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The silver lance., 1897-09-24
MEXICO AND silver.
President Diaz Says the Country Ii
PrOsperlng.

President Diaz Says the Country Ii
ProsperIng.
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 eX-
cessive weakness and fluctuations of
silver, often sudden and violent in their
character, have so Influenced economic
situation of the country that 1t is de-
manding the serious attention of the
government and has caused the adop-
ton of strong measures of prudence,
being deferred or reduced. The mag
nitude and sudden character of the
present perturbation in silver certain
ly do not correspond to the known
causes which have produced it. and
therefore there are well founded mo-
tives 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
this difficult period, confronting it with
the same serenity which it displayed a
few years ago when the same causes
produced alarm"
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

company sail within a week, propaDiy
from Seattle. He has not yet seiecleu
the officer who will be placed IN cvm
mand. nor does he yet know from wn"'
post the company will be taken
This action will be in effect tine es'au a.
Iishment of a military post AT .ns
mouth Of the Yukon. The commanuinst
officer probably will be allowed greae
discretion and latitude, as the purpose
in sending the troops there is 10 pre-
serve order. Secretary Alger declines,
at present, to make public Cap'a'n
Rays report.
It is understood that the administra-
tion will take some action looking 70
the apprehension and punishment .,
the assassins Of Mr.. Loftin. the coioreu
postmaster at Hogansville, Georsia'
who was murdered on Tuesday.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24
Think They Saw Andree's Balloon

st. Petersburg, Sept. ia telegraph
message received here from Krasnoy-
arsk, in the interior of Siberia, saws
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
2:30 p. m. on July 18th, in an attempt
to cross the polar regions. The balloon
it is added, was in sight for about five
minutes.
Should this prove correct it is thought
here that if he meet with no misbap
Andree will reach civilization and re-
port within very few days.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24
TrOOps for Alaska.

Washington, Sept. 17-At to-day's
Cabinet meeting, which lasted over two
hours, the situation in Alaska was dis
cussed. Secretary of War Alger had a
report from Captain Ray, who has just
arrived at st. Michael, which furnished
the basis of the discussion and the
course which was decided upon. Cap
tain Rays report was in the nature of
an urgent appeal for troops to preserve
peace and order during the coming win
ter. There are vast amount of stores
and supplies at st. Michael, and there
is not a United States soldier in the
whole territory of Alaska.
After considering the subject It was
decided to send company of infantry
to st. Michael as soon as possible. Sec
retary Alger will arrange the detail i'm
mediately and he proposes to have the
The silver lance., 1897-09-24
HENRY CLAY AT slxrY-FlvE.
The Famous Kentuckian at the Time of
Hla Retiremant From the Senate


In an article on sWhen Henry Clay Said
Farewell to the Senate" on March 81, 1872
after thirty-six years In public life, John r.
Coyle, in the September Ladies' Home Jour
nal presents this graphic en-picture Of the
great commoner," whose close friendship
he enjoyed for many years: ..Mr. Clay dn
1842) was sixty five years old, at the very
zenith Of his great popularity, the notable
central figure in the arena of politics and
craftsmanship. More than six feet TALL
slender erect graceful and commanding he
was the personihcation of dignity and noble
bearing. He was perfect master of the
language, tone and gesture, and possessed
of a voice remarkable for Its volume and
range, and its capacity to express every
shade Of feeling of passion of the human
soul. Deep, full-toned and melodious, 1t was
indeed magical In its power of controlling
the feelings of those who listened to Its
varying cadences and exquisite modula tons.
An admiring biographer adds to an analysis
of Mr.. Clay as an orator: His mouth large
and prominent, upper lip working quietly, or
in agony, occasions require; his eyes
resting in calmness, or beaming with lively
emotion, or sparkling with strong feeling, or
flashing with high passion, like the thunder
bolts OF heaven in the darkness of storms;
his long arms hanging easy by his side, or
outstretched, or upIifted, or waving with
grace, or striking with the vehemence Of
passion, his fingers pointing where bis
thoughts direct AS an orator he drew upon
his every resource to charm alike the ear
and eve, and was unquestionably the most
fascinating. public speaker Of his day and
generation.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24
MEXICAN VENGEANCE.
The Wretch Who Tried to XIII. Presiden'
DIaz Lynched by His Infuriateo
COuntrvm6n.

