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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-18
El-nlurky nukrrS.

LOUISVILLE tKy..) Oct. lj-Nicor-
NJ discussions of the money ques-
ton characterized the session of the
Kentucky lianScrs Association. y
paper 10y s. X. Snccd. entitled Banks
and the People" was read by Il. G..
Witt. During the discussion Witt
said the bankers OF the State had sat
at their desks and allowed tie most
slanderuus articles attacking them To
appear in their home papers. -For
myself said Nitt. II do not propose
to stand much abuse" Mr.. Thompson
OF Paducah said the gO!I men III the
Western part of the State were being
buliied and he despairrd Of Kentucky
going for sound money unless Carlisle
or other speakers oT equal cminencc
were sent to his section To address
the people. Col. Rcdman of Frank
fort advocated an active participation
by bankers i'll the cam align.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-18
t'f.ATFDENI VI.

|. The Democracy Of Elko county
III convention assembled hereby re-
news its fca!t! I" the party organized
by jefferson and pcrpctuatcd by
Jackson and Bryan, and pledges its
unwavcring support to the great
! principles undcrly ing the Constitu.
tiun Of the United States.
) Believing that the free coinage
"f silver will bring prosperity. to the
people 81 the United States and
furnish Il sufficient amount Of honest
money Ia carry on the business OF the
country and alleviate the want md
misery that followed the dernonctiZa-
ton III 1873. We hereby declare our
selves III favor OF the FREQ aild I'M
limited coinage Of silver at the
present legal ratio OF lG To /, without
waiting FOR the consent or assistance
of any other nation.
J. We uncquiyocally endorse the
platform adopted by the National
Democratic convention held in the
City Of Chicago in the month Of July,
1876. aud unTcseTvcdly pledge the
supper! Of the Democracy Of Elko
equity to the gallant nominees OF
that convention for President and
Vice PrcsIdent-WillIam j Bryan Of
Nebraska aid Arthur Scwall OF
Maine.
4. The urse Of our Senators and
Representative in Congress, ON the
silver question meets with orr heat y
approval.
.. We are III favor Of nm honcst
and economical administration ~
State ami county affairs and insist
that the money collected from the
people shall he honestly and judici-
ously expended for the purposes Tor
which il in collected.
q Tho nominees Of this convcn
ton for County Commissioners arc
hereby pledged Ia use the e],rirtcst
economy in the cXpcndii tire Of money
appropriated for tho Improvement ur
our county rnads To the end that
taxpa! era Of tho county shall get
value received Tor the money thu
expended.
l. VT congratulate the people 0f
the Stat" Of Nevada who favor the
FREQ coinage Ot ,ilvcr on the action of
the National DrEIO"rutic convention
~ the adoption Of it's Platform and
placing thereon candidates of the
all lily. honesty and integrity Of
william i. Bryan aud Arthur Scwall
and wo invite Nil voters III this
county who ARE IN harmony with the
Chicago platform and candidntn Ia
unite with tho Dcmocfmtic party ~
the support -; the ticket nominaicI
by this convention
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-18

The spiral iron stairway on which
President Grant stood and touched
the electro button tina; started the
pondcTous machinery and opened the
Centennial ambition in 1876 was re-
Gently sold to u junk dealer for a
small SUN. For year, the stairway
has been IN use III the police station
at Trenton avcGur and DHuphin
street. y new Luidmg has been
erected. and that portion Of tho Old
building WAS torn down ON Tuesday.
CUnIrHc.Ur Duak offered the stair
way To the Historical Society Of Penn
syIvmia. but the latter cou Il not re-
ccivc II owing {" lack uf roam. pm!.
adclphia Ledger.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-18

Genoa Courier: Tho candidate is
abroad. iio IL in kindly mood. too
Tho dim sion 81 Office in The far dis.
lance .t!mcg his voice ton key he.
silc viii IA the COO ~ tic dove 10 as
the Getting ~ uhtndsaw Tho awcc,
chirp Of tho early bird. the musical
laugh Of tho maiden when making the
running with licr frat lover and let.
ting him win tho race. tho murnur Of
hc brook tried M throu IN u sylvan
audscapc, are all the essence NJ dis.
ordancy, whcn cOmpIred with the
notcs OF the candidate. anxious. gen
tlemcn. for your SURFACES
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Floyd Potter Dead.

