St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 48, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 June 1891 — Page 2

ez qsie« g 6 onto uojßu'y by the Earth--09 IS BMO| Oy-. 8f uojwmg. , . . ss ts pueisA»io |,6 ajnju’i lava is issuing 69siouiin s‘l"[ Mount Vesuvine igisijdeg o' 1 -'>”<ini Vesuvius. os is 6inrc, the director of the ob--19 e ue •-**.» Estates that the flow is directly ..nected witli the earthquake in Lombardy and that the seismic disturbances generally stop when an errntion commences. Advices from Badia (''alavena ajid Tregnanzo, three of the towns in Northern Italy that were visited by the earthquakes, show that the inhabitants are terror-stricken and that they have taken to the fields for safety. The authorities have, as far as possible, sought to alleviate rhe distress among the people, and have furnished a large number o.' tents to shelter tho e who have fled from their homes. The subterranean rumblings continue, and occasionally slight sho I<s are FOUR MEN DROWNED. Disastrous Effie ? of a Heavy Ba n a’ Chiltico‘h'. Texas. At Chillicothe, Texas, during a heavy rain, W. I*. Lindsay’s house and all outbuildings were washed away, and two men employed by Mr. Lindsay lost their lives. Two strangers who camped for the night by the bridge were drowned Their identity is unknown. At Gainesville the Red River is away above the high-water mark. Information comes from above that the rise was very rapid and unexpected, and many people barely escaped with their lives. All communication with the Indian Territory by rail has been cut off. Messages from Burlington say that the river is running wild on both sides in that section, and destruction to property has been fearful and some lives lost north of Doss. J. T. Harris lost 400 head of beef cattle and fifty-five horses. His farm is ruined. BASE-BALL. Standing of the Diff rent Clubs Accor Jing to the Latest Contests Following is a showing of the standing of each of the teams of the different associations: NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. ^c.| W. L. pc. Chicagos... .24 14 .632 Bostons 19 20 .487 New Yorks. .23 16 .605 Pitts burgs. .17 20 .459 l'hiladelp’B.,2l 19 .525 Brooklyns . .17 22 .433 Clevelands..2o 21 .488|Cincinnatis.l5 25 .375 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Wc.l w. L. ^c. Bostons 30 17 .638 Philadelp’s.. 22 21 .478 St. Louis.. ..33 19 .635 Columbus... 22 27 .44 • Baltimores. .27 19 .587 Louisvilles. .22 31 .4 5 Cincinnatis .23 2> .479 Washingt’s..l3 39 ,302 WESTERN ASSOCIATION. W. L. ^c.| W. L. Wc. Lincolns ... .26 14 .650 St. Pauls... .13 21 ,23 Milwaukees 28 17 .622 Kansas C’ys.2o 23 .465 Omahas 23 16 .590 Denvers 18 26 .409 Minneap’lis.2s 18 .581 Sioux Citys.l7 25 .4 5

FOUL PLAY SUSPECT^^ Hav^ I<> 1 SO:IP<t 1 hree < f Iler Four Husbands The inquest on John Sorgcnfrie, who was found (load in bed at his house in Utica, N. Y., revealed some suspicious circumstances, and his wife is now in Utica jail on suspicion of having caused his death. It was at first thought that the man had committed suicide, but the investigation of the Coroner showed that the woman had four husbands, two of whom had died in the sam ■ house under suspicious circumstances. The evidemo showed that the decea ed had eaten a hearty supper, while his wife testified that he had not eaten anything. Traces of parts green wi re found in the food lie had eaten. It was also learned that the couple had quarreled. Streets Turn'd to Riv rs. The heaviest rain and hail storm in that locality for years burst upon Hot Springs, S. D., and lasted for two hours. Water poured down in torrents, deluging Minnekahta avenue, one of the principal thoroughfares of the city, to the depth of two feet. Hail stones as large as a man’s fist completely demoral Led all the northern windows throughout the city, pounding vegetation into the earth. The railways between Hot Springs and Buffalo Gap are badly washed out. Three bridges are out within ten miles of the c ty. causing temporary suspension of traffic. Off'rs for h a Ltui Several offers for the extension of per cent, bonds were received at the Treasury Department. One was o’ 8100.000 at the rate of 2 per cent . from a private citizen. The others were at any rate the department decided on. They were all from Western banks. Se tetary Foster informed the President of th; result of his recent conferen -e

