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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

Queer old Arkansas In the re-
turns of the state for presidential
electors, as certified to the secretary
OF state at Washington, it appears
that Jefferson Davis received eighty
six votes. This looks like posthu-
nous uprising. Boston Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

DGWitt's Wi1.il Hazel SalVe
Cares Pies, Ssaids, Burns
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02
South Toyaiton.

Do,tic Eancuf, Jr., much rc-
spcctcd citizen. has passed away
quickly and in il sill gular manner.
He was 81 years old and leaves a
wife and eight children. seven boys
and one Girl. also an aged father,
four sisters and two brothers. He
was iii about IS hours, suffering the
most acute PAIN. He left his work
TO 90 home to get ready to attend the
funeral Of JAIME, Ri'ldcll when he
was taken with the most overwhelming
pain which never lrsscncl until his
death Friday afternoon, Dec. IS.
Doctors thought it appendicitis, but
the day before he fell, while going
to the river for water, striking in Il
sitting posture and that led them to
believe other trouble was present.
y post m"rtcm examination showed
a large rupture on the intestine an
appearances indicated that similar
injuries had healed. Mr.. Faneuf
WAS recently reelected Commander
Of the OrvlIc BiXby post, &. \. r.,
and was member of Company f..
Ninth Vermont. He was most
genial brother and tpWnsman, indus
triou, and had many friends.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

"MN"u~r me-" Observed tn man Ia
-,cct irr., "bnt | am = SET. 60 !. aGd that
j. nos Whc," The liver is.' ''Ncvcv you
mind wLcIc lis liver is rctor;ed tlc
other. IF il was II his biz toe vi his
lett car re Wits Lit.'c Early Riscrs
NolId reach it and sink" it for hin. ON
'.iol yea can oct your @g-ampS."
scott '.inkllA,n, Qu'clcc: \. ID. Nor
",i, Woods ock: l. j. NJ. Marcy, Tar s.
vile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

Mrs. Wcstcnd Didn't YOU find
the Floridans as hospitablc as they
are reported to be, Mr.. Travclle?
Returned Yourselves, indeed.
All the leading people took me right
into their hearts. invited me to din
ncr. Introduced me to their families.
and sold me land.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

nNcntor-What do Won think of
my new hur9lar-proof safe:
Frcnd-!t's fine. think it would
take a burglar quite half an hour to
open it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

rhc i"n.th o. lie may bc increased by
lcS>rAiu@ It's hangers. The majority VI
people die floA lung troubles. Thee
may h2 nypi'cd by promptly using One
Muu,c t0u%h Cure
Scot; Iinkham. Qpcchcc: a B Morgan,
No0d,tocN; l.. !. H. Marcy Tnttsvlle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-01-02

The heated discussion now going
on in Burlington between the New,
and Free Press over the workings of
the prohibition law in that city ought
to result in something satisfactory.
Between the two angry journals the
light may be turned on lull force.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-01
che aaieita Baby Eao ghursday 11orring auy 1887
TWICE A SUCCESS
0RATORI0 OF ELIJAH REPEATED
AT TIE AUDITORIUM.

There Was an Absence of the Propensity
Towards Flippancy as Was Exhibited
on tho First Night BY the Imported
Artists = Everything Passed on In .
Pleasant and Agreeable Manner and
Everybody was Thoroughly satisfied
With the success Of the Oratorio-WeiI
Pstrouixed BY Musiclans.
The second performance OF Elijah"
was presented al the auditorium last
night 20 a fair sized audience. As was 20
be expected. the performance altogether
went off smoother last night than the
frs, night and the audience was much
more enthusiastic and liberal with their
applause than on the previous evening.
The performance in every way was more
satisfactory and there was an absence Of
the propensity towards Aippancy and
tendency 70 guy" that was exhibited by
the imported talent. which was the sub
ject OF much criticism on the previous
night. There was none Of this, and This
made every thing more pleasant. and sat-
isfactory.
Ali the soloists, including Mr.. Won
Dahlen, Miss Parkhurst and Mr.. Hig-
gins, were in better voice and did fine
work. Miss Parkhurst sang very sweet
~ and Miss Larimer's solos were beaui-
full. Mr.. Hull. who did excellent work The
first night. did well again but ne was III
and some Of his numbers were cut. The
quartetle and trio were again app.auded
and recalled. Many compliments were
spoken regarding the manner in which
the singers were arranged. The setting
was tastefully done and the sage pre-
scented charming appearance with the
chorus Of pretty faces and voices and ele-
CANT costumes. 1t will be long time
before Wichita will again witness mu-
steal event OF the magnitude Of Elijah
the putting on Of which was a tremend-
Gus undertaking. Mr.. Won Herrlich. as
sisted by some excellent men and encour-
aged by al the prominent musicians OF
the City. and Mrs. Russell as director,
deserve much praise for what was ac-
comphshed. and il is to be hoped that in
the interest," OF music and culture that
other musical projects of similar nature
will be undertaken in Wichita by parties
who will do as much faithful work as
was done by the managers Of the Elijah
enterprise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-01

