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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-02
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported 70. The EVENING STAR:

conduct: s or Is days. James Harris, colorcd,
carrying revolver; $50 or 90 days
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported fog The EVENING STAR;
A Lively NIGHr-Llst night Golden Light
Lodge OF Good Templars held pleasant literary
and musical exercises at the lodge room: the
Christian Association anniversary meeting took
place; the Womens Christian Temperance Union
met at the house OF Dr. Z. Bechsel: Rev. Mr.. Jones
and Rev. Mr.. Daz held a missionary meeting at
the Baptist church; the Alexandria Drum Corps
was out In full force, and an alarm or fire called
out the engines, so that when the Washingi on
Fire Veterans came down they iound the main
streets thronged and the town full OF life.
DELEGATE TO THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The democratic county convention Will meet to-
night at Walker school-house Ia Alexandra
county TO elect a delegate to the Norfolk conven.
ton. commemorative Attorney Clements. who
was suggested by his friends Tor the nomination.
declines 10 run. II is understood that Mr. Frank
Hume Will be selected as delegate by q vote sub
THE WAsHINsroN VrsrroRs.-The Veteran Fire
Association, with the Washington Drum corps
paid visit to this city last night and were guests
ington veterans marched through the reefs, az
uacted considerable attention, were greeted with
fireworks, &C., and were handsomely entertained.
The ball. under the management OF Messrs. Butts
Chichester, Grady, Hamersley, Padgett Shuman
and Webster, was quite a success
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ASNIvERsARY. - The
Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association celebrated It's
thirty-nfth anniversary at the NJ. Z. church last
night, President Uhier presiding. Prof. II. X
Fleiu leu the music, and the well-kn0wn vocalist,
Miss Jennie Evans, rendered a solo. All the ey an
geical pas:ors OF the city took part In the exer-
cises, and Rev. DrS Dyott, Vance and Young de-
uvered addresses
NorEs-The> Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Co.
organized to-day with F. Z. Corbett president. ana
A. A. Warfeld secretary. Among the directors
are Samuel II. Bacon and I. d. Bond, OF Washing
ton.-Chas KING and A. W. Deahl have been
chosen wardens; W. w. Parker. convention dele
gate, and =. I. Cox, alternate, by Grace church
vestry.-Two white Infants, apparently twins
were found exposed on Queen street near the
courthouse yesterday, ana after an examination
by Coroner Powell. who decided that the infants
had been born alive and had uled OF neglect, they
were buried by Undertaken Wheeler at the ex-
pense Of the city.-F. T. Madigan, OF W ashington,
has been here making canvas In aid OF the Three
Americas eXposltlon.-A building lot 20 feet by
SO on Gibbon street near Lee, has Ueen purchased
by Mr.. A. Dean from j. 4. HIN at $s25. Next
Tuesday will be registration day here.-Ihe
Alexandria Light Infantry Will take part In the
confederate memorial service at Norfolk on the
10Th inStanL-The Misses Dugan have bought
for 500 dwelling and lot on Royal street near
fTlncess--The funeral OF Mr.. JAS. l. Mills
well-known bricklayer, took pace this evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-02

RANGE OF THE THERNoNRrIR.-The following
were the readings at the signal once to-day: 8
m. 4S; 2 p m, 81: maximum, So; minimum, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-02
Bond Offerings To-day.

The bonds offered for sale amounted to SITS, 800.
They were as follows: Four per cent coupons,
5000 at 126K, SOS, 900 at 1861, 700 at 1861,
$780, 900 at 1861, 5000 at 1861, $500 at 1861,
5000 at 126}<. Total s17s, 500. Registered As:
700 at 126, sl5, 600 at 1868. $500 900 at 1857.
and accrued interest, 500 at Icy, $2 900 at 12,
$4,000 at E26k. Total, 1905, 100. Coupon ANS,
100000 at 1919, 800 at lO1h; total, O.5O0,
Regist red Ans, S1l 200 at l07t, $15 600 at 1864
Inc Secretary OF the Treasury this afternoon
accepted the following bonds:
$26O,1OO As registered, at s126h; s4s,-
500 As coupons, at 126K; SIT, 200 ANS, regis
tered at 107I; $500 AVS, coupons, ut 107H.
Total, $4S6, 300.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-02

JOHN wANAMAKER.
Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-02

CAREFuL--James S. Scott, Edward Bowie and Ben
1amin Warneld. colored laborers, were before the
stiles In the street. They were employed In tearing
down house No. 1910 street, and were throwing
slate from the roof to the sidewalk. Large pieces
OF the slate fell In the areaway Of DR.. Marmion's
house, No. zoos. causing the doctor some annoy
ance and endanger1ng the lives OF persons going In
and out OF the house. The Judge told the men
should have the adjoining property protected
They were nned $ each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-02
Local Notes.

