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RAILROADS.
The Great Pennsyiv


TO THE NORTH, WEST AM
D0ibgs Trdlk. SuHdi
StSCi Roiis W70td
IN EFFECT JUNE 3,
! TtCtHe h0re IIdshH0'OH from o
CF Si1b ddd h Sfyects. AZ foi,0m,.
For Pittsburg and the West, Chicago
NJ 900 o. m. daily: Fast Line, . 80 q. m daily 10
Cincinnati and st. Louis. with sleeping cars
| from Plttsburg 10 Cincinnati and Harris
burg to 50. Louis; daily, except Saturday to
eaeo. Western Exnress NJ 40 p. 10 daily,
With sleeping cars Washington 70 Chicago
and 50. Louis, aud except saturday, Harris
burg 70 Cleyeiand, connecting daily at Harris:
burg with through sleepers for Louisville and
Memphis, Pacific Express 1000 p. m, daily for
Plttsbure and Tho West, with through sleeper
10 Pitteburg and pittsburg to Chicago.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
For Erie, Canardaigua, Rochester, Buf.
ialo, Niagara 1000 pm. daily, except Satur.
qE, WITH Sleeping ear Washington to
For wiliiamsport, Lock Haven ana Eli
mira, at $50 IA, m. daily, except sunday.
For New York and the East, 7.90, {. 90, II. 90
and 11.40 a. m, 200, 41O, 1000 and ii9O p. m,
On Sunday, 9.Oo, i140 a. M, 200, 40, 10 90 and
rop raS e. Limited Express Of Puiman ParioT
3.45 p. m daily, With Dining car
For Boston without change 200 p. m.
every day.
For Bar Harbor without change daily,
except bHturudy, N,VO ~, m.
For Brooklyn, N. ", all through trains
connect at Jersey City with boats OF Brook
lyn Annex, affordng direct transfer TO Full
ton street, avoiding double ferriage across
New York City.
For Philadelphia, a 20, o 90, II % and II 10
q. m, eco, 4,i0, 600, 1000 and ii.20 p, m. on
sunday, 900, 1f.d0 a, M, 600, dl0, 600, 1000
andii.eop. m. Limited Express, all Parlor
cars, 9.4o o.; m week days, aud 3 IS p. m.
For baltimore. g.35 7.po.opo. o ao. OtO
lio0 and li.d0 n m. II, 05, eco, 9.d5, 4i0, d-20
40, GOO, 40 1000 and II 20 p. m. on sun
day g.C0, a,05, go, 1t40 a. m, 300, 3.I5, 4iO,
eco, T40 1000 and ii.2O p. m.
For Pope's Creek Line, 120 a. m. and
$40 p IN. daily, except Sunday
For Annapolis, 30 and 900 a. m, ie.O5
40 and Geo p m. daily except Sunday. sun
days, 9.C0 a. m, 4.10 y. m.
ALEXANrRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG
RAILWAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD
For Alexandria, geo, 0.35, $40, 0.i5, i0.57a.
M 12C4 noon, 2.05 d.25, 500, h.b5. COS, S05 1905
and il.31 p. m. on sunday at 600, 9.45, 1857 a.
M, $50, 5.t5, s.o5 and 1905 p. m.
Accom- odation for uuantioo, 5. 90 D, m.
week days.
For Richmond and the South, 600, 1857
day.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington,
6.05 70b, SEQ, 010, lob, I1.07 a. m, -. 800,
323, BIO. f05. 0.S2, 1912 and lies p. m. on
sunday at 9.l0 and 1l07 a. m, 200, $40, f05,
Tickets and Information at the oHce,
northeast corner Thirteenth street and Penn
sylVania avenue, and at the station, where
orders can he left for the checking OF baggage
tHHs E. PGGh from hotels and Il resdsG6e' wSop
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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He Kent His Word.

