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BRYAN AND SEWALL
Nebraska's Eloquent Orator
for President.
ON THE FIFTH BALLOT.
Sewall, the Maine Ship build
er, His Running Mate.
The roll of the states was ordered for
the first ballot. Alabama cast 22 for
Boiee, Arkansas 10 for Bland. Colorado
was . paaiedr Connecticut cast two for
RuBBell, the other 10 refusing to vote.
Florida gave Bland 2, Bryan. 1, Boise 1,
Pattiaon 1, Blackburn 1, Matthews 2.
Georgia cast 25 for Bryan, Illinois 43 for
Bland, Indiana 30 for Matthew", Iowa 26
for Boise, Kansas 20 for Bland, Kentucky
26 for Blackburn, Louisiana 16 for Bryan,
Idaho 6 for Bland, Maine 5 for Pattison,
2 for Bland, 2 for Bryan, 3 not voting ;
Maryland 11 for Pattison, 4 Bryan, 1 not
voting ; Massachusetts asked to be paused
and was paesed ; Michigan gave 9 to Bry
an, 4 to Boise, 5 to Bland, 10 not voting.
Tbe vote was challenged and several of
the Michigan delegates refused to vote
when their names was called, The roll
of Michigan resulted in 10 not voting, 7
for Bryan, Boise 4. Minnesota cast 1 for
Stevenson, 2 Bryan, 1 Blackburn, 2 Pat
tison, 4 Boiee, not voting 8 ; Mississippi
13 for Bryan, Missouri . 34 for Bland.
Montana Bryan 2, Blackburn 3,- Bland 1 ;
Nebraska 16 for Bryan j Nevada 3 to
Matthews and 3 to McLean; New Hamp
shire 7 declined to vote and 1 voted for
Pattison. New Jersey declined to vote,
as did also New York." There was great
cheering and the chairman tried in vain
to restrain . tbe demonstration. North
Carolina caet 22 for Bryan ; North Dako
ta 6 for Boise. . Ohio 46 for McLean
under the nnit rule. Ohio'a vote was
challenged and a call of the state ordered,
Oregon gave 8 to Pennoyer. Pennsyl
vania 64 for Pattison, Rhode Island 6 lo
Pattison and tw o deel ined to vote. Sout h
Carolina 17 to Tillman and 1 not voting ;
South Dakota 6 to Bryan, I to Pattison,
16 not voting j Tennessee 24 to Bland
under the unit rule; the vote was chal
lenged and a roll of the state ordered.
8everal of the Tennessee votes were cast
for Bryan but under tbe unit rule her 24
votes go to Blaud. Texas 20 to Bland;
tJtfth 6 to Bland; Vermont 4 to Bryan
nd 4 declined .to vote; Virginia 24 to
Blackburn. Washington 1 to Bryan and
7 to Bland ; West Virginia 12 for Black
ourn. Wisconsin declined to vote.
Hogan of Wisconsin, says the unit rule
does not exist and demanded the right to
vote. General Bragg, nnder instructions
of the majority, had absolute power in
the matter. The Wisconsin state roll
was called. All declined to vote except
two, who voted for Bryan. Bragg read
the instructions from the state conven
tion to the delegates, which instructed
them to vote as a unit, and made the
point ol order that nnder the instructions
the state must be passed. Dockery
claimed the privilege and right to cast
his vote, and the chair decided that the
instructions are not to abstain from vot
ing, but that the minority cannot cast
the entire vote of the state, so two were
allowed to vote and the other 10 declined.
Wyoming cast 6 for Blackburn ; Alaska 6
for Bland ; Arizona 6 for Bland ; District
of Columbia 5 lor McLean ; New Mexico
6 for. Bland; Indian Territory 6 for
Bland. . .
