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LIVINGSTON. MONTANA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1892.
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I XTOHER 15, 1892.
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ail»* Hotel,
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\ 1 1 < » I ; N K V AT LAW
pnicij( ■»* in mO til
U.1 to
.real-tale and
in Il*-lT»*rlin 1
nu ts, make collections
ng. Special attention
1111 lt law.
k, Room 5.
pHAKLKS TAIM'AN
SI HVEYOR.--
p[ . T v i'mtkdStateh MineralS t-KVETUR.
., n( | |i,„,r Enterprise Block, Livingston,
IV KELLY,
jtruKNKY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
office in Orseliel Block,
Livinoston. Mont.
PKEKT,
IVIM.STON
vTEKWORKS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT
,A COMPANY.
nlHrv In Kealtv building, corner Park and Sec
itrwts. Olftce hours, lia. m. to 8 p. ra.
Wjteii Rents Must he Paid at Office.
•ALTER GOODALL,
RESIDENT AGENT
IV1TA1II.E life assurance society,
miles block,
I UT15ÙSTON , - MO>1 -
riLBKAITH & FI LLER,
-ARCHITECTS,
'iilty Company's Building, corner of
Park and Second street*.
(BSSSTON, • MONTANA.
IllSGSTON
Cooperative Building and Loan
Association
Prut, S. M. Nye Bec. E. H. Talcott.
l'res't, Ü. Short.
Irsae. M. 11. Lamiokn. Attorney A. J. Campbell
Regular meetings on the fourth Monday even
of each month, at W. H. Redtield s office j
ilendar street.
w
C. SEHLBKEDE,
DENTIST
pedal attention triven to the preservation of
natural teeth. Office in Milee building,
Lin St., Livingston.
AVALE A DAY,
Attorneys at Law and Notabies Public.
Money I.o;ined on longtime on real and
l>er*oiml property.
Office in Milee Blocs, Livingston.
H I). ALTON, M. Ü.
H. CAMPBELL, M.Ü.
Physicians and Surgeon«.
Office corner Main and Park streets, over Na
tional Park Bank, Livingston.
T. SMITH-
-attorney at law.
— Office : Room ti, Hefferlin Block.
Livingston, - Montana.
1, SIIAWK, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
—Si:c. r. s. Board, Pension Surgeons.
^ E: Hoorns 7 and H, Second Floor, New Hef
»flin Block, Main Street, Livingston, Mont.
NfesMonal call*
5*- Office hours:
Wïto l' 1 !»• III.
promptly answered from
8 to 18 a. m., 1 to 5 p. m.
Livingston
OFFICE.
fluids elver... *1 00 Copper,.........$1 SO
ÏJWilver A Lead 8 00 Coal.............. 3 00
P"tative Vnalvais..............8 5 00 to *15 00
Wttitativ* Analysis............ lOUOto 8ft 00
* or complete price licit, addreea
Harvey L. Glenn.
Livingston, Montana.
W.H.Philbrick,
mh and express line
'^Fit t.: Front of Wetzstein's, on Main
Leave your orders on slate
Urtiers Attended to Promptly.
Klll{ anything in the line of
high grade—
"HOHES, diamonds,
JEWELRY, clocks, etc.,
CALL ON
, H. J. DIXON,
SOMBER. - MONTANA.
1 Prices iu America.
.ï.ill Delivery I
A bold attempt to
oners confined in the
battled by
vigilant corps of assistants Thursday
night of last week, the particulars of
lus'rHtcH
liberate the pris- |
particulars of
ol unt - v j»' 1 was !
Sheriff Templeton and his
which were not learned until too late for
l„ u . ,, „ , i
last, weeks issue of the Lntekpkisk.
Under instructions from Sheriff Temple
ton more than usual precaution has been
taken in guarding' the jail on account of
the large number of prisoners and the
gravity ot the offenses for which they
are held to answer. On the evening in
question Jailer Hausen had been en
gaged to assist in furnishing music fora
political meeting. Before leaving the
jail he had, as he supposed, left every
thing secure, but in order to make as
surance doubly sure lie locked the out
side door and took a position just out
side the jail for a few moments to listen.
His vigil was quickly rewarded by bear
ing an unusual noise that indicated
someone was engaged in tiling tiie liars.
