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The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
A saoo. 900 Blaze.

At St. Louis & few minutes after ons o'clock Sunday morning, fierce fire broke out in the building occupied by the Hugh R. Hildreth Printing Co, 407 North Fourth street.
 The upper portion of the building was destroyed rapidly by the flames, which got good start before the fire men arrived. The whole length of the building seemed under the influence oi the flames, the Mermod Jaccard Jewel " Co. and other adjoining stores being in danger.
 Shortly after the arrival of the en- gines the rear wall in the alley between Locust and St. Charles, Fourth street and Broadway fell In.
 Private Watchman Hermann, who turned on the alarm. stated that he could not account for the origin of tho fire. as there was nobody in the build- ing occupied by Herzog and Hildreth. When he discovered 1t there was just little blaze creeping up the elevator shaft, apparently no larger than [ mans arm. In minute it seemed to have reached the topmost story. II had then spread south into the building 409. There had been fire in the cellar during the day, but he supposed it had been carefully banked at the close oi work. The damage done by the fir, is estimated at about S20J,000. Her. zog's place on the first floor of No. 40t and the three floors above occupied by Hugh K. Hildreth were completely gutted. Herzog had fine stock oi fancy goods, and Hildreth's plant was very valuable. The upper floors Of the building No. 409 were also occupied by Hildreth and the two lower ones by the Jaccard art department. The up. per floors were gutted, and tine damag, to the fine stationery and art goods ir Jaccard's was principally by water. Peterson and Sheble had fine stock ol china in the store just north of the ont in which the fire started, and Mira Brady had a millinery store in the sams building.
 The total damage as estimated by Capt.: Evans of the Salvage corps and Insurance Reporter whipple is not faI from S20O. 900.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Tu0Aax.

sKSArE-Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar were the following: To pro- vide for warehousing fruit brandy and for the construction of a bridge across the St. Croix River. Among the bills introduced and referred were the fol- lowing: By MT. Stewart--To estab- fish . United States Land Court and to provide for the settlement of private land claims, also to enfo-ce restriction on Chinese immigration. By Nfr. Mitch- ell-To permit miners and mining com panies to prospect and develop mining portions of any Indian Reservations on certain terms and conditions. Mir Dawes offered e resolution, which was adopted, calling on the Secretary of the Interior for information as to the sale Of the lands of the Omaha Reser- vation. Mir. Riddleberger offered a resolution that the treaty between this Government and that Of Great Britain, now before the senate in exec utive session, be considered in open session, aud asked for an immediate consideration. MT. Edmunds objected and it was laid over under the rule. MT. Mitchell offered resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Commit tee on Commerce to consider the advis- ability of inserting . provision in the river and harbor bill, requiring all work to be done by contract. The res Plumb, instructing the Postoffice Con- mittse to make thorough inquiry into the cause of inefficient msii service, es- peciGlly in the West and South, was taken up for consideration.
 
 HousE.-On motion of MT. Bland of Missouri bill was passed authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at Jefferson City. Mo. Mir. oates of Ala bama, from the Committee on the Ju- dietary. reported bill to regulate the jurisdiction Of United States District Courts in Alabama; House calendar. Mir. Dingley of Maine, from the Com mittee on Banking and Currency, re- ported bill authorizing Secretary of the Treasury to Invest tho lawful mon ey deposited in the Treasury in trust by national banking associations for retirement of their circulating notes. House calendar. Mir. Clardy of Mis- souri, from the Committee on Con- merce, reported back the Reading strike resolution with substitute re- questing the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate the matter. It was made . special order for the next day. Mir. Dockery Of Missouri, from the Committee on Postoffices and Post-roads. reported . bill requiring the land grant railroads to construct and operate independent telegraph lines. House calendar. Mir. Blount of Georgia, from the same committee, re- ported adversely a bill to regulate the rates of postage on second-class matter at letter carrier offices. House calen-
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

