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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-03
masTooonS IN ALASKA
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 That the mastodon was once common in Alaska is certain from the great number Of their skeletons, found in the marshes and clay banks of the Yukon and northern plains; but that this huge pachydern still exists there in the liv- ing state hzs never been deemed likely. or even eoniectured until recently. This conjecture rests on reports by way os the Stick Indians on the White river, Q tributary of the Yukon.
 The account is that while hunting on g wooded bottom. few miles from this river. two Indians came upon 8 trail. consisting of enormous tracks fully two feet across, and deeply imprinted in the moss and earth. strewn along near which were broken branches of the trees Following cautiously on these signs, they al length heard the noise of the creature feeding. and presently spied a prodigicSls animal, as large. they assert, as a white mans house meaning the traders one-story store Its teeth, they declared. were as long as a mans leg. and curved outward, while it's cars were lkened 10 ssal-skin in size. In color il was represented to be dark brown It leaned against 8 dead tree-stub, and scratched its side, and is body seemed to be covered with patches of coarse brown hair Terrified at the sight of such enormous game, the two hunters promptly retreatsd
 Other native hunters eorroborate this story with similar accounts of their ex- perienees; accounts which they are re- luctant to relate for fear of ridicule, or from some superstitious feelings regard ing the matter The uncharitable st- tribute the sppsr.tiou of the strange beast 10 the misunderstanding effects Of hoocksn0o-a particularly yilIainous kind of whisky distile from molasses- Others rejoin that these Indians never take hooch5noo while on hUnt-or. ia other words, that they never go on a hunt as long as there $ any h0ochiEo0 left in the TaHeheris-
 This may be subiecting the narrative of the natives to a somewhat harsh crit ieism. the more so when II is considered that one of the two who saw the sup posed masto5on is an Indian of known prObity and good character-he with three others oi his tribe having brought down to the trading post ihe body of the late murdered bishop.
 Let us hope that these Indians have really seen a mastodon. and that it may. in due course, figure in the place of the lamented Jumbo, and not only substan- tiate the theor.es of the sayants, but de- light the eyes Of every boy and girl in the United States = Tgifab's C0mpGs-
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-03

blown away before the schooner began
 moving. The natives were checked for the moment, giving us time to hoist the
 mainsail little higher. and when they
 began the pursuit we were moving down the channel st about three miles an hour. IL was lucky that had cleaned up the ruuskets and prepared s plenty of ammunition But for the firearms we would have been boarded with a rush, for upward of hundred natives crowded into canoes to pursue- The channel was narrow, but well defined, and while held the wheel and kept her going Parker was busy with the mus kets~ He fired in turn al each canoe. and whenever he hit man 1t threw all into confusion and checked pursuit for several minutes. By and by he got time enough to reload inc cannon. and this time he rammed in a solid shot The natives seemed to look upon t as g gun which had only one speech or report and though the solid shot hit no one. their confusion was very great Soon after this Parker killed a man in the foremost canoe, and then all fell back.
 We now gos the foresail on her and the other iihs. and the schooner crept along 90 fast that pursuit was given kept to the southward, following the channels between the Islands, until about five o'clock in the afternoon, when we met the trading schooner Junts, owned by our same firm. which had loaded al the TabaE Islands, and was going to add few more packages at the HOreshoe- We divided the crews and sailed around to the Tongas, where two whalers were refltting. We here got enough volunteers to increase our number to fifty. borrowed Tnusgets and eutlasses. and returned to O.d Lop's headquarters in the Frisco. He showed fight when we landed. but soon became panic stricken and ceased re sistanee- We first made sure that all CUT men had been murdered. and then the men were let loose for revenge They were a wild lot. and they felt il necessary to teach the natives lesson, and the hunting down and killing vent on for three days Neither age nor sex met with mercy. and the number of vic tins must have counted up fully two hundred. The Horseshoe was, in fact. depopulased. and since that date no native in any of the groups has dared to raise his hand against g white man, much less plot the slaughter of crew and the taking of ship. !. Szs-
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-03
Aphor,.n. fren ,hr ssuar.

