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The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

VINO hypnotized this hen7 This
story is true. of course. otherwise the
New York journal would never dream
of printing it Well. a farmer in the
neighborhood OF Richmond. KY, has
a hen who has misunderstanding TO
this true story)-a remarkable inter
est in the presidential campaign. She
has laid an egg on one side of which
stands in bas-rslief the capital letter
3D." which stands for Bryan, OF course.
On the other side, also in bas-relief, but
somewhat bolder. is an exact repre-
sentation of an American dollar, on
which are plainly visible an eagle and
the figures 16 to /, the ~ being pre-
ceded by IS" This is certainly a
.corker." and no doubt of 1t. The
farmers name is Dock Cobb, his ad-
dress is Red House. KY. and he Is a
brother of County Attorney T. Teyls
Cobb, who vouches for the absolute
truth of this astounding campaign
document
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14
1900 n-a To 80 rat .l work

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 5.--Prests'
A. r. stfllweli of the Kansas 01
Piusburg s Gulf railroad says that
wouId at once put 100 men 70 VI
constructing portion OF their FOi
to a coaeetion with the Gulf Of We
leo. work on which has been going
FOR a long time.
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

Washington. Nov A---Ihe cslinpoaE4i
for the free coinage OF silver VIII be
waged with vigor during the next four
years in preparation for the election
In 1900. The directors Of the Amen-
can BimetaIlIe Union. who constitute
the bulk OF the silver leaders In the
three parties. have decided to maintain
headquarters In this city, from which
TO send out literature. The branch OF
fee at Chicago will be consolidated
with the Washington office. but the
San Francisco branch Is 70 be eonun-
ued At the request OF the directors,
General A. ]. Warner. the president o.
the union. has issued the following ad-
dress to the Silver League and Bime-
tallic Unions of the United States:
silver has lost in this election, bu'
the battle for the overthrow Of the
gold standard has not ended. The dis
astrous results that must attend up
ON the continuance Of this STANDARD
make 1t impossible to reiinquish the
struggle against It until Il Is finally
oyerthrown.
THE gold standard cannot be main
tained by increasing the revenues, be-
cause revenues are not raid In gold,
The attempt TO maintain the gold
standard by perpetual loans must ai
so sooner or later fail. The only other
way is by contracting the currency
and forcing prices 81 low that gold
win come here OF itself In such quan.
tFfies rs 10 constitute. in part at least
the currency with which revenues ar
paid. and no debtor nation can long
maintain sueh a policy. Either eours'
therefore leads to inevitable ruin, ;hs
one by bankrupting the government
and the other by hankruptinE the peo
pie. Either policy win subject tho
United States absolutely TO British
domination and hence the rejoicing 81
the British press over the defeat OF sil
yer here.
''The victory for gold Is a victory of
trusts and syndlrated wealth. brought
about by corruption and coercion, and
not a victory Of the people or for the
people. and 1t cannot last. The-r
must be an end also to the constant
appreciation OF money. The appreclA.
tion OF money alone. II allowed to sc
on at the rate II has gone on for thu
past twenty years, win. In half a gen.
Grafton more. transfer the bulk OF all
wealth Of this country from those who
have created IL 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 approaching money stand.
ard. No civilization can stand against
it, 1t must end or the foundations up
on which free institutions rest VIII be
broken up.
THE battle. therefore. for the res
taration Of silver must go on without
abatement; and / urge upon all silver
and bimetalIist leagues and unions TO
keep up their organization and to con
tinue the fight till victory for the peO-
Pile is finally won.
The noble fight made by our intrep-
i'd leader in the campaign just ended
endears him to all who believe In the
Righteousness Of our canse, and under
his leadership we believe victory will
be won in 1900"
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R1an Tor Session.

