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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1894)
o THE AMERICAN win i it n v iili J 1 Vl I mK W l.l- 1" no,'. c' U ' 4 H ' l o t . 1! kt i . it t ' 4 . V. v it- s (n IW iV.fc Avnn NVt U-i tkti, Bt t ! V. is .m ! i !.. I v t-e"-f j (. . i.,Si- (,!. iwsi'iM-d liailj lo ,c i l I. f---r ! r v i ki - il ': .th U-- li R .1 i -t ! nf tho U t.f tin' H. ti BH I ti i' tr j.fTu mini i.i l.i iii. it .!:ii i-j i!ttteit Ihe t' of U' r ! at. t, bnl'oi !. ulufft'i t'i!.iti a-.1 ti,ttiio ( bawdy Iioum Among lhc fk '- t tv R. v. IV, I, M i;. . lr. l:i n Bali, y, Mr. S Van SnnliKil ami N'r. Ci p IV WiOlirc- Thctv wtv itly !'. hiU w ithin tho MXiml it lln' fjn k r' V l.t Wl ilio FifUi Avi nuo l'r'h''M i in Iiiiih I, lifivihoprhii'iplocitvln p wimv t!uil. Ucv. Ir. I.. M. S. Hayn. iv..lol al thin nu-vlluif. Clinirniiin Uaym-n J- Olilwnmif Troy nJ nu'H and woim n who luvo rlpl.UHiuMH-i" Btl h"l lid Qultv:We have iinwihIiU'iI In thin wioml hotiw) nf TumI to fxprowour In dttrnntion Btiift dastardly crltno, Unato In M)ino inraHUiv tho rohjH)nl bility nf the act, and inaugurate incnmrn'tt to iunUh tho men, who woro dirvctly or indim-tly rt"ponsiblo. Standing this morning with the hem t-brokon father by tho side of the dead body of bin handwtino U)y, I ten derly uncovered his silent faw and with bated breath, took oath in mv heart of hearts that if there hh anything my lips could say or my hands could do to overturn tho infernal power that made suchasceno jMissiblo in this already blood-Btained land, I would do it. Thirty-two years igo the 9th day of August next, I was standing at tho head of my battery on a little hillock facing Cedar Mountain in the state of Virginia. By my side stood a bravo boy of 10 summers, in charge of one of tho guns. Without a moment's warn ing in tho height of tho battle, a shell from tho enemy's sldo struck tho lad on tho side of the head, tearing it nearly off, and tie fell at my feet a martyr for tho cause of human liberty; and I de clare to-night to you that Kobert Koss, a brave Christian, industrious, benovo lent young man was just such a martyr us Nelson Phillips. lie died because ho dared to protest against tho shameful infamy which has made our city a blot upon tho escutcheon of our natlvo land. Ho died while In the act of defending his darling brother from the assaults of un armed power of remorseless, con scienceless, godless rulllans. Ho died while on his knees crying for mercy. Ho had a weak ankle and had already fallen when ho was shot down In cold blood, by one of tho foul miscreants who were away from their own polling places, soeklngby force to electa mayor whom they feared could not be chosen by peaceable meant). Ho died doing what tho highest authority eonnceled us to do. "Go homo" (said his excellency, tho governor of this state to mo last Monday after noon.) "tlo homo and tell tho men of Troy to drlvo all repeaters from tho polling places." He died, I sincerely believe, that In the 1'rovUlenco of Al mighty Clod, tho good, true and fear less men of this city might, Inspired by the sight of his blood, rise and over throw the oligarchy which has so long cursed this city. Who Is responsible? Is it the bullet that finally found Its way to the dead man's brain, or th weapon that held the loud, or the mU niMo man who iiimcd the pistol, whoever ho may be. No, No! a thousand times no. These things, Including the man, were only incidentals to the frny. Tee rchpoiihl billty llnaily rests with the sysiem of elections which has prevailed In this city for so many years. Do you ask who must answer for the sysiein? I reply, the man or men whoever they may be, high or low, sinleor in groups, who have ediieati'd tho too willing slaves up to mien treasonable methods. What