Nebraska Newspapers

    THURMAN TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL.
* lnd ii < w Titrvrfora Vitfblti to .Sjteali at the
( ifrut Xrtp Torle Mettlny.
Thero was a big crowd of peoplo
around tho Fifth Avcnuo hotel , New
- • l'ork , early in Iho eveuing of the ( Hh
r waiting to boo Judge Tkurmau start for
I the meeting at Madison Square. Tho
_ , r/v judge stayed in his room so long that
the people began to wonder what was
tho matter. When he finally appeared
he seemed qnito weak. Ho leanod
& heavily upon Chairman Barnum and his
sou Allen W. , and trembled visibly. His
body seemod to leanto tho right amThis
xight leg dragged a littlo , as if afilicted
with rheumatism. He seemed too weak
t g , -or sick to mako an effort to acknowledge
f * the vociferous cheeriug of the multi-
* tudo. Ho was quickly helped into a
' | fes carriage with Messrs. Brice , Barnum
pT and Allen "W. Thurman and tho start for
§ f , tho garden was made. Carriages con-
Etf , taining distinguished democrats fol-
WL fowed. The short trip to tho garden
ps was a triumphal tour , the streets being
: & lined with applauding crowds.
' j&- Madison Square garden held a mighty
& - swarm of people , aud when its holding
Ep * -capacity was exhausted it served as a
W . center to many thousands who were ad-
p dressed by spealcors upon stands at each
corner of tho building. Tho interiorof
tho garden was profusely decorated with
American colors.
"At 8 o'clock Calvin S. Brice , chairman
of the national campaign committee ,
called tho meeting to order and pre
sented Hon. Iloseool' . Flower who made
f' ' a short speech touching mainly upon the
" treasury surplus. While Flower was
; still speaking the crowd near the Madi
son Square entrance began to cheer ,
! u drowning tho voices of the speakers as
they announced the coming of Thurman.
As he made his ' .vay to tho platform the
cheers wero redoubled , bandanas were
waived and tho band struck up "Hail to
tho Chief. " Flower , who had not at
tempted to finish his speech , at once in
' 'Fellow cit
troduced Thurman , saying :
izens , I have the honor to introduce
the old Boman , Allen G. Thurman. "
As Thurinau stepped forward to the
.speaker's stand and stood erect wiping
: - - the inspiration from his face with his
iff' famed bandana , the wildest enthusiasm
dw * followed. Everyone having a seat stood
uiGfc • upon it , bandanas and flags were waved
HHP * " and the crowd cheered aud cheered
* into muffled sounds tho
} & - -again , drowning
iEp5" strains of the band. Tho cheering con-
! Bl tinned for fully five minutes and then in
, ' , a voice so feeble that only thosewithin
' 5K" sv ) ew e ° * umx cou * eu * excePt hy
.RgP the motion of his lips that he was speak-
.Bt | , imr , he said :
iBfc , "Mr. Chairman , Ladies and Gentle-
' H& men : It has been said by the republi-
iBb " can laIiers 8inco I was nominated for
[ H | the vice presidency that Allen G. Thnr-
IMf * ' man is an old , frail , decrepit and broken
'Hltf * down man. I do not know that I should
tBt reply to this , although I well know that
JK I am in no condition to-night to speak
kL to an immenso audience such as this ,
ip however , I want to speak and in spite of
! fib- ' illness I am almost induced to make the
-
jffck -attempt. I beg leave , however , to with-
> 'Kf draw , and thank you for your kind re-
* B ' ception. "
; Br - A hush fell upon the assemblage as
[ B | ? all saw that the hero of the evening was
JP" trying to speak to them but was unable
Wfi. to do so. Colonel Brice and Flower
| eJ \ f-tepped forward and each taking an arm
! , assisted him back from the speakers'
[ staud. He was almost fainting aud for
• | K- a few minutes was too sick to boro -
j3 moved from the building. When he
Sp" ' had recovered sufficiently Judge Thur-
Ej. . man was taken in a carriage direct to
E - the ladies' entrance of tho Fifth Avenue
; § p hotel , accompanied by Messrs. Brice
| Ef ' # nud Barnum and his sou Allen W. Thur-
fEF- man. The judge was conducted to his
ig * room and was attended by Dr. Goldth-
} E . waite , tho hotel physician. The latter
> KL applied remedies and later it was said
E-v' • that the distinguished patient would be
'ffp * all right in an hour or two.
jHE : Dr. Goldthwnite said that' the judge
; ftff " ' had been attacked with cholera morbus
' Kb at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and he had
llSIr advised his patient to not exert himself
jEr. " h-y attendiug the meeting. But Jutlzo
m& * Thurman insisted upon going to Madi-
, | t son Square garden notwithstanding the
Hp advice of his physician. Barnum came
| t | ; . out of Thurman's apartments in a little
i8p - while and though he was seriously wor-
} ( k * ried announced that Thurman would be
j B P---all right in a couple of hours. In the
' P * ' * tsiek room remained Mr. Brice , Allen G.
fl& Thurman. jr. , and the physician.
Wt Discussing the Chinese Question.
! § ? The senate on the 4th had under con-
Mp * sideration the house bill to prohibit
afi Cliinese immigration , and was addressed
Jill * by Mr. Teller in its support. He re-
| HV' plied to the argument made by Mr.
