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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-21

Much interest centered IN the
municipal election in Philadelphia,
which came off Tuesday of this
week. A corrupt gang of rascally
Republican. politicians has been
plundering the city for years in a
way shat would put to shame Tam.
many Hall in New York. The
Democratic reform ticket was led
by Ex-Governor Robert Il. Pattison
for Mayor, but it was badly showed
under by the Republicans led by
Charles 4. Worwick, who was cleo
ted Mayor by $4,000 votes. No
Democrat has any business running
for Office while the present Con-
gress is in session.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-21

Last week snow fell all over the
State of Texas to the depth of over
n foot on the level and heaviest in
the southern part of the State. At
New Orleans snow fell for over
twelve hours, and the "Crescent
City" that has flowers blooming
out Of doors tho year around, was
covered with nearly foot of the
"beautiful. The same report
comes from all over the country,
and it is all the result of the storm
that started the first week in last
November and spread over the
"Solid South" shaking it mp worse
than ever before since the war. In
fact, it gave them e bad case of
chills down there and seems like
they can't get over it.. The Demo
Gratis down there got the "shake"
bad, and they will have to put up
with it till next election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-21
PIE LEGISLATIVE MILL.

Nil the building and loan bills
introduced IN Che Legislature at the
present session, some four or five
III number, are to be killed. There
were bills introduced covering every
phase Of the building and loan bus
mess. Aach bill provoked the OPP.
position Of the friends of each of
the others, and the only thing that
the building and loan men could
agree upon was that no legislation
could DC had on the subject.
Among the many bills introduced
in the Legislature which have been
sent to committee to die natural
death, are Smiths lien law, which
is asleep in the Senate judiciary
Committee; Scott's bill to establish
q girls school Mt Elkins; the bill TO
establish home for incurables,
and the military bill. They died
of different ailments.
Mr.. Stapleton has at last recog-
nlzed the fact which was plain to
everybody else a week ago, that
none of the bills requiring State or
county Offices to turn part of their
fees into the public treasury, could
be passed. Mr. Martin, mem Der
Of the House from Kanawha conn.
ty, voiced tho sentiments of his
party on Tuesday, when he init.
mated that it would be bad party
policy for the Republicans to dis.
turb the fees of officers now, when
the Republicans have the hope of
coming into power and reaping the
benefit of the fee bills. For this
reason the fee bill will all be killed.
Governor MacCorkle asks for
$4,000 to complete the work of
copying the land grant books of
Virginia. This, with the $4,000
appropriated by the last Legislature,
makes $4,000 which these land
grant books will cost, but as the
fees for transcripts of these records
when they shall be obtained will be
turned into the State Treasury, it
is estimated that the amount paid
for them will be returned within a
few years.
The bill which is now before the
House Of Delegates providing for the
execution of criminals sentenced to
death. within the walls of the peni
Tertiary is good measure and
should become law. The present
practice of hanging these criminals
at the various Court Houses in the
State is demoralizing to the people
and should be stopped. There is
no better way to do it than by send.
ing them to the Penitentiary of the
State and letting the sentence be ex
ecuted there. In many States this
is done. and the proposition is not
therefore in the nature Of an expe-
riment. This practice is found to
be very satisfactory in those States
where it has been tried, and there is
no deposition in those States now
to revert to the old methods. The
fact is. that the execution of crimi.
mails by electricity has grown to be
popular in New YORK, and will ulti-
mately be adopted throughout the
country. West Virginia might adopt
this system now instead of putting
it off to day later. OF course this
could only be done mt the Penitcn-
tlary. IL could not be done in the
various counties for reasons that
are quite obvious to all.
In spe1king OF party of disiin-
1. 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
THE TURF

