davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14

AT hugging bee for the benefit OF
the church in Kingston, NY, few
evenings since a man, while blindfold.
ed, huggcd his wife for several minutes
without knowing who he was hugglng.
When he did find out he wanted his
ID cents back.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14


Speaking of the statue OF Gen.
Cass recently put in statuary hall in
Washington, the Omaha Bee say:
Michigan may well feel proud of her
adopted son, who for half century
served his country in high Office.
While il may be true that Cass has
not left the impress of his individual
ity upon the history OF the United
States such as was stamped by Web
ster, Clay or Calhoun, nevertheless,
he was looked up to as one of the
leaders of the democratic party during
his long period of public service. The
career Of Cass was u most notable one.
In the war OF 1912 he was a brigadier
general. Two years later he was APP
pointed the first governor of Michigan
territory and served in that capacity
for sixteen years. Under jackson he
became secretary OF war. Van Buren,
honored him with the French mission.
On his return TO the United States in
1912, he was elected senator of Michi.
gan and after serving his state in con.
gross for many years Cass closed his
hong public lie as secretary of state
under Buchanan. The lustre of his
name has been dimmed on account OF
his attitude on the slave question, but
his place as n statesman of the nation
cannot be disputed, and Michigan has
tittingly honored his memory.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14

The Rev. DR.. Sunderland, pastor o.
the First Presbyterian church oil
Washington, has been much annoyed
OF late by people who visited his
church on Sunday simply to see Mrs.
Cleveland. On a recent Sunday O
party visited his church, but upon
learning that Mrs. Cleveland was moi
present they went away noisily. Ad-
vancing TO the front of the platform
DIR. Sunderland said: 1T is impossi
BILE for me to state how grieved ! an
at the exhibition of extreme rudenes.
just exhibited by a few chance visitors
to this church, who, being disappoint
cd in their curious desires to look
upon the face of one of our number
have left our midst for the more pleas
ureable though less hallowed enjoy
ment Of their Sunday papers.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14

swift Specific cured me of malignant Blood Pois-
after had been treated in,vanwith old sO-cAllel
remedies of Mercury and Potash. = :. 5. not only
cured the Blood Poison. but believed the Rheu-
matism when caused w the poisonous minerals
GEO. BOWEL, 2l29 81 Avenue, n. ".
Nine years ago Scrofula attacked TWO OF my chill
dren, ard they were badly afflicted with that dis
ease, which resisted the treatment of my family
physician. was persuaded 10 use Swifts Specific
by seeing account of cures in NV county pnper-
The Improvement was apparent from the first few
doses, and in a shurt time my children were cured,
and are stu sound and we'll
JOHN WILLIAMS, Lexington, Va
SwtFTs SPECIFIC is entirely vegetable remedy,
and is th5 only medicine which permanently cures
scrofuls, Blood Humors, cancer and Contagious
Blood Poison. send for hooks Blood and skin
Diseases, mailed free. TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.
Drawer a Atlanta Ga.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14
I sNNcred from cofarrk

! suffered from c0fayJ'h
re ycdys. The dyoBPiRgS
qt0 TIE throat 7peye RaHSe-
ting. Ny nose bird al.
Ro,t daily. s nee the f''sf
'ay'S nsc 81 Eiy'S { ye.Wi
2fiu haze had no 6iccGiRG,
he soreness is entirety gone.
,. e.. DdVidsO1, 1viIh tic
Boston BHdgct.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14

Acorrospondent asks an explanation
Of the direct tax bill. An act was
passed by congress in 1861 providing
that direct taxation TO the amount OF
twenty million dollars annually should
be collected from tho people OF the
United States by assessment upon real
estate, and that these taxes should be
apportioned according TO population,
as required by the constitution. All
of the northern states and few of the
southern states paid the tax in whole
or in part, the aggregate amount thus
received by the government being
about twenty million dollars. The
direct tax bill provides for the refund
ing TO the states and territories the
sums thus paid to the general govern
ment, and for remitting and relinquish-
ing all moneys due the government
under the at of 1861.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14
MIR. AND MRS. MARLBOROUGH
BILL NYE AND THE EMINENT BUT
IMMORTAL DUKE.
How the Much Advertised Englishman
Married-The Sad Awakening of the
American Duchess-Swapplng
Broken Heart for Ducal Cor
onst-Sad Thoughts and
Still Sadder Poem.

