AT FRIGHTFUL COST.
A Mob Repulsed, and tho Law Vin
dicated, in Bloodshed.
Would-Be Lynchers Attempt to Secure
FoMeiwloa of m Colored Brute
Three Are Killed and
TweWa Wounded.
Washington Court House, O., Oct.
19. Three men were killed and almost
a dozen injured, some fatally, by tbe
militia here Wednesday evening1 in the
endeavor to keep mobs from lynch
ing1 William Dolby, colored.
Dolby was brought here on Tuesday,
and Tuesday night the first mob ru
mors took shape. The local
militia was ordered out, and
later two companies from Co
lumbus reached here. Much indig
nation was manifested at the action
of the officials in thus putting a bar
between the mob and their prey, and on
all sides denunciations were frequent.
All classes were represented among
those who took this view of the situa
tion, though maoy deplored the law
less spirit manifested.
Later in the day a special grand jury
was iropannelled and the negro was
DAGMAR MARIE FEODOROVNA, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
Recent reports are to the effect that the Czarina will be the virtual ruler of tbe Russlaa
empire until her husband's recovery from bis present serious illness, or his death. The em
press is forty-seven years of age. a daughter of the King of Denmark and sister of tbe Princess
of Wales. She is said to be a woniau of remarkable executive ability and almost marvelous
tact, and has always shown a keen interest in the welfare of the ltussian people.
Indicted. The militia companies
formed at the west side of the court
house while the sheriff and Deputy
James Busick went to the jail for the
prisoner.
Struck Down by a Soldier.
The sheriff and his deputies had
hr.rdly emerged from '.he jail door
when the acknowledged leader of the
crowd, Henry Kirk, who vnarried Mrs.
Boyd's sister, rushed toward the
trembling wretch, protected by the
worn officers of the law. and breaking
the thin ranks of the stalwart
guard seized the culprit with a hand
of iron. Quick as a flash the musket
of a soldier was swung -with great
force and Mr. Kirk was dealt a blow
in the face. The angry crowd rushed
madly forward and in the rush swept
one gallant boy around the corner and
away from his company but he quick
ly returned to his post.
The curses and imprecations of the
thoroughly maddened crowd grew in
volume and the wretched prisoner
trembled like an aspen. His saddle
color became purple and he had to
be supported. Col. Coit rallied his
men for a supreme effort and the pris
oner was almost carried up the steps
and into the courthouse. There was
then a scene of intense excitement,
men armed with staves and any form
of weapon rushed blindly almost onto
the bayonets of the soldiery and some
so far forgot themselves as to rush al
most on the troops.
Warned tho Mob.
Col. Coit, commanding the troops,
stopped on the steps at the courthouse
to warn the excited people to disperse,
and after his earnest warning1 had
fallen on deaf ears.he shouted: "Load,"
and there was a uniform clicking of
hammers and every soldier prepared
his piece for trouble, if trouble must
come.
Pleaded Cullty.
Once up to the third floor of the
courthouse and into the room where
the trial is held, Dolby was soon leg-ally
declared a criminal- At exactly
8:5"i ho was led into the courtroom,
pleaded guilty, and in three minutes
he was sentenced to twenty years'
imprisonment, ten days in each year
in solitary confinement.
Meanwhile the mob was clamor
ing for admission. The crowd grew
in numbers and the accessions proved
an inspiration to the tired leaders,
who had exhausted themselves.
Called for Belnforrements.
Col. Coit at this juncture telephoned
the adjutant general at Columbus for
200 additional troops. "If you want
me to bring the man to Columbus,
said Col. Coit, with characteristic em
phasis. "I will do it, but it will cost
blood." CoL Coit then made a speech
to the crowd.
It looks very much," said he, "as if
you intend to make an attack on the
legal authorities. There will be
trouble if you do. . I call on law-abiding
citizens to disperse and go to their
homes."
Attacked the Courthouse.
This was received as other warnings
had been. The prisoner had been
taken to a bnck room in the sheriff's
office on the third oor. At C:J0 the
crowd, largely augmented, Burrounded
the building and with huge improvised
battering1 rams battered the doors in
rapid succession. The troops were
hastened together in the courthouse at
all entrances. The doors were barri
caded from within and furniture piled
against them. The soldiers stood with
pieces cocked and bayonets fixed and
waited till the doors would yield.