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. .2S-"Lucly"
Baldwin's crack colt Ramiro added
fresh laurels to his long string of vic
tories by winning the Elmwood stakes
from the best field of 2-year-olds that
ever faced the starter in this state,
including the great Crescendo who
ran second in the futurity. Crescendo,
heavily handicapped with top weight,
was ridden very poorly by Bergen.
who managed to get him pocketed just
as the horse appeared to be winning.
Green B. Morris FLY Sallie Clicquot
was the favorite at 2 to 1 but was
beaten out head by Ramiro, with
Imp. Santa Bella only a neck behind
and Crescendo fourth. Twelve horses
started in the race, the odds against
worth s1,750 to the winner Four
favorites, two second choice and an
outsider won today. Weather clear
and cold; track improving; attendance
5000
First race, five and one-half furlongs
selling. 2-year-olds-Yankee Doodle
won, Alvero second, suffrage third.
Time-1:10.
Second race, six furlongs, all ages
MISS Maxim won, hOWalShy second,
Flashlight third. Time-1I5A
Third race, six furlongs, the Elm
wood stakes for 2-year-olds, value ST.
000--Ramiro won, Sallie Cl:cquot sec
ond, Imp. Santa Bella third. Time
1:16.
Fourth race, mile and one-sixteenth
selling, all ages-Dunraven won, Red
Glen second, Highland third. Time
1:50A.
Firth race, steeple chase. short
course, about one and one-half miles
selling-Colonel Weightman Won, Tom
Clarke second, Maio Diablo third
THne-2:351a .
Sixth rage, five and one-half fur
longs, selling-Adam won, George Mil
Ter second, Sligo third. Time-1:10.
Seventh race, FIVE and one-half fur
longs, selling-Beatrice won, Banjo
second, Raphael third. Time-1:1O1s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
THE YEARS CLOSE.

New York, Dec 2S-The New York
closes with the loans of the clearing
houses banks at their lowest figures,
the total $47S, 466, 500 being s., 100000 I'M
der the return made April q, when the
loan item stood at $3.50, 43S, 500. The IN
usually heavy decrease of $11, $50, 100 in
loans for the week just ended reflects
the contraction which the panic of
ten days brought about and the only
surprise is that the closing out of the
loans was not larger. The shrinkage
from the highest point reached dur
ing the year is, however. over $4,000
600. AT the time september 40 when
the banks had outstanding the largest
total of loans in the history of the
clearing house, their deposits were
S57l, 7S6, 200 or more than 10000, 900 in
excess of the present deposits, and the
excess reserve was something over $20,-
100000, or $lG,000,000 larger than at
present. A new bond issue, therefore
comes az a time when the excess re-
serve is down to SIS, 900. 000 as against
s45, 900, 00o when the previous issue was
made. The total cash holdings of the
banks at the present time are only
Sal. 212. 600, which is over $57, 100000 less
than the amount in bank when the
last issue was made and the specie
held is also $15,oo0.000 less than at that
period.
The total loss OF gold since January.
1891. due solely to the different bond
issues. has been over $50, 600. goo.
For the first time since October Il.
the banks lost gold last week, the de-
crease in specie being $742,S00. The
falling of of s16.20l.500 in net deposits
Is almost unpreceden ted.
The dividend period now at hand
will likely change the complexion of
the statement for the better within a
very short time AS it is the outlook is
for a firm money market for some time
to come.
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held William Leavitt in the sum of
500 bonds to await the action of the
grand jury for the crime of fornication.
A H. Raleigh has begun suit in the
First district court against Charles A.
Allen and wife to collect $500 on a
promissory note secured by a mort
gage.
Silas Alfred, until recently member
OF the fire department, is very warm
In the region where the chicken got the
ak. His wrath is caused by being per-
emptorily fired from the department
for cause. Alfred says it is spite. The
boys say it is not.
Inc boys who pleaded guilty to
stealing from Eggertson's store and
other places were before Justice Booth
today for sentence. They were given
rom one to four days each in the city
Jail The Jail is in such a miserable
condition that the prisoners will be al
lowed to sleep in better quarters.
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A GREAT CASE.
II VIII Soon BE Tried in the Town
of Carlyle, Illinois.

