Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1898 — Page 2

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SURVIVES THE SLIDE.

>jA. klondiker buried under SNOW FOR TEN HOURS. Fred Boat of Lima, 0., Returns and Relates the Story of His Chicago Partner’s Death-Ohio Crop Prospects Below the Average* ’" Ah Alaska Experience. Fred Host of lima, Ohio, Has returned ’ from the Klondike m a serious condition, ■ the result of being buried In a enowslide with twenty other mindts,* 'several of ■'" whom were killed. Rost left last faß and reached Pillea river in March. His 'partners were Arthur and Joseph LaXejdnne of Chicago. They staked several claims and have found a large deposit. Ifeing ont of wood, they went to a mountain and were cutting timber, when an avalanche swept upon them, burying, them end sevf i enteen other miners, who had claim# pear f them, but whose tames Rost did not know. Arthur LaLadune was taken; out ' crushed to death. Rost had -three iribs broken and a leg mashed. Ten others were killed. Rost was buried. for! ten hours-before the rescuing party dug him out. He thinks many were not found at all. He came home as soon as be was able to leave Dyea, where the injured >, were taken. He brought the body of t«aLadupe as far as Chicago with him. <> » CAMP VISITOR 18 KILLED, jf IHI * *" One Man Loses His Life in the of an Excursion Train. m 1 An I 'excursion train op the Cleveland, Columbus and Akron Railroad, containing thirteen coaches and carrying 850 visitors to Cemp Rushnell at Columbu#, Ohio, left the tracks shortly after entering the city limits, and the engine and three cars were badly wrecked, one passenger was killed and many wounded, six seriously. The road enters the city over the Panhandle tracks, and soon af- < ter the train passed upon these tracks a 1 faulty switch was struck which derailed • the engine. It fell over on its, side and carried the three cars immediately In the rear with it. The train was rtmnlng at the rate of twenty miles an hour at the the passenger cars were thrown crosswise the track and on their sides. Freight cars standing on tracks by the side of the track on which the wrecked train was running were also badly wrecked. •' t ‘ "‘,j , . FAR BELOW AVERAGE. Figures Shewing the Present Condition of Ohio Crops. The Ohio crops report shows a condition better than that of a month ago, but the crops will be far below the average. The crop, figures are: Wheat, condition Compared with an average, 75 per cent. Barley, area sown as compared with last year, 87 per cent Rye, condition compared with fin average, 78 per cent Oats, acreage compared with last year, 89 per cent. Clover, average date of sowing March 20, average compared with last year, 100 per cent. Horses, losses during winter and spring, 2 per cent; cattle, 1 per cent; sheep, 3 per cent; hogs, 3 per cent. Berries, prospects compared with an average, 90 per cent.

National League Standing. Following is the standing of the dnbs in the National Base-ball League: W. L. W. L. Baltimore ... 9 2 Pittsburg .... 8 9 Cincinnati ..12 4 New York... 7 8 Cleveland ...12 0 Philadelphia , 6 7 Brooklyn ... 9 5 St. Louis .... 4 10 Chicago .... 9 6 Louisville ... 5 15 Bostbh .... k 9 9 Washington . 8 12 Following is the standing of the dubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. St. Paul . .*. .•fS 2 Milwaukee ..6 10 Indianapolis .12 2 Minneapolis .. 5 10 Columbus ... 9 4 Omaha 4 12 Kansas City. 8 8 Detroit ...... 2 13 More Spanish Deviltry. The powder magazines at Indian Head, Md., the Government’s gun testing grounds at an isolated point on the Potomac river, narrowly escaped destruction by the proximity of a fire started supposedly by Spanish spies. For several hours thousands of cords of wood owned by the Government was ablaze, and the officers and men at the proving grounds risked their lives in fighting the fire to save the magazines. Shot at a Baptism. At Almy, Tenn., a large crowd had assembled to witness a baptism, when Jerry West and Reuben Phillips engaged in an altercation. West pulled his pistol and began shooting at Phillips, who returned the fire. Several shots were fired and both men fell mortally wounded. Summer Resort Destroyed. Over 100 cottages at Scandaga Park, N. Y., a popular summer resort, have been destroyed by lire, probably of incendiary origin. The cottages were all frame structures, built close together. No estimate of the losses is yet available. He Will Succeed Roosevelt. President McKinley has sent to the Senate the appointment of Charles H. Allen, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy to succeed Theodore Roosevelt, who has resigned to take a command in the army. Claims 200,000 Acres. Frank V. Salazar, an Oakland, Cal., blootblack, is claimant for 200,000 acres of land In the State of Sonora, Mexico. His title, he asserts, is based upon government patents issued to his grandfather. Addison Hills Dead. Addison Hills, assistant to the president of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, died at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, of pneumonia, aged 91 years. Mr. Hills was probably the oldest railroad man in active service in the United States. Wife Entitled to Half. The Supreme Court of Kansas has de* cided that If a wife, even if not properly a wife, aids her husband to acquire property she is entitled to an equal division of such property on separation. Farmers Fight to Death. Peter Schucher of Venango township, Pa., shot and fatally wounded two men,George Henderson, pathmaster, and Edward Skinner, and then committed suicide. The shooting was caused by a* dispute over cutting down a ditch in front of the murderer’s property. All are wellknown and the two former wealthy farmers. . r ; • -CM •V * f Dying Militiaman Identified. A man in State militia uniform, found wounded pfld, probably dying near the railroad tracks several miles from Lincoln, Neb., has been identified as Calvin Hopper, a private in Company I, who, it is charged, deserted Gamp Saunders. There are two bad wounds op the bead. Given Up as Lost. The American bark Forest Queen, Captain Beasley, from Tacoma, Wash., No tidings has been obtained of the March 6, has been given up as lost. She was loaded with lumber from San Pedro, schooner Alyton, which sailed from there nearly two mdtrth£ ago for Copper River, Recognizes Its Women. The board of trustees of the University of Pennsylvania has decided to offer undergraduate courses for women in every way equal to those now open to men, and which are to lead to the same degree now fivea to the latter student#,

