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PUMPING IT Up F0R BRYAN.


LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 2l.--Thc return OF the
Hon. William Jennings Bryan from his wan-
behring's in the wilds OF the West Is 10 be cclo-
bratcd IN Lincoln on Sept. !. The faitcd CALI
will be killed, roasted. and served TO an assem-.
blcd multitude: there will be much making OF
speeches: the dead issue of silver will receive
the electric treatment of the Hon. c. A. Towns
of Minnesota. senator Teller Ct Denver, Jerry
Simpson, Gen. Weaver, and Bryan, and tho
clans OF III TO | will make merry and rejoice.
Mr.. Bryan Is proceeding eastward lusi now
from his immurciucut in the Yellowstone PARKS
and his schedule il so arranged that he VIII
arrive here Just on the eve Of the day set Tor
The iTopuiistss. democrats. and frcceiivcr ito-
puhlicans. Tho big posters are out. ana Inc
small bills are in tie hands Of he printers.
The near approach of the Great Man Is send
ing II thrill through the state; NJ corn Is prick.
ing ny. It's, ears, ana til" lnIhTsshcd wheae
EDITORS are ayl0w with enthusiasm; tho Demo-
cratic editors are carried away viii, happiness:
Tho Old Guard Is aroused, too The Official
"SoIncbody else will be there, too: that is tho
by wagon from all the nearby counties. and by
rail from greater distances, These will all
bring a basket Of provisions, for they have been
they are going 10 hoist il on tho state House
done and let The Star; Wrinkle inthe pure ais
They are also COMM TO The Gonyo9tion 70
f fnInrs. They sge re pS'.Ss'i ihSt the fhIGsfGil' has sS' only MY
just begun. The campaign OF lsJ6 was only
a skirmish. feeling the %outp"sls, OF the army OF
plutocraCy. There will now Oc AN advance
made upon the fortified places, The Old Guard
IN the coming light will be found far IN advance,
leading on as II always has led.
The Bimelallic Union will give a barbecue
fnast to the. assembled hosts. \ half'dohcn
fat steers viii bN roasted. the bake? shops will
be run wide open und all the l"ullc Will lie fed"
There viii be a hot lllnt in IA Old town Of
Lincoln on the night Of AnE. ~. Uncle " Hod'
Boies was on the list OF invited guests. but fol
reasons best known " body his RAA1
| has boon bCralChed.
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were in most hourishinF condition. The news
of the utter collapse and abandoning of
the place had never reached him In his ecclu-
sion In Scotland. The committee went, home
ana reported that there. was no such place as
ceive S25, 900. No eIpla nation was made fur
Their than that, and on this evidence the Court
decided that Duncan must have been insane
when he made his will. and the millions he had
made In the place that the committee said had
OF canny Scots.
duncan built n $50, 900 hotel Mt Pithole-
the Duncan House. After Pithole's collapse the
hotel was purchased by some Oil City men, who
took II down and rebuilt 1t. In its original form,
at OIL CITY, where it was the leading hotel for
several years. It. Mt last became Improbable
and was abandoned. For years IL was u retreat
for rats and tramps and owls. II was sold
finally for $50, and was torn down and sold az
tlrewood-the last visible relic OF tho golden
days that the idle strokes OF my wildcat drill
brought like magic to that barren, isolated Pit
hole wilderness"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
RATS AT THE AQUARIUM.
wharf Rangers That Take the Chances In Thil
Convenient New stOrehouse or Live FOOD.

Convenient New stOrehOuse or Live FOOD.
The rats in the Aquarium have eaten all tho
heilbenders. 1t Is not believed that they took
the hellbenders on account OF any special fond
ness for them, but because they were easy to
capture. they being comparatively a slow-mov-
ing animal. u sort of water lizard. These par
ticular hellbenders came from Ohio. They we're
in a wall tank. and the rats are supposed TO
have dived for them and taken them out, which
some rats are quite capable of doing.
The rats found In the Aquarium are OF the
water front, biz wharf rats. that can dive and
swim. At one time and another they have taken
out OF the Aquarium tanks u considcraDlen NUMBER
Of smaller fish. remains OF which have been
found about the building. Rats are supposed to
be accountable for the disappearance or two
once descended upon the back OF 4 big swapping
turtle in the Aqparium; the marks Of its teeth
tanks and Watch 4or Dish and go for them when
where the rats can get at, them with the least
possible trouble. " is also certain, however,,
at night rats have besn Captured in a tank, In
the daytime when there Is somebody about the
tanks all the time there is no danger from them;
pass frequently around all the corridors back OF
the tanks to SEQ that the fish are, all right, but
Formerly cats were kept In the Aquarium. but
the fondness OF cats for fsh is notorious. and
81 Sft iss S a%sy 81 as sn q G rat e a9tShhssnSSa had Sesa obsservsd
sitting on the rim Of the great pool watching tho
sharks and dogfsh go round. and had been seen.
with grim earnestness, to make q swat with its
paw at one OF the doRhsh asit came along.,a fish
that 4 couldn't nave begun TO handle II II had
means were taken to keep tho rats out.
A very simple way OF protecting tho fishes. and
one that ID used to some extent. is by means OF
tanks. This IS a practical method with am Al
tanks and small fshes, but not a desir A6l
method with large tanks. Free access q tn
tanks to feed and care for the fishes 10 des, Fable
and screens OF q suitable character and OF tn
sizes that would be required for the larP Ar tank
would necessarily. be heavy and cur Ibersoms
and the fishes would be likely to In iure then
selves by Jumping against the wire Pondin
WUtchfulnesA.
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supposed to nc the Homes or A1aa.aolt.
fYom the Indianapolis Journal.

