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The herald., 1897-08-03
Volunteer Uniforms

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Acting Sec
retary Meicklejohn has written letter
giving additional Interpretation to the
order regarding the wearing of uniforms
by ex-volunteer officers. He says that
such officers, when wearing uniforms,
should not wear the number of the regi-
ment or the device of the staff corps or
department to which they belonged, as
it would conflict with the rights of Of
ficers holding the actual rank in the
regular army.
The herald., 1897-08-03
Pneumatic Mail Service

NEW YORK, August 2.-Ground was
broken today for the pneumatic mail
service, which the postoff1ce contract
requires shall be in operation by Octo-
Der l. The excavation was begun in
Park row at the point where the tubes
are to run into the general postoffice
The tube system will provide two lines
between New York and Brooklyn and
eight other lines in this city.
The herald., 1897-08-03
Trials of an Editor

Shortly after the American was de-
livered last evening this Office enjoyed q
brief visit from Mr.. Luke Kelly, who
called in to stop his paper, lick the ed
itor and do any other odd Job that he
might see that needed attention. Mr..
Kelly, to use a poetic expression, came
in like lion and went out madder'n q
wet hen.-San Pedro American.
The herald., 1897-08-03
M. E. Campmeeting

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Aug 2.-Fully
1000 people attended the Methodist en-
campment at Arroyo Grande tonight
and twice as many more are expected
tomorrow for the exercises of the Grand
Army day. A feature of tonight's
services was a chorus under the drec-
tion of Prof. A. f. Parsons The mem
bers of the chorus came from all over
Southern California and have been
preparing for tonight's event since the
encampment opened.
The herald., 1897-08-03
Quarreled Over Money

YUBA CITY, Aug 2.-William H.
Beste of Sutter City swore to a COM
plant today charging Edward H. Gle
ment with assault to commit murder.
The men are neighbors, and had a quar-
rel this morning over money matters.
Clements fired two shots at Beste, but
neither shot took effect. Clements was
arrested this evening
The herald., 1897-08-03
Chinese Kindness

WASHINGTON, August 2.-Advices
received at the state department from
China are to the effect that the higher
class of Chinese are taking very kindly
to American plans of life insurance even
in Tien Tsin. American agents are al
ready doing a profitable business.
Chang Nov, managing director of the
Chinese mining company, was among
the first to insure,
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weller were quietly married At noon to-
day at the residence Of the br1de'1 par
ents on Central avenue. by Rev. J. J. Preu~
dergast, the vicar-General Of St. MAry'e
Cathedral. In the presence of relatives and
a few intimate friends. After the cefe-
mony and breakfast the couple left for
Coronado and an extended trip in South
ern California
The herald., 1897-08-03
Paid Dinglev Duties

NOGALES, Ariz., August 1.-The first
Importation of Mexican cattle under the
Dingley tariff was made at the custom
house here on Saturday-640 head of
steers, the property of E. S. Newman.
paying an increase of $129695 over the
duties as fixed by the Wilson bill.
The herald., 1897-08-03
BRYAN's BOY
Enjoys an Adventure in the National
Park

GRAND CANYON HOTEL, VEL
LOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo,
August 2.-W. j. Bryan and his party
spent almost the entire day fishing in
the Yellowstone lake, Yellowstone river
and Trout creek
While out in the woods yesterday af-
ternoon Mr.. Bryan's son William was
chased by bear. The boy was riding
a horse and suddenly came upon large
black bear, with two cubs which ran
srunting away. While they did this the
mother turned on the horse and ran
after him for some distance, William
plotting him through the trees. Neither
was hurt but both We're badly scared.
The herald., 1897-08-03
A Monterey Mystery

MONTEREY, Aug. 1.-TWO boys play
ing in willow grove opposite theSouth-
ern Pacific depot today found the mang-
led head of an infant. Justice Michaelis
being Immediately notified, made an in
finding also a blood stained
gown near the place where the head was
discovered. The body was not found and
is supposed to have been devoured by
1ooc
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Rohhed a penot

temporary absence of Operator Dair and
Watchman Taggart, burglars entered tho
depot Office last night and carried on the
money-drawer and contents. almost .
thousand dollars. Two men arrested on
suspicion are said to be wanted at Cotton-
wood for highway robbery.
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Gold Engagements

