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The silver lance., 1897-10-01
GAMBLING in KANSAS CITY.
The Chief of Police Told That He Must
Suppress 1t.

The Chief of Police Told That He Must
Suppress 1t.
Kansas City. Sept. 24-Chief of Po-
lice HAYES was called before the Police
Board and told that he must suppress
the pool rooms and all forms Of gam
bling in Kansas City at once.
"You stated before the Lexow COM
mittee that gambling could be sup
pressed" said Mayor Jones, land we
now want you to do it,"
The mayor said the position that a
pool room can be licensed to run a
game of chance was untenable.
"Raid the pool rooms and gambling
houses a hundred times day." said he,
until they cease"
1--WE are going to make 1t so warm
for the gamblers" interjected Commits,
sioner Gregory, that they will have to
gamble in the patrol wagons on the
way to the police stations If they must
gamble"
The pool room keepers claim the
right to operate under a decision of the
Court of Appeals in st. Louis. They
were running under the state license
law until the anti-pool room bill went
into effect in July. AT that time the po-
lice began raiding them and the raids
have been kept up intermittently.
In all cases where the raids were
made fines were assessed and the cases
were promptly appealed to the Crimi.
nal Court They are on the Criminal
Court docket now.
An unprecedented crusade against
gambling is expected.
DIR. J. w. MCGOWAN, a druggist who
lost 81 ,25O in a dynamite bucket shop.
or pool room. to-day brought suit to
recover the amount.
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Warning for the Farmers.

Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 24.-The annual
convention of the Nebraska Millers'
Association is in session here with III
members present. 1t was agreed that
the wheat acreage in the state next
year would be 40 per cent. larger than
this year and the members thought it
proper to warn farmers that they can
not hope TO raise so much wheat and
get as good prices for it every year as
this year. The various members said
that in their localities every farmer
who could rent or buy additional land
was putting it in wheat for next year
They look upon this with alarm They
declare that the farmers had better di-
versify their crops. since failure of
the wheat crop next year would mean
wide disaster to farmers in Nebraska
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Prominent Mexican SuicldeA.

City of Mexico, Sept. 24.-Ex-Inspec-
tor General of Police Eduardo Velas-
quez. at the early age of thirty-two
years. lies tonight a corpse. having
taken his life in Belem prison some
time during this morning. The inspec-
tor blew his brains out with revolver.
Last night he retired late, and AT IL
o'clock this morning the warden of the
prison went to call him. He found the
inspector dead. with a bullet wound in
the right temple, and on investigation
found small two-barreled pistol. with
which the act had been committed.
VelasQuez was charged with having
killed Arroyo. the man who attacked
President Diaz.
A letter was found in the room. in
which Velasquez made his statement to
the public. saying his death was, he
felt. the satisfaction he owed to society,
and he would, therefore. give that sat
isfaction by leaving the world. He al
so said that the crime was suggested
to him by Inspector Villavicenio of the
second police district, who is in pris-
on.
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Real Estate for Depositorr

Rico Colo. Sept. pa number of
the heaviest depositors of the Bank of
Rico. which closed its doors on the 18th
instant. accompanied President Nc
Clure to Montrose yesterday morning
to look over some real estate which he
offers them from his own estate in set
tlement of their claims against the
bank. If arrangements are completed
for the paying off of the heaviest de-
positors, which includes the county, it
is thought the small depositors will ac-
cept the banks offer to pay their claims
in five installments. covering a period
of two years. The bank agrees to paw
twenty per cent of the deposit on the
signing of the agreement of resump-
ton, provided all depositors sign.
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KILLED ABOVE snAouAy.
A Land Slide Across the Trail Causes Es'
eral Deaths.

