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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-05
LATEST NEWS,

L1TTLEWooD, the English pedes rian won
the worlds championship in the In erna-
1ional W liking match which closed on the
night OF the LIST at Madison Garden at New
York He made 623 miles beating all
previous records
CHRISTIAN HoLBECK, proprietor of tho
hotel Farmers Home at Moorhead, Mimi,
was robbed on the morning of the "a by
three masked men in the Office of the
hotel.
RICH vein Of silver ore was located on
the LIST, near Wakefield, Wis, bv Capt
W. W. Warner, for the Minneapolis and
Gogebic Company.
FRANCIS JOSEPH, emperor of Austria oele-
bras ed the fortieth anniversary Of his as
cent TO the throne on the 2nd.
MISS BoLETTE E. HAGE. clerk In the reve-
nue. COLLECTORS Office 1T Harrisburg, Pa. is
defaulter to the extent OF sc, OOO $40
LORD SALISBURY in q speech at E linburgh.
Scotland, on the 3Osb, advocated the right
OF suffrage for women In the English
elections. ..- - ,.&%s 2
Word was receive at Fl Dodge, To-, on
the LIST, that one OF the evicted settlers on
the river land had died from exposure So.
AT Granite, Mont on the End, a dischare-
ed signal man IN the Bime talic mine. stab
led Foreman Banks In the left side, making
a dangerous wound. %i:s ". -
By the Panama steamer that arrived at
Sin Francisco, Cal. on the % from Peru, it
was learned that the Indians in the interior
of that country had committed many
outrages andiare on verge of revolution. At
In Para riot occurred wherein 40 men.
~"ln n and children were killed and fifty
wounded. <.'. %+E wig: %5I %sS
HRoNK, the Chicago anarchist was con-
vic ed on the LIST OF conspiracy and SEN
fenced to ~ years In the penltentiary
MICHAEL Dillon, q "a lroad employee at
Davenport, 10, retired on the night OF the
3Oth ind left q students lamp burning on
Q stand beside his bed. During the night
the lamp was upset upon the bed and when
he awoke he was in flames. He was burn.
ed so dly that he died on the list 524
Two boys aged 8 and 3 years, named
Coffman living in shelby County, To-.
watched their father kill hogs on the 80 h
The elder boy told hts brother to come into
the yard andihe would show him how to
bu cher When some distance away the
elder boy struck his brother In tho head
with q hammer and then taking q long slt-
yer of glass and stuck him In he throat sew
|ering his windpipa The little fellow died
In q few foura
The Rock Hill mines at Robertdale, Pa
became flooded on the 1st soon after the
men went to work. The men $50 in num-
Der were driven to the further end where
they stood In water up to their chins for 10
hours before they were liberated.
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Clexe; and.. rluralitx in Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec 1.-The official
vote Of Kentucky is: Cleveland, 1888 800;
Harrison, 1874, IA; Fisk, 5,225: Labor, 62S;;
Belva Lockwood, 2; Cleveland's plurality,
% 6GR
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appear. Careful investigation showed the
quality Of the coal delivered to be as con.
tracted for. Tho receiver OF the coal was
changed at the Brooklyn navy yard AID the
weights taken by another civ employe, aud
nothing suspicious was developed. Finally q
naval officer was detailed, without previous
notice, to weigh personally barge load, aad
it. was found sixteen tons short. The
gentleman disappeared as a bidder for the de-
partment at that time. There was no evidence
OF fraud on his part, but inference can readily
be drawn. The system OF property accounts
for the navy, referred to In the last annual re-.
port, hos been In successful operation since
July !. The experience OF the first quarter
shows that it is simple and that there is no diff
floulty in keeping pace with current work at
the largest stations.
s. The report says that by careful Watching of
the disbursement on foreign stations and
calling the attention Of pay officers to the sub.
