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Quebec Threatened Wim Cr,sis.

MONTREAL, CANADA, Dec. 30.-[t is
generally believed by well-informed poll
ticians here that crisis is near at hand in
the political as well as religious affairs of
the province of Quebec.
The Bishops OF the entire province will,
it is said, on Sunday next, issue a manda-
ment forcibly denouncing the Manitoba
settlement, and threatening disaster to
any Catho ic member of political party
who does not protest against it.
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confdsuos Nan Sentenced.

FRESNO, CAL, Dec. 30.-Charles Davis,
one of the ''smoothest' individuals ever
before a court in this county, was to-day
sentenced by Judge Church to serve three
years in the penitentiary for robbing w.
II. Dyer of gold watch and chain one
night few weeks ago. Davis is believed
to be a professional bunko-steerer and it
was for this reason that the court i'm posed
a heavy sentence. In court the prisoner s
demeanor was almost dramatic, but his
appeal to the court for mercy was some
what overdrawn.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Santa Rosa Court Sensation.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Dec. 30.-A lively
sensation was created in court to-day dur
ing the trial of the new water works case,
by ex-Street Com missioner Cozad swear
ing that Lynch, one OF the attorneys, had
promised to pay him $3.50 FOR a certain
document to be given in evidence. Cozad
claimed he had furnished the document
but had not received the money. Lynch
shortly after paid over the money IN
open court, claiming he could get posses
sion of the document in no other way.
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stamooulof,. As.assins Convicted.

SOFIA, BULGARIA, Dec. 3O.-The trial of
Tufektschieff, Atsoff and Georgeiff. the
alleged assassins of ex-Premier Stambou-
loft. which has been in progress for several
days, was ended to-day by the conviction
of Tufektschieff and Atsoff and the ac-
quittal of Georgeiff. The convicted men
were sentenced TO three years imprison-
mani zach
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Santa Barbara Innoration.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Dec. 3d.
The City Council is about to pass an ordi-
nance against expectorating on the side
walks, making it misdemeanor. 1t was
agitated here long before Sacramento and
other cities legislated against it, but now
the Board of Health has stirred up the
Council to immediate action by pointing
out the danger to health by spreading
the germs of disease.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Four CoIored Men Dro.cned.

PETERSBURG. Va, Dec. 3O.-Lsst
night Rev. H. T. Woodfolk, Waverly Har-
rison, Samuel Bowman and Walter
Brown, colored, left City Point in row
boat to go to Bermuda, opposite City
Point While crossing the James River
the boat was capsizad and the four men
were thrown into the water and being un-
able to swim were drowned.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Held for a s,nta Cruz Homicide.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, Dec. 30.--Walter
Holtz, stone-cutter, has been arrested on
suspicion of having caused the death OF
Mrs. Kate Schlobom, known here as Kitty
Hamilton. Holtz came here from San
Jose to work on the new Courthouse. He
had been living with the woman for some
time They uuarreled a month ago and
he struck her. She died to-day and the
Coroner's jury returned verdict that
death resulted from illness caused by the
beaten given her by Holtz.
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1contr.. s,i,,.n Fallen land

SUISUN, CAL, Dec. 30.-In the Superior
Court of Solano County to-day R. D. Rob-
bins of Suisun obtained a Judgment
against A. T. Hatch ct al. for $204, oil.
The property conveyed in the mortgage to
secure payment of the loan con. listed OF
$50 acres OF valuable orchard land in
Suisun Valley.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
The Gvosy and His RovaI Bride.

BUDA-PESTH, HUNGARY, Dec. SO. 0.-Janos
Rigo. the Hungarian gypsy musician, and
the Princess de Caraman- Chi may, form
erly Miss Clara Ward of Detroit, Mich,
who recently eloped from Paris, have ar.
rived here from Stuhlweissenburg, where
they had been visiting RIGGS parents.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Smuggling Arms Into Crete.

BERLIN. GERMANY, Dec. 30-The Ber.
lin Post published dispatch from its COR
respondent in Alexandria saying a vessel
flying the French flag. which recently
passed that port, Gid not 20 through the
Suez canal, but turned northward, ind uce
ing the belief that the intention is to
smuggle arms into the island of Crete for
the use OF Cretan insurgents.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Fatal Afrav Near ztllah.

