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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17
SAVED FROM 4 rsaa,sLe DEATH.
slide 81 . hey on the A8ge Of chasm
on Mount Lasecn.

slide o. . hey on the H3ge Of chasm
on Mount Lasscn.
Thursday lra Crum, Of Chico, had q
most thrilling escape from death. A
party Of thirty men and women, who
have been camping In the mountains,
made the ascent of Mount Lassen. The
trip was most laborlous one, the trail
being exceedingly hard to follow. When
they reached the top Ira Crum, one of
the party, who was standing on the
edge Of the mountain, lost his hat,
which blew but short distance on the
snow. Thinking he could secure 1t
safely, Crum stepped out on the snow.
No sooner had lie fairly started when
his feet slipped from under him and
away he went down the mountain. He
slid with lightning rapidly to the very
edge Of deep prccipice, and there he
stuck in the snow. Had lie gone six
feet further lie would have fallen 1000
feet on to the rocks below and would
certainly have been dashed to pieces.
The friends on top Of the mountain
could see him clinging to the snow for
dear life. His two sisters, Alice and
villa Crum, were in the party and were
terribly frightened. His friends Mt once
began thinking of some way to save
him. At first they thought Of returning
to camp for a rope long enough to reach
down from the top Of the mountain. but
1t was feared that Crum could not hold
on in his perIlous position for the length
Of time 1t would take to make such q
long Journey.
At last Il. Il. Collins. Of Chico, and
DIR. Dc Haven, Of Rcd Blur. conceived
an idea. This was to take couple OF
short sticks and by starting on level
with the clinging boy, dig n trail along
the banks of the prcclplce to where he
was. This was IN exceedingly slow
and dangerous undertaking. as one mis-.
step would have hurled them to instant
death. When the rescuers reached
Crum they found him nearly uncon.
scious from the cold and his hands and
feet were nearly frozen. Ira was final
ly released from his perilous position.
but Collins and the doctor almost had
to carry him out. SO badly was he used
up by his rough apprehension Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17
BAD Teeth Not 10 he Allowed.

AWFUL ANOS w ssO ssssOvvSss
Tho employees Of the Continental
Match Company, In Passaic. n. j., werO
solcmnly warned to have their teeth
plugged or lose their jobs. Yet there
are still unplugged cavities In the teeth
of the Contlnental's employees, ana only
the dentists are out Of Job. The Con.
tlncntal employs about 300 hands. Of
whom 200 are girls. Mr.. Gould Is not a
crank on teeth, but It was fOrcibly
brought to his notice the other day that
II n man. woman or child In the EN-.
ploymcnt of match company lost his
or her teeth In the course Of employ
ment the employing company might be
held liable. The widow Of IN employe
of the Diamond Match Company lately
recovered $4,000 from the company
In a suit having no other basis. This
set the Continental people to thinking.
and the result was that they called In a
dentist to inspect the teeth of all their
employees. The results were startling.
1t was found that Of 100 young women.
In ordinary health, and Of rather moro
than ordinary good looks, rs many rs
sixty had defective teeth. Some Of til"
defects were not obvious, some were.
But In three.tcnths Of the mouths
Examined by the dentist there were
exposed nerves. Every doctor knows
that to expose bone, not properly COW
cred with enamel. to the fumes Of phos.
phorus. means necrosis, which Is death
Of the bone. The Continental Match
Company Is only standing pat" II
1t stands by Its edict, rs tho manager
says 1t will. there will be some busy
dentists In Passaic. or else tho match
works will close.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17
WAS SHOCKED az A LIVE WIRE
Electricity Proves ~ Fatal Unds
Water 10 In tho Air.

