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GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS.
Reasons Which Led Him to AdvO-
cate Free Silver Coinage.

LAWRENCE (Mass.), July 1S.-An
editorial will appear in the Lawrence
Sunday Sum- tomorrow signed by
George Fred Williams, in which he gives
some of the reasons which led him to
the advocacy of the free coinage of sill
yer by the United States at ratio of
16 to 1.
I'm the first place. he says, "our pres
emit money system is fraud. It brought
US in 1893 to panic Prices have fallen
faster in the last three years than ever
before. Gold, which is our greatest ne
cessity in this emergency, is leaving the
country by constant drain on the treas
ury, and 1t is clear that the gold stand
ard is under such a terrible strain that
another panic may result which will
involve the failure of the gold stand
ard, and we shall then arrive at silver
standard, whether we wish it or not.
There is no hope in the political situa-
tion, and it is difficult to see how a sys-
tenn which is falling under the present
Administration can be expected to
stand under such a man as Mckinley.
No man can say what will be the ef-
feet of the free coinage of silver, as the
problem is a new one; but 1T seems that
the country can only gain by it, and /
nave confidence that there will be no
permanent premium on gold by reason
OF 1T. But even if the silver dollar should
be at some discount, this process of
scaling debts would be much healthier
than the bankruptcy of the whole coun-
try under the present system"
Mr.. Williams expresses himself as dis
appointed and shocked by the violence
which characterizes the words of those
who support the gold standard, and says
their talk is the most abusive known
since the war. Nevertheless" he says,
We must go on with argument, and
may eventually arouse the business
men OF the East to a realizing sense that
II is false monetary system that is
running them"
He is confident that the time will come
when all the industrial interests of
New England will be grateful to him for
the stand he has taken. He is willing to
RISK his opinion against the gold stand
ara mans upon the return of prosperity
that Will not be temporary, but real and
permanent. Business men are begin
n1ng to listen. 1t is only those who are
ignorant of the question who are bandv-
ing abusive words. We want a. cam
palgn OF reason. Let anarchy and rev.
olutlon be confined to the other side;
let US show what fairness and dignity.
yet what firmness and faith, attend a
great popular movement"
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COMPARISONS With Some of the Modern
Eastern Lines.
Every rlile of the Southern Pacific
System Passed Over Daily by a
Competent PersOn-rlOre rlOney
Spent in Maintaining the Track
and Structures Than on Large
Eastern Roads.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-The fol-
lowing statement was given out by Cen
eral Manager Kruttschnitt of the
Southern Pacific Railroad to-day, in re-
ply to certain structures published in a
morning paper regarding track patrol
ing by the road mentioned:
Our comapny agrees entirely with
Mr.. Brown, Chief Engineer of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, that eternal vigil
lance is the price of safety. It's policy
as to track patroling is identically the
same as that of the Pennsylvania, in
that it never for a day, even Sundays,
leaves its road without at least one sec
tion hand or watchman whose duty it
is to patrol the tracks, and every mile
of its system is passed over daily by a
competent person. whose duty it is to
stop trains in case of accident and, by
communicating with headquarters, ar
range for repairs in case of damage. Its
large mileage, which is greater than
that of either the Pennsylvania or New
York Central systems, enjoys a traffic
much smaller in density than that of
either of these roads, and is maintained
in quite as good condition, considering
ern trunk lines-in such a condition, in
deed, that the Chairman of the Board
of the New York Central and its prin-
cipal owner, together with its PreSi-
dent, who recently passed over the larg
er part of its mileage by daylight, ex-
pressed unqualified surprise and admi-
ration at the excellent physical condi-
ton Of the property; SO that, if the New
York Central would be safe, in the opin-
ion of it's General Superintendent, with
out section men during two days of the
week, if regularly patroled equal
safety, at least, should be accorded the
lines of the Southern Pacific Company
under conditions Of traffic far less heavy
than that on the New York Central. AS
to whether it would be poor economy or
not is a question on which our judgment
is quite as good as that of the officers Of
the New York Central.
IF a comparison be instituted be-
tween the money spent on maint aiming
the track and structures on the Penn
sylvania, New York Central and South
ern Pacific Pacif1c system) lines for
three years the following figures apply:
(For convenience of comparison, the ex-
penses on all three lines for the year
lS92-93, when the country was in a
prosperous condition, has been placed at
1909
Amount Expended for Maintenance of Way
and Structures.
1928. 1854. 1S94-5. 1896.
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sawmiII DESTROYED bv Eire.

