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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
YELLOW FEVER SPREADS.


AS@ oAeans, sept Yesterday was
q fsnofd breaker In the number al new
sA~-s ID geaioa i~a~ T-poFis.l, while the
as'Aths nanAii"d in number ihos- Of amy
DAY sisos ths yellow lever 49, fir,t di..
covered N the city. There are various
Fs~soas siren foF the spread u the dis.
sAa<' bat the Prineipal rrAsons AZ. two
THAI The neathsr tnrA-d sarln again and
% asg 10 murA y ld-F hsid 10 cover the
board u health has had sosns difficulty in
ETtssAg every hoass as elos~ly guarded A.
a. fAsssshas Nhen the rasoa here asre lev
~ hatnhsf ahd The trained osiloiai. a ,hs
s~ssfd MsSs statioaad Alsoas the aua,un.
sAn7d ha.as~~ The fart thai the d,.,h
Fsss has as~a slaaii aAd that The changes
- "A sf'sarsnlc have br-n constantly
sr"slhg bs~s have made the general pab
lac ss@nrs bal raTsicss and lhsfr has l..n
ah0saassHg irsrsioa hrSausn tbs qasran,in.
ed F~"fAs and The aHiAasilis-. Imprisoned
isnAsirs Il the hoeis~s hAtp Ls~n rOins
efsf s@sA isas~s and sasaking out Of sids
daass IN osa~S not 10 IT, aunhns,d. ana the
'HsaaIs has a~~a that The g~sns have l.e~n
SCATTERED shd sAiaaiy deraloyed lhr.-
~Ai" dAfa -Four deaths us~ rrt.Sts.l.
Asaaas Ihs "a BrN uasus fstsostsd /.
Esssssi ksat,h. . hautnl.ss Il a ~sli Il, d.
sssaisy. H's sAs~s sPJ=aEcd % Jackson
at~aas. uas a The tasAiosza be slspr4s II
The eiiy MaSA a the E.a,iru,s rsg.os.s.i
A. ~ ls.Aay aFw u the t~tier slaaa.
m@~sWa az bta~aEaa,
Edwards. Miss. h~ps. ~. Tuvnty four
0A's q ssllo@ ssru ustr Fvpursad hasr
yesterday. sastihg the total nusnlrs II
ass~s 10 date - Tho numlrr II oas.
uAAsE ssus,Ha-a, J. Ice. nsu,h-r a con
saassS~si ssd dischafEcd iis. Hunl-s -
Ttossly ~ =
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
No. LaaEtrr 10 nIarrr.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct The an
nouncement that Mrs Lily LAngtry will
marry Prince Esterhaxy is confirmed. At.
torney Henry c. McPike Of this city il
authority for the announcement. II
have recently received" said Mr.. McPike,
~frOm my client. Mrs Langtry. notice Of
her intention to return 10 California by
the end OF November. Prince EsterhaEy
VIII accompany her, and immediately
upon their arrival here they will be mar.
RED In Lake county, presume, for her
home Is there
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
woLcorr FOR GOVERNOR.
Enttre State Ticket RenominaseA nv
hepubifeans Of Massaehuseata.

Boston. Sept 3O-The republican state
convention Of Massachusetts, made the
following nominations by aeclAmation
yesterday. Governor, Roger WoIcott ;
lieutenant governor. w. NJ. Crane; secre.
taTy, William n. 0lin; treasurer, r. b.
Shaw; auditor, John w. Kimball; attor-
ney general, U. NJ Knowlton. The fore
going are all renOminAtiOna.
Melvin =. Adams. chairman Of the com.
mitiee on resolutions, presented the com
mittee report. which was adopted. The
platform stands for a firm but moderate
foreign policy. extension Of the merit sys-
TEN in the civil service, and more strin.
gent immigration and naturalization
laws The defamation Of the financial
plank is by inference in favor Of the gold
standard, and consists Of a rhetorical ar.
raignment Of Bryan. Debs and Aitgeld
as opponents Of free silver"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02

