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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

Bishop Wherefore rather plumed
himself on remembering faces, and
justly so. One day, however, he
received q somewhat rude shock. A
II amPshire lout appeared in 3 eOun-
try church among the candidates.
The Bishop felt sure he had con-
firmed him before. so he leant over
and said very softly, My boy /
think have confirmed you before"
The lad opened his great vide eyes
aud replied, you be n liar" Will
berforce knew that this was only
the ordinary way a clown knew now
to deny what Was not true. So he
was told to kBeel down, and he was
confirmed.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

Everybody vho had strolled
among tlie cattle was euraptured
with the beautiful display Of white
face by Robert Nuir. They we're
driven directly from the prairie, and
without any previous attention to
them, placed upon exhibition. The
collection il certainly a ''boquet Of
beauties.n
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

one more j. gathered al the fire
side of Prof. Fitzpatrick. I. i a
Girl
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

Bracey Bros. have recently been
awarded two important contracts
one Of Thanksgiving and bridging la
miles on the Kansas city & Sabine
Pass road-which follows the
western boundary line Of Missouri,
aud will be built to the Gulf. The
other H. a grading contract on the
Santa Re, commencing within eight
miles Of Chicago.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04
Attention is Called to the Following:
DRESS GOODS

OF foreign and domestic manufacture comprising French Broad
cloths Foue Suitng Rich Combinations Checked Silk Mixtures
Plain and Twed Wool Suing In black goods some
new things including Nouveaute Cords and Satin Stripes.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04
Respectfully,
s. 7. CRIss.

The next Conversations" Of the
z. s. A. viii be at the home Of Mrs.
J. w. Daily, AS south Santa Fe, on
Tuesday, Oct 8, ct p. m. The
subject, protective tariff" will be
opened by Miss Jennie Shelley.
The roll will be called and answered
by suffrage quotations. Everyone
IL cordially invited TO Be present
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04
RoomI.Postomc

Houses for rent, Quincy & Co.
39-H.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

The following items concerning
the Kansas Wesleyan are taken
from the Kansas Wesleyan Adro-
cate:
The University opened the third
year on time, t1e 18Th inst, with be-
tween 80 and 100 students in atten-
dance aud full corps OF teachers all
delighted, earnest, ready, and deter
mined on aggressive work. 81 100
we're added To the endowment fund
in sale Of scholarships the frat day
and $50 more the second day. Had
the corn crop been good the alien
dance would have been double or
triple what Il il. Quite q mum Der
will remain away this year and come
next year. We attended q twO-,iay
meeting on the iOnia charge and
met some Il young ladies aud gen
tlemen that intenu to come as son
possible.
DR.. Schuyler and Prof. johnson
have established a true meridian on
the campus Of the X. w. L., by OBJ
servatiOns on the North Star. This
has been carefully marked by stone
monument. aud will be Of service
In adjusting the compass or transit
for surveying. Having found the
true meridian, the variation vi the
magnetic needle was found 10 be
eleven degrees, twenty-five minutes.
The boarding hall is well patron
lied for u new enterprise, and will
We feel. be a great benefit 10 the
University a. we'll as a profit To the
proprietor, Mr.. Selby. Quite a
number Of students will pay g. per
per week for meals who could not
afford high-prieed board.
FORMER STUDENTS.
Miss Anna Lockwood IL teaching
In the South Park school, Salina.
Mr.. W. A. Matson has charge Of
the GlascO schools.
Miss May West teaches in Repub-
lie county, Rose Creek township.
We recently called at +. L
Pounds al IOnia, an there met Mrs.
Flora Dressler. formerly Pound,
astndent OF lSs7 A fine baby boy
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

William Putch was arrested Thurs
day aud brought before Justice
Wellington. charged with violating
the prohibitory law. The prelimin-
AIRY examination was set for October
=. and he was put under 500 bond
for his appearance, which was given.
The complaint vas made by Peter
C;ierseh
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

Wer regret To- hear Of the closing Of
the store Of the Falun Mercantile
association At Falun. Mr.. o. A.
= olund, the manager, we under
stand has gone to Missouri. Ed
Nelson has been appointed receiver.
Olof Forsse, vino was an assistant.
will lose 90 netting through the
closing Of the establishment, but
not a large amount.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

