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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-29
Uncle Silas Has 1t.
From the Neao York World.

"And this is the European influenza, doctor?''
asked Uncle Silas Bowersox, as he wiped his
weeping eyes.
cannot be mistaken. 1t is the same distemper
that distressed all Europe-the queen the car,
the emperor, Bismarck and everybody. That
awful redness of the nose ard expression of alb
ject Indebtedness in the eye are symptoms that
no physician could mistake Yes, MIR. Bowersox,
your case presents all the worst phases of the
royal Influenza"
'''W.wah w-wahczhl w-wacghtsczhl"
Uncle Silas had endeavored to begin his re-
marks with WELL and the above was the re-
suit. He sneezsd fifty or sixty times seized his
chair, gasped, sneezei some more wiped his
nose and eyes, sneezed some more and resumed:
WELL | thought everything was rosy for
royalty, but | see it isn't. Uneasy lies the
head that wears crown, does not begin to
expressit. And so the queen had this dreadful
complaint, had She.
80 understand, ~ said the doctor
Poor thing! And the Parnell people after
her at the same time, not to mention that her
grandson was mixed up in the West End scan.
dalsl How she must have suffered But after
all, what's Parnell and the West End to-
Here Uncle Silas had fit of sneezing that
cannot be expressed in cold and unfeeling type
a plentiful supply Of "achews!" interspersed
with exclamation points, stars and daggers will
do in ordinary cases, but there are no Characters
known TO the craft that VIII do justice to the
violence OF this occasion.
1t was five minutes before he recovered his
M entail and physical equilibrium and then his
eyes dropped tears, and his nose was SO red
that the house dog barked at it. He wrung out
his handkerchief on the hearth, looked up
through his binding tears, and said:
My dear doctor, this must be the forerunner
OF the crack of doom. Fancy the Car of Russia
being racked with this sort of thing and dodg-
ing Nihilists at the same time But he never
lodged EN-. No, sir! Flying bombs and rail
road wrecks would have been a balm in Giead
at such a time"--
Uncle Silas was seized with another paroxysm
of sneezing, during which his false teeth flew
under the bed as if fired from gun. and then:
And old Bismarck had it, too, doctor?"
Il believe he had"
We'll, there s consolation in that. ANY man
who can swear like Bismarck would manage to
pass the time away with a certain kind Of com
fort and satisfaction. ! am glad Bismarck had
it, and Uncle Sias took his medicine and went
to bed
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nominations that have not a creed wish they
could beg or steal one, in order to he in the
common run. Ye Godsi The Episcopal
church would rewrits its prayer-book. The
Bible is revised What do these pious agi-
tations means L. the Messiah of faith for
which reason need not apologize announced
in these wide disturbances Is the Saviour
Of society coming, as he came before-wbere
he was least looked for and most misunder-
stood? HERBERT ID. WARD.
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1889-03-05
y iGlet 0 II.
lonl1a GraGla,
QuS-
Dem Traui6iiideu fret iiberiest.
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T~ortietuns.

