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FATE OF a CHICKEN THIEF.
Long Tern, for Man Who Robbed Hen
roosts and Wore Fine Clothes.

TOO5tS dHu UOTe Il tHe CtUTHo8.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, March 18.-H. G.
Vickery, the chicken thief, pleaded guilty
before Judge Logan in the Superior Court
this afternoon, and was sentenced to three
wears in San Quentin. Sheriff Besse will
leave tomorrow for that penitentiary with
his prisoner in charge.
Vickery lived in Santa Cruz for many
months, posing as physician, although
he made no pretense at practicing. He
dressed styllshly, wearing gloves. silk hat
and weli-cut suits. A short time ago be
moved out of town, ostensibly TO raise
chickens. His chicken-yards were well
stocked with the fowls ne stole all over
town. When he heard of his impending
arrest he escaped to San Jose, where he
was subsequently, found by the officers and
brought pack
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GERMANY,S NAVAL PLANS.

Von Biebersfei,1 Says a Limitiess In
crease Is Not Considered.
BERLIN, GERMANY, March 1s-In the
Reichstag to-day, Freiherr Marschall Won
Beberstein. Minister of Foreign Affairs.
speaking for the naval budget, repeated
the assurances which he had given to the
budget committee that nobody in the Gov
ernment was planning limitless increase
of the navy. He assured the Reichstag
that the Government would always de-
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Ear Consul Ualter IL Free.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1s.-The
statement published in La Patrie in Paris
that ex-Consul Waller was still in prison is
denied by the authorities here. who state
that not only had ambassador Eustis sent
notice of his release, but also he had been
heard from in London aud other places
since his release
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felt sure that the Reichstag would give its
consent. He was equally sure of the
Reichstag's and the Nations approval.
Germany, he said, was allied with friendly
powers, and must always be sufficiently
strong and well armed on land and sea to
be safe guarantee of peace.
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Sudden Death of George NJ. storrs.

CHICAGO. ILL, March 1s.-George M
Storrs, the only son of the late Emory A.
Storrs, the great lawyer, wit and orator,
died suddenly last night of heart disease
at his home here He was born in New
York and inherited many of his father S
traits and talents. After his parents died
he became journalist in New York and
later held Government post in Wash
inrtOn
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Rros;,,., B;ly Fnrored.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 1s.-The
House Banking and Currency Committee
to-day ordered favorable report on the
Brosius bill permitting the establishment
of National banks in towns of 1000 inhabi-
tants or under with capital stock of
10000.
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Charged With Smuggling Diamonds.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 1S.-Her-
man Keck, member of the firm of Codes
man, Heinrich, Keck & Co., diamond
brokers of Cincinnati, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Bell to-day
on the charge of being implicated in SNUG
Cling diamonds into the country. After
the case had been argued at length. Keck
was held in 5000 bail for court.
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Di.f,srbnncrs at Beyreuth.

CONSTANTINoPLE, TURKEY. March
1s.-It is reported that disturbances have
occurred at Beyreuth, where $4,000 Chris
tians paraded the streets and warned the
Moslems to defend themselves. The
Sultan telegraphed to Vail instructlng
him to preserve order.
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Fto,cers on Rioters, Grares

BERLIN, GERMANY, March 1S.-Thou-
sands OF socialists went to Friedrichsain
to-day to place flowers on the graves of
the men killed in the rioting which oc-
Cured in the revolution of 1846.
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regarding his long walk. He offered to
compromise for $10O.
Edison's private secretary, John Ran
dolph, told Budgeon to call again in the
afternoon. When the traveller came back
20 keep the appointment a policeman was
in readiness and arrested him. In the
Police Court Justice Condit advised him
to drop the claim. Budgeon finally agreed
to this and was released on his promise to
leave the State and go back to Nebraska.
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Yacht Cup From Emperor Wsllian,.