ought we to do. Wo ought, we must protest, This we shall do; that Is, however, the very least of our offers of service. Resolutions, were presented by Rev. Dr. Kben llalley utid adopted. S. VanSantwood F.srj., struck the re Hponslve chord of the assemblage In his address. In substance he said; "Wo have met hero tonight In the shadow of a crime. In broad day light in tho midst of his fellows, beneath the aegis of tho government pledged to the protection of life and liberty, a per fectly strong man standing courage ously for his manhood has boon stricken to death by a brutal assassin and wo are here to ask if such things shall be. Tho wickedness of tho past which for so long made tho elections of this city con temtablo travesty upon our justice, has brought its sure result. Hut men of Troy, how long shall such things be? I do not think that wo must wait longer. They say that these devoted brothers woro armed. I say, what If they were? I say that as an honorable man in endeavoring to get at tho truth, I have endeavored to ascertain whether they were armed or not and it appears 1 t 1 . t 1 ! B I I t'i ',tv l! v, 4 tt . f t. 1 ,f 4 t' . i M i v I a 1 H 4'.t t iitn ,.i j.u i,- I ! i ti,( - i n J , 1 , b I . it 1 IV y ! , i i. p.? 'Sir. I Iktti Ml i prB.1. t; i IV i II U Hi'UlH-i t i' , ' ( iLail ! r !.! it. to t'sfi' Jk-v Im-v it in r,j tlii! ii.i tii tivklttof il ( lnw, !i.i if '! !n ,re hui 1'ivVi n. nu n in '(. ! V up win! iii' n iUii'ut Hi-tit in I ! i ir p ewe mul im-ij t(mid tie! ! 111 ()mi. r. 1 waul )un tin n.'vr il.nl tl,iiv U tin!hiii hNho tmtnictpttl. Unit tln'iv t a law Mtfltrr nin, il an the in.fl tia;nift o nl oteatimt f Ibe human Inl' ILvl, the iiitilulioii nf Die I'liit.'il siat, , ami thai I ll.e Inw of self (lofriiM 1 waul lo N uml-rtoikl, I lidieve In Ihe law U'liig oU-jcd; In common wiih other men who want to lv manly and eoiinigious. In the eltv of New York a fortnight ago a mail was sent to states prison for thirteen years lieeatiso hi stole ltiivnts. In the city of Troy hundtida and thou sands of men have lieen roblied and de fniudod of that which the man of honor iiMicedes has no money equivalent, and the HTpetrators of the crime, and the men who plan tho crime are walking up and down oar streets in detlaueo of the outraged law. Do we say the law is at fault? Have we not seen New York and Kings county demonstrate that the machinery of the law is sullleient to punish these practices? It is not the law that is at fault. It is our courage that is wanting. It is our love of liberty that is wanting. These evil practices would not exist if you and I and a thou sand other right thinking imn would show the courage which caused tluse two gallant fellows to jeopardize their lives in defense of tho liberties secured to them by tho constitution. I do not think wo are hero to demand blood be cause blood has been shed. We expect justice will be done and wo mean to see that justice is done. Wo aro not hero to attack any one man or set of men, Hut we will bo recreant to our duty If wo fail to declare hero and now that the responsibility of this last tragedy is to be laid at the door of those men who have taken the power, who having as sutned a high place, have by commta sion or omission, I care not which, pro cured or permitted those abhorcnt practices which have terminated in this shocking crhno." Mr. Frank S. Hlaek, places the re sponsibility. He said; The fear that has so long rested upon t ho city, tho subserviency that haH characterized Its Inhabitants should be flung off and tho truth should bo spoken Tho responsibility was not upon tho outlaw who llred tho shot. He was the product of corruption as much as his revolver was the product of invention Tho pistol responded to tho power that controlled it, the outlaw responded to