GOLDENDALE, WASH. Dec. 30.-Neil
Wright, a farmer, was shot and instantly
killed by George Going, near Zillah, in
Yakima County, to-day. The men
quarreled over the possession of some
produce OF the farm, of which Going was
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Clark Returns to stan ford.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Dec.
30-G. A. Clark, private secretary to Pres
ident Jordan and to the Fur Seal Com mis-
sion, returned this morning from Wash
ington, D. c., where he had been upon
business connected with the preliminary
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Lgnchers on His YrntL.

BEDFORD, IND, Dec 30.-Four miles
west of this city to-day Mrs George Pace,
an old lady. was murdered by tramp.
A determined body of men have gone In
search OF the suspect, who if found will
undoubtedly be lynched
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~ Mrs. Beecher,s Criticnt Coadition.

STAMFORD. Conn, Dec. 30-The con-
dition of Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, who
fell and fractured her nip here few days
ago, remains critical She has sustained
a severe shock and her recovery is now
considered doubtful. Relatives of Mrs.
Beecher have been summoned here in view
Of her failing condition.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Galveston Has a Grip Eptdemio.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 3O-A special
from Galveston, Texas, states that 1000
persons in that city are suffering from the
grip. There is no appreciable increase in
the death tate.
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former tenant. Wright was placed in
cha ree of the property on the farm by its
receiver, who told him not to suffer any
person to remove single thing from the
land. Going started to take portion of
his last years crop from the place.
Wright tried to drive HIM off. A fight en-
sued, and Going, who had been badly
bruised, shot Wright through the heart.
Wright fell and expired without groan.
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Goe. Into Yoluntnru Liqmiaation.

BEATRICE. NEBR., Dec. 3o.--A permit
was granted to-day by the State Banking
Board allowing the Farmers and Mer-
chants State Bank of this city to go into
voluntary liquidation. The bank was or
0anized January IA, 1893 with capital
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Santa c,.,,x Hot,r R,onen.d.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Dec. 30.-The Pa
cifc Ocean House was opened to the public
to-day by Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Pixley, the
furnishings of the Pixley House having
beea moved in.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Nerada city zheater- Goers Ds,apr ointed.

NEVADA CITY, CAL. Dec. 3O.-The
Richards and Bishop Atheneum Vaude-
vile Company. which was advertised to
appear at the theater in this city, failed
to arrive. Word was received here that
the company collapsed at Sacramen to
and most of the members went back to
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Lange Engaged to Coach stanford.

Lange Engaged to Coach Stanford.
CHICAGO. ILL, Dec. 30.--"Bill" Lange,
the heavy hitting center-fielder of the
Chicago baseball club, has been engaged
to coach the base ball team of Leland STAN
ford University this spring.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31

report of the commission. Mr. Clark will
begin work Immediately upon the final
report of the commission. This report
will be in the hands of the officials at
Washington by the 1st of February.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-31
Pope Leo Heceires D,,tomat,.

ROME. ITALY, Dec. So.-The Pope con-
tiDues to give daily receptions to the
diplomats.
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hope tAat. WITHIN tho next half.hos;
his Innocence win be fully proved Z
{ Tho banker could not think Il; hut
would be delighted Il % It should be.
ana siad to make Sydney whatever fe.
paEation he might think proper TO de-
mand. & lsl57. & T,ll
Sir Loshlen srasped his friends hand,
and shook It warmly.
What b the mystery Of Ill thisf'
inquired the banker.
1T win presently be, I hope, I'M
travelled" replied Sir Loghlen; '.and
the poor young man proved worthy Of
the esteem you have withdrawn from
him. 5
Heaven grant that I may be per-
United to restore It to him!' cried the
banker, earnestly.
And tremblingly anxious, Sir Loghlen
again glanced towards the clock.
Surely Sydney's brother will keep
his worl!" the baronet was saying to
himself. ~
And then he remembered that Tony
had said that. IL he should fail to his
appointment, 1t would BIC only because
he was no longer living to ful0l It.
Sir Loghlen glanced again, and very
uneasily, towards tho clock. It
wanted but quarter of nm hour to
midnight.
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DON'T Dirk ICE WATER.
Physicians Say that 1t Sometime,
Causes Death.

