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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
Los ANGELES OIL PROSPECTS.
Experiments Being Made of tho Crude
Product for F1fL.

experiments BeanD maze OF the CTuQe
Product for FtsI.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 1O.-The oil
product still continues to engross the at
tention of our business men. James c.
Harvey, local agent for the Standard Oil
Company, said this morning that his
people had not yet contracted for a single
barrel of oil, but that they were in the
field for business. He said that at the
present time experiments are being made
with the oil for fuel purposes by experts
here and at San Francisco.
Things are coming our way" said Ed
ward Strosburg, general manager of the
American Crude-oil Company. "Yester-
day refused an offer of 55 cents barrel
for 500 barrels. Inside of thirty days we
shall be shipping 1000 barrels daily to
San Francisco, and l know whereof
speak"
Mem bers of the executive committee of
the exchange are now in San Francisco
arranging for wharfage and tank facilities
at tnat point.
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LOGGING MEN DISAGREE.
Il Seattle Firm Seeks Settlement Through
q Receiver.

Receiver.
SEATTLE, WASH, Oct. 10.-As a result
of disagreement between the partners of
the large logging firm of Mosher & Nc
Donald a receiver has been appointed.
The trouble arose over the payment of
$120,00 of debts out of total of $3.50, 900.
The receiver was appointed at the in
stance of w. A. Mcdonald, who claims
that Alfred Mosher, a Michigan lum ber-
man, was to advance the money as 1t be-
came necessary, and did advance $500, 600,
when he ceased and demanded that his
claims be made preferred.
Mcdonald insisted that all creditors be
treated alike, which resulted in appoint
ment of s. ]. Flynn, manager of the firm,
as receiver. This led to the appointment
of A. +. McEwan as receiver of the Seattle
Cedar Lumber Company, the capital of
which is $600O0.
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PREsBYrERIAN SYNOD.
Rec. Burt E"tns Hoscard on Trial Upon
.ous Charges.

hets Burr II "f"S fO1CQTH on ITtQt OD0Tl
.ous Charges.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 10.-Rc
Burt Estes Howard and Ruling Elders }.
Salisbury, J. H. Hoffman,, III. G. Wiley,
NJ. N. Avery and III. T. Gordon appeared
this morning at the Downeyayenue Pres
byterian Church to answer to the respect
i've serious charges of violation of the ordi-
nation vow. promising subjection to his
brethren in the Lord" and of "Contumacy
in resisting the orders of the Presbytery OIL
Los Angeles" preferred by the Presbyt yte-
rlan church in the United States.
Rev. Mr.. Fife of Pasadena was appointed
vice-moderator. All through the session
the opposition to Rev. Mr.. Howard was
manifest, and that he will be found guilty
was palpably evident. The proceedings
from the moderator down were carried OF
with purpose to come to speedy con
clusion.
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TEACHERS AT SANTA CRUZ.
Joaquin fiIer's Lecture One of the
Institute Features.

Joaquin MtueT'S Lecture One of the
Institute Features.
SANTA CRUZ. CAL, Oct. 10.-At the
Teachers Institute this afternoon the fol-
lowing interesting topics were under dis
cussion: 1.-The Teacher as Governor"
Professor w. W. Wilson; mechanical
Devices, Miss NJ. E. Baker; ''Will Train
ing" Miss Mary Pioda; "School Incen-
tlves," Miss Teresa Leonard; Punish
ments," Miss Mary Morgan.
The discussion which followed was one
of profit and was under the direction of
Professor Earl Barnes of Stanford Univer-
sity. The Congregational Church was
crowded this evening to hear the lecture,
lessons Not in Books,' by Joaquin
Miller, the Poet of the Sierras.
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SUPPOSED TO BE MURDER.
Isaac Lennher Believed to Haze Been
Shot and Then Czeannted