Tho truthfulness Of the old saying
ming IL going to strike II proved by an
accident which happened to man
while standing on tho bottom Of tho
Willamette, In divers suit Of armor,
few days since. The City aud Sub
urban Railway Company has a power.
house near Imam 4 POulson's mill.
from which the electricity IL conveyed
by submarine cable across tho river
to operate some of Its lines on tho
West Side. A short time since tho
Union pOwcr-hOuse. from which some
OF the company's lines We're operated,
was burned, and, rs misfortune never
comes slngly, u day or two since tho
cable which crosses the river at the
foot Of Jefferson street failed In its
duty.
J. i. Kelley. superintendent Of tho
power plant on the East Side. took
steps to ascertain what the trouble was
ana to have 1t put to rights. He sent
Billy Martin. the cOmpnny's diver.
down to overhaul the cable, which was
found to have sustained q fracture,
and tho copper wire In the center,
which IL the conductor. had In some
way got in contact with the wire cover.
Ing which protects the outside of the
cable. The power had been shut of
from the cable at the pOwer-hOuse be-
fore the diver went down. and all con.
cerned supposed he would have dead
wire" to handle.
They forgot about the black water"
current from the Third street trolley
wire, which kept that part of the ca.
bic west OF the break charged aud very
much "allve." In bending his head
close down to tho cable to examine
the break. for the light was dim down
there, the metallic fixtures on tho
diver helmet touched the charged end
OF 1t. AMI he received shock which
nearly knocked him insensible. He
signaled ''up" as quick as he could, and
when hauled to the surface expressed
u strong desire to stay there.
He had been surprised as well rs
shocked, ana lie wanted to quit work
there and then, as 1t was not In his
contract to have live wires applied ia
his "headpiece." He was demonstrated
with and assured that he must be mis-
taken; that 1t was impossible he could
have been shocked by electricity be.
cause the power was shut Off ut the
power house. He was finally per.
suaded that the shock was due to the
Imagination. or something of the sort
ana, his helmet being put on, down he
went again. Before he could fairly
see what he was about he was shocked
again In the same manner, and came
to the surface, IL possible quicker and
madden than before. Finally some
one thought Of shutting or the power
from the Third street line, and the CO
bic was soon raised and properly re-
Daired,-MOrning OrcgOnian.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17
Wit OF the Joyous LunatiC.

Tie teeth Of the old gentleman who
was frequently late to breakfast came
together upon some hard substance
with a thrilling shock. The old gen.
tleman who was frequently late to
breakfast turned an injured glance up.
on the landlady. The joyous lunatic
smiled cheerfully.
MADAM" snid the old gentleman, "as
a general thing ! do not criticise the
victuals you see fit to place before US.
hut In this case am obliged to. I
have. / am certain, found some foreign
substance In the hash."
The face of the Joyous lunatic light.
cd up:
mo substance" he remarked. "is
foreign to hash."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17
SCARED Too Much.

DIR. Eaton, president Of Madison Uni.
verslty forty years ago, was beloved by
the students and his good opinion court.
ed above all else. One commencement
day, the student who had delivered the
valedictOry approached the doctor anc
tlmidly asked him what he thought OF
the effort. The doctor looked mt him a
moment and then said, slowly: ed.
ward, II you would pluck few of the
feathers from the wings of your imag.
nation and stick them In the tail Of
your Judgment, you would make better
speeches."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17

1.-POLITICAL.
The selection Of honest, capable men
70 govern the city. State and munich.
pal legislation for Chicago. Honest
elections. A general interest In the pri.
maries.
2.-MUNICIPAL.
Clean streets and alleys-prompt 70.
noval Of garbage - improved urban
trafiic--less smoke-m0re water-hOn.
orable police-cheaper and better &c.
eommOdations for the people Of Chica.
70 In all directions elevation Of rail.
road tracks, etc.
B.-INDUSTRIAL.
Establishment Of Boards Of Concili.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17
steel for Pens and sword.

At the present time there Ii more
steel used In the manufacture of pens
than In all the sword and gun fac
tories In the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17

How easy 1t Is to kick, and how little
II gets YOU!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17

Every man prices himself too bigh
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-17

alton, Public Loan Bureau, Dmploy.
ment Agencies. etc.
4.-PHILANTHROPIO.
Development Of the Central Relief
Association to Q thorough systemisa-
ton Of the organized charities OF CHI
cago.
6.-MORAL.
The suppression OF gambling, obscene
literature. etc.
6.-EDUCATIoNAL.
Ample school facilities - improved
methods In teaching, and the develop
ment Of Q greater interest In tho
schools by the parents.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
A GOLD STANDARD PLANK.
THAT PART OF THE REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM HAS BEEN
AGREED UPON.
WILL THE SILVER MEN SUPPORT II?
An Interview With Teller Indicates
Strongly That They Will Not-Quay
Withdraws, Saying 1t Is Evident
the People Want Mckinley.

