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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
An unsounp P1orosA1.
Bryan's Dangerous Bank ouasenfy
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ssn and Its y ak eposE
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Bryan has madS I'D deposit
gy6ntee his most distlef issue Of
this campaign. He has pressed 4 bard.
and our mail is flooded with inquiries
about its soundnesA No foreign gov
ernment has ever adopted T. The
countries Of the world have been busy
with banking and insurance . hong
time, and when an earnest but not very
thoroughly trained politician coneefor-
ward with q revolutionary proposition
the burden Of proof lies heavily ON him.
Regarding Mr.. Bryan's past record In
this field. Gov. Hughes has said:
"If all that Mr.. Bryan has favored
during the past twelve years had been
enacted into law, we should have been
overwhelmed with disaster and would
regard 1t az our chief business In the
future to ind a way Of escape from
the meshes OF ill-considered legislation
in which we should have been en-
tangled. 1t is fortunate for him as
well as for US that he was defeated.
and whatever may be his present polit-
ical potentalty can be ascribed to the
fact that hitherto he has not been per-
mitted to carry out his program"
That Judgment Is severe, and will
hurt the feelings Of many of Mr..
Bryans friends, but who can doubt ito
accuracy?
Mr.. Bryan's scheme, which he, calls
guarantee, is an insurance proposition,
and it Is entirely mutual in its nature.
The government does not stand back Of
it. There are no stock holders who
pledge their resources There is moth
ing. except a certain definite and lim-
tied fund This fund is to be used to
insure risks which are not selected. 1t
is to insure all alike, good or bad, and
all at the very same rate. The real
working Of the scheme amounts to this:
the stockholders Of an Indiana bank
guarantee that the assets (which they
are not allowed to see) of, say, an
Idaho bank are and shall continue to
be good; and that the directors of the
Idaho bank lover whom they have no
control) shall always be men Of recti-
tude and sound judgment. Mr.. Bryan
lulIlkS that lulS lille fuCd VI Will
prevent panics. In 1893 the existence
OF gold fund to guarantee the pay
ment of government currency IN gold
many times larger proportionately than
the deposit guarantee fund would be
was Of no avail in preventing a gold
panic. In 1907 a currency and specie
reserve fund in the national banks.
equal to about 10 per cent Of their de-
posits. did not prevent one sf the
most frantic currepcy panics IN the his
tory Of the national banking system.
What reason is there to think that, IN
times of stress and uncertainty, fund
Of few millions to guarantee deposits
Of $13,OOO,OOO,OOO would have any more
reassuring effect? The scheme b worth
little or nothing as protection. It
would greatly increase the number Of
failures by the encouragement Of Ieck-
less banking. 1t would not help to meet
panIcs. 1t would help greatly - bring
them about.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
Idle worlne. ana Bryan.

(Beveridge at Terre Haute. 1nd.)
Suppose Mr.. Bryan should bs elsce
ed president. Does any laborer think
that would help the rapidly recoverins
business Of the nation, on which tns
employment Of labor depends! HOW
many mills would Mr.. Bryans elsction
open7 How many idle workingne.
would It send back to factory and mins'
Let the workingman discuss with nis
family this practical question OF 'n."
daily bread, and then vote a. inc
terests Of his own nresids tell hl0 "
vots."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-17
BRYAN has become distinctly

Bryan has become distinctly and
desperately personal in his latest
speeches. His attacks upon Mr.. Rooss-
welt and Mr. Taft give warmth and
heat to the campaign. but they do not
contribute to logic and reason.-Balti-
more American.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-16
BRYAN NOMINATED
ON FIRST BALLOT

dress Of Congressman Henry ID. Clayton
OF Alabama, permanent chairman Of the
convention. When the session opened
tonight every formality Of organization
had been completed and the decks were
clear for the supreme work Of adopting
the platform and naming the candidates.
The scenes within the convention am
phitheater today repeated those Of pre-
vious days in the magnitude Of the gath
ering and the eager enthusiasm of the
throngs. There were frequent demon
STATIONS as the names Of party idols
or JeGersonian principles were pro
nounced, but there was no repetition
during the early session Of the tumultu-
Gus record breaking demonstration Of
yesterday
The address Of the permanent chair.
man. Mr.. Clayton, proved TO be a caustic
arraignment Of the failure Of Roosevelt
policies and an enunciation Of Demo
cratic doctrine. The ringing voice Of the
orator and the emphasis Of his gestures
stirred the listening thousands TO fire.
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ooINo HOME
Prem Fourth ceI.brs,lon. Keu,uesisr.
Fought on Train With Fatal Resvita