Huge stones were thrown against the
doors and the noise was deafening.
All the time loud and angry yells came
from the crowd. Col. Coit went into
the crowd and said: "If any man of
you hit one of my men I will direct
him to aim directly at that man's
heart."
Fired on the Mob.
At 7:55 the south doors were broken
and immediately there was a deafen
ing and continuous volley from two
score of muskets. A pandemonium of
yells and curses and a dense smoke
filled the corridors. The law had been
vindicated at frightful cost, for this
was the list of dead and of wounded:
The Victims.
Killed James Judy, aged 25; Smith Welch,
acred 19. and Mack Johnson, of Williamsburg,
Clermont county.
Wounded Hutch Ammennnn. shot through
the hips, dangerous: F. I Nitterhouse. shot
through both ankles, one foot almost severed,
t ii.ee amputated; Rial Farrott, shot in foot;
John McCune. shot in leg: John Korn. shot in
foot: Emert Ellia. thumb shot off; George
Keating. 14 years old. shot in both legs and
groin: William Sams, fatally shot tnrough the
bowels: Frann Smith, flesh wound in face: De
Witt Dale, shot in arm; William Laum, shot
in abdomen: Ellis Webster, shot in body.
It was reported at midnight that
three attempts had been made to place
dynamite under the courthouse. It
was said that a large quantity of the
explosive was wheeled to the building'
in a hand cart, and that the dynamit
ers were frustrated by the militia in
each attempt.
The leaders stated at midnight that
the plan to lynch Dolby would proba
bly be abandoned but that he would be
riddled with bullets when led from the
courthouse to the railroad train. Fully
two-thirds of the active members of the
crowd were armed with revolvers.
Dolby Taken to the Penitentiary.
Columbus, O.. Oct. 20. Dolby, the
assaulter of Mrs. Mary C. Boyd, was
successfully taken from the county
jail at Washington Court House early
Thursday morning and brought to the
penitentiary under escort of four
companies of the Fourteenth regi
ment. Another Victim.
William Sams, one of the wounded
in Wednesday night's riot, died Thurs
day morning. This increases the death
list to four.
ROBERT J. WINS.
John It. Gentry Defeated in an Unsatis
factory Race at Nashville. i
Nashville, Tenn.,Oct 19. Six thou
sand people gathered at Cumberland
park Thursday, chiefly attracted by
the prospects for a match between
Robert J. and John R. Gentry.
The day and track were perfect,
and when Robert J. ((Jeers) and.
John R. Gentry (Mcllenry) came
upon the track they were .
greeted by a great shout. Soon they
were started, Robert J. on the outside
of the track. Around they paced and i
came in so closely together that the
judges decided it a dead heat. Time. .
U:04. The decision gave great dissatis- j
faction as it was apparent that John j
B. Gentry had won. After the race :
Geer, driver of Robert J., and Hamlin,
his owner, admitted that he was
beaten.
After the second heat it was found
that Gentry had cut himself and he
was allowed to be withdrawn. Robert
J. was given the race and then sent a
mile In the gathering dusk with a run
ning mate. Time. 2:03.
HAS A RIVAL.
The
National liaaeball Uscne to Have a
Competitor in '93.
Philadelphia, Oct. 19. Baseball
men representing six cities met in the
Colonnade hotel at noon Thursday,
and after six hours' deliberation and
discussion Frank R. Rlchter. editor of
a sporting paper, who acted as spokes
man for the party, announced the for
mation of the American Association of
Baseball clubs, with a circuit made up
thus far of Philadelphia, New York,
Brooklyn and Washington in the east,
and Chicago, Pittsburgh and Milwau
kee in the west. The eighth club is
to be located in St. Louis. Detroit, Co
lumbus or Buffalo, with chances favor
ing the last named.
THE REGULAR ARMY.
Annual Reports of Maj. Gens. Miles and
Howard.
