The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, November 19, 1897, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextR Tnnn JL JLJL k i i . .x- - n . 1V1 1 o JL VOL' XlV,' ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER : 19. 1897. t7 FROM EGO TO AX. ,1 : re, Km "No mi but Ilogoa, the Janitor." "Waa bo In th roomr "No, I mn sur ho ni not." "Did ou til mi at all between twelve and nf "Ye,'1 mid Krnnk, "h came to tie rear door and called mt to go back and look at a (imi in of Out borset In the allr.7." "How long were you out of the roomr I asked, "Not more than two minute." "Could a person coma from th front hall during that tliua without your know ing itr "No, Indeed," said young Or, earnestly; "1 locked the door before. I run out to look at Hi horses." "Then If the Jewelry wn taken while you were in charge It could have been tnl.fij by no on but yourself," I anld somewhat severely to see what effect the fOiiclUMlon would hare on the primmer, "It look bad for me, air, eepeclally na one of the ring wo found In niy overcoat pocket." "That last fct count for nothing," I remarked, and added! 'Tell m candidly. Orr, hav you no 'theory upon which the ilium can lie explnlncuT' "No, air, I have not: It eem Tcry Mrnnci; 1 can't understand It," he laid, hi vole trembling perceptibly, aud hi eye again filling with leara. It wa now noon of th day before Thankaglvhig duy-lhe day toward which Frank Orr had been looking forward joy fully for many week. But iiice hi an J ut arret be had abandoned all hope of going, and a menage had been wired to hi mother, Announcing that unexpected circumstances would prevent hi being there. "Now, off for Vermont," I aaid a we came nut of the court room together. "Yon will not hare much time to low, but you can wake your train and reach horn In time for dinner yet. Come back a soon you can," I ald, when we purled, "and come straight to my office. No more work In a jewelry bop for you, Orr." In till little sketch I bare told you of the remarkable clrcumatance under which I became acquainted with mv ores- ent law partuer. The neat lgn over our office door now read: FIRST THANKSGIVING DINNER. LAWSON & ORR, ATTORNEYS. Frank Orr ha went nrianv nlesMin-t Thanksgiving day since be came to New York, but be still declare that none have been half o delightful a the day he rum- Indlan Chief. Were Hospitably Enter tained by Pilgrim Fathers. The first Thanksgiving waa appointed by Gov. HrnilCinl PI,..., lu the year following the landing of the Pilgrims, In order that the Colouiata in a more peclal way could rejoice to gether at having all thing In good and plenty, write Clifford Howard in th Indies' Home Journal. In preparation for the feast "gunner were ent into th wood for wild turkey, which abounded im-r m great number; kltcnen were miKle ready for preparing the feast espe cially tne large one in Dame Urcwster bouse, which wu under the immediate direction and charge Of Priacilla Moline. "he who afterward became the wife of John Aiden while a niessenircr wa di- pntched to invite Massasoit, the chief of the friendly tribe, to attend the celebra tion. "Early on the morning of the appointed lhuraduy about tb Brat of November Mussesoit and ninety of hi warrior ar rived on the outskirts of the village, and with wild yell announced their readinea to enjoy the boapitaJity of their white brethren. The little aettlement, which now conaisted of (even dwelling! and four -ap""" mmjmmm SONO OF THE THANKFUL tV llilnk r Tliaiiknglvliig at seedlii lime: In (he veiling, iintulilhiK, kiiiMIng time. When the heart of nature ami hearts of won tlojutia lu Hi,- earth growu ymiiig again. W tlreuin of Hi harvest, of Ib-lil ami vine. And grtmarlra full, at I ianlvlng (lino. w, tut, b ..t Thiiikwlvlna In in-wlu time: II, e time or nowvr, ami in vmtnav la prlmct When lUe palma of tb year a atrong aaoua WlthVeuiiaje, with grain, nd with iweet Whfn'tni'ureuin of hn ta a truth anhH'"', lby our bearia luake room fur tn lUannrui 1 1 lo. We think of Thankwrtvlt.g la harvjat time: In (In- ili'hllnil, guHoTina. '"lil-a time: And the l.tiiUni( hiaKle y Ml kl'l. Wh" l!u barul are full lh th. tarwat Aud th. crowning, thankful day draw near. W think of Thaltkaglvliig at rtlg lime: Th. clri'ie ciiniil, ml i '"il chlui lu the "ug of life, In th. Ilvxa of men! We karvvai the loll of our y.