Lexington. Ky.-Four men were
wounded. two probably fatally. In a
battle on Lexington a Eastern train,
near Clay City.
Gordon Nelson. cattle dealer. Of
Winchester, and Floyd Horton. OF ~
iotview. an employe OF Jack Conner,
partner Of Nelson. had been attending
an Independence day celebration at
Clay City. and quarreled over q cattle
trade.
The quarrel was renewed on the
train. Horton drew a knife and Mel.
son revolver. Passengers became
panic-stricken and rushed for the
doors Many we're knocked down and
trampled. Horton closed ON Nelson
and began stabblng him.
When the train was stopped NJ
Shawnee Il was found that Horton had
been shot through the left breast and
Nelson was stabbed IN the left tenn.
ple. Both were unconscious.
Miller Dennis. Of Winchester. a ras.
senger was shot through the neck. c.
r. Gambon. also OF Winchester. was
cut by flying glass uambon left the
train at Winchester. but the others
we're brought to Lexington and placed
in Good Samaritan hospital. The ply.
sicians say there Is little chance for
the recovery Of Nelson and Horton.
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MOTHER DEAD, CHILD MISSING
Mrs. Ada Riechers Found Murdered
in Her Cottage Home.

Hot Springs, Ark.-A mother and
wife occupying slab at local morgue,
two little blue-eyed boys less than !
years Of age being cared for by kindly
neighbors, a 9-year-old sister and daugh-
ter OF the dead woman either kidnapped
or murdered, a husband hurrying from
Texas to the scene, and lone muir
derer lodging detectives OF four States,
are the strange complications arising
from the staying in this city yesterday
OF Mrs. Ada Riechers, who came here
recently from Texas with her children.
1t is only from tangled bits OF evil
dence that the story OF the tragedy Is
CLEANED, the story Of woman about
her housework, interrupted by an un-
known man, strangled with q long,
wrinkled towel, her head beaten TO a
pulp, and then, when death throes were
on, the towel removed from the throat
and with the handle OF a heavy ham
mer that had battered her head and
face. the towel was jsbbed down the
throat of the woman, a process that
knocked out halt her upper teeth and
broke a jaw bone.
Two weeks ago Mrs. Reichers hrst
appeared here, securing board at a
home on Malvern avenue. Four days
ago she rented furnished cottage
apartment at ll2 Kirk street, the scene
of the tragedy. Neighbors knew moth
ing OF the new tenants, except that
there was q woman OF about "a years, a
little girl years of age. and two little
boys 5 and 3 years, who played about
the yard in jumpers. There was
lodger', a man of ordinary looks, who
came and went quietly.
The remainder of the story was CLEAN
ed from the talk OF the little 5-year-old
Frank Riechers.
TIE lodger was known to the tot as
"Orgy." This same name, and with
the same pronunciation, is applied to
the missing sister.
The babe knows nothing OF the
strange man, other than that the mother
called him Orgy, and they called him
that, too.
Yesterday afternoon he disappeared,
taking Orgy with him, since which
time he has not been seen.
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kgNTuckIAN KIDNAPPED
Friends OF Missing Farmer Thin. u,
Has Been Murdered.

HopkinsviIie. Ky.-some OF tho -.
diers who have been stationed IN rr,.
county came here and left. Il
isved. for Cobb. Caldwell county
permanent camp. u In believed -
be established there. The latest A..
relations In Western KENTUCKY s., !.
ported TO have taken place IN tho -.
ritory between Cerulean Spring, -,
Cobb. There In a persistent rr,.
that a young farmer near the Caldv,s
county line was taken out Of hls HON.
on the night Of May n by night rls.,
and has not been heard from sl,,,
one theory IL that he was murder,
AZ he had been previously threates.,
A barn In the same neighborhood ~,
destroyed by IRE while the owner NJ,
away. II II reported that the peos,,
OF Cobb are much opposed 10 hsv,,
soldiers stationed there. and tha, me-,
will refuse to sell the camp supplies
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HEuE AND ANNA MARRIED
Only Few Witnesses Saw the Couple
Join Hands.

