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ezsed persons era II was given up As SET
siesi. Brs one Ny whfIe the Napoleon OF
the wa~hsnxruH STATE Democracy was st
the White House the matter Of appcsns-
nents was taken up in canversatson- " al
lace, il Was said was delighted with the
idea OF the president on ali appoint
ner,s ard laid special stress upon the
prospective selection Of snch an able man
as P,attor. and expressed a desire that
he should be appointed. but in discussing
the political sitaaffon out here he stated
to the president that he feared the ap-
pointulent Of Pfaftor would open wide
chas,-7s OF dissenston among the Demo-
Gratis o. the state. This worried Mr.. Cl.ve-
land a little BIT. and Wallace. after a la
bored effort. happened 70 think of Brink
er. whom Cleveland had once appointed
to = jadreshIp in New Mexico. Brinker
was appointed Without q second thought.
and the Democracy OF Washington for
ever cemented: and thereby hangs tale
Wallace is after the position as delegate
TO the Chicago convention In support OF
this candidacy his friends say for him that
he has spent fortune in behalf OF the
Democracy of Washington. ard II Is due
to him that he he returned at the head
OF the national delegation
i. Is also stated that Mr.. Collector Saun-
ds-s has again erdezred himself to the
Stevens county Democracy by sending
deputy collector from Port Townsend 10
take charge OF the Marcus support Of en-
try. Out OF the six or seven government
appointments in Stevens county, ranging
IN salary from sI.eO TO s. 600 per annam.
not a Stevens county Democrat has been
recognized. In consequence Of this lack
of recognition the Democratic vote fell
from about GO in 1852 10 little more than
SO in 1894 In Stevens county. Those in
eiined 10 jest about the matter say that
at the above rate Of decline. II is barely
possible that there are enough Democrats
IN the county TO comfortably hil the dele
CATION accredited TO the Wallace conven-
ton NJ J. Maloney. though. will be at
the convention. and viii probably I'LL a
seat in the Stevens county row OF dele
gates. Sheriff c. R. Mcmillan and John
B. Slater chairman Of the Stevens county
Democracy. will no doubt be at the con-
vention. Neither OF them Is said 10 be
friendly 10 Wallace, but they are not dis
posed TO any very severe hostility. There
is one thing very certain, though. and that
Is that either MaloDey, sn the one hand.
or Slater and Mcmillan on the other hand,
VIII be asked why Maioney vas not chosen
as delegate. IN the latter event the
Stevens county representatives will bo
heard IN no uncertain measure
The saver Democrats have opened head
quarters at Tacoma. aud the gathering
ce the hosts viii be recognized by their
associations as soon as their arrival II
all the counties are fairly represented
the Wallace element vii, have to move
and act quick or the unterriied and un-
washed of the state will go to Chicago un-
der silver banner.
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Denver. April i2.-The storm ahated last
night. and the trains which were stalled
on the divide between Denver and Colo
RADIO Springs were moved today. The Rio
Grande and Santa Fe roads were both
OPENED. but the Gulf Is experiencing great
difficulty on account OF immense snow
drifts in the cuts.
Cripple Creek, Col. April fs.--No fataii-
ties as a result Of the storm yesterday
. have been reported. II was the most se-
we're witnessed by any one in years Tho
damage caused by blowing down build
fngx and shaf;housss throughout the
camp may reach s7s.oo- Al Gillette big
dancehail and two new blocks were de-
rnolished. a dozen houses nnroofed. and
twenty tents scattered about. Gravel was
hurled through plate glass. leaving hoie
only as large as the stone.
Hastings. Neb., April l2.-The heaviest
rainstorm in this part OF Nebraska for
several years set IN Saturday. and II IL
s,,ii yaining hard. At 7 O'clock Sunday
night five and a quarter inches had fallen.
Reports state that the storm Is general
throughout the western part OF the state
and Colorado.
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Mount Vernon. April is-Specisi The
Republican county central committee Of
Sksgit county fixed the time and place for
holding the county convention for the eiec-
ton of delegates to the state convention
al Everett Woolley was selected as the
place for holding the convention. and May
at 10 O'Clock fixed as the date May :
was named as the date for holding the
primaries throughout the county. II was
decided that the primary elections be heli
under the provisions Of the old primary
election law. and It was recommended that
proxies be not allowed bG. that the ma
Jority Of the delegation be authorized to
cast the vote for absent members Mount
Vernon has been allowed nineteen dele
gates TO the convention. la Conner IL.
Anacortes II, Samlsh s Hamilton S. Wool
ley 5. Seziro 4. Burlington 6. Avon 8, Fir =,
Lyman and Bay View g.
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onlclal Count of Iacona Election.

