TTIE OMAHA DATTiY BEE ; MONDAY , AUGUST 20 , 1801.
UNDER COVER OF SABBATH
Bo'oit Iron Workt Etnp'oyoi Attempt to
Btmovt ) Valnablo Beatrice Property ,
WORKMEN IGNORE THE COUNT'S ' ORDER
Arrented mill . /.Moil by tlio ( Jngo County
BliorllT-Mltlo bcliiMiHi tlmt riillril to
Work 'lliiniK-li Cluterly
Arranged.
UEATIUCn. Aug. 19. ( Special Telegram to
The Boo. ) For several days past a number
of men In tlio employ of thu Hclolt Iron
Works company liavo been nt work In the
paper mill , three miles southeast of tlio city ,
packing the machinery ready for shipment.
About a year ago tlio outfit was sold under
n mortgage held by the company mentioned.
Last night , at midnight , the Union I'aclflc
sent a train of ten cam clown to the mill
and the work of loading the machinery was
begun. Local creditors who liuvo Hens upon
the property got on to what was going on
nnd prevailed upon Judge Babcock to Issue
nn Injunction. Thin was served upon the
workmen by Sheriff Kyd , but the men re
fusing to glvo any heed thereto the sheriff
returned to the city. A warrant was Issued
for the men upon a charge of working on
Sunday and the foreman and four laboiers
wore lodged In Jail. Through the efforts of
nn attorney they were released on ball at 4
o'clock this morning. It Is expected that
the men will proceed with their work after
12 o'clock tonight , ami If they do , It la prob-
nblo arrests will be made upon some other
charge. The plant Is valued at $25,000 and
the claims held ugalnst It by local parties
amount to several thousand , the Dempster
Mill Manufacturing company being the heav
iest creditor. The attempt of the Btlolt com
pany to spirit the machinery away In the
night looks as though they were not abso
lutely sure they had a right to do It.
HAMILTON tOUMY UUUGATOKS.
.Normal liistltutn tilosim it SiiccrMfulHeislon
of Two Woi-Un.
AUtlORA , Neb. , Aug. 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The Hamilton county normal Insti
tute , which has been In session for the past
two weeks , closed yesterday. It has been
conducted by County Superintendent Stanley ,
who Is well satisfied with the work , It being
the general opinion that moro good In an
educational way has been accomplished dur
ing the session just closed tl > at any in
stitute previously held In this county. The
enrollment was 149 , and In spite of the hot
weather the average attendance was about
95 per cent. Of those enrolled thirty-seven
wore males and 112 females. A number of
the students of the High school were also In
attendance.
Mrs. Sara D. Jenkins of Ithaca , N. Y. , was
the Instructor In reading and language ,
geography , physiology and didactics. Tills
was the second Institute here In which she
was the instructor In thu branches named.
She has finished her Institute work In Ne
braska for this year and left for Reading ,
Pa. , today.
J. L. Hose , superintendent of the Aurora
schools , was Instructor In grammer , orthog
raphy , algebra and practical and mental
arithmetic , and contributed largely to the
success of ths Institute. Many teachers who
attended the Institute were enabled to pass
a better examination by reason of having
received Instruction from him for two weeks.
County Superintendent Stanley was the In
structor In civil government , a subject In
which ho Is thoroughly posted , and deep
Interest was taken In this study. During
the first week of the Institute lectures were
glvon by Prof. J. A. Beattle of the Cotner
university , and I'rof. J. P. Saylor of the
Lincoln Normal university , both of Lincoln ,
nnd were much enjoyed by the teachers
and a large number of citizens. The sub
ject of I'rof. Deattle's lecture was : "Educa
tion The Need nnd Safety of Our Country , "
and that of I'rof. Baylor's : "Mind Its
Growth and Laws. "
A. K. Goudy , state superintendent , was
present , and addressed the teachers and
school officers , taking as the subject of his
remarks , "The State Why Should It Edu
cate ? " It pleased many of the teachers to
eeo the state superlntpndcnt take an Interest
In the Institute , and his visit was one of
the many pleasing features of the session.
About 100 teachers passed examination
at the close of the Institute , and go forth
with certificates qualifying them to take
responsible positions In the schools' during
the next year. There are ninety-eight school
districts In this county , giving employment
to a total of 120 teachers.
A prominent educator remarked to the
wrfter , that the country schools of this
county were In the hands of teachers who
were , as a rule , well qualified for the work ,
and that If a ffl.w among the number would
take a course at the State university they
would be heard from later In educational
circles.
OUAIIA GitAitns r.irr THIS cur.
Gonornl Colby INIIIOS mi Order Disqualify
ing tlio Tlmratoiis ou u Tticlmlc.ility.
LINCOLN , Aug. 19. ( Special Telegram to
The Bee. ) Over 5,000 people witnessed the
sham battle of the Nebraska National
Guard encampment yesterday , and the army
officers who were among the spectators state
that It was one of the llncst military specta
cles they had over seen. A quiet Sunday
was passed In camp today , with religious
services , conducted by the chaplain of each
regiment.
There has been a good deal of discussion
over the award of the governor's cup to the
Thurston Itlllos , and caucuses of the colonels
V the regiments , the brigadier general and
other olllcers have been In piogiess all day.
\t was proposed at first to order a new drill ,
because the Ulilcs did not drill with their
full company. This evening General Colby
'ssued ' an order awarding the cup to the
Omaha Guaids , with the explanation that al
though the marking of the judges give the
trophy to company L of the Second , they
had not complied with the regulations anil
tvoro not entitled to the cup. The score of
the three competing companies reads : Com
pany G , Omaha Guards , 90 ; Thun > ton Rifles. ,
81.1 , and the Norfolk company , SI.
The big pavilion of the State bind was
Irccted on the grounds and a belles of con
certs has been clvcn. A dance Is In prog
ress at the pavilion this evening , and a couple
of band concerts completed the day's pro
gram.
luy Trnl limtilrd.
BENNETT , Neb. . Aug 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Tha management of the camp meet
ing here was agreeably surprised today at
the number of visitors In attendance. Every
tent owned by the association Is occupied ,
and many tents owned by private parties
nro crowded. The committee on entertain
ment announces that arrangements are being
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mndo to Accommodate other * who are ex
pected t morrow. This morning's wrvlces
opened with a largely attended 6 o'clock
prayer meeting. At 8 o'clock President
Slavcns of Beatrice conducted n love feast ,
at which were present every person on the
grounds and many from town and the sur
rounding cotmtry. Evangelist Wilson de
livered a powerful sermon , tlcv. Calfeo took
charge of the young people's meeting , and
Itov. Mr. Sclby led the children's meeting.
