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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CLUBS.

Secretary l.. 5. Hayes of the Republican
League of the State of Vermont has just
sent out to the officers of the old League
clubs in the State II circular letter which
has for its object the reorganization OF
the clubs preparatory to the issuing of a
roster In order to be of as much assist
ance as possible to the National Repuhli-
can League,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27
CHRONIC NASAL CATARRH poison.

CHRONIC NASAL CATARRH poisons
every breath that is drawn into the lungs
remedy for the cure of this trouble A
small quantity of Ely's Cream Balm plac-
Ell into the nostrils spreads over an in
famed and ;hy sqpfa9e' BELIEVING i'm
cleanses, heals and cures. A cold In tho
head vanishes Immediately. Sold by drug
gists or will be mailed for so cents by
York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27
RACES AT HOWARD PARK.
Bcckwith and Bertolus the Winners One
Race Unfinished.

The races at Howard Park. which We're
postponed from Thursday. were held Fri
day afternoon at ! o'clock with Il fair
attendance. The track was heavy and
against fast time but the races furnish
cd good sport. The carriers race did not
MI ana the ~ pace was unfinished on az
count of darkness. The summaries are
as follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27

, Heinrich Won Stephen, the originator Of
the world postal union. is to have two
monuments in Berlin, beth OF which will
be unveiled during the Year 1891. one Of
them in the Postal Museum and the other
I'm the cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27

You invite disappointment when YOU ex.
pertinent. DeWitts Little Early Risers
are pleasant. easy, thorough little pills
They cure constipation and sick headache
lust as sure as YOU take them,
]. W. O'Sullivan. w. =. Hall. +. Henry
Parker. City Drug Store, Gosselin & Bro,
T.. Il. Crandall. Winooski..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27

Reward paid for every case OF skin tNyvpj
BILE Crystalline falls to cure or benefit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27

Saltrheum, eczema. every ailment OF the
skin cured by Crystalline. No benefit no
lay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06
SQUABBLE OVER THE BIG FIGHT
CoRBETT-M'COY MILL SEIZED
ULED FOR SYRACUSE.
One of the Managers Makes This An
nouncement and Another Denies It
Attempt to Hold Conference.

Buffalo. n. Y, Oct. SC. NJ Wilson.
secretary of the Hawthorne club. in an
Interview with the sporting editor of the
News today. said: You can say for
me. as secretary of the Hawthorne club.
that the Corbett-M Mccoy fight will take
place in Syracuse
Mr.. Wilson later said the fight would
take place on Oct Il. at the state fair
grounds. just outside Of Syracuse. The
grounds are very large and the seats will
accommodate thousands.
New York. Oct. 5.-There was to have
been a conference this afternoon between
George NJ. COnSidine. manager -
James J. COrbett and William y GRAY
manager for Kid Mccoy, to straighten
out matters with reference to the much
talked of fight between Corbett = nd Mc-
Coy. Gray wanted a secret conference
and Considine refused to accede to this.
The meeting was indefinitely postponed.
A dispatch from Buffalo today announced
that the fight would take place AT SYRIA
cuSe and that Gray would probably make
the announcement in New York tonight,
however. stated that the fight would not
take place in Syracuse
St Louis. Oct. "a special to the Post
Dispatch from New Orleans says: Parson
Davies. VINO is row managing two
theatres here for John d. Hopkins. has
just received an offer by telegraph from
the president of the Hawthorne club,
Buffalo. asking him TO manage the COM
ing COrbett-McCOy fight. The ParsOn i'm
meiately telegraDhed his refusal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06
UTAH LAND PATENTS ARE VOID
IMPORTANT DECISION BY SEC
RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Patents Were Illegally Issued to
Holders of Chippewa Scrip-Land
Has Been Divided Into Town Lots.
fspecial to The Heraldl

