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were to 236 and to 3lS. In the reports
of some Of the great hospitals the difference
in favor OF the female sex is even greater.
RLAINErlS CINE.

A great many prominent Republicans
are urged to step into Mr.. Blainc's cast-of
shoes, but, with the exception OF MIR.
Sherman, nobody appears to DO anxious
TO ill them. Mr.. Blaine's effort u. en-
courage the dropping spirit Of his party by
making some absurd mathematical calcu-
lations and then declining to lead II again,
has more the appearance Of Mephistopho-
lian cruelty than anything else. The
figures he gave demonstrated only one
thing-that in the hands OF political
sharper they could be made 10 lie. Mr..
Blaine was never known 10 let go OF n
good thing. Hc is still young enough
TO do the work Of the Presidential Office,
and not so surieited with public honors as
to find no charm for him in It's dignity.
lie declines to be candidate simply be-
cause his intimate knowledge Of the polit-
ical situation convinces him that the Re
publican party cannot win. What would
please him most would be TO see some
other Republican defeated in the race
more badly than Inc was in 1894. lie has
the unenvable reputation Of being the
first Republican candidate TO lead his party
10 defeat, and he would like TO
have company In his misery. lilo also
knows that the defeat of the Republican
party in 1888 will wreck IL beyond all hope
Of possible reorganization, and that, as
consequence, there will be making up Of
new political bcd-iellowships in 1902.
MIR. Blaine would not then be too old for
leadership, and, doubtless, he cherishcs
the very fond hope that he may get in ON
the new deal. II requires no stretch Of the
imagination tocredit Mr.. Blaine with some
such intention. Politics has been life
long trade with him and he is too much in
love with the trade TO abandon II willingly.
lie can afford very well to permit some
other Republican 10 DO disastrously beaten
this year. But other prominent members
OF the party are equally alive to the fatal
probabilities Of 1883, and there is no wild
scramble for the honor Of the martyrs
post, save In the case OF Mr.. Sherman,
who Is 80 old, and has such long SEN
a,orial term yet to serve, that he could
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'"TUE PRESS or NEMpUISn

Mr. Leubrc, In n card printed In an
other column, thanks, officially, the indi-
yiduals and agencies that combined to
make the Mardi Gras festivities 40 success
ful, and at the head Of the list he places
the press OF Memphis. TnR ArrRAL per
oeiycs that Mr.. Leubrie does not
include himself in the list, and
Tim ArrEAL rises 10 move an amendment
putting him Mt tho top Of H. 1t also
wishes TO express Its appreciation Of the
compliment he pays the efforts Of the
press In this particular enterprise by giving
II tho most conspicuous position in his
category. II 80 frequently occurs
that tho influence OF the news.
papers, while first 10 DO sought in the
incipioncy Of an undertaking and mos,
carefully cherished In its progress, is tho
last TO be acknowledged whom there has
been happy contamination, that We are
very glad TO tip the hat TO Mr..
Icubrie and TO assure him Of our
most nfcctiona,c consideration. Tho
newspapers Of Memphis ae the most
generous In the world In yielding thoir
columns TO the projectors OF charitable.
philnnthropic and public enterprises, aud
are too often dismissed when tho thing is
done with scant courtesy and what
ever consolation there may be In
the reflection tina, virtue Is it, own re-
ward. But Mr. Lcubnc does much better
than this, and We would hold him up "a
shining example. lie may be SURF that
when next tho Count DE Noses shall invoke
the aid Of the press that Il will he with him
very unanimously and enthusiastically.
lIc has, NJ a body might say, some style
about him." aud I, Is pleasure to bc 90.
adjutor with him In the public bcnciac.
tons with which ho has been ~ pro,ni.
nonily and ~ opsliiAbly Identified.
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The sirlLe surely on.