New Orleans. OF. l.--Prcsident oit'
phan., Dr Garter and DR.. John Gai,erns
have retained TO this city. They left TO
meet Dr. sweariRgcn Of Texas. with a
view 81 raising the question Of placing
an embargo aeains, freight. and had a
tough experience. A mob with sho'Eans
pCrysu,s,i their further pugre~ and they
W.rr nrylsrc,i TO turn back. which, under
tho circumstance, they were compelled
A. 40
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
MASSACHUSETTS, GOLD DEMOCRACY
DR.. william Isvereat Placed In Nom-
lnRtlan for GoNernoP.

pr. william everett Placed In Nom-
laRtiSn for Governor.
Boston. Oct The state convention
Of the democratic national party Of Mas.
saehusetts tgold dcmocratsl assembled in
this city yesterday. Moortield Storey was
the permanent chairman His speech
upon assuming the gavcl was in large
part a review Of the tariff legislation Of
The last congress and the currency ques
ton. II also gave expression to unalter.
able opposition 20 the platform Of the
Chicago national democratic convention.
when the nominations for governor were
in order a delegate presented the name
Of Gamalicl Bradford. Il received no SEC.
ond. and DR.. William Everett was nomi.
mated BY reclamation. The full ticket
nominated Ia as follows, Governor. DIR,
william Everett; lieutenant governor,
James T. Cotter, secretary, Bernard
Wolf. treasurer and receiver general
Horace p. Tobey; auditor, Harry Doug.
lass, attorney general, William Nc
Clcnch.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
THE PACIFIC COAST kLoNoike.
Exports DurtRG August Of over Ten
Million Dollars.

San Francisco, Sept 29.-During the
present month nearly 100000 worth
of grain has left the Pacific coast ports
for Europe up to date. Thirty-iye YES
sells have sailed from this port. The grain
vessels took away 2,2OO, pa centals valued
at S2yST4,76O, and general cargoes would
foot up another half million.
Oregon sent away seven vessels with
S52, 200 eentals valued at 1921 ,5l3, and
two vessels with 5O.O75 barrels of -four.
valued at 100000, while Puget sound
cent away three vessels with O.3lO cen
tails, valued at s2.422,2 4O Besides these
Is lumber vessels have sailed for foreign
ports with cargoes valued at over $780,
coo.
As the month Of August nearly equaled
September, the export of grain and -four
slone for the months would easily run
into the ten million figures.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
p,,.,a.a, MeIIiniey AZ Ro~e.

washington. Oct l.-President M'h'n'
lev and party arrived in Washington YES.
,srlsy. Quite a crowd gathered at the
.,.,Icn ,o wi,nr.. the homecoming. The
nrr.ldent and Mrs. McKinley entered car
to- and were driven to the White
ho,se President Mckinley had haidl!
,""eh.a the white house before Secretary
sherman appeared. and he had er'c'
oan.rI,at,on with him. presumably N rel
srcucc 70 the fall Of the Spanish eao'"e"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
cALIFoRNlAPowoeR MILLS BURNED
ExplosiSa Wrecked the Plant, hut
No Lives Were Losa,

Santa Cruz, Cal, Sept e9.-Early yes
terday morning disastrous explosion,
which wrecked several buildings, but for.
tnnately was Unattended by loss of life,
occurred at the works Of the California
Powder Company. presumably from spOn-
famous combustion. Eight mills. inelud.
ing the coming. mixing, glazing and pack.
ing houses and their contents. consisting
OF valuable machinery and about 200 tons
OF powder, were destroyed, the loss aggre-
eating about $4,000
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
sHERIFFs RIGHT TO TAKE FEES.
Not thA LeGaalature,a Intention 4
Make Law Apply co M0rtKakea.

