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The sun., 1896-10-08

From the Nt1r Orleans Times pru""rGt,
Yes" said Joseph Donuer. snier.utraieni
OF telegraph for the southern PHCi.C Ia g a.;
telegraph poles along the lin" nave u iA.l
time. Particularly Is this so out West Were
the poles are costly and stations AZ, few a".
far between. Now. out in the hr.4oUt .s'r!'
the poles are played tho deuce with -r'r-"y,
There is n sort Of woodpecker that pick ite
posts absolutely to pieces. thnki,g ter" may
be insects inside OF the wood. They !'sr We
humming and haven't sense enough g =
what causes it. Then near the h,ll. a." INC.
bears imagine that each pole Co'il rs
swarm OF bees aud they climb To l'' NP
and chew the glass insulators t. I-r.'',
but the sand storms are The th''Es iAN.
create the most havoc. When i'n Wins
blow strongly the sand Il drfted NJ n rai Sie
and the grains cut away the wood ~ ~ -"Nfl-'
rate. IL was n common thing To haze A" ~
pole worn to u shaving in n days time.
have seen poles just ground 10 tie ~uii ~
the earth during "A single storm. ! IA, = -' 30
bad out there that the company decided '"' 10
stitute steel poles FOR the oak and cu .-. 'ns
that didn't remedy tho evil ~ al, y r-ah.
just wore away the metal on enCh -i" .' ~
pole until the centre was as sharl A. 'h' L
and all tie Indians nscd 10 shave th'u-' ''' VA
the edge. We finally managed - iN '" -
just painted the poles with soft p''h.
pitch Cnught the sand, and now ry.r' 'f.aH
about two feet thick and solid a. "a r'ua.
The sun., 1896-10-08

The Hams Turned Out TO H. s'tuE'd with
Sawdu.t and the Snusnsc- with wind.

'-ori the San Fran,isro T.'ru iHsr
Buying holognas stuffed with wind instead
Of sausage meat is not profitable investment
as John Dely OF i34 Jcssi" street can t".;!fr. \
few days ago Mr.. DAILY bought half iutcrc,' IN
a delica'essen store Mt 3O+ Fourth street rom
Mrs. Martha Evarett, paying 5000 for hi, share
OF the stock and good will. H. ic- at.
vertisement in n daily paper and thous tie
store would be desirable for n gentleman wao
wanted TO embark In business.
Before purchasing John went down AMI
looked at the place. which fairly rcosel
with good things. Along the wall, 'ars
fish. while the shelves held dozens OF can. o.
cor"ed beef. There, were kegs OF o.," =. e
uf picked goods Mrs. Evarctt showci he
partner a large consignment Of eggs u cases
and barrels OF butter. ard pointed with nrI1e TO
cooked beans in 'hc window. after the man
of pigs in delicatessen stores Thinking that
the Place contained at least $500 worth %
the store. His partner wanted to 70 - 4 :
country tor a few days and was perfectly wiling
The tirst morning John opened up he :. e:e.
egg cases and found that only III" top ,a~e-s
bore fruit The rest OF the pastehoard .-eor.
holes were hollow Inockeres. Sawdus' 'noi
the place Of flesh and bone in the ham coys->,
in damp cheese cloth. The 400 bottles wfH2ird
in pink tissue paper and supposed tn contain
wine and beer proved To be nothing but uaal-
tered Spring Valley water.
But the cruelest sham OF ALI was the sarsage',
The sleek brown skins were filled with .wiai.
and each one was ballasted with bul,e, 10
prevent the sausage from floating up asai' =
the ceiling. like a toy balloon. II was tie
same way with everything else. The cans
were all empty. and the. picked trip, deJar'-
ment was a delusion and snare. MI DslT
soon retired from business. aid will sel. tie
counter and shelves al a discount.
Mrs. Evarett. alias GotchinR. was arres ed
last night on Folsom street by Detective III
Ion and locked up at the city prison on a har-e
OF obtaining money by false lretentts. She
will not make any statement.
The sun., 1896-10-08
To Recall u Letter

