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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-19

eooo w oSSC" W.
aces which once decked the Phenician
plain the baked tablets which tell us the
family histories no less than the story Of
the empires of those days. When the i'm
press was made on the soft clay to be
fire hardened, each writer felt Or hoped
in the long ages in the faroff unknown,
When time is old and hath forgot itself,
When water drops have worn the streets of
Troy,
And blind oblivion swallowed cities up,
And mighty states, characterless, are grated
To dusty nothing,
then some thought, some message
from their minds, there impressed on
the senseless clay, would be communi-
Gated to some other mind and wake re-
spouse there.
Many time, with a brain Keeling in
agony, did I turn and stare blankly at
those walls, and in a sort Of dumb stu
por search them over in hope to find
some word, some message impressed
there, some scratch Of pen or finger nail
it might be message Of misery, sone
outcry from wounded spirit, some ex-
preston of despair.
Had there been one such-had there
been! Every one of my predecessors had
left message on that smooth painted
WALL but the red tape official rogues-.
the stultified images sans reason sans
all imagination-had, after the depar-
ture Of each one, carefully painted over
all such legacies.
The hideous cruelty Of it all! My
blood boils even now when I think of
it. Even in the days Of Elizabeth the
keepers Of the Tower Of London had
enough human feeling to leave untouch
ed the inscriptions made by Raleigh and
others, and there they are today, and
today wake response in the heart of
every visitor that looks on them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-19
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CHAPTER XII.

Ny life at Newgate was an ordeal
such as 1 hope no reader of this will
ever undergo. Day by day I saw the
world slipping from under my feet and
the net drawing its deadly folds closer
around me. Soon we all were forced to
realize there was no escape for any of us.
Of course we were all guilty and de-
served punishment-I need not say we
did not think so then-but the evidence
was most weak, and had our trial taken
place in America under the too liberal
construction of our laws undoubtedly
we all would have escaped. But in Eng
land there is no court of criminal appeal,
as with us, and when once the jury
gives verdict that ends the matter
The result is that if judges are preju-
diced or want man convicted he never
escapes. The jury is always selected
from the shopkeeping class, and they
are horribly subservient to the aristo-
cratic classes. They don't care for evil
dence. They simply watch the judge.
If he smiles, the prisoner is innocent
if he frowns, then, of course, guilty.
With us when man is charged with
an offense against the laws he engages
a lawyer. One is sufficient and quite
costly enough. In England they are d.
vided into three classes-viz, solicitors,
barristers and queens counsel
The solicitor takes the case and trans
acts all the business connected with it.
A barrister is the lawyer who is en-
ployed by the solicitor to conduct the
case in court and make the pleadings.
He never comes in contact with the
client, but takes the brief and all in
structions from the solicitor. The
queens counsel is lawyer of higher
rank, and whenever his serene lordship
takes a brief he must, to keep up his
dignity, be supported" by barrister.
So my reader will perhaps understand
the raison d'etre Of the proverb, "The
lawyers own England. As no solicitor
can plead in court, so no queens coun-
sci will come in direct contact with a
client and must be supported by a
barrister. Ergo any unfortunate having
a case in court must fee two if not three
legal sharks to represent him, if repre-
sented at all.
We employed as solicitor Mr.. David
Howell of 1O5 Cheapside, and thor
oughgoing, unprincipled rascal he proved
to be. He was small, spare, understood
man, with little beady eyes, light com.
plexion, red hair and stubby beard, and
when he spoke it was with thin, reedy
voice. From first to last he managed
our case in exactly the way the prosecu-
tion would have desired He bled us
freely, and altogether we paid him near
N$10.O00. and our defense BY our aiohs
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-19

Copyright, 1896, by Funk Wagnalls Com
pany, New York;
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-19
LSTREETTO NEWGAT6
Austin BidWe1l's Thrilling Tale
of Life via the prim.
rose Way.
The Tweed Ring of New York
His First Educator in
Crime.

&C copyrighted by Charles Austin Bates)
CONTINUED.
It is this law which makes the savage
place his totem on the rocks, and it is,
thanks to the same instinct, that this
very day our savants are finding beneath
the foundations Of the temples and pal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-03-19

came in with their verdict the suppress
ed excitement found vent But when
the vindictive and unheard Of sentence
fell from the lips Of this villain judge
an exclamation Of horror fell from that
crowded court.
We turned from the Judge and went
down the stairs to the entrance Of the
underground passage leading to New
gate. There we halted to say farewell.
To say FAREWELL Yes. The Primrose
Way had come to an end, but we were
comrades and friends still, and in order
that in the gloom of the slow moving
days and the blaclmess and thick hor-
ror Of the years to come we might have
some thought in common we then and
there promised-what could we poor,
broken banHupts promisep
Where or to what in the thick horror
enshrouding us could we turn? We had
Nothing left us to call our own save death
And that small model Of the barren earth
Which serves as paste and cover to our bones,
nothing but grave, that
Small model Of the barren earth,
with dishonor and degradation for GU,
epitaphl
But there, in the very instant Of our
overwhelming defeat, standing in the
dark mouth Of TIE stone conduit LEADING
from the Old Bailey to the dungeons Of
Newgate, by virtue Of the high resolve
we made, we conquered fate at he,
worst, and by our act in establishing q
secret bond Of sympathy in our separa.
ton dropped the bad, disastrous past,
and starting on new things planted ou1
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
THE GOLDBUG SCHEME.

