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cROCKER'S CASE.
Prosecution VIII Close and the Case
viii Go to the Jury.

Especial to The Herald.)
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. July 10.-The
entire day was occupied in the Croker
trial by addresses of counsel to the
jury. Judge Corn and Hugo Donzel-
the defense. Judge Corn asserted that
all of Crocker's actions the night of the
murder were the natural actions of an
innocent man. The case against Crock
er is based merely upon suspicious. He
pointed out on the various maps of the
premises how persons might have done
the deed and escaped, leaving no trace.
The testimony must exclude every rea-
sonable hypothesis that the deed was
done by any other person.
Judge j. w. Lacy, counsel for the de-
fense closed the case for the defend
the crime had been shown; that Booth
and Crocker rode together to their
ranch, ate together and slept together.
He reviewed the testimony of the wit
nesses in detail, as to the various times
and places Croker was seen during the
hour in which the murder was said to
have been committed, and said it was
impossible for Croker to have COM
mitted the murder. He made a short
appeal to the jury not to aid in the
prosecution of an innocent man, whose
life had been blighted by an infamous
prosecution.
Attorney Stoll, who has conducted
morrow. Although the trial has been
in progress nearly three weeks, interest
in it continues undated, and today
many were unable to get into the
crowded court room.
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THE DIAMOND.
PbiIiies Not in 1t.

LOUISVILLE, July 1O.-The Phillies
were not in the game until the eighth
inning when they gave the Colonels
quite a scare by knocking McDermott
out OF the box. Cunningham finished
the game Nicklin. young shortstop
from the Kentucky-Indian league.
was given trial by Louisville today
and made a good showing. Attendance
$500 Score: Louisville,10; hits, 10;
errors. 8. Philadelphia, 8; hits, 8; err
rors, 1. Batteries-McDermot Cum
ningham and Miller; Carsey and Gle
mnntS.
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1t has been said that William Jen-
nings Bryan of Nebraska won fame in
an hour by his address on the tariff in
congress IN March, 1882 but his race for
fame began twelve years prior to that
date. for he was student of political
economy at a very early age and was on
the stump before he was old enough TO
Ills, March 49, 1860. His father was a
prominent lawyer and a circuit court
Judge Young Bryan graduated at the
Illinois college and at the Union Law
college: then he married Miss Mary u.
Baird and put out his single as an at
torney. HIS total income for the first
six months was SIS; after that he had q
fine practice. His wife has also been ad-
mitted to the bar, and she is In more
senses than wives usually are help
meet to her husband. They nave a oe-
lightful little home and several bright
children.
cut. handsome man, a fine speaker and
a ready debater. He is an ardent
tariff reformer. Since his retirement
from congress he has been active upon
occasions in spreading the free silver
propaganda all over the great west and
down into New Mexico. He never falIs
to secure converts He began his con-
gressional o~reer by carrying an over
Whelmingly Republican district by hWo
majority. Although his views on tnance
are at variance with those of some OF the
great Democratic statesmen, recent de-
Velopments have shown that he is IN
advance rather than in the rear of Demo-
cratic progress. AS long ago as May,
1897 in a speech in Missouri, MIR. Bryan
said he believed the Democratic party
would take its position at the next ma
tionaI convention and declare in its
nlatform for the free coinage of silver at
l6 to
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FIVE BALLOTS
NECESSARY
Political History Furnish
eS No Precedent.
A MAN OF The
PEOPLE WANTED
Ii the Gentleman From the
Plains Of the Platte They
Found Him.
CAUSE OF SILVER
WAS UPPERMOST
Delegates Had No Thought of
themselves.

First Candidate For Presidential
BOBOrs Who Was "a Resident OF
the Nvest-A Convention of States
men Rather Than of Politicians
Silver Dick BANDS Noble Words:
Some Have Sought to Find Par
aIIeI in the Case of GarfieId's
Nomination But There is Nome
Bryan Virtually Won without n
struggIe-HOw the Nominee Re-
ceived the News-The Heppiest
Woman in the WorId-aIovements
OF the Utah Delegates.
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WANTS THEM STRAIGHT.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 10.-Mrs. An
ME Diggs, the Populist leader, tells
her people here that the Populist party
has nothing to do with any of the
warmed over boilers from either Of
the old parties. They want none Of
Teller. she says, and Boies and Bland
are out Of the question. She leaves for
St. Louis to be-ready for the Populist
convention and to admonish her-breth-
rem to keep in the middle of the Popu-
list road
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BRYAN THE
PET OF THE
People
POpuIiStS and National Silver
Men Will Endorse Our
Candidate.
SATISFACTORY
TO BOTH PARTIES
Stewart Says the Question is
Above Personalities,

LATE Pence Says: 1--WE Will Not En-
dOrse Him. But We VIII NOmin-
ate Him-Next to Teller or StbIey
He VIII Have Stronger Support
Than Anyone Else Could Have
Attracted From Our PeopIe-He
is All Right on All Questions.
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FOUR LABoRERs BURIED.

