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The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-07-16
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WASHINGTON LETTER
Prom our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, 1uly { 1851.

This Is President Gartield's most trying
day, In the opinion Of his ply sicians. His
mind wandered slightly. 1t it hardly cor.
rect to say that the physicians believe he
will recover, even II he shall pass tonight
safely, but they will have more hope than
at any time since the wounding. Every
preparation, however, has been made for
the worst, Secretary Blaine, acting after
consultation with other members Of the
| thur, who is here and prepared at any mo-
ment te take the oath as President.
There have been numerous insinuat!ons
that the assassination was the result OF a
conspiracy, but no one of prominence, ex-
ccpt Colonel Ingersoll, SO far as ! can
learn, hold to any such belief Secretary
Blaine Is particularly emphatic in express.
ing his belief that any one but Guitteau
was concerned in the affair, and his convic-
ton that Guitteau is insane. The detec-
tives are following up all the conspiracy
stories, and find them all, SO far, ground
less.
There was quarrel among the city ply.
sicians over the case, and to this may be
attributed most of the contradictory ru.
mors Of Sunday and Sunday evening as to
the patients condition.
Mrs. Garfield and some one of the wives
Of the Cabinet ministers are with the Pres
ident constantly. Mrs. Garfield has not
wavered in her belief that the President
will recover,
So many are the letters and telegrams o!
coincidence received that the Secretary OF
State hos published card expressing the
gra,ituAe Of the President and Mrs. Gar
field, it being found impossible to answer
all of them. 1t is particularly gratifying
fact that all sections Of the country unite
in expressing horror ut the crime, and solic-
itude for the Presidents recovery.
Among the medical ideas expressed Is
one that, even if the President should
survive for Il considerable time, it would be
only as a physical wreck. This does no,
come from any OF those in attendance, how
ever.
) The weather has been intensely hot al
all times since the assassination, and it il
found necessary to artifcially cool ths
:. room, in which the President lies.
) The city yesterday (the 4th of july wa
, quiet as a graveyard. No firing was hears
! thin the city limits and ba! few excur
s:1..s eft.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-07-16

JEFF DAVIS seems we'll satisfied with
the criticisms on his book, but says: "Most
OF the Criticisms have seen strike me as
having been written before the book was"
Why bless you Jefferson, many OF the
best ones have been out of print for years.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-07-16
AMEl;lC.

is an eight page forty column monthly
Journal, published at Washington, y. G.,
Is hrimfull of good things for the citizen as
we'll as for the soldier.
1t opposes monopoly, favors equal and
exact justice to all, and is the special cham.
pion and defender of the soldier, his widow
and orphans; every soldier should have /,
to keep him posted. Only TWENTY-FIVE
CENTS year. Sample copy free.
GILMORE & Co,
Washington, ID. G.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-07-16

THE cooling apparatus frequently men.
toned in the dispatches in connection with
the sick room Of the President, at first con.
sisted Of fans, driven by two fire engines
Ice, and thence nee through pipes tot to the IS sick
was expected to replace 1t with compresso,
and reCe er.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-07-16

THE method in Guitteau's madness,
seems to have been buying pistol about a
month ago, diligently practicing firing at
q target and eventually for the love Of
money or notoriety contributed deed for
VT, which he ought a to be. he slightly Zig punished
no law was made for him.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-07-16
Desperate Hung.

Thomas Harper, a cowboy, was hangce
at Tucson tor the murder of John Tolli
day last September. His demeanor on tin
scafFa,d was cool and jaunty. lie made
we'll known desperate, ad,nonishng hin
to take warming from him and not be tt
handy with his pistol and to 'Stand a hcal
4.o,n a man before you kill him."
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-07-16
Heavily Insured.