Amos Sloss, who arrested citizen and was be.
fore the Police Court yesterday, Is private in the
Marine Corps and not in the third artillery, as
ported.
A private letter from physician at Barlow,
Fla, dated April %, denies the report that there
has been yellow fever there.
Mrs. X. Murphy, No "a Dingman Place, reports
her clotheS-lne robbed or So worth OF clothes at
O'Clock this morning.
Jas. A. Bates, OF Woodmont Flats Iowa Circle,
reports stolen from his ROOM In the last five weeks
a lot OF silver table service riding habit, dOman
three dresses and two suits OF clothes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
Indian. Refa.. to slsn the Sioux treaty.

Sitting Bull has returned TO the Standing
Rock agency. and II his influence has been
used at all it has been In the direction OF en-
| gendering still stronger opposition to the
| proposed treaty; In the last private council
| nearly all the Indians now at the agency
! participated. Speeches were made by John
| Grass, Long Dog Mad Beai and others,
| all against the measure The feeling was
more intense than ever, and not only was
vote taken which was Unanimous
| against signing either paper, the red or black,
but the most solemn oath known to the
Sioux was taken. Each arose and sworc by
the Great Spirit that he would never sign
/ the papers Ii is evident that the commits
sion, when 1t met the Indian in council, did
MOI know Of this part of the proceedings
| for IL was more hopeful, and Chairman
| Pratt was confident that after the day s
council the Indians would sign.
Gov. Church, who arrived from BIsmark
was introduced to the Indians as being next
| to the great father, and he spoke for about
half an hour, urging the Indians TO reconsider
their action aud sign the treaty.
He assured them of the irirndliness of the
\ great father and that the measure under dis
cussioh was In their interest; that they ought
TO accept it. Maj. Mclaughlin also talked.
| He told them that, as he had
would not advise anything that was not for
! their best interest. He advised them to
sign. Judge Wright also made calm and
convincing argument the best that has yet
been made, but, so far as could be observed,
not the least impression was made upon the
| Indians.
John Grass said he could not understand
/ why the whites were sd ANXIOUS TO get a
| portion Of their lands. when there was so
| much vacant land on the other side of the river.
| He said he would not sign, and that all the
Indians had decided not to sign either pa
per. His declaration discouraged the COM
mission somewhat but they continued to ar
que. Mad Bear also spoke against the meas
| ure. Sitting Bull did not say anything, but
| he talks freely to the Indians individually.
| Gall has not said much thus far, but what
| he has said has been emphatic.
| Running Antelope. who has al
ways been friendly 10 the whites. and be-
cause of friendliness heretofore has had but
| little influence with the braves, is also OPP.
posed 10 the measure and does not hesitate
| TO tell the commission of his opposition.
| Sitting Bill and Rain-in-the-Face would not
even sit in the council, but remained outside.
Sitting Bull refuses to state where he has
been during the past ten days. but it is sup
posed he has held conferences with emissa-
ries from Red Cloud and other chiefs in lower
| Agencies, who are also opposed to the meas
ure. The Indians are anxious to have the
councils end as some of them say they have
crops up the Cannon Ball 10 look after, and
that it will do no good to keep them longer
They remain, however, as they put it, because
they did not want to shaIae their agent,
whom they love.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
An Early Snake Story.

