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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06

days ago official unearthed document In which
some officer had asked for some special favor ~
so happened that the same favor had been asked ~
several other officers and granted. The last request
was too much, however and In the Generals bold
hand tho back Of the paper mentioned is the FOL
lowing:
THE request of Captain Is refused In tho
language Of 'Pnafore' the limo must be drawn some
where, and draw IL bere.D
General Sheridan, in his latter days was rather
peppery and oftentimes IL required considerable d.
pomacy to deal with him. When in his moods his
language was frequently of sulphurous nature
The boys' around tho Office were in tho habit Of
discovering II possible, in advance tie temperature
OF the Generals private Office before doing business
with him unless the exigencies Of the demanded
It. One day a certain well-lnown correspondent
CHANGED to be in tho Office when Sheridan was deliver
ing in his breezy way a criticism chrome which
some proud publisher had sent to him representing
the General riding down the line after the disaster
at Cedar Creek with a regmental flag in his right
hand and followed by enormous staff.
"Now Just look" said Sheridan, " and SEQ how
blank ridiculous that has made me appear
Here am represented as riding down the line with
flag m my hand and whole regiment OF cavalry az
my escort Why, blank, blank, blank, am made TO
appear like a blank fool Now the truth Is / rode
down the line with Tony Forsyth that was all there
was to II. No flag, no escort except Forsyth
The next day a verbatim account Of Sherdan's con-
versation adjectves and all, appeared in print lie
furious.
81 wouldn't have cared much about II except
that makes me swear so. People VIII think
am in the habit of swearing. Why, blank, blank,
blank you know that isn't so'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06
4 HEATHER OBSERVER Is a FITNESS.
THE VALUE OF HIS TESTIMONY IN CASES OF
WHICH HE HAS NEVER HEARD.

THE VALUE OF HIS IfSlI-NONl ~ NASi@o VI
WHICH HE HAS NEVER HEARD.
The fed Of a meteorological observer is rather
broader than one might at first suppose. one Is
scarcely likely at first blush TO think that man who
measures the winds the rains and the temperature lays
himself open TO frequent and repeated summonses as
witness in all kinds Of court cases. Daniel Draper,
who is at the head OF the Central Park observatory
,old = Tribune reporter the other day that an
average he was called 10 court two or three times
week 10 testify in law cases. When asked what
weather observer who spent his time in tower NJ in
the air could toll Judge or jury in regard TO cases
no had never heard Of he laughed and said Take
examnle Ono vessel comes in collision with another
and a suit follows | have the weather record az
the time of the accident and am called 10 TESTIFY IL
NAV be that at the time terrific Wlna was DioWIhS
od tho thing was unavoidable. In that case the de-
tcndant fs anxious for my testimony. on the other
hand n there was no high wind the complainant hndS
nv evidence valuable TO his case hy RECORDS sho"
exactly what the condition OF the weather was
aManv suits are brought against the city by people
who have been injured by slipping OF la'ins III
snow storm. for instance. Now. the city has to
clear the sidewalks within twenty four hours after
the storm The city finds out when the accident
happened and ] come down WIN my INooLus anu
tell az what hour the storm cea'el. ~ nIeIiS e'eTS
case INV testimony has an important p'd.lns on ,ne
case People seem 10 think they must sue the city
at every opportunity, and The weaher record saves
sTrementIv n man is able TO show through my
testimony that he was unable TO deliver perishablc
goods al a certain hme according 10 cohrsfI, OWING
cases where a little technically has mane great
difference If thing Is cv haVe got So now Wi Thai
they do not serve formal summons on me. They
know that J am here al the time. hth lhey want
me they telephone TO me ana run uoWh 10 the
CONT give my testimony and back again TO
wait for the next witness CALI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06
4 LESSON TO THE. ENGINEER.


