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1 (I ft 5 k, . T-V. 0 -fTjr.- VOL. II. LINCOLN, NEB., THUKSDAY, JlJNE II, NO. 52. i ) ji NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Expirations: A the easiest and cheapest means of notifying subscriber or the data of their expiration we will murk tbli notice with a blue or red pencil, on the dale atwbicb their subscription expire. We will (end toe paper two weeks after expiration. If not re newed by that time it will be discontinued. OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLIANCE. President Hon. J. H. Powerf , Cornell, Neb. vice pgr.siDEKTa; XT, A. Jonei, Hatting!, Nebraska. Thot. Sphinx, Wbeelock. Pennsylvania. Chss. Morgan, Hornby, Pennsylvania. TV. H. Llklot, Caledonia, Ohio. Wm. Klnerk, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Col. CM. Butt, Vlroqua, Wisconsin. ... Milton George, Chicago, Illinois. B. O. Cowan. New Point, Missouri. D. V. Karens, 8t John, Washington. A. J. Westfall, Sergeant Bluffs, Iowa. Hon. J. J. furlong, Austin, Minnesota. ' c Thsas. August Post. Houlton Iowa. lECii'BgB G. E. Lawrence, Marlon, Ohio. Ast-T-LacT'tts D. P. Bavens, 8t. John, Wash. Eva. McDonald, St. Paul, jdia. SBCCAT1QSAI, BOARD, D. H, Talbot, Sioux City, Iowa, tlllton George, Chicago. Illinois. J. Burrows, Lincoln, Nebraska. Mrs. Julia A. Pratt, Clark, Nebraska. Miss Era McDonald, St. Paul, Minnesota. AUDITISO BOAHD. tV. E. Bell, Marlon, Ohio. Frank Itotb, Tekatnsn, Nebraska. Milton George, Chicago, Illinois. For constitutions, proceedings, blank ap plications for charter, eto , address the secre tary AUGUST POST, Moulton, Iowa. NEBRASKA STATE FARMERS' ALLIANCE. Officers for 1891. pHESinissT J. H. Powers. Hitchcock Co. Vice-Puksiikkt H. O. Stewart, Sioux Co, LxctchbhO. Hull. Lancaster Co. Ass'T Lbotukkr H. F. Pratt. Merrick Co. Chaplain J. 8. Edwards, Saunders Co. KXBCl'TIVB committee; J. Burrows. Chairman Lancaster Co. B. F. Allen. Cass Co. C. W. Deal, Custer Co. Allen Hoot, Douglas Co. H. 11. MoOaw. Adams Co. BecT-Trias. J. M.Thompson, Lancaster Co. POETRY. Those Trees of Ours. Fob Tbi Fabmebb' Aixiabce. Those tree of ours, those prairie trees, , They ling the secret ef tbe seas. The message of tbe distant shores Where corals pare the sanded floors, TJpon whose strands sang Troubadors 'Neath olive tree. Sweet winds from trembling barps of pine Are playing low In trees of mine. - While soft Chinook still farther on May warm the breath of Blomidon, And mornlng'dew tell beads upon These weeping trees. ' They lean above the rores red. And o'er the unknown baby' bed J tone traveler left on desert plain -' Baptized with tears. Its only rain. While erery wind repeat the Train To moaning trees. We are not blessed with hazel dells, Nor with tbe pine's tall plnacles, . Yet planted trees are temples green Where nature sings her psalms between, That echo In each lone ravine From farmer's trees. And labor bears tbelr notes along Its yellow harvest sweet with song, corn ' While dreoplng boughs breathe o'er tbe Whose bright leaves drip with dew of And lover linger not forlorn mum, 'Neath waving tree. Within the bush of twilight time Tree sing to me their soothing chime. And set mons sweet they tell to me Of ultimate humanity The life divine that is to be Sung In our trees. Mary Baiud Finch. Clearwater, Neb., May 21, "Jl. The Blue and Gray and Black. From the St. Paul Great West. (An Incident at tbe Cincinnati conference .described in Ths Alliance last week under the head of " The Blue and the Gray shake Hands Across the Bloody Chasm.") He slood whore tbe state flags fluttered. And the banners were waiving bright, On the deck of tbe People's Party. la the hour It saw the light, .And he cried to the thousands gathered 'Under the Flag of the free: "An ex Confederate soldier, Comrades, behold In me!" Then leaned co his si Je another; ' A Union man am I, Who battled against you, brother, -In the bitter days gone by 1" 'Give us your hand, companion, Your kiss uion my mouth. And blest be the People's Fart? That Is welding us, north and south" Hands clasp'd, and kind eyes meeting, While laud the rafters rang With tbe shouts of applauding grangers, A man t color sprang To the front, aad tbe old time foe me iirew tearful unaware. As ke smile.! la their friendly faro. Anu stunt, his hand in theirs' What time tbe tableau vlvlant Like faeav'Nly vision shone, The P'.atform of tbe pet. pie Was w4 their very own. And all beheld the marvel, lit Uud s owe linger wruusht. Tketxay aud the Blue united ' With U Uiaek fr haul Ike taught' A trtuitr af lover Thou shall remember to, At iu- as the trtuae t olors r ;l e'er lb brave sad f w Til Ihese, O People' Party! hail Im4 Ik aattua' f focialmtay la U I f 1 n TM tlfutlMllMMkl of Mst, ktl . la ri.iur t unit a, ArruM Ik mr a of ! tM J ImI a tia aarua t'kai la tMr pain rwa, Ait.4 a lWf lawu trtikat e.