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NIGHT WATCHMAN WAS IN IT.
I lie Dale; Robbery Entirely an 4 III.
Uf Home Ta'ent


Uf Hame Ta'ent
THE DAILrs Or, Oct 20 - II vas ascer-
tanned today that Frank Klein ana OTIS
Savage, ihe youths Who robbed the Pacific
Express Companys tifice in this city Of
over $l4, ,003 two weeks ago, had an accom-
pice OF 20 less parsonage than the town
night Watchman. nam, Gibbons. 1he
confession made by young Klein last night
which resulted in tile recovery OF | the
p!under save S200, was followed this morn
ing by the arrest of Gibbons.
On the night Of the robbery the express
agent nnwittingiy informed Gibbons that
he exp c:ed big consignment of money
from Portland. Gibbons, it is said. lmme-
dlateiy notified his accomplices, Klein ana
Savage Late that night. when the ex
press train arrived. G! bbcns was on hand
10 help Agent Hi! carry the treasure box
into the depot. Then Gibbons went away
with HiIi 10 help him stable his horse.
X Elm and Savage. WHO had been hiding in
the alley near by, un!ot kee he express
office with key that hai Leen previously
secured and unmolestcd carried away the
TIRE
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CLEVELAND CAN NOT VOTE.
a Law Firm Tells i.im Registraiiun IL
New York Ia Imnu4sit,Ie.


NEN YORK, Oct 27.-.fne most in
te1esting piece Of news ut the demo
cratic state headquarters IN Park Az
enue hotel today was the statement
hy a prominent politician who did not
want his name mentioned iii connec-
ton with it. He quoted Francis
LynGe Stetson as having said that
President Cleveland recently re-
uaesled the law firm OF which Mr..
S.etson s member to give him a
written opinion regarding his right 10
vote in this state. The opinion was
prepared it was said, and was 10 the
effect that Cleveland was NC longer en-
titIsd to vote i'll New York. For
this reasoo. i. was declared: that the
president decided not 70 attempt TO
reais,er
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REDUCES THE PRICE OF BREAD.
A Doubtful benefit Caused by Pool
Prices for Wheat.

-
New YORK. oct. -9.-Ihe unprecedented
slump III the price Of wheat may bring woe
to the farmer and specuiator, but the s.tua-
tlon is not as gloomy to the consumers Of
bread, because the cheaper wheat is 10 be
followed BY cheaper bread. The New York
bakers. following the commendabls lead OF
;h .ir fellow tradesnlen Of Washington have
decided to reduce the price OF bread to con.
form to the relative price of wheat. Ever
s!Ece wheat began to tuIIli,;e to The lowe ST
pT.ca recorded in Tie history of the trade.
tie eluction in the dom stIc tariff OF bfeae.
has been looked for. but it was not until
last week, when The ba kers Of Washington
knocked oil Il cent from the price OF ordna
~ Tread. that brea+!- makers i'll New oIk
ami other cities hegdn 10 consider The mat
Ter seriously.
The re,lu,tion in Washington has CON-
PEELED N-W \ ork bakers to make sim lar
concessions, although they will maintain
the former prices. The weight ot lie loayes
is 10 be increased 10 donslc the present
We. ga. iG Washing On a 1-cent loat CT
bread is NOW snii for i cents. In New ) y ork
the cent rate will be retain d, but q pourd
LOAF sold t1r iilat r;ce viii be rep!aced<by
Two pound loaf sold at The same rate.
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M'KANE WANTS OUT.
Attorneys sim Endeavoring to fut the
Grayesend Boss at Liberty.

AlBAxy, y. Oct % Arguments On
the appeal of John y. Mckane from $
sentence OF SIX years imprisonment for
procuring violation of tsae election law ty
the inspectors of election were heard by
the court Of appeals tod"y. o1e point upon
when the appea! is basel IS tAstthe section
under which tie indictments We're found
applies only 10 election officers, and as
Sic X ane was not in that csterufy II was not
applicable in his case.
II is also q IL ge,l that the curt erred in
charging the jury in re.ard TO the 'nvers =
ton between Mr Grasse and Mckane over
the telephone line. IE latter point "ltt
bring bef,re the court OF appeals the ques-
ton Of how far in evidence conversation
over wire by two rer.oEs to be identified
only ~ their voices may be admitted.
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DECISION ON THE BALLOT.
Nebraska Court Passes Upon vita!
Questions.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 20.--The distr ct
court Of lancaster county today refused 70
grant wrt OF mandamns to compel the
secretary of state TO change the ballot so
that fusion candidates may have double
place on the ticket The decision in part
favors the populists, however The court
holds that county clerks are empowered 10
print the ballots with 4 bracket thus gig-
ing ), senarats line 10 each OF the words
peoples independent and ''Iemocrat.'
The other demand Of the petition that the
words ,'oy petition be inserted after the
words "p u. Sturted straight democrat,
is denied. While the county court holds
that county c.erils may prin. party deslg-
datory.
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HOWGATE WILL FIGHT.
The Noted EmbeZzlel's Attorneys Try
irs to Defeat Justice.

