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The Valentine Democrat
VALENTINE , XEB.
M. RICE. . . . - Publisher.
BELIEF FJMWI NATION
COV1SKXM15NT TAKES ACTION TO
THE 1'L.CRRY.
the People Should
HI ttv I-'uMtiumcittally Sound
C MMtkioifc > Arc , and lloxv
It fe t * > B emie Panicky.
Tw stem Us * muuicial flttrry extend -
aJI tmtMomm President Roosevelt
tfcurinr * th tasmu c of $100-
* * . of g vrnm t securities. and
CMMti rd the nrckm with a pl * t to the
I * < > f i to r * nise the fundamental
iMtBdncMi rf Am ? riea * business , take
mony from safe deposit boxes
* t it tot * tn * channels of trade.
M * r ca4s ts > Unia prevailing as
a msinatinn of popular fright and
eurrt-nejr fimtam ,
SUM * tl + . * . * 4 of tfee securities
will be in 3 per ew t treasury notes
Ki > dft * la a y * r an * available as cir-
rttu < * tuac KMvdittm the iasnt will add
. * * . to th * eunreecy. This
* far t * e re the currency fam-
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Th - pnrt Mt' i iMHirtes words
arspecte4 t ernn U suspicion
* hicfc ha * * M 4 ren to national
ba : k > out uttfjr UB the part of d epos-
it. . r. hM vm the part of other finan-
insOuufcma. The president gives
* il hc d to complaints from the
weat that the New York
banks are naidlin. money. He states
ibai the rattef OMAWtre * must especial
ly W ftrtMiA a to crop movements.
Kirqr MftiMon * of Panama bonds
bo 4d * will he ftMted lt accordance
Mill h * lmm > < in accordance
ie to pay for the canal con-
Tby wilt pay 2 per cent.
SUO0TS OXVN DAUGHTER.
MM | . MeLiMisahsm. Prominent Cnlifor-
MSM * . T4M lvls Own Life.
MttJ. Frank McLauchtttt. a promin
ent pottfiriaa and capitalist , of Santa
Cruz , Calif. , shot his daughter Agnes
in th temple. the bullet coming out
th other side of her head. Soon
afterwards he rnmmlrted suicide.
After the tsxMtrinc Hal. KcLaugh-
ln : t > f huned to farmer I4e C. Gov.
Jrt-r u r ( imc 4ow immediately tel
l ha * * kilted mar danshter A nes
an.j I mtond ktti myself. "
He told Mr. Jeter to brine & loc-
t T Mr. Jeter and a friend jumped
ii.t * s sCsjr aad drove to MaJ. Me- |
LiLi < Hliaa' a d . where they arrived
n traU s him hreathtec Bis last.
H- had taken prvaafte acid. In the
r--tus strar vh r * the hody was found
a iittosher rf letters were discovered
aMr : sed to different persons. One
t f rHsi was addressed to McPherson
Jt WaidrtNB. proprietors of the Santa
Ouz Svatiaei. whidt read :
D * r Friends : Please treat 017
SB * morjr as ksndhj as y < m can. Dur
ing my Hfe 1 dd BMseh vaod and but
ttt.-
H - wrote to Dr. F. E. Morgan
that he was ftsanrlstlj emfear-
aad that he was soinc to "end
* *
It aiL
HJ. wife died jast two rears ago
au i he chertahed her ase ftory s&c-
r - l.The daasjhter wheat he shot
* 32 years old.
Mr McLas alte was on of the
mwn men in California and a
tf the rvpcthtiean party. His
made him many friends.
OLT OP ,290.
r Ji is v5 Chicago 3fan
f Com.
Hunkeed out of 52.3W of his serf -
f rf years , while he beUered "dev-
ere beta * driven out of his body.
the experience of John Schultz.
vt Chicago , as related by him to CapL
P D. OBrir L p the advice of the
fortune teller he consulted H. Mor-
eta. a ettarvwya&t.
The professor is said to have cried ,
you a > f U of detrite moA evil spir
it * . TOST insary hi full of spirits. If
they are not driven out yoc wfll die. "
SchuMs was ordered to ® o to hi *
bank and dw out all his y and
tb * o return to the studio. He came
hoxk to the spteituattsfs home with I
$ : .2 M in bills.
