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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-12

The Republican Senatorial commit
tee appointed to devise legislation
for monetary reform consists of VOL
colt, Hoar, Chandler, Carter and
Gear. The majority of the commit
tee is strongly in favor of bimetallism
and international agreement, and can be
counted on to take action leading TO that
end. This is significant Of good results and
gives reason for believing the money
question will be satisfactorily settled and
out of politics before the next Presidential
election.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-12

Mrs. Sidney Lsnier is giving readings froI
her late husbands works, and is meeting wit
great success.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-12
ELEvRN.GoREp SKIRT FOR SILKS.

slight roasting.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18
But They Are Not in it With
the Sinner Fleas.

OF all things pertaining to the
annoyances of life, Wharton hus
one that is deeply felt by her citi-
zens-a plagne that makes man
forget the doctrine of assurance;.a
pest that makes him have strong
desire to reach another cline, in
order to give his finger nails Il
much-needed rest Wharton is q
good town, but she will get behind
in some things-but in this she is
overlooking. For instance, the
flea. One can fancy he can see the
carpet moving; the dirt in constant
motion, and his flesh in the grasp
Of these fiends. Even the bicycle
boys can scarcely get on the streets.
In speaking of this aasctionato
"critter," the Cuero Sun says;
"Cuero has been blessed with II
freedom from the most of the ills
the flesh is heir Or subject to that
often come in the shape Of vide
spread facilities, but there is one
little plague that is with us that,
we surmise. demands and gets the
attention her citizens about as
often as any one subject or crit
ter" Since the weather has been
hot and dry an army Of fleas, small
but athletic and hungry, have
flooded this city from center to cir
conference, if one may determine
that fact oy the general complaint.
Like other localities similarity af-
hicted, these pests will make life
to the denizen rather active during
their stay, and having performed
their mysterious mission, will dis
appear as suddenly as they came.
But while they are with us they
are sure making their presence and
individuality felt, for if there is
any living thing that possesses in -
marked degree peculiar character
istics, it is that entertaining creo-
ture that bites like spark of fire
and vanishes like a flash. If there
is any remedy for this epidemic
we have failed to hear of it, other
than to grin and bear it, or cuss
and scratch. Wharton Star.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18
Accident at Port Lavaca.

We are sorry to learn that DR..
S, S. Stahl is implicated in a very
serious accident down at Port La
vaca. He was doing some critical
dental work for q colored girl. and
So painful was it to her that she re-
quested to be put under the intu-
enco of opiates. The dentist called
in a regular physician and the
opiates were administered, and so
successfully did the drug act that
the girl never recovered conscious
ness, death being the result. OF
course no blame is attached to Dr.
Stahl, but it is unfortunate acci-
dent for him, and one that will no
doubt give him q great deal Of
mental annoyance for a long time,
-Yoakum Graphic,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18
a strange Uatcl.

Mich. Brod, Sunday, told of a
queer looking animal caught out
Of the river Friday by party of
which he was a member.
The creature was caught on a
trout line and was about four feet
long. 1t had a head like an alli-
gator body like crawiish and
tail like a fish. II had six legs.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18

A. B. Devall, our county treasu-
rer, has placed his name in our an
nouncement column, for reelection.
Mr.. Devall has given eminent cat
isfaction to the people Of the coun-
ty and has established a splendid
reputation as county treasurer. 1t
seems like the height of absurdity
to change so good and faithful a
county official for some one else.
Albert is one of the peoples favor
ties.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18

Ben Arnim is a candidate for
public weigher at Hallettsville and
solicits your support. He is a
pleasant, sociable gentleman and
has been weighing cotton for years,
and has been giving eminent salts
faction He has a good platform
and could fill the Office acceptably.
He would make good and faith
full weigher.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18

Henry N. Flato is candidate
for tax collector of Lavaca county,
subject to the primaries June 9th.
He is we'll known and stands well
with the people, and the GAZETTE
only voices the sentiments Of hun
dreds of his friends when it says
that few men are better qualified
to fill the Office. He is a man of
high ability aud a man in whom
the people can place implicit trust.
Give these words your earnest at
ton.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18
An Important Transfer

Charles K. Holchak one day last
week purchased the Hinze farm and
property in the western suburbs of
of town. The purchase price was
$4,000. Mr.. Hinze viii remove
from Sinner. The purchase covers
same splendid land.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18
Bennett Chosen .