TWO CHILDREN DEAD. Insane Deed of a ifther Wto Jeal- ' onsy of His Wife. Jacob Gramm, a small shopkeeper, 50 years old, living in Morton street, New York, murdered two of his children, mortally wounded a third and inflicted fatal wounds on himself. The children are Ella, aged 5 years; John, 7 years, and a baby, Frank, 1% years of age. Ella and Frank are dead. During the absence of hia wife, whom he had sent to hunt for a new flat, Gramm told a neighbor woman, who had been left in charge of the children, that he would take them upstairs and put them to sleep. Gramm’s son Edward returned from school at 3 o’clock and Was sent to awaken his father and the children. The chamber door waa fastened and he climbed the fire escape, discovering the butchery through a window. Gramm lay on the floor and the three children upon a bed. The children had been frightfully slashed with an ax. Their father had used a bread knife to gash his throat. A note found beneath the bloody ax, written by Gramm, indicated that his act was caused by jealousy of bis wife. Those knowing him stdte that he was temporarily geranged by iptense suffering from rheumatism. OMAHA’S MAYOR IS OUT. Referee Appointed by the Supreme Court Rales Against Moores. Omaha’s sensational mayoralty contest is concluded, the referee appointed by the Supreme Court to hear the testimony deciding against the present Mayor, Frank E. Moores. A year ago the Omaha charter was changed and at the election following Moores was elected Mayor. W. J. Broatch, who had been legislated out of the-Mayor’s office, was.a candidate in the convention which nominated Moores. Broatch refused to surrender the office when Moores was elected, alleging that Moores was short as district court clerk, which office he had recently vacated, and, as the statutes forbid any man short in his accounts holding public office in Nebraska, Broatch claimed he would hold until his successor could qualify. The courts ordered the office surrendered to Moores. Broatch surrendered, but appealed to the Supreme Court. That body appointed a referee, to take, to B #' mony on the subject- of Mayor M&or6’s > alleged shortage! The referee’s report found fifty-one cases against Moores. This decision must be reviewed by the court before it is final. Moores is one of Omaha’s most prominent citizens. SPANISH -SPY ON fcT. PAUL. Seen Near a Magazine by a GuardOverpowered After a Fight. The report that a supposed Spanish spy had been captured aboard the military cruiser St. Paul at Cramp’s shipyard,: Philadelphia, is confirmed. Who the man is Capt. Sigsbee refuses to tell, and all that is known of him is that his father is a Spaniard and that his mother was born on Cuban soil.' The suspect enlisted some days ago as an oiler, and almost from the time of his enlistment was under suspicion on account of his peculiar actions. A marine who was on watch below decks near the powder magazine discovered the man acting in a suspicious way around the magazine. The marine lost no time in bringing the man to ground, and a short and severe fight followed. The guard overpowered him, but not before the suspect had received a great gash on the right side of his face. He was taken before Capt. Sigsbee for examination, and the captain committed him to the “brig” for the night. A thorough investigation is being made.

Sold Documents and Information. The Russian “Dreyfus” trial which has just closed in St. Petersburg, continues to agitate the Government, and further Sensational developments are expected as i result of the rigid inquiries being made by the imperial police. The principals convicted have already been removed to Siberia, where, according to their sentence, they are to remain for life. There Were nine prisoners, including one young vj-oman, and the crime with which they Were charged was the selling of military documents and information concerning tlje defense of the empire to alleged agents of the Austrian Government. The two principals accused were a privy councilor aid his young daughter. Both of these wjere sent to the remotest parts of Siberia feir life.. The others involved in', the conspiracy, including a number of minor attaches of the imperial ariny, were all. deprived of their civil rights and military ranks and condemned to servitude in Siberia for terms ranging from ten to twen-ty-five years. The severity of the penalties is causing much comment, especially as the evidence against the young woman and her father,‘convicted as principals, was regarded as of little weight Cattle Are Thriving. William Penn Anderson, cattle statistician for the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company of Chicago, has just returned to Salt Lake City, the intermountain center of the range cattle trade. Mr. Anderson said: “During the past thirty days I have visited the State associations and ‘round-up’ cattle conventions of Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho and Utah. At these gatherings I have met and conversed with the owners and range riders covering the entire range country mentioned. The concurrent information thus obtained gives conclusive evidence that never before in the history of range cattle business of the part of the Northwest described has there been a more favorable winter in the open range grazers. There were no severe weather losses to record; cattlje came through strong and thrifty. The trade in general, as usual at this time of the year, is moving from south to north and California and Nevada east without serious interruption. A perfect system for the removal of even a suspicion of contagion has been established at Salt Lake City, representing Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and Utah sanitary boards.”

“ c henandoah” at McVicker’s Theater. The announcement that Jacob Lift is to begin his career as manager of McVicker’s Theater, Ghieago, with the finest production of “Shenandoah” ever given in this country is borne out by the 'austatement that Mr. Otis Skinner, the well-kpown bee* est 1 ’ gaged the leading role,-i Great prepara tiOHs have been made,,for the atot traction by Mahdiger'Litt. dred people and fifty' horses” will be em- t ployed on the stage,- and the presents-, tion will--excejo’in scenic ■'splendor any-' thing ever .before (attempted, u The cailt is also a ope. The present WA'f excitement males the production- of this great war pltty at this time especial ly.ap.' propriate^ oo ' 1 “ a 7 -- i jr _ ijugotrii -»•*-> Snicide ot MoWte! Ca mpi U 1 Lieut. CJ. of Compari^G; 1 Twentieth 1 Infantry, shot hipisejf.through the head hhYtH a revolverat, Spring. Hill Gamp, Mbbild, !, Aia. He died, He was and aespopdent ovter not' being ordered trf Gubh. 1 Lieut, HilT was .a, ,Hastne of Muscatihe, ldwa, ( ond was 4L.yeai?&jpf agej m I : ' ,;t ‘ * -rp ■r-nf~Jo> f- 'Uft ViH&k& Is Wrecked. The town of Mobeetie, Tex., was almost totally destroyed by a cyclone. Pour persons were killed and three fatally injured. Fifteen were pgipfully injured. AlTfcduri-’' ty buildings were wrecked. The (property •lbss is $35,W0.‘ The tow*q-is the countyseat of Wheefdr County and .hap 4 population of 200. ; u , u ■ lfi Sl « Verdict of Not Gullityt J W i At Montpcjier, itt -thetMiP 5 -dVed Brewster piurder .trial < returned k"> verdict, finding the dgfendajfji pa,t jpiiMy) by reason was charged-"W-ith hiring killed, Wheeler, of’. Whbm 'whs lealcms, nearMontpelier, -Mayo29, 4g97. ■ , CanniJ^i^*n]Anatr*llW. Qi/ ' 3 * A terribile story of cannibalism is reported from New Guinea. Fourteen escaped prisoners from Manamana attacked a friendly village, killing and eating eighteen men. Settles Arkansas Debt. The closing act in the much-discussed debt setttefpeßt compromise between the