Seattlg. Wash. NoT. "A boom has
been started here for William J, Bry.
an for United States senator from this
state. The silver fus!oalsts VIII COZ,
troll the seHatorshlp. IN" constitutes
Of Washington provides that 70 BE- y
isihle 10 the office the candidate SHAH
be merely an "inhahitaHi" of the state
at the time or his elrEiiou. ~ that u"
fusion party could elect Mr.. Bryan
without any trouble. Richard wlnh
sor. sr.. the PopulEst leader In Wash
inEton. and James Hamilton Lewis
Democratic fuslonist aud member,
elect OF congress, are rival candidates
for the scnatorship, and Mr. Bryan has
been suggested as a compounds.
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The next thing in trusts is to be an
Ice trust and 1t is TO be inaugurated
under the protection OF the Standard
OIL company which is equivalent TO
its assured success. They will include
New York, Philadelphia. Chicago. Bos-
ton and ST. Louis in their opening op-
erations and gradually absorb every
large city in the country. This Is like
ly to ~cut some ice with the people
at large.
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National bank circulation outstand-
ing on Sept. 80 amounted to $685.
552.0sO. This represents an Increase OF
s4.O25. .5SI for the month. and of $780,
7ss. .793 for the year ending Herewith.
The portion OF the circulation based on
the deposit of bonds amounted to
s214. 1867 .6s4, which represents an In
crease OF s4.374.120 for the month. and
3f a6.O70.s17 for the year ending
Herewith. The portion of the cireula-
ton based on the deposit OF money
amounted to 1854, 1856. which is de-
crease of ss4s,539 for the month. and
of s., Isl .o24 for the year ending there
with.
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AFTER THE ELECTION.
alns and Drummer. to Start Again.

Cleveland, o., Nov. THE announce
ment is made on good authority that
orders have been placed by the rail-
roads of this country since the cleo
ton for 10000 new traffic cars and 200
locomotives. The Cleveland, Lorraine &
Wheeling railway has ordered that It's
shops at Lorraine. Ohio, in which opera
tions had been suspended, be complet,
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riye I.iv.. La-i.

ST. Thomas. Ontario. Nov. ga
schooner Sonora was wrecked and =
lives were lost In the terrihc p
which prevailed on Lake Erie ln1''
day night. The vessel was lost
Point Ahino, nineteen miles from y
falo. snate Duouette OF Bay uq
Michigan, the only survivor. bToas1
the news to this city to-day.
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

Because Anatasias Vemeteakopolis
couldn't pronounce his name last night
he was arrested Apparently the police
have very exaggerated ideas of what
one man can do in one night.
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1t is TO be hoped that the report that
DR.. Dcpew has bought an opera house
doesn't Indicate that he Is thinking OF
organizing himself into a snoek com
pany.
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wnI n .tor, wasr..

Peoria, m. Nov. s.-The Amerdi
Glucose coHipauy yesterday notified
workmen 70 report for duty Novsu''
Ia. at which ume recent reduetioa
10 per cent. In wseeS will be restnsea
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

Gen. Nelson A. Miles has had an
other narrow escape. 1t is pretty in
element weather when either the gen
eral or one OF his dogs doesn't have a
narrow escape
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when a man and woman begin to
torment each other. Satan takes up
other work that requires personal at
tention.
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

Too many people imagine that do
ing things different from the way that
others fnd convenient is necessarily a
mark of genius.
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

Imagination generally furnishes all
the profit there is in a change.
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

The citizens OF Sherburne. MINI.
made Bandit sairs career model in
its way by promptly catching him.
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

Successful people are generally bur
dened with friends who are in evidence
only when they wan. something.
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

Turkey has demonstrated to the sat
isfaction of every one that the powers
of Europe are latent
The Lamar register., 1896-11-14

Surroundings are never eongeniai
for people who are not satisfied with
themselves.
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CONTINUES THEFIGHT
BI-mETALLic UNION STILL Ac-
TIVE.

work Of Eaucation TO he carried on TN
i9oo-Presldea, A. }. warnsr issas- ar
Address
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ment has been begun. 1t will instantly
create a response in the United States,
and thus the original warlike situation
may prove preliminary to a great and
noble peace, honorable to the nations con-
cerned and a lesson to the world Half OF
the mischief which has desolated man
kind has been due to inability to put our
selves in the point of view of our fancied
enemy. To learn what he thinks is our
first duty and our most vital interest Let
us realize the American feeling, as Amer
leans should and Will realize ours. Let us
provide method for putting each view
before wise and learned men,
THAT the present friction can only be
ended by impartial arbitration is already
certain. Lord Salisbury could not possibly
face Parliament with the statement that he
had refused to meet the United States on
this ground. The first movement in this
particular issue between the two countries
should have, perhaps, come from our
Government as soon as Secretary Olney's
dispatch was handed to Lord Salisbury.
"Our conviction is that when Lord Sails
bury shall have replied it will be time for
the English people to speak touching the
necessity for what Kant called perpetual
peace This would involve the establish
ment of permanent court of arbitration
between the two countries to discuss.
advise upon and adjudicate all disputes
that may arise. That court, we are able to
say, the American Government DESIRES
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Baylis Van Horn, John Crow and
Joe Gregory the Men
Charged.
THE STORY TOLD BY vINToN.
A Motion to Discharge the Defendants
on the Ground of Insufficient
Proof Denied.

