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II is argued with agreat deal of force
that the people can appeal to the law
for redress against telegraph companies
which wholly or partially suspend bus
mess to the detriment ofthose who wish.
to use the telegraph. The supreme
court Of New York in a precisely paral-
ell case, hns laid down the law 80 plain
~ that there can be no doubt as to its
force. When, not many months ago,
the railroad companies refusedto accede
to certain demands Of freight-handlers
and a blockade of freight occurred, the
question was carried to the courts. The
supreme court held that the corpora
tions had a lawful right to refuse to pay
the wages of its employees, "but if the
consequence of their doing SO we're an
inabilityto exercise their corporate fran
chises, to tho great injury Of the public,
theythe corporations)cannot be held to
assert that such consequences must be
s%houldered and borne by an innocent
public, who, neither. directly nor indi.
rectly participated in their causes" II
was decided substantially, that corpora
tons, deriving their privileges from the
public, owe that public a duty, the re
sponsibility Of which cannot be escaped
by reason of any disagreement between
the companies and their employees upor
the matter of wages. The telegraph
company can make, as it has Away,
done, its own changes for transmission
Of dispatches, but it must do the wori
for which it received such importani
and valuable franchises.
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Westinghouse Birthplace.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Aug. IA
Another spot for pilgrimage will shortly be
added to the shoresrof tie Potomac. The gov
eminent having just secured the title to Wake
held, Westmoreland county, Va, about eighty
SIX miles from Washington aud the site of the
birthplace of the father of his country. The
estate. comprising twenty acres, is near the
iaouth Of Pope's creek and is a portion OF the
landed property owned by the grandfather of
Washington, whose remains with those of
Washington's father and several uncles, lie in
4 dilapidated tomb on the ground recently par
chased. Congress has appropriated 1913, 900
toward the site of the mouse in which Wash
ton was born, The design adopted by the
secretary of state calls for q monument build
ing twenty feet square and about thirty feet
high. Within the foundation, atieast partially
constructed of the old BRICK of Washiugton's
early home, will be inferred the remains of his
ancestors and relatives. Arecent examination
OF the premises discovered at a depth of two
feet eight inches the solid wall of the old
house IN a remarkable state of preservation,
the old fashioned brick bong as good as the
day they We're landed there from England,
now nearly two centuries since.
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A G Steel Gun.

A correspondent writes to the New
York Herald from Annapolis a very in
teresting account of certain experiments
that have been made there during the
last five months with a new style of gun.
This gun was made out Of an old one by
putting on a jacket and hoops and a
bronze extension piece to lengthen the
bore. It might have been expected that
with the heavy charges that have been
used in it this composite cannon would
have gone 70 pieces in a short time, but
it has held together without %perceptible
signs of weakening. The experiments
with it have cleared up certain doubtful
points, and the experience gained will
prove exceedingly valuable in hand
ling the guns of the new steel cruisers,
which are to be of American design and
manufacture. The size of the charge of
powder has been determined quite sat
isfactorily, and a very high velocity of
shell was obtained with a smaller charge
than is used in English guns of the same
caliber. For instance, in an experiment
by Sir William Armstrong, q muzzle vel.
ocity of 2,297 feet per second was OBJ.
tanned with 81 tons pressure; at An.
napolls, with a gun ofthe same celiber. A
muzzle velocity of 1928 feet per second
was recorded with a pressure of only
1872 tons. A 6S-pound projectile fred
with acharge of halfits weight, furnished
a nluzzle velocity of 2 ,l20 feet per sec.
ond, with a pressure of fourteen tons.
The range of this proiectile at
a high elevation, is about six
miles.
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A Startling Illinois Sensation.