ANDERSON, Ind. Aug. Con the old Myers
homestead in central Anderson this afternoon
workmen exhumed tho skeleton 1t Is believed
of Chief Massaoit. a leader In Chief Anderson's
tribe, which was located here many years ago
ton was well preserved and In q sitting position,
surrounded oy Indian relies, including spear
dersonians have visited the spot to-day. ]. l.
Forkner. Judge w: X: West, j. w. Stansbery.
W. r. Croan, and J. w. Ponce are among tho
unearthed arc those of Massaoit, and ali the
older citizens OF the city accept this theory.
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Easy FtshinE In Tennessee.

Here ia a fish story that was told US by Mr.. w.
r. Whitesldes last Monday: j. w. Dawson, Tom
went to Long Lake last week. There Is q largo
hollow cypress stump ip the lake. and they put
went ON top and stirred the fish out, and caught
800 catfish and two large turtles In their Inn
prOyised seine made of bagging. The fish were
bags.
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with arms uklInDO, nuTltu ucIIlnce at the whale
gang. and stalkcd out of the club. never tore.
'u When the Chairman recovered his r.uso0
and the nineteen remaining men quieted down
there was u voice from the Chair: Mex. We are
10 have the novelist, the mutual frie na Of the
block. who T. to- give bis views Of cont temporary
"IIt,.I is q are mis aSs 3, began Ss;s tho novelist.
Of .'PYq Its' % Eh!l0fGo gphsEs,,d liko t AT; E%ers ss:
litterateurs like Mr.. Poo. Buk scan the skies in
our times ar and tell me; = oh; tel, me. where there j.
snd other glitteTlaE qTbsi In France there arc
planets that omnbiSazSSnn" die "s' eirc ainlsi Seh9iq bl 1ee
blsEeI have sent Ak manuscript to as a many :
book publishers, o ally to have them returned BY
magazines. fro a all OF which have, received
eies TO the ddirdjy jour journals. Which cali for Postage ape
stamps before they will send one back his reject.
ed copy; We are n a state or intellectual decay;
out. shs Eespeare himself would mot be accept.
able q In tIpS United States q. this pinching period
,.'Tirfe upi" cried the statesman in the chair
T thns ne saw q storm ri iS,pGg H Ips,1. the faces Of
a'Astion Of their Soantry's Intellect. The posl
hot DO suppressed until no had got on a sentence
"Thls discredited, foiled, and lmpOtent scrib
New York. and even on this block" The fiddler
seized the poet and tried TO force him to shut up
behind him, and cried: "a pack OF igno
ramusesi" Tho members had become hot. ant
were ready for n fight.
"Statesmanship Is my theme" shouted tn
Chair. and whore shall We look for i. all tn
way between Oregon and New York tell you
used 10 be long. Look at Washington, or a
!, Albany, or anywhere else. YOU know how clos
a call I had at tho last election. There's III
tariff. aud how have they fixed 1t up Their
The herald., 1897-10-10
THE FORGED DEED
A Witness Kicks Back at Counsel and
the Attorney Testifies

