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THE HERALD.
SPRINGFIELD, - COLORADO.
Many orators are mere manufacturers of phrases.
Irregular honesty is harder to handle
than regular dishonesty.
It is nature for a woman to think
that some ugly man is good looking.
The most utterly lost of all days is
that in which you have not once
laughed.
The Minnesota Indians who drank
painkiller didn’t understand that they
would die along with the pain.
The reason that Itnly’s food supply
is insufficient for home consumption Is
because the people are more fruitful
titan the soil.
It must always puzzle a landlubber
to understand why. after a ship has
been duly accepted by the navy depart
ment, the next thing heard of it is that
It is in a dock somewhere for repairs.
Tt is announced that the endcwment
fund of a New York city parish, known
far and wide for its good works, has
gone beyond the one-hundred-thous
and-dollar mark. That noble provis
ion for Christian helpfulness began in
a striking way. Twelve shop girls
gave a gold dollar each, and on that
suggestive basis rests the superstruct
ure which is to endure through the
generations. They did what they
could, as did the woman in the Gospels.
The nation of Indians that best rep
resented the warring element of the
race of red men has made a significant
nppeal to the government. The rem
nant of the Sioux has asked permis
sion to erect a monument to the braves
slain in the battle of Wounded Knee
in South Dakota seven years ago, nnd
to inscribe thereon, in the Sioux lan
guage. “words that shall proclaim
Wounded Knee the last battTe-fleld on
which the Indian shall show hostility
to his white brother."
The riots in India threaten to take
on the character of an insurrection.
The agitators are endeavoring to in- i
flame the native population by repre
senting that the sanitary measures
taken by the British government to
prevcut the spreading of the plague
arc In efTect desecration of Indian
temples and a trampling upon tradi
tions. The people of India have un
doubtedly many causes for complaint
againt the British, but the vigor or
thoroughness of measures to stop the
spread of contagious diseases cannot
be put in that catalogue. There al
ways has been opposition to drastic
sanitary mensures among Asiatic peo
ple, and every famine in India, every
year of cholera or plague, has been
followed by irritation and resentment
on the part of the ignorant and preju
diced natives.
Spain, 60 long mistress of the seas,
and the pioneer of national advance
ment, has become degenerate and a
fast waning power. Its industries are
suffering from lassitude of the most
pronounced order, and threaten to be
swamped In the serious competition to
which they were subjected by more
energetic countries. Spanish agricul
ture is not excepted from this general
decline. Up to the present day noth
ing in the shape of farming machinery
has been introduced, all farm w'ork be
ing still enrriod on by manual labor.
Such a state of affairs could only re
sult, as it hns done, in a sort of na
tional bankruptcy. But the example
and contact with other nations and
people has led to a sort of revival of
the ancient spirit of rivalry which
dominated the Spanish race some hun
dreds of years ago. The revival is as
>ot but in spirit, which, although near
ly crushed with the weight of impover
ishment, now seems to aspire to better
ti ings. The agricultural condition of
the country has indeed become so de
pressed that the government has had
to look thft matter seriously in the face.
In the estimate of 1896-7 the sum of
£240,000 has been voted for the relief
of the agricultural industry, nnd for
immediate use. The form in which it
is to be given is to grant temporary
freedom from succession duties, nnd
on the transfer of property. All cat
tle. implements, plants, seeds, etc.,
imported from other countries, for the
improvement of agriculture, are to
come in duty free. “Cheap money for
farmers" is to be provided for. by en
couraging and promoting facilities to
companies for obtaining loans for agri
cultural purposes, presumably on a
combined or co-operative mortgage on
the farms of the members. As most
of the farms are already mortgaged,
the government will accept a second
mortgage to meet the case. The Span
ish agricultural department will also
purchase certain plants and seeds,
which will be distributed to the best
advantage.
General Greely, the Arctic explorer,
has lately lost a finger. The imme
diate cause of the amputation was too
much hand shaking, which brought
back an old disease of the finger
bones; and that was due to
frost bite. So those of us who never
went to the Arctic regions may still
shake hands without danger of losing
our fingers. Nevertheless, many a pub
lic man must wish that the Oriental
fashion prevailed of shaking one’s own
hand, rather than of submitting it to
the repeated squeezing of a crowd of
admirers.
An Ohio man sold his wife and fam
ily. the other day for $100, ajid then
went and bought a wheel for the mon
ey. And if he had not been so quick
about it he could have saved $25 by the
recent cut. Those Ohio men are always
in such a rush.
An experimental race was recently
made in a French office between a skill
ful typewriter and an expert penman,
the test being the number of times a
phrase of eight words could be repro
duced in five minutes. The penman
lost.
TRAGEDY AT DURANGO.
W. J. Arey Killed by l»r. Winter*, Whose
Wife Arey IIr«1 I.cil A*lray.
Durango, Colo., Aug. 12.—At twenty
minutes of 7 o’clock this morning Dr.
W. R. Winters shot and killed William
J. Arey, thus bringing to a fccus the
trouble which lias existed between the
two men for some months.
The details are sensational. The kill
ing Is the result of the alleged criminal
intimacy of Mr. Arey and Mrs. Win
ters, which the doctor states caused a
separation last April. Then Arey re
mained in the background for some
time.
The shooting to-day had one eye-wit
ness, while Olliers saw tlie latter pari
of tlie affair.