A big snake story comes from
Mount Holly, in Berkeley county, S. G.
A party of negroes were cutting upon
alightwoodlog of large circumference
and great length, when il suddenly
began to move slowly off toward a
creek about ten feet distant. The ne
groes were stricken with terror, and
they at once dropped their axes and
stampeded. DR.. Byrd in charge of the
hands, tried to recall them, but they
continued their flight, with out even
once looking back. In the meantime
the log was travelling steadily toward
the creek. As it fell into the water,
thesource of it's power of lt,comotion
was revealed i'm most astounding
manner Hundreds of Kissing serpents
leaped forth from their hiding places
in the log and darted forth in different
directions in the water. The snakes
were of the genuine water moccasin
species, varying in length from that
of a buggy spoke to a hoe handle.
DR.. Byrd and Others stood by, watch
ing thesnakes depart, and their going
consumed fully thirty minutes Three
of the negroes who fed when the log
began to move have not since been
heard from-Atlanta Constitution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
The Record al Casualties.

On the logging road about Is miles east u
Otsego lake in Michigan train Of empty
hat ears struck the dry limbs Of a fallen tres
across the road and jumped the track
Twenty-Five workmen are reported injured
l6 seriously and three Will probably Sio
They are nearly all Polanders.
William Small, an old citizen and prosper
Gus farmer, living on a large farm between
Utica and st. Charles. Mimi. was in bis field
shocking barley The sky was clear. but the
oppressiveness of the air gave warning Of q
coming storm. Suddenly bolt Of tighten
ing struck Mr.. Small dead. The current en-.
tered at the back ofthe neck ard followed
down the spine, tearing his trousers and shoes
completely of,
The hoisting works of the bimetalic mills
of the Granite Mountain grant, at Phillips.
burg, Montana, was fired while the bucket
was being heated ~ tar ropes. spark
ignited the tar and II spread quickly to the
ratters and roof, and owing to the scarcity
of water nothing could be done to save the
works. A hundred men were at work in the
shops, but escaped through 200-foot level
To an air shaft and to the surface This
works were the finest in the country, but will
be Immediately rebuilt.
A. Hart, Of st. Peter was drowned in the
Minnesota at lie Sueur, MINI. He had been
to Henderson after a load of malt, and was
returning via the ferry road. Upon arriving
at the river, il is supposed that he had fallen
asleep and awoke up just as his tenn arrived
at the waters edge, the ferry boat being on
the opposite side. The bank being steep, he
was unable to turn his tenn around, and he
jumped of his load, unfastened the horses
from the wagon and in getting them around
they stepped of into over fourteen feet OF
water, drawing him with them,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
Five Good Eeason..

To THE EDITOR or THE TmBUSE.-Sir:
Please give me FIVE good reasons why man
should be Republican. j. WALTER.
/. Because there is everything in the rec
ord of the Republican party which he may
be proud, and nothing of which he will be
asl. AIMED. 1t saved the Union, emancipated
the slaves restored specie payments, and re-
duced the National debt one half Unlike the
Democratic party, il has never been in ALI
lnce with slave-owners and the rum-power;
it never pronounced the war for the Union n
failure and sued for a craven pence and &c has
never arrayed itself against the principles OF
honest finance and National honor.
2. Because Republicanism does not stand
for the suppression of "a single Democratic
vote in any State of the Union. In every Re
publican State Democrats are free to vote as
they please, and their ballots are counted as
they are cast. Democracy stands forthesup-
preston of Republican votes naturalization,
crime and fraud in every State formerly in
rebellion.
3. Because the Republican party in its
tariff legislation laid the fouadations Of a
National prosperity unexampled in modern
times, and defends the cause of American in
dustry to-day against the combined attack
Of English manufacturers and the free-trade
Democracy. The Solid South in the Confed-
crate Constitution pronounced for free trade
precisely as the party of Buchanan, Brecken-
ridge and Douglas had done before the war,
and as the party of Iflden, Hancock and
Cleveland has done since. Repulicanism is
the cause of industrial Independence
4 Because the Republican party is Ameri.
can in it's sympathies and its policy, believes
in governing and developing America for the
benefit of Americans, and would neither or
der it's 'tariff policy for the accommodation
and profit of foreigners, nor lower the coun-
try in the estimation of the world by com.
promising American honor through pusillan-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
Miscellaneous News Items.