London. Madame Anna Gould and
Prince Helie de Sagan were married at
o registry Office In Henrietta street of
Covent Garden today. A subsequent
ceremony was conducted at the French
Protestant church on Soho Square.
There was absolutely no secrecy about
the wedding. The prince and Madame
Gould made determined effort 10 es.
cape the crowd. They had large mo-
tor car waiting at the main entrance of
the hotel all morning. When the hour
for them to leave arrived. however, the
couple, accompanied by three friends,
left the hotel by rear door and, enter
Ing ordinary cabs, drove to the back
entrance Of the registry office, where
they were married in the presence OF q
few friends.
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NIGHT RIDERS OUT AGAIN.
Galloway County Farmers Visited
by Band Of Two Hundred.

Paducah, KY. = Recent incendiary
speeches made in the eastern part O
Galloway county, which was the center
of night rider troubles few months
ago, have had their effect and serious
trouble is threatened.
A report received from Murray today
was TO the effect that about 200 nigh,
riders surrounded the homes of Frank
Mardis, Will Dyer and other farmers
who are Witnesses for the common.
wealth in night rider cases, and fired
several hundred shots, ostensibly for
the purpose OF intimidating them.
Nearly all of the soldiers have been
Withdrawn from Galloway county. Pre-
dictions were made that trouble would
break out again when the soldiers left.
More troops have been requested, and
when they reach Murray the county
will be patrolled nightly.
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FINAL STEP TAKEN
IN Court In Caleb Powers Case, which
Has Cost the state $4,000.

Frankfort, Ky.-when Judge J. 3.
Morris. In Georgetown. ordered the
case Of the commonwealth agains, Ca.
leh Powers stricken from the docket
OF the Scott circuit court the last step
IN this noted murder case was taken.
Judge Morris ordered the expense
o, the las; trial. amounting TO 5000.
paid. and the Marlin ride said TO have
been uEed In killing Gocbci. returned
to Grant l. Roberts. Of this city. The
trial OF Powers has cost the state
$4,000.
The cases Of Taylor. Finley and 9th
ers will be called a, the next term o.
the Franklin circuit court. and Gov.
Wilson will be asked 10 issue rcquisi.
tlons for the two In Indiana
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LOADED Buoov rnlp
Used To XIII Rival For Young Wa.
ana Hand.

catlettsburs. Ky.-walking ho-,
from Grassy Church. about sh mia
south OF this city. william Noble A.
81, was assaulted by John Nlehot
who dealt him a blow on the hai
with the loaded butt OF a buggy Win
inficting an injury which resulted !
the death OF Noble.
An examination showed that a bod
vessel had been broken In the bun
Nichols had threatened 10 kll a.,
man who dared 10 par attention 70 |,
certain young woman. when b. ur
Noble with her he made good "a
threat. Nichols came to this city I'd
when u was learned that bis v.r-
had died he made his escape and Id
not been arrested.
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Wa Forced To steal.

Louisville. Ky.--Lester Tadd. one OF
two men arrested on a charge OF hAv.
Ing robbed the Kosmosdale post ONCE.
near here. claims TO be a Yale alum
nus. and says that he war forced TO
steal to buy bread for his wife and
child. He was taken into custody
together with Thomas Littlewood
Their cases were transferred TO the
federal court.
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B,l,,o, Gaze Paused

Lexington. Ky.-Thc case Of William
Britton. charged with tho assasSina-
tion Of James Cockreli. in Breathitt
county. was continued until the next
term OF the Fayette circuit court on
motion OF the commonwealth. A sim.
liar charge against Alexander and II
bert Hargis and lease Splcer was
passed until later. but they will also
be continued. II Is believed the cases
will ultimately be filed away.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-16
LAST OF LATONlA RACING
Horsemen Abandon idea of Holding
Another Meet