Tacoma. Aprsl i3.-SHecial-Tha city
council VIII meet 81 special session tolnor-
row AZ 70 o'clock 20 canvass the returns OF
the municipal election last Tuesday. The
council win have the aid os two account
ants in aiding up the extensions on the
tally sheets when the vault. that has
been - carefully guarded the past week.
Is opened The anxious friends % the two
candidates and the public generally wiIl
know What every ore has guessed about
whether the tally lis; IN the second pre-
cine; az the Siath ward shows iSz or lss
vcseS for Fawcett No matter 10 which
party the certificate OF election is given.
there VII IN all probability be a recount
ordered by the courts The Republican
committee has any amount % evidence OF
irregularities and errors in the count.
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BEN TILLNAN COMING WEST
To Stiffen the Backbone of the silver
Democrats.

Denver. April Ex-senator Ben Tsil,nan.
OF South Carolina. will reach Denver to-
morrow morning al 30 O'clock He viii
meet the Democratic and silver leaders
during the day. and in the evening vii
be rendered 8 reception q; the Brown Pal
ace hotel On Wednesday he viii adj
dress the Democratic convention. and in
the evening viii speak at the Broadway
theater. In order that all who wish may
hear him. the Tillman club has arranged
for the senator 20 speak In the asnpaitne-
ater at Arlington park on Thursday after
noon. This is arranged to seat l.. 90 peo-
pie.
A special 10 the News from Hastings.
Nee.. says: a News representative met
Senator Tillman at Teeumseh. Asked as
70 the outlook, Senator Tiliynan said: II
have discovered a much stronger spinal
column among the silver Democrats. Here
tofore 1t has been sort of Jelly affair.
Pressure at home among the constituents
of congressman and senators and the ne
cesSiiy for progressive action has pro-
ouced a great change. Men who would not
speak TO me in December are now grow
ing more ehummy all the time The out
look is altogether favorable for the DEM
ocratic convention TO be controlled by the
free silver wing. The news az Washington
City Is coming in from all the states Sem
stors and other free silver men report
Ifet We are goana 10 oe II control al
Chicago.
Il don't suppose II is any secre; tha.
am not going 10 stand any Democratic
goldbag platform. l won't have II. As TO
the outlook. Senators Jones, Harris and
others have the details. We expect 70
have one-half Of Michigan. Indiana. Ohio
and all Of Illinois, ana the South except
Kentucky would DO all right IL some ono
would so there and stir them up. That's
what went for. 10 put a blister on their
backs. never had a wilder. hotter more
enthusiastic crowd than that At Lexington
last Saturday. The harder Cleveland was
hit the better they liked it.
The panic Is chronic They told us In
1854 and they tell rs now that prosper
ity would return as soon as confidence
was restored Now they propose to cure
the thing by increasing the tariff. When
the consumer is staggering under all he
can bear, they advocate piling on more.
Foreign money lenders own the country
They own the courts and the railroads
They charge all that the traffic will bear.
and the farmer groans under the burden,
unable to make living expenses after pay
ing taxes. Why should England want any
change in the monetary system when she
can buy the American farmers products
for half what they are worth? The peo-
pie OF the East do not understand the sit
uaiion. but they WILL
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spain willing to Make Concessions.

