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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-08-27

1t is one of the most commOnly-used
arguments of the silver men that the
purpose of the silver movement is the
amelioratiOn of the condition of the
poor workingman and the poor farm
er. 1t is asserted that the silver move
ment is "a ground-swell from the COM
mon people," and all that sort of thing.
just TIC show what the "ground-swelr'
is, and where it comes from, an au-
thentic statement is here given of the
silver holdings of twenty-five concerns
which started the '.ground-swell," by
keeping Bryan in the field for the past
six years as the paid lecturer for the
cause of silver 1t includes all the
leading silver men of the silver-min-
ing country, and shows the holdings Of
each, but it does not show, for obvious
reasons, the amount of this stock
which has been distributed among the
silver candidates for congress in the
various districts Of the United States,
who would receive a bonus in proper
ton to their holdings in the event of
the success of the freed oinage l owe
ment which was lnaugurated for the
benefit of the great silver syndicate.
1t will be seen that the total amount
of the holdings for these twenty-five
concerns is nearly $3.50. 500 900; and. Of
course, if they succeed in legislaring
100 per cent of value into this
amount by decreeing that so cents shall
be a dollar, the profit to them will
equal the amount of their present kold-
ings. 4 donation of 10 per cent Of
their. stock would certainly be a profit
able Investment, and would result in a
campaign fund of over S50,O00.O00-
enough to account for the presence of
the thousands of travelling missionaries
for the silver cause. who, if they are
like the Minnesota contingent, are not
in the habit of working for their
health.
Following is the statement, and it
can be relied upon as accurate and
complete as far as the concerns named
are concerned, for it is taken from pub
The herald., 1896-06-26
Wren Batting.

The survival of stupid superstition,
"wren batting" still evident In Christian
Ireland, is an exhibition of petty cruelty.
st. Stephens day-that is, the day after
Christmas-is when the birds are carried
around, tied to branch and killed at
night. There are half dozen stories
which lead up to the killing of tho bird.
One is that the Druids held the wren sa-
cred, and accordingly when Christianity
was introduced into England and Ireland
1t became religious duty on the part OF
the converts to kill the wren as q means OF
showing spite to heathenism. Such pure
and unmitigated brutality is unworthy OF
civilization.-New York Times.
The herald., 1896-06-26
on CHANGE
Business Transacted and Prices Paid at HONS
and Abroad

anu AOTOnO
NEW YORK. June 25.-The stock ex-
change market today displayed a saggin,y
tendency which was almost entirely due
to renewal of liquidation in Sugar on
large scale. Insiders were evidently re g.
sponsibe for the course of the stock ami
alternately appeared as buyers and SELL
ers. causing a decidedly irregular move
ment in prices. The bears made a deter
mined onslaught against the specialties
and incidentally heavy blocks of long stock
were pressed for sale. The result was a
slump of 2h to 113, the lowest point in the
present movement. The subsequent fiuc.
tuations were marked by the irregularity
that has characterized the stock of late.
and 1t left Off within " per cent of the low
est. The markets for foreign beet and do
nestle raw sugars was firmer today and
the quotation for certain grades of the re-
nned product were advanced, but the
speculation ignored these considerations
line general market presented but few fea.
lected. The list trended toward a higher
plane during the afternoon session, and
although the net changes recorded slight
losses as rule there were gains over the
SOW s}S,d point; The market d closed fairly
cellaneous bonds ruled quiet, but the dis
tribution of the business was fair and in
cluded a number of usually neglected mort
cages; A hrm tone was generally apu~r-
ent, although some irregularity was noted.
tensibly on account of the efforts to oppose
the reorganization plan. The consol fives
on the other hand, gained a sharp frac-
ton. The advances extended to IL per
cent; Inc sales were $655. 000 Government
p %. as were dull but steady on dealings OF
The herald., 1896-06-26