with the bankers and brokers of New ' ““ Dibll'f tn You'll Bea's His Barnets At Indianapolis, Stephen Loveless, the son of highly respectable parents, went home drunk and viciously attacked his father, mother and young wife. His father, helpless from paralysis, was dragged out of bed and terribly beaten, and when the mother interfered she was jk knocked down and kicked in the side, yA aod he was only prevented from murF his wife by the timely arrival of "Sw; * tu a '1" 11 w. two t -S jT:

Z9snesn M oesse^ as goi is tueies mil* 9Z eJßMeiea LOI sje6m a the 09 IS inoiioeuuoo lu®o i 8 sujop; ueqou lia d held 09 oieung >g japii? Sv Pw 010X03 'zr uojeor 99 A N IS MBzn-t ruste d book9z BAHisp ^ r & Dairs, a large gg„... at Buffalo. N. Y., was 69 >fur embezzling S2OO. Tlds is lzur ueof a series, of offenses which, is alleged, have been going on for fyears. It is estimated that his defalcations will amount to over $30,000. It is claimed that Miller offered to settle for $12,000, but was refused. The “For” ballot case was decided by the Supreme Court of Connecticut in favor of • Morris, the Democratic < andidate for Governor. It is claimed that this gives Morris the seat. A special from Ellsworth. Me , says that Senator Hao, at whose home Secretary Blaine is stopping, asked a reporter why the newspaper men followed up Mr. Blaine so closely. The reporter re- ' plied that they did not want to be “left” j ' in case of any important political devel- I : opment, such, for example, as Mr. | Blaine’s possible retirement from the : Cabinet, or ids coining out as a Presi- 1 dential candidate. Senator Hale responded: “I have never heard such a thing as his resignation mooted. 1 don't believe it ha* ever been thought of, and if you ask me whether I regard it as a probability, I will say I don’t, think there ' Is the slightest chance of it.” -J Twenty-three pauper “’lmmigrants , aiftlioriffc's at’New York. * One of the largest, lumber companies < in the country has been formed at Tonawam x. Y. It is backed by New York capitalists, quoted at $0,000,000. The name is the Tonawonda Lumber । and Saw Mill Company. Offices of the company are located at Bay City. Mich., j Tonawanda, and Lockport, N. Y. May returns to the Pennsylvania । State Board of Agriculture give a prom- [ ising crop outlook, especially with re- । spect to wheat, which will be above the average for the past twenty years. Dry weather affected hay ant! oats somewhat. There will be an average crop of apples. Live stock reports Indicate that the stock is hardly up to the average condition. John You, an inmate of the County Hospital at Reading, Mass., deliberately starved himself to death. He went without food for twenty-seven days. A srouv comes from New York that it is quite likely that President Harrison i will seo his way clear to calling Robert i Lincoln into his Cabinet. Some stir- ■ prise has been felt that Mr. Lincoln , should have written to certain Chicago ■ gentlemen stating in effect that he , had no time at his command to spend in I creating any interest in Great Britain in i the World’s Fair. There is little doubt ■ that he did communicate in some such way with persons in authority. । Ephraim Young, President of the Mll- ’ ward-Cliff Cracker Company. Philadelphia. was arrested charged with conspiracy with Frank Brenton. Secretary ■ of the cracker company, and Francis W. , Kennedy. President of the the wrecked > Spring Garden Bank, in unlawfully is- ! suing notes of the company last winter to the extent of about $35,000. WESTERN HAPPENINGS. 5 Receiver Mix, of the C<w^^u^j| Bank of GuLLF .J- ' r > /“P 01

^^F^akein aV.'^t.-'^deposits and then fail, ami that it never had a dollar in capital. Tn:: trial of William Mains at Cincinnati, Ohio, for p’aying base ball on Sunday, resulted in an acquittal. Du. James Hayion, of Springfield, 111.. has filed a claim against tho State for S3OO for two months' service mustering troops in Williamson County in 1862. A similar claim was filed by the heirs of Dr. Isaac M. Lewis The Twin City Rapid Transit Company filed articles of association at Elizabeth, N. J. Capital stock, $20,060,000. The company will construct street railways in Minnesota and St I’aul. Captain I‘ortei:, of the Government Secret Service, stationed at t hicago, is at work on the “Newby mystery” in tho interest of the Mar Department At