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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15

CHICAGO, ILL.,, juno i4.-Mr Naisu,
envoy extraordinary aud minister plen'
ipotcntiary 10 the United States from
Japan, Is In Chicago, en- route from
San Francisco 70 Washington. lie is ac-
companied by Mr.. siio, secretary Of le-
cation, and his wife and daughter. Thoro
are also In the party Mr. oda, anewspaper
man Of Japan, and Mcssrs. Turnkawa,
Glover, Malsudaria, Yamamato, Luzuki,
Kabayama, Dato, Sagnsaka, Tukuslmia
and Migimctsa, who are japanese stu.
dents, come TO AmerIca Tor the purpose Of
completing their education. w. oda will
visit all the large cities Of this country,
and expects 10 take lack some ideas TO
garding American journalism.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15
Heavy Electric storm.

OMAHA, Neb., juno IA heavy cleo.
trio storm prevailed throughout the State
yesterday. At Lindsay lightning struck
James Gillcspie's house. II came down
the chimney and struck a bed In which
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillespie and two children
were sleeping. A babe nine months old,
sleeping Ia the middle, was killed, and the
Others escaped unlnjupd. At Ncwmnn's
Grove, Charles lee was struck by light.
ming and killed. Tho Union Pacific depot
at bonneville was struck by lightning
and burned TO the ground.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15

PIrrsnuRa, Pa, Juno ll.-Thcrc was
notable gathering Of Republicans at Union
Station this morning On route TO Chicago,
Among the number we're Senator Spooncr,
VI Wisconsin; Senators Stockbridgc. OF
Michigan, and Congressman McKinlcyand
Buticrworih, Of Ohio.
While taking breakfast the gentlemen
were all disposed 10 talk quite freely.
Senator Spo0nor said. "Tho indications
point "a the selection " one candidate from
New York aud the other from Indiana. II
Is necessary that one ol tho candidates be-.
long 10 Indiana, aud II IL unfortunate that
two residents from that State should be- la
the field"
Senator Stockbridgc said the Michigan
delegation was not only going 20 present
Gen. Ayers name, but would nominate
him. The delegation was solid.
The Hon. Benjamin Buttcrworth said
the convention would be the greatest ever
held by either party. Upon il, said he,
depends the future more than ever Of
the Republican party. II means that tho
future will either he one II grand success
or the going 10 pieces Of the party. n q
destructive element tries 10 nominate a
man whom wiser heads know might be
defeated, then We might as we'll divide the
nsscis and build mp the party anew. hut
| do not expect such a result | believe
wise course will hc pursued aud strong
man nominated. The talk Of more Blaine
letters Ia nonsense. BIninr's honor lies
between himself and acceptance Of the
nomination after tho two letters he has
A A A L.. a
erection In his friends 10 crowd his name
into the convention after those two letters
Mai. Mckinley said sherman was sure
Of 800 votes on the ilnut ballot, and hc had
every reason 10 believe lac would bc nom.
mated. blaine ho said, was ont Of
the race. Tho platform would be squarcly
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15

Special Dispatch W Tue Appeal
HELENA, Ark, June li.--This morning
Sheriff 4. d. Pillow, accompanied boy sew
eral guards, departed for Little Rock, hay'
ing In custody four oolorcd prisoners,
who were convicted Of grand larceny and
sentenced To imprisonment in the pcniicn'
tiary: Elias Davis, alias Charley brown,
for mule stealing, dyo Year,, John Nickel,
COW stealing, one year Ed Love, skiil
stealing, one year, aud Willism Button, loI
stealing $50, one year.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15
THE Memphis Conference Female Insii

Special Dispatch n The Appeal
JACEsoS, Tenn, June li.-As has been
the custom Of this institution for many
years, a grand festival was given at tho
grounds Of the Memphis Conference 10.
male Institute last night. The building
was handsomely illuminated. Flowers
were arranged in tasteful proiusion through.
out tho building At an early hour the
halls aud grounds we're alive with boautl-
fol women In their best costumes, attend.
od by the chyilry Of our city. Sweetest
music filed the air, ~ did the merry voices
Of the unresirained school girl, the young
lady and the happy matron. A large hum.
Der Of the alumni were present and par.
ticipated In the enIoyments Of the evening
There are, we are informed, moro than 600
Of these. II was great occasion. Ice
cream and other dolicacics were served In
greatest abundance. Thus closed one Of
the most successful years Of this doscryodly
popular institution.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15
the NORTHERN FLOOD.
Millions OF Logs Break Loose aud Float
Away.

