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TffTC MORNING- OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1900.
THE WRIT DISMISSED
Beckham Wins the Kentucky
Governorship Case.
DECISION BY THE SUPREME COURT
7io Appeal Fro hi tlie Decision of the
Legislative Assembly Both Mea
Stand for Rcnomlnatloa.
WASHINGTON. May 2L The United
States Supreme Court today decided the
Kentucky Governorship case In favor of
Governor Beckham, dismissing the writ of
error from the Kentucky Court of Ap
peals. The opinion was handed down by
Chief Justice Fuller, and a vigorous dis
senting opinion was delivered by Justice
Harlan. Justices Brewer, Brown and
McKenna also dissented from portions of
the opinion.
The case was dismissed for want of jur
isdiction, it being held that determination
of cases of this character and all contests
for state officers must necessarily be set
tled by the political branch of the Govern
ment. That branch had acted In the Ken
tucky case when the General Assembly
took Jurisdiction. There was no appeal
from the Assembly's decision, which was
favorable to Goebel and Beckham, except
to the tribunal of the people, which tri
bunal, the Chief Justice said, was always
in session. He also said the case was
purely a state case that Kentucky was
in full possession of Its faculties, as a
member of the Union, and there was no
emergency which called for interference.
The opinion in re Kentucky was not
unanimous, some of the Justices dissent
ing. After reviewing the facts, Chief
Justice Fuller said:
"It Is obviously essential to the Inde
pendence of the states and to their peace
and tranquillity and their power to pre
scribe the qualifications of their own of
ficers, the tenure of their offices, and the
manner of their election, that the tribunals
before which and the mode in which such
elections may bo contested should bo
excluded, and free from external Interfer
ence, except so far as plainly provided by
the Constitution of the United States, and
where controversies over the election of
Btate officers have reached the state courts
in the manner provided and have bien
determined In accordance with state legis
late nand laws, the cases must necessar
ily, be rare in which the interference of
this court can be properly invoked."
The Chief Justice then reviewed the
cases of Boyd vs. Thayer. Wilson vs.
North Carolina, Junard vs. Louisiana, and
Foster vs. Arkansas, and continued:
"The grounds on which our Jurisdiction
is sought to be maintained In the precent
case are set forth in the errors assigned
to the effect, in substance:
"First That the action of the General
Assembly In the matter of thes-2 contests
deprives the plaintiff In error of their of
ficers without due process of law.
"Second That the action of the General
Assembly deprives the people of Kentucky
of the right to choose their own repre
sentatives 'secured by the guarantee of
the Federal Constitution of a republican
form of Government to every state, and
deprives them of their political liberty
without due; process of law.
"For more than 100 years the constitu
tion of Kentucky has provided that con
tested elections for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor
shall be determined by
the General Assembly. In 1759, by a
committee 'to fce select! d from b th Houses
of the General Assembly and framed and
regulated in such manner as shall be di
rected by law,' since 1S5Q by both House3
of? the General Assembly, 'according to
such regulations as may- bo established
by law.'
"The highest court of the state has of en
held and In the present case has again
declared that under thei rconstitutlonal
provisions the power of the General As
sembly to determine the result is exclusive
and that its decision Is not open to Ju
dicial review. (Authorities quoted here.)
"The statute enacted for the purpose
of carrying the provisions of the consti
tution Into effect has been In existence
in substance since 1793. and many states
have similar constitutional provisions and
Eimilar statutes.
"Wo do not understand this statute to
be objected to as in any manner obnox
ious to constitutional objection, but that
plaintiff in error complains of the action
of the General Assemly under the statute
under the Judgment of the State courts
declining to disturb that action.
"It must be admitted that the view that
public office ie not property has been gen
erally entertained in this country."
Quoting Butler vs. the United States -qnd
Crenshaw vs. the United States, the Chief
Justice continued:
"The decisions are numerous to the effect
that public offices are mere agencies or
trusts and not property, as such, nor are
the calary and emoluments property, se
cured by contract, but compensation for
services actually rendered, nor docv the
fact that a constitution may fcrb d the
Legislature from abolishing a public of
fice or diminishing the salary thereof dur
ing the term of the incumbent change its
character or make it property. True, re
strictions limit the power of the Legis
lature to deal with the office, but even
such restrictions may be removed by con
stitutional amendment. In short, the na
ture qf the relation of a public officer to
the public is, generally speaking, incon
sistent with either a property or a con
tract right."