-.o', krtMioMH ait ahvtwV A Skti ti orr la Uad la swinik AM seeae hi una tw The Hat, aaa ''. aaan I to let, Mail Ih.aj as k wi . 0. ! li, IS l Ikia. t '" Ma I' , lki.'r. i h lWlIM MMn it ll a. nk ! Vat I THE BACCARAT CASE Finding of the Jury Adverse to Sir William Gordon Cumming. BOMBARDED AT LONG RANGE Fitagua Shelled by Government Torpedo Boats English Murdered by Chluesa piaalpur Massacre Leader Hung France Reduces tbe Corn Duty. London, June 9. Tlie rerdict In the baccarat case is against Sir William Gor don Cumming. 1 Gen. 'Williams caused sensation when the court opened by arising and addressing the chief justice. He demanded protection from Sir Ed ward Clarke, who, he said, had in his address - accused him (Williams) of sacrificing an innotent man. The chief justice declined to hear any statements from the general, who retired in disgust. The lord chief justice then began his charge to the jury, which was favorable to the de fendants throughout. The jury were out fifteen minutes when they returned with a verdict of "not guilty." The verdict was received with mingled ap plause and hisses, the judge rapping vainly for order. The result was in accordance with general expectation. Tba Uohrlng Sea Measure. London, June 9. Lord Baliabury, in moving a second reading of the bill relating to the Dehring sea, made sym- Sathetiu reference to the death of Sir oun Macdonald. He said the bill was to enable England to be free to act on the subject of arbitration, and provided for giving compensation where there should be any real loss through England's action. The government did not admit liability for the whole compensation. Lord Salisbury said further: Canada has consented to an order in council for bidding the killing of seals in Behring sea by British subjects on two condi tions: First, that arbitration shall pro ceed; second, that compensation shall be paid to the owners of fishing vessels sustaining a loss through the action of the government. Whether the gov ernment could persuade Canada to pay a part of the compensation Lord Salis bury did not know, but it was impos sible to defer action until that difficulty could be solved. Therefore the govern ment had assumed the liability, which could not be heavv." Lord Kimberly expressed bis satisfaction with the fact that there was every prospect of closing the long controversy with the United States. Tbe bill was read a second and third time and passed. The house of commons passed the Behring sea bill as received from the lords, Tb Oiunibus Strike. London, June 9. Messrs. Mann and Burns addressed an enthusiastic meet ing of the omnibus strikers. The offer of the companies was unanimously re jected, and it was resolved to stick to the original demands. Should these demands not be conceded by Wednes day the hostlers would be forbidden to attend horses. The executive commit tee of the London trades council has issued a manifesto, appealing to the public to support the strike. The magistrate refused to grant a summons against Burns. Ksmeralda Get Coal, ma, June 9. With the permis sion of the government the Chilian stumer Esmeralda is receiving about four bnndred tons of coal, which is be ing supplied by the Panama company. This fuel has been secured to enable the steamer to proceed for Araria, a mari time town of Chili. The belligerents in Chili have not as yet been recognized by this government, but the local au thorities are watching the movements of the Esmeralda very closely while she is in port. - Flsegua Bombarded. Iquiqi k, June 9. The torpedo boats Almirante Lynch and Almirante Con dell, accompanied by two armed trans ports attempted to. bombard Pisagua at long range. Very few shells reached town and the two vessels soop retired. Congressional ships have goue in pur suit. The Itata will be ready to sail for San Diego Saturday. ;How Porter I. ft Roma. Rome, June 9. The Italians seem to believe, according to their newspapers, that Minister Porter will not come back to It onie. and that hi departure is vir tually a recall. The fact that not a sin gle Italian minister or notable political man accompanied hitn to say farewell t looked upon as significant of Italian seutituout. Waal la the Hut lorn, Mt:i.noi!tSE, June 9. The reported lot of the steamer Taraiung, employed in the Australian catiug trade, is confirmed, riece of tbe wm knee have drifted suthore which show that the ateauier h.M gone down. The fate of the crew and panstnavr la .tuknowu, Twa HaMter SUII.4 by Lightning. sSkimx, Juno 9. While Emprror Willsain was reviewing troop near TruipU'hof a itornt are and (apt, Tomnustt and three oldier were etrmk by lightning and two of l frddier kiileX TbeiHuef Were surl oueiy lujnreO. Murdered f lata. Lotx, June Adviivt from rdtanihai rnirt freak ontragea aalnt frvlitr near KlukUng, The timhsh ruiaotuRarv and Ike eutMM tvfni-ar Wrra Uiuribmd. end Ike Kitriau rl deal are ap'adJliif for ruiw.tiuti by a au tf war. Msslaal MaaMwt leases It.taa. Ci.i tm, Jaaa l.