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The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02
His Motto.

A boy walked into a merchants office the other day ill search of situation. After being put through a catechism by the merchant, he was asked, Well, my lad. and what is your motto?"
 Same as yours, Sir," he replied "same as you have on your door. Push. ,"
 He was engaged Pearson s Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02
k you, :" he murmured.
Out of Touch.

Marie, will the Elizabethan club meet with Mrs. Cash?''
 "No, indeed. She lives in Queen Anne house "-Chicago Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02
THE CHESS TOURNEY.

PIIIsbury Loses and TschigOrin and Lasker
 Draw. The scores of the games as played in the quadrangular international chess tournament on Jan. Is, at St. Peters burg, are herewith appended:
 PFTROFF
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A STARVED MIND.
Why a Girl Shook Her Head When DIcls-
 ems Was Mentioned.

It is fact that the children who have had in abundance the old nursery tales, who have worn out numerous copies of "Mother Goose" to whom Christmas and birthdays mean new books, of rhyme and story, being led thence by gradual steps to the uplands of history, poetry and romance, seldom go down before the malignancy of the "blood and thunder" so freely offered them. It is the starved childhood that seizes and feeds upon these.
 A girl of 12 years old had occasion to call at the home of lady who had be- friended her. Scattered about the floor of the sitting room were the books of a small nephew, among them copy of Little Red Riding Hood" Her life, barren and hard, had known nothing of literature save her few schoolbooks She picked up the volume and was soon absorbed in the story. When the lady came ill, she extended it to her, saying eagerly, "Is it true?"
 It was her first step in the realm of enchantment, but it came too late. She had experienced the real. It was hard, bitter. The same girl few years later awaited her turn at the library, and begged the attendant to choose for her. The lady hesitated, then extending a volume by Dickens said, twill you have this?" She shook her head, say ing: 'I tried to read one of his once. He writes of rags and poverty and hard times. Give me something livelier, please. "-Lippincott's Magazine.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02
The Wind Engine.

There seems to be no question as to the practical utility of the new though crude wind engine which is now coming into use in some parts of the west. According to the description, it resembles the paddle wheel of a stern wheel boat, with a shaft 12 to 14 feet long, 12 to 16 feet across, with six or eight arms The lower half of the wheel is shielded from the wind, so that the air acts only upon the upper vanes. A crank upon one end of the shaft con- Dects with the pump. Power can be in- definitely increased at any time by sim ply increasing the length. The wind acts upon this sort of paddle wheel from all points of the compass except two, and it seems to require no governor, but simply pumps more during storm. No tower is provided for, and it is placed so that the radial arms will be clear of the ground. One of these wheels now running in Kansas is stated to be 21 feet in diameter, 27 feet long, and has eight fans. The largest water wheel in the world is said to be an overshot wheel in the isle of Man. It is 721% feet in diameter, feet ill breadth, with 3 crank stroke of 10 feet, and gives 200 horsepower. York Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-02
PETROFF

POSITION AFTER WHITES FoRTY-sIxTH MOVE.
 Black (Pillsbury flight pieces.
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TWO KNIGHTS DEFENSE.

POSITION AFTER WHITES TwENTY-sEvENTH
 MOVE. Black Gasker)-Eleven pieces.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-24

Chicago. Dec. 23.-W. a. Hammond. Sec
ond vice president OF the National Bank
of Illinois, who has been charged with
pulling the wool over the eyes OF the di-
rectors OF the defunct bank, would not
talk to-day when seen ut his palatial
home at Evanston. Through an intimate
friend. however, he made n statement
calculated to ineulpatc several directors.
as well as two or three men not connected
with the bank.
wv. A. Hammond Is TO he made the
scapeEoat OF The failure Of the National
Eauk OF illinois," said the friend "Ham-
mond is u broken man to-day. hut not
any more TO blame for the amount OF
money loaned on Calumet securities than
are members Of the finance committee OF
tho bank and its directors. Ii was neces-
sary to the purposes of man connected
with the South Chicago City railway and
an officer Of one of the best known banks
In this city 10 deprcciate the Calumet
Electric roads stocks. and to this end
these two men brought about the wreck
ing Of the National Bank OF Illinois. OF
the banks funds s., i7jc9 had been loaned
on Calumet securities. The plan is to de-
preclate Calumet stock and then buy II.
then combine this valuable property. Sc
miles OF new track, equipment and fran
chise with the South Chicago railway.
eventually combining with the Chicago
city railway and make n fortune Of mill
liens within five or ten years"
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HAMMOND At FAULT
Director Page Of the Dsfunct Bank
Explains Certain Things.
SCHNEIDER IS BROKEN UP
The Aged President Says He
should Have No statement to
Make - other Disturb
ances In the Land.

