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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
Polo to Go to Madrid at onCe.

TORONTO, Canada, May - Senior
Polo y Bernabe expects to leave here
for Madrid tomorrow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13

Worker bees reared in the spring
will usually wear out in three months,
and when most busy in half that time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
AN EXCITING MOMENT.

hind a tree, flung his hat in the bears
face. and stuck out his rifle toward the
beast The grizzly seized the muzzle
of the gun in his teeth. Being loaded
and cooked, 1t went off, blew the bears
head open, just as the dog fastened on
his headquarters. Hobbies found his
comrade sitting down a few rods away,
his face as white as sheet. Mcintyre,
after that fright, would cook or do any
chore; but he declared that bear-hunt-
ing was not in his line.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13

There are only two classes Of women
in the world-thcse who are married
and those who are willing to be.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13

The small boat should keep near the
shore.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13

If you can't be a sun, don't be a
cloud.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13

The man who thinks always leads
the crowd.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13

The grumbler blows out his own
lamp.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13

Heart wisdom is ahead of book learn
ing.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
RAILWAY BRIDGE FALLS.
WITH FRIGHTFUL RESULTS.
Sixty Laborers Went Down With the
Bridge and 1t Is Thought Nearly
Fifty Were Killed.

HoGANSBURG. n. Y, Sept, 6-About
noon today two spans of the international
bridge OF the New York and Ottawa rail-
road, now under construction across the
st. Lawrence river. about three miles
above ct. Regis, an Indian village, fel
without warning. with 60 men at work on
the bridge, all being thrown into the iverr
some 60 feet below.
Over 80 were picked up and taken to the
Cornwall hospital. and q are now miss
ing.
The bridge consists of three spans. Of
which two were completed and the third
was nearly complete when the south pier
gave way at its foundation, causing both
spans to fall into 60 feet Of water taking
its load Of human freight with 1t.
The names Of the killed and drowned
cannot yet be ascertained. as they were
mostly from Pennsylvania, excepting a
few Indians from st, Regis reservation.
The immediate cause of the disaster and
the giving way of the span of the bridge
seems to have been from the washing
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
NO REENFoRcEMENTs FOR
THE PACIFIC STATION.
Battieship Oregon win Be Sent Home,
But Monterey and MOnadnock Must
Remain at Manila.

WASHINGTON. Sept. s--Acting secre-
tary Allen said today that the navy de-
partment had not yet finally determined
upon sending reinforcements to the Pa
cihc station. II is not deemed safe nor
prudent at this time to withdraw the
Monterey and Monadnock from the ASH
attic station. The case is different, how
ever. with the battleship Oregon. Her
withdrawal and return to the Pacific
coast would leave several effective iron
clads on the Atlantic station. and. in view
Of the completion of the powerful battle
SHIPS Kearsarge and Kentucky. It is pos
sible that even another ironclad may be
spared from the Atlantic fleet to accom-
pany the oregon.
1t is scarcely expected that Captain
Barker. present commander Of the Ore
gon. would retain that command in the
event that the ship is sent back to the
Pacific. He served the full period Of time
which unwritten hw requires of an Of
ficer Of his grade and it is probable that
he will prefer shore duty while awaiting
his promotion to the next grade.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
A REIGN OF TERROR EXISTS ON ISLE OF CRETE
Serious Conflict of MuSSumanS and British Troops at Canda
Resulting in the Death of Many.
WARSHP THREW SHELLS INTO THE CITY AND GREAT DAMAGE WAS DONE
MussmaI Resent Attempt English
W SHELLS INTO THE CITY AND GREAT DAMAGE WAS DONE
ssmans Resent the Attempt the English Put Christians Office MddeOfeR POpus
Name National differentiation Barker and Itus Dun Nominated for President and Vice
PrsintSrNS Split Party Campaign 1000
Now On-The Convention Adopted Lengthy Platform for the 1900 Fight

organization Of the party. with Milton
Park. OF Dallas. Texas. as chairman.
The boiling delegates said they were In
strueted not to participate in the nomin-
alton OF ticket.
The convention adjourned without fix
ing any time or place for another eonyen-
ton. and they consider their campaign
for 1900 now opened.
The most important action Of the con-
ventIon was the adoption OF the referen-
dun system as the cardinal principle in
the future government Of the reorganized
party. After the nominations had been
made a resolution was offered by Captain
Frank Burkett. OF Mississippi. providing
that the nominations just made be re-
ferred to theIreferendum OF the voters OF
tho peoples party OF all states and terri
tories. and that said referendum be taken
in accordance with the rules adopted by
this convention for the future government
OF the peoples party. These rules con-
stitute a radical substitute for those
adopted at st. Louis in 1896
The main change provides that the new
peoples party should never again hold a
delegate convention OF any sOrt-national,
state, district. or loeal-but that nomina-
tiOns for all Offices shall be made through
'the initiative and referendum. or petit
tons endorsed by popular vote"
Those who followed Palmer. Of Illinois,
out Of the convention afterward held a
conference and appointed a committee to
draft another address. This committee
reported protest address. which strongly
protests against the action Of the eonven-
tion. The resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the delegates in whole or in
part from the states Of Michigan. Illinois.
Ohio. Kentucky. Tennessee. Missouri. and
Arkansas.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07