He at once sought Sheriff Templeton
Hnd the two officials repaired to the jail
Upon entering everything appeared just,
as Hausen hud left it, but an examina
tion revealed Eugene Turner, the 16- !
year-old colored lad who is confined in j
jail awaiting trial for robbery of the post
office in this city, secreted on top of his
cell. He w as ordered down and a fur- j
ther investigation matte, revealing the
fact that Turner had by some means j
drawn a table in the corridor to his cell j
door and taken therefrom a bunch of
keys with which lie unlocked his cell,
end got out into the corridor where he j
was industriously engaged in sawing the ,
padlocks upon the door of the Pauley
cell. The sheriff also found two saws,
constructed of case knives, and two files,
secreted in the benches us d by the
prisoners. How the prisoners came in
possession of these tools it is impossible
to tell us they refused to divulge any
information. Asa punishment for this
refusal the prisoners have all been de
prived of tbe use of tobacco. This oc
casioned a temporary revolt, the prison
ers attempting to force a revocation of
the order by destroying the food given
them. They were informed, however,
that such tactics would not avail and
they have quietly accepted the inevit
able, although they still refuse to im
part any information relative to the at
tempted delivery. It is the theory of j
j ij| jertv
" „ ., ...
The following are the names of the
prisoners and crimes with which they
are charged:
James Malloy, murder; John Hays,
grand larceny; Charles Northrup, mur
der ; Michael McDonald, burglary;
Thomas Conners, burglary; J. R. Ram
sey, assault with intent to commit mur
der: Julius Alexander, burglary; Law
rence Duly, forgery; Charles May, for
gery; Eugene Turner, robbery.
the sheriff that young Turner was to
saw off the padlocks while the prisoners
supplied him with freshly sharpened
saws by means of the files they hail in
their possession. It was then their pur
pose to gain access to the corr idor and
overpower the jailer when he made his
appearance, secure all the keys and
readily open the doors and gnin their
ColuuikuH Day Programme.
The following programme will be ob
served by the city schools on Columbus
Day. October 21. The meetings will be
held in the assembly room of the west
side school building, the primary grades
meeting in the morning and the ad
vanced grades in the afternoon. An in
vitation is extended to all:
10 A. M., FlltST TO FIFTH KRADI INCL"SIVK.
Song........... .........................America
School Children.
Recitation.......................................
By a hoy and two girls.
Song............................. My Native Land
Mrs. llit kox's School.
Recitation.....................................
By class of eight girls.
Song............................Before All Lands
.Miss George's School.
Responsive Exercise............................
By class of twelve children.
Song.....................................Long Ago
SO
00
00
00
Solo and Response
Story of Coltimbu*...............■ ..........
Class of Hfteen boys and girle.
........Miss Ballinger's School.
Columbus Acrostic.............................
Class of girls.
Song....................................Columbus
Miss Staats School.
Recitation.........................Christopher t
Russell McGillen.
Song.....................................Columbia
The Schools.
2 I*. M., FIFTH TO ELEVENTH GRADE INCLUSIVE.
Reading of president's proclamation, raising
of the flag, salute to the Hag and singing of
America. (After Hinging all pass from school
ground to assembly room.;
Prayer and Scripture............................
Song of Columbus Day.........................
Schools
Daclamation..The Meaning of the Four Centuries
Lou is Green.
The Ode.......................Columbia's Banner
Lvdia Lepley.
Song............... ...The Star >pangled Banner
School.
Recitation.................................. ün
V\ illie Short.
Song—Hymn of the Spheres.... God Omnipotent
Recitation................... The Better \\ ay
Ella Howell.
Jubilee Song.......................Columbia Hail
Recitation...................America s Prospects
Nellie Johnson.
Male Quartette..................... Laus Colombo
Short Addresses............•••* VC W'li ........
Geo. Alderson and 11.
Song.
. Columbia
School.
Hello, LlYhUPtoii!
Chronicle: An adjourned sitecial
meeting of the city council was held last
night. There were present Aldermen
Willson, Hodson, Highsmith, Ferguson,
Kllis and Bowen. In tiie absence of tiie
mayor Alderman Willson took the chair.
e Rocky Motin
Bdl Telephone company of Salt
Lake City, presented
whluh ,
H. Somers, agent of tl
j ;i j n
asked the
ordinal
council to adopt.
. •
1 '" 8 ordinance grants a franchise to the
company to erect poles and string wires
to connect with Butte and Livingston,
for twenty years, to put in telephones,
tire and police alarms, the city to use
h
the company h poles for similar purposes
if they so desire. No wires are lobe put
within four feet of any other electric
wires. Work is to be commenced within
sixty days from tiie passage of tiie ordi
nance and tiie line to be in operation
within four months from same date.