Word has been received from J. A. Wood ,
tbo noted Cilifornla evangelist , who was
expected , recalling his appointment on ac
count of falling health.
Auburn Notes ami I'or4niiilfl.
AUIIUUN , Neb. , Aug. 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Mrs. H. B. Reynolds Is the guest'of
Htifo Lcack and family.
Fred Martin of Lincoln Is visiting Auburn
friends.
Mrs. H. 0. Fellows nnd daughter Sundayed
In Plattsmouth.
Mrs. J W. Carver of Madrid , Neb. , Is the
gurst cf Mra. 12. C. Worden.
Hev. II. II. Hope of New York Will preach
at the Christian church next Sunday morning
and evening.
Mrs. I ) . A , Mecse received a telegram
Tuesday announcing the dangerous Illness of
her mother at Il\on , III. She left Wednes
day morning with her children to attend
her bedside.
The redpcnlng of tlio Cathcllc church In
thli city will take place Wednesday at 10
a. m. Father Flt/gerald , the first Catholic
pastor of Auburn , will be the celebrant nt
high mass. Madnm and Prof. Boucher will
assist at the music of the mass. In the
evening Bev. William Murphy will preach.
J. F. Cole and son attended the reunion
at Tectimsch this week.
Walter Gllmorc paid St. Joseph n business
trip the last of the week.
Miss Dell Dundas Is visiting friends In
Cook.
L a and Mllon Whlttcmon have returned
from the Cherokee Strip.
Henry Cane of Neniaha City Is the guest
of his daughter , Mrs. E. S. McCandlass ,
of this city.
W. T. Katiffman , one of Brownvlllo's pros
perous merchants , \\as In town Tuesday.
Mr. L. Scott and family Sundayed In
Rule.
Rule.Miss
Miss Mae Holmes Is visiting friends In
Teciimseh.
Mrs. Charles Hamon of Johnson Is visiting
relatives In Auburn.
John Crammon of Brownvllle Is clerking
for J. C. Hacker.
Miss Lydla Skecn visited relatives In
Nemaha City last week.
Injurnil liy nn Infiirmlnil Hull
FREMONT , Aug. 19. ( Special to The Bee. )
Herman Past , a farmer living a few miles
north of the city , was attacked and seriously
Injured by a bull yesterday. He was thrown
from the stable In which ho was attacked
and across the yard and escaped by crawling
Into the barn , but not until his clothing was
torn from his body and ho was seriously
gored and bruised.
The Grand Army of the Il publlc gave a
dance In the park-last evening.
The Turners and their friends are enjoying
a pleasant picnic In Mailer's grove today *
Oliver Clancey , an employe on the Godfrey
farm , lost two fingers in a corn shcller yes
terday.
Miss Maud E. Turner returned last evening
from a visit with friends In Kearney.
At a meeting of the directory of the Dodge
County Agricultural society , held yesterday ,
the secretary , James Huff , was authorised to
make all necessary repairs and Improvements
at the fair grounds and employ a band for
the fair. George Marshall was elected gen
eral superintendent and Mrs. A. Truesdell
superintendent of floral exhibits.
Work in the harness factory and collar
factory was suspended Saturday night for a
few weeks only.
Anhlnml Affairs.
ASHLAND , Neb. , Aug. 19. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The slweeks' summer normal ,
under the direction of County Superintendents
Clark of Saunders nnd Farley of Cass , closed
here today. The school had an average at
tendance of 150 during the whole term. The
school will bo continued next jear.
Among the Instructors were Superintendents
Clark of Saunders county , Crabtree of Ash
land , Principal Ilalsey of Plattsmouth , Profs.
Cromwell of Tobln college , la. , Parsons of
Fremont nnd Miller of Grand Island.
Nearly all the teachers left last evening
to attend the county institute , which meets
In Wahoo next week.
A light rain fell here Thursday evening ,
the flrbt rain since July 4. The crops In this
vicinity will be better than was expected at
first.
President W. A. Norton of the State Nor
mal school lectured nt the Methodist Epis
copal church Wednesday evening before the
summer students.
Camp .Morrow Almost Itoady.
GRAND ISLAND , Aug. 19. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Quartermaster Harrison of the
reunion committee Is one of the busiest
men In the city these days. The camp Is
all planned nnd the tents are expected to
arrive In n day or two. They Will be pitched
at once and held In readiness for next week's
visitors to Camp Morrow. Mr. Harrison was
at first greatly alarmed les > t he could not
secure the necessary hay , straw and wood ,
but lie has secured all of these In sufficient
abundance , though with some dllllculty.
Straw was secured at Archer , a distance of
twenty-eight miles , nnd is being hauled
down during the night.
The Indications arc that at least In one
respect this reunion will eclipse all others
In respect to speakers.
Craftnn llrnvltlog.
GRAFTON , Aug. 19. ( Special to The Bee. )
M. Carbury of Seward , formerly a resident
here , was in Graf ton last week.
The body of Mr. Douglas of Bradshaw ,
brother-in-law of Mr. Shaft , was brought
hero for burial Tuesday.
Mrs. Burke took charge of the Le Clede
hotel Wednesday , Landlord Miles having
moved to his farm near town.
There Is general complaint of sneak-thiev
ing , Grain , meat , chickens , etc. , are stolen
almost In broad daylight. Certain parties
nro suspscted , but no arrests have been made.
I'llittMiioiilh Ho ; Dl'imiiiMl.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 19. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) The 15-year-old son
of George Flechtncr , n foreman In the B. &
M. shops , was drowned In the river here this
afternoon while swimming. The body has
not been recovered yet.
Struck tlin Kdltor ultli Ills Sift ) Kiill.
M'COOK , Neb , Aug. 19. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) Last night burglars elfccted
an entrance Into the office of the McCook
Trlbuno and secured about $3 In small
change and some postage stamps.
.Siniill HIiKii ut I iilrhury ,
FAIRBUUY , Neb. , Aug. 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) A small dwelling belong
ing to William Felkner was destrojed by
flrcj this afternoon. Loss , about $409 ; fully
Insured.
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Hrlcsion llnlmvmt Wiill ,
WASHINGTON. AU . JO. In a letter
mailed at New Ot leans on the 14th tilt ,
Lieutenant Usher reports to the Navy de
partment concerning the performance of the
torpedo boat Ericsson coming down the Mis
sissippi river from St. Louis , as follows. :
"It Is worthy of remark that so well has
the machinery performed during the passage
of 1,200 miles that It has not been necessary
to slow or atop the engines , except to make
landings or como to anchor. The run was
made by daylight on account of low water ,
nnd the Ericsson will proceed to New London ,
Conn , , as noon as repairs ore made to her
propeller strut and the bones of the pro
peller are put on , stopping perhaps once or
twice only for call.
a
Itlllra Triumphant Murcli.
