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The sun., 1889-12-07
Jefferson Davis ms u Horseback Rider.

RICHMOND Dec. G.-Jefferson Davis was
known personally to q larger number'of people
in Richmond than in perhaps any other city
Citizens who were children during the war re-
call his regular evening ride on a gray horse.
which he sat splendidly. DR.. Charles Brock. u
prominent physician ana a fine horseman. re-
calls an incident OF this time He says that
one even ng he was riding mare that was 30
vicious that he could do nothing with her.
While the animal was bncking on a turnpike
near this CITY, President Davis rode UP and
said:
That is fine animal. Doctor"
The Doctor replied that he would like to sec
Mr. Davis ride her. The President said that
he would like to take spin. and they changed
horses
He had no sooner taken the reins. said the
Doctor, than with one easy pull he had her
entirely under subjection. Then he put spurs
and rode her three miles. and tell You che
was ubdued enough when he returned her TO
me- 1t was the finest riding ever saw"
Hov. FitZ1ugh Lee. himself a nated horse
man. says Mr. Davis was the finest hQrsemau
he ever saw. On one OF his lonely rides Mr..
Davis was fired upon by man hid In tho
bushes. the ball whstlinG close to his head.
He rode his horse straight in the direction
from which the missile cams and the would be
assassin fed. but was caught by some soldiers
He proved to be foreigner who was crazy. and
he was lot prosecuted.
The sun., 1889-12-07
The Live Wire Again.

Frederick ThrinR. an operator, attempted to
repair long distance telephone cable tho roof OF
ths central once In Flushing yesterday when he re-.
ceIVed Q shock that Knocked him sen8eleE6 Ii Vas
almost half hour before he recovered cOnScouSnstG
The sun., 1889-12-07

A delicate and nutritious preparation of the whole
WhsAT is GrAnISL NO SteamiAg or dssccAtion.-AaH
The sun., 1889-12-07

NEWELL MARTIN, Secretary.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

The governor has reappointed John
Lamb as commissioner of the bureau OF
labor statistics. j. P. McGaughey, who
has heretofore been clerk. has been
made deputy commissioner.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Every state ought to be allowed to
vote on prohibition amendment mere
" to efectually settle the wild enthusi.
asm of the third party. There too fresh.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Gov. fill, of New York, has chronic
inclination to veto every bill that comes
up for his signature. His latest break is
veto of a measure providing for the
inspection Of factories where females
are employed. The bill provided for a
reform that was generally demanded,
yet it was objected to by man who
seems to have mortgage on the guber-
material chair and has even the gall to
ask for the presidency.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26
WffR Nsl e
NEW ULM. MINI Il
Wednesday. June. 26 1889.

The Journal says that Eugene Field,
OF the Chicago News, might be taken for
clergyman or a gambler. Rather
hard on the clergyman, isn't it?
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

The jury in the case Of Clara Blatz,
who shot her paramour John Dohe rety,
in the streets Of st. Paul, failed to agree,
standing eleven to one for acquittal.
She will be given another trial.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Can it be possible that Heatwole of
the Northtield News had anything to do
with securing the appointment Of the
revenue collector to the country dis.
tricts?
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Prohibition was emphatically prohib-
tied in Pennsylvania last Tuesday, by a
majority of over $4,000 against the
amendment. The third party should
begin to see that the people are becom-
ing tired Of this theoretical temperance
talk and that it is about time for them
to quit the business.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Superintendent Porter, of the census
bureau, don't want the civil service
commission to have anything to do with
the appointment Of his assistants. He
claims that those selected by himself
would be better fitted for the work than
those that might be the choice of the
commission. Well he may be right on
that point but it will never do to estab-
lish such an unsafe precedent. Mr..
Porter had better yield on that point, or
the other departments will soon raise a
howl.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Gov. Foraker, Of Ohio, has stated
positively that he will not be candi-
date for gubernatorial honors and that
he has no desire to hold the Office again.
He hasn't said that he wouldn' t seek a
seat in the u. S. Senate, though.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Fred Douglas and Frank Thornton,
the young men who made the bold at
tempt to rob the State bank at Mime.
apolis. some months ago, have each been
sentenced to fifteen yeas in the peniten-
tiary.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