Steve Bennett was chosen Tues
day by the county commissioners
to fill out the unexpired term Of b.
f. Culpepper, as tax collector,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-06-18
In Lavaca County.

1t was caught at point on the
river where the Turk land joins
the Kokernot pasture.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Two men were frozen to death in
Chicago Thursday.
Seventeen buildings at Kenneth, Mo,
were destroyed by a fire set by burglars.
Two trains We're in collision at Dono-
gal, Ills, on the Illinois Central. Five
men were killed.
A ferryboat was overturned in the
river at Brisbane. Queensland, and 40
persons were drowned.
An immense water main at Cleveland
burst. One person was drowned. Sew.
eral houses were overturned.
At Milan, o.. three men were in
stantly killed by the caving in Of the
walls of an artesian we'll in which they
were working.
Michael Rackner, 10 years old, ele-
vator boy for the Northwestern Soap
company, Minneapolis, was horribly
mangled by the breaking of the lift
machinery.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

Senator Tillman has received 1000
letters since he delivered his famous
speech.
Sebastian Laurant, a survivor of the
battle Of Waterloo, lives in Marshall
county, Kan.
Mrs. Lease preached her first sermon
in the Central Church of Christ at
Wichita, Kan.
Mr.. Gladstone refused to do literary
work for a New York magazine, al
though offered 81 per word for it.
The wife of Vice President Stevenson
has been elected president general of
the Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton.
Miss Catherine Fuller, daughter of
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller, was
married at Washington to Mr.. Theo-
dore Beecher, a young lawyer of Buff
falo, N. Y.
Gladstone became a law student at
Lincoln's inn just 63 years ago. He
was then a youth of %, fresh from Ok
ford. Mr.. Gladstone was never called
to the bar, however.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

Medical mel believe that germ dis
eases can be killed by cathode rays.
Governor Morrill, has decided to abol-
ish the metropolitan police system of
Kansas.
Al expedition to develop the Vene-
zuelan concession will shortly leave
Faribault.
In 100 resorts to the knife in appendi-
citis by a prominent physician at New
York, but two operations resulted IA
tally.
The worlds fair board of control
members criticize Director Davis for
making his report direct to congress
without consulting the board.
At an adjourned meeting OF the ex-
ecutiye committee of the Northwestern
Fair association it was decided that the
first annual fair should be held at
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Sept. 1919.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
CHAIRMAN DINGLEY.

bill, so as to protect and preserve the
Alaskan seal herd for this years seal
ing season, then the secretary Of the
treasury is authorized to take each and
every fur seal on the Pribyloff
islands, and to sell the skins and cover
the amount into the United States
treasury. Canada has always prevent
ed Great Britain from cooperating with
us in protecting the seal herd, and
when she sees we intend to take steps
to prevent the inhumanity that dooms
thousands of young seals to starvation,
and also end the farce by which we are
spending large sums of money to police
Boring sea, practically to aid her pela-
gic sealers in the work of exterminat-
ing seals, she will no longer endeavor
to prevent England from uniting with
us in efficient measures to save the seal
herd to the world.
Five millions Of dollars is estimated
as the probable amount that would be
realized if the government should re-
sort to the killing and sale of skins Of
what seals are left. 1t is said that in
asmuch as all the seal skins taken go to
London to be prepared and dyed, CIV
ing employment there to nearly 80, 900
persons, even Great Britain herself
would be deprived of a valuable source
of income for her w people, should
the industry be destroyed.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
CHALKsTONE AS FERTILIZER.
Result OF Some Experiments by an Iowa
Farmer.