Shot and Then Cremated.
ROSEBURG. Or, Oct. 10.-The Coro-
ner's jury to-day made investigation into
the circumstances of the finding of the
charred remains of Isaac Lennhers body
in the debris of burned barn on the
Umpqua, near Peel postoffice. AS result
the jury is satisfied that most foul muir
der has been committed. 1t is thought
Lennher, who was a well-to-do rancher.
was killed and thrown into the barn and
cremated to conceal the crime
The body shows that bullet was fired
into the right shoulder, coming ont on the
left. The testimony ELECTED at the inquest
duplicates certain parties, but no arrests
have been made.
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The Chrvsanthem,s,,, Sho,,.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 10.-At a
meeting of members of the Catholic La
dies Aid Society and the directors of the
Pratt Home the week commencing Mon
day. Novem Der 4, was decided upon as the
time for holding the annual chrysanthe-
mum fair. Mrs. c. D. Wright, chairman
of the decoration committee, reported that
the style of decorations would be new and
original. consisting principally of beauti-
full tInts of colored tissue paper and nat
ural flowers.
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.Ne,o Hotel at Santa Monica.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Oct. 1O.-The
contract has been let for the building of
hotel on the site where the st. James was
burned. The new building will be a far
handsomer one in all respects. The con-
tractor, H. X. Goetz, stated that when
completed, it would be good addition to
that section of the town. The structure
will have about thirty rooms and cost be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000.
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The Trena,relE Case.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 10.-The hearing
of the petition of James P. Treadwell, one
of the minor heirs to the esta tie of the late
James Treadwell, to have George Y. Boil
linger, guardian of his estate, appointed
his personal guardian in place OF E. w.
Clayton, was continued this morning by
Judge Reynolds until October 21.
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The Death Watch

SAN JOSE, CAL. Oct. 1o.-A death
watch was placed over Hans Hansen and
~ thpmas or st. Cialt tnas nus nOInthg. Ihsy are
October 1s, for the murder of Mate Fitzger-
aid on the bark Hesper. Both men are
reconciled to their fate, as they realize
that nothing can be done to save them,
since President Cleveland has refused to
interfere
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Water Works fo,. Nerada Ci,v.

NEVADA CITY, CAL, Oct. 1o.-At a
called meeting of the fire department last
night resolutions were adopted strongly
favoring the proposition to bond the city
for 100000 to build new water works. the
election to be held October 2S. The people
generally appear to favor It
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Death Was AccidentaI,

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Oct. 10.-A Coro-
ner's inquest was held to-day in the case of
Charles Robinson, the 13-year-old son OF
Fostoffice Inspector Robinson. who met
his death in this city last Saturday. The
verdict of the jury was that the death was
accidental, caused by shot from gun.
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TO PROTECT QUAIL.
Board of Supervisors Pass an Ordinance
for That PurDose

for That Purpose.
SAN JOSE. CAL, Oct. 10.-The Board of
Supervisors this afternoon passed an ordi-
nance making it unlawful for any one to
kill or transport quail for the purpose of
marketing the same. and making it unlaw-
full for any wholesale or retail dealer to
buy or sell quail, and making it unlawful
for any transportation company to trans
port any quail delivered to it for the pur-
pose of marketing the same. The ordi-
nance goes into effect at once. Any viola
tion of it is declared a misdemeanor, and
made punishable by fine not 20 exceed
$100, or by Imprisonment in the County
Jail of not less than ten days, or by both
fine and imprisonment.
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ination of Robert Sharp, an undertaken,
who testified to Jones having been brought
to his establishment after the shooting,
and described the street scene of the
shooting. Mrs. Jones took the stand dur
ing the afternoon. Her testimony was
very bitter against the defendant.
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IMPROVING THE BOULEVARD.
Los Angeles Park Commits sioners Take
EUTorubIe AcEiOu

