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nAITLE ON CUHN.


the spnniRrd- Admit Ih'y Had Two
Moro ,IiIIsd Ihau the Hcbri-.
HAVANA, July 27.-An important
engagement has been fought between
Gen. LinaTes ana the insurgeGt force,
under Callxlo Garcia, Ia which the
Spanish losses were admittedly heavy.
Gen. Linatea lott Ramon dc los va
puas on July .3rJ, having learned that
tho forces under GatoIa, Cebreoo aud
Perez, 5000 strong, weT' ouoampei be-
lweou PeItevergnoia and Santa Ana,
Coming up with the iABurg unss about
4 O'Clock In the afternoon, no opened
hIn aud the engagement bJOn became
general. Gen. LinarsB took tuolr
ramp aud they foil back 10 Santa hua.
Elgly on tho 2i,h tho Insurgents uu.
uorIUok an offensive movement by at
tempting 10 turn the night wing OF the
Bpanisn column, They attacked II
with vlgGr, anu hard iishtlng ousued,
They made IN opstinalu sinud anu ~.
iu6ui o. givo back beiOfe tue opposition
Of the Spanish. The attack was finally
tepuie0d by bayouot charge by the
SpauluTdG. Tho igEuTECat position
wpu taken, anu Ut the same tins Oh.
Ruuun made an attack ON thoir hgnE
and put them to hight.
An tillonl report etgtes that one
troops sustained q loss o. nin0 killed.,
whila Lieutenant OF the Cavalry
Mtzl anu IS solliers were vOunhe1.
lhu Insurgents are reported % have
ielt seven hillrd Hui 10 have caIriei
away mnny d ad anu wounded.
In the camp VI the insurgents was
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WICHITA, KAN, July g7.-in o
lonely .lul, IA suytfal mites west Of the
vhlagr oitLuccy, IN the northern part
Of OElahomn territory, tue regular
mail stage was held Up this afternoon
by band Of uutlawF, vino flsI The
express anu mali sacRF, taking all the
rtgla,uftd letters aud all the valuable
caffiod ny tue two passengers m the
coach. There " little dpuUt that the
ROBBERY was tue WORK Of tue TrOfgau-
izVd gang Of "Bii" DUOliu, tue con
uemnud murderer aud OUTLAW, who o..
Uspej from the jail nj Gulufu several
weeks ago win "A dtzsn de pgfniu cut.
tht0ats anu fobbrfs. A big force Of
United States ueruty mHshHlls ha,
been In puf5u,t Of the outlaws ever
BluCutngit escape.
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replied: 81 am employing necessary
huip. ! wish you would como here 10
soon ~ convenient again. There are
several qucstious which must consult
with you about. Yen need only stay
one day"
Here is the answer Senator Jones
cent.
Hon. W. J. Btyan:-I think con.
ventlon Will adjourn tnls afternoon.
II 20 | will leave for Lincoln immedi.
atoly.
Alter the failure to have tho tele.
Grams read to the convection, Mt.
Bfyan IL said to have wired senator
Jones u give them 10 the 81. Louis
pspefs and TO the Associated Press, In
order inst they might be given NJ
wide Publicity no possible. To this
both Senator Jones ami Gov. Stone
dissented. Senator Jones was going
away on the . o'clock train, 20 the
matter was turned over 10 Gov. Stone,
who had another couiab with Mt.
Bryan.
The latter urged that this statement
he given TO the press, but GOV. Stone
said u would not lie polite anu that
his ease was In tho hands u his
fflen1s, who would do what they DO.
lityCd to no the mCst polite thing 10
DO, ~ they viewed the situation from
The field u battle,
al will bow to the wishes II my
ifignds, but II ~ due TO myself hnd tne
membeiH Ut this PJpulist pariy that |
treat them with perfect caudof," IL tho
tenor Of Mr. Bfyan's dispatches to
the Missouri governor But the ini0f'
nation was withhold from the pTcss.
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INV ORLEANS, July g7.-Thu
Picayune spec oil rom Jackson, Miss,
quotes letter wfitttn ny Pfesidrn,
Cleveland on May /, 1892, on the eve
Of the Democratic convention u Tia At
year to tho late l.. q, q. Lamar, IN
which the President, discussing his
probable candidacy, saw!
can easily be uispOsru Of, either by
the selection VI u candidate more avail.
able or by the adoption Of campaign
policy ON tho tinaDCiAl quesI ion which
1 Rm not Willing 10 lurtheT. In the
iitst case snail be a happy helper; Ia
the second shall sadiy await tho
announcement Of pafty defeat
which Will DO predetermined. Our
Southern friends, II they persist, viii
DO lott alone win their iroe coinage
horesy. Tue danger Ia that another
Southern idea aud u charge OF heed.
l,ssu,ss for the public safety on the
tiuaaciil question Will do servics Ia
tho place OF the memories OF the Civil
War,
The question " often anu iuslifably
put by friendly S1uthrTnets, Can
cleveland carry New York? The Au.
sweT Il ready Us 10 Cleveland or any
other man II the Democracy " at ali
weak on the coinage question. A.
ono who loves his Cluatry aud be.
lisves that her intergat Is bound up In
Democratic supremacy, am most
uncomfortable and uunAppy In tnt
fear tuaI the South viii not see until
too late the danger Of their mprrlng all.
IL / should feai this hardly THINK |
should seni II, but II goes laden with
affection anu the mDst tender memo.
rice. Yours nfleetiouatrly,
NhONER lLEYELAND.
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UHIrrDIN DEATH.
A sherIn aud - Hobbsr go 70.
gethcr.

