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The Kind to Drink.

Boston Courier.
Sympathizing Frisnd-And so you have had
an attack of the ID. Ts2
Victim (ruefullyJ-Ihave. and hope I'll never
have another.
s. F-I'd advise you to drink nothing but
Irish whisky hereafter.
What good would that dot
s. F.-There no snakes in Irish whisky,
Won know
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WASHINGTON D. O., April %.
For Ohio and Indiana-Colder, fair weather.
preceded in Ohio by light local rains; fresh to
brisk northerly winds. becoming light to fresh
northwesterly.
For Illinois-Colder, fair weather, followed in
the northern portion OF Illinois by slowly rising
temperature; light to fresh northerly winds,
veerine to easteriy, and in Missouri TO south
easterly.
For Lower Michigan-Sliehtly colder. fair
weather; light to fresh northefly winds. bscom-
icg variable
For Upper Michigan and Wisconsin--Warm
er. fair weather; light to fresh winds, becoming
southeasterly.
Local Weather RenOrk
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Max ssrakosch Seriously I'M.

New YORK April %. Max Strakosch, the
iu6presaro, is seriously i'll. His lower limbs are
paralyzed. and general paralysis is threatened
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Parka County ProhlbItlonists.

Special TO the Indianapolis JournsI-
ROCKVILLE April 2L--The Prohibitionists as
ssmbled in convention at the courthouse this
afternoon and selected county ticket The
attendance was light. The convention approved
the following candidates for county Offices:
Clerk. Lewis Boyd; sheriff, Presley Owens;
commissionar, First district, James N. Miller;
Second, Benjamin Newton; Third, George w
LindIey; Representative, Daniel HALEY; survey
or, John e. Prather; coroner. DIR. }. @. L. My
ers The delegates TO the congressional conven-
tier, 70 be held at Brazil, May IL, are: Elwood
Hunt, w. T. McCampbell, Jonathan Lindley.
+. K. Morris, John E. Woodland. B. f. Ogden,
ID. NJ Rutter and William jerome.
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Death from Injuries Received In q Runaway.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WABASH, April 2l.-To-night James Stewart
one OF the early Wabash settlers. died at his
home in the north part of the city. Last Wednes-
day Mr. Stewart was driving near his home,
when his horse became frightened and ran
away, throwing the unfortunate man and drag
eing him SONS distance. He was horribly
crushed in various parts of the body, from the
effects OF which he died to night. He was
seventy two years old, and leaves widow and
two married daughters
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verdles Aealnss 40 Eleo.rle.Lieht company.

Verdict Against an EIectric-LfEht Company.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DELPHI, April %. After celebrating thirty
six hours the jury in the case of Catha-
rins Kelly against the Brush Electric-ligh {
Company, Of Lafayette, returned verdict for
$1,000 The trial OF the case occupied two weeks.
1t was brought here on change of venue from
Tippecanoe county The plaintiff claimed per-
manent injury from falling over coil of wire
on the street She asked $40, 600.
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Local Weather Report.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Losses Through SncpNfeipg.
New York Sun.


Gan the way from $40. 900 to $50, 0o0
yesr," said the detective, dare lost to
proprietors OF large stores through shop
lifting. Win some Of the Sixth avenue
stores where no detectives are EMPLOYED
three, four, aud even five sealskin cIoaks
sre stolen in day, and rarely do the de-
tectives In the stores where they are EN-.
oloyed search person for stolen goods
that they do not find concealed about
them articles belonging in other stores
all along the avenue. In some of these
stores plumber is regularly employed
to keep the ladies' toilet In erder, for
into the sinks are thrown pocketbooks,
from which the money has been taken,
smsH parcels, when the shoplifter fnds
che Is being watched, cards and tags on
goods, and whole piece of lace or en-
oroidery is sometimes crowded down out
OF sight to avoid detection. About 30
per cent OF the pilferers are women. In
store where 40 prosecutions are re-
corded for one year, only forty three of
the cuiprits were men."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Cloud Biography.


