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lawson. Record Breaking.

Yesterday John Lawson, called the Ter
rible Swede," made some fast time at Minne-
haha track under the eye of his trainer Mr..
Dokkan. Lawson made a half-mile un-
paced, in :5s:4-5. which should stand as the
track record, unpaced. Saturday evening.
In the presence of a crowd of about fifty
wneeimen, lver Gustafson, the boy crack,
tied his own record for a mile. making the
circuit in 2:11.
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DEMANDS THE LOSERS SHARE.
FairmOn Fighting the Legal Battle
for Lawson,

Papers were yesterday served upon J. G.
osborne, president of the Minnehaha Driving
4 Park association, by Mr.. Norton, manager Of
Homer Fairmon, 1.-The long flyer In which
the the. latter is making demands for the sum OF
$SoO, which amount he claims is due him as
the result Of the Lawson-Fa irmon bicycle
torney for the defense - -
Mr. Choate is more than pleased with the
prospects of his winning the case, and Will
make strong fight on general principles.
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Homfcides In Italy.

Every two hours a homicide is COM
mitted somewhere in Italy" is the
startling way in which Baron Garofalo
puts the fact that there are 1000 homi-
cides year in that country, ten miles
as many as in France and thirty-f1ye
times as many as in Denmark.
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Gladness Comes

\ETith a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef-
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort-in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, andis
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the CALI
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if In need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
Esed and gives most general satisfaction.
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An Unlucky stock.

Peter P. Swensen, ex-sherif of Hennepin
county who purchased some time ago the
stock of Weitzner Gutenberg & Co., filed
deed Of assignment to H. p. o. Peterson in
the district court yesterday. No figures of
assets or liabilities are given, the total prop
erty Of the assignor being placed in the
hands of the assignee for the benefit of cred
itors.
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DELAWARE FACTIONS.
Both Sides Preparing for State Con-
ventfOns

DOVER, Del, July 1.-THE Addicks wing
OF the Republican party in this state VIII
hold convention tomorrow AMI nominate
John H. Hoffecker for governor; Jonathan 8.
Willis for congress, and ]. Edward Addicks
Of Newcastle; D. nj. Wilson, OF Kent, and
Daniel J. Forks, Of Sussex, for electors. The
regular party, headed by Higgins men, will
meet at Georgetown on Thur 3day. Mr.. Ad-
dicks tonight announced that In view Of the
fact that the United States ron s.itution pro-
hibits a man from being an elector and also
United States senator, he is not a canSf-
date for the former office.
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A Clever Ruse

From the Humoristiche Blaetter.
Visitor-"How do you manage to keen
your father from opening your love letters ~
Alma-eI get my young man to write on
the envelope the words, Cigar prize list.
and when father sees that he throws the
letters unopened into the waste basket, and
pick them out when his back Is turned
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Naturally.
Indianapolis journal

Indianapolis Journal.
And the Israelites,'' said the mission
teacher, crossed the Red sea dry-shod ard
dry-elothed."
Nv course" said Nibsey. Dem sheenies
never has to soak nothin'. Dey lets oddels
do dat"
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Encouraging.

Wheelman-.tCan you tell me how far 1t Is
to DoaganyiiIe p,
The Native Nigh bout ten mile; but them
things go 50, fsYt reckon yer can make
1t less'n that"
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Mckinley Acknovviedges a Promise


A party Of Pittsburg men, warm friends OF
Major Mckinley, spent most of last week in
Canton. They returned home today and tell
story of meeting between old college chums
and the revival Of promise given by Nc
kinley when boy studying law at Poland,
Ohio.
Among the first to hasten to congratulate
Mckinley on his nomination was Judge
ARIEL OF Youngstown. There was a warm
handclasp between the two, who had been
students together, and ARIEL said:
Billy, do you remember a promise you
made me at Poland when were wrestling
with Blackstone?"
The presidential candidate laughed and
said:
yes; do you come to claim its fulfill
ment?"
mo; not at ALL That promise was can
celed long ago. l came to congratulate you.
You can't say that you never promised a
man job when you got to be president,
though
Later the story of the affair came out,
Mckinley and ARIEL were students together
and one day ARIEL solved a difficult legal
problem for Mckinley. The Canton lad said:
Thanks, old man. When 1 get to be presi-
dent I'll make you chief justice"
ARIEL never gave the matter another
thought until many years had passed and he
was a judge himself and had married a
daughter Of Ex-Governor Todd of Ohio. Nc
Kinley was becoming famous, and then fire.
quently in jest, when they would meet,
ARIEL would remind Mckinley that he must
hurry up and become president as he wanted
that Observation-Disclosures Correspondence
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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placed herself in communication with
Sir Henry and put in his hands infor-
nation on the strength of which he
has now been able to obtain the legal
dissolution of his marriage.
In the great Colin Campbell divorce
case Of eight years ago almost the en-
tire testimony upon which the case was
based was obtained from the servants
of Lord and Lady Colin Campbell and
from those of Lady Miles.
Servants, too, played a conspicuous
role in the great Mordaunt divorce case,
in which the Prince of Wales, Lord
Cole and Sir Frederick tombstone were
implicated. In fact, Sir Francis Jeune,
the presiding judge of the British di-
vorce court, whose jurisprudence Is
without parallel, has often been heard
to declare half jokingly, half seriously,
that If there were no servants there
would be no longer any divorce cases,
and that if the system Of domestic
service were abolished he would be
able to close the doors of his court for
eYermOre.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
Spread g Shower of Gold.

