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Striking Presence of Mind.

A passenger train on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy road was round
ing sharp curve, Just under piece Of
tall timber. The watchful engineer
saw tree lying across the track sixty
feet ahead of the locomotive. The
train was running at the rate of thirty
five miles an hour, and to check its
momentum before reaching the OBJ
struction was out of the question. The
engineer took i'll the situation at a
glance He threw the throttle wide
open, the engine shot ahead with the
velocity of an arrow. and with such ire
mendous force that the tree was picked
up by the cow-catcher and flung from
the track as if it had been a willow
withe. A man with not so cool head
would have made best possible use of
those sixty feet in the wav of checking
the speed of the train. That would
have caused a disaster. Bradford an
engineer, was bringing an express train
of the Kankakee line from Indianap-
oils. AS the engine shot out from the
deep cut and struck short piece of
straight track leading to a bridge, a
herd of colts was discovered running
down the road The distance to the
river was only one hundred feet. Brad
ford knew he could not stop the train.
and also knew that if the colts beat the
locomotive to the bridge, they would
tall between the timbers, and the OBJ
struction would throw the train off and
probably result in a loss of life. 1t
took him only half second to think of
all this. The other half was utilized in
giving his engine such quantity of
steam that it covered that hundred feet
of track in about the same time that a
bolt of lightning would travel from the
tip of lightning rod to the ground.
The colts were struck and hurled down
the embankment just as they were en-
tering the bridge.-Cdr Builder.
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"Star Routes" on the Ocean.

The subsidy who have been
clamoring at Washington for liberal
subsidies to enable them to carry the
ocean mails between this and foreign
countries, may as well abandon their
ships. The revelations III the frauds
committed by the contractors and
others in the star-route are not calcu-
lated to commend the subsidy business
to the American public. 1t seems that
poor old innocent Mr.. Key, when Post
| master-General, was annually vince
| died into making recommendations OF
liberal subsidy to the ocean navigation
interest. It seems that he vas persua-
ded that, while the United States Gov
eminent has all its mails carried on all
the oceans at the rate of two cents per
half-ounce letter THAT being the rate of
ocean postage), it would be a good
thing to encourage American industries
by paying, in addition to postage a lib
eral subsidy, ranging, according to the
routes, from 50 cents to SO per letter.
The late Postmaster General placed
himself officially on record in favor of
this policy, while all the time he was
in blissful ignorance that his own sub
NtIt Ot0ihN'7 CiA eAA~S
plan in the dom este service.
The steamboat service has been used
by the thieves for some Of the most
scandalous of their work The post
route between st. Paul and st. Louis,
daily both ways, was case IN point.
That route was established with a
knowledge that no mails were ever to
be carried, and the money paid for the
service was plain and direct gratutity
to the owner of the packet line. How
much he shared with others has never
been known. 1t was clear case of
subsidy, payment out of the Treasury
without any service, payment OF pub
lie money to enable man to run hls
steamboat at a profit. Substantially
this instance of notwithstanding was re-
peated all over the Southwestern rivers.
Wherever there was steamboat.
contract was made for carrying the
mail at a small compensation; Mr.:
Brady soon after technically increased
the service. and increased the compen-
sation; routes originally let at 81 ,OOO
year were increased, and the pay enlar-
ged anywhere from $4,000 to $40 1000;
the contract would be sub let, say, at 81
500, while the rest of the money would
be divided among the thieves to encour-
age American industry and navigation,
Ifany one will scrutinlze the star
route business, he will find that It rests
exclusively on the theory that 1t IS just
and lawful on the part of the Govern
ment TO expend the public money with
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CRIME

jos STEVENS, colored, was executed at
Edgefeld, S. c., for the murder of Rich
ardson.
IoAB ALEXANDER, Pickens County
S. c., "moonshiner," was fatally shot by
revenue officers. He fired first.
In dispute at a round up in New Mex
leo, famous cattle raiser, named Isaac
w Lacy, was shot by one of his herders.
DAN HoUIARp, one of the Stockton
gang, killed j. w. Lace at Durango, Col,
without provocation, and made his es-
cape.
A SPECIAL agent of the United States
treasury department arrested Sam Pres
colt, a noted counterfeiter, at Hamburg,
Iowa.
JEAN FRANCOIS. who is believed to have
been one of the murderers of the archbsh
Oh Of Paris, is about to make his appear
ance in Chicago under an alias.
