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ten. Joseph Lanes Last Letter.

FROM the Evansville (lnd.) Courier.
A few days since Gen. Joseph Lane ad-
dressed n letter to Col. A. 7. Whittlesey, Of
this city, with reference to the affairs of the
Fanderburg Historical society, which was
perhaps the last letter he ever wrote. From
that letter we take the liberty of extracting q
few sentences. Speaking of his early
struggle in Indiana and elsewhere, Gen
Lane says:
My leisure moments have been spent in
study. I have made myself acquainted
with all the people of which history makes
mention. When in the army in Mexico
had with me a library consisting of the New
Testament, Shakespeare, SCOTS Tactics,
and one volume Of Notifications, defenses
and approaches. While in congress I had
access to one of the finest libraries in the
world, and my every leisure moment was
spent in study. Since my retirement flom
public life have kept myself we'll posted
in modern literature, while much Of my time
has been devoted to scientific studies
Among the works I have kept by me is the
Popular Science Monthly, edited by Yeo-
man brothers, which [ have taken for years.
Now, when you recall the date of my birth,
December Il, 1901, and my marriage, June
20, 1920 and the taking my seat in the leg
isiature in December, 1922, you will natur-
ally say married very young and com
mence1 political life very early. That is
true, but 1 was q man for all that. In con-
cluslon, my kind friend, must say l am
too feeble for further effort; am as near
the grave as it is possible to be and still
live. l am standing on the shore of the
dark river, calmly waiting for the vessel to
bear me to the other side. 1 can not hope
to write you again, even by the hand of an
nthnr. or I off Low
a last farewell, and the same to all the good
people of Evansville. To them and to the
city, 1 wish continued health, happiness
and Drosperity"
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CRIMES

narrowing suspicion is created in the pub
lie mind that Neal and Craft may not, after all,
be the guilty parties who murdered the Ash
land, KY, girls. The detectives claim to have
struck lead which tends to fix tae Iespon-
sibility upoR three fends who have fled the
country. Ellis, upon whose testimony Neal
ana Craft were convicted, is admitted to be
little cranky, and but for few corroborative
circumstances and public opinion these men
could not have been convicted.
At Terre Haute, Ind, the bank of Patrick
Shannon was robbed Of 81, 500 in currency. A
man engaged the cashier in conversation while
an accomplice passed behind the counter and
secured the money. The former was arrested
and gave the name of Ben Smith of Chicago.
but the man that got the money has not been
captured The county treasurer at Detroit,
Mich, was robbed in the same way on the same
day.
John Tenihen, a farmer at Rverview post
Office, fourteen miles east of Rock Rapids, Iowa
was shot in the back of the head and instantly
killed last Saturday night He was sitting by
the fire reading at the tune of the murder. tbs
assassin firing through the window. There ia
no clue to the murderer.
81 have been fetched here wrong" shrieked
j. G, Allison, the parricide, as he disappeared
through the drop and dangied at the end of a
taut rope in the jail yard at Indiana, Pa. His
father had been fetched' to his grave sswropg. -
was the cause of the catastrophe the young man
complained Of.
The driver of the Fargo express wagon at
Los Vegas, n: NJ, was robbed of S5, 600 in
currency. consigned to the First National bank
by Topeka parties. There Is very slight cue
to the robbers.
An 8 year old boy died at Point ST. Charles,
Canada, from the excessive use of liquor, and
the coroner's jury brought in verdict of wilful
murder against the persons who gave him the
liquor.
j. W. Dixon, postmaster Of Ennis. Tex. was
arrested at that place for embezzlement ef
$500 of government money
Billings, the actor, killed himself in New
York city.
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CONDENSED NEWS.
RAILROADS

