Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 28 June 1889 — Page 7

the news of the week.

DOMESTIC.

St. Louie is warning the gamblers. Five houses were etruck by lightning inBide two hours at Decatur, 111.

Michigan wheat fields are suffering from the ravages of the midge. A disastrous cyclone visited Albany, S-Mo., Friday and killed and injured several people. \*v-' Contracts were signed Monday at St.

Paul, Minn., for an electric railway, ten miles long. Sam Coleman, a worthless negro, was called to his door, at Hopkinsville, Ky., Tuesday, and killed.

The Manhattan Brass Company, New York, was completely destroyed by fire, Tuesday. Loss $300,000. ,'v Four young ladies and two young ,1 men were drowned at Bath, N. \.,

Tuesday. A tug capized their boat. An Englishman named S. C. Coombs, \l was swindled out of $8,000 at San I I Francisco, by the gold brick process, 'i* General Butler broke lose in another ^(communication, Sunday, seeking to

Jprove that Admiral Porter is a coward. Four blocks were burned in VanI couver, W. T., Sunday. The buildings were small, and the loss will not exceed $70,0fo.

Four pleasure seekers, two young men jj,and two voung ladies, were drowned while boat riding in a Philadelphia park Sunday.

Mrs. J. Ellen Foster denies that there Jb was an even or fair fight in the recent Prohibition contests in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

Gen. 8imon Cameron was prostrated, Thursday, at his home, Donegal Spring, with paralysis of the right arm and side and his condition is critical.

Frank Miller, eleven years of age, •& son of George J. Miller, a cigar-maker living at 94 Beebe avenue, Dutchkills,

N. Y., died Friday morning of hydrophobia. I Rev. Dr. B. W. Bashford, of the Delaware avenue M. E. Church, Buffalo, N.

Y., has been unanimously elected President of the Ohio Weeleyan University, at Delaware, O.

A telegram was received at Rochester Tuesday, announcing the discovery by J, Professor Birnard, of the Lick Ota ervatory, of a new comet located in Andro1 meda, It is very faint.

The schooner Baltic, of Provincetown. j-j Mass., reports having been fired on last 5| MayatSamona Bay, Santo Domingo, II where Bhe put in for water. The men who did the firing were Haytians.

The fire-works establishment of Heyer Bros, at Sumner and Hawley streets,Boston, burned Friday night. Three dead bodies have been taken from the ruins. Five people are supposed to be killed. 8 Michael Rizello, known as "Red Nosed Mike," was hanged at Wilkesharre, Pa., Tuesday, for the murder of Paymaster J. B. McClure, Oct. 19th, last He with two other Italians waylaid the paymaster.

Mrs, Whiteling was hanged at Philadelphia, Tuesday, for the deliberate poisoning of her husband and two chil- & dren with arsenic for the purpose of securing the small insurance which she carried oa their lives.

Private letters received at Cape Hayti —from^ort-au-Prince stated the city was in a very excited condition. Legitime refused to leave the city or capituiate and great fears were apprehended of an insurrection in the city.

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Having been asked to protest against the appointment of Patrick Egan, to be Minister to Chili by the British American Association, Governor Thayer of Nebraska, warmly defends that gentleman in an open letter.

Mrs. George H. Maxwell, of Detroit, who keeps a large hound in her room during the absence of her husband, awoke Sunday morning to find the animal on her bed. She ordered him v4'down. The dog jumped at her, biting her several times in the face. Her nose was half bitten off, and one side of the face was badly torn. a band of White Caps, so called, took Eve Byrd, a blacksmith, from his house at Onancock, Va., several nights ago, and whipped him so severely that he has not been able to leave his room since. Byrd, it is alleged, gave his wife an unmerciful beating some time ago hence the visitation. He was once before whipped by White Caps.