COuntfym6n
City of Mexico, Sept. 17.-The most
sensational ending to the attempt on
the life of President Diaz occurred tnis
morning when Arnulfo Arrayo Mus
lynched by a band of the common peo-
ple determined on revenge. 1t was an
act unprecedented in the history or the
country.
AT O'Clock in the morning NUMBER
of men belonging to the common people
| forced their way into the municipal pal
ace, ascended the stairway, overcame
the guards and made their way to the
office of the inspector general ana killed.
| Arnulfo ArrayO, whom they Iounu
| there.
The killing was a wild and savage
scene, and was followed by wild ana
noisy retreat The assistant CHER OF
police, who was sleeping in an adJoln-
ing room. was awakened by the noise
He arose and ran to the balcony, firing
his pistol as signal for help. At the
same time he called a policeman VINO
was In sight to make an attempt 10 ue
tain the lynchers, who were making
their escape. The firing of pistols ana
the whistle of policemen brought oth-
er officers, who succeeded IN capturing
a score of persons. 1t was not long be-
Villavicencio arrived on horseback.
When the police entered the room they
found the body of the dead man lying
in the middle Of the floor.
1t was literally riddled with bullets
and knife stabs. By his side were
found a door bar and several knives
and other steel Instruments. An examl-
nation showed that the panes of a win
dow was broken. The men who were
captured last night would not say any
thing.
At 2 o'clock was found group of peo-
pie on one of the side streets few
blocks from the Zocali. They were
talking and discussing the lynching.
They appeared to know all about the
affair, and were evidently in receipt OF
knowledge as to its origin and inspira-
tion, but when they were approached
by reporters they suddenly became non
communicative. 1t may be that the re-
port spread, or it may be that the peo-
pie intended to take vengeance upon
the assailant of the president.
When Arrayo was surprised by the
multitude he was sitting in chair in
the northeast corner of what once was
General Carbellada's private Office,
which is now undergoing repairs.
There, mixed with fragments of win
dow panes, was a long pool of blood.
marking the spot where Arrayo had
been stabbed.
The body was removed TO the Fourth
Ward police station municipal build
ing, which is marked by a trail of
blood. The gendarmes who We're
guarding Arrayo were unarmed. If
they had been armed they would have
fired on the mob. Over 200 people pen
etrated the building. When they sur
prised ArrayO he was in straight
jacket, and could make no resistance.
He seemed too terrified to speak.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

The chief Judge of the Maryland
court Of appeals In a recent address
before members OF the bar Of that
state spoke earnestly of the moral OBJ
legations of members of the legal pro-
fesston. The somewhat common i'm
precision that shrewdness is the chief
requirement in a lawyer has been
helped ON by stories of smart" legal
tricks and by jests. put forth as though
half In earnest. at the expense of the
probity Of the profession. A member
Of the bar is q high onicer Of the law.
His duty il to assist In melting out
Justice - viewed by established laws.
Tho profession, a. much as any other.
calls for absolute integrity founded on
high moral worth, and 1t 10 q worthy
ambition for any young student Of the
law to hope to prove himself equal to
this supreme requirement. In his ad
dress Chief Judge McSherry favored
the enactment and rigid enforcement
Of laws decreeing an invariable pun
ishment for dishonesty in the practi-
tioner, in addition to the exercise Of
every possible prscaution against the
admission Of the morally unworthy
into the profession.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24
Concerning women's work =

Concerning women's work and
wages. the latest report of the depart
ment Of labor offers the interesting
fact that. out of seven hundred and
cighty-two typical instances in which
men and women work at the same oc-
cupation and perform their work with
the same degree of efficiency, men re-
ceive greater pay In five hundred and
ninety-nve. And yet the old preju-
dice against the inferior sex" is dying
out. surely II slowly. In So of the al
most 800 instances women received the
same pay a. men for the same work.
and in one hundred and twenty-nine
cases they even got more.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24
S|00 To Any Man.
WILL PAY 800 FOR ANY CASE
Of Weakness in Men They Treat and
Fall to Cure.