to pay the United States *572, the amount called for in the* Mil recently passed by Congress. As soon as the Government transfers to the Auditor aU Arkansas securities now held by it, excepting the |160,000 which the Government is to retain, the Auditor is authorized to pay over the $572. The securities to be turned over to the State amount to a little over $2,000,000. Gov. Jones voted no and filed a protest against the acceptance of the settlement. . The paotest is similar to the veto message he s *®® with the Legislature, when thewneasfif Jessed that body last winter over hi# abiedtions. Auditor Sloan, SecretarJl of iStwtw Hull and Treasurer Gully voted in the affirmative. THREE MINERS KILLED. Two Fatal Accidents in the Same Mine in a Week. The Halstead mine at Duryea, Pa., which caved in the other day, and in which two men were entombed, wap she .seen# of another dreadful accident dn which three met wiora horrible death. Owing to the cave-ln the mine had been twisted out of shape and it was impossible to use tbe cage. A corps of men were at work putting down guides to the line of the shaft. About twenty feet down there were men on a temporary platform to whom the guides were lowered. Two men at the head attached a heavy guide, a timber about a foot square and twenty feet long, to a rope and began to gradually lower it, when suddenly the timber slipped and struck the platform with great force, smashing it and precipitating the men down the mine, a distance ofSdO ffTet. The mine was entered through an opening a half mile distant and the bodies of the men, crushed almost beyond recognition, were brought To the surface. The men were John Monaghan, John Titns and Stephen Jenkins. The latter leaves a wife and several children. BIG BLAZE IN CLEVELAND. Six-Story Building Burns—Loss About $125,000. 1 'The brick block at the corner of Bank and Lake streets, Cleveland, was gutted by fire. The northern half of the building waa owned by the Bradley estate and the southern portion by the Root & Mcßride Company, wholesale dry goods. The fire was confined to the former, but the stock of the Root & Mcßride Company was damaged by water and .smoke. The total loss will to aboait-$125,000, fairly well covered, by ,insurance. u The site reJ suited from an. explosion of chemicals In Beeman’e chewing gum factory on the, fifth floor of the Bradley end of the building. , . i i >'• 5 “ ’ ; —; ~ - j * s ' Mimic Battle Causes Death., , As a result of a mimic battle between the JJnited States and Spain by American and Polish boys from JL2 to l 6 years of age in Canton, W. Va., a day or two ago, John Keprofsky is dead and eleven youngsters are locked up on the charge of causing his death. The boys organized two forces, the Poles, representing Spain, in charge of a fortress., Keprofsky wk# sent out to reconnoiter.. He was called dppn by the storming party to surrender, but refused, and, was shot in the abdomen by one of the Americari boys. Lives with Broken Neck. Charles Look of Sandy Hook is in the Danbury, Conn.', hospital with a broken neck. He, has . been living- -more -than ‘ft week in that condition. He can breathe and talk, but below his neck he is completely paralyzed and practically dead. His head is placed in a frame and held by a weight. Although his injury is such as to make his case hopeless, there seems to be no immediate danger of his death. Missionaries in Trouble. A dispatch from Free Town, Sierra Leone, West Coast of Africa, says: The rebellion which grew out of -the dissatisfaction of the natives with the hut tax has spread to Shongay,<in the Sherboro district. The headquarters of the American missionaries have been burned by the insurgents. A detachment of police has been sent to the assistance Of the members of the mission. Brazil Refuses Reciprocity. Congress was opened at Rio Janeiro with the reading of the message of the president, Gen. Campos Salles. The message said the president had refused to renew the reciprocity treaty with the United States, though the Government of the United States had asked for its renewal, on account of the great loss in receipts which was recorded during the year 1897. Shoe Factories Burned. Two Cincinnati shoe factories belonging to Wolf Bros, and the Manss Shoe Manufacturing Company were burned out by a mysterious fire. The loss on stock by each firm was about $50,000. The damage to the building is estimated at $20,000. Noted Indian Tries to Die. Chaska, the Santee Indian who, ten years ago, married Cora Belle Fellows, a Washington girl, cut his throat in jail at Niobrara, Neb., while awaiting trial for harness stealing. He cannot recover. His wife left Chaska-several years ago. To Suppress Wheat Duties. The court of agriculture at Paris has decided to favor the suppression of wheat duties at French ports until July 1. The premier, Mr. Meline, will submif the Council’s decision to the cabinet, which is expected to adopt it immediately. Kansas Silver Republicans. The free silver Republican State committee of Kansas has issued a call for the State convention, to nominate a State ticket, for June 15. Death of Prince Konng. Prince Koung, president of the Tsung-li-Yamen, or Chinese foreign office, died at Pekin. 1 '

