Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1891 — Page 2

%he Republican. Gao. B. Miwaiu, Publisher. BKNSSKLAKR. • INDIABJ

A correspondent asks. Where I* Joe Coburn, the bld prlze-figh'er now r Could not eayforSut-e. He is dead. Tua fact that the recent colliery explosion in Russia, by which forty-five persons lost their lives, is charged to the lighting of a cigarette in the mine should not be charged to the cigarotte. although this seems the first time on record that the cigarette was ever accused of anything of which it was not guilty. If the same fool had at tempted to light a pipe or cigar undei the same circumstances, the result would have been as disastrous. Gen. Carr is right in saying that the education of the Sioux has been conducted accord! .g to false and profitless methods; and this is true of the whole prevailing system of Indian edu cation. What they need is instructio> of a practical kind that will fit them for farming and other forms of usefu labor, whereas they are now taugh things that are calculated to discourage them from performing manual ser vice of any kind. Nearly half of the Presidents of th* United States were in the Senate before they went to the White House. Unfortunately, however, for the men who are in that body or who are aboul to enter it, nobody has ever yet stepped directly out of it to the White Hou-e. Those Presidents were only Senator elect, like Garfield, or. as was the can* with Jackson, i he two Harrisons, Buch anan and others, they had retirei from the Senate before the Presidential nomination came to them. The only expressions called forth by the death of Prince Baudouin seem V be in tho nature of sympathy for hi uncle and monarch, King Leopold 01 Belgium. The Prince's history is*, conspicuous commonplace; he wa born, lived and died not a princel mortal but a mortal prince. His unclt Leopold is best Remembered through his noble work in the cause of Africa) civilization, and for him there is genuine sympathy. He has been relentlessly pursued by trouble ever since his ac cession to the throne. First his sister. ex-Empress Charlotte of Mexico, became insane; then he lost his only sou afterward his son-in-law met with; horrible death, and later his daughter’? life was endangered by the flre-whicl destroyed his palace at Laeken an* all his art treasure s. Now his nophev and heir dies. Of a truth, uneasy lies the head that wears this crown. —Ml—————S— The resolution adopted bv. tho F.nilish Parliament to restore to the rostei of its members the name of Charle Bradlaugh, says the Indianapolis News b a tardy act of justice. Ten year ago this eminent statesman was refus ed hie seat in Parliament because o his alleged unbelief in religion. Wh« is to define the necessary religious belief for a body composed of Catholic and Protestants, and at one time presided over by a Jew ? Mr. BradlaugL Is on his death bed; for ten years h« has been deprived of his Parliamentary rights; his restoration comes too. late to afford any reparation except that he will be vindicated upon the pages of history. It is gratifying to note, however, this tendency of moden times to rise out of religious intolerance, that distinctive feature of pas' ages, and a far too prominent one even of the present day. A special commiss on to inquire into the want of further burial space it Westminster Abbey reports that then is room inside this, the world’s mo-t precious sanctuary, for some s ventv or eighty more interments. That is to say, there is room for the greatest in England for about another century. The Abbey was dedicated to St. Peter in 1065. Between that time and now there have been more than 8.000 burials within its walls and cloisters.’ T<* account for this brigade of people finding a sort of immortality within such ha'lowed walls, it is noted that in the latter part of the seventh ceutiry. and dur ng all the eighteenth, people crowded in simply because they live.: nbar the Abbey, and becau-e, figuratively speaking, they knew the doorkeeper and were ‘‘deadheaded” in. But there's room in the “Poets’ Corner”—three or four more quiet spots with Dickens, Browning and Macauley for neighbors.

Be Good to Mother.

If you hate a mother be good to her. Bbe is the best friend you have. You may think you have found true friends in others, but you have not. You probably sometimes slight her. Don’t do it. When others have forgotten you, she will continue to mourn for you. There is so much said to young people about the way they should treat their mothers, but wnen they have grown older and have known trouble, they know that all that was said khgood advloa Don’t wait until too late before you take ft.

A GREAT SOLDIER GONE.