ATTACHMENT Mil.
Ileitun AifHliiHt W. II Oi
r. Coni run
■ In- I'nor Hon*.......I W. st sole
Seit, ml llnililing.
Actions in attachment were com
menced against Contractor W. II. Orr in
the district court Wednesday to recover ;
the amount of claims for material anil !
hibor in the construction of the west i
side school building in this city and the !
building erected upon the poor farm at
Uhicken creek. It is understood that by
11 decision of the supreme court public
buildings are exempt from mechanics'
Hens, and all creditors of Contractor Orr
were therefore compelled to rely solely j
u P° n attachment of any surplus funds I
ma y b© due him from the school,
district or county after the buildings
llre completed. It was generally stip
P°sed that tiie price at which these
buildings were contracted, while low,
wol dd at least prove sufficient to make
Uie work remunerative, but from the
number of claims reported against Orr,
it is evident that not nearly a sufficient j
bum will remain due to liquidate them.
1 he following are the attachments for [
which summons have so far been served ;
small claims are held by other parties in
upon District Clerk Parks:
A. VV. Mile«..........................
. 012 54
Nation,'tl Fark Hank.................
♦ Ml 15
Sanford & Kv f »riH...................
*-'4.3 IK)
h. Goughnnur........................
50 37
Gordon Bros.' Lumber Co..........
Æ45 57
-Ihiikm E. C rawford .................
... 1 111 ;
Ileiei.a StPHtn Heating & Supply Co..
... 1,01*0 15
Ellen L. Kcnnellv...................
50
Hau man «V Grabow ..................
155 50
VV F Marsha. 1.......................
... . 40 00
In addition to these it is stated that :
H. W. McLaughlin of Missoula holds a
claim for material furnished amounting
to about 84,000, while numerous other
this city. It is said that liis bond, fur
nished by Helena parties, is conditioned
for the payment of bills owing upon the
buildings under contract, and that his
bondsmen must ultimately become the
losers. If not his creditors must con
tent themselves with Buch satisfaction
as can be secured from attachments
against the money still remaining due
him from the school district and county
after the buildings Hre completed. This
will amount to probably 84,000 against
which there are claims aggregating from
810,000 to 812,000.
School Meeting
A meeting of the school board wns
held Tuesday evening at which the usu
al number of bills, including salaries of
teacherB and for supplies, were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn for their
payment. The contract for the comple
tion of the new school building was dis
cussed and the following resolution
unanimously adopted :
Whereas, W. H. Orr, the contractor
for the erection of the public school
building in the city of Livingston, has
failed or neglected to finish said build
ing by the first of September, 1892, or
within the extended time according to
the terms of the contract;
Resolved, That tiie school board di
rects the supervising architects, Gal
braith & Fuller, to give said Orr three
days" notice that such building must be
completed, and should such Orr fail at
the expiration of that time to proceed at
once to finish said building, that Gal
braith & Fuller be authorized to com
plete said building according to the con
tract, and that the same be charged to
W. H. Orr, contractor.
The building still remains unfinished
and under the above resolution will be
completed, there being ample funds due
the contractor for that purpose, the last
estimate amounting to about 86,000
never having been paid over by the
school board.
KEI) LODGE NEWS.
[From the Pieket. }
James Virtue's horse freak, which has
been at Billings since last fall, was
brought up to Red Lodge Wednesday.
He stands less than eight hands high,
weighs less than 400 pounds, has a full
grown head and is double-jointed in
every joint in his body. The animal is
well formed, kind and intelligent and is
a real curiosity.
About midnight last Saturday the
stable and two other outbuildings on the
place of Mrs. Macotnlier, situated about
three miles north of town, was totally
destroyed by fire, together with about
eighteen tons of oats hay, two plows,
one harrow, two sets of harness and
shovels, picks, forks and other farming
tools. The total loss will aggregate
about 8500 with no insurance. The fire
was undoubtedly the work of an incen
ings burned
diary, as the outer door was broken down
and a lock on tbe inside door was brok
en. Mrs. Macomber and her two sous
settled on the place as a homestead and
intended to prove up in about six
months. All are at present absent from
home. Mrs. Macomber visiting at Lake
Minnetonka. Charles at Livingston, and
h rank at Cooke doing representation
work on mining property. The build
were substantial log strut
turcs, tiie largest 18x24 feet, and the
others 16x24 and 12x14 respectively.
Temliei*' ■ intllute.