PoTTsynLE, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE follow
ing was signed at 1l;3O o'clock tonight;
POrnvnLE. Pa. February n. isSs.
To the Employees Of thu Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company
You are hereby notified 10 resume work
Monday morning, February 20, as per let
ter OF Austin Corbin. Esq, Of 18th inst,
which IL accepted as the basis OF settle
ment The above does not include
any company but the Philadei-
phla and Reading Coal and Iron company.
M they are the only ones 30 agree 10 these
terms Of settlement, hence we would urge
upon the miners OF the Lchigh region, in
Guiding the Panther Creek valley, the
necessity OF maintaining firm stand until
those companies are willing to submit the
questions involved 10 n conference, with
the assurance that no yictimizing will take
place after starting the mines. l.a
Workingmen everywhere, we appeal 10
you 10 redoublc your efforts in behalf OF
our Lehigh brothers. Send aid for that
region TO u. NJ. Evans, Freeland, Pa, or
John Meighan, freeland, Pa.
w. 4. LEWIS,
Master Workman National District assem-
bly, No. 235,
Jous DAVIS,
Chairman Of committee,
RICHARD Thomson,
Matter Workman District No. IL,
Isaac REsS,
Master Workman Division No. Ia.
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In. Siu.cditor Of Tic Maialppi Taii'y
Medical MoailIy. In tho current number Of
tina, very useful and valued publication,
makes confession Of tho USES Of name by
changing the hong and really unmcaning
title to that Of the mon appropriate Non.
iha Medical Monthly, which he says gives
the posiofIicc Of the publication and thus
carries with Il the habitat Of all concerned.
II Is brief. gives the character Of tho Jour.
nal (medican, and marks the intervals
between the isucN" A conciscly stated
reason for q sensible act.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
At westerly, II. I.-sI5O, 900 Los


Providence, 4. l., Feb. l7.-0ne OF the
greatest fires that ever visited Westerly, II.
l., ragged for three hours this morning, de-
stroying several business buildings and
causing loss OF about Sl50,000. The fire
was discovered at o'clock am. in con-
fectionery store in the o. d. Wells build
ing on Broad street The flames
worked their way into the Wells
block and from there into the Segar
block, u three story brick building
next adjoining. Turning the corner OF
High street, the Stillman building, three
story frame structure; the Bradford block
and Nianatic bank building, the last two
story brick building were burned. The
thermometer marked $40 below zero, and
the iremen suffered severely from ex-
posure. The total loss is now estimated at
Sl43,0O0, and the insurance at $4,000.
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Entries Tor Today. Races.

