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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10
Producers are Alarma.i.

New York. Oct. GA correspondent
In Rio Janeiro, Brazil, telegraphs that
there has been run on the society
known as the Cinda Economical. The
funds OF the society are guaranteed by
the government, but numerous persons
withdrew their deposits. Coffee pro-
ducers and exporters are greatly alarm
"a at the fall in prices In Europe. The
agricultural congress In Sac Paulo has
proposed the foundation OF bank for
ne needs Of rural deposltors. Foreign
capital. T y said, can 30 procured to
6neh n fnaf ifss,s,,s sc s.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10
Gar ard CzArina.

Portsmouth, Eng, Oct. e.-The in.
habitants Of this port, military, naval
and civil, were astir at an early hour,
In order to witness the departure Of the
car and czarina for France. Their ma
jesties passed the night on board the
imperial yacht Polar Star. The weather
was fine and cold, all vessels in the har-
Dor were dressed rainbow fashion from
stem to stern, and the imperial couple
were given hearty sendoff.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10

Antlers, l. T., Oct. Sat II o'cloc
Saturday night Spencer academy, lc
Gated ten miles west of Antlers, burn
ed to ashes, together with all the fur
( niture, and four Choctaw boys wer
burned up in the flames. Their name
are: John Smith, age 10, of ToboX.
county. He went to Spencer the day /
burned. Daniel James, age 10, of Alto
ka county; Thomas Kuniotubbie, agi
l6, of Jacksford county; Wilman Will
son, age IA, of Blue county.
Those injured are: Alfred Bryant, OF
Blue county, bruised and burned in
head and inhaled flames; Harris Fish
er, of Red River county, sprained foot;
Cotton Bacon, Of Wade county, leg
sprained; Edward Clark, of Blue
county, jawbone broken; Sam Spring,
OF Kiamitia county, burned in face, on
head, back, shoulders, feet and hands.
His condition is critical.
The origin of the fire is supposed to
be incendiary, as no one was occupy
ing the room in which the fire broke
out, and there had been no fire in it
this season. superintendent J. B. Je-
ter, who is in charge of the school,
heard the flames popping, and when
he got Up the stairway was on fire.
He ran on the outside and woke all
the boys and barely saved his own
family and the seamstress. The boys
threw their beds out of the windows
and jumped to the ground on them.
One of the boys who was burned
was a cripple, and the other three
were in rooms where there we're no
windows. 1t is said their means and |
sroans were Notwithstanding in the ex-
rene. Yesterday when a reporter Wis.,
ted the ruins what Saturday were
i've strong healthy boys were nothing
'ut charred bones and ashes.
The fire Is still too hot to get the
zones for burial. There were two
cry large two-story buildings, which
lad been newly furnished with fine
arpets and furniture. The buildings
nd furniture was valued at $4,000,
nd are a total loss. Other losses are
eavy.
The academy was built by the Choc-
aw nation, and 102 boys were there
aturday night when it burned Ev-
rything is total loss, as the nation
id not carry any insurance. Super
ltendent Jeter does not know whett-
the nation is going to rebuild, as 1t
financially embarrassed, ana is
way behind with the school fund.
yer $4,000 worth of groceries we're
lrned together with the house. Two !.
IDS was all that the boys saved ex-
pit what they had on their backs. y
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. GA bill for a
receiver to wind up the affairs of the
Harrison International Telephone
company was filed in the federal court
yesterday by s. A. Williams and ]. D..
Young, two of the company's stock
holders residing at Fort Smith, Ark.
Judge Grosscup referred the bill to
Master in Chancery Sherman, who re-
ported that temporary restraining
order against the disposition of the
property by President L. z. ingalls, be
issued pending the hearing of the mo-
tion to appoint a receiver. The charge
Is made that the franchise and pat
ents OF the International Telephone
company have been transferred to the
Harrison International Telephone
company, and in turn they have been
practically seized by President ingalls,,
who owns the majority of the stock
IN the latter company. Both compa-
1les are asserted to be insolvent and
the patents worthless.
The application for receiver states
that Mr.. Harrison, the inventor Of the
telephone has donated large blocks of
stock to Senators Elkins, George R.
Peck, Patrick Egan, ex-Congressman
William Warner, H. NJ. Holden and R.
.. Kerens. All of these, it is claimed.
we're given 100000 worth of stock
apiece.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10
Charged With Murder.

