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THREE NEW OIL WELLS - ■ NOT A DRY HOLK HAS YET nEE\ DRILLED IN THE PERU FIELD. - ♦ ■■ —- The Excitement Him Reached Kokomo. Where Women Form a I*lo,000 t'omiiuj— State News. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PERU, Tnd., Sept. 26.—Three new wells were drilled into Trenton rock this morning. The Klondike well will be completed to-morrow morning. The Wall-street Company well is a good one, and the well drilled in by Bolds Brothers, of Decatur, promises to be one of the largest in the held. The People's Company’s No. 4, which when drilled in Saturday promised to be only fair, began liowing over the top of the casing before work was stopped, and is already yielding at the rate of more than two hundred barrels daily. There have been ten wells drilled in this field and not one dry hole. The coming week is looked forward to with great interest by everybody, as its developments will decide the value of the new field. About twenty new wells will be completed within the next seven days. Women W ill Drill for OIL Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., Sept. 26.—The women of Kokomo have organized a company to drill for oil. The capital stock is SIO,OOO, all of which is subscribed and will be paid up next week. Mrs. Laura Scofield is president and Mrs. Dana Cottey treasurer. A contract will be let this week for drilling the first well, which will be sunk on the land of Mrs. Cottey. The women are abundantly able financially to carry out the project. Rich Valley Oil Company, Bjecial to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., Sept. 26.-The Rich Valley OU Company, of Rich Valley, this county, has effected leases of 3,<XX) acres of land for oil purposes around that village. The hamlet is only nine miles from Peru, and it is believed beyond doubt that oil will be struck. A company with ample capital, composed of substantial farmers in the vicinity, has been formed and and will Commence drilling for oil next w eek. 1 WABASH COLLEGE NOTES. List of the New Men Pledged to the Different Fraternities. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 26.—Although the "spiking’’ season is "not so hot’’ now as it was, because of the fact that a number of the desirable men have already been pledged, still, there is some lively work being done by the various fraternities. The following is a list of the men who have so far been pledged: Merle Hutchings, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Howard Iddings, Grand Forks, N. D.; T. P. Hardy, Goodland, Ind., and Bert Fullenwider, of Indianapolis, are wearing the pink and lavender of the Phi Kappa Psi. Bevis, Pape and Eckley, of McLeansboro, 111., are pledged to Kappa Sigma. Robert E. Frank. Paris, Ky„ was initiated by same fraternity Saturday evening. The pledged men of Beta Theta Pi are Mclntosh, Pickins, Wishard, Elliot, all of Indianapolis, and Puett, of Rockville. Phi Delta Theta has pledged M. E. Foley, Wingate, Ind.; Horace Mlsenhelder, Palestine, 111., and Bruce Shields, Rockford. Pledged to Phi Gamma Delta are Van Der Vogan, Newton, Ind, and Frank Scott, Columbia City, Ind. Fred Kendall, of Indianapolis, will go to Delta Tau Delta. On Friday evening Indiana Gamma of Phi Kappa Psi entertained its friends at cards and dancing. This was the chapter's initial dance of the season and the guests report a delightful evening. On the same evening the Phi Gamma Deltas and their lady friends danced. Football enthusiasm is at a low ebb. but there will be a sophomore*-freshman game. As these classes probably have the best material in college, the two lines would about represent the strength of Wabash on the gridiron this fall. The senior class has elected as its president Francis W. Chrisney, of Chrisney, Ind.; as vita president) Frank H. Given, Paxton. 111., and as treasurer, Howard Sidener, Crawfordsville, Ind. Mr. Ed. Olive has returned to Harvard, where he becomes an assistant of Professor Goodale in botany. Carl Reed and Baird Saltgaber have returned from Europe, a good part of which they saw on their wheels. Reed received a broken collar bone from a fall.

The New Term at Franklin College. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN, Ind., Sept. 26.—With this week hard work begins for the students of Franklin College. The past two or three days have given all a chance to get lpcated and mako acquaintances. The expectations of the college authorities have been more than realized in the matter of attendance, especially in the number of new students. There is but one change in the faculty this year. Rev. E. S. Gardner, a man of excellent reputation, succeeds W. E. Henry, who resigned the chair of English to become state librarian. The societies have elected officers for the coming year. The Webster officials are: Elmer Hughes, president; Enda Watson, v'ce president; Lulu Calvert, critic; Carl Finch J. H. Hart and Mary Springer, consuls; C. M. Philins, censor; Mollie Burns and Grace Millikiri. secretaries; Austa Morgan, musical director; W. S. Wrapp, chaplain. and Charies Overman, warden. The Fericlesian officers are: C’y Andrews, president; Alice Cope, vice president; Erschell Sellers, secretary; Robert McAlpin. treasurer; O. J. Demaree, prosecutor; Adda Myrick and E. F. Daugherty, critics; A. F. Rlsner, secretary; John George, chaplain, and A. F. Harlow, warden. A debating club is one of the new college organizations. The stockholders of the new Athletic Park Association will meet on Tuesday evening and complete the arrangements for the new park. INDIANA OBITUARY. Train Dispatcher Fred O’Connor Died of a Broken Heart. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, Ind., Sept. 26.—This afternoon, tho funeral of Fred O’Connor was held at First Presbyterian Church, this city, Rev. J. B. Fleming officiating. Mr. O’Connor was train dispatcher on the Fort Wayne road during the world’s fair and through a mistake of his the terrible wreck at Colehour. on the state line, in which a dozen passengers were killed, occurred. He walked out of the dispatcher’s office, and tin* first news received of him was his death announcement in New Mexico, where it is given out lie died from a broken heart over his mistake. The Fort Wayne road ran a spocial train from Fort Wayne and Chicago to-day to attend his funeral. Dr. J. U. Irons. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, Ind., Sept. 26.—Last night Dr. J. W. Irons died at the residence of Charles W. McGill, at Hebron, aged sixty years. Dr. Irons was one of the most prominent physicians of northern Indiana and lived at Logan sport and Rochester for a number of years. Other Dentils In the State. RICHMOND. Ind., Sept. 26.—Mrs. Hannah Kirby, aged seventy, died last evening from apoplexy, with which she was stricken a few days ago. Mrs. Kirby had resided here all her life. She was the mother of Mrs. James M. Morris. Jethro Dennis, aged about sixty, died this morning, after a short illness. For a number of years he had been engaged in the grocery business. A wife and family survive him. KOKOMO, Ind., Sept. 26. Samuel S. Crume. the oldest resident of Ervin township. died to-day, aged ninety years. He was justice of the peace In that township for twenty years. Montpelier Steel Work* Inspected. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MONTPELIER, lnd„ Sept. 26.—Yesterday was a great day for Montpelier, the big plant of the National Steel Castings Company being thrown open to the public. Over five hundred people saw a twenty-tori heat of steel taken cut and molded. The mills have been in operation for nearly a month, but Saturday was the first time the public has been given a chance to inspect the ttume. There is much rejoicing here over the new Industry. It will give employment to three hundred men when running full capacity. The construction of the mills be-