-lHta.tVs t iv4 We frosu Msnljur 4ta Mai hrlviy. ( of We I.Vm ta lh revvtit retoll M(aa lUllu. aitlkxsllf, WW a! M k Hapthttv u live iwasaav weet I Je aa4 arty. t tmm seaae she Cat) Ibal, rata, wm 1U asa by fuse ft to 41 U 4mw4 the til', T diM ta Ike tlatla o evrtv, CONTESTING A WILL. Ilolrs OlssatisQed with the Ilequest at Good Old Mr. Crimea. Atchison, Kan., June 9. The trial of the Grimes will case was begun in the district court to-day. The case in volves property worth $150,000. Most of the property wus originally the es tate of tbe late Major L. B. Urimee of the United States army, who was for many yearn quarter master stationed at St. Louis. He left it to his mother, Susan Grimes, who died a year ago, giving most of it to five children, limiting the share of one of the five and entirely cutting off two children of a deceased son. Tbe reason given in the will for the nnequal di vision was that tbe fifth child's husband was indebted to E. B. Grimes' estate. No reason was given for cutting off tbe two grandchildren. The best legal talent has been employed on both sides and a long and expensive litigation is expected. Nebraska 80ns of Veterans. Geneva, Neb., June 9. Upon ar rival of afternoon trains tbe city wru suddenly tilled with Sons of Veterans. At 3:30 Camp Counlet was held at head quarters in tbe Hotel Jameson, com- r?d of Col. Coates, H. M. Eaton, C. Humphrey, Fillmore Dorsey and staff officers. At 0:30 the' dress parade was held, with Col. Coates command ing. TO CAPTUEE IOWA. The Alliance Men to Flood the Hawkey State with People's Party Ora tors This Fall. Topeka, Kan., June 9. Kansas will send twenty-five People's Party oratoi't into Iowa this fall to take part in the state campaign. I. Vandermelen, of the Citizen' Alliance at Des Moines, arrived in the city Sunday and the ne gotiatiatons have already been com pleted. The men who will go to Iowa are the pick of the Alliance orators. The People's Party has decided that it must carry Iowa this fall at all hazards, and the state will be flooded with speakers. Mr. Vandermelen said: "We have engaged Ignatius Donnelly and several other well known orators from Minne sota; President Loucks, of the South Dakota Alliance; Capt. C. A. Powers of Indiana; Congressman McKeighan of Nebraska; W, S. Morgan, author of 'To the Wheel and Alliance,' and Charles H. Cunningham of Arkansas. We propose to simply flood the state with People's Party speakers. We have the votes and propose to carry the state." . ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. A Bill to Prevent Child Labor Passed by ; ' the House. Springfield, Ills., June 9. In the house a bill was passed for the protee tion of dairymen. It provides that every milk dealer who sells milk on credit shall file with the clerk of the county in which he resides a bond in the sum of $2,000 for a faithful com pliance with the laws governing the traffic in milk and for tbe payment of all taxes due from him on account of the milk bought on credit. A bill to prevent child labor was also passed. It forbids the employment of any child under 15 years of age unless a certificate be issued by the board of edu cation or school directors that such child L-the means of support of an aged or in firm relative. ' New Orleans Jury llrlber. New Orleans, La., June 9. Bern ard Glandi, accused of offering a $500 bribe fo Henry B. Atwood, a tales juror in the Hennessy case, was brought to trial before Judge Mars after all legal obstacles were decided upon ad versely by the court. It was the first of the bribery cases to go to trial. The bribers' committee bad their leaders and a large delegation in court and em ployed counsel to assist the prosecutor. 