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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-08-29
Street Stable Car.

The following important item Of the.
Test shipment between the common stock
cars and the Streets improved stable
car made by the Mizpah live stock com-
pany from Miles city to Chicago, was
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-08-29
Thurman at Chicago.

CHICAGO, August "a. Judge Thurman
arrived here yesterday, after successful
trip through Michigan. The commercial
travellers here presented him with floral
gift four feet square, in the design of an
immense bandana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-08-29
Terrible Explosion and Foss Of Life.

NEENAH, Wis, August q. At midnight
last night the large paper mill owned by
George Whiting on the island between
this city and Menashy, was burned. While
the burning structure was surrounded by
a crowd the battery of the boilers ex-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-08-29

ploded. The roof and walls were thrown
outward, sending shower of brick and
timbers among the spectators. Sixteen
were killed and seven fatally injured and
a number less seriously hurt, several of
whom will die. The mill was a three
story structure and cost s1OO,OOO It was
operated day and night.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-08-29
Phenomenal Trotting.

CHICAGO, August q The Tribune con-
tends that the performance of the two
year-old colt Axtell was an exhibition and
cannot go on the record. The colt made
a mile in 2.24a.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-08-29
Wool Movement.

Boston, August 244.-The movement in
Montana and other territory wools con-
tinues active Sales of 100000 pounds
have been made. Medium sold at 1923.
Some choice Montana sold at 24@25.
Prices are firm, and generally higher.
ARREST OF COUNTERFETTERS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-08-29
Water for Butte

BUTTE, August 25.-The Silver Bow
water company havo secured large sup
ply of water for city use from the head Of
Basin creek. The new plant will cost S7O,-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-09

postmaster general then and there served
notice on the company that whenever any
corporation trampled upon his rights he
would defend himself, and the corporation
could act as they pleased in reply.
don't imagine that Mr.. Dickinson felt
sore after cutting down the electric light
pole He is not heavy man, but his
muscles are iron, and he keeps them in
good order by exercise. He is very fond
of rolling ten pins, and he is one of the
most expert ten pin players in Detroit.
| He delights in u ten pin game called
Cooked hat"
Postmaster General Dickinson lives at
Washington in u fine brick house on Far
ragut square, not far off from Secretary
Whitney's and just across the reservation
from Senator Stanford's. He is within
stones throw of the White House, and
not far from the millionaire Corcorau's
mansion. lie lives very well here. and is
worth, am told, $3.50, coo. His wi1c is
fine looking woman, who came originally
from Grand Rapids, and whose receptions
here have been largely attended.
Postmaster General Dickinson was "A
great friend of Tilden, and he always
visited Tiden when he came east. He
stands at the head Of the Democratic
party Of Michigan, and it Il largely due to
him, | am told, that that state became
doubtful one. Zach Chandler used to say
that any man could carry Michigan, but
after Dickinson was chairman of the state
central committee the Republicans were
not So confident, and the late election in
| Monitt's district, in which the Rcpubli-
can majority was so radically reduced,
leads to n question as to how the state
will 90 this fall. Dicliinson's work has
] 10 ir1 pf ha vol If
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there is n slight pursuing Of the chin
Don Dickinson, however, is perfectly ~
home in his Office. He receives his callers
and dispatches them quickly. He decides
all matters possible at once, and during
this call touch of bell button on his
table brought messenger after messenger
to him, who gave information which Mr..
Dickinson required for the passing upon
of the questions at hand. Not one of the
men who called went away angry or dis
pleased, and the postmaster general evil
IDENTIFY understood his business.
lie is hard worker in the postofflce de-
partment He comes to the Office at o,
and he works continuously along until q.
lie has almost mastered this great de-
partmeut and its machinery is running
as smoothly as though no change had
been made. lie often does not leave the
department from the time he enters it in
the morning until the time he goes away
in the evening. and his lunch. which is
confined TO glass of milk and n piece Of
bread, he sometimes forgets to take. He
is a far different man from Villas, and
there is more suavity, cordiaity and what
might he called good mixing qualities
about him. He has great sympathy with
human nature, and his honesty and
loyalty to the president and his party is
unqueStiOned.
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DON M. DICKINSON.
GtEW STORIES AND GOSSIP ABOUT
THE LAST CABINET OFFICER.