LONDON, Eng, March 1s.-The German
Emperor has sent to the Royal Yacht
Squadron cup to be competed for in the
races of the Cowes regatta which will take
place in August.
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stupendous conspiracy Of fraud ant
spoliation?
Talk Of trusts indeed! Why, thii
one Internal silver trust-even II the
people should rise in their might next
November and crush 1t so utterly that
1t will never show its brazen head
again-has already accomplished a
hundredfold more mischief than all the
other trusts, combines and monopoliea
that ever existed. During the last
three or four years It Is safe to say
that through the apprehensions caused
In business and financial circles by the
threat Of the free coinage Of silver, the
silver combine has cost the American
people more than the entire money cost
Of putting down the rebellion.
Trusts. i-deed! Look to your own
trust-the rust whose rapacious policy
has dragged the country more than
once during the last four years to the
brink Of bankruptcy and dishonor; the
monster silver trust. whose dark
shadow has blighted all the confidence
and credit which are the life Of busi-
ness prosperity, and before the awful
menace Of whose possible success
In this election all business stands still
awaiting the verdict of the American
people. Trusts, lndeedi-St. Paul Pion-
Ger Press.
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NEWS NOTES.

George I. Quinn was arrested AZ
Lakeview, COL, for bigamy. One of
his victims was wealthy young ladv
at Eudora, Kan.
A company has been chartered TO
erect an electric light plant at Kansas
City Kan, AS rival of the CONSOLIDATE
ed Electric Light Co.
The students at the Missouri state
university have organized Mckinley
C nh with W. c. Crawford, of Wagner,
president and c, Z Young, of High
roint. secretary.
Rev. 5. Short. an evangelist, was IS.
saulted on the streets of Sedaia, Mo-.
by Leslie Wells, young man whose
father had taken offense because Rev.
Short had place an organ in the,
e., y - he rSN' d-ri7~ lie -e--',es
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IRRIGATION TALK.
The Kansas Congress Opens with
a Large Attendance.
UNION PRINTERS IN CONVENTION.
They Vote In Favor Of Nine-Hour Law
The National Retail Liquor Dealers
Declare Spiritu0us Liquors
to BE Necessity.

GREAT BEND, Kan., Oct. 16.-The
fourth annual session Of the Kansas
irrigation congress opened here yester-
day with large attendance Of dele.
gates, representing all sections of the
state. The morning session was de.
voted to routine business, welcoming
delegates and to organization. The
real work of the congress began with
the afternoon session. The first su b.
ject discussed was deep Well Irriga-
tion," by M. B. Towlin, member of
the state irrigation board. He ex-
planned the working Of the boards ex-
perimental stations and how to use
the water; how to get it BY the use of
windmils, and gave irrigationists
pointers on how to build plants.
/ Willard d. johnson, member Of the
I United States geological survey, ex-
planned how it is easy for all to irri-
gate their lands. John E. Frost dis
cussed at length the progress of irriga-
ton IN the Arkansas valley. He
showed now prosperous farmers in
western Kansas and eastern Colorado
were with irrigation.
Inc evening session was opened by
Hon. u. M. Munger, who gave his ex-
perience with water used in irrigating
orchards Following, H. W. Blue
talked OF the duty OF the general gov
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Waiting for the Word.

The American Economist says thai
probably there never has been so mucl
business waiting and wholly depend
ing upon future events, as there Is al
this time. In answer to inquiries, 55(
manufacturing establishments have re.
ported to The Economist that they EN-.
ployed In July 7S,7OO hands, against
114,23l In July four years ago, and paid
during that month $2,469,712 in wages
against $3,92720 in 1892. There has
been more decrease since July, but
these returns indicate a decrease of
22.3 per cent. In number of hands EN-.
ployed, and 81 per cent. in the
amount of wages paid per month, and
adds The Economist, while II can never
be certain that such returns properly
represent the state of all industries,
they suffice to show why the consum-
ing power Of the people has been much
reduced. There are not many impor-
tant labor disturbances, and there
is not wanting definite increase Of
confidence among business men, but an
enormous business Is deferred until the
prospect Is more clear.
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insignificant sore, to which Ipaid little
attention at first. This sore refused
to heal, and after a while became quite
obstinate, and began togrow. l placed
myself under the treatment of promi.
nent physicians, who said had cancer
Of the most stubborn type, and though
I took their treatment faithfully, the
cancer grew steadily all the while,
increasing in size and severity.
also took nearly every medicine
that was recommended for the
blood, and applied various salves
and ointinents, all without the slightest
benefit. Year by year, found myself
steadily growing worse, for the cancer
was sapping my life away, although
spent hundreds of dollars with doctors,
and as much more experimenting with
various so-called remedies. was
strongly urged by the doctors to SUBJ
init to an operation, which they
claimed was the only hope for me.
IL had well-nigh abandoned hope OF
ever being cured, when was induced
to try $. s.. s., and even the first bottle
afforded relief. The medicine caused
the cancer to discharge, thus forcing
out the poison, and Riding the sys.
tenn of 1t. | continued to take S, S. s.
until the discharge ceased, and the
cancer healed up entirely, and l am
perfectly well. My cure is regarded
as truly remarkable, and demonstrates
what wonderful remedy s. S. S. is.
Ishall take pleasure in always recon-
mending it."
). s. s. Is the only remedy that
gets at the root of all blood diseases,
that all so-called remedies fail to
reach. 1t is guaranteed
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First a Mole,
Then Cancer.

