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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02
THE GRANTING OF PARDoNs.
President siocum defends and Explains
the Actions of the Board.

Denver, Oct. Gothic Republican
this morning prints the following let
ter from VIM. i. Slocum. Jr.:
The article In your issue of last Sat
urdny In regard TO n ease recently
acted upon by the board of pardons Is
so misleading that l must ask you 10
publish a statement Of the facts In the
case so far AS the board Is concerned.
Since its organization the number of
pardons granted In the state has been
less than ever before In the same
length Of time. Instead of "the
chances l.-suE 80 .. 1 -.lAai -sii,,i,--.-
win bc pardoncd ny the board" It
would be much nearer the truth to say
that not one In 10 who avails himself
OF the constitutional right 10 apply
for a pardon has Recommendation 10
executive clcmcncy from the board.
In each case 10 he considered the
SECRETARY always oyafers with the
judge before whom the person was
tried and also the prosecuting altor-
iieyi II these oppose the pardon II is
never granted.
II is the purpose OF the board to
work IN entire harmony with the
courts OF justice. and cases are not
considered unless II can he proved
that new evidence has arisen or miti.
eating circumstances have been shown
that were not made evident at the
time of the trial The result OF this Is
that the number OF pardons or commu.
tations now granted Is only small
fraction OF those that were given be
fore the organization OF the board.
The case OF Sanford Il. Dill. that
you quote, illustrates the conservative
attitude OF the board. The judge who
tried this case said that lie had come
To the conclusion that the sentence of
eight years was excessive md recon.
mcnded It's change. II was also
proved that the man WIS suffering
from n fatal disease contracted In the
Union army. After all the evidence
was In. tho case was deferred for a
month that two physicians sent by
the board might examine his physical
condition. The board then recon.
mendcd not u pardon. but commuta-
tion OF sentence TO four instead OF
eight years.
The board Is composed OF busy men
and women. who fsrvc the STATE with.
ont salary. and who cndeavor TO give
careful and conscientious service 10
their fellow-cltizcns. II ~ impossible
To understand the motive OF such nm.
warranted and unjust criticisms upon
work that Is open 10 the invcsiIgu.
ton OF NIL, and, 40 far M know. has
met with the sympathy and common.
dalton OF the best citizens OF the state.
whenever they have acquainted them.
selves with II.
Trusting tim, you viii give this
statement as conspicuous n place as
you did the article In your SATURDAYS
issue, ! nm,
Very truly yours.
WILLIAM r. SLOCuM, IN.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02
WAY cAPRIvi RETIRED.
Reported That tho Emperor Picked
Quarrel With Him.

Quarrel With Him.
Berlin, Oct. 29.--As the political posi-.
ton clarifies, the retirement Of Count
Won Caprivi from the chancellorship
assumes still further the character Of
an actual dismissal. The trouble ap-
pears to have originated In the cmpe-
ror's reception recently Of dcputl.
ti0n Of East Prussian Agrarians head
cd by Count Zu Gutenberg. The dep.
utati0n was submissive, but the
Agrarian organ used the reception rs
proof that the emperor was favorable
to Gutenberg. As the latter appeared
to be determined TO remain In Office,
Won Caprlvi submitted n memorandum
to the emperor on Tuesday. Offering to
reelgn II Count Gutenberg remained
In office. Being forced to choose be-
tween the two the emperor, us Is
known, gave his unqualified approval
to Count Won Capriyis policy. There
upon, as a set-off to the emperOrs re
ception of the Agrarians, the article In
the Cologne Gazette attacking Coun,
Zu Gutenberg appeared. Gutenberg
resigned on Friday morning.
The emperor sent Herr Won Lucanus
chief of the civil cabinet, to ask Won
Caprivi whether he had inspired the
article In the Gazette. Won Caprlvi
replied In the negative, but expressed
his sympathy with the papers views.
The emperor then summoned Count
Won Caprlvl and demanded public
disavOwal of the article. Caprivi re-
peated that lie had not inspired the
article and would not publish dis.
claimer because he agreed with its
Views. He now had no alternative but
to resign, which he did. 1t IL now
reconcile the personal differences be-
tween the two MEN but failed
! Comments are made on the curious
eruption Of the imperial personal lido
syncracles Into the domain of govern
ment. Had Caprivl been discarded for
the purpose Of inaugurating an alter
native policy the public could readily
understand the change. but that new
chancellor should be appointed to exc
cute exactly tho same policy his prcde-
cessor advocated Is altogether a new
development in political ideas.
Prince Won Hohenlohe visited Count
Won Caprivi to-day. The latter will en-
JOY pension MS ex.chancellor. but his
army position will be cancelled. After
visit to Geneva he intends TO take up
his permanent residence with his
nieces on their estate in Brandenburg.
Prince Won Hohenlohe's age-hc Is
now 20 years old-is regarded rs pre-
Guiding IA long tenure Of office or active
participation In affairs, especially In
the Reichstag. The imperial policy
will now more than ever before be I'M
der the personal guidance Of the EN-
peror, to the no small alarm of all
liberal-minded Germans, who com
pare the seeming instability of the EN-
peror's character with the steady pur-
pose and aims of the cid Emperor VIII
liam.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02
DEFEAT ADMITTED.