The Thurston Hides will leave Lincoln at
4,50 p. m. today and arrive In Omaha at 0:50. :
They will march from the depot on Tenth
to Farimm , west on Farnam to Sixteenth ,
north on Sixteenth to Douglas , east on Doug
las to Fifteenth , south on Fifteenth to arm
ory , Fifteenth and Ilarney ,
City or tlm fe
SIOUX CITY , la , , Aug. 15. Tq the Editor
of The Bee : To decide a bet please state
whether South Omaha has got a charter for
a first class city or U South Omaha a city of
Om class. HEADER.
The courts have decided South Omaha to
be a city of the second class ,
Sham lluttlo of rviterul Soldier * .
CHICAGO , Aug. 19. The 1,800 United
States troops In camp at Uvanstou engaged
In n sham battle Sattmhy under the
command of General N A. Mile * . The pcc-
tacle was a brilliant ono , and witnessed by
moro than 30,000 pioplc.
Twrntj-iiKlit : Million * l.m Tlmn These of
thn I'rnvlon * Si-Mlon.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 19. Chalr.nan Fayrcs
of the house committee on appropriations
has completed nn olllclil statement of the
amount appropriated by the session of con-
greis just closing , as compared with past
sessions. The statement , represents the
views of the democratic majority In the committee
mittee- and In the house on the economy of
government expenses. Mr. Sayres * statement
retds as follows. The appropriations tnado
during the extraordinary session and the first
regular session uf the present congress. In
cluding permanent appropriations , show a
reduction of $28,1S5,3S ! ! ) under the appropria
tions made nt the last session of the last con
gress , and deducting the amount of the river
and harbor bill , $11,1173,180 , which should bo
done for the purpose of comparison , Inasmuch
as no river nnd harbor bill was passed by
the last congress at Its last session , the re
duction Is $10,309,189. As compared with the
bills passed at the last session of the last
congress the following reductions are shown
In the table : Agricultural bill , ? 101,47G ;
army bill , { 032,765 ; legislative , etc. , bill ,
which carries In the main the great salary
list of the government , $557,507 ; military
academy bill , $2C,033 ; pension appropriation
bill , $14,919,780 ; sundry civil bill , $7GOCCJ3 ;
on account of deficiencies , $10,150,110 ; on ac
count of permanent appropriations ( Including
$11,000,000 for sugar bounty , which Is abolished
ished , mill $450,000 expenses under election
laws that are repealed ) , $14,393,593 , total re
ductions , $48fi24,119.
The bills showing Increases over the last
laws are as follows. Diplomatic and con
sular bill , $8,473 ; District of Columbia bill ,
$131,339 ; fortifications bill , $12G,919 ; Indian
bill , $1,175,108 ; naval bill , $3,223,065 ; post-
office bill , $3,232.285 ; river nud harbor bill.
total , $11 , 473 , ISO ; miscellaneous , $29,500 ; total
Increase , $19,788,229.
The secretary of the treasury , In submit
ting the annual estimates to congress In
December last , stated he had Included therein
no amount for the payment of the bounty on
sugar , but that If the law authorizing Its
pavment should not bo repealed It would be
necessary to add to the estimates for 1S95
for permanent appropriations the sum of
$11,000,000. But In July last the commis
sioner of Internal revenue estimated the sum
required to pay this bounty , If not repealed ,
would be $15,200,000 for the fiscal year 1S95 ,
and $17,500,000 for the fiscal year 1890. The
expenditures made for bounty on sugar have
been as follows : Fiscal year 1892 , $7,550-
028 ; fiscal year 1S9J , $9,509,532 ; fiscal year
1894. $13,073,879.
The postofftce bill makes the usual Increase
Incident to the growth of the country and its
commercial Interests , the number of postolllcos
having Increased during the period between
June 30 , 1890 , and June 30 , 1S94 , by 7,404 ,
the number of post routes by 4,511 , the
length of post routes by 26,737
miles , the annual revenues from the
service by $15,098,055 , and the
total annual expenditures by $17,932,509.
Tim sundry civil bill carries $8,100,000
toward payments under contracts for river
and harbor works authorized under laws
pissed during the Fifty-first and Fifty-second
congre sos. For river i ml harbor vorks there
was appropriated at this session , $11,173,180 ,
and $8.138.000 for contracts In the sundry
civil LIU. the total sum of $19,873,180. During
the first session of the last congress there
was appropriated by the river and harbor
bills , $2,905,038 more than was appropriated
at this session. At the present session there
has been appropriated $1,300,000 toward mett-
InK the river nnd harbor contracts author
ized by the Fifty-first congress and $7,100,000
toward contracts authorized by the Fifty-
second congress , leaving $5,418,799 of the
former and $14.263,308 of the latter , or $19-
712,147 In all of the river and harbor con
tracts yet to bo appropriated for.
To finally equip and complete nnd arm the
fifty new vessels of the navy , built or au
thorized , It is estimated there will yet have
to be appropriated the further sum of $23-
080,974 , making a total of $112,042,163 which
the nw navy , as now authorized , will cost.
During the present session of congress the
salary list of the government has been re
duced by more than GOO In number nnd over
$709,000 in annual cost , and moro salaries
have been reduced than increased.
Mr. Sayres attaches elaborate tables to
the statement , which give In detail the points
ho has summarized.
U HJll'O2b
\Vonlcl-Ito Soldloni In Future to Ho Rout nt
Oncii to Train i\lth Vetcrnns.
WASHINTON , Aug. 19. By an order
Issued by the secretary of war the
three great army recruiting depots at Davids
Island , Now York harbor , Columbus , O. , nnd
Jefferson Barracks , Mo , are wiped out and
In their places will stand military posts.
The department has had this change under
consideration for some tlnio past , the scheme
originating with Adjutant General Ruggles.
Heretofore the men picked up at the small
rrcrultlng stations about the country have
been sent In small squads in charge of a
sergeant to these three central recruiting
depots , where they vsere quartered and
drilled until ready for assignment to sonic
regiment In active service. The department
has concluded that these green recruits will
bccoms proficient soldiers much sooner if
sent immediately to join nnd train with the
veterans at the different posts , and that Is
why the change Is made. The transform
ing of tlio recruiting departments Into army
posts will also lp In Una w'lth the accepted
policy of concentrating a good force of
regulars at places near the great cities. In
place of about 150 recruits e.-.tfi of the new
posts will have a permanent garrison cf
about 300 , and In the case of two of them
at least the rank of commanding officer will
be raised from lieutenant to full colonel.