SEN. WM. T. SHERMAN PASSES FROM EARTHLY BATTLESPmcefulTy Dies Among Friend* ia Bi* Home fa New York—Cio* ng Seen** nt an Illuetrtoue Car**r—Sk*MihofHi» Lifai Gen. Wm. T. Sherman died at hia home in New York Saturday, Feb. 14 at 1:50 p. m., surrounded by hi* family and many friend*-/ - ' ■ ■ - 1 ■■' ■. All .night long, on the night previous General Sherman wavered between life anddeath, and continued to fight bravely the hopeless battle. Early fn the evening the physician* knew that the end was approaching slowly but surely. The. swelling of the face and neck had disappeared, but with the subsidence of the symptoms of erysipelas came the develop cent of lung trouble complicated with a return of the long standing asthma. Mucous began once more to accumulate in the lungs, and the first sign* of passive pneumonia became apparent. At 11:30 LieutenantsThackera

and Fitch left Gen. Sherman’s residence for the purpose of obtainingznuch required rest. At the time the dying soldier was | awake, but merely to continue breathing required all hiseffortsi Mucous had filled his throat, and the glands evidently still . caused h jm. mu ch pain • .At ffiid nigh tsi sen.. had come to the relief of tho sufferer. At 1 o’clock Saturday morning the Gen- ' eral was still slumbering and there was evidently no change in his condition as far as could be determined by the doctors. The house was closed for the night and quietness reigned. At 3:50 a. m. there was no change in the patient’s condition. General Ewing's son, who hud been at the bedside of the sufferer all night, said at 4:25 that the General’s respiration had considerably Increased, which caused anxiety. With > the exception of heavy breathing at 5:3 J o'clock no change could be discerned. An hour later a decided change for the worse let in and Lieut. Thackera and Dr. Green were summoned from the latter's resiience. Another hour and all the members of General Sherman’s familj* were summon* ed to the sick room. Death seemed near, ind the pallid watchers showed evidences in their faces of great suffering. The unconqured soldier was still a conqueror; he lay suffering and suffering, but refused to tuccumb, and thus was passed the next* tew hours. At 8:25 o'ulock Senator Sher- ' man telegraphed to his family at Washington that his brother was still alive, but only conscious. He was apparently with-' out pain, but his breathing was labored znd his strength diminishing. Gen. Henry W. Slocum has been so lected by Gen. Sherman s family to takcharge of the funeral arrangement*. The ' burial will take place at St. Louis. „

During the forenoon, as the hours passed by, every inquirer who called at the Genseal's house was told that all hope had been abandoned; that his ra'atives and attendants were merely waiting for the end and endeavoring to make his last hours as free from suffering as possible. Among those who called was Cy rus W, Field, who was driven to the house in bls carriage. After he had learned the sad tidings he still lingered around. After Mrs. U. S. Grant drove up, Mrs. Thos. Ewing, Jr., descended the steps from the house to her carriage door and told her of the condition of her husband's old com panion-in-armss Shortly after noon, Secretary Barrett wa' asked if another bulletin was not to be issued. He replied that it had been deter-, mined to issue no more bulletins. At 1:50 o’clock p. m. he came out of the house and told the policeman on guard that the end had come, and that the General bad at last surrendered. Some doubt as to the authenticity of the report was ex* I pressed, but the officer said it was official ! One of the family came out of the house Word was sent to young Mr. Shertnan,who returned the message, and said that he would not be able to give out anything about the death of his father for two hours. From Secretrry Barrett it was learned that General Sherman had remained unconscious to the last, dying with no visible pain. The following official statement of the scenes at the deathbed of Gen, Sherman tt nd the arrangements for the funeral was given out late in the afternoon by Lieuten* ant Fitch: •*Gen. Sherman lay in bed from Friday morning until he died to-day without speakiug a word. He made the attempt to do so several times but was unable toutte 1 * a sound other than a hoarse gasp.* He ap» , parently recognised those about him by a look of the eye. His tongue was swollen and bis jaws were stiff some hours before he died. Signs of death were noticed half an hour before he died, in the icy coldness of the finger tips. This coldness gradually extended to his hands aud arms. He was unconscious for the last two hours he was alivei At the bedside ,wbre his son P. T. Sherman, his daughters Rachel ana Lizzie, Lieutenant and Mrs. Fitch, Lieutenant and Mrs. Thackers, Senator John Sherman, Dr. Alexander and Gen. Thomas Ewing. The two daughters remained hnselmg, one at each aide of the bed, dur»

ing the last boar of the life of their father “No priest or clergyman was present neither were any called. No priest has entered the house since Father Taylor called. The General did not suffer any ' pain for the last two days. All night long he lay in bed with his head high up, but toward morning he worked bis head,lower, until at the last be lay perfectly flat Death * came so quietly that those at the bedside did not realize that the General was deal! until Dr. Alexander said: “All is over?’ Death came with one long sigh. Suffica- ; ion, due to the lungs filling with mucus was the cause.

