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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22
He Satisfied His Conscience.

It was under some of the earlier ba,t
rupt laws that this exhibition of TO-.
shrewdness occurred, when it was y
uuired that in case of a mans insols
ency he must turn over to the prono.
officer of the law every bit of his prar
erty for the benefit of his creditors nj.
subject of this story was yet yonn,
man and wealthy when misfortune oya,
took him and failure was ineyitsba
Some of his property was real estas
some of it was not, the latter consistin..
of securities easily converted into en-,
rency. A nice little bundle of bank hin.
could be more safely handled than ca
tificates of stocks, etc. When the tjno
came, being an honorable man, he con
scientiously surrendered his entire d
fects, even tubular cane from which
the handle could be disjointed, the gft
of an admiring friend. After handinp
the walking stick to the official, thus
satisfying the law, he suggested its re.
turn. 1t was a present from a friend and
could be of little value to any one but
himself as a memento.
Certainly" said the officer. "Taks
it. It's of no value to u.s..
"Thanks I'll prize it highly"
Some time afterward in his quiet
home the shrewd fnancier disjointed
the handle and removed from his tubu
lar depository several thousand dollar,
of we'll crumpled bank bills. -Syracuse
Doct
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22
is THIS FACT OR LEGEND?
A Queer Story About the Way In Which
"Leonanie" Was Written.

A Queer Story About the Way In Which
'Leonanie" Was Written.
In the house of gentleman in this
city we recently saw a poem written on
the fly leaf of an old book. Noticing
the initials ''E. A. p" at the bottom,
it struck us that possibly we had run
across bonanza.
The owner of the book said that he
did not know who was the author of the
poem. His grandfather, who gave him
the book, kept an inn in Chesterfield,
near Richmond. One night young
man raped at the door and asked if he
could stay all night and was shown to
q room.
That was the last we saw of him.
When they went next morning to call
him to breakfast, he had gone, but had
left the book, ON the fly leaf of which
he had written these verses:
LEoNANIE.
Leonaniel Angels named her,
And they took the light
OF the laughing stars and framed her
In a suit of white
And they made her hair of gloomy
Midnight and her eyes of glowing
MoonshiEe, and they brought her to me
In the silent night.
In a solemn night of summer
When my heart of gloom wi
Blossomed up to greet the conner,
Like rose in bloom,
All forebodings that distressed me
forgot as joy caressed me,
Lying joy that caught and pressed me
In the arms of doom.
Only spake the little lisper
In the angels tongue,
Yet listening, heard her whisper:
''Songs are only sun
Here below that they may grieve you.
Tales are told you to deceive you.
So must Leonanie leave you
While her love is young"
Then God smiled, and it was morning,
Matchless and supreme.
Heavens glory seemed adjoining
Earth with its esteem.
Every heart but mine seemed gifted
With the voice of prayer and lifted
Where my Leonanie drifted
From me like dream.
e. A. P. q. whitcomb Riley.)
-Kokoma (Ind. Dispatch.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22
cEODETIC TOWERS.
Three Built in Ohio to Determine the
Earth's Shape.

Brown County, and it's sisters, Cler-
mont and Adams Counties, Ohio, have
within their borders three towers, the
erection of which, with the surveying,
the building and experiments, occupied
twelve years of time, and cost Sloo,ooo'
The first tower was erected about three
miles from Bethel, Clermont County
on the plateau. The land through the
southern part of Ohio is several nun
dred feet higher than the river. ms
tower wa i36 feet high, and was ar
ranged wi.h an interior stairway, lead
ing to the platform on top OF the struc-
ture The tower was not expensive,
so far as material was concerned, Dut
was costly, because the hauling ana the
dressing of the timber required much
expenditure. The second tower was
built on Ash ridge, in Brown County
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22

Poor old fellow, see how warm he
is" you say when your dog sinks down
almost exhausted, with his tongue lolling
out of his mouth. But if you put your
hand ON him you can feel no perspira-
ton as ON human beings or ON horses
The tongue and lungs of dog are the
organ by which the perspiration is ex-
hailed. For this reason muzzling, espe-
cially in hot weather, is particularly
cruel
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22
As Women See Women.

