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Ths Young Man Went to:Juii.

Special DlRplicN 10 nc IhleIII0tllreF.
PolNr PLEASANT, W. VA, Dec. co.
John Rose, colored boy OF this place,
accidentally got his hand into a stran-
gers pocket who was guest at the no.
tel where the coiored boy worked, and
removed therefrom S25. The stranger
missed his money in the morning and
had the boy arrested, and part OF the
money was found on his person. Young
Rose is now in jail.
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LUzRRSE, Dec. 2O.-Mr. Gladstone ar
rived here to-day on his way to Naples.
His appearance indicated that his Jour
ney had fntigued him. The students Of
Naples are preparing to give him
grand ovation,
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New York, Dec. 2O.-Mr. D. o. Mills
some time ago contributed to Bellevue
Hospital money for the endowment Of a
training school for male nurses. There
is no other school OF the kind in Ameri.
ca. Ample arrangements have been
made for the instruction OF young men
in the care of the sick. The school has
opened with twelve young men as stu.
dents, who will be taught by eight
young women who graduated from the
female school Of nurses founded by Mrs.
Aatnr
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President Legitime continues in power
and majority OF the people recognize
his authority. The paciiication OF the
country is considered ut hand.
Neither the Yantic nor Galena, the
United States war ships that sailed Il
short time ago from New York, has yet
arrived.
Public opinion supports tine Govern.
ment in the matter Of the capture Of the
steamer Haytiau Republic. Her seizure
is regarded us an eminently legal act. II
is held that she was endeavoring to run
the blockade when overhauled aud
made prize by the IIaytian man of war.
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NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 2O.-A special to
the Picayume from Wahalak says: Run
ners came in about noon to-day from
White House bringing report from
the other band OF searchers. They rode
hard all day and covered their territory
well, but failed to find any of the negroes
for whom they were hunting,
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 2O.-Last night
two passenger trains collided on the
Minneapolis & st. Louis tracks under
the First street bridge. The Chicago
express ran into the DesMoines express,
and Engineer Maher was crushed and
scaIded TO death in his cab. Engineer
rupper aud Express Messenger Robert
Moore were bgdly cut and bruised.
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suAkm, Dec. 20. : osman Digna's
nephew and twelve Dervishes have been
captured. All are wounded.
Serious complaints are made concern.
ing the quality Of the sabres and revol-
vers furnished to the troops. Several
cavalrymen returned with broken sabres,
and in many instances their revolvers
became clogged and were rendered'use-
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THREE PERSONS BURNED
In n Fire Three N ie. from Huntington.
A Lamp ExpI0drs.

HUNTINGTON, W. VA, Dec. 2O.-The
house of Martin Regina, three niles north
Of here was burned to the ground Tues.
day night, and Regnas two children and
aged mother were burned to death. A
lamp exploded in the room where the
children and grandmother were sleep
ing, and Regina and his wife were unable
to rescue them, having narrow escape
for their own lives.
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M U'DIIIE % lIt Mfelll1eHetr. =
rl.E EHbrRG, W. Va, Dec. 20.-
The ,,oi. .oapai this evening says the
information that Col. ]. +. Russell made
,bo An .ci statement concerning Gov.
E,.s,n and the militia was absolutely
r,lmblr and direct from Russell's own
home. Russell should rise and explain.
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GENERAL NANRISOy'S VISITORS.
Several of the Loyal Legion Call-Ex-Prcs.
ident Hayes Pointers.