~ ANDIA. Island Of Crete. Sept g.
Gambia Is IN a state OF anarchy.
- The collision between the Mus.
sulmans. who were demonstrating against
European control. and tho British author
tiles. who have been installing ,hrsdans
as revenue clerks. eliminated today in
bloody nghuns between the Mdssulmans
and thc British iroo2a
The riots took place in various parts Of
the city. and many have been killed.
when the outbreak was nercest a warsnip
stationed in tho harbor began nring shells
with the result that a poriion'o! the city
Is In flames,
The greatest confusion and uproar pre-
walls and Il Is feared that the night will
no, pass without further pnage and de-
s,ructon.
The trouble began with the attempt OF
the British military authorities 10 install
the Christian officials They appointed a
council OF Internal control TO collect 1.-THE
revenues. and detachment OF soldiers
was stationed outside the ofice as pre-
caution. The crowd Of unarmed Mussul-
mans which had been demonstrating
against the Christians attempted to force
an entnnco into the once. The British
soldiers fired and wounded several. The
MusselmOns ran for their arms and, re-
turning, ATTACKED the soldiers, other
Mussolmans spread rapidly through the
Christian quarter, shooting into windows
and setting many houses and shops on
fire. It Is reported that the British con-
sui has been killed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
SAID TO HAVE STOLEN
AN INDEPENDENT FORTUNE
Alleged Robber Gets the Protection Of an
American Official at Eagle City,
and Trouble May Follow.

CHICAGO, Sept, GA special to the
Record from Victoria, B. C.. says the
KlOndikers who arrived by the steamer
Amur tell of the rescue OF Arthur Perry,
Seattle man. who was accused of steal
800 from Alex Mcdonald. an officer Of
the Northwest mounted police. by Collec-
tor of Customs Ivey. The matter caused
great excitement at Dawson City and may
develop into an international AFFAIR.
According to the miners Perry mort
gagged claim belonging to Mcdonald.
Mcdonald swOre out complaint against
him and the police went to arrest Perry
Perry, however, had fed down the river
An officer was despatched after him, de-
spite the fact that he was in American
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07

peoples party. renewed It's former declar-
alton Of principles. and nominated It's ma
tlonal ticket two years and two months
In advance Of the date Of election. The
object OF this early action was to head on
any such fusion as that OF iss6.
While the radicals controlled the con-
vcntion. they could not have carried out
their program without bolt from the
northern delegates. The western and
southern delegates nominated wharton
Barker for president and Ignatius Dom
molly for yice-pesident. and declared the
principles OF the reorganized paarty. The
eastern states were not represented II
WAS the smallest national convention on
record. and Il had the longest platform
on rccord-one OF over 700 words Most
OF the usual rules Of conventions were tx
nored. as most Of the delegates came with
self-eonstHutod credentials. owing to the
confusion over the call. 1, was a very
noisy convention, and no connected re-
port Of the proceedings will ever be re-
corded. While the peoples party was
heretofore divided on the Issue OF fusion
1t has now been faind that even the anti
iuslonis,s are badly divided. and that
nghting among the middle-ot-the-roader
themselves has just begun.
Previous to the adoption Of the address
to the people. Foster. OF Minnesota. Gre
ated a scene by his bitter objections. ana
was issued down. as were others of the
Butler faction.
A bitter discussion then followed on the
motion TO proceed with nominations for
president and vice-p president. The Butler
faction moved to amend by referring the
whole matter to their national committee.
This caused great disturbance and the
Butler men were knocked out. Joseph
Palmer OF Illinois. then called the Butler
faction together in another part Of the
hail. and II was announced they would
bolt and leave the hall II the motion to
proceed with nominations prevailed. The
disturbance OF the small crowd became
so fierce that Mr., Hasebett. manager of
the Lyceum. requested the assemblage 20
vacaie the hail. as he was apprehensive Of
the security OF his property,
The Butler faction, led by Palmer OF
Illinois. then left the hall, and the other
faction proceeded with the nominations
After numerous nominating and second
ing speeches in presenting the two names
for president. a ballot was taken, result
ing as follows:
Wharton Barker. ofPennsylvania. l2S4-S;
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota. 90 is,
On motion OF Donnelly the nomination
of Barker was made unanimous.
lgnatius Donnelly was then nominated
by acclomation for vlce-president,
A very long platform was adopted,
which Incorporates the provisions of the
Omaha platform. The declarations in
the platform do not differ from those OF
other platforms. except in the plank
which especially denounces Senator MARI
on Butler Of North Carolina, as chair
man of their national committee, for at
tempting "to drive the populist party into
the democratic party"
The resolutions also provide for the re-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07

