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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-08

Bapt,st Sunday school at School
house every Sunday morning at 10 a. m.
Mrs. J. W. SMITH,
Superintendent.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-08
BORN.

HAMMERSMITH-In Wadsworth, Nevada
April 7, 1899, TO the wife of Geo. Hammer
smith, a son.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-08
Sunday Services.

Morning service at II A. NJ. Evening
services at 80 Z. NJ. Sunday School at
2 p. NJ. REV. BEILAM, Rector.
Christian Endeavor at $50 Sun
day even ny.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24
Carnegie nu,. Cuban Mines.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 20.--Rumors
current for several weeks eliminated
to-day in the definite admission by Of
dcials of the Santanillo & Moroto Rail-
road and the Ponupo mine that both
properties had been sold TO the Car
negie company. The Ponupo mine is
considered one of the richest manga
nese mines in the world. 1t has prac-
iically unlimited deposit of ore, assay
ing s. per cent. The railroad, which
holds Spanish construction conces-
sion to Manzanillo and Guantanamo,
IS now paying property fifty miles
INTO the interior.
Mr. Carnegic's representatives have
been active in the district for month,
and have secured options on many
valuable iron and manganese deposits
along the route of the proposed rail-
road extensions.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24
Coal Miner. VIII strike.

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 2O.-Presi-
lent John Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers of America to-day declared
hat the statement sent out from Bos-
on that proposition had been made
by the United Miners to turn over to
the Knights of Labor 1900 men, pro-
vlded John Flannery, editor of the
Trade Journal of Pittsburg. was drop
ped, is untrue. '"rhe Knights of Labor
organization has been weakened" he
said, ''by its own weight and now has
organizers trying to get members from
scab ranks in various parts of the
country.
Organizers have been at work in
the southwest, where we have n threat
ened strike, making propositions to
scab miners. think that there will be
federation of the railroad men of the
country. 1t will be good thing"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24
THE SITUATIONS IN AFRICA.

Probable Plans Of the Opposing Generala.
London, Nov. 21.-The reports Of
heavy fighting Mt Ladysmith last We'd
nesday have not been confirmed. On
the contrary the most reliable advices
from Estcourt indicate that there was
nothing more than a desultory cannon
ade. Probably the rumor of serious
engagement grew out of the fact that
the Beers threw n few harmless shells
late Tuesday night, leading to :he sup
position that an attack was imminent.
Nothing, however. happened Wednes-
day.
Beyond the fact that the Beers are
daily receiving fresh reinforcements
and supplies, there is practically moth
ing new from the front.
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
continues steadily and rapidly. There
are 1900 Beers at Colesberg. and news
has reached East London that Lady
Grey, near Aliwal North, has been de
serted by the British and is now in the
hands of the enemy.
A Pretoria dispatch announces the
arrival there. among the British
prisoners. OF Major Haldane, Lieuten-
ant Brochie and Lieutenant Hallwey.
1t also declares that the British on
Sunday made two unsuccessful at
tempts to oust the Rustenburg COM
mand from a position near Mafeking.
and that severe fighting took place.
From Delagoa bay comes reports Of
the arrival OF more German officers
and artillerymen, who have volun-
teered to serve with the Transvaal
forces
The war Office semi-officially asserts
that all news received from Africa has
been published, with the exception of
demands for the renewal of stores, war
material and the like There is an un-
confirmed rumor that more troops have
been ordered from India to the Cape.
The plan Of operations on both sides
Is slowly unfolding itself. General
Ioubert is evidently moving south to
prevent II possible, the junction Of the
British relieving force with the forces
at Estcourt and Ladysmith, while on
the Orange river border the Beers are
believed to be concentrating at Donk-
erpoort to oppose General Buffers ad-
vance. 1t is said GOO Beers have d.
ready laagered at Donkerpoort.
The English plan seems to be
three-fold advance from Durham to
Ladysmith, from the Orange river to
llOiu Chet Uy
way of Queenstown to Burgherdsdorp.
General Butler has wired the COM
manding officer at Queenstown an
nouncing the dispatch of General
Gatacre. with the First battalion of
the Seventh brigade. to East London.
This was the place from which 1t was
originally Intended that General Cat
acres column should start. Thus 1t is
possible that General Buffers first
plans have suffered less modification
than some have supposed.
The debarkation of troops Mt Cape
Town is proceeding in the most salts
factory manner. One thousand eight
hundred and fifty railway carriages
have been collected there for the con-
teyance of troops northward. and
there is talk of suspending the SUI
burban traffic SO as to accelerate mill
tary work.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

