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BREAK IN The SILVER RANKS.
The Indiana Delegation Will Not be
Bound by Any Caucus Action.

| CHICAGO, July 3-The first serious
break in the ranks of the silver men
occurred tonight at a meeting of the
| Indiana delegation. They voted not
to go into caucus next Monday. Some
of Mr.. BANDS friends visited the In
diana headquarters this afternoon and
urged the Hoosier delegation to attend
the caucus. After they had gone, at the
egation, Senator Turpie, the Chairman,
issued a call for meeting
John Lamb of Terre Haute, who. as
Observation-Disclosures. will occupy the seat
of Senator Voorhees,, detained at home
by illness, introduced the following res
olution:
Resolved. That the delegation from
Indiana believe that the nominee of this
convention ought to be made by the
convention, and we decline to attend
or be bound by the action of any caucus
or conference called for that purpose.
This precipitated the liveliest kind
of a debate, lasting over an hour. The
passage of the resolution was urged nv
Messrs. Lamb, w E. English and
Judge McCabe. They took the ground
that the proposed action was in yio-
lation of all precedent, and so undem-
ocratic that not even the abnormal com.
ditions under which the convention
would meet justified such a radical de-
rarture.
Although the Indiana delegation
numbers twenty-six silver men to four
gold men, the arguments in favor of
the resolution caused many of the
twenty-six to look favorably upon it
and when Senator Turpie, the head of
the delegation and an ardent silver
man, advocated it's passage. the scales
turned in its favor, and it was passed
by small majority. The exact fig
ures were not given, for afterward the
opponents of the proposition withdrew
their opposition, and the vote was made
unanimous.
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taxed. That this was double taxation
in the plainest sense of the term was
pointed out to Mr. Siebe, but according
to report, without causing him to
change his determination in the least.
He had apparently determined to tax
everything held in the name of Wells,
Fargo & Co., whether held here or in
Tinbuctoo.
But the bank people will make a Wig
orous fight to prevent the carrying out
of his picturesque ideas, and if they
fail in doing SO they have the alterna-
tive already mentioned to fall back on.
They will simply close up shop and
move to a city where they may hope to
obtain something like fair treatment.
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Senator Teller repeats that he has not
believed very strongly in the effort to
place his name before the Democratic
Convention. He of course would ac-
cept the tender, because he believes it
is an evidence of the union of the COM
mon people against the money power,
but he also believes that If silver
Democrat is nominated the silverites
must support that nominee, regardless
of party.
Even the Colorado delegates do not
believe that Teller will be nominated.
The main question of issue above can
didate has been lost sight of for a mo-
ment. Colorado has been dead in ear
nest on the financial question for some
time.
Teller lis resting at the home of his
brother, and requests to be permitted to
rest. Tomorrow he has consented to
deliver the address at the Auditorium,
and he will there address the people ON
the issues of the day. Later in the
campaign, if he is not nominated in
Chicago, he will make tour Of the
States of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio, speaking for silver platform and
a silver candidate.
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NATIONAL COMMITTEES.
Chairman Harrity Has Called a fleet
ing for Next Monday.

CHICAGO. July 3.-Chairman Har-
rity has called a meeting of the Dem
ocratic National Committee for Mon
day next. at which the matter of the
temporary organization will be sett1ed
B. B. Smalley of Vermont. replying to
the question, What will the comro;+
tee do?" replied: do? Why do &C 49,.
always nave done The members can
do nothing else am going to support
the nominee of this convention, but I
do not propose to be told by ANYBODY
how l shall discharge my duties as q
member of the National Committee r
have no responsibility after that ;s
done. l recognize the fact that T am
but one of a small and powerless mi
nority, which can only wait and see
what the triumphant majority will do >,
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THE VALLEY ROAD.
Grading Begun On the Fresno County
Extension.

FRESNO, July 3.-Grading for the
Valley road was commenced in Fresno
County to-day Fifty teams were put
&c work south of the San Joaquin River
and more than IuO teams will begin
grading next Monday about half way
between this city and the river 1t is
expected that the grading will be COM
pleted to Fresno during the present
month, and that track laying will not
be MANY days behind the graders The
bridge across the San Joaquin River
is nearing completion and will be ready
for the rails when the tracklayers arrive
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WELLS CASE.
Acquitted on One Charge, But Sent
to Jail on Another.

