Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 August 1899 — Page 5

1UE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1899.

CAN'T END KENTOC&T FEUDS

UOVRKNOIK Bit AI>!»KY SAY* HK It TO ACT*

file l*m Do** Tot Aoffcorl** H!o» to Do tk« TAto«* tnmm—t** *»> mu Crltir*—Th«* AmooAmooU Do Soccoou.

Fronkfort. Ky. August S,—(3<rr«moi Br«Ol«y. in reply to criUcloms of his action regarding the lawlessness In Clay county, has issued a public statement. After reviewing the murders which hare cccutred and the indictments and other action of tho courts In regard to the mur-

derers, he says:

f “The suggestion that I declare martial

law is ridiculous. The constitution of Kentucky dee* not allow any law suspended except toy the General Assembly or under its authority- The Courier Journal very forcibly demonstrated ths inability of the Governor to take such a atop. "As to the suggestion that the Governor arrest, try and convict these men, the Wiseacres have probably forgotten that the powers of the Governor are merely executive, and that he can not try or pass sentence on criminals. This Is purely the prerogative of the Judiciary. It has been suggested, however, that the Governor should appoint a circuit Judge and commonwealth s attorney, who would look after these cases. Unfortunately, for these critics, the Govsrnor has no such power. He can not, under the law, ap point a pro tem. commonwealth's attorney under any state of case, and can not appoint a Judge unless the regular Judge is absent, declines to preside or is sworn off the bench, and not even then until the clerk holds an election and certinet to him that no one possessing the quallflcAtions of circuit Judge was selected. And l otwithstandlng the constitution and law* do not allow the Governor to do theao things, he la denounced and condemned for not doing,them. In this instance tho regular judge is related to the Howards, and can not preside in any case where they are Involved. The moment he declines Daugh White, one of the parties to the feud and the Circuit Court clerk, will hold an election. It may be safely assumed that be would not take any stop which would reffuit In his injury. Troops Did Not Protoot Baker. "But it is suggested that the Governor

has failed to do anything since the sending of troops at the time Tom Baker was Iniled. It may be said. In response, that the troops were then present, and their presence availed nothing, either In preserving Baker's life or arresting his murderers. I might send soldiers to-day to presfrve the peace, but owing to the character of warfare there Indulged in It

would be next to Impossible for them to

do anything. There are not enough members of the State Guard In Kentucky to patrol that county. If sent there while the Circuit Court is not in session, they could not be placed under the control of any local civil authority, owing to existing conditions, and past experience shows

that when attending Circuit Court they were powerless to save Tom Baker's life, and were not used to defend and protect

a grand Jury In the Investigation, indeed, it may well be doubted whether a grand Jury would have found an indictment if impaneled. The Governor can not Inspire grand juries with the courage to indict, witnesses with tho courage to testify nor petit Juries with the courage

to convict.

‘‘The presence of soldiers might prevent pitched battles or fights by considerable bodls of men, but such conflicts are not common, and if such were contemplated they would occur doubtless at eome point distant from the «olcters. Had the soldiers been In Manchester at the time the Griflins and Phil pot* nad their more recent conflict they would not have prevented it, because the scene of the difficulty waa about ten mtlj* from

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"It is contended by some that the Governor should interfere on account of this recent Phllpot oontroverrey. It has not been a great while since four men were killed on the street* of Hot Spring*, hut X have never heard it suggested that the Governor of Ark&naaa should send soldiers to that city. The survivors of the Phllpot-Grlffln fight have all been arrested, one side acquitted and the other awaiting the healing of a wound for trial. In this instance the officers of the law promptly 'arrested the parties. Soldiers were not needed to make arrests, and I could not have interfered. The Phllpot trouble Is in no wise connected with the White-Baker feud. Right to Bear Arms. •Hut it H said that I might order every body disarmed in Clay county. The constitution guarantees to the citizens the right to bear arms openly, and such persons could aot lawfully be disarmed unless engaged In some act manifesting a disposition to break the peace. It would require many days to visit these people and disarm them, and as soon as It became apparent that auch was the purpose weapon" would be placed where the soldiers could not find them, but where their owners could readily obtain them for use. Now, it must be borne in mind that if the soldiers were sent to Clay the Governor would have to direct their movements. B. P. White Is the sheriff, and it is charged that the Jailer and county *. Judg* are his friends and sympathisers. I know nothing personally concerning the position occupied by the peace officers of Clay ' county toward the Whites ana Bakers; but I do know that in no instance has one ot them called on me for aid, and I naturally conclude they are entirely- wilting that matters should continue ss they are and have been for some time. If any of the parties were arrested on ths Governor’s orders they would be entitled to speedy trial before local couns, and the probabilities are they would b«

discharged.

