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Huntsville gazette., 1888-08-11
DR.. JOHN A. BROOKS LETTER.

Dr. John A. Brooks, in his letter. after
acknowledging the honor conferred upon
him, denonnces monopolies and trusts
and says that trusts are against whole
some revision Of the tariff" He then
says:
Party issues are now before the people as
formulated by the final authorities in sHch
cases-the three great National Conventions.
Senators end Representatives may conclude
thet their party conventions have made great
blunders in their offlcial utterances, and may
seek to modify the same bv Congressional ac-
tion, but the country will hold each party to its
platform; that the solution proposed by the
Prohibition party is the wisest Of the three
do not hesitate to declare.
We must avoid an ever-increasing surplus in
the treasury and all unnecessary taxation
must be lifted from the shoulders Of the peo-
pie. The surplus is a perpetual menace, not
only to the business of the country, but to the
public morals as well. The question of the
propr.pty Of removing the tax from whisky
must depend altogether Upon the purpose in
tended to be accomplished by such removal.
Upon the principle that 1t is public enemy
legislatures have placed it under bonds and
penalties, and courts have declared it public
nuisance. The tariff itself, conscious of its own
infamy, pleads its right to existence upon the
ground of its recognition by the Government
and the revenues it pays into the public treas
ury. Conscious that this is its last defence it
intrenches itself behind Federal and State
taxation, Strike down this defence and an
outraged public would not long suffer it's con-
tinudnce.
Two political parties demand in their plat
forms the abrogation of the Federal tax. But
upon what ground do they base their actions? !?
The Prohibition party would strike off the
tax that it may the sooner destroy the traffic.
1t would not have the Government to be CO.
partner in profits wrung from the vices Of its
citizens The purpose of the Repub-
lican party in the repeal of the tax
is to reduce the revenues that they
may not have ito surrender any part of our
protective system Indeed the proposed
remedy is not to be applied until this theory
Of protection is tested to the point Of prohibi
tion upon all foreign products such as are
produced by our own people. Then If there
shall remain surplus, rather than touch the
protective system, they will take this traffic
out of prison and bonds and turn it
loose upon helpless public to corrupt,
degrade and destroy society. The Prohibition
lists would take this arch criminal out prison to
hang him, the Republicans to set him at liberty.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-08-11
THE HERO SLEEPS.
General Phillip Fl. Sheridan An
swers the Final Muater.
The Ideal Soldier. the -fodel Husband and
Father and the ride of His Conn
rades Is ~ >'NIore-Sketch OF
lis Life and Services.

NoN,uTT, Mass, Aug. 5.-General
She ridan died at 1920 p. m. There b1gan
- be signs of heart failure at nalfAnast
nine O'Clock, previous to which there had
been no unfavorable Indications. The
General had been somewhat restless on
account Of the heat, lJut seemed general
ly bright and cheerful to-day. His voice
was strong; lie took full nourishment
and slept occasionally, as usual. The
doctors and the family were in hopeful
splrt.s. Mrs. Sheridan and the doctors
Wf.nt to the hotel for supper at seven
O'Clock, al on returning the usual prep
arations for the night were made.
Colonel Sheridan said "Good night" to
his brother about twenty minutes past
nine O'Clock and went to the hetei.
No apprehension was felt when the ba d
symptoms appeared, Doctors Matthews
and O'Reillv applied the remedies which
had been effective in former attacks, but
they now had no effect, and the General
gradually sank into complete uncon-
scjousness, ending in the quiet cess a ton
Of life at 1920 p. m.
Mrs. Sheridan, the sisters Urban and
Justinian aad the body servant Klein.
were present during the Generals last
moments.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Ph'Ap Henry Sheridan was oorn March 6
lNS me biographies published al General
Sheridan have given Somerset, Perry County
q the distinction of 'seine General Sheridan
oiI'hpIaee' out reee. e.ntu, when the matte. came
ln,o PUBIC hotle. by reason Of n statement at
Hlouteu TO 4elative that General Sheridan
was ooIH III ireland, and hence was ineligibl.
y m iii III >sidency General Sheridan stated til a
Ii.. 3 was DORA in Albany n. Y. A mistake as t.
II INT hpiacc made IN the record at the time
his admission to the West Point Academ,
lea to the inaccuracies in biographical
sketches. His parents, who were Irish
upon coming TO this country first settled I,
Albany and then removed to Ohio
At the age OF twelve young Sheridan had X
20 70 work. He found employment in hard
ware store in Somerset, kept by John Talbot
with whom he remained for four months. Fl,
then obtained place as clerk in dry good.
store, and remained at that employment unit
lai'. He seemed pretty well satisfied viii
mercantile pursuits unit he read one day of {
vacancy at West Poire which half the fathers
OF the district were begging General Ritchie
inc Congressman, TO fill with theil
Huntsville gazette., 1888-08-11
IN THE FIELD.
The Prohibition National Candi-
dates Formally Accept.
Letters of General Clinton b. Fiske; Nom
1nee for President, and DIR: John
A. Brooks, Nominee for
NicePresident.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The Prohibition Ma
tional Committee to-day made public the
letters Of acceptance Of General Clinton
3. F'iske, Of New Jersey. and Hon. John
4. Brooks, of Missouri the candidates of
That party for the offices Of President and
Vice-President of the United States re-
spectively. They read as follows.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
CAMP CASTLE.