1 he jury remained out three hours, principally for dinner, and brought in a verdict of guilty as charged. The pen alty is a fine of not exceeding $1,000 and imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period not exceeding one year, and the Serson so convicted shall forever be isqnalified from holding an office of trust or profit in this state. IN THE STRIP. Thousands of Gattl Illegally Gracing There The Cherokee Protest. Arkansas City, Kan., June 9. The number of cattle grazing illegally on the Cherokee Strip increase daily and there are now fully 83,000 there. The Cherokee are becoming alarmed at the itata of affairs and are preparing to take action in the matter. Pour or live lead ing men of the Nation have been here tor several day in conwtltation with attorney. They will attempt t ru force the Cherokee law taxing cattle $1 a bead in the Strip, and if the cattle men ref line to pity they will invoke the aid of tbe court aud military to confis cate the cattle. arrelary Settle' lles'.g aallea. St, Lot w, June 9.Gen. John W, Noble will return St. I.oui from Hot Springs this week, and it is stated by hi friends in thUcily that hi resig nation as n rtttry of the interior will n f-.f-i. ar.l U lrMMl.l.nt llama.,,, l that tune. It i further Mated Uiat uen. win at once resume the I'ravlW of law in r?. Loot. Iea Haaker. rUor Cm', !., June I. -Tbe Iowa tUitkt'ta' a'Utln luet in re, 2jo nteui tw-r bring, prraent. J, T, Keiuey of llurlUgll yreeided, 1 tt VUtl Were Wei. owed to the rllr by JklaVor t'atltier, A taniUt Will t given loatglil, A Ctrl ties Ik Medal. fVHat, Neh.,Jona H li May, !Hgitt of J, 1., Nl ff till rirr, la- rvll Ike medal t I be Kfadualinit tlee of Ik t.. t.f matry and drr tuata-art la lb tunav iiu.al ul Wga, tiVa Apallaa, Cam Mt. N. J , Jm -The nm bnbkr We tMr eiUiUi ready tt ) pavtWNl. It U t redlUU ImW of tk Wtl me. ii Mi & aflia'w M ' a J feMttuttUv.! taUts u'.iefattvNi, THE BLACKREPDBLIC Talk of Withdrawing tho Eulir United States Legation from 11a ti. NATIONAL SUGAE BOUNTIE Bed Tana M ill Be DUnenseil with ta Clin Producers Advantage or Hi Law Senator On ay Taking Care ot Mi Friends. Washisotox, D. C.Juno 0. There is serious talk of withdrawing the en tire United States legation from Hayti. It is already settled that Minister Douglass will not go back after his leave of absence, and instead of sending a successor this country may simpjy drop diplomatic intercourse because of the double dealing of . the Hippolyte government ia regard to the Mole St. Nicholas. It would be a matter of much satisfaction to the naval authorities who had the negotiations in charge if thia should be done, for they feel keenly not only the failure of their efforts, but tbe insulting manner in which they were treated by Hippolyte. Secretary Tracy, it is believed, favors this method of retaliation, and since it would be an easy manner of letting down Minister Douglass it is highly Srobable that this course will be finally etermined upon. The shabby treat ment of this cotirtry by the Haytian government in this matter has been a subject of discussion among state and navy department officials ever since Ad miral Glierardi reported that Hippolyte bad positively and insultingly declined to keep his promise for the lease to tbe United States of this desirable coaling station. If we are to have it the Mole bt. Nicholas will be secured on ad vances made by tbe black republic. The authorities here will not moke another move in the matter beyond showing in some way its contempt for the bead of the republic. National Sugar Honnt lea, Washington, June 9. Some farm ers in Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana and a few other states have been writ ing to tbe internal revenue office that they fear there will be so much red tape in securing maple and beet sugar boun ties that they will have to abaudon hope for it. The law gives a bounty of about two cents a pound, so that tbe bounty realized on l,0o) pounds, which is a good yield, will be i-'O. To secure tins a tarmer must take out a license and: submit bis nrounct to a government inspector to be tested, wieghed, etc Furthermore, as the inspector may- nofi- get aronnd on time, the farmers say, they may miss tne opening or the market in the first art or the munle suorar season when the product demands about 6 per cent more than k does later in tne season. Commissioner Mason said that he expected to recommend to the secre tery of the treasury the appointment of ten or twelve sugar inspectors within a week or ten days. The treasury de partment is arranging every facility to give sugar producers advantage of the bounty law. Labor' Protest Heeded. : Washinstos, June 9. gome time since the managers of the beet sugar station at Norfolk, Neb., requested the commissioner of Indian affairs to allow the Indian children at tbe Genoa train ing school to pick the weeds from the beet and generally make themselves use