AM panied to re-
ceive later intel
ligence from
dear old Blen-
h i'm w hi C h
leaves M @ n q
chance to doubt
tn at "A cloud
about the size Of
II joint schoo
district has OBJ
scnraI he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
CAPITOL TOPICS.
THE OKLAHOMA BILL.

THE OKLAHOMA BILL.
The Senate committee on territories to-day
talked over the Oklahoma bill and the argu-
ments that had been made pro and con on the
measure without coming to q conclusion.
Another meeting will be held Monday morn
ing, at which time the arguments before the
committee will be in print, and then report
will be decided upon.
THAT POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. J. Harry Smith, the ex-journal clerk of
the House and q recognized authority on Con-
gressional rules, said to STAR reporter to-day
that the published paragraph about 1.-The
deadly point of order" to the effect that men,
bers of the ways and means committee had dis
covered that under the rules of the House only
revenue bills reported by that committee we're
privileged, is misleading. There is no such
rule. Speaker Carlisle ruled that the right to
report revenue bill at any time rested exclu-
slvely with the ways and means committee,
that right being conferred by rule, but he did
not rule that a revenue bill was not privileged
when reported by another committee. That
ruling was made on the oleomargarine bill in
the last Congress, when it was reported by Mr..
Hatch from the committee on agriculture. As
a result the bill was reported on a regular call
of committees and afterward taken up in the
committee of the whole as privileged, bill the
same as other revenue bills.
IRRIGATION OF ARID LANDS.
The Senate subcommittee on finance, in
charge Of the sundry civil bill, are working
hard to complete the measure and get it into
the Senate this week, but the chances are that
it will not reach the calendar before Monday.
To-day Major ]. W. Powell, director of the
geological survey, argued in support of the
section proposing to appropriate money for the
survey and location of reservoirs for the pur-
poses of irrigating the arid lands of the west.
MR. M'MIILIN's BILL
The ways and means committee at its meet
ing this morning practically decided to report
bill making an estimated reduction IN the
revenues of about s7O,OOO,OOO After reading
the report on the Senate tariff bill submitted
this morning, the committee took up for con-
sideration a revenue reduction bill offered by
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee. The bill was read
through, but pending vote the hour Of ad-
journment arrived and the committee ad-
journed. The bill is substantially the same as
the Mills bill, with the exception that the cot
ton and chemical schedules of the latter bill
are struck out, as is also the iron schedule,
with the exception of the provisions relating to
pig iron, railroad ties, structural iron, and tin
plate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
PARNELL'S ALLEGED LETTERS
The Question of Their GenuinenesS.
SOCIALISM IN CHICAGO.
DISTINGUISHED CANADIAN TOURISTS.
Many Statesmen to Visit This Country.
CANADIAN STATESMEN COMING.
The Proposed Grand Excursion Through
the States to Take Place.


CHICAGO, Feb. ia local paper SAYS that
the proposed excursion through the middle,
southern and eastern states, for the purpose of
enlightening Canadian members of parliament
as to the actual condition and resources of this
country. is TO be fact The matter has been
much discussed in the newspapers of late. Sir
John Macdonald was interrogated regarding it
In parliament last week. but replied that he
had heard nothing of ii officially. Neverthe-
less, the excursion has been planned and all
the members of the Canadian parliament will
be invited. 1t is expected that about 400 of her
majesty's subjects will accept the invitation.
and about half as many senators and congress-
men will be asked to do the honors as guides
for the visitors. About May / the proposed
excursion will start. Three solid Pullman
trains will leave Suspension bridge for Buffalo,
where the
TOUR OF INSPECTION OF AMERICAN CITIES
will begin. Arrangements will be made in
advance for the local chambers of commerce
or kindred corporations to show the visitors
everything of interest in the cities visited in as
brief and thorough manner as possible.
The route of the proposed excursion viii be
via Buffalo, Cleveland. Pittsburg. Chicago,
Kansas City, st. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Nashville, Atlanta. Birmingham, Decatur
Admission, Richmond, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Scranton, Harrisburg, New York,
Boston. Montreal and Ottawa. At the larger
cities, such Chicago, Philadelphia. Boston
and New York, two days will be allowed, but
the stay in other places will be limited to day.
THE PROMOTERS OF THE SCHEME.
Arrangements were made with the Pullman
car company yesterday by S. J. Ritchie, of
Akron, Ohio, representing parties interested
in the movement. Mr.. Richie is a large
property owner in Canada and is on intimate
terms with the leading statesmen of that coun-
try. He has been one of the foremost in agi-
tating commercial reciprocity between the two
countries, and his efforts are directed more at
leveling the commercial barrier than the po-
litical one. He has received the promises Of
many leading Canadian politicians of both
parties that they would be pleased to take the
trip. The expenses of the excursion will be
borne entirely by few gentlemen. unless Con-
gress sees hit to make an appropriation for the
purpose.
Later in the season it is proposed to have the
lnterstate-commerce commissioners visit
Canada, calling at every point where railroad
communication between the two countries
exists, and the result of their investigation is
expected to do great deal toward smoothing
matters between the two countries Senator
Cullom will have charge of the latter expedi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
STOLE AND PAwNED WATCHES.
How a Chicago Clerk Robbed his EN-.
Movers

