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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

fnal conceptions are generally taken down by
q man in the audience in shorthand They
gre then manipulated by individuals skilieu
liz the art of reproduction, the most salient
and taking situations being preserved This
Is especially true of olio specialties and short
afterpieces on the minstrel stage. Vaudeville
players who, by the expenditure of hard
earned :.loney, have purchased speciality of
merit ard aid q good price therefor, are an
noyei ard ;:ngered to find that, in a short
time. their nut has been cracked by other
people and lie meat extracted
The p,;.,lic often wonders who are the pro-
durers of all tho funny conundrums, witt
cis:ns, ske5ch,-s. prologues, stump speeches
and afterpleces which are produced in such
infinite variety upon the stage The conun-
drums. as rule, are filcned from the news
papers, and with slight alteration are made
10 fit the time and place There are profess
sional conundrum fixeFs, who keep files Of
the principal papers, especially the funny
prints, end who are always supplied with the
latet Jokes and witticisms These ara
usually sol by the dozen, and twelve first
class JOKE. command $2 An enterprlsing
firm in this city, however, Is destroying this
business by publishing book containing
1850 of the Latest jokes monthly. This vol
, u.nc is sold fer p cents.
Sketches are largely made from the rejected
portions OF an authors manuscript when be
Is writing a play. Very few playwrights
Seate plays without frequent revisions and
sections These leavings are utilized for
short afterpieces and skits which require but
ten or fifteen minutes for their production.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

La Nature claims that machine Of ons
horse power would keep $4,000, 1000
watches going.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
WHERE POPULAR MiNSTREls GET
THEIR MELODIES.

English Songs "Faked'' Oper-oId Couun-
drums Reviyed-'Brer'' Jasper Made Use
or Likewise "Brer' Richardson-The
Buriesque stump Speech and Its Genesis.
Especial Car-espondepcel
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
DR.. Albert
Marriage.

Married persons or young men
contemplating marriage, aware
OF Physical Weakness or any
other disqualifications speedily
relieved. He who places himself
under the care of DIR. ALBERT
may conllde In his honor as
gentleman. and confidently rely
upon his skill as q physician.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02
GREAT MEMS SONS.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE OFFSPRING OF
GENERALS. STATESMEN, ETC.

The Sons Of Scnators-who They Are and
What They Are Doing - Statesmen's
Boys Who Are Making Money In Cattle.
Childless Senator'S
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

The sons of statesmen are as a rule well
educated. They get college educations, and
if their fathers have enough sense to make
them fight their own way, they are liable to
turn out as though they came Of other than
noted parentage
Sunset Cox has no children, and I don't
know a man in the United States who would
appreciate them more. Judge w. D. Kell sy
is much pleased over the success of his son in
the south. He went into the new iron dis
tricts year or SO ago and has been engaged
in business there. He has been making
money and his father is proud of him Sam
Randall has a bright little son here who
wears glasses. and who looks like his father.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

The son of Senator Dawes, of Massachu-
sets, is lawyer in Chicago and good one.
Blaine has a son who is practicing law there,
and Bob Lincoln has made money and Is
building very expensive house. Senator
Palmer has no children, and Senators Haw-
ley, Allison and Manderson are childless
Senator Stanford's son died in Europe several
years ago, and it was his death that
caused Senator Stanford to build the $15,-
OOO, 900 university which he is putting up in
California Senator Spooner has children,
but they are too small to prophesy anything
in regard to them as yet. Senator Evarts
has thirteen children, and one Of them Is
a preacher. Ingalls, has eleven children,
and he cares more for them than he does for
the United States senate. Senator German
plays ball with his own children. Ii Tom
Reed has any sons they never get to WASH
ington, and neither Cameron nor Cullom
h;ls boys to call his own George Hearst,
the millionaire California senator, has q
bright son who Is editor Of TIE San Fran
CISCO Examiner, ana VINO Is MAKING, by the
way, a very good paper of it Senator
Hiscock, of New York, has sons who are
practicing law and doing we'll
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
General News Items.

