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r THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1901. ASSISTANT TO ROOT Colonel Sanger Appointed to Succeed Meiklejohn. COMMISSION HAS BEEN SIGNED Senators Depevf and Piatt Withdrew Their Objections and "Will Not Oppose His Confirmation by the Senate. WASHINGTON. March 14. Colonel Wil liam C. Sanger, of New York, today -was appointed Assistant Secretary of War, and immediately entered upon discharge of the duties of his office. His commis sion was made out at the War Depart ment this morning and was signed by the President this forenoon. Soon after ward Colonel Sanger appeared at the War Department and was Immediately ushered Into the private office of Secretary Root. There, in the presence of Lleutenant General Miles and Chief Clerk Schofleld, he subscribed to the regulation oath of office. In it he states his residence as Sangerfleld, N. Y. According to an ar rangement made In the meeting Colonel Sanger at once took formal possession of the office of Assistant Secretary, and was introduced to the bureau chiefs and all other principal officers of the department. Later he was presented to the President by Secretary Root. The following official statement was made by the Secretary of War this afternoon In regard to the ap pointment: "Some time before the expiration of the last Administration and before the reap pointment of the Cabinet, Assistant Sec retary Meiklejohn notified the President that by reason of his candidacy for the Senate, the long canvass attending it and the necessity that there should be an assistant secretary who could be pres ent at Washington to perform the duties of the office, he was unwilling to permit his name to be considered for reappoint ment. William Carey Sanger has ac cordingly been appointed and will Imme diately enter upon the discharge of his duties." Senators Piatt and Depew, of New York, called at the White House today and were with the President an hour. When they left the following official statement was made as to their visit: "The New York Senators, Piatt and Depew. called upon the President this morning and for the first time the subject of Colonel Sanger's appointment as As sistant Secretary of War was referred to. Having gone over the matter fully with the Secretary of War, they decided to offer no opposition to Colonel Sanger's appointment." While the New York Senators had been disposed to oppose Colonel Sanger, they realized that the assistant to a Cabinet officer should be In harmony with his chief, and they decided not to carry their opposition any further. Colonel Sanger's confirmation by the Senate will not be opposed by them. Opportunity for Xevr Senators. WASHINGTON, March 14. Attorney General Griggs talked with the President today about a number of places under the Department of Justice, the terms of the lnsumbents being about to expire. These include a large number of United States District Attorneys and Marshals. Except where charges have been made against Incumbents and where the Sen atorial status has changed, the incum bents wjll be reappointed as their terms expire. In a few Instances new Senators have succeeded to those who secured ap pointments four years ago. In a general way It can be said that the new Senators will be allowed to exercise the preroga tive and name men of their own selec tion if they are not satisfied with the present officials. Demand on Saltan of Morocca. NEW YORK, March 14. A special to the World from Washington says: The cruiser New York will stop at Tan pi?r on the way to Manila, and take on board Consul-General Gummere, who will be conveyed to the nearest port to the Mo rocan capital. The Consul-General Is to demand that the Sultan settle the claim of American citizens against his govern ment. The New York will await the re turn of the Consul-GeneraL The Consul General could make the trip from Tangier on merchant vessels plying in those waters, but It has been the policy of the Administration to Impress the Sultan by a naval demonstration In Moroccan waters. Rodcnbnrgr Left Oat. WASHINGTON, March 14. Many Sen ators and Representatives called upon the President to have a word with him about pending affairs before his departure for the West- The President informed Sen ator Cullom that curcumstances would compel him to leave the name of ex Representative Rodenburg, of Illinois, off the list of commissioners to the St. Louis Exposition. The President has decided not tq announce the membership of the commission until after his return from Indianapolis. Duplicated His Pay Accounts. WASHINGTON, March 14. The Presi dent has approved the sentence of the court-martial In the case of Captain Sam uel K. Schwenk. U. S. A., retired, and "he has been dismissed from the military service on the charge of duplicating his pay accounts. He was a veteran of the Civil War and was retired in 1S76. General Campbell Discharged. WASHINGTON, March 14. By order of the President, James R. Campbell, Brigadier-General of volunteers. Is honorabiy discharged, his services being no longer required. General Campbell formerly was a Member of Congress from Illinois, and served as Colonel of an Illinois regiment during the Spanish War. Assistant Attorney-General. CEDAR RAPIDS. la.. March 14. W. E. Fuller, of West Union, will accept the appointment of Assistant Attorney-General, made by President McKlnley several days ago. Convivial Effects of Climate. Kansas City Star. As a result of laborious Investigations, Mr. E. G. Dexter has arrived at the con clusion that drunkenness Is dependent to a large extent on weather conditions. He explains in an article In the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science that he Is led to this belief by a comparison of arrests In New York with the data of the Weather Bureau. During the three years from 1893 to 1S96 about 45, 000 men were arrested within the borough of Manhattan for drunkenness. Each day's record was compared with the Weather Bureau's observation of humid ity, temperature, barometer and move ment of wind. It was found that drunkenness was 47 per cent less common in July than in De cember. Furthermore, high barometer, excessive humidity and heavy winds In creased the number of arrests. It might be asked whether these weather conditions did not make the po lice more vigilant. A New York officer in a high wind