Chicago, Dec. 2s-Captaln Schneider,
the president of the National bank Of IL
linois, is 70 years of age and in rather
feeble health. When called upon to-day
by representative Of the associated
press he said he should have no state
ment whatever TO make, and he seemed
quite broken by the calamity that had be-
fallen him. He denied himself to most
callers, although ne has been most OF the
morning talking over the telephone with
the bank people. There is no prospect Of
the oank rtsuming and il is by no means
certain that IL will pay It's depositors In
fun. as at first stated.
Never did | see on the book kept for
the purpose of informing the directors OF
the bank as TO who were applicants for
loans the name of the Calumet Electric
railway"
The above statement was brought about
In n conversation with Director Page Of
the defunct National Bank of Illinois to-
day as to how such large loans were made
by the bank and ostensibly given with the
sanction of the directors, Mr.. Page went
on to explain how the business OF the
bank, as far ss the directors were con-
cerDcd. was conducted. Said he: The di-
rectors appointed from among themselves
what you might term for convenience sake
an auditing committee. The plan was 10
let one director drop out each month.
some other taking his place. Each day
the committee would meet at the bank, its
business being To pass upon applications
for loans. record OF these applications
was kept In a book designed FOR the pur-
pose. when the committee WAS ready for
business Mr. Schneider would come into
the room, bringing with him this book,
and with II another book In which was
recorded the daily balance of the would
be borrowers, and also "a record OF how
much they had previously borrowed
did the committee never ask TO see
the actual collateral offered, or did IL SIM
ply take the word OF Mr.. Schneider or
hammond that the security was actually
In tho bank and was actually what II
! purported TO he I'm the memorandum
! book"
1--WE had been in business with Mr..
Schneider and Mr., Hammond, many of us
| for 30 years. To have made such a de-
mand OF them would have been personal
| insult"
Were not the suspicious Of the COM
! mittee ever aroused by the large sums
loaned TO the Calumet Electric com
pany?"
Then came the statment referred %:
"Never did | see the name OF the Calumet
Electric company appear on this book as
an applicant for a loan"
what have you to say about the pub
iished statements regarding Mr. Ham
mcnds connection with the unexplained
| tfansactiors2"
"They are all true, every one of them
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TiI,len'. win.

New York D,c si-Cvrtain trusts un-
der the will of the bate samuel j, Tildcn
were to-day declared invalid by the SUI
prcmo court The suit In Nhirh thr dcci-
sion was rendered was brought by th" "x-
ccutors under the Will, who asked Tor a
construction Of certain clauses In IN" Will
4 decision was some time stnrr recorded
by the court OF appC1is by which the ~
slduary trust was declared Illegal These
trusts, establishing free libraries are do
clarcd Ia be- open to the fatal objection
that they violate the statute against per-
petnatiou.
As the schrmo contemplated hy the t's-
tator To- establish library In this city has
faded the trustees are accountable for the
whole OF the rcsiduary estate TO the next
o. kin, Mr. Tildcn." the court says In
conclusion. would have undoubtedly
acted differently could he have ap-
pieclatcd that hts scheme for a large pub
lie library In this city would have been de-
f,aiod. but the court cannot now und'r-
take to dcViss a scheme which will sup
My the deficiency or make another viii
for MIR Tildsn."
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BRYAN IN GEORGIA.
He Is the Guest of the Goyernor-fIoke
smith There, Toe.