Some enc should preach sermon o2 tes bad taste Of pursuing good taste too ex- csEssyely-
 The phElosopher's trouble Is ina. wAils hs can give fifty years to eTainasiag life iupartialgy, life has spent several sho1- sand years in shaping his preiEdlces-
 In n.nents of decision there Is danger Of zist&xiny the exhsustio1 of long spir- s.sal struggle for resignation to fzta.
 We talk Of Immortality, bal we even do not know yet what time is Perhaps tins has po&sI abilities thas dwarf immortality. ant we are f5cling ourselves with the poorer choscs Let us have the very best
 IT Heaven should grant one more gifs 10 this country. the mistake would not hs great ware is a naore sacred observance of p4reatage-
 Fshh. like any virtue, must have is text and probably fhe reason for inex. pilcahse evil
 An optEHziss Is sn pRrcsective fzdIvid. usl with nerves st ccnesrr piteh--xsse< CaTs n C<@ssSyL
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-03
Hsns,s wsrserx.

If yo1r station is . humble oae Gl it to the pest cf your ability. asd that Is all thAt will be required of yoa Goa only w2ass now and then Fzal. Luther. . Calvsa and Mco1y, eGt He always wants, and the world always wants multitude of men and women ready to bury their lives la the taGnels and mines of society. away from the ga5s of those who seek s less aonie and less enduring work To a vast aunber of such s@lf-6enying, haEhie wcrkArs like those q cg whcr the world was not worthy.n the State, the church and society are most deeply indebted to- day; and. tho1gh their rzAses are En. known and tAeir deeds are nnsnng, yes in the world to come they nay have . falier loy and more blessed inheritance shan many whe are occupying more consaien- GUS pace. and seem fo be doing 8 larger work ia tas world --C CArss1&sn Es4~swsr.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-03

In front of 6 shoe stors in Colurn- bus, Ga, stands stuffed bear shin A visitor was passing eating oceans While he was opsning the nuts and de- vouring their conteuts he became ob- livious to his surroundings Raising his eyes in front Of the store he found himself, as he supposed. confronted by an angry, living bear. and, plying his knife vigorously. he cut the ssuffng from the imaginary wild beast in a style that would have delighted the heart of Rocky Mountain hunter. The bear is dead, and the young man wished he was, too. many times since, when being teased by his fun-lovina companions
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-01-03
SLIGHTLY ECCENTRIC
sserses of . yedge Who Believed in Col
 mon Sense as We'll ss Law.

sssrses of ysdge Who Believed in Com
 mon Sense as weai ss Law.
 Judge Bay, of South Carolina. believed that common sense and comEo1 law were in very close xgreeHcEt. h trying crir- irAi cases he always leaned to the side of mercy. A prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge Of assault and battery, bat sub ris.ed afAdsvi.s 10 show that ths ct6er naa h&d begun the troubEe- As these were being read, the iudse was heard to say: Well, well. that is not so badh
 This ansered the psaintirs lawyer. who rose to his feet. and exclaimed: Way, may ii please yorr honor, he his o1 ihe whole of The mans hpT'
 ssDid heF' answered the judge, thrcwing up his hands Send him round 10 me"
 Then, having the fellow before him he gave hira piece of his mind Nobody but Greek Indian would De guilty ofsuea bsrtarityn
 Tae prisoner began to cry, and the Srdye, scfteains al the sight said in .netued tone: T will lay you in ial for one ncEsn-n
 1; happened. curio1sly enough, that the very next cllprit wAs of the same aansa. and had bitten of 8 mans ear. The judge loo<ed At him with perfec. scc-n- and said {; sI will lay yoG in jail enc month slcHgstde Of your brother. and y0u may bite ors an other as much as you please"
 At another time 6 man WAS tried fer beating his wife. and his lawyer set zp the plea that the common law gave s has- band the right to correct his wife Tae judge interrupted him st czee; ''Tnere Is ro s2ca IAw.n
 Ths lawyer went ca, and pretty soon was back At ths same point The !Edge ags2z Interrupted him
 "BGt if is please your honor" sad the lawyer, suppose yor should Eo home, and should fad your wife in an unruly mood and sue should make an attack on ycc-''
 Sr,n broke h she judge, who always ssaEered when excited. '7Sir, if yyo1 Ease thA, Eup-sap po-sition a-sgRiE, II w-wsil CO., commit you for s-a c0n-eoz-coz- sszptn
 TAs lawyer desiste1. aud the dec1sio. wenx against kis cftent-Fs@1k's Cozpsz-
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-08
Ex-PosTNAsTER GENERAL THOMAS L

