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Honsehold HINTS.

Somebody says that to have good color in the
face-liLs and cheeks-use a small pinch of
cayenne pepper to season your meats and graz
vies
To whiten the hands melt half an ouuce Of
camphor gum. half an of gycerine and
one pound of mutton tallow, and apply every
night.
Salt and water will prevent the hair from fall
use so strong to leave white particles upon
the hair when dry.
When person is .'sck at the stomach" ice
taken into the mouth in small pieces and allowed
to melt before swallowing will, in very many in
stances, relieve the discomfort
A little turpentine added they boil will
whiten and sweetan clothes without injuring the
most delicate fabric For garments very m1ch
soied use a spoonful of kerosene.
In summer swine Craze and do we'll on clover,
and, indeed, are perhaps as healthy and make as
cheap and satisfactory growth that food as
any other. There is no reason why clover
should not enter into the winter rations of
short lengths ana fed wet, along with meal and
results.
A free application of soft soap TO a fresh burn
almost instantly removes the fire from the
the pain ceases apply linseed oil and then dust
over with fine -four. When this covering dries
hard, repeat he oil and -four dressing until N
good coating is obtained. When the latter
dries, allow it to stand until it cracks and falls
off. as it will do in day two. and new akin
will be found to have formed where the skin
was burned.
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brakes. but finally managed &c GET of. amid the
ieers OF the crowd. Travelling EngineeE Me-
SIyun was in charge Of the evening train for
Chicago which also pulled cut time. No
freight is being carried TO-DAY, and II Is said
that with the present cut rates in force. the
company il indifferent 70 an immediate re-
sumption of that branch of their business.
Tho Omaha mas felt the movement of the
strike, and announces TO-DAY that, for the
present. the through sIeepingsear service TO Kan
will run 10 Council Bluffs only. The Omaha
runs into Kansas City from Council Bluffs over
the 81. Joseph q Council Bluffs road, which is a
part of the 20. system, that the OF
their action is apparent
General Manager Egan. OF the st. Paul 81
Kansas City, returned from Chicago to-day.
where be has been 10 see Chief Arthur regard
to the rumored tie-up of all North western roads.
Chief Arthur states that he has ordered no
strike in the Northwest, and If the men go ont 10
admit but they confidently rely npon the SUD-
port of the entire Brotherhood. A meeting Is
being held by the Brotherhood this evening,
and. it is expected. decision will be reached as
TO the advisabiltv of general strike involving
all the Northwestern roads.
CHICAGO, March General Manager Harris,
of the Chicago Burlington IL Northern, said:
t'I was not surprised at the strike of to-day.
first heard of il through dispatch sent
after 1t had occurred / got 40 notice of it. but
i presume the officers the road were notified
beforehand. We refused to agree not TO handle
withdrew the threat, a few days ago. they did so
voluntarily. made no concessions or compro-
misses with them" Mr.. Harris claimed that the
strike would not cripple his road He had
nearly enough men," he said, ''to take the
strikers places before they went out. We will
GO right ahead with our business. All have
done IL TO order agents not TO receive perish
able freight
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GENERAL LABOR NEWS.