Alice Stone Blackwell, in answer to
question by Boston paper, wrote
1.-The question, Are women more char
liable toward the faults of other women
than men are? must be answered in the
negative. Men see the faults of women
through certain softening glamor of
sex. Women look at them clear sighted
ly and with an impartiality that is Of
ten pitiless. "
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22
Deaths In Battle.

Army surgeons say that the expression
of the faces of soldiers killed in battle
reveals the causes of death. Those who
have persisted from sword wounds have
a look of repose, while there is an ex-
preston of pain ON the countenance Of
those slain by bullets.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22

The most extravagant instance of lit
erary relic worship on record is said to
DO that Of well known Englishman
who constantly wears. in small locket
attached TO chain around the neck,
portion of the charred skull of Shelley.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22
A ParadnxicaI Practice

1t is curious fact that most of the
philosophy of marriage is written by
bachelors, most of the philosophy Of
bachelorhood by married men.-New
York Evening Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22

The bishop Of Carlisle boasts that he
"can sew button on better than any
woman. The late bishop of Worcester
learned to knit, 20 as to be able to take
up his wife's dropped stitches when she
9reW old.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22

Winks-Old Grimes appears to be all
broke up.
Jinks-No wonder His only son
plays the races, and his only daughter
plays the banjo New York Weekly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-01-22

Don't regard your troubles too trae.
ically; they may be comedies to you to-
morrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
" RECN NEAR NAV ASUTA.
Painful Death of Walter Mathis-Pas
Senger Train Derailed.

Navasota. Tex. Oct. 26.-(Special.)-
Passenger train No. l on the Houston
and Texas Central Railroad. due here
at 11:27 this mornin. Charlie Clark, en-
gineer; Walter Mathis. fireman, and -
Donovan, conductor, met with an acct
dent in which the engineer was hurt and
the fireman was killed. About five
miles from here, at Somerford's switch,
the tender of engine No. 1871 jumped
from the track some 300 yards beyond
the switch and bumped along until the
engine struck the switch, when it was
Iopun s!puN Su!uu!d ops 81! no pouInl
opuM on lo!Auoo MoHoJ ql!M fuGd
scaldcd him so that he died in dreadful
agony about two hours and half after
the accident. When Engineer Clark
saw that his engine was doomed for the
ditch, he told Mathis to jump. He must
not have understood, for he ran to the
engineers side, then back to his box.
Clark. the engineer, jumped and fell on
the driving rods and was thrown from
there to the ground, sustaining no very
serious injuries.
The tender turned a complete revolu-
ton. The baggage car was consider
ably broken up. but no passengers were
till the danger was all over. Conductor
Donovan came this way for help and
sent to Courtney for morphine to be adj
ministered to poor Mathis by DR.. RaysOr,
who was on the train and had exhausted
the supply of his pocket hypodermic case.
A special train left here with Drs.
Kctchum. Harris and Wilson. but Mathis
died nearly as soon as they arrived at
the wreck. DR.. Raysor amputated one
of Mathis limbs after he died so as to
eXtrcate his body from the wreck. Pas
sengcrs had tried to undermine the en-
CINE but were unable to get the body
out Almost the last words of Mathis
were Il message to his wife and children
and request that they pray for him.
He was considered model among the
railroad people and every one of them
who had anything to say to the cores
pondcnt spoke with tears in their eyes.
The body was taken to Houston. A
track was built around the wreck and
trains are running regularly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
ARGENTINE MONEY SYSTEM.
The Farmer Grew Fat at the Expense OF
the Laborer.

