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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29

cratic bi-metallic organization. He Is
chairman of this organization, and has
been since 1t was instituted in this city
year ago. Speaking of the purpose of the
conference Harris said it had been called
in order to afford the silver Democrats an
opportunity to compare views and look
the ground over preparatory to the ma
tional convention, and that it would prob
ably continue daily until'the beginning of
the convention. He also said that the
meeting would not be confined to mem
bers Of the bi-metallic organization, but
that there would be representatives pres
silver.
Very Significant Meeting.
Further than this the senator declined
to commit himself as to the purpose of the
meeting, but it is learned from an au-
thoritative source that the silver Demo-
Gratis regarded this conference as a very
important affair. The organization under
whose suspices the meeting is called has
been laboring in season and out for the
promotion of the silver cause within the
Democratic ranks. They have had their
headquarters at Senator Harris house,
and from that quarter have conducted a
correspondence with chosen Representa-.
tives in all parts of the country to whom
has been entrusted the organization of the
silver forces, not only in every state, but
in every county in every state in the
Union where it was considered possible
to effect tho Judgment of n silver idea.
Means Tn uff tho G,I,fca Couveuf I'm,
The movement grew out of the meeting
held at the Metropolitan hotel in this city
last summer, at which the plans were pre-
pared and an executive committee, con-
sisting of one member from each state,
was appointed. The work has been quietly
but very thoroughly performed. The pur-
pose of the ante-convcntion meeting is to
so sOlidify the silver organization as to
render it thoroughly effective in the ex.
ecution of the plans of the silver leaders in
the convention, and to also prevent the
encroachment of the gold forces. 1t is
also the purpose to discuss the platform
to be adopted and also to consider the
availability of candidates.
One Plan That Was Impracticable.
There has been much correspondence
bearing upon these two points. The plan
has been to keep candidates in the back
| ground until the conference could be held
| with the view of having the conference
| free to choose. This has proved imprac
| ticable, and it is understood that the lead
| crs in the movement fear that they will bt
unable to control in this matter as they
had at one time hoped they might do
| They still hope however, to be practically
able to make the platform before the con
| vention meets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29
At.emvt 70 A,....,p... the shah.

TIFLIs, June 29.--It is reported here tina.
nm attempt has been made upon the life Of
the shah at Tehcran. The attempt was
unsuccessful, the assassin being arrested
on the spot. He proved 10 be . member Of
the BAH Aahonmedan secret society.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29

Joseph Cooking, charged with the murder
of his wife and sister-in-iaw, but not yet
tried, was taken from the Jail at La Plata,
Md, and hanged by body Of "best citi-
GEMS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29
Shoup Given nm Ovation.

BOISE, Ida, June Ex-senator Shoup
was given an ovation on his return home
All the town turned out to do him honor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29
whee, record For hoo nlle.

LONDON, June 19.-At Hernehill r Pal
mer beat the worlds bicycle record BY
making 100 miles in three hours and forty
seven minutes, seven and three-f1fth 80
0udS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29
Altreld Not Planning a Coup.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, June 29.-There is
nothing whatever of truth in the state
ment sent out from here that Governor
Altgeld was planning n coup to secure the
nomination of ex-Congrcssman William
r. Morrison for president at the Chicago
convention. The governor himself said
so when questioned, in most emphatic
manner. His excellency furthermore
denies positively that he held a secret con-
ference with Colonel Morrison at Pontiac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29