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. 22.-william J.
Bryan arrived In Atlanta last night
from Chicago. AT an early hour this
morning he was called on at the Kim
ball house by Governor Atkinson and
escorted to the executive mansion,
where he will remain as the governors
guest during his stay in Atlanta. A
large number of prominent citizens
called on him during the morning. and
shortly after noon he was rendered a
breakfast at the Kimball house by the
Young Mems Democratic league. He
viii lecture tonight at the grand opera
house on the Ancient Landmarks"
At the breakfast Mr.. Bryan was well
coined by Governor Atkinson on behalf
Of the state. by Mayor King on behalf
OF the city and by Jack Spalding on
behalf of the league. To these ad-
dresses Mr.. Bryan responded briefly.
concluding the programme, Repeated
calls were then made for Secretary
Hoke Smith, who was present, In re-
spC nse To a special invitation from the
league. MIR. Smith. in acknowledging
the calls. spoke pleasantly OF MIR.
Bryan personally. while reiteratlng the
disagreement between them ON the
financial Issue.
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THEY'RE A PAIR.
Hoar and Hale Hope tn Defeat Cameron's
Resolution.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Hale
has received letter from Senator
Hoar, who is absent from the city. an
nouncing his opposition 10 the Cuban
resolution and asking Senator Hale 10
pair him In any way that will defeat.
delay or bring To confusion" the reso-
lutions reported from the committee
on foreign relations. Senator Hale.
who is expected to lead the oppositton
to the Cuban resolutions, is preparing
Cor the conflict, which he expects To
follow the holiday recess. IL ia The
general understanding that the aucs-
tion will be one of the first To bc raised
after the rcconyening OF congress. and
il Is looked forward TO as a battle
royal.
"Thp advocates of the resolution ..
said the Maine senator today ",yere AT
first inclined To claim "A two.thirds ma
iorIty. I doubt whether they feel 40
sanguine now. and 1 am sure they
would not IL they knew how rapldIy
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ST. Paul, Dee Estate Bank Examiner
Kenyon was still In charge OF the Bank of
Minnesota at noon to-day. the receivers
tot having been appointed. Frank Il. Sey-
mour has been decided on for one receiver
but the second Is yet 10 be selected.
There Is no excitement In business cir
cles, the assurance that depositors will
be paid in full being given by stockhoid-
ers. who individually could more than pay
the depositors. Frank A. Seymour and
Attorney W II. I.ightcner were this af-
tornoon appointed by Judge Otis joint re-
ceivcrs OF the Bank Of Minnesota. They
are required 10 file joint bond of a mil
lion dollars and will Immediately take
possession OF the bank
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La,,su..Mcke.yer r,vb, o. on.

New York. Dec. 23,-The fight for
lightweight honors between Kid La
Niguc of Saginaw. Mich. and Charles
McKecyer of Philadelphia did not take
place Tonight at the Marlborough Ath-
lctic club. Long Island city. The house
was only half nlled. Neither Laylgne
nor MCkcoVcr would consent to fight
unless the fun amount ~ the purse.
which was said 20 be- $500 was placed
In the hands ot "A responsible person.
McKeevcr and Layinge entered the
ring accompanied by Announcer Har-
vey. who Informed those present that
for reasons which he could not dlyulge
the two men could not meet tonight.
lie further stated that all those present
would receive checks AS they passed
ont at the door which would be- duly
hpnorci by the Greater New York Ath-
letic club. Concy Island, on Jan. l. on
which date the managers ~ that club
had promised To pull ~ the fight.
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ALMOST TOTAL LOSS
The N P. Shops aud Round House at
Glendlye Burned.
ENGINES SAVED BY EFFORT
Willing Hands Work Faithfully at
Night TO save Property-Ths
Company Is Out at Least
100000.


special Dispatch 10 Tho STANDARD
Glendlvc. Dee. gf-Glrndive Witness
ed thel arEest IRE in its history this
morning an t.l5 O'Clock. which caused
the almost total destruction uf the
Northern Pacific railway shops and
round house The fire alarm was
sounded hy the night engineer by blow
INK the shop whistle. The IRE ap-
peatcd In originate IN the Office ur ear
pentcr shop In the southwest corner ~
the shops. aud when discovered had
gained such Roadway thar II was i'm
possible tu save eVpa n KIT ot caFpen-
ier's tuuls. After the nrc had cOnsum-
ed the shop II communicated with the
stalls ~ the round house There are Il
stalls and H. of them were occupied ~
engines, Had II not hcen for the help
NJ the cltigcns IN moving oul tho loCO-
motives hN hand not one would have
been saved. ~ none u them were fired.
The last addition Ia the round house,
Consisting of six stalls, was saved BY
Strenuous efforts.
The buildings were constructed ~
brick and covered nearly rvc acres of
ground, Most of the walls are stand
ing, There were no explosions, aud as
the weather was moderate no hard
ships wrrr encountered by the workers
In rrscuing the movable property.
The origin ~ the FIRE Is a mystery.
as there is usually no fire in the part
where the blaze was first discovered.
Rumors are that "a lamp left burning
In the office exploded. other theories
are that the buildings were fired by an
incrndiary. The loss on the buildings
aud rolling stock will foot up nearly
100000 Master Mechanic Angus Brown
was fortunately present and directed
the willing workers in resculng every
thing that could be- saN ed.
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Al Their Inurn.,.. End.