KANSAS CITY, July 1O.-Four la
borers were buried by the caving in
of a trench in Kansas City, Kan, yes
terday afternoon.
Two of the men, Frank Scantifile
and Donnie Holton, had their lives
crushed out instantly. Charles Jacob
son was fatally injured. j. w. Cal
lahan escaped practically unhurt. The
trench was being built to lay gas
main
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BRYAN ENDORSED.
(special to The HeraId.l

MONTPELIER, Ida. July 1O.-The
nomination of W. J. Bryan is received
with great enthusiasm by every body in
Montpelier. Bear Lake Populists en-
dorse his nomination and will favor in
structing their delegate to st. Louis to
stand by the nomination of Bryan and
l6 to 1 as promulgated by the Chicago
convention
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AErER sAIooN MEN.

ST. JOSEPH, NO. July 1O.-The Law
and Order league is determined to
compel the saloon-keepers to comply
with the liquor laws Warrants have
been issued for the arrest of ten
owners of saloons, upon from one to
eight counts each. The men will be
given a hearing Tuesday. An effort
is now being made by the league to
annuI the licenses OF the offenders.
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cAaADA's NEW PREMIER.

OTTAWA. Ont. July 1O.-Wilfred
Laurier, Canada's new premier, ar
rived here last night. Two thousand
people welcomed him at the railway
station and gave him a royal greet
ing. Today he will hold an interview
with the encouragement and by Sat
urday Laurter will have his cabinet
ready.
The following will constitute the
new cabinet:
Quebec-La arier, Tarte, Fisher, Geof-
frion. Ontario-Mowrat, Cartwright,
Scott and Patterson. New Brunswick
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JEWISH RABBIS.
Convention Adjourns After EIecting
officers.

Convention AdJOurns AFTER tdect1nS
Officers.
MILWAUKEE,, July 1O.-The conven-
ton of Jewish Rabbits adjourned this
afternoon, selecting Montreal as the
next place of meeting in July, 1897. The
following officers were chosen:
President. NJ. Wise, Cincinnati
First e-President-Rabbi l. l..
Leuchs, New Orleans.
Second Vice. resident-William Rose
nau, Baltimore.
Treasurer-Dr. Hecflt, Milwaukee.
Recording Secretary-Charles L.
Levy, Cincinnati.
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. Mel
zienier, Cincinnati.
The following is the new executive
committee:
Dr.. S. Dale, St Louis; Rabbi H.
Vend Montreal; DR.. Phillipson, Cincin-
natl; E. s. Hirsch, Chicago, and Dr.
Stolz, Chicago.
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o,1lorc of the state were again uprooted
and the Coliseum for fourteen minutes
SHOOK WITH THE STORM OF
CHEERS,
while frenzied men marched and sang
and hySterical women became frantlc
Until after the nomination, sweet
faced, modest looking woman sat al
most unnoticed in one of the chairs to
the right of the stage, surrounded by
a few friends She retained her COM
posure amidst all the excitement, but
her face glowed with pleasure as she
followed the proceedings which made
her husband famous 1t was Mrs.
Bryan. Immediately after the nomi-
nation, when it became noised about
that she was there, a rush was made
to see and congratulate her. She mod
estly Withdrew and sought her hus-
band.
The night session of the convention
adjourned almost Immediately after
converting, the leaders deciding that
it was not advisable to go ahead with
the nomination for vice-president to-
night. The presidential situation
is very complicated. John R. Mclean
of Ohio, proprietor of the Cincinnati
Enquirer; George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts, ex-Congressman Sibley
of Pennsylvania, Senator Daniel of
Virginia and eX-Congressman Fithian
of Illinois are the candidates whose
names are being canvassed. Mr.. Nc
Lean has for some days been conceded
A STRONG LEADER FOR THE
HONOR,
but some dissensions have developed
in the Ohio delegation which compli-
cate the situation. Allen w. Thurman,
the son of the "old Roman" sought
the honor, but when the question was
submitted to the delegation tonight
they decided. by vote of "a to IA, to
stand by Mclean. Of course, the
wishes of the presidential nominee will
be deferred to in this matter, and it
was at the request Of his followers
that action was deferred until tomor-
row
GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS
made a favorable impression in the
convention, and some sentiment exists
for him, especially in the south. Sibley
took quite a boom, while those who
believe a southern man should go on
the ticket are for Daniel. Fithian will
not be placed in nomination unless
Governor Altgeld decides not to sup
port Mclean, to whom he is favorably
inclined.
Until the representatives of the gold
element have conferred, the policy Of
putting third ticket in the field can
not be definitely determined. The SEN
timent of the Populist leaders here is
favorable to the endorsing of Bryan.
The numerous Republican boilers from
the st. Louis convention, who came
here hoping TO nominate Teller are
greatly chagrined at the result. They
have telegraphed to Teller
NOT TO TAKE A DEFINITE STAND
until they can confer with him, and
Senator Dubois and others will start
for Denver tomorrow. They say that
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WITHOUT a 4sAELEL.
Political History Furnishes No Pre-
cedent For the Proceedings.