Probably no disease carries such ter.
ror in its path as Cancer-and well
may this dreadful affection be regarded
with horror. In an alarming manner,
it slowly but surely preys upon the
ife's blood, bearing the victim nearer
the grave day by day. Beyond the use
Of the knife the physician Is powerless,
and too much cannot be said against
the folly of resorting to the knife for
q cure Of this terrible disease. Cam
Ger Is in the blood, hence it is apparent
to all that no relief can be expected
from an operation. In ninety-nine cases
out of hundred the cancer promptly
returns, If not in the same place, in
the same locality, and is far more ma
lignant than before. The same is true
Of attempts to remove the cancer by
means Of caustic plasters, etc, and all
who have had this treatment claim
that death cannot be more painful.
But there Is cure for cancer-one
which gets at the seat Of the disease,
and removes its cause. s. S. S. is the
only real blood remedy, and cures can.
Ger and all other blood diseases, even
after other treatment has failed.
One of the well-known residents OF
Macon, Ca, Is Mr.. H. Powers, the con-
tractor and builder, who lives at SIS
Ross street. For twenty years Mr..
Powers has suffered intensely from a
cancer on his face, which was treated
constantly, but grew worse all the
while. He sought the best medical
skill in vain, and could see no hope Of
ever being cured.
On June %, 1896, he writes: Twenty
years ago, while being shaved, a small
mole on my face was cut, leaving an
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IS ONLY ONE REMEDY.
TO SECURE HOME MARKETS TO
HOME PRODUCTION.

And That Il Protective Legislstion which
Will Keep Out the Foreign Competitsrl
af the American Farmer--Frco Coinage
Of Silver Will Not DO 1t.
The farmer needs better markets, the
wage Garner more general employment
the manufacturer more consumers, and
the railroad managers more tons Of
freight 10 carry.
BY the German tariff act, which Mr..
Bryan supported because 1t was a
movement toward the original free
trade which he advocated as vehe-
mently as he now does the cause of the
silver miners, the farmers have lost
q considerable part of the markets they
had control Of In 1892. The wool in
dustry has been ruined. Canada, I'M
der half duty, crowds Its way into
all the cities along the border, causing
decline in demand and price. The ad
valorem duty on cattle and cheap
NURSES mas s.iihuia'eu their iinpor'a-
ZION from MEXICO so tha' tens Vi thou-
sands come INTO Iexas al 'ne present
Time where practlcaliy none reacheo
our markets IN losz. FOR poultry
eggs ana otner articles Canaoa COM
petes under lower duties, depressing
prices, oVerstocKing markets. anu smut
tihg the american producer out py az
much as the CANADIAN prooucer Sells
furthermore the American lariher
mas iost thousands OF consumers
through their lncapacity 10 purchase.
inc consumption OF wheat IN tne Unit
ed states IN iSSz was $50, tSI,'z4 pushels'
put curing 1884 ana 1879 tne average
consumption LOT the TWO years was
only z4'o's,oi5 pusheis Here IL iail-
ing OIL IN the nome consumption oi
wheat OF ll2,loS'ool pusheis year.
There being no market for this wheat
at nome II was exported 10 europe u
crowd the already well-stocked Market
and depress prices. II tnat wheat coulo
have been consumed at nome the price
would have been as nigh as IN 1891
1871 and 1872. The summary OF the
Pennsylvania bureau or statlstlcs Tor
1875 shows that SSl establishments EN-
ployed In 1894, ll2,27l, and In 1888, 49,
725 hands, against l4OS5O In 1897. Tnese
figures show the incapacity OF wage
earners to purchase, Here IS an aver
age loss of 1907 men In the last two
years, compared with 1872. This means
that 1874 per cent. OF the men employed
In 1872 were idle In lSS4-o Tne wages
which the l4O,S3S employees received IN
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MURDERED A CRIPPLE.
DR.. G. g. Lockwood Shot by Coward
Enemy Near Burdett, Mo.