' & George , throwing the responsibility for
' the presence of the Chinese on the re-
r
WB& ' publican party. He disclaimed such
w responsibility , and defended the course
jfPl * ° f Harrison in his votes in the senate on
jM he anti-Chinese legislation. Tlie re-
publican candidate for the presidency
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| Kr bad occupied the same position on the
jSp1 * Chinese question as he ( Teller ) had al-
W' ways occupied , and was as sound as an3 *
fl , man in the world on the question of
§ ? - protection to American labor , whether
' hr igaiufrt the pauper labor of Europe or
E - the pauper lal > or of China. Keferriug
* to the ' letter in the
* , More3' campaigu of
\W ' 1SS0 as a forgery of the basest kind , he
& said that it did not succeed , and that
W't - the attack ujwn the present republican
Ik . c\ndidate would not succeed , either. If
P' the people had believed that letter to be
| M- genuine , Garfield would not and ought
CL not to have carried one state in the
ff | union. It was through forgery in 1SS0
gf aai * through slander in 1SS8 that the
lw -democrats hoped to obtain power. Mr.
me\ Teller proceeded to compare tho course
Iwk. of the two parties on the Chinese ques-
\m \ [ tion in California , the only state where
- ' 4 ? fc question had cry&talized into public
MR- v
[ fc. - opinion , and claimed that the repnbU-
! k * can party there had always been op-
* ab lK > sed to Chinese immigration , while
yg "the democratic party had not been.
\wL \ Governor Stanford's message to the
H * legislature in 18C2 had been the first of-
| P < Cficial declaration against it „
\W \ A Gold Find in Dakota.
lit Great excitement exists among all
W ? -classes at Howard , Dakota , over the
Wf finding of gold dust thickly mixed with
J W -sand thrown from an excavation which
p "workmen were digging for well pur-
fc - poses. Old miners were soon on the
* spot and pronounced the find asa very
Kj [ " promising one From the quantity ob-
W * " lained an essay was made , valuing the
F -quality at § 18 per ounce. The only trou-
E ble , if the vein is found , will be the
| L * nearness of water Jq the surface , as ex-
" cavations of 150 feet quickly fill with
Ik-v watertoadepthof 130 feet. The find
WSFseems to lie under the surface of the
aasin street of the town.
W ' The Psstmasier General's Re ori
L ' The forthcoming report of the post-
m - naster general will show that the num-
WrX ' her of presidential postoffices in force
; fe July 1,18SS , was 2,502 , zb. increase dur-
| E ing the year of 16G.
mg- The total amount of salaries paid to
K. presidential postmasters was $4,202,800 ,
'K. ' an increase under act of March 3,18S3 ,
! E of $322,500 , or 8 per cent
[ IF The total gross receipts from presi-
w- < le * l-postoffices for the year were § 3S , -
M , 438.966 , as increase of § 3,322,826 , or 0
1 ! yer cent
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THE PLATF0HM AND STATE NOMINATIONS.
The Srbvaak * Stain V'tiivitllon of 1ha Union
lMlwr I'arltf.
The Nebraska state convention of the
iruion labor party n.ot in Hastings on
the 4th. About two hundred and fifty
delegates wero present , and a great do-
greo of interest was rnauifested through
out the proceedings. Allen Boot , ol
Douglas county , was elected temporary
chairman of tho .convention. S. D.
Hunt , of Bed Willow county , was made
secretary ! aud the temporary wero made
tho permanent officers of tho conven
tion. Speeches endorsing Attorney
General Lecso woro ' warmly applauded.
A telegram was read froinStreeter , tho
party's candidate for president , saying
that tho failure to mako railroad con
nection at Crete prevented his presence.
J. Burrows then reported tho " platform
from tho committeo on resolutions. Af
ter reaffirming tho principles of tho na
tional platform it declares :
• First , that the legislature should fix
local maximum rates no higher than tho
through rates ; that tho policy of dis
crimination against the short haul para
lyzes our cities and impoverishes the
farmers. The truo economic policy
should be to mako tho country through
which the roads pass wealthy instead of
impoverished , and to build up ronioto
centers of trade.
Second , it favors a revision of the
tarill" in the interest of the producer aud
laborer ; declares for free lumber , sugar ,
wool , woolen goods , salt , coal , iron and
niw products upon which labor is ex
pended , and against tho removal of tho
tax on spirits.
Third , declares against trusts and or
ganizations of capitalists to limit the
production nnd control tho supplies of
tho necessaries of life ; against tho em
ployment bj' corporations of the armed
privato military forco known as Pinker-
ton's men as uncalled for and a gross
subversion of tho constitution.
Fifth , condemns tho action of the
legislature in changing the length of its
session from fort } ' to sixty days.
Sixth , demnnds an amendment to the
alien laud laws so as to absolutely pro
hibit non-resident aliens from owning
land in Nebraska and limiting owner
ship in land to tho amount the owner
can use.
Seventh , demand the investment of
tho permanent school fund iu registered
bonds and improved real estate.
Eighth , charges tho Chicago , Bur
lington & Qnincy with unfair treatment
of its employes , characterizes it as an
avowed enemy of organized laborf
subsidizing the press and engineering
dynamite conspirators , condemns the
company for being unjust , arrogant and
tyrannical and extends sympathy to the
brotherhood.
Declares that the right to vote is in
herent in citizenship , irrespective of
of sex.
Several objections were entered
against portions of tho platform. Each
resolution waa acted upon separately and
all adopted without material alteration.