' A few minutes after reading the press DUiletin the President received a brief telegram from Senator Shermau announce ing his brother s death. He thereupon sent for General Grant, who is acting Secretary of War, and Major Genera] Schofield, and gave instructions for full military honors for the dead soldier and made several suggestions in regard to the character of the general orders announcing General Sherman’s death to the army. He also prepared a message to Congress and issued the following executive order: It is my painful duty to announce to the country that Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman died this day at 1:50 o’clock, presidence in the city of New York. The Secretary of War will cause the highest military honors to be paid to the memory of the distinguished officer. The national flag will be floated at half mast over all public buildings until after the burial and the public business will be B uspended in the executive departments jn the city of Washington and in the city where the interment will take place on the day of the funeral, and in all places where publloexpression is given to the national sori ow during such hours as will enable every officer and employe to participate therein with their fellow citizens. When the President’s message announcing Gen. Sherman’s death was placed before Congress, business was at once suspended and remarks were made eulogistic of the dead soldier. Appropriate resolus tio us were ad opted. Every city and town in the country pays tribute to his memory, and. express sorrow at his demise. The mourning is universal Thousands of telegrams of condolence are being sent in.

I The funeral parade In New York will occur in New York City on the 19th. The President, Vice President, Ex Presidents Hayes aud Cleveland and all the distinguished soldiers, and.citizens in the counI try will participate. It is expeeted-that 111,500 soldiers will be in line. The remains will be conveyed to Washington Where they will He in state for one day, and thence toSU Louis for interment. The casket is of oak, covered with black cloth, and lined with white satin. Tho handles are plain silver bars, and on the lid is a plain silver plate, on which is inscribed the name Wi'liam Tecumseh Sherman,and the date of his birth and death. While being transpoited from Washington to StLouis the casket will be placed in polished oak box with silver trimmings. The body is now lying, embalmed,in the room where the General died. It is covered withan American flag. ». ;/ ■ ■ , ' CAKEER OF GEN. SHERMAN. William Tecumseh Sherman was born at Lancaster,’ 0., Feb. 8,1820. In 1836 he was sent as a cadet to Weat Point, graduating in 1840. He was commissioned a first lieutenant and sent to Florida. In 1841 he was promoted to a second lieutenant. lu 184. he was at Ft. Morgan, Mobile and Charleston Harbor. In 1843 he began the study oi law. During the Mexican war he was du duty in California. May 1, 1850, he married Miss Ella Ewing at Washington. He ; was appointed captain in the Comissary Department and sent io St. Louis and New Orleans. He resigned his commission Sept. 1 and accepted a position as manager of a branch bank in San Francisco; in 1857 returned to St. Louis; in 1853-59 practiced I law at Leavenworth,.and in 1360 he became