The trial of o. E. Davis on the charge
Of being concerned in the forgery of the
deed to the Greene lot at Oak and Wash
ington streets developed a triiing sen
sation yesterday morning.
w. M. Ware who, in conjun ction with
Compton and Davis, carried the deal to
completion, and who, when the trans
action was exploded, was the hero of
mock suicide at Long Beach, was
under cross -examinat ton at the hands of
Attorney w. H. Shinn. The latter was
not particularly lenient in his question
ing of the witness, who had. gone back
on his pals and turned states evil
dence, and Ware turned restivs under
the continued nagging. At last he ex-
ploded. Exercising witness preroga-
tive to explain after making a direct
answer, Ware stated that he had been
approached by Mr. Shinn with an offer
that if he would go light on Compton.
and help to clear him of any completely
in the forgery of the deed he, (Shinn)
would defend him when his case came to
trial without making any charge.
You just do this" Shinn said, accord
ing to Wares statement, land you've
got dead mortal cnch. If don't get
you off, I'll walk right out Of this town
I've had seventy-two criminal cases
and never had but two men sent to the
penitentiary."
But Ware thought Compton had treat
ed him shabbily in the forgery business
and preferred to take his chances BY
turning informer
Preliminary to this little episode how
ever, Ware had gone over the old beaten
ground of his testimony He stated tina j.
he was machinist by trade and when
not in Jail resided with his family at
e20 Maple avenue, and gave very circum-
stantial testimony duplicating the de-
fendant, Davis, in the conspiracy.
While not trying altogether to exonerat:.
himself, he has at least placed the
heaviest responsibility on Chas Comp
toms shoulders. According to him, he
met Compton about week before tn.
scheme was matured and was introduced
to him by Mrs. Reinolds The first dubi-
Gus step taken was when witness went
to the abstract company's Office and
ordered certificate of title to the piece
of property on Flower street That prop
erty not being satisfactory for the pur-
pose of forgery, Ware was taken by
Compton out to the Green lot at Oak
and Washington streets. and together
they looked at it, and then in turn Ware
took Davis to have look a the same lot
The latter was told that party stood
ready to deed him the property If he
would sc and borrow some money on it
The matter was discussed and Ware
told Davis that he couldn't do it him
self, as his wife would not sign any
papers for him. Davis said he would
think the matter over and next day he
gave the reply that while not prepared
to do anything wrong he saw nothing in
the transaction and would do as re-
Quested. That may have been only moral
obtuseness, however. Prelimtnaries
The herald., 1897-10-10
A SAD STORY OF
SUFFERING AND DEATH
Grim Monster That Steals Upon Us Unawares Sleep
ing Walking
HOW TO CONQUER THE ENEr1Y

Do not wait until you feel pain in your kidneys
before you have the condition of those delicate and i'm
portant organs examined. Thousands of people die
every year from kidney diseases and experience
pang In fact, more than half the kidney diseases
are painless. This does not mean, however that dis
eased kidneys may not be painful. Some diseases of
this nature produce the most excrueiating suffering
mankind has experienced
The kidney expert Of tn. ENGLISH AND GER
MAN EXPERT SPECIALISTS has made careful
study of these organs for many years He urges the
Importance of having the kidneys tested frequently
and states that untold number of deaths every
month from kidney ailments, and that the cause Of
many such deaths is mystery to most physicians.
There is no disease deceptive, and none SO fatal
after it has passed certain stage.
Many people realize that they are ailing from some
cause or other, but neither they their family phys
clan locate the disease loosen the deadly fangs
of the Unsuitable monster that has fastened upon them.
Such victims must succl NIB at distant day unless
rescued by the help of skilfu hand.
The herald., 1897-10-10
AN ATTORNEYS DIFFICULTY
How w. D. Halfhill Gave the Bogus
Check at Azusa