A sherIn aud - Hobbsr go 10.
geiher.
NEVADA CRY, Cal, July 27.-Tho
dead boGy Of sheriff David Douglas
aud tho corIso Of au unknown high-
wgyman were To-Day found lying few
iuet apart In wood two miles from
town. There were live empty cham.
bofs In lhe sheriil's pistol, he having
been HhOt through the heart, IN the
right eye anu hand. the bullets OF the
sheriff had gone through tue fObbc's
hear, abdomen nud hip. Tue unknown
man nad rife, but II uad not appaT.
entity been usoi. IL II supposed Doug.
lass was shot By an unseen and uu.
known confederate Of the highway.
man,
A number OF bold highway robbcries
recently reported In tots neighOOthOOd
have MI autmed TO be the work uf one
miu, who stopped coaches aud private
cOnveyancpB on the roads near Nevada
CITY. The sheriff anu his uoputies had
been untirinR In their efforts TO cap
tuTe the hiyhwaymhn. Finally shsfin
Douglass, believing that large squad
OF deputies served TO tut the highway.
man on niH guard, determined to nj.
tempt the chnso single.handod. He
started out yesterday, accompanied
only by hio dog. Tne dog returned ut
midnight, aud ~ day break searching
parties traced the sheriff 10 tue spUl
where officer aud prisoner lay deal,
side by hide.
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MISNEArOLIs, MIMI, July 2I.--ig.
uaiius DJnuelly returned 20 his homt
today from ~, Lluis. Ia the next
Issue OF his paper, tue Representative,
Sir. DJBnelly viii say; ave nave done
we'll. We shall support MIR. Bryan
aud the POpulIst state ticket until tue
end Of the campaign, and We shall
then Withdraw from public life for.
ever. We aTe tired VI working for
those who would destroy u.s."
In speaking Of Bfyan's nomination
no said there were 20 many men Ut 81.
Louis who were candidates for Office
aud VINO hoped for Democratic OF.
dorsomunt IN their respective districts
that they swept the convention TO
Bryan. He auds that Bryan 10 taiking
too much und Ia standing over a pow.
der magazine.
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CInIm. Aaeln.l snnIn.