st. Louis, June 1.-THE principal de-
velopment of the day has been the agree
ment upon gold standard plank for the
platform. 1t has been asserted in these
dispatches for several days that this
would be done, but today the matter was
settled SO far as it could be in advance
of the convention. The incoming dele
gates from every section swelled the
sentiment for an unequivocal declaration
for the gold standard against the free
coinage of silver.
There have been arrivals of some
prominent men, among them being Sena-
tor Quay, Cornelius n. Bliss, Gen. Horace
Porter, Hon. Charles Foster and Gen
Grosvenor.
The vice presidential candidacy has
been discussed great deal, with con-
illusions indicating that Hobart of New
Jersey is the most prominent man at
present.
Rather savage talk from Mr.. Plat has
assumed a milder tone.
Delegations have begun to arrive. and
shouters are making the night hideous.
st. Louis has begun to assume real con-
ventiOn aspect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
ANTI-NI'KINLEY FORCES.
They Hold Conference to See What
Can Be Done to Stem the Tide.

st. Louis. June 1.-THE movements
of the men who are opposed to McKin-
ley have been very quiet, but it is under
stood that since the arrival of Mr.. Quay
today there has been conference of men
representing the different candidates,
those being present including Mr.. Platt
for Morgan, Quay for himself, Hender-
son for Mr.. Allison, and an eastern man
representing Mr.. Reed. 1t was under
stood that the conference has not met
with any hope of defeating the nOmina-
ton of Mckinley, because Messrs. quay
and Manlcy have already conceded the
nomination of the Ohio man on the first
ballot; but that it was proposed to pre-
pare platform on the money question
which was to be insisted upon at all haZ-
ards, and to give it to the Mckinley men
as one of the demands of the organlza-
ton. 1t was understood that the declara-
ton was to be unequivocally for gold. In
this connection it is said the declaration
will be so pronounced that it will not be
accepted by the great middle west which
is here solid for Mckinley, and may pre-
cipitate n fight. This is one of the many
stories that were in circulation. lndlcat-
ing that the arrival of Mr.. Platt and Mr..
Quay had made the opposition more for
midable than was supposed. AS the NC
Kiney men are for the most part talking
in favor of strong declaration in favor
of gold. they say there can not be very
much difficulty in adjusting a financial
plank to suit the men who will vote for
the other four candidates.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18

they would be in the fight to the finish.
All day yesterday, last night and this
morning the speaker has been in tele-
graphic communication with his friends
at st. Louis. He has asked them to go
in the fight and they have responded
that they will stick to him. The speak
er's most intimate friends here are indig
nant at Mr.. Manley and say that be-
sides its effect on the speakers canvass
it will demoralize the fight which is to
be made for straight gold platform
under the leadership of Mr.. Reeds lieu
tenant, Senator Lodge. Mr.. Lodge, they
say, is to be on the committee on reso-
lutions and is to make the fight on the
money plank in the committee and later
if necessary, on the floor of the cOnven-
ton. The speaker will remain here I'M
til Sunday, when he will leave for New
York. He made no public comment on
Mr.. Manley's statement. His private
secretary said today:
"Mr. Reed could not believe it and so
stated when he was informed of the ex-
istence of the statement The express
sion of that belief speaks eloquently
enough, it seems to me-
Senator Allison will leave here tomor-
row for his home in Iowa.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
WILLIAMSON POPS.
A Harmony Meeting Held That Was Not
Altogether Harmonious.

Georgetown. Tex. June 12.-tSpecial.)
The Populists had an executive COM
mittee meeting here yesterday. Repor.
tiers were not informed of the object OF
the meeting, but it is generally under,
stood that it was held in the interest OF
party harmony, and a regular love feast
was expected to be the result. The
Statesman reporter applied at headquar-
tiers for information, but as very little
was Forthcoming, few items were
picked up on the outside, and may or may
not give some insight into the particular
kind of love feast enjoyed by the faith
full yesterday. First there is Il rumor
that certain Populist was notified that
he was doing entirely too much talking
about the Glasscock affair, and he was
informed that he must either shut up or
come down from the county ticket. lie
promised, most readily. Three Populists,
supposed to be committee. were about
this time seen vending their way to the
office of prominent Populist, bearing
Reace offerings. Whether the motive OF
the overtures was suspiciOned or the
quality and flavor thereof Objectionable,
it is generally understood that the har-
mony meeting failed to harmonic. The
prominent POpulst did not promise to
forgive all his enemies, and there was no
love feast, as anticipated. -Four more
delegates were elected to the Elgin con-
vention and the meeting adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Ninety-Six Seats Had Been Acted Upon
Up to II O'Clock Last Night.

