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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-15
The papers say
Gravel Is Light

But you wouldn't think so
II you went east on the Bur-
lingtons ''Vestibuled FLYER
which leaves Denver every
evening at $50
1t is the one train in the
west that hold it's own-that
is as we'll patrOnized today
as It was two years ago
9 G 30sePh K ES2sia ec4ft S s9a Ct g.
Louis are only a few of the
iiili points TO which it offers
the best service that money
can procure or experience
provide.
Tickets and full informa-
ton on application to the To-
cal agent OF the r. G. ". Ry-
by addressing
". F. MCMILLAN. Gen. Agt, Salt Lake
City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-15
THE
Santa Re. Prescott { Ph0RliI R'l

In connecticut WITH the santa Fe routa
IS the shortest and quickest route to
Prescott, Phoenix and all interior Arizona
no,nIs Inc scenIc line or Arizona. The
ppniv north andf south line of the terri
fory to the Grand Canyon of the Colo
"a 40. Petrified Forest, Great Pine For
SSTaiIey and Numerous other points of in
tsresf. Beautifully illustrated. book free
1T, application, giving full information
LneaSyaeiiopments and prospects; and the ag
1u,ScS1,ItiIral resources of the, Great Salt
T 45SIer Valley which yields all semi-tropi-
81 ~ snr.stducts ard is the finest clirnatic
cs s,ntsr resort In the world. For further
saFoImation amply TO any Santa Fe route
l-<snt or GEORGE NJ. SARGENT,
IN Passenger Agent. Prescott ARR,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-15

Denver.
, 1896-02-29

f similar explorations that we're being made,
and his special object was to study the geo
graphy and geology Of Jamaica in their re.
lation to the evolution of the North American
continent and the Caribbean areas. His in
t%ention was to avail himself of the excellent
collections he found at the Museum and also
to travel over the island and. as thoroughly
as he could. study the various formations.
Jamaica, and the Antilles, as a group. he in
timated constituted one Of the most intensely
interesting geological problems. Although
a considerable amount Of literature exists
there is no doubt that Prof. IiIll from his
very extensive comparative knowledge viii
be able to make some valuable ouui-
buttons to the solution Of the problem, and
the result of his invest cations viii be await
ed with no small degree Of interest by those
who have given any study to this fascinating
department Of science. Prof. Hill brings a
letter of Introduction from Major Powell of
the American Bureaux Of Ethnology, and
while at the Museum he displayed a keen
appreciation Of tue value Of the recent aus
thropological discoveries made here. and W
found Mr.. Duerdcn aud himself eudeavourjng
to arrange for exclusions together with a
view to further investigations.
, 1896-02-29

The following dispatches have been recpiy-
ed by His Excellency the Governor in reply
to his, forwarding the memorial from the
Society Of Agriculture and Commerce. on
the subject Of the Foreign Sugar Bounty
System
Copy.
Jamaica, No. 2S4.
Downing Street, 18th November. '95.
Sir,-I have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of your despatch No. 327 of the
30th of September, transmitting a memorial
rom the Jamaica Society Of Agriculture on
he subject of Foreign Sugar Bounties.
2. | request that you will cause the petition
ers to be informed that | have given the
most careful consideration to their applica-
ton, and have also had the advantage of
receiving a full further statement of the case
from the members OF stEe West India Com
mittee representing tie Sugar Planters In
all the West Indian Colonies.
3. Her Maiesty'S Government are deeply
sensible Of the disadvantages under which the
industry has so long laboured in consequence
of the Bounties given by some foreign coun-
tries.
4. There is some reason to believe that
these countries are themselves becoming
aware Of the mi8chievous effects of this
policy on their own revenues and interests
and in accordance with the expressed wish
If the deputation above referred to. Her
Majesty Government will take advantage
of any favourable opportunity to bring home
to the minds OF he powers concerned the
inadvisabiIity Of continuing a system which
is not only injurious to the petitioners but is
also disastrous to the true interests of the
countries in question.
5. With regard to the question on Indian
immigration referred to il the last paragraph
of the memorial, you should remind the
memorialists that the terms on which Indian
immigration is now carried on were fixed by
the Colonial Legislature, and that | am not
prepared to press the Legislature to furnish
larger assistance from the General Revenue.
you should also inform them that the intro
duction of coolies into British Guiana is not
free if by that term is meant entirely paid
for out of the public revenue.-I have,
&c.
j. CIIAMBERLAIN.
Governor, Sir II. A. BLAKE. k. C. NJ. G.
&c. &c &c.
, 1896-02-29
CHRISTIANSTED

