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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-11-05
WESTWARD

Trains leave Chambers street, New
York for Port Jervis on week days az 90.
z 40, 8 90, 9 10. 10 80 Al 90, zoo
3 30, 80, 8 30, 2 80, As P. NJ. On sun,
days, 400, z As, 9 90, 9.15 a. m; Il. 80,
9 90, 2 30 and 8 40 P. NJ.
ID. 4. Roberts,
General Passenger Agent,
New York,
ID. W. Cooke,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
1e,F York.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-11-05

MONTAGUE cRAcKER BARREL
, 1897-12-23


1t is quite amusing to note the fire.
Quent failures Of the editor of the Wyo-
ming department of the Denver News
in his predictions He declares with
great persistence that Governor Rich
ards would appoint a supreme justice
from northern Wyoming in order to fix
his political fences in that quarter.
And now he alleges hat the governor
had deep political designs on southern
Wyoming in appointing an Evanston
man to the bench. When Mr.. Johnson
was in the pulpit, or occupied the presi-
e not S conspicuous, but now he is
engaged in a work that more severely
tests his ability.-Sun-Leader.
, 1897-12-23
OF MONEY.

For the most part the democrats base
their demand for free silver upon the
ground that the country needs a larger
circulation of money. The hypocrisy OF
this plea is shown strikingly by a
Washington dispatch published yester-
day.
1t seems that the volume OF money in
circulation is steadily increasing at the
enormous average rate of over $l2, O00.-
900 a month. The dates on which this
statement rests are July /, 1896. and
December l, 1897, II months. The last
national democratic convention met the
first week in July, 1896. The exact fig
ures for the two dates named are ST.
SOC, 434, $780,; 81, 721, OS4, 53S. a difference
Of 214,649,572.
There are no less thai nine kinds OF
money enumerated in the details which
make up these aggregates, and even
then the list is not complete, for there
does not seem to be any account taken
of nickles and pennies. The only Kind
of circulating medium showing a de-
cline is gold certificates, a circulation
almost exclusively confined to New
York city. We have in circulation just
about 800, OOO, 900 more actual gold now
than we had a year and a half ago. So
OOO, 900 more in silver dollars, over S4O,-
0O0. 900 more in silver certificates, over
$45, 900 900 more in g~reenbacks and
treasury notes, and nearly $40. 900 900
more in national bank notes. There
is thus expansion all along the line.
practically, which keeps pace with, it
it does not outrun, the general increase
of the business of the country.
If Bryan had been elected there
would have been an appalling contrac-
ton. The gold circulation is now S544..
494, TAB, or, adding the gold certificates.
just about 5000, 900 900, about one third
of the grand total. The election of
Bryan would have driven every gold
coin in the country into hiding No man
of sense would pay it out in the ordi-
nary transaction of business for any
thing which he could pay for in paper
or silver. 1t would be kept to pay for,
eign balances and forms of indebted
ness, such as leases and bonds calling
for gold. The amount of silver coined
with all our minis running at full speed
would have been small as compared
with this instantaneous contraction
Landlords like John P Altgeld, whose
leases call for gold, would get some OF
the ~sequested yellow metal, but they
would take good care not to pay any OF
it out in the ordinary course of busl-
ness
In the light of these statistics it is
obvious that the six million voters who
cast their ballots for Bryan really vot-
ed 20 bring upon the country, and that
before he could be in%augurated, or even
elected by the electoral college, a panic
, 1897-12-23

Tuesday night Judge J. Nj. Carey lee
tured to a large audience at the Congre~
g%ationai church, Cheyenne. His theme
was Alexander Hamilton. The weather
was cold, but the people of Cheyenne
know that the judge always says some
thing when he talks, hence he was CIV
EN- a good house There is as much diff
ference between Judge Carey and a GER
tain pestiferous, pious politician whom
we could mention as there is between
Il summer sunshine and a Klondike
winter
, 1897-12-23