VIM. i. Chandler has been reelected
to the United States senate by the leg.
stature of New Hampshire with agood
majority. Chandler is too stalwart q
republican to be lost to the next con-
gress. where party lines will be drawn
so close. The republicans will need
men Of his calibre in order to keep on
top.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Illinois has adopted compulsory
education law, which requires that ev-
cry child between seven and fourteen
shall be in school at least sixteen weeks
per year, under penalty Of fines and
possible imprisonment Of parent or
guardian. That's a good law if the
state will pay the expenses of those
who cannot afford to give their children
a proper education.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

The Sioux commission continue to
make good progress in obtaining the
signatures of the Indians. Red Cloud
tried to be stumbling block to the
success of the work but his obstinacy
was soon quelled by Gen Crook and he
has now added his name to the long
list Of signers. The president was
in most happy luck when he appointed
Gen Crook and GOV. Foster on the COM
mission for they are winning the, conf
dence and consent of the tribes as none
other could.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Prohibition received largely disfgg-
ared eye in the election in Rhode Island,
on Thursday, for the repeal Of the pro.
hibition amendment to the constitution.
Little Rhody couldn't roll up as big a
majority as Pennsylvania but her oppo.
sition was just as pronounced, and the
cold water men were downed with q
vim.
Prohibition is now embodied in the
Rhode Island constitution. It was put
there three years ago as the result Of
an affirmation vote of $4,000 and a
negative vote 5000. Il was tested
thoroughly, and found to be utterly at
war with the spirit OF the people. The
vote on its exclusion from the constitu.
ton was 2s,449 to 1858, showing an in.
crease in the vote hostile to prohibition
amounting nearly to 10000, and de.
crease of 5000 in the vote favorable to
prohibition.
Rule number ten of the civil service
code has been modified so that, in cases
Of Union soldiers dismissed the service
Of the United States for political rea.
sons, they can be reinstated upon ap.
plication any time within four years
without being required to pass a civil
service examination. The rule hereto.
fore limited the period of application
With privilege of reinstatement without
examination to one year. Presiden,
Harrison has approved of the change
It affects chiefly Union veterans Wit
held places in classified mail servic,
and were good clerks, but some o
whom would be likely to fail id put t,
the test Of civil service examination
All who,come within the four years
limit are eligible to apply and likely to
receive positions in the government ser.
vice.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

Politics in Ohio this year are in a
troubled state. The campaign is close
on hand and the repub licans..are at pres
ent in no good condition to meet it.
There is lack Of harmony just when
there should be united feeling. The
choice of two United States senators de-
ponds on the election and it's absolutely
necessary that they be republicans. The
nomination of Gov. Foraker seems to be
the only way Of preventing disaffaction,
but he has given q fiat refusal Of the hon.
or. It is to be hoped however for the good
Of the cause that he may be induced to
use his influence towards uniting all
dissatisfied republicans and preserving
the state for bis party.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

The New York World, the leading
Democratic paper Of the country, pre-
sents its compliments to Mr.. Brice, up.
on his appointment as chairman of the
National Democratic COMMITTEES as fol-
lows: The Democratic National Conn
mittee has chosen as its chairman q
very clever and personally agreeable
gentleman, but one whose qualifications
for this position are confined entirely to
his ability to raise and his willingness to
give large sums OF money for use in a
campaign. To pit Brice against q
Quay is to reject the aid Of a moral idea
and to match a greenhorn in politics
with a veteran.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

While Europe is being threatened
with wars and her nations are living in
dread Of the cloud that seems to be ris-
sing over them, it is pleasant to consid-
er the fortunate advantages of our own
country. We need have no fears of dis
turbing quarrels, for there are really no
cases in which our national interests
come into so close conflict with foreign
countries but that they will do every
thing that is just and fair to settle the
trouble. They have no desire to lay them
selves subject to war with the United
States and it is fortunate that such are
our relations.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

