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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-21
PAYS TEN PER CENT. TO BEGIN
WITH

The receiver of the large banking
firm of G. P. Bissell & Co. of Hartford
will soon pay first dividend of 10 per
cent. 1t is stated on high authority
that the total dividend to creditors
will be about % per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-21
FIRE AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
Excitement Caused by the Burning of
a Temporary Roof.

l1NOI teTII0IIl Oe00tNOU " tIIe louI HIlIg OF
Temporary Roof.
Albany, May 2O-A temporary roofing
over the eastern approach to the capt.
toll caught fire at 1 o'clock to-day. A
stiff east wind was blowing, and in five
minutes the entire capitol was filed
with smoke. Great excitement was &C.
casioned throughout the departments.
The structure which caught fire was
directly in front of the private rooms
of the judges of the court of appeals,
which are filled with valuable law IL
braries and documents.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-21

And did the groom kiss the bride?"
ooh, yes" Before everybody" NO;
after everybody except the sexton and
the organist. "-Pittsburg Post.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-21

bers of LuXumburg castle are cordially
invited to attend any of the other castle
meetings.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-21
PROMINENT LIvERYMAN DEAD.

South NorwallS, May 20.-William E.
Damn, a prominent liveryman, died this
morning, aged seventy-two years. Old
age was the cause of death.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-29
nHTNinH-GN Nt>>ES.J.

The resrnnden, and ,n,,1,.,,. ,,.,,,., ..
val caDdidates +,,,.,,,i,.o
Er-ol,o ,.,,.,. VI 7'"'1" %
held thoro;,, ~, .,o,.l ' .''''
ls0s. tbn ,.,,,,.,.....,. '"'''
rious eIn,.ti,n,.- ,,i
of un,vt,,,n,,,;-,i.,, ''''''
on the In.L .l,,..,e >-....... '''"'e'
the respondent 1854 ,.otas.,,,,i ,I,....,
los votes. and -, or.3,r .,..
made hv s,i,i i,.,,,..l ,1o..r,.;,,., N'''
liant duly cierfn3 +.,tl,...,;I
certificate Of aI,..ri..,. ..,..,.. i...,
Az sucb a., tl,, ti,.... ''''''
1896. the ra-,,nlo,,, ......,..,,
tjo,, ia ..,.,,+.,.+ ,,,,,.i .'' "
said n4li,....,,t j., .l '' 90
plant 4'jar,i 49,, e,.,,,.,;, .,...
condurt .uibn.,,,. .,..,,.orl.,:
of 1,rn..i,,,.. .,,,.,,t.,,.,I, ,
II in fa;lj,.,t, .....,,,,, i,,..il, '.''
respondent nj ,.,i.j ..I,..4i,,,,
ing j1jao,l and ,., ,'' '"''i''-
liant. The ,n,4iI,,, ,,,.,1 "i't
the allegations and averr.d n,,io,,,y7,,a.
on the part OF the election otti,ars j., o.,,.!,
ao3 all of the precincts of soil ,,,,,,t, ::
failing to count tla,oi,, ,.,..t,;,, 1,,,
lots cast for the an,,nII,,,t ,,,.1 .
certain illegal and void h,IIa., e..
respondent.
Under these ISSUES trial ,,,.y ,.,,,,,,,,o,,
on the 23rd day of Daca,nI,ar 1uu. i.
the court without \ iurv n.;,,. ..:5
trial all the ballots cast ar ,,;, ,f,.+;a
in the variOus nrAriuct. or .;, ~ |
were offnrnd in o,.;Io,,1o
liant Objected to ,I,a co,n+i,,,r-
for the contestant unor ,ha oro,slI .1
each of said i,aIio+s Nod ,,,.l. I ~
m,da an, ,,-u;+. !, '''' ""'u>
could ha iao,,tifol "''i "
The resnonde,t oh;oa.,.,
trial to the admission Of e- ~ go = '''.C
ballots. for the Same ro,so,,, M. '''
was then continued fnr f,rty,o- ho.,.;,,-
until the IIth day of Janr.r,- ,S.,- ..,.
testimony WAS ot.nrnI ~, ,,I
respondent relating to certain votos oos+
AT Beowawe precinct. Thara.f,o- .ho
court heard the arf,,1uent of +b, .,
upon the objections to the adn,;ss;o, of
the ballots and after consideriuutbo so,,o
overrulel the objections Of tho ,n,,oi,,,,.
to all OF the ballots for .o,+o,.+,.,, ,.
- 10 which rulings exceptions v,ra t,
KEN; the court also overrulea the ohiec- ,
'iohs OF the respondent to the various
oaiiots Tor appellant, except Is thereof. TO |
'i'ch rulings exceptions were taken
ihereupOn the court announced tho, Ill.,, ,
ioopoiioeht had received l5S votes for said ,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-29