st. Louis June 12.-Up to II O'Clock
tonight the committee had taken action
on contests involving ninety-six seats in
the Forthcoming national Republican con-
vention, leaving seventy-four to be acted
upon. OF these ninety-six, thirty-six
were disposed of today. The thirty-six
included the contests on the delegates
at large from the states of Delaware and
Louisiana and the territory of Arizona
and districts from Virginia, Mississippi
and Alabama.
There was especial interest in the con-
test from Delaware between the Addicks
and Higgins factions. The proceedings
in this contest were of very spirited
character and the remarks made by Sen
ator Higgins and Mr.. Addicks were very
personal and acrimonious. In this case
neither delegation was seated. In the
Arizona case the members of each dele
CATION were awarded half seat.
The committee voted to proceed tOmOr-
row in the contests in the order reached.
whether the parties at interest were pres
ent or not
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
Two Irish Anecd otes.

An Irish relation of mine found two
countrymen in the dust of the highway.
The uppermost was humping the beat
en- foe severely. The newcomer cried:
Let him get up. IT'S cowardly thing
to hit fellow when he's down." The
victor painted: eyer honor'd never be
after asking me to let him up av We
knew the thrubble twas had to down
him." The same gentleman tells how
he visited wild-beast show, and saw
countryman come in, bearing unmis-
taxable signs of having had glass too
much. A tiger scratched the back of
the hand with which the man grasped
bar of the cage. The liberation was
severe, and the pain great. The sufferer
danced about and twirled his shell
lelagh, crying: LET him out, let him
out, till l have me will av him" A COM
panion tried to soothe the irate dancer
with this neat impromptu: "Never
mind, Pat! Sure he only wanted to
scrape acquaintance wild ye!"-West-
minister Gazette.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
meath this is large medallion bearing the
portrait of Mr.. Reed.
TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIP.
1t Will Doubtless Fall to Mr.. Fairbanks.
Hanna Remarks Thereon.

st. Louis. June 12.-It has been positive
ly denied that the Mckinley management
has urged the selection of the Hon.
Charles n. Fairbanks of Indiana for tenn
porary chairman of the convention. Mar,
Gus A. Hanna so stated today. He SAID
that Mr.. Fairbanks would be acceptable,
that was all. A good deal of talk IN re-
gard to the matter has been caused by
circular letter which has been sent to
every member of the national committee.
The letter is made up from newspaper
interview with Col. Richard W. Thomp-
son, delegate at large from Indiana, In
opposition to the selection of Mr.. Fair
banks. A copy of the circular was sent
to Mr.. Hanna. When he read it he eX-
pressed regret that the affair had been
carried to such an extreme.
II wish it distinctly understood. SAID
Mr.. Hanna, that at no time, nor IN any
place, have / stated that it was the wish
of the Mckinley management that Mr..
Fairbanks should be selected as temporary
chairman. The suggestion of Mr.. Fair
banks as Temporary chairman of the con-
vention came from various sections OF the
country, partly from members of the ma
tional committee whose attention to In
diana had been called by its financial plank
in their state platform some weeks ago:
The plank met with so much approval
that it was believed to be wise to choose
chairman from Indiana, and as Mr..
Fairbanks had been the recognized author
of the financial plank of the Indiana plat
form his name naturally came into the
minds of those members of the committee
and others who read it, and thus occurred
to suggest Mr.. Fairbanks for the position.
When we were approached upon the sub
ject we simply said that Mr.. Fairbanks
would be acceptable. He has been urged
for the honor by those who thought the
speech of the temporary chairman would
partake largely of the financial question"
Quite number of the members of the
national committee stated today that
there was no doubt of the selection of
Mr.. Fairbanks as temporary chairman
when that order of business OF the con,
vention comes before the committee at z
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. They claim
that the committee, in selecting tempo
rary chairman, who will sound the Key
note of the campaign, should pay no at
tention to any local issue or rivalry or per-
sonal advantage.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
1t Will Be an Emphatic Declaration fol
Gold Standard.