Is no doubt an Important person. On a calm Summer day he may be "more ready to wink at the offense of drunkenness than on a blustering night of Winter. But It Mr. Dexter's hypothe sis Is good It may be put at once to useful application. ilXB. Nation would find It of great value In planning her raids on the joints. Tho Weather Bureau's forecasts would be as necessary to her as to a farmer or a shipper of perishable freight.. Areas of high barometer frequently pass over the country from west to east. With a weath er map before her Mrs. Nation could foresee the path of this center of heavy, cold air and plan to follow it across the country, smashing joints ell the way. Thus she could be sure of doing her work at the time of maximum drunkenness In the community, and thus would receive the largest measure of sympathy. Saloon keepers would have reason to be thankful for such a methodical campaign on her part. They would have warning of her coming. The cold wave flag would be a signal of the approach of Mrs. Nation. It has long been a popular theory that sun spots and the moon Influence the weather. If the Dexter hypothesis holds good dialogues of this sort may be ex pected in police court: What, drunk again? Yes. Your Honor. Ten days. Walt a bit. Your Honor. There was a ring around the moon ntght before last and the Lick observatory sighted three new sun spots yes terday. I couldn't help being drunk. H'm. I forgot about the sun spots. You're discharged. Science may be depended upon to come to the aid of poor human nature. A German philosopher used to assert that a dog and a piano work on the same mechanical principle. Strike a piano key and you get a certain' note. Pull the flig's tall and the same result follows. Now speed up the wind, raise the barometer, lower the thermometer and clap the re sulting drunkards In jail. So may philos ophy make fatalists of us all. FOR RELIEF OF SETTLERS. Eastern Oregon Case to Be Talcen Up By Land OQce. WASHINGTON, March ?. It Is greatly to be regretted that no legislation was enacted at the recent session of Congress looknlg to the relief of settlers who. In good fal-h, took up lands In Eastern Oregon, Under the assumption that they were public lands, subject to entry, and subsequently learned, to their sorrow, that they belonged to The Dalles Mili tary Road Company. At the previous 6essIon of Congress, Senator McBrlde se cured the passage of a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Interior for cer tain information regarding these lands, and In response to this resolution, a brief statement was submitted at the opening of the present session. When this state ment came to be examined, however, 11 was found that It was lacking In several very Important particulars, and on this account it has been impossible to frame a bill that would afford the relief de sired. It has been the hope of Representative Moody, ever since he came to Congress, to secure the passage of some bill which, would direct that the Government pur chase the paramount title of these lands from the company for those settlers that have been deprived of their supposed rights to the lands under the rulings of the courts. There Is a precedent for such legislation, but a suitable bill could not be prepared with the facts at hand. It was in the hope of having a further re port made, setting forth the full in formation asked for In the McBrlde reso lution, that Mr. Moody, with Senator Si mon, recently called on Commissioner Hermann of the General Land Office. The situation was carefully canvassed, and the Commissioner was convinced that the statement submitted at the be ginning of this session was not a full answer to the resolution, and expressed his willingness to have the matter again reopened, with a view to collecting the full facts during the recess. This assur ance was satisfactory to the Oregon .men, and In that state they left It. The Com missioner will now recommend to the Secretary of the Interior that the special agents or other employes of the land service be designated during the coming Summer to make up a full and detailed report In line with the resolution. The resolution carried no appropriation for defraying the expenses of a" commission, hence the work must be done by the reg ular employes of the Land Service. The resolution In question directed the Secretary of the Interior to ascertain what persons made entry of lands with in the limits of any wagon road or rail road land grant In the State of Oregon, who entered upon said lands under the public land laws of the United States In good faith, believing such lands to be a part of the public domain, and the title to which lands was determined by the courts to be vested In such wagon roads or rallrdad company as against the per son making the entries aforesaid, the date of such entry, and the respective amounts paid to the United States, and the date of such payments: also, the names of pereons who received certifi cates of entry or patents from the United States, and the date of such certificates or patents; also the sum or sums paid by the holders of such certificates or pat ents, their heirs or assigns, to purchase the paramount title as settled by the de cisions of the courts, and also the value of such paramount titles In cases where such purchase has not been made by any of the holders of such certificates or pat ents, and to ascertain such other facts as, In his judgment, as necessary to en able the United States to properly and equitably adjust the claims of persons who entered upon such lands, receiving from the proper officers written evidence of entry or settlement upon any of said lands, and the said Secretary shall make report thereon to the Congress at the next session. The lands referred to are those within the overlapping limits of that portion of the grant to the Northern Pacific Rail road which was forfeited and restored to the public domain In 1S65, and the grant to the Oregon & California Rail road Company, as well as the lands with in the conflicting limits of the forfeited portion of the Northern Pacific grant and the grant to The Dalles Military Road Company. The history of these lands is well known In Oregon. There Is this to be said regarding the action In the case, however; that, no matter If a full and favorable report had been made at the opening of the recent session of Con