Several of the Loyal Legion Call-Ex-Prcs.
idont Hayes Pointers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20.-General Har-
rison's visitors to-day we're not nearly
SO numerous us yesterday. Quite II
number OF the Western veterans who
attended the Loyal Legion banquet re-
mained over the day and were among
the Prcsident.elect's callers.
About 10 o'clock Ex-President Hayes,
with his son, drove out to General iiar-
rison's. When General Hayes called
with the members OF the Loyal Legion
Yesterday, General Harrison expressed
n desire 10 see him alone, and an ap-
pointment was made for this morning.
1t is supposed that the main purpose OF
the conference was to obtain from the
ex-President some information acquired
in his experience us Chief Magistrate. IL
is believed by some politicians that
General Hayes will be offered n mission
abroad by the new President.
During the brief conference the other
day with Gen. Britain, Chairman OF the
Inaugural Committee, it is learned that
the President.efect made but one re-
quest, and that was the survivors OF his
old regiment, the Seventeenth Indiana,
should constitute his escort at WASH
ington.
The subcommittee appointed by the
Republican State Committee to make ar
rangements for the visit OF Indiana peo-
pie to attend the Inauguration, held its
first meeting tonight ut the New Deni-
sou. Chairman Huston presided. The
question OF railroad rates was thorough
" discussed and it was decided to ask
the roads for lower rate than ever pre-
viously made to Washington and return.
In the event OF Obtaining such rate,
the committee believe that more than
10000 persons will so down to Wash.
ington TO see their distinguished coun-
tryman inaugurated
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an EnrIr Llherntrt in nos.on.

BosroS, Dec. 9O.--ThomOs +. Nc
Guincss, of II Elm street, has in his
possession fine specimen ofthe Ameri-
can eagle, and being Of the true Ameri-
can type he is possessed Of n patriotic
feeling such us prompts him to set ut
liberty the emblem OF Americas tree-
dom, and he resolved to do 80 AT . O'Clock
to-day from the State House.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2O.-About noon
to-day while Mrs. staff, colored woman,
was away from home, the house caught
fire and her two children, aged three and
five years, were burned to death before
assistance could be rendered. The house
was situated in the outskirts OF the city
and was completely DESTROYED.
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No AceoualInE fer T...ls..

VW'dD0 IHVeT UctaR,
The Canadian government organs look
upon Congressman Butterwotth's nso.
luton as an insult to Canada. It's the
same KIND ot an insult as the invitation
10 a Dareiooied boy to come in out Of the
snow and take a seat by the fire, but 4
Canada don't like the house she can re.
main where she is and shiyer.
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Special Dispdteh tOthe MtttlfgeHcer.
PARKERsBuRG, Dec. 2O.-John WHEEL
don, an employe at Kinks saw mill, fell
on the cutoff saw to-day, striking his
forehead on the saw. A cash three
inches long was cut. above his eyes near
ly through the skull, making u very Sc.
rious wound. He was taken tIome, and
nav. recover.
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NEW YoRx, Dec. 2O.-The reports that
have been current for some time in re-
gard to the reduction OF the Rock Island
dividend proved well founded to-day,
when the treasurer Of the company an::
nounced that only one per cent would
he paid to the stockholders for the cur
cant nunrtpF
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CoLuumus, o., Dec. 2O.-'The evidence
in the Allen o. Myers tally sheet case
was concluded to-day and the argument
began. Seven hours have been allowed
for the speeches on either side. Judge
Nash completed his argument for the
State this evening. a decision is ex-
pCctcd Saturday.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Dr Nemon"
sauguster, Ambassador OF the Haytein
Insurrectionists to the United States, and
Mr.. Charles A. Jackson, of New York,
his attorney, arrived in the city tonight
and will attempt to interest this Govern
ment in the cause OF the lnsurrectionists.
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 2O.--Samuel
Miller, aged ninety-eight, and Anna
HaEan, aged seventy.one, were married
in jefferson this afternoon. Miller has
twelve children, but does not know
where one OF them is.
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VIII Cnyer ,Inhn I,.,. Msnes.