In conversation last evening with
a gentleman who recently went to
Columbus and other points in the
northern part Of Ohio, we learned
that there was q growing feeling
toward Kansas; that people VINO one
year ago had the California fever,
are now satisfied that the bOOm in
that state was a dstrimert to immi-
grafton, and that for real values.
Kansas was good enough in every
respect. Several western reserve
people are now In correspondence
with the gentleman and before long
Saline county will be augmented
by several reliable farmers from
that - rfnw
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04


IL will De remembered that Con-
gresham Anderson made q trip
through this district last fall for the
purpose Of expediting the settle
ment Of pension eases. Prior thereto
he had handled several thousand
such cases Since last December a
record Of this business has been
kept,and there are now on his books
60l pension eases. The average case
required the writing Of fully i've
letters besides the examination Of
papers in the department. During
the last nine months, 80 Of his eases
have been allowed by che depart
ment, Of which the following is q
list for Saline county:
Isaac w. Wing. Salina; Samuel
Diekey, Salina; A. FFahui, Brook
vile; Christian &. Fleck, Salina;
Mrs. Isabella Kerr, BrcOkville;
VIM Dengle, Salina: Isaiah II.
Wells, New Cambria; Geo. Rose,
Salina.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

Frank Southwiek, SOD Of A.
Southwick, has gone into the ma
chine shops Of the Union Pacific
railroad, at Armstrong. We make
the prediction that he will prove to
be an excellent machinist in time.
He j. "built that way" so to speak.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04
TRIMMINGS

This season, Trimmings handsome-Beaufu bads viii
gold and silver mixtures Gorgeous MORE stripes Push
all at reasonable rates
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

Sc nrr authorized fu announce fh.f Z.
chairman vi. ia. l candidate fur rIuut. hf-
tH-l.-N. subject t1 thr decision cot IT, re-
rHl... .tu ftH.utE rtuEt1IIIuu.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

HOUSEKEEPERS GOODS
Musins Table Linens, Napkins Towels Bed Spreads Con
forters and Blankets at very low prices
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

+. r. Donegsu, Of Los Angeles,
| Col, is in the city aud will remain
for several days. A. an old Salins
boy, citizens are pleased to know
that he has prospered greatly during
the past two years-having acquired
! inside property in Los Angeles
worth at least 500, 600. He has also
the steet sprinkling contract, which
brings him in s., 800 per month. He
employs forty teams at that work.
Two sisters and his father will re-
turn with him to Los Angeles to
make their permanent home there.
Lieut.. Gov. Riddle, and Hon. J.
L. Waller, Republican candidate for
] Presidential electOr-at-Large, spoke
at the Opera House last evening
Gov. Riddle made some good points
on Streeter. Elder & Co., and pleas
ed his audience very much. II. s.
Cunningham, Esq, with a few elo-
quent words, introduced Mr.. Waller,
who was Mr. Cunningham's school
mate i'm Iowa. Mr.. Waller made
SEINE good arguments on the tariff,
Southern bulldozing. &c. There
was larage number Of eOlOred men
present, who we're stirred up with
good .old-fashioned Republicanism.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04
LADIES AND cHILDRERs SHOES.

Osr sales this department have surprised We don't ask the
exavagan prices do. Come in and let shoe you
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04
LADIES Jackets.

More styles Fall Jackets than you Salna before
We bought them cheap and afford let them go FOR less than
the regular price One fine lot for s. that worth much
and from that $1,000 Our fine wraps arrived but
about them later. Cloaks for little ones too.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

T1s.r... ar-.rrr- risr 0 am raud. late
4 r..fHrt -lfa.....f.. r.i.-t.f of ~rhe1i--
.. rl- i.r.-..a nf go. Repaid. .,au
s.r. ... ...ll.t ....f..fs.. u. d. WI s.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04

~ THE VOTERS cor SALINE CoJ--srA f..
hereby announce mg--ls "a cane date
flr tee office uf e=uufk utfurutl. ui saline
ssluuty. subject fn the decision ui the Nnter.
CO tnr Republican primary elections 90 o..
held U-f 3 ISIS. p ". Blair.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20

DEs MONIES, Ia, March 20--The senate
Monday put in nearly the whole day on the
railway bill, and made but one amendment,
referring to the publication Of freight sched-
uks The house passed the following bills:
Making IT the duty of railways TO furnish
transportation with reasonable dispatch; re-
quiring druggists to attach the names Of an
tidotes to poison labels; limiting the amount
recoverable by innocent purchasers of fraud
ulent negotiable paper to the sum paid there
fore with interest; requiring railways to give
a discharged employe written statement of
the reasons of discharge, and his standing as
a hand; prohibiting blacklisting; for the ex-
termination of English sparrows The bill
fixing the price of telegraph messages was en-
grossed-the rate is ten words for 70 cents,
and y cent for each additional word.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20
FREDERICK TO THE LANOTAG.