The Noted EmDsZz!el's AtFofHfys TTy-
iEg to Defeat Justice.
WAsUTSGToN, Oct. 22I.-taDtain
Henry W. Howgate in the criminal
court today, through Attorney A. ;.
Wortlliug on, has Withdrawn his plea
of not guilty to all the indictments
against him and entered demurrers to
the enbe2z ement indictments. The
demurrers were to the effect that the
facts averred constituted no ofieHse
under the laws before tile lling Of the
indictment, that they do not stale any
over which Lie court has jurisdiction
and are too general ahd uncertain.
The forgery Indictment denutrers
were of much the same nufpoEt, want
of dafiniteness Icing alleged.
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TO CULTIVATE WEEDS.
\ No, ei Industry Which VIII Benefit
Tanners.

sAx FgANcIsCo, Oct. ga noye. insius
,ry has been started in San Joaquin valley
Nv Chicago tanners. it.means the employ
ment OF large forces Of workmen AM the
ot large sums OF money. lie
tanners are to cultivate weed with roots
that can tan leather better than anything 6
ese on earth. & he contract was closed
through the Southern Pacific land depart
ment, whereby 1900 acres ot land in San
joaquin alley We're purchased for the new
industry.
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SECRETARY GRESHAM PROTESTS.
Germany Not JustiHed In Prohib ting
importation OF Oar Meats.

Germany Not Justified In Prohib ting
Importation or Our Meats.
WAsIISeToS, OF. 29.-SecretaTy Gresham
has made a very strong representation 10
the German government as to the injustice
to the United States by lite or Ter o. prohibi-
ton of importation OF American cattle and
fresh meat into Germany. lie has protested
tina, the action was taken without sufficient
evidence Of the existence ol disease am on <
cattle exported from the nited States, or
its contagious character Or harmful fleets.
He said There is some reason 70 hope
that your government will he able 10 secure
suspension of the order for a time al least,
to afford an opportunity for further lnvest!-
CATION, and one reason Tor this beiies IS
founded on lie change in tile German CHAM
cell0rSniD
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FORT SIBERIAN ARMY POST.
| ems {, nceI.,iu. Hank and File at the
ii.!., Post.


luHr .,liEnMAN, Idaho, oct. IS
On November / The ot1icer,' lyceuin
commences lis sssoA, which covers
nelio.i Of six n!onths. lac course OF
study EN- braces list Of such subjects
as may be selected t,y the commanding
ctlivcr, VI Ilo is president Of the ly eeun.
In addition, each Officer selects or has
assigned hin:, y professional subject
upon which he prepares raler to te
read before the lyceu,n, and W a'ch Is
Iii cuzsed hy the off iceTs present.
Tie school fer non-coiuarissianed Of
fieers, which also extends over period
of six months, is conducted in each
company under the direction Of cont
pany commanders. TIE studies en-
brace the drill regulations, signaling,
camping, fire discipline, army regua-
,iqnS. ceremonies, marches. etc. he
n:st school for enl ed men which
o,1pns next month brought out so
many app.ica ions for teachers that u
i,oard Il officers was appointed to ex-
anime into tiieir qualifications tor the
posi- ion.
u #M>j.,r J. c. Merrill, medical depart
ment, has been assigned 20 duty as
post surgeon, and Major J. d. Hail,
medical department, who has been
| post surgeon here for the past three
years, left will, his family ell route to
Madison bar. acks. New York.
Lieutenant Thomas G. Carson,
! Fourti, infantry, who recently Joined
f! Company E, has been transferred TO
! h Fourth cavaIry, troop I, which
F. lakes him to the Presidio OF san Fran
| ci-co.
| Lieutenant Charles MeQa;ston,
! F,urts infantry, has been detailed Tor
. iuty at the torredo school at Willets =
! Point, y. Y :. and will leave here IN
| few days for his easterii station.
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SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS.
Serious itfieuities and Disagraem eni
-rfecipitateu the Crisis.


