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Baggage Mems Convention.

DENVER. Oct. 1.-THE American Asso-
citation of General BaEg1ge Agents. IN
their convention. decided 20 eliminate ~
far aF possible G. O. -. collections Tho
question OF checking bicycles as baggage
was touched on. the sentiment being that
bicycles should not he carried absolutely
without charge from local points. Officers
were elected az follows. President An
drew Trainer Of Council Bluffs OF he
Union Pacific vice president. v. c. Mag
wel Of Parsons Kan. Of the Kansas
Texas q Pacific, treasurer. j. r. Quick u
the Grand Trunk railroad: executive COM
ml'tee. II. +. During of the Michigan Cen-
trsl. chairman G. Ensign. OF The Erie rail-
road. and John T. Mckee of the Nickel
Plate. The next meeting VIII be- held 10
thrd Wednesday In July next al Detroit.
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HE Il BRYAN's DOUBLE.
Hut He Is Professional Hotel
S~indIer and Gae. To saIf.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct H-R. n. Ruff
fin. lawyer. who Is said TO be a veritabls
counterpart OF William Jennings Bryan.
so far as external appearances are con-
cerned. was convicted today OF having de-
frauded the proprietor Of the Occidental
hotel. before Police Judge conlan.
Al first when Ruffin and his wife were
unable 10 assent 10 the requests made for
a settlement Of their bills IL was thought
that they were unfortunate: but since his
arrest Rufiin's record has been looked up
and he Is said 10 have defraudcd hotels
IN Denver Salt Lake, Ogden. Auburn.
Bakersfield and other places In various
parts Of the country.
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WASHINGTON Oct. H. The DEPART
ment % state haa been informed by ne
consul At Iaracalb0 Mr Piumacher. IN
der date - September e. that Prof Leo
po.d Stern. an optician. has been rnur-
oered and robbed. Mr. Stern came from
New York and is believed 20 have =
brother IN San Francisco He was klliaI
near Oyar Hr. Pl9macher SAYS rat
seven peaceful travellers have already
been murdered in that section OF Colsn-
bis. set none Of the bandits has be.s
brought % Justice
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WELBURN GOES FREE.
The Jury Finds That the Ex-Coilector
Md Nnf EEr, he rrie.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. ito. NJ. Wei
burn. ex-collecler OF internal revenue, N
this district. who has been on trial in the
United States district court. Judge De
Haven presiding. on an Indictment con-
tanning forJy-slx distinct charges Of en-
bszzlemen: vas acquitted tonight by the
verdict OF the jury.
AS collector OF internal revenue We'll
burn had control Of the salary and ex-
pense account as disbursirg agent. IL was
charged that he carried men on the sal
ary account who were not At work for the
government. and that he paid others less
than was charged 10 their account thus
the embezzlings were All small. though
they aggregate over $S.e00-
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4 sniIers. RrernIting omce.

SAN FRANCISCO. oct IA naval
rendezvous Is 10 be established In 4bis
city Tor the purpose OF facilitating me
ghipping - sailors 20 man the war ves-
sells ~ the navy. All the vessels of he
Pacific "a Iaarou are short handed. anA
when 10 vas decided 90 rush The Batituors
into commission. the other vessels at ths
navy yard were drained of all the men
t5af could BE- spared. and number haA
- be sent out from the Brooklyn yard.
With an this. the cruiser did not have
p ere than half e crew. Her complement
All be made 80 BY the crew of ;he Phrs-
deiphia Lieut.. George II stoney. for
rnerly n the Philadelphia. will cave
charge 0f the rendezvous
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THROWN OJI OF A
SPOKANE CHURCH.
A Minister Elected Bod
LILY by the Chapter.
GAGGED WITH a CLOTH.
Violence Used in the Settlement of a
Church Dispute.

Dean Richmond Rabbit Refuses to
Surrender His Position at the Re
quest of Bishop Wells and the
Chapter of All saints Episcopal
the Church by Force and the
Thrown Into the Street-Threst-
ems to Have AsSaiIants Arrested.
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STOLE ALL THE TOWNS TAXES.
Supervisors eff superior Accused of
WhoIe~aIe Doodle business.


WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Oct 4-Court
COMMISSIONS Kellogg last night signed
warrants for the arrest OF Frank Des-
mond chairman: Martin Kornstedt and
John Matthews. members Of the board of
supervisors Of the town Of Superior. All
are charged with embezziement and con-
version 20 their use ~ town funds.
This Is the 1fth lot OF warrants issued
IN connection with the affair The
FIRST came when. after mandamus actions
Charles r. GIL the ex-treasuFer. refused
TO turn over any records and money OF
the town, and he Is now out on bail on
the charge OF erbezzling the entire tax
levy of last year amounting 10 ST no
r is alleged by the people who are
turning over the affairs of tho town that
the most sensational charges are yet to
come 10 light
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FILtn~ Secures Consuishfp.

WASHINGTON Oct f4-se1ator Elkins
of Wet Virginia vas wlta The president
today for a long time Besides discuss
ine West virginia appoiutuseu the
president ialkea ever q ngmEeF - public
questions and matters whieh wln come
before eerr rrssa t.. president IS very
n7ach interested ln tire campaign now IN
progress IN Eew YORK csty Ohio and
Maryland When Senator F.lkins left re
Waite House Il vas announced that r. y.
Mayer q Cshara-ston. " Va bad been
selected gur consul az Euenos AyreR.
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faterven~s between now a-d December
60 prevent &C. Mr.. Mckinley has made
some Inquiries cf politicians which have
ied them 20 believe THAT sls mfua Is preJ-
~ weH made up on Mr NJ Kerna as the
next Justice - the supre r1e ccart bsst 10
rane - ,aem. - faF as ean be learned.
a.d - mention the natter - new al
t>rrav general
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TAINTED WITH CIEyELANDIsM.
So Bryan Democrats showed Judge
Gordon or the Tf~tget

DENVER Oct. I-TIon. John A Cor
don T.Iaocratic nominee for Justice ~ tho
supreme court todav rendered hts resigua-
tion as sucr candidate 20 the executive
committee Of the party The raslgua ton
was scceppd. and fudge william Gabbert.
the PCpuiist candidate. was indorsed for
the position.
4 vas claimed after the nomination of
Mr. Gordon that he was one Of the few
supporters of Mr.. Cleveland In his third
presidential campaign. wh.n the state
committee refused TO support him. Mr..
CfoTdons withdrawal from the race is said
70 be largely due 70 the objection of many
leaders IN the party on this account.
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CHICAGO. Oct. IA hot wave o. M
Usual Intensity Is reported throughout me
West sua Northwest. Maximum ternpera-
turee are reported - follows: Ornaha. -
in fhe shade Dubuque. Ia 81 Des Molnes.
& Davenport sH Concgrdia kan q.
Dodge Cify - Kansas CRY. s. Ch'caxa
IS in the weather ofhce and % on the s;rss0
level
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Appointments hy the President

WASHINGTON. Cet 1i-The prsst4en,
has made th- fo1oV .r appointments
Edward r Wheelock. Wisconsin. Register
20 TIRE lar3 of3re Walsau. WIS. Henry
s MeCrasss7 Wisconsin. receiver = pub
lie MONEYS az Wsasaa. Wts. y. jay Rs-
fora oregon. agent s-T ,ne Inz.ars "a,
the Sltefz agency. oreEea.
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WASHINGTON. Oct lit was an
nouuced at the supreme court today that
justice Stephen J. Field Of California, had
notified President Mckinley Of hls lnten-
ton to retire as a member Of the court
and informed his colleagues Of this fact.
The members OF the court. after adjourn
uent, az O'Clock today, Will cal IN =
body on the retiring justice 70 pay aim
their respects. IL i expected his successor
viii be nominated by the president imme-
dlaiely after the conyeuing OF congress Ia
December. And Attorney General Nc
kenna also OF California. viii be named
for the place.
The following letter was given out this
afternoon:
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lE ALASKA GRURSTANE ard TRADING CN,

pa non
he iainng
naesfaly HAN
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As sook back ever the more than 4
third CT a century fhat 7 have "a. CT gnis
ae1ch. an nlorz and onors Impressed win
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YELLOW FEVER STILL GAINS.
The Weather Is >uItry and Favorable
for Its spread.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct lit was the
same old story here today. The yellow
fever situation showed no decline in the
number OF cases reported. The death
column was about normal. What was
said in this report last night was borne
out BY today's figures. There has been no
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- ] II n ~ y =
The Reply of the Court.