McGarrigle, the noted Chicago boodler
was in Winnipeg last week for several days
registering at hotel under an assumed
name The object Of his visit was TO meet
his wife, who arrived from Chicago and pro
eeeded with her husband to Banff next day.
The body of Samuel Josephs, travelling
agent for NJ. 4 III. Il. Moses, New York, was
found in the lake at Marquette, Mich. Tho
coroner's jury found q verdict of suicide
while in uusound mental and hyster;cal con
dition.
The published story to the effect that the
town of Findlay, o., is in danger Of being
blown up by subterranean explosion o
natural gas in the not very distant future ID
disereditcd by gcologists. Prof @. X. Gil
bert, of the geological survey, said that he
would question the story having any founda
ton from the name of the geologist alone.
Druggist Whitney of Des Moines, Iowa was
searched recently in a new fashion. Under
directions of a lawyer the searchers mployed
an amateur photographer, who forced his
instrument through the druggists rear win
dow and secured an instantaneous view Of n
party all. drinking together in couples and
groups. This photographer is likely to have
quite a sale for his pictures.
w. c. White. who was shot at Bird Plain.
Mimi, was not so badly wounded as 6rst re-
ported. DR.. Murphy Of st. Paul was called
and he thinks his chance for recovery good.
Parker Is in jail at Beaver Falls He saws
that when White was at his fParker's) faith.
er's house in Hudson, Wis, two weeks ago
he applied opprobriolIs epithets to his dead
wife and her mother. Mrs. Parker For that
and his treatment Of his wife, be shot him.
The building Inspector fist Paul issued a
permit to The Pioneer Press company for
the construction OF their elegant new twelve
story building at the corner Of Fourth and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
Imprisoned in . Deep wen.

John p. Anderson, living on a farm near
Johnstown, Neb., was cleaning an old well
about seventy feet deep. The curbing gave
away and precipitated him to the bottom
beneath q mass of dirt. When it became
known that he was buried his neighbC.s went
to work to dig him out. They concluded he
was dead and arrangements were made for
the funeral To take place on Monday. They
kept on digging for the body and on Sunday
they were startled to hear the prisoner speak
to them and ask them TO let in some light.
The curbing had SO fallen as to let in air
and protect him from the weight OF the
dirt The new well was down about fifty-five
feet and it was proposed to tunnel into the
old well. The men were frightened out of the
new well just as they were about to reach the
old one They were afraid of q caving in. A
man then went down the old well in answer
to an appeal from Anderson, and finding
that there were only three or four feet ofsand
and boards 70 go through, he dug away the
sand, and lifting a board gave Andersontood
and water. The first he had had since
Thursday. A rope was then let down and
Anderson tied Il round himself, but it was
unsuccessful A later dispatch says: John
Anderson has passed tho ninth day in the
.-ell at Johnstown, Neb. Food and water
tave been given him regularly and he Is
gradually growing stronger The rescuers
worked as rapidly as circumstances would
permit in removing the dirt from above him.
/ This had to be done with utmost caution as
the displaeing of one board or the giving
| away of any part of the earth on which his
frail platform rests is liable to precipitate
Anderson to the bottom of the well 100 feet
below. The old curbng IL all that il cover
ing him row. This has formed into tho
roof of the box in which he Is and TO
get at him from the top N hole must be cut
in this roof. All efforts was made TO saw
through the roof, but it was abandoned as
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
Iowa Railroad Rates.

The decision Of Judge Brewer Is not entirely
satisfactory to the managers of the Iowa
roads. He virtually acknowledges the right
of the state to delegate the power of making
rates TO the railroad commissioners, and the
only question that is to be decided when the
matter comes up for trial is whether the rates
made by the commissioners are reasonable
or nos. Even if they succeed in show
ing that they are unreasonable
the question will arise. Are their
own rates fair and reasonable? While it is
admitted that their local rates are fair, il is
also admitted that the rates on competitive
tariff are much too high compared with the
interstate rates, and that they are calculated
to inIure the business and manufacturing in
terests of the state. The railroads feel that
they have nothing to gain by continuing the
fight with thestate authorities and that in the
End they must come out of the little end OF the
horn. They are inclined to make compromise
Bith the state authorities and agree upon
rates that will be alike satisfactory TO the
people of the state and to the railroads. 1t
is believed that the latter, by having the
commissioners enjoined from putting their
new tariff into effect, simply wanted to gain
time in order to prevail upon the state au-
thorities to agree upon compromise tariff.
That such is tine object was indicated by
meeting Of the presidents and. vice
presidents of the principal Western
roads in Chicago. The question considered
was what steps are necessary to stop
further trouble with the state authorities II
was suggested that the present fight on COM
petitiye through business should be stopped
and that state rates should be made to cor
respond with the through and interstate
rates. Harmonious action, however, could
not be secured.
Ii is the opinion that II the interstate rates
from Eastern points to Illinois, Iowa and
other territory could be restored and main
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09