TWe1ty-flvo Thousand People Make ThineS
Lively In the Town.
CANTON, O., June 29.-Probably Canton
will never again have such q 'time"
politically as she had Saturday. One Of
the incidents was connected with an old
flag which was q relic Of the famous Har-
fison campaign of 1870 and old veterans
say the scenes enacted here wildly recall
the stirring incidents of that memorable
time. Hourly trains brought thousands
Of Cleveland visitors to Canton over two
railroads. Delegations came from Apollo,
Pa, and various other distant points, un-
til the crowds on the streets We're various
~ estimated at 25,0O to 10000 people OF
all the stirring days since the St. Louis
convention none has equalled the enthusi-
asm and scenes OF rejoicing witnessed
Saturday. And there would have been
more If it had not threatened rain.
There were people enough, however, and
Saturlya night. with thousands Of men in
line Of march and fireworks everywhere
and more horns than have ever been blown
before in this town, the outcome of the
ratification inauguratcd by the Tippe
canoe club, of Cleveland, was more Of a
success than its most enthusiastic pro-
jectors expected. The incoming delega-
tions were met at the trains by hundred
uniformed horsemen under the command
of Chief Marshal Captain Harry Frease
and associates, and escorted to a vacant
acre block of ground made vacant by the
city, the buildings thereon having been
RACED for the purpose of constructing a
market house.
Here there were speeches by the spokes-
| men of the delegations and by Major Nc.
Kinley In all the tariff was elevated to
| the position of paramount ISSUE but Nc
Kinley did not forget the sound money
issue and spoke in emphatic Endorsement
of the currency plank of the platform. At
| the night parade the major reviewed the
| line from a stand erected on his front
lawn. During the day and evening
speeches were made by Judge William r
Day, a son of the late Ohio supreme court
| judge, Luther Day; President H. Vol
| colt, of the TippecanOe club; Representa-
| tive Grosvenor; Charles Emory Smith, Of
Philadelphia, and others-all being highly
| Mandatory of the candidate for president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

HroA9o. ROCK leland . PACING
Rsslvay-Tiehefs esn Be purehased or ~.
esge ehscked st r I D r Twsutiath street dspos
OF e = p depot corner Ytfxh avsnue -
rnrsyfret street Prank Il. flsnnef. Afvrt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
Three Pillars nf Fire.

Tho pillar OF lire in the sky which
figures so c~onspicuously in biblical
literature has been discovered. At
least thnt ia ono theory advanced M n
result, q. II remarkable heavenly dis
play witnessed December . at Bulu
waya, in Matabclcland. South Africa.
1t is thus described in Il letter TO
tho Royal Society Of London, says the
New York journal:
Il think it may interest you TO know
that I'M extraordinary fash Of light.
ming was Witnessed from this place
this evening at 1893. IL has been
raining in torrents nearly all dry long;
the heavens seem heavy and saturat
cd with rain, but We have had no
thunder mt all.
awe were seated around Il table in
II room in Fifth street, aud only one of
,s Ind his cyc1 turned in the dircc.
ton Of tho door which was open.
Suddenly lio cXclaimcd: Good hcav.
ems! just look at that lightning; it's
standing stilll-
"All OF us promptly wont To the
door, whence va Witnessed Il truly
extraordinary sight III tho shape Of
three ribbons uf II gtccnish. white
lightning, which hung in the sky mo.
tionlcSs .Or what must have been lit.
teen Ia twenty seconds. II seemed
to bo II long why or in a northwest
crly direction, as we heard no report
OF thunder Whatever. We put some
questions 10 our Makaiaka hoy. who
said that he hal nnycr seen anything
like il IN all lIis lie. IlIOro could 10
40 mistake about IL. II was az dis.
tinct M possible. aud il must have last
ed fifteen seconds at least, | should
say twenty seconds myself"
For fear IiICso statements would 10
regarded M II joke, lightning that
EtUOd ntili having never boon heard
Of bciUIC, the leading banker 81 Bul.
uwayU and two merchants signed this
lcrct to tho Royal Soc oiy, and they
added tho names Of half u dozen other
witnesses.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
Til. ,Iint steal.