tho power that created him. Against him you must mako tho charge of murder, but you must reach above him before you place tho responsibility for it. If he had not believed that ho would bo protected, If ho had not believed that murder was a part of the damnable trade in which he had embarked, ho would not have committed it. It Is no defense to those who aided and pro tected him to say that they deplore and disapprove of murder. They cannot defend against the charge that they did approve anu encourage, the course whoso logical and r.cccHsury end was murder. If tho ignorant and depraved crimi nal who did this wjtk, pursued that work to its logical conclusion, it Is not hi cause ho is worse than his superlots, but because he saw and accepted the sequence which they pretended not to see. The load upon "Hat" Shea's shoulders Is not one half as great its that upon the shoulders tif those who fostered him. If they had been honest, ho would have been linposKible. You may hang "Hat" Klieti and all hii friends, their succes sors will continue to rise up and will finally destroy you unless you cleanse the ditch out of which they sprung. The state of this country Is such that honest men should stand together. The laws of tlie country, poor in many vital respects, are so administered as to be practically nullified. They sny that John Ross exclaimed when ho held his brother's head, "If there wnsan Ameri can citizen here, that murderer would not escape." There wero American citizens there, scores and scores, true, bravo and steadfast. Hut I do not wonder at his exclamation when I think how ensy it is to bo an American citi zen and cheaply that honor can be ob tained. Tho right of suffrage is thrown at a foreigner almost before ho lands. Ten days after he becomes a citizen ho can vote. He may como from any quarter of tho globe, Ignorant, naked and unclean, and for tho asking this boon is bestowed upon him. It is be stowed as cheaply as a rag or a crust. What wonder that the foreigner who receives it thus, estimates it none to highly to bo sold. What wonder that poor John Ross, kneeling by his brother, murdered in the exercise and protection of his right o m i . I ,k il II, a AmHnrti to ihilni iw'tj tt . I. ! t K'l (lill (1 I M i f m i ( N i n ( it Hk i 5 tl i (i f iix (it, I ( Uu t dm li , . ( ' ht tk r 'imi t, mu it,. iv I Ik i-4v tt,,-.. , !, ! ft) ,! ,U I.-. '! V . v it - i, i n ' "! k-.l !'!fj f iin. w it" piKiin liftt iim l.t. 1 ! t w l Ucn in I'i" i!',-,1 inh f pi'us-t- fcn:,i,ti f. h iii. J n' di mi lit H i- ! 1 t -. I tit li : il the ikttitt !4sHtip ! iii.tiipiilisik.'.!'rlii I Hi li UtoVr )oi'tt t- Hi I tut, Sl i ;... ,i u- , hi. ,1 Tin i li , "m f --!-1 ton l a I, ;h . 1 ... i .1 l iva-il a w 11 a a vttn-.;il. al If ion h(. It,, i-oli' s.'!' I fn,1.. It, it wilt OM'iieh and kin k unit Uhd. r the ! h ;aii' of an nmtmil pul.'ie cot.x I. tv. I. l Wi iSin-tun hlit k. Mini- lin ktiit. in. nt ,ow, i. ( Hi .( im-n. )( l me mh a (, w thit t, " whVh I thliik iv peril netit IkCiiiiM. i!,. ( if Mi- crime ihnt hti tt n eiiiiiUiitiiMl, khin king enough a a ptitatc murder wit Inl'umt wih-m' when we eoiikider that il wa In tin-muse of human lib.-rty and gins government I hat our brother died And wo are glad while we mourn his death, we Htv glad to know that th name of Trey, If it goes down In tin- ages, will forever lie Inseparably linked w ith that of liss. I don't run a newnpaper and I can' speak every day, but when I do, let me say tho truth. If those are not your sentiments they are mine. Now let me ask you another question. Suppose crime is committed, what Is the thing to do? Now let me talk a few facts The llrst tiling Is to go to our district attorney. Now I will ask you if there is any man in this audience who dare say that John P. Kelley, our