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FAMILY'S SUFFERINCS.
Scanty Allowance to a Family of
Pennsylvania PauperS.

INDIANA Pa, Special.-At the trial Just
ended of Washington Butler and P. NJ.
Dodge, overseers of the poor, charged with
neglecting their duty, terrible story was
told by witnesses under oath. Five years
ago Edward Wisherman became sick, and
was removed to a home owned by his wife
in Burrell township. His father-in-law was
also quartered in the same place. Both
men, being unable to work, were allowed
50 per week by the overseers. In 1887 the
tather-in-law died. and the allowance for
the family was reduced to SLIGO per week.
In the meantime Wisherman's body became
a mass of corruption, with running sores,
and he was unable to do any kind of work.
The allowance was reduced to $1.25
per week for a family OF five, an
other child having arrived. The cloth
ing was of the sCantiest, the
neighbors testifying that they were ashamed
to look at Mrs. Wisherman on account of
the scarcity of her apparel, which was the
same winter and summer. Fuel was so
scarce in the winter that logs were used by
resting one end on a chair with the other in
the fire. At the same time the children
were without shoes. The food consisted of
corn meal one week and -four the next,
with some rice and tea. All five had to
sleep in one bed to keep warm. While Mr..
Butler was overseer Mrs. Wisherman was
confined twice, and in neither case did she
have medical aid, and none at all except
that of her husband. Mrs. Wisherman
had to go two miles away to get corn meal
and flour and carry it home. On one of
these trips she gave birth to a sti1l-bOrn
child and carried it home in her apron,
The child was buried by an overseer, but
Mrs. Wishcrman received no medical at
tention. The defense claimed that no order
of relief had been taken out before two
justices in Wisherman's behalf and that
consequently the paupers were not legally
on the township. The defendants were
discharged.
The sun., 1889-12-26
FORTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
The Entire Business Portion of Pet
roIia, Pa, DESTROYED.

BUTLER, Pa, Special.-The business por
ton of Petrolia is in ashes. A fire broke
out early this morning in Klingensmith's
grocery and burned along both sides of
Main, Argyle and Fairview streets, destroy
ing practically all ofthe business houses
and many residences. Little or no effort
was made to fight the flames, which swept
over the prosperous little oil town with
frightful velocity. 1t was all the sleeping
inhabitants could do to get out with their
lives and wearing apparel. The total loss
is between $S5OOO and $1OO,OOO with but
little insurance. The thickly settled por
ton of the town on the north side of Main
street between Argyle street and the office
of the United Pipe line, including the lat
ter, and on the south side from the bank,
which is still standing, to Fairview street is
destroyed, as well as the buildings to the
cemetery. About forty buildings were de-
stroyed
The sun., 1889-12-26
Perils of the Brakeman.

An officer of one of the accident in
surance companies asserts that the
records show that every freight
brakeman in the United States stands
one chance in three OF being killed
within year, Doubtless some such
trightful risk and employers negli-
gence was explained to the President
or he would not have inserted his al
lusion to railroad car couplings in his
annual message. But ifthis is trne, if
there is any such rate of mortality
among freight brakemen, it is time
thatpublic expression of the popular
feeling ou the subject was made.
1t seems incredible.
The sun., 1889-12-26
A Modern Tyrant.

Penelope-All right, Jack, you may
put that ring on my finger and We'll
call it engaged, but it must be def
nitely understood that you are to
have but one kiss a day and one
dance at each hop, for you dance hor-
ribly, ard / don't like to kiss a man
without lnustache. | am to go
boating, riding or walking with any
fellow | please, dance as much as
l please and fiirt with whom Iplease.
You are to give up smoking, card
playing and wine, and, finally, you
are not to tag around after me all
the time, for Pm not going to have
my enjoyment spoiled just because
Pm engaged
Jack (her humble slave We'll,
but, Penelope, tell me what can l do?
PenelOpe-You can read Tennyson
and think of me.-Life.
The sun., 1889-12-26
Clouds OF Dust At Sea.

The German steamship Argentine"
had a curious experience in her pas
sage across the Atlantic. When north
of the Cape Verde Islands the sun sud-
denly became obscured by clouds of
small reddish-yellow dust, which cov-
cred everything. Though the sky
was cloudless the sun could scarcely
be seen.
This lasted four days, and at times
the dust was SO thick that it inter-
fered with the machinery OF the YES
sci. The Argentine" was steaming
constantly during this time, and
when she got out of the dust, and
Capt. Scheon was able to make an
observation, he found that he was
several hundred miles north OF the
Cape Verde Islands. 1t is supposed
that the dust was swept from the
islands by some wind-storm.
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Was it Murder or Suicide?

