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The state herald., 1897-11-26
AN IMPORTANT MOVE.
smeiter Men VIII Combine to Regulate
the Sale of Silver Bullion.

Denver. Nov. 22-A special from
New York To the Rerdblican says:
Representatives of several of the big
silver mining and smelling works of
the United States and Mexico will
meet in New York during this week to
form. II possible. II combination selling
agency to control the price of silver fu-
lures. Strange to say, the price of sill
Yer for future delivery is always less
than the price Of cash silver and the
smelters want TO cqualizc prices.
II Is said that the smelters hope by
their combination To stiffen the price of
silver and eventually reduce the out
put. though they deny the report that
the intend TO try TO form silver trust
They declare that such independent ac-
tion on the part of American smeltcrs
would he impotent. as London makes
the price of silver and the United
States furnishes only Io.oO0.OOO ounces
yearly OF the entire 1G1. .TJ2..6I ounces
produced by the mines OF the world.
II Is said tina, the silver men who
will meet In New York will control
about 60,OOO,OOO ounces.
Among the works to bc represented
nj the coming conference are the In
fernational Metal Company Of New
York. The Onialia and Grant Smelling
Company OF Omalin. the Great Nation
nj Mexican Smelling Company Of Mon.
tcrcy. Mexico: the Philadelphia Smelt-
ing and Refining Company Of Pueblo
Colorado. and the Guggenhcim Smclt-
ing Company OF Port Amber, New Jcr-
scy.
Wise financiers in Wall street with
whom the matter has been discussed.
say they believe that the formation Of
the international silver trust would bc
n practical impossibllity. as the inter-
csts are too widely scattered and too
diversified. The meeting Of the silver
men In New York. however. Is consid-
erred In Wall street 10 lie Of great Sig
piiicancc, and II will bc watched with
deep interest by the iinnnciers OF the
whole world.
The following table shows the silver
producing countries of the world ard
their annual productions;
The state herald., 1897-11-26
MExIco's STRICT JUSTICE.
The Murderers Of Arroyo VIII Have To Die
for Their Deed.

Mexico city. Mex. Nov. o,.-Thc
great trial Of Arroyo's mur,lcrcrs IL
over. having terminated last evening
with the sentence NJ death pronounced
on ten Of the police officials aud police
men concerned IN the butchcry of the
hnplcss wretch, whose nudnclous nj.
tempt on the presidents life caused so
profound u sensation here.
The Jury was out over seven hours.
returning iis verdict nj i y. m., and
Judge Flores delivered his confirmation
NJ about y o'clock. The prisoners stoc,i
M nnd the gend'armes presented arms
during the dclivcrnncc. The court
room wns crowded for the closing
scenes In the trial were most dramatic.
NillnvIcncio and Cabrera took the yer.
diet cody. ny In fnct did NIL the prIs.
oncrs. Bellido was sentenced 10 eleven
months imprisonment and Cuclicr.
who brought the knives nj the order of
his master. the late inspector General
Nelnslucz. and nlso Bravo. were ne.
quilted and et free.
The condemned men do not yet seem
To realize their pcriious position. Their
lswycr entered nm appeal In each
ease.
Public opinion sistnins the verdict.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
suBpuiNo THE FLAMES.
Seems Probable That the fir~ In the Snug.
E'rr May Br Put out.