"The talk about the Governor putting down the trouble In Clay county la *brurd. The whole fault in Clay Is a vitiated public sentiment and a failure of the civil authorities to do thsir duty. The laws are Insufficient to enable the Governor to aprdy a remedy. Such feuds hav# been in § regress, iflore or leas, for years, and no overnor of the State has svsr been abis I quell them. They have terminated only when their fores was spent by one side or the other being killed or moving out of the country. There were probably six times rt« many persons killed in the French-Ever-sok* feud ns hare been killed In the WhiteBaker feud- The v^kuc In the cases was changed to Clark county, and only two men were convicted, as I now remember, every other indictment being dismissed, la ibwan county, which had only about 1,100 votem there were twenty murders and assassination* acd sixteen persons wounded, and from Augvst, MM, to June », 1st?, there was not a conviction m anions of these cases face Legislative Repo

1SSI); and, finally. * number of Indictmen igatnat ring-leaders In that county wore dismissed without trial- All this occurred

a

under Democratic admlnlstmtk n*. and the

under Demorr rArtlsau pape new did not g non then. It •hculd have (a

period to have changes in the law, i invested the Governor to deal with such com

paper* that are denouncing me give evidence of any Indlgna- , |t seems tltat these experiences

should have eevsed the legislature* of that period to have made radical and necessary

■ m such as would have

with adequate po.vrr conditions, put they did

Ckaagse Is the Law Msosssavy. "H is plain that the fault Is with the local officers and the public sentiment that surrounds th*ra. The Governor has taken ever} step authorised by law, and can do no mors until mstutes are enacted Increasing his autnortty. He should be empowered In such instances to appoint a Judge, and the Judge to appoint a commonwealth's attorney. The judge should be authorized to order the sheriff of any county in Kentucky to summon a grand jury from such county, and to act as sheriff during the sessions of the grand Jury and trial, If such is held, In the county. and. for this purpose, vested with the necessary authority to act. Inutead of hampering the judge by making his right to change the venue depend cm the commonwealth's attorney, ho should be authorized to set on his own motion. If it should be found practicable to try the cases in the county, and troop, should b. seeded there, or to any oovnty to whlci. the venue is changed, they should be fur-

nished by the Governor and placed under control of the Judge. The rule that a circuit court can be held In but on« county In the same district at the same time should be abrogated and authority given to how as many courts In ths same district at the same time as ths judge* may see fit. "There are other defects which might be remedied, and In this way full power given to stamp out the evils. It mny be asked, why, then, ha* not the Legislature been called in special seseios? Answer may be made, that such a step has never been taken heretofore, but this Is not urged, for a failure to do the right thing at one ttone does not excuse e. failure to do ths right thing at another. In my flm message to the General Assembly. attention was called to the mob spirit abroad In the State, and the Legislature asked for appropriate remedy, but that recommendation was unheeded. At that session a special message was sent to the same body on the same subject, which was ignored. At the called session the same and additional recommendations were submitted. These were ignored In part, but what was known as the Martin blll> more particularly directed against turn-pike raiders, was passed. "At the next regular session a new Leg-, tslatuie came In and again recommendations were made on the same subject. Thess. however, were unnoticed and that body repealed the only effective section of the Martin bill and came within a few votes of repealing it over the Governor s veto. The majority of that Legislature was thoroughly partisan. For the first time In the history of the State the Govemor recommended that charitable and penal institutions be lifted out of politics. ?* il a 7 been done in many of the States. ,l* r RrcAt betterment; but. instead of adopting that suggestion, the most partisan Prison measure ever heard of was passed, by which the Republicans were legislated out and the Democrats legislated in office. Legislative Co-Operation. "Some time ago, through the public press, the Governor stated that the remedy for the Clay county and other similar troubles was to be found in legislation, but up to this hour he has. with one or two exceptlonu, failed to hear any suggestion from the members of that body or to receive any assurance of their co-operation. During the session of the late Democratic convention, at Louisville, he wrote several letters to prominent members of the General Assembly who were In attendance, suggesting a conference concerning those matters, not one of which has ever been answerefl, and that convention, whilst he was engaged trying to regulate the evils, condemned him In its platform for not being able to maintain peace In the State, and In addition condemned him for calling out troops during the legislative session of 1396. "Under these circumstances, I have not. up to this time, felt that a session of the Legislature would accomplish any good result, but would simply entail a large expense on the State. The call for troops during the legislative session was made on affidavits of the speakers of both Houses and others, that danger to the lives of members was impending and that the local civil authorities had failed to afford any protection. Under these circumstances and the further representation made that armed men were about to take possession of the capital, the troops wers ordered out, and yet that body undertook to censure me, as shown by the investigation, on the ground that 1 could not In person direct ths troops, but was compelled to place them in the hands of some local civil authority. If they were right In that assumption. I surely have no right to send troops to Clay and direct their movements. "From the time I came into office to this moment 1 have steadily and faithfully labored to maintain, the peace of the commonwealth, and have used every power conferred by law, and repeatedly asked for legislation which ha* been denied. The newspapers which so loudly condemn me now' failed to casdequu&eeiocratic Governors during the Rowan and Perry county feuds, ana this condemnation is only another evidence that the calling of a legislative session, in the midst of a political campaign, when the dominant party in the Legislature has eondemned the Governor in advance, would avail nothing, for admission on their part that legislation is necessary would be a flat contradiction of their assumption that the Governor Is to blame." MORTON’S OLD HOME.