FRESNO, July 1S.-Landale Bros
sawmiu, box factory and lumber yard
on Pine Ridge We're destroyed by fire
last night. The yard contained $4,000
feet of lumber, all of the seasons cut.
The fire started in the boiler room of the
mill, but it is believed to have been of
hcendiary origin. The loss was about
$4,000, with only $1,000 insurance.
Landale Bros. purchased the mill two
years ago. 1t was one Of tie Oldest ON
the ridge, and has cut many millions of
feet of lumber. LandaIe Bros. say they
win rebuild.
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RAGING FOREST FIRES.
rli1liOns of Feet of Timber Burned in
the Northwest.

SPOKANE (Wash.), July 1S.-Forest
fires are raging throughout the country
north of this city in Washington, Idaho
and British Columbia. Millions of feet
of timber has already been destroyed
and throughout numerous mining camps
situated in the path of the fires great
damage is being done in the destruction
of property. The smoke here is so dense
as to almost hide the sun and at Ross
land and other towns to the north the
atmosphere is so laden with smoke and
the heat from the trees is so intense
that life is made almost unbearable.
Many citizens are flockfng to this city
for relief.
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VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of Interior California
Newspapers.

Fresno Republican,: AS matter of
course the majority in the Chicago Con-
vention acted with the full understand
ing that they were creating sectional
party and were destroying the Demo-
cratic organization in some of the East
ern States, but there is not the least
doubt that the revolt is far more general
and widespread than they believed it
would be; that it is reaching proportions
In the Central States that they did not
believe could be possible when they
risked everything on the single and
doubtful proposition that it was possible
TO induce the Populist party to abandon
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AN INDIAN MEDICINE MAN
Held for Trial for the Shooting of a
TWO-Year-OId Child.

FRESNO, July 1S.-The preliminary
examination of Joaquin Jake. the Indian
medicine man. on charge of murder
was held at Academy. in the foothills of
this county, yesterday, and he was held
for trial in the Superior Court. The
examination was conducted by Deputy
District Attorney Jones before Justice
Phillips.
Jake II charged with deliberately
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Death of an Old Pioneer.

PLACERVILLE, July 1S.-Nen Cal
lagher died to-day at Kelsey, eight miles
north Of Placerville, at am advanced age.
He came to this county in 1S49 from
Australia, and gained a large fortune in
mining. He is survived by a son living
at Blue Canyon, Placer County. and a
daughter, Mrs. J. II. Asley, of san Fran
cisco. His wife died recently and was
buried at Greenwood. Gallagher was
one of the few original '49ers still Hv-
ing in old El Dorado County.
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wrecked steamship COLOMBIA.

PEsCADERO, July 1S.-The position
of the Pacific Mail steamship Colombia
is unchanged. The work Of dismant-
ling the vessel is still in progress. and
little of value remains on board. The
water is slowly rising in her compart-
ments, and her plates are beginning to
show signs of straining. A heavy swell
would break her up in a few hours.
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Few Callers on rIcKinley Yesterday

CANTON (O), July 1S.-There were
few callers at Major McKinley's resi-
dence to-day, and the day was quiet
and uneventful. Estella Reed, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction in Wyo-
ming, called ON the Major to-day and
assured him the support of the women
of her State.
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CHARLES FREDERICK CRISP.
A Georgian Who Has Served Many
Years in Congress,

Charles Frederick Crisp Of Americus,
Georgia, was born January %, 1916, i'm
Sheffield, England, where his parents
had gone on visit and was brought by
them to this country the year of his
birth. He received a common school
education; entered the Confederate
army in 1861 and in 1864 was taken
prisoner. Upon his release in 1860, he
returned to his home, read law and was
admitted to the bar in 1866.
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Town Wiped Out by Fire.

ARLINGTON (Or), July 1S.-Word
reached here to-day that the little town
Of Lone Rock, sixty-hve miles distant
from Arlington, was totally wiped out
by fire yesterday. Lone Rock consisted
of twelve stores and a number of resi-
dences. The loss is unknown and no de-
tails of the condagration were received.
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Passengers Badly Scared.