jects OF their drafts by which greatly improved
rates have been procured, the department. is
able to report that on the items of commission,
interest and exchange, whereas net loss Of
S10S,4 0S was nude In the two years and ten
months ending April "a, 1885, for the three
years ending June az, 1888, q net gain OF $703
was made = p G"S .A G#aS
Abiding to naval progress at home and
abroad during the past year tho Secretary
says the necessity for increased numbers of
fast protected cru sers, whether for purposes
of protect ng or destroying commerce or for
service with a feet as scouts, has been en-
phasi1ed during the naval maneuvers Of the
year and is fully recogn zed by all naval pow
ers But with the increase Of the number Of
cru sers it has been recognized, In view OF the
recent Introduction of high-exploslve pro-
jectiles and the increase OF power and rapid
ity OF fire OF rapid-flre and other guns, that
renewed attention must be given to the arr
mour feet and the prevailing opinion in En-
gland, France, Italy, Germany and Russia is
strongly in favor OF addit,o nal urmored ships
to be built at an earlv date. In these new yes
sells the armor will be much more widely dis
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

majority of nine in the next House of
Representatives. He did not believe the
Governors of States would give certih-
Gates of election to any one not entitled to
the same. is~-s,,rsess. H.
The official canvass on the 18th of the
electoral vote of Florida gives Cleveland
&c. 561; Harrison, 26, $50; Fisk, 400; Cleve-
lands plurality over Harrison, 12,9o4.
The official canvass on the 9th Of the
vote for President in Indiana at the recent
election shows the following result: Re-
publican, 263 1851; Democratic, 261, Ol3;
Prohibition, 9,Ss1; United Labor, 1904
Republican plurality, 2,348.
The official canvass on the 9th of the
vote Of New Jersey gives Cleveland 1871
493, Harrison 1884 and Fisk 1904. The
plurality for Cleveland Is 7,149.
The official canvass on the 9th Of the
vote for Governor in Illinois at the recent
election shows that Ffers (Rep.) received
367, 800 votes Palmer (Dem.) 855, 603, and
Hart pro; 1898. Fifer's plurality, 12,247.
died IN New York City on the 18th. The
cause Of her death was heart trouble. Mrs.
Sherman was sixty-four years Of age, and
Ewing, ex- GovernDr of Ohio. II
ILL.,, Surveyor-G General Of Utah, died at
Salt Lake City on the 18th ult., aged sixty
years. #
The Alabama Legislature on the 2Sth re-
elected John T. Morgan United States Sem
atnr for the term beginning in March,
1885, si.=
The official re urns on the 28th of Iowa,s
vote for electors were as follows Har-
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Want 10 he Whur Mother IL.

W. 10y
Want 70 be ,whur mother is Want TO be whur
licenses Rivers won't some one over shu that
howl o. hist
That air yellin' dives me wild
Cant none Of ye stop the child2.
Want yer daddy 2 Nav" Gee whizz
WANT to be whur mother Isl"
Want 70 be ,whur mother is ! Want to be whur
Coax him, sairy Mary, sing somepin fer him I
Lift him., Liz
Bang the clock-bcll with the key
Err the meat axe I Goe-mun-nee
Listen to thcm lungs o. his
want to be whur mother 10 |"
Want to be whur mother Is! Want to be whur
mother is!".
Preacher guess III pound all night on that old
pulpit O. his.
Pears to me some m Jest
Shows religious interest,
Mostly fore their fambly's riZi
Want to be whur mother isl"
Want 70 be whur mother Isl Want to be whur
Nights like these and whipperwills allus brings
that voice of hial
Sairy; Mary, Elizabeth:
Don't set there and ketch your death
IN the dew-err rheumatic
Want to be whur mother ISL
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News Summary.

The Budget for 1889 is closed by tho Board of
Estimate, and next years tax levy Is reduced
from 2. 22 to .. 10.