Washington, Oct. 26.-NIr. Buchanan.
United States minister to the Argentine
Republic, in report to the state depart
ment on money and prices there says:
"A majority of those who have written
to me from the United States regarding
wages and prices have invariably asked
me to give them the result of my obscrva-
of the money system of this country as
it has affected and affects the farmer and
wage Garner.
"On this point let me say that from an
extended and careful personal obscrva-
ton | am convinced that with possibly II
few exceptions all classes of working
men here todayQre receiving less wages,
the purchasing power Of their money be
ing considered lower, than ten Yeas ago.
1t is true that as long as gold was RISING
the farmer. who was selling his products
rs he has always done and continues To
do. on a gold price fixed outside of the
country, was steadily receiving his paper
prices for all that he had to sell and was
in consequence, a direct gamer by high
gold.
1T is equally true that he has been
the gamer in other ways. He has paid
but little more rent. if any. for his land
than he paid five years ago. Strange as
it seems, he had paid. and is today pay
NE. bul IL lGlut IllDTt W HIS iHDOrprS
than when gold was on Il par ten years
ago, and as he produces on his farm
the meat vegetables, etc. necessary for
his family, he has had the lions share
of the gain in the rise of gold On the
other hand, the wOrkmen found it very
difficult to get an increase in his wages
as money advanced. 1t required four
years to get an average increase of 20
per cent in his earnings, while the farm
er had been receiving benefits of increase
in gold premium averaging more than 30
per cent for the same period. In the
the merchant found it easy and
profitable to increase the price of his
goods in keeping with the rise of gold.
Rents likewise increased, although more
slowly, and as the price of all commodi-
ties resulted. the laborer found himself
daily being made poorer. He could not
get his salary increased in any equitable
to the increase in the price of
gold. Strikes were resorted to. All
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
A CUSTOMS DECISION

Washington, Oct. 26.-An important
customs decision was rendered in the
United States supreme court today in
a case against the executors of Leverett
SaltOnstall. who was collector of customs
at Boston, to recover excess of duties
paid under protest on importatiOns. 1t
was conceded by the collector that the
duty collected was in excess of the re-
quirements of the law The contention
was as to whether the protest had been
made in the time provided by law. The
government took the position that the
protests, to be effcacious, should have
been made at or before the time the pay
ments were made, which was not done
in this case. The decisions in all the
lower courts had been against the gov
ernments contention and the opinion de-
livered today affirms this view of the
question. Chief Justice Fuller and JUS
tees Harlan and Brewers dissented in
the opinion.
Chief Justice Fuller held that notice
should be given at the time of payment
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
INTERNATIONAL DAM.

Ell Paso, Tex, Oct. 26.-(Special)-
Lieutenant Guby of the United States
army, detailed to represent the United
States on the international commissions
appointed to report on the feasibility and
probable cost of constructing an interna-
tional dam and reservoir at this point
for the storage of flood water of the
Rio Grande, is in the city comforting
with the Mexican engineers. Ibe Rola,
the Mexican engineer under Senior Theo
Rola, has been sounding for rock bottom
the past four weeks, and Captain Guby
is here because the department at Wash
ington has requester him to make his re-
port on the dam to Commissioner An
son Mills before the first of December.
1t is understood that Secretary Olney
will recommend an appropriation of 3d.
100000 for the dam. If the dam is
built the Mexican government will with
draw claims for about $20,000000 which
it holds against this country for dam
ages sustained by being deprived of their
riparian rights.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
WELCOMED ARMENIANS.
A Welcome Given Refugees by Saliva
ton Army People.

New York, Oct. 2G.-Commander
Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army
presided at a mass meeting at Carnegie
hall tonight at which welcome was
given to the Armenian refugees. On
the stage were fifty persons who were
called refugees.
Letters were read from DR.. II. De
Witt Talmagc and others.
A cablegram from Mr.. Gladstone was
read as follows:
"Rejoice in the rescue of any faction
of the Armenians from the fangs of the
great assassin. So long as the naction
of the powers continue the situation will
be shameful as well as sad, but the deeds
are recorded both in heaven and before
man, and constantly accommodating heroes
may yet work the downfall of that cry
ing country known as the Turkish En-
pire."
Resolutions were passed calling on the
government to give the most liberal in
depreciation to the immigration laws in
dealing with Armenian refugees.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION
rendered Palmer and Buckner ut Coun.
Gil Bluffs. la.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Oct. 26.-Gens.
Palmer and Buckner the national demo-
cratic candidates, were given Il magnif-
cent reception tonight At the opera
house 200O people listened to their utter
ances and cheered and applauded rs they
enunciated their principles.
Gen. Palmer said:
Men are nothing, my countrymen; the
interests of the American people are par
amount. The presidential candidates are
for the representatives of the parties who
have nominated them. There are seven
political parties in this country. Three
of them have nominated Mr.. Bryan. He
has accepted from all of them, virtually
pledging. himself to carry out the plat
forms of all of them. Aside from these
there are the popuists, with free silver;
prohibtlonists.. simply; the party that
nominated Maj. Mckinley. and the one
that met at indianapolis and nominated
Gen. Buckner and myself.
Mr.. Bryan will carry out undoubted-
ly, the principles of the three parties he
represents. | knew his father well in
Illinois.
"Mr. Mckinley will undoubtedly car
ry out the principles of the party he rep
resents. He is an honest upright man.
| know him WELL"
Gen. Palmer then emphasized the i'm
portance of the duty every voter should
perform in a week.
Gen. Buckners introduction was greet
ed with applause and bouquets were
thrown on the stage. The general
prefaced his remarks with an arraign-
ment of the leaders of the Chicago con-
vention, and declared the people would
be fooled into abandoning Il sound cur
rency for myth. He denounced the
the only means by which silver can ever
be brought to its proper place in the
worlds money.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
MEXICAN MATTERS