A Land Slide Across the Trail Causes
eral Deaths.
Port Townsend, Wash, sept.
The tug Pioneer, Captain Neiison,
rived here at 3 O'Clock this mornlhs
direct from Skaguay with news y,
land glacier slide on the Dyea trali iaes
Saturday, accompanied by the loss ..
the lives of several people, the eAn~,
number not being known; eisn'e.
persons in all, seventeen men anu
woman, were reported MISSING anu
while it is not supposed tnat niore 10 .i1
seven or eight were killed, u Wou,
not surprise those VINO Drouene
the news to learn later that none Oh
the missing ever turned up alive Inc
accident is described by some as
snowslide. by others as a landsnde,
and by others as the tearing loose Dy
the rains of a huge glacier that over
hung Sheep camp and the tran. me
news reached Skaguay Sunday evening
and the tug Pioneer left there az d
O'Clock Monday morning. Wliiidni
Sprague. brother of Captain Sprasue
Of the tug Sea Lion, was passenger
on the Pioneer. and he tells the follow
ing story of the destructive slide:
II heard the news of the slide on
Sunday evening from a woman VINO
claimed to have witnessed IL. Ing az
cident was caused by the rain. Dur
ing the first part of the week 1t was
cold and ice had formed all around;
on Thursday a change came ana
Thursday night and Friday morning
there was a warm rain, accompanied
by a chinook wind. which thawed ev-
erything. The rain came down in tor
rents. the worst storm of the year 1or
that section. and continued all Friday
and Saturday forenoon. About noon
on Saturday the slide came. striking
the Dyea trail at Sheep camp. Just
what caused it could not be told, Dut
there came slide of earth and rocks
and water that carried all in its path
"Sheep camp was in the path OF the
flood and it was literally wiped out OF
existence Fortunately there were not
many people there on that day com
pared with the number usually at tne
camp. This is where the loss OF nIe
occurred Everybody left their outnts
and baggage behind and fed for life.
Some were caught in the deluge. just
how many may never be known, put
eighteen were missing altogether.
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~ YELLOW FEVER.
Death Rate at New Orleans Same As In
Previous Epide emics.

Previous Epidemics.
New Orleans, Sept. 24.-Eminent
doctors believe that the work of the
board of health is productive of good
results. and that the fever is not
spreading, but on the contrary, is be-
ing confined to localities. Thus far
there have been a few less than 100
cases, and Is deaths. 1t was in 1878
Is per cent; so that up to the present
time the disease is about as virulent
as it was in the last great epidemic
New Orleans had.
One of the sensations of the day was
the announcement that the board of
health had decided to prosecute DIR.
Monluzin for having failed to report
case Of suspicious fever.
OF the ninety odd cases in New Or
leans, from the beginning but four
have been among the negro population
There are still several cases among
those who are i'll, but the board of
health is daily discharging patients as
cured.
Mayor Flower to-day ordered force
of policemen to guard the Beauregard
school. on which a mob made an at
tack to burn last night. Only portion
of the building was burned and it Is
still possible to use the structure as a
hospital for the treatment of yellow fe
yer patients. The burning of the
school created intense indignation
here and the outrage was bitterly de-
nounced.
Every newspaper in the city, in ring
ing editorials. has pledged itself to
support the mayor in whatever action
he may take to punish the culprits and
carry into effect the original determin-
alton to establish yellow fever hos
pital in the Beauregard school house.
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LAND GRANT CASES.
A Number to BE Heard Before the su-
preme Court

A Number to he Heard Before the Su-
preme Court
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Sept. 24.-Mat G..
Reynolds of the land court left last
night for Washington to appear for the
government in twenty-three land grant
cases taken to the Supreme Court on
appeal from the Court of Private Land
Claims. The area involved is over
one million acres, about equally divid-
ed between New Mexico and Arizona.
Among more important cases are those
of Earl b. Coe of Denver, who seeks
confirmation of the Algodones grant
for 26OOO acres at the junction of the
Gila and Colorado rivers, and upon
which tract is the town of Yuma; the
Juan Gid grant of 1OS,OOO acres. COW
ering the best part of Merilla valley,
and claimed by J. B. Cessna of Beat
rice Nebraska. and the Calabosas,
Tumacacori and HueDabi grant of 3d.
600 acres in Arizona. This latter case
involves the forfeiture under the Mex
lean government of the old Mission
lands. and is regarded as one of the
most interesting cases appealed from
the Court of Private Land Claims
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WILL BE PAID IN CASH.
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars in STAN
ford Legacies.

