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The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24

A committee of the British parlia-
ment appointed to inquire into the
methods of money-lenders, listened to
one witness who confessed that he car
ried on his business in several places
and under eight different names. II
he traded everywhere under the same
name, people. he frankly remarked,
would not be likely to enter the trap"
This worthy declared that he had
sometimes made loans at three thou
sand per cent. With certain classes,
members of parliament for example,
he had no dealings. Women owning
annuities and tradesmen were the
chief victims of the eightfold sharper.
The usurer owned that there were peo-
pie who knew better than to come to
him. The people who do not know
better need to be protected against
themselves, and such protection is one
of the obligations of discerning and
discreet citizens.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Zuui Priests Arrested.

Fort Wingate. n. NJ. Sept. 19.-The
sheriff of Los Lunas county, ]. II. San
chez. arrived at Zuni at 4 O'Clock. on
Friday and at an early hour yesterday
Major Godfrey had an interview with
Governor Norman of the Zuni village.
The interview was very short and the
governor agreed TO deliver the culprits
over to the civil authorities during the
afternoon. three of them being in the
Zuni village then and the other in the
sub-village of the interior.
About o'clock the governor appeared
with the prisoners. who We're taken
possession OF by the civil authorities,
who then turned them over to the of
fcer of the day. Captain Brewer of the
Seventh cavalry.
The Zuni witch" Marta; Miss Des-
sertee. one of the school teachers; Miss
Faurote. the matron. and Tomeko. or
Nick, an Indian who had been fear
fully tortured, We're taken as witness
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
VIII Hold Silver Reserve " France Re
store. Free Coinage.

stores Free Coinage.
London. Sept. 16.-At the semi-an-
nual meeting of the Bank of England
to-day the governor, Hugh G. Smith.
said: "You are probably aware of the
proposals laid brfore the government
in the summer by the United States and
France. whereby this country might in
crease its use of silver as a contribu-
tion to an international agreement
which, while not affecting our gold
standard. might enable the mints of
France and America to resume free
coinage. Among the proposals was one
asking the bank to hold the amount of
silver permissabl under the act Of 1S44
as against its notes.
The governor then read a letter dat
ed July Goth, addressed TO the chancel-
lor of the eXchequer, Sir Michael
Hicks Beach. Ii was as follows:
referring to our conversation, we
be-; to say the bank is prepared to car
ry out what is laid down as permissi-
Bile in the bank charter, viz: To hold
one-fifth of its note issue in silver, pro-
vided always that the French mint is
again open to the free coinage of sill
yer and that the price at which silver
is procurable and saleable is satisfac-
tory"
The bankers of the city express dis
satisfactions, as do most of the leading
papers.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
A GOOD SHOWING.
Governor Otero Says New Mexico Is CALM
Ing Rapidly In PopnlatIon.

Ing Rapidly In Population
Washington, Sept. 19.-The secretary
of the interior has received the annual
report of Governor Oiero of New Mex
leo. The governor says the population
of the territory has increased by 10000
since the census of 1890. and adds that
1t is capable of supporting five millions
of people.
The governor dwells with especial
emphasis upon the mineral and aSricul-
tural resources of the territory. He
says that frui, growing is progressing
rapidly and that 100000 pounds of
wool were grown last year. He states
that the culture of the sugar beet is
making rapid headway in all parts of
the territory. but especially in the Pc
cos valley, where the culture has be
come well established.
A sugar factory has been established
at Eddy, and the governor makes the
prediction that this will soon be known
as n beet sugar center He says, how
ever, that experiments demonstrate that
the entire Rio Grande valley, from Colo
RADIO 10 Texas. is equally well adapted
to the culture of the beet; and that the
entire irrigable land in the territory
may thus be used. The cultivation of
canaigre for tanning purposes is also
| growing 10 be an important industry.
The governor calls attention to the
| fact that New Mexico is n gold bearing
| country and says that within the past
| few years there has been a great re-
newal of activity in the mines. 'Sev-
| eral districts" he says, have been
found and new placer beds have been
| worked by new men who have taken
| out thousands of dollars and he adds:
"Information which is reliable from
gold camps throughout the territory
strengthens the hope that New Mexico
will soon reap the benefit of genuine
mining boom. Never has there been
such interest taken since the advent of
the railroads, in the mineral develop
ment of the territory, especially near
| the Colorado line"
| Governor Otero says there are o.OOO,-
600 sheep in the territory; that fully 10
600 of the people are supported by the
wool industry, and that last year was
the most advantageous ever known in
the business. He predicts large
growth in the industry.
The governor takes strong ground in
favor of statehood, claiming the people
to be entirely capable of self-Govern-
ment He argues that admission into
the Union would be beneficial alike to
| the state and the United States.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
DON'T WANT LYNCHINGS.
Lax Mexican OmciaIs VIII Be Made t.
Suffer,

