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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-02

entente cordiale. Yet, stay, it is rathe
that of one powerful nation which has
recognized another nation which was
weak, as now being powerful. 1t was
not so very long ago that France was
simply looked upon as country with
remarkable commercial recuperative
qualities. Now she stands power--an
armed power capable of holding her own
against her enemies. nation whose
friendship it would he worth having:
Russia has seen this and has offered
France her hand. Why should she not
take it?"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-02


ty for retrenching and keeping q tight
hand on the expenditures, but certainly,
sir, when I tell you that twenty times
nore than enough was subscribed to the
Government loan of last April, you can
not call France financially embarrassed.
L mean just what l say" he continued,
emphatically, as he saw the reporter
makipg note on the margin OF a news
paper. "Laat April the Government
'ssailed for loan of 900. 900, 900 francs,
and 1.S00. 600. 900 francs were offered by
would-be creditors of the government" !"
BoULANeER AND THE ARMY.
s'You said something just now of an
expensive military equipment, is it true
that this means o menace to Germany ?"
ssNot at all, not at all, replied the
Deputy. sit means just this: Once
France was caught unprepared and the
lesson which she learned then was severe
but efficient. She has seen the necessity
.of being able to preserve her borders,
and so has raised mighty arm of de-
lsnse-of defense, not OF defiance, must
distinctly state. I, who speak to you,
know well enough that France has been
soreIy wounded, because have seen the
cruel blows inflicted; know that the
wounds bleed yet; but she does not
cherish revenge, she only seeks to be
prepared"
sGeneral Boulanger--"
sGeneral Boulanger," interrupted M.
s'talks much and not always
uulI guardedly. He forgets that if he
speaks as patriot, people accept what
he says as the utterances of the Com
nander in-chief Of the armies Of France.
He Il enthusiasts, this General Boulau-
Ew."
.eWhst are the relations Of France
v1tls Russia I"
1lfnnly thess of two powsrfnI nations
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

TaE Clerk Of the present House OF Rep-
resentatives has made carefully pre-
pared roll Of members elect, which shows
that the Democrats will have l76 votes
and the Republicans 15a.
Mrs. MIRRIAM PUTNAM, of Danvers,
Mass, celebrated her 1924 birthday on tie
!4th. Mrs. Putnam is the mother OF twelve
children. five of whom are now living:
Her memory goes back to III, death of
Washington.
THE Secretary os War has approved the
allotment of 100000 for lovee purposes for
the levees of the Yazoo delta. This will,
it is believed, complete continuous leyee
from Memphis to Vicksburg.
JAMES D. FISH, the man who ruined Gen.
Grant, financially, aud spent millions Of
borrowed money in fruitless speculation,
IS about to die in the New York State
prison.
THE Executive Board Of the Knights Il
Labor on the 18th ordered the Chicago
strikers back to work at the old hours.
TIE dead lo,iy Of an unknown man was
found in Wolf river, near Memphis, on the
18th. He was about five feet six inches
ltar. weighing about I6o pounds, SOM
IS wears of age, and apparently German.
LOUISVILLE had a S2-5, GOO fire on tile
18Th.
BUSINESS failures occurring throug hoi;
the country during the week ending on
the 18th number for Tie United STATES l9s,
Canada 33, total a3l, compared with Isl
iS6 last week.
MooDY's CnCRcn in Chicago was burn-
I'D on the 18th. Loss $J0,G00.
Tue official count in the Seventh Sonil.
Carolina C,pgr, ss:olal DIstrict gives I;''
election to Wm. Elliott, Democrat, oven
Smails, Republican.
TIE First National Bank of Helenn,
Ark, suspended on the 18th.
Miss ANY HEWITT, daughter Of Mayor
elect Hewitt of New York, was lnarri q
IN tie 18th TO James Oliver Green, sOn q
DR.. Norvin Green. president of th9 West
.rn Union J Telegraph Company.
| SIX Americans have been arrested y
| Southern Russia for preaching in an cr-
thodox assembly OF Russians.
Tue issue Of standard silver dollars ie'
the wee!; ending on the 18th was So, III;
same week last year c2S,ll1.
! THE Missis sppi river is lower al Ficks-
,urr than IT Il been since 1871.
STEVE EiKINs predicts the nominatlon
If ClsyeIaad or Ran lall as the Demo
ratio candidate fer President in 1885
AT Raleigh, y. c., oa the 1G Ii, l,500,tud
nouuds of tobacco were destreA ed by iife'
A TRAIN on tie hi higan Central rail-
oad, having on board number Of Officers
md directors, ran 10. miles in % minutes
| m the l5-i.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20
FnAscIs MccAnE. the Doodle alderman

FRANCIS McCABE. the Doodle alderman
who was recently adjudged insane, ss-
cured his release on bail from Ludlow
Street jail, Now York, on the 18th. The
required bond was $40 ,0c0.
The schooner Ishper IL was towed
into port at Escanaba, Mich, on the 18th,
having beeh found on the lake abandoned
by her crew.
Ii is reported from Athens that the
peasants of Eastern Roumelia are declar-
Ing themselves IN favor of Russa IA and that
| civil war is imminent.
The steamship N ormantore is reported
to have foundered eff Pashima, Japan
with seventy-two passengers on board
OF thess twelve reached the shore She
ss -. Il or ssssss
Canada.
HON. NORMAN CoLMAN, Commits soner
OF the United States Agricultural Depart
ment, delivered an address at the session
OF the National Grange in Philadelphia on
the 10th. Tho seventh and highest degree
OF the order was conferred on B. C. Har-
rison, OF Alabama, acting high priest.
EDGAR LOMBARD, of the firm of A. c.
Lombard & Sons, one of the best-known
IL
eide on the 18th by inhaling gas at
Young's Hotel, while laboring under fit
Of dependency caused by family
troubles.
HERR Won ALvEsLEBEN, the German
Minister to the United States, was re-
ceived by Emperor William and was en-
tertained at dinner by the Crown Prince
on the 15h before starting for America.
The Str sburg tribunal has condemned
23) absentees to pay fine of six hundre
marks each for emigrating without hav-
ing served in the army.
TEE Secretary of War has decided that
the soldiers belonging to Captain Law
toms command, who were provided with
worthless shoes from the military prison
at Ft. Ltav enworth while in pursuit Of
Geronimo's band, shall be fully reim-
lursed.
The sloop Mayflower is offered for sale
at cost, the offer to remain open until De-
cemher !. The reason assigned is that the
owner will probably be unable to give the
required time next summer for the trial
races in the event of another contest for
the Americas cup.
COMMISSIONER MILLER of the Internal
Revenue Bureau has received several sam
rles of the oleomarearine recently seized,
but no decision has yet been reached as
to the disposition to be made of the seized
material. The decision still awaits the
investig atons of tho chemist of the
bureau, DR.. Starkel.
SIX American citizens have been arrest
Ell in Southern Russia for preaching il
an orthodox assembly of Russians. Mr..
Lothrop, the United States Minister a.
ST. Petersburg, has been endeayoring tC
induce the authorities to release the pris-
oners, but so far has been unsuccessful.
SECOND COMPTROLLER MAYNARD has
decided that sollier who, after havinf
served for two years OF more in the army
deserted some months after the close o
the war, but who subsequently received
an honorable discharge, is entitled to
bounty of fifty dollars under the thir-
teenth section of the act of July %, 1865.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20
OIL MYSTERIES.
How Spectators Endeavor to Keep Secret
the Possibilities of New Wells.

the Possibilities of New Wells.
An oil well is a ''mystery" when its
yield is kept secret BY the owners for
the purpose of making money by af-
fecting the price OF oil in the market
If a new well proves to be 3 gusher,
the price of oil is lowered: if but a
''small producer or a dry hole, prices
90 up. SO, by keeping secret the
character of new well, those on the
inside are able to take advantage of
any changes that occur in the price of
oil through the rumors which imme-
diately get atiOat concerning it. and 10
make money by buying and selling oil
-speculating. as it is called. 1t some-
times happens. even, that false rnmorS
are circulated by Interested persons.
Every effort is made. however. to dis
cover what the mystery really is.
'.Scouts" are sent out for that especial
purpose, and they use every device
and stratagem to obtain the desired in
formation, sometimes even climbing
trees and endeavoring with field
glasses to spy out the secret On
the other hand every effort is made
TO prevent them learning any thing;
and some amusing and exciting Incl
dents occur in consequence. 4 guard
IS on duty at the well, day and night.
and outsiders are kept at as great a
distance as possible.-iSanuet w. Hall,
in st. Nicholas.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20
TRAGIC DEATH.
Charlie, Baker, n Respected Citizen of VII
Hanson County, Texas, Crazed by Grief
Commits Suicide in a Tragic Manner Aftel
SeverIy Wounding a Neigibor.

Charlie, Baker, Respected Citizen of vii
Hanson County, Texas. Crazed by Grief,
Commits Suicide in a Tragic Manner After
SeverIy Tountiing Neig;ibor.
GREENvILLE, Tex, Nov. ia few miles
from Liberty Hall, this (Williamscn) coun-
y, lived Charles Baker, d well-to-do farm
er, who recently lost his wife. About a
month ago the neighbors detected that
Bakers mind was becoming affected. Sud
denly he developed into 3 raving maniac,
and his servants fed from the place. Off
GERS visited the plantation to capture the
maniac but could rot find him, as he
would secrete himself the moment any one
came around the place.
Two weeks ago every day neighbors
would hear the firing of guns on Bakers
plantation Investigation showed that the
maniac was amusing himself in killing his
live stock. He would shoot every thing he
saw moving, even the chickens. The
neighbors determined to capture him
They saw him enter the house yesterday
and Immediately guarded all avenues of
escape. A. j. Miller w. John Miller
and p S. Eagan entered the house
while others stood guard. Eagan
and John Miller started upstairs, when
the maniac suddenly confronted them at
the top. He opened fire, shooting Miller in
the shoulders, inflicting d serious wound
Both men retreated before the desperate
man. who kept up a continuous firlng
Several times Baker tried to leave the
house, but finding every door and window
blockaded, he became perfectly furious,
and rushing to an upper chamber. seized
u razor. placed himself before the VIM
dow where the neighbors could get good
view Of him, and then deliberately cut MS
throat and stood there bleeding to death
Hearing Eagan coming upstairs he turned
and, notwithstanding the gaping wound,
attempted TO kilfhis neighbor, but the bull
let missed the mark, -whereupon he turned
the pistol against his head. fired and fell
dead. Baker was highly respected. he
came from Illinois, and leaves valuable
property.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20
Took Gas and Died,

BosToN,- Nov. 16.-Harry Lombard, OF
the firm OF a. c. Lombard-s Sons, commits
sion merchants committed suicide at
Youngs Hotel this morning BY inhaIng
gas through a rubber tube The act was
probably due to ill-health He leaves
widow ard three children.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

John" said the proprietor Of the
beach restaurant, you'll have to
take spade and go down to the beach
and try and find a clam. The one we
made the chowders with is missing.
Been eaten by some Of the guests, !
guess By jingo! these city folks
wan. the earth. boston Congisr.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

p,,xcE NICHOLAS of Montenegro, the
- choice for the throne of BIZ ,aria,
l. Russian subject.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

ppoposA1 has been made inthe French
r,,an,bar of Deputies to grant a pension
- ooo francs to widows of men who died
N Tonquin.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

n,sp.rcH from Romsss states that it is
..nortod there that three italian ironclads
s.ro boep ordered to join the British fleet
now stationed at Malta
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

Nv tbe 18th. Sir Farrar Herschel said in
.,oec,, at Bristol that the Liberals could
a., coD6de in Lord Churchill, as his policy
was an echo of Gladstene's.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

ru. mike of Connaught has been ap-
inn LEA commander-in -chief Of the British
'orcas in Bombay.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20
nPECs OF THE DAT.
naws from Everywhere.

49,. c,,ban suyar crop Of lsso-S5, it is
,aD-ht. aDl will be the largest ever raised on
hat island.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

UPON receiving notice from the King Of
Denmark OF his refusal to consent to
fElnca Waldemar's acceptance of the Bull
ssfian throne, the regents resigned and
@eSobranie has adjourned, ell the mem.
Vrs going to Sofia.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

A YEAR ago Harrison Loper married
Cora Brown, aged thirteen years. He died
on tie 10th in The village of Shrub Oak,
Wesichester County, N. Y. The widow,
who still wears short clothes, has a two
M0nthSi hnhY
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

TIE issue of standard silver doll ars
rom the mints during the week ended
November IS was $3.50, ,1ii; same week last
year, S6:S,1l1. The shipments of fra ractional
silver coin since November amount tc
il65ii
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

TFE official returns of the New York
r;.v election show that Hewitt received
Nj@ votes for mayor; George. 6S, no;
Roosevelt. co ,435, and. WartEwell, So. :
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

The Baltimore s. Ohio Express Com
pany has succee led in perfecting ar
rangements for through lins from n aw
York to New Orleans. The company will
begin on December I, running on their
new limo
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

Psor. WILEY reports that by the diff
fusion process .Sof sugar-making about
twice The amount of sugar is obtained
from louisiana cane as by the, old sys-
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

..ss.s ssas '5k sesss'ss'-s.s. II ~ ~
,onntry along their courses.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

CARDINAL HAYNALD, Bishop of Kalocza
and Bacs, Hungary, has starte | a sub
scription for the purpose eofraising funls
tOdefrav the expenses of removing the
remains Of the Able LisZs to Pesth.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

Nepidemic Of juvenile crime seems to
1''' broken out in Paris. Among the
Eases brought to public notice is that of
lOaAS glrl named Georges, who COM
"l'el suicide in the Seine because of dis
appointment in love.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

MARRIAGE is being arranged between.
The Princess Victoria of TEX and Lord
Weymouth, son of the Marquis of Bath.
Queen Victoria will give the princess q
dover, her father being penniless.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

DISASTROUS foods have occurred
throughout the south of France. Much
lamage has been done, and washou is
along the railroads have compelled the
complete suspension of travel.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

Az order of appeal was issue1@on the
llth stay ing the execution of Daniel
Drscoll, who was sentenced to be hanged
1T New York on the 18th for the murder
NJ prne7v farFittv
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

ihE Comptroller of the Currency has
'a,loflzed the Alabama National Bank,
u 'D"mngham, Ala, to commence busi-
Nc "''S with capital of S500,0o0; and the
~, O'HSon National Bank, of Townson,
-4l', vita O capital of S50,O11.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

= ~ alleged that John C. Emo, formerly
TTYS'gent " of,the Seconi National Bank of
~" lofk, who robbed that institution of
T.. O'aI millions Of dollars and fed to
a, ,g,'Haaa, visited his fathers residence in
@'' clty afew days ago in disguise.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

NJ, 'Nh oflclal vote Of the State election in
psS psv gives Robinson (Rep.), $40. .s9J; Nc
d. p ,Dem. }, ,3l4; Smith (Pro.), 1851;
nlnan. lai tGreenbackl, 1902. Robinson's
,,laal'ty, ,,li. 1851. In 1874 Robin sons plu-
~! loE Secretary Of State was 1I.2I2.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

Aadrsr- IARsA&Er a CARNEGIE, mother of
and xos, carnegie, the millionaire iron
stcrore manufacturer, died at her home
lons4d dru NJ, ra'' on the 10Th, after a pro-
h.sevorl l0'S' Mrs. Carnegie was seven
sho bss sears OF age. Andrew Carnegie,
: cOnvalescin 2. 'N
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

thing 10 ~ tueht hnds that it cos is some-
tict Of ~, ca property .holder in the Dis
Vlewn for oiulnola. o~ He purchased soak
lll the 9th aoout s2o 900. He got his. tax
he'd Just san,, sa gay and found that the place
Next ye,r rtsoied ~ In value on lis hands.
iaprcrvs1nasne rs1a the assessor will add the cost Of
aWelting MS, 10 the grounds ana
Worth Just JUS "n,cn ona viii make the place
V"e years salary, or $50 on0
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

i,n -I " the companies OF the Second in
hr! now stationed at other points are
=. Gansferre1 to Fort Omaha within a
er. 1ayS' The plan of concentrating g
e,ss, @Uy regiments in large posts is being
ro,,;o Out as rapidly as the limited ap-
'."nons available will permit.
Huntsville gazette., 1886-11-20

ol.. AoMATsU, uncle of the Mikado
ibs Tpan' ,pa called at the White House on
gom.. III company with the Princess
hail :. and he members of his suite and
Nera ~" respects to the President. They
pressn,ed 'evelved in the bluo parlor. The
Baysra3 3'ions were made by Secretary
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-10
atbofaLeading Mason.

NEWPORT. R. l., August s.-General John
Eldred, one of Newport's Oldest and best
known citizens, died this forenoon after a
brief illness. Deceased was made Mason
in 1s45 and had been presiding officer of all
bodies from the Blue lodge to and including
bodies in the Rhode Island consistory of
Scottish rite. He was the presiding officer
of Washington commandery, K. T., for fif-
teen consecutive years and was member OF
the Grand commaudery of Massachusetts, and
grand warden. He was past grand junior
warden of the grand lodge and past grand
high priest of the grand chapter. Next to
the late Mayor of Providence he was the
leading Mason of Rhode Island, and singular
as it may seem he was taken i'll while attend
ing the obsequies Of Mayor Doyle. he was
brigadier general of the State militia and 9
member of the State legislature.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-10
Glfdden,s LtbeIous circular

In pronouncing his decision last Saturday
in the case of Walking Delegate Glidden,
charged with criminal libel against the New
Haven JOURNAL AND COURIER, Judge Dem
ing of the New Haven City court gave a
The charge cgainst Glidden was that of pub
licly exhibiting and distributing ibelous
circulars containing indecent and abusive
matter" with the admitted purpose of injur-
ing the circulation and advertising patron
age of the newspaper. The defense having
declined to offer any evidence, it remained
for the court to determine the cause upon
the evidence presented for the State and the
law of libel. In the Connecticut statutes
there are two sections relating to criminal
libel The first imposes penalty for the
writing, printing, and publicly exhibiting or
distributing of indecent or abusive matter
against any person. Under this it will be
seen that malice, which is ordinarily the
real gist of libel, need not be proven. The
other statute provides penalty for exhibit
ing, posting up or advertising any abusive
and offensive matter, with the malicious
intent thereby to injure, disgrace or defame
another"
It appeared in evidence that the circular
contained such phrases as "the traitorous
sheet still claims immunity" ''misrep-
resentation still followed out by
the JOURNAL AND CoURIER;" ''the bro
ken contract still exists" etc. These
appear to be the strongest utterances of the
circular, the other portions advising the
| workingmen to 'keep their eyes open," and
| to have s'eternal vigilance" The argument
| most earnestly urged by the defence was
| that the language of the circular was not
f'abusive, indecent or offensive" because,
while it might have on its face an offensive
aspect, its real meaning was understood, not
by the public generally, but by Glidden and
his associates. Judge Deming held that the
language must be taken in connection with
all the facts and circumstances of the case,
and these showed conclusiyely that Glidden
had been for a long time engaged
in "a systematic effort to injure the JOUR-
NAL AND COURIER in its business and rep
utation, to make it ridiculous and contempt
ible in public estimation, and expose it to
public hatred and contempt" The claim of
the defence for immunity for Glidden under
the bill of rights, Judge Deming dismissed
promptly and sharply. He said that he
could not see that the bill gave one man the
right to injure another by persistently print
ing and publishing that which is intended to
injure him in his business and reputation.
The court found in conclusion that the acts
of Glidden were criminal, ard punishable
under the statute. The fine, with costs,
amounted to $113, and the case was appealed
Hartford Times.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-10
THAT SoUIRE LETTER.
Another witness who Had Heard All
About II From NIr. Thompsom.

Another witness who Had Heard All
About 1t From MIR. Thompson.
New YORK, Aug. 9.-The first witness
called to-day in the Squire case was Mr.. Will
liam M. WINS, the present city chamberlain
and private secretary to Mayor Grace during
the latter's first term. Witness testified that
he first heard of the Squire-Flynn letter
about the middle of December of last year.
Hubert o. Thompson tod him that he
(Thompson) possessed control over the de-
Squire, and that Squire could be got out of
the Office of commissioner of public works
when it might be desirable to have him out.
Some time later the witness had converse
ton with Mr.. Squire, when he acknowledged
having written the letter and said it was in
the hands of Mr.. Newcombe, Mr.. Flynn's
counsel but that he intended to write let
ter to the Mayor denying it:
A week afterward Thompson stated that
the letter could be used with Flynns con-
sent if satisfactory assurances could be OBJ
tanned from Mayor Grace az to So uires sac
cessor Later Flynn said he dictated the
letter and that it was intended to make it a
letter on which Squire could be indicted.
Flynn also said that Squire after a consulta-
ton with Judge Gildersleeve demanded the
letter. Flynn said he then pulled a paper
out of his pocket and remarking, "There it
is, flung 1t into an open hre. squire asked
why he did not let him see the paper and
Flynn replied, cts all right" Thompson
told the witness that this was a mere ruse,
the letter being then in Thompson's posses
sion. Later Flynn said he was willing to
cooperate with Thompson in anything to
get Squire out if Mayor Grace would prom
ise to appoint D. Fowler Smith commits
sioner.
After few unimportant witnesses had
been examined to show the intimacy between
Squire and Flynn the prosecution rested and
an adjournment was taken.
When the grand jury handed up to Judge
Cowing the indictments for the day there
was much curiosity to know if any had been
found against Squire and Flynn. The
friends of these were much relieved on learn
ing that no action had been taken. The dis
trict attorney said later that the grand jury
had not yet finished taking testimony in the
matter and neither Squire nor Flynn would
be arrested tonight.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-10
UllIants.


" ANTED,
FE:A BOARD and care for an old lady. Address
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-10

" treated after arrest. On cross-examina-
ton he said he did not want
the workingmen to arm themselves
for any particular purpose, but because
they had right to and in order that they
could protect themselves against unlawful
acts by the police or anybody else. He ad-
mitted that letters shown by the prosecution
had been sent to him by Herr Most
in which Most offered to send ''medicine" to
any address named by Spies.
Parsons was the next witness. At re-
quest of counsel he repeated as near
ly as he could the speech he made
at the Haymarket. This occupied an hour
and was a rather dramatic affair. On cross
examination he admitted being an Anarch-
list and Socialist, but the question whether
the paper Alarm represented his principles
was ruled out by the court.
The court then adjourned.