Excitement Reigning in the Camp Castle
Mining Region in Montana Claim
Jumpers Bounced.
HELENA, Mont, Sept 1.-THE mining
camp Of Castle is the scene Of great ex-
citement. Mining ground is being bought
at ten times the prices asked week ago.
Mr.. Woods, who represents heavy syn
dicate Of Colorado capitalists, has bonded
the Alta mine for $50, 900 and is purchas-
ing several unde veloped claims at round
figures. He claims that the ore at
certain depth hes fiat in blanket leads
and on this theory has purchased some
claims when there was not pound of ore
in sight.
An expert Of the Hauser & Holley syn
dicate, Of Helena has bonded the Alice
mine for a large amount To add to the
excitement a rich strike was re-
Gently made in an extension of the Cum
berland. This was as promptly jumped
by some outsiders. The company COM
peeled the jumpers to retire by force. 1t
is reported that soma shooting occurred
in this connection. Greater develop
ments may be expected in few days.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS

| AUGUSTA, GA, sent $4,000 to the yellow
| fever sufferers at Jacksonville, Fla, on
| the Goth.
| AN official statement OF the result OF the
State election in Arkansas shows the
leverage majority of the Democratic can
didates to be 1855 The total number of
votes cast was 1873, ,452.
| TED BATHS and John Gressam, two
moonshiners, were killed in Clark county,
Ark, on the 10Th, by two deputy United
States Marshals.
| JOINT RESOLUTION passed the Senate
on the 18th appropriating 100000 to be
used to alleviate the sufferings in the yell
low fever districts, the money to be used in
the purchase of the necesspries of life.
BILL was introduced in the House on
the 18th Offering reward OF SlO0,Oo0 to any
person who will discover the true cause or
germ Of yellow fever, with any certain
means Of etfecting its prevention.
| VIM. LEGG, prominent farmer OF Pu-
laski county, Ark, while feeding gin on
the 18th, was drawn into it by the saws
and his right arm torn literally into
shreds.
| ONE HUNDRED AND FlFrY-sIx new cases
Of fever were reported at Jacksonville,
Fla, on the 18th. Total cases to date, 1903;
| total deaths, 153.
PADUcAH, KY, was visited by very
destructive fire on the 17th. Loss 5000, 900;
| insurance $4,000.
| TWENTY -FOUR Swedish maidens, rang
ing in age from 10 to %, arrived at Castle
Garden on the 17th. 1t was learned that
\ ntryy n6n
| tracts to marry.
A DECIDED movement is now on foot to
erect cotton bagging factory at Jackson
Miss. The Farmers Alliance are the prin-
ciapl movers IN the enterprise.
SUPERsTITIoUs Indians, near Los An
peles. Cal. burned a young Indian woman
at the stake few days ago. She was
charged with practicing witchcraft.
WHILE Walker Langham was riding
over the bridge across Turkey creek, five
miles from Coffeeville, Miss, on the 18th,
it suddenly gave way, and carrying horse
and rider with it, fell with a crash into the
water below. Strange to say both man
and horse soon rose to the surface and
swan a shore, with only few bruises,
| from which they will recover
SINCE January ,2,42S miles of railroads
| IN the United States have been placed IN
the hands Of receivers, with a stock and
bonded debt Of S153, ,650, 600, against +2S miles
| in the corresponding period Of 1887, such
roads having stock and bonded debt OF
S2s, ,201, 900.
IT seems to be settled fact now that the
| louisville & Nashville will build to Tusca-
loosa. Ala, and possibly 10 Meridian,
Miss, by way Of Birmingham, within the
next twelve month.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAt.