UKIAH, CAL, Jan. 8.-Last Monday
morning at 10 o'clock the preliminary ex-
animation of Baylis Van Horn, John Crow
and Joe Gregory, charged with the muir
der of Jack Littlefield at Red Mountain on
the 9th of last September, began before
Justice Philbrook.
District Attorney Bartlett appeared for
the people and D. G. Reid for the defense,
and Frank Woodbury. was sworn in as
stenoGrapher to report the testimony.
The first witness called for the prosecu-
ton was John NJ. Vinton, who testified
that he had been shot by Littlefeld two
days before the date of the alleged MUIR
der, while riding on the range. The shoot
ing of Vinton was what led to the hanging
of Littlefield.
Vinton testified that the man who shot
him had his face covered. but he recog-
nized Littlefield by his peculiar stoop 1t
was late in the afternoon, but there was
light enough to see plainly. In response
to a question as to where he was shot Vim
ton opened his vest and shirt and showed
bullet wound in his breast on the right
side and an inch or so from the breast
bone. The bullet passed through his
body, breaking a couple of ribs in its
passage.
Following Yinton, George Van Horn,
George Kindred, 7. B. Hayden. Dryden
Leacock, better known as Buck" Lea
COCK, and F. R. Radcliffe testified. Court
then adjourned till Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday the prosecution rested it,
case after the following witnesses were
heard: James Wilburn Jr., who testified
that Littefield was with him and not near
the scene of the shooting of Ninton; Will
liam Espy, Frank Potter, John Wathen,
stepson of Yes Palmer, employer of Little
field; Walter Clark, J. A. Box, w. 2.
O'Neil, w. Shields, P. G. Potter and Thos.
Steele.
The testimony was of a general charac-
ter and followed the events from the shoot
ing of Vinton to the killing of Littlefeld,
giving the movements and whereabouts of
the defendant to the best knowledge of
the witnesses. There was testimony as
to the gathering at Vinton's house of a
number of men and of a search being
made for tracks, etc.; of the arrest of Lit
tletield and of the events subsequent to the
arrest as far as known.
AT the close of the testimony counsel
for the defense moved that the defendants
be discharged on the ground that the evil
dence was insufficient to justify holding
tn EN- for trial. The motion was then ar
gued and submitted, the court taking the
matter under advisement till Wednesday
morning at 10 clock, at which time the
motion was denied.
Court then adjourned till o'clock OF
the same day, at which time the defense
asked for a continuance until January 20
in order to enable it to produce testimony
in its behalf.
The request was granted, and the hear
ing was continued till Monday, January
90, at 10 o'clock.
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down to try conclusions with the British
at Venezuela 1t will stop en- route and cap
ture Jamaica.
"The idea is most improbable, but is
believed in, all the same, and good deal
of brag is the result. 70 hear people talk
one would think Jamaica was a second
Gibraltar The oddly of it is that the
very people who are loudest in their
boasts about beating off the Yankees are
those who usually talk the most glibly
about the manifest destiny of the West
Indies to become an integral part of the
great republic and who can best recount
the many advantages, commercial and in
dustrial and even political that such a
destiny would involve. Yet, when there
is the least appearance of the transfer being
accom- lished they talk of resisting 1t as a
great evil.
"Ih point of fact, while intelligent ia
maicans do not really believe that there
will be any war, they do think that it
would be advantageous to all the colonies
could they somehow get their flag and
allegiance changed and come within the
direct influences of the United States"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
UTAH'S GOVERNOR SPEAKS,
His First Message Was Read in
the Legislature Yester-
day.
Liberal Appropriations Advised for the
State University and Other
Interests.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Jan. S.-Governor
Wells message was read in the Legisla-
ture this afternoon.
1t deals infinitely with most of the mat
ters calling for legislation required to
make the provisions of the constitution
operative. 1t states that the bonded in
debtedness of the State is $500, 600 and the
floating Indebtedness 100000, and his
Excellency recommends that the increased
expenses incidental to Statehood be met
by an issue of per cent bonds. Atten-
ton is also called to the election of two
United States Senators.
Liberal appropriations for the Univer-
sity of Utah and other educational estab-
llshments are recommended also favor
able consideration for the adoption of the
Aus tralian ballot system in the State
Other matters recommended are the ap-
polntment OF State engineer, whose duties
shall principally be to further the irrira-
ton system; the enactment of laws for
the preservation of forests; for the appoint