"This must be burned ami tl-ft mon-
-y will comif back to you In gjld and
th > devite will leave you. " Mereta. is
ailetjed to have said.
The money was b ra d. " The gold
to materialiae and Schults com-
to the poMca. When detectives
-reached the Warreat av * * e house
Irof. Moreta was missing. They were
told by the woman that he was in
Mexico mm changing the bills into
sold.
Prtte > s xid the Railroads.
In a letter to IL E. Harman. proei-
d et of the Sovtheast Trade Press as-
ciatton. ChairmaH MeLlnden , de
clares there ht no way to prevent rail-
ipers from , entering
to earchange transporta-
fer advertfwln providing the
lector say * . At ht de e OH a dollar for
in Revolt.
Three hus d * d siu4 MU at Mount
Oarmsi. IIL. are ht rebellion because
nbe pn-oldtnt of the Southern Col-
inetitute has prohibited young-
students from , keep-
pmny with each other.
dcj11 ve Stock .Market.
flaturday's uotationn on the Sioux
City live UK.-k m-irket foliow : T > ; >
55. 5. Top beeves. 53.55.
UTE "WAR , " SEEMS OVER.
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Some of Braves Have Decided to Go
to AVork.
"No work , no food , " the dictum of
the interior department , has been ac
cepted by the renegade Utes at Thun
der Butte , S. D. Saturday's advices ,
received at the headquarters of the
department of the Missouri from the
forces in the field , indicate the war is
over without bloodshed and that di
plomacy has won the day.
Col. Frank West , in command of
the Second cavalry , reports that fifty
or more of the Indians have finally
concluded to go to work and that oth
ers are likely to follow their exam
ples. Work has been found for them
on the Milwaukee extension north of
Thunder Butte. This is regarded as
almost a solution of the Indian trou
bles.
bles.West
West reports that the show of
force has had a salutary effect upon
the unruly Indians , indicating to them
that the government does not intend
to temporize with them in any way.
The Indians are now quiet. The
troops will probably remain in the
neighborhood for some little time yet ,
as it is feared the Utes may weaken
in their willingness to work if the sol
diers are withdrawn now.
Reports received in Sturgis , S. D. ,
from the White Horse stibngency on
Moreau river , say that the Ute Indians
are slipping away from the camp , a
few at a time. The Sioux Indians say
If the Utes don't leave there they will
kill them.
The troops now in the field are as
follows : One company of the Six
teenth infantry at Gettysburg ; one
company at Agency , with a small de
tachment of cavalry ; Troop K , Second
end cavalry , at White Horse , forty-
five miles from Agency ; a detachment
of cavalry at Green Grass , thirty
miles away ; and eleven troops of the
Second cavalry near the mouth of
Thunder Butte creek , fifty miles from
White Horse. The latter have a gun
platoon. ,
AV03IAN TAKES POISON.
Reason Assigned for Act of Author
and Poetess.
Nora May French , poetess and au
thor , ended her life by taking cyanide
of potassium at the bungalow of the
poet. George F. Sterling , at Camel-by-
the-Sea , a colonly of artists and writ
ers on the Pacific ocean below Mon
terey , Cal. Xo reason can be assign
ed for the suicidal act , and her friends
seek in vain for some explanation for
the impulse v.-hK-h prompted her to
take her life in such a sudden and
tragic manner. Miss French enjoyed
good health , and her life to all ap
pearances ran smoothly , giving every
promise of a brilliant career. For
some years past she had been a con
tributor to various coast magazines ,
and some of her verses have found
their way into eastern publications.
Miss French came here originally
from Los Angeles , where her father
now resides. She was 24 years of
age.
OPENS AV1TIIOTJT DISORDER.
'Third Russian 3'arliamcnt Assembles
in St. Petersburg ; .
The third Russian parliament was
opened in Tauride palace , St. Peters
burg , at 11 o'clock Thursday morn-
Ing' , iun the presence of Premier Stoly-
pin and the cabinet , by M. Colubor ,
vice president of the council of the
empire. The religious service preced
ing the opening was conducted by the
, Metropolitan Antonius and a large
number of bishops and other ecclesi
astics , and was made the occasion for
a great display of patriotic enthusiasm
on the part of the conservative and
moderate members. The emperor was
vigorously cheered. The city was
perfectly quiet. A few hundred students -
'
dents gathered in the vicinity of the
i palace , but they did not attempt to
'make ' a demonstration.
