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, 1896-03-24
A STRIKE
To Test the Eight-Hour Law at In,
dianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind. March 22.-The
executive committee nj the National
Federation OF Labor began a confer
eBce in this city today. Those preseht
were President Gontpers, Secretary
August McCraith and John b. Lennon,
treasurer; p. ]. Mcclure of Philadel-
phia, first vice president; James Dun
can Of Baltimore, second vice presi-
dent: James O'Conneil of Chicago,
third vice president. and N. NJ. Garlan
of %Pittsburg. fourth vice president. The
conference laseted until a late hour
this evening and was devoted chiefly
to a decision as to the best means to
bring about an eight hour day.
The matter was referred to a sub,
committee composed of Mcclure, Len
non and O'Connell.
1t a given OUT by Secretary
McCraith that the Carpenters union
will probably be selected to make a
test and when questioned he said it
was probable the council will order a
strike of this union throughout the
country in order to bring about the de-
sired result. The secretary's report
submitted today shows a marked in
crease in the federation's finances II
membership. Two charters have been
issued so far this year to one during
the same time last year.
, 1896-03-24
TERRIBLE

Punxsatawney, Pa. March 23.-The
gas in mine No. / at Adrian, exploded
last night and the mine is on fire. 1t is
impossible to get into the mines any
distance, although the explosion oc-
CURED two miles back. The men this
morning going to work were overcome.
Some escaped and an alarm vas given.
Eleven men have been brought out
with W dead.
Dubois. Pa, March 23.-The follow,
ing were killed by an explosion today
in the Berwind- White mine: George
Harvey. Henry Harvey, Harry Smith,
Jas. Graham, ST., James Graham. jr.,
Lindsey H. Bradley. John Monroe,
Jesse Postlewaite and Andrew Nowak.
The following are still in the mine and
are supposed to be dead: David Bell,
Reuben Noble and Geo. Ainsley.
Dubois, March 23.-There was an
other explosion at the Adrian mines,
eight miles north Of here. caused by
fre damp. Two men were killed.
, 1896-03-24
EMPLOYE
Says He Lost $40, 200 on a Baltimore
and Ohio Train.

Baltimore. March 23.-H. r. Kendall.
who said he was employed by J. P.
Morgan & CO.. the New York bankers,
reported at Camden station last night
that he had lost a satchel containing
$40, 900 in securities on a Baltimore and
Ohio train between here and Washing
ton. Mr.. Kendall said he was on his
way home from Cincinnati and after
leaving Washington fell asleep. When
he awoke the satchel, which he had
left in the rack above him, was gone.
He notified the Baltimore and Ohio au-
thorities and then proceeded to New
York.
, 1896-03-24
JENNIE KIMBALL DEAD.

st. Paul, Mimi. March 23.-Mrs. Jen-
ME E. Kimball Of Philadelphia, the
well-known opera company manager,
died this morning in a private car at
the union depot in this city.
The Kimball Opera company was at
Butte, Mont. two weeks ago. when
Mrs. Kimball was sick with pneu.
monia. On account OF her sickness all
engagements for the company between
Butte and st. Paul were cancelled. 1t
was thought the high altitude was in
furious, and. although with some mis-,
givings as to the result, the physicians
finally agreed to the removal Of their
patient from Butte. The private car
OF the president Of the Northern Pa
cific was accordingly placed at her dis
posal and In 1t Mrs. Kimtall was
brought to this city. Pleurisy had de.
veloped and on arrival here she was In
J too precarios q condition to be re.
, 1896-03-24
CALI FOR

Pursuant to chapter 80 of the session
laws Of 1880 as passed by the First leg
islaiiye assembly of the State of Wyo-
ming, the republicans of Laramie are
hereby called upon to elect delegates
from their respective wards on Satur-
day, March 2Sth. 1896, to represent
their ward in n convention to be held
at the court house in Laramie on
Thursday evening, April I'd. to place in
nomination candidates for the various
offices of the city. Said convention
will be called to order by W. o. Owen
at s o'clock p. m.
Primaries will be held in the several
wards as follows:
First ward-At the city hall, to elect
II delegates, and will be called to or,
der by NJ. c. Brown.
Second ward-At the court house. to
elect 10 delegates. and will be called to
order by George Gebhard.
Third ward-At the West Side hose
house. to elect seven delegates, and
will he called to order by Z. A. Chris
tie.
All primaries to be called to order at
8 O'Clock p. IN.
W. O. OWEN,
J.. F. HESSE. JR.. Chairman.
Secretary City Republican Central
Committee. mws
, 1896-03-24
THE HOUSE.

