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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-13
Rrnve RIue Jackets.

San Francisco, June 9.-The emperor
of China has testified his appreciation
of the gallantry shown by the bluejack-
cts of the American warships in rescu-
ing drowning persons in the recent ter
ribIe disaster resulting from collision
at Woo Sung between the steamers
Onwo and Newchwang, by presenting
to the captain of each of Uncle SANS
cruisers in Asiatic waters, an deliberately
engraved and highly complimentary
testimonial.
The part taken by the American
sailor lads ia this disastrous affair which
sent over 900 human being to death is
given in detail by Harry Walsh, one of
the crew of the Boston in letter 10 his
mother who resides in this city. Ac-
cording to Walsh, the blue jackets of the
erasieE Olympia did the most effective
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-13

A young widow in London engaged
the services of a young photographer to
take her picture while she leaned weep
ing over the tombstone of her "dear
DEPARTED On the day appointed the
sentimental beauty went to the grave
yard and at once opened the sluices of
her great sorrow. She wept and wept
for hours, but he came not. Finally she
went dry and home and straightway
sued the photographer for the return of
the money she had paid in advance.
The artist claimed that the appoint
ment had been vague; that he went to
the cemetery and waited three hours
for her at the grave, also in vain. No,
they didn't comPrimise by MARI ling
each other The judge rendered a de.
cision against the photographer, because
the photographer showing the undy.
ing fidelity of the pretty widow might
If finished at the time agreed upon
have been instrumental in procuring her
a second husband" At least, SO saws a
Belgian paper.
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MANLEY IS FOR M'KINLEY
Believes the Ohioan Will Be
Selected on First Ballot.
Financial eenestiOu stir uppermOst
in the Minds OF thc POliIicIars of 81.
LOuis-Many Working on Financial
nks-HansbrOuGh of the Opin-
ion That All Rhetorical CIaPtrap
should BE Avoided.

St, Louis, Mo, June Io.-Mr. Manley,
of Maine, said this afternoon:
"In my judgment the convention will
nominate Governor Mckinley on the
first ballot for the presidency. It is use
less to attempt to deny that this will be
the result. The action of the national
committee in its overwhelming vote on
the Alabama cases settles conclIsively
how the respective states which the
committee represent will vote in the
convention.
"Mr. Reeds name will be presented
to the convention and he will be voted
for, and l ann authorized to say that
under no circumstances or conditions
can he or will he accept the nomination
for vice president, if 1t should be ten
dered to him. The great majority of
the New England delegates will be
loyal to Mr.. r eed, but it is evident that
the convention is for Mr.. McKi nley and
will nominate him"
While the declaration Of Mr.. Manley
contained nothing that has not been
looked for for many weeks, yet it caused
hutter of excitement when 1t was
known the manager of Mr.. Reed had
announced there was no further hope
among the leaders of the forces of the
man from Maine. Other supporters of
Reed said the declaration would cost
Reed at least half of the votes that
would have been cast for him had moth
ing of the kind been said, and several of
MIR, Reeds supporters asserted the dec
laration of MIR. Manley ought to be fol
lowed by a statement from Reed that
his name would not be presented, SO
those who were yet under obligations to
vote for him would be released. II was
said that in the face of certain and ad-
mitted defeat, delegates could not be
expected to vote for Reed and that
probably all of New Hampshire, ali of
necicut, would be cast for Mckinley,
even if Reeds name was presented.
There are some delegates from the
south who will also climb into the
swiftly rolling band wagon, even
though they have been instructed for
Reed.
1t was also stated that the declaration
of Mr.. Manley would have the effect of
securing wavering votes for Mckinley.
Senator Gear, who is representing Iowa
on the national committee, said tonight
that notwithstanding the declaration of
Mr.. Marley, Senator Allison's name
would be presented to the convention
and voted for.
w. A. Sutherland, member of the ma
tional committee from New York, and
who is the only prominent representa-
tive of Governor Morton's interests in
St. Louis, said: "Goyernor Morton will
be presented TO the convention and we
hope to nominate him"
There is no one in St Louis to speak
for Senator Quay, while some of the
other friends of candidates said 1t was
unnecessary to say anything about
Quay since his trip to Canton.
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FREE SILVER'S OLD GUARDS
Eckels Believes They Will Con-
troll Chicago Convention.
No Use Denying Facts-Rather Eva
sive as to whether or Not the Cham
piOns of Alleged Sound Money VIII
Belt I'm Case FEec silver Men DO
Get Control.