Madrid. April is.-The press here evinces
nl-hurnor because American jaries have
acquitted the captains OF notorious fill
busters Intended for Cuba The Epoca
declares that in the event Of conflict
between Spain and America over cuh-a
Spanish diplomacy would make the mat
ter a European question and i; lrsinaates
tha, Spain is sure of European aid IN such
event
II is stated aushorlfatively that II The
United States wfn approach the Spanish
government in a friendly spirit and ask
exactly what conditions OF autonomy the
Spanish government wtii grant 70 Cussa
before the former government recognizes
the Insurgents on the island as 5~-siiger-
ents the Spanish vii meet such oveTtares
hallway. senior sASastA, tie Liberal
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REPUTATION DEFEATED.
Mississippi Bonds Payable I'm Gold Are
Valid.

Washington CITY, April n In the United
8 ates supreme court today an opinion
was handed down In the case OF Woodruff.
trustee. w the state OF Mississippi. ap-
reaisf from the supreme court Of that
state The case involved the validity Of
bonds issued ~ she fsvee board OF the
state for aha Improvement Of the Aissis-
sion. river. which bonds Eere made pay
abs in gold The supreme coar. Of the
state had decffcs that the Dords were void.
because the lax eld not authorize the pay
rrrns os the bonds r. any particular kind
q money. TIE opinion % today was dellv-
cred hy f-hief Justice Fuller The opinion
OF the lower court was reversed and the
case renanded.
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leader and former prime minister. said
tnaf the spanish government was certain
y not trying TO force or a war with the
tmted states. 1T has taken" he said.
the utmost r-sc4ction 10 protect the lives
ana precerEy of American cisizens in Spain
since this trouble began A, ar-f-A-ners-
can demonstrations have been promptly
stopped. and no American UP 10 the pres
ens tine has sunered the least harm
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Cincinnati. April ls.-The attorney for
Aionzo waking. indicted with Scott jack
son for the murder OF Pearl Bryan, has
been notified 20 be ready to proceed TO
trial May s. This indicates that Judge
Helm expects to finish the trial OF scot,
Jackson In two weeks. IL Is given out
tha. the prosecution will not call either
Of the men as a witness against the other.
being confident that they have already
enough evidence to convict both
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Cr,sn Tbrcatcned WIN Heart railurc

Atlanta. April 1s-Ex-Speaker Crisp has
announced that he Is compelled to call on
the last Of the joint debates between him
self and Secretary Hoke Smith at Lexing-
ton and cancel all engagements 20 deliver
speeches elsewhere. Crisp does this on
the advice OF physicians. who informed
him. after careful examination, that he
was threatened with heart failure The
ex-speaker says II Is possible he viii re-
sumo hts free silver campaign later on.
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Springfield. Mass. Aq-n I3-Ai the ses-
sion Of the Methodist conference tosiav II
was voted 10 favor the admission OF 40
nen as lay delegates 20 the general con-
ference - be held at Cleveland. The NO.
iion vas hctly debated. but passed with a
handsome ma Srr1fy.
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The Distress I'm Armenia.

New York. April iz-The national Ar
merriam relief COMMITTEES reesiysd the fol-
lowing cabiegram from Miss Clara Barton.
-,ressdent of the Red Gross Society, at
gfaxfantinopfe. '-rhe epidemic at Martsss
a. bryond control Have ordered forward
more physicians with supplies"
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The New spanish corse=.

London. April ia-The Madrid corre-
sEscrdent Of the Standard says: The new
chaineer elected on Sunday VIII certainly
support the government In resisting Amer
lean interference IN C2Sa. AMI VII also be
a very protectionsst body.
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Gen. Butler so Hav. No ssat.c.

Boston. April i2-T'he house committee
~ ways ard means, 10 y hlch was referred
tne appropriation % sAs' fssa for a statue Of
Gen Butler after u bad heeu r ported hy
ne committees on s,atehonse and military
AFFAIRS. sitting Jointly. xlll repor; sxa.Ess
the .accsoc.
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81. Joseph. Mo. April 13.-The free sil-
yer nsn captured everything in the county
convention held today 10 select delegates
10 the Se1alIa cobvertion. Fourteen dele
gates were elected. who were ordered to
vote as unit for silver delegates only.
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Two Nebraska Delegates for Mckinley.

