Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 24 December 1891 — Page 2

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THE REPUBLICAN.

Published by

W. S. MONTGOMERY.

GREENFIELD INDIANA

J3 ST. PATTL, Milwaukee, St. Louis «nd Indianapolis are each in the field to secure the National Democratic

Convention.

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A CONNECTICUT Yankee sold wooden nutmegs, but it never occurred to •nybody down there to peddle mustard seeds for silk worms' e#gs as a woman of the mighty West has been arrested for doing. Measured by modern ingenuity the effete East is not in it.

IT is said that Emperor William proposes to have a commission of distinguished physicians from various nations meet, examine and determine ts to his mental condition, it having been insinuated that he was not sound in mind. Our advice to Ear peror William would be to do no ouch thing. The commission might find against him. if

IN THESE days of loose-jointed wills the last will and testmanent of the erratic Stephen Girard appears to be copper-rivited at all points. A recent attempt of a mulatto to enter the college which bears that millionaire's name brought to light the fact that the institution is available only to "poor, white, male, orphan children." That single sentence ixie&na great deal.

THE announcement in a New York paper that a Polish inventor claims a discovery whereby he can manufacture coal at" $1 a ton recalls the announcement of the patent of a Kansas man by which he could produce, for one or two cents a dozen, eggs that could not be distinguished from the genuine hen fruit. This announcement was made months ago still, the grocers are asking the same old price, which shows that the hen still con* trcls the egg supply. And so it will be with coal.

THE Indianapolis Journal well says: •The increasing frequency of childstealing and train-robbing, not to speak ol other crimes, suggests that we are not in a very good position to denounce the Italian bandit business. ,/_a a matter of fact, there is more crime perpetrated and a smaller pi'oportion punished in the United States than in any other country in the world. For this state of things the lax enforcement of criminal laws and the slip-shod administration of justice are ohiefly responsible." It is no new suggestion to say that there is too muoh law and not enough justice.

THE Duke of Hamilton does not -tsem to care about the comfort or peace of mind of anyone else. It appears that he possesses some legal right to work the minerals under the Scotch town of Motherwell, and, notwithstanding all efforts on the part of the muncipality to save their public building and their homes, he has refused to conscnt to any compromise or to desist. He was then Implored to leave the stoops, or supports, of coal under the ancient town hall, which is threatened by the subsidence of the foundations, but he turned a deaf ear to their entreaties, and is, therefore, for the sake of extracting a few additional hundred tons of coal, calmly wrecking one of the most interesting memorials of bygone days.

PROP. T. C, MENDENTLALL, of the United States Coast Survey, says the Indianapolis Journal, has made his official report in the matter of the disputed boundary line between In. diana and Ohio. As the result of careful and scientific observation it is found that the line is about one mile too far east at its southern extremity, about three-fourths of a mile too art" east in the middle, and somewhat less than that at the northern ex. tremity. The report says "it is a sig-zag line, now deflecting toward the east and again to the west, the probability being that on the whole it is too far to the east." In other words, the line is not a true meridian, but it varies so little that the entire amount of territory embraced in the •rror would probably not be more than one hundred square miles. This will never cause any trouble between Ohio and Indiana, and it is not likely that the agitation of the •ubject will be continued beyond the point of having t{ie present line defijaitely located and marked by suitable monuments. This should be •one to avoid future agitation and litigation.

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

It is rnmored that Robert Lincoln, minister to England, will rwijn soon. Five small banks, one in Pennsylvania and four in Virginia, suspended Tuesday

A. L. Ferguson, wife and child wer« killed by a train near Paunee City, Neb^ Sunday.

Jerome I. Case, the well-known manufacturer and horse breeder, died at Ilacine. Wis., Tuesday.

Mayor Wyman and ex-Mayor Pearson of Allegheny, Pa., have'beeu indictcd foi embezzlement.