A dispatch from Galesburg: A profound
sensation has been developed here. A bill
of complaint and several atiidavits on file
in the office of the clerk of the Knox coun-
ty circuit court evidence that Pleasant Hen.
derson desires to be divorced from Jose.
phine Henderson, for the very good reason
that according to the allegations, Mrs. Hen
derson has committed adultery with Hon.
Aired NJ. Craig, justice of the supreme
court of the state of Illinois. Mr.. Heuder-
son is a very wealthy farmer, and lives a
few mile out of the city. Mrs. Henderson
IS rather stout, but OF fine form. her
lace and figure smacking more of the mag
niicent than Of the beautiful.
MIR. Henderson sets up the charge of adul-
terry with Justice Craig, u in his affidavit
says Mrs. Henderson openly declared in
the presence of her two sons that she had
mint the crime, ard was proud of it,
as Justice Craig held a higher position than
her husband could hope to reach.
Jefferson Henderson. a son OF the parties.
IN an affidavit, details the circumstances of
Cralg..s visit to his mother last October, dur.
Ing the absence of the other members of
the family, and swears he looked into the
room Where the lovers had hied Themselves
andE That he saw his mother in the act of
adultery wit1 Craig, The young man also
says he imme liately procured a pistol in.
tending to kill Craig, but his mother met
and disarmed him. The wife's answer to
her husbands bill is simply 3 sweeping de
NAL without specifications.
Inc general opinion of the Knox county
bar is that Justice Craig will find some way
to stop the case before it comes to trial.
AT present he is supposed to be somewhere
in Dakota. Mrs. Henderson in fortv.fve
years OF age and Judge Craig ffty-ive.
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BRIEF FOREIGN NEWs.

The Italian envoy at Tangier, Morocco,
has lowered the flag on his co suiate, and
the Inhabitants are, in consequences. in a
state OF great panic. This hostile act on
the part of the envoy is on account of the
sultan of Morocco not having yet Welded
to the ultimatum of Italy, insisting upon
the full payment of claims of Italian sub
1ects. There Is an Italian squadron in the
harbor in readiness to support the demands
ofthe consul.
Several sergeants who took part in the
revolt at Santa Domingo have been exeou.
ted at THAT place. They refused to make any
disclosures III relation to the revolutionary
plot. There have been no disturbances at
Valencia or Seville, bat arrests of civilians
and snb-oficers have been made at those
places as measures of %precaution.
Lord Windsor was married recently to the
daughter of Sir Augustus Page. The wed.
ding was a very brilliant affair, and is looked
upon in a%ristocratic circles as the event of
the season. The queens present TO the
bride was the inevitable Indian shawl,
which her majesty seems to think is
the only proper gilt on such occasions.
The London Times began last month the
publication.of a daily.annex called the Sum-
hNA WaASp 10 1ulllhbuI6 VI Tile LILIES.
containing the cream of the general news.
a condensation of the Times editorial arti.
Giles and extended reports of a few important
local matters. The Summary is sold for a
half-penny h Times fer three pence.
Mayor Joseph Devereaux of Windsor,
Eng, after three terms of service, has been
offered the honor nf knighthood. He is a
tradesman, and the jewellers of the royal
borough may have the joy of buying hats
of q Sir"
The returns so far from the elections in
France show a net republican gain Of 100
seats. The republican triumph is most
notable in districts hitherto re%actionery.
Queen Victoria has approved the
appointment OF the duke of Con-
naught to a divisional command in
Bengal.
French republicans now have majorities
in s~eyenty.eight of ninety districts for gen.
eral councils. They carried even Corsica
and Morbihan.
Hon. james Cockburn, ex-speaker of thu
house Of commons, died on the morning o
the 18th,
The Spanish revolt will prevent Alp
Eonso's visit to Kaiser Wilhelm.
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Strange Storm in Dakota.

Mitchell, Oak, Special Telegram: PEG.
pie of this vicinity were considerably dis
turbed between the hours of l and
O'Clock on the morning of the 18th inst,
by repeated electric explosions, but unlike
thunder in sound, and having a peculiar
rattlins appearance and very deafening
The cl.uds were free from rain, and scarce.
y ran above the house tops They had a
lightish color, resembling that OF steam.
One terrific explosion, shaking the es-th,
struck several buildings, and entering the
residence of John Foster passed through
the sleeping room into the second story
going out through the roof. Aftei
doing much damage to the
building, it gave the occupants an electrical
shock that lasted for several hours. Nj.
Foster stated that it was with great exer.
tioE that he left his bed this afternoon,
feeling very much debilitated. he remem.
bered nothing of the explosion, and re.
manned in sleep for several hours. The ex,
plosion shook the plastering from the build.
ings. The popularity was that no Ere
seemed to catch from these electric flashes,
and after they had passed away the air was
almost sltfhcating for several minutes.
There has been a continuous rain for three
days.
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Irish Demonstrations in Chicago.