San Francisco, Cal. Sept. 4.-Mrs.
Jane Stanford will pay in cash seven
legacies of 100000 each left by her
late husband. The legatees are Leland
Stanford Lathrop of this state. Charles
Stanford of New York and five other
eastern relatives of the late senator.
Mrs. Stanford claimed the right to
pay these legacies in real property sit
uated in Alameda. Napa. San Bernar-
dino. San Mateo and other counties.
The legatees entered a general de-
murrer.
The case was heard before Judge
Coffey to-day. Mrs. Stanford. who
was represented by Russell ]. Wilson.
made no contest. In fact she sent
cablegram from Europe to Judge Cof
fey saying that she desired speedy
adjustment of the difficulty. Judge
Coffey sustained the demurrer. saying
that the testator evidently intended the
legacies to be paid in cash and that
if this could be done without prejudice
to other interests it was so ordered.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

The United States exported $7,0O5,-
S2S worth of bicycles and parts of BIZ
cycles in the twelve months ending
June 80. 1897. The different countries
and the value of exports of cycles to
them were as follows: United King
dom. $2.375,675; Germany, $1O26. .346;
France, 1852 COG; other Europe, 81, ,19s,-
ia; British North America, $3.50, ,267
Mexico. $7s,117; Central American
states and British Honduras, S53. .sO1 I;
Cuba, S4.016; Puerto Rico, S4,120; San
to Domingo. $4.9S0; Other West Indies
and Bermudas. $132.607; Argentina,
e42.091; Brazil. $29, 1856; Colombia, $24.-
go; other South America, $73,507; Chi
na. SIS. 40; British Australasia, $685., ,S94; !;
East Indies (British), $1S,326; other
Asia and Oceanica, $113,577; Africa,
e136,97s; other countries. $217. Total,
$7.oo5.s2s.
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out welcome. but more serious re-
suit of long stay is reported from
Cheyenne. Mrs. Nicholas visited the
Stanleys in Ogden. remained more than
. month. and when she went home the
stanleys sent her bill Of $54 for board.
Mr.. Nichols. refusing to pay, was COM
PEELED by law to settle. Then Mrs.
Nichols horsewhipped Mr.. Stanley.
With this precedent it is likely that
visits in Wyoming will be considerably
shortened. Perhaps the visiting limit
Will be fixed at few days or a week.
The You must come and see me"
should be better understood.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

An Investigator who likes to get
down to fine points has been figuring
out the difference in the oiling of
watches and locomotives. A good
watch needs oiling once in a year to
q year and a half. A locomotive oiled
In the same way would run sixty miles
an hour day and night for GAS days.
or nearly forty times the circumfer-
ence Of the earth. He says that as To-
comotives have to be oiled every day
the matchmaker must have brought his
art to a much higher degree of perfec-
tion than the man who has built the To-
connective. As a matter of fact, the
cases are not parallel. The watch is
most carefully protected from the air,
dust and foreign substances. The To-
ccmotive runs through dirt, dust, Gin
derB and debris of all sorts, much of
which. as a matter of course, works
Into the machinery. II this man could
keep a locomotive in a glass case and
oil II and care for it as completely as
he does his watch, he might be able to
make some figures, but under the cir
cumstances he can scarcely be said to
have proven anything.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Whatever may be the fate of Andree
which at the time of this writing is
unknown. and may forever remain un-
known, or may be cleared up by the
next electric current that thrills an
ocean cable-it is impossible to remain
ur impressed by tt. cool daring of the
nan. When he cut loose from land
and drifted out of sight beyond the
horizon OF an unknown sea, driven by
. wind that would take him he knew
mot whittier. he performed an act that
was a supreme test of human nerve.
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Venezuelan Umplr. Chosen.

Washington. Sept. PA final decis-
ion has been reached by the arbitra-
tors who are to determine the British
Venezuelan boundary line. as to the
fifth arbitrator or umpire. who is to act
with them. His name is for the pres
ent withheld. 1t is not Baron Cour-
celle. whose name has been mentioned
in this connection, nor King Oscar Of
Sweden. who was to name the umpire,
only in case the arbitrators failed to
agree. An agreement was reached
without the necessity of calling on the
Swedish sovereign. The umpire is an
European. but this is said to be with
out significance. since no question in
volving the Monroe doctrine is to be
submitted to the tribunal. The arbi-
traitors in behalf of Venezuela are
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brew
er of the United States Supreme Court
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Fierce Fighting At Peshawur.