A remarkable experiment in signs ling
with electric lights was recently made by
tue fl; ers of two vessels OF the British
navy, the Orion and Espoir OF the port
of Singapore.
The Espoir had sailed from that port
for Kong Long, leaving the Orion In the
harbor OF Singapore. When the Espoir
WIS sixty miles distant the Orion sec
her message by means Of the electric
Light.
But eau & light be seen sixty miles at
sea? Certainly not, in Its direct rays;
but the Orion threw s brilliant blaze Of
light upon the clouds, and the reflection
Of this light was distinctly seen on board
the Espoir.
More than this, the Orion having
thrown upon the clouds regular mes
sage by means Of successful flashes, this
message was read and understood on
board the Espoir.
The question has been asked whether
this means Of communication might not
be made of practical advantage, 1t
would depend, it rs true. upon the condi
ton Of the atmosphere, and upon cloud
less nights there would be nothing to re-
fleet from, but 1t seems entirely practics-
BILE to make the light OF the most impor-
tent lighthouses visible much farther at
sea on cloudy nights by providing them
with an apparatus enabling them to throw
9 series ct reflections upon the clouds.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
ORIGINALITY in BEGGING.

New and Ingenious Scheme OF . Detrol,
Woman for 0bsainiDx Money.
An ingenious and original begging
scheme is being perpetrsted in Detroit,
according to the Free Press, by q woman.
A little girl playing on Cass avenue was
approached by = strange woman, poorly
dressed.
"What il your name, my dear, and
your mothers name, and where does she
IiveS"
Being informed on these points, the
woman next inquired Of the child the
name Of the church they attended.
When the child had returned to her play
the woman went to the house and in
quired by name for the mother. When
tine lady csme she told her that she wss
recommended to her by St Johns church;
that she needed q situation, and was told
that Mrs. would give her one.
This time the method did not work.
The lady disbelieved her statement and
told her In few words tha. she did not
need her services.
Then the woman revealed the true
reason Of her call.
81 am In great need" she said, "snd
the st. Johns people always give me a
quarter, for trey know deserve it."
The lady did not give quarter, and
when she learned how the woman had OBJ
tanned her name she was confirmed in the
belief that she was'an imposter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
NORrGA6ING INHERITANCEs.

The Heirs have No Such Power Before
D,stribuHon.
An interesting point in probate law
WAS passed upon by Judge Coiey in the
estate OF Nancy Bltchelder, who died in
1875, leaving small estate and four
children, but no will. Her husband, il
appears, died some years later, and
Henry L. Davis, ex-sheriff, became the
administrator II her estate and Mrs
Lucy Rlndge, a daughter, took charge of
tae children and reared them. A few
weeks sgo this Lady applied for an allow
| ance to partly renumerate her for her
outlay and services, asking for compen-
sation st the rate Of SIS 10. each Of the
minors, except the eldest, who became OF
age nine years ago. The judge granted
her application, the sum totsl allowed
her cons uming all the estate left, snd the
administrator and his attorney magnsni-
mously waving compensation for their
services. When tsis action of the court
became known, an attorney at law named
B. F. Hea!ey applied to have the
order revoked, on the ground that he
held q claim against the estate which
should be preferred to thss OF Mrs
Rindge. Tie application engaged the
courts at.enti yesterday and the claim
Of Mr.. Healey wss proved, out its validity
in law WAS stoutly opposed because for
money loaned by him to one Of the heirs
on the 9int note of all except Mrs Rlndge,
they having, as security. mortgsged
to him their interest in the estate. After
Mr.. Hesley had testified end counsel
had argued Judge Cofey expressed the
opinion that The heirs could not, before
the estate WAS distributed, mortgage or
deed away their Inheritance so rs to in
tertere with the expenses Of administrs-
ton or family allowance. The formal
decision was withheld, however, as the
lawyer sgainst whom the point was de-
cided wanted to submit authorities to
sustain mis- stand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
MARRIED AN INSANE PATIENT.
The Cook Of q Baltifn orc Asylum weds
Wealthy 1umnte-CeremoDy Set Aside.

The Cook Of Baltim ore Asylum weds 4
Wealthy Iunnte-CeremoDy Set Aside.
BALTIMORE, Msy 1s.-Some time sgo,
Harry McRhae was left by his father, q
wealthy liquor merchant, large sum Of
money. He continued in business after
his parents death until his queer actions
led to his being placed in the Union Prot.
estant Inflrmary. While in this institu-
ton he struck up an acquaintance With
toe cook. The pair pleased each other so
we'll that they determined to get married.
They hired the bell boy to get q marriage
license, and, armed with the necessary
document, they stole away from the insti-
tuition, engaged hack and drove to Ar
lingson, . village some seven miles dis
tans. Here preacher was prevailed
upon to come out to the carriage,
the cook representing that her in
tended was paralytic, and the couple
were made man and wife. They then re-
turned to the infrmarY, but the story
soon leaked out. The cook was dis
charged, but she took her husband with
her and obtained lodgings in . boarding
house. McRae's relates ut once pre-
pared to have the marriage set aside, and
to-day took the initiatory by having jury
declare HIM insane.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
no MORE SLAVES IN BRAZIL.
Eman cipation Effected Through the On
wearied Efforts OF Emperor Dom Pedro.