Result OF Some Experiments by an Iowa
Farmer.
S1UX CITY, Iowa, Feb. 24.-E. S. Nc
Caughey, Of this place, claims to have
discovered anime of wealth in the chalk
stone cliffs Of Yankton,, S. D., and is
planning to organize a company to de-
velop this hitherto neglected
M. McCaughey has been experimenting
for some time on his farm near WekOn-
da by mixing the powdered chalk with
seed grain and running the combination
through his planters il about equal
quantities. He declares the chalk I'M
proves the quality Of the grain and in
creases the yield % per cent. He does
not roast the stone after crushing it,
but considers it ready tor use after it
has been ground to powder.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
THE DEATH RECORD.

Mrs. Hugo Won Elsner, mother of
Lolita, the singer, died in Chicago.
DIR. Joseph Jones, surgeon general of
the United Confederate Veterans, and
one of the leading physicians in the
South, is dead at New Orleans.
Mrs. Eliza J. Nicholson, proprietress
of the New Orleans Picayune and a
well known Southern literary woman
and newspaper worker, is dead.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
Possible England May See 1t Is
to Her Advantage to Pro-
tect Them
When 1t Is Known They Will
All Be Killed If It Is
Not Done.
The Government Would PrOba.
bly, Get About Five Millions
For Skins.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Chairsnan
Dingley has reported to the house the
bill agreed upon by the ways and
mean committee to prevent the ex.
termination of fur. bearing animals in
Alaska. According to the terms of the
measure, if the president finds himself
unable to secure the cooperation of
Great Britain, especially in securing
the modus vivendi authorized by the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
RAILROAD NEWS.

A special committee has been appoint.
ed by the United States senate to inves-
:igate the affairs of the Pacific roads.
The Joint Traffic association may be
broken up by the action of the New
York Central in participating in the
Canadian Pacifc's cut in grain rates.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
Agricultural Machinery Exhibit.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The depart
ment of state has been officially mott
fed that an international exhibition Of
agricultural machinery will be held at
Vienna, Austria, from May 8 to IA,
1896. This country is invited to par
ticipate.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Feb. 30, 1906.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT February, 62Nc; May,
&c; June, f5c; July, 65c.
CORN-Februsry, CSC; May, 30c;
July 3 c, September, 3:T@32Nc.
OATS-February, 1870; May, 81; July,
2lHc; September, 21Hc.
PORk-February, 9.9j; May, 1905;
Nuly. $40, 20
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
Another Use for Cathode Rays.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-The dread affec.
ton of tuberculosis was located in the
wrist of a patient by DIR. James BURY,
using cathode rays. The full extent of
the malady was measured. This is the
first time in this country if not in the
world that the value of Roengten's dis
oRyery in the exposing Of the internal
r&ages Of disease has been illustrated.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Feb. Pax
Governor Robinson is growing COZ.
stantly weaker. and the physicians be.
lieve he can last at the most but a few
hours.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29

uerstands that the attorney general, Sir
Richard Webster, has revised the state
ment of the British case on the Vene-
zuelan dispute prepared by Sir Freder-
lex Pollock of Oxford university, and
that it will be issued early next week
with maps and documents.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
Chicago Union Stock Yards

Chicago Union Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, Feb. %, 1896.
HOGS-Market slow; prices weak to
&c l .wer.
Sales ranged at IS. 9i@4.l7X for light;
s.. 5000. l2H for mixed; IS. 75@41 2iH for
heavy; g. IS @3.S for rough.
CATTLE-Market weak and prices
fully 1Oc lower.
Beeves, g. lO@4.50 cows and heifers,
$l.5Ia3. 50; Texas steers, 81. 1908. IS; stock
ers and feeders. 81. S093.S1. .
SHEEP-Market steady.
Receipts: Hogs, $4,000; cattle, ID, $40;
sheep, $4,000.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
CONFLICT PRACTICALLY OVER
Action Of the French Senate Has a
Ouiet;ng Effect.