At tlie time of the separation Dr.
Winters made no secret of the fact
that he intended to kill Arey, but be
ing taken sick about that time tlie mat
ter was allowed to drop.
This morning Arey was on his way
to tlie smelter, where lie worked. One
witness states tlint lie passed Dr. Win
ters’ office with revolver in hand. An
other states that when Arey ap
proached the doctor’s office he stopped
ami peered ia the window, and it in
said tlie doctor went out to expostu
late with him for Ills intrusion.
When tbe shooting took place tlie
witness states tlint Arey lind ids weap
on in ids baud mid as lie started to
raise it pulled the trigger, the hall pass
ing into tlie sidewalk.
I)i\ Winters fired almost simultan
eously, the ball entering above tlie left
breast and piercing the heart,
WESTERN RAILROAD STOCKS.
lloont In Tlinno of tlie Union I’-iclfTi! and
Denver & liulf.
New York, Aug. 12. —Union l’aciflc
was more largely traded in than any
other railway stock in to-day’s market,
the transactions In it approximating
(•0,000 shares. Having closed at ?12 a
share on Wednesday, it opened on to
day's market with trading in it much
excited, the first figures on tin* stock
exchange tape being over a full point
apart. It sold as high as 14%, closing
between 1“ and 14. with no gain of
over a point in the day. Certain poli
ticians of national consequence are
credited with interests in tin* Union Pa
cific’s new stock market strength.
What is of more importance, however,
is the fact that capitalists who already
have large investments in tin* property
are known to have been lately adding
largely to their holdings.
Tlie lesser Union Pacific property
(Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf) was
more largely traded in than for a long
time past, over 1(5,000 shares being
bought. An advance of over two points
was scored. Tin* friends of tin* Denver
& Gulf are enthusiastic over the won
derful recuperative power it lias been
showing. Earnings are increasing at
tlie rate of $ 10,000 a week. The activi
ty and strength which lias developed in
Union Pacific and Union Pacific. Den
ver & Gulf stocks during the last few
days lias drawn Wall street’s attention
to tin* western part of tlie country more
effectively than any recent news from
that quarter. The excellent showing
made by the I'nio.n Pacific in its latest
report, and. in fact, tlie Increases in
earnings of the various roads of that
section, are practical evidence of im
provement in business in that part of
tlie country.
The New Minister to Russia.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 12.—A special to
tlie Globe-Democrat from Washington
says;
Mr. Etlian Allen Hitchcock of St.
Louis inis accepted liie Russian mis
sion. He was in no sense a candidate.
His name was not suggested to tlie
President by anybody. The first men
tion of Mr. Hitchcock in connection
with the appointment came from the
President. When tlie offer was first
made, Mr. Hitchcock was disinclined
to accept. He was spending the sum
mer in New Hampshire. Before final
ly deciding, Mr. Hitchcock communi
cated with the President at Lake
Champlain. lie soon learned that tlie
tender bail not been intended as a com
pliment. but because tlie President bad
In view tin* need of special qualifica
tions for the post anil felt that bis Bt.
Louis friend possessed them.
After full exchange of views with
the President, Mr. Hitchcock decided
to accept.
s.reet Cur I.ultrr It xi*«.
Washington, Aug. 11.—The postollice
department lias received a report from
Dos Moines. lowa, where an experi
ment is being ti!(*d of having street let
ter boxes nttaehcd to all the street cars
of the city, and a large share of mail
collection taken up by them. The cars
in Dos Moines nil run by the pnstofHce.
They stop at all places to receive a let
ter or other mail matter and as they
come by the poatotfiec a carrier takes
the mail from the 1 sixes. During the
month of .Inly there were collected by
this means in Des Moines 2!).27.4 letters,
(J.or»<s cards and 111 pieces of • roud,
third and fourth class mail matter. It
shows an increase «-f 1,1500 pieces over
June, and the postmaster is of the
opinion that owing to mnnj cars'being
run open and no boxes attached there
was not as much collected by this
means as there would if all the cars
were closed. If the experiment is suc
cessful it will be tried in other cities
where similar conditions prevail.
l orN-mvl I.r'klh Kintornl.
Washington. Aug. 12.—Acting Secre
tary Ityan of the Interior Department
has rendered an important decision
in the matter of forfeited lands from
tlie Mobile mill Girard land grant in
Alabama, involving about 200,000
acres. Tlie lands of the uncompleted
road were forfeited under the general
forfeiture of railroad lands, but tlie
law contained a privision protecting
bona fide purchasers of lands which
bad been patented to the company.
Through several alleged sales and pur
chases the Perdido Land Company
claimed to have a purchase right in
tlie forfeited lands. The decision to
day denies that right and holds tlie for
feited lands as restored to the public
domain.
lVatil to Tax Mliilfttrr*.
Fort Scott, Kas., Aug. II.—A local
paper and some of the councilmeu of
tliis city are insisting that ail occupa
tion tax be assessed against the minis
ters of tlie town as a means of raising
revenue to make up tlie deficiency oc
easioneil by the closing of tlie saloons.
The council is wrestling with an occu
pation tax - and some of the members
•refuse to support the measure unless it
shall Include ministers, 'flic town is
two months in arrears with the police
salaries. The city attorney Inis advised
that ministers may lie taxed, though
they are not in any other town in the
la ml.
