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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
A Canadian Patent Shortened the
Life of One Here.

CHICAGO, Nov. SIN the United
States Circuit Court yesterday Judge
Showalter issued an order of far-reach-
ing Importance to tine telephone indus
try, in which the court practically puts
an end to the alleged right of exclusive
manufacture held by the Western Elec-
tric Company. The order or entry
made in the case is to the effect that
the Watson telephone switch patent had
expired July 30, 1890, by virtue of it's
having been taken out in Canada by the
inventor July 80, 1880.
The discovery that a Canadian patent
had been issued on the invention was
made only recently by the Western
Telephone Construction Company,
which concern was the principal defen-
dant in the suit brought by the COM
bined Bell and Western Electric COM
binations The Western Electric Com
pany charged infringement and the
court has had the case under adViSement
since last summer and in the meantime
the Western Telephone Construction
Company discovered this new evidence.
Judge Showalter could do nothing
further until he renders his decision.
Under the decision in the Bates Re-
frigerator case the discovery of the Ca
madam patent shortens the life of the
Watson concession five years, 1T hav-
ing been ruled that a patent taken out
in a foreign country acts against later
patent issued in this country.
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And is Now Interesting Himself In
That Enterprise.
Working to Promote the Proposed
Exposition by 1t at Omaha and Sc
cure Appropriations for 1t by State
Legislatures-Chair WOOdSOn
of the Kentucky Democratic State
Committee Charges a Republican
Conspiracy to Steal the State.

LINCOLN, Nov. S.-W. J. Bryan, as
President of the Transmississippi Con-
gress, is interesting himself in that en-
terprise and since the election result be-
came known has received a number of
calls from Omaha gentlemen and others,
urging him to call meeting of the con-
gress at an early date as practicable.
The congress originated the exposition
as means of bringing Transmississippi
States together in closer union.
Omaha was selected as the site of the
proposed exposition. Iowa and Loulsi-
ana Legislatures have met since plans
for the exposition were perfected ana
each made appropria ations to defray pre-
liminary expenses for arranging State
exhibit. Legislatures of other Western
States will meet in January and those
interested in the exposition want an
early meeting of the Transmississipp1
Congress, SO that plans may be arranged
to induce Legislatures of Western
States to set aside funds for State ex-
hibits.
These matters were discussed with
Mr. Bryan and he promised to do what
he could to further the interests OF the
exposition The visiting delegation want
the Transmississippi Congress to meet
about December 18th. No definite ac-
ton has been taken by Mr.. Bryan, but
it is understood that the annual meet
ing Will be held not later than that date.
The meeting place this year is Salt Lake
City.
The Nebraska Legislature at its COM
ing session will be asked to make an
appropriation of from S100,OO0 to S2OO,-
600 in behalf of the exposition.
Mr.. Bryan will remain at his home In
Lincoln for an indefinite period.
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CHARGE CONSPIRACY.
Chairman WoodsOn of the Democratic
State Committees Statement.

OWENSBORO, Nov. SIN a COM
munication to the United Associated
Presses this afternoon, Urey Woodson,
Chairman of the Democratic State Com
mfttee, says: Il have only to say that
Governor Bradley by his telegram of
November 9th to Republican National
Committeeman Scott of New York in
which he said Kentucky has certainly
gone for Mckinley and will just as GER
tainly be counted proves that he is and
has been from the first in the conspir-
acy to steal Kentucky for Mckinley.
The Republican State Chairman only
claims about 400 plurality out of 423,-
900 votes and on November 9th, the date
of Governor Bradley's telegram, it was
known to no man that Kentucky had
certainly gone for Mckinley or Bryan
either. Nor is it yet. That kentucky's s
vote VIII certainly be counted for Nc
Kinley Governor Bradley may know as
he is a member of the State CanvassIng
and Contesting Board and may nave
made UP his mind to hear no evidence
of the great frauds that have been per-
petrated in the interest Of Mckinley,
though it is not customary for a just
and upright judge to answer how ne
will decide a case before he hears the
proof.
''To-day I learned of $50 Illegal negro
votes in a single county on the Iennes-
see border. it having been clearly es-
tablished that these negroes voted IN
Tennessee on August 9th. This Is
merely cumulative evidence of frauds,
but if Governor Bradley's Republican
assocfates on the State Board have also
made up their minds in the case IL may
not be worth while to bring the proof
before them. UREY WOODSON."
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"Unlucky" Opals.