Charles Conway, a rich young farmer living
near Rochester, Mimi. came to Dubuque,
Iowa, to see his cousin, Miss Mary Kelly, who
is dying of consumption. He was much af.
fected when lie was ushered into the bed
chamber where the sick girllay. Thele being
no mmodatiOns in the house, Conway
was taken to q neighbOring boarding house.
After supper he walked out into the yard be-
hind the house. A minute later the report of
2 pistol shots were heard. Two officers were
standing close by and they rushed at once to
the spot Conway claims that he was met by
a man who demanded his money. He grap-
pied with his assailant and threw him to the
ground. Then the stranger drew his revolver
and shot him twice, once throught the bowels
and again near the heart. Conway fell back
aud the murderer disappeared, taking
circumstances on the other hand directly
contradict this story. The police claim that
they were on hand so soon after the shot
were fred that no man could have escaped
their notice Furthermore, revolver with
two empty chambers smelling OF fresh smoke
was found in Convay's clothing and q pocket
book containing a little change was found in
hiscoat pocket In the face of these circum-
stances comes the statement Ofthe attending
physician that, from the nature and character
of the wounds, it is hardly possible that the
man could have fired the shots himself
When Timothy Kelly. the uncle of the wound
ed man, came into the room where Conway
was, the latter made q remark which seems
to throw some light on the mystery. He
said; "Uncle, when Mary dies, think III go
with her." Conway formerly lived near
Fargo.
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other officials under the judges. This, how
ever, is due to the fact that recommenda-
tions have not been made by the senators
and congressman here. ITfact, the delega-
tions from the new states seem to be both
cred about choice of candidates more than
those in old states. Oregon's delegation set
an example on Thursday last by holding a
conference and presenting unanimous
front in a complete list of presidential ap-
pointments. The senators from Washing
ton and North Dakota have had cOnsulta-
tions but have not sent in recommends
tions. Candidates are many from both
states. Candidates from Montana are wait
ing for the election of senators. Senators
Squire and Allen of Washington and Dolph
and Mitchell of Oregon will remain in the
city most of the recess. Senator Pierce OF
North Dakota has gone to the Northwest.
The sun., 1889-12-26
Want Volapuk in the Boston.
School,

A petition was received by the
school board from the Volapuk club
requesting permission to use a room
in one of the school buildings of the
city proper for the purpose of teach
ing Volapuk. The club offers to furn-
ish teachers free of charge for such
pupils as shall attend, with the un-
derstanding that the conduct of the
schools shall beunder the supervision
of the school committee. An order
giving the club the permission asked
for was assigned to the next meeting.
Boston Record.
The sun., 1889-12-26
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Elton A. Fay, the chemist Of Chicago, who
was found in New York Bowery lodging
house suffering from cocaine poisoning died
II Bellevue hospital.
Capt Michael J. Setback, of anarchist
lame, and who was discharged from the
Chicago police force for his in action in the
Cronin case, was placed on the pension list
on haI.-pay by the board of police commits
sioners. He is paralyzed in the right arm.
Twenty-Five other officers were also placed on
the pension list.
The sun., 1889-12-26
AN ILL-FATED SHIP.
The Two Mates of the Ship Durham
Drowned in San EranSiScn

SAN Francisco, Special.-Charles Stevens,
first mate, and William Higginson, second
mate of the ill-fated ship Durham,
which was damaged by fire at
Port Costa last week, and in the hold
of which two men were suffOcatcd
by foul gases last Friday, were drowned in
the bay to-day. Stevens and Higginson,
together with four others started from the
ship in small boat for the shore: High
wind and tide were prevailing at the time
and in attempting to run near barge an
chored in the stream their boat was cap
sized and Stevens and Higginson drowned.
Both men are natives of Liverpool, and
Higginson leaves wife and several chill
dren in that CITY.
The sun., 1889-12-26
A Cyclone in Kantnokx

LOUISVILLE, Special. The town of Pine
vile, KY, was visited by destructive
storm of wind and rain early this morning
Several dwellings and three busi-
by the cylone, which only passed
through the center of the town. Grant and
James North, brothers, received serious in
iuries. These were the only ones hurt.
though several people had miraculous
escapes. The loss IL estimated at about
$50, 900.
The sun., 1889-12-26
UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

