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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-09


zens of Washington City to Miss Clara Barton,
president of the Red Cross, upon her return from
Johnstown, Pa A committee composed of the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia and a
number of other distinguished gentlemen and la
dies conducted the reception, which was given at
Willard Hotel from to 8 O. clock. 1t was very
largely attended Miss Barton was assisted in re-
celving her guests by Mrs. John j. McElroy, Mrs.
O. D. Gouger and Mrs. r. D. Mussey. The hand
some parors of the hotel were tastefuly decorated
with flowers sent as individual tributes by Miss
Barton's admirers and friends. At the conclusion
of the reception about 100 of Miss Barton
friends remained to collation. which was served in
the dining hall of the hotel Among the elaborate
floral decorations that adorned the table was a
miniature tent of white immortelles, with the Red
of the local branch of the Red Cross. Commls-
sioner Douglass presided at the collation., with
Miss Barton on his right.
After the coffee, cheese and crackers had been
discussed, he called the assemblage to order and
in brief speech announced the object of the
gathering. To the words which he uttered en-
Enthusiastically received, Miss Barton only bowed
her head in acknowledgment. Judge Macarthur
was then called upon to extend Miss Barton fit
ting welcome on behalf of the people of the Dis
trict. Judge Macarthur opened brief but inter-
esting speech with the remark that be wished that
he were great national calamity that Miss Barton
might take care of him. John j. McElroy spoke
of Miss Barton's blessed work during the civil war;
Other speeches and Rotations followed, after
which the guests departed at an early hour. -
Two French Ladies Who Are Prominent in
the Work of Reform in France.
May Wright Sewall, who attended the Interna-
tional Congress of Women's Work and Institutions
at Paris writes the following description of Mme
Isabelle Bogelot and Nine. Emile de Morsier, first
vice-presldent and general secretary of that body
She says, to Nine. Bogelot belongs the credit of
the first suggestion of the congress, and she avais
herself of every opportunity to express her in
debtedness to the International Council of Women
held in Washington in 1888, to which she ascribes
her inspiration.
"Mme. Bogelot is the director of one of the
most important philanthropies of France, that
which charges itself with the care of prisoners
when they are released from their confinement in
SAINT Lazare. This is work of great magnitude
h. L a Al -
prisoned women and to assist the latter on their
discharge to employment in which they can gain a
livelihood and be reinstated in an honest, respect
able life. The work extends to every part of
France, and what the society is accomplishing is
almost incredible. In connection with this work
the director has an office near the prison, where
she meets the released, for whom work and a home
are already waiting; and she also has an asylum
near her own country residence at Bllancourt into
which are received and temporarily cared for all
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-09

One of the school board, going his rounds as an
amateur put the following question to scholar in
country school, GLOW do you parse MARY
MIXED the cow The last word was disposed Of
as follows: "Cow is a noun, feminine gender, sin
gular number third person, and stands for MARY,
Islands for MaryP' exclaimed he of the hoard
'How do you make that out?'' uBecause ),
added the girl, if the COW didn't stand for Mary.
how could Mary milk herr"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-09

PROF. SWING, of Chicago, recently gave his
hearers an idea of what he thought the new theol-
ogy should be. He took for his text: ga Work
man that Needeth Not to Be Ashamed" The
new clergy, he said, would be broad men, men
who looked after the bodily welfare and the ply
steal surroundings of their fellows. Prof Swings
"new clergy" will probably be largely composed
of women.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-09

"Are you going to strike, MAJ" asked the little
boy, gazing tremblingly on the uplifted shingle.
"Ihat's just what am going to do" Cant
we arbltrate, ma before you striker" II am Just
going to arbitrate," she said as the single de-
scended and raised cloud of dust from the seat
OF pair fpantaloons. 81 am just going to arb-
trate my son, and this single is the board of ar
bitration''
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Some are so uncharitable as to think all women
bad and Others are so credulous as to believe thew
are all good. All will grant her corporal frame
more wonderful and more beautiful than mans.
And can we think God puts worse soul into a
better body?-Feltham
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-09
The Irony of Time.