FRANKLIN, Y. j., Jan. 2.-Charles Bal
vanz has been for some time man-of
all-work for Rudolph May. on his farm,
near Franklin. Recently, under the in
fluence of liquor, he had whispered
strange stories of quantity of baried
gold. On Clri itmas Day he told party
of young men at saloon: II have buried
three kegs of gold, my friends, and On
New Years Day | will make you and
the whole iown happy"
the young men laughed and joked
about the hidden wealth, and the story
was soon forgotten. On Monday morn
ing Balvanz went away, nobody knows
where. Late yesterday afternoon he re-
appeared, visited all the public houses in
town and bSugh. drinks for EVERYDAY in
sight two or three times over. He paid
for the drinks and cigars in gold pieces.
He created an uproar in the Polish quar-
Ter by buying cigars by the box, lager
beer 10y the keg and scattering coin 70 tine
right and ieit.
iialVanz was soon in the midst Of
throngs. He would stop to hlrangae the
crowd and throw coin at them. At about
9 O'Clock lie tkFaw double handful Of
coin into the crowd, wished them all
happy new year, turned and waiksd away
toward Passaic. The crowd followed
him some distance. but gradually thinned
out after he said he would not uncover
his wealth again for twelve months. This
morning Balvanz was back To his work
on the farm IS goodnatured as ever and
d big crowd stood staring at him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
Within View of Havana.

HAVANA, Jan. 4.-Unless all indiea-
tions are misleading, the end of the
Cuban insurrection is at hand, and the
result, il would seem, must be in favor
of the insurgents, whose armies, under
MaNimo Gomez, Antonio Maceo and
Quintin Bandera, are nearing this city
from three different directions.
The above facts, so frequently denied
in official circles during the past two
weeks, are now generally admitted, al
though all sorts Of lame official explsna-
tions of the triumphant advance of the
Cubans are put forth in the hope of
calming public excitement. But no
amount of argument will alter the fact
tina: the insurgent cavalry scouts were
sighted from here this morning. Ii is
probable that the campfires on one wing
Of the insurgent army will be seen from
this city tonight. In fact, it is claimed
that Bandera will camp this evening at
the Nento farm, within rifle shot of the
outposts OF the Spaniards.
II Is 10 longer cry Of ''On to Havana"
from the Cuhans. They are here and
slowly bu; surely surrounding the capi-
tai after a triumphant march from the
eastern end of Santiago de Cuba, in spite
of all the best troops of Spain could do to
prevent them. Step by step General
Campos has been driven back before the
advance of the victorious army, until
now preparations are being completed on
both sides for the final and decisive
struggle.
The utmost CONSERVATION prevails in
government circles. The officials are
blaming the different Spanish generals
| Tor this condition of affairs, utterly re-
| gardleSs of the fact that il WIS
Campos's plan of campaign, the wild
scattering of his forces all over the island,
which is mainly to blame for this crisis,
| although other influences have had a
great share in the bitter humiliation of
the Spainards. incapaoity has been sup
plemented by sickness and treaohery.
People from the districts around
Havana are fiocking into this city. The
price OF provisions has already begun To
go up alarmingly. In the streets the
| hustle and hustle of the military is Wis
ible. Every man or boy who can be
placed under arms has been called upon,
and warships have landed every man
and every gun available for the defense
of the city. In the face of these prepara-
tions to repel the enemy from without,
most vigorous plans have also been made
| to battle with an enemy within. The
| authorities believe that when the in
! surgent guns are heard in the distance it
viii be the signal for popular uprising
| here, which viii divert attention from the
| enemy and enable the latter TO make a
dash into HaFapa, which is expected 10
end the war and enable Cuba to gain her
independenae
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A Library of Itself.