The new civil service commission is
giving evidence of being something
more than the mere sham which the
democrats would make 1t out to be.
The board have investigated the New
York custom house with results that
show that the objects of the previous
examining board was simply to find
pretences for ousting the official incum-
bents. They have now commenced q
thorough examination of the Chicago
post-ofice and will give it a complete
overhauling. The commission is COM
posed Of men who mean business and
will make of itsomething more than the
farce that it was under Cleveland.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26

IT is reported that at length the ap.
pointing powers at Washington have
seen their way out Of the fight over the
Minnesota revenue collectorship, and
that a man heretofore unmentioned for
the place will get the plum. The fight
has been between Washburn, who fay.
ored Wildt, of Owatonna, and Davis
whose candidate was J. G. Donahower,
Of St. Peter. Both were obstinate in
their claims and neither would give in.
Asa result Window has acted the
peace maker and has promised the
Office to Senator Marcus johnson, OF
Atwater. He is banker and will no
doubt ably fill the position.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02
CENTENNIAL CHOICE.

Tho Grand Marshal's Sta6-The Sixteen
Elect Ladies'.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Major- General
Schofeld's chief of staff, Colonel Crugier,
announces the following as the representa-
tives of their various STATS on the Grand
Marshal's staff: Colonel Ben Wheeler,
Delaware; General Frank Keeder, Penn
sylvania; Colonel s. Meredith Dickinson,
New Jersey; Colonel Grantland, Georgia; !;
Captain Phineas B Ingalls,. Connections;
General E. e. Currier, Massachusetts,; |;
Colonel Leroy Springs. South Carolina; !;
Colonel H N. Seaman, New Hampshire;
Major Norman c. Randolph, Virginia !;
General d. d. Wylie, New York; Captain
aBonohan Cameron. North Carolina; Gem
eral e. b. Rhodes, Rhode Island; General
Edward b. Ripley, Vermont; Colonel
Morris B. Belknap, Kentucky; Colonel II.
G. Corbin, Ohio; General Henry NJ.
Sprague. Maine; Colonel C. a. Jones, Mis-
souri,; Colonel Albert w. Gilchrist Flor
ida; Colonel w. 8. Stone, Kansas; Major
j. c. Alderton, West Virginia.
THE SELECT SIXTEEN
NEW YORK, April 27.-The sixteen ladies
who will dance in the quadrille of honor
at the centennial ball, according to the
Tribune, have at last been determined
upon as follows: Mrs. Benjamin Har-
rison, Mrs. Levi P. Morton. Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, Mrs. Oracle King. Mrs. Alex
ander Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. w. Bayard
Cutting, Mrs. William Astor, Miss Cora
Livington, Mrs. Newbold Morris, Mrs. Ell =
bridge 7. Gerry, Miss Louisa Lee Schuy-
ler Mrs. Buchanan Winthrop Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish, Mrs Wiliiam Jay, Mira s..
Y. R Cruger and Mrs Alexander s.
Wehh
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02
A FATHERS VENGEANCE.
Negro Saloon Porter's DisreputabIe A
and Summary Punishment.

a Negro Saloon Porter's DisreputabIe Act
and Summary Punishment.
ST JOSEPH, No., April 26-Yesterday
Lewis Jackson, a negro porter in a billiard
hall and saloon took an insulting note to
the eighteen-year- old daughter of Charles
Nowland, prominent citizen of this city,
purporting to have been written by a man
and sent by Jackson. The young lady
handed the note over to her father who
had jackson arrested. At the marshaPs
Office the negro stubbornly refused to re-
veal the name of the sender of the note
whom the enraged father shot him four
times with probably fatal effect
ST. JOSEPH Mo-, April 2L-Last night il
was learned that the insulting note car
ried by Lewis jackson. the colored porter,
| to Miss Nowland, for refusing to tell the
author of which her father yesterday shot
| and fatally wounded jackson, was writ
ten by a fourteen-year-old boy in a
wholesale tobacco store at Jackson's die
tation. The porter's idea was to learn if
| the young lady would make appointments
with men, and, if so, he proposed to add
her name to the list he had for the benefit
of those who might ask for them.
When he was arrested, SO it was stated
yesterday, Jackson was taken to the pri-
vate Office of Chief of Police John Brader
in company with Nowland and his brother
and the chief. The doors were locked and
Nowland borrowed the revolver of the
chief, and advancing seized jackson by
the throat forcing him to his knees. Then
pointing revolver ut him. the muzzle al.
most against Jackson's face, he de-
manded the name of the party
for whom he had carried the note, fail
ing to secure which he swore he would
kill Jackson. The negro was terrified and
began to yell as loudly as possible and to
beg for help. His cries were heard all
over the City Hall and across on Second
street. This was kept up for almost an
hour, jackson steadily denying that he
knew the name of the man who had given
him the note. If Jackson should die an
effort will be made to hold the chief as
an accessory to the killing. So far he has
declined to say any thing in his defense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02
eRlNkMAn.S BRAVERY.
The Terrible Experience of Nebraska
Boy in the Samoan Storm.

