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    'THE : OMAHA& DAILY ' BEE ttj MONDAY , ? MARGHG5 , 1883.
PREPARING TO PLAY /BALL / ,
Personnel of the St , Paul Baeo Ball
Club.
*
WILL VISIT OMAHA IN APRIL.
> "Weaker In the fiox and Stronger In
3tJ , FieldIntt and linne Running
Tlmn Iinnt Ycnr Other
Sporting News.
Ordered to Report For Duty.
. BT. PAUL , March 8. [ Correspondence of
the Hi.B.1 All the players under contract
with the St. Paul base ball club liavo been
ordered to report for duty at Cincinnati on
„ .April 3 , whoi'o they will cross bats with the
famous lied Stockings , and from whence
they will work west , bringing up In Omaha
on the ISth. There nro at present sixteen
men under contract , and on thin ( rlpManager
Barnes will endeavor to select from this
number n team capable of making a good
nhowlng' the coming season in the Western
McUguo. The men signed are Earlo and
Kcmmlcr , catchers ; Duryca , Anderson ,
Tuckerman , Sowders and Vogel , pitchers ;
. Morrissey , first base ; Shafer , second base ;
. Rcilly , third base ; Plqkctt , ' short ; Vcach ,
left field ; Murphy , center , and' Cur-
' 'roll , . right. . Besides ' thcso Quest
' "and Corbett , both second basemen , nro under
contract to St. Paul , but the above Is looked
' ' upon by the management as the way the men
. are most likely to bo placed. Quest Was
> Ignod.to . captain the toani , as It was thought
his long experience us a bull player would
' . peculiarly fit him for the position'but'tt Is
. ' doubtful if ha la given a place on the team' ,
ns ho Is considered by u great many to be out
of his element with the young blood that will
compose the Western league this season. At
any rate , ho will have to put up an oxcccd-
ingly good guino on the practice trip tf ho Is
retained on the team. Corbett will bo used
as a general mibstltuto. '
Earlo will support the older and steadicr ot
tJio pitchers , wlillo "Baron" KudolpU.Komm -
iiar. will bo culled upon to steady the young-
' > , ijtcrs and give them , confidence Inth'cmsolvcs , .
1 dy faculty which the Uaron'possesses-to a
largo degree. Earlo is u heavy hitter and flue
" "baso runner.
Of 'the pitchers , Duryca , Anderson and
tfTuckcrman were in the Northwestern leaffup
' 'last season , while Sawders and Vogel n'ro'thb
' . /young / blood. " Sowdcrs is a left-handed
brother of Hilly , of Boston fame , and letters
.from Indlanajwlis ball players say ho will
Buroly develop Into u puzzler. Vojjol plteiied
ijjlast year for the Uosorvos , a crack amateur
' - iftub of this city , without losing a game , and j
'
in fact , never has occupied the box In n los-
' .li'g game ; but of course tho'management
hardly look for him to continue this record.
Tie Is almost the exact Imago of Duryea In
Jjpth height , weight and style of delivery ,
O'jAndcrson did as much as any of the Mlhvau-
Jkoo's pitchers in landing that club In' second
, " place last season , both by his fine pitching
and his good work with the bat. Tuckermnn
wa ? overworked early last season' by
* T MlnncaiKJlls , and , as a result , nursed a Inmo
nrm the greater part of .the season. Ho baa
Vf ully recovered the use of his arm , however ,
nnd will undoubtedly do some good work ,
Duryoa'B work lost season * for St. Paul , and
' * during the p.ist winter for Los Angeles , has
caused the management .to oxpcct great
things from him this season. ' Ho Is a hard
' "hitter , loading all of the Northwestern'
'league pitchers at the bat last season , but Is a
' ' -poor base runner. His flno pitching against
the Chicago club last fall has given him
confidence In himself , U want of which has
always been his great draw-back. He didn't
really know hpw good. a pitcher ho was him-
'jolf until he-faced Anson's nine. '
.Morrissey , who will hold down flrst basoli-
n giant In stature. He Is great on one-
' * i andcd stops of wild thrown balls , Is a hard
\vorlicr , always playing to win. Ho is a. fair
.hitter , but slow on the bases. Sharer , who
will undoubtedly guard bag No. 3 , Is a great
.hitter and base-runner , and his peculiar
iiotnotiiod of coaching has won for him the title
. " of "tho Latham of the Northwest. " Plckett
made such n good showing nt short last
Buason that ho will bo kept there this you' ,
'provided Uellly shows up ns well nt third at
Is expected. Jf Rcilly fulls , then Pickott will
go to third , Quest to second and Shafcr
to short. Hellly will probably hold his own ,
however , for while ho was with Eau Claire
, lost season ho developed into a veritnblo
elugcror. He covered lots of ground and nuin-
iiged to get around the bases as rapidly as
the best of thorn.
The outfleld will compare favorably with
any in the Icaguo. Vouch is ft prcat ball
' player. Ho covers lots ot ground ; is a hard
tblttor , and a fliio base-runner. He led both
iho right Holders and flrst baacrwm last BCU-
* son , and Ues Molnes will regret letting him
got a\vny before the season is over. Ho will
receive tfiOO nt the end of the season if ho
abstains from drink. Murphy and Carroll
' 'too both flno Holders. , good base-runners aud
i ( air hitters.
oOCamparcd with last'season the club Is
probably considerably -weaker in the box , and
at the bat , while it. Is greatly strengthened
, , iu both fielding nnd base running. The team
work last season was wretched. Pickott ,
"Who captained the teuin , hod only limited
authority over the players , besides which ho
wes himself woefully ignorant of the rules.
I JNThis season , however , the captain will bo
t " ttlvcn full fhargoof the men on the field , mid
better results as to. work are sure to result.
w In looking over theoftlclul list of players
I signed by the clubs of the different leagues ,
the other day. I noticed that the name otP.
J. O'Coiincll does not appear with
i these of. the other players signed
< - by Omaha. Whether this Is merely
an oversight , or whether his contract has not
vet boon sent to tlio secretary for approval , I
ktiow not ; but in the list of Kulamazoo
rplayers the numo of P. J. Council occurs.
" "Had it netfn with any other club than Knln-
intuoo , I probably would have paid no atten
tion to It , but the similarity of the mimes
. . truck me , and aftoc looking over all thu
iaso ball literature I had at hand fora "Con-
noil" without finding one , I gave it up and
k-cumo to the conclusion that it was an error.
