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orerIoading the Dining Table.

But what have the women to do in this
matter? Do they, too, not vie with each
other as to who can set the finest table2
Even the plain farmers wives do not
always give us a good example. Count
the varieties at a single meal, especially if
they have company. Besides bread, but
ter, milk, meat, vegetables. etc. enough
forany Christianl there are cakes, pastries,
preserves, %jellies, pickles, buildings. side
dishes innemerable, with coffee or other
hot drink, over and above. | think l once
counted no less than sixteen dishes at II
plain little tea" in a country village.
With this state of things in the rural dis
tricts, what are we to expect in the large
cities2 Listen to one who has Just spoken
his mind on this subject:
THE essential difference between bar
barism and civilization, according to cpl
cures, is that then men ate to live, and now
they live to eat. In American cities, not.
ably in New York, there are, 1t must be
confessed, many so called civilized beings
# this order When they are not eating,
they are talking or thinking about it; and
their faces show what an absorbing idea
and habit it is. They may be seen any
evening at Delmonico's, tho Brunswick,
the Hoffman, or at some one of the fash
ionable clubs, intent upon the dinner they
have ordered, and enjoying with repellent
s~eusuality their various dishes and wines.
They are apt to have round, protruding
eyes, large, coarse mouths, double chius,
lOrid, oleaginous compilations, q general
expression of matter dominating and con-
trolling mind. They are barbarians in the
midst of high civilization; for they are
consecrated to tEeir appetites, and imper-
vious to the finer issues of life. "-Susanna
w. Doods, NJ. D.. in Demorest's MONTHLY.
, 1888-12-13
K After Trusts.

NEW York, Dec. l2.--The senate
committee resumed its session to-day.
Francis B. Thurber OF Thurber, Wheat.
land & Co.. testified that the purpose OF
the Wholesale Grocers Association was
to maintain uniform prices by wholesale
dealers. The only articles in which any
attempt has been made to fix the rates
were in sugar Bakers cocoa and Royal
Baking Powder. The witness denied that
the Wholesale Grocers Association was
formed to compel members of the sugar
trust to sell to members of the grocers
association at less rates than were charged
to merchants not members of the associa.
ton.
There was no understanding between
the association and the trust in regard to
purchasing from the trust rather than
from other refneries. When the Gro
GERS Association first organized they
tried to induce the manufacturers In the
sugar trust to fix prices so that all mem.
bers of their association might be allowed
a rebate, but were unsuccessful. Re-
Gently some of the members of the asso.
citation were able to make such arrange
uent. Any member of the association
Was at liberty to buy from sugar manu-
facturers outside of the sugar trust, and
many members had done so.
, 1888-12-13
TWO FIRES.
Destruction of the Chicago
Opera House.
Caused by the Upsetting of
An Oil Lamp.
Panic in a Theater at Oswego,
New York.
Fire in a

CHICAGO. Dec. 1I.-Just twenty min
utes after the auditorium of the Chicago
opera house had been emptied of its i'm
mense audience who had witnessed Nc
Calls Opera company produce Lorraine
tonight the employees closing up the
house discovered fire in the top gallery.
Some time was wasted trying to ex-
tinguish it with Babcock's and other APP.
pliances, and when the fire department
was summoned the flames had gained
good Roadway. The auditorium had to
be flooded with water and all the furni.
ture, frescoing, etc, in the body of the
house was ruined, entailing a loss OF
$l50,000. The only damage to the re-
mainder Of the building is by smoke and
water and cannot be estimated tonight.
The building, which is a ten story fire
proof structure, sustained its reputation
of fire proof as nothing but the wood
work in the auditorium was burned.
The fire was caused by the breaking Of
a lantern, which one of the employees was
using in the gallery. The oil from it set
fire to the woodwork and delaying the
alarm caused the disastrous spread of the
flames.
, 1888-12-13