The Cherokee Indians have agreed to soli the Cherokee strip, the consideration being $8.500,000j

At Do Witt, Ark., a mob broke into th« jail and shot to death J. M. Smith, Floyd Gregory and Moses Henderson, accused oi attempted murder.

Carl Johnson, an insane furniture varnisher, jumped from the fifth story of a block in Chicago, and was crushed into a shapeless mass in the street.

Mrs. Nancy Britt Kennedy, aged one hundred years, prayed that she might, die, for nearly an hour, in Augusta, Me., and finally fell to the floor dead.

The mills of Buffalo will contribute 100,003 pounds of Hour to the Northwestern millers' cargo for the peasants of Russia The total amount now subscribed exceeds 1,000,0.0 pounds.

Governor Thayer, of Nebraska', has issued an appeal to the people of Nebraska calling for contributions of corn sufficient to make a train load to be sent to needy peasants in Russia.

The first full car load of American tin ever produced was received at San Diegoi Cal., Tuesday, from the Temescal tin mines. The shipment consisted of over 26,000 pounds. The output of the mines is being rapidly increased, and American tin will be regularly Pat on the market in car" loads.

Captain Johnson, of the steamer Forest Home, who arrived at Philadelphia Monday, from Hamburg, reports that a few days ago, while off George's bank, his vessel ran into an immense whale, a school of which had been sporting around the steamer. The whale struck_the keel directly beneath the engines. The waters for some distance around the vessel was covered with blood. The vessel quivered like a leaf from stem to stern, and great consternation prevailed among them on board for a time, until it was discovered that the steamer had sustained no damage from its contact with the sea monster.

The North German Lloyd steamer Spree which left New York December 15 for Bremen, passed the Sicilly islands Tuesday morning and signalled that the steamship Abyssinia, of the Guion line, which sailed from New York on the 13th inst. under command of Captain Murray.bound for Liverpool, had becft burned at sea in latitude 49 degrees north, longitude 29 degrees west. The Spree signalled also that all on board the burned steamship were saved. The date of the burning of the Abyssinia, however, was not signalled. Although the Spree did not report that the Abyssinia's passengers and crew were an board of her, it is supposed that such ivas the case.

The Department of Agriculture make3 !he following announcement: "The inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry an Long Island have unearthed an abbatoir on Newton Creek which they found to be devoted entirely to the slaughter oj woken down and crippled horses. Many !f these horses woro diseased and some o( tlicm affected with glanders. The inspectors thoroughly investigated the destination of the carcasses. It was found that most of the meat was corned and pul up far export as family beef. The Secretary of Agriculture was at once communicated with and he wired the Inspectors al the port of shipment to stop such exports, if possible, and to immediately notify lo, sal boards of health, The dealer, havins learned of this course, changed his labe) •ind undertook to ship the stuff abroad as horse meat, under the impression that h« :ould thus evade the bureau of Inspectors. Secretary Rusk, however, did not propose to permit the intent of tho law to be thug balked, and he is advised to-day that l)r Robertson, the Chief Inspector at New York, and W. Joudson Smith, eastern agent of the bureau„seized the entire lot-seventy-live tierces and turned it over tq the offal dock, this action being necessary lo prevent the shipment of the moat on steamer Lopant-o. which sailed for Antwerp to-day. The information on record in the bureau of animal industry shows that lliis nefarious industry has been carried on for some time in a semi secret fashion, but being diligently watched for some time by tho Inspectors. They satislied Secretary Rusk that many horses in various stages of disease, were slaughtered and put up for the purpose indicated and be at. once determined that he wonl use all the power at his command to put a stop once and for all to the abominable trallie."

FOREIGN.

The l)uke of Devolfshire died Tuesday. Oscar, Baron Wedel Yarlshury, of Christiana, Norway, died In a barn near Albert Lea Tuesday. He was a young man, known there as Oscar Wedel. A few days ago came information of the death of the father and his own succession to the barony. Five thousand dollars accompanied tho letter. The new baron at once went on a spree, which ended in his death.