EALr1M,RE, July IA letter from
Westminster, Corroil county, Yesterday,
saws: Robert Bell tcolorcdJ died last night,
aged somewhere in the eighties. His life
was known to have been insured i"r Il
large aggregate sum. and hi, death and in
surancc politics were the chief topics oi
conversation to-day. Quite number are
interested in the policies and the whole
amount is estimated at over $,oo,Us. !,
is said that $I7+un had been taken on his
life in the past two weeks, one syndicate
investing $4,000
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30
A STARTLING CHARGE.
An Allegation that Cen. Garfield
Was Slain by the Surgeons.


The Chicago Times correspondent telegraphs
Sept. %, as follows: Certain revelations
made to-day to the Times correspondent by
an unquestioned authority, of the inner his
tory of the post-mortem examination of the
the body of'Gen. Garfield, will create q shock
throughout the country second only to the as
sassination of July 2. These revelations show
that the President might have lived; at least
they show that the report Of the autopsy is
false, and that had it not been for Secretary
MacVeagh even a portion Of the reluctant
truth placed in the report would have been
suppressed. What will the public think when
it learns that Gen. Garfield did not die
from any result Of the worad made by
the bullet, but from cause that probably
could have been remeded in the early days Of
the case The original track of the wound
had fairly healed, and the ball itself had be-
come completely encysted. II it had not been
for the blood poisoning, the President would
have been well man to-day. The blood pol
soning proceeded from imperfect drainage Of
the wound the second day.
A cot of blood that might have been taken
out with an asprator was the cause Of the
blood-poisoning and the huge abscess upon
the kidney. The spine was reported ~ in
jured in the autopsy, so That this would
appear to be mortal hurt but 1t Is said upon
high authority that the post mortem revealed
nothing of this kind. The spinal column
was not harmed. and IL there WAS slight
injury of the vertebra 1t would not in itself
have been serious. After the funeral is over,
Gen. Swain, an educated physician, and Dr.
Boynton will reveal the inner secrets or the
post norton. One of the most startin~
features of the exposure will be the history o,
the search for the ball One hour was passed
in cutting for il. Then the bowels
were removed and placed loose In
wash-bowl Another hour was spent, and then
some one looked in the contents or the wash
bowl and discovered the encysted ball among
the intestines Yet the autopsy locates this ball
In tbe muscles of the back Gen. Swain has
been 80 indignant over the report Of the au-
topsy that nothing will prevent him from tell
inc the true story TO the public after Gen. Gar
field sburied.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30
Memorial Services Elsewhere.

All over the United States, in Canada and in
many parts of Great Britain, business was
wholly suspended, religious services were held
in the churches in the morning and were very
largely attended. In the evening there were
meetings in halls and churches, at which the
great public services Of the illustrious dead
were referred to, and in which his character
was fttingly eulogized. The funeral
procession III Chicago was the largest and, all
considered, the most remarkable which ever
occurred in that city. 1t consisted of all the
military organizations, all the principal
secret bodies, the postoffice and other
Governmental and municipal officers and
subordinates, national and benevolent So
cieties, numbering not less than
10000 men, and bv some estimated at twice
that number. The grand array took nearly
two hours to pass given point. The city OF
Chicago never before experienced what may DO
termed q total suspension Of business. There
was not transaction in financial or
commercial circles the Union Stock
yards were utterly closed, for the
first time in their history scarcely saloon in
the city opened its doors during the hours oc-
cupied by the procession, and even drug stores
added to the general quiet by ceasing to do
business. In truth, in every city and village
in the United Ststes-North, South, East and
West-the solemn ceremonies enacted at Cleve-
land were remembered with les8 imposing, but
not less earnest and regretful, services.
In Great Britain, from one end of the island to
the other, memorial services and meetings were
held, bells were tolled, flags were displayed at
half-mast, shops were partially closed, and
private residences and hotels had drawn cur
tains
The bells at Windsor Castle were tolled for an
hour, and there were services in Westminster
Abbey, at which Canons Farrar, Duckworth
and Cheadle assisted. The city of London was
literally draped in mourning and the Manches-
Ter Guardian appeared with mourning borders
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30
When Is q Horse