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Gold coin
amounting to $750,000 was engaged al
the sub-treasury today to be exported
to Europe tomorrow for the account Of
Kidder, Peabody & Co. This will make
the grand total of gold exports since the
present movement began $2s, ,219. .572.
The herald., 1897-08-03
A Minors Money

SAN JOSE, August 2.-Henry r. Muir
ply, through his guardian, has sued
Bernard Murphy. trustee of his es-
tate for an accounting and to remove
him. The estate is worth $35, 900.
Charges of fraud and bad management
generally are made. All parties live in
Gilroy.
The herald., 1897-08-03
Stole the Mail

SALT LAKE, August "A special to
the Herald from Rawlins, Wyo., says the
south-bound coach was robbed this
morning by two masked men two miles
north Of Rawlins. They took the en-
tire mail from the sacks.
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Caldwell's Successor

NEW YORK, August 2.-The Times says:
There are indications that ]. d. Laying is
likely to be selected by the Vanderbi,ts TO
fill the place made vacant by the death
of D. w. Caldwell President of the Lake
Shore. The actual selection rests with
William X. Vanderbilt, the chairman of
The herald., 1897-08-03
A Bark Burned

SAVANNAH, Ga, August 2.-The Britt
ish barkentine Cipher was destroyed by
fire today together with cargo Of resin
and lumber valued at s6500. The vessel was
worth $1,000. Some of the crew did not want
to go to sea and it is thought they set IRE
to the vessel.
The herald., 1897-08-03
Nicaraguan Congress

MANAGUA (via Galveston), Aug. g.
The congress of Nicaragua was formally
opened today by President zelaya In
his address to the deputies the presiden:
said that Nicaragua was waiting for the
The herald., 1897-08-03
The Prince Sails

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 2.-The'
tseamer Empress Of India sailed for the
Orient today She had large number Of
passengers, whom were Prince Arisgawa,l
Marquis Diddo and suite, Baron Rosen.
Russian ambassador to China.
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June 4, a Chinese holiday known as the
dragon boat festival" Mr.. Alff says
one small American schooner already is
entered for traffic on the river.
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the Lake Shore Board of Directors, anc
he is now abroad. Mr.. Laying Is vice.
president of the West Shore road and
viee-president of the Big Four road.
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United States engineer commission
which Is to survey the route for the mar
itime canal from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific across Nicaragua,
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Money in Mexico

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 2-New York
exchange was today at premium Of 122.
Little business was done.
The herald., 1897-08-03
The Fresno Schools

FRESNO, Aug, 2.-Morris f. Daley Of
San Jose was tonight elected supervising
principal of the Fresno schools.
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out Indiana and Illinois. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Yarnelle have also many friends but it
needs no personal acquaintance to cause an
outflow of sincere sympathy for these af-
ficted ones. They are the sufferers this
year, but each year, at each of the lake
resorts, sorrow is brought to some family
doors from the same cause.-The capsizing
of sailboat through the inexperience of
those handling it. This will continue to
happen until strict regulations concerning
the use Of these boats are put in force
everywhere. Much experience is required
for the safe handling of sailboats and
among the people who resort to these little
lakes for their summer outing are few who
have the necessary experience. 1t should
be the rule that no boat shall go out except
in charge of man accustomed to the
water, and such men can usually be found
among the permanent residents in the vi
cinity Of each lake Not until this is done
will such calamities as that reported yes
terday cease to shock the community and
cast gloom over many homes.
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NIr. NeIaOn,s ScrunIes.