gan two years ago. but the original company went down in the panic. Another firm took hold, but its career was also stormy, and a receiver was appointed. The mills were sold a short time ago to Charles S. Bash, of Fort Wayne, and Sinclair & Morrison. Lima, 0., boiler manufacturers; Burt Whitely. of the Muncie malleable iron works; Jay Hindraan, of Hartford City; C. F. Springer, of Chicago, and Messrs. Sandagen and Troy, of Alliance. O. These men at once organizes! the National Steel Castings Company, and now have the plant on a fair basis. Enough orders for a year's work have already been received. A sample of ties steel made here was sent East a few days ago, with seven others, and was awarded first prize. All kinds of castings will be made, but car couplers will be the specialty. ••lied*’ Cody Attempt* Suicide. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Sept. 26 Thomas, alias Red Cody, one of the smoothest diamond thieves and all-round crooks in the country, was released from the Indiana Reformatory yesterday by expiration of sentence and was at once rearrested by Detective Schnucks, of Cincinnati, on a charge of robbing the store of Anton Wahl, of that city, three years ago. He did not want to return with the officer, and demanded to see the requisition papers. Although Governor Mount had signed them they had not arrived, and Cody was placed in the county jail to await their arrival. This morning he asked Deputy Sheriff Mayer for a razor to shave himself. The instrument which is kept for that purpose was given him, and in two minutes’ time he had cut three gashes in his throat. A physician was called, who dressed the wounds and pronounced them not serious. The razor was rather dull, and it is thought that Cody's courage failed him after making a couple of wounds. He is about forty years of age, and has spent half of his life in various prisons. He lias served three terms in the prison here, and also served terms at Joilet, Stillwater, Columbus and Waupon, Wis. Cody will be taken to Cincinnati to-morrow morning. Cliurch New* from Richmond. Special to the Indlanaitolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind.. Sept. 26.—The religious services of the Yearly Meeting of Hicksite Friends were attended to-day by an audiance that completely tilled the large building. Services were held in the morning and this afternoon. Among the number of people w'ho spoke were the following from outside the city; Aaron M. Powell, New Jersey; Mrs. Synesdedt, Cincinnati, a Norwegian missionary; Rebecca Marritt, Plainfield, O.; Matilda Underwood, Harveysburg, O.; Joseph Schoiield, Knoxville, Tenn., and Davis Furnas, Waynesville, O. Sunday-school rally day was observed by the Protestant churches of this city today. At the Christian Church Endeavor services were combined w T ith the rally exercises and "forefathers’ day,” in honor of the* birthday of Alexander Campbell, founder of the church. The sermon was preached by Rev. Henry R. Pritchard, of Indianapolis, who also preached in the evening. To-morrow evening the church will begin revival services, to last several weeks, the pastor, Rev. C. H. De Voe, to be assisted by Rev. W. G. Smith, of New Castle. Grace M. E. Church to-day put into use forty individual communion cups. This is the lirst church to adopt them here. Hutton's Shortage Under Investigation Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 26.—Tomorrow morning the county commissioners will be in session to hear the report of the experts concerning the shortage in the accounts of ex-County Treasurer John C. Hutton, now a city councilman. The Attorneys for Mr. Hutton, it is said, claim that Hutton will not accept the report as binding on him, but will stand a lawsuit. It is given out that the shortage in the ditch and drain fund will be given as far in excess of the amount at first claimed. There is much speculation over the fact Mr. Hutton has advertised a sale of his personal property. Mr. Hutton claims he does not owe the county anything.

Seymour's Street Fair. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SEYMOUR, Ind., Sept. 26.—The Police Board will to-morrow morning put on twenty policemen to serve during the street fair in addition to the regular force. At midnight the work of decorating the booths and completing the stages will be resumed so as to have everything in readiness for the opening. Six blocks of brick streets are occupied with stages and booths, the latter being built along the sidewalks. Mayor Balsley will instruct the officers in the morning to arrest all suspicious cnaracters and to allow no gambling within the city limits. Besides the police a number cf detectives will be here to look after the fakirs and surething gamblers. Minister* Against Football. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, Ind., Sept. 26.—The different ministers of this city to-day denounced football and asked their congregations to assist in preventing the game from being played in this city. This step was taken on account of Thomas Polk, a member of the high school football team, being injured yesterday in a game. The preachers asked that parents see to it that their sons be prevented from taking any part in such sport, which w r as pronounced brutal and barbarous. Football will be played, just the same. Sermons for Veterans. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, Ind., Sept. 26.—The three days’ session of the annual reunion of the Porter-Lake County Veterans’ Association closed to-day. This morning special patriotic sermons were preached in all the churches, which were attended by the old veterans, and this afternoon union services were held in Memorial Hall. All of the ministers of the city and the church choirs participated. To-night the different ministers preached appropriate sermons. Stabbed Eight Time*. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BLOOMFIELD, Ind., Sept. 26.—Last night John Calvert, aged twenty-eight, inflicted eight knife wounds upon Willard Van Slyke, aged thirty. The cutting occurred in Kidd’s saloon, where the two men w’ere drinking together. There had been some trouble between the men before, and when they met Calvert proceeded to cut his victim. Van Slyke's injuries are pronounced serious. Calvert was arrested at 2 o’clock this morning. Two Tramp* Shot. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY. Ind., Sept. 26.-Two tramps giving their names as John Eagen, of Ontario, Canada, and George King, of Detroit, Mich., were fired on from ambush last night on the South Side, and Eagen was mortally wounded. King received a charge of shot in the shoulder and is not seriously hurt. Their assailant is not known and the cause for the assault is a mystery. Gen. Lew Wallace Spoke. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Sept. 26.—The annual reunion of the veterans of Ripley township was held yesterday at the country home of Jackson McCormick. Gen. Lew Wallace was present., and on behalf of the veterans presented Mrs. McCormick a flag, and Dr. H. R. Tucker, of Noblesville, made a stirring address. Burn* After New Men. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. * ELWOOD, Ind., Sept. 26.—Simon Burns, president of the National Association of Window-glass Workers, who has been in Elwood the past month, is now in Chicago, having gone there to secure cutters and ttatteners from tiie large wtndow-glqss jobbing houses to work in Indiana window-glass factories. Indiana Note*. Elwood's handsome new library will be thrown open this morning, with over nine hundred volumes on the shelves. Orestes, in Madison county, is enjoying a beom. Arrangements are now being made for telephone and electric light service. Thomas diaries, of Wabash, killed one of his chickens Saturday, and. cutting open Its craw, found a four-penny nail which the fowl had swallowed. The nail was considerably worn down by the action of the gravel, and >Mr. Charles thinks would have disappeared in time. Nicaragua a Revolution Dead. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, via Galveston., T< x., S pt. 26.—President Zelaya unri the goverimn nt troops are returning to Managua. where the latter will bo paid off and disbanded. The President’s prompt and aggressive efforts have brought the revolution to an unexpectedly early termination. Many captured rebels are arriving in chains and will be imprisoned. Adequate detachments of soldiers remained at the various towns in the districts affected by the revolution to enforce the penalties against the rebels. Congress will adjourn on the HtU to reassemble in January next.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1897.

