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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-05
The British Would Be Willils To
Reopen midas MINIS.
KINGDOM READY WITH REPLY
United States Monetary Convention
Promised a Happy Reception.
NATIONAL REVIEW GIVES THE SITUATION
Declares England Is Ready To Extend
the Use of Silver as Will
Be Requested.

London. June 29-The next issue OF The
announcing an important bmetallic devel-
opmont at the hands Of the United States
monetary commission. consisting of Sena-
tor Edward @. Wolcott former Vice Presi-
cent Adiai L. Stevenson ard General
Charles jackson Paine. which Will arrive
Iore in "a few days.
The commission. according TO The Ma
tior al Review. viii present to the British
government a statement from France and
the United States declaring their desire
to terminate the disastrous experiments in
augurated in 1873. and claiming our good
will and active concurrence"
The National Review adds:
1--WE are able to Announce that England's
reply viii be that the government is willing
TO reopen the lnoian mints. TO make q
further substantial contribution to the re-
habiitation of silver by extending its use
in England 10y increasing the legal tender
of silver making silver the basis of notes.
empowering the Bank of England to use
It's silver reserve and that material assist
ancc, and strong moral support will be
given to the object that the United States
and France have in view"
Mckinley Fears 1t Is overdrawn.
Washington. June 29.-The cabegram
from London today giving the substance of
an article TO appear in The National Re
view to the effect that the United States
monetary commission. OF which Senator
Wolcott Of Colorado. IS the head. had met
with gratifying success in France, and
stating positively that England would re-
orcn It's Indian mnts and otherwise con-
tribute TO an extended use Of silver, was
read with interest by government officials
They know that the commission was very
cordially received in France and that the
commissioners were greatly encouraged by
the strong and apparently increasing silver
sentiment In that country. as the president
not long since received from Senator VOL
colt letter to this effect. The statement
that England IS ready to join I'm the move
ment TO the excut of reopcnins nor Indian
miuts Is received with many doubts.
A copy of the cablegram was shown 10
the president and to Secretary Gage, but
neither of them cared TO express any opin-
ion on # beyond the statement that they
feared The Review article was overdrawn.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-05

The I.ancas r Argus is printed early
every morning" witnn the walls of the
provincial Iun &c asylum. At 81. John, N
T.. Every artt : in the paper is written by
A iunatic the Cltor is lunatic, the type
is set by lun les. and even the pressman
IS of unsounC mind.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-05

Thomas Slateg has a message FOR every
Free on page Q. Don't fail TO read it.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-05
Librarian Young Swears In.

Washington. July I-fiOn- John Russell
Youne took the oath OF office As librarian
Of congress before Clerk Mckenny. of the
United States supreme court today Ills
FIRST act was the appoin-g7en of Mr. r 4
Sis.tfffI7 IL. cousuIlsS u Il librarian. with
new office. r. WIN q -4s
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06
A Thrilling Exderience.

Charles holly, q teamster. had a
very narrow escape last Thursday
from being blown to atoms, and only
saved himself by rare presence Of
MUD. He VAS on the desert, about
five miles the other side Of the Desert
Springs his froat wagon was loaded
with giant powder and the rear wagon
with nitric acid. In some ]acc0u
able e amer the rear wagon caught
afre while in motion. and when Holly
happened 70 see it. the fire was uCder
good Roadway. He imnedjatpIy real
iZei the peri;Ous position he Was in
for he was SittiAg on q load Of giant
powder, d spark from the fire being
enough to give him a faster ride than
he would get in Gabriels chariot. II
was no time to think of the hereafter.
but action was needed, and that speed
lily. if he wanted to remain in the land
OF the living. He stopped the team.
jumped off the wagon, uncOupled the
rear wagon. the heat being so intense
on the trout wagon, cracked the wDiD
andl it out or the dead run with the
load OF giant powder. After he had
got far enough away to be safe he
watched the flames consume MS
wagon and the bursting OF the bottles
OF nitric acid from the heat made a
canuonading report like the artillery
from a small man Of war.-Pioche
Re0Ond.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06
The Next Campaign.