-ara. ami llien wS Salt at III. 4t. of '"e Klua'a hlKliway titr mo uawii oi vur p..,, . It.wli 'il.rtwU'k Thorp. JUSTINTIXIE FOU DINNEK. AS KlIHC from tome noleu crimlnnl rtatvcullnn wliiUi I conuiicteii t-veral year ni;o, 111. Incident wliub I am about to relate waa ono of the n.oat lutereatliig chapter In my pro- feaional life. It had Hceu a atormy no vciitwrr day, luring the morning the ruin hod conic down lu torrent. Toward noon to eri.tnllla M It do- aoeuded, and all aftemomi Hie now hud l, hlnlii and drifting lu a very uu ririiifoHMble way. It grew dark early, I'tfrhnpa it J becue of thla Ihnt I de cided to go Home an uour eornrr .lou I. I any ueihnua, liecauee I have nl way thought that providence had onio- thing lo do with my goln out on to the atroet at that moment, t'uaaing up llronu way I turned Into Fourteenth atrcet to croa to the elevalea ruiirono aiauon. Near the corner I encountered crowd of men and boy, In the center of which tood a bluecont With a prisoner. Stand Ina on tin-toe, I w that the prisoner was young lad with a remarkably hand om face and gentlemanly manner. A call had been sent in for a patrol wagon, nt the Dollccmnn waa waiting the re eponse. The boy liwke.1 thoroughly frlght n,L As I reached the spot he was pro testing hi Innocence and begging to be released, "I iell yon honestly, lr, It 1 mistake, I know nothing of tne lewoiry. i am in nnipnt. air: I am. truly." Thnl'a all right. Jon young rascal," the policeman replied. "Nobody War ar rested ever tel anything. Hut when we get our clutches on 'em they don't generally turn out uch Innocent a they claim. Just then the patrol wngnn dashed np, two nflWcra nl uhtcd. and the boy waa quickly hustled up the tepof the wagon and driven off. "What nation f I naked a they drove off toward the south. There was no re ply, but by walking rapidly in the direc tion takon by the officer 1 soon brought up at the Mercer street station, where, a. an attorney, I soon ohlalued an interview with the lad whose face had so greatly Interested me. When I wa shown to hi cell be wa weeping bitterly, and appear ed to be In absolute dsepnlr, "I saw ion at the patrol box," I said by way of Introduction, "and thought I would like to find out little more about your eaeo. I am a lawyer: and If you are in tiocent, aa I thiuk you must be, I will see what can be done to get you out or uit, My name la Lawson, what 1 yonr?" "Frank Orr." he wild promptly, as wave of gratitude and hope swept over hi face. !Yhen he drted: "Thi I very kind of yon, sir. The whole miserable business Is a mistake. I never took bit of the Jewelry! not bit." Then I ant down on the cot beside Frank and asked him to tell me all about his trouble. His home wa In Western Vermont, he aid, and he bad been in New York about a year. He bad come here to get a tart In the world. While his success had not been all that hi fancy used to paint it, . yet, considering the bnrd times, he had done very well. Once a month he hud been able to send a little money to hia mother, who needed his help sorely. For all month past he bad been employed lu the shop of a manufacturing jeweler. That day twenty valuable rings and ome oth er article had disappeared from a show ease. They were missed just after the noon hour. During that hour the work men were always out at lunch, and Frank and another ycung man named I.erch were usually in charge. But to-day Lerch was sick at home, ind Frank was in the hop alone "Did yoH ce no one about the premise dlirl,, ,k-t k a, t , 1 I'll i'- mvmff I Mm "It is a trifle mysterious, my young friend," I said, rising. "Hut I somehow believe you are not the guilty party. I will ask the sergeant to give you a more comfortable place than thi tor the night. In th morning I will see you again." When the ease enme up at tiho Jefferson Market police court next day I secured an adjournment. Then I went to work vigor ously to hunt down the thief. I started out on the theory of Frank' Innocence. Then, It w clear that the Janitor could not himself bare stolen the goods. He might have had an accomplice, however, who may have been conreuled somewhere in the room, and carried off the jewelry while Frank wa taking hi two-minute view of the horse In the alley. This fliief might have dropped