Washington. d. c., Oct. 5.-Thes secre-
tary of the interior today reversed the
ruling of the commissioner of the gen.
eral land office on the homestead entry
of Charles II. Moore for a tract of land
Moore applied some time ago TO make
homestead entry for the tract, but it was
refused on the ground that patent for
the lands had been issued TO holders Of
Chippewa half-breed scrip. He appealed
to the secretary, asking that the patents
be set aside. for the reason that they
had been illegally issued, Chippewa scrip
Minnesota and Wisconsin. The secretary
today granted his request and declared
the patent void. AT the same time, how
ever, he holds that the lands shall be
held IN reserve and that no applications
for entry therefor be accepted, pending
hearing IL be mad at the local office. He
directed that the register and receiver
the present time. who are the claimants
thereto and the character of their claims.
together with Information as to the
equities of the various claimants. This
hearing is ordered for the reason that the
scrip locatOrs divided the tracts into
town lots and sold them to individuals,
and there are now about 100 claimants
holding title from them.
The secretary says: If holders of pat
ents from scrip locators are loUnd TO be
innocent purchasers. / will make a strong
recommendation to congress for relief.
In the case of Joseph Bagan VS.. Mich
ael +. TObin, the secretary denied Tobin's
motion for review of departmental deci-
sion holding his entry for "dncellation.
IN original pension cf S. per month was
today granted Austin Parks of Wardner,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06
They Ratified.

The ratification meeting was held In the
Thomas hall in the evening. which was
attended by people of all parties. the
nail being well filled. A J. Weber was
made chairman and the conglomerate
ticket was formally ratified BY 4 vote Of
about one-third of the audience Sen
ator Cannon was the principal speaker.
he commended the PoDulists who ac-
ceDted the action of the consere@ce com
mittee in the face of the small rope Sun
tation allowed to that party. but didn't
say anything about the PODuiists who
bolted: Referring to the war he claimed
that the Democrats. Populis.s and silver
Republicans forced it dpOl the admins
T. d. Johnson denounced The Renub-
ican ticket and stated that no man in
the sheep business could be trusted 10
vote for silver. lie also read 2 telegram
OF acceptance from +. J. Kiesel who was
named as candidate for the state senate.
and who Is in California.
). s Smith, one of the nominees for
representative stated that the POoulist
convention had adjourned without in
structing him to vote for Cannon in case
he should be elected. and he promised the
audience on his word OF honor that he
would vote for Cannon on all occasions
until Mr.. Cannon should personally re-
lease him. The other candidates on the
conglomerate ticket made short I'D
dresses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Northern Minnesota was visited by a
heavy snowStorm.
II is announced that Admiral Cervera
will be appointed a life senator.
Willard R. Dean, treasurer of Vassar
college, died of heart disease, aged 81
years.
Statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance, 1906,
E5.5S1; gold reserve, S243. 0S1. 925.
A formal application for the revision of
the Dreyfus case was entered on the
docket of the court of cessation at Paris.
The government of Spain has sane
toned the sale to the South American re-
pubics of the Spanish gunboats lying in
Cuban waters
Brigadier General Ernst with the Six
teenth Pennsylvania and the Third Wis
consin, has been ordered to leave Ponce
for the United States.
The Standard Consolidated Mining COM
nany's 20-stamp mill at Bodie, Cal. was
totally destroyed by fire. The estimated
loss is $4,000. partly insured.
A. E. Forgot of Winnipeg has been ap-
pointed lieutenant governor of the
Northwest Territory, in place of Hon. NJ
9. Cameron, lately deceased.
Rohinson's Opera House, Cincinnati.
which opened this season under The n.a n
agrmont of Mrs. Thomas w Keene.
Widu.. If the tragedian, has closed, owing
to bad business.
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requisite 100, in order to certify the
nominations.
The nomination of surveyor was then
taken up, and Daniel w. Ellis was
chosen by reclamation.
Judge Patton then reported that the
Populists had nominated George w.
Clark for assessor, and moved that the
convention ratify the same. The mo-
ton was carried unanimously.
c. NJ. Brough moved that the follow
ing nominees of the Democratic conven-
ton be ratified:
WHAT THE POPULISTS DID.
The Populist convention reconvened
at 10 o'clock as per appointment with
the silver Republicans. The cOnven-
ton was in JohnsOn's hall, and from
the first there was trouble in the air.
Very soon this trouble came TO a To-
Gus, and there was a prompt bolt of
several of the members. Some walked
out defiantly then and there, but others
quietly dropped out during the after
noon, and others dropped out quietly as
the proceedings went on. At the wind
up there were less than 20 in the hall
The trouble was precipitated by the
naming of a conference committee to
arrange for fusion. H. L. Gaut,
straight POpulist, and four years ago
the party's candidate for delegate to
congress. led the bolt, and with w. c.
Sumner. Charles Blackwell and G.. c.
Barrock formally said goodbye to the
party organization. Mr.. Gaut, on leav-
ing, said: Il have gone as far with
you as l can go. The reason / am not
in favor of fusion is that it has just
about killed the party, and will kill it
completely. 1 will support the state
ticket, as that is a straight Populist
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WEBER COUNTY INSURGENTS"
Continued from Page -