The recent railroad disaster on the ROCK island has
recalled number Of stories regarding the caiecsSness
OF enpineers and other men in the operating depart
ment of railroads. An old iailroadcf was telling
YESTERDAY OF the time when he used 10 DC CONDUCTOR
of a freight train II his misfortune 10 nave an
abnormaiIy law engineer. who would go w sleep on
the slightest prOvOcatiOn. Whenever Inc ram was
sidetracked 10 wait the passage o. an express tain
The engineer would lie down on his scar IN lhe CAP
prop his feet up against the boiler head ana go iast
asleep. lie would remain that way nntli 'he hol,e
Of the flying express awokc him. Ihen ne would
yawU and prepare TO pull out Inc boys ~ nc IRAN
crew did net Ike this. Why can. nc s'as awake
and watch for signals we do ?" asker Wme o. ihen
one night, as the long train was on salnE waiting
for the arrival of No g." Well why don't you see
that he keeps awake ?" asked the old raiiToalef who
in charge of the train. / will" ssla ne brake
men with the assistance Of the Diner DoSs ne hfIhIy
set the brakes along the train ana men huhe req
lantern from The roof Of the engine c1p 50 liAi u
was hanging In front Of the window Just IN nom or
the slunlbering engineer. Those pTfparhiVns maze
he put his foot on the Oldfashloned ciahA whistle
and there was an awful shrek. Tho engineer Jumpcd
up and saw the red light. Confused TOT ,no moment
he thought no about 20 run into INC iegI end OF
another train, he reversed his engine any Juniea
into the ditch, nearly breaking his neck vi cOuI,,
the engine did not move peg me boys Wei la, an
back in the waycar by this time and when t.e H,cpy
engineer recovered himself ard limpel OUT oi nle dch
he thought he must have been dreaming III, moWt,Ver
be lost years growth and went 10 IsEV al ms
post after that. lie was cured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06
- rRY NOT THE PISS.p
mn The Baltimore Sun.

Prom The KaIiIWUTo 0UH'
Having had some dealings with The Ealumorn and
cernod a wo Lnop cit zen lemli X 10 very pleasant
Official Now J will take run to Washington Just
give me a pass The official, not large ply snailg
but immense quizzcaly. said Certainly In less
time than Il takes 10 tell IL the citizen comfortably
seated i'm The narlor car The handsomely uniformed
conduciOy entered as the train was rolling around
The big curve at Rldgley-st "Tchots " he said
lie neatly folded pass was produced by the clifton:
The conductor seemed puzzled. Then the pass
was handed politely back The following Is the pas
Pass him free. his aame Is oTeary." Tha faro was
pad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06

Sarah Kelly the poet of Honesdale Penn, has
again been heard from. She has written TO the VIE
Of the President, urging that she bring before the neA
Congress a bill urging the appointment of an American
poct-laurcatc.
Who.7 discoWseth Sarah I'm this letter, who put
me should be named poetaupato. not only sihs
IN English but also I'm Sandscritt'
She then up few Of her rhymes as proof 70
Mrs Harrison OF her claims for National recognition
and ends the letter with fine scom and denunciatoh
Of her rival. whom she mystcriousy calls " Il. E' [.
8" Any one see says Sarah. That IL E' >
fame a thing Of the moment, and could not out
1--we her brothers four years in the White House l.
Sarah Kelly Of Horesdae now stand before Congress
the only claimant of being named the first American
poet Laureate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06

There is a little messenger boy at Deer PARK VINO
thinks the wife Of the President OF the United ata'eS
the klndest in the world. He Is poor h'lio
chap this Harry schoolcraft, but with an honeS'
manly face, and somehow he manages to get aIons
and almost entircy support a father and mother WHO
are both invalds and a younger brother. For mahS
a day be- carried messages from the hotel teieBr"p"
Office 10 the white House cottage, usually giving ue"
b. tho pieoccuped President or his busy pri'a'o
secretary. one day he came away from the oo''as1
with a bright face. Some one asked him II DC h''
handed the message to the President himself ana to
spoke OF the honor Of being the bearer Of dispatches
to the Chief Magistrate Of the United states harrs
blushed lie was patriot and loyal, but he nnAi''
bluried ont
would lots rather give mem 10 MIS- h@''
she always gives 30 cents A..
whether II was due 20 the half dollars or MIS-
HarrIsons uniform Kindness to the lad hc was o"o
of tho group of villagers who came down 10 'n'
stauon AZ the Presidents and MIS-. Harrlsons nc
parture from Deer Park Harry didn't know IT, .u'
Il was his lucky day. lie sat on the uucA' wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06