PowderIy Wants the Government to Take
Possession of the Coal Fields.
PHILADELPHIA March IA letter from
General Master Workman Powderly. in this
weeks Journal of United Labor. under the
heading, who Owns the Coal Landsln says:
Land can be had anywhere. but anthracite
coal cannot be found outside or the keystone
State; the welfare of the people. the govern
ment, yes, the life of the Nation itself. rests
the coal beds of Pennsylvania Is it right that
a few men should hold absolute sway the
very existence OF our common countryE -
/ advance the proposition that the coal fields of
Pennsylvania belong 10 the people of the United
States. and should be- ooerated by the United
States government for the welfare OF the people.
The coal should be dug and sent to
market at fair price. Il should be placed at
the door OF every man who desires it. IL should
be within reach of all. and there conld be tons
dug where pounds are broaght forth now. Who
will say that the best way of settling the cual
question is to take the coal fields from those
who now abuse the power which the possession
OF these treasures bring and place the title in
the government A gift from heaven TO be
monopolized by few worms of earthi Why
should il be tolerated loneera Who will take up
the agitation and carry il 10 such length that
all may whether il il right or wrong for the
few to own the heat while the many freeze TO
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picket fence. through the gate % which perso
has TO pass TO reach the car. Mr. Charles Cogh-
Ian arrived in Chicago. sunday evening, to as
sumo the dutirs of leading % Mrs. Lang
trys company in As In Looking Glass. He
had never rehearsed the part, and was TO APP
pear with the comnany the n-xt evening. He
therefore proceeded az once to Mrs Langtry's
car In order to consult with her abont the part
He reached the car abont o'clock and he and
Mrs Laugtry rehearsed the part together in
the Cur There was no BANQUET nor
anything that could be construed into
one. There assembling of act
ors actresses or admirers in the car
and, in fact, Mrs. l4angtry was really too il! 70
rehearse her play or TO appear at the tneaier.
much less TO take part in the rsvel described by
the San. The statement thSt Charm & Gore,
who are big liquor dealers In Chicago, delivered
three cases of champagne in the car is 6 deliber-
ate falsehood. They did not deliver one bottle
of hquor to Mrs. Langtrv. and this will be
proved by the Arm themselves when the action
is brought against the SUE. The statements
that Mrs. Langtry suffered next day from palpi-
tation of the heart pains in the head and an
unconqusrable yearning for ice water is mean,
contemplate lie. and it's cowardiy intention is
apparent"
DR.. Irwin stated that Mrs. Langtry's Illness
was principally caused ly overwork and nervous
exhaustion, aud that she was also suffering very
much from rheumatism. She was very sick
woman when he went to Chicago. Mira. Lang
try WILL he said, at institute legal proceed
ines against the Sun on the charge of malicious
libel y
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The Bakers. cnnveation.

ST. LOUIS. March THE National Associa-
ton of Bakers to-day approved the action Of
Union 49, of CHICAGO, in their energetic opposi-
ton to the efforts of the anarchstic element 70
destroy the union in attempting 10 estrange the
union from the National Association because the
latter opposed anarchistic ideas A resolution,
ly coniemning the hanging of the Anarchists,
ana denominating it a judicial murder and
pedging the association TO assist the families OF
the murdered and I'm nrisoneG men" In expla-
nation of these contradictory resolutions, Of
hcer said the association opposed the PRINCIPLES
of Anarchy. but believed there was legal
proof that the convicted men had committed
he crime of murder
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sLAsDER1NG A WOMAN.
Mrs. Langtry Proposes 20 Make It Hot for n
Newspaper Detractor.

Mrs. Langtry Proposes Make IL Hot for n
Newspaper DetractOr.
New York World
The friends and admirers of Mrs. Langtry are
incensed at the brutal attack made upon her by
the Sun lmortgaged) on the occasion of her re-
cent severe illness the cruel charges were
embodied IN a special dispatch from Chicago
Feb 20, which said Mrs. Laugtry had given a
dinner IN her car the previous night in honor
of Charles Coghlan, the leading of the
company. Coghlan. Gebhardt and dozen 9TH
ers-actors actresses and admirsrs-were pres
emit. the report said, and wine flowed freely. The
report concluded:
The frackmen say the banquet was bowling
success. and the VINO stands guard az the
door declares that Mrs. Langtry was singing
break up until late IN the morning.
Mrs. Langtry all dsv has been suffering from
distressing pains IN the head aud an unceuquer-
able yesrlling for icewater"
Dr. j. A. IRWIN. who was summoned to
Chicago to attend Mrs. Langtry during i'll
ness returned Friday evening. When shown
the above dispaich by the World reporter who
called at his residence. at No 427 Filth avenue,
DIR. Irwin EXPRESSED MS indignation Mt the at
tack upon Mrs Langtry 10 very forcible terms
He said: although such scarriions attacks mp
on estimabe PEOPLE 10 a direct line with the
sland-ruus policy of thar paper, this charge
against the fair name of Mrs. Lsngtry 10 one of
she most outrageous ma lieious and groupdless
lies ever manufactured by that vile Journal
That the lie Is made out Of whole cloth Is evil
dent BIZ the fact that while this alleged banquet
was being held 1 was my Journey 10 Chicago.
Mrs. Lanetry being Ill for some time before
was summoned.
s.Tha fats OF the case are simply th-s@. Ms
lives. MAS slde-trAeked npon 4 switch that was
built by thu railroad combany expressly for her
benefit aud convenience. at fhe north end of the
depot, apart from Ehe other tracks. There 10
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BuRL1NGroN s NoRrHERN.
Engineers and Firemen Quit Work. Blu
Passenger Trains Move Ont as Usual.