Arkoe, Mo-, Oct. IA young wo-
man has been arrested charged with
the horrible murder Of Mrs. John
Baumley near here last Friday. It is
said she was in love with Mr.. Baum
ley and is supposed to have murdered
the woman out Of Jealousy and so
she could marry her husband. The
young woman was tracked by blood
hounds and when confronted is said
TO have broken down and confessed.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10
MRS. Bernard Beers, well know1I
actress, Is reported dying
Police Refuse to Talk.

rotterdam. Oct. 5.-The police bers
absolutely refuse to say where Ksar-I
ney and Haines, arrested here on sis
plclon o. implication in a dynamite
plot were conducted. They vert
taken to the frontier Saturday and re-
leased, but the police have been or
dered to maintain secrecy as to their
whereabouts.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10
Mine Trouble

Leadville, Colo, Oct. IA report
reached military headquarters about
noon yesterday OF a skirmish Mond.y
night at Resurrection mine between
soldiers and strikers. Eight armed
men approached close to the mine and
opened fire on the guards. Both SOL
aiers ana assailants sought shelter he
nind the rocks and kept up the shoe@.
ing about twenty minutes.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10
Venezuelan boundary Comm,..,


washington, Oct. 1.-THE Venezuelan
boundary commission will meet in 4 few
days, for the first time in several
months, and it is expected that consid-
cradle business will be transacted. At
least, large quantity of matter per-
tanning to the inquiry with which the
commission is charged, has been COL
iected by agents who have been an
gagged all summer in this country and
Europe, and much of this will be in
shape for final consideration.
The secretary of the body, Mallet
Provost, alone, has carefully examined
no less than 700 maps and ancient
charts, and has succeeded in dividing
them into several groups for easy COM
parison as to general features.
Prof. Baar and DR.. DeHann, of John
Hopkins university, Lave been very sue
cessful in the collection of records in
Great Britain and Holland, and hope to
report upon heir branch of the work
about the 18th instant, while the indi-
vidual members Of the commission have
spent much time in the preparation of
reports on the special lines. Baar re-
ports he was treated with the greatest
courtesy in his work of searching and
comparing British records.
The foreign Office placed at his SER
vice an expert clerk.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10

Upon curtains the principal part q
the embroidery is now placed uponss
the turnover portion OF the top This
has much tbs effect Of . valance whsel
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10

TIE value Of bicycle exports from
Great Britain, whole or in portions
vas last year ! million and hall
sts1|ing,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10

Charles d. Cramp of Philadelphia q
at the head OF company Of capitalists
OF that city to erect large plant at
Eorristown, Pa, for the manufacture
or steel cycle tubing.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10
AN ACADEMY BURNED.
FOUR COYS PERISH IN THE
FLAMES.

Spencer Academy Was the Official School
OF the Choctaw Nation-Everything is Il
Total Loss--lt is Thought to DO the Work
Of IncendiarY.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10
Two More Battles,

Havana, Oct. Late yesterday
some details were received of the two
engagements fought by the troops un.
der Gen. Bernal and Col. Granados
the insurgents under Antonio Maceo
at Guiana. in the western part of the
province Pinar Del Rio, on Monday
last. Col. Granados. it appears, was
Informed that the Cantabria battalion
was surrounded by a force OF 5000
insurgent infantry and 800 cavalry at
Guiana
The insurgent force had been sent
to Guiana by Maceo from Iona Blan-
CO. Col. Granados' troops charged the
enemy after his artillery had
fired twelve shots at the insurgents
position. The insurgents soon COM
menced to fly and the Cantabria bat
TALON. thus relieved from it's danger
Gus position, was enabled 10 join the
troops under Col. Granados and the
entire force pushed forward to at
tack the position which the insurgents
had taken UP after being driven away
from the immediate vicinity of Qua
namo. The latter We're stubbornly de-
Tended, but the insurgents were dis
lodged after five hours fighting and
were driven back beyond Iona Blan-
ca, leaving eighty killed and wound
ed. The troops had twelve killed and
ninety-two wounded. among the lat
ter heing four officers.
While the fighting was in progress
Gen. Bernal was finishing a second |
engagement with the insurgents at
TOMAS De Latrejas. Gen. Bernal only |
mad about 100 troops at his disposal
While the forces of Maceo had long
lines OF battle. The fight commenced
at 3:5O a. M. and the enemy made a
very stubborn defense But the in
surgents were finally dislodged from
the positions which they had taken
up, leaving 100 killed on the field and.
the prisoners captured by the Span
lards say that the insurgents carried
away 2oo wounded. On the side Of
me troops Lieut.. Col. Coremo of the
san Mariel battalion, one of Gen. Rer-
lafs aids and eighteen privates were
fllied. In addition Lieut.. Col. Cbace, .
u Inc engineering corps, eight officers i ;
md sixty-fiye privates were wounded .
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-10-10

