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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25

Awarded Thirty Thousand Dollars for q
Lost Leg and q Broken Arm.
PALESTINE, Tex, Dec. 19.-In the dis
trict court jury gave Noel Chapman,
16-year-old boy, a verdict for $780,
600 damages for loss of a leg and
the breaking Of an arm by an
accident on the International &
Great Northern railway. This is the
heaviest verdict ever rendered against
railroad company in Texas. The jury
was out only twenty-five minutes. Chap
man was an employee.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25

Statistics Showing Wonderful Increase
During the Last Nine Years.
New YORK, Dec. 2O.-The World has
obtained from the Treasurer of each
State the value of property as assessed
for taxation. The Census Office in 1885
made report of it's exhaustive and la
borious inquiry into the proportions ex-
listing in each State between taxed
property and actual wealth, which
ranges between rs per cent. in Illinois
and 6S in Wyoming. The Worlds re-
port shows an increase in taxable prop
erty of Sc, 963, oo0,o 900 and an increase in
actual wealth of SIS, 1862, 900, 900 since
1880. The total wealth is SOL, 459, 900, 900
exclusive of public property, and So, o93,-
100000 property invested and owned
abroad. The assessed value of taxed
property and our actual wealth at differ
emf decades have been.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25
TO FREE NEEBE.

Another Strong Effort to Be Made to So.
cure the Convicted Anarchists Par
don.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The members of
the grand jury that indicted the Anar-
chists are about to make another appeal
to Governor Fifer for the pardon of Oscar
w. Neebe, who was sent to Joliet under
sentence for fifteen years. Mr.. E. s.
Dreyer, the well-known banker, who
was one of the grand jurors, has
become convinced that Neebe is SUI
fering unjustly, and is exerting himself
to secure his pardon. The petition
is signed by many prominent public
men, including the grand and trial
jurors, and those active in the movement
hope to obtain the signatures of the
Judge and States Attorney. If these
are given the pardon will be confidently
expected. 1t is asked on the ground
that Neebe was home on the night of
the tragedy, had no part in the conspi-
racy to murder and has been already
severely punished for some wild talk,
which was his only ofense.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25

TIE West Virginia iu berna torlal con-
test committee filed their report 81
Petersburg on the 18th in favor Of seat,
ING Fleming (Dem.) by over. 400 ma
iority, while the minority found Golf
(Rep.) elected by nearly the same num-
Der. I
!. MARY P. CANNON, wife Of Congress-
man j. G. Cannon. was found dead in
bed at Danville, ILL.,, on the 10th by
her daughter. Heart disease was sup
posed to have been the cause. 'f sS
JOHN G. WHITf1ER, the venerable
poet, celebrated his eighty-second birth
day on the 18th at Amesbury, Mass.
OLIVER L. BARBOUR, the famous COM
piler of law reports and authority on the
same, died at his home in Saratoga
Springs, N. Y, on the 18th, aged seven
ty-nine years. -. r. t%.i,li sy< *$
JAMES MIXER, one of the oldest resi-.
dents in Van Buren, County, Mich, !, died
on the 18th at Decatur, aged ninety
seven years. .s ~s* .. - ss.nf
DAVID BIDwELL, one of the best-known
and oldest theatrical managers in the
country, died at his home in New Or
leans on the 18th, aged stxty-eight years.
GOVERNOR WILSON, of West Virginia,
issued a proclamation on the 18th call
ing an extra session of the Legislature
to settle the Governorship contest, to
meet on the third Wednesday in Jam
uary next. :
ALoNzo E. SroppARD, the well-known
opera singer, died in Boston on the 10th
of typhoid fever, aged forty-seven years.
sioner, was on tho 10th admitted to
practice as member of the bar of the
Supreme Court Of the District Of Co.
lumbia.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25

The wealth of the United States now
exceeds the total wealth of the whole
world at any time previous to the mid
die of the eighteenth century, and the
amount invested abroad is alone equal
to the national wealth of Portugal and
Denmark. The total wealth of only
five nations is equal to the mere increase
of the United States in the last nine
years.
In its estimate the World publishes
the following figures secured from off,
cial sources to show the wealth of the
States named:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

D j AMEs ELLSWORTH died on the 18th
at Decatur, Mich, aged one hundred
and eight years. @ ..5s*. E. #. II i
DIR. SETH PANcoAsT, a we'll known
>homeopathist, died at Philadelphia on
the 18th. He was q descendant Of one
of the famous brothers who came to this
country with WilliamPe
!. Mark ID. HANOVER, founder Of the
Cincinnati (O.) Star, and at one time
law partner OF Roscoe Conkling, died at
his home in Brooklyn, n. Y. on the
10th.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25
assessed ualudt on Per True yaluo.
THE LIVESTOCK MEN.