the ring into Fruaik'a pocket so a to point suspicion toward It owner. My theory proved correct. A guarded talk with some people living near the home of Hogau, the janitor, made me ac quainted with hia character and habit. What I learned wa not to ni cretin, i also came Into possession of the tact that he had been seen the previous night at a Howerv saloon in company with a fellow named Tingle, who had done time at Sing Sing, and who wae now under surveil ance by the police. I went to the saloon named, but learned that the men had only been Uicre a few minute earlier In the evening. "Thev had no money and were sober, the bartender exDlniued. "so gue they in't been Into no crooked work of late. The fact that they were not spending mimey made me believe that If these men were really the thieve they nnu not yet old their plunder. So I declcieu upon a bold movement. Securing the aid of a trusty detective who had once served me In somewhat similar ease, l went to u sran nottse, a rco-iawu woum.ii nuuni,- na. "Mr. Tingle left some rings and other jewelry with you for safe-keeping," I ald in contldent tone, purposely refrain ing from giving any bint that suspicion alao rested upon her husband. The nrooerty Is not Mr. Tingle's, ana if you wish to save yourself from trouble you will deliver It up to thi officer at once, 1 aduea. Th. woman turned pale ana nesitatea. A threat to place her under arrest brought ber to a decision, and a parcel containing the plunder wa placed in my hand. A tfie nolle court next day Hogan and Tingle were confronted with the evidence of their crime, and Frank Orr' eyes danc ed with Joy when the judge expressed re gret that so serlona a mistake had been mad, and Ud him h wa at liberty. . bled over the mow-clad hill of Vermont, ran up the old lane uudcr the apple trees. greeted old Nero with a shout that woke the echoes, and buret Into the dear old home just in time for dinner. Lawrence liawaon. - JJno' Kphralm Give Thank. I t'snks de I.awd tn' d. crispy air An' de spnhklln cms' on lie snow, , PV de life int t'robs In of Unhkey's veins, Ex Nnvembah hrneaes blow. Fo' life an' Inb I t'snks U I.awd, ' 'N' shall w'lle ' gibs me brf : 'N' las' night, fo' she', Ft de hen house do', Km I atelipiMl In Fo' ter do niy mahketla', . Kr-troniblln' Ilk. Ko' fenli ny Ik An' ol' Deakln Green Hed aw.p' rte rooatses clean Film er swellln' brass' I funked de Lawd Ter On' dey waa wbberal Icf'l The Ivory God. The Ivory god has taken the place of the Dresden statuette and the dainty and fragile filigree toy. A few year ago every man's ambition waa to have a gufflclent number of silver trinkets to fill a "silver table," and this piece of ostentation held a pluce In the affec tions and the drawlng-rooin of every whimsical woman of fashionable pre tension. Some of these toys were use ful, such as the wee boxes and trays for desk or dressing table, the minia ture candlesticks and the dainty calen dars and photograph frame, but most of them were wholly frivolous and as Impractical as they were diminutive. One woman whose soul delights In tiny things from lap dog to well-nigh Invisible tlmopieceB draped her piano with a scarf of thin eilk. t was arrang ed In soft folds, eneh fold held lu place by a little piece of Dutch silver. The collection, which was strewn all over the top of the plnno, Included a violin, a cradle, chairs, a clock and other arti cles of "bigotry and virtue." Each was beautifully chased and carved. Thanksgiving. Th shades of night wer. falling fast As turkeys fat went (lying past To nnd th tree wnere tney couia stay Until th. night had grown to day. They ranged along the lower limbs, According to their various wlilnia, Kxeept one old one. "Ah," said be, "I guess I'll also climb a tree, For slur. Thanknglviug's com. unloosed, You bat your life I'm going to roost mceiaion A graceful and honorable old age Is the childhood of Immortality. Pindar. public buildings, wa soon astir with men, women and children, who gave the In dians a hearty welcome as they filed into the large square in front of the Governor' house. Soon the roll of a drum announc ed the hour of prayer, for no day was be gun without this religious service. Then followed a holiday of feasting and recrea tion, which continued not only that day but during the two