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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-30
American Encomiums ON Japan.

Hon. John A. Bingham, ex-minister to
Japan was first accredited to the court OF
the mikado by President Grant in 1873,
and remained until the administration of
President Cleveland. He gives a most in
teresting account OF the condition ofaffairs
in Japan, saying: The reigning sover-
eign is the representative Of dynasty
which has governed Japan for twenty
six centuries. and the bluest OF the blue
blood OF Europe and America will have to
acknowledge their inferiority to such a line
as this. He is not more than forty years
of age, but has proved himself to be one of
the ablest and wisest statesmen which his
country has produced. When he assembled
the throne of Japan he succeeded to the
absolutely despotic powers and preroga-
tives which his ancestors had welded
for ages, literally holding in the hol-
low Of his hand the lives, liberties
and property of his subjects. Step by
step he has thrown off the shackles. until
now the government Of Japan is democrat
ic to an extent closely approximating that
OF the United States. The country is more
prosperous, the people happier and theg
eminent apparently resting on as firm a
foundation as ever. The postal facilities
are wonderful. Japan, with population
of less than 100000, 900, has almost as
many postoffices as the United States, and
postal savings banks are in successful oper-
alton at all popular points. Hari-kari is
now only tradition in Japan.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-30
Cheap transportation has had q
forcible emplification in the late 5 IL
cent rate from Chicago to New York
by water and cents by rail.

The fact is noted, as ararity, that
private soldier in Illinois has been
elected president OF "a veteran regi..
mental organization. It is supposed
that the mortality among the shoulder
straps since the war is phenomenal.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-30
Personal Gossip.

Rev. Robert Slossen OF Greeneburg, Ind,
dies in misery at Milwaukee.
Mrs. Cummings, born Miss Mary Parker,
is building achapel for Lehigh university,
Pa, which will cost $3.50, 900.
Dr. George Whitfield Fish, ex-United
States consul to China and Tnnis, and a
we'll known resident of Flint, Mich, died at
his home OF pneumonia. He was seventy
years old.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-30

Delaware and the Maryland PENN
sula sent 100000 baskets OF peach
es to market this year, and the grow
ers are nearly two millions richer than
they were two months ago. Some of
the trees yielded seven baskets offruit
and net yields of $500 to $500 were
not uncommon.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-30

The comparatively low cost Of coal
delivered in the principal northwestern
citiesowill materially diminish family
expenses the coming winter. Coal is
coming into general use in places
along the lines of railroads, save
where wood is abundant and cheap.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-30
Free! Cards and Chromos.

We will send free by mail a sample set Of cur
hrse German; French, and American Chrome
Iards.on tinted and gold grounds, with price list
OF over zoo different designs receipt OF sta,ap
tor postage We will also send free by mail as
samples, ten of beautiful Ci,romos on receipr
OF ten cents to pay FOR packing and postage also
ciciose confidential price list of our Ian pc oil
c.'ro;Hos. Agents wanted. Address r. GLEASON
& Co., 20 Summer Street, Boston, Mass,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
Miss Fields Mission.

Washington Special
idiss Kate Field is here for the purpose of in
fluencing legislation against the Mormons. Hav-
ing made thorough study Of the subject from
q long sojourn in Utah, she thinks Congress will
fail in one of its first duties if it ignores this
monstrous iniauity, leaving the Mormon Church
to so on unmolested in its wicked course She
is rather late in the day to effect anything, in
asmuch as it was given out long ago by the lead
ers on the Democratic side that no legislation Of
general character would be allowed this ses-
sion. Besides, the House committee Terri
tories. early last session, refused to do anything
with the Cassidy bill contenting themselves with
pigeon-holing the measure and thus preventing
the Republican minority on the committee from
expressing their views in opposition to the Nor
mon iniquity. The blame for not doing any
thing with the Mormon question rests with the
Democrats in the present Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22