CHICAGO, Feb. l5-Wm. II. Worth, the re-
ceiving clerk in the jewelry department Of
Montgomery Ward 4 Co., was arrested late last
night charged with robbing his employers.
Worth's peculations, which have been going on
for some time, would still be unknown 20 the
station detectives. These officers in their visits
to pawnshops had noticed that during the past
few months an unusually large number OF new
watches were being pawned. Suspecting that
they were the proceeds Of some robbery the
officers took the number of the works OF seve-
raj of the watches. and by communicating with
the factories found that they had been sold to
Montgomery Ward a Co. Worth broke down
when charged with the thefts, and con-
fessed to having systematically robbed his en-
ployers for some time. The amount of his
stealings cannot yet be ascertained, but il ID
thought to be very large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
From Wall Street To-day.

New YORK. Feb. 15 IL a. m.-The stock
market was very quiet this morning. except in
the grangers. and of those only Burlington,
Rock Island and st. Paul were especially ac-
tive. First prices showed a firm tone, being
fnai fiarres while BsrIineton % was ss exeentons ss
with gain of q per cent. The general list
remained steady without feature and with
fluctuations confined to the smallest limits
throughout the hour, but the pressure was
renewed upon Burlington and Rock Island,
and the latter, after opening unchanged at 81,
dropped 1H per cent, and the former lost 4,
though both afterward partially recovered.
Among the inactive shares Chicago gas de-
clined q and Big Four rose a per cent, but no
other movement took place, and att IL O'Clock
the market was dull and steady at opening
prices, with the exceptions mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
SOCIALISM IN CHICAGO.
A Clergyman Comes TO the Front I'm the
Educational Movement.

CHICAGO, Feb. l5-A meeting of English
speaking socialists was held last night at wav-
erly hall, called for the purpose Of organizing
a central educational society TO agitate the
principles Of socialism. The Rev. DIR. Silence.
Of the Union Tabernacle church, spoke ON the
need of agitation. He asserted that he, his
wife, and his girl were socialists, and that his
church was open for socialistic meetings. He
recommended that a committee of three be ap-
pointed to wait op the other pastors of
the city and ask them TO allow socialists
tohold meetings in the houses of worship.
Thus, he said, the pastors would be
forced to take position on this question.
Tommy Morgan, a socialist of some local
prominence, said that the people owned schools
and public buildings and they ought to be open
for their use. The schools were not used in
the evening. II was agreed that the society
should agitate the eight-hour movement The
next step in this direction will be TO organize
the working girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15

the motion to reconsider the vote by which
the conferees on the territorial admission
bill were instructed to consent to the admission
of South Dakota by proclamation and without
another vote on division. The remaining in
struction relative to the admission of North
Dakota. Montana, and Washington by procla-
nation was agreed to without division and the
bill again sent to conference after the adoption
of the preliminary instructing clause by vote
of yeas, 149; nays, 101.
THE SENATE PANAMA BILL PASSED.
The House has passed the Senate bill appro-
priating s25O,OO0 for the protection of Ameri-
can interests in Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
IL Was Signed by Jesse James.
MISSOURI STATE BOND TO WHICH THE FAMor
BANDIT HAD PLACED HIS sIGNArrRE