One of the most affecting incidents in the
case of Mr. Nelson, who was shot in Chi
cago the other night while bicycling in
company with the beautiful and charming
Mrs. Staples, is his manifestation of feel
ing on the subject of divorce. How Mr..
Nelson made Mrs. Staples's acquaintance is
not stated, but at all events he went riding
with her and at the witching hour of l a.
m. was perforated by bullet fired by an
unknown person hidden behind bush in
a park. He is now in the hospital, recover
ing from his wound, but is apparently
troubled by only one thing-namely the
discovery that the lady who was his COM
panion on the eventful spin" was not di-
vorced from her husband ut CRATES on
me-" he says ito think L was riding with
another mans wife. She said she was a
divorced woman" These scruples do honor
to Mr.. Nelson, whose home is in Cadillac,
Mich. He had right to consider his char
acter when he decided to enter Chicago So
ciety, and, of course, desired to associate
only with those ladies who belonged to the
most select circles. When Mrs. Staples told
him she had been divorced he accepted this
assurance as proof of her admission to
those circles and naturally feels aggrieved
over the fact that she willfully deceived
him. Had he known she was married he
would have held himself aloof, but suppos-
ing she held the true Chicago badge of
distinction he invited her to ride with him
and so put himself, as he doubt feels,
out of his class. 1t very dishonorable
on the part of Mrs Staples to SO treat a
confding stranger and should be a lesson
TO others like him. Warned by his eX-
perience, they will probably demand of
fascinating Chicago ladies something more
than the mere verbal assurance of their
proper rank in society; they will ask for a
sight of the divorce decree, and hereafter,
it may be, it will become customary for
the ladies of that interesting but some
what perious city to carry about with
them each a certified copy of the document
in question. This will simplify matters and
save gentlemen with social aspirations from
the humiliating sensations Mr.. Nelson is
now suffering.
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papers are discussing the question as to
which will get the most out of the visit. the
President or the Emperor. On one hard it
is said that the Car will appoint President
Faure colonel of a Russian regiment, and
another story has it that four hundred
workmen are constructing O. floating thea
ter off an island in the Volga, where the
French President will be entertained with
a magnificent performance, the stage to be
Illuminated by 60 600 electric lamps. On the
other hand, the German Emperor is cred
tied with a design to take the wind out of
the sails of the French by entering Cron-
stadt escorted by a magnificent fleet of ten
ships. by which he hopes TO give his
visit the character of triumphal progress.
Each will try hard as the representative of
one of the great powers to outpose the
other and impress the Car with their i'm
portance as an ally. AS they doubtless go
on the invitation of the Car, it may be
that he proposes to use both of them in
furtherance of some scheme of his own. A
recent cablegram from Berlin said it was
understood there that the main object of
the kaiser's visit would be the completion
and formulation between Germany and
Russia of "a frankly anti-Brtish policy in
the Orient; that is, in connection with
Japan and China, and perhaps in India 1t
is not impossible that the Car hopes to
draw France into this arrangement thus
forming a three-cornered alliance by con-
tinental powers against Great Britain that
would not only cripple her power in the
East but practically exclude her from Eu-
ropean politics. So important a scheme as
this would fully justify so unusual an event
as a conference of three emperors, or two
emperors and a president. in the Russian
capital. In addition to this, the fate of
Thessaly will doubtless be discussed and
settled What Russia, Germany and France
decide upon in that matter will stand
whether Great Britain assents or not. The
visits of the Emperor and the President to
st. Petersburg will, OF course, be made the
occasion of great festivities and display,
but the business which prompts them,
whatever it may be, will be transacted in
secret session European potentates gra-
ciously permit themselves to be gazed at
and admired by the people on spectacular
occasions but when they discuss such Sc
crets of state as how to acquire new terri
tory or strengthen and fortify themselves
at the expense of some other power, they
retire from public view, lock the door and
turn the key.
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THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
Republican Primaries Friday Night
Democratic Convention.