The Reno journal ol last Wedncs-
LAY says: "Gcn-ral O. NJ. Mitchell
Post &. \. Il. conducted tie funeral
yesterday of a cumradc named Poi
ter, All q Il gent, man who lied Mon
day evening Il ter several lays illness.
He had arrived here lately from
Elko.-
From hat We have been able to
learn the deceased WAS Floyd Potter
who made his home " Tia j.. NJ. Dor
scy ut l'oTt Hall, elk. We are inform
ed hy Mrs. .Arri c Dorsey that the
news Of Mr.. Pottcr's death has not
reached his old home.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-18

- Let Hanna clam the favor Of
the railway presidents; Bryan will
seek his friends aluong the i,oys
along the line. Let monopoiy's can.
didatc bnsk in the smilcs of the
Tricks aud Carncgirs; the liar hands
Of the men wlo guide ttr hammer
and feed the furnaces will mark their
ballOtst the other way. Let tie clau
pion Of dear money boast Of the hon-
sRc OF bonJholdcrs, bankers. money
loiners and English mortgage holders
William J. Bryan is content 10 tfusi
his future 20 tho Wisdom II the work.
ing people OF The land
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Collection Agency.

Endorsed by ,hci Leading Firms Of the
Coast.
what isf
Tho INTERSTATE COMM "RCiAL
ASDCObLEjriJS AGENCr.
Send your EloS accounts 90 them rDr col
lection.
OTtc. 90 mn street.. Sacramento. Cal.
Don't delay. can at ouco and lot M have
your business.
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wuIcm WILL r,Ir. vorEns sur,
PORT.

The gold syndicate has "a corner on
gold.
The coal trust has corner on coal.
The Standard Oil Company a cor
ner ON the oil market.
Tho various trusts Il corner on the
business in which they engage.
All the 70 combination united 10
elect the Hanna ticket
Hanna has Il coruer on Major Me-
Kipley.
What have the working men a cor
ner on?
What have the wealth producers of
the country a corner on?
Have they u corner on present IN
ployment. or are they fearful that they
will lose the job they now have?
Have they n corner on steady en-
ploy menr. or are they in fear that they
will have to work on still shorter
time?
Have the idle men Il corner ON en-
ployment, or are seeking work IN
vain?
, Have the shopkcepers Il corner ON
prosperous business, or are they dread
ing bankruptcy
Have debtors Il corner on the money
to pay their debts, or are they forced
to double cxer;ion to pay both debt
and interest?
In short. tell us il You can, what the
men who by the sweat of their brows,
and by honest industry make the
wealth of the Nation, hav got Il cor
ner on.
There Is one thing that they have
Il corner on, and but one-that is the
electors ballot. II they are united
they can get the benefit OF Just legis,
lation, OF All administration conduct
cd iii the interest OF the people. This
is their capital which they inherit
from the forefathers; the only thing
which they inherit which was earned
by n patriotic ancestry at the sacrifice
OF blood and patriotic effort for hu.
manity.
Selfish interest has united the hold
ers of the several monopolies i'll the
present campaign.
The interest OF the masses to break
the corners which have been secured
for the few, to release the industries
of the country from the grip OF the
Shylock is beyond dispute.
Which party will you support? \
party which has lost the. support OF
the pocaet-book but which has APP
pealel to you in the name of justice,
Of liberty and of honesty.
The money power unitedly falls in
to line by the force Of selfish greed
Will the people who are opposed to
trusts, to corners, to gamblers who
live Oh the labor of the masses. who
lever toll but ever scheme and con
spirc to grow rich by taking advan-
tage of the wealth producers. divide
their vote and SO pro;cc; their rights?
We trust not. Study the situation.
Do not be frightened by assertion. by
blackguardism, by threats. Know
your rights and Your interests. And
when yon know dare tn cast your
vote III the Of justice and for
the interest Of yourselves and those
who, like you, bear the burden aud
heat OF the day in the strife for bread.
New Haven Union.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-18

y Belgian inventor has devised ~,
immense lamp, such MS has probably
never boon seen before. the lAtup IA
co imposed OF 5000 pieces. 1t ~ six
feet high and me Isurcs III =, feet ten
in hes III iii nHctcr. 1t il fed with
Lard oil and the consumption IL very
small, its lisht being no powerful that
II may read iry it a, II distance Of
Goo feet.
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HEEISrRNrIDS.