.Maybe , however , Kiihunazoo has OConnell ,
MIS well as Shannon ,
A John P. Clew nnd Mlko Conlcy , the Itlmoa
icginnt , Imvo finally como. to an understanding ,
after months of newspaper fighting , and ,
providing nothing hnppe > is to prevent , will
meet in u six-round contest in April. Clew
fjjfts had every concession there was possible
r''tp make. Ho Is to wear skin gloves , whllo
8 XJonloy Is'to doff four-ouiicomlts. The "gate"
is to bo divided 75 and 25. After all the
Stuluft nnd bluster between thcso. two about
lighting to a finish , .fqr $1.000 a sldu. the win-
' "Her to tuko everything , this Is n decided drop ;
but Clew wouldn't fight unless ho got the
terms ho wanted. Coulcy was obliged to
nfrco to them or forego the meeting. Clew
cannot be blamed for getting the best terms
ho could , us ho will bo fightinir umiinst
'ddds of nearly thirty pounds In weight , not
to moutloh the fia-t that Conloy Is considered
to bo fully " * clover us any of the big heavyWeights -
' * Weights \\honniko tholr homo lu the north
west Hlnce Frank Horahl mot and defeated
him In \ \o \ round , Conley has mot several
good men , all of whom tie has defeated , lit
never touches llnuor lu any form , is always
in good trim , and U well spoken of by all whc
know him. He hns got a good sized job or ,
his bauds In his mutch with Clew , but if he
r wins , hell | undoubtedly make ICIUcn , Cur
dlff and the other big onus look close if thej
wish to retain tholr laurels.
The Washington rink , Minneapolis , has fcl
Into a stuto of innocuous dlsuctudc , as far ni
pugilistic events nro concerned. The oh
building nus been thu cccuo of so many fake :
9tjhat tlio roof bus trembled. This , however
twill bo repaired , and a portion of it used as
aj-ollex toboggan slide. Ono cud of It will IK
fixed up for scrappmg matches , but with the
" present tate of feeling In Uiii city It I :
doubtful if oven John L , coulddraw a crowi
' q ? respectable prsponfons. O.V-LOOKUK ,
* n * Jjocnl Sporting Notes.
Shannon will not play with the Oaiahas.
" WaUh and Dvvycf uro the ohly prbfe.3
_ fipnuLlKiro lyill pluyers in tlio city ;
Ed Fusselbnck has fit last put his name t
' < Portland , Mo. , contract. Ho will guan
viKiird bag. .
hAV Secretary Worlcy thinks.that 'all .th
Omaha players will hre reported hero by
the 2.1th of the month.
The urtrplrd hns begun 'to thaw out ? Six
moro weeks and the mck > dy of his cfifn will
bo heard echoing througfl the land.
' 'Stub'1 Bundle will prouablo manage-
tcarr at fremont. Ho Is In receipt of n
hnndsomo offer , and will accept -should
nothing hotter turn up within the next two
.weeks. .
-Krehmcyor has gene to Albany. ' Th boys
sny ho will stand n good chance of. counting
the ties homo thin nummcr , as' the financial
backing of tlio Albatiys Is of a very quoJtlon-
able character. .
Lew Hlbbon , the well-known Douglas
street saloon kcopcr , was * great ball player
In the early days. Ho was ono of the flrst of
the pitchers to master the In-nnd-out-
curve , and occupied the box ono season for
the famous Chicago Wultq Stockings.
THE CltOWN rmXOE.
All thp Doctors Agree That His DnyB
Are Numbered.
[ CopvrfffJi'nsjW li\i \ Jamtt Gordon Bennett. ]
SAN UEMO , "Mitfch .4 , { New York Herald
Cable Special to the HHB. ] R. Waldoyer ,
the great Horlin cancer specialist , has con-
eluded his roiwrt1 which -in being forwarded
to the kaiser fo-nlght. Waldoyer is con
vinced that the disease is cancer of the
larynx of the most malignant typo and Incur
able. All the doctors even Mackenzie
now reluctantly agree with him. As to the
time likely to clapjd before death there Is still
some difference ol opinion , but U IB believed
that unless some unexpected development of
n mallgnont.charactcr Intervenes It Is a ques
tion of weeks , and'lt will be a inlraclo if the
puttont lives a year.
The crown prlnoo passed a fairly quiet
night , but thd coloring of his expectorations
steadily Increases. Even the crown prlnco
has given up hope. All tbe members of the
house of Hohonzollorn havo.bcen informed of
the result ofDr. . ' Waldoydr.'s examination.
Pritico 'William , who-tenves' fpr Berlin to
morrow , pxprcsscd himself shocked at the
change in his father's appearance-slncohis
.last visit. Dr. WaWeyerieavcs Tuesday.
' . [ Press. ] The crown prince's 'strength has
Increased since tho'slecping draught has boon
discontinued nnd the mucus from the throat
is but slightly tinged with blood now. U is
stated that the crown princes * has telegraphed
Queen Victoria , saying : "Thank God , there
Is again room for hope. " , / .
A Vaqnnt Dukedom. ' '
oht 18JW ly James.OurctJn nc'nnett.\ \
Losuox , Marth' 4. [ Now York Herald
Cable Special to the BEK. ] The Duke of
Uutlond's death conspicuously - revives the
title Marqufs of Granby. Mr. Henry Man
ners Is now prcsumptlvo.hclr to the dukedom
and Lord Salisbury's principal private secro-
taryi. , Ho dlpd of gout and died as he had
; vcd , one of tho'fow strong tariff protection-
.sts.in England. His death'vacates the now
scat In the commons but this .will , make no
rallttcal change , the seat being n secure tory
no. The new Marquis of Grauby will prob-
, bly succeed his father In" the commons.
Zarllln'8 Fron'nnclhinpnto.
M.UMUU , March 4. A manifesto , from Zo-
ilia to the republican party is published in
which' he denies that tlio parj.y are lovers. of
evolution. Tholr only -desire , ' ho says , is the
restoration of the constitution of 1S09 , to ena
ble the people to declare whether they 'want
L monarchy or a republic. In the event of
ho national will being denied ho advocates
revolution by protest. He promises numer
ous reforms and economies. '
Suaklm Attacked * '
SUAKIM , March -Suakim was attacked
to-day by a largo forc'o of rebels. After four
hours flghting the rebels retired , leaving sev
eral hundred killed' and 'wounded on the
Held. ' On the British dido Coiouol Lap and
five Egyptians were killed and fourteen
wounded. The British gun boats Dolphin
and Albncore assisted the garrison and
[ toured a deadly tire on the retreating rebels.
' . '
. Italy's Subjects Insulted. '
ROMI : , March 4. Premier Crespl has spnt
n tele-gram to the Italian ambassador at Paris
instructing him to. demand-of the French
government the punishment of fifteen French
lOldlcrs who stopped some Italian , railway
jftluials nt Mudane , and by threatening them
, vith bayonets forced them to kneel before
'hem. -
McnttyV * Ileinnlns In Ireland.
QUKEXSTOWN.March 4 The body of
Stephen J. Mcnny arrived hero to-day on the
steamer Wyoming from New York , and was
: akcn to Emits. The proceedings of the
> arty nccompanlng the body were watched
by detectives.
'Suicided.
Prnis , March 4. M. Koulan , direcUr of
the assurance flnancloro , committed suicide
.o-day. A deficit of two nnd a half million
'rancs Is found In his'accounts.
A Narrow Escape.