New York. Dec. 23.-Mrs Estbey and
her daughter Clara. ~ years old. the
transcontinental pedestrians. compl"t-
ed the journey from Spokane. Wash,
To this city at 1880 o'clock this after
noon. They left the western city May
on a wager with n New York woman n
that they could cross the continent IN
less than seven months. The Condi-
tions of the wager We're that each of
the women was to leave town with
only s. and earn their living On route,
II any sickness befell either. the time
consumed 10y Il was To he subtraCt-d
from the total time. on the way across
the continent they worked az anything,
They did house work, sewing and sold
photographs of themselves. Al Lin
coin, Neb,, Mrs. william j Bryan led
them and bought photographs. In Ohio
they called ON Major and Mrs. Mckin-
N.aH
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THEY PROTEST.
Publishers of Magazines Take Action
Against the Loud Postal Bill.

New York, Dec. GA meeting of
publishers and paper manufacturers
was held today for the purpose of TAX
Ing action against the Loud postal bill,
now pending In congress. This bin
aims to take all novels and periodicals
out of the second class. This means
an increase of postal rates from cent
per pound to : cents. Among those
represented were the Century, the Re
view OF Reviews, Metropolitan Maga-
zine, Forum. Munsey's. McClure's. Cos
mopolitan, Gudey's. Peterson's and the
North American Review. A committee
was appointed to work against the bill.
which was condemned as "reactionsry
in purpose and inimical to the interests
Of all publishers Of periodicals and to
the allied trades Of paper making, en-
craving. stereotyping. printing. bind
inE. etc"
IL was declared that IL must throw
out OF employment an enormous num-
ber Of persons now engaged in the pro-
duction OF periodicals and In their de-
livery.
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BURIED IN a DITCH.
The Body Of John Kensier Found After
Long search.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Glenn's Ferry. Idaho, Dee. 25-On Oct.
10 last John Kcnsler ranchman living
five miles east OF here, mysteriously dis
appeared, apparently the victim OF foul
play A few days later an Indignation
meeting was held here ana n committee
appointed who went to work ON the case.
Suspicion pointed 10 Kenslers wife an cr-
ratio woman. and Fred fteel. the hired
man of the kensler's, MS the guilty per-
sons. Both were arrested and after an ex-
animation committed 10 await further de-
velopmcnts and search for kenslcrs
body was instituted, This afternoon Con-
stable Smith and Sigel Morell unearthed
konler's body, which had been buried un-
der an irrigating ditch 20 feet from the
dwelling house Indications show that the
water had been turned out of the ditch, a
grave dug. the victim Inferred and the
water turned back into the ditch again.
An inquest will be held tomorrow,
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GAME
BUTTE'S TEAM PRACTICES ON
CALIFORNIA SOIL.
The Boys Arrive safely and Will Meet a
Picked Aggregation of Foot
ball Talent.
nlsnntch no iho stnnlnrl.

Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD.
San Francisco. Cal. Dec. 2S.-Buttc's
aggregation of football players arrived
here this morning. and were given a
hearty reception 10y the olympic club,
a delegation from which met the Mon
tana boys at the pier In Oakland and
accompanied them To- this city. The
Buttes were a little tired from their
trip, but they enjoyed themselves and
the scenery en- route. They will enter
the game Friday with determination
to win. The Buttes are going 10 have
a harder battle than they supposed
for although the opposing team is
known as the olympics, IT Is virtually
combination of the greatest pigskin
manipuators in the country. Nolan
and Pete Smith are the only ones who
played with the team last year who
viii play Friday. The average weight
of tne Olympics exceeds that of the
Butte team. The latter team INDUCED
in practice game at Central park this
afternoon and will, line UP again to-
morrow. No arrangements have yet
been made for outside games. They
will depend upon the result of Fridays
battle.
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IN BLUE CUT.
Another Train Held Up In That Famous
Handits' Tr,si.