4
wearfed Efforts OF Emperor Dom Pedro.
NEW YORK, Msy 20 A dispatel
announced some days ago the total aboli
ton OF slavery in the Empire of Brazil
by act Of Parliament. There was no In
formation given in relation to the condi
ditions under which this important
change was accomplished. A reporter
has learned, however, from Baron Thorn
son OF Rio Jsneiro, now residing
i in this city, all the circumstances
connected with the recent decree.
Senior Dom Heitor Bastos Cordeiro, chief
Of the police department Of Rio J Micro,
is at present guest Of Baron Thomson,
having arrived IN New York Q few days
ago to study the police system Of the
United States, and to spend soneti In
travel. From him the Baron has received
authentic information concerning the re-
&c 1t history Of the emancipation move
msnt in Brsz'l. "The passage
of the law referred to-" he
said, twas anticipated for . long
time. For years psst the Emperor Dom
Pedro had set his mind on ehecting the
abolition Of slavery in the empire. As
far back as 1871 law was passed for the
gradual emancipation of the vast slave
population, but 1t was badly admins
tered, and in many places not enforced
at all. A more stringent law was passed
In 1885, whereby all persons born in
slavery should be free at the age of
twenty-one, and sll slaves over sixty
Yesrs should be entitled to liberty. To
facilitate the operation OF this law de-
duction Of 6 rcent. for each year was
made in he value of each slave, and tax
of per cent. on all lmports and internal
taxes was imposed for the government
emancipation fund. Voluntary societies
for buying up slaves sprung up in slmost
every city, and one province freed all its
slaves by paying the masters the govern
ment valuation. Still the Emperor was
not Satisfied with the sloTness of this
progress, and, through his influence, 5
DILL for the immediate emancipation OF
the slaves WIS introduced into
Parliament st each session. o. leaving
Rio for his European tour last July he
passed the helm of airs to his daughter
Isabella, the Princess Regent, vita the
IL junction that she would leave no means
OF the emancipation bill. The bill was
pass it, resigned. A new Ministry WAS
formed and the bill WAS passed
by both houses. By the recent
emancipation law nesrly q mill
ion and half of sl.vss are freed from
servitude. Outside of the plantations
slavery in Brazil WAS not an abused insti-
tuition, the slaves in private houses being
aim ost Invariably regarded and treated as
memberslof the family. In recognition Of
this enlightened measure removing the
last state of slavery from the new world,
Pope Leo XIII. has sent the Golden Rose
to the Princess Regent Of Br.Zl."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
TWO WRECKS.
One Train Plupgss Down Upon the d. bris
of Another

One Train Plupgas Down Upon the d. bris
of Another.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, May % "A rail-
road wreck, followed in ten minutes by
another wreck, occurred this morning at
6 point five miles from this city where
the Hannibal and Wabash Roads run PSF
allel. The accident happened about 5
O'Clock and resulted In the death ct four
men and the injury of three others, one
Of whom W II die. Last nights terrific
rain had washed away the bridge over
occurred when an east bound Rock
Island freight train was thrown into the
ditch. 7. Register, q brakeman, wss on
top Of one of the cars that went down
into the debris. He was crushed beyond
recognition. Immediately afterwards
Edward G.. Armstrong. brakeman was
sent ahead to flag the Hannibal freight.
he mistook the tracks, and was walking
along the Wabash road when Wabash
freight dashed around the curve and
instantly killed him. The Wabash train
met the same fate IS the Rock Island, as
the two bridges were only two feet spsrt
aud were connected, and three heavy cars
plunged down on the wreck Of the first
train. Two dead bodies were taken out
soon afterward. Neither OF the men
could be recognized, aud 1t is supposed
they we're trsmps. Engineer Ben Nc.
Cleiland, of the Wabash train. was badly
hurt in jumping, and Benjamin Norris, q
negro, was so badly hurt he is expected
to die. John Snyder, the Rock Island
fireman, also suffered slight injuries.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24

Henry T. Finck in the Cosmopolitan.
To large extent the stuoid custom Of
hsvirg music between the acts at thestres
is responsible for the talking at the opera.
For between the acts everybody, O,
course, wants to talk; snd since at the
theatre the orchestra merely furnishes 8
sort OF background or support for the
conversation, people naturally come to
look upon the overtures ard interludes
and introductions to the second and
third acts OF an opera in similar light.
Even if entr'scte music in theatres were
much better than it is commonly, this
consideration alone ought to suffice to
Danish 1t from the theatres. 1t degrsdes
the art and spoils the public.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24