PARIS, Feb. "a Of the news.
papers regard the conflict between the
ministry and the chamber of deputies
ON the n hand and the sanate on the
other, as ended. The moderate Repub.
licans praise the wisdom of the senate
~ battling the hopes of the enemies of
the republic, and the Socialists and
Radicals declare that the senate capt.
ulated, fearing a revision of the consti.
tuition, which, however, is held to be
inevitable. The Conservatives main.
tain that the senate will finally win.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
Hundred Lives Lost.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The Times has a
dispatch from Odessa which says that
during the recent storms IN the Black
sea Z steamers and Is sailing vessels
f%oundered aud 100 lives were lost.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SOUTH ST., PAUL. Feb. 20 1898.
HOGS-A light run. and all sell early
at weak prices. Range of prices, IS. 77H@
3 IS.
CATTLE-A better tone was noted in
the cattle market today, and yards were
cleared.
SHEEP-Desirable grades in demand;
common grades not wanted. Lambs are
selling a. 400; muttons, $2.7j@3.,O.
Receipts: Hogs, 4UO; cattle, us; calves,
4: sheep, 5.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
St ikers Kepud1ate an Agreement.

BERLIN, Feb. 24.-The tailors and
seamstresses have held stormy meet
ings in different quarters Of the city
which were attended by $4,000 work
ers, and they have repudiated the
agreement made Thursday in their be-
half. The great strike continues.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
Grain.

MlNNEAPOLIs, Feb. 20. 1897
WHEAT-February close |, 5yAc; May,
6ONc. On trAck-No. l hard. 6OAc No. l
Northern, $3.50. No. 2 NortherA, LsAc.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
milwaukee Train
MILWAUKEE, Feb

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 20, 1898.
FLOUR-Dnll and unchanged.
WHEAT-No. 2sprlng on track, Gee;
No. l Northern, 64kc; May, G4Hc.
CORN-Np. 3, &c.
QATS-NA 2 white, Gle; No. 8 white,
eOdEOHc.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
FINANCE AND TRADE.

The Valley State bank, Hutchinson,
Kan is in the hands of the state ex.
aminer.
The weekly New York bank state
ment shows an expansion of So, 100, 600
in the loan account.
H. M. Smith and Co., manufacturing
jewelers. of New York, have assigned
to Edward V. Slausen.
Heavy Withdrawals Of gold were
made from the subtreasury at New
York, presumably to make payments
on bond purchases.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-29
LABOR NEWS.

Chicago clothing cutters are on a
strike.
Two thousand trousers makers of
New York city have struck for an ad.
anc Of wages.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18
THE TARIFF REFORM HUMBUG.

Do you remember, dear reader, that
the Bourbon Democracy lived for
twenty years on q "tariff reform" dietI
That's q fact. Starting in after the
war with q record so vile that recruits
could only be formed In localities where
Republican corruption was beyond all
human endurance, the Democracy fed
on tariff reform three times day and
talked tariff reform between meals,
until the weary public found 1t neces-
sary to do something to keep from be-
ing talked to death. Tariff reform
became q nightmare, and then assumed
the appearance of q serious reality,
standing In the way Of all progress.
No matter what impOrtantissue Sprang
up from the people, there stood old
tariff reform ready and able to Strangle
&c In its infancy. Finally Che people
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18
PATTERsON's IDEA OF A PLATFORM.

For the information of readers Of the
ADVOCATE an extract from an editorial
in the Rocky Mountain NeaOS March IL
Is here given. It will give something
Of an idea Of what the silver men of
the West are willing to agree on. A
noticeable feature Is the fact that they
have progressed to the extent that they
can now see that free silver alone Is not
all that Is needed to correct the abuses
which have grown up under our pres.
emit money system. The Nea0S says:
The POpulists of Colorado should lead in the
effort at union. There is no State In the coun
try that will profit so much by victory upon
that Issue 90 will this State. Its delegation to
the Popullst national convention should,
every one Of them, be earnest, conscientious
lsboFers In the movement to bring about an
honorable agreement between those who be-
lieVO in
/. The immediate free ard unlimited coin.
age Of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to1.
q The denial to banks of the right or power
to Issue money OF any kind.
3. The issuance OF all paper money by the
general government, which shall be legal
tender for debts Of every description.
A. Prohibiting the sale Of bonds in time of
peace for any purpose and under any pretext.
1t Is source of satisfaction to all
reformers to know that the silver men
are broadening their platform. If they
will carefully and Conscientiously study
the Omaha platform we have no doubt
but that by the time the convention
meets they will find that the transpor-
tation and land questions, at least,
must have attention soon and that q
reform of the finance, land and trans
portatiOn systems would be a reform
indeed, and that wise, patriotic legiSls-
tion along these lines would soon
enable the people of this country to
enjoy an uninterrupted season of pros.
perity unequsled in the history of the
world. Whatever is done at st. Louis,
ss strong or stronger declarations must
be made on these lines as were made
at Omaha.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18