IN 3l"iHond precinct No. 10 for the respon
dent and counted by the court They are
marked "Defendant's exhibits 70. II, y. "a
and a." An inspection of these ballots
tails to disclose any markings thereon
) that III any manner affect their validity.
ana they were properly counted by the
court. The respondent objected to three
ballots cast in the same precinct for the
appellant and counted by the court, which
are marked "Plaintiff's Exhibits LII.
NM, NM" These ballots are also
clean, and were properly counted by the
court. The same may be said of the two
ballots cast in Keystone precinct No. III.
for the appellant and counted bv the
court marked Exhibits PPP, 600"
1he appellant also objected to two ballots
cast IN Mineral Hill precinct No. for the
respondent, but careful inspection of
these ballots fails to disclose any mark
whatever upon either that would render
1t void. The ballots are marke "Dofend
ants Exhibits 81 and IS" On the one
marked EXHIBIT 67.' there is An irregular
m''k o; a pencil over the names of the
| candidates for Justice of the Peace of Eu-
rFka town>hip, which was clearly made
accidentally and not deliberately. The
court properly counted these bo1Iots fo.
the respondent
One ballot cast in precinct No. 9for tba
appellant and counted by the lower court
was objected to by the respondent and
| marked "Plaintitf7s Exhibit XXX" This
| ballot, upon inspection. is nnt in any,
! manner defective and was nronorl
counted
In precinct No. ). 2 h,1Int n,,l-ad .n,
PENDANTS Exhibit 60, was cor,,,al1
! respondent over the o}io.+io,,
! ppllant. This was error A nros. 1,I.i
! erateiv made nv the vnta,. a,,,,,,,... .,,'..
! said halIo. in the hIspL .,,o,.o
/ dcutial FIn,.tnr. ,,,,I,,r.
for three, and ,,o. ,.,,,,.,,;.,.,l '"'V
any c,nyi,i.,a ,-l,,+. ,,' "'
.houId ha,.n }ao,, r..i>... ''''.
WAS cast in s.,i.,
the annalI.,.. o,,,,,.,, 10
for hi.I ovnrtn.., .,l,i,,ti,.,,
emf which ,,.,.. ,,..,,,, ..u..,,
hibit III" q,,ist,,,i.,. ,Ia ''>
prorarlv ,.,,,,,,a1 was
In p ,,i.,lo ,,..,i.,..
"Dnfan5a,t.. ,.l.i,;. %, -, 90 Ne"
,,...,... ..a.. w. % anu o"'
,rr,,, ,,... 'i'iNciI' sweeney.
This WI. nr,,,o... -. 4,,,, '>',."'' ,'''
names of t,,-, ~ tho .,.. '1i0
dcutiaD F,n.t,,s wave ,,Iaaa, ,..:.l '''-
SQUARE .ra3n 5o1iLaro,.I,.3,-
The said Exbiiitx g. r., .al r.
counted bv tho. ..,,,rt Lxl.:I,;.. ~,
We're nroparlv ,.,,,,,toa
are ciean. Exhibit Ho A.. 5.slo,,1.I t',,lo'9
been r,1ntri .. th, ,,,,..'.., ma
o. '''e person voting the
y Af,r,l,- ''''0 ~ VI
P"tce of Eureka township and q a.'...>
a.,er the name of Holm ! jnrn,. .anr;
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-29