Physicians Sny that 1t Sometimes
Causes Death.
In health no one ought to drink ice
water, for 1t has occasioned fatal in
Illumination Of the stomach and bowels,
and sometimes sudden death. The
temptation to drink it is very great in
the summer. To use it at all with any
safety the person should take but q
single swallow at the time, take the
glass from the lips for half minute
and then another swallow, and SO on.
It will be found that in this way it be-
comes disagreeable after few mouth
fuls.
On the other hand, ice itself may be
taken as freely as possible, not only
without injury, but with the most
striking advantage in dangerous forms
Of disease. If broken in sizes of pea
or bean and swallowed as freely as
practicable, without much chewing or
crunching between the teeth, it will
often be efficient in checking various
lent cases Of Asiatic cholera. A kind
Of cushion Of powdered ice kept to the
entire scalp has allayed violent in
Examination of the brain and arrested
fearful conyulsibns induced by too
much blood there. In Group, water as
cold as ice can make it, applied freely
to the throat, neck and chest with a
sponge or cloth, very often affords an
almost miraculous relief, and If this be
followed by drinking ccpiously Of the
same ice-cold element, the wetted parts
wiped dry, and the child be wrapped
up well in the bed clothes, it falls into
delightful and life-giying slumber.-
New York Ledger.
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Like. the RED Hog hest.

Likes the Red Hog Best.
I have had largo experience during
the past thirty years in seven states Of
our Union selling all kinds of live stock
ut auction, and. consequently, have
been n close observer. A word about
hogs: During the fall OF 1895 the hogs
Of our country were largely SWEPT out
~ the existence Of chclern. have no.
be worthy Of mention, and that is that
the disease seemed to confine Itself to
the POlard-C China, the Berkshire and
Chestel-Nvhite breeds. have failed to
see Jerscy-ReL or Duroc hog that
had the disease. At one Of my sales I
sold come 200 Durocs and not one of
them Rad the disease, while the other
logs, over the same county, were being
almost totally cleaned cEt by the chol.
era. / have noticed, in handling Pc.
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) CHATTER XXI.
Hopes ana Feara

It 20 happened that for the evening
en- which occurred the events related
90 our last chapter-an evening which
q still proceeding, being the one on
which Tony has promised that he
would make clear his brothers limo
eence-it 60 happened, we say, that for
4hls evening Sir Loghlen O'Meara had,
several days before, sent invitations to
few Of his most particular friends.
Those invitations having been given,
could not by any possibility, be with
drawn; and 1t was doubtful, even, #
the baronet had felt any desire to
5c0untermand them, since he had been
( brought to believe that that which be-
fore Ind seemed to him as most un.
1lkely-alm0st impossible, indeed-was
1elfher more nor less than fact, and
y sydney was innocent.
He had proved himself a stern Judge.
Without mercy for the son whom he be-
lleved guilty, while he would have
A1Nen the world for but q hope that
- unhappy young mans innocence
might yet be made apparent.
Ann now, in his heart, he did believe
that Sydney was innocent.
Ss He had read truth in every accent Of
1aaf heartrending appeal which his son
I'D made to him; he had read truth
- T0ny's bold, unflinching eye, in his
Il earnest manner, and in his confident
i 6earing.
bny's boldness, the Baronet had rec.
Nnixed, was not the bravado Of q man
Neeking TO throw aside condemnine
RcDof; but was the noble daring Of one
81 aO had faith In just and holy cause.
hut the evidence which weighed most
- MI with the Baronet was furnished
ae1h his nephew.
Stanley Claremont's looks and man.
$50 CooGasted with those Of the broth
soD, condemned him in the eyes Of the
and, indeed, the man would
IN q poor phVsiognomist who.
am face to face, could not
here lay the guilt. & J. :.
Ewing thus, and convinced
go I'd keep his word, the
1lscast q at all sorry that
N WaS abouk b:a0 O'Clock when, not
Ing the h0 ~ Baronet said to him.
Dedf that 7it W11 rowing late, but hope
would remain with him until midnight
nd struck; ne Ind CONF encs HI our
1..dsnd Tony, ara believed in his sue.
60.
Il sir Loshlen sought out Frances, ana
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-04
The Electric Motor in the Dairy.