His Policy the Welfare of Eathcrland-
Cheers for the New King.
BERLIN, March 2O-Both houses of tn,
Prussan landtag met in joint session Monday
to hear the royal message communicated by
King Frederick The chamber and the gal
leries were crowded to their utmost capacity
After the reading of the message Duke Vie
tor Won Ratbor called attention to the eX
prcssons of faithful devotion it contained
and asked the assembly TO unite in the cry OF
"LOng live Fredaricli"' which was thrice
given with unmistakable evidences of heart
felt concurrence i'll the sentiment.
The message, which was countersigned by all
the minister's and read by Prince Bismarck
says: THE sentiments and purposes with
which we enter upon our government have
been proclaimed to our faithful people. Walk
ing in the paths of our glorious father, we
shall know no other aim than the welfare of
the fatherland and while COnsCIentiOusly OBJ
serving the constitution, fully guarding the
prerogatives of the crown, and Loyalty coop
Grating with the national representation, we
hope with Gods help to attain our object"
Continuing, the king says the condition of
his health prevents his taking the oath in per-
son, but desiring to declare his position with
out delay he now solemnly undertakes to ad-
here to the constitution and 10 rule m con
formity with the laws
Herr Won Piesdortr requested permission
of the house to draft an address expressing
devotion to the emperor, which request was
unanimously granted, and the draft of an ad
dress was begun at once The address thanks
his majesty for his expressions OF confidence;
promises the adhesion of the body to the CON
stitution, and expresses wishes for the king
complete restoration to health, and declares
that heart of the nation beats trustfully in
unison with the kings
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20
CONDENSED NEWS.

Tcvas looks forward to the largest crop %
wheat she has ever grown.
Two Thousand Chicago painters struck Mon
day for an increase of 10 cents per hour ii
wages.
Garland, the Minnesota convict, did not Kill
Amos j. Smell, his confession being unmis.
takably false.
The senate coast defence committee has re
ported a Till appropriating Sl25NO0D0 tc
| build forts and arm them.
Carthage, Ills, sent carload of clothing
and provisions with liberal cash donation
to the storm swept town of Mt. Vernon Mon
day.
"Jugwumps" is the name given to Iowa
Republicans who are opposed to prohibition
and vote with the Democrats on purely local
| issues
| There were nearly 1000 funerals at the
cemeteries in the vicinity of the city Of New
| York Sunday. They had been delayed by the
| blizzard.
Six persons were seriously injured in New
| York Monday morning by leapiIrg from the
| windows of IA burning residence flats" build
| ing.
| Mr. Blaine, according to private letter re-
ceiyed in Philadelphia from Italy, is percepti-
bly, declining in health, and has the appear
| ance of a broken-down man.
At Democratic convention held at Car.
lyle, Ills, Saturday Cleveland was unani-
mously Endorsed for president, and w, A. j.
Sparks for governor of the state.
Floods are beginning to operate in the
northwest now, and reports from Omaha, Bill
ings IN. t., Mason City Qa.)and Hastings
(Neb) tell of washouts and other. damages
From the annual report of the Illinois
Central Railroad company it appears that
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20
OV VER-OCEAN POLITICS.
A HOME RULE BILL INTRODUCED IN
PARLIAMENT,

Hut ireland and scotland Don't Get Its
Benefits-The Lords Sit Down on "a Re-
| form Prnposition-'Inscr Fritz" sends l.
Message to the Landtag which Is Euthu-
sinstically Received.
LONDON, March 30.-In tho house of com
mons Monday evening Richie, president
| of the local government board, introduced n
local government hill for England and Wales.
The bill proposes the establishment ot county
councils 10 be elected directly by the rate
payers, and to have control of the county po-
lice and exercise powers now held by the
local authorities over gas and water works,
artisans dwellings, the state of food and
drugs, sanitary conditions, etc, and To make
advances in aid of emigration, when there il
reason for so doing. The bill does not inter
fcre with the judicial work of magistrates,
but cunfers upon the new councils all the ad-
ministrative powers of n justice respecting
county rates and financial business Rtchio
made a long statement of the powers and i'm
portancS of the bill
Gladstone called attention tp the exclusion
of Scotland and ireland from the provisions
of the bill. His side, he said, would treat the
measure cindidly, but the proposals We're al
together too large TO admit OF immediate
criticism, The house must retain absolute
liberty OF Judgment ON both the mass and the
details of the bill
The discussion in the lobhios of the house
disclosed general approval of the local gov
einment bill on the part Of the opposition.
In the house of lords Earl RoSebeTry
moved the appointment of a committee to in
quire into the constitution of the house of
lords with a view of so amending it as to ad-
init large infusion Of elected peers into the
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20