district attorney, will do his duty. Suppose an outsider seeks to find any redress, what can ho do? He can go to our grand jury. Now your grand jury as you know, is selected from a number of names put in a box. Now what is Un duly of tho county clerk in this respect? It Is so simple that any child could learn it and any child would bo de lighted to perform it, It Is simply that tho ballots that are placed In tho box which has glass sides, It formerly had wooden sides, and there never were any more than twenty-four names in tho box and when that was so it was Impossible to get u fair jury. Mr. Riley, the county clerk, when he was called upon recently, to send some wretched crimi nals lo state prison, who wanted to rob this country of its form of government, Mr. Riley refused to do his duty. He didn't shako the box. Who stood near him? The sheriff of this county, Mr, Herringlon. What did ho do to him? Did Flo say, Riley, that Is a sacred thing, you must obey tho law at any buzzard? Oh, no. He said, "Draw tho name," What did the county judge do? The county judge, Lewis R Criflilh, who has been elected to ad ministrate law In this county, stepped up and said, "That Is an outiago, that's fraudulent," and then he signed the certificate that It was u fairly drawn jury. Now gentlemen, what is going to be done? What are wo going to do about It? There are men in Troy. H there was a call to arms tonight how many men would shrink their duty in this audience? Net many, (Cries of none). Let mo say to you confidently We are going to have a committee Hp pointed and It Is going to be a vlgllanci committee. Aro you in favor (if It? What's the committee going to do? Now I will tell you that if you don't tell anynouy. J ho committee Is going to go to tho governor. Now don't lose heart because they are going to the governor, when they go to the gover nor t hey carry wit h them tho voice of tho people, which Is the voice of Cod. Do you think the governor of tills slat will stand up against It? We are going to link him for an extra term of oyer mid terminer and that a judge may lie tin pointed to hold It whom tho people can trust. And then we are going to say to tho attorney-general, "come over urn' help us," and lie will come. And lie Is going to stand In front of the glass- sided ballot box. and he Is going to say nil..,, ii I....I. .... .r .... ' Mi imcv, nil) liMllliy eieiK, nil", II -v. don't you dare to fuil In your duty, for inese are dangerous times," Now, gentlemen, In all HeriousnesH. because the way with this enthusiasm Is that it will suhiide. Tomorrow morning after we have stout or notslent. some of us will notsleeit iriueh, for these tilings lie very close to our hearts, to morrow morning the enlliusiar-m Is gone, v nut, win ne none.' a-k you ne-uln. you trust, me.' es, yes. I am not. afraid of liny man. I do not say it boast- Ingly, nut I want to have you know who Is going to have something-to do with this thing, so that if In two weeks vou don't see the Heaven's fall, you will not l .. .it .. . . i . . i 1 T oe uisaiipomiou. u may umecons i or- ably longer than that, but, gentlemen, l urn noi airaui or any thug or renoator. or saloon keeper, or keeper of bawdy houses, or politicians, or the senator from tho state of Now York. Spoke Against 1!oinanlsni. Bakclay, Kan., Mar. 20, 1894. Editor Tub American: The Rev. Dr. J. R. Dill, of Topeka, Kan., deliv ered a lecture in the Friends' Church, at this place on Sunday evening, Mar. 18, to a large and appreciative audionee, on Romanism vs. American Institu tions. Tho Doctor's lecture, in many respects, was a revelation to our people and community, on tho encroachments of Romanism, and will probably pro voke an earnest investigation of the subject. Respectfully, L. A. W. ' 1 I I I I t1ltltt,M i .i. tit lit ti tittii H tlt. t IN (U I tf tn I tl , i , i, I I I I .:.! ii 1 a i i -mil nl 1 . ;t It .. t hi i I 1 i, nS I' l I Hii U f l:n (itini 4' li-it i e. .. ,'-. i ' . I t ,i,l Wlsl,- l! I nt t, wili.li in,.'i I.. I. it j, ..I ihai a k tK.fil ef j .!! vi!.g.