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New-York tribune., 1896-10-05
In the person of the present Postmaster General
Of the United States

III WV PO'o'h vi INV piVsclii III
Of the United States
The crash as Is well known came two years
ago. Every one of the four Congress districts
I'm the State was carried by pluraIties ranging
from 2.W0 to 1000 Mr.. Wilson himself was
defeated by "A vote of -, 443 to 21.HI2. notwith-
standing the tremendous efforts made in his be-
half by the Federal Administration The Re-
publican plurality in the State exceeded li.OOo-
the largest. with, one exception, ever obtained
by either party since 1864
Tables and figures do not furnish. under ordi-
nary circumstances. interesting reading The
following two tables. however present so sue
cinct and clear statement of West Virginia
politics during the last thirty years that no
further apology IL needed for printing them:
New-York tribune., 1896-10-05

Daniel G. Griffin. of Watertown. the candi-
date Of the National Democratic party for GOV
ernor will appeal to the voters or the state ior
.,,cort and therefore will make a campaign
through this State beginning on October l.,
which will continue until Election Day. Mr.
Griffin will speak in all the large cities OF the
sntorior Of the State Frederick w. Hinrlchs.
~ brooklyn. the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor OF the National Democratic party.
will also make series oi SPee'"c" III '''' ''
terior Of the state. ,,
The spectacle will also be presented OF Judge
yyilhur F. Porter OF Watertown. the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor trs versing the
state appealing TO its citizens to elect Bryan
and Sewall electors and thus cut down the
Schraub Of Lowvlle. the Democratic canCi
date for erant- Governor. has announced
. that he will make speeches TO the farmers 10
favor of the free coinage OF silver. AS Schraup
a priyately very much in favor Of the mainten-
ance of the gold standard the rsrmers OF o., he ,he
state hardly expect TO be converted l" 'he
free coinage doctrine by his enorts
DIVIDED DEMOCRACY.
The division and dissension Of the Demo-
cratic party are plainly revealed In the Con-
eress districts. There are two sets OF Demo-
cratic candidates. one OF the National Demo-
c,o,,c marty and the other of the silver Demo-
cratic party I'm nearly every Congress district
NJ the State This fact was disclosed yester-
dav nv an examination OF the nomination GER
ttncates fled with the Secretary OF State.
There are thus two Democratic candidates IN
the Ist, XvIth. XvIIth. XVIIIth. XlXth. XXth'
XXJst XXIIId, xXVIth. XXVlIIth. XXlAtn.
XXXIst XXXIId. XXX1l1d and xXxiVth
districts. In the Congress districts Of New
York and Brooklyn. ranging from the LIST DIS
trtct to the XVIth this same condition or TWO
democrats running for Congress In each dis
trict prevails. 1t looks, under these circum.
stances, as though the Republican party would
preserve the big majority In the New York
Selesation to Washington that 1t acquired In
1904. There were six Democrats and twenty.
eight Republicans elected as Congressmen IN
1904: and apparently that same ratio OF repre-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08
MOB LAW VENGEANCE.
TWO OF THE WINNER
BUTCHERS LYNCHEO.
JESSE WINNER,JAs. NELSON

LEXINGTON, No. Dee ia About 1
o'clock this morning q large mob OF
men from Ray county came into town
for the purpose of lynching Jesse Win-
ner and James Nelson. who are ,au-
fined here on the charge If mnrderii r
Mrs. Winner aud her two habes near
Richmond, October aG.
They broke into the jain with little
difficulty and speedily accomplished
their object of netting out puuishmrut
TO the alleged butchers.
Lon Lackey. who has also been n
Jail here under a charge OF completely
in the murder was taken bacl, to
Richmond Saturday. which alone saved
his life, as he would certainly have
been lynched with the others Tie
probabilities are that vengeance win
be meted out To him later
The doors were battered down aud
the prisoners tied aud led out. The
captain was asked where he was going
10 hauo them. and he said that they
We're going to Ray county. so That La.
fayctte would NOT have 10 bear the cN-
peuse of buryiu1 them
Several attempts were made tO lynch
Winner and Laciey while they were m
Jail al Richmond. which led To- their
removal here for -afel5ceping Nelson
has been in iail here only since ~atur-
day. having been arrested ou the
strength of a confession made hy Miss
Maggie katrou who made sworn
statement thai She. Winner Luckey
and Nelson committed the murder
The mob was compo ed Of ll0 mon an
unmasked. They overpowcred- the
jaiier and his guards and demanded
'he keys to the cell that james Nelson
and Jesse Winner were locked in The
keys were refused
The mob crossed the river into Raw
county about o'clock Whethor they
lynchcd the men as soon as they
reached Ray county on whether they
intended ~ take them TO the scene Of
the hutchery is unknown, but certain
!, is that both were lynched.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08