Probably very few persons know what n
tmile drill is 1t is one Of the pleasant and
harmless FRANKS with which the naval cadets
at Annapolis refresh their powerful minds,
when faded with great intellectual exertlons.
The upper-class man holds up one finger, and
the poor lowcr-clasS man must sinile--lust O
little. Up goes another finger, and the smile
must broaden; still another. and IL IL wider
than before At last all the fingers are up,
and the grin is stretched as far as grin can
be- The rather painful situation can be pro-
longed until the cruel upper-class man is tired
of seeing the other fellow smile. Then be
closes his hand aud the smile must instantly
cease. Prompt obedience is the essence OF
smile drill az OF every other.
President Cleveland is putting the Demo
cratic party through smile drill on the ques-
ton Of free trade. He put mp one finger, and
they made an agonized effort to smile, though
they didn't feel in the least like it. Then he
put up another, and the smile was wider and
sadder than before. The poor Democracy
knew that while il might be fun for Mr.. Cleye-
land il was death 10 them. Now he has got
both hands mp, and the party has a smile on
apparently happy as it is broad, but a
second look shows that il is haggard and
forced. Hundreds of manufacturers and
thousands OF workingmen are leaving the
party because they don't want free trade.
On a certain evening next November Pres
ident Cleveland will suddenly take in his
hands, and the smile ON the broad red face
Of the Democracy viii giyeplaee TO an expires
sion oil settled gloom..-N. Y. Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
tn. Minnesota Election.

The election in Minnesota this fall includes
all the state Offices presidential electors, con
gressmen, members of the house, possibly
part of the senators, and several district
judges. The list which will be voted on in
the state is as follows
Seyen presidential electors; governor 20
succeed A. X. McGil; lieutenant governor to
A. Z. Rice; secretary of state to succeed Hans
Mattson; treasurer 10 succeed James Boble-
ter; attorney general to succead NJ. Z. Clanp:
chief justice of the supreme court to succeed
James Gilfillan, aud an associate justice 10
succeed NJ. w. Collins.
Congressman are to be elected to succeed
Thos Wilson in the First district, John Lind
in the Second, J. l.. Macdonald in the Third,
Edmund Rice in the Fourth and knnte Mel
son in the Fifth. The judges Of district
courts throughout the state whose terms cx-
pire and whose SUCCESSORS are to be elected
are as follows:
First district, William NJ Mcclure; Second
district William Louis Kelly; Third district,
C. NJ. Start; Fourth district. William Loeb
rem, J. p Rea, H. E. Hicks; Fifth district,
Thomas 5. Buckham; Sixth district, NJ. Il.
Severance: Seventh district, ID. b. Ssarle;
Eighth district. James C. Edison; Eleventh
district, o. z. Stearns; Twelfth district, j. III.
Brown; Fifteenth district, c. y. Sleeper; Six
tenth district, Calvin l.. Brown.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09
An Extraordinary Suicide.

Paris Letter London News.
The suicide in the Rue La Guerre
bears the marks of genius. In a
room whose windows were all closed
a headless body was found lying up
on a rude guillotine. A note held in
one hand of the dead man said twas
useless to attempt to discover his
identity, for he had made arrange
ments which would prevent the head
from ever being found. Sure enough
the body lay headless in aclosed room
and the head could nowhere befound.
The man was buried as one unknown,
and the case babe fair to grow dusty
in the pigeon holes of the curator of
mysteries A few days after this
event peasant in a department dis
tant some 200 miles away was at
tracted by peculiar object in the
branches of a tree. 1lnpelled by
curiosity he examined more closely
and found a human head attached by
cord to small silken balloon. He
reported the affair to the nearest SER
geant of gendarmerie, and mystery
number two was given due promi-
hence. BY combination of the two
mysteries it became clear how the
suicide disposed of the head, which,
being restored, served to identify him.
But how the balloon with the head
attached escaped from a closed room
none have ever been able to explain.