After the Chief Jurtlce had conc'uded,
Just'ces McKenna. Brewer and Hailan
read opinions dissenting from the opinion
of the Court, Jus:ice Hanan entirely and
the others on certain points. Justice Har
lan, in his dissent, quoted various authori
ties, and then said:
"Notwithstanding this adjudication, the
decision today is that this Court has no
Jurisdiction to inquire whether the citizen
has been deprived without due process of
law of an office held by him under the
Constitution and laws- of th s ate. If
the contest between the one ho'.d.ng the
office and the person seeking to ho.d it is
determinable by the Legislature in a pre
scribed mode, this Court. It appears, can
not Inquire whether that mode was pur
sued and cannot interfere for the pro
tection of the incumbent, even if the final
act of the Legislature was confessed y
capricious and arbitrary. Inconsistent with
the recognized principles that belong to
due process of law and not based in any
degree on the evidence taken In the con
test. If the Kentucky Legislature hod
v holly disregarded the mode prescribed
by the statutes of that state, and without
appointing a board of contest composed
of Its own members, had. by Joint reso
lution, simply declared Goebel to bs Gov
ernor, and especially if such action had
been held by the highest court of the
state to be conciusl"e, this Court, ae we
are Informed by the dccls on Just ren
dered, would be without jurisdiction to
protect the incunVbent for the reason aa
is now adjudged, that the office In dis
pute Is not properly within the meaning
of the Fourteenth amendment. So that
while we may inquire whether the do
zen's land or his mules have been taken
from him by the Legislature, executive
or judicial authorities of his state, with
out due process of law. we may not In
quire whether the Legislative or judicial
authorities of a state have, without due
process of law. ousted one lawfully elected
and holding the office of Governor for a
fixed term with a salary which cannot be
diminished during such term, and put
Into his place one whom the people have
saia should not exercise the authority
appertaining to that high position.
"When the Fourteenth amendment for
bade any state from depriving any per
sons of life, liberty or property without
due process of law, it Is supposed that
the purpose was to guard citizens against
being deprived of any legal right in vio
lation of the fundamental guarantees that
inhere in due process of law.
"But It seems that under our system of
government the right of a citizen to exer
cise a state office to which he has been
lawfully elected by the people may, so
far as the Constitution of the United
States is concerned, be taken from him
by the arbitrary action of a State Legis
lature In utter disregard of the principle
that Anglo-Saxon free men have for cen
turies deemed to be essential to the re
quirement of due process of law. I can
not assent to this Interpretation of the
Hth amendment."
Justice McKenna stated that while he
concurred in the result, ne was not pre
pared to say that a public office wa3 not
property. Justice Brewer also expressed
views antagonistic to those of the court
on the point of office property. He also
held the view that tne United States
Courts were not without Jurisdiction, but
contended that the decision of the Ken- '
tucky courts should be affirmed Instead ot
dismissing the writ ot error. He agreed
with the Court of Appeals of Kentucky
that upon the award of the Assembly no
other judgment can be entered than that
which sustains It.
TAYLOR EXPECTED IT.
Jfot Surprised at the Decision of
the Supreme Court.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2L Governor
Taylor arrived at 11 o'clock from Frank
fort and went at once to the Custoin
Houae. He intended leaving for his home
In Butler County at noon, but missed his
train. Shortly after the decision of the
Supreme Court was received from Wash
ington the Governor was seen by a rep
resentative of the Associated Press in the
private office of Collector Sapp, at the
Custom-House. After reading the Asso
ciated Press bulletin, the Governor said:
"I rather expected the decision would
be against me. The adverse rulings of
the state courts here made a sort of pes
simist of me. and I am not surprised that
the Supreme Bench has overruled the
writ of error. This is not a time to talk.
I will only reiterate my former statements
In regard to the renomination, that It will
depend on the will of the people."
Governor Taylor late In the afternoon
Issued the following order:
"To General Collier, Frankfort, Ky.:
The Supreme Court of the United States
having decided in favor of Mr. Beckham,
nothing remains now to be done except to
dismiss the militia and surrender your
office to your successor, appointed by Mr.
Beckham. Tou are, therefore, directed to
at once dismiss the militia and to surren
der your office to your successor as soon
as the mandate of the Supreme Court Is
filed, or sooner, if you wish. Tender the
militia my kindest regards and sincere
thanks for their brave, manly and patri
otic service. W. S. TAYLOR."
HOT ELECTION" COMIXG.
Taylor and Deckhcia Will Be the
Candidates in November.
FRANKFORT, Ky., May 2L The fire
bells were rung and wild demonstrations
followed on the streets on the part of the
Democrats when the news of the decision
at Washington came. The decision means
there will be the hottest election In Ken
tucky for Governor next November that
was ever known In the commonwealth.
Beckham, as Lieutenant-Governor, be
came the chief executive on the death of
Governor Goebel, February 3, and under
the law can serve only until the election
of his successor at the next election. It
Is thought Beckham will be the Demo
cratic nominee and ex-Governor Taylor
the Republican nominee. The election wuT
be under the Goebel law, the same as last
November, and the main Republican issue
will be for the repeal of that law.
