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The herald., 1897-11-20
SMUGGLER NINE FIRE
DEFIEs ALL EFFORTS MADE TO
CONTROL IT
The Pumps Seem Doomed and Their
Stoppage Means Flooding of
the Aspen District

DENVER, Col, Nov. 19.--A special to
the Republican from Aspen. Col. says:
The danger Of losing the Smuggler
pumps has greatly Increased over last
night. In fact, the situation iv this
particular is most serious and the an
nouncement that the pump men had
been been driven from their posts would
be no surprise were it received before
morning. This morning the heavy or
dead gas was noticed penetrating
through the vein down from the eighth
to the ninth level, or pump station. Ma
sons were Immediately sent for and the
work Of constructing solid masonry
bulkhead commenced.
Before this was completed the gas be-
came so heavy that two men were over
come and were restored to consciousness
with great difficulty. The mason and
helper were also knocked out by the
fumes, but finally recovered sufficiently
to complete the work.
The bulkhead was constructed with a
suction pipe through it, the intention
being to connect this directly with the
bug pump and force the gas to the sur
face through the main water line. To-
night the gas is escaping through the
pump and some other means of keeping
the station clear will have to be adopted.
The gas is carbonic dioxide and Is most
deadly.
Should the Smuggler management fail
in their attempt to handle this gas and
keep the ninth level clear the pumps are
doomed, in which case the Aspen dis
trict would be flooded.
Another alarming feature today was
the discovery that an inflammable gas
was being generated and was beginning
to permeate the mine.
The herald., 1897-11-20
HANGED TILL DEAD
Kelsey Porter Pays the Penalty of
Murder

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. Ex-Governor
Lord has refused to commute the SEN
tence of Kelsay Porter, who is to be
hanged today at Union.
On New Years day, 1896, Porter, in
Pine Valley, Union county, Oregon,
killed Benjamin Mache, Mache's wife
and 17-year-old son, Benjamin Mache,
Jr. The tragedy was the result of row
between neighbors. Porter had forbid
den the Mache family to trespass upon
his premises and nailed up his fence.
The three Maches, however, cut the
fence and drove through the land. Por-
ter, who was perched upon the roof of
his house, opened fire with rife as soon
as the family came within range, and
shot young Mache dead. The elder
Mache stepped behind the sleigh, where
Mrs. Mache was seated, but a ball from
Porters rifle struck him, going through
the heart. Another bullet struck Mrs.
Mache, and she fell dead in the sleigh.
Porter was found guilty of murder in the
first degree in Union on February 16,
1896, and was sentenced to be hanged on
April 10, 1896, but his case was appealed,
the judgment being finally affirmed.
The herald., 1897-11-20
KETCHAM'S CASE
Inquest Continued Pending Examina
ton bv the Chemists

CHICAGO, Nov 19.-When the inquest
upon the body of John B. Ketcham was
resumed today, another continuance
was taken until next Tuesday. This was
done in order to allow the Coroner and
police time to go to each of the drug
stores at which medicine was procured
for Ketcham when he was i'll, and to
compare the prescriptions on file with
those in the possession Of the physicians
who issued them. This is to determine
If the prescriptions were in any way
changed after they left the hands of Dr.
Deveny. DR.. Noel, the Coroner's ply
sician, has as yet made no report, either
verbal or written, on the Ketcham case.
After making superficial examination
on the day of the postmortem operation
on the stomach, DR.. Noel remarked that
there was slight trace of alkaloid. He
said it was probably due to the medicine
Ketcham had taken. It is to settle this
point that the examination of the pre-
scriptions in the different drug stores
Is to be made.
The herald., 1897-11-20
INDEX
TO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

Fruit growers conclude their state
convention.
The fire in the smuggler mine de-
fes all efforts to control it.
Uruguayan politicians laying the
foundation for a revolution.
Secretary Gage makes detailed
answer to questions concerning his
currency plans.
A small rate war begun by Chicago
st. Paul railroads, with fair prospect
Of involving California traffic.
The steamer Truckee, driven ashore
in Wednesdays storm, total wreck !;
other vessels reach port in safety.
Mrs. John A. Logan appointed
guardian of Senorita Cisneros; reports
of the horrible conditions prevailing
in Cuba.
Another Canadian commission
coming to continue the work looking
to the settlement Of international
questions.
Prominent citizens of Waco, Tex,
fight battle; one killed, two fatally
wounded, one innocent little negro
shot in the leg.
Yale's reputation in athletics hangs
on the result Of today's football game,
and defeat by Princeton seems very
probable; racing results; sporting
notes.
London suffers from the worst fire
in two centuries, the loss aggregating
fifteen million dollars; two famous
churches, st. Giles and Cripplegate,
badly damaged.
The herald., 1897-11-20
DISEASED MUTTON
Comes Near Killing a Couple at
Sacramento


Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. 19.-Jacob
Stock and wife, who live at 1929 Tenth
street, were poisoned yesterday by eat
ing mutton that was diseased. Mrs.
Stock is still i'll from the effects of taint-
ed meat, twenty-four hours after hav-
ing eaten it.
1t appears that yesterday morning
Mrs. Stock bought the leg of mutton at
the butchershop at which she trades,
brought it home, roasted it and at noon
she and her husband ate some slices
from it. Last evening she warmed the
mutton UP for supper. She and her
husband ate meat that was cut deeper
that that taken off at noon, and before
they had finished the meal both were
taken violently i'll. A cursory inspec-
ton of the mutton induced Mr.. Stock to
believe that the meat was diseased. To
satisfy himself he brought the leg of
mutton down town this afternoon. 1t
was submitted to DIR. w. f. Cutler, a
veterinary surgeon who pronounced the
whitish substance which appeared in a
portion Of the meat an abcess.
The herald., 1897-11-20
Quicksilver Mining

REDDING, Nov. 19.-Work is about to
be resumed in the Altoona quicksilver
mine at Cinnabar, after having been
shut down eight months on account of
an unusual flow of water in the shaft,
the reason for which long puzzled the
management. The water has now been
drained off the ore dryer will start ON
Monday and the furnaces will be in
full blast in two weeks. with the re-
sumptioniof work will come an increased
production Of quicksilver. twol valuable
ore bodies having been discovered dur
ing the period of enforcsd tdlspsa4 4of the
mime N
The herald., 1897-11-20
STATE WORK
The Best Solution of the Irrigation
Question


LAWRENCE, Kan, Nov. 19.-The
state irrigation convention convened
here today with about 100 persons in at
tendance. The feature of the meeting
was paper by F. H. Newell, hydrog-
rapher of the United States geological
survey on extension of irrigation. He
declaredthat most aof the plants con-
structed during the last decade had been
large enough to assume state or national
Importance or so small as to be of no
more than individual concern, and at
tributed the disparity to the fact that
nearly all of the localities where water
could be readily diverted had been pre-
viously seized upon, so that there re-
manned only room for small plants or for
elaborate and expensive undertakings,
which contemplated the transportation
of water from distance. All things con-
sidered, he thought the construction of
state or national works was the best
way out of the difficulty.
The herald., 1897-11-20
BEET SUGAR MEN
Urged to Oppose the Annexation Of
Hawaii


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.-The an
nual meeting of the Association of Beet
Sugar Manufacturers was held in this
city today and the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year: President, Henry T. Oxnard, Ne
braska; vice president, J. Ross Clark,
Montana; treasurer and secretary, Jas.
Coffin, California.
A resolution was passed unanimously
protesting against the annexation of
Hawaii or continuation Of the present
reciprocity treaty, whereby q large
part Of the home sugar market is given
up free to a foreign island 1000 miles
away, to the detriment Of the home beet
sugar industry" The resolution fur
ther called upon all friends Of the do
mestic beet sugar industry to work ac-
lively against annexation.
The herald., 1897-11-20
A Peculiar Murder

UKIAH, Nov. ia telephone message
was received this evening by Sheriff
Johnson giving information of a pecu-
liar homicide at Bears Arbor. Henry
Sutherland was stabbed and completely
disemboweled, and, although it was
said there were three eye-witnesses to
the killing, nothing was adduced at the
inquest to establish the identity of the
murderer. Deputy Sheriff Hatch left
tonighNfor Briceland, Humboldt county,
whittier, 1t is said, that man named
Mains, suspected Of having committed
the crime, has fled.
The herald., 1897-11-20
Eaten hy Rats

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Nov. 19.-Last
night couple Of tramps slept in barn
on the Bryte ranch, two miles from
Washington. Yolo county. They were
overrun by rats all night. This morning
they found the dead body of q man
which the rats had been feasting on.
Nobody could identify the body, as it
was badly disfgured. The deceased was
q man Of middle age, had dark hair and
was roughly dressed.
The herald., 1897-11-20
A Miner Killed

NEVADA, Nov. 19.-While William
Oliver was working near the chlorina-
tion works of the Champion mine today
a boulder Weighing over 200 pounds broke
from the mountain side above and roll
ing down struck him on the head, caus-
ing instant death. Oliver was aged 20
and his father is superintendent of the
Pittsburg mine.
The herald., 1897-11-20
A Fair Otter

