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The 1sig storm.

Cripple Creek. Col. April 13-No IA
talities have been reported as a result
of the storm yesterday, which was the
most severe ever witnessed by any one
here. The damage caused by blowing
down buildings and shaft houses
throughout the camp may reach S75.-
900. At Gillette a big dance hall and
two new blocks We're demolished. a
dozen houses unroofed and 20 tents
scattered about Gravel was hurled
through plate glass leaving only a hole
as large as the stone.
Denver. April l3-The storm abated
last night and the trains stalled on the
divide between Denver and Colorado
Springs yesterday were moved to-day.
The Rio Grande and Santa Fe roads
are both opened but the Gulf is expe-
riencing great difficulty on account OF
immense snow drifts in the cuts.
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Los Angeles. April IA number Of
members of the A. II. A. have been in
terviewed relative to the report that
the national board OF the order has de-
cided that the order shall oppose Nc
Kinley. All profess entire ignorance
OF the matter. t. c. Day. vice president
OF the A. p. A. OF California. said that
he placed no credence in the report. Il
have received no intimation whatever
regarding the reported action OF the
national board" he said. "and. in my
opinion. IL is not likely that any such
thing has been done"
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last term OF the district court he was
convicted on a charge of assault with In
tent to commit murder and sentenced TO
five years. After that his victim died OF
the wound. To-day. on request OF the
district attorney. the prisoner was turn
ed over to the sheriff to be tried for muir
der. II is the opinion of the attorney gen.
eral that McIlvain can be tried on the
greater charge. and that II he should be
acquitted he would still have to serve the
sentence on the original conviction.
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New Irish Land hi

London. April IA. G. Balfour. chief
secretary for Ireland. introduced the
new Irish land bill In the house Of COM
mons to-day. II is OF much wider scope
than that OF John Morley. who was chief
secretary for Ireland In the late liberal
government. and Is upon the principle OF
the purchase by the occupying tenant be-
ing the ultimate solution % the land
question. In introducing the bill the
chief secretary for Ireland said the gov
eminent believed that the land question
was at the root OF the agitation for home
rule.
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BAD MEDICINE.
Theodore Roosevelt Receives q Package
OF DeIlcate Material.

New York. April l3.-A package ad-
dressed 20 Theodore Roosevelt. police
headquarters, and marked medicine"
was brought TO the general postofiice
to-day by the collector of mail from
the down town boxes. a postoffice en-
ploye tore off the wrappings at one
end revealing the heads Of several
matches and bits of fuse. An exami-
nation showed that by vigorous tear
ing apart Of the brown wrapping paper
the matches would have ignited and set
of the fuse, which entered a large
cracker filled with powder. The bomb
was genuine though not 50 dangerous
as TO have proved fatal 1t was clum-
silly made.
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Denver. April Ex-senator Ben Till
man OF South Carolina, will reach Den
yer tomorrow morning at 1880 O'Clock
He will meet the democratic and sill
yer leaders during the day and in the
evening will be rendered a reception
at the Brown Palace hotel. Wednes-
day he will address the democratic
convention and In the evening viii
speak at the Broadway theater. In or
der that all who wish may hear him,
the Tillman club has arranged for the
senator to speak in the amphitheater
at Arlington Park on Thursday after
noon. This is arranged to seat 12.O0o
people.
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FROM JAPAN n IGHTS.
An Astronomical Expedition to O5servs
the SUNS Eclipse Next Angus