The quaint way of looking at things,
which appears in Roswell G. Horr's
writings in the Nelc York Tribune, gives
to his discussions of business questions
an interest and vivacity which many
other such essays lack. Mr.. Horr aims
his gun mainly at Free Trade and Free
Silver notions, and always blazes away
with both barrels; bat he deals with
work, wages, governmental and many
other topics, and his articles make the
TiijaHe in the course of the wear fully
equal To n whole reference library on
economies. The B-eek{y Tribune certain
ly enjoys ct this time very large circu
lation, showing how strong hold it has
on the affection of the American people.
To he able to send ones paper every
week into the homes of l6D.GG0 or more
Americans, who want it and pay for it, is
great privilege. Fortunate, indeed, il
is for our country, that the Tribune is 50
clean, decent, and superb newspaper.
No doubt its large circulation has had
something 10 do with the awakening OF
| Republican sentiment these last two
year.. Everyone should keep his eye on
the Tribune, aud the only way to do this
| is to buy it. The Ti-ibHae IIm0Rac for
1895 is promised as usual, in January,
and is claimed 70 be the most accurate
and best of all these Almanacs. 1t did
not reprint part of the previous years
Almanac in 1895, as did one Of its rivals
1 To- get ont ION tiuler
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Carlisle Issues More Bonds and Offers
Them to the People.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 2-Secretary
Carlisle at II:55 tonight issued the fol-
lowing circular:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF SECRETARY,
WASHINGTON. ID. c., JAN. 6, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received at the office OF
the secretary of the treasury at Wash
ington. d. c.. until II o'clock NJ. on We'd
nesday, the 5th day of February, 1896,
for the purchase of one hundred million
dollars (Sl00, 600, ,OO0) of the United States
four per cent. coupon or registered bonds,
in denominations of fifty dollars (s50)
and muitiples of that sum, as may be
desired 10y bidders.
The right to reject any or all bids is re-
served.
The bonds viii be dated on the first
day of February, 1885, and be payable in
coin thirty years after that date, and will
bear interest at four per cent per annum
payable quarterly in coin, but all cou-
pons maturing on or before the lst OF
February. 1896, will be detached, and
purchasers will be required to pay in
United States gold coin or gold eertifi-
Gates for the bonds awarded 10 them,
and all interest accrued theron after the
Ist day of February, 1896, up to time of
application for delivery.
PAYMENTS for the bonds must be made
! at the treasury of the United States at
Washington, d. c., or at the United
| States sub-treasuries at New York, Dos
I ton. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati,
/ Chicago, st. Louis or New Orleans, or
they may he made at San Francisco with
exchange on New York, and all bids
must state " hal denominations Of bonds
are desired. and whether coupon or regis
tered, and at what place they Will be
paid Tor.
Payments may be made 10y install
ments, as follows:
Twenty (20) per cent. upon receipt ol
notice of acceptance of bids, and twenty
| i20l per cent. at the end of each ten days
thereafter; but all accepted bidders may
pay the whole amount at the date of the
first installment, and those who have
paid all installments previously matur
ing may pay the whole amount of theil
bids at any time, not later than the ma
turity of the last installment.
The bonds will be ready for delivery OF
or before the 18th day of February, lS.6
Notice is hereby further given that
the issue and sale OF am additional or diff
ferent form Of bond for the maintenance
of the gold reserve shall be authorized bl
law defore the fifth day Of February. lssf
sealed proposals for the purchase Of suci
bonds will also be received at the sam,
time and place, and up to the same date
and upon the same terms and condition.
herein set forth, and such bids will 10
considered as well as the bids for the fou
per cent. bonds herein mentioned.
J. G.. CARLISLE,
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action is unprecedented. At the same
time Mr.. Carlisle knew that the Presi-
dent was negotiating with private
syndicate for an issue of Sl00,0O0,OOO oil
four per cent. bonds, running for thirty
wears, to be placed under the control OF
said syndicate, by which they were to
be paid commission of one per cent,
or 81 900, 900, and beside have the OPP
portunity of making several additional
millions by marketing the bonds at an
increased price. If such financial
transaction were to occur in private
life. the courts would be appealed to,
and a restraining order issued, until
the sanity of the party could be judi
cially inquired into. We do not think
Mr.. Carlisle knave, but review OF
his actions since controlling the treasury
shows him 10 be utterly devoid of finan-
cial ability, or even of decent business
capacity; and it takes good deal OF
charity to concede this much.
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Secretary of the Treasury.