A resolution favoring submission was
offered and a substitute adopted , ex
pressing it to be the sense of tho conven
tion that all constitutional questions of
this character should bo submitted to
tho people. Contributions wero asked
to reimburse the committteo for ex
penses already incurred. About $100
was raised in cash. The convention then
proceeded to tho nomination of candi
dates. The following wero chosen :
David Butler , of Pawnee City , for gov
ernor ; B. Potter , of Brown county , for
lieutenant governor ; Dr. H. S. Ailey , of
Grand Island , for auditor ; D. C. Nash ,
of Phelps county , for treasurer ; L
Henthern , of Buffalo county , for secre
tary of state ; F. M. Knox , of Custer
county , for attorney general ; W. F.
Wright , of Nemaha count } ' , for commis
sioner of public lands and buildings ;
Mrs. M. B. Wood , of Cass , for county
superintendent of instruction. Electors
at large , Allen Boot of Omaha , J. F.
Black of Bed Willow county. Nearly *
all the candidates were present and each
was called out for a speech. After the
convention adjourned the delegates of
the congressional districts met in differ
ent parts of the hall and made the fol
lowing nominations : For congress , First
district , J. W. Edgerton , of South
Omaha ; Second district , R. H. Bohr , of
Furnas ; Third district , I. O. Jones , of
Nance county. District electors : First ,
C. WWheeler , of Auburn ; Second , L.
H. Calhoun , of Polk county ; Third ,
Orin Colby , of Washington county.
j THE YELLOW FEVER PLAGUE.
A. Card from Surgeon General Hamilton on
the Subject.
To the public : Certain criticisms ,
mainly based on misinformation con
cerning the present sanitary regula
tions , have appeared in the daily press ,
and as the criticisms have a tendency
to weaken the hands of the officers en
gaged in the prevention of the spread
of yellow fever , and to induce laxity in
' the maintenance of quarantine , I have
thought it expedient to make a general
statement of the condition of affairs.
The United States government , acting
through its marine hospital service , is
engaged in helping the people of Flori
da , and in particular the stricken city
of Jacksonville has been treated wich
kindly consideration , suited to the ca
lamity which has befallen it They
were permitted to go anywhere they de
sired so long as the disease was con
fined to circumscribed areas in the city ,
but when the city became generally in
fected , then the necessity of placing cer
tain restrictions upon tho movements
of outgoing persons was apparent , and
in restricting the promiscuous
travel from Jacksonville the bureau is
looking to the security of the country.
The dreadful record of the ravages of
yellow fever in the towns along the rail
road lines leading out of New Orleans
inlSTS. where there was over 13,000 per
sons affected with yellow fever , of whom
nearly 7,000 died , is too fresh in memo
ry to risk its repetition along the Atlan
tic seaboard. The government has not
at any time established a strict cordon
sanitair about the city of Jacksonville ,
but has opened a camp of refuge in a
high , healthy locality and furnishes free
ratuMKto those detained. It has also
authorized , at large expense , the bnild-
ing of 200 pine cabins to shelter these
poor people , who are driven otit of the
infected localities , and is willing to pro
vide for the further relief of Jackson
ville by furnishing transportation-
special excursion trains to nnytlefinite
point that is safe and lias opened its
doors , but there few places willing to
receive the large number of refugees.
While it is possibly true that the body
of a healthy person does not carry con
tagion , Iiis clothes do carry it , and bag
gage packed in an infected house is dan
gerous in the extreme. Fulmigation
stations have been established at proper
points , and all baggage will be fulmiga-
ted which comes from an infected city.
I do not think , therefore , there can be
any reasonable gronnds for complaint
[ Signed ] John B. Hamilton.
An Englishman who was playing bil-
\ liards in a public honse in Bromley ;
I made a bet that he would get one of the
ivory balls into his mouth. He did get
itin and there it.stuck , in spite of all
his efforts to dislodge it The surgeon
who was called in extracted the lump of
ivory , but only after taking out several
of the "experimentalist's" front teeth.
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THE RETALIATION MEASURE.
The Itcporl of th Committer Dlaeimsed In
the Senate.
The retaliation bill being under dis
cussion iu the house on tho 4th , Me-1
Crcary explained and defended the ,
measure , and controverted the state
ment that the president had already suf
ficient authority to act under the law ol
1887. Ho believed that article 29 of the
treaty died when tho fisheries articles
of tho treaty of 1871 died. Tho presi
dent had been criticised because ho had
not rushed along a proclamation undo :
the act of 1887 , but history showed thai
General Grant followed exactly the
Bamo line of polioy. The power granted
to the president in the pending bill was
necessary. It was time that tho Cana
dian wrongs should bo resented by the
United States and suppressed by Great
Britain. The bill should bo passed
promptly. Tho treatment of American
fishermen by the Canadian authorities
was in violation of that comity , hospi
tality and good feeling that tho civiliza
tion of this ago required between neigh
boring nations. Tho bill under consid
eration was no war measure. It was a
peace measure. It was a public an
nouncement to the people of the Uiiited
States and Great Britain that tho gov
ernment of the United States proposed
to maintain its dignity and protect the
rights of its citizens. Tho president
would exercise the power confided to
him intelligently and courageously.