Latonia, Ky.-The last race Of the
present season, run at Latonia track
this afternoon, may mean the closing OF
the Latonia course. The action Of the
directors in so abruptly closing down
came as a hard blow to horsemen, who
were caught with horses on their hands
and no place to race them and give
them a chance to earn feed. Some OF
the jockey club directors are quoted as
saying that the track will not be re-
opened again under present conditions.
The conditions referred to are the re-
strictions on the racing game enforced
by the state racing association. As its
rulings seem TO prevail In the future, it
Is proposed that the track will remain
closed for good. -
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, Singleton. slsysr Arrsr,d

Newport. Ky.-Waiter wcs' al
Grace Blliingsby. accused Of The nr
der OF Squire Robert l.. slnslelot q
this city. nearly year aFo. are uut.
arrest The woman was ARRESTED 4
Chicago and West vas found lr b.,
ten. They will be brought 10 Gina
natl. The arrest Of the couple c'sl-
up one of the most brutal murln
committed In this section IN Yeas
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sInrI,,en,, Son DC. sudden,

Newport. Ky.--Frci G. Singles
sor OF the late Squire Edward s.rS
ton. Was suddenly stricken whsn d
tiled Of the arrest Of the couple b
the murder Of his father. and ts
soon after his physician arrived n
physician says he died from an =
icptic convulsion. brought on BY 4
shock OF the notification OF the 'ru
Of the couple who are being bed I
the murder OF his father.
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Formed state Body.

Louisville. Ky.--A delegaiion
boomers went TO Eminencc. Nhr-e
conference on better highway ID
held Former Lieut.. Gov. 1hc1i
made the address OF welcome Il
Gov. Wilson was among the spcai I
The ststN Good Roads association 4
formed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-16
Robbed While Ne Slept

Lexington. Ky.-c. Diokerson.
Gently discharged soldier from
Douglass. Salt Lake city. who q
here In company with n sailor na'
Butler. reported to the police
he had been robbed OF f2l5 VI
he slept.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-16
L.,onI. Meeting Close, Down

Covington. Ky.-Latonia's sF'
meeting came to an end with The =
ming OF the card for the thir'yn
day. The meeting has been "a
cial failure and the association c'a
ed TO close. II Ia now thought 2
the race track will never reopen
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Rraeksn Gets Her share.

Augusta. Ky.-Equity officials ,
are In receipt Of a check for 1N
In part payment for 1906 Equiv
bacco shipped from this county u
makes $4,000 sent into this eo-
during the past two weeks In pA!I
for Equity tobacco.
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Twenty VIII Contest.

Frankfort. ky.-Twelve mon 81
compose the team TO reprss,ni X
lucky at the national shoot At Ca
Perry. and they are TO be selected n
20 militiamen who have qualiht
sharpshootcrs. The 20 men will 'h'
20 decide who will compose the go
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-16

Fullerton. Ky.-The Columbia Gas
& Electric Co. OF Cincinnati. has nm.
ished the survey for It's pipe line from
the West Virginia fields TO the ohio
river. completing the longest survey
for this purpose In the whole world
The line crosses the Big Sandy river
north OF Louisa and strikes this eoun.
~ at Cannonsourg. extending down
Tygart's creek
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Still Ia Captured.

owingsville, Ky.-Dcputy United
States Marshal Sam Jackson. OF this
place, and posse. after several days
search In Powell county. found a new
copper still containing 500 gallons OF
beer, which they destroyed. All the
operators escaped.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-16
v.rsItY Student Drowned.

Louisville. Ky.-Harold J. Murray.
70. a student at State university. was
drowned In sight OF several friends in
the Ohio river. near Goose Island.
Murray was swimming along by a
boat. The wind swept the boat away.
and as his comrades could not swim
Murray was left to drown.
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VIM Delays MEETING.

MI. Sterling. Ky.-The meeting OF
the republican state central commit
tee, called for Wednesday next. was
postponed by Chairman VIM until
"wednesday, July nc. The meeting
will be held In Louisville.
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STRANGE Assault Case.

Louisville. Ky.--After attacklns
ward o'Brien In the Confederaie
Grams home at Pewee Valley "'p
Gx. John McCreary went TO Las'c
"a surrender 10 the authorities' =
are inmates OF the home.
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chsa D. eutner sueeunb..