"A
BANDIT HAD PLACED HIS SIGNATURE.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. ia remarkable piece of
bond forgery was discovered here yesterday in
piece of state security paper twenty five
years old. A lot Of bonds were presented to
City Controller Campbell. in the course Of q
financial transaction, by Mr.. ]. s. Arthur All
the collaterals passed inspection except one
Missouri defense bond of the issue of 1864. for
the sum of 500. This was handed back 10 the
owner, the controller telling him that it re-
called bit of historic forgery. The words
Jesse James, governor Of Missouri" had
been written in the blank space left for the
signature of the governor. Otherwise every
signature and other feature of the document
was genuine.
Mr.. Arthur was astonished at the discovery
of the forgery. He explained that he had
bought the bonds years ago, but had not ex-
amined them very critically on receiving them,
he did not doubt but what all were correct
He loses nearly $1,000, including the face Of
the bond and the interest that should have
accrued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
PARNELL's ALLEGED LETTERS.
How They Were Hawked About BE
fore the ssTfmes', Took Them.

Special Cable Dispstch % THE EVENING STAR
LONDON. Feb. lS-Spocial and exclusive In
formation enables me 10 state that the Parnen
letters were offered 10 another Journalist three
months before the Times purchased them. He
refused, regarding them as trumped up; fl.ooo
was asked gentleman connected with the
Irish Loyal and Patriotic union was then sp-
preached He advanced the money for their
purchase by Houston from Pigott, Houston re-
selling them afterward TO the Times, which got
the letters in November and paid for them the
Following May. The Parnellite counsel will
suggest that Pigott forged them partly 10 pay
on old grudges against Parnell Parnell's real
autograph and the Times alleged one have
been enlarged by photography four feet When
placed side by side they show remarkable dif-
ferences. the alleged one being wavering
crooked, and curved, and the real one firm and
bold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
A New Trial Had to be Ordered.
THE JURY on THE FIRST TRIAL SCATTERED b
FEARS OF THE SMALLPOX

FEARS OF THE SMALLPOX.
KANSAS CRY. No.. Feb. Is Shortly after
the jury to which had been committed the de-
cision of burglary case had been locked up
Wednesday night Juror Charles Moore became
deathly sick and small blotches appeared on
his face. There had been several cases Of
the jurors suggested smallpox there was the
widest confusion in the jury-room and several
persons tried TO escape out of the windows
When physicians appeared one of them shook
his head ominously and FIVE of the jurors
bolted incontinently. The disease was iinslly
declared to be nettle rash. but the ruBavse
jurors we're not to be found, and Judge W1s}(5
has been forced TO order a new trial of the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
DOESN'T WANT 1T.
Senator Teller Has no Desire to go Into
the Cabinet.

Senator Teller to-day stated to an Associated
Press reporter that the gossip connecting his
name with cabinet position was entirely un-
founded He has no desire to enter the cabi-
net, and 30 Tar as he knows General Harrison
has no desire that he should. On this point
they understand each other, and it is not
likely that the Senator will be asked, he SAYS.
to consider the question of leaving his present
position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
THE PARNELL LETTERS.
Testimony Regarding Them Before the
Commission To-day.