Hom the Boston Ercning Iruu~rH'
The public Is not as familiar wi '' riN
ileg"s about postal matters ~ !.hl ''. ~
posed. Many times people would Ike 81. H' a..
a letter after II has been mailed. Ih' ~
done. even IL the letter has reached '.' i"'
Ofice at ita destination. At every tN. .,
there are what are called "wlthdrhw"I .h''',
On application they viii be iuru.s.r. "".
when drpOsit II made to- cover iu"". ~
the Postmaster will Telegraph to the .. '.''
al the letters destination ask ~ o. "
promptly returned. The appliCauI l.rNi .-.-.
agreement: Z" II il hereby agreru iln',
ter is returned 10 me. | will project No.'. ..."
Hud All claims made agHlus' YOU for -" .
and vii! fuzzy Indemnify yuT TOR a. .
may sustain hy rcasOn ut such % .'- N.''
herewith drYO,it $. 10 cover ala CIV ...' ...
Cured aud VIII deliver ~ Won - .r.
tHr letter returned" IL u"'t 'H..r =
lnNu u. aGr rrmittnnCes tu isa"II ..' ,..' T- I'd
irreNpOnsl bic firms not l,nra. - ihr.r'r
RCtrr until after the lettcr hll -'p.". b. . ~
succeeded in recalling them. 1lr'. u,
stance where n Kansas Ctty mrrrha' .' +,
mItted a dishonest irayrliiuE man a.
81 , and by means OF u wlllGTaNa4 re- ..' ~
draft Just in time.
The sun., 1896-10-08

The Bryanized Tammany has nominated
Assembymen for the districts OF this city. Not
one Of them is n man OF consequence; hut
whoever they might he. they shoulh all every
one of them. BE- beaten at the coming election
Away with every candidate who consents to
wear the badge Of Repadat. on! Vote for no
Tammany candidate whoever he may be.
The sun., 1896-10-08
a New AmerIcanism.

To THE EnTroR or THE srN-Sir; Americans are
continually having new words and expre ssons added
to their vocabulary.
During argument to day Mr.. Blank said to me
"You a Bryan" As l took exception to being
called names, he explained that II simply polite
way OF saying you're a liar!" GREENWOOD.
HuOoKINS. B.
The sun., 1896-10-08

The Florida election' Alas! it signifies
no hing as an expression OF enlightened and
patriotic sentiment. We must look elsewhe
for that, and the necessity involves a reflection
on Florida civilization which 1t is painful to
contemplate
The sun., 1896-10-08

1ocAL NEwa-The City and Suburban News Bureau
OF the USiTED Pass and NEw York ASSOCIATED
Press ia at el to 80 Ann street All Information
and documents for public use Instantly dissent.
mated to the press Of the whole country.
The sun., 1896-10-08
Me Was.

From the Cleveland PLAIN Dealer.
Wen. how did they treat you when you went II o
% ask old Bullion for his dauShteri Were you
"YsS. feeted."
The sun., 1896-10-08
A History,
Prom the Niagara Falls Gazette.

FIOW me NIdVdru FuNs GdEefle.
June.
Iiryan
July.
Tryin'.
August,
sighiL.
S pteb her.
Lry!n'.
October
Lynn.
November,
Dyiu.
The sun., 1896-10-08

a Reputation newspaper of Memphis
thus enumerates and describes "a few of
the classes in the United States" against
which. it says, the masses" are arrayed in
this campaign:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30

END OF A SPREE.
Man In Pullman. ILL.,, Poisons His Littl
Girl and Himself.