Washington. March 23.-This was
District of Columbia day in the house,
Some business was transacted by un-
animous consent before Chairman
Babcock Of the district committee
claimed the day.
Delegate Murphy of Arizona secured
consent for the consideration of the
senate bill to authorize the leasing of
lands for educational in Ari-
iona. This was a modification of the
bill vetoed by the president and passed
"Ver the veto by the house. The e n
ate modified the bill to meet the oh
jections raised by the executive. The
bill was passed.
, 1896-03-24
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1t is Mckinley Against the Field in the
Lone Star State.

Austin. Tex. March 23.-The fight in
tomorrow's republican convention will
b Mckinley against the field. The Nc
Kinley men are very sanguine OF sue
cess today and Allison and Reed men,
late this afternoon, combined forces 10
oppose Mckinley in tomorrow's nsht.
Austin, Tex. March 23.-After an
, 1896-03-24
TERRIBLE TORNADO.

Victoria, B. c.. March 23.-The
steamer Warrimoo, which has just ar
rived, brings news of the destruction
Of Surva, the capital Of Fiji, by a hur-
ricane on the 9th inst. 1t was the most
tremendous storm ever known in the
Southern seas. The loss of the ferry
steamer Pearl in the Brisbane river, by
which 81 persons lost their lives, is al
so reported.
, 1896-03-24

all-day wrangle to arrange a combina-
ton between Allison and Reed men,
the whole business was knocked into
a cocked-hat late tonight by Allison
men with Quincy at II cir head, leaving
all the combinations and announcing
they would make a fight singly and
alone for Allison and FOR Quincy as tenn
porary chairman.
, 1896-03-24
STOTTLT DENIED.

New York. March 23.-Members OF
the firm of J. p Morgan & Co. in this
city, deny all knowledge OF Fl. p. Ken
DAN. 1t is also denied at the banking
house that there has been a loss OF
100000 in the manner described in the
foregoing dispatch from baltimore.
, 1896-03-24
A SOCIETY HEN.


Nomenclature"
1t was at tho imrra.i h8.i. ami the
young society reporter shIl.uI Lt,
wits and her pencils, that fun aul salts.
factory description of each &c.. 5gu.
might be presented. Surrounding hp,
were those most DESTROYS Of rpCIup Iurit
names and gowns in print, and in the
crowd stood II shopglrl, EOwuol in
flimsy pink cheesecluth Of Understandable
cut.
When her turn clmo for inspection,
it was with 4 hopeless eye that the re
porter surveyed the toilet. Tho urtful
question, however, WAS asked, as usual
And your name and gown
Miss Matilda Jenkins, uttircd i'll
pink crcpou and diamonds. " was the
studied and prompt reply.
pink crCpon, ' wrote the newspaper
woman, delighted with the new aud clio
CANT name for chcosucluth, hut her pen
Gil refused &c add land diamonds
until her quick eyes had discovered on
the girls collar II tiny rhinestone rs big
us II pinhead. Then ''and diamonds TO
went down in the notebook AS proudly
as if announcing tIaraE and stUmachcrs
of pureSt luSttr.
The next day all The girls bohind a
notion counter exclaimed enviOusly over
II well worn newspaper clipping which
read, Miss Matilda Jenkins, uttirod IN
pink cropon and diamonds, - and when
the society reporter glanced over the
printed words she felt never IL pung as
to tho accuracy Of tho information she
had given to the public--Now York
Times.
, 1896-03-24
t~NEQUALED SERVICE.