The Republican primaries to elect dele
gates to the convention which is to select
a new city chairman will be held in all
the precincts of the city Friday night. The
call for the primaries will be printed to-
morrow morning. The convention VIII be
held Saturday night. There is considerable
sentiment among politicians that A "A.
Young, who so successfully conducted the
last county campaign, should be elected
chairman of the approaching municipal
campaign. Mr.. Young has agreed to accept
it If it is the desire of the convention. j.
Wesley Gerard has been put forward as
candidate by his friends.
y The Democratic city nominating conven-
ton will be held a week from tomorrow
afternoon at Tomlinson Hall, and it is
claimed by members of the silver forces
that so an unusual time as Ihursday
afternoon was selected by Mayor Iaggart S
man Friday, Chairman Spencer, because II
would afford the gang in the courthouse
basement unusual facilities to attend. while
the silver forces composed of Worklngmen
could not get away
Harrison Ogborn, chairman OF tne req
pIe's party city committee, and Daniel l..
La Fever chairman of the alleged SILVER
Republican city committee, nave called
conferences to be held in the courthouse
at the same time the Democratic CITY CON
Vention IS in session. TheSe conferences
are to secure a union with the temperate
city convention. provided 1t Is posSlple TO
agree upon candidates and principles tnat
will he satisfactory to all, as the call states:
II is supDOsed that these conferences Will
agree with the Democrats II FRANK "A. MA US
is nominated by the DEMOCRATIC c0nVentloh.
However Mr.. Taggart Will probaDly Senu q
few henchemn to both conferences anu
capture them as handful would be able
TO do this in either conference.
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The pardon of William Kennedy, whose
case has excited considerable interest,
proves to be conditional, a parole instead
of a pardon. There is, however, every rea-
son to believe that he will observe his
parole and lead an honest and upright life.
If, as most persons believe he was un-
Justly convicted, an unconditional pardon
and removal of the stigma of disfranchise-
ment would be as little as the State could
do in reparation for the wrong of twelve
years Imprisonment of an innocent man.
That he was innocent of the crime with
which he was charged is now made certain
by the concurrent testimony of two wit
nesses both now living in this city, who
saw the shooting and whose descriptions
of the person who fired the fatal shot make
it certain that it was not Kennedy. Neither
of these persons was subpoenaed to testify
at Kennedys trial, thus corroborating the
statement that the lawyer employed to de-
fend him utterly neglected his duty If
either one of these eye-witnesses Of the
shooting had testified at the trial Kennedy
would have been acquitted. His conviction
was undoubtedly a miscarriage of justice
such as the State can never repair. The
Journal congratulates Governor Mount for
having done what four of his predecessors
in office failed to do.
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Interest in European politics is divided
Just now between Thessaly and St. Peters
burg In the conquered Grecian province
the Sultan's army has settled down with
every appearance of intending to hold it
against all Corners, while the Sultan is mo-
bilizing more troops and growing more and
more defiant of the powers. But the fate
of Thessaly is largely dependent on what
may happen at ST. Petersburg when Kaiser
William and the President of the French
republic make their proposed visits to the
Gar. Not that they are going together
They are hardly chummy enough for that,
and a kaiser who rules by divine right
would not care TO chum much with a Pres
ident who owes his office TO the SURFACES
of the people. The two rulers are not tax
ing anybody into their confidence regard
ing the object of their proposed journey to
the Russian capital but they cannot pre-
vent speculation President Faure would
hardly take so extraordinary a step with
out some extraordinary motive. and as for
the Kaiser and the Gear, everybody knows
that when MIR. Gladstone's two youthful
despots" get together they will discuss
something else besides the weather. The
fact that much Importance is attached to
the visits in both France and Germany is
shown by the interest with which the news
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CONGRESS OF FARMERS.
Governor Mount Appoints Delegates
from Indiana.

