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A committee to nominate officers OF
the state league was appointed and re-
ported as follows:
President-Hon. F. Chatterton.
Vice president-John L. Baird.
Secretary-C. p. Storey.
Treasurer-Mrs. Woodmansee.
Upon the adoption OF the report Of
the committee. which was by unani-
nous vote, President Chatterton was
escorted to the chair and addressed the
convention in a brief but stirring man
ner.
The following delegates to the ma
tional meeting at Omaha were then
chosen: A. D. Kelley. F. A. Hadsell.
Dana Adams. Harry P. Hynds, Chester
L. Bradley, NJ. D. Esgar, Otto Gramm,
J. Blair Schoenfelt. Louis Kirk, Mrs.
Woodmansee.
Following are the resolutions which
received the unanimous endorsement Of
the convention:
Resolved, That the state conven-
tioh VI Vic ItpfDIlcdu ltdSut CluUS
heartily endorse the administration OF
President Mckinley and his vigorous,
wise and just prosecution of the war
with Spain, and that we commend with
all the energy of our souls the admir-
able work of Admirals Dewey and
Schley; that We heartily and fully en-
dorse the annexation of Hawaii; that
we extend hearty cheer and sympathy
to our boys in the field and sincerely
hope for a speedy termination OF the
war and their return home in triumph
Resolved, That we congratulate the
State of Wyoming or the brilliant SER
vices rendered to the nation by o Il
pe~nators in congress, Hon. c. D. CLARK
and Hon. Francis e. Warren.
Resolved, That we point with pride
to the wise, economical and honest con
duct of the affairs of our state by oul
republican state officers.
Resolved, That the Republican
League of Wyoming is loyal to the par
ty and stands square.y upon the fnan
cial plank adopted by The national con
~vention at St. Louis in 1896.
, 1898-07-08
THE BIG FIGHT.

Contracts signed in New Yorl
last summer by virtue of which Messrs
Bush and McCourt, managers of thu
Tabor Grand and Broadway theaters In
Denver, secured the sole rights to the
celebrated veriscope reproduction o.
the Corbett-F itzsimmons contest fol
the states Of Colorado, Utah and Wyo-
ming. The pictures will be exhibited
for the first time in this city at the
Manager opera house, Monday might
next. July 18th.
The interest in the Carson city event
was never approached by any previous
happening in the sporting world and
when 1t was known that the entire con-
test was to be photographed and after.
wards reproduced, every city in the
country anxiously awaited the appear
ance. OF the pictures. They have al
ready been seen in the majority Of the
eastern cities and have drawn an as
tonishing number Of people, including,
contrary 10 expectations, a great many
ladies'. In New York, Boston and
Chicago the matinees were largely at
tended by the latter and 1t was the uni
versal verdict that there was nothing
in the exhibition to offend the most
%fastidious. The brutality, which the
uninitated would naturally expect, is
entirely lacking and the exhibition is
one showing the marvellous skill and
quiokness OF which man Is capable. The
reproduction is complete to the most
minute detail, from the interesting pre-
liminaries to the exciting scenes follow
ing the final decision. Every move Of
the famous contest, every lead, every
counter, are WILDLY shown and the
shouts of encouragement and reproach
are the only things lacking to make one
believe that he 10 really in Carson City.
Audiences become 20 interested in fol-
lowing the program Of the bsttle that
such expressions as Give him another,
Jtm," Isn't Fftx. q hird?" What do
you think Of that?" and others Of SINH
lar nature are frequent throughout the
entire presentation. The fact that the
final result is known to everyone in ad-
vance does not Diminish the Interest n
the least. The number Of separate and
distinct pictures used IN giving the ex-
hsbdtiou u over IA. 900. escd one Of
which has been copyrighted and the
&rs. anrv ~ wnah4n4knn WA 0nrfChDd
to the extent ok thousands Il dollars by
this item ajoae. Tho AIN which =
manufactured expressly for Ne vsEa-
apoee company = 1t special qualify eo6
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MADE THE LEVY,

The city council. at an adjourned
meeting last night, passed the ordin-
ance legalizing the tax levy for the
year 1898.
The measure provides for a levy OF
~ mills for the sewer bond interest
fund, IL mills for the funding bond in
terest fund. and 2 mills for the genral
fund, making a total Of 5 mills. This
levy will bring a revenue to the city OF
about s. 1850 for general purposes, and
$500 for interest. provided the total
tax Is collected.
, 1898-07-08

p!enty OF water in the streams although
they are beginning to dry no. Mr..
Mead says there has been a sufficient
supply Of water for i~rrigat.ng purposes
IN all parts of the state this year. This
supply is being exhausted now. but the
season is so far advanced TIA: a shor--
age OF water from now on will not af,
iec' 'he crops which are looking fine in
All parts Of the state.-Cheyenne Trib>
une.
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A daily paper for ~ csnu per month
d 70 cheap that you cannot afford to b
without It
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MENTIONED,