Feb. 22nd-per Schnr. Atlantic from St,
Thomas-Frederik Sehuster.
Feb. 24th-per schnr ''Yigilant'' FIR St.
Thomas-Planter H. 9. Arendrup, School
Inspector j. t. Quin, Alexander Barentzen
and cousin Miss Franch. For st. Jan
Landfoged Schellerup wife & daughter Inger
and servant Albertiua Petersen.
Feb. 26th-per sloop Victory" from St..
Jan-James Walter Williams.
Feb. 27th-per schnr. "Vigilant' from st.
Thomas-Plantor II. Arendrup.
Feb. 27th-per schnr. "Vigjlant' for St.
Thomas-Aura F. Adams, Amelia Allick,
Arabella Abrahamsen, Maria S6b6tker.
, 1896-02-29
THE GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF
JAMAICA.
Visit of Prof. Hill.

Y ADt VI IVI. IlIII.
BY the Adirondack on Thursday there ar
rived from New York, Prot. Robt. t. Hill. of
the United States Geological Survey, Wash
ington. DC, who has been engaged for some
years, i'll cooperation with Prof Alex. Agas-
slz. studying the geology of Mexico, Cuba.
Central America and the ISthmus.
The Professor was at the Institute Museum
yesterday and found a kindred soul in Mr..
Duerden, who conducted HIM over the new
building and showed him the various colIec-
tions, which he examined with natural inter
est. His visit to this island, he explained to
a Cleaner reporter, was one CT a long series
, 1896-02-29

Professor Itontgens discovery Of photoora-
phy by means Of invisible radiatious Of Gobs
was put to practical use in Nicnuao ON Tuesday
by Prof. Mosetlg, whose experiments on two
patients on whom operations were to be per-
formed We're attended with complete sue.
cess The Photographic pictures taken show
ed with the greatest clearness and precision
the injuries caused by a revolver shot in the
LETT hand Of a man. and the position of the
small proiectile. In the other case. that Of
a 2irI, the position and nature Of a malfoma-
ton IN the left fo't we've ascer. aimed. The
experiments are regarded as affording a
means determining the exact spot where nm
operation may be necessary.
At the Academy of Inscriptions in Paris
on Monday, NJ. PoincarG exhibited several
photographs, showing objects behind OPAQUE
bodies received by him from Professor R0nt-
gen.
AT a meeting Of the Camera Club. in Lon
don last week. Mr.. Campbell Swintou des-
c1bed some experiments with a Crookes's tube
which he had carried out according to the
method recently enuncia+ed by Professor
Rontgen, Of Wjtrzburg, and also exhibited
some OF the results. The Photographic plate
he said, was placed behind an aluminium
plate or in an ordinary dark slide. ON the ton
OF winch were the objects to be photographed
Above these a Crookes's radiant matter tube
was excited. Light, Of course. did not pass
through the slide, but apparently rodia-
tons of some sort did and these threw
a shadow Of the objects on the PHOTOGRAPHIC
plate, on winch they had an effect similar to
that Of light. This effect was small for
exposures Of less than four minutes cave Ii.tle
or no result, while in some cases ne had used
pypOGI1rAS of % D,ipuf,r 1I. ,...I: $50. e
these radiatons was that substances which
were opaque to ordinary light were trans
parent to theme. g., ebonite and wood.
Glass and metals, on the other hand. except
aluminium and, to a slight extent. copper.
were Opaque. The plates were developed in
the ordinary way. The point that had at
traoted most attention was The possibility of
photographing the bones of the body. The
bones beng more opaque to these radiations
than the flesh, images Of them were obtained.
II the hand, Tor instance, were interposed be.
tween the Crookes's tubes and the plate
Perhaps more Importance had been attached
TO the matter than it was entitled to. for the
experiments were really qualifications Of
some already made by Lenard on Cathode
rays. 1t was rs yet impossible to say what
these radiations were. Mr.. Swinton men
toned that he had been unsuccessful when
he excited the Crookes'S tube with an in
ductlon coil in the ordinary way. His
results were obtained by using Il large coil to
charge a battery of Leyden jars, the discharge
of which excited another coil, whose Sc
condary current was used in the tube. AT.
forwards Sir W. NJ. Conway made some
observations on the photographic needs of
mountains explorers, and exhibited a number
of photographs taken by himself during his
exploring expedition i'll the Himalayas.
, 1896-02-29