|
| ST. LOUIS, Dec. pa special to the
Republic from Carlyle, Ill, says:
The most celebrated case that has
been heard in the circuit court here for
years will come up for trial next
Thursday before Judge Wall. On this
day the suit of the local creditors of
the Ramsay bank against the Chicago
! bondSmen of the state treasurer OF Ii
| linoiS will be heard. This suit is of
unusual interest to the public in gem
! eral and especially important to hun
dreds OF depos1tors, many OF whom had
placed their last doNar in tne bank.
Its doors were closed in November,
1884, with deposits of the residents of
this community amounting to nearly
$l20,0U0. On the result OF this suit Will
depend whether or not the home credi-
tors will receive the money placed in
the hands of one who was highly es-
| teemed as a townsman and statesman.
and whose wealth was thought to be
great.
This suit is brought to test the va
| lidity of the Chicago bOndsmen. Their
bond of $500, 900 represents the amount
due the state from Mr.. Ramsay, which
| they paid into the treasury to make
good the shortage. 1t is claimed that
there was deficit of nearly 100000 at
the time of the treaSurer'S death in
1894, but there was enough collected
from parties said to be high state Off
ciais in Springfield, to decrease the
above amount to the present claim.
The claim has been further reuuced
/ by a compromise between Henry Setter
and the bondsmen of Ramsay 1t VIII
be remembered Mr.. Setter owed Ram
say S244U00 state money secured by
collateral represented to be worth
nearly double the amount of the in
debtedness. This has finally been &C
copied by the Chicago men and credit
given the Ramsay estate here, thereby
reducing the claim to something like
S100, 600. Much depends upon the ability
of the creditors to have the claim de-
clared not valid and placed in the
seventh class. The case will be bit
terly contested by all parties inter
ested.
The testimony promises to be inter
esting and may bring to light some
startling developments. Dispositions
have been taken from Governor Alt
geld and his private secretary, William
f. Dose, State Auditor Gore John r.
Tanner, Colonel H. E. Bayle, assistant
adjutant general; Senator B. F. Cald-
well, banker of Springfield; John r.
Walsh, president, and F. w. Blount,
cashier, Chicago National Bank; John
A. King, president, John H. Whitbeck,
vice-president J.. S. Goddard, cashier.
Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chi
cage; Elbridge E. Keith, president and
Harvey H. Hitchcock, cashier, Metro
politau National Bank of Chicago. The
testimony of several parties living here
will also be heard. Opinions are freely
offered that the Chicago banks paid
no interest to Mr.. Ramsay for the use
of the state money and therefore the
creditors here are entitled to it. An
attempt will be made to prove this
point at the coming suit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
FOURTH DISTRICT coURr.

The following orders were made by
Judge Rolapp yesterday:
Fred. j. Kiesel e Co. VS.. Brigham City
Mercantile and Manufacturing company:
intervenors granted twenty days to
plead to complaints. and d. H. Peery.
jr., receiver, granted twenty days to
plead to complaints in Intervention.
Christina Peterson VS.. Charles w.
Maughan: defendant granted until Jan
uary 10 to answer.
Harriet L. Miner VS.. Emma B. Robin
son ct al; plaintiff granted decree Of
foreclosure as prayed for.
Mary Ainscough, by guardian, vs.. VII
liam T. Ainscough ct al; motion to dis
miss action continued without date.
d. o. Calder & Sons VS.. A. A. Player;
decree granted as prayed for.
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Dead body identified.
tSpeclai to The heralo.)

POCATELLO. Idaho. Dec. 2S.-The
dead body of the man found near
Blackfoot yesterday proved TO be that
of E. M. Anderson, an insane patient
from north Idaho. He had been an in
mate of the asylum for three years.
The ground indicated that he had trav-
eled in a circle for hours and finally
becoming exhausted, laid down and
soon persisted with the intense cold,
as he was frozen stiff when discovered.
Anderson was 80 years of age and of
powerful physique.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
WILL GIVE TIME.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29.-The
creditors of Porter Bros. & Co, the
embarrassed fruit dealers, met today
and agreed to grant the extension
asked by the firm. The total liabili-
ties were shown to be $4,000, with
assets estimated at S1S0,0G0 A COM
mittee of creditors will choose a trus-
tee 10 whom the realty assets of Por-
ter Bros e Co. will be conveyed in
trust to secure the payment of four
notes payable in six. twelve, eighteen
and twentv-four months. which the
firm viii give their creditors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

1t is the intention TO give 9. general
review of the Teachers convention in this
department tomorrow morning.
The attendance at the Grand yesterday
afternoon and evening was very large.
Mr. James was at his best on both oc-
casions. Hamlet was presented in the af-
ternoon, and Macbeth in the evening.
The chamber of commerce directors
have presented an address to the people
of Ogden and appointed a committee to
try and work up some special interest
in the chamber with the purpose of ad-
vancing the material interests of the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
wheat with a better inquiry for spring