Olympia, Sept. 29.-The supreme court
handed down an opinion in the case OF
the state ex rel. Alex P. Purvis, respond.
ent, Us, the sheriff Of King county. The
points raised in this case were decided in
the recent case Of SwinbuTne VS.. Mills.
The additional question is the right Of
the sheriff to receive fees for levying upon
mortgaged premises, The court states
that ~while tho law Of 1897 does provide
for levy, that it was not the intention
Of the legislature to make the law in re,
lation to levy in the last act apply to
mortgages" Judgment is affirmed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
APPEAL OF CRETE MussuLMANs.
Christian ComDatrIots Have Burned
An Their olives.

Canea, Crete, Sept 29.-The MusSul.
mans nOtables have sent the following
telegram to the ambassadors of the pow
ers at Constantinople and TO the sultan
Our position is becoming unbearable.
Winter is approaching and We are with
out shelter, almost naked and living on
hectogTam of -four per day, given us by
Mussnlmans charity.
~our Christian compatriots have burn.
ed our olives and the island will soon be
denuded of timber. Sowing begins in
October. If we do not return to our
homes hew can we live this season!
Public charity has already expended
100000 Piasters and it is doubtful il
that source Of relief can support us an
other month. We, too. are Gods Great
ures- In the name of humanity, put an
end to our desperate position"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
eANK oE MoNrRose. CO... EAILEn.
Withdrawals for the Reco Hank
Caused the DawnfaII.

Denver. Col, Sept S0.-A special to tn,
Republican from MOntrOse, Col, says tn,
Bank of Montrose failed to open It's door,
yesterday. The president, J. +. Mcclure
Is also stakeholder in the Bank Of Rico
which closed few days ago, since which
time Withdrawals from the Montrose con.
Germ have been 80 heavy that the direc.
tors thought best to forestall run. The
capital lie $4,000 and the deposits sl77..
9le. An effort will be made to reopen the
bank,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
SUICIDE OF A BUTTE DRUGGIST.
:. o. Harmon Took hts Life IN a ~
OF DespOndency.

Butte, Mont, Sept sos. o. Harmon.
druggist, was found dead in his room in
the Kelly block yesterday afternoon.
having shot himself through the heart
some time during the night. He has a
wife and two children in Tacoma. De.
spondency over the failure TO secure
steady employment is supposed to have
led 10 the deed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
FIRE ON IRoNToN RIVER FRONT.
BurHea an Area Three Squares IIoaR
aaa Tive Squares wide.

lronton, Ohio. Sept. 30.-The river front
Of this city was swept by FIRE last night.
The fire burned over an area three squares
In length and extending back two squares
from the river. The total loss is estinlAt-
ed at fully 100000. with hardly half
that amount Of insurance The flames
broke out at o'clock tonight in the
saw mill Of Newman A Spencer, spread to
their lumber yards and had soon wiped
out these and the mills and lumber yards
Of the Pennsylvania Lumber Company.
Fully 20 families were rendered homeless
by the fire. Newman 4 Spencer's loss is
$4,000. and the Pennsylvania Lumber
Company's loss Is estimated al $4,000.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
DECIDED IN FAVOR OF THE STATE.
Judge stewart Held banker Haata.
haagh Responsible 60 idaho.

Boise, Idaho. Sept. ee.-Judgc Stewart
has given Judgment in favor Of the state
against I. C. HattabauRh and his bonds.
men for $l7.599,9S and interest slslce
January. 1905. Hattabaagh was treas,
urer of LAtah county. He deposited the
states's proportion Of taxes in his own
bank, which failed. The case will be ap.
pealed on the ground that the claim Of
the state is against the county, not
against the ex-treasurer.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
MILLION DOLLARS FIRE LOSS.
Traesisa Co@PanV's Power House a
Washington HaPmed.