An ABtrOnOmfCaI ExptufffUH 90 OJscfvS
the SUMS Eclipse Next Angus
Seattle, Wash, April 13.-The Am
herst astronomical expedition, fitted
out to take observations In Japan OF a
total eclipse of the sun in August next,
arrived I'm Seattle overland from New
York to-day. The party came in pri-
vate car of James j. Hill, president Of
the Great Northern line. The expedi-
ton will sail from San Francisco and
cross the Pacific via the Hawaiian ISL
ands In the yacht Coronet, owned by
one of the party, Mr.. James. The Cor
onet left New York Dec. s and reached
San Francisco a few days ago. being
III days en- route. On board the yacht
are the heavier instruments to be used
in August.
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Good for { harmon.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Miles City. Mont, April 13.-News was
received here to-day of an important de-
cision by Judge Lacompe of the United
States court in favor of Leo Charmon.
receiver of the Stockgrowers' National
bank, VS.. the National Park bank of New
York city for 5000 and interest for two
year and costs of suit. The point in this
case is an interesting one. Harry c.
Bachelor, cashier of the Stockgrowers'
bank, was indebted to Mr.. Mund. who as
signed a note secured by the stock to the
above amount to the National Park bank.
which foreclosed and took the stock of
the Stockgrowers National bank after
the assignment of the Stockgrowers' Ma
tional bank. The Park National bank
placed the stock in the name of its jan
itor to avoid assessment.
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Washington. April 13.-The house
spent the day transacting business re-
lating to the District of Columbia
Several bills were passed 1t was the
intention of Bartlett, democrat. New
York. TO call up to-day his bill to au-
thorize racing in the District of Co
lumbia, but he was given no oppor-
tunity to do so. 1t Is said he will ask
unanimous consent for the considera-
tion of the bill tomorrow. Some pre-
liminary routine business was transact
ed.
The house then proceeded with the
consideration of district business.
After passing a number of district bills
the quorum failed and at 4:30 o'clock
the house adjourned.
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CRISP AND HOKE.
They Will Not Carry Out Their Debate
at Present.

Atlanta. Ga. April 13.-Ex-Speaker
Crisp has announced that he is COM
PEELED to call off the last Of the joint
debates between himself and Secretary
Hoke Smith at Lexington tomorrow
and cancel all engagements to deliver
speeches elsewhere. Crisp does this on
the advice of his physicians, who in
formed him after a careful examination
that he was threatened with heart fail
ure. The ex-speaker says IL is pos
sible he will resume his free silver
campaign later on.
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Nor. for NcKinIey.

Omaha. April IA special TO the Bee
from Tecumseh. Neb.. says: The First
district republican convention to-day
elected l.. l.. Lindsay and II. l.. Dovey
delegates 10 the 81. Louis convention and
instructed them for Mckinley. Congress
man j. l. Strobe was renominated.
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RuILER,s STATUE.

The Committee In whose Hands the
Proposition A. Placed says No.
Boston. April 13-The house COM
mittee on ways and means to which
was referred the appropriation OF $50.
900 FOR a statue OF General Butler. viii
report against the appropriation
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, old for rree Silver

St Joseph. No. April 13-Free silver
men captured everything in the county
convention held to-day TO select delegates
10 the Sedalia convention. Fourteen DEL
egates were selected. who were ordered
TO vote as a unit for free silver delegates
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lhe shooting in Montpelier.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Boise. Idaho. April l3-Some months
ago Andrew McIlvain shot Charles Ma
nassa at Montpelier In this state. At the
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21

fnaIsaiions ofihs directions Of NE wlsd
IA l.eoat Matters

Daplss the strong oproslliou, Il now
obs rs though 4. u. CaiFon viii be the
publlcan nominee fcr delegate TO con.
srsss
col. J. r. Siccrorsy, +. s. penlp,
udgo Boone and James S. Fielder are
menlloued a. legislative possibilities
rom Grant county.
Local democrats appear 70 10 yery
lvorahiy Inclined 70 tho candidacy Of
& B. Ferguson for The democratic
aomlunilon for delegate TO congress-
The leading spirits IN the silver move.
mont III LEGAL politics ays taking no dc.
cIsisc action. and will not do 30 until
after the ether nominating conventions.
For the republican nomination Of
probate clerk, the leading names thus
lar suggested arc y. Y. McKoyea. Of
9omIng. and William Watson Of piuoa
Altos.
Thcre Is aomo talk az the aouniy seat
u nominating D. ?. Carr on the demo-
suilo ticket fof superintendent u public
thools George Hughes, Of George.
own. is prominently mentioned IN con.
4sasisA ~ilh si.s republican nomination.
There II fuuor uaout that tho ro-
,ubIicsn legislative nomination VIII be
phds'y. from she eighth disirlct w ~
ktk, from the fourteenth aud r. r.
laruoH for lho thirteenth dletriria. All
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21