Al Popullst meeting nj Longnion,
Oh Tuesday night, October ~. Judge
Sale. the ropulIst candidate Tor nt,or.
ncy general. snld; ut IN likely, my
dear friends. that the populist tlckc,
will be defeated this fail, but even 40.
keep In line. and two years hence we
viii cndeayor to redeem II again.
II Inns been reported from rclIabl.
sources for some time that Governor
Waite Ia prepared for the defeat OF the
Popullsi sinio ticket ana has secretly
given directions to have the irrisln tive
Ticket taken care OF. In short. the Pop
ulists are on tho run, They read tie
handwriting on tho wall This Is ceri
ta!nly tyuo, or they never would make
eny 6ueh admissions ~ ths ssvvs from
Nlss nm, tt.t
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Chicago. Ill. Oct. 27.-vinccnt Dog.
onwlcx. n Russian inborcr. WINS arrested
last night on n charge Of burglary. The
complainant II Mrs, II. Christian OF ~
George street. who charges Dosonwicy
with stealing 5000 from her lns,
spring. Mrs. Christian " not d bclIcv.
or In banks. NO she buried her money.
5000 In gold ana $1,000 In grccnbncks
lin her cellar. When she missed her
coin she made search OF the cellar.
and found n tunnel lending 10 n vncnnl
clubhouse standing IN the rear of n
house In which Dogonwicx lived nj thu
time Of the burglary. lie Inns lately
been purchasing valuable real cSini !,
although he has never earned more
ihnp mn ordinary laborcr's wages. Cir
cnms'nn,lal evidence IN against him A.
M
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Corinth. Miss. Oct. 2s.-Forcst ilrcs
are raging In the vicinity OF corInth
and n dense smoke ovcrhnngs the town
Several cotton fields have been de
stroycd In the outlying districts. vain
able timber ruined and the conntr,
laid waste. Hundreds OF farmers mr.,
lighting the flames.
T'rimblc. Tenn. Oct. 2s-forest ilr,-
ARE spreading ruin In this section. III,
long drouib has made timber aud a,as,
ma dry ms finder and III" flames spread
with iieh'nlng'lilc rnpldiiy. The val
liable range Ia the ohio river bottom,
has bccn sweep, bnrc. causing n loss OF
thousands Of dollars
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02
HUNDREDS PROBABLY KILLED.
Frightfui Havoc Wrought BY the Argen-
tine Earthquake.

Frightfui Havoc Wrought BY the Argen-
tinc Earthquake.
New York, Oct. pa special dis.
patch from Buenos Ayres says: A cor
respondent ut La Rioja, capital Of the
province Of the same name, telegraphs
that the city has been ruined by last
nights earthquake. The churches,
schools and public ediaces are all
thrown down. The people are camp
Ing out In the neighbOrhOod. Compar-
atively few were killed, as there was
n general rush for the open. The first
shock came ut half past 4.
At times the shocks lasted twenty
seconds. The scene was horrible
one, women shrieking and fainting on
every hand when the walls came
crashing down. Two sisters of mercy
were killed and many more are ell
tombed In the ruins. The governor
fears that the killed and wounded
throughout the province must number
Mt least 1000 rs many Of the outlying
towns also suffered.
From San Juan come reports that
shocks continued through the night,
but We're slight In character. Not n
house In town is without damage. 1t
Is reported that in various parts Of the
province the ground opened and n
geyser Of boiling water and mud spout.
ed forth.
Couriers continue to arrive here
with news Of the damage wrought In
the various departments and towns.
The village of Del Arbord0n has
observation-disclosures up In the
huge gaps which opened In ne ground.
The national government is sending
special trains with doctors, tents, food
and every kind of assistance as well
as laborers to clear away the wreck
nge.
La Prensa has opened u public SUBJ
scriptlon list and the town Of La RiOja
has contributed 10000 milrcis. 1t Is
estimated that at least 10000 persons
are homeless.
South Of Buenos Ayres only slight
shock was felt. The wave appears to
have passed away to seward near the
mouth Of the La Plata river.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Fort Dodge, In. Oct. ia million.
nIre engineer ran n train on the Illinois
Central. While the officials md direct.
ora Of the road were making their AZ.
nunl tour and when they reached here
John jacob Astor. who Inns quite u
manIa for mechanics, mounted lie on.
etncor's sent and drove the engine TO
Sioux City. distance Of about lO0
miles. Tho train WINS inndo 10 lun NJ
n rather fast pnce for that division II
the rond, but With The exception Of a
little 1itfioulty With tho water supply,
the TIP was made successfully,
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02
THE NAVAJO RESERVATION.
Report by Mr.. Vincent on the irriratics
Work.