THURSDAY. June rs. 1896:
+. George II. and Olive M. Peck to L. II.
ion. San Pedro $3.50.
John s. Johnston to ]. Rush Bronson
Lot 20. block M, Nadeau Orange tract;
Joseph A. Donate ct al. to Joseph A. ster-
ling.Lot s, block 5, George Dalton, ST.,
c. s. and Joan G. Cristy to William Muir
ray-Lot g. w G. Benedict & Cos subdi-
Francis is 4. Hollenbeck to Gail Borden.
Part of Louis Phillips tract. Rancho San
Sophia {. Buckley to ]. M. Kiehl-Lot; !,
.Phelipe souiza to c. w. smith-Lot II.
block 4 Vignes tract: lot g.. Whittaker;;
George L.. and Elizabeth M. Weaver to
James W. smith-.Lots ! to s. George T..
Weayer's resubdivision; $500
Subdivision No. il, block j. New Main street
and Wilmington avenue tract: $500.
D. assHRrss 2 and Marx dnc ksh M
and Scott tract $780,
John w. and Lizzie Gilbreath to Lemyel
vision of Brlswalter tl@at $780,
Christian and Annie Bruttig and Alex
ander Weiss to Los Angeles Savings pank--
Lots to IA. block A, to Il. block B. l to
IA, block c. lots to 7, block d, Ninth street
extension; $2500.
Greta and Charles P. Peterson to Henry
Charles p and Greta Peterson to Henry
Schauer-North 40 feet front of lot 1870.
Gooawn tract part of lot 1893 in Wingerter
Mary .. and Michael H. Dugan to Luke
acknowledgements to convey lot ., Gar
butt tract; $3.50.
Lambert and Lizzie Elie to w. F. LokO-
witz-North rs feet of south 80 feet of south
50 feet OF north S5 feet of lots 8. and 5,
Contreras & Reyes subdivision: $500
Isaac H. and Susan Il. Bryson to Louis
u L. Newerf-Lot 16, block q. Park tract;
f. II. White trustee, to F. N Hathaway
Lot 3, block Il, town of Sherman: $3.50
John and Nellie M. Mcclure to George
Nickerson-Villn lots 6. T. S and 9, addition
to Burbank; $780,
Kate and George II. Williams to Mrs.
Ada A. Coe-Lot -, block II. Los Angeles
Improvement companys subdivision $1,000.
Manzana Colony to s. II. Hilliard-Lot /,
block 2. Manzana Colony lands; $780,
Burr, sheriff, to Jean Boyer-Commencing
at corner of lot belonging to Rita Guillea:
$500.
u. H. Gowen ct al. to ]. A Jones-Lot Al.
block b. Shafer & Lanterman's subdivision
of Montague tract: $500
James G. Hogan to Henry Wiatt-Lot 3.
block 4. Adams street Homestead tract;
1926.
Il. J. Baldwin to Charles Anderson
South half lot J. block 9, Rancho Potrero
de Felipe Lugo: $500.
Mary r. Sinsabaugh to f. H. Mauzy-
Lots 10 and 25 block 81, Ivanhoe; $1,000
Summary Deeds. 81; nominal. "a; total,
$44.090.5 so.
The herald., 1896-06-26
The Defenses Of Constantinople.

With first class forts to protect both Sou
tart and Pera and also the heights to the
west of the city-which together might
require some four complete corps d'ar-
mees-and with first class feet in the
Marmora, Constantinople would, even to-
day, be far stronger for defense than any
existing capital in Europe, perhaps stron-
ger than any great city in the world.
The peculiar position of Byzantium was
alike fitted for ofense or for defense. 1t
was essentially a maritime position, the
full resources Of which could only DO used
by O power strong at sea. If 1t issued
northward, through its gate on the Bos-
porus, it could send feet to any point
Of the Black sea-a vast expanse Of 172, 600
square miles, having one of the greatest
drainage areas in the world. Thus, in a
few days. armies and munitions could be
carried to the mouths either Of the Dan.
ube, the Dnieper or the Don, to the shores
of the Crimea or else eastward to the foot
of the Caucasus or to any IR,int ON the
north coast Of Asia Minor. If 1t issued
south, through the Propontis and the Hell
lespont, few days would carry It's armies
to the teeming shores of Bithynia, or to
the rich coasts and islands Of the Egean
sea, or to Greece, or to any point on the
western or the southern coast of Asia Mi
nor. And few days more would bring it's
fleets to the coast Of Syria, or of Egypt, or
to Italy, Spain, Africa and the western
Mediterranean. Thus the largest army
could be safely transported In few days,
SO as to descend at will upon the vast
plains of southern Russia or into the heart
Of central Asia, within short march OF
the headwaters of the Euphrates, or they
might descend southwark to tho gates OF
Syria, near Issus, or else to the mouths
of the Nile or to the islands and bays OF
Greece or Italy.-Fortnightly Review.
The herald., 1896-06-26
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE.
Middlings-s1s. 00@20.O0.