EDgineera and Firemen Quit Work, but
Passenger Trains Move Ont as Usual.
ST.. PAUL. March THE strike of the Broth
erhood OF Engineers or the Burlington a. North
srn road, which has been impending for several
days. is on. The men went out at 10 o'clock
this morning, or as soon thereafter as they had
pulled the trains 20 the end OF their
divisions When everything is running smooth
ly, fully $50 engineers and many frenen are
employed, but the strike on the 20 system, of
which the Burlington s. Northern is a feeder,
has reduced the number TO about savenry-fve.
Very few Northern men are in tie CITY. most Of
them having gone to their headquarters at La
Crosse. ThoAe here are quiet and peaceAble IN
their behavior, and determined in their action,
aud state positively that they will not return to
work at the present scale of wages
At the Burlington Offices the officials
gave assurance that all trains would arrive
and depart on time, as heretofore One OF the
officials. questioned 20 the cause of the strike
said: ''IE not because the men had any
grievance. but simply TO help their brothers on
the q out Of a hole " He added that all of the
vacancies would be filled, aud filed permanent
~. All of the suburban trains today
usual. The afternoon train for Chicago left
time, with Master Mechanic Bryant of thu
road. ii eharse A Reading engineer had
charge Of the o'clock train for LaGross~ He
sndsavoEed 10 start tho train with tho driver
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PITTsBURG, Pa, March THE report thar
the Fort Wayne railroad shop-men were dis
charged because of fears of strike is pro-
nounced false by Manager Baldwin. IF orr
men wanted to strike" said he, we should just
tell them to go ahead But inlthis case we had no
reason to expect one. We have closed down for
good hnsiness reasons Like every other rail-
road IN the country, business il falling off
thousand gondola side tracked and Idle; on
account of the iron troubles there are no ship
ments of ore here. ard the LAKES being frozen,
there is no eoAl going West. We recognize that
there is storm nhpad, for il in coming, just 80
sure as yon live. and we are furling orr sails 70
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Mat night Next morning he registered at
The Gorham House. Wa@n We found ne was
there. appointed n c"mmlttee to wait him.
Seven times that day did the committee call.
but could not dud him in. the men called
again on Manday and fonnd he had left the
eisv why hs had left without making move
IN connection with the inquiry. we don't know.
but we propose TO find out
There are seventy-fiv4 men here who left the
Burlipgtons employ. One third Of these do not
belong 20 the Brotherhood, bat joined the latter
In the strike from choice. All are cheerful and
confident They profess to feel uneasinees
as TO the final outcome 70 their fight. and de-
Burlingt on yards and depots gnar1ed by
eiRhfy-nine sneeial poice placed there By the
Mayor a. the request of the Darlington Com
pany. So far they have had an easy time, as
none of the unemployed men have given them
occasion to use their clubs The chief duty OF
the specials is to escort the men now on the
engines 10 the dormitorv prepared for them 10
Chicago. Burlington e. Quincy railroad hospital,
near the dencs. or to accompany them. one At
lime, to their rooms.
Most OF the non-union men say they are
from the East" said a member of the grievance
sommittee. There are thIrtv-two OF them, and
the company is doing bat one-hfih OF the busi-
ness is did before the strike 1t 10 true, all the
passenger trains on the branch lines are rum
ming, and all bat four on the main line, but the
Ears are only partially loaded and the trains are
not as heavy. We have tho sympathy or the
business men of the city. They comrlain bitterly
NJ the company for not settling with us and
TINS revrvine trade IN BuriuetOn" -
"On what 90 you base your hopes OF success.D
was asked chief Fowler.
ION the limited amount Of business which
the BURLINGTON will have TO contend with while
the strike lasts; IT'S inability to handle traffic
from other roads, the fact that the men
are incompetent and the further fact that the
engines are manned by from three 10 four men.
It costs from thBas TO four times much to
run the trains as formerly. and the company
will soon get tired of this.
W. c. Brown superintendent of the Burliug-
tons Iowa lines, is Just confident the other
way. he counted his train slip that six
passenger and twenty eight freight trains had
gone out on the main line of this division to-
day, and eight passenger and eight freight
trains on the branches. There is no strike as
far as we are concerned he declared; the new
men are giving better satl sfaetion than ex-
pected they would. IL Is true viii have
keep pilots on the trains for week or more.
but that makes nc difference. l acknowledge
that our trains not as heavy as they used to
be. but they very nearly So We are ship
ping live stock"
"How about the refusal of the other roads to
handle your or freightl
They will be compelled to, suffer heavy
penalties, not only under the State, but the in
eerstate-commercs law"
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Huntington Fresrht Regused.