A"hls
SUPERIOR, Wis, June li.-Scvcml mill
lion feet 81 logs broke loose from tho
booms above Cloquct yesterday, and came
tearing down the stream 10 tho island on
which several hundred people live, doing
great damage. The buildings carried
away arr as follows. The Freeman house,
Everett house, Tyndnlrs saloon and
boarding house, Boycy's barber shop,
Wallacc's flour aud feed store, McCul-
loughs saloon, Blakcslone's AMI smiths
saloons, thc courthouse and jail and tho
dwellings II George Price, Anthony shan
non, George ShaAry and VI. +, McGoycrn.
Thirty ~ forty other buildings arc COM
plctely surrounded by water 10 the extent
Of seven or eight feet, and most Of them
have been abandoned.
Tho ~. Paul 4 Duluth railroad NJ Fond
ia lac "a under two feet of water aud tho
dep0ia and other buildings have been
abandoned and arc likely 10 be- carried
away at any time.
The yards Of the G. n. Nelson Lumber
company ut Cluquct are under water 10 tho
depth OF ten feet, and temporary booms
have been constructed to keep the lum-
hff llNlll UNAilllN Nllf AhiNAiNiAlfANlNll W
tween the main land aud the inundated
island IL maintained by boats, but Is be-
coming dangerous At the falls near
Cloquot the scene IL one OF magnificent
beauty. In twenty years 10 great vol
ume oi water has not been known, and ~
Il washes down over the rocks In great
waves OF foam Il forms a picture not 10 DO
forgotten. Great trees are thrown into tho
air and torn into shrcds. No lives have
been Lost as yet, but doubtless some will
be.
The 81. Paul 4 Duluth railway has
abandoned the line from Duluth TO the
Northern Pacific junction. aud Is running
trains over the Northern Pacific railroad,
via Superior.
Grave fears are felt ~ 90 the safety OF
the II. Paul 4 Duluth bridge across 81.
Louis bay, and large force Of men is sta
toned there 10 prevent a jam nom form
ing. The loss 10 lumbcrmen at Cloquet
will be enormous, a. the logs viii have 70
be- picked up when they reach the lake
by tugs, and IL will be impossi Die to save
them all Tho lo.s thus iar Is roughly
estimated ut si0hOO.
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15

TO the honor of the delegates themselves.
A livelier scene than that presented in the
Gresham headquarters tins afternoon and
evening could scarcely be imagined. The
rooms were crowded constantly. The tall,
why figure OF @. w. Fairbanks seemed
everywhere, now pleasantly greeting some
old Indianian or cordially grasping the
hand OF the distinguished Chicagoans and
others no less distinguished from outside
States who came in to cheer the Gresham
boom. Mr.. Fairbanks said: "Why, the
real fact is that Gresham greatest strength
comes from those who always voted for
Blaine. Look there" he exclaimed, point
ing to whore a workman was hosting q
portrait OF Blaine into the place OF honor
above those OF Lincoln, Grant and other
Republican idols decorating the walls OF
the Gresham headquarters, docs that
look like enmity between us and the
friends Of Blaine?"
One Of the bystanders, w. s. Roberts,
OF indianapolis, heartily seconded Mr..
Fairbanks remarks. 81 am an enthu-
siastic Gresham man, saidhe, "and every
body who knows me knows that / have
always been for Blaine. Any talk OF a
Blaine feeling against Gresham is the
veriest absolute rot"
Col. Robert Ingersoll's name came up
naturally in the references to Blaine, and
the role that Pope Bob" will play in the
convention was explained. Col. Ingersoll
is to make speech for Gresham, but not
in the convention. Before the time for
the nominating addresses arrives, there
Will be one or more open mass-meetings
II is at one OF these huge gatherings that
Col. lngersoll is to make, the presumption
ls, the greatest effort OF his life." The
question OF who shall follow Leonard Sweat
in the convention and second the nomina-
ton OF Gresham has been settled. The
honor will go TO John X. Lynch, colored,
the Mississippi member OF the national
Republican committee. He il was who
created favorable impression as the TEN.
porary chairman Of the national conven.
ton four years ago. The understanding
is that further seconding speech will be
made by an eastern delegate whose name
iss yet withheld, New Highlander known
throughout the nation.
What was regarded rs little short OF the
explosion Of bomb in the Gresham camp
was q declaration for Blaine, coming from
W. 4. Kent, OF Chicago, one Of the two
first delegates in Illinois thatwere instructed
for Gresham. Kent represents the Second
Illinois district, tho Finerty-Lawler terri.
tory, where two-thirds Of the voters are
Irish or Irish-Americans. 81 am only
speaking for myself, he was quoted, "but
You will find that shall have lots OF com.
pany, and the forty-four Illinois delegates
If they are needed. | have made up my
mind TO disregard the instructions and
vote for Blaine. Why? Because there is
going TO be a deadlock without doubt,
and then break for Blaine, and the Re.
publicans in my district are solid for him
anyway"
Tonight the Gresham managers stated
that they had assurances that Kent would
vote for Gresham all right, and that his
expression was simply in conversation
with Blaine man 10 show friendly feel
inc for tho old chief
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15
MRS. LOGAN A POLITICIAN.
She VIII Enter the Campaign as an Alger
Man-Sho Talks.

