davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-11
VIZ. Cart,r's Anpointmsnt.

Mr.. Henry L.. Carter. who. at the last
meeting OF the Common Council. rendered
his resignation as member OF that body,
has been appointed assessor. who. In con-
junction with two other persons vet to
be appointed, will, after January LIST.
have to reassess for the State all the
property in this city. Mr.. Carter is at
present serving his third term in the
Council
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-11

The aged preacher. then adjusting a
large pair of old-fashioned spectacles.
said he was not like he was when he was
young that his eyes were very bad, and
that the water came in them so fast
sometimes that he could not separate
the words; that he would read the Tenth
chapter CT Genesis. and hoped they would
excuse him II he made mistakes. He read
the chapter slowly. and though unsteady
as 10 some OF the many difficult names
acquitted himself with credit. AFTER
prayer by w. z. Burrell. and an aafno-
milton from the same 10 give DR.. Jasps'
careful attention on account Of MS ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-11

land Park Methodist church the second
Sunday In January next. The board of
directors will meet Mt Union-Statlon
Mission church the fourth Sunday In this
month.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-11

After the singing Of the hymn "Blest
he the tie that binds" by the meeting. the
committee reappeared- and submitted the
following report, which was adopted AZ
ter a brief discussion:
"Your committee would respectfully re-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-11

Judge William Josiah Leake has been
quite sick at his home In Ashland for
more than a week past. and tis condition
Is very little improved.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-11
LEV Y&DAVlS.

Lower and Lower
gets our stock and
lower and lower get
the prices. If goods
won't sell at one price
we make a price that
is low enough.
1t seems a pity for
fresh, seasonable, de-
sirable goods to be
sold at a heavy loss,
but 1t was the only
plan by which our
S125,0OO stock of
Dry Goods, Carpets,
Toys, ETC., could be
turned into money in
a short time.
Cash is a big item
with us now, and as
we sell only for Cash,
we are offering such
inducementsin goods
and in low prices to
make it so plain that
YOU will be blind to
YOUR own interests if
you don't buy all you
now need from
LEVY B DAVIS.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
A Rich RetOrt.

A good story is told of a g. O. p.
butcher of M~issoula, says the Silver
lite. Yesterday a lady customer
wanted a calls head and asked if he
had one. eyes mann" said the o.
bliging meat vender and brought
forth the head of a nice fat calf. SIS
this a republican calf head?" asked
the lady, thinking to have a little fun
at the expense Of the honest vender.
"Yes maam," was the prompt reply.
swell, | want a democrat or popu-
list calf head" "'That matter a
be easily fxed," said the vender, and
taking his cleaver he split open the
calf's head and after carefully re-
moving the brains handed it to his
customer with the remark: "Now
madam, you have either a democrat
or populist calf head, as you wish,"
and the lady accepted it without
furthur remarks.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
WOULD NOT ELOPE.
Two Young Ladies Kept Out in a Sail
Boat All Night.

Two pretty girls Of Newark tell a
story of a dastardly attempt to kid
nap them. Their names are Mamie
Leopold, II years old, and Jennie
Whitmore, Is years old. Miss Loop
old, pretty blonde, became
acquainted with a hashy fellow
known as Jack Dunn, one ofthe class
of sporting men to be found making
a hand book in the rear room of a
saloon. With him she knew Andy
King, who writes policy slips. The
two young ladies and the two men
were out in a small boat one after
noon, but when it became time
to go home the men refused to allow
their companions to go ashore. They
sailed on down the bay and kept the
girls out all that night and most of
the next day, trying to persuade
them to elope. Finally when the
case was seen to be hopeless the men
took a small row boat and went away,
leaving Miss Leopold and Miss
Whitmore in the yacht. They were
taken off by a party in another boat,
and Immediately complaint was made
against Dunn and King, but so far
they have not been captured.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
Husband in the Way.