iI"uycr to Chicago via Kansas CITY
is "ivcnvia tn" Union Pacific and
Chicago and Alton railways.
Through Pullman ~slecpers, Pull.
NAN dining cars and free reclining
chair cars leave Denver daily. The
t'inn Pacific is the great through
'r ..nr ur the west. Ask your uea
get ticket agent for tickets via this
.u.
, 1896-03-24

The side on which | was most capable
of approaching Lord de Tablcy's gifts
as IL collector was the hiblio2rapnIruL
If | am anything Of II cOunOisscur III
this direction, | owe it 90 his training.
His zeal Ill the amassing Of early edI-
tions of the English poets was cXircmo
he was one Of those who think nothing
of hanging about a bOUksh0p at 6 o'clock
in the morning waiting for the shutters
to be taken down. But his zeal was emf
nently according to knowledge He val,
ued his first edition for the texts sake,
not for the bare fact of rarity. Every
book he bought he read, and with u
critical gusto. A little auocdute may H.
lustrate his spirit as acullcctur. In INIi
he secured. iy u happy accident, Il copy
of Millions Poems of 1913, a book
Too eager - ,'..t Tor Jun post, lu arIt
a messenger round to my house with n
note t o annOuuc" not merely the joyful
fact, J.t-,l. .Iatyr,.'i'-I.u.l-
discovery lie had IIJor III Ilu 'JIume-
namely, that tho line i'll the .,nrISuy
Ode, which IN all .I,cr editions has
run
Orb'd in q r..Alow, AMI Inc -'or.,- w~.-s,u:,
originally aiCud-
The cnamcI'd arr,es Of the rainbow wearing,
(which" us he si;l. lis a grand
mOuthtuIuf sound AID over 80 much bet
ter than he weak Ike l%iurIrs. Con
temporary Review.
, 1896-03-24

Gen, Pass. and Tkt, Agt.,
i5l. Omaha, Neb.
, 1896-03-24

Furnished Housekeeping oOms rol
rent. Sayer Hansen, ISL 9Th street.
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HAD A DESPERATE FIGHT
sANGuiNAhY ENCOUNTER pAnT,c,
rArED N nv raHI0Hreas.
Bennett. Ose Of the Mes, Frtsh,s,,
Cut 4. the Hack Win
an Al.

Northport. Wash. June "a desnsv...
night which viii probably end fatally o.
Cured This morning on the main sts.A,
A. Northport tne participants nsY.
John Becker, Clayton Vance and +. M
named Bennett. all three being freight
me dispute arose between Heanett an,
Becker over some trivial business MAJ,
tel which ended In blows. Benaett tr.
.esed the worst of this. and Vance NJ,
oetHs satisfied. joined in the fray 10 h-,s,
Becker, when bennett drew his knit
otherwise being helpless, and stabt.-1
Vance twice. once ia the shoulder .aa
base IA tho head. BecksE. In the par,n-
time. secured an ak and Threatened B~a-
lstt. " no ran across the street sai
through the livery stable opposite .ua
ne others ia hot pursuit
Nhen they emerged from behind tha
IyeGy barn. BENNETT had friShtfaI
AT !u nta back, almost sxseTIHs 0as
& Rs Kidneys Haieh Was the result az
bow from Ihr an, bat from anyse
nanis taeTs ATE differences OF opinion
rms general bStief Ia that Beekef d.hy.
zfvt tho blow After the affair. he ~,
Immediately placed agtsr arrest By Dse-
lty 5nrEir Palmer. fh= other Two .+r~
placed 4uivE medical attendance Sht,s
sas promptly caiIed Bsaasts 184Hi,
we're dressed dn1 sewn up BY Df Travis
smile IN AJFgGs0a attended Ihe s9s4,,t,
afflicted va EanzS
Ihz .attrl sounds are not OF swgt,
us uatuf-. AMI he viii 90 able 10 .rt
lrO4A1 la tsa days B-AfaEt al Iar
lne u Afttluz u progressing as sell A.
.AA C.s sagz1Lsi though IAe rhaaees ~
- recovery are very slim IL Is a seq,
.u9.-l-nu- auats lot gH5 re44Etsvs i
aeez~r nay AEr all sery selI-ts-is aai
nsay fes9~ets'l Throughout IhLs par u
hr -JluErs
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CLOSE OF THE SESSION
BOTH HOUSES AGREE ON THE SUM-
DRY CIVIL BILL.
Members of the Lower Branch Re-
siege the Speaker at Every OPP
pOrtunity for Recognition.