Minnesota and Dakota have again been
visited by a heavy snow storm.
Chicago & Northwestern has declared
the regular quarterly dividend OF LIZ on the
preferred stock. payable March 26.
1t is said that the Northern Pacific is
soon to reduce freight rates from st. Paul
and Minneapolis to Helena, Mont, about
25 per cent on all classes.
Lyman D. Rhoades and Florence P.
Rhoades have filed separate bills OF COM
plant in the United States circuit court at
st. Paul against the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railway company to recover dam.
ages for injuries received in an accident
which occurred on Sept. 2, 1886, near Nor
wood.
N. C. Foster, the Fairchild lumberman,
who owns little railroad twenty-nine
miles long, from the Eau Claire river to
Osseo via FairchIld, has on foot scheme
to extend the line to Rhinelander and to
Winona, and make connection with 9th.
er roads at those points. 1t is said the
projected road may be included in the
southwestern connection proposed for the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western.
The State Insurance commissioner has
decided that the Fidelity and Casualty
Insurance Company OF New York is enti-
tied to do more than one kind OF business
in that state in spite OF the protest OF the
Lloyd Plate Glass Company OF New York.
The argument was made that q certificate
could not issue to the Fidelity company
under the reciprocal law OF that state but
Commissioner Shandrew holds that he is
empowered to give a wide Interpretation
OF the law, especially when the interests OF
the state are concerned. and in justice to
the company, which has built up a large
business after many years OF honorable
ser vice, he has refused to acknowledge the
protest submitted by the Lloyd's attor.
neys. and issued the necessary certificate
to the Fidelity company.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15

The house were speedily filed, and the gal
cries were crowded. Profound silence
:eigned The pienipotentiar1es awaited
Prince Bismarck in the lobby, and as soon
is he arrived they went with him to the hall
of the federal council, where they held a
private conference At 1890 the members
)f the council entered the reichstag, and
;ook positions to the left of the presidential
chair. Immediately afte-ward the president
.as called away for an interview with Prince
Bismarck. At 1892 Bismarck appeared,
md the members rose in body. The chan
:eiior. after pause, said:
The sad duty devolves upon me of making
20 you an official communication of what
you know already-that since $50 o'clock
his majesty. Emperor William, has been at
rest with his fathers. In consequence Of
this event the Prussian throne, and with
this, according to article eleven of the i'm
perial constitution. the imperial dignity, has
fallen upon his majesty, Frederick Ill, king
of Prussia. The telegraphic intelligence re-
ceived by me allows of the assumption that
his majesty, the reigning emperor and king,
will leave San Reno to morrow, arriving in
due course in Berlin. During the last days
OF his life 1 received from the much
iamented king confirmation of the power
for work which only left with his life, the
signature which lies before me, and which
empowers me to close the reichstag
at the usual time when it's labors
dI6 uuiSuCu. 0uuAOHoS0 W ehC CIApClOA
the request that he should sign only
with the first letters of his name His
majesty replied that he believed himself still
able to write his name in full. In conse-
quenca of this the historical document with
the las5-slgnature of his majesty lies before
me. Under the circumstances I assume 1t
would be in accordance with the wish of the
reichstag. as well as of the representatives
of tho federal government, not to separate
just now, but to remain in session until after
the arrival of his majesty, the emperor.
therefore do not make any use of the int
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
lnfatuation and Suicide.

