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The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

The next day, as the chronometer
showed that the ship was sixty-ive
miles from East Main street. Port
Huron, the Mate approached the Cap
tain and said after the usual salute of
"Aye, aye, sir"
II fear we are going to have trouble
with the men,"
What makes you think so?" asked
the Captain.
THAT fellow Ingram seems to have
a baneful influence on them. They
have just made a complaint about the
food"
whats wrong with that?"
"Well, you see, Ssir, on the menu to-
day there was raw oysters to begin
with, as we always have before the
consomme. They growled because the
oysters were ctmmon raw oysters on
ice and not on the half she'll"
/ The Captain frowned.
Il thought you ordered oysters on
the SHE'LL" he said.
"We generally do. But this time
we neglected to have them that way,
although they are perfectly good"
''Still a sailor is accustomed to hav-
ing them on the half she'll, and of
course we must expect some growing
when they are not. Order the men
aft"
The men came sullenly aft, and any
one at all practiced in their ways could
see in a moment that there was going
to be trouble.
"Now them" cried the Captain,
.'swab off the decks, will youe"
Not a mar moved.
"What's this?" cried the Captain,
angry. This is rank mutiny."
"Not so," said j. Marston Ingram,
stepping airily fo1~-ard and making a
low bow. mot SO, Captain. We are
merely on strike"
son strike!!" shouted the Captain,
"on strike! Why, what's a strike at
sea but a mutinyP"
Perhaps they are somewhat SINH
lar" said Ingram, speaking with great
Difference. @"It is a legal point that
we, as members of the Seaman
Union, desire to lave settled. We call
it a strike. You hay call it a mutiny
if you wish. We simply assert our
rights as working men not to work.
You can hire others if you choose.
We respect the law too much to inter
fere."
! How in thunder can I hire any body
out here in the middle of the ake?"
"Ah! that is your affair, not ours"
The Captain and the Mate raSired tc
the cabin to consult on the novel stu
atition. If the trouble was simply O
strike, they would have to succumb.
If it was a mutiny, then it would be
their duty to string up the half-dozen
men at the yard arms. The Mate was
certain that this was the thing to do In
all respectable mutinies, although he
believed that in some such cases it was
fashionable to make the men walk the
plank. The Captain said ''pshaw," and
held that that was only done by pirates
After discussing the matter for som
time. Ahey agreed tha the fuss wal
really a full-grown mutiny, and they
proceeded on deck to do their duty il
hanging the men.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
CHAPTER SECOND.

The good ship Blue Peter stood out
for Lake st. Clair. She passed the
island in safety, caught the tide all
right, and Delayed herself straight out
into the lake. Captain Golfer came out
of the cabin and cast his weather eye
around the horizon.
mi. JONES'" he said, "there is a
squall coming. How is the barome-
ter?''
Down answered the mate.
How lowpn
About ten miles. We left it down
in Detroit
An ominous black cloud was slowly
rising in the west. The ship lay in a
dead calm and was blowing through
the troubled waters with the speed of
q race horse. The Mate hoarsely
piped all hands forred. The last sailor
now appeared in a nice suit of boating
flannel and came forward adjusting his
eyeglass.
.'Now, SIR cried the Mate, what
might your name bepn
y. Marston Ingram" was the re-
ply.
well. then, Mr.. Ingram, get aloft
there; lay out on the main brace, stand
by the peak halliards and see to the
Glowing away Of the spliced pinnacle
ON the forred yard-arms. Jump lively
now
AYE, aye. sir!s said Ingram, moth
ing daunted by the terrible order,
which made the cheeks of the hardy
sailors blanch AZ they heard 1t given.
They knew that the Mate was down on
the new man.
Ingram ran swiftly up the rope lad
efsk1own on shipboard as the com.
panion ways and walked out on the yard
arms He speedily clewed away the
pinnacle in q manner that showed tina,
ne was an expert seaman. This oughi
TO have satisfied the most fiendish Mat.
afoat, but Il did not satisfy the Mat.
Of the Blue Peter,
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
FINAL CHAPTER.

The men growled a little but they
accepted the ruling Of the arbitrators.
The Captain said gently to the Mate
after the trouble was oyer:
"See here, you lubber, if you ever
ship a lawyer again I'll stave in your
blooming thick skull with a marlin
spike. Don't you know that If a law
e got into Paradise there would be
trouble right awaym!
THE END.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15
STRIKE OR MUTINY?
A Thrilling andrSimply Awful Tale
~ OF the Sea.
CHAPTER FIRST.