TOLEDO 0O), July 19.-The steamer
Periwinkle plying between here anc
Monroe, Michigan, broke down in the
lake while ON her return trip this even
ing. The 200 passengers ON board were
badly scared until a passing tug picked
up the disabled steamer and brought
her into port
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Continues Collecting Tolls.

NEVADA CITY, July 1S.--A vegeta-
bic peddler was stopped by a road agent
on the Eureka road near Lake City this
morning and robbed Of $40. The robber
had no mask on, was in his shirt sleeves,
and his description answers to that of
the man who has been collecting tolls
in this vicinity for several weeks past
The record-union., 1896-07-19
Cameron Loyal to His Party.

PITTSBURG, July 1S.-A Harrisburg
correspondent of the Leader" has in
terviewed Senator J. Donald Cameron
on the silver question, and wires his pa
per that Cameron has announced that
he will vote for the Republican ticket
this fall, and proposes to assist the cam
paign Of Mckinley and Hobart
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its organization and become Democratic
iii name if not in principle. Had they
realized how widespread the revolt
would be against their radical departure
from Democratic principles, it is very
doubtful if the fatal step would have
been taken
The record-union., 1896-07-19

From 1872 to 1877 he was Solicitor
General Of the Southwestern Judicial
Circuit; was appointed Judge of the Su-
perior Court of the same circuit in 1877,
and served till 1884, resigned the office
in that year to accept the Democratic
for Congress, and has
served in that body to the present time,
and as Speaker of the House for four
wars
The record-union., 1896-07-19
The Pope's Health.

ROME Ualy), July 1S-The Pope has
recovered from the cold from which he
was suffering and has resumed the Civ
ina Of audiences.
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Coin Reserve.

WASHINGTON. July 1S.-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of business
to-day stood at 500, ,531, ,S45. The with
drawals Cor the day were 1894. 900.
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began to enlarge its outlays last year
just as soon as symptoms of an i'm
provement in trade appeared, and it
will do the same with a recurrence of
such SYmptOmS'
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Afford Chosen Chairman,

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-At
meeting OF the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee to-day w. H. Afford OF
Tulare was chosen Chairman.
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A SECRET OF THE HEART
BY HOWARD rlELDrNo.
Copyright. 1850
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. Willard Davis ~ the head Of the
Union surface lines OF New York, and
his office is IN the rear OF the company's
rooms on the third floor OF the Ann
street Bank building. Associated with
him In various schemes for the absorp-
ton OF small street cur lines Is George
Stalbridge. Stalbrldge Ia much dlslrt-
ed by Willard Davis nephew. young
Davis, who believes that Stnlbrldge ~
leading his uncle into dangerous and
corrupt schemes with the object OF
finally securing control OF the great
property himself. and OF gaining the
hand OF Willard Davis daughter, now
engaged to Walter Norman, The morn
lng after q transaction. by which u
small line In which Norman Is Inter-
ested Is swallowed up By the large COM
panY young Davis goes down to rem
onstrate with his uncle. He meets
StRlbrldge in front OF the bank build
ing. and rebukes him. As he mentions
Norman's name young Davis notes
that Stnlbridge glRnces upward In a
startled way toward the elevated rail-
road. Young Davis goes TO his uncle's
office, followed by Stulbrldge. The door
Is locked. There Is 4 key inside the
lock. 4 moan Is heard and then a
crash. Young Davis pushes the key out
with Stalbridge's key, and unlocks the
door. He sees his uncle on his knees,
the latter tries TO speak and falls TO
the floor, dead, As young Dnvis en-
tered the room. door opposite closed
with snap. He bursts 1t in, but finds
the room beyond vacant, with an open
window looking on the stone court.
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York. His emotion affected me. My
unreasonable anger abnted;lt gave way
IL grief, ] had felt sincere Infection
for my uncle. though his course OF late
years had excited my strenuous OppOsl.
ton We were OF un old and hOnored
family, and | held our name to be OF
more consequence than mere money
getting. Though he was much older
than myself, had vcntured TO remon-
strate with him at times when stal-
bridges schemes secured unenvihble
note; but there had been no open quar-
ter and had always been at home In
his house.
With this thought came the recollec-
ton OF my duty to my uncles family.
They should be Informed al once, and
the painful task was surely mine.
spoke OF this to Rodney, and he snid
that should go at once. Ehuddered
when | pictured the grief OF my aunt
and my cousin Emily, who has been nj.
ready mentioned as the betrothed OF
Walter Norman. There was a son, too,
who must be summoned from college
by this terrible news.
As / was about TO leave the room.
the detective from police headquarters
arrived. His prmptitude amazed me,
i would have said that scarcely ten
minutes had elapsed since the commits
sion OF the crime. In reality the Inter-
val had been much longer. Also, as
subsequently appeared. one OF the ten
ants In the building had notified the
central office on the first alarm.
The detective was in appearance the
most absolutely commonplace maD'thnt
I had ever seen. Perhaps l was eE.
pectinE the detective Of romance. and
thus derived an added impression Of
the ordinary from this man man, john
son. He was about the medium height,
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3. Z 0, REORGANIZATION.
Baltimore bond Holders Opposed to the
New York SrndIente.