WHILE resisting the seizure of the Ivan
pah Mining company's mill at San Ber-
nardino, Cal, John McFarlane was killed
by Deputy Marshal Hesson.
MR. CHILAs, farmer living at Bren-
ham. Texas, protested against his SON.
driving over a growing crop, when the
young man killed his father at one fell
blow.
THREE road agents stopped coach near
Lake City, Col, shot a Rio Grande rail-
way engineer and carried off the treasure
pouch and mail sacks. Rewards of 81 $50
are offered for the capture of the villains.
A BILL has been passed by the Michigan
house providing fine of 81 900 and i'm
prisonment for a year for those who pub
lish accounts OF rape, incest, seduction,
murder, or executions.
A DAsTARDLY attempt to blind Mrs.
Frank Mordaunt, wife of a well-known
actor, with Cayenne pepper. was made by
man in Brooklyn. A police officer
named Campbell has been arrested for the
crime.
TIE revenue collector at Atlanta, Ga.
reports that the iails of Faunin and Pick
ms counties were emptied of moonshiners
by armed mobs. Commissioner Baum has
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, May S.-riour-Steady and I'M
changed. Wheat-Unsettled and lower; very ac-
tive 1.I51a for No. red winter; l.l0A No.
2 Chicago, spring, 1.l0A a .lO% for seller cash;
liz for seller June; l.1Sa for seller July;
1.O6A for seller Angus; lilo A9l.12h for sell
Ter July; No. 3 Chicago spring ,95G LOO. Corn
Active, firm and higher; 43 4 for seller cash:
49, for seller May; 425S for seller June; 49,
for seller July, 43% for seller August; re-
jected, SO. 0ats-Fairly ative 372s 937B for
seller cash; 81 4 for seller June; 3614 for seller
July; 27sG for seller August Rye-Steady and
unchanged Barley-Firmer. Pork-Dnll and
prices shade lower; 1000 for seller cash; 1895
for seller June; 1910 for seller July; is. 20
for seller August. La.d-Easier. 1865 for
seller June; 1866 for seller July 1858 for
seller August Puik meats steady and unchang-
ed. Whiskey steady and unchanged. The
"Drovers Journal reports: Hogs Receipts
AZ, 900; shipments, 500 at full prices for de-
sirablo grades; exports 5,90t6 10; good to choice
shipping, SIS $500; butchers, steady. fair de
mand. Cows 3.OOa4.75, Grey Texans 3,joa4.5O
Corn Texans 4OOQ5.5O. Native bulls, dull 800
400 Distilery cattle-Suppy fair demand.
Steers, jO0570; bulls, 30. Sheep-Receipts,
70O shipments, 700. steady and firm; shorn
Texas, sold 3.Sja400; native shorn 4.50a5.25;
extra 5.40 fair to good, local, 5.9ja63O; choice.
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4 Woman ScOrned.

One day last week n Brooklyn woman
gave her servant thirty-six hours notice
to quit, and within that short space of
time the girl besides doing her woIk,
eating six square meals, hunting q new
place, and enj ying refreshing nights
sleepl said her mistress was at home to
seventeen peddlers and eight Infatuated
duns; lent the latch-key to a sneak
thief of her acquaintance; told the
lover of one of her young mistresses
who had come to propose to her, that
Mi Florence was not at home to him,
but was expecting his rival: dropped
Miss Alice's false teeth into the furnace
half an hour before her betrothed ar
rived from California 10 clasp her to
his breast; told the milkman that his
mistress wanted no more of his chalk
and water, and would see him further
before she would pay bis ewindling bill,
thus inducing him to sue the woman
for its amount and SANDER; and drove
the new minister down the front steps
and half way across the street with the
broom and the remark that they had a
sewing machine already. and so didn't
want to buy another one.
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FOREIGN

LONDON publishers report the sale of
two million copies of the revised New
Testament.
ABDUL Boy. ex-chief of the Albanian
League, was tried at Constantine by
court-martial and sentenced to death,
Ar his own request, John Dillon has
been removed from the infrmary in Kill
mainham Jail to cell.
TuRKAN BEY, formerly Turkish ambas-
sador at Rome, has been arrested for COM
municating with Midhat Pasha.
THE mountaineers in the neighborhood
of Matsur are preparing to harass the
French division which seized the town so
quietly last week.