Inc good ship Blue Peter, writes
Luke Sharp, in Detroit Free Press, lay
at her ofing at the wharf in Detroit.
Davy Jones, the mate, sat on his lock-
or and was evidently in very bad hui
NOR. Ever and anon he rose and paced
the deck im~patiently. The ship was
ready to sail, but one of the crew who
had been hired for the long voyage to
Chicago had not yet presented himself.
The tide was ready for business and the
Mate was anxious to get off SO as to
catch the trade winds that blew across
Lake st. Clair. Mr.. Davy Jones used
language with reference to this delay
that would not look well in print, and
any how it has nothing to do with the
plot of this Clark Russellian story.
just as the patience and the vocabu-
larry of Mr.. Jones we're both exhaust
ed, adappers stranger came down First
street and approached the Blue Peteo
Behind him came a colored lad, WIZ
carried a very handsome valise. Tile
stranger was tall and extremely well
dressed. He wore gloves and his cuffs
and collar were spotless white. A pair
of gold-rimmed eyeglasses were astride
his nose, and connected with them was
q thin gold chain that vas fastened to
his vest. As he saw the tuning Mate
he said:
"Ah! How-de-dom
"Look here, cried the mate rs the
dapper young man stepped aboard,
''this is not q passenger vessel"
s'It is the Blue Peter, is H not?" an
swered the young man, as he tossed the
boy a quarter. ''You are the Mate, /
presumed"
well, what of ft?" answered that
official. stWhat if I an the Mater"
al merely wanted to know, you know.
1 have shipped on this boat as an able
seaman, and I would be much obliged
to you If you would ring for the bell
boy to show me to my room"
1.-THE deuce you have!" cried the
Mate, who had nearly tainted with
establishment. "You have kept us
waiting, then, and we will very likely
miss the tide"
81 am sorry for that. said the sailor.
sBut, you see, ] had to have a shave,
and so was kept waiting for my turn.
I couldn't begin a voyage to Chicago
without a shave, you know"
The Mate, in a surly manner, had .
admit that such a proceeding would
have been quite unprecedented, and at
shis moment the cabin-boy approached
and took the sailors valise, intimating
that his room was all ready for him.
The Mate mEttered to himself as he
saw the sailor disappear. 1t wa evil
dent that he did not like the cut of hil
iib, as iandsmen say.
'.Ill take the starch out Of that fell
low before we get to Chicago, see if
DON'T" said Mr.. Jones, addressing his
locker. n
Thus you will notice that trouble
looms right up at the end of the very
first chapter, but you may bet largely
that the dapper young man is going
TO come out all right. They always
do.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

Scientists declare that It would
take only eight days for q cannon-baa
each the moon q
The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-15

mo"
s'Wul, I reckon I'll jest take onelo'
them. Els I said at fust, I hain't per-
ticker erbout err few cents one way er
tother, an asides it'll do fer us both
ter use. Don't yer reckon6ther ole
'oman's eyes IL stick out like knots on
er lorg when she sees thet?"-Detroit
Free Press.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07

house lodger, who occupied a room in the
Wagner block, on East seventh street. John
O'Neill, her husband, identified the body
yesterday morning at Dampier's morgue.
She will be buried at the eounty's expense.
James Poncheon. boy fourteen years of
age, whose parents reside at 1l4I2 East
Fourteenth street. was arrested by Detective
DAILY yesterday afternoon OH charge of
larceny He is wanted by the chief of police.
of Madison. Wis, for a burglary said to have
been committed by him while attending
school in that city. An officer from Madison
is on his way to ST. Paul.
Robert e. Speer, a recent graduate of
Princeton college, and who expects this com
ing year to visit every college and theological
seminary in the United States TO induce
young men TO enter the mission work in for
eign fields, will speak at the Y. NJ. G. A. lee
ture room this evening at o'clock and in
gymnasium Sunday afternoon at O'CLOCK.
All young men are invited to hear him., ~
The midday meeting to-day. held at III,
East Third street. over the Northwestern
Book house. will be led by Rev. NJ. L. P. Mil,
at present supplying the pulpit of the Gen.
trail Presbyterian church. Topic, SUNDAY
School Lesson for Tomorrow" All inter
ested in Sunday school work. both male and
female, are cordially invited to attend and
participate in these exercises. Hour OF
meeting, II to o'clock.
The HamIine Citizens union held its regu-
lar annual meeting at the Hamline hall last
evening. The principal business transacted
was the election of the board of directors for
the ensuing year. The following board was
elected: L. j.. DObner, G. ii. Hazard, j. b.
Rossman, G. L. Sumbard, T. W. Wallace,
WELL A. j. Reeves, R. |. Dugan, Alexander
Adams, E. L. Allard. r. K Evans, w. A.
Dayern and w. s. Reed. The board will
meet this evening and elect officers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07
Favor Early Closing.