Washington. Sept. 30.-Fire broke out
IN the central power station Of the Cen.
trail Traction Company last night, and in
two hours the huge six-story building
was reduced 20 n few crumbling walls,
The walls began 10 fall by IL O'Clock, and
with the decreasing heat the firemen were
enabled 10 e, 70 work on adjoining prop
erty. Several houses, however. were gut.
ted. The loss will be about $500. coo on
the building and about $500 600 on ma
chinrTy and stores. while the loss sus-
tanned by tenants will amount TO $780,.
600 more, making the total loss 81 Goo.
600. The loss ON adjoining buildings is
not large.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02

New York, Oct. I. - Isaac Bell. the
principal owner Of the Old Dominion
steamship line, died Of pneumonia at his
home in this city yesterday. aged 50
y@rs.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
.NtNo- HeAlta rs Aaarsrfp
oas 80 uts Vtrttuas - Bette Pr.s.r.
Fwa Cbaraps.

oas 80 tats Ntrttas - natss PEss.r-
Fwa ChaFaws.
Battle. Moas-. Sspl ~ ~ n. DsckiH
go. vhs f.o~~d hsrp A. ~Vrnc~ hoAler.
uish IN JAruh Sniih and Cue Tyle~, a.
sissAnts. wAs arrested LAT ntghi Al = ~
hssftaa ssatisua o. the charre Il obtaining
ssossg % taiss rsvtsn~-~ lie ~as brought
hask a. thS shArrs prvis1r~i by a man
uknu The -Nsns~ agent Agrrcd 10 rurv
is = srstkin tims Rstots tho iime c1
Fifed The ~Srno- cFuud Irit ssuu. al.0at
esss0 aAsaA Saturday nsrkin-na ~
posted ~ The p.oltrs that . uouAA s4a
papysd BY htm had taken slon irum
Tuusa derine his Ah-nr~ I, Is l-llrvrd
eos that the uouap ,nok the mooney at
hts eaaHitAac~. 10 SAre u irs him In eA.-
ths kittens made ifUahlc
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02

Chicago, Sept sO,-The American Paper
Company, dealers in printing paper, have
assigned TO Frank p. Tyler. Assets, esq.,.
900; liabilities about $4,000.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
slecrsr GROWER IN porLArcH.
n.r,Ia Themes WIN Deliver $4,000
aaakatS aG WhRat

nasAels at wheat.
Iuiiaeftr. Idaho. OFT, Martha Thom-
~. the largest farmer on American ridge.
ha. brxua 10 move his wheat crop. and
uiIl deliver l0OOo bushels to the Farm.
err warehouse here. Mr.. Thomas farms
q ssStiou AMI a half Of land. and has his
own headers and thTr-hcr, lie has raised
over isonO bushels u wheat every year
Zoe the las, Eve years Its crop for this
wear will amount 20 over 1900 bushels.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
TO BUILD a ROAD OVER The PASS
Cs@pasp incorporates Co Sstvs tas
ptfasutttss sf Chitksst.

Fstland. IN. nrs. ! --o~rAF Meyer. an
rasiryn eaPisAlts, u Y. Cas-sl, prcsiden,
Il tho s-uard II trade al juneau A, y.
fesl II ,hia eity. and III" mayor Of ju-
ssaa. today incorporated compaay uith
f2sau1 capital stock to build a roadway
ifusn Dyra In the sammi, and "a tho sum
mil tbpy uill Put In q cable Rad siso
isst long 10 Transport gu'sis over the sim
init They eSp-rt 10 begin work at oRcT,
~ a. 10 h. ready toF trade In the sp1ng
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02

The park commissioner Of Rochester,
N. Y, win place q statue Of Frederick
Douglass in one Of the parks Of that city.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02

Trenton. n. J., sept ss.-Ex' Secretary .l.'
=, ,As NAVY a. NJ Robson died yes'er'
S.v !, hIs home In this city, aged w.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02

The Hawaiian senate by Q unanimous
vote has ratified the treaty Of annexation
TO the United StatsA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18
Washington s Birthday.