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, to $5.50; hogs, shipping grades, ’s3o#; to $4.50; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to* $-1.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.49 to $1.51; -bd¥h]-No. 2,33 cto 34e; oats, No. 2,30 c ' to>Bsc; rye, No. 2,68 cto 70c; butter, choice creamery, 15c to 17c; eggs,i fresh; , 9c r t®> 11c; potatoes, common to choice, ;70c td 90c per bushel. ...Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.d6 to $5.5Q? hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.25; aheep n common to choice,, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.09 to $1.11; corn, No. 2 white. 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 32c tc/33& : ' )1 $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, s3.<otFto $4.25; sheep”, $3.00 to $4.75; rwßttft? No. 2, $1.26 to $1.27; corn, No. 2 -yelhftV? 32c to 34c; oats, No. 2, ?lqia-32e; vryeslfo. 2,64 cto 66c. j (3 ,Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.-50 to $5.25; hogs, - $4.&0; wheat, No. 2 .red, $1.17 to $1.19? corn, No. 2 mixed, 38c to 39p;oate, No. 2 mixed, 82c to 34c; rye, No. 2,69 cto 71c. Detroit—Cattle', $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, •$3i25 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50; ‘ whdat, No. 2, $1.29 to $1.31; corn, No. 2 il'ftUQwyjßSc tp 37c; oats, No. 2 white, 32c to 34p}Tyc, 67c to 69c. ,-,Tolgjlo—Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.36 to $l.?8;-9orn, No. 2 mixed, 34c to 36c; oats. .No. 30c to 32c; rye, No. 2,66 cto ! ‘ 68crclo.yer seed, $3.00 to $3.10. jr Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 spring, .$1.19 % mMcora, Ntyß,B4cfb?&;'datß, No, 2 cba«eyf No.b “ttf &&■, j^,..‘np£Sß, J) Caftip, s&£K>; bogs.. ■ lt whe*|©ia>i2 reel, $1.24 to $1.26; corn, No. 2 yellow, 39e to 40c; oats, No. 2 white, 35c to 37c. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.44 to $1.46; corn, No. 2,40 cto 41c; oats, No. 2 white, 37c to 38c; butter, creamery, 14c to 18c; eggs,

POLICS OF THE DAY

fHE TWO PARTIES lI^CONGRESS. in the House of Representatives. He very aptly Inquired of Hon. Mr. Dingley, the Republican leader and bond champion, why he wanted to borrow five hundred millions of money when Secretary Gage had just publicly asserted that be had two hundred and twenty millions already la the tjeaa--ury? .That calculation didfhot eihibit any danger of Governthent bankruptcy, and the immediate necessity for incurring farther interest-bearing pnbllc debt did not exist if Mr. Gage’s boastful statement were a truthful one. Mr. McMillan suspected that there was reference rather to increasing the national bank circulation than to the prosecution of the wax against Spain. _ The argument upon the bond bill In the House has been a partisan argument. The Democrats have given uphesitating and patriotic support to Wgr measures, to fill up the ranks of the national forces and to make such appropriations for military and naval purposes as the executive departments called for. But they have steadily opposed concessions to Wall street, and legislation enabling capital to take undue advantage of tlje Government’s needs. They have remembered that they were themselves elected to their present positions charged and intrusted with thejgter#st# o%tbe tax-paying people, arid that to cast their influence in favor of the public creditors, as against those who had confided to them that agency, would be a breach of good faith. It has been left to the Republican majority of the House in this discussion to uphold the demands of the loan mongers, and to tbst jankers*'policy to l the detriment of : their * own eons t ltd ikitoMN’ew ’York News.

Wbo Are Obstry^tionists? j>‘Republican leaders are getting ready to raise the cry that Democrats are obstructionists. This, they believe, will furnish good campaign material fpf/the political contest , this~faiy and, they pro-, to put things to such a* shape tha,t they can find an exousd to us 4 It'. With the demands of war upon the country the Republicans are preparing measures for,the secttriUg of fleVdWue which contain propositions entirely con-’ trary to Democratic doctrines and which must of necessity be opposed by (the Democrats, in Congress.; If these measures are not opposed,/ then thd gepublicahs will succeed In passing ws which, under ordinary circumstances, could not have peen pasgedJ s If/’howevet, the refuse to bOiWaade tlie victims of, this sort of trickery, then the Republicans will rlaise the cry that Democrats are “obstructionists,” and will go before the cpuntry with this false issue, a matter of fact^'the Republicans are the obstructionists. They)refuse to 1 yield their partisanship;,to-the demands ’of patriotism, and they propose to forbd Issues which in all decency and fairness should be left until the more imminent demp.pds.of the war have been met. ’ It is far from being settled that a bond issue is an immediate necessity, yet the Republicans have taken it for granted,that there Is necessity and have proposed an issue of $500,000,OOp worth of bonds. AU these matters will have to be discussed in and whep the.facts are laid befdre the people they wjll be able to decide who are the obstructionists.—Chicago Dispatch.

Debt and Taxes. President Mclfciniey and his bank president Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Gage, and their followers in Congress, are determined upon an old-fash-' loned Wall-street-begotten government bond, to be ; subscribed for and taken up by money lenders, and to be made a basis for additional; national bank isto the profit of the Shylocks. They even make a parade of sacrificing fhelr darling scheme of a gold bond issue, and will accept the “coin” payment, if by that means they ean only get a government bond that will help them to put out and circulate more bank paper. ’ " ' .. , . , t] The Democrats in Congress are in a minority, although 1 in the Senate they are strong enough, when re-enforced by the Populists and the Silver Republicans, to make a good fight. It is probable that they will do their utmost to save the country from any .more government bdhds. They will propose in-- 1 come taxation, greenback issues, z ln-' crease of, Internal ,revenue duties, postoffice savings banks, coinage of silver dollars—anything* and everything, except the handing over of the government; of the United States to the plntarchists of Wall ) street. We cannot, doubt that the Democrats of the Senate and Mouse of Representatives will do everything in their power to save'Our people , from that money' power whjch haa .played so prominent a part in this Cuban business and appears resolved to speculate in our people’s patriotism still further. t > ‘ Secretary df State Day. '■ Neber since JohnL. Sullivan refused' to be mayor of Boston In order that he might fill the more glorious ofljh& Qf heavy-wetght' 'champion’of,, the. world, hhs a more political change taken place t&an that in the State de--partment. It Is one the very contemplation of which brings the inoistpre pf, virtuous perspiration' 'to "tbe meck-. -of modesty. "Tfih& if! ,lohn Sherman,'* whose glorious predecessors In- the State Dqiartment rwere such tnteilec-' tual and patriotic giants as Jefiferson, Madison, Webster, apd Silas* fright, is succeeaed by Judge »Day. ua swathe phrs.cJveq in Ganton*flhhnel and reflect—Waahiagtwf ' Factions in the Ohio G. O, p. ~ ;Nowi that the Notih andj South, are?, united and party 1 lines'ln Congress obliterated, it is time for the two or three Republican parties in Ohio to get together. In other words, it ia unfortunate that a season of almost unlverspj. harmony should be disturbed by the bick'erfpge and dickerfngs of rival factions of Buckeye Republicans in or out Louts iOwifcv-i> |. rv wok, rtnftw ' ' Record aa a Diplomat. * w w has twJce' afioweJd /pp£wittod;ln of * dlplopittcy. Instructed to demand thd' recall of Dupuy, be permitted the Spanish cabinet to accept the minister’s resignation before acting, and, given the President’s ultimatum, he permitted himself to be surprised with his passports. When it Is remembered, in addition to this, that he was firmly convinced that he could talk the Spanish