AN EPIDEMIC OF DUELS * EXPECTED TO FOLLOW TIIE MEETING OF BADENI AND DR. WOLFF. * I.nte*t Report on the Kaiser'* Black Eye Show* He AVa* Knocked Down for Vilifying; a Woman. LONDON, Sept. 27. The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Mail says this morning: “The duel between Count Badeni, the Austrian premier, and Dr. Wolff, the German Nationalist leader, has caused the wildest sensation. It arose out of the riotous scenes at the opening of the Reichsrath, when Count Badeni, with arms crossed and head on his breast, listened, unmoved by the clamor and gesticulations of the German party. His attitude was most irritating. The whole Left formed a threatening group around him, conspicuous among them being the great, lean face of Wolff, as he pressed forward and thrust his fist into Count Badeni’s face, saying: ‘lf this is your policy it is miserable chicanery.’ "Some declare that Wolff called him a ‘Polish p’g.’ He was pulled back by his colleagues, but continued uttering menaces. "Early on Friday Count Badeni sent his seconds to Dr. Wolff, who accepted the challenge. The premier sent a telegram to the Emperor asking permission to fight the duel, and at the same time tendering his resignation. In reply he received not only permission to fight, but also the imperial approval. Count Badeni then made his will, after which he spent the evening it the Jockey Club and a pleasure resort. His wife and family knew r nothing about the affair until the duel was over. "The combatants met at the Military Riding School. Count Badeni’s seconds were Marshal Count Uexkull-Gyllenband, commanding the Vienna garrison, and Colonel Resell, a former adjutant of the Emperor. Dr. Wolff’s seconds were two German deputies. The conditions of the duel were three shots at twenty-live paces. At the first discharge the premier's ball struck the ground fifteen paces from his antagonist. The latter’s ball struck Count Badeni in the right arm. He staggered back to his chair and was then taken home, where the bullet was extracted. "There are no symptoms of fever, and Count Badeni is conducting affairs as usual. It is thought that, as the premier has set the example, with the Emperor’s approval, there will be a serious epidemic of dueling. The Arbeiter Zeitung points out that Count Badeni is liable to imprisonment from one to five years.” Dr. Wolff fought a duel with swords on May 8 last with Herr Horiea, a Czech member of the Unterhaus. This encounter grew out of the violent scenes which occurred in the House between the Germans and the Czechs, in which personalities were freely indulged in. Count Badeni was formerly Governor of Galicia, is a young and able Pole and was very little known, even in Austria, until he was unexpectedly called on to form a Cabinet in September, 1895, when he assumed the duties of president of the Council of Ministers and minister of the interior. His nobility only dates back to his father. His mother’s brother, a Count Mier, married the famous German actress, Anna Wierer, who eventually left-her large fortune to her two nephews, Count Casimir Badeni, the present premier of Austria, and to his younger brother.