Forest nres are raging near Pasa.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
A FRIEND TO WOMEN.
Gen. Spinner. Who First Employed wom.n
Clerks In the Treasury.

Gen. Spinner. Who First Employed wom.n
Clerks In the Treasury.
If any man deserves the gratitude of
the new woman, il is the man 10
whom the sex - Indebted for one Of the
greatest advantages which women en-
JOY At the present day-thut of hold.
ing Office under GnClc Sam. When the
first III WAS put in the Office OF
the treasurer of the United States
there were Only 20 clerks to do all the
work. and ii batch of seven women was
appointed. Nov thcr" are 5000 women
at work for tho government aud the
number is yearly Incrco'inc.
In 1859 all the available men were
needed in the volunteer army. This
was the reason for the appointment of
the women in the various departments
at Washington. Tn" then United
States treasurer, Gen. Francis T.. Spin
ncr, one d7y went into the room where
men wcrr engaged in cutting the
"grccnbacIs,' which FIRST made thc;r
appearance under the financial policy
ot Chase. Huge shears were used nud
the labor. which was simply the cI' -
ping Of the paper, was sucL. thu Gcrn
Spinner remarked that Their. ,yas mo-
reason why Some wouIcr. should not
be employed ~ assist in a work that,
was daily increasing in size
Gen. Spinner Gicd about five wears
ago. In 1891 "a mnss meeting was
called. and what IS now known MS tine
Ten. Spinner Memorial IssuciatiOn
was organized. Its object vas to erect
some suitable monument tn the man
who had done SO much for the women,
and the women in tn" government en-
ploy are expected to show their gruti-
tudc 10y contributing to- the work.
The statue has been modelled and
cast and Is now in the Washington
studio Of the sculptor. Mr.. Elliott, the
creator of the statue 10 Gen. l]lauCcrE
hich Is TO bc erected in the fall. The
figure Is OF bronze aud representa- the
general in n SIMPLE but digninrd att
iudc, with n larg" cloak thrown around
his ample shoulders.
The statue and pedestal viii cost
Gbout $1,000. An effort has uccn made
TO secure Il sIi" IN front of the treasury
building. on the north side. aud n hill
granting permission passed the senate
but was piEcOn-holcd in the house
( y. Y. World.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15

From private adviccs We learn that
III. Ii. Porch, who left here last Spring
FOR California with a band Of horses,
had his hip and spine injured in San
Francisco about a month Q by be
ing thrown from his horse. lie in
now able to sit up.
Constable G. Z. Subtle has busted
himself since Friday obtaining jury.
nen to try the liquor license case set
Tor to.morrow.
". J. Buckle and ID. \. Wire, two
Of Huntington's miners. camc down
from their mines in Griswold canyon
to-day. They report their prospects
looking well and inform va that
about eighteen inches of SNOW fell in
the canyon during the last storm.
On the even ngs Of the 81 aud itll
instant Rev. VI. ). Riddle delivered
stirring temperance lectures at the |
o. q. T. hall in Mound Valley. lie
ls an excellent speaker and his lee,
tnrcs took well.
Our roads are very muddy at pres
ent.
OnsEHvTH.
shelton. New, March 8, 1895.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
INCONSISTENCIES.

