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ne,, Record for Runners.

New York, Sept. 8. = B. j. Wefers,
the worlds champion runner, estab-
lished new worlds record at 800
yards at the New Jersey Athletic club
carnival at Bergen Point, N. j., to-day.
His was wonderful performance, as
he had to round two turns to 60 the
distance. There were three times, and
two of them made the time 80 fiat,
while C. H. Mende of Philadelphia
stopped his watch at 80 As.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
SnilHra RnIGunal

London, Sept. 1O.-The Netherlands
American line steamer Spaarndam.
Capt. Bonajar, has passed the Lizard
and signalled that they have picked up
all hands of the British bark perfcc-
ti0n. Capt. Loomcr. which sailed from
Quebec on Aug. II for Rio Janpiro,
and which had been destroyed by fire
at sea.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
DYNAMITE AND CLOCK WORK.
A Terrible Method of Suicide Taken
by AN Iowa Farmer

A Terrible Method of Suicide Taken
by an Iowa Farmer.
Webster City. Iowa. Sept. 1O.-A hor-
rible case Of suicide is reported from
Ellsworth township. Emmett county.
b. 5. Palsey was living alone OH sec
tion II. a nile or more from neigh
bors. Last evening. after removing all
his outer clothing. lie lay down on the
bed and placed a stick of dynamite
under his pillow. attached to an cleo
tric battery. The explosion ended his
life. The windows of the house were
all broken by the force of the OK
plosion. a hole was torn in the roof and
the room spattcred with clotted blood.
brains and feathers. The mans head
was blown to fragments. Palsey came
to Emmett county from Storey county
in 1891, and contracted for $50 acres Of
land. which lie occupied up to the time
of his death. He was a widOwer and
leaves family of four grown sons,
two of whom reside in Emmett county,
the others in Nevada, Iowa.
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Army Officer stricken

Helena. Mont. Sept. 1O-Capt. Chas.
Hoyt. assistant quartermaster, u. S.
A.. was stricken with apopleXy last
night while returning from target prac-
tice at the fort. Friends came to his
assistance and carried him to his Of
flee. DR.. Tracy and the post surgeon
were summoned. 1t vas found that
he had ruptured blood vessel on the
brain. and as result one side of his
body is paralyzed. His condition was
SO serious that it was not deemed adj
visable to remove him to his rooms at
Helena. Death it thought to be only
a matter of few hours
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Veteran IL Found.

st. Paul, Sept. 8. = Casper Ulmer,
who came up with the Missouri delega-
tion to the encampment and who dis
appeared from the Metropolitan hotel
Sept. 2, was heard from last night.
"A telegram received by a gentleman
living at 2S4 West Seventh street,
stated that he was in Madison. Wis.
with friends. Mr.. Ulmer is seventy
years of age and his disappearance had
caused much anxiety to his friends
and trouble to the police, who have
searched every part of the city to find
him.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Fnrro Street Fair

Fargo. n d.. Sept. i.-I'argo has de-
cided to have Il street fair the first
week in October, just preceding the
second annual event at Grand Forks.
The fair was great success there last
year. and by both cities holding one
this year in consecutive weeks, many
displays can be secured that world
otherwise not come. Fargo business
men are very enthusiastic over the
movement and will leave nothing un-
done to insure successful meeting
The Fargo racing meet will be held the
same week.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Dog Show in Toronto

Toronto, Ont, Sept. 9.-The dog show
at the Industrial exposition this year
eXcels that Of former years not only
in point of numbers, but in quality of
animals. The show of st. Bernards
is very good, the Belle Isle kennels Of
Detroit being well represented. A
number of handsome toy spaniels are
shown by Mrs. Lee of Alto kennels,
Detroit.
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Ex-senator Payne Dying

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 9.-Ex-Cnitcd
States Senator Henry B. Payne suf-
fered stroke of paralysis last
Wednesday and has been unconscious
most of the time since. Little hope is
entertained for his recovery. He is
nearly ninety years old and one of the
wealthiest men in Ohio.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Wreath from Ii

Washington, Sept. 9.-Mr. Yang Yu,
members of the Chinese legation, went
to Mount Vernon to-day and placed
upon the tomb of Washington the
magnificent wreath of camelia leaves
and orchids which Ii Hung Chang had
intended taking there in person last
Saturday when prevented by the rain.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Virginia, Minn., Sept. 9.-Wednesday
the Fayal mine ut Eveleth, the Auburn
at Virginia and the Chandler at Ely,
all belonging to the Minnesota Iron
company, will cease active shipping
operations for the present. Fully 1,5OO
men will be thrown out of employment.
This shut down is severe blow to
both Vermilli0n and Mesaba ranges.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Mintn Mill nnrned