Thos. w. Conner was called for the
| prosecution. He Is cupellar in the
assay Office of the Mint. Previous to
this no was foreman OF the refinery.
He explained tho process by which
gold was treated i'll the refinery while
he was there and said; Il assisted in
weighing the gold deposits on Sun.
day, Feb. 10, 1895; ] was passing on
the street when Harris called me and
asked me to help him; on entering
the Mint he requested me to bring all
the gold deposits out of the vault
and place them on Il bench near
the scales. l did SO and iii J re Oh
ed them while Harris sat az Iiu desk
and checked the bars rs they were
weighed; gold bar No. 166 WIS miss.
ing; l did not take it and 10 not
think Harris did. When the loss was
discovered Harris said it should be in
the vault and that it must be there;
he accused no one of taking it.
Andrew Mason was then called and
gave q lengthy account on mint work.
ings which lasted about two hours.
Nothing of importance was devei-
oped in the fore part OF the testi-
mony given in the afternoon. Mason
occupied the time telling Of the Mint
operations and the amount Of losses
liabilities to loss, allowance, etc.
@When l first came here" the wit.
ness continued, Il had a general
clean up made; l asked each employee
OF the mint what they knew OF the
shortage; the defendant John T..
Jones, was among the number; the
spurious bar could not have been
made without the knowledge Of the
Meter and Rctiner or his assistant.
II the Meter and Refiner trusted the
duties to his assistant. his assistant
must have been the man who knew OF
the illegal operations"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
Will Force tho Fighting.

Senator Harris of Tennessee, who
is the official head OF the Democratic
free silver organization, says that SO
far as he and those whom he repre-
sents are concerned, there is TO be no
compromise whatever with the single
gold standard party.
ave are going lie says "to mako
the Issue Mt Chicago next July. We
propose to force the fighting. We
believe that the people have been
duly educated. | am sure that we
will have Il majority OF tho delegates
to the national convention. / say
this because of the correspondence
my committee has had with promin-
cnt Democrats in all states of the
Union. We are busy circulating our
literature, and there is no doubt
whatever in my mind that we will
control the declaration of tho next
Democratic convention upon the fl.
nancial question.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
Why sheep Arc Low,

1t Is no wonder that sheep values
are low, considering the great mum.
bers that have been put upon the mar
ket this year. In January 5000 were
received Mt the four western markets,
which were followed in February by
37I,O0O making the largest supply
over on sale Mt the four markets in tho
first two months of the year. Janu-
airy receipts were exceeded in January
OF 1891, but last month the supply
was the largest ever had in February.
Tho receipts in February were so
much larger than V before that the
small decrease in January was dis.
counted, and the total for the two
months was easily the largest on rec.
ord.-Ex.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
Mark Twain ON Prohibition

Mark Twain has just concluded
II lccturing tour in New Zealand. He
said good by to the New Zealanders
at Christ Church, and in the course
of his speech made reference to pro
hibition, which, he said, he approved,
but which would put them into most
difficult straits. lie then told the
following story:
ain II country several years ago
there was a man came into q proiib.
tied town, and, unlike You savages
here. they said unto him: "You can't
get a drink anywhere except mt the
apOthecary's.' So he went Ia the
upothccary who said: You can't get
IA drink here without Il prescription
from the physician but the maj said:
Il am pcrishing. | haven't time 10
get Il prescription Tho apu.hccary
replied: We'll, | haven't the lower to
give you Il drink except for Il snake
bite Tho man said: Where's the
snakc!' Laughtcr) SO the apothc
cary gave him tho snakes address,
and he went OF. Soon after. how.
ever, he came back and said: For
goodness SAKE, give Inc Il drink. That
snake is engaged for six months
ahead loud luughtcr.)
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
Horse Flesh.

a recent issue OF the California
Turf has the following interesting
paragraph:
ain the opinion u II good many
judges horseficsh is tho most nourish-
ing OF all meats, and its taste is hard.
~ t, DO distinguished from beef. The
flesh OF a horse fed on oats has n smell
similar to gooscilesh. Tho rat is
preferable to lard. Above all, it
should DO remembered that no flesh
is so healthy as that OF u horse.
Trichinosis md similar diseases arc
unknown in horses. Tuberculosis,
very common in cattle, is very rare
in horsen.-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
War Improbable.