Demerara Rum per gal. 1od-1I11
Trinidad Cocoa Cool Midd'j.s he'd pr cwt
81
Csnsols 109E
Bank OF Englan1, rate Of Discount gee
Java Sugar 96 90 Gibraltar or Channel fer
orders, floating terms. per cwt. IA
Three per cent 3rntes IN Paris Fcs. 1927 70
, 1896-02-29
DESPATCH ON IHESUGAR BOUNTIEs.
(Jamaica Gleaaer.)

The following dispatches have been receiv.
ed by His ExceIlency the Governor in reply
to his, forwarding the memorial from the
Society Of Agriculture and Commerce. on
the subject Of the Foreign Sugar Bounty
System
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31
Escaped COnvIcis Fired Upon.

Chambersburg, July 26.-Roach and
Hutchinson, two of the young convicts
who ten days ago overpowered and
gagged Keeper Nepps, of the Hunting
don Reformatory aud escaped, are hid
ing in the mountains of this country,
though hotly pursued. Young Walton.
of Altoona, the other of the absconding
trio, who has been returned to the in
stitution by his father, says that Roach
and Hutchison wanted to drown the
keeper after they had tied him, but that
he prevented them. Walton left the
others because they talked of killing any
one who tried to retake them.
Roach and Hutchison last week stole
a horse near Orbisonia, robbed several
stores in that town and then came into
this county. They were seen several
times. and on Thursday evening the
chief of police of Huntingdon arrived
in Fannettsburg in search. of them. In
company with Ex-Sheriff Jones, of this
county, the chief came upon the men
near Fannettsburg, but they escaped
through cornfield, though fired at by
both officers. The same night the flu
gitives crossed the mountain into Full
ton county, but returned again, as they
were Yesterday seen in Horse Valley.
One is wounded. in the back.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31

SOME of the Hopping eastern Demo
cratic papers are making great ado over
the patriotism of the eastern bankers in
coming to the rescue of the government
by replenishing the treasury gold reserve
from their private hordes. Patriotism,
indeed. These flopdoddle papers do not
tell their readers that these patriotic
bankers and money mongers take from
the government in exchange for !their
gold government paper that is reGeema-
BILE in the yellow metal. If England or
any other European country would make
a demand tomorrow on these same, pa
triotic gentlemen for gold they would
present their paper at the national treas
ury and ship the gold abroad.
Their patriotism is simply. nothing
more nor less than a political dodge
Were we not on the eve of the presiden-
cial campaign, with the money ques-
ton as the issue, these patriotic bankers
and money mongers would show their
patriotism by inducing the government
to make another bond issue to replenish
the federal treasury and out of which
they would make a big profit. This Is
patriotism with a vengeance, isn't it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31
II order to correct a misapprehension

IN order to correct a misapprehension
as to his views regarding the prospective
result of the election of free silver tick
ct, the Hon. Richard P Bland writes to
the New York Journal:
81 have been quoted as saying that
if free silver won in the coming election
there would be in my opinion short
lived panic. This is a mistake. In my
judgment the success of a free silver
ticket would bring nothing but prosperi-
ty. There would be no sort of panic
Even Mr.. Carlisle, our secretary of the
treasury, admits that the restoration of
silver would cause rise in the value of
all commodities. The congestion of
money in the general centres would be
relieved, owing to the desire of capital
lists to invest in the rising market.
With money flowing from the glutted
Golfers of the rich into the various
channels of trade there would be great
financial activity. This condition would
preclude the possibility of panic.
Panics are not born of active trade, nu-
merous investments and circulating cur
rency."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31
Strange Law Suit.