: > IRS. SLADEK ACQUITTED.
Chicago Jury Finds She Did > 5ot Poi
son Mother.
Mrs. Mary Sladek , of Chicago , who
during her trial on a charge of having -
, ing poisoned her mother , Mrs. Mary
Mette , has attracted more than usual
attention as the mother of the "jail
, baby , " was acquitted Friday night by
a jury in Judge Chytrans' court. Mrs.
Sladek is still under indictment for
the death of her father.
A pathetic feature of the case was
the birth to Mrs. Sladek at the county
hcspital eight weeks ago of a girl
baby. By a special order of the court
Mrs. Sladek was removed from the
jail in order that the child might not
bear an unnecessary stigma.
Hamburg Broker Ends Life.
, J. Ballln , a stock broker of Ham
burg , and brother of Albert Ballin , di
rector gener ; of the Hamburg-Ameri
can steamship line , committed suicide
in the lavatory of the local bourse by
shooting. The reason for the act is
not known.
Actor Charles A. Drew Dead.
Charles A. Drew , formerly a mem
ber of Frank Daniels' Sergeant Brue
company , who retired last June after
being on the stage for forty-four
years. Is dead at his home in New
York of heart disease. Mr. Drew was
61 years old.
AVa es of Miners Are Cut.
A 5 per cent cut in wages has been
announced by the Massachusetts Con
solidated mines , the Continental and
Alloueze companies and the Quincy
mines , near Calumet , Mich. About
3,500 men are affected.
American Arrested In Paris.
The Paris police , at the request of
the authorities at Scotland Yard ,
LondonThursday arrested John Will
iam Reid , of St. Louis. Mo. , en ' . ! :
charge cf swindling : .
BARNEY EXDS LIFE.
Deposed Banker Sends a Bullet Into
His Body.
Cfiar'es ' Tracy Barney , of Xew
York , the deposed president of the
Knickerbocker Trust company , and
until recently a power in the fnancial
world , shot and killed himself in his
home Thursday.
In distress of mind over the dissi
pation of his private fortune and the
loss of his high standing among busi
ness associates and intimate acquaint
ances find the hidden drift that broke
his health and reason.
Mr. Barney , who-was in his 57th
year , shot himself while alone in his
chamber at the rear of the second
floor of his home. The bullet entered
below the heart and lodged under the
left shoulder blade. He died about
2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon af
ter suffering intensely.
Mr. Barney's undoing came with
the disclosures in the Knickerbocker
Trust company management , which
followed the failure of Otto Heinze &
Co. On the afternoon of Oct. 21 the
National Bank of Commerce notified
the clearing house association that it
would not longer clear for the Knick
erbocker Trust company. A meeting
of the trust company directors was
hurriedly called. That night Mr.
Barney resigned the presidency. The
following day there was a run on the
Knickerbocker company Which forced
it to suspend. Mr. Barney , who had
seen the institution grow to be the
holder of $65,000,000 of trust deposits ,
took the matter greatly to heart.
The Knockerbocker Trust company ,
of which Barney was president , and
which closed its doors at the begin
ning of the recent financial crisis , was
one of the largest trust companies in
the city and had liabilities estimated
at from $60,000,000 to $70,000.000.
Mr. Barney hud long been prominent
in the financial life of New Ycrk and
was interested in many and various
enterprises. His wife is a sister of
the late William C. Whitney.
SWINDLE EXPOSED.
One of the Cleverest Frauds of Re
cent Years.
An alleged copy of Noah's diary , en
graved upon a copper tablet , dug up
in Michigan and offered for sale to a
Wisconsin collector , has resulted in
uncovering one of the cleverest fake
relic swindles of recent years.
A former secretary of state , who re
tired under charges some years ago ,
is implicated In the affair , and with
him are a university museum curator
and other Michigan men. Michigan
copper formed the basis of the enter
prise , which consisted in manufactur
ing battle axes and other ancient
relics out of copper , paint them green
to represent verdigris , dipping them
in a corrosive acd ! and burying them
in mounds , after which they were dug
up by relic hunting expeditions under
the leadership of the promoters. *
It is saVl the relics were sold to
colleges and museums oil over thf
country.