One of the risks silver will run at
Chicago is foreshadowed in the news
of this morning relating to the course
which the goldbug democrats in Illi-
nois intend to pursue. Within the reg
ular democratic organization these
goldbugs are without hope. They know
that they are outnumbered. Their in
tention is to ignore the organization;
they will flock by themselves, present
specious pleas in the national conven-'
ton and expect to be counted in. There
is neither merit nor justice in this
scheme. but 1t will be worked in other
states as well as in Illinois.
Our hope is that the silver democrats
will go full length in opposition to this
sort of business. 1t Is admitted that the
advocates of free coinage will be a
power at Chicago. Probably they will
be more than so per cent. of the men,
bership of the convention, but, what
ever their proportion of strength, let
them never consent that any honestly
elected silver delegate shall be count
ed out.
Undoubtedly the tactics which the
administration forces propose to adopt
in Illinois will be applied in Indiana
and other states. Against such tactics
the friends of free coinage must be pre-
pared to protest with all their might.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
UVRDERER ALLEN.

The Standard prints this morning a
remarkable letter written by Philip AL
len, the Pioneer wife-murderer, and
found not a great distance from the
scene of the horrible crime. Liv-
ing much alone Allen brooded
over his fancied grievances until he
probably convinced himself that some
of them were real and that everybody
had turned against him. He became
ferocious and desperate, he thirsted for
blood. The attacks in his letter upon
reputable citizens of the locality will
not injure them in the slightest, the
charges refute themselves.
Allen is a dangerous man; If he re-
mains at large he will undoubtedly
commit additional murders, If op9ortu-
nifty offers he will not hesitate to STAY
any man he conceives to be his enemy.
Governor Richards has wisely offered a
reward of $500 for his capture. 1t is to
be hoped the wretch will be caught be-
fore the week is out.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

army and was a prisoner at Libby
prison. His lecture on the experiences
of federal soldiers in that prison speed
lily brought him into fame-he was
heard on hundreds of lyceum plat
forms. He was also a singer Of rare
talent and an eloquent pulpit orator.
He won laurels as the successful chief
of the missionary work of the Metho-
dist church; his election to the Office
of bishop is in the nature of a promo
ton which the membership of that
church has anticipated for years.
Methodism has, and in the past has
had one of it's sources of strength in
the piety, the executive tact and the
splendid mental endowment of those
who have served the church in the Of
fee of bishop. Those whose attach
ments are with that denomination,
while deploring the retirement of
man like Foster who, in his day, was
vertically a tower of strength, will
hopefully anticipate a successful ca
reer for the new Bishop McCabe.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

within sixty hours the crisis-from
which none but brokers could suffer-
would be over; the credit of the nation
would be gilt-edged as ever; no sales
of bonds would be thought of.
The announcement of the treasury's
intention to exercise its option is the
right policy. 1t will not be pursued
however. because. as we again say we
believe, the administration is in the
bond business purely for speculative
purposes, seeking to make money. in
part. for personal benefit and, in part,
for the raising of fund wherewith to
debauch national conventions and pur-
chase a goldbug victory at the Novem-
Der polls. Doubtless, there will be an
other sale of bonds. with some millions
of profit to those who. with the admin
istration-probably to the exclusion of
Mr.. Carlisle who is a mere catspaw-
are on the inside.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
CURRENT HUMOR.

Advertisement-A Swiss hotel wants
some Munich waiter girls in Tyrolean
costume who can speak French.-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
q Condition Precedent: do you expect
to suffer from hay fever this summer,
Mrs. De Long?' mo, not unless my hus-
bands business improves. detroit Free
Press.
Tramp versus Dude Tramp-Remem-
Der, boss, I was once just like you Algy
(giving him a dollar)-How did you get
so different? Tramp-Oh, / was too
proud to live on my father.-Truth.
crimsonbeak-I see the horse has not
lost his prestige entirely. Yeast-How
so? 1T read in the paper yesterday that
they hung a man down in Texas for
stealing a mustang and only gave fell
low 30 days for 'pinching' a bicycle
Yonkers Statesman.
Really, Jane. dear" said Mr.. Bobeter
TO his wife, as they sat down in the the
alter, your hat is entirely too high. Take
1t off and put 1t in your lap" We'll,
like that" snapped Mrs. Bobeter. IF
nut that hat in my lap how am / going
to see over it?"-Harper's Bazaar.
Nodd-I went up to my house last night
TO stay all night and found my wife had
sent off every mattress in the place to
our summer cottage Still / had a CON-
Portable bed. Todd-where did you sleep
"On a pile of fresh bills."-New York
Herald.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
WO BISHOPS.

