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The broad ax., 1896-10-31

WIN Carver. who won the champion
ship Ct the Omaha tennis tournament.
doubtless achieved the victory BY his
superb cuts.
The broad ax., 1896-10-31

Lord Sudley has q plum orchard that
nets him $4,000 q year. It's q plum
puedin'.
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n. lllnnls Blourh,s brs.oA Of proa

Nh Minnie Bl0lghis breach q prom
lie suit tor sS.ooo. against George n.
Bennstt q Rockford. III, Who sung 10
her. ~WIlf Teou BE Minez- and then
,iid net Wit i 10 hluR- she sAys that
he msant It when he sang -Would
Tknt We Two Were Azyi1g Togsth-
ers Now there h No wsy abo1t Il. h
mu.t a. sork Over the dust Young
Nm y cautious abort their singing IN
f.ture ar esass singing sltogsther. Al
~ rsfe they YIN not have sny cues
tIors d their soaEs % focl szssspslsis
ne saesr naidsns Etie-
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II ID said that Hoke Smiths name
Was removed from that cabinet port
fclio with q cold ehiseL
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fnancirs
Worlds
earthW.
Square Garden.-St Louis Pos-Ds patch.
The broad ax., 1896-10-31

TIE sultan Of Zanzibar. Hamed Bin
Thwain Bin Said, In dead and his
name win be entombed separately.
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WHICH Is FORSILyER
REPUBLICAN FINANCIALLY LANks
OF 1888. 1892 AND 1890.

some Rossts whleh Are cenDendsd 90
the Jadgmsat Of Republicans who
want 20 Vote far William J. BRYAN
-MsKsaIey,s Change of Freat
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Lst the Pl.la Peops. r..

knights Of Labor Journal: Ths plain
people against plutocracy win Be the
issue OF this light no matter what Ia
send or party name mag appear uDo,
the standards. and let ~ hope that the
pam people win rise to the dignity Of
the occasion and once more pIaee
America In q position where II WIN he
possible at least that she can be sresd
The broad ax., 1896-10-31
HARD sGoasY ana Hara rIn...

tnoiAnapoiis sentinelCfree silver dem.)
-one sentence contains the key to the
situation: Good money never made
unes hard" This ID an etsrnal truth.
But times are hard and have been hard
ever since We have had the single gold
standard. and there is no possible ar
plantation for the fact but bad money
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ALL AGAINST SILVER.
EASTERN noNoPoLisTs AND
TRUSTS LEADING THEFIoHT.

n Frss SILVER wouid Isiure the Aner'-
can Workman Eyery Mothers Sen OF
Then woeid Re Shooting for 10
The broad ax., 1896-10-31

Good prairie hay 10 being sold In
some parts Of Kansas for - q ton
The broad ax., 1896-10-31

MEke--Phwat the diviI do they b
neanin' By hard money: beeorra. i
cunzoy-
Pst--Be dad an behave thaf it's
because rs hard to 81
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c.an.o.tIs. ths I..s..

Columbus Record: The process Of
conhscatIon has gone on quite long
enough and our producing CLASSES must
not permit themselves TO be turned
aside from their purpose to open the
mints TO the free coinage Of silver.
check the appreciation q gold and put
an end TO the entire eonhscation Of the
property Of all debtors that Is INSOFAR
able from the approaching gold stxn-
dard BY the dishonest cry that to do 90
Il rspudiation.
The broad ax., 1896-10-31

nnssrea at Possones as sscond-class matte,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

ings have proved that the lake does not
exist.
Tho State Geological Survey has about
settled the question, and, after an, IL Is
a very simple one. The floor OF all the
western territory Is made up of deposits
OF that age called hy biologists the ere
tace0us Above this however, Is whol-
Isl different formation. tie territory de-
p0slt II consists OF q loose material,
shale. clay. sand. soil, varying in depth
from 90 20 80 feet. This forms the sur
face OF the land. and Is spread over the
area evenly. without respect TO the un-
der formations. Ii appears TO have been
put on like a suit Of clothes 10 warm the
bones OF naked old nature.
The water. fallen as rain all over the
Rocky Mountain slope, sinks through this
loose crust until IL comes 70 the cretace-
Gus rocks Then. finding its downward
course stopped IL follows the dip OF the
strata and flows gently eastward upon
its cretaceous bed beneath its tertiary
coverIet. Wherever stream has cut Its
channel down nearly 10 the floor enor-
nous springs are continually TO be found.
and this In the dryest region. not an ac-
tual desert on the globe
The artesian district. then. Is easily ac-
counted for. BY some combination Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