When is horse like business man
in trouble? When he breaks. When is
he like miner? When he is working in
the shafts. When is he like selecting a
cheese? Whenhe has bit in his mouth.
When is he like lover? When he is
going on swinging gate. When is he
like young lady out shopping When
he is driven home by the reins. When
is he like a negro entry clerk? When
he is coal black charger. When is he
like man who has eaten himself full |?
When he is stalled. When is he like a
drunken man? When he has the stag
gers. When is he like these conundrums
When he is played out.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30

The population of Great Britain,
France, Germany, and Austria are nearly
equal-Great Britain, 30, 600, 900; France,
10000, 900; Germany, 3S,000,000; and
Austria Hungary, 37,OOO,000. The ag-
gregate is about 140,0O0,000. These
empires comprise an aggregate area of
800, 900 square miles of territory. The
States and Territories of the American
Union, exclusive of Alaska, embrace an
area of 100000 square miles, With a
population of only 50,000,000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30

THE following epigram, written in the
days of Nero, might also have been in
spired to-day
I" Law bears the name, but money has the power,
The cause Is bad whence the clients poor.
The strict-lived men that seemed above our world
Are often too modest 20 resist our gold
so justice like all other wares, is sold.
And the grave Judge that mods upon the laws,
Walked by bride, smiles and approves the cause. "
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30

MANY a smoker wonders what the let
tiers CT. D." on a clay pipe mean, and
some one has found that they stand for
Timothy Dexter, "My Lord Timothy"
the eccentric Newberryport Mass. man
who endowed clay pipe factory, wrote
a book with few pages of punctuation
marks in the back, and insisted on view
ing mock burial of himself, at which
he whipped his wife because she did not
weep enough.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30
Arrival i'm Cleveland - Impressive
Scenes.

The funeral train met with no delay after
leaving Altoona, and reached Cleveland at 1:l7
p. m OF Saturday, Sept. a. Immense throngs
of sorrowing people gathered at the stations
along tho route, and at several points the track
was strewn with flowers. The train was met
by a vast concourse Of people at the depot in
Cleveland. The locomotive was heavily
draped in deep black on the boifer-head, and
all the cars were deliberately draped. After the
train stopped, the ladies were escorted to the
carriages. The wives of the Cabinet officers
went first; then the distinguished widow, sup
ported on one side by Secretary Blaine, and
on the other by her son Harry. The ladies,
having been placed in the carriages, were sent
TO the places provided for them at private resi-
dencee' Mrs. Garfield and children being the
CHESTS of James Mason. The body Of the late
President was then taken from its car by de-
tachment of the regular army, under Lieut.
Weaver, and borne on their shoulders to .
special hearse in waiting, followed by dis
tinguished guard Of honor, marching two by
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30
The Last Sad Ritcs-An Imposing
Pageant.