N3 expense Is Involved In the change , as the
dejots me already well suppllel with qusrtcr.3
foi the Inlantry. The assignment of troops
to the now posts has not yet been made.
SHAKING THE TURKS.
Tliu Truth About I lie Km thqualco Sup
pressed by thn Onvrriimvnt.
It will probibly never be known how many
persons have lost their lives In this catas
trophe , writes a correspondent of the New
York Tribune. The Turkish government
hates nothing so much as. facts , and the
giving of statistics , or anything like statis
tics , of the earthquake damaged has been
strictly forbidden to the newspapers. The
olllclil record of the event Is that the
earthquake has done no grcaf'harm save to
old buildings that were already likely to
fall. But the most of the government de
partments ate established In temporary quui-
ters all the same. Modeiate estimates place
the number of killed In Constantinople at
about 150 , and the number of wounded nt
about four times as many. The government
and private benevolent Individuals are using
uvery effort to help thu miserable creatures
whoso houses are ruined , and whoso dally
broad Is taken from their mouths by the
collapse of business. Hut U will.be months
before people can begin to find means of Belt-
support again. The merchants from the
bazaars have taken their goods to shops
In other parts of the city , and nro trying to
set up again In new quarters. Bui they are
lost to their customers , for there Is no pos
sibility of keeping th * guilds together In
the new arrangements , whllo advertising
has not yet been learned by Turkish mer
chants.
This earthquake Is universally deemed a
direct expression of the wrath of God. So
when some parts of the bazaars which are
not Injured were reopened this week the people
ple opened with prayers and sacrifices of
sheep. They tell a funny story of the ex *
presslon of this Idea of a special Dlvlnu In
terposition at the English consulate here ,
A woman had just been found guilty of BO mo
crime and sentenced to Imprisonment by the
consular court. She declared herself In
nocent , and called down the judgments of
heaven upon the court. Just then the
earthquake occurred. In the midst of the
resulting panic the prisoner had time to
say , "There ! Didn't I tell you so ? "
1'r.iUo for the Tfloplionii ( llrl ,
Tha telephone girl Is not so bad as she U
painted , says the Courier-Journal. Indeed ,
oftentimes she Is not bad at all ; and where
she la , three times out four she Is mode so
by the genarl depravity gf the "all sorts and
conditions of men" not forgetting women
wth | whom she has to deal , who look upon
the hello girl , not as a human being , but a *
a cubllc tareet at tvhlrh thev mav cnn.
venlcntly dl8charR6 tholr Impatience , voxn-
lion and wrath over the affairs of dally life
that "gang nglcjTho wonder of It Is not
that there are ijt ) Ijlnny cross and unaccom
modating girls , lint that there nro so many
patient , obllglnftthtil ( sweet-voiced girls who
make our connection's ' for Us In the exchange.
No man ought tb allow hltnaelf to become
n cynic after hiring some of the sweet
voices of the h'jllo'girls. ' A girl who can
stay In n teleph&ild exchange nnd preserve
a sucet voice Ir living and conclusive proof
that the snlt ot'\h ' earth ha ! ) not yet lost
tttt Rjll'nr. ' "
LUCK , NOT SKILL.
An ix-rollc : < nOmlJolnto ! n I'rofrAKlonnl
"Policemen BtnncVinos get the credit of
making a clever capttirc when , It the truth
was only known , the capture Is the result of
pure , blind luck , " said H. L. De Witt of
I'hlladclphla to the Globe-Democrat. "I
used to bo on the police forc3 myself , nnd I
had olio or two just such experiences. I
remember one Instance very distinctly when
I was complimented by my captain for my
prowess In capturing a thief , whore , had It
not been that the man actually threw his
plunder on me , while I was asleep , thereby
waklnc me up , I never would have known
that anything was wrong. The boat I
walked at that time was on the outskirts of
the City nnd there had been a good many
complaints entered by the residents In that
locality thai their ohlrkens wore being
stolen. I had tried to catch the thief , but
had so far been unsuccessful. Ono night ,
feeling pretty tired , I walked around to the
rear of a house and seated myself on a log
that rested against the back yard fence.
"As I said before , I was pretty tired and I
had not been seated there long before I fell
fast asleep. I had .not been asleep very
long before I was awakened by a heavy bun
dle falling on me , and , starting up , was a
good deal startled at first at hearing n
scrambling nolso on the , fence top right above
me , and the next moment a big negro ap
peared on the top and without even taking
n look below him , dropped virtually Into m >
arms. A moro surprised man than ho when
he discovered mo you never saw. I at once
placed him under arrest , and picking up the
bundle that had so rudely broken my slum
bers , found it to uo a sick filial with ,
chickens , which the negro had just stolen.
Ho had wrung their necks , placed them In
the bag and then threw It over the fence. In
tending to get It when lie climbed over him
self. I took him to the station and he ,
thinking I knew all about htm and had been
watchlnc htm , made a clean breast of the
matter and confessed that he had been the
one who had committed all the former depre
dations. I , of course , made a good case
against him and got a good deal of credit
for my smooth detective work , which I bore
with becoming meekness. "
Quito UiiHjnipiitluittc.
Texas Sittings : Birdie McHennepIn nnd
her brother were at the seashore.
" 0 , see that ! " oxelalmed Birdie.
"Sea what ? " Inquired the stoical John.
"Why , see that little cloudlet just above
the wavelet like a tiny leaflet dancing o'er
the scene. "
" 0 , come , you had better go out to the
pumplet Inthe back yardlet and soak your
little headlet. "
IV.HSOXAl , 1'AK.UiK.ll'llS.
Miss Mnl Shirley > and her friend , Miss
Gerko , have returned from a visit with the
family of Dr. Beatty iOf Dunlap.
Mr. nnd Mrs.i I. Laird , neo Florence
Mead of Omaha , 'spent Sunday at the Murray
on their way'homo from Denver to Chicago.
3'KL h Gj/M 1 HIV ItKIEFH.
I Domestic.
A move is on foot to organize a corn
meal trust.
A. B. Cross , a veteran architect of 3t.
Joseph , died yesterday.
Conrad Nelkoff , n. Chicago bank defaulter ,
has been captured at Alton.
About nil the vvhtlky In the St. Louis dis
trict has been tn on out of bond.
The sundry clv.ll service bill has been sent
to the president at Gray Gables. ,
Theodore S. Baron & Co. , knit underw-eai
manufacturers at Brooklyn , have fulled.
' '
E. T. . , Harris. , & Co . manufacturers of
architectural Iron yorK at Chicago , ) ; ave
fulled. " '
Benton C. Cook , a well known Cook
county attorney , died at his home In Kvans-
ton , III.
Treasury department has advertised for
bids for striking 23,757 bionzo World's fair
medals.
Copies of the new tariff law have been
mailed to all the customs olllcers In the
country.
Joseph Dusty of St. Joseph wag sentenced
to death yesterday for assaulting a 7-year-
old girl.
The annual coaching parade , one of the
great social events ut Newport , took place
aturday.
A wild man hns been found In the woods
near Boise City , Idaho. He is supposed to
be Insane.
Rev. Cobb. the tourist who was reported
lost In the mountains , has arrived safely
at Trinidad.
Captain John W. Catllnt has been ap
pointed chief engineer of the revenue ma
rine service.
The Drelfus & Block company are mak-
lnff arrangements to build a tin plate mill
at Pittsbmg- .
Actor M. B. Curtis 1ms traded the Hotel
Drlskel at Austin , Tex. , for 0,000 lots In
Lakewood , N. J.
Judge Aldrlch of Columbia lias decided
that the new dispensary act In South Carolina
lina Is unconstitutional ,
The loom fixers nnd web drawers In the
mills at New Bedfoul , Mass. , have voted to
strike Monday morning- ,
Sail Elchcl. the German forger nrrrsled
when he landed In New York , started back
to stand trial yesterday.
Tieasury olllclals have confiscated a lot of
scrip Issued by Kansas merchants to be
used In place of currency.
The finance committee of the senate Is
preparing to push the tariff bills In spite
of the action of the senate.
nev. A. Cobb of Springfield , HI. , who Is
on an otitlnK In the mountains near Denver ,
has been lost for two dajs.
Mrs. Tiyers , thf wife of the TMtfburB
Iron manufacturer who was abducted , de
nies that he left of his own accord.
Cruiser Newark , now at the Cape of Good
Hope , will not Join the Chinese squadion ,
but will proceed to the south Atlantic.
The New York < & Now Haven railroad has
unenithcd a scheme of the conductors to
steal tickets and sell them to brokers.
The Amoskeag company of Mnnchestei ,
N. H. , announced tlmt all the machlneiy
In the mills will be slriited up Monday
The lemnnnts of the Pulton gang are re
ported to have coiiBiegated again nnd are
pieparlnif for a laid on the MUSCOBCO bank.
William Vogcl , son of a piomlnent New
York clnthltiK merchant. Saturday night
shot and killed Louise Bartlett , Ills mis
tress. ,
The , Htenmer China arrived at San Fran
cisco yesterday , hUvlmj made the fastest
Pacific passage on record by almost twelve
hours.
Conductor ObWirtfti has been found
KUllty of murder fol'the ' killing of Colonel
II. C. Parsons , w i\vell known Kentucky
politician. it- a i
Dr. David Furnm late attorney general
of the state of Colorado , died ut Gowandn ,
'
N. Y. , vvheie ho .no's been residing for the
past year
II , B. Hess. , a prominent Indianapolis at
torney , committed suicide yesti-rdny Grief
over the death of1 ? hlh wife and child was
the cause.
W W Allen of eBt John , N. D. , lian
skipped out after beating1 a largo number
of wholesale merchants uf whom ho pui-
cluiHeil goods. ,
A war In Insurance rates at San Fran
cisco Is likely tu.j.'iRiiH from the expulsion
o/ the agent of /Northwestern ) / company
cf Milwaukee from tlrt > local board.
Marino hoEpltat'bilfhaii lias advices from
Amateidnm to tilt' 'meet that there vvero
twenty-nine ncwncuwM of cholera , nnd nine
deaths during the tpadt two weeks.
Pueblo Htrlkcnm lil > were arrested by the
deputy marshals 'ami taken to Denver have
commenced daniajuj | < uts | against the mar
shal , charging Illegal Imprisonment.
C. C. Cllni' . police reporter pf the Kansaj
City Times , lias beun iniested for destroy
ing the property of the Itock Island Hall-
road company at Hound Pond , Okl. At the
time the property wao destroyed Cllne was
mayor of Hound Pond ,
Among the pashengers nnlvlng In New
York yesterday was u cousin of the mikado
of Jupun. who IUIH been In tills country nnd
Uuropc Inspecting naval vessels and navy
yaids. lie sails from San Francisco for
home us soon as possible ,
The report that thf Servian cabinet had
resigned Is officially tlenlul.
Only one new c.ise of cholera was re
ported ut Amsteidum Saturday ,
The Kncllim propose to put Into effect the
gold standard In British Honduras.
The latent news from Blueflelds Is to the
effect there Is no change In the situation
1IKROIS IN BLUE AND GRAY
Oourso of tbo War Changed lj Grant's ' Pro
motion as Chief in Oouimaad ,
ARMIES WERE KEPT MOVING TO ONE PLAN
JpfTornou DIM I * Alilcit I tin North In Hup
pluntlni ; .Jolnntoti with llnnd-llmv tliu
Victory of tlio l.nttor Wu % 'turned
Into Pofciit Otlior AViir Notus.
From the beginning of the civil war to
the date of the advancement of Gentral
Grant to the chief control of the union
atmlcs the strength of the government had
been frittered away In weak and Incon
sequential efforts nt various points , but no
Intelligent guiding mind appeared In the
direction of our movements for the suppres
slon of the rebellion. Advances by the
Army of the Potomac were met by con
stantly growing , reinforced armies of con
federates. Campaigns by the armies in the
west and southwest were randered abortive
fo. ' the same reason. All of the confederate
armies wuio under the control of General
Lo2 , who directed their movements as ono
mobilized whole , whoso component parts
were always within comparatively easy sup
porting distance of each other , A sorely
prcrscd confederate army In Virginia was
spo dlly aided by the arrival of relnforco-
mqnts from the armies In the Carolinas or
Ternossee. Or , If these outlying armies
were attacked by superior federal forces ,
their ranks were quickly filled from the
main army and victory remained with them.
The railroad facilities of the south and the
comparatively short line of operations en
abled them to successfully practice this
method of co-oporatlon on every occasion
Thus were the battles of Stone
Ulver nnd Chlckamauga rendered almost
hopeless contests to the union troops be
cause of the swift concentration of superior
fotces In their front , whllo to the union
generals there were no means of counter
acting such movements , nor facilities at
hand for similar concentration , Whnn
General Grant went to Washington to re
ceive his commission as lieutenant general
he very modestly suggested to President
Lli'coln nnd the cabinet that Hie rank con
ferred upon him was an "empty honor
unless it conveyed with It a power com-
mti.surate with the responsibility. "
From that hour success perched upon the
banners of the armies of the republic , and
there It remained until the spirit of re
bellion was crushed down in fire and blood
by the trampling of the Eoldlory of a mighty
nation. It was Getioial Grant's plan to
"advance along the whole line and encircle
the confederacy with a wall of steel , lead ,
iron and flic , until It was thiottlcd to
death. " Therefore , on the 5th day of May ,
1SC4 , the Army of the Potomac under MeaiK > ,
the Army of the Mississippi under Sherman ,
the Arrny of the James under Butler , the
Army of the South under Gllmon ? , the
Army of the Gulf under Canby , all moved
as one body upon n common foe. Vastly
different was this from the former hap-
harard movements of the independent com
manders , hampered as they had been by the
mighty impotence of General Halleck , the
great military peacock at Washington City.