THE KAISER’S BLACK EYE. He Insulted a Young Officer’* Mother and AVa* Knocked Down. BERLIN, Sept. 26.—1 tis a piece of personal gossip, rather than serious affairs of state, which is most discussed just now in circles usually Interested in International politics. Ever since the German Emperor received a mysterious black eye during his summer yachting cruise, a variety of stories have been afloat about the circumstances of the so-called accident. It has been known in well informed circles, ever since the week following, that the death of Lieutenant Von Hahnke, shortly after the incident, was a direct sequel to the affair. He unquestionably committed suicide, despite the semi-official assertion that he had been killed by accident. The first version circulated was that he was technically responsible for the mishap which made it possible for the disloyal block to swing from aloft to floor the imperial master of the yacht. The Emperor had denounced him before the crew, naturally in unmeasured language. The young officer had taken the disgrace so much to heart that he rode off on his bicycle the next day and killed himself. But another more serious version of the affair is now accepted as truth by persons in Berlin and elsewhere, whose s;ources of information are of the best. One of the Kaiser’s peculiarities is a certain contempt for women which he often makes no attempt to conceal, and even seems rather proud of his disparagement of women as an inferior race. This has been the cause of more than one unpleasant incident. The Emperor was iu an unusually supercilious mood the day of this accident. He was talking to a group of officers on the deck of the yacht, among them Hahnke, who was a son of General Von Hahnke, one of the most prominent officers in the German army. The Emperor, without the slightest regard for the young man’s feelings, possiblv forgetting his presence, made a brutal remark about his mother, the wife of the general. The young man was terribly incensed, and, without a moment’s hesitation. confronted his sovereign and knocked him down with a terrific blow with his hst in the eye. There was consternation for a time, but details of what happened have not transpired, except that no attempt was made to punish the young officer. It was speedily realized that it would be impossible to deal with him by ordinary legal or military methods without the result that Europe would ring with the scandal, in which every one’s sympathies would be entirely with the chivalrous lieutenant. Nevertheless, his prospects, of course, were ruined, and he soon learned that his father and family would also be involved in the Imperial vengeance. It is not surprising, under the circumstances, t.hat he decided to take his life, as he undoubtedly did do. This sensational story would, of course, be denied if attempts were made to substantiate it in the highest quarters. It is accepted., however, with full credence by those who have means of knowing the facts, and, considering the many minor points of confirmation which are current, there is a strong probability it is substantially true. armistice of tavo days. Rebellious Tribesmen Expected to Submit Afler Repeated Repulses. SIMLA. Sept. 26.—The operations against the Mahmonds are proceeding satisfactorily. General Westmacott has completely demolished the headquarters of the Haddah Mullah in the village of Jarobi, blowing up all the fortifications. While this was being done a body of Sepoys was caught in ambush in a defile and sharp fighting ensued, but the Sepoys succeded in retiring with slight loss. General Jeffreys reports that he has arranged an armistice of two days to enable the tribesmen to submit, which they appear anxious to do after the repeated beatings they have received. Spies report’'that the Afridis and Orakzais of the Tirah country, at a council held at Bagh, have decided to resist the British advance. They have sent a message to Gholam Hyder Khan, the Ameer's frontier general, asking him to help them. Advices from Samana dis trict are favorable. The severe defeats suffered by the enemy in their attacks on Fort Lockhart have disheartened the Alihkels and other Orakzais in the Khanki valley. They have sent a message to the commander at Fort Gulistan offering to make terms of submission and promising to surrender all the "loot” and the government rifles. It is believed that they will surrender on any terms. According to a telegram from Peshaw'ur a small body of Afridis were seen Friday night near the mouth of Khyber pass. Three Hussar officers who wore driving from Peshawur to Jamrud were fired at by men hiding in the rocks less than a mile from camp. They had a narrow escape, and their coachman was killed. Jollying Prince Bismarck. LONDON. Sept. 27.—The Berlin correspondent of the Times says: “Prince Henry of Prussia. Dr. Miquel, vice president of the council of ministers, Baron Von Thielmann. secretary of the imperial treasury, and Baron Von Koeller, governor of Schleswig-Holstein, were present at the launching of the new' cruiser Fuerst Bismarck at Kiel Suturday; and In the evening Admiral Von Tlerpttz accompanied the Blamareklans to Frtedrichsruhe, where they were the guests of Prince Bismarck at dinner. The prince was in excellent health and spirits and conversed with great

animation with Admiral A'on Tierpitz. who sal opposite him. The admiral brought as a present to his host a twelve-foot model of the new cruiser, which the prince, after inspecting with interest, assigned to a place of honor in his study. Great efforts are evidently making to win Bismarck and his family to an interest on behalf of the navy, since it is said that Admiral Von Tierpitz visited Count Herbert Bismarck at Schonhausen last week.” Greeks AA'ant to Renew the War. ATHENS, Sept. 26.—A large meeting was held this afternoon in Concord square, where a resolution was adopted calling on King George and the Cabinet to renew the war with Turkey rather than accept the terms of peace offered by the peace conference. Most of the addresses were bellicose, one speaker making a violent attack on the King and Crowm Prince Constantine. The police endeavored to arrest him, but he escaped with the assistance of the crowd. The most influential section of the press continues peaceful in tone. French Protest Against Free Silver. PARIS, Sept. 26.—The Journal des Debats contains an article to-day from the pen of M. Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, protesting against the proposal of the free coinage of silver in the French mints, wffiich, he declared, would “compromise the commerce, credit and political power of France.” The Daily Mail Laugh*. LONDON, Sept. 27.—The Daily Mail laughs at the report of the Canadian expedition in Hudson bay hoisting the British flag over Baffin Land to get ahead of the Americans, and declares that the territory has long been a British possession. COLLIERIES RESUME TO-DAY. Part of the State Troops to Be AA’ithdraxvn This Week. HAZLETON, Pa., Sept. 26.—Nothing new developed to-day in the strike region and the day passed quietly. All the collieries will resume to-morrow, some for the full week, others for part of the week. General Gobin and his staff rode to Audenried this afternoon and this evening the Ninth Regiment gave a dress parade. It is announced at headquarters that the Fourth Regiment is to be withdrawn on Tuesday. The Fourth is stationed at Drifton. A conference will be held to-morrow r to decide on the withdrawal of other troops. The failure of the coroner's jury to arrive at a verdict is variously commented on. Another meeting of the jury is to be held to-morrow evening, when it is expected a verdict will be rendered. A meting of miners was held at Freeland to-day, at which several prominent labor leaders, includintr General Organizer Fahey, of the United Mine Workers, were present. The meeting was held behind closed doors and nothing was given out. It is known, however, that the miners are being more thoroughly organized, so that in the event of another strike they will have a leader and organization. A gang of roughs broke into ’Squire Robinson’s office at Audenried and demolished considerable furniture. Later, the residence of Mine Superintendent Homer Jones was stoned. Robinson refused to issue a warrant for Foreman Jones’s arrest several weeks ago, and this is supposed to be the cause of the raid made on his office. Organizing in the AVest. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 26.—Local labor leaders say twelve organizers of the United Mine Workers of America have been put to work among the coal miners of the territory between the Rocky mountains and, the Mississippi river and will spend the rest of the year In trying to get all of the coal diggers of the territory closely organized for the struggle that will come Jan. 1 if there be not another adjustment of prices by the mine oprators at that time. The leaders profess to believe that by that time all of the miners of the West will be so in harmony that they can be handled. These head workers in that organization are of the opinion that another struggle will come at that time and the work of getting ready to stop all coal mining will be carefully planned so that it can be done if necessary. Michigan Miscreant Still nt Large. COLDWATER, Mich., Sept. 26.-There are no new developments jn the case of the tramp who yesterday assaulted Mrs. Verne Smith with a stone and shot Edward Robinson, a young farmer, while making his escape. The miscreant is still at large, but it seems certain that he must be captured soon by Sheriff Campbell and the posse of determined men who are on his trail. Mrs. Smith Is recovering from her injuries. She asserts that the man did not criminally assault her. One of the shots from the tramp s revolver struck young Robinson Just above the heart, and his recovery is improoable.