The funeral obsequies of the lamented James
Abram Garfield occurred at Cleveland. Ohio,
ON Monday, Sept. g. The ceremonies began
o'clock. The immediate members Of the fami-
" and near relatives and friends took seats
about the casket, and at each corner was sta
toned member of the Cleveland Grays, each
of whom stood like statue during the entire
programme The members OF the committee
about the pavilion were almost cloaked In
Grape, their drapngs being very heavy.
The audience assembled to hear the last SER
vices of religion included Grandma Garfield,
Mrs. Garfield, Miss Mollie, James, Harry,
Abram and Irving GARFIELD. Following them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph, Colonel, Mrs. and
Miss Rockwell Gen. Swain, Dr. and AIrs.
Boynton Captain and Mrs. Henry, MIR. and
Mrs. Sheldon, Private Secretary Brown, and
MIR. Warren Young, and ell members OF the
Cabinet and their wives. as well as general
officers of The army and navy, foreign Ambas-
sailors, Governors OF fourteen states with STATS,
and prominent citizens representing the large
cities OF the United States. Beside these there
were an immense army, composed or the regu-
lar army, the citizen soldiery from various
States, and countless throng OF secret and be-
nevolent organizations.
The service commenced with singing the
hymn, Thou Art Gone TO the Grave" (by
Heber) followed by three portions OF Holy
Scripture read by the 1T. Rev. DR.. Bedell,
Bishop of Ohio. Rev. Ross c. Houghton, pas
tor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church,
Cleveland, then offered prayer, after which the
Rev. Isaac Errett, OF the Church OF
the Disciples, Cincinnati, delivered an eloquent
address Dr. Errett was listened to with a
close and earnest attention. He spoke for for
ty minutes, and when he closed hush for a
moment hung over the vast audience.
The Rev. Jabez Hale then read Garfield's IA
vorite hymn, which was beautifully sung by
the Vocal Society, ~ follows
Ho, reapers OF HES harvest,
Why stsnd with rusted blade
Until the night draws round thee
And the day begins TO fade?
Why stand ye idle waiting
For respers more 10 come?
The golden morn IL passing,
Why sit ye idle, dumb7
Thrust in your sharpened sickle
And gather in the grain;
The night IL fast approaching
And noon will come again.
The Master calls for reapers
Aud hhal He call Ina vain?
Shall sheaycs lie there ilngathered,
And waste upon the plain?
Mount up the heights Of wisdom
And crush each error low;
Keep back no words of knowledge
That human hearts should know
BE faithful To thy mission
In service of thy Lord,
And then golden chaplet
Shall be thy just reward.
Rev. Charles &. Pomeroy delivered tho 6nal
prayer and bendection, after which the Wash
ington Marine Band played "Nearer, My God
10 Thee"
few minutes before IL o'clock the military
bodyguard from Washington moved up the
east incline entered the pavilion. halted at the
bier, lifted the casket containing the nation
dust, ornamented only by the Queen Victoria
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30

PHYSICIANS now declare that too much
fish is injurious.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-16

Older manuscripts since discovered,
have been Used in the present reyis
ion, and many actual errors rectiiied.
Strain al u gnat" has been changed
10 ''strain out n gnat," and a great
many such typographical errors cor,
rectcd. Two words in the original
were both translated shell" in tho
King James ersion, "hades meaning
the abode Of souls after death, and
"Gehenra," meaning the abode OF the
damned. In the revision this has
been corrected. so also, has the dis
tinction between deyil and demon
been brought oGt The division into
chapters, first made by n Roman
Catholic Cardinalin the 18th century,
and that into verses, first made by n
Paris publishing house in the 10TH
have boon done away with, and the
text divided according 10 the sense
Italicized passages, when they were
unnecessary and weakening to trace,
have been discarded.
Now have the revisers made i'm
proyements in the direction proposed'
We believe it is the general verdict OF
the most competent critics that they
have. Whether the new version will
supercedc the old, We think will de-
pend on whether it is decided i'm
proyement on it, of which it seems to
us there can be no reasonable doubt.
OF course the change will BIO the work
of some considerable time. But at
all events the new revision must take
its place as an invaluable adjunct to
the old. That appears to be the
opinion of scholars of all denomina
tons. Even the old New York OBJ
server, that staunch advocate OF un
adulterated Cllvinism. emphaticall!
comedies this much.
To 90 into details pro and con OF
this question, would require moro
space than an ordinary secular news
paper has to bestow, and would not
interest the general raader, SO We
must decline any extended discussion
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-16

That the press went to Houston
for a re-drunk is not fact. That
more than one or two members drank
100 much we do not believe. We saw
many of them, most Of them. every
day and we only saw one man much
Sin liquor The interchange OF ideas
and the cultivation of friendly reia-
tons between editors deserve, as
State Press in the News remarks, to
''rank above the mere question oil
dollars and cents" We can promise,
however, that at the next meeting we
will proceed to business first. The
Houston people through their spokes-
man said to us, 'your time shall be
ours. Fix it always to suit the Press
Association" and speaking as one OF
the Executive Committee, we say thai
feasting will be of secondary import
ance in the programme.=-SegHin
Times.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-16