Ex.PosTNAsTER GENERAL THOMAS l..
JAMES, In q remarkable article on The
Railway Mail Service" in the March
!Seribnsr, says;
The possession of the immense pat
ronage of the government did not save
the republican party from defeat in 1884,
or keep the democratic party in power in
1888. Ideas are stronger than soap and
principles more potent than spois. II is
due 10 President Cleveland to state that
toward the close Of his administration he
recognized the Importance of permanency
in the railway mail service and that he
made long step IN advance by approv>
ing series OF rules submitted by the civil
service commission having for its object
the removal of the service from the in
fiuences of politicians. 1t needs more
than this, however; it needs the ssuctity
of the statute law declaring that the
clerks should not only keep their offices
during good behavior, but that after
twenty years Of faithful and efficient ser,
vice, or before that time. II injured in the
discharge OF their duty, they should re-
tire on half pay. In case OF death from
accident, while on duty. proper provision
should he made for the family of the off.
cisl. Whenever justice is done by con-
gress in these particulars the United
States will have the best and most EN-
Gent railway mail service in the world"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-08
An Old Man 5 Crime.
His eightieth Year Sees Him
ain Uxoricide.
HOW A FAMILY QUARREL RESULTED

The Tragedy Opens with an Attempt to
Murder His Daughters and Ends with
an Assault on His Wife. 10 Years Old
Halifax, N. S., Excited Over q Supposed
Dynamite PiOt-A Quadruple Murder
in Kentucky.
INDIANAPOLIS, March s--Perry Bennett,
an aged citizen, made brutal attack upon
his wife and daughters yesterday, in which
the wife was fatally injured with a Ratchet
The family differed about some trivial mat
ter and the husband became SO enraged that
he seized Ratchet and tried to kill his
daughters, who fled from the house. Mrs
Bennett attempted to pscify her husband,
when be turned upon her and struck her in
the head with the Ratchet The old lady is
70 years of age and Bennett is 60 Bennett
is gambler and one Of the best.known
characters in the state. When the circum-
stances became known a large crowd as
sembled at the house, and but for the age Of
the murderer he would have been lynched
The officers hurried him away to jail
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-08
GOT ANY eReweRles TO SELL
Because They Come High just NOw-The
People Who Will Pay the Bills.

People Who Will Pay the Bills.
New YORK, March S-The owners of sue
.essful breweriee are being greatly worried
just now by overtGres from brokers who
want options on their business in order to
sell them to the great English beer s, iicate
In some cases four or five brokers pursue the
same brewer. making his life burden. The
success of the Alsopp and Bass stock com
panies induced London capitalists to look
around them for more breweries to absorb
and form into corporations. A syndicate
was made composed of forty financiers, MEM
bers of parliament and noblemen. They no
titled their New York agents that they want
ed to buy up any American breweries in
good standing that would sell, and float the
stock in London
~There is nothing especially vicious in this
English beer syndicate" said Wall street
man. "ln nearly every case it offers more
for brewery than it is worth, simply be-
cause 1t knows that it can float its stock with
90 difficulty at all The New York Breweries'
company, the corporation that bought out
the Clausen and the Elan gan breweries, is
sued securities to the amount of "a, SOC, 600
These are now selling at a premium of l5 or
an increased gross value of SOB 600 OF course
'uo THUS poid ~ NiduSeh anu flanagan gave
the syndicate as well as the brewers a hand
some profit.
Il would advise any brewer who is ap-
preached by the syndicate to sell out to it.
With half the money lie gets from it he can
start in business again, and with the ad-
vantages, too, of improved appliances
Breweries just now have an advanced valua-
ton. London stock brokers are bound to
have hre VERY stock TO sell to their eager
customers. Some one is going TO get stuck.
1t will not be the syndicate or the bought-out
brewer. 1t will be the stock buying public
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-08
ABBREVIATED TElsSRAMS.