-o r al t'il li'icl tin w It. I , c I ,ti. l-.-l nn no- I.. Iv I'tvk. I'-ul ml ea'iiici (i, at ((.n tt I t H ut i alt. . i n well a'li l.i to tk l-tkial, 'i !!, We hei.l It.e w n-r iih" hand a A w i it mel leiie lo it.civa-- 'iii ep4 1 1,. I ,M . I I im fvn tew tin-1 i 1. 1, Sfc-ti, g i a ml lnj !, i--ii.ol ei'J llinl khe j, lull. ,j Ii1i,i. (f iiiit hu! rlum h We bale a li ne and itelite ti, an t.r tia)( a deleted follower ot ihe Hull lni;sT. We ,au a l ItiMKtei-, a itiKtl e! .! i ill. tli-el tu tiiihili!) am, I e a!o l a I'lilhidie, (.ihhI and I rue. We hae n I nt bolie lor iil leetnr nf ihe p-ift, and en el cry hnml Catholic have much In rejoice at. Tlint aeciirwd institution of moral lul quit,! your wiH-iilleil "little red school house" is Hot so bad here, but only Is" cause Ihe majority of tho teachers are followers of the only (rue church and that is the Holy Catholic, Where Pretest ant women leach, a child might better ho In thoonro of a harlot. In our political proferment what do we see? A Cat hoi le poHtiiiasler, because President Cleveland likes our church? No, hut because liedaresnot antagonize us neither dare any republican or democrat io Protestant politician be cause It moans political death, and this too In view of the fact that we arc out voted by heretical Protestants, 1 happen to he a republican Catholic, hut although a loyal republican my last vote went for our adored John P, Hopkins and not for the Baptist Swift, No true republican Catholic would think of voting for a Protestant, pro-vid-d the democratic party's opposing citiHiiiiato was a uatnoiic ami lust as long as the democratic party nominate Catholics, I will vote for them, not withstanding tho rottenness of tho democratic party. Then another thing, thank (iod, wo have to rejoice at and that Is that few Protestants are of the bigoted strip you are. 1 know that lliousiimlH of demo crats who are Protestants did not vote for tho Baptist Swift, and the election of Mr. Hopkins has opened tho eyes of Catholics to their power. Rant away, poor old A. P. A., you are doomed, your nasty "little red school house" will one day only live its a memory of disgrace, voiiroonsUluMon which knows no (iod will be abrogated and the true church will set the seal of holiness on public Instruction. I am not of the namby-pamby kind who would be easy with heretics. J he grand old days of the Spanish court of Inquiry Into faith, would be welcomed and rack and thuin-sorew, torch and ax, ball and chain would be a proper heritage for A. P. A's, A TuttK Catiiouo. i'iiki.an's i'Ari:it iiovcom:!). Archbishop h'nlii, of SI. I.oiils, fortmi lly Annoiiiiccs tint VVrstcni Watrliinati. 8'l LotJlH, March 17. A big sensa tion will be created among the Catho lics of this city tomorrow, when the following letter from Archbishop J. J. Kaln will bo read by the priests from their various pulpits: "To the Reverend Clergy of the Archdiocese of St. Lolus Rev. Dear Kir; The W'mlirn Yutlimin (and Its reprint, tho Hnmhn "Wulrlitnun), tt weekly paper edited by Rev, D. H, Phelan anil published In this city and professing to he "devoted lo the Inter- e-ts of tiu-Cathollc church In the wi-hI,'' is adjudged by us a most unfit piipi r to io Introduced Into our !ni hoi io fainl les. We regard 1 1 a subversive of the ecclesiastical discipline and even dangerous to the faith of our Catholic people, and therefore we feel hound to warn them against its baneful lullm-ncc and to entreat, thorn not to give It their support or encouragement. "Inasmuch as the reverend