gress, It would have been Impossible to have secured the passage of any sort of relief bill, such as Is contemplated to fit this emergency. Tho large appropriation bills, and the unprecedented press of general public business would have crowded it out. But with the new facts at hand, both Senator Simon and Repre sentative Moody intend to press the mat ter at the next session, each introducing a separate bill, and working simulta neously to secure favorable action. Tourist Excursions East. The most popular way to cross the con tinent Is on one of the Rio Grande West ern Railway's tourist excursions, to East ern cities. These excursions leave Salt Lake City, Utah, dally, making cloae connection with all trains from the West, Passengers from Portland have the choice of going via the O. R. & N. and Huntington, or the Southern Pacific and San Francisco, with a day's stop-off in the latter city. A day's lay-over at Salt Lake Is also granted on all class of tick ets via either route to that point. The routes of these cars are: Sunday, -via Rock Island and Illinois Central; Monday, via Rock Island; Tues day, via Burlington; Wednesday, via both Rock Island and Missouri Pacific; Thurs day, via both Rock Island and Burlington Friday, via Burlington; and Saturday, via Missouri Pacific. For rates and information apply to J D. Mansfield, general agent, 251 Washing ton street. In 100 years, while the population of the world has doubled, the population of the United States has Increased 14-fold The wealth has Increased 50-fold. THE NEW PRIMARY LAWS BRIEF EXPLANATION OF PROVISIONS. THEIR Charles M. Morgan Points Oat the Application of the Measure to Different Electoral Districts. PORTLAND, March 14. (To the Editor.) Of the numerous election bills appear ing before the late Legislature, three, in their amended forms, have become laws, viz.. House bill 1SS, or the direct pri mary bill; Senate bill 191, or the Mil regu lating primary elections held for the pur pose of electing delegates only, and Sen ate bill ISO, or the bill amending the Australian ballot law. With the hope of giving a clearer Idea than now prevails of these three laws and their relations to each other, the following Is submitted: The Direct Primary Laiv. The ends to be attained at the primary election under this law are: The nomi nation of candidates for public office, the election of party officials and delegates to conventions representing districts larger than the county, and 'the adoption of reso lutions making up the party platform and the constitution and rules or by-laws of the party. The end to be attained at the general election under the present Austra lian ballot law Is the election of public officers, and In some Instances the adop tion or rejection of certain propositions submitted as In case of amendments to the constitution. Now suppose that the only way under the present law to get your name on the ballot as a candidate for public office, or to get an amendment on the ballot to be voted upon, were by petition by Individual electors, and that this law were taken over bodily and adopted to primary elections held for the purposes mentioned, and you will have quite an accurate Idea of the direct pri mary law. The direct primary law applies to coun ties having a population of 50,000 or more and may be made to apply to any other county by resolution of all the political parties therein, and within such counties It governs parties having a strength of at least 10 per cent of the total vote polled therein. It governs proceedings at pri maries held with reference to all general elections and elections held on the same date as general elections. Everything that Is to be done by a party acting within the confines of the county must be done at these primaries making nominations electing party officials and delegates mak ing party rules and regulations and plat forms, etc The generality of the lan guage of the law In some sections has called forth the comment that It In no way Interferes with the holding of conventions and that at these primaries the parties may go ahead and elect delegates Just as they do now at the primaries, and that therefore, the law offers a mere pretense at reform. While the law Is thus general In some of Its phases, a reasonably careful reading of the whole act will show that it Is so specific In Its Inhibitions that there can be no convention held within the county and the only delegates that can be elected at these primaries are delegates to con ventions for larger districts of which the county Is a part. It Is provided that any amendment of the Australian ballot law shall work the same change In the primary law and the changes made In the present general election law by Senate bill ISO will apply to primary elections. In case a person nom inated at the primary dies before the general election, the proper party au thorities may All the vacancy, but such a vacancy created In any other manner can not be filled. There Is no chance to buy off a candidate and set up one chosen by any select body. If a person goes Into the primary as a candidate for nomination to a public office and fails to get a nomination, he can not after wards be nominated at that election In any manner. A person nominated at the primary may be nominated In other ways also. but a "sorehead" who "gets left" at the primary can not "vindicate" himself by appearing as an Independent candi date. There being now no provision for any record of the total vote polled or of the vote for any candidate other than that of the poll books, the act prescribes It as the duty of the County Clerk to com pile such data as are called for by the requirements of the law. The party organization stands as It Is at the time of the first primary election, but after that date any change of or ganization or In constitution, rules, by laws, etc., must be made at the primary election, and all persons In authority In the party must be elected at the primary. The term of office of any party official cannot bo over four years. At the polls all affairs proceed as at the general election, save In respect to some features necessarily peculiar to the primary election. The tickets of all par ties are on the same ballot, one column on the ballot being given to each party. The voter first must select his column and then he proceeds the same as at a general election In marking