A special train, with an engine built
at Omaha ran from Evanston to Oma
ha. 1 miles, in twenty-four hours, In
cluding si* ps. From North Platte to
Omaha. 2tio miles, the spec 1 averaged
"n‘s. 10 miles per hour.
BIG CROWD AT DYEA.
SUPPLIES CAN BE BOUGHT
CHEAP-
Mhiijt l’roapector* Heroine Discouraged
unit Abandon the Attempt to Reach
Klomlyke—Great Danger* to He En
countered.
San Francisco. Cal.. Aug. ir».—A
gruesome Chapter of the difficulties
and the accidents with which the ad
venturers who are rushing to the Klon
dyke are met on every hand is related
by the Chronicle’s correspondent at
Skagaway. under date of August 2nd.
lb- advises all who intend to go to the
new gold fields to stay at home until
spiing. Three San Francisco men,
who started out on a boat up the river,
were upset on the night preceding the
date of iln- letter, remaining on a log
all night, and were reseiieil with dlffi
eulty by an Indian. Three other men
lost a skill*, a good part of their goods,
and all but lost their lives in tlie
1 1 cache ions current.
Men are abandoning tlie route over
fhilknot pass, and many will now go
byway of White pass. The original
charge of IS cents a pound for carrying
freight over Cliilkoot pass has been ad
vanced to :ir. cents, and another ad
vance of A cents Is expected before the
week ends. There is a creek which
has to be crossed many times, and
many have lost their goods in these
crossings by Insecure packing. More
men tm* coining into camp daily. Four
arrived at Dyen on I lie evening of Aug
ust 7th. after rowing in an open boat
from Juneau. a distance of 100 miles.
Harry Hunt, the Chronicle's corre
spondent. says: "The rush by all reg
ular lines of transportation is simply
enormous. What will
be I dare not think. There are con
flicting rejMirts of the slate of the trail.
Some people claim that whole outfits
are being packed through to Beimel
lake, while others affirm with equal
confidence that no one has yet been
through and returned. Tlie usual
method of landing freight at Dyea is
by lighters at high-water mark. I gist
night the Islander discharged a large
amount of freight .-it high water, and
as the canon in which Dyea is located’
is very tint, a scow had to go quite a
long way. with the result that she was
stranded high and dry and did not get
off till high water to-day..
"We formed a company of thirty
men who were stranded on a sandbar
and doomed to wait for the Hood tide,
as the river between us and the main
land is ten feet deep. Our plight was
nothing compared to that of the pas
sengers on tin* Queen. Mexico. Al-Ki
and Islander. There is no wharf at
Dyea. Tlie passengers and freight are
landed among the rocks. Navigation
from Dyea by canoe to the end of tlie
creek is blocked. Above then* are
more packers.
"Dyea is a very small place, situated
in a narrow canon, tlie bottom of
which is very level and through which
two streams traverse. The sides of
the canon are very steep and precipi
tous. and it 1s impossible for one to
walk the sides or even to climb them.
The vessels I have named cannot get
very far up. For three long days some
of these passengers were there without
food and water. lam told incidentally
it rained near Dyea all the time, and
men and women were alike without
shelter, but when you tell this it is not
believed ou'sidc of here.
"It is possible to pick up entire out
fits here much cheaper titan what they
could be purchased in the states. A
number of men started with 2.000 to
•1.000 pounds of goods, and tlie price
now asked for packing caused them
to come to tlie resolution to pack their
own grinds. Now one toil of groceries
in a wagon does not seem a very large
affair, but when you see it in a pile at
Dyea and realize that tlie only way to
remove it is by packing it upon your
back in lots from fifty to 100 pounds,
you have no idea how large is the
amount and how heavy it seems.
"The George W. Elder is here with
.’’.(Hi passengers, bound over Cliilkoot.
the rest being pm off at Skagaway
bay. The Danube is exjiected to
night, and daily small steamboats and
schooners, canoes, row boats and ev
erything in the shape of a boat that is
cajiable of taking the trip are coming
from Juneau. One has to lie on the
ground to realize what this stampede
means. Men. women and even chil
dren are on tlie trail, and how it will
end I cannot tell."
A DUEL AT PARIS.
Tin* fount of Turin Win* l»y Scratching
I’riiii-fl lienri Willi III* Sirnrtl.
Paris. Aug. i:>. The Count of Turin
and Prince Ilenrl of Orleans fought a
duel with swords at o'clock tins
morning at the Itois de Marreliaux. at
\ aiieivssoii. 11. LeonticlV acted as um
pire. The lighting was most determined
and lasted twenty-six minutes. There
were five ciigngcmcnt. of which two
wire at close quarters. Prince Henri
received two serious wounds, in tlie
right shoulder and the right side of the
al»l men. The Count of Turin was
wounded in tlie right hand. Prince
lienri was taken to the residence of
tlie Due ile Chart less and received
.medical attendance.
'I he seconds of Prince lienri of Or
leans wen* M. de i.eontieff. governor
genera 1 of the equatorial provinces of
Abysiutila. and M. Raoul Moiirichott.
The Count of Turin's were Gen. Count
Avagadro de Quinto and the Marquis
('arlo di <Sinori.
The condition of Prince lienri of tn
leans this ( veiling is as satisfactory as
could be expected. The doctors, after
consultation, have expressed tin* opin
ion that it) important organ was
touched, lull absolute rest is necessary
for recovery, owing to rumors at Na
ples and elsewhere, the public bad not
expected a duel to come off. It was.
therefore, quite private.