The official first ballot, after corrections
on account of absentees and disinclination
to vote, resulted : Bland 233 ; Boise 86 ;
Matthews 57; McLean 54; Bryan .105;
Blackburn 83 ; Pattison 95 ; Pen noyer 10 ;
Tillman 17; Campbell 12; Russell 2;
Hill 1; Stevenson 2; Teller 8. Not vot
ing 185. -
The second ballot resulted Bland 257;
Boise 35; Matthews 35; McLean 54;
Bryan 186; Blackburn 39; Pattison 99;
Pennoyer 8; Teller 8; Stevenson 6;
Hill 1.
The third ballot was then taken and
resulted: Bland 292; Bryan 228; the
others virtually unchanged.
On the fourth ballot Alabama cast her
23 votes for Bryan, which called forth
tremendous cheering. Efforts made to
create a demonstration for Bryan were
quelled by vigorous pounding of tbe
.-uairman. On this b.allot Bryan gained
59 votes and Bland lost 74. The official
fourth ballot, after correction, was:
Bland 241; Bryan 280; Boise 33; Matt
hews 36 ; McLean 46.
Upon tbe announcement of the vote a
great demonstration broke loose in the
hall Many delegates seizsd their guid
ons and congregated at the Nebraska
seats. Hats, handkerchiefs and flg
were waved, men and women shouted
themselves hoarse and the chairman
gave op trying torettore order. The
Kuidons of the following states were
rarried around the ball and taken to
Nebraska's Beats: Colorado,' Kansas,
Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, . Louisiana,
Mississippi, Minnesota, couth Dakota,
Alabama, Idaho, Georgia and California.
Mrs. Bryan, who was sitting on tbe plat
form, retained her composure, while
(hose around her were demonstrating
in the most exciting manner. -
The convention finally quieted down
and the chairman announced that un
der the rules of the last convention,
two-thirds of the votes given would
nominate candidates for president and
vice president, and a filth ballot was
ordered.
Illinois passed out for consultation.
Kentucky broke to Bryan and gave him
her 26 votes. Michigan did likewise
with her 28 votes. Tbo Illinois delega
tion returned io the hall amid great ex
citement. New York was called, but re
fused to answer. North Carolina went to
Bryan. Texas stuck to Bland, but Illi
nois broke to Bryan and the convention
went wild again. Ohio waa then called.
Tbe chairman of the delegaiion arose,
withdrew McLean, cast the vote of the
state for Bryen, and the Nebraska man
was nominated. Delegate Stone cf Mis-
toon took the pietforen and read a letter
from Bland requesting tht bis name f a
withdrawn at any timexj',!! it appe- j from
that some one else fwbuid. " " I
convention. He therefore withdrew
Bland's name and cast the vote of Mis
souri for Bryan. Iowa withdrew Boise
and gave her vote to Bryan ; ' Arkansas
also changed to Bryan.
. Tnrpie of Indiana moved thst tbe
nomination cf Bryan be made unanimous.
Therewere objections on the part ff tbe
states that refused to take rs:t in the
vote, but the chairman put the question
and declared Bryan nominated unani
mously, a majority voting for it.
The demonstrations were renewed,
though the participants socmed pretty
well exhausted by their previous
efforts.
TUB FLA8FOBH.
The platform which has been heralded
to the people of these United States by
the democratic party in convention as
sembled, on which it is predicted the
brilliant Bryan will be swept to victory
by a tidal wave is as follows :
We, the democrats of the United States,
in national convention aseembled, do re
affirm our allegiance to these great essen
tial principles of justice and liberty upon
which our institutions are founded, and
which the democratic party has main
tained from Jefferson's time to our own-
freedom of speech, freedom of the press,
freedom of conscience, the ; reservation
of personal rights, the equality cf all
citizens before the law. and the faithful
observance of constitutional limitations.
Recognising that the money question
is paramount to all others at this time,
we invite attention to the fact that the
federal constitution names silver and
gold together as the money metals of the
United States, and that the first coinage
law passed by congress nnder the consti
tution made the silver dollar the unit of
value'and admitted gold to free coinage,
at a ratio measured by the silver dollar
unit.