1t is often a mystery how a cold has
been caught" The fact j., however.
that when the blood is poor and the
system depressed, one becomes peculi-
arly liable to diseases. When the ap-
petite or the strength fails, Ayers Sar-
saparllla should be taken without de.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08
NORTH, EAST AND WEST
SOUTH. SOUTHEAST AND sourHwEsr
50 hours to Los Angeles.

Free chair cars on all trains. Pullman
Palace sleepers TO Kansas City and
Chicago without change. Also To- Fort
Worth and Galveston. Connects at
Newton with NestiOule limited having
chair cars. Pullman Palace and com
partment sleepers and dining cars through
to Los Angles and San Diego also with
train carrying chair cars. Pullman and
Tourist sleepers to FL Paso, Los Angles
and San Francisco. Through railroad
Passengers booked 90 all points In the
continent OF Eurooe also from any
por, or inland point in Europe through
20 any point In the Unit States Pre-
paid tickets paid for here will be deliv-
cred to passengers at their residence in
Europe Fer full particulars call on or
address. George II. Nicholson, G, p. A.,
Chicago; w. j. Black, a. q. p. A., To-
eka, Kansa +. r. Delaney Agent,
<.ihhe, Okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08

AZ tie regular annual meeting OF
Hartrauft Post No. D. Of the depart.
ment, oklahoma, held Saturday, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year
Post Commander-H. C Barney.
Senior Vice e-commander-J. w. Raw.
Junior VI. Yeager.
Q M.-Joseph Mooney.
Surg IF M. Smart
Chap. i N. Shepard
o D.-Robert Henderson.
o. GA j. Niece
Reps. W. b, Herod, +, II Furrow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08


ruc q J.. : C will meet Tuesday at
? D. w al he home OF Mrs Frank
Delay. 3g4 North Broad street
PROGRAM.
Roll Call Famous prime ministers
of history
Table fslk-0urreut events
Convcrsation-B Best stories OF recent
publication.
Discussion-W Whether 10 is best for
the people 10 direct the government,
or the government 90 rule the people
Biographical Skctches--A series of
-krt,hrs OF the leading characters Of
Henry w snd Louis NH OF France
IFssOF.
"Thc Growth of the French Nation, I
chapter l2
French Traits
democracy" concluded
Ia the Chautauqusn: "Cardinal Rich.
leu THE Literary Movement in
France.
A Literary Criticism -Loweli's essay
on democracy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08

IN l. Last week we found
In sixteen holes in one
" ~ u shirt all OF which we're
repaired in our repair department free
OF charge This week we replace old
worn-out neck. bands vita new ones
any size or kind Ask Tor family
list. We have lots OF buttons left.
Send in your underwear The Steam
Laundry will talk again II you
have kick coming, KICK ME-A
w. McKEANn, Manager
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08

FOR bee Annual n ,tional Irrigation
congress at Ph0eniN, Ariz, Decent Der
18th to l,th, 1890, thc Santa Fe ronts
viii sell excursion tickets at rate uf
one fare for the round trip Tickets
on sale December 10th To 18th inclu.
sive, good to return until De-. 3lst
H. Il DEIANEY. Agent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08

Many lives OF usefulness have been
cut short by neglect TO break up an
ordinary cold Pneumonia, bronchitis
aud even consumption can be ayerted
by the prompt use OF One Minute
Cough Cure Eagle Drug Store, 100
Harrison avolue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08
te TO / SHOTS
Silver Dollar Saloon,
f. Nj. WYATT, Prop.
Victor nuildlng' corner Harrison and First

The best Of Liquors and Wines in
stock All brands OF Beer, Cigars and
Tobacco. Free Lunches served on
Saturday evenings Patrons are al.
lowed to settle the financial question
while doing business with this popul AZ
arcade
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-12-08

The T. S. flour took all first rremi.
ums at the state fair Try sack and
you will use no other The Welcome
Grocery sole agent II
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Very FOrgetful.