Minto. n. D., Sept. G.-The 2OO-barrel
-four mill here, the property Of George
II. McPhenin, has burned to the
ground. During the life Of the old
North Dakota Milling association the
mill was leased and operated by it.
When Il receiver was appointed the
mill was leased by Bell T. Zulsdorf.
who operated it up to Sept. 1. The mill
has been idle since, and 1t is supposed
to have been set OH fire by small boys
who were playing around the struc-
trre. The mill and contents are total
1nSx
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Gen. Mile. start. on "A Tou,

Washington. Sept. 10. = Gen. Miles
has started OH his tour of inspection of
the army posts in the Northwest. He
stops first at Chicago and goes thence
to Fort Custer and as far west as
Puget sound, where he will pass upon
the sites for seacOast Notifications Sc
lected by the Notifications board, of
Which he is president.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 1O.-I'he Com
mercial-Appeal's Little Rock cores
pondent says that the Democratic ma
jOrity in Arkansas will reach 10000.
The vote in Arkansas two years ago
was as follows: Democratic, 74.SO9;
Republican, 2G,O55; Populist. 24,541 ;
Prohibition, 1851; Democratic plurali-
ty, 4S,724.
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McCleary on the stu,nn

Chicago, Sept. 1O.-Congrcsslnan Nc
Cleary Of Minnesota has been asked
to speak at Toledo, Ohio, Sept. II. and
lie will speak at Canton on the 18th.
on the occasion of the Mckinley dem
Onstration. at which time Senators
Cullom and Thurston will also speak.
Mr.. McCleary speaks in Iowa Sept.
II, II and 16
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German.Ame rfcann

st. Paul, Sept. 10. - 1.-The German
American Sound Money Association Of
Minnesota was organized here to-day.
Eighteen counties We're represented.
An active part will be taken in the
campaign in the interest of the Re-
publican ticket.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
After JIealluuurtcrk

Chicago. Sept. 1O-William ID. Bynum
Of Indianapolis. chairman of the gold
standard Democratic national commit
tee, is in the city making arrangements
for the establishment of national head
Olla rterS
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Erirllifml AnniHAnA

Sioux City. Iowa. Sept. 1O-Wlile as
sisting his father in the management
of a threslng machine on the la;ter's
farm near Movillc, this county. Hans
Bunning. Il follrtern-yrar-old boy, was
drawn into the machinery and COM
pletely dismemhcrcd. He died Il few
minutes after the accident.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 9.-George Sher-
man, formerly of Chicago. one of the
best known railroad freight agents in
the United States, died in this city to-
day of cerebral meningitis, principally
the result of a runaway accident two
weeks ago. Mr.. Sherman jumped from
his carriage, alighting on his head.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Judge Rundc Declfncs.

Mencmonic. Wis, Sept. 10. - Judge
Burdy has notified the congressional
committee that lie declines to he !:
Democratic nominee for congress. the
place which was rendered him Satur-
day. He says three tickets are too
much to stand
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Judge Henry l.. Lorenz. special COM
missioner of the United States court of
claims, is in San Francisco for the
purpose of adjusting the long standing
claims of letter carriers for overtime,
bet Ween 1888 and 1893.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
sunerior.. Normn, Omen.

West Superior, Wis. Sept. 1O.-Thc
new state normal school here opened
today with a membership of 315. or
them about $50 belong to the normal
department and the others to the
model school. Thirty per cent of the
pupils are from outside the city.
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winan. far con,.r.xx

Milwaukee, Sept. 1O.-G. W. Winans
OF Waukesha was nominated for con-
gress by the Democrats of the Fifth
district to-day at West Bend. Wis.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Ligby. n. s.. Sept. 1O-Peter Wheeler
was hanged ut The Jail here at 2::31
o'clock this morning for the murder of
Annie empton ut Bear River last JAN
uary. Miss Kempton, who was only
sixteen years of age, was killed in de-
fcndiny her honor
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Cork, Sept. S.-Alfred George White.
head, the recently released political
prisoner who rystertously disappeared
from his home at Skibbereen on Aug.
25, the day utter his release from pris-
on, has been found here.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Capetown, Sept. 9.-An official dis.
patch from Umtali announces that
Chief Makoni, the great leader of the
insurgent Mushonas, has been cap.
tured In a cave in his stronghold.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

The sultan has appointed Il commits
sion to deal with the Armenian rcfu-
gees. 1t is proposed to furnish safe
conducts to those desiring to leave and
to insure the safety of those who re-
main.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
D.,trovcd Nv In.urpent.