We declare that the act of 1873 de
monetizing silver without the knowledge
or approval of the American people has
resulted in the appreciation of gold end
a corresponding fall in the prices of
commodities produced by tho people ; a
heavy increase in the burden of taxation,
and of all debts, public and private ; the
enrichment of the money-lending classes
at home and abroad ; paralysis of indus
tries and impoverishment of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to the sin
gle gold standard, which has locked fast
the prosperity of an industrious people
in the paralysis of hard times. Gold
monometallism is a British policy,
founded upon British greed for gain and
piwer, and its general adeption .has
brought otber nations into financial Eer-'
vitude to London. It is not' only un
American, but anti-American, and it can
be fastened upon the United States only
by the stifling of that indomitable spirit
and love of liberty which proclaimed our
political independence in 1776 and won
it in the war of the Revolution.
We demand the immediate restoration
of the free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the present legal ratio of 16
to 1, without waiting for the aid or con
sent of any other nation. We demand
that the standard silver dollar shall be a
full legal tender, equally with gold, for
all debts, public and private, and wo
favor such legislation as will prevent tbe
demonetization of any kind of legal
tender money by private contract.
We are opposed to tbe policy and practice
of surrendering to holders of obligations of
the United Mates any option reserved by
law to the government of redeeming such
obligations in either silver coin or gold
coin.
We are opposed to the issuing of
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trafficing with banking syndicates which,
in exchange for bonds at an enormous
profit to themselves, supply the federal
treasury with gold to maintain a policy
of gold monometallism. .
Congress alone has power to coin and
issue money and President Jackson
declared that this power could not be
delegated to corporations or individuals.
We therefore demand that the power
to issue notes be taken from the banks
and that all paper shall be issued direct
ly by the treasury department. We
hold that tariff duties should be levied
solely for the purpose of revenue and
that taxation should be limited by
the needs of the government, honestly
and economically administered. ,We
denounce as disturbing . to business
the republican threat to restore the Mc
Kioley law, which has twice been con
demned by tho people in national
elections, and which, enacted under the
false plea of protection to borne industry,
proved a prolific breeder of trusts and
monopolies, enriching tbe few at the ex
pense of the many, restricted trade and
deprived the producers of the great Amer
ican staples of access to their natural
markets. Until the money question
is settled, we are opposed to any agitation
for further changes in our tariff laws ex
cept such as are necessary to make the
deficit in revenue, caused by the ad
verse decision of- the supreme court
as to the income tax.
There would have beeu no deficit in
the federal revenue during the last two
years but for tbe annulment by the
supreme court of the income tax law,
placed upon the statute books by a demo
cratic congress. The obstruction to an
income tax, which Jhe supreme court dis
covered in the constitution after it bad
laid bidden for a hundred years, must be
removed, to the end that accumulated
wealth may be made to bear its just share
of the burden of tbe government We,
therefore, favor an amendment to tbe
federal constitution that will permit the
levy of an income tax. We hold that tbe
efficient way - of protecting 'American
labor is to prevent tbe importation of
foreign pauper labor to compete with the
home market, and that the value of the
home market to our American farmers
and artisans is greatly reduced by a
vicious monetary system which depresses
the prices of their product below the cost
of production, and thus deprives them of
tbe means of satisfying their needs. We
denounce the profligate waste of tbe
money wrung from the people by oppres
sive taxation and lavish appropriations
of recant republican congresses, which
have kept taxes high, while the laborer
that pays them is unemployed, and pro
ducts of the people are depressed in price
until they no longer repay the cost of
production. Wo demand a return to that
simplicity and economy which best befits
a democratic government, and a redac
tion in the number of nselees offices, the
salaries of wbicb drain the substance of
the people. Confiding in Ibe justice of
our cause and the necessity of its success
at the polk, we submit the foreg-i-BZ
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citizens who approve them and who de
sire to have them made effective thrcugh
legislation for the relief of tbe people
and the - restoration of tho country's
prosperity. '
, WILLIAM J. BRYAN
William J. Bryan, the mtn whs wilt
I ear the demo- rat it; banner to victory in
the coming prenidt-ntial campaign, was
born in Salem, Illinois, March 19, 1800
He graduated at Illinois college in 1881
and attended Union Law college, in Chi
cago, two years; was admitted to the bar
and began to practice in Jacksonville.