Washington, June l0-The house recon
vened at 10 this morning. There IS .
general feeling that congress Will reaei
final adjournment tonight About l"
members We're on the fooF.
Mr.. c. W. Stone of Pennsylvania, ch4iE
man OF the committee on coinage
weights and mIs-lures, secured the pas
sage of a resolution calling on the secrv
tary OF the treasury to report TO th'
house at its next session such infoEnA
ton as he may be able 10 obtain as 10 IN
comparative merits of pure nickel alloy
aluminium alloy and copper bronze as ma
tertai for minor coins, and authorizing
him 10 have struck experimental coins.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the parties to the Hopkins Kendall con
tested election case, from the Tenth Ken
lucky district, 10 take testimony as Il
the result in Clark county up 10 August J
1885
The members besjeEed the speaker 4
every opportunity for recognition. W. it
rs or 50 members in The area in front o
the speakers desk c!amorlug with UP
lifted arms the house ressmo!ei noth.ns
so much as wheat pit during semi
panic.
At I:30 p. m. members OF the appropria
tons committee OF the house espresso
the opinion that while 4 mai agreemen
on the sundry civil and District Of Co
lumbia bills was probable this afternoon
sine die adjournment could, not be reach
ed until tomorrow.
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about his clothes. One day he explained
the mystery In this way:
you fellows can laugh all you please.
but can't afford to wear good clothes.
Yes. that's what mean. l can't AFFORD
It. Why. one day after l had made
pretty fair winning thought I would BE-
dude. l bought SIS suit OF clothes. an
IS hat and q SIG pair OF shces. Then
spent $40 for six suits OF silk underwear,
bought half dozen pair of silk SOCKS
for SIS and paid 500 for diamond scacf
pin. Then l paid $40 for a gallus watch
chain and sl75 more for a pair OF diamond
sleeve buttons. ". didn't need watch. $
l had a good one. but l paid SIS for a yell
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lie Did Not Attempt to Make Terms
with McktMley.

frankfort. Ky, June l0.-Durinx the
past week statements have been Sent ou'
from Washington that Governor btau
lev. who was elected on the gold stsho'
ard platform, had originally been In IA
yor OF a compromising policy. ana lha'
Governor Mckinley had induced him 10
adopt the gold standard policy, and that
he has since negotiated VITA Muhih'es
ana other candidates, sand this has besh
followed By statements pufpoftlhs 70
come from Frankfort that doFetho'
bradley had IN hts possession letters VIII
Ten hun In confidence from various I"
publyuus OF national prominence "hlsh
he would make public in retaliation I''
the a7pcrsiuus against his sincerity
Conserving these reports to'eth'i
Rralley today mair the following state
meat, 81.
Il can not permit the dispatch 10 ms
Chicago Record 10 pass unchallehseh. III
response deny that / wds ever the T. =
rrSrntalIve OF Hanna ia any way hot u
II true that my action Was ever control "a
or governed ia the slightest degree "
what Il politically called IN thht
patch the 'PIdtt-Clarkson crowd lh't'
Was never ANY combination between tii1 -
sentlrtuyn or any of thcnt. AMI thEseH ~
any OF nay friends / have not attempt g
10 make terms with MI Nc kinney o. a ~
u hts managers. OF with any VI the pre-
truttal candidates or thrir managers.
have not offered to trade ID votes OF ~
vote for the vice presidency, nor "H! p'
A candidate Tor Vice president, nor "o.''
/ accept a cabinet position
Il dld write 10 VI hlu.rN. tH1 al '''
.,u,. ti.as Wrote 10 a nlmp-r or lead -
rrpub.l -tH- throughout iHF S'nntsf ,.''
corning hvufa ~ > sslngRt@n it- 81
,lnl..,iJu that wrote rasJrlus = .sfa !
Ole 5n the currency question. az tat
| Mckinney advised rs i4yf Isl put-u4 81 z
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-06-13