BALTIMORE. Md. March ia fght
of considerable proportions is pending
between the local security holders and
the New York syndicate. which has
assumed charge OF the reorganization
OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad COM
pany. a local. cOHamittcn has been
formed which declares It's purpose is
the protection Of Baltimore interests.
This committee includes some OF the
leading financiers OF the city. and rep
resents the John Hopkins University
and Miss Mary Garrett. II IL also semi
officially stated that ]. r. Morgan &
Company will act In conjunction With II
and against the New York committee.
The new committee controls about
10000. 900. or one-half OF the net bond
ed debt OF the company. II VIII meet
early next week for organization, and
will then take preliminary steps to
form plans for Te-organizinS the sys-
TEN.
At the instance Of Miss Garrett, the
name OF Judge W a. Fisher was add
cd to the committee.
There Is no disposition upon the part
OF the new committee TO interfere with
thu present receivership although tho
committee would not hesitate 10 apply
to the United States courts for
change OF receivers should II discover
that the gentlemen now In charge are
disposed 10 plndcr to any particular
interest or faction.
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PART II.
An Ordinary, Everyday Detective,

An Ordinary, Everyday Detective
Standardization was the only strong
emotion that ] had ever seen In Stall
bridges face up 10 that moment. That
expression had learned TO recognize
and / could even drnw safe differences
from the degree OF Its manifestation
But II was new face that he wore aS
he stood beside the body Of Willard
Davis. | could not read II. Yet "
had been compelled TO do my best
should have Snld that he was tortured
by a despRlring sorrow. wholly selfish,
absolutely uninlXed with any human
sympathy for the man whose awful END
we had both witnessed.
could readily understand that the
death OF my uncle was terrible blow
10 Stalbrldge, whose dearest schemes
we're dependent upon his patron: and
could expect nothing better OF the
man than that he should think OF him
self alone. even in the presence OF so
terrible tragedy.
Stabbed 10 the heart!" cried, bend
Ing over the body. "Who could have
done thls?"
StalbrIdge motloncd toward the door.
Get help" he said. hoarsely.
Al this moment q boy In the janitor
employ. looked into the room and. at
/ cried out after him that the police
must be summoned: that Mr. Davis
had been murdered, and that the as
sassirl had escaped by the window. II
Is doubtful whether the frightened boy
heard me: and. as a matter OF tact' !
shouted for the purpose Of raising a
general alarm and not for the boys
information. The cry passed from
mouth to mouth along the Corridors.
and scores OF persons were instantly
running about, some toward my uncle's
office and others toward the windows
that commanded view OF the court
into which It was ut once supposed
that the murderer hnd leaped.
I heard the jaritor call TO some one
TO summon policeman from the street.
and also to ring an ambulance call.
Meanwhile the clerks from the Union
offices had poured out. and had gath
cred about the door OF the room where
the body lay. I stood on the threshold
and warned everybody to keep OUTSIDE
saving that nothing In the room must
he disturbed. Within a few minutes
a policeman arrived and took my place
at the door, repeating the orders had
given, and backing them by the display
OF his authority.
There was only one person In the
crowd that made any trouble. lie was
a tall. dark viRaged fellow, whose APP
pearance as well us his voice suggested
Italy as his native land. / could not
fully understand what he was saying,
but Il seemed 10 contain an intlmntion
that the fate which had overtaken my
uncle was lust. thought the man
n crank with anarchistic tendencics,an
paid no further attention to him.
''There'll be central office man
down here pretty quick" said the po-
liceman. i've told the tanitor to tele-
phone to headquarters. We must keep
the crowd out TIL then"
We succeeded without difficulty. No
body was admitted, but the ambulance
surgeon, who had been summoned. and
Vice President Rodney. OF the Union
lines. who was too important person
TO be excluded.
GtnibrIdge. meanwhile, had remained
standing like n statue beside my uncles
dead body. gazing down at IT. He did
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WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY. MARCH u.s. 1856