The Electric Motor In the Dairy.
In dairy work, as in almost all other
industries, the increasing economy in
the cost Of production SO imperatively
necessary, has been greatly promoted
by tile Introduction Of the electric mot
or. Devonshire cream Is toothsome
dish, whether in or out of the straw
berry season, and it's popularity never
seems to wal e. The Devonshire peo-
pie, for, many generations, have made
1t by simply heating the milk to make
the cream rise. Now they are using
centrifugal separat0rs worked by cleo
tricity. In many diaries what the
French call ''delaitcuse" is also being
worked by the electric motor. This is
a machine for separating the butter
milk from the butter while the butter
Is still in the granular state. 1t is so
far like the separator that it involves
the centrifugal principle. The great
difficulty in outof-the- way places Is,
of course, the supply of electric cur
rent; but many dairymen have found
that it pays them better to install their
own little gas engine for actuating
their electric motors, than to get up
steam twice O dry to do, perhaps, less
than half IN hours work, or, which is
even wore. to use horse gear. In dis
tricts where q charging station Is not
too far away, or where trolley line
can be made available for purposes of
renewal the storage battery is a con-
venient method of current supply. 1t
Is sold that In many dairies. where
electric power has been introduced,
that the quality Of the. produce has
shown remarkable Improvement. ow-
ing. certainly. to the shorter time in
which the various processes can be
completed.
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slneed W. prlcs os swhtlt l. III. Stessnt a.;
~ 4 ard until one ol nlore TIM gone
them sivss up the sntsst siccs nust
rule low. Back OF thly main cause 10 the
thor tact that 10. III past twenty years
the cost d growing IND handling wheat
'Aaa been much redua3d. % that smaller
ssslllng value may Wpresent % great Z
ptont % was secured when prices and cost
,of production were ddch higher.
On account Of the lalk OF unifomlty and
certalnty In the yariojs estimates of the
1orld's wheat crop It Il not possible to de-;
termlne accurately Just how much produc-'
tlon has lncrensed In ihe past twenty 1--WE
years Neither Ii I'll necessary. as the
commercial value u determined BY the com.
merclal supply, and THU commercial supply
70 practically the amo{nt exported by tho
four great producers. 38
Again adopting our i've year periods It
appears that the averake annual contribu.
lions Of the four countries, going to sup
ply the wants Of impfting Europe, have
been: f.ie ~ S..55 49, t5i5ii
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Gold ralue ofxhe.t

Instead OF wheat declining In sympathy
It advanced while silver declined, so that
II 1t were legitimate to argue by analogy,
as free coinage men are apt to do, we
might say that as wheat advanced when
silver was declining, therefore, decline
In the price Of silver makes better prices
for wheat. So far us analogy goes there
Is better basis for this conclusion than
for the other. but neither Is justified.
why Wheat 10 Low.
AZ matter Of fact there is no neces-
slty for any search for hidden influences
responsible for the present low prices Of
wheat. The truth stands out clearly. We
grow more wheat than we can ourselves
use. 1t must be sold In the worlds mar.
kets. The worlds market for wheat Ia nnr.
row and clrcumscribed.s Every nation
strives to feed itself and most Of them
succeed. The market for wheat Ii almost
entirely In Western Europe, Great Britain
and Holland drawing the larger pnrt Of
their supply from abroad. and France, Ger.
many, Italy. Belgium and few other
smaller countries buying each year small
fraction of their consumption, the amount
varying as their crops are good or bad,
To supply this limited dcinand four coun.
tries are IN competition as wheat growers.
the United States Russla. India ana an.
gentlne. There arc few others like
Chill, Australia and Canadn that furnish :
small amount but there contributions cnt lit.
tie figure. The struggle among the four great
producers for the privilege of furnishin:
cheap bread to European artisans has re-.
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Delicate Point.

"what sort Of crowd is this am
to address to-nightT' asked the orator.
anxiously. sis 1t inclined to religion,
or somewhat sporty"
"Darn If I can say" said the men,
Der Of the reception committee.
81 wish you would find out. I would
like to know whether to use the express
sion a new dispensation' or q new
deal indianapolis Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-04
AGENTS Wanted,

The Home Life Insurance company Of
New York Issues the most attractive poll.
cies Of any old line company. The cash
value and looming privileges each year are
plainly guaranteed in the policy. An ener.
% q local agent. Special territory and
liberal contract will bs given. References
required. Address or call on Fred b.
Loomis. general manager. 5000 Pioneer
Press building, st. pAuL
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Gold value of Gold value O

The gold price represents the average
purchasing value or exchange value of each
bushel Of wheat exported in each period.
and as the export value Of this grain fixes
its home value, It follows that the domestic
value has fluctuated on the same scale.
With the single exception Of the last
three years the value Of wheat has aver
aged higher since 1873 than It did In the five
years preceding that date. and the highest
value we have Mad was in the period COW
ering the fifth to the tenth year after the
legislation complained of. III
Wheat Goes Up While Silver Goes
Down. tt-
These figures alone show the lack of truth
In the claim of free coinage advocates that
wheat has declined because their pet metal
sells lower In open market, but to finally
puncture the argument examine the course
OF the value Of silver and value Of wheat
~ shown below. The years arc divided
Into the same periods Of FIVE each, and In
the last two columns the value Of an ounce
Of silver and bushel Of wheat in the
period 1882 Is taken as 100, with the
average value for each Of the following
periods expressed in percentage on that
,nc9o
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Wise Butcher.