Bosrox, Dec. 2O-Representativcs OF
the hackers of Jake Kilrain to-day de-
cided to cover John /. Sullivan s deposit
of s., 900 at the New York Clipper office.
1t is understood that the editor Of the
Police Nelrs OF this city will be the final
stakeholder, aud he will give receipt to
Kilrain's hackers for the money.
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WILMINGTON, DEL, Dec. 2O.-In the
case OF William G. Calhoun, convicted
OF rape committed on Catherine Utz,
November l2, Calhoun was sentenced
to-day to be hanged on Friday, March
% next. The condemned man betrayed
no emotion,
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HuRoN, OAK, Dec, 2O.-south Dako-
ia is strongly opposed to the new plan
outlined by Congressman Springer for
its admission. This half Of the Terrific
ry has had a constitution for three years,
aud is ready to enter the Union without
going through the work Of framing
another organic instrument.
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PursDuaan, Dec. 20.-People living
on the border of Washington county
and Moon Township, Allegheny county,
are agitated over an alleged "White
Cap" notice posted last night addressed
to II farmer living near Green Tree,
named William Robinson, who is said
10 have deserted little boy named
Willie Fusion in Pittsburgh OIL Satur.
day night.
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NEW YoRK, Dec. 9O.-Pretty seven
teen.year-old Jennie schelinsky in the
Supreme Court to-day had her marriage
to Abraham Schelinsky annulled. She
was but fifteen when the ceremony was
performed, and claimed she thought ii
was an engagement ceremony,
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A special telegram from Parkersburg,
received last night, says:
w: B. Porsythe, OF Wheeling, was ar
rested last night by Chief OF Police Me-
han for stealing an overcoat from the
Commercial Hotel. He sold the coat
for five dollars n few minutes after steal.
ing it. He had a hearing to-day and
was sent to jail to answer an indictment
before the next grand jury. Captain
Mehan says that Forsythe has Just fin.
i,hed serving a term OF five years in the
penitentiary for similar OGense.
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CANTON, o., Dee. 2O.-White Gaps
have sprung up in this city. A. J.
CaIle, welI.known grocer Of the South
End, has received warning through
the mail, signed "White Caps, Branch
One Hundred" He is ordered to quit
mistreatiug his wife. The warning has
the usual skull and cross.bones in RED
INK. Other parties in the city, it is said,
have received warning.
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KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Dec. 2O.-Charles
Mitchell was to-day sentenced to be
hanged February II for the murder Of a
waiter in low variety theatre several
months ago.
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Nsw YoRK, Dec. 9O.-The Journal says
that George Crouch, who was once on
terms Of intimacy with Jay Gould, is
obout to publish book on "Gould and
Goutdisni," which, the author claims,
will "make Mr.. Gould wish he had
never been born" The book will be
pnblished in England in order to avoid
thelibel laws OF this country, but will
be widely circulated here.
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LATE. NEWS FROM HAYTl.
U. S. War Vessels Have Not Arri'
PENCE mt IInnd.

Peace nt Hand.
Havana, Dec. 20.--News from Hnyti
has been recently a difficult thing to
get, the blockade and the revolution
combining to make communication with
the Island almost impossible. However,
the sub.sea system now established is
working satisfactorily, and bythis means
the following telegram has just been re-
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CHICAGO, Dec. 90-Now that the po-
lice have stopped Mitchell IRON sparring,
Mitchell says he is open to wrestle any
man in Chicago Graeco'Roman style, for
$50 q side.
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METHODIST and Presbyterian Hymnals,
Episcopal Prayer BOUks and Hymnals I;
also United Presbyterian Psalm Books
and Psalters just received by JOHN w.
HElsKELL, % Twelfth street.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2O.-To.
days bond offerings aggregated $4,000,
as follows: Coupon As, $4,000 at 1881
registered As, $1,000 at 1851; $4,000 al
1891
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Ex-senator
Quay returned 10 the eapit0lat . o'clock
this afternoon from his visit to India
nnpolig,
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FoR bargains in Diamonds, Watches,
Fine Jewelry and holiday novelties, call
on W. J. LUKEHs,
Main Street JeWeler,
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PARIS, Dec. 2O-Tho Minister OF Ma
rtne contradicts the report that the
French Government is about to send
several ironclads to Panama to watch
United States vessels OF war there. He
says two unaTmored cruisers will 90 TO
Panama simply us police measure to
looK utter The interests OF the French
woFsmen employed on the canal.
TmE Dress Makers iriend-"Mile-
Endp Spool Cotton.
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A later dispatch from suakim says:
The British lost four men killed and
two wounded duri : n gallant cavalry
charge. The Egyptian and Black reGi.
ments charged the trenches and carried
them brilliantly, losing two men killed
and thirty wounded. The only officers
wounded in in tho attacking force were
two Egyptians. The rebel loss is now
stated 10 have been four hundred.
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A BRILLIANT VICTORY.
The Rebels in Front Of suakim
IngIoriousIy Whipped
AND HUNDREDS ARE KILLED.
The Egyptian and Black Regiments
do Noble worls-Thc War Vessels
Open the Engagement and
the Fighting General.

