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The silver lance., 1897-07-23
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Its Ninth Session Opens ut Salt Lake City
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Its Ninth Session Opens ut Salt Lake City
Thursdsy.
Salt Lake, Utah, July 14.-The ninth
session of the Transmississippi Con
gress opened here to-day.
The seats on the first floor Of the
hall were nearly filed and a large at
tendance of visitors filed the galleries
when Secretary Gunner called the con-
vention to order.
Prayer was orered by Rev. A. L.
Hudson.
Hon. II. r. Whitmore of st. Louis
was introduced as chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee and called upon
Governor Wells to address the conven-
ton.
The address of welcome was deliv.
cred by Mayor Glendenning on behali
Of the city and response by Colonel
Doniphan of st. Joseph, Missouri.
After appointing the committees re-
cess was taken to 30 p. m.
On reassembling in the afternoon,
message was received from Hon. W. ).
Bryan, saying that he would arrive
here tomorrow morning. The reading
Of the message was greeted with ap-
plause.
After the introduction Of several res
olutions and the appointment OF COM
mittees, the regular order of business
was taken up, being the discussion OF
the Nicaraguan canal question The
first address on this subject was deliv-
cred by Professor s. Waterhouse OF
the Washington University OF 81.
Louis. His speech was very lengthy
and was an able argument of the CON
struction of the canal by the govern
ment. His speech was loudly ap-
plauded.
Waterhouse was followed by Hugh
Craig of California, who spoke on the
same subject.
The evening session was devoted to
a discussion of the Hawaiian Ques-
tiOn.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
MAY SETTLE STRIKE.
PLAN AGREED TO BY SOME
OPERATORS.
II Ninety-five Per Cent of Them sig'
ThGre VIII Ne Peace In the Coal Re
gion for . Long Time.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 14-The pros
pect for a settlement Of the great min
ers' strike is brighter tonight than at
any time since the struggle began.
The cheering announcement Is made
tonight that w. p. De Armitt, presl-
dent Of the New York 4 Cleveland Gas
and Coal Company, whose 1,2O0 men
have been constantly at work, and
without whose assistance the success
Of the movement would have been teO-
pardized, has agreed to join with the
other operators for a plan Of settle
ment Of the strike in a true uniformity
basis. This result has been brought
about by the efforts of the members Of
the joint committee who have been
working assidiously to this end since
meeting President De Armitt yester-
day. This afternoon the committee
called upon Mr.. De Armitt and sub
mitted their plan, to which he agreed.
Then the commission met the miners
officials and the proposition also re-
ceived their approval.
Under the terms of the agreement
Mr.. De Armitt consents to sign a con-
tract which will bring about n cOndi-
tion Of true uniformity in the Pitts
burg district, according to the plan
formulated, but which failed eighteen
months ago The contract provides
that there shall be no company stores,
honest weight, fair screens ard the re-
moval Of the evils long complained Of
by the miners. He will sign such a
contract provided that ninety-five per
cent. of the operators in the Pittsburg
district become parties TO 1t. In agree
ing to the terms. the miners officials
promise to use their influence to OBJ
tain the signatures of the operators to
the contract, and they will begin to-
morrow morning on this work. They
stipulated, however, that the proposed
contract should have no immediate eff
feet In calling of the present general
suspension.
General Little of the Ohio Board of
Arbitration said tonight that II the
plan is carried out 1t will not only af-
feet Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, but will
be barrier against recurring troubles
In the Pittsburg district.
The miners of Illinois this evening
admitted that even though they had
won the present strike without arbitra-
tion, the victory would have been only
temporary, as in the absence of con
tract such as has been agreed upon,
would have left the door open for new
grievances that were bound to mani
fest themselves
The miners officials claim tonight
that the Canonsburg mines In the Pan
handle district, which have been in op-
Grafton since the strike began, were
shut down to-day on account Of the
men Joining the ranks OF the strikers.
This makes the suspension in the Pan
handle district absolute. "
Coal sold to-day at $1.5O n ton for
mixed and S1.3O for run of mine.
No disturbances of any kind occurred
during the day and quiet reigns In all
parts of the district.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
STEVENS STILL ALIVE,
Tenth Day of His imprisonment, but He
Answers Signals of His Rescuers.