a meeting in connection with the early
closing movement of clothiers, hat, cap and
furnishing stores was last evening held at
Labor hall. About fifty statesmen were pres
enI. Every one seemed sanguine of success
attending their efforts Mr.. Nash. who was
deputed to wait on the different merchants
read his report of the following signatures
already received: The Plymouth Clothing
house, Ransom d Horton, Sattler Bros A.
J.. Arthur r. A. I.anpher & Co., Browning,
King & Co., j. l.. Hudson. Herr Bros. Henry
Norman & Co., Samuel Stemberg, Coonquist
Il Peterson, Floan & Severoos, the European
Clothing Company, Ed II. Funk and T. L.
Thompson. Mr.. Nash said some difficulty
was experienced with certain merchants but
that there had been no direct refusals to sign
the petition. A motion was carried that an
association to be called the Retail Salesmen's
union be organized. and to work in connec-
ton with the other labor organizations of the
city to bring the early closing question to
satisfactory termination. Messrs. Ward and
Nash were appointed committee to wait on
the different editors asking their help and in
fluence in the movement. Another week was
allowed to try and induce the contrary mer-
chants to sign the petition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07
IrEMIzED INFORMATION.

Bank clearances yesterday were S5SS, 2oS.
z One birth, two deaths and one marriage
were recorded at the health office yesterday.
The Twelve Temptations company have
a matinee at the Newmarket this afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Clewett yesterday arrested
Thomas Cole for tearing down an old lady S
shanty on the flats.
a war lecture at the Emmanuel Baptist
church, West Seventh street.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
H. A. Wilson and Clara Belle Easson; John
A. Anderson and Ida E. Peterson.
Chief Jackson detailed the reserve steamer
and company of eight men for duty at the
State Fair grounds yesterday morning.
Mrs. Agnes Neumann, wife of c. Neu-
mann, a wellknown former residen. of
Minneapolis, died at a. m. Friday morning
at the family's st. Paul residence. AS Rondo
street.
Mayor Smith returned Yesterday morn
Ing from his shooting and fishing trip to the
Park region. He reports the best of luck
with the rod and gun, and returns to his Of
fetal duties the picture of health and happi-
ness.
Reuben Warner, president of the board Of
fire commissioners, was last nlght granted IA a
three months leave of absence from the
city. He will depart tomorrow night, ac-
companied by his wife, son and daughter, on
a three months European trip.
Attorney General Clapp. acting at the IN
stigation of the railroad commission, will
make an application TO the district court OF
Hennepin county to compel Receiver Trues-
dale, of the Minneapolis d St Louis Railroad
CORPORATION, to comply with the switching
orders of the commission.
A special hearing will be had before the
board of public works at 2 O'Clock this after
noon of property owners interested III the
opening and bridging of Sixth street A
proposition to connect Bradley street with
the bridge will also be considered.
First Assistant Chief Martin and the two
companies dispatched to the aid of the Wi
mona Fire department Thursday afternoon,
returned home at 4:45 yesterday morning.
Upon the arrival in Winona, they found the
fire under CONTROL and little work remaining
for them to do.
Relief Agent Hutehins writes: Il have
two blind boys ages eleven and thirteen, to
send TO school at Faribault whose parents
cannot afford TO buy them clothing. MT.
Hutchins will be glad to receive the CASTOR
clothing any philanthropic citizen Will send
to assist in rigging up the boys.
The reduction made in the salary of the
secretary of the board of education has had
the desired effect Monday evening there
were twenty-seven candidates for the post;
to-day there are four-CaPt. M. j. o Common,
Neil Murray E. W. White Qhe mayors pri-
waite secretary. and NJ. j. Donnelly.
The woman killed by Manitoba train
| Thursday night was fully identified yester-
day as Aronie O'Neill, the notorious station
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07
DoINGs AT DULUTH.
The Northern Facific's Zenith
City Terminal Facilities. = 4:

