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The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
MURDERED BY ROBBERS.
A Crecde Man Killed by n Hoid-up-Ame'
thyst Electric Power Plant burned.

Denver. Sept. "a special from
Creede last night 10 the Republican
says:
\ hold-up and murder occurred here
last night at ll:3o o'clock near the cor
ner of Fourth and San Luis avenue.
Joe McCafferty and Webb Colby were
going home at that hour when they
We're met by two men who told them to
hold up their hands.
AIcCafferty complied but Colby ran.
One robber took after the latter and
fired. striking him under the right
shoulder blade. the ball making its
exit near the nipple.
Colby died fifteen minutes later with
out uttering a word. The robber who
did the shooting became frightened
when his victim fell. and returned to
his companion. who had held McCaf-
ferty. and the two escaped.
About one hour after the murder n
fire alarm was given and it was found
that the Amethyst Electric Power and
Light Companys plant was in flames.
1t was almost completely destroyed.
The loss is about $4,000. The Creole
Fire Department and citizens did no.
BILE work. and soon had the flames un-
der control, saving most of the machin-
cry and the residence portion, where
the manager. George 7. Cooper, lived.
By $50 O'Clock the fire was complete
ly eytinguished.
it is believed that the fire was start
ed by the robbers. as there had been no
fire In the furnaces of the plant since
Wednesday night, the plant not run
ming last night on account of lack of
water
The citizens of the place are much
enraged and steps will be taken to rid
the town of the toughs and suspicious
characters that now infest the camp.
They have wired to Canon City for
bloodhounds and will trail the murder
ers.
The hold-ups are described by McCaf-
ferty as being one tall and light com
pleSion. and the other short and dark.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
Roosevelt, VIII he Nominated.

Washington, Sept S.-Representatlvt
Quigg of New York spent some time
with the President to-day, incidentally
touching on political conditions in New
YORK state.
Mr. Quigg said afterward that there
was no further doubt as TO the nOmina-
ton of Colonel Roosevelt as the Repnb'
licar candidate for Governor. or the
81 votes in the convention Colonel
Roosevelt would have over 800, Mr..
QuiSg said. Under the circumstances
Mr.. Quigg did not believe the forces of
Governor Black would make serious
issue in the convention. but if the issue
was drawn, he said the Black strength
would be about 100 votes, made mainly
Of siate officials.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
a Spanish IIDld-Up.

Washington. d. C., Sept. s.-The Or
der directing the payment Of the Span
ish duty on the rations carried by the
Comal TO Havana for the starving in
habltants of Cuba has been held up
pending the ascertaining of further In
formation on the subject.
In answer to a cable message as TO
what the duty would be, n reply was
received stating that it would be. ac-
cording TO the Spanish rates. 100000
in gold. No agent of the United
States government has any such
amount of money on hand at Havana
to pay this sum, and 1t may be that
the United States government Will
take different course than that decid-
ed upon last evening.
BY the terms of the protocol Spain
relinquishes her right TO Cuba and the
United States government may decide
that it will not pay duties on such
cargoes as sent in the COmal.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Almost the whole of the public debt
of the nations of the world has been
incurred in war. Since 1902 Great
Britain has added 904,000,000 to he1
public debt in seventy-five years OF
war. and diminished the debt e276,-
OOO, 900 in one hundred and twenty
years of peace. Thus it takes more
than five years of peace to pay the >ss
occasioned by one year of war The
net debt of the United States in July
1851. was sS7, 700, 900; in August, 1865
it was s2,756,OOO 900. 1t reached this
lowest point since the civil war in 1898
when it was ssS9 1000, 900 That is, il
twenty-eight years of peace this rich
country had paid little more than
two-thirds of the debt incurred in fouI
wears of war France staggers under
A public debt which causes an annua
interest charge of S6.50 for every per.
son in the country, and she owes this
debt chiefly to foreign and domestic
wars. 1t is nearly the same story
evervwhere, and We are learning this
wear that national glory is costly, ever
TO our own country.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
Lieutenant Hobson says he can rails