The New Appointments to Be Made
During the Congressional Recess.
WASHINGTON. Special Telegram,
The president is going to get as much of
a holiday while congress has its three weeks
of recess as he can. The announcement is
made from the White House that appoint
ments to federal positions need not be ex-
pected until after Jan. g. when the two
houses come together again. Ifthis applies
to the new states, it will leave somewhat
unusual condition of affairs. Montana,
Washington and North Dakota have been
filll-hedged states for two months, and as
yet there are no federal courts organized in
them. No judges have been appointed or
The sun., 1889-12-26
CaIifornia's Heavy Rainfall

The phenomenal rainfall of this
year has completely broken the re-
cord. Hitherto it has been possible
to match every experience with pre-.
vious one, but there is no year since
the occupation in which SO great a
rainfall has been noticed so early in
the winter as this year The writer's
who can see direct connection be-
tween increased population and rain
fall must still express themselves
cautiously. There is no foundation
as yet for the belief that California
will never more be afflicted with
drought, although there is abundant
reason to believe that we shall never
experience a total failure of crops as
we did in 1876-'77.-San Francisco
Chronical.
The sun., 1889-12-26
THE MARKETS.
The Current Prices In the More
Prominent Markets.
NEW YORK.

Wheat-No. 2 red, s5A@S51ac; elevator,
8634@87c.; steamer No. 2 red, 83c.; No. 1
northern, 92A@93c.; No. hard, 961s@96Ac.
Corn-No. 2, 421ac; elevator, 433sc.; afoat;
No. 2, 311ac.; mixed Western, 27@30c.; white
do, 30@35c; No Chicago 30 @3OAc. Eggs
Western 221a023c. Butttr-Elgin, zoe;
Western dairy, 9@18c.; do factory, 7@1sc.
The sun., 1889-12-26

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat
777sc.; No. 3 spring wheat. G7@6S13c; No.
red, 77Tsc; No. 2 corn, 33c; No. 2 oars, 2OAc;
No. rye, 4519c; No. 2 barley, 5S@6nc; No
l fax seed, $1.36@1. .36h prime timothy
seed, 81 %; mess pork, per bbI, $S.75@9:25;
lard, per 100lbs, $5 .s7l4. Butter-unchanged.
Egps-2OM21c
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MINNEAPOLIS.

Wheat-No. l, hard s2c; No. /, Northern.
7S@SOc; No. 2, Northern, 72@76c. Flour
Patents sacks to local dealers, $4.75@4. so;
patents to ship sacks, car lots, "a. 3O@4. so;
in barrels, 81. 4.50@4.70; delivered at New
England points, $5.S0@5.40; New York
points, SIS. .20@5 80: delivered at Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, ,$5. 1896. .25; bakers here,
81. 25@3. go; euperfine S1.70@2 %; red dog,
sacks, $1.10@1. .25; red dog, barrels, 81 $50
1.50. Corn-No. 8. 271ac; choice yellow;
2S1ac. Oats-!or samples, l 9@21Ac Barley
-25@45c. Flax-$1. .3Oh Chicago $1.36h.
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Prices on incoming trains only: Wheat
No. hard. 7s@79c.: No. l Northern, TOO
tic; No. Northern, 73@75c. Corn-No. B,
2S@29c. Oats--No. mixed, 19kc. bid;
No. 2 white, 211a@221ac; August 21c bid;
No. 2, 45@50c bid; No. B, 3S@42c bid
Rye-No. 2, 32c bid. Ground feed $1050@
11.50 nsked. Corn meal-Unboltod, $11.
asked. Shorts-$7@7. rs. Bran-bulk, SO
@6:50. Hay-No. upland prairie. So $50
7; No. l. $5@G. Dressed hogs-$3 1904
asked. Eggs-Held at SIS 70@6; fresh, Sc. 80
@6.60. Flax seed--No. /, $1.3oH. B7tter
@16c; medium, 10@15c; roll and print fresh
l2h@16c; old ,S@12c; packing stock, ,5N6c:
grease, ,3@5c.
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MEN AND WOMEN.