The Terrible Experience of q Nebraska
Boy in the Samoan Storm.
FREMONT, Neb., April 27.-Oscar Brink
man, son of Henry Brinkman. of Seven
Oaks farm, near Fremont, aged eighteen
years, was q sailor on board the Van
dalia when that ship met with disaster in
the hurricane at Apia, Samoa. Writing
to his parents he said that when the hur-
ricane struck the ship all hands were at
their posts and the anchors were cast but
1t soon became evident that they would
not hold the ship against the furious gale.
and she slowly but surely drifted toward
the surf. A tremendous sea struck her,
sweeping over her, washing away many
poor fellows and clearing the deck Of
fastened. In the interval of quiet which
followed the men took to the rigging and
chung to the masts and spars.
Presently the vessel gave a heavy lurch
before the gale, and many men and boys,
including young Brinkman, were literally
Shown from their places and were left in
the foaming surge. Brinkman struck out
for life and succeeded in seizing plank
which had been washed from the deck of
the steamer, to which he clung with all
his strength. Another terrible wave swept
over the ship carrying with it Captain
Schoonmaker. He was seen by Brinkman,
but apparently quite stunned or else ex-
hausted, as he made no effort to combat
the elements and was carried away by the
storm and not seen.
Brinkman, whilst clinging to his plank
and furiously driven about by the waves,
saw one of his mates struggling in the
water and nearly exhausted, and, imme-
diately quitting his plank, seized hold OF
him by the hair and swimming with him
again got on the plank, to which they
both clung whilst the storm roared. All
around men were struggling for dear life
in the surging, seething waters. Many
were stunned or killed outright by being
dashed against floating objects which had
been washed from the storm battered
ship.
Young Brinkman and his companion
had terrible battle with the waves in
their attempt to reach the shore, but a
high wave finally landed them safely on
the beach and Notwithstanding his ex-
haustion and the perils of the attempt he
succeeded in manning a small boat with
natives, and after a desperate struggle
with the waves and storm finally again
reached the Trenton and threw a rope
aboard by which means many lives were
saved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
:summary OF the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
DURING March past 90 S05 immigrants
came to the United States, &C. 931 during
March 1888
TREASURER HYATT has returned TO
Washington from New York. he says
that the counters at the sub-treasury are
forging ahead at rapid rate and are no"
handling about SI5 OO0 600 of gold a day.
He expects that the count there Will De
concluded by May f.
THE crowd of office-seekers about the
White House continues very large, pu1
.sonly a favored few are admitted to Fresl-
dent Harrison's presence.
The. Secretary of State has been IN
formed that Russia will send delegates to
the marine conference when Is 10 meet a1
Washington on October 10 next.
MINISTER DENBY reports to the State
Department that the Emperor OF China
assumed the reins of government March 4
SECRETARY BLAINE, who has been IN
disposed, was feeling much better on the
25th. but owing to the inclement weather
he did not deem it prudent to go to the
State Department. For this reason the
presentation of the new British Minister
to the President was deferred.
CHARLES W. FILES, of Connec cticut has
been appointed chief of division Of the
Pension Office, vice General j. B. Cort,
dismissed. George w. Gilt. chief of
division in the Pension Office, has also
been dismissed.
Ex-CoNGREsSMAN JOHN E. ELLIS, of
louisiana, died at Washington on the 25th
of heart failure. He had served five terms
in Congress and was forty eight years old.
THERE was extra session talk recently
in Washington, the idea being that Con-
.-gress would be called together in the fall.
COLONEL DUDLEY says he has been mis-
represented in what he said disparagingly
of President Harrison.
THERE was an aggregate of $50 pension
certificates issued by the certificate di-
vision of the Pension Office on the Goth.
The list includes certificates for original
pensions, reissues, increases, etc, and is
the largest that has been made in one day
since Commissioner Tanners installation.
SECRETARY TRACY has decided that the
law gives him authority to proceed with
the construction of new coast defense ves-
sells, Notwithstanding there may not be
enough of the appropriation left to build
the three other vessels ordered by the
same law. ii
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02
Notable ulinoisan Dead.