Following Is the courts reply:
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Washington. Oct il. 1897.
Dear Brother Field. We are profound
ly moved by the letter in which you an
nounee 10 US your retirement from the
bench The termina ton of judicial ca
reer Of such length and distinction cannot
fan 10 inspire among all your country
men. and. indeed. wherever the realm Il
Jurisprudence extends. a keen sense Of
less. which to your colleagues assumes he
aspect OF q personal bereavement For
the intimacy necessarily incident to the
conduct Of work so constant. so eXacti1g
and Of such vital importance as ours, n
evitably draws US together by ties of the
closest character. which cannot be dis
solved without emotions Of deep sadness
and regret We feel that our parting in
wolves not simply the deprivation of as
slstance afforded by your learning, your
vast experience and your earnestness in
advocacy OF your convictions. but the
severance OF those relations which have
contributed SO much 10 tighten the hard
est labors OF the road. This is not the time
nor place TO dwell upon the reputation
you have achieved as a jurjst IN
is made up. end may safely he committed
10 the judgment OF posterity.
But cannot part with you as an ac-
tive member cf the court without the
fervent expression Of the hopes that YOU
may be spared for manv years TO eGiov
the repose yon have so thoroughly earned
and the commendaton bestowed upon
good and faithful service.
we ara. dear brother. your aIectionate
brethren.
MELVILLE w. FULLER.
JOHN NJ HARLAN
HORACE GRAY
DAVID J. BREWER.
HENRY 3 BROWN.
GEORGE SHIRAS, JR.,
"E. y. WHITE"
After the adjournment Of the court to-
day the justices and the officers of the
court called ln a body al Justice Fields
house and took official leave OF him Al
though his resignation does not take ef-
feet until December l. It IS known that
Justice Field wiu not resume his seat on
the bench during the interim.
who viii Succeed NcKeuna.
The president aDpareutiv has not decided
upon the appointments tAat Justice Fields
retirement Will occasion. save that Attor-
uey General McKenna viii be nominated
Tor the supreme bench. unless some cause
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-HANRERLATN'S COUGH REMEDY
CUEEs CUU6hs, Cu4-zS. ~~ouP AND
wHuQgEyC %-GH.
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" dsdtuKtQn, Oct. L. Issi-
Dear Mr.. Chief justice and Brethren:
Near the close Of last term. feeling mat
the duties OF my Office had become TOO
arduous for my strength, ! transmitted
effect the nrst day Of December. and he
has accepted It with kindly expressions OF
regard, as will be seen from a copy OF MS
letter, which il as follows;
Executive Mansion. Washington, Oct-
" Hon. stephen J. Field. Associate JUS
tice Supreme Court, Z. S.-My Dear Sir:
In April ias Chief Justice Fuller. accom-
panied by Justics Brewer, handed me your
resignation as associate justice Of the su-
preme court Of she United States, 20 take
effect December /. ls97. In hereby accept
ing your resignation. ! wish 10 express my
deep regret that you feel compelled 0y ad-
vancing years - sever your active con-
ueclon with the court or Whicn you have
been 80 long distinguished member kr-
terlng upon your great office IN May. 2So5,
you WILL on the first OF next Decem Der, hove
served upon this bench a period OF tairty-
four years and seven months a JeIm long
er than that OF any member Of the court
since its creation and throughout q period
of much importance 20 the country, occu-
pied VITA as grave public questions as have
ever confronted that tribunal Tor decision.
" Il congratulate you. therefore. most
heartily upon a service OF such exceptional
duration. fidelity and distinction. Nor can
/ overlook that you received your commIs-
sion from Abraham Liacoln. and gra-
clousiy spared by kind Providence. have
survived all the members OF the court OF
his appointment.
Upon your retirement both the bench
and the country VIII sustain a great loss.
but the hlgh character aud great ability
OF your work viii live and long be remem-
brred. not only by your colleagues, but
by your grateful fellow couutTymen.
" With personal esteem and sincere best
wishes for your conteu5ment and happiness
during the period OF rest which you have
so we'll earned. | am, dear sir. very traly
yours.
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WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
HIS Review az HIs Career.