At the Meeting of the National Commits
sioners 4 Sanitary Organization Is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT.

An interesting development of the Ohio
Senatorial canvass is brought out by the
announcement that the delinquent tax
collectors are after Mr.. Calvin S. Brice for
back taxes on his personal property. Mr..
Brice is popularly understood to have a very
comfortable amount of personal property of
various descriptions; but heretofore he has
avoided the course usually adopted by mill
lionsires, of swearing that they have little
or no personal property, by obtaining ex-
emption on the ground of non-residence in
Ohio. Since he has declared himself resi-
dent for Senatorial purposes, however, the
deduction is drawn that he ought to pay the
taxes.
Discoveries of this sort have been by no
means uncommon both in regard to million
aires anduoliticians. Even so eminenta Dem
ocrat as thelate Samuel j. Tilden was not es-
pecially desirous to pay the full income tax
on the money which he made out of the re-
organization of the Fort Wayne Railroad.
That Calvin S. Brice should follow at re-
spectful distance in the footsteps of the
Democratic apostle is not perhaps singular;
but it is pleasant to credit him with striking
out on an original line of his own in the claim
that he is resident enough to be elected Sem
ator, but not resident enough to pay taxes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
THEY ARE NOT SENT BACK,

The disclosures that have recently been
made with regard to Gallician immigration
to this country are striking, both for the
light they throw on the methods by which
poor people are robbed abroad and for the
commentary they furnish on our immigra-
ton laws. The ignorant peasants have
been shipped over here by sharpers who
first feeced them of all they have got; ana
their ignorance of their own country and
Government which permits the swindle,
shows how hopeless it is that they can be
made reliable citizens of this nation. The
case also proves The remarkable discrimina-
ton of our laws on the subject of immigra-
ton. When the law sends back a few
scores of skilled laborers, brought here by
an American labor organization to do work
in which there is a shortage of labor, and
admits 5000 of these Galhcian paupers, it
is plain thar more intelligence is required,
both in our immigration and in our legisla-
ffou
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
JUDGING HIMSELF.

Oakland, Cal, possesses a judge of q
somewhat eccentric character. A short
time ago he paraded the streets in palpa-
bly, intoxicated condition, and shocked the
good citizens of Oakland beyond measure.
Hardly had the sensation caused by this
exploit subsided when Judge Alexander
Laidlaw, the judicial luminary in question,
again attracted attention by appearing
upon the bench perfectly sober. 1t was not
his sobriety merely which evoked comment.
Judge Laidlaw spologized to the public for
his misconduct, delivered q severe lecture
to himself upon the evils of intoxication,
and fined himself fifty dollars. We under
stand that by so doing Judge Laidlaw has
risen to higher place than ever in the
sanguine estimation of his fellow citizens.
But would it not have been better in
every way, as man and as a judge, if
Judge Laidlaw had refrained from making
beast of himself? 1t is not pleasant or
an ed1fying sight to see judge fagrantly
offend against the laws he has sworn to in
terpret and uphold. Nor is it profitable
proceeding for man to sin that he may
win applause by the cheap heroism of his
repentance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
JoHNsTowN,s MrNoR DISASTER

The panic at the JohnstoWn theater on
Tuesday night is a strange example Of two
things: First the perversity with which
blind chance sometimes seems to seek out a
certain locality or class as its victims; and
second the ease with which crowd can be-
come panic-stricken and under that influence
rush like sheep totheir own destruction.
The theater is shown by the detailed re-
ports to be one of those halls with five, four
and three-foot passsge-ways that were built
twenty-five years ago, apparently with q
view to decOYing the public into a place
where they would be hopelessly penned up
in the event of fire and panic. To use such
a place for entertainments is prind Jacte
act Of criminal negligence; although In
Johnstown there is the mitigating circum-
stance, that the more modern place Of
amusement was swept away BY the food.
With an audience packed in such trap,
it was idiocy in the first place to raise an
unfounded cry of fire, and it was unreason-
ing selfshness in the second place for the
audience to break into panic, and to trample
each other like cattle in the blind attempt
to escape danger which did not exist. To
sum up, fifteen lives have been sacrificed
and a score of people injured by combina-
ton of the most unworthy qualities ofhuman
nature.
Such things ought not to happen. They
are easily preventable; and the cupidityl
stupidity and cowardice which sacrifice life
should be punished as they deserve.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
sncinI Chatter.