CHICAGO March 4. [ Special Telegram to
the BKB. ] A policeman barely escaped lynch-
ng this morning nt the hands bf an infuriated
mob In the Bohemian district , northwestern
imrt of the city. Wcnzel Cap , a saloonkeep
er , was found by his twelve-year-old son
dying behind the bar. The man bad been
shot und terribly pounded. '
"Father , father , " cried the boy , "who hurt
you } Who Bhot'youl" *
Cup opened his e.yes , and said feebly :
"Slater , Slater , get Slater. "
The policeman on that beat is named Sla
ter. The. boy run out screaming that his
father hod been murdered by Slater. Sev
eral Hundred Bohemians , men , women and
children , quickly gathered , und providing
themselves with clubs , stones and a long
rope started for Slater's houso. They had
been preceded by u police lieutenant , who
w.is coming toward Smtcr's house in n buggy
whan the mob sturted. He took Slater in
with him and an exciting chase between the
mob and onlcers ensued for half a mile , sec
tions of the Bohemians cutting across lots
nnd hurling volley after volley of stones and
sticks at the onleors. Slater unct the lieuten
ant finally reached the station in safety , and
subsequent developments showed that Slater
was home In bed when the saloonkeeper was
attacked , the murderer being another man.
Cap Intended evidently to tell the boy to call
the oflleer , but was misunderstood.
*
The Urntli Ilccord.
LOXDOX , Manh.4. ; Sir AstleyCoopor Ney ,
a distinguished officer bf the British navy , is
dead.
LONDON , March 4. Charles Cecil John
Manners , lluke of Rutland , Is dead.
BOSTON , March 4. A. Bronson Alcott , a
well known author , died to-day , aged eighty-
eight years. .
H-iiiTronn. Conn. , March 4. Dr , William
T. Karr , professor of systematic theology In
thu Hartford theological seminary , died to
day aged sixty.
Ilcportcd
DKTHOIT , . .llicu.March 4 , It is rumoroi
hero to-night that Homer Hart and Olivei
Hart , father and sou , of Mount Pleasant
who were arrested Friday 'on the charge o :
assaulting the flvo year old daughter of the
last named have been lynched. There Is nc
telephone connection with the place ami
the telegraph oftlpa being closed particulars
are not likely to bo heard to-night.
The Graham Murder Case.
OZARK , Mo.March 4. The Indictment !
against Mrs. Emma Multoy , ch-i'goa will
being an accossocy. boioro and after the fac
of tht ) murder ot Surah Graham , and of be
Jng accessory to the factof bigamy' of Gcorgi
Graham ami Cora Led , were nojle proscqulei
yesterday. This cnda the famous. Grauan
murder case ,
Weather Indications. .
For Nebraska : Llfht to fresh castcrl ;
wlrlds , warmer , fait.weather.
For Iowa : Light to fresh northerly wind
becoming variable , warmer fair weather ;
For Eastern and Southern Dakota : Fa !
In northern parta. rain or snow.fullowod b
fnlr in southern portiyns , warmerlight .t
fresh variable winds. . ,
MISERLY W MERCENARY ,
. ' > . - , , ; .
i. ;
. [ Continued FroyFlnit Pngc. ]
and was -brought . .before the diatrct' ,
rourt for forging the Justice recced'in
West Omaha ; Joe Boluers , < foreman of n ptlb
driver , never ran n locomotive" before , and
Fasburg , a grocer's clerk , who' suddenly
Jtimpcd from the rountcr lo the cab ; * ' The
company offered n flrit-cluss pnsMngor rup '
to n man named Havclln la Lincoln ; who' M
demented and Irresponsible , but who hall
sense enough to decline. Hawaii dNchargerl
by the company some years ago. , The first
four days of the Mrlko show a doz'cii on-
I > IK\ni.nn . . . . . . .
running out of Lincoln. No , 75. burned out
by Trainmaster F. S..Granger ; 25 , burncil
out by a bridge carpenter nt lirokun Bow ;
55 , burned out on the AU-hlson & Nebraska ;
15tt , broken Under . ; 170 , burned out in the
Lincoln yard ; 470 , froze up nt Wayprly 54 ,
burned out on the Atchlson"Nebraska. . A
scab started out from Lincoln , Saturday
morning with the Unvcnna passenger. Uytho
time ho reached the Lincoln stock yards the
cnRlne was frozen up. A switch"cnglnu
pulled him Into town and thawed hliti out.
The train was then taken out by another
crew , flvo hours late. How long do you sup
pose the rolling stock will hold out in such
incompetent hands ) The traveling public4 ,
being aware of these facts , will not place
their lives In the keeping of jack-screw en
gineers. But , with the officials , 'any port
will do In a storm. ' Tnoy would * squander
millions to crush the brotherhood rather than
to pay a dime to skilled nnd tried workmen. "
"NOW AiunvrVAOES. . "
The company printed a car load of circulars
giving a comparative : statement of wages ,
showing the difference between the trip
system of wages In vogue and the ni16ago | °
system asked for by the men. The company.
selected some of the best pavingVuns for ex
ample , nnd to deceive the public by claiming
that our demands were unjust. ' Ono of thu
runs' cited is that between Holyoke aud
Cheyenne , ' a distance of 181 miles. By the
rip system of pay the engineer's wages was
bout $140 per month , provided ho made the
un eVery day. ' By tno-mileage systcni , the
aniq number of runs would not him about
180. The average day'6 work , for an engineer ,
s 100 miles on nearly all roads in the country ,
o you can readily see .that a round tl'lp
n the Cheyenne division , is equal to three
nd a half days' work. The same service on
ho Union Pacific would net the engineer
13.47. for the round trip. The Burlington
inya. $3.50. The company wisely refrained
rom making any mention of the number of
> oor-pnylng runs In the state , and did not
make any reference to the poverty pav Of the
ecpnd nnd third class engineers. . The cora :
lany also positively refused to adopt the
mileage system of wages , yet the wages of
ho men were computed on that basis , or $3.10
xjr 100 miles for flt-st-classengineers on main.
Ino runs. " . . . . , ' /
' 'Has there been any break in the ranlcs of
hebrotherhoodl" ' * . ' >
, NOT ONB. ' . i
"I ani proud to say that every brotherhood
ingincer and fireman , and a score , of men
vho belong to'neither order , ' haVe not the
tlightcat intention of reluming to work. 'It
s a battle for the lifo or death of the organ- ,
zation. - The men on all linos- connecting
vith the Burlington are ready to respond to
ho orders of the chiefs , either vith financial
kid or to stop every wheel , in- their charge.
You can look for startling news" it ) the ' next. ,
brty-cight hours , " added the engineer , sig
nificantly pointing in the' direction , of Chi
cago. - . .