- 9; > - :, ~ /, .. 10, II
and IA. Exhibits and Thereof
/ were rejected by the Court in the
count thereof over the objection of the
respondent. This ruling of the cour,
r was clearly correct. The said Ex-
t hlblt No. has cross made with =
pencil III the vacant space below and
; to the right of Peter Breen, a candi
date Tor District Attorney at said
election. Said Exhibit No. has an
} erasure OF cross opposite the name
OF A. p. Anderson. a cand ldate for
long term County Commissioner. and
a perpendicular mark with horizon
tai marks crossing the same at the
top and bot;0:i3. opposite the name of
Joseph r. Ran, a candidate for
Presidential Elector. Said Exhibit
No. ? being a ballot cast for the re-
Spondent and rejected in the count bv
the court over the objection of the re-
spondent has the strip on the right
hand side thereof bearing the number
thereof attached, and written in ink
on the back of the same is tie word
"cancelled, " Without further ex-
pianatlon which The record does not
give. as to when and bv whom the
word was written thereon. we eau
not say the court erred il refusing to
count this ballot Said Exhibit No.
), which was counted by the court
Ior the respondent over the objection
OF the appellant, should have been re-
Jected for the reason that opposite
lie name of w. \, Massey, a candi-
date for Justice Of the Suprer,: Co.:~+.
there were placed three stra;. !. ...S
crossing each other so as to I.s'.,;9tlv
make star. From the Co.,. and
direction, the color aid uniformity of
the three lines composing this star, it
is clearly apparent that the person
voting said ballot deliberately and i'll
made the @2nie. SAID rx-
,ih;+s <
SAID ,.o;,ot - ao,.i ''''''''' e.'s- III
ard o,.,.,t.1l+ ,0' ',
for h o,,au tI,a ol.S<. y Wv 'n u''
y -,lar+ should r,o,.r [~ " -" "P
not counted by th1 court for the
reason that tba nars,,,. ,.o+;... ~ wv
ballots tad atta,rn+ad - ,.ot. =. -,
township officers Of r,,,,,,-a 80 ~,
isade townships sa;d rvr,;t;+.
:. s 10 and r. bai,,o ho,,o+a ,o..,
said orac;,ct for tho ra.->u..,..,
,ounted f,- b;,,, -. ,,a,i.,..
,:t -.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-29
7 He MORNING APPEAL.

Published every morning, Monday
excepted by
=. z. DAVIS
ohce-Second Street, Opposite Capitol.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year. by mail 2S no
Six Months -
Three Months 2 oa
By Carrier % cents per week.
Entered at the Postoffice at Carson CITY
Nevada. as second class matter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-29

APPELLANT.

Appeal from the District Court, in and for
f.ureka county. Hon. \. l.. Fitzger-
aid, Judge.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-29

Peter Breen and Robert NJ. Clarke. for
respondent, Thomas Wren, for appel
LIANT.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-29
SUPREME COURT DECISION.

- THE SUPREME COURT OF TUE sTArr
OF NEVADA
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-05-29

v. II. H.SWEENEY,
RESPD NDENT.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
Business Locals and Exchange Items.

An exchange informs us that ii
buShel OF corn will make four gallons
of whisky With corn at Is cents per
bushel. the grain cost of a gallon of
''purgatory promoter would be four
cents. Still the price remains at ten
cents per swallow, or nearly bushcl
of corn for cocktail. Moral: Patron
ize the town pump--RusSell Record.
A weed in the garden can be easily
destroyed when it first starts. Con-
sumption can be nipped in the bud
by One Minute Cough Cure Jones
& Gibson.
\ gentleman received a wedding liz
vitation recently with the words
Children are not expected" written
at the bottom of the invitation. He
puzzled over it for some time and
said to friend: '.W ell, they may not
expect any children, but it is dollars
to dimes they will have them" The
friend said. Probably not at the
wedding. Osborne Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
LeTe Making in Mexico.

LAS rule no one is received in an
exclusive Mexican home unless his
social caste is equal to that of the
family he desires to visit, and then he
must needs be presented and vouched
for by a friend in whom the house
hold has implicit confidence" writes
Edward Page CASTOR of a .sPair of
Lovers in Mexico" in the February
Ladies' Home Journal. "a sutton,
therefore, is not admitted to the resi-
dence of his inamorata on her invita-
ton alone, for the portero, in charge
day and night of the great doubly-
bolted Zahuan giving entrance from
the street to the inner courts of the
house, is under instructions to admit
no one except by order of the parents
of the senorita whose audience is
being so eagerly sought. The young
gentleman may earnestly pound upon
the massive brass knocker for hours.
seeking admittance, but his knocking
will not avail So he and the lady of
his choice must do their distant love
making in the public view and hear
ing until such time as the stony
ficiently to grant him admission to
the family circle. Inside of the do
nestle citadel the lady meantime
warmly pleads the cause of the I'M
happy one without, eXtolling his con-
stancy and the many other good quail
ties which she has proved her faithful
admirer to possess. The day is at last
VIGOROUSLY carried, by one means and
another, and the lovers are allowed
the privilege of the parlor; but they
are never left alone, for the old SyS tenn
of chaperOnage is still rigidly in vogue.
If the attentive lover desires the COM
pany of his chosen one to the opera,
or upon coach drive, he must in
clude an invitation begging the pres
ence of the father or mother, or more
properly of the whole family. Next
can families are, unfortunately, given
to the prompt acceptance of such in
vitationS in Il cheerful body, and the
result is that the son-in-law to be and
the destined bride, when they appear
in public, find themselves mere fuem-
DerS OF Il large DOX-DarJy at the play,
or d full coach-l0ad OF company, for
all of which gayety the young matri
monial aSplrant pays Tie bills. The
Sanctioning presence of the family
gives formal announcement That there
Is wedding on the tapiS-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13