A COURT-HOUSE FIGHiT

PROPOSAL TO BITLD A *300,000 STRICTURE CAUSE* AVAR.

Farmers la the Country Say Their Tax Rate is Already Hlgh-The Story of the Evolution of the County.

The Beautiful House Still Stundius . and Occupied by W. A. Peele.

[Special to The Indianapolis News.] Richmond, Ind.. August 3.—The houss which Governor Oliver P. Morton built, anil In which he lived for so many years In Centerville, this county, still stands, and it Is apparently In as good condition a* when Indiana's great statesman last lett it. It 1* located at the extreme west end of the quaint old village, along the National road, and stands on high ground. Tile .house Is constructed of hand-molded brick that were made on the ground, as was the custom years ago, and there Is a substantial appearance to everything within and witheut that denotes excellent workmanship. The jard Is spacious, ai.d there 1* a thick growth of trees that give added beauty to the place. The’Morton homestead is now occupied by William A. Peele, the oldest member of the Wayne County Bar Association, who waa an intimate friend of Morton, and who served as Secretary of State during Morton s admiplstrutlon. Mr. Peele is past eighty veurs of age, is still fairly active, ana is passing his declining days in the town where he was for many years a practitioner. A Native of the Carollnas. He was born 'll North Carolina, coming to Wayne county with his parents In 1330. They settled near Fountain City, and in 1340 William began the study of law without a tutor. In M4S he began practice at Marlon, slid some years later he was elected judge of the Court of Common Plea* for Randolph and Jay counties. In I860 he whs elected Secretary of State^ removing to Indianapolis in 1861, and at the expiration of his term of office c : ent * rvll,e - He practiced law Sli 11 was appointed Judge of the Criminal Court. Later on he was T\ayne county’s Representative m the Legislature. When the court-house was removed from Centerville to Rtcnmond early .. m VP ? 1 k* 1 * iIr ‘ moved here, w °' MONTREAL BANK RUNS. Troabla Attributed to Specalatioa la - Kloadlke Mines.

New York, August L-The Times says: The bank troubles in Montreal may be attributed in great measure to the wave of mining speculation which has appeared in Canada, with its greatest development in ths two most important and wealthy cities in that country, Montreal and Toronto. It had its origin In the opening up and development of the Klondike gold fields. Stories of wealth suddenly gained by adventurers who first brave the dangers of the Chllkoot pass and the rigor of the climate were current terestetf^ 8 *' and aU cla ** ea b ® c * n> o inNumerous mining companies sprang Into existence, sent out experts, ana owned each its own particular mine. CapUoHsts laid out large sums on claims and machinery, and the working people caught at the shares, ranging upward from 10 cents. To do this required capital. Many who had it in the banks withdrew it; others, whose savings would have been deposited there, seeing an easy and quick method of making money

mines,

bought up shares In these

these methods a "

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— _ large amount of capital was diverted from its ordinary business channels, and this continuous drain on the banks was felt in many quarters. While the run on the Banque Jacques Cartier, caused by the failure of the Banque Ville Marie, was the immediate cause of suspension, there is no doubt that the heavy aggregate withdrawals caused by mining development and speculation in Canada contributed largely to

this end.

Omlnoms I Detroit Free Press.] When Julia, Mrs. Blank’s maid of a’l work, came to her mistress and "gave notice" because she was going to be marMm Blank iiiicl: "Ifou know, Julia, that marriage is a pretty serious thing.” "Yre'm.” replied Julia, ' but not glttln' married is a mors seriouser thing sometimes, don’t you think? Anyhow. It’ll be a* serious for him as it u for me, if wc don’t git along all right. But then, as you say, gUUn’ married is about the «erloueest fiDee of bianess a body can engage in. an’ mebbe J am a fool an’ mebb© he’ii a bigger one. There's no tellin’. it',: a turrlWe »ui*mn thing, as 1 reckon you've found out by thip Mm*. Lake enough I’ll sip sorrow, but so will he, that * one comfort.’’