Edison is said to receive no less than
1,2OO letters daily since his arrival in
Paris.
Mrs. G. f. N~eRRsmith, wife Of a Harlem,
N. Y, policeman, has fourteen living chill
dren and il hut AZ years old.
Sir Henry Isaacs will be the third Jew to
serve ~ lord mayor Of London. The
others were Sir David Solomons and Sir
Benjamin Philips.
The sentiment Of the London clubs IL
said TO he strongly with Mrs. Maybrick,
the argument being that il il hardly right
ITO Take the life of n young and pretty
woman because an elderly male hypo-
has been put out OF the way"
The Weather stains that have for thirty
years accumulated upon senator Broder-
ick's monuments twenty-four foot mar
BILE shaft over his grave i'm q San Francisco
cemetery-are being removed by order of
Senator Fair, who was An ardent admirer
of Frederick.
A man giving the name Of D.. w. Avery
lately paid the New Brunswick railway
$50 for a special train to lake himself and
wife from St. John, N. B., to Portland, Ne,
The couple arrived from Halifax about
midnight and immediately proceeded on
their Journey.
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PUTTING IT RIGHT.

The Butte Inter Mountain does not
read n STANDARD with care. Other
wise it would not fall into serious error
regarding the use of afidavits i'm an
attempt to drive three hundred and
ninety laborers in this city from the
polls.
Evidently our Butte contemporary
has been guided by the text of "a com
munication printed in its columns
which says:
Republicans have long been in possession Of
Information that large numbers of men now en-
ployetl by the Anaconda mining company had
been brought In from abroad; that declaration Of
intention had been procured for them and that
they would he voted solid at the coming election.
II was known that many, IL not most OF them,
were brought here within six months, and were
disqualified AS voters ON that ground, IL no
other.
These words appear i'm the
Deer Lodge Nec North West. as an in
terview with the man who signed the
afidavits. Now the fact is that OF
one man of all the three hundred and
ninety voters in Anaconda VAS at
tackled on the ground that he was not
qualified, on the score Of residence, to
be a voter. No such plea a be de-
Tended, for the STANDARD has already
shown that many of the workingmen
assailed in the afidavits have lived in
this city from one to five years. Some
Of them are large taxpayers, all OF them
are reputed citizens, and there is MOI
q man of them who a be thrown out
on the grounds nov advanced by the
signer of the afiidavits.
The Inter Mountain evidently has
not grasped the situation. A techni-
cality which will not stand in any de-
cent court is all that ever was back Of
the afiidavits. If, by any mistake, the
three hundred and ninety voters in this
city are wrongfully on the list, they
win be the first to withdraw, and il will
not require the force of an affidavit to
keep them from the polls. But they
can establish their title to citizenship
ON the score Of residence-indeed, they
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IhE RIGHT OF II.

Columns of noisy nonsense on the
silver question nave been put into ed
itOrial type by republican newspapers
during the campaign. We reverently
call the attention Of these, our mis-
guided contemporaries, to two SEN
fences in MI. Carter's speech in this
city, last evening. He said: 1.-The fact
il, my friends, hat the record of both
parties ON the silver question is bad.
1t is not Easy for Montana to fight
Wall street"
In fuller discussion Of this theme Mr..
Carter remarked that, fifteen years ago,
republicans Inadvertently legislated
against silver" That's what they did.
Within six years, they have lone the
same thing with deliberate purpose.
And eastern democrats ave done the
same thing, Mr.. Carter, as you and the
STANDARD are perfectly well aware.
The man who attempts to make a local
political issue out of the silver question
is the enemy of Montana.
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THAT POINTED QUESTION.

In Anaconda, a large audience lis
tened attentively to Congressman Reed
and complimented his speech. Yester-
day, however, everybody was calling At
tention to the person in the audience
who. in courteous tones, asked Mr..
Reed: "What about silver 7" OF course,
no answer came, because an expression
of Mr.. Reeds convictions on that sub
ject, or a recital Of his record, would be
distasteful to any audience in Montana.
Mr.. Reeds address was generously
complimented, bnt the fact of that
question will linger in the mind of
Anaconda people when the memory Of
all that Mr.. Reed said has faded away.
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STANDARD TOPICS.