Tho thlFd nDuuul Fair cE Tie DIaz
Agricultural ana Misunderstanding AAao.
citation win bo held ~ Colohln Diny,
Mcxlco, on ne e1rd nnd eilh of sep.
iember, and VIII DO opspsd BY nn adj
dreen hy Governor Ahumada Of Chlhua-
bua This viii be shs fret time any
Governor haa visited thle part a the
state and preparations afo 10 pioRraAa
10 give him royal welcome
There Will oe much better and
larger display q safm products, uaap
laclurcd articles aud stock than alehhtf
of The previous sessions. Ilouo races
and other spoua viii snllsen the pro.
cs6dlnee aud an enjoyable slsno 10
assured % ail who attona
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21

undonbicdly b, elected ~ handsome
vote.
George q. rsuaaIl ,his week an
nonuces Als desire through tle HAD
i1our columns iof the republican nom
inaslon n sheriff. AZ. pergauli n well
knowu 10 Dcnllng a. a thoroughly honest
ana concentrations cilison and bis we'll
known integrity us this writing makes
him prominent candidate. MF. Per-
fauls has BEEN resident o. the county
tor long time and hun always been
numbered at ono ol lis best citizens In
polltlcs his confse has always been that
ol % active and consistent republican.
The question o. possible candidates.
FOR Tue cnioes Of county commissioners
has Leen nellatlng ihe minds Of the lo-
cal politicians recently, and the Interest
"a oarol ~ keen for the renson that no
announcements haye yet Appeared. On
the republican ticket those prominently
mentioned are: FIRST district, william
Murray A. d. Laird and Thomas Fosiers
second district, George Nye and Charles
Dennis, third district, n, A. Bollch aud
lW. Y. Marble. For the democratic
nomination. ilrpt district, y ,, Davidson
ami e. Bennett; second district, ,. n
Upton and J.. l.. Waugh; thl,d district
A.. ). Clark. Aud there are others,
The card of announcement for chs
democratic nomination Of probate judge
BY II. v. Newsham appears this week
Mr.. Nowaham needs no Introduction q
the voters of Grant county. For The pas
two ycam has most eislrlen.-. dllod
the Office which ~ again seeks. Hi
management d the Domlng park lane
nettlemeni demonstrated ITS rullliy and
made him friends hy tho score 10 lhl'
city, An old timer, whose every inter
est has been Identified With this county
Mr. Ncwsham naa particular claim
upon the people whose support he now
nsks. Mr. Ncwaham's democracy has
always been OF she klnd "aboyc suapl'
4 cl0n.v
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21

two mrniha lasr renscd luHnrltns
growth ol esoae, o. Nlilch ohtf|e aud
sheep are lnllsnlps. Tho mines now
have al abundance oi water fpr Az min
ing nnd milling putpossn. ana these ~
.iussti~. .is bsiAa aoiisslg psllu1a.
A mining man named rulcoc arrived
~ phmnis, Aflz. from the north recent
ly. While ,fasellna over the hills about
thirty milea north Of Skull valley.
Tie horle he waa lldirg felI dead and
no was forced 10 Nplk the entire dis.
tanco without water, lle nrflvtd st
Skull valley liza condition more dead
than alive.
itls reported that the governors of
Nesissn alnlea along the bofder have
ordered that al American lfamps "
conducted to tho border and told 90
scoot Tho order li u shld, provides tho
atdctcr Instructions, aud the police are
wnrnad 20 overlook none end not 20 ex-
euse any a win no doabs take o iew
weeks ie set them started this way, but
those peopia who have watched tho
drlf, q tho iramps nay that when they
come they VIII come 10 dfoves,
Alta recent dogc shooting contest 4
young man, Who was simply d spectator
became frightened At the promlicuoun
manner one a. the aporlsmonwns woiid.
Ing hIa gup, and proceeded a. ouce "a
mount Windmill This act on ths
young mau'n part aroused lhe anger Of
The nicyciald aroft uan, Who, IN d play
Ifgl manner. lmagined 10 could SEQ ,
bird Ia the direction oi The windmill.
the mountor Of the windmill falnied
Aud now 10 hla dfeema hc looks dowt
The barrels OF lunumeYehle ahot'Tuns 81
be-, 10 rohee Of spollshs white, climb
over ,he lowersoI nelghborlug wlndmills
amid the dsfkneas chat enyelops tls'
/ cafth
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21