MUST PAY INSURANCE.
A Decision Against Companies in San
Francisco.
A verdict against a fire insurance
company affecting nearly all the suits
in which earthquake clauses in poli
cies have constituted the main de
fense , was rendered in the United
States circuit court. Judge Van Fleet
ordered the jury to return a verdict
in- favor of the plaintiff.
The case was that of Leon Willard
& Co. , of San Francisco , against the
Williamsburg Fire Insurance com
pany. The amount awarded was $2.-
500 , the full amount sued for , with
interest at 7 per cent from date of the
earthquake , April 18 , 1906. The rul
ing of the court followed closely in
line with that of Judge Whitson in the
Bergin case some time ago.
The defendant company basotl its
defense on the clause in its policies
which reads that it would not be lia
ble for loss occasioned by or through
volcano , earthquake , etc.
MURDERED HER 3IIS'JTC3iSS. :
Girl Confesses AVhen Pleaecd
Under Arrest.
Wearing a silk underskirt and oth
er clothing of her dead mistress , Clara
Barrow , a negro girl about IS years
of age , was Friday placed under ar
rest in Ne\v Orleans , .and confessed to
having murdered Mrs. iBessie Carttr
at the latter's residence in the French
quarter.
The girl , who had long been em-
plr ed as a maid at Mrs. Carter's , was
the first to give the alarm , and was
suspected by the police soon after .they
began an investigation. When put
through a "sweating" process she
broke down and acknowledged that It
was she who had inflicted with a
hatchet the ghastly wounds in Mrs '
Carter's neck and head.
Loses "Smoke" Case : AVill Close.
The smelter of the United' States
Smelting and Refining company at
Bingham Junction , Utah , which em
ploys 1,000 men , will be closed down
at once. The affirmation by the
United States court of appeals of the
injunctions against the smelters in the
"smoke" case is the reason given foi
the action.
Rev. Benjamin Graff Cleared.
A jury at Joliet , 111. , Thursday ac
quitted Rev. Benjamin F. Graff , a
former Baptist minister , who was ac
cused of forgery in connection with an
insurance application. In a previous
trial the jury disagreed.
Spy Confesses His Guilt.
Ensign Ulmo , of the French army ,
who was arrested last month at Tour -
' -r , changed vith being a Fjy , ccv-
his guilt Thursday
DEMANDS THAT BANK CLOSE.
An Eccentric Character Causes a Stir
at I'lainview.
Marsh Van Dover , a character living
ing- east of Plainview , created considerable -
siderable stir there Tuesday morning
I by demanding possession of the Se-
j curity State bank and ordering the
postmaster to close up the govern-
ment's business. Shortly after the
bank opened Van Dover appeared at
the Security bank and asked if the
president , O. E. Engler , if he was
ready to turn over the money , in the
bank to him. IMr. Engler politely
informed the unfortunate man that he
would not , whereupon Van Dover
stated that he would go over to the
postoffice and then come back afte -
funds. At the postoffice Van Dover
ordered Postmaster D. L. Crellen to
close up the office , as it was not neeJ-
ed in Plainview any longer. Thori he
went to the bank. Here he ajiain de
manded all the money there was in the
institution , and became so insistent
that President Engler was obliged to
drive him out of the building at the
point of a revolver. Van Dover then
climbed into his vehicle and went
home. He was followed by Marshal
F. Tepner and several deputies , who
carried a warrant for his arrest. Ar
riving at the home of Van Dover they
were refused admittance , whereupon
they proceeded to force the door
open. The marshal and constable
stated their wants and Mr. Van Dover
picked up a chair and swung it violently
lently at the officers. Tepner
swung his club at this point and
smashed Van Dover's nose , after
which he was docile and willing'to
return to town. He was placed in
the city jail and late in the afternoon
Sheriff Dwyer , of Pierce , took him to
the county jail.
Van Dover is an eccentric character
who has made a great deal of trouble
in these parts at different times. He
will undoubtedly be sent to the in
sane asylum.
KITCHEN DANCE TO ARCADE.
Girl Says There is AVlierc .She Met
Woman Who Led Her to Shame.