y new Kansas probate judge mar
ried his first couple as follows: ''All
right" said the judge. according to
the power Invested in me by the stat
utes of Kansas and the ordinances of
this city. s.. / declare you man and
wife. My fees are two dollars and
you stand convicted until all costs are
paid, but in the meantime join hands,
and the groom is hereby ordered to
kiss the bride before the judge of this
conrt offers his congratulations The
witnesses in this case must claim
their attendance or they will not re-
ceive any fees. The court is adjourned
for breakfast"
Chicora. Pa. "Herald:- Richard
Vensel reports One Minute Cough
Cure the grea test success of medical
science. He told us that it cured his
whole family of terrible coughs and
colds. after all other so-called cures
had failed entirely. Mr.. NenSel said
it assisted his children through very
bad siege of measles. One Minute
Cough Cure makes eXpectoration very
easy and rapid. Jones & Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
CAsToREA
The fac n
simile ~ - On
ass !: ~ 2zzeZ@ I s.;;z

Soothing for burns. scalds, chapped
hands and lips. Healing for cuts and
sores. Instant relief for piles. stops
pain at once. These are the virtues
of De Wits Witch Hazel Salve.
Jones & Gibson
The popuiists now have the control
of the state. Why under the sun
don't they make that prosperity talk
ed about in the last campaign by en-
acting laws regardless of other states
or nations?" Why not legislate the
price of corn up to thirty cents per
bushel and make wheat worth a dol
r? That's Kansas pop doctrine you
acknowledgements Journal.
A torpid liver means a bad CT M
pleXion. bad breath, Indigestion and
frequent headaches. To avoid such
companions take De Wits Little
Early RiSers. the famous little pills.
Jones & Gibson.
A. w. Snyder told a tramp one day
recently that he would give him his
dinner if he would saw some wood.
The tramp agreed to do it, and he
was left alone in the dining room to
enjoy his meal before tlclliin5 the
wood joH. When they returned to
the dining room Mr.. Tramp was gone,
but he left a reminder in the shape CT
a few lines that read, TELL them that
you saw me, but you didn't see me
saw."-Oakley Graphic.
All the different forms of skin
troubles, from chapped hands to &C.
Zema and INDECENT ulcers can be
readily cured by De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve, the great pile cure
Jones s. Gibson.
The first written statutes are COM
prised in the law of Moses, 1871 b. c.
The first Greek laws were systema-
tiled by Draco, 623 B. G. The laws of
Lycurgus were made about S44 b. c.
The Roman laws were first compiled
by Servius Tullius and amended by
the twelve tables in 40 b. c. The
pandects of Justinian were complied
in 533. Blackstone's commentaries
were published ut Oxford in 1865 and
1769.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
THE DREADED CONSUMPTION GAN
Be CURED.
T. A. Slocnm, M. c.. the Great Chemist and
Scientist, Will Sand Free, to the Afiict-
ed, Three Bottles of His Newly Dis
covered Rsmsdiss to Cure Con-
sumption and All Lung
Troubles

Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases.
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh and all conditions of wasting, and
to make its great merits known, he
will send, free. three bottles to any
reader of The WORLD who may be
suffering.
Already this s'new scientific course
of medicine" has permanently cured
thousands of apparently hopeless
cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty-a duty which he owes to hui
manity-to denote his infallible cure.
He has proved the dreaded con-
sumption to be Il durable disease be-
yond any doubt, and has on file in his
American and European laboratories
testimonials of experience from those
benefited and cured, in all parts of
the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Con-
sumption, uninterrupted, means
speedy and certain death. Address
L. a. Slocum, NJ. c., 9S Pine street,
New York, and when writing the
Doctor, please give express and post
Office address, and also mention read
ing this article in The WORLD.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13

Soothing for burns. scalds. chapped
hands and lips. Healing for cuts and
sores. Instant relief for piles. stops
pain at once. These are the virtues
of De Wits Witch Hazel Salve.
Jones & Gibson.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
THE NEW
GULF ROAD.