ii*af pi «ce, one to bolnd to acknowledge tlnlttikvneraJ f*rdri»iiola success An Ohi/j Prediction. All ther e Is of. the Republican painty in Ohio to- day is what Governor Bushnell and hte wing of It represent; B|Ut for him the whole party wonld hare submitted to the corrupt dictation'Of' the most unprincipled man who has ever risen to d iatinction in our codntry. ibovetmor Bust i|ell ujUl. leave his office Tvith the good will of all the people, while Mark Hi mna will In all probability leave hia In disgrace.—Columbus ' Press-Post. . I >%.. A Loan.” j * After conferring with a politic ppjtv vocation o t \Neiw York bankers, j the Hon. Lyma n J. Gage announces that the bonds hwued will be a “popular loan.” The 'lnference is that the ers are the people—a conclusion nat-i nral enough leonsMering hfi /(page’s tasteSohn# dffirfdfci&iffi That the saints shall inherit the earth,” ran the declaration., of a certain historic gathering. “R(solved further, Tiitf we are the saints/’ Trouble for Mci'lnley’s Friend. | ! The Ohio Senate has accepted the *e-\ port of the committee charging th it' the election of Mark A. Hanna to ti e United States Senate was obtained ty 1 bribery. Now| the United .States jjte wi|| be#cim|Mfted jto *tuke coguj-’ zance of the subject, an<nt would seer / to be in the interest of Senator Hanna, as much as In that of his opponents!" that the full facts In the contest shaJ, • be submitted to the ' public.—Bostor Herald.

Tired' of Republican PudigMKi „i j T&e peopVeiof wcmld glg4 tp, vuetoome « able, 'honest and rtmakwortby Democratic party and everything to-day points to' more than willingness op their part to intrust Audli 1 a* Democracy with -fine control Of tfche State, as a ref uge from a discordant,' demoralized and profligate Republlcand&nfi.—PMladelphia Thnfes*. i . / ’... —*—■*— l * Confident (Misscrtirl’Deniocratß. j i Governor Alfcevens of ■ 75,000 for the ticket inMissouri "next..iThto to- ‘a biir figure/ it tiakee -blg-figtireS represent. the, rational tlj'e t .M4ssouisl Democracy,'‘b&seii' paat achievemtents’ conditions.—St." - '■ *i- p ***•'' ' ■. . , i.... .i >• . . ~, . I > <Tfn 7rrr*-.J-'-l- i WRe’n Reed RulerWillßeßrdlte a. u It‘ aiay, be. that the House'of Reptesepjtatives will 'ftom. l , yom Reed*; 'ln fact,-ft ItTalmqsi pejH»iM, be-cause-Mi*. R'ceaVaimpt iivfi^.faixiverJ—■ Pebrife Hferafcf.' /, * • > » “•■** —*- ‘ /political Moths.* •* • ,lw v - W&sq’.i it .Mq.rk Hann* who' feajti “There will be nO> war?” “ “ * 1 John Sherman Is not belng bored by the iaterv^tewerß’. .Poet.. *> , t pheViasqn TK&y General Dee ttoks’soP tall )s that, (he..is. standing-in-,a rather 1 sqjuattyAcrewdi—Detroit ’ / ./ general GrosVfe'hpr jpraetieaJly-i <ro freebee that this has >eeu.a hard spring onj doves and olive. branches.—Washington Post. . ... 4mong: ito other WaP appfbpfiatfoiua. CopgresS may as well spy jqn r . otter •‘wtng'tm, the Fr:indlsho/OhroiMsp/,. ~ u * 1 I: .-to .suggested that if "‘Mark’ Hahna, 'wU. enlist >in the war stitute'- to- thfe qll it ■yrjli,be forgiven. A'meni < -■ “ , while we have a -Bestoocratte'SehUte an 4 a goodly number of House inembers, the money power will not be permitted to dishonor this nation through the Republican ad m ini 8 {rationvNationai The,Mark Hanna methods inflict mbfe injury on fihe-rephbiic Weyler methods/ Th 6 cap. be. met; and ¥prippigi» insidiousj dor rusting perlipuis / tpt •> Ahe couijxiy’s.wel.fe^e,—Jfititsbnrg Poeft. J ol The - sale of i-postoffice 1 abtfekinYr^ents' in this State ih shipe Qppgyessmenj have beeh^concerned, has become an hcaiitiaij ' it is another of'those" politidai so weli caJdulateti *tb* injure, the party, and 'subject’ It * 6j“'de-.feat.i-rPbfladeiphla Prbss/ 4 1 . . - 'iitiO 1-3-i *-• V * vIMV

Where Bachelorhood , is Illegal.

Bachelors 8 have a hard time in the Argeitine Republic. There a law In-‘ f ■ filets a fineupett any* pWWta‘p||pj[ar-, riuge ible -age' WiW a‘pFoppsai,, T&jfe tt* the ; stkfhjteT p '| > eppJp ■ pf e ,maav riagp ible-rigd.of;e{tsei;,aex,who refuse' an orter tp without -reasons 'wtrlch*' are considered valid ii*-law sliall'ftof be ’ permitted»to< ‘marry* thereafV^t|iqpt d the ] permission of" the* jThey shall, n!)tyiJ6over“ pay o ‘pp ilndem^) ,nity.;.s nn pf pot pipre .than oaiehuiidrfed pounds. tg the person^whose’Offer 1 have,refused..* Young men afttf &6¥nen, under 20 years* ofof ard the lap*, nM’clifi 'ihStty as they please. -. After they are 28 the men are 'to itiyl a heavy pas i£ Ahgy; seffiaiil sin'gle. women propose •as well as men; 7 So an unmarried young man between 20 in that tftuntry hafe a troubles*) metkne/’" Not ohljr is he piade to pay TV>tax fdi*' beinjc a. b&c&ejpr, but if he -TOfusds proposal he fraslto pay the proposer a fine.' Naturally, 'there,,are fp\y«,old maids to** Ifty gentind. ?!*(-<■** \ *' r ' “ * , *‘ H * ,^

Mediaeval Bill of Fare.