SaN w 81 WV campaign tit III AlktT
Man-Sho Talks.
CHICAGO, H., June l4.--Mrs. John A.
Logan has entered into the canvas for
Gov Alger with old.timc energy spiccd
with tingo Of bitterness towards other
candidates. This new element is likely to
create good deal Of bitterness, rs Il has
already CONSERVATION in more than in one
delegation. Mrs. Logan, ON arriving at
the Grand Pacific, was waited upon by the
members Of the Chicago Veterans
union and given one of the most
hearty receptions ever accorded To
any woman in Chicago. Every old
soldier she met she had hearty old
hand shake. Her hair had grown perfectly
white since her bereavement, but her face
was bright and she was animated a. ever.
After the reception, In conversation
with the newspaper men who crowded
about, she paid n high tribute 10 Gen.
Algcr. Mrs. logan said; Gle has always
been honorable In his every dealing. Peo.
pie say that he Is unknown. Tho reason
ior this Is that he has not antagoniEcd any
body. lie has not abused other Repub.
Leans. This il more than can I've said foI
some II the other candidates In the field. u
"What do you think Of lllaine2'
81 am fair enough 10 believe that Mr.
Blaine Is honest. think that lac Is out o.
the race"
"What do YOU think Of the chances o
the party7"
"Wen. YOU know am only awoma
and my opinion may not be worth mucl
But II Gen. Algcr IL nominated he will b
honest man, who is true 20 his friends
That ia moro than can be said Of som,
others. A man that is true 10 his friends
| can DO relied nnnn lnr hie cnnnlrN.n
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15

So Doc Fran, S. Betting; Tudor SIS: rostcral,
s2G hlonda, SIC; flornpipe, sll; field, 81
slow, lal; Major llcunng, 1876; Tom Berlin. l2S
field $50 WV w.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15

Miss Mary Garfield and Mr.. J. Stanley
pr,vr nnI Mis-. Belle M0on and Mr..
liar, IauiHi Wcrc matticd IN grand
.H..ti 3D.. s. o.. yesterday afternoon
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-15

IIni Naoo-FIvO InTT0nff TnIffpffe - NnnIf
man, ". Entfa, i02 J. 7, 100 Cas.ahdfa TO-. ufnce
49, ~ Apcna, ". Hon. John u, W. Thomas J,
Rufk, 100 Meta, % betting Alpcna W. Thomas
J. Rnsk, SiT Meta, ti5 E1tfa, y. field, -.
second race seven eirhihs u q mile heat
Veto IT,, g5. Councillor 100. Kemp billiard, 100
Cashier, iO3 Unite N Betting tniie, ", field,
90.
Ios Angeles ii6. Tenpeuny. 49, lfma ", lis
biting liunircss, ~. Los Angeles, 20 Ten
penny go, irms ", $40
Toutth iaoc-Mlle and a sixteenth. Water Leap.
M Lord Orovcnor, w. woodcnit, io7. iiofnplpc
IUs Hamlet ". Honda, VI fW1efal, ", Tudor
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-28
The Four O'Clock Tea.