GREAT BEND, KANs., FEB, 18th 1897.
Ts the Teachers and Scholars of District Schools:
You are hereby requested to devote
at least part of the 22nd day of Febru-
airy to patriotic exercises commeneora-
tive of the birthday of George Wash.
ington, to the end that we may all be
inspired with a more profound rever.
ence for the principles of our govern.
ment, for truth aud morality, and for
the men who by their efforts and sacri-
fees have given us the priceless bless
ing of liberty which we are enjoying
today. Respectfully.
M. l.. HARRISON, Co. Supt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18
KNAPSACkS GREW LIGHT.
The Greater the Soldier the Heavier
the Load He Carried.

tuS 1Od0 SaTI1Sd.
John S. Bray has received from a
veteran of the One Hundred and
Twentieth regiment a present of
knapsack carried by Adam Imhof
during a portion of the civil war,
says the Kingston Freeman. This
knapsack stirred up the reminis-
cences of number of old soldiers in
Mr.. Bray's store, and they told of
their experiences carrying a KNAPP
sack and it's weight of material nee
essary for the comfort or convenience
of the soldier, and the change of
ideas Of the private soldier as to what
was really necessary for him to car
ry during forced march.
The weight usually carried by a
soldier when in marching and fight
ing trim was gun, forty rounds of
cartridges and an eight or ten-pound
kuapsack. When the green soldier
first started out of camp this KNAPP
sack usually weighed about twenty
five pounds. Each mile OF the march
took off few pounds until nothing
was left except what was absolutely
necessary. OF course he was not
allowed to throw away his gun Or
ammunition. He chung to his coffee
and rations, but when he got really
tired he would occasionally throw
away his overcoat and blanket.
One veteran said: Why, have
actually thrown away a sheet of pa
per to tighten my knapsack."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18
~ 81

A man who threw away ms 0vSs-
coat and blanket was not to do that
more than once, for it entailed a
great deal of hardship and suffering.
MIR. Bray said that when he started
out once for a march he and his mess
comrades became so disguised with
the weight of their knapsacks that
they couldn't see what was the use
of carrying a big overcoat and a
blanket, so they threw them away.
and when night came eight men
were only able to muster one blanket
among the lot, which they used by
turns. as they slept in the omen air.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

FARMERS who are looking up
through the nebular wave of prosper
ity, and selling their corn for 13 ''con-
fdences" bushel, have a right to
kick on these hard times. The banks
promised to shoot out golden eggs
. "when confidence was restored" But
then think of how many there were
who voted for ''dollsr good in Eu-
rope and Canada" in order to put
gold dollars into circulation. The
banks have been breaking and the
peoples money has gone SO far into
circulation" that they never expect
to see 1t again. Of course this is good
for the shylocks who abscond, but
another provision should have been
made for those cashiers and presidents
who suicide; they should have been
provided with greenbacks made of as'
bestos. -Westphalia Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

KANSAS is on the up grade and is
making surer prosperity than ever
before in her history. The states re-
ports all show a good business record
and they are all encouraging. IF the
boom debts can be taken care of and q
satfactory basis can be reached for the
adjustment of them, there is at hand
the best and most prosperous period
in the states history. Then the
houses will be pain ted and the door
yard fences fixed up, and the state
will look like herself again.-Ualted
States Investor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

GOLD bug editors complain that
people should not censure the in-com.
ing administration for the present
condition of affairs, and add: "Wait
until Mckinley takes his seat" This
reminds one of the idea of telling a
freezing man to wait until it gets
colder. However, as Mr.. Bryan has
said, the double standard advocates
have placed their bi-metallic thunder
on the front porch. For goodness
sukes steal it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18
A VAST MONTE CARLO.
Mining In the West Dismentled Of
It's Romance.
zearly Three Dollars In Good Money sunA
for Every Gold One Produced-Colo-
raooens Interested In Mining
The Waste of Labor.