LONDON, Dec, 2O.-A dispatch from
suakim says: The combined force of
British and Egyptians made an attack
Yesterday upon the rebel position. They
stormed the redoubts and trenches, and
after brilliant engagement, iasing hall
an hour, drove the enemy into the
bush. The rebels are reported to have
lost thousand men killed. The Brit
ish loss was slight. The British are en-
camped in the rebel position. The VIC
tory was complete.
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ZANZIBAR, Dec. 20.-Four more exc
,,,;nps took place here to-day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
The True and Helpful Wife.

Oftentimes I have seen a tall ship
glide by against the tide as if drawn by
some invisible bowline, with hundred
strong arms pulling it Her sails I'M
filled. her streamers dropping. she had
neither side wheel nor stern wheel; still
she moved on stately, in serene tri.
umph as with her own life. But !!
knew that on the other side of the ship.
hidden beneath the great bulk that
swan so majestically. there was lit
tie toilsome steam-tug. with heart OF
fire and arms of iron, that was Juggling
it bravely on; and / knew that if tho
little steam-tug untwined her arm. and
left the ship. it would wallow and roll
about, and drift hither and thithcr,
and go off with the refluent tide, no
man knows whittier. And so l have
known more than one genius. high
decked, full-freighted, idle-sailed. gay
pennoned, that but for the bare, toll
ing arms, and brave, warm-beating
heart of the faithful little wife. that
nestled close to him. so that no wind
or wave could part them, would have
gone down with the stream. and have
been heard of no more.-Uicer Ven.
dell Holmes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
THE EDITOR EXPIRES.

a Feminine Apology Which Caused tn .
Death Of q Good Man.
II have Called" began the lady.
"Ah. yes" said the editor. with a
deep sigh, "in regard to that MS. story
of yours which returned with thanks
last week?"
..Yes. l."
IL KNOW" interrupted the editor.
nervously. ''but you see we are SO
overcrowded with matter at present
that"
But, L"
Exactly. Your story had much to
recommend it. read it with great in
terest. assure you"
u"
with great interest. really; but
regret to say that it did not exactly
meet our requirements You might
send it to"
If l."
mo. don't think it would suit us.
even if You rewrote it. as you were
about to suggest. for"
''But-"
mo, assure you there was no per-
sonal feeling in the matter-not the
slightest"
Il have"
MY dear lady. am aware that you
are the sole support of an aged mother
and an invalid sister--all our feminine
contributors are-but still"
MIR"
Yes. of course. your friends all say
that your story is equal to any thing
that ever appeared in our columns.
and i"
.But, sir"
"You might send us something at
some future time-say in about a year
and half. or two years. Then We"
"HIN you listen to me moment.
sir?'
BEG pardon. ma am"
ii only called to say that. having re-
read the story l sent you. l am con-
WINGED that it is destitute of merit. and
l wish to apologize for having ever sent
it to you"
The editor rose to his feet, uttered a
low. blood-curdling laugh. and hastily
took his departure from a world which
had become too good for him. -E A.
!Stearns. in lid Bits
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not quite 30 spontaneous As would seem;
Bishop Farley had received notice Of the
coming of this man who ruled them in every
sense, and knew full well the seeming
honors he was expected to provide, and how
closely his own and the interests Of his fell
low frauds hinged upon it.
Now and then bitter smile fitted across
tie face Of the pale watcher among the pines.
This trucking was wearisome, and yet 1t
had . certain interest, depth that was in
scrutable, and he watched it The spirit Of
It like q suffocating mist hung through all
these mountain valleys; there below him
passed the willowy figure Of Trean across
the yard, seemingly pressed down by it; it
lay even upon his own wounded chest like
an invisible weight, and he drew q long
breath and made an involuntary movement
Of expulsion.
A smooth wind was moving the balsamic
spires Of the pines to q sea-shell sigh, great
masses Of snow-pure clouds were breaking
open at the zenith, leaving vast blue holes,
and farther westward were raking their
fleece along the craggy heights, while below
them patches Of light slept upon the mount
ain sides like the white sheep of Heaven;
surely it was beautiful world, why should
men fill it with hatefulness!
He fell to studying for time with his
eyes upon the ground, turning man round
and round before him with an eye to those
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
EAc1s NORTH kNowlNe.
All About Yankee Doodle. Uncle Sam and
Brother jonathan.