cedent For the Proceedings.
CHICAGO, July 10-William Jen-
nings Bryan, Of Nebraska, the young,
classic-featured orator from the plains
Of the Platte, swept the convention off
its feet today and was nominated for
president on the fifth ballot.
Political history furnishes no prece-
dent for today's proceedings in the
Coliseum. either as a great spectacular
show, or as the result of the deliber-
atoms Of the convention of a great po-
litical party.
Bryan is but Sc years old. younger by
ten years than any man ever nominal
ed for the chief magistracy of the
American republic. He came, like a
young Lochinvar, out of the west,
which has never before nominated a
presidential candidate. to WOO the bride
for whose hand
THE COUNTRY'S GREATEST
CHIEFTAINS
have been suitors. His name was
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the Bryan wave carried the convention
off its feet, and that his free trade
to endorse him. Bryan delivered a
stirring speech from the balcony of
his hotel tonight, covering his views on
the financial and labor questions. He
was besieged by such a crowd that
large detail of police We're required to
hold them in check.
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MR.. TELLER Is
SATISFI led
Believes That Bryan VIII
Make a Good President,
THERE IS BUT ONE ISSUE
Silver Question Paramount to All
Others.
THERE IS BUT ONE ISSUE

eve Must For This Campaign Over
look All Minor Differences and
Put the Country on "a Sound FL
Gold and Silver rs the Money of
the Constitution-To That End All
Our Energies Should Be BENT
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INDEX OF roOAY's IMPORTANT NEWS

PAGE ONE.
Endorsing Bryan. rigSSSf
Teller is Satisfied. Ia
PAGE THREE. EF
Mines. Mining and Milling.
PAGE FOUR.
Democratic Presidential Candidate.
PAGE FIVE.
Still After the Bacons.
Board of Equalization
PAGE EIGHT.
How Brynn's Nomination Was Re-
ceived.
Coming Fire Chiefs Convention
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Blair. Nova scotia-Fielding and
Borden. Prince Edward Island-TDavies.
Manitoba, representative not yet
chosen.
The foregoing will constitute the
strongest ministry ever formed in
Canada
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CUBAN REBELS.

They Are Making Life Il Burden to
the Spnniards.
NEW YORK. July 1O.-A special to
the Herald from Havana says:
Rebels are lowering in the districts
just beyond Guanabacoa. and are
more active. Recently they fired upon
various government posts in the out
skirts of the city, the Spanish garri-
sons in the Santa Maria and other
forts in the suburbs, responding with
desultory firing. For half an hour
there was great excitement. The insur-
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William Jennings Bryan of Ne
braska Named BY the
Silver Men.