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. I2.-Vice. Presi-
dent Fleet Morton and wife reached this
city at 6 o'clock this evening on a special
train. The mammoth rotunda of the
new union depot was filled with citizens.
travellers and newspaper correspondents
awaiting the arrival of the distinguished
visitors. A citizens reception committee
was also in waiting. Gen. Harrison did
not come down to the station. There
was nc demonstration. 1t was the inten-
ton yesterday TO have Wanamaker's
guards present as an escort, but on recon-
sheraton, not knowing Mr.. Morton's
wishes in the premises, it was determined
to abandon all projects looking to a public
demonstration and in lieu of this appoint
a committee to wait on the president and
vice pr~esident-elect and ask them to name
a time and place for holding a public
reception IN honor of Norton visit.
AS the train anne to a standstill Col.
New, Secretary Halford, Mr. Mckee, May
or Denny, Judge Martindale. Col. BRYCE
land and Mr.. Scott, Immediately boarded
the vice presidential car from the rear
platform. They were met at the door of
the smoking room by Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ton, who had already donned their wraps
and were prenared to alight. Col. New
was first to cordially welcome the honored
guests. and introduced Secretary Halford
and Mr.. Mckee, who welcomed them in
the name OF Gen. and Mrs. Harrison.
The members of the committee and
other gentlemen were her introduced
and the party Immediately alighted and
were escorted through the great rotunda.
Carriages were in waiting and after bid
ding a number of gentlemen good night
and thanking them for their presence the
vice president elect assisted Mrs. Morton
to a seat and was followed by Mr.. Nc
Kee and Mr.. Halsey. The carriage was
driven rapidly through the city and out
North Delaware street to the residence of
Gen. Harrison.
, 1888-12-13
Stocks ana cattle Markets

New YORK, Dec. l2.-The stock
market was active by spells to-day and ex-
cept In the dull periods was strong almost
all the way out and in general and in
some instances marked advances occurred:
Coal stocks were the great feature of the
day, all OF them being active.
Governments dull but steady. Money
a(a21 per cent. Mining shares steady.
Copper-Market steady. Lake, $l7.4O,
Petroleum was firm and steady at S95c,
and moved up to S9tc. in the early trad
ing. Hammering by the bears then forced
the price down to S8ic.. but it improved
later and closed firm at Sole. Total sales,
1873, 900 barrels.
Following are closing prices of stocks.
Pacific 6's. lI9. American Express,
10; Canada racific. 52s; Canada
Southern, 52s; Central Pacific, 333; Bur,
lington, 1861; Delaware. Lackawanna,
1871; Denver X Rio Grande, l5s; Eric,
PSI, Lake Shore, 99j; Louisville &
Nashville. SAT; Michigan Central, IS;
Missouri Pacific. II; Kansas 4 Texas,
l3f; New York Central. lOT; Northern
Pacific, 24t; preferred, 5St; Northwest
ern, l04; Oregon Improvement, III:
Navigation, 90. Transcontinental, 30:
Pacific Mail, BOT; Reading, ACT; Rock
Island, 913; Milwaukee Il st. Paul,
81; Texas Pacific, 2ls; Union Pacific,
62s; United States Express IA: Fargo,
1879; Western Union. S3B.
CHICAGO, Dec. l2.-Cattle-Receipts
ll,000; market dull and slow; Christ
mas steers, Sc So; others steady.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market fairly
active and lower; natives, SO. OO(G5. so;
Westerns, 81. 1904. IS.
Wheat-Market tirmer. Cash lO4s,
January 1861. May lie 1l.l6.
Corn-Market frmer. Cash "a GIG,
January 345, May 81 l1-l6.
, 1888-12-13
Funding Bill Lost Sight o..

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-In the senate
there was but little morning business, SO
the tariff bill was quickly taken up, the
question being an amendment offered-by
Jones OF Arkansas, to admit hoop and
band iron, cotton ties" ETC., free of
duty, instead OF taxing it two senths Of a
cent per pound additional. The question
whether or not this would be a tax on the
cotton planter, and il so how much, was
discussed at length by Berry and Hiscock.
The presiding officer at 2 o'clock pre-,
scented the special order for that hour. the
Union Pacific funding bill, but as Allison
persisted on proceeding with the tariff
bill the funding bill went over retaining
all its rights as special order. The tariff
debate was then resumed. The cotton
tie tax amendment was voted on and re-
iected by a strict party vote. Coke moved
amendment reducing duty on cotton ties
to IS per cent ad valorem. Without action
the senate adjourned.
, 1888-12-13
FLASHES.