A dispatch from Kansas City, Mo., says: Mrs. Lizzie Lind died at her home Friday from burns sustained the night before. She quarrelled with her husband because he returned home so late. She blew out the lamp and a moment later set her clothes on fire, having saturated them with coal oil. Her husband attempted to put out the flames, but before he could do so the woman was

tatally burned. Saturday afternoon Mrs. Lucy Hayes, the wife of ex-President Hayes, "was stricken with apoplexy at her home in Fremont, Ohio. The attack came between 3 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, while Mrs. Hayes was sitting in her 1 room sewing. Paralysis of the right I side resulted, rendering her speechless. .* Medical help was at once summoned, but efforts to restore the lady to consciousness failed.

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Monday night Chevalier Erazm Josef Jerzmanowski, of New York city, was presented with the Cross of the Order of the Golden Spur in the presence of a distinguished gathering of Catholic citisens. Accompanyirg the gift was a parchment breva conferring the title of Commander in the Order upon the Chevalier. Pope Leo [II. presented the decoration. Tnis is the first decoration of the kind ever conferred in America.

Messrs. O. Facquet and A. T. Noquin, editors respectively of the Comet and Sentinel, rival newspapers in the town of Thibodaux, Mississippi had a shooting affray 8a urday in front of St. Joseph's college, in Thibodaux. in which Mr. Noquin was shot in the body, dying from the wound in less than an hour, while Mr. Facquet was wounded in the head, but not dangerously. The difficulty arose from a newopaper controversy which has been going on for the past week.

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Senator Chandler having denied that Senator Blackburn pulled his ear, Senator Faulkner, who was present at the time, now comes forward and declares that Blackburn did twist Chandler'&ear. The latter sat perfectly still, and did not attempt to resent the indignity offered him. Senator Blackburn occorapanied his performance with the (re­

mark: Damn you, I can't strike you while you are sitting down, but I can show my contempt for you by twisting ycur ear."

Judge Gresham, Tuesday, made an order (the counsel of all parties in interest agreeing) allowing Receiver John McNulta of the Wabash railway $25,000 per annum for services as receiver, and his Attorneys, Isham, Lincoln & Beale, $12,000 per annum. This remuneration is for the period between April 1, 1887 and (about) Julj 1, 1889, and the date of the delivery of the property to the purchasers. The rate of compensation for services after delivery is matter for further consideration

A dispatch from Ishpeming, Mich., Monday

sayE:

One hundred and fifty

pounds of quartz, carrying gold at the rate of $50,(100 a ton, were brought in from the Michigan mine Monday. A new shaft was started Thursday, and at a depth of four feet a pocket of quartz cany in gold was struck. The vein at the point where the find was made is three feet wide, double the width of the vein at points previously worked. The discovery has caused much excitement and is regarded as the most important yet made in the Ishpeming gold region.

The reports from the Northwest are very satisfactory to those who favor the opening of the Sioux reeeiration. It was expected that the commission would encounter a great deal of opposition, and no one cognizant of the facts and the character of the Indians thought that it would be possible to induce any great number to sign the treaty for some time to come. The reports received announce tt.at Red Cloud has at last attached his signature, and causes great surprise, because it was generally believed that he would be one of the Indians to hold out to the last. The wisdom of the President in assigning a place on the commission to General Crook is now seen. The long time connection of that officer with the red men, and the thorough knowledge of their character which he possesses, makes him invaluable in a matter of this kind. Many of those who were loudest in asserting, a few months ago, that there was no possible chance of the ratification of the amended bill throwing the reservation open to settlement, now admit that the situation has entirely changed, and these same men are predicting that within a very few weeks enough signatures will be officially reported to Congress to insure t-M opening of that vast expanse of iand which is now practically useless. If this could have been done this year it would have made a material difference*in the population of South Dakota when the census shall be taken next year. As the matter now stands, it is not thought that there will be enough immigration into the Territory before the first of June, 1890, to insure any very great increase up to the time that the enumertion is made.