Discussing the fall Of the prices OF
agricultural products In the last two
or three years, the New York Herald
attributes il to two influences, o. the
long three years. drought which pre-.
vailed so a~cutely over aluIost all sec
tions OF the country: C2) the fact that
sthe worlds markets were Elutted
with cereals, cotton. and other agr
cultural produce The fact that
drought creates scarcity rather than
superabundance. does not st III very
well with The allegation that the
worlds markets have been glutted.
That allegation, however, is Of itself
without foundation. The worlds
supply OF useful products ia now. and
1t has always been. insufficient Tor the
needs OF man. But men who have
desired the things produced have been
forbidden to obtain them, because
misgovernment has DISTRACTED the
movement from producer TO consum.
er. There are multitudes Of persons
in this country who cannot find cru.
p!oyment. and so can not buy food OF
the farmer or the goods Of the manu-
facturer. Thus there seems to be q
surplus production. but in truth there
Is nothing else than partial paralysis
at the business of making exchanges
u Ia. l'4H.r 10. .HsE
s)un1 we should u O..neg.. ".Do, =,
accept The theory that the world be
comes poorer tho more wealth il pro
duces, r. this were true We SHOULD
DO able to reach Il condition OF out
right paupcrism by stimulating
wealth production Just a little farther
No sanp man doubts that il halt the
worlds stock OF gold should be sud
denly eStcrminated prices ot all com
modities would fall at least fifty per
cent. Why then. aiIo3ld any on,
question the equally indisputable fac
that prices have fallen because hal
The metallic money OF the civilized
world has been demonctizcd?-Ihc
Manufactured.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15

4 Nevada stockman who has been
e1perime nting and taking notes says
beef cattle driven twenty-five miles
without water viii shrink five pounds
per bullock. allowing feed and drink
at the end otthe journey before weigh
ing. y bullock driven five miles ana
allowed to stlnd two hours without
feed Of water will not shrink any. y
bullock driven fifty miles and allowed
to drink frequently during the drive
will shrink twenty pounds. y bullock
driven twenty-five miles and allowed
to drink frequently during the drive
will not show shrinkage. il allowed to
eat and drink for three hours ut the
end OF the drive. y bunch OF GOO
pound bullocks driven fifty miles with
care and allowed to drink frequently
on the drive, and at the end allowed
to eat and drink for six hours. showed
fifteen pounds shrinkagc to the ami.
NAL. This. however, was the result
Of careful handling.
The foregoing figures were obtained
By actual experiment. Reno ia
zettc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15

10 Germany the view obtains that
the execution Of criminals should he
by some means more certain than the
electric chair. ~ q. Cuhmann. a
celebrated chemist, suggests the use
OF carbolic acid. According to his
plan, tho criminal would 10 carried Ia
a cell which a be flied noisele sly
with carbolic acid in gaseous form
from floor to ceiling. When the gnz
reaches the deiinqueni's month and
nose IL cause Instant paTaly sis OF the
lungs and Inconsistencies. aud life
departs without previous pain.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15

We venture TO prophesy that within
the next two years there will he moro
men employed IN Bodic Mining Dis.
trio; than any II year for the past
five years. This district has valuable
mining property awaiting develop.
meut and our greatest mining boom
Is yet to come. Those located in bus
mess here are very fortunate and have
Il chance yet to make snug fortunes
i'll this played out camp. Just wait
till we get more electric power and
Bodic will begin TO remind you again
OF the palmy days.-Miuer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15

WASHINGTON. March Fin the
Senate Sherman dicussed at length
the character OF the resolutions, aud
the conditions existing in Cuba. II
was not best. he said. to send joint
resolutions to the President. rs that
would compel him 10 act IN ten days:
and this WIS not i~udiciouS. lie had
confidence in the President. There
we're political differences between
them. but he added: NO one doubts
his courage. No one doubts his tidel
ity to the flag Of II country Shcr
man referred TO General Weyler at u
butcher. and said .hat.thc conditions
in Cuba were fragrant.
III wal does mot exist i'll Cuba lie
he asked. where. outside OF hell does
ii cNists'
Speaking Of the demand for facts.
he said that Senator Lodge had OBJ
tanned from Secretary OIney ample
facts TO justify the resolutions. but
for obvious reasons. these could not
be made public.
The House Committee on Pacific
Railroads to day listened TO the state
meut of c. p. Huntington, similar TO
that made before the Senate commit
tee. III advocacy of ! plan Of settle.
uleul of the Pacific Railroad indebted
ness. In concluding. he remarked
xtemporaneou sly that no man was so
anxious as he to see the roads pay 100
cents on the dollar; that it was the
last great work Of his life. and he
hoped to live TO see Ill his affairs II
solid basis. II he equa!ed the record
of his great-Erandfather. tie had yet
thirty years Of life.
Huntington asserted hat all the
people of California favored the fund.
ing plan except a few hundred who
had grievances: that the Congressman
opposing the bill had grievances be.
cause the road went .out of politics,
and seventy-eight OF the California
papers were with him.
The House Committee on Terri
tories to-day decided to recommend
the passage OF the bill creating a ter
ritorial form OF government for Alag
ka and giving the Territory a delegate
to Congress.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
THE DEMOCRACY AND SILVER.