Lieutenant Hobson says he can raise
and save the finest of Cervera's fleet,
the Cristobal Colon, and get her into
harbor at a cost of not to exceed
$500, 900. Spain claims that the vessel
and her armament cost close on to six
millions of dollars. She originally be-
longed to Italy and was known as the
Garibaldi. The only fear Hobson has
is the effect OF the hurricanes of those
seas now about due, which might
smash the vessel to pieces because Of
her position on the reef. Admiral
Sampson reports that one ship of the
Spanish navy defeated by the feet
under his command will be floated and
towed into port. In recent dispatch
to the navy department he says that
as soon as a small leak in the bow OF
the Infanta Maria Teresa is located the
ship will be pumped out and brought
to the harbor of Guantanamo. Two
new vessels may thus be soon added
to our navy.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
THE FUSION TICKET.
c. S. THOMAS FOR GOVERNOR.
The silver Republicans and Popuiists to
Name Congrcssmcn-The Result of y
Iony Contest.

Colorado Springs, Sept. 1.-THE fol
lowing fusion ticket was agreed upon
Yesterday by the Silver Republican,
PopuIist and Democratic parties, in
convention here:
Goyernor-Ch Charles $. Thomas, Arap-
ahoe. Democrat
Lieutenant Governor-Francis Car
ney, Ouray, Populist
Regents of State University-E. j.
NIorath. Weld. Democrat: ID. NJ. Rich
ards. Arapahoe, Populist: Harold
Thompson. El Paso. Silver Republican.
Treasurer-John II. Feslcr, Garfield,
Silver Republican.
Auditor-George w. Temple, Rio
Blanco. Silver Republican.
Secretary of State-Elmer Beckwith,
Boulder. Populist.
Attorney General-E. c. Campbell,
Pueblo, Populist.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Helen NJ. Grenfell. Gilpin. Silver Re
publican.
Chairman State Central Committee
A. NJ. Stevenson. Arapahoe, Silver Re-
publican; Milton Smith, Arapahoe,
Democrat.
Ii was also agreed by the conference
committee that the Silver Republicans
should name one congressman and the
Populists the other.
After having been i'll session all
night the conference committees Oh
the three parties reported nj IL o clock
that their labors had borne good fruit.
There was a slight manifestation OF IN
dividual disappointment, naturally, IN
the Silver Republican convention pe
cause the conference committee OF tnat
party had not been able to secure the
coyernorship. This feeling quickly dis
appeared and the delegates settled 10
the work of making nominations Tor
the offices allotted to il. This was ac-
complished with little delay. The Dem
ocrats We're even more facile i'll NAM
ing their two candidates and early in
the afternoon there WAS only the fopu-
list convention To be heard from. nat
body took all afternoon and much OF
the evening to carry out its part oil the
program
The delegates. after they had eN-
pressed their various personal disap-
pointments in the matter of candidates,
Were almost unanimous in their ap-
proval of the weeks work.
In Importance second only TO these
events of the day was the speech OF
Senator Teller in the Democratic CON
vention. He spoke plainly. He declared
that the hope of the people lay in the
Democratic party. III God gives me
life. said he. Il shall be found fight
ing for you in 1900" And again: In
conclusion. | repeat that not only on
silver. but on other great questions,
the hope of the country is the Demo-
cratic party.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
Immunes Have Yellow Fever.

Santiago de Cuba, Sept. Six cases
Of yellow fever have developed in Col
onel Sargent's Fifth immune regiment.
The victims have been sent to the vel.
low fever hospitals and as yet no quar-
antine has been established against the
regiment, which is encamped on the
bills along the Moro road about two
miles south of the city
There is great deal of sickness In
this regiment. All the other regiments
now doing garrison duty are in fairly
good health.
The destitution among the Cubans is
still appalling. General Wood issued
50 900 free rations yesterday. The en-.
pacity of the free supply depots is not
great enough TO meet the demand and
\ new one is to be established shortly.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
A CHORAL CONGRESS.
Attractive Feature of the TransmiSsisslpp'
Exposition.