Frederick Hubbard, of West End, Conn. is
attacked in the street by u large eagle. which he
succeeds in capturing.
w. II. Parsons, convicted of treating contract
laborers like slaves, il let off with n $500 fine at
Springfield, Mass.
La Liberdade, the little craft which Capt. Slo-
cum built to bring him and his shipwrecked
crew from Rio Janeiro, arrives in the Potomac.
The Panama Canal bondholders pass a resolu-
ton of confidence in DE Lcsseps, and promise to
forego the interest on coupons.
Il. w. Shapless, n Texan ranch owner, catches
his clipping wife and the man whom she eloped
with at Bonham, NO., after n two years chase.
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Habits of Noted Writers.

From various unfailingly reliable sources,
such as the Literary Columns" OF the daily
papers. we make the following interesting ex-
tracts Of the habits and methods Of work Of
some of orr most famous authors.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, win Ia now in his
ninety-eighth year, goes 70 his study promptly
at 8 every morning, locks himself in, and writes
steadily until Q at night, when he dimes and
goes at IL again until midnight.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, who will soon cele-
brate his seventy-frst birthday. writes only an
hour each day, and then with his children and
grandchildren around him.
o. W. Holmes, the famous writer, will be
si~xty-nine the 10th q. January, He wrote
THE ChamberedN autilus F" when in his tenth
year. His work il oil done after midnight, and
he composes in full dress.
Mark Twain docs all his writing in o dark
room built originally for o coal bin In his cellar.
It Is dangerous for his own family to 60 near
him when he Ia at work.
T.. b.. Aldrich's study 10 above the roof of his
house, and IL Is said that he cannot compose
poetry in anything but q full-dress shirt aud silk
socks.
Mrs. Burnett wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy "
one morning before breakfast, the original
being her grandson. Q merry. beautiful youth
Charles Egbert Craddock il n tall, dark, slen-
der man of about forty-eight. He, has q wife
and eight beautiful children, and lives in the
most charmingly primitive way in q small Mis-
souri, town.
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stead Just now" and the old man laughed
bitterly.
He was thinking Of his son Harry, q bright.
happy lad, but q triie wild. He had had no
mother to consul him. no mothers love to
shield him.
One morning the old Squire awoke to find
that his safe mad been robbed during the
night. A paltry bundled dollars had been
taken and by some one who knew the combi-
nation. Harry had disappeared. Both he
and his sweet sister Ethel knew the combina-
ton.
Suspicion at once attached to Harry, and
when he returned homo q week later. unwill-
ing tolaccount for his absence, the angry.
honest Squire drove him from the house.
II was this that the Squire was thinking
about.
Suddenly the Squire stopped and looked
around The low monotones Of conversa-
ton sounded on his ear. Walking slowly
ahead and turning into tho road leading TO
his mAnaion. the old man saw q sight tina
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bayous Of westchester County, and At last.
near Misrepresentation. they found Just
It was q knotted and gnarled specimen of
the n~annyberry tree, about whose trunk and
limbs was tightly twined o woodbine. The
limbs would hold the weight Of two men, and
the rugged vine was suggestive not only of
the peculiar tropical vegetation. but Of the
iaot thas Mr.: ", had gone whore the
And the prize was felled with much diff
Guilty, the wood being twice as hard as apple
wool and brought to tho city.
Crowley was mounted on this tree while
the clay was still pliable. and there he hangs
with the consummate grace for which he was
famed.
His right hand grasps o limb over his head.
and he hangs at arms length. His left foot
touches the trunk Of the tree and the other
Each Of the wrinkles Of wisdom in the face
OF tho living Crowley has been exactly repro
duced, and his expression In as II he were
weighing the question whether he should let
60 and drop into the river or should skin o
cat !" and regain q place on the limb.
The stuffed Crowley is now as hard as ida
mant and as enduring aB the rock Of Glib
ralter; But he is not yet ready to meet his
old friends. In life he had o most delicately
beautiful complexion Of chocolate. and Mr..