Frankfort. Ky-Judge Charles ID.
Butner. aged ~ years. prominent
jurist and politician. died at Tyrone.
He was a nrst cousin Of senstor-elect
w, o. Bradley He was well known
throughout the state.
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Found Under a BED.

Louisville. Ky.-Tsylor smith. col.
cred, was arrested and placed in Jail
by the police. lie was discovered In
an Intoxicated state. with knife ia
hand, under bed in the residence Of
G. s. Humphrey.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-16

Frankfort. Ky.-Auiitor h. Z D" 10
WAS restrained from filing pa'',.
1000 acres OF coal and timber Il
In Whiteley county. kentueAy'
case will so into the state fiscal "
To be tried out on It's merits
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-16
Money For Tobacco Growers

Lexington. Ky.--Seeretary Clail
the Fayette board OF control. dH
uted $4,000 TO tobacco groNe'
this county whose pooled tobacco
recently sold.
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GANGS ALL HERE.

The crowd in the parade was not near.
~ so numerous ~ taat Of yesterday,
and many delegates, mindful Of torn
clothing. trampcd toes and sore throats
remained upon their chairs watching the
demonstration. II was not that their
loyalty was less than the DAY before,
but they had been through the battle
once, and all Of them were not anxious
for a repetition u their nerve racking
and lung-tearing experience Of the day
before.
Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here" from
the busy gallery hand set the crowd TO
singing, and moment later. under the
lead Of crashing brass, the chorus was
changed into a deaicning roar Of Tam
man-cei"
Many of the delegates in the midst OF
the struggling. crushing turmoil ON the
floor lost their hats. their coats and
anally stripped themselves Of collars
and ties.
After thirty minutes OF the demonstra-
tion, the pounding Of Chairman Clay
tons immense gavel could be heard
above the roar Of the crowd. At first.
however, II seemed only 90 serve AZ an
incentive 10 greater outpouring Of what
seemed 10 be an inexharstible supply
Of BRYAN cheers
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CLARK Addresses A,.oei,,Ior.

Louisville. KY. II. Clark. OF Gin.
sinnati. was the chief speaker al the
session OF the Kentucky Funeral Di.
rectors' association. lie spoke on
"Embalming and Sanitation"
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APPLAUSE is FREQUENT.

As Mr. Dunn proceeded. almost every
allusion he made 20 the character ot Mr..
Bryan was enthusiastically applauded,
although he had not yet megtioned the
name of the Nebraska candidate.
When Mr.. Dunn declared that his can.
didate was the choice Of the militant
Democracy OF the country, the conven-
ton broke in with wild cheers. The
ever ready flags were tossed aloft, and
a roar Of applause swept through the
hall. While the cheering was at its
height white dove was let loose from
the gallery and flew across the conven-
ton hall, while the delegates hailed II
with great enthusiasm and oheered az
long as IL was in sight.
Mr.. Dunn brought out the name Of
William Jennings Bryan with intense
dramatic force, and the response from
the great throng was electric. The dele.
gates sprang up, the galleries followed
suit and the demonstration was under
way in a manner that promised 10 rival
yesterdays exhibition Of enthusiasm.
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Denver, July io.-Mr. Bryan was
nominated at $3.50 o'clock ON the first
ballot. He got the nomination on Penn
sylvania's vote.
Unofficial total; Bryan s92i9, John
son 4e, Gray S9l5.
The solid vote Of New York was chal-
lenged after being cast for Bryan. Con.
nors and Murphy voted for Bryan; Park.
er did not.
Pennsylvania's vote was polled after
being challenged.
Hammond of Minnesota moved to
make the nomination OF Bryan unani
nous.
Gray of Maryland moved to make II
unanimous.
Delaware moved TO make IL unani-
nous.
Bryan's nomination was made unani.
nous.
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brown hair, which, owing 20 the EN-
phatic manner in which he executed his
speech with his head, was soon touching
the center of his forehead. lie spoke
clearly and with a pleasing manner Of
delixerx
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PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.

The opening session today lasted
three hours and brought about the com
pletion Of the permanent organization of
the convention with the resounding ad-