October 1, 1887, be moved to Lincoln,
Nebraska, and continued the practice of
bis profession. Was elected to the Fifty
socond congress, as a democrat, by a
majority of 6713, in a district which two
years before gave over 3400 republican
majority. He rose to immediate promin
ence in tbe house y eloquent advocacy
of free silver coinage and the principles
of tariff reduction and reform. He
favors the election of United States
senators by the people, revenue by means
of an income tax, and sympathizes with
the masses who have been neglected in
legislation. He is an able constitutional
lawyer, very popular with his party and
in his community.
SEWELL NOMINATED.
The Man From Main Captures Second
Place.
Harold M. Sewell of Maine was nomin
ated for vice-president of the United
States by the national democratic con
vention, to serve in, conjunction with
William J. By ran, who was honored with
the presidential nomination. Mr Sewell
was nominated upon tho sixth ballot,
and after a close and excitir g race, which
looked at one time as though "Silver
Dick" Bland would be nominated, and at
another as though the lucky contestant
would be McLean of Ohio. The scenes
in the hall during the balloting were ex
citing in the extreme, and were second
only to the domonstrations made during
the balloting for the president.
Fithian of Illinois took tbe platform
and said be was not a candidate for nom
ination. He seconded tbe nomination of
8ibley.
A roll of the states was then ordered
called for the first ballot, and resulted :
Williams of Massachusetts -76; McLean
111; Clark 50; Fithian 1; Sewell 108;
Sibley 161 ; Williams of Illinois 22 ;' Har
rity 11, Bland 62; Blackburn 20; Teller
1 ; Pattison 2 : White 1 : not votins 230.
-Weate from Iowa withdrew the
name of Boies.
The second ballot resulted . VUiams
of Massachusetts 16; McLean 104; Oiu.k
22; Sewell 37; Sibley 116; Williams of
Illinois 14; Bland 286; Pattison ljnot
voting 22.
Third ballot Williams of Massachu
setts 16; McLean 210; Clark 22; Sewell
97; Sibley 50; Daniel 6; Harrity 19;
Bland 255 ; Pattison 1 ; not voting 257
Fourth ballot McLean 298; Williams
of Massachusetts 9; Clark 43; Sewell
261 f Daniel 50; Harrity 11; Pattison 1;
not voting 256. Necessary to a choice
450.
- On tbe fifth ballot there was a break to
Sewell of Maine, nnd when Illinois was
called she gave him her 48 votes, - which
insured his nomination. One state after
another then cfianged its vote to Sewell
and his nomination was made unanimous.
There was another demonstration in the
hall at this announcement. The dele
gates and galleries cheered vociferously,
hats, handkerchiefs and banners were
waved, the audience sang "Swanee
River," the band struck up "Yankee
Doodle," and wild pandemonium reigned.
There were loud cries for Sewell, but be
did not appear.
May Be a Sheep War.
The news comes from Grant county
that the sheep war, as it is called, is put
ting on an alarming aspect, and if sheep
men overstep the quarantine limits as
prescribed there will be bloodshed.
Early this spring the people of Fox
valley decided that sheep could not long
er be promiscuously herded in their val
ley, and thus notified all to that effect,
and, as a result of their determination,
two different bands were shot into over
there last week, and many sheep killed
and wounded. Last week a band of
sheep belonging to Scharff Bros, was shot
into, resulting in eight being killed out
right, and about a dozen wounded. The
next night a similar attack was made on
a baud belonging to John Nealan. This
time about 15 sheep were killed outright
and about CO wounded and will die. Tbe
herder, one of George Creign ton's boys,
was in bed asleep when tbe shooting oc
curred. A ball struck and killed bis dog,
by tbe bedside.