The con men cement exercises OF Cor
onel Institute were inauguratcd at the
Methodist church on Sunday morning,
the 18th. At an early hour, besides
several ministers, the teachers aud stu
dents, the house was thronged with cit
liens from this place and vicinity. The
services were introduced by singing OF
Gathering Home" Then followed the
second selection of Psalms, Hymn los,
Happy the man who finds, &C., II
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Bclvin; reading
the 18th chapter Of st. Luke; the lllth
hymn, Religion is the chief coucern,
&c. The sermon was by Rev. Mr.
Woods. from the 18th verse oil the nth
chapter of St. Luke" Occupy till l
come" The sermon was fitting for the
occasion, and urging upon Christians
TO make use OF agencies in laying up
treasures for life eternal, The services
were closed by hymn, Teach ne. my
God my King" the doxology and ben
ediction.
At night the services we're Of an es-
pecial character. in which several young
ladies took part. A pyramid had been
built of materials representing the viz
tues, Faith. Hope, Charity, etc; also,
n cross, syulbolical of instructive lessons.
The house was thronged at night and
scores could not be seated, although at
tentive marshals did all possible to &C
comm odate The people.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS.
70 Be Submitted TO a Vote Of the People
on the FIRST Tuesday ~ September,
ISL

Joint Resolatt0n proposing an Ameadmsnt
to .Sections2, 3, ;, 6, s and II, Article T.,
of the Constitution Of the State Of Ttaaf.
SECTION /. BE IL ReSoloed By the Legislature
oftGe State Of Texas, That sections 2, 3, ..
6, 8 and u, article 8, of the constitution of
the State of Texas shall be SO amended as
to read a. follows:
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-16

~ no Con MUTTON " the tHe " feDns'
SECTION I. BE /, Resa1cei III tie L"gis,lture
of the stRe Of 7ssas That section twenty'iuur
(2i) Of article OF the const iutu Of the State OF
eNas be soHg,enred rs to hereafter lead as follows
WIZ: :,
SECTION "a. The members Of the legislature shall
receive from the public treasury such compensation
for their services may from u ne TO time be pfn-
widen by law mot exceeding Ave dollars per day. In ad:
dition to The per diem, the members OF each house
shall be entitled to mileage in going to and return
ing from the seat of government, whteh mileage
not exceed five tS5 06) collars for every tweny
five miles the distance to be- cnmpu;edby Il enearet
aud most direct route oil travel bv land. regardless
Of railway or water routes and the Comptroller OF
the state shall prepare aud preserve tabl" Of dis.
tances to each county seat, now or hereafter 10 be
established, and by such table the mileage for any
,xtra session that may be called within one day
after the tournament Of regular or called session,
procided. the regular session of the Legislature
Shall not continue longer than one hundie ed days.
And be II .Eu,tkey ResolDel THAT Abe governor
be requested submit 10 the yoe OF the electors Of
the state the foregoing proposed amendment 20 the
consultation, st an election t." b, ordered Gu the fir
Tue>dt y IN September. A. u. lSSl, in accordance
with the provision Of article II OF the state consli
| tuition.
Passed M,rch %. 1891. by rote Of f,co. thirds %
! aHMe members elected 10 each house.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-16

RECENT political events give espe,
cial timeliness to the consideration OF
the growth Of the machine. and the
most effective way 10 ''smash' it. II
is announced that the July number OF
ScRIBNER will contain the first OF q
series of important papers entitled
"The Peoples Problem discussing
tho subject in new and vigorous
way. Tho writer Mr.. Albert Stick
ney, is a.well.known lawyer of New
York City, and though his remedies
may be found radical, they have the
advantage of being of those of one
who has given thorough study to tn
subject in its historical and mora
aspects.