A Chicago special IRON Springfield,
ILL.,. says Governor Oglesby has refused to
pardon Joseph G. Mackin.
The trunk lines yesterday restored emf
grant passenger rates to the old basis of
$l3 to Chicago, to take effect in ten
days.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
was reported to the house Yesterday.
Some changes were made in the bill as
finally agreed upon. 1t aperopriates SILL
zoe, 1850.
Reports from various parts of Mime
sofa and Dakota says that the first snow
fall of the season was that of yesterday,
which amounted to from one to two
inches.
Chaplain Geo. w. Dorrants of the
United States navy, died yesterday aged
II years. He participated in several
naval engagements aud gained the name
of the Fighting Chaplain"
Justice Matthews a week or so ago had
q recurrence of attacks of muscular rheu-
matism, with which he has been afflicted,
but has now become somewhat better.
He is, however, veiy weak.
The trial of Oberkamp and Mack. who
will be remembered as having been en-.
gagged in the most extensive robbery of
letter boxes ever known, last summer
was begun in Chicago yesterday.
, 1888-12-13
Wouldn't Prosecute Dudley.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. l2.-Anent the
resignation of United States District At
torney Emery B. Sellers, which was not
publicly known here until this morning,
there is considerable political gossip
touching the causes for the suddenness
and secrecy obse-7ed by Sellers in the
matter. The chief reason attributed to
Sellers is dissatisfaction with the case be-
fore the federal grand Jury against Col.
Dudley. 1t is said he was averse to en-.
tering upon the prosecution of a case of
such importance with what to him seemed
insufficient evidence.
In this connection it is also asserted
that certain prominent Democrats who
publicly claimed to possess specific and
damaging evidence touching the Dudley
letter have either failed or refused
to produce said evidence. 1t is even
stated that Sellers does not know and
cannot ascertain the name of the Repub.
licau county chairman from whom the
the Democrats claimed in public prints
they obtained the now famous blocks OF
five letter, AS. this information is OF
vital importance TO the successful prosecu,
ton of the case, Sellers friends privately
declare he resigned with q view of wash.
ing his hands of the hole matter.
, 1888-12-13
Narrow Escape from Death.

OswEGo, N. Y, Dec. l2.-During
Mrs. Langtry's performance to night in
the Academy of Music, as the curtain
was abou. to rise on the last act. there
was a cry of fire from the rear of the
hall, and thick clouds of smoke poured
up through the large register in the mid
die aisle. The cracking of flames were
heard underneath the floor, and the large
audience arose panic stricken. Cool
headed men sprang upon the stage and
called out to the people that there was no
danger. and others mounted their chairs
in every part of the house and called
upon the people to remain cool. This
succeeded in partially quietiDg the people
aud in two minutes the theater was
cleared, just as the flames sprang up
through the floor. By this time the fire
department was at hand, and streams of
water were pouring into the building.
The fire was soon extinguished. 1t caught
from an overheated furnace directly un
derneath the center aisle and neal the
main entrance. But for its timely dis
covery it would have shut off the people
from escape by the main door, and there
would have been a terrible scene, as the
house was packed,
, 1888-12-13
Alaskan Outrages

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-The ~investi.
cation into the alleged outrages in Alaska
will be begun by the house committee on
merchant marine next Wednesday. Those
persons making statements on which
newspaper publications relating stories OF
alleged outraGes were based, have been
summoned to appear. Governor Swim
ford of Alaska has written the committee
a letter in which he says he has returned
from a protracted trip through a large
section of country dominated by the Alas,
ka Commercial company, having visited
nearly all the stations OF the company,
and that nearly everywhere he found
abundant evidence to prove every asser-
ton made by him against the company in
his reports to congress and the secretary
of the interior. The committee has sub.
penaed him to appear before it, to give
him an opportunity to substantiate his
charges.
, 1888-12-13
The oyster Men Defiant.

BALTIMORE, Dec. l2.-The p%iratical
oyster dredgers are defiant tonight. 1t
was reported that an attack was to he
made on the police sloop Polly, which is
on guard at Hackett's Point. AS other
police boats are elsewhere Governor jack
son telegraphed Secretary Whitney re-
questing the use of steam launches and
gatling guns now at the naval academy at
Annapolis. At half past IL tonight
Superintendent Sampson received instruc.
tions to furnish the state what assistance
he could and he at once commenced to
make ready TWO of the launches, arming
one with a howitzer and the other with a
gatling gun. Capt. Howard and the
crew of the disabled steamer Mclean will
take charge of the launches and go at
once to Hackett's Point where the Polly
is said to be surrounded by about forty
dredging schooners.
, 1888-12-13
Sabbath ASSOCIATION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia meeting
of the National Sabbath Convention
was held this morning. 1t was announced
that the senate committee on labor wo1ld
give a hearing tomorrow to those inter-
ested in the Sabbath reform movement,
and a committee was appointed to repre-
sent the convention before that commit
tee. The officers of the union we're
elected as follows: Col. Elliott f. Shep-
pard of New York, president; Rev. DR..
d. P. Lord of Illinois, recording secre-
tary; Rev. j. II. Knowles of New Jer-
sey, general secretary In charge of the
publication department. A constitution
was adopted declaring the basis of union
to be, Divine authority and universal
and perpetual obligation of the Sabbath "
The object of the union is declared to be
the preservation of thu American Sab.
bath as a day of rest and worship.
, 1888-12-13
Chief Colorow Dead.