Havana. Sept. 10. = The insurgents
have totally destroyed with dynamite
fine iron bridge which spanned the
River Pedrenales. near Mangas, Prov.
ince of Pinar del Rio.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

London, Sept. 9.-Sir Joesph Archer
Grove, the commercial attache Of
Great Britain ut Paris, 10 dead. He
was born in 1910 and was formerly
consul general ut Leipsic and Dussel-
dorf and commercial attache at Berlin
and Vienna.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Mills Resume.

Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 1O.-The Up
per Pacific mills yarn mill and print
works have resumed operations after
a shutdown of two weeks. This af-
fects about 5000 hands.
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Nutsnn Su..nLx

Benliam. Tex. Sept. 10. = Thomas
Watson. Populist candidate for vice
president. addressed nearly 5000 peo-
pie, mostly farmers. here today.
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Drowcn,l at wntcrtoxn.

Watertown. Wis. Sept. 1O.---A young
son Of Lconhard EngcbkircbLer was
found drowned in the river this morn
ing. lie is supposed to have fallen in.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
For COngress,

Decatur, Ala, Sept. 9..The Eighth
Alabama district Republican cOnven-
ton to-day nominated Oscar II. Humid
ley Of Huntsville for congress.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
ELECTION IN ARK.
THE ENTIRE STATE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET Is ELECTED,
1t II Expected That the Democratic
Majority Will Reach GO,OOO, OF .
Democratic Gain of More Than
$4,000 as Compared With the
Gubernntorinl Election Held Two
Years Ago.

Little Rock, Ark. Sept. 9.-Gen. Dan
lei w. Jones of Little Rock was elect
cd governor of Arkansas and the entire
state ticket has been successful at the
polls. There We're hut two full tickets
in the field, the Democratic and the
Republican, the Populists contenting
themselves With 4 candidate for gov
ernor. Gen. Jones and Mr.. Remmel,
the Republican candidate, made an
active canvass of the state, but Files,
the populist nominee, made no
speeches. The Democrats put forth
special efforts to roll up large ma
jority In this election for its moral ef-
feet Gu the free silver cause in other
states in November, and ante-election
estimates have placed Jones' majority
as high as $1,000 over combined oppo-
SitiOn.
In Little Rock interest in the election
centeTed on the liquor license question.
Never before in the history Of the city
had there been such a campaign
against license. The religious element,
the w. G. L. u. and the ministers espe-
clally have been busily engaged for
more than Il month in the effort to
down license and were Joined in the
.'A"'SlAiShI W 'tuC 4AcpuUllCiluS WlO
hoped in defeating license to break up
the so-callcd Pulaski county Demo-
cratic ring. Two big mass meetings
were held by the Prohibitionists the
day before election and prayer meet
ings were held every hour during the
election in all the city churches.
Enough returns have been received
to ndicate that license has carried by
a small majority and that the regular
Democratic ticket in this county has
carried by about the usual majority.
Memphis. Tenn, Sept. 9.-The Com
melrial-Appcals Little Rock cor
respondent telegaphs that the Demo-
cratic majority in Arkansas will reach
GO,OtW. This is Democratic gain of
more than 355,oo0 as compared with the
gubernatorial election two years ago,
and the largest majority ever given in
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Executions for $4,000 were issued
to-day against John \. Callan T. Co,
dealers in lumber and builders sup
plies at Altoona. Pa.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
Mi.rourl Dcmocrnt. Agrcc to Ey

Missouri Democrats Agree to Fuse
st. Louis. Sept. 1O.-Thc Democratic
state central committee. by nearly a
unanimous vote. decided today to fuse
with the POpuliStS. 1t is probable that
thirteen Populst electors will he taken
Off the ticket and the Democrats will
be asked for the resignation of four.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Jackson, Wis, Sept. 10. - Burglars
broke into the store of \. Braun II Go.
last night and got away with $170.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Ex-COnEre*xmnn E1dridRc DNfIE.
Fond du Lac, Wis. Sept. 10. - Ex-
Congressman Charles Eldridge is on
his death bed mt his home in this city.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12
stree, halfway Assignment

Fort Wayne. Ind. Sept. 81. = The
Fort Wayne Consolidated Street Rail.
way company was placed in the hands
of a receiver to-day.
The Dickinson press., 1896-09-12

Canadian Crlcketers Win.
Philadelphia, Sept. 9-The Canadian
crickcters won the annual internation-
al match from the Philadelphias to-
day by forty runs.
The evening times., 1896-07-11
PALMA SHOULD RETIRE
such Is the Opinion of Colonel
Hazz rd.
Former Financial Agent of the Cuban
Junta Criticises Actions of His
Former Chief.