FdrordbLe Action.
LOS ANGELES. CAL, Oct. 1o.-At a
meeting of the Park Commissioners to-day
the petition for the opening, widening and
improving OF the grand Park boulevard
from Westlake Park to Elysian Park was
indorsed by the Commissioners and re-
ferred to the Council with the request that
the City Engineer be instructed to make 8
survey over the most practicable route and
that the Council appoint Commissioners te
open the boulevard at an early date.
Many of the property owners have offered
to donate the necessary ground. In con
nection with this scheme, and with the
idea in view to establish botanical gar
den in Elysian Park, Abbott Kinney, Mr.
Harvey and others appeared before the
board and outlined the advantages to bt
derived from such an establishment.
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Reduced to Povert,f.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 1o.-A sad
scene was witnessed this morning at police
headquarters. 0. K. Levering, 81 years oil
age, who came to California in 1850 and
at one time was one of the most popular
and prominent mining men in the State,
walked up to Clerk Gridley and announced
that he had not tasted food for twenty -four
hours.
He was given a good breakfast, after
which the old man, who was respectfully
dressed and is quite MIN BILE considering his
age, stated that when he arrived in the
State he brought with him $50, 900 worth
of goods. He was a law student in AL
bany, N. Y, with Leland Stanford, and
has been prominently identified with the
late Senator in many mining and railroad
ventures.
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Ann1ea for G,.nte,anrn.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, Oct. 10.-One of
the leading fruit-growers of Watsonville a
few days ago shipped 200 boxes of apples
to Guatemala, where they will have to be
packed on mules from the Guatemalan
coast to their destination.
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Fourteeu Were Dro,yned.

LONDON, ENGLAND, Oct 10.-The
steamer Napier of North Shields arrived
here to-day with ten of the crew of the
steamer Livonia, which was sunk by COL
lision with the Napier off the island of
Asland. Fourteen of the Livonia's crew
were drowned.
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Sued The HoIIidnua.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Oct. 1o.-Fannie
D. Holiday, sister-in-law of Bug Holli-
day, who was arrested recently, charged
with malicious mischief il destroying
household property, has brought suit
against the Holidays, Edward f. and Mrs.
ii. 2. T., to recover $4,000 for false i'm
prisonment
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
NEGROES IN MEXICO.
Placed on the Same Plane With the Natl,
Poems.

CITY OF MEXICO, MEXICO, Oct. TO-
A report has been rendered to Minister
Ransom by an attache of the United States
Legation which states that there are 1910
negro colonists in Northern Mexico and
that it will cost $4,000 to return them to
their homes. Out of total of $50 negro
colonists the whereabouts of $50 are un-
known. The colonists at Tahuilo were
treated in the same manner as the Mexi-
can poems, but from some unexplained
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4 Footpaa Reld for Trial.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Oct. 1o.-Hugh
Riley. one of the men who held up Mr..
Frazier on Requena street last Saturday
evening. was given preliminary exam
lnation this afternoon and held under
bonds of $4,000 for trial in the Superior
Court.
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Horknaen Buried In the Ru;ns