Aspen, Colo. Nov. 2I.-rhc frc In
the Smngglcr mine. which started lust
n week ngo this morning, tn NIL nppcnr.
nnccs II now under control Hut little
smoke II issuing from III. shaft io-,iny,
nnd the management think Tint within
the next twcniy-four hours the work
Of clearing the mine Of smoke nnI gas
cnn bc commenced
The iifih nnd sixth levels w.r. ON.
tecd this morning FOR tn. first time
since Sunday last. There II u lnrr,
amount of gus silll issuing from the
blg siopc through the fifth level, hut n
marked improvement II noticeable over
yesterday.
The innnmmnbl" gus discovered two
days ago II Increasing. Indicating TINT
there N considerable heat near the
fooiwnll. where large quantities Of tale
II found. hut this II being guarded
against nnd M serious danger IL anti.
clpnicd, Safety lamps nre bclng used
nnd every possible precnuilon taken To
prevent mn accident.
The air NJ The pump station II ne
pure and fresh ns before the fire mud
the men there no longer fear that they
VIII br driven from their posts,
The pumps nro throwing n litil. over
1000 gallons Of wnicr ger minute. The
relief pumps an the NTH level have
been recovered nni pui IN sl,npc ~
TINT they cnn h. started up nj nny
time.
Work on the new iirr drin ls being
pushed right along nni Forcmnn
Carey experts to finish II IN nvc more
days. lie * driving II ahead NJ the
rat" OF fourteen feet n jny with one
mir drill
The state herald., 1897-11-26
Fatal Fight mt Waco.

Waco, Texas, Nov. 20.--A fatal fight
with rcvolvers took place at . O'Clock
yesterday afternoon at the corner Of
Austin and Fourth streets. bewccn i.
W. Harris. editor Of the Waco Times.
Herald. and W. A. Harris. his brother.
on one side. and Judge q. II. Gerald on
the other. Judge Gerald was badly
wounded In the left arm and left side.
hut he has n fair chance Of recovery.
The Harris brothers, who We're the Rg-
gressors. were worsied l,y Judge Ger.
aid In the fight. W. 4. Harris was In
stanily killed. Editor Harris is not cx-
pe,tcd 10 live. A bullet has cut his
windpipe and also injured his spinal
column. The shooting grew out Of the
mobbing OF Editor W. c. Rrann Of
Brann's Iconocolast, published at Wa
co. Judge Gerald had written criti-
cism Of the methods used toward
Brann by the students OF Baylor Uni.
versily. Waco. Editor Harris refused
10 publish the article and then de-
clincd to return I, to Judge Gerald.
From this arose personal encounter
and personal dcnunciation. which We're
followed by yesterdays killing.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
IT WAS MINERAL DAY
sALlDA's NEW ANNUAL EVENT.
Ores From the New Camp Of Chaffec
County Arc Placed on ExhibitIon-PR-
rades and barbecue Followed by u
Speech From Congrcssman BELL.

Salida, Nov. 22.-Yestertluy was Sa-
lidas Mineral Day, and 1t was n sue
cess, which will be repeated every year.
The Salida Mining Exchange head
quarters was crowded with displays,
so that two vacant rooms were called
into rcquisitiOn, and We're filled with
displays OF mineral To-day commit
tee of miners took pans and mOrtars
and pnnned the gold from almost any
specimen selected. Enormous pieces of
ore weighing from 700 to 1000 pounds
told the size of the 'strenks" from
which they We're taken.
The new district of Cameron. which
comprises Turret, Klondikc, Harrlng-
ton, Calumet. Gable City, Heron Park,
White Horn, Cameron and many other
camps, made magnificent displays and
surprised even those who thought they
knew something OF the resources of the
district.
st. Elmo. one of the oldest camps of
the county, Ind n magnificent display
in charge of a committee. Several 9th
or camps of tho county made smaller
displays. Such nm exhibit Of mineral
in Denver or Colorado Springs would.
If from n single new camp, "sct the
town will." TO use an expression of nn
old miner.
The day was taken up by paradcs by
the White Horn and Turret camps, by
panning ore. viewing the exhibits. n
barbecue, at which hundreds were fed,
general sOciabIlity and an entertain
ment at the opera house In the evening.
The opera house was packed and
hundreds We're turned away from the
doors. There was music and literary
entertainment by local talent, includ-
ing the Salida Denver l. Rio Grande
band. and speeches by representatives
of the various camps and special
feature was a brief address by Con-
grcssman John C. Bell. who was stop
ping a few hours in the city en- route
from his home in Montrosc.
His appearance was timely and was
greeted with hearty applause. The
evenings entertainment closed the day.
which eery one feels is the nucleus of
one of Colorado's greatest days"
The state herald., 1897-11-26
COMPETITOR PRISONERS.
They Reach New York and Arc GIvcn a
Hearty Welcome.