A special telegram from Cincinnati Ohio,
OF the 9th inst, says: Tonight in this city
in the receiving room OF the morgue lies
the dead body OF q handsome young man,
Hermann Abbes, son OF q wealthy banker.
Six months ago Hermann Abbes came
from st. Paul, and his uncle, William
Juengst, of the Volksfruet, obtained him q
position with A. Seinecke, Jr., the dealer in
foreign exchange and ticket agent for the
German steamship lines. Sometimes for
days he would be gloomy and depressed.
To some ofhis friends he confided a strange
story OF his love for married woman. A
little over four years ago his father
died and LETT his fortune to his children.
The two elder brothers continued the
dered over Europe, then came to Amer
to St. Paul, and there entered on a career
OF wild extravaganza. He went in the best
circles OF German society, his excellent ed.
making him liked everywhere.
During his stay in st. Paul he had spent
about SIS. 900. Such is the story he told to
init mates here. During the last two or
three weeks he talked incoherently. All
day he kept away from every one. He
told one OF his friends that he had bad
news from st. Paul. 1t is supposed that
the pending divorce suit was dismissed.
When he was found this morning in his
room, on the bed lay a new revolver from
which one cartridge had been discharged.
1t was o'clock when the family found
him, with bullet hole from the roof OF
his mouth through his head.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
Nuggets of Foreign News,

Mr.. Gilhooly, NJ. P, has been convicted at
Schulz, County Cork, for offenses under the
crimes act, and sentenced to two months
imprisonm without hard labor.
Wilfrid Blunt has been released from
Tullamore Jail. T. D. Sullivan, ex-lord
mayor OF Dublin. Lady Blunt and 800 per-
sons welcomed him and presented him an
address. Mr.. Blunt made no speech.
Lumbermen are quite exercised over the
effort in congress to remove the tariff on
lumber. This, they claim, would bring
them into co mpetition with the cheap Ia
Dor OF Canada and aid Canada, inasmuch
as Canadians would ask a higher price for
stumpag sc.
James Thomas, half breed from st.
Peters, was shot at Selkirk. Man., recent
ly. George Marray, an Italian, who is sup
posed to have fred the shot, was arrested,
also several half breeds who were in Mar
rays place at the time. Thomas is not ex-
pected to recover. The shooting was the
result of a drunken quarrel.
1t is stated positively that the Canadian
government will go on with the Sault Ste.
Marie canal. 1t was reported some time
ago that the commissioners to Washington
would ask for guarantee from the Amer
lean government for the perpetuity OF the
Michigan canal, but the members OF the
government deny this aud state that the
work will actually be commence this
wear.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
The Burlington and Northern Engi-
neerS Strike.

Late on the evening OF the 9th, General
Manager Hastings, OF the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Northern. was notified that the
Brotherhood engineers who were running
on that road would leave their engines at
10 o'clock next day. The Brotherhood
engineers LETT their engines as soon after
10 O'Clock as they reached the end OF their
runs. and by O'Clock there was not a
Brotherhood Engineer in the charge Of a
Burlington & Northern Engine. The ex-
citement among the members OF the Broth
erhood was intense all day long. Like the
politicians of the state they made the
Merchants hotel, st. Paul. their headquar-
ters, and the lobby was filled with engi
neers and tiremen all day long. The men
seemed in the best OF spirits, and looked
upon the strike on the Northern as legit-
innate outcome OF the 20" strike.
As each train on the Burlington road pull
ed out from the Union depot shouts OF de-
rision went up from the crowd gathered to
see it start, but no open violence was at
tempted.
About five hundred engineers gathered at
their hall in the evening. The Burlington
men all seemed to be in good spirits.
Though men from every line in the North
west were present, no talk OF a walk out
on any other read was heard, and unless
the railroad officials try to compel their
engineers to handle "Q'' cars there will be
no tie-up on the other roads.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15