WOODLAND, July 3. - The case
of the people against A. j. Wells,
charged with an attempt to assault
the -year-old daughter of B. F.
Davidson at Guinda, came up in the
Justice Court at Capay to-day. After
hearing a great deal of testimony the
defendant was discharged, the evidence
net being sufficient to hold him on
that charge District Attorney Hop
kins Immediately swore to a complaint
charging Wells with indecent expos
ure, to which Wells pleaded guilty, and
was fined 5000 and sentenced to serve
thirty days in the County Jail.
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Fined for Contempt.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.-Judge
Slack this morning fined H. A. I'm
rub $f00, and James L. Crittenden
$3.50. as a reward for their neat little
display of firearms at the tragic scene
CT Yesterday morning. Unruh, though
protesting innocence, bowed to the
courts decision, but Crittenden de-
clined to pay the fine and will take an
appeal to the Supreme Court
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BRIsCOE DIVORCE CASE.
Judgment Rendered in Favor of the
Wife, the Plaintiff.

CHICO, July 3.-The famous Briscoe
divorce case, which has been of much
interest for some time past in Butte
County, in consequence of the promi-
hence Of the parties concerned, was
concluded to-day. Judge Gray rem
dered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff,
Mrs. Briscoe, On the ground of cruelty.
The main question of difficulty in the
case was in regard to the division OF
community property, amounting to
500 900, which was claimed as separate
property by the defendant Mrs. Bris-
coe receives $4,000 cash, $1,000 coun-
Sc! fees, the home residence in Chico,
and division of the defendants ranch.
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Fresno Oil Wells.

FRESNO, July 3.-The movement to
Law a nine line from the new Oil fields on
the west side of the county to this city,
a distance of SiXty-five miles, is begin
ming to take form. A company largely
composed of Eastern men filed articles
of incorporation here to-day, with
subscribed capital of $500 900, for the
purpose of boring j large number of
wells, piping oil to this city and build
ing a refinery here.
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Suit for False Imprisonment.

LOS ANGELES, July s. James K.
Stevens, who was recently arrested upon
the charge of having attempted to rob
the First National Bank of this city
through the medium of a TUNNEL exca-
waited beneath the bank vaults brought
suit this morning against the bank and
Detective F. II. Steele, claiming $50, 600
for false arrest and Imprisonment.
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A Farm LabOrer Killed.

BOISE idaho, July 3.-William Kern,
eenployed on the ranch of H. G. Will
son, three miles from here, was to-day
impaled on a tine Of forty-pOund
fork used by means of derrick to hoist
hay from wagons to the top of stacks.
The tine entered just back of the left
shoulder blade near the heart. Kern
lived about ten minutes.
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Ingleside Races.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3-Weather
Geld and track good. Trotting stake for
two-year-old $3.50 added, Owyhee
won, Highland second, Lottie Lilac
third Best time-2:3.
Two-forty class, trotting, purse
81 coo, Jeffs won, Clay second, Faro
third. Best time-2:20l2.
Two-twelve pace, purse $500, each
heat a race, Rumby NJ. won the first
and third heats, and Javelin won the
second heat. Best time-2:16A.
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Governors McCorkle; Kentucky-C Con-
gresham Asa y. Carruth; Illinois
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels
National Committeeman Cable, Post
master HeSing, ex-Mayor Hopkins,
Henry G. Robbins, leader of the Illinois
Sound Money League; Washington
National Committeeman Hugh C. Wal
lace; Alabama, Iowa and Ohio were
also represented.
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A Shrewd Dodge.

Mrs. Kindleigh-What do you saw
when you are given nice, warm
breakfast?
Wiley Wurdds-I don't say nuthin'
ma'am- I jest saws wood-Detroif
Free Press.
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An Electric Car Wrecked.