editor pays no hood to our admonitions, tiny, even defiantly denies our authority In the premises, we deem It our solemn duty as the guardian of the church's in ten sis to thus publicly warn the faith ful under our pastoral charge against a newspaper which falsely claims to he an exponent of Catholic thought. You are ordered to read this letter at all the masses In your church on the first Sun day after its reception. Yours very truly In Christ. John J. Kai.v. "Archbishop, Coadjutor and Adminis trator." It will bo remembered that It was Father U 'lielan who has so vigorously assailodiBlshop, Bonootim at Lincoln, and who aided Father Cor belt In his suit against the bishop. St. Louis, Mo., March 18.- -Rey, I). S. Phelan, editor of the Wcntrrn Watch, man, who was together with his paper, placed under the bun of ecclesiastical displeasure today In a letter from Archbishop, 'Kaln, read at all masses said In this arch-dlocese, has something to say In reply. Ho charges tho arch- hop with tricking him into an pology and retraction of editorial utterances. This dianimcnt the editor priest got hold of last Thursday and de stroyed before the archbishop's face, Path or Phelan today produced a letter of February 17, signed by the arch- h''..p t( ,U (- !,, ,4 the lliiid j-?, , y iiHim i , JijtilK,, a, iv i'l". lt-i I I. ml thmitil i , 1 1, iil l. - i t I H,, ito ., w, rw i. i. I a til Kg il...-.ill,. of t,. M''. ,-.e, I.i,!i.. li,.i,i 1 iSi'.m.i MoUUeio e! it. . t anil aiii'a'.inik . i II u U't( id (he nt, ted lii- nn I " i. iti M.h.,1 ; t.l ne. t i... t'awt lil t 'aim It-ill II. . an M,tt.p I, ml ji ,t, ( W, ex i ti .. w. i.. i, I mi,, r Ph Ian '! ' lie- Il.ll.l ', I-...II., it of II ,'!!, (I.i. ati i.'-i !-eii. Wi le hue!, ecnoi itlee id look aMel liitt H ! Hull are l. l, n hei k-iia1. In, Imtiiu! Cat Ik die Hi w pci 1 tt ile hi 1 1, le e the II n. ,iM.ti i.i wl lih otiinlioH U made l lie- an ht'itnp. I atgued II, ill the act Inn of the atrhhUhop .ik front (lie aul hot ill of Iho initltmt le of Hit (ieinl illiiei'M-a all Jul lilli linn olel I'ntltolie ptipctk of general i Irculntloti, Thettliid and delllei kt h'el HI cement llot-R lol git Willi IhO II ,ltl .'lillilH " nr. I,H'IH, Miiri'h Iti, -Tin' seal of eotidelltlliltion el Je-lelility ihi Hev, l, S. Phelittt II I id his Her, ihe lli.if n it II iifi iimuii, hv Aivliblxhop K it i II threaten to rcHiill In a bitter eonlest lH-foiv Mmisigtioro Satolll. Theslttui Hon bus Itoelt eolttpllentetl by it ehtlin set up by II. I''. Phelan tlint he owmt the pii'r, ami that Rev. Pnlhcr Phelan writes only as an employe. It has Is-en learned that l''at her Phelan, In nut lot pallou ol tlii arehhishop'sdenunelat Ion, sought last week to obtain from Mom slgnoro Satolll an order In the nature of an Injunction to prevent Issuance of the public condemnation, Tills re straining order was notobt iti I tied In Mine to prevent yesterday's aiinouiicement, hence an appeal has been sent to Men slgnoro Satolll. In addition II. Phelan has threatened the archbishop with civil prosecution. li,A(J TOItN IIOVYN. The Orange ICeplaeetl hy the (Jrci n. On the morning of March 17, at Haranae Lake, N, Y,, a largo silk orange Hag was Hying from the lofty pole in the city square. Hundreds of those who wore green ribbons angrily dismissed the mutter, and In tho fore noon It was decided that the Hag should come down. Much excitement pre vailed, as It was thought an attempt would be made by some totkocp It In place, A man was sent to haul It down, while many slued guard al tint post olllee, Kendall's store arid the Berkley house, ready to assist hfm If Interfer ence was attempted, The ropes would not work, and he was forced lo el I ml) to the top of the oiio-hundred-foot pole, which bent and shook under his weight, The orange flag was torn from the ropes and a green ono put In Its stead, ainhl the cheers of the crowd that had gathered. ( lie the Keritnls. Ciiicauo, March 17, Rdltor of Tine Ami-;I(K!AN; In tho lnlrr Omm of tho 17th appears a letter from a man whit does not want to die for anybody's Hug, In It he stales thai Iho Irish blood has been shed In defense of America. 