Omaha. Sept. 9.-One of the leading
events of the exposition will be the
grand Choral Congress to be held Sep
tember 23rd-26th inclusive. All chor-
listers who can read music ana sing Sc
lections under their own leaders are III
vited. The object is to bring together
for a social and musical union the sing
ers who are scattered. and to get the
musical people of the territory within Il
few hundred miles of Omaha acqunlnt-
ed with each other. The expenses Will
be very light. Choirs will pay very
small rate for transportation and the
Bureau of Public Comfort will secure
rooms and board adjacent to the
grounds at a very small cost In private
families. The advantages will be Il
pass to the exposition good for the four
days of the congress; also the use Of
the auditorium and the grand organ
and the privilege of hearing the cele-
brated Mexican National Band in four
concerts. and the celebrated 1nnes
Band of New York in four. The scheme
is as follows:
Friday-Morning session: Addresses
by the president of the exposition, the
mayor of Omaha, and other prominent
people; and the appointment of pro
gram and entertainment committees.
Afternoon session will consist Of an or
gan recital. papers on musical subjects.
singing by visiting choirs under their
own leaders.
Saturday-Morning session: Speeches.
including lecture on SINGERS and
Singing" by the eminent authority, Dr.
Charles Baetens. Afternoon session as
before. with the addition of Welsh,
German and Scandinavian choirs sing
ing in their own language.
Sunday Morning session: Special ml-
steal service at the First Methodist
Church, congress to attend in body
and occupy reserved seats. Afternoon
session: Opening concert by 1nneS
Band; 4:3O o'clock, lecture on Hymns
and Hymn Singing" with vocal Illus
trations by the Choral Congress.
Notwithstanding session: Five-min-
ute chats. Afternoon session: Organ re-
cital and experience meeting, giving
impressions of the congress.
There will be n rehearsal of the en-
tire body after each afternoon session.
On each evening at I o'clock the entire
| chorus will sing in the band stand on
the Grand Plaza. and will be accom-
| panied either by the Mexican or the In
| pes Band In addition to all this there
| will be special attractions all over the
| grounds for the visitors, and at this
| particular time the exposition will be
| at its best.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
Old Glory Waved In England.

London, Sept. S.-The stars ana
stripes We're raised to-day with the
British union Jack and the royal stand
ard, on the marquee erected on Sails
bury Plain during the march past Of
the troops at the end of the army ma
neuvers, as n compliment to Capt. Al
fred Bates, the United States military
attache, Henry White. secretary of the
United States embassy. and Miss
White, who went there by special
train with Lord Wolselcy, the comman-
der-in-chief of the British forces.
Prince Christian. the Duke of Con
naugh and other notabillties.
The foreign military attaches seemed
to be surprised at the sight of the
American flag.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
COURT MARTIAL IN DENVER.
The Trial of Chaplain Mcintyre VIII TAX ,
Place In Denver-An Unique Proceeding

New York, Sept. 10.--A special TO the
Herald from Washington, d. c.. says:
Chaplain Mcintyre has not resigned,
As the department had hoped he would
10 when ii announced its intention to
Hourtmartial him, and the advocate
generals office is therefore preparing
.harges under which he will be tried.
1t has been determined to convene
The court in Denver, Colorado, where
MIR. Mcintyre made his alleged criti-
tisms of Rear Admiral Sampson and
captain X. d, Evans. The selection of
an interior city as the scene of n navy
rourt-martial is unique in naval an
nhls. The department learned that
here We're so many witnesses willing
20 testify that Mr.. Mcintyre made the
statement attributed to him that II
would be more expensive to bring them
East than to send the court TO Denver.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
SENATOR GRAY APPOINTED.
VIII BE n Member of the Spanish Amer
lean Commission

lean Commission
Washington, d. c.. Sept 9.-The
President to-day named Senator Geo.
Gray of Delaware rs the fifth member
IF the peace commission. This com
pletes the personnel of the commission.
which stands: Secretary Day, Senators
Davis, Frye and Gray. and Hon.
Whitelaw Reid.
In selecting Senator Gray the Presi-
lent has given Democratic represen-
.ation on the commission. The appoint
ment will necessitate the retirement of
Mr.. Gray from the Anglo-American
commission, which is conducting its
conducting its sessions in Canada as
this commission Will resume its work
lbout the time the peace commission
ers sail for Paris. The position was
offered to the senator several days ago,
but mt that time was declined. The
President, however. further urged Mr.
Gray to accept and his final agreement
was secured to-day.
He is member of the Senate com.
mittee ON foreign relations, thus max.
ng three members of that committee
Davis, Frye and Gray-on the peace
commission. On foreign questions Mr.
iray has generally been regarded as
opposed to expansion. his Senate votes
having been against the annexation OF
Hawaii.
Now that the commission is complete
1t is expected that the American case
Will be made up and the commission
given its final instructions. The com.
missioners will meet here about the
10th Instant prior TO sailing for Paris
nt which time they will meet the Pres
ldent and be made aware in n general
way of the views Of the administra.
| tion.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