One Noighbor-Dun't you ever have
any fears that you Won t he able to raise
that boy of yours?
Second Neilhhor-To tell you the
truth, do. The 80 cd die young, you
know.
Il wasn't linking Of that. I was
wondering if ynu had DO fears that some
maddencd nnu would brain him with
an IN far ll,W'@r that lin horn all day
long. '-int' Iup lis journal.
, 1897-12-23

The Denver Republican states that
since the panic Colorado's gold output
$780, 900 900. The Republican does o
say so. but there is little doubt but that
the decline in the value of silver con-
tributed to this result. The attention
of the silver miners was turned t. a
search for gold, with the effect stated.
1t is an i'll wind that blows no good.
, 1897-12-23
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1897.

The dispatch published in the Denver
News of this morning stating that SEN
ator Warren was likely TO leave the re-
publican party is very %shadowy oon
shine Senator Warren is a republican,
stalwart and true, and is just as SOUND
on the currency as the president,
, 1897-12-23
JOHN II. SYMONS.

. TTORNEY-AT-LAW. AUTHORIZES
n to make Land Filings and Final Proofs
IS commissioner OF the United States Circuit
CCUrt.
INSURANCE. RIAL Emafk aS1 LCh.S
The herald., 1897-02-16
RARR,S SUCCESSOR.
A State Division Scheme

kINGMAN, Ariz., Feb. 15.-R. C. Loud
and f. D Woolly, the commissioners ap-
pointed by the Utah Legislature to treat
with the Arizona legislature for the
annexation Of a portion of Arizona north
of the Colorado river 10 Utah, are here.
They say the settlement of the boundary
question will advance Arizona : chances
for statehood. The territory involved
lies north of the Colorado river from
$50 to $50 miles away from county seats,
and the people are taxed without rep
resentation The strip of country is
the rendezvous of cattle thieves and out
laws. Annexation to Utah will break
up the lawlessness' in that section. They
go to Flagstaff this evening, thence to
Phoenix to get the Legislature to memo
rlalize congress to make the scgrega-
finn
The herald., 1897-02-16
W. p. ST. JOHN DEAD
Sudden Demise Of the Famous Advocate
Silver

Sudden Demise Of the Famous Advocate Of
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-William p. st.
John. ex-president of the Mercantile Ma
tional bank, and treasurer Of the Demo-
cratic national committee, died sud
denly at his home in this city last night,
of complication of kidney and stomach
troubles.
William Pope st. John was born at Mo-
bile, Ala, in 1S47. His father. who was
also a banker gave him an academical
education. st. John came to this city
when quite young and soon took charge
of the credit department of the gold
and silver trust. He then was employed
by the Mercantile National bank and
eventually became president. For
many years he was widely known as a
student of financial problems and fire.
Quently contributed to current litera-
ture on those subjects. At nearly all
gatherings to discuss monetary prob
lens st. John was an easily recognized
figure. His tendency toward free silver
sentiments was reason for much COM
ment among fellow bankers in this city.
and when last year he accepted the
office of treasurer of the allied silver
forces, he resigned as president of the
bank. On the first of the year st. John
was dropped as director of the Mercan-
tile and Second National banks of this
city. In December he became member
of the produce exchange.
The herald., 1897-02-16
Race Entries