SAN JOSE, July "a train crashed
into an electric car on the North First
street crossing to-day. The car was
hurled from the track and badly
smashed. Four passengers in the car
escaped with a shaking up. 1t was the
fault of the motorman in crossing the
track when the signal was up.
Conrad Young artistic nhntns 421 I =
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ing satisfied that a Democrat cannot be
elected. 1t is confidently asserted that
the amalgamation of the free silver Re-
publicans and the Populists with the
Democrats would cement the union be-
tween the great producing sections of
the South and West, and would result
in Democratic control of the Federal
Government for longer period of time. .
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Conrad Young. artistic photos, 421 ].
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-08

slave. 1t became better known as
Way Down Upon the Suwanee Rib
Der, " the opening line, than by the
legitimate title which Foster bestowed
upon 1t. In fact, it is said the latter
was several times persuaded, but una
vailingly, to change the name. This
refusal TO alter anything once written
was one striking peculiarly OF oil Fos-
ter's compositions.
Composing songs was as easy to Fos-
ter rs swinging an ak is to the back
woodsman. All that he needed was
nlmsy theme, aud the remainder came.
His brother, Morrison Foster, who is
Mt present q Pittsburg business man,
tells of day when his brother en-
tered his office.
i want the name of river in the
United States containing two sylla.
bles, said Stephen. l mentioned
Iazoo, Peedec, and several other out
landlsh names, but they would not do.
Finally we got down an old map of
the United States, and, as my fingers
wandered over the State of Florida,
they stopped on the line that marks
the course of the Suwanee. There
they stopped. That will do said
Stephen, as he left the office. 1 never
gave the matter any further thought
until some weeks later / discovered
that my brother had written song
pbout the name, and had given it to
the world, old Folks at Home
Weary of the tedious confinement
which frequently came to him, Foster
sought rest and quietude in the sum.
mer of 1859, at the residence of his
cousin, Judge John Rowan. near Bards.
town, Ky. He was SO pleased with
the place, which lie called his retreat,
that, during his stay there, he com
posed song, which j. known 10 tho
world as "My Old kentucky Home. s"
movement is now on foot in Pitts
burg to start a National subscription
for the purpose of erecting monu-
ment to the memory of this genius,
which will bo placed in one of the
parks OF that city. 1t is the intention
OF the projectors to complete the fund
and have the monument unveiled on
the 4th of July, 1897, which will be
the anniversary of the birth of the
composer. No American song writer
has acquired such reputation as has
Foster and that his grave should have
been neglected for SO long Is the won.
der of all who look for the spot mark.
ing his last resting place.
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An Intoxicating Mnsllrnnm

The inhabitants of the northwestern
part of Asia use mushroom TO pro
mote intoxication. 1t is known as tho
hybroom mushroom, and is very
abundant in Scotland.
The fungus is regularly gathered in
the hottest part OF the year and is then
hung up by q string in the mir TO dry.
Some are dry before gathered, and
these are stated to be far more mar
cotic than those artifcially preserved.
Usually the fungus is rolled up like
n bolus and taken without chewing.
for, if mnsticated, it is said to dis
order the stomach. One large or two
small fungi produce what is looked
upon TO rs pleasant state of intoxi-
cation for one day.
The effect is tine same rs that pro
duced on taking quantity Of spirits
or wine, except that it is DELAYED from
one to two hours after the bolus has
been swallowed.
At first it produces very cheerful
emotions OF the mind it renders some
persons exceedingly active and is n
stimulant 90 muscular exertion. Thus.
IT person affected by it wishes to
step over q straw or small stick. it
impels him to take jump sufficient
to clear low ledge or the trunk of n
tree 10 keeps those fond Of music per
petuolly singing. Harrison's Maga-
y ne.
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Seals of WYOMING and ulnh.