Chicago, June ro.-James H. Eckels,
comptroller of the currency, arrived in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Eckels denied
that he was here on any political mis-
sion.
at looks now as If the free silver fac
ton will control the convention AS to
whether it will gain the election well,
that's different matter. The epidemic
has been so strengthened by the action
of the state conventions of Kentucky,
Indiana and Ohio, that it is useless 10
deny that the free silver people have the
controlling power of the party. Still,
several weeks must elapse before the
convention; political history is made in
short time in this coun ~ and there's
many slip"
When asked his opinion as to the
prospects of a bolt in the convention,
the comptroller said:
al don't hear so much talk about a
split up among the sound money men
as reports would ,eem to indicate 1t
seems that all such emanates in the
camp of the opposing factions-the sill
yer men-rather than from the faction
which is expected to bolt"
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N.ant a Marshin.-

Washington, June o-President Cleve
land and Secretary Herbert have been
requested by the National association of
sign a warship to carry its representa-
tives to South America on an industrial
tour of the ports of the eastern coast of
that continent. The party is to leave
New York July ,. AS the expedition is
wholly for American purposes and with
view to favoring the development r.
trade in all kinds of goods betweeA
South American states and the United
States, it is thought by the iAembers of
the association that their representatives
should take passage in American ships.
Unfortunately there are no American
merchant vessels available. and the as
ISOLATION consequently has appe aled for
a man of-war. Assistant Secretary Nc.
Adoo has recommended the plan that
the committee go to South America di.
rect from New York, instead of via
Southampton, and upon arriving al
either Laguayra, Venezuela or Bahia
Brazil 1t will meet the Lancaster, the
flagship of the United States squadron
in South American waters. The Lam
caster will then carry the committee to
the several ports which it proposes Wis
iting. These are Bahia, Pernambuco
Rio Janiero, Montevideo and Bueno,
Ayres It is expected that several, rep
resentatives of the association will ap.
pear before the president and Secretary
Herbert within few days for the pur
pose of urging that their request b,
granted
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FINANCIAL QUESTION.
II IL still Uppermost in the Minds OF
the People.


ST. Louis, Tune Io.-The financial
of the politicians in St. Louis, there be-
ing now scarcely any possible doubt
about the question of the nomination of
the president and not very much being
said a. t. who the ce.president will
be. Men are working on financial
planks or saying what the financial
plank ought to be.
Senator Hansbrough, member of
the national committee, in an interview
today said
"The convention should at least
pledge the republican party to labor
faithfully in behalf of an international
conference on the money question, with
a view to securing an agreement in be-
half Of a permanent and settled equality
between silver and gold, and the nomi-
nee should be instructed by the conven-
ton to force the gold nations of Europe
through trade determinations in our
commercial intercourse with them to
establish bimetalism as the universal
rule. Should the republican party take
hold of this great question in the yigor
Gus way it has heretofore settled other
great questions, the houest. eonserva-
tive masses will support 1t heartily.
This, in my judgment, should be the
central idea in framing the financial
plank
"All the rhetorical claptrap, about
honest dollars and party aud .untar
nished honor used In the construction
of former platforms should be left out
Every patriotic American believes In
sustaining the untarnished honor of the
country, and in honest dollars, the mil
lions of voters are thoroughly satisfied
thai our national honor would be pre-
served and that honesty would prevail
under just system of bimetaliism. Tn,
fact is, the gold standard advocates d.
not want bimetaliism; England does no
want BIN etallism. We have been re
solving in favor of bimetallism and leg
islating in favor of the British gol
standard until distrust and discourage
ment have taken the place of patienc
and federation in the minds of the pee
pie. In 1893, England closed the min
of India to silver and we repeale
: the Sherman law. Strange as 1t ma
E appear. these two events took pla,
a within thirty days of each other
t would look very much like collusio
+ only we are assured that it was done
! restore confidence
"What the people of the Unit
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LET US HAVE NO STRADDLE
Cullom 10 ks or a Sound
Nc ney" rlank.
II Does Not Matter so Mach In the
Present Campaign who Leads the
Party as 1t Does what He stands
FOF-BelieVe~ Sound Money" Means
Good Times.