Phoenix, Ariz., July 14.-John Stew
ems. the miner imprisoned by the cave
In at the Mammoth mine at Golden
fields, forty miles east of Phoenix, is
still alive, and day by day answers
back the signals of the rescuers work
ing in the new shaft being sunk to
reach him. This is now the tenth day
OF his Imprisonment, and whether In
that time he has had food and water
Is only conjecture. 1t has been feared
as well that his supply of air would
fail.
The rescue shaft is now within thir.
ty feet Of the 20O-foot drift wherein is
Stevens, and during the night it il
thought a drill hole may be sunk to
him through which to send water and
food. The entire force of the mine has
been divided into short watches in
sinking this shaft, and the labors of
the miners have been Herculanean.
Two shafts started before the one now
being pushed had to be abandoned on
account of caving earth. Stevens.
who is an old Colorado miner, has, II
Is believed, made progress toward the
rescuers. The cave, was caused by in.
sufficient timbering in a great under
ground stope from which several hun.
dred thousands dollars of rich ore have
been taken.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
EducatlOuy

Attention of the reader is called to
the announcement Of Notre Dame uni
versity in another column of this paper.
This noted institution Of learning en-
tiers upon its fifty-fourth year with the
next session, commencing Sept. z, 1897.
Parents and guardians contemplating
sending their boys and young men
away from home to school would do
we'll to write for particulars to the Uni
versity of Notre Dame, Indiana, before
making arrangements for their educa-
ton elsewhere. Nowhere in this broad
land are there to be found better facil-
tiles for cultivating the mind and heart
than are offered at Notre Dame Uni
versity.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Committee Reports 1t to the Senate With
out Amendments.


Washington, July 14.-The Senate
committee on foreign relations agreed
to-day to report the resolution for the
ratification of the Hawaiian annexa-
tion treaty without amendment.
OF the eleven members of the COM
mittee, seven were present. These were
Messrs. Davis. Cullom, Foraker, Clark,
Morgan, Turpie and Daniel, and Of
these all but Messrs. Turpie and Dan
lei cast their votes for the rsoeaStion
of ratification.
Senator Frye's vote was also cast In
that interest by Senator Davis, Mr..
Frye having left instructions to this
effect. Senators Daniel and Turpie did
not take n positive stand in opposition
to the treaty, but both expressed the
opinion that 1t was not expedient nor
consistent with. the vast Importance Of
the subject that the treaty should be
pressed to immediate consideration
and that II the Senate was not to take
the subject up at the present session
the better course would be to leave 1t
In committee until the Senate should
be prepared to proceed with its con-
sideration.
Senator Turpie expressed himself as
inclined to favor the treaty, but said
that he thought that it should be
amended. He. however, withheld his
amendments on the suggestion that the
majority would consider 1t preferable
to have the amendments offered in the
Senate. There was a general under
standing that the committee should
make no effort to secure the considera-
tion of the treaty during the present
session.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
Canon City Fruit Show.

Canon City, Colo, July 16.-Eyery.
thing indicates a big measure Of snc.
cess for Canon City's combination ~
Fruit Day and state fruit show next
month. The two horticultural events
Will come on August 10th and i'm
Preparations are being pushed with
que vigor by the various committees
N cnarge OF the arrangements. Their
eHorts are peing fully co-operated in
by the state horticultural author,t,o,
the orchardists and gardeners and the
railway companies. ''e
The silver lance., 1897-07-23

The welcome reception Of the Har-
ward University crews coach at the
headquarters of the Yale oarsmen, and
the invitation extended to him to in
spect the Yale crew at their practice.
may be regarded as the final blow to
the system Of spying upon the secret
practice Of crews matched for compe-
tition. This time-honored feature Of
the training period has savored too
strongly Of professionalism to be a At
adjunct Of college sport.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
STAMPED TO DEATH.
rr.-,,bIe Fate of - Tennessee
AssauItIng Young Lady