'sWhy did the butcher put up that
large mirror near the door?"
TO prevent the servant girls from
watching the scales."-Iit Bits.
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just as He Said.

Custom House Of1cer-Aha! here We
nave It. You told me there was moth
ing but wearing apparel in this trunk,
and here's a gallon Of brandy.
TOurist-That's correct, and every
drink in it is a nightcap.-Detroit Free
Press.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Love and Honor.


While the baronet and his niece had
been wondering that Stanley Clare
mont was still absent frcm the man.
sion, that gentleman was In reality
shut up within his own rooms.
He had stolen unperceived into the
house, and, lacking the courage vet to
encounter his uncle and his uncle's
guests, had hidden himself, as we have
said.
He had thrown himself into q chair
to await the coming Of his accomplice.
Abraham Mailer had said five
minutes;" they passed, and Abraham
had not arrived.
A quarter Of an hour-half ON hour
few by, and Abraham came not; and
pale and trembling, and almost crazed
with fear was Stanley Claremont.
Again and again he started from his
chair, only again and again to throw
himself back therein in despair and
terror.
Every instant he drew forth and
looked at his watch-eve.y instant he
listened, believing that he heard the
sound Of Abraham's approaching step,
each time to be disappointed, and to
sink back, moaning with the agony Of.
his baf1ed hopes.
At one moment he felt assured that
his accomplice had betrayed him, and
would not be there at all; the next In
STINT he felt equally certain that not
willingly had Abraham delayed to fol
low, us he had promised that he would
do.
Yes, Abraham's cupidity was O safe
guarantee for his integrity to his pres.
ent employer!
Tony Drummond had, perhaps,
crossed the peddler's path, might have
sought to tempt, but was far too poor
to purchase him!
Then came the thought that Abra.
ham might have been arrested, and in
duced, by promise Of immunity to
himself, to say where was hidden that
all-important leaf.
But Abraham had said that the leaf
was concealed in one Of Stanley's own
apartments.
And Stanley strove to reflect-tos con-
slider, for his brain was in a whirHhis
mind in tempest.
On leaping from the window the ped
der would have found himself in the
garden, and, seeking way by which
he might escape. he would come to one
of the doors Of the apartment in which
SLdu1Sy uOW WdS-d O0OE winch
opened on to the garden, and which
was very often left Enclosed. 80
Yes, in this room In which he sat at
this time Tuning and raving, was hid.
den that torn leaf Of the jewelers. sale
book. Stanley had not the slightest
doubt Of that!
Gould he but secure that leaf, Abra-
ham come or stay away, just as it
should please him best.
Stanley would search!
He embraced with one rapid glance
the whole apartment and then again
drew forth his watch.
It lacked but quarter of IN hour to
midnight.
Would he have time to hunt through
out the capacious room?
He, would be stayed for by his uncle
and the rest!
They would seek him out where he
then was!
And, besides, who could say that he
might not pass twenty times near the
desired object, without his heart throb-
bling more precipitately to warn him
that it was within his reach?
And then another, and a terrible
thought came to Stanley.
(To he continued.)
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Easily Explained.

Easily Explained.
ssYou say this is. the diamond stud
stolen from you. Do you swear TO Il,
siris' sternly asked the lawyer for. the
defense.
II do, positively"
"Yct It Is not the only stud Of tho
kind ii the world; have one identical
with It in my pocket"
mo doubt. I had two stolen. De
tfolt Free Press.
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Bearing IN mind That the Value OF wheat
to Its owner is Its purchasing power. and
that this can only be measured in coin, 1t
Is necessary to reduce the currency values
for 1868 to 1870 to the gold basis upon
modities now rests. This is done below by
taking the average gold value Of currency
for each Of the five-year periods, so that
the currency price is reduced to Its equiva-
lent in gold.