Washington; Oct. 18. Maj. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, commanding the de
partment of the Missouri, has submit
ted his annual report. It says there
have been no changes of troops during1
the year, and continues:
'-As in previous years, tbe troops in the In
dian and Oklahoma territories have been occu
pied during much of this time In removing tres
passers from the public lands, in preserving or
der in the newly-settled region and in keep
ing the peace between the hostile factions of
the semi-civilized Indian tribes. In addi
tion to removing and expelling Intruders in
the Choctaw nation and from the Osage and
Kawind reservations the troops stationed at
Forts Reno, Sill and Supply viere called on
for the purpose of protecting United States
mails, guarding railroad bridges and support
ing the United States marshal in making ar
rests. "All of these difficult duties have been per
formed In a manner which shows good judg
ment and discretion on the part of the officers
and a good state of discipline and faithful
service on the part of the troops, and it is be
lieved that but for their prompt intervention
much bloodshed would have resulted. The
troops, having quickly and efficiently accom
plished the arduous duties assigned to them,
have been withdrawn from the field and re
turned to their respective stations.
"The conduct of the troops In restoring order
and confidence when mob violence and a reign
of terror existed in Chicago, was marked by
great forbearance, fortitude and excellent dis
cipline, and their presence and' action there
very greatly contributed to the maintenance of
civil law. and. in my opinion, saved this coun
try from serious rebellion when one had been
publicly declared to exist by one most respon
sible for its existence."
Washington-, Oct. 19. Maj. Gen.
Howard goes on the retired list No
vember 8. He entered the military
service as a cadet in 1S30. This fact
lends interest to his annual report,
from which the following is extracted:
Gen. Howard's report shows that his forces,
consisting of 413 officers and 4.035 men, were
distributed among 6 garrisoned and 39 not
garrisoned posts. Affairs in the department
have been very peaceful except for the inter
ruption of the Chicago strike. His apprehen
sions of the troubles extending to the larger
eastern cities at that time were
not realized, but says Gen. Howard, should
such difficulties arise again and simultaneous
ly in cities far apart, tho necessity for regular
troops and more of them than this department
now affords is apparent. Just now the nation
al guard in several states in the department is
well organized and responds promptly to
every call of duty: still, if more than one
State is involved in any event growing out of
anarchy, the executive will always require his
own troops. They will be essential to his ex
ecution of the laws and the maintenance of
order. Of course, governors of states could coop
erate, but they might disagree, or be reluctant
in meeting sudden emergency. He strongly
recommends an increase of the army to at
least double the size of our present force.
JOINT DEBATE.
aieasrs. Thurston and Hryan Discuss Poli
tics In Nebraska.
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 19. Remarkable
interest was manifested in the joint
political debate Wednesday afternoon
between Congressman W. J. Bryan
and John M. Thurston, candidates re
spectively' of the democratic and re
publican parties for the United States
senate. The seating capacity of the
Merchants' pavilion at the state fair
grounds, estimated at 7,000, was taxed,
and the partisans of the two speakers,
supposed to be equal in numbers,
were warm in their plaudits of the
Cood points made. 1 hey discussed the
income tax, government foreclosure of
liens on Pacific railroads and the free
coinage of silver as being subjects of
equal importance and probably of par
amount interest to the people of
Nebraska. The tariff question was
left for discussion at a later date.
Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 20. The joint de- j
bate between Congressman Bryan and
Hon. John M. Thurston in this city ;
Thursday night was heard by 15,000
people from nearly all parts of the
state. Thurston devoted his time
mainly to the tariff argument wholly I
in line with McKinley, and cited the
prediction of Blaine as to the present
situation. He attacked Bryan on his
support of the tariff -reduction bill and
the bill to repeal tbe federal elections
law.
Bryan defended his course in con
gress, saying the federal elections law
was centralization of power and tak
ing the government away from the
people. He contended that industries 1
were reviving.
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Employes in the Carter County alining
District Attacked by Strikers.
Ashland, Ky., Oct. 20. The out
break that has been expected for some
days in the Carter county mining dis
trict, came Thursday morning in the
ambushing of the miners of the
Straight Creek Coal company by
the strikers. The miners were
fired upon from the bushes along
the hills as they were enroute
to the mine and a number were
wounded. Jack Marcum and John
Morris were fatally shot, while Bob
Evans, John Adams and several whose
names were not secured, were also re
ported as badly injured. The bul
lets in each case . came from
Winchester rifles. During the bal
ance of the day the appear
ance of a miner at the pit mouth or the
tipple was a signal for renewed tiring.