his ballot. If he marks In more than one column he Is counted as having voted In that column In which he marks the most votes, and If he marks no more votes In one column than In any other his ballot Is not counted. Blank spaces are left In which names may bo written so that the voter Is not confined to the names print ed on the ballot. He has the most perfect liberty. If he" acts as a Republican, to say who shall be the Republican nominee for any office, but he cannot say that any particular person shall be the nominee of the Democratic party for any office. In making Republican nominations ho Is not limited to members of his own party, but he can say nothing about Demo cratic nominations. The records made up at the polls are the same as now kept at general elections, save that each party has separate tally sheets, three pairs for each party, the record of votes for names being kept separate from the record of votes on other matters. Election supplies are fur nished by the County Clerk or Clerk of the County Court, and a date Is set for his purchase of the same from the low est bidder. The contract for printing the ballots must also be given to the low est bidder. Voters at primary elections must have the same qualifications as at general elections. The County Clerk must certify to tho election officers In each precinct a list of those registered, and the election Judges and clerks may reg ister voters as Justices annd notaries now do outside of county seats. AH names and other matter to be print ed on the ballot Is so printed on petition of individual members of the party, the signatures numbering 5 per cent of the vote cast In the particular election district by the party for Its candidate receiving the highest vote. These petitions arc practically the same as the petition now used to make independent nominations, and must conform to all the requirements thereof. All petitions are to be filed with the County Clerk or Clerk of the County Court, whether they pertain to county or city or other offices, and that officer performs all -duties with reference to mak ing up and printing the ballot, etc., as he does under the general election law. With all petitions presenting the names to be printed on the ballot a fee of $10 must be deposited, the same going to the general fund of the county. No fee Is re quired In case of other petitions I. e., pe titions presenting resolutions to be voted on. Signers of petitions must be quail fled electors In the election district for which the petition Is presented, and they must be residents of different parts of the district, so that at least each of one-half of the precincts thereof shall be represented by signatures In such number as bears the same ratio to the whole num ber of signatures thereon as does the num ber of votes cast by the party In the pre cinct bear to the number of votes cast by the party In the election district for which the petition Is presented. For'Instance, suppose that a certain par ty polled In the county at the last elec tion for Its candidate receiving the high est vote therein 10,000 votes. A petition presenting a name to be printed on the ballot must have 500 signatures. There being 100 precincts within the county, these signatures must come from at least 50 precincts. If one of these precincts polled 200 votes, or one-fiftieth of the party vote In the county, then 10. or one fiftieth of the signatures on the petition, must come from that precinct, the othsr 49 precincts being represented on the same basis. The other signatures to the peti tion may come from these same precinct j or from any other precincts, or from any one precinct. In case of changes In pre cincts or districts, an approximation is to be made so as to conform to this feature as near as may be. Signatures may be on different papers, but each paper must otherwise have all the requisites of a complete petition. Two signers must tako oath, and the certificate of the oath must be on the petition, that the statements In the petition are true, that It Is signed by qualified persons who are members of the party, that the signatures are genu ine, that' the candidate named therein, lr any, Is eligible In short, that the petition complies with all the requisites of the law enumerating the same. In signing petitions, a voter must act consistently as a member of but one par ty, and he can sign but one petition for the same office and one petition present ing a resolution on the same point, A person may be a candidate for nomination to but one public office, but he may a: the same time be a candidate for a party office or delegate, or the candidate of dif ferent parties for the same public office. He may be named as frequently on the ballot as he pleases, save that he can compete for the nomination to a single public office. All petitions must have at the head thereof a warning stating the penalty for violation of the law In sign ing the same. First Election Under New Law. The first election held under the law will be on April 7, 1902. No signature to any petition presenting a name for print ing on the ballot can be taken or secured before February 16, and all petitions must be filed with the County Clerk within 15 days before the day of the election. Be fore February 6 the proper party offi cials may certify to the County Clerk what party officers and what delegates to conventions for districts of which the county Is a part are to be elected at the primary election. If the party officials do not do this before the date mentioned, such a certificate may be made after ward and before February 2G over the sig natures ot Individual members of the party In nunmber the same as required to present a name for printing on the bal lot. If no such certificate be filed, there can be no such officers or delegates elect ed. After such certificates have been filed or the time for filing has expired, tho County Clerk must give notice of the election In the same manner as he gives notice of the general election. Every feature of the system to which particular attention has not been called In this communication Is the same as the corresponding feature of the general elec tion system. The final canvass Is made by the County Clerk and Justices, as In the June election, and within the same time after election. The County Clerk nlaces the names of the nominees on the June