Has any one in New-York seen stray par vi
shoes that look as though they might DeiVhs ~
Mlssourlan! II So he viii confer favor py to
turning them 10 Colonel ID. Pa Dyer, OF 81 Lo"'S'
Colonel Dyer electrified PcnnsyN ana ave one morn
ing last week by paIadng It in pair OF eiaoora'eiy
embroidered dressing slippers. lie had Just come In
on the New.York imiiei7 nom the west 10 Quinn
few appointments Tor his friends ana ID u "'So
TO get to the Interior Department ana confer WIN
Secretary Noble ho had forgotten his shoes "h'"
the matter was explained TO the pocemeh III 'n'
avenue they permitted Colonel Dyer to pass W'thou'
nOestatlon in search of shoe-stOre. Colulel DyeI
Is Of tho strongest Republicans IN MISSOURI nc
was United states District Attorney during INC
whshey ring trials IN 81. Louis. Not many years ago
IL proposed to nominate Pat' Dyer, as 10 was
Familiarity known. for Congress. IL was aIgued mat
no would have great strength with the IRISH Demo
Gratis. hut some good Democratic paper Just before
tho convention held, published the fact thAt ms
Patp IN Colonel Dyers name was an abbr'Vlalion
Tor Patterson and the bottom Immediately fell out
Of his boom.
The War Department is stiIl redoent OF the brisque
ways and eccenlricies of General S.crman. few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06

Tho War Department is shl rcdolcnt of the brisque
ways and eccenrlciies OF General Sherman. few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06

Talking about Clarkson asked an Iowan the other
day how he came TO evolve that singular cognomen
Reto from his name. Everybody in the West knows
Ret7 GARRISON, but If you speak Of j. S., James
S. or James sullivan Garrison, they think you mean
some other member of the family.
I'VE call him Ret said my friend, because
we've always known him as Ret. Years ago he
v,oe the Iveest political correspondence that was
ever known I'm Iowa and that his signature.
How he came TO take il dOnt know. bnt Ret Clark
sons letters made him known all the State and
when he began take hand In politics himself, we
got in the habit of calling him by that name and
we've kept right on"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02

NEW ionK, Dec, rs Joseph SchIem,
lner, the boy who murdered his a. year ED
wife In jersey City two years ago, has
baen sentenced to State prison fos twenty
years by Justice Knapp, This Is the ex-
treme penalty ofthe law for murder a the
second degree. Schlemmer wa convicted
and sentenced to be hanged, Tut after q
years delay he got new trial. on the
ground that legal evidence favorable to
him had been excluded When his case
was Called for trial the second time he
pleaded guilty to murder In the seeana
degree, ana the plea was accepted.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
THE HAYTlAN INDEMNl
Secretary Bayard Says tho Matter Was
Aet E.: rely to Minister Thu,upsou.

Secretary Bayard Says tho Matter Was
Lett E.:ti rely to Minister Thu,ups
NAsHINGToN, Dec. q --Secretary Bayard
says that he has not been officially notified
OF tic surrender OF tho American vessel,
the Hay tlun Re, ublic, to Admiral Luce by
the HaVtl n Government Regarding the
report that :33o.0cV indemnity had be, u
demanded OF the HuytiAn Govrrnilvut tue
Secretary said:
So far as that Ia concerned the ;>,,.{r, MAJ.
ter IS LEFT to.Ministcr Thompson. T4l,: ii struc-
oA' OF Admiral Lure were that he should as
st Mr. Thompson as tar IS lay in his power in
Foachln@ conclusion on the subject The de-
teNtlon OF the sh y anu Imprisonment q. some
or The men Will form has , Lr III, de-
man0. No sum was Ned in the instruct ors
OF the Government, but tho II ,ytian l4rvera.
Eieut WAS informed that an indemnity would
DO demanded. and that the value thereof
would b" fixed by our Minister rcsideut Nr.
IDNmDNiN
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
LATEST NEWS.

