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The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

great magazine feature OF 1898.
1t is entitled "The Inner Expert
ences of Cabinet Members
Wife" In Il series OF letters writ
ten by the wife OF a Cabinet mem
Der to her sister at home, are de-
tailed her actual experiences in
Washington, frankly and freely
given. The letters were written
without any intention OF publ
cation. They give intimate peeps
behind the curtain of high official
and social life. They are abso-
lutely fearless, they study Wash.
ington life under the searchllght
as it has never before been pre-
sented. The President and the
highest officials OF the land, with
The most brilliant men and
women OF the Capital, are seen in
the most familiar way. As these
are all actual experiences the
name of the writer is withheld.
The letters will doubtless excite
much shrewd guessing by readers
and study Of internal evidence to
discover the secret. The "EXperl
ences," which Will be beautifully
illustrated, begin IN the December
number and will continue for sew
eral months.
The attention of mining men
throughout the entire West Is at
present being directed to the pla-
Ger digglngs Of Bolivia, South
America, from which locality the
most alluring reports come. Ii
you have any idea OF trying your
fortunes in tins country be sure
and consult with Messrs. Shepperd
& Cooper OF the Chicago & Alton
international Steamship Agency
in Cooper building, Denver, who
can give you correct and reliable
information as to the shortest,
quickest and cheapest way to reach
the gold fields and can book you
through from any point, in the
West
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

"COLORADO'S CLIMATE AND
MINERALS" tells all about the
wonderfully beneficial effects of
the dry climate of Colorado on
those suffering from depression.
pulmonary troubles, asthma, etc.
1t also tells of Colorado's great
gold fields and gives a certificate
OF stock in gold mine to evey
tenth subscriber. Or it will send
a handsome specimin OF gold ore
to those who prefer it. Only so
cents a year. Address ''Colorado's S
Climate and Minerals" z. o. Box
392, Denver, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
CIRCULAR FOREST FIRES.

General Land Office, Washing
ton, D. c., March 10, 1897.
For the information of all con
cerned, attention is called to the
following act of Congress, ap-
proved February 81, 1897, entitled
IAN act to prevent forest fires on
the public domain"
Registers and Receivers, United
States Land Offices, and Special
Agents, General Land Office,
should promptly report to the
proper United States Attorney all
information they may receive re!
ative to the violation of the pro
visions OF this law.
L. f. BEST, Acting Commissioner.
@. N. BLISS, Secretary.
PUBLIC No. SS.
AN ACT to prevent forest fires
on the public domain.
Be 1T enacted by the Senate
and House ot Representatives OF
the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That any
person who shall wiltully or ma
llciously set on fire, or cause to be
set on fire, any timber, under
brush, or grass upon the pubic
domain. or shall carelessly or neg
ligently leave or suffer fire tc
burn unattended near any timber
or other inilammable material,
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and, upon convicilor
thereof i'll any district court of the
United States having jurisdiction
of the same, shall be fined in =
sum not more than five thousand
dollars or be imprisoned for a tern
of not more than two years, OF
both.
SEC. 2. That any person who
shall build a camp fire, or Other
fire, in or near any forest, timber
or other lnilammable material up
on the public domain, shall, be
fore breaking camp or leaving
said fire, totally eXtingulsh ths
same. Any person failing to d'
so shall be deemed guilty of ;
mlsdemeanor. and, upon convict
ION thereof in any district court o
the United States having Juris
diction Of the same, shall be iineC
in sum not more than one
thousand dollars, or be imprisoned
for a term ot not more than one
year, or both.
SEC. 3. That IN all cases aris
ing under This act the fines col
lected shall be pad into the pub
lie school fund OF the county il
which the lands where the ofl'ens'
was committed are situate.
| ADDrOyel, February 81. 1897.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Dent Tobacco Spit and Smoke Icrr Lilo away
II you want TO quit tobacco usinG easily
and forever. enade well, strorg, magnetic,
full of new life aud vigor, take Eo-To Bac,
the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in tea tiays
Over 400, coo cured. Buy No-To-Bac OF your
druggist, under guarantee TO cure, SOC or
81 90 Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy 90. Chicago or New orh-
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

lfno Agentin your town 3cndyours subscription to
Funk ! Wa5nalls o..30 Lafayette ace, New Yc:.
Descriptive circulars scnt IN application.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
Live Stock and Grain Reports.