Word was sent to Grayson, the county
seat, and the sheriff and a posse of
deputies were quickly summoned.
They spent the day scouring the hills
and succeeded in capturing George
Tyree, James Coburn, Bob and John
Taylor, Will Sneed and two others,
but these men were unarmed when
found and protested innocence. They
were removed, however, to Grayson
for safe keeping and will be held for
further developments. The excite
ment is intense and extra guards are
out, as further trouble is expected.
Paid the Usual Dividend. j
Chicago, Oct. 20. Unusual interest
is attached to the annual meeting of
Pullman's Palace Car company held
Thursday on account of the part taken
by that company in the last big rail
road strike As expected. President
Pullman in his report referred to the
strike at some length denying the
charges of inhumanity which have
been made against him from time to
time. The usual quarterly dividend
of two dollars a share was declared,
which shows that the company was
affected but little by the cessation of
work at the Chicago shops.
JURISTS CLASH.
Nebraska Judges at War Over the Boas
water Case.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 18. Probably
the most remarkable instance of tho
clash of judicial authorities in the his
tory of American jurisprudence oc
curred in Omaha Tuesday when the
criminal branch of the district court,
presided over by C 1L Scott,
was ordered by the other five
judges of the district, sitting as
a court, to transfer to their
docket the case in which Editor Rose
water of the Bee is accused of libel by
the wife of ex-Sheriff Bennett. This
was the result of a motion by Mr.
Rosewater before the five judges to
have some other judge preside at the
trial since he regarded the prejudice
j of Judge Scott as a bar to a fair trial
I before him.
! When the court clerk handed Judge
Scott the order of the five judges to
transfer the case there was a scene.
Court business was suspended and hun
dreds of people flocked into the room
to hear the fracas. In a manner indic
ative of half-suppressed passion Judge
Scott said:
"We have now met at the cross-roads and
I do not propose to take either side, but in
stead, I am going to tread right in the middle
of the road. Here I am, an American citi
zen 82 years of age, and stand upon a broad
gauge platform that will permit me Co
give every man a fair and impartial trial.
If I did not want to give Rosewater a fair trial
the motion might be excused. There is no law
' to take this case oft my doiket. and it will stay
there. If there is any monkeying about it
some one Is going to be cited to appear for con
tempt, and I think I am pretty good authority
on contempt." ,
j Tuesday afternoon Judges Hope
well, Ambrose, Blair. Keyser and Fer
guson ascended to the bench for the
purpose of sitting' in banc to deter
mine rf the Bennett case should
be removed from Judge Scott's
docket. As soon as the court
was called to order Mr. Simeral,
one of the attorneys for Rosewater,
said he had intended to have the files
of the case before the court, but he
; had been informed by Clerk Moores
! that Judge Scott had issued an order
! that they should not be removed from
, his office.
The judges ordered the clerk to pro
duce the papers in the case at 9 a. m
to-day and cited Mr. Rosewater to be
present for trial. When Scott heard
this he at once entered in his journal
a decree nullifying the order of the
five judges and cited Rosewater to ap
pear in his court at 9 a. m. to-day for
triaL He further instructed the clerk
that if he attempted to carry the pa
pers in the case from his courtroom
he would have him jailed for contempt.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 19. The most re
markable situation in the history of
the district court appeared Wednesday
morning when two different judges in
two different rooms were engaged in
hearing the same criminal case. Judge
Scott, known to be a personal enemy of
Mr. Rosewater, editor of the Bee,
announced Tuesday that he would
certainly insist on trying the crim
inal libel suit of Sophia Bennett
against Rosewater despite the request
of the editor for a change of venue
and the decision of the five other
judges that the case should be taken
from Scott and tried by Judge Am
brose. When court convened Judge Scott
took up the case, being upheld and
supported by the county attorney,
and entered upon the hearing of a mo
tion to dismiss, Mrs. Bennett declaring
her intention to refuse to prosecute
before any judge other than Scott. At
the same hour Judge Ambrose called
up the case and continued it until 2
o'clock.
Judge Scott heard and granted the
motion to dismiss, presented by Mrs.