Ed. (entering club)-Old Smith is a
beast.
Al.--lndeed
Ed.--He said he remember me in his
will.
Al.-Well7
Ed heard the will read yesterday,
and in the codicil was this line: ~ wish
to be distinctly remembered to my friend
Edward Smith. ."-[Time.
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Piedmont Air Line.
AssEmSsyzzaazza


SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 81. 1888.
$50 q. IN. East Tenncgse Mail daily
Iynchburg and, stations between Aloxan'
dria and Lynchburg Bristol, Roanoke,
Knoxville, Rome, Calera, Montgomery and
New Orleans, Pullman Sleeper Washing
1l.ed a. m. Fast Mail daily for Warren.
ton, Charlottesville, Gordonsville statiens
Chesapeake and Ohio, route, Lynohburg,
Rocky Mount, DanyilIe and stations be.
boro, Raleigh, Charlotte, Columbia, Au-
gusta, Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery,
New Orleans, Texas and California. Pull
man sleeper New York to Montgomery In con-
nection With Pullman sleepers Montgomery to
New Orleans, and Mann boudoir sleepers
for Birmingham, Vicksburg and shreye-
iumbia and Augusta; Solid trains Wash.
Q. and o. route points sundays.
assas, Strasburg and intermediate stations.
$50 p. m. western Express daily for
waIrenton, Gordonsville, Charlottesville,
Louisville, Cincinnati and St Louis.
washington s'Ts 70 louisville, lie and iT White ns su
phur to st. Louis; also for Lynohburg, Bris-
tol, Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Little
Rock and all Southwestern points Through
Pullman Sleepers Washington TO Memphis
without change.
IL y, M. Southern express daily for
Lynohburg, .Danyille, Raleigh, Asheyille,
NldllOllttA hluluDld, Aiken, augusta, AlldllJttt
Montgomery, New Orleans, Texas and
California. Pullman Sleepers Washing
ton 10 New orleans, via Atlanta and
Montgomery. Pullman Sleepers Washing
ton TO Augusta. Ca, without change. Pull.
man sleeper Baltimore and Washington TO
White Sulphur Springs and intermediate c,
and q. resorts.
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO d.
VISION
Leave Washington 900 q. m. daily, ex
eept Sunday, and 445 p, M, daily, arrive Round
Hill II as a., m. and 7,2l p. M; returning
leave Round Hill $50 a, m, daily and 20 p
m. daily except Sunday, arriving Washing
ton $50 a. m. and % p. m.
Through trains from the South via Char
/ lOtte, Danville and LynChburg arrive In
| Washington 200 a, m, ana z. SO p. m, via East
| Tennessee, Bristol and Lynchburg, at
| ll.13 a. m. and 0i0 p. m; via Chesapeake
and Ohio route and Charlottesville $40 p. m
/ and 100 a. IN, Strasburg local 0,dl a, m,
Tickets, sleeping-Car reservation and intOr
/ nation furnished and baggage checked at
| Ofice, 1900 Pennsylvania avenue, and az
| Passenger station, Pennsylvania X. r., sixth
/ and Il streets, .
JAS, /. TAYLOR,
General Passenger Agent.
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"a Young Tildcn A."

one hears a good deal about Don. NJ.
Dickinson, Cleveland's new Postmaster
General, nowadays. He is very happily
mentioned as soda q man to keep track OF
orous, determined Democrat so the
great men say, and wants no monkey
shines of Chinese civil service jugglery in
his. His law practice in Michigan was
worth to him $4,000 a year before he
took his present place. He now gets
5000 a year. and it costs him $4,000 a
year to keep his end up in Washington,
His private fortune Is in the neighbor-
hood of 5000, ,0o0, His friends say he is a
v SDn
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The Memphis Bridge.

Captain Henry G. Haarstick, president
of the st. Louis and Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company, is here, to-
gether with representatives from Pitts
burg and New Orleans, to protest against
the length of spans for the proposed
bridge az Memphis. The river men claim
that the third section of the bridge bill
is mandatory on the Secretary of War,
and that the board Of engineers alone
have the right to fix the length of the
spans, and that the Secretary of War
between the steamboatmen and the Kan
sas City Railroad promises to be lively.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Petroleum.,

b. X. Plain h Co., st. Cloud Building,
furnish the following Oil quotations
Closed yesterday 81; opened today, soi;
highest S02 lowest 79i; 2:l5 p. m, 800.
New York Stock Market.
The following have neen FURNISHED by
b. X. Plain ~ Co., Brokers, st. Cloud
Building, Ninth and Il streets
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Tom Youns's Poetic Address.