NRw ORLEANS, La, Feb. l7.-Following
are the entries for tomorrow's races
Fint Racc-Selling onc-half mile: Mike
Whiting. 100 pounds: Lilly Virgil. 97;
Queen Esther, 90; Pcll Nell, 81; Una d,
ia; Princess, los.
Second Raoe-sclling one.half mile:
Young Bromley. ia pounds. Ruiiiani, lOl;
Henry Hardy, 100; Little Bos, ~; Lizzie
l.. ", Repro, ~; Loyal, 90.
Third Race selling; five furlongs Gen.
Price, 9S pounds; lanthe, %; Eternity, ~;
Trance, 100; Trouble, los; Handy Andy,
g9 June hug. %; Sam Wharton, 90.
Fourth Raco-Seycn iurlongs; handicap:
wandoroo, 40 pounds, Bonita, lOO Head
Lad, 100. Jo,tic Wall, 100; 81. Valentine,
Us; Duhmc, ~; Jim Williams, 20, 0'fcl.
lus. ~; Jack Brown, ~; Avery, 90, Little
Sullivan, IS, fmnk Clapp, IS.
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TnE RichE,ond Stab reminds Ia readers
that from the organization Of the Govern
ment up TO lSG0 not a solitary statesman
grew rich In the service Of his country.
When the Republicans came into power In
1850 these conditions wcc exactly reversed.
Since that halcyon period Of bogus patriot
ism and real peculation II would be diff.
cult TO find a Republican statesman who
had not enriched himself ut the expense Of
his Government, aud his conscience, when.
ever that article happened 10 DO IN his
p0sscssion.
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WHEELING, W. Va, Tcb. i7.-Rivcr feet I.
inches and stationary.
plTTaBURB. Ia. Teb. t7.-Noon River 10 feet 7
Inches AMI falling Clear aud cold
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Fch i5.-Noon River a
lcci 10 inches and rising. Clear and cool.
N1CKenuKG, -riss. Fcb 1.-THE slas r Coo
had the Gus 0cnln In tow. going up lasi night
Lowry aud barge, passed lat ap.m.i Guiding
star ttiy Of ~ louis
CAIRO. H. Feb i5.--Noon -Dcpattcd' Droull.
lari ohio. i0am. River p icrt Inches aud III.
ing Clear aud cOol. Might River y feet : inches
and rising Clear and cool.
CINCINNATI, o.. feb ti--Noon River . feet
y inrhes and falling tlsir thermometer i0s
nuparird. Katie ktockdalc flttsbuu noon Night
--Nitcr q bet u inchos gnd falling. Weather
mild aud elcnr. Impaired Andes. Iitbbnfr
Loui-viLi.E Ky, Feb. li-Ncon- River fali.
Ing with 10 feet inches In the csual and , fcct
iucirs Un ~ FALLS Weather clear and cool
Affiftd. gfanits slaic, Memphls Diamond. New
uflcana ik1aficd' Granite state. cincinnati
Nlrht-klycf falling with 10 ieci inches ~ tho
oa1al and feet inches On The fsils Cloudy and
plCaanl
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Tax capital invested In farm lands and
improvements in 1850 was sle, lOl,Osl $40.
while the capital invested In manufactures
wns only 1850, az, 900, and Of the H..
$4,000 persons engaged In wcalth.produc.
Ing ayocations, 7,67O,ias were farmers.
Very nearly hall the working population
Of the country Wcm employed in culiiyat.
Ing the land. No, many morc than one.
tenth were engaged In any capacity, from
master 10 operative, In protected manuiac.
lures The poor farmer, II thus appears, is
made the drudge Of the nation. lie has
10 pay the piper while the iron men and
coal men and cotton manufacturers and
oil trust and lard trust and lumber and
coffee trust men dance and laugh with rlcc
90 think there are 70 many idiots ol his
tot Ia tho world.
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c.nard About FRANK Irien.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
BmNrSOnAM, Ala. Feb. 1.-THE local
papcm this morning had story that one
Of Frank IRONS bondsmcn had received a
telegram from him. from Havana, saying he
would bc home In few days with money
10 pay up his shortage. This naturally
created something Of n sensation, but no.
body was surprised when IL turned out u
bc a canard.
There was no truth In the report tina,
camo 10 town last night Of the lynching
near Pratt mino yesterday OF the negro
who snaiched conntryman's money and
made Off with Il the day before. The
negro has not been caught
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IT may be comforting 70 the fair sen 10
know that Dr. 1homasJ. MAYS. Of Philadcl.
phia. from statistics Of n private and public
chancicr gathered In a series Of years. de.
clarcs that the eonrt Is not responsible for
consumption In women. II may di.place
vital organs, AMI entail other and serious
naladics. but Il IL not responsible for con.
sumption, the men suffering from that
disease much moro than women.
lie shows. for example, that the
svcngc rate fof. males for Ave years
In San Francisco was I 10 3i3, while
for females Il Was TO ais; In Cincinnati
the corresponding rates In 1883 were 10
s25 and I 10 i25; in England for the years
1921 they were 10 iG7 and 10 500,
and In the cities Of Prussia. 1872 q. they
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-18

TINS is The way The philadelphia Times
puts IT. John Sherman is really very
sorry that Blaine could not be induced 10
run again lie has no doubt now that
Blaine would have swept the country, and
Sherman never mover would have been a
candidate himself II he had not known all
along tina, Blaine would decline. Willy
Old John ~
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All things come 10 those who wait.
Conkling, every one is willing To bear wit.
ness, has been as patient since the defeat
81 Grant in Chicago in 1850 as Mexican
buuo with double load under drunken
driver. Bu, he is getting his work in now
Blaine wanted to borrow only six Of the
votes he controlled, but lac lifted his finger
and the white plumed fraud had TO back
ont
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A GOOD MOVE.