Speculation concerning the new bond
issue was set at rest tonight, when Sec
retary Carlisle made public the foregoing
circular. The loan, il is seen, will I've a
popular one, and the circular, which is
dated January 6, gives notice that the
government will sell slO0,Oo1.000 thirty
year four per ceat. coupon or registered
bonds. dated February !. ls9i, for which
purchasers WIFI be required to pay in
gold coin or gold certificates. This is the
first issue by the present administration
of such large amount of bonds at one
time. all the previous issues having been
for 5000 0,000 each. The circular also
contains an intimation of possible fur
ther issue of bonds should the issue or
sale of an additional or different form of
bond for the maintenance of the gold re-
serve be authorized by law before Febru-
ary :. 1t was almost midnight when
Secretary Carlisle's circular was made
public, too late an hour to obtain the
opinions Of The public men on the action
OF the government or the prospect of an
absorption of the bonds by tbe people.
The fact that the bonds will G1 issued
in sums of $50 and multiples thereof and
be payable in ins;allmentS j. a feature
which il is believed will make them be
regarded with popular favor.
The main reason for dating the bonds
Il year back is said to be in order TO give
the epublic a better opportunity to judge
their market value by comparing them
with the gold as issued at that time, so
that their bids can be made to conform
with the market value of those bonds on
the lst of February.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
Platt Announces HoT:on.

NEW York. Jan. 2.-Ex-Senator
Thomas c. Plat to-day announced that
Gov. Levi Z. Morton * candidate for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent. Mr. Platt says:
Gov. Morton has consented to enter the
race, and his friends will now go TO work
for Eia, all along the line. lie will not
make aus laFpal statement himself, but
lac has told his frisIsis that he is a can
didate. From the information ! have
am confident that the Governor %i5I be
nominated at the st. Louis convention.
regard him the strongest candidate in
the rSss.
Repubiie&n politicians here think Mr..
Pla;t wiz PessGllsiiy direct the pre-
liminary canvass of Coz. Morton, and
will look 10 the Pennsylvania delega-
tion for support.
Chauncey NJ. Depew to-day said:
The decision of Gov. Morton to become
a candidate for the Presidency has given
universal satisfaction in this State, and
he will be heartily and unitedly sup
ported. Ii will ise an honest support,
and not mere complimentary affair of a
few periuncfory ballots. T.e Governor
has been assured of the united support Of
the Republicans in this State, and from
now until the conyention there will be
no wavering whatever in the loyalty of
the party,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
To Settle an Ancient Shortage.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 2.-David
Crockett BoggS, who was the tax collect
or cf Wyandotle county. Kansas, In 1859,
and who suddenly disappeared in that
year with a shortage of about S5.011. has
returned 10 Kansas City voluntarily To
make good his shortage. Mr.. Boggs is a
son of L. ". BOggs, who was governor OF
the State of Missouri in 1916. When
he disappe ured he entered the confeder-
ate army and served under General For
rest in the Second Missouri cavalry. At
tbe close Of the war he went 10 Colorado
gGd engaged in tie stock t1Si4ess. He
never Communicated with his family and
all OF them who are BOW living supposed
tha. he was dead. Mr.. Blgss' father. the
governor, died in Oregon during the war.
Mr.. Boggs' residence is now at Montrose,
Col. He returned to Kansas City solely
in order 10 AXE goDd his shortage, hav-
ing made Il small fortune during his ab-
sence. He desire l. he said. to die with Il
clear conscience, and as he was old asked
that he be not made to suffer fbT his
youthful misloings. His wish will doubt
less be granted
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Frank James as a Soldier.

From the Chicago Chronicle,
ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. In ease of war
with England tine state of Missouri will
fIrnish-at least one colonel to the gov
ernment, providing, ofcourse the govern
ment is willing TO accept, him, which is
doubtful. He has had experience in all
kinds of warfare, from stopping a mill
tary wagon train to holding up a non
military railroad train, and whatever else
may be said of him his peculiar tactics
have generally met with success. His
name is Frank James, and he is at pres
ent law-abiding citizen of st. Louis.
James has To all outward appearances
reformed. lie has an interesting family,
including boy nearly grown, who is, or
was until recently, student of the Mar
maduke Military academy. Frank him
self holds a position of great trust and
handles other peoples money daily. y
little past middle age, he is as mild in
manner as he is retiring in disposition,
and about the only thing that can excite
him is a horse race or a eulogy on one of
his old comrades.
He is not without moral courage, either,
for recently an Illinois farmer, half drunk
became angered at him, not knowing
who he was, and struck him an open
handed blow in the face. James face
flushed for an instant, and involuntarily
has hand sought his hip pocket. sud
denly he checked himself, bit his lip and
walked away.
Afterward he said to friend: "For me
there is no past and very little individual
ity. l live wholly on the future and the
prospects of my children. / shall do
nothing that will mar those prospects i'll
the least. l expect TO make some sort of
sacrifice for them every day from now as
long as l live"
There is not the slightest doubt that
James could recruit a regiment in Mis-
souri, as quickly, perhaps more quickly,
than any other man save one-Gen. Joe
Shelby. II would be strange, indeed, if
he should close his peculiar career in
| fighting the battles of the country which
he once fought in time of war, and whose
civil authorities he so long defied in time
of peace.