FOREIGN.

Adelina Patti is seriously ill. The Berlin Council has decided to borrow the sum of 16,000,000 francs, with which to purchase repeating rifles lor the army.

Matters on the Isthmus continue to wear a gloomy look, and one which will last until thousands more of the men now there are removed. Many have gone, but, as already reported, there are many who should be afforded the means of reaching some place where work iato be had.

One-half of the important city of Le Chan, in the province of Szechuen, China was recently destroyed by fire. The conflagration raged four days. It is estimated

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1,20!) persons were

killed. Most of them were crushed in trying to escape from the narrow streets. Ten thousand persons are homeless. A fund has been started for the relief of the sufferers.

WASHINGTON NOTES. To a caller who made some queries of him. First Assistant Postmaster-Gener-eral Ciarkson, Thursday, said: "It should be remembered that if President Cleveland had not appointed Democrats in place of Republicans there would be very few Democrats for the present administration to remove in order to make room for the Republicans now being appointed. There is another thing not generally known, and that is that nearly all the democratic postmasters who are now being removed are iosing their places on the reports of inspectors upon the conduct of their offices, and in almost every instance the inspector who makes the report is a Democrat for the reason that we have few Republican inspectors to make the reports." Mr. Ciarkson added that "the men who are now going out have almost invariably served four years, and it seems that the people, when they bad anything to say lately, had voted that four years was about the proper time for federal officials to hoid office."

The damage done on the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius by the premature discharge of one of her pheumatic guns during their trial some months ago, has been repaired, and her builders have given notice to the Navy Department that they expect to be ready for official trial of the speed of her guns, for rapidity of fire, one day next week. The vessel has already had her trials for the accuracy of her guns, and it is expected that if the test for rapidity of fire is uo to the contract requirements she will be acccepted.

William Walter Phelps, one of the American Commissioners to the 8amoan Conference, has arrived in Washington. He called upon Secretary Blaine, at the latter's hotel, Tnesday morning, and had a long consultation. Mr. Phelps brought the Samoan treaty with him.

Third Auditor J. S. Williams, the only remaining Democratic Auditor of the Treasury, will be succeeded by M. M. Hurley, of New 'Albany, Ind., in about six weeks, when the business of his office will be in such a condition as to admit of a change being made.

Superintendent Porter, of the Census Bureau, has divided the country into 173 census districts for the purpose of taking the next census, each one of which will be in charge of a supervisor. In 1880 the country was divided into 160 districts.

BASE BALL.

.THK 1KAGUK. Won. Lost.

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THK ASSOCIATION.

Boston fS 11 Cleveland fU 18 Philadelphia.. 20 A) New York. 23 20 Pittsburg..—— 1H 28 Chicago 22, 26 tndlanapQlla... 17 :i Washington.-.. 11

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St. Lonta Athletic 34 Brooklyn. ..... 38 Cincinnati 28 Baltimore 30 Kansas City.... 21 Columbus ..... 20 I Louievill 9

A MIGHTTWEAP0N.

THE GOSPEL AS AGAINST WORLDLY PHILOSOPHY. «. The Teachings of the Bible Cannot be Weakened—Infidelity is Quailing Before the Light—Science

Must Join Hands With Christian-

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Rev. Dr. Talmage preached at the Brooklyn Tabernacle last Sunday. Subject: "The Mightiest Weapon is the Gospel." Text: I. Samuel, xxi., 9. He said:

I want, as well as God may help me, to show you that many aweapon which has been used against the armies of God is yet to be captured and used on our side, and I only imitate David when I stretch out my hand toward the blade of the Philistine and cry: "There is none like that give it me!"

I remark, first that this is true in regard to all scientific exploration. You know that the first discoveries in astronomy and geology and chronology were used to battle Christianity.