A hotel keeper Of Rhode Island,
who is an Englishman by birth. has
paid seven thousand dollars for copy
of the famous painting which shows
Lord Nelson dying on the deck OF his
flag ship at the battle Of Trafalgar. II
adorns the lobby Of his hotel.
One of the finest collections Of but
serfies III tne world has been made By
a member of the New York Stock Ex-
change. 1t contains one hundred
thousand specimens, and has cost
twenty years in time and $S5. 900 In
money. Livingstone, Stanley, Schwat-
ka, and other explorers have contri-
buted to it.
Thomas J. Mayall, recently de-
ceased, started as a poor boy. He in
vented the first rubber belt, the first
cylinder printing machine for wall
paper printing and also for eluing,
displacing the former mode of printing
from independent blocks; invented
rubber cement and satin-finished pa
per; helped Charles Goodyear in the
invention of vulcanized rubber, and
also produced a number Of other in
ventions in revolvers, guns, rifles,
steam apparatus for loading and firing
artillery, ammunition, coffee-hulling
machines, self-acting draw bridges and
railway switches.
A Milwaukee clergyman, who has
a reputation for brilliancy, generosity
and getting into debt, and who was
lately reported as being in financial
straits, was waited on a few days ago
by wealthy parishioner, who asked
him to figure out the amount of money
it would take to free him from debt.
The clergyman replied that it would
take nearly $4,000. whereupon the
gentleman responded: "Well, your
sermons have been worth that much
to me above my pew rent and church
contributions. Please accept this
And he handed the clergyman a check
for the sum named.
The Earl of Buckinghamshire, who,
by the way, must not be cOnfounded
with the Duke of Buckingham, was a
fifteen-dollar month farm laborer in
this country some seven years ago. He
was then Lord Hobart, and SO abso-
lutely impecunious that he preferred
to sink his rank and seek his living in
this country to living in genteel pow
erty in his own. He is lineal de-
scendant Of the English patriot John
Hampden, and on succeeding to the
title advertised the family estate for
sale. His recent marriage, however.
with a very wealthy girl has COM
pletely restored the fortunes of his
house.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
A CHURCH STIRRED UP.

q methodist Minister in Kenturky
Snurch Charged with kissing One of His
houhs and Pretty Parishoners-He A..
serts rhat Both Opportunity and InclI
nation were Lacking-A Division of Opip
ion.
LlVERMoRE, Ky, Sept. 17-For several
DAYS past socigty, especially in church
circles or this t&ty, has been in q high
state OF excitement over a sensation in
Whlcn Rev. Charles w. Hall. a minister
OF the Methodist Church, and a Miss Nav,
young lady member Of the same con-
gregaton, figures as the principal parties
The cause of the affair was charges made
by MISS May to the effect that Rev.
CHARLES Hall forcibly Rugged and kissed
her. The feeling was heightened by the
1act that the friends of the young lady
were not content to let the minister off
without the exposure consequent upon a
nearing OF the matter before the District
conference, which met here yesterday.
The trial of the minister was held Sat-
urday afternoon. The Presiding Elder.
eighteen membe.s Of the conference and
the fair plaintiff and the defendant were
the only ones present. Outsiders were
excluded with the utmost care.
MISS May was put upon the stand. Her
story, straightforward, modest and frank,
was TO the effect that Mr.. Hall had on one
occasion kissed her sister without the lat
ter's consent, while she and her mother
were watching. Being unprotected they
could do nothing, the reverend gentle
man insisting that he meant no harm
The facts in her own affairs are these:
When they happened alone together
with nobody near or looking, he had
seized the delightful opportunity and
gathered her in his arms and at the same
time popped burning kiss squarely
down upon her lips. Being incensed
beyond measure, she spurned him
from her, at the same instant letting fly
her dainty fist upon his nose with all the
force in her. He recovered himself and
left, beseeching her, before he left her, to
say nothing Of the matter, as he meant no
harm by it
During her examination in which the
facts above set forth were brought out,
she was asked il the preacher had made
any unbecoming proposals to her. She
replied with vigor that he had not or he
would have Jared much worse She was
only too well satisfied, however, that his
intentions We're evil, and hence she had
resorted to the course she had pursued.
MIR. Hall, when put upon the stand in
his own behalf, utterly and vigorously
denied that he had ever kissed the young
lady, or had thought Of doing so. The op-
portunity had been lacking, and the in
clination beside was wholly wanting.
There We're, of course, no other wit
nesses TO It's specific charge, and after the
argument Cl counsel the conference sat
upon the case. The division upon the
final could not be learned, but there was
enough who believed the preachers story
as that against the girl to acquit him,
Hall has wife and several children,
the oldest Of whom is nearly full grown.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
THE GALENA'S RETURN.