W. D. Halfhill, the Pasadena lawyer,
arrested at San Bernardino on the
charge of making and passing a bogus
check, and brought to this city on Fri
day night was taken down to Azusa
yesterday for arraignment before Just
ice T. E. Bouldin.
The story the attorney tells in expla-
nation Of the trouble in which he has
become involved is somewhat compli-
Gated. A short time ago. it appears, he
was retained by Thomas Botillo a Mexi-
can. to help him out of some difficulty.
Botillo was sentenced for some minor Of
fense to a short term in Jail, but as be-
fore his commitment he got fit-out of
clothing from Cohn Bros, he was afraid
that he was to be rearrested immedi-
ately upon the expiration of the SEN
tence which he was then serving. Con-
fronted by this difficulty which threat
ened his client, Halfhill wrote to Bo-
tillo's mother in Mexico, and also to his
sister, residing in the northern part of
this state, asking for financial assistance
for the son and brother. AT the time this
was done Botillo gave an order and bill
of sale for horse he owned to Half
hill. on the understanding that if he re-
ceived any money, then he was to have
the option of redeeming the animal.
When Botillo was released he made
bee line for his attorneys place at Pasa-
dena, and told him that his money had
come to hand all right; that he was ready
to buy back his horse. and then he was
going to follow the advice given him by
Halfhill, and pay his Indebtedness to
Cohn Bros. and be out of all trouble
There was some discussion between law
yer and client as to the sum to be paid
for the horse, but finally $40 was agreed
upon. Botillo had only about $3.50 in
cash upon him. but he gave Halfhill a
check upon the National Bank of Cali
fornia for s3S and took away his horse
About that time Halfhill was in San
Bernardino hunting up evidence in the
matter of the Henshaw and Graham
Chinese robbery, and he sent the check
through to Los Angeles by the hands
of Mr.. Rossett. an old time Ohio friend,
who was out here on visit with in
structions that it be placed to his credit.
The next day he visited Azusa, where
Henshaw and Graham both lived, and
desiring to settle bar bill of $3.50, con-
tracted at old man Crawfords saloon,
took one of the blanks of the AZusa bank
and crossing out the name, wrote in the
title of the Los Angeles bank, against
which he drew wrongfully and by mis-
take. Whether some of Crawford s,
strong waters had gone to Halfhill's
head or not is moot point, but the at
torney comedies that he by mistake
transposed the name of the bank in
making out the check for $2 so. That
would have been bad enough, but his
mistake was made to wear more Sc
rous guise when he learned upon the
day following that Tommy Botillo, ESQ,
his whilom Mexican client had played
him false, and in giving him a check
on the bank for $3S had no assets at the
bank against which to draw. So Half
hill was out the $40 horse, and even Il
The herald., 1897-10-10
CONTRADICTIONS OF LAW
An Authority Quoted Wherein the
Supreme Court Was Reversed

An interesting case was decided by
Judge Allen yesterday on appeal from
the city Justices court, in which the
powers and liza bilty of banks are Incl
dentally passed upon. The cae was that
of Isaac Freels against NJ. N. Avery.
Prior to June II, 1895, the German
American Savings bank held mortgages
upon a certain 3T acres of land and a
certain lot known as lot Sc of the McDon-
aid tract. Upon the dissolution of a
corporation heretofore owning this
land, the same passed to DR.. Morrison,
subject to the banks incumbrance. In
order to make this land valuable and TO
put water thereon, the bank release
this lien upon lot Sc, and permitted the
same to be conveyed to the Moneta Wa
ter company, a corporation, and pur-
chased for such corporation machinery
with which to develop water. The Mo-
meta Water company issued one share
of stock to each acre Of lard presumed to
be under the flow of it's water, and is
sued to Avery, trustee for the German
American Savings bank, 377 shares
of its stock; and thereafter. Nor
risor being unable to pay the obligations
due the bank, conveyed the 377 acres of
land to Avery as trustee for the ba nlk,
in satisfaction of the debts due from
him, so that Avery, prior to December,
held as trustee for the bank title to the
real estate and to the water stock in.
the Moneta Water company, the whole
transaction showing upon its face that
the requirement of the stock Of the Mo-
meta Water company was BY the bank in
the first instance, through Avery as
trustee, for ard as security for the
debt due by Morrison upon the 377 acres
OF land; but when the land was acquired
and the debt extinguished. under the
arrangement, the bank took the abso-
lutte title to the water stock, and Avery
thereafter held the same as trustee alone
The herald., 1897-10-10

Kidneys and should serve as a warning that help -
needed. The changing Of color and quantity Of urine
is another warning that your kdneyis wrong Pain
over the region Of the kidneys in the small Of the back
with dull, heavy pains extending lower down in the
back, sure signs Of serious and welest ablished
kidney trouble. The various organs Of the body be.
gin to show evidences of the trouble In the kidneys
The heart is overstrained trying to push the blood
through the blocked and elogged kidneys. The blood
becomes loaded with impurities that it cannot cast off
in the natural way
Microscopic examinations and chemical analyses are
the surest methods Of detecting in the urine signs of
kidney trouble. BY this process there Is uncer-
tainty, no haphazard estimates. Each cell and par.
tce Of the granuIes of the deposit give up their Sc
crets. The microscope owned and used by the ENG
LISH AND GERMAN EXPERT SPECIALISTS Is
the most powerful and costly ever brought to the
Pacific Coast.
The present Is ours to use fit. What the
distant or even the near future may bring, Of
woman can tell. Disease Of the kidneys will stand no
The herald., 1897-10-10

.he small check drawn 70 liquidate the
bar bill at Azusa had been made out
properly it would have still been dis
honored, as there had been no money
there which had been carried to Half
hills account.
This is practically the story told by
the defendants attorney, and whether it
will serve him in good stead at his pre-
liminary examination remains to be
seen,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-29
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY.FIFTH CONGRESS-