; "M "A1h Err. famous as chief OF the Bald
~ Nobtcrs ";4@ hanged ct Ozark, No. On the
Gh Il
!tHcY's hotel ut Shar,olt. Lake, Ont WIS
'strrred by fire on tho IS b, 4 boaruct
thamW J"shH;t Frazer persisted in the
| numes
SHELL burst in q powder magazine. ut
Mes9tnl. Sicily, On thu IS n, instantly kilt
nE sixteen soldiers and lniuliny many
! other.
MRS HENRY MARTIN and Miss Kate
Powell willie driving acros, tho Rock
IS ahI railroad track in Chicago on The
2'L1 were struck W g locomotive ana i'll
san IS k lied.
| ERADs1EEETS report for tho week ending
De-. 22otE k;iyr: "Busiurss failures number
3'il IN in tho United :. atea this week
ga u t $50 iust week ana 2Hb this week
las yoar, CanAdI had 30, ugllns; 40 last
elk The total number OF tai ures in the
United States from jan. lat to date IL
lO.4 lO. aguine 9.7lO in 1887"
A Co1,oEEn patient In Freed .uan's hospit.J
Washington, D. G. named C.rey, Kid ID hia
ro~her, Il nurse in the lnsti ut.un Moncv
matters wiS The cause
News was :ccived on the 23th Of a
cott'e Mills, w., betw cen blacks and
whites, The conf ct started in q political
discussion and ended In ~ x :ner a siot
4 White man and a moro wvr killed and
about 20 = rsons Sc! ously injured
JOE McAr1lFrE the cham pion pr 70 fight.
er OF California was whipped at San Fran.
CISCO, on the 2Sth by Jackson IL negro
from Australia.
The entire business portion of De!nraine.
Mau,, WAS destroyed y fire on tn. 20 H.
MRS HENRY MARTIN nill NJ ias Kate poweyl
Whlt driving across lhn Il ,ck island rail-
road track III & lc 60 on the 20 Ii vera
s'rucS by ~ locomotive nn Instantly killed
W. II. WEBB convicted OF Numbering his
wife three mouths ago was hanged at
Brandon, Nun, on the ooh
Mna ". c. pENF1ELD'B uusic store, Min.
ne polls was lobord OF Two 81, 600 guEi
&. rtl Gates on TIE 20 h.
ANOTHER 1925, 900 libel suit was begun
81. INST The Chicago Times ON the 10Th.
EIGHT business houses In Dongola. I'LL.
were destroyed hy tire on the .e h.
TIE nnnu'l banquet Of The Nina ychusests
Tariff Reform le, que took pl ce at Boston
ON the evening OK the 205h Secretary
I 1rchiid was the principal poliuici,r
presan. g..
DEPUTY sheriff Paxton of Greedy Cantor.
heb, re urned on the 20 h from " lib oh.
Heh, having under II. st the entire male
population OF the town EXC p5 one The
ARRESTS grew out OF a sor6 OF /. White Can
fla rs wherein one r. nj Cnsler WITS reYu-
lnted for assau ting 81 thrGesn -ye3r-old girl
I SPECIAL mil del Y. ry eysiem has been
orderod for Red Wing, M.nn, and will "a
into effect On january lst with thres
cnEr1ers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02