Chicago, Oct. 5.-SenatOr James K.
Jones, chairman Of the National
Democratic Committee, and National
Com mitteeman William J. Stone Of
Missouri arrived in Chicago today
after a weeks fishing in the Northern
Wisconsin lakes.
Neither gives an opinion on the poll
teal situation in New York and
neither bad seer a newspaper during
their outing.
Senator Jones read with interest an
interview with W. J. Bryan on his po-
sition in relstiOn to the candidate and
platf rm for 1900, published this morn
ing, and said be thought Bryan had
stated the thing about right.
"The Chicago platform IS good
sound Democratic doctrine" said Sen
atOr Jones, land YOU may rest assured
that it will be reaffirmed in 1900 and a
candidate nominated to match"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06
The Banks Hnnua! Election.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bullion and Exchange
Bank was held yesterday. The follow
ing officers AID Directors for the en-
suing year being chosen: H. NJ.
Gorham, President; Richard Kirman.
Vice President; Jacob Klein, Evan
Williams. c. Z, Mack, j. B. OvertOn
Alfred Char'z.
Mr.. Klein and Mr.. Williams de.
clined RET omination to their old pc
sitions and insisted upou the election
of Mr., Gorham and M. Kirman. The
present officials Of the Bank vera re-
elected for the eEsniDg year. \ divi-
derd Of 5 per caut was declared upon
the carital stick, OUT Of the earning Of
the past fiscal year, and the balance
Continued in undivided protit account.
Toere is no change in any of the
eWpIoyes OF the oa1k.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06
The latest Railroad Scheme.

Chicago. Gciot FL 3.-Tes!&4 Il tlieh-
ton Of he alternatiug curreua ia lee
tricity will make lussible "a "a lroad
Journey FROM CoicagO 10 Ne" \ TX in
nlne h"!lr-, all even Spee'i OF ltO miles
an hour for the entire trip. Mt CT
an experimental run, but rs d regu-
lar thing every day 10 the var, ana
every thirty minutes in the day. This
is the programme Of the TGansconti-
mental Railway Company, Of which
Lysander Hill of Chicago is president
and he asserts the project is not only
feasible, but has tue backing CT CAPT
talists and eminent railway experts.
More than this, the General Electric
Company has offered to sign a con
tract to equip the road and guarantee
a speed of 200 miles an hour, hut IN"
promoters of the enterprise are salts
fled with thtir own schedule OF 100
miles, for The start at least. holding in
reserve th- extra speed s. AS TO "have
something up their Sleeve" as the
card players say.
I'VE are enabled to accomplish this
revolution III railroading solely hy
reason Of Tesla's wonderful genius,
says Mr. Hill. Give wears ago such
d thing ~ould have been impossible
Now that Tesla ha. shown US how tC
utilize the alternating current it is
aaCy. a mara nattpr If money and in.
telligent applicatinn."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06

A Jockey Fined S25 For Crooked
Work.

Yesterday was the most exciting
day yet seen at the track.
Tom r, lille G, Hattie B, Carter D,
ard Fern G had a : dash which was
taken by Fern G in 81,
The race Of the day came when Iron
Heart, Jessie o, Los Banos Kid and
Todhunter came up for the three
Fights dash and repeat, The horses
were held at the post half an hour
owing to the bad behavior of Iron
Heart. When they did get the flag
Iron Hearts jockey started and hen
pulled the horse deliberately so that
he was left at the post. Jessie O won
the heat in 363. Todhunter second.
Harry Butts, the owner Of Irnc Heart.
Insisted lat the hOrsa should 5e al
lowed to start again and protects were
filed. There was an hour scent in
discussion and general ROW seemed
on the tapis. 1t was finally decided
that as the starter reported crooked
work in pniling the horse that the
jockey, Nichols, should be fined S25
and the horse allowed to start in the
next heat. The decision caused a
great rumpus and the owners of Jes-
! sic O and the Kid drew out their hor-
ses, The Iodhunter men were willing
to run and the horses were called for
the second heat. The air was full of
talk -ano charges OF j0bbery and
fraud, but all the horses started.
The was another long delay at
the pNst and when the horses got the
word Jessie O and Todh inter took the
lead and fought it out down the
stretch, the Kid wei! up. Todhunler
won the heat in So seconds by a neck
JessieO second and Jhe Kid third.
Darkness came GU and it was i'm
possible to finish 80 the race was
postponed until $50 this morning
when Jessie o and Todhunter will
run for the final and deciding heat
while the other horses 60 to the stable
Most of the T~othunter hackers
have pools al 2 70 Is. The race is 10
be run early TO enable the owunr OF
Jessie 0 to get his horse away on the
10 O'Clock 10, al.
There are several Thousand dollars
in the pool box and the race prnmi7 IS
10 be the most exciting of the mearing.
The gates will be thrown ooen 10
the public that everybody who wishes
may see the last da rOf the meet free
Of charge.
TODAY's Carl
Rrce No l, Unfinished Z dash.
Race No 2, : match race, Iron Heat
and Gold Cloud.
Race No 3 : handicap-Regal, Ra-
pidO aud Bnleric.
No. Al mile dash Los BANGS
Kid, Gold Cloud, Stormy, Grover c.
PaDjIn
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06