A touching incident of tho day occurred
this afternoon, when 2000 people marched
to the cemetery, each wearing a flower,
which was cast upon the grave of the late
William Goebel. making the little mound
which marks his resting-place a vast bank
of flowers. There were no ceremonies at
tho gra except a prayer by Rev. T. P.
Taliaferro, of the Methodist Church.
This afternoon the Taylor soldiers, who
have been In charge of the State Capitol
building and ground? since January 30, the
day Governor Goebel was assassinated,
turned the state grounds, the Galling guns
and military equipments over to Assist
ant Adjutant-General Murray (Democrat).
Tho Taylor soldiers, before giving up
their sovereignty, were lined up by Adjutant-General
Collier, who formally noti
fied them he had orders from Governor
Taylor to dismlso all tne soldiers, and that
the evacuation would begin at once. There
was hurry and bustle for the next hour,
and at 5 o'clock special coaches backed
up In front of the Statehouso for the use
of tho soldiers. Before they left, cheers
were given for the deposed Governo.. W.
11. Taylor: ex-Governor Bradley, Charles
Finley, Caleb Powers, and others.
CHARLES FISLEY ARRESTED.
But Governor Mount Refused to
Honor the Requisition.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 2L Charles Fin
ley, ex-Secretary of Siate of Kentucky,
was arrested here tonight for complicity
in the Goebel plot, but GovcrnorMount
positively refused to honor tho requisition
from the Governor of Kentucky, and or
dered the release of the culprit Governor
Mount's refusal to honor the requisition
papers was as follows:
"The within application for the extra
dition of Charles Finley Is hereby refus-.d
this 21st day of May. 1SCO."
When Governor Mount was handed the
requisition he asked to be shown the ln
dictment.
"What was the complexion, politically,
of tho grand jury that found this Indict
ment?" he asked.
The Kentucky officer replied that he'did
not know.
"Were not all the members Democrats
but two?" the Governor asked.
He was given the same reply, after
which the Governor said, very emphati
cally: "I shall not honor this requisition.
I am In a hurry to catch a train and
cannot give you my reasons. I shall sim
ply Indorse that the requisition has been
refused."
Later Governor Mmnt said: "When tho
proper time comes 1 will give an explana
tion for my refusal, which wl'.l be satisfac
tory to any fair-minded person."
W. S. Taylor, of Kentucky, arrived here
this afternoon on the train, and got off at
a siding some distance from the statl-n.
He cannot bo located, though It Is believed
he and Finley met each other at mlinigh.
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.
Decision by Court of Appeals on
Their Relation.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21. United
States Circuit Judge Morrow, sitting with
Judge Gilbert and Hawley. as the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, rendered
an Important decision today, laying down
the law on a mooted point in the rela
tions between debtor and creditor. The
case was that cf Edward W. Forgy,
trustee of the estate of Flxen & Co.,
bankrupt, vs. Marshall Field & Co.. of
Chicago. The point at issue was whether
a creditor, receiving from a debtor a
payment on account in the ordinary
course of business within four month.?
prior to the debtor going into Insolvency
was to be debarred from asserting his
claim because ot such payment.
Judge Morrow's decision was to the
effect that in such a case the creditor.
Marshall Field & Co., could have elected
to turn In the payment that was made to
them on account by the bankrupt and
take their chances with the other credit
ors, or keep the money that was paid and
receive nothing further from the bank
rupt estate. The Judgment of the lower
court was accordingly reversed, and the
cause remanded with directions to disal
low the entire claim of Marshall Field &
Co. Judges Gilbert and Hawley concurred
In the decision.
RIOTING GROWS WORSE
BLOODSHED ItESCLTS FHOX THE
STRIKE IK ST. LOUIS..
One Boy Killed and Three Mea and
a Girl Wounded Cowardly
Act of Strikers.
ST. LOUIS, May SL One boy was killed
and three men and a girl were wounded
today as a result of the strike, Martin
Zika, IS years of age, was struck in the
left breast by a bullet fired from a street
car. Conductor Farley and Motorman
Joseph Drake were placed under arrest.
Farley admits having fired the fatal shot.
Tho wounded are: Clarence E. Mullen,
motorman, shot in the upper portion of
the left arm. home in Jacksonville, I1L,
wound not serious; Minnie Krueger, 18
years old. struck In tho left thigh by a
glancing bullet, not serious; two rioters
seen to fall during a fight at Thirteenth
and Herbert streets, between a mob of
250 men and the police, carried away by
friends, and names not learned.