The daughter of President Barrillas \va« married Sunday morning in the Church of the Immaculate Conceptian, City of Guatemala, to Don Louis do Ojeda, formerly a resident of California. Tho bride's portion is $4,000,(XX). The ceremony wi.3 performed by Bishop Rodriguez, in tho presence of thousands of people, among whom were the representatives of foreign governments. The throng crowded the edifice. This was the greatest social event that has taken place here in a long time, and it caused affairs to assume the I air of general holiday. Tho government band discoursed music all day on the square, and there was a grand display o! pyrotechnics in the evening.

INDIANA STATE NEWS. I CRANKETT CRANKS-

Swazee farmers have organized a fall organization. There are eleven Democratic candidates for sheriff in Franklin county.

Ground has been brokeii for the greal DePauw glass works at Alexandria. Oil has been struck at Michigan City, but its extent is not known as yet.

The Hungry Pedro EClub is a bon ton society organization at South Bend. Ten stables have burned in as many days at Madison, due to incendiarism.

Columbia City has $20,000 invested in church property and 516,000 in churches. Thirty-five saloonkeepers at South Bend have organized a brewery company and will invest §100.000.

The dog meat remedy, which has beeE tried at Anderson as a cure for consumption, has proven a failure.

John Tebcau, a marble cutter, of Nevi Albany, has been officially notified that he is heir to §150,000 by the deuth of his grandmother in France.

Farmers in Delaware county are openly resisting the payment of tolls on pikes it that count}'. Tho latest violence was in tearing down the gate on tho Granville pike.

Mishawaka has a volunteer fire department, the members of which receive nc pay for their services, and who are docked by their employers when they are called out to do fire service.

The Central Co-operative Gas Company drilled a well near Muneie. which failed to develop standard pressure, and a charge of nitro glycerine was exploded. The explosion developed an awful'pressure, and pipes warranted to stand 400 pounds have been torn from their fastening.

The Consumers' Gas Trust Company, oi Indianapolis, brought suit against a number, of Madison county farmers wbo had torn up a quantity of gas piping, claiming B2.000 damages to the line and $25,000 for interruption of business. The case went to Henry county and a farmers' jury gave a yerdict for the defendants.

Mrs. Sarah McCorkle, of Anderson deeded twenty acres of land in Hancock county toher betrothed. Lindsay McNcse it being arranged that tho same should be sold and the proceeds invested in business, after which they would be married. McNeese sold the land, pocketed tho proceeds, and then fled the country.

Anderson's tin plate factory is in active operation, and has shipped quite an amount of tin plate to differentpoints. one car load going to Indianapolis. On Saturday evening the company received an order for 6,00 boxes, atul Monday morning began the work of turning them out. The tin will be shipped first to New Orleansarid from there will bo distibuted to Mexico, Cuba and Central America.

The work of blowing out the pipes which are to conduct gas from Sheridan to Orawfordsville, was finished Monday. There were half a dozen open sleeves along the line, and the air and dirt was alternately blown from these. The debris was of a rather curious nature in that it consisted shiefiy of rabbits, weazles and other small mimals that had crawled into thepiues. Several bushels were blown out in every sleeve, in some cases with such force tha_t no hair was left upon their bodies. life.

Rev. Father Kroeger, priest in charge of 3t. Vincent's Catholic church, Elkhart, is iccused of having withdrawn from the field leaving debts aggregating $17,000. His creditors are principally business men 'rom whom he borrowed money. It is al:eged that he undertook to make money jutsideof his church, running a store and ilso operating a dray line, both of which proved to be losing ventures. He also paned money and dickered in real estate His business operations gave offense to the congregation, and complaints were.lodged ivith the bishop.