ballot, those who have received the high est vote in each party for the nomination sought. The same officer gives to those who are elected to party office and those elected delegates certificates of election, and certifies to the party managers such resolutions as have been adopted. Provisions are made for speedy remedy In case of violations of the law to the det riment of public or private Interests. Provision Is made for the formation of new parties on petition of voters equal In number to 10 per cent of the total vote at the last general election. Thus It Is apparent that, while the hope of getting & direct primary law for the state was not realized, a great step has been taken In the direction of primary electlon reform In this state. In respect to all county officers, all officers chosen In any district whose boundaries are identi cal with those of the county, all officers chosen In any district less than the coun ty Included therein (such as the city, etc.), all party officials acting within and for the same electoral districts, and the mak ing up of party platforms and rules and regulations within and for the same elec toral districts, we have a complete direct primary law. We have also gotten the people nearer to those conventions which represent districts larger than the county. The delegates from this county to these conventions will now be chosen by the people, the rank and file of the party, Instead of the county convention as here tofore. Further, the formerly disfran chised rank and file may Instruct repre sentatives and delegates through resolu tions adopted at these primaries. If the evils of "boss" and "machine" rule In this county are not corrected, it will be because the people do not wish these evils to cease, or because they are too Indifferent to make any effort In this direction. This bill was first intended to cover just the same field as covered by the present primary law applying to Incorporated towns of 2500 and over, and the original bill was drawn as an amendment of and a substitute for the old primary law, but It was amended In the Senate so as to apply only to cities of 10,000 and over, thus affecting only Portland at present, A provision In this law saves a conflict be tween It and the direct primary law, and as the facts now appear. It will be en tirely Inoperative save as to parties of less strength than 10 per cent of the vote In the city. Any party In the city entitled under the general law to the privileges of a political party, and not equaling In number of adherents the percentage men tioned, will be governed by this law. This law would also govern all parties In case of any regular election not a general elec tion or occurring at the same time as a general election. Like the direct primary law, this law adapts all the machinery of the general election system so far as pos sible. The election precincts, election of ficers, etc., are the same as at the gen eral election. The same polling-place Is used for all parties, and all parties hold primaries on the same date. A day called primary day Is set by the County Clerk not less than CO days he fore the primary election, and of this he gives notice at least 10 days previously. In the notice stating the names of the judges and clerks, and specifying the poll ing-places, and the day and hours of tho election. At the same time he gives no tices to the judges and clerks substan tially as is given In case of general elec tions. Seven days before primary day the party management gives public notice of the holding of the convention for which delegates are to be elected, stating the date, number of delegates, apportionment, etc The apportionment must be made by the county central committee according to the party vote at the last Presidential or Gubernatorial election. Up to within four days of the election the managing committee of the party may make nominations of delegates In the various divisions of the county by filing the same with the County Clerk, and these nominations are to be designated on the ballot as "regular" nominations. Up to within two days before the election any 10 or more members of the party may make nominations, likewise, and these nominations are known as '.'Independent" nominations, the several Independent lists of nominees being numbered consecutively In the order In which they are filed. These lists of Independent nominees may only be made by voters within the pre cinct, and only for their own ward or precinct, as the case may be. Each of these regular and Independent tickets Is printed on the ballot In Its own column. A voter may vote for the proper number of delegates from his precinct or ward by selecting from among all the candidates In all the ticket? by a mark opposite each name he wishes to vote for, or he may vote for all names In a particular list by marking at the head of the column in .. . ... . ..,. I wnicn mat nsr is printea. jacn party has Its own ballots of a different color from the ballots of the other parties, but all sample ballots are of the same color. The right to vote at the primary election Is the same as at general elections, save that the judges may require certain proof of party membership. The voter on ap plying to vote is given only the ticket of his party. The County Clerk must place the precinct registers In the hands of the judges, and furnish them also with registration blanks. Each party has Its own set of poll-books and its own ballot-box. The canvass Is made the next day after the election by the same officers that make the canvass for the general elctlon, and the County Clerk publishes the names of those delegates who are elected, and also posts a certificate containing the same Information. In case of a tie vote on a delegate, the clerk certifies It to the convention, and that body determines which of the two may sit. The County Clerk must provide election supplies six months prior to the election. The county or city convention may elect one committeeman from each precinct or district. Each such committeeman repre sents the party In his own precinct or district In all ward or subdivision com mittees that may be formed. All these committeemen constitute the county cen tral committeo. The term of office Is two years from the first meeting after elec tion. Vacancies may be filled by the county committee, which may also make rules of party