All About Yankee Doodle. Uncle Sam ana
Brother jonathan.
We use Uncle Sam as facetious
name for the United States; Mr. $.
Grant Ol:phant explains its origin
thus: "Uncle Sam Wilson" was tho
Government inspector Of supplies at
Troy in the war of 1872 Those edi-
bles of which he approved were labeled
U. S. then q new sign for United
States; the workman supposed that
these letters were the initials of ''Uncle
SAM" and the mistake became joke.
and lasting one. So Brother Jona-
than had simple origin: Washing.
ton thought very highly of the judg-
ment of Jonathan Trumbull. the elder.
then Governor Of Connecticut, and
constantly remarked: I'VE must con-
suit Brother Jonathan" The name
soon became regarded as q National
sobriquet Mr. Southwick. in "Quizz-
ism." gives some curious infOrma-
ton about the term Yankee; of
course. we all know that it is the
word English as pronounced by the
American Indians. but we do not all
know that Tin curious book on the
Round Towers of Ireland tho origin
of the term Yankee Doodle was traced
to the Persian phrase Yanki-doohiah.
or inhabitants of the new world. lay
ard, in his book on .Ninevah and Its
Remains also mentions Yanghi-dunia
as the Persian name of America.
The song Yankee Doodle. Mr.. South.
wick tells us. is rs old as Cromwell's
time; it was the protector himself who
..stuck feather in his hat" when GO
ing to Oxford; the bunch of ribbons
which held the feather was macca-
roni. We know that maccaroni was a
cant term for a dandy. that feathers
were worn in the hats of royalists. and
that Oxford was town of the highest
Importance during the civil war. lido
not quite see how round towers, the
Persian language and Old Noll came to
be so intimately connected. even
though. rs Mr. Southwick tells. the
song was first known rs Nankee Doodle.
Americans must not. rs some Of her
sons have done. imagine that the dol
lar-mark 9 stands for U S. the S being
written upon U. For both the dollar
and the sign of it were in use long be-
fore there were any United States.
Both Mr.. Southwick and Mr.. Oliphant
gave the very probable origin indicate
ed by the design on the reverse of the
Spanish dollar-the pillars of Hercules
with scroll round each pillar. the
scrolls, perhaps representing the SER
penis which Hercules strangled while
yet he was n child in his cradle. There
is also another theory that the dollar
mark is form of the figure 8. because in
old times tho dollar was piece of eight
reals. The expression almighty dol
lar was first used used by Washing
ton Irving in his sketch Of ''Creole
Village" 1SS7.--United Presbyterian.