Her rrandsire never won az Bunker hin
Brave mention as minute-man, 80
true.
Nor did he stand Ike craven Image sim
Where red-coats' bullets sped the thin
ranks through
So history makes record That he LED
A charge at Brandywine with resoiu-
ton
and set I call my charming Ninifred.
"A noble Daughter OF the Revolutions!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

What is meant by saying a man is
conyalescing?
That he has outwitted his DOCTOR
Truth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

Miss G. II. Iippincott. Of Minneapolis.
has the largest exclusively nower-seed
business IN the United states She IS
the pioneer women in the business. which
size entered ten years ago.
An italian named Corzctto has invented
an apparatus which enabled him 10 re-
main under water eighteen hours. Owing
10 an accident 10 the apparatus, however.
ne came near being asphyxiatc1.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

clerks arc preside. .|.- D.. l rather i'm
petuous manager whose violent fits OF
temper very often dominate his reason.
For instance. the other day he was
wiring into one OK them about his bad
work:
Look here. Jones'" he Numbered. this
won't DO. These figures are a perfect
disgrace 70 clerk 1 could get an
Office boy TO make better figures than
those. ana / tell you | won't have 1T
Now. look NJ that five. II looks Just like
a three What do you mean sir by max
ing such beastly figures Explain
Ter beg your pardon. sir" suggested
the trembling clerk his heart nuttering
terribly. "but-er, well. you see. sir. it Is
three"
"A three?" roared the manager; why
IL looks just ike a nyer-Pearson's Week
".
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

Artcslan wells are usually expensive
Injuries. but there is one spot on the
American continent whore they arc cheap
CT than pumps ana more common than
morteaeos. This is in the centre OF
what used 90 hc called the Great Amer
lean Desert. Tho boundary of the OASIS
forms an cllipsc. one focus OF which IS
~ Wunurn Rams. and the other AZ
Meade. says "a Lawrence. Kan, special 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

perity. is chiefly remarkable for the size
OF its mosquitoes and the hoarseness OF
It's frogs Here and there more pro-
gressive farmer has drained ms qua8-
mires and shown what he can DO with
these blessings OF nature.
From the time when students first
turned their attention 10 IL this spot has
been a puzzle. The people who live there
imagine they hav0 only q thin crust Of
earth between their feet and a vast UNI
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

well I'm his back yard. another at his
barn. and a dozen more in different places
on his farm. All lie has 10 do Is 10 bore
a hole fifteen or twenty feet deep and
stand 10 one side. The water quickly
comes bubbling up and runs busily away
70 quench the thirst Of Crooked Creek.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

the New York Tribune. The winding
stream. called appropriately Crooked
Greek. forms the long axis of the ellipse.
This little lozcnrc-shapod district. lying
in the arid forehead of the West, is prob
ably the host-watcred portion Of the
oarth's surface.
A farmer here may have an artesian
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

twenty that yield thirty gallons and the
rest grade on down 20 eight or ten gall
lens. II is computed that enough water
flows from the ground each year to
cover 1900 acres Of land one foot deep.
The residents. however are not organ
lied and have never heard OF the Quos-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

derground lake. that the land rests upon
this lake ass Ice does upon water. and
that n well bored into lbs bosom allows
me water TO rise just as it comes up
through cracks in the ice. But deep bor-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

circumstances the oarth's surface has been
worn away i'm the narrow valley OF
Crooked Creek almost 10 the floor of the
country, and the water flowing slowly
along under the highlands of the West
omcrgcs here for a brief peep at the day
and then passes on beneath the eastern
hills.
Silence Vas Heard.
In a weli-known bank In Edinburgh the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

No well in the whole district cost above
$50. but all are satisfactory
There are upward of 30 wells in the
narrow basin, yet only a few Of them are
intolligcntlv managed. There are three
or four well switch yield forty-five gal
Ions of water a minute. from twelve 10
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
PROFIT TO SILVER AND GOLD
siINE-owNERs.
li,nr nf Rrn,latreet,H.