government In the county, make nominations to fill vacancies occur ring In the party ticket after the conven tion, and constitute subcommittees, upon which they may confer any power pos sessed by themselves. The county central committee must meet and organize within five days after their party nominations have been made. Delegates from pre cincts outside the city may be elected as the party determines, this act not affect ing the selection of delegaets outside the city. The duties of the County Clerk and other officers are practically as defined In the case of general elections. This act deals only with the selection of delegates to county and city conventions, the selec tion of committees, etc, as above set forth. The ballots are of the same style as those used at general elections, the form being modified to make It suitable to the primary election. Amendments to Australian Ballot Law. In order to be brief as possible the law Is stated as It Is now, after amendment. The County Court at Its November term before the election lays out the election precincts, no precinct to have over 300 electors therein, and the boundaries of all precincts to correspond with ward and road district boundaries. Three judges and three clerks for each precinct are appointed at the next January term, and, In case of precincts having over 150 elec tors, a second board of three Judges and three clerks Is appointed at the same time. These officers must be qualified elec tors within their respective precincts, able to read and write English, and are not to be candidates for any elective of fice at the next election. They must be chosen from the two parties polling the largest vote at the last Presidential elec tion and not more than two judges and two clerks can be of the same party. The list of judges and clerks appointed at the January term must be posted for public inspection and any person may then of fer suggestions, remonstrances, etc. In re gard to such appointees. The County Court must hear these suggestions and remonstrances at 10 o'clock A. M. of the second Wednesday In the following Feb ruary term, and In so hearing must give this business precedence over all other business. At this time the County Court finally settles the list, which is then post ed for two years. The judges and clerks are at once notified, and. In case no ac ceptance Is received within two weeks, a new appointment Is made. The County Clerk keeps a notification-book, which has a' stub, a blank notification and a blank acceptance. The latter, on being returned. Is pasted to the corresponding stub, mak ing a complete record of the appoint ment and acceptance. Wilful failure to serve after acceptance Is punishable. Polling places are designated by the County Court 10 days before the election and at the same time vacancies in the offices of judges and clerks are to be filled, the same manner of appointment being always followed. Notices of the election are to be sent to the Judges and clerks and by them posted. On election day In case of the absence of a judge, the Judges and clerks by viva voce vote elect a Judge, who acts until the tardy officer arrives, and If he does not come within half an hour the new judge acts for that election. The judges elect In the same manner a clerk in the absence of one of the appointed clerks, the same rules applying to such clerk as In case of the newly elected Judge. The pay of the Judge or clerk elected at the polls Is deducted from the pay ot the regular officer. The new judge or clerk must be of the same party as the regular officer. During the count the clerks and the third Judge, who writes his name and the number of the ballot as counted on the back of the fold ed ballot, must use pen and Ink only, and the other judges must have about them no marking Instrument, all such materials to be removed beforehand. The watchers appointed by parties and candidates may be outside of the rail and keep tally of the count. The polls are to be open from 8 A. M. to 7 P. M. In case of special elections nom ination papers must be filed 10 days be fore the election. The judges and clerks are to use a paper seal In arranging elec tion papers, such as tally-sheets, etc., and ballot-boxes. This seal Is Ingeniously con ceived and accurately described, and will be of great service In protecting the pro ceedings incident to the count, and the record thereof. The tally-sheets are changed slightly, Including the provision that there shall be but five tallies In each column. Elaborate provisions are made so as to preserve the identity of the work of the two election boards; the second board relieves the first at the close of the polls and after that each works 12 hours alternately until the count Is com pleted. After the count one Judge In each board retains one of the sheets kept by his own board. The ballots are all re turned sealed In the ballot-box and can not be opened save by order of the court. Nominations may be made for printing on the ballot by political parties, as semblies of electors of 100 each, and by In dividual electors. A political party Is de fined to be one which, at the preceding general election, polled In the district for which the nomination is made ior rep resentative In Congress 5 per cent of the vote cast for that office In the district, or one which presents a petition signed by 5 per cent of the electors of the dis trict, the number of electors In the dis trict for this purpose to be determined by the last vote for Congressman. In case of a nomination for a state office or a member of Congress by Individual elec tors, the paper must be signed by 2 per cent of the electors of the state or dis trict, and all other nomination papers by Individual electors must be signed by 3 per cent of the voters within the district for which the nomination Is made, the number of electors for this purpose to be determined by the vote last cast for Gov ernor or Presidential electors. In case one person receives more than one nom ination for- the same office he may accept that of one or more parties. There are to be but two ballots printed for each elector voting at the last general election. In printing the ballots a shift Is to be made so that every 100 ballots shall have a different margin from the others and the white ballots are all to have a different margin from that of the sample ballots. The