CHICAGo, Aug. 15.-The secret Irish rational
organization of Chicago, but mostly those OF the
Clan Ma Gael, held their seventh anuua! demon
stration at Ogden's grove to-day, to raise
funds to carry on the agitation in Ire
land. Fully 10000 people paid admit
lance fee to the ground. Speeches were made
now, ex- Secretary of the National Land league;
Hon. V. Canon aud Col. r Bourke of Newmexic.
The speeches were all radical in tone, aud Mr..
understood that We OF Chicago are proud
of the mau who killed the ipfcrmer
Carey va loudly applautod. The same speaker
declared the people OF Ireland do not want to inter-
fore with Cardinal Manning or the pope at Rome if
it tended to keep Ireland in chains. The declare
ton of principles as set forth by the assemblage
declared allegiance to the American republic, but
as Irish Americans they would never yield the
right of Ireland to overthrow a foreign despotism.
Gratitude was expressed to Parnell aud his COL
leagues in their work.
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RAILROAD NEWS NOTES.

1t is reported that as soon as the com.
pletion of the Northern Pacific shall have
been supplemented by a connection with
California from Portland, trains will run
through from st. Paul to San Francisco via
Oregon in the same time now made by the
Union and Central Pacific from Omaha to
San Francisco. The distance from st. Paul
to San Francisco via Portland will be 2, 700
miles. 1t can be made in -four days at an
average speed of less than thirty miles an
hour.
In response toa circular issued by the
Minnesota State Sportsn EMS association,
the Omaha folks issued a notice to their
Minnesota agents calling their attention to
the home laws of the state. which make it
unlawful for any railroads to receive any
game bird or animal for shipment ont of
the state. The agents are instructed not to
Make any such shipments.
The last raul on the Omaha branch from
Eau Claire to Chippewa Falls was laid Sat
urday evening, giving That company a di
rect route to Lake Superior. Monday next
the first train will be placed on the new
branch and run direct through.
Aug.25 will see 1928 miles of Northern
Pacific in operation.
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Prosperous California.

From the San francisco Alta. .
All the counties, so far as heard from,
report a large increase in the assess
ment rolls, and from the agricultural
counties there is even indication of
prosperity. In Sacramento county
there is an increase, not including rail-
road property, of 49, $50, 600 mostly in
real estate and improvements. The total
amount OF the roll, with the exception
noted is s2l lib $50. Amador county has a
roll of$3 25o, 200 being an increase of $4O0-
600 over the assessment of last year In
San Luis Obispo the increase is Sl,54l,-
GAL, and the total valuation 81, 900, 45S,
There are 222 ,05t acres of land inclosed
in that county, nut only $500 acres
cultivated. This county has
not yet zone into fruit
growing on a large scale, as there are
enumerated only 1860 fruit trees of
all kinds and s. arres Of vines. Santa
Barbara county shows an increase of
valuation of S750,0O0 and a total of &c.
773. 900, about two-thirds of the increase
being on reel estate and improvements.
The Assessor states that there has been
a decrease in the number of
all kinds of live stock in the county
since the last assessment; but there has
been a great increase in the value Of all
kinds of animals especially horses and
sheep. a better breed OF stock is being
raised in the county, and worthless an
imals are being killed or sent away.
Horses are being rapidly and steadily
improved: Sheep last year were as
sessed at 81 per head; this year, owing
to their improved character, they are
assessed from 81 80. to 81. 40 per head.
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OF CRIME.

