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The state herald., 1897-09-03
KILLED BY MooNsHINERs.
several onicer- Lose Their Lives In tho
wIlds OF Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark. Aug. 30.-Six men
werc probably massacred In the wilds
of the mountains Of Pope county yes
terlay afternoon. Two We're killed
outright, two Were fatally wounded
aud left for dead. uud Two have mys-
tcrlously disappeared. and are either
dead or are being held captive by the
hloohihlrSiy bandits who committed
the awful crime.
The killed nrc Captain II. +. Taylor
OF SCarcy county. u deputy United
States marshal. aud Joc Dodson Of
Boone county, u deputy marshal.
The fatally wounded men are two
brothers named Rcnfrow Of Scarcy
county. The names of the missing
men arr not known. hut they are sup
posed to be- deputy shcrins from an
adjoining county. The victims Were
all officers. and the men who did the
awful work Of carnage ARE moonshln.
efs Of the hOldost and most desperate
class. The scene of the bluody crime
was q gulch or raylnc In the mountains
~ Pope county, an Isolated spot.
thirty miles from Rnss"llNillc. the
nearest telegraph office. aud ten miles
from VIII Springs.
The region j. Wild aud dcsolatc II
has for years been the favorltc ren.
deIvUuS fur couni"rfrltrrs aud moon.
SINNERS aud district In which no law.
abiding citizen could live. Veteran
mOunshncir who wrrr years age
hunted aud bounded out ~ Georgia,
North Carolina, Tennessee aud oihci
states, have settled IN the mountains
aud continued their Illicit disiilllng of
whisky. ConnicrfcitcrS have operated
There aud criminals NJ other GLASSES
have taken refuge Ia the hills of Pop,
county,
Taylor nnd his party We're shot Will,
oui trying To arrest party Of moon
sinners. Rewards have been Offered
Tor the capture NJ the mnr,lcrcrs. AM
n determined cfIori VIII he made Il
arrest ihrin.
The state herald., 1897-09-03
JUDGE SCOTT SPEAKS PLAINLY.
a Powerful Arrangement of Judges who
Have EnIolned Striking Miners

Have EnIoincd Striking Miners
Omaha. Neb.. Aug. 2S.-Iudge Gun
nlngham X. Scott of the District Court
OF Douglas county, at a convention of
Silver Republicans held here to-day.
made powerful arraignment of those
Judges on the bench who had enjoined
the striking miners of Pennsylvania for
making peaceablc marches to secure re-
cruits In their contest for higher wages.
lie said: ANY federal Judge. or any
0ther judge who attempts to prevent
these miners, who are contcnlinr
against being paid $3.50 II week, from
marching peaceably upon the public
nighway. SO long as they are not dis
| turbers OF the public peace, which they
have not been, is an Infamous scoun-
drel"
lie declared that the miners have on
ly exercised their inalienable aud con-
stittitional rights In gathering for their
own protection and in attemptipc. by
iair ana open argument to gain living
wages. The Interference of the courts
mas become too common" he said
The farmers now have tremendous
crop, the sale of which will be of ines
Unable benefit TO them. Supposc the
railroads should combine TO raise the
prices for carrying the crops to the
market. The miners have combined to
raise their wages. and they are called
strikers. Are not the railroads then nj.
so strlkcrsf But have you ever heard
OF a court enjoining a railroad company
from striking for higher freight rsiiesf'
daughter and chccrs.)
At the conclusion of Judge Scott's
speech. which lasted about twenty min.
'ites. the following resolution was
adopted without dissenting voice:
Resolved. That the delegation from
Douglas county to the silver Repub-
lican State Convention. to he held at
Lincoln. Nebraska. September ]. be in.
str'icted I" use lis best cndcavors 10
secure the nomination of Judge Gun.
iiingham II. Scott Ms the nominee for
Judge of the state OF Nebraska"
The state herald., 1897-09-03

The extent of the financial distress
In Nicaragua must be considerable
from the account rendered to the state
department by United States Consul
Weisike at Managua. He says the gov
ernment is trying in every way to pass
safely through the present state of af-
fairs by observing strict economy. Sal
aries have been lowered from the pres
ident of the republic down to the last
employe. and a great many Offices have
been abolished. Coffee planters are
confronting bankruptcy. and. to make
matters worse. the foreign and native
commercial houses. on whom the plant
ers depend for advances, nave with
drawn their credits owing to heavy
losses.
The state herald., 1897-09-03
Profits of the Farmers.