City of Mexico. Sept. 19.-Eduardo
Velasquez. chief of police, Lieutenant
Cabrera. assistant chief of detectives,
and Commandant Mauro Sanchez,
We're arrested last night and taken to
prison and placed in solitary contine-
ment by order of the fifth criminal
TO whom had also been turned over
twenty-one prisoners arrested for enter
ing the municipal building on the night
of the recent lynching. Public opinion
is behind the government, and the in
vestigation will be pushed rapidly. The
officials arrested We're accompanied to
the prison by the new chief Of police,
who takes charge of his department in
stirring times.
II the authorities are proven crimi-
nally negligent in Guarding the prison
er, they will undoubtedly be severely
punished. and whoever took part in the
killing of the prisoner will be held for
murder. ewes if they We're merely pas
sively acting :. spectators of the crime.
Popular rumors, ascribing a part in
this affair to the members of the police
force are based on mere suspicion
and it is deemed unjust pending judi
cial inquiry to maintain this view.
There was gross carelessness without
doubt. More than that is far from
demonstrated. But the government is
determined TO show the world that
lynching has not been naturalized here.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
THE YELLOW FEVER.
SIX CASES AT NEW ORLEANS.
situation Not Much Changed - Report
From Ocean Springs.

New Orleans, Sept. 19.-The local
fever situation has undergone little
change since yesterday. At o'clock
tonight the record book in the Board
Of Health office showed Total of six
new cases and one death. The official
bulletin to be issued tonight. however,
will show two deaths. that of the wom-
an, Santa Gratfiato, who died in the
hospital last night. not having been in
cluded in the official bulletin, although
reported in the Associated Press dis
patches.
The first two cases are in the extreme
upper portion of the city. one in the
Fourth district. one is in the st. Claude
street house. where the original six
cases were reported. and one is in the
Williams house. where two cases al
ready exist.
There are three cases under investi-
CATION and the health authorities to-
night still view the situation with some
complacency.
The detention camp Mt Founiaine-
bleau was to-day declared to have
been practically completed and to be
ready for the reception of guests.
A special train to-day went to Biloxi
and Ocean Springs and from there
carried about forty people TO the camp.
Tomorrow the camp Will be thrown
open 10 all comers. Those who are not
immunes will have to stay in the camp
ten days, according to the rules laid
down by Surgeon Murray, these rules
being simply the federal law which the
surgeon. as commander of the camp. Is
bound 10 enforce. There was no new
cases reported al Ocean Springs up TO
noon. but the weather was heavy and
sultry and one of the patients was not
expected to live. She is Miss Laura
Atkins
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
MEXICO AND SILVER.
President Diaz Says the Country Is
Proapcrlng.

ProsperlnE.
City of Mexico. Sept. 16.-President
Diaz opened Congress this evening,
reading his message.
Referring to the question of silver as
affecting the finances of Mexico. the
president says:
unfortunately the present fiscal
year does not begin under as good aus
pices as the previous one. for the eN-
cessiye weakness and fluctuations of
silver. often sudden and violent in their
character, have so influenced economic
situation of the country that ii is de-
manding the serious attention or the
government and has caused the adop-
ton of strong measures of prudence,
all expenses not absolutely necessary
being deferred or reduced. The mag
pitude and sudden character of the
present perturbation in silver certain
ly do not correspond TO the known
causes which have produced 1t. and
therefore there are well founded mo-
tiyes for expecting that the factors,
more or less artificial, which have had
influence in the decline of silver, Will
be of short duration and may even soon
bring about favorable reaction.
"There is not. therefore. for the pres
ent any serious reason for alarm. The
nation will be able TO pass through
rhis difficult period. confronting IL with
the same serenity which it displayed n
few years ago when the same causes
produced alarm"
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Farmers Lost Heavily.