III the senate on the 18th, the open session
was devoted principally to a discussion Of Mr..
Harris resolution relating to the Union Pacific
railroad Mr. Morgan (Ala) concluded his re-
mGrks in favor Of the resolution, and Mr.. Stew
art spoke IN opposition TO It Mr.. Thurston
CSeb) was speaking in opposition when, at
i've O'Clock, the senate went into executive ses-
sion and shortly thereafter adjourned. ..... In
the house the final conference report on the
general deficiency appropriation bill was adopt
ed, after which Mr.. Dtngley offered the report
OF the conference committee on the tarin bill,
which, after much time spent in discussion,
was adopted by vote Of 1s5 20 11s
IN the senate, on the 10th, the conference
report on the tariff bill was submitted. but lit
tie progress was made with it beyond the for
NAL reading Of about two-thtrds of the report
The senate passed joint resolution authoriz-
ing and requesting the president to take all
necessary steps for the release Of the Competi-
tor prisoners from prison at Havana The
house was not in session
Ig the senate on the 21st, the formal read
ing OF the tariff conference report was con-
cluded- The debate was spiritless in the main
The reciprocity amendment and the abandon
ment Of the stamp tax on bonds and stocks de-
Veloped much criticism .-.. In the house joint
resolution was passed requesting the president
TO make such investigation as viii elicit all the
facts in reference to the restrictions put upon
the sale of American tobacco in foreign coun-
tries under what is known the reggie" or
government anu 70 enBer INTO n6gO-
ttationS with the governments Of those coun-
tries with a view Of obtaining . modification
Of these restriction
In the senate, on the 22d, consideration of the
tariff conference report was continued Messrs.
Chiffon, OF Texas. and Jones, of Arkansas,
made formal speeches against the approval Of
the report Thomas B. Turley, Of Tennessee,
was sworn in as the successor Of the late sena-
tor Harris. ..... In the house a bill was passed
to authorize the president TO suspend in part
or in whole, the discriminating duties imposed
on the vessels Of foreign countries which i'm
pose similar duties on our vessels.
IE the senate, on the 23d after an exciting
and dramatic debate, an unanimous agreement
was reached to take the final vote on the con-
ference report on the tariff bill on the Path at
p. n. In the house recess was taken until
five, and afterward until eight o'clock, in an
ticipation Of action by the senate on the tariff
conference report; but as the senate adjourned
without action, when the house met at eight
o'clock that body also adjourned until the oath
at noon. No important business was trans
acted
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-29
LIKE a cLoup-suRsr.

/ HEAVY Rain Causes Much Damage -
PennsylvanIa RnIlroads-Sman Creeks
Turned Into Torrents and Railway
Tracks Transformed Into swiftly run
ming Creeks-Trains Blockaded and Traf-
Tic Suspended.
PTrTsBURGH, Pa. July 2A-AH the
railroads centering in Pitts urgh sut-
fered from the great storm which
swept with such terrific force through
the Mahoning and Shenandoah val
leys. On the Erie s. Ashtabula divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania the damage
was particularly severe. The rain re-
sembled a cloud-burst in many places,
landslides and washouts were frequent
and many bridges and trestles were
rendered unsafe. Small creeks were
transformed into torrents, while in
some places the roads were turned into
swiftly-running creeks, encangering
trestles.
1t was the most remarkable rain
which ever tell in the county. In the
two washouts on the eastern division
of the Fort Wayne line, one being at
New Galilee and the other at Sum
NIT, tons of earth were swept down
covering the tracks, and they were
blocked for several hours, although
all the expresses got in on time.
The Block House Run track, running
out Of New Brighton, is unfit for use.
1t is small switch, being only few
miles long. The Pittsburgh, Youngs-
town s. Ashtabula, Newcastle u
Beaver Valley, and other lines COM
prising the Erie Sc Ashtabula division,
all suffered severely, and as yet traffic
on several of them has not been re-
sumed.
At bridges Nos. %, at Nebo, and 80,
west of Struthers. the eastern abut.
ments were carried away. There was
a serious washout at jenkins Run on
the Newcastle s. Beaver Valley road.
and all east-bound trains are running
by way of Homewood.
Bridge II, east of Moravia, had two
spans washed away; the trestle at Jen-
kins' Run was ruined; one bent in the
Newport bridge and one bent over a
wagon road trestle. Bridge No. 6, west
of Thompson, has two spans out OF
line, making it dangerous.
Other damage was done along the
line, and the trackmen on the Erie &
Ashtabula, finding it impossible to re-
pair the tracks in any reasonable time,
asked for and received assistance from
the eastern division of the Fort Wayne
road