The amendment OF the Omaha land grant
bill, providing for recommending The state
Tor supplies furnished the laborers at Veszie
naving been adopted by the house and con.
CURED IN by the senate at Madison the hill, wss
signed by the governor and is now law. A
OH Is now pending which provides that these
ian9s snail not be taxed for series of wears,
Seer s tne terms OF this bill it is also provided
tua' poruon of the license paid by the COM
pany snail be refunded by the state, to the
oleait OF the company in counties where the
@liS mus exempt from taxation are located
Land commissioner Willis Drummond. Jr,
VI tne Ohlpago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul railway,
mas returned from a lengthy tour throughout
northern lows and southern Minnesota. in the
@ interests or his company. Mr.. Drummond
sSys Ihat the immigration into Iowa and Mime
;sas q. o. present Is simply enormous, and prom
1ses 10 increase fully so per cent this spring.
Farmers IN the western states are taking ad-
NantaSe OF the mild weather and are busy plow-
IHs. 1nere seems to be very hopeful feeling
AT present that the whest crop this yesr will be
larger than ever bsfore known.
Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, referring to
recently published statement to the effect that
ne was endesvoring to have the signal corps
separated from the war Office, saws: 81 have
never contemplated sucn a thing, but have at
al times persistenty opposed such step,
since such separation would deprive it Of the
olsclplne the articles of war give, which alone
makes 1t reliable and efficient"
The Manitoba railroad is building round
mousse car shops, etc, at st, Paul that will cost
9Suo,o0o. The company will expend in these
snops alone the vast sum Of $500, 900 per
year for wages, as between 500 and 600 men
Wiil be employed. This viii reoresent a popu-
laton of from $500 10 5000, Who will be
dependent upou tho erection and msiAtsnence
Oh this ST.. g. al,,ishrl ant
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Scientific Notes.

The London Times says: 1T can scarcely
be doubted that all London, along its main
thoroughfares, will discard gas for the elect
ric light within the present century. The
really cautious and hesitating progress OF
the invention must remind not few of Hhe
equally cautious and hesitating progress d
gas" ,.
A mechanic of Rochester, N. Y, has, ao
cording to his own statements, just com
pleted a duplicate of the celebrated astron
omical clock of Strasburg, in which city he
was born and lived for many years. The
only difference between the workings of the
two clocks is in their seize and in the form
of the astronomical portions. The case for
the main part of the Rochester clock is ten
and one half feet high, while it is in all
particulars exactly porportionate to the
clock seventy-fve feet high which it imi-
ates.
A writer in the London Globe says that
cad pipes placed in contact with lime are
SO corroded and eaten in the course of fif-
teen OF sixteen months as to become pore us
and brittle, and eventually useless for t.
purpose intended. If this be fact it is a
highly important one in sanitary point of
view Plumbers and house builders VIII
habi ually use lead pipes imbedded in NOR
tor nd cement containing lime ought t.
invea igate this natter, and, if the pipes de-
terioi ,te when SO situated, change their
plans
The method by which She B, ash Electric
| LighA onipany proposes to D.umin ate thu
city al Cincinnati, if the beard of public
works accepts the offer, is 70 erect towers
200 feis in height and place on top of them
amps ith q capacity Of from 16, 900 to 49,
300 candle power. and on seventy five foot
posts lamps of 80 70 to 1000 candle power
A central station has been estab lished, five
-ancnlnes, with total ,.ss.city of 208, ,00C
candle power, are now peing manufactured
and the company expects to be ready tc
commence operations within month from
this date -.ccording to the contract, the
cost is to ne 25 per cent. less than the price
now paid for gas.
Professor Bowditch, of Harvard College
having examined the measurements of some
25, 900 Boston school children, finds thai
the growth Of children takes place in such 8
way that, until the age Of eleven or twelve
years, boys are both taller and heavier thar
girls of the same age, but ut this period oi
life girls begin to grow very rapidly, and fol
the next two or three years surpass boys O1
the same age in both weight and height.
boys then acquiring and retaining size
superior to that Of girls, who have nov
nearly completed their full growth. FL.
finds that children of Americans born par.
ents are in Massachusetts taller and heavie,
than the children of foreign born parents
superiority which seems to depend partl,
on the greater average comfort in which
such children live and grow up, and partly
upon differences peculiar to race or st.oa.
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FRIDAY, FEB. II.