1t is not fashionable to be supersti-
tious about wearing opals. Ten years
ago the woman who wore an opal was
brave woman indeed. To-day, experts
admit, more opals are bought than any
other precious stones except diamonds.
1t was Sir Walter Scott who helped, in
Anne Of Geiserstein," to arouse the
fears of the superstitious concerning
the wearing of that very beautiful
stone, and it was a German dealer in
gems who fostered that fear very sue
Cessfully, for other ends than those OF
romance. He came to England years
ago, we are told by a lady jeweier. tc
fill an order from one of the royal fadni
lies in Cermany--a wedding order, II /
remember rightly. Opals were then
high. He had printed the story that
opals were ,lnlucky, and spread the re-
port diligently. In a short time the
price went down. and he was enabled to
fill his order and make a handsome
profit it-WeStminster Gazette.
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VERY CLOSE.
Financial Forces in the Senate Liable
to be a Tie,

PROVIDENCE OR. II, Nov. SIN an
interview last evening with journal
reDorter Senator Nelson w. Aldrich
gave it as his opinion that the standing
of the two leading political parties In
the next Senate would be very close
1t is expected that President-elect
Mckinley will call a special session Of
Congress to consider the revenue queS-
ton soon after inauguration. The Sen
ator figures that at the present time
only two States are doubtful-North
Carolina and South Dakota In the
former the Legislature is fusion. Re-
publican and Populist, and in the latter
the Populist party claims a majority
AS matters stand the financial forces
are evenly divided in the Senate, forty
four gold and the same number silver.
These figures are likely to change,
however. for it is likely some of the sill
yer Republicans may accept the verdict
Of the election and accede to the st.
Louis platform. Until the exact status
Of the Senate is decided Senator Aldrich
will not state his opinion concerning the
future course the party is likely to take
in the matter Of revenue legislation.
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parts with Richard Mansfield, Nat
Goodwin and Stuart Robson
A GRUEs0ME EXPERIENCE.
A Young Girl Falls Into the Grave
Prepared for Her Friend.

PITTSBURG, Nov. S.-Blanche Bair,
young woman of Homestead, had
sruesome experience this afternoon
when she fell into the grave prepared
for her late friend, Nellie Chapman.
The two young women had been de-
voted friends, and Miss Bair was among
the most affected mourners at the fu-
neral. She accompanied the remains to
their last resting place and was close
to the grave, when she was obliged to
move to get out of the way of an ap-
preaching carriage. 1t happened so
that she stepped on the lid of the rough
box, which tilted, throwing her, feet
first, into the grave. AS she fell she
struck her head and shoulders on the
side of the grave and the lid fell on
her, striking her on the back of the
/ eek.
The young woman was pulled out in
an unconscious state and removed to
her home, where physician attended
her. She did not regain consciousness
until three hours later. Her injuries
are said to be slight, but she was great
ly frightened.
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WASHINGTON'S LEGISLATURE.
A Democrat or Silver Republican Will
be the Next Senator.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Nov. S.-Wash-
ington's next State Legislature will be
composed of eight-four Populists and
Democratic fusionists and twenty-eight
Republicans, a combination which has
already developed much in the way of
Senatorial timber and blighted the am
btionS of Governor John II. McGraW
and Andrew F. Burleigh, sound money
Republicans, who aspired to seats in the
upper house of Congress.
By the terms of agreement entered
into al the Ellensburg Convention the
PopuliSts are absolved from party ties
and may with consistency support a
Democrat or free silver Republican for
United States Senator. The aVowed cam
didates for the exalted office are Hon.
Watson G. Squire, free silver Republ-
can, and Judge Richard Winsor, Popu-
list, both of Seattle. Among others
prominently mentioned are Judge Geo.
Turner, free silver Republican, Spo-
kane: Horatio n. Bell, the Populist
Mayor of Spokane: Charles F. Fshback,
free silver Republican, Seattle and ex-
Governor Miles G. Moore free silver
Republican, Walla Walla.
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WARMERS PR0NUNCIAMENTO.
HE ISSUES 1T AT THE REQUEST
OF THE BIMETALLIC UNION.
Says it is Impossible to Relinquish
the Struggle Against the
Gold Standard.