Chicago, June "a special to the
Times Herald from Washington says:
ain an interview, Senator Cullom said
that if he goes to his home in Illinois
this week, he will stop on his way at
Canton, o., to see Major Mckinley.
The senator has not yet fully decided
what he will do when congress adjourns,
but 1t is likely he will go to Illinois, re-
turning in about two weeks to remove
his family from Washington to a cooler
climate. He says that he is satisfied
Major Mckinley will be the nominee of
the st. Louis convention"
Senator Cullom further said;
"For several weeks l have had no doubt
about the result of the convention. l am
more concerned about the platform. /
want to see the party come out for sound
money.
"Let us have no straddle. Let us
know exactly where we stand and what
we are fighting for, and then if we lose
the country will know who is RESPONSE
bic. 1t does not matter so much in this
campaign who leads the republican
party it does what he stands for.
am considerably concerned about the
condition of business. / want to see
people seattle down and get to work and
bring good times back gain and am
satisfied that will never be done SO long
as we are at sea on this money ques-
tion.'
Senator CulIom will not attend the St.
Louis convention. 1t will be the frs
one he has missed since 1864. In this
connection he said:
"Since the nomination of Lincoln
have attended every convention but one
and that was the one which gave Lin
coin his second nomination Three
times l have been chairman of the I'LL
nois delegation-one at Philadelphia,
when Grant got his second nomination,
one at Chicago when Blaine was nomi-
mated, and four years ago at Minneapolis.
AT the last convention l was so worn out
that l practically made up my mind
never to be delegate again to national
conventions if l could possibly avoid it,
and never to be again chairman of a
delegation. There is hard work con.
nected with the responsibility which
men who have never tried it can
scarcely realize"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-13

Washington, Junv THE conferees
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
have agreed on partial report. The
item aPpropriating $40, So for the open
ing of canal at the Cascades of the Co
lumbia river, Oregon, was compromised
SO as to provide that the work author
lied shall be continued as proposed by
the senate and not completed as was
contemplated by the house bill.
The provision for the survey of the
public lands was also compromised, the
Inquire being fixed at $4,000.
The items remaining in dispute include
for public bui dings at
Boise, Ida; Helena, Mont; and Chey-
enne, Wyo
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AlRarharousEad.

Columbus, G., June 9. - Governor
Bushnell has received a letter from
Professor E. D. Cope, of the department
of comparative anatomy In the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, and president of
the Society for the Advancement of
Science, in which he depfecates the fact
that Ohio is soon to adopt the electric
method of executing the death sentence,
which he says is fad and a barbarism
The effect of the electric shock is, he
says, uncertain and but little under
stood. In many cases persons have suf-
fered severer shocks than are admins
tered under the New York law and
have recos cred. The professor intimates
that he thinks the persons who offered
to resuscitate any of the persons exc
cnted In Auburn could do 1t and would
If allowed. He says there is no doubt
in his mind that several of the persons
eleetrocuted have really died from the
result of post norton examinations
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Maybe woman.

New York, june s.-A dispatch to the
World from Barcelona says:
The anarchist outrage yesterday. ex-
actly thirty-one months after the Liceo
theatre explosion, presumably was
aimed at the host in the religious pro
cession. The American consul general
went al once to the spot As no Amer
lean vas involved he called on the cap
tain general to offer coincidence. Extra
precautions have again been taken to
protect the United States consulate day
and night. Your CORES ondent has
seen six of the dead in the hospital and
eight of the wounded Fourteen are
dead, mostly Of the poor class. There
is a rumor that the leaaer Of the assas
sins is a woman.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-13

Jefferson City, Mo-, June - pger
nor Stone today gave out "
sent to Mayor Walbridge of ~ Essie
in which he declines to cali a. nNtse
session of the legislature to giwe Chat
city power to issue bonds fer rebuF1asnw
public institutions, demolished In th@
tornado. In his letter he says; %s
According to nay information, the
hospital is the emily elemosary building
demolished by the STERN. If any other
Institutions of that character were in
jured the damage was slight, and can
be repaired at a comparatively nominal
outlay. The hospital was an old build
ing, whose value was not such as to
make its loss a matter of serious con-
Germ"
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Disguised with Lift.