You recall the old story of Lamar, VINO
was so forgetful and ridden by abstrac>
ton that once getting into a bobtail car
he dropped fifty-cent piece into the
to read. The driver felt natural hor-
ror at the proceeding, as he could not
make change for money once it was in
the box. He stuck his head in the
door and hailed the supreme judge re-
proachfully, You don't oughtcr put a
tifty-cent piece in the box" he said.
That's dead wrong. You ought to put
in a Nickel Lamar was much stricken
of conscience at the fault thus found
with him, and, Fastening to repair the
wrong he had done, hustled out Il nickel
and put that in the box along with the
fifty-cent piece. At this the driver
looked at him with an air of knowing
sympathy, and, tapping his forehead sig
nificantly, shut the door and said no
more, while Lamar went OH with his
Washington Post. .>
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Hard Luck Stories.

The conversation has turned to the tell
ing Of hard-luek stories in the cafe of
an uptown hotel one afternoon recently
when Lee Harrison, the theatrical man
ager. told story that was warmly APP
Dlauded: About a year ago Mr.. Harri-
son had out the play Known as THE
Wicklow Postman." Mr.. Harrison was
touring the South with the play and do
ing poorly. One night the company ar
rived at Hot Springs, Ark, and the
manager thought the end was about i'll
sight and had serious thoughts of dis
handing the company there. While in
the place, however. he received tele-
gram from the manager of the opera
house in Tcxarkana, where he had made
IN engagement, saying that he must be
sure to 80 there, as he would play to
big business" Mr. Harrison hustled
around and secured money enough to
transport the company TO Texarkalla
The members of the company reached
there late in the afternoon and took a
bus to the hotel. The hotel stood Oh
rising part of the ground. AS they
reached the hotel Mr.. Harrison saw over
the hills a magnificent rosy glow He
turned to the proprietor of the hotel and
said enthusiastically: "Well, you do
have glorious sunsets down here, do
YOU not:" The boniface turned a wa,l
Of tobacco around in his mouth, looked
at the golden glow and said slowly:
Sunset: That amt no sunset That's
the Grand Opera house q burning
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Cool LaOouCherc.

Now that Henry Labouchere has be-
come actively interested in the discussion
of the Venezuelan dispute, Americans
are learning more of the distinguished
English journalist and politician than
they ever knew before. Many stories
of the Radical leader some new and some
only revived for the occasion. are 60
ing the rounds. One of them concerns
an alleged experience OF La bouchere' 9
when he was an attache of the British
legation at Washington. One day. they
tell us, Labouchere was sitting in his of
fee. when rather noisy individual
came in and asked to see the minister.
"You cant see him. He's gone out.
You must see me-" a don't want to
see you; I want to see the boss of the
ranch" said the noisy individual. "All
right" replied I.abouchere, going on with
his writing. ''Take n chair" The
visitor sat and waited for an, hour.
Then. With several picturesque extracts
from profane history, he inquired how
long the boss would be gone. II should
think abou. SIX weeks" replied La.
Just suited for England. zssssss3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Superstition.

Rev. T. d. Witherspoon, in a sermon
at paducah Sunday, related an amusing
story. of his experience while evangelz-
ing in the mountains. One day while
passing Il corntield in Leslie county he
was surprised to see long strings of
pawpaw bark knotted together and tied
to st,lmps. He asked his guide what it
meant. and was informed that it was
Ito bring luck
And does such foolish superstition
exist all over this community" asked
the minister.
''Oh. no. said the mountaineer. "tlle
old preacher over in the settlement yon-
der says pawpaw vines don't do no
good"
AN intelligent man." Interrupted Mr.
Witherspoon. I'm glad to find one man
who isn't lost in ignorance
"Iassir," the native continued, che
lows that yarn strings beats pawpaw
strings all hollow when it comes to bring
in luck. Fact is. he don't use nothin'
but yarn strings. '-Louisville Courier
journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
POPPY CULTIVATION.
Restrictions Put Upon 1t in lnaia-Secur-
lug u License.