ST. Louis, June 12.-The declaration in
favor of the gold standard in the Republi.
can platform will be very emphatic and
unequivocal. When the men from the
east reach st. Louis they will find. that
the close friends of Maj. Mckinley are
ready to offer them financial plank they
can agree upon without hesitancy. Sew
eral drafts of platform have been pre-
pared and it is now believed that form
has been secured which will be satisfac-
tory. 1t will declare against the free
coinage of silver unless it should be
brought about by international agree
ment. No ratio is mentioned, ana in this
respect it is all the more acceptable to the
gold men. 1t will also declare that the
Republicans are against the debasement
of the currency and are therefore in
favor of the present gold standard. The
Republican party will be given credit for
having brought about the resumption act,
which has also maintained evnrv dollar
at q parity, whether coin or paper. and
that the standard of money should be as
it has always been, and is now, equal to
that of the most enlightened nations of
the world. These declarations embody
the wishes of the friends of Maj. McKin-
ley. and the men who are now here APP
prove them. If the resolutions should be
changed it will be by the committee on
resolutions or the convention itself, but
this is not likely, because it contains all
that is asked for. except by the most ex-
IRENE gold men, who want a straight sim
gle gold standard declaration and moth
ing else.
There is some opposition to an interna-
tional agreement, but there are some who
say the party should not place itself In
opposition to the coinage of silver under
an international agreement if such an
arrangement could be made, but the party
is not to be pledged to bring about such
an agreement. which is conter.;on Of
some of the delegates. 1t is believed by
those who have examined the proposed
financial resolution that it will meet
every demand that can be made by the
eastern men. and that it will be incor.
porated in the platform when adopted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
pmRMuDA READY TO SAIL.

New York, June 1.-THE World tomor-
row will say: ,.,
The steamship Bermuda was to have left
Philadelphia last night with another car
go of arms and ammunition for the Gu-
ban insurgents. The presence in this
civ during the last fortnight of Col.
Francisco LeA Vidal has been the sub
iect of considerable comment among the
Cubans.
Vidal was in command of the last party
of filibusterers that the Bermuda carried
to Cuba. Yesterday morning Vidal re-,
ceived secret order from the junta and
he and his companions left the house at
once. At Jersey City they were joined
by dozen more Cubans and took the train
for Philadelphia. These, with others
already on the spot, comprised the expe-
dition that was expected to sail on the
Bermuda. The expedition consists of
fifty men, among them being several ply
sicians, who carry with them a full supply
of medicine and surgical instruments.
Slowed away in the hold of the Bermuda
are 1000 Mauser rifles, four Hotchkiss
guns and large number of machetes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
The Soho olboy and the INSPECTOR.

In an Edinburgh school the other day
an inspector, wishing to test the kuowl-
edge OF class in fractions, asked one
boy whether he would rather take a
sixth or seventh part of an orange if
he got his choice. The boy promptly
replied that he would take the seventh.
AT this the inspector explained at
length to the class that the boy who
would choose the smaller part, as this
boy had done, because it looked the
larger fraction was very foolish; but
the laugh was on the other side when
the chirping voice of another urchin
broke in in remonstrance: .Please. sir.
but that boy disna like oranges!"-
Westminster Gazette.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
TEXAS HOMOEOPATHISTs.
Annual Convention at San Antonio-Pro-
ceedings of the First Day.

San Antonio, Tex, June 11.-(Special.l
The thirteenth annual convention of
the Texas Homeopathic association met
here today and was called to order by
the president, DR.. George d. Streeter, of
Waco. The president appointed Drs.
Keller, Williams and Blackman as CEN
sors.
Several applications for membership
were received and acted on favorably.
A letter from the secretary of the Texas
State Medical association (allopath) was
read, suggesting union of forces of the
various state medical societies to secure
a medical law just to all schools of medi-
cine. The presidents address was de-
voted almost entirely to this subject, and
after spending several hours discussing it
the matter was referred to a special COM
mittee for report tomorrow.
A resolution was adopted favoring a
law raising the age Of consent to Is years.