Zika was sho late In the afternoon
while standing In the door of his home
at 1200 Geyer avenue. A mob of sav
eral hundred men had surrounded a car
of the Tower Grove line, and were threat
ening the conductor and motorman. A
few stones had been thrown, when a shot
was fired from the car, the bullet striking
Zika full In the breast. He died within a
few minutes. Conductor Farley and Mo
torman Drake were arrested by the police.
At the police station tonight, Farley ad
mitted firing the shot which killed Zika,
He fired, he .said, at a man who was pre
paring to throw a stone at him, and the
bullet struck Zika.
" The four people wounded were all In
jured during a fight which occurred at
5:30 o'clock, at the Intersection of Thir
teenth and Herbert streets. The riot was
lively while It lasted, fully 100 shots being
fired, and as the streets were crowded
with people, It Is remarkable that the
number of Injured was so small.
Four cars of the Bollfontatnc line were
running close together, and when the, first
one turned the corner it plunged Into a
crowd of over 200 men and women who
were gathered there. No stop was made,
and the car was free of the mob before
any damage could bo done. The mob was
ready for the second car, however, and
It received a warm reception. Stones
were rained upon it, and several shots
were fired at the conductor and motor
man. The four police officers on the car
at once returned the fire and, the crow of
the first car, hearing the shots, at once
reversed and ran back to reinforce their
comrades. Two other cars, each carry
ing four officers, were close behind. Police
Captain Joyce was on the first car. For
nearly a minute a rapid fire went on from
both sides, and then, led by Captain
Joyce, the police made a rush for the
crowd, which broke and scattered In all
directions.
Motorman Mullen, of the second car,
was shot through the arm, be being the
only one Injured by the mob. Two riot
ers were seen to fall, hit by bullets fired
by the police, and several officers who
took part in the scrimmage declared that
fully half a dozen members of the moo
had been shot down. The beat Informa
tion, and the evidence of the greater
number of officers. Is, however, to the ef
fect that only two were shot by the po
lice. They were at once carried off by
their friends, and their names are not
known. Minnie Krueger ran Into a yard
for safety when the fight began, and a
bullet striking an Iron tence near where
she was standing, glanced off and hit her
In the left thigh.
The passengers on the cars made wild
scrambles for the open air when the
trouble began. Among them were three
women, and the female sympathizers with
the strikers, who were present In large
numbers, at once attacked them. They
showered them with abuse, pelted them
with stones, bricks and sticks, and made
them run for their lives. For several
squares the chase was kept up, the three
women finally leaving the street and run
ning across some vacant lots, some holly
pursued by the crowd of men behind, who
succeeded every now and then In striking
one of the fugitives with a stick or a
stone. The crowd was not distanced until
the three women had been raced fully a
third of a mile. The police had their
hands full at the time with dealing with
the mob at the corner, and were not abio
to afford any protection to the women.
At 6 o'clock a small riot occurred at
Eleventh street and P3rk avenue. A mot)
of several hundred men and women at
tacked the last car on tha Park-avenue
line, as It was on the home trip. Several
stones were thrown, and a shot was fired,
but whether by the mob or by one of the
men on the car could not be determined.
A force of 40 men was at once dispatched
from police headquarters,, and the moo
was dispersed without difficulty.
THE LABOR CONVENTION"
Resolutions Adopted by the Federa
tion of Miners.
DENVER. Colo., May 2L In the con
vention of the Western Federation of Min
ers today, a resolution adopted In regard
to the recent occurrences In the Coeur
d'Alenes expresses thanks to the general
officers ot the executive board, the local
union attached to the same, and ail who
assisted Union members in their hour
of adversity. By a vote of 100 to 53, a
proposition to create a fund and com
mittee for the distribution of socialistic
literature of an educational nature was
rejected. It was voted, 145 to S, to con
tinue the magazine, which shall be in
creased to 64 pages. The following res
olution was adopted as introduced by
Delegates Fairgrave and Eckeia:
"Resolved, That the Incoming executive
board be constituted a special committee
of this Federation to devi" a system ot
I accident and life insurance for the pur
pose of relieving the various locals from
the burdens of sick and death benefits un
I der which they now labor, and removing
the possibility of bankruptcy to our lo
! cals In case of unusual calamity or acci
dent, and to report to the local unions
not later than September 1, lfOO, to be
adopted or rejected by a majority of said
unions."
In the afternoon a joint session was
held, presided over by J. A. Ferguson, of
Missoula, Mont. Consideration of a reso
lution against the Importation of Japa
nese laborers Into the United States was
the only business done. The resolution
follows:
"The convention of the Western Federa
tion of Miners and Western Labor
Union, in Joint convention, dcelre to place
themselves on record ae absolutely op
I posed, to the Importation cf any foreign
J labor" under contract, especially in regard
to the Japanese; and while we object to
compet'ton with this class of laborers,
we lcel It our duty to protest against the
action of those persons and corporations
who, through greed, impose upon a class
of people who are unable, to Inform them
selves upon the conditions under which
they are decoyed Into this country and to
condemn the Federal authorities for their
failure to punish those who are responsi
ble for these things.