Ex-king Milan of servia has adopted the
title of Count Takowa.
Ex-President Cleveland entered on his
practice as a New York lawyer Thursday
morning.
Isaiah V. Williamson, a Philadelphia
millionaire and philanthropist, died early
Thursday morning
The total net profit on the inaugural ball is
about $4,000, and the managers don't know
what 20 DO with tho money
White-Cap- are operating at Huntngburg,
Ind. One man has been severely whipped
ana others have been warned
A. Winters late OF the Blue Mound, Ills ,
Cyclone, has purchased The Moweaqua Call,
Fred & Burres publishers He will assume
control March H.
The Woman's Suffrage league, at New
York, Thursday, arranged for national
convention of Woman Suffrage leagues, 10 be
held III That city April - and IS
Hon. John s. Garrison. OF Iowa. was
stricken with an attack OF vertigo Wednes-
day, and was confined 70 his room at Worm
ley's hotel, Washington City, Thursday
The Rocky Mountain News, Of Denver,
Colo, yesterday purchased for $40, 900 one
OF the finest corners in the city, on which q
mammoth newspaper Office will be erected
George Cook, aged TO- a pauper, was fired
out of the poor house at Charlottesville,
Ind, Thursday because the authorities dis
covered that he had 81, 900 hid under his bed
1t is stated that upward of 81, 100000 has
been subscribed by American boodlers In
Canada 10 defeat the Canadian anti-boodls
bill, which would keep out American fugi-
lives
The public school board of Toronto has ap-
pointed committee of five members to make
tour Of the leading American cities to
gather information respecting school build
ings generally.
The venerable Nelson Dewey, ex-governor
Of Wisconsin, lies dangerously Ill at his homo
IN Cassville, having been stricken with para
lysis on Saturday last. Mr.. Dewey is among
the Oldest surviving settlers Of Wisconsin
A swindler went through the business part
of Peoria, Ills, Thursday and got about 90
each from tue prominent business men by
betting on the spelling OF the word choir I"
He went all around in one day and then
vanished
]. P. MacGarrahan, a well-known journal
ist, dropped dead Thursday morning of heart
disease In a restaurant, in New York where
he bad gone for breakfast. He was 4S years
old, and was noted as writer both on this
and the other side of the Atlantic
W. F. Becker, Of Wittenberg college, won
the Ohio state oratorical contest two weeks
ago He was charged with plagiarism and
upon investigation it was found that he had
taken his Grafton bodily from an article by
DIR. Croker, Of Ann Arbor, published in The
Princeton Review.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-08
A GIFT FOR MRS. HARRISON.
Missouri Women Present Her with n
Magnificent Gown.