Man In Pullman, ILL.,, Poisons His Little
Girl and Himself.
Chicago, June 27.-Louis Roseland,
who had been employed ut the Pull
man car works for two years as brass
tinisher, murdered his two-year-old
child Needle early Friday morning in
drunken frenzy by forcing cyanide of
potassium down her throat, and killed
himself by taking the same poison.
The tragedy occurred in the 1atat Pull
man where Eoseland, his wife and two
children lived, and Mrs. Roseland
fought her husband like tiger in her
effort to rescue the little one from his
clutches. The murderer, who came
horne Thursday night from three
days debauch, slept with his victim
apart from his wife, who was aroused
first by hearing her child ask the in
human father for drink of water. In
stead he went to the faucet, mixed poi
son with water and forced the child to
drink under the pretense that he was
giving her milk. Rushing into the
room, the frantic mother rained her
hardest blows on his breast and face
until he released his hold on the dying
child, only to seize his wife and toss
her across the room. The child fell to
the floor and was soon dead, while the
poisoner, who had already drank of
the drug, stood erect only long enough
TO gasp: "Good-by; I've taken poi
son
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
A PRETTY RACE.
The Cornell Crew Wins the Eight
Dared Contest On the Hudson.
BEATS YALE'S RECORD AT NEW LONDON
Her stalwart Oarsmen Skim Over the
Four Miles In 19,29-Hnrvard, Penn
sylvania and Columbia Crews
Arc Defeated,

Poughlieepsie, n. Y, June 27.-Eight-
cen thousand people grouped upon the
picturesque banks of the Hudson with
the last rays Of the setting sun cast
ing golden sheen upon the water
saw the stulwart eight from Ithaca
win first honors over Harvard, Penn
sylvania and Columbia. 1t was great
race. Probably no prettier has been
rowed before greater crowd in Amer
lean waters. All conditions of air and
water were perfect. Not n flaw married
the contest from the crack Of the
starters pistol to the crossing of the
finish line. Cornell won by foar
lengths in 1929 official time. This
beats Nale's record of 20:10 made at
New London, Conn. Pennsylvania
third and Columbia a poor fourth. AS
a spectacular scene the race was one
long TO bic remembered. The course,
four'mile stretch straight as tho
crow flies, lay near the west bank Of
the Hudson and was spanned by the
great cantilever bridge, the finish be-
ing one mile below that structure and
the start three miles above.
Strength and skill won the day and
no crew that failed to win had excuses
to maze. 1t was clean victory. No
crews ever raced under more equal con-
ditions, and the vanquished We're
beaten because they We're no match for
the winners,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
LEAVES BY PARACHUTE.
1t Made the Railway Trainmen Exceed
ingly Nervous.

AZ thhuo Iie halfway Ira inmen ICXCeeuS
ingly Nervous.
Henry Woodward, living near Pine
Ridge, Wyo., is engaged in shipping cat
tie and hogs to Richford, says the New
York World. He travels on the train on
the Wyoming & Pacific railroad that
leaves Richford at 1880 p. IN. The train
does not stop at Pine Ridge and runs
past that station at the rate of 80 miles
an hour. Mr.. Woodward alights safely
from the moving train by means of q
parachute.
The parachute was made for him in
Chicago and measures six feet in di-
ameter when open. To leave the train
Mr.. woodward mounts brake wheel
and climbs to the roof of car. He
opens his parachute, clings to the rope
and is gently waited from the roof Of
the rapidly moving ear to the ground.
Sometimes Mr.. Woodward jumps into
the air with his parachute a little too
soon. AT other times he is carried some
what beyond the point at which he
wishes to alight. The fact remains.
however, that he has never met with any
accident when leaving the train in this
ingenious manner. His feat has be-
come source of interest and wonder
ment to the passengers on the 4:3O
afternoon train out of Richford.
The railroad employees have become
used to his parachute jump and are no
longer threatened with nervous prostra-
ton when he. makes it, but the train al
ways contains passengers who have
heard OF his feat but are skeptical con-
corning it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Yellow Fever In Cuba.