The interview given out in New York by
L. Estrada Palma, chief OF the Cuban junta
in the United States, in which he declared
very weak Cuban plank, has caused con-
siderable consternation among the friends
OF the revolutionary cause IN Washington.
Col j. ID. V. Hazard, OF Florida, formerly
financial agent of the junta, who is now in
the city, today said to Il Times reporter:
''Scnor Palma has made q serious diplo-
matte mistake in allowing himself to be
interviewed On the respective party plat
forms AS the recognized chief Of the
Cuban junta in this country he should have
had as little as possible to say on this sub
Ject. Instead OF that, he has antagonized
one of the great parties of the country,
upon which he must depend, to a GER
tsin extent, for favorable Cuban legsla-
tion.
u do not care to criticise Senor Palma
further than to say that l consider him
unfit for the high and onerous position
which he holds. About six months ago
/ was appointed financial agent OF the
junla in this country. 1t WIS proposed 10
raise $4,000, 900 on Cuban bonds. or
S25O,000 in arms and ammunition, and
the balance on time loans.
Il placed these bonds and secured the
money, all in this country. Then Seniors
Palma and Quesada went to New York
and organized a financial committee, which
turned me down. The bonds have not
yet been sold.
is my belief, in which am supported
bya great number OF Cuban sympathizers in
this country, that if / had been allowed to
place these bonds and procure the ncces-
sary supplies for Cuba at that time, Cuba
Lihre' would now be an esta tablished fact"
Col. Hazard was an officer insthe on
federate service, and pins his left sleeve
over Ills breast. He is known throughout
the South as u man Of veracity. He has
been in this city for several weeks past in
theinterest OF the Cuban cause, and has the
confidenceand support Of many Of the Cuban
sympath!Zers at the capital. 1t is Col.
Hazards belief that there will shortly be
an important change in the Cuban legation
In this country.
The evening times., 1896-07-11
DECREASE IN VALUATION
Marked Reduction Shown by a
ReaSSeSSment of Property.
APPLIES ONLY TO CITY
Work In the County Has Not Yet Been
ConIpleted-Result Win Probably
he known by January-Total Re
duction In the City Amounts to
Over Three Million Dollars.

The effect of the reassessInent OF prop
crty In the city, Just now being transcribed
and computed in the office OF the assessor,
Will be that the valuations will show a
net reduction of about 2 "a per cent, or,
in round numbers, the aggregate Will be
reduced about $4,000, 900.
This estimate applies only to the city
limits, as the work in the county is not
yet complete. The assistant assessors
are, however, bending their energies to
the task of having their books all turned
over by the first Monday IN next January.
The present reduction In the taxable
values is but a tenth of what resulted
| from the revision OF the assessment OF
1892. There had been such radical
increase made by Assessors Da wson, Cook,
| and Moore that taxpayers rebeiled. 1t
| amounted, they said, to practical. confis-
| cation of their property, and threats We're
made that rather than pay the assessments
! resort to the courts would be had, and
an appeal was made 10 Congress.
THEIR WORK REVISED.
| Finally the President appointed board
| consisting of Z. W. w Griffin, s. 7. 6.
Morseil and W. B. Gurley, W hose duty was
prescribed TO be the revision of the work of
| the former assessors, and the result was a
decrease OF q little over S3,oOO,oU0 in the
| aggregate valuations.
| This revision was made too late to have
effect upon the taxes collected in 1894.
but it served to diminish the collections of
| 1885 and 1896. and the effect of the pres
ent revision will be felt when the taxes are
paid for the year 1897.
| That the work of Messrs. Griffin, Nor
sell and Gurley was carefully done seems
| to be evidenced by the comparatively small
| change made in their figures by the present
painstaking board.
Illustrations of the radical departure
! from the assessments of 1892 are given.
Property rated then at ST per foot w as cut
| to 5000. and whole blocks that averaged
$l2 per foot were brought down to a basis
of $3.50 per foot.
THE TAXES REDUCED.
Prominent corners, upon W hich the o owners
| paid almost uniformity in 1894 at the rate
| of SIS, and in some instances $50 per foot,
| were reduced to $40 and 81 and lots in the
middle of blocks; as, for example, on F
| street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. which were taxed under the original
assessment in 1882 at $14, S16.50 and SIT
per foot, were reduced to $50 and $3.50.
| That original assessment showed an ag-
gregate valuation OF nearly $3.50, 900 600,
which, as before stated, was reduced to
nearly S19s 900 900 by the board appointed
In 1899, and this is by the present revision
reduced to about S194, 100000. The first
reduction was confined to no section, but
extended at a uniform rate throughout the
| District, and this, IL is understood, will
| be the case under the present revision.
The evening times., 1896-07-11
MONUMENT TO FIELDS.
Friends Of the Poet All Over the
Country VIII Subscribe.