Missouri Women Present Her with n
Magnificent Gown.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 8. - Mrs.
Christine L. Brokaw, of st. Louis, accom-
panied by Mrs. Chauncey l. Filley, yester-
day presented to Mrs. Harrison, at the ex-
ecutive mansion, a magnificent relief painted
gown, or reception dress, of cream gros-grain
silk, with slippers to match, the gift of the
Gen. Lyon Woman's Relief corps, No. IS,
department of Missouri, auxiliary to the G.
A. r. The gown i, cut princess back direct
DIRE, decolette V-shape front, demi-sleeves,
both neck and slseves filled in with the finest
OF duchess lace From each shoulder to the
waist of the dress are beautifully painted
white lilacs, and on wide panels down each
side of the skirt are deliberately painted
punches of purple, blue, pink and white
lilacs, which can scarcely be distinguished
from the natural flowers The ladies also
presented, as the gift of Mrs Brokaw's
daughter, a very handsome relief-painted
sofa cushion. Ii presenting the gown, Mrs
Brokaw said:
Mas. HARRISON: 1t has pleased God, our
Heavenly Father, to call to fill the place of
mother to our country one who long ago
smoothed the pillow of many a su 5ering pa
triot In behalf of Gen. Lyon Relief Corps
No. IS, auxiliary to the Grand Arm of Repub-
lie, 'partuent of Missouri. which we have
the honor to represent. and out of respect and
esteem for Presto ent Harrison, we ask you TO
accept this token of love and gratitude which
we have elected IN pass to you from our char
table organization through the han1, of one of
Missouri's most IGNORED and beloved women
one, too, who long ago closed the ey IS of many
dying soldier-AGrs. Chauncey !. l'illey, pres
ident of the wOmen's executive committee Of
the Mississippi Va Hey Sanitary Fac.
Mrs. Harrison accepted the presents and
promised TO send an acklowlcdSm eHt in writ
ing
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-08
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Democratic PRINCIPLES.

The following from the recent address
to the democratic clubs of the United
States is as clear and concise an euuncia-
ton of the democratic creed as we have
seen. II should oe kept before the peo'
pie and openly proclaimed at all times BY
every democrat In the land. The priuci-
Piles of pure and unadultersted democracy,
according To the address, are:
To preserve the constitution of the
UEited States, the autonomy of the
states, local self>government and freedom
of elections.
To resist revolutionary charges and the
Capitalization of power.
To oppose the imposition Of taxes be-.
yond the necessities of government eco.
nomicslly administered.
To promote economy in all branches of
the public service.
To oppose unnecessary commercial res
strictions for the benefit of the few at the
expense of the many.
To oppose class legislation. which de,
spoils labor and builds up monopoly.
To maintain inviolate the Fundamental
principle of democracy-"E9ualit be,
fore the law"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-08
VICTIMS OF BRAKE AND COUPLER.
Some Facts Presented to the Interstate
Commerce Conn mis-inn

WASHINGTON CITY, March Sat Wednes-
days session of the general conference of the
railroad commissioners of the several states
with the inter state commerce commission.
ex- Railroad Commissioner Coffin, of Iowa,
now representing the Brotherhood of brake
men, made an address, in the course of which
he announced as astounding facts" that
in ten years i'll Iowa 4,424 men had been
killed by the use of the pin and link coupler
and tue hand-brake, there being in the state
at the beginning of the decade
5000 miles of railway and at the
end thereof 5000 miles; also that on
the 10000 miles of railway III the United
States 5000 men had been killed or MANNED
by these two appliance last year, $40 Of them
being in Iowa He said: Let me give you
another fact. Last year in the state Of Iowa
there were e, 4S5 SAG passengers who trav-
eled. Not one was burned by fire heating
stove, while at the same time we killed and
injured in that state by the pin-and-link
coupler $50"
His purpose in citing these facts was, he
said, 70 induce the commission 10 use its in
huence for a national law compelling the use
of safety appliance couplers.
AT yesterdays session of the conference q
resolution was adopted asking the commits
sion to recommend to the railways the best
appliances in hfe-saving devices The con-
ference ad journed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-08
The Colored Editors Conference.

WASHINGTON Cry, March Sat the
tenth annual meeting of the colored editors
of the United States, which closed yesterday,
seventy paper' we're represented Rev. j.
w. Simons, d. D., was elected president,
Miss Ida b. Wells of Our Women and Chill
dren, secretary. Addresses were delivered
by Hons. B X. Bruce, P. B. s. Pinchback
Robert Smalls; Robert Purvis, of Philadel-
phia, a survivor o. the American Anti-Slav-
cry society; Rev. j. C. Price, d. D., Of
North Carolina, and Fred Douglass. At
the suggestion IF the executive COM
mittee of the Republican National
league special standing committee
was appointed to confer with the former as
to the best method by which to secure free
vote and fair count, and resolutions were
adopted unanimously, endorsing President
Harrlson's policy respecting fair vote in the
the south, Us outlined in his inaugural adj
dFeSs