[Special to The Indianapolis News ] Lebanon, Ind., August A—If a man had prophesied even so short a time as fifty years ago that Bcone county would ever indulge In the sensations attendant to a 1300,00C court-house fight, a movement would have been put on foot to have his case attended to by a lunacy commission. Bcone county, as It stands to-day—leading her ninety-one sister counties In nothing, •til! averaging probably the highest of any county in the State—Is a deadener to the old proposition that "nothin’ can com; from nothin’." One of the oldest and most honored Ohio river fables deals with two bull-frogs who awoke one morning to find themselves floating down the Ohio side by side. One was on an old log, the other on o hoop-pole. After exchanging the courtesies of the day, each laid claim to tho distinction of hailing from "the poorest country on earth.’’ a discussion fol-

waya The horses which the settlers rode In, sank to thsir bellies many times. Over most-of the county there wss absolutely nothing but swamps, frogs and forest trees—the finest In Indiana. The Early Settlers Poor. The settlers as a class were poor. This, however, was a blessing In disguise. No one can concave, but those who went through It, the endless task it was to transform this great bog into one of the pride counties of Indiana. Endless toll in opening ditches and grubbing out the underbrush. gave the county its foundation. No county in the State has more tile under ground than Boone has. It waa tha key to the opening of the land. The settlers could not get through the mirea They had to build roads. At first they were plank, then gravel. To-day Boone county has four hundred mile# of graded gravel roads, all open and free. But a very small per cent, of the ground Is now not under cultivation. This evolution has cost money that has never been shown on a tax statement. It Is estimated, and the estimate is conservative, that *1,800,G0C has been expended by Boone county farmers in building roads and in tiling. On the present population basis this means 1211 for every man. woman and child In the county. Still this does not r ppear on tax lists. A great deal of it is still owing, and the fanners and proper-ty-owners are just now beginning to see dawn before them, when a three-hundred-thousand-dollar court-house appears on the horizon. Saved by Its Timber. It was the timber that saved Boone. Had not the finest trees In the State been found there, the men who were gathering terra flrma under them would not have been able to have existed. It was ths

THE PROPOSED BOONE COUNTY COURT-HOUSE.

lowing which wound up In a mortal combat. The lord cf the hoop-pole had Just sot gall from the wilds of Posey county; th® one on the log had floated out of the Sluggish swamps of Boone county. The First Coart. The first court in Boone county was held to 1832—the year after the county organization—In the house of John Galvtne at Jamestown, better known possibly as ’’Jlmtown.” The first court-house was built on the site of the present court-house In Lebanon in 1833. It was a log concern, the Jail being an adjunct and constructed of similar material. In 1853 or ’o4 the pressent court-house was built, to be partially destroyed by Are the succeeding year and rebuilt or repaired In I8o6. It has teen occupied constantly It Is of Gothic design and when erected was one of the finest buildings of Its kind in the State. Possibly due to its surroundings at present—which include a hitch-rack—it Is not the most inviting court-house in Indiana, xne county commissioners and 6 to 10 per cent, of the people of the county now propose to erect a *300,000 court-house. The matter has not only landed In the courts In several phases, but it has impregnated, U seems, every line of county affairs. During the last session of the Legislature Representative Artraan, of Lebanon, representing the "shoe string district," secured the passage of a law which was aimed to ht the emergency that Boone opunty waa fast aproaching. It nrovlded that a new court-house could only be erected in any Indiana county on the petition of at least 500 taxpayers. It was, In simple, a curtailment of the unlimited license granted to county commissioners. The Boone county commissioners are James McLean. John A. Dulln, Democrats, and John Caldwell, Populist. After some agitation which was met by a most adverse wind, these commissioners executed a neat coup, and ignoring the new 500-petitloner law, called a special session of the board for the announced purpose of letting a franchise for the electric railway proposed out of Indianapolis. Instead of dealing with It they let contracts for a court-house that would be a blase of glory and a Joy forever. The contracts were let to Architects Boll & Taylor, of Cincinnati, on plans which can not be excelled. A Temporary Injunction Granted, The howl that went up was astounding and the storm cloud centered over the court-house. An action through tie courts to erjoin the letting of contracts for the work of construction followed. This first case was tried before Judge Relnhard, of Bloomington, the points involved being on general grounds of no public necessity and the violation of the new enactment. The ruling was In favor of the commissioners. A second suit waa then filed in which Injunction was asked on the point of constitutionality-the 2 per cent. Indebtedness statue being el'ed. Judge Neal two weeks ago Issued a temporary restraining order. Thus tae courthouse question stands until the hearing In September. In the meantime, other suits are threatened against the county by different contractors. These, however, will hinge on the final hearing. The proceedings in behalf of "the people" are Instituted and carried by Benjamin Booker, James C. Brown, Charles T. Butner, Robert Sevenaon and Thomas J. Schultz, taxpayers representing different parts of the county. Their attorneys are Judge Terhune, Harrison Laughner, A. J. Shelly and J. G. Adams The attorneys for the commissioners are Charles M. Zion and Henry Clin, of Lebanon, Green Smith and Elliott & Littleton, of Indianapolis. The statement is made that 95 per cent, of the taxpayers of Boone county are against the erection of the new courthouse. This Is probably too high a figure. but there can be no doubt that if the question was left to the taxpayers of the county it would be defeated by a sweeping majority—probably over a twothirds limit. The taxes in Boone county are high. They are the lowest In Marion township, where they run *1.14. They are highest in Jefferson, where they reach *1.5*. In Center they are *1.29, while the Lebanon city tax Is *1.05 added, making 12 34. In all of the town corporations they are high, the lowest being over *2, The total operating expenses of the county last year footed *174,402.81. the total expenditures being *306,847.89 per Inhabitant. The cost of county administration was 147, the expense of criminality *.121. the “extraordinary" expense *.05, expense of election, printing, repairs and miscellaneous *3.a. courts and Jurors *.15. pauperism *.». bridges, highways, drainage and gravel roads *1.88. a total of *5.85. The Present Debt. The Indebtedness of the county now Is *60.000, but there Is about *30.000 which can be applied to it. The Interest on the bonded debt is about H.756. it Is claimed these expenses foot up about as much as the taxpayers can stand, and that the building of the court-houee would mean the boosting of ths tax rate about *1 on the 1100, or placing It over 3 per cent. In Lebanon and all other corporations. The situation In Boone county differs from that in any other county In the State, unless It is Tipton. The statement which Ohio river boatmen attribute to the frog of the tog, was not at the time of Its origin far from the truth. Lebanon to-day is on an artificial foundation, with tan bark underlay. The commissioners sought to place the court-house in the geographical center of the city, but they found it impossible, for there they encountered a bottomless bog. It wee located a quarter of a mile south. These *re hut keys to the beginning of the county. Except for a small portion of the northwest comer, it was a great swamp occupying the tableland watershed between the Wabash and the White. The streams e'en- sluggish and ran both