Worldly philosophy came out of its laboratory and out of its observatory, and said: "Now, we will prove, by the very structure of the earth, and by the movement of the heavenly bodies, that the Bible is a lie and that Christianity, as we have it among men, is a positive imposition." Good men trembled. The telescope, the Leyden jars, the electric batteries, all in the hands of the Philistines. But one day Christianity, looking about for some weapon with waich to defend itself, happened to see the very old sword that these atheistic Philistines had been using against the truth, and cried out: "There is none like that give it me!" And Copernicus, and Galileo, and Kepler, and Isaac Newton came forth and told the world that, in their ransacking of the earth and heaven they had found overwhelming presence of the God whom we worship and this old Bible began to shake itself from the Koran, and Shaster, and Zendavesta with which it had been covered up, and lay on the desk of the scholar and in the laboratory of the chemist, and in the lap of the Christian, unharmed and unanswered, while the towers of the midnight heavens struck a silvery chime in its praise.

Worldly philosophy said: "Matter is eternal. The world always was. God did not make it." Christian philosophy plunges its crowbar into rocks, and finds that the world was gradually made, and if gradually made there must have been some point at which the process started then, who started it? And so that objection was overcome, and in the first three words of the Bible we find that Hjses stated a magnificent truth when he said: "In the beginning."

Worldly philosophy said: "Your Bible is a most inaccurate book all that story in the Old Testament, agiun and again told about the army of the locusts -it is preposterous. There is nothing in the coming of the locusts like an army. An army walks, locusts fly. An army goes in order and procession, locusts without order." "Wait!" said Christian philosophy and in 1868, in the south western part of this country, Christian men went out to examine the march of the locust. There are men right before me who must have noticed in that very part of the country the coming up of the locust like an army and it was found that all the newspapers unwittingly spoke of them as an 'army. Why? They seem to have a commander. They march like a host. No arrow ever went with straighter flight than the locusts come—not even turning aside (or the wind. If the wind rises the locusts drop and then rise again, after it has gone down, taking the same line of march, not varying a foot. The old Bible is right every time when it speaks of locusts coming like an army worldly philosophy wrong.

Worldly philosophy said, "All that story about the light turned as clay to the seal' is simply an absurdity." Old time worldly philosophy said, "Wait a little while," and it goes on and makes discoveries and finds that the atmosphere curves and bends the rays of light around the earth, literally "as the clay to the seal." The Bible right again: worldly philosophy wrong again. "Ah, Bays worldly philosophy, "all that illusion in Job about the foundations of the earth is simply an absurdity. 'Wh«we wast thou,' says God, 'when I set the foundation of the earth?' The earth has no foundations." Christian philosophy comes and finds that the word as translated ''foundation" may be better translated "sockets." So now see how it will read if it is translated right, "Where wast thou when I set the sockets of the earth?" Where is the socket? It is the hollow of God's hand—a socket large enough for any world to turn in.

Wordly philosophy said: What an absurd story about Joshua making the *ua and moon stand still.

If the world had stopped an instant the whole universe would have been out of gear. Stop," said the Christian philosopher, "not quite so quick." The world has two motions—one on its own axis and the other around the sun. It was not necessary in making them stand still that both motions should be stopped—only the one turning the world on its own axis. There was no reason why the halting of the earth should have jarred and disarranged the whole universe. Joshua right and God right infidellty wrongevery time. I knew it, would be wrong. I thank God that the time has come when Christians need aot be scared at any scientific exploration. The fact is that religion and science have struck hand ic eternal friendship, and the deeper down geolgoy i:au lig and higher up astronomy can soar, all tbe better for us. The armies of the Lord Jesus Christ have stormed the observatories of the world's science and from the highest towers have flung out the banner of the cross, and Christianity to-night, from the observatories of Albany and Washington, stretches out its hand toward the opposing scientific weapon, crying: "There is none like that give it me!" 1 was reading this afternoon of Herschel, who was looking at a meteor through a telescope, and wnen it came over the face of the telescope it was so powerful lie had to avert his eyes. And it has been just so that, many an astronomer has gone into

Ail observatory and looked up into the midnight heavens, and the Lord God has, through some swinging world, flamed upon his vision, and the learned man cried out: "Who am I! Undone! Unclean! Have mercy. Lord God!"