Tho president had a proper appreciation
of tho dignity aud honor of this great
republic , and any power placed in his
hands would be used for tho protection
of American dignity and American
rights. It was by no means certain that
ho would bo required to issue tho proc
lamation authorized by the bill. He
hoped and believed that when tho bill
was enacted into a law the usual good
judgment of tho English and Canadian
authorities would bo manifested , and all
difficulties arranged without anything
which would break up the cordial rela
tions which had existed for many years
between Great Britain nnd the United
States. But lot the result be what it
might , the president would be .support
ed by tho people ' of the United States
without regard to party , and there would
be no division on sectional lines , but the
men of the south and the men of the
north would stand sholilder to shoulder
in solid phalanx to defend tho rights of
of American honor. ] Applause. ]
Hitt , of Hlinois , commented upon the
fact that the president's fisheries mess
age had been received with partisan ap
plause , and that one democratic mem
ber had declared that it was ft good cam
paign document He was not willing to
accept the proposition , coming oven
from a friend of the president , that tho
message was an electioneering device.
The gentleman from Kentucky ( Mc-
Creary ) connected the message on the
fisheries with what was known as the
free trade message. It was an apt
combination. The treatment of our
fishermen and the tendency toward free
trade had gone hand in hand since the
day of the inauguration. [ Applause. ]
Was there anyone who could forget the
indignant feeling in the United States in
1880 , at tho recurrent scene from week
to week of American ships tied up , and
of inhumanit3 * to American fishermen.
Tho whole story was one of wrong and
outrage unredressed nnd insult un
avenged. Congress had taken the mat
ter up and passed a retaliation act. It
stood on the statute book still , and eigh
teen months had passed by and none of
the powers conferred by it had been ex
ercised. Tho system of outrage had
been checked in part , largely by the in
fluence of the passage of the retaliation
bill. Then negotiatiaus went on , and
blossomed into the Bayard-Chamberlain
treaty. In the senate it was subjected
to severe debate and discussion , and was
found wanting. The opinion of the
country rejected it long before the vote
of the senate. The treaty was a bargain.
There was more of a bargain than was
written down. The protocols were sent
to the senate , but the daily struggle of
mind with mind in adjusting all ques
tions were not shown there. _
An Anarchist Relict.
Chicago dispatch : A bomb was found
this afternoon by men working at Geo
F. Kimball's glass establishment at the
corner of Wabash avenue and Congress
street. The men were engaged in mov
ing some empty packing cases which for
a week have been lying against the
building on the Congress street side. As
they oleared away the boxes next to the
wall , what appeared to be a piece of gas
pipe rolled out and was picked up by one
of the men. It was found to be a gas
pipe bomb about seven inches long nnd
an inch in diameter.t One end was plug
ged with brass , in winch was fitted a per
cussion cap , .the object of which was to
explode the content * of the bomb when
falling against the ground or wall of a
house. The end of the missile was
closed with metal. The bomb was taken
to police headquarters and turned over
to Inspector Bonfield. The greatest
secrecy was maintained in regard to it.
The find may prove an important one ,
as only a week ago a revolver was * found
among * the boxes in the same place.
Went Against License.
St Louis dispatch : J. L. Palmer ,
chairman of the Arkansas prohibition
state executive committee , says forty
counties of Arkansas have gone against
license. The returns carried away were
from precincts which have large prohibi
tion majorities.
The electirv troubles in the Indian
territory have broken out afresh. The
Chickasaw nation election resulted in
the return of Governor Guy by a major
ity of fourteen. Corruption and manip
ulation of returns is charged on both
sides , and the danger of an internal
tribal war has become so great that In
dian Agent Owens has gone to Tisho
mingo , where a council is now in session.
The Oldest Graduate Dead.
St Louis dispatch : Col. Edward G.
Butler , who was the oldest living gradu
ate of West Point , died here to-day. He
entered West Point in 1S1G , and was
commissioned second lieutenant of artil
lery in 1820. He rose through the vari
ous ranks to be colonel in 1847 , and was
retired the year following. Col. Butler's
father and three brothers were in the
revolutionary armjOne of the broth
ers , Col. Dick Butler , was killed at St.
Clair depot. uowr Detroit , in 1794. Col.
Butler's father was a Pelmsylvaniau and.
the * colonel was the oldest member of
the Pennsylvania commandery of the
Society of the Cincinnattus , an order
composed of the eldest male descendants
of commissioned officers of the revolu
tionary army.
Magistrate ( to prisoner ) : "You say ,
Uncle Piastus , that you took the ham
because you are out of work and your
family are starving. And yet I under
stand that yon have four dogs about
the house. " Uncle Bastus : "Yes , sah ,
but I wouldn't arsk my family to eat
dogs , yo' honah ? "
Near Vincennes , Ind. , while John
Eranyand a neighbor named Carpenter ,
both farmers , were sitting in tho house
of the former last week , an unknown
nssnssiu fired through an open window ,
killing Brany and seriously wounding
Carpenter. Both were wealthy and
prominent men and no motive for the
crime is - nown.
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SENATE AND HCUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
J Oynoptl * of VrcCfrdtiifia in the Senate and
tlnuf. " tif itfureaiiKatlff * .
Senate. Anothor unsuccessful nt
tempt was mado by the sonato on tho
Gth to pass tho Chinese exclusion bill.
Senator Hoar offered a resolution calling
the attention of tho president to a reso
lution adopted by tho senato on tho 28th
of August , asking tho president for tho
correspondence with GreatBritain re
lating to tho fisheries question nnd re
questing him to furnish such informa
tion as soon as possible , in order that it
might be considered in acting on pend
ing legislation. At the suggestion of
Senator Vest , who thought tho secretary
of state could give good reasons for not
furnishing tho information , the resolu
tion went over. Tho Chinese exclusion
bill was then considered. Tho debate
being closed , the senate proceeded to
vote upon the passage of tho bill. Yeas
87 , nays none. There being no quorum
voting there was a call of the senate ,
when thirty-nine senators exactly a
quorum answered to their names. The
matter then went over one day.