"Tlir.N STIUKi : ANDJUMlAMNKp , "
.Vandorbilt's 'famous- declaration , "Tho
mblte bo damned , " has been slightly inodt-
'
led In its application , and . 'adopted as tho'
notto of Manager Stone of the Burlington. .
kVhcn Chief Arthur of the engineers , ! aud
Vlr. Sargent of the flrcmen , presented the
grievances of the men , previous to the strike ,
.ho . conference moved-along harmoniously'
until the third article , relating to wages , aud
demand the mileage system of-pay , was.
reached , Mr. Stone * wheeled his chair , nnd
'acing thu employes' committee , said in tones
of nn emperor : -
'The Chicago , Burlington & Quiney road
won't adopt the mileage system , and never
, vill ! " and Mr. 5tone emphasized the words
jy bringing his fiat down on the table.
"Is that the cbmpnny's ultlmataui < " "ascl.1
3hief Arthur. . . , -
' "Yes , sir. " . -i 'ivo ti > onitfjs | <
' " , Then our business hero Is finished , ' ' .said
.ho chief , ns ho arose , and with his coinpau-
' .011 started for the door.
"Why , where are you golngl" asked Mr.
? tone , jumping to his feet and excitedly ac-
ng the room , his .face us pale asthts whitened
Wills. , ' . i
"If you hnvo any further business with us , " :
responded Chief Arthur , * 'you will find us at ,
, hoGrandIjeIflc. I shall give my eousent
a u strike. " v (
Mr. Stone Jumped ou.a chair and hissed at
the retreating committee : " ' '
"Thou strike-und bo damned ! " <
[ rotestlnfj Af nliist the Plnkertolis
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 4. f pecial Tole-
gr.im to the Bi-.u.l The feeling of .re
sentment against the Chicago , Burlington & .
Quincy railroad in tholr bringing to tUo
state armed Pinkerton men , Is growing in
; his city. Such men as G. M. Lambortsou ,
Judge Mason , Patrick Egan , John B. Wright ,
and scores of othprs condemn it in unmeas
ured terms. Ono of the most prpmlnent- citi
zens in the state said to-day ; "Tho qtrikio ,
of the engineers nnd firemen on the Chicago ,
Turlington & Quincy railroad is a blatter of
regret. It has been a calamity ) an injury
a the public aiid a detriment to the various
justness interests ot the state , but it must bo
admitted ihey had a right.to quit the service
Of the company if they choose so'to do' , and
eave the company free and undisturbed to
employ-any who chose to take their places.
Phis they did. But whut right hns.tho com-
liany to bring in armed foreign mercenaries
nnd distribute them over the state under the
pretext of protecting tholr property i Their
property was Hccuro under the , protection of
the law. The same law , the same officers ,
: ho same police force , executive nnd
judicial officers protected this great corpora-
Lion , that protected the humblest citizen.
LJcsIdos all was peace and quiet when this
eorjK > ration imported n largo force of armed
and uniformed men under the name of
Pinkerton's detectives , nnd distributee } them
over the state under the specious pretext of
enforcing law nnd order. They parade our
streets with n military nnd deiiant air nnd by
looks , nets nnd deeds provoke the strikers to
violence und lawlessness. This act of itself
was ono of lawless violence , nn Insult' to the.
people of the state and to the
judicial and executive department thereof.
It was nn outrage. It AVUS moro ;
it wnsnn insnlt nnd outrage upon every home
builder nnd laborer in this state. Had this
net been done by a private citbcn whut would
Imvo been said of 111 How would it have
been characterized I It may truthfully bo
said this corporation bus imported among us
in times of peace standing armies without the
consent of the legislature. They have quar
tered largo bodies of armed men among
us In tlio persons of thcso so-called
detectives. This company has hired a
multitude of nuw police officers nn sent
hither scores of them to harass nnd Insult
our people and eat out tlfolr substance. Tills
act of the corx | > ratlon , In any view that can
be taken of it , Is an insult und an outpace
upon the state. It Is nn open declaration to
the world that Its vast property Is lnsccu.ro
nnd that the civil nnd military authorities of
the state are unable to protect it. That thQ
state is Inhabited by lawless anarchists like
Chicago and eastern cities. Every cltlren of
this state and every resident official knows
cither or any of these assertions to bo utterly
false. "
At Lincoln.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March , 4 , JSpecla , ! Tele ;
gram to the Bun. ] Tlio B. . & M. riilroad
was. practically at rest in stjllio matters yes
"
terday. The 8tora was" not favorable tt
sending out now men on'unknown routed
but preparations for running trains in greatel
number the coming week are In acUveprpg }
tens. The guards-shivered in the cold 'tblas1
and snow and there wa but ono'iucidont t (
break the monotony of the day.This oc
curred when two tramp * gathered somj
refuse , and built' n lire in an empty box caJ
near tlio Wisconsin FurnlturB company' ]
warehouse. They were promptly arrested
The brotherhood , howoveft , ) Vf rP , ? .f,5V' | ° ° n |
Vigilant throughout tho. day and as'Wnlldeir
us , they' were a week ago. The custoinarj
telegrams wore received nnd dnt out. j
. During the , day ten Lto-ilftewi pf. < dho mrr
men wore brought into the hall and hold coij
&ultatlons with the bro'hdrhood men.Sodi
of tbcso were booked to git out'on the road if
ho morning and a'tVbrtlon. of 'them had not
yet been nsslgncdi/ iltlons.k They wore nil ,
loWover , free to cxprijM an opinion that they
vero ready to go .liniuc. Ono of them who
addressed the mc&Mflfo hall said that things
vero . not as roilre's'entod to thorn before
coining. They , oMl hU' ' expressed . It , had a
'rocky" trip of It flnA were not favorably
mpre edwith thri-JW-prk. He stated that
Ir. Rhodes in Chicago , had guaranteed them
6 u day whether , .Uioy worked or not
mt they found thai they were to be put on
ho old schedule in force before th0 strike.
This schedule , tWA' ? 'stated , did not pay the
wages that the ftcudltfc road did and they
cited as on lllustmUbhtmU the Heading road
mid W.10 per day Jtrfjmrd engines , while the
Burlington paid only & ,75 ,
Another of the Uuadjng men said that it
was plain that tho'ru'rrroads , wcro trying to
use both the brothldrnljod the Knights of
abor to kill cacH other off with and ho
hought there woiird'bo no differences be-
wccn them In the common contest to better
their condition. Ho asserted that the how
men hero would nil return if the now men on
the Heading road wcro called off.
Another of \\io \ . now men said
10 thought they would bo doing Justice
to keep out of the cotitcst nnd ho Was tired
of the attempt to take tho'brotherhood men's
ilaces. To-night the leading ofllclals of the
viilghts of Labor organization In the state
nro In the city In secret session and It Is unl
derstood one of the questions that Is en
grossing their attention , is of what authority ,
; hey have over the knights who'havo come
o take the places of the brotherhood men.
There is evidently a close sympathy between
.ho Knights of Labor In the state jand the
jrothorhood In the Impending struggle. An
mxious feeling prevails for the outcome of
, hc Chicago meeting to-morrow. '
. Confident and Enthusiastic.