MADRID, Oct, 81. As 4 result OF the cabi
net council held today the ministers have
rendered their resignatjons. Minister Sa :
gasta Las gone 10 infoim the queen regent
ii tie action o! the ctbiret. 1t is believed
;!e crisis Mi. be found to 3e difficult OF SO
5ution. Yhoagh The causes that have lee
Ia .Ele resignation oil the Spanish ministry
can not at present be positively ted it
is pretty safe 10 assume tta. the crisis was
partly p1ecip tated by colonial questions.
The government La arranged win the
Bank OF Spain for an advance Of 1000, 0tG
pese;as III Spanish silver dollars TO replace
the Mex;clu dollars in the Porto X -
county. Th!s project was stfenuous'y oI-
pose@l by Senior Naura, colonial minister.
but his colleagues persisted III carrying out
the arrangement and Senior ,laura resigned.
lhis, however, was bat one Of the serious
diff rencgs in the cabinet IN tae govern
menl 5 colonial policy.
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MUST PAY THEIR OBLIGATIONS.

Roads Owing the Southern Pac. fc VIII
BE Obliged 10 BE Honest.
Sr..LouIs, Oct. 3).-An order has been
flied in the l'nitcI States court here author
ing the receivers of the st. Louis 4 san
Francisco Company to advance money
toward tie payment OF S42S, ~; due the
Southern Pacific for the use Of lis Mnjave
d vision by the Atlantic & Pacific, Santa
Fe and ST. Louis Il San francisco. The
order directs that 5 pee al nj ,Ster be ao-
pointed to determine the benefits and Ad-
vantages derived by the three roads from
the use of the Mojave vision. The inter
est il 10 be nall w November !.
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sEEEHAN On The STAND.
Told What lie Knew of Bribery to !.
Lexow Committee.

New YORK, Oct. =. Comm: :ss;oaer
Sheehan was aga-n on the witness stasts
before the I.exow COMMITTEES today. lie
made some corrections in The precet.ln ?
portions Of his testimony. Dne was H.:h
reference to MS partnership with Brown
He produced printed notice OF Il prospect
i've partnership which had been matted 10
friends early in February, 1892 He Was
not appointed as police commissioner until
March Of that year. S leehau also presented
paper which proved to lie the first motifs
cali II to bidders in the Long Island con-
tract. in which It was shown that II check
f T per cent. OF lie BID vas enclosed in Tie
envelopes.
Ia reply 10 lie question aoW many times
during the two wears lie had been comm s,
sioner lie ha! heard that protection moneg
was being paid 10 The police fer various
forms OF vice, SAeeian said he had heard
II less since he had bten q commissioner
than before he came Oh the board. IFa
com missioner said lie considered the sup'rt
Iniendent better qua flied To invo stigata
than the board was.
She han Lost His Temper.
"llaye you ever heard Coll asked.
HAT every police commissioner MAS cor
rupt and a brite taksr, except tonnis-
sioner Mci,aan?' The witness Decsme
angry At that. - won't say wnelher
have heard it Or not he said. II have
read tnat soae republican, stump speakers
had expressed themselves in sic nlanner.
and prooab every one Of them are bribe-
takers themselves. They iie.i.
~ gu sai,l on igiday,' observed! Goif.
that the people OF New York were IN
deDted to Richard Croker for the closing oi
the poc rooms?' L said he was alwaya
dong good things," said SAeehan.
$50 the fact mains that i: remained Tor
lichari Croker, Il priv~te citizen. to force
the commissioners 10 do their duty?
sneered ei,i. ~ did not admit that, said
Sheehan aDgriy.
Regarding poo. selling lie commissioner
said he was satisfied that the sellers paid
the police for protection hut that as could
not trace the money. lie had heard that
Byrnes got il, but doubte.!
the truth Of the report. he COMMITTEES
TOOK an adjournment until tomorrow,
wien the taking OF eyie. ence viii be re-
sumel, with Commissioner Sheehan as
the W tness.
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TO PUT ON ANOTHER SHIFT.
Nellie Mine at O>burn Increases Its
Working Forc?.