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1s.-secretaxy
Alger has received telegram from :
Los Angeles newspaper Offering to pub
lish the advertisements Of the war DE-
partment calling for proposals. for fhe
building Of the breakwater at Can Pe-
dro, CAL. and take IT. chances q ~
tanning moneys "A paYypent &zo
The herald., 1897-11-20
A Roodler Convicted

MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 19.-The jury in
the trial Of Alderman Durham, charged
with soliciting q bribe of 10000 from a
contracting Arm, found verdict of
guilty today. ThisSls the FIRST conviction
in the aldermen boodling cases.
The herald., 1897-11-20
A Myterious Murder

CLEVELAND. Nov. 1s.-Mrs. Matte
Winkler, wife Of Jos. Winkler, was as
saulted and murdered in her home at
1901 st. Clair street this afternoon. Her
skull was crushed with . hammer. She
was alone and no one waa aoon to en-
~ 81 leaxS ~ kppoe. 8. 81 3
The herald., 1897-11-20
The Chessplayers

BERLIN, Nov. 10.-Janowski. the Par
!sian chess expert, beat Walbrpdt. the
German expert. to day in the eighth
s,nrnc of a E,inc-game SERIES Ng6lbrodt
rcfpycQ 70. play the ninth game; there
. fcss & M 4! naatch ended n 1aqewski's
The herald., 1897-11-20

seventy wounded. The rebel loss was
also heavy.
THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION
NEW YORK, Nov. ia special to
the Herald from Madrid says: The
Secretary of War and the Minister of the
Colonies have received dispatches from
the Governor General of the Philippines
saying that the insurrection there has
been brought to an end by means of ne
gotiations undertaken and conducted by
the natives themselves. Two of the
principal chief, Aginaldo and Llanera,
have finally agreed to submit, the only
leader now remaining intractable being
Rial, brother of the man who was shot.
The herald., 1897-11-20
Anxious for Rain

WOODLAND. Nov. 19--Indicatlons are
looQd 1or rain. II a badly needed. Tho
The herald., 1897-11-20

ne DINING Cars are managed by Harvey and 81
TICKET OFFICE. 200 Spring street.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-08-20
Told in a Few Lines.

While crossing the river at St Louis
Frank Collins and Joseph Kelly were
drowned by the capszing of their sliff.
George E. Stuart, property clerk in the
department of charities of New York
City, is short in his accounts $4,000 and
missing. He lost on the races.
John Gordon, alias Lewis Nelson, the
negro who murdered William Allen at
Brunswick, Miss, on July 10 by clubbing
him with gun barrel, and who was cap
tured in Louisiana, was hanged by lynch
ers.
Michael Devine fatally shot Alexander
Gowry at Colon, an Oskaloesa, Ia, sub
urb. Devines wife was also slightly
wounded. Devine charged Gowry with
breaking up his home. He surrendered
to the sheriff.
All gambling resorts at Joplin, Mo-,
have been closed and Marshal Morgan
says they shall not be opened during his
term. He also proposes to strictly enforce
the Sunday saloon law.
If Japan and Spain ever decide to unite
for the purpose of thrashing Uncle Sam
the rest of creation will witness per-
formance which will beat ''Don Quixote"
and "The Mikado" combined.
A post to which hammock swung
broke and fell across the stomach Of Les
lie Fults, the S-year-old son of A. J. Fults
of Sedalia, Mo-. intiicting internal injuries
from which he died in few minutes.
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84hEIN Axe =
L HWoME::!k%3'D

Anthony Hope, the novelist, is coming
to America to give Il series of readings.
James Fenimore Cooper's old home at
Cooperstown, n Y, is to be turned into a
park.
Mrs. Marion Crawford, wife of the nov
elist, has dark eyes and golden hair, d rare
combination.
Secretary of State and Mrs. Sherman
will celebrate their golden wedding ami
versary next year.
J. Nat Harbin, Senator Hearst's old
mining partner, thought to be dead for
fifteen years, has been found living in
Mexico.
Friends of Gen. Lew Wallace are ac-
lively managing his campaign for cleo
tion to the United States Senate to sue
ceed Senator Turpie
There is 15-year-old widow at Coving-
ton, Ky. The girl was married year
ago to 4 l9-year-old boy, all the parents
consenting. Her husband died Il few
days ago.
United States Senator George Frisbee
Hoar of Massachusetts and Senator Ju-
Illus G. Burrows Of Michigan are study
ing modern Greek in Washington with a
Turkish tutor.
Ambassador Hay and his family are al
ready popular in London society, Miss
Helen Hay in particular having won So
cial success. Miss Hay has also made
her debut as q poctess.
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HISTORY OF TROUBLE.
Fight Conferred Around J. c. Root,
Founder of the Order.

Fight Conferred Around ]. c. Root,
Founder of the Order.
The great fight, prolonged for so long,
to remove the headquarters of the Modern
Woodmen Of America from Fulton. ILL.,,
to other points, has very intimate bear
ing on Omaha, since that city is now the
home of one j. G. Root, who established
that order and started the long fight by
making an effort to have the records Of
the organization removed to Omaha.
1t was in 1879 that the Modern Wood
men of America was organized under the
laws of Illinois, The charter expressly
stipulated that the headquarters should
be located in the State of Illinois. AS
Fulton was the home of Root. he selected
that place as the headquarters Of the or
ganiZation.
1t was in 1890, eleven years later that
the idea of change entered Roots head.
Omaha was on the boom and he selected
that place as the future home of his COM
pany, when he suddenly discovered thar
the people of Fulton proposed to have
word to say about the matter. When Root
attempted to remove the records from the
town he was interrupted by an injunc
ton.
The case was determined in favor of
tulton. Root appealed ana the supreme
Court confirmed the decision. This fight
had provoked much bitterness in the or
ganiZation and there were many who were
not satisfied to have Root at the head of
the order, which was essentially an 1lli-
nos institution and which he was anX-
ious to remove to some other State.
Then Il personal fight was started on
Root to oust him as sovereign commander
or supreme head of the Modern Woodmen.
The matter went through all the State
courts and Root was finally defeated.
He at once went to Omaha and started
rival order known as the Woodmen of
the World. In the past year he has had
some trouble with the Omaha contingent
of this order. and some of the members
seeded and formed Il new order, claiming
that Root had perpetuated himself as SOW
ereign commander and was degenerating
it into 4 one-man affair.
The fight to keep the headquarters at
Fulton was not reopened until two years
ago, when, during the Milwaukee conven-
ton, the city of Rock Island, ILL.,, offered
to furnish the order permanent building
at that place if the headquarters were
brought there. It was accepted and the
records ordered removed.
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CHAPTER XIV.

No moment OF peace came to Lady Hill
da. either by night or by day 1t was
her fault-all her fault. She could see if
plainly now that if was too lute-she
ought not to have left him; she should
have been more patient: and just because
it was her fault, it seemed to her that she
must do all she could. 1t was not easy.
When the sun shone on the roses and the
lovely laughing world seemed to unite
them. when Lord Dunhaven would say,
'Duchess Lurline, come and see the
roses" or, duchess Lurline. if you will
find Il seat under the cedar l will read to
YOU" it was not easy then to intrude
herself, to ask if she too might listen if he
were going to read. She could do it some
times, not often; but it made no difference.
Lord Dunhaven never said to himself
that he wanted to talk to the duchess
about his affection for her; he did not pur-
posely seek for long tete-a-tctes with her
He was so secure in himself, in his good
intentions. that he said as much when
Lady Hida was with them as when they
were alone. He had never owned to HIM
self that he loved her. though he worship
ed the very sound of her name. He tried
to blind himself to realities, and in some
measure he succeeded. Lady Hilla saw
that she was quite powerless, she could
but watch and pray.
One lovely, sunlight morning. some of
their visitors had left them. and those
expected had not arrived: when they rose
from the breakfast table, Lord Dunhaven
said to the mistress of Eernhurst:
Nothing could be more pleasant this
morning than to go out among the roses;
and if you like l will read to you"
Il should like that better than any
Hilda, who stood by, raised her eyes
with such sudden wistful entreaty that
the earl was touched by it.
''Will you come with us, Miss Dunn?"
he asked quietly.
eyes, l should like it very much," she
answered.
They went all three together; they walk
ed slowly through the rose garden. The
duchess loved that spot better than any
other in Fernhurst, just because the roses
grew there.
81 love roses" she said to Lord Dun
haven, as they stood looking at the Won
derful variety-crimson white damask.
maiden blush, moss rose-all in such
luxuriant profuson.
81 wish," he said, ''that were a rose
l should ask nothing better duchess, than
to live for one hour in your hands, then
die"
ut would be short life," she said.
''It would be longer in it's happiness
than life of fifteen years." he said. 81
son rose; would have all the beauty and
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s"eet smile; some people have the art of
eurllihg thelr most common words to DO,
cry. My life has been poem.'' she add
,su' OF rather, | should say that it has
peeh a sunshiny rhyme. 1t takes sorrow
u make poetry. does it not, Mamie?"
l am thinking of my life," said the
eafi, wondering if there has been any
poetry in it,
90 Eel us about it," said the duchess,
and we will decide"
Il was sent to Elton and to Oxford. T
made the grand tour. Then the earl died.
,Ii Ihe poor old earl, and 1 took his place.
There is no poetry YETI
None,' said the duchess.
But then" he said, "there came-well.
not poetry, but a little romAnce-I cannot
tell you what it was, nor ought l per-
haps to call it romance, for the heroine
had no romance in her"
WAS it love?" cried the Young duch
eSS.
NO. he answered, gravely, SIT was not
love, but it should have been; out of it
grew Il great sorrow-a sorrow that
clouds my life, that makes me desolate.
my fireside lonely. my home forsaken.''
His voice died away as though the
"oiuS pillleu ulul. lAuuS I1llua 5 Iuce
had grown very pale.
But this SORROW" she said; "did it
come from your own wrong-doing:'
Not quite. AT first it came from the
injustice and stupidity of others; then
in 'mys turn l was hard and cold''
Il like to hear the different expert
ences of life" she said. Tell me, Lord
Dunhaven, over this romance of yours
have you ever regretted the way in which
You acted let the way have been what
it might:'
He looked at her with frank, sad
smile.
Yes" he said; ''most certainly. I have
regretted it, not once, but thousand
times; were the time to come over again.
| would heaven helping me, do quite diff
ferently."
And he wondered why she raised her
face to the skies. with the rapt expression
of one who thanks heaven for great
gift
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OHIO PoPULlsT TICKET.
Middle of the Road Men Nominate
Coxey for Governor.