MIDDLE.oF-THE-RoAD POPS
NAME A NATIONAL TICKET.
Wharton Barker and Ignatius Donneily
Nominated for President and Vice.
President-Serious Split,
CINCINATTI Sept, 6,--The mlddle-of-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07

away Of one Of the large piers. The pier
in question was begun last fall and work
was continued all winter and finished this
summer. The pier had been accepted as
perfectly reliable and safe It would seem
that the swiftness Of the current was un-
derestimated.
Late reports from Cornwall hospital say
% men have been taken out Of the river
and transferred to the hospital. Eighteen
Of them have since died.
The latest Information makes 1t probable
that the death list will reach %. As far as
can be learned 81 men were on the pay
roll. Of whom s. reported for work this
morning. OF this list only s actually have
been accounted for.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
WILL CONTEST sUTRos WILL.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. S-The ex-
pected contest Of the will OF the late
Adolph sutro was fled today. Edgar E.
sutro. one OF the six children. represents
the family in the endeavor to have the
win set aside. The most important item
in the petition is that the deceased mill
iOnalre was of unsOund mind at the time
Of the execution Of his will. May ., lSs2
and so remained to the day Of his death.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07

e NoTIoRl
D9oFs, perIodicals Magaziros &e.,
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a, o-'s'a'Y ".lhoui mission Aav
'.,,,, o,,u y, y In1 ,. g4..iY oi .och o8ensa
WI oe liable - prosecution.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07

territory. Tho oficer overlook and ar
rested Perry. who had $4,000 In dust. At
NalatO. when the steamer Columbian
came up the policeman and prisoner took
passage on her from Dawson city. When
the Columbian reached Eagle City Col
lectOr Ivey demanded the prisoner and the
money. The Canadian oficer demurred.
when Ivey drew a revolver and threatened
to shoot unless the prisoner was given up.
Finally Ivey pushed the officer aside and
took the prisoner. giving the Ofiicer a re-
celpt FOR the prisoner and money
on the AFFAIR being reported at Dawson
City Crown Prosecutor Wade and ae-
taehment Of police took passage on shs
steamer Powers to pursue the prisoner
and retake him at all costs.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
GREAT RUSH FOR CLAIMS.

Los ANGELES. Sept s-There was a
great rush today at the local land office to
place filings upon about 100000 acres OF
land. thrown open to settlement through
the decision recently made in the over
tapping land grant cases. Places in line
sold for big sums. People have been wait
ing in line since Saturday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
BROUGHT SALMON FROM ALASKA

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. s.-The Jennie
arrived here today from Cook Inlet with
salmon for the Alaska Packers Associa-
ton, The Jennie reports the United
States ship Wheeling in port at Unalaska,
but heard nothing of the reported loss OF
the whaling fleet.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
wARsHIps SENT To cANp1A.

CANNES. via. Paris, Sept 6-Four war
ships have started for Gambia, where II
is reported three English persons have
been killed and four wounded and six
Musselmans killed.
Special precautions are being taken
here. and at Retino troops are being held
in readiness.
The lighting has ceased at Gambia, but
troubles continue,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
GAMBIA Is AFIRE.

CANEA, Sept, 1.-THE Turks set FIRE to
tho whole town OF Gambia, The only war
ship thero at the time OF the outbreak was
the British gunboat Hazard, which landed
a party OF marines 60 assist the 1870 British
troops there.
The courier., 1898-11-26

credible that for progressing them and
for getting the emperor under their
influence six young men should have
been beheadei in the presence Of the
supreme judges OF the Chinese en-
pire, the emperor deposed and many
more indirectly responsible for his
fav0rites and their designs imprisoned
or exiled. 1t may be said for the em-
press, however, that in order to carry
out these reforms it was necessary
that she should be isolated in one Of
her distant country palaces far from
the forbidden city, that her nephew,
Jung Lu, be removed from his posi-
tion as commander in chief Of the
naval and land forces OF the emperor,
and Yuan Shih-Kai substituted in his
place. 1t is plain to be seen there
fore. that the reform Of the empire
meant the abolition Of the empress.
The only part Of the program which
was carried out was the dismissal of
the 5000 employees in obsolete Offices.
After that Yuan Shih-Kae chival-
rOusly informed the commander Of
the empresses' navy that his bebead-
ing had been ordered twenty-four
hours from the time Of his nOtifica-
tion. The latter was modern enough
to telegraph the empress, who took
the government back into her own
hands and set it down hard in the
dark ages, whence the emperor and
his advisers had almost rescued it.
The plot is extravagant enough for the
comic opera stage, and it is impossible
not to admire the alertness Of the old
lady, but l would she had been on the
side Of progress and truth, but there is
poetic justice that the nation which
has enslaved and despised woman
should have its bonds riveted for an
other hundred years or more after
briefest glimpse Of freedom by mem
Ter Of the mutilated and disreGar1ed
The courier., 1898-11-26