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Directors of
the American Bimetallic Union, who
constitute the bulk of the silver leaders
i'll three parties, have decided to MAIN
tain headquarters in this city and use
it as the agency through which litera-
ture is to be spread broadcast over the
land. The branch offices at Chicago will
be consolidated with the Washington
office, but the San Francisco branch is
to be continued.
General a. J. Warner. President of
the Union. at the request of the Di-
rectors has issued the following address
setting forth the purposes of the silver
men:
To the Silver Leagues and Bimetallic
Unions of the United States: Silver has
lost in this election, but the battle for
the overthrow of the gold standard has
not ended. The disastrous consequences
that must attend upon the continuance
Of this standard make it impossible to
ielinquish the struggle against it until
it is fully overthrown.
The gold standard cannot be main
tanned by increasing revenues. because
revenues are not paid in gold. The
attempt to maintain the gold standard
by perpetual loans must also sooner
or later fail. The only way is by con-
tracing the currency and forcing down
prices so low that gold will come here
cf itSelf in such quantities as to con-
stitute in part at least the currency with
which revenues are paid. and no debtor
ration can long maintain such a policy
Either course, therefore, leads to in
evitable ruin: the one by bankruptcy
CT the Government and the other by
bankrupting the people. Either policy
VIII subject the United States absolute
ly to British domination, and hence the
rejoicing of the British press over the
defeat of silver here.
The victory for gold is a victory of
trusts and syndicated wealth, brought
about by corruption and coercion. and
not a victory by the people for the peo-
pie, and 1T cannot last. There must be
an end also to the constant apprecia-
ton of money. The appreciation of
money alone, if allowed to go on at
the rate it has gone on for the past
twenty years, will in half a generation
more transfer the bulk of all the wealth
of this country from those who have
created it to the hands of the few who
control the money and own the debts.
No power can be conceived so potent
to gather wealth into few hands as the
ceaseless, all-pervading power of an ap-
preciating money standard No civ
iliZation can stand against it. 1t must
end or the foundation upon which free
institutions rest will be broken up.
The battle, therefore, for the restora-
ton of silver must go on without abate-
nIent, and l urge upon all silver and
blmetallic leagues and unions to keep
mp their organization and to continue
The fight until victory for the people is
finally won.
The noble fight made by our intrepid
leader in the campign just ended en-
dears him to all who have the right
eousness of our cause, and under his
leadership we believe victory will be
won in 1900
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Ten Cinnamon Arrested for Complicity
in the Crime.
Washington's Next Senator Will be
Democrat or Silver Republican-A
Santa Barbara Barber Stabs His
Customer in a Row-Disappointed
Miners Return From the Yukon
Country With Very Little Dust.

STOCKTON, Nov. S.-One of the
most brutal murders in the history of
San Joaquin County was committed last
night, and now ten Chinese are in Jail
here charged with completely in the
killing of See Jack, a Mongolian gar
dener of Staten Island
The killing is clearly the work of some
highbinder organization, as the left ear
of the murdered man was cut off and
carried away by his slayer as an evi-
Gence to those who employed him that
he had disposed of his victim. The dead
man was engaged in farming a tract of
land on Staten Island. and had two
other Mongolians in partnership with
him. A number of coolies were en-
ployed in cultivating the place, on
which was raised garden truck for the
San Francisco markets. The men were
2ll in the bunkhouse last night, accord
ing to the statement of the occupants,
when See Jack went outside.
He was heard quarreling with another
Chinese, but those within did not go out
side to see who the other man was.
Shots Were heard and when the in
mates of the bunkhouSe rushed out they
found See Jack lying dead outside with
three bullets in him and his head mutt
lated where the assassin had cut off his
ear. The Sheriffs office was notified,
and the officers who went to the island
scout the truth of this story. The dead
Mongol was found to have one bullet IN
his neck, another above the left nipple,
and a third in the left side.
The missing ear was cut off SO close
to the head and so clean that it must
have been severed with a knife as keen
as a razor. The other Chinese on the
place denied all knowledge of the kill
ing and united in saying they knew
nothing until they heard the shots and
ran out to find See Jack lying dead IN
a pool of blood. The Sheriff's deputies
did not believe this and arrested every
man on the place for completely in the
crime
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WATCHING THEM.
The DauntleSS and Three Friends
Keep the Cutters Guessing.