money from the logging-mills which went Into the ground in ditches and which laid the foundations for the great system of gravel roads. The forests are gone, and their aid can not now be had. Boone ccunty has carried a heavy mortgage debt on her farms from the first. Her people have been peculiarly favorable in inspiring confidence by payment of honest obligations, and money has always been at their command. They are Just now beginning to get from under this load. Last year 213 mortgages were satisfied, with a total of *626,000. It is claimed that the mortgages on Boone county lands now run about *900,000. Most of them are drawing 6 per cent., a reduction of 2 per cent. In the last two years. This 6 per cent, and the regular township taxes, which run about 1.5 per cent., to say nothing of the gravel road and other special assessments, which do not appear on the tax duplicate totals, constitute a serious load. The development of the county in the way of ditch-

ing is not yet completed.

The total assessed valuation of Boone county this year foots *14,984,500, of which *7,652,020 is on land, *1,536,710 on Improvements on the land, *3,486,000 on personal and corporation stock, *1,300,050 on railroad. *687,23* on lots and *939,135 on improvements. The total number of polls Is 4,598. In this connection It Is Interesting to note the heaviest taxpayers. The Hat shows that, as a class, there are no very wealthy people In the county. Richard Neptune heads the list, paying *656; ex-Btate Auditor Dally Is second, with *637.06, and then there is a drop to *296.05, paid by Matt Masters. The heaviest woman taxpayer in the county is Charlotte McCann, a widow, who mat-ages her own affairs, and pays *233.99. The next is Cynthia, wife of Richard Tyre, who pays *222.66. There are but a half-dozen more people In the county paying over *200.

Chargee of Bribery.

The court-house fight has brought about a great deal of emplty. Impeachment proceedings have been instituted against Commissioners McLean and Dulln, and they are charged with bribery. Charges of steals and Corruption are placed against almost everybody. The grand jury has called for an Investigation of the books of ex-Recorder Dye, and E. F. Hedges and Perry Kenworthy are making the examination. The serious complications have just begun. The next grand Jury promises to cut a wide swath. An Idea of the general utility of Boone county land and the scope of farming can be gathered from a study of the Statistician’s report. As a wheat county It stands nineteenth; In corn, tenth; oats, sixty-third; rye, thirty-third; timothy, twentieth; clover, seventh; ■mall fruits, ninth; milk production, fourteenth; poultry, fourth; eggs, third; cows, seventh; other cattle, eighth; horses, fourth, and even in tobacco she has a showing, with one acre. Last year she had 41,275 pigs and 44.717 hogs to record, she stood among the first counties In the State In sheep-raising, with 10,246 and *,991 lambs. The wool clip was 57,114 pounds. She stands among the first counties In Indiana in sorghum-making, maple molasses and ‘ tomatoes, and her standing Is creditable in the berry and melon lists. In yield per acre Boone county stands in the list of the first twenty counties in everything enumerated.

Further Improvements.