Bran--$l6.OO@16.5
Hay-New crop wheat, s7.00Q9.OO; wheat
and oat, S.0oqs.0O;, oat. IS, 5OaS. 90; barley,
a range Of sIooa1i.oo ~ ~ ~
Vegetables Potatoes, Oregon burbanks,
tatoes. S5cM$1.00 new early rose. 95c@H.35
25c Los Angeles tomatoes, sl.75G2 rs; string
@sl.OO; garlic, 2@Sc; dried peppers. 5012&c
asparagus, ordinary. 4O@75c dc, fancy. 81. 20
for YSg' sS
squash, 25@4Oc large boxes; do. for small
boxes. 15Q2oc; egg plant. l0c; green corn,
SEE i1s~f7s'' o0' 0'hsf points, ''~
Apples-Common, small boxes. 20a35c; do
large boxes. 4O@75c: .apricots Royal. small
boxes. 2oaa5o; Royal. in crates S5a50c; do
Fresh Fruits-Longwort Strawberries.
$4.0O@5.Oo: common. $3.oo@40O; gooseber.
So. 5o@5.5o raspberries. from New Castle, in
crates. $S.0oQ5oO; blackberries. per crate.
4o@5Oc, do per chest; So. 90; black cher.
red currants, per chest. $2.5o@4 30; Black.
single layer figs. 456S5c; do, double layers,
4 H, peaches 4o@a5c sp pears, 2Oae4oc;
Citrus FruitsEMexican lines. Se.5oSS7. 90:
sS Ss c lemons sl5e@2so DO fancy :25os
200; do navels. So. 5094.50; Mediterranean
sweets. $l.5Og30o: bananas, $l0O02. 90;
pineapples. S1.50Ql4.00.
Butter-Fancy creamery. 15@151sc; do
seconds. l4@l4hc; fancy dairy, 13Q14c; do
SECONDS. 1l@12c.
Cheese-Fancy mild new, 6061sc; fair to
good. 5@Sc; Young America. 7@Sc; East
ern. 12913c.
Eggsstore. 1odG12c: ranch. 1s@15,kc;
ducvk. 13Q14c
Poultry-Live turkey gobblers. 12@1ac:
turkey hens. 11@12c: ROSTERS. old, 81 600
4.50; 90 young, $6.50MS 90; broilers. small.
@450; hens. q. O0@45 50; ducks. old. IS. 5000 oo
do. young, A0065.00: geese. 90c@$1. 90 per
g3ir; goslings, 90c@$1: 90: pigeons. old. 81 Is
inal. 'S'''
The herald., 1896-06-26
SPORT FOR DARING MEN.
Shark Hunting or Cuba AZ Described by
One of the Natives.

Shark Hunting or Cuba as Described BY
One of the Natives.
II there is any ono who has tired of the
tame sport OF shooting deer, moose, pan
thors, wildcats, brown and grizzly bears
and of catching little trout, black bass and
salmon and has longing for sport with
swing to 1t let him go to Cuba. He
will find there sport which, for real live
danger, is unequaled, even by tho killing
Of roaring, wounded tiger, the charge of
o herd Of angered elephants, and besides
which oven wounded bull moose are no
longer charming.
According to a Cuban now in BROOKLYN,
shark fishing Is sport to be dreamed
about. The Cuban shark fishermen take
chunks of beef and throw them overheard
beyond tho reefs, where the dorsnl fins of
sharks are to be seen cutting tho water
with a vicious swish, like tho plunge OF q
modern rifle bullet into str.am. In
stantly thore is rush, fit to mako ordi-
narily brave men blanch, for the eagerness
of tho sharks to rend the bloody meat is
something to think twice about. Now is
the time for tho sportsman to do as the
Cuban fisherman does. Stripping off his
light clothes, grasping long, keen knife,
he leaps among the fish and thrusts the
hull6 W buo ucdreSU bHurk 3 ncarU. "A
quick wrench opens wound that spurts
blood, and then the sport fairly begins. 1t
is death to man who then loses his nerve.
There is hope for the buck feverish man
who Is facing wounded tiger, but none
for the man among tho sharks.
The Cuban expert watches his chances,
and as tho sharks, attracted by the blood,
como to tear their mate to pieces, ho strikes
/ than Opa Inv One and COON tho xrator ic
filed with sharks Tapping their last In
tho water red with blood. When shark
comes for him. he glides to. one side, and
as the shark rushes past on it's side he
strikes it dead. Bags OF 25 or 80 man eat
ing sharks may be captured thus in few
minutes.
The teeth are the trophies. To get them
the head is boiled in big iron soap cal
dron. A tooth of q healthy shark is ivory
white, with a hard porcelain finish, and
could DO worn as trophy. There are sew
eral rows of these teeth. One row of them
cut out would look like saw, the teeth
being obtusely triangular, each exposed
edge of single tooth being cut into mi
mute teeth. The sharks bite man S leg off
and do not tear it Off, US is generally sup
posed Indians make long strings out of
these teeth for beads, that the squaws may
think much of the hunters, and one would
suppose that string of them would not
be unacceptable to paleface's sweetheart
The sharks may be taken in a variety Of
other ways-ri1es, spears, harpoons, las
sos (snares) or fishhooks foot long
And they are taken often in nets, but not
beca use the netter wants to take them, as
they tear and tangle tho nets for rods
New York Sun.
The herald., 1896-06-26
The Largest American Mule.

