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McClellan's Last Magazine Article.

Mr.. VIM. G. Prime, who is Gen. Nc
Clellan's literary executor, writes the in
PRODUCTION to Gen. McClellan's paper in
the May Century, and says in part
after Gen. Mcclellan had written the
article on the Peninsular campaign pub
Ished in the Century for May, 1885 be
was requested to write an account of the
battle of Antietam, which he promised to
do a. his leisure. He had kept the
promise in mind, and as occasion served
had sketched Introductory portions of the
proposed article. In the morning after
his sudden death, these manuscript
pages were found on the table, with some
others freshly written, possibly on the
previous day or evening. There was also
an unsealed note to one of the editors
Gin reply to one he had received }, in
which he said that he would at once pro-
coed with the article and finish it.
st was his custom in writing for the
press to make a rapid, but complete
sketch, often abbreviating words and
leaving blanks for matter to be copied
from documents, then to re-write the en-
tire article for publication. It would
seem that in this case he had first in
mind the consideration stated in the Sec
ond paragraph of the article, and had
given his attention to the history of the
army, from the close of the Seven Days
battles to the advance from Washington
toward the south mountain and Antietam
There was no manuscript relating ia later
events. He had commenced what ap-
pears to be his final copy Of this portion
Of the article, but had completed only
about three pages of foolscap.
ut is an interesting fact that in this
final copy the paragraph commencing
with the words so long as life lasts was
apparently the last written, being on q
separate page and Indicated by letter
A for insertion where it stands. This
tribute of admiration for the army which
loved him as he loved them was among
the last thoughts, if it was not the very
last, which his pen committed to paper"
RATHER EMBARRASSING.
Regarding the circumstances under
which he took command in the Antie-
tam campaign Gen. Mcclellan wrote: "a
few days after this, and before I went to
the front, Secretary Seward came to my
quarters enc evening and asked my opin-
ion of the condition of affairs at Harper's
Ferry, remarking that he was not at ease
ON the subject. Harpers Ferry was
not at that time in any sense under my
control, but I told Mr.. Seward that l re-
garded the arrangements there as exceed
ingly dangerous; that in my opinion the
proper course was to abandon the posi-
ton and unite the garrison 10000 men
about) to the main army Of operations,
for the reason that its presence at Har-
psrs Ferry would not hinder the enemy
ffum crossing the Potomac; that If we
wege unsuccessful in the approaching
batEle Harpefs Ferry would be Of no use
toO md its garrison necessarily lost;
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A Raw Spot.

Detroit Free Press.
He knocked on the front door, but as
there was no response he passed around
to the rear and found the woman of the
house wiping off bedstead in the wood
shed. The man shifted the air in suspi-
cious manner, and she flushed scarlet.
Corrosive sublimate is a capital
thing" he blandly observed, 'but there
is great danger in using it. I have
known instances"
"What do you want, STRIP she demand
ed as she came forward.
"Madam, I am selling a preparation
to-"
"Don't want itr'
"a preparation which I warrant to
knock"
II told you I didn't want itr'
'Please do not misunderstood me,
madam. Ny preparation is to remove
corns."
"Oh! it is! I thought it was TOTO
-"
s!While corrosive sublimate is good
for corns, madam, it doesn't begin with
my preparation. Full directions accom-
pany each box-price twenty five cents. :"
"Well, pu take box. I am sorry if
I hurt your feelings, but I thought you
meant the-the bedstead."
"Never! although, madam, if you ever
discover that the bedsteads is troubled
with corns or bunions use this salve free
~. I warrant it to remove EN-"
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Besides the mower and rake that an
considered indispensable, there are hay.
ing tools which it will pay many to have
A hay tender is valuable aid in making
hay, especially when the grass is heavy
The best of hay is that cut, cured and
housed the same day, but when the grass
is rank and green it is difficult to dry
sufficiently without turning, and to do
this by ham. is slow work.
Hay-loaders, stackers, horse-forks ETC..
are all of great service when rightly
managed. Success in handling any
machine depends upon the user under
standing it thoroughly, hence another
reason for procuring what tools are to be
bought, early enough SO as to give time
to become familiar with them. If ma
chimes are to be sent to the shops for re-
pairs, do it at the first opportunity. A
machine can be hauled to town cheaper
when the team is going there for some
other purpose than when a special trip is
made with it, If new parts are to be or
dered from the manufacturers it can be
done without the danger of delay costing
many times the cost of the repairs.
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Kansas City Gram anA froaucs lasraee.
Kansas CITl. May n -.