Bennett, and delivered a long declara
tion of principles, declaring that the
other judges were swayed by fear of
Rosewater, and insisted that the other
judges had no right to transfer the
case from his docket, but that he had
exclusive jurisdiction, and in exercis
ing this jurisdiction he dismissed tho
suit.
BANDIT CAPTURED.
One of the Quant ico Train Robbers
rested at Cumberland. Md.
Cumberland, Md., Oct. 19. One of
the Quantico train robbers was cap
tured in th'm citj' Wednesday morning
and one at Cherry Run. At 1 o'clock
a. m. Officer Beck noticed a
man at the Baltimore & Ohio depot,
with two satchels, who acted in a sus
picious manner and who attempted to
board a west-bound express. When
the officer approached the stranger
ran, but was overtaken.
There is every reason to believe from
the investigation and evidence of the
gentlemen here that Searcey is the
right man, and the officers here sub
stantiate their belief in his guilt by
the fact that everything found in his
possession goes to prove that he re
ceived his share of the haul.
FISHERMEN PERISH.
Fifteen of Them Lose Their laves Off the
Florida Coast.
Apalachicola. Fla., Oct. 17. In the
recent storm fifteen fishermen, all
white, were lost on Sand island, 10
miles from Apalachicola. It was known
that. these men were caught in the
gale. but until Saturday it was
hoped that they had escaped. Since
the gale subsided searching parties
have been out, and Saturday three
were found dead. Their bodies were
swollen and so badly mutilated that
they could not be identified and they
were buried on Sand island, where
they were found. There is no doubt
now that all fifteen lost their lives.
For the Ureater Now York.
New Yohk, . Oct. 17. The greatetf
New York commissioners held a meet
ing Monday in the office of President
Andrew II. Green, 214 Broadway. An
address to the voters resident in tha
area of the proposed greater city was
adopted and issued. The address recitei
that the area proposed to be joined
under one government comprises 317.77
square miles, all lying within a radius
of about 16 miles from the city hall
and having a population of more than
8,000,000.
A HOOSIER SNAKE STORY.
The Terrible Monster That Blade Jay Coun
ty Famous.
A recent dispatch from Portland,
I Ind., says: The torrid weather of the
past few days has revived the memory
of Jay county's great serpent and re
freshed the many wild, weird tales
concerning1 it.
Probably fifteen years have elapsed
since it was first seen in Richland
township. It was on a summer after
noon and a gang of men were engaged
with old-fashioned "cradles" harvest
ing grain. Near by the field where
they were at work ran a little brook,
lined on both sides with stubby wil
lows, long tangled gTass and rank
weeds. Durinc the afternoon a bov in
. the
party wandered down toward
this spot and was surprised al
most into speechlessness by seeing
a snake, whose dimensions wero
to him simply mammoth, dragging its
sii uous length along' with the rapidity
of a race horse. He gave the alarm. A
hunting1 party was organized in short
order and, armed with rifles, shotguns,
revolvers, hoes, spades and everything
available for weapons, the crowd start
ed on the hunt, but were unsuccessful.
The next day two hundred men joined
in the search, many of the men horse
back, with dogs of every kind follow
ing. With undaunted persistence they
beat to and fro through the bushes,
and at several times it was thought
that his snakeiihip had been sighted,
but the report proved false. All that
could be found was a wide track in the
brook's muddy bank and a furrow
through the fields of waving grain.
The disappointed hunters left for home,
and for years the snake was supposed
to be a myth. Later, however, it bobbed
up again, and nearly frightened a man
out of his wits.
At the time the Lake Erie.& West
ern Railroad Co. had a crew of men
tt work filling in a deep cut at Curtis
Hill, eight miles of this city. The
lay was a torrid one. A short dis
tance from where the men were at
work cattle were quietly feeding under
the shade of some scrawny oaks. Sud
denly there was a commotion among
'.hem, and with heads in the air, eyes
dilated and nostrils distened with fear,
they bellowed with fright and started
away at a more speedy gait than ever
was shown by a stampeded herd on the
prairies. One of the men who had
been noticing the cattle's queer ac
tions ran up on the bank and was al
most paralyzed at the sight which met
his e3'es.