Further details of the wliite-capping of John Lee. near Mentor, in Dubois county, show it to have been an exceedingly cruel afTair. Lee was stopping at the residence 9f Basil Abel. The white-cappers dragged him from his bed. and after stripping him af every vestigo of clothing he was tied to tree and whipped with switches nnti' his back was literally flayed. He was unconscious when released. Lee was accused af intimate relations with a grass widow, who was awaiting divorce from her husband, and whom Lee had avowed his purpose of marrying.

It is only a few years ago th.it F. T. Dubois, now Senator from Idaho, was trying hard to get a $1,200 clck-r ship in Washington.

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Another Visits the House and Demands $2,500,

And Threatens to Follow Norcross'i Example If It Is Not Paid Him—.Foiled by Bravery of Mrs. Sage. KK?

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Russell Sage, whom bomb-thrower Norcross tried, with dynamite, to get §1,200,000 out of, has again been threatened in a similar way. Since Norcross tried to assassinate the venerable financier Mr. Sage has received nearly one hundred letters from cranks in all parts of tho country and even from Europe. Some were in other languages than English. Mr. and Mrs. Sage and their friends who knew of these letters did not worry particularly over them. The only thing Mr. Sage did was to tell Inspector Byrnes. The inspector said he would begin an anti-crank crusade. He persuaded Mr. Sage to give him some of the letters or copies of them and translations of the foreign ones. With the doing of that Mr. Sage rested contented. He felt reasonably sure that, though some other reputed rich man might be attacked, he certainly would be free from danger.

And so last Saturday evening Mr, Sage went to sleep with a mind comparatively at ease. Shortly after he had retired a yonng woman came to the door and inquired: "Is this No. 500 Fifth Avenue?'' The servant girl who opened the door answered that it was not that it was No. 50ti, and that No. 509 was across the street. Scarcely had the servant girl spoken these words when a queer-looking man suddenly jumped before her, and planting himself fully within the hall, cried out, "I have come to kill Mr. Sage!"

The servant was astounded, but for an instant. Then summoning all her courage she apparently adopted the very tactics Mr. Sage tried to use against Norcross. She saw that if sbo could get help she might prevent this crank from doing harm, and, beginning with a quiet voiceshe said, looking at the man squarely: "Bless me, you don't tell me," and then' having raised her voice with each word she exclaimed loudly: "Well, you get right out of here." The man did not move. He glanced contemptuously at the woman and said again: "I have come to kill Mr. Sage." Once more the girl said something to him, just what she dons no remember. But she knew their conversation must be overheard. And it was. Mrs Sage, upstairs, had heard the door open, and rushed down stairs as soon as she heard the madman repeat thoso words: "I have come to kill Mr. Sage."

She went, straight in front of the rough intruder and asked him: "What is it you want?"

The man answered with a color of astoniaement in his voice "Did you not get my letter?" "What letter?" "Why, I wrote you a letter this morning that I wanted $2,500. You should have had it by this time." "Well, wereceived no such letter."

Then followed more short sentences of questions and answers. Mrs. Sage docs not recall just what words were used in each case, but she does remember that tho man said: "Weill wrote a letter saying that I wanted $2,500 and if I did not get it would blow Mr. Sago and his house up Now I want tho money. Pay it to me at once. If you don't pay I will blow you up now."

The man had scarcely said this when Mrs. Sage, slight and fragile as shcis, rushed forward. She made one quick dash at the fiend, and with a power born of the moment put the force of a strong man into her attack she caught at li's throat and fastening her fingers into his neck held him for a moment with such a grip that his pale face became almost black.

Mary, tl servant, looked on all this with amazement. She had not time to help, for before she could think what to do, Mrs. Sage had thrust the man out of the doorway, and, with the final vigor of a weak woman, nerved to desperation' thrust him down the steps. Then, quickly as before, she stepped back and slammed the door shut. Mary aud she waited for a moment in suspense. They did not know but that the next second there would be a crash at the door and the explosion of a dynamite bomb, but all was siiil. Even from upstairs there came no sound, Mr. Sage was still asleep. The exciting episode had not disturbed him.