Louis Napoleon, when resident in London,
used to prophesy that some day he would sit ON
the French throne.
"Did you ever know such fool as that fellow
is?' asked an English statesman, who had been
bored by Louis propheses ''Why, he really be-
lieves that he will be the emperor of France
The prince, while a resident of London, was
made the victim of a cruel hoax. Some one sent
him forged invitation to grand dinner party at
Windsor Castle. He dressed himself in court
costume and presented himself at the castle gate,
to be told by the porter that as his name was not
known he could not enter; and as the prince in
sisted that he had received card higher officer
of the royal household was sent for
Greatly, sir, said this gentleman, 'there must
be some mistake. As her majesty has not the
honor of knowing the Prince Napoleon, she will
be unable to receive him.
Ten years later this rejected prince, then en-
peror of France, slept in the best "spare ROOM
of the CASTLE and danced with the queen in the
Waterloo room. Such is the irony of time.-Ex.
Silence and reserve suggest latent power
Chesterfield.
Doctor-Now, my little man, you take this med
icine and will give you five cents
Young America-You take it Yourself and 7
will 60 you five ceuts better.-Lfe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
To the Medical Profession.

The various medical associations
and the medical profession will be
glad to learn that DR.. John s. Bill
lings, Surgeon U. S. Army, has con-
sented to take charge of the Report
on the Mortality and Vital Statistics
of the United States as returned by
the Eleventh Census.
AS the United States has no system
of registration of vital statistics, such
as is relied upon by other civilized
nations for the purpose of ascertain
ing the actual movement of popula-
ton, our census affords the only op-
portunity of obtaining near an ap-
proximate estimate of the birth and
death rates of much the larger part
of the country, which is entirely I'M.
provided with any satisfactory sys.
tenn of State and municipal registra.
ton.
In view of this, the Census Office,
during the month of May this year,
will issue to the medical profession
throughout the country "Physician's
Registers" for the purpose of obtain
ing more accurate returns of death
than it is possible for the enumer-
ators to make. 1t is earnestly hoped
that physicians in every part of the
country will cooperate with the
Census Office IN this important work.
The record should be kept from
June l. 1889, to May 81, 1890. Nearly
$4,000 Of these registration books
were filed up and returned to the
Office in 1880, and nearly all of them
used for statistical purposes. 1t is
hoped that double this number will
be obtained for the Eleventh Census.
Physicians not receiving Registers
can obtain them by sending their
names and addresses to the Census
Office, and, with the Register. an
official envelope which requires no
stamp will be provided for their re-
turn to Washington.
If all medical and surgical practi-
TONERS throughout the country will
lend their aid, the mortality and
vital statistics of the Eleventh Cen.
sus will be more comprehensive and
complete than they have ever been.
Every physician should take per.
sonal pride in having this report as
full and accurate as it is possible to
make it.
1t is hereby promised that all in.
formation obtained through this
source shall be held strictly confiden.
tial. ROBERT G. PORTER,
Superintendent of Census.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
Getting Under Way.

YOUNGSTOWN, June 10.-Credit is
due the Cambria Iron Company for
promptly setting the stricken people
of this city to work, and thus turning
their minds from their sorrows. On
Saturday night the company had the
natural gas mains under the river
bed repaired. and gas has been blaz.
ing there ever since. To-day the
machine shop, employing 100 men. is
in operation, the boiler shop is clang-
ing with the hammers of full force
of workmen, the blacksmith shop is
running full, and. what's more Won
derful. the six blast furnaces, with
their small army of workmen were
started up this morning. Only those
who have seen the utter ruin of these
works by the flood can realize what
this means. The Cambria Company
expects, after a careful examination
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
The Effects of the Floods.