An improvement has Just been begun which will reclaim for tillage the few acres In the county still under swamp. It U the straightening of Prairie creek, which was the king of the old swamps. It runs diagonally acrc.ss the county toward Thorntown. By straightening and deepening It, several thousand acres will be reclaimed, and the drainage system of the entire county will be much more oerfect. Boone county occupies & peculiar niche in Indiana pioneer history. It was one of the last communities to do away with "skin" currency. In the early days, deer, raccoons, minks and other "varmints" of the forest were plentiful, and the only real necessities for a family were thought to be two rifles, powder, lead, a barrel of salt, a camp kettle and a couple of dogs One of the old stories is that a traveler from Cincinnati in the early days of the county fell in with a man whose horse wa* covered with skins, which almost hid the animal. He proved to be the collector of the county, returning to Lebanon with "funds” from one of the townships. He .plained that the ’coon skins were for _ ate, the deer for county revenue and the mink for change. E. I, LEWIS.

SHOT 150 SHEEP.

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War Between Sheep and Cattle Men at Northeastern Colorado.

Cheyenne, Wyo., August A—Northeastern Colorado Is the scene of a war between sheep and cattle men. On Monday last four horsemen, carefully disguised both as to person and their horses, rode into some large flocks of sheep which were being grazed along Two-Mile .creek, about twenty-four miles from Sterling. The men were well armed, and shot and killed 150 sheep and badly crippled twentyfive more. It is reported also that two sheep-herders were badly beaten, but this can not be verified. -O- — ...i ii Twenty-Five Cent Gas at Toledo. Toledo, O., August A—The much-mooted question of the sale of the Toledo natural gas plant came to a sudden close la£t night, when a contract was made with Charles D. Hauk, of New York, whereby he is to build a plant for the city to cost *250.000. The consummation of this contract Is considered a victory for Mayor Jones. By this agreement Mr. Hauk agrees to give the city as much gas as needed at la cent* a thousand feet

For tbe Lunch Basket Don’t forget th-' Quaker rclU made by the Hit* bakery. They re good!

TO FIGHT TAQUI INDIANS

MEXICAN TROOPS HURRIED TO THE SCENE OF HOSTILITIES.

Toeinl Leaders Calllagc am AU Members of tke Tribe Working la Various Places to Join tke Fiffbtere—Torres Wounded.

St Louis, August A—A special *> the Globe-Democrat from Nogales, Aria., says: Two Gatling guns and a detachment of artillery soldiers from the City of Mexico, via El Paso, have been hurried southward en route to the scene of the Yaqul war. Troops are being marched across the mountains from points in the state# of Chihuahua and Durango to Join the forces now in the field and other reinforcements are rushing from all quarters. It Is reported that emissaries have been sent by the Yaqul leaders to ranches and mines all over the state of Sonora, where all the men of the tribe are at work, calling them to arms with their compatriots already in the field, and many Yaquls who were emjrioyed In the big mining camps and on haciendas as laborers have disappeared. Even in this vicinity. 300 miles distant from the scene of hostilities, the Yaquls employed In various kinds of work are In & state of disquiet, quitting their employment and going away, and people coming here from outside points in Arizona where there have been many Yaqul laborers report the same condition of affairs. They usually travel by night, and nightly small squads are reported passing through the town or along the road near by, all going in a southerly direction. Some fears are expressed of a descent on the town similar to that of August, 1896, when an attacking party took possession of the Mexican custom house in the early hours of the morning and were dislodged only after a severe battle In which they left nine men dead on the field and carried away some twenty wounded. In that fight Company G, of the Arizona militia participated, and It is from motives of revenge that the Yaquls now on the war-path have killed the Americans whose deaths have been reported. In the former wars they have always respected Americans, never molesting them. The situation Is here considered so grave that Mayor Overton has communicated to Governor Murphy a request to ask the War Department to send a troop of cavalry from Ft. Huachuca for protection of the town. Torres Wonnded bat Not Killed. Bt. Louis, Mo., August A—A special to the Globe-Democrat from Los Angeles, Cal., says: Dispatch from Gen. A. L. Torres has been received to the effect that his'father, the famous Luis E. Torres, was wounded but not killed by the Yaquis. The wounded general is now at Torln, the Yaqul capital. Gen. A. L. Torres and Col. Bawo are now in command of the main troops In the field and will continue the campaign In that section until General Torres Is able to resume command. Marshall P. Wright, of Missouri, owner of mining property in the Yaqul country, has arrived here. He is intimately acquainted with the Yaquls and their habits. It Is his opinion they will continue a vigorous campaign. Judge Morales, of the Ures district, has also arrived here. It Is his opinion that General Torres’s plan of campaign Is to drive the Yaquls Into the Sierra Madre mountains and hold them there. The report that chief Tetablte Is killed is not authentic.

ALGER’S WELCOME HOME.

Crowds Greet Him -- Speeches by Mu> bury and Plngree.