* l ' AU‘ .ehrorUele, wfftes totlarper’e' a b£U ,pjf scarp for a cotincil dinper jnithe year' 1592. Fofc the lirat, cpecsq ithew-wertf capons, 1 steamed beef and old hens, 'btaipk . game prepared yfoegar,: course’‘ ,?flfp, with«piced _ *w4tfa' mutton and pastry; third course, veal, birds, fried -fish, cheese, - fruit,nuts, and and;game Were hy?tl»e court; the host rgceiyed fifteen, fanthisgs frteh each person*,., - t-.m 1 ‘ %1 * x '~ r ** * * t > M (jl|l -w: »* vs >

For a Woman with Thin Hair.

1 Hairdressers are-showing something that is a bopp. hair. *tbrdhalr. j They come rolled In a hollow ’ priff tfria are made of long, straight' ■hate, stitcjhed atap&<s4 to %wfrev» VhV •P»ft is* unroll^},'and r the twined *%rid pinned do a ’ Js tyep, polled over the pompadour pad, pinned tolthe head and the hair brushed over it and arranged in any one of the prevailing modes. The highest price ever paid for a poem was six thousand golden crowns paid to Sannazaro by the citizens of Venice for his eulogy on their city—a poem Of six lines only.

THE LUNCHEON HOUR

WHEN PENSION OFFICE CLERKS LEAVE THEIR DESKS Xm and About the Big Court—Enjoyment in a Cup of Coffee and a Sandwich—One of the Interesting Capital -*' r at the FUe Cases. naore Interesting sight, can. be seen about WaSbiflfeian than that which oc.'ciirs' dally at the pension office during the half hour, between 12:30 and s ;O r clock, allowed the employes of that*! -branch of the, government for luncheon, j .There.ls something of a military pre-' clsion in the manner lunches .are eaten a| thie pension office, very different from the that proceeding Is <|(|ndpcteti In other departments. .i* * " Gommissloner. Evans has Insisted that as .the luneb time is from 12:30 to 1 o’clock that the act of taking nourishffieht shall be eoaflued to that period. Nbt a sooner. than- the • |prescrll^Stir.hour, the «rmy of T;C00 .clerks emerge -from' the, offices and swprm dqwh tbe; broad siaircases to, the epstern, portion of .cqurt, where-a: store

THE LUNCH HOUR.

I ts impromptu tables are set loaded with sandwiches, pie,, cups of coffee and vai--ldus‘concoctions oljfqpd..(o-lie devoured. /Phe veuddrs *Of these provisions ;arfe ih.strpcted , not- to ;sell anything before 12:30 o’clock, .and previous to thaf, time a dollar bill would not be sufficient to buy a piece of pie. A, hundred. and - fifty- - bipyeles ape stacked in th| co&rt lice, and hwwilie own^rs r 7 tbese j wheels motiht during .Speed a7vey,a.mile or a [mile and a haif ( Jo their homes) where | they eat thedr mididayianeal-with thelt famtiies! The others ‘stand abtitit' Cs>prt. with a mug-of'itfilk ,a sandwich or apfe^e l bf |?ie, quletiy galn-lng-refreshment they. exchange the Bewg'bf the day, ' v c- • ** .**“ J * I To the outer world the doings of the Chiefs of divisions in the pension office 1 tmy appear to be a stpall matter, but Within the structure,,that ao- ‘ Oommodates this’ branch of meat the Chiefs are.thetpersonal aids of tjie''domm^ioner, u’They see the fcoin- . rtlsslpweSo every* dagf, talk oVef hih) the admiblstratibn' 'of the bupcau, suggest changes that improve its ■ 'o| - *df

WITH A MUG OF MILK.

clerks are dependent upon them for as good clerks. So it is ‘ that any Word ttiaf may have dropped ‘from th’e lips’of, a ...chief Is passed |xound aha devoured ab eagerly -as are she; viands which are procured of the .caterers. An accident happening to auyjof the <jferk4^ metarted on, and 'the various orders issued by the commisslower form .intensely'interesting for. jjpnyersaupp. Of course, agj4p‘every gathering Qf.rden andwomen, all sorts of gossip runs riot whether signs that would be of Interest * tfe ttje visitor, but whieh havfe b&come' with the 1 <*l4rks at fbe 'people®, office, ard'tlfe *gr's treffih°o*f ipilgj <|ases tot, penaions of« toitf^nJb^ve T toldiers-aud (SoJcHers*'Widows and minor ehlldrefn; which cover nearly the entire' WJd-the 'lurfeekt 1 .flag .ih»hhe--Untted Sf&teS, floats Above them alb In no, other, place. oa- > earth pver.bgen wck« mass- * pf, claims of -soldiers ' ft# *pfelfeipns,4he. result of -a* ; tfih«e <?iMl A«i > ' ' w u i,. UiOU «T-» ‘ « T TATn ; - /U . .e&« >-u Men who remember the last time the remnants of the Grand Army T of the Republto, old ihen all<f |WbJB, pifitiy of them cjirryiri£ }p their«maiTteed hodleS of fha stirring scenes thrbugh ••Which they passed, marched up Pennsyfrania avenue, amid an applauding fehdience made of a younf#r ? have aipeculiar feeling of veiferation to■office to prove their claims for recount-, pensions. But ts&'ScCne, 3 mcpiorable one to vieitofs li nbw

ELABORATE.

t'tefl’eem tft calh-foarth much of th«*pefcdon ofrt wend tbClr way tb'the lunch counters Itbrough *4* fir" mentary evidence. •* ‘'* \ f ‘ , Penally at 1 o’clock a gong sounds, and before Its intonations have died out the I,GOO clerks of the pension office are back at their desks and at work. There are no stragglers. This precision is unknown in other departments, but at the pension office it is ever present during lunch time. The

B'SSrt half hour devoted to attentlom to the Inner man ig a pleasant break always at the pension office, and pleasanter probably because of the strictness observed In stopping and beginning work.