ers. or course. he Is never impoi =
enough to avoid an Acquaintance. lie
takes his medicine in good humor an
tries again on the next race.
His secret leaked out on the first dag II
the Morris Park meeting. After the So
onl race he walked toward a group Il
friends on the club house steps. and one
Of them said:
Did you win. VanderbHt1"
ing the race cost me 800. I had 500 -
that four TO one horse. but | never can
win when any one Take to me-"
1t vas a great blunder for the mlllioa
aire to confess his weakness. His frienIs
have taken advantage Of il, and whe 4
ever 4 race Is on one Of them Will ga =
watch me make Vanderbilt lose hi
hundred" Thsn ne goes over and insists
upon talking to tie victim.
Riley Grammar IL naturally supersti-
tious and his hoodoo has taken an odd
form. As the greatest plunger on the
American turf today. Grammar has ns;-
urally provoked much criticism by as
shabby clothes. Strangers who see him
for the first time are disappointed. Thcy
expect TO see a man almost covered with
flashing diamonds and with faultlessly
fitting clothes. neat headRear and polish
ed boots. Instead they see n man whose
complete ralment would not bring at pub
lie auction s.25
Grammar has been joksd . good deal
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THE VANDERBILT PETS
NEVER wAGERS OVER pleO ON a
SINGLE RACE.
Mike Dryers $1,000 Cent-Idio..n
crnsies and Super>titions Of
Men Who GAMBLE.

Gamblers are proverhially super
Stttlous, and any one who has
lone even a little amateur samhlns
SHOWS that there are endless reasons wh :
people who make a business Of chasins
Mistress Fortune in the betting rim
should be superstitious.
II is an odd fact that nearly every one
II the big bettors, professionals and anna
.eurs. who frequent the large race tracks
Ibout the metropolis have queer ways Of
,ourtlng the favor or the goddess OF tae
betting ring. Even millionaires are not
,Nempt. although 1t makes no earthly
Inference to them in the end whether
hey win or lose.
There is William X. Vanderbilt, father
4 the duchess of Marlborough. for IN
-tance. He is a regular attendant at a..
II the big races and never wagers m re
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-06-13

ring does not depend upon luck. but upgt
knowledge. Industry and a minute a..
qal!ntanceshlp with all the conIit . -
governing a race. Smith for many years
vas the leader OF the rail birds" tn.
latter are the men who hug the rail Al
watch the horses at work early In tH-
morning, and IN the Imber.nz up sll,opt
. n the afternoon. Smith makes his ba.a
IN tho form SHOWN by the racers. ana r.
lies absolutely on his own julEnsuf ~
70 whether q horse - in winning form
Ills fayortts position during n race ia
just 70 the LETT ot the judges staui
Standing close tn the rail. he has alm,tf
a good view OF the race "a the IuIE..
Long sxpsrieuc" has given him the racu.
y Of watching and noting the work II
each horse In the race. He has a fine
memory and although 70. % and soma
times 10 horses may compete during tn
afternoon. nothing escapes him about
their individual work. Horses that hnlsf
IN the ruck and which are ignored by m
average bettor are remembered by Sm!t4
and generally before the season closes NJ,
makes big haul on them. He know
when they are ripe and when the condi
tons Of the race should SUIT them. Smith
always wears an emerald pin In his scarf.
ri s 1t with his hand before n. race
Whether he does it for mascot purposes
is a question.
SHEEDY'S ALL OR NOTHING;
Pat 5heedy. the biggest gambler IF
them all. has only one peculiarly on the
race tracks. and that Is TO bet every cen
he has in the world at one time PAT
has the greatest contempt for what A..
raIIa "I4nr
little tettors who dribble out their money
IN many bets. Sh~edy glorles in the re-
utailon Of being broke oftener than aay
other professional gambler living. He /,
In debt nine days out Of 10. but long ex
perience has taught him that sooner ar
later fortune must come his way. and
when she does she comes heavily laden
Then the first thing he does Is to pay or
his debts. II he wins two or three tim
In succession he has the wealth Of a Rsl
mine. His credit IL seemingly andle.,
for the simple reason that he haa ney ~
yet failed to make good
Mike Dwyer. the man who bets 40 co f.
win 1900, has one Of the old -fazhIonal
copper pennies M big as a silver half
dollar. which he treasures az nasc,f
During race he always holds this in hfe
mana to WOO the tickle goddess One Of
his friends lauRhingly offered DIVER 400
for the copper cent. but the offer was
seriously declined.
The bettors who rub the defprmfty .. :,
hnnchbnck and who aimos faint at tho
sight Of a funeral when on their way 10
The track. are legion. Women bettorg
are more superstitIous than men. and t.
chronicle all Of their idosyncrsslss wouI#
be task Of vast magnitude
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Az EXCITING MINIS. DISCOVER,
Hi"h Vein Of Ore struck o., Grass.
cutting In the Viola