Richardson Is using Recamier balm and choc-
grizzled skin.
Then, III swinging In his trapeZe last
Spring, Mr.. Crowley rubbed of about twelve
square inches Of his hairy coat on his arms,
and to replace. this hirsute appendage will
consume q week of the time OF the taxider-
mist and lis assistant, for they use hairs from
n grizzly boar. and each lost hair will be re-
placed. To do this the patient workmen will
prick a hole whore each pore in Crowley's
skin was located, and into Il will put a bears
hair, the root Of which will first be dipped in
glue.
Then about Jan. 10 Mr.. Crowley will take
his place in the bird room OF the museum.
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STOLEN FROM THE SOURCES SAFE.
A Story of Gn Innocent Mans arrest
and COoVictiON.
BY FRANK w. THORP.

It wanted Just one week of Christmas and
the weather was unusually warm and pleasant
for the season. Dame Nature smiled tenderly
down upon the quiet little village of Harrods-
burg and the huge red ball of fire in the
west was about seeking rest in its bed Of
gold.
Outlined wildly against the fiery sky md
ON q little eminence was the mansion of old
Squire Hawkins. the richest man for miles
around. That solitary fgure. plodding
along with bowed head, was the Squire him
self, and he was talking 10 himself as he
walked slowly along In tho twilight.
His face wore q sad. contemplatiye ex-
preston. just a year ago to-day" he was
saying. II wonder where he is tonight,
poor misguided boys" and q deep sigh
escaped his lips. Then his face grew stern
as he muttered,
anything but q thief. I cannot forgive
arobber, even though no be my own son.
One hundred dollars. too. Pity he didn't
take more. II might have saryed him IN GOOD
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THE LORD MAYORS DAUGHTER.
How nm Independent American Woman
Came TO be Presented to the Queen.

tPNom tie pAiiad.lphio Prs..l
Mr.. W. j. O'Brien tells an interesting story
Of Pay Director Cunningham. Of the United
States Navy, now on the retired list and liv-
ing in this city. Mr.. Cunningham once bore
the title Of purser, then used to dcnominate
the Office now known as that Of paymastor.
Purser Cunningham was in London at the
time that a reception was given at Buoking.
ham Palace. Through the American Lega-
ton an invitation was extended TO him to
represent the United States Navy at this
reception. On the evening OF the event
Purser Cunningham. alfred in full uniform,
appeared at buckingham Palace. As he
was descending from his carriage q female
figure pressed through the crowd, q soft.
warm hand seized his and q pleading voice
said: "Oh, MIR. Cunningham, l am 30 glad
to see you. Can you, oh, can YOU get me III ?
l have tried everywhere 10 get an invitation
and failed, and ! must see this reception and
be presented TO the Queen"
At the first words Mr.. Cunningham looked
up in surprise. and recognized the lovely
| Miss Seaton. one of the bellies of Washing
ton. whose father was publisher of the Ma
tiOndi ItlteLigtnCer and Mayor of the city-fOr
at that time the capital of the United States
had u civic government like that of other
municipalities. Miss Seaton was in evening
dress, an opera cloak half hiding her charm-
ing toilet. while the tears that glistened in
her eyes served TO make her appearance the
more bewitching. What would not gallant
do Tor such a ladve faire? Mr.. Cunningham
took the opera cloak and threw it over his
arm. Throw back your head" he said,
- and look as stately as you cam"
They passed the portals of tho palace. At
the main entrance Mr.. Cunningham presented
his card of invitation. Mr.. Cunningham,
of the United states Navy" he announced.
- and Miss Seaton. the daughter of tho Lord
Mayor of Washington"
The officials bowed low. The attendants
bowed low. MAKE way" they cried.