city of Washington, and however glad they might be to have 1t built up and dignifisd and adorned. it was not sutii- cientiy a seat of art, ofscienee, or labor, or manufactures, to justify it's selection for q great exposition. For one. there fore, he did not want to be committed to anything that looked in that direc- ton.
 Housr.-Mr. White Of New York, rising to question Of privilege, sent to the clerks desk and had read an ex tract from the Washington News con- tsining a reprint of a Wsshia gton special to the New York Tribune. This special states that "Deaconn White has a private wire. ont end of which is in the corridor of the house and the other end in his business office in New York; that he is constantly sending and receiving messages over this wire, and while occupying a seat in the house knows exactly what is going on in his office. This wire, says the special, costs Mr. White many thous- ands q year, while no one knows how much more the privilege of sitting in the house costs him. MT. White said that as there was in the article some thing which to & hyperasthetic mind might be construed as reflection upon his character as member of the house, he would read especial dispatch which he had sent to the Brooklyn papers. In this dispatch Mir. White denies emphatically that he has a special wire between Washington and New York. He refers to the fact that the Tribune article was copied in sev- eral other papers, notf ply the Courier Journal, which thus gave "a free-trade indorsement to a highly protected lie." Laughter. There was not he slightest foundation for the story outside of the imagination of a sensational paragraph CT. He states that the Tribune of yes. terday published denial Of the story, and expresses the hope that the free trade wing will be as just and see if the whole party combined can over take this lie, which had one weeks start. Laughter Under the call oi states shs following bills and resclu- lions were int-cduced and referred. By MT. Chipman of Michigan: Resolu- tions of the Detroit Board of Trade in favor of postal telegraph. By Mir. CAndler Of Georgia: For refrnding United States 4-per-cent. bonds into l-2 per cent. bonds. By Mir. Landes of Illinois: To protect the consumers of butter by requiring wholesale deal CTS to pay an annual tax of S500 and retail dealers to pay an annual tax oi S1. Also t. repeal the oleomargarine tax. By M Milliken of Maine: A resolution directing the secretary O the treasury to make thorough in vestigation of the so-called trust ir New York city. By MT. Henderson O North Carolina: To divide the surplu! money in the treasury on the lst O July, 1888, among the several state; and territories. to be used in aid O
 common schools; also to repeal the ta' on notes of state banks used as circula l tion.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
PEACE
r,. r.p.r of Blsmsrck's Speech ID .'h'
 Reichstsg.


 Reichstsg.
 The announcement that frince p n.rck would speak on the military olii drew great throng of people 10 .ne p.,chstsx Monday, and long before tne a.x,s business was begun the galleries .-s aIled to repletion. Prince VII liam of Prussia and Prince Leopoiu, son of the late Prince freoeIich Charles. occupied the court box ~nie the diplomatic gallery was cro"ue" with the different foreign. representA- lives and their families.
 Prince Bismarck was enthusias.ir cally greeted on his way to the heien- .,ag Palace by dense crowds, wnicn lined the route along Wilhelm strasse ,o the palace. Prince Bismarck en- .orad inc Reichstag at 25 minutes altei He was received with deaienins cha.rs The House proceeded Witn | .ha first reading of the military loan StII and Prince Bismarck arose to su- dress the House. He said; l s.I do not believe I can add auytning
 true state of the case regaroing to th, I do not address you on thas tne olIi. My object Is to speak ol Ine account. ation of Europe. l may genera sI, s,su1 to referring to what cohnne ., .,'s se s.n,o subject overs year said on lne aa satne haon V. y little changes ago. 1nere nas peei 'e e ed war with since. slnee .heai Since @", then France has elect. ed a peace-loving President a. car ciic disposition has prevailed. st l 1zrhltC that far as France is concerned the pros nect has become more peaceful. Re- | eardinp Russia also, l am or no other oninion than when said that we have to anprehend no attack from Russia. The situation must not be judged from nress comments. The Russian news napers do not believe. 1 believe the t'zar's word absolutely. The situation on the whole Is not different from that of 1879, grant that the concentration of Russian troops on the frontier may appear serious, hut 1 see no cause oi pretext for a Russian or European war prasia hss no interest to conquer Prussia nor Austrian provinces
 "Indeed, I go SO far in my coniidenc as to say that even a war with Russia although the latter eventually would involve the former. It Is true that can not demand any explanation from the Russian foreign office regarding the concentration of troops on th' frontier, but having been well acquaint ed with Russia's policy for genera tion, I may have my opinion in th' matter. I believe the Russian Cabine intends to make Russias voice hear' at the next European crisis. and there fore wishes to push her military force as far westward as possible.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
How the Word "Hoosier"
 Originated.