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, April 2L-Hon. Elijah
n. Haines. ex-Speaker of the lower house
of the State Legislature aud for many
years a prominent figure in State politics,
died at his home here Thursday morning
of paralysis. He was one of the early set
tiers Of Chicago and his tall, thin figure
had been familiar one throughout North
ern Illinois for a great many years. He
was much respected as a citizen and ex-
ercised great influence politically, as was
evidenced in his repeated election to the
State Legislature, In which he served
probably longer than any other member
OF that body. Ha was greatly interested
in the Indian race. to whose history he De.
voted q quarter of q century Of study.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02
BoULANGER IN LONDON.
The French General Takes Refuge 3
England.

The French General Takes Refuge fn
England.
LONDON, April 25.--Generai BoulangeF
and his party arrived here at $3.50 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and was Immediately
driven to the Hotel Bristol, where he will
establish his quarters A large crowd Of
admirers gathered in front of the hotel
and extended q cordial welcome to the
General When General Boulanger and
party arrived at Dover o large number
Of friends Of the General gathered
on the pier and received him with
cheers The passage from Ostend
was a rough one and the General
suffered from sea sickness. 4 police COM
missary from Calais watched the party
on behalf of the French Government
Several hundred persons. mostly French,
awaited in the Charing Cross railway sta-
ton the arrival Of the train on which
General Boulanger Travelled from Dover.
When the General emerged from the train
he was heartily cheered by the people
inside. There was mixed crowd
outside the station, which alter
nately hooted and cheered him Although
1t was announced that NJ. Rochefort would
remain In Brussels he accompanied Gen.
eral Boulanger and Count Dillon TO Lon
don. The crowd outside the station is es-
timated to have numbered 2. 600 persons
They groaned and hissed tie General N
well as hooted and cheered him. The
public generally are apathetic concerning
General Boulanger's presence in the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02
THE WEST.

REV. JAMES MCLEOD, pastor of the Secr;
-ond Presbyterian Church, indianapolis,
mas been guest of President and Mrs.
Harrison at the White House.
The lower house of the Illinois Legis-
iature has passed a bill making it a mis-
demeanor for any man not a member of
the u. A. r to wear q Grand Army
badge.
THE other morning when eighteen col.
-ored non union men arrived at the A,le.
agheny Bessemer steel works at DuOuesne,
Pa, where strike for an increase .of
wages was In progress, a number of strik-
-ers pulled their revolvers and threatened
death to any who entered. After a narlev
the colored men agreed to go awav. when
their fares were paid back to Pittsburgh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-02

HALIFAX, n. s., April 25.-John Scho-
field, of Peach Hill. and one of his chill
dren were killed by lightning on Sunday
night The family were preparing to re-
tire when tuzzng sound was heard and
Schofeld was thrown to the floor and the
whole side of the house fell in, one OF the
beams killing a child sged twelve years.
Monday morning the body OF Scho6eid wa2
found stretched ON the floor. Immediately
underneath 1t was q hole where the elec>
trio current had gone through to the
Ground. Schoield's eyes protruded from
the rockets, his tongue was burned IN
the corner Of the room Mrs. Schofieid aad
three children were fo1nd huddled soA
gether in . dsmented cenditjen-