Scarcely a full minute passed, and then, while the mistress and her servant were still in the hallway, there came another ring. Mary then yielded to terror. "J must not answer that," she said. But Mrs. Sage's hi avery had not yet been exhausted. "Very likely," she said, "it is one of our friends."

Then Mrs. Sage stepped to the door and opened it. The caller was Dr. Munn. He noticed the agitated faces of the women' and asked what was the matter. Mrs. Sage briefly told him. Almost before she had finished sho hurried down the® front stoop and cto sed tho sidewalk to the coachman at Dr. Munn's carriage, and bade him call a policeman. Then she went back to the house. Dr. Munn. of course, found it neccssary very soon to do something to relieve Mrs. Sago from the strain to which her grit had subjected her. But sho rallied quickly, and was notably calm and free from nervousness.

A policeman came that evening and the house was closely watched. Inspector Byrnes has been told of tho threatening visit, and it need scarcely be said that there is now" a strong guard upon the house.

ANOTJ1EH NEW YORK CRANK. A well-dressed German, apparently about fifty years of age, walked into the West Thirtieth-street station house Tuesday morning, and going up to Sergeant Tims, said: "I want $1,000,000." "Well, you can't get it here." "I know that, but what I want is help." "What kind of help." "1 want a detective. One million dollars was stolen from nie on Sixth avenue this morning, and I must get it." "All right," said tho sergeant. /'It's down at Jefferson Market. I'll send a man down with you to get it/'and, calling

detective Behr, he ordered him to take the man to court. The two boarded a Seventh-avenue car.' When about half way down the man turned to Behr and said: "Really, old man, I must take a bath."

There was a general scramble for the door when the man jumped up and started to take off his clothes. He had removed his coat and waistcoat when Behr threw him down on the bottom of tho car and held him there until the court was reached. To Justice Hogan the man said he was Robert H. Vibert. The just'.c committed him for examination as to Inan it

OJTE I'KEAlvS I,OOSE IN" IOWA. A crank of Vinton. Ia., named Bales, demanded $10,000 from R. S. Grlflin. a wealthy physician, on a threat of talcing his life, no appointed the postofiife as the place of meeting. The doctor notified the authorities and the sherilf arnat Bales when he appeared at the postotlice. He has beeu taken to the insane asylum.

WASHINGTON

It is belieyed at Washington that either ex-Governor Anthony or George Feck will bo appointed Senator to succeed Plumb. Ingalls is not likely to be returned, it is believed, because of his refusal to take part in last fall's campaign.

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Mr. Mills has declined to take the second place on the ways and means committeeThe correspondence that passed between him and Mr. Crisp on the subject is a* follows: Hon. R. Q. Mills:

My Dear Sir—Having been too much engaged to call on you, and being now about to enter on the work of constituting the House committees, 1 drop you a line to know if it would be agreeable or acceptable to you to be appointed second on the committee on ways and means, and in addition to such assignment, to be appointed chairman of the eoinmitt.ee on commerce, or chairman oi the committee on postoffices and post-roads, or chairman of some committee whose work is lest laborous than commerce or postoffices. Would be glad lo have a reply at your earliest convenience, as I desire to make up and announce the committees in a few days. With great respect. 1 am sincerely yours. ('IIAIU.ES F. CK!.ST To Hon. Charles F. Crisp:

My Dear Sir—I have received your letter of the 18th inst.. askingm'.» "if it would be agreeable or acceptable"' to me to be appointed "second on the committee on ways and means, and in addition to such assignment, to be appointed chairman of the committee on commerce or chairman ol the committee on postollico and post roads, or chairman of .-onus committee whose work is less laborious than commerce or postoflices."