For aomo slme past lhore has been, 10
ihls county and northern Mexico, more
or lees cnille stealing, which, u rer.
mllied 20 continue, will fcon tuin The
cattle industry of lhle section, % cattle
owners naturally rfeier 20 establish
their luslnsts In country where thoy
can have VA opportunity Of handling
thcir own tspsk
This "ruttilnsr le evidently belng
done BY gang Of men bapded together
fof thal purpose, QUO lhe uufisf should
BE- lakeu up 10 tyslsmallc manner aud
sioppsd before Il aieulaes too large pro-
portions.
The United States and Territorial
oillcrfa have done, end ARE duluEl every.
thing In thels power 70 hflpg tbe guilty
ones 10 justice, aud 10 holne uatea have
been succesdllil. but Ii requires she act
I've co'opsfntluu Of every Cattle man ID
reach the desired result
In order 70 successfully weed ou'
those "foundefn.up' ol other men'l
N"NNI HFNN|"N'NNff ||"'4|'| Af''''' ''|N ~
together, 50 that they may work ia uni
soni tor this purpose, there II = esnpaa
already prearized, known " tho Inter
national eipcl growers Protective Aasu
citation of southern New Meflco mrs
northern chihuahua, Nttleq, Win ~
Office 10 this city. Information ul'ou
which can be obtained 81 " II Quincy
Secretary Treasurer qf the nfsoclation
Tho range was never 10 better eonal
llon than it % ~ present, there being o.
abundance Of bolh erase aud water, an.
u proper rfoleclltn be given HE cnill
owner the BUSINESS pl cattle iniaine Il
thlA section Nlll thrive ns 4 has Ia ihl
past Lot al put lhAif hands 10 lh'
wheei sud ln = Ifmkstably short tim
/ nemlnH Hnt vi6Iniiy Will ie nhir 70 oifu
and maintain, ia the cattle buslns1e Ia
4 now does IN nll other hfpnehoal. eaua
slghla 70 All sud special pllPllsaaa /
none.n
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21
ANOTHER DnYAN cIun.
free silver Cisizsna Organise alta meeting
Held Last saturday.

Al meeting Of the democrats, silver
republicans and popullsis Of Cooks Peak,
held lpel Saturday evening, At tho school
houee, Bryan Silver l.snrue was or.
ganlzed and following eiilccrb eleclcdi
u. =. McDanIelu presidents II. Il.
Nahu, vice precedent; Wm, Klcr, treas.
urer; James McKeuna, secretary.
A resolution was passed naming tho
organization the "Cooka Peak Bryan
Silver League" setting out lis purpose
10 be ,ha election ol VIM. J, bryan ns
president Of the United States and that
Il was the sense q tho Lenauo that an
members should aaalss IL financial aud
political way 10 hIs election, 10 the "a
tent oi their ability.
(, Aad II was further resolved that All
contributions he voluntary. and that a
box, for The purpose Of rtcslvlug moneys
20 douated, be placed Ia the room al
which meetings ahall be held, aud when
iht sum Of Five Dollars or more shall
have been collected. the treasurer o. The
League ~ 20 forward The pnme 70 ih,
lieaaufef Of the a,oefaile nailana
committee, 10 be ured In the leglilmal,
expsnsea Of the silver campaign and Il
Ipr0curlpg The election a Nm J. Bryan
A resolution was also pissed 10 ihl
effect thai The democratic and popullu
county chalfman both ho notified Of lhl
aellonf ol the League.
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21


A meeting 81 the Granl County Demo.
cratic Central Commlsieo Nta held nl
silver t'lly lae, Saturday tor the purpose
of mahlae arrangements Tor the coming
county cunvenIlou and % iluninet othar
business ol importance 10 tie party.
Chairman John W. Fleming. rrclld
lne, tho ptscIueiV repfeaented lnIne
Central, Silver City, lower hiimbfcs.
Uprer CHA, cooks Peak, Oak Grove and
plnos Altos, secresa.y Chsfles g. Bell
and several other promlncnt democrats
we're also present
Upon motion John n Muir was elect.
cd member 81 tho committee for pre-
clnci No. 10, scpnr,
The erlectlon Of the place for the
holding Of The convention brought forth
claims in favor Of nemlng and Silver
CIly. A vote resulted 10 tue selection
oi Silver City, aln time 10 ho fixed by
tho chairman, 10 nominate candidates
Tor tho various county Offices and 20 So
lcct delegates 10 the territorial and ais
trlct conventions. Tho hpporllonmenl
Of delegates 10 said convention was 1xed
upon the basis ofthe vote cnht for An
tonic Joseph Ia 1884 and allowing each
pre@-ct one delegate for every ten
votes and fraction n i've and over.
petition from tho voters ~ Cnrlialt
asking fpr larger representation was
read and upon motion ~ lnct No n
wns given four delegates. A similar
petition from Georgetown resulted IN
Precinct No. 0 being gwen three dole.
gates. The approximation Of Precinct
No. f. Central was increased TO hvo,
No 10 Santa Rita was Fixed at two, rs
was also that Of precinct No. i5-sepnr.
The complete apporllonmenl nu ixed by
the committee, 10 as foilowas
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21