Raymond, E. Dodge, statistician
for the Republican National Com
mittee, has made 4 careful analysis Of
the probable strength OF the silver
men in the next Democratic National
Convention. de estimates that the
free coinage wing will have at least
100 majority. II Mr.. Dodge's esh-
mate be correct, it will enable the
silver men to adopt the platform, but
they could not name the candidates
IA it takes a two.thirds vote in the
Democratic National Convention to
nominate.
II the silver men should have n ma
iority OF the convention and adopt a
free coinage platform, the gold men
will be strong enough to prevent the
nomination of a free coinage candi-
date. The convention would then
break in two and the gold men would
either place a candidate in the fold
on 4 gold platform or unite with the
Republicans and support their candi-
date for the Presidency. This may
seem an extreme view TO some, but
when they consider the action Of the
Republicans and sound money
Democrats in Congress, how they
flock together on all financial CUES.
tons. it will readily be seen that this
union OF the gold forces in the Presi.
dental campaign is clearly within the
range Of possibilities.
II the silver men have a majority
OF the convention, they should insist
upon n straight.out silver plank, II
that does rot mean gold in the East
and silver in the West and South, but
one hat a y what il mean and
means what it says. Then, il they
are not strong enough to place a
candidate on that plank, they should
see to it hat 20 single standard
Democrat Is nominated at Chicago.
Any other course would be a shame
less sacrifice OF principles and a be-
trayal Of the people whose interests
they were chosen to represent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15

About a week ago a hobo giving
the name OF lIadley stole a number Of
Tazors, some scissors, a couple Of
suits Of clothes and underwear and a
diamond pin worth so from Mr.. Ben
Pearson Of Terrace. AS soon rs the
theft was discovered Mr.. Pearson tele
graphed word to the different :sta
tions along the railroad. describing
the stolen goods and the thief. Yes.
teriay Constable Cozzens, who was
in possession OF iiadlcy's description,
arrested him in Carlin and brought
hun here last night where he was
lodged in jail Tor cafe keeping. After
arfesting him Constable Co2zens
made a thorough search and found
that Hadley had disposed of the PIN
and other yaluablcs. with the excep
= . "'"''"s. which he was
Wearing AtE-T arriving here last
night the Constable located the pin
at Mathematics jcwelry store
where be bad pawBed it for 1900.
The razors aud scissres had been
disposed OF somewhere up the road.
Mr.. Pearson arrived here from
Terrace last night and identified tho
property. liadley will be held
until the arrival 81 an officer when
he will be taken back for trial.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
The Mint Steal.

Andrew Mason resumed his tcsti-
mouy: In order to make the spur.
ious melt. a person would have 10 be
acquainted with the weight rs al.
justed by the melter and retiner. This
weight differs from the lepositor's
weigh: inasmuch rs metal is lost in
the treatment of the refinery. He
might have made it from silver meits
that contained a little gold and were
IN the refinery at that time; the rec
ords show that a number Of available
melts were on hand about that time;
when / first suggested to Jones that a
spurious melt had been discovered he
seemed excited and confused and said
that il would be a bad thing for him;
| asked him about it and he replied
that he did not see how Zabriskie or
Harris could have made it without
his knowledge; TO two questions ask
ed by me i'm mediately afterwards he
replied :hat they came 10 him through
NhC SLiLHIS'Si AioI4 Wis 4 LuAlLluttNl
that he had 10 further explanation to
make. Defendant had said that he
made $4,000 in stock transactions in
lSS9.90; later other transactions oc-
Cured in which he lost and came out
about even, at present he said that he
was worth about $4,000 or $4,000,
further questions be declined 20 an,
swer, saying that when the proper
time arrived he could explain every
thing.
After a short recess Detective Gal,
leher took the stand: lie had tire,
talks with Jones, who told me he Dor
rowed 1900 and made $4,000 iron
the came in mining stock opera
lions.
Mr.. Crandall OF ". +. L Co. @
San Francisco was next: Jones i
not on W. +. * Cos book Of Sal
Francisco. but | find i; here; do no
know what his profits were, but &C
oording to a list they were 60
and 30 shares OF Con. Va.