General Grant remained with the Army of
the Potomac , but It Is not of the movements
of that army alone that I would write today ,
but concerning the Army of the Mississippi
under General Sherman. That grand army
was composed of the Fourth , Fourteenth and
Twentieth corps , Army of the Cumberland
undtir command of General Thomas ; the Fif
teenth , Sixteenth and Seventeenth corps ,
Army of the Tennessee , under command of
General McPherson ; and the Twenty-third
corps , Army of the Ohio , under command of
General Schoflold ; the entire force amounting
to not loss than 120,000 effective men of all
ranks and arms. From the 5th of May to
the 22d of July this grand army had moved
steadily southward until the primary goal of
their desire vvas In full view , and before them
lay Atlanta.
Opposed to General Sherman In this Im
portant campaign was General Joseph E.
Johnston , the ablest general produced by the
south In the great civil conflict. It was
General Johnston who contrived to be on the
first battlefield of Mannassas , In time to drive
the union forces In a panic from that field.
It was General Johnston whoso maneuverlngs
drove AlcClcllan In despair from before Rich
mond. It was Joseph E. Johnston who made
the cap uro of Vlcksburg so difficult , and al
most compelled General Grant to forego his
great undertaking. Geneial Johnston opposed
General Sherman in a manner most skillful
and Indicative of great strategic ability ; and
manifested a capability of conducting a de
fensive campaign greater than was displayed
by any other commander in the annals of
the civil wars of the work. . It is Indeed
doubtful If General Sherman could have suc
ceeded In the capture of Atlanta , and the sub
sequent march to' the sea , had Geneial John
ston been permitted to continue In command
of the army.
But the confederate president , for petty
spite and malicious jealousy , removed General
Johnston and appointed In his stead J. B.
Hood , a dashing fighter , but In no degree
capable of creative generalship and percep
tion of the great events then transpiring
Jefferson Davis aided the north very ma
terially by that action. Before leaving tin
army General Johnston explained to his suc
cessor a plan which ho had conceived of
striking the Army of the Tennessee In the
flank nnd rear , near Peach Tree creek , and
General Hood adopted the plan as his own
General Johnston then retired and repairel
to Uichmond to be assigned to a subordinate
command
GfiNBIlAL HOOD'S OBFEAT.
, On the 22d of July , 1804 , General Hood
undertook to execute the plan ns conceived
by General Johnston. At nbjiit 10 o'clock In
the morning , as the Sixteenth coips was mov
ing eastward along Peach Tree ere k prepar
atory to u grand flank movement which vvas
to bring the Army of the Tennessee to the
south of Atlanta on the Joncsboro mad , the
brigades on the right were furiously at
tacked by the masked and massed confeder
ate army , whose furious onslaught upon the
leglments In marching order caused the old
veterans to recoil and flee , panic stricken ,
away from their line of inarch through the
woods. They were doubled up on the Fif
teenth corps , which , fortunately , stood firm ,
having had lime to prepare for tbo shock.
Nearly two miles away , conveislng with
General Sherman , was General James B ,
McPherson , commander of the Army of the
Tennessee , and ono of the ablest and best
beloved of all the generals of that grand
army. Hastily mounting his horse , ho
plunged away at a break neck pace , like a
true soldier , toward the sound of caiman In
the unexpected battle. Knowing the loca
tion and direction of his troops. General Mc
Pherson tapldly came to the po'nt occupied
by the Sixteenth c-rp * . But alas ! they had
boon driven away and their place wiis oc
cupied by the victorious southrons. He was
called upon to surrender , realized his error ,
turned his horEo to flee , when a thousand
bullets whistled after him , a number of
them striking the gallant general , mortally
wounding him. He fell from his horse and
was ribbed of his watch nnd purse ns he lay
dying upon the sod , News of the death and
robbery of their commander soon spread
ftom rank to rank , until the entire army
of the Tennessee knew of the disaster , nnd
faced abut to redeem the day and recover
the body of their fallen leader. General
Hood w'ag unable to understand and appreci
ate thu .Importance of the advantage which
he had gained , nor did he appreciate thu
temper of the army which ho had thus at
tacked nnd bereaved
Well was It for Sherman and hU Army of
thu Tennessee that General Johnston was not
In command ) of the confederate army at that
time. Hood was Incompetent , and all the ad
vantage gained by his vigorous assault wa
lost by hl feckless wiste of time. In less
tlun two hours the union army had reformed -
formed and came onward In line of battle
with such determination as always brings
with'it tuceess. They struck the dated pil
laging confederate army and hurled It Into
and across the creek with shouts and ycllk
of triumph. Sundown of that eventful day
found Hood's army broken and hopeless be
hind tht ) fortifications of Atlanta. The body
of Gtneral McPherson WHS recovered , and
his death made thu uubject of most touching
comment by General Sherman In general
Ciders.
Thl * t'.rxjrcllas but one of many bat
tled In the continuous tlghtlng from Chat
tanooga to Joncsboro , but In Importance It
ranks second to none In Itn effects upon the
great campaign , whllo by the loss of General
Janicn B. Mcl'hcrnon the union army nnd
the nation suffered Incomparable Injury ,
HONOHS THHOUGH THU BOWL.
"I am n temperance man , " BUJS Con
gressman Hull of Iowa , "but upon one oc
casion I Indulged In the social habit of
drinking , and It turned out to good ndvnti-
at the time.
The Twenty-third Iowa Infantry vvas being
organlred , nnd n great struggle was going on
for preferment In the line , by the different
companies , livery captain wanted to have
his company occupy cither the right or the
left or the center of the line , nnd hence
they wanted to be "A" company , "B" com
pany , or "C" company. I was a lieutenant
In Uiptnln Grlgg's company , nnd was sent
to Dtvenport to see Adjutant General Baker ,
In order to have ccttaln companies made A
nnd B , and my own company C , In order
that we might have the center of the regi
mental line nnd carry' the regimental ling.
I was a very young man then , and after
spending three days In Davenport and being
unable to sec the adjutant general , I
became disgusted nnd angry nnd got ready
to start buck to DCS Moitu's. I had my
satchel packed When I met Hub Hoxle , nnd
In response to his Inquiry I told him that I
had been there long enough , end that the
adjutant general would not see me , nnd that
I was going homo completely tired out and
disgusted. Hoxlo advised me to remain
awhile. He said that the adjutant general
would soon be down town and en the way to
his ofllce would want to take a drink of
whisky. He advised mo to Inv to the general
to take a drink and while Indulging In the
liquor to state my case to him.
Fuilowlng the advice of Hub Hoxlo I stocd
around the hotel until General BaUer came
In , when I approached nnd Invited him to
take a drink with me. The old man smiled
nnd said that he was Just about to take a
drink anyway and walked Into the bar-room
with me. Wo each poured out our liquor ,
but before taking a drink I slated what my
business was In Davenport The old man
would not drink until I Uok my liquor , and
I did not raise my glass to my lips until I
had stated my case The adjutant general
look out a memorandum book and sa.d . that
he would attend to It right away. Wo then
took a drink together and that afternoon the
order was made out In accordance with our
desire. It took n little temporary Intemper
ance to accomplish the result , but during
war times that did not amount to much.
"My company was made company C , nnd
all of our boys were prrud of the designa
tion. Wo cairled the flag , of course ; but
thcro were many times afterwards , when
the bullets were Hying fnst and thick , wlien
I would just as lief have been in company D ,
or any other company of the regiment. "
CLEAN COLLAR ML'ANT BATTLH.
On the march and In the camp Sherman's
life was simplicity Itself. He had few bril
liantly uniformed and useless aids about him.
The simple tent "fly" was his usual head
quarters , and under It all his military family
ate together , writes S H. M. Iljers in Mc-
Clure's for August. His dispatches ho wrote
mostly \vlth his own hand. Ho had little
use for clerks. But Dayton , his adjutant
general , was better than n regiment of
clerks. When we halted somewhere In the
woods for the night , the general was the
busiest man in the army. While others
slept , his little camp flic was burning , and
often In the long vigils of the night I have
seen n tall form walking up and down by
that fire. * * * Sherman himself slept
but little. Ho did not seem ta need sleep ,
and I have Known him to stay but two hours
In bed many a night. In later years a slight
asthma made much slosp Impossible for him.
After the war , when I was at his homo In
St. Louis , ho seldom retired until 12 or 1
o'clock. It was often as late , too , on this
march.
It was a singularly Impressive sight to
see this solitary figure walking there by the
flickering cump fire while the army slept.
If a gun went off somewhere In the distance ,
or If an unusyal noise wore heard , he would
Instantly call ono of us to go and find out
what It meant. He paid small attention to
appearances ; to dress almost none.
"Thero | s going to be a battle today sure , "
said Colonel Audenreld of the staff , cue
morning before daylight.
"How do you know ? " asked a comrade.
"Why , don't you see ? The general's up
there by the flro putting on a clean collar.
The sign's dead sure. "
A battle did take place that day , and
Cheraw , with forty cannon , fell Into our
hands. It was moro a run than a battle.
LAST WAU VETERANS.
The war of the American Revolution closed
In 1783. At that time a soldier belonging to
the regiment of New York militia com
manded by Colonel Mnrlnus Wlliett , who had
been four jears In the army , was a young
man of 23. nighty-six years later , on April
5 , 1809. says the Washington Post , having1
reached the age of 109 , he was gathered to
his heroic fathers at the town of Freedom
( not Inaptly named ) , Cattaraugus county ,
Now York. His name was Daniel F. Hake-
nun , and he was the last of the i evolution
ary pensioners under the special act of con
gress.
The last of the revolutionary pensioners
on the regular roll was Samuel Downing of
Saratoga county , New York , who listed as a
private in 17SO , when only 14 , .ind died In
18G7 at 101.
Only twenty-one years ago there walked
amontr us one who bore a musket at the
suiremler of Coinwallls , yet lived to hour
the tidings of the surrender of Appomattnx.
These Incidents furnish no data , at course ,
on which to base exact foreknowledge of the
time when there shall icnuiln In the laud
of the living only a single soldier of the great
armies that were disbanded In ISC5 , but it
Is not unreason ible to suppose that even If
none of the veterans of the war Is spared
to the extraordinary age of Daniel Hake-
man It will bo reserved to some of them , to
tuin the century point. If there Is a
soldier , who , like Samuel Downing , was but
17 when dischaigcd from the service , and
who lives to Downlng's age , he will die In
1949. If 2.1 at the time of his discharge ,
and ho lives to the live score and nine of
Daniel BaKeman , ho wilt die In 1951. Thf
chances me that the man who Is destined
to bear the proud but melancholy distinction
of being tlio last suivivor will not b ; living
later than 1950.
THE LAW IN THE CASE.
Hut cut Important and Inlori tlii Ucil-
Hloni of the ( 'onilM.
The llahlllly of n lallroad company formed
by consolidation to pay the obllgitlons of Its
piedeccssoiB Is upheld In Chicago & Illinois
Cential Hallway company against Hull , Ind.
2J , L R. A. 231 , and a note lo the case
shows that many other decisions are to tlio
rame effect.
The right to levy on ctops UH personal
property Is upheld In I'olley against John-
ton , Kan. JJ , L R. A. 25S , wljere thu crops
were annuals nnd the rioduit of tnilusti } .
A note to the case levlewx the largo number
of decisions as to levy 011 ciops as pcisoual
properly.
The liability of a banker who gratuitously
loins money for a customer on fort ; < 'd secu
rities is a somewhat novel ( juostlon pro-
3iiled In iBhum agaliul l'o t ( N. V ) 23 L.
R. A. 90 , In which the alleged negligence of
the banker Is carefully considered and his
liability denied , If the forgery was Hucli ns
to deceive a fairly prudent banker.
The right of a bank to set off the deposit
of ono partner ugalnst a firm overdraft Is
denied In Adams against First National
Bank of Winston ( N. C. ) 3 L. R. A. Ill ;
and a note to thu case shows that other de
cisions mo to the same effect.
The fact that a railroad company Is com
pelled by statute to blow a whistle of a train
as a signal la held In Illttlo against Camden
& A. R Co. ( N. J. ) 23 L. It. A 283 , to bo no
defense to nn action for damages caused by
the frlghttnliicj of a horse by such whistle.
If It was blown negligently , wantonly or
maliciously
For trolley poles dangerously near the
track , by which a paHscnger standing on
the footboard of a street car Is struck , It
Is held In Klllotl against Newport Street
Hallway company ( Rhode Inland ) 23 L H.
A. 203 , that the tralloy railway company
won liable , nnd that the passenger was not
hound to be on the lookout for such poles.