LONDON, Feb. 15.-Mr. Parnell was present
at to-day's session of the Parnell commission
Mr.. Soames, solicitor for the Times, was fur
ther cross-examined. He offered in evidence
schedule of all the signatures of Mr.. Parnell
that he possessed. He said that Mr.. Parnell's
writing varied considerably. and produced a
letter in which Mr.. Parnells name was written
in six different ways.
President Justice Hamen ordered that the
letter be photographed.
Continuing, witness denied that he had heard
Pigott and the League clerk he interviewed in
Ireland had grievance against Mr.. Parnell.
Pigott, he said, had made a statutory declara-
ton that Solicitor Lewis had offered him
81 900 if he would swear that he had forged
the letters said to have been written by Mr.
Parnell. The Times paid Pigott only $40 or
ESQ. The witness had Pigott watched and
traced him into the company of MIR. Labou-
chere. He paid Houston, secretary of the Irish
Loyal and Patriotic union, altogether 5000
Upon redirect examination Mr.. Soames said
that no bargain was made when the letters
were first brought to the Times. Their gen.
uineness was to be tested before any payment
was made.
A SENSATION IN COURT.
This statement caused sensation in the
court room. Continuing, Mr. Soames said that
Pigott did not tell him of the correspondence
he had with Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin. re-
garding the letters. He had never heard of
this correspondence until he heard it mentioned
in court last evening.
Besides Mr.. Ingles, Mr.. Soames said, the
Times engaged Messrs. Birch and Ellis as ex-
perts. He had never promised Pigott six
pence, but knew that Pigott had asked Houston
for $4,000 on the ground that il would be i'm
possible for him to live in Dublin after giving
evidence for the Times and that he wanted to
make some provision for himself Witness
told him he could not listen to such sugges-
ton. but that he CPigott) might rest satisfied
that the Times would never see him ruined
through his honesty in testifying to all he knew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
An Opera House and Bank Burned.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Feb. l5.-The village Of
Cape Vincent suffered loss Of ITS three-story
opera house block this morning. Good fire
of any wind saved the adjoining property. The
structure was valued at $4,000. The Cape
Vincent bank was located in the building and
had fre-proof vault in which. among other
valuables, $50 pounds Of opium seized from
the Gardners and in the custody of Collector
Morse were stored II none Of the vaults con-
tents are injured the banks loss win not exceed
$780, The town records back TO ls49 were
burned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
An Artesian Well Mopopolv.

Ell PAso. TEXAS. Feb. 15.-C. S. Green. man.
ager of the 1000. 600 acre hacienda De Istro. in
chihuahua, recently secured by an English
syndicate, arrived here yesterday on his way to
England. Green has secured from the Mexi-
can government the exclusive right TO bore
artesian wells in the states of Durango, Chi
huahua and Cohuala, and is going home to get
capital to push the enterprise. Vast mining
districts are in the states named which can be
developed with water. Americans and other
foreigners, as well as natives who have valua-
BILE claims, will protest to the Mexican govern
ment against such monopoly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
LAYING NEW TRACKS.
Preparing to Accommodate the Trains
at Inauguration Time.

There was a great hustle along the tracks of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad this morning
as a reporter appeared upon the scene. Work
men were hurrying here and there, carrying
huge iron rails or busily engaged in laying
tracks. They were making preparations for
the accommodation of special trains to the in
auguration. New tracks are being laid in the
base ball grounds, in square 6S1, along the
freight warehouse, and in the freight
yard. There will also be tracks laid
along some of the streets in the vicinity
of the depot as soon as the bill authorizing
their occupancy passes Congress. These
tracks are for the accommodation of sleepers,
which are to be occupied during their
stay here, and act as hotels. Arrangements for
the handling of an unusual crowd are being
made. All the western trains will be stopped
at the cozy little station on New York avenue,
and the passengers conveyed to the city by the
electric road. The old Schuetzen park is also
being utilized and tracks are being rapidly
laid. Everything will be in readiness in about
two weeks.
THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC OFFICIALS
are also busily engaged in making preparations
to handle the vast crowds expected at the in
auguration, although as yet the work is not
showing up to great extent. At the depot
the carpenters are at work constructing an en-
trance and exit for the conductors and train
men, SO they may pass to and from the trains
without going through the crowds on the
main floor. The window in the second story
hall way at the west end will be used as door,
and outside will be a covered way. with stairs
leading to the platform, outside the railings
Additional sleeping accommodations for
the train men are also being pro-
vided. 1t would generally be supposed
that the numerous tracks in and about the
freight yards, New Jersey avenue, which will
be pressed in service for the passenger trains,
would afford ample facilities, but with the ex-
perience of last Inauguration. when every track
in the District and all the side tracks between
Baltimore and this city were pressed in service,
the authorities recognize the necessity of hav-
ing additional facilities here. Authority has
been given to lay temporary tracks ON Mary
land avenue, near 11th street, and orders have
been issued to add to the extensive tracks about
the stock yards near Benning's, which will all
be taken up by the passenger traffic, about 5
miles Of additional tracks. 1t is expected that
exactly what they propose to do will be ar
ranged for shortly, and that next week there
will be many track-layers at work in and about
this end of the road.
Orders have already been sent to the various
train dispatchers and freight agents to so ar
range the work that no freight trains shall be
run on Sundays excepting those containing per-
ishable produce.