Notice IL horoby given that Tho
time for tho registration OF tho names
OF the qualified electors IN Wells pro.
rinci. iown 81 Wells, State OF Nevada,
p:tor l." tho election Ia 10 hold on tho
~ LAY II November 1896, wili cypiro
on the 10Th daV OF October, 1876, ut
q o'cock =. IN. Of sad day.
William Congo.
R,,istry Agent, Well, Prscinot
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-10-18

We wish Ia notify tnc Justices 81
the Peace hat they car prunurr at
this o!licc. blank Sumu"ns, hliIu-
yits and Undertakings cn Attach
menis, Writ Of Attachments. Criminal
Complaints. Warrants. Commitments
III Sentence and Commitments Ia ap.
pear before tho Grand Jury. GOOu for
M! county ~ tia riui".
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-unsc,.IprIoN RATES,

one Copy. one year.........' .....W
ne py. six mon.hs......"...Io
FIR any psriod und, six months. Que d"ilnf
Asr month. Payable In advance.
nsl,~.r~i bT carrier In Eifo at tWenty-n'e
e s pr week.
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f'OH AssENBI.YMES
IE'ORS HEHIFF.
F'oR COUNTY CLERK

Green, Henderson 80. ....... Democratic
Mcbride, J. A..."........ ... silver Party
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For DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

Johnson, T.. a. p. ........ go. Democratic
Patterson. Wcbstcr.............. Silver Party
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Fon puuLIc ADMINISTRATOR.

FoH PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
Surgan, l.. ............. ...........,.....
....."""..... Democratic and silver Party
ron COUSTY COMMISSIONERS long icrm)
Holland. James F..........- 49,. ocraiic
Reed, III. M........"........ LIN .cpcn lent
Wilson, J. INSTRUMENTATION. silver Party
tshort term
Dcwhr, james,. '.'....... inucp hu'n'
HibbCts Democratic
Itigsby. SIanlcy...... . . &C.. silver Party
IN TUSCARoRA TOW NSIIiF-
ron JUSTICE or THE PEACE
II llmnn, W. .......li dependent
Rcgan, JC. rY....................silHcr Party
wa lor, n. democratic
ron CONSTABLE
Bowman. IIugh..."."........Silvcr Party
wiikcrson, Thomas. -. $50. democratic
ron ROAD SUPERVISOR.
Culver, Frank Democratic
Dunion, NJ. Is silver Party
Ferguson, james ............ independent
~ LAMOILLE Township.
'"' "
~" """" '''""'''"A
Butler, Luther. acknowledgement
c,Imn,c i,,,ias Indrpendcpt
IN CARLfN Township.
JUSTICE or TnG rEACB
Robin on. W. independent
D'""o'"'
o"""'
80,
,,,.,,o a. .,
i"t'S
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I. Any lapEpEROs EMIT
~. nooHHn. s:i,,,r ami PRO.
rrieinr.
AZ Ev rNi.t:ls.