New York, June "a dispatch to the
World from London says Leon De
Pougy, the pseudo actress of Les Fol-
lies Bergeres and the most beautiful
woman of Paris and Monte Carlo, has
just made an almost successful attempt
at suicide with laudanum. She says she
took the poison because of her disgust
with her wretched mode of life. The
Paris police say it was because of terror
in consequence of threats of gang o.
blackmailers.
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-A.Gnnah Il Nnvndn

Reno, New, June Io.-The straight
out" democrats, who claim to represent
the Nevada democracy, met in conven-
tion here today to select delegates to
the national convention al Chicago
What is known the Heating wing of
democracy held convention at Carson
few days ago and elected delegates to
the national convention. 1t is said the
Heating men have a proposition to d.
vide the delegations between the two
factions, each to have three, but il is not
believed the convention now in session
will agree TO the plan
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An Editor Killed

San Francisco, Cal, June $, John ".
Hay, assistant editor Of the Journal of
Commerce, was shot and killed late last
night by Mrs Nina Mcdonald, who Is
said to be the wife of drummer Tor a
Chicago barbed wire company The
woman then shot herself through The
heart.
Hay and the woman had been living
together for several DAYS, when he an.
nounced that he was going TO leave her.
Then She Shot him and Killed herself.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-13

Gunnison, Utah, June 7.--A asl
earthquake occurred here ahcpf i
o'clock last night.
Its course was from east q west ane
about two miles wide, according to To-
ports given this morning
1t produced rumbling noise and
shook buildings TO the extent that mann
were out examining their houses to find
If any damage was done.
One person reports that he VAS read
ing by lamplight at the time, and The
lamp chimney came all but falling off
In general, 1t produced curious sen.
sation, but no damage other than a gen
eral scare Is reported. II is all the talk
about town this morning
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-13

green Spear VS. ftseTrNa
,olation. His barn and sheds are scat
.te. cd on the adjoining fields, and great
boalde,s can be seen sticking in the
Md with which his farm is covered, in
Eosae places to a depth of two feet.
Tast south OF Mr.. Thorn's are James
Weldon and sons, Brig and James. They
also suffered severely.
The9 latter's l5ycar-old daughter
Geneva, had a narrow escape. In their
rush for safety she was caught In the
turbulent waters aud carried with it to
some distance, but vas rescued BY
friends In the aiek Of nme Brig Mel
SON. louise was wrecked. The Hood
tore open the door and came In with
such rush that it lifted large range
from tie floor. burst through the oppo
site wall and carried the stove with II
good distance outside.
lust below the List mentioned places
lies Barnard Whites large farm and ex
tcnsiye buildings The wafer has
poured a stream OF mud over part of his
land, but the injury is not so great,
while the buildings escaped altogether
The water backed W against the
Union Pacific track and as there was
danger of a big washout, some young
men cut culvert, thus letting the water
escape They then tagged the south
bound express, which they claim they
had great difficulty In doing, as the
engineer seemed loath to stop The
train went back to Brigham where it
waited for the construction train to
clear the track and repair the culvert.
Mr. Thorn says his loss will be at
least $4,000. and fair estimate of the
entire loss is given at between $4,000
and $4,000,
The reservoir is situated in the noun
tains about four miles east of Three
Mile. It was built three years ago.
Lately they had added to it and greatly
enlarged it. 1t was twenty feet deep
and covered about FIVE acres. AS the
canyon road is /, ashed out to get to 1t
one will have to travel over the noun
tains. AT present no one can under.
stand how it happened asit was watched
pretty carefully and a week ago the
water was only eight feet deep.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-13