an Xcirly* date there will be taken ar Mill s\oals, White County, II!.. the testimony of > number of witnesses in which the strange story of William Newby, of that place, will be told in full, tho official record of th s testimony to bo placed in the archives at Washington. William Newby, after being counted as dead and buried on tho battlefield of Shiloh for nearly thirty years, suddenly reappeared at his old home and was identified by his wife, children and brothers as tho “dead come to life.” The cause of the investigation is that o’d William Newby has applied for his “honorab'e” discharge from the United States army, and that there is likely to arise one of the most novel questions of identity, and of “back pay” perhaps, ever known in tho military history of any country. A St. Pai l sensation is a shooting scrape between Mrs. Cresson and Miss Gibson, originating from the alleged undue attentions paid by the husband of

the former to the latter. Mrsmliusson h*sr nnshnmt n» n - ‘ xier wo caught sight of her and made for home. Mrs. Cresson followed and madly rushed upon the young lady, at the same time firing the pistol. The shot missed its mark. The lady was disarmed, and in the confusion Miss Gibson made a hasty exit. The husband is a chief engineer on the Omaha Railroad. A peculiab disease has become epidemic in Indianapolis. It is of a neuralgic nature and consists of the swelling of the face, generally one side. The enlargement Increases till the face presents a horribly distorted appearance. The swelling remains for two or three weeks. 'There are now a large number of cases in the city. Pausox Jekky Hoi.mes and Parson George Vanci 1 . the Southern Illinois counterfeiters, were sentenced to the penite tiary, the former for three years. IjUio latter for one year Rev. Jerry H^od trial. Rev. George entered a plea Salvi r, erintendent Indiana, Water Works. ksH^^^^M^nsiy his * - H Ur ’'

'Ciopu -13 that Saly «” lAipadsaj squiod oi «- atfrom Storey brings W (pimpp''''* 1 ” 1 that extensive preparwm in..ave been started by the Monter'ptlons Gulf Railroad and the pimple of an< s for a mammoth exhibit at the Vytc ty Fair. It will comprise woods, pworld’s metals, fabrics, pottery, etc. ^cious Will Thorne, high roller in al at Lansing and Saginaw Mich.,M°'* e ty father is a prominent lawyer (flwhose former place, was sentenced tojt th o for two years for forgery. He !nA] !lia holding levees with admiring girl ^Vi c !\ in jail. His father in pleading claimed bis son was insane froqkA^ ‘ ette smoking. • ^-cigaiAr Tombstone, Ariz., word *owas received of the killing of Frank J^thew by Apache Indians near Arizpe, ft'onora. It is believed the Indians will mataL f or Southern Arizona. Ranchers have; b een notified, and are determined to exl^ }rm j. nate this band of Apaches. James Mitchell went to the ho^ so o f Marion Townsend, six miles wcl t o f Mount Vernon, Ind., and fired twO! oads oi’ buckshot at him, nine of which, took effect in legs, arms, and breast. Sownsend got a Winchester rifle atKwa ro( ]

two shots at Mitchell, killing Shm instantly. Townsend is not dang< rous ]y injured. / SOUTHERN INCIDENT*. A r Round Mountain, Ala., thr®, years ago, Buck Whit, a proniinuLDAtmier, married Edges' da u ghK, 7 away feeling night Whit, while was going to whip Edge. T^gT^ he camo out with his shot-gun «W' n ‘ Ct ' r Whit, who died next day. shot As a result of Sam Jones’ r«Bnt revival in Houston. Texas, a J iw and order league was organized b r 1,500 citizens. A dispatch from Paris, Tex , says: The, Wi' hita Indians, with whon^a commission is now treating, have decided that they will not accept the preposition to take Dio acres each in allotment and sell the ba'ance of their land at &0 cents per acre. They will make a Jounterproposition to sell all their lands at $1.50 per acre and endeavor either t) estab- ; lisl: their claim upon the landsnow occupied by the Cheyennes and Aipahoes or, failing in that, to purchase homes among the < hoetaws and Chi^kasaws, where they think they will be more free