Omaha. April IA special from Te-
curnssh, Neh., 10 the Bee says: The First
district Republican convention elected L.
/. Lindsay and H. l.. Doyey delegates to
the ST. Louis convention and instructed
for Mckinley. Congressman J. L. Strobe
was reronInated.
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Detective vision causes frequent head
aches. Eyes examined free ssass y. VII
xlnski. Graduate optieian. saf Flrs; ay-
snae. corner Columbia, IN drug store
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The Coercion of Nanifob1.

Ottawa April I1-At meeting OF the
cabinet feday IL was decided 10 so on again
win the remedial LIN. continuing The de-
bale os last week.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
Booming Bryan.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. "a boom has
been started here for William J. Bryan
for United States senator. Fusionists
aill control the senatorship. The con-
stitution of Washington provides that
to be eligible to the Office the candidate
shall be merely an "inhabitant" of the
state at the time of his election, so that
the fusion majority could elect Mr..
BRYAN without trouble. Richard Wind
sor, ST., the populist leader in Washing
ton and James Hamilton LAWS, demo-
cratic fusionist and member-elect of con-
gress, are rival candidates for the sena-
torship, and Mr.. Bryan has been sug-
gested as a compromise.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

the case of the Central Pacific Railroad
company against the United States, in
volving the right of the company to
compensation for carrying postoffice in
spectors.
The court held the company had
waived any right of compensation that
might exist. The governments right
to secure free transportation on bond
aided roads was not directly covered, as
The decision turned on the point that
the railroad had freely given free trans
portation, not putting in any claim until
long afterwards.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

has a new doctrine for 1900. His plat
form declares for the decentralization Of
gold as we'll as silver, state sownership
of railroads, highways, waterways, teie-
graphs and telephone lines; municipal
ownership of street car lines, water
works, market houses, electric light
and gas plants; employment OF surplus
labor on public works, woman suffrage,
state control of the liquor traffic, and
election of president by direct vote OF
the people. Coxey has called confer
ence of ali friends of the initiative ref
eiendum and advocates of the above
principles at St. Louis January 18th
next
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

Port Townsend, Wash, Nov. Io.-The
steamer Dora, which arrived from Wood
Island, Alaska, tonight, brings the in
formation that a quantity of wreckage
from the missing schooner Seventy-six
has drifted ashore near Kodiak. The
Seventy-six left Kokiak in June last,
with crew of S otter hunters. Moth
ing has been heard of the vessel since,
and 1t is feared that all on board have
perished.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
A L. -. BATTLEsHIP SUNK.
The Texas Lying on the Bottom OF
the Dock at BROOKLYN.

kne UOck NJ
New York, Nov. o.-The United
States battleship Texas, while lying at
the Con docket, Brooklyn navy yard,
this morning. had a I3-inch hole stove
in her side'caused by the breaking of
her cock, and she now lies on the bottom
of the dock with her engine room full
of water. Chapman Derrick and a
wrecking company were notified and
have sent the wrecking tugs VIM. E.
Chapman and Hustler and the tugs w,
II. Lewis and Astoria to raise the sunken
ship.
The United States battleship Texas,
to which a number of accidents have
occurred since she was launched, lies
submerged about five feet above the
water line. Early today the main in
lection valve on the starboard sice near
midship belo err line wa shat
tered by water and the engine room
quickly flooded. She soon began to
settle Captain Glass called the officer
and crew 70 quarters and did everything
possible to minimize the ships in
juries.
At the time the accident occurred
there was only about two feet of water
undership and she soon rested on the
muddy bottom. This was at low wa er,
but at high water this forenoon there
was between five and six feet of water
above the line at the stern and about
eighteen inches less at the bow Wreck
ing tugs were Immediately summons.
The were soon alongside jumping he
water out of the engine and boiler-room
while a diver was sent down to ascer-
tain the extent of the damage. Captain
Glass, Lieutenant Kelly. Engineer
Moore could not be induced to talk
about the accident and all inquiries
were referred to Commodore Sicard, the
commander of the yard
He said: 81 know very little as vet
about the accident. The ship is resting
easily on the muddy bottom. and we
have no apprehension of any further
damage to her. The principal damage
she will sustain will be from the dirty
water, which will temporarily injure
the engines and machinery. We can
not estimate the amount of damage nor
give the exact cause of the accident I'M
til the diver makes his reports, possibly
not until the ship has been raised. She
will come up easily as soon as the leak
is stopped"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
The Venezuelan Question.