NEW NoRK, June 9.-Brdtlstreet's
says: The terrible disaster in the
Conemaugh valley. together with
floods extending from southern New
York south into Maryland and Vir-
ginia, have checked the movement
of general merchandise at all supply
points for the region referred to.
Pittsburg and Philadelphia lost most
in this way. The loss of property in
the territory outlined will probably
not exceed $45. 100000. The estima-
ted amount of capital invested in the
Conemaugh valley (where the prop
erty loss is placed at 0.0OO, 000) was
81, 600, 900, of which $5,40O.O0O was
employed industrialIy. Transporta.
ton facilities being interrupted
through central Pennsylvania. east
earn market supplies of garden pro.
duce and in New England of leather
have been curtailed and prices higher,
of the latter one cent per pounL. The
almost total destruction by fire of
Seattle. Washington Territory. has
apparently obliterated more than
SIS, 100000 worth of property. The
estimated commercial capital inves.
ted at Seattle was $4,1OO,O00. The
most active general trade throughout
the country is relatively reported at
Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis,
Chicago and San Francisco. Crop
prospects remain favorable, except
10 George, and to a less degree in
Louisiana, where drouth has been
severe. At most trade centers only a
moderate general business is re.
ported.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
Few Funerals Held.

YOUNGSTOWN, June Cup at the
cemetery there is a gang of twenty
five men on duty to dig and fill
graves and handle the collins. When
a wagonload of the dead arrives they
all fall to work digging fresh graves
in plots where the labels on the collins
show that the inmates are entitled to
s*nrial In some of the plots, There
were several families who owned no
plots, and the bodies of the unknown
dead are logged off to where a great
trench, 100 feet wide and the length
of coffin has been dug in the earth.
The collins are laid close in the bot
tom of this trench. and the dirt quick
~ shoveled over them. One trench
is full already, and a start has been
made on another.
At the head of each grave is stuck
a shingle with the name of the one
Inferred there scrawled on it in lead
pencil, or a number if the person be
unknown. On five adjoining shingles
at the trenches are the names: wv.
L. Harris. aged % years." Frank
Harris and John Harris" "Maggie
Harris" Margaret Harris" "Sarah
Harris"
There have been frequent cases of
the wrong Identification of bodies,
and some scratching and rewriting
has been necessary on the shingles.
One runs thus: "Miss Bracken,"
"Unknown." supposed to be Miss
Bunting. a factory girl )" supposed
to be Cassie Christie. formerly of
Butler )" supposed to be frankie
Wagner. Market street." On another
single is written: "a large woman
with earrings" and underneath.
MRS. Mary Tingle."
Out of all the nearly 1000 dead
who have been buried it is probable
that there have not been dozen
funerals. One Is in progress IN
sehnstown this afternoon. 1t is over
he remains of the Rev. Dillon. re-
wvered yesterday. Lack of funeral
ceremonies is not in any way indica.
| i've of disrespect. but because the
calamity has overwhelmed the sur
yiyors. The usual customs of life
are lost sight of in the presence of
such catastrophe. The people are
too overcome for any ordinary grief.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
Gen. Crooks Model Speech.

The Eastern novelists, essayists and
Dhilanthropists who want to UNDER
stand the Indian problems and Indian
human nature should read and reread
and learn by heart the nightly
effective speech made last Friday by
Gen. Crook to the reluctant Sioux in
Dakota. urging them to sell large
tract Of their lands to the govern.
ment, at fair price.
Gen. Crook has learned Indian hu-
man nature in all sorts of WAYS and
under all sorts of circumstances. He
has been an efficient and devoted and
helpful friend to the Indians. He
has been remarkably efficient ene-
my. He is the most successful Indian
fighter living. He is one of the few
white men whose word is absolutely
trusted by Indian chiefs, from the
Mexican to the Canadian borders.
Unlike most great orators-whose
success has consisted largely in their
faculty Of f1attering their hearers
Gen. Crook fred out at his old Sioux
friends a volley of the most uncom-
plimentary truths. "When." said
he. left you eleven years ago 1
thought by this time you would be
much further advanced that you are
now. I feel that you are satisfied to
loaf on and do nothing and let the
government feed you. Then you
were brave men. When you were
asked to decide anything YOU did so
ut 0nce-said yes or no. Now you
are afraid to do ANYTHING. You keep
wanting more time. You are not
brave men now, but squaws, and the
government will have to send dolls
and rattlers to amuse you. The gov.
eminent can't always feed you. You
must some time become self support
ing. Because I am your friend is
the reason say this. I want you to
become like white men and hold
your land in severalty. The gov
eminent Is very liberal, and this bill
does more for you than it eyer did
for the white man."
Coming to the most practical de.
tails, Gen. Crook made the offer oil
the government and its promises 80
plain that the dullest of his Indian
listeners understood what the most
famous fighter and friend of their
race said. 1.-THE government" said
Gen. Crook, twill pay you $1.25 per.
acre for your good land, and fifty
cents for your bad land, which is SC
poor that grasshoppers can't live on
1t. It gives you 5 per cent. interest
on the money received, although II
can get all it wants at q per cent,
Everything that you say, or that is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15