When science uses technical speech
the uninitiated listen respectfully, but
are conscious of an aching void in
their apprehension. An every day
comparison. however, brings fact and
speculation within reach OF the aver
age man. Fossil remains described in
plain English can be seen with the
minds eye. A dinosaur. for example,
could be pictured in scientific terms
and but little more than vague sense
of vastness would be the unlearned
hearers portion. But when a scientist
says of monster discovered by him,
that a round steak taken from
the ham of the animal would have
been at least twelve feet in diameter,
or more than thirty-five feet in cir
conference, the ordinary meat-eating
individual has definite and suggestive
fact ready for use. Speculation as to
the number of walters and the size of
the tip, in case prehistoric man had
ordered such steak. is inevitable II
not important.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

The warden of the Cook county hos
pital, Chicago, is entitled to the re-
spect due to consistency when he re-
fuses to give any account of the public
moneys coming into his hands. He
holds his position as trust from poll
ticians and he administers 1t accord
ingly. To take the public into his
confidence as TO whence the money
comes or whitner it goes would be
supererogatory. The county board evil
IDENTIFY takes this view of the matter.
1t accepts such sums as the warden
hands over TO it, with the simple nota-
tion that they come from the hospital.
Anything like exact account OF the
finances would be illogical when the
arrangement tacitly excludes exact ac-
count of the larger and more precious
items Of the trust.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24
smugsled Pearl. Captured.

New York. Nov. 20.-Ten thousand
smuggled pearls of all sizes. some imi-
,ation and some genuine gems. were
taken to the custom house to-day and
spread ont in Collector Bidwell's office.
Tomorrow they will he taken to the
appraisers stores. where the govern
ment's experts will pass upon their
',alue.
The pearls were seized by Special
Treasury Agent Theobald from Fran
lis Box. n dealer In jewels and gems,
If Providence. Rhode Island.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

The recent presentation OF a jeweled
sword to Admiral Dewey by the people
OF the Cnited States through their
president, and the degradation from
the army, the same week. of promi-
nent officer convicted of appropriating
government money. mark opposite pos
sibilties in any profession. 'I have
had nearly all the chiefs OF Scinde in
this room" Napier once wrote from
India, laying their gold-scabbarded
swords at my feet. which, II taken.
would make a rich armory. Certainly
l could have got thirty thousands
pounds here, but my hands do not yet
want washing" France may have Diff
ferent Ideals: but it is such officers as
Napier and Dewey that England and
the United States delight to honor.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

A young man who was being in
itiated into an eastern college fra
ternity has been drowned during the
preliminary foolishness of the in
TO all things, and the iron hand OF the
faculty OF every college should descend
in hurry upon secret societies con-
Quoted upon principles which so sore
ly tempt violent onslaught by the
fool-killer.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24
Rates WIN lie Advanced.

London, Nov. Representatives of
he various transatlantic steamship
nos met here yesterday to consider
hc advlsability Of meeting the agents
# the companies for the purpose of
adiusting first-class passenger rates.
I lille 1t was not decided TO call n gen.
ri conference. the consensus of opin.
III appeared to be that rates will be
'vanced % per cent. in 1900 on nc.
..urt OF the expected rush of visitors
> the Paris exposition.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

II am not such a vain fool as to
think general has more brains than
his neighbor because his head is under
the dreadful plume they have stuck in
his hat Thus wrote Charles Napier,
fifty years ago. Thus. in every action.
says the United States admiral OF to-
day.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

1t is on his bending knees that man
finds baggy trousers.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

The mysterious origin OF Gains
wife is the only excuse some men have
for staying away from church.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

A girl should never throw away her
old slippers; they will come in handy
at her weddiug-and much handler in
after years.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

A little girl never has too many dolls
and woman never has too many dol
lars.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

The man who doesn't recognize the
worlds greatness nor his own little
ness Is apt to be a cynic.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

cyclist may ride down hill with a
tireless air, but he can't make much
progress up hill with an airless tire.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

A firm name sometimes indicates
business infirmity.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

Barring football players, the inhab-
itanH Of this country are fairly well
civilized.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

Just about the time you begin to
think your cup OF happiness is going
TO run over it springs a leak.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

When girl is in love her thoughts
are about equally divided between the
last time she saw him and the next
time he is coming
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

A spinster says marriage isn't as
much Of a failure as marrying.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-24

A soft heart and a hard head make
a mbination that is hard to beat.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15
THE CAUSE PROGRESSING.

There is more hopeful tone in all our Pop
ulist exchanges now. The fuctuating pol
ley Of 16 to 1 Democracy is discouraSing
to the honest men who hoped for victory
by an alliance. The insincerity of that old
humbug is becoming more and more appar-
ent, and by the time the lines are fairly
drawn 1t will be found that Barker and
Donnelly are at the head Of a larger army
than the one commanded by Col. Bryan
Butler (Mo) Free Press.
Similar advices reach us from every
direction. The fog of fusion has lifted,
and men are finding their way back to
the mountain heights and clear atmos-
phere Of the Omaha platform. Those
who were waiting to sacrifice great
party for a petty office have either sue
ceeded and, ~full-bellied, are silent, or
they have failed and now see the error
of their ways and are ready to march
under the banner Of Right and Right
For those. who went astray through
hunger we have an abundant sympathy
and welcome them back to the fold; the
others have got what they wanted and
do not need any mans pardon. 1. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15
CHANGE OF NAME.