The following is tiie programme for
tiie evening session of tiie institute,
\\ ednesday, October 10th, to lie held at
tiie Methodist church:
Quartette
llaiij . mid Gu.tar I......
nl ( 'lion;
ul .Iota Hunt
Mr*. Allan K. Iloy!
in* Smith ami M
erintrni
R. Ii. Alton.
..........Burn*
i-liools. Helena.
Karew-11 Son-.
Mining EocHtiiin*.
Charles R. (Hidden, Harry J. Mathe
son, Walter Matheson and Mary Mathe
son, Franklin R. Wallace, May L. Wal
lace, Charles S. Haire and Frances A.
Haire, seven placer locations of ICO acres
each in Emig-ant mining district.
B. A. Swank, Franklin and Eagle
Samuel Roseborough, Don Quixote
quartz lode, Crevice Mountain district.
Alfred Myers, Henry Pcornian and
James Howell, Electric quartz lode,
^ ________ ________^
Chieftain quartz lodes, Boulder district,
Joseph Wells, Hector Macrae, C. M.
Childs and Fred Krossler, Last Chance
quartz lode, Boulder district,
Boulder district.
B. r. Holland, Salamander quartz
j lode, New World district.
James Howell, Alfred Myers and W.
[ H. Poor man, Lady Elgin quartz lode,
; Boulder district.
Thomas Hughes and Thomas Noonan,
Tiger lode, Boulder district.
C. C. Tadlock, Evergreen lode, Emi
grant district.
Dugold Murray and D. G. Ross, morn
John A. Grillin and Frank Griffin,
: Oriental lode. Emigrant district.
John Seredberg and D. Brerner, Queen
Sheba, Modoc and Queen Esther lodes,
Crevice district
Real Estate and Alt nine Transfers.
J. J. Xickey to Warren A. Evans, one
eighth interest in tiie Yellow Jucket,
one-eighth interest in the Sadie and
one-eighth interest in tiie Florence min
ing claims, Boulder district ; 85,000.
Frank A. McCrillis to Mrs. Hattie
Graves, one-half interest in the Ore
quartz lode, one-fourth interest in the
Greenhorn quartz lode, New World dis
trict ; «100.
Jerome J. Nickey and wife to Warren
A. Evans, lots 12, 13, 14 and 15, block 13,
Big Timber ; 8500.
Buss Craig to Eva C. lino et al., 160
acres on the Boulder ; 8750.
Lydia A. Downen to Louella B. Mc
Bride, lots 3, 4, 5 and southeast quarter
of northwest quarter section 6, township
2 south range 10 east, 148 acres ; 81,750.
Alex. Bourlnnd to John De Barnardi,
one-third of the Harry B quartz lode,
New World district ; 8100.
L. D. Garvin to W. W. Beasley, the
Brilliant quartz lode, Boulder district;
81,333.
Richard J. Bosenee to M. W. Fitzger
ald, the Dear Boy and three-fourths in
terest in the Bullion quartz lode mining
claims, New World district ; 8650.
Nicholas J. Tredennick and Susie V.
Tredennick to Michael W. Fitzgerald,
one-fourth interest in the Bullion quartz
lotie, New World district ; 850.
Allan R. Joy et ux. to John W. Heffer
lin et al., lots 31 and 32, block 96, Living
ston ; 86,000.
A. M. Harris and John Anderson to J.
H. Connolly, lots 16, 17 and 18, block 5,
Big Timber ; 8225.
United States to John T. Ford, lots 5.
6, 7, 8 and 9, and northenst quarter of
southwest quarter of section 26, town
ship 1, south of range 10 east ; 158 acres.
Owen Dowd to Joseph Blackstock and
Ephriatn T. Hedges, one-fourth interest
to each granter in the Gertv B quartz
lode, Boulder district; 8100.
Antonio Drago to Ole B. Munson, one
eighth interest in the Gold Bug quartz
lode, Boulder district; 850.
John Anderson and Alonzo M. Harris
to Paul Zuber, lots 62 and 63, block B
and lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 block 15, Big
Timber; 8400.
R. B. Basford to Ole B. Munson, lot
8. block M. Riverside addition to Living
ston; 865.
Northern Pacific R. R. Co. to Theo
dore Jackson, lot 14, block 22, Living
ston ; 863.