clear enough now The wound in the
head was inflicted first. II was the
blood from that wound which stained
the murderer's hHuda. Hg wasted
them, and probably he was on the point
OF ienvlnE the room when you cnme,
md blocked his escape. At the same
moment your uncle. who had been lying
uncunsclnus aud was supposed by the
criminal to he dead, rcgained hl1 senaea.
He staggered TO his fcct. The criminal,
ms he He'd across the room TO reach to
other where the window is. wa con-
frontod by Ills victim, Then he struck
the second and fatal blow, and escaped
as MIR. DAVIS fell dying. How does that
strike you, Sentlcmcn?'
He looked al ~ with frank Inquiry.
There WAS nothing OF tho typical air
Of mystery about him. His method. ns
anyone could sec. was to ask questions,
ami put the factH together. taking oil
the help lie could get. ] regarded HIS
theory as very strong. aud my cpnN-
tlence IN him WINS restored.
"But the motlvc?" said |.
at Was undoubtedly robbery" Hah
the detective. You win observe that
there is blood upon those papers oil the
desk. 1t will be found on examination
that one which should he there 10 mlss-
to the murderer"
StalbridHe Eprang toward the desk.
He hurrledly scanned the papers.
you arc right" he said. "There Is
a paper missing, and It's disappearance
win be very convenient for the Twenty
seventh street railroad people"
He turned to me with n CLEAN Of In
telllgent triumph In his eyes, and then
pointed to the towel over the corner OF
the glass.
your friend Norman Is u very tall
man." he said; six feet tall. believe"
CTo BE CoNTlNUED)
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Mr.. Isaac HorneT. proprietor OF the
Burton House, Burton, ". Va. Is
about as widely known as any man
In his section. He says: Tn April. 1892,
had a severe attack OF rheumatism.
The attack was so severe that our fam
IIy physician was Immediately called in
and for about month was treaied
constantly by two physicians. Con-
tinuing TO grow worse, l then placed
myself under the care OF one OF the
best physicians In this state at Wheel
ing, | continued to grow worse.
again called In our two family ply
RicIans and they continued 10 treat me
for about year.
then tried several different patent
medicines and Hnlments recommended
by friends, but could get no relief what
ever from anything and after being
confined 10 my room, for over three
years all this time unable TO wait on
myself and suffering the most excru-
claing palms. In taot,'l have not SUI
fcient command OF language to con-
vey any idea OF what suffered. My
physicians tod me that nothing could
be done for me and my friends were
fully convinced that nothing but death
would relieve me of my suffering.
In June, 1924. Mr.. Evans, Mt that time
salesman for the Wheeling Drug Com
pany, recommended Chn'nberlain's
pain Balm. decided to try Il and
bought fifty cent bottle. At this time
my foot and limb was swollen more
than double It's normal size and Il seem
ed to me my leg would burst. but soon
after began using the Pain Balm the
swelling began TO decrease, the pain
10 leave, and now consider that am
entirely cured. have no pain, the
aWeHing has left my limb, and walk
anywhere that I care to go. firmly
believe that Chambcrlaln's Pain Balm
saved my lie and we would not be
without bottle OF II in the house for
ten times IT'S cost" Sold by Druggists
c, II. Goethe. W. W. Irwin. c, Schnept,
c. Mcnkemeller, John klarl, w, II.
Hague, II. c. Stewart, Il, u. Burt, j..
Coleman, A. L. Scheale, William Menk-
cmeiIer, ]. q. Ehrle, Wheeling: Bowie
& Co.. Bridgeport: b. +. Peabody s
Son. Benwood.