Continued on Sixth Page.)
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-01
NO EVIDENCE YET
DORSEY SAYS THERE rs NO ABSO-
Lutte EVIDENCE OF SHORTAGE.

Nothing Certain as to the Amount Gu,
or Where 1t is-some $4,000 Short on
Paying Tax and $4,000 Otherwise
Bond Was Irregular and Maybe Value.
less-Couety Attorney Amidon Submit.
an Opinion at Some Length Quotes
Supreme Courts Oh Authority.
Some weeks ago when the Eagle pub
aished an account of the differences be-
tween the city of Wichita and Sedg-
wick county the rumor was curren: that
a probable shortage in the books OF ex-
County Treasurer. John A Doran was in
measure responsible for the difficulty
Nc one believed that there was a dis
crepancy in Mr.. Doran's books but the
probability Of such a thing was suggest
BED. Two investigations Of the books had
been made and the examiners could not
get together on figures. so that it was
thought advisable to have a third inves-
tigation.
No one IN authority seems willing 10
talk about the matter fully. Mr.. Dor
sey, who works in the treasurer's office,
was seen yesterday and said:
There is absolutely no evidence yet
that there is any shortage at all"
How did the suspicion that there is a
shortage start?'s
ct grew out of this investigation of
the books on the claim that there was
a large amount Of money due the city
frosf the county"
!, Further than this Mr.. Dorsey would
L say.
Bounty Commissioner Harmon said:
I'VE know there is shortage. but we
not know how much nor exactly
here it is. There is a shortage and
e will have to ferret it out. 1t arises
ON some irregular!ty in collecting
rect car and paving taxes in 1894"
1t occurs from the best account OBJ
Unable that the county treasurer was
!, ot charged with $4,000 paving tax paid
the street car company in 1894, and
,erhaps $1,000 OF East Douglas avenue
paving tax.
Mr.. Harmon said that the new COM
Enftlee appOlrlGQ 10 INVESTIGATE iliC
tier would be ready TO report some time
isoon
WHO is that committed"
81 prefer no., 70 tell at this time. 1t
nav be changed. The report Will be
Rade and we'll go TO the bottom Of the
heie affair. / believe the bond is
I'd, at least We shall try 10 collect the
.ty from the sureties, and think we
W"
iere is a Division OF opinion as to
Ether the boadsmen can be made to
the account
ounty Attorney Amidon has prepared
IS explanation and opinion Of the
md:
onoraole Boardof County Commission
ers, Wichita, Kansas.
Gentlemen: In relation to the liabil-
" upon the bonds of the late John Do
AN as county treasurer. / desire 10 SUBJ
init the following opinions after first
stating the. facts:
I find the facts to be that on the 10th
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-01

II is not difficult to make old people hap
py; show them some one 20 years older than
themselves who is still in good health.-At-
Gibson Globe.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
METHODS WERE CROOKED
AN EXAMINATION OF THE AFFAIRS
OF THE NATIONAL LIFE.
Death Claims Were supp ressea- -Ths
Books Were Faisiiied In Many Par
ticuiars-Onicers Resign.