were hna. I remember to have heard speaker
was designed this monument should be--higher
than any other in the world. He said it repre-
sented the grandest and highest memory in the
world, and he hoped that if any other monument
was ever built higher than this one that the Amer
lean people would take off its cap and continue
to build it higher. He spoke of the long, wind
ing, or spiral iron starways that would be placed
inside of it and how long it would take people
to walk to the top of it. That was before steam
was used to amount to much, and elevators were
not thought of. The people who heard him
looked in amazement, no doubt mentally doubt
ing the statements, which have been more than
fulfilled"
Most of the prominent men there are now
dead, are theyY"
II recall jeff Davis among the living. He was
prominent in arranging the ceremonies and took
a great interest in them. remember Incl
dent which occurred just as the cornerstone
was being lowered to its place. The space in the
corner had been filled with newspapers flags,
documents, and all the usual trinkets placed in
such places, but nothing in the least political
was included. The cornerstone was almost in
its place when man with hat in hand, nearly
out of BREATH and greatly excited, rushed up
and e2eIaimed Put these inr He held in his
hand lot of medals or badges for the American
party. He was a crank and bailif was d.
rected by jeff Davis to arrest the man, which
was done, and he was taken off and placed in
the station. There was nothing other than this
to mar the proceedings"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE.
The Orations of Hon. Robert. c. Winthrop
and Hon. John w. Daniel.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2l-The hall of the House
of Representatives this morning presented
novel appearance. The desks of the members
had been removed, and in their place were rows
upon rows of chairs, varying in style from the
capacious leather-covered armchair to tho more
plebeian chair of plain pine wood. The seating
capacity of the floor was 1900. Early in the
day the galleries began to fill, and by L o'clock
there We're but few vacant seats to be found. A
large majority Of the spectators were ladies.
The executive and diplomatic galleries were
occupied, which is very rare occurrence, and
the only vacant seats were in the gallery exclu-
sively reserved for families of senator's and rep
resentatives, and they became filled before the
ceremonies begaa. At precisely seventeen min
utes past Speaker Carlise's gavel called the
House to order, and Saturdays session was
opened with prayer by the chaplain and the Jour.
nal of yesterday was read.
Mr.. Dorshemer offered q resolution for the
appointment of committee of three meml e-s
to notify the Senate that the House was now
ready to receive the Senate, and proceed with
the ceremonies which were appointed to occur in
the hall OF the House. The resolution having
been adopted, the Speaker appointed Messrs.
Dorsheimer. Tucker and Cannon such committee.
AT ten minutes past the National Washing
toa Monument Association was announced, and
CONTINUED on Second Page.l
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
Fees OF Pension Attorneys.

Washington Special
Representative Warner of Ohio, and few
others in the House are making every effort to
have passed bill to regulate the fees of pension
attorneys 1t is regarded by the pension attor-
neys in Washington as a direct slap at them,
and its whole tendency is IL cut off their business
by limiting it to attorneys in the several States
The attorneys here say that by being on the
ground where they have access to all the official
documents in every soldiers case, they can most
speedy secure action, and by working in con-
junction with attorneys elsewhere, without
extra cost to the soldier claimant, secure ad
judiea ton in such matters. The proposed law
makes it q criminal offense for any one residing
outside of the State in which claimant lives to
take fee greater than $40, nor can his attorney,
If he wantsfhe assistance of the profession here,
divide the fee.
AS prominent member Of Congress put it in
conversation with your correspondent, Mr. War
ner is mad at one Of the Washington pension at
torneys who publishes soldiers paper. in which
Warmers pension bill was severely criticised. and
now he proposes to get even by having this bill
passed TO cut off the business of Washington
pension attorneys. Secretary Teller, in his testi-
mony before the Warner committee, said that
the preseLt law just To the soldier, and fully
met every requirement of every case that had
hitherto been presented
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
Damaging Fire at Anderson