Edward Hill’* Body Found. CHICAGO, Sept. 26.—The dead body of Edward Hill, of Buffalo, was taken from the Chicago river to-day. There was no mark on the body to indicate violence. It is believed Hill either fell off the dock into the river or tumbled overboard from some boat from Buffalo as it entered the river. Hill w r as a member of a well-known and wealthy family of Buffalo, it is said. Hill was formerly paying teller in the Elliott-square Bank, in Buffalo. He disappeared a week ago with $2,000 of the bank’s money. Half of this amount Hill subsequently returned to the yank, and his brother made good the rest. The bank authorities had not asked for his arrest, as they had suffered no loss. Matricide and Suicide. MANISTIQUE, Mich., Sept. 26. Victor Anderson, of Whitedale, committed suicide after murdering his aged mother by tiring four shots into her heart. It was a premeditated murder, as evidenced by a letter left, in which Anderson says that life became a burden to him, and, with his mother, would leave this world. Anderson was a prominent farmer at Whitedale. Approval of the Bible. Chicago Post. In conjunction with a great many persons who have the study of good literature at heart we are delighted to learn from Rev. D. L. Moody that he has a plan by which he hopes to induce Chicago to read and study the Bible. What that plan is we have not yet gathered, but we have unlimited confidence in Mr. Moody and are usually safe in trusting to his tactics. Perusal of the Bible—always skipping the genealogical reports and an occasional lamentation of a pessimistic prophet—is one of the most delightful excursions into literature, and has been warmly recommended by persons of the highest literary distinction. In his “Prayers and Meditations” Dr. Johnson set forth with great regularity two laudable intentions: “I purpose to rise hereafter at 8 o’clock” and “I intend to read the Bible through this year.” Such is the weakness of man that the good sage never did succeed in rising at 8 o'clock, and w*as six-ty-three years of age before he thanked the Lord that he had finished his Bible in a single year and was much uplifted thereby. We believe with many pious teachers that the Bible should be read in certain parts only by persons of advanced years, and that various chapters should be kept from very voung women and children, and we presume that Brother Moody will take this position, but on the whole, with here and there an expurgation, it may be commended to general perusal with an assurance of great benefits. We look for much resultant good from Brother Moody's scheme, and hope to hear of an immediate increase of Pible sales in the Chicago report_ to the Bookman. Examination* in English. Philadelphia Times. In a recent statement issued by Mr. Jones, the inspector of literature In the University of New York there are some curious reflections as to the diversity in examinations in the study of English in college curriculurns. At Harvard, he says, the chief tequirement Is “to write English.” which is certainly one of the simplest things to test by an examination. At Cornell the candidate is required to write a composition "based upon a literary model,” such as a 150-word digest of "Comus.” At the University of Pennsylvania the applicant is asked to parse and to point out “the lesson” of “Comus.” and to name the characters in “The Merchant of Venice,” telling also in which act and scene the chief characters appear together, and why they do not appear in any other scene. At Trinity the professor contents himself with setting a list of hard words for the new freshmen to pronounce, and at Rochester, after giving the etymology of certain words, the candidate is requested to discuss this novel and startling proposition: “As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.’’ if he emerges from this struggle, he is asked to tell how old Macaulay was when he wrote the essay on “Milton.” The University of Indiana goes deep into literary art. and asks its freshmen to explain “foreshadowing,” “local color.” “dramatic suspense,” etc., and to discuss the need of a fifth act in “The Merchant of Venice.’’ At the University of Chicago the candidate is obliged to correct grammatical errors; at Cornell he may be asked to name the members of the Spectator Club. At Wesleyan he Is obliged to decide whether he thinks Rosalind “overbold and unwomanly in her talk with Orlando,” a topic which, as Mr. Jones observes, “would certainly enliven English recitations of a secondary school.

TARGET PRACTICE AT SEA * MR. ROOSEVELT’S EXPERIENCE ON BOARD THE BATTLE SHIP lOWA. An Interetlnsr and Graphic Narrative ot How a Battle Ship Goes Into Action Against an Enemy. Washington Letter In New York Sun. The most interesting feature of Assistant Secretary Roosevelt’s recent inspection of the North Atlantic squadron was his visit to the battle ship lowa during target practice. No vessel of the United States is equal to the lowa in size and formidability. She is larger than the sister ships Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon, two of which were in the spuadron, and greatly outclasses the second-class battle ships Maine and Texas.w'hich were also among the seven vessels under rear Admiral Sicard. Tt was because of her -Superiority over all other American men-of-war that Mr, Roosevelt selected the lowa to furnish an exhibition for his benefit, as assistant secretary of the navy, of how a battle ship goes into action against an enemy. Target practice is the nearest approach to actual marine warfare that can be given in time of peace. It lacks only the presence of an opponent, the damage from hostile guns, the possibility of defeat, the execution among officers and men, and the intense excitement attending such an engagement. Other conditions are the same. Some degree of the excitement may be included in the description of the peaceful method, a thing Mr. Roosevelt and the members of his party, one of whom was a Sun reporter, realized before they had been on the lowa very long. A clear sky, the absence of wind and a smooth sea made the conditions for target practice ideal. Signals from the flagship New York told Captain Sampson, of the lowa, that the assistant secretary would board his ship as soon as he had finished luncheon on the dispatch boat Dolphin, and that Mr. Roosevelt wanted to see how w r ell the gunners of the battle ship could put a fanciful enemy out of service. Os course, the signals did not say this in so many wigwags or flag symbols, 'but Captain Sampson understood that that w r as what was intended, and proceeded to make his preparations accordingly. Two whaleboats were detailed to place the target in position. They were pulled out a distance of 2,500 yards from the iow r a with the target in tow, and, after turning it adrift, proceeded to take their positions. The target and the two whaleboats marked the three corners of a triangle. A straight line between the two whaleboats was the lowa’s course. From the decks of the battle ship the target could be plainly seen without the aid of glasses, a mere speck slowly wabbling in the gentle roll of the sea, it was live feet above the water. It consisted of a wooden framework, oh w r hich strips of canvas were stretched, a diminutive makeshift of a hostile vessel, and not fairly representing the ponderous bulk of a modern armorclad. UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS. To make the condidons more unfair to the lowa, her officers and men had not indulged in target practice before. The guns had been fired at her final inspection, but not at a floating mark. Few on board were familiar with discharging such heavy ordinance. Target trials on the lowa have been limited to what is known as the subcalibre practice. This consists in sighting a big gun at a target several hundred yards away and firing a small arm rifle clamped in the center of the more formidable piece. The rifle, bullet follows the aim of the gunner, and his ability to sight a big gun is tested by how near the projectile comes to the mark. Subcalibre practice is valuable, but it has its disadvantage in comparison with the use of heavy ordnance, from the necessity of shortening the distance between ship and target to suit the carrying range of small arms. Therefore, the gun crews of the low'a were not thoroughly prepared to make a good showing for the benefit of the representative of the Navy Department. They did make a good showing, however, and Mr. Roosevelt w r as de-