The Texas democratic state coneen
ton cbnsenod Tuesday II Fort WORTH
and NO democrats 81 New Meslco sent
that body ihs following messages
"pemlne. n M.. Aug IS. 1885,
ADtmorlala pi Kew Alo,leo mrny Of
whom IA years gone ~ have stood With
Reagan, culhtilon. Ireland. Coke, Ian.
ham, p|ad|uel, sntpaid. Hchlelchsr.
sayeff. Miller, Cns|ut Cook and host
% other good iitn hpd true ol iho elol
leuA l.ons Star State laud greeting. 10
ths democracy oI Texas The H||gof Star
q ~ 40 aaneadant Non Mexico has 40
electoral fh'f
Weary With me sNadd|lna tlo|hes
Vh|th log uolt lhnu bah century have
nQand hIf NhA IspoIls out u TpSN ldf
ald ~ het struggles iol 8|alehooA.H
psNcenttH
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Deming headlight., 1896-08-21

II waa resolved that no prexles of
delegates 20 tnld convention DO fecoe
nlzed uhiess the persons holding same
be realdeu,s Of the precinct for which
the same IL given.
Tia Central Committee, ns nov or
ganized Il 40 follows
Centfnl, T.. W. Halsopi plnos Alioal
Frank g. Boil; Silver city q. ". N. ur.
vii; Lower Mlmbrcs. y. +. Gormaai Ban
Lorenzo, Feustln 0leulnj 0eofgslown
J. A. pouefi Upper CHA, W . Horn
Lower ella, a. g. Nindhumi Shakes
peafe, 90 ho suppiIed)l ilnchila, eier
ling Bufuolll Drnine, lohn L. Burn
sides aapelie. Nat Hicks; Hanin Rita, n
b, Felils; Cooks, Charles poei Sepnr
John 4. Muir, Gold Hin, D. Egrles,ou
Alanena, T., M0uenlli blatkhnWt, n
rlszalmmonti Carlisle. Sam Sloan
l.pldsbufe, b. b oNnlyi Pine cIeuega
NllIiam Hnlesi Oak Grave, 1amel
Tuails, San Juan, John EuizmenecF
llleoll,e, Robert snAn. IA addition efl
the momben Of the executive committee
John W. Fleming. A J. CLARK, A. liifach
berger and ,. Crockett lilgens.
The call FOR the county convcnlIot
will very likely ha tho dsse about Sep
iemhnf 18th.
Deming headlight., 1896-08-21
oxEn MATnn.


Al Tiiefaa canon Ia northern Btrnalilln
county one Archsbuqne and member
of a woll known family there named
Silva engaged IN shooting bso Mondny.
Silva 70 dead and Archebuquel ahonlde
% full u fhol. Il appears lha, Archie
buquo and 90 American, name unknown.
were enepged 10 herdlne sheep for swift
4 CO.. and, negotiated with ihe wife Of
one o. the sllfes 10 water their aoek on
lhe Silva property. paying t5 for such
privilege. Wh|lo tic sheep we're drink
lpg another Silva biolhssln law u the
wpman. pul IN "a eppeafAhcp with n
shot gun and dtmsndcd more money Tor
Che use ol ihe Water quarrel followed
AfrhthuQuet refusal % produce more
tsth nnd Slim lnrned l9ose h|a weapon.
lodging aphafss pfsAoll n Afrhtbgent'e
shoulder Affhtbuous lhsn fred upon
SILVA. using revolver The bullet
psnsl1al1d lbe forehead ana Silva d|od
Insanity though Il D laId TO tmefl14n
nl|o 1||Id nron him heIeFo b was d'b'
toIlIaa lhs| hleNtbaouNt lhol hAa
seen Ia|a| |he Nt|anon's|a being 81 ne
|||l| N|slI IaI'. tfasI