A New PALLAs (Ireland) farmer was
sentenced to two months imprisonment
with hard labor for assaUlling an English
military officer.
AN officer of the Spanish treasury and
some persons prominent in business in
Madrid have been arrested on charges of
fraud and forgery.
BRENNAN, Secretary of the Dublin Land
League, is one Of the more important ar
rests under the coercion act. He is charg-
ed with melting TO acts of violence.
WALSH, one of the Land League leaders,
imprisoned with Dillon, claims American
citizenship, and has appealed for prOtec-
ton To the United States Counsel at Dub
I'm.
THE Car has given his sanction to a pro-
iect for lowering the rentals OF lands. and
for compelling some of the n3bles to sell
portions of their estates to the emancipated
serfs.
HsRR MosT, editor OF the London
Freheit, has been convicted of melting TO
murder On account OF his being for
eigner, the jury recommended him to the
mercy of the court.
TUkKAN Boy, who has been correspond
ing with Midhat Pasha since the arrest of
the latter, has also been arrested
for completely in the murder of
Sultan Abdul Aziz.
The tenants on an estate st New Pallas,
Ireland, who have been ordered evicted,
have taken refuge in large castle and
organized for defense. A flying column
with four guns will proceed thither and
endeavor to serve the writs.
PARNELL is so unwell that his physi-
clans have ordered him to take two days
rest. Brennan complains of being COM
PEELED TO retire TO his cell in Mas Jail at
8 p, m. for the night.
NJ. GIRARD, French minister of COM
merce and agriculture, stated in the
chamber of deputies that the examining
commission at Hayre continued to report
the presence of trichina in foreign pork.
The latest arrests in ireland under the
coercion act include Patrick Doyles of the
Killarney Land League, Fenton and
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! he Greek Brigands.

The latest case of capture by the
Greek brigands for purposes of ransom
il fully detailed in the foreign news. II
occurred just on the new borderland Of
Turkey and Greece. On Thursday
evening, the 9TH of April, at about half
past ten, Mr.. and Mrs. Suter having re-
tired to their sleeping apartment, Mr.
Suter being already asleep, Mrs. Suffers
attention was attracted by hearing the
dogs around the house bark furiously
Suddenly dreadful scr cam from one
of the servants convinced her that brig
ands were in the house, and prompted
her to call her husband. Mr.. Suter
sprang out of bed, seized his rifle and
rushed to the door, which he opened
but seeing the gallery full of armed
men, instantly tried TO close it again.
There was much firing IN and around
the house and some troops on the out
side, but no one was killed When the
brigands entered, Mr.. Suter asked them
what they wanted of him. They repll-
ed, "Your money or your life. He re-
piled, "Do what you like with me but
spare my wife and child" One Of the
number, rougher than the rest, APP
preached Mrs. Suter, who was at the
further end of the room, and, drawing
his sword, placed its point to her breast
and said "Give me your money or /
will cut your throat" Mrs. S., looking
steadily at him, said; 81 have only four
liras in the house. They are in that
box; take them if you wish" He re-
piled, at is a lie; l will kill you" She
rasnondad. az have no more money.
cut my throat if you will; can do no
more" Mr.. Suter, his wife, and little
girl, four years old, were then taken off
to the mountains. The mother and
child were subsequently released, but
Mr.. Suter was kept and ransom of
$50 O demanded.
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DEATH OFCOL. SCOTT
The story of a Remarkable Careers

Col. Thomas A. Scott, the great rail-
road manager of Philadelphia, died at
his country home at Derby, Pa, Sat
urday evening. His illness began
about three years ago, with an attack
of paralysis which affected his left
side. He then abandoned work, and
sought recovery by travelling and rest
ing, but second attack followed, and
three weeks ago came third and the
most serious of all. He had been re-
ported improving somewhat, but late
Thursday night his condition became
worse, and through Friday and Satur-
day his death was expected hourly.
Col. Scott was born in London, Frank
lin County, Pa, in 1924. In 1871 he
began the work of his life as clerk in
the State railroad office at Columbia,
Pa. In 1850 he became general man.
ager of the Eastern division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and in 1852 was
appointed superintendent of the entire
road, and in1860 was elected one of the
vice-presidents of the company. At
the breaking out of the war Gov. Cur
Tin appointed him to take charge of the
transportation of troops within the
state, and in April. 1861, he was en-
ployed by the general government in
the business of railroad transportation
of men and supplies, and was so sue
cessful in his management that in May
he was given charge Of all government
railways and telegraphs, and appoint
ed Colonel of Columbia Volunteers. He
was also appointed Assistant Secretary
of the War.