Captain Chester Says Affairs i'll Hayti
Have Improved Since President Solomon
Left the Island.
NEW York, Sept. 1.-THE United States
corvette Galena. Captain Colby NJ. Ches-
ter, which arrived in the lower bay late
Saturday, was moored at her anchorage
in the North river, off West Twenty third
street, yesterday morning. She had just
returned from a trip to Port Au Prince,
whittier she was ordered month since to
look after the interests Of the American
citizens and afford them such protection
and assistance us they required during
the revolution which had broken out on
the island, and which had driven Presi"
dent Solomon from the capital. Captain
Chester has made an official report to the
Navy Department Of his recent expedi
ton, which was forwarded to Secretary
Of the Navy Whitney yesterday He
found that after President Solomo on had
left the island perfect quiet had been re-
stored and the political affairs OF the
country were in much better condition
than under the ex-President's govern
rnent.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Omaha councilman (traveling ia
Europe): whats them bluffs?" Ma
tive: "Those, sir, are the Alps"
"Humph! They need grading badly
Physician Completing examina-
tion)-"My diagnosis causes me great
uneasiness, sir. 1t is extremely"
Selfish patient (interrupting) 80, con-
found your diagnosis! How is my
r?"-Ii7ne.
Major Smith, Colonel Jones, can
you tell me where General Robinson
got his military title?" Colonel Jones
Certainly, sir. He was general ticket
agent at Kalamazoo, Mich, for six
years "-Puck.
-"You should be baseball player"
said the beetle to the spider. "Why
so?'' inquired the latter. You're SO
good at catching flies" True, but
I'd fall victim to the fowls" And he
went behind the bat.-Lite.
Tourist Ito boy fshing) How
many fish have you caught, my man?"
Boy-"Oh, I couldn't count 'emr'
Tourist-"Why, you haven't caught
any, you little vagabondr' Boy
That's why I can't count m."-Er-
change.
Mr.. Levy (who had just sold q
suit Of clothes to a countryman)-I tole
you, Repecca, dot vas a goot idea to
gif a sthanding collar NIT effery suit Of
clothes. Dey can't look down und see
'em shrink up all de vile. ."-TenGs
Siftings.
81 understand that Colonel Blear
is very wealthy" ''Well, he's worth
about $1,000 How did he make
it?" He made it out Of coal oil" "In-
deedr' Eyes; his wife lit the fire with
kerosene, and he got all her money!
Lincoln Journal.
Friend Ito st. Louis citizen)-
what did you think Of Hamlet" last
night?n st. Louis citizen-"Im "Immensel
If that feller Shakespeare kin write
few more plays like that and let's
whisky alone he'll make money hand
over fst."-Epoch.
The man who has a brand new
typewriter and leisure and lots of linen
wove manuscript paper can not help
feeling that he has it in his power to
make big literary reputation for
himself if he can only think Of some
thing to say.-Jour'sal Of Education.
-''Hc-g is it, my dear" said hus-
band to his wife, that while you and
your sister Ellen are 90 much alike IL
some respects, you are married and she
prefers to remain singleP Surely she
has had offers enough Yes, love,
but Ellen was always more difficult TO
please than I'm Y. Sun.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
SPEAKER CARLISLE arrived in Cincin.