Again, 1 remark, that the traveling disposition of tbe world, wbicb was

averse to morals and religion, is to be brought on our side. The man that went down to Jericho and fell amidst thieves was a tvj»e of a great many travelers. There is many a man who is very honest at home who, when he is abroad, has his honor filched and his good habits stolen. There are but very few men who can stand the stress of an expedition. Six weeks at a watering place has damned many a man.

In the olden times God forbade the traveling of man for the purposes of trade because of the corrupting influences attending it. A good many men can not now stand the transition from one place to another. Some men who seem to be very consistent at home in the way of keeping the Sabbath, when they get into Spain, on the Lord's day always go out to see the bull fights. Plato said that no city ought to be built nearer to the sea than ten miles, lest it be tempted to commerce. But I this traveling disposition of the world, which was adverse to that which is good, is to be brought on our side. These rail trains, why, they are to take our Bibles these steamships, they are to take our missionaries these sailors rushing from city to city all around the world, are to be converted into Christian heralds and go out and preach Christ among the heathen nations. The Gospels are infinitely multiplied in beauty and power since Robinson, Thompson and Burkhardt have come back,and talked to us about Siloam, and Capernaum,and Jerusalem,pointing out to us the lilies about which Christ preached, the beach upon which Paul was shipwrecked, the fords at which Jordan was passed, the Bed Sea bank on which were tossed the carcasses of the drowned Egyptians. A man said: "I went to the Holy Land an infidel I came back a Christian. I could not help it."

I am not shocked at the idea of building a railroad to the Holy Land. I wish that all the world might go and see Golgotha and Bethlehem. If we can not afford to pay muleteers now,perhaps when the rail train goes we can afford to buy a ticket from Constantinople to Joppa, and so we will get to see the Holy Land. Then let Christians travel! God speed the rail trains, and guide the steamships this night panting across the deep in the phosphorescent wake of the shining feet of Him who, from wave cliff to wave cliff, trod the stormed Tiberias. The Japanese come across the water to see our civilization, and examine our Christianity, and go back and tell the story, and keep that Empire rocking until Jesus shall reign,

Where'er the sun

Docs his successive journeys run.

And the firearms, with which the infidel traveler brought down the Arab horseman and the jackals of the deBert, have been surrendered to the Chuich, and we reach forth our hands crying: "There is none like that give it to mel So it has also been with the learning and the eloquence of the world. People say: "Keligion is very good for women, it is very good for children, bnt not for men." But we have in the roll of Christ's host Mozart and Handel in music Canova and Angelo in sculpture Raphael and Reynolds in painting Harvey and Boerhaave in medicine Cowper and Scott in poetry: Crotius and Burke in statesmanship, Boyle and Liebnitz in philosophy Thomas Chalmers and John Mason in theology. The most brilliant writings of a worldly nature are all aglow with Scriptural allusions. Through Senatorial speech and through essayist's discourse Sinai thanders and Calvary pleads and Siloam sparkles.

Our Sunday-school newspapers and walls are adorned with pictures of JoBeph in the Court, Daniel in the den, Shadrach in the fire, Paul in the shipwreck, ChriBt on the Cross. Oh that we might,in our families, think more of the power of Christian pictures! One little sketch of Samuel kneeling in prayer will mean more to your children than twenty sermons on devotion. One patient face of Christ by the hand of the artist will be more to your child than fifty sermons on forbearance. The art of the world is to be taken tor Christ. What has become of Thorwaldsen's chisel and Ghirlandajo's crayon? Captured for the truth. "There is none like that give it me."