In June, 1862, Col. Scott resigned his
government position and resumed his
duties as vice-president of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company. He, how
ever, rendered i'm portant service to the
government in connection with the
movements of the armies, and in 1865
was again pressed into national service
appointed Colonel and Assistant Quart.
ermaster, and assigned to duty ON Gen
Hooker'l Staff In this capacity he haC
charge of forwarding troops and sup
plies towards Chattanooga, and in do
ing this showed his usual remarkable
energy and executive ability. In 1865
he was elected first vice president o
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and in June, 1864, succeeded MIR
Thompson as president of that corpor
alton. He had for several years before
performed many of the presidents du
ties, and was the moving spirit of the
company. In May, 1880. he resigned
his position, to the surprise and regret
of his associates, and had since tina
time been in almost constant falling
health. Meanwhile he had in 1877
gone into the Texas Pacific PailroaC
enterprise, which he carried through
to success.
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CnrrAnf M0rnlS.

Those who have experienced annoy
ance through the ravages of the cur
rant worm may find it worth while tot try
the plan ola writer in the Fruit Recorder.
He says; "In starting a currant patch
/ confne the bush not to exceed from
one to three main stems, and give all
the strength of the root to their support.
As limited above, sprouts will
start from the roots each
spring; but they must be rubbed
off when about six inches long. All
currant growers are aware that worms
first make their appearance on the
new growth and then spread over the
bush. Consequently, no sprouts, no
worms. This is just as plain as two and
two make four. / have followed this
plan for the past two years to my salts
faction, and have barely seen the effects
of worms on one or two bushes where
my plan was not fully carried out. But
such currants | never saw grow, the
common red Dutch being nearly as
large as the cherry currant and bet
ter bearer. | had few bushes that
actually broke down from their load of
frtlit -
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given orders 10 have warrants issued for
the arrest of the rescuing parties and see
that they are hunted down.
A SPECIAL agent of the treasury depart
ment captured Frank Davis, noted
counterfeiter, at Hamburg, Iowa. On his
person were found bogus coins of a high
order of merit, and large chunk of metal.
THREE officers have reached St. Louie
with Myers, Brown, and Mitchell, the
Sikeston deperadoes. Sheriff Walters
eluded lynching parties at New Madrid
and took his prisoners to Cairo by steamer.
A KENTUCKY court has issued an IN
junction which effectually stops the BUSH
ness of the concern known as the Ken
lucky State Lottery, and which has been
a very successful affair.
ABRAHAM SELLEAIs was arrested in New
York city, charged with forging check
for 5000 on the Nassau bank. He con-
fessed the crime, claiming to have lost
the amount of the check in stock specula-
tions.
THREE burglars opened the safe in the
store Of j. G. Hanson, at Centre junction,
Iowa, and carried awav over IS, 600 in cur
rency. j. II. Barnhill, the clerk, was
stru.k on the head with pistol for resist
ing the thieves.
JAMES AND WILLIAM FREELY have been
arrested at East Saginaw, Mich, at the
instance of Canadian detective and at
torney, for participation Ia the massacre
of the Donnelly family at Lucan, Ont.
Miss ALvINA MCKEE, of Chicago, who
some years ago killed Constable McElli-
gott hen he attempted to serve distress
warrant, has obtained judgment for $1,000
| against Loren Chadwick and brother for
| trespass.
| PAYMAsTER SwAsEY, of the Cincinnati
| Southern road. has been asked to resign
| for engaging in usurious scheme with a
| city ieweier. The employees of the road
Obtained advances of s., 900 from the Jew
eler last month, and gave orders on the
paymaster, who shared in the profits.
IT is believed that the liabilities of
Robert A. Baker, the Fond du Lac bank
er, will reach 100000. The fugitive has
sent back $3.50 to apply on his default in
the cemetery fund. A warrant has been
obtained for the arrest of the cashier of
the exploded concern, John 5. Burrows,
but he has fed.
| REVENUE OFFICERS GARY and Looper of
South Carolina, are just the kind of men
for revenue officers in such state. They
| Piekens county recently. and in doing it,
Notwithstanding the persons who operated
it, named Alexander, father and son,
resisted with shotguns. Young Alex
ander was seriously, perhaps fatally.
wounded. The officers then destroyed an
eighty-six gallon still and about LOO
gallons of mash and beer.