Washington. Oct. 2J.-Thc Indian OF.
ilcr has received n Icgsirt from L. e.
Vincent In charge Of the Irrigation
work on the Navajo reservation IN
New Mexico. rcfuIlng the statement
made by Lieutenant Plnmmcf. acting
Indian agent at thai place. I.ienfcn.
ant PluDncr had stated that money
was being suuandegeI cu the llrlgn
tlon works: tha, Il was not being prop.
crly done. The Indian ollie. received
fcpoiis FROM various sources. accom-.
panied 10y n letter from the acting
trcn', stating THAT the work was b-ing
neglected. V'nccDi's detailed rrpcrl
OF the work. accompanied by photo
y1liphs. shows that l, Inns made good
progress. or the $4,000 plnccd TO
vincent's credit last March. but 5000
bss been used. Lieutenant Phmmer
Inns officially notified the Indian OF.
fee that he hns never seen the work.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Milwaukee. Wis. Oct. 29.-Adoiph
Scholz wants $50. 900 for breach OF
promise from Katherine Pilger. the
daughter OF Galena Street merchant.
In his complaint II Is stated that on
August I. 1850. the plaintiff was en-.
gagged In the banking business In Der.
lin. Germany. He claims that he met
Miss Pilcer. proposed marriage and
Mr. Scholz claims that he disposed OF
his business Interests In Germany. and
when he sold out lie came TO Mllwau.
kec where he hoped TO mnrry Miss
Piiger. lie arrived In is'i3. but Miss
Pllgcr refused TO marry him. Sclolz
asks FOR $4,000 for the alleged breach
Of promise and M additional $4,000
for his loss OF business.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