from interruption. The unveiling of the white statue of a Confederate soldier surmounting a . monument at Jackson. Miss , attracted I an immense throng of visitors to witness the ceremonies incident thereto, I and all passed off without a slagle uni propitious circumstance Gov. Lowrey's | tribute to Jefferson l^vis especially went to the hearts of the veterans. The i next annual session of the I'nited Con- j I federate Veterans will be held in New , j Orleans, June 8, IM»2. A lioness in Grant Park, at Atlanta, Ga, attacked Supt Mosteler and Inman ■ Bell, a little boy whom the SuperinI tendent was showing through the ani- ; j mals' quarters, and the man and child were both badly c awed by the t»*a-t | Piggott, the Texas rancherawas ar- । raigned at Truro. N S., and Lequitted of the charge of embezzlement which he was wanted in the I 11 Ai New' Wf-ny oc- । ITesi '"nt of iTe Board of 1 lUw* The ' trouble grew out of th,. Stat i, witicisms I of the corrupt dea' of tui\®mnibers ; of the Board of Health in pm new slaughter-hous ■ matter. This caused Olliphant to send Mr. Dupree a note de- । nouncing him as a liar ami a coward and a traducer. Mr. Dupree went to the office of the Board of Heath, and. con- | fronting Dr. Olliphant with the letter, ! commanded him to step outside. Immediately the firing commetvei. but none i of the bullets I. ok effect. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL During its term the I'nited States Supreme Court dispo-ed of 617 cases. This breaks the record. The largest number of cases ever disposed of by the court heretofore in one session is 170. The Comptroller of the Currency has authorized the Lhemical National Bank of St Louis to begin business with a capita! stock of ".'.i '.ooo. and the Citizens' Nationa Bank of Decatur, 111., capital sioo.uO i. 1 A lively quarre has been going on in Washington military circle.- for several weeks. After the battle of Wounded Knee an order wa- issued lotbeeffect that the members of the Ninth Cavalry sh -uld be assigned to duty at Fort Myer as a recognition of their valor in the Sioux campaign. In tlm selection of his : : staff for Fort M.u r, it is alleged, Col. Guy Henry, the < omman ling officer, ignored Captain Wright, a volunteer officer, and promoted men who were below him in ranK because they were West Point cadets. Captain Wright. Instead of going to Fort Myer with the troop, i was sent to New York as a recruiting officer. POLITICAL PORRIDGE. I ~ , ,1 Ar the citvemcuo^^ijftaite^Bi^io^ ton >.. ■** six tn con seen tym term, making a period of twelve ye:® continuous service. II" defeated W 9Nichols, who during Cleveland's AdnV* istration was doorkeeper of tlm Housi^of Representatives, by abo t one thousawd votes. The convention of the People's party of lowa wa- held at Des Moines, and organization was effected with J. E. Anderson, of Winnebago County, Chairman: Si T. F. Wilds, of Page County, Secretary, and Crawford Davis, of Davis County. Reading Clerk. The usual committees on permanent organization, credentials, and platform were appointed by districts, anil the following ticket was nominated: Governor, A. J. Westfall of Woodbury County; Lieutenant Governor, AV. S. Scott, of Appancose Couni ty; Railway Commissioner, D. F. Rogers j of Dallas County: Superintendent of Public Instruction. C. AV. Bean, of Buena ATsta County; Supreme Judge. T. F. AVillis, of Pago County. Friends of Mr. Mills, who'are looking f after his interests in the contest for , Speakership, say that ho expects to bo ■ elected to the Senate as the successor to r Horace Chilton, who was recently ap- - pointed by Gov. Hogg, of Texas, to sn

out the unexpired term of Senator Sen*ior Reagan, Mr. Mills feels that hit success in his Senatorial aspirations will depend largely upon his success ia the race for the Speakership. j FOREIGN GOSSIP. Queen ATctoria has decided that the Duke of Fife’s daughter (the recently ; born granddaughter of tho Prince of i AVales) is only entitled to rank as the ' daughter of a duke and not as a prin-1 cess of the blood royal. A man and wife and their child were • found dead in their squalid rooms at ! Kentish Town, a suburb of London, I England. All three of the bodies bore i wounds inflicted with a knife. From the appearance of the bodies, and from other circumstances, the police think that the man first cut the throats of his wife and child and then committed suicide. The reason for the crime is not known, but it is supposed that poverty and the fear of starvation led to the ! tragedy. M. A'erein, a prominent broker, was declared on the l aris bourse to be a defaulter to the amount of $1,000,003. Jhe announcement created a profound sensation.