HnFribI6 E2t6 Ol
AssauItIng Young Lazy
c,n.innati O.. July 15.-The Com
mercial Tribune special iro"
renee, Alabama, says: rues
Near West Point, Tennessee, as
day afternoon Miss Rome Wlliiams wds
found, brutally murdered, IN .ne w. An
near her home. Thls aitelnooa -ar
fhouy williams, her murderer m.anu anu nd
Usher. was captured near frul..on tho
tonight he expiated his CRIME .nne - one
onts ~ West Point in the presence
Of 500 people. Iii, hr1,ots
I'D burned in the streets Of west
Point his body being burned to asnes
pofore a shot was fired the negro wa
Lnocked down and stamped to death.
Tben the crowd fell back and thoee
who had pistols fired volley after voi,
low at him. The crowd then gatnereu
wood and building a fire about MN,
watched the ghastly scene unth 'he
murderer was only ashes.
For two days and nights ooo he';
armed and determined, nave scoureu
tbe country for miles. Several tlihes
nosses were within shooting distance
Of him. but he escaped. He was cap
tured within sixteen miles OF tne
scene of the crime. man named
Clark. to whom he applied for tobacco,
susnected and held him for the crowd.
Williams was first traced to Iron City.
He traded the young lady's belt to
negro woman for a nights lodging.
He was later seen at Pruitton, and
several shots were fired. All trace was
lost until this afternoon, when searcn-
ers came upon him three miles soutn
of Pruitton. He had been in the WOODS
without food over two days and run
ming most of the time, so that he was
exhausted.
The crowd quickly took him back to
the scene of his brutal crime, tied him
to the same tree that he had tied his
victim to when he assaulted her, ana
there gave him a tOrturing death.
The mob was composed Of most sub
stantial men.
The victim was shortly to have been
married to young man in Nashville.
Her intended husband came down
from Nashville to-day and was at
| West Point to meet the crowd of
avengers and assist them.
The young lady left her home early
| Tuesday morning to pick berries.
When she did not return for dinner,
| her friends went in search Of her. She
was found dead and tied to sapling,
with a leather strap around her neck.
One of her eyes had been gouged out,
and in her tightly-clenched hands were
leaves and grass. All around the
ground showed that terrible struggle
had taken place. When the negro was
captured his face and arms were ter
ribly scratched and torn.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
THE USE OF THE MEoAPHoNE.
1t Il an Invaluable Adjunct to Crew Train
ere and OtherS.

The reports of the rowing contests have
ali contained reference to the megaphone,
through which the various coaches communi-
caetd with the crews, and accounts from the
training headquarters had similar references
saws the New York Tribune. The simple
instrument is found to be so valuable as
means of communication that it is now
looked upon as a part of the necessary para
phernalia in a rowing contest. The mega
phone is simply a large cone from thirty to
forty-eight inches long, made of waterproof
fiber or light metal. The voice of a person
speaking into the small end is carried easily
distance of a mile. while loud call, when
neither wind nor distractions interfere, may
be heard on the water, in open country or
along the shore distance of two miles.
The instrument is often used receiver
also The small end Is placed at the ear
and sound from distance which would
otherwise be inaudible, can be heard dis
tinctly. The instrument is usually held in
the hands of the person who uses it, like
speaking trumpet. but 1t is constructed so
that it can be fixed to a tripod a swivel,
and the person using 1t may remain seated
and direct it to any point. BY means of the
megaphone the audiences at nearly all open
air athletic meetings are Informed to the
winners. and at those places. as well as in
the rowing world, it has become an inval-
liable instrument.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
Will Fly From the Peak.

Colorado Springs, Colo, July 49,
William B. Felts is certainly sincere
In his intention to try an aeroplane
flight from the summit of Pixies peak
to Colorado Springs. He is working
at his apparatus. which will be ready
for trial before many days.
Felts is a man of middle age and is
now In the commission business. He
came here from Western Nebraska
where he had studied law. He has
been In the United States army.
His apparatus is a modification Of
Lilenthal's aeroplane, is made of can
vas with wooden ribs and has spread
ef liz iquare feet. He Gays be hee
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
ExAMINATIONSF FOR DIPLOMAS.
General Information for Candidates Con-
tained In Circular Issued by State
superintendent.