A MISSIONARY meeting will be held in
Emmanuel Church, Allegheny tomorrow. The
services which are to be very interesting, will
occupy the entire day and the ladies OF the
church will serve the company with an appetiz-
ing lunch, free of charge. In the evening a
continuation of the services will be held in
Trinity Church and the presence OF Bishops
Talbot and Leonard will add greatly to the
interest of the occasion.
A MUSICAL and literary entertainment will
be given this evening, at the Presbyterian
Church. lawrenceville. Mr. l. L. Thomas
will conduct the programme and number of
prominent specialists viii assist in making the
evening a very enjoyable one.
THERE viii be an entertainment tonight at
Curry University Hall, corner Penn avenue
and sixth street, by the M oorhead Union. The
pronramme will consist of Mother Goose and
Her Temperance Family" All are invited.
TIE Poverty German Club was entertained
last evening by Miss Birdie Lanahan, Of Center
avenue.
MRS. DURBIN HORNE will receive her
friends this afternoon between the hours Of 4
and 8.
THE MITCHELL Osborne wedding at Franklin
last evening was attended with great pomp and
glory.
THE Twin Lake Camping Club gives recep-
ton this evening at the East End Military
Hall.
MRS. CHARLES sHINKLE gives her second
sat home" this afternoon.
A DELIGHTFUL afternoon tea was given by
Mrs. N. B. Hogg yesterday.
MRS. OLIVER o. PHILLIPS tenders her re-
ception to-day.
THE Magee-Mitchell nuptials take place this
evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
INsuRANCE AeA1Nsr BuReLARY.

Insurance against burglary is the latest
thing in London. That is to say, the in
surance company issues a policy covering
losses by burglary, just as now is done in
fire insurance. A mighty convenient pretty
and profitable business it is likely to be for
all concerned-if we except the insurance
company. We are just little afraid that
the insurance company will not make a
mint of money out of its burglariOus under
taking.
But how beautiful this new branch of in
surance must appear to the gentle burglarI
1t will 60 80 far toward removing some Of
the most embarrassing drawbacks to burg
larry as genteel profession. Why? Will
not the householder refuse to take any risks
to protect his property on the approach Of
midnight marauders if he knows that every
bit Of plate. his money, his watch and all
the valuables within his gates are protected
By blanket Insurance. against burglary?
Those who know how extremely loath the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

MARGARET DELAND has not been so great
q success in her picture, as in her novel. John
Ward. Preacher" /" which has reached its fiftieth
thousand.
LOUISE MAY ALcoTF was glad to get S. for
the stories which she wrote in the beginning Of
her literary career but she lived to receive
5000 for one of her books.
GLADSTONE is not only Grand Old Man,
but he is also one Of the most extraordinary
men of the age In his S0th year he is not only
the leader of a great political party, but the
maker of literary reputation by word. His
praise gave Robert Elsmere" q send-of that
made it the most successful novel Of decade.
How Mr.. Gladstone finds time for all he does
is quite as wonderful as that he aceomplishes
so much, especially at his advanced age
STANFORD, Cotton, Crocker and Hopkins,
the projectors of the Pacific Railroad, had not
money enough when they started to buy a
square meal, but they had the courage Of their
convictions, succeeded in their magnificent en-
terprise, and became milliOnaires 20 times
over. Leland was the first Republican Gov
ernor of California. As United States Sena-
tor he has not taken any prominent part in
legislation. He values the position for its
social advantages. He is IS years old, but is
well preserved, aud his stoeky, compact form
lOOkS bndb ~ SesASAI NeNAAJ A%AAN W NSoA
score.
EPHRAIM KEYSER, the young and gifted
sculptor, who has received the commission for
the Arthur monument at Albany, N. Y, is a
native of Baltimore, of Hebrew parentage. He
studied In Berlin and sfteTwaTd in Rome,
where he displayed such marKed abilities as to
attract the favorable attention Of wealthy art
collectors. He made Ife-like bust of Cardinal
Gibbons, OF Colonel l. N. Montgomery, the
well-known European correspondent etc. He
made the equestrian statue Of De Kalb, stand
ing before the State House at Annapolis, Nd,
for which he received . commission of 5000
COLONEL JOHN HAY is very different man
from his literary associate, John g. Nicolay.
The former is eollege-bred man, fastidious in
his tastes handsome in appearance, with pol
ished and fascinating manners, fond Of society,
and, by marriage with the daughter Of Amasa
Stone, of Cleveland, very wealthy, and possess
| ing three homes. His little poem, Little
Breeehes," made him . reputation almost
equal to Bret Harte's Heather Chinee." Mr..
Nicolay is the son OF German peasants, and be-
gan his career as boy in country store, at 8.
amonth. He regarded himself lucky when he
was promoted from that position to be printers
devil in the office of the Pike county Free
Press. He gradually worked himself up to be
editor and proprietor. He is now Marshal Of
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
DR.. TALMAGE's LATEST.