Now young married woman NOV
ing into a strange city has the benevo-
lent institution opened to her of 4
O'Clock tea. She can send her card
and give her tea without much ex-
pense or formality, and without being
thought pushing or pretentious. II
people choose to stay away that need
not hurt her; if they send card,
that is a visit, and she may go and see
them, as she pleases. 1t generally
opens the way to pleasant acquaint-
ance. II people do come she should
be cordial, and the lady who receives
should rise and extend her hand. 1t
is the American custom, by far the
best custom. She should be so agree
able that all her new friends feel that
she should be cultivated. Make them
all wish to come again. young hostess.
1t is not customary to introduce the
residents of the same city. Strangers
should be introduced, but ladies who
sit near TO each other should speak to
each other il they wish to make il
agreeable to both hostess and guest.
The custom OF reception days and
these O'Clock teas are meant to save
labor and TO make all the interests o
society harmonize.-N. Y. Sun.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-28
woke Up Too soon.

The great-great-grandson OF Rip
Van Winkle, one day after having
drank too much apple-jack, staggered
off to quiet place in the Catskills and
fell asleep. Singular as it may APP
pear, he did not wake up until 20 years
later. On arising from his long slum-
ber he went down to his native village
and said to an astonished inhabitant /:
" | went to sleep up yonder in 1888.
What year is it now?"
"This," said the startled villager,
" is 1905"
My goodness" exclaimed Van
Wrinkle, there must have been a lot
of changes in that time. Tell me the
latest news"
" Well" said the obliging stranger,
this mornings paper says that the
Chicago police have discovered a new
clew 10 the whereabouts OF Tascott I;
that Blaine's chances of being made
President are brighter than ever that
John Sherman has just made the
greatest-bloody shirt speech OF his life,
and that there is no change in the
Burlington strike"
I" Is that all?" exclaimed the dis
gusted sleeper. "Then think I'll go
back and take another nap. Chicago
News.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-28

Says a Venezuela correspondent /;
"In the far interior there are no
churches OF any kind, and it is only at
intervals of many months, even OF
years sometimes, that priests can
visit these district villages to baptize
and marry, and hence results Curl
ous state OF things as far as marriage
is concerned. Men and women are
accustomed to live together as hus-
bands and wives in strict honor and
faith until the priest does come and
marry them. Then both church and
State legalize the union and all chill.
dren resulting, and no one finds fault
saw one man in Caracas whose wife
had borne him sixteen sons in sue
cession before he married her. Then
the opportunity came and they are
looked upon as being entirely er
regle. IN. Y. Tribune.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-28

Some Remarkable Information
About Them.

What impressions did you form oi
the Yankees during your stay in
America, Miss Marryatt? You can
give me something that is not in your
book on the subject, dare say" asked
a representative Of the London New
Age Of the famous novelist.
"That will be difficult, I'm afraid, "
replied Miss Marryatt, with pleas
ant smile. But America is a large
subject. Where do you wish me to
begin?"
Well, suppose wa start with Amer
lean women. What are their charac-
teristies ?"
Diamonds and false teeth, Ishould
say. Every American woman has Il
rage for the former, and the latter,
owing greatly TO the system of living
practiced by the United States, is in
eyitable. But, besides this, all Amer
lean women, generally speaking, are
afflicted with a would-be smartness,
and speak through the nose. They
have all, more or less, nasal twang,
owing TO what, don't know. Some
say it's the dryness OF the air that af-
iects some vessel in the nose, but Pm
sure | am not able to tell. The Amer
leans undoubtedly, however, suffer
from a national catarrh, as is most evil
dent in the peculiar tone in which
nearly all Of them speak.
"There is another thing about
American women, too. They don't
make up as the English-don't dye
their hair. and as they get gray at 80,
this is the more peculiar. | think life
is faster and has more rush and stress
there than here. A nervous excite
ment, an irritable unrest pervades all
classes. The ladies are always chew
ing candy. The men perpetually
drinking ice water. They ruin their
teeth and digestions at the same time.
| think America is the home OF false
teeth" added Miss Marryatt, medi-
tatively.
But did you seriously intend to
state, Miss Marryatt, now, when
speaking OF the American women not
making up, that none OF those little
devices, those concealed feminine em-
bellishments which one sees adyer-
tised in ladies' papers are in usuage in
the United States2"
"Oh, dear, no; | didn't state that.
In fact, the Americans are much
cleverer in improving their figure than
their English cousins. Many of the
men wear stays-only think while
it is a common thing for the women to
pad mp in front with canary seed"
Canary seed2"
Yes. For the bust, you know,
moves about and gives a lively and
natural appearance"
" Did you enjoy your trip" gasped
our representative, after pause.
All, yes, exceedingly. They are Q
kind-hearted and most hospitable peo-
pie. Yes, | went to Boston-a city o.
prigs. The American men are smarter
than the English. Not more brains
but more active and pushing in theil
habits. They make love better-l be
heve-keep cool. When an English
man makes love he gets red and slut
ters,n
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-28
BARBERING IN GERMANY.
You Can Get shaved Four Times
n Week at Home for Twenty-Five
Cents.