Washington, June 81 = The most
alarming report from Cuba with re-
spect to yellow fever comes from Sagua
La Grnnde, where the marine hospital
service is advised by its latest report
that there are Al cases and four deaths.
1t is expected that within very short
time the fever will become epidemic,
and if 1t does not become virulent in
the city of Havana all previous ex-
periences will be set aside.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
SMALLEST RIDER on EARTH.
Bernard Smith, of Washington, Is the
Lightweight Champion.

Bernard Smith, of Washington, Is the
Lightweight Champion.
A little man has been discovered who
ought to be adopted as the mascot of the
L.. A. W., for he is the youngest cyclist
in the whole world. He is just three
years and six months old and owns a
beautiful dwarf wheel, which is the
pride of his life. His name is Bernard
Joseph Smith and Washington is his
home.
His father, e. J. Smith, is member of
the league. The little fellow, who is Of
athletic proportions with straight back,
broad shoulders, slim hips and round
legs, was, from babyhood, anxious to
ride, so his indulgent father had q fine
wheel made to order in New York to
fit his size, and little Bernard became
the happy owner of the tiny bicycle,
which cost as much as large one and
is marvel of beauty.
He calls it the Dart" It's weight is
only TX pounds; diameter of wheel, IA
inches; height of frame, II inches;
reach, IA inches; gear, As. It's fnishings
are maroon enamel and nickel plate.
Bernard tips the scale at ~ pounds.
He usually rides in a dark blue suit,
trimmed with white, with golf hose
and dark shoes. His best time, so far,
Is half a mile in 2:13, which keeps his
small legs busy.
He knows all about wheel, can tell
you its different parts, and is good
Judge of perfect article. He is con-
stantly among wheelmen. He practices
every day and is SO devoted to his profess
sion that his mother frequently has to
interfere for his health's sake.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
THE LESSON COMMITTEE.

international Sunday School Convention
Translates Its Most Important Business.
Boston, June 27.--At the internation-
al Sunday school convention Friday
morning the election of the lesson com
mittee, the most important feature OF
the convention, was held, and resulted
as follows:
Rhode Island-Warren Randolph, d. D.,
Baptist.
Illinois-Mr. B. f. Jacobs, Baptist.
New 1ork-A. +. Schauffier, d. D., Pres
bytcrian.
Massachusctts-A. L. Dunning, D. D.,
ConEregationalist.
Mar%isnd-E. Il. Kephard, D. D., United
Brotherhood.
Tennessee-Dr. John r. Pepper, Meth
odist
Kcntuclsy-Prof. John r. sampry D. D.,
Baptist
Missouri-Mosheim Rhodes, D. D., Luth-
Gran.
Province of Ontario-John Potts, b. D..
Methodist.
Pennsylvania-J. S. Stazer, d. D., Re-
formed church.
Tennessee-Prof J. I. d. Kinds, PHI. D.,
Presbyterian.
New York-B. B. Tyler. D. D., Christian
church.
Colorado-H. W. Warren, D. D., Method
list.
yirginia-Prof. W. w. Moore, D. D..
Presbyterian.
Province of Quebec-Principal Z. I. Rex
ford, b. A, Protestant Episcopal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
HELD BACK.
Uncertainty ON the Monetary Outlook
Retards Business Improvement.