Archbishop Croke, in an interview at Dublin. Ireland, stated that the project of settling Irish troub’es by forming a union of the factions under the leadership of John Dillon was strongly advocated by many of the Irish members of Parliament. The zArchbishop said that Mr. O’Brien favored Justin McCarthy as the party’s leader. FRT: ’ RW a yq nrwciv A gang of thirteen robbers, ranging ln age from 14 to 19 years, has been dis- ( nIMMMi under arrest at ing wild AVest stories. The Dominion Government has passed an order in council relaxing the restriction which prohibits the importation of cattle from the I'nited States into Canada, by which the Dead Meat Export I Company of Three Rivers, Ont, will be ! enabled to purchase large quantities of j American cattle and bring them into Canada under bond for slaughter without having to go through a lengthy quarantine. A telegram from Iquique, Chili, anj nounces the arrival at that port of the steamship Itata and that sho had been delivend by the insurgents to the American war-ships there. The cruiser ■ Charleston was expected there hourly. I

The Itata had handed over all the arms j she took from San Diego, consisting of 5,000 rifles. Titi bill providing for tho issuing of an order in council for a close season in tho Bering Sea seal fisheries passed its third reading in the British House of Commons. Some time ago Collector Phillips, of San Francisco, secured a list of the whalers who obtained large quantities of whisky at Honolulu and then sailed for Alaska. The revenue cutters Rush and Bear have been instructed to over haul ail the whalers All the whisky, except small quantities for medicinal purposes, will bo seized wherever found In order to keep it away from the natives Sin John Macdonald, Premier of the Dominion, is dead He never rallied from unconsciousness and passed quietly away. Lady Macdonald sat by her dying husband's side, and the members of Sir John's family were called to the side uL-Luv 4eath ho t Hut. uuuiu । from th*dvhnr man- Sn 1- lay until I the end, when Dr. Powell, his hand on the patient's pulse, looked up and said with quavering voice: “The end has come. He has passed away without a -ingle struggle. R. G. Di n's weekly review -ays: Trade t- not very active, tint almost everywhere hopeful. Failure- at Ho.ion have made shoe manufacturers cautious, llliles are easy, dry gm d- quiet, and wool sale- moderate. The exposures o official and banking misconduct at Philadelphia tend to make b >lne-s Inactive, anil no life is seen In lion: wool i- dull, though some ■ Conce—lons are made by We-tern hold- ■ er-. At Pittsburg a rise in iron Is | prevented by the i- "inning of some Ma- | honing and Shenango furnace-, and prep- ; aratlon- of other-: window glus. Is fairly | active hut Hint I-dull At ' leveland iron 1 is in more demand: trade i-good in dry- I goods, hardware and groceric-, ami dull in i shoes. Some activity is noted at Cincinnati in clothing.ami at Detroit trade i-up to ’hat of hist year in volume, though the late season lias made tlie wool movement slower than usual. Throughout the West and South iHo tine crop prospect- give encouragement, almost the only complaint coming from New Orleans of drought in t‘ie adjoining region. In the Northeast continuous tains have made the prospects unsurpa-sed MAKKET REPORTS. CHICAGO. Cattle -Common to prime ... $3.50 G 659 Hogs—Shipping grades 4.25 G 4.6 J Sheep 4.«5 @5.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.0 < l.m I Corn—No. 2 .59*4 Oats—No. 2 IG J .45 2 RYE—No. 2 86 & .87 U tter—Choice Creamery 17^4 .18 Cheese—Full Cream, flats 08*5® .OJ Eggs—Fresh 15 @ .16 Potatoe > —Western, per bu 1.05 @ 1.19 INDIANAPOLIS. ' Cattle—Shipping 350 @ 5.75 ' Huos-Choice light 3.03 @ 4.55 i Sheep—Common to prime 4.00 G- 4.