WAsIINuIOS, July g7.-A number
OF claims against spain are accumulat'
Ing In the state department on account
Of American clu2ins who have tui.
ierrrd In property anu person from tue
operations Of the Spanisl troops 10
CUBA. Ona Of the TOW TINT obtain put.
Icity was preferred tOuBy by Nine.
Maria Dolores dc Dur,0, u woman 80
years OF age, Spanish by birtn, bul
who Married an American anu was
natufaiiEed In 1870. EhB claims ithal
her property Ia Sauta Clara was dcs.
troyou ny Spanish troops, her planta.
ton burned aud hetsrli iired upon ny
spanish troops, although tho United
States tlag njsted over her home. For
this she hsk. an indemnity VI $500, 900.
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tyuuu ivt,,, ttU4. ,GiiA ~ ba,uta, "a
which he lamentod the death OF joe
Mace. This was In tue form Of an
official document.
Three insurPcnt prisoners, Luis
Muir, Miguel Alvarez and X dfiguCz
Antonio Gfaco, were shot this morn
Ing nj the Castle OF San 5OvUfinu,
Matanzae.
The insurgent leaders In the pr vince
OF Santiago de CubA, are Prohibiting
the farmers from preparing their flollt
Tor the next crop OF sugar cane.
After the advance oi the reinforce.
ments on their way from Spain 10 mi.
city, Gen. Meyltr will gstume PER.
HJuai dittctiOn OF the Csm.
Iaign against Antonio Muce0 In tue
province Of Pinst Vel RIO.
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Alleged nurdcrsrs Held.

gOsTON, july 27.--rho Plant line
steamer, Olivetle arrived from Halifax
today with First Mate Bran and crew
Ot tho American baTkenuue Herbert
FulIsEOn board. Tho men who Nre
under arrest pendipg further inNet-
t!ga,iou into the murder Of CapLNAsh,
taken before United states minister
Ffiskc. Bran anu Brown were both
formally charged with murder and
both pleaded not guilty. The hearing
wps then adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, tho accused men
belug ordered held without bhil. III
other members OF tho FuIieI's crew
were hell As witnesses.
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NEW YORK, July 27.-Compirol'ot
Fitoh to.uHy offered Tor sole $500 UJO
g0li bonds bearing interest at tue rate
VI 3 per cent, but only n little more
than Onc.quatter tne amount was bio
fOT. The bonds were sold nj tho iast
sale Of city honda for nearly slUi aud
were purchased by Muller g. 60. Of
Wall street, who Afterwards refused 10
make good their biz. Mr.. l'ituh De.
cidud 10 sell the bonds again tepa.
rattly, To- ASCERTAIN how much tue cay
was injured, 90 that the Corporation
Council might proceed against MuuUf
4 Go. " he haI a case. Tue b'ds Iv.
cuiya1 to-day were from par 10 slUi.
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NEW TIME CARO-, IN EFFECT my 10, l0aB
DEFIANT

uTrAAr
100 m overland limited Tor Chicago, omaha
Denver, kansas ely, ~ Louis ogden
ami PARK tiy.
70 IN local express fur san Francisco.
ogden, cache Valley uud intermediate
points
tcdp N local express Tor ogden and nsorms.
5tUpIn htanuc express Cor uhirago, omaha.
Denver. kAnsh8 CIV, ~ l9as, huUs,
fort aud. san tTancHr1.
$50 W local vAuTtss tu' Auf,ur, llnur.
Provo, Nuph Mauu aud iutormciiafy
i6N0pw mail aud express for rruyo, NepH
Milford, tuscp aun intermediate oluts,
40 900 mixed tram tor ourlCld leaeb,
Iooeis ani lermuuh
AUpIyE
$40 on overland limited fffw Chicago
Omaha, nL lnu,a. Kansas Guy Denver
uArk cay and tEfru.
800 $50 UH. sud uApTfss fIDu Helena, luttg,
PORTLAND, eau tIsnutc0, DElea AND tu.
&c HH udIuIH points
7i5 pm lurl express from san Francisco.
CacHu Valley usucn and intermediate
$50 m Atlantic express from Chicago.
Omaha, Pc Louis, hautar N.'r, Denver
p.tsaul maI and cNrr,ss from FRISCO, NU'
tH.I. NUHhL lrpf1 ana intermediate uoihis
t.aI pW Iug.I cypress from .tyIDur IInN'
royU, NUpal Slant nH intermediate
I6, ~ mixed train IN 1emuu,, Tooo.s
Gpd GuTGy.l Beach.
Trans toull u Jual run daily except
Wun dany except SUNDAY
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ST. LOUIS, July 97-rhu heat IN
this city iOr tho patt Two days Inns been
intense, q mazimum Of about 100 de.
grees In the shAda belpg recorded.
rheio were many pTOstfAIi1ng. Tue
fatal cAstB were thOao u Mia. Kute
Bfyon, aged IS, And William Il 40.
mann, "A carpenter, who diel soon a.ttr
being taken to the hospital. rhoIv
were several other serious castH.
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JEFFERSON CIlY, no., July a.
Chairman JouUa VI tho Democratic
National COMMITTEES hTtlvei hero this
afternoon anu suut igr Gov. stone.
They were In conferences several
hourg, anu II Is snii thty considered
tho matter OF withdrawing Bfyan's
uame nom the Pgpulisy ticket.
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= singular Phenomenon Observed
NJ chicago.