WILLIAM MKINLEY.'
HIS Review of HIs Career.
''My judicial career covers many years of
service. Having been elected member OF
the supreme court OF California, ] assumed
that office en- October Is. lsa3 holding Il
f0r five years. seven months and aye days,
the latter part of the tme being chief
justice ON the 10Th q March. la68 / 81 3s
commissioned by President Lincoln justice
taking the cath az office on the IQth day q
the following May When my resignation
takes effect. my period or service On this
bench VIII have cNref8ed that OF aCT ot
my predecessors while uy entire JCdiei7l
lie viii have embraced more than forty
years.
II may De pardoned Tor saying ,hat dur
inE aI THE period. long tu comparison with
the arevlty of human lie though in vesro-
sp-c{ tt has gone Wits the swlftness ot "A
tale ghat IS told. I have nor Stunned 20
for decision. the concl0slons which nay de-
HheFate convictions goH Hae} "a me ~ az
rive at hy Che conscientious exercise x
such abilities and requirements as ] pos
"l; is pleasant ,htng In my memory
tAlt rF appointment came from President
Lincoln. ~ whose appoia-fes am the LAST
survivor Up ta that eime there had been
no repFesf fntative hers from the Pacific
coast. A new empire had risen ia fhe
West. whose laws were thcse Of another
country The lard t.Ies were from Span
ish and Mexican grants aotn Of Nn4ca
were often aVariAid bv the claims ~ 5rst
SETTLERS. To bring order ouf ~ this con-
fusion. conwress passed an act providing
,en,lon that Z should oe a,led ay some one
familiar wttA thHsF co-ftctirE ttEtes and
WITH the laws % tas coast and it - hap
pned taat 80 ARd framed ihe pr.nctga 4
90 these "a as. Gnl was Hsor. ovcr the chief
Justice ~ California st was the wish u
t1e senator's ana rErT- se-1ta Ives e fhis
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-01
An Editor Needed.

In the last number of periodical called
the Fishery Gazette, published at 2O3
Broadway, New York, the following item
appears:
''Plummer and Lewis Holeton of Chester,
Pa, have returned from Georgia They
have been engaged in shad fishing in
southern waters during the winter, out
returned early to avoid the yellow fever.
which was prevalent In the section where
they were located The Messrs. Holeton
made good catches and enjoyed a pros
porous season all through, finding a ready
sale for their fish and realizing good
prices at all times"
We don't know whether or not the
Messrs. Holeton stated to the above nam
ed Gazette that the yellow fever prevailed
in the locality in Georgia where they were
fishing for shad, but if they did the editor
of the Gazette ought to be drummed out
of the journalistic profession for publish
ing it. We doubt If there is another
man in the United States who does not
know that there is never any yellow fever
in Georgia at this season of the year,
and seldom at any season. Twenty years
ago there was fever of that kind in this
city, and a few years ago there was
thought to be some cases of it at Bruins
wick. The idea of there being yellow
fever anywhere in Georgia in March is
so preposterous as to make one wonder
where the editor of the Fishery Gazette
has lived all his life. Does he not know
that there could not be a genuine case of
yellow fever in any part of this country
a case pronounced to be such by compe-
tent neutrality-suspicious. the fact being
published throughout the land? If he
doesn't he ought to weep at the magni-
tude of his ignorance.
If the Messrs. Holeton made the state
ment attributed to them they are danger
Gus prevaricators. and If they come to
Georgia next winter to fish for shad they
need not be surprised II Georgia fishermen
neglect to extend to them the cordial well
come to which honest and truth-loving
men are entitled.
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bright BITS.

Ham, suppose that Gagleigh has a
good part in the new play" Mugg-"Good
part? Why, in his opinion, he is the whole
cast. boston Transcript.
"A Boys Reason-'I'm going to be =.
minister" said Tommy. forcibly. why,
Tommie dear?" asked his father. SOS
can talk in church." said Tommie. -Har-
per's Round Table.
Suited Either Way.-"Please, sir, pa
sent me over to borrow your dress suit.
but If you'd prefer to let hdm take your
wheel he'd just as soon go for a ride. -
CLEVELAND Plain Dealer
Taking No Chances.-"Its very strange
he committed suicide because 1 refused
him"
Perhaps he was afraid you might
change your mind Life
Tho Visitor-"And what are YOU going
to make of him?" Mammal want him
to be a philanthropist." why there Is
no money in that" But all the philan
thropist have been very rich. Life.
What strikes me as strange" saws
the sage, 'fs the fact that McKinley's ma
jority was so small, in view of the fact
that all these folks who want offices voted
for him. "-Philadelphia North American.
Domestic Tragedy.-Johnny (who is
allowed to ask only fifteen questions in an
evening)-Say, paw, how many questions
have l asked already?"
Paw-That makes just hfteen.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
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An Executives Session Leak.