wheat with a better inquiry for spring
patents
WHEAT-Receipts, 13S,SOo; exports,
10000; spot, strong; No. red, 62s4; No.
stronger and advanced all the morn
ing on heavy weekly exports, unfavor-
able Argentine crop news, Wall street
and foreign buying, a strong cash sit
uation and steady cables, closed SOLE.
higher; May, 65A @655s, closed 655s; De-
cember closed 651a.
HOPS-Weak; state common to
choice 1894 crop, 212@5; 1895 crop, 4@10;
Pacific coast 1894 crop, 2@5; 1895 crop,
1910.
WOOL-Dull; domestic fleece, 1922;
pulled, 1926
PETROLEUM-Dull United closed
141 bid
COFFEE-Options opened irregular
with prices unchanged to 10 points
higher, closed steady at net decline
of points to a net advance of 20
points; December, 1875. Spot coffee
Rio, dull; No. Z, 141s; mild, dull; Cor
dova, 179s 01sA.
SUGAR-Raw, strong; fair refining,
81; centrifugal So test, 35s; refined.
quiet; standard A, AS; confectioners
a, AS; cut loaf, 5Ss; granulated, AS.
COPPER-Steady; brokers price, 1875.
LEAD-Steady; brokers' price, 3,.05.
SILVER-6694.
TIN PLATES-Quiet
CHICAGO GENERAL MARKETS.
Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Wheat was active
and strong today, covering q range
of one cent and closing about at the
top. 1@11a higher than yesterday, the
former for May, the latter for Decem-
Der.
The news was more encouraging to
holders and local traders were inclined
TO favor the ''long" side for a turn.
The strength was started by the more
liberal exports for the week, the total
clearingS of wheat and flour being s.
457 900 bushels against 2,056,0OO bushels
last week and 1874, 600 bushels for the
same period last year. Northwestern
receipts, too, were moderate and con-
siderably under those of week back,
and local arrivals also showed some
reduction. The market was
strengthened later by the prediction of
a. cold wave. following the late mild
temperature. Argentine reports were
less favorable than late mail ad-
vices have indicated, one cable stating
that rains had delayed harvesting and
a farm implement concern had reports
that the crop would be OF inferior
quality. Domestic markets higher,
New York wired that foreigners had
taken $4,000 600 bushels within a week.
and that houses doing a large cash
business there had purchased 500, 900
bushels today for March delivery.
California advices were also bullish
in tone, stating that the weather was
very dry, and that large engagements
had been made for Australia, with
cargo for the cape with millers bid
ding Ga cents over May for milling
wheat. Foreigners bought in New
York and Minneapolis and st. Louis
purchased here. The market was
helped by Washington advices which
stated that Russian official reports
placed the worlds wheat yield $50, 49,
900 bushels smaller than last year and
that the rye crop was 126, 900
bushels short. New York reported
forty loads taken for export yesterday
instead of twenty-four as previously
stated.
ine leading futures were rs follows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
FRED WHITE.
To His Friends,

To My Friends-I have decided to
take a trip over the dark river, into
the great beyond. L take this step be-
cause l am unable to work to support
my family. What other means of sup
port [ had I was robbed out of and
may the curse of God Almighty for
ever rest on and for
doing that thing. There is one request
L have to make; it is this: That if /
go by the morphine route-and / have
ticket to go over that road want
a doctor to perform some kind of op-
GRAFTON on my body with knife or other
instrument that will insure my death.
We're L alive I would prefer having
the heart punctured, two or three
times. If you will not do this at least
pour half ounce of prussic acid down
my neck, or something as effective. I
don't want to wake out of a state of
coma after l am buried and for Gods
sake grant me my request. 1t is my
last you know. 1 go with my tenderest
love and affection for my dear wife
and children and my love and best
wishes to my dear sister Annie and
brother Leonard and my best wishes
to my friend and brother, W. H. Rob-
erts. Good bye to you ALL
FRED WHITE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
GUESSING CONTEST.