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SILVER THE SENTIMENT.
Plain Facts as Told By the
New York Herald.
In its issue of a recent date tbe New
York Herald, which is one of the leading
democratic journals of the United States
and which has been in favor of the single
gold standard, prints along article on tbe
growth of tbe silver- sentiment in the
Empire state. Startling headlines were
used. Tbe article was deemed so sensa
tional that it was telegraphed in its en
tirety to a number of papers in the West.
It follows:
"Portentous and menacing, a political
specter has risen in tbe rural counties of
this state, threatening to overshadow
parties and conditions and obliterate
partisan lines from the Pennsylvania
boundary to the St. Lawrence and from
Lake Erie to the Hudsou. The' farmers
are worshipping the silver calf. Iu many
of the counties there is no actual organi
sation of the friends of free silver.. An
organization and an active free silver
campaign would make many of the
strongest republican , counties in the
state doubtful in November."
Continuing the Herald says that oven
without an organization the free silver
farmers knocked the sound money men
off their feet in many places in tbe state
in tbe recent democratic primaries, and
proceeds to enumerate localities where
this has been done, prominent among
them being Buch counties as Lew and
Geneseee. The latter is the home of
"Bob" Maxwell, leader of the Cleveland
democracy in Western New York.
. On a teat vote the silver men knocked
out the friends of P. Flower in the second
district of Jefl'erpon county, and would
have carrier) both districts had they
been . ... -'Aniid. Si!v-r is likely to con
trol both pai t---;.:ziUoob in Lawrence
county, and tbe free fJlyer democrats of
Onondaga and Monroe counties were in
control at the Saratoga convention.
Summing up the whole situation, the
Herald says that the reports of its cor
respondents show that it is the republi
cans ratber than the democrats who
should be alarmed. The situation is like
a mountain forest in August, ready for
tbe match. The republican leaders are
in ignorance of the actual state of affairs
it has all come about in three or four
weeks. Tbe county democratic leaders,
having become acquainted with it in
their caucuses, are secretly anxious for
free silver to triumph in Chicago. . They
think they can shift the tariff issue and
carry tbe farmers almost solidly for free
silver. .
From St. Lawrence county the Her
ald's correspondent telegraphs that that
rock ribbed Gibraltar of republicanism' is
one enormouB debating society, and the
only subject debated ie free silver; the
tariff has been forgotten. The writer
portrays tbe deplorable condition of the
jarmers of that section of tbe state, and
says that tremendous fall in the prices of
1 farm produce has made the scarcity of
i money in the rural districts almost gro
tecqno. Cheese sells at from 6 to V
cents a pound ; butter has been down as
low as 10 cents; potatoes must be fed to
the stock.
When tbe Wilson bill was enacted
and Canadian bay began to come across
tbe line and undersell tbe New York
product the farmers were inclined to
blame tbe democratic party. Lately they
have been told that even if that be true
republicans will be powerless to give re
lief within a year or two, and that in the
meantime something must be done.
. That something they are beginning to
believe is free silver, and this belief has,
the writer says, become so deep seated
that that cection of the state has been
converted to free silver. Throe free silver
leagues have been organized in St.
Lawrence county alone, and others are
being rapidly organized in various
counties of the state. Senator Malby of
Ogdensburg is quoted as admitting that
the free silver element is unusually
strong.
From Water town comes the word tbat
the spread of tbe free silver sentiment is
astonishing, and bids fair to crystalize
unless something is done to counteract it.