| New York, June 27.--R. G. Dun & Co.,
IN their weekly review of trade, say:
"'The monetary outlook is not vet clear
20 some. The strength shown In recent con-
ventions by advocates Of silver coinage and
expectation that all the elements favoiing
nat policy may yet be concentrated, in.
cine them to waiting attitude. Their
uncertainty retards Improvement, notwith-
standing the more widely prevalent feel
ins that the monetary action of the ST.
Louis convention will be sustained by the
people. But many mills have waited as
long as they can with safety, and sigma
lures have been given by enough cotton
mills OF Fail River to insure a temporary
6tofpage, II is said the nature of which
is now under discussion in conference with
the providence manufacturers. Mean
while the Pacific. of Lawrence, and the
Naamkeag, of Salem, have closed for n
time, and practically all the southern cot
ton mills Will be represented at a meeting
on Monday with the same object. Wooden
mills are active without concert, but IA
are mentioned in dispatches as having
closed this week. There is no similar move-
ment in other industries, though the period
Of summer closing is at hand in many Of
them and Important controversies as to
wages of iron puddlers and other hands
make 1t likely that the annual stoppage
IN that Industry may last longer than
usual.
The weakness of wheat, which has de-
clined 40 cents. and of cotton. which is
an eighth lower for spots, though less for
futures. have full explanation in decidedly
good crop prospects. 1t may be doubted
whether the boot and shoe industry has
ever been IN better shape on the whole,
though manufacturers complain that an
advance In price is necessary, which deal
ers are very reluctant to pay.
The great combinations, which the Iron
Age wisely reasons, tend to cause disas-
trously low prices hereafter, still control
the markets both for material and finished
products of iron ard STEEL though it is
reported that lower prices will soon be
made for COKE owing to better utilization
Of products, and for nails, owing to heavy
decrease in consumption.
Failures for the week have been 217 in
the United States. against 256 last year,
and "a in Canada, against % last year"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
lotai .................
CAN'T Stom the SiiNer ,i.hr.

Baltimore, Md, June %. : Senator
German will positively not go to Chi
cago for the national convention. He
does not think there is any chance at
this late hour to stem the free silver
tide, but believes that a free silver can
didate viii be nominated. Asked whom
he thought the democrats would NOM
mate he replied:
ut looks like Boies."
AS soon rs the senator made known
his final decision, Chairman Bott. of the
democratic state committee, designated
eAsState Treasurer Spencer C. Jones to
serve as delegate ut large in place of
Charles c. Homer, who declined to
serve.
Mr.. Gqrnan does not think Mr.. Teller
stands much chance with the dcmoc-
racy.
Leaves tho Republican Party.
Minneapolis. Mimi, June 27.-Lieut.
Gov. Day, in his paper, the Fairmont
Sentinel, announces that he can no
longer act with the republican party op
account Of its position on the money
question. He is also state senator.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
TOO MANY WHEELS.
Bicycles Drug In the Market in Chicat
-NIanufacturers Fail

Chicago, June 81. = The Western
Union Bicycle Manufacturing company
made an assignment i'll court Friday.
No statement of assets and liabilities
was made. The cause of the failure is
said to be inability to get credit for
the small parts necessary to finish a
large stock of wheels on hand, and the
fact that bicycles have become drug
on the market, with many failures here,
is believed to have something to do
with the assignment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Many Buildings Rnrned

Point Pleasant, W. Va, June 27.-Fire
started in the millinery store of Annie
Denton Thursday evening and spread
to HORT opera house, Harper Brothers
furniture store, Payburn's insurance
Office. DR.. Petty's dwelling and Office
II. S. BiclSle's dwelling, Filsen Brothers
hardware store, Davis meat market
and Steinbach's barber shop, all OF
which were totally consumed. Loss,
100000; insurance, small.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
BELMONT TALKS.
He Leaves Paris to Attend the Chicago
Convention-uis Financial Views.