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON Feb. 2L-At an early hour TO uglE
an incendiary fire occurred in Hunt & Peneee
livery barn, on Main street. between Washing
ton and Bolivar, and for a time TIE entire de-
struction of the block was threatened. AS it was
eight buildings were destroyed The buildings
burned were Hunt 81 Pences livery barn, j. @,
Kleins barber-shop Mat Tobins's saloon aud res
idence, Z. lIurlberts residence James Maloneya
saloon, Richard Wse's saloon aud a vacant room
belonging to Phillip Brehm. The loss will reach
near $4,000 The night was still and the prog
ress OF the fire slow, so that the workrnen were
enabled to tear away one building, and in this
manner the remaining buildings in the block
were saved. The portion of the city in which
the fire occurred is known as Whisky Row. and
the buildings burned were old, dilapidated
structures which have for years been eye-sores
to the city. The following are the individual
losses and the insurance:
IL j. Brannenberg, on buildings 80, 600, with
no insurance. j. G. Kline, loss on barber sh ID,
5000; no insurance Mat Tobn, loss on contents
of saloon and residence, ST. 900; insured for $3.50
in the Freeport. of Illinois Philip Brellm, on
buildings, two business rooms, lcse 81 900; in,
sured for $3.50 in the Sun, of England. Tho
goods We're removed from every room in the en-
tire row of buildings, end the breakage resulting
from tho reckless manner in which they were
handled, will amount to considerable Anderson
has no Are protection, and when fire breaks out
property is at the mercy of the flames
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The House Committee Decides in Favor oi
an Anti-Silver Proposition.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2l.--The House commit
tee on appropriations this afternoon, by a vote
of eight against seven, decided to insert in
the sundry civil appropriation bill clause
authorizing the President, in his discretion, to
suspend the coinage of silver dollars for one
year from the 1st of next July. By the same
vote it was decided to offer motion in the
House next Wednesday the first of the last six
days Of the session, to pass, under suspension of
the rules. the whole of the sundry civil BILL ex-
cept the aforesaid clause, and another motion. to
be voted on under suspension of the rules. that
the House shall then 60 into committee of the
whole to consider that clause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
A "Reminiscences of Old John Covode.

WAsmSGToN, Feb o1.--The question of ven
tllating the chamber of the House of Representa-.
tlves is ever present although the reasons for
1t are not rs ample now as when John Covode
was member. Uncle John was strong on ven
tllatlon On one occasion he fairly aroused the
House to ITS Importance. Mr. Speaker he
members We're compelled to breathe II snsnaci
that tho foulest spot in this ere house is abont
where standm roar of laughter unset him
and il was some time before he could continue
his speech
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
Failure of a Cleveland robaoco r,r,,

CLEVELAND, Feb 2l.--Rose & Neff. Wholesale
tobacco dealers. made an assignment today for
the benefit of creditors. The firm is COMPOSED
OF Peter Rose and w r. Neff The firm did
quite an extensive business. The creditors are
mostly in other cities. No schedule of assets
and liabilities is made The assignees bond was
fixed at $4,000 however, which is about the
amount of the assets
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
Further Work for Mcdonald.

Washington Special.
The friends of eX Senator Mcdonald circulated
petition III the House to day, similar TO the one
signed by twenty two senator's, requesting Pres
hent elect Cleveland TO appoint Mr.. Mcdonald a
member of his Cabinet. This petition contains
already over thirty signatures and it is expected
that at least seventy five members will attach
their signatures. 1t will then be sent to Albany
by mail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
Losses at yincennes.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal. N
vlScESSEs, Ind, Feb. 2l.--At 10 o'clock last
night fire broke out IN SIrinklcsdrug store ard
spreading rapidly DESTROYED the following build.
ines; Saloon and residence of John Maiigan:
loss, $4,000 Ballard & Bonds meat market;
loss, $500 j. r. r. Sprinkles drug store; loss.
$1,000. Me0owan's drug store; loss se02 Odd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22

MADISON. Wis, Feb 2l.-The grand legisla-
tive ball, the first Of the season, will be held on
She evening Of March 5. The committee have
given notice that cIawhammer coats aud all
Budes will be excluded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22

Washington Special
General Butler left here day OF two ago for
his home in Massachusetts. and before departing
said to n friend that he should not return to wit
ness the Inauguration unless President Cleve-
sand invited him to Il Cabinet position, when pos
1ibly he might come back
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22
No Further Interest in Albany Stories.

Washington Special.
The conflicting statements which are sent out
from Albany touching Mr. Cleveland's plans and
purposes, have had the effect to render the daily
budget from that quarter almost valueless and
now but little of Importance is attached to
them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22

would not know tonight that this has been one
of the most prominent days in the history of
Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
The White Ant.

One may never see the insect, possl-
bly,, in the flesh, for it lives under
ground, but its ravages confront one at
every turn. You build your house,
perhaps, and for few months fancy
you have pitched upon the one solitary
site in the country where there are no
white ants. But one day suddenly the
door post totters and lintels and rafters
come down together with crash. You
look at section of the wrecked TIM
bers and discover that the whole inside
is eaten clean away. The apparently
solid logs of which the rest CT the
house is built are now mere cylinders
of bark, and through the thickest of
them you could push your little finger.
Furniture, tables, chairs, chests OF
drawers, everything made of wood Is
inevitably attacked, and in a single
night a strong trunk is often riddled
through and through, and turned into
matchwood. There is no limit, in fact,
to the depredations by these insects,
and they will eat book, or leather, or
cloth. or anything, and in many parts
of Africa l believe if a man lay down
to sleep with a wooden leg it would be
heap of sawdust in the morning. So
much feared is this insect now, that no
one in certain parts of India and Afri-
ca ever attempts to travel with such
thing as wooden trunk. On the Tan
ganyika plateau | have camped on
| ground VIII ch was as hard as adamant,
and as innocent of white ants appar-
emily as the pavement of st. Paurs,
and wakcned next morning to find
stout wooden box almost gnawed to
pieces. Leather portmanteaus share
the same fate, AMI the only substances
which seem to defy the marauders are
iron and tin.-GO0d Words.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
Pug and Cur.

It was a picture in Broadway win
dow. 1t told a story of the gutter.
There was q girl child-a pretty bit of
millinery in q bang-and two dogs, a
pug and a cur. The dogs were SO hu-
manly male that they might have been
men. The pug was radiant with alder
manic obesity and after-dinner COM
placency. In the general pose there
was self-cousciousness of being among
the elect and chosen few of glided for
tune. The cur was the embodiment of
all that was NANCY and ragged or
trampish in cur. Out of heart and
broken down with fighting iron fortune
against the long odds, he looked too
unutterably seedy to have habitation.
and so changed out of dogly form as to
have lost all claim to name or origin.
He was the dog of blind beggar with
string at his throat and small bas-
ket in his thin, hungry jaws. The bas-
ket, yawning for the eeleemosynary pen
ny looked almost as hungry as the dog.
Utterly cowed, the cur held back be-
fore the child with one paw up plead
ingly, and his currish tail twined cur
rishly between the legs, but oh. what a
tale of sorrowful petition looked up out
of his saddened eyes into the face OF
the child! Nothing to exceed its pitt
full eloquence was ever drawn by man.
The pug was of the very bloat and
purpledom of pugism. 1t was Murray
Hill looking with wonder at a revela
ton of Mott street. There was AZ
oleaginous ''holier than thou looi
about the popped eyes and a sanitary
inspectors protest in the rigid curl o
his pugish tail. He was evidently ad
hitting the propriety of the donation
under the circumstances, with the un
derstanding, however, that the littl'
affair should be placed to his persona
credit by the recording angel
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
Raise Fruit and Eat 1t.

The Philadelphia Record says: 1.-THE
average American farmer seldom tastes
any Kind of small fruit of his own
growing. He is not yet educated up to
the full enjoyment of his privileges. He
does not appreciate the value of small
fruits to his family, both as food and
medicine. He does not consider
that each fruit, in its season, con-
tains some element adapted to
the wants of the body at That
time, and that free use of each would
save much suffering, and perhaps a
large amount of doctors bills. Neither
does he realize that when he neglects
to provide himself and family with
these health-giying fruits he is respon-
sible for the bad results.
This may be true of the farmers east
of the Alleghenies, but the Western
prairie farmers eat good deal of fruit.
They like, however, to have some other
fellow raise it. 1t is their families that
do not always get full share. Those
who do raise fruit understand its value
and healthfulness in the family.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
niIEsI PiLELlIPI PILESlII

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DIR. William, ian Indian
remedy )called DR.. WILLIAMS INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases Of twenty-five
years. standing. No one need suffer
Ave minutes after applying this won
derfuI soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments do more harm than coed
Williams Ointment absorbs the tu-
mors, aHays the intense itching, (nar-
ticu!arly at night after getting warm
in bed,) acts as a poultice, gives in
stant and painless relief, and is pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by H. Waterman. and mail
g on receipt of price, 81 90.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16

The late Commodore Garrison was a
man of herculean build and many
stories are told of his feats of strength
in his younger days. An old friend of
his says: His presence was imposing,
and he had breadth of shoulder that
was herculean. l saw him once lift a
barrel, with a man on top of it, and
throw them both oil dock It's easily rs
one would fling terrier. The man
had made a remark that the Commo-
dOre objected to, and without saying Il
word the Commodore threw him over
board. He wasn't called Commodore
then-only Captain-and wherever
Capt. Garrison was he ruled the
roast In the early days of so he was
accredited with rescuing friend of his
from twelve border McXicaus while in
a saloon. He broke two of the men >
necks by hinging them from him, and
fractured another ones skull with a
blow of his fist"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16
APet Crow Dies Of SORROW.

George NJ Doll, Mill creek farmer,
few years ago caught young crow,
which he raised. and by perseverance,
many things. The pet was called
by MIR. and Mrs. Doll. who were child
Six months ago Mr.. Doll sickened, and
in a couple of weeks died of pneumo-
mia. Jim" sat on a chair beside his
master during his entire illness.
and, when the hour of dissolution
approached, "Jim" joined his mistress
in her lamentations. and repeatedly
said: "Oh. dear George" and similar
endearing things. After Mr.. Dolls
spirit had gone the pet crow hoped up
onto the pillow and gave vent to the
most piteous cries. The grief-stricken
bird refused to leave its master, and
after the body was coffined, flew up on
to the lid and gazed sorrowfully down
through the glass at the features of the
dead. breaking out repeatedly in such
expressions as ''Poor George" etc
Jim" refused food and could not be
forced from his perch until the casket
was closed. When the easket was
borne from the house ..Jim" flew after
it. uttering shrill noises indicative of
extreme anguish. AS the funeral pro-
cession moved off the crow followed,
lowering over the hearse, and n portion
of the time was perched upon it. At
the cemetery he flew upon the top of Il
monument close by the open grave,
and remained there till the body OF his
master was covered from sight. After
the concOurse of sorroWing friends had
turned away from the grave, Jim"
fell down upon it and gave way to the
most pitiful cries of distress. At night
he came flying home tired and cold.
Next morning bright and early he flew
off in the direction of the cemetery,
and was found there futtering and
stalking up and down the side of the
grave like sentinel ON duty. Day
after day he returned to the grave of
his dead. One day, three months aft
er the death of Mr.. Doll, the hired
man, Fred Dwell. was fatally kicked
by horse, and on the morning of the
funeral Jim" rode to the cemetery
on the hearse, and from that day never
returned, but day in and day out.
through the severest weather. he might
have been found there keeping his ST.
lent vigils over the grave which held
all that was dear to him. Mrs. Doll
had comfortable house built for Jim"
and daily messenger carried food to
him. "Jim's" demonstrations of sOr-
row gave way TO silent grief, and his
tender cries of "Poor George" were
substituted by suppressed moans. His
appetite began to decrease. and his
glossy black feathers which he used to
dress with SO much care We're neglect
ed entirely. Sunday, when tho widow
went with friends to view the grave of
her husband she was almost overcome
at finding poor Jim" lying with his
wings spread out, cold and lifeless.
upon the head of the grave, victim of
an uncomfortable and consuming grief
that could not be assauged. ''Jim"
had been faithful till death. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.