Marshall D. Cowell to Fred McKenzie,
one-fourth interest in the Adelaide
quartz lode. Crevice mining district ;
Gotleib Piocher to Wilbur D. Ellis,
northwest quarter of the southeast quar
ter, and south half of southeast quarter
section 22, township 2, south of range 12
east • 850
Theodore Jackson to Joseph A. Gor
don, lot 14, block 22, Livingston ; 8G3.
Hr
W.
Hon. John E. Rickards will address
the electors of Montana at the times and
places stated I «low :
Monday, October IT. Libby.
Wednesday, October lb, Thompson
Falls.
Thursday, October 20, Missoula.
Friday, October 21, Deer Lodge.
Saturday, October 22. Anaconda.
Monday, October 24, Grantsdale or
Hamilton.
Tuesday, October 25. Stevensville.
Wednesday, October 26. Philipsburg.
Thursday, October 27. Granite.
APPOINTMENTS OF HON. K. I>. WEED.
Glasgow, Monday, Oct. 17th.
Great Falls, Tuesday Oct. 18th.
Chinook, Wednesday, Oct. 19th.
Sand Coulee, Thursday, Oct. 20th.
Klkhorn, Saturday, Oct. 22nd.
Dillon, Monday, Oct. 24th.
Sheridan, Tuesday, Oct. 25th
Virginia City, Wednesday, Oct. 26th.
Pony, Thursday, Oct. 27th.
Columbia Falls, Monday, Oct. .list
Kalispell, Tuesday, Nov. 1st.
Walkerville, Thursday, Nov. 3rd.
South Butte, Friday, Nov. 4th.
Butte, Saturday, Nov. 5th.
Helena, Monday, Nov. 7th.
By order of State Central Committee.
George W. Irvin II.,
Vice Chairman.
Terrible I'rairie Fire.
Advices from Boise City, Idaho, tell
of the great prairie fire that raged last
week in the Bear river valley, in which
more than 1,000 head of fat cuttle were
burned to death, nine cabins and four
horses burned and three herders fatally
injured. The cattle were feeding in a
small valley where a strong wind sud
denly blew a sea of fire down on them.
^ ..
Befo e tiie cowboys could turn the
and
Ore
the
dis
13,
160
Mc
lode,
the
in
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5,
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of
and
one
B
Big
lot
;
Ellis,
maddened animals, they were surround
ed by fiâmes. The cattle were huddled
in the center of a clearing about a mile
square. Despite the efforts of the cow
boys they again stampeded. Many of
them dashed into the midst of the Haines
where they perished in horrible agony.
To save their lives, the four cowboys
who were within the fiery circle, at
tempted to force their horses through a
narrow belt of blazing timbers. Before
they had gone ton feet the animals had
inhaled the Haines and dropped to the
earth, and the rulers were compelled to
run back to the starting place. After
raging with great fury for nine hours,
the wind drove the Harnes onward, and
friends from neighboring ranges came to
the rescue of the four cowboys. Three
of them were so badly burned that they
will die.
l*r«»NH Comment.
Townsend Messenger : There is one
thing that appears to be overlooked by
ambitious points in the state. If they
give a pretty unanimous vote against
Helena next month they can count on a
pretty unanimous vote ngainst them by
Helena's representatives in the state
legislature next winter. Better stand
by the best town for the capital than
make enemies of her citizens.
***
Picket : Robert Smith said that the
price of wool would remain the same if
the tariff wns removed, and Luce &
Manning of Boston say there will be
considerably better prices if President
HarriBon is re-elected, whose party is
pledged to maintain the tariff. Which
will the woolgrowers believe—the practi
cal dealers or the calamity howler
against one of Montana's chief indus
tries ?
V
Glendive Independent: E. C. Day,
democratic candidate for attorney gen
eral addressed the citizens of Dawson
county at the courthouse last Saturday
evening, and is a very pleasant appear
ing gentleman and a good talker, but he
isn't in it with Henri J. Haskell in Daw
son county, and by what we can learn
the man who beats Haskell for attorney
general in Montana this year will have
to get up early and keep his clothes on
all day.
*+*
Madisonian: There are some inqusi
tive people in Montana who would like
to know if Hon. W. M. Bickford, who
is going around over the state hanging
on the coat tails of Hon. Billy Dixon,
and making a few remarks in favor of
the free trade and low wages party, is so
wrapped up in his work that he forgets
to present his bill regularly for his 84,000
a year salary as executive World's Fair
commissioner for the state. Mr. Bick
ford will be here next week and may
possibly tell them whether the taxpay
ers of the state or the democratic cen
tral committee is paying his expenses.
V
New Northwest: One thing Mr.