Peshawur. Sept. 23.-A dispatch from
Lakari says that the attack which the
Haddah Mullah made at O'Clock on
Monday night. with a large and we'll
organized force of insurgent tribesmen
on Camp Nawagai, where General Sir
Bintbon Blood is in command, was
marked by several fierce rushes upon
three sides of the British square sim
ultaneously. The enemy was so de-
termjned in the attack that the bodies
OF tribesmen were Found a few yards
from the muzzles of the mountain guns.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

The National Association Of Manu-
facturers is taking a practical step to-
ward the promotion OF trade between
this country and the Latin-American
republics In the initiative of sample
warehouse at Caracas. Venezuela. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Richard Dodge. a man.
ufacturer, who has only r. gently re-
turned from that city. the conditions
are now ripe for the development of
trade In that place.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01
An Explosion in . Coal Mine.

Marion. ILL.,, Sept. 24.-One man
killed and three fatally injured and six
were severely burned and bruised by
an explosion of gas in the Williams
County coal mine to-day. An un-
known miner is still imprisoned in the
shaft. and was undoubtedly instantly
killed.
After-damp followed the explosion,
and put a stop to the search of the day
of the unknown miner, who was no
doubt instantly killed,
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Il do believe" hurriedly exclaimed
the Nebraska hotelkeeper. looking out
of the front door. there's a cyclone
coming" A forlorn looking
guest dug his way out from under the
ruins Of the hotel. His coat was ripped
up the back, his bare knee protruded
from CHASTITY rent in the left leg of his
trousers. one end of his shirt collar
was flying loose. his necktie was under
his right ear. one eye was in mourn
ing, and a portion of the hair of his
head had been scraped on. You were
In error. landlord" he said, feebly.
THAT was not a cyclone. It was a
tornado" The guest was a gentleman
from Boston.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

The Chicago Tribune gives this sen-
sible advice to the young man who
wishes to know how to fit himself for
going to the Klondike: Acquire hab-
Its OF self-control and industry; be pre-
pared to meet with firmness whatever
discouragements may arise; scrape to-
gether two or three times as much
money for the journey as the best esti-
mates render necessary: and don't CO.
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Judge KilEore Dead.

Ardmore, 1. T., Sept. 23.-United
States Judge Kilgore. ex-congressman
from Texas, died here at LILO this af-
ternoon after a short illness. He be-
gan sinking this morning. He regained
consciousness at noon and after calling
his wife and children to his bedside
and kissing them. died almost immedi-
ately. The funeral will take place to-
morrow. the remains being taken to
Wills Point, Texas, for burial
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Messrs. Ettenson, Woolfe & Co.. the
largest department house in Leaven-
worth. Kansas have issued a new
catalogue entitled Helpful Hints" In
this catalogue is much useful infOrma-
tion relating to dry goods. clOaks,
clothing. millinery. boots and shoes.
furniture, carpets, and in fact every
thing pertaining to house furnishing.
The catalogue is sent free upon re-
quest. and is work that should be
in every home.
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The Blues,

This is a synonym for that gloomy. har-
rassed condition of the mind which has its
origin in dyspepsia. All the ugly spirits
that, under the name of the '.blues," 'blue
devils" 'megrims'' and .'mulligrubs' tor
ments the dyspeptic almost ceaselessy, van
ish when attacked with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, that moreover annihiates bilious
ness. constipation. chills and fever, kidney
complaints and nervousness.
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The forces of General Blood and Cen
eral EIles have now been combined at
Lakari General Blood will give Gen.
era1 Elles one of his brigades and will
ttke the other to support General JEFF
freys, who is having further trouble
with the Mahmunds.
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The Queen Regent of Spain has beer
petitioned by prominent women Of the
United States to release Evangelina
Olsnero. . young Cuban woman, now
lying In prison in Havana and threat
sned With sentence Of 20 years i'm
pgieosmept
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Sir John Lubbock's ant died recently
II was the insect that gave up SO
much Information when he interviewed
1t, and not, as some obituary writers
thought. a sister of one of his parents.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

The Spanish attache who has been
secretly investigating our coast de-
fsnses could not have selected better
place than Charleston harbor. One look
At the SCARED site Of Sumter ought to
have convinced him that this is q good
country to let alone
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FREE. IMPORTANT INFORMATION

To men (plain envelope.) How, after ten
years fruitless doctoring, was fully re-
No c. o. d. fraud. No money accepted.
No connection with medical concerns.
Sent absolutely free. Address, Lock Box
2sS, Chicago, Ill. Send 2-cent stamp il
convenient
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

''Many a father prevents his small boys
from acquiring valuable information" "
''Howf' by having a rule that they
mustn't touch his books without washing
their hands,
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How's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot b
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O:
We, the undersigned. have known F.
]. Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their hrm.
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo. o.; Walding. Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimo-
malls sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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KLoNDYkE JINcLEs.
A MIXED BLEssING.