Kansas City. Mo. Dee. 23.-The 81,
Louis a Chicago express on IN" Chl.
cago a Alton railroad. which left here
az S.iS O'Clock tonight. was held mn by
bandits in Blue Cut, just east uf lude-
pcndence, Mo-. and less than II miles
east Of this CiIy The same train was
held up al the same point less than two
months ago. II Is reported that the
robbers cut thelocumotiVe and express
car from the train and proceeded down
the road. No further particulars are
known, A sherins posse has lett In
dependence for the scene of the holdup
and a special train bearing officers Is
about to start out from Kansas city.
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cowBoYs GOING TO CUBA.
Col. 'Jnok" Fiagg of Wyoming win Hcnd
100 Volunteers.

Special Dispatch 90 the Standard.
Cheyenne. Wyo.. Dec. ga report
was received here tonight from Buf-
falo, Wyo., stating that Col. Jack
Flagg. the notorious leader IT the cat
tie rustlers in the Wyoming rustler
war OF April. 1892, In which two al
legged rustlers. Champion and Ray.
were killed. is organizing a company
of 100 COW boys TO go to Cuba and fight
with the insurgents against the Span
iards. F'lagg is editor of the Peoples
Voice of Buffalo, and was defeated at
the recent election for the sherin's Of
flee OF johnson county. The work Of
organizing has been going on quietly
for some time and the start for the
South will be made about the 18th Of
January. The COW boys agree To equip
themselves and will he furnished horses
In Texas. where company Of 100 Tex
as rangers Is being formed and equip
ped for the campaign. The two COM
panies Will proceed carefully To Corpus
Christi. where a schooner In In waiting
which has on board a number of Hotch-
kiss guns and other field pieces. The
schooner is now being proyisloned and
II being fitted out In first class condi-
tion. The Buffalo COW boys will di-
vide up into small squads and make
their journey southwark over the gulf
road to Fort Worth, thence To San An
tonic and Corpus Christi
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baldwin o. Climbing tn.

Raleigh. y. g.. Dec. 5-Tho story Is
talked to-day quietly from good source
that II Is likely that Colonel a. u. An
drcws Of this city. nrst vice president OF
the Southern. Is likely TO succeed Samuel
Sp, ncer as president OF the system, tho
theory being rather cOniidently advanced
from the same sourc" whence emanatss
the story that Spencer viii b" at IN" head
of the New York Central. and that Mr
Baldwin. recently vice president Of the
southern will no with him Colonel An
drews " II said Will accept the prrsi-
deucy OF the southern only on rendition
that he may continue his residence IN kn-
l6irh Fc has been In New York tor sew
srnI DAYS.
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Special Dispatch to the standard.

Special blspatcn W ln' stanuatu.
Helena. Dec. 23-Windsor Kemp a
Co were given verdict In the United
states court this evening for sl,6i64i
in their suit for $4,000 and 10 years In
terest against the county of Custer
They paid taxes under dursss In lSN'
and sued To recover an alleged excess
The verdict Is Unsatisfactory to both
sides. The company that originated
the claim ON which the suit wa.
brought was the Powder River Cattl,
company. which was organized hy
Moreion Frewen. the great English BIZ
metallist. A number of rich English
men and members of parliament and
several other personages ~ note testi'
fled 10y deposition and lent tone To- tn,
suit. which also involved many fine H..
gal points. The jury retired at
O'Clock and returned verdict at 1,
o'cliCk
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lawyers talking at one another. and
there Is no telling how much time viii
he consumed on this point. Hence.
say that even II the opponents of the
resolution desired delay. which they do
not they would not have Ia resort to
extraneous methods to secure IL. II Is,
above all, foreign from our intentions
to attempt to use the appropriations
10 accomplish the postponement Of the
Cuban question. We are willing that
this subject should he brought up
promptly and are content to use only
legitimate weapons In our warfare
against H. ="
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ON TAe TRACK.
~ snn rraDel.ro.

san Francisco Dee. 2S.-Five furlongs-
T.. +. won. American second. Mount Roy
third. time. lo2', Six furlongs-sly won.
Eta H. sccond. hoy del TERRA third:
time, l:lG,s one and onc-siNtoenih miles
Judge Denny won, Earl Cochran second.
Camcria third, time i:t9a. one milc-l.o-
bcngula won. Alvorddo second, cabrlllo
third. time, ia. ono and n quarter miles,
over live hurdlcs-Three Forks won,
IIuntsman second. Arundel third; time.
g.23a,. Five urlongs-Ncmen won. Mont
gcmery second. quicksilver third; time.
,Osis.