1 wish to call his attention to the records In Washington, There he will find the number of troops who fought In the war from 1 HOI to I8'l."i, The following table was compiled from the records and shows the nationality and deser tions: Native Americans. , (ii-riuiiii Ii-ImIi HiMI-.li A iiioi-lr-iiiiH. , ImiuMmIi All ol lii'ls Total l.r,!'i, iii-Tr, In ni-rcrrit , Hi.l7 or s 77 " , ill :t', or i n , muii'ior tt.tfl " -l.-..rssi ,,r 'l & " , ft, i Hi or il.'i'H " 2, i-jk, :;im iisssari'iKs. Wlille I roois. l-'Kulii Willie I riiois, Vol i II I ei'l k I Oil it (1 I7H,,!I , 11. Ill I Tol ill ,. Illsll A Inl'l lf'llll . , . r,i-,un,"i H IIIT Cl lil. , 7 " 'li U t I'l-llt III I'lllh II li " j A II ot lii-i s In other words, of the I II, 11 Irish that enlisted, u,(hm7 deserted, and Ills reliably stated that the most of tliese desertions occurred after the recogni tion of lilt! confederacy by Pope Pius, the IX. It I also a fact that, of the fi per cent native Americans ruled us deserters (,", per cent of the ft -r cent went Roman Catholic. No, Mr. Kill lor, It fin I list me to think that there Is a man or institution that liarlsn-sauy forelgnlsm after promising to he a good cltl.en of our country . I do not think that there Is any room anywhere In this broad land for any flag bill the stars and stripes, and ess-elnlly not for a Hag that does not represent any country. The trouble seems to he ', hat a great majority of the lilsh and oilier emmb grants now landing tut our short- mis take the word frei (loin for license. Tills man says lie would not die for uny tody's Hag. 1 wish to say thai I for ono will lay down my life for "Old (ilory" or anything that It represents, The free public school without any sectarian Interference will settle all disputes In this country, and there will Is- no call from any quarter for an alien flag on tho mast head of city halls throughout this entire land. At some future time I would like lo take this mat U-r up anil give it a good airing in the press. Hoping to hear from tho man with no flag. I am yours truly, I.KO RtCIIAKDHON. - A Disgraceful (ntlicrtiig. The papists of Portland, Oregon, re cently held a meeting to lay plans to defeat the work of the A. P. A. Two hundred and one srsotis were present. The object of the meeting was to sys- ' i." .. i i.. loath ti.i l ..i. .tll.ttf Ik I l't , I 1 1,4 lm., ,i ,k. w It. i. iti,.! (.mmM I .. i i! , al It,,. , j, . li1. i, inn t. f.tti,n !..?!,. i t-u- 1 1 (., thai 11, M ' Pit -M.h i.t an, . of ), , , W-i.l,i. .,l Id a, ,t ,, lki w Hi, .Mil Hid.l. r ai,. Hi, mil a mm., I '. thai Ho- tsititbt ! n-l; that khaii. itt. saaltnw ihrt tMkl ttt,l it , ,,i,i, ,t.. l,i a n hate mat h Oe lo ktiai k M. Ihe ilei ) )ar tiji-ii III i ti i,e a ltd l kit I tie a h'e a lll iu ivtilitii lo I,, j) Im hi. h ilevll, abate, ktottk, Uai, A, P A, amt lU pit klthtil noiiid be i I, nin,, I , m wnithi n hk ii. r and datitiie.l for all il'inHi," , . iod atid eitiphalUi " Aim n" gin I. d I hi etliit I, The Juke of Ihe Kholi' ittaltor U, lhat matt) Iih It ho tlo liol Ik-long to the A. P. A, hiiMtlH. jdaiil mi Ihe paplsia blin k lift, slut lug Ihey tin not really know ho I lm A. P. A, nti', but any man whit ibire itol show hi colitis In these times, deserve to Is' Isiyi-ol led, IImoiiih'h rniii, Tlio I anal llt siill. The lrl result'; In Auror.i of lh Leyihm l'uniniliig affair ha oonm 1st fiire (hit public In the following manner: Heveral Catholic societies