A MIXED BLESSING
In Klondyke, land of northern sky,
Goods, food and other things are high;
But one exception 1t can show
Thermometers are always low
ACCORDING TO REPORTS.
The citizen patiently digging well.
Or delving the earth round his vine.
A tale of hard luck this flush season can tell
Who does not turn up gold mine.
HOME INDUSTRIES
II you cannot cross the country
And the frozen lands explore.
I0n can chance your money nearer
There are klondyes at your door.
Down on Clark street. where the tiger
And his fellows freely range.
There are transportation companies
To help you lose your change.
THE EVEN CLIMATE.
No one questions up that way,
us 1t hot enough to-day?"
Neither in that climate basking
Do they put the question grun-
us the weather cold enough?"
They know that without the asking.
Chicago Record.
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Perhaps a cipher accidentally got lost
when Mr.. Cleveland was making up the
estimate of his taxable property.
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Miss Stella F. Jenkins. Kansas City
school teacher. has been made a minister Of
the Friends church in that city. Her
mother. Mrs. Frances G. jenkins, has been
a minister of the Quaker church for forty
five years. Another sister has also occupied
a pulpit in Richmond. Indiana.
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dead men, they say. tell no tales.
"Dead women, however, seem to keep on
tattling just the same"
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Are you prepared. - asked the attending
The doomed man shivered as he contem-
plated the fatal rope. ''You refer to. this
snooze. l presume" he faltered. with an
effort to smile.-DetrOit Journal.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Prince Louis Napoleon, brother Of Prince
Victor. is colonel of a Russian regiment Of
Uhans of the guard. and has spoiled his
chances as French pretender according to
the Paris Lanterne's story. by accepting a
German decoration on the occasion of Kali
ser Wilhelms recent visit to st. Petersburg.
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Our New Upright Grand Piano Only 1885
f25 down and $40 month. Reliable and fully
ranted. Write to The Montelius Piano Co., 5l7-5ls
18th ST.. Denver.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
of all cough cures.-George w. Lotz, Fa-
bueher. La. August 26. 1895.
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Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much bet
ter II you will get into the habit of reading
the advertisements; they will afford a most
interesting study and will put you in the
advertisers are reliable. they send what they
advertise.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teethinR softens the reduces inna
nation allAys pain wind collie. rs cents bottle
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Mrs. RATHER telegraphed for her husband
to come right back" ''What was the mat
ter?' .sAs soon as he went away the mos
quitoes nearly ate her up"
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

Ostriches. which are supposed to flourish
only in very warm climates. have been
raised successfully in southern Russia, the
birds healthy.
The silver lance., 1897-10-01

OF the 104. 600 Inhabitants Of Johannes
burg. South Africa, 1900 are bicyclistA
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sets, and rapidly extended to facto-
ries in that city and others in neighbor-
ing towns. is settled and 1t is the be-
lief that the strikers have won their
point in the matter Of prices for ma
chine work.
New York and Seattle men have sub
scribed the capital necessary to build
a narrow guage railway from Skaguay
over White pass to Lake Bennett In
the syndicate are ex-United States Sen
ator Watson q. Squire of New York
City, Senator John P. Jones Of Neva-
general counsel Of the Northern Paci-
fc railroad.
me attention of the Treasury De-
partment has been called to the fact
that the Universal Postal Con-
gress, recently in session al
Washington, agreed on q scheme
of colors for postage stamps TO
be used by all nations in the postal un-
ion. The color OF the two-cent United
States stamp, as agreed upon, was car
mine, 50 that the proposed change to
green will not be made.
The coal miners strike, IS far as the
Pfttsburg district is concerDed, u on
and the 1900 diggers on the 18th re-
sumed work at the sixty-ffve-cent rate.
The decision to ignore the ten-dAys'
which was a condition Of the
Columbus settlement, was arrived It
late by a delegate convention Of min-
ers representng the entire district
rheEe were only foFr dissenting vctes
whsn tAe refoaatson - 80 10 VIVA was
rptsd Wsa-