JACKSONVILLE (Fla.), Nov. 5
The steamer Dauntless, seized by the
Collector of Customs at Ferdina for
violating navigation laws by not car
rying a sufficient number of iifeboats
has, it is alleged, gone to Brunswick,
Ca, to engage in the towing business.
The Government officials ara suspl-
cious of the alleged filibuster and
yesterday as soon as the revenue cutter
Cclenix arrived here in charge of Cap
tain Herring, the cutter Boutwell, at
once took on coal and started in pursuit
Cf the Dauntless-
In an hour after the Boutwell, crossed
the bar the filbustering steamer Three
Friends left it's dock and crossed the
bar after dark. 1t had on board three
weeks supply of coal.
The Three Friends was closely fol-
lowed by the steamer Kate Spencer.
which has several times carried out
cargoes of arms and ammunition for
the Three Friends.
The United States cruiser Raleigh has
been ordered from Key West to the ST
Johns bar to watch for filibustering
eXpeditiOnS
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BIG SNOWSTORM.
South Dakota Experiences the Largest
i'm November for Sixteen Years.

ST. PAUL (Minn.). Nov. S.-Reports
from points in South Dakota report a
remarkably heavy fall of snow for this
season of the year. A Huron special says
from twelve to fourteen inches of snow
covers the ground in that portion Of the
State, more than fell all last winter, and
the heaviest SO early in the season for
sixteen years. Thousands of acres of
corn are covered, and but small por-
ton of the crop has been threshed.
Settlers are unprepared for winter and
much suffering will follow. The snow
has drifted and railway trains are iln-
peded Chamberlain and Miller repor,
heavy loss to stock and much suffering
as a result of the severe weather.
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MINNIE WILL MARRY.
She viii Forsake the Stage to Wed
Millionaire.

NEW YORK, Nov. "a morning
paper says: Minnie Dupree. who re-
Gently finished a two weeks engagement
at the Boston Museum in THE Two Lit
tie Migrants" has announced her in
tention to forsake the stage at the end
of the season for a second matrimonial
venture. The man of her choice Is
Major William II. Langley. a cotton
millionaire who resides at the New Am
sterdam Hotel, at Fourth avenue and
Twenty-first street.
Major Langley's first wife, who was
Marie Belle Shepard. got a divorce from
him about year ago.
AT the time the Langley's separated it
was said that the wife received $3.50, 900
for herself and 81 600. 900 in trust for her
three children. Major Langley is a
member of the Manhattan and other
clubs and is reputed to be worth several
million dollars.
Minnie Dupree is q Californian, 26
years of age and has played leading
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YACHTING MEN MEET.
They Will Name a Constitution and
Bylaws for Lake Associations.

BUFFALO On. ", Nov. S-Six
yachting men of national reputation,
representing two of the yacht racing as
sociations of the great lakes, held
meeting of considerable Importance and
great length at the Hotel Iroquois last
night. The meeting was strictly pr-
Vate.
There We're present Commodore
Howes of Buffalo, G. T. Bliss of Erie.
and f. Il. Radock of Cleveland, repre-
senting the Interlake Yacht Racing AS
sociation; President Emil Jarvis of
Toronto, J. f. Burroughs of Rochester
and E. II. Ambrose of Hamilton, Ont.
representing the Lake Yacht Racing AS
sociation of Lake Ontario. 1t was ex-
pected that delegates from the Yacht
Racing Association of Lake Michigan
would be present, but a telegram was
received early in the evening saying that
none of the members of that association
could come, and asking that the two
other associations proceed as if all were
present together.
The meeting was for the purpose of
framing a constitution and bylaws
embracing a system of measurements
tions of the great lakes. This consti-
tuition is for the yacht racing union of
the great lakes, which embraces the
three great associations of Lakes Onta-
rio, Erie and Michigan. The associa-
tions in turn represent about fifty diff
ferent yacht clubs in different parts of
the country bordering on the fresh
water seas. The constitution as pre-
sente1 to the delegates last night COM
prised thirty-eight articles. The first
article only is made public at this time.
1t is as follows:
The object of the union shall be to
continue yacht and boat racing on the
great lakes; to unity the rules and class
ifications to apply to all clubs and in all
events on the great lakes; but it is not
intended that the union shall act in any
thing but an advisory capacity.
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MUDGETlT'S MURDERERS seen.
THEY OBSERVE THEIR PURSUERS
AND GET INTO TIMBER.
Fears That the Pursuing Party May
be Ambushed by the Flee
ing FugitiveS.