ful. The commiesiener heartily en dorsed the proposition and notified Superintendent Backus, of the training school at Genoa, to make necessary ar rangements to transport the children to Norfolk, which is only a short distance. Before they had started, however, the citizens of Norfolk, principally the labor element, at a meeting held to take ac tion in regard to the matter, adopted resolutions vigorously condemning the plan. This information was contained in a communication to Commissioner Morgan, who thereupon notified Super intendent Backus to make no further arrangements and allow the matter to drop. Qnay and His Friends. WAsniNOTON', June 9. Senator Quay arrived in Washington, accompanied by Collector Martin of Philadelphia. The senator, accompanied by Mr. Martin and Judge Gilkerson, tbe second comp troller, called on the president and had a long talk. To start with he handed the president the resignation of Mr. Martin as collector at Philadelphia. He then talked with the president about the appointment of Mr. Martin's suc cessor and about tbe appointment of a Dticcessor to Judge Schofield, of the court of claims, who is soon to retire. He urged the appointment of Judge Gilkerson, and it is expected that he will be appointed. In that event Sen ator yuay will probably suggest some one for second comptroller. Oea, SrhoDeld' Marriage. Washixotuk, June 9. Mystery be gins te surround the rumored approach ing marriage of the commander-in-chief of the army. The rnrrrnt ntimlier of The Army and Navy Journal, which is tba semi-official ern-tn of the war dt ) actii-nt. says: "We do iwt publih the Chit ago telegram anuoum iug the marriage of Ueti St both Id, a we have authority U state thnt the rrpurta are ahaolutrly fn)e." Tbi ltiv aer tu n by a aetniom bl Miper whU b aay it speak front "authority" U cauin' sum b lotiiiiK iit tn army t irelea. Many proii.ito-stt urtit-rri Utit that th wed ding will kever take plme, and the fat t that tba general's relative tiera are iu the dark on I be b)e t lukretb affair Speculative, to say lb lea I. laereaslag lb r"al lataa WAmi!Ti, June I Tbe tvu.uiis loser of r-fiiu U waking arrange. tueat to further fastut like Ua'iUif 4 imil..a fertilU'atea, ant espett In a short time lu tW liilot esittlb ale d4lly It) U now bln tlvna. inmi tbe .xnii.il 4tt4f a in.beai ' tit Kuw'a-r ol taa awaiting Uveal tgtlai by special eiasir ta the bV Ui ft Umn rlu ttm i.1 t,ju, aad roa)Mailr Aut frjr spwtal ew tet Maw (it INt tl Will N tailed la (tea. Hauiu awl tislt with the ad htla 4 nwre 1 lefts tx einwtMl ta snake t better eouf. Ibl )' than H tvf .A DOWNFALL OF A P.1EACHER. A Gambler WIioim He Converted After ward Allured Mini to Crime. Springfield, Ills., June 0. The case of the Rev. George Vancil and the Rev. Jerry Holmes, the counterfeiters of Duquoin, who have len on trial here several days in the United States dis trict court . has attracted a great deal of attention throughout tne state. Judge W. J. Allen sentenced Vancil to one year and Holmes to three years at hard labor in the Chester penitentiary. 11 tli parties entered A plea of guilty. Vancu has lived in Duquoin for twenty years, and this was his first of fence. He has a wife and eight chil dren, who are left without support. Previous to 1389 Vancil was A Method ist preacher, but was removed from his charge in Pone county for telling a falsehood, and then joined the Baptist fold. He was conducting revival ser vices in Pope county, where he met Jerry Holmes, who was then a Kambler and a bard case generally. Through Yancil's influence Holmes, who bad been an avowed infidel, became convert ed. Holmes went to Dnquoin and boarded with Vancil brother-in-law, A. P. Ad kins. Farmer Adkins found a sack of counterfeit money secreted in bis honse, and notified the authorities. When Vancil read of the arrest of Holmes he broke down and confessed having used some of the counterfeit money. The Klllott Trial. Columbus, O., June 0. In the El liott trial two more witnesses testified that Elliott had threatened prior to tbe shooting, that in case Osborne pub lished anything derogatory to his wife and family he would kill him. Elliott's family was in court tor the first time, and his wife and five children occupied seats near the prisoner And his at torneys. THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT. Dispute Between Caaada and the I'nlted States Over the Ownership of Hunter's Island. St. Paul, Minn., June 9. The row between the United States and Canada over Hunter's island, lying directly north of Lake county, Minnesota, is ex citing a great deal of attention owing to the