SuPcTinttnu6uts
Denver, July 16.-The state superin-
tendent Of public instruction has is
sued circular giving general informa.
tion concerning the examination to be
held for candidates for state diplomas.
The next examination will be held in
Denver August 25th. 26th and 9th.
The Board of Examiners, which con-
sists of Grace Espey Patton, James
II. Baker, Aston Ellis and Regis Chau-
venet. has issued the following in
structions to candidates, which are en-
bodied in the circular:
All applications and ACCOMMODATING
papers must be filed in the office of the
superintendent of public instruction
not later than August 9th.
Candidates for the state diploma are
subject to the following conditions:
First-They shall possess a first
class, unexpired county certificate is
sued in Colorado.
Second-They shall pass a satisfac-
tory written examination in each of
the following named branches of
study: Algebra, geometry, physiology.
botany, physics, general history. civil
government, including the constitution
or Colorado, English literature and rhet
oric, psychology and pedagogy, and
Latin, or French. or German.
Third-They shall pass a satisfactory
written examination In any three sub
1ects to be selected by them from those
herewith named: Trigonometry. as
tronomy, physical geography, geology
ana mlneralogy, zoology, chemistry.
logic and political economy.
Such applicants as have passed a
satisfactory examination before the
State Board of Examiners, in any of
the subjects within two years will re-
ceive full credit therein without further
examination.
No one will be recommended to re-
ceive the state diploma, without ex-
animation. who has nor given salts.
factory evidence of educational and
other qualifications at least equivalent
to the highest of those hereinbefore
named.
In considering an applicants claim tn
state diploma, either honorary or
based upon the examination tests tbe
board will give due weight to evidence
showing high attachments in sneciaI
lines of educational work.
Eminent success in filling the posi.
tions of principal of high school. sinner.
intendent of schools. or professor in
some higher institution Of learnjng
Will receive due recognition in consid'
er1ng any ones fitness to receive a
complimentary state diploma.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23

The Developments Of modern warfare
are not encouraging to skrlkers. Hid.
ing behind tree will be useless In the
next war, according to a surgeon who
has been taking notes in Cuba. The
bullet from Mauser rife goes through
large tree with ease. 1t also is SAID
that a bullet often passes through the
human body without disabling Z COM
Blatant. the wound Of exit not exceed
Ing In size that of entrance. The other
firearms Of the Cubans are said to be
far more destructive than the modern
rines sf the Spanish troops when they
strike person. but they have not the
ability to bore through tross to get at
their victims
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
RICH NEW ALASKA PLAcERs,
Returning Miners Bring Back o1 500, 900
In Gold

Returning Miners Bring Back o1 500, 900
In Gold.
San Francisco, July 14.-Forty Yukon
miners came into port on the little
steamship Excelsior this afternoon
with $5OO,0OO in gold dust and the re-
port Of the biggest placer discovery
ever made. A second contingent will
arrive In few days with a million dol
lars more In dust. Their stories are
corroborated by the dust and by the
words of unimpeachable citizens. In
the party Is woman, Mrs. T. s. Lip
pey, who made the journey afoot from
Juneau to the mines. 1000 miles. The
placers lie In British territory. north
east Of Forty-Mile camp, and about
100 miles from the Alaskan line. There
are thirteen miles of placer claims on
the Clondyke river, averaging $500 600
to the claim. 1t Is the richest discovery
ever made. 1t has created another 40
sensation here. One miner had to
make two trips from the steamer at the
oock to the Palace hotel in a cab to
carry his gold. The miners came down
the Yukon, 1900 miles, in boats to st.
where they took the steamer
There will be an immense rush from
'his city 70 the placere,
The silver lance., 1897-07-23

The ofiicial Austrian crop estimates.
according to Beerbohm, are $4,000, 900
to $4,000 900 metric hundred weights of
wheat, against $4,000. 900 metric hun
dredweights In 1896. The rye crop is
estimated at 1900. 900 to Il. 900 900 me-
trio hundredweights, against 10000, 900
metric hundredweights in 1896. Bar
ley. 100000 900 to II. .OO0, 900 metric hun
dredweights. against 12.00O,000 me-
trio hundredweights In 1896. II fav-
orable weather continues these esti-
mates may be largely improved.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23

The best thing John Callicott, the
colored end-of-the-world prophet Of
Lafayette. Ind. can do now is to 20
out Of the prophesying business with
out delay. Mr. Callicott has been tell
ing US for fifteen years that the end
was coming at certain times. and every
time he has disappointed whole lot
Of people. John is said to be an ex-
cellent plasterer. and we would advise
him to stick to his business hereafter
and refrain from attempting to scare
~ to death.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
ANOTHER RESERVOIR BREAKS.
This Time = New York Town suffers and
Several Lives Are Lost.