4 National Scientific Association was
formed on the 27th, DR. james Ha !, State
doologist OF New York, being elected
president
JOHN T. YArEs, Of Seneca Kan. az.
justice Of the peace, persisted in snow
storm on the 9th on his wav home In q
buggy.
MARTIN WELSH hanged himself on the
27th at Youngstown, O., while out OF work
and Respondent.
SIX prisoners who recently broke Jail at
Lafayette, lnd.. were recaptured on tho
21th.
THE Daily Commercial Of Chattanoopa
Tenn, and the Wing, Of Richmond, Va.
suspended publication on the eth.
THE National Aca,leny Of Theology was.
organized on tho 9Th at New York, It's Oh
lect being the prosecution Of theology IA n
science. Prof James Strang. D. D. of
brew Theological Seminary. WAS chosen
president.
AT Raywick, KY, while acting as me-
dlator on the 9Th between her husband
and another MAN Ms. W. F. Fleece nccf-
dentally got IN the way of her Husbands
gun and vas killed
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
Traffic OK New York Surface and Elevated
Roads.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-There was an in.
crease Of Il. 400 600 in the number Of pas
sengers carr ed Oh the variou, lines Of sur
lace and elevated roads this year. The in.
crease on the elevated roads alone wae
nearly H0,ooo more than than mum.
Der, out there was a falling off in tho nun,
Der Of pa sengers ON the surface lines Of
,ver 100 900.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
NIX. to'SON'S LATEST INVENTION
a Srh"z2e Whereby Electricity Is to BE
RrnkluneN Direct V from fsn,al

AKRON, O., Dec g -Taomas A. Edison.
the great electrician, IS spending Christ
mas with his fatber~in-law, Lewis Miller.
or this city In an Interview ne sa d he
was row working OH al Invention wnera-
oy electricity would be produced direct
from GOAL, dispensing entirely with tho
boiler, engines, dvuamos, etc, now re-
CURED. : sides, he said, he would use
nearly the entire heat units OF the coal in
stead OF only about 8 per cent. as il dona
by the present SYSTEM of burning.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
Two tIlrtS Drown prs.

EAST BRADY, Pa, Dec. 27-Two yuune
ladies named Smith were drowned Tuesday
at Rlllsvllle, fous miles from here They, in
company with another girl aud two young
men, were crossing the Aileg eny river IN
a skin when it sank withEhem TIE bodies
have not yet been recovered. The rest al
the party were rescued inc exhausted
cNHd ton
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
ARMED TO THE TEETH,
Ihe French and ENcrsote Factions Real,
for Nnr To tho Ritter Md

I"F W AF 10 TIC Eittcr End.
LOUISVILLE, ny, Dee. 20 III is reporte
that tho French EvcrSole factions are on
tho owe OF another battle. Both sllcsars
we'll armed and determined, and aLy mo-
meht hEht ls hkelV to I Ike place. The
trench faction has thirty-1lve mcn armed
with WincAcsters encamped in q Stlba
they are all bold, reckless fellows, with
little regard for human life. French gives
them 40 eacA month for acting AS his
sol ,icrs and body guard. The Ever3oles
are Well armed, have larger force than
the French faction. and arc eagor for q
GAAt.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
Mtghwaynsea i'm Aoyys.

CovSe1L BLuFrs, Ia, Dee, sa.-Tae roadz
out into Pottawattonia County. IL, frou
hls city are infested with highvEayglen,
VINO are reaping u small harvest off farm
era 1--WE arrests have been NADIA
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
FOREIGN.