yielded and sald, "GlVe tariff reform Q
chance" Then protection had 10
stand up and defend itself, and that
was the beginning Of the end Of the
dsmnsble double fraud.
It will be q strange thing, indeed. II
the people allow the hippodrome to
proceed any further, even with so &C.
complished q ringmaster as Mckinley
in charge of it. Let him take his per.
Torrance down into New England
where it belongs, and let the great pro
gresSiVe West dispose of that equally
annoying though less deceptive OBJ
stacle, the silver question, and make
room for some real reform.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18
A FORWARD MOVEMENT NECESSARY


Many people fail to accomplish their
purpose in life by permitting discOur-
SRements to weaken their efforts or to
stop them altogether. Oftentimes this
Encouragement comes when success is
almost In sight. Men who mark ont q
course, who follow it In season and out,
who laugh at all disCoursgementg, who
resolutely and perSistently push for.
ward are the men who accomplish re-
suits in this world. The same rule will
apply In politics. A new political party
enunclating sound governmental prin-
ciples may gather many lessons from
the individual man. No party need
hope to revolutionize things In few
short campaigns. But IL In each cam
psign few apparently insurmOunta-
BILE obstacles are overcome and the
ranks are correspOndingly sWelled, then
1t Is time for the individual members
to renew their zeal and increase their
efforts.
During the past few years more ideas
of reform, az advocated by Populists,
have been put It practice than in many
years before. The fact that these ideas
are put into practice by men outside
the party is all the better for the party,
40 the blind partisan followers of the
opposition will examine and study
the fundamental principles underlying
the idea, whereas If it were being put
into practice by the POpullst party, he
would see nothing c0mmendable In It
because of his surrounding mist of
partisan hatred.
The FIRST Presidential ticket repre-.
Benting the anti slavery idea was In the
field twenty years before the first one
was elected. 1t was thirteen long years,
eight Of which were occupied with the
most diScOuraging and diShearten-
ing warfare, after the Declaration of In.
dependenceWas promulgated, before the
government was organized. It has now
been but six years since the reform
movement has been sufficiently ex-
tended to attract general attention. In
that time some tremendous obstacles
and hindrances to success have been
overcome, and yet there is q dlSpOsi-
ton in some quarters to get discour-
aged. The lessons Of the everyday
life of men and parties show that when
It appears to be the darkest success is
nearest at hand. No good Populist
should weary In his efforts. Success
will surely be ours If principles are
maintained. The day Is at hand and
now Is the time for q general forward
movement all along the line.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18

The Republican party Is not the
party Of the people. AS evidence Of
this fact the receLt votes In the lower
house Of Congress are here cited. On q
proposition to coin the American prod.
uct Al voted aye and llS no. On free
and unlimited coinage at l6 to /, 80
voted aye and 2l5 no. On PROPOSE.
tiOn to give the President authority to
Issue bonds, 40 voted aye and lS8 no.
The House is composed Of IA Repub.
Leans, 100 Democrats, POpulists and
4 silyer man.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18

al WILL see about It," is Speaker
Reeds fsVorite answer to Congress
men who personally ask for recogni-
ton. He means that he reserves the
right to see or not to see them when
they rise in their place. He would
probably reserve the right If elected to
the Presidency to "see" the common
people just as little as Cleveland man.
ages to do.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18

To MAKE the outside world think
there is q Governor In Kansas, and to
add mite to the general war clamor,
the State militia is to be put In fighting
condition. AS a military man Cover.
nor Morrill, reminds one Of an old maid
ia D mans clothing.
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-03-18

statement entitled him TO Che rank Of
the thiEty.thlrd degree In the Order Of
AnanlsS. It turns down every one of
the boss liars Of the universe. AS q
record breaker In the matter Of preVsr-
icatlon old John is entitled to all the
honors Of q Conquerlng hero.