1t has heen published before, but is
readable now, that while the late Thomas
/. Young was general agent of the En-
terprise Insurance Company, with
Thomas Sherlock, president, and w. b.,
who was OF as lovable nature as Tom
himselfl, a letter came safely through the
mails addressed as follows;
TO Thos Young, genial cuss,
BY brevet rank q Brigadier,
Who in our late domestic muss
Was never known TO turn his rear
To Rebel foes,
This letter goes
At Cincinnati,
Ohio"
-LCincinnti Commercial. Gazette.
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C. T. Beauregar,
J. "A. Early, {
COMMISSIONERS

We, the undersigned Banks and Bankers
will pay all prizes drawn in the Louisiana
State Lotteries which may be presented 81
our counters:
r. M. WALMSLBY, Pres. La, Nat, Bank.
PIERRE LANAUX, Pres state Nat. Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. N, o, Nat. Bank.
CARL KoHN, Pres Onion Nat. Bank.
Grand Monthly Drawing, at IN,
Academy Of Music, New Orleans, TUESDAY,
August z, 1888.
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Grand Concert at Bay Ridge Next
Sunday,

See programme in advertising columns,
Trains leave b. and o. Depot Sunday, at
10 q. M, 2;10 and $3.50 p. M. Round-trip
fare only 81. Concert free to all.
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DIED.

BUP' en Friday, July 81, ss, at 7iC
- n,, after a lingering Illness
n Burgy, beloved husband Of
NJ 40 N street northwest, aged
A papers please copyl
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MARTYN'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,
s1s SIXTH STREET NORTHWEST.

818 SIXTH STREET NORTHWEST.
Near City Postoffice.
The highest standard Business College in
America.
Colored students not admitted.
Catalogues free,
F. q. MARTYN, President.
Q. X. URNER, A. NJ. @. E., Principal.
M H'DONALD-ELLIs SCHOOL, COR. MASS.
Nl ave and 18th 81, Washington, d. G..
Second session Feb. i, 1888.
Miss Cutcheon's Evening Travel Glass will
begin Feb. 20, 1888.
Ine nrsU lecture on American Literature Dy
Professor Lincoln, February ID, 1888.
For information address the principal,
MISS ANNA ELLIS.
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SPENCBRIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE.

Three entire floors, National Bank of the
Republic building, corner 9TH aud d SITS. n.
W. Cool and commodous halls and class
rooms. Summer sessions morning and even.
ing. Rapid Writing and Bookkeeping; Prac.
teal English Branches; StenogTaphy and
Type.wrlting; Ben Pitman Shorthand. The
business use OF the Grapnophone Is taught in
this college, the first institution In the world
to Introduce II. Free exhibitions daily.
Special summer rates. Scholarships issued
at any time. Circulars free. II. o. SpEN-
GER, Principal; SARA A. SPENCER, Vice.
Principal; LIGARFIELD SPENCER, Seo'y.
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SUMMER RESnRIs-
EoRrSG INN.

EORESG INN,
IT, Forest Glen station, b. & q. r. r., nine
mlles ron Washington, Is now open, under
the management and personal supervtsitin of
\. Tennoy and W II Crosby Of the National
Hotel. new house, with all modern i'm.
proVements For information In regard TO
prietors Forest Glen, Md, or National no
tel, Washington, D e.
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John Robinson, the noted Snowman, is
critically i'll in Cincinnati, ana il is
thought he will not recover.
IL costs 100000 o year TO keep up the
New York Seventh Regiment,
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"Alderney Dairy WAGONS, I,

Fresh Alderney butter churned every
morning and delivered in 10 "Wardh
prints, 40c. per lb. Also cottage cheese,
buttermilk and sweet milk, DC. per at,
Cream, l5c. rer pit.
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EDUCATIONAL.

NORWOOD INSTITUTE-sELECT SCHOOL
IN FOR GIRLS.--Apply at 1dO7 Mass. ave.
Mr., and Mrs w. ID. CABELL, Principals.
For Summer Board and Tuition address Mrs,
$. w. HALSEY, Norwood, va.
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FREDERICK FEMALE SEMINARY