i....a -,-r, LAY. snraar- -,r-U''a.
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EOFFlC!AL LIST
OF TIE
Several Candidates to be
Voted for at the Cen
eral Election.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3. 1896.
WILLIAM J. ~
fot vice Presldent....ARTHUR SLwAII.
FoR PRESIDENTIAL lLEcrons.
Lcetc. benjamin F.....
Silver Pnrty and Democratic
Russell. George ........ .. ~
'". Democratic ind Silver Part,
Ryan, Joseph
............"..Dcmocratic and Silver Pace
FOR President. MILAN -.
For resident. THOMAS l.. WATSON
FoR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
DahStcrI, III. C..-.......... Peoples Party
feeKham, George E.......... Peoples Party
o'ccic' Sharics H........,....P>oplcs Party
For MILAN McIiISIIS
TUT vice PRESIDENT. ............
'.'..."... 80. ...GARRETT a. HOBART
Fon PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Bragg, Allen Co.. ........... Republican
i-'"is'' A..'.-..'...,.... . . Republican
ileTce, .............. ........ Republican
Foh RErtEsESIAIIvE IN CONGRESS
D"'iS VI =.
doughty, Jtmcs e. zee. ..,.p,ou ,s p,,,v
NcwiaLus, / ranCis q. o..
...............SilvCr Party AID Drmocr. tr
o LIEuTENAST.GovEKNoH
o"uainihsS' 1torBc...... .....I.UpIcS Party
iiardIn, e.. IL. l..
"'...'... Silver Party and Democratic
' Moore, J. b. ......... publican
Fon JUSTICE OF TnE SurnEMr, orur.
Curler. BcLiam.n F............. PEOPLES Party
""SSeS' W A. ............ ...........
'''.''-...... Silver Party AID u, uo, ratio
Murphy NJ. y ..... ........ -. Republican
Fol UNIVERSITY RECENT u.ong rcrnl
kvans, j.. NJ.
...'.....,, -. Silver Party nnd Dymocru,Ic
ru''on' d. '.....-.......... -. EcpuDIirau
Hic''lIl, Peoples Party
UNIVERSITY EE%EST ,Shor, TcrmJ
McDIarmid, +. Co.. ...... RruuLlirau
StaFErtt, III. S..."--..... ..........
...............Silycr Party and Democratic
u AssENBIYMES.
clayton W. S........ ...........Suyrr Parry
h'ru,sty' Il. T........-...... .InLupruuunt
HeNiec' "A NJ. .. ......SilvcT Democrat
" i'rieu' James independent
iS"ssc'i' J"ulcS........ ...... Independent
SulIty, William ....... q. Silver Party
"eii"Hd, ). H............ ....SiGVcr Party
FoHS HEHIrF.
bFucc A...... ........... .lndcpca dent
'oHs"cll Frank.............. independent
ha'cc'. j. =! ...... ......SI.vCT TaT,y
"oInnck' y. L....-........ ...Iudcprndunt
Font COUNTY CLERK
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WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
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,r.s., ,~post.so p,!di. Al tue following rAte''
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N ear.........
For any period under si1 months nt'S cen"
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Fn,cred =, the gito. SeVada, Po'tomee 10,
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o JUSTICE OF II SurtEME, orur.
Nurier' bcLl"m.n Peoples Party
Hi"SSeS' w. -............ ...............
..r'......... Silver Party AID u, no, ratio
'iuFphS' NJ. A....- ........ -. Republican
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fon LIEuTENANr.GovgRNoH
,uuihIhSs' ItorBc...... .....I.UpIcS Party
'.''..'... Silver Party and Democratic
Moore, J. Be-. ...--.......t,uu,nc,n
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FoR UNIVERSITY RECENT u.ong Tern,
kvans, J. NJ.
...'..."" 80. Silver Party AMI d Democratic
ru''o"' d. '................ . licpuDIiCap
'i'''lII' Peoples Party
Evening star., 1896-12-02
CONTRACT READY.
Commissioners May Delay Action on
the Electric Light AGnir.