Hartford. Conn. Nov. 7.-commis>
sioner OF Insurance Frederick A.
Belts Will make public tomorrow the
report " his Investigations on the Ma
tional Life association Of this city. the
outcome of which was the requested
designations of President Fletcher and
Director Wilbur. the voluntary resig-
nation of II. 7. Braman. the secretary
and the reorganization OF the company.
According 10 the report of the commits
sioner. IL became apparent in the early
stages u the investigation that the ofii-
GERS ~ the association attempted In
many ways to mislead the insurance
department and the general public. The
chief points Of deception were:
The suppression of death claims at the
end of the year; reporting to the m-
surance department amounts as pay
ments 10 beneiiciaries. when. in reality.
thtss. amounts included payments TO
other people: retaining upon the books
of the association several millions of
insurance which the officers knew to
have elapsed or not been taken during
the years 1896, inclusive; reporting
that death claims had been paid. when.
in reality. they were not paid for some
months afterwards; In settling death
claims methods had been used to In
duce benenciaries to accept less than
the amounts due them.
The report also gives a detailed
statement from the books OF the asso-
citation which showed the many dis
Crepancies showed by the commissioner.
Following the designations OF President
Fletcher. Secretary Braman and Di-
rector wilbur the report says:
In accepting these designations the
association dispensed with the services
OF officers whose methods. II continued.
would have brought ruin and disaster
20 the interests OF the policy holders"
Commissioner Belts. In concluding
his report. says: Il have The utmost
confidence In the men now In charge"
stephen Ballo. who was elected presi-
dent last Thursday. will assume the
duties % the position tomorrow.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
M'LEAN GIVES UP OHIO
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY AND ANTI.
HANNA MEN MAY UNITE
A New Man TO Ise Brought Out for Sen.
Rtor 10 succscd the Hoes Prom
Cleveland.

Cincinnati. Nov. John II. Mclean
and party left tonight for Washing
ton. Mr.. Mclean has been considered
the democratic candidate for senator.
and his departure is regarded as an in
dication that he comedies the lcgisla-
ture 10 the republicans. notwithstand-
ing the numerous notices of contest.
Before his departure Mr.. Mclean held
conference with Chairman McCon-
willie and other democratic leaders.
There is nothing known az 10 the
probable policy Of the democrats as a
minority In the legislature. but 1t Is
believed they will Join the nti-Hanna
republicans in bringing out new man
for senator. The question has been
raised as to whether 70 votes are neces-
sary Ia elect "A senator, that number
being a majority OF all. II a majority
0f n quorum only Is necessary. some
might be sick or absent. AS that would
he less embarrassing than Ia be- pres
ent and vote against the caucus nomi-
nee
The pOlht has also been raised as 10
the succession 10 the govcrnorship. II
Governor Bushnell should be elected
senator 10y fusion. the lieutenant gov
ernOr A. W. Jones. would become the
chief executive AS the state senate Is
democratic by ~ to IL. Il is held that
"A democrat would succeed Jones and he
In line for the govcrnorship. Among
the ~ con,, de1 to the democrats in the
senate Is senator NoiEht of Cincinnati,
a fusion republican. who holds the ball
ance 81 power In that body. and he Is
nOn-commlttaL
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
ARE GOOD SOLDIERS.
Operations of the Third brigade Daring
the Coal strike.

Harrisburg, Pa. Nov. Captain
Alexis Il. Paxton. Fifteenth infantry.
4. :. A.. has forwarded 10 the secretary
Of war report of the operations of the
Third brigade and Philadelphia city
troops in the Hnzelton region following
the killing of the strikers AT Latimer by
Sherin Martin and his deputies. The
captain is attached to the headquarters
of the National guard OF Pennsylvania
and spent three weeks nj uazclton
with General Goblin. under the direction
of Governor Hastings.
The report states that the mobiliza-
tion and concentration Of the troops
exceed In speed, accuracy and COM
pleteness that of any other state I'm the
union. The camps OF all the organiza
tions We're notable for their thorough
police. the accurate alignment nj the
tents and for compliance generally with
the army regulations.
captain Paxton reports that the duty
Of the brigade during this service was
performed In a strictly military man
ner in all respects. The conduct OF the
troops at all times Was excellent. The
strikers soon realized that there was no
personal animosity against them and
that the real purpose Of their presence
was simply To maintain law and order.
such troops, the captain says, they
could not fail Ia respect.
The heavy loss Of life and large list
Of seriously wounded mt Latimer. he
adds, cannot fail Ia Impress thoughtful
citizens with the Importance Of pro-
viding some better method OF dealing
with mobs
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
BLACK JACK GANG.
Marshal Foraker Thinks They Are Re-
sponsibie for the Hold Up.