BENATE.-Biils were introduced Of no gener-
alimportance and the senate remained most of
the time in executive session. The president
nominated Wakefield g. Frye OF Mains United
States consul general at Halifax, and Horstio
N. Beach of New York consul at Puerto Cabe!-
10, Venezuela. Iostmasters: John 81. Coss-
well, Titusville, Pa; Richard J. Hanna, Kan
kskee, H.; Louis M. Davis, Tecnmseh, Neb.
The nomination Of Edgar Ferguson, as PEN
sion agent at Milwaukee, was confirmed by the
senate. Other confrmations by the senate:
8. M. Mathews, United States marshal Eastern
district of Michigan; Fl. j. Campbell, United
States attorney for Dakota territory; Marsden
@. Burch, Unltad States attorney Western dis
trict of Michigan; Leonard Lotttidge. collect
or Of revenue, Sixth district of Visions in.
postmasters: Cline g. Spryrock, Rochester,
Ind Horace Il, James, RENSSELAER,, Ind. Oliver
Il. Swingle. Mount Morris, Ill Edward q.
Brown, Sheldon To-; Frank A. Douglass,
H0ughtor, Mich. Jacob Stei 1inger, Jefferson
City, Mo. Jacob v. Abnine, Usage City, Kas. !;
Russell w. Caswell, Mason City, Mo.
George Fisher, surveyor Of customs, Cairo,
Ill
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE The apportionment bill passed
without division
Mr.. McCook Of New York in opposing the
bill to restore Capt Thomas Little to the army
sent to the clerks desk to have read the affi-
davit of Thomas Little relative to the charge
made against him, and which was taken from
the flies OF the war department. The language
of the affidavit was 30 groas that many ladies
let the ga leries. and the ending, was stopped
hy objections from Springer OF Illinois and
Moore of Tennessee, on the gronnd that it was
obscene. and it was stricken from the record.
The sfadavit, wss stricken out, thus defeating
the measure.
No business Of importance was transacted.
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F,tz .Jobn Porter Case.

Washington special to Cincinnati Com
mercial: Il seems probable that the president
does not intend to do anything in regard to
Ftz John Porter's case. The president has re.
subject, aud equally strong letters on the other
side from friends whom he eDtertains as high
regard as he does for the ex- president. The
pressure for routine daily business is 30 great
that he has little or no time for going into old
matters, and the result will probably be that no
was hoped by Porter's friends was that Arthur
would grant him pardon, which would restore
him to the rights Of citizenship; but even this
is moi probable, and the whole matter will be
left to the action Of congress Fitz John Por-
ter, 1t is announced, viii be back in Washington
next week, to begin the agitation Of his claims
for reinstatement to the army. He had an in
terview with the president before he left, and
it is understood that the executive gave him
encouragement to persevere in the attempt at
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DeeeiVing the Very Elect.

Rugby, Tenn, the seat of Tom Brown.
English colony is rigidly temperate, SO
much so that traffic in drinks that intoxi-
cate are strictly prohibited. But if man
wants a bottle of whisky he can get it. This
is the way it is done:
when the devotee feels the craving
coming on, he starts out alone, for a walk
in some unfrequented part of pine grove,
when he suddenly makes the discovery of q
bottle of moonshine On the back side of o
tree. He picks it up and walks solemnly
away, meditating on spiritual things. Be-
fore he has gone far q stranger appears, and
says, Beg pardon, sir; would like to
have you loan me dollar He loans the
dollar and the stranger departs, without
disclosing his name. He may never see
his dollar again, but Providence has beer
kind to him, and the man was poor.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-02-23

The senate bill providing for the payment Of,
apension OF s., 900 per annum to Mrs. Garfield
passed the house and only requires the
signature of the president to become a law.
Anaerson's substitute fixing the membership
Of the house ct 81 will, it generally conoed-
cd, be finally passed. 1t is about the same as
the bill passed by the democratic house last
year, except that it itprovides for six more m sm-
bers. These six additional members are given
one each to New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kan
sas, Texas and South Carolina. Democrats
say it is a fair bill and they will support it
The military committee after examining OBJ
jsctions produced against favorable action on
che case of Maj. Rochester to be paymaster gen.
eral, reported unanimously that the nomination
be confirmed. Placed on the calendar with the
committees favorable recommendation
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Murder in Northwestern iowa.