Aansas City Gram ara froaucs MsrheG
Kansas Cz1x. May n ~.
The Daily Indicator reports:
FLOUk-Market dull and quiet QuoenAicnp
were: Xxx. SOC: AK. 9c@. Il 20: fanfE. a q
wy 1, 4 rsni 10 u ''ez w. patent, - se1 =
WHEAT Receipts. 10000 bushels; .hipm~n
10000 bushels; In store z6,00 buahels. MaskGE
bid, July, 72Ac; No. 5 red. No 5 red, 5lHc d.
No: soft cash, 65Ac bid, Csc asked.
COkN-Receipts. 5000 BUSH, snipments Nm
cash, q bid. use asked; June. Nsc b =
asked; No. white cash, 29lsc bid, S04c asked
OATS No. 2 cash. 25l1c bid; May 25ho b.
RYE No. cash, 5O1sc bid, $40 asked.
5nAN-B.uk. Ac: sacked. Sic.
EGGSEFirm at SC.
BUTTER-Dull and weak.
HAY-Unchanged. Best steady; low GRADS.
weak; fancy small baled, 81 so; medium, a 81
CORN MEAL-Green, Csc; dried 7Oc.
FLAXSEED-85G9Uc.
MILL STUFFSSQuiet. The ruling quotaeou.
~, lor lots are as follows: Corn meal green, Nog
kiln dried, 75c. Bran. bulk 45c; sacked 50oS
corn 1, chop pc TO pounds, n" pearl hominy. pR
APPLES Active at 81 so6s 90, for best; COM
mon TO medium, 81 0O@2 Is.
MUTTON-ascsipts fair; good demand for
CHEESE FUN cream. 1sc; flats. &c; Yeae
LIVE POOLLIRY Market quiet. ChickeRD-
hens 81 25@2 0. Turkeys, 1850 per pound.
POTATUES-Weak. Car lots peacnhlovx
40G50c per bushel; Meschanacks, iOc per bushel:
Michigan rose. SIC Der hushel; early rose, 25@Soo
bright large, S@Shc.
/, HIDES-Dp mint. No. I. per pound, 1Sc; No.
Q, lie; dry flint bulls and stays, &c; dry alts6
NO:1. l0c; No. 2 &c; gre. sailed, No. 1, TIC; NJ
4 5sc; green salted bull and stag, SIC; green M
cured No. I, 6hc; No. 2, SIC; calf. s@10c; sheen
pelts. dried, 5@7c.
BROOM CORN Quotations: Hurl, 12c; self
wOrklns. 6@9c; common. red tipped, &c; crook
ed sH 6Rc
TALLOW-No. 1, SIC; No. 2 2l4c per pound.
PROVlSIONS-Roun lots: Sugar cn<oo
hams, eye per pound; breakfast bacon, So pr
pound: dried beef, 10c; dry salt clear nib sides
s. 20; long clear. s. 10; shoulders, 8 s.; shoR
clear, s. 50; smoked clear rib sides, s. IS; louv
clear, $ IS; shoulders, - 20: short clear, g g
MESS PORK-S9 %.
MESS BEEF-Extra, % so.
LARD-Choice tierce, $ 43.
WOOLrQuiet. Kansas and Nebraska heoVy
Din, 15@18c; light 41@42c; medium, 180Do;
ne6ium combing, 19@2Sc; coarse, lag Ito; low
and carpet. 15G16c. Missouri unwashed-heaWY
me-. lot lsc; light, 19621c; medium, 00D1.
medium combing, 2S@24c; low and carpet y
615c; tub washeL-chOice, SOC; medium, y
dinW and low. 200Sc.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
The following table shows the prices of Wheat
corn, oats and rye, at the close of change TO-DAY,
in comparison with the previous day andpfs-
vious year:
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Sharpers Who Got Left.