lighted. The targets had been placed and the decks cleared when Mr. Roosevelt came aboard, accompanied by Commodore Bronson, who was with the secretary in an unofficial capacity; Lieutenant Sharp, Mr. Roosevelt’s aid, and others of the assistant secretary’s party. Everything liable* to be damaged by concussion had been removed to a place of greater security. Side rails were taken down to give free swing to the guns. Hatch combings were stowed away and the heavy steel battle plates screwed in their places. Doors were left ajar, window sashes lowered, breakable articles taken from insecure shelves. The glass doors of the cabinet in which the silver service presented to the ship by the State of lowa was kept were unlatched and allowed to swing free to the ends of pieces of twine. Small boats on the main deck were stowed in the best places obtainable for impedimenta of their bulk. In actual battle the captain of a ship goes into the protective conning tower and watches the progress of the engagement through narrow slits in the steel sides of his shtlt* r. On the occasion of Mr. Roosevelt’s visit Captain Sampson took position on the bridge with Lieutenant Commander Rodgers, the lowa's executive officer. Captain Sampson is always calm and dignified. He looked the ideal naval commander as he stood on the bridge waiting for the practice to begin. Lieutenant Commander Rodgers, with a speaking trumpet slung over his shoulders, was here, there and everywhere, giving orders that mystified the visiting laymen. A terrific ringing of a gong was the signal for a scene of activity. Officers took their regular places with alacrity, while the bluejackets and marines scampered to the positions to which they had been assigned. The officers who had charge of the turrets appeared in working clothes, canvas jumpers, old trousers and caps that had seen better days. Theirs was dirty work, and regulation uniforms cost money. It was close quarters inside the turrets. The day was warm and hardly any air was stirring. The men who worked the turret guns—the twelve-inch and eight-inch rifles —had little room to move about. Every time a gun was fired the men in that particular turret were nearly suffocated with smoke and the fumes of powder. THE DOCTOR’S PREPARATIONS. The head surgeon on a war vessel is known among officers and men as the ‘’bull doctor.” The preparations the “bull doctor” made assisted the imagination in its tendency towards the ic#a that actual hostilities were imminent. Down in the sick bay he had cots arranged, surgical instruments laid out and bandages prepared. The jolly assistant surgeon helped to make things more warlike by dressing the arm of a sailor who had been injured through becoming entangled in an entirely peuceaole anchor chain. “Dockey,” called out a young officer to the assistant, “give me some cotton, will you? Those damned twelve-inch fellows will split my ears.” So Dockey ran his hand down in his trousers pocket and pulled out a wad of raw cotton. His uniform was streaked with shreds of the fluffy stuff. The members of Mr. Roosevelt’s party w'ere his principal patrons. Everybody on board the battle ship had his duty to perform. The little Japanese servants of the various messes were not exempted. They were assigned to the powder division. This was a sinecure job. and the little fellows propped themselves in comfortable places or lay down on the floor to wait until the firing was over. They did not enjoy the practice. On the bridge with Captain Sampson and Executive Officer Rodgers w r ere half a dozen apprentice boys, who acted as messengers. ’Tell Mr. Tarbox to get ready,” Mr. Rodgers would say to a boy. “Hurry, now, hurry,” and off the youngster would skip, assisted by a gentle push from the executive officer. A cadet midshipman, who hoped to be an ensign in a year or two, stood on the bridge holding his eyes to a “T” arrangement for telling how 7 near the projectiles came to the target. Beside him w r as a yeoman, pencil and pad in hand, ready to jot down the information called out by the cadet. Other cadets were in the cubbyhole off the bridge, examining the diagram of the ship's course with reference to the target, it was their business to keep track of the distance of the low.i from the target. As they called off the number of yards, ranging from 1,600 to 2,500, the figure was repeated from the bridge and from stem to stern by w 7 ord of mouth for the benefit of the gunners. A toot from the steam whistle and a bugle blast told the gunners of the main battery to commence firing. The lowa was then moving along at a fair rate on a line between the two guide boats, with the target to the starboard. “Two thousand yards," cried one of the cadets over the diagram. "TTwo thousand yards,” repeated the ex-

ecutive officer, and the word went along the ship to the officer In charge of one of the eight-inch straboard turrets. A flash of fire, a cloud of smoke, and then a thunderous report marked the explosion. The great floating fortress quivered and shook. “Open your mouth, stand on your toes, and let your frame hang loosely,” had been the injunction of the assistant surgeon to the apprehensive landsmen who had accompanied the assistant secretary, when they plugged their ears with raw cotton and asked how the concussion from the big guns affected people. Some of them had been standing agape for half an hour, and endeavoring to execute a tiptoe balance on land legs. All of them said afterward that it was not nearly so bad as they expected. Waiting for anew experience of an exciting character caused them greater alarm than the actual happening. All eyes were on the target as lire smoke cleared away. Fifty yards or so in front of it a column of spray went up as the shell exploded, and then far to the right another upshoot of white water showed how the shot had ricochetted. “Oh.” hell,” cried a jackey. unable to repress himself. But it was the first shot fired from the low-a and should not have been criticised. The gunners had not quite got the hang of the thing. The cadet in the house off the bridge kept calling the distances as the lowa steamed along her course. Another flash and puff and quiver, and the second shell started on its journey. It fell slightly to one side of the target. There was the same white column of spray, and two ricochets. “One point to the right,” called the cadet with the “T.” and the yeoman hastily jotted it down. “It would have gone smack into her hull,” said somebody on the