The secular world has taken more
than ordinary interest in the exciting
incidents of the past few days which
result in the election of two bishops of
the Methodist Episcopal church, by
the delegates to the general confer
ence in session at Cleveland.
To begin with. the action of the gen.
eral conference in voting Bishop Fos-
ter and Bishop Bowman into retire
ment because of age. attracted wide
notice. Bishop Foster has been one of
the strong men in the Methodist
church: a man of rare executive gift.
of ripe scholarship. OF brilliant power
as an orator. and of eminent piety. He
was elected to the office of bishop In
1872: his ministrations have brought
him before audiences in every part OF
the United States. Bishop Foster pre-
sided at the annual conference of the
Montana Methodist church. held in
Butte. about nine years ago. His visit
is pleasantly remembered TO this day
Bishop Bowman. hardly the peer OF
Bishop Foster, was also elected to the
Episcopacy in 1872. Bishop Bowman Is
70 years old; Bishop Foster is three
years his Junior.
After an exciting canvass. Chaplain
McCabe and DIR. Cranston are elected
TO succeed the two retired bishops. DIR
Cranston is not widely known. but
Chaplain McCabe already has a ma.
ffonaI reDutation His experience has
been picturesque. He was in the union
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
MORE BONDS IN SIGHT.

That Mr.. Carlisle's treasury will be
In trouble before midsummer is GER
tain-the eastern press is guessing at
the time when the next issue of bonds
will be ordered and at the amount
which must be raised in order to carry
the administration through the balance
of its term.
The endless chain is still making it's
vigorous round. AS the Standards
readers know. these sales of bonds are
made wherewith to keep up to a total
of one hundred millions the treasury's
reserve fund. That fund was over
stocked to the extent of many millions,
bonds, but the brokers continue to raid
the reserve-naturally enough. because
Mr. Carlisle's policy permits them to
do II with profit to themselves.
The reserve has lost about twelve
millions since May 1: the fund Is re-
duced to sl13,OO 900; the policy of sue
cessive administrations has been to
keep 1t at one hundred millions. At
the present rate. the drain will reduce
IL to less than S75. 900 within ninety
days, and then. beyond a doubt, an
other bond issue will be announced.
Our firm belief is that a part of the
enormous profits resulting to New York
brokers out of former bond sales con-
stitutes a fund to be used at st. Louis
and Chicago for the defeat of free coin
Il. a..
ministration's corrupt policy, will not
be avoided. unless congress takes en-
phatic action before the adjournment
OF the present session. 1t is as good as
certain that congress will not act
The result will be the issue and sale
OF another lot of bonds. a part of the
profits of which sale will go toward the
election of whichever presidential can
didate is deemed by the administration
. be most subservient to the goldbug
clique.
That we believe to be all the merit
there is in the situation. The fact Is
always to be kept in mind that Secre-
tary Carlisle could stop this raiding OF
the treasury in a minute If he would
resort TO the undisputed provision OF
the law which vests him with full au-
thority TO make his reserve redemp-
tons in silver or gold. at the option OF
his department. The mere announce
ment Of his intention TO redeem in sill
yer would stop the Withdrawals: we
should hear no more about the endless
chain emptylng Of the reserve; the
brokers would turn the incident TO ac-
count for speculative purposes by try
| ing to frighten the money market. but
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1896.
CALL YOUR CONVENTIONS.

CALL YOUR CON pENIIONS.
In Montana, Deer Lodge county led
off with the party's county conventions
Lodge is not too early in the field-it is
also our judgment that the democrats
throughout the state will act wisely by
holding their county conventions at an
early day.
Already democracy In this state is
committed to one blunder from which
there Is now no escape. The party's
state convention is an eleventh-hour
affair. Montana brings up the tail end
of the democratic procession. and this
in the year of all years when the state
ought to have been right up in front
1t is a deplorable arrangement, 1t Is
all wrong.
This being the case. the next-best
thing to do Is to hold county conven-
lions at an early date Let every coun-
ty declare itself on the issues that are
to be met in the state convention.
Since the states democracy cannot be
heard in time. let expressions go from
the counties of Montana to the demo-
Gratis in other states of the Northwest;
they will be interested to hear how
sentiment runs among the democrats
of Montana.
No good reason can be given for de-
lay; postponements will serve no use
full purpose. A very large percentage
of the counties throughout the coun-
try have already gone on record. 1t is
high time that Montana democrats
were heard from.
Read this mornings dispatch rela-
ting TO the promise of silver's strength
in the Chicago convention. The signs
are that free coinage will have a work
ing majority there. Conservative men
like Senator Harris predict Il; the
Clevelandites are afraid of It; the
signs of the times favor 1t. Manifestly
the tide in silver's favor is rising: In
Heavens name, hasn't Montana's
democracy paused long enough?
Call your county conventions. gentle
men. and let the country know what
you propose to do and where you intend
10 stand.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