DENVER, Dec. l2.-Word reached
here to-day from Ouray agency, Green
River, Utah, that Colororow, the cele-
brated chief of the Southern Utes, had
died at the agency of pneumonia. The
old chief was the most famous Indian in
the West and was the leader in the
Meeker massacre and also in the Colorow
war in Garfield county one year age last
August. Since this last outbreak he has
been under military surveillance, which
has greatly worried him. About a month
ago he took a violent cold which rapidly
turned into pneumonia and resulted
fatally yesterday. He was over 70 years
of age and will be succeeded by Sapovon-
arc. chief of the Uncompahgres.
, 1888-12-13

LONDON, Dec. IAN Englishman
named Jones recently wrote from America
to Edward Heneage, member of par
lament, making inquiries with reference
to the affidavit made by Mr.. Benson of
Iowa to the effect that his (Benson'sl
father, a clergyman in Grimesby, had
written him a specific account of the tax
ing of British workmeu to supply funds
for President Cleveland's campaign.
Mr.. Heneage now writes as follows:
There is no clergyman of the name of
Benson in Grimesby. Benson's statement
is absolutely baseless. / sympathize with
E%nglishmen in America who are suffering
from such a false and ridiculous charge
, 1888-12-13
22ND YEAR.
Personal POINTS.

W. Small, Jr., Kansas City, is visiting
Cheyenne. e.
Capt. Robt. B. Benham is down from
Fort Laramie.
Judge Pearse of Laramie, spent Mon,
day at the capital.
G. f. Jennings, st. Louis, Is registered
at the Inter Ocean.
Roadmaster Burgdoff of the Denver
Pacific was in town yesterday.
Geo. w. Jones is back in Cheyenne
once more and will remain for some time.
Ira Lowe, who has been a witness il
the Dole-Hecht case. left for the east last
night.
G. W. Weymouth and wife and r. f.
Croker, Fitchburg. Mass, are Inter
Ocean guests.
j. +. Mckenzie, who has been in Chey,
enne for several days, returned to Oga'
lslla yesterday.
H. B. Hodges, the Union Pacitic's
water man, will take a trip over the Chey,
enne & Northern to-day.
H. V. Gates, who is experimenting
construction work in Kansas for the
Union Pacific, passed through this city
last evening en- route west.
NJ. Newman. who is in from Horse
shoe, says no snow is to be seen in that
ragion and that mn storms have heen ex.
perienced since election day.
, 1888-12-13
The "Q'' Trouble.

CHICAGO, Dec. l2.-The meeting Of
the executive or strikers committee ap.
pointed during the late Burlington strike,
took place here to-day. The full com
mittee was present with Michael Kavener
in the chair. Nothing Of importance was
transacted outside OF a discussion of the
ways and means by which the striking
engineers could obtain reinstatement by
the %" road. A committee is expected
to be appointed to morrow to visit the
Burlington superintendents. Besler said
to day that the men would not be re EN-,
ployed as a body, but as individuals, and
only as vacancies occurred.
, 1888-12-13
OFF FOR THE WAR.
Departure of the Galena and
Yantic for Hayti.
Death of Chief Colorow at
0uray Agency.
The Direct Tax Bill Passed
in the House.
OF for the War,

NEW YORK. Dec. l2.-The sloop oil
war Galena, manned by go men, and the
sloop of war Yantic. sailed from Brooklyn
navy yard to-day for Hsyti. As the war
ships sailed they received a salute from
the men on the Richmond who mounted
the yard arms and cheered Justify. Many
spectators viewed the departure. The
delay in getting to sea was on account OF
the ships being stuck in the mud. The
second officer of the steamer Claribel. Of
the Atlas line. which arrived in port to.
day from Hayti, reports having heard
that the German steamer Clementine had
been fired into and sunk by the Haytien
man of-war La Trusse. The Cliribel did
not stop at Hayti.
, 1888-12-13
The New Commissioner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-The term OF
Walter NJ. Bragg of Alabama as inter.
state commissioner expires
Dec. 81, 1883, his being the shortest
term of the original appointments. The
law provides that all appointments sub
sequent to these shall be for six years.
Bragg's nomination if confirmed will
therefore ex end the lem for six years
from Jan. | next.
, 1888-12-13