"We declare It to be our purpose to
hold to strict account the officials and In
dividuals who are .now violating the ex
isting Immigration laws, and we hereby
direct the executive boards of both the
Western Federation of Miners and the
Western Labor Union to exert every ef
fort to deport those Illegally here, pre
vent further wholesale immigration and
punish those responsible for the violation
of the anti-Immigration laws."
Several speeches were made, and the
resolutions were ordered amended and re
ported to the federation tomorrow.
The Western Labor Union finished its
work this afternoon, and the convention
adjourned, while the announcement was
made that the Western Federation of
Miners would probably reach final ad
journment tomorrow.
THE CREDIT DUE MAHON.
He Led the Cola ran That Relieved
Msiclilcp.
LONDON, May 2L The War Office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
"Kroonstad, May 21. Colonel Mahon re
ports having joined Plumer at Jamalada,
May 15. He was followed by a. Boer com
mando from Fartlzaul Siding and turned
westward to avoid it. May 13 he was at
tacked in the thick brush, losing five men
killed, two missing and 24 wounded, includ
ing a Dolly Mall correspondent; danger
ously." Another report has been received from
Baden-Powell dated May 13, giving Im
portant news.
"Before dawn, May IX a storming party
23) strong, personally, led by Eloff, rushed
the pickets and reached the Stast and Pro
tectorate camp from the westward along
tho Malopo Valley, a strong musketry
demonstration being at the same time kept
up along tho eastern front of our position.
Our western po3ts closed in and stepp d
the Boer supports following, thus cutting
off Eloffs retreat, while the two defens e
stopped his further advance.
"His force got divided in the darkness
and a strong party was placed btweea
them, completely surrounding them. Fir
ing continued all day long. Soon af er
nightfall tho two parties surrendered and
the enemy was driven out of the Staat un
der a heavy fire. Tea dead and 19 wound
ed of the enemy were left behind and 10S
prisoners were taken, including Eloff and
nine officers. Seventeen Frenchmen and
many Germans were among the prlsoneri
Our losses were six men killed and two
officers and nine men wounded."
The following dispatch frpm Sir Alfred
Mllner to oJssph Chamberlain was re
ceived today:
"Barton telegraphs from Taungs that
Mafcklng woe relieved May 17. The re
lieving column was a composite force,
under Colonel Mahon, of about 2300 men."
The War Office has received the follow
ing message from Lord Roberts:
"Kroonstad, May 2L Bullcr reports
that his advance will be delayed for a
few days, on account of the way In which
the railroad has been destroyed.
"Rundle reports that Ladybrand has
been occupied.
"Hunter is pushing up the railway with
supplies for the Mafcklng garrison and Is
arranging a hospital train for the con
veyance of the sick and wounded to Kim
berley. "Methuen has left Hoopstad to co-operate
with his force."
The Associated Press is able lo
say that no message from Presi
dent Krugcr, direct or indirect, has been
recently received by Lord Salisbury or by
any department of the British Government.
The proximity of peace, according to the
government point of view, will remain a
matter of military progress. How soon
the latter may bring about the former is1
still too supposititious for a serious fore
cast on the part of any government offi
cial. The consensus of opinion, as gleaned by
the Associated Press and the government
officers, is that the Boer delegates will
exhaust every effort In the United States
before, res ting.
A dispatch from Kroonstad dated May
20 says a British convoy on Its way to
Llndley was attacked by the Boers and
obliged to halt. The esult of the attack
Is not known, but It is evident the Boers
facing the main British army are on the
alert and aggressive.
UNCOXDITIOXAL SWRREXDnR.
Lord Roberts "Will Accept No Other
Terns.
NEW YORK, May 21. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The -first rumor of peace has come from
Kroonstad, where Commandant Dewet Is
reported by a news agency to have of
fered to surrender with his. entire Free
State force. There are similar reports
from Lournco Marques, where President
Kruger to alleged to have asked General
Roberts to grant an armistice. Dewet's
proposal Is described as conditional,
and Kruger'e offer Is said to be
accompanied by threats against Johannes
burg and the mines. It Is not likely that
Lord Roberts will consider any terms
short of unconditional surrender, nor can
President Kruger expect to dictate terms
with a club in his hand and cases of dyna
mite and blasting gelatine behind him.