ment of board of arbitration to settle
labor disputes; for the granting OF reason
able State bounties to infant industries;
for the prevention of discrimination in
charges or transportation facilities by rail
roads, and for the appointment of COM
mission to carry out the designs of the
Legislature in this regard for the accept
ance by the State of the Government arid
lands; for the abolition of the fee system
and the payment of State officers by sal
aries as provided in the constitution; for
liberal appropriations for the maintenance
OF the State militia.
1t is suggested that the Legislature me-
morialize Congress for the passage of a bill
for the free coinage of silver and for the
allowance of $4,000, the amount of the
deficiency in the appropriation made by
Congress for the expenses of the constitu-
tional convention. The building of State
capitol at this time is not advised.
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STANDS BY OLD GLORY
Manager Rice ResentS Insults to
the Flag by Canadian
Audiences.
Intends to Decorate a Montreal Stage
With Several Gross of the
EmblemS.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Jan. S.-Many
persons who go to Theatrical Manager
Edward e. Rice's burlesque shows have
noticed that the American flag plays a
prominent part in the productions. One
of Mr.. Rice's productions is called 1892, -
as nearly everybody knows, and it is
thoroughly American. There is an en-
trancing Colum bian march in one act,
where the pretty girls wear very little
except the stars and stripes, of about the
dimensions usually used to decorate
patriotic Christmas-trees.
Mr.. Rice took this entirely American
production to Australia last year. 1t is
said it would have duplicated there its sue
cesses in New York but for the fact that
Mr.. Rice refused to substitute the Union
Jack for Old Glory. Great bitterness was
thereby engendered and Mr.. Rice came
home disguised.
He sent his show to Canada last week
Everything went we'll until Monday night,
when weeks engagement was begun in
the Academy of Music, Montreal. There
Mr.. Rice expected the show to do profit
able business. His amazement therefore
knew no bounds that night when he re-
ceived the news that his flags had been
Missed and he Immediately telegraphed TO
his manager, Give them the American
flag or no show"
Early yesterday morning Mr.. Rice
rushed down to the Office of Lawyer
Charles S. Hess and instructed Mr. Hess
to draw up an appeal to the State Depart
ment and Mr.. Hess did it. Mr. Rice next
went out and bought several gross of
American flags, together with the finest
silk Old Glory he could find These he
packed in his trunk and at o'clock he
boarded a New York Central train for
Montreal.
Before starting Mr.. Rice told MIR. Hess
that he intended to decorate the theater
with American flags to-day, and, more
over that he would drive from the railway
station to his hotel in cab festooned
with the American colors. Rlce's friends
say he would carry out his threat if be had
to cancel the entire Canadian tour of the
1892" company
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
CASHIER SEELEY CAUGHT,
Has Been Living in San Jose
Under an Assumed
Name.
None of the $4,000 He Took From the
Russ House Has Been Re-
covered.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Jan. S.-A. w. Seeley,
who on November 7, 1895, while book
keeper and cashier of the Russ House of
San Francisco, EN- bezzled $1,000, was ar
rested in this city tonight by the Sheriff
The accused was living under the name
of James Waldreth. Upon his departure
from San Francisco with the stolen money
he went to Los Gatos and took the Keely
cure.
Notwithstanding the fact that he left
wife and two children in San Francisco, he
married Ida Shields of this city about n
month ago. None OF the stolen money
was recovered.
J. S. Y Dung of the Russ House and Cap
tain j. j. Callundun of Morse's detective
agency arrived this evening, and will take
the prisoner to San Francisco in the
morning.
Seeley says liquor was the cause of his
downfall. He was at one time lieutenant
IN the National Guard.
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on the rear seat for the journey to court.
Pierce was not handcuffed.
Everything went well for the first ten
miles. When in the vicinity of the Oneal
postoffice the prisoner took charge of
affairs.
AT the opportune moment Pierce threw
his arms about the deputy constable,
pinioning the latter's arms, and then took
the officers pistol out of his hip pocket
Coming to the front seat, Pierce took
the reins from the officer and threw him
out of the buggy. Now armed with the
deputy constable's pistol, Pierce drove on
for half mile, when he unhitched one of
the horses,
He mounted the horse and rode back to
his home. AS he passed the officer Pierce
tainted him considerably, but as he had
the pistol Bigelow was powerless to do
ANYTHING
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TORTURED By WHITES.
Ru6ians Compel an aged Indian to Sur
render His Gold.