The Populist who thinks that the party
has outived it's usefulness. and should be
reorganized and change its name should
bear in mind the fact that at the last gen.
eral election the Populists elected five gov
errors, while the Democrats elected only
four. The Peoples party is not near so
have us believe. The Democratic party
leads the funeral procession by one COVER
nor. Let the good work of organization go
on and we will elect five governors in 1900,
where we elected but one in 1898, at the
least possible estimate. The Peoples party
is not dead by whole lot.-Southern Mer-
curry.
The criminal when his rascallity be-
comes too we'll known changes his name.
What has the Peoples party ever done
that it should resort to the same dis
graceful expedient? Will it smell any
sweeter under another name?
1t has been the brains of American
politics during the past ten years. Free
silver, greenback paper money, postal
savings banks, the initiative and refer
endum, and score of great reforms have
come out of it's armory. What has it
done that it should be ashamed of
itself? Why should it turn back on
itself and travel under an alias?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15
A Great Danger.

Ex-Gov. Hoard, of Wisconsin, thus
expresses himself on the senatorial con-
test that is about to open at Madison
in January:
There is no feature of our national
life more dangerous to the principle Of
representative government, more cor
rupting and debauching in it's effect upon
our state legislature than our present
method of electing federal senator's.
''Rich men without one single quail
fication that should entitle them to that
duty or distinction push themselves on
the dominant party, and absolutely buy
their way into the senate.
wisconsin has felt the blight Of this
corrupt commercialism, and it has come
to pass, that in the opinion of a large
proportion of the politicians of all par
ties, no man is a fit candidate for sena-
torial honors unless he is rich.
"a leading member of the Milwaukee
Republican machine was heard the 9TH
er day to sneer at a candidate to the
United States senate in these words:
HE can't go to the senate. Why, d--m
him, he hasn't got any money Intel
lect, patriotism and ability to serve the
people of his state are no longer gov
erning considerations for this office.
us he rich? Will he shell out libar-
ally to the party and politicians? Will h ,
train with the corrupt machine and
help them hold up the corporation and
prostitute legislation to their liking?
These are the things mainly sought
for i'll a candidate by the political mer-
chant who seek to dominate both the
Democratic and Republican parties.
A partial remedy for this debauchirg
tendency would be for each party 10
nominate a candidate for the federal SEN
ate at their conventions. Next to an
election direct at the polls, which is
barred now by the national constitution,
party nomination is the nearest to an
expression Of the popular will.
The rank and file Of the several par
ties have it in their power, if they will
to hasten such reform Let it be talked
everywhere. Then let every assembly
and county convention adopt resolutions
favoring such a procedure at the state
conventions.
In this way we will soon bring about
state OF affairs that will materially les
sen at least the power Of money in de.
Gliding our senatorial contests. It will
give state chance to be represented
oy brains rather than swollen pocket
book
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15

recognized them ana would spread the
news, and they would be cap
tured. Jesse James, who was of the
party, proposed that, they kill him for
their own safety. The Youngers objected
and declared they would defend him
with their lives. Jesse then advocated
gagging the prisoner and tying him to
a tree in the forest. Cole Younger said
this would be worse than killing him
outright-aS he might starve to death.
Upon this the party split up, the Jameses
going southwest and escaping, while the
Youngers and their followers went to-
wards Madelia. The latter, however,
made the farmer swear that he would
never tell he had met them; and he
showed his gratitude for his life by
putting the pursuers on their tracks;
and they were soon overtaken and cap
tured
Let this good act be remembered in
their favor now. They deserved pun
ishment, and they have expiated their
crime by twenty three years of a liv-
ing death. --- T>@-,a
Let them go back to their own state.
they are old men now-and employ
the few remaining years of their lives
IN the duties of good citizenship. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15
THE THYME DEAL,
Some Interesting Questions Asked-A
Sensible Letter.