arrangements of furniture and of ficers and watchers at the polls Is mi nutely described so as to guard the sanc tity of the ballot and facilitate proceed ings. Voters can use only Indelible pencils In marking their ballots. Some changes are made in the forms and materials In the registration books and the missing blank "B" Is supplied. These suggestions seem to give a fairly complete Idea of the !aw as It now Is. where It has been affected by recent legislation- CHAS. M. MORGAN. PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND STARTS FOR INDIANAPOLIS TO BE PRESENT AT THE FUNERAL. Proclamation Issued Announcing to the Nation the Death of Gen eral Harrison. WASHINGTON. March 14. President McKlnley left Washington at 7:45 P. M. for Canton, O. He will proceed Saturday night to Indianapolis to attend the funeral of General Harrison. With him were Mrs. McKlnley, Secretary Cortelyou and Dr. P. A. Rlxey. Mrs. McKlnley will not go to Indianapolis, but will await the President's return to Canton. The re turn trip from Indianapolis will be made Sunday night, and, although the matter has not been finally determined, the prob ability Is that the President will make only a brief stop at Canton and come back promptly to Washington. The National capital is in mourning to day. Flags are at half-mast upon all public buildings, the hotels, stores and many of the private residences. The act of ,1S93 inhibits the draping ot public buildings In black, as was the custom formerly upon the death of an ex-Presl-dent. President McKlnley directed that the doors of the Executive Mansion be closed to visitors, and denied himself to callers except those who had business of urgent Importance. This morning Presi dent McKlnley Issued tho following proc lamation: "Executive Mansion. Washington, D. C, March 14, 1901. To the People of the United States: Benjamin Harrison, Pres ident of the United States from 1SS3 to 1S93, died yesterday at 4:45 P. M., at his home In Indianapolis. In his death the country has been deprived of one of Its dearest citizens. A brilliant soldier In his young manhood, he gained fame and rapid advancement by his energy and valor. As a lawyer, he rose to be a leader of the bar. In the Senate, he at once took and retained his rank as an orator and legislator, and In the high office of President he displayed extraordinary gifts as administrator and statesman. In pub lic and private life he set a shining ex ample for his countrymen. In testimony of the respect In which his memory Is held by the Government and the people of the United States, I do hereby direct that the flags of the Executive Mansion and the several department buildings be displayed at half-mast for a period of 30 days; and suitable military and naval honors, under the orders of the Secre taries of War and of the Navy, be ren dered on the day of the funeral." In pursuance of this proclamation, the flags on every public building In the United States; at every Army post In the United States, Cuba, Porto Rico. Ha waii and the Philippines, and on every American warship In whatever quarter of the globe, will fly at half-mast for 20 days. The State Department has addressed the following circular letter to all United States diplomatic and Consular officers abroad: "Washington, March 14. Gentlemen: Your attention Is Invited to the Presi dent's proclamation of this date, announc ing the death of ex-President Benjamin Harrison, and directing a proper expres sion In honor of his memory. You will cause the flag of your respective offices to be displayed at half-mast on the recep tion of this circular, and for a period of 30 davs thereafter. I am, your obedient servant. JOHN HAY." The United States Supreme Court today, after disposing of the case under argu ment, adjourned until tomorrow out of respect to the memory of the late ex Presldent. Th announcement of Mr. Har rison's death wa made by Attorney-General Griggs In a few eulogistic words, and was responded to by Chief Justice Fuller. In announcing the death of Gen eral Harrison, Attorney-General Griggs said: "It Is my sad duty to convey to the court the Intelligence of the death of Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, which occurred at his home In Indianapolis yes terday. He was President of the United States from 1SS9 to 1803, and moat distin guished as a citizen and statesman, as a soldier and a practitioner at the bar of this court. Out of respect to his memory. I move that the court now adjourn until tomorrow." Chief Justice Fuller responded: "The court fully shares In the National sorrow and sympathizes with the sugges tion which has Just been made. The grcit services to his country rendered by this distinguished soldier, statesman and citi zen, the exalted office so worthily filled by hlm his conceded eminence at this bar; his private vlrtuec, make recognition of the loss sustained In his death Involun tary and universal. As a mark of respect to the memory of Benjamin Harrison, the court will now adjourn until tomorrow at the usual time." RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY. Adopted by Several State LeR- lslatnres. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 14. The House of Delegates, In special session, today adopted resolutions eulogizing the memory of the late Benjamin Harrison and de claring that "his death has removed from the sphere of activity and useful ness a citizen of our common country whose distinguished talents as a states man and whose unblemished private life mark him as a conspicuous product of American manhood and citizenship." The resolutions were ordered engrossed and a copy will be sent to Mrs. Harrison. MADISON, Wis., March 14. A resolu tion on the death of General Harrison was adopted by a standing vote In the lower house today, and the assembly then adjourned out of respect. TRENTON, N. J.. March 14. The as sembly today adopted a resolution ex pressing a sense of deep public loss to the Nation sustained In the death of ex Presldent Harrison. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. March 14. By a ris ing vote a resolution on the death of Benjamin Harrison was adopted today In the House, declaring him to be one who. "as a gallant soldier, citizen and states man, will reflect credit upon the Nation so long as It shall exist." ST. PAUL. March 14. Concurrent reso lutions extending to the bereaved family and the Nation sympathy in the death of ex-President Harrison were adopted In the Legislature today. ALBANY. N. Y.. March 14. The Sen ate today adopted resolutions expressive nf Its aDDredatlon of the great worth, pure character In public and private life of General Harrison, and extending to his family Us heartfelt sympathy. LANSING, Mich., March 14. Governor Bliss today sent to the Legislature a special message on the death of General Harrison. He paid a high, tribute to the departed statesman's private and public career. The Governor ordered the State house flag at half-mast until after the Interment. LINCOLN, Neb., March 14. The State Senate today adopted a resolution order ing the flag over the chamber placed at half-mast until after the funeral of Gen eral Knrriron. Eulogistic resolutions were unanimously adopted: AUSTIN, Tex., March 14. The Senate and House adopted resolutions on the de .th of ex-President Harrison. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. March 14. Tho Senate and House adopted resolutions of sympathy with the family of ex-Presl-dent Harrison and with the Nation. Proclamations by Governors. COLUMBUS, O.. March 14. Governor Nash tonight Issued a proclamation on the death of ex-President Harrison, or dering display of mourning. MADISON, Wis., March 14. Governor La Follette issued a proclamation today on the death of ex-President Harrison, ordering mourning emblems and naming representatives of the state to attend the funeral. TOWN WIPED OUT. Cloverport, Ky., Burned and 1000 Persons Rendered Homeless. CLOVERPORT, Ky., March 14. The bursting of a natural gas pipe at mid night started a fire that destroyed prop erty worth 5500.000. The greater part of this little town was completely wlded out and over 1000 persons, about one-half the population, are homeless, and were In great distress- until a sperlal relief train from Louisville reached here. The heavi est loser Is the American Tobacco Com pany, which lost two large stemmerles and 1,000,000 pounds of tobacco. The com pany's loss has not been estimated. Bucket brigades were formed and men and women alike fought the flames val iantly, but to no purpose. Exhausted women and children huddled In little groups, wherever shelter could be found, from the biting cold of the night and early morning. Neighboring towns wero asked for assistance in fighting the fire, but before it could be rendered, the high wind had swept the flames through the place, making the devastation complete. As soon as the management of the Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Rail road learned that hundreds of people were homeless, they ordered available coaches between Louisville and Hender son hurried to Cloverport, and there the unfortunates will, for the time be ing, make their homes. The manage ment also sent 5000 loaves of bread and other food. Not a store was left in the town where a mouthful of food could be obtained. Adjutant-General Murray tel egraphed that 500 tents had been shipped from Frankfort and the authorities at Louisville wired that a tralnload of re lief supplies quickly gathered would leave at noon. There were a few minor accidents but so far as known no one was seriously injured. Telegraphic Brevities. Glick leads the six-day pedestrians at 347 miles. Vice-President Roosevelt left Washing ton yesterday for Oyster Bay. Supreme Officers of the Order of Chosen Friends place the liabilities at $16,000. Burglars robbed a railroad station at Sheldon, Mo., getting considerable money. Jimmy Coogan. a Denver pugilist, was shot and killed by Frank Salter In a sa loon brawl. The Turf Congress is In session at St. Louis to arrange the circuit for the com ing season. The will of ex-Secretary Evarts was filed for probate In New York. All the estate Is left to the family. John C. McCutcheon, the Chicago artist, who went to North Carolina for his health. Is Improving. W. C. T. U. wo-r.en at Fulton, Mich., bought the fixtures of a billiard parlor and destroyed them. De Oro won second prize in the cham pion pool tournament at Boston bv de feating StofCt 70 to 150. The hardware specialty factory of t Chicago Spring Butt Company, hirao, was burnd. Loss, .$100,000. Fire at Eutaw, Ala., destroyed the Plant ers' warehouse, 13C0 bale of cotton and several cars of freight. Loss", JlCp.OCO. The Maryland Senate pasred the so called "disfranchisement" bill. It nav; goes to the Houss for concurrence. The case of Albert T. Patrick, charged with the murder of William M. life it New York, was postponed until March 2R. The Maine House of Representatives re fused to resubmit to the people of the state the prohibition amendment to the constitution. Mrs Richardson was Indicted for the murder of her husband. Frank L. Rich ardson, the wealthy merchant, at Savan nah, Mo.. Christmas eve. Arrangements were made at Washing ton for the signing of protocols extending the time for ratifying the Brit.sh West Indian reciprocity treat'c. During the trap-shooting in New York, Fred Gilbert made a score of 1(0 l:i is out of a possible 1C0. Fox got a high score of 125 In the continuous match. J Alden Lorlng left New York for the Cook Inlet countrr a5 the Cc'il afT of the New York Zoological Society to send back specimens of Kadiak bear ad white sheep, neither of which animals Is now In captivity. The California Supreme Court granted a new trial to Mrs-. Cordelia Botk'n. who was convicted of the murder of Mrs. J. P. Dunning in 1S9S and sentenced to life Imprisonment. W. H. Mobley. son-in-law of John H. Reagan, committed suicide at Houston. Tex., by taking morphine. lie sent a telegram to his wife, saying: 'Thirty five today; a failure." Coroner's Physician O'Han'on made a report on the cause of the death of Her bert C. Wardman, March 3. at the Man hattan State Hospital. New York, stating that death was not due to violence. Winners at Tanforan were: Tlzoni. Sinfrl. Tuthlll. Theory. Immodell. Tom Sharkey. At Oakland: Zlrl. Mike Strauss, The Light. Glendenning. My Gypsy, St. Woods. At New Orleans: Woodtrice, El tholin, J. H. Sloan. Eleanor Howard, Petit Maitre, Miss Gollghtly. The first paper money used In this coun try was Issued by Pennsylvania In 1723. In the early part of that year 13,000 were Issued on the credit of the colony, and a few months later 30.000 more followed. 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