We desire to say to our citizens that for
years we have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters and have never
handled remedies that sell as well or that
have given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee them
every time and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price if satisfactory results
do not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
on their merits. DR.. W. N. Hunt, drug
gist.
, 1888-12-13
sherldan's WIdow's Penston.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-In reporting
back favorably to the house the bill
granting a pension of SO, 500 a year to
the widow of Gen. Sheridan the COM
mittee says: There has been decided
opposition in this committee to these
unusually large pensions to widows, but
this report is made favorably in this case
upon the ground that congress cannot
well refuse such action after giving large
pensions to others who are less meri-
tnrinus -
, 1888-12-13
Direct Tax Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I2.-O'Neill Of
Indiana submitted a report of the com
mittee on elections in California contested
election case of Sullivan against FELTON,.
The report, which finds in favor of Sulli.
van. together with the view of the
minority confirming Felton's title to the
seat were placed on the calendar.
The house then went into a committee
of the whole on the direct tax bill. The
bill subsequently passed the house. Ad.
iOurne1
, 1888-12-13
A Titled Forger.

NRwARK, N. j., Dec. Pit has
been settled beyond doubt that Edw. f..
Honeywoo1. who was arrested in this city
Monday night for forgery, is the son of
Lady Honeywood OF England. He claims
to have been sent to New Zealand to re-
form, and that on his return to England
he was kept By his brother. Sir John, I'M
til he hot his share of the property,
El5,OOO, which he 0 s~quandercd, and
then was induced to come to America.
, 1888-12-13
More Nominations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. II This after
noon the president sent the following
nominations to the senate! Orrin B..
Hullam of Kentu, ky, deputy first auditor
Of the treasury, vice L. p. Baldwin r.
signed, Walter l.. Bragg of Alabama
inter state commerce commissioner. Also
a large number OF army aud navy pro-
motions and of reces, appointment 3 of
postmasters.
, 1888-12-13

ST. LOUIS, Dec. I2.-The American
Federation of Labor resumed its session
this morning. President Gompers ap.
pointed a special committee to report on
the eight hour section of his annual
address. In it he suggested the forma.
ton of eight hour sections in all cities and
that Feb. % next a mass meeting on the
subject be held all over the country.
, 1888-12-13
Death Dealing Torpedo Throwers

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL. - Senator
Stewart to-day introduced a bill author
izing the secretary of war, secretary of the
navy and general of the army, acting as a
board, to have constructed $50 pneumatic
torpedo throwers of the highest power,
capable of throwing steel ~torpedoes
charged with not less than 500 pounds Of
tense of our harbors, including those of
New Orleans, Galveston, San Francisco,
Portland COreEonl, and San Diego, The
the nrnYisiOns OF the act.
, 1888-12-13
Hawes Found Guilty.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. l2.-The jury
in the Halves murder case concluded its
investigation to-day and a verdict rem
dered that both the woman and girl came
to their death at the hands OF r. r.
warrants charging Sheriff Smith with
murder were sworn out and he is again q
prisoner in jail.
, 1888-12-13

Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and all others interested in the estate OF
Charles L. Gambler, deceased, that | will
make final settlement OF said estate at the
next regular term of the probate court of
Laramie county, Wyoming Territory, to
be holden at Cheyenne on the second
Monday OF January, 1889.
JOHN w. COLLINS.
Administrator.
, 1888-12-13

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Dec. H.
Sergeant Darlington, Privates Fred Pet
tit and Benjamin Wilson OF Company A.
18th infantry, located at Madison bar
racks, Sacketts harbor, we're drowned in
Lake Ontario. the boaC in which they
were fishing upsetting.
, 1888-12-13

For a better or more pleasant remedy for
the cure of consumption, bronchial troub.
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If you would be cured OF that disgusting
disease, catarrh, use California Cat-R Cure
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Il. Hunt,
, 1888-12-13
An Insane Mothers Act.

NEW YORK. Dec. l2-This afternoon
Mrs. Caroline Schmidt, aged %, living at
434 East Seventy-sixth street, while in
sane threw herself from a four story win
dow with her two children, Jennie, 3
years old, and Emil, . years old. The
former was instantly killed and the boy
and his sister badly injured.
, 1888-12-13
The Raging Mann.

CLEVELAND, O.. Dec ia water
main burst On Hanover street early this
morning and q raging torrent vent through
the street and across lots, tearing every
thing up, flooding cellars. undermining
foundations and burying railroad ira cks
in the mud. The loss is fully $50, 600.
, 1888-12-13
BucKIens ArnIcn saIye,

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