Wall street. In scli-deicnsc, demands
the appointment by the stock Exchange
Of New York, Of an auditor Of milroad nc.
counts upon whose statements stocks are
10 be sold. Thcm has been 40 much
swindling Of innocent investors that the
business Of ''tho street" has declined n a
point below sclisupport with many Of the
bcs, broker firms Of that city. 10 recover
lost ground they propose On investigating
auditor. But Il may 10 too late oven for
that bclaicd measure Of reform. Twenty
years ago Il would have been Of immense
benefit TO the country, and might have
gone Ear to prevent the absorption Of great
railroad properties by INSCRIPTIONS spccu.
la,cn and the Wholesale robbery Of thou.
sands Of widows and orphans With such
an officer adequately empowered 10 inycs-
iigaic the aflain and condition Of railroad
corporations Black Friday would have been
impossible, and Fisk and Gould been
nippcd In the bud. II would be n
righteous measure Of p,ribullon n
Wall street could be wiped out Of exist.
ence and the bond and stock business be
rcassumcd by responsible banking houses,
who could be held responsible In law for
every sale they made that failed 70 reach
the standard Of representation. A In
stocks and bonds 70 II should he with
every commercial commodity that has
been made by middlemcn the subject Of
speculation. The spcculator Ia an unlaw.
iul quantity, aud. In the ln,crs, Of tho
masses, should be squclchcd.
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Unfortunate Fire

SPECIAL DIlpalch % Tho ApPeaL
NrwnrRS, Tenn, Feb. l7.-At 4 o'clock
this morning the stables Of Mayor J. r.
Green were Discovered on iin and nearly
ready 10 fall In. Ills two fine Jacks and
one ilno stallion. besides corn and hay.
were consamed by the flames. II was
evidently the work Of nm inocndiary. This
il quite a loss 10 Mr.. urccn, NJ he has
hardly recovered from the effects OF losing
his residence by ilrc q year o. two ago.
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Convict. r.sasaea Yesterday.

HTVIIlI TI'IllI'N W ~" " Vt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. i7.-Goy. Tay.
lor pardoncd the f6los ing named persons
today: Horace wilscn convicted Of ma
licious stabbing Clarence Gardner, petit
larceny; John W. Howard, voluntary
manslaughtcr, and O. u. Toombs, robbery.
The last named has n loaihsomo disease
and was pardoncd by medical advice. No
cause Is given for par,loning tho others.
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LONDON, Feb. ls.LThe Daily News
says "Mr. Gladstone spoke with a YER
satility, power, pathps, eloquence and
argumentative cogency he has seldom
equaled and never surpassed. His mag
nifcent Grafton fully justified the wonder
ful closing scenes. Tho whole world might
be ransacked to show nobler spectacle
than the grand old man, with the ardor
OF youth, pursuing his blessed work of
uniting two peoples"
The Daily NeIs says the result Of the
Southark election is profound political
portent, and that IL is not only a heavy
blow to the government but also sign OF
Tory decay. The other London morning
papers regard the result OF the election as
an electoral freak, but express deep grief
because OF it,
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gineer and fireman. The passenger train
due here at O O'Clock a. m. was detained
here until ! o'clock today.
The boilers OF the new Huntsville hotel
will DE fired up Thursday for the purpose
OF drying out the rooms. The registers
and heating apparatus are all in position.
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Local Meteorological Press Report.

Tng underlying iniamy Of the manage
ment OF the Reading Railroad in Pennsyl-
vania is the half-timc employment Of large
numbers Of men by that corporation in
order TO maintain atstaryation rates great
band OF surplus labocn, This is what
might DO termed coolly planned, devil.
dcviscmcnt for making abject slaves Of
frccmen.
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COLUMBIA. rally shcs, Gases.

CoLuMnUs, o., Feb. 1.-THE croS-cx-
animation Of Detective Clark, Of Chicago,
was continued Ip The tally sheet forgery
caacs today, In which lac told the story Of
ilrst having been employed by the state ~
q detective and later by the defendants In
this case. lie also icxhibitcd some Of tho
correspondence which had passed between
him and the representatives OF both sides
10 the suit. Ex-Rcprscntativc Young
was on the stand when the court adjourned
I'LL tomorrov
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A WOODEN Mill De.troyed.

PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 1.-THE wooden
mill owned by 7. l.. Robertson. at Malli-
son Falls, South Windham, was burned to
the ground this morning. The loss is Gov.
cred by an insurance of $4,000.
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The PSalms are swccicr 10 Ms by reason
OF the suffering the psalmisi experienced
while he wrote. Their sweetness l. like
the odor flower yields when Il 4 crushed.
Paul had this In mind when he N,n thai
he and others are led through sorrous in
order tina, they Snay DO able 10 comfort
others with the iamc comfort they them.
selves had found. II may reconcile us 10
affection 10 know that God Is fitting us 10
help others In their ailliclions. - Ceairai
BrJsis.
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THE WEATHER.
Indications.