CAHTO, Nov. S.-A messenger who
arrived at Usal tonight from the vi
cinity of Island Mountain reports hav-
ing met the Sheriff's posse about 8
o'clock to-day at a point close to the
Trinity County line and about forty
miles north from Usal. The officers
were confident they were on the right
trail of the assassins of rancher Mud
gett and would overtake them before
dark. The Sheriff's party had got near
enough to the fleeing criminals at one
time to-day to see two of them pass
over high elevation of land just north
of Island Mountain. The murderers,
discovering their pursuers, quickly left
the trail and disappeared into the tim
her. The horses of the Sherif's men
appeared fresh and capable of doing
many hours of service before dark.
The excitement in this region shows
no abatement, and threats of lynching
made by friends of the dead men are
not idle and grow more alarming
Cooler heads do not approve of such
swift vengeance being meted ont and
have conveyed their fears to the posse
that in the event of a capture it could
quented trail to Ukiah.
Fears are entertained that the Off
GERS will be ambushed These fore
bodings are based upon the known
treachery of the two halfbreed Indians,
Noble and Dodge. Noble in particular
has the sneak instincts of full-blooded
Indian. He has but one eye, has re-
markable ability as a marksman and
frequently exhibited his skill about
town by tossing up a quart can into
the air and with revolver In each
hand keeping the can dancing in mid
ar until the chambers of the gun be-
came empty. Should the officers cor
ner this man he will shoot and will not
waste ammunition.
Last night a heavy rain and wind
storm set in, making trail travel more
difficult and delaying the return of the
messengers sent to the scene A vol
unteer party of five men, friends of
Mudgett, left early this afternoon to
join the pursuing party, and with this
additional reinforcement the escape of
the accused men seemed doubtful
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Met an Old Friend.

'I cannot but admit my condition,
your honor" said the dignified old gen.
tlenan who had been carried to the po-
lice station the night before in state of
collapse, but the circumstances arose
from my meeting an old friend OF my
younger days-an old friend from Ken
lucky"
II have the honor of being a Ken
t,1ckian." said his honor. and will let
Won go. BY the way who was the old
f,;andp He may be friend of myself"
The dignified old gentleman first got
himself near the door, and then said, in
q soft voice:
...John Barleycorn." - Indianapolis
T.,,,
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GOOD BALL.
But the Tufts-LyOns Club Defeats
the Sagebrush Boys.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov S.-The Ne
vada Stars, baseball champions of the
Silver State, went down this afternoon
before the TuftsLyOn team of Los An
geles. The sagebrush aggregation
played excellent bali up to the sixth
inning. when by succession of errors
in the infield the Tufts-Lyons scored
six runs and practically clinched the
game The citrus belt lads fielded like
professionals, and but seven hits were
made off their diminutive pitcher, Riyi-
era. Score: Nevada Stars-0 o o > o
o . %; hits Z, errors. s. Tufts Lyons
% o / | Is = , %-1i: hits II: er-
rors, 4. Batteries-Perrew and Litch-
tenberg; Riviera and Mangerina. Um-
pires-McDonalda and Gagus
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Thrown Under q Car.

CHICAGO, Nov. S.-When alighting
from Wabash-avenue cable train at
an Buren, street tonight Mrs. Mar
garet Mueller of AGA West Congress
street came in contact with one of the
supports of the elevated structure, and
was thrown back under the car wheels
and killed. The body was frightfully
mangled. Her husband was John
Mueller, barber on the West Side, who
died from natural causes a fortnight
ago. Four grown children, two sons
and two daughters, all of whom live
here, survive
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Frank r1cLaughlin Welcomed,

SANTA CRUZ, Nov. S.-Major Frank
Mclaughlin arrived here this morning
and received quite an ovation from q
crowd of Santa Cruz admirers at the
depot, among whom We're the welcome
committee from the Mckinley Hobart
Club and the Republican Club of this
city. A reception will be rendered the
Chairman of the State Central Commit
tee at the Palm Theater Monday even
ing. and will take the form of a monster
ratification meeting with w. II. Lamb
as Chairman, supported on the stage by
the Mckinley Hobart and the Repubh-
can Clubs, 400 strong.
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ALMOST A FATAL FIRE.
Ex-Officer Rutherford Drags B. G.
Johnson From His House.

The alarm of fire this morning about
/ O'clock was caused by the burning of
the house of B. c. Johnson, on the cor
nor of the alley between j and X, Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth streets.
Ex-Ofiicer Rutherford was awakened
ty the light, and finding Johnsons
house locked he broke in the door and
dragged Johnson, who was asleep, out
Of the house The adjoining barn was
also burned. with a horse and buggy
that II contained. The small house of
Frank Bradley adjoining was also
burned, man being dragged out of il
also. The fire. which started in the
barn. is thought to have been incen-