Detroit Free Press.
There is sharper's game which has
been played for the last hundred years,
and as the turning point is avarice the
game works forty mine times where it
fails once. Two sharpers set out few
weeks ago to play it on a Wayne coun-
ty farmer. One of them came along one
day and wanted to buy the farm. As
the farmer wanted to sell it was quite
easy to strike bargain. The price was
to be s., 1000 in cash, and the man hand
ed over $3.50 to bind the bargain. With
in two days a second stranger came
along and wanted the farm. He wanted
it SO bad that he couldn't stand still. He
found indications of coal, natural gas and
coal oil, and he was willing to give &c.
500 for the place. The idea was, of
course, that the farmer would be awful
sick of his first sale and seek to buy the
man off. 1t would pay him to offer the
man 81, 500 to release him.
The second stranger was only out of
sight when the first one turned up again.
His mouth watered over the prospect,
but not for long. The farmer explained
that he had been offered $4,000 more,
and added:
"But I don't care for money. The
$4,000 is enough for me, and it's all the
old farm is worth. When you are ready
to pay the balance we'll make out the
papers"
The purchaser offered to release him
for s., 1000 $6OO-$5OO- $500, but the
farmer didn't want to be released. He
hung to the bargain money, and he's got
it yet, while the sharpers rave and gnash
their teeth every time they think of the
thickness of his skull.
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ELEVATOR REPORTS,
The following shows the amount of grain ~
ceived, withdrawn and in store, at regular cleva-
tors, as reported to he board OF trade TO-DAY;
r
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his companions should BE- posed. 81
the dog must take back seaf to let -
dude dang have q, reliance. And smaup's
that we were obliged toaay to everybody
under the penalty Of q s.strappina.r
row "mawm." Surely this IS another
link m the evidence that .he child
father to the man.
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Roscoe Conklins and Henry Wilson

ROSCOE COnRllnS ana Henry Wilson.
Washington Critic.
The threat of some of the senators to
investigate newspaper men and Their
methods of obtaining news of executive
sessions revives many stories in regard
to former attempts at this thing and one
especially is interesting, as it relates to
Conkling and marks the starting point
of the GOODNESS between himself and the
press here. A senator in a talkative
mood has given an interesting account
of the proceedings in the senate at the
time-1874. The senate had just COM
pleted their work on the Washington
treaty, and the great points of settlement
between Great Britain and this country
had been decided, but were not ready
for publication. The day after the ses-
sion several papers published the entire
proceedings Of the executive session.
An investigation followed; two CORES
pondents were arrested and locked up in
the capital because they would not testi-
fly. During one of the sessions Roscoe
Conkling drew up some resolutions in
regard to the investigation, and Senator
Carpenter, of Wisconsin, offered them
next day. Next day they were publish
ed. Conking was in towering rage,
and he took occasion to get up in the
senate and deny having written the reso-
buttons. The senate galleries and floor
were crowded. The whole thing worked
like play. Mr.. Conkling was the most
dramatic as well as emphatic in his denial
of the authorship of the resolutions, and
declared that the papers tried to place
him in wrong light. Having had his
say, Mr.. Conkling walked into the cloak
room. He had hardly gone therein be-
fore Senator Henry Wilson, afterward
vice president, entered the chamber by
the main door. He walked to his seat,
and before he had time to find out what
was gong on, he arose and addressed
the chair in reference to the resolutions
drawn by the senator from New York
(Conkling) and offered by the senator
from Wisconsin { Carpenter) in the last
executive session. He got no further,
for some one arose in hurry and chok-
ed the senator off by saying he was Civ
ing away executive secrets. The CALLER
les looked aghast. Conkling came from
the cloak room looking like sheet, SC
white and pale. He was caught. The
press gallery fairly shook with suppress
ed laughter at his discontinue. He
made an explanation, but it was lame
one. This killed the investigation. The
men were discharged, and Conkling lost
ground with the press for the side he
took against them that he has never re-
gained-at least III Washington.
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MORE OF THE DILkE SCANDAL
Spicy Correspondence Between Cham.
berlain aud Stead TO be Published.

special Cable Dispatch TO THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The Pal MAI Gczette pub
fishes to-day private correspondence OF an In
dignant character between its editor and Mr.,
Chamberlain with Sir Charles bikes knowl-
edge. The former asked the latter To say pub
licly that it was by his advice that Dixie kept
out of the witness box. Mr.. Chamberlain de-
clined. Stead then wrote saying he had long
felt convinced that Chamberlain would sacrifice
principles or party to personal ambition, but
he had not believed he would SO
sacrifice an old and faithful friend
Chamberlain replied that this letter was so
insolent he would decline further correspon-
dence. Stead wrote back saying whatever
Chamberlain felt toward him personally he
begged for Dilke's sake he would not let that
prevent him from stating the only fact which
could give Dixie chance OF saving himself
Chamberlain replied "A long letter, sun de-
Ginning. Stead finished with "A similar one. The
DAILY NesCs challenged the Pal Mall G1zefte tD
publish them. The I'aH MAI Gazeffe retorted
that IL would be most happy, but Chamberlain
had marked his private. Late last night Cham
berlain wrote authorizing It's appearance to-
day, SO that all the soied linen Is 10 be washed
in public. The best comment would be the
Spanish proverb: when motners-in-law fall out
We get at the family lacts." Neither party can
gain much.
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kilograms to The Star.
VICTORIA'S SUBJECTS IMPATIENT.
She Appears in Public Too InhGQueuny.
THE dixie AFFAIR ONCE MORE
A DENIAL FROM EX-SENATOR TABER
DENIAL FROM EX-SENATOR TABER
ENGLAND's HERMIT QUEEN.
The People Becoming Impatient ne He
SecIusion from Iheir IoNaI ENes.