Live Stock and Grain Reports.
The best live stock and general
market reports published IN any
Denver paper will be found each
day in the Denver Times. Quo
tations on all live stock in Denver,
Chicago, Kansas City, st Louis
and Omaha, and the gram markets
and produce markets at all i'm
portant points are given together
with much general gossip and
news relating to the live stock
and grain interests. Movements
Of stock will be found to be accu.
rately reported. The Times is the
only paper in Colorado giving
complete and accurate stock
market reports.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
Sheriff Ward took in the sight:
at Villas, Monday.

Sheriff Ward took in the sights
at Villas, Monday.
Geo. Mathews was doing bust
ness in town Tuesday.
Leon Reichenbach has been
quite sick this week with fever.
Judge Gordon and wife were
doing business at Villas, Monday.
W. Graham brought in a
load of freight Wednesday for
DR.. Homsher.
The enrolment at school has
gone up to 81. This makes quite
lively school.
Luther Thomas and Mllt Cord
on started to Syracuse Tuesday
morning after freight.
Rev. Mitchell made trip west
10 the Kiser ranch Monday. A
strictly business trip.
Parties having land for sale or
trade address Ed. NJ. Corbln, 1l9
4. Vermont St, indianapolis, Ind.
Eugene Wallis and Glen Wool
ley passed through town this
morning for the hills, after wood.
John q. Davis and wife, of
north of Minneapolis, came over
Saturday Tor the quarterly meet
ing.
John Durrstein, visited the Ok
enrelders Saturday and Sunday
and attended quarterly meeting
here.
Mrs. Whitaker and the children
have spent the week at the Bres
lin ranch, visiting Mrs. Thos.
Hays.
Fred Mathews and his mother
came UP from the ranch to attend
the Sunday School convention and
meeting.
Emel Lepel and Thomas Villers
were III town this morning with
four loads of cedar wood, bound
for home.
Tom Ward and T. @. StalnakeI
went to the cedars this week after
wood, getting back Wednesday
afternoon.
N. j. Bray, E. E. Alexander and
A. A. Denny are hauling freight
from Lamar to the Mcintosh
ranch at CaIriso.
Felix Gain moved his family
back to town Monday for school.
lie regrets that he did not come
i'll to the election.
Tom Squires has supplied the
town with pop corn at . e per
lb. Tom raised several bushels OF
first class pop corn.
ID. M. Bordman, driver on the
north end of the Lamar stage line
came through Wednesday and
spent the night here.
Mrs. G.. w. Robertson has re-
turned from GallIenas, Oklahoma,
and reports nine pound boy a
guest at the G. S. Curran home.
County Clerk Mathews has IS
sued the certificates of election to
the successful candidates, in the
recent contest for county Offices.
L. NJ. Whitaker went to deliver
the steers sold by his firm, this
week. He delivered Them to
Syracuse Kansas aided by Will
Bray.
Mrs. Fannie D. Harding, of
Denver, came in on the stage
"Wednesday evening, and yester-
day inspected the w. II. G. organ
izatlon.
Nathan Curtis and wife, Am
bros Curtis and his mother, and
Lewis Brooks of Minneapolis. at
tended quarterly meeting here
Sunday.
Harrison TankersIey has a con-
tract OF wood chopping for Capt.
Jones. 1t is said that he can
work up cottonwood tree that is
a.... aa,, 4,,r,ac old
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

The Real Secretof the unparalleled success
Of The CHICAGO DAILY News may be
found in hvo diJhngaisAing efcrcekt2isIes,
which more than anything else have con-
,ribu,ed to its remarkable growth.
FiRsr:-K is Daily Paper fer Busy Psotit.
The people ofthe busyWest appreciate Keen
ly the necessity Of an intelligent knowledge
Of the worlds daily doings, but they arc too
busy to waste valuable time in searching
through a cumbrous " blanket sheet" news
paper for the real news Of art, literature,
science, religion, politics, and the thousand
and-onc things which make up modern CIV
ilizntion. They want news-nll the news
bu. they don't want it concealed in an over
powcrng mass of the trivial landinconsequen-
tial 1t is because THE CHICAGO DAILY
News is "aN 7oAeat arG no eheG,," that
its circulation is over " a million a scee4."
SEcoND:-Nb an Independent, 7ia1h-ts!ling
Newspaper. The people demand fair, i'm
partial, independent newspaper which gives
al Me ncsps, and gives it free from the taint
of partisan bias. With no mere political nm
bition to crafty, no "ax to grind" the i'm
partial, independent newspaper may trulyLe
"gude, philosopher and friend to honest
menof every shade ofpolitical faith; andthis
iswhy The CHICAGO DAILY NEWS has to-
day circulation of over "a million a Soefas."
TIE CHICAGO DAILY News now adds to
these two comprehensive elements of popu.
larity, third, in its unparalleled reduction
of price to ONE CENT A DAY. q
II is ahoaJs large enoMsh,-nevfy too he,ge.
The CHICAGO DAILY NEWS is for sale by
I'll newsdenlers MT one Ctm per copy, Or
will be mailed, postage paid, for $3.50 per
year, or ss cents per month. The farmer
and mechanic can now afford, rs well as the
merchant and profcssiona! man, to have lis
metropolitan daily
Address VICTOR F. LAWSON.
Publisher "The Daily Wewo," Chicago
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