II Senator Ingalls, wishes to remove a
little of the stigma attached to him by his
balderdash in the senate he should pro
mulgate humble apology for his cow
ardly slander upon the dead veteran,
Winfield Scott Hancock. Col. AndeT.
son, who followed Hancock on many a
bloody field. has called upon him TO re-
tract his infamous language. and If In-
gals has enough decencY in his vituper-
alive and inaccurate brain he will admit
that he has made n mistake.
The Grand Army Of the Republic, as
an organization founded on the bulwarks
of liberty and for the purpose of perpet'
uating the memory Of the heroes who
died that their country might live, can
not afford to quietly overlook this outra-
geous attack upon the character and 10y
atty ola man who was honored and loved
for his valorous deeds in defense of the
union. II should hurl the lie back in the
teeth of the viperous jaYhawker from
Kansas-that Hancock, the brave, the
loyal, the true, was an ally Of the con-
fedcracy.
What matter whether the hero Of Get
tysburg was democrat or republican,
Lives there a soldier who knowing Han.
cock. will say he was anything but true
to the flag under which he fought?
What would the Grand Army Of the Re
public have done had the lying and con-
temptible sur been cast upon Grant, or
upon Meade, or Reynolds, or Thomas, or
Sedgwck2
Two grand army posts have shown
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20
the eRorHeRHooo TROUBLES.
All over ON the Santa Fe-BurIington StiIl
Hiring Men.

CHICAGO, March 2O.-The Santa Fe railway
went to work again Monday, and the trouble
is considered over ON that line by the officers
of the union. There is still an air of uncer-
tainty over the other lines Centering here
over the question of hauling Burlington ears,
hut the "Q' does,'nt seem desiruus of pushing
its connecting lines, and some of them are not
handing its cars. \ telegram from Cairo says
the engineers on the Illinois Central refuse
10 pull trains when IA ~" car Is ON the line
The engineers ON the eastern roads have
practically settled the vsxcd question of
freights for themselves. They hnve decided
10 haul all freigbts, whether Burlington or
otherwise, over their roads, and thus have put
themselves ON record as against an enlarge
ment of the present strike.
Otherwise matters on tina "Qn are moving
right along and the officials declare, as usual
for the past week, that there is no strike on
their rond. The men, however, still insist
that there is
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20

ST. PAUL, March 20 Louise Montague, who
became famous as Forepaugh's Sl0, 900 beauty
is now living II quiet life in st. Paul Her
husband is C. L. Wilson, a well-known res
tauratour. Miss Montague, previous TO her
connection with the circus. was variety
actress. 1t was along about lsiS that Fore
paugh conceived the idea of introducing into
his street pagcaulS II scene representative of
Moore's "lAlia Hookh,' the central figure of
which was to he the most beautiful woman
that lie could find He advertised widely, of
ferng prize of $4,000 to the lucky woman
He was besoiged with photographs and the
whole country was agog with expectation.
out of thousands of applicants Louise Mon
tague wa, selected, and in day she became
known US the most beautiful woman in
Amrri,.l
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20
IN BEHALF OF Ex-CONFeOS.
Blair Wisnts tho Veterans to Have TIN
offices-ConeFessiona Summary.