OF Weakness In Men They Treat an1
Fail to Cure.
An Omaha Company places for tho first
time before the public a MAGICAL TREAT
A1NT for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration o.
Life Force in old and young men. NO
worn-out French remedy; contains no
Phosphorous or other harmful drugs. 1t 10
. WONDERFUL TREATMENT-magfca IL iu
sfects-positive in its cure. All reae ers,
who are suffering from a weakness tNas
blights their life, causing that mental %
physical suffering peculiar to Lost Ma1-
hood, should write to the STATE MEDlCA.in;
COMPANY, Omaha, Neb., and they wiz
send you absolutely FREE, valuable
paper on these diseases, and positive proon
Of their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT. Thous-
ands Of mon, who have lost all hope OF
sure, are being restored by them to per-
feet condition
This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
at home under their directions, or they VIII
pay railroad fare and hotel bills to all vino
prefer to 60 there for treatment, II they
tail to cure. They are perfectly rellable'
have NO Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or G. O. D. fake. They have
E2S0,O00 capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat or refund every dol
lar; or their charges may be deposited In e E
bank to be paid to them when . cure IL
snected. Write them today.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24
A Plum for Mr.. Ford.

Charles d. Ford of Monument has
been appointed register of the Denver
Land Office to succeed Register Har-
mon, whose term has expired. Mr
Ford is well and favorably known
among the Mckinley Republicans Of
the state and rendered important SER
vice In the last campaign. Mr.. Ford
was register of the land office at Lamar
when it was first opened and served
two terms in the Legislature.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

In Shelbyville, Ind. a constable who
called to servo . writ upon a widow
was scalded with kettleful of hot wa
ter. and ran away so rapidly that he
entirely forgot that he had suffered
for twenty years with chronic rheu-
matisn which would scarcely permit
hlm to walk. The hot water cure
seems to be effective. but 1t may be
. little too severe for the average suf-
feror.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

A new commandment 10 abroad in
the land: Thou shalt not hear an un-
kind story 20 long a. thou hast heels
TO turn or hands to cover thine ears.
AZ . recent convention Of Second Ad-
ventists In Maine. q large number of
men and women went forward to
kneel on the penitent form, and there
consecrated their ears to God. Ethics
have prated long on the sin Of scandal
there would be little Of it II more ears
were closed to its blandishments.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

Chinamen are ingenious, especially
when trying to get into the United
States. Two of them were found in
an old stove on train last week run
ming from Canada to New York. The
conductor was going to start a fire. but
the brakeman insisted that they would
not burn.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

DR.. q. o. Crewe, Chicago, claims to
know Of stream in Alaska that rises
in . mountain Of gold, and flows gold
en- water over a bed OF golden nuggets.
But the doctor is not pointing it out
on the map.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

A great many colored people in
Gotham are masQuerading in white
peoples hair. There stands outside of
one Of the smaller stores on Sixth
avoaus, mot far from the shopping dis
trict, . glass show case which is filed.
e It II marked. with human hair
eoods." There IL nothing unusual
about any Of these. except the color of
the hair. It IL all of an inky black
noss and closely curled. The estAb-
Dfshmeut does one of the largest busi-
nesses In the city In false hair for col
eged people. A white man presides
ever the destiniss Of this queer shop.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

An enterprising Chicagoan proposes
to establish a matrimonial agency on
the Klondike. Divorce courts probably
will be unnecessary there, as legal sep
arations will be made. with a six
shooter.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

AZ they are children of England the
Indians are probably rebelling because
they didn't got piece OF the jubilee
cake.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

When wheat reached the dollar mark
every steam whistle in Muncie, Ind
footed in unison for three hours. You
can see how Muncie people feel about
1t.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

The editor OF the Nashville American
gleefully remarks that "the ideally
beautiful woman is born in Tennessee. I"
Congratulations; what are you going to
call her?
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

It would not be surprising II the
name Of Dawson City was changed to
Seattle next summer.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

It Il understood that Henri d'OrleAns
VIII star next season in The Pune
tured Prince"
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