UNCLE SAM’S DOMAIN.

With All Hia Kxtravaff*nce He Still Owns Over 600,000,000 Acres. The idea that Uncle Sam is at present a landless old fellow has generally taken possession of the people throughout the country. This, however, Is a great mistake* Ha still has land enough jjtogive each one of his 73*000,000 chflnl«* dittle homestead of eight and still have a ranch of ! ■•ver s W, 1 006JXK) acres left In otiier words, your dear old uncle still owu* something over 600,000j)00- acres, dls- ; -trjbutefl-as -fcffimrs/ the -Vjirlvuii Scafes’anX Terri tories: i Alabama, 532,339 acres; Arizona, 54,400,211 acres; Arkansas, 3,922,042 acres; California, 43,841,044 acres; Colorado, 4,037,204 acres; Florida, 1,797,662 acres; Idaho, 45,962,855 acres-; Kansas, I,* 046,589 acres; Louisiana, 845,020 aqres; Michigan, 522,431 acres; 240,049 acres;. Mississippi, 44,441,220 acres; Missouri/ 497,764 acres; Montana, 71,432,917 acres; Nebraska, ItV acres; Nevada, 61,578,586 artes; New Mexico, 56,983,047 acres; North Dakota, 21,385,293 acres; Oklahoma,' 8,105,238 acres; Oregon, 35,892,318 acres; South Dakota, 13,250,718 acres; Utah, 44,207,270 acres; Washington, 17,958,536 acres; Wisconsin, 454,107 acres; Wyoming, 49,341,588 acres, aid Alaska, 369,529,000 acres. . Ahot>| otipsbalf this - valt- amount of land lies, it will be seen, in Alaska, and it is very certain that this will nevir be available for homestead purposes, but for mining purposes its value ig gold coin may prove to be even greater than though it wer.e arable.- The'lairgetr pert jof the balance lie- in fertile'and pi'bdnctiyp states, and trail to Jaws.— ; ; ‘ / .... 1 . .These who want homes should avail themselves of ‘ the njtire. than liberal liomeetead ,v TiWs’ or the United States. This is the place for the surplus lfibor. —St. Louis Star. ,

“Yours Truly.”

The habits of people In signing letters are receiving some attention, and Interesting conclusions are drawn from a study of the different ways writers subscribe themselves. The curt “Yours” and “Yours truly” are found not only in business letters, but in personal notes as well, for there are plenty of correspondents who don’t believe in [gush, and who think that “Yours truly” .or “sincerely" means aboptiull they [wish to cobvey. * "Opposed to these sensible and essentially practical persons Is that class of writers made up usually of young and enthusiastic Individ, pals, as a rule of the gentle sex, who throw .words about as carelessly on paper as they do in conversation. The pse of the word love by such people ifc a distressing sign of emotional weakness or carelessness, or pr insincerity, ajnd possibly arises from the same Jmpiulse tfiat women to kiss each •o :her Indiscriminately. Ope Boston g rl, who is quoteti by the Journal, has |t ken her own stand in- the matter, and at the risk of being considered “cold” apd “thoroughly Boston” she sticks to iti In her childhood She was taught to ’ sign “affectionately yours” to her faraway and. second ,c©usf6ff, 'appitiOTwtici.m she,had, never seen, but all of Whom she tried to like, because of jthe claims of kindred, and the word /Jaffectionately” came to mean to her nothing at all except polite and necessaipr fiction. So she signs “affectionately” to people she is supposed to be conventionally fond of, and when she says anything more she means it She .thoroughly approves of “Cordially yoprs,” and this, by the way, is seen tiibre and more frequently now In notesj between acquaintances, who are op distmctijr’ friendly or cordial terms. Aftpr all, “Your friend,” when it can be used truthfully, is a simple and satisfactory way of ending friendly letters. Some people have the habit of not prefacing their names, with any set form of words at the end of letters. They stop when they get through, and write thOlr signatures without any frills.— ’Worcester (Mass.) Gazette.

Clergyman’s Experiment.

A loadable attempt on the part of a Nottln ; Hill clergyman to practically ifflustr te to the working class portion of his the combined benefits *>o& religid i and a tankard of beer has, we regret! to hear, proved unsuccessful. The B |v. Prebendary Denison started, for th< ;soclal pleasure of his congregation,' f [Cltnc Whefe the reverend gen*’ tlemat lor his curate went, after dispenein : theological pabulunf In the ehurcL land served the members with beer ai I other, corporeal refreshments. ‘ifhe, Id! i jyias : ip keep them away from ppjbjlc and to afford them honpst with a reasonable amount of ttpp 5. >• (By the rules no man could jd\Wtth Mquor more than three tftnes t : tfie eourse of a night. But the? ‘clergy ij an-Was unaware of the degree" Jf ppt o original sin at least of bibulous Ingenuity among the rougher classes of -Notring.* Hill. They evaded the rule by duhjbing together their twopences and treating each other, so that in the .fourse jf the evening a member was , ab}«* to obtain half a dozen, or even more, idrinks, 'lnstead of three. The result was sometimes unpleasant, and the Prebendary has .therefore reluctittttly determined to give up the experi-ment.-y London Telegraph.' i : 5

On Dangerous Ground.

am convinced now that ths imen are right when they say a Wpjpan can’t understand a joke. Tom-j-Why,* what’s happenetf^ 11 ! Dlck-f-I called on Mrs. Bartletgb— Rfiat sprightly little-widow, yon know—'" last nig ht and just in a joking way pro* posed t > her.-Dlck-j-Wett,-it-looks imwaslfTwlll h%vft'ta furnish a very elaborate diagram to get her to see through It— Cleveland Leader.