George Van Pelt, of Bonham,
Texas, formerly of New York, was
assassinated Wednesday night, and
Sidney Seth, II years of age, is un-
der arrest as the assassin, and the
widow is held as his accomplish.
1t is reported that Seth has con-
fessed that during n of Mr.. Van
Pelt's visits to New York an attach
ment sprang up between Mrs. Van
Pelt and himself, that relations were
maintained after the husbands return;
that Mrs. Van Pelt planned the as
sassination and that he fired the fatal
shot.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
IN LIMBO.
A Couple Arrested in Detroit for
Trying to Sandbag a Society Lady,

Sophia Grady, at Detroit WAS
locked up at police headquarters on
a charge of attempted blackmail.
With her on the same charge are
John Reilly and a young girl named
Schultz. Last week the wife of a
merchant worth a million, who is a
leader in society, received a letter
demanding $50 under penalty of X
posing her past life if the money was
not forwarded by mail at once.
The letter was given to the police
and decoy reply sent. When the
Schultz girl inquired for it at the
postoffice, she was taken into custody.
She told the police at once the names
of the people who had sem her for
the letter, and the Brady woman and
Reilly were arrested. The police
refused to tell the name of the wom-
an who received the Matchmaking
letter, and state hat the Brady
woman is not the well known black
mailer, Sophia Lyons, though Sophia
Brady is the name by which the
latter is known among her neighbors
here.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

The supreme court of Michigan
has handed down the most important
decision affecting the present system
of voting that has ever been made.
On the question of what the consti-
tuition says is a distinguishing mark
OIL a ballot, which mark is prohibited
by law, the court unanimously held
that any other mark than the single
one appropriate to designate the in
tention of the voter is a distinguish
ing one. The case was brought in
the contesting of the rights to office
of two local candidates at Bay City,
who were ostensibly elected at the
spring election a year and a halfago.
BY the decision both are ousted from
Office. The result of this decision
will be far reaching.
The court holds that if two tickets
on the official ballot are identical
that the marking of a cross over each
it illegal; also that to mark a cross
W. any ticket and then before each
name on such ticket or placing a
cross before the name of a candidate
and then erasing the name of his OPP
ponent on another ticket is illegal.
In substance, the opinion holds that
a single mark is a vote, and is suf-
ficient to indicate the voters inten-
ton, and that the second mark might
be agreed upon as a means of identi-
fication. 1t has been the practice of
election inspectors to count ali such
doubly marked ballots, SO that, under
this decision any of the elections
held under the Australian system,
may, it is believed, be contested.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17

The bold and brilliant young ed
itor of the esteemed River Press is
the new sheriff of Choteau county.
We pre- lict hat one of his first Of
fetal acts will be to hang a paddock
on the door of the Havre Herald and
put the key in his pocket. What a
pleasure this duty will give our friend
Mclaughlin! We shall regret the
suspension of publication of the Her
aid, but the tables have turned and
republicans may Justly inquire in the
language of the opposition, "What
are we here for"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
An Australian Story,

Mr.. I. keenan,, an Australian
miner, was in Denver last Monday
and among other wonde rful stories
he told about the country was this:
A prospector named Bailey, accom-
panied by a mate visited the west
ern coast more than a year ago, and
they made a great discovery on their
inland. Riding the forest one day,
Bailey noticed an object shining in
the sun. He dismounted and pick
ed up a nugget of gold that weighed
sixteen ounces. Both men set to
work, and in an hour and a half they
collected 1850 ounces Of gold, all in
the shape of large nuggets. The
story may sound strange in America,
but is known to be absolutely true
in West Australia, where other men
have since picked nuggets of pure
gold weighing a pound or more.
The two prospectors pitched their
camp and although their suffered in
t%ensely from lack Of water they kept
steadily at work for six months, un-
til they had collected $4,000 ounces
of gold by hammering it out Of the
rock in a hand mortar. Then one of
the men rode to the nearest W.
ment station, 500 miles away on the
coast, and filed a claim for a pros
pecting area. In addition to their
rich find the two prospectors got the
government reward, $4,000 sterling,
for discovering a new gold field.
Both of the men are millionaires to-
day, and thousands of latest arrival s
in West Australia r making for
tunes. The ore is free milling and
1000 tons of ore that was thrown
aside as poor stuff by the men work
ing with hand mortars has since
yielded under the stamp eighteen
ounces of gold to the ton.
Mr.. keenan, says three English
lords are restoring their ancestral
fortunes in the new gold mines and
there is a gold fever all over Aus
tralia on account of the remarkable
success of miners. At the same time
that the new region is being worked
vigorously the Broken Hill mines
are producing 100000 of silver every
week and 1900 tons of lead. In
seven years the Broken Hill district
has produced $25,OOO,O0O and it's
mines now give steady employment
to $500 persons. The silver goes to
India to be used in the arts and large
quantities are shipped to England.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
Cotton Crop All Right.