Washington. Aug. 2T.-AssIstnnt Sec.
rcinry Brigham OF the Agricultural De-
partmcnt to-day expressed the opinion
that the American farmers this year
would receive IN the aggregate from
Si00.00000 10 500, 100000 In excess OF
the amount received last year FOR their
wheat. "rhls," he snid. ''mcnns much
TO the farmers. They have learned In
the season Of hard times through
which they have passed To economizc
where they could and 10 be careful In
buying. They Will use this money they
receive for their crops 10 pny on their
debts, cancel mortgages and IN making
improvements on the farm nnd the
farm buildings. This seems like n vast
sum. but statistics sustain the claim
The state herald., 1897-09-03
THE SAN lslpRo GANG.
Thought That Other Murders Can he
Traced to HON.

Thought That Other Murders Can BE
Traced to HON.
Trinidad, Colo, Aug. 2S.-Two more
startling chapters are about to be
given to the public in the now notori-
Gus Green-Kelly murder case.
Officers Eli Green and Wilson Eli
oft are expected to arrive in the city
in the morning having in custody the
twelfth man charged with the murder
of Green and Kelly. The name of the
prisoner is not yet publicly known, but
his identity is expected to add to the
sensation already produced by the ar
rest of eleven of his companions, who
are now in Jail here charged with sew
eral atrociOus murders.
The officers have been out MANY
days in search of their man, and to-
night word was received of their sue
cessful homecoming.
The only other man now sought by
the officers in connection with these
wholesale murders is old man Re-
veille, the acknowledged leader of the
gang. He Is now supposed to be in
Old Mexico.
The second startling chapter com.
prlses developments which go to show
that the gang, eleven members of
""'Nh "hS hVW III Jul, committed
murders by wholesale In CARRYING or
their thieving operations. In fact, it
Is now believed that the gang planned
murder on the same scale as did the
Bender gang in Kansas In the early
'IO's, and perhaps as extensively.
Three of their victims are now known,
and the officers have long list of
missing men who are now believed to
have fallen victims of the San Isidro
gang.
The officers expect to be able to
prove before they have done with the
case that Daniel Young. n wealthy and
prominent cattleman of Coifax county.
New Mexico, who was shot and killed
Will" riding over his range near Fol
som some time prior to the murder of
the two Trinidad officers, was mur-
dered by this same band of outlaws.
He had suffered heavy losses from cat
tie thieves. and was trying to detect
the culprits when he was killed.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

The question whether married
woman living In one state can hold
bank stock In another state was de-
cided In the affirmative by the Maryland
Court Of Appeals In the case OF Kerr.
Receiver. VS.. Uric The court In rem
derlng judgment said: The question
presented Is whether a married woman
residing In this state Is capable of hold
Ing stock In u national bank located
and doing business In the state OF
Texas. and. II so. whethc: shc Is liable
M such s,ockholder under the personal
liability provisions OF section 5.l5e OF
the Revised .statutcs OF the United
States. Whatever difficulty may sur.
round this question. arlses. We think.
more from the manner In which II is
presented In this case than from any
other cause, for II can hardly be sup
posed that at this day, when. by the
law OF mos, all the states. q married
woman may contract as fcmc sole In
respect TO her separate estate. she is
without power to subscribe for or be-
come the transferrer Of the stock Of a
national bank
The state herald., 1897-09-03
WIiit'phoi,i N-,isr,

Madrid. Aug. 27.-Geirrnl Asrarrngn,
the Spanish premier. nt the cabinet
council over which he presided Inst
night, declared the government would
follow IN the footsteps Of the late Pre-.
mier Scnor Cnnovns del Castillo.
Continuing. General Azcnrrngn nm
nounccd tint the government Ind full
confidence In Captain General wcylcr.
Personally the premier wns aware ,hat
the instruction In Cubn wns approach.
Ing nm end and n the United States
made any demonstration. which he
hoped would not be the ease, spain
would do her duty.
The premier closed his speech by np.
pcnlIng for tho good WIN OF nll Con
scryniiycs,
The state herald., 1897-09-03
strike Ia Isist,.

Boise, ldnho Aug. - One OF the
most remarkable strikes In the mInlne
history Of Idaho was mnde today In
the King mine NJ Willow creek. owned
by M.ssts. Mcbougnl and pnlncc. who
hnve been mlnlng In that section for n
long time with varying success. lnit
without having laid away much money
To-day they opened M. NJ dcpih Of
200 feet. n fonffooi vein OF ore TINT
win run into the thousands. Chinks
of or. brought 10 this city nrr NO full
~ wire gold nnd silver TINT they mnsh,
hut VIII not crack under the slcdgc
hammer. Tile gold. II II believed. prn.
dominates. hut The percentage OF Ill.
Yer ~ very henyy. The strike hns ore.
ni,i no little excitement. and seemed
10 bring Willow creek again prominent.
w to the front.
The state herald., 1897-09-03
NJ poub,. Zee. for Deputy m.r.na,.