1t is ordered by police authority In
New York that no woman with short
skirts shall be permitted on the streets
of the town unless accompanied by q
wheel, or at least tag signifying tina,
she owns one. What impudence Is
this! Any decent woman is judge oi
those things better thun forty police
authorities, and decent women have
rights that the police are bound to re-
spect, And II woman does ride g
wheel can she be allowed to so around
half naked?
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

According to San Francisco dis
matches within the last twelve months
the Canadian government has taken
from the Yukon miners more than
81 SOC, 900. The cost of maintaining
the mounted police in Dawson and the
salaries of the district officials have
been reported to the Canadian parlia-
ment to be in the neighborhood OF
s4Oo 900, leaving net annual gain to
the government of over S2,000,000
The largest individual amount that
goes to make up this total is the roy
atty which has been conservatiy ely
estimated to be 100000.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
Soldiers Coming From Ponce.

Washington, Sept. S.-NIajor Gencr-
al Wilson and nearly 600 officers and
men sailed from Ponce. Porto Rico,
this evening on the transport Concho
for New York. The Alamo also sailed
for New York from Ponce with four
companies of volunteers.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
The Investigating Commission

Washington, Sept. 9.-President Me
hinley has rendered places on the
proposed commission to investigate
The War Department in relation to
The conduct of the Hispano- American
war 10 Major General Schoiield. for
mer commanding general of the
army, and to ex-Senatos John B. Cor
don of Georgia.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Canea. Island of Crete, Sept. S.-Thc
president Of the Cretan executive com
mIttee has notified the foreign admi-
rails that in view of the massacre at
CaudIa, it is impossible 10 continue the
effort TO organize an administration un-
til the Turkish functionaries and troops
are Withdrawn. He demands the con-
vocation Of the Cretan Assembly and
proposes to place force of Cretans at
the disposal Of the international admin
istration.
Every Christian survivor OF the mas
sacre swears that the butchery was
mostly the work of Turkish soldiers,
who first robbed and then slew their
victims.
Edhem Pasha is the man who ought
10 be held primarily responsible. Had
he wished to prevent bloodshed he
would most certainly have done so.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
Has Leased Lorenzo MARQUES.

London, Sept. 9.-The Capetown cor
respondent of the Daily Mail confirms
the report that Great Britain has
leased from Portugal the town of Lo-
'renzp Marques on the north side of
Delagoa bay.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

The Canadian papers speak OF
Gen Foster" as one of the American
commissioners at the Quebec confer
ence. Mr.. Foster is an "old diploma
tic hand" but his new military title Is
probably of Kentucky origin.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
THE MASSACRE IN CRETE.
Turkish Soldiers Kespon-ible-They Must
BE Expelled.

Athens. Sept. S.-The following dis
patch, dated at s o'clock this evening,
has been received from Gambia:
THE Bashi Bazouks are committing
eXcesses and the Christians in the sur
rounding districts are arming TO march
to the assistance of the Canadians.
There are eight warships in the
harbor and fresh bombardment is ex-
pected.-
"The British, German and Spanish
consulates have been looted. and thus
far 300 native Christians and siNty-sev-
en- British subjects have been killed"
The Asty says 1t learns from an au-
thentic source that as soon as the
British troops arrive at Gambia from
Malta the Turkish garrison In Gambia
will be expelled, martial law pro-
claimed and the ringleaders of the riot
put on trial and publicly hanged if
guilty.
According to a dispatch from Gambia,
sent late this evening, the admirals of
the international feet have decided to
compel the disarming of the Bashi Ba-
zouks and the surrender of the instiga-
tors of the disorder.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

The purpose of libraries and of books
in general has been variously defined.
John Morley, in an address at the open
ing of free library said that The
purpose is to bring sunshine into our
hearts, and to drive moonshine out of
our heads"
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Every time Senator Steve Elkins
hears of some fine openings in Cuba
for young Americans" he can't repress
the thought that he is Just as young
as he used to be-"
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

The widower who mourns the loss
of his first wife sometimes has the pc
riod of his mourning extended by TAX
ing second.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

A woman admires one man for the
qualities he has and loves another for
those he hasn't.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