BERLIN, GERMANY, Oct. 10.-A part of
large building used as spinning mill in
Boitcholt, Westphalia. collapsed to-day,
and twenty workmen were buried in the
ruins. Several dead bodies have been
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cause disease developed among them. The
large percentage of deaths caused large
numb bers to flee, and many died at frontier
points of smallpox.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
THOMAS BURNS SURREND ERS.
George II. Witte, Whom He attacked, De-
eli tn PrOSec7sfe.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 1o.-Thomas
Burns, who shot George R. Witte last
night. surrendered himself at 4 o'clock
this afternoon to the Sheriff. Witte re-
fused to prosecute him, and Burns re-
turned to Visalia this evening in badly
bruised condition. as result of his fall
from the train last night.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
Errinoton Triat.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 1o.-The fore
noon of the second day of the Errington
murder trial was taken up with the exam
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-24
MORE GOLD FOR EYPORT.
The Next Ship VIII Garry Mt less 1hin
$1,000. e.000-Apothsr Bond Issue.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2I.-There has been
three million Withdrawn from the sub
Treasury, and the total amount 10 be
shipped VII not be. less than NoOOl0D
The sub-Treasury officials have been con-
ferring with gold exporters to-day. reia-
tive TO the delivery OF gold bars In re-
pemption Of legal tenders, instead OF
gold coin.
The Government assumes the DosltIon
that the gold shippers should pay u
slight premium for gold bars, about equal
70 the cost of mnting the gold into coin
The Government is willing to supply the
gold bars IL reasonable premium can
be arranged with the gold exporters.
The exporters, however show little dis
position 10 pay anything Tor The gold
a slight charge 10 the Bank OF England
for the assaying or the gold bars, wnWn
would counterbalance the benefit GeriFet
from securing the bars here IL Is true
that some small Quantities OF gold bars
have been purchased from smcitefS re-
Gently, but these bars were sold IN the
open market.
Large quantities, however, would have
TO be sold to The Bank OF England Ne
demand for bar gold in the open MAJ ket
abroad Is not very great The Treasury
also has only about s&i,U0loo gold coin
available for redemption Of legal tenders
as Sj3000,0O0 must be- held against sold
certificates outstanding
The exporters consequently believe that
gold bars must be FURNISHED by the
continue as heavy as at present. The eX-
change market Indicates that the gold
movement viii increase rather than d.
mlnlsh and the shippers cons quentiy are
reluctant to pay any premium for gold
bars, as the time Is near 1T hand when
the Treasury VIII have no choice in the
matter The mints can turn Out only about
l.GOWO gold coin each week. win
gold exports averaging 100000 10 ylTO,-
90 "A week IL Is obvious that the god
coin Will be depleted In a few weeks.
The Treasury will, however, lose more
gold than the amount exported as the
drawn from the Treasury and depOsit
all gold which has been rendered light by
abrasion in the banks.
Another issue Of bonds is considered IN
eVtable, but II can he stated. on high
authority. that the float NJ OF I'VE per
cent. bonds is extremely doubtful.
Gold to the amount Of S.1o0 pD-Of
which slG00,GO0 was for export and $l0O.0OD
for exchange Of United States notes was
Withdrawn from the New YORK 'subtreas-
ury to-day. This makes the gold reserve
SCI. 900. Notice Of sl,o0000 20 be with
drawn tomorrow was also received
The gradual reduction Of the gold re-
serve has not up 10 this time given rise
bond Issue Will soon be made, but a
Cabinet official said this evening that
another proposal inviting BIDS for bonds
would certainly be issued IN the absence
OF action by Congress Al what point
the gold reserve would be allowed 10 dc4
cline before the third bond issue would
be made was a matter OF discretion sole
ly. and must naturally be decided by or
cumStances.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-24
SENATORS 10 CAUCUS
They Think There IS Not Time During the
Session for Financial Legislation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The Repub-
licans OF the Senate have just issued a
call for party caucus TO be held FRI
day morning at 10 o'clock In the room OF
Mr.. Sherman. One OF, the chief matters
to be considered win be The position to
be assumed on financial legislation.
4 canvass OF the situation has been
made, and It Is said the caucus Will en-
dorse the views individual senators have
expressed, that there is not time during
this session for any elaborate revision
of the currency
They win agree, If the deficit in the
Treasury requires an issue of bonds, TO
vote for such proposition. but on condi-
ton it carries no other currency legsla-
tioa.
The Republicans, It is said, will also
endorse the proposed increase pf the
tax on beer, az outlined in an amendment
of which Mr. Squire gave notice to-day.
There appears 20 be a disposition on the
part of the Democrats TO urge tie pas
sage of the bill admitting the Territories
OF New Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma
to Statehood There are a few Republic
cans who favor this, but a majority of
Republican senators seemed to be opposed
to the admission of any, more States at
this time.
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To Release Dsbs ct a.. From Jail.