Working Forc?,
OSItRS, Oct. 20.--Ine Nellie mine st this
y ace are preparing 70 put or u night crew.
one shit has Teen working at the mine for
over a month under the direct Supcrv:s on
Of The propr.etors, and a splendid body OF
ore was recently uncovered in the tnnnel
formerly worked by the Colonel J. \.
Muncy syndicate o. St. Paul million.
aires Superin endens Ai-er no" has hs
engine running the hoist and pump, and is
putting in Il blower 10 rir The shaft. he
Iirst sacKins began yes crday and !: car OF
ore Will be ren~y for shipment within Il
week. 1t was generally supposed mat The
Nellie Gre VEN had "leter d oGt. wien
the Muncy people dropped tie n;Ec.
\ Nugget oi gold worth oyer MS was
pcke ny by an Old MINER on bis Claim #
Myrtle last week. The find has set lie
rest of the hoys III work looking i,r BIZ
nuggets on their claims.
The wa'er supply has been so plentiful
this fall t:,at PAGER tninIng from Delta 10
Marr;y in the gold teii has received such
boom as has not teen seen in q number
NJ
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PASSED UPON SPOKANE CASES.
Recent Deci,ions in the Supreme Court
of Washington.

OLYMPIA, Oct. 27,-Opinions in the
following cases were filed by the su-
prplue court: Kelly Il Bradelif1, re-
spondents. vs. Thomas J.. Greeneough,
spnellanf; from Spokane. Affirmed.
Butler B:os., respondents, vs..
Tiomas Gfeeneougb, appellant; tiom
Spokane. Affirmed.
Fl. NJ. Herrin"et al, appellants, vs.
L. McN> Pugb, sheriff Spokane coun-
ty, ct al, respondents. Appeal dis
missed.
NiEona Munich, appellant. vs. Robert
McLaren. respondent; from Spokane,
Affirmed.
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EMO CAN NOT ESCAPE.
State Courts Have Jurisdiction in the
Forgery Trial.

W,sHlNGroS, oct. 29.-Ihe United States
supreme court today reversed the decision
of the circuit court in the case OF John &.
Emo, formerly president OF the Second Ma
tlonat bank of New York. convicted o'
forgery by the New York state court 10
wears ago. Eno raised the point that he
cou,d only be tried in federal tnnrt-. his
view Of the law was upheld hy The circuit
court but is upset by ;odays IL sion tt-
manain- The case to state courts,
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IN ITS 18TH YEAR.
Nnniver. of a New York Methodist
Church Celebrated.

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-lhe John street
Methodist church celebrated its l35th ami
yersaGy today. II was az event OF consid-
erabIe interest 10 ministers OF Methodtsm
IN America for Oh the spot where this
the first Methodist meetins-house in
America.
The services today we're; A reunion love
feast IN the morning, conducted by
Rev. Nanduke of the Christian Adj
vocate: anniversary sermon by
Rev. T. j. Neeey OF Philadelphia;
platform service IN the afternoon at which
addresses were made by Mr.. W. I'll. lIoch OF
Jersey City. Rev. Neely and Rev. Wesley
johnson Of st. Johns Brooklyn. At the
evening service Rev. Sanford, OF the Quar-
teriv Review, preached.
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H0NORE MERCER IS DEAF.
x-Premler of Canada From fSS. to
1892.
MoNTEEAL, oct. 30.-ES Premier Mercie1

MONTREAL, oct. 81. Pre- mier MERCER
died at 9:l0 this morning.
[ilonore Mercer was torn IN 81. Atha
nese, Quebec, on October IS. 1870.
He was admitted 10 the tar OF
Lower Canada in 1867. He was
editor OF lie Courier lie s.. uyacinthe
from 1862 to 1864 and also in 1856 and after
sitting IN the dominion parliament fof
Rouv!l!e from 1872. to 1874 was elected
% the legislative assembly Of Uleb' c
in 1873 as solicitor general. eieGled
again in 1881 and 1856 aud on lie igna-
tion OF the Taiilon administration became
premier. In ,>2l great scandal arose,
lnI Me:elef va, -tt used Q! having !'.tfticl-
pate! il grass frauds IL was succeede
by 'ui. ~is J na' $ y. Thompson, be!n
coiite.la,I 10 f"Si.Ln.
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POSTMASTER OF MOSCOW, IDAHO.

Henry G. Shaver Appointed to Succeed
X. TT. BARLOW.
WAsHINGTnN, Oct. 3f.-Hcnry G. Shaver
was today appointed postmaster of Mos
COW, Idaho, wee L. II. Barlow.
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sNOWsTORM IN NEBRASKA.

Stock Suffers i'll ti.e Northern Portion
eff the State.
OMAHA. oct. ga severe snowstorm
has prevailed ali day throughout Nebraska,
covering the principal agricultural portion
of The state and large section where the
drought was. In the extreme northern
part of the state. stock is said to be suffer.
ing. though the snow is melting rapidly
and the weather is moderate.
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CHINESE IN A BAD PLIGHT.
Expect the Jar4 to Attack Port Arthur
I'm a Short Time.