Smith the gir7
Xancy , 14-year-old
who was taken by the police front
the XUith street Arcade Thursday
night'at Omaha , told the story of the
alleged attempt to induce her to lead
a disreputable life when she \vat-
i taken before the juvenile court Monday -
[ day morning. Following her arrest
the woman who invited her to the
Arpade and who is herself an inmate
was arrested on a charge of procuring
and is still held at the city jail. As
a result of the evidence given by the
little girl some more arrests probably
will follow. She said she met the
woman at a kitchen dance in Council
131uffs and was invited to go to the
woman's room in the Arcade , where
! arrangements were made to leave her
stay there. She was found by the
police a couple of hours later and
taken to the station. She will remain
at the Detention school by order of
the court.
QUARANTINE PUT IN FORCE.
Governor Sheldon Takes Steps for In
spection of Stock.
Stock sent from western Nebraska
to eastern Nebraska markets must be
subjected to the same regulations as
stock in transit on interstate business
New regulations just decided upon by
Gov. Sheldon will go into effect on
December 1. The quarantine is what
has been demanded by live stock in
terests for some lime as a preventative -
tative against the spread of scabie1
and other diseases of cattle. Gov
ernor Sheldon has not issued the for
mal order of quarantine but he has
decided that stock shipments in the
state from western Nebraska shall be
subjected to the same regulations as
the government imposes on stock
shipped between states. The govern
ment inspector will be made deputy
state inspector and will operate with
the state officers. The movement is
of utmost importance to cattle "in
terests.
3fAY COST EYESIGHT.
Utiea Man Throws Lighted Match
Into Powder Can.
Jerry Barber , who lives in the south
part of Utica , tried to see how quick
a can of powder would explode. He
' lighted a match and threw it into the
can , which contains about six tablespoonfuls -
spoonfuls of powder. The can was
thrown into the air and struck him
in the face , badly burning it and very
nearly putting out both of nis eyes.
He was taken to a doctor , who dressed
, his wounds , but who could do nothing
for his eyes. He was taken to Seward
to an occulist , who will look after his
eyes. It is very doubtful whether
they can be saved.
Builds Big Dam.
After the Battle Creek roller mill's
dam went out last summer repeated
attempts were made to put in anoth
er one , but each attempt was a fail
ure. The owners then decided to put
in a cement dam , which has just
been finished. It is twenty feet from
top to bottom , sixty feet long and
has two wings at each end.
Clmtlron Brakenian J > ies.
George Glover , a brakeman residing
at Chadron , had his arm so badly lac
erated by the cars in the yards there
that he died from loss of blood. He
was about 30 years old and leaves a
-vife aftd two children.
Run Down hy Train and Killed.
Edmund Garner , of Lexington , who
was run over by train No. 6 at Brady
Island , died. The accident occurred
in some manner unknown. He was
taken to Lexington and found to be
so badly injured that it was neces
sary to amputate both limbs.
Trains on Mil ford Cut-Off.
The Burlington railroad Thursday
morning operated trains by way of
the Millford cut-pfl" This branch has
just been com ; ' . * .J ai < l is about _ >
s in length.
OMAHA INDIANS WIN CONTEST.
Permitted to Have Allotments in the
Osu rc Nation.
Reliable information has just been
received atValthill that the Paul
family , consisting of some forty per
sons , have won a contest asking that
the family be allotted on the Osage
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reservation at Pawhuska. Okla. This
family consists of the Atkins , Fuller ,
Wheeler , Scott. Stephens , Boyles , and
Moncravie families and are mixed
blood Omaha Indians , who received
partial allotments on the Omaha res
ervation under the Fletcher allot
ment i" 1S44. All of these families
were transferred about 1895. to the
Osage nation in Oklahoma , and were
admitted , under a contest , to a mem
bership tr > thut tribe on Indians. Af
ter a , nujnte'r of years the Osage tribe
secured land by treaty and another
content was filed. While the allot
ment was being made last August a
cor.tost wu > filed by the tribe objectIng -
Ing to the allotment of these families ,
contending that they were not Osage
Indians and that they had received
allotments on another reservation.