Special to the GLOBE.
DULUTH, Sept en- C. Kimberly, general
Superintendent of the Northern Pacific road
and probably several other officials of the
same line, will hold a conference here soon
with officers from other Duluth companies,
looking TO the entire Encouragement OF the
Duluth terminal system. AT the meeting
here day before yesterday the Omaha with :
drew from the terminal agreement at West
Superior and will builG its own depot and
yards at that point. Last Sunday K. Rand
fowl, private Secretary of Traffic Manager
Hannaford, of the Northern Pacific, came up
from st. Paul and went over the North
ern Pacific's terminal = system for
the purpose of being cognizant Of
the roads needs i'll this city. AS stated IN
the Herald, new yard facilities on Rice
Point have been under consideration Ior
some time, and one OF the purposes OF Mr..
Kimberly's visit is for making final prepare
tions and plans for this work The superin-
tendent is now IN the west, but will probably
be here next week.
The Duluth Electric company is making
preparations for largely increasing the size
be expended on improvements, nearly
doubling its capacity, besides increasing the
power of its lights. James McLane, an elec-
trojan of high standing i'll New York, has
been engaged by the company and arrived in
Duluth yesterday to take charge OF the plant.
Mr.. McLane has, for several years, been con-
nected with the T. N. Payne-Jenny system at
the New York factory, and is thoroughly
acquainted with the electric field i'll ITS prac-
tical forms. The electric company building
will be enlarged to Two stor Is, and the con-
tract for the work will be letat once. An
other engine and several boilers will be put
in, besides new electric appliances, making
the plant one of the most powerful AMI COM
plete in the Northwest.
The fall lumber business at this point was
opened with good prospects for better prices.
Tonawanda. 1,OOO, 900 feet; Wahnipitae,
cargo of nearly $500, 900 tomorrow, max
ing total clearances this week of over 3.OOO,-
900 feet. About ,000 600 feet has already
gone out, and nearly 10,OJ0.000 more is to
follow before December, mostly for Tona-
wanda.
1t is reported here that the Chopin Mining
company, of the Gogebic range, has let
the contracts for their steamers &c the Cleye-
land Ship Building company, for about
Sl75, 900 each. 3
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07
MAJOR AND MINOR.

He has been discovered at last-the most
absent-minded man turns up in st. Paul lie
is an official in the court house. Monday
evening he left home to spend several hours
with friend He wandered around the
blocks in deep thought when he returned to
his own domieile Knocking at the door, IL
was opened by his son, but, quite uneon-
scious OF the identity, be inquired II ms
iather was at home.
~
The Seventh street car conductors require
q word of warning. A number of them nave
adopted the reprehenslble practice, WINE
the cars are in motion, OF leaplng BACKWARDS
from the grip car. This is not only DANGER
Gus to themselves, but is very bad example
to the travelling public. who are 100 prone 70
lump from the cars while in motion. IL is
sufficiently hazardous to make the leap for
ward: but this backward jump cannot be too
strongly condemned The slick conductor
win ere long find himself under the car
wheels.
There are a limited number Of church peo-
pie who follow the biblical command, ana
neglect to acQuaint their left hand with the
geneIOsities of its right companion. Inc
thought is suggested by Bishop Gilbert VINO
saws when rector of Christ church. he would
circulate 500 appeals for subscriptions, and
the replies invariably totaled fifty
Monday last the salary of the secretary of
the education board was 81, 800 per annum
There were then twenty-seven applicants
for the post.
The salary has since been reduced 81, 600.
There are now four candidates in the field.
Query-What were the other applicants
after?
The city council very properly sat upon an
ordinance prohibiting bicycle riding within
the city from between 5 a. m. and 10 P. IN.
The iptroducer of the ordinance became so
ashamed of it that he would not publicly de
clare its paternity. A legitimate field for
this alderman would be the restriction of
bicycle riding on the sidewalks. The custom
is one fraught with great danger to pedes-
TRANS, and in all well-goyerned cities is
strictly prohibited.
-
1t will shortly become question as to who
has the right-of-way on the sidewalks-the
citizens or the grocery stores? They at
present absorb half the sidewalks; it is only
a matter of time when the other half will be
taken up. Why could not the sale of fruits
and vegetables be conducted within the
grocery stores? Certainly the sidewalk was
never intended for such q purpose.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07
ST. PAUL PERSONALS.