New York. Nov. 23.-'Thc steamer
Saratoga. from Havana, having OH
board the released members OF the
Competitor filibustering expedition, ar
rived here yesterday.
The men nre: Captain Alfredo La
horde. william Gilien. Ona Melton.
William Lcnvltt and Charles Bernett.
an Englishman. Captain l.abOrde suf-
fers somewha, from paralysis. which
he contracted during his long c0niinc-
mcnt In the Cabanas fortress.
Joseph A. Springer. the United States
vice consul at Havana, was also n pas
sengcr on the Saratoga. Mr.. Springer
declined to talk for publication.
The released men wore the clothes
In which they We're clnd at the time of
their capture on April %, 1906. mt Bcr-
races, San CayelnnO, Cuba.
Another lnppy passenger on the Sar-
atoga was Julio Y. Quezadu, the young
Cuban insurgent who was ordered to
be shot by Wcylcr. but was par,lOned
by General Blanco. u friend of the pris-
oncr's father.
The six men who had escaped the
fate of the Virginlus captivcs were
greeted upon their arrival In New York
by an enthusiastic crowd, who gave
them a hearty welcome. The poor
wretches We're too weak to respond to
the cheers which had been given in
their honor. Captain Laborde's brother
was one OF those assembled on the
dock. The meeting between the bro
theirs was n touching one The friends
Of the others cried with Joy as they
grasped the hands of the released prls-
oners. whose eyes were sunken.. faces
pallid and forms emaclated. Repre-
sentutivcs OF the Cuban junta were al-
so present, and they added their greet
ings to the men.
Captain Labordc, speaking of the
prison, says:
THE stories of cruelty In Spanish
prisons are wholly unfoundcd. l have
been there long enough to know. The
jailors We're as kind as could be cx-
pected. and Mattec Fernandez. the
warden of Cabanas. was especially
kind and considerate-so much 80 that
we called him Father Why. we knew
more about what wa3 going on than
you did. How did we learny Well. |
cant tell that. as 1t might hurt those
| have left behind. Yes. American
gold went great ways. had n little
money from time to time. and the
guards who did not receive any pay
while ] was there. We're always CRATE
full for anything ! gave them. and
amply paid for what they got"
The state herald., 1897-11-26
Money Won In Gambling.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. ao.-The Su.
premc Court to-day held In the case of
John X. Erwin against the state. on re-
lation Of Nellie Il. Valley, appealed
from the Circuit Court. that the sjai.
ute making II the duty of prosecuting
attorney Ia sue Tor and recover In THE
name Of the state for the benefit OF his
wife or minor children all sums Of
money lost 10y any person gambling,
for which he ncglecis Ia sue within six
months, IL constitutional. The court
says that the title TO money won ai
gambling never vests In the winner.
also that giving the property TO the
losers wife instead Of himself. when It
is recovered. does MOI infringe his
rights. because he cannot be- entitled
To compensation FOR property to which
he has no right. Mrs. VALLEY rccov.
cred Judgment FOR S5.ili lost by her
husband AZ faro game.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
COMPETITOR MEN FREE.
The Queen Regent rsr,ioncd Them, and
They Have Left Havana.