bit and made it apparent. Mr.. Nc
Cardle remarked sarcastically that he
supposed the whole Populist party was
represented in that convention.
Mr. johnson was for informing the
Populists that there be no recession,
but Mr.. Horn said they did not ask for
instructions, but he came in just to
report lack of progress.
For county commissioners, T. J.
Whalen. John B. Trimble and Enoch
tfarr were named. While the nominal
tons were in progress, Mr.. McCardle
arose, watch in hand, and released the
committee from the promise TO wait an
hour before naming the representa-
tives.
made. For commissioner, Fred Garner
Harvey j. Taylor and ]. NJ. Langsdorf,
but the latter declined.
AT this stage Mr. Horn appeared and
reported the success of the moral sua-
slon-the apportionment had been
adopted by the Populist convention
The ballot on commissioners resulted
IN favor of Whalen. Mr.. Whalen
thanked the convention for what it
had done for him, and the lively way
in which it was done. The next ballot
resulted in the nomination of Trimble.
Mr.. Horn of the conference commit
tee then reported the nominees of the
silver Republicans: Representative, n.
j. Harris; county commissioner, John
Child; surveyor, Dan w. Ellis.
The nominees were endorsed, and
then came the nominations for repre-
sentative.
Mr.. Folkman of Warren named John
w. Bramewell of Plain City. Mr.. Man
ming named Bishop Child of Hooper,
Mr.. Smurthwaite named T. D. John
son, saying at the close of a fine
eulogy: He has won some of my
cases that have not had the confidence
of myself. In this particular case my
whole heart is in it from stem to
STERN
Mr.. Johnson got the nomination by
reclamation, and said he would make
the opponents cry TOO much John
son."
Nathan ]. Harris was called for, and
said this was the first time he had
ever been called on to address a Dem
ocratic convention.
HONEST CONFESSION.
Last night 1 attended a Democratic
primary and was pressed into service
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06
MANY SMALL ISLANDS
WERE DEPOPULATED
Eighty Bodies Have Been Recovered
On Buffers Island.
That Fifty Were Drowned
at observation-disclosures Damage
to Shipping-Destruction of Cot
tages at a Summer Resort-Dam-
age to the Cotton Crop Estimated
at Five Millions-Reports From
Scene Are Coming In Slowly.

| Savannah. Ga, Oct. 5.-NewS from the
storm stricken districts along the coast
is coming in gradually and it is probable
that hundred lives have been lost. News
by way of a boat which arrived today is
that so people were drowned at Fern
andina.
From Campbell island, inhabited by
about 40 colored people, it is reported that
all but three were drowned.
At Brunswick four people lost their
lives and at Jessup 100 miles from the
coast. one man was killed in building
blown down by the storm.
At Sterling station Charles wright,
merchant reports the disasters from the
flood great to lives and property IN the
rice fields and portion or Glynn ana
Mcintosh.
various points around Brunswick, Fredi-
nandia and Darien on which some
groups of families live. 1t will be some
days before accurate reports are heard
from these points. At Darien the water
is reported high and the town padly DAM
aged. -
There are many reports of loss OF life,
Many of those who bring news left the
scene of the storm during its height and
consequently cannot be expected to give
accurate information The damage by
wind and rain is enormous and extends
inland 100 miles in some cases. The dam
Darien. the schooner Blanche HOPKINS
collided with a small schooner. the
Minnie, and sunk her. The Minnie had on
board 5000 pounds of dynamite.
At Fernandina the tug Labator is SAID
to have landed in the midst of the town.
Mrs Lucy d. Carnegie's magnificent
yacht is badly damaged. The pilot boat
Maud Helen was landed high on bluff
in Fairbanks yard. The schooner Edia
and Emma with a cargo of coal is ashore
at Jekyl island, near Charleston. The
Jekyl island club launches landed in the
club house yards and the water has des-
troyed considerable of the clubs prop
ert V. IL.
From Sapelo island. the national quar-
antine station near Brunswick. nothing
has been heard. On St. Simons island.
along the beach. lined with summer re-
sort cottages, the tide wrought devasta-
ton. Reports are that all the cottages
have been wrecked. St Simons mills and
other property on the opposite end OF the
island are not badly damaged, being pro-
tected by the timber lands.
The Morning News correspondent at
Brunswick Ga. wires this bare state
ment tonight: Martin Anderson. master
of the steamer Hesse. from Darien, Ga,
reports that so bodies have been found on
Bntler's island. This runs up the total
deaths to 100" Buffers island was pop
ulated mostly by negroes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06