=" Make way for the daughter of the Lord
Mayor of Washington and heralded by this
announcement Miss Seaton swept into the
palace, supported by the arm OF MIR. Cum
ningham. She was presented to the Queen,
and enjoyed the reception as much AZ though
she had received the most urL ent invitation
to be present, and no one. for many years
father, tho Lord Mayor of Washington"
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Yes, " said the Squire. every cent taken.
Fool that / was for not changing the combi-
nation. i might have known that the young
%scoundrel would have paid a second visit.
I'll nix him, though, 30 he'll never get an
other chance"
''Oh. papa, you don't mean Harry" Ethel
cried, her face growing white as suow.
IL don't mean Harry" he repeated. "Who
else, I'd like to know, could get into that safe
without knowing the combination. I'll have
him. jailed before tomorrow morning"
II can't believe that brother did t."
cried the girl in anguish. There is some
moansd, and then fell forward in a dead
faint.
The old Squire was in no mood to deal
with fainting women, SO ringing the bell for
a servant he strobe out, leaving Ethel lying
on the sofa.
II was dark before the old Squire returned.
Harry had been caught and locked up.
Though none OF the stolen money had been
found on hin, his previous theft and his pres
ent visit were sufficient to prove this crime.
He was tried and convicted and remanded to
be sentenced the day following Christmas.
Ethel was in despair.
For three days she had kept to her room.
On Christmas Eve she felt TINT something
wns about to happen. She sent for her dear
est friend, Mabel Stanhope, a near neighbor,
and dear to her because of the love she bore
for Harry.
The two girls consoled each other until q
late hour, and then Mabel. at Ethel's piteous
entreatles, consented to stay all night with
her friend.
Mabel and Harry had been betrothed q
year ago. but the first accusation against
Harry broke the engagement.
1t was not her doings, but Harry. insisted
that 1t should be SO until he could clear him.
self.
But alas here was the second charge and
her lover in Jail. She sat before the Are
thinking what o cruel world il was, when o
slight noise In the direction of Ethel's bed
caused her 10 look around,
Ethel was sitting bolt upright. her eyes
wide open, but staring. They looked at
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was thus that the robberies had been com

was thus that the robberies had been COM
mitted.
Long and silently she cried for happiness,
and then she crawled in alongside OF Ethel.
Christmas Day dawned upon q snow-clnd
country. Silently the pure white fakes had
fallen and covered the earth with q soft man
tie.
The old Squire rose late and shivered a. he
gazed out of his window. As was his daily
custom, the safe was the first thing he ct.
tended To-.
He opened the door, and then suddenly
staggered back with a cry of dismay.
My God, what does this mean Robbed
again. and for the third time. Who could
have done"-
"Iknow. broke in the sweet. soft voios
Of Mabel Stanhope as she entered the room
leading Ethel by the hand. ALLOW me.
proofs of your sons innocence"
4" What do you mean ~ the old gentleman
asked excitedly. Are you knocking me 2"
No, indeed. / am not. / am all serious
ness: Ethel, here is the real. but unconscious
Then noting the old gentleman,s look Of
justification. Mabel rapidly related the story
of Ethel's somnambulistic feat.
bonIi hsys p sSi aGIa6t, tro% she sy SS1ol SSs n Y Ssa
sweet face. that you will tud every cent
thnt was taken"
Father aud daughter clasped each ether in
their arms and big, tears rolled down the
The three went together to Ethells room
and sure enough everything was found intact.
Then as fast as horse could q X him. the
Squire FASTENED TO hberate his SON.
Their meeting was touching and Harry
freely forgave his father for his harsh treat
ment.
1t was a happy family that gathered around
the fire that evening as the Squire related
how Mabel played detective and diseovesed
the real robber.
The old troth was again plightsd between
Harry and Mabel, and. Of course. every on
and.
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brought back all the bitter feeling of that
night O year ago.
There was his son Harry. and clinging to
him. with her head buried on his shoulder.
sobbing convulsively, was his sweet, limo
cent Ethel.