DIR. G. G. Lockwood Shot by Cowardly
Enemy Near Burdett, Mo.
i ADRIAN. No.. Oct. l6.-Last evening
Dr. C. G. Lockwood, living at Burdett,
eight miles west of this place, was shot
by an unknown person from behind
hedge within short distance Of his
home. The report of the gun and his
cries brought his wife to his rescue.
| The assassin had fled. Upon examna-
ton it was found that nine buckshot
had deeply penetrated his left side and
back. His condition is considered crit
ical from the fact that about four
months ago he met With an accident
which caused him to have his right
foot ampptated.
CONTROL MAcHINisTs, TOO.
Typographical Union Assumes Jurisdiction
Over Repairs OF Linotypes.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COL, Oct. l7-By
yesterdays action the International
Typographical union, now in conven-
ton in this city. assumed the entire
control over the linotype machines.
and said in su )stance that no one shall
be employed on these machines, either
as operator or machinist. unless he is a
mem er of the typographical union.
The work of repairing and taking care
of type-setting machines will now be,
done by the printers who are members
Of the typographical union. Thou
sands of printers were thrown out of
employment by the intro luction of the
tvpe-set,ng machines several years.
ago, aud the action taken by the inter-
national union is aimed to create
field of work for as many of these as
possible. A number Of minor amend
ments to the constitution were made.
YORK, Neb., Oct l7.-W. L. Lee, a.
prominent citizen. is under arrest.
charged with hav ny insured the life
of A. Bissell, friend, for $4,000, and
arranging to wreck the train on which
he was a passenger in order to secure
the insurance.
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WHEAT AND SILVER.
Price Of the Former Is Rising and the
Latter Going Down.

Latter tOing DOWN.
One of Mr.. Bryan's strong points
in his appeal to the western farmers
Is that the low price Of wheat is caused
by the decentralization Of silver. To be
sure, wheat was higher In 1875 or in
1881 than 1t had been in 1870, but facts
are unimportant In connection with
'the crime Of 1873" Wheat has unques-
tionably fallen In price, and so has
silver; therefore. II we initiate the price
Of silver, the price of wheat must rise.
II the decline of wheat has been due
to the decline of silver, how does it
happen that the price of wheat is now
rising, while that of silver is still 60
ing down? In the last week Of August,
the price of December wheat in Chica-
go was So cents a bushel. On Satur-
day last 1t was 81 cents, an advance
of IA cents, or more than rs per cent.
in five weeks. At the former date the
price of bar silver in New York was
671a cents an ounce, and on Saturday
1t was 659s cents, decline Of 2 per
cent
Clearly the prices Of both commodi-
ties are regulated in the same way, by
the worlds supply and demand. We
produce in this country more wheat
than we consume and the price at
which we can sell the surplus abroad
determines the price 1t will command
at home. When the foreign demand
is smaller the supply from other
countries abundant-wheat declines;
when exports increase, prices rise
again.
Even the most conflding Populist
must perceive that the recent upward
movement In the grain market has not
been brought about by free coinage or
by the promise Of 1t. Silver has not
shared in the advance, as 1t should
have done by the Populist theory be-
cause there has been no increased de-
mand for it. and bushel of wheat
will buy actually more silver today
as well as more iron or steel or alumni
when It was selling at a
dollar. And with the rise in wheat,
the quotations of Bryan stock decline.
Philadelphia Times.
Turkeys representative In London Is
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syracuse was CHOSEN as the place u
meeting In 1898.

NATIONAL RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 16.-The Ma
tional Retail Liquor Dealers associa-
tion adopted resolutions on various
subjects yesterday. One declared the
use Of spirituous liquors to be ne
cessity rather than luxury, and de-
nounced illegal traffic in them and
their sale in places where youth is de-
bauched. Another pledged the efforts
of the association to defeat a bill
which, II is reported, will be introduced
in the next congress- This bill, it is
reported, adds 80 per cent to the pres
ent tax on beer, which the association
designates as the national beverage.
Resolutions expressing disapproval of
high license laws were adopted on the
ground that such measures did not
give sufficient protection to dealers.
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GOVERNOR BoIEs' OATS.