In affirming that the Montana dele
gates to Chicago will stay with the ma
jority, whether the majority be for gold
or silver, Mr.. Davidson has constituted
himself the state democratic platform.
Instead of standing upon this platform,
however. the Montana democracy will
lump IL. ..
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

The San Francisco Call objects to
Matthews as a presidential candidate
because his first name is Claude. The
Indiana governors surname. however,
would seem to be solemn and dignified
enough to Offset any dude prochvities
in his baptismal appellation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Senator Quay, according to the dis
patches, is going to Canton, o., to dis
cuss 1.-The financial question" with Mr..
Mckinley. Quay has an uneasy suspi-
cion that a good deal of that fried fat
was taken from his own state right out
from under him, and he wants to see
about it,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Bishop-elect McCabe presents his
compliments to Mr.. Mckinley and
would suggest that apparently the re-
publican party can't do any better
than run a-muck.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Governor Richards has offered a re-
ward of $500 for the murderer Allen,
and If he is caught there are plenty of
people hereabouts who will be unwill-
ing to put the state to any further ex-
pense in the matter.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

The Washington special to the Chi
cago Post which says the silver major
ity at Chicago will be not less than 200.
might also have stated that the gold
majority at ST. Louis will be not less
than 700.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Instead of trying to ignore the dem
ocratic state central organization and
creating one of their own, the gold
democrats of Illinois might better go
over to the republican party and make
themselves at home.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Between Alaska and South Africa
the gold craze is driving men to tht
ends of the earth.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
TO ADVERTISERS.

The Anaconda Standard guarantees Its
advertisers a bona fde paid circulation.
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
lished In the state of Montana. Advertis-
ing contracts will be made subject to this
guarantee.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Between the ebbing of the gold re-
serve at Washington and the rising of
the silver tide at Chicago. Secretary
Carlisle is more than ever convinced
that he is between the devil and the
deep sea. 4
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

With the silver sentiment of the
country undeniably increasing every
day and the gold majority at St. Louis
still mounting up, Mr.. Mckinley re-
news his fealty to the straddle and has
nothing to say" more firmly than
ever -
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

According to the latest advices from
Alaska there is a gold reserve up there
which it would bother even Drexel,
Morgan & Co. to get away with with
out digging in day and night.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

There are plenty of indications that
Mr.. Grover Cleveland will not be able
to set up the golden calf at Chicago in
the person of Mr.. John G. Carlisle.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

While he has nothing to say to the
public Mr.. Mckinley has probably had
a pleasant little conversation over the
wires with Wall street.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

1t will take about thirty days to COM
plete the coronation of the car unless
he is blown to pieces in about 80 sec
onds in the meantime.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Governor Richards sincerely trusts
that the republican party is not forget
ting the brilliant victory which crown
ed mis- long. hard, desperate war with
the CreeS.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
BISHOPS ELECTED.
The Majority of Votes Go to Revs
esSrs. McCabe anl Crsnston.

Cleveland, May 1s.-The general
Methodist Episcopal conference has
elected McCabe bishop on the 10th bal
lot with a plurality of eight votes.
Cranston was elected bishop ON the
18th ballot by a plurality of So
Thirteen ballots for bishop had been
taken when the Methodist conference
assembled this morning and the con-
vention was practically in a deadlock.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

The coming democratic state con-
vention will be for silver. and If the
Cleveland ffice-holders don't like il
they will find the walking good.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

According to the latest figures, the
goldbug democrats will not run the
Chicago convention. Still they appear
to be on the run.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

While Mr.. Thomas B. Reed would not
take second place he would be glad to
see the ST. Louis convention take Sec
ond thought.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

All general business letters and corre-
spondence should be addressed to The
Standard Publishing Company. Anaconda,
Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

The Pemberton gubernatorial boom
seems to be worrying the republican
press of Montana more than the action
of the st. Louis convention.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Senator Quay seems to be inquiring IL
all the choice seats in the Mckinley
band wagon have been taken.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

The Steele gubernatorial boom seems
to be folding its tents and quietly
stealing away.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20
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The Standard has branch offices at
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plication.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

full a factor in Methodist politics as in
republican.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

The Kansas cyclones appear to be
stopping over into Nebraska.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-20

Things again appear to be coming
England's way, especially American
gold