The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899, March 23, 1894, Page 5, Image 5

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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
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Qultv:We have iinwihIiU'iI In
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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
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hNho tmtnictpttl. Unit tln'iv t a law
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o nl oteatimt f Ibe human Inl' ILvl,
the iiitilulioii nf Die I'liit.'il siat, ,
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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