The largest mule that ever walked on
American soil is now, or was recently, the
property of George H. johnson, a farmer
living few miles east of Honey Grove,
Tex. His muleship is exactly 1871 hands,
or 6 feet inches in height, being exactly
TX inches higher than the famous Los
Pecos (Old Mexico) mule, which was sc
widely advertised in 1901 as being 1.-THE
most gigantic specimen of the mule fam
lily the world has ever known" The Hon
ey Grove mule is not slim and rawboned,
but is built in proportion to his height,
Weighing l ,619 pounds. Louis Repub-
liz
The herald., 1896-06-26
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, June 25.-Few native beeves
are chiefly at So. 9O44.35. with more sales at
$440G4.45 than heretofore. Distillery fed
$500; cows and heifers $3.50.
Hogs-Heavy sold at $2.S56325: butchers
hogs went at $31093.30 and lights at $4,000
and medium weights at IS. 2O93.25.
Sweepstakes of sheep were on a basis of
$1.7544.25 for inferior to extra choice sheep
range for lambs is wide. extending from
$500 for the commonest to Sc. so for the best
the bulk of the good lambs going at $3.50
6650
The herald., 1896-06-26
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Cell Board Price, Of Cereals and Shipments
Received

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Wheat, in
active; December, Csc. Barley. no trading.
Flour-Family extras. $375@S.S5; bakers
extras. sS.55@3.e5; superfine. 81. s5@SOO.
Wheat-No. shipping, 95c; choice. 97lkc;
milling wheat. $1.0501.15.
Barley-Feed, fair to good, 671a@6Sa4c C.;
choice. 70c; brewing. 75@S0c.
Corn--S2hc.
Bran-$l650.
Oats--Milling, S71s@9Oc; surprise. 95c0
$1.021s: fancy feed, 90@921ac good to choice.
s2i4aSI1Ac poor to fair, 771s@S2lac; gray, 50
@S6Ac.
Receipts-Flour. quarters. II 1885, wheat,
centals. 10S.49S: barley. centals. 46. 1853; oats.
centals. 200; do Oregon. 2O57; beans. sacks.
l7Qo; corn, centals. 1880; potatoes. sacks.
1854: onions. sacks. 1922: bran. sacks. 570
tons. IS: wool, bales. 166; raisins. boxes. 800;
wine, gallons 3S. 200; hides. number. 105.
The herald., 1896-06-26

Chatsworth Park-Leaves from and ar
rives at River Station, San Fernando St.
only.
Sundays excepted. ~ Sundays only.
THE INSIDE TRACK.
All s. p. Co.'S trains stop at First st.
Except the four San Francisco trains) and
Commercial st. Except the 900 o'clock San
Francisco evening train, in business CEN
ter of the city, saving time and street car
fares to passengers.
General Passenger Office 229 S. Spring
The herald., 1896-06-26
Gould G. Curry. 13O yellow Jacket ..... q
Grand Prize 80.
THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, June 25.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
The stock markets were very steady to.
day as a whole. There was very little
change in Americans, but the tendency was
toward a higher level. Argentlncs con-
ttnued to be well supported and Uruguay
Uruguayan loan is being underwritten and
may be expected soon. The amount VIII
probably be a million and a half and. the
Interest ) per cent. There are rumors that
Mr.. Chamberlain will tonight announce
the resignation of Mr.. Rhodes. and in the
street South Africans are dropping.
The herald., 1896-06-26