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.01 G I.ol’z Corn—No. 1 White 56 @ .57:4 Oats—No. 2 White 44 @ .44^ ST. LOUIS. Cattle 5.10 @ 6.10 Hogs 4.50 <4 4.60 ■»D S is > .to Barley—lowa 69 @ .71 CINCINNATI. Cattle 8.50 @ 5.50 Hogs 8.50 @ 4.75 Sheep 3.75 @ 4.75 Wheat—No 2 Red 1.02 ® 1.03 Corn—No. 2 , 57-^4 .58 Oats—No. 2 Mixed 47 @ .48 DETROIT. Cattle 3.00 & 5.25 Hogs 3.00 & 4.85 Sheep 3.00 @ 5.25 Wheat—No. 2 Red I.OS @ 1.05^2 Corn—No. 2 Yellow 57 & .53 Oats—No. 2 White 47 @ .47*4 TOLEDO. Wheat 1.04 @ 1.05 Corn—Cash 57 @ .57*6 Oats—No. 1 White 45 & .46 Clover Seed 4 15 @ 4.20 EAST LIBERTY I Catile—Common to Prime .... 4.00 @6.00 Hogs—Light 4.00 @ 4.90 Sheep—Medium . 4.25 G 5.15 Lambs 475 @ 6.00 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring 1.00 @l.Ol Corn— No. 3 59 @ .60 Oats—No. 2 White 4* @ .50 i Rye—No. 1 8716 4® ,88 Barley—No. 2 72 @ .7316 Pork—Mess 10.00 @11.06 NEW YORK. Cattle, 4.50 @ 6.10 Hogs 4.30 @ 5.35 Sheep 4.00 @ 5.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.09 @ 1.09 X Corn—No. 2 64 tfl- .65 Oats—Mixed Western 47 @ .53 Butter—Creamery 14 @ .19 Eggs—Western 17*^@ .18 Pork—New Mess 12.00 @12.53

SIR JOHN MACDONALD. FIRST OF ENGLAND’S FMPIREBUILDERS Since Clive n n<l Hustings—The Affectionate K.gard in Which “Old To-Morrow” Was Held by tho Dominion PeopleTiio Greatest Canadian Hus Fought His Last Fight. It Is very long since any other man held a place so peculiar in the affairs of any country as Sir John A. Macdonald has won for himself In the affairs of the Dom'nion of Canada. There is not, ncr has there been in modern times, a man in the I n ted Mates whoso demise could seriously disarrange tho settled policy of we country. No such man now lives in Lngland. The political obscuration of Bismarck did not disarrange tho policy of Germany. Ihoro is no man now living in France whose death would cause a jar or a pause in tho motion of tho political machinery of the country. But the death of Sir John will leave tho Tories of the Dominion without ale tder. AVhiio his life was devoted to the service of Ctfhada, ho was for many years one of the foremost men in tho British Empire, distinguished above his fellows in those vast colonies of Britain that girdle tho earth. To look back over the great rotrospe -t of Sir John A. Macdonald's long public liie is to revie»v tho whole history of greater c anada. Ho was a nativo Scotchman, but ho became identified with tho affairs of British North America before th i patriot war, commencing the practice of law in Kingston in 18hG, poui6cin o l£l„ Year. He was active in first elected to the Parnafuuuv s Canada more than forty-seven years ago. lie was choseu for Kingston, for which > ^3. w /vvr 'WW >7l w d ’ - SUI JOHN A. MACDONALD city he sat in I’arliament at the close of his brilliant career. Sir Jolin became a member of tho Cabinet of Canada (then comprising Ontario and Quebec) early in 1847. as Commissioner of Crown Lands. He served until 1850. He was again a Cabinet officer from 1854 to 1858. as Attorney General. Ho first became Premier in 1858, and la : d firmly tho foundation of his subsequent great fame. In 1862 he was Minister of Militia, and his Government suffered defeat on the militia bill of that year. For two years he was tho leader of tho Opposition, but did not endeavor to i mbarrass the Ministry, which was trying to administer the affairs of v uuuJu ua tho policy of tli" d ’uble ma Jorttyr^ Until Onfario nud Quebe ■ by its own prepondo an -e ot representat vo< in tho House. This effort was a complete failure. In May. 1863. John A. Macdonald moved in tho House a vote of want of confidence in a powerful and logical speech, ever since remembered in Canadian history, an i regarded as one of the greatest of bis life The vote carried, and from this cay Maedonald s conspicuous leadership in ( anadian politics was recogniz'd everywhere. It was not until the following year tlm’ lie again took a Cabinet office and became I tho acknowledg' d leader of the effort j for the consolidation of all British North America into tho Domini.m. He was a ' delegate to the convention on Prince Edward’s Island in 1864, where the union was first i rejected, a .d th" leader •in tb. second conference, at quebee, later !n the year. He was chairman of i tho London colonial conference of 18->6-7, and remained in Europe until the passage of the imperia! a t for the consolidation of the North American provinces. Ho returned to the new world and was at once intrust d with the work of forming the first government of the great northern Anglo-Saxon nationality of which he had dreamed from his first entry into public life, and to which be i had devoted many years. He became Premier of the now confederation, and was knighted by the Queen. From 1867 to th * present time he has Nbcen the grandest figure of the Canadian nation With the exception of a few years in the early seven ies he has continued the Premier of the greatest dependency of the British Crown, which he did so much i to make great and so nearly independent. Canada has grown in domain, in । opulation, in wealth and in influence during all the years of Sir John’s preponderance in her affairs. She extends from ocean to ocean and from the lakes to the frozen soa : ... lie had not iounU ilie semi-sovereign republic which ho created ungrateful, for the incense of the approval of the people came still fresh upon his senses from their last opportunity to express it. The greatest Canadian has fought Iris last fight; his remarab’e career is at an end. All Canada sincerely mourns. Partisanship is forgotten. At this visitation of death, a nat’on is in tears. As the sweet singer who wears the laurel of tbe empire has said of another one gone before: Fallen at length. That tower of strength; That stco l four square To all tlio winds that blew. Wales Not of Good ' karacter. In court at Pittsburg, Pa., on application of Johnnie Staley, well known in every sporting center, for a transfer of liquor and hotel license, tbe court objected because he wa- given somewhat to gambling. Staley’s attorney remarked: “I desire to call your Honor’s attention to the fact that the Prince of Wales gambles a little.” “Well. I don’t consider him of good character. He could not get a li case in this court.” replied tbe Judge. The hand of fortune —Four aces.

SEIZED BY BRIGANDS? TURKISH HIGHWAYMEN DERAIL A TRAIN. Several Well-Known Tourists Carrie i Off -From Their Retreat in the Mountain^ the hand its Send Out a Demand for 1-40,000 Ransom—The German Ambassa* dor ill Advance tiie Money and the 1 orte Will Repay It. A party of brigands near Tchereskai placed obstructions across the railroad track and succeed! d In derailing the Eastern express, says a telegram from Constantinople. When they had thus brought the train to a standstill they *°und that th wo were several ^German and English tourists among tbe passsngers. One of them was a banker of Berlin. The brigands have demanded 840,060 as ransom for the captives, and Chancellor von Caprivi has telegraphed to Herr von Badowitz, the German Ambassador there, authorizing him to advance this amount. The remaining passengers were despoiled of their belongings and were then left alone. The place where the act of brigandage occurred hes between this city and Adriandple. The band which made the attack on tke train numbered thirty men led by the noted robber Anastasiui Ihe brigands first seized the watchman a » l railroad station, and when they had prevented him from giving an a arm they set to work and tore up the rails fur some c istance. They set no warning signa! M r the engineer o, the train, but allowed the cars to dash on to possible destruction. When tho Eastern express reaches the spot the engine tumbled over on its side, dragging . il fh® tender, a baggage car, and. not follow the~rest of the ' mained safely on the road. Tri^rßTF^nswef r- - rftwWM tim yells and brandishing their guns in~&" "" most threatening manner and boarded the cars. Several of the passengers resisted the attack, but the brigands replied with a volley from their guns and dangerously wounded one of ths men who sought to repulse them. Tho