Daly can rest assured: The strength of
his town's candidacy will be approxi
mately limited to the persons in his em
ploy and those directly dependent upon
him for business success. As for the
quar- ! balance of Montana, it will oppose him
! wlt h pn unanimity that will, perhaps for
12 i . , , ,
tvm " r8t time, teach him a deserved les
Gor- 1 son concerning his attitude in the busi
ness and political affairs in this state.
a
This opposition will not be restricted by
party lines. It will find expression from
people of every pulitical shad ' and is as
absolutely certain as the sun shines to
doom him to surprising and humiliating
defeat.
*
Bulletin: Judge Werts, the demo
eratic nominee fur governor of New Jer
sey, is the man who tried the demo
cratic ballot-box staffers in Jersey City
and sent them to the penitentiary. The
Abbett gang, in whose behalf these
frauds were committed, controlled the
convention which nominated Werts.
Their action was evidently taken with
the hope of conciliating public sentiment,
outraged by some of the most atrocious
frauds in the history of American poli
tics. By using Werts they hope to
hoodwink public opinion and maintain
their control of state affairs. New Jer
sey is a close enough state to make this
democratic trouble of interest in a presi
dential year.
* „*
Economist: The editor of the New
York Sun is a democratic scholar and
has a level head. Here is his reply made
on September 22 to a correspondent who
asked him whether the democratic
platform really meant free trade:
"There is no question that tiie tariff
plank adopted ot Chicago was meant to
be tbe squarest possible declaration
against protection and in favor of free
trade. It says Hatty that all protection
is unconstitutional; and if that is so
every intelligent man must be against
protection until the time, which is very
far off. when the constitution can tie
altered.'' "Tariff 'reform' is still our
purpose, - ' sayB the democratic president
lal candidate in his letter of acceptance.
... ...
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Charles A. Dana and Gmver Cleveland
disagreed.
***
Inter Mountain : Wayne MacVeagh's
chief reason for leaving the republican
party is stated by himself to be the im
pressions that it is drifting towards the
free coinage of silver. MacVeagh stands
aghast at this prospect of a "debased
currency" and immediately joins a party
which declares in its platform for wild
cat and red dog money such us we used
to have years ago and which was some
times worth fifty per cent of its fnce
value and sometimes nothing. Mac
Veagh being a goldbug and opposed to
silver finds his proper place within the
democratic ranks. It is true, as lie says,
that the republican party is drifting to
wards free coinage, though upon an in
ternational basis; and if he is afraid of
the result he did well to join the Wall
street crowd, which regards silver coin
age in the language of Cleveland's letter
of acceptance, as a "selfish scheme" and
a "doubtful experiment." But for tbe
ex-attorney general to flee from "debased
silver currency" and to join a party that
is pledged to wild cat and red dog state
bank paper, is the act of n lunatic.
However, the republicans can afford to
lose MacVeagh, for they have gained a
better and greater man in the person of
George Tichnor Curtis.
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Salt Lake Tribune: We wonder how
the democratic candidate for vice-presi
dent felt yesterday morning when lie
read the little speech made by the sec
retary of the treasury the previous day.
He has been telling all the time that
Mr. Cleveland left a large surplus in the
treasury, which lias nearly all been dis
sipated and that the treasury is in dun
ger of a deficit. Mr. Foster shows that
since the present administration came
in it has paid out in actual cash. 8259,
093,650 on bonds that fell due, and bo
far as there being any deficit, the treas
ury is gathering money every day above
expenses. Again, that the democratic
leaders that made all the fuss about the
billion dollar congress a year ago, not
withstanding that the last congress crip
pled the public service in many
branches by lack of adequate provisions,
it spent more than forty millions over
what the billion dollar congress did; not
withstanding all the drafts upon the
treasury, every one has been met and in
the last three months the reserve in the
treasury has increased by 85,203,541.
Mr. Stevenson ought to, ufter reading
that speech, catch a severe cold and
have it settle in his vocal chords and
make it impossible for him to make an
other speech during tiie present cam
paign. In the same connection, the sec
retary gave some very encouraging
words about the possible results of the
international silver conference. He de
clares emphatically, as he always has,
that he is a bimetallist, that he wants
silver to take its place beside gold; that
lie hopes from the advices he has re
ceived that such action will be taken by
the conference as will result in the sat
isfactory solution of the vexed question.
He closes his remarks by declaring that
while the problem is difficult he has
faith that the statesmanship of the re
publican party will be equal to the oc
casion.