Twined about one of the oaks was a
huge serpent, whose coils enveloped
the trunk of the tree in a fold which
to man or beast would have proved a
fearful death. Its sides were dotted,
its vicious little eyes seemed to emit
flames of fire, and from the wide-open
mouth, with its rows of jagged teeth,
darted a long, red tongue. j
The spectator was for the time being ;
motionless with fright, but when the
immense snake slowly unwound
its
tortuous length and cast longing
glances toward him the power of loco
motion returned, and he ran as though
pursued by a legion of demons. Sum
moning help, he returned to the spot,
but the snake had vanished, and all
search failed to reveal it. To his com
rades he described it as fully for
ty feet long, with a body of
prodigious size. For days afterward
hogs and other small domestic animals
were missing in the neighborhood, and
mothers frightened their children into
a restless sleep by tales of the horrible
monster which would come and devour
them in case they did not behave them
selves. The next place the snake put in its
appearance was out in Jackson town
ship. One dark summer night it fairly
terrorized a gypsy camp. The leader
of the gypsies told a graphic tale re
garding the event. He said that on
the night in question his family and a
number of others on their way home
from Iowa to the gypsy queen's home
in Ohio camped near a little
creek. Thev had pitched their tents.
partaken of the evening meal,
and were fast asleep, when the
neighing- of the liorses and the bark
ing of the dogs awakened them. Men,
women and children alike were on their
feet in an instant, but through the
darkness nothing could be seen.
The dogs still kept up their turmoil
near the camp, but all at once there
was a hush. The frightened curs, with
tails between their legs, slunk to their
master's feet in a very agony of fright.
An instant later there was a rushing
sound, the horses tugged at and broke
their tethers, then sped away with loud
screams of terror that only a hors can
give. Huddled together the cwnpers
waited, but it was not for lonjf. Al
most immediately through the dim
circle of light cast by the smouldering J
camp-fir-, an immense serpeat glided
6wiftly, with its head fully ten feet in
the air, mouth wide open, and wicked
e3'es snappinsr death and destruction.
Straight it made for one of the chil
dren, and it was almost in the cavern
ous jaws when the little one's mother,
her fears overcome by maternal love,
seized a brand from the campfire and
plunged it squarely into the serpent's
mouth. The surprised snake whirled
quickly, dashing everthing aside in its
wild course, and glided away in the
darkness.
To the gypsies until daylight was an
endless watch. It seemed as though
morning would never come, and the
first gray streaks of dawn were hailed
with the joy that a prisoner hails deliv
erance. All the next day was spent in
hunting up their scattered horses.
Those who were in thecamp that event
ful night had a thrilling experience to
relate to Bohemian friends of the bat
tle with the great Hoosier snake.
Aggravated Assault.
The woman was before the police
judge fo beating her husband in c
cruel manne'
"You are charged," said his honor,
"with aggravated assault and battery.
What have you to say?"
That's just it, yer honor," tHe pris
oner responded promptly; "if he hadn't
aggravated me I never would have
raised my hand to him." Detroit Free
Pres.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
Patrick O'Leary, of Chicago, is dead.
His claim to remembrance and notice
lies in the fact that he was the husband
of the Mrs. O'Leary who owned the cow
that kicked over the lamp that started
the fire that burned down a large part
of Chicago in 1871.
The only son of Deibler (M. de
Paris"), the French executioner, is now
the chief aid of his father in his un
savory calling. By special enactment
the young man, who was born in 1S03,
is relieved from further military duty
in times of peace, owing to the "high
works" which he is called upon to per
form. Since the death of Henry Ward
Beecher, the clergyman who preaches
to the large congregation in this coun
try is Rev. Russell H. Conwell, a Bap
tist of Philadelphia. He addresses 8.
000 people every Sunday, and he has
established a college where 120 stu
dents are taking1 a regular course, and
3,500 others are attending1 classes in
various subjects.
Hamilton Disston, of Philadelphia,
the greatest manufacturer of saws in
the world, controls two million acres
of selected land in Florida. It is in
one compact body, and, after ten years
of draining and experimental work, he
is now getting ready for colonizing it
on a very extensive scale in connection
with fruit and vegetable growing and
sugar production.
Gen. Pousargues, who has just been
placed on the retired list of the French
army, was the first opponent ol M.