superintendent of the State Military Acad* emyat Alexandria, La. Waen thut Sta.e seceded he promptly resigned and went to St. Louis. Muy 13 he was commissioned Colonel and reported to Scott at Washington. He commanded a brigade at Bull Run. Au&. 3 he was made a Brighter General, and on the 23th was sent to Kentucky and soon succeeded Gen. Anderson in command. He was relieved Nov. 12, ano ordered to report to Halleck in the West, in command of Bsnton Barracks. After the capture of Fts. Henry aud Donnelson in 1862 by Grant, Sherman was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee. He lost many troops at Shiloh. He was wounded in the hand but did njt leave the field. Gen. Grant in his report warmly prised him, declaring that the victory was due to the individual efforts of Sbermau. Hallack also warmly praised Sherman. He was a leader in the campaign against Cor* inth. Sherman was promoted to Major* General. From this time forward Sherman was a conspicuous figures in the war. No American history isoomplete thatdoes not give a complete review of his iifetnd we pass the many interesting battles and events in which he was a partic.panttohis famous march througn Georgia. With his army thus diminished, he be* gan bis “march to the sea,” moving upon Savannah, aud threatening Augusts an_ Macon, out finding little to oppose him. He moved steadily forward until be reach* ed the defensive works that covered Savannah and blocked the Savannan river. These were promptly taken by assault, and communications were opened with the fleet, which furnished ample supplies to his army. Savannah thus became a marine base for future operations. Sherman an* nouneed in a brief note to President Lincoln the evacuation of the city, which was surrendered Dec. 21. “I beg to present you,” he wrpte, “as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns, plenty of ammunation and 25,000 bates of cotton.” His army had marched ;<OO miles in twenty-four days, through the heart of Georgia, and bad lived in plenty all the way, one of the most valuable and perhaps the most famous achievements of the war. On Aug. 12 he had been appointed a Ma* jorsGeneral in the United States arms and on Jan 10 he received the thanks of Congress for his triumphal march. After the occupation of Savannah the question arose whether Sherman should come north by sea or march through the Atlantic States. He preferred the latter plan. Sherman left Savannah in February, moved through the Saikehatchia swamp, flanked Charleston, compelled its evacuation, and entered Columbia Feb. 1?. Tnence he moved on Goldsboro by way of Winns boro, Cheraw and Fayetteville, opening communications by Cape Fear river on March 12, figt ting at Averysboroand Bentonville, wnere the enemy resisted his advance vigorously. At Avervoboro, on I March 16, General Henry W. Slocum, with four divisions, attacked the intrenched position of Gen. Wm. J. Hardee, and, turning his left flank, compelled him to fall back, while the cavalry under Gen. Kilpatrick were attankad aud driven back

Iby the Confederate infantry of General i bicLaws, on the road to Bentonville, At the latter point Gen. Johnston’s force wa* attacked In a »trongly intrenched position I on-the left Wing of Suerman’s army under Gen. SI cum, Whose right flank had been broken and driven back. After an obstinate conflict* the Confederates withdrew in the night Snerman and Schofield met at Goldsboro on March 23 ana 2-., as orig.naily planned. Leaving his troops there, fie visited Presi-> dent Lincoln and General Grant at City Point, where an interview qc urred on the Ocean Queen. Sherman returned to Golds boro on Marchand was ready by April Wto move and ur<ak Lee’s communications on-tbeDauviiieroa i and cut off his retreat or to reinforce Grant in front of Richmond. On the 13th he occupied Raleigh. Johnson, at Goldsboro, received news of Lee’s surrender on April 12th, and s n t a flag of truce on the 14th to Sherman at Durham Station to ask upon what terms he would receive bis surrender. Sherman after much correspondence, made a memorandum cf a basis of. surrender wnicb contemplated the immediate ending of the war. Thc assassination of Lincoln, on April 14, complicated matters, and the agreement of Sherman and Johnson was repudiated by the Secretary of Wa-, who sent Grant at once to North Carolina to negotiate terms of peace. Following th s surrender, General Sherman began bis advance to Richmond and Washington on Anril 28, and on May 21, 1865, ended his wonderful Southern marches of more than 2,600 miles at Washington, his effort hav-> ing been crowned w.th success from first to last.

On June 27 he was appointed tothe command of the military division of the Mississippi, in which were comprised the departments of the Ohio, Missouri and Acs kansas. his headquarters being aeSt Louis. On July 25, 1»65, he succeeded General Grant as lieutenant-general, and on Aug. 11 took command of the Division of the Missouri. In November and December of that year he was employed on a special niisaion to~Mexico. After the election of General Grant to the presidency, and the consequent vacation of the office of General of the Armies of the United States by Pres dent Grant, Lieutenant-general Sher man was ma ie genenal March 4, 1a69. In 1871, after nearly thirty years of active service in the army, he obtained leave of absence for a year. He at once went to Europe, entending his travels to theTEast, being everywhere received with that marked distinction which the people of the old world arc every ready to accord to one who has occupied such prominent posit’ons in military life and has won such laurels as had Gen. Sherman. On his return fr ’in his travels he took up his residence al Wa-bington as Command-er-in-Chief of the army, remaining there until October. 1874, when he removed his residence to St. Louis In 1875 he published two octavo vo'umes, entitled “Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, by Himself,” which were well received, and acs cepted as a most important addition tothe paves of history of the United States. On Nov. 1, 1883,he went on the retired list with full pay, retaining his rank ;-s General, which expires With his death. He was succeeded by Lieutenant-general Sheridan in edmmandof the army. Since his retirement General Sherman has re* sided in New York.

GRIEF IN HAWAII.

