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JULY 15, 1904.
The Commoner.
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from William H. Ellis, who accompa
nied the young man on the steamer up,
to the time of his disappearance.
A decision has been rendered by the
house of lords to rehear the argu
ments in the controversy over the re
fusal of the Scotch Free Presbyterian
church to merge with the United Free
church. This may undo the great
work of Presbyterian union in Scot
land, which was the fruit of years of
effort.
the candidacy of President Roosevelt,
declaring that ho is "the true friend of
the negro" and that the latter's inter
ests will be safe in his hands.
An Associated press dispatch, under
date of Havana, CUba, July 6, says:
The house of representatives had a
quorum today for the first time since
congress convened, on April 4. The
radical soldier" members joined their
comrades of the moderate party in
bringing about this result. The house
approved the credentials of thirteen
new soldier congressmen. The mod
erates will control the organization of
the house. Unless a compromise be ef
fected, however, the deadlock will bo
resumed after the passage of the sol
diers' pay bill and other urgent legislation.
A repetition of the terrible flood
which swept over Kansaa City is
feared. The Kaw river and its tribu
taries, swollen by the recent incessant
rains, have overflown and the cities of
Armourdale, North Topelca and Wich
ita are deluged. So far, only three
lives, those of Mrs. Cass Woods and
her two children, have been lost, the
other residents having fled at the ap
proach of the floods. Armourdale is a
packing-house district and all busi
ness is suspended there.
The four Filipino students who
sought admission to the Dupont Man
ual Training High School at Louis
ville, Ky., have been informed that
their color debars them from entrance.
Prof. Mark of that school told them
that he had investigated the law and
found that the word "colored" applied
to negroes, Indians and the brown
races.
While burning some waste oil at
the Belgo-American oil works in Lan
der, Wyo., the keeper of the piant lost
control of the blaze and the flames ex
tended to an immense lake of oil. Im
mediately vast columns of smoke and
flames leaped into the air. It is feared,
that the flames will spread to two oth
er lakes even larger than this.
So John Doo was bound ovor to ap
pear at the next terra of court at Win
chester to stand trial for vagrancy on
the charge of Richard Roe. The fic
titious names of sureties employed In
the printed form wero solemnly writ
ten down, and Brown wont home. Hav
ing written tho document himself,
Brown felt bound by it, and in duo
season appeared for trial, but whether
lor his own vagrancy or that of tho
dog does not appear in tho record.
The Green Bag.
An Associated press dispatch under
date of Harrisburg, Pa., July 8, says:
Rev. Silas C. Swalow tonight mailed
a brief letter to National Chairman
Stewart at Chicago advising him of his
acceptance of tho nomination for yres
idont by the prohibitionist national
convention at Indianapoiis, June 30.
An Associated press dispatch, under
date of Frankfort, Ky., July 6, says:
General Joseph H. Lewis, famous as
commander of the "Orphan brigade"
in the confederacy, dropped dead to
day. He was chief justice of the court
of appeals for more than twenty years.
A Texas planter has filed a suit to
prevent the United States government
from carrying on any experiments
with the Guatemalan ant, which is
supposed to exterminate the boll wee
vil. The department of agriculture
has submitted the matter to the de
partment of justice.- The government
will, of course, abide by the decision
of the courts.
An Associated press dispatch, under
date of London, July 8, says: In the
course of the discussion of the Irish
l&nd M'J in the house of common to
day, Timothy M. Healy, nationalist,
Hci'cdy attacked John Redmond, the
Irish leader, for selling his estate on
the basis of twenty-four and a half
year purchase. His remarks were
greeted with a prolonged uproar and
cries of traitor." Mr. Healy said
the nationalists had honored him
(Healy) by turning him out of the
party, in December, 1900. This state
ment was fiercely resented by tho na
tionalists and Mr. Healy, who was
unalle to proceed, left his seat.
Better Than Btxriwim's
Speaking of circuses, do you recall
that wonderful all-Btar performance
we held in the barn for three, or four
weeks after Bamum came to town?