1t 10 said that the Swat tribes have
laid down their arms. Somebody else
probably has swatted little, also.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

The editor of the Macon Telegraph
speaks Of the "locum tennis" of an
esteemed contemporary. His Latin
must have gone on racket"
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

They tell US that snow is already
lying In the Chilkoot pass. We pass.
The silver lance., 1897-09-24


Nearly all American goods are subject
ed to lower duties. The tariff prohibits
the entry into Cuba Of arms, projectiIes,
munitions of war, dynamite, gunpow-
der, sugars Except Spanish sugar. hon
ey, molasses, silver or bronze coins, Sc
cret pharmaceutical preparations, to-
bacco Except snuff, chewing tobacco
and all artificial wines.
1t is stated that freight conductors on
the eastern division of the Atchison,
who two months ago were content with
an earning of $50 and $50 a month, are
now drawing checks to an amount of
$50 and $175. Brakemen who thought
themselves lucky If they succeeded in
making sufficient mileage in a month to
bring a salary of $50, are now earning
$50 and 500 a month.
Alexander Tolman OF Marion, Idaho,
Is lying at the point of death, the result
Of being mangled by bear near the
head of Rock Creek. He came sudden
ly on silver tip bear and her cubs. His
dog charged the bear and Tolman fired
wounding 1t in the side of the head.
Before he could retreat the bear was
upon him. With one blow 1t knocked
the gun from his hand. 1t hit him a
blow on the top of his head, almost
tearing of his scalp. This stunned
him and the wounded animal mangled
him all over, tearing the flesh on his
neck, shoulder, thigh and leg. After
having chewed him to its satisfaction
the bear left him unconscious. Recov-
ering consciousness, Tolman managed
to drag himself about a quarter OF a
mile and to attract the attention of q
sheep herder in the vicinity. He is re-
ceiving the best Of care but his rscov-
cry y very doubtful
The silver lance., 1897-09-24

1t is stated that the $50 miners en-
ployed by the Ration Coal and Coke
Company at Blossburg will probably be
forced to accept a cut of 20 per cent in
wages. The miners have had but three
and one-half days of work during the
past month They occupy company
houses and trade at the company store
and most of them are SO far behind In
their accounts that they will likely &C.
cept the offer rather than risk finding
employment elsewhere. Hitherto the
Blossburg miners have paid 60 cents a
ton for mining coal and the company
upholds the cut on the ground that so
cents is all the Colorado coal miner re-
ceives, but the miners here answer that
the necessaries of life are cheaper in
Colorado, and they are making as
strong a protest as is possible under
the circumstances.
Jim Ballard, POcatello Tom, Pat Lar
gee and eleven or twelve other chiefs
of the Shoshones and Bannocks of the
Fort Hall reservation in Idaho, signed
a treaty for the sale of about $4,000
acres of the southern end Of the reser-
yatiOn for 81 per acre, or in round fig
ures for 100000. The cutoff line will
be north of the Pocatello and will open
up the southern end of the reservation
to public settlement. This is the best
deal the Indians have ever made with
the United States government. The
price, 81 per acre, Is an unheard Of
price for public lands. Chiefs say that
II the terms Of this treaty are compiled
with and the payments made as per
contract, they will sell the residue of
their surplus lands. The lands sold
comprise about one-tlIird of the entire
reservation There is no doubt that all
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-04
of the majority of the members there
of shall be final.
Article vi.


Any controversy which shall involve
the determination of territorial claims
shall be submitted to a tribunal COM
posed of six members. three Of whom
(subject to the provisions of Article
Wild shall be judges of the Supreme
Court of the United States or justices OF
the circuit courts TO be nominated by
the President of the United States, and
the other three of whom Subject to the
provisions Of Article Wild shall be
judges of the British Supreme Court of
Judicature or members Of the judicial
committee of the Privy Council, to be
nominated by her Britannia majesty,
whose award by a majority of not less
than five 20 one shall be final. In case
Of an award made by less than the pre-
scribed majority, the award shall also
be final, unless either power shall,
within three months after the award
has been reported, protest that the
same is erroneous, in which case the
award shall be of no validity. In the
event of an award made by less than
the prescribed majority and protest
ed as above provided, or IL the mem
bers of the arbitral tribunal shall be
equally divided, there shall be no re-
course to hostile measures OF any de-
scription until the mediation OF one or
more friendly powers has been invited
by one or both of the high contracting
parties.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-04
TOO MUCH WORK
For a Healthy Existence.-Thafs
Why the Kidneys SO often Fail.