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nub magit ieIbit urt5eilsn. Sd babe bteie
Spanierin ssliebt NIT ber gansen &raft
meiner Seele, obre pom tbr 9isbe gu srpar;
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run, iGite i5 ibr bos Yfanb sutiid/ Sos
tire 9anbsIeuts nit meinem Bluts6etrGntt
babeu. 9as lit usine &a6e!/
Su &oias aussn fpisssIN ii5 Stuunsn
uub gntrituns.
@eun bic SADIE 5s lieat, tann min i'd
Guren auftras psdsisbsa, 70 sspiB ME IS
iest @udt t1dste iis.
Su wirjt/i in meinem Nsiisiad weiBss
Yapier fIabsn middle ben 9anbidub pors
ttttc/ elm unb forge, bab Su ibn untsrwess
nta33t usrIierit.
= Sie that, mas er wini@te uub befeifiste
bas Yddten nit Stednabeln unter ibrem
!6alstu9, ba MO es iber Der Sruit ii9
f~reuste. Die @tdtiSteit Der Seubuns
mar ibr nit eiuem Wtale flar 9enorben
unb iie mar itol3 barauf, tie aussufibren.
Rur Gins psrbroB iie: Die 9anbuou
@olbitIds, we!de b'aiueuiue lie seSuaHsen
bate, tn ibre Eai9s su fstsu. Sect, mo
fe iberseuSt mar, baB CT BET ~seiunoem
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No.
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rtd Itneen .teB, T., tunDen
unb oaun besi6 Did oul
BeI6en Dss muR i'd .ssbsn?
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bic sroBen bifsn 8u6tabsu. psI5e in
BIteru ftaben, aber nidt bic tleinsn 9ins
GET, bic man islbit nit Tebern triselt.
Nlia tannit Ou bic flsiusn Dinssr nod
weniser f9reibsn.
Nein, freilid ni9t; aber inst mir nur
bic Srte, bur9 bic it seben muB, i'd usrbs
teiuen einsisen bauon uerseiisn.
Gr bsidrisb ibr ben Wss, ben er ieIbit
senommsn unb fiste bin,u:
Sun graiuesl'I ueub wirif Du elm 6aus
febu, DOR benz cine Come absebilbst 1T,
bte l9 an elmer giisuitanse i4autsIt.
Cine 9erberse natarIia, i'd tenne bas.
Du trittit elm uno frasit mad benz Wirs
tie, Der Glarf bsiBt.
@lart, pisberbolte 0toia, urn ben gtamen
ibrem @eDd4tniie ein5aprdsen.
Gu ia9lt tbn1, t4 i4tdte DID unb lieB
TIN bitten Did in ieinem 8asen mad
SriIsI gu b~rinsen.
Sn isinem Wasen? Warum benu bas ?
faste Goia uuwiais.
Nur bamit Ou i9neuer bintommtt
Sie wioeriprad ni9t psiter, ba6te absr,
usnn tie fibre, 70 ueroiene fe erit re9tt bas
@sIb ni9t.
@nte Ha5t &oia, i1 bin mibs unb
mill ueriu9en gu i9lafen. Ma4, Tu es
ebenio.
Roia gsbordts. gm aubern Waorsen
ersdBIte fe ibrem Batter, mos uorssfalen
mar.
9isb ioolsi9 Define Sdube an, S5dtsrE
den, antuortets Simon, wenn man siiASI
Dienit non Ins perlan9t, 10 biirftn mir
nt&t sauberu. Q8as aber has @ao Be.
triHt, 10 wirbe Dir Der Sbriit ni9t 10 uiel
sssebeu buben, wenn ss feline Wittsl ni9t
erlaubteu.
Dieies argument mar burdi$Iasenb.
9Isidwobl batte Goia, aIs iie, f3 auf
ben B's bssab:
sd MIL aber bod ben 9srrn 9farrer
trasen.
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&fs Der lntsroffs;sr in graNel uieber
eiutraf, besiIte er i5y, linen austGbrIi9en
Ber;St an ben gbsf bet ipahti9en gOlisei
absufa6sn iibsr feline S~esesnuns nit
b'4iuepiae uno 2ausuouse. gr bepies bas
Mn fIar unb beutli9, bab has WiBlinseu
bes llnternsbmens nur benz fdle1tsn pfers
ben Suiui9reiben iei, baB ler ieIbit aber wie
Elm 9eIo sebanbelt babe.
Nuseiitts bss @ruit9s Der greisniifs
rpirte Der geridt, wie aIdnaenb aud inn
u1er, tsnno1 pieaeidt Enbsadtet sebIisben
fem, wsnn IS Don aId,anbor ni4t psrbrois
fen bdtte, isinsn 5einbi enttommeu su lebn.
Balb perbrsitsts I'D auberbem nod bic
3a4ri5t pon Der Ssreinisuns Der 9otbrins
ger nit ben SrausoisH in Der Stabt Waus
beuss; bic ipanii9e glrmes mar alio erbsbs
LID sei9udSt serabs bsim Sesinn bes
Se!obuSss, uno ber @rsbsrsos Sobann
wsiIte nod INNER III Spanisn.
Don Alnlaroor mar uur Don einem @es
oduter, pom oeml bah ct &a9e nebmen
mule, srTuut. :Spa CT nun aber weoer b
Atueptue. 1o9 1%btriunisen 2otbrtnSer
feline @atSS en- IA S.sEsI ,uraaasbiiss
beuen SamiIisR NAs3ulaNsn. 'IeR
bic @rdfn 9isusuiIe bena4rt6t
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aue pom ibrsta Ger"
Der Bant pom
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Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
Young PHILOSOPHER,