TEN Picture of the New Postmaster Gem
Gral--T'uw Ne Dismissed II Politician.
Vile Allegiance to CleveIaud-The Last
1cAerview Had with w. w. Corcoran.
Especial Correspondence
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ness to pass away at any time. His will
was made long ago, and when | called
upon him he seemed far more anxious as
to what was TO become of his autograph
letters, which lie had received from states
men and scholars Of this and foreign
countries, than Of his money.
He told me that he had great satisfac-
ton in giving, and that he felt that he
had made more out of his charities than
out Of anything else He quoted one of
the old English authors in support Of this
belief, and indeed | found him a very
cultured gentleman. His mind. was as
clear as n bell. His eyes We're bright, and
his handsome old face smiled as he chatrpd
with me about past times.
l called upon him some time later at his
big house in Lafayette square. 1t is an
immense mansion, with wide steps lead
ing into Il hall which makes one think of
an Italian palace, and at the end Of this
hall glance through the long corridor
reminds you of some of the galleries of
Napoleon's palace at Fontanbleau. Some
of the ceilings of this house are twenty
five feet high. Many of the ground floor
rooms are lighted from above by windows
Of stained glass set into the roof, and
every appointment of the mansion is ele-
CANT in the extreme.
At the left rs you enter there is a mag
nilicent room, which once held the
nucleus of the Corcoran gallery and this
still has some fine oil paintings on its
walls. At the right there is n Farlor, the
furniture of which is gorgeously uphol-
stored in yellow satin, and the windows
of which look out upon the White House.
The room is much the same as when
Daniel Webster gave his big dinners here
as secretary of state, or as when, after
ward, the French minister wined and
dined the diplomats here. | crossed this
room to go to the library, and here,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-09
Correspondence
WASHINGTON, March |.

u II postmaster
general comes in
closer con { &C t
with the people Of
the United States
than any other
cabinet officer. lie
controls the fixing
Of this seal which
makes good the
1000. - 4 49,
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Mr.. CorCOran showed me his autograph
letters, and he has a book case filled with
them. They contain the signatures of
Webster. Clay. Humboldt, and nearly all
of the presidents, and they are most Of
them of Il social nature written to Mr..
Corcoran himself. Some few of them con-
tain unwritten history, and Mr. Corcoran
told me that he had had several hundred
copies of these letters printed for private
circulation among his friends after his
death, and it may be that they will eventu-
ally be given TO the press.
All around this room were mementoes
of Mr.. COrcoran's past. Oil paintings of
his dearest friends looked down from the
walls, and bust of Daniel Webster stood
very close to photograph of Mrs. Cleve-
land, while a statuctte of King William of
Prussia stood near a stuffed eagle which
one of the senators of the present day had
given to Mr.. Corcoran. The pictures and
mementoes covered three generations in
their ages, and the past and the present
seemed to be strangely jumbled together.
l expressed an admiration for the IL
brary, and Mr.. Corcoran asked me to take
a look over the house.
The dining room is the largest private
dining room in Washington. Its side
board was filled with rich old plate, and
relics from the courts of Europe were
among the statuettes about the walls. |
admired these, and then found that Mr.
Corcoran was very proud Of his house,
and justly so. He showed me some pho
tographs of its different rooms, from
which these sketches are taken. He
showed me also a photograph of his monu-
ment at Oak Hill cemetery, and as he
pointed it out to me he said Il have
shown you my house here, and now l will
| show you my last home" His voice did
not tremble as he did so, and the temple
of Grecian style, with its eight columns OF
marble, seemed to have no terrors for him.
At another time when called upon
| Mr.. CorcOran / found him in bed, and his
bedroom was furnished very comfortably,
but plainly. Some of the chairs were
chintz upholstered, and the Old million
aire was lying, as | entered with his head
propped up on the pillows. | was told
afterward that the doctors had ordered
| him to stay in bed at least twelve hours
every day, even when he was feeling re
markedly well, as when man approached
| the nineties he had the need of all the
rest he could get. He chatted at this
! time about the presidents he had known,
and told me of his call upon John Adams
at Quincy, Mass. He talked very kindly
of John Quincy Adams, and he was evil
IDENTIFY great admirer of President JEFF
ferson. He talked somewhat Of his char
ities and told me he had given away be-
tween 5000, 900 and $1,000 600, and
said he thought the chances for young
man We're as good now as they ever were,
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ZONES from his room beyond, dictates
.etter, gives direction, or asks ques-
zion.
But the yellow skinned messenger has
appeared and announced that the post
master general Will see us. There are
oWc congressman, three newspaper men,
and ten office seekers in the ante. room,
and the whole party crowd in like so
many sheep, one after the other. They
lake seats around the room just as they
10 when they call upon the president, and
The head of the postollice department re-
2eiyes them in turn. | watch him closely
as he talks TO each man, for he is still a
subject OF much curiosity at the capital.
lie is the newest cabinet officer, and a
man whom the people here least know.
Let me tell You something about him.
His name is, you know, Don NJ. Dick
nson, and ne is the youngest member of
ibe cabinet. He was lawyer in Detroit,
attending to his business, when President
Cleveland chose him as his confidential
adviser. His claims were not pushed by
MS friends, and he was not an office
seeker in any sense II was one Of the
Jew instances of the Office seeking the
nan rather than the man the Office. lie
Fas making, it is said, $50, 900 n year at
he Law, and he is said to be one Of tho
5nest lawyers in the northwest He has
0een a good political manager as well, and
.hcugh he has rejected a number Of nomi-
Nations for different positions he has kept
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-09