There il not the least question TINT
the United States would he q than
II match for Spain both on land aud
ut sea. Our navy is the larger of the
two and Cuba is SO near our coast
that il would not DO difficult To send
ovc Il large army to help tho insur
gents. Spain might commission pri.
vntccrss, but they would not do much
damage for comparatively little Of the
commerce Of this country is carried
in American ships, But IL is i'm.
probable TINT there will be u war.
Spain knows its weakness and already
has all il eau attend Ia in warning
with the Cuban insurgcnis.-Rcno
Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
The Mint steal.

u. u. Ellis, Frank Oliver. Ernest
Harris, George Cagwin and George
Mclaughlin testified in the Jones
case Monday. Ellis sworc that when
the bullion i'll the vault was being
weighed he told Meter and Rctiner
Harris that no had Il thief in the dc
partmcnt and that Harris replied that
il looked that way. Oliver testified
that ON June 81, 1897. the day on
which work went Oh in the melting
room till siy O'Clock in the evening.
that nothing but amalgam from the
Potosi mine in Virginia City, md
slums were melted that day. Cagwin
testified that he was ingut meter I'M.
der Xabriskic and that Jones did mos,
of the work in the Meter ard Rciin.
cr's department. In 1893 there was II
shortage, but he understood that il
occurred through M error in the
Superintendent department. In
1894 difficulty was had in making up
the settlement. Mclaughlin testified
that when the bars are taken from
tho mold the helper stamped the mum.
Dor on them, guided 10y n tag. Tho
dies from the deposit melting room
III tho figures on the spurious bars.
from the name in which the spuri.
ous bars arc stamped hc would say
that m inexperienced person did the
work. lie picked out the mould in
which the spurious bar was cast mud
said bar No. 30i had been cast in the
sumo mould and that IL was cast first.
Tho witness explained 10y means Of
twO silver dollars how silver would
tarnish with ago. The spurious bar
might have been cast siS months he.
fore bar No. 3Oi waa cast. On cross.
examination the witness said That he
got his knowledge of metal from
handling coin. WuOdburn held up
two silver dollarn. given him 10y COT.
fin. cOnCcnling the dates and asked
the witness which was the Older.
"rhat one said Mclaughlin. aud hc
wag night.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
Actors mud Editors.

a savings bank Of New York keeps
II record Of It's dcpoaitors. During
the ycnr 1891 there was only one
actor, while there were 1892 tailors;
tlIorc was but II single editor, while
tbcro were 20 lnbOrcrg; there was one
boWding house Keeper aud If pod
dlcrs. There we're lots Of shoe.
makers, bakers. BARRIERS, walters.
Gigarmakcrs, but very few musicians.
liquor dealers. lawyers or, policeman.
Only Iiyo policeman, five lawyers. one
soldier Albany Argus.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
SAI,NIAGUNDI.

Chas. Adams. OF South Fork, came
in yesterday.
Geo, Ferguson. OF Decth, spent to-
day in town.
G. II. Sproulc returned this morn.
ing from Reno.
Deputy Fish Commissioner +. G.
Boycc arrived from Carson this morn
ing.
Bishop Leonard will be here to.mor-
row and will preach in ST. Paul's
church at 7:3o p. IN.
J. G. Stubs. OF the Southern Pa
cite. passed east last night in n
special car on No. g., bound for New
York.
The Rhode Island Republicans in
convention at Providence yesterday
nominated George L~ittleticld for
Governor.
The ballot in The Kentucky legisla-
turc yesterday for Senator resulted,
Blackburn 81. Carlisle 10, Buckner l.
Tho Republicans aid not vote.
Constable Cozz,n IL of Carlin,
brought up prisoner last night to
serve a Today sentence in the county
jail FOR selling liquor 10 Indians.
BY an oversight Alien McBride's
name was left out OF tho roll of honor,
published last week. He stood 81 in
scholarship and 100 in department. "a
Al. Nicholas, for many years Il Dep
uty Sheriff in White Pine county, has
been appointed Il guard at the State
Prison. to succeed Frank Paul, re-
signed.
White Pine Ncws:-Mr. Dorsey,
from Elko county, was in Ely Satur.
day, looking for yearling steers. He
offered go for ycarlings and $40 for
~3-ycar.old steers.
The revenue bill now beng consid.
cred by the Utah Legislature pro.
vidcs that when q taxpayer conceals
property from the Assessor 1t may be
assessed at ten times it's value.
The coinage Of the United States
Branch Mint in San Francisco for
the month Of February aggregated:
Double eagles, Sl,2i0yO09; standard
dollars, 100000. Total, 8 ,3I0,OO0.
Tho White Pine News says: Miss
Mary Roarkc departed this week for
Dceth, Elko county, to teach the pub
lie school ut that place. Miss Roarke
is an accomplished lady and a fist
class teacher"
Keno Ga2cttc:-Bv an arrangement
just completed with the Southern Pr.
ciiic Company, wool can be shipped
from any part of Nevada TO San Fran.
cisco for II CEN per pound. This
was brought about through the cner-
gy of Abraham Bros.
At a negro wedding. when the
clergymen read the words, "love. hon
or and obey the bridegroom inter.
ruptcd him and said: Read dat
agin. sab! Kcad = once mo- SOS de
lady kin kctch de full solemnity oh
dc meaning. Use been married befo.'
The happy smile with which Dep
uty County Clerk Patterson greeted
his friends this morning will be nc
counted for by a notice under the
head Of Born" 1t is n bouncing
baby girl. Mother and child are
doing nicely. 1T is thought Webster
will recover
Wadsworth Dispatch:-The South
crn Pacific passenger conductors are
bonded for : $1,000 each and the freight
conductors for $500. The latter to
the number of about o32 had to pay
81 for their policies which run for Il
year. The passenger conductors had
to pay $40 each.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-15
(FRoM TUESDAYS DAILY.r
SAIiNiAGUNI,l