The States of Wyoming aud Utah
have recently had their seals made.
and are now affixing them to all pub.
lie documents emunntiug from the
Governor or Secretary of State. That
OF Wyoming represents pedestal
showing on the front an eagle resting
upon Il shield. Upon the shield nre
engraved star and the figures of"
being the number of Wyoming in the
order OF admission to Statehood.
Standing upon the pedestal is the
draped figure Of a woman mo leled af-
ter the statue Of the Victory" of the
Paris Louvre, from whose wrists hang
the links of n broken chain. In the
right hand she holds stuff from
which floats banner bearing the words
Equal Rights" This suggests the
political position OF woman in this
State. On either side OF The pedestal,
standing at its base, are figures typi-
lying the live stock and mining indus
tries of Wyoming. Behind the pedes-
tails, and in the background are two
pillars, each supporting lighted
lamp, signifying the light of knowl-
edge. Around the pillars supporting
these lamps are scrolls bearing the
words Give Stick" Grain"
"Mines" and coil" At the base of
the pedestal in front are the figures
"lS69," 1880" the former signify.
ing the organization of the Territory
of Wyoming, and the latter the date
of its admission to Statehood.
The seal of the State of Utah is well
composed. An eagle holds in it's claws
six arrows and Norman shield. This
shield bears a hive on pedestal,
about which the bees are humming.
The word Industry" is emblazoned
across the top of the shield, and the
figures '1Si7" are shown at the lower
point. Behind the shield are crossed
two flags of the United States. Around
the outer edge of the seal are the
words 1.-The Great Seal OF the State of
Utah, 1896. Washington National
Tribune.
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Freak Of an Old nmck.

One of the oldest ducks in San
Francisco is named Tom, and he be-
longs to Charles Young, who lives in
the Potrero, about two blocks back
from the shores of the bay. Tom is
nearly six years old, and up to few
months ago was always dignifled and
rs correct in his demeanor as the or.
binary duck. About that time, how.
ever, he became possessed of strange
desire to accumulate all the old shoes
on the water front.
Early every morning he starts out
by himself II is often gone for sew
eral hours. When he returns he il
sure to bring an old shoe and store it
away in the poultry house. AS soon
as he feels satisfied that nobody will
interfere with it, he starts out again,
and soon returns with another. He
will keep this up all day, and If shoes
are plentiful will have several dozen
III places stored away by nightfall
Tom had been at this peculiar bust
ness for several dals before he was
discovered, and when his owner went
to the pQultry house and saw the piles
of old footwear, he thought that he
was being made the victim of prac-
ticnl joke. He dumped the old shoes
out and was more than surprised to
see Tom deliberately start to carry
them back again. Youug carried the
the shoes as far away as he could, but
in few hours the duck had them
where he wanted them, and started
out for mere.
Since Tom has been in the shoe
business he has forsaken the other
ducks altogether, and seems to have
but one desire IN life. People who
have seen him think that it is q case
OF the duck going crazy.
Mr.. Young has given Tom his own
way the last six months, and made it
business TO throw the shoes out
every few days, so as to give him a
chance to carry them back again. But
he says it is getting monotouous, and
that if Tom doesn't get over his fool
isbness socu he will be forced TO try "A
remedy that will surely cure him, al
though he hates this, because Tom is
too old and tough to make good eat
ing .-San Francisco Call.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Every sin suffered to remain in the
heart raises a family.
In one way the egg of wren is big.
ger than n turkey cock.
The man who does not look ahea -,
will soon have to fall back.
One of the hardest things for some
men TO forgive, IS difference ir
creed.
Many n man who claims that charity
begins at home, lets his wife saw the
wood.
If You have both tracts aud bread to
give to the hungry, give them the
bread first.
Many a man has started ont to re.
form the world, and stopped at the
first house.
Love IS tho greatest thing in the
world, aud yet nine people out of ten
are after money.
No man can griu1 down another
without first placing his own soul un-
der the milestone.
When people are set on having their
own way they don't care how much it
is going to cost them.
Men are alike in nature, but diGfer.
ent in character. They are one fam
lily, but many children.
Before we can truly possess any
thing, we must have the spirit that
will enable us to enjoy it.
The man who has 10 use for tho
golden rule in n horse trade, had bet
ter be watched everywhere.
One shot in the wing means n
wounded bird, no matter how fast it
may be dying when it is hit
The acorn that makes the forest, is
bigger than the forest, but we fail to
realize 1t, as we pick it up from under
our feet. -Ram's Horn.
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The Fair Bicyclist and tho Enragcd Mule