Galveston, Tex, Sept. 15.-The farm
ers along Taylors bayou, in jefferson
county, are the heaviest losers from
the terrible storm of Sunday evening.
The rice crop was the largest in years
and was ready for harvesting, but hun
dreds of acres We're totally destroyed.
the loss being estimated at S15O,O0O.
Among the heaviest losers, Bitterbo
brothers had 600 acres and will lose
S25 600: II. A. McCayle had 1000 acres
and will lose $4,000: Shoemaker &
Fox had 800 acres. loss $4,000; William
Gossen had $50 acres, loss $1,000; l.. b.
Pitkin had 300 acres, loss $4,000: Ber
bert & Brother and Bosseard together
had 500 acres, valued at $4,000. Had
tho storm held off one week the rice
field losses would have been very much
less. as the crop by that time would
all have been in hand in thirty days.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Eleven Cases at Mobile.

Mobile. Ala. Sept. 10.-The official
bulletin for the last twenty-four hours
ending at noon to-day shows eleven
new cases of yellow fever as follows:
]. w. Carlisle, ]. J. Bourne, David
Myrton. George Maytield. Lettie Jack
son. f. S. Shanenberg and wife, Frank
Collier, William Charpin, Eugene
Rencher. Miss Altman.
Myrton is at the Marine hospital,
while the others are at their homes In
different parts of the city.
One death, that of Frank Donaldson,
was mentioned as one of the new cases
in these dispatches last night. He was
sixteen years of age and n paper car
rier.
Total cases 10 date, twenty-nine; to-
tai deaths. three.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Jimmy Michael Again.

Boston. Sept. 1S.-Jimmy Michael to-
day won the greatest cycling event ever
run on any New England track. 1t
was the international twenty-five mile
race on Charles River park. and was
run in the fastest cycling time the
world ever saw Michaefs competitors
were Lucien Lesna of France and Ed
die Duffee of Cambridge. 1t was n
superb day and 14,OOO people witnessed
the race. The time was 45:5S 10.
Up to this time Lesna has held prac-
tically all records from three miles to
twenty-five. excepting the sixteen and
twenty mile records, which were brok-
en- on Thursday last by Michael In his
twenty-mile contest against Lesna at
Springfield. Every American and
worlds record from three to twenty
five miles, inclusive, is now credited to
Michael.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
PRESIDENT pIAz ATTACKED.
HIs Assailant Failed to Hurt Him and
Is Placed Under Arrest.

Is PlAced Under Arrest.
City of Mexico, Sept. 16.-Ignacio
Anulfo, violent character, assaulted
President Diaz to-day during the mill
tary procession on Independence Day.
The man was felled with n cane by n
companion of the president and was
Immediately taken into custody by the
authorities. The central thOroughfare
of this city, extending from the great
plaza to the Alameda or public park,
and known by various names, was
thronged by great numbers of people
assembled to see the military process
sion usual on Independence Day.
Suddenly near the Alameda, there
was a disturbance in the crowd on the
sidewalk, and a well-built, muscular
man, with flowing black hair and
moustache. forced his way by tremen-
dous effort. past the gendarmes and
jumped between the president and Gen
eral Pradillo. and the chief of staff
Monasterio. and dealt a blow at the
back of the presidents neck, but the
violence of the blow was diminished by
the fact that he was crowded between
the president and the officers, immedi
ately following him.
The president turned and caught
sight of his assailant and resumed his
march with admirable steadiness.
Meantime Chief of Staff Monasterio
hit the man with n cane and the would
be assassin. turning. seized it and broke
it. General Pradillo then hit him a
powerful blow on the neck. telling him.
The gendarmes rushed forward and
some mounted officers and police seized
and pinioned him. He was taken
through side street and led away. the
people shouting, "Give him TO US" I'VE
will hang him." But the gendarmes
succeeded in keeping their prisoner, be
ing reinforced by cavalrymen, the
great crowd shouting and running be-
hind.
The man was not armed.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
rh,nl The, Saw Andree,. Balloon.

st. Petersburg, Sept. IA telegraph
message received here from Krasnoy-
arsk, in the interior of Siberia, says
that on September 14th, at II o'clock
at night, the Inhabitants of the village
Of AntizifirowskoJe, in the district of
Yeniseisk, Arctic Russia, saw a bal
loon, believed to be that of Professor
Andree, the Swedish aeronaut, who left
the island of Trumsoe shortly before
2:3O p. m. on July 11th, in an attempt
to cross the polar regions. The balloon
1t is added, was in sight for about five
minutes.
Should this prove correct 1t is thought
here that il he meet with no mishap
Andree will reach civilization and re-
port within very few days.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24