Convention-His Financial Views.
Paris, June GA representative of
the press had an interview with Hon
Perry Belmont ut the railway station
Friday night as Mr.. Belmont was lust
about starting for Havre on his way
to Chicago, where he goes to attend
the national democratic convention on
July Z. Mr.. belmont said he had
known quite well during his years in
congress great many of the southern
democrats who are pressing for the inn
mediate free coinage of silver at the
ratio of sixteen to one, and had also
met them four years ago ut Chicago,
when they contributed to the nominal
ton of Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Belmont did
not believe that these southern demo-
Gratis now wished or would tolerate dis
union at Chicago of the national de-
mocracy. He said:
The state Of New York is now commit
TED by both of Its party organizations to
international bimetallisn and a worldwide
bimetallic par. Democratic leaders, such
as Tilden and Manning, have favored 1t
In the past, and the southern democracy
also. The governor of the Bank of France
told me rev Gays ago that France cam
not and will no consent to a ratio of six
teen to one. France prefers 151a to one
If the national democracy will at Chicago
remain united Mckinley can be crushed
in November. and fixed international
ratio for silver and gold put within range
Of practical effort. Another Mckinley tariff
can be prevented, the issue of more gov
eminent bonds made unnecessary, the ma
tional credit upheld, our exports increased
and the wages of working1nen north and
south not be reduced to a 50-cent dollar.
1t cannot but be that rather than have
disunion In the national democracy, as in
1860, the southern democrats, with whom
New York cooperated In the 1892 election
OF Mr.. Cleveland, will consent to reason
able plan whereby free silver coinage can
be deferred until practical effort is made
by democratic president and democratic
congress to obtain fixed international BIZ
metallic ratio"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
POWDER EXPLOSION.
Deals Death and Destruction in Tennes
see Town.

zee Town.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June PA ter
rife explosion of blasting powder oc-
CURED at the Petros (Tennessee) rail-
way station for state convict mines at
Brushy Mountain Thursday afternoon.
1t demolished the general store and
hotel kept by Sam Joyner. Several
kegs of powder, which were in the
building, were evidently ignited by
Willie Joyner, the little son of the pro-
prietor, who was burned to death. A
stranger, named Maiden, was killed and
u number of persons in the building
seriously injured. Mrs. Eliza Sch,-
bert, manager of the hotel, was perhaps
fatally hurt. A relief train with
physicians was dispatched to the scene
of the accident from Hartman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Seek Victims in Japan,

Washington. June 27.-Anerican
green-goods men are operating in
Japan, and complaint has been made
to the state department by some of the
intended victims through Mr. McIvor,
United States consul at Kanagawa. Mr..
Mc1vor has sent to the department
copies of green-goods circulars sent to
people in his consular district. The
green-goods operator directed that COM
munications be addressed to Carlos
LapeZ, Weston, w. Va.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Crop Prospects Arc Fine.

Milwaukee, June 27.--President Ros-
well Miller and General Manager Earl
ing, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul railroad, who have just returned
from a general tour over the western
and northwestern portions of the sys-
tenn, say that the general crop outlook
throughout the west and northwest
was never better or more promising
than at the present time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
SILVER AHEAD.
Estimate Gives 1t n Majority of 100 at
the Chicago Convention

ss'sAtsS9 Wives IL IL majority OF 100 at
the Chicago Convention.
Chicago, June 27.-The Tribune says:
The last of the delegates to be elected to
The democratic national convention
were selected Thursday by the state
conventions in Georgia and North Caro-.
Tina. a canvass Of the delegates of every
state and territory on the currency
question shows SIS delegates, either by
instruction or personal preference, to
DO for the free, unlimited and independ-
ent coinage of silver at ratio Of six
teen to one, against s2s delegates in
structed for or favoring the continu-
ance of the present gold standard.
On the presidency some of the states
are instructed for "favorite sons"
Bland, of Missouri, will be supported
by his own state, Kansas, and Texas
and the territories, all of which are ill.,
structed for him. Four hundred and
forty-four delegates are instructed on
the presidency or have. expressed their
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
Wales at Head of a Un,yer.i,v

London. June 27.-At Aberystwith
Friday afternoon the prince of Wales
was installed with great ceremony in
the office of the chancellor of the lately
established University of Wales, to
which he was elected year ago. The
degree of doctor of music was conferred
by the university upon the princess of
Wales and that of doctor of letters upon
Mr.. Gladstone.