Having been a member of the committee on ways and means lor ten years and chairman in the Fiftieth Congress, the reasons which have, your judgment, rendered my appointment as chairman unwise would disqualify me for service in iiny other place on that commiti.ee. and it would not be, sinccre to sav I.hat it would be agreeable to accept your tender. I leave to you. without a»y suggestion from me. !o make such other arrangement as von. iu the. discharge ot voor ohicial duty, may determine. Yours truly,

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That is the Condition of Affairs with Chili.

The r. S. legation limicr Police Kspoinagc—Mobilizing lT. S. Vessels for.

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Tuesday's report, gives a serious tone to the Chilian situation. Dispatches from Santiago indicate that the police continue their espionage on the United States legation aud that members of Minister Egan's family have been subjected to insults, so much so that Mr. Egan has asked other diplomates to^be witnesses of the fact, Thcsn incidents, coupled with the action of tho United States government in hurry ng vessels into position so that they can be promptly utilized on the Pacific coast, seems to indicate a serious condition of affairs. It is understood that arrangements have been made for the purchase, if desired, of several vessels on the Pacific coast which can be used as swift transports. The exact whereabouts of the vessels that can be utilizcd'in Chilian waters on short notice is still kept a profound secret.-'•

STARVING RUSSIANS.

A. Gregory, the Russian Charge de AfAfTairs at Washington, luu written the following letter in reply to inquiry irom John II. James, of I-r!mna, O.:

Sir—I have been prevented by pressure of work from expressing sooner my tirautude for the very welcome and generou. suggestions contained in your letter November 13. It is, unfortunately, tto true that the population from twelvprovinces in Russia, representing a greal deal over twenty millions of people, an actually starving. I have not been instructed to open subscriptions, nor.appoai to the help of the citizens or your great and noble country, but you may be sure that every cent subscribed by you and your friends for the relief of our suil'erer." will help, and will bring everlasting gratitude from millions of my countrymen. 1 am quite ready and willing to see thai such aid is properly directed and delivered in Russia where it is most needed.

oomo Apt illustrations.

Every one knows the answer of the school board boy who was toid to "give an example of expansion by heat and contraction by cold," aad who replied: "Days are "longer in summer and shorter in winter." A new example cf the readiness of some minds to apply illustrations to phenomena came recently under the writer's notice.

An

Irish servant girl, newly admitted to service in a lady's house, was told by lier mistress that tiie current day was the shortest of the vfcar. Bridget replied: "Is it, inuade, mum? Sure, and now Oi come to think of it. Oi lu no sooner taken down the dhinncr than it was toime to bring up the taj."— harvcr's Weekly.

A cave aisuoiui'eu ucar :nco, c"J»i is saia to rivtv »l»e famous MummoiL Cave of Kentucky.

PLUMB STRICKEN.

The Kansas Senator's Sudden Demise From Apoplexy.

lie Throws tip His Hands, Exclaims: "WJ God: My Head, My Head!" and Drops Dead.-

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Senator Preston B. Plumb, of Kansas, died suddenly of apoplexy shortly beforo noon Sunday. His death occurred in the .unpretentious three-story brick boarding house at 613 Fourteenth street, in Washington, within a stone's throw of the Ebbitfc House. Riggs House and Willard's

Hotel, in which convenient location, for the last five or six seasons, he has taken up his quarters during the sessions. In a very short space of time the news spread over the city, and the expressions of regret were universal and not confined to any political party.

The Senator was among some of his friends Sunday morning, when a pained look shot athwart his features, and, suddenly clasping Iris hands to his brow, he. exclaimed, in great agony: "Oh. my God! ray head, my head, my head

Within a few minutes he fell uncon^ scious, never to regain knowledge of what was going on about him. It was a quarter to 7 o'clock Sunday morning when ha uttered this exclamation, A little less than live hours later tho broad-framed, powerful-looking Kansas Senator, who has occupied a seat in the Senate continuously since 1870, was stretched out dead in his modest apartments. His physicia»t Dr. Philip Wales, his clerk, B. W. Flenniiien, and his landlord, ]Mr. Jennings, wera with him at the end. His wife and two children are in Kansas. Death came as the result of exhaustion of the brain. Jt was a clear case of overwork and inattention to the laws of nature.