The Commissioners will doubtless wait
until the court has passed upon the appeal
of the United States Electric Lighting Com
pany in the case recently decided against
that company on the subject of the stree:
lighting before they sign the contract with
the Potomac company.
1t was stated today that Chief Justice
Alvey suggested this course when the appli-
cation to the Court Of Appeals was made
this morning. Lawyer Darlington was out
of town and could not be present to argue
the matter and the case went over Law
yer Worthington. the special counsel for
the District, it Is said, communicated the
remarks Of the chief justice to the Com
missioners this afternoon --4
Meanwhile all possible haste has been
made to get the contract ready. 1t was
prepared today and submitted 10 the Com
fore noon, but up to the time Tho Star
went 10 press they had not acted upon it.
Major Powell was seen this afternoon by
a reporter Of The Star and asked if the
Commissioners proposed to sign the con-
tract before the appeal was heard. He
replied that he could not answer. When
pressed for an interview he said:
Il cannot say what the Commissioners
will do about signing the contract. We
have heard from our counsel that Chief
Justice Alvey has expressed che wish that
the contract be not signed until the mo-
ton for appeal had been decided. We shall
inform ourselves as to his exact language
before we decide anything
Evening star., 1896-12-02
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales regular call i. o'clock m.-Capital Tra.-
American GraphopSons q: at 50: Ioo at s-s " IaD. ,D
ston Monotype LOO At Ga. After call -Mergentha-
District of Columbia Bonis.-ao- year fun. IS la3
bid. 30-year fund cs. gold. no bid. Water stock
Is l9Ol, currrncy no hid Water stock as. ,a3.
;II ;aITrencS' liils bd. ae's. funding currency, lo7
N Missellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad 5s.
Gs lis bid. Metropolitan itailgoad certificates Of
Indebtedness, III bid. Belt Railroad 5s. 60 bid.
series 4 lls bid. washington Gas comraay Is. Is.
nhons SIS. 100 bid; American security and Trust
IS. F. and A.. loI bid; American Security ana
kst isf aa S. bid ' Msr
Company imp. 6s, los bid Washington Market
COMPANY ext. Is, los bid. Masonic Hall Associa-
~ National al Bank BE- s ni Of f. 80
$50 bid 800 ask asked Central all 27a @ bid Fssars @
and Mechanics. l7s bid l9O asked Second, ia5
bd bd c,izsns ~ l9 nd hd l$S Va asked ed, c".mna ,o
asked Traders, &c bid los asked. Lincoln, l0i
bid, las asked. Ohio. . 6asked.
Safe Deposit aud Trust Companies. Safe
and Trust Trust, is ND n, ~ asked American security
bid = asked, Metropolitan :las bid. i Ito asked: d
49,. bid; 4sls asked. Georgetown Gas. 90 hid, so
Insurance Socks. .Firpman's. 33 bid. franklin.
81 bid. 43 asked. Metropolitan. Il, bid. Corcaran
30 bid. Potomac. 6j bid. Arlington, l25 bid, l4o
asked. German-American 100 bid National
asked. Riggs, ~ bid. 1's asked. Peoples. 9 hid,
6 asked. Lincoln. Sd bid. . asked. Commercial,
~ bid, az asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. 1l5
asked Columbia Title. i bid. 81 asked. Washing
ton title. 81 asked District Title 10 asked
Telephone Stocks. .--Pennsy yyanIa IS bid. 80 asked
Chesapeake ard Potomac, IS bid, 81 asked. Ameri-
can Graphophone. So bid, 9 asked. Ameri, an
Graphophone. preferred. 81 bid II asked. Pncu-
matte Gun Carriage, .l6 bid rs asked.
Miscellaneous Socks. = Mergcnthaler Linotype,
129h bid. 100 asked. Lanston Monotype. GAs bid
rs asked Washington Market, 10 bid. Great
Falls Ice. 1e3 bid, RS asked Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat 100 asked Lincoln Hall. 30
asked.
Sex. div.
Evening star., 1896-12-02
WANT THE LAND.
Conveyed for Use of the Electric Line
to Baltimore.