The Question ol Rates.
Chicago dispatch : Tho general freight
agents of the western , northwestern and
southwestern roads met to-day at the
office of Chairman Faithorn , to consider
as to questions of rates and minimum
weight to apply on live stock shipments
under a weighing system that goes into
effect October 1st It was agreed to
recommend to tho general managers the
application of tho following minimum
weights on various sized cars : On care
30 feet in length nnd under , 20.00C
pounds ; cars over 30 feet and not ex
ceeding 32V feet , 24,000 pounds. No
change wasrecoinmended in the present
minimum as applied to hogs. The mat
ter of establishing rates per hundred
was postponed until next Thursday , and
a conference on the subject will bo held
with tho general managers in the mean
time.
Jddgo Cooley on Railroad Rates.
Chairman Cooley , of the inter-state
commerce commission , on hie attention
being called to a dispatch from Chicago
regarding rates over the Southern Pa
cific company's road , said if Traffic
Manager Stubbs is talking on the sub
ject , as is reported , he is talking without
warrant from anything said or done by
thecommission. It is not in his power ,
ho said , to make rates between New
York and Pacific coast points as low as
.he pleases and nt the same time put
rates between interior towns and the
Pacific coast as high as ho pleases , but
there are considerations * of relative qual
ity and justice which cannot bo ignored
and that have been kept steadily in
view in all that the commission has said
in its rulings hitherto. They will be
kept just as steadily in view hereafter ,
Canada Will Open Her Ports.
A special from Ottawa says : "The
bluster and rant indulged in by Minis
ter Thompson at Hagersville has not
weakened the belief , which .is general
here , that at to-morrow's meeting of the
cabinet privileges of purchasing sup
plies and transhipping cargoes in Cana
dian ports will be granted to American
fishing vessels , and that canals will be
made free to the vessels of both coun
tries. " '
A $100,000 Wreck.
St. Joseph special : The worst wreck
that has ever occurred on the Kansas
City , St. Joe & Council Bluffs road was
the result of a collision of two freight
trains 3esterdajr about six mile8 from
this citj * . Both trains were running at
a high rate of speed , and both crews
jumped in tinio to save their lives. The
trains were loaded Avirh merchandise ,
and nearly the entire cargo is an entire
loss. The total damage will be in the
neighborhood of $100,000.
Final Act in the SetllemenL
Chicago dispatch : In tho estate o-
Wilbur F. Storey , late proprietor of the
Chicago Times , Judge Knickerbocker
this morning approved the inventory
and appraisement of Mrs. Eureka C.
• Storey , widow , who appeared and pre
sented to tho court her written waiver
of award to her , and ns there are no
children entitled to share in the award ,
the widow's waiver was allowed and
filed for record. This is the final fcet in
the settlement of the Storey estate.
The Law Held in Defiance.
Attorney General Michener , of Indi
ana , has reported to Governor Gray the
result of his recent investigation of the
Whit Cap outrages in Crawford county.
He says that while the courts and offi
cers are anxious to do all they can to
punish the offenders , it is seemingly im
possible to secure juries that will con
vict the defendants. He says fourteen
persons have been charged with the
crime but no conviction was obtained
because the juries went directly against
the evidence. A change in public senti
ment would materially aid in punishing
the offenders aud destroying the organ
ization. Ho thinks if the governor
would visit Crawford county his person
al presence would contribute to bring
ing about this change.
Iowa's Prohibitory Law.
A Waterloo special says Judge Neiz ,
under the Iowa prohibitory law , has de
cided that a man cannot lawfully manu
facture cider for use in his own family ,
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and instructs the grand jury to indict "if
such a thing has been done.
• i'lie ' congress of Costa Bica has ap
proved the contract between the secre
tary of the treasury and Mr. Frich Gui-
do GaertnerYzadon , forming syndicates
in the United States and in Europe , for
tho purpose of introducing and exhibit
ing the natural products of Costa Bica
in foreign markets , and for the forma
tion of campanies for the exportation of
mining , agricultural and other indus
tries.
tries.A
A Winnipeg special says the goYern-
ment has ratified the agreement "v/ith
the Northern Pacific railway by a vote
of 27 to 10 , fiye supporters of the gov
ernment being among the minority.
The Northern Pacific will now past
70 rk with all possible speed.
Surgeon General Hamilton was sum
moned to the white house on the Gth for ,
a conference with the president aud Sec
retary Fairchild in regard to the means
taken to aid the yellow fever sufferers in
Florida aud to prevent the spread of the
epidemic. He made a statement oi
-what had been done so far aud ex * -
plained his action in detaining the ref
ugees from Jacksonville at Camp Perrv
as essential to the safety of the sur
rounding country. The president ex-
pressed _ great sympathy for the people
of Florida and instructed the surgeon
general to do all that is possible for
their relief , keeping in view at the same
time the safety of others.
An ambitious yonng writer having
asked "What magazine will give me the
highest position quickest ? " was told , "A
powder magazine if you contribute a
fiery article. "
It is estimated that about one-half of
the vineyards of France have thus far
been destroyed by Phylloxera , the total
loss being near 52,000,000,000.