millions of tons of iron ore which the island contains. Among the claim ants are many St. Panl, Minneapolis and Duluth capitalists, who will at once homestead the island and raise an issue between tbe United States and Great Britain as to the boundary line between Canada and Minnesota. Heretofore it has been claimed by Canada that the entire island belonged to the British possessions, and all American maps have shown it to ue on tne Canadian side 01 the line. Professor N. H. Winchell. state a-e- olotrist. savs: "Neither the United States nor Canada has ever surveyed the eastern portion of Hunters island. We nave been wrong in placing the bound ary line where it is at present, on the south side of the eastern portion of the island, for the treaty plainly says that it must rnn through Cypress lake, which is on the north side. I cannot see how it could run anywhere else, according to the terms of tbe Webster-Ash burton treaty. The men who bave taken np claims on the eastern portion of Hunt er's island seem to have a good case, as Apparently the land they are on belongs to the United btates and not to the Lu glish government." , BLACK HILLS PIONEERS. First Annual Meeting of Old Settlers ef South Dakota. Dead wood, S. D., June 9. The society of Black Hills Pioneers, to membership in which only those who arrived in the Hills earlier than Jan nary 1, 187, are eligible, held its first annual excursion, going by special train over the B. & M. railroad to Custer City. Upwards of 800 excursionists were on the train. A royal reception was given them at Custer City. Colonel W. R. Steele of Dead wood was orator of the day and made a magnificent speech. The excursion brought to gether many of the pioneers who had not met in fifteen years, and gave an opportunity for the interchange of many reminiscenes and hair breadth ex periences with Indians in early days. Convention of Railway Employes. Fort Wayse, Ind., Juae 9. Twenty-five hundred strangers are in the city attending the convention of railway employes. The following orders are represented: Locomotive Engineers, Railway Conductors, Tele graphers, Locomotive Firemen, Switch men aud Trainmen. At 9 o'clock a. 111. a secret meeting was held. At 1 o'clock a parade was held followed by a public meeting which was addressed by F. 8. Sarscent, of Terre Haute; M. D. Shaw, of St. Louis, and Frauk Sweeny, of Chicago. The meeting is of the blahest iiiiHrtance and will pass on questions vitally affecting the entire railway system or the country. Female White Cap Take Hand. - Washinutos, Ind., June. . Some women of unsavory reputation rented a house at Pegrr's Station, a mining town ten tittle south of this city. The brawl aloitt the house were miner ous that the women of the village or- f anixed a Wbita Cap party, and ureas ng in masculine attire visited the frail female ami gave tlirra a moat unmer ciful drubbing, seriously injuring two of the women. Numerous arr-i were made, but the l male White Cape were well dixguUed that no conviction followed. Appelated a Heeelter, CttirAon. June 9. On ivnu lalut ef Anna W, JUIrd. oaeol tha to kholder la tba Novtbweatetn rubber company, Judge lUixirvttof tbe redrral court ap pointed r;litr WhiirhouMi rivr. The bill of complaint saya t ha company ta Insolvent and I hat its.UU are ovl Si on mm, wit It bo HHiaoy t mi a great leal of tater L.nil mia due. Tba e- raitrr mm ib rmepany a afiairtar tn Sh4 CttftdlKOW, j lb Sir .'. Ui vii-, Jvfc Ml!.ks gUsa WSrahotvB and tka eHel'lubmrtil ul WVlu A NUoa. ttbboit manufacturer, buried. Li IJ..Cog. t HtKK. 4t:, Jen tTa Wk 'e at h! k I bave coewiuuai raied wth Won aft-l from tkltty It tkirty le hav b tutted. I - GREEDS CRUUBLING. A Sermon bj a St. Louis Pastor Causes a Breeze. DISCUSSED PEOF. BEIGGS. The New fork Presbytery Pats ta Twa II oars oi HI Case Think the Assam bly Acted t'nwlsely Lutherans IMscus Doctrinal Halters. St. Louis, June 9. Under the bead of "Creeds Crumbling," an evening paper quotes Rev. Frank G. Tyrell, pastor of the Central Christian church of this city, as saying all signs poJ it to the dissolution of the orthodox creeds, Mr. Tyrell fointed out forcibly the dis cussion in regard to matters of belief and faith which have shaken tbe Protestant church, and from this drew conclusion that creeds are crumbling and will ere leng disappear. Hecannot.he says, accept the belief of the trinity of j etuis, and as to wny ne believed the Protestant creeds are failing he replied that one had but to notice how the teachers of tbe gospel are demsndmgthe right to make their own deductions, provided they acknowledge the divinity of