You Can Get shaved Four Times
q Week at Home for Twenty-Five
Cents.
The German barber on his native
heath differs radically from the German
barber with American improvement. In
the ordinary provincial town of Ger.
many man is seated in a cane bot.
toned chair. without head.rest or foot
rest. His head is tipped back in such a
manner that the chair cuts his neck just
above the collar. The barber turns
out small soup.plate full of water, in
which floats small piece OF soap. A
small semi circular gouge in the rim Of
the plate is fitted to the customer s
Adams apple, and his face is rubbed Wig.
orously with the stick Of soap till a
sufficient lather has been produced.
The shaving proper is performed with
more OF the proverbial Teutonic delibera-
tion. A few hasty strokes on either
cheek. few more on the throat and chin
and the man is shaved, A little alum is
applied where the blood is started, the
soup. plate is again used to aid in a rather
superficial wash, the customer pays two
and half cents and leaves. There is nc
bay rum, no brushing the hair without
extra charge. and no brushing the coat.
Foreigners, however, often receive these
comforts by paying a cent or two.
Shaving at shop rarely costs more
than three cents, and often only one and
q half. BARRIERS are to be found in every
provincial town who are willing to 60 tC
a customers house and shave him foui
times week for twenty-five cents &
month.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-04-28
THE RATS OF PARIS.

Means Taken 60 Rid the French
Capital of n Great Army Of no.
dents.
There are two species Of rats in Paris,
black sort which infests garrets and
old houses, and gray kind that is found
in cellars and swarms in all the sewers.
This sewer kind is most voracious and
dangerous, and its ravages cost the city
a large sum annually. Wherever there
Is underground shelter there is a family
Of these rats, and they multiply with as.
tonishing rapidity. Cellars, sewers,
catacombs are their abodes. They dig
passageways through thick walls, under
mine foundations aud do great deal Of
damage. Many attempts have been
made to exterminate them in the sewers,
but always without success. Poisons Of
all kinds, PHOSPHORUS, arsenic, prussic
acid and strychnine have been set for
them, but they wont touch the bait.
One inventor thought he had hit on the
very thing when he proposed to fry
pieces Of sponge in lard and scattering
them about, under the expectation that
the rats would eat them and that the ex.
pansion Of the sponges in their stomschs
would prove fatal. His theory was all
right except on one point-the rats de.
clined to eat the pieces Of sponge. As
for the traps they would perhaps answer
il it were possible to set enough to catch
all the rats in the sewers without bank.
rupting the city in their purchase.
The plan which works the best is to
hunt the pests with dogs trained for rat.
killing Every now and then gangs Of
men 90 down into the sewers; and, by
following many coverging galleries, man.
age to drive whole armies OF rats toward
a single point, where these dogs are let
loose, and great slaughter follows. The
men who keep these rat-dogs are paid
one cent for every rodent destroyed.
Another class of rat.catohers operate on
the streets after nightfall, but their aim
is to capture the animal alive, so as to
sell it to the owners OF terriers. These
fellows receive ten cents a dozen for
live rats, and are permitted to keep the
dead bodies, which have a market value
Of from three to four cents, the skins be-
ing excellent for kid gloves, while the
bones can be made up into tooth.picks
and ear r-cleaners.-Paris Cor. New Or
leans Picayune.