Hoise. Idaho, June a sensation Al
pl"c" OF mining u"ws.haa Just doyeInreI
For months the state treasurer has L,.r
Developing IN" Viola mine In the HI,,k
hornet district y tunnel was run To tho
,I'Es ana m" latter followed to the Hln-k
hornet Inc. There an incline was sunk
Large quantities Of or" Of low gradn wrr,
f"uud. but II has boon an open secret "a
som" time that thsheveiopmants were nat
'Hch a. to warrant tho taking m or Nh.
mona II appears that the fnanagctnaut
tsethty determined to crosscut from
th'lf "orks. After running about % feet
they have opened rich ore, II shoued No.,
t"et thick when the correspondence in
f"rmart was ~ the mine this evening
ana the wall had not been found I, ar
pears they have been working on a tn,
rem side OF the ledge and that tho proror.
- 'nHy az valuable IA tho develop.
cate, ' "'''
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PRINTERS "'T oN A srm,KE
'"'' Ref".c q" work Acc.rs,vs 10
scale OF Wuars

no IFrogr aphlcaI Union of an, d,tix "a.
F'a ~ ~" giiiss of st Paul and Mime.
.'"Hs s'r"ek tonight. Tho scale refused
vas n = wH"k for day and ~ a week
I'r night work. ~ hours constituting q
N"'k work The union refussa TO arhl.
rave Tho matter. The papers will appear
- nsua' N the morning There l. no
trouble and none Is espacleJ
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'""r. 'h"raes Made ny tho sess,.
FINANCE suh-s om n,tss~-.

.. 4sh'nEian. June Secretary car.
'9' fsV'y 20 tho subcommittee of tho
-'Naf" HnanrH committee. charsad -ith
s''l'n 81 tho sale Of United states
'I''hs IN" years 1894. isss and ius.
"7s made public today rh. s,a,cmon, ia
1a'el Juno
secretary reviews the conditions
.'s .'H to tho Issue Of bonds and goes
mo I"'al ~ contracts and price. 1t
-, "tt"'"n That the prices obtained for
INC" Issues 81 bonds we're a. hIsh az
hoy existed
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CITY ELECTION At LENISTo.
Only Local Issue. Wore involved
The sucrr.sfuI tnndidntr.

Lewiston, Idaho June a-Tho general
city election vas held here today Their.
were 3i5 votes polied. George FRI Va
elected mayor, John Roos. marshal. +
Chapman. treasurer. Dr ] u Morris
councilman from the Second ward. I, +.
strong, from tho Third ward sn1 g
WeisEerher. from the First ward Tho re-
suit has no political Significance. "a the
light was not Within party Unes