1890 OpiOi lNh bTi NM mENi'
3lmself in the thick of party politics, and
'las been known as a keen sighted, broad
Vitted Democrat of the old fashioned
type. He understands the organization Of
parties, and while he has high ideas Of
political action he is skillfui in his manip-
1latiOns, and he can map out cam
paign, so Michigan men tell me- as well
As any man in the country.
Boil first let me tell you how he looks.
OF medium height and rather slender,
mis- Wiry frame is clothed in black, and his
Prince Albert coat is buttoucd tightly
7vroas his chest. His brown hair is
'o"ned Wi'h rather neSligee air, and 1t
ails Ia G semi-haug over his high and
'ltHcr thin forehead. His face is thin and
-c The eye are bright aud smiling,
'-4'r nose Is straight, and the uostrils large
nsitta The mouth ia framed in
tc..~.H chop wAiskcr5 Of q terra Gotta
.r1}., which stand well ont from the
'peet-3, thg hairs of which, if they covered
DC Uranium Of a pretty girl, would GER
9iuy attract white horse. This mouth
- Arm in repose, but pleasant in social
.onyeraatOu. While listening to his call.
.ariss and passing upon some serious poin.
lste thin lips come tightly together, aud
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-09
MR.. CoRCoRAN's TOMB.

Mr.. Corcoran's fortune was largely
made in Washington real estate. He
had n keen eye for investment, and his
private secretary tells me that even dur
ing these latter years he has been able TO
decide in an instant what he wanted to do
in business matters. He has been bold
and yet conservative. He has believed in
Washington real estate, and his estate
comprises some of the best property in
the District of Columbia. He was taxed
for nearly $1,000, 900, and the assessments
are probably not more than half the value
OF the property Much of the property
which he bought for a few cents a foot is
now worth dollars; and he had, judge,
more than an acre of land where he lived
which is worth So a square foot. He has
made great deal of money by dealing in
government securities, and he was close
adviser of President Polk. He made u
nice little thing out of placing the MeXi-
can loan, and during latter years every
thing he has touched seems to have turned
into gold. At present, the fruits of his
charities have grown very largely in
value, and the Corcoran art gallery is
worth three times what it was when he
donated it to the United States.
Mr.. Corcoran gave away great deal
in private charities, and his beneiac-
tons have increased ms the years have
gone on. His sympathes with human
nature have always been acute, and his
social nature has been well cultivated.
lie has always been glad TO see his
friends, and has paid calls regularly dur
ing the season. lie was not, / under
stand, at the White House for years be-
fore President Cleveland came into power,
but one night he and the historian Ban
croft were seen at reception together
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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ND'Cn Inc post
u er general
2CW and tn II
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couple d hours we chatted pleasantly to-
gether. This library has been one of his
favorite rooms, and he conceived the idea
for it when he was in France, years ago.
1t is finished in old oak, its walls are so
painted that they correspond with the
furniture and the whole seems to be
carved out of English oak. The mantel is
the central piece of the room, and it was
carved by u French artist and brought
here from Paris. 1t has figures of life
size on pedestals beside the great mirror,
and these are cut out us smoothly as
though they were marble. This mantel
reaches to the ceiling, and it has clock
embedded just over the fire, and this
licked a continuous welcome us / remained
in the room.
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he postmns;crs in every Village, town and
city of the United States, and the great
lOstoffice building here is the center from
which the wires radiate TO every hamlet
Of the country. From the little Office not
more than twenty feet square, in which
ne sits, come out the decisions which de-
'ermine whether this or that city shall
nave better or poorer mail facilities
whether the postOtlice saddle bags shall
larry the mails along this or that route in
.he wilds OF the west, and whether the
nails shall get to Havana by way Of
Tampa several days sooner, or take their
longer voyage by way of the steamship
rom New York. 1t is in this little room
hat conferences are held through which
your letters are rushed TO China or Brazil,
aid word from the man behind that big
lat desk controls the mail of the whole
nation.
There are over 10000 postohices I'm the
United States, and the average is not far
rom q pustollice for every 1000 men,
women and children in the country. Sup
posiuE five mGmbers to make up family,
We have a postolIice for every 200 families
n the United States. We have now about
80, 900, coo people, and it costs us $50, 000,-
zoe a year to carry our mails. So you see,
f the amount was paid by direct tax
pro rata, each one of our citizens would
have to pay eifhty-tive cents n year for
she purpose OF having his mail carried.
It cost Sc, 600 600 to build the big post
office department at Washington. 1t is
big Uaarble building Of two massive
stories, with great vault like basement,
covering fully an acre and II half Of
grouRd. 1t stands just opposite the patent
Office, and in entering it you go up marble
gteps, wind in and out through telegraph
Offices and piles of paper, and pass in
Vulnerable cell like rooms in which clerks
are grinding away, to the elevator which
leads to the office of the postmaster gen
eral. This lies on the second floor. 1t is
ia the south end of the building, and
he visitor is first conducted into an ante
voom, where a yellow skinned messenger
receives mis- card, and takes it into his
chief. This room has pictures of former
postmaster generals hanging upon its
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walls, and its fur
liture consists of
e table, a fe w
. h airs, and Il
3 Q uple of soft
&usbioned sofas
covered with red
leather. Th ese
sofas are ranged
1t either side of
a little pen made
# a big screen Of
2aize curtain,
which forms the
7mce of the pri-
yate secretary of
3 h G postmaster
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-26