CHICAGO. Jan. 23.-The certified order
of the Supreme Court admitting Debs,
Howard, Kellher Rogers, Burns, Elliott,
Goodwyn and Hogan, officers and direc-
tors OF the american Railway Union
TO BAH pending the decision OF the Su-
preme Court on the writ or habeas cor
pus, was received by Edwin Walker.
SPECIAL counsel for the Government,
this morning. A deputy marshal left
for Woodstock this afternoon and VIII
return with the men tomorrow morn
ing. In addition TO the 800 BOND IN
the contempt case, Judge Grosscup will
demand that o bond be made in the omni-
bus sndictment for conspiracy which
goes on trial tomorrow. The men are
already under S25, 900 bonds IN the either
conspiracy indictments. No Increase
will be asked. and the extension of the
same bonds to the omnibus indictments
viii be regarded as sufficient by the
court,
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IHE WAR IN THE ORIENT.
OficIsi Dispatehe. Giving the Progress
of the Invading Army.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Navy
Department has received the following
dispatch from Commander Folger, of the
Yorktown, at Che Foo.
''reng chow Foo, CG.na, was bonn
barded by ten japanese vessels on Janu-
AIRY 18Th and 18th. On the 2ist in answer
10 an appeal OF missionaries, and as
travel by land was considered impracti-
cable, the Yorktown transported to Che
Foo seventeen women, children and sick
of the missionary families. on the 10Th
and 2ist the Japanese, covered by twenty
three of their men-of-war, landed a large
force at shan Tung pTomonitory to at
tack the Chinese fortifcatlOns at Vel
Hai-Wei ON the I'D a small force was
landed at Chee Foo from this vessel TO
protect neutral citizens and property
This landing was In common with that
from German, British and French yes
sells"
With reference to this dispatch, II was
said az the Japanese Legation In this
city that the forces were probably land
ed 10 protect citizens OF these countries
who reside there from an uprising OF
Chinese. and not In the expectancy that
their interests would be jeopardzed
through an attack on the place by the
Japanese
have no fear from the japanese forces
and further than that 1t is not likely
that the Japanese will make an attack
on the port. Chee Foo is a treaty port; ;
but, according TO the authority mention
ed, is the least important of these, not
excepting Chin Kisng. The Japanese
might desire it for a base OF supplies
but even this Is unlikely, as there are
other harbors along the coast better
adapted for the purpose, the Chez Foo
anchorage being an open roadstead and
especially unprotected. As to the proba-
bilitles that the Japanese might desire
Chee Foo for the purpose OF landing
troops there predatory 10 an attack on
Pekin, ii was stated that the Japanese
had already a sufficient force in China
for all purposes contemplated at present
The State Department has received a
Dispatch from Minister SILL at Seoul
COrea, under date OF December 10Th, Civ.
ing the translation OF a royal decree linn
iting Chinese residents in Corea 10 the
open ports, forbidding them to travel in
the Interior compelling them TO register
within twenty-four hours after their ar
rival and removing their extra territorial
rights by bringing them under the juris-
dictiOn of Corean courts
Secretary Gresham received a dispatch
to-day from Minister Denby. at Pekin,
reporting that the Chinese peace pleni-
potentiaries will leave Shanghai on the
18th instant for Japan.
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Snow Storms in California.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Jan. 23.-Snow
storms are still raging on the line of the
Central Pacific railroad between Sisson 5
and Dunsmrr. with no signs OF abate-
ment. Three hundred men are attempting
to clear the track, assisted by powerful
rotary plows. but they make little or no
progress Another avalanche has occur
red at Soda Springs. and the work Of
clearing the track there has for time
been abandoned. Napa City IS inundated
and neither trains nor boats can reach
there to-day. The towns OF Woodland and
Tehama are flooded. and trains have
stopped running 10 those places. freka
IS cut off from the outside world. large
force OF men has left this city for Duns-
muir with steam force pumps to sluice
off the tracks. The town of Guerneville,
SOnoma county, Is more than half under
water and communication by telephone
IS cut OFF. over a dozen families had TO
flee TO the uplands, saving nothing but
their living. it is reported that a number
OF bridges are down in the northern part
of Sonoma county and railway travel Is
completely interrupted.
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WHY HE RESIGNED.
Domestic. Not Po,itics', Troubles o'"''
of Casimir-Perier's Rcsignation'