o1AAhHh OARLISLE arrived in CtnCin-
natl on the 17th, on his way to attend the
Sixth Kentucky District Congressional
convention at Covington, on the 18th. He
was met by the Democratic clubs Of C,n-
clnnati, Newport and Covington, and es-
corted to the Grand Hotel.
JUDGE THURMAN will 60 to Was hin gton
october 1st and will speak in Brooklyn
during his stay in the st.
WHILE walking with his betrothed at
canton, O., on the 18th, George McCurdy
cropped dead from sudden hemorrhage
or the lungs. The young lady fell across
his body in dead faint and was resus-
c1tated with difficulty. Her condition is
very precarious.
1T was stated, on the 17th, that Colonel
Dan Lamont will resign the position of
private secretary to President Cleveland,
whether the President is reelected or
not.
CAPTAIN VAN GELE, who has recently
returned from the Congo country to Bel
GUM, claims to be the "White Pasha" of
the Bahr- ell Ghazel province. His de-
scrlptlon answers we'll to that of the
strange parsonage described by the ma.
tiVes.
A RIFLE in the hands of Andrew J.
CLARK, OF Washington, was discharged,
on the 10th, the bullet striking a nine
year-old colored boy standing on the
street, and killing him instantly. Clark
said he did not know the gun was loaded.
FIFTY Germans were expelled from
France, on the I7th, on suspicion of their
being spies.
ALBERT REIss, proprietor Of a large
cotton printing mill at Liesigg, Austria,
foil lad +hn 1sol~
100000 forms. All Of the Vienna banks
are involved
THE New York State Labor conference
opened IL Harmony Hall, Troy, on the
17th.
THE House committee Investigating the
charges against Representative Stahl-
necker decided, on the 18th, that the
scope of their inquiry did not permit
them to look into the quality Of the ma
terial recommended to the Government
architect, but only whether he used un-
due influence to secure the acceptance Of
the material
MAJOR VIM WARNER, the newly e Iect-
ed commander-in-ch chief of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, returned to his
duties at Washington, as a Representa-
tive from Missouri, on the 17th.
THERE is boom in mining claims at
Camp Castle, Mont. Prices Of ground
advanced one thousand per cent. in a
week.
THOS. H. CARTER was nominated as
delegate to Congress by the Re publicans
Of Montana Territory, at Helena, on the
17th.
tn motion 70 reconsider the vote by
which the Chinese Exclusion bill was
passed was defeated in the Senate, on the
1Tth, 20 to q.
ABOUT one hundred guests sat down to
the banquet rendered to the Triennial
Congress Of American Physicians and
Surgeons in Washington on the 18th.
MICHAEL HUsSEY was arraigned in
Brooklyn, on the 18th, on the charge of
numbering Edward Barry, who was found,
mangled and unconscious, oni the track
Of the Bath Beach & West End railway.
His examination was set forthe 9th.
THE German press as body approves
of the new infantry regulations initiated
by the late Emperor Frederick.
Huntsville gazette., 1888-09-22
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FEARFUL CALAMITY.
Four Children Burned to Death as the Re
suit of an Effort to Start a Fire With

Four Children Burned to Death as the Re
suit of Effort to Start a Fire With
Coal Oil.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept 17.-News Of
terrible catastrophe at Devin station,
twenty-five miles south Of here, just
reached this city. Saturday afternoon
Callie, the fourteen-year daughter OF
Byrd Smith. was sent by her mother to
start a fire in the cooking stove. The girl
poured oil over the Goals of fire and the
kerosene can exploded, scattering 9
the burning oil over the girl and
her two sisters. Della and Dozia, and her
baby brother all Of whom were standing
around the stove watching her. The
mother, hearing the screams Of the chill
dren, ran into the kitchen, and found her
four children in flames. ID her frantic
effort to save her children she was terri
bly, burned about the arms and face. The
children all died Of their injuries in a
few hours. Their father was away FROM
home at the time Of the accident.