Arrival at Honolulu of King Kalakaua’* Remain*—Burial of the Body. Advices from Honolulu per steamer Alameda, arriving on the 15th, says: Workmen were busily engaged in mak ng i preparations for welcoming King Kalakaua, tvhen the United States flagship Charleston was sighted on Thursday, Jan. 29. Now the decorations and arches of welcome have been torn down or turned into emblems of mourning. The Carieston steamed into port with the Hiawtin and American flags at half-mast. Business houses, etc., were closed, schools dismissed and government offices closed. Amid booming minute-guns from the war ships in the harbor and the batteries on shore, the King’s body was landed and received by a guard of honor, composed of sailors from the flagship Charleston and tho Mohican, of the United States navjFf and H. M. S. Nymthe. Headed by the Charleston s band,playing a funeral dirge, the procession formed and moved to the palace. The streets were packed with people, and the air was filled with wailing and lamentations. Dowager Queen Kapi* olini appeared on a balcony and gave way to the most violent expressions of grief Queen Lilinakalini also appeared on th a ; balcony and was also greatly moved. The coffin was placed on a bier in the middle of the throne room. On it were placed the King's crown of state, his sword and roya feather cloak. That evening the Cabinet met and issued a proclamation proclaiming Princess Lili*, nakalani Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, with the title of Lilinakalani. The body lay in state and people of every class and condition were allowed to gaze upon the face of their dead sovereign. The body continued to lie in state unti Sunday, Feb. 8, when a grand procession conveyed the remains to the cemetery.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL PORTER.

Admiral David D. Porter died at Washington on the 13th inst. of fatty degeneration of the heart. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1813. He entered the navy as midshipman in 1829; promoted to Lieutenant in 1841; was appointed to the Naval Observatory in 1»47; served during the Mexican war, and was engaged in every action; in the coast survey. During the gold excitement commanded ships between New York and Panama, Took a most prominent part in the civil war from 1801 to 1865 as a Rear Admiral, fie was promoted Vice Admiral July 25, 1866, and served as superintendent of the United States Naval Academy till 1869, when he was detailed for duty in the Navy Department in Washington. August 15, 1870, he was appointed Admiral of the Navy. He is the author of a “Life of Commodore Davjd Porter’ (Albany, 1875); a romance entitled “Allen Dare and Robert le Diable” (New York, 1885), which has been dramatized and was produced in New York in 1887; “Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War” (1885); ‘Harry Mariana” (1886), and “History of the Navy in the War of the Rebellion” (New York, 1887).

A dispatch from Little Rock, Ark., says that the two farmer's organizations of that State have reorganized under ono head. The order will henceforth be known as the Farmer's Alliance and International Union of Arkansas. Its objects are defined as substantially those of the national alliance. The officers elected are: Paul G. Davidson, president; George Martin, vice president; J. W. Dal 1 Ison, secretary; and W. T. Dowell, treasurer 1 J. E. Bryan, State lecturerjexecutive commutes: E. C. Murphy, H. S. King, Isaac McCracken. L. H. Moore and J. W. Wybrani

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

‘‘ The Senate on the 10th defeated the bill permitting township poor to select their own physicians. The following bills were passed, authorizing town beards to enact ordinances to the abatement of nuisances; Providing for the erection of work-houses Giving widowers one-third of the eistate of a deceased wife;*relating to bank acting as notar.es; amending the act relating to gravel roads; authorizing commissioners to issue drainage bonds; to encourage the breeding of trotting and racing houses. The House passed the following bills Regulating toll for grinding grain; to pre* vent dealing in margins, and, making it unlawful torentrooms for “bucket shops.’ The penalty on conviction of the first of sense is fixed at a fine of from S2ootosl,oo and six months’ imprisonment in the county jail, and of the second offense a fine of 150 to 3500; amenoing an act conV cerning voluntary assignments; to prevent’ killing of duck, rail or Cool, between sun* set and sunrise; authorizing commissioners to construct ditches; legalizing acts of certain notaries public; prohibiting carrying of stolen goods from another State to this State; legalizing trustees acts of Michigantown . extending crime of arson to burning of threshing and reaping ma* chines and farming machinery in general;