ON were sent to Groesbeeck. The youns
men gave their names as John and Joe
Cox, and represented themselves Of
brothers, and that they were working fol
Anderson in his crop, and that the pis
tolls were brought along for fun. They
claim to have parents living near CLINTON,
Vsn Zsndt county, where they had lived
three years before, going to Gonzales six
months ago.
Anderson claimed when arrested to be
thirty-si years old, married since four
teen, had wife and five children on Horn
hill, but after the sheriff told him he knew
he WAS lying and that he had telegrsphed
news about It and that all the county Off
Gals would know him from the descrip-
ton, he broke down and acknowledged
all his past statements as falsehoods, that
his name was really W. T. Shelton. He
had no wife or children, and he never
bought any land or owned the horses he
mortgsged. He had several aliases, one
being Ben Davis. He Is about i've feet,
six inches high. weight $50 pounds, dark
complexion, black hair, dark eyes, rather
close together and one slightly squintet.
he Is only about twenty-six years old.
Joe Mitchell, slias Joe
Smith, alias Joe Cox, 10
about five feet six, weighs lao pounds,
dark complexion, has very dark hair and
black eyes and dark teeth, is about nine
teen years old and has no appearance Of
whiskers. has on brown cottonede
pants, blue linen shirt, striped cotton
coat and black wool hat.
John Inman, slias John Cox, is about
five feet ten, rather oony, has dark skin,
dark hair and gray or blue eyes, and is
about twenty two years old. He has on
blue cottonsde pants, blue hickory shirt
End striped cotton coat, blsck wool hat.
1t is believed the object Of these toughs
was to burglsrize some store here tonight
had they not been caught. Sheriff Love
left tonight with them for Groesbsck
ISL
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
*AUSIINs
Rangers sent to Kempstead-A charse
Ened-Reward offered.

Rangers sent to Kempstead-A Charter
Fned-Reward Offered.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Msy 23.-Adiutant-Gen-
eral King to- day issued orders to Captain
McMurrsy with detachment Of rangers
to report at Hampstead, in consequence
of excitement from the assassination Sat-
urday last of Steven Alchin by Deputy
Sheriff Dick Springfield and farmer
named Jack McDsde. Ad!utant- General
King has ordered the detachment OF
rangers hitherto doing duty In Wharton
county there, making in sll about ten men.
Among the instructions to the rangers
Is to see that the good citizens OF the
town and county are protected and espe-
cially that there shall be no intimidation
OF witnesses at the trial CT the assassins
which comes of Monday. 1t is under
stood that Adju.ant King during q visit
to Hampstead Tuesday morning found
McDade and the prisoners, Springfield
and Jack McDsde, barricated in the
court house; that General King
sent word to McDsde to come
and see him; that McDsde refused,
that A6jutant King sent McD,d word
suC pIleOucfe muet uC pun AZ ALI oisuCk Nv
Hampstead or somewhere else; that the
courthouse was no place to hold the pris-
oners and should be free of access to all
citizens; that II he did not vacate it with
the prisoners he (McDade) would be put
out by force. The position OF the rangers
will be that Of a force to preserve peace
and prevent intimidation Of witnesses. In
other words, they have orders to break
the reign of terror and uphold the supre-
macy of law. Adjutant General King
says he had interviews with leading citi-
zsns of Hampstead, and there WAS EVIL
IDENTIFY no intention OF resorting to lynch
law. Their sim'seemed TO be to remove all
that obstructs the law.
The following charter was aled yester-
day: The Clayton Cooperative Machine
Company of Grsyson county, for the en-
couragement OF agriculture and the pro-
curing farm machineryi capitbl, $50. 900;
ncorporators-M. D. L. B,x, j. J. john
son. C. B. Polk, G. c. Bomberger and J.
W. Pitt.
Governor Ross has offered q reward OF
$3.50 for the arrest Of Albert Whittier,
who committed murder in Madison
county some time sgo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
BITS OF fUS.