Two heated rooms over The Repub.
lican ONCE for rent.
a and see our screen doors. Clark
Pelton & Employees company.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN's BATHS
25c. DEPOT HOTEL. o5c.
E. H. Stratton shipped one car of
horses today to the Iowa market.
Leave your orders at the Bazaar for
~petticoats direct from the factory.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Anderson Friday morning. July s,
1898.
h meetings at the tent are con9ln-
uing every night. The subject tonight
will be. Who are Christians. and What
Is It to Be a Christian"
The Warren bin to erect a monumen
to marx the site OF the Fort Phil Kear-
ney massacre has been favorably re-
ported by the house committee on Ii.
brary.
The sheriff Of Fremont county today
arrived from Lander with two prison
ers for the penitentiary, one having a
sentence of one year and the other Of
eight years.
The senate yesterday afternoon pass
ed the house bill restoring Major j. w.
Wham to the army as paymaster and
practically wiping out the court-mar-
'tiaa proceedings against him. Wham
was dropped while stationed at Chey-
enne.
John C%opperland Of Ell Paso county,
Colorado, 65 years of age, was married
at Cheyenne to Mrs. Susan Reed of Pu-
eblo county. Colorado, after midnight
Wednesday by Judge Abney. The
bridal couple who chose so romantic
an hour, left on the 2 a. m. train for tho
east.
The International Mining congress
opened at Salt Lake Wednesday morn
ing with about 500 delegates present.
representing nearly all the states in
the Union and severla foreign
was named for vice president for Wyo-
ming.
The United Sttaes senat yesterday
confirmed the following nominations:
Timothy F. Burke to be United States
attorney for the district of Wyoming:
Frank A. Hadsell to be United States
marshal for the district of Wyoming:
Ida A. Hewe to be postmistress at
Casper. Wyo.
A half dozen brooms, manufactured
at the Wyoming state p~enitentiary.
have been received by the state board
Of Charities and Reform. The brooms
are excellent p linen of the broom
makers art and reflect much credit up
on the state institution ard those in
charge of the work. Oh ayrrne Tr:b-
une.
Prof. B. c. Buffum will 60 to Denver
next week to attend a conference Of
irrigation engineers and agricultur-
lists of experiment stations. The meet.
ing will be held on the 18th and 18th
and will be devoted to a discussion of
plans for future irrigation work. Del
6H6U38 ITOuA 1Noul dshd, OlO auo,
Montana, Wisconsin and Wyoming
have been invited to attend the confer
ence.
State Engineer Elwood Mead has re-
turned from an official visit to Lara
ME. He says water matters on the
Laramie plains are being conducted in
q satisfactory ann and there is
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THANKSGIVING V

Ardhdeacon Johnston of St. Mat,
thew's cathedral wishes to give notice
that in response to the proclamation of
President Mckinley. issued July 6, at
midnight. calling for thanksgiving SER
vices next Sunday. that a special SER
vice will be given on next Sunday even
ing, July 10th. All persons unattached
churches having no pastors as well as
all others desiring to take part in this
service by their presence are cordially
invited. Ushers will provide seats for
all.
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ATTRACTED DESERVED ATTEN.
TJnN

There are queer signs displayed in
every city which find their way into
pl!nt, and Grand Rapids has its share,
but the palm is yielded to the follow
ing, which has drifted in from the far
east. Mrs. Marshall, an INDECENT wild
ow, went into the laundry business on
a small scale. She had her sign paint
ed upon the shutters of her front win
dow like this:
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This is not a Red Buttes fake" but
the Real Thing.
, 1898-07-08

FOR SALE-A ranch OF 1000 acres
Of patented land, with water right, all
under fence. located on MIL creek. VIII
be sold separately or together with all
stock and farming implements. Price
of ranch, IS per acre. For further in
formation apply at ranch or address
PETER JOHNSON,
278eod3t47t3 Hatton, Wyo.
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over two and one-third miles of 1t are
required for each production Of the
fight Of the century" The capital in
vested in the enterprise is $3.50, 900,
enough to stagger an ordinary man or
set OF men, but the returns give every
indication Of justifying the enormous
expenditure.
, 1898-07-08
Mrs. Mar shall
Ia undress
All work punctually
done
Open at Z O'Clock