Clemenceau in a duel. The challenge
came from Maj. Fous-argues over a
divergence of testimony in a court
martial in 1871, when Clemenceau
called the officer a liar. A meeting en
sued, in which Pousargues received a
bullet wound in the leg. Did this
prove that he was a liar?
Tom Nast, ex-American cartoonist,
it is said, has met with great success
since he located in London six months
ago. He has received an order for a
life-siae painting of the surrender of
Gen. Lee at Appomattox. The order
comes f'oni Mr. Herman H. Kohlsaat,
of Chicago. It is Mr. Kohlsaat's inten
tion to present this picture to the city
of Galena. The presentation will take
place on the occasion of Grant's birth
day, next April. ,
From the fi nal account of the execu
tors of the will of the poet John G.
Whittier, which has just been filed at
Salem, Mass., it appears that the fol
lowing beGuests have been paid for
public and tharitable purposes: Ames
bury and Salisbury Home for Aged
Women, S9.9H.42; Anna Jaques hospi
tal. Newbury port, S9.914.42; Normal
and Agricultural Institute for Colored
Men and Indians at Hampton. Va., S9,
Cr6.87; Have rhill City hospital, 1,000.
J. E. Winner, who years ago, and
merely as a diversion, wrote the words
and music of "Little Brown Jug," took
the precaution to copyright the pro-
j duction, which sold up in the hundred
i thousands and realized a tidy sum for
its aHthor. Mr. Winner's brother,
"Sep." is the composer of "The Mock
ing Bird," which made for him a small
fortune. Curiously the author of the
"Jug." one of the most popular of
drinking-songs, always has been a total
obstainer.
HUMOROUS.
In Market. Lady "I want five
pounds of your best steak." Butcher
"Yessum. Private family or boarding-house?"
Detroit Free Press.
"Whither, dear friend?" "To Afri
ca." "Are you crazy? One hundred and
thirty degrees in the shade!" "But I
need not go in the shade." Fliegende
Blaetter.
Author "Why do you persist in
abusing my book? I have been told by
many people that it is an exceedingly
rare work." Critic "Exactly. So rare
that it needed roasting." Truth.
She "Bixby appears to be Quite a
bright young man. I hear lie acquired
enough money by writing to pay for
his education at college." He "Yes
writing home to his parents." Arkansas-
Traveler.
Critic "I suppose ve shall see you
at the premiere of 3-our new play this
evening?" Modern Female Author
"I beg j-our parden, sir, but it is not a
play a lady ought to go to see."
Flicgcndc Blatter.
Mrs. Houser "The new tax doesn't
affect calling cards, does it?" Houser
"Of course, jus1, the same as raising1
cards, or a pat hand, or er I mean
certainly not, Mrs. Houser, certainly
not." Buffalo Courier.
The Scotchmen's Reply. An Irish
man asked a Scotchman one day "why
a railroad engine was always called
she." Sandy replied: "Perhaps it's on
account of the horrible noise it makes
when it attempts to whistle." Pear
son's Weekly.
Some China Talk. "I'm mashed on
the floor," remarked the plate as th
hired girl let it drop. "I'm all broke
up on it myself," rejoined the tea-cup
as it slippe I from the waiter when the
girl stooped down to pick up the pieces
of the plate. Detroit Free Press.
A Policeman's Peril. "Dolan wor
put on duty in citizens' clothes th
other noight," said a member of the
force. "How'd he get along?'
"Ter'ble. Not wan o' the fruit-stand
dagos reco'nized 'im widont 'isunifrom,
n' the poor man loike to starved to
loath." Washington Star.
A good old Scotclt lady had a
nephew in the ministry, whose preach
ing she or anyone elsj did not care
much about. Her question to him one
day was: "How came you to think of
taking up church work?" "I heard the
Lord calling me," was his answer,
"Donald, are ye nae sure that it wa
itlier noise ye heard?"
"When I was a boy," said Mr. Has
bin Swift, "it was no trick at all for
me to handle a horse. I'd take th
wildest kind of an animal and run him
once around the track, and. then he'd
b broke." "I suppose 3rou enjo3-ed
that more than the hvrse did?" "1
guess so. But the horse pot e?en. Now
he runs around the trucit once, and
when he gets through I'm broke."
Wasli.ntoQ Star.