The cotton situation continues to
favor the biggest crop ever raised in
Texas. The weather is still bright,
balmy, warm and perfectly clear.
Bottom, middle and top crops are
full. Many farmers speak Of aban-
doning what is left. They say it
will scarcely pay the expenses OF
picking, packing, ginning and mar
keting. 1t is certain thousands of
bales raised will never be taken
from the stacks. Just about now
everybody is declaring that they will
not plant a seed of cotton next year.
Almost any of the common products
of the soil of Texas will pay better,
such as corn, oats or wheat. AS
proof of this three or four times of
the area of fall wheat is being sown.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
Roughest Passage on Record.

The Red Star line steamship
Switzerland arrived at Philadelphia
Sunday, having weathered success
fully what her officers consider to
have been the toughest passage ever
experienced. The log book of the
Switzerland shows that constant
gales and mountainous seas were
met. During the greater part Of the
passage it was found necessary to
keep everything buttoned down, as
the seas were continuously leaping
directly over the vessel from every
quarter.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
A Pacific Gable.

Tenders for the construction and
maintenance of a Pacific cable were
opened by the minister of trade at
Ottawa, Tuesday. Six offers have
been received by English firms. The
figures will not be made public at
present, but in every case they are
below the estimates made by the
engineers. Nc objection is offered
to the length of the link of 1000
miles between Vancouver and Fan
ming island, the point designated as
the landing place, if a suitable one
cannot be had in the Hawaiian
group.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
MORE PEACE TALK.
China Asks the Powers to Interfere
in Her Behalf.

A special to the Chicago Post
from Washington says: This gov
ernment has again been asked to in
terfere, in the China-Japan war. 1t
is a request from China hat the
United States cooperate with Great
Britain, Russia, Germany, France
and Italy to stop the a China
sets forth at length the present stat
us of hostillties and says that she
has always recognized the indepen-
dence of Corea and is willing to con-
tinue to do SO. Moreover, she will
pay Japan an indemnity to defray
that country's expenses in the war.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
He Took the Pot.

Monday night while playing poker
in the Brewery saloon, at Boze-
man, says the Standard, Herman
Flowers, a gambler, got into a dis
pute with a mar by the name of
Bolin, each claiming the stakes, Dick
Flowers, a brother of the player,
took his brothers part by jumping
on the table and kicking Bolin in the
face to make him give up the pot.
Bolin got hold of his foot and threw
him off the table, when Flowers
jumped up with a drawn knife in
his hand and stabbed Bolin in the
left breast, just over the heart, cut
ting a deep cash about three inches
long, and Bolin's life was saved only
through the knife coming in contact
with a rib. Flowers could not be
found for some time, but ain officer
caught him about 20 minutes after
in an alleyway, three blocks from the
scene of the trouble, apparently
for parts unknown. He
was lodged in the city Jail where
he VISA only two months
ago for assaulting a man with a
Standard.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
WHERE Is COxEY?

The newly elected delegates to
congress from Ohio consist of nine
teen republicans and two democrats
although an official count may show
them all to be republican as the two
democrats claim their victory on less
than 100 plurality. The question of
the hour is, where is faded Simon
Coxey who ran for congress
in McKinley's district: Another as
important question is, where were
the populists of Ohio on Nov. 6?
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
Sacrificed As of Old.

A dispatch to the London Times
from St. Petersburg says the trial is
impending of number of peasants
of the kazan district for killing a
peasant as a sacrifice to the idols of
the Voliaks, a Finnish race living in
a more or less uncivilized condition
along the river Volga, between the
Viatka and kamar rivers.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
Another Strange Beast Fake.