| Restrictions Put Upon 1t in lntlia--Secur.
lug License.
AS the cultivation of tobacco is pro.
hihted III England except under II sl"-
cial license from the excise authorities,
SO the cultivation of the poppy in Brit
ish India is forbidden unless license
has been taken out. When a cult
rator takes out license from the opium,
department to cultivate Il certain area
casually two-thirds Of. an acre of his
own landD. he receives an advance in
money to secure his allegiance; and h.
binds himself to deliver to the opium
agent at a fixed price, ordinarily Of s's
Il pound, whatever opium may be pro-
duced ON his land.
When official supervisor is efficient,
it is certainly very difficult for man
to cultivate poppy ON Il larger area than
is covered by his license without de-
lection. The cultivation cannot be con
ctaled. 1t is a sort of garden cultiva-
ton, the poppy plants being grown III
little squares or beds in t by tiny
water channels for irrigation. wherever
this is possible The growth of the
plant is carefully tended. and at length
the time comes when they burst into
flowers and the fields look like Il sheet
of silver us the white petals Of the flow
ers slisten in the morning dew.
These beautiful petals are the first
produce of the crop: for the women and
children IF the tultivatorS' families come
forth and pick them off one by ono, and
carefully dry them. 50 that they may
serve ifterwar,l as the covering Of the
manufactured cakes of opium. Then
the peoples. with their bare capsule
beads. remain standing in the open field
until it is considered that they are ripe
for lanciny. The vultivators then come
forth i'll the evening and WIN an imple-
mrnt not unlike the knives Of Il cupping
it's sides with dec, nciSion*. 50 that the
juice may exude. In the early morning
the cultivators rcappear With scrapillg
knife and their earthcnware pots, and
they Scrape off the exudcd juice and col
lect ii in their pots. And this is crude
opium.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14

- s L. ! B s..
ton. and French training and his name
i Gambetta. The other members of
the company treat him with the utmost
respect, though he would gladly mingle
with them more freely. for he has a
sweet tooth and they feed him candy
and beer. This latter appetite got him
into trouble a few days ago. It seems
that recently he has been literally sun
piled with candy of the barbcr's-pole
variety. and is very fond Of it. The
other day they assuaged his thirst with
an unusual quantity of beer, and it af-
fected his ursine BRAIN He wanted barr
ber's-pole candy so badly that he al
most wept, Suddenly upon his vision
dawned two magnificent sticks of this
rcd and white delicacy. He started for
them. but they fed. accompanied by
feminine shrieks. Before Gambetta
could reach those particularly luscious
sticks of candy he was caught and
chained up. One of the girls in the COM
pany has had nervous prostration ever
since and she cannot be hired to wear
S1 riDtC stockings
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Death of Lieut.. Astrup.

Lieut.. Egvind Astrup, whose dead
body was recently found in the Liiiphv-
dale valley, Norway, was the sixth of
Lieut.. Peary's party who has died since
returning from the expedition. In speak
ing of him. Evelyn +. Baldwin, the me-
teor9log'st of the expedition, says: His
death is Il profound shock to me. Lieut..
.Astrup WAS the son of !; Swedish army
officer. and on his return from the first
Peary expedition was knighted 10y King
Oscar II. On his return from the last
expedition he took up his residence in
Brooklyn, where his brother now lives.
and he proposed coming to Chicago to
study geology with me. We were to fit
ourselves for further Arctic explorations
H was only twenty-five years old, and
would certainly have gained distinction
in the field of scientific exploration. He
was we'll known throughout the scientific
world, as he lectured in his own country
and i'll the United States. His explora-
ton Of Melville bay, in the northwest
crn part Of Greenland, placed him in the
front rank of eXDlOrprS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
A Sta nlDede,

A church congregation in Carroll
county, Kentucky, was recently dis
missed in a somewhat summary fashion,
and it is related that the time occupied
in clearing the church broke all records.
The stampede and it's cause are thus de-
scribed by the Milton News: Just
lister had worked up his congregation to
an exciting pitch by portraying the aw-
full fate of those who should be weighed
and found wanting, there ran into the
church through the half-opened door
little white cat with long bushy tail,
closely pursued by big yellow dog
Cat and dog ran down the aisle to the
platform. on which the preacher was
standing. The cat was met by the toe
Of the preachers boot and after a fight
through the air it landed among the
sisters. When it hit the floor some
thing happened. 1t was a polecat"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14