barely mentioned in the preliminary
skirmishng. Four days ago, when the
convention met, he was not entered in
the list. but yesterday ne made an i'm
passioned speech and stirred the con-
vention to frenzy by his eloquence.
That speech overthrow the diligently
organized work of weeks and months
for other aspirants for the honor.
The cause of silver was uppermost
in the minds of the delegates when
they assembled here. For the cause
they deliberately placed the eastern
wing of the party on the altar. Now,
when the convention is coldly ana
lyzed, it is seen that the
SUPPORT OF BLAND AND BOIES
as candidates was never soiidly
grounded. 1t was only as the repre-
sentatives of the issue that they raj
lied delegates to their standards, and
even after many of them had attached
themselves to the fortunes Of one or
the other candidate they appeared rest
less and in an instructive way to be
casting about for a new Moses. The
far-seeing, staid and seasoned leaders
of the silver men, realizing that their
new creed would ALLEVIATE the eastern
Democracy, believed in an alliance
with the silver Republicans beyond
the Missouri, through Telier's nominal
ton, but the rank and file would have
none of it. Yesterday when Bryan
made his speech the delegates sud
denly saw in him the great advocate
of their cause and they turned to him
with an impetuesity that nothing could
balk. They wanted a tribune of the
people. They felt that they had him in
the eloquent young Nebraskan, who
set their imaginations on fire. If he
had been placed in nomination then,
the convention would have been SIAM
peded as it was today. Some of the gray
haired leaders saw and feared it.
Last night, when he was placed in
nomination, those who thought they
had found their candidate were con-
firmed in their opinion. The idea which
George Fred Williams, of Massachu-
sets, conveyed in his seconding speech,
that it
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When You See Another Man

has quit advertising, it is a good
time for you to jump into the
paper with your advertisement
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colors of the state were again uprooted
and the Coliseum for fourteen minutes
SHOOK WITH THE STORM OF
CHEERS
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Joseph Shaffer Commits Suicide.

Joseph Shaffer Of this town was
found in the Irondale dam last week
Thursday about noon, with a rope
tied around his neck, and a large
stone weighing 50 pounds at the other
end of the rope. The rope was tied
with slipping knot around his neck
and had drawn SO tight that he no
doubt choked to death by it, as no
water was found in the body. His
face was black and his tongue pro-
truding, and one hand was clutching
at the iope as though he had tried to
loosen it. Bruises on his breast show
ed that he had struggled hard to free
himself after he was in the watel
The deceased vas 4 son of the late
Matthias Shaffer, and leaves a wife
and two children. The funeral was
held on Saturday morning.
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the Solicitor is hereby authorized to
proceed at once and collect all sums
due or assessed as benefits from prop
erty owners by reason of opening of
streets in the town.
{. w. Miller was present and pre-
sented petition asking the town to
culvert or construct a new ditch on
Catharine street in place of the one
that runs diagonally across lots and
property near the county Jail. II
towns finances are in such a condi-
ton that will not warrant the expense
at present the adjoining property
owners will do the work and advance
the pay, the same to be applied on
their taxes. Referred to the Street
Committee.
p. Jones complained of the water
standing in the lot at Seventh and
Catharine streets, and also declared a
nuisance the out house on premises of
], d. Shaffer at that place, on account
OF the water after heavy rains running
into and under and washing the con-
tents out over the lot, making it very
unhealthy.
George Yost entered complaint
about the condition of Mary's alley in
the lower part of town, caused by
water. Referred to Town Engineer
and Street Committee.
w. A. Evert Esq. presented a pc
tltlon praying the town to grade and
gutter East Third street. He also
appeared for Mrs. Jacob Millard and
asked for $500 damages to her lots on
First street by reason of the town
filling in on said street.
No further business appearing
Council adjourned till Thursday even
ing, July 10th, at half past seven.
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for land in Bloomsbury.
Isaac Andrews, to Frank Andrews,
for land in Mifflin.
Reuben Wright, to J. Harris Hart
man, for tract of land in Hemlock
township.
Luther M. Dimmick, to Sarah
Murer, for tract of land in Cleveland
township.
Joseph Hickman, to VIM. Heck
man, for land in Espy.
John M. Chamberlain, to VIM. Nc
Kelvy, for land in Bloomsbury.
VIM McKelvy, to Jos. Hendershott,
for land in Bloomsbury.
Alfred Mood, to J. H, Miller, for
land in Espy.
Charles H. Albert, to w. H. Brooke,
for land in Bloomsburg.
T. c. Knouse, to Oscar Ammer-
man, for land in Jamison City.
H. w. Hess, to John Mourey, for
land in Miflin.
Grant Johnson, to J. w. Bruner,
for land in Millville.
John r. Robbins, to Alfred Kitchen,
for tract of land in Pine township.
Mathew McReynolds, to Clara
Mellick, for land in Bloomsburg.
James Ferguson, to Kate P.
Willis, for tract of land in Scott town
ship.
o. F. Ferries, to John M. Fairchild,
for tract of land in Briarcreek town
ship.
Miles w. Moss, to J. B. Benscoter,
for land in Benton.
Hannah Lewis, to Annie E. Phillips
for land in Benton.
A, J. Derr, to Calvin Derr, for tract
of land in Jackson township.
G. M. Tustin, to d. ]. Waller Jr.
for land in Bloomsburg.
3. w. Jury, to E. B. Tustin, foi
land in Bloomsbury.
E. B. Tustin, to G.. M. Tustin, fol
land in Bloomsburg.
George Andrews, to Henry Yeager
for tract of land in Locust township.
Hugh McCollum, to Mary A. Nc
Collum, for land in Jerseytown.
Mary A. Watson, to N. P. Moore
for tract land in Madison township.
N. P. Moore, to Mary A. Watson
for tra.. of laid in Madison township
Eva E. Benscoter, to Ana f
Phillips, for land in Benton.
Wilbur T. Little, to Elizabeth
Jac,,so., !, for land in Berwick.
A. Z. Schoch Assignee, to G.. w
Sterner, for tract of land in Hemlocl
townrhip.
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Reception in the Lutheran Church.