That a charitable institution cannot be
made lo pay damages fcr the wrong or negli
gence of an clllcer or servant U declared In
\Vllllnniaon agan | t Lul vllo | Industrial
School of Reform ( Ky. ) 23 L. It A. 200 , and
a note to the case reviews the prior deci
sions on the subject , which are not altogether
agreed.
The deduction of debt * from taxable credits
Is held In Kloror agnluft Hherldnn Insuranct
company ( Ind ) 23 L H A. 278 , not to be
an exemption or a violation of a constitu-
tional guarantee of uniformity arid equality.
The constitutionality of mieh provision * for
deduction of debts from taxable property In
considered In a n to to the case ,
Whether or not ono whose properly Is do-
Mrovcd by fire because of the failure of a
water supply can recover damages from tha
water company which has contracted with
the city to supply the water U n very prac
tical question which is answered In Hows-
man against Trenton Water company ( Mo )
23 L , II. A. HO , In ( he negative. The annotation -
notation to the case reviews the deelsons as
to the liability of the water company and
also of the municipality In such cases.
The natural tendency of persons Intoxi
cated or otherwise lacking In ability to keep
out of the way , to walk upon a railroad
trark , is Illustrated In Anderson against
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis Omnha
Hallway company ( WIs ) 23 L. U. A 203 ,
In which nn Intoxlcited person was killed
by a train whllo walking on n railroad
trestle , and this was held lo bn contillnitory
negligence. It was also hold , though
against the dissent of the chief Justice , that
an Implied llcrnt-e to walk on Hitch trestle
rannot exist , brcnuso It would ba contrary
to public policy.
The effect of a divorce on rights of home
stead U considered In Rusholl against Melius
( N. D. ) 2J L H. A. 239 , In
which the homestead Is hold to
rcn nln In possession of thu party holding
the legal title. If the divorce decree Is silent
upon the questlnn. A note to the casi pre
sents thu other decisions on the question.
Ignorance of danger by reason of the youth
and Inexperience uf n child Injured In at
tempting to follow the example of adults In
passing between cars standing upon a street
crossing Is hold In Schmidt against St Louis ,
I. M. if S. railroad compaii } ( Mo ) 2.1 L.
R. A. 250. to be proper for consideration In
determining the question of contributory
negligence of the child Tlio case holds that
n railroad company leaving cats at n cross
ing , with n narrow space between , must USD
reasonable care to avoid Injury to any ono
when closing up the same.
One who volunteers in pay the debt of
another , nnd subsequently seeks reimburse
ment , may be Interested In the decision of
( . 'rumllsh against Central Improvement cnm-
panv ( W. Va ) 2.1 L R A 120. which denies
an action at law against the debtor to ratify
thu pajmcnt made for him , or to recognize
the volunteer ns an equitable assignee of the
debt A very extensive note to the case
reviews the multitude of authorities on Uio
effect of pa > menl of a debt by a volunteer
or stranger to the original umlcifaKlng.
No more living question can be suggested
than that of the legality of combinations of
emplovers against employes , or vlco versa.
In Cote against Murphy ( Pa ) 23 L. R. A.
135 , n combination of employers to resist a
demand for Increased wages was
held lawful on the solo ground
tlmt n statute had removed the
Illegality of a combination of the employes tr
enforce their demand. The court said that
the combination of emplojors which would
have been unlawful before the statute was
Impllcdly legalized by legalising a combina
tion which It was obliged to meet.
Whether a draft In the ordinary form , by
one bank on another. Is to be regarded as a
check or as a bill of exchange , Is nn Inter
esting question recent I ) decided in the Mary-
luid case of exchange Hank of Wheeling
against Sutton Bank L'3 L It. A 173 , In
which It vvas held that such draft was
ttlmply n cneck , and not an ordinary bill of
exchange. Thu dlffeience Is , of course , very
material in respect to the rights and liabili
ties growing out of the Instrument. Othnr
authorities on the question , in substance
supporting the decision , are consldciod In u
note to that case.
The Indorsement of a check "for deposit , "
although It Is u transaction that has been ex
ceedingly common , is ii'verthcless one ou
which there has not been much law created
by decisions of the courts. Like many other
matters In banking , the custom has been Its -
s ° lf the law , but hns not been brought to
adjudication In many Instnnc's. In the re
cent Maryland case of Ditch against West
ern National tunic of Biltlmoie , 21 , L R.
A. 161 , such imloifcments weio held to trans
fer the title of th" check ti a bink which
had taken it and paid for It In good faith ,
although a collecting bank from which It
received It had become Insolvent before payIng -
Ing over the preceds. The effect of such
Indorsement is also the subject of annota
tion to that case.
Ono of the most Interesting questions of
the present time , ns well aa an exceedingly
linpoitant one , both from the legal and so
cial or political standpoint , Is the constitu
tional right of the legislature- restrict
the freedom -jl contract bstwo n employers
and employed. In Leep against St Louis ,
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway company ,
( Ark. ) 23 L. R. A. 2il ( , the validity of a stat
ute of this kind Is denied so far as It ap-
pllos to individuals , but uphold as to cor
porations , which are the creatures of the
legislature. But oven as to corporations ,
It Is held that a statute compelling Imme
diate payment of wages , although they would
not otherwise be due , upon dlschirge of an
employe , although so far valid. Is not valid
In so far as It attempts to deny the set-off
or deduction of damag s to the corporation
on account of the employe's failure to per
form his contract.
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1'cin'll for U riling I I-U.TS.
A now fashion that Is just beginning to
grow in New York Is th.it of writing letters
In pencil rather than with pen and Ink , and
when mice It Is falily established It Is doubt
ful whether anything but legal documents
and business pipois that must bo preserved
will ever be prepared in the old siyle
Letters are generally shorter nowadays than
they foimerly were , are moio hastily written ,
more frequent and seldom worth keeping for
any length of time. They are not the elab
orate efforts of bygone d.iys thatvvero often
cherished for their Intrinsic worth. The pen
cil , which Is far moro convenient than the
pen , Is therefore taking Us place In the great
mass of casual correspondence.
> < iv l ' 'Hit tar
Lawyer. ) are ever ready with new methods
of procedure and novl gioumls for action ,
but there Is an IJnglKhman who has Just
made himself prominent in his profession ns
a deviser of a unique basis for a suit for
daimges.
He litii entered suit ngilnst a newspaper ,
asking damages and nn Injunction , on the
ground that his practice lias been Injured
by the newspaper withholding his name In
cases where ho has been successful and pub
lishing It only In cases which he has lost.
Kmlncnt counsel has been retained on both
sides nnd the action will bo bitterly contest -
test ° d.
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