= =
The next morning when she went
out to see what caused the crowd in
waiting there she found that the left
hand blind had been blown back by
the wind and the sign hardly read as
she meant IT should, although it ac-
counted for the presence Of the crowd.
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald.
1t is better to take Hoods Sarsaparil-
Ia than to experiment with unknown
and untried preparations. We know
Hoods Sarsaparilla actually and perma-
1ently cures.
ilood's Pills act easily and promptly
on the liver and bowels. Cure sick head
ache.
, 1898-07-08
REPUBLICAN CLUBS
STATE CONVENTION HOLDS A
VERY SATISFACTORY MEET
ING AT CHEYENNE.

Officers Elected and Delegates to the
National Convention at Omaha
Chosen-The Resolutions Adopted
Include a Square Endorsement of
the St. Louis Financial Plank.
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FREE COINAGE ADVOCATES
LEADERS OF VARIOUS PARTIES IN
CONFERENCE.
Deyising Plan for Holding the Forces
Together-Promincnt Men Who
Favor Concerted Action.

Washington, Jan. S.--Leaders of the
various parties advocating the free coin
age of silver We're in conference at the
held in the committee room of Senator
Jones of Arkansas. chairman of the dem
ocratic national committee. and there
were present in addition to Senator Jones.
Senator Butler of North Carolina. chair
ulist party; Hon. c. a. Towne. chairman
of the national silver republican party:
Senator White. Congressman Bailey and
Hon. Marcus DAILY, democrats; Senators
Teller, Pettigrew. Cannon and Mantle and
Representative Hartman, silver repub-
leans. and Senator Alien. populist Later
in the day there was another conference
in which the democrats did not partfci
pate.
The meeting was not final and no an
thorizcd statement was made of the pro-
ceedings beyond the announcement that
the meeting was merely incidental to MIR
Towne's visit TO Washington. II Is un-
derStood, however, that the principal sub
ject discussed was the devising of a plan
for holding the silver forces together for
the congressional campaign next fall ard
that while no absolute conclusion was
reached, ii was decided that local silver
leaders. of whatever party afil,at on
should he advised of tho conviction of the
national leaders of the necessity OF main
tanning solid front against the repuh-
hcan party as the organized advocate
of the policy Of maintaining the gold
standard. The charmen Of the various
parties are said to be agreed as to the
wisdom and Importance Of concerted ac-
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JEREMIAH Is AT 1T AGAIN
MR.. COLLINS TAKES THE INDEPEN-
DENT EDITORSHIP.
As n Side Issue He VIII Continue to Re
ceive at the Helena Land once.
An Old Wheel Horse.
Special Dispatch to tho Standard.

Special Dispatch to tho Standard.
Helena. Jan. S.-When Dr. w. G. Egg
gleston severed his connection with the
Helena Independent. several weeks ago,
II was rumored and denied that he would
soon he succeeded by Jeremiah Collins at
present receiver of the Helena land office,
an old newspaper man. The rumors have
finally proved true. for tomorrow = issue
Will be under his editorial management
MIR Collins will continue as receiver Of
the land office until his term expires in
May, unless Senator Carter rules other
wise, and there is no one here believes
that he will MIR. Collins is no stranger to
the profession, having been editor of the
Benton River Press in the boom days in
Fort Benton and later in 1885. he founded
aud for several years successfully edited
the Great Falls Tribune. o. w. Skies,
who has been editing the Independent
since DIR. Egglcstons retirement returns
TO tho telegraph editors desk No other
changes in the stan are announced.
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WILLIAMS IN DENVER.
Bryan, He says, VIII he the Democratic
standard Bearer in 1850 Secretary
Gage Represents Mckinley

Denver. Jan. s.-Hon. George Fred
Williams Of Boston was one of the
principal speakers at the annual meet
ing of the Jacksonian club at Wiers
hall. in this city, tonight GOV. Alva
ADAMS made the opening speech after
which Mr.. Williams was introduced
Mr. Williams made few remarks on
the power of the banks in politics. re-
ldting in that connection the story Of
President Jacksons reply 10 the advo-
Gates of the re-chartering of the bank
of the United States, when they warned
him that the bank might prevent his
recollection. Referring TO the present
administration, MIR. Williams said he
believed Secretary Gage was honest,
and that he truly represented the pres
ident who appointed him TO office He
declared that the propositions of the
secretary presented the issue of the ma
tional bank currency against the cur
rency Of the government. said he:
The legitimate result Of the issue pre-
vipltated by Secretary Gage is 10 turn
the question from bimetaliism to paper
money Ii looks as if that is to be the
issue in 1900.
The speaker warned the democrats
against allowing any new issues To be
Incorporated into the platform of 1900.
\ plank that might win back the gold
democrats, he said. would drive many
silver democrats away, and all the sill
Yer republicans The main questions
that interest the American people. he
said, were clearly and braVely handled
in the platform df 1895. and the party
must stand or fan by the utterances spf
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