A Lewiston little boy declared a
philosophic independence and accepted
the consequences in SO matter of fact
way last week that it may make a
story; even if it is not SO funny His
mother dressed him up in new fan
mel shirt Friday and sent him to
school. The shirt irritated his cuticle,
or in other words he itched. When hs
came home that night he was cross,
and very cross for so small boy, ami
he declared he and the flannel had
parted company forever.
The next morning, as his mother
prepared to dress him for school the
boy drew the line at the shirt NO"
said he, Il don't wanter wear that
shirt" A brief debate ensued, in
which the boy appeared to have
formed his opinion and to have de-
cided to stick to it. The question when
put to the house was carried by the
boy who would not don the shirt. III
you will not wear it." said his mother,
L shall send you back to bed" Back
to bed he went He got no dinner.
Afternoon came. A neighbor went in
10 see nm, MS mother telling her that
she had bad boy upstairs The boy
lay there in bed, wide awake, his little
cheeks flushed with the situation, but
showing no sign Of change of heart.
Don't yoa want to go to school?'
asked the neighbor. School" was
the reply; Il Shall never go to school
again. i Don't you want to2" Yes,
bat | can't I've got to stay here
All your life7" "Yes'm," was the
reply, all my life l shan't ever get
up again, probly." What could
mothers heart do against 50 philo-
sophie an acceptance OF the termination
of a life career as thisl What but
kiss him at tea time, and go down and
buy the little bunch Of pluck some
downy little undershirts that should
never tickle him even once Lewis.
ton Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
" The Silent Woman.

In one Of tbs city cemeteries j. TIC grave
OF Miss Frances HrsansII, long since forgot
ten. She was known SIS "the silsn, woman
In 1879. whle living vita relatives Ii tals
city, Mss Hrsnpeli mes, loved, and vas
loved IN return by young sea captain then
IN this port. her relatives oppos@d TIE match
and as she believed, intercepted MS letters u
her AID tried 90 keep them apart Vioisni
alterations snsQsd, and during che c: them,
il q paroIysra q rage she vowed that sac
never would again open her lips Il speech
Fer sven years see kept her vow. add even
On her deathbed the eSoTts Of her friends 70
Induce Rsr 10 break Der voluntary silence
were futile
As her relatives gathered around her death
bed hsr sister. vita t@ars Ia Lsr ewes, tn.
pl0red her - break her vow, IL Gully % -
good-by. Tas two brocksrs adass tssir ezs
treaties but % al appeals see r<s oodsrate
Esr brother vent outside and pi1cEs2 q rose
and offered u 70 aeT SIZE seoes her he'd
sa1 refused % take il. However. ~ksK tts
uatxoa o6=-sd Lar re sazss fewer see to-
IL eagerly sBd seeEaed % ~ujey tt.s parfuEzs
" BEL Ter brother attempted q xznoo,k t5s
eyIaz wcEnao's pillow ale strs>Eiy oEssziS.s
BAT Allowed q nur-r % % u ana ssssss3
grateful a fsv r1ezs@nu s..sr ssss hr.ztsN5
5sr last. Sic carries Der r->~1 tEzeot sgziast
her relatives - t-e bitter ed -Sz. FTszs-
cAsco Letter
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
FOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. I1.-Four rob
bers have been lynched in Maumelle town
ship by vigilance committee. Saturday
evening Henry Wright. a well-to-do
farmer, went to Fietcher's store at Big
Maumelle and while en- route home, four
masked men stopped his team and drew
their pistols and demanded his money or
his life. He assured them that he was I'M
armed and had no money. They refused
to believe him and he made desperate
fight with his fists but was knocked out of
the rear of the wagon. Sunday morning
Wright was found by neighbors who had
gone in search for him and although fatal
~ injured rallied sufficiently to describe
his assailants. A vigilance committee was
at once organized and the murderers were
caught and lynched.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
A Reward of Merit.

While Tiberius was luxuriating al
Caprep, an artist, who labored under
the emperor's displeasure, discovