Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 February 1894 — Page 7

BOWKKS.

James Warren transacted business in Frankfort Monday. James l'arkey. of near Thorntown. transacted business here the first of the week.

Mrs. Annie Rosen barker, of lrioiptois, Hi., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Saidla.

Peter Dunbar has purchased a patent pan for making- maple molasses and has opened his large sugar camp.

William Keeves and wife, of Crawfordsville, visited her father, Mr. Wa*gh, the. fore part of this week.

A wedding- in the early spring-time is becked on our tabs. For full particulars inquire of Marshall llampton.

Daniel Gauntz has moved onto Isaac Woodard's farm, a Mr. Cox moving- int# the house vacated by Mr. Gauntz.

Burt Dunbar is canvassing- this townnhip for a patent clothes line and reports fair sales notwithstanding the k&rd times.

Mrs. Deck and son George have Moved back to their farm from Indianapolis where they have been residfor the past six months.

John Church, a young- man from the South, who has been working for Win. Corns, became dissatisfied with Indiana and left for his old home on Monday.

Is it not a good time for Sugar Creek township to organize a Lincoln Club? We have an abundance of good matttrial for a large club. It can be made both interesting and beneficial. The kail will soon be vacant which is a food place for the meetings and we think that justice to the G. O. 1'. deHands such a course of its constituenia.

COTTAGK GKOVK.

Hurrah for THE JOUKNAI.! 31int Connard sports a new sleigh. Charley Cook was in town Saturday. JL1 ice and .John Mahoy Sundayed at John Hrown's.

A spelling match at Fisher's next Tuesday night. Mr. anil Mrs. lv. L. Edwards will aaove next week.

The party at Hrown's last Monday aigl)t was entirely out of sight. Protracted meeting in progress at »he M. 10. church of Darlington.

John Saidla, of Frankfort, has been •pending the past week with his parents.

Prank Cook is hauling logs to the mill, lie will build anew house in the spring.

Miss Maggie Maguire is at home for a short vacation. She will take her place soon at the store.

Karl Cox. who went to Karlham college, has returned home on account of the study injuring his eyes.

The question for debate next Friday night night is: •-Resolved that the Indian lias received worse treatment by the white man than the negroes.''

Two sled loads went from here to the ciphering match at Hoots' last Thursday night. All enjoyed themselves well as the sleigh ride was quite a ireat.

Prof. Smith and school, of Darlington, visited at IS'O. 11! Friday afternoon. The afternoon was spent in spelling and ciphering.. All went away weil pleased.

On Thursday night Miss Lulu l'ittman entertained quite a number of ber friends and schoolmates, the occasion being her seventeeth birthday. After refreshments had been served the evening was spent in various ways and at a late hour all departed wishing Miss Lulu many more such birthdays.

The first class will contest for the ttemorest silver medal Saturday evening at Potato Creeh church. The programme will be interspersed with musioe and a grand good time is expected. This is not only a contest for the medal but it is a contest for truth, justice and right. May it be but the beginning of much good. Everyone cordially invited.

The Chautauqua literary society met Friday nicht. The house was packed to its utmost capacity. After the election of officers a short and spicy programme was carried out. After recess the question: "Resolved that man is the architect of his own fortune," was debated. Affirmative, Tom Kelsey, Charles Mote and Prof. Smith negative, Brenton Engle, Wm. Bowers and Edgar Slavens. The decision was rendered in favor of the affirmative, four to one.

YANGT8KKIANG.

Claud Mullen is up and around. Walter 11. Stewart is quite sick. Six more weeks of school at No. 7. Jefferson McDaniel is marketing his wheat.

Mrs. Lyde Custer has moved to Darlington. Jo. Dixon will build a house in the spring.

Alvin Lafollette was at Darlington Saturday. Sam Burk will move near Ladoga •oxt month.

W. B. Mount, of Darlington, was here Tuesday. Frank Smith moves on Henry McBaniel's farin.o fie v. Moody preached at Flat Creek last Sunday night.

J. A. Mount has several teams hauling material for-his new house. Orral and Archia Peebles attended ehurch at Smartsburg Sunday.

Clarence Burroughs, of Shannondale, passed through here Saturday. A few from this place attended the dedication at Smartsburg last Sunday.

Ifiss May me Shepherd went to Indianapolis last Thursday, returning on Saturday.

The Franklin Horse Thief Detective Association met at Darlington last Saturday.

The high wind of Friday blew down the tall smoke stack on Frank Seabold's house.

The high winds of a week ago did considerable damage blowing down fe-nces and timber.

What they say: That this will be a groat season for bumble bees. That No. 7 will have a spelling school soon. That Henry Cox is going to move to Shannondale soon. That J. C. Francis IB the chief mogul of the Yankee town literary Society. That if people want

to grow fat they should read THK JonsxAr, every week. That the Wilson bill is a fraud. That Claud Mutton will be married soon. That money is scarce. That James A. Mount will be the next Governor of Indiana. That Frank Seabold will not move on his recently purchased farm before fall. That the indications are good for a glorious Republican victory next fall.

POTATO I KI:K.

Mrs. S. K. Hlue is quite poorly again. •lack Hoziers is troubled with corns. .John Irons went to Darlington Monday.

John Hayes went to Darlington Monday. Agnes Maguire Sundayed at Mort Little's.

Marion Iiolloway Sundayed at Chats,. Maguire's. Charley Peterson went to Darlington Wednesday.

John Peterson was at his farm last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Tribbett went to Darlington Thursday.

Miss Julia Stuckey was the guest of Miss Goldie Boots Sunday. W. H. Custer and daughter, Miss Laura, went, to Colfax Saturday.

Dan and John Mahoy and sister Alice broke bread at Tom Gray's Sunday. Miss Hess Saidla and brother John spent Sunday at Richard Harper's.

Vic Leander, Wm. Martz and Oath Long went to Darlington Thursdaj'. Messrs. Custer, Dodd and Booher delivered hogs at Darlington Thursday.

The young people of the temperance contest met at Mrs. Chapman's Saturday.

Miss Lottie Thompson was the guest of Miss Lizzie Stuckey Saturday and Sunday.

Hurt Martin, Wm. Wilson, Goldie Booher and Mary Green, of Darlington, were out sleighing in our neighborThursday.

Spelling school at Fisher's was veil attended from this neighborhood Tuesday eveng.

Miss Florence Harper was the champion at the ciphering match Thursday night at Hoots' school house.

The temperance contest for the silver medal will be held at Potato Creek church Saturday night, Feb. ~'4.

Stewart Maguire and family spent Sunday at Mart Little's and report that James Allen Berry man Little is doingwell.

Dave Lewis. Lizzie Stuckey. A1 Lewis. Lottie Thompson. Marsh Hampton and Kmtna Stuckey attended the rink at Linden Saturday evening.

One of our best teachers has beeii turned out of school because she allowed some of her scholars to play an innocent game. T1 e/ never told her that it was distasteful or liable to destroy the good morals of their children, nor gave her notice of what they were going to do. Neither the director nor trustee were there, the first case on record where a person was condemned without having a chance to defend himself.

rossi'M itiucij.

Health fair. About live more weeks of school. Henjamill Kasley hauled tile Tuesday.

Ask Reuben Miller how about his corn. Charlie Rice moved on Nelson Rice's farm Monday.

Geo. Bayless moved on the Joseph Kasley farm Monday. Nathaniel Dowden contemplates moving back to his farm this fall.

The peach buds are killed but the prospect for other fruit is encouraging.

There was meeting at Freedom Sunday. Preaching by Rev. John Kendall.

W. T. Wliittington and wife, of Crawfordsville, attended church at Freedom Sunday.

Bullard Smith has rented a farm one mile south of Waveland and will move the first of March.

So far this month the weather has been much colder than the same number of days of last month.

Joshua Howe, of Melott, died last week and relatives from this place attended the burial Sunday.

Farmers contemplated open'ng- their camps the fore part of the week but the change in the temperature changed their mind.

EGYPT ITEMS.

Wheat looks fine. Seven more weeks of school. Anew boarder at Jim Lien's. A new boarder at Jay Harris'. Albert Myers was in Smartsburg Monday.

George Myers was in Cra wfordsTille Tuesday.

Ask George Durbin if he likes Boone county beef.

Mr. Kincaid and his school visited at Mace college Tuesday afternoon.

William Mulikan and Albert Myers attended a sale in Boone county Tuesday

Tramps broke into Hants school house the other night and stole a pair of shoes and some lead pencils and broke some slates. The thieves hare not yet been found.

SWAMP COLLKGH.

Charles Allen is working for Joe Doyle. Geo. Grimes and family Sundayed at Will Nicholas'.

James Nicholas and wife visited Ben Nicholas' last week. James Fisher and wife visited at Russellville Sunday.

James Shrader went to New Market on business last Friday. Five more weeks of school. It will close with an exhibition.

Henry and James Evans spent Sonday evening at Mrs. Shrader's. West Stewart's wife visited home folks at New Maysville last week.

Fred Kincaid was seen going west in his new cutter Saturday. Look out. girls.

Ollis Olipliant, Ford and Tine Scribner took Sunday dinner at Jameb Evans'.

Prof.F.W. Shrader attended the Put­

nam County Institute at Russellville Saturday. West Stewart has bought a farm near Hurnard and will move to that locality soon. .lames Glover is still hauling logs for some one. That's right. Jim. prepare for a rainy day.

John W. Go ft' drives to Waveland every Friday evening for his daughter who is attending high school there.

A. W. Shrader's wood ile is getting low. That reminds us. Hill, that you had better get thee a hold of thy ax. 11. A. Foster is over the grip and is now hauling logs. By the way, wasn't the snow about right for log hauling?

Joe Doyel is hauling logs to Russellville. to get lumber to build houses for his hogs to keep foxes from destroying the young pig's.

Mort and Jake Shrader drove their trotting horse and pacing colt to Russellville Friday. The colt is much too fa^t for the horse.

Samuel G. Grimes will start on Saturday for Covington where he will spend a few months in normal. Sam is all right if he don't take too many lessons in girlology.

Richard Findley says he would marry if he thought he could get a woman to stay with him. Don't give up so soon, Dick. You are still quite young and many of the sweet girls have an eye on you.

Quite a little crowd met at 11. A. Foster's last week to enjoy a musicale by Messrs. Shrader and Williams and Mrs. Bilbo. They are preparing the music for the school exhibition of March 23.

Sam Gale Grimes and Freddie Walter Shrader took it into their naughty little heads to go to Russellville Thursday night to enjoy a good game of cinch with two of the town's lovely damsels. Well they went. So did Freddie's little black mare. You know it's kinder restless like its owner, and while the boys were vanning the fun on the inside, the little mare was playing the devil on the outside. She didn't do a thing but upset the sleigh and break out both shafts. Neither one likes walking, it's not their nature. I don't know why, but walking don't come a bit natural to either of the boys. Somehow it reminds me of this song:

Alter the friimc was over. At er umiil-tiji'S we s:ii1. Alter tlie slei*rli wus turned over. Alter she'll lniped olii Ned. •ree bovs wnikeii home in the moonlight, Cat iiiK 'he in.ite nanus. Vowinjr hi'\'d tlx lar Uie next time, Alter the jmtue Quite a funny little episode occurred last Tuesday night in which four old bachelors figured prominently. There was a box supper over at a neighboring school house and, of course, these boys wanted to see the sweet girls, and thought nothing could be half so nice as to take a two horse sleigh and drive over. Now they never thought of such a thing as the ground not being frozen under the snow. Well, 1 don't know if it would have made diii'erenee if it had been gravel road all the way. Hut it wasn't and when the boys with sleigh bells jingling, and their minds, of course, picturing the pood things to eat and what they would say to the fair one whose box they would try to buy for live cents, all of a sudden they struck dirt, pure black dirt. Their dreams came to an end—their visions of pie and cake, and fair faces all vanished. The horses had broken both whiffle-trees. Nothing daunting tliey tied up with strings and halter reins and proceeded as far as Brod Scrib's, where they big logwagon double-tree, vowing to get to that box supper or die in the attempt. All went nice from that on until they started home, when all of a sudden down came the sleigh pole and running into the ground half its length gave the boys a chance to test their strength trying to pull it out. But. oh, how it was splintered! Heavensl How were they to get home now? By walking and taking turn about riding they came back. Our dear "old batches" came back. And I wouldn't tell their names for anything. Oh no!

GALTFIKLO.

Frank Conrad's sa]e was well attended. S. P. Vangundy was in Crawfordsville Monday.

Will McDaniel and Ora Hoy land are cutting wood for 11. S. Binford.

Several from this place attended the dedication at Smartsburg Sunday.

Mortie Mote and Will McDaniel spent last Sunday with Ora Boyland.

Joe Foust and wife, of New Marketare visiting his parents at this place.

Johnny Whalen, now a citizen ol' Gravelly Run, spent last Sunday with his brother Will, of this place.

Walter S. Mote and Bertha Wreleh were united in marriage last Thursday evening. We wish them a prosperous and happy life.

As Rev. Wainscott and wife were called away last week the neighbors met Monday afternoon and packed up their household goods so r. Conrad could move.

WEST UNION.

A wedding soon. Three more weeks of school. P. A. "Weiiver has been selling corn. Otto Fink has been talking of putting up a grape vine telegraph between his house and J. U. Conrad's.

A Fat Wager

'Til bet w, Jinuny, dat I'll ran avoun him free times in a ininit while he's a-walkin an never touch his stunMEiek WBust."—Life.

FOE sale bills see THK JUVIINAI. Co., PHINTHUH.

FOB pamphlets see THE JouitxAi. Co.. PJUATMKS.

FOH statements see Til* JEVUXA.1. CO., PHUT'JHW.

SURRENDERED.

Chris Evtina unci Morroll, His Pal, I Are Captured.

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VlSAT-lA, Cal., Feb. '20. Bandits Evans and Morrell are now safely lodged behind the bars in the county jail here having surrendered to Sheriff Kay. A posse under the direction of Marshal Ganl and Sheriff Kay went to Evans' house at 8 a. m. Monday and lost no time in surrounding it. It was learned that a woman named Mrs. Brighton was in the house together with Evans' children, and an effort was made to get them out before making an attack to capture the outlaws.

The Hand Its Scared.

It was evident that the bandits were thoroughly frightened at the large force that had surrounded them. All varieties of firearms were brought into use and the posse was well prepared for the attack. Negotiations between the officers and Evans were carried on by letters delivered by the bandit's youngest son. Half the populatiou of the town stood about the house at a safe distance while the proceedings were going on. Matters having been thoroughly arranged, Sheriff Kay paid a young man named Beeson to go into the house to get Evans' children out. Beeson was admitted and it was some time before he came out. His presence, doubtless, had some influence with Evans, for it was not long afterward before he surrendered to the sheriff.

Evans exhibited signs of his long confinement, and looked very rough. Morrell showed no signs of fear, yet he seemed serious, and appeared to appreciate the condition of affairs. The citizens here feel greatly relieved since the capture of the two men.

ISrutally ituat a Woman.

When Evans saw armed men around the house and noted that Brightou had not returned he attacked Mrs. Brighton, who was in the house, knocking her down and kicking her and telling her to go to bed and stay there. He was only prevented from killing the woman through the intervention of Morrell. The woman was badly injured and was in spasms for hours. Brighton and his wife have been living in the Evans house and earing for the four little children of Evans.

Mrs. Byrd, 10 vans' mother-in-law, says lie is crazy. Sunday night he threatened to kill his brother-in-law, George Byrd. aud was only prevented by the old lady stepping between them. Mrs. Byrd says she would have come out of the house only she was afraid Evans would kill her, as he threatened to do.

Are 15stl Meu.

Evans is one of the boldest desperadoes in the west. He and Morrell escaped from Fresno jail some months ago, and posses have been scouring- the state for them ever since. It is believed that they participated in the 1 rain robbery on the Southern Pacific road near Roscoe, Los Angeles county, last Friday, when two men were killed, but that is merely conjecture. The capture of the bandits will occasion much rejoicing throughout the state, for so long as they were at large the officers of the law knew that tlieir robberies and murders would continue.

CHASKA ELOPES.

He Ursei-tti Hl» White Wife, Who \Va» ('ora Bell Follows. YANKTON, S. D., Feb. 20 —Mrs. Chaska, who was Cora Bell Fellows, who was married at Cheyenne River agency three years ago to a San tee Siouxnamed Cliaska, or Samuel Campbell, has found life with her dusky spouse unbearable and is now iiving apart from him in a small town in southern Nebraska. Several, months ago Chaska and his family went to reside on the Santee reservation, a. short distance up the river from Yankton, that they might enjoy the fruits of Chaska's Indianhood. Chaska is a .Santee Indian, and, in company with children, receives a fat government subsidy every three months. After two mouths of life on the reservation Chaska suddenly disappeared, and it. ,vas discovered he had eloped with a young and buxom squaw. Mrs. Chaska. after waiting for his return for weeks, left the reservation with her halfbreed children, vowing she would never live with Chaska again, and two weeks after she left Chaska returned to the agency and is now living there with the woman who accompanied him in the elopement. He says he is liappv and wants no more to do with his white wife.

NO VOTE YET.

Auother lay Spent lu Kruitle»» KfTori. to Ultpuie of the Ulaud Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb.

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RETURNED THE VISIT.

liinpcror William tails on I'rinnt l$l»-uiirt-u at 1• rit'ilrirlisrulit*. Fi:iKiKK'iisKrin:. Feb. Another link has been forced in the chiiin of reconciliation between Emperor William and Prince Hismarck. Emperor William left- lleri.n at, ~:~0 .Monday afternoon and arrived here shortly atter a o'clock. In spite of the request by the emperor that there should lie no demonstration upon the occasion of his arrival here the railway station and till! village were gayly decorated.

Prince Bismarck, upon leaving the castle for the railroad station in order to meet Emperor Willuim, was greeted with loud applause by the crowds of people assembled. The emperor, who wore a naval uniform covered by ailark cloak, stepped briskly out of the carriage when the train drew up at the platform and approached Prince Bismarck, who wore the cuirassier uniform, with helmet, and the gray uniform cloak recently presented to him by the emperor. Warm and repeated hand shakes were exchanged between the emperor and the ex-chancellor, after which the former carefully wrapped the gray cloak around the prince's shoulder's, Bismarck having doffed the garment just previous to greeting the emperor. The emperor and Prince Bismarck then walked to the castle of Friedrichsruhe, followed by the emperor's suite of seven persons. They wero enthusiastically received by the crowds lining the route. Upon arriving at the castle Emperor William greeted Princess Bismarck and, with the princess upon his arm, the. emperor proceeded to the salon. The emperor congratulated Prince Bismarcit on his hearty appearauce and then introduced the prince to his suite. The emperor shook hands with Secretary Chrysander and Dr. Schweninger.

The dinner to his majesty was in private. Only twelve cover.-, were laid. Neither Count Herbert nor William Bismarck was present. The emperor sat between Prince and Princess Hismarck. After dinner itll conversed cordially, the prince and eiuperor suiolclug.

At 9 o'clock his majesty took his departure. The ex-chancellor accompanied him back to the station and he and the emperor shook hands several times before parting. On the way to the station from the Bismarck residence the cheering of the crowds was incessant ami the emperor repeatedly saluted.

Returning home Prince Hismarck was almost carried off his feet by his excited admirers, who crowded around him, and the crush became so great that the fire brigade had to precede the carriage aud clear the way. Prince Hismarck seems to be in much better health since his reconciliation with the emperor than for a long time past.

The reconciliation is now complete and Bismarck's influence will soon be felt again. Hut he never again will be chancellor, although he could be tomorrow if he wished to. The emperor will probably create an entirely ..tiew oflice for liiin at an early date.

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over the silver bill in the liouse continued until 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, when an adjournment was had in order to give the democrats an opportunity to consider the situation in caucus.

Immediately after the house adjourned a caucus of the democratic members was held at which it was decided that the pending measure, the seigniorage silver bill, shall he the special business of the house to the exclusion of all other business until disposed of.

Mati mul VVooiau Drowniui. Sax FhanCISCO, Feb. -JO.—Mrs. I-'. J. Adge aud Air. McDonaldson were fording a small stream near Colfax, Cal., when the wagon overturned. They were drowned.

I)«f«iiil8 the IIUHHIIDII L'ilicy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. -In the senate on Monday Senator Daniel (dem., Va.) fcpoke at length in favor of the president's course with reference to Hawaii.

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prisonment in Smg Sing prison was the sentence passed Monday upon John Y. McKane, the once great boss of Gra.vesend and Shcepshea.d Hav. Roth McKane and his friends were appalled, for they had expected the minimum punislurent of two years on account of the recommendation of the jury for the convicted man. Upon the opening of court Judge Hartlett sentenced McKane, after having overruled motions for a new trial and for a staj' pending appeal. McKane, when asked if lit had anything to say, replied: -I do mil luiou- Unit run .sity anything but wlr.u I suicl on tin* .stuntl UIll-lilts tins trial. I have never iloue anything to anyone as far as I know. I never itkl anything ilirectly or iiuli-ri-clly wroiar v. Itli regard to thu e.lociion. nor Uid I ever coiinsi-1 anyonu else to do any Dung wrong. 1 uiiuin say that lam not guilty ol uiy. offense a .'ains* the law

Supreme Judge Edgar M. Culleu just before 111 o'clock Monday nig lit signed an order for the prosecut.on to show cause before himself at special term Friday morning why a certificate of reasonable doubt should not be issued upon which a motion for a new trial in the McKane ease may be favorably entertained. The order was coupled with a stay of the execution of McKane's six years' senteiK-e until a decision is rendered in the. present application.

STORM IN THE MOUNTAINS.

Thrp« .Mnn llnsii.i in the Wreck of it Oli: iH-i)In Snow-I'low.

SACJIAMKNTO, Cal., Feb. :i0. -A terrible storm raged on the Sierra Nevada mountains Sunday night.. Snow came down in quantities accompanied by a wind of hurricane order. Railway cuts are drifted and Iraflie is badly blockaded. At Cold Stream a heavy push-plow backed by seven large engiues all running at high rate of speed plunged into a snowbank and jumped the track at least 50 feet from the rail. Three men are missing. It is not yet known "whether they were hurled into the snow, where there may be a possibility of finding them, or whether they are buried under the snow plow.

Sixty Death* Oall.v.

ltJo JANKLKO, Feb. ^0. —The deaths from yellow fever now average sixty daily. The government dynamite cruiser Nictheroy, which was reported outside the harbor, sailed south Sunday night. The United iStates cruiser Detroit has returned to the harbor. The United States cruisers New York and Charleston are cruising outside the harbor.

frozen to Itautti.

Dui.UXJi, Minn., Feb. 20.— C. E. Ward, of Duluth, was found frozen uear the villageof Merritt, on the Mesaba, Monday morning. Ward was a railroad conductor. lie left Merritt Saturday to go to a claim he had taken up near the Hale mine and succumbed to the intense cold before reaching his shanty. He was 29 years old.

A HIGH HONOR.

Conforrotl by the President, on Senator White, of Louisiana.

riACEl) ON Tlili SITRKM BENCH.

Tlx' Appointment, of tlio sotiMirrn S»natoB to Iihit-h fonl'H ?Mi'c\ssor CDUX'SIIH a SurpriKt* lt«* Is IJiinllrni«'l KrlVcwuw.

Miirrrc FOR Tina unvNtm.

WASMINOTON, Feb. JO.—Senator White, of Louisiana, was nomVnuted for aai sociate justice of the supreme court. The senate upou receiving the nomina* tion immediately went into executive session, and confirmed It at one*( witlv out opposition.

A SnrprhKj,

The nomination was a-complete sin prise. No one had th*j slightest int.ii matiou of it. Those nearest the president believed that he wouVtaiominata

KDWAitn Nvitiim.