CHICAGO, March $50 far as heard from this
morning not single road upon which the Chi
esgO. Burlington g. Quincy had made demand to
handle freight had responded favorably. The Wa
bash refused point blank. The st. Paul declined,
and heavy train switched on to it's tracks from
the Burlington tracks at Western avenue for
transportation over the Chicago, Milwaukee s.
have either refused repaired TO reject
freight when offered. 1--WE 1ould rather have
lawsuit than q striks."z q General Agent W.
8. Hineleln, of the Miaaesota & Northwestern
Poad tnow the Chicago, st. Paul g. Kansas City,
''but if any formal request has been made. IL
probably went to the general manager at St.
Paul. We don't want any enlargement if we
can help IT"
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Readine aren Ret.re from the Knight..

PoTTsvILLE, Pa. March IA special meet
ing of Assembly No. 1882, Knights of Labor. of
Mahanoy lane, held this afternoon for the
purpose of considering the exnediency OF with
drowine as body from the Knights of Labor
organization and surrendering their charter Of
the Assem- bly,. The assembly numbers 100 mem
hers. nearly all of whom Were present After
mousv adopted deprecating the late railroad and
miners strike as .'hasty and i'm retuous mis-
take" and condemning the executive committee
for refusing to declare the railroad strike of.
and determining ~ surrender the charter of tho
assembly and to pursue course in the future
by which we msy avoid a recurrence of past
m stakes which hove been detrimental TO our
own interests and welfare This assembly was
composed chiefly of raiiroaders
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THE SMALLEST SMOKER.
Not Three Years Old, and Yet n Veteran
STRANGE Vice OF Grandson.

Not Three Years Old, and Yet Veteran
STRANGE Vice of . Grandson.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
An aged man was walking down John street.
near Wade. late yesterday afternoon. At his
side ana holding to his hand boy not three
years old. He was fright. chubby little fell
low, with rosv cheeks. From nnder wooden
mass of golden ringlets. A plaid dress
completed the toddler's costume. 1t was
not the boys beauty that attracted the atten-
ton of passers-by but the fact that he
vigorously putting cigar stuck jaun-
tilly b4tween his lips. With the air and unc-
weed. be would dextrous1y extract the cigar
from his lips and blow cloud of smoke. 81 in
harmonious was the sight that the weed seemed
to canpare favorahly in size to the boy himself
The old man. infirm from age. was also indus
trfous1v pnfing away another strong, black
s.fve center"
White the couple were taking their promenade
to take them to the Oliver-sfreet station for in
vesti9ation. The aged man gave his as
Charles Dav. sixty years old. and living at
l26 Clinton street.
The ioidler was his grandson and inst two
and one half years old Left an ornhan when
grandfather. who requted his trnst by
teachine his charge to smoke. The child had
been indulging in the vice for months. until
now he scnrnei the cigarette. and would be
isfied with nothing nilder than the braiu-stIr-
ring .stwo-fcrp It was the habit of the stranee
coup'e to daily visit the saloons in that part of
the city where the odd freak of the sfv little
todfler attracted much attention and CONTINENT
Il was decided to send the boy 10 the Chill
dren's Home and tn hold the grandfather on
eusnieion. Day was very indignant when he
was locked up.
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Receiver charged with D,shones.y.