Not the least interesting of DR.. Talmage's
experiences I'M Europe seemstO have been en-
countered by the Brooklyn divine in Rome.
The Colosseum there, we are told, moved
him profoundly. He claims to have discov-
cred also for the first time the perfect acous-
tic qualities of the immense building. This
discovery he made by ststioning his family
on one side of the Colosseum while he stood
on the place once occupied by Nero. Then
DR.. Talmage talked, and his every word was
clearly heard by the audience on the other
side.
This set DR.. Talmage thinking, and he
says: "a great deal has been said about
duplicating the Eifel tower at the Ameri-
can Exhibition of 1892, but it seems to me
that it would be far greater idea to dupli-
cate the Colosseum at Rome. Such a
structure devoted to arts, science, education
and religion would atone somewhat for the
horrid cruelties that were during five CEN
turies enacted in its Roman original"
DR.. Talmage, with remarkable modesty,
does not even allude to another peculiar
privilege which the erection of a colosseum
in New York would bring with it. In
it DR.. Talmage could comfortably
address an audience of loo, 200 persons, fol
such is, or was in its palmy days, the seating
capacity of the great amphitheater in Rome.
We may expect DR.. Talmage to make many
more original suggestions of this sort before
he gets home again. There is nothing pic.
ayunish about the eminent divine's temper,
or his imagination. He is just as likely al
not to exclaim in his next letter upon the
beauty of the Mount of Olives, and to favol
its removal to Brooklyn Heights. And that
is about as likely to happen as the building
of a new Colosseum in the Centennial ex
nosifion
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
The Grand Opsrn Samson.

The coming season of grand English opera
at the Opera House. commencing Monday,
December g. by the Juch company, is attract
ing more attention in fashionable and musical
circles than any other engagement this season.
The Jueh company Is pronounced by the press
of Washington, Baltimore, New York, Phila-
delphia, Boston and other cities they have visited
so far this season, to be the largest and most
important musical organization in America
During Miss Juch's recent engagement ID
Washington she was the recipient of more
social attention than was ever be-
slowed upon any American artist before.
During the week, Miss Juch was received
privately at the White House by Mrs. Harri.
son. entertained there, and was made the recip-
ient of many musical floral offerings, sent to
her during her different performances by the
first lady Of the land. The repertoire for the
week will embrace the following popular rep
RESERVATIONS: Monday "Carmen;" Tuesday,
tsTroyatore;D Wednesday matinee, Position
of Lonjnmeau;' Wednesday evening, "Bohe-
mian Girl;" Thursday, "Faust;" Friday,
tMienon;" Saturday matinee, Mariana" and
Saturday evening, der Freischutz." MISS
Juch will. appear every evening excepting
Tuesday. Sale of seats opens Monday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12

