
nouncement tonight. Funds for the
support Of the educational institutions
cannot be secured owing to the court
Injunction and bankruptcy proceed
lugs.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

In the course of a London law case
vsrtain speech he had made at ban
quet, admitted that he did not confine
himself strictly to the truth. But"
he added. II was regarded there as
humorist, and one can't be humorist
and always speak the truth"
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

That is popular
which can be applied to
all strata of humanity
without distinction OF
social or national relig-
ion. The sentiments
which vibrate in the
popular poet ry are
those before which are
effaced all the differ
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

In times OF actual
war, when the country
is called on to repel
some national menace,
the military uniform OF
course commands all
the respect that could
be desired. This was
distinctly true in the
civil war when the men
of the nation rusheo 70
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

"It's easy enough to manage q
husband II you know how" says o
woman writer. OF course, It is. All
that II necessary IL to let him do OK.
actly ~ he wants to all the time.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Senator Clark to Retire.

Butte, Month"; ar authorized
statement Senator w. A. Clarke de-
clares he will not be a candidate for
reelection to the United States Senate.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Antrrtra1t Jnra nf Mntry
ann mnnry Grtttng
By PROF. BRANDER MATTHEWS.

NO country the old world is the prestige of wealth
less powerful than it here. This, of course the foreign
fails perceive; he does discover that is
the who happens to possess money that regard
with admiration, but the who is making money, and
thereby proving his efficiency and indirectly benefting
the community To many it may sound like insufer
able paradox that nowhere the civilized world
to-day is money itself of less weight than here in the
United States but the broader his opportunity the
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

BY q unanimous vote the Judges OF
the annual public-speaking contest
held at Columbia university, New
York. have awarded the first prize to
Pka Isaka Seine, an African prince.
This is the first time in the history Of
the Curtis medal competition that a
negro student has contested. Seme's
subject was "The Regeneration Of
Africa" and his oration was delivered
with convincing earnestness that
won the audience. Seine is q senior
at Columbia and expects to get the de-
gree OF bachelor OF arts at the close
of the college year. when bis people
will send him to study law at Oxford.
When he completes his course he will
return to Zululand. where It il said q
government appointment awaits him.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
The National Spirit,

Respect for the nag has long been
. favorite topic with us. says Youths
Companion. Respect for the national
songs is equally important. Even on
frivolous occasions, when the Star
6pangled Banner" or America" is
played, 1t is proper to stand. A wit
ness says that at the close OF dance
In a navy yard. when "The Star
6pangled Banner" was played. the
commandant saw two people who re.
manned seated. and he asked sharply:
"Is there anything the matter In a
theater. when the piece was played in
the midst Of other incidental music,
the audience rose. No southern audi.
ence or assembly ever remains pas
sive when 1t hears Dixie" People
in all states Of the union should be at
least respectful enough to stand while
. national song is played or sung.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10

Judge John r. McFie denied the mo-
ton for peremptory writ of man.
damus to J. N. Sandoval, former asses.
sor Of Bernalillo county. to compel Ter.
ritorial Auditor w. G. Sargent to draw
a warrant for $1,000 for fees, which
should have been paid Sandoval, in
stead Of to Assessor G. q. Albright.
who held the once OF Assessor wrong.
fully.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-10
Good Word for California.

Denver.-In an effort to stop the ex.
odus from California, which followed
the earthquake. and to reassure east
ern investors OF the stable condition
Of that state, Secretary Herbert Bur-
dett Of the Los Angeles realty board
has written letters to the secretaries
Of the real estate exchanges in various
cities throughout the country, saying
that practically no damage was done
by the earthquake ITSELF
Secretary John s. Flower Of the Den
yer Real Estate Exchange received a
letter from the Los Angeles board
yesterday, announcing that no dam
age whatsoever had been done In Los
Angeles by the earthquake, and claim.
ing that all damage done, In San Fran.
cisco. or the most Of 1t. was due to fire.
He also claims that scarcely any OF the
larger and more modern buildings In
San Francisco were injured by the
quake, also that all the steel struc.
lures can be easily repaired.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-01-18
An Old Edition.

The thanks of the Pass are due
to Mrs. Mollie Travis for copy of
the Marion Reporter dated Thurs
day, April IL, 1873, and it is like a
dream Of the past to read its pages.
Nall Il Adams were the publishers
and both are now gone from here and
one of them has crossed tho dark river
from whence no traveller ere returns.
In it we see that j. W. Blue, Sr.
was a candidate for congress of the
First District and T. j. Mum, now
of the Court OF Appeals, was aspiring
to be Judge of Crittenden county,
and j. W. Bigham, now presiding
elder in Florida, was anxious to be
county clerk of this county.
In another column we find where
passengers were warned to be IN
Princeton on time to catch the train
on the Paducah x Elizabethtown rail-
road as no rail road reached Marion
until 10 years later.
A mass convention was called Apr.
Sth, 1873, county court day, to in
struct delegates to the Appellate Con-
vention TO be held at Henderson snd
the delegates were instructed to cast
their votes for Judge Caswell Ben
nett.
DR.. Darlington was then conduct
ing drug store here and j. y.
Woods and 7. j Cameron dry goods
stores.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-01-18

mo, sir, said Adams.
"How did it defeat YOU them
persevered James
Driven into a corner Adams came
out with what was on his mind. II
say it had that effect there, he de.
clared. That the Republican Pres
ident permitted a Cabinet officer to
90 into a state where a hot campaign
was raging and to be more explicit
than in my former statement, he did
denounce ring rule, denounced TIE
rule Of men who were supporting the
republican candidate, and the effect
Of that unquestionably was to elect
the democratic candidate.
That ended the controversy be.
tween the two men, and Ollie James
was happy, for it was in the Record
that the President contributed to the
defeat Of his own party in a State
which gave him plurality OF 255,
600 in 1904.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-01-18
An Entertaining Lecture.

The lecture at the Cumberland
church Friday night by VI. j. Fan
ming, the noted Irish orator, was i'm
mensely enjoyed by those present.
Mr.. Tanning certainly proved him
self to be a man of exceptional power.
. His pleasantness of address, his
winning way, his superb eloquence
held his audience enchained for two
hours.
His lecture did not consist of OPP
probrious epithets, bitter vitupera-
ton or scandalous villifcation, but
of fair and candid reasoning, indis
putable facts, coupled with the spirit
of fairness and good will to all men
that displayed the nobility of a great
man. He sets men to thinking, he
creates healthy public sentiment on
a great question.
The large audience were all well
pleased with the lecture.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-01-18
New Students.

The following is list of new stu
dents who entered Marion High
School Jan. Sth. Miss Bulah Con-
yers, Eight Grade; Misses Birdie
Specs, Lora johnson, Seventh Grade
Georgia Kuykendall, Mary Kuyken-
dali, Colmap Foster, Third Grade
Roy prury Edna Clark, Homer Por-
ter, Second Grade; Orville Sisco,
Dewey Deboe, Kevil Drury, First
Grade.
This places the enrolment at near
~ 445. Prof. Kee is expecting quite
a number of additional new pupils
at the opening of the second term,
Jan. -. The attendance has beer
splendid during the term just closed
aud new desks have been ordered L
meet the demands for seating capa
city.