Washington. Nov. 10. Minister
Woodford lais telegraphed the State
Department ilG,t the Spali,ei cabinet
has notified him that the Queen has
parloned rhe Competitor prisoners.
The State Department now an
pouEcc that The Competitor prisoners
were turned over To Consul General
Lee last Monday AMI will bc sent by
him direct 10 New York to-day.
II n not doubted here that the pris.
oneIs ARE libciaied On some such con-
dit!ons as were imposed In the case Of
former prisoners. tha; Is. that they will
not return 10 Cuba.
II IL singular that the men should
have been four days In the custody Of
Consul General Lee without the fact
having b'-Dnc generally known. hut
II Is supposed that secrecy was oh
served IN order to insure departure
from Havana without exciting trouble
from the extreme Conservative Span
ish faction.
There were four prisoners. namely.
Alfrc,.p I.alonic. the uipiain OF the
Competitor n native OF New Oilra,i, I:
William Gild,Ti. the mate. II NATURAL.
lied citizen. Ona Melton. who chliu,r
Kansas as his native state aud who
went on the Competitor IN the capacity
of u newspaper correspondent. Charles
Barnett of British birth. but WIN
claimed the protection Of the United
States government by virtue OF his
smiling oii nm American vcsscl.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
THE MONETARY COMMISSION.
1t VIII Advise That all Government Notes
Be Withdrawn.

Washington, u. C.. Nov. 20.--The
that has been sitting ut the Arlington
hotel for some weeks will not prepare
bill for the reform of the currency
system but will coniinc themselves 10
an expression of opinion and the adop-
tion of certain general propositions.
While they have not yet reached
formal conclusion II Is probable that
they will follow the lines suggested by
Secretary Gage and recommend that
the government go out of the banking
business, withdraw all circulating
notes and authorize the hanks TO issue
currency up TO par Of their deposits TO
secure the same. When the commission
met each member had his own views
and plans, many of which conilicted
with those of his colleagues. but they
have hammered al each other of and
on until they have finally reached n
harmonious conclusion upon the prin-
cipal points with which they are denl-
ing. They have also received advice
and suggestions from bankers and 9TH
or tinanriers throughout the country.
Including several complete plans for a
new currency system. Although none
of these plans have been adopted in
full. they contained many important
ideas and have had an influence In
modifying the opinions of the commits
sioners. 1t Is proposed to publish them
in n report which will be submitted to
n mass convention some time during
the winter.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
FOUND NO TRACE OF ANpREr.
Return Of the swedish Expedition Prom
spityb~rgrn.

Tromsoc. Tromsoc Island. Norway.
Nov. 22-Ihc steamer Victoria, which
was ii'tcd out by the governor of
Tromsoe under instructions from klus
Oscar 10 search for Professor Andrcr.
the missing acronnni, and his pargy.
which left here on November 9Th. hn,
returned from Spitzbcrecn.
She brings no news as to the wlrr,,.
nbouis or movements OF Professor An.
drce, although exploring parties land
I'd ten times nj various points In Dan.
mnnds isles.
The Victoria was proylrloned fot
eight months nnd carried crew of M,
teen men. Paul Bioervig. the explorer.
wns one of the company. II was IN.
dcrsiood TINT the expedition would
search Dnnmnndsoercn, Advent bny,
Cape Thordscn. Prinz Knrlforclnnd
nnd possible Danes island. from which
point Professor Andrce'S balloon. the
Eagle. assembled In July last In Ills mn.
der,nklng To cross the site NJ The nor,I,
pole, According 10 the program then
published. the Niciorin. on her return
"Trip. was to explore the southwest consi
Of bnnmnndrocrrn.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
som. y-l,er r,,r, s,.,,.,,e..

Washington. Nov. 23.-Accor,iing To
the Inst weekly report issued by the
surgeon general of the marine hospital
service. giving the returns up To the
10Th instant. there bnd then appeared
during the yellow fever epidemic IN
the South n total OF 1850 cnscs, of
which ilJ hnd proved fatal. or the to-
inl number ~ rnscs i.StI were report
ei from Louisiana. t.,l25 from Mi.pls.
slppI, TiO from Alnbrnin. ~ from Ten.
ncs-sce. III from TeSns. I from Illinois.
y from Georgia. and one cnch from
Fioridn aud Kentucky. Al hut ten of
III" cnsra reported from Louisiana ARE
credited h New OrlcnuH.
A computation shows TIN, about iOi5
per cent. OF the eases proved fatal. In
Mississippi the death rate was less
tlinn u per cent. OF the total number.
Az New orleans II III per cent OF
the patients died. Dnd ut Mobile less
tlinb ~ per cent.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
GOING TO MEXICO.
Mr. bryan and Ex-0overnor Crittenden To
Investigate Conditions There.