succeeding days. The usual routine of duties was suspended; the children romped about in merry play; the young men indulged in athletic sports and game in friendly rivalry with the Indians; the little American army of twenty men, under the leadership of Miles Blandish, went through Its drill aud man I'M of arms, to the great delight and aa- totiohment of the natives, whue the worn. en busied themselves in the careful pre paration of the excellent meals, which were eaten in the open air." . A Thanksgiving Hymn. We thank Thee, Lord, for daily food, Kor all received of dally good; For siinahliie and the wings of birds And melody of loving words. We thank Thee for the hooka we read. And for the hooka of hooka we need; For hopea of earth so sweetly given, Aud for the higher hopes of heaven. For children's voleea full of love: For the bright clouds that Boat above; And for the tears we've sometime known For sorrows other than our own. For loved onea here and loved ones gone. Who still, with Thee, keep loving on; For spirit tones that softly call. And for the cross that's over all. Jut the Season. NEWS OF THE WEEK THE CRIME AVENGED. From all Parts of the New and Old World. Marderera of th Spleer r.uilly Strung up by a Mob. Bismarck, N. D., Not. 16. Alei Coudol, an Indian half-breed, and Panl Holytraok and Philip Ireland, full. blood Indians, the first of whom wa sentenced to death for the murder of six member of the Spioer family last BEIEF A'D ISITEBESTIXCr -1 a new trial by tne supreme court, and Comprehensive Bevlew of the Import, ant Happening of the Cur rent Week. Rear Admiral Alexander Qolden Rhind, U. S. N., is dead at his home in New York eity. He bad been con fined to his bed for five weeks. The labor trouble which have been brewing in Bandsbnrg, Cat., for some time culminated Wednesday, when about 100 members of the miners' nion went in a body to the Koiie mine and peremptorily drove superin tendent (Jlarke and five man ont of the) the latter two self-confessed accessories in the murder, were taken from the county jail in Wood county last night ana lyncnea by a mob. The lynching bad apparently been cooly planned, and was carried ont without a break. Sudden and swift retribution was meted out. Williams port, where the hanging took place, is about 40 miles from this city, and off tiie railroad. The news of the lynch ing was received here this afternoon, The men bad been in the custody of ueputy Blierin ttelly. They were taken from him by the mob and hanged camp for working below the schedule , beef windlass several yards from of the union. , I the jail. Their bodies were left liana- A new Industry bas started ia 1 ing d.ur,mj the ?ntlre da7' the ooroner Owensboro, Ky., with 1Q0 employee. It is to utilize cornstalk cellulose for "Where are you going, my Turkey maldt" "I am going a-walklug, air!" she said. "You hud better be cureful, my Turkey maid, Or sum. one will i you, uilt.s," h. said. Canned Halmon. It Is computed that 20,000 tons of canned salmon are consumed annually In tbtg country. lining battleships. Materials for mak ing an imitation of silk and for making oellnloid are among the products. Pa- per is another product W. W. Oibbs. of Philadelphia, is president, and the stockholders are Easterners. The owners of the German ship Po- trimpos, stranded at Long Beach, Wash, have bought two 10,000-pound anchors of the United States war shin Vandalia, which was wrecked at Samoa several years ago, and will ship them from San Francisco at once, for use in floating the Potrimpos next month. It is expected that the ship will be put into deep water in less than a month. A remonstrance against allowin Chinese coal miners to be imported into the state for the purpose of min ing coal at Wilmington and other towns in place of the striking miners, will be placed before Governor Tanner in th name of the United Mineworkers of Illinois. The governor will also asked to co-operate with the secretary Of the miners' federation in keeping out the coolie labor. Secretary Ryan says if the Chinese come bloodshed 11 surely result. If Governor Tanner refuses to interfere President ilcKinley will be appealed to. Three men were burned to death a fire at Hot Springs, Ark. Marshal Blanco has extended a full pardon to all rebels in Cuba. A rnmor has reached Simla