VIII reopen SEPTEMBER IL, 1888. DO.
liRhtful situation. beautiful country, health
tul climate, pure mountain water, elegant
buildings, excellent teachers, all appoint.
ments Of the very best For catalogues adj
dress W. II. PURNELL, Ii. D.,
Frederick, Nd.
References: Rev. wm. A. Bartlett, ID. ID. /;
U. s. Senator E. X. Wilson; Hon. Thomas NJ.
Browne, NJ c.; Generally. j. Bartlett, Pension
Bureau
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Hnu o.. ...
cars clifton w..
80 y. m-Fdst
Solid train, with Pullman s.
cars 10 Louisville, Pullman g rvice to iCfng
einnati, ST. LoNls, Memphis and New or.
leans.
100 j. M.-ViAinia Springs special. daily
except Sundays, fdA White sulphur Springs
and all virginia s&ucs resorts. Pullman
scopers from BaltM MJrc and Washington to
white sulphur.
HWY FULLER,
II Gen Pass Agent.
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Chicago Markets,
The following summary is by B. X.
Plain q Co., st. Cloud Building, Ninth
and + streets:
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Grand Concert at Bay Ridge Mex
Sunday,

See programme in advertising columns
Trains leave b. and o. Depot Sunday, at
10 a. M, 2:l0 and 1880 p. III. Round-triI
fare only 81. Concert free TO all.
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I'VE do htte5y cernCg not ios atperus,, wee u
rdnQenens foT al ne Monthly and SeigidRaRdI
DtdUih0' Of he LostsldHd State LOTTERY Com.
pdny, and IN petSOi' manage and control ne
Quoted ,oitA honesty, t7trneV and IN good faith
t0uQ1d all parties, ond tts authorize TIE Com
pdnU m ,ses SNt- certificate, icih 6rc-eirrl, =.
af otir. signatures attached, Ia i1 ad Uer
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st, Louis has n successful mining COM
pany composed entirely Of women.
A Brooklyn woman supports a husband
and fifteen children by selling papers.
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TO THE NORTH, VEST AM
DOpigS IFdfk. gUeHdi
SftCi R0iiS. W70H
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NEW ASSISTANT TREASURER.
Judge McCue Succeeds Mr. Canda I'm
New York.

Judge Alexander McCue, OF Brooklyn, N. Y,
who at present holds the Office OF solicitor Of the
Treasury, has been offered and has accepted the
position of Assistant Treasurer at New York, vice
Mr. Canda, resigned. Mr.. McCue did not seek the
Office, and accepted it only upon the solicitation
OF the President. 1t was offered to him about
three weeks ago and declined. 1t was then ten
dered to several other persons, but each Of them
declined on account OF the vast responsibilities OF
urged Mr.. McCue to accept the Office, and after
thinking 1t over for several days he concluded to
do so. He called on the President this morning
and informed him Of his conclusion, adding that
while the duties OF the Office were somewhat
strange TO him at present, he would undertake to
perform them as to reflect no diScredit upon the
President or himself. 1t is expected that his nOm
nation as Assistant Treasurer Will be sent to the
Senate Monday.
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MRS. ROBINSON GUILTY.
ConvIcseA % Numbering Ser Nephew
Prince Arthur Free0an

BosroS Feb. li.-The Jury In the case of Mrs
sarah J. Robinson. the alleged wholesale possoner,
this morning rendered a verdict OF guilty OF mur-
der In the frst degree. In this trial she was
charged with the murder OF Prince Arthur Pre-
man. her nephew. MIS- Robinson had previously
been tried on the charge OF killing her son ana
daughter but the jury disagreed The Incentive
20 all the crimes OF which she Is changed was
alleged 10 Be In securing life insurance OF her VIC
TINS
EXCEPTIONS 10 TIVE VERDICT
Not a muscle of the prisoners face moved as she
heard the words uttered She stood staring va
cantly at the court for q few moments snd then
resumed her seat The foreman was yiSioly az
fected as he announced the verdict. COUNSEL
Goodrich walked over % the dock and Whispered
20 Ms Robinson. she seemed % be unconscious
that he was talkidg 90 her. Then followed Conver-
sation between the judges and the counsel and
Goodrich announced that he should take eNcep-
tons 10 the verdict on the ground that evidence
relating 20 the cause OF the death Ot Mr. Fr-eu n
which mad been introduced had no bearing In me
case Judge Field announced that counsel for de-
Tense could have untl the 18th of February 20 nle
their exceptions and the case Will probably be ar
gued before the fun bench In Boston AT the March
term
THE PRISONER BsE.Ks DOWN.
Meanwhile the prisoner seemed 10 oe IN a state
of utter collapse. The matron of the jail tried TO
comfort her. IL then that the prisoner broke
down completely. she mOaned In = terrible man.
ner and thr three women near her were moved 90
tears IL Is understood that the Iurymen arrived
at the decision AZ :l5 O'Clock Ia hour and - min
utes after they nad retired
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Washington News and GossiD.
Index to Advertisements.