LINCOLN , Neb ; , March , 4. [ Special. Tele
gram to the BKE. ] John' J. Haunahan , 'of
Chicago ; vice grand master of the firemen's
Brotherhood , arrived hgro to-night , and -the
most enthusiastic meeting hojd- during , the
strike was had. The men are'rhoro. . deter
mined than ever. ' Mr. Hnnunhan states that
the members ol both brotherhoods through
out the west will stand by any action of .tho
grand ofllcors at Chicago.
- , . " lind.IJreakH of.a ScuO.
HQLVOKE , Colo. , March 4. [ Special to the
BKI ? . ] Trains " nro still running very irregu
larly hero. On tho' arrival of the train from
the cast last night the scab engineer , a man
named Kelly , who was plejted up on u home
stead near Wallace , Isob. , inado a bee line
for a saloon , where ho pjxwndd his watch for
KO , nnd thoii proceeded to drink that amount
in liquor. Ho got roaring di'urik and abusive ,
and was given q sound thrashing by ivgontlc-
m an living' some elghtmlles east of herc >
Kelly was finally got .to bed at King's hotel ,
where . ho made such n 'disturbance ns to
drive away n number of , boarders. . Ho was
on the streets to-day in avery , dazed condi
tion , with-ono eye' black and c-losed nnd the
other nearly .so. . Some1 mischievous person
had pinned a' placard on his' back on which
was printed the word scab in largo letters.
When last seen Kelly was on his way to
Superintendent Pheldn's office to 'report for
work. _ ' ' .
At Keokuk.
KEOKUK , Ift. , ' March 4. Nine locomotive-
crows of Heading men arrived in the city to
day to go to work'on the Burlington system.
Manager J
, .ST. JOSEPH , Mo
to the BEE-l-Tpvoj-ythitttt is
gram - - quiet so
far as the strike Is concerned. General Man
ager Merrill , In an. Interview to-day said :
"Wo nro on top nridnwlfhlu threo. days we
shall hnvo every engine qn our entire system
in operation. Wo , finvO brought onr engi
neers out hero and v\yin not discharge them.
The brotherhood wuj given fair notice and
cannot expect employment on our roads. "
Endorsing tlio Strike.
ST. PACL , Mlnn- March 4. Two hundred
and fifty brotherhood Engineers in a meeting
here to-day endorsed tile5 Burlington strike ,
guaranteed ample ihinticlal assistance- and
recommended th'ato"&rneral strike bo ordered
in case any of tWe1 Wo'rthwesternlines
handled Chicago , < liufiugtdn & Quincy pas
sengers and
The Position of the
PHILADELPHIA , March 4. A statement was
prepared to-night by National Organizer
Eastman , of the Knights of Labor , and en
dorsed bythe Heading railroad employes'
executive hoard , in which the old grounds of
complaint against the brotherhood engineers
arc gone over again. The statement closes
as follows : "After passively enduring do-
fcat on these several occasions through the
instrumentality of the brotherhood , forbear
ance at last ceased to bo a virtue nnd the
knighfs adopted a law of retaliation , and I say
authoritatively that they Will not relinquish
the position taken until Arthur redresses' the
wrong pcrprotrated against them by with
drawing every brotherhood man on the
Heading system , InclUdlqg the Round Brook
division. "
Edward Kent , of the executive committee
of the brotherhood , was seen this evening
but would Impart no. Information. Mr. Do-
lano.v , delegate from Chicago , says that in
stead of finding that SOD' brotherhood men
took the places of strikers On the Reading
road they found not moro than two or three
.yho were in good standing iu.the brother
hood. _ "
Other Strikes Threatened.
CiucAao , March 4. At a meeting to-day
1,200 painters , members of the Knights of
Labor , resolved to strlko March 15 if their
recent demand for a minimum rate of 37 }
cents an hour for an eight hour day wcro not
compiled with.
The carpenters are also threatening to stop
all building operations in the city next month
If their demand for 35 cents an hour is not
conceded.
_
8poonor's Oinhlhiis Hill.
WASHINGTON , March 4.1 Representative
Springer , in behalf of the majority of the
committee on territories , bus prepared a re
port which ho will present , to the house , rec
ommending the passage of what Is known as
the "omnibus" bill , to cnablo the people of
Dakota , Montana , Washington territory and
Now Mexico to form state governments , and
bo admitted Into the union. '
Dakota , it says , has 9flCO.,480 acres , nn
estimated population in 18S7 of 5J8,477 ( and a
taxable property valuation of § 157,034,305.
It Is credited that In point of population , ag.
rlcultural and ralnwral resources , nnd all
other mutters which constitute a state , Da
kota is fully prepared for" admission , and in
fact no other territory equally well fitted for
statehood has heretofore failed of ad
mission into tho"unWn. This failure
is attributed to * , Wp - fact that all
organized efTorts heretofore made
have had division l viojv , Regret Is 01
pressed that oven no-ft.hjyo } nro some well-
disposed people in tUo jtqrtftory who Insist
that Dakota should lyjtj w 'lniittcd Into the
union as ono state , iuy wtp profar that there
should bo no admissjou ufull n division Is ac
complished. AUentlon'Js' called to the fact
thati0&t7,115ncresj'-co1inrinsing ; moro than
one-fourth of the entire oroa of the territovy
la Indian rescrvatlrtirlnhctbnd cxcludcu ( rom
the Jurisdiction of theprop9sed. state. The
ollimito in tbonorlhtmuwiionof tl'o ' terri
tory and the character ( OWhe lands west of
„ . „ . . . . . 'gio '
dian titles should hoHeJftcb bo extinguished
and the population -tiucomo BO great us to
inakoa single state government unwieldy ,
congress may provide for a division into two
states.
Montana has nn area of 02,010,043 acres , n
population estimutcd.u ( . 175,000 , nnd a taxable
property valuation in 1SSO of $55,070,871. The
Indian reservations In the territory comprise
O.574tHj ) ( acres.
The area of Washington Territory Is placed
at 44,7W,1W ( acres , of which 4,107,553 is ii
Indian reservations lauds. The population
tin November next Is estimated at 1HO.OOO
. and the taxable property In Ibb7 was given ns
atraut $50,000,000 , not including ra.llroad prop
erty. . Reference is also mudo to IU great
mineral resources , . . ' .
' The urea of New Mexico 1s plnccd'at 77,508 ,
040 acres , 'ofvhitU U.nsiJ.-KS fe'coinprisci
.within the Indian reservation , The ofllcla
census of JSt5 showed the population to be
1JU.141 , nnd the taxable property. in ! * & '
.amounted to 5 : . .IX > 0OUThu ) growthof Ihi
tcrrltol-y hWbcotfmnch retarded by the un
settled condition , of land titles The report
concludes i "Tho four territories whoso ad
mission Is provldoJ- In this bljl , have a
topulatlon , area and resources which entitle ,
hem to admission Into the union , it should
> a the policy of cougrcM to admit territorlc *
nto the union whenever UIRSQ conditions arc
realised. The committee therefore -recom-
aei\d \ thojlJassagorpfjtho bill reported. "
National Capltnl Notoa.