PARIS, TEX, Jan. Sin the mountains
twenty miles east of Tushkahoma, Ind
T., Jack Battiste, an old Choctaw, was re-
ported to have kept money at his house.
Sunday four white men, who had disguised
themselves in various ways, entered the
house and stood around fer while warm
ing themselves. Then they took Battiste
out of the house, and tried by threats to
get him to tell where his money was hid
den, but he refused. This was followed by
an unmercIful flashing, in which his skin
and flesh were terribly lacerated. Still he
would not tell.
He was then hauled up by the neck and
hanged until life was almost extinct. As
soon as he could speak after being let
down he told them to tell his wife to give
them the money, and she gave them $3.50.
The bandits then went away.
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LECTURE AT NAPA.
DR.. Case Gires an ADDRESS on the Sub
ject of 8. idea itn and SlabLin itn.,

Dr. case GtreS an address on the Sub
ject of F" Idedtity and SmGtin jty."
NAPA, CAL, Jan. 8.-Rev. DR.. w. W.
Case of San Francisco delivered lecture
before the faculty and students OF Napa
College to-day on "Ideality and Sublim-
ity," the occasion being the opening of the
winter semester of the college.
DR.. Case was extremely happy in the
handling of his subject. The outcome or
lesson of the lecture was that the youth of
the country ought to cultivate the faculty
of sublimity, giving breadth and sweep to
their mentality; that they ought to reach
out for great thoughts, for high aspira-
tons. He said that those of the present
generation have right to expect much
and that much will be demanded of them
To stimulate his hearers he quoted the
words of the poet:
Nobly begin.
II only time for but line, be that sublime!
Not failure, but low aim, the crime
DR.. Case was heartily congratulated at
the close of his address. Napa College is
conducted under the guidance and control
of the NJ. E. church and is in a flourishing
condition.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC rANGIE.
Settlement of the Recetrership affair Is
Thought to Be Close at Hand.

oettteHicHb OF We hecetcefSHip dUGtT Is
Thought to Be Close at Hand.
SEATTLE, WASH, Jan. S.-While re-
framing from expressing a positive
opinion, Receiver Burleigh of the North
ern Pacific is not inclined to place very
much credence in the report to the effect
that the receivership matter is to be
handed over to the control of the five
Supreme Court Justices sent out to-day
from Milwaukee.
"As matter of fact" Mr.. Burleigh said,
'the Northern Pacific Railroad extends
not through five but three-seventh, eighth
and ninth-United States judicial circuits,
though the main officers of the company
are in the New York circuit. If such a
movement is on foot" Mr.. Burleigh con-
tinued, Il know nothing of it, for action
would be taken by the lawyers in the case
AS regards what would probably be done
tomorrow at Helena by Circuit Judge
Gilbert, Mr.. Burleigh said action would
have no relation to the new phase; that it
was merely more TO unity the receivership
for the ninth circuit com pIising the States
of WASHINGTON, Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana.
The final settlement of the Northern
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After Unhitching One of the
Horses the Prisoner Rode
Home.
HE LAUGHED AT HIS CAPTOR.
The Officer Is Now Sadder and
Much Wiser Man of the
Law.

FRESNO, CAL, Jan. s.-Deputy Con-
stable Bigelow of the foothill region in
MADEIRA County had an experience yester-
day which he will not soon forget and
which will, no doubt, teach him valu-
able lesson.
He went up to the North Fork country
and arrested a man named Fred Pierce
on warrant charging him with disturb
ing the peace. The officer had a two
seated carriage, and placed the prisoner