that native officer and 85 Sikhs belonging to tne Kurram column bave been inter eeptea by tne tribesmen in a ravine nd slaughtered. Two men met death in Southern Or egon. One waa strnok and hurled from a trestle by a train on the South- era Paoiflc, the other was run over by the same train while switching in the yard at Grant s Pass. A Naples dispatch says Mount Vesu vius is in great activity. A mass of lava la pouring out from the Artio de Cavello crater, which opened in 1895. Two wide streams are flowing down in the direction of vitrova and Hiano del Inestro. A terrible famine is raging in the province of Archangel, Russia. Many have already died of starvation. The ople wander about reduced almost to skeletons, the heads swollen to the siae f baskets. The only means of subsist ence is tea. . .. The chamber of commerce of San Francisco, has sent the following mes sage to President MoKinley: "In tlx name of humanity and patriotism, the chamber of commerce of San Francisoo respectfully urges opon you the prompt ispatch of the revenue cutter Bear to the Arctic, under command of Captain Healy, with disotetionary orders, fully equipped and provisioned, to rescue ever 400 men imprisoned by ice near Point Barrow, and with authority to use, if necessary, reindeer, at the gov ernment station, to facilitate the landing." The United States supreme court ha affirmed the decision of the lower court in the oase of the interstate commerce commission against the Alabama Mid land and the Georgia Central railways, and others. The case arose out ol charges by citisens of Alabama that the companies were disregarding the long nd-short-hanl clause of the interstate commerce law. The point at issue waa whether, when there was competition between railroads and water transpor tation, the roads most file lower rates with intercalate commerce com tn mis sion, and it waa decided in tne nega tive by the court. The anarchists of New York cele brated the 11th anniversary of the con viction of their comrades in Chicago, t a public meeting. There were about 600 anarchists in the audience, Johann Most presided and spoke of the canaille of capitalism, ' whiohhe said congratulated itself that the social question had been squelohed, and that peace and order prevailed. He wanted to tell the political bandits that "the anarchists were not gathered to mourn or to shed tears, but to sing a song of triumph, for the future was not far off. " He called the government a cowboy government, with apologies to cowboys, and tickled his hearers by saying only one bomb was tired in the Haymarket. bat it did excellent execution. Consul Dn ester, at OrelfeMt, Ger many, reports to the state department at Washington a discovery made there which it is said revolutionises th methods of illumination. It is an in candescent gas lamp. Single jets of or dinary size, can emit a light ot much mora than 1,000 candle power, and fine print can be read at a distance of 100 feet. The inventor says the cost for a light of 1,600 candlepower Is only 4 cents per . hour, while that for an or dinary eleotrio light of 40 candlepower If 14 cents per hour. not having arrived, and no one else volunteering to cut them down. About 40 men were concerned In the lynching. They rode into Williams port on horseback late at night, and tethered their horses a short distance from the city, that they might secure them again as speedily as necessary after the deed was done. The jail is a substantial stone structure, and was in charge of Deputy Sheriff Thomas Kelly. Since the confinement of the prisoners there, so great has been the fear that they might escape in some way, that one man had watched the prisoners all night. Last night Kelly was tv watch. There was a meeting of the lodge of Woodmen in a building near the jail, and as Kelly was a member, lie expect ed to meet some of the members of the lodge after the meeting had adjourned. To while away the time during the night hours, he was playing solitaire in front of the cells in which the mur derers were confined. About 3 o'clock there was a rnp on the outer door of the jail, and Kelly rose quickly and turned the key in the lock, thinking that the persons he expected to meet had arrived. No sooner had he opened the door than the mob crowded into the corri dors. All of