"When was stopping one day last fall
at a house on Washington street, Evans
vile, p
pardon mel You moan in Washing
ton street. That Is the correct form now. i"
"Thanks! You know, of course, where
Evansville isP'
eyes; it Is ON the Ohio river
pardon me! 1t is in the Ohio river, is
1t notp'-Chioago Tribune.
The herald., 1896-06-26
MONEY QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. June 25.-Money on call
steady at 11an2 per cent; last loan. 2; closed,
1902 per cent; prime mercantile paper. A.
AZ per cent; sterling exchange heavy, with
actual business in bankers bills at $4.SSm
Assn for demand and s4.s7M4.s71a for sixty
days posted rates $4.SS6D4SS1a and $4.S9a
4,S9ls; commercial bills, Sassy; silver GER
tifcates, 697sGD695s.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Drafts.
sight, 1914; telegraph, 10.
LONDON, June 25.-Consols, 1875.
The herald., 1896-06-26
READ THIS LETTER

LOS ANGELES, January l, 1885,
To the public: L was seriously afflicted
for about ten years with lung. liver and
Kidney troubles Tongue could never eX-
press the misery l endured during those
years. was reduced in. flesh until was
a mere skeleton. My sight and hearing
were badly impaired; was constantly
troubled with constipation and piles, and
had a sewers chronic cough. In short life
was burden and death would have been
welcome, 1 was treated by various spec
ialists without avail. ] finally resolved to
give DR.. Wong Him, of No; $50 Upper Main
street, trial OF course, like many others,
| had no faith in Chinese doctor, but 1t
took only a few doses of his life-givini,
herbs to knock all the skepticism out of
me. In just five weeks the doctor pronoun-
ced me cured, and now can truthfully say
that 1 was never healthier and never felt
better in my, life. My sight and hearing
are both fully restored; that obnoxious
cough. constipation and piles are entirely
cured, and l am rapidly gaining in flesh,
having gained forty pounds in two months.
I earnestly recommend all sufferers ard
skeptics to give the doctor a trial and be
convinced of his superior skill as ply
stefan.
JOHN NJ. STEVENSON,
620 Bellevue avenue. Los Angeles Cal.
The herald., 1896-06-26

One of the most singular peouliarities
of the floral world is the evening primrose,
which opens about ooock p. III. with an
explosion not very loud nor formidable,
bit still quite peroeptible to any one who
Is watching the bud. 1t remains open all
NIGHT
The herald., 1896-06-26

NEW YORK, June 25.-A special cable
gram from London TO the Evening Post
announces that the Uruguayan loan Is an
nounced. The amount Is 81 667 900 and the
basis 5 per cent interest. The price of the
issue Is 71la.
The herald., 1896-06-26
SILVER BULLION

NEW YORK. June 25.-Bar silver, 69is
Mexican dollars 54A
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Bar silver,
69as; Mexican dollars, 541aM54%.
LONDON, June 25-Bar silver, 81 9-16d.
The herald., 1896-06-26
TREASURY STATEMENT.

TREASURY STATEMENT.
ment ~ he conditinn of the treasur,
shows: Available cash balance. $265, 623
107; gold reserve, $102, PAL, 036.
The herald., 1896-06-26

BOSTON QUOTATIONS
BOSTON, June 25.-Atchison 1875 Bell
Telephone, 2O61s; Burlington, n; Mexican,
9A; San Diego 10.
The herald., 1896-06-26
Los ANGELES
Representative Wholesale and
Retail Dealers, Business
Men and Firms

ITICII kITTI IIIS
ATTORNEYS-AT.LAW
W. n. sHINN, 2o5-aos Wilson blk, Spring St.
BICYCLES
'KEATING," Hawley, King d Co., 2lo N. Main
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
LUDWIG d WAGNER, Mott Market. tel $50
HOTELS
ABBoTsFoRD INN, cor. sth and Hope, tel 1l72
LAW, COLLECTIONS, MERCANTILE REP'rs
STANDARD COLLECTION & MERCANTILE
Co.. Qnc.) 100000 eli 2i2 Stmson. A. g. Brod-
erson atty.
SAFES. SCALES, RErRIGERATORS
CHAS. W. ADAMS, 1888 N. Main. Tel ls47.
UNDERTAKES AND EMBALnERS
SOOTH d. ROW, 256 s. Main 81. Tel. ls4).
MATCHMAKER AND OPTlCIAN
q. SToESAK, GIL 8. Spring st., bet. 5th and 6th
The herald., 1896-06-26
CLOSING STOCKS.