The names of the two operas to be given at the Grand Opera House this week-the .Black Hussar' and "ln- diana" recall one story of the origin of the word ''Hoosier. as applied 10 a native of Indiana. That story is that Col Lehmanowski. Polish officer under the First Napoleon. lectured on Napo- Icons wars about 1S40-42. He often used the word "Hussar'' in speaking of hair breadth 'scapes the imminent deadly breach" !" The "gestrating' fellows used the word in boosting oi themselves as a "Hussar," and theIf pronunciation was .Hoosier. "-f's- didndpoiis Netos.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

BUsH OTTER . young Sioux, is the only full bloodsd Indian who was ever employed by an executive department Of the United Staies government The geological survey has for some time pet employed Otter. who is well edu- eated. to prepare for publication . sories of Indian legend which he Iearn- ed In his fathers wigwam when a ohild Otter repaired to Hsdgesville, V. Va. last summer to pursue his u1erary work in thai quiet town There ke mot . charming white girl with whom hs fell h love His pay of $40 month did not seem sufficient to Nm in the light of contemplated mAtri- rnoney. and he struck for higher wages no geological bureau refused to raise - s.ixry. snd Utter is aow a man of
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

THE princes of tho Hapsburg family are about to present the Emperor Francis Joseph with magnificent al bum. the cover of which is to be richly sludcd with jewels. and it is to con tain life-size portraits of the donors. taken in the uniform of their respect ivs Austrian regiments The Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, and the other German princes who are con nccted with the Austrian imperial fam ily. have joined in the gift which is to be presented on the fortieth anniver- sary of the emperor's accession to the throne.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

A GENTLEMAN recently called on Mrs. Langtry in her New York home. Almost immediately five or six people appeared at the gate and greeted the caller who was standing on the stoop just having rung the bell. with such wltticlsms as '.Ah. therer' Going to rec the LilyP" Give Langtry my lover Tell Gebhard to come out and show himself" and other verbal stupiditieA each of which caused laughter in the crowd that had now grown to about fifteen or twenty.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
Fuss Remembered an Old Trick

lkoo ONa estA ><Aet A@AO~
 '.It was n wl te cat. said towns man last nieii, ''..ad every one in the family thought great deal of it. It was considered knowing cat-one ot those felines quite capable of taking care of No. l. One day it was missing. Great was the grief. especially of the children. Just five years afterward that cat came back to the house. It was first seen walking on stone wall. as it had often been seen walking there before it so mysteriously disappeared. It recognized members of the family and purred with great satisfaction Some one suggested that after all it might be another cat. and test was made which proved 1t was the same one. The original cat had been taught to open one of the doors by jumping up and striking the latch with his paws Fuss was put in the room and the door closed. In a few minutes it was heard to strike the latch. The door opened and the cat walked out. "-Ktngston (N T.) Freeman.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
A Hollow Monkery.