the paramount issue in American politics,
and that until silver shall be restored 10
its constitutional place in our monetary
s--stem there can be no permanent pros
perity in our country; therefore. be II
Resolved, That the silver Republicans
of Weber county, in convention assem-
bled, favor the immediate restoration of
bimetallism. at the present legal ratio of
l6 TO l, by the United States. acting indie
pendently of any other nation.
Resolved, That We favor cooperation
of all bimetallists of the United States,
to the end that bimetailism may be at
tanned.
Resolved. That we favor the return of
that distinguished national bimetalliSt.
hon Frank j. Cannon, TO the senate OF
the United States. and we hereby in
struct and demand that the nominees OF
this convention for state senators and
representatives shall pledge themselves,
if elected, TO so vote for his return
Resolved That we pledge ourselves to
vote for the candidates and work for the
success of the bimetallic legislative and
county ticket placed in the field by the
cooperative bimetallic parties this day.
Resolved. That we are in favor of an
honest and economic administration Of
the public business in every branch OF
the gOvsrnment-national, state, county
and municipal
The committee also recommended s.
S. Schramm as permanent chairman
and John V. Bluth as permanent secre-
tary.
The report of the conference commit
tee was then read. which was the same
as that made TO the Weber convention
The nomination of officers allotted to
the silver Republicans was then taken
up. E. NJ. Allison nominated Nathan
j. Harris for representative, and, there
being no other nominations, he was
unanimously declared the nominee.
For commissioners, William Driver,
j. E. Coolidge and John C. Child were
placed in nomination. Mr.. Coolidge
withdrew. and the ballot resulted as
follows: Child, g.; Driver, q.
The nomination of surveyor was
passed and the election of a county
committee taken up. The committee is
as follows:
Ogden.-First ward, George P. Nc
Cabe; Second ward, Mrs. Jennie Nell
son; Third ward, C. w. Cross; Fourth
ward, E. H. Anderson; Fifth ward, E.
A. Littlefield.
Hooper.-Robert Cox.
Pleasant View.-Mr. Holmes.
Harrisville.-N. d. Harris.
North Ogden.-Samuel Story.
INSTRUMENTATION Sewell.
No other precincts were represented,
and the committee was empowered TO
fill the vacancies.
The certificate of nomination was
then prepared and presented for sig
natures, and SO were secured. An at
tempt will be made to secure the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06
FORAKER ON TIE WAR.
Mistakes Were Made, But We Licked
the Spaniards.

LIZ isea-44etA NAo
Wooster. o., Oct. 5.-The Republicans
of this CWayne) county opened the fall
campaign here today, Senator Joseph 3.
Foraker being the principal speaker His
address was frequently interrupted by
enthusiastic applause from the large audi
ence present.
Senator Foraker in part said
There has been much said recently
about incOmpetency and mismanag ement
on account of which our troops have SUI
fered severely. No doubt there have been
some mistakes. 1t would be remarkable
II there had not been. but a full -nvesti-
cation viii vindicate the zeal and patroit-
ism. the courage and the integrity of all
who have been in authority. There are
the inseparable features of all wars. and
Notwithstanding all that MAJ have oc-
CURED Of this character the tact remains
thar the record Of the three months dur
ing which that war continued is the most
brilliant chapter in American history. 1t
has scarcely an equal in the annals OF the
world. Almost before We realized that
we were AT war Spain was suing for
peace. Two Of her naVieS had been com
armies had been defeated and compelled
TO surrender.
so far as Cuba is concerned. there
should be no question whatever. The
Cubans have earned their Independence
We have sOlemniy declared rot only hat
they are free and lndeDendent but also
that they shall have q government of
their own choosing. We must Keep our
promise and we VIII. But this promise
OF Independence 10 Cuba does uOt auply
TO Puerto Rico or 20 the Philippines. We
took these islands by the conquest OF
var and they are ours. do not know
what the treaty of peace now being Dic-
pared in Paris VIII provide but / sin
Cerely hope It wiz give 70 the United
States. not simply cOalinE station or
single island but the whole group OF the
I~liliuripa islands.
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ticket. but 1 will not support the mon
grel ticket you put up here today. as
l do not consider myself or any other
honest Populist in duty bound to sup
port it. l will work from now until
election day to defeat every candidate
on it. l am not deserving you in the
face of the enemy. The enemy is not
in front of you; it is within the party"
The report of the proceedings follows:
S S. Smith was made chairman of the
convention, and Frank Mccarthy, sec
rotary A conference committee was APP
pointed to confer with similar COM
mittees from the boiling Democrats
and silver Republicans. and the con-
vention adjourned to 2:30 p. m. At that
hour the convention reconvened and
the conference committee reported ap-
portionment of offices allotted to the
Populists as one representative and as
SCISSOR. The nomination of assessor
was first taken up and George Clark
of Ogden selected. For representative,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06
Sale of Trotting Stock.