indianapolis, Ind, June Io.--Secre-
tary Sherrin of the democratic national
committee said last night there was
only ono contest as yet before the COM
mittee. This is the Nebraska delega-
ton. Notice of a contest in Colorado
has also been received. Mr.. Sherrin
says the secretary's duties in making
the roll of delegates is only ministerial,
the committee deciding as to who has a
Prima facia case. Concerning the tenn
porary chairman of the convention he
said the names of Ex-Governor Francis
of Missouri, Senator Hill of New York
and Hugh c. Wallace of Tacoma, Wash,
had been suggested though the com
mittee had done nothing as yet. He
says free silver will control the conven-
ton and will select the permanent
chairman
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RICH STRIKE DE ORE.
PrOsDectOrs in the BIac Hornet
Ida. District In l., elk.

Boise City, Ida, June "a sensa-
tional piece of mining news has just
developed. For some months State
Treasurer Bunting has been developing
the Viola mine in the Black Hornet
district. A tunnel was run to the
ledge and the latter followed to the
Black Hornet line. There an incline
was sunk. Large quantities of ore of
low grande were found, but it has been
an open secret for some time that the
developments were not such as to war
rant taking up of the bond. 1t appears
that the management recently deter
mined TO cross-cut from their works
After running about twenty feet they
have opened rich ore. 1t showed five
feet thick when the correspondence in
formant left the mine this evening, and
the wall had not been found. II APP
pears that they have been working on
the barren side of the ledge, and that
the property is fully as valuable as the
Developments of the Black Hornet would
indicate.
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GREAT DEAL or GOSSIP.

st. Louis, June IA good deal
gossip has been caused by the sudd,
departure of Richard c. Kerens, of tn
city, Chauncey |. FiIIey's political opr
nent, for Canton Ohio, last night. 1t
said he went on a teIegraphic req,A
from Major Mckinley. In regard
the matter the Republic in the mornil
will say;
"Kerens' friends declare the object
his visit is to confer with McKinleI
lieutenants throughout the country WI
are to be assembled before Hanna lea
for St Louis, The theory of the Fill
men is that Mckinley proposes to q
Kerens off ard insist that he shall mi
no further warfare on the regular
publican organization in Missouri. "
Filley is not in position to threw
Missouri delegation against Mex
merely to get in personal point ii
IRE so many complications likely
arise over the currency squabble tn
will be TO the interest of the Ohio
didate to keep him in good HUNG
any cost. 'Filley is simply shr
enough to see that Mckinley is not
of the woods said one of the politit
today, and he had said just enoug
warn Mckinley that it would be p
to put Kerens in the background.
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AZ st. Louis.

St Louis, June 90. T. Salisbury,
Senator Carter, A. c. Cleveland, Senator
Shoup and Botkin of Montana are do
ing very effective work with the dele
gates tonight. They are everywhere,
and are being listened to. All say no
straddle.
Joseph Manley states that Mckinley
will undoubtedly be the nominee.
The vice-presidency will go to New
York as a consolation prize.
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Raftsman Drowned.

Boise City, Ida, June "a special to
the Statesman from Kendrick, Ida,
says: James Kirkendall of Leland was
drowned in the Clearwater while bring
ing raft down the river. He left Big
Canyon Sunday morning about O'Clock
on a small raft, which reached Big
Eddy, but Kirkendall and the sweep
were missing, and 1t is supposed
the raft had been submerged by strand
ing on rocks or being caught IN an
eddy
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For Enrrinn,rIekets.

New York, June s. Eugene Barnett
and Jepps Wenar, railroad ticket specu-
lators, doing business at New Orleans,
were convicted in general sessions to-
day Of forging tickets of the Southern
Pacific Railway company. They will
be sentenced on Friday. 1t is alleged
that had the plan of Barnett and Wenar
been successful. it would have cost the
Southern Pacific company $4,000.
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The Oregon ELECTION.

Portland, Ore, June o.-In the First
congressional district, Tongue (RepA
has plurality of "a. Complete returns
have been received from all counties in
the district and from all but three Off
cial returns are in.
In the Second district with official re.
turns from five counties missing. Ellis
tRep.9 has Asa plurality