STRIKING AMATCH.
"Well , Miss Ilihleburn , I must poj
I'm real Horry you and Mr. Siuigster
have fallen out like that. "
"Oh. Mrs. Collins , indeed you nrc
mistaken. There has been no 'falling
out' between Mr. Sangster and my
self. Indeed , I am not on sufficiently
sociable terms with any of your gentle
men boarders to have a quarrel. "
Saying which Miss Hildeburn , a
slight , delicate-featured girl of 18 ,
walked out of the room with even
more than her wonted dignity ol
manner and carriage.
"Nevertheless , notwithstanding , "
pursued Mrs. Collins , resuming her
ironing , "I do believe there's been p
misunderstandin' between those two ;
and a real pity it is , for he did ad
mire her amazin'ly. Hecouldn'toon-
ceal it. Only they seldom knows
what is good for 'em , and she's a
let-tin' her pride stand in the way ol
her happiness now. "
"Pride , indeed ! " sneered Miss Jane
Humphries , Mrs. Collins' niece and
assistant , a tall , red-haired , stylishly
dressed damsel of five-and-thirty. " I'd
like to know what right a girl who
earns her livin'bygivin'musiclessons
at 50 cents an hour has to be proud ;
and as for Mr. Sangster , I don't be
lieve he ever had a serious thought
about her. "
"La , Jane , I don't know where
your eyes kin be , if you didn't see
liow fairly wrapped up in her he was
about two weeks ago. He's a splen
did young man , anyhow , and I'll see
if I can't mend matters between 'em.
"You'd better bemindin' your own
business , I think , Aunt Martha , "
said Miss Jane , with a spiteful laugh.
"Never you mind , Jane , " persisted
the warm-hearted Mrs. Collins ; 'Til
manage it some way. ' You say she's
afraid of ghosts , poor lamb ! " u
The following evening the kind-
hearted landlady tapped at the door
of the scantily furnished fourth-story
room occupied by Lucy Hildeburn ,
and from which now proceeded a
melancholy strain.
"Studying your piano at nights
again ? " queried Airs. Collins re
proachfully , when the young girl
opened tho < loo ' .
"I am very busy just now , and
must put all the time I can into
study. "
"Well , but you mustn't forget what
the doctor told you about overwork-
in' your brain , " said Mrs. Collins.
" " "I won't
"However , she added ,
detain you longer'n I ken help. I'm
come to ask a favor. I'm goin' to
the theater this eveningSo is Jane.
So's everybody in the houseIb'lieve ;
and the girl has gone to bed with a
toothache. So I'm goin' to ask you
to give an eye to the furnace. I've
just put on fresh coal and opened the
lower doors ; but will you please go
down at 8 o'clock and close the
doors ? "
* "Certainly , " assented Lucy , upon
which Mrs. Collins produced a lan
tern , saying :
"Just take this down with you.
The cellar's all dark , you know. "
Lucy took the lantern , closed the
room door and returned to her piano ,
while Mrs. Collins walked away ,
chuckling tc herself.
"Thatlantern ' 11 go out just fiw
minutes after she sets it down , and
she'll find herself all in the dark. And
she's afraid of ghosts , poor lamb !
But what if somebody wiio ain 't a
ghost should happen to be goin3
down there about the same time , and
be obliged to.strike a match to calm
herfearsj' - ' . ; '
And even while indulging in - this
pleasing reflection , Mrs. Collins
tapped at a door on thesecond floor.
Her summons was responded to by
a p'leasant-looking young man , who
just now , however , wore a very de
jected countenance.
"La ! Mr. Sangster , I didn't expect
to find you at home this evening. "
"I didn't feel like going out to
night , " replied the young man in a
weary tone.
"Well , since you are going to be at
home , " said Mrs. Collins , "would you
be so kind as to look After the fur
nace ? I've left the lower doors open
but I'll be very much obliged if you
go down at about 8 o'clock and
close ' em. And youneedn't take a
light. There'll be one down there , "
Mr. Sangster readily promised to
comply with the request , and Mrs.
Collins went away , hoping for what
she considered "the right results. "
Meanwhile , poor Lucy Hildeburn ,
sitting at her piano , continued to
draw forth such melancholy strains
that the tears rolled down her cheeks.
'I must go away from here , " she
said , hall aloud , "I can 't bearitmuch
longer , indeed I can't , seeing him
day after day , loving him as I do ,
and knowing that matters can never
be adjusted between us. He is as
proud as I but , oh dear ! what am I
thinking of ? It wants just two min
utes to 8. I must go down and close
the furnace doors. "
Thereupon she lighted the lantern
and proceeded down stairs.
Ugh ! What a chill draught was
blowing in through one of the grat
ings !
And there were strange noises all
around.
Lucy's heart thumped so violently
she was tempted to turn and run op
stairs again.
But , goodness ! The furnace was
dreadfully , dangeruosly hot.
Lucy summoned up all her resolu
tions , and , stooping down , closed
the doors.
They swung to with a bang , and
when she essayed to open them
again she found the effort beyond
her strength.
What was to be done in the case
of the fire needing more draught.
She might , after a while , find it
necessary to put on more coal , and
that it would be well to put on more
draught.