Governor Mount yesterday announced the
following men as delegates and alternates
TO the National Congress of Farmers, to
be held at st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 81 Sept
l, 2. 8, 4, and 9:
Delegates and alternates at large:
Aaron Jones of South Bend; w. W. ham
iIton Of Greensburg; alternates, Prof. w.
c. Latta of Lafayette; j. u. hlhspury OF
First bist.lct-Robert Mitchell, of Prince
ton; alternate, Peter Simmons OIL Evans
Second District-Joe a. Burton, of Or
leans: alternate A B. Milligan, of Gosport.
Third District - Jonathan Beard. of
Georgetown; alternate, Captain W. w.
Fnmrfh District-Theodore Templeton, of
Hope; alternate. Edward Guthrie, of Du-
Fifth Districts. F. Lockridge, of Green
castle; alternate, j. Guilliams OF Fin
Sixth District-Mrs. Virginia c; Meredith,
of Cambridge City; alternate II. f. Nc
Mahan of Fairfield.
Seventh District-J. j. w. BllltnGsley of
Indianapolis; alternate, c. l.. Ditmer, of
E S'1'' District-A. A. Waugh, of Murray;
alternate, Frank Claypool, of Muncie;
Ninth District n. Barker, of Thorn
town; alternate. DR.. E. c. Collins, of Car
Tenth District-Fremont Goodwine. of
West Lebanon; alternate, f. l.. Furnass, OF
Eleventh Distriat-Joshua Strange, of A.
cadia; alternate, Ben +. Billiter, of Hun
Tweifth District-J. n. Babcock, of To-
peka alternate, Orlando Campbell, of Au-
thirteenth District-Peter Helm. of Mar
shall alternate II. S. K. Bartholomew, of
Middlebury.
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among them are influenced by their asso-
Citations, and their language becomes a
curious combination of slurring Southern
phraseology. correct English and the cur
rent street slang. which they are quick TO
pick up. 1t is, on the whole quite as curl
Gus study the dialect SO favored in
magazine literature. but it is a passing de-
velopment. In a few years there will prob
ably be little. except the peculiar softness
and musical quality of his voice, to distin-
guish the Negroes speech from that of the
white people with whom he comes most in
contact. Residents of Eastern cities, who
see comparatively little of the colored race,
do not realize the rapidity with which it is
growing away from the literature which
has embalmed it heretofore. The typical
negro of books has already ceased to be
the typical negro of real life, and it is time
the fact was better understood
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George AIDE, a Chicago newspaper man,
who has gained some distinction as writer
of clever street sketches, has lately issued
a book in which the leading character is
negro bootblack who later evolves into
sleeping-car porter. A reviewer in an
Eastern paper doubts whether the charac-
ter is accurately delineated. because the
lie in Harriss and Pages stories of the
Southern negro. AS a matter of fact, Mr..
AIDE is not very successful in giving the
language that was probably used by Pink
Marsh" but he would be far less accurate
were he TO put into his mouth the negro
isms used, say, by Uncle Remus" The
dialect given in the stories by Southern
writer's is used only by old plantation ne
groes; the younger generation has a YER
nacular of its own modified by the locality
in which the individuals find themselves.
They retain of course. many of the pecul-
lar Southern words and phrases just as
descendants of Scotch and Irish parents
cling to certain distinctive terms that be-
tray their ancestry, and they have intona-
tions that will perhaps never be lost-vocaI
characteristics that mark their race to the
initiated-but they are greatly influenced
by their surroundings and associations. In
western cities, at least, the younger ne
gros have more or less education, gained in
the public schools, and their speech is mod
flied accordingly. Even the more ignorant
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AN X-RAY BURN HEALING.
George F. Mccullough Will Not Lose
His Leg from the Injury.

George F. McCulloch, of Muncie, chair
man of the Republican State committee, is
at DR. Sternes sanitarium, on Michigan
street, suffering severely from a burn in
flicted by the X ray. Several years ago
Mr.. McCulloch injured his left knee, and
in time he was compelled to assume
crutch He did not pay a great deal of
attention to the matter, but had it treated
from time to ime. Las summer when he
was in the East he had the knee exposed
to the x ray and photographed showing a
formation of bone that interfered with the
use of his leg.
Upon returning homo he showed this to
his physicians, Drs. Marsee and Sterne.
Last February these surgeons made anoth-
er photograph of the injured knee by means
of the x ray making an exposure of twenty
minutes He suffered no pain at the time.
but later his knee became swollen, and it
was then found that he had been severely
burned by the operation. since then ne
has suffered not a little from It, his trouble
being aggravated by the active life he
leads. Last Thursday he came to the san
itarium for rest, and treatment, ana the
burn is gradually healing under treat
ment of oxygen and electricity.
"Once in a great number of exposures
to the X ray" said DR.. Sterne last even
ing such an accident will occur: what
causes it we do not know, unless 1T is the
force with which the wave particles are
projected against the skin. The burn was
almost the size of the hand and it has
been slow in healing Apparently the nerves
at this point were destroyed. 1t is now re-
duced to the ar "a of a silver dollar and I'M
der the course of treatment is mending.
1t is rest as much anything else that he
needs Just now. | understand that IL mas
been said that ne is likely to lose his
leg. This is nonsense. The burn will be
healed before a great while, and then we
can successfully remove the bony growth
that interferes with the free action OF his
In
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If any miners in this State are paid in
store orders or accounts of any kind or re-
quired to enter into any sort of agreement
TO trade at a particular store it is done in
violation of law. The law requires all coal
mining companies and operators to pay
their employees at least once every two
weeks lin lawful money of the United
States" and makes violation of the law,
either as to the frequency or mode of pay
ment, misdemeanor. If miners submit to
the injustice Of being paid in store orders
or compelled to trade at particular store
1t is their own fault. Labor organizations
should see that the law this subject is
enforced.