The official accounts furnished by the
seconds recites fully the circumstances
leading tii» to the encounter. The Count
nf Turin, eonsidering tlie letters of
Prince lienri of Orleans to tlie Figaro
offensive to tin* Italian army, wrote to
him on July (ith demanding a ret rite
lion. Tills letter eonUl not be answered
until August lltit. the day of the ar
rival «>f Prince Henri in France. The
Prince replied to tin* Count's demand
by telegram, maintaining tin* right of u
traveler to record Ids experiences. The*
official account then describes the ar
rangements for tin* duel, gives tin*
names of the respective seconds and
says that at their li si Interview they
agreed that tin* cncouniv was Inevit
able. By common ;tc.■i>v:l ;in* conditions
were ns follows: The weapons to In* du
eling swords: each combatant to use
that of his own country, but tin* blades
|n be of equal length, either combat
ant to lie iit liberty i>> maintain the
ground lie gains, and each to be allow
ed tin* space of fifteen metres within
which to advance or retire: each as
sault to continue four minutes: the
combat to be resumed in the positions
occupied and only to terminate on the
decision of the four seconds or the ad
vice of tin* doctors that one of the nd
vcrarles is manifestly lit a state of
inferiority, the conduct of the meeting
to be Intrusted alternately to the two
parties, lots being drawn at the com
mencement. This hitter feature of the
arrangement was due to formal objec
tions of tlie seconds of Prince lienri
of Orleans to tin* direction of the en
counter by a liftii party. At a later
meeting yesterday the seconds deckled
upon tin* rendezvous.
The process verbal then proceed* to
describe tin* encounter. It says that in
the first assault Prince lienri was hit
in the right breast, though tlie weapon
did not penetrate rite thorax, on the
strength of (lie report of the doctors (In'
seconds decided that the combat must
go on.
In tlie tliird assault tin- Count of Tit
rln was bit in the back <»f the right
hand, but (lie wound was light. In the
fourth assault the umpire. Major L«*on
tieff, declared that the sword of Prince
lienri was bent, and stopped the en
gagment long enough to furnish the
Prince with a new weapon.
In tlie tiftli assault tin* combatants
again got into close quarters and were
immediately stopped. Prince lienri In
a counter blow being hit in the lower
region of the alHlomett. Tin* doctors on
both shies examined the wound and
declared that Prince Henri was ren
dered by it clearly inferior to ids an
tagonist. Major Leonticff and M. Moil
rlchon proposed that the com lint be
stopped, and tills was done by common
accord.
While ills wound was being dressed
Prince lienri, raising himself upon the
ground, extended ids band to tlie Count
of Turin, saying:
"Allow me. monseigneur, to shake
hands with you."
The Count extended Itis band.
The physicians present were Dr. Ton
pet and Dr. Hartmann on behalf of
Prince Henri, and Dr. Carlo on behalf
of tlie Count of Turin.
Tills account of the fighting was
sign -d by tlie seconds.
Tin* details of Hie duel show that tin
encounter was very sharp and deter
mined. liiimcdintcly on the crossing of
swords. Prince Henri vigorously press
ed bis adversary. The Count of Turin
retreated to tin* limit of the ground,
and. resuming the offensive, touched
ills opponent. The third and fourth as
saults ended in long engagements
witliiu guard.
The Temps says that tin* wound in
tin* aliiloiiieii of Prince Henri is set ions,
but not nlai'ining. Had tin* Count of
Turin's steel got half a centimetre
deeper tin* intestines would have been
perforated. After his wound bail re
ceived a preliminary dressing Prince
Henri walked to his carriage unaided.
Thu Count of Turin, accompanied by
his sconids. left Paris for Italy this
afternoon. He was not experiencing
any special distress from his wounds.
The meeting before tlie seconds yes
terday was long and stormy. Tlie rep
resentatives of Prince Henri stated on
Itis Isdialf that lie would not withdraw
ids original assertions, ns lie had writ
ten only the truth 1 about tin* Italian of
ficers and was entirely willing to give
satisfaction to a representative Italian.
COTTON CROP IS ENORMOUS.
Tex** I* I.m*t I’romtnliig. lint Kvnn There
ll»e l’rmluct Will He Large.
New Orleans. 1.a.. Aug. Iff.—Mr. 11.
M. Neill, the well known cotton statisti
cian. has issued a circular on the grow
ing crop. After referring to tin* correct
ness of itis estimates made in July,
LSD 4, of the crop of that season. Mr.
Neill says: At tills moment for tills year
tlie promise is equal to any previous
year in any state but Texas, and on
tin* part of acreage, even allowing that
Texas should fall short of her maxi
mum product per acre by 1,000,000
hales, the outlook now is for a crop of
at least nine and three-quarter millions,
with ffoo.ooo to i.0m0.000 more witliiu
the range of the |>ossihllities. This fig
tire of nine and three-quarter millions
is really very conservative, for a prod
uct per acre outside of Texas equal to
Istt-i-Off would give 7,ffffo,ooo bales and
a maximum for Texas would In* ff.DffO,-
coo bales from which, allowing 1.• *«>.-
i* hi off. it would have a crop of 10.ff00.-
000 bales. 'Pin* crop Is now so far ad
vanced from I’ft-ciit rains anil beat that
it will reai'li maturity and be indepen
dejir of frost at an unusually early
date and should we soon have good
tains in Texas her crop would also be
near perfection and tlie possibilities for
total crop would then be something
enormous.