money.
j. T. Harrison and wife spent
Wednesday at the Christie ranch
celebrating the birthday of j. IL.
Christie. When he returned in
the evening he reported a full
stomach.
Capt. ]. Q. Jones is completely
remodoling his corrals and stables
on his Curran ranch. He has
things in ship shape for handling
colts and horses. The Captain Is
much of Il carpenter as we'll as
stock man.
The weatheris all bluff nova
days. One to perceive the clouds,
feel the winds and note the
changes would be convinced that
a blizzard Is ready to fall upon us
at any time, yet no very bad
weather prevails.
The quarterly meeting closed
Sunday night after a series of
very successful meetings. Rev.
Leland is a favorite with the peo-
pie in this community, and Rev.
Harmed of Lamar was much liked.
He is an able preacher and soci-
able pastor.
Parties who have lost cattle
have been hunting the Cim T.
ron country pretty thorou ghlv,
and are getting back most of their
herds. Mr.. Waugh made his third
or fourth trip to the Cimarron
this week and has recovered
all but 8 head of his cattle.
Mulligan Corps No. % will give
a free dinner at the school house
on Thanksgiving dav, and an or
ator1cal contest at the same place
in the evening. Admission Zee
5 cents. Three judges of disinter-
ested persons viii! be chosen to
decide upon the merits Of the
speakers.
z. DeCamp returned from La
mar Monday afternoon with a
new cart and harness. OF course
IT is an old cart and second hand
harness but both new to this
country. He is preparing for a
trading trip. Just now he is
hauling some hay from Butte
creek to this hungry town. Tie
expects to get employment near
Lamar this winter.
Mrs. Maggie Shanks received
notice Tuesday evening that her
father Donald Mclean, was dan
gerously sick. She went to his
bedside Wednesday. Word re-
ceived since is to the effect that
Mr.. Mclean died Tuesday mig hit
Mr. Mclean was well known III
this community having resided
here several years with his child
ren. For the past two years he
has made his home at Lamar
Mrs. Shanks has the sympathy OF
the whole community in her al
Fiction.
The bounty offered by the county
and state for coyote and gray
wolf scalps, (S1.50 on the former
and $3.50 on the latter has caus-
ed many to buy traps and poison
and enter IN on the annhilation OF
these pests to stock. Farther
west the Prairie Cattle company
with others offer $500 additional
on every wolf scalp taken in their
territory. With this price upon
their heads the wolves ought to
be thinned out by next summer.
The coyote is not usually very
Obstructive but one gray wolf can
kill dozen or more calves in one
season.
COloradO's Crystal Cave.
Colorado's novel feature at the
Trans Mississippi exposition at
Omaha IN '9S will consist of a
Crystal Cave" occupying 5000
square feet of space, resplendent
with CRYSTALS of dazzeling colors.
Visitors will be conducted into
the fairy den through wlndin G
tunnels studded with electric
lights, and suddenly ushered into
brilliantly illuminated apartments
where a vast and complete col
lection of the state's mineral re
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
TRiPPED BY SMALL DEBTS.
Scheme of Los Angeles Man to
Prevent Insolvency Proceedings
E0HS

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. II. When
it was first learned that 81. German, a
prominent druggist, doing business for
many years on Spring street, had sud-
denly left the city, leaving something like
$4,000 of known debts behind and his large
store in charge of w. E, De Groot, a
money-lender having a pawn brokers' s IL
cense, 1t Vas stated that he had taken the
precautions to first pay up all his debts
but TWO in California, so his creditors
could not attach his stock in insolvency
proceedings.
When the sensational announcement
was first made it was supposed he had but
two creditors in Los Angeles-Mrs.
Sheerer- Orchard, for rent and borrowed
money, $4,000, and T. W. Braun & Co., for
goods, $1S37- and these people expressed
the beiie1 that they could do nothing to
recoup their losses.
Germain evidently intended to prevent
insolvency proceedings and protect the
man to whom be had conveyed his Store
for an unknown consideration, but he
overlooked a balance OF 40 cents due the
Daily Times, 81 cents due to the retail
drugstore OF Godfrey d Moore and 81
owing to w. i. Merriam, confeciioner.
These claims, though so small, are large
enough to comply with the law requiring
five creditors TO unite in insolvency action
and proceedings toward that end were be-
gun to-day.
Germain's chief indebtedness was TO
Eastern wholesale houses and NAV exceed
the amount named. He is said 10 be now
in New York, whittier his family pro-
ceeded him a day or TWO. The matter is
the talk OF the city. for many persons are
interested in knowing for what considera-
ton the stock was conveyed to De Groot.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
BCYISH PLAY ENDS IN DEATH.
Clements Lad Stabbed to the Eeart
While Scuhi1g With His
Brother.