Washington, Aug. 30.-lt. j. Tlnoe.
we'll. the comptroller OF the treasury.
IN n decision rendered today. holds TINT
The Held deputy mnrHhnls In the dis.
lrlcts OF California, Colorado. Wash.
lnsion. Moninnn, North Dakota. South
Dnkoin. Nevada. Oregon Wyoming and
Idaho ntc not entitled under IN. Inv
To double the compensation for the iiH.
cal y"nr 1900 allowed similar officers In
other districts. Deputies nrc allowed
Tor compensation 10 per cent Of the
fees collected by the marHhnls, hut ihe
comptroller. In his decision to-day,
holds that for the ilacal year ts0s the
- per cent applies only 10 single fees
and not 10 double fees,
The state herald., 1897-09-03
wln va, on Uoni ,nou,,,,.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 20 The slnlr nd.
mlnl'tihlion VIII, II is said, soon begin
nr'l'" whrfnn "n the cpnl companies
operating ~ Kansas Ia break The coal
linT 'hisllhH ~ The state. Attorney
','h'rll bow" i said Ia he ~ posses.
sion NJ ntnnf TINT ~" rnnl companies
nav" "liri"I M" u combine with the
iriitl nhl nrr operating In violation or
Tue Ihff"lly antitrust law or The last
Legislature. Another reason for the pro.
posed light Is the claim ihnt tho com
phhlrS ~" violating III" law prohibit
llv the payment of wages In scrip and
~ the cuupnny's stores.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

In the last year seventy-two persons
credited as New Workers disappeared.
dropped out of sight more completely
than If the ocean had swallowed them
up; and this scventy-two does not in
clude the real number of people swal-
lowed up by the sea OF mystery. Only
the humble seek police aid to search
for lost ones. The dwellers behind the
brownstone, as n rule, swallow their
grief in silence and seldom seek the aid
of the police.
The state herald., 1897-09-03
Is.araa,. comp.., sell. oa,

New York. Aug. 2i.--1'h American
flro Insurance Company Of this city
has changed hnndr. The ofrcr made by
tho Manchester Fire Insurance Com.
pnny of England some time nRo was nc-
ccptcd today. and while the companies
will be run separately. n- In the past.
tho stock OF the American company viii
bc owned and governed by the English
syndicate.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

Militia and citizens of Calais, Maine,
Joined the people of st. Stephen, New
Brunswick, which town is on the op-
posite side of the St. Croix river, in
celebrating the queens jubilee: where
upon the New Brunswick militiamen
came over TO Calais few days later.
and contributed noise, enthusiasm and
good will to the Fourth OF July. God
Save the Queen" and America" have
different words, but such instances
happily remind us that they go to the
same tune
The state herald., 1897-09-03

The London Economist has taken oc-
casion TO make some interesting In
vestigations as TO the extent of Bar
natos operations and the Losses which
their declines represent. 1t. of course,
takes no account OF his early ventures
In diamonds and diamond mines.
which, indeed. were mainly conducted
us private enterprises. and 1t should be
noted that his remarkable success in
this connection was what in all proba-
bility induced him TO make dubious
financial experiments with disastrous
results. and at the same time gave the
public an exaggerated opinion OF his
sagacity. Excluding. also, some minor
corporations OF the gold-mlnlng or pro-
noting class. the paper in question fg-
ures out that during the years In which
he held his title of King OF the Kaf-
frs" he iloated companies OF the kind
Just referred to with an aggregate cap.
ital OF f7 $3.50 or say $50 900. 900.
The state herald., 1897-09-03
r,,n,., Heat. rm. M,,,,...

hehdvlll' Mass. Aug, ~. Tho Chi.
cnRo pacing stallion. Star Pointer. own.
eI by james 4. Murphy. today wiped
out ille two'ininuic mark aDd ended the
controversy which has been going on
Tor years nH Ia the speed qualities Of
the Hight hnrncsH horse. Accompanied
hy 4 runner. The big hay Tennessee.
bred stallion. wiped out the mark nnd
hnd tlirccfonrils Of n second 10 spare
when he went under the wire. T'hl.
wonderful performance was witnessed
by about $500 persons.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

happen this coming wintery Why VIII
not people actually starve to death!
"As to shelter, ninety per cent. OF
Dawson was living in tents In July, Ia
Dor Is scarce and houses cannot be
built. How are 1000 people to with
stand the rlgors of nine-months' WIN
ter of semi-darkness, when the mer-
curry goes seventy degrees below zeroy'
The state herald., 1897-09-03