But while she was debating with
herself a more serious mishap oc
curred , for the candle inside the lan
tern suddenly achieved the most in
explicable somersault and she was
left in utter darkness-
Moreover , to complicate the mis
eries of her situation , , she now heard
tmmtMi iJM > - > iiiti > i'i i ' nmiii in ' > r < uiiiiintr ; : < rniu ii.ih wfc
stealthy footsteps descending tho
cellar stairs.
Poor Lucy stood qnito still , while
hei hands clasped together over her
; heart.
; This was ii burglar , undoubtedly.
i Tie had seen all the male inmates of
j tho house going out nnd the lights
lowered , and had thus chosen his
' opportunity to come in and conceal
himself in the cellar.
The lirstideathatsuggested itself to
her was to creep under tho stops nnd
remain there until Mrs. Collins' re
turn.
Ere she had time to do this , how
ever , a man's form became visible in
j the dim , semi-twilight that was shed
from the kitchen door above.
Lucy , with a desperate instinct of
self-preservation , put up both hands ,
exclaiming :
"Have pity on me ! Oh , have pity
and spnro my life ! "
Upon this the burglar drew back ,
very much surprised.
"Miss Hildeburn ! " he exclaimed , as
ho struck a match. "What are you
doing here , and howcnnlservoyou ? "
Now poor Lucy , completely un
nerved and dreadfully ashamed of
herself , sat down on a reserved coal
scuttle and burst into a fit of weep
ing.Then
Then Mr Sangster knelt down be-
. side her , and a confused interchange
of explanations of various kinds en
sued.
The result was that at tho expira
tion of a half-hour Mr. Sangster took
Lucy in his arms and kissing the
tear-stained face , murmured :
"God bless you for this promise ,
my own darling ! "
When Mrs. Collins came home two
hours later the house was very quiet ,
the furnace in good order , and
neither Mr. Sangster nor Miss nilde-
burn visible. But the following day
Lucy confided to her a secret , and
Mr. Sangster absented himself mys
teriously for about three weeks ,
After that , Miss Hildeburn also dis
appeared.
"Gone to visit her aunt at Swath-
more , " Mrs. Collins explained to the
other boarders.
But c fortnight later the earner
brought some wedding cards to the
house.
"It was all brought about through
the furnace , " said Mrs. Collins , with
a gleeful chuckle.
But Miss Jane was infinitely dis
gusted.
The Humbug of Free Ships.
The Providence Journal contributes
its quota of misinformation to a
debate that has been going on for
several years , and which never fails
to bring out a liberal supply of in
eptitudes :
"A few years ago and the United
States was the most formidable rival
that Great Britain had for the com
merce of the world , and now the
American flag is practically banished
from the high seas. "What did it ?
An absurd law prohibiting the pur
chase of ships in a free market. "
And mighty lucky it is for Ameri-
| can capitalists that they are no
longer owners and navigators of
ships on the high seas. For many
\ years , under high-pressure competi
tion , British , German , and Scandina
vian , and with the pauper wages of
those countries , the business has
been carried on at a constant loss.
Except the Cunard Company , which
paid one small dividend in 1887 ,
none of the great English lines of
, steamers has paid a dividend for
years , and none is likely to pay a
dividend.
By heavy subsidies the Govern
ment of Germany , like that of France ,
' maintains these lines with a view to
ultimate military purposes ; and it is
impossible that outside ship owners
should compete with them. If our
, navigation laws were altered so that
J we could buy in what the Journal
calls a free market all the ships we
, ' could undertake to run , we should
: only lose money by the operation.
In fact if ships were given us , we
could not run them at a profit , unJ
less the coast of repairs and the
rates of wages for sailors , stokers
and laborers were brought down
with tis to the lowest limit of Eng
land , Germany or Sweden.
"We are a great deal better off for
being out of that business than we
would be if we were in it. Meanwhile ,
thanks to our wise old laws , our
American coasting trade is fairly
profitable and bigger than ever be
fore. No English need apply. N. Y.
Sun.
-Ml
Navy Xoholization.
From all I can see the Admiralty
are about to perpetrate a practical
ioke of unprecedented dimensions in
this much-advertised "mobolization
of the navy. " According to the
official theory , as I understand it ,
the object of the proceedings is to
show the public and the world exact
ly what we can do in areal emergency.
All in a momentthe message is to be
flashed forth from Whitehall that
war has been unexpectedly declared
against us and that the enemy's fleet
is already at sea. Within such and
such a time every man Jack is to be
ambarked and every ship is to take
its place either on the coast or inline
of battle. It sounds very pretty.
When you come to look at the facts
it is nothing short of sublime. For
about three months past this im
promptu effect has been in active pre
paration. Whitehall has been cudgel-
oimplbecause.after all this time
not the word been given weeks ago ?
when the word is given. And why has
water's edge ahd told what to do
has been brought down to the
mission , every available blue jacket
that will float has been put into corn-
been strainingevery nerve , every ship
ing its brains , the dockyards have
and ah these effortsweare not ready.
When we are , and not till then , the
obliging enemy will declare wa r. The
button will be pressed in "Whitehall ,
the fleets of Britain will go forth and
sweep the foeman from the seas , and
she-First Lord will turn round and
saj'tothe dumbfounded panic mon-
scer : "Observe. Thereis no deception.
This-is what we can do at twenty-
four hours' notice ! " As a joke it is
not bad , though a little out of place.
London Truth.
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The Xadomil lIo Katcrs. -j
We have been called a nation of pie ill
enters. From tho humblest Amori- *
can citizen to tho President of tht * |
United States pio occupies a promfn- 5
cut place in tho household larder. | !