prohibiting employers from retaining employes’ wages and applying it to an insurance benefit fund. The bill providing that 20 per cent, of all revenue from liquor licenses be turned into the school fund was defeated. There was some discussion over the bill by Mr. Brown, of Steuben, amending an act concerning the construction of ditches and drains, and it failed to receive a constitutional majority, the vote on its passage resulting 47 yeas to 29 nays. The bill provides that if two-thirds of the property owners affected remonstrate, the ditch shall not be constructed; that th® expenses shall all be apportioned among the property owners benefitted, instead of as at present having the viewers’ and other fees paid out of the county treasury; that each owner be given an opportunity to dig his own allotment if he desires to do so, and that the fees of surveyors in such construction be reduced from $4 to 33 a day. The bill by Mr. Curtis creating the office of steam boiler inspector and providing for an annual inspect ion of all steam boilers was discussed almost all the afternoon and was then defeated by a vote, of ayes 60, nays 29. Several bills were introauced; ‘

The Senate devoted all of the 11 th to consideration of the appellate court biH. The bill is proposed as a relief to the Su preme Court. A test vote upon the pass age of the bill showed that, 22 of the 43 members present were apparently in favor of the bill. The House devoted all the day to the fee and salary bill. Considerable progress was made. Every attempt to increase or amend the fees fixed by the bill was de f eated. There was a strong lobby present The Senate on the 12th, after debate on a question of personal privilege indefinitely postponed the appellate court bill, by ayes 2 nays 20. The bill to abolish the State Board of Agriculture and create the State Agricultural Board was discussed. The House devoted all the day to consid' eratibn of the fee and salary bill. The Senate on the 13tn passed four ,pr five bills, none of wjiich were important. The bill to extend the Barrett law to all incorporated towns that want it was passed. The House resumed consideration of the fee and salary bill and made considerable progress. A resolution was adopted by a large majority to the effect that the law should not become operative upon officers elected prior to its enactment. The Senate, oh the 14th, passed the sol w lowing bills: To suppress bucket shops and gambling in stocks; grain and produce* relative to insane convicts, authorizing Marion county to issue bonds for a new jail; relative to the school for feeble minded; legalizing incorporation ol Osgood; relative to private gravel roads ; relative to savings banks. Several bills were engrossed. The death of Gen. Sherman was announced and the Senate adjourned. The House considered the fee and salary bill, finally sending it back to committee for reconstruction, to be again reported Tuesday. Several bills were engrossed. Tho death of Gen. Sherman was announced and the House adjourned.

LBGBILATIVB NOTES. The House committee on apportionment has prepared bills, which have been in"' dorsed by the Democratic caucus, and which will be reported to the House in a day br two. Comparatively few changes from the present law aro recommended Those affecting the congressional district* are the following: Jefferson county is taken out of the Fourth district and put in Third; Union is taken out of the Fourth and put in the Sixth, and Shelby taken out of the Seventh and Rush out of the Sixth and both put in the Fourth. Ten changes are made in senatorial districts and about as many in the representative aistrfets. Under the new apportionmen Marion county will have three Senatorssix Representatives and one joint Representative with Shelby. *• The protection of editors, publishers authors, doctors, dentists, architects, designers and artisans is the object of a bii introduced Tuesday by Senator Yaryan It provides that any person bringing a suit forlibql.or malpractice, or an action for damages against any of the persons named •hall first file a bond in twice the amount of the damages claimed. Should the plain tiff fail in his action then the defendsn shall have recourse against the bond for costs and attorney fees. It is farther provided that the defendant, if the verdict is in his favor, may then commence suit against the plaintiff for damages, and any judgment secured shall stand against the bond executed. The bill was prepared nnder the direction, and was introduced at the instance, of some of the numerous medical institutions of the State. Its purpose is to discourage the brin glng of specu lative libel and malpractice suits. TO STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOL BOOK LAW. Representative Beasley on the 9th introduced a bill which is intended to strengthen the school book law, and remove all of those features which have