John Tenehin, farmer living nine miles
southeast of Sibley, station on the Chicago,
st Paul Il Omaha road, was shot while stand
ing by his fire about IL 80 O'Clock Saturday
night He had returned from lyceum held
at the school house. All tho other members of
the family had gone to bed, On coming to him
they found him dying. The shot was fired
through the window. The ball entered the
back Of the head near the base of the skull and
lodged against the cheek bone. A young man
whose name could not be ascertrined and the
wife and daughter of Tenehin have been held
by Coroner Geo. Montux for the murder. The
young man was the lover of the girl and was
favored by the mother but opposed by the faith
er. There is much excitement in the neigh
borhoed where the murder was committed, and
in Sibley, where the murdered man was well
known. The young man mentioned is new
conner in the neighborhood.
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DOWN IN THE SEA.
Twenty-f OF the Crew of the Steamship Ba.
hama Lost by the Foundering of the Vessel
Thirteen of the Crew Saved Story Of the


Survivors.
The steamer Bahama, Of quebec, in the New
York and Porto Rico service, sailed on the 9th
inst. from st. Johns, Porto Rico, with full
cargo. She had fine weather until
Thursday last when l75 miles
from New York. At 8 o'clock in tho evening
the wind began to increase and by midnight
was gale. At 2 o'clock Friday morning the
steamship was struck by a heavy squall and all
sill had to be taken In. In a very short time it
was blowing hurricane and immense duanti-
ties of water we're shipped. 1t was with great
difficulty that the steamship was managed, and
with the engine going full speed Capt. Astwood
did not get her head to the sea. The head sails
were set to drive her off before the sea, al dust
as the expedient was succeeding trt men
dous sea was shipped. 1t struck on the
starboafd side, the bulwarks were carried
away and the deck was ripped up. The hole
in the deck was big one and through itthe
water swept, filling the room and the bunkers
The fires were put OFT and the steamship be-
the seas swept her deck frequently. Gradually
the starboard side settled and she went over
on her beam ends. 1t was apparent that tho
steamship would go down and the captain or
dered the crew to get the two port line boats
ready for launching. In twenty minutes the
tain ordered the boats lowered The captain
went in the large life boat with sixteen or
seventeen othora, while First Officer Williams
and Second Officer Ross took the small life-boat
with eleven persons on board. This left three
or four men in the sinking steamer
The csptain's boat got away first When the
small beat was getting away from the steam
ship Mr.. Scott, a passenger who was in her,
saw the captains boat swamped, but nothing
could be done to save any of those that were
thrown out and the email boat rowed away.
When the captains boat was swamped two or
three persons were seen swimming back to the
steamship, but those in the small boat could
not tell whether they succeeded in getting on
board.
Soon after noon on Friday full rigged ship
was sighted. 1t was not an easy job to get to
the ship because the sea was running high, but
the boats head was put against the wind and after
pulling half mils reached the ship, which was
the Glenomrag, from Calcutta. The Glenmo-
rag reached New York Friday afternoon aud
the thirteen rescued men came ashore and
quarters were found for the crew.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-02-23

Thousands of pereons are constantly tfo1bled
with combination of diseases. Diseased kid
neys and costive bowels are their tormentors
They should know that Kidney Wort acts on
these organs at the same time, causing them to
throw off the poisons that have cl,gged them,
and 30 renewing the whole man. Hundreds
testify to this. .-Pittsburg Post
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Draft Raising Scheme Defeated.

A draft for 81, 800 signed by L. Kells in
favor Of David Wilson, was presented ct the
bank of Alaxandria, Douglas county, Mimi, on
Tuesday for sale. Van Hoosen, the cashier,
telegraphed Immediately to the bank of Sauk
Center to know il it was good. No such draft
David Wilson was sold February IL by the
bank Of Sauk Center, drawn on the American
Exchange National bank, New York, and
signed by I. Kells, cashier, and is undoubt-
edly the one presented at the bank Of Alaxan-
tiria, having been raised from Ss3 to 81 800.
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A Victory For the O .naha LINE.