outlaws finally overcame the occupants of tho cars and proceeded to plunder them, stripping the travelers of all their valuables and looting their baggage. When th" brigands ended their work of robbery they seized four of the passengers in the first-class cars and also the engineer of the train and then started with their captives for their rendezvous in the mountains. The men carried away by the outlaws were: Oscar Greger, Herr Israel, a banker of Berlin; Herr Maquel, a landowner of Siegelsdorf, Bavaria; Oscar Kotysch of Zorbig, Prussian Saxony, and Freundiger, the engineer of tho eastern express. Upon reaching their retreat the bandits sent Herr Israel to get the ransom of $40,000 which they demanded for the release of tho prisoners. Herr von Rodowitz says the Porte will refund this money. UNCLE SAM’S DEBTS. A Net Inciea-® of 8622,915 Shown by th® Statement for May. The following is a recapitulation of the latest public-debt statement as issued by the Treasury Department: interest-bearing debt. Bonds at 4JJ per cent.. ~............$ 53,8139,200 Bonds at 4 per cent 559,565,800 Refunding certificates at 4 j>er cent. 94,120 Aggregate ot interest-bearing debt exclusive ot U. S. bonds issued to Pacific railroads.... $610,529,^3*'^^ P<b6 OU wuma iuierest has _ .“I* I ‘■'“Qi , debt bearing no interest. I^gal-tender notes $346,681,016 Old demand notes 56,032 National bank notes— Redemption account (deposited in Treasury under act of July 14, 1S90) 42,203,360 Fractional currency, less $8,375,934 estimated as lost or destroyed.,.. 6,503,192 Aggregate of debt bearing no interest, including national Lank fund deposited in the Treasury under act of July 14, IS9O $395,848,601 Certificates issued on deposits of gold and silver coin and legal-ten-der notes : Gold certificates 158,902,149 Silver certificates 315,551,153 Currency certificates 18,060,000 Treasury notes of 1890 45,677,347 Aggregate of certificates oStet by cash in the Treasury $538,190,619 Aggregate of debt, including certificates, Mav 31, 1891 $1,546,215,875 Decrease of bonded debt during tho month 2,203,168 CASH IN TREASURY RESERVED FOB THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES. For redemption of United States notes, acts of Jan. 14, 1875, and July 17,1882 $100,000,000 For redemption of gold certificates issued 158,902,149 For redemption of silver certificates issued 315,551,153 For redemption of currency certificates issued 13,060,000 For redemption ot Treasury notes, act July 14, 1890 45,677,345 For matured debt, accrued interest, | and interest due and unpaid 5,165,397 Total cash reserved for above purposes $643,355,046 AVAILABLE FOB OTHER PURPOSES. , Fractional silver, fractional currency, and minor coin not full le- ' gal Kinder $21,370,119 ; Net cash balance, including $54,207,975, national bank fund de--1 posited in the Treasury under act of July 14, 1393 83,342,020 Total $697,077,336 ' Debt, less cash in the Treasury } May 31, 1891 840,138,509 1 Debt, less cash in tbe Treasury, April , 30,1891 v i.v cxi C $622,915 It Is Said That Money talks, but it often goes without - saying. 5 Figures can’t lie, but liars can figure, r all the same. Ignorance of the law excuses no one, except the lawyer. When you laugh at your own jokes no j one else laughs with you. i Some men are too light for boa y work f and too heavy for light work. 3 The honest man pays up, and the other fellow has to pay down. The stubborn man is the man who will not listen to your reason or follow your advice. The person /ho is most contented with his or her lot occupies one in the cemetery. j True kindness consists in letting a r man bore you when you are nearly dying - to bore him. Although a man may admit that he : is a fool, you better look out if you make i the same diagnosis. The reason so many things g) wrong in this world is because the men won’t ' take woman's advice. When you hear a man saying that all men are alike, he is trying to apologize for something he is ashamed of.