La a recent speech at Chicago.
Eugene Debs made the assertion that
all strikes are failures. Had Debs
made the discovery 4 few years earl
Ter it might have assisted a number
of men in retaining their situations.
-Ex.
TIE big coal strike in Pennsylvania
was no failure. 1t was pJtten up by
Mark Hanna to create Il scarcity of
coal and Increase rnP Drion o. the coal
he had on hand. He worked it to a
big success. He is playing the same
game with tue stock OF money be and
his associates have on hand. He
makes a scarcity If money and this
appreciates the value OF it. 1t squeezes
the men who voted 10 have it that way
and IN the language Of the street, Gle
makes EN- like it
One would hardly suppose that any
respectable newspa per in San Fran
cisco would think Of defending that
aggregation Of rascaI8 and scala
ways that composed the CID Board Of
San Francisco Supervisors, yet sew
elal papers have already been i'll
to do 80. rhay certainly must
be well paid for their their work in
order to compensate for their loss Of
subscribers in tha city which must
be quite large.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06
Burial Of Jennie Forrest.

Jennie Forrest was buried yesterday
afternoon, Rev. George Davis read
ing the burial service at the grave.
About fifteen carriages accompanied
the remains 10 the cemetery.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06
| sORTs.
The Carson Band is all right.

II I'piN 10 OH iISht'
C. G. Powning was in town yes,er-
day.
Have you property to trade? Write
Devenny Bros,, McKeesport, Pa.
General Clarke was a west bound
passenger last evening
Frank Durraut vi has been visit
ing friends in this city departed on
last evenings train.
Jon Wilson. who has been on the
sick list the past week, is on the road
to recovery.
For rough skin. sore lips and CHI %
ped hands use Lilac C1es N for sale at
F. J. Sreinm~+z
A number Of the lahorers on the Row
water main went on a strike yesterday
and the Company raised their pay to
four cents a foot.
Ia the preliminary bout at the
Smith Dixon fight OF Monday night
Abe Meyers formerly of this city was
knocked liz four rounds by Ed, Will
liams.
A man vas killed at a prize fight in
New York the other day. Where are
the police.
The members OF the Senior Grade of
tho GFa--On Hiob C,haol ara
to assemble at the Central building at
O'Clock this morning.
Il. h. HOWE.
Are you picking the winners?"
said a man to Harry Butts.
No by thunder, the winners are
picking me"
The alarm of fire last evening was
caused bp a shed burning in the rear
of Ed Touptn's house. It was ex-
~tinguished by a garden hose.
If you waDt 20 be presented with a
dress pattern Of your own selection,
all Innings necessary and also SIS dol
lars cash to pay for he dressmdking.
trade at OlcOvich Bros, and get one
ticket with every dollar cash sale, and
await the result.
The lice of ladies and gents foot
wear at Ed B%urlinqtOns Shoe Store is
far ahead Of anything in that line
ever received in this city, He is a
practical man and buys his goods
direct from the manufacturer, hence
his success. No iobbing goods enter
his store. Always buy from a reliable
and practical man and you will save
cash AND have value for the money
expended.
1t is cIaimel by lhe New York golf-
bug payers that the Nebraska farmers
have paid off &35, 900, 900 Of mortgages
in the last two years. But the farm
ers don't seem to appreciate the glad
some tidings, for they say that the
way these mortgages were paid off
was by the land beiD- sold at sheriff's
sale for just barely e"ough to pay the
mortgage. THUS does the farmer con-
tinue to ride on the wave. looming
Nation.
Don't fail 70 visit Miss Woodbury's
Millinery ParlOrs Wednesday and
Thursday, September 10Th ard 10th land
following days. to examine her stock of
Fatl and Winter haas, bonnets and novel
ties. Best stock ever brought to Carson.
Sept Il
Prescriptions at living rates. See
difference from former prices, note
changes:
Two ounce Prescriptions 25cts.
-Four ounce prescriptions scot
Six ounce nrescrin+ione *,
El0ht ounce prescriptions l 90.
Do not be deceived in prices. have
your prescriptions filled whe~a vo1
can save money. baker D.. Sore.
.. ", bradley, Manager. ihirtv-two
JoArs experience as druggist.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06

Professor Stubs of the State Uni
veEsity was in this city yesterday,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-06

Eastern advertising Agent 22)-2S4 Tenn
Kraft, agent.
The silver star., 1897-11-04
ELECTION NOTES,
Gahbert Elected--Johnson Probab
ly Successful--County Results.