WASUINOTPN , March 4. The sonata'com -
n it tee qn. , appropriations Intend to call up
tlomiay pr'Tuesday the urgent deficiency-
billIt ! is % expected it will bo digiwsed of
vlthout mtich delay. ' , .
The dependent pcns.lon bill Is unfinished
> usiue98 , having tho.rlght of ray over every-
hlng but the appropriation bill.
undervaluation . bfll , which gave way a
wcoW ago to the pension bill , will bo taken up
as soon as the lattef Is disposed of ,
It Is expectud the senate committee on
Inance.wlll on Tuesday take up nnd rcjwrt
back , favorably the houno bill authorizing the
secretary ot the treasury to purchase United
States bohds wilh the treasury surplus , and
nn opportunity may posslblv bo found during
the week to bring it before the senate for
lassnge , <
The Alabama contested election case will
w called up in the house to-morrow. The
ndlcatlons uro that n blttor party1 strife will
M developed and that nt least two days will
bo required to dispose of it.
The committee on Indian affairs have been
as. lgiicd two days of the week for con
sideration of Its bills , the most Important of
Which are those for the division of the great
3loux reservation , in Dakota , and the res-
x > ratlnn to public domain of a part of the
LJintah reservation in Utah.
Ono or more ot the various labor bills now
on the calendar arc likely to be discussed and
acted Upon during the week. ,
. To Cancel Hwcnsoti's Patent ,
WASHINGTON ) March , 4. The attorney gen
eral has caused- bo prepared a bill of. com
plaint bringing suit against Magnus Swon-
son/tho put-peso being to cancel the sorghum
sugar , patent taken out by him. The docu
ment" sots forth .that Swcnson's discoveries
ivero made While ho was nn employe of the
jovernnictif , receiving n salary' for conduci
ng exiwrhncnta in that'lit. > ; .tlmt'tho im
provement is of .great public importance and
the research was made by the department of
agriculture , to the-end that this Industry
should bo made available nnd remunerative
to all citizens who desired to engugo therein ;
that the. respondent is demanding largo sums
ot 'money for the use of this process so as to
establish a monopoly and grievously oppress
the people upon Invalid patents. The com
missioner of agriculture referring to the bill
says ho is informcd u trust is being formed to
coUtrol the nlanufautura of sorghum sugar by
means of the Swcnson patent. Ho says the
case of the government Is very strong.
THE GOLP MINES OF VENEZUELA.
Many Natlonnlitca Engaged'in Mining
' Tjlfe'nuil Activity.
' SoutK Aworidau correspondence :
Passlhp"4 several .freight cnrts , whoso
animals nro.resting after- the tremendous -
ous jiull lup lho { steep banks , wo ride
through the > woods , the rain having
censed , and into the wild mining town
of Cnlloa , crowded'with its rough , par-
tlcolorod and many-raced population.
Everything is lifo nnd activity. The
sound of many languages is on every
side , horsemen dash hero and there
through the streets and above nit is
heat'd the 'monotonous booming of the
great mill of the Ctillao company , near
the rivor. The laborers gayly clad
West Indian negroes , natives and for-
olgn'ers of nil nations--"olT shift , " and
hanging ai'ound the stores , grog shopd ,
gambling and billiard saloons , . look
recognition to those of our , party they
had-seen before , striro at the strangers
nnd exchange guffaws with the grin
ning peon , who still brings up the rear.
_ through
(
trees , ' 'we soon reached Nncupul , tlio
sottlottiont originally formed around
thp works of the Orinoco Exploring and
Mining1 Company , and then riilo on to
the town of Caratal , , round about which
are Scattered the mills and settlements
of a number of other companies bomo
Sovqriljnllqs distant. .
ThU' holises of Caratal are built ns
usual in thotcountry , of ono story , with
qlfty walls and floors arid roofs of tiles ,
caTratn- palm leaves or corrugated zinc.
Th.0 last hns como into use largely now
as a roof for the bettor clubs of build
ings. The windowu Of dwelling houses ,
ns in all Venezuela , nro protected by
Iron ' bars , and .glass is somewhat un
usual. There is a large plaza , on which
is ' a small church , and the unpretending
b'uildlngs in whleb governmental allairs
nro transacted.
The gold-bearing quartz soatnn'which
form n perfect network over the coun
try run through the town.Olio shop
keeper talked of forming a cohipany to
work the lode under his counters , and
quartz veins coming out in the streets.
In Caratal there are , as in the neighbor
ing tbwn of C'allao , many largo stores
doing an immense trade. tn these
stores everything pan bo bought from a
miner's 'pick to a Indy ' u bonnet. Sad-
dt s , hammocks , guns.'pistols , hosiery ,
drcv * goods , shirts and ready-made
clothing are jumbled up witli bottles of
French preserves , American canned-
goods , liquors , English bottled nlo nnd
the three-feet in diameter cakes of cas
sava bread and the white cheese of the
country.
The "West Indian negroes , who form
the bulk of thu miucrb , spend much o (
their earnings in those stores , decorat
ing themselves in bright-colored shirts ,
scarfs and kerchiefs. A negro minor in
his.Sunday best is a queer sight , a com
bination of many colors. Stores nud
houses cluster about the plants of nearly
all the mining companies. Little tquelf
farms are scattered between the .settle
ments. Near Tupuquon , several miles
away , there are sugar estates , and In
other .parts bomo liorbo and cattle
farms.
There are over n do/.on gold mining
companies in all. First in products ami
probably in importance as to dividends
Is the native company , known as the
CompaninQMinora del C'allao. They
have a fine mill and the richest ore. The
stock is principally owned in
Venezuela. . The ilrst prcbidont
was.I . ( Jilnnuca colored man.
who' grew rich from this mine ,
having como to the mines originally ns
a carpenter. The other companies are
English and Venezuelan chiefly. They
Imvo a mining union for general affairs
and tlio tran&pol'laUon of bullion , und
work quite harmoniously together , with
tlio exception of the usual bquabbllng
on tlio labor question.
Thp plllcerri of the Various companies
nro American , English , GormanFrench
and Venezuelan. Under this head
como the superintendents nnd mining
engineers , bookkeepers , chief machin
ists , amalgamators , mining captains ,
onginoortf , bo 4 carpenters , etc. The
minors are , as before stated , chiefly no'-
groes from tlio Islands of Trinndnd ,
Grenada , St. Vincent , Dominica and
Barbados , but .thoro are albo many
French , Belgian , Italian , Venezuelan
and Gorman minors. Among the sur
face meu , , are. soirto. Chinese and East In
dian coolies , who live In tholr own little
settlement. . The shopkeoplng popula
tion is.of all nations.