Tbe editor of tbe Watertown Times,
W. D. McKestry , formerly one of the civil
service commissioners, went over the'
county and afterwards stated that what
he had learned about free silver in that
part of the state astounded him. If tho
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silver men only organized he thought the
result would be doubtful for the republi
cans. The Herald's correspondent
further said tbat he discovered the farm
ers were no longer thinking of the tariff
but of tbe benefit lo be derived from free
silver; one republican candidate for
sheriff and two for treasurer were making
a canvas on an out-and out free silver
platform; the cashier of tbe leading
financial institution of Watertown was
for free silver and republican farmers
were pouring into Watertown's book
stores for free silver literature ; that the
one great topic of conversation in fact the
only topic is the free coinage of silver
and the beneOcial effects it was declared
to be sure to have ou prices. .
As tbe correspondent writing from
Odwego puts it, that county has "gone
daft" on the question of free silver to
gether with tbe other northern counties
of that state. Tbe movement does not
appear to be confined etriotly to either
party. A free silver league of 100 mem
bers has been organized and is spreading
free silver literature and pledging farmers
to Bupport no candidate for tbe presi
dency unless he pledges himself to the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, The
free silver men have swallowed up what
is left of the democratic organization and
the Palladium, the democratic organ,
preparing to accept free silver in its last
issue publishes this editorial :
"A compromise or a straddle would be
disastrous. It would be cowardly. We
want no such thing iu the platform.
Win or loose at Chicago let us accept the
result and take the issue honestly to the
American people for final settlement.
Tbere must be no bolting, no truckling,
no deception, no bargains. Let us have
either a free silver platform or else one
declaring for the gold standard. Tbere
is no middle ground to take. New York
should puc up her fight and acquiesce in
the out come whatever it may be."
Tbe correspondent concludes with the
significant statement. "The thing one
most notices in talking to the farmers in
this country is a growing antipathy to
Wall street. It is simply a sun, but it is
a portent of sectional prejudices that bids
firir to run wild soon. One hears farmers
say on everlbnd that what Wall street
wants they are oppuaod to. This feeling
has traveled rapidly cast f?m the wheat
fields of the West.'! T r - . :
From Low ville, another Section of the.
state, the Herald gets tbe word that the
party lines are badly broken by the free
silver sentiment. - -
From Syracuse, N. Y., the Herald
prints the following dispatch :
"I am told by reliable persons who
have spent much time lately among the
farmers of Onondaga, Madison and
Onedia counties tbat the free silver senti
ment among the republican farmers has
developed wonderfully since the St.
Louis convention. The section is being
flooded with John R. McLean's Cincin
nati newspapers. The republican leaders
are immersed in a quarrel between T. O.
Piatt and Warner Miller, and are not
taking up the issue in time to prevent its
spread."
The town of Eemsera, in Onedia
county, is a hotbed for silver.
Resulted In Death.
i messenger from Granite arrived in
La Grande Sunday with news of the
death of George Brookover, a miner of
Granite, who a few days ago was wound
el by the accidental discharge of a shot
gun. The messenger's name was Paul
and he came for the purpose of sending
a telegram to friends of the deceased in
Walla Walla.
Tbe accident occurred on tbe 23d of
June. Brookover attempted to take the
shot gun out of his bed, when the ham
mer caught in the blankets and the con
tents of the gun wero discharged iu his
body. The wound was much more seri
ous than at. first surmined, and on the
morning of the Fourth the unfortunate
man died from the effect of the injury.
The remains were cent out by the way of
McEwen to Baker City, while the met
seoger came direct over the mountains to
La Grande.
Brookover formerly lived in Walla
Walla, and was a member of the Odd
Fellows' lodge at that place.
Now Chief Justice Moore.