The woman who is continually lee
turing her husband either thinks he is
n fool. or else she has forgotten that
a word to the wise is sufficient.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

In Porto Rico the milkman milks his
COW in front of the customers door
which is several points ahead OF the
American way of milking the COW IN
front of the pump.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

When a man asserts that he is just
as good as another man he always be-
lieves he's better.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

A man in Lockport who wouldn't
let his wife read a Sunday paper has
lust been shown to be bigamist.
Search most of the men who cry out
against the Sunday press and you'll
find something of that kind in their
vest-pockets.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Some men marry maids and some
are married by widows.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

We've often wondered what will be-
come of the self-made man in the final
roundup.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Just as soon as man acquires his
ideal he begins to look around for n
superior one.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Conscience may tell man that he
is doing wrong, but fortunately it does
MT inform his neighbors.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Ono touch OF love meads al haarts
punctures.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

The man who looks upon the wine
when it is red may feel blue later.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

The man who attempts to flatter you
Is either fool or he thinks you are
one.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

When 1t comes to manual labor the
average man is an immune.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

A woman changes her mind so otter
that 1t keeps her busy speaking it.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

81 hired that boy to make himself gem
orally useful" "Wcll?" "He never gets
time to do anything but go out and buy
caramels for the typewriter girls"
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Mrs. Winslow's 4 Soothing syrup
For children toethng the pumr. reduces nliam
matte altys pain wind collie. 90 cents bottle
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

MARIA. / missed You drcadfully while
was in the army" us that so? Didn t
they permit you to lind fault with the
cookY
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16
so.,'o-nao for FIFTY Cents,

There II no hanging In Mexico. and. out
side what concerns the army and the
brigandn. no capital punishment.
The Springfield herald., 1898-09-16

Ior Eiry SeHtos
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
me-. wong blood pure. JUc. el. AL druggists
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
Col. roosevelt PLEA.
The Gallant Colonel of the Rough
Riders Doesn't Want to See
His Men Sacrificed.
HE WRITES WITHOUT MIHcIHG WORDS
The Mea Willing TO Face Yellow Fever -
Readily ms They Faced Bullets IL Neces-
sary, But the Necessity for Their Reten-
'tsOa In the Deadly Climate Having
Passed They ShsSId be Removed.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 3.-(Delayed
I'm transmission. )-Summoned by Maj
Gen Shafter, a meeting was held here
fShis morning at headquarters. and in
the presence of every commanding and
medical officer of the Fifth army corps,
Gen Shafter read a cable message
from Secretary Alger ordering him, at
the recommendation of Surgeon-Gen-
eral Sternbeg. to move the army into
the interior, to San Luis, where it is
healthier.
As q result of the conference, Gen.
Shafter will insist upon the immediate
withdrawal of the army north within
two weeks.
As an explanation of the situation.
the following letter from Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt, commanding the First
volunteer cavalry, to Gen. Shafter, was
handed by the latter to a correspon-
edeut here for publication:
MGJ -Gea. Shd(ter:
Sm: In q meeting of the general and med
Scai officers, called by you at the palace this
> nzaorzing. we were all. as you know, unanimous
: In view Of what should be done with the army.
To keep US here in the opinion Of every oficer
commanding a division or a brigade will SIM
ply involve the destruction OF thousands.
There Is no possible reason for not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
GOLD DEMOCRATS DEAD
Silence Has Fallen On the Camp OF
the Assistant Single Standard
Republican Party.

Gold democrats appear to have gone
where the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are at rest.
Silence has fallen upon the camp of
the assistant republicans. Such 81
lence as is kept in the presence of
death. If there are any gold demo-
Gratis yet numbered among the living
their voices are not heard, their infu-
ence is Il longer felt.
This is as it should be. Democracy
was defined by the national democratic
convention held in Chicago in 1896. It
pronounced itself as in favor of the
money of the constitution. It called
for the remonetizatio of silver by the
United States independent of any
other nation, and it demanded the
opening of the minis to the free coin
age of silver and gold at the ratio of
sixteen to one.
This demand was approved by the
vote of $500, 900 democrats, and it was
opposed by vote of 10000 so-called
gold democrats. Where are these re-
calcitrants now?
They have gone to that bourne from
which no traveller returns. Peace to
their ashes. Let silence be their cpl
taph, as oblivion is their fate.-Chica-
go Dispatch.