that convention. And as FOR the can
didate of 1900. continued Mr.. Williams.
the man has already been named. re
is William j Bryan. II is not more
necessary that friends Of government
by the people should nave one platform
than that they should have one candi-
date. / regard it as fortunate that our
candidate was noS elected in 1896. fen.
with a republican congress, the sins Of
the republicans would have been visited
upon democrats. If the policy of the
republicans continues to bear fruit as
it has done SO far. the democratic vic
tory In 1900 will include in its trophies
not only the presidential chair. but "A.
large ma jority of the seats in congress-
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HORSE AND GELDlNG.
Judges Remarkable Ruling Knocks n
Prisoner Through n Jail Door.

Colfax. Wash. Jan. S.-Sheriff Davis
of Carbon county. Wyoming. left for
home tonight in charge of William
Herbert. who will be tried for shooting
and robbpg a man near Rawlins last
June. Herbert was under arrest here
on a charge of horse stealing and when
brought to trial the question was raised
that. although charged with horse
stealing. the evidence showed that the
animal taken was a gelding. The judge
decided that a horse was not a geding
and dismissed the charge. He was tried
on an amended charge and acquitted,
but was held on the Wyoming charge.
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SIX OF THE CREW DEAD
WHILE GOING DOWN THE OHIO A.
TUG BOAT BLOWS UP.
The Explosion Heard for Miles and Twas
Terrific- Bodies and Debris Float
the Water.

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. s.-The tow boat
Perry Kelsey. owned by Brown Sons OF
this city, blew up While going down tfle
Ohio river. near Glenfield. Pa, about IL
o'clock this morning, and six or eight
of the crew were killed and at least
four others injured. The boat was
commanded by Captain Leslie Jones,
and the crew was made up of two
pilots, two engineers. two mates. two
tiremen, chambermaid, cook and deck
hands. in all L. persons.
The Kelsey left Pittsburg about
o'clock this morning with a tow con-
sisting of seven barges and two flats Of
coal and everything was apparently all
right until the explosion took place.
when the boat was literally blown 10
pieces. and the tow scattered and lost
The hull sank almost Immediately and
the shattered portion of the upper
works fioated down the river and COW
cred the water in the vicinity of the
wreck. The explosion was NEST terrific
and was heard for miles. Hundreds of
persons ran to the river upon hearing
the noise. ard an awful sight met their
gaze. Bodies We're tioating down the
river and the debris was scattered far
and wide. but no live person was seen
\ few minutes later Captain Jones and
three others We're picked up aliye bur
badly injured and one body. fioated
ashore near Neville Island.
Inc injured We're removed To Captain
Crows residence on Neville island.
where everything possible was done to
alleviate their sufferings. It is be-
llaNed that the rest of the crew were
killed, and parties are now searching
for their bodies. The list OF dead and
injured. as far as known at 1:5a b. M
was: Killed:
Milton Woods, pilot. Allegnens -
aged 10 -
Thomas Finn. second en-
Joseph Lalley. second mate
Lee Webster. fireman
Lee Rechtold. fireman -
Another fireman. still mIxsa
Injured; Leslie Jones captsx D.
bruised and hurt about the. hcst
tion serious; r. Woods. arpresn
die. Walter Davis brennan s8
! injured; AdoIph Wendell stewa& - \
iousiy injured: Harry HannaY m
hand. not dangerously hurt: -
Close. iron worker. not of the GREY 20
die: William Alexander. decK nand.
die
IL is not known at present whz
caused the explosion.
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DOUBLE LYkCHlNG.
Two Halfbrecds Burned to Death for
Numbering Mrs. Frank Leard.