stained. 4la cents, and 80 per cent ad
valorem. Cotton exceeding 200 threads, not
bleached, 312 cents; bleached. 412 cents;
dyed. 5l2 cents, ana 35 per cent ad valorem.
In fax, hemp, jute oilcloths. bags, the
changes, While not great, are generally
reductions. Clothing and combing wools
are unchanged. Carpets and other
woods three cents. Ring waste. thread
waste. yarn waste, top waste and
dutiable ut 80 cents per pound, which is a
new provision. Woolen cloths, shawls, etc .,
are classified as are silks, women and chill
dren's dress goods, bunting and lasting.
Carpets are generally unchanged. Pa
per hangings, writing and drawing pa
pers, 20 per cent ad valorem; print
ing paper. 112 cents per pound. Furs,
dressed but manufactured. 20 per cent ad
valOrem; gloves kid or goaG. from S4 to So
per dozen; gloves or other dressed leather
and known as glace finish, from So to 81 per
to 81 per dozen; fur-trimmed or lined, ST.
additional; pique sewed, SO cents additional;
embroidered so cents Gun powder valued
at 20 cents per pound, 8 cents; above, 8 cenus.
Matches, 10 cents per gross for boxes
containing not more than 100 matches;
and when otherwise imported, one
cent per ZOO matches. Pipes and smokers
articles not enumerated, go per cent ad va
lorem; common clay pipes, 25 per cent
Sections prohibit the importation of obscene
books, pictures or images, or of instruments
prohibits the importation of neat cattle or
neat cattle hides from countries where con-
tagion exists; the importation of opium con-
tanning less than 8 per centum of morphia
of opium, prepared for smoking, is prohib.
tied.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
The Great Sioux Reservation.

The bill opening up the Great Sioux Res
ervation in South Dakota has passed the
House with several amendments granting
privileges to railroads. The passage OF the
bill was backed by all members from Min
nesota, Delegate Clifford, ex-Delegate
Frank Pettigrew, o. B. Thomas OF Wis
consin and other friends of Dakota. The
first change made in the bill was one pro-
posed by the committee, which changed
somewhat the boundary OF the proposed
Rosebud reservation, carrying the line
through the Missouri river.
Mr.. Holman said: The distance across
the reservation was about so miles and
if within the two years the roads should
build 100 miles and fail to complete the
other fifty it would forfeit its right OF way
for the whole distance, station houses and
everything that it had completed.
One of the principal purposes
OF the opening of this reser vation
was to get railroad communica-
tion between the eastern portion OF the
territory and fuel fields OF the Black Hills
and they ought to encourage the roads in
every way possible, especially as they were
paying their money for every foot OF
ground they took.
The amendment providing for the sub
mission OF the question to the entire Sioux
nation was agreed to.
This bill opens up valuable land in Da-
kota, and the people in the southern part
OF the state especially are very jubilant.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
In a New carl,.

The Boston Times has this version
of q not altogether unheard-of story:
A young man, living on Beacon street,
desired to.send a present last Christ
mas to a young lady living on Marl-
borough street. Mr.. Y.'s pocket book
wouldnot stand a very heavy demand,
however. While going the rounds in
search OF an appreciative gift he hap.
pened to be in one of the leading jewell
ry and bric-a-brac stores, on Wash
ington street, when valuable vase
was accidently broken. "How much
was that vase WORTH" he asked.
Before it was broken the price WAS
$780," was the reply. "What is it
worth now?" "Why, not much of
anything; it cannot be mended."
"Well, I'll give you $3.50 for it,"
"All right" "Now please place the
pieces together as nearly right as pos
sible, pack it up, and send it with this
card to Miss T., No,-Marlborough
street." The young man departed in
great elation; an elegant vase at so
slight q costl Soon after Christmas
he called upon MissZ., presumably all
ready to be surprised and gTieved at
the accident she would tell him had
betallen his choice gift. "How did
you like my PRESENT." he casually ask
ed In the course ofconversation. "Oh,
Mr.. Y, we've had such a laugh over
it! There was q slip inclosed, upon
which the memorandum was written:
One broken vase, $780,"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
The Fisheries.