So, I remark it is with business acumen and tact. When Christ was upon earth the people that followed him, for the most part, had no social position. There was but one man naturally brilliant in all the apostleship. Joseph of Arimathea, the rich man, risked nothing when he offered a hole in the rock for the dead Christ. How many of the merchants in Asia Minor befriended Jesus? I think of only one. How many of the castles on the beach of Galilee entertained Christ? Not one. When Peter came to Joppa he stopped with one Simon, a tanner. What power had Christ's name on the Roman exchange or in the bazars of Corinth? None. The prominent men of the day did not want to risk their reputation for sanity by pretending to be one of His followers. Now that is all changed. Among the mightiest men in our great cities to-day are the Christian merchants and the Christian bankers and ff to-morrow, at the Board of Trade, any man should get up and malign the name of Jesus, he would be qnickly silenced or put out. In the front rank of all onr Christian workers to-day are our Christian merchants and the enterprises of the world are coming on the right side. There was a farm willed away some years ago, all the proceeds of that farm to go for spreading infidel books. Somehow matters have changed, and now all the proceeds of that farm go toward the missionary cause. One of the finest printing presses ever built was built for the expness purpose of publishing infidel tracts and books. Now it does nothing but print Holy Bibles. I believe thai the time will come when, in commercial circles, the voice of Christ will be the mightiest of all voices and the ships of Tarshish will bring presents and the Queen of 8heba her glory and the wise men of the east their myrrh and frankincense.

I look off upon the business men of our cities and rejoice at the prospect that their tact, and ingenuity, and talent will, after awhile, all be brought into the service of Christ. It will be one of the mightiest of weapons. "There is none like that rive it me!"

Now, if what I have said be true, away with all downheartedness! If science is to be on the right side, and the traveling disposition of the world on the right Bide, and the learning of the world on the right sfde, and the picture making on the right siae, and the business acumen and tact of the world on the right side—thine, O, Lord, is the kingdom! Oh, fall into line, all ye people! It is a grand thing to be in each an army, and led by snob a commander. «ad oti the way to such a victory. If

what I have said is true, then Christ Is going to gather np for himself out of this world everything that is worth anything, and there will be nothing but the scum left.

A proclamation of amnesty goes forth now irom the throne of God, saying: "Whosoever will, let him come." However long you may have wandered, however great your sins may have been, "whosoever will, let him come." Oh, that I could marshal all this audience on the side of Christ. He is the best friend a man ever had. He is so kindhe is so lovely, so sympathetic. I can not see how you can stay away from Him. Come now and accept His mercy. Behold Him as He stretches out the arms of His salvation, saying: "Look unto me, all ye ends of the earth, and be ye saved for I am God." Make final choice now. You will either be willows planted by the water courses or the chaff which the wind, driveth away. ______________

Philosophy of Commerce.

Gov. Larrabee denies that the charge of hostility to railways can be truthfully made against Iowa. "The hostility," he said, "has only been against the abuse practised by the managers. About $50,000,000 has been donated toward building the roads of Iowa, and the people only ask to Have them operated in a fair and equitable manner." "The interstate law," said he. "needs perfecting to prevent discriminations against this State from outside corporations. There is a constant tendency to lower prices for every thing produced by labor. Capital at lower rates of inteiest is abundant. New lines of low grade and light curvature are now projected, and the maintenance of high rates will cause the early building of these lines, which, together with the lines of that character already built, will compel lower rates of interest and smaller dividends for the old roads, which now strive to monopolize the business of the country. The successful manager of the future will depend less upon combinations and gentlemen's agreements and more upon the efficiency of the service and the good will of the patrons. No backward step should be taken, and we should not permit any equivocation by our public officers who have to deal with these questions."

The Chicago Mystery.