Detroit, Mich., August 3.—When the special train bearing General Alger arrived In this city yesterday afternoon, his special car was besieged by crowds of people, eager to welcome him. Headed by about 300 bicyclists, over 1.000 marchers escorted General Aigev from the station, going past the general’s home to the re-viewing-stand. Mllltlu and veterans of the civil war, Including Fairbanks Post, G. A. R., of which the general Is a member, a company of Spanish war veterans and scores of marchers in secret society uniforms, filed past. Fairbanks Post carried two great banners, stretching half across the street, which declared, "There is Only One Alger." When General Alger appeared upon the revlewlng-stand, there was a roar of applause from the crowd In the Campus Martlus. The ex-Secretary reviewed the parade and returned the salutations of many marchers, especially those of veteran G. A. R. eomradeu. Mayor Maybury, after calling order, said: "General Alger, I should despair, sir, of being able to voice the heartiness of this welcome were it not already shown in this vast concourse through whom you have passed. It will go forth to the world, sir, that where you are best known there you are best beloved and best appreciated. It will go forth to the world, sir, a due notice that the standard of high character, built up by patience and perseverance, honesty and uprightness, can not be thrown down by slander.” Governor Plngree, in his speech read In behalf of the State, made some pointed references to Incidents leading to Alger's home-coming and fired some characteristic shots at the newspapers, which, he asserted, were largely responsible. The Governor said that Alger s best service ftor his country was In his efficient management of the War Department. Bald he: “The facts which led you to submit your resignation to the President are well known. The treatment which you have received has Justly aroused the resentment of fair-minded Americans. The people of Michigan look upon the manner In which your withdrawal from the Cabinet was forced as an insult to the State. They are here to-day to rebuke the cupidity of politicians, high and low. They are here to show their contempt for the cowardly attacks of a venal press. "They will turn away from every official representative of Michigan at Washington who has stood by without protest and permitted a citizen of the State to be as grossly abused and misrepresented as you have been. "I have come to believe that the Institution most dangerous to our form of government is the newspaper. Its boasted liberty is rather a license. It has no scruple and no conscience. There are, of course, exceptions, but 1 speak of the press as a whole. Because you, General Alger, would not bow to them and conduct the War Department in the interest of the combines, the army contractors and the commercial Interests which control the newspapers, you became a marked man. I know I voice the sentiment of the people of Michigan when I say to you that we have every faith that history will rebuke the newspapers and politicians of highest and lowest station who have used such vile methods to accomplish their little purposes.” General Alger, responding, said: "I can command no language to express my gratitude to you for this royal welcome to my home, l am glad from the bottom of my

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heart to he released from official cars and again te enter tke old home and live among tke people of Michigan. "Since I went away two and a half years ago, as you know, the country has been through a terrific struggle. The office of which I was at the bead was taxed to the utmost of every man’s strength who occupied tiny position in it. I gave my best thougm and honest effort and did everything I could to carry out my part of that great work. What has been done is a matter of record, and I am perfectly willing to rest the case with my countrymen. Every transaction, every order, and everything that was done in conducting that war u a matter of record, and the people h*ve a right to have that record searched. And now. my fellow-citisena, I come home without a grievance. During that struggle and while that great work was upon me, I can truthfully aay that I had from the President ail the support that he could give. We went through that struggle and came out victorious. "I am glad to be among you again, a private citlsen. and that I can travel these streets and meet you In social and business Intercourse, and I propose to stay here the balance of my life. Good-night/’ T ft « closing scene was & reception In the City Hall corridor. Mrs. Alger and a score of other ladles, with several of the general s relatives, viewed the scene from a canopied decorated platform built Into the main stairway, and thousands pushed past and grasped General Alger’s hand. THE HAWAIIAN BANK.

Perry ». Hearth Believes the Outlook Good tor the Ittstltutloa.

New York, August !.-Peraons In this city interested in the organization of ths national bank recently established at Honolulu, are enthusiastic over the outlook for the new institution. Perry B. Heath, Assistant Postmaster-Genera), who is in the city, said: "We have already shipped *750,000 in currency, with which the bank can begin business in earnest, as soon as the final formalities are compiled with. Delay has been caused by the omission to obtain certain signatures to papers, which are required by the Hawaiian government before the charter can be Issued. The oversight has been corrected, but not in time to carry out the plans as at first formulated. Hawaii presents an attractive field for the employment of banking capital. Merchants there hare never had adequate banking facilities. There has not been half enough money in circulation, and for years the custom has been to rediscount paper In Ban Francisco and New York to meet the demands of local trade. In other words, money has been forwarded from San Franclco and New York to carry on the business of the Islands. I obtained the charter for the bank In 18P3, in the belief that the islands would be ultimately annexed to the United States." MOVEMENT OF GOLD. Owe Million Comes from the Klondike and *100,000 from Alaska. New York, August 3.—There was paid out by the sub-treasury on Wednesday through the clearing-house, *100,000 on account of Klondike gold deposited at Ban Francisco or Beattie, this sum going to swell the reserves of banks of this city. The deposit of *1,000,000 of Australian gold at the Ban Francisco sub-treasury, against which sum a treasury warrant was drawn in favor of the New York subtreasury, represents the payment of English debts. The San Francisco sub-treasury receives the gold from the banks of that city and practically transmits It to the local sub-treasury, which credits the New York banks with tbe amounts severally due them.