Special Cable Dispatch 20 THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Feb. 27.-The queen Is rapidly be
coming common topic OF discussion. An ex-
traordinary editorial In the Sg0ndard yesterday
has made a sensation. IL said: ut Is time 20
say publicly what everybody has been saying
privately for many years. that the queen and
the country over which she rules have been toe
long separated; that the separation cannot be
continued much longer without serious and
lasting injury both TO the throne aud the com.
munity. There is no room In the English con.
stitution for a sovereign who lives in almost
complete seclusion." IL will Ice remembered
that the Ndnddrd is the organ OF all that II
most conservative and loyal.
WHY THE TOAST To THE QUEEN WAS KISSED.
The evening papers followed suit; then at
night I'm parliament great feeling was displayed
about the kissing OF the toast la the queen on
Wednesday night The attorney general de-
clared, in reply to a challenge To explain hi,
conduct as a minister OF the crown an not lcay-
ing the table, by saying that ne heard no hiss
ing whatever, and that the accounts were
grossly exaggerated. 1 can only say I sat
within ten feet oi the attorney general at the
dinner: that misses and cries constituted the
most conspicuous incident OF the evening and
that at least a third Of those present remained
seated while the toast was drunk. The reason
for this is perfectly well known. The worAiue
classes throughout the country consider, and
rightly, that the queen has treated Gladstone
on several occasions recently with "A distinct
personal slight. Ii il this they resent.
Yesterday the queen had a very cordial re-
ception at Albert hall IL Is ten years exactly
since she attended a similar concert there. 10
II safe 10 prophesy that the people will see
rather more OF her after this little excitement.
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fECs TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING
"a STAR: We. mechanics and workngmen,
would ike to know wherein the amendment offered
by Mr.. Wadsworth TO the Mechanics Lien Law pro-
tects the mechanic or laboriDg man. If it does
fl to it, For instance: building Is finished the
owner has in hand balance of $3.50 due the original
CONTRACTOR able 80 days hence the said
owes bills TO the amount of 500 to mechanics who
were employed said building. As understand
the amendment, in this the mechanics would
sent their bills to the owner, who has $50, of
which To pay 500, and the mechanics would receive
a pro rata distribution of the amount and the
would be settled and should there be money left
in hands of the owner the original contractor having
received the full amount due him for said building,
the mechanic has no other resort other than TO lose
what may be due him for labor performed on said
building In our opinion this amendment is simply
delusion and snare TO entrap the mechanic ana
workingman. Could we have the say in this matter
we would allow the Lien Law to stand at present
Its MECHANIC.
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Hyndmnn Attacks Chtlders-C0l. Hen.
derSOu-s lmpOrtaut Adm sSjOu

LONDON, Feb. 2E-Hyndman. Williams,
Burns and Champion, the socialist leaders, were
again brought before Sir James Ingham at the
Bow street police court to-day for "A further
hearing OF the charges preferred against them
on account OF their utteranccs at the recent
socialist demonstrations i'm London. Hynd-
man, who conducts his own defense, COM
planned of the course OF the magistrate and Mr..
Childers, the home secretary, declaring that
they were prejudiced against The defendants
and exhibited that prejudice. IN the course of
his remarks he dubbed Mr.. Childers "Coer-
cion Childers." Col. HendersFl. who was at
the head OF the London police at the time OF
the riots who has since resigned, and who was
subpPnaed "A witness Tor the Attendants, tes-
titled that he saw no signs at the meeting OF a
premeditated attack on property.
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EX-SENATOR TABOR DENIES.
He Furnished No Money for Central
American EilihuslerinS Nchelnes.