Nature has provided q certain amount
of work for every organ OF the human
body; overtax them and disease eventu-
ally follows. There is not one por-
ton of our organism that is so overworked
as the kidneys; on them is placed the Inn
portant function of filtering the blood OF
the impurities which naturally form In the
regular action of life and digestion. The
kidneys are consequently termed the sew
eragc of the SYSTEM clog up this sewer,
and the blood becomes tainted with poison
Gus uric acid, which brings on disease
in many forms. The back is the first TO
show this stoppage. From there comes
the warning note; it should be needed,
and the kidneys receive prompt attention.
Doans Kidney Pills will right the action
of the kidneys quickly, relieve the back OF
pains and aches, and cure all troubles OF
kidneys and bladder Read the following
Mr.. VIM Nelson is well known bust
ness man of Kalamazoo, he resides at o22
Portage Street, and his business is that OF
a grain buyer. He says:
For five years have suffered from an
inability to urinate, which resulted from
what was said to be q stoppage of the blad-
der. During these years l have taken min
eral and electric baths and used other means
in expectancy of getting better, but they
all proved unavailing. Some months ago |
began using Doan's Kidney Pills, which |
had heard highly recommended, and can
now say that the flattering reports were
not greater than they deserved. l got
better right along, and | am free from any
trouble now. | feel better than l have
done for three years past. If Doan's Kid
ney Pills were well known all over they
would do an immense amount of good.
Sold by all dealers price, 90 cents.
Mailed by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. sole agents for the U. s. Remem'
Der the name. Doans, and take no other
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-04
The Proposed Treaty
With
Great Britain.


ing parties, and one, 10 act as umpire,
by the four thus nominated, and to be
chosen within three months after the
date of their nomination. In case they
the limit of time above mentioned, the
umpire shall be appointed by agree
ment between the nominating bodies
designated in Article III, acting in the
manner therein provided. In case they
fail to agree upon an umpire within
three months OF the date of an applica-
tion made to them in that behalf by the
high contracting parties or either of
them, the umpire shall be selected in
the manner provided for in Article X.
The person so selected shall be the
president of the tribunal, and the award
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-04

Norway. Either of the high contract
ing parties, however, may at any time
give notice TO the other that, by rea
son of material changes in conditions
as existing at the date of this treaty, ii
is opinion that a substitute for his
majesty should be chosen either for all
cases to arise under the treaty or for
a particular specified case already
arisen. and thereupon the high con-
tracing parties shall at once proceed
to agree upon such substitute to act
either in all cases to arise under the
treaty or in the particular case speci-
fed as may be indicated in said no
tice; provided, however, that such no
tice shall have no effect upon an arbi-
tration already begun by the constitu-
ton of an arbitral tribunal under arti-
Gle III. The high contracting parties
shall at once proceed TO nominate
substitute for his majesty in the event
that his majesty shall at any time no
tify them of his desire TO be relieved
from the functions graciously accepted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-04
Article Mi.

Each government shall pay its own
agent and provide for the proper re-
Enumeration of the counsel employed
by ii and of the arbitrators appointed
by it and for the expense of preparing
and submitting the case to the arbitrai
tribunal. All other expenses con-
nected with any arbitration shall De
betrayed by the two governments IN
equal moieties. Provided, however,
that IL in any case the essential mat
ter of difference submitted to arbi-
tration is the right of one of the high
contracting parties to receive dis
avowals Of or apologies for acts or de-
faults of the other, not resulting In
substantial pecuniary injury, the ar
bitral tribunal finally dispoing OF the
said matter shall direct whether any
Of the expenses of the successful party
shall be borne by the unsuccessful
party, and If so, TO what extent.