M1cdle or the ROad Men Nominate
Coxey for Governor.
NoNeihoi ....... .JacoD CO&ey
Lieutenant Governor. Morris Whitcomb
Supreme Judge. e..........D. c. Pomeroy
Attorney General. .......C. A. Reider
State Treasurer. ......... F. M. Morris
The above ticket was nominated by the
Ohio PopulisAs at Columbus in one of the
most exciting conventions ever held in the
State. 1t was a turbulent assembly, and
the efforts of the police were necessary
to preserve Il semblance of ORDER Charges
were made that Senator Hanna and John
X. Mclean furnished money to aid the
cause of anti-fuson and fusion, respec-
lively, and several fights We're indulgedN
in on the floor. The middle of the road
clement carried the day, and nominated
their ticket, headed by Jacob S. Coxey.
Charges of corruption were openly made
against delegates, who, it is alleged, re-
ceived money for railroad expenses, and
committee was appointed to investigate.
Mr.. CoXey addressed Il large ratiticat ton
meeting at the State House at night
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WOMEN AID THE STRIKERS.
Lend Their Efforts to Assist the Goa,

Acno iheir EHortS to Assist the Coal
Miners-The Present Situation.
The week has seen no change in the
coal miners strike. The men who are
out still maintain their resohlte stand, and
declare that they will not go back until
their just demands are acceded to. The
women of the Turtle Greek valley of
Pennsylvania have joined hands with the
strikers. Their attention has been cali
ed to the fact that the injunction which
prevents the strikers from venturing upon
the property of the New York and Ceve-
land Gas Coal Company applies to men
only and that nothing in it is said about
women. They have been urged to 20
where the men are unable to and add their
entreaties and prayers to those of the
strikers in their efforts to have the men
who are yet at work lay down their tools.
The women will enter heart and soul into
the work and do all in their power to coax
the men out.
bomb was thrown into the camp Of
the striking miners at Sandy Creek when
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Company refused to pay the wages due it's
men. n bitter fight will be made in the
courts by the United Mine Workers to
gain the money for the strikers. The
New York and Cleveland company has
individual contracts with all its men that
are binding and tight. One of the pro-
visions is that in case the men quit work
voluntarily, against the wish of the COM
pany, they sacrifice all wages yet unpaid
IN the hands of the company. This Dis
trict President Dolan of the Mine Work.
ers, who will make the fight in the courts
Tor the men, considers grossly illegal and
will make q test of thp lrrDlity 0f tho con
tracts with the men as early as possible.
lie says the company violated them in
two instances and that they have thereby
dissolved all binding obligations on the
men. The amount due the Sandy Creek
miners is their wages for the first two
weeks in July.
Ihe miners are acting in peaceable
and orderly manner and although several
mass meetings have been held during the
week no violence of any kind has been
threatened