The federal authorities at Chicago seized
dresses and wearing apparel of Mrs. T. N.
Parish on the ground that they had been
imported in defiance of custom laws.
The woman has made twenty trips across
the ocean by her own confession, to pur.
chase secondhand dresses from the nobility,
and succeeded in having her trunks passed
free of duty, Offering the explanation that
the dresses were wearing apparel. The
authorities here assert that the case is
not an isolated one, and have sworn onl a
warrant for her arrest on the ground of
perjury.
On the night of the 14th. James L. Young
general agent in Cincinnati of the Grand
Rapids q Indiana railroad shot himself. He
died on the morning of the 18th. in the
hospital. He had been seen in an intoxi.
Gated condition shortly before the shooting,
A letter was fonnd on his person purpolting
to be from a cousin. threatening him for
improper relations with the writer's wife.
A young nan named Hans Harneston
crossing the Van Buren, Street bridge, Chi
cago, over the Chicago river on the 18th,
inst, broke IN on ordinary conversation by
%remsrking: 81 might as well end it here
and plunged into the river. Two hours pre-
cedlng an unknown man leaped from the
Division street bridge into the river. The
dead bodies of both were recovered.
Al, Mitchell, OAK, the jail door was left
open after giving the prisoners their dinner
on the 18th. inst. and three of the latter es-
caped-CArl Goeritz and J. B. Star held for
the grand jury ior shooting two different
men, n n Roach, awaiting sentence for
horse stealing. Goeritz has been captured,
but the other two are at large.
Phillip Hoffman of Erie, Pa, sent his
little girl to a saloon to get beer. The bar
tender refused to sell liquor to a child, and
! she filled the jug with weter. When Hof.
man swallowed a part of the strange LIQUID
he struck his daughter a blow on Che head.
She is not expected to recover.
jim. Mildly, q sub-contractor under Fry
in d Co, who are doing work for the Mis-
souri, Pacific load between Laclede aud
kirkwood, in ST. Louis county, i. alleged to
have absconded, leaving behind him debls
amounting to $4,000 or $4,000.
Arthur Fl. Blanty, late cashier of the
American Loan d. Trust company, OF Bos-
ton, has been sentenced to seven years
in state prison for embez2lement Of
$4,000.
j. 3. Stanford looked at s tray OF dia.
monds in Aron's store, Toronto, recently.
and took of 5000 worth, leaving glass imi-
tations instead,
At Helena, Ark, City Marshal E. u
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PATTI'S BOUDOIR CAR.
"A Magnificent Coach for the Ac.
coIamOdatiOn or the Great Prima

"A Magnificent Coach for the Ac.
commudation or the Great Prima
Donna.
From the New York Times.
Three cars are being constructed in
Troy for the use Of the Mapleson opera
company during the coming season.
One will be for the exclusive use of Nine.
Patti and Nicolini, replying to the re-
port that Patti would not be Mapleson's
prima donna, the diva herself has sent a
dispatch saying: 81 am certainly going
with Col. Mapleson; contradictory report
to the contrary Count ZacharoF said
that the cars, which were designed by
Colonel Mann. an American inventor,
we're running on sixty lines in Europe.
Ten other cars were to be constructed
besides those for Colonel Mapleson and
the company expected to have them in
service on four OF the important lines by
October I. The car for PATHS ac-
commodation will be called the Adeline
Patti. It will have a dome roof and the
exterior will tie in dark blue and gold.
Along one side will be run a wide CORR
dor. In the center will be q spacious
drawing-room. fitted with divans, a ta.
BILE, side-board aud other appointments.
Adjoining on one side, will be PATHS
room and on the other Eicolini's and at
either extreme will be a room for PATHS
maid and Nicolini's valet. There wiz he
linen closets, lavatories and other yooms
besides. The car will be ventilated SIM
liar to that in use at the Madison SSnara
theatre, by which the temperature in
the heated term III be reduced ten de-
grees and heating apparatus designed
for the purpose is to be employed in
cold weather. The car will be uphols-
selves, according to designs prepared by
the upholsterer to the prince OF Wales
in London. The car is to cost $4,000.
The other two cars WILDE on the same
pattern as the service cars. There we'll
be a corridor the full length. with bou-
sdoirs accommodating four perrons each
Altogether there will be room for twenty
four persons in a car. In every boudoir
will be q couch on which a person may
recline at length, and which at nieht
car be converted into the upper berth.
A table can be transformed into steps
leading up to the berth. The walls are
to be covered with embossed leather,
heavily padded, which, in addition to
comfort, will afford protection to pas.
sengers in case of accident. The heat
ing and cooling apparatus will be used
in every car, and the exterior will be in
dark blue and gold. A popularity about
the cars will be the arrangement Of the
berths, which will extend crosswise in
stead Of Iengthwise, and the motion will
not be felt nearly so much as in the or
binary palace car. The cost Of these
cars will be from $4,000 to $4,000 each.
The Grand Duke Michael travelled over
Europe for four months in a boudoir car
cOstinO ST5O. 000.
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Matter VS..