The Dutch have made too gallant a light
against the resources of a mighty empire
to accept the only terms on which Lord
Salisbury can offer peace. The rumors
are premature and are designed to
strengthen the hands of the delegates in
Washington, who are knocking at the
door of the State Department. There is
no probability that Kruger1 and Steyn can
propose any terms of peace which will be
acceptable to England. They will not sug
gest annexation and that Is the only prac
tical basis of peace.
The military situation Implies the ne
cessity for peace negotiations on the Dutch
side. The Boers have been driven out of
Natal. The Free. State has been overrun
and the Transvaal Is threatened with
Invasion by Roberts, Buller. Hunter and
Carnngton. The situation Is so utterly
hopeless that it may safely be assumed
that Presidents Kruger and Sfyn, in their
consultations at Pretoria, discussed the
expediency of making propositions for
peace. As President Steyn started at once
for Hellbron, it is not Improbable that De
wet has offered to surrender on his own
terms, and It is reasonable to assume that
President Kruger has sent dispatches to
Washington, which will arm the delegates
with full power to solicit the good offices
of the United States Government In bring
ing about a general armistice.
There are rumors In the air that the
Cabinet discussed, on Friday, offers of
peace from Pretoria and that the Prime
Minister's visit that night to Windsor was
made for the purpose of communicating
the proposals to the Queen, but I am un
able to find confirmation of these reports.
The opinion of the well Informed last night
was that Kruger and Steyn were making
a determined effort to draw the American
Government into an ambuscade of some
kind, and under cover of friendly service
similar to that offered by France at the
close of the war with Spain, to dbtaln
a vantage ground for negotiating terms of
peace.
The opinion in England Is very strong on
this subject. Peace negotiations ending In
a fresh convention are not desired. An
annexation proclamation by Lord Roberts
is what Parliament expects and the em
pire demands. AVhat has been going on in
South Africa has borne a close resemblance
to civil war. and, as Englishmen are
agreed, must end like the American civil
conflict, with magnanimity In triumph,
but without an armistice or peace nego
tiations, or foreign Intervention, or any
compromise.
CUBAN RAILROAD.
Mclklcjolm Makes an Official State
ment an to Its Co it.
NEW YORK. May 2L A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn
has made an official statement, in which
h says that the total cost of the six mi.e
of raLroad built by the Government to
connect the piers in Havana Harbor with
the railroads of Havana, was $312,611 SI.
This Is 51S0.K0 more than the cost as fixed
by Colonel Heikcr, the president of the
board which built the road.
Mr. Meiklejohn says that the road was
built as a military necessity In order that
the troop could be transferred to the In
terior of the island without being con
ducted through the City of Havana. The
work was done as expeditiously as possi
ble, and the Government consequently had
to pay for the haete.
Yet Mr Meiklejohn states that the o
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See thai a Private Revenue Stamp cov
ers the top of the bottle.
nf oonstrtictlon and eauioment was $254.-
617 47. The warehouoe cost $11,570 SO: grad
ing, ballasting and other Incidental ex
penses amounted to $36424 07, and the to
tal cost was 5342,611 S4. He states ne ng
ured the coot of the road was only ?32,GW
per mlie.
Denial fty Bepeiv.
XE"W YORK, May 21. In reference to
the statement of John Harrington at E!
Paso, about the Havana Railroad, Senator
Chauncey M. Depew said last evening that
he had never heard of the Manhattan
Construction Company. .
"I own no stock in any construction com
pany, above or under ground," he said,
"and I have not a dollar Invested in any
corporation In Cuba."
A JOB BY MALOirEY.
(Continued from First Page.)
eame: and there they will probably be
hereafter. There Is beneath the surface
a most bitter and pnrelentlng anti-Lewis
feeling In King and Spokane Counties, and
It extends In a moderated degree through
out the state. In King, Lewis is looked
upon by many as a party wrecker, and It
Is felt that hto ambitions monopolize all
tho beet gifts and highest honors of the
party. In Spokane, it is realized that the
pink statesman Is a likely antagonist ,ol
Senator Turner, and the Fuslonlsts on that
account, and on other accounts, have no
use for him. It was openly proclaimed
last Saturday that the Spokane delegation
was. against him for anything he wanted;
and that is the reason why the" 41 votes
went for Hart. This hostility was carried
Into the committee on resolutions, where
tho question of the Lewis indorsement
for the VIce-PresJdency came up. Frank
H. Graves objected strongly, snd a wordy
controversy ensued. Mr. Graves ground
was that It was a foolish and uselcaa thing
to send a delegation to Kansas City seek
ing an Impossible thing. It was replied
that It would do no harm; and that it
would cost nothing thus to do a gracious
thing for Mr. Lewis. Whereupon Mr,
Graves proposed an addition to the in
dorsement resolution, reading something
like this:
Provided, that tho foregoing indorsement o
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis for Vice
President shall be construed in Pickwickian
sense, and it is all done to please his surpass
ing vanity.