The people who arc on their way to
Alaska and the KlondlLo aru not ..c
only ones TO whom visions o. wealth
are coming. California Will produce
about $4,000 tons Of dried prtinca this
year. and. ~ IA consequence. very few
boarding .bouA. keepers will Join IN the
mad rush northward for gold
The state herald., 1897-09-03

A Milwaukee alderman says he was
offered a brlbe of 5000 for his vote.
With the example of a brother alder
man in Chicago before him. that Mil
waukee solon should begin right off to
incriminate somebody besides him
self.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

The famous Hntneld.Mccoy fcud IL
recalled again by the escape OF Cap"
Hatfield from jail. The worst OF this
case viii be the revival OF the also
famous Bishop Usher affalr, which has
cropped up regular since the untlmcly
demise Of Mr.. Adams on OK.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

Gen. Weyler has asked for 10000
more Spaniards for Cuba. Not being
able to whip the insurgents, the great
general will resort to strategy and
crowd them off the island.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

The reflex Influence OF mission work
appears on the balnncc-shcct Of the
races, II coHtH the United States $40
annually to support each Of itn heather
Sioux, and less than 81 for each of i,s
Christian Sioux. Comment IN super
fuoup
The state herald., 1897-09-03

Fort Washington. twelve miles down
the Potomac. has been equipped with
heavy ordnance, and when sarrlsoned
will amply protect the capital. This
will give the grand old Siege gun. Bill
Chandler, a breathing spell
The state herald., 1897-09-03

1t is always fair to suspect man, not
because he is wicked, but because he is
a man.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

1t seems like rubbing 1t In when
Philadelphia refers to the passage OF
the tariff bill as SLOW"
The state herald., 1897-09-03

Say as little as possible about that
OF which you know nothing.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

Some are active because they fear to
be thought idle.
The state herald., 1897-09-03

'Tis only the marble image of purity
that is cold
The state herald., 1897-09-03

A deaf man nearly always hears
everything you don't want him to hear.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
LOOK L FOL BURGLARsl
You are about making your summer plans.
WHY WORRY ABOUT YOUR HOUSE
DURING YOUR ABSENCE2
Can it be possible that they are about making
their plans over there for summer

The appointment of Gen. RAMON BLANCo
as WEYLER's successor in Cuba Will be inter
preted as heralding the abandonment OF tho
needless brutalities that have made VIEWERS
name notorious. 1t would not be surprising. for
example, to find the system OF compulsory con-
centration in towns either greatly modified or
done away with altogether. Out Of it have
sprung ~unnumbcred suflerings.
Such a change may also be interpreted ms de-
noting the Willingness OF the new Ministry to
deal directly with the patriots for terms OF
peacc. Gen. BIANCo having a reputation for re.
lance on diplomacy as we'll as the sword. and
for willingness to make concessions. In this
respect he may be better compared. perhaps.
with MARTINEZ CAMpos than with WEYLER.
But neither change of commanders nor change
OF policy can now avail to divert the aim OF the
patriots from that independence which begins
TO seem not far of.
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New York and st. Louis.

o. A contemporary asks what the st. Louis
election in New York city.
The greatest material injury which could
come to New York to-day out of the posi-.
bilities that arc visible would be the ma.
tional Administrations change from the
St. Louis platform, under which New York
Is now tlourishing, to the Chicago platform
OF populistic recklcssness and dishonor.
No other question equals this in its vital
in portance to New York. The Raines law
or any State question is nothing to it.
How trivial the municipal issues really
are which are before the New York public
appears the moment they are examined.
Mr.. SETH Lows consists of a pompous
promise to observe, if elected Mayor, an
oath which al Mayors are compelled to take
and can be removed from Office for violating.
Mr.. GEORGES municipal issue is municipal
ownership of railroads and dollar gas.
New York would better elect for its
Mayor an inexperienced theorist like HEN
RY GEORGE, II his election helped to make
iirmcr the principles of St. Louis, than a
trained public man and able admins.
TRAITOR like BENJAMIN L. TRACY champion.
ing the principles of Chicago.
How loud, therefore, should be New
York's declaration in favor of Gen. TRACY
when, in addition TO his far superior per.
bonal fitness for the Office of Mayor, he dis.
linctively and emphatically represents the
honorable and fruitful principles of the st.
Louis platform
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
THE EXPANDING RULER
Some Remark. on eren, nritarn'. New n,-.l,,