During his early period, a young man
thinks that manner rather than matter
makes the orator. He is more attracted
by tLe pose of the speaker. by his gra ce-
tul gestures, resonant voice aud cor.
geous rhetoric than by the ideas and
logic of his speech. The Atlanta Con-
stltutaon reports a conversation of the
late A. II. Stephens, of Georgia, IN
which he tells how he once fell into that
youthful error:
/ shall never forget my first trip away
from nome, nor the impression it made
on me. was quite S young man, and
somehow business fell into nv
hands that carried me north. | had
never been as far as Washington before,
and OF course | wanted to see what was
TO be seen.
/ went into the Senate gallery and
took my seat. could easily pick out
,he prominent men by the pictures l
mad seen OF them. Pretty soon a ques-
llon came up, and the President OF the
senate a nnounced that Mr.. Webster
was entitled to the floor.
Vi course l was very much gratitiea
that ! was to hear him. He arose and
began speaking in an ordinary CONVEX
sational way. l think he took his snuff
occasionally.
lie never made a gesture from the
time he opened until he closed.
thought it was all sound doctrine, but |
was convinced that l knew a dozen col
lege.hoys who could have beaten him
speaking.
The next morning l picked up a paper.
There was his speech, headed ON
Wenster's Great Speech on the Finan-
ces." "Pshaw" thought. "they don't
call that a great speech, do they?"
l saw another paper. There If VEG
again, headed Mr.. Webster's great
speech on the finances. l went to Bali
more. There they had Mr.. Webster,s
great speech IN the finances.
| reached Philadelphia, and eyerv-
body was talking about Mr.. Webster,s
great speech on the finances. / cot to.
New York. There everything vas in q
ferment over Mr.. Webster's great speech.
on the finances, 1t was the came wav
in Boston. way
So concluded that ii must indeed be
a great speech. 1t put me to thinking,
and l made up my mind that it was not
the way a mar said anything, but wLat
ne said, that made him an orator.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
ASHYyaTON

The following postal changes have taken
place: Postmasters Commissioned-Wis-
consin, john @. Dietz, Wagon Landing;
Iowa, Tauman A. Butterfield, Fine. Post
Offices Observation-Disclosures, s~weetland,
Hand county, Yorktown, Dickey county;
Indiana, Radner, Carroll county: Iowa,
Chrisholm, Monroe county; Woods, Wood
bury county. Postofaces Discontinued
Dakota, Morrill,. Edmunds county: Iowa,
Oshkosh, Sioux county. Postofice Name
Changed-Iowa, Ingart Grove Ringgold
county, to Ingsrt.
Postmasters were commissioned on the
18th: Wisconsin-Charles F. Barnes,
Rhrinelander. Minnesota-Harmer D. Lat.
inner. Clear Lake. Dakota-Eima Larson,
Dunlap. Montana-Thomas Alexander,
Forsyth. Postoffices Observation-Disclosures:
Meta, Buffalo county. Minnesota: Athens,
Isanti county. P~ostoffice names changed-
Wisconsin,: Pickett's Station W1npatago
county, to Pickett; Urne's corr ca, Buffalo
cOtsscsv &c Uruv.