been criticized and held to be ebjeettan* able in its operation. It is an aot concerning text books for use in the common schools. It provides for the appropria* tion of 31,000 to defray the expenses of advertising for the remaining books not heretofore contracted for; for changing the standard of physiol* ogy from —Daltons to —Hutchinson's elementary and Hutchinson’s advanced physiologies; for raising the price on history from 50 to 65 cents; that the standard Of the speliars and grammars remain the same as now; that the trustees sha’l order books for each years’ school on the first' Monday in June and that intermediate orders may be made if more books are needed: that trustees shall gather as much information as possible before ordering books and to order only such number a* seems actually needed; that trustees shall furnish all poor or indigent children with books who are so poor that they cannot the benefit- of the public schools; that all books hereafter furnished shall be shipped, to the nearest railroad station to the cor - poration where the books are to ba used; that all books furnished shall be securely wrapped in substantia, paper in packages of five or ten books! and that each package shall be plainly marked on the outside what kind of book* it contains and how many; that when he books are received by the trustee they shall be carefully kept in the original packagesand that no packages shall be I opened until all heretofore opened' ' have been sold; that trustees oshalt be allowed to pay for the books when received out of any school funds which, are hot then needed for other curt-ent or specific purposes,aside from the common school or tuition funds, that where such payment is made, the fund out of which the advancement was made shall be immediately re-imbursed as soon or as fast as the books are sold; that when books are settled for in this way the trustees shall not be required to make settlements with the contractors every three months, but instead they shall only be required to settle with the county commissioners and the county superintendent once a year, and that settlement shall be on the first Monday of Aug.,st; that the adopted book shall be uniformly used throughout the State; that in case trust e» do not settle for books when receive 1, they shall be re iuired to continue making sett.ements every three mouth, as theltw noiv provides; that this a t shall be supplemental to the forriier law on the subject and thatnoobligat on or contract herd tofore made shall be impaired or inthrfer* ed with.

LEGISLATURES.

The New Jersey Legislature, on the 10th, by a party vote, passed a bill exempting foreign insurance companies from taxa* tion and imposing an additional rate on domestic companies, the net result being an increase of revenue.

Assemblyman Menary, on the 10th, Introduced a concurrent resolution, in the Nevada House, saying that the Chicago Board of Trade has petitioned Congress not to pass the a t, and there* fore, Nevada, as a State, should take no part in the world’s fair, to be held in 1893. It is thought the resolution will be de* seated. The Kansas House, on the 10th, passe Speaker Elder’s bill which requires every bond, mortgage and note held in the State to be taxed. The bill requires that every bond, mortgage or other evidence of in* debtedness must bear the stamp of the asd sessor or it cannot be collected. Ah the Alliance mon voted for the bill and nearly all the Republicans voted against it. The Ne w York Senate, on the 10th, by a vote of 24 to 2, adopted a resolution requesting the New York delegation in Congress to oppose the f ree-coinage bill. An amendment requesting action toward the repeal of the present act was lost by a vote of 25 to 5. The Senate Las passed a resolution providing for the investigation of the sugar trust. The Alabama Senate on the 13th passed the House bill to redistrict the State into nine congressional districts, the number to which the State is entitled under the new apportionment, based on the last census. The Legislature has divided up the black districts by attaching black counties to white counties, so that a solid Democratic delegation is assured. The Fourth district,known as the black Fourth, which has for the past eighteen years been the bone of contention, and always doubtful, is now safely in the Democratic column. The Democrats of the Illinois Legislature are more confident than ever of the ultimate election of Palmer to the Senate. The feature of Tuesday’s events was the conference between Congressman Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, and the Democratic •eadersupon a proposition involving the support of the F. M. B. A members fox Palmer and the reciprocal support of th« Democratic members of the South Dakot Legislature for the election of the Farm ers’ Alliance candidate. Speaker Craft received a few days ago, from C. E- Heise, of Algona, S. D., a letter saying that the Illinois Democrats should urge the South Dakota Democrats to vote for the Alliance man for Senator. If the Illinois Alli ance men vote for Palmer in return i» would take two Senators from the Republicans where they are not now sure of eno The vote on Tuesday was, Palmer, 101 Oglesby, 100; Steel, 3—the Alliance men dropping Streeter. ; js

The Servant Question

Harper’i’Bazar. It is a curious fact that there is nothing which is so wholly unanimous as the desire that other people’s daughters should be cooks and chambermaids. We never think of it as a thing desirable, or perhaps supposable, for our own; and this fact seems to damage most of our arguments for others. Artemus Ward was willing to send his wife’s relations to the war, but we are not inclined to contribute even these to the kitchen, for we should hold, rightfully, that it was ‘menial service.” Now if we draw the line at menial service for ourselves and our relatives, why should we speak severe, ly of those who draw the line at just that point for themselves and their own relatives? The whole difficulty of this much-vexed question Seems to lie precisely there.