The Paris correspondent OF the Ne"
York Herald says: ..,,,,a, ,ion
The causes that led to the, itsist s st' dts
Of M. Casimir-Perie are st-H DeAlS Ithe
cusepd bV everybody, but none oI ~. =
theories and s1irmises advanced appear
10 be anywhere near the lu3it. li. frien6
the following details from CiS1v 5n, ond
Of the family OF the e&ri eStli, are true. |
although / believe that ihey are ales,.atione - Tor
give them under all pOss PIE resi- fd' "a I'D
In order not 10 wound an hono' "O''
respectable family: ..t,,,ation of
The real causes OF Ihe, ,n nv in
NJ. Casimir- Perier, accQflh,S oI 70 nyy,t Of
fnrmant was not at all p0hucdi, Dut VI
a pureiV private character: liz 70
President T. on the point OF SCI ~
obtain divorce from NlinS. ~ a.
Pc,ier and the causes for thls aIS a.
rcsdV Of duite a long standing. AS
matter Of fact. the tirst steps III W
proceodiugs had already beeh tihsn DS
ii Casimir- PeTier.s lawyers mhc" 0bot
ga mo President Of the Republic: Az that
ti,nn his mother interVened, ana heI sup
nIjcatjons induced him TO accepI tie
fi~h office 10 which he was Cdileu IN
the hopes that the ohiciai aha Puo,pGd -" bo
he and Nine. Casimir-Pefier WouIu pe
Corced TO lead would put an END 10 theT
disbursements. H., ,.oooroa
worse and when VI. CaSlmir-fefle louho
mat tbe toys OF political power ava hol
1,@'',,,1pensafe him for his domestic an
novauces. when his intimate if1end; ~
Burdcau, died, and when ms olneI - ie.iu, ~
NJ Raynal, was bounded do"n pSf ne ne
railway conventions, in fl OF anger ne
resirped At the Palace OF Justice IL Is
said that the divorce Is Imminent, Al.
must add that IN spite OF az tiis' ms
which certainly forms very. valid rea-
sons for NJ. Casmlr-PerieT act lie
most intimate friends Of the ex-Fresi-
dent Judge his conduct very severely
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-24
BRIBED 10 VOrE FOR a JUDGB.
A Fearful State OF Corruption In Penn.
sylvanls.

INDIANA, PA. Jan. 23-To-day's pro-
ceedings In the BlaNiWhlte election con-
test were enlivened BY testimony "A de-
gree more sensational than tnat hereto
fore given. A number OF witnesses ics-
titled TO the unusual offers made on
election day that II they would vote FOR
White they could have days pay.
Others testified to being offered money
and whisky for their votes for Waite and
"a dozea who voted at the election con-
Gessed that their tax receipts we're .mpef-
feet.
Walter Myers. OF Cherry Illll. said thar
when in town on Saturday preceding the
election Judge White promised him - for
his vote. The Judge told Myers 10 20 TO
Watt. cashier OF the Deposit Rank. and
get the money. Watt gave witness -four
silver dollars. Judge Nhfe is Drlno.pal
owner OF the Deposit Bank. witness
said he would not have voted fos White
IL he had not come down with the money.
Witness Nice WOnger overheard the con-
yersation and corroborated Myers.
other Witnesses stated they had re-
ceiyed tenders OF money In various SUMS
for their votes for White, but had de-
ciincd