them were luasked, and the leaders carried ropes. Kelly at once realized what the mob had corns for. The lynchers were quiet but de termined. The lead jr presented a re volver at the bead of the deputy sheriff and told him they wanted his prisoners, . and demanded that he open their cells. Kelly demurred, but saw that resist ance was useless, and unlocked the door. Two of the prisoners were con fined together, and the other in a seper ate cell. They bad been aronsed from sleep by the entrance of the mob, and sat up, half awake and trembling in terror. Holytrack and Ireland were pulled from their beds, ropes were fast ened about their necks, and they were dragged out on the ground, after being told to prepare for death The men were then dragged to a huge beef windlass, which had been erected to suspend carcasses of slaughtered beeves, and were strung up on a cross beam. Cudol was the first, man to be hanged. It is reported that he was asked before he was hanged whether Blackhawk and Defender had also been concerned in the murder for which he was about to be banged. He answered in the affirmative. The rope, which had been fastened about bis neck, was then thrown over a crossbeam, and he was suspended in midair. Holytrack and Ireland were treated in a like man ner and the mob then quietly dispersed. CIVIL SERVICE LAW Strong Effort Will Be Made to Secure Its Repeal. OPPOSITION IN WEST AND SOUTH IN A SNAKE'S COILS. Museum Watchman Severely Injured by : an Anaconda. Philadelphia. Nov. 16. A huge an aconda on exhibition here today severe ly injured Samuel Masher, the museum watohman, and crushed to death a valuable trick pony. The pony was tied to a feed box alongside the ana conda's cage. Masher saw the reptile had worked one of the boards of its cage loose and had stretched out a short dis tance. He pushed the board to, believ ing the anaconda would pull within its cage again. Instead, it wriggled out and wrapped itself several times about Masher. The latter screamed for help, and the pony, frightened by the big reptile, began jumping about. This saved Masher's life, for the reptile un wound himself from him and com pletely enoiroled the pony. Masher fell to the floor unconscious. When number of employes reached the scene, the snuke began to unwind itself, and appeared to be getting ready for the tight. The men kept aloof nntil a lasso was obtained and the snake finally made secure. Several of Masher's ribs were broken, and he was taken to a hospital ' ' Marehln; on Havana. Key West, Fla. Nov., 15. Riano, in Havana province, has been attacked again, the insurgents maEing no enort, however, to enter tiie town. The in- urgents were under Juan Dolgado. The Spaniards made no resistance. Calixto Garcia is said to be marching toward Havana through Matansas prov ince with a large insurgent army, many large guns, and plenty of ammunition, arms and dynamite. London, Nov. 16. The Rome oorre- pondent of the Daily Chronicle says: Baron von Bullow, the newly appointed German secretary of state for foreign affairs, injtnJlilenvew with the po)e, has warmly complaint! against th sympathy of the Vatican with the rancc-Russian alliance wid its hostil ity to the triple alliance. He declared in the name of Emperor William that if the Vatican persisted in such a policy the German government would retali ate on the Roman Catholics. Snfflclent Number of Senators and Bee nsentatlves Pledged to In sure It. Abolition. Washington, Nov. 16. A strong effort will be made during the coming session of congress to secure tlio repeal of the oivil-servioe law. The support ers of this movement sav that thev have ha promises from a sufficient number of senators and representatives to co-operate with them to insure its success, provided that all those mem ber who bave heretofore favored the repeal are still of the same mind. Thomas K. McKee, the journal clerk of the house of representatives, who has long been a bitter opponent of the existing law, and who has taken pains to ascertain the views ot many of the members on the subject, said today that lie was confident that if the oppor tunity offered for a direct vote on the question of repeal, it would be carried by a large majority. While It is not true," said he. "that I have been engaged in making a canvass of the house on