Yesterday morning n woman was
riding along the smooth asphalt Of
South Figueroa street. A wagon drawn
by two big mules was driving slowly
along the street. The fair bicvclisi
wished to get ahead of the wagon.
There was not much room between the
wagon and the curb, but she determ
incd to try TO pass. She rolled silent.
ly and swiftly on. The danger was
almost over. But when she happened
to glance ut the mules and saw how
very close they were, her heart rolled
mp into her mouth. She gaspcd,
turned pale and began TO wobble.
lustiuctivcly tho woman put ont her
hand toward the Eearest support-the
hind leg OF one of the mules.
Then n cyclone was let loose. The
whccIwomau miraculously escaped
without injury. but tho insuted mule
kicked the wind out Of the pneumatic
tires, tho spokes out OF the uxles. the
screws out of the saddle and the stuff
ing out OF the whole wheel. Los An
celes lCal) Zines.
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4 Coin in Ills Bronchial Tube

An extraordinary story was told at
an inquest ut Pechham yesterday.
Iwenty. years ago the dcnd man
was speaking with halfsovereign IN
his mouth Suddenly hesezclaimed.
'd'vo swallowed it, Gt was true he
had and the coin was yesterday pro
duccd mt the inquest It bore date
1866, and for more than a quarter Of
d century had been embedded in the
left branch Of the bronchial tube,
without apparently iujuriug Is hold
er, who died from a diseased heart.
We are reminded Of the case of the
peer who swallowed half-a-crown While
engaged in the performance OF n con.
juring trick In this case the ''holder
for value is alive and we'll, not n
penny COR perhaps we should say half.
a-crown) the worse. - Westminster
Gazette.
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A sen lion story comes from San
Diego that is substautiated by the
skin OF the lion now Mt the home OF
the cnptor An angler on the Govern.
ment jetty at tie horbor mouth baited
his hook with smelt. The hook was
swallowed by % small leopard shark.
a large sea lion happened by and was
attracted by tho furious antics Of the
captive shark as the fish endeaYored
TO break the line. The lion padded
mp and swallowed the shark and the
murderous hook The barb OF the
stout hook became firmly implanted
in tho vital5 of the lion. Then there
was FUN for the angler The line was
tied to the ietty. Several men aided
the angler i'm playing the lion. For
more than an hour there was furious
fight. The lion resorted to oil the
cunning known TO his kind TO get
away. ~ was useless. His strength
was exhausted. The beast was drawn
to the shore and dispatched with q
club. Los Angeles (Cal) Times.
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Ono of the wickedost sights we have
seen in long while, says the Lewis
ton Me Journal, was witnessed this
week when % man went through the
streets OF this city Offering for sale a
barrel of brook trout. The man
claimed to have bought them IN Can
Hda, and TO have brought them here
tor sale. All of the trout we're frozen
solidIy into the barrel, and among
them were some not over four inches
long. These little fellows should have
been at home with their mammas for
The next two years. Canada should
look to her fish laws.
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Water Beneath Coral Rock.

There are no streams i'm Yucafnn
which flow above the ground, but tho
whole peninsula is one vast table of
coral rock, and beneath it are immense
sheets of fresh water, with regular.
though ill-delncd, tides and currents.
Along the coost5 tho.o subtcrruncnn
waters arc quito near the surlnce, but
ln tho interior, whore tho culcareous
hycr is of great thickness, the waters
nro loss down. At intervals they brcal,
into cnyurns formed by cnrth1unkes
by pressure OF their own force or by
the in'iltrntIon of surface watcr into
the natural grottocs of the coral rock.
and wherever tho water can be reached.
whether through artificial pits or by
the operations of nature, the place is
cnlici ccbotc. There are great
many of them scattered an over Yucca
tam, and those near Merida arc utilized
n7 public bath houses, uiTording most
refreshing resorts.
Centuries ngo the Indians marked
the courses of tho subtcrranean rivers
by heaps OF stones, and always built
their cities close by the water caves.
as their ruins show and it is interest
ing TO note Co this day all the civilized
centres Of Yucaton have arisen around
these natural reservoirs. Chicago
Inter Oceun,
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THwARTED.

lsouSht to tell my love. "Not here"
She cried, with timid look.
Dearest 1 said, "what do you fear2"
Said she, THE babblinS brook"
Then walked We on TO woodland shade,
But. smoothing out her sleeves.
She drew away. "What, still airdd2~
Yes, of tho whispering leaves"
Then let Us seek your home" said !,
There you need have no fears"
"Why' you forget, sho made reply, -
THAT even walls have ears"
Ella Randall Pearcc.