Ahhs H1me new YORK Town Sunefs and
Several Lives Are Lost
Newburgh, N. Y, July 1.-THE Mel
zinga reservoir In the Fishkill noun
tains, near Mateawan, burst at 3
O'Clock this morning, owing to the
heavy rains. The water ran into the
creek, and two miles below, near Ouch
ess Junction. washed away brickyards
and buildings. including a boarding
house occupied by laborers.
1t Is reported here that nine OF them
were drowned and others are missing
The food washed away 200 yards OF
the Hudson River railroad track and
trains are stalled on each side of the
break.
There are two reservoirs in the noun
tains, the lower one half a mile distant
from the other. The upper dam gave
way, letting the volume of water into
the lower reservoir. This also burst
and the water rushed down through a
ravine. Van Buren, & Timony's brick
yards on the Hudson. just below Ouch
ess Junction, are a mile distant from
the site of the lower reservoir.
Without warning the flood reached
them through the ravine and made ter
rible havoc. Buildings were torn in
pieces and their occupants carried
away in the raging flood. The water
works system was operated by a pri-
vate company and supplied the vii
lagos of Matteawan and Flshkill-on-
the-Hudson.
Three buildings, two of which were
boarding houses, were swept away by
the rushing water. and twenty people
are missing.
The reservoir. the bursting of which
caused the havoc at Duchess Junction,
is situated In the Fishkill mountains,
about mile east of the junction. II
collects the surface water from the
north side of South Beacon and the
south side Of neighboring mountain,
and is about 500 feet above tide water.
Its overflow reaches the Hudson by
way Of small stream known as To
wanda creek.
There were about thirty laborers in
the houses that were swept away. All
escaped but the nine. Many had arms
broken, and others suffered minor In
juries.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
WENT CUNNING FOR A BALLOON
British Artillery Hits One and Drops It n
1000 Yards.


1900 Yards.
1t has been demonstrated by a recent ex-
pertinent In England that no war balloon
can be safe within a zone of at least 2OOO
yards of well-handled artillery. The ex-
pertinent was conducted at Shoeburyness by
the war office In secret. With the aid OF
field glasses newspaper correspondent was
enabled to observe the ranges He saw a
pear shaped balloon some 1900 feet in the
air. 1t swayed with every gust Of wind
Presently 1t remained steady, leaning side
ways with the strain put upon 1t by the
hawser, which was held by fifty men,. Sig
mails were made by dag from the balloon
holders to the sea wall battery.
A couple Of puffs of smoke from two ff-
teen-pounders, and one could hear the shells
moaning past. high above ones head Two
Jets Of smoke below the balloon showed
where the sharpnel had burst, and proved
that the gunners had got their range. he
tween LOO and 1000 yards cOrrectiv
enough. Two more shells followed one ~
them bursting below and the other in n al
rect line with the object probably causing
some damage. The third and fourth pairs
of shells were low, but both Of the fffth
burst above the balloon Still there was no
visible sign Of damage, and the big air vessel
was still rotund. After the sixth saivo one
could detect signs of a collapse, which final
ly came when both Of the seventh brace of
shells burst right on the balloon.
There was a sudden wavering a sort of
spasmodic struggle, and then, ripped from
top to bottom, the mass fiuttered slowly
downward. like wounded pheasant.-New
York Press.
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
A Stove Thai COOls,

1t has often been wondered that Yankee
ingenuity has not long since discovered a
way to modify the heat Of our houses In
summer, Some one has recently invented a
stove with which, by means of salt. a small
quantity of ice, and a patent chemical he
proposes to produce an intense degree OF
cold The stove can be cooled so that IL a
hand be placed upon II the skin will In
stantly be stripped as in contact with hot
iron. 1t is claimed that with this stove the
temperature of room. In hottest weather.
can be run down to any point desired. III
this apparatus proves success, and some
suitable non-conductlng material found for
bottling liquefed air, IT seems probable that
King Sol will soon be deprived OF his power
Ocean
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
Burned by X-Rays,

Indianapolis, July 14.-George f. Nc
Culloch of Muncie, who succeeded
Dom" Jack Gowdy as chairman of the
Republican state central committee. is
at sanitarium in this city, and likely
soon to lose his left leg on account Of
an X-ray burn received several months
ago. Blood poisoning has set In and
even worse consequences are to be
feared.
Mr. McCullOch submitted to an X-rav
experiment on account of trouble he
had been having with his leg, and in
the experiment his knee was burned nv
the cathode rays. The burn refused to
heal
The silver lance., 1897-07-23
Bryan to Tour Mexaco.

Salt Lake City, Utah. July Alt In
stated on excellent authority that w.
j. Bryan will, shortly after the ad.
1ournment of the Transmssissippi Con-
gress, make tour of Mexico in com.
pany with some Texas friends, whoae
acquaintance he made while on a lec-
ture tour through that state last win
ter. This tour will not be solely for
pleasure, but for the purpose of gath
ering data for use in the campaign for
the free coinage of silver.