CHICAGO, July 27,--A series OF tidal
waves along tue western shore OF the
lake today caused the water to rise
at $3.50 u. M, and from that time until
10 O'Clock there was q succession u
Gibbs anu ilows that were sbuu! an
hour apart,
Alto o'clock another tidal wave,
nearly 40 uisn ~ she tirst Que, ap.
poaroI. Prot hough OF Nof,nwest.
etn university said ho would not at.
tempt 10 explain II, unless It was some
upheaval Of tbs bottom OF the lake.
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DOMESTIC TROUBLE.
10 Causes womsu TO hiIi Her Chii-
dron and Herself,

CAMDEN. \. j., July 27,-Mrs. Mary
Hermann, 80 yents Ulu, dtOwueI her
TWO infant children aud ATTEMPTED to
drown herself tonight IN the Delaware
river. She tod the hands Oi one child
aud the feet OF the other anu took a
large dose Of carbolio acid. Then hold.
log n CHILD In each arm she leaped
overheard, Two boatmon saw her jump
and dragged her from tho water as che
was going down fot the third time.
She CaunOt live. Domestic troubles
CAUSED hUr 10 wish 10 die.
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Nrnna I..hmLIlnn Ine.anN NIrI,l.

SanItAium, CUmprsiug Loo yaru
ewlniming race, leap 20 feet IN lnata o
hames, tramp and uapszs. BAN and
ahow Use, y. IN.
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Ihc Middle of,ho loadsr.,

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-The "middls Of
the ROAD" uriegates 10 tue Pgpullst ma.
toual convention have appointed a
"pTOyisional national committee" 10
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PURE FooD AND DRINK.
What is
mnncN blck a :

money-blck tea?
What is money.back any
thing
Something that the seller
thinks so well Of that he is
willing to have it stand on its
own legs.
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Great Reductions in CI0tlilG

This Mems Clothing
than We the goods to make for fall purchases
he realize the only do 1t make prices This have
lone Nothing has been spared twill buy now All new goods
Everything this styles
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Don't Worry
About Your Wheel.


Itll no all right-if YOU
check q via the - rliugion.
burlington Route bag.
gage men know their bust
ne.s. They will handle
YOUR machine ~ carefully
" ~ they would n baby Lots
lT.1ofF1Sii7 aud lots Of them have bike,
MIlIllIIilU0l NJ their own-thoy know
Ia ~. just exactly how you want
leHiIIIIll,lkl yours cared for.
,etlsfa1ttllI omaha, -. Louis. Chi.
cago, Peoria and KAnsA.
city Rro i've of tho nys
ihou'aud points 10 reach
which you and your
wheel -- should take the
darlington.
W. r. MCMILLAN, Gell Agent, Salt
Lake CITY.
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10 anuago tho ropuii.,s' Affairs,

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-rho Affairs OF
the Peoples party arc now ~ the
hands Of Senator Butler oi North
Carolina, tue chairman Of the national
c'mmittro, To-day thu nine mombtrs
IT tho Populist executive committee
m lde formal settlement with the
new committee. They turned over 10
Chairman Butler anu Secretary Edger.
ton all the money ON hand ana theif
accounts were approved.
Very few OF the new members 10.
manned In the city for tue Monday
meeting. They authorized Chairman
Butler anu Secretary Edgorl0n TO audit
tue accounts nud hastenvd home ~
prepare for tho o1mpaign,
The silver psfty has established n
Temporary hoAIquAr,ers IN the Cor
uItap iulldiny, Wsaington, ID. g.,
Future events Will .u.otmiuu whether
or not II will b. continued there. Vice.
chairman Stevens, VINO Will have nr'
tive charge OF tho headquhriors AMI
who viii relieve ChAirman Lane VI
uch OF tue WORK connected with
the coming campaign, Will leave ioI
the capital city Ia snort time.
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CURRENT tHocllvn lima | t11e
TIME TABLE lWJJlltJ JulG " IVJVi