To the Editor OF the. Representatives:
In regard to my Letter to the Irvine inves-
tigatfon committee. my 1Gea was not to
complain against the profit made by the
state renitentiary Il the price Of Irvine
remained fixed at Il reasonable figure The
prison should be Self-suppOrt.nG, and as to
the extent convict labor comes in competi-
tion with other labor think 1t is insg-
nficant. Eut I would ike to know the rea-
son why the bulk of the twine manufactuc-
ed at the prison in 1898 was sold to dealers
early in the year SO that when the time
care for the farmers to order Irvine there
was a sheer lack of it.
The twine trust had a tight grip on the
farmers last year, and the warden helped
the trust to get a still tighter grip.
The prison managers were not 50 ignorant
that they did not know at what time Of
the year the farmers would order most of
their Irvine; and that there was nothing to
prevent the dealers from charging trust
prices
According to Mr.. Wolfer's figures more
than half the Irvine output of 1896 was sold
in June. In 1897 one-third of it was sold in
June and July. and in 1893 less than one per
cent for the months of June and July. Mr..
Wolfer claims substantially, that the rea-
son why he sold great quantities of twine to
dealers early was that he was afraid that
he would have a lot Of unsold stock on hand
al the close of the season. What difference
If the whole 100000 pounds had been left
on his hands? God knows the farmers
could get all the twine they wanted-at
trust prices.
that the charges made in the letters of
Mr.. Roach and myself were untrue. have
records and witnesses to prove that the
charges made In my letter were true, and
would like to appear before the committee
and make It known. The record as well as
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15
APPROVING OUR WORK.

Inc PopulistS of Minnesota are moving in
the direction of thorough reorganizati ton
OF their forces for the contest OF 1890 The
Following Is the plan of organizat on adopt
eu Dy them, under which the unit of organi-
zatlon Will be the primary and each voting
precinct will have a primary club or or
sahlZauon, the president, secretary treas
Crer and two election judges being the
primary committee. The chairmen of Inc
primary committee will constitute the coun-
" committee and the chairmen of the
county committee will constitute the state
central committee. The state central com
inlttee VIII choose three representatives for
the national committee. Provision has been
!nade Tor organizers and a circulating
library 10 advertise the party and strength
en- II IN every precinct. A candidate for
Office must receive q majority vote of the
members of his precinct club, a nominee
Tor legislative district must have the in
dorsement of two precinct clubs: for
judicial. four Endorsements; for state. ten.
NO candidate belonging to anv other nartv
Is TO be Endorsed. The referendum ballot
is to declare the cardinal tenents of ponu-
ism. The plan seems to be a good one Do
not the Populists in Texas think that if Is
ABOUT time we were moving to the same
end?-Southern Mercury.
we are glad to have these words of
approval from one of the leading Ponu-
lists of the South.
1t should encourage our leaders to
persevere.
The clubs will be the backbone of the
Peoples Party. If we had had such a
system in 1898 we would not have seen
our state convention taken possession
OF by men who were never before heard
of as Populists.
Build from the ground up, and build
on solid foundation. ID
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15
THE YOy-NGCR BROTHERS.

Senator Wilson, of Hennepin county,
has introduced bill 10 the state senate
which will practically effect the rar-
doning of the Younger brothers, if it
becomes law.
''Tt is to amend the parole law Of this
state so that prisoners sentenced for life
and who may have served over 20 years in
prison. with a good prison record, may be
granted Il parole, !iLlit.esS as to geographic
cal restrict Oas.
These paroles may be issued by the
board Of prison mana gers. and in the case
Of the Youngcrs would allow them to return
10 Missouri. or any other state. and from
there. of course, they could not be brought
back without eXtradit:on papers.
The ordinary parole requires the prisoner
to remain within the boundaries Of this
state.
The bill went to tie committee on state
prison and re1ormatocy."
We hope the bill will pass. The two
Younger brothers have served twenty
three years in the Saltwater peniten-
tiary, and have an excellent record for
conduct in the prison. Since they were
convicted nearly one hundred ''Hfers"
have been pardoned-some after serv-
ing only three or four years. But there
was no mercy for the Youngers. Their
Cfense was that they robbed a BANK!
That was the sin against the Holy
Ghost" For that there was to be no
pardon in this world or the next. If
they had simply killed a man thew
would have been pardoned long ago:
but rob bank! Mankind held I'D it's
hands with indignant horror!
And yet there are shaving shops''
IN Western Minnesota, called banks. that
nave plundered the people worse than
all the Youngers that ever lived.
The Youngers come of a good family
IN Missouri; but they reached manhood
In the midst of terrible civil war. when
all the worst passions of the human
heart were let loose. The horrors If
that conflict in Western Missouri have
never been written and probably never
will be.
Inc crimes Of the Youngers were the
legitimate outgrowth of that awfu,
epoch, when the hand of brother wac
raised against brother, and the midnight
SKY was lighted daily by the glare Of
burning homesteads. They carried on
war against society even after the
civil war was over. They were not petty
thieves, but marauders, who took their
lives in their hands and boldly attacked
law and government; and their crimes
were dignified by splendid courage that
would have rendered regular warfare
glorious.
While striving to escape after the
Mortified robbery they encountered in
the woods near Mankato, a farmer
looking for his cows. They saw he