The Herald will present pocket
kodak 20 the boy or girl attending the
public schools of ogden City who
comes nearest to guessing the day.
aouT ard minute when the president OF
the United States issues the proeiama-
tiov admitting Utah into the Union.
The rules governing the contest will
be as follows:
Each scholar viii be entitled to make
as many guesses as they please.
Guesses must be made on the coupon
published in The Herald and sent or
handed to the Guessing Editor at The
Herald branch office, SIS Utah Loan
and Trust building.
Coupons will be numbered in the or
der in which they are received and
the first one who comes nearest to be-
ing correct viii receive the prize.
The coupons received each day will
be filed separately and in order. and
the day foil wing the announcement
and minute os The issuance of the
proclamation. the successful guess will
be announced
The boy or girl who wins the prize
will be required to present q certificate
from their teacher to the effect that
they are a regular attendant at one of
the public schools in Ogden City.
Guessing Coupon.
The President will issue his
proclamation admitting Utah into
the Union
On Observation-Disclosures.
At -....... ......................-M
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ARE NOT ALARMED.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Chicago importers
say they are not alarmed over possible
tariff changes. There has been no rush
to the custom house to take goods out
OF bond and it does not appear there
is any reason for hurry on the part Of
merchants who have goods in the ware
house.
There appears to be a disposition
or the part of nearly every wholesale
merchant to sit quietly by and watch
the proceedings of Congress and wait
until some further action than the mere
passage of a bill by the House.
NEW YORK GENERAL. MARKET.
New York, Dec. 2S.-FLOUR-Re
ceipts. $4,000: exports. 2s.2oO barrels:
somewhat firmer on the advance in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
PROVO PARAGRAPHS.
Court, Social and Other News OF the
Garden City.

Court, Social OtneE hCtTS OL TIE
Garden City.
PROVO, Dec. 2S.-Judge King pre-
sided in the First district court to-
day. and transacted the following bust
ness:
C. diversion ct al VS.. A. A. Hinckley
ct al; to restrain collector of Willard
county from collecting school tax
from bennington precinct for the bene-
ft of Scipio school district Taken
under advisement till Tuesday next
A. o. Smoot, jr., ct al, executors, vs..
James .Pierpont ct al. The court rem
dered decision in favor Of defendant.
Mike Murnane VS.. Dan D. Sullivan;
decision for plaintiff for the land in
question and costs taxed against both.
In the matter Of habeas corpus pro-
ceedings against Sheriff Lloyd and his
deputy for the release Of S. H. Brown
lee, who is charged with committing
libel, case is now in progress.
United States Commissioned Dudley
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29


CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec 2S-Par-
dons were issued today by Governor
Richards to William P. Hathaway and
+. J. Prosser, penitentiary convicts.
Hathaway was convicted of forgery
and Prosser of stealing cattle. Both
were sentenced to a years fmprison-
ment and had served six months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
Especial to The Herald.l

POCATELLO, Idaho. Dec. 2S.-John
Martin, Louis Oppenheimer and George
Roberts, the three prisoners who made
their escape from Blackfoot jail some
time Thursday night were captured
near American Falls at II o'clock this
morning by Sheriff Kiefer and his
posse and taken back TO Jail. They
offered no resistance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
FoREIGN FINANCEs.

New York. Dec 2S.-The Evening
Posts London cablegram says:
The stock markets here continue good
except for American securities which
were we'll below the parity all day and
dull The Times money article says
that Rothschild declines to take any
part at present in any United States
loan. | would prefer, however, stlll to
describe the situation in the words of
my dispatch yesterday. The feature
here today was the sharp squirt in
mines.
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the surface Of many planets, notably
that of the sun. with great distinctness
For over two hours, the audience lis
tened with marked attention to the vivid
descriptions given by the doctor as the
scenes from the far distant worlds passed
in panoramic views before them
AT the close of the lecture Vice-Presi-
dent Allison declared the first session
Of the State association formally adj
iourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-29
WIT.

EIistress-Mary. how was 1t 1 saw Jou
treating your friends to my cake end
fruit?
Mary-I can't tell. ;na'am. for ne life
of me. for I'm sure 1 Covered the kSe+-
hole.-Tit-Bits.
The building blocks have Deeu having
a dispute in the nursery.
I'm worth just as much Is YOU are
exclaimed the letter II.
NO you're not" replied the Ierter c.
IL YOU were worth anything at ali the
British would never drop You. Wash
ingtOn Star.
What is the use of all this nonsense
of having seconds and all that when two
men want to fight a duel? Why don't
they get together and fight it oUt?"
ooh. the seconds are useful TO notify
the police. indianapolis Journal.
The invalid say. old dear. are there
any left of those cigars you bought me
for my birthday gift?
His wife-Yes, several; but 1 thought
you didn't like them?
The invalid-Well. you see. I'm dying
for a. smoke. and the doctor told me this
morning I must on no account take any
characterization Fun.