Communications have been passing be.
tweenOttawa and Washington relative to
the publication OF Csnadas proposal for a
settlement OF the fisheries dispute on a
trade basis and the American answer
thereto. The Canadian proposal is as fol-
lows:
That with q view OF removing all the
causes OF difference in connection with the
fisheries, it is proposed by her majesty's
plenipotentiaries that the fishermen OF
both countries shall have all privileges en-
loyed during the existence OF the fishery
articles OF treaty of Washington, in con-
sideration OF q mutual arrangement pro-
viding for greater freedom OF commercial
intercourse between the United States and
Canada and Newfoundland.
The American reply is as follows:
While continuing their proposal hereto
fore submitted on the 3Oth ult., and fully
sharing the desire of her Brittanic maj
esty's plenipotentiaries to remove all
causes OF difference in connection with the
fishery. American plenipotentiaries are
constrained, after careful consideration,
to decline to ask from the president, the
auth ority requisite to consider the
proposal conveyed to them on the
Sd instant as q means to the desired
end, because the greater freedom of
commercial intercourse, SO proposed.
would necessitate en- adjustment Of the
present tariff OF the United States by con-
gressional action. which adjustment the
American plenipotentiaries consider to be
manifestly impracticable OF accomplish.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
The Record of Casualties.

at Deer Lodge, Mont, freight train
backed on to and killed a man named
John Ganley. He was a bachelor, aged
fifty years, and was and old timer in this
territory. He had S21o. S5 in gold and
silver on his person.
Rush university for colored students
OF bo tn sexes was burned at Holly Springs,
Miss. The building cost $4,000. 1t was
insure The fine library and other school
property, also the effects OF the students,
were destroyed and were not insured.
A man named Batchelor was blown up
by giant powder at Maiden, Mont, recent
~. Only a small part OF his scalp and
face were found against the inside wall OF
the cabin. The supposition is that he
committed suicide on account OF loss at
cards.
Thomas Gay, an old empl oye OF the
Comet, Mont, mine pr roperty, was recently
killed. He was standing in 100 feet lev
ell, taking down the shaft, when the cage
came down, cutting his head off from the
mouth. The beheading was as clean as
though done by guillotine.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
RESUME OF the NEWS.
Washington News Items.

The senate committee on finance ordered
favorable report on the house bill to
provide for the purchase OF United States
bonds by the secretary OF the treasury
The bill secured a stronger vote than was
expected. There was some republican op-
. position, but not enough to defeat the
measure. The fact that it has secured q
favorab BILE report is u pretty certain indica-
tion that it will pass the senate.
The new Chine Sc treaty will be signed
within few days by Secretary Bayard
and the Chinese minister. ltcontains very
rigid provisions against the Importation
of Chinese laborers. The treaty will be
sent to the senate, and it Will probably
meet with strong opposition from the Pa
cifc coast senators on the ground OF the
privilege 1t accords to the Chinese who
have accumulated 81. 900 worth OF prop
erty. The Pacific coast people says that
any OF the Chin ese would swear to the
ownership OF 81, 600, or any other sum,
as a means OF importing more OF their
race.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
An Assured Fact.

R. J. Wymess, agent and manager OF the
Land and River Improvement Company of
West Superior, has returned from a trip
to Florida. He stated that the contem.
plated iron and steel works at West SUI
peri or was now an assured fact, and the
work would be started at an early day.
The works will be located in sesti on
21, township 40, and near tho bay
shore. The first work will be the
erection of a foundry, which will be
completed about the middle of summer,
so that the company will be able to make
its own casting works. Mr.. Wymess
says it will consist OF complete
iron and steel plant. with q
capacity of 10000 tons a year, and
will employ, when fully completed, 1900
men. The capital stock will be So, 900, 900.
OF this, it is said, the Land and Improve
ment company will subscribe $500. 900.
The organization will be finished in about
two weeks. The company will probably
be incorporated under the laws OF Mime
sofa, in which Case the Offices will be at
Duluth
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-15
Capt. Bogardus Retires.

Capt. A. H. Bogardus OF Elkhart, ILL.,,
champion wing shot OF the world. visited
the Associated press Office recently and
said he will not again compete Tor the
championship honors. Advancing years
and domestic affliction are the moving
causes. For seventeen years the
captain has been champion OF
America, and since 1875 champion OF the
world. It was on May 25, 1871, that he
shot his first match at Fleetwood Park,
New York. Since then he has twice visited
England. In sixteen matches shot there
he was successful in all but one, and this
defeat was owing to an injurious charge OF
powder at critical juncture. He says in
the future championship matches must be
made by younger men.