Dnj'in'g'tho ' last throe -yonra tlio Paris
Gr ( l'd gno.ru lunibo revolved 1,000,000
froln'Hlxrr-fnuriyorfm'muncos ' ol MOMO-
not's "Lo Clfl , " 721)J)02 ) francs from
forty-four of PalndHho'H tPatrio'lr ' l.V
05 ; $ from thtrry-threo of "KigolotW
nnd 7Ut. < iOO from fifty-three of Koyor's
"LlguVd"-i-thorlaltt hn Gallicized vcr-
biouof "Dfo
} t - >
A DOQ ON THE WITNESS STAND.
lie. Testifies In a Mlnnpitpolln Court In
' Conclusive Manner.
Pioneer Press : The 'Intolligqndo of
nnimnla mid moro ' particulnrty nmn'8
best friend , thu dog , lias bboil'tno sub-
J ct of almost , numberless stories nnd' '
legends , both ancient and 'inodurh , but
it is nn occurrence ns rnro as it is won
derful that a dog l ns been brought into
court before'judge and jury to give ovl- .
donee andplead in Ills own cause. The
records of the districfcourtof TIennopin
county show ono of UICBO unparalleled
cases , mid its details furnish material
( or a very interesting little narrative.
The case of Burton vs Gopbringer won
on the calendar recently , nnd the buro
( acts only ( ound their way into tlio
court reports in thu papers. But there
is an exceedingly interesting1 story , ono
worthy o ( the pen o ( a"Dickons' .
Some two yuars ago II. J. Burton , o (
the Plymouth clothing house , . Minuo-
npolis , lost a valuable Gordon setter
dog. It was a splendid atiimul a clean
limbed , finely proportioned thorough
bred , that had been the pet and pride
o ( the ( ainily since its birth. Mrs. Bur
ton , in particular , lavished great ntTeo-
tlon on the dog , regarding him almost
in the light of ono of the family , and
she grieved sorely at his loss , lie was ,
moreover , as intelligent as he wnshand-
sqtne , and Mrs. Burton has taught him
many entertaining little tricks.
Sport > ns ho was called , was on many
occasions called upon to exhibit his ac
complishments fondmtring visitors. The
whole family mourned long .for their
lost pot and took ovoi-y moans' in their
power to find him ; but in vain : They
had long since lost njl hope. o ( over.see-
ing him again , when n couple ot months
ago Mr. Burton ran. across Sport .on the
street and took him homo , where'he re
ceived nn enthusiastic ' ovation of the
soft accorded the prodigal son .of old <
At this juncture , however , Chris Gooh-
ringer , the bridge'salopnkeopcr , ap
peared On the scene niul claimed the
dog as his own , alleging that.'ho had
bought him two years previously. Of
course , there was nn animated dispute ,
but it ended in Mr' . Burton retaining
possession of Sport , nnd .to guard against
a possible kUlnapinng.ho sent him to a
friend living in' tno country. During
his two years' " ownership Goohringer ,
too , had become greatly attached
to the dog , and was not disposed to
relinquish his title to his ownership
without a uontest , ' . ' and accordingly
at once bQgnn legal 'proceedings' to re
cover him. ' A writ' of replevin was is
sued , and Mr. Burton was compelled to
produce the dog ; .on the occasionof'the
'
trial , Which' took place before Judge
Start and a jury recently. Plenty of
reliable evidence piled up on both sides ,
and from the tcstimony.it seemed to be
n question beyond-the power of 'man to
decide. Mr. - Burton produced wit
nesses to prove thatho , had owned the
dog' since his puppyhood. On the other
hand , Goohringor brought in the per
son of whom ho Jmd purchased Sport , a
man pf unblemished reputation , who ,
on his part , produced witnesses equally
as trustworthy as Mr. Burton's , to provd
that ho had owned the dog as a puppy
and up to the tiino ho sola him to
Goohriugor. There appeared to bo a
case of mistaken identity somewhere ,
all parties concerned apparently being
perfectly honest and sincere in their
belief as to the true . ownership of the
dog. Judge and jury alike wore in a
terrible quandary. Justice boomed to
depend on a hit-or-miss decision. '
At this juncture Mr. Burton , who was
evidently prepared for-such n critis IIB
this , asked the court if ho might ho al
lowed to introduce the evidence
of .the dog. . No . .objections
wore made to this novel notion , nnd
every one in the court room was all at
tention at once , wondering exceedingly
What was coming. Then Mr. Burton , ,
mindful of tlio accomplishments winch
bis wife had taugbi Sport in his youth ,
turned to the dog , who , to tell the truth
was a very disinterested-appearing
Spectatornnd said in a careless tone of
voice. "Come , Sport , go and slu-t the
door ! " - \Vithouta moment's hesitation ,
the intelligent droitturo trotted over to
the door of the court room , which- hap
pened to bo njnt' , shoved it shut , and
then trotted back to his master and
looked expectantly up into his face.
The latter then took a bono out of his
pocket and laving it.on the floor at his
foot , said : "Well Sport , that was well
done ; apd now would you like your din
ner ? " The dog's head nodded an
emphatic alllriniition , but Jio
seemed to bo in no hurry
to take tlio bono , appearing to bo wait
ing for sotft preliminary proceedings.
"You do , yon do ? " said Mr. Buvton (
"but you must remember that itis
necessary for o good orthodox dog to say
grace before eating. " Upon the word
the dog dropped down on his stomach ,
extended his head along the lloor , and
reverently covered his eyes with his
paws. In this respectful position lie re
mained a minute or BO , after which Mr.
Burton came out with a loud and fervent , -
vent "nmcn. " Sport sprang to his foot
like n flash and seized the bono without
any moro ceremony , crounehing it be
tween his strong jaws with a relish that
would show that the grace had added
to , rather than detracted from , its tooth
some flavor. Mr. Burton then explained
that if the jury cared to see unj- moro
entertainments in that line ho Would
have the dog do his famous "gallant"
act. In this , ho Mud , Sport would sit
upon his haunches with a hat on his
head. When asked how ho Miluted a
gentleman when meeting him , ho
would deftly touch the edge of the hat
with his right paw but when asked how
ho saluted a lady under the bamo cir
cumstances , he would bring up the paw
and knock the hat off his head.
All concerned , however , appeared to
bo well witisflcd with what they had
seen , and without any moro delay
Judge Start charged the jury. Ho
spoke very briefly , merely bringing to
their notice the fact that the evidence
on each side was practically paired by
that on the other , and the opposing
witnesses all equally reliable. It was
for them to decide the question as it
seemed right for them , lie made no al
lusion to the evidence furnished by thu
dog , wisely leaving the jurors to act on
their own responsibility as to the value
of that novel and unlovkod-for testi
mony. Tlio jury wont out , and in a few
minutes came back with a verdict for
Mr. Burton. Mr. Goohringur and his
witnesses wore naturally astonitdied at
the dog's wise actions , knowing nothing
of his accomplishments in that lino.
But they wore thoroughly sntibilod that
they had boon mistaken as to the ident
ity of the dog , and confessed that Mr.