The cortrst was passed upon by the
alloting commission adversely and
carried to the Department of the In
terior on appeal and resulted suc
cessfully to the families named. It
has not yet been "determined whether
the proceedings will be carried fur
ther. All1 of these families are de
scendants of Mary Jane Paul , an Oma
ha Indian woman , who was allotted
with her children on the Omaha res
ervation in 1SS4. The familiy is wide
ly known over the state.
TOO MUCH WORK AT NIGHT.
Telephone Company Seeks to Divert
This Business.
Patrons of the toll lines of the Ne
braska Telephone company use the
lines so often at night to secure the *
advantage of the cheaper rates that
the company has applied to the rail
road commission for permission to
shorten the night hours and give the
'lay staff something to do. The con-
lition was set forth to the board by
Vice President Vance Lane and Attor
ney W. W. Morsman for the company.
They said that so many business men
waited with their , long distance calls
until night that the work of the night
force was rapidly increasing and busi
ness was becoming so congested that
; t was impossible to handle it to the
best advantage. The proposition was
made to reduce the number of hours
when night rates are in effect.
At present reduced charges are
made on ( telephone connections be
tween the hours of G p. in. and 6 a.
rn. in Nebraska. There are no night
rates for points in Iowa. Missouri
and Kansas.
OLD TAX CLAIM ON STATE1IOFSE.
Keal Estateat Nebraska's Executive
Mansion Liable to Sale.
j Unless the state of Nebraska pays
{ $415.78 into the treasury of Cass
j county the executive mansion near
the state house may be disposed of
at tax sale and Governor Sheldon
Jeprived of his official residence. The
IS98 taxes were not paid on the prop
erty when D. E. Thompson , present
ambassador to Mexico , sold it to the
state in 1S99 for $1,990. The two lots
on which the mansion stands were
sold by the county treasurer in Jan-1
aaiy , 1906 , under the tax law. Treas
urer Berry bought them in for the
county and issued a certificate , which
he now holds. The fii-st person w&o
calls on the county treasurer and pays' '
over the amount due will be entitled
to receive the tax certificate against
the mansion.
EMERGENCY CORN RATE.
Nebraska Commission Grunts the Bur
lington Request.
Announcement has been made by
the state railroad commission that the
Burlington road will put in an emergency - ,
gency rate on corn for feeding purposes - j
poses to a region in the state where
the crop was light. The road some
clays ago asked permission , which the
j commission granted. The tariff sheets
I will son be issued. The reduction will
not be definitely known until the rates
are published , but it will be 10 to 20
per cent of the present long Distance
tariff rates. Southwestern Kansas will
be nebenfitted as well as Nebraska. '
Improvements at Plainview.
A deal has just been completec
whereby P. F. Boyens , a furniture
dealer of Plainview , came into posses
sion of the large frame building on
Main street occupied by C. F. Kalk ,
a pioneer merchant. Mr. Kalk imme
diately started the erection of a fine
brick store building on one of the
most desirable corners.
Stolen Property and Man Found.
Sheriff E. B. Lyon returned from
Hot Springs , S. D. , having in custody
the man who on the night of Nov. 5
took a horse belonging to John I.
Davis , of Harrison. Besides taking
the horse the fellow is said to have
burglarized the harness shop of Fran
cis Deuel and stolen a revolver , some
ammunition and other articles.
Lcc Smith Has Prize Ear of Corn.
Lee Smith , of De Soto has proven
the agricultural world that he can
raise corn that no man need ever be
ashamed of. In a world-wide contest
Mr. Smith took second prize for larg
est ear of corn. Recently Mr. Smith-
picked an ear of corn from his field
that made his prize look small.
May Bring : Rack a Bride.
Marsh Marston , of the United States
Balloting party on the Pine Ridge res
ervation , left for the East last Mon
day on a vacation , and it is under
stood he is to be married. He has
been with the allotment work on the.
Pine Ridge for two years.
Wyniore Store Robbed.
The clothing store of G. P. Red-
nltsky , of Wyr.nre , was entered by
cui iars v.he se > \C c , r all amount
of goods. There is no clue.
Wave of Reform Is Not Stayed .
as It Rushes Over Fair .
. Dixie Land. |
CHANGE BENEFITS NEdCDES ,
William E. Curtis Writes of the-- j
' Hemarkafcle Impetus of Crusade - |
sade Against Drink.