of credit on behalf of the Republican party
for the improved condition Of business for
the prosperity which has developed in some
branches Of trade.
Itis of late years common failing with
Republican politicians and organs to claim
the identification of the party with business
prosperity. This claim is generally based on
its connection with the tariff; and has some
basis in the fact that tariff changes neces-
sarily require readlustment of prices. But
the persistent preaching of that idea has its
Inconvenience. In the first place il makes
the party and the tariff responsible for the
dull times, which have not been unknown
under their supremacy. Next, if the good
times are confined to a single class, its
natural deduction is that the classes which
do not enjoy prosperity are oppressed by it,
which is likely to Overbalance the credit OBJ
tanned by the acceptance of the theory.
Finally if party policy is responsible for
the condition of business, it must also ac-
cept the responsibility for business organ
izations that seek monopoly, for stock water
ing, for speculation and for the business re-
verses that follow in their train.
The idea that having one set Of politicians
in power can increase production or en-
hance demand-which are the two effective
causes of business prosperity-is peculiarly
silly. 1t would be almost as reasonable to
make a party responsible for the weather,
which is also one of the primary forces that
affect agricultural production. We do not
fancy that any enthusiastic organ is desirous
of claiming credit for the party on account
Of the weather we have had since Harrison
was lnaugurated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12

average man is to meddle with burglars un-
der existing circumstances will readily grant
that the burglar will have safe conduct in
that insurance policy. Very agreeable the
thought Of that insurance policy will seem
to the man awakened by the oft-heard
whisper: ''Listenl there are burglars in the
housel" How glib the answer will come
back: "Let them burgle, my dear, we are
insuredP'
But the possibilities of fraud are also
great It is not every scamp who will take
the chances of punishment for arson by
burning his own house down to get the in
surance, but there are rascals enough to
commit burglary on their own premises for
substantial reward at little risk. Burglars
and other eonscienceless parties may preach
in favor of this new insurance, but we fear
the insurance companies will sit down on
the amusing plan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
NONE LIKE DARIUS GREENS.
Men Have Wrought Out Odd Inventions, bu
Not Flying Machine.

Men Have Wrought Out Odd Inventions, but
Not Flying Machine.
List Of patents issued to Western Pennsyl-
yania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia in
yentors, Tuesday, December 10, furnished by
o. D. Lewis, patent attorney, No. lsl Fifth ave-
nue., Pittsburg:
Henry Aiken, Homestead, Pa, casting ingots
or bIlIets, also mold for ingots D. o. Barber and
1. A. Baughman, Akron o.. machine for making
match strips; John d. Bowman. Altoona, safety
catch; Sarah A Bryan, Farmer, o., culinary
utensIl; Charles K. Daellenbach, assignor to K.
CHASER and Il. Shoenefelt, Allegheny, railway
switch; Austin q. Evans, Springfield, o., seed
planter; X. Z. Grey, Muncy, Pa. current water
wheel; John NJ. Croft. Canton, o., combined
chair and lounge; Amos o. Hess, Salem, o., gate;
Samuel N. Houck. Springfield, o., wick trimmeri
John II. Knox. Allegheny CRATE; Ira NJ. miller,
Akron o., endless elevator or carrier apron;
Arther ". Neale, Pittsburg. hand guard or shield;
John W. Parrish, milton, W. Va, alarm lock;
Henry Rothermel Mansfield, o., slate cleaner
and eraser. John Il. Rushing, LaWrenceVllle, "a,
case for, packing butter; James A. simpson,
CoIumbus o., doubletree spring; Theodore
Steckle Bethlehem, Pa, shutter hinge; George
wilkinson, Williamsport truss; Reuben VIII
lets Beaver Falls, feed water regulators; Isaac u.
wise, Brimheld, o., seed planter; Jonn =:
Young, Bellevue, Pa, attachment for Tapor
iieIphos. o.. wire fence block; A. b. Cameron,
WjlIiamsport ornamental panel: Joseph walker
Clark's Green, Pa, automatic coupling for steam
r,fn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
A QUESTION OF RIGHTS.

The dispute over the right of way for the
Squirrel Hill Electric road through cor
ner of Schenley Park, seems on the surface
TO be matter that can easily be settled. If
the railway company secured an authorita-
tive grant of the right of way before the
park was given to the city, it does not ap-
pear that the city has any right to interfere
with its work. II it has not such grant,
the presumption is very strongly that no
passenger railway can be permitted to cut up
q public park with its tracks. In the first
alternative the city must make the best Of
the situation; in the second the railway
company must accept the hardship as re-
suit of going on with its work, before get
ting the full control of the land. The mat
ter looks like question of fact which can
be promptly settled by reference to the
records.