As near as can be learned at the hour
of going to press Judge Gabbert has
been elected supreme judge by q major.
ity of 1900. and @. A. johnson will prob.
ably be the next district attorney. a.
though the vote is very close and the
two precincts at Disappointment have
not been heard from. Some predict that
these will 90 for johnson and others for
Spickard. SO it is hard matter to be
positive at present.
In the county election the following
were the successful candidates: oJohn
Wesch. clerk; J. ]. Morcteld. tfcauurer;
]. T. Duncan. sheriff; I. c. Britain. ~.
sessor; A. P. Edmonson, Judge; Wm.
Halls. ST.. superintendent, LOT schools;
John White, commissioner; Vim. Blake.
susseyax, and De Haatslf, coroner.
Above we give tho vote on each csndi-
date in the county 90 far as We have
been able to get it. NOT having heard
FROM Arriola and McElmo.
The silver star., 1897-11-04

know what they are talking about,
been abandoned, and Mr., Mckinley
will refer the whole business to
Congress for solution. This seems
an astounding statement to make,
but it is the Mckinley followers
who are making it in Washington.
Spain's reply to the Mckinley pol
icy, which reached Washington this
week, seems to have broken the
main spring of the policy, if there
really ever was definite policy,
which many doubt. It is semi-of-
hcially stated that the communica-
tion from Spain will, as a result of
an understanding between the two
yovernmei is, be kept from both the
spanish and tbs American public
until after ii has been submitted to
Congress by Mr.. Mckinley. Last
spring Mckinley said in effect to
Congress; keep your hands off this
question; ! can handle it without
YOUR assistance, and in December
he will appear to Congress for orders
as to what he shall do with it.
This sort Of thing would be humil-
iating to a sensitive man. Mean
while everything else has been drop
ped and Mckinley, John Sherman,
MIR. Day and other prominent nien-
bers of the administration have goi e
to Ohio to try to persuade the voters
to keep their hands off Marcus
Aurelias Hanna.
The silver star., 1897-11-04

8. Robinson. H. NJ, Knight and Leon
Eggers were in from disappointment
last Friday and each took home large
load Of supplies for the winter. Success
to you. boys.-DoLoREs SILVER STAR.
Yes. and Rico merchants pay taxes 20
that the above named gentlemen can
have roads. draw salaries. etc. Rico
News.Sun.
The above from the Rico News Sun
sounds nice. very nice to the Rico NOR.
chants. no doubt 1t ticklcs their ears
and after reading it they can lay back
10 their easy chairs. put their anatomy
In tho region Of their pants tops and say
"Hutt 10 VII right And George Will
scratch his back ON the corner OF = type
case aud will say to Casey; There. that
ought TO bring vt least two new ads"
George HUT II oil right Ia most cases,
but this time be would have done much
better II he had taken . trip over his
county. or made few inquiries Of reliable
residents before making the comment
copied above.
The fact romans. and tho News.Sun
will have to admit II, that there 10 no 70.
spectacle wagon rosd from Disappoint.
ment tO Rico except through the town
Of Dolores. Yet Rico mcrch4nts and the
Rico News.Sun ask tho residents " Dis.
appointment to coiiie around this way
to Rico. and patronize them simply bs.
cause Mr.. Eggers draws the magnifl.
cient SALARY allotted to u county com.
missioner from the exchequcr of Dolores
county. These mon patroniss the mer.
chants Of tho town Ut Dolores for tho
reason that they can buy goods cheaper
and havo respectable roads to travel
over. the Rico News.sun 10 the contrary
notwithstanding.
The silver star., 1897-11-04
cortez Items.

cortex Items.
Special to the SILVER STAR.
John Hambay is erecting nov build.
ing fo be used ss barber sliop.
HAyeh 4 Son have moved into their
.SeW store, in the stone building.
Ed. Lamb 10 moving his stock Of drugs
into his new corner store, one OF the best
locations in town.
Roscoe Thompson is erecting new
barn. which will add to the many i'm.
provements In Cortez OF late.
M. A. Blackmer is now repairing the
old Hayes store which he Is fitting up to
be used - hotel. He will move into il
himself when it is completed.
The dance given on last Friday evo.
ming was grand success. and all had a
good time. as they always do at the al.l
reliable dances.
Bige Baker. who died on Saturday last.
was buried Sunday on bis ranch. Rev.
E. L. Buck officiating. Many friends
followed him to his lust resting place.
The silver star., 1897-11-04
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Prssldsnt Mckinley nssignatss Noysmbs
2sth, 1897, as the Day to Re-
ttsn Thanka