THE CANOVAS FUNERAL.
Mohl Im|iri*HHlvo AfTutr In Which nil the
Public .'t«n Participate.
Madrid. Aug. Iff. The funeral of
Senor Cmiovns del Castillo to-day was
a most touching and solemn ceremony.
All the troops of tin* garrison lined the
route along which the cortege moved;
the tings were lowered, and the public
clubs were heavily draped with crept*.
More than a thousand wreaths were
deposited in tin* death chamber. A
salvo of artillery aiinouiieed the start
ing of tlie funeral procession, which
moved slowly through an enormous
crowd, in which all heads were bare
and many eyes wen* weeping.
A peculiar poignant scene ensued
as the I Mike of Solomnyor. Marshal
Martinez Campos. Marquis I’azo tie la
MeiTzed and tin* oilier pallbearers
lifted tin* coffin. Setiora Canvos. in a
clear, firm tone, said: "I desire that
all should know that I forgive tlie as
sassin. It is the greatest sacrifice that
I can make: but I make it. for tin*
sake of what I know of my husband's
great heart."
Through tin* entire distance between
Hu* death chamber and the church tlie
road was strewn with llowers and
laurels.
Senor Sagasta headed the cortege,
which was formed of militia, deputies,
senators, generals, admirals and dele
gations representing all the principal
public bodies. The wreath of the
queen regent rested upon tlie coffin
and other floral tributes were carried
in special carriages.
All the shops in tin* city were closed
and a very large proportion of the
populace that thronged tlie streets ap
peared in a mourning garb. The entire
garrison marched past the coffin and
tlie service lasted from 1 until 7:ffo
li. Ml.
The remains of Senor Cnnovns were
interred in tlie family vault in tlie St.
Isidore cemetery, amid salvos of ar
tillery and the tolling of nil tlie bells
of tin* city.
Desttli of Senator .1. 7.. George.
Jackson. Miss.. Aug. 14.—A telegram
received by tin* Associated Press late
lids afternoon from Mississippi City,
the gulf coast summer resort, an
nounces the death of Senator James
Z. George at 2 o’clock p. in.
Senator George journeyed from Ids
home at Carrollton to the gulf about
ten days ago. and hoped tlie change
would benefit him. :md it was thought
that it had until tin* news came to-day
of the relapse.
At the last session of tlie Legisla
ture Senator George declined re-elect
ion. Representative Money was
chosen Ids sucet «.sor. The term of
Senator George doe not expire until
March ff. 18DD. A vacancy will now
Im* created and the governor of Miss
issippi will have 1 • filling of it let
appointment.
MR. TELLER AT HOME.
HE bPEAKS HIS MIND FREELY-
Think* the AdralnlutnUlon’* Currency Plun
Very Objertloimblc—No Clmnce for
Fernntueut I'roBporlly I'mlt-r I'rr»ent
Conditions.
Denver, Aug. 14.—Senator Henry M.
Teller arrived in Hie city yesterday to
remain until next fall. In an Inter
view published in the Post he said:
“Congress reassemble* on the llrst
Monday in December. There are no
important uieasures before it, as sched
uled now. But immediately after as
sembling the nnanclal question will b<>
taken up. It is the purpose, undoubt
edly, of this administration lo retire
tin* greenbacks and treasury notes
and perfect a system by which the na
tional banks will be authorized to is
sue all paper money. Their next move
will lie to retire silver, and then the
bank notes will not be legal tender.
What will In* tin* result? The admin
istration will have succeeded In making
gold the only money by which debts
can be paid. All debts will have to be
paid in the yellow metal.”
Talking of the outlook for silver the
Senator continued: "I know nothing
about Senator Wolcott.and the mone
tary commission beyond what every
body else knows. I never had an idea
that the scheme would amount to any
thing in tin* llrst place. It was some
thing of a farce.
"President McKinley's message,
which has been called a slap at tin*
commission, was done at the command
of the gold people. The President had
done nothing indicative of the true
policy of the administration In regard
to silver and the* gold men became irri
tated. angry and slightly unreasona
ble. Mr. McKinley had to satisfy their
demands and issued the message.
"I do not consider it a wise message
myself. It shows the President has
gone fully over to the gold standard
people. There is no question about
that. His course is plainly marked,
and the light will Ik* along that line.
The money question will 1m* the key
note during the next session. It will
bo prominently brought forward in
both bodies. The House has sent a
bill for the appointment of another
monetary commission to the Senate,
but, personally. I believe the Senate is
not inclined to the appointment of such
a body. They would rather not con
sider the proposition at all. I do not
think it will bo passed, but of course
that is merely conjecture.
“The outlook for silver is blank.
There is no probability of anything
being done for it under this adminis
tration. It never was nor never will
be favorable lo silver. Nothing has
been done by Senator Wolcott’* com
mission toward international agree
ment.
"I haven’t had a chance coming
westward to see much improvement
over the country at large. There were
no indications of prosperity that I
could see. Of course the immense
wheat and grain crops will do much
to cheer us. Owing to the failure of
the wheat crops in Kuro|>c. Asia, India
and South America, the prices we will
obtain for our wheat, will be good.