The Senate spends most of its time
these days in executive session, says the
Washington Post. They are not interest
ing sessions, as a general thing, because
the discussion has run along on more or
less technical questions relating to the
arbitration treaty But something about
them-all that they are worth-is printed
every day.
A veteran correspondent discussing this
matter of secret session publications, told
an interesting story yesterday:
There used to be a man in the SEN
are" said he, who was a stickler for
executive secrecy. He was so straight
laced that he could hardly breathe One
day l wanted some information about an
extradition treaty and / knew that this
senator was in the opposition. So 1 sum-
moned up all my courage and went to
him.
" Young man. said he, do you know
that this is executive business, and that
l am bound by my obligation to reveal
nothing?'
II admitted that I knew all this"
But he continued, you are also a
newspaper man. Now If 1 were you /
would say
"And with that" said the correspon-
dent, "he talked to me for an hour, tell
ing me everything / wanted to know, but
referring to everything in a suppositious
manner. When he got through he looked
at me and said: Now, young man, re-
member that you act very wrongly when
you ask a senator to tell you anything
about executive sessions, and l haven't
told you a thing"
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A Good Sparrow S1orv

The owl is noted for wisdom. as every
one knows, but as the fowl of prey for
big game he is certainly enacting a new
role says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. An
engineer of a train says that while near
Greensburg Ind, he saw what appeared
to be COW or horse about to cross the
rails almost directly in front of the loco.
motive. Anticipating an accident, he put
on all the brakes just as the engine struck
the object. AS the jar was slight and no
damage done he walked out on the run
ming, or footboard and discovered what
then looked like an eagle lying on the
cowcatcher. He picked up the object, car.
rled 1t into the cab of his engine but
could not make out what it was, although
he was certain that it was not an eagle
Afterward the passengers of the train
pronounced the bird to be an owl which
measured nearly five feet from tip to tin
Investigation proved that the owl, at the
time he was struck, was dragging along
the ground lamb that weighed many
pounds
Birds have all sorts of queer adventures,
but perhaps what is the oldest one of re-
cent days is that which befel a sparrow
at Anderson, Ind. 1t few into a knife
and bar mandatory, and getting too near
small wheel, was sucked in. The work
men noticed it go into the wheel but
knowing that the cylinder was revolving
at a speed of 100 revolutions minute
took it for granted that the bird had been
killed. When the factory shut down at
noon the men were astonished to hear a
gentle chirp from the wheel, and 10, there
was the sparrow as we'll as ever. They
found that the bird had chung to the
strengthening rod of the inside of the
wheel and was in a semi-dazed condition
They picked him up and put him on
table, and from thence, after collecting
his wits, the little bird flew to freedom.
The wheel in which the bird rode made
$1,000 revolutions while it was upon it.
and so the tiny feathered creature trav-
eled seventy-three and eight-tenths miles
in the embrace of a f1y-wheel.
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A story of the sultan.

A curious story said to be well au-
thentcated, is going the rounds Of the Eu-
ropean press and explains much that is
mysterious in the sultan's conduct, says
the New York Times. Two days before
the Bairam festival. so the tale runs, an
aide-de-camp went to Abdul Hamid room
for orders and found him walking up and
down with wild gesticulations and inco-
herent murmurs. As soon as the sultan
caught sight Of the officer. he exclaimed:
"Son Of a dog, what are you doing here?
Do you not see that ! am conversing with
my father?" The aide-de-camp, in great
alarm, was about TO withdraw, when Ab-
duh Hamid stopped him. saying: Pros
trate yourself before my father and then
execute his commands" Down dropped
the trembling officer on his knees, await
ing the development OF events with in
tense anxiety. A quarter of an hour later
his horrible suspense came TO an end, for
the commander of the faithful, bringing
his promenade 60 an abrupt close, threw
himself on a divan, and, looking around
the chamber, relieved the mind of the
aide-de-camp by inquring what he was
doing and why he had come. The sultan
had completely forgotten the previous
scene.