LODI, CAL, Sept. IA boyish scuff1e
in playful mood, forgotten knife. and a
terrible death have plunged the little
town of clements into deepest grief.
Victor and Ru.us ardrobe, while in a
watermelon patch at about o'clock this
evening. began in spirit of fun to pelt
each other with melon rinds. The sport
was fass and furious Tor time, but
gradually they drew nearer and then
there was fatal cIinch as RUFUS ran in
with head lowered.
Victor had an open knife in his hand
used in cutting the melons. and as Rufus
rushed in he ran against the blade, which
penetrated his heart. He fell dead in his
tracks.
The horror stricken brother attempted
to revive him, but perceiving what the
awful result of their play had been, he
ran to town, nearly mile away, for as
sistance. The body was taken to the
home of the boys parents in Gle ements.
Rufus was az ed 13 and Victor Is. They
were sons of Herbert Wardrobe, abor-
ing man of Clements.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18

nm wi+bout a claim; w. R. Gober, G.
u Kirkbride. f. j. Ross, w. I. Mayne
and Jobn Appleton. The conference
voted that they be so placed.
The vote of this conference was TAKEN
on the constitutional amendment, ana
wos tbe most important action of the day.
The nronosition was to amend section z,
paragraph 81, of the book OF discipline,
bv striking out the words 'torty- nve ana
Inserting the word sixty" so tnat the
section should read:
The general conference shall not allow nore
than one ministerial represen tatite Ioi SseAs
fourteen members OF an. ann @ uai a1earr, 49, sjrtv
nor a less number than one Tor every Sky,
nor more than two lsy delegates LOT an an . = uai
conference; provided, nevertheless, tnao oa q
there shall be in any annual conseah cnsab sho y
fraction of two thirds the PUN Der Wnien L s.o
he fyed for the ratio OF representation, suc,i
annual conference shall be entitIeu W a Al % %
dition al delegate for such fraclion ahI Pa Pa
vided also that no con1erenee sh" anS one Law
the privilege of one ministerial anu ono A"'
delegate.
The amendment passed this BODY py
ballot as follows: Ayes 1873, noes IL;
While awaiting the counting OF the Vote
Rev, DR.. w. T. Smith. missionary sec,e-
tary, took up collection for paying Tug
missionary debt of the NJ. 4. cnurcn a4o
$3.50 was raised.
On motion the visitors from other con-
California conference.
The annual conference OF the lav
association OF the California conference
began Its ninth session this afternoon III
the assembly hall. 1t was called to order
by President Henry Tregoning. The com
mittee on nominations presented the lol-
lowing names: For president, Harry
Norton, San Jose; vice presidents,
George Vincent, Grass Valley, and
Mrs C. C. Lombard, OAKLAND recording
secretary. l. ]. Norton, Napa; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Henry V. Jones, San
Francisco; treasurer, II. E. Shook, Ban
Francisco. The nominees were elected by
acclaim alton.
The first address of the afternoon was
delivered by Rolla V. Watt of San Fran
cisco on Church Debt" In study ng
this question he said one should apply the
same rules one applied to private affairs.
and. while re argued against exces sive
debt, he said there had better be moder-
ate debt than no church.
The evening session opened with praise
service led by Miss Lake. Two addresses
characterized the nrogramme. The hrsf,
by ]. ]. Norton of Napa, dealt with the dis
puted question ofequal representation OF
laymeD and ministers in general conference
and the second. by Rev. DR.. Eli McClish,
was on the place OF the school in the edu-
cational system. After the adoption of
resolutions, chief among which was the
recommend alton that the conference shall
con tinue to be held in Pacific Grove, the
session adjourned for the year.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
H0UHDED BY C. O. BROWN.
Ex-Knister Sentenced for Burglary
Attributes His Downfall to the
Discredfed Preacher.