Queer Argument Made by the Iowa Dem
Ocratic Statesman.
Ex-Governor Boies made queer ar
gument at Ames Friday night. He tool
oats at 10 cents a bushel and tried t
prove that the gold standard had
cheapened everything The governors
argument falls to the ground when we
recollect that two years ago under the
same gold standard oats were 50
expensive that we who live in town
were compelled to sell our COWS and
horses because we could not afford to
feed them. II the gold standard makes
oats low now what made them high
two years ago? The governor might
have picked out any other thing to
have established his point Boots and
shoes are cheap; newspapers are
cheap, calico, pins and needles are
cheap. How can the governor prove
that the gold standard has anything
to do with these prices when we prac-
tically have the same amount of money
In the country now that we had In
1873? The governor knows that under
silver initiation that we would all just
simply play that we were getting
more; we would not be getting more
in fact. We would be like the boy who
got a 5O-cent piece converted into pen
MES In order to make his pocket stand
out and create jealousy in the minds
Of the other boys. He had not in
creased the purchasing power of his
money though he had enlarged its bulk.
When the governor explained that 1t
took thirty bushels of oats at 10 cents
bushel to pay his nights lodging at
the Slavery House, he seemed to lose
track of the fact that II he inflated the
currency to increase the price of oats
he would probably pay sixty bushels
Of oats for his nights lodging and
neither he nor the landlord would lose
or make by the so-called change In
the value Of oats. The same rule
would apply when the governor should
go to buy any other thing. The only
way that he could be benefited would
be in the payment Of debts already
contracted. Debts to be contracted In
the future would be no more easily paid
by inflated money than at present, for
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WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Oct. l7.-At noon
yesterday a stranger arrived at Hardy
on a bicycle, entered the grocery in
which was the bank and called for a
jug Of molasses. The only clerk pres
ent went to the cellar and the stran-
ger robbed the bank Of $500 and val
liable papers. The theft was not dis
covered for two hours
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Another Paderewski Rumor.

New YORK, Oct. II. "A rumor current
in musical circles SAYS that Paderews.
XII, the pianist, has gone insane The
origin OF the report is q mystery. Pad.
erewski's friends here dany the story,
but no den,al or G. narn.t,on could DO
secure from Emo.
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Topeka, Kan, Oct. Reports were
made TO the State baptist convention
yesterday showing the condition OF
the church in Kansas and the progress
Of Sunday school work, The Baptist
church has 10000 members in the state
and 375 Sunday schools, In general
the condition is reported to be much
improved over last year.
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CHICAGO, Oct. H. Publisher William
r. Hearst, of the New York Journal
the only silver organ in that city, ha.
leased two pages of the Record, of this
city, till after November ., with a view
of supporting Mr.. Bryan against all
the other morning papers, which are
for Mckinley.
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Purely Vegetable

and cures Cancer, Cotagious Blood
Poison, Scrofula, Eczema, letter,
Rheumatism, Catarrh, or any other
disease having its origin in the blood.
Books on blood and skin diseases
mailed free to any address, by the
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Absurd Inconsistency.

One of the absurd Inconsistencies
with which Mr.. Bryan's speeches are
honeycombed is the cheap-dear money
doctrine. According to his teachings
the poor man is to get his money cheap
under free silver coinage and sell II
dear. That is to say, 1t will be cheap,
5S-cent money when he works for 1t,
but when he comes to spend 1t some
miraculous alchemy Is to make 1t ster-
ling l0O-csnt money. This Is the sort Of
clap-trap by which Mr.. Bryan hopes to
ensnare the minds Of men who are not
sufficiently trained In logical methods
to see the inconsistency and absurdity
Of It. II money is cheap, II will be just
as cheap to spend as 1t is to earn.
Mr.. Bryan must have a mighty poor
opinion Of the intelligence of the work.
ingmen Of this country II he thinks he
can trap tAer with this sort Of bait
Columbus Dispatch.
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Turkeys representative In London is
Greek by nationality and q Chris
tian by religion.