Residents of Harrisburg, a village
10 miles southwest of Columbus, o.,
are in a state of CONSERVATION be-
aus of the presence of a strange
animal SO apparently ferocious that
people are afraid to leave their houses
at night. The beast, whose species
is unknown, for nobody has seen it,
made its presence manifest three
days ago by loud roaring after dark
and by the mysterious disappearance
of young stock from the farm yards
and pasture fields, two calves having
beeu killed and devoured by it. Sew
eral men started out with dogs Mon
day night to hunt the amin al, but as
as the dogs caught the scent Of
his trail they crouched in fear at the
feet of their masters and refused to
90 further. The hunt was given up
and the action of the dogs served
only to increase the terror in the
neighborhood.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
Laying" for the Cooks.

a message from Caney, Kan,
states that the Cook gang is camped
five miles south of there and that
the citizens are armed, expecting .
raid. Several individual hold-ups
have occurred in the vincinity. If
the gang attempts a raid it will be
accorded a hot reception.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
THE COUNTRY is IN GOOD
HANDS,.

The past election gave IA revulsion
in politics such as has not been wit
messed in America since the days of
Abraham Lincoln. People may call
the slump of two years ago a parallel
case, but the causes leading up to
results in tho two elections are in no
way akin. Then the people wanted
an experiment. Now they have had
the experiment. Then they wanted
a trial of democratic rule; of low
tariff, of reform in public life.
They then wanted a real lesson in
political economy, such as had not
been presented in their day. They
called for a taste of what a great
party told them would produce good
times. Not in our day had it been
tried. Democratic prophets had
harped and harangued SO loud and so
long upon the glories Of free trade
that a restless public began to think
that much they talked of might be
true.
But the experiment, as costly as it
has been, was tried. The people
paid their money, and took the lesson.
There can be no doubt as to the
moral taught. In the rejection of
democratic heresies, voters have gone
far beyond any mans expectations.
The majorities have been enormous,
overwhelming. The north is solid
republican. Missouri, Maryland,
West Virginia, Tennessee, New
Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky
and the old Dominion all elect re-
publican congressman entirely or in
part. All but Virginia, Kentucky,
and Tennessee elect republican legi-
s%latures. The populists who are
also free traders, have not carried a
single state. Waite, Pennoyer,
Simpson and Mrs. Lease are elected
to remain at home. In Montana the
populists elect more Legislators than
the democrats, but both together
have not enough to obstruct good
Legislation. In Meagher county, the
combined vote Of populists and dem
ocrats carried the Legislative ticket,
and most of the county offices. But
the vote shows hat nothing but this
iniquitous assembling of evil forces
prevented their Waterloo. Corbett
will remain at Missoula Sin the an
brace of his loving wife" and Smith
will employ the next two years try
ing to figure out where he is at.
The outlook, upon the strength of
the above, is extremely healthy. 1t
means total reputation of Cleveland
ism, Tammany and Anglomania. 1t
means that the people prefer to face
conditions with sound, logical reason,
and not with vague quotations from
the poems of Thomas Moore. The
result relegates not only Cleveland,
but all the free trade elements of
American politics to the long-talked-
of ''inocuous desuetude' of Clevel-
and's first great message.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17

The latest figures show that Kan
sas has elected seven republican
congressman and cone populist,
Baker, in the sixth district. This
district is so close a contest is likely.
The Legislature will be republican on
Joint ballot by about thirty-fve.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17

Gov. WAITE prove too great IA
weight for Colorado populists to car
ry and the republicans got there on
a platform of free silver and protec-
ton. The peoples boil is going to
leave Colorado, and take up his resi-
dence in Illinois. 1t is with a SIGH
of relief we learn that he is not com
ing to live in Montana.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17
Six From Kentucky.

r. H. Carrothers, chairman of the
Kentucky state republican commit
tee, telegraphs Mr.. Babcock that six
republicans have been elected to
congress from that state without
counting Denny in the Ashland dis
trict.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17

The public debt is increasing,
and the administration will sell ffty
millions more of bonds. Thus do
the powers serve the people who
created them.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17

GROVER CLEVELAND claims the
country needs more bonds and thinks
the treasurer should announce the
sale Of about fifty millions. He
recommends that it be done at once
as a delay until congress convenes
might interfere with the proposed
step. Meanwhile the silver miner
may sit in his cabin and wait for sal
walton in its w time. The present
administration in respect to the
powers assumed by the chief execu-
tive is nothing short of a monarchy.
When will deliverance come?
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-11-17

CHorEAU is still the county seat
of Teton county, for the people have
willed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-02-26
Death In a SaOwsnde.