Mexico City, Oct. 26.-The traffic mani
ayers of the principal railways of Mexico
left here tonight for st. Louis, Mo-. the
party consisting of Adam Hoffman of
the Mexican Central Manager Hagan of
the Ward line, George Foot. general man
aeer of the Vera Cruz railway. and b.
w. Thatcher, passenger and freight agent
of the National railroad The party will
meet 70. ii. White of the Mexican Inter
Oceanic railway in st. Louis.
concession has been granted to Tor
bett 4 Mann by the city government for
telephone company. which will com.
pete, with the old Mexican company, with
headquarters in New York City.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
KILLED A CONVICT

Richmond, Tex, Oct. 26.-(Special.) y
While attempting to make his escape
yesterday morning, Jim Adams. 2S years
old, member of the state convict gang
at work on the Santa Fe road at Ro-
senburg, was shot and instantly killed
by Guard ID. G.. McAIillen. Adams was
a powerful negro sent up from Waco a
few years ago for fifty years. In com
qo!VM tuoLJ uugols oQl 'ou!qoBW o5nq oql
slop buckets. and was fred on by the
guard with a shot gun. a shot struck
him on the hand, but only increased his
speed. After chasing him down to the
river bottom, the guard fired again with
a revolver and brought him down. The
bullet entered his brain and killed him
instantly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
ORDNANCE REPORT.

Washington, Oct. 26.-The annual re-
port of Col. Sampson, chief of the ord.
nance bureau, shows that great deal
of work has been done during the last
fiscal year towards the armament of
ships of the navy. Up to date the bu
reau has built $50 guns of large calibre
has sixty nine partly completed and has
condemned only two.
The appropriation of $250.000 for re-
serve guns is being utilized to construct
two S-inch, two Pinch and two 13-incl
guns and these, with those previously
authorized will supply the needs of the
naval service for some time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
parties which support Mr.. Bryan to adj
just that complication during that time
in n manner satisfactory to ALL,

parties which support Mr.. Bryan to adj
| Just that complication during that time
| in manner satisfactory to all.
Brethren, some OF you fear that this
campaign will destroy the peoples party.
We have no such apprehension. Its
principles are right and being right, they
are immortal. In four years they have
taken possession of the democratic party,
and on November they will take posses
sion of the nation. In 1892 we had but
100000 votes. On November 3, 1896,
we shall have majority of the whole
country. We have not been democrats,
but the democrats have, in the broad
sense of the word, become pOpulists. We
have not given up our organization; we
do not propose to close the academy be-
cause the first class is about TO graduate
with honor. As the spirit Is greater than
the flesh, so the principles of a party is
greater than its traditions. We are edu-
eating democracy now from the inside.
We shall find it easier to reach their con-
victions as allies than as opponents.
Mems opinions are not fixed quantities,
but huctuate with events. IL democracy
lives up to its pledges the alliance now
temporarily made may be continued. IL
they do not and the forces have to d.
vide. three-fourths of their people will
march off under our standards. The BAN
quet is not over with the soup.
The peoples party has yet tremendous
mission to perform and it seeks nothing
that is not just and reasonable. 1t must
ever remain the guiding force of the
American republic-led by the pioneers
of the great army of REFORM
"In the name Of God, your country,
your children, and all the oppressed and
poor of the whole world, we ask you not
to forego this opportunity to do good and
help mankind. Let all unworthy thoughts
perish. The century's aloe flows today.
The tremendous power put forth by our
opponents teaches us that If we fail now
we fail forever. We feel the pressure
of the chains upon our limbs, but they
are not riveted. Shall the cunning
Schemers have four years more in which
0 finish their work. Shall we not strike
.hem now and forever? Shall our nation
bless us in our graves or shall they rise
ND in their miseries and curse our dis
honored dust?
"Remember that when liberty dies in
the United States it dies in the whole
world. Forget everything else aud do
your whole duty.
"MARION BUTLER.
"Chairman Populist National Com
mittee."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
THE FIGHT Is ON AGAIN