No contrast Of the campaign Is more
significant and striking than that be-.
tween the methods OF the opposing can.
dldntcs for congress In the First dis.
frict John y. Shnfroth addresses him.
self 10 tho reason aud good sense of
the people. Lafc Pence appeal. to
their prcJudiccs aud their passion.
The onc relies upon popular iniclil.
g''ncc for support. The other prcsninas
upon the peoples ignorance to get
votes. Mr.. Shafro,h asks the APPROX.
nj OF th" voters Of what they hold 10
In belief, by what they value In good
government. by what they love In tho
spirit and institutions Of the Republic.
Mr. Pence would bring the n,asse. 40
his support by whnt they grasp nfi,r
In vain dclusion. By whit they hope for
In mlrrilc ana by what they envy AMI
hate In the condition Of others. Tho
one IA striving 10 bring capital nhi W.
bor together In harmonious working for
tho common good. The ether II labor.
inH.to array them suniDst the other Tor
his own advancement 'fhs Republican
noinln,e 10 his sp.s ,thes presents the
faith and purposes oi bis party ms ibey
touch the popular iDterasis and the
popular needs The popnlIst candidate
presents lhmtelf ~ s,s l1asps after Of.
fsct aud display npd another i,rin ~
ueasrssa' .rhp ons. would luaAa iDs.
Gvpple think, the utbV would make
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Baltimore. Oct 29.-The twcnty.six
Chinese scainen who arrived on Friday
from Annoy. China. on the British
steamship Ping Suey. are held on
board the steamer at Locust Point by
order OF Collector Shaw. No reply has
been received at the customs house to
the telegram sent 10 Washington ON
Saturday by Collector Shaw asking
for Instructions regarding the Chinese
scnn,cn and they will not bc permitted
to land until the authorities At Wash.
lngton are heard from.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Atlanta, Ga. Oct. CA motion TO
take M resolution In tho House Of
Representatives In 6eorgln's lcsisla.
ture declaring II to bc the sense OF the
legislature that Congress should enact
n law for the free and unlimited coin.
ngc ~ silver and condcmnirg rcprc~cn.
taiivcs In Congress who voted FOR the
repeal OF the sherman law. was dc.
fcsitcd by vote OF ~ TO ~. Only -
Democrats voted 10 take up tho rcso
luton. The balance wcic Popullsis,
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Secretary of State Eaton kept
eash-book. while he was doing bust
ness for the stale. In that book an ell
try was made every day, naming the
instrument filed and the fee for filing
1t The book was open to the inspec.
uon of anybody and everybody. The
fees. us the law provides, should 20
into the sate treasury. Anybody
could check up Mr. Eaton's casb.book.
and determine every day whether or
not he turned the collected fees all
into the stale treasury. Like sensi.
Bile ana honest man, Mr., Eaton kept
that book In his own ibteres, as well
rs In the interest OF the state. Nobody
could have any shadow OF reason for
calling him down" on fees collected.
Mr.. McClccs kept no such book. OF
course, his numerous 1x0 constitu.
tional-amcndment dailics do not sug-
gest that he would fall 10 turn any of
the fees into the treasury.
The PopulIsts complain that all The
MIS- OF the times nre chas.ci against
Govcrnor Waite. They claim tina, the
calaniticr OF the past year and half
would have been preclpital.J upon The
state Just the same II Helm had been
elected. or course the general disas-
'rous effects Of the drop in silver would
nave come upon us whoever nigh,
nave been governor But some things
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Denver. Oct 2T.--ida Jeuory. the
young Woman upon whom pr. Price OF
this city performed nn abortion, bna
revealed the name Of her scdurcr. shr
says he Ia \. j. krusub. n married mnn
NJ Grand Junction, lie II sipcrintend.
cnt of the water works ihrrc. hna n
family nnd Inns been respected. He
Inns been arrested On the chnttfr of ~.
duction, Miss jrircry N recovering.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

Cincinnati. Oct 2s,--A Commercial.
Gazette special from Fort Wayne. Ind,
says That at ~. Josepb's hospital last
night John HOFFMAN shot Herbert Ailef
N the head with revolver. for keep.
Ing him awake by loud snoring. aud
then shot himself In the head. Doth
nrc dying tonight. They dre euch over
10 years old and have been inmates Of
tho hospital for ten years. employed
~ janitcrs, Two weeks age Nu1n,A,,
bought q revolver W sheoe Allsr II w
did not quit sacslpS-
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

, The Populist leaders, In cunning
vicious appeal to prejudice call the
Denver Business Mems League an ad.
junct of Wall street. The members Of
that league want business, and think
they can secure 1t through the defeat
of Waiteism. Give them plenty Of
patronage and they will trouble them.
selves very little about Wallstrcet
And for them to have patronage labor
must have employment.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

L.adyillc. Colo. Oct 25.-tspeclll,.
Mr.. =. NJ. Baymc. n man who ran thu
Observation-Disclosures machine. has bnc,,
compelled Ia icav" the city. lila ma
chimes were all taken ont OF The n,
Icons. where he had them nnd he was
also fined In the Police court. lie did
y rushing business Win" he had ihcr,
In place
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02
SHOOTING ArrRAy At DUNCAN
Tho Father Of = wrons.d oiri tees .
hhosK gun.

Garrison, Colo, Oct 2s.-Thcro was
q shooting scrnpc nj Duncan last
night !, n. Dunn shot Jack Hopkins.
prominent merchant OF the camp,
With n shotgun loaded with bucksbo,.
The trouble arose over DmD's dnual,,
cr, who, II " claimed. wng wrongcd by
JfVpkiDn Dunn ana HE son, VIII,
went TO the camp yesterday md ~.
Sisted. that Hopkins marry lbc girl,
Upon bis refusal the Slot was flrod.
young Dunn, II II alleged, holding him
while lilo father shot. Either through
excitement or Intentionally the ain
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

New York. Uci 21.-lspeclnb Tile
Posts special from London Hnyn TINT
u silver lonn Of 10,ooo,Ooo tnrls ,nbont
81 ,lo0.OOOI for china II expected nos,
week The Interest will he : per cent
aud the ISSUE price par. The ionn Il
being chiefly wanted FOR obligations IN
Europe. and II viii not create dlfer,
immediate demand for silver.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