Dakota man (disparsgingly) to Kansas
man = You talk about climatel You
haven't had ! respectable blizzard OF your
own this winter.
Kanssn (proudly We don't need 'em,
sir. We've got Ingalls,. - fCnicago
Tribune.
Tree planting is said to have an i'm
portant effect upon the climate. It must
have, surely, for where there is no tree 1t
Is impossible to climb it.-TChicsgo
Herald.
Society Dame-Who Is that young man
who is 30 attentive to you now?
Great Belle-He is poet.
"MercY on us! And do you, the proud
daughter Of hundred millionaire, pro-
pose to throw yourself away on q poor,
miserable, starving of q poei?"
ooh, he isn't thst kind CT q poet. He
writes soap advertisements"
"My owp. own daughter, after all.
Ask him to dinner Omaha World.
First American-''I'yes about made up
my mind 10 settle in Blank City; must be
q fine place from what have heard Of
lt.n
Second American - "Don't you go
there"
"Oh, I've heard those stories about the
anarchists there, I'm not afraid Of them"
"But-"
"Oo, you mean the fire bugs which burn
down the place every chance they get;
don't care for 'em, Pll keep insured"
"No, the"
"Ah. see now what you are driving
at. It's in the cyclone belt and gets
blown over two or three times year
and it's right on the edge Of an earth
quake belt, and the town dances iigs
every few weeks; not very pleasant may
be, but don't mind. l lived in South
America alongside Of an active volcano
once"
"But those little things are not what
I'm talking about"
"Then what's the matter with the
placer" $.
street car"
"O1"-[Detroit Free Press.
Scene: Scotch railway station. Ticket
collector, in making his collections, fods
an old gentleman fumbling in his poe ksts
for his ticket.
Ticket Collector-Tickets, pleased
Old Gentlemsr-I'm Just looking for 1t.
Ticket Collector-Well, I'll look in
again In q few minutes. See and have 1t
ready then.
Ticket collector returns shortly, but
the old gentleman is still looking for 1t }
Ticket collector Suddenly Why, you
have it in your mouth, man.
Old gentleman Giving him the tickei)
oh, 80 have! Here you arel
Another gentleman in the carriage, as
the train moves on, to first gentleman
I'm afraid you're losing your memory,
sir!
First gentlsmau-Nse fear o. that, nae
fear o. tha,F The ticket wis Q fortpict
aud. and was jus, sookin' the date aft,
Tableep.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
rae MONTHS.
Useful Table for Children q, Well ~
Their Eidsis

A Useful Table for Children a. wei, a.
Their Elders
'snusry-The Roman Janus presided
over the ginning Of everything, hence
the first month Of the year was called
After him.
February-The R,msu festival Fsbrus
was held the 15sh dsy OF this month In
honor OF L tpercus, the god Of fertility.
March-Nsmed from the Roman god OF
war, Mars.
April-Latin Aprilis, probably derived
from asperite, to open, because spring
generosity begins and tie buds open IN
this month.
May-Ls;in Maius. probably derived
l,oTi mAlsi aieminine divinity worshiped
o. n 1me the first dsv Of the mouth.
9une-Juho, Roman divinity wor-
sniped as the queen OF heaven.
in this month.
Angus!-Nsmed by Emperor Augustus
S@ ar, b. e 80, sitter himself, SIS he re-
esloeo IL lucky month, being that in
WHICH ne nsd gained several victories.
september (septem or seven -Septem-
per was the seventh month in the old
Roman cslander.
o;to 1eE (octo)-E'ghth month Of the
R man yeae.
November (eovem or nins November
was the ninth month C the old Roman
yesr.
December (iecem or ten December
was the tenth month of the early Roman
year. Abou. the 2lst ct this month the
sunenters the tropic OF capricorn and
forms the winter so!stice.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
Avsry Strange Adventure.

Paris Dispatch to London Telegraph.
A young msrried lady has just met with
an extraordinary adventure. As she was
leaving the horse show at the Palais de
l'Industrie she was sccosted by q person
OF gentlemaply appearance, who, after
apologizing for mis- intrusion, told he.
that he had been asked by her cousin,
who was his intimate friend, to give her
some letters. It seems that about two
years ago the lady hsd been in love with
this cousin. Her parents objected to the
match, and married her to somebody else.
She had not set eyes on her cousin since
he had gone OF to the Congo with M. de
Brszzs. Interested in his career, the
lady informed the stranger that she
was driving to the Bois de Bou-
logne, and suggested that he
should follow her in . cab. The couple
met in . wood and proceeded down &
sidewalk, the stranger talking most affecs
tionately Of his friend, and explaining thst
he had SO often sho IN him his cousin'l
portrait that he had no difficulty In rec
ogn,zlng her. At last the lady asked foz
the letters. The man rummaged In
pockets, but instead Of the ietts n