2sth, 1897, as ths Day to Re.
tum Thanks.
"In remembrance of Gods good
ness to US during the past year,
which has been SO abundant, let us
offer up to Him our Thanksgiving
and pay our VOWS unto the Most
High. Under his watchful proyi.
dence industry has prospered, the
conditions Of labor have been i'm
proved, the rewards of husbandry
have been increased and the COM
forts of our homes multiplied. His
mighty hand has preserved peace
and protected the nation. Respect
for law and order has been strength.
ened, the love of free institutions
cherished. and all sections of our
beloved country brought into closer
bonds of fraternal regard and gcner-
Gus cooperation. For these great
benefits it is our duty to praise the
Lord in a spirit of humility and
gratitude, and to offer up to Him
our most earnes. supplications.
That we may acknowledge our
obligations as people to Him who
has generously granted to us the
blessings of free government and
material prosperity, 1, William Nc.
Kinlcy, President Of the United
States. do hereby designate and set
apart Thursday, the a5th day of
November, for National hanksgiv.
Ing and prayer, which all pcople
are invited to observe with appro-
PIRATE religious services IN their re.
spective places Of worship"
The silver star., 1897-11-04
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LET the young man about town
out Of job try year on the farm.
Flowing behind a mule will give
him new constitution, takes the
kinks out of his head, the frog out
of his throat, the gas out Of his
stomach, the weakness out of his
legs, the corns off his toes. and
give him good appetite. an honest
living and a sight Of heavn.-Ex.
The silver star., 1897-11-04

THIS issue has been held over in
order to give our readers as late re-
turns from the election as possible.
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WHEN its himself man says he
has accepted a situation; when its
about another man, he has found
job.
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SENp the SILVER STAR to your
eastern friends and advertise Dolo-
res and vicinity, $2.oo per year in
advnace,
+f4
THR demand for extra copies
last week compelled US to send only
the supplement to number Of our
exchanges,
+t4
OuR Arriola correspondent is evil
IDENTIFY wrapped up in dreams, or
has crawled into his winter hole
and pulled it in after him. judging
from the rapidity with which he
has sent in the election returns.
+t4
CoULD not Mr.. Bryan be persuad-
ed to lay aside his spanish studies
for awhile and explain why wheat
continues to rise willie silver con-
tinues to falll-An Illinois paper.
This Is sample Of the way the
all-wise, subsidized goldbug press
Of the East beguile the farmers into
believing that free coinage will not
benefit them. The paper that print
ed the above dare not go on and ex-
plain the cause of the rise in the
price Of the one commodity and fall
of the other. for If it did its grand
argument for the single gold stand
ard would be knocked higher than
Gilderoy's kite. 1t trusts to luck
for the farmer to forget that there
Is shortage of wheat in foreign
countries and that this country is
supplying the demand, and that sill
ver.is now drug upon the market
with no demand except by the arts.
And the staid old farmer, who eats,
drinks, swears, and prays by his
county paper docs not invcstigate
the. truth Of the statement but takes
1t for granted. He has no time to
read other papers and trusts to the
editor. whom he has known for
years, to do that and arrive at q
right conclusion, never for one mo-
n,ent believing that the same cd
itor might make q mistake or be 20
INSCRIPTIONS as to take pay for de-
ceiving the farmer.
Such utterailces AZ the above
quotation are daily appearing In
the Eastern goldbug press, and If
the friends Of free coinage would
better their condition and that Of
their Eastern neighbor, they should
work every day to down the influ.
ence Of such paid for uttcrancss.
The silver star., 1897-11-04

Secretary Gardner. ct tho Democratic
National Committee. is greatly pleased
with the democratic gains in Ohio. New
York. Maryland aud Nehsaska, and pre-.
diets Bryan's nomination and election in
1900.
The silver star., 1897-11-04

"Money makes the mare CO."
Printer'sink makesthe trade grow,
+f+
THR STAR costs only two dollars
a year; subscribe for it or send it
to your friends.
The silver star., 1897-11-04

G. A. johnson. Of Durango. passed
through Dolores to-day on his way to
Cortex to attend court.
The silver star., 1897-11-04

A lodge Of Daughters OF Pocahontas'
is being organized at the X. OF P. hall
this afternoon.
The silver star., 1897-11-04

To days train for Durango pulled out
Of Dolores with thirty-tive c4rs.and two
engines.