3 Prohibition is the only political issuer . |
' in the South , writes William K. Curtis
in the Chicago Record-Herald. The cn-j
tire population is now lined -up on one- ' (
side or the other. There is HO dis- jl
tiuct prohibition party , but both of the-
old parties have put planks : : i their
platforms advocating the abolition od
the liquor trallie and at local options
the members of both are foaiui voting
for and against local " option aaa pror-
hibition. v \ ,
The strongest argument In favor of * „
prohibition is the invperative necessity
of keeping whisky out of th-j rerjcli of ,
the reckless , lawless colored element- i
That argument carried Georgia ami is-
proviug equally strong in other States j
because it is believed that nearly all , / - ,
the crimes , the assaults that le.ul to-
lyiu-hings , are clue to whisky.
Georgia has taken the lead in the
movement. Great impetus was givenf
to it by the race riots that occurred
at Atlanta last spring and were pro
voked by drunken negroes. '
Georgia has a general prohibition '
law , and the sale of liquor 13 absJutc-
ly prohibited throughout that State.
In Alabama a law has recently been-
passed authorizing each county to ota
on the liquor question , and a large ma
jority of the counaies have already voted
ed for prohibition. It is predicted that
the next Legislature will pass a gen
eral prohibition law.
In Arkansas a similar law prevails , ,
and sixty out of seventy-eight counties-
have adopted prohibition ,
t In Florida thirty out of forty-five-
. counties have suppressed nil saloons ,
! and the Democratic party has declared
for prohibition. This means the adop
tion of a general prohibition law at
ithe next se-sion of the Legislature.
In Kentucky mirabile dictu the
sale of liquor is prohibited in a.4 but
four of the 110 counties of Hie State ,
and even in those every saloon is closed1
on Sunday.
In Louisiana1 sev n-eighths of the-1
counties are dry. and there is a law ,
prohibiting what are called "jug
trains. " ISefore this law was passed-
accommodation trains used to run Irom
cities and towns where liquor was sold
into the "dry counties" on Saturdays-
so that thirsty citizens could buy a
supply for Sunday.
" Mississippi has had county local op
tion for several years , and in sixty-
eight out of seventy-five counties there
are laws prohibiting not on5y the sale
of liquor , but it must not be'given ,
away. A man may be sent to jail for' '
inviting a visitor to take a drink with
him in his own house. This law Is
habitually evaded by placing the bottle
and the glasses on the sideboard or the
mantelpiece , where visitors can help-
themselves.
South Carolina has recently repealed
the dispensary law and adopted county
option instead , and it is expected that |
a general prohibition law will be pass-j
ed at the next session of the Legisla
ture , f
In North Carolina Gov. Glenn , whoi
is leader of the Democratic party , is =
also leader of the prohibition movement - !
ment and is stumping the State in support - '
port of it.
In Tennessee liquor is sold in but ;
three counties. Its sale is absolutely I
prohibited everywhere else , and thej
members of the next Legislature from
other parts of the State will probably
wipe out those wet spots ac the next
session.
In Texas two-thirds of the counties-
have adopted absolute prohibition and
have made it unlawful to give away
as well as to sell liquor , as in .Missis
sippi. Prohibition is the principal is
sue of the campaign now in progress. ,
West Virginia has abolished the '
liquor traffic in thirty out of fifty-five j
counties , and prohibition is likely to
"
be an issue in the next campaign. !
Saturday afternoon the streets of the \
cities of the South are always crowded' '
with colored people from the country , J
enjoying a holiday and spending their
earnings for confectionery , nnbous. gilt *
jewelry and other useless objoeu which
'
seem to fascinate them. Hut. owing-
to the prohibition law. the men usually
2:0 : home sober. They consume vast - |
quantities of "soft drinks , " 'ami occasionally - \
sionally get a .little liquor from some I
city friend , but the police are vigilant
and it is very difficult for them to ob
tain firewater.
Prohibition has not made much head
way in the State of Virginia so" far ,
but the sentiment is growing , and the
8pidcmic is likely to spread over the f'
boundaries of the neighboring States , 'l *
without much delay. jL * -
Oklahoma , like Georgia , , ias passed
a general prohibitory law.
Statistics say that the four great corset
nnnufacturors in this
country turn out
iOO,000,000 of the i * sanreats'a y ar.