RI wAsnIS0roS, Feb Isl am.
For Mississippi fair weather; slight
F. changes in temperature light 10 fresh
winds generally from south to west
For Arkansas, fnr weather. stationary tcmpcn
tlrc; light 10 fresh variable winds, genera ly
southcrly.
For Tennessee. fair weather, rising followed by
falling temperature; light TO fresh winds generally
touthwestcrly.
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JACKSONVILLE Fla, Feb. IA fire at
0cola this morning burned about a dozen
business houses and residences. Loss
go, 900, insurance $4,000.
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A Thenier Rnrned.

Providence, r. l., Feb. IS, 2a.m.-The
Theatre Comique was burned early this
morning, together with lot Of properties
and dresses. Several adjacent buildings
were damaged. Total loss $4,000.
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This country will not, the Catholio
Standard believes, become Catholic
country. II will lose il Professionalism,
which Is rapidly di~olving," but 1T
will not, NJ whole, become Catholic,
chiefly because the people have been
educated 10 believe that one religion il rs
good m another. II Is harder 10 convert
such minds than II Is 10 reach and In.
flucnco those Of actual pagans."
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THE APPEAL

srRP ASSES EVERY OTTER NEMPH NEWS.
PAPER IN CIRCULATION IN TOWN As
. NELL As COUNTRY
Itisa ntmccrutic popr.
Htucho Democratic doctrines
Hapports Democratic men.
HaPpons D,mocratic medarcs
HsiRfa,ao Is devoted 10 he maintenance OF ne at
prrnucp ef ne Dtm0crqiic party local Sdic and M
fsondl and he advancement Of all nc interests Of Mem
phis, 7tRacStse and The Uaioa,
Business ltitIs should be addressed;
THE APPEAL,
90 Second Srcd, Memphis. Tom
St. Landry democrat., 1888-08-25
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,

INFORMATION comes from the Indian
Territory to the effect that the tribal stock
tax difficulty, which has caused so much
trouble between the non-citizens and
Chickasaw Nation authorities has been
settled.
JACK HILLERY and Ted Williams fell out
at Bessemer, Ala, on the 18th and Hillery
proposed to fight it out with bare fists. The
| challenge was accepted and in the fight
Williams was apparently knocked help
less. Hillery helped his antagonist to his
| feet. and instantly Williams drew knife
and stabbed Hillery several times in the
neck and side. He will die, it is feared.
STATE elections will be held in Arkansas
on the Sd of September; Vermont 4th of
September; Maine, 10th of September; !;
Georgia, October. These are the only
States holding elections before the Nation
al election in November.
A KILLING frost fell at st. Vincent,
Mimi, On the night of the 18th.
TIE report that agents of English capi-
talists are at work among the brewers of
trust is emphatically denied by Chicago
brewers.
In the cases of the naval cadets who
were recently tried by court martial at
Annapolis for haZing, found guilty and
sentenced to dismissal, the President has
modified and commuted the sentences to
confinement for thirty days and depriva-
tion of one-half of the annual leave.
CONGRESSMAN MATsoS, of IndiaDa, has
declined to accept the silver service which
was presented to him ON the 18th by the
employees Of the government printing
office, on the ground that it is not proper
for him to accept any reward for the per-
formance of a duty imposed upon him as
a member of Congress.
TIE new bank, which is to be organized
at Vicksburg, Miss, under the national
banking laws will have capital stock of
at least 1900, and possibly $500, 900.
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars of
stock has been taken at Vlcksburg, and
the balance of the stock will be taken by
Northern capitalists.
L. I. FOREMAN was arrested at Hannibal,
Mo-, on the 18th for crime committed
twenty-five years ago. In 1868 Foreman
stole horse. His plea on trial was that
he had taken the horse by order of Capt.
Livingston, who commanded the company
Foreman was in. Foreman was found
guilty and sentenced to the penitentary
for six years, but escaped before reaching
the penitentary.
REPORTS from Northeastern Nebraska
show that wheat, oats and all small grains
are almost a total failure. The almost
confiuuous rain and bnavy wind and
hail storms of the last week destroyed
the little prospect which there was. Corn
in that section will be in peril of frost.