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AN ITALIAN CAMP.
Owners Of tho sehuetzen Park Object to It's
Being Turned Into a Home for Foreign
LabOrers.

Owners OF the Schuetzen Park Object to It's
Being Turned Into a Home for Foreign
Laborers.
The schuetzen Park company ofthls city re.
Gently fled bill In equity against August
Schmidt and Thomas McCann, praying re.
straining order against both OF the defendants.
The complainunts are the owners Of the park
at tho head Of New York avenue, at one time
known rs Galcs's woods. August schmidt Is
their tenant, and Mr.. Mccain IL the contractor
for building the Boundary street sewer run
ming northeast and toward the Eastern branch.
The complaint made Is that Mccain had en-
ploycd Italian cheap lpborGrs 10 work on the
sewer, rented OF Schmidt the privilege OF put
ting up sheds in the park to house those men,
charging them small sum for using the same,
and was engaged IN erecting the sheds. IT II
was permitted to be done the company de-
clarcd that the injury 10 the grounds would be
irroparablc; and, further, that schmidt
right Ms tenant did not give hin
any authority to sublct the promises for
such PURPOSES Justice Cox issued n tempo.
rary restraining order enjOining Schmidt and
McCann from proceeding further In the mater
until u hearing of the complaint could be had
Tho company by their counsel Mr.. D. W.
Classic, has now (ilcd motion for n rule on
them to show cause why they should not DO
punished for contempt In diSnbcying the order
of tho court. In support of the motion the
affidavit of Henry Rithmulcr il filed, He says
| that on the day tho restraining order was Is
sued he saw McCann's foreman conduct into
the park grounds from seyenty.Ivc to one
| hundred Italian labOrers. They were quar-.
| tered on the grounds during the night and
| taken of the next morning and the same
thing has been repeated since that time. lie
| saw fires in tho park grounds where these
| Italians were either cooking food or warm
ing themselves, and last Friday he went over
TO the grounds, aud saw along the edge OF the
| principal walk, from the main hall to the po-
vilion on the grass sward, Il great number o.
eytemporiIed iirepiaees dug into the bank
where fires were built. Some of these fire
places were in the roots of very handsom,
shade tree. The main hall, u large two stor,
frame building was occupied by Italians. will
beds protruding from every window. He say
piles of lumber about under the trees, and
large blacksmith shop aud wood working shop
where dump carts were being constructed, Il
full operation; also, "A number of dump cart
built and mounted on Hanged wheels ut VI
rous points on the grass sward and the gra'
sward cut and broken In many places.
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Drain and PrnYlslana.

Following Is the range of prices IN the Chlcago
market rs corrected by reports received by Rob
Crt j. Ihumts, Metropolitan hank building;
OpGpiHH-- Wheat. Ch1L outs. Pork TART
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--Noi,Nitl Iasaclkti hbSHt'
TIME GREAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE TO
il THE NORTH WEST AND SoUTiI-
WEST non nj n ui{ .tiK Spt.IN min
SCENERY. sTEEi RAILS. MAGNIFfCENT
EQUIPMENT
IN EFFECT OCTOBER 10 1891
TRAINS LEAVE WASH SCi,ToS. rom alta
ton. corner OF Isl KIN and Il streets. as follows;
For plttshurV aud the ~ est Chlrnro Iimitpd
Express of ID lnrc Sleening cars nj i.1O A. m
daily, n al i.ine o,iIl a M 1aiiv Ia rincinnnii
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YANDERBILT'S MILLIONS !

Could not buy for mo what Swift's Specific has
done for me. 1t cured me ofScroula IN Its worst
form, after / had suffered with 1t fifteen long
years, and hal tried all the remedies only u
break down my health and make me almost
helpless, Mrs. ELlXABETH BAKER.
Acworth, Ga, July 10, 1854.
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When Mr.. Gustayo A. Kuhn went home very
schafhirt occupying the he'd with Mrs Kuhn.
Tho betrayed husband caused the doctors ar
rest for treSpass. The case was dismissed by
Judge Shell in the police court the next day.
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REGULATED POISON f!

Some eight wears ago became the Victim of n
fearful Bluol Poison communicated by u nurse
To my infant and thence through the hreRst and
suffered for six long years. The Mercury and
Potash treatment seemed to drive the poison
fur ther into my system only to break out in
worse form on other p)rtl, n OF my body.
Three months ago began taking Swlits Spe'
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the greatest blessing which has come to man
kind In years. MRS, H. w. LEE
Greenville, Ala, sept, 4. 1854.
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Tubes etiquette for mau Is not TO boast
of his virtues. 1t is also exceedingly inelc.
giant TO annoy society with his coughs and
Bulls Cough Syrup.
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Hops on the white label. shun all vile, poi.
sonous stun with Hop" or Hops in their
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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-22
ALndLost In the sierrns.