Loans Collected Improves and Un
proved a Speciality. We offer from List:
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The Car Chopping Wood.

Tho yachting party OF the Gar and
his family has been quite an idyl. The
imperial party picnicked on an island;
a boat was filled with provisions and all
requirements for good lunch, but no
attendants were allowed to land, the
Car and his family having resolved to
enjoy themselves al fresco and all alone.
And they actually laid the cloth. lighted
the fire and cooked the fish and made
the tea themselves.
It must have been a grand. sight to
see the autocrat of all the Russians with
his coat off, making up the fire! He
owned afterwards to having grown
yery tired over chopping wood, and be-
ing on his knees trying to make 1t ourn
nm: the princesses came and had blow
at it. now and again. to encourage him.
and the Czarina busted herself mean
while cutting the bread. All! how
good it must have tasted, that luncheon
On the little island all to themselves,
and tar from the din of the court, the
strife of politics. the fear of consplra--
lcies: and how 10th the parents and
iohildren alike mnst have been to leave
il and realize that their summer noll-
day was nearly over
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THE C0LORED VOTE.
Division of Vote the Solution OF
the Negro Problem"

When Mr.. Thurman was waited apon
the other day by a deputatlon
colored men, he gave them this wise ad-
vice: divide your vote" In that
brief sentence lies the solution OF what
is called "the negro problem" So long
as Republican Senator'S like ingalls, and
Journals like the Tribune insist, IN the
face Of many facts to the contrary, that
all the colored voters in the South are
Republicans, and that their votes are
suppressed-which, if true in some IN
stances, is by no means true in general
so long will large numbers of northern
and western Republicans be deluded by
assertions that at best are only occa-
sionaiIy true. The factis that since the
scline OF the Republican party at the
south, thousands of colored voters
take no interest in politics, or, at least,
abstain from voting at elections. vlr-
GINA being, perhaps, the one exception.
others still vote the Republican ticket,
while some have gone over to the Demo
cratic party. The last Louisiana State
election was an evidence OF 1t. Inc
colored voters there were counted by
boIh Democratic factions. Thousands
anon thousands" said the Progress, a
Louisiana paper published by colored
| psopIe, voted for the Nichols ticket.
| and thus assisted in the overthrow OF
the McEneIy faction" 1t was the same
! IN Mobile, Ala, and Petersburg, Va,
whore quite a number of colored men
not long since voted for Democratic
| candidates. They are beginning to be
recognized also, and this is bringing the
co,ored and white Democratic voters
more closely tc gether. After General
Beauregard, who received many colored
| yotes al the last election in Louisiana,
was chosen commissioner OF pubic
works, he announced that he would
give % per cent. of his appointments to
1is coiored supporters. 1t would be
rash to say from these and other IN
stances, that the colored line in politics
is broken, but it may be truthtully SAID
that it is weakening. 1t is certain that
the colored people are becoming aotu-
ated by more independent spirit. Al
the last Alabama State convention
William J. Stevens, a colored man, was
made temporary chairman. His speecn
must have surprised his Republican as
sociates. I'VE cannot disguise ths
TACT" he said, THAT the meanest anc
most unmitigated rascals in the coun.
| try were the federal officers appointed
10 Alabama under Hayes. Garfield ant
Arthur. The election o
Mr.. Cleveland was blessing in DISCUS
to US. We are free men in this conven
ton, and We will act as may seem bes
in our judgment, with none to moles
or make us afraid" This from pre-
nounced Republican. sounds like de
claration of independence, and certsinl
} looks as if before long the colored pee
ole will act on the advice of Mr.. Thul
man and "divide their vote. "-Balt
more Sun.
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