When Offenbach's effects were sold recently very high price was paid for tho composers violoncello A coun- try woman. who had never seen such an instrument. could not refrain from exclaiming. .'So much money for piece of woodl' And. taking hold of it to lift it. added. And it's hollow al thatr '-Paris Figaro.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

The commissioner of pensions has been advised by telegraph from Special Examiner Fail at Brookfield, Mo-, that Clark Allen was arrested on the Sd inst. for falsely representing himself to be and acting in the capacity of Special Examiner T. F. Henslsy. He claimed to have had quarters at Chillicothe, Mo. The commissioner has also been advised that John l.. Hopkins of Knoxville. Tenn. who was arrested on the 3lst ult. for demanding and receiving an illegal attorney fee in the case of Susan E. Dickson. was held in the sum ot S2,Oo0 to answer to the charge at the July term of court.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

MRS JACoB CusDoN. of Reed, Pa.. dreamed that her baby was burned to death. but in the morning when she told her husband of the dream he laughed at her fears. Late in the afternoon the child clothing took fire at an open grate, and before the flames could be smothered the infant had been 90 badly burned that it died soon after -srH
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

ANoNa the many men scattered throughout the country who resemble President Cleveland is Colonel Lover ing. who recently ran against Oliver Ames in the Massachusetts Guberna- torial election. His picture has bcen added to photographic group of men who resemble the President now in possession of Washingtonian.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

A RArTLEsSAKE was discovered carrying of a lf-grown turkey near Waukeenah. Fla. and two dogs were ret upon it. It struck both animals. and both died. but the turkey was re- leased unharmed, which is proof that snakes do not poison their own food The snake killed was six feet seven inches long. and had fifteen rattles.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

LADY TENNYsoS's dairy manage meni. which is principally in the hands Of Mira Hallam Tennyson. is known t0r tho excellence of the butter. ere am. and milk which it sends to market Through the length and breadth of the lale of Wight there is an increasing demand for the produce of the poet laureate's dairy.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

PKRU is in the throes of . financial panic with accompanying violence and disorder. The greenbacks are so nearly worthless that the people can not buy food with them. and in various parts of the republic serious disturbances have occurred.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

\ BAKMER near Lanesboro. Minn. : found teaspoonful of gold flakes in Che crops of two geese that he had dressed for market. He Is now com missrating the slaughter of the wad- dlsrs because he fears he has killed gssse that might have laid golden eggs
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

BURGLARS made haul of ESQ., DO in money and valuables by breaking into the residence of Henry RIversdale Grenfell. one of the directors of the Bank of England
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

MR. WMANs of Baltimore. is at pres ent tenant of nearly twenty Scotch hunting estates, the total area of which probably exceeds 2S0 600 acres. It is estimated that he expends annually in the Highlands sum of about e125. GOO h the pursuit of sport
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

THE relative strength of parties in the German Reichstag. which differs very little from what it was at the be- ginning of last session. Is, Conserva- tives. including Imperialists and Free Conservatives. IF; Clericals or Gen. ter. l0l; Poles 13; National Liberals. 99; Liberalists. Progressists, or Radi- calls. S4; Social Democrats, II; Inde- I,endents. including the Alsace-Lor- ra:ners p; total. 397.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

I'm Georgia revivalists Sam Jones and Sam Small. have been meeting with great success at Kansas City. Their sermons arc spoken of as power ful. and . great many have been brought to knowledge of the Lord.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

REv. ADoLPH &. GuMBARr. of the Noble Street Baptist church in Brooklyn. on Sunday night. on learn ing that fire had broken out in the sessry room, dismissed his congrega- ton with the excuse that he had been called to preach at tho Episcopal church close by because of the illness of the pastor. His presence of mind saved his flock from a panic and the fire was soon put out with trifling damage.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

CARDINAL MANNING is frequent guest at luxurious banquets. but the ascetic churchman. in tho midst of such least4 makes his dinner of . baked potato | pisos of beef and glass of
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

THEIRS have been fiffcen hundred conversions since 1881 on the Mosquito coast, in Central America, due to the labors of Moravian missionaries.
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
Friday.