Almond King, a 2s-year-old six foot
er of Lansing. Mich, and Miss Lizzie
Young, a Boston. Mass, damsel of
about the age of 30 years, went to
Chicago recently for the purpose OF
getting married and starting in busi-
ness. A day or two later they left
town without having fulfilled their
mission. Their failure to do either
was due to the mysterious flight OF
$1,195 from its hiding place under a
pillow in the room occupied by King.
1t is needless to state that the money
belonged to the Boston lady, and that
her unsuccessful matrimonial venture
was quite expensive. But even Miss
Young is not too old to learn.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
East Pacing Race.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 1S.-The
worlds race record was broken this
afternoon by Star Pointer in match
race with Joe Patchen. The weather
was perfect for the contest between
the kings of the turf. There was but
one heat of the race to be finished, each
having taken heats on the afternoon
previous, the rice going over on ac-
count of darkness.
The track was the best it has been
during the week. and tile horses We're
both fit for the race of their lives In
fact. every condition Indicated that the
record Of 2:O11a. held by Patchen and
John X. Gentry. would be smashed.
The vast crowd was not disappointed.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
KILLED oN A HAND-cAR.
Section Men Carelessly Run in the Way of
n PaaReuger Train.

fa6BenRef Train.
Leadviile, Colo. Sept. 16.-A terrible
accident from which three men will
lose their lives and another man was
seriously injured occurred to-day on
the Colorado Midland track between
this city and Basalt. The accident oc-
Cured only a few miles out from Ba-
salt, and from what can be learned at
this time was due to the carelessness of
the men who We're killed and injured
The dead:
JOHN LUCAS,
MICHAEL WELSH,
Fatally injured: John Lyons.
Seriously injured: James Cody.
From what can be learned of the
terrible affair it appears that Mike
Welsh, John Lucas, John Lyons, James
Cody and another man whose name
could not be learned all section hands
on the Colorado Midland. had been out
working on the track below Balsalt.
Wanting to go to that town at noon
they decided to take their push car
and run down the track. The men
knew that it was time for the regular
passenger train bound for Denver to
come along. but they figured that they
could get to BaIsalt before the passen-
ger train because the train had been
late for several days past, and they
TOOK II for granted that 1t would be
late to-day.
The push car was started at good
rate of speed toward Basalt. When
about four or five miles This side of the
town they rounded a curve, and at the
same instant came face to face with
the passenger train, which was coming
at a terrible rate towards them.
There was no time for action. In
an instant the heavy passenger train
and the fragile push car carrying the
five men had collided. and an awful
scene of confusion followed. The car
and the men We're thrown in all di-
rections. and the body of one man was
picked up in fragments. This was
found to be Michael Welsh. One of
the other men escaped uninjured. while
the three others. Lucas Lyons and
Cody. were placed on the train and
brought to Leadville.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
oLuT OF GoLDIN NEW YORK.
Banks Now Hold Over Half Their Reserve
in the Yellow Metal.

New York, Sept. 1S.-rhe Financier
says:
That the present advance in rates
for money are well justified is shown
in the statement of the Associated
Banks of New York City for the week
ending September Is. There is nothing
TO indicate a near cessation of the de
mand for funds at interior points. The
interior banks are drawing down their
deposits in New York city very rapid
ly. If the statement foreshadows any
thing it is that loaning rates will be
advanced TO a higher figure than that
now prevailing, but this contingency
Will not hasten the time of gold i'm
ports, with a consequent decline in
quotations. That there will be any
stringency is improbable. The contin-
ued expansion in the stock market con
firms this view. For the first time in
their history, perhaps, the banks now
hold over 80 per cent. of their cash in
gold. AS result of the fall crop move
ment circulation is expanding.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24

The total number of immigrants ar
riving at the ports of the United
States during the month of July WAS
14-756, as against 21,47s for the same
month of 1896. This is the lowest total
for any month of July since the pass
age of the act of 1882, when the Fed
eral government assumed control of
the immigration system, and probably
marks the lowest point OF immigra-
ton since then. OF the total named,
II $40 entered at the port Of New York.
The largest number came form Italy,
2.s2s, with Russia second, 1876, most
lY Polish Jews.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Handy and Miles In France.