InNesttEate Conditions There.
Kansas city. Mo-, Nov. 23.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Crittenden. former consul gener-
al to Mexico. expects TO leave this city
next week for San Antonio. Texas.
where he will be Joined the latter part
of the week by william J. Bryan and
Mrs. Bryan. The three will leave San
Antonio about December 9Th for n four
weeks trip through Mexico During
this time the City OF Mexico and sever
nj other OF the larger cities In that
country will hc visited, and aided by
Mr.. Crittcnden's knowledge of the peO-
pie md the country. Mr.. Bryan will
make careful study OF the financial
system which now prevails there.
I'VE had planned 10 take this trip
early In January" said Mr.. Critten,lrn
today. hut have Just received n letter
from Mr.. Bryan saying that II will bc
impossible for him to get away nt that
time, and suggesting that we start
from san Antonio some time between
December LIST and 9Th. For some time
Mr.. Bryan has wanted TO study the
working Of the financial system OF
Mexico. and several months ngo. while
lie was In Kansas city. he called on
me ana asked me If I could make the
trip with him. We Ind prior TO that
time corrcslDnded In regard 10 the
matter. aud had signiiicd my willing
ness 10 aid him In any way I could.
My four years residence IN the city Of
Mexico and the chance to study the
people under the free silver system.
MIR. Bryan thought. would In OF much
help 10 him. We will 90 ny far south
as the city Of Mexico. and will. OF
course. spend the greater part Of the
time In the capital"
The state herald., 1897-11-26
nanL-r poi.om rardon.a.

Santa f". y. NJ. Nov, ls.-S. VI. Fol,
som. former president Of the Albuuurr.
que National Hank. serving Nv.
years sentence In III. territorial pcni
,cn,lnry for fnlsifying the published
statements of the bank. wns granted n
full pardon by the President to-day
This announcement by the attorney
general reached the pcni,cn,iary Mt {.
o'clock. Folsom almost tainted when
notified, lie ionncd citizen. ciothcs
aud IN the pcnllen,Inry. where he hnd
put IN sixteen weary months, received
III. conrrnt ulntions of all III" officer,
nDi employees of the Institution. II.
left tonight for Albuquerque.
The state herald., 1897-11-26

Of nationality. 30 will the twentieth
be for Europe period marked by a
struggle for existence In tho polite
commercial sphere. European nations
must close ranks In order successfully
to defend their existence.
MA, this be realized everywhere,
and may the epoch Of peaceful devel-
opment we now confidently anticipate
be employed In collecting o,r strength
and devoting ourselves chiefly to this
end"
London, Nov. 22.-'rhe Berlin CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
Count GulOchOwski's statement with
reference to the struggle with Amerl-
ca has excited the most widespread in
terest here. 1t IL believed that before
he made public no remarkable an
enunciail0n Of policy he had the con-
sent of the other powers, with the ex-
ception of England. and spoke MS the
mOuthplecc OF those governments.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
M tioosi IN i'nri~y,nr.

Chclsca, I. r.. Nov. i9-The Senate
subcommittee On Indian affairs which
wis appointed last spring 10 Invest.
gate nralrs IN the territory viii not
make the visit. A letter has been rri
ccived here from senator James Il.
Jones OF the committee. In which he
saye:
AFTER the action of THE Creeks aDd
chciokccs ! think II utterly useless for
us 10 come. The chocinws nnd chick.
asnws have nctcd In n more ill~i1,i
sp,ra. however. and hope Congress
Will rniif,- the inniy made with those
tribes. II VIII then bc absolutely
nccs9 AIRY that W. take such action III.
the general good requires with regard
10 the other tribes without consulting
them further"
The state herald., 1897-11-26
NEW YORK LEAD QUOTATIONS.
The Western Union Mako statement Re-
gmrdlng the Priccs aent Out.