leave sait Lsk- coy
so s--Tof bingham, Provo. Grand
junction and All points mast 7isAa. N
no. 81 or irOyo. 1tanu Juucuua
aud oil points East......... stln IN.
No. q Tor ogden and iutsrmsdiats
g.. INIuAF .sHsssas sssss ssssssssssssss NV p IA
10 t-lgr bingham, ML Pleasant,
al inferno iii,s points ....-.. iijo y. N.
NO t-fuf lurrEu, laVHUu, Provo.
ana uI intermediate uuiuta t'Np' h
20 -loi usien an1 tho west .... y ., "a 49,
ho l-t1r ufia1 ass the west.... % - p.n
Arrive salt LsNs ,itv.
No. i-itom bingham. Irovo,1tani
auuriIut ana tug hat .s4 I rs p. w.
and iie x1.t.. -. HAS y. IN.
-ltomltovo bingham, EufCsA
N.ruurId, Nuunu, hant uuu
gu intermediate poinia,..... til5 y. IN
no - fom ogden ana utormCu' 800
lalt puluie.....--- ..s....- ..s.s.ss. viva IN
80 - tuW tufetN and fayfuna. ~ ut'
30 - RON Ogden AMI tuu Mest.. lVA N
N, - rom uTden and thn west. ~ = m
univ line running through fuilmhn tNA3
rcounE cars sAlt Lake CITY 20 san francisco
tutL lake tItV tn Denver VIA Grand Junction
and FAT Lake Clty to Kansas city aud Nhlci'
~ wa colorado points,
Through tourist or family scspsr with0l
Chhugu, TO hAnaAa city, chicago and boston
q, ir'o reclining CHAIR cars salt Lass
Denver.
lICke, 0llca, Is v. End South
4, {. DODGE Gtn. Manager
2. n. HALtuCh, Ttamo Manager.
B. 4. MAbLtlnil. CCu. iaHssr AZ.
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decide upon tho iuiurn action u the
Populists IN csso Mr.. Bryan should not
accop, the uoninhtion tendctod him,
OF indorso tho platform ndop.oI by tho
c1nveutioU. Henry l.. Gail ~ New
YORK city, until recently Of klusnf,
d.lyRate.At large from thu state VI New
YORK TO tho Peoples party national
convention nnd a prominent "middle
OF the road" Populist, has been a..
pointed chairman Of this pTOvisionnl
cnnmlttoe. He said tonight that Ia
Greer to be In readiness 10 act In such
contingency, the following letter
had been addressed TO the delegntes In
each STAT:
sT. LOUIS, NO., July -, 1896.
Dear 5it-Plsaso furnish me the
names aud addresses OF all prominent
POpullsts In your state opposed TO the
nomination OF William J. Bryan. AlsJ
seep me advised OF the sentiments vi
the party and Of any stups taken OF
decision reached toward Independent
political action and oblige,
Yours truly,
hENRY l.. CALI,
Chairman Provisional National Com.
mittee,
This letter was sent tut In pursuance
OF motion adopted Uy the temporary
orgnuiz ton OF tue dissenting dele
gates Of the convention. The res0lu-
ton was ~ iollows!
That tho commilteo heretofore ap.
pointed TO ascertain the decision OF
William j. Bryan rriativo 10 HE
acceptance OF tho domination Tor
President VI ,hu United sstes ten.
dctei him by tho Peoples party IA
Convention assembled, and iufthet 10
ascertain his willin nus8 % iudnfse the
platform adopted ny said party In said
convvutior, DO required TO report with
Ia ten days.
That a provisional national commit.
tee, consisting OF one number from
uucn state, be- appointed ny the chair.
mau OF this IN letting, when committee
ehall receive thu report Of the nlofcsaid
UJmmitteu aud shall theteatlor confer
with each other anu with tho delcgo.
tiUne from the various states relative
" what iutthUr action shall be taken.
That each member Of said committee
shall b. Ux.JiilciJ chairman tor bis
safe Of this temporary organization.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-15