"a j e. > q q
une-hunter receives but. scaht attention
from his lnckier brethren in the struggle
for gold. When he sat down before the
green-coyered table. onc who knew his
condition remarked that he was taking
desperate chances. Tapping his revolver,
Wilcox said:,.. II won't bother anybody
II | go broke." = : =
table, after varying success, 5000 richer,
Encouraged by this victory over bad
luck, he. renewed his prospecting with
increased yigor. The capital he had won
proved valuable ally, and he went for
ward swimmingly to SUCCESS. The ad-
vices received by Senator Gear, who is
Mt present sojourning in this city, are to
the effect that his pile is now esti-
mated at 100000. Wilcox is relative
BY marriage of Mr.. Gear. and has other
relatives throughout the state. From
what is known of his determined nature,
he would have simply blown out his
brains it the cards had run against"
him.-Baltimore American.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
WON $4,000 IN ONE NIGHT.
Relnarkabl Game of Dice and Remark
able Run of Luck.

remarkable Oame oil Dice ana Remark
able Run of Luck.
\ few nights ago two South Americans
and the well-known capitalist and club
dlned together at one of the small res
taurants OH O'Farrell street. There were
others in the party. and several joined III
little sport with the dicebox. Twenty
dollar pieces changed hands with such
rapidity that all the players, except the
two from the south country and the
resident high roller, drew out Of the
game.
PRO pinto is played with two dice,
each player holding box of his own.
In course of time the game between the
three players closed with the San Fran
cisco man winner Of $4,000. Then
new game was opened between the
winner and a blooded South American
The outcome of this game is the talk of
club lotteries. The stakes were so high
and the payments of the loser so prompt
ly made that the old-timers. who saw for
tunes won and lost in 1S49, are falling
into a reminiscent frame of mind.
This particular after-dinncr session is
sure to be the talk of the town for
months. The amounts staked ranged
along from $500, $1,000, then up to $1,000
on a single throw, finally reaching $16,-
600 side. Fortune still smiled on Mr..
Il winner of $4,000 and $50, 900 or $46,-
900 in all.
At this stage of the game. when the
spectators expected to see the South
American play the role of ''quitter, ~
the blood of the sport from the south
land was tested. He proposed one final
cast for double or quits" 500 600 side.
$4,000 or nothing. 1t is not every
player whom fortune has favored by a
steady run Of luck that will consent to
stake all Of his winnings on one hand,
and, besides, it is an axiom of dice
throwing that the proposition to double
at each throw will break any bank in the
world if the player has the coin to dou-
BILE his stakes as often as he loses.
This aftcr-dinner seance was not in the
line of 4 regular banking game. The
players were gentlemen, and not gam
blcrs by profession, hence the winner
consented to give his friendly an
tagonist a chance to even up.
The bones were tossed for $64.O or
nothing, and chance again rendered de-
cree against the South American. The
San Francisco capitalist won the stake,
and on the following day cashed the
South Americans check for $32, 1000.
Well-knOwn men who saw the game
assert positively tina t the South American
did not plead intoxication or mental in
trinity when the time for settlement
came, but paid his losses like thor.
oughbred sport of the old school.
So in that famous game Of piro pinto
Mr.. Bourn will be known as the winner
of $4,000 in one session.-San Francisco
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
StODpcd the Solo,

George Ford the well-known hasso.
sings in the choir of ST. Stephens
church. Mr.. Ford, although one would
never suspect it from his appearance, is
a grandfather, and last Sunday his little
grandson attended church for the first
years old, was naturally very much I'M
pressed with the strange surroundings.
and it was with difficulty that he could
he restrained from making known his
impressions in shrill childish treble.
Mr.. Ford was down for solo, and. 4 ftcr
Organist Wood bad played the prelude
the singer arose in the choir loft. The
first time, and, jumping up with a grin
of recognition on his face, he shouted ut
the top of his lungs: Hello, grandpopw
The congregation Uttered, Mr.. Ford
grew very red, and the solo was post
poned.-Philadelphia Record.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-02-14
Lost the Thread.

Lord Palmerston on one occasion took
the chair at meeting in connection
with University college, London. He
was not so familiar, writes Mrs. s. T..
de Morgan in her "reminiscences, with
the sort of speech expected in such u
place as he would have been at West
minister and, meaning to adapt his rhet-
priately. 1T has been said that a little
learning is a dangerous thing but it is
better than-better than--better than
Here came 4 dead stop. Lord Eroug-
ham, who sat beside the speaker, came
to the rescue, speaking with his peculiar
nasal twang, Better than great deal
Of ignorance" This of course brought
down the house, and during volloy of
laughter, cheers and Kentish fire, Lord
Palmerston recovered the lost thread of
his speech: and finished it with his usual
ease and t1uency.