Chicago, Nov. "a dispatch from
Washington, D. c., says;
alt is rumored in diplomatic circles
that Lord Salisbury may announce the
settlement of the Venezuelan question
at the mayors banquet in Guild Hall
this evening. A year ago he made some
sensational utterances at the banquet
relative to the eastern situation and it
has been suggested that he may take
occasion this evening to forstall the re-
port of the United States Venezuelan
commission by announcing the settle
ment on the boundary question.
Ambassador Pauncefote is believed
to be now in the process of closing ar
engagements with this government rela-
tive to a general arbitration treaty. and
the terms indicate that while the Vene-
zuelan boundary question may not
come up under such treaty, 1t Will be
settled in peaceful manner"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
Drnnmite on the Track.

Cincinnati, o, Nov. Io-A special
from Washington, Ind, says a tramp
about I a. m. today found enough dyna
mite and nitro-g lycerine placed on the
track near Mitchell, Ind, 20 blow the
engine to pieces as soon as it struck it..
He ran to the pearest switch, tore off
the lamp, and returning signalled an APP
preaching freight train He was shot at
by the wteckers and was found uncou-
cious by the trainmen.
Officers. of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern are inclined to doubt the
tramp's story, as they have no informa-
ton of his being wounded or having
shown any dynamite. However, they
will investigate.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13

Washington, Nov. o.AThe state de.
partment officials say the story published
today that Ramon Williams, ex-United
States Consul.General to Cuba, was
sent 10 Spain as a secret agent of the
government to endeavor to secure the
consent of the Spanish government to
guarantee payment of the bonds there
for. is a pure invention. Williams has
no connection with the state depart
ment, either open or secret.
Nothing has been heard here regard
ing the reported outrage on the family
of an American sugar planter named
Craycroft.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
Robbed an Agent.

Chicago, Nov. I9.-Armed with re-
volvers, two men entered the Chicago
& Great Western railway depot at May
wood, two miles west of the city limits
this evening, and after securing $50
made their escape. The agent was or
dered to throw up his hands and was
held at bay at the point of a revolver.
The money in the drawer was taken.
The safe was locked and the agent
stoutly refused to open it, claiming that
he did not know the combination. 1t
contained large amount but the rob-
bers only obtained the receipts from
the drawer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
Police Are skep zeal.

Chicago, Nov. o.. Herman Jew
eler. whose place of business is on tie
tenth floor of the Masonic temple, told
I. the police this afternoon that two men
had entered his office, bound and gagged
him and his clerk, c. A. McCqrty, and
then carried off diamonds valued at
$4,000 and about $500 in money. Her
mans story is that the two men gagged
him with handkerchiefs and bound them
with cord, after which the robbers
rifed the store and left the place after
telling the men to keep quiet or they
would be shot.
Herman and his clerk pounded on the
floor with their feet and attracted the
attention of w. T. Best, in the next
office Best came to Herman's door but
thinking from the noise that there was
A FIGHT in Herman's room, he ran back
fora revolver. When he returned he
found both men united and walking
around the room. Nobody saw the two
robbers enter or leave the building, and
Herman could not for time produce
anv cord with which he or his clerk
had been bound. Late in the day he
brought a cord around to the police
station and said it was the cord which
had bound him. The police are skep-
fical
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-13
COMING COXGR! sS.
Carter Relieves IL will do Very LiftI
Business.

Washington, Nov. Io.-S@nator Carte
of Montana said today he saw no pros
pect Of any important Legislation at this
session of congress. He did not believe
the Dingley bill could pass and thought
the session would be devoted 10 aPPro-
priatior bills and sparing among the Po-
litical PARTIES for position.
AS to tariff legislation in the next con-
gress. the senator said he did not believe
the. democrats would obstruct, no matter
" hat the silver republicans might do. In
his opinion those who were claiming
and believed the hard times could be
cured by silver must allow Republican
tariff legislation 70 be eracted or they
would meet the tariff Issue in the next
campaign.