A very pleasant reception was held
in the Lutheran church on Thursday
evening, July 9, to formally receive
into our midst the newly elected
pastor Of that church, the Rev. M. Z.
McLinn. Mr.. J. X. Bittenbender,
the president Of Council, very grace
fully presided at the meeting and con-
Quoted the exercises, which consisted
of an opening prayer by Rev. Tinker,
music by the Lutheran choir, a
solo by Mrs. Hall, an address of well
come in behalf OF the Congregation and
Sabbath School by Mr.. w. H. Brooke,
Supt. of Sunday school, one by Rev.
Patterson on the part Of the pastors
of the town and the people generally,
response by the pastor and a recita
ton by Miss Dora Breeze on the
Church Choir. When the choir had
sung a concluding anthem the chair.
man merged the meeting into 'social
hour" and it was well named, for all
thoroughly enjoyed themselves in
hand shaking and a general inter
change Of pleasant greetings and con-
gratulations.
All parts were well performed, al
seemed to be in most happy mood
and the whole affair was one of rea
pleasure and promise. The benedic
tion was pronounced by Rev. Houtz.
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afternoon, and a number of subjects

afternoon, and a number of subjects
discussed.
In the evening the exercises open
ed with music by the orchestra, fol
lowed by a vocal solo by Miss Vida
Bowman of Philadelphia, and addresses
by Governor Hastings and DR.. A. l..
Hulley.
Near the close of the admirable
address OF DIR. Hulley, man in the
gallery, said to be county superin-
tendent, interrupted him and asked
if there was not something else on the
program. DIR. Hulley Immediately
took his seat, but Prof. Wilbur insisted
that the DIR. should continue, and
the audience showed its approval by
hearty applause. The interruption
was most ungentlemanly and mex
cusable, and the displeasure of the
audience was unmistakeable.
Thursday morning was devoted to
discussion, and in the afternoon the
visitors were taken on an excursion up
the B. & S. railroad to Jamison City.
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Drowned in the Canal.

The body of Lizzie Slusser was
found in fish basket in the canal at
Stonytown on Friday morning last.
She was a girl of fifteen years, who
resided with the family of J. c. Cry
der at Willow Grove, and ON Wednes-
day evening she went out to do the
milking, and was not seen again until
her body was found. A coroner's jury
was empannelled, and verdict Of
accidental death rendered, there being
no evidences of foul play. 1t is
thought that she went to the bank OF
the canal to look for the COWS and
took hold of limb of tree to lean
over, and the limb breaking she fell
in.
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After all, we believe that fishing is
a science. No matter whether the
river is high, low, muddy, or rough
some men can catch fish. An
amateur can wait for an ideal fishing
day, start at four o'clock in the morn.
ing, stay all day, bait his hook with
the choicest minnows, not make any
more noise than is required to rebait
the hook after the fish have eaten it
of, and never catch fish. An old
fisherman can catch more fish with
crooked stick and faded line in an
hour than fishing party can in a
week. Where is the secret f?
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Columbia can boast of a young
woman who relaid ten feet of brick
walk in her yard, replaced four boards
on the fence and saved her husband
two dollars thereby. Verify she is
the new woman.