THE Youngest daughter sixteen
of James Westover, living at Markesan,
Green Lake county, Wis, died, Thursday,
from taking poison-baking powder,
iodine and strychnine. Her youthful
lover, Dan Murray, driver on the stage
route between Markesan and Brandon, and
only about eighteen years old, attempted
to follow by taking strychnine, but was
alive when last heard from. The deluded
lovers we're tired of this life because West
over refused to allow Murray to cali on
his daughter at her home.
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O'Donnell of the Clonmore branch, and
priest named SheehY at Kilmallock.
ST. PETERSBURG has been partially I'M
dermiRed by the interchangeable Nihilists.
Officers in the navy have been discovered
TO be leaders in the various plots, and the
imperial government thinks the head
of the conspiracy is at last discovered.
GARIBALDI expresses the hope that
France will relinquish all idea of the an
nexation of Tunis, or protectorate over
it., but thinks an Italian fleet with fifty
thousand men should be ready to defend
the threatened islands of Italy.
MANY of the wealthy Jews of Moscow.
having received threatening letters, have
decided not to occupy their country villas.
Forty-five restaurants in Odessa were
plundered on Saturday, and troops bivouac
in the streets.
PRINCESS SrEPHANIE, the bride of Prince
Rudolph of Austria, is, according to the
learned genealogists. her husbands aunt.
As royalty often sets the fashion in Europe,
it may yet become fashionable for aunts
and nephews to inter-marry.
THE Governor General of Charkoff has
issued proclamation against the Jewish
persecution, threatening TO bring the mil
itary to punish the rioters. One hundred
peasants concerned in disturbances on
Prince Gortschakoff 8 estate have been
arrested.
RUSSIAN social and political affairs have
had their due effect upon trade. Imports
Of cotton material have diminished from
to 40 per cent. The cloth and iron
trade are paralyzed, and Anglo-Russian
merchants, tired of waiting for better
times. are preparing to leave with their
capital for England.
PROBABLY it is because of the recent
Royal marriage, and the loyalty to the
House of Hapsburg then exhibited by all
sections of the Austrian population, Aus
trian securities stand well in the money
market The new Hungarian per cent
loan of $50 100000 was no sooner offered
than it was taken up, and at premium OF
per cent, too.
PRINCE ALEXANDER, the ruler of Bulga,
ria, shows willingness to establish after
all government of the people. Accord
ing to the London Times Correspondent, he
will propose to a national assembly, called
for July Is, plan for national parlia
ment with an upper and a lower house
This step in the right direction is heartily
endorsed by his subjects.
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Mr.. FORSTER seems determined to
break up the Irish Land League If a
vigorous application Of the Coercion
act will doit. Several prominent men,
bers Of the organization were arrested
a few days since, among them being
Father Eugene Sheehy, Of Killmallock,
in the county of Limerick, and the first
priest arrested for a political offense in
Ireland since the arrest of Fathers
Tyreu and Tierney, 0'Connells fellow
traversers, in 1913. Messrs. Fenton and
O'DonneIl, of the Clonmore (Tipperaryl
Land League; Gilberson, Secretary of
the Kilmallock Branch; and Patrick
DOYLE, of the Tralee Branch, were also
arrested. Next TO the arrests of Dillon
and Davitt, these. are the most import
ant yet made.
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FROM the south comes most cheering
words of the prospect both of cotton
and sugar crops. The season was late
and discouraging, but the fine weather
has brought everything forward rapidly
Even the crop from the stubble cane,
which was regarded as almost hopeless,
will make more than half crop under
continued favorable weather. The
Shreveport Times makes complaint OF
the cut-worm making havoc in some
sections, but it is hoped that the unusu-
al cold of the past winter will do much
toward Kidding the planter, the coming
year. of many of the pests to his crop
of this kind
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out any consideration, and as gratuities
The several millions of dollars expend-
ed annually by Brady among his tribe
of jobbers was merely another form of
subsidies, such as were once paid to the
Pacific Mail steamers, and nothing diff
ferent from schemeS now urged by the
ocean steamer gentry, that they be paid
for carrying the mails at route"
prices.