DlspA~cuEs Of tho 321 say that tho SUI.
tan Of Zanzibar hul issued decree pro
claiming that nulicrars should forrei,
! their lives aud that thieves should loae
their left hands
ADyltES OF the I'D say that the q .3ynts
with HAyA had been settled by tho = wing
up OF tnG seized vessel the Hay,ian TO-
public. 10 the United States war ships.
ADVICES OF the ed from Australia Sny
t"at 4 great hurricane had swept over
Cierlnont, ru.uirg r. r'lonS, vineyards and
orchards, and thatn fire at Broken Hill de-
stroyed sixty buildings
AnVlcEH Of the ED say that q fire at
Ha'Eo, CHINA, swept away seven hunIr3d
houses leaving many pers as homeless
LAWRE>cE CIlpHANr the wcll.k!,n>vu
writer, d.ed On the 22d in London, from
cancer IF The lungs
TAE Aobaw f 1ur mills a1 Waltham Eng
we're ! rned on The 25th Loss, $3.50 ONl
AT tho request Of tho Emperor Of Cor
many no more horse racing will take placs,
III that country Oh Sunday
thi British steamer Storm Queen found
cred n the 2ttb in the Bay of Biscnv.
and her captain and five other persons
were drowned.
'aHNERAL Lofts ME,lKofr, the famous
Russ an officer, died on the Goth at Nee,
aged sixty-sou years.
AT meeting in Paris on tho 9th of four
thousand oondhClders of the Panama Can |
Company . re uluti"n was unanimously
adopted expressing confidence in ~ 10
Lcsscps and volunteering to forego the IL
terest on coupons and the redelnption III
bonds until the tanal is opened for tra f1ts
AnVloEs Of the gath say that Austrian
q " tt.;lp o,,+
Rra5 ! in large nulnOers
Sh' EHAL shocks Of earthquake were fclA
on Che eth in the eastern and soutneast.
crn ,a'ts Of Spa n.
EN FIoKING schoon ers reported at VIZ
tcriA b G., on the 9th that there is great
alum !auce Of fish on Black Coal Banks,
III Queen Chnriotto's ]s,Ani, and th.t tue
coasts are dotted with natural harhors, in
which the anchorage is excellent
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02
PERSONAL AND pol,r,t.n,

GEoEuE ". MARVIN Lied in Manche seer
N. H., on the 2lst, aged seventy alno
Years lie was in the Thirty first and
ihirty third C,ngresses.
Hon $. L. sew st.r- well-kuown abo,i
tlonl>t, who was associatnd with w llia,n
Lloyd Garrisun and aided in the dcfau 90
OF ''ohn brown, died At Boston on tho 9lst.
aged eighty-nino years
EX-CoHGNFssMAN THOMAS EpEyccs died
at ms residence iu Utica, N. Y, on the "a
from apOl exy.
MRS MARGARET CAREY, aged one hun
ored and eleven years, died on tho Path ut
Wheeling, w. Va
H. B"ANpMAN SMITH, an ex-Couyrcss-
man, died on tho 2Bth at his homo IN FL
mira, N, Y, aged s!xty-two years.
MICHAEL KELLEY, one If the most noted
brewers in tho country, d.eu in Chicago on
the 2j'h, aged sixty years.
The funeral of Mrs. T. Il. Pitnan, widely
known AS "Margery Deaue," wa, hel,t on
the eth in Belmont Memorial Chanoi vt
Newport, Il. /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07

ON November u, 1855, F. @. NIEDRINGHAUs.
when eighteen years old. and sought employ
ment at the timers bench He began at the
extremely low wages of "a per week. of which
he saved about 81. 80 per week After watch
ing events in st. Louis for six months he wrote
his brother. VIM. F., in Germany: leave
everything behind and come; there is an open
ing for us in st. LOUIS" After the brothers
had worked together two years at the bench
they saved enough money to start in business
OF their own. 1t was success from the begin
ming.
Being general mechanics they turned their
attention principally to manufacturing and in
1862 began the stamping of tinware and the
manufacture of anything offered all of which
under their close attention--built up and pros
pered SO that in 1868 they were enabled to
begin manufacturing on a large scale They
then incorporated their business under the
name Of the st. Louis stamping company, but
kept the stock in their own hands. except a
portion divided among their sons. In 1874. in
connection with his brother VIM. F., he ill.,
vented granite iron ware" In 1881 they built
large rolling mills, SO that at present-between
the factories and rolling mills-they employ
about 200 people. He has family of ten
children-three sons and seven daughters-the
eldest being twenty-eight and the youngest
about seven years old.
Glover's district will be represented by the