have en tered Into an agreement not to Irathi with an A. P. A. and supposed Mr. II. R. Wilcox, a merchant of Aurora, to ) nun of them, and accordingly began the iMtycott on hi m. In return Mr, Wilcox made allldavlt before a notary public and published tint same In tho Aurora limiimj I 'ml, The sworn stato--meut as Is follows; To Whom it Mav Ci iimckiin: 1 hereby state and afllrm that I am not a member of tho so-called A, P, A. Association, or any other secret society. That I have In my employ, and have hail for the past live years, two mem bers of the Cul hollo church, (1. R. Wll,cox. Subscribed and sworn to before mo, this UHth day of February, Hill. .1. J. Mi'Lau.kn, hkal. I Notary Public. H. C. Voted For the Selinul Hiiiiho, MlHHuliK! Vai.U-'.V, In., March li). Friend Thompson: Thinking you would like to hear from this corner of Cod's country, will say that wn have had two elections recently, In which the "pojsV own" and their sympathizers were not In It, They and tint above were not pleased with the first caucus, so they held ono of their own, In which they nominated two good men and endorsed oneofour's. The first election was for a councilman from each ward, and tho last for three school directors. Tho light was most bitterly contested by thu opposite side to defeat R. Robinson, a democrat, on account of his recent elec tion as stale vlco-presldent of the A. J. A's.but Ihey "got loft," notwithstanding cigars were freely given to defeat hlrri. Ho the work goes merrily on, We uro Increasing the membership of our conn. ell from t wo to fifteen every week, Tho little red school house ha como to stay. "Wo vole for the school house, we will save It or die." AN A. P, A. - MTV. When looklngnvcr TliK Amkiucam don't neglect to read Its advertisements and especially those of Pond's Kx tract Co,, who manufacture one. of the most popular proprietary medicines In tho country. - -The Marcluil A Hirillh Piano Com pany are offering sumo excellent in ducement to music lovers as will bo s-en by their advertisement In this paper. They are a reliable firm. r K P Dilli-nlteek the contrai-ior and builder Is getting ready to tin ml le all the tiiicliies-i which come his Way. Ho hits just mud" extensive Improvements In his shop at L-aveiiwori.il, ami ha purchased a fl u-, light, spring wa gon, horse and harness to haul sin. ill jugs buck and forth hawo-u the shop and the building. Ho look for an In crease In building thli spring. I I I 1 1. III SllfKKT TIIK.tTNK. The popularity of farce comedy has been heightened gn-nlly In the past few seasons hy strong variety itttrac lions that have lulu n a hold on tho public utid caused a decline In proy drama, And why? Because the erratic piibllu want nmiisoineiit, and d-.-piveitto the rieeessity of study at thothealro. When lleiishaw arid T- u Ib-oeck ciimo hi fore the public In fiiree comedy somii seven t'lirs ago, they gave a hilght, hree,y, lively performance I hut proved a success, and In doing so Immediately made friends with theatre goers, This season, which will be their last as farceurs, they will mako the attempt of their lives to duplicate and excel If Mtsslble, any of their previous effort as fun-makers, and to accomplish that end have hatl "Tho Now Nabobs" en tirely rev Iso J by William CHI, the author of "Adonis," "Old Jed I 'rout v." .1 ntc. .1 . . t. ...... . J 1 ami .uy nwooincari. "tint ftow NalHtbs" will appear at the Fifteenth Kite -t Theatre for one week, commenc ing wltli hunday mallneo, March Sloth. $20 to Salt Lake and San Francisco. That's ail It cost you vlnTI I K UN K )N PACIFIC; Wifto for the round trip. CorresKindlng low rate to all western points. Through llrst and second-class sleeH'rs and dining car. See your nearest Union Pacific agent, or Hakhy 1. Dkukl,, City Ticket Agent. X