The news of the sad event was soon carried from mouth to mouth throughout the city. Vice-President Morton, accompanied by Mrs. Cameron, wife of Senator Dou Cameron, of Pennsylvania, was one of tho earliest callers, and placed his services at the disposal of the friends of the dead Senator. Senator Peit'er, Mr. Plumb's Alliance colleague, remained in attendunco several hours, answering questions md rendering any assistance in his power. During the afternoon nearly every Senator in town either called in person or sent messages of condolence, and some of the most earnestly expressed of the latter' jame from Senators on tho Democratic side, by all of whom the dead statesman ivas respected. Mr. Charles B. lieade. Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms of tho Senate look charge of the remains and caused, elegrams to ho sent, to the absent wife ind children at Emporia, Kan.

An undertaker was summoned and took ibargoof the remains. Ho proceeded at' suee to prepare the body for interment ind in a short time completed the omsalming process. His haste in this matter gave rise to a distressing incident. Fust after the undertaker had embalmed ho body a telegram was received from one the friends of the family at Emporia Jirectiug that the remains be not em-: 3almed. Soon afteward. but like the first," oo late, came a second telegram explainng the directions. It stated that last summer Senator Plumb was for two or three lours in a state of suspended animation md to all appearances was dead. Having .hat crisis in mind Mrs. Plumb did not vish the body embalmed until it, was absovUely certain that her husband was dead, the receipt of this telegram caused much inavailing regret, The undertaker, howrver, was positive in his opinion that (here could be no reason to doubt the fact hat death had occurred before lie had unlertaken the dischargo of his functions, tnd in proof of his assertion he said that, addition to tho physician's statement ,o that effect, there was indisputable eviience of death iu the fact that no blood lowed from the arteries when they were pened in the course of the embalming jrocess.

The deceased Senator leaves a wife and ive children. Two daughters are now at Smporia with Mrs. Pinb. Two sons are it school in Pennsylvania and the third is :onlined to a hospital in Philadelphia by a terious ailment.

Your reporter asked Senator PefYer A'hat, would be theaprobable course as to llling the vacancy created by Mr. Plumb's mtiinely death, whether it would be filled )y the same Legislature which had electid him. Mr. I'etTer replied that tho terms the existing Legislature had expired tut, they of course held on until their sucjessors were elected and qualified. Th jew Legislature would be chosen, he said, it the. general election in November. .1893. md would meet on the second Monday in January. 1S93, to elect a successor to Senator Pltunb. In the meantime he did not Jon lit, that Governor of Kansas would filT the vacancy by appointment.

The body of the late Senator was taken from his apartments, under escort of th» Capitol police, to the marble room of the Senate, at 10 o'clock, Monday morning At a quarter past 1 o'clock the body was removed to the Senate chamber, where the funeral services were conducted fifteen minutes later by Kev. J. G. Butler, Chaplain of the Senate. At 3:30 o'clock the body was taken to tho Baltimore & Potoyiae railroad depot,, accompanied by the congressional committee, the President, tho Cabinet, the Chief .Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court, members of the House, members of the diplomatic corps, aud the friends of the late Senator,invited to tho Senate gallery. The body, accompanied by the committee, was taken by the Pennsylvania, and will be delivered to the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railroad for Emporia, Kan. s't

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Tho cigarette habit is increasing. The commissioner of internal revenue collected tuxos last year upon 3,151,515 8^, which ia an increase of 288,189,260 over the preceding year. The number taxed is a pretty good indication of tho consumption. The number of cigars taxed during the last fiscal year was 3,807,335,610, an increase of showing that the consumption of cigarettes is increasing more rapidly thas that of cigars.

The prince of Naples, heir to th« throne of Italy, is not quite twentyone, but hi9 royal father lately appointed him to be a senator to Uto kingdom. J*