AMusEMENrs-Sth page
ArToRNEYs-6th page.
AUCTION SALES-:5d aud 9TH pagea
BoARDING-4th page.
BooKs-7th page.
BUSINESS CHANCEs-4th page.
CITY ITEMs-Sth page.
COUNTRY REAL EsrArE-3d paga
DEATHs-5th PAGE.
DESTIsTRV-7th page
EDUCATIoNAI-6th page.
FAMILY SUPPLIEs-7th page.
FINANCIAL-6th page
For RENT (ROoms)-4th page.
For RENT (Houses)-Sth page
For RENT (Stores)-4th page
For RENT (OfRces)-4th page
For RENT (Miscellaneous)-4thp page
FoR SALE (Houses) )-4th page.
For SALE Uots)-Sth page
For SALE (Miscellaneous)-Sth pa2a
HoUsEFURNIsHINGs-7th page.
LADIES GooDs-6th page.
LOCAL MENTIoN-Sth page.
LOST AND FoUND-4th paga
MARRIAGEs-5th page.
MONEY TO LoAN-3d page
MEDIoAL-7th page.
OCEAN STEAMERs-7th page.
POTOMAC RIVER BoArs-7th pa4a
PIANOS AND ORGANs-6th page.
PERsoNAL-4th page.
PROFESSIONALISM page
PRoPosALs-7th page.
RAILRoADs-7th page.
SPECIALTIEs-7th page.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-1st page
SUBURBAN PROPERTY-Sth page
SUMMER REsoRTs-6th page
The THADEs-Sth page
UNDERTAKERs-7th page
WANTED tHelp)-4th page
WANTED (SituatiOns,-4th DaoA
WANTED Rooms)-4th page.
WANTED (Houses)-4tn page.
WANTED Uots)-4th page.
WANTED (NIiscellaneous)-4th paea
WINTER REsoRTs-6th page.
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Affair. In West Washingtou.

CATHOLIC UNION BANQUET.-The second annual
banquet OF the Catholic Union was held at the
Union rooms last evening. Covers were laid for
seventy five persons, and quite pleasant evening
was spent. T0asts were responded TO by Rev.
Father collins, Messrs. N. T. smith, 7. F. s. King,
II. w. SOnon and +. McNernaney, and musical and
literary selections were given by MeSsrs j. p. Col
Inns, B. Ryan, ID. Morgan, J. J. Nolan.
FELL AND BROKE Hs LEG.-Samuel Honesty,
colored, about thirty years old, slipped upon the
ice on the sidewalk az the corner or 3sd and NJ
streets last evening" and FELL breaking his left leg
He was removed to mis- home 1924 z street, where
he was attended by DIR. Richie. Who advised his
removal 10 Freedmans hospital.
CUMBERLAND COAL ON FIRk-Yesterday after
noon nre was discovered IN pile OF about 5000
tons of Cumberland coal at the yard OF Gilman.
Meredith & Co., foot OF 30th street. and Engine
Co. No. s, put line OF hose IN service TO extin-
guish the fiame6 About 150 tons OF coal have
been removed thus far and IL is expected that the
five win necesstate the removal OF about 800 tons
more.
NorEa-Brother l. J. Whelan, superintendent
of the Trinity Parish schools was suddenly called
to Boston THURSDAY evening oy the dcaIh OF his
mother.-A largely attended reception was held
yesterday evening At the Unthicum Institute hall
Dy Mr. and Mrs. c. n. Matthew'S
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PKISONkRS To GO To ALBANY PENITENTIARY.
To-day, In the Criminal Court, Judge Nontgom-
cry sentence was imposed in the case OF Frederick
LoInax colored. He was indicted with Charles
Jones twho pleaded not guilty. and VIM. Robinson
(who is at large for the grand larceny Of clothing
from the store OF Abraham Lipman on July % last.
He pleaded guilty, and stated that the others had
tried to persuade him to unite with them in the
Job, but he refused, and they then got HIM drunk,
when he was easily persuaded. The court imposed
q sentence OF one year In the Albany pepitentiary.
The case of John Catry, convicted OF Forging a
check for $50, was called for sentence the motion
for new trial having been denied, the counsel,
MesSrs. W. A. Cook and 4. +. Miller, stating that
they intended to take the case up on exceptions,
and the court imposed a sentence OF one year in
the penitentlary, granting a stay.
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Believed 10 be Innocent.
AN OHIO MAN WHO Was SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR
MURDER RETURNED LIBERTY.