There is a change in tbe chief justice
ship of the supreme court of Oregon,
Chief Justice Bean relinquishing the
title, which, in turn, was bestowed upon
Associate Justice Moore. There is no
change, however, in the personnel of tbe
court. Justice Bean, who has been at
SMITH, Athena, 0w
the head of the court tbe rBt two years,
boing re-elected to the bench, filed his
oath of office and became an associate
member, with Justice Wnlverron. Chief
Justice Moore will hi r.' the head of the
court for the ensuing two years, when,
by virtue of the biennial rotation estab
lished, Associate Justice Wolverton.will
become chief justice. "
CATHODE RAYS.
Successful Experiments With Them
in The Dalles.
Joseph A. McArtbur, electrician for
The Dalles Electric Light Co., ' bit
been conducting a number of experi
ments with X rays, and is much en
couraged with tbe success he has thus
far achieved, says tbe Times-Mountaineer.
He has an induction battery and peculiar
system of connecting the electrical cir
cuit, of his own invention, by which all
the force of tbe circuit is ntilized. This
he has attached to one of the most im
proved Grook'a tubes for producing .the
cathode rays, and is enabled to produce a
light of powerful penetration.
With an exposure of fifteen minutes he
has been able to photograph two sets of
engineer's tool through a half inch of
solid walnut, getting a perfect negative;
under an hour's exposure he got a per
fect photograph of his band, showing all
the bones and joints as plainly as if the
picture were taken from a hand from
which tbe flesh had been removed.
Today Mr. McArthur, assisted by Dr.
Hollister, made a test of the rays for a
practical purpose, and while the experi
ment was not entirely satisfactory, they
are encouraged to make another test.
The subject of the operation was M. M.
Nortis, who two years ago got the elbow
of his light arm caught in the gear of a
threshing machine, and had the bones
badly crushed. The wound has not
healed properly, and Dr. Hollister is con
vinced that a portion of the bone has de
cayed. To ascertain the location of the
diseased portion of the bone he desired
to secure a photograph of the elbow.
Mr Norris arm was subjected to an ex
posure of sixty-five minutes, with bis
arm lying on a sensitive negative plate
and underneath the cathode ray. Tbe
plate was then taken to Mrs. Hogan for
developement, and while it showed the
outlines of the bones, it was not suffici
ently distinct to meet the requirements
of the surgeon. Had the exposure lasted
longer, tbe experiment would have
proved a success. Another experiment
will be made in a few days, lasting an
hour and a half, when it is expected a
perfect photograph of the bones of the
elbow will be secured.
Wolfe Was Shot Ten Times.
The killing of Burdette Wolfe, in Grant
county, by tho posee that went to arrest
him for the murder of Andrew Artman,
is thus told by the Grant County News:
"Monday the deputies located their
man in a growth of underbrush a few
miles from the scene of his crime, and
for two days and nights they watched
and waited for an opportunity to capture
him, hoping that hunger would compel
him to surrender. Wednesday morning,
however, as the moon rose, he attempted
to make bis escape, and when command
ed to halt he began shooting at the de
puties, at uncomfortably short range.
They, in eelf-defenie, fired a few shots
and wounded him, when he became like
a raving manioc, refusing to say a word,
but charging furiously upon the deputies,
whose lives were then surely in danger.
He finally sank tn death, bis body
pierced by 10 balls from the rifles of the
deputies."
Mrs. Rhodie Noah, of this place, was
taken in tbe night with cramping pains
and the next day diarrhoea set in. She
took a half a bottle of blackberry cordial
but got no relief. She then sent to me
to bpo if I had anything that would help
her. I sent her a bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and the first dose relieved her. Another
of our neighbors has been sick for about
a weekend had tried different remedies
for diarrhoea but kept getting worse. I
sent him this same remedy. Only four
doses of it wero required to cure him.
He says he owes his recovery to this
wonderful remedy. Mrs. Mary Sibley,
Sidney, Mich. For sals by Oaburn.
To prevent pals and delicate children
from lapsing into chronic invalids later
in life, they should take Ayer's Sarsa
parilla together with plenty of wholesome
food and out-door 1 xercise. What they
need to build op the system is good red
blood.
Atherui, Oregon.
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