"Some day, out in Gods acre, where
angels sing their Sleep, Oh, Sleep a
monument shall mark the restingplace of
our gentle poet, and let it DC built as was
Daniel de Foes in London, by the loving,
grateful contributions Of the children of
the land and their friends" said Rev. DR..
Bristol. at the funeral of the late poet,
On exhibition at the Hotel Regent are
forty-four original drawings, contributed
by the leading American illustrators, that
are contained in the Eugene Field mrnu-
Inent souvenir, Field Flowers TIE
book is a handsome work, magnificently
finished, and published under the auspices
of Mrs. Eugene Field, with the approval
OF the monument committee, for the pur-
pose Of raising money, the proceeds Of
which will be equally divided between the
family of the late writer and the fund which
has been established for the building of a
monument to the memory of the beloved
poet of childhood, and Mr.. A. s. Swift,
the secretary of the fund, is ut the hotel
to receive contributions, no ma tier how
small.
The hook contains forty pages, printed
from perfect plates upon enameled card
board 1t is perfectin workmanship The
| cover is of cloth withIa design in gold and
| color by Stanford White. 1t contains the
work of the following prominent artists:
Reginald II. Birch, R. NJ Hynes, W. L.
Taylor, Irving r. Wiles, A. B. Wenzell,
Charles Howard Johnson, Alice Parber
Stephens, w. Granville, Smith, Stanford
White, Frank o. Small, Henry Sandman,
| c. j. Taylor, F. Hopkinson Smith, Orson
Lowell, Eric Pope, Mary Hallock Foote,
w. A. Rogers, A. Is. Frost, Charles C. Cur
| ran, Abbey f. Underwood, Carl werntz,
; George Wharton Edwards, Harry Fem,
! w. H. Drake, Charles Minte, Charles Gra-
ham, E. W. Kimble, Frederic Remington,
K. W. Taylor, ]. 7. McCutcheon, William
| Schmedtgen, L. s Ispin, A. Franzion and
i Melville and Will H. Bradley. T. 7.'fy'-il Z
| For each Collar given in there will be
] issued copy of"Field Flowers" as sub
scription to the fund "Iin al ngHel7
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HER HUSBAND WAS co1.oRED.
Wife Did Not Discover 1t for n Num-
ber of Years

Orange, n. j., July 11.-Mrs. Alice Cum
mings-Jackson came to Orange Thursday
from Philadelphia. where she lives. She
said that twelve years ago she was married
to Jackson. whom she supposed to be white.
1t was not until recently she learned that
he was a Coiored man. She at once left
him and had obtained a divorce.
She said l;er husband had obtained pOsr
session OF their three children, and they
were with Jackson's mother on Parrow
street, this city. The detective went to the
house and found the story true.
The youngest, a small boy, wanted to go
with her, and she was allowed To start for
Pennsylvania with the child.
The evening times., 1896-07-11
Lecture on California,

The California deleg alton to the Endeavor
convention has arranged with Mr.. John
P. Chun to give a free illustrated lecture
upon California at Central Hall on Penn
sylvania avenue, between Seventh and
Ninth streets, tonight, beginning at $50
p. m. He will illustrate his lecture by 200
of the finest views to be obtained of Cali.
fornia scenes, which were sent to Wash
ington especially for this occasion.
The evening times., 1896-07-11
SLAMMED DOOR IN HER FACE
Mrs. Mccartney Denies that She Has
Mismanaged Prouerty

Annie c. Mccartney, by her attorney,
yesterday filed her answer as Administrative Il
of the estate of William Fletcher, deceased,
to the rule for an accounting issued June
10, 1886, upon the petition of Charles P.
Fletcher and others, heirs-at-law..
The respondent denies absolutely all
charges made affecting her management
OF the estate, and AYERS that when she
called upon the petitioners to consult con.
cerning the papers in question, the door
was slammed in her face.
The charge that she has been abusive, she
says, is untrue, and that there have not
been pleasant relations, is through no fault
Of hers.