TO the Editor OF Bradstrect'E
sir-gomeone sends me copy Of
Bradstreet's Of September 9. containing
my letter on the PROFIT 10 Silver Mine
owners" with a question put against
the following passage'
"Messrs. Newlands and Bryan offer 20
silver miners the power TO force the
silver which costs them nifty cents an
ounce or less upon the community al a
rate OF one dollar and twenty-nine
cents an ounce"
The correspondent meets this with
the following question;
Does not the free coinage OF gold
profit the gold miner In the same way?
Twenty Cripple Creek Mines produce
gold that cost twenty-five cents 10 the
dollars worth of gold Why discrimi-
nate against the silver miner and IA
yor the gold miner?'
IL is doubtless true that there are
many gold mines which make a very
large profit by bringing their standard
gold 20 the mlnts for coinage the act
OF coinage certifying the weight and
quality either Of the dollar, the SOW
erelgn or other gold coin mlnted by
other nations. The name and the
stamp then give 20 the gold coins a
certificate OF each government TO the
effect that the dollar ecatains twenty
Ave and elght-tenths grains OF gold,
nlne-tenths fine. the stamp upon the
sovereign is the certificate OF the gov
ernment OF Great Britain that each
sovereign contains ll3.0Ol6 grains Of
gold. These coins then. pass into use,
but, unlike the silver coins. they re-
quire no act or force Of legal tender TO
induce people TO take them. In inter
national commerce there is no such act
Of force or legal tender
Hence there is no preference or dis
crimlnation. Every man TO whom q
debt Is owing about which there Is no
other dispute accepts payment in gold
readily and willingly; no conception OF
an act Of force or legal tender enters
into the transaction
In the conduct of international COM
merce the unit or monetary term is
pound sterling" There Is no coin OF
that name. The equivalent OF pound
sterling Is a sovereign so long as il is
unworn. but draft or bin Of exchange
In pounds sterling can ouly be liqui-
dated or satisfied by weighing out the
coins, and not by counting them.
II the advocates OF the free coinage
Of silver at ls 10 l would accept a free
coinage act either without any act Of
legal tender in respect to either gold
or silver coins. or with an act OF legal
tender for the enforcement Of contracts
| In gold or silver according TO the name
and not by option in one or the other
the whole claim OF the advocates OF
free coinage could be granted, and they
/ themselves would then never take any
silver to the mint TO be coined, because
they could not force it upon the COM
Imunity. In other words, there is no
discrimination In favor of gold under
existing laws, and none are needed.
EDWARD ATKINSON.
Boston, September S.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
THE RESULTS
OF ANARCHY
Many Lives Lost by the Dastardly
Deeds Of the Leadyille
Strikers.
ALL SYMPATHY IS DESTROYED
The Action Of the Strikers Yesterday
Turned Public Opinion Against
Them-Troops Called out--Un-
easy Feeling.
Special to the Astorian.

Special to the Astorian.
Leadville, Col, Sept. 2I.--The work Of
dynamite and buckshot Is in evidence
at the city morgue. where Ave bodies
lie. one riddled with bullets. while doing
his duty, two horribly mangled By
dynamite. which they were using TO
destroy life and property. and the 9TH
ers full Of leaden pellets received while
they were fighting in the shadows &c
destroy the lives Of men who were
earning bread by honest toll. An addi-
ton TO the death list was made at s
O'Clock this evening by the discovery
OF the body Of Michael Daughtery on
the ground near the Emmett mine,
where he fell while attacking the riot
ers who went to the Emmet mine after
they had set fire to the Coronado.
This mornings work has destroyed
the last vestige Of sympathy for the
strikers and this fact was evidenced
at a largely attended meeting Of rep
resentative citizens this afternoon.
Their proceedings were secret but en-
tirely harmonious and the measures de-
cided upon. II stringent, win be bene-
fetal to the highest deg ee. Two COM
panies Of state militia from Pueblo
and Cripple Greek arrived at 4:5o this
afternoon and are now on duty. Cen
eral Brooks with several other com
panies, arrived tonight.
The damage at Coronado by the
burning OF the oil tanks. boiler house
and machinery is now estimated at
s25. 600, on which there is $4,000 insur-
ance.
Despite the presence Of the troops
and the unusual quietness Of the
streets, there is a very uneasy feeling
prevalent among the more timorous
class, who assert that there are $50
Winchester rifles in the hands Of the
strikers, whose repeated Aboastings as
TO the way they would do up the mi
llitary are recalled with fresh alarm
The majority OF the citizens, how
ever, think there will be no further
trouble unless the managers begin inn
porting miners.
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DAY OF PRAYER
IS ASKED FOR
Evangelist Moody Says the Nation Is
In the ThrOes Of Great
Conflict.
CHRISTIANS OF THE LAND
Requested TO Celebrate October sth as
a Fast and Day Of Confession that
Almighty God VIII AlIay Pas
sion and Restrain Evil.