Christ. Tyrell' statement baa cre ated a sensation among the orthodox ministers. Think th Assembly Acted Unwisely. Ciiicaoo, June 9. Drs. Worcester, Dewitt, Lewis and Hoyt, commissioners from the Chicago Presbytery to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church which met recently at Detroit, made their report at a meeting or the Presbytery convened for that purpose. On the matter of the Briggs case the opinion of the commissioners is that the Assembly bad acted unwisely tn endors ing the report of Dr. Patton's commit tee. Dr. Worcester's schema of settle ment weuld have been a solution of the difficulty. -. - - , c ', plsensied Prof. Mrlgg. Nr.w Youk, June 9. The New York presbytery spent two solid hours discussing Prof. Bnggs, . There were sixty-five present forty-nine minister and sixteen elders. A letter irom Dr. Briggs, withdrawing all protest against what he deems the unjust procedure of the presbytery againt him, in order to facilitate the time when bis Accusers must face him and their charges be tried was read. Tbe committee to ar range for the trial engaged most of tbe time. la favor of Consolidation. Asni'nv Park, N. J., Jnne 9. At the morning session of the General Synod of tbe Reformed church, the proposition to unite tbe Reformed Dutch and Reformed German churches of tbe United States was favorably reported. Final action will be taken V the par ticular synods which meet next year. They will report back to the General Svnod in 1893. The consolidation will embrace 250,000 communica nts, 10,000 churches And ),oov clergymen, I.atlierae Synod. New Youk, June 9. At the After noon session of the Lutheran Synod the Advisability of buying a new honse for branch of the Fort Wavne. Indiana. college in this city, was discussed, but the matter was laid over until tbe next convention. Rev. M. Scune of Buffalo preached at the evening service, Visited Her Old Horn. Chicago, June 9. It has just been discovered that Mrs. Alice SnellMc Crae, the erratic and much-married daughter of the murdered millionaire. Amos J. Snell, who eloped from New York with Douglas Green, the well known stock broker, arrived here Mar 23 and stopped under an assumed name At tbe Jf aimer bouse. Alter tbe An nouncement of the fact that Mrs. Green bad been granted a divorce Mrs. Mc Crae left the Palmer ' and presumably went to some small town and was evi dently married to Green. She returned Friday, probably to get some money she had 1 n her own riKht, a part of which she is credited with intending to pay off the indebtedness of $3,000 resting on Green's $40,000 seat in the New York stock exchange, Green having squan dered all his fortune. A Railroad Fill Chan; It Bsm, Gobhes, Ind., June 9. The thou sands of carloads of dirt with which the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad has been filling in at Sylvan Lake (or tbe approaches to their new bridge, slid off into tbe lake And formed an islaud seme dis tance -ont. A number of men were at work on tbe embankment, who saved their live by jumping for the trestle when they lelt tbe earth going irou them. It is a great loss to the railroad, as it will require an immense amount of earth to make a new till, and even then tbe permanency of the embankment will be extremely doubtful. Kvldeaee Net SaMeleat. DKNVF.K, Colo., June 9. Ex-Senator Stevenson, Otto Mears, president of the It 10 Grands Southern road, ex Stat Treasurer Fred Wolsrn, Representative Mm-bell and Jerry Frank, charging tbrui with attempting to bribe certain aaariubers of th last general aeviubly, were quashed in tba district court. 1 list rltt Attorney Mevem declaring that there wa not stilhYietit evidence against the grutleuiea to maintain a suit. Threatened y PiekHes Hiorri.Ala', IV, June ,. Master Workman Wise and Secretary Parker, active leavlm la th Ule cose strike, davlare that threat have recently brew taad aa-aiMt their livee by I'lulurtoU. Ul liwa. Park m be was delib erately bi at haturday nUM sear hUr. Tun wo letr leader are duciwetnf th advianbdity of hiring tiBUftt to IfeteeMgete lb AMtteT, Mattnl hi AiMeea Waur. f'aA it.sMW n, U se., J'taa ft -Tka ftshlaj (Ka.x-uer . Alu-a Arrired. kr its! a r day kight tnu twenty month eeuUa 1m A f tii'iiu aAln for Mt4, kfi The Alke to the skiaeef r In tbt SiaMag. SAd bet cfuiae was Mvefu, hti brie botue aUoot Iflf barrel nt swat ketal ad ha bt bout Aearly lt4 BEAUTY'S PRESERVER. What Women uhooid Uo ta WUlMtaaHt the Bavase of Tlasa. Women who wUh to retain tlsetr youthful look and graceful carrtat) should give more attention to the boild Ing up of firm fleah and plump musctea by healthy bodily