bridge. The firing began to be brisk after that. Shot after shot went toward the target. Some fell in front, some to the side, and one or two went over. The shooting w*as so good that it was hard to believe that the lowa had not tried her guns at a target before. The Roosevelt party began to enjoy themselves. They forgot to keep their mouths open and to stand on their toes. “Cease firing,” sounded from the bugle as the lowa came about in a big circle to retrace her course and to give the guns on the other side a chance. Officers and men popped out of the turrets to get a breath of fresh air. They were grimy and sweaty. People who have seen naval officers in inauguration day and Grant monument parades, or at hops, or pursuing the even tenor of their ways on shipboard, would not have recognized in these powderstained warriors the dapper young fellows of gold braid and dangling sw’ords. EFFECT OF THE BIG GUNS. Another round of firing from the tw'elveinch and eight-inch guns was given on the second trip of the lowa along her marked course. The twelve-inch thunderers shook up the battle ship considerably, put a whaleboat out of commission, sprung locks, shattered electric light globes and glass skylights, and knocked a few doors off their hinges. The whaleboat was lying near one of the guns and got the full effect of the concussion. The doors which suffered had been carefully closed by thoughtful but inexperienced persons. Two members of Mr. Roosevelt’s party will aiw’ays remember those twelve-inch rifles. They were watching an eight-inch turret which was being turned to bring the protruding guns on the target. From their position on the bridge they had a good view, but, wanting a better one, they became ventuiesome and walked to the end of the bridge. Just then one of the twelve-inch guns in the forward turret, ten yards away, w T as tired. Its effect on the tw r o landsmen was peculiar. They were lifted off their feet straight into the air almost to the top of the bridge railing. When they alighted each was wildly clasping the other to preserve his balance. Then they went to see the assistant doctor, who prescribed and furnished a liniment for internal use. Dow r n in the bowels of the ship the chief engineer and his assistants were at work operating the machinery. It was a very hot clay there, so hot that the brass hand rails of the ladders leading to the engine room burned the flesh. A cadet engineer, minus a coat and waist coat, and with his cravat hung loosely about his uncollared neck, .stood at his post, very grimy and perspiring, but looked every inch an officer and a gentleman. The handling rooms beneath the turrets where the powder charges are received from the magazines and sent to the gunners in cylinders raised and lowered by steam, were full of activity. Threefourths of the regulation charge was being used. The boys in the magazine handed out canvas bags, each holding more tnan a hundred pounds of powder, and these were placed in the cylinders and hoisted above. A speaking tube connected each turret wnth a handling room. Three hundred and twenty pounds of powder composed the reduced charge used in the twelve-inch guns. The charge was in three bags, one of which was placed in each of the three cylinders of the hoisting arrangement.

"Hurry up that powder,” came in muffled tones through the speaking tube from the officer in charge of the turret. “Oy, Oy, sur-r.” was the response from the man in charge of the handling room. The little truck w 7 hich held the cylinders was run quickly around on a circular track, the bags of powder kicked into their receptacles, and up went the cylinders with a rattling >f chains and a creaking of wheels. A few minutes later a rush of air into the handling room and a peculiar far-away crackling told that the big gun above had been fired. The lowa steamed up and down between the two whaleboats several times, while the mn in the turrets fired at the target. An odd sound was made by the shells as they flew 7 through space. When the report died away those on the ship heard a noise like the "woo-oo” of a heavy w 7 ind. and this suddenly ceased, to be followed by an entirely different sound, resembling for all the' world the far-away rumbling of a train of ears over a bridge. When all the twelve-inch and eight-inch guns had been fired the six-pounder rapidfire rifles of the second battery were tried. These little barkers gave a report sharp and unpleasant to the ear. The crews in charge of them did some excellent work both in accuracy and rapidity. Three or four men were assigned to each gun. Some of the guns did not work well. Some of the men in charge who w T anted to make a good showing showed a disposition to be profane. A firing pin broke off in one of the six-pounders, and the man in charge of the piece exhibited his disappointment with a heated disregard for regulations. He threw his cap on the deck, stamped his feet and gave vent to some language that made him feel better. “How’d I score, Jimmy?’’ asked the captain of a gun of one of his assistants. Jimmy watched the shot as it fell, a considerable distance beyond the target. “Aw. fell.” he responded, with deep contempt in his tone. Then he spat on the deck to emphasize his disgust. At Mr. Roosevelt’s suggestion a test of rapidity in firing w 7 as made with'one of the guns. It was worth while seeing the quickness and dexterity of the sturdy young negro who put the shells in the breech. The gun crew made a record of twenty shots in thirty seconds. Executive Officer Rodgers seemed to be watching every gun. “Jones.” he would call to a gun captain, “very good, Jones.” “Thankee, sur-r,” Jones w 7 ould say. touching his cap and smiling broadly. When the practice w r as over Mr. Roosevelt and the members of his party took the cotton plugs from their ears and inspected the ship. When they returned to the Dolphin they expressed the opinion that target practice by a big battle ship was a very interesting thing, but that one experience would last a long time. TIKH lILE AT ST. JOSEPH. Fears that the Missouri Itiver Will Change Its Course. St. Louis Republic. Citizens of St. Joseph, Mo., are alarmed lest the river leave its present banks and seek another bed two miles away and leave the city high and dry. Recent encroachment at Elwood bend, a few miles up the river, ha 9 occasioned the present excitement. and a committee of leading citizens of St. Joseph yesterday visited the office of the Missouri River Commission, at No. 1515 Locust street. There they met with a most distressing condition of affairs. They were informed by Lit ut. Col. Amos Stickney that there was not one red c-mt in the treasury which could be devoted to the purpose, because all of the $300,000 appropropriation had been allotted to other points. The committee of representative citizens was headed by Congressman Cochran and ex-Mayor Hartwig. They represented that the river was on the verge of leaving its present banks and shifting its course two miles west of the city. Unless the threatened danger was averted at once it was the belief of competent engineers that the city would be left high and dry, with its entire water supply cut off. In ease of a change in the river bed the damage to 9t. Joseph would be incalculable. If the river leaps across the neck of territory where there is a weakness in the banks it will cut off the water supply and materially damage the sewerage system of the city. It was further argued before the oomrn'ssion that a large stock yard, under the course of erection upon the banks of the river, would be irreparably injured. Tho committee represented the commercial. manufacturing and civilian interests of a large and growing metropolis. They went before the commission with their request. hoping to secure some of the appropriation for a point where it would setm that it is badly needed. They urged immediate action, but were Informed the work which they wanted done in the premises was on a larger scale than tin* commission could handle under the present appropriation. They wero consoled with the thought that the matter would be satisfactorily at-