Martisen, the Chicago expressman who carted the goods to the Carleson cottage, arrived at Winnipeg, Friday, and Friday night identified Burke as the one who engaged him to move the goods. The identification was complete. Fitty-two persons were gathered in the jail yard, among them being Burke and several citizens in plain clothes. They were placed in line and "toed off." Martisen walked slowly up and down the line. Burke stood with his hands in his pockets and with his eyea averted from the Chicago man. After a consultation with the authorities Burke's number was taken down, and it was openly stated by counsel for the prosecution that there was no necessity for further identification. Martisen is accompanied by a Chicago detective. Burke has employed additional counsel and will fight against extradition to the very last. Although having only $60 when arrested, it is said that he will not lack for funds for his defense.

The ath of Mr». Hayes.

Mrs. Hayes, wife of the ex-President, R. B. Hayes, died at her home at Freemont, O.. on the 25th. [Lucy Webb Hayes was born in Chillicothe, O., in 1833, and was the daughter of a physician. She was married to Rutherford B. Hayes in 1852. Of eight children, four son's and one daughter are iiving. Mn. Hayes actively employed herself in caring for wounded soldiers during the war. She refused to permit wine served in the White House during her residence there, receiving high praise from the advocates of total ab* stinence. who, on the expiration of her husband's term term of office, presented her various testimonials.]

AQaeerLaw.

Owing to a peculiar statute in the Virginia laws the conviction of Mrs. Virginia Taylor of murder in the second degree for poisoning her husband has been set aside, and instead of serving a sentence of five years she walked out of jail a free woman. Judge Gaunter, on an appeal, has decided that the County Court erred in instructing the jury that they could find the prisoner guiltv of any degree of murder, as by the irpinia Jaw killing by poison is murder in the first degree. By the same statute Mrs. Taylor can not be tried again.

Tlie Prohibition Vote.

The official 6gures in Pennsylvania show a majority of 185,173 against the prohibition amendment.

The fifth amendment to the Constitution of Rhode Island, the prohibitory amendment, was repealed, Thursday, by a vote of 5 489 more than the three-fifths of the total vote necessary to carry the amendment. The total vote is: Approve, 28,449 reject, 9,* 53. In 1886, when the amendment was adopted the vote,which was about 14,000 smaller, stood: Approve, 15,113, reject, 9,230.

Absolutely Without Food.

A special from Spring Valley, 111., says: The coal miners here have been locked out because they would not asrree to a reduction in wages. The town has decreased in pr pulation from 5,000 to 300 in consequence. Most of those who have gone away are men leaving large families unprovided for. Outside relief, so far as accounted for. has amounted to about 86 cents per family in the aggregate. There is great destitution and distress, and many families are absolutely without food.

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Strike at Johnstown.

The workmen employed at Johnstown, Pa., in removing the debris, struck, Thursday, the complaint being that they were not given wholesome or sufficient food. One thousand of the men were paid off and ordered to leave the place. Trouble is feared. The militia are on the ground. The complaint of tbe strikers seems to have been well founded, and a promise of an improvement is given. New men are coming in on every train. Sixteen bodies were recovered, Thursday.

OHIO REPUBLICANS. The Ohio Republican State Convention met at 4 o'clock, Tuesday, at Columbus, and perfected preliminary organization. Hon. W. S. Cooper, was made temporary chairman. In taking the chair he made a speech highly eulogistic of the present administration. Tne platform reads:

First—We renew our adherence to all the principles ho clearly and strongly enunciated by the Republican National Conventiou of 188, and specially to tee principles of protection in its two-fold meaning and operation protection to every American citizen at home, in all parts of our country^ protection to everv American citizen abrortd, in every land, 011 evt-rv sea pretention to every American citizen in the exercise o* all his political rights and privileges protection to American industry and labor against the industry and labor of the world.

Second- We heartily approve and iudorse tbe adinini- tration of Benjamin Harrison, President of the United S ates, and pledge him our cordial support in the discharge of the duties devolving upon bim as chief magistrate of the Nation and especially do wc commend the Just and liberal policy of the Pension Bureau in carrying out the pledges of the loyal people to the soldie.8 of the Union.