Lexington. Ky, oct. st seemed
like old times today at Woodward &
Shanklin's sale of trotting stock from
the Ashland stud. Bidding was spirited
and prices excellent. - mead aggregat-
ing $l5,1f0, an average of $3S4.75. The
top price was $3.50. paid by n. w.
Hubinger of New Haven. Conn. for
me yearling Hardwicke by Directum,
dam Impetuous, BIB
Impetuous. 2:13, blk m, 3 by Die
tator. dam Fthelwyn, by Harold, was
bought by z. y. Upton, Anaconda,
Mont. for $1,000.
MOndragon. b. c.. yearling, by Direc-
tum, dam by Dictator went to Z. c.
Estell. Lexington, for S1.650.
GlObsOme. b. m. by Dictator. dam
SamOvar by King RenesSe, was bought
by X. 7. Upton for 81 500.
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FATE OF REFORMERS.
Circumstances Showed the Necessity
For Their Execution.

London. Oct. 5.-The Chinese embassy
here is in receipt of advices from Pekin
dated today. saying that great harmony
prevails between the emperor and
dowager empress.
The dispatch adds that the latter. see
ing the danger of rushing sweeping re-
forms consented 10 advise the emperor
in the general management of affairs and
as to the best method Of introducing re-
forms.
Continuing. the dispatch says circum-
stances have shown ii to be necessary
that six councillors who were urging the
emperor to undertake approximations
be put to death.
After referring to the punishment of
the others. the dispatch says that since
his dismissal from the Tsung Ii Yamen,
Ii Hung Chang has abstained from par
ticipating in public affairs.
London Oct. 6.--The Pekin correSDOn-
dent of the Daily Chronicle telegraDhing
today says: The emperor has been
poisoned in the palace.
''Rioting was resumed yesterday and
five Chinese were killed.
THE attacks upon Europeans con-
tinue.'
Paris. Oct 5.-The Chinese legation here
publishes an official communication
formally denying all reports of the death
of the emperor of Chi-a-
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HITCH AT HAVANA.
Standards Declare Immediate Evacu-
alton Is Impossible.

aIlOu Is 1ulpOSSlDAS.
Havana. Oct AT the joint session
this morning of the United States and
Spanish military commissions. the Span
iards. according to report, declared 1t
was impossible to eyacuaJe the island I'M
mediatel.. while the American commits
sioners insist that their instructions
called for an immediate evacuation At
ter TWO hours conference on the subject
the Joint commissioners were unable to
reach any definite agreement.
The American commissioners, on their
return TO headquarters at the Trocha
Hotel Vedado, were busily engaged in
translating the stenoSranher notes and
in sending code messages to Washington.
The press of the island seems TO con-
slider the following ticket almost sure of
election at the coming convention of the
Cuban party at Santa Cruz del Sur, called
for Oct. 10:
President. Maxine Gomez; vice presi-
dent, Bartholome Maso, secretary OF for
eign affairs, Domingo Mendez Capote;
secretary of finance Benjamin Guerra;
secretary of justice, Jose Lanuza; seere-
tarv of war, CaliXto Garcia
Senior Estrada Palma is candidate for
the post of Cuban representative at
Washington.
General Maxine Gomez has declared
that he will not accept any office under
the Cuban government. but his friends
are confident of their ability to persuade
him to withdraw his objection.