THE OLD WAY Os Treating Dyspepsia anti Indigestion by Dieting n Barbarous and Useless One. We say the old way, but really it is a very common one at present time, and many dyspeptics and physicians as well consider the first step to take in attempting to cure indigesting is to diet, either by selecting certain foods and rejecting others or to greatly diminish the quantity usually taken; in other words, the starvation plan is by many supposed to be the first essential. The almost certain failure of the starvation cure for dyspepsia has been proven time and again, but still the moment dyspepsia makes its appearance a course of dieting is at once advised. All this is radically wrong. It is foolish and unscientific to recommend dieting or starvation to a man suffering from dyspepsia, because indigestion itself starves every organ and every nerve and every fiber in the body. What the dyspeptic w'ants is abundant nutrition, which means plenty of good, wholesome, well-cooked food and something to assist the weak stomach to digest it. This is exactly the purpose for which Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets are adapted, and this is the method by which they cure the worst cases of dyspepsia; In other wordss the patient eats plenty of wholesome food and Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets digest it for him. In this way the system is nourished and the overworked stomach rested, because the tablets will digest the food whether the stomach works or not. One of these tablets will digest 3,c00 grains of meat or eggs. Your druggist will tell you that Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets is the purest and safest remedy sold for stomach troubles, and every trial makes one more friend for this excellent preparation. Sold at 50 cents for full-sized package at ail drug stores. A littlo book on stomach diseases mailed free by addressing Stuart Company, Marshall, Mich. tended to when the next money for the Missouri river improvement was forthcoming. In the meantime Colonel Stiekney promises to scrape some money together and make some slight repairs on the banks at the threatened point. “Os course, there is some danger at the point complained of,” said Colonel Stiekney yesterday, "but I see no cause for any great alarm. There have been some slight breaks at the Elwood bend, but they w’ill be repaired sufficiently to save the city its river until the appropriation comes again, when more extensive work may be accomplished.”

ANNIVERSARY OF EMANCIPATION. How Lincoln Was Brought to the Point of Freeing the Slaves. New York Mail and Express. It was in the closing days of September, 1862, that Abraham Lincoln formally announced that on the Jan. 1 following ho would declare all slaves free in the States then in rebellion against the United States. To Frank B. Carpenter, the artist, Lincoln gave a very interesting account of the man-* nor In which he prepared and submitted to the Cabinet the irnmprtal proclamation. “It had got to be,” he said, “midsummer, 1862. Things had gone on from bad to worse, until 1 felt that we had reached the end of the repe on the plan of operations wo had been pursuing; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics or lose the game. I now determined upon -the adoption of the emancipation policy, and, without consulation with, or the knowledge of the Cabinet, I prepared the original draft of a proclamation; and, after much anxious thought, called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject. This was the last of July or the first part of tho month of August. 1862. This Cabinet meeting took place, I think, upon a Saturday. All were present excepting Mr. Blair, tho postmaster general, who was absent at tho opening of the discussion, but came in subsequently. I said to the Cabinet that I had resolved upon this step, and had not called them together to ask their advice, but to lay the subject matter of a proclamation before them; suggestions as to which would be in order, after they had heard it read. “Various suggestions were offered. Secretary Chase wished the language stronger in reference to the arming of the blacks. Mr. Blair, after he came in. deprecated the policy on the ground that it would cost the administration the fall elections. Nothing, however, was offered that 1 had not already anticipated and settled in my own mind, until Secretary Seward spoke. Said he: ‘Mr. President. I approve of the proclamation. but I question the expediency of its issue at this juncture. The depression of the public mind, consequent upon our repeated reverses, is so greint that I fear the effect of so important a step. It may be viewed as the last measure of an exhausted government —a cry for help; the government stretching forth its hards to Ethiopia, instead of Ethiopia stretching forth her hands to the government.’ His idea was that It would bo considered our ‘last shriek on the retreat. ‘Now*.’ continued Mr. Seward, ‘while I approve the measure. T suggest, sir, that you postpone its issue until you can give it to the country supported by military success, instead of issuing it. as would be the ease now, upon the greatest disasters of tho war.’ . “The wisdom of the secretary of state struck me with very great force, ft vis an aspect of the case that in all my thought upon the subject I had entirely overlooked. The result was that I put the draft of the proclamation aside, as you do your sketch for a picture, waiting for a victory. From time to time T added or changed a line, touching it up here and there, waiting the progress of events. Well, the next news we had was of Pope’s disaster at Bull Run. Things looked darker than ever. Finally name the week of Antletam. 1 determined to- wait no longer. The news came. I think on Wednesday, that the advantage was on our side. I was then staying at the Soldiers’ Home. Here I finished writing the second draft of the preliminary proclamation; came up on Saturday, called tho Cabinet together to hear it. and it was published the following Monday. An incident of the last-mentioned Cabinet meeting not mentioned by Lincoln was related to Mr. Carpenter by Secretary Chase. The President, he said, began by remarking that the time for the annunciation of the emancipation policy could no longer be delayed. Public sentiment, he thought, would sustain it, many of his warmest friends and supporters Remanded it. and he bad promised his God that he would do it. The last part of this was uttered in a low r tone, and appeared to he heard by no one but Mr Chase, who was sitting near him. He asked the President if he eorrectiy understood him. Mr. Lincoln replied: “I made * J* 01 *I™* 1 ™* vow before God that if General Lee were driven back from Pennsylvania I would crown the result bv the declaration of freedom to the slaves.”

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