Editor INDEPESDENT:-Owiup to
the mild weather for the past few
days snowslides have been quite num-
erous in this vicinity. Two occurred
here yesterday morning about 8 O,
clock doing much damage, weeping
everything clear into rs creek One
caught Knopf's cabin, blacksmith
shop, sta6lc, corral, haystack, and
et,., b. F. Hunter who occupied
the cabin was caught in the slide and
his mangled remains were found some
hours later buried in the snow far
down in the canyon. It was a mira
Gle that Samuel Jones and family
and the cabin near by occupied by
Thomas Connors, Nef Jeffsen and
James Stages escaped-the force pas
sing between the two laet mentioned
cabins aud very close thereto. The
force Of the other slide was inst south
OF the Conner, jeff sen and Stages
cabin and very near it.
Every ono in the camp that possl-
bly, could turned out to assist in the
search for Hunters remains. Hunter
has no known relatives 10 this State,
but letters in his possession show
that he has brother living in Los
Angeles California. He was engaged
in mining here and had been fer the
past three years He was generally
liked by all who knew him, and
leaves many friends to mourn his
loss. Yours and ETC.,
@. NJ. McENrIRE,
Mardis Mining District, Elko coun-
ty, Nevada, Feb. q, 1894.
Uos Angeles papers please copy.)
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-02-26
Free Coinage Charges.

The question has often been put as
TO what is meant by the term, "free
coinage Of silver" The following
statement from an official source will
make it clear. 1t is we'll, however, to
remember that prior TO 1873 the fine
silver could be desposted at the
mint I'm unlimited quantities.
Prior to 1873 coinage charge of
one-half cent on each piece coined
was imposed, as we'll as charge for
the alloy 1T was necessary to use to
reduce the bullion to standard metal.
If SOC ounces OF pure silver were de-
posted at the mint it would coin GAG
dollars. It would require 5555 oun-
ces OF copper for alloy, which, at 2
cents an ounce, would cost Sill. If
a charge Of one-half, cent were i'm
posed it would he 1923, which would
make the total charges on the 500
ounces "a 81.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-02-26
Elk Governors In the Senate.

The election Of Congressman Gear,
of Iowa, to the Senate Increases the
number of ex. Governors 10 that body
to thirteen. as follows; Berry, of AR.
kansas; Perkins, of California; Col
quit and Gordon, of Georgia; Cullom
and Palmer, Of Illinois; Gear of
Iowa; Davis, of Minnesota; Hill, OF
NewYork; Vance. of North Carroll
ma; Harris and Bate of Tennessee;
and Coke Of Texas. In the House
Of Representatives the two ex-Gov-
ernors are Dingley, of Maine, and
McCreary OF Kentucky.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-02-26

An old Mexican who lived in q
cabin on American Flat, was found
dead in the cabin day before yester-
day. He was all INDECENT, too old and
debilitated to do any work, and he
was buried by the county. He was a
miner by occupation. Virginia
Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-02-26
Jass Like Him

A story is going the rounds of the
papers to the effect that married
lady had a birthday anniversary, q
few days since, upon which her hus-
band presented her with pretty
piano lamp. He was much fattered
when she told him she intended to
give it his name, until he asked her
reasons for SO peculiar a proceeding
Well" said she, "you know, dear, it
has a good deal Of brass about it, it
is handsome to look at, requires a
good deal of attention, is not remark
ably brilliant, Is sometimes unsteady
on its legs, liable. to explode when
emily half full, flares up occasionally,
is always out at bedtime, and is
bound to smoke"