DENVER. Col, Feb. 21.-Ex-Senator Tabor
was interviewed last night in reference TO the
charges recently made i'm eastern papers that
he was furnishing ex-President Soto of Hondu-
ras, with money To carry on his iiibusiering
schemes against that and other Central Ameri-
can republics. Mr.. Tabor ackuow lie iged that
he had property interests in Honduras, but
emphatically denies having any interest In
Sotos schemes or with having furnished him
any money.
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PANAMA. Feb. 2s.-The chief of the state of
Panama has ISSUED "A proclamation Iorbidding
the encouraging on the isthmus of hostile pre-
partitions against neighboring nations with
whom Colombia Is at present on friendly terms.
The proclamation further says that IL is the
purpose of the government To prevent by all
means the clandestine shipping of arms
Through the isthmus with the object of foment-
ing aiding revolutionary movements against
friendly nations in South Central America
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VoL 6S-No 1922.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

ISrSs THE CLERKS EARLY CLOSING
- ASSOCIATION organized for the purpose
OF creating public sentiment against shopping
6'pm, viii meet AZ Hiltons formerly Iimmsl Hall,
corner 1th and ID SITS. NV, MONDAY EVENING,
March LIST, at $50 pm. VIM. III. DANIEL.
Its Prpsiden
fsTs THE WHOLESAIE LIQUOR DEALERS
- ASSOCIATION will meet for special busi-
ness at j. Roths Brewery MONDAY EVENING,
March l. at $3.50 o'clock All persons interested in
said Association viii please meet have business
ofImportance to transact. C. MAISOK, President.
ROBF. JOHNSON JR., Secretary.
j. ROTH, Treasurer. 1t
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RenOuncing Her Rights 90 n Throne.

VIENNA. Feb. 27.-The Archduchess Maria
Theresa Salvador, the daughter of the archduke
OF Tuscany. will, before her marriage la the
Archduke Charles stephen, brother OF the
queen regent OF Spain, take an oath renouacing
all rights OF herself and the issue from the mar
riage To the Austro-Hungarian throne. The
ceremony viii take place IN presence OF all the
members of the imperial family, the presidents
OF the Austrian and Hungarian parliaments
and the priyy councillors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27

THE LUNCH AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-The
guests at Miss Cleveland's luncheon arrived at
the White House at two o'clock to-day. The
table was very handsome. There were fifty
persons present, mostly the wives of Senators
and Representatives.
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Mr.. BigelOW ON the IsthmuS.
THOUGHT THAT HE HAD FORMED FAVOR
ABLE OPINION OF THE CANAL.

PANAMA, Feb. 27.-Hon. John Bigelow has
returned to Colon. He accompanied NJ de
Lesseps and party to La Boca, on this side, and
1t is believed that ne has formed a favorable
opinion Of the canal. M. de Lesseps and party
will probably leave on March for France di-
rect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27

CHICAGO, Feb. PA meeting Of Mccormick
employees was held last night Five hundred
attended. Non-empioyes were rgidly ex-
cluded. Notwithstanding the declaration that
the lockout was at an end every man in the
hall except two or three voted against return
ing to work If Mr.. Mccormick insisted on his
right to hire non-union men Ii he wanted 10.
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THE EVENING STAR
SPECIAL NOTICES.

~ PERPETUAL BUILDING AS5oCIA-
49, TION.
Liabilities. 81 1880
Interest and rF,lus, STAG
Total assets. Sl2S.sS2
The profits realized . per cent per n
NUM- The All .suc-s 70 members very favor
able terms. bein- Il $50 tor total payment of IA
monthly-Ss n shares OF stock and 81 for interest
debt being paid OF in eight years without any further
payments.
Five per cent per is paid TO those using the
association "a savings bank, aud to those who
main until the maturity OF share tabout eight years)
il u a per cent or annum Will be paid.
SHARE II per month. commenting at any time. and
back dues required Fifty cents to one thousand
dollars he paid az one time.
Next meeting WEDNESDAY EVENING
March I'D, ~ 6I1 7th 81.
e e. DUNCANSON. President
LEWIS ABRAHAM. Vice Pres't
r NJ LAYTON. Treasurer
tHA~. BAL ", Director
JOHN COOK, secretary,
FIRST 61S 18th St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27

ASSISTANT SECRETARY SMITH has gone to
New York for a few DAYS
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, 1891 .O9s; customs, S314,46O.
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Admitted His WOrkmen - Partmers.
A ST. LOUIS CAPITALISTS WAY OF SETTLING,
LABOR DIFFICULTIES.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-J. X. Cummings, pro-
prietor Of the ST. Louis glass works, an exten-
sive establishment OF its kind, filed articles of
incorporation of his works as a cooperative
body. He says he believes this is the only true
solution Of the labor problem. This is said TO
be the first instance in the west where a capi-
talist has voluntarily admitted his employees as
partners in his business.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 27.- There was q very
steady opening to the stock market this morn
to &. ner cent In the eariy deslines The marker
was strong and advanced II to q per cent Tor
the general list, Pacific Mail being the leader.
slowly yielded during the rest Of the hour.
Bustness has been extremely dull and feature
being in Lackawanna and Pacific Mail. At III
o'clock the market IL dull and heavy, but gen.
orally shade above opening quotations