A Decision Affecttag Dentists. New York, August *.—Litigation extending over fourteen years, and at present affecting claims estimated at *10,000,000, has been brought to s conclusion by a decision rendered by Judge Townsend In tha United States Circuit Court In favor of tbe International Tooth Crown Company as against James Orr Kyle, a dentist. The decision affects almost all of the dentists in the United States, and confirms the validity of patents held by the International Toutlt Crown Company, of which Dr. L. T. Sheffield is the president, on all operations known as "tootlv crowns” and "bridge work." Although the patents expired during the litigation, the decision confirms the right of the complainant company to collect royalties on all infringements covering the whole existence of the patents. o Tke Pope Criticises Italy. London. August S.—The Rome correspondent of the Daily Mall says the Popt, through Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary of state, has addressed a note to the nuncios abroad denouncing the attitude of the Italian government toward the holy see in connection with The Hague conference. The note says that all the governments except the Italian desired to see a papal delegate there. “This unworthy spectacle will be severely Judged by history," says the Pope, “while the papacy will lose nothing by the ex-

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Army of the Cumberland Meeting. Detroit, August 3 —MaJ.-Gen. D. 8. Stanley, president of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, has appointed the following officers as a local executive committee to male? arrangements for the meeting of the society. In Detroit, Septem ber 28 and 27, next. Gen. Henry M. Duffleld, Col. Bamuel E. Pittman. Gen. J. G. Parkhurat. Gen. G. S. Wormer, Gen. H.

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ALCOHOL AS FOOD. Prat. Atwater’s Experiments Da Not •Jnnttfy Use at Alcohol. The recent experiments of Professor Atwater are of great Interest to physiologists and chemists, since they throw much light upon one of the doubtful questions of physiological chemistry or pharmacology, that of tha metabolism of alcohol In the

body.

It is a mistake', however, to think, as some people apparently do. that the result of these experiments should change the teaching In the schools In regard to the u«e of alcohol from a hygienic point of view. The schools teach that the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage is not justifiable under the laws of hygiene. The results of Professor Atwater’s experiments do not contradict this teaching. These experiments merely show that the body can derive some energy from alcohol. This does not in Itself entitle alcohol to be placed among the food substances in the hygienic sense of the term, which is the sense in which the schools and people in general use the term food. If it did. such & violent poison as muscarine, the active principle of the poisonous plants of the mushroom family would have to be classed With the foods, since It also is oxidized In the hotly with liberation of Its con-

tained energy.

To class a substance among the foods we must know that the sum total effects of its use ere beneficial to the body. Muscarine Is not a food because its poisonous effects offset the benefit of tbe energy which ft ilberates. Alcohol has poist nous effects, as Professor Atwater himself admits. Tho question as to whether it* can be considered aa food depends entirely upon whether Its beneficial effects are greater than its poisonous effects. Professor Atwater’s experiments do not prove this EnUL this is proved the burden of the

**? ln * t Gioee who would include

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o»« a nM* th ^ w ? er L the n « ular “moderation’’ quantity of alcohol Is taken, the harmtul t£f C dti 0 v 8et ,h * b S nel!cial onc *' and that m® dr - , r k . er 1» made less fit rather than

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Aleobol Not n Trne Food.

And stronger still Is the reason against

»» Professor Atwater does of

alcohol as food in the same sense as " u * a ^’ F f r People generally will Interpret this to mean that It is a food equally to be recommended with sugar and ordinary hygienic foods. And this, as Prof. Atwater will agree, is an entirely false idea, and one calculated to do much harm. For, while we. get our energy from sugar without risk of poisoning, to get energy from alcohol we run great risk of poisoning, and to get any amount, such as would be necessary to support Ilfs in ordinary conditions, we must take enough alcohol to poison ourselves seriously. (By poisoning Is meant some harmful effect upon the functions of the

body.)

The above dangers In the use of alcohol, also the possibility of the formation of the alcohol habit, make Us use as a beverage unjustifiable, even If there were no other arguments against It. It is unfortunate that the alcohol question has been brought upon this technical ground. The question of the hygienic status of the use of alcohol does not depend upon the technical question of the definitions of a food and of a poison. The controversy upon this point has produced statements upon tooth sides which have given rise In the public mind to great misconception of the truth. Both sides in this technical controversy will agree in regard to the main question, that children should be taught to look upon alcoholic liquors as dangerous substances, to be avoided from considerations of health and general welfare. And In the present light of our experience and of scientific investigation, the school books must continue to exclude alcohol from the list of substances desirable as foods, and to teach the avoidance of this substance as a good hygienic rule. H. F. HEWE8, M. D. Boston, Mass.

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