Of course if wheat goes up. other ee
reals will go up in sympathy. A
ready market and high prices will help
the p<»ople somewhat, but not much.
This is an unsatisfactory condition, as
next year tlie crops in other countries
may l>e large and amply sufficient to
supply their needs. The American
shipments as a consequence will suffer.
The McKinley administration is not
responsible for the good crops of this
year or the greed of European bread
makers.
“The chances for a silver President
being elected In 1!Hk> are exceedingly
good. A silver candidate for the presi
dency will not be unpopular. Bryan,
it may be reasonably presumed, will be
the next candidate. Ills candidacy
last year was productive of much sat
isfaction to silver sympathizers and it
was a brilliant campaign from start to
finish. Bryan would be a good man to
lead the silver forces in 1000.”
ATTEMPTED LYNCHING.
Mnrilcrcr Honor llns u Xurrnw Ksonpr* In
tlie Central City .lull.
Denver. Aug. 14.—A speeial dispatch
to the Republican from Central City
says:
Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday
morning residents in tin* vicinity of
the county jail were awakened by a
fusilade of shots, and those who eould
see the Jail building saw it surrounded
by a small army of men who seemed
to be on guard with winchesters. One
man living in a near-by house stepped
out on the porch and was ordered in
again. He hurriedly complied with
the older.
The cause of the large number of
men surrounding tin* jail was an at
tempted lynching of Dominick Roner.
who on Monday morning last, at Bus
sell gulch, stabbed .lames A. Goddard,
from the effects of which the hitter
died at St. Anthony’s hospital in
Denver on the afternoon of the same
day.
.lust about 2 o’clock .Marlon Rogers,
who sleeps in a room adjoining the
court room, which is directly over the
jail, was awakened by the breaking
In of a door in nil adjoining room,
lie immediately opened tin* inner door
and asked what was the matter,
when he was at once covered by sev
eral guns in the hands of masked men
and told to preserve silence, and was
ordered back io bed again, where a
guard was kept over him.
All the men wore masks and hand
kerchiefs over their faces so as to
prevent recognition. Immediately
after quieting Rogers. Hie crowd pro
ceeded down stairs, and, on reaching
the big wooden door of the jail, at
once brought into play an ax and
crowbar, and. breaking the large Yale
lock, obtained admittance into the in
uer part.
The prisoner Dominick Roner, with
three others hold as accessories, lmd
been locked up in the st:el cages for
the night and an electric light was
left burning in the main portion,
which was, however, soon put out by
some of the crowd for fear of any of
them being Identified. Before doing
anything else some of the would-be
lynchers shouted. "Be careful; don’t
touch anyone but Santa Claus; the
others are innocent." Santa Claus
being a nickname by which Roner. the
alleged murderer was known in Rus
sell gulch.
The crowd then tried the door of
the steel cage, but seeing that it was
useless to try and force in the door,
changed their tactics and began shoot
ing off tlieir revolvers into tlie steel
cage in which the prisoners were con
fined. Some thirty shots must have
been fired, and all tills time tin* pris
oners had couched in the side of tin*
cells near the door, where it was dilll
cult for them to be hit by any bullet
ns the openings in the steel bars are
only two Inches wide, ami when a re
volver is shoved In it is hard to point
it sideways. After tiring tie.* above
number of shots one of tin* prisoners
in the steel cage shouted out that
Roner was killed and for the crowd
not to shoot any more. This seemingly
satisfied the attacking party, who then
lit a candle and tried to stick It
through the bars to ascertain If Roner
was really killed, but as soon as It
was put through the bars it was
grabbed by one of the prisoners and
extinguished.
The crowd then tired several more
shots, in order, as they supposed, to
make sure of their man, and immedi
ately began to leave tlie jail, evidently
feeling satlslloil that they hail attained
the desired purpose. After the crowd
had gone Rogers notiliod Sheriff Nick
els who found that Rimer was unhurt.
A posse was at once formed, which
proceeded to Russell gulch to make
arrests. Four men were brought
back, but It Is doubtful if they cau be
held.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Stute lllntorliul Soclrly Auk* fur Facts
About Kxrly Colorado HlMory.
Denver, Aug. l.’L—Considerable data
is being collected by Will C. Ferril, cu
rator State Historical and Natural
History Society, whose address is capi
tal building, Denver, oil the "first”
born In Colorado. The curator not on
ly wants the llrst born American girl,
and first born boy, in what are now
Hit* coniines of Colorado, but also the
llrst born of both sexes in each county
and town. As the old counties have
been divided and many new ones or
ganised, the curator requests that let
ters state whether it was ja the old
boundary, or if a new one, then tlie
comity as now established. The cura
tor is also collecting data oil the llrst
twins and llrst weddings in Colorado,
and in each county and town in the
same way. Comity clerks, ministers,
judges and civil magistrates cau
greatly assist in this work if they will
solid Curator Ferril tin* first weddings
in each town and county, of which pub
lic or private* record may have been
made. The curator also wants data
[mill information in tin* same lino of
those of Spanish, Spanish-Amerieun,
Spanish-Indian. American-Indiau birtli,
the llrst for Colorado, and also for each
county and town; and also tin* records
of marriages and twins in the same
way. The curator wants the records
of those as a part of the pioneer liis-_
lory of the state. All letters received
are tiled away in the nreldvos of the
Historieal Society. Those who may not
be the first bom for the state, or cucli
county or town, will have these letters
thus preserved, and the future histor
ian will know, that although they may
not have been the first, they at least
were pioneer families and will prove
most valuabale historical documents.