NEW YORK, June 25.-The following
are the closing stock quotations:
The herald., 1896-06-26
CHICAGO MARKET
The Days Transactions on the Board of
Trade


CHICAGO, June 25.-In the wheat mar
l0et transactions were small in volume AMI
fluctuations less frequent within the mod
crate range of 1sc. The feeling developed
was but continuation of that manifested
yesterday. There was some little increase
In outside selling orders early. The start
was weak at 3s@1ac loss and sold off &c
more. rallied Ac. changed some and closed
as stated. The Price Current was inter
preted as little bearish and then cables
were easy, private advices reporting the
demand poor. There was further liquida
ton in July and the discount compared
with September widened to nc. North
western receipts were again liberal and
" lille not coming up to those of last week.
exceeded those of the same day year ago
the weather too wet and doing some dam
age to the crop. and Paris was up 1ac. Du-
luth was relatively firm. but the northwest
larger commission houses. There was. no
new wheat on the inspection sheet. New
York reported fifteen loads takn for export.
The weakness In coarse grains had some
effect on the wheat market. In corn there
was a better trade and fairly ACTIVE mar
ket: there being a good deal of September
and May on sale. and weak feeling pre-
vailed. The oats market was weak and
lower range of prices re-established, in
fact the lowest in years. In fact It was
on both sides. Provisions suffered again
from too many hogs. The prospect of y
neavy auultlon 10 STOCKS OF anuIactuTeit
products at the end of the month gave the
market one of the additional twinges which
it was attacked with today.
The leading futures closed as follows:
Wheat No. 2-June. $3.50; July. 551kc;
September, 56%c.
Corn, No. 2-June, 274c; July, 27l4c; Sep
TENDER, 2Sssc
Oats, No. 2-July, 15%@16c; September,
16hc.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour. dull; No. 2 spring wheat $3.50
b5I No. z SDrinR wheat. 52TDyC. NO. =
red. 5e1aI5slac: No. 2 corn, 2714c: No. 2
oats. 157sG16c; No: white, 1Sls@19Ac No.
white, .17l4@19c; No: rye, &c; No bar
fiaxseed. 7Slac; prime timothy seed $295;
mess pork. per barrel; $7.o2la@7 o5; lard; per
loose. sss5@s. i7Sd dry saited shoulders, ,
boxed. SM641sc; short clear sides. boxed,
37s@4c; whisky, distillers' finished goods,
The herald., 1896-06-26
BOND LIST

new YORK, June 25.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds ~.
The herald., 1896-06-26

Il
NEW YORK. June 25.-Petroleum was
dull and easier; United closed at $1.141s bid
The herald., 1896-06-26
Current Quotations

Eggs are flrmer today, some selling at
13E cents. Black cherries are done; Royal
Annes are dearer. Cucumbers are cheaper.
String beans are very scarce and dear. Low
grade butter is not so firm as recently.
CHEESE-Local full cream. large, loo;
Young America, loo; do Glib. hand made).
taEGGS-Choice California ranch, 100
The herald., 1896-11-12
A COLORED COUNCILLOR.
The Citizens and Candidate Were Very
Much Surprised

BOSTON, Nov. 1.-THE board of cleo
ton commissioners finished the recount
of votes in the fortieth councillor dis
trict tonight and T. ID. Allen. the colored
Republican candidate, was declared
elected over Hon. John H. Sullivan who
now represents the district, and who was
the Democratic candidate. Aliens ma
jority was siXty-two votes. There is no
appeal from the decision of the election
commissioners, and the governors coun-
ell stands, for the first time in its his
tory, solidly Republican, while Allen
holds the highest political office Xer
given colored man by the voters of
Massachusetts. The new councillor was
born in slavery and escaped during the
war, serving with General b. F. Butler
He was with him after the war on the
famous schooner America, which Cen
eral Butler owned. At the time of the
Republican convention at which Allen
was placed in nomination the place on
the ticket was offered to number of
prominent Republicans, but all refused
1t, not desiring to run in strong Demos
cratic district and be defeated. Aliens
election was as much a surprise to him
as to his DEMOCRATIC opponents Sulli-
van carried the district last year by over
1000