of the works by experts, to be maxi
ing rails by the end of June. The
new steel plant. completed shortly
before the flood at cost of $500, 200,
is not damaged. No. 2 rolling mill is
nearly ready for work, the time Office
and draughtman's room are in full
operation, the rod mill will be run.
ming in two DAYS and turning out
120 tons of finished materials a day,
the blowing engines of the blast fur.
naces are not badly damaged and are
being rapidly put In shape. the gen.
eral Offices are already occupied, the
company's store will resume BUSH
ness tomorrow. the railroad from the
lower works is being rapidly pushed
to the former site of the Gautier
Works, and when the wreckage of
those works is cleared out, which
Will be in about two months, the
company will begin to rebuild them
OF the 1906 workmen whom the
company employed about two-thirds
survive, and nearly 5000 of these are
now at work clearing away the
wreckage or operating the depart.
ments already started. More of the
Gautier men have reported until the
number now nearly reaches 700,
about half the number employed be-
fore the flood. The loss at the lower
works was 1000 to $500 men. The
Cambria men generally owned their
homes, having been encouraged to
become independent by the company,
which lent them money to build rs
soon as they had bought lots. or sold
them houses on easy terms. These
men, now homeless, desire to build
new homes, and the company will
aid them in every way. 1t has al.
ready ordered 100000 feet of lum-
Der for the men to use in rebuilding
and more will be forthcoming as fast
as the sawmills can turn it out.
These new homes will not be built
for the immediate future, for the fat
on which JohnstnWn stood cannot be
occupied until all the wreckage and
dead bodies have been removed and
a system of drainage established.
Meanwhile the workmen will dwell
in tents, and by tomorrow 5000
such abodes will dot the hillsides.
After careful computation Com
missary General Spangler finds that
$4,000 people will have 10 be fed from
the relief fund for least two months,
10000 of them being survivors of the
flood and 5000 workmen and guards.
Col. Spangler this evening appointed
a number of Quartermasters, to have
charge of the distributing posts and
will deliver the goods on the presen-
tation of orders.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
A Notable Gilt.

An especially notable feature of
the gifts which people of every con.
diti6n are crowding one another to
make to their distressed fellow citi.
zens of Western Pennsylvania is the
contribution to the general fund
made by the prisoners in the Eastern
Penitentiary. From the small say.
ings which they are enabled to accu-
mulate from over-work the prisoners
have contributed the considerable
sum. for them. of 1922, and it is Ger.
tain that in the millions of relief
money there is no more precious
proof than this of the universally of
sympathy with Johnstown and its
neighborhood. AS far as we know
this incident is unique.-PhilddeLphi0
Evening Torchight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15