That was quite y trainload OF free
Buffers I'm town last night.
Boulanser says In an interview that
France will call him yet. He thinks that
In the show down she will only be full of
duces.
The Philadelphia Press locates Spokane
Falls In Wisconsin. And this, too, after
Spokane has crowed 20 loud over her
and other metropolitan improve
mentsl
David Alexander Hoeshcad of San
Francisco has petitioned the superior
court of California for permission to
change his name to HodQhead, recitinR in
his prayer that he has been q butt Of ridi-
Guile all his life. He says he's no hog, and
a. for his head he wants people to cheese II.
Mrs. LanRtry says she will stay In Eng
land until the English are compelled to
RECOGNISE her genius. Many thoughtful
Piles Of political economy, are praying for
an over~production Of eggs, I'm the belief
that AN excess OF that commodity will prove
beneficial in IN coming crisis.
George Francis Train las gone to Jail in
Boston for debt. He In able to liquidate
the liability, but he won't, because, he
says, IL In unjust. Old Mr.. Pickwick, we
believe, went TO jail for the same honor
able reason. Men like these have the stuff
that makes martyrs. Their creditors know
they have the stuff and they want il.
A ndo dispatch says that "Dr. Spur
Reon complains of having just escaped y
severe attack of gout only to find that he
has something growing upon his head,
just where his hat goes, which gives him .
good deal Of pain" The news gives his
friends q good deal Of pain also. This In
the disease which afflicts 20 many repub-
lican politicians.
The New York papers say that crowds
OF bankers, merchants and Wall street
men 20 TO the Chase national bank daily
TO see Montana's $4,000 gold har, recently
sent thither from Helena. II o little thing
like that breaks them up, the New York
ers should get Tom Reed to tell them
about the big silver bar he found in Mon
bar to his further usefulness in
these parts.
The California Athletic club IL right
eously indignant over the AISLE which the
warren-Murphy mill turned out to be,
and has voted not to give either fighter a
dollar. It appears that at the end Of the
6sth round both men were i'm good condi-
ton, having received almost no punish
mcnt whatsoever. 1t In affairs Of this
kind which are bringing the ring into dis
repute. What the public demands is
clean, honest, honorable prize fighting, in
which at least one OF the contestants has
his teeth thrust down his stomach, his
nose obliterated, his eyes scattered over
the ground, and his head reduced to q
pulp.
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the CHALLENGED VOTERS.

The attempt to disfranchtse three
hundred and ninety legal voters repre-
scnting the labor element In this city
has dismally failed In most of h OBJ
jects which the instigatOrs of the plot
had In view. IL ought to fail. and n
republicans who were foolish enough
TO back it merit the contempt which
outraged public opinion has visited
upon them.
That the attempt to keep these three
hundred and ninety voters from the
polls has already operated to the disad-
vantage Of the republicans In matter of
relatively small account. h are
broader interests back of h question.
No fair minded man objects to chal-
lenges which rest on legal objections,
but IL is an outrage to carry into execu-
ton o plot which aims. without war
rant, to throw put the votes of o u
hundred men, against whose title to
citizenship no legal objection can be
urged. The whole proceeding Is out of
harmony with that sentiment govern
ing the people of Montana which de-
mands fair play, no matter what the
issue Oh how large the stake.
The event proves that h challenges
were formulated not with any honor
able purpose to purify the ballot but
solely to delay the vote and to inter
rupt work at the ballot boxes, by fore
ing the judges to administer oaths to
hundreds Of citizens regarding whose
general qualifications h affidavits
themselves dare not raise a question.
1t often happens that men who re-
spOnd to mean motives take shelter
under forms Of law in lending them
selves to some cowardly act. This ID
just what has happened in Anaconda.
The plot will succeed in that it will en-
force delay at the polls next Tuesday.
Under the circumstances, Anaconda
democrats win need to put forth extra
effort in getting their votes on record.
This they certainly will do.
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the WAY HE TELLS IT.

MI. Carter, i'm the round of his boast
full campaign, which has studiOusly
taken care of Carter at the expense of
Mr.. Power and everybody else on the
ticket, has been openly declaring that
this territory owe practically nothing
to democrats i'm the way of getting
Montana into the Union. In fact, to
hear him tell il, one would he led to
infer that Mr.. Carter himself is the
cornerstone of statehood for Montana.
OF course, Mr.. Carter has the right,
on the stump, to exaggerate his W
services and to m-isrepresent democrats
in any way that suits his plans. The
truth remains, however: and it is not
at all complimentary to MIR. Carter.
Every voter whom this question inter
ests is asked TO read h summary of
Mr.. Toole's Helena speech, printed OH
the eighth page of this mornings
STANDARD. If the story there recited
In untrue, the columns of the STAND
ARD are open for any corrections Mr..
Carter is disposed to offer.
We expect to near from Mr.. Carriers
lips, by about noon, next Monday, that
he discovered Montana and planted its
mountain ranges. 1t appears, up to
the present hour, with several counties
to hear from, that he packed Montana
into the Union, talked with the secre-
tary" and sent the price of lead flying,
saved the Union-with his mouth
while Maginnis was fighting on the
field, and that, in fact, he is the con-
eervator of all that ever was good and
great in Montana.
We do not say that the public shares
this opinion, but it's the way Mr.. Carter
tells it-and the Helena Journal ap-
pears to take IL all in.