CHICAGO Feb. ia dispatch from Columbus,
Ohio says: After serving eight years In the peni-
tentfary on a life sentence, Conrad Rautebach
was yesterday pardoned by the governor. The
judge that sentenced Rautebach, as well as the
jury and prosecuting attorney now believe that an
innocent man was convicted, and but for Gov.
Foster, who commuJed his sentence TO tmprfson-
ment for life, he would have been hung. He was
received on a life sentence from Shelby County,
in April, 1880, for killing a man at Hardin. near
sidney, having previously been sentenced 10 hang.
His sentence was commuted at the time by Gov.
Foster 10 Imprisonment for life. IL Is believed by
those who signed the appli alton for his pardon
that 1t was a case OF mistaken Identity. After
being released he appeared at the Office OF Gov.
Foraker. and in tears expressed his appreciation
OF the clemency shown him.
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John Bright NcOlds Italy.

HE SAYS HER GREAT ARMAMENT Is A WASTE OF
MONEY, BECAUSE NO NATION WILL ATTACK
LONDON, Feb. l1.-Mr. Bright has written 10 the
editor OF the Milan Secoio In answer TO the atter
letter In favor OF International arbitration. Mr.
Bright says he observes with surprise and sorrow
that Italy is treading In the steps OF other powers
In establishing enormous armamentS This course
compels the government TO impose upon the
people hevier taxes than are borne by any other
nation. This Is a waste Of money, because no
nation dreams OF attacking Italy. The troubles
on the Red sea are OF her own IN king. So long as
governments are allowed TO commit such crimes
he sees no chance or redemption for the millions
they represent and ought to protect
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HOW NATURAL GAS WAS DISCOVERED NEAR FOL
WORTH, TEXAS.

WORTH, TEXAS
CHICAGO, Feb. ia Fort Worth, Texas, dis
patch says: Northern capitalists prospecting here
struck gas yesterday at depth OF $50 feet Great
volumes OF gas accompanied by a cloud OF sand,
rushed from a well with roar that could be heard
a mile distant. Jas. Gabriel, workman, lfu his
pipe 20 feet from the well, ignitIng the gas burn
Ing of hijivhiskers and hair and throwing him a
distance OF l5 feet The flames SCARED upward 20
feet burning the limbs OF trees 30 feet distant.
Two houses SO feet distant had to be torn down 10
save them stones aud gravel. earth ana water,
were thrown in upon the flaming well The flames
were lowered but could not be eXtingusned. A
barrel OF salt was next emptied In the well.
Ground was forcs d into the well and cement laid
over IL. The gas still presses itself through and
hurns ranidly
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Electricity the Thing.

THk lISDElL STREET RAILWAY 60 ST. LOUIE
ADOPTS 1T As MOTIVE fowER
ST. LOUIS Feb. ll.-After many months spen. in
experimenting with and investigating motors for
street railways, the llndcl Railroad Co, using
Washington avenue and other streets I'm this city
yesterday finally adopted elcct icty as the motive
power for their road The motor adopted II a
combination of the Julien storage battery and the
Brush machinery one ear has been In consi ant
operation during the week and has given entire
satisfaction, and the whole equipment OF the road
Will be fitted out with the motor as soon as the
necessary work can be done
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NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE utmost stagnation
prevailed at the stock exchange At the opening
this morning. First prices were somewhat irregu-
with last evenings nnal ngureS the differences
being confined TO Insignificant fractions In every
case however. Business was almost at q stand
still, most OF even the active list not recording
single sale for the hour; but where changes In
quotations were established they were generally
In the direction OF lower flgures At III O'Clock
the market was intensely duh ana slsady e. opek-
ing nguros.
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ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb 1.-THE Pioneer Fress
Toronto correspondent wires that A. A. Allen, the
absconding cashier OF the defunct Central Bank OF
Toronto Is now IN Minneapolis looking for a situa-
ton. Allen writes that he was compelled by the
directors 10 do what he did In connnectlon with
the affairs OF the bank.