The other afternoon the family Of Rich
ard Husband, living in the upper part
OF Austin, together with q few iriendsi wen.
over To Marshall canyon, mile or 30 south
OF toWp, on q SOFT olptc.nic eSnuraion. Lit.
tls Dick Husbsxd, about seven years OIL,
age, with some OF the other children OF the
party, after while strsyed around the Mill.
sldes and rayines IN search OF wild ilower7,
and sGnehow he got separated
from tne rest and they. cana
In without him. Search was immedi.
ately made, but he could not be tound.
Then ~ large party Of men started ont.
They met en Indian, who told, in fesponee
to their euquiries, that he had seen little
white boy running along hillside away
to the southwark, crying and when ne went
toward him the little fellow was frightened
and ran foster, screaming with terror.
Snow Gsthen falling, and, although they
found his track and followed - for mile
or So they soon lost II IN TIRE gathering
darkness aud increasing snow. They fol-
lowed on IN the same direction among the
foothills OF the Tclyaba range, and all
night, Ia one OF the hegyis.t snowstOrms
OF the seasor, they wandered over the
rocky slopes and through steep rayines
with 40 success whatever. When daylight
came the snow was several inches in depth.
Scattering Themselves over the country
In gll directions, the esgor e2archers pressed
Onward, hoping 10 lind tho little waDderer
atill alive. Meanwhile other parties from
town. on fcof and On horseback, alec started
ont to assist ia the search, for by this time
the alarm Vas general. The mother OF the
little boy was nearly Distracted and could
hardly BE- re strained from also going forth
out into tho Wild storm ana deep snow to
look for her darling.
Abont 0 O'Clock the next moving O por-
ton OF the frat searching party suddenly
saw whss they were after. Tha little fellow
stood by large saeebruBh On the hillside
not far distant, but when be saw them he
lodged down out OF sight, Hnrrying
thithcr they found him crouching down on
the gruund beneath the Bholicriug bruah, ,
both hands In his pockets and apparently
all right except somewhat cnld and uneasy
but on recognizing some OF thom Ia e1-
pressed his glsdnees to be found.
He ssid whsn he etrsyed out o.
SIGHT OF tho other children the evening DO.
fore, and thought he was Loot, he ran as hard
az he could along the first path he could
see, and did not stop I'll he got 10 where
they found him and crewied under the ago
brush, out of the snow, completely OK
hausted
One OF the men noticing that no was
chewing something, said: What arc you
eating sagebrush for, bUb2 Are you hun
gry?n mo" stoEtlv replied little Dioky:
W ain't n Oai'n' sre~hrush Pm chewin'
my gum, and amt hungry mother" The
los. little. boy was carried triumphently
homewsrd and ia apparently not injured at
all.-tVirginia City Enterprise.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-22

How fortunate for tho twenly-four savings
banks of this city thet the effort IN the
Legislature year ago 10 widen the latitude
OF their Investments Jailed 1t woud have
been easy during the excited condlt'or OF
tho public this week 10 ins'igsts psnD
among their army OF deposi ora, had the
law as to the investment OF their resources
besn relsxed. United States sscufities,
stocks and bonds OF states which have not
deiaulted payment OF principle cad interest
for len years, municipal obligations In New
York, aud uniucumbsrsd real estate In New
York 10 lne extent OF bali its vGlae, arc
the only securities In which the savings
banks OF this state can invest, and the
soundness OF their condition and the con-
fiience which they enjoy, are, in q great
measure, attributable to the rieor OF the
law. About one.hfth OF the people OF tho
state have accounts In savings banks, aud
tho aggregate depc sits are, in round iguIes
8il5, 900 600. 1t would be great calsmiiy to
hsvs the strength OF the sgving5 institutions
weakened, ~ 10 would result in the dis-
cournfement of thrift ss well "a In the sue.
rifcs OF much OF the sayings o.! the poor.
II another attempt 10 made TO extend the
limit Of investments reminder OF the
"black Wednesday" Of Nav II 1884 orght
10 bs sufficient 10 defeat II. New York
Mail.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-22
visi, to tho Aged widow of President Polk

Visit to tho Aged Widow OF President Polk.
THE Hermitage" and the grounds Of
the late President, James X. Polk, are
places Of interest TO visitors. The tomb OF
Polk is In the yard In front Of the house,
which Is now occupied by his widow, who
Is OF the advanced age OF so years. We
rang the bell ct the door Of this grand old
mansion, which was answered By Q sable
servant, by whom We sent our card 10 Mrs.
Polk, who returned q message that she
would be happy 10 receive rs. On entering
the room We were surprised to zee such
a youthful looking woman. who 10
still beautiful and graceful, possessing a
charm Of manner that many OF the young
might snvy. Said she, although l never
70 into eociety, end have not since my dear
husbands death. I am glad, whom not suf.
fering from rhsumatisD, 70 SO my friends.
such q journal a. the Inter OCEAN cali upon
ne. read the daily pe5c-s, srd an inter.
ssted in the political events Of the day. l
am sometimes surprised at myself, that at
my time Of life, should be 80 Interested
In the offairs OF state, for they ase sll gone
Of my day and generation, and l am only
waiting the Masters call. We live here Ia
the old house, my niece, Mrs. George Falls,
her husband, and their daughter. Sadie
Polk Falls"
Shs continued: you how We had no
children ofour own, % my niece HIS been
nv child, and her daughter, who 10 now
inst IL, and Who will arnduete this sum-
mer. II our household idol. Many Of tbese
pictures you see are the work Of her brush. I
The handsome mother Of the beautiful
daughter entered the room, aud amer ex
changing ucst.cu ] remarked We HsrI