The following is the list of en-
tries and weights for the races at
Oakland, which are posted at the
Los Angeles Turf club, 2l2 South Spring
street. Commissions received on these
races, and full descriptions of the events
given Races begin at p. M. first quo
tations received at /: 80 p. m. Telephone
Main 1881.
First race, three-fourths of a mile, SELL
ing-Dorsey 102. Agitate 102 Long Lady lOl
Otieeta 102, Billy Ayres 102, Bourbon 1O2.
Una Que Amo 100, McIarlane 102, Monitor
l02, Miss Ruth 100, Red VIII 105, Mosier 100
Winchester 102, Irma 100, Heartsease 1OO
Second race, eleven-siXteenths of mile
Major Fluid 100 Nebula 105, Justine 50,
Senator Morgan 107, Torpedo no. ST. Dis
taft 1Oo, Jack O'Lantern 107, Rienzi 10,
Scotch Rose los, Sweet William no. Imp
Mistral Second ITO. Nine Ninety Nine 1lO,
Doore 1O5, Mercutio ITO, Ezekiel 10, Lena
100, Fort Augustus 100, Naranja 100 Paul
Jones Second 105.
Third race, one mile, owners handicap
David 80, Joan 30, Installator 81, Mahogany
49, Lobengula "a. Ferrier 80.
Fourth race-Mie and an eighth, selling
Doyle 106, Unity 5S, Perseus 103, Chas. A.
%, Jack Martin "a, Benamela 10, Foremost
80.
Fifth race, seven-eighths of mile. SELL
ing-Irstigator 1903, Cappy 100, Geo. Miller
100, Torsina 10S Merry Monarch 1O3, Tux
edo 100, Lafrance 9S, Skalkaho 103 Benham
1o3. Imp. Ivy SO, Logan 10S, Ricardo 10,
Juan Bernardino 100, Caliente 10S
Sixth race, three-fourths of a mile, SELL
ing-Alessandro 102, Mary Neivez 100, Lu-
Hazel d. 100, Detective 1O2, Imp. Fullerton
Lass 100 Contribution 102, Imp The Friar
f05, Zoolein 105, Tar and Tartar lO2, Three
Forks l02, Ike l.. 105, Silverdao 105.
The herald., 1897-02-16
1ore kieptomania

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-Mrs
Robert Stewart, wife of a prominent
dentist Of Chico, was arrested here to-
day and locked up in the city prison,
charged with petty larceny. She was
caught in the act of taking fur boa
from one OF the counters at the EN-
perium, and when searched was found
to have about thirty different articles
ssecreted in her cloak and basket, which
had been distracted from various coun-
ters at the Emporium and Hale's dry
goods stores. She claims to be the
daughter of Rev. Hutchinson, former
lyaof this city, but now residing a Hum
boldt. She also stated that she came
here recently for medical treatment,
and has been visiting friends at South
San Francisco.
The herald., 1897-02-16
nittee on bimetallic conference met to-

mittee on bimetallic conference met to-
day.
Representative Fowler. of New Jer-
sey, member of the banking committee,
spoke in opposition to the projected con-
ference. In the beginning he replied to
certain arguments made at an earlier
meeting by Representative Newlands
Of Nevada upon the effect of the de-
monetization of silver upon the railroad
business of the United States. Railroad
failures had not been confined to the
United States in recent years, Mr.. fow-
Ter declared. The entire world had been
swept since 1884 by wave of specula-
tion. When the inevitable collapse
came these roads were left without any
business except supplying the daily ne
cessities of the population.
Representative Towne of Minnesota
inquired whether the silver standard
countries had suffered as much from
such cause as the gold standard coun-
tries
To this Mr. Fowler replied that the
silver standard nations had already
reached the bottom level in business,
and if they moved at all it would be up
ward.
When Mr.. Fowler stated that the
business collapse had eliminated in 1875,
Mr.. Mcclure of Ohio inquired what
would be the effect upon country in
y
issue of fifty millions of currency eX-
pended for silver under the Sherman
act.
Mr.. Fowler replied that fifty millions
was but a bagatelle in the yearly busi-
ness of the United States and that the
repeal of the Sherman act had revealed
she nrincipal cause of business uncer-
tainty
Continuing Mr. Fowler said the Sher
man law had been the last straw and on
ton of that came a tariff law which
failed to produce enough revenue to
meet the expenses of the government
within fifty millions. Yet a revenue of
one hundred or five millions would not
have brought a panic had the country
been unequivocally on gold standard.
In addition business was hampered by
a banking system which instead of lead
ing it over the speculative crisis brought
immediate liquidation.
The question of an international con-
ference had not been reached when the
noon hour came and there was a discus
sion over the question of a vote on the
Mr.. Brewster moved that the commit
tee adjourn for one week which was
taken to be an effort in the direction of
postponing action until the next con-
gress. Mr.. Hartman urged that vote
be taken at once. Several members of
the house asked to be allowed to speak
on the question. Incidentally Mr.. Fow
Ter announced that he was opposed to
any conference. Mr.. Fairchild of New
York said he would vote for the bill
and Mr. Brewster of New York said that
he would vote against it, and the COM
n1ittea adjourned until tomorrow.
The herald., 1897-02-16
MADE A MISTAKE
The Turkish Consul Should Not Have Been
Arrested

nc lofkt8u (OuSut SuOuiu I~ut oSeh
WASHINGTON Feb. 15.-According
to officials of the state department, the
New York authorities who arrested and
the magistrate who committed Joseph
Iasigi the Turkish consul at Boston,
last Saturday night have made q grave
mistake and must undo their acts, which
were unlawful The Turkish minister
here, Mustafa Bey, has lodged with
the state department protest against
the proceedings, and while the depart
ment is still looking up authorities ani
studying precendents, it has already
been practically concluded that the ar
rest was illegal. The constitution and
laws provide expressly that a foreign
consul can be tried only under federal
process He is not exempt from prose-
cution like diplomatic officer, but he
has this privilege, and, so far as the in
formation in the hands of the depart
ment shows, this has bSen denied him.
BOSTON. Feb. 15.-Expert account
ants have been busily engaged all day in
investigating the accounts of Consul
Iasigi, under arrest in New York, in
reference to the Derieux charges. II is
said they have ascertained that his al
legged shortage will exceed s125, ,000 1t is
said this sum will be greatly increased
when the investigation goes deeper.
The herald., 1897-02-16
STATE printer JOHNSTON
Continued from Page 1.)

time than six years, the energetic and
able young attorney carried his point,
receiving six votes out of the nine In
the committee. The bill will be report
ed back to the senate tomorrow morning,
and it's friends are confident of passing
it. If the measure is made law the
university will receive from the state
$240 900 a year instead of 100000.
The assembly committee on public
morals tonight decided to report ad-
versely on Emmons' bill to close the
bucket shops; Senator Mahoney's bill to
prohibit prize fighting and favorably on
the bill to enlarge the powers of officers
of societies for the prevention OF cruelty
to children.
The assembly judiciary committee
recommended that the Torrens land act
do pass.
The ways and means committee this
evening decided to cut down the follow
ing claims for injuries during the strike
in Sacramento in'1S94: William Sullivan,
from s2500 to $500; Lawrence H. Dune
gan, from $10,225 to $5,225; William H.
Donnelly, from $4,000 to $5000 The
committee reconsidered John f. Kid
ders claim for $115O. and referred 1t to
Belshaw and Clerk Gillis. The bill for
Dana Perkins funeral was allowed.
A MINORITY CAUCUS.
The minority of both houses held .
caucus this evening to decide what
should be done in regard to the state
printing office investigation, which Is
a special order of the assembly for to-
morrow morning. 1t was decided to
submit two propositions-one to have
three expert printers appointed by the
board of examiners, and the other to
have the majority appoint one such ex-
pert. the minority one and the entire as
semblage of both houses appoint q
third.
CAMINETTI DENOUNCED.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 15.-The council
OF federated trades tonight adopted q
series of resolutions severely condemn
ing Assemblyman Caminetti for his
bitter speech the other night against or
ganized labor. and denouncing him a.
the enemy of wage earners.
The herald., 1897-02-16
Charged With Contempt