1IfN TslS, Oct. 29-News of the defeat
Of tne- Chinese cn north Aalu river has
caused consternatiGn here The Chinese
Officials do no; attempt TO deny the serious
nature o. The disaster. The next fighting
is e pected at Port Arthur.
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Erakemen Crushed TO Death.

SALT LAKE, Oct. sc. y. Glass and /.
FL. Rogers. TWO br.ke,nen on the H'o
Grand 4 Western were caught between
fsslsht cars while coupling at Soldiers
Sssnm nit I;.;s afternoon and ergsfel 10
death Both were instantly Killed.
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BONDED WAREHOUSES; EXEMPT.
\, State Can Take Spirits Therefrom
Without Legal PermissIon.

y, State Can Take Spirits Therefrom
Without Legal Permission.
WAsHlHGroN, Oct. 30. The attorney gen.
eral today rendered an opinion On the South
Carolina dispensary case presented by Gov
ernor Tll!man in which he sustains the
opinion of the treasury Department. hoii-
III. that the state has no authority in law
20 enter government bonded warehouse
sor the purpose of seizing whisky declared
ny the state law TO be subject to niisca-
t:on.
The sale of John Roberts g. neral mer-
ctandise store at lyrtle Point. o.. has been
jootcd II its con ents, 81 500. OF this
amount 81 .250.heionged to Wells, Fargo K
90. ana the balance to Mr. Roberts, No
trace, a. ye1 has been found OF the burg
lars.
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CZAR's CONDITION The SAME.

\ Late bulletin Shows No Change In
the Royal Sufferer.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. oo77.-The fol-
Iowiu. bulletin says: The car
passed a very good night and his ~.
petite this morning is coed. ieste.-
days weakness has disappeared. HIS
colIsi!;ion is otherwise unchanged.
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Arraugin. f,r ,he Marriase.

E.GSpo,, Oct. - "A laita dispatch says:
.nLrirr, the neXs four days Princess itiH
" II attend religious services in tI4e National
church. II is not expected that '.he mar
rage vii! occur before Friday Preparations
are being made therefor the arrival of'ihe
duchess Of SAKE Cobury Gotta The duci-
ess Of E.ilnburgh, a sister OF The Sz 'r. The
royal family OF ptnmarN and other tistin-
ruis.led guests.
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Clipued zelelc.,s Record.

DfcarrR, H.. Oct. 2s.--Today l.. ..
Cabanne OF st. Louis covered a quarter OF
mile. unpaced. flying start, in % seconds,
lowering Zelg.el's worlds record.
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Rain Has Pat tho Ground in t!e Rest
of Share.

DAvENroHT, Oct % The rain OF the
past .cw days has put ;ue ground in es-
celicnt shape for l'!owing ana farmers are
taking Advantage Of il. The IND cations
are that the farmers vii pay more atten-
lon to diversified farming than ever before,
The past TWO years having shown them the
talIaty of depending solely upoa one class
o. product tor crop and price. Oats are
in good demand but har,l to get The open
ing un Q. the llnchebegry mining district
has gwen the farmers nearby nov hope, as
all products brig good nrcc.
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SUGAR AND WHISKY


to Manufacture Both.
New York. Oct. CA Wall straet news
agency says: The new great White Spirit
Company of New Jersey is likely TO be-
come a rival Of the A American sugar Rein
ing Company as we'll as the Whisky trust.
The plan is TO adopt the German and
French methods Of refining sugar and max
ing spirits in practically the same plant;
The sugar is refined from the lie tjuce and
spirits made from the syrups ARD refuse.
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SANTA FE RAILROAD CASE.
Plea OF No Iur:shici,nn Iakan Ibhor
AdvIscment by Judge Foster.

TorEKA, Oct. 29.--ln the Santa j'e case
today il was ar1ued by defendants that i!ie
United States histric: court Of Kansas Ia
no iurisd LECTION because neither the COM
piainan;, who Is William Palmer smith vi
New Jersey. nor oil the defendants were
residents Of Kansas; that in order to give
the court jurisdiction either The complain
ant must be citizen of Kansas or al tic
defendants must be. Counsel Tor me
minority OF The stockholders argued that
while the court might not ilaye Jur.s iction
,ver these defendants who are non res
!uents of Kansas, yet that fact would not
oust it of jurisdiction OF the case itself or
over those ueiendan VINO were residents
of Kansas Judge Foster took The matter
under amusement and will pas ~ This
hO.ni tomorrow.