Chicago. Sept. 2l.-At a mass-meet-
Ing called by d. l.. Moody today in the
Young Mems Christian Association
auditorium. composed Of ministers, lay
men and christian people, the following
resolution was adopted:
we believe our nation is in the
throes Of great conflict. portending
the most serious consequences. unless
there be a merciful interposition OF the
divine hand. We believe this to be
true independently OF any settlement
OF the presidential contest one way or
another. on the one hand. that mys-
terious factor known as public conf
dence.' Is declining, as is illustrated
by the depression both in financial and
Industrial circles. while on the other
political class and even sectional feel
ing is running unusually high and like
ly to become intenser as the day OF
election draws near.
we therefore afIectionately invite
and earnestly urge our christian fellow
citizens throughout the land. irrespect-
i've OF UNCONVENTIONAL or political affil-
lations, to join with US in observing
Thursday. October S as a day Of fast
ing. confession and prayer to Almighty
God that he will allay passion and re-
strain evll among US. We would fur
ther respectfully recommend that in
addition to the gatherings held in the
usual places OF worship on that day
union meetings be arranged for in the
afternoon or evening where all may
come together to unite their hearts and
voices in what We are persuaded is 4
lcommon cause"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
PENNoYER's WAY.
Raises the Policemen's Salaries and
Taxes Them for Campaign Funds.

Portland, Sept. 21.-The oregonian to-
morrow will say:
Mayor Pennoyer. through his sub
servient police commission, has levied
an assessment OF s. per month on every
member OF the police force for three
months and from SO to $50 on every
special policeman. for the benefit OF the
Populist campaign fund, and. in order
that the assessment shall not be a
burden on the policemen. he has ar
ranged 10 have their pay increased
from s65 to $40 per month. AS there
are some seventy-hve policemen, OF
whom over fifty are new appolntees
and are POpulists, this action amounts
to an assessment on the taxpayers Of
this city OF about 1915 per month for a
campaign fund. They will have TO pay
the increased salaries Of the policemen.
which, Of course, viii remain in effect
after the campaign is over. at least as
long as Mayor Pennoyer has control Of
the department.
1T is well known that the Populists
have been in great straits for the lack
OF funds for campaign purposes and II
will be remembered that a few days
since a committee, consisting Of two
police commissioners, called on various
Democratic officials in the United
States courthouse. soliciting subscrip-
tions for the Bryan campaign funds.
but failed to secure a nickel. Some OF
the officials openly announced that they
intended to vote for Mckinley and
others declined to contribute. on the
ground that they do not want Bryan
elected.
The information in regard TO the
assessment levied and the increase
of the policemen's salaries comes from
reliable source and It is known thai
the assessments levied on the specials
have been paid. The fact that the sal
aries Of policemen have been raised hai
not been announced by the board o
commissioners, and was not intendeS
to be known until the bills of the fore,
were sent in to the council at the enc
of the month.
Mayor Pennoyer, when asked abou
the matter today, admitted that th'
salaries had been increased. He sale
1t had been found necessary to increase
the policemen's pay because, owing tC
the terrible hard times, they were
obliged TO sell their warrants at g
discount"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
HELD WITHOUT BONDS.

Roseburg, Sept. 21.-Ned Sutherlin,
of Oakland, this county, who struck
Henry Bruso, Saturday night on the
back of the head with a stick of wood.
having piece of iron in the end,
fracturing the skull. was held to an
swer without bonds and placed in Jail
here this afternoon. Bruso remained
unconscious until o'clock tonight,
when he died. Sutherlin, Bruso and
Geo. Nolta were at the home of James
Brown, in old town. Oakland, enjoying
10 o'clock supper when trouble arose
between Nolta and Bruso as to whether
or not Browns baby should be given
drink of liquor. Brown objected and
ordered the two out. Sutherlin fol-
lowed and struck Bruso from the back.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
PENSION REPORT.
Rate Of Mortality Among Pensioners
Rapidly Increasing.