Blair Wants tho Veterans to Have the
offices-Cone4essiona Summary.
WASHINGTON CITY, March s0-A bill for
public building at Youngstown, o., was re-
ported to the senate Monday, and then Il
number Of private and pension bills on the
calendar were disposed of by passage, An
international copyright bill was report
ed, aswas bill by Blair provid-
ing that when Ax-rebels are APP
pointed to the civil service preference shall
be given to honorably discharged soldiers
who are wounded, or otherwise suffering frCm
the result of service in the rebel army. Platt
objected to this latter bill, and it went over.
Teller introduced bill to admit Wyoming
into the union. The senate held an execu
tive session. at the conclusion of which it ad-
journed
The house passed bill for the Issue Of su-
yer certificates of the denominations of 25,
u, and 10 cents a bill was introduced to
establish a sugar experimental factory at
Terre Haute, Ind. Anderson of Iowa intro
duced resolution for an investigation of
railway strikes, and charging that the en-
gineers now employed on the C., B. 81 .. are
incompetent. Taulbee-introduced a resolu-
tion for an inquiry into the benefits of civil
service reform. The committee on printing
was directed to ascertain what was delaying
the printing of the dependent pension bill
The bill was passed diScontinuing the coinage
of 81 and 50 gold pisces, The house then ad-
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20

The greatest money saving invention
of this age is Colt 81 Co.'S. One-Coat
Buggy Paint 1t has worthless imitaN
tons, Be careful and obtain the gem
uine from responsible de@ers. Take nc
other brand, Every owner of a buggy
wagon. or baby carriage can be his owl
painter Every livery stable keeper can
have bright, handsome rigs at a nominal
expense. BIacksmiths can repair q
broken spoke, shaft or cross. bar and
paint same while customer is waiting
Time is money nowadays. Read their
advertisement on another page of this
paper
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20

DEs MONIES la. March 10. "A number of
petitions for permanent injunctions against Il
dozen buildings, charging Illegal sales Of
liquor by lessees were filed here Monday.
The wife OF Peter Hansen, the man who was
found dead in the Des Moines river about a
month ago, bas begun suit against F. L.
Stubbs and d, b. StubbS, the former the
liquor dealer and the latter owner of the
block where the business is carried on, asking
$1,000 damages for selling her husband
liquor that resulted in his death Constable
Pierce late Sunday night searched every
room in the Marvin house. where light was
burning, looking for potables
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20
A DESPERATE DENVERITE.
HE TRIES TO KILL HIS WIFE IN A
JEALOUS FRENZY,

Failing In Which He Kills One Man,
Wounds Another and Then Blows His
Own Brains Out-shamefuI Murder In
Alabama-Airestedf for killing His sweet
DENVER, Colo, March 2O-Charles
Sweigbart, German 10 years of age, Wis
tied the house Of his divorced wife Monday,
and upon her refusal Ia give him breakfast,
shot at her without effect. He afterwards
shot Charles Realm, wounding him severely,
and shot George Krines dead, He then shot
himself through the head. Jealousy was the
cause of the crime.
Sweigkart was divorced from his wife two
years ago in this city, since when he has been
residing in Utah He returned from there
Monday morning and went 10 boarding
house kept by his late wife three miles from
the city and demanded breakfast The
woman refused, saying her attorney had ad-
vised her to have nothing To do with him,
He Immediately drew a revolver and fired
three shots at her without effect The woman
ran screaming from tAe house, Sweigkart
following her. She jumped into hack stand
ing in front OF the door, in which the man
had been driven to the house. The driver
put the whip to the horses and drove rapidly
away, but not before the in
sane man had fired three shots
into the carriage neither of which
harmed the woman He then returned TO
the house and opened fire ON Charles Realm
and q Gorge Kreines, two boarders, who had
just entered the house for dinner. The
formers right arm was broken while Kreines
received IA ball through the temple and died
instantly. Sweigkart then pointed the revol-
yer to his own head and sent a ball crashing
through his skull, scattering the brains and
bones over the room. The murdered man
had boarded in the Sweigkart family for ten
years and the opinion is that the latter
thought that improper relations existed be
tween the former Mrs. Sweigksrt, and
Kreines, and this so worked upon his mind
that it drove him to the deed. The woman
denies that any relations of the kind existed
yponr tbap,
Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20

Enthnsl,Aic for AIlison.

DHs MONIES, La, March 20,-Although the
Republican state convention will not be hello
until Wednesday the hotels are already fill
ing with the advance guard Of delegates
Probably these early and numerous arrivals
have never been surpassed in the previous
history of Iowa state conventions. The talk
is all about Allison; what the convention can
do to help his chances, and how best to do it.
Much may result from the manner in which
Iowas favorito son is presented to the coun-
try at large by this convention 1t will be
an enthusiastic presentment, for Dolliver, the
young man already named for temporary
chairman, Is very impressive orator.