New York. Nov. 222.-On Jnnts1fy /.
ls9s. the Western Union Telegraph
Company VIII discontinue iis present
system OF New York lead quotations.
After that date these quotations vii!
he forwarded only as private messages.
All oes have been and are sold To
sncltcrs Oh the basis Of The New York
lead quotations as sent ont by the iole.
graph company. For the las; few
years several large producers In the
West have expressed dissatisfaction
with the system In vogue. They
claimed ihni The eastern smcltrr.
which made the quotations. were innc-
curaie In the averages they quoted. ani
alleged that ilc quotations did not rep
resent the actual sales or real market
value Of lead. and That the New York
figures on which sales were made In
the West were often below The price
which could actually bc obinincd In the
New York market.
The eastern smcltcrs have positively
denied the allegations of the orr pro,
duccrs. and NJ n result no satisfactory
conclusion has been arrived nt.
Rather than continue To h~ nm inno-
cent party 10 such an important dis.
arrecmeia. the telegraph company has
decided 10 Withdraw the lead quota,
ilons and only TO furnish them on np-
plicntion as private messages.
After the first of the year iransac.
iions between smelters and lead miners
will be based on actual sales In New
York ms reported through sources 10
h. mutually agreed upon by the con.
tracting parties.
The state herald., 1897-11-26
ramn,any ae, Ur,. o,n.rou.,

New York, Nov. .O.-rhc cxccnilv,
committee of Tanmnny hnll met. 10.
day nnd arranged for the annual r,or
snnlEnilon next month. After The
transaction of this business. Richard
Croker made n speech. IN which he
nukci the committee 10 li-crib. $50.
oor for the starving people ~ Cubn aud
n like Hun for the poor of this city. Tb,
suggestion was promptly nr,ed on. The
Cuban cheek was handed to Senoi
Tomns Estrada Palma and other mem.
beers of the Junin who had called to
seek nld of fammnny IN behalf of ,hrli
starving suuntrytupu
The state herald., 1897-11-26
POSTAL BANKS.
Some Places where They Are Most Neede

Some Places Where They Are Most Needed
We are strongly In favor OF postal
savings banks for the Use of the people
Of small means and incomes. A safe
place of deposit is sadly needed In ev-
cry county and section, especially OF
the South md West. In the East.
where population Is large and savings
banks are established. they may not
be so much needed as In the other sec
tions. though doubtless they would
prove advantageous there. But In the
agricultural communities and In COM
munlties where labor IL employed. like
Asheville for instance, place OF sife
deposit for small daily or weekly earn
ings would be OF great advantage TO
the individual and the community. The
daily earnings of those In Ashevillc
working for wages or saklries amount
TO some thousands of dollars. The cx-,
penditures of no person ought to aver
ngc the entire income per day. There
should be something saved, however
small, but the more the better. out OF
every days wage or salary. Farmers
have sums more or less from time to
time that they do not have occasion to
spend. 1t Is better these accumtilations
he put In some safe place. absolutely
guaranteed. than to remain In the pock-
ct or stuffed away IN some secret hole.
or, worse still. spent when 1t should
not he. There should he such an insti-
tuition In every county town at Lease.
The government should and could guar
anioe the absolute safety Of the de-
poslts therein. The deposition should re-
ceive a low rate OF Interest--aay ~ or
3 per cent. This would induce the de-
pGsit until at least sufficient amount
had been accumulated to use In other
and more profitable Investment. or to
fall back. upon In ease OF urgent need.
One of Its greatest advantages would
be that 1t would keep the money Of tho
country in active circulation instead Of
being boarded. as millions OF dollars are
now boarded. by individuals in small
sums at that. greatly TO the injury Of
business and the general welfare OF the
people. Being safe, guaranteed by the
government. available at any moment.
when wanted. such u depository would
prove of the greatest good to the mass
es OF the peoplc.-Aslcville tN. CO
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