j. b. Ray. of Duluth, is Clifton guest.
j. P. Wallis of La Crosse, is Windsor
guest.
A. F. McCabe, of Rochester, is stopping at
the Clifton.
BS Lewis, of Waseca, arrived at the Ryan
last evening.
Fred L. Weber, of Perham, was in the
j. G. Gurnel, of Madison, Wis, was at the
Ryan yesterday.
il Hogin. of Tacoma, W. T., is registered
at the Windsor.
S. R. Seharf, of Washington, D. c., is loea-
ted at the Ryan.
Mrs. Boynton and son, of Granite Falls.are
at the Merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Doyle, of Rochester, are
at the Clarendon.
Louis Kehr of Pierre. S. D.. was at the
Clifton last evening.
William r. Trowbridge, OF Faribault, Is
stopping at the Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. q. Thompson, Of Bis
marck, are at the Clifton.
A. E. Melay and wife, of Sandusky, O., are
quartered at the Merchants.
W. G. Hodgson and j. B. Geggie, of Duluth,
were at the Ryan last evening.
Miss Ella Pierce and Miss Nettie Daily, of
Duluth. are guests at the Windsor.
W. II. Benton, banker, of Medalia, Wan
w. j. Mclean, of Perth, Canada, and I. M.
Mclean, of Fergus Falls, are stopping at the
Merchants.
Mrs. Robertson and three children, Miss
O'ConnOr, of Winnipeg, Manu., are doml-
ciled at the Merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Booth. Mrs. M. j. Lam
berton and X. w. Bourne, of Winona, were
visitors in the city yesterday.
G. w, Branett and wife, Berkeley Branett,
Geb Branett and Emily A Levitt, Chicago,
yesterday registered at the Ryan.
Hon F. A. Day, of Fairmont; Hon. e. g
Holmes, of Detroit; Hon. G. A. Graves, OF
Duluth were in the city yesterday.
OCol. w. F. Drnm. of the United States
army, and inspector general of the depart
ment of Dakota, is guest at the Ryan.
Among the evening arrivals at the Mer-
chants were F. Z. Stanff, of Duluth; Percy
B. Smith. of Pennington, and n. G.. Foster,
of Fairchilds. Wis. ri
Among other guests at the Clarendon are
E. Wilson. Of Northfield; W: Deary, of Chip
pewa Falls; E. Erickson. of Albert Lea; i.
Killman, of Kasota; Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Love, of Delano: Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Mills, OF
Jamestown; Miss H. Mcclure, Of Duluth.
and A. GusSman, of Mankato.z
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07
STATE HOUSE GOSSIP.

II. a. Signeuret, auditor OF Slbley county,
was at the capitol yesterday.
He tells a peculiar story regarding Nc
Gilrs subernatorial aspirations There has
been a representative of Minneapolis loan
company in SibIey county, and he has been
feeling the public pulse on the chances Of
Gov. Merriam for a second term.
Auditor Signeuret stOutiy declares that
Sibley county is solid for Gov. Merriam, who.
they claim has given them clean admins
tration. besides displaying excellent business
ability in the conduct of the states affairs.
This feeling process in regard to Merri-
ans prospects for a second term has not
been confined to Sibley county.
A gentleman who stands very near to Gov.
Merriam is the authority for the statement
that two other counties in the state have been
similarly prospected.
K <
Railroad Commissioners Gibbs aud Will
fans were reported ''at home" yesterday.
The question may reasonably be asked
when are they absent from the domestic
threshold?
Owing to their absence the commission did
not take up the case against the st. Paul &
Duluth road who were summoned to show
rause why operations were ceased on the
Fond du Lac branch line.
There will now be q hearing on the 18th
inst.
Adjutant General Mullen was at home,
Wabasha, yesterday.
Dairy Commissioner Ives was at home,
Hutchinson, yesterday.
Supt. Kiehle was at home, Minneapolis,
yesterday.
Supreme Court Clerk Jones was at home
Long Prairie, yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07

yoked and repealed any and all authority
they may Heretofore have granted to the St.
Paul City Railway company TO lay its tracks
on Sixth street or st. Peter street. and unless
the said railway company had an irrevocable
right, which
AMOUNTED TO A CONTRACT,
this ordinance would have the effect to with
draw and cancel any rights amounting to a
privilege which said council say have gwen
TO said defend mt company.
At ) O'CLOCK, although Mr.. Rogers had not
concluded his argument, court adjourned
until this morning. The argument Will be
resumed at 10 o'clock to-day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-07
ALWAYS on Hand.

On August and 20, September 10
and "a and October s, 1.-The Burlington"
will sell Harvest Excursion tickets to
principal points in the South, South
west and West at the low rate of one
fare for the round trip.
These tickets will be good for thirty
DAYS from date.of sale and allow stop
over privileges within the Harvest Ex-
cursiOn territory.
Those DESTROYS of taking advantage OF
the extremely low rates offered, can OBJ
tain full information by calling on
Charles Thompson, City Ticket Agent.
Corner Third and Robert streets, st.
Paul, or J. F. McElrOy, City Ticket
Agent, 300 Nicollet Avenue, Minneap-
oils