Judge Culleu, of New York. Senator White called on tlio president this morning by special invitation. Ilia colleague, Senator l' itVery, went witli him. Upou entering the execu-j tive room the president, tendered] Senator White the nomination. Botjij senators were profoundly aston-t ished. When they reco^tfred their, composure the president expressed the hope that the senator would! accepr the offer. llo spoke of hisi legal attainments and hi* wiifestT qualifications. When lie finished thei senators conferred together for a few) minutes. A long talk between tlienii followed an«l ended with Seuatori .v White's accepting the high honor.

When Assistant I'rivate Secretary l'ruden appeared at the capital there1 was a rush of anxious oues for him. The assistant private secretary iviks as much til the dark about Senator White's nomination as anyone, The lirst person besides tile president and the two senatorsto learn of it was when one of the senate clerk's opened the ollicia) envelope brought by Mr. l'ruden ami laid a paper before Senator Vilas, who was presiding, and Senator Manderson, who was standing by. Their laces betrayed their astonishment.

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It is the usual custom In tie'senate when a senator is nominated to confirm him without waiting to refer the nomination to a, committee. A single, objection to confirmation without ref-.".' erence would earry the. nomination over. At S:0f p. m. the senate went, ilito execulive session on a motion of Senator Call'ery• (dem., I.a. ). with

a view to confirming Senator: White sit once. The motion to con-: firm the nomination of Senator White :ts associate justice was made Dy Senator I'ugh Idem.. A la.). who made a speech eulogistic ol the nomination and was followed by Senators 11 oar. Teller, llill and Call'ei-fy, all except the latter members of l.he judiciary committee. Seuator Hill said that while he regretted that the president had in his wisdom seen tit. to go outside of New York for a man for the office he was pleased thai i.lic choice hud been made so wisely. 'S

Tlio New Jumhiti.

[Mr. White waH born in.the parfah or l.afoiiruiic, I/a., in November, IMSi He WUB educated at Mount Si. Mary's, near Kiniiiettaburg. Md., at the Jssult oollugo" In New Orleans and at Georgetown college, Olwtrlct or Columbia. Ho served In the confederate army. After tlio wur ho began study-, lag law and was admitted to practice* by the supreme court ol Lioulsluua In ISOS. Six: yours later he wus elected to the state «enate. He was appointed assoclute Justice of the SQpreme court of T^oufslana lu 1878. He was elected to the United States senate as a domo-t oral to succeed amen H. Eusiltt, lakinp bis seat March 4, 1801. Ills term will expire March 3, 1897.|

Oeath ol A FUIIKKM Cartoon int. gf NEW YORK, Feb. 'M.—Joseph Keppler, whom the public knew as the great cartoonist of Puck, died at his home, No. 'J7 lOast Seventy-ninth street, Monday afternoon, ile was stricken by an affection of the spine and for six months lay on a bed of agony. Surrounded by his wife and three children he passed away Monday afternoon.

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The injunction of secrecy was ro-S moved from the confirmation of White and the fact was made known officially. The new justice, it is supposed,

will receive his commission and be ready to take his seal, on I he bench when the supreme court reassembles the lirst, Monday in MarclL

I'ongiOi'rml a \Y IM-V NtiiitJiiiiiioii. The nomination is considered a splendid one from a standpoint of personal fitness. Senator White, t,hough serving his first, term in the senate, is regarded by his colleagues as one of the. foremost lawyers of the upper house. lie is a line orator and his speech last session against the anti-op-tion bill placed him at once in the front ranks of the senate. Ile is a large man of imposing presence and will make a good appearancc on the bench, lie was not in the senal,e when the nomination came in. He is a courteous gentleman and a very popular member of the senate.

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ItuukH Kobbed iii lowu.

AKTON, la. FeU. 'JO.—The Afton bank and the Citizens' bank of Afton were robbed Sunday night. The burglar proof safes where the money was kept, could not be opened. The only plunder secured was 91,000 in postage stamps taken from the vault of tho^ Afton bank.