The case of w. S. Woods vs. isabella
Sheets, decided by Judge McIlvane at
Washington this week, is probably
unique in court history. Woods bought
two lots at Charleroi from Mrs. Shee.s
and built on them, as he supposed; but
it turned out that he made mistake
and built on two lots that Peter Neshon,
of Manor Station, owned. He refused
to pay for the houses, allow them to be
removed or sell the lots, and Woods
sued Mrs. Sheets
The court decided that, in the alb
sence of any covenant in the deed that
tue lots staked off are the same as those
sold. Woods cannot recover; that all
he could recover would be the purchase
money of the lot, and not for any sub
sequent improvement; but that, as he
still has the two lots purchased-Nos.
634 and 636-he has no standing at all,
and judgment is given for the defendant,
1t is certainly very peculiar case, and
Mr.. Woods has sustained loss in a novel
manner.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31
All Had Pistols.

Hold-up robbers are at work at the
Desplaines campmeeting grounds
When all the campers had retired last
night. A. Benson, the janitor of the
colony, was approached by three suspic-
ious looking strangers, who requested
tickets emitting them to free hunks in
the sleeping tents. The request was
granted, but the janitor, not liking the
appearance of his guests, kept strict
watch on them. They entered the tent
about 1920 o'clock and extinguished
the lamps, saying, when demonstrated
with, that the light hurt their eyes.
Believing their object was to rob the
other occupants during the night, the
janitor called the night watchman and
explained the situation. The men were
ordered to leave the tent, but refused.
One of them drew revolver, but before
it could he used Watchman Minnick
struck it from his hand and elected him
and his companions from the grounds.
All of the men were found to have pis-
tolls, and the police believe they intend
ed robbing the entire camp.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31
Two Mere swept Away.

Bellaire. O.. July 26 Mrs. Mary
Long. aged 43 years, and her daughter,
Daisy. aged II years. we've drowned this
evening in the Ohio river near II e
mouth of the McMechan creek. THY
were in a small boat with two young
men. Thomas Bennett and William
Francis, and while passing the snag
boat. f A Woodruff, where the current
runs swiftly, were drawn under the
wheel the boat being capsized and
crushed by the paddles.
Bennett and Francis grasped the
wheel, a, the two women seized the
former, while Francis swan ashore
Bennett maintained his grasp on the
wheel for some time, the women cling
ing To him, but Mrs. Long became ex-
bausted and relaxed her hold. The
fierce current quickly swept her away.
and the daughter presently followed.
Bennett, relieved of the weight, was able
to draw himself upon the wheel, and af-
ter a short rest gained the shore.
The water at this point is 50 feet deep,
and it was thought useless to make any
effort to night to recover the bodies
sylvester Long, the husband and father,
was down the river fishing when the
tragedy occurred, and no word could be
gotten to him. There is another daugh-
ter and two sons in the family
The captain and crew of the Wood
ruff did all in their power to rescue the
party, but we're unable to lend effective
aid This IL the first case of drowning
here for eight years.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31

FROM time to time, says the Altoona
of the gold standard Democrats against
the Chicago platform and nominations OF
Messrs Bryan and Sewall A confer
ence of few of these gentlemen was re-
Gently held in Chicago and it was de
cided to organize national committee
and call a convention to be held not la
ter than September to nominate can
didates for president and vice president.
1t is possible that such body may meet
But if il does 1t will not amount to
much for the reason that there is no
popular support back of the boilers
The gold Democrats number but small
percentage of the membership of the
Democratic party. But, small as that
percentage is, the majority of them viii
refuse to oppose the regular ticket and
help to elect No Kinley. Even if they
cannot endorse the platform, they are
not prepared to play into the hands OF
an organization whose ascendency in
the affairs of the nation they object
tO for other reasons than those connect
ed with the currency question.
There are thousands of men who ad-
vocated the gold standard who have 10y
ally accepted the decision of the Chica-
go convention from a firm conviction
that the Democratic party will do moth
ing to injnre the country that it has
done so much for in the past hun
dred years. They believe that the
ma a;ority should rule and that adher-
ence to that principle will generally be
found the best thing in the end.
1t is impossible to frame a platform
| for party numbering millions of mem
bers that will please everyone of them.
Some will be disappointed because GER
tain declaration was not put In the doc
ument and another will be displeased
| for the reason that the platform calls for
something which he cannot approve.
why platform cannot have general ac-
ceptance in all its details. 1t represents,
however, the opinions of the majority
on all the subjects considered.
But apart from these considerations,
the convention of the gold standard Dem
ocrats, if it should meet, will be nothing
more than a ripple of the political wa
ters. 1t will hardly be noticed. The
nominations of Bryan and Sewal
and the adoption of the Chicago plat
form are proving to be decidedly popu
lar, and the current of popular favor
which has set in for the Democratic can
didates and platform cannot be checked
by demonstration to the contrary.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31
Mistaken For a Burglar.