this matter, it is true that 1 have talked with a great many members about it I am convinced that for suoh a proposition my own state of Indiana would give its entire 13 votes, and I believe that Ohio and Illinois are just as much opposed to the law. As for the Western states I do not believe that thev will furnish a single vote for the retention of the system, and in the South, both Demo crats and Republicans, with only a few isolated exceptions, would welcome its abolition. It is purely an Eastern in stitution, and it is entirely -unrepubli-can and un-American. It was originated by the college professors and educators of the East, especially of New England, the center of our educational system, for the ox- presg purpose of providing easy and ; comfortable berths for suoh of their graduates aa were not physically able to stand the strain of the professional ife for which they were trained, or who found the? professional ranks al ready well filled. The manufacture of college graduates went on so fast that it became necessary for the profaSBors to find some outlet for the young men whom they were turning into the crowded fields of law, medioine and theology. So they turned to the gov ernment and, with Dorman B. Eaton at their head, himself a life-long educator, induced it to require of applicants for government positions a preliminary ex amination, which, in many cases, they knew .only men fresh from the colleges could pass successfully. "It is a fact that President MoKinley is now having as much trouble in satis factorily filling the 800 or so places he bas to give away as Grant did to dis pose of 300,000 places. There is al most as much eagerness and strife around the White House today over a little $600 position as there used to be over the appointment of the minister to Germany. This shows that the desire for office if still as strong, and it is a natural desire. Representative Groa venor made a strong point when he said in his speech that the right of a man to participate in the affairs of the gov ernment in other ways than by merely casting his ballot was one that could not be constitutionally taken away from him. The heads of the govern ment department should have the right to make the appointments of their sub ordinates, and they should be held re sponsible for their actions. The presi dent would then have less of his time wasted on eiwill matters of patronage, and after filling the larger and more important offices would then be able to devote himself to affairs of state. That there is a strong sentiment in the country at large in favor of the re peal of the law I am Sure, and I am satisfied, also confident, that the senti ment will find expression in congress during the coming session. The only recent vote that bas been had upon the Bubject which gives any foundation upon which to base a calculation as to the result, was had towards the close of the last session of the 54th congress. A proposition was made by Mr. Broains, of Pennsylvania, to extend the opera tions of the civil service law in a cer tain particular. The question was as to the consideration o( the bill, and it was defeated by a two-thirds majority. While this was not a direct vote it afforded an indication, if not of the strength of the repeal movement, at least of the weakness of the supporters of the civil sorvioe system. . "It is my opinion that if nothing else is done, the oivil service commis sion will be abolished with all of its cumbrous machinery. In its stead a departmental examination to determine the fitness of applicants lor' appoint ment in the government service will be substituted. This would be very proper, so far as the Washington de partments are concerned, but I would not require even this in offices outside of Washington, and I would limit all office-holding tenures to four years each. The civil service commission costs the people now $150,000 a year." A number of others have spoken in a similar strain recently. Confessed to Drowning His Child. Kansas City, Nov. 16. At Livesley, Mo., the trial of William Carr, who Confessed to drowning his 3-year-old daughter in tbe Missouri river, was be gun today. No defense was aUtimpttid, the lawyer appointed by the oourt rg ing that the state hasten the prisoner's fate. Judge Eroadus reserved his ii owon.