exercise, which brings not only clear complexions and bright eyes, but health and happlneja and a fuller enjoyment of life in every sense of the word. Particularly It fa useless to put faith in so-called com plexion beautifiers and lotions for r moving wrinkles,' They are simply caused by a flabby condition of the muscloa of the parts where they appear. , Soma fibers of m small musle being inserted In the) In tegument near tho outer angle of ties eye, for example, each contraction ot the parts allows little wrinkles to ap pear, llils need not, and does sot, make permanent ones. It Is only whan the muscle has lost its fullness frota ill-health or Age that the3e little Unas radiating from the outer angle of Cm eyes become 'crow's-feet" What la truo of the muscles of these parts is equally true of ether parts of the faoe And body. It is the duty of every woman to be as charming as possible, and there ar many simple remedies for softening tbe skin which are not Injurious. It is th bleaching fluids which some women, use indiscriminately, which destroy all healthy function of the skin, that ICm wise woman will do well to avott Alum Is one of the Ingredients used lax tanning leathor. It is aW tbe founda tion of many complexion washes. K comment is needed. To grow obi gracefully is possible to every woman, and to battle with wrinkles I practi cally useless, except good physical d velopment be the first consideration. The latest schools for tba rouadlaj out of tbe musclei teach a eerie at bending and turning which, if properly applied, tend to keep th contours at the body symmetrical. Wise physi cians sometimes shake their beads and declare that this form of physical otCt ure may be carried to excess. All wo men may not have ail tbe tins or means to follow this course, but all wbn wish to retain a youthful appearsAaa will keep every function of the body an nearly normal as possible. Many bodily conditions conform to the mental. Depression of spirits ia being recognized by the physicians aa a condition of the body indicative ot disease, and a very difficult one toooa tend with. Women seem particularly liable to fall into this condition, and there 1 no sorer enemy to good loskav Lend an Active Ufa, eulUvat ful spirit, make each day so full of i fulness and loving kindness to oUasra as to leave no time for small and patty thoaghts, which dwarf the mind. Jack as noble thoughts and Aspirations nt to make a beautiful countenance; re membering that to bave perforins! well our part in life, constantly alamhtl after that which is good, will fira s contentment of mind conducive) to) health and a happy obi age. ANTS AS BIO AS POXES. Soma Statements About Celebrate! Kb eats Disputed. Herodotus, the father of history, writing in the fifth century before) ' Christ, tells a very remarkable yam about certain ants, in tne country ot Pacpycla, which were bigger than toxaa, though somewhat less in size than wolves. These extraordinary Insects lived under ground, heaping up tbe sand Into hills. In this sand gold was mingled, being brought up from the depths, and tho natives were accustomed to go with sacks to collect it choosing for tho work the hottest part ot the day, be cause then the ants, wMch were fright fully fierce, were hidden in the botsav Upon arriving at the place where the plunder was to be obtained, tho men were wont to fill tbelr sacks aa quickly as possible and get away with the utmost expedition, for the ants, upon finding out that their dwellings had been disturbed, would pursue them, and, inasmuch as they were unequal ed in swiftness by any other anlmaL not one of tho robbers could have escaped being torn to pieces had they not bad A long start. A number of other chroniclers ef the same period make similar state ments regarding these insects, among them Nearvhua, who speak ot having seen several of thoir skins, which were as large aa those of leopards. - It ha been surmised that the Ant its. question were in reality the small in sea of India, which may bave been repre scntcd by travelers a atita, because they lived in holes tn the ground. A Terrible fella sr. renelope (proud'y)t "I want so tnnrry a man who will be my mast. Dicky: Wsully. think I Am just th one, my dean; la fact. I know ta You weelly ought to see me manag my valet. 1 am actually bwutal tola poor fellah, don't you know. Alius cy's Weekly. A Hasten Jake. .... . Party M lvk "lor heaven's sab make leas nulee! How do you suppose a in how i going to foot up these utnn la th tidt of your clatter?" One Of tha Offender- "Ohl row, that won't do. 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