Conveyed for Use of the Electric Line
to Baltimore.
VIM. o. Denison and Geo. H. Baldwin
trustees under deed of May 10. 1895, from
Redford w. Walker to Redford ". Walker
and VIM. Kesley Schoepf, today filed bill!
in equity against NJ. Schoepf. praying that
the deed. now held by him. and conveying a
tract of land in the county known as
"Queensborough" or Enclosure" be sur
rendered for cancellation, and that he be
restrained from parting with it or recording
1t pending the final disposition of the case
The compiainants say that the tract con-
veyed is that strip of land designated as
Rhode Island avenue. as proposed - be ex-
tended by the District Comm ssionerS and
Washington Railway Company mighs build
thereon its proposed railroad. 1t was
agreed. say the complainants. that upon the
full and and complete construction and cp-
Grafton of the road within the time limited
by the act of Congress of March =, lS!tI
the strip should be conveyed to the United
States as a public highway. But it was
also agreed. assert the complainants. that
If the road should not be so comp:eted and
operated, then the land shouli be recon-
vey ed TO the complainan;s.
The period referred to expired March -
1896. the compla;nants charge, and they
contend that the road has not yet been
completed. Mr.. Schoepf. they say. refuses
making the reconveyance Therefore they
ask the relief above mentioned.
Attorney Samuel Maddox represents the
cOmplainantS.
Evening star., 1896-12-02
A NEW CHURCH.
University Park Temple Organized
AT Meeting.

At meeting held at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert II. Terrell, 1896 ith street
northwest. Tuesday evening. an ecclesias
tiCai society was organized. looking to-
ward the beginning of church work the
first Sunday i'm January, 1897. The churca
is TO be congregational and will he known
as the University Park Temple. For the
last nine years a band of Christian work
ers known as the University Park Mission,
have carried on kind OF Institutional
work with the hope that some day church
would be the outgrowth of their efforts
This new movement is in large sense the
consumnaticn of the plans and purposes
of the mission. The work already begun
will be carried on under the auspices Of
the church with the same enthusiasm that
has already marked the endeayors of the
mission.
At the meeting Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing officers of the new society were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Robert III. Terrell: secretary, Prof. Lewis IL.
Moore of Howard University; treasurer. Il.
X. Bruce; trustees, b: X. Bruce, Robert
H Terrell. Prof. Lewis h. Moore W. 5.
Welborne James +. Childs. p. Nj. Mitchell
and j. Nj. Bonner
The officers of the Ladies' Aid Society
an important branch OF the church, are:
President Mrs. b. X. Bruce: vice pres-
dent, Miss Linnie Waring: secretary. Miss
Anna Smith; treasurer, Mrs. John NJ.
Langston.
Mr. John NJ Langston was chosen as the
president of the Temple Assembly. The
music will be in charge Of Mrs. Alice
Strange Davis.
The services will be held in the Mission
buildii z, corner of 9th and Trumbul streets
northwest. The pastor of the new church
will be Re-. Sterling N Brown, who was
educated at Fisk University, Nashville.
Tenn and who for the last eight years has
been the pastor of Plymouth Church in this
city.
Evening star., 1896-12-02
THE POSTAGE STAMP THEFT.
Hurst Admits Tint He Once Served Il
Term in RefOrmatOry.

The theft of a collection of postage
stamps from Chief Clerk r. p. Than of
the adjutant generals office. War Depart
ment. recently. by Julius N. Hurst, stem
ographer TO Adjutant General Ruggles, was
not it has been discovered, the first act of
dishonesty on the part of the young man.
as was supposed. Hurst. whose name at
the time was Hirsch was arrested in New
York October, 1885, for forgery. He was
tried, convicted and sentenced TO five years
Imprisonment in the Elmira reformatory.
He was released for good behavior. after
Shortly after his release Hirsch had his
name changed to Hurst by act of the New
York legislature. and his purpose in doing
so is now known was that he desired to
conceal If possible his identity with the
man who served time in the reforma tory.
The change of name was regarded as sus-
ricious by the detectives at the time of
Eurst's recent arrest here. In explanation
he said that he did not wish 1t known that
he was a Hebrew and therefore decided to
drop the name Hirsch.
To establish. beyond question of doubt
that the War Department stenographer
and the man who served time at Elmira
are one and the same, Inspector Holm
berger requested Superintendent Brocka-
way of the Elmira Reformatory to for
ward a photograph of the man who was
incarcerated at that institution for for
gerry. The photograph has arrived and it
Is that of the Hurst held here. He has ad :
nitted the facts as stated to be true.