~ Petersburg, Oct. ~. During tho
consccrnIoD OF u church ID the village
Of Trosh. near osircvlnnslsy, the Don
province, u lamp was upset. n cry OF
fire was raised aud d panic followed
During the fiiah for the doors two wo.
men aud thIop children were tramp,ed
to death aud twtnty.seyen people We're
seriously Injured,
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

! l. N. Stevens, In his great speech In
the Denver Broadway thcater last
Tuesday night contemplatively re.
marked: "rhe argument Ia used with
some of the woman on Capitol Hill
that, II Waite is elected, they cannot
have new winter bonnet" II is all
very well 10 sheer at suggestion Of
this sort. But what If 1t should prove
TO be correct: If, with waite's eNec.
ton, the women OF Capitol Hill could
not have new winter bonnets. would
there not be more essential things
which less favored women could not
have? The condition or affairs In
which the Capitol Hill women could
not have new winter bonnet would
not be n pleasant and comfortable one
for the working people.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02
W AFTER WORKS FOR FLORENCE
A Franchise GRANTED At = special Flee
tion Yesterday.

Florence. Colo, Oct. 27.-,SpeciaD-
Al n special election held to-day upon
the question of granting franchise
TO William l.. johnson for the construc-
tlon OF water works for this city. the
result was four 10 one In favor Of
granting the franchise. Work VIII he
started upon the plant inside OF TWEEN
~ days and pushed with all possible
speed to completion. Work upon the
electric light works, franchise having
been granted In the same manner about
thirty days ago. IL progressing salts.
fuctorily.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

The Republicans should keep con.
stantly In mind the special Importance
of electing both their candidates to
congress. In the present condition Of
parties, there is more than u possibility
that the next presidential election will
be thrown into the house Of represen.
tatives. In an election by the house,
each state casts one vote DelawM =
counts for as much MS New York. Ne
vada for as much us Pennsylvania,
Therefore to insure Colorado's vote Cor
Republican president, both her col.
gressmen must be Republicans.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-02

was too nigh, the shot plowing through
the scalp without serious injury.
There have been no arrests made yet
but serious trouble may follow.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-25
Lundy Locals.

On Thursday it was so hot in New
York that silver went up u cent and
half in the middle of the day.
The happiest man in town is he who
can get drunk and keep so during the
hot spell. He can sleep anywhere in
the brush. The next happiest is the
one who sells him the whiskey.
The Government has been in the
habit of making men wealthy by law
for thirty years. 1t has succeeded so
well that we have 100000 men made
wealthy by law and about 60,0OO,0OO
people impoverished by law.
Carnegie has leased a big estate in
England for 81 years. He robbed
America of enormous wealth to spend
it elsewhere. He will probably post
Johnny Bull as to the exact location
of defective armor plates on Ameri
can war vessels.--Homer Index.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-25
AMENDMENT NC. XXI.

Resolved by the Senate, the Assem-
big concerning, That the Constitu-
ton of the State of Nevada be amend.
ed as follows:
Amend section l of Article VII. of
the Constitution of the State of Ne
vada 80 as to read as follows:
Section one. The Assembly shall
have the sole power of impeaching.
The concurrence of a majority of all
the members elected shall be neces-
sary to an impeachment. All i'm
peachments shall be tried by the Sen
ate, and when sitting for that purpose
the Senators shall be upon oath or
affirmation to do justice according to
law and evidence. The Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court shall preside
over the Senate while sitting to try
the Governor, or either the President
Of the Senate or Speaker of the AS
sembly while acting as Governor,
upon impeachment. No person shall
be convicted without the concurrence
Of two-thirds Of the Senators elected.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-08-25
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest MsAa Iaad Dislo1a.
From the wIIds Of England.

The following is taken from news
paper published at Leeds, England:
"A big revolution is now going on in
the United States of America, and
there is little doubt that the Govern
ment will be defeated. The director,
Debs, has been driven from his palace
and he and his ministers are now hidH
ing in the mountains. The GREATEST
trouble has been experienced in the
capital of Chicago, where Grover
Cleveland, the ring-leader of the
rebels, has obtained complete control
The railroad at that place has been
torn up and thrown into the Missis,
sippi river, d stream considerably
longer than the Savern, and the stock.
yards. where the Government palaces
are situated, has been razed to the
ground. The trouble was started by a
man named Pullman, who has a
stronghold in the mountains of Hi.
nois, one of the most considerable
provinces of the country