Third—That we favor the passage by Congress, at its next session, of a proper and equitable service-pension bill ior all honorably dischur^id Union soldiers and seamen of the late w*r.

Fourth—We d-. 111 and a full and adequate protection for the wool-growing industry, which will, in due time, give to the American wool growers the American market for all the wool required by American wants. We indorse the provision of the bilt

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this subject pe.csed by

the Senate at tbe last session of Congress. Fifth—We heartily indorse the decision of the Secretary of the Treasury whereby the duty on worsted is made dutiable at the same rate as upon woolen goods, thereby benefitting our manufacturing and wool industry.

Sixth—We congratulate tne people of Ireland on the progress of their struggle

for

home rule,

and in this connection wc indorse the course of President Harrison in selecting for honorable positions in the diplomatic service worthy and representa ive Irish-American ciiizens.

Seveuth—Resolved, That we heart ly indorse the administration of our gallant and able Governor, J. B. Foraker. as wise, pure and patriotic. His promptness in responding to tbe cull of suffering humanity has endeared him to the hearts of all generous people. His splendid administration ot the finances of the State, so mismanaged by the last Democratic administration,bringing order out of chaos, replenishing a depleted treasury, re-establishing the credit of the State, while at the same time reducing the rate of taxation to a figure lower than it has been for half a century, entitle him to the gratitude of the people, and mark him as one of the most brilliant of our Governors,

Eighth—Resolved, That we indorse the wise laws'passed by the Republican Legislature in regard to the liquor traffic, and pledge the party to keep abreast of public opinion upon that subject.

Ninth—Resolved. That we send greeting to our honored Senator. John Sherman, visiting in foreign lands, and assure him of the great confidence we have in his wise and patriotic statesmanship, his loyalty and devotion to ihe high principles of Republicanism, the grand doctrine of protection of "American industry, and honest ballot, and a sound and equal currency, and assure him a hearty welcome to Ohio upon his return to the I nited States.

Josh Billings1 Philosophy. New York Wtekly. Thoze folks who are trieing to get to heaven on their kreed will find out that they hain't got a thru ticket.

One ov the most reliable cures for love, now days, seems to be to get marrid. Two-thirds ov what iz called kontentment konsiets in having plenty ov money at interest, and other things to match.

I would rather see a man resolute, even if he iz wrong, than to see him uncertain, altho he is right.

Most people are polite, not so mutch from any partiklar goodness of heart, as from a vanity to be called polite.

It takes longer to do nothing than it duz to finish most jobs Folks are not often obstinate bekauze they are right, but bekauze they are wrong.

Thare are very phew persons comparitively who are remembered after they are ded for their virtews. Fame iz too often made out ov the cheapest materials.

Watching one's helth all the time iz one ov the wust diseazes we can hav besides, thare iz no cure for it,

Pride iz the mother ov Envy. Thare are but phew people that yu kan praze without flattering them:

The most dangerous examples are thoze which hav az much good az evil in them they are az dangerous az the kandel to the moth.

We really only luv those whom we think are inferior to us. The harte has too much pride in it to very grateful for ennything.

The reazon whi we are generally ungratephul for grate favors iz bekauze we think we hav got all we kan get.

Thar iz a grate deal ov virtew that iz like munny—safe so long az it iz kept imder lok and key.

Most people overshoot the mark, but it iz a respektabel miss to make. Thare iz very little advice that iz ever followed.

The chief end ov man seems to be to —to win. He whom adversity makes reckless prosperity would certainly ruin.

One Way to Do It.

New York Weely. s|

Rev. Mr. Coldwater (vehemently)— "No, sir this country will never be fit to live in until it has more churches than dram-shope!"

Alderman O'Donegal—"Well, who's hinderin' yez from buildin' more oburchefc?"

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