SKNArE.-Mr. Spooner presented a petition from the Presi 'ent of the Johnson & Fuller Manufa, turing Com pany of Madison, Wis, the aboli- ticn of all import duties on agricul- tural machinery. such as blows. har- rows, and hay and harvesting ma chinery, on the ground that such du- ties were supernuous and useless, and that no agricultural machinery would be imported if the duties were wholly discontinued. Among the bills re- ported from committees and placed on the calendar, were the following: House bill to facilitate the prosecu- tion of works projected for the i'm provement of rivers and harbors; to provide for an Indian school at Carson City, New, giving to the Washington & Idaho Railroad Company the right of way through C9ur De- Alene Indi- an Reservation; authorizing the con struction of bridges across the Red River of the North and across the Mississippi at or near Natchez. Among the bills introduced and referred were
 the following. By Mir. Butler-To pro- vids for Justices of the Supreme Court for New Mexico authorized to deter mins the validity of Spanish and Mex ican land grants. Mr. Platt gave mo- tice that he would next Tuesday call up the bill! for payment ot the unpaid
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11

MR HrRAn HzBsHxy. of East Pitts. burgh. Pa, has ice she day before Christmas. lost lk5Ovr of his children
The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
Monday.

SENATE.-Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar were the following: Togrant certain lands in the Willamette valley to the state of Oregon for public park. To grant certain lands to the territory of Wyoming for public purposes. House bill for public building al Springfield, Mo. MT. Hoar from the select com mittee on the celebration of the cen- tennial of the constitution reported resolution providing ''in addition to such other celebration as may here after be provided for" that the two houses of congress shall m eet in the hall of the house of representatives; ; that the chief justice of the United States shall deliver an oration, and that the president of the United states. the justices of the supreme court, the mem- bers of the cabinet, the executives of the several states and territories and such other persons as may hereafter be determined upon. shall be invited to attend. Mir. Hale asked MT Hoar whether there was anything in the resolution by which congr ss could be considered as committing self in any form to a great industrial exposition in the city of Washington. Mir. Hoar re- piled that the committee in reporting the resolution had carefully refrained from anything which would commit the senate or congress to any such plan. Mir. Voorhees,, member of the select committee, said that there was nothing in the joint resolution com mitting anybody to an exposition. Whatever might be done hereafter In that direction, the pending resolution did not commit congress to any such line of action. Mir. Hale said he did not object TO the joint resolution unless there lurked in 1t something more than was seen; nor did he object to the other branch of the celebration (the eommer- cial conference with South American Statss), but the greater question or a long continued national or interna- tional sxpoositin, to be held in Wash ington or elsewhere, involved most ss- rious considerations and should be approached very carefully. Time and place should be selected with care- and however proud they might ali es of the
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-06-14
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS.
Meeting Of the National Demo-
cratic Convention in Exposition
Hall at st. Louis.
Gay DecOrati0ns-Cleveland Renom-
mated by AcclaMatiOn for
President,
Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, For Vice
Prssident-Syrpathy For Sharidan-
The Platform.

ST. LOUIS. June 5.-The Democratic Ma
tional convention began to gather in the
carly hours of this morning although
the gayel of Chairman Barnum, of the Na-
tional Committee, would not announce its
opening until noon. The trucking stream
Of humanity which began to run into the
big Exposition building as early as eight
O'clock soon grew to torrent which
surged and filed the great nave OF the
hail to OVERLOOKING, and long before noon
10000 human faces were gazing upon
the high desk reserved for the pre-
siding officer of the convention, as
yet empty, but with its cleaning white
silver gavel--a gift Of the Colorado delega-
tion-full of curious interest for the eX-
pectant multitude. The noble proportions
Of the hall struck one at once with admra-
ton. 1t is oblong in shape, relieved upon
either side by balconies reaching back 200
feet above which, stretching entirely
around the auditorium, is a broad over
hanging. An immense stage reached from
the rear OF the chairman's platform 80 feet
10 the east wall of the hall and accomo
dated 40 OF the gathered leaiers and
fathers of the National Democracy, who
thus were enabled to overlook officers,
delegates and spectators
The decorations were simple but effect
i've. The stage was hung with red. white
and blue bunting. relieved by festoons and
borders of evergreens. Upon pedestal
on the right of the stage entrance stood
bust OF the President and suspended upon
the face OF the gallery above the stage,
heavily framed in gilt, a large Oil portrait
of the President.
very striking effect was produced in
the gallery above the stage in 1ull sight of