Sister and brother were SO absorbed in each
other that they noticed not the approach Of
the old farmer until his sharp voice broke
the stiffness:
"Elhel!"
They started. Ethel ran to her father.
Harry hung his head guilty, although he
Ethel" repeated the old Squire, IT am
astonished and amazed TO find you out here
on the public road and in the embrace OF q
thief" said the Squire, kissing out the last
word.
Like a'iash Harry's head went up in the
air.
"Do you mean me. SIR" he asked. his eyes
blazing aud his fist clenched.
II mean you, slowly said the old man.
A dangerous light came into the young
mans eyes. and he strobe towards his father
with uplifted fist.
Harry" pitiously cried Ethel, RESTRAIN
yourself"
Harry's eyes eoftened and his hand dropped
Were 1t not for her sake / would have
choked that word down your throat" he
and l pray that heaven will some day help
me prove my innocence.
Ethel. sister. .good-byH Good-by, sir"
to his father. and the young man strobe
rapidly away in the ast-gathering darkness.
The Squire gazed after him until lost to
sight. Not q muscle Of his stern face re-
Taxed.
go into the house, Ethel. I forbid you
over 10 meet him again."
Poor Ethel, who idolized her brother.
would fam have run after and assured him
Of her faith in his innocence. but she slowly
dropped her head and walked Sorrowfully
back to the house.
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Mabel, but no light Of recognition shone in
them. Mabel was about to cry out for help,
when sudde ly Ethel arose and. soizing the
lamp, started for the door. She opened it
and silently walked INTO the hall.
Softly Mabel followed. Intuitively she
felt that something was about to happen, aud
she refrain ed from waking the sleep-walker.
Straight downstairs and into the library
went Ethel, and Mabel after. The safe stood
in the corner. Without the slightest hesita-
ton Ethel knelt down. turned the combina-
ton not O few times and opened the safe.
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With startled eyes and bated breath Mabel
watched.
Carefully Ethel scraped every vestige Of
money and papers from the safe, rolled them
into q bundle, carefully closed tle saf( and
retraced her steps to her bedrI
Gong TO one corner. she liR up ting car
pet, took mp a loose board AND dropped the
papers within. Then she went to bed, and
was soon sleeping peacefully as a child.
Innocent Innocent Thank God"
eriaa Mabel in the excess Of her JOY, for II
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AtIautn Club Retention,

The Atlanta Clubs private Christmas recep-
ton took place last evening at the Internationa
Assembly Rooms. 200 East Twenty-seventh
street, and afforded great pleasure to the men,
bers and their friends. The Board of officers of
the Club are: President, +. Blail; Xice-Presi-
dent, III. Steinmeyer; Secretary, II. Ellen
stein; Treasurer, Charles A. Harreus; Sergeant
@. Ehranm.
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Coming Events.

SECOND annual ball Of d. s. Brown & Co.
employees, Lexington Avenue Opera-House,
Friday evening, Jan. f..
The grand annual ball Of the Lyceum Social
Circle. Nilsson Hall. Sunday evening.
Annual Christmas party of the Independent
Walhalla Boat Club, at Walhalla Hall, AZ Orchard
street, tomorrow evening.
Public installation Of officers Of Hope Lodge,
244. F. and A; NJ, OF the .Commandery- Rooms,
Masonic Temple, Wednesday evening, Jan. 2.
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The same effects and costumes which are
to support Mrs. Potter in the forthcoming
production of Antony and Cleopatra" ut
Palmer's, are said to nave reached the very
extremity of gorgeousness. Manager Abbey
started in with the intention Of making this
q big production. and has made 80 many i'm
provements that he thinks il will DO the most
extensive piece Of work that he has ever
managed. If scenery and costumes will as
sist Mrs. Potter. she is going to " get there "
this time, her managers think
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Joe McAulife, the champion heavyweight
of the Pacific slope. and Peter jackson.
colored, the champion of Australia, fight
Tonight in San Francisco.