The admission was five pins. One of
the prize stunts was done by Nifty
Robinson, who used to go up a l&ddor
hand over hand, cross over among tho
rafters on another short laddei and
so down on the other side on still an
other ladder. This stunt went well
with tho crowd until Mrs. Robinson,
coming into the barn one day, looked
up and saw with deep horror her off
spring's little legs dangling in space.
As there was a scythe, a rake (teeth
up) and a saw or two on the barn floor
or onx the Avails, sho raised a loud
feminine outcry that brought the cir
cus to a close, Nifty being led from
the scene of his triumphs by the ear.
After that we all tried the stunt and
found it was "dead easy."
Feeny Jones, looking around for
something to do, and remembering
tho sword-swallowing act, stumped the
crowd to try it, using the scythe as
tho Hindu juggler used the sword,
but nobody would begin, so the pro- I
ject fell through, luckily; otherwise I
some small boy certainly would have
been cut in two. Minneapolis Journal.
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The fiftieth anniversary of tho birth
of the republican party was cele
brated at Loomis Park, Jackson,
Mich., by a gathering of 5,000 people.
It was at that place 50 years ago that
the 'first state convention acting un
der the name "republican" was held.
While Mrs. Edward Stonebreaker of
Ishpeming, Mich., was walking in the
street with her three-yearrold boy, tho
little fellow was hit. in the hear by a
skyrocket and instantly killed.
An Associated press dispatch, under
date of St. Louis, Mo., July 6, says:
After nominating two persons for
president of tho United States, both
of whom declined to accept, the con
vention of the national liberty party,
an organization of negroes which con
vened here today, decided to indorse
Rosebud Excursion Rates.
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
agents will sell special excursion tick
ets daily from July'l to July 23 at
one and one-third fare for round trip
to aonesteel, Fairfax and ifankton,
account opening for settlement of un
a' lot ltd lands in Rosebud Indian
Agency, South Dakota. Passengcis
may return on any date up to August
31, 1904. Rate, Lincoln to Boncsteel
and return, on sale daily July 1 10
23, $9.30; Lincoln to Fairfax, S. D.,
and return. $9.10. Return limit Aug
ust 31. A two-cent stamp will bring
you full information regarding the
registration. R. W. McGinnla. Gen
eral Agent, Lincoln, Neb. City office.
The Letter of the Law
Most Indiana lawyers during the
past seventy years have heard the
story of Cuppy's recognizance, but the
tale has not traveled far out of the
state, and, especially since it pos
sesses the merit of truth, it is woithy
of perpetuation in a wider field.
When, in 1835, Salamonie township
In Jay, then Randolph, c.ounty was
organized, one Henry H. Cuppy was
chosen to sit as the local 'squire. His
first case was about a dog. William
Bunch had been offended by Philip
Brown's dog, and brought an action
to require the owner to make the ani
mal, which was reputed to be cross,
keep the peace. Brown was arrested
and brought to the magistrate's log
cabin in the woods for a hearing. He
admitted the charge; the law was la
boriously examined, and an order was
entered that the defendant should be
bound over to the higher court.
But now the judge was in a great
dilemma, for there fell upon him the
necessity of drawing a recognizance.
After long and diligent search, with
the aid of the parties and witnesses, a
form entitled "recognizance" was
found in the vagrancy act. Cuppy,
being an indifferent scribe, invited the
defendant, who had some education,
to write the instrument, which he
forthwith set himself to do. He soon
came to the words "John Doc and
Richard Boe" in the form, and sug
gested to the 'squire that they did not
seem to fit the case. Cuppy deliber
ated seriously for a spell, and then
decided
"Them words is in the law. I didn't
make the law an' I didn't put 'em thar.
Ef it ain't riKht. 'tain my fault. You
Three Po.rts in One
There are three prominent part3 to
the republican platform. Part one is
Roosevelt; part two is more Roose
velt; the remainder is the rest of
Roosevelt. Nothing like a variety to
give spice to it. Johnstown (Pa.)
Democrat.
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