There is such q halo of romance
surrounding mines and miners that
it Is difficult to get people to look at
questions concerning this great in
dustry In an unimpassioned light.
Writers have told us, says Harper's
Weekly, so much about the men
who have made fortunes, and so lit
tie about those who have lost for
tunes, that the unthinking masses
believe that the former are in the ma
jority. But they are sadly mistaken.
For every dollars worth of gold pro-
duced it is estimated that two dol
lars and seventy-five cents is spent
in mining and prospecting; and in
silver the comparison is even more
alarming.
When we are told that Colorado
alone in 1893 produced gold to the
value of IS, 293, 031, and of silver 49,
484. 657 worth, we can begin to re-
alige the vast sums of money that
have been misspent and the energy
misdirected. 1nasmuch as more
than sixty per cent. of the money
spent in mining is practically thrown
away, 1t follows that considerably
more than twice the amount of the
above sums was expended in these
industries IN Colorado during the
past year, showing loss of millions
rather than gain to the country.
The question arises, where does
this money come from If the mines
do not support the men who work
them? 1t is a question that can
best be answered by asking every
man you meet in Colorado: Are
you interested IN mining7" At the
Denver real-estate exchange a few
weeks ago I heard the chairman ask
every one present who was directly
interested in mining to stand up.
Only one man remained seated, and
he said he had only recently dis
posed of his mining properties. It
is the same all over the state, and
probably all over the silver and
gold producing states. Ninety-nine
Of every hundred men are, or have
been, financially interested in min
ing. Necessarily the majority Of
them have lost money, and during
the crisis of 1893 hundreds, yes,
thousands, of them suffered priva-
tons as direct result.
The logical conclusion is that Col
orado and the other mining states
are vast Monte Carlo, where every
body believes that luck will come his
way. But the odds are in favor of
the house, and old Mother Earth
is the house that swallows up all the
profits and considerably more.
Only the losses of actual capital
have been mentioned; but there is a
much greater loss in the vast amount
of labor that should be directed into
the proper channels. After the
years Of toll and hardships and pri-
tions, the average miner dies
Though romance never tells US OF IT'D
and leaves nothing to show for his
life's work. There is not only moth
ing for his family, if he had one, but
there is no account that he can give
when summoned before the bar of
Heaven to show that his life was not
an absolute failure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18
RONvtCr iNvENTS a GALLONS.
One kssde by a Prisoner to Be Used
In Connecticut Hereafter.

One kssde by a Prisoner to Be Used
In Connecticut Hereafter.
When a condemned murderer is
hanged at the state prison ut Weth-
Eersaeld, Conn, It is from a gallows
designed By convict. Among the
prisoners at the institution is John
Rabbit, OF Stamford He is an ex-
pert nachinist and man of much in
Iveuttve geuius- The crime for which
he Is in prison Is burglary.
When the law was passed in that
state which provided that all execu-
Itions in the future should take place
Iat the state prison, and in the night.
experts were put at work to perfect
"a hanging machine that would be
used there. Their work was not
satisfactory, and Warden Wood
bridge called upon Rabbit to make
a working model embodying his own
ideas on the matter. The prisoner
went to work, and in short time
had the work completed. The ma
chine of the experts was hydraulic,
and worked too slow. Rabbits ma
chine was entirely different, and de-
pended for its action on the flowing
of a quantity Of fine shot from a re-
ceptacle.
The machine has proved very sat
isfactory, and has worked successful
~ several times when tested with a
one hundred and seventy pound
dummy. Rabbit has had entire
charge of it, and several times has
exhibited it when the board of state
prison directors has been at the
prison. The convict's machine will
probably be used for all executions
ii the future.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-02-18

A GOOD measure is now in both
branches of congress, to be enacted
into law, that ought to pass. We re~
fer to House bill No. Is, 900 and Sen
ate bill No. 3,545. which will so
amend the Interstate Commerce law
that the business of the ticket scalper
will be done away with. No real
deserving traveller is benefited by the
ticket scalper. If the railroads did
not have those fellows to deal with
much better rates could be made and
more privileges given to the general
public.