Paris. Sept. 15.-Major Moses =.
Handy. the special commissioner or
the United States to the Paris Expo
sition of 1900. has arrived here and has
had long interview with Nj. Bou-
chere, the minister of commerce and in
dustry.
General Nelson A. Miles. U. S. A., at
tended the review of troops held at st.
Ouentien in honor of the King of Siam.
and at which President Faure was
present. The general greatly admired
the French soldiery.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Coal Mines Under the Sea.

Coal is being mined under the sea on the
north coast OF the Spanish province Of As
turias. seam is opened there which ex-
tends an unknown distance. the workings
now being In GGO feet The mine is reached
by a verticle shaft, whose surface is sixty
five feet above the sea. and the bottom Is,
cry room after room is opened In success.
sion, slices ten feet long are taken out and
been removed the roof is made secure by
building a dry stone wall from three to five
feet thick against the pillar Of coal LEFT
standing The space behind is packed solid
with stone. for timber is out OF the question
In such thick seam. Each miner digs from
two and one-half to three tons per day.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24

He who does something at the head
of one regiment will eclipse him who
does nothing at the head OF a hundred.
So wrote Abraham Lincoln to General
Hunter, in letter said to be published
now for the first time. Lincoln's IA
vorite officers were the men who did
things. In what he said to Hunter
how succinctly he puts the general
truth that it is the use and not the
mere possession of opportunity that de-
termines the value of service,
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Honor For Pnuncefote.

London. Sept. 16.-Truth says: A
great honor is reserved for Sir Julian
Pauncefote which was not conferred
on any of his diplomatic colleagues.
According to the regulations he would
retire in 1898. but Lord Salisbury has
extended his term of office at Washing
ton for twelve months. Neither Lord
Dufferin, Elliott nor Thornton OBJ
tained such an extension. 1t is very
great compliment to Pauncefote. who
deserves it, as he has proved altogether
the right man in an especially perilous
epoch
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Resumed Full Blast.

Anderson. Ind, Sept. 19.-The Ameri,
can Wire Nail works, employing IU0
men: the Lippincott Lamp Chimney
plant. in which works 400 men, and the
Macbeth Lamp Chimney works, WIFE
n like number of men on Its pay rolls
resumed in full blast tonight. after
shut down of two and half months.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24

Attorney A. r. Smith of Omaha has
confessed to stealing 227 bicycles. The
day he was caught he had captured
seven high grades. several low grades.
and had his optics fastened on others.
Smith moved in good society, was for
merly from Doylestown, Pa, and was
just starting for the Klondike when
captured. An enterprising attorney.
indeed. What success he would have
made in the gold camps!
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Prominent, Citizen. in Trouble.

Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 19.-The recent
shooting of the negro postmaster at Ho-
gansville threatens to entail no end OF
trouble for the people of that town: A
postotiice inspector has finished a three
days investigation of the shooting, and
1t is stated tonight that. as result OF
his work. two of the most prominent
business men in the town Will be ar
rested this week on charge of at
tempting to assassinate the postmaster.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24

Mr.. Booth-Tucker, commander of the
Salvation army. is the latest inventor
of Utopia. He wants to raise $500. 900
with which to establish what he calls
a Poor Mans Paradise" on lands TO
be bought in Arizona or elsewhere on
the line of the Santa Fe railroad. Mr..
Booth-Tucker will learn much from sad
experience. long before he gets his
far western paradise in good working
order.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24
Gross Outrages

Upon the stomach and bowels are perpe-
trated by multitudes OF injudicious people
who. upon experiencing the annoyance OF
constipation In n slight degree, inhltrate
their bowels with drenching evacuants.
which enfeeble the Intestinal membrane 70
ing dysentery or piles. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is the true succedaneum for
these nostrums. since 1t Is at once invigorht-
Ing. gentle and effcctual. 1t also banishes
dyspepsia. malarial complaints, rheumatism
and kidney troubles.
The Springfield herald., 1897-09-24

A young postmistress of New Eng
land, recently married, is accused of
opening letters in order to nnd out
what her acquaintances thought OF her
as a bride. If she really wished for in
formation on that point she should
have married one OF the village clergy
men.