Great many people are look
ing for homes. Remember,
that the South is attracting
more people than any other
country; because it is a rich
and inviting field, both for
the poor and rich, as it offers
homes to the homeless and
safe and profitable invest
ments to the capitalist. No
where are there more oppor-
tunities than along the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
CAsToTIA
The fac II
smile ~ II On
eraatu-e ~ NYH--A every
d CL1V -[Lc<<N wrapper.

LOST-A dear little child who made
home happy by its smiles. And to
think, it mi ght have been saved had
the parents only kept in the house
One Minute Cough Cure. the infalible
re M edy foo Group. Jones & Gibson,
Farmers who did not raise corn
enough to do them through next sum-
mer are buying and storing lot while
the price is Within reach. When this
country was settled by a class of
people who depended on next year to
provide for itself. it was the greatest
''next year" country on earth, but
things have changed and her people
have learned to provide for "a rainy
d v. This is an evidence of stability
and thrift.
Constipation in its worst forms.
dyspepsia, sick headache. biliouSneSS
and arrangement of the liver are
readily cured by De Wits Little
Early RiSerS. These little pills never
grippe. Small pill, safe pill, best pill.
Jones s. Gibson.
Hon. George Campbell. a pop sena-
tor from Labette county. not only has
a great financial scheme, which he
DTOpOStS Tile leg IStdtu Tc u duODl. out
he is also quite success in mixing
metaphors. He saws his scheme will
shake fl the talon claws of the gold
bu OF tDpus." 4 tn :gy devil fish with
talon claws is certainly curiosity.
Mr.. Campbell reminds us of the legis-
lator who got up and said, ''Mr.
Speaker, / smell a rat. Il see it float
ing in the air, but. mark you. 1 will
nip it in the bud
Minutes seem like hours when a
life is at stake. Group gives no time
to send for "A doctor. delay may mean
death. One Minute Cough Cure gives
instant relief and insures recovery.
The only harmless remedy that pro-
duceS Immediate results. Jones &
Gibson.
CAsTo1IA
aasi: II U00-n "a.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
n W

Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf Railroad, now building
on an air line from Kansas
City to Port Arthur, the new
deepwater, Gulf-coast city.
This road has opened up 500
miles of new
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
COUNTRY,

Comprising the finest farm
ing and fruit country in
Southwest Missouri and in
Northwest Arkansas; peach,
strawberry and cotton lands
in Central and Southern Ar
kansas, and rice, sugar-cane,
orange and semi-tropical fruit
lands in Southern Louisiana
and Texas. The road pene-
trates vast forests and rich
mineral fields, and opens up
to settlement millions of acres
of wild and Government lands
ina country possessing a mild,
healthy climate, pure springs
and running streams. and
which is free from droughts.
billiards., severe winters, and
where a great variety of crops
can be grown. An eight-page
paper, illustrated pamphlets,
giving valuable information
to home-seekers and investors,
will be mailed free by adj
dressing
r. A. HORNBECK.
Land Commissioner,
eth and Wyandotte SITS.
Kansas City, Mo.
The news & observer., 1897-04-18
Mr.. elGGs TO BE MAYOR
TIE POPULAR YOUNG ATTORNEY
HONORED BY THE OXFORD
DEMOCRACY.
The Largest Town Convention KNOWN
to the Town Names a Strors
Tickle, Composed OF
Leading Citizens.

Oxford, N. c., April 17.-tspe0ai)-
The Democrats Of Oxford met In conSeh-
ton in the court house last night Tor the
urpose OF nominating candidates Tor
Mayor and town commissioners. 1t was
the most largely attended convention tnat
has assembled in Oxford for a number
of wears, and much interest was manifest
cd in the result. DR.. j. G. Hunt, chair
man Of Executive committee called the
convention to order. Col. B. >. Royster,
the present mayor, who was not a canai-
date for denomination, was elected chalr-
man and Mr.. J. 7. Britt secretary:
Mr.. Jno. w. Hays nominated MI. a.
Crawford Biggs for mayor. Mr.: IL ~
Shaw nominated Mr.. T. Lanier, ana
Mr.. J. p. Steadman nominated Mi. >. T..
Paris.
Mr.. Biggs was nominated on first ballot
receiving 112 votes. Mr.. Lanier 6S, ana
Mr.. Paris 5.
Nominations for commissioners oeihs
IN order. quite number OF names were
nlaced before the convention. Ihe fol-
lowing were nominated: J. +. Edwars'
J. G.. Hall, w. l.. Mitchell, Dr. D. II.
Cannaday. J. Y. Paris, S. w. Cooper ana
w. d. Currn. This IS the present board
Oxford being Democratic, the noinlna-
ton is equivalent to an election.