The amendment was not acccpte'd. 'But
the fight over the original resolution was
close. In tho various forms of its con
sideration, the opposition was beaten by
1 majority, and the resolution was finally
adopted by 11 to 10.
It Is generally agreed that Lew's is
now a candidate for Governor, and it is
also agreed that he has his eye on the
Senatorehip two years hence. The re
sults of this convention were Important
a? affecting Senator Turner, Inasmuch as
they Indicated the continued power of
Lewis in the party and vested the or
ganization in the hands of h'o friends.
Many things may happen in two years,
not the smallest of which may be the nom
ination of Lewis for Governor and his de
feat. It is not likely that he could sur
vive two successive reverses at the polls
without greatly impairing his prestige, and
matters would thus fall out well for Tur
ner, after all. Senator Turner Is now
a Democrat. He holds Bill White's proxy
as a member of the National Central Com
mittee, and has otherwise Indicated his
purpose to follow the fortunes of the re
organized Democracy.
It appears to be tho settled policy ot
all the King County politicians, without
regard to party, that they shall demand
the Governorship. Last Saturday night
the King County Republican Club met and
declared Its purpose to seek the Governor
ship, its candidate being J. M. Frlnk, and
that means that he is the Wilson candi
date; E. Helster Gule has submitted ha
own name for consideration, and Mayor
Humes has followed the fashion and made
like formal announcement. Now Colonel
Lewis is going to permit the Democrats
to nominate him. Lewis never admits pub
licly that he is an active aspirant for
anything. His method Is to be diffident
and shy, and anxious to avoid the turmoil
of public life; but he to ever ready to
hearken to the voice of the people. In
view of the undoubted wish of King
County people for a Congressman and
their Indifference to any state office, and
In view of the probability that the Re
publican candidate for the Governorship
will come from Seattle, it Is singular that
the Democrats do not determine on a
flank movement and name a Seattle man
for Congress against Cushman, of Ta
com'a. Cleric Receives His Commission.
WASHINGTON, May 21. Senator Clark,
of Montana, today received his commis
sion as Senator from Lieutenant-Governor
Spriggs, of Montana, but he said upon
leaving the Capitol tonight that he had
not decided when his credentials should
be presented In the Senate.
Hlcabora fit San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21. Rcar-Ad-mlral
Hichborn. Chief Constructor of ths
Navy, has arrived In this city on a tour
of navy-yard inspection. He will visit
Mare Island before leaving for the North.
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NOW
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AH Chronic Invalids Should Take Advantage of
Favorable Climatic Conditions.
THE PROMISE OF SPRING AND SUMMER
There 9a so Impropriety In calllnpr
attention to the fact that the Spring and
Summer months afford the best time for
the treatment of Catarrh.
This has been frequently done by phy3l
clars who assume to treat this disease,
perhaps to Increase their practice during
the Spring and Summer. Tet, from what
ever motive, their teaching on this point
at least has been true enough.
Spring and Summer do afford the beet
time to cure Catarrhal conditions.
The Greatest Results Yet to Be
Rer.clied.
And It Is moreover appropriate at just
this Ome of the year, while the Interest
of the community over this marvelous
treatment which Doctor Copeland has
given to the world Is at its height: while
the testimony Is pouring In and filling the
newspaper tolumns regarding the cures
which this treatment Is accomplishing,
that it should bo made very clear that the
marvelous measure of his success has by
no means been reached: that it is during
the next few months, during the favora
ble influence of the Spring and Summer
season, that the most splendid end uni
form results will be made apparent.
It has been seen, even during the in
INVARIABLE CURE OF CATARRH
, UNDER COPELAND TREATMENT
Mr. George Sanra, Jr., Tnalatln, Or.,
engaged in the lumberand sawmill busi
ness and well known: I suffered with
Catarrh since childhood. My nose was
always stopped up, first one side, then
tho other. At times I could not breathe
through my nose at all, but was compelled
to breathe through jny mouth, cepeclally
at night. I had dull headache. There
was a discharge from, the nose and drop
ping Into the threat, causing me to cough
Mr. George Sanm, Jr., Tanlatln, Or.
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and keeping the throat irritated and in
flamed. My hearing was also greatly Im
paired. My whole system seemed to be under
mined by the poisons of Catarrh. I had
pain and soreneee in the chest and under
the shoulder-blades, and my breathing was
short and difficult. My stomach was
weak, and food was not properly digested.
My sleep was unrefreshing, and I got up in
the morning ae tired as when I went to
bed.
After doctoring for years, I was finally
persuaded by a friend to take up a course
of treatment at the Copeland Institute.