but as this is a regular hostelry and
no one can buy anything here for love
or money. there is no alternative.
The Fourth is to-day the Rennert's
of Johnstowp. though a few days
ago it was prosperous colored hotel.
II will hardly be thought that
people would pay to see a rescued
person in any part of Pennsylvania.
near Jamestown, especially in Pitts
burgh, whence so many survivors
have gone. Yet inquiries are being
circulated here about the parents of
a pretty baby that f1oated in its
cradle from Johnstown to Pittsburg.
Two young men who rescued the
child have been besought by many
ladies to permit them to adopt the
little one. The men were to-day in
curing for the parents. They say
they will give the child only to the
parents. and admitted that they were
exhibiting it for an admission fee of
ten cents.
Mr.. A. M. Wellington. with F. P.
Burt, associate editor of the Engi-
neering NeaoS, of New York. has just
completed an examination of the
dam which caused the great disaster
here. Mr.. Wellington states that the
dam was In every respect of very in
aFior construction, and of kind
wholly unwarranted by good engi-
neering practices of thirty years ago.
Both the original and reconstructed
dams were of earth only, with no
heart wall, but only rip-rapped on
the slopes. The original dam. how
ever, was made in rammed and
watered layers. which still show dis
tinctly in the wrecked dam.
$50 far as I know" ssid Adjutant.
General Hastings this morning,
"GoYernor Beaver is not to visit the
scene of disaster at all. The situation
is very good 80 far as reported.
Bodies are being gradually recovered
all the time. but of course not in the
large numbers of the first few days.
Last night we arrested several ghouls
that were wandering amid the wreck
on evil intent during the darkness.
and they were promptly taken to the
guard-house. This morning they
were given the choice of imprison-
ment or going to work at two dollars
day, and they promptly chose the
latter. We are getting along very
we'll in our work, and very little
tendency to lawlessness, 1 am happy
to say, is observed"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
Pennsylvania to Give a Million.

YOUNGSTOWN, PA, June 10.-There
was an important meeting here yes
terday at which were present Gov,
Beaver. Col. J. M. Schoohmaker.
Messrs. VIM. McCreery. s. S. Mar
win, H. 1. Gourley. w. r. Ford. j.
r. Scott, Thomas M. King, Mr.. Nc
Gov, Capt. w. R. Jones, Adjt.Gen.
Hastings, Reuben Miller and Sheriff
McCandless.
A general discussion of the situa-
tion was had. The Governor in
dulged in a long talk. reviewing the
situation and making many sugges-
tions. William McCreery, chairman
If the Relief committee, then made a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15

said TO you, Is written down, and the
President will see it. If he is not
willing to agree to all that the Com
missioners have said to you. then
there will be nothing done. and you
will remain as you are now. There
is no desire in the hearts of the Com
missioners to urge you, You must
decide yourselves, and each one for
himself. The paper is here. You
that want to sign may do so. / have
nothing further to say"
The muscular common sense. the
unadorned eloquence, the sincere
friendliness and the absolute absence
of all complimentary or flattering
phrases in Gen. Crooks talk to the
Indians. who know him In peace
and in war, had an immediate and
visable effect, for the same dispatch
that contains the bravest. best and
most useful speech made to the In.
dams in many wears, adds:
"Crow Dog, who killed Spotted
Tail, was the first to sign. A great
many Indians signed. Four hundred
signed yesterday including many
prominent chiefs. Ten hundred and
forty must sign in order to meet the
requirements of the BILL"
All honor to Gen, Crook. our best
and wisest mediator with the In
dams and their wisest and truest
frienG.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, of Cumber.

Hon. Lloyd Lowndes, of Cumber.
land. was elected president of the
Union mining company last Monday.
His numerous friends and the PEG.
pie generally are proud of his acces.
sion to the executive chair of one of
Allegany's greatest enterprises.
Besides, the man who will feed
hundreds of stranded travellers, and
make them feel at home among
strangers, as we understand he did
during the flood, deserves the honors.
And such liberal hands as his are a
good depository for the accruing
MISUNDERSTANDING Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15

The McClellandtown gang. Lewis,
Tasker and the two Sullivans, were
found guilty Of robbing and maltreat-
ing Christian Yoder, in the Somerset
County Court last week, and sem
fenced to ten years each in the peni.
tertiary. The Nicely brothers, in
dicted for the killing of Herman
Umberger, In Somerset county. were
also found guilty.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15

President Gambrill. of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal, has sent orders
to each of the division superintend.
ents of the canal directing them to
make a tour of their divisions and
report to him all the facts regarding
restitution along the canal. so that
all those in want can be relieved.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15
SATURDAY, JUNE Is, 1889.

Officers of the Cambria Iron Com.
pany, which suffered heavy losses at
Johnstown, Pa. by the recent food,
expect to have the entire plant of the
company in operation in a week.