Los ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 17.-C. M.
Scott, the ex-minlster, who has confessed
to the burglary of number of residences
liz this city and was to-day sentenced to
sixteen years imprisonment, made a
statement tonight before being taken to
the penitentiary in which he says that
Rev. C. o. Brown Overman notoriety was
the cause of his downfall.
Scott's story Is that while following the
duties Of a minister at Petaluma several
years ago he became enamored OF mar
ried woman, and the result was that the
two became too intimate. He was forced
10 leave the pulpit for time, but later
repented and was given another charge.
Dr. Brown knew of his former trouble
and informed him that he was unfit to
preach the Gospel, and. further. that he
would see that Scott should not do s..
Scott lost his place and afterward was ap-
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
Second Talk to the
MethOdistS at Pa
cific Grove.
Spiritual and Mental Develop
ment Necessary to the
Minister.
Harry Norton of San Jose Elected
President of the Lay
Association.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, Sept. 1.-THE
sun rose, as Is his custom, this morning at
the appointed hour, but as there was a
fog the early risers among the confere nee
delegates could not see him when they
gathered. in the Epworth League lecture
room for their sunrise prayer-meeting.
This service opened the third day of this
session of the California Methods. Epis-
copal Conference.
The regular session of conference was
opened with devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Rev. w. S. Urmy, d. D., of San
Francisco. The second of Bishop New
maa's talks to young men was delivered,
to-day's topic being, ministerial Effi-
ciency." A mans efficiency as minister,
the eminent speaker said, depended upon
his continued development along all
lines-in voice, mind and spiritual char
acter. In speaking OF deve iopment he
did not want it confused with evolution,
which was prostituted tenn. God gave
capacity but mans perfection was his un-
folding O. developing his capacity.
Bishop Newman illustrated the idea OF
development by citing some cele brated
men OF England and America as exam pies.
and showed that each attained superior
excellence in his especial line by hard and
unremittlng work OF development. Many
men who had no nataral aptitude were
thus enabled to excel. A happy manner
of making amusing anecdotes illustrate
the soundness of his points adds much
entertainment to the wise advice given by
the Bishop.
At tine close of the lecture the confer
ence was called 10 order by Bishop New
man. The presiding elders reports were
taken up and finished. Rev. A. J. Gustai-
son of the Swedish district giving his
statement. An amusing point he related
was that in one of his charges man had
gone to Klonidke, saying he intended to
bring back gold to pay OFF his church's
debt. The financial reports OF his elders
were good. On motion a committee of
three to consider and settle complaints
against one of the ministers in the Swed-
ism district was appointed.
A resolution asking the Bishop TO ar
range the transfer of Rev. J. E. Stubs,
president Of the Nevada State University,
from the North Ohio conference to the
California conference was adopted. A
committee of three ON Indian missions
was appointed. r. e. Wenk chairman.
The committee on conference relations
recommended that the following be placed
on the list OF superannuates: J. II. Wythe,
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
POLITICAL HATCHET BURIED,
Representative Leaders of Los An
qeieS Form Harmonious
Combine

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Sept. lit is
common report among the political war
horses OF both parties that com binaiion
has been formed among the heretofore
discordant elements of the Republica n
party in this county that will insure VIC
tory for The Republicans in the next cam
paign. The four prominent figures in the
m ovement for party peace and harmony
are said to be Colonel II. G. Otis, State
Senator Bulla, Arnold of the State Board
OF Equalization and Harry Gage.
1t Is understood that their slate will be
Attorney-G General Fitzgerald for Governor
Gage for United States Senator, Bulla for
Congress and Arnold for the Board of
Equalization.
Gage will be made to appear ss the
leader OF the Republican forces, but no
one who knows the lay OF the land doub Is
that Otis aggressive personality will be
the real power behind the rome. In
other words, the editor of the Times will
pull the strings, and viii have Arnold as
an efficient lieutenant
The significance of the com bination lies
more particularly in the fact tha. Arnold
ana Otis are to be political bed fellows.
During the last campaign Arucld was
Hervey Lindiey's righi-hand man. and
fought Otis on all occasions persistently
and bitterly, even mahgnaniIy. With the
factional differences thus eliminated from
the situation and the strength of the Re-
publican party united 1t is a ioregone con-
clusion that the Democrats will be more
greatly in the minority than for some
time past. One thing. 1T is asserted, is
certain to result from this arrangement,
it will give Los Angeles TO Fitzgerald in
the State convention. The Attorney-Gen-
n I'll aof6 \
and is still exceedingly popular with his
former loW-Iesidents.