Boston, Mass. Oct. 26.-At "A meeting
of the democratic state executive COM
mittee. today the committee appointed
Saturday 10 bear the flag of truce to the
Observation-Disclosures faction of the
party reported tnat all ovcrtureS had
been rejected by George Fred Williams.
who, rs candidate for governor it was
desired to appease. In view of Mr. Will
liams'' position, Judge Corcoran. who pre-
viously resigned the Craftsmanship of the
state committee in the interest of har-
mony, has withdrawn his resignation
and fight which seemed nearly ended is
on again.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29

sorts of efforts were made to bring about
an increase, until finally, last year. he
reached what might be called high water
mark Since then gold has steadily
fallen: The first person to feel the de-
cline has been the farmer, who is COM
planning bitterly of the relatively low
prices he is receiving for his products,
while he finds himself obliged to pay
the same price for what he buys that he
did when he received $3.50 more for
every 100 kilos of wheat than he now re-
ceiyps
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
THE sPRAGUE MOTOR CASE.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 26.-What is
probably one of the most important pat
ent cases ever tried in the United States
circuit court of appeals in this district
was decided today in an opinion .ender-
ed by Judge Sanborn in the case of the
Adams Electric Railway company
against the Lindell Railway company Of
st. Louis. The court holds that the
Sprague electric motor is not an infringe
ment.
The Sprague motor is in extensive use
by railways throughout the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
MISSIONARY SOCIETY,

Springfield, H., Oct: 26.-At today's
Woman's Home Missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President Mrs. Clinton b. Fisk of New
York; first vice president. Mrs. James
Bancroft Robinson, Detroit; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. II. Il. Rusk. Cincin-
natl; recording secretary. Mrs. f. NJ. Ait
ken, Decatur, ILL.,; treasurer, Mrs. G. w.
Williams. delaware. o.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
PRONOUNCED FALSE BY KEARBY
The Assertion That He Said Reagan 5
Silvcry Hair Stood for Treachery.

Houston. Tex. Oct. 2G.-(Special.l- J.
Tonight Hon. J. II. Kearby. in his
speech devoted a great deal of time TO
replying to the assertion of r: NJ. Wynne
at the Fort Worth Indignation meeting
of Confederate soldiers four days ago
Mr. Kearby. also in reply TO the re-
mark of Mr.. Wynne that the statement
that he made charging Mr. Kearby with
saying that there was not hair in the
head of Hon. John II. Reagan but what
stood for deed of treachery to his coun-
try. was untrue. and that it was falsi-
fication and wilful SANDER.
He especially desired that The States,
man reporter make a note of this, and
said he would have contradicted it sooner
but he only saw it this morning as he
came through Dallas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
WRIT. OF ATTACHMENT.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 26.-(Special)
-Boltz, Climer & Co. of Louisville sued
out a writ of attachment today on the
liquor establishment of Schader Bros,
now in the hands of trustee, for S2661,
alleged to be due on bills of exchange.
A deputy sheriff is in charge of the es-
Enlistment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-29
INSOLvENT BANK DIVIDENDS.

Washington, Oct. 26.-The comptroller
of the currency has declared dividends
in favor Of the insolvcnt national banks,
as follows:
The National bank of Jefferson, Tex.
10 per cent; the Ninth National bank of
Dallas, Tex, 10 per cent: the Baker City
National bank. Baker City. Ore. 10 per
cent; the First National bank of Rcdfcld,
S. D., 20 per cent.