The Bankers Magazine of New
York, in discussing the political sit.
uation in its issue of August, 1896.
page lis, makes this wonderful con
fession:
They tIhe farmers) derive their re.
sources from the sale or use of their crops.
The price of their crops is an item of
greatest Importance to them II is use
less to say that the proposition in favor
OF the Tree coinage of silver does not
strike this class OF meu favnrnbly. IT Is
ADMITTED THAT IL SILVER WERE
kElNSTAIED PRICES OF ALL.
FARM PRODUCTS WOULD RISE. In
any single year. il the price OF wheat
were doubled. the farmer can pay his
bills for help aud supplies twice Ms easily
as he could before He may have some
LETT TO tighten his mortgage, il there is
one on his farm For 4 man so situated.
10 simply get of debt gives him II new
lease of life -
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-15


The ever interesting extract from
English papers is on hand. The
London Times Of July 26, 1896, has
the following, which laboring men.
producers and business men should
read carefully:
III the single gold standard can be
forced upon South America and Asia. as
IL has been since 1878 forced on North
America and Europe, gold must newt
ably appreciate to at least four times It's
present absurd value, or to put II other
WIS" commodities must decline to one
lourth OF the present price and labor all
the world over, be crucifled as it was
never crucitied before-in DAYS of OF med
laval sarIdum or even chattel slavery
such Is the contest. III the money lords
can force recommendation upon the whole
world. they will succeed in establishing
the most gigantic moneyed aristocracv
among the rich, and the worst system of
peonage serldnm among the masses that
has ever cursed the hapless sons of men. /"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-15
VERY DEPLORABLB.

We have been closely watching
the populist press of the state to see
what the tenor of populist opinion
would be in regard to the populist
and Mckinleyite fusion in Washing
ton county. So far the populist
press has not whispered about the
affair, except the Occur d. Alene
Sun, which says;
In Washington county. this State. # is
reported that the Populsts aud Mckinley
ifepuollcans nave fused to fight the union
OF Democrats and Silver Republicans. If
TINS be so 1t will drive many Populists
back into the Democratic ranks. from
which they originally came, because the
Chicago platform admits of no utilization
with Mckinley Republicanism. Whether
other counties will follow Washington's
lead remains to be seen If they do it
Will be serious blow TO the Populist
party in this State
Papers of other political faith are
free in their comments, all being
about of the tenor of the following
The climax of absurdity in this whole
campaign was reached last Friday. when
the Populists and McKinleyites fused in
Washington county ana nominated full
county and legislative ticket This marks
the disintegraton Of the party. Their ac-
ton fully bears out the charge that it is
not SO much the success of BRYAN and the
silver cause they are after as il is the Of
fees, for one wouid rather EXPECT 10 see
oil and water mix than the principles of
bimetalsm and the gold standard. 1t Is
believed that the Populists of Washing
ton county are partly acluated by revenge.
Tor the Democrats had already fused with
the Silver Republicans in conformity
with the wishes OF the national commit
tee
The latter part of The extract is n
mlsstatement As plainly explained
in the last issue of the SIGNAL the
silver republicans and democrats did
not join and shut the populists out in
any sense. They fused only after
the populists had refused every
reasonable offer The above extracts
are published impartially as a matter
OF interest to the public to see what
comments are being made ON the sit
uation here
While the SIGNAL does not think
the combination with the gold men
can by any stretch Of reason be made
consistent with populst doctrine, it
still has no desire to make any fuss
over it, because we DO not consider
it to he countenanccd all nv large
number Of good mcn in tho party.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-15

ard lc knows that the Salt Lake
Tribune, New York journal and
other reliable papers have proved the
foregoing beyond dispute Yet it is
so lacking in manhood and common
honesty that it repeats the empty
farce, like talking magpie, in the
expectation that some man of the
mountains there, has not had access
to the papers and may believe it..
The low down duplcity and deliber-
ate deceit Of these little third class
goldbug sheets really sickens and
'disgusts men of just only common
decency.