My improvement was very slow, and It
often seemed I would not get well, but
now I am In better health than ever be
fore. I have no aches or pain. My breath
ing Is clear, and my hearing Is perfect.
Mr. Al Thornton. Vnnpnnvpr.
Wash.: For 20 yeare I suffered with my
Coruultation tree.
The DcKum, Third and Washington
TV. H. COPELAND, M. D. J. H. M0XTGO3IERT. M. D.
OFFICE HOURS From O A. 31. to 13 EVmJIXGS Tuesday nna Frldnys.
M. from 1 to 5 P. M. SVXTIAYZ r rom 1( A. M. to 12 M.
pj Used Internally and Externally p
Refreshing and invigorating when used in the toilet,
or after shaving. As a remedy it controls all pain,
bleeding and inflammation.
CAUTION Witch Hazel is NOT Pond's Ex
trad, and cannot Be used for it. Ordinary Witch
Hazel is sold in bulk, diluted, easily turns sour and
generally contains "'wood alcohol' which is an
vntant externally, and, taken
potson.
ftsamm
Pond's Extract is sold ONLY in SEALED
bottles, enclosed in buff wrapper, and is
guaranteed strong and pure.
This faosimile will guide you when
you call for a bottle at the drug store.
POND'S EXTRACT CO.. 76 Fifth Ave., New York.
Pnxn": EXTRACT OIXTMEXT rnirs Itehlnfr or Weeding
Piles, hoircver jerere, and U a speclflc In all kla d!aeass.
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SAPOLIO
THE
clement and unfriendly influences of tho
severe and the changeable weather, how
hfc treatment, even against the influence
of the climate and weather, reaches and
cures common Catarrh and Catarrh of the
Throat and Catarrh of tho Vocal Cords,
Deafness. Bronchial Catarrh and Catarrh
of the Lungs.
Nature Lends Her Aid.
From now on these wonderful tests will
bo made even under more favorable In
fluences, and all sufferers from Catarrhal
or Bronchial difficulties, from diseases of
the Ear, the Throat, the Bronchial Tube3
or Lungs should recognize this and avail
themselves of the knowledge.
In the Spring and Summer, Nature lends
her aid to the work of the physician, tha
causes that produce Catarrhal conditions
are less active, liability to cold is reduced.
One month of Spring or Summer treat
ment is worth two months of the most
careful Winter treatment, and if all who
suffer from Catarrh were wise enough to
devote a little of the Summer to treat
ment, there would soon be few cases of
Catarrh to treat: cases of Deafness would
become rare, head noises a curiositj' and
chronic coughs and Consumption would
be reduced to a minimum.
head and stomach. I was bloated with
gas, had soreness and pain In the stom
ach and heart palpitation. I was weak
and unfit for work. The Copeland phy
sicians cured me thoroughly and permanently-
Mr. Iicccster Snipes, TIic Dalles,
Or.: Mine was a complicated case and ot
long standing. One doctor said I had
Asthma; another that I had Consumption
and could not get well. I had a bad
cough, pains in the chest and through the
left lung. The air passages seemed con
tracted and closed. I was famishing for
breath half the night, unable to sleep or
reet in bed, Drs. Copeland and Montgomery
cured me after everything else had failed.
Captain W. H. Foster, of tlie
Alblna ferry, residing at 430 Goldsmith
street, Portland: When I began treat
ment at the Copeland Institute I had long
been a sufferer from Catarrh of the head
and stomach. I could not eat or sleep,
and had Icet 20 pounds. I am now In good
health.
HOME TREATMENT.
Doctor Copeland requests all who are deaf,
all who have head n6lses or discharging ears,
and all who realize that they are gradually ,
!g3lns their hearing, to cut out this slip, inane
the questions that apply, and he will diagnose
your case for you. "
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"Is your noso stopped up?"
"Do you sleep with mouth wide
open?"
"Is thera pain In front of head?"
"Is your throat dry or sora?"
"Have you a bad tasto In the
morning?"
"Do you cough?"
"Do you cough worse at night?"
"Is your tonguo coated?"
"Is your appetite falling?"
"Is there pain after eating?"
"Are you light-headed?"
"When you get up suddenly ara
you dizzy?"
"Do you have hot flashes?"
"Do you have liver marks?"
"Do your kidneys trouble you?"
"Do you have pain in back or
under shoulder-blades?"
"Do you wake up tired and out of
sorts?"
"Are you losing flesh?"
"Is your strength falling?"
For thl Doctor Copland's services are freo'
It means no charge nlll be made, not a pnny
will be received. It means no promises to par
' no future obligation is Implied or demanded.
It means what It avs. To one and all it 13 un
equivocally and absolutely free.
Dr. Copciand'j Book Free (o AIL
internally, ts a deadly
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