A Heartless Girl.

speek. For a week I have walked astone dazed. I have been unable "ft)"&t, ff |!t night I have tossed upon my bed', to arise, haggard and miserable, In the. mornings. I ” * “Obi* s be fair girl Interrupted, “I at Is the matter with y ou. Go 'altar'pfclj croquet or golf. You need 'Oerciie 1 .. .—a 5- ■*-» ’

Horse Brains.

jAWfiaa: Hebron (Maine) horse provee W#rt li this wise: Two nights hi succession tlle nag slipped his headstall oft and pushed an inner door of the stable open slid the outer railroad door witb'hls teeth and went into the field and helped himself to graes. He was detected by the prints of his teeth on the cross-bars of the door. The Peruvian condor’s wings are sometimes forty feet from tip to tip. A horse will live twenty-flva days Without food, merely drinking water.

CONGRESS

The House on Thursday disposed of two important measures. The Alaskan *!hhd bill, extending hombsteid laws to and providing for certain railway, rights of way in the district of Alaska, as amended by* the ‘Senate* and agreed upon in conference, was passed. The labor arbitration measure, providing for the arbitration of labor disputes between employes and certain common carriers, a bill which had received very wide ment by labor organisations throughout the country, received the approval of the House. It provides that in case a serious controversy concerning wages, hours of labor or oehditiona of employment shall arise between a carrier subject to the .act and the employes, the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Commissioner of Labor shall, up--00 the request of either party, endeavor amicably to settle the dispute by .mediation, and m case the endeavor shall foil then the controversy may be submitted to arbitration of a board of three person*, ■ each party to the controversy to. name one arbitrator, and the two thas named shall name a third. The agreement to submit must contain stipulations that the arbitration shall be begun within five days, and the award shall be filed within twenty -days from the appointment- of the third arbitrator; that the award shall be filed in the Circuit Court of the United States for any district whereby the employer carries on business; tMt the parties shall consider the award fiqaj and conclusive, ,aw),faithfully execute the same; that the award shall continue in force as between the parties for one year, and that the employer shall not dismiss nor shall any employe, dissatisfied with the award, quit work under three months without giving thirty days’ notice* Hie award shajl final and v operative ten days after filing, unless an appeal shall be taken within “the ten days on exceptions to matters of- law. 1 The act recognizes organized labor-and provides penalties for : -(employers discriminating against employes by reason of their connection with or purpose to joui 'stictf'organization.

Mr. Morris (Minn.) called up and the House passed a joint resolution declaring the lands within the former Mille Lac Indian [email protected] in Minnesota to be subject to entry under-the land laws.of <the United States. The House adjourned-to | Monday. ,* ,a« During almost the entire session the Senate had under consideration the postoffice appropriation bill. The measure carries $99,224,300, being very much the heaviest of all the appropriation bills. The most important action upon the measure was the .adoption of an amendment offered by Mr. Tillnian (S. (j.) reducing the .number of deliveries of map In all pities of the country to a number/ pot exceeding four each day. The aipenjJ/ ment waß sharply antagonized to business interests in. the .lergu pities* but the feeling of the Senate was such that despite the vigorous opposition it prevailed by a decisive majority. ;A lively debate was precipitated by an amendment of the committee striking out tpe appropriation of $300,000 ' rural fi;ee delivery. The proposition was discussed U>r nearly two hours, Mr.i Chandler (N. H.) and Mr. Butler (N.- €J.) leading the fight in favor of rural delivery. By, thie close vote of 25 to 22, however, the committee .was sustained- and- the-' bill' now carries no appropriation for such delivery. jin important amendment to the bill was one which will prevent star-route contractors from sub-letting their contracts. In order to get'their money they' must be able to swear that they- performed the service themselves. Kitting tribute was paid by the Senate to Commodore Dewey for the magnificent victory he achieved in the battle of Manila Bay. A message from the President ( was received recommending that a vote of thanks be extended by Congress to Commodore Dewey and the gallant officers and men of his command. Without a word of debate and without a dissenting voice the Senate agreed to' the resolution carrying into effect the recommendation of the President, The Senate went farther, even, that that. A bill was presented increasing the number of rear ad* mirals in the navy from six to, seven in - order that the President might nominate Commodore Dewey to the highest position in the navy within his gift, and that, tab, was passed without dissent. In addition a joint resolution, was unanimously agreed to directing the Secretary of the Navy to present to Commodore Dewey a sword and medal of honor and to httve swuck, in commemoratiofi Of the bifttie %t Mfeniia, a bronze medal for each of the officers end men who participated In the gallant fight. The resolution appropriates SIO,OOO to enable the Secretary to cajtry its provisions into effect. The greateripart of the day in the House was con3 led by war measures. The reqommeqion of the President that a vote of nks be tendered' Comfiibdore Dewey aul his associate officers and men was followed quickly with a unanimous vote, and with equal concert the House passed tha bill creating an additional rear admiralship for the hero of Manila. The biff providing for the organization of a volunteer engineer brigade and enlistJof 10,()00 volunteer troops immune pica! diseases was passed after two of debate. The principal ground of tion presented was found in the feagiving to the President the appoint* of all officers, 'The Senate hill an- > thorizlng the army to distribute food ' among the suffering Cubans and to arm the Cuban people was passed.

This and That.

The marriage rate In Ireland last year was higher than It has been In any year since 1871. “Norsk Kyindestemmeretsforenig” is the name of the woman’s suffrage society of Norw^yr*3w&qppl, T In a ‘season of elevep weeks' $50,000 worth of blueberries were sold -in Marquette County, Michigan. Some people study all thelr life, and at thor death they have learned everytolpg except to think.—Domesque. The late Sir John Millais’ house at Palace gate, Kensington, will shortly be converted Into “residential flats.” It Is not the intention to pnll the boose A recent landslide in China reveal'd a pile of money equally in raiue 7,000,000 coppers. The de about the middle of the etenppfeAgp^ In northern China one of the princlpaloccupations is for theirs fur, whtoh inline and dense and ifluch used for! clothing. They cost only 40 sand and grease some Hindoo convicts recently through an lrod>-b#r 1 two Inches In dia#note»*tooftvW x hbnt4 and escaped from Jail. Russia L making extensive arrangements tof people of Siberia to put millions of acres under cultivation and to build great factories along the -line of the new railroad. The absinthe drinker, with his pale, drawn, emaciated features, is a famll-s lar figure on the Paris boulevards. The liquor Is a villainous concoction of spirt it flavored with wormwood. - i