CHICAGO. March z-Rob-rt Dorman, OF
Pkiladelrhia. and the financial hacker of tho
defunct carpet firm of Judson g. Co, filed a bill
in the Circuit Court to-day charging Receiver
Judson, the former president, with m isappropri-
ating funds belonging TO thu concern. and ask
ing that the management be taken out OF the
hands of Receiver Judson and another
ceiver appointed in mis- place. The amount
taken by Judson Mr. Dorman claims, is SIG, 600,
consisting of notes and oterdrawn bank ac-
count Judge Tuley granted an injunction,
straining Jndson from having anything TO do
with the effects of the concern until further
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More Kn,ght. of Labor Enrinsers.

PITTsBURe. Pa, March 7-Another party of
engineers from the Philadelphia s. Reading
railroad passed through Pittsbure this morning
en- route to Chicago. 10 accent positions on the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy railroad. The
leader Of the party stated that the men in his
charge. all being knights OF Labor. had held
off from ACCEPTING the overtures of the %"
people until the last moment. expecting Chief
Arthur 70 make good his word and compel the
Brotherhood men to cease work on the Reading.
Had he done so the knights would not have
gone West. ont would have remained in Phiia-
delphia aud made their fight
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OBITUARY.

Judge John Fsrownlee, the Oldest Member of
the Grant County Bar.
Special to the Indfanapoi journal
MARION March John Brownlee the oldest
member OF the Grant county bar, died this morn
ing at 10 o'clock of paralysis.
John Brownlee was the Oldest Of four children.
and born in Fayette county, Indiana, in
June. 1916. His father, James Brownlee. was
member of the fret constitutional convention of
Indiana, and member OF the LEGISLATURE for
four terms He was afterwards associate judge
or the Fayette county Circuit Court. He re-
ceived good education in the subscription schools
and IN the seminary of Fayette county At
the age of eighteen he entered the law Office of
Samuel w. Parker. of Connersv,lle, and In two
years was admitted to the bar. -Four years
afterward he was admitted to the bar of the SUI
preme Court. In 1888 he removed to Marion,
and has been CITIZEN OF that place ever since.
period OF just fifty years. The next year be
was elected prosecuting attorney for the Elev-
enth circuit, comprising then the counties of
Grant. Blackboard Randolph. Jay, Adams
Wells and Delaware, serving two years in that
Office. In 1854 he was appointed judge of the
circuit comprising Cass. Carroll. Miami Wa
bash, Huntington and Grant counties, holding
the Office during the unexpired term of Judge
John u. Pc ttit In municipal and educational
affairs he has held minor Offices.
Though for years member OF the Democratic
party, at the beginning of the civil he
espoused the cause OF the Republican party, of
which he has since been active and
euJn0S1aSIlc advocate. JuQg6 BroWnge0 was
the oldest member Of the Grant county bar,
having seen half a century in it's practice.
Judge Brownies was twice married. the first
time in 1889 to Miss Mary Goldthwait of Ohio,
who died in 1843, leaving ono daughter, Mar
gAret. wife of Gilbert Wilson. His second mar
riage occurred in October. 1S45, to Miss Mary L.
Weeks, of Vermont, who survives him. Six
children resulted from this marriage, of whom
Hiram. Laura wife of E. S. Lenfestyl Frank
and Minnie are living.
oth-r Deaths.
special to the Indianapolis Journai.
Fort WAYNE. March samuel C. Freeman,
one of the oldest and best known residents of
the city. died to-day. He was born in 1912. came
to Fort Wayne in 1885, aud was proprietor of the
first fonring-mill here. His son. Samuel F.
Freeman, widely known journalist, and
was city clerk at the time of his DEATH
CHICAGO, March Rev. DR. William Henry
Ryder, for many years pastor of ST. Pauls
Univsrsaist Church, died at his residence in this
CITY this afternoon, OF pneumonia after an i'll
of only few days. He was born at
Provincetown, Mass. in 1892, and entered upon
the pastorate of St Paurs IN 1860. serving
tnHousiy until 1882 when he resigned and
became member of his old congregation. He
leaves widow and daughter.
CLEVELAND. O., March is. v. Hardness.
one of the founders of the Standard Oil Com
pany, died in Florida. Monday night whore he
haa gone to spend the winter.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. March 7.-Hon. G.. G.
3iemminger. formerly Senator of the eonfed-
crate States, died here tonight