At Madison, Feb. 10, the senate bill to trans
fer the land grant now held by the Chicago,
Portage & Superior railway company to the
Chicago, st Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
by a vote of 80 ayes to 10 noes The negative
votes were by members from the counties
along the line Of the south end Of the Air Line
road.
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magazine near town had exploded. The shock
was violent at the capital city.
The ship Glenniorsg, arrived at New York
reports; Fell in with a boat containing eleven
Of the crew and two passengers of the steamer
Bahama, from Porto Rico for New York took
them on board, and brought them to that
port
Arthur Won Rohr, 1O-yssr old Winona
boy, was run over by wagon, Saturday. and
received probably fatal injuries.
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Fees Of NncInra

Tie fee of doctors is an item that very
many persons are interested in Just at
present. We believe the schedule for Wis.,
its is $500, which would tax man con-
fined to his bed fora year, and in need of
daily visit. over 81 900 o year for medical
attendance alone! And one single bottle
of.Hop Bitters taken in time would save
the ST. GOO and all the years sickness
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-02-23

.i,just went out 10 see FRIEND" re-
marked Jones to his wife as s.a returned
10 his seat in the theatre. Indeed" re-
piled Mrs. ]. with sarcastic surprise, I sup
posed from the odor OF your breath, that
you had been out to see your worst enemy. :"
Jones WINGED.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-02-23
FOREIGN

Advices from Lima, Jan. 25, confirm the re
port thst treaty of peace has been signed be-
tween Bolivia anc Peru. By its terms Bolivia ii
left without sea board
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GAS A9HAT.nTES

A few minutes past 1 O'Clock sunday even
ing, an earthquake shock OF five minutes dura-
ton was felt at Lake City, Colorado. Citizens
were awakened and many thought powder
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A Fearful Fatality.

CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 17.-About 8 O'Clock THE
morning, while firemen were trying to ex
tnguish fire in the pyrotechnic works Of
Prof Jackson, an explosion occurred by whice
the building was destroyed, at least tifteen per-
sons killed, and many more wounded. part
of the mansion has been used by Prof. Jackson,
pyrotechnist, for some years as place for
manufacturing explosive commodities. The
fremen, after being assured there were no ex-
posives in the place, went to work. After
playing on the flames about half an hour an
explosion occurred. The bodies of rncr were
thrown in the air in every direction, the air
was filled with rubbish and the ground covered
with the victims. Some were killed and seri-
ously injured, and others badly hurt Th
dead bodies of the men Law on the ground, a
number writhing in their blood moaned and
groaned piteously for help. Many lay insensi-
Bic to their surroundings, and others, bruised
and bleeding groped their way from the scene
of tho terrible accident. TIE scene beggars
description. People prayed in the open streets,
and the shrieks of the dying were appalling.
The fire was abandoned, and everybody in con-
dition to do go turned their attention to ailevl-
atipg the distress. The houses in the vicinity
of the explosion were converted into hospitals
and the wounded removed thereto. The num-
Der killed is between fifteen and twenty. About
twenty are dangerously and fifty more or less
seriously wounded
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How TO Get Well.

Mrs. DR.. Mary Whitney is dangerously i'll in
California. She left Rochester last fall to spend
the winter on the Pacific coast.
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THURSDAY, FEB. Is.

sENATE-The senate polgamy bill was
adopted by that body after spirited discus
zion. Speeches were made against several
provisions of the bill by Vest, Pendleton and
others, but there were no dissenting votes when
the bill came upon it's passage. Under the
provisions of this bill it will be crime to CO.
habit with more than one woman in any Of the
territories Of the United States, punishable by
fine and imprisonment
House The apportionment bill was the prin-
cipal topic of discussion, and the old system Of
apportionment with allowances for major frac-
lions Was adopted. The house also settled the
question of the total number Of members in
the next congress-, subject to reconsideration
before the final passage Of the bill to-day. By
the adoption of Mr.. Auderson's amendment.
1852 to 1O4, the total number in The house lie
increased to 325. This number was ap.
parently reached by sort Of a COM
promise in which the largest element
was the republican majority. The re-
publicans have most to gan. ss appears from
Mr.. Cox's tables, by multiplying the number
Of members in the house. some democratic
members we're induced to vote for this mum
Der, 325, by the fact, probably, that it in
creases the representation of their respective
statos ia congress. The house finally broke up
and was compelled to adjourn without finsl
action upon the apportionmsns bill by a curious
conflict over an apparently minor amendments.
Uader the new BID representatives are
distributed among tho general a:es as follows: