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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-29
The Danger Of Contagion in Throat
Troubles.

The Danger of Contagion in Throat
Troubles.
The medical editor of Babyhood
writes: A recent case within our
knowledge, in which fatal diphtheria
developed upon what had been believed
to be simple quinsy, suggests few
words regarding the duty of isolating
any case of sore throat where there
are other children in hehouse. With
out entering upon any disputed points
regarding diphtheria, it is generally
agreed that the distinctive visible sign
of it is its peculiar membranous de-
post. A case may present clearly the
conditions OF q common sore throat, I"
and subsequently diphtheria be un-
mistakenly present. For our pur-
| pose it is unnecessary to discuss wheth-
er such cases are diphtheritic from the
first or become 50. The point for par
ents to know is that the sequence
OF dangerous symptoms upon those
apparently slight IS not uncommon,
and that it is better for them to iso-
late q child fifty times unnecessarily
than to be neglectful once. '=
We would urge, then, that if at all
possible, every child suffering from
sore throat be isolated until it is dis
tinctly convalescent. Physicians are
often embarrassed in urging the isola-
ton OF patients, by the timidity or
suspic1ousness of parents. If in such
Q case as has been described, the ply
stefan recommends the precaution OF
l1As r \
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-29
George EliOt's Private Life.
North American Review.


What some liberal critics would call
the great mistake of her life, if not, as
both England and American matron-
hood asserts, the great blot on her
character, was her marriage to George
III. Lewes. According to English law
the marriage was illegal. The wife of
Mr.. Lewes abandoned him after COM
uniting adultery; she felt, or pretend
ed to feel remorse at her conduct, and
was received back into the house she
had dishonored. Then some new Sc.
Queer tempted her to fly away from
her husband and children. The home
became homeless. BY a technicalit
OF English law, Lewes had forfeited his
right to be divorced from his faithless
partner, because, in q moment Of
compassion, he had received her back
as his 'lawfully" welded wife. In this
condition, as twice-dishonored hus-
band, he met with Miss Evans. He
was fascinated by her and she gradu-
ally became fascinated byhim. There
was no outward beauty on either side;
Lewes was one Of the handsomestm men
in Great Britain, and Miss Evans had
no personal attraction, if we except
the sweetness OF her voice and the sin.
gular beauty of the expression OF the
eyes. Each saw the vision of the
other Gin the mind" Miss Evans,
repudiating the technicality of the
English law, consented to be united to
Mr.. Lewes, went abroad with him,
was married to him, we think in some
foreign city, and returned to England
q kind of a social rebel, frowned upon
by all women except those intimate
friends who knew her motives and
never faltered in their friendship. As
she never sought stsociety," and rather
disliked it, she bore with exemplary
patience all the social disadvantages
of her illegal rather than immoral
conduct. Seven years before her union
we find in one of her letters this re-
mark about the novel of Jane Eyre, y
then the literary sensation Of the sea-
son: CAN self sacrifice is good, but one
would like it to be a somewhat nobler
cause than thatsof a diabolical law
which chains aman, soul and body,
to q putrefying carcass" After her
marriage she wrote to her friend Mrs.
Bray that "any unworldly, nnsuper-
stitious woman who is sufficiently ac-
qnainted with the realities of life can
pronounce my relations to Mr.. Lewes
immoral: can only understand by
remembering how subtle ard complex
are the influences which mould opin-
ion. ]" s=5 :s E. 4 @
Whatever may be thought Of the le-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-29
The Procssses Esed IN Renewing Lsces.
IS! silks ana Velvets.

q careless waiter or an accident at
tho dinner table may cause the appar-
ent ruin q laces, silks or velyets worth
large sums of money e the lady tries
tosclean them herself, she makes mat
ters worse and makes il impossible
Tor the professio nal cleaners to as
thing with thc1n at terward Theeo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
gave the names Of the officers Of the company

gave the names OF the officers OF the company
aud the purposes for which it was organized.
he noticed that the name of Senator Harris, or
Tennessee, was mentioned in the circular as
connected with the enterprise He called on
Senator Harris, and by him was referred to Sem
ator Garland, who. it was represented, was well
acquainted with the status of the company and
its relations to the Bell company. After obtain
ing Mr.. Garlands opinion the Senator said he
concluded to take, and did take, one hundred
shares Of Pan electric stock, for which he gave
his check for ST. 900 on the Metropolitan National
Bank, OF Washington, which was paid on the
following day, and for which he received con-
tract showing that he was entitled to one hun
dred shares of stock, which, owing to the incom-
plete organization of the company, it was not at
that time ready to issue.
'sThat stock was issued to me-" said the Sena-
tor, "about one year ago, that is ninety shares
of it; that other ten shares were retained by the
company as an assessment to defray the ex-
penses of expected litigation with the Bell COM
panY. After this matter got into the papers, =
continued Senator Vest, Mr.. Stilson Hutchins,
Of this city. offered to take my stock off my
hands and pay me what it cost; this offer re-
fused, as it might look like retreat under fire.
/ considered it mere speculation, but was will
ing to take my chance. have received divl-
dend OF $l2 or $l5 since have owned the stock.
Continuing, ne said: II have had no converse
ton with Mr.. Casey Young. the secretary of the
Pan-electric company, and have never met, and
do not know, Mr.. Rogers, who, it appears, was
prominent in the organization of the company.
Mr.. Garland represented to me that in his opin-
ion the Bell patent was illegally obtained, and
that the Pan-electric stock might be worth some
money. At that time, Mr. Cleveland had not
been nominated to the presidency. and of course
Mr.. Garland was unthought of In connection
with the Attorney generalship"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
BANKRUPTCY LEGISLATION.
The Present Congress Not Likely To AdoT
ANY of the Pending Measures.

The Present Congress Not Likely to Adopt
Any of the Pending Measures.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March loft is not likely
chat this Congress will pass bankruptcy BILL .
said Mr.. Oates, of the House committee on iu-
dietary. NEARLY every member Of the COM
mittee has distinct idea as to what such a
measure should be to become law, and, al
though the committee is composed of LAWYERS, I
presume the whole House will show disposi-
zion more or less of the same character. Fact
is, don't believe majority want any kind of
bankruptcy bill passed, and I don't believe the
country does"
do you think there is any division between
-Ehe North and South on this question:
NO. replied Mr.. Oates, sit is neither SEQ
tional nor POLITICAL the opposition. Probably
there are more for bankrupt law in the East
than West or South but IL is doubtful You see
Il b very difficult thing to frame bill which
would give absolute justice to both creditor aud
debtor. It would be difficult to do better than
the present assignment system. There are all
sorts of opinions to encounter about the limits
OF time and amounts, preferred matters, court
practices, proofs to secure release, etc"
twill the House get up the bills at this ses-
sion which come from the majority and minori-
~ Of your committeesam
III think So But it looks as though the House
and Senate would insist upon bills conflicting in
many ways There is fear, as usual, of pro-
fessional bankrupts."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
SUGAR DUTIES.
The South Doesn't Want a Reduction. but

The South Doesn't Want a Reduction, but
Would Like an Increase.
WASHINGTON March 1O.-The sugar clauses
of the Morrison tariff bill were discussed before
the ways and means committee to-day.
Representative King of Louisiana, entered
protest against reduction of the import duty
on sugar. Sugar, he said, was most important
revenue producer. aud in these days Of increas
ing pensions it behooved the committee to act
slowly in changing the duty. It would be better,
in his opinion, and also from revenue stand
point to remove duties on the necessares of life,
such as clothing shoes, nails and blankets. From
protective point of view he also favored the i'm
position of duty sugar. Mr.. King instanced
the case of coffee before and after the decrease
of duty. There was great danger that the United
States, by removing the duty on sugar. would
foster monopoies abroad.s
John Diamond, of New Orleans said the
sugar industry had risen steadily from the wreck
left by the war. showing in FIVE years an increase
OF 8OO per cent under duty averaging
3 cents per. pound. When the duty
planters were forced to compete with foreign
slave labor. the industry was paralyzed. The
planter had also to compete with German and
French beet sugars protected by government
United States. The Hawaiian free sugar was
also destroying local markets. The treaty
should be terminated; the government had lost
$23 600, 900 Of revenue without adequate compen-
sation. The adoption of the Mexican reciprocity
treaty would be still more disastrous in its effect
upon the sugar planter. If competition was
forced with Central and South America, it meant
a reduction OF wages in this country. With our
great capacity for sorghum and beet sugar pro-
duction, this country could easily supply our
whole consumption, and legislation could do for
the United States what it had done for the beet
sugar industry of Europe The Louisiana
planters not only protested against reduction
of duty, but requested an advance over the pres
emit rate.
The witness said that the labor at present
rates cost fully fourfold what it had cost before
the war with slave labor.
Mr.. Breckenridge said that labor in Kentucky
at present was much more profitable to the en-
ployer than the old slavery.
Mr.. Wilkerson and Mr.. Call, of Louisiana, as
serted that the cost of production had been
greatly increased and that preparations were be-
ing made to add greatly to labor saving machin-
cry but that the proposition to cut down the
tariff had discouraged them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
COMMISSIONERS BLACKS CHARGES.
Beginning OF the Investigation Authorized
by the Senate.

Beglnatng Oh the lnvestlga6lOM AuJnOflzei
by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The Senate COM
mittee on expenditures Of public money began
the investigation Of the charge brought by Com
missioner Black in his report that the Office
under his predecessor was avowedly q political
machine, and of the manner in which the Pension
Office has been conducted.a and administered by
the present Commissioner General Black was
present, and requested that he be permitted to
give the committee the names Of witnesses
whom he desired to have examined before he
made his own statement
Senator Kenna embodied the request in a
motion.
Senator Harrison argued that inasmuch as
General Black had made the statement in his
annual report, upon which the investigation
was based, the usual and customary course OF
procedure would lead, first, to the examination
of the Commissioner himself
After some debate, Mr.. Kenna's motion was
lost
General Black, in reply to inquiries by Sena-
tor Harrison, described the organization of the
Pension Office, and especially the functions of the
board Of review and the usual course of a claim
through the Office, from the hands of the ex-
aniners to the board of review and thence to the
Commissioner.
Mr. HarrlS0n-NOW, Mr.. commissioner, III you
have any instance in which application was
granted or rejected by the board of review or the
Commissioner, on account of the politics of the
applicant or the person applying, will you please
give the names and numbers of these casesg
Answer shall be pleased to furnish the in
formation from the files of the Office.
QUESTIONABLE you able to give the committee
the name or the number of any case?
Al think shall be able to furnish you such
cases
Q-Are you able to do it now9
Al have no memoranda with me now
Mr. Beck-You will furnish theml
Al will furnish such cases.
In reply to further inquiries by Mr.. Harrison,
the Commissioner proposed to furnish, at another
session of the committee. the number of en-
ployes in the Office on the day he took control,
together with detailed information as to the du-
ties of those whom he had appointed, and their
politics, and how many had been appointed
under the civil-service rules. In a general way
he could say that he had made from 155 to 160
appointments opwhich number 142 were Demo
Gratis The Commissioner then described the
work Of the board of review and said that, as
it was q physical impossibility for the Commits
sioner to examine the testimony in but few
cases, the acts of Che board remained the acts of
the Office. One member of the board with or
without the connivance of his chief, might get q
case brought. General Black said he reor-
ganized the medical boards of the Office because
he found them incompetent to do the work.
The examination will be co ntinued Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
miscellaneous Notes.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March lot is not at all
probable that Senator Harrison will accompany
the remains of the late Senator Miller to Califor-
MIA, althoasgh it has been announced that he
would be one Of the congressional party which
leaves here on Saturday night Senator Harri-
son would be glad to pay this mark of respect to
the deceased, who was originally an Indianian,
and who was his personal friend; but there are
very many duties demanding his presence here
at this time.
Richard Durham, of Connersville, special ex-
aminer in the Pension Office, and located in Kan
sas at present, is here upon order of Commits
sioner Black.
Among those who graduated tonight from
the Howard University, of this city, were Rich
ard Kingsman, Francis e. Park, and William G.
Mason, of Indianapolis The commencement
exercises were held at the Congregational
Church, magnificent structure, which was
crowded.
An executive committee consisting of sixteen
citizens, has been appointed to solicit subscrip-
tions in the departments to the Hendricks Monu-
ment Association. Contribution boxes will also
be placed at the entrances to both houses Of
Congress, and in the various newspaper Offices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
CIvIL-sERvICE REFORM.
Adverse Report on the Bill Proposing to Re
peal the Law.


Adverse Report on the Bill Proposing to Re-
peal the Law.
WASHINGTON March 10-The session of the
House committee on civil-service reform to-day,
was principally consumed in discussion of the
report, prepared by Mr.. Pulitzer, adverse to the
repeal of the civil-service law.
Mr.. Stone, Of Missouri, said that while he be-
lieved the law should not be repealed, he could
not agree with Mr.. Pultzer's reasoning. He will
file minority report expressing his own views
on the subject. The report was agreed to by all
the other members. and was subsequently, laid
before the House. It is as follows:
'sYour committee find that this bill, instead of
either improving or enlarging the scope of the
present laws, simply provides for their uncond-
tional and absolute repeal They report ad-
versely, and ask that the bill lie upon the table
for the following further reasons:
"First-The principle of divorcng the subor-
dinate officers of the government from politics
and elections, and making the term of Office de-
pend, not upon party service, but upon morals and
principle is sustained by the present law, the
committee think there should be no change.
'sSecond-The present law has not been on the
statute books long enough to have had full aud
competent trial. If for no other reason than
this, the committee will oppose any measure pro-
viding for an absolute repeal.
'sThird-No reason or information has been
presented to this committee justifying an uncon-
ditonal repeal of the present law. 1t may, per-
haps need improvement, but the remedy is
amendment not total repeal"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
MINOR MATTERS.

The Proportion of Corn and Wheat Still in the
Hands of Farmers.
WASHINGTON, March 10-The March report
of the Department of Agriculture on the con-
sumption and distribution of the grain crops
makes the proportion of corn still in the hands
Of farmers 40 per cent. of the last crop One
year ago the proportion of the crop on hand was
376 per cent The proportion is lowest in the
West. where heavy winter feeding is required,
averaging SO per cent. in twelve States 1t is
40 per cent. in the South. The proportion mer-
charitable is 826 per cent, which is slightly
above the average of series of years The
stock of wheat in the hands of farmers is 30
per cent of the crop. 1t was 80. one year ago,
and % 4 two years ago. 1t amounts to l07, 00O.-
600 bushels, against 169 000, 900 last March, and
100000 two years ago. 1t is only 5000, 600
bushels more than in March, 1882, the shortest
invisible supply in recent years. The visible
and invisible supply March l was, therefore,
I59. 900 bushels, against 212, 1000, 900 last
March. The proportion of the crop estimated
for consumption within the country where grown
ia Al g.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
War on Oleomargarine.

WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator Miller intro
duced in the Senate to-day bill requiring all
manufacturers of and dealers in oleomargarine,
butterine, lardne and suine, to display signs in
conspicuous place at their places OF business,
stating that they manufacture OF deal IN such
articles, imposing taxes on all who handle such
products, and requiring them to take out
annual licenses to carry on such
business under penalty of fine and
imprisonment, and requiring all parties engaged
in such business to keep books and enter therein
accurate and detailed accounts of all imitation
butter manufactured or sold by them. such
books to be subject at all times to the inspection
of the Treasury officials.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11

Eow-Tariff Countries Moving for the ImposI-
ton of Increased Duties

Eow-Tariff Countries Moving for the Impose
ton of Increased Duties.
Bpeciai to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The American con-
eul at Cologne reports the German. government
Is well satisfied with its tariff laws, which are
quite as stringent in some respects as those of
the United States. Manufactures pay an import
duty of 10 per cent. In Germany; articles of
luxury. 10 to 20 per cent; raw materials are
free; wool and woolens. cotton and cotton goods
pay stiff duty there, and it is reported that the
Manufacturing interests Of the empire are reviv.
nc under this law.
consuis In some Of the countries where the
Tariff rates are uniformly low report general
povement to Increase them. The people are
being educated to the benefits Of protection, the
Industries are thriving in proportion TO protec-
non. and q great influx Of immigration is being
sxperienced in number of countries from
England, where there is free trade and business
prostration.
These reports come TO an administration not
b sympathy with our present tariff laws, and
re made by men who are largely free-traders,
p that the information should have weight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
The Hurd- Romeis Contest.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, March lot was stated to-
day In the room of the House committee on
elections that there was no evidence, at this
time, that decision will be reached in the
Hurd-Romei coatest from the Tenth Ohio dis
trict at the meeting on Friday the 10Th inst,
as has been announced by the press. An effort
will be made to reach conclusion, but there is
such division of opinion among the members
of the committee that none will venture a pre-
diction as to what kind of report will be
agreed upon 1t is said that Chairman Turner.
who is good lawyer and bears the reputation
of being a fairminded man, has not yet con-
cluded to recommend the seating of a contest
ant whose only claim to the seat is that he is o
Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-11
SENATOR EDMUNDs.
The Vermonter's Characteristics-His Weak
ness and His Strength.

The Verm0nter's CharacteristicS-His Weak
ness and His Strength.
Washington Letter.
In the debate on the right Of the Senate to
inspect all papers on file in the departments, Mr..
Edmunds leads the Republican forces. 1t is one
of the opportunities of his life and it is expected
that he Will improve it by showing how good
Republican he can be when he wants to. He
has devoted the last few weeks to thorough
study of the subject and no doubt, has mas
tered it. He has consulted every book. looked
up every authority and examined every case or
precedent which in any way could throw addi-
tional light upon the subject of dispute between
the President and the Senate. This is charac-
teristic of Mr. Edmunds. He does not take an
active part in general debate, but when he does
he shows at once his familiarity with the subject
under discussion by the short, incisive manner
in which he elucidates point after point, sep
arates the relevant from the irrelevant, and
quickly reaches the merits of the ISSUE 1t is
this which makes Mr.. Edmunds such an effective
speaker. While others employ all the known
arts of oratory, he is content with stating his
case in business-like, matter-of fact
above the ordinary conversational tone.
He never gesticulates. With one
hand in his pocket. the other resting on the desk
before him, he is quite as effective, and indeed
great deal more so, than some Senators who saw
the air, pound their desks and strut up and down
the aises of the chamber Yet. with all the
outward signs of composure and indifference to
his surroundings, there is at times in the Yer
mont Senator an incredible amount of irascibil-
ity and passion In executive sessions, espe-
cially, it is said, he places himself under obliga
tions to his brother Senators for their forbear
ance. He has way of dropping bitter and
caustic remarks in manner that goads his enc
mics to despair and seems to afford him much
the same amusement that boy derives from
torturing whelp. For man of his experience
in a legislative body he displays strange impa-
thence of contradiction. Every one who knows
him is persuaded that he is the incarnation of
great qualities; in fact, so firmly is he himself
persuaded of this that he is incapable OF believ-
ing that any qualities reside in him which are
not great 1t is difficult, however, for his broth
or Senators to keep their temper when he brushes
the m aside in the course of argument, in
which they happen to differ from him, without
the least ceremony Or without any attempt on
his part to conceal the poor opinion that he en-
tertains for them. These are the moments when
they wish him almost anywhere else except in
the Senate chamber. There are only too many
of these moments.