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 15-Prose-
cutting Attorney Frank E. Lowe was
arrested this evening by Andrew j..
summers, sergeant alarms of the lower
house of the Missouri legislature The
county prosecutor is charged with con-
tempt in having refused to answer
questions asked by the house committee
that recently conducted an investiga-
ton of police affairs in Kansas City. The
sergeant at arms, however, returned
to Jefferson City without his prisoner.
Mr.. Lowe secured his release upon a
writ of habeas corpus returnabe' in
Kansas City court of appeals on Thurs
day next. Mr.. Lowe maintains that the
whole proceeding of the house in the
matter Is Illegal. and that therefore
he cannot be in contempt.
The herald., 1897-02-16
PLAYED to the Clergy

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Today was set
aside by Charles Frohman and his man.
ager, c. b. Dillingham;, of the Garden
theater, to give a special performance
OF Heartsease, by courtesy of Henry
Mills and his company, to the clergymen
OF New York. The theater was closed
to all except the clergy and no seats
were sold. The box office men and ush-
ers were dressed In long black coats
and black ties, and the plavhouse and
It's strange audience had every appear
ance of a church. There were 1862 min
isters and friends present. including
number of ministers from New Jersey.
Ihe only denomination that sent regrets
was the Methodists.
The herald., 1897-02-16
N. q. c. ELECTION
Msjor Wright Of Stockton Succeeds Nunan as
Colonel

FRESNO, Feb. 15.-The election of a
successor to Col. ]. ]. Nunan of Stock
ton to fill the vacancy caused by his
resignation from the colonelcy of the
Sixth regiment, occurred in Fresno to-
night and occasioned a lively interest
in military circles. The promotion of
officers to fill the other vacancies occa-
stoned by the resignation was also an
interesting feature of the occasion.
Major S. S. Wright of this city was
unanimously chosen as the successor
of Col. Nunan, a selection which gives
general satisfaction.
Major Colin Chisholm OF Fresno was
promoted to the position of lieutenant
colonel, and Captain r. X. Whitmore
of Modesto was advanced to the major
ship. The election was followed by
banquet, at which an eloquent tribute
was paid to the capability of the ret tr-
ing colonel and his successor, and to the
officers who had received deserved pro-
motion. Col. Nunan was presented with
a silver table set.
The herald., 1897-02-16
Arizon Legislation

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 15.-The lower
house today passed a bill providing for
the establishment of circuit courts in
the territory, such courts to assume all
territorial and criminal business now
transacted by the United States district
courts, the latter being left free to attend
solely to United States business, the
judges TO continue to act also as JUS
ticeS of the supreme court. \ test If
strength made in the house upon the re-
moval of the territorial prison from
Yuma to Prescott developed small
majority for the friends of the meas
ure. The bill will be brought up tomor-
row, as will also the bill for the construc-
ton of a capitol building at Phoenix
The herald., 1897-02-16
The Naval Moueuyers

CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb 15.-The
fleet spent today in target practice. For
several hours the twelve, eight and four
inch guns were operated, and the prac
tice was the best that has been had
since the vessels reached here. The
cruiser Vesuvius steamed out of port
this afternoon outside the line of for
nation. There is expected 70 be a run
by the blockaders at night The fog
and rain which is now prevailing is in
trefering with the searchlights and the
feats of last Thursday and Friday may
be expected. The Marblehead has sailed
for Jacksonville to relieve the Dolphin
and the latter is now expected to re-
turn here as blockede runner.
The herald., 1897-02-16
Los ANGELES TUESDAY