Santa Fe, y. NJ, Nov. 7.-united
States Marshal Foraker to-day tele-
graphed 10 Washington for authority
TO employ five picked men 10 take the
trail Of the gang who last night held
Grants station. The marshal left for
Grants station tonight and expects
to receive an answer from the Wash
iDgton authorities there. He is salts
fled the original Black Jack gang of
desperadoes is responsible for this
crime. He says there are eight men In
the band and last week hc had in
formation THAI they had returned from
Mexico and were In Arizona.
For some time Marshal Foraker has
been trying 10 get authority from the
Mexican government 10 arrest this
gang. He has known the location OF
their stronghold In the mountains and
had hoped 40 he able to bring them
into the rniled States 10 stand trial
for the many crimes supposed to have
been committed by them in New Mex
leo and Arizona, but the government
of Mexico refused to give any author
ity In the matter insisting that before
any step was taken all the evidence
against Black Jack and his gang
should be laid before and reviewed by
Minister Romero at Washington. IL is
feared that before their arrest can be
effected the Black Jack gang viii
have reached their mountain hiding
place and be free from arrest until
Mexico can be prevailed upon 10 con-
sent TO their eAtradition.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
CITY or COLUMBIA.
Many women Are Booked for "a Passage
10 the kiondyke.

New York. Nov. The steamship
City OF Columbia. which will leave this
city for the Klondyke gold region via
Cape Horn on Dec. l. was visited to-
day at her dock. at the foot of East
Ninth street. by over 5000 people. half
Of whom We're women and children
Nearly all of the 800 men and women
who are booked Tor the passage visited
thu steamer during the hours IL was
open for inspection. besides a large
number of invited guests
Among the latter were ". A. Herbert,
former secretary OF the navy. Gen. IL.
" Boynton. T.. V. Camack OF Philadel-
phia. the venerable ex-Secretary Mich
OILS Biddle. &. +. Huntington and u. u.
Mills and "A delegation OF - business
men and bankers OF Philadelphia. who
are Interested In the project OF send
ing out the Columbia. Six OF the pas
sengers already booked are females. the
majority NJ whom are married women.
Tnitty-five women ate chnperoned by
Mrs. IA. : Gould.
The youngest passenger Viii be- a boy
of years. who will accompany his
mother to the far north. Thre hospi-
tai nurses and five physicians are
among the passengers. The men in the
party include SIX lawyers. one banker,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
BALTIMORE WAS DEFEATED
THE ALL-AMERICANs PLAYED ALL
AROUND THE EX-CHAMPIoNs.
San Francisco Gives q Great Welcome 90
the star Baseball PIaysrs-Ths
Grounds Crowded.

San Francisco. Nov. THE aggrega-
tion of star baseball players from the
East made their first appearance In
California to-day at Recreation Park.
and the All-Americans played all
around the men from Baltimore. The
day was an ideal one for baseball.
baimy and without air stirring. and the
s.e of the crowd was restricted by the
limit of the grounds. Every seat In
the grand stand and I'm the bleachers
was taken and the fringe of humanity
surrounded the entire field. greatly i'm
terfering with the fielding OF the play
ers and partly responsible for the large
score. The grounds. too, We're very
rough. having been used for football
when soft and slushy. DIR. Pond. for
the Baltimores did not prove much Of
a puzzle for the nine selected from the
cream of the national league. They
batted him hard and often. and after
the sixth inning the crowd set UP a
continuous howl for Joe Corbett, but
the latter did not respond.
All the old California favorites
namely. l.ange. Reitz. Clarke and Nash,
received warm welcome from the H.
600 or more spectators. ''Bilr Lange
was fairly smothered with floral trib-
utes. the most attractive OF which was
"A large shield of white roses with the
words. Little Eva" in carnations
Lange responded by lining out the first
ball pitched against the center field
fence for two bases. The fielding at
the All-Americas was clean and snap
py. The only feature Of interest In the
playing of the Baltimores was Jen-
nings' quick and clean fielding. He
made remarkable double play. catch
ing straight liner by jumping in the
air and throwing the runner out at
first Donahue's work behind the bat
for Baltimore was very SLOW. Score:
u. ~. +.
pailhiot' .',s.sss ss...s''..s't. Id
AH-AmeficaS ......,...........l 10 II
Batteries. Pond and Donahue; Rhines
and Smith; umpires. Mcdonald and
O'Neill.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
MADE A CLEAN JOB Of It
WERE COOL THROUGHOUT
Took Only Money-Had No Use for jew
elry- Made the Fireman Hold the
Sack for Thsm-A Reward Of
fersd for Their Capture.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Nov The
train which was held up at Grants. s6
miles west of here last night at 1850
reached Albuquerque al ll:ao this
morning. None OF the train crew nor
passengers were killed or injured. The
express company's loss cannot he
learned. but II IN known to be large.
The santa Fe Pacific Railroad company
lost a combination baggage and ex-
press car. day coVch and a chair car
The holding up of the ,rain was ac-
complished by two men who boarded
the train at Grants. AT the stockyards.
about a mile east. they put on the air
and began shooting at a number of
tramps that were scattered along the
track. Most Of the passengers and
many OF the trainmcn thought that
some OF the crew Were having trouble
with the hoboes and were not alarmed
until the robbers were in possession OF
the train. The holdups began shooting
into the engine cab and Harry Nc
Carly, the engineer, jumped on and
went into the rear sleeper. Henry
Abel. the fireman. was grazed across
the cheek by n bullet and was COM
PEELED TO obey the orders of the rob-
hers. He was ordered to uncouple the
express car and II and the cars preced-
ing II were pulled up the track for IA
short distance TO the point where the
work was done.
When the shooting began Messenger
Lord left the express car. locking the
door behind him and went into one of
the cars In the rear Of the train. Con-
ductor Aldrich went back to Grants 10
telegraph for help as soon as the cars
We're uncoupled. The rest of the crew
have not yet been accounted for. When
the robbers found the express car
locked they resorted Ia giant powder
To open IL and were obliged to fire three
shots before II gave way. TN opening
the car they went AT once Ia the
through safe and blew "A large hole in
IL with one shot. The fireman MAS
compelled To hold the sack In which
they placed the money. They secured
all that could be conveniently carried
by one man and paid mo- attention to
watches and jcwelry, which were left
scattered over the floor Of the car. They
Were very cool throughout the job.
which took them about an hour.
No horses We're seen, hut II is pre-
sumed that a confederate was wNiting
with them at some point nearby. When
they left the nreman got on the engine
and started back for the rest of the
train. While he was firing up as he
went back he did not notice how close
he was 10 the other cars and struck
them 40 hard that "a stove In the day
coach was overturned. Three of the
cars. the express, day coach and chair
car were entirely destroyed by the re-
sulting fire. Most of the baggage was
saved. although there WAS some loss.
The contents of the three safes which
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08