"Who invented pio is not yofc known , "
nor exactly how the nnmo orignatcd *
It iy generally supposed that the /
word pio 1ms its origin with tho print
ers , but just how ia lost in obscurity. %
" *
Talking about tho consumption o. :
pies , a good many of them aro con _
sumed at tho cnpitol by our ablo law
makers. " ' -
$
Just off from the rotunda isalunch .
stand presided over by a soldier's ;
widow. She is familiarly known as "T
Jennie. Jennie is well known by all
tho members and Senators , and *
every day tho Btroll from their seats • • "
in the halls of legislation and visit ? ,
the littlo stand to satisfy tho inner
man.
On tho stand , displayed in a tempt
ing manner will bo found avariety of
cakes , apples , peaches , bananas , " ,
sandwiches beef and tongue milk
and pie.
The last named article has a strong
hold on tho appetite of tho solons ,
and they'll eat pio in preference to
anything else. . !
The Critic reporter stoppod at the
stand the other day to partake of a • ,
littlo repast , when his attention was
attracted by the usunl large .number
of Congressmen who rely on Jennie-
to prepare them a small lunch.
As a rule the members go to tho
House restaurant when hungry , but
it frequently happens that they can
not spare the time , so thoy run over
to Jennie's lunch counter.
"Jennie , " asked the reporter , "what
kind of pie do the members eat ? "
"What kind of pio ? Why , any
thing , so it's pie. These are grand
pies ; they never give you dyspepsia ,
nor the liko. But don't you ask mo
any more questions , because I won't
answer them ; you reporters nreso in
quisitive , always finding out things. "
"Does Congressman Vance eat pie ? "
"Yes , nearly all the membors cat
pie. If they don't eat pie they eat
something. "
While the reporter was asking
questions Hon. Amos J. CuinmingH
came along and said : "Wluit khuj
of pie to-day Jennio ? "
"Apple , plum , pinneapplo , black
berry , cocoanut , pencil and custard.
I keep custard pie for Mr. Yunce. "
"Well , gi vo me a slice of peach and
of milk. "
a glass s
Mr. Cummings took tho pie in his
right hand anrt gracefully put it out
of sight. 1 le doesn't lose much time
in masticating a slice of pie.
M. O'Donnell of Michigan does not
stick to one kind of pie ; he changes
off. One day he'll prefer apple , the
next cocoanuL or blackberry , and so
on. He eats his pie with a fork.
Yery seldom does the Hon. Joe
Cannon eat pie , but occasionally he
stops by for a piece of apple pie.
Mr. Buchanan of New .Jersey is one
of the House pie eaters. He gener
ally lunches on the grape pie. When
the crust is rather firm he cuts the
pie into little squares and washes
them down with a swallow of milk.
Mr. Fitch and Amos Cummings aro
very fond of the German dishZwiawil
Kuchan , and Jennie keeps it for their
special benefit.
Chairman Mills of the Ways and
Means Committee now and then
patronizes Jennie to the extent of a
half of a lemon pie. He uses a fork
with his pic.
Mr. Guenther , Vice-President of
the P. F. 0. X. Organization , is an
other one passionately fond of pic
He eats his pie about two o'clock iu
the day.
"Gif me some pie milk , " he 'll say. *
"I don't care , so it's pie. "
Mr. Boothman of Ohio , like all the
Western members , is fond of the
seductive pastry. He frequently gets
on the outside of two slices of pine
apple pie.
Mr. Funston of Kansas , who rep
resents an agricultural constituency ,
like huckleberry pie and Jennie always
has a slice put by for him.
Mr. Burrows of Michigan eats his
pie as he would apiece of cake.
Judge Barnes ' of Georgia is also a
slave to pi &
Tim Campbell eats' his pie with a
knife. He is very partial to mince
pie when in season.
Sunset Cox says a man's digestive
organs are out of repair when he
can't enjoy pie.
Mr. Baker of Xew York always uses
a spoon when he tackles a slice of
custard pie.
The New England members ! as a
rule will eat no other kind of pie than
' apple.
Big Tom Beed usually eats pie in
the House restaurant.
New varieties of pie are constantly
making their appearance. The oth
er day Major McClammy of North
Carolina wanted some orange pie ,
while Major Martin inquired for
grape.
"Charlie" Mason of Illinois is known
in the House as the great Chicago
pie eater. He eats nothing but co
coanut pie , and generally he con
sumes a half-one for lunch. He says
that any man who doesn'6 like vis li
worse than a liar.
3 m
Western Freedom.
The editor of a Western paper has
this to sa"The dead-geranium-
leaf-eared spotlet , whom fate has
willed shall wither and blight the
weekjy Dreadful around the corner ,
refers to the editor ofthLs flourishing :
and influential journal asapinfeather
and ' dude.
journalist a can't-get-there
He also goes on to sa j that as a
newspaper freak we are probably the
finest specimen of the kind ever cap
tured alive. Brethern of the press ,
this is all wrong.Let us be courteous
to one another. In this work-a-da3 *
world of ours there is no influence so
soothing and refining as that cour
tesy. The soft , low-spoken word , the
gentle smile , the kindly reference
who has notfelt t their balm , been
helped over some rough place in life ' s
pathway by their beneficial effect ?
Brethern of the press , again we sam
let us be courteous to one another ,
and let the microbe pull his number
five hat deep down over his eyes and
ponder upon these words. Selah' "
Tid-Bite.