the front rank Of featherweights. rms
was the first time these two had met:
Doubtless the men will soon be matcheo
again. Dixon seemed to have lost some
of his old-time steam, but none OF MS
cleverness. Both of his eyes were padiy
swollen when the bout ended. whi,e
Downey did not show any marks OF the
punishment he received.
AN OFFER MADE
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 15.-The En-
pire Athletic club has wired George
Green ("Young Corbett'O an offer OF
purse of $500 and $500 for expenses to
meet Tommy" Ryan in this city on
April IA, providing Ryan wins ms COM
ing match with Tom Tracy in this city
This is a duplicate of the offer made by
the Olympic club of San Francisco.
RINGSIDE NOTES
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. 15.-Kid
Lorraine, who lately came to Rochester
from the Pacific coast, was knocked out
in the fifth round by Jack MaConough
of st. Paul. before the West Side Ath-
letic club tonight. Lorraine made
very poor showing.
BUFFALO. N. Y, Feb. 15.-Peter Ma
her today received telegram from Dan
Stuart at Carson asking him If he would
fight an unknown If match with Shar-
key could not be arranged Maher an
swered yes. Speaking of the unknown.
Maher said he thought it would be Den
yer Ed Smith. Big Jeffries or Choynski.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Al Smith said
tonight that Lavigne and Walcott would
not fight at Carson. Dan Stuart tele-
graphed him to make the match. He
said Fitzpatrick, manager of Lavigne,
said he would not allow Lavigne to meet
Walcott, as he needed a rest and would
not be able to enter the ring for several
months
The herald., 1897-02-16
Two Arnsies-tue Regular and Irregular

TO which would you prefer to belong?
are, admittedly, the most numerous, but
they are in a very undesirable state of no.
discipline. Hostetters Stomach Bitters
will soon remedy this want in disordered
liver or bowels. Biliousness manifests
itself in yellowness of the skin and eye
balls. sour breath. furred tongue, morning
nausea, discomfort in the vicinity of the
liver, vertigo and sick headache. Hosts of
people suffer thus. These signs OF insub-
ordination TO the governance of health, to-
sether with an irregular condition of the
bowels, are soon regulated by the Bitters
which also overcomes malaria. dyspepsia,
rheumatism. neuralgia, nervousness and
kidney trouble. AS means of checking
prematutS decay, Fastening convalescence,
and mitigating the infirmities of age, the
great tonic is without parallel.
The herald., 1897-02-16
PARKER IS NOW A PRISONER
And the Penalty oil His Crime Ii
Death
The Stone Cut Train Robber Utterly Worn
Out, Suffers Himself to Be Taken
Without Resistance

KINGMAN, Ariz., Feb. 15.-Sheriffs
Cameron and Ruffner, with a posse,
followed the trail of the Rock Cut train
robber to the Grand Canyon of the Col
orado. When the trail got hot the intre-
pid sheriffs sent one man ahead with the
Indian traiiers while they rested The
trailers found the robber asleep by a
fire and covered him with their guns,
capturing nim.
The white mans name who was with
the trailers was Rogers Rogers told
the trailerS to gather wood to make
coffee, ard to stack their guns. While
the Indians were gathering wood the
robber jumped for their guns, breaking
one over log, throwing one into the
river and keeping the other two, with
all the ammunition, and ordering the
Indians to git which they lost no
time in doing.
1t is supposed that the man Rogers
stood in with the robber, as he is a cow
boy of unsavory fame. The whole posse
then abandoned the chase and returned
to the railroad Sheriff Potts of Mohave
county has left the false trail of the
fugitive. Smith of the railroad is now
camped at Milk Springs in the Music
mountains, about twenty miles from
where the bandit was last seen. Under
Sheriff Smith at Kingman sent a cou-
rier to him this morning, and before
noon they will be on the trail of the
hold-up. Sheriff Potts and posse are
determined and brave men, who will
take the man or kill him if he is found
CAPTURED.
Deputy Sheriff Munnds of Williams
at 1:3O this afternoon captured James
Parker, the Nelson train robber, twen-
ty miles north of Peach Springs. When
overtaken he was wading in the middle
of Diamond creek and offered no resist
ance. The bandit was completely worn
out. His feet had been frozen and were
badly blistered. He said he had been
without food for fifty hours. The posse
arrived in Peach Springs with the pris-
oner at 1880 this evening. He will be
taken to Prescott for trial Rogers,
who assisted Parker to hold up the In
dians, was arrested and will also be TAX
en- to Prescott.
The penalty for train robbery in Ari-
zona is death The officers who assist
ed at the capture are Sheriff Ruffner
and Deputy Munnds of Yavapai and
Deputy Fairchilds of Coconino.