Burton must bo the rightful owner.
Sport followed bib triumphant master
out of the court room and to his homo ,
little imagining , no doubt , how impor
tant u factor he hud been in the suit ( or
his possession.
A T-'Irxt Kate Hani.
Arkansas Traveler : A party o ( east
ern capitalists were riding along a
lonely road in n wild district of Ala
bama. Suddenly , upon a turn in the
road , they saw a woman wringing her
hands. One of them 6rdorod the driver
to stop. '
"Whnt'H the mntt0vmy.good woman ? ' '
some ono'culled. ,
"O , Lordy ! O.Lordyl they have hung
my poor , husbaudl , " Tnon , pointing ,
she showed thO'Htrangors the body .of a
man hanging ( rom a trep. ,
"O , .Lordyl they come to our house
nn' tuk htm out nn1 .hung him Jest b
cause ho told the deputy marshals when
they axed him that the Phillips. boy -
wult a-makln' uv whisky. O , .1 don I
know what I'm goln' to do. Thar ain.'l
ndthiii' in the bourse fur the childun to
cnt an' " hero she broke down.
"Lot's oat him down ! ' ' exclaimed ona
'of the capitalists , springing out of
the wagon , ' " Perhaps ho is not
dead. "
" 0 , yosf ho in , " the woman 'mourned.
"Thoy hung him this mawiiln' about
daylight , an' swore they'd shoot 'any
body .that cut him down. ' '
The capitalist climbed back into the
wngon. , ,
"My mother has gene airier n justlco
uv the pence , " said the woman , ' 'but I
don't sco i whut good ho kin 'do. O ,
Lordyl luit'l become of my po' chillon ?
Gentlemen , ain't you got nothin' to oat
in yo'wagglnV Ef you ain't got nothin'
but n piece uv broad , fur the Luwd'a
sake let me have it. ' '
"Madam , " said the man who seemed
to bo the leader of the party , "wo
brought n lunch with us , but unfortun
ately ate it a few miles back ; but wo.'ll '
see that you do not suffer. Hero , boys ,
I'll start the ball with $10. Chip in and
help this poor woman. "
Pocketbooks How open. Each man
contributed something , nnd the woman ,
with many tears of gratitude , accfptca
the contributions. The capitalists drove
away , and when their wagon was out of
sight , a lank Hum poked his head from
behind a tree and said :
"How's the haul , Lizo ? "
"First rate , " the woman replied.
"Lommo Bee , " ho. said , approaching -
her. . . "Bled like , a stuck pig , didn't
they ? " ho added , jts ho took tno money.
"Times is improving slow/but shore. "
"Sam ; * I natod to - taknthis yaro'
money. Them men 'pcared tb1 bo
teehcd. " . - - '
"Oughtor bo toched to see n pore mnn'
hangin' in the woods thitior way. Hat'
tor take the moneyWy ! it's my pen
sion gal. The govor'mont ought togivo'
a man a pension , -matter whut side
ho font on , an'of the govor'inotit-won't -
doit , , w'y a man jest hester to Collect th '
boat way lie ken. ' Reckon we'd bettor'
take down the gentleman , " nodding lit
the figure that nung ( rom thp tree , "an * .
move him nwny. O , I tell you a p'r uv
ole boots , somli ole clothes an' a little
wheat straw pans out purty well somo- .
times. "
"Sam , I still think , wo oughtn't tor ,
tuck it. " . '
"W'y , gal , don't yor know they ( pel
jest oz good ez o ( that thing1 hanglu'
thar wuz mo. an' I know that I'm better .
off , so the thing has turned outall right.
Ef the wuz so tcchod they mout bo glad-
tor know thai yore pore husband ain't
dead. It don't make no diffundo ter ft
man's feelin's whether he's done good
ur'not , jes' so ho thiuks ho has. They
think they've done good , an' wo know -
wo have. . My daddy ustor to bay so , an' .
I boglnnin' to be'lcovo it , that this hero
thing uv enterprise mighty nigh nllufl
wins. "
At Elmira , N , Y. , a big cat that frequented -
quontod tlio Erie railroad shops Wad .
missed ( rom his' accustomed placo.
Throe days later the animal was found
at Jersey Gitv , soiiiowhat' reduced in
llesh. but still active. The out .had.
crawled under the ( Toor of n Pullman
car that was being repaired , the workmen -
men had boarded up the hole , and pussy '
had been riding about , on. a palace ' .car
for three days. Its.erics . finally at- .
troclcd the. attention ot the train men
who released it , . - . , ' . .
Thp colored people employed'about
the jail at Birmingham , Ala. , n dozen-
or moro in number , till insist that oyory
night at li:80 ! : they BOO the ghost-of
George Williamswho was hanged there
several weeks ago , and that at precisely
Unit minute thu trap of thu scaffold falls.
with a great noise which can bo heard
nil through the jull.
' ' '
. .
A tenderfoot who had boon hired to
"herd gceso" on General Montgomery's
ranch , nenr Chico , Cal. , became tlredof
ordinary methods of Jailing1 the wild
birds , and , hUturating a quantity tof
wluat with strychnine , scattered it
about the fields. In the morning thoio'
wore ii,400 dead geese lying about , and
their carcasses completely dammed up
Pine Creek , so that it oversowed its
banks. ' 1
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Combines , In a manner peculiar to Itself , thd
best blood-purifying and strengthening reme
dies ol the vegetable kingdom. You will flnd ;
tbls wonderful remedy cffcctlro where othef ' .
medicines have failed. Try it now. It will '
purify your blood , regulate the dlj-Mtlon ,
and give new Ufa and vigor to the entire body. .
"Hood's Sarsapatllla- mo great goodj.
I was tired out from overwork , nnd It toned
me up. " MBS. U. E. SIMMONS , Cohnei , N. Y.
111 suffered three years from blood poison *
I took Hood's Barsaparllla and think I urn
cured. " Mus. M. J. lUvis , Drockport , N. T ,
Purifies the Blood
need's Sarsaparllla Is characterized b ?
three pocullailllcs : 1st , the combination ot
remedial agents ; 2d , the proportion ; 8d , th
process ot securing lha active medicinal
qualities. The result Is a medicine of unusual
strength , effecting cures hitherto unknown.
Bend for book containing additional evidence.
"Hood's Sarsonarllla tones up my system ,
purifies my blood , sharpens my nr > i > uUte , and
Boemi to makemo over. " J , r. TUOMl'flOH ,
lieglstcrof Deeds , Low ell , Mass.
" Hood's SarsnpnrllU beats all others , nml
Is worth Its wclghtliipnld. " I. lUlilltNGloH ,
.uu Uaulc sum , Nuw Vurk City.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Bold by nil drurclats. $1 ; six for 3. Mad *
only by 0.1. HOOI ) fit CO. , Lowell , Mass.
IOO Doses Ono Dollar.
BlffERS
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It has stood till T it of Ttui.
In Curing all Diieuei of the
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