Chicago, July 26.-Daniel Shroyer, a
well-known resident of Park Ridge. was
shot and killed early this morning bv
his son-in law, Geo. E. Pottinger. a
prominent Chicago real estate dealer
who mistook him for a burglar. The
shooting took place in Pottinger's s home
in Ingleside avenue.
, Mr.. Shroyer had been a guest at the
Pottinger homestead for several weeks.
Mr.. Pottinger was aroused at 8 O'Clock
his morning, and thinking burglars
were abroad, took his revolver and
started to investigate. He was about to
enter the kitchen when he saw the form
of a man approaching and raising his
revolver fired one shot The man gave
vent to startled exclamation, and Mr..
Pottinger recognized his father-in-law g
voice The bullet struck Mr.. Shroyer,
IN the groin and he died in an hour.
The greatest excitement followed the
shooting. Mr.. Pottinger is almost dis
tracted and his wife is prostrated.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31

IL a recent interview, Senator Jones,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee said: 1.-The eastern papers
which are belittling this movement are
simply doing now what they have done
in the past. They are not hurting US,
and they are deceiying their own people.
We have strengthened our platform by
our nominees, and we are certain to win.
Illinois, Indiana and Iowa are safely
Democratic, and the east Is debatable
ground. Not only will we elect our
president and vice president, but we will
have majority of the next house OF
representatives, even if we do not get a
single congressman out of the eastern
States -
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31

FROM 1892 up to February II 1873,
silver in this country had the right of
free coinage at the United States mints,
the same as gold and during that time
there was particularly no fiunctuation
in the parity of the two metals. The
greatest difference known in the market
price in silver and gold bullion, at the
ratio of Is to 1, in that period was two
per cent, which was owing to special
causes. An experiment of 81 years full
ly justifies the belief that free coinage
would again restore the parity not only
between money but property IN general.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31

The Democratic state committee OF
New York, met at the Hoffman house
in New York city on Wednesday and at
a session lasting only 10 minutes decided
to call the convention for the nomina-
alton of state officers to meet at Buffalo
on September 16. No other business
was considered at the meeting. Prior to
the meeting, several of the leaders
among the committeeman were ques,
toned as to the probable action of the
state convention in regard to the candi-
dates and platform of the national con
vention, recently held at Chicago. The
general sentiment, was that the candi.
dates will be indorsed but on the sub
ject of the platform there was less unan.
unity.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31

TREASURER w. p. ST. JOHN, of the ma
tional committee has applied in New
York for the use of Madison Square
garden for Wednesday, August y, for
the Bryan notification meeting. He
was told that he could, likely, have it
that day but that the matter would be
presented for the consideration of the
board of directors. Treasurer St John
was notified that if he got the garden it
would probably be on the same terms
that it was leased to the national Demo
cratic committee in 1892, when Cleve-
land and Stevenson were notified. The
price paid at that time was 81, 500.
Mr.. st. John was alse told that his ma
tional committee would have to give
bonds for between $3, 900 and 81, 600 to
make good any possible damage the
property might suffer from enthusiastic
Democrats.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-07-31
May Result Fatally.

Pottsville, Pa, July 26.-At mid
night last night two Italians named Le
Wy Denorda and Joe Wallendo attacked
William Travis. Wallendo used knife,
cutting Travis's nose off, and stabbed
him in the right arm and left side. near
the lung. During the fight Denorda
struck Travis with a stone. Both Ital-
ians were committed to prison without
bail. Travis, whose injuries are consid-
cred fatal, was removed to the hospi-
tai. For some time past bad feeling
had existed between the families of Ed
ward Martin and William Snyder, who
reside at Gilberton, this county Last
evening a quarrel arose between them.
Martin seized double baIreled shot gun
and fired at Snyder and his wife, who
stood in the yard. Their injuries are
not serious. Martin entered bail in the
sum of 81 900.