Wichita. Kan. Jam S.-A message
from the telegraph operator at Earl
born @. r.. at S.45 O'Clock Tonight says
that yesterday morning a mob of 80
white settlers chained Lincoln McGeisy
and another Seminole half-breed to a
tree near Maud postotfice Seminole ma
tion. and burned them to death for the
murder and outrage Of Mrs Frank
Leard. whose husband has land leased
from the Seminoles. McGeisy and his
companion We're stretched up to a tree
by a party organized for the purpose
and confessed 10 the murder of Mrs.
LcaId
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day handed the following to the Assoc,at-

day handed the following to the Assoc;at-
cd Press.
The incorrectness of claims by Mr.
Hanna We're proved by the test votes in
the matter of house organization. lie
claimed the organization up TO the time
the test vote was taken. and lost. The
same claims are being made in the sena-
torship and the result will he the same
Mr.. Hanna will not he elected senator
Bets Of 500 Sl,a00 ana S2.o00 even money
on the election of Senator Hanna were
posted at the Neil house this afternoon
ana there We're no takers. At 2:i0 a bet
OF N.om ON the election of Hanna was add
cd to the list posted at the Neil house.
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The school Teacher Acquitted.

Tacoma Wash. Jan. S-The Jury in the
case Of A. 4. Barlow. formerly principal
Of the Emerson school charged with adul-
terry with a former pupil. tonight brought
in a verdict Of not guilty. While ii is
known that there was a difference Of
opinion AT the start, none Of the jurors
will state now the first poll stood.
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Threw u, Hi. BRIEF i. p,sr..,.

Victoria. r. C.. Jan. S-James Cultart,
manager of The Province a newspaper.
was committed TO trial to-day on the
charge Of libelling Premier Turner and
Hon. G. II. Puoiey. In the examination or
". j.. Nichoi, editor OF The Province and
Dewitt BuStock. NJ. T.. one of it's direc-
tors. on the same charge. sensation WAS
caused by the counsel for the defense
throwing up his brief. alleging that ths
magistrates rulings were so opposed to
the rules of evidence that no projections
was offered to his clients.
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BIG FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
Tobacco and Building to the Value of
$1,000 Destroyed.

St Louis. Jan. Sire tonight in
Christian Peppers six story brick to-
bacco warehouse, at Twelfth and Mar
ket streets. caused a loss estimated at
S4Oo.000 The building contained over
1000 hogsheads of tobacco. of which 500
hoSsheads belonged to Christian Pep
per and about $500 hogsheads were
stored by other merchants. The build
ing and all its contents We're destroyed
Mr.. Peppers loss on tobacco Is Sl00 600,
covered by insurance of so per cent.
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BEASTlY CONDUCT.
Travelling Doctor L. Much Wanted by
Enraged Citizens.

Cedar Rapids. Iowa. an. S-News
comes tonight from Sarsbury. a town
near Montezuma. To the effect that
there may be a lynching there before
morning. y medicine company gave
matinee this afternoon At the close
of the performance "A travelling doctor
called three little girls behind the cur
tain. When the audience had left he out
ragged one girl. The others escaped and
gave the alarm. At last accounts the
doctor was barricaded in the building.
which was surrounded by mob The
sheriff and deputies are hurrying to
Sarsbury.
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A CHILD UNDER ICE.
After Doing the Terrible Deed the Man
Walks OF and Is Out of sight.

st. Joseph. Mo, Jan. S.-James Smith.
boy. informed the police to-day that
carly to-day an unknown man broke q
hole in the ice on the Missouri river and
showed a small child into the opening
The act WIS witnessed by a man, who.
after telling Smith to notify the police
Of the affair. followed the murderer
across the river TO the Kansas side.
Neither the pursuer nor the murderer
have been found and the body of the child
has not been recovered
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No PeIngic scaling.

Victoria. r. g.. Jan. SIT IL the gem
eral opinion of sealing men here that
there will he no pelagic sealing i'm Rering
sea during the coming season. Only one
schooner the Director, will go 10 the
Japanese coast. What sealing there is
done will be carried ON along the Cali
fornla. Oregon. Washington and British
Columbia coasts
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EUL0GlES.
Members of the House Pay Tribute to the
Memory of Wright of Massachusetts.

Washington. Jan. S--Thc house devoted
two hours to-day To the civil service de-
bate during which Messrs corliss renub-
lcan of Michigan. Hepburn. republican. of
Iowa, ard Clark. republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, addressed the house against the
law as II now stands, The remainder of
the session was consumed by the friends
OF the late Representative Wright of Mas
sachuSetts in ouiogieS of his memory
Those who paid tribute to the deceased
colleague were Messrs. Lawrence. repub-
lcan, Of Massachusetts Swanon demo-
crat. of Virginia; \. Walker. republican.
of Massachusetts. Mccall. republican of
Massachusetts; Northway. republican. of
Ohio; Knowles. republican. Of Massachu-
setts. and Gillette. republican. OF Massa-
chusetts At o'clock the house ad-
iomrned.