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. I notice in
this mornings Sun a special London cable de.
Snatch stating that tho Government Ia con.
sidoring the question OF adopting q new lead
bullet invented by a Birmingham firm. Instead
of a conlcal top the new bullet has n cup-like
cavity in It's striking cnd. Whom IL first enters
the flesh the front OF the bullet nets like n punch.
cutting n clean round holo, which docs not close
up. Then tho missile commences to expand,
and after It has travelled six inches IL produces
n Jagged hole three or four inches in diameter"
1t seems probable that tho right OF England to
use such n bullet as that described may he seri.
ously questioned under the rules OF interna-
tional law. Davis. in his "Outlincs OF Inter
national Law" p. 22i. says: "Thc decision rs
TO whether a particular Instrument may. or
may not, be employed in war will depend upon
the wound or injury caused by its use. II the
wound produced by 1t cause unnecessary suffer
ing. or needless injury. 1t is to b. rejected. other
wise not This rule Is applicable to all instru-
mcn,s of whatever character, whether weapons or
projcctiles, which may be used in war. The
application Of this rule fOrbids the use of cut
ting or thrusting weapons which have been
poisoned, or which are SO constructed rs to in
flct a merely painful wound. To This clnss be-
long arrows with easily detached heads. SC.
The recommendations OF the st. Petersburg
conference upon the subject OF explosive pro-
~jeCtiles, fOrbidding tho use of prOjculil"s weigh
avg nvgoir ,Sys dsep b, so r,rs sTadIH ISs p Wmg5TV s, ounces iNs
of civilized nations. The adoption OF this rule
small arms"
Inasmuch rs tho proposed new bullet is do.
signed to produce "a jagged hole" II would
seem that II would clearly come under the pro-
hibition Of the above rule. unless It can be
shown that the wound would DO large enough to
cause certain death. which apparently would
not he true in many cases. az, for instance in
case the bullet struck a feshy portion OF a mans
leg. Is II a sign OF d~ecaying greatness that at
the close OF the nineteenth century England
should resort TO a practice 30 closely akin to tho
hellish custom of savages who chew their
bullets. which WIS condemned by the civilized
world moro than 100 years ago G.
NEW YORK, Oct, 8.
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United States and from foreign countries.
From this point of view, therefore, Chicago
Is an ignitible, II not an altogether in6am.
mable city, and the danger OF a prairie FIRE In
State street or in Michigan avenue, for in.
stance, is always imminent. Moreover, the
bucket brigade ls not always available as a
fighting force.
This matter of prairie fires seems certain,
sooner or later land more probably s~ooncr),
to engage the attention of the professional
rcforiners of Chicago, who have recently
been thrown out of their professional Jobs by
the unwillingness of the great body of Chi.
cago voters to accept further guidance from
them. These reformers, having certainly
nothing better and perhaps nothing else
to do, might to great public advantage con.
secrate themselves to the task of getting at
the root of the prairie fire trouble by the
possible Introduction of lawn mowers and
reapers for use upon Chicago streets. 1t is
obvious that the removal Of grass from the
Chicago prairie would diminish the dan.
gers Of conflagration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
R.yle,rh'. Way to Strengthen Negatives.
From the Pail Man Gazette.

From the Pail Mall GdEefte.
Lord Rayleigh has published a novel and ingenious
way OF intensifytng W. ak Photographic pictures. not
by chemical but by physical means. It Is well known
that . weak positive transparency shows much
greater contrasts of light auu shade when held In
front OF . white sheet OF paper than when held up to
the light. This is due to the fact that through the
Transparent parts tho white paper is seen with little
loss OF brilliAncy. while the more Opaque parts act. as
1t were. twice over. once when the light passes
through to the paper. and once when It is reflected
back to tho eye. Lord RayleighJ method. based on
this fact, Ia TO hack a weak negative with a dat
polished reflector. and to copy II In the camera by
means Of the usual condcnsing lens, with the light
placed ~ much In q line with the copying lens as
possible. The positive thus obtained can be used to
make q still further intensified negative in the same
manner. To get rid OF the effect OF false light re-
nocted by the optical surfaces, Il is necessary either
70 give a slight slope TO the condensingl lens, or, II this
10 not used. to attach a prism Of glass to the face OF
the negative TO DO copied.