arms. live inside a Gatling-gun equipped
stockade. and be body-guarded by 100
former Chicago policemen. An agent
Of the Chinese Six Companies was In
Chicago last week and made a contract
with the Wilmington Coal company to
deliver the $40 Cinnamon at the mines
of the Wilmington i,raidwood district.
The first consignment of 200 will ar
rive next Tuesday and the others will
be ON hand as soon as provisions can
be made To take care of them. Ar
rangements for an additional 1000 Chi
nese have been made conditional ON the
success 81 the first venture. Elaborate
preparations have been completed to
take care Of the first 500 Cinnamon and
give them ample protection.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
IN A FOG.


Halifax n. s.. Nov. THE ship John
Mcleod. Captain Stewart. from iioiio vie
sugar bound for this port. struck on
near sambro entrance OF this harbor. at
o'clock this morning during thick
fog. The vessel commenced 10 take water
fast and the crew all took To the boats.
The ship sank soon after the crew left.
going down In about - fathOms. and IL a
total loss. She was i.sls tons burden and
y years old and owned by Troop A Son OF
81. Johns. She was worth about No.sp
and her cargo was valued Mt about si0e.-
oSo. II was for the Acadia refinery. and il
insured In New York. The captain and
crew lost all their effects.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08
IN PERFECT CONDITIONS.
Joe Choynski u Ready to Fight Jeffrey.
nt Any Time.

San Francisco. Nov. Joe Choynski,
the popular California heavyweight,
has arrived In San Francisco. He an-
nounces that he Is In perfect condition
and ready to fight Jeffreys at any
time. The meeting will probably occur
ON the 18th of November. He was asked
about the prospects OF n meeting be-
tween Jackson and himself. Il am
ready 20 meet Jackson" he said. "as
soon as my present engagement is over
i have never shirkcd any one and
the business"
While Choynskl Is here 10 meet JEFF
fries. IL Is the opinion OF the sporting
men that he IL eager for a match with
Goddard. At all events II is likely that
Joe Will have as many engagements on
his hands before he leaves san Fran
cisco as he can take care of.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-08

Special Dispatch 10 the standard.
Helena, Nov. 7.-Word was brought to
town tonight from Birdseye. a section
house eight miles west OF here. on the
Northern Pacific. that Pat Tobn. a hoy
about n years old. was killed near there
to-day by a horse he was riding falling
upon him. The hoy was driving cattle
and as the horse made a quick turn upon
an icy place Il fell with It's young rider
underneath. The boys neck was broken
and he died instantly.