Washington. Sept. 21.-Dominick l.
Murphy, commissioner of pensions. has
made his annual report for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1896, to Secretary
Francis. He says:
THE net gain over the previous year
was only 154, and it may be safely as
sumed that the roll forthwith will show
marked and steady diminution. un-
less congress should enact more liberal
provisions than are now upon the stat
ute books. The rate of mortality among
our pensioners, particularly among
those who served during the war Of
the rebellion. is rapidly increasing. the
number reported deceased during the
year far exceeding that of any cores
ponding period in the history Of the bu-
reau. The whole number of pensioners
on the roll June 80. 1896, was 97O.67S.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
sLAvIN KNOCKED OUT.
o'Donnen Wins the Fight in the Fifth
Round

New York, Sept. 2l.-Steve o'Donnen
defeated Frank Slavin in the fifth
round at the Empire Athletic Club in
Maspeh, L. l., tonight. They met for
9O-round bout Slavin was two to one
the favorite at first. but on rumor
that he had injured himself while
punching the bag, those odds dropped,
and there was fair betting at seven TO
six in his favor.
When the men entered the ring both
looked to be in good condition and each
weighed about lS2 pounds. In the first
round O'Donnen assumed the aggres-
sive and landed his left twice in quick
succession on the face, Then they en-
changed lefts on the face, and in break
ing away o'Donnell hit Slavin a hard
punch on the back which staggered
him.
Slavin was very awkward in the sec
ond, and O'Donnell got in left and
right on his head. Both men fought
rapidly, exchanging punches on the
head and body. A hard right from
oDonnell made the blood flow freely
from Slavin's nose, In the third and
fourth rounds both men fought hard,
but toward the end of the fourth
ODonnell sent his right over the Jaw
and Slavin backed into his corner.
oDonnell smashed him right and left
and the bell just saved a knockout.
In the fifth round o'Donnell went at
his man in a slam-bang fashion rain
ing blows on the head and neck. Sla-
vim fed painfully around the ring and
Paddy German. his second, jumped
through the ropes TO take him out,
but the referee warned him back. Cor
man then said; Frank is dead; there
is no use in this going on any longep"
In the meantime O'Donnell kept ham
mering away with both fists, and he
soon had slavin's face pounded into q
Jelly. Two heavy rights on the head
and a left on the neck sent Slavin
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
TEXAS REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS.

Washington. Sept. 21-E. r. H. Green
chairman Of the state Republican COM
mittee Of Texas, was in the city to-
da on his way to New York. and had
a brief conference with Chairman Bah
cock. OF the Republican congressional
campaign committee. He told Babcock
that Texas was excellent fighting
ground for the Republicans and ex-
pressed his own determination to press
the contest to the end with the hope
of winning. He says that fusion with
the Populists and gold Democrats has
been practically accomplished, and
states that in portions of the state
the Populists are talking of ticket
composed of Mckinley and Watson
electors.
Green also says that a canvass of the
state has just been completed which
shows that the Populists outnumber
the silver Democrats.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
AN ATHLETIC EXHIBITION"

San Francisco, Sept 21.-Thomas
Sharkey and James J. Corbett are to
fight ten rounds in this city for a
purse of $4,000. This afternoon the
board of supervisors granted permis-
sion to the Eureka Athletic Club to
give an athletic exhibition on Thanks
giving eve in this city. 1t is announc-
ed that the principles in the contest
would be Sharkey and Corbett. The
battle will be fought in Mechanics Pa
Wilton.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
A VETERANS SUICIDE.

Roseburg, Or. Sept. 21.-Morgan L.
Peden, an Indian war veteran, 81
years of age. a native of Adams county,
Illinois. committed suicide on the GRO
ouette grounds at the Orgon Soldiers
Home at noon today, by shooting him
self through the heart with revolver.
He died instantly. No cause is known
for the act.
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against the ropes in helpless condi-
tlon and then the referee pulled the
men apa-t and stopped the contest.
Referee Hurst awarded the fight to
ODonneli.
slavin wants 10 meet o'Donneil
again. claiming that an injury to his
back caused the defeat.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
A PARDON FOR BEARDsLEY.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 2l.-Gov, Hast
ings has signed recommendation for
the pardon of John e, Beardsley, the
ex-city treasurer OF Philadelphia, who
in 1891 was sentenced to fifteen years
for embezzling nearly a million dollars
Of city and state money.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-22
RATES TO CANTON.

Chicago, Sept. '21.-The roads in the
Western Passenger Association have
decided to make a rate of one fare for
the round trip from all points in the
eastern committee territory of the as
ISOLATION for parties going to Canton.
Ohio.