DIR. Cavcll died in Hawthorne yes.
terday morrinG.
Dave Casper has been busy to-day
u%ppacking his new stock.
Tho receipts Of the State Land or.
flee last week we're : ,O27.3l.
Sheriff Matcer collected s202 for
fees and licenses last month.
The Cuban resolutions occupied the
attention Of the Senate yesterday.
George Arthur, u native OF Canada,
was admitted to citizenship to-day.
Miss Belle Butler has closed her
school i'll Eureka county and returned
to Elko.
Hon. J. G. Doughty, Charles Kap-
pier and George Arthur. C~arlinites,
spent the day i'll town.
Editor Sproule and this scribe will
leave for Reno tonight to- attend a
meeting of the Press Association.
The Commercial and Savings Bank
of San Jose closed its doors ycstcr-
day. 1t is said the dcpositors will be
paid III full.
Ii will take 100000 feet of lum Der
to construct the building i'll which the
Republican National Convention will
be held at 81. LOuis.
Chief Justice Charles Doe, OF New
liampshirc, died suddenly yesterday.
He WIS the only New England Judge
cvcr quoted 10y English courts.
y letter received by Mr.. Mcbride
from the Rev. W. IL. /. iioughton
states that Il boy was horn to Mrs.
Houghton ON the 9TH of this month.
Ex:-What IL pity that Il piece OF
cold iron-cold enough to freeze
cannot be brought into contact with
every human tongue used tn blackcn
IN innocent persons character.
There are four prisoners i'll The
county Jail, two awaiting the action
Of the u. ). Grand jury for selling
liquor Ia Indians and two serving
light sentences for petty crimes.
Yesterday morning Il hobo stole
Justice lIen!ey's butcher aprons and
sold them to II Chinaman. lie was
arrested 10y Constable Coggswell and
taken before justice Henley. He
plead guilty and was sent to the coun.
y Jail for ten days.
y prominent Republican said To
the INDEPENDENT man to-day that he
was losing Il good deal Of sleep trying
To solve the mystery III that $4,000 in
brand new silver half dollars beng in
Tia" state treasury. Not being able
to solve the riddle, the reporter kind,
~ referred the gentleman to- cX Treas,
urcr Richards.
Senator Messenger of the Ken
lucky Legislature died yesterday. lie
wa Il sound money Democrat and the
backbone Ui the Democratic opposi.
ton to Blackburn. Owing to Wcis.
scngcr's death there was no ballot FOR
Senator. Blackhurn's friends profess
to believe that at the crucial moment
he will get the Democratic vote.
Senator Morgan has Introduce u
resolution giving his views Of the
manner in which the Pacific Rail.
roads should be recognized. II con.
templates onc through line to the Pa.
ciiic Coast, and the rcfuudmg Of the
government obligations. with the al.
tentative that otherwise the govern
mcnt with take control Of and man.
age the roads.