The object is to collect anil save his
tory of pioneer days, and if you think
you “may be the llrst” In any of tlie
lines suggested, the curator requests
your corresiHtiiilence. When possible
solid photographs, and also biographi
cal sketches, family history, and in
connection therewith, and interesting
stories of the early days. This volun
teer contribution of manuscripts and
letters is saving many valuable links
of Colorado history.
■ The Historical Society also Is collect
ing tiles of old newspapers, pamphlets
books, etc., on Colorado. Over one
hundred Colorado editors and publish
ers arc now donating copies of their
publications to this society. Some send
two copies of each Issue, one for bind
ing in the tiles and the other to be
used for clippings of historical articles
for ready reference. The Historical
Society wants every editor and publish
er la Colorado to donate his paper or
magazine in the same way, all to be
saved as a part of the History of tho
state. The society is pleased to receive
old tiles, new years’ editions, pamph
lets, hooks, relating to Colorado, her
history, records; also state, county anil
municipal reports, laws, ordinances
and comments. Send all such pamph
lets ns the prospectuses of a mining
cattle. irrigation company; also
speeches, addresses, sermons and all
such documents by Colorado men and
women, and pamphlets of women’s
clubs, etc. are all solicited, showing
the political, educational, religious,
business history of the state, as well
as Its physical resources.
WILL FIGHT A DUEL.
Prince Henri of Fr.uici* mill llio Fount of
Turin to lit*vc n Ilrlef Argument.
Paris, Aug. l.’L—Prince Ilenrl of
Orleans and the Count of Turin will
light a duel near Paris, the encounter
between the former and (!en. Alber
tina* being postponed In consequence.
The seconds of Prince Henri of Or
leans and <!en. Albertonc have bail
postponed tlu* discussion of the pro
posed duel between the general and
the prince in consequence of the in
tervention of Prince Victor Em
manuel, Count of Turin, the second
nephew of tin* king of Italy, who
claims precedence over all others in
the matter. The count is major in
tie* cavalry in tlie Italian service.
The Count of Turin arrived In this
city during the evening.
Prince Henri of Orleans found the
challenge of the Count <>f Turin on
his arrival nt bis father's house in
the Rue de Goujin, and immediately
telegraphed his acceptance. Hen.
Count Avagadro di (juinto and Mar
quis Carlo Hinori will act as seconds
of the Count of Turin.
It is said that the duel will take
place tomorrow in tin* vicinity of
Paris, probably at Chantilly or I’ouic
taineblcau. The conditions are severe.
The Count of Turin, it appears, left
Italy without tin; authority of his
superiors or tin* permission of tlie
minister of war.
Western Patents.
Denver. Aug. 1". - The following list
of Western patents bearing dale Aug
ust in. IS!it. is furnished by A. .1.
O’Brien, patent attorney, rooms <lO2
and 408 People’s Bank Building, Den
ier. Colorado;
No. 587,0-17. tobacco pipe. Henry D.
Funders, Lt-advill ■. Colorado.
No. 587.871, barrel tiller, Edward D.
Sloan, Hillett, Colorado.
No. 588,0211, bicycle brake, William
D. Smith. Denver, Colorado.
No. 587.771, Yeast. Frank Vreden
burg. Sterling. Colorado.
No. 587,805. bottle. Casablanca B.
White. (Joldtleld. Colorado.
No. 587,808. attachment for envelope
machines, Edward M. Wilcox, Denver,
Colorado.
No. 587.811. bicycle support, Erns-t
W. Grain. 1 -is Vegas. New Mexico.
Further information in regard to pat
ent matters may Im* obtained by writ
ing the attorney whose address is given
above. A hand-book sent free upon
request.
Canada Will Collect Royalties.
Ottawa. Out.. Aug. PL—The Domin
ion government is fully determined to
collect royalties from miners in the
Klondyke and elsewhere in tlu* Cana
dian territory in the Yukon. Arrange
ments are now being made to see that
royalty fees are collected. Inspector
Strickland of tin* mounted police left
here to-iluy for tin* Yukon, lie takes
a ilela*»ment of police with him Loin
Regina.
MARCHERS STOPPED.
COURT'S INJUNCTION OBEYED-
A Critical Day In the Hie Coal Strike-
Fight lletwcen the Deputies and Strik
er# Narrowly Averted.
Pittsburg, Pn„ Aug. 18.—Injunctions
by the court have put a stop to marches
by the striking miners against the New
York anil Cleveland Has Coal Company
for u time at least. But in the execu
tion of the injunctions the sheriff and
his deputies narrowly escaped precipi
tating serious trouble. As it. was the
tirst blood of the strikers was slicil.