sex, even though she were assisted by
the 5000 Obsoletes and every officer
and ofhcial Of the old regime.
The retailers Of Omaha who insis,
upon an exposition in 1899. will find
that without the help Of the cis-Mis.
sissippi states the trans-Mississippi
SHOW would not have been able to
turn back IS per cent to the stock
holders. The late festival was a cele-
bratiOn OF the west, not Of Omaha or
Nebraska. A fete given by the dry
goods merchants, the milliners, tail.
ors, hatters, gr0cers, hardware and
chinaware men Of Omaha will be about
as interesting and transparent as any
advertisement and no more. The
country newspapers will not advertise
1t, the metropolitan papers will ignore
it. To what degree such fair will be
successful without government or
state aid, in the face of the opposition
OF the railroads and Omaha joobers is
prob ematical-so much SO that good
business men will not subscribe much
to it.
The board Of directors of a busted
bank sit and look at each other in con.
sternation and say they supposed
everything was all right. When the
first ba3k failed the directors met and
showed their grief and their surprise
by the expression Of their eyes and
they did the same the other day in
Emporia after their president had shot
himself, because his bank was emnty
and his friends and neiehbors. even
his own family, thought him an hon.
est man, and ne was too sensitive tn
live after they had begun to acknowl.
edge their mistake. Yet depositors
never lose their faith in a board Of
directors Who look rich and exclusive
who ride In cOupes dress we'll and
The courier., 1898-11-26

his evangelist wsnderings have per-
manently converted slime 9 from their
evil ways Is doubtful. He himself has
made large fortune by his travels,
assisted by unrewarded ministers
who prepare the way and collect his
per cent before he leaves for another
field.
The annual convention of the Cali
f0rnia State Bankers association
adopted the following In regard 20 the
punishment OF forgers, burglars and
counnrfeiters: Resolved, that the
best projection against forgers. burg.
lars and counterfeites is the Ger
tainty and durability OF punishment
The custom Of governors to pardon
such criminals is shown In a state
ment prepared by President Hep
burn of the New York Bankers ass0-
citation. His figures cover period Of
1--WE years and show that the execu.
tives of the various states, for some
reason. are inclined to cut the SEN
tences Of safe crackers, defaulting
cashiers and betraycrs Of trust funds
In two. According 10 his tables in the
last five years, fifty nine bank GRIM
inals sentenced by The federal courts
to the penitentiary for the average
term Of five years ana eleven months,
have been pardoned afterserving an av-
erage term Of three years and six days.
OF course the effect Of more leniency
to one than to another criminal tends
to multiply the number engaged in
making q living by robbing. banks.
But SO lcng Is the failure of bank
causes such widespread loss, they
should b protected by extra, rather
than fewer, precautions. The Finan-
cial Review gives this subject due im-
portance in the November number.
Perhaps no class Ct swindlers are more
culpabIe than those who rob banks
from the inside. Unlike burglars,
hank employees understand finance,
they are generally keen, well read men,
ana they know how large are their
chances Of escape when they appro-
pirate funds, held in trust by the bank
which employees them Therefore
they should receive double the SEN
tence given to the lowbrOwed, degen.
crate burglar whOse ancestors have
stolen rs far back as family traditions
reach. Yet our notions and practice
Of Justice are 50 perverted that the
courts commonly give the born GRIM
inal with the spatulate fingers and
thick malformed ears longer SEN
tence than the man Of refinement,
taste and knowledge, convicted 1t
duplicity and treason impossible to
the undeveloped man. Though the
former knows beforehand that his
CRIME will shake the faith in human
ity that has never beer steady enough
yet for its salvation.
The criminologists who advocate
prison reform are not generally those
who are ever beseeching governors for
the parlon OF men who have received
= lust sentence. They advocate with
out exception though, the equaliza-
tion Of sentences-the awarding of the
same punishment to rich and poor
convicted Of the same crime. With the
more stringent rule contemplated by
the bankers Of California the prison
reformer is therefore in sympathy.