Henry Stewart, one of the sheriff's dep
uties, struck Jacob Mott, a drummer
of tlu* McDonald hand, with the edge
of a brass horn anil cut a severe gasli
above his eye. The sight of the blood
wrought ii]» the 1.000 idle miners to
such a pitch that a desperate conflict
was imminent. The deputies also were
excited and noisy. The strikers were
Jeering and yelling and urging a fur
ther rush. There were enough of the
miners io annihilate tlu* deputies. Cap
tain Bellingham. Sheriff Lowry, Chief
Deputy James Richards and Superin
tendent! Dearmot were tin* cool men in
the assemblage. To them belongs the
credit of avoiding a riot. When Belling
ham saw there was danger of his men
getting heyoiul Ids control, he com
manded a halt and addressed himself
to the task of restraining the more bel
llgerant. So well were his efforts direct
ed that lie soon had restored compara
tive order.
Sheriff Lowry had a difficult task to
perform, but be handled it well and
by his coolness and good nature did
much to neutralize the bitterness and
strife invited by his subordinates. The
strikers dually retired and marched
back to tlieir camp. There were several
other brushes with the deputies, but no
actual collisions.
After the miners returned b» camp the
officers held a conference with their at
torney and he advised them to quit
marching until the court had hoard
the argument next Monday, a bill in
equity brought by I In* New York and
Cleveland Has Coal Company, as ir
might injure their ease if it were
hr. light ii|* for contempt before tin*
court.
President Dolan then issued orders
that no more marches should Im* made
in any of the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal Company, until further or
ders. although marches may he made
at other places.
The feature of the scene this morning
was the fact that the women sympa
thizers. for tin* first time since the
strike, participated in a daylight dem
onstration, and like their brethren in
tin* cause, hail the injunction read t<»
them and they were ordered to cease
using the public highway for a pa
rade ground.
There were no signs of trouble to
night. The strikers remained within
tlieir camp, and while the deputies
were on guard In order to more thor
oughly fortify his position. Sheriff
Lowry swore in twenty additional dep
uties to-night and dispatched them to
Plum Creek.
'l'lie sheriff does not think there will
lie any trouble at any of the mines of
tlu* New York anil Cleveland Gas Coal
Company. He has given strict orders,
however, not to permit any marching
and Io enforce the preliminary injunc
tion. even if compelled to arrest all the
leaders In the movement.
WOODMEN FIGHT.
Hot Si-rlmitntge Hit wren two llllnnln Town#
Over If<*i*(l<|iitirlt>r# of tho Order.
Fulton, 111., Aug. 18.—The long stand
ing light between this town and Rock
Island, Illinois, for the location of the
headquarters of the Modern Woodmen
of America, culminated tonlay in a
hand-to-hand light between scores of
partisans of the respective towns, in
which a number of persons were seri
ously injured.
At the recent convention of the order
held in Dubuque, lowa, it was decided
to move the offices and hooks of Head
Clerk Ilawes to Rock Island. The citi
zens of Fulton thereupon applied to tlu*
court for an order restraining tlie re
moval. The temporary injunction was
granted and tho controversy went over
until tho fall term of the court. The
slow process of law was not satisfac
tory to the Rock Islanders, however,
and they determined to take matters
into their own hands.
To-day a party was made up In the
eii.v by the Mississippi, and plans- were
made for a laid on the Fulton head
quarters with the object of forcibly
taking possession of tho hooks, records,
etc., of tin* order and removing the
“dice of Head Clerk Hawes to Rock
Island. A train was chartered consist
ing of three coaches, a baggage ear and
two box ears, and the invaders were
s- n on their way to Fulton.. The In
habitants of the latter town were fore
warn.*il. however, and made ready to
giro their uninvited guests a cordial re
eeplioii. A lire alarm was soumh*d and
lilies of hose were laid at the points
where it was thought that the Rock
Islanders would be most likely to stop.
• he Rock Island delegation arrived ar
;:Bi> with 575 men and immediately
proceeded to the offices of the Wood
men order. Though they met with des
perate resistance from the start, the
Rork Islanders succeeded In getting the
bulk of the records out lotlu* train.
At ill • door of bead office tin* village
marshal. William Reiiiieh. stood with
a drawn revolver. A brick from one of
tlii invaders felled him to tin* ground.
The Rock Islanders then made a rush
ini" iln* office and captured the records.
At 1 1: • depot, which is half a block dis
bud. the tight was renewed and there
it look till* nature of a riot, during
which 150 of tlie Reek Island people
were placed under arrest. It was at this
lime that a large number of both sidi s
were injured. Most of them were cut in
tin* bead, and three nr four seriously.
’•'he Fultoiiiles in tlie meantime had
' ■'ill'd out the lire depart sounded
a general alarm and with the augment
i I crowd succeeded in tearing up the
track in front of the locomotive. It.
V. as then attempted to back the train,
whereupon tin* Fulton people tore up
the track in the rear.
By this time the Fiiltonites were re
inforced by crowds from Clinton and
Lyons, and having this advantage and
with it tile use of the arms of the Ly
ons company of the Illinois state mili
tary. a guard was formed around tin*
train. In the meantime two additional
master in chancery injunctions were se
cured and the sheriff swore in 200 depu
ties Jo assist in enforcing them.
Stewart Dcnien Them.
Washington. Aug. 18.—Senator Stew
art of Nevada requests the publica
tion of a denial of recent interviews
with him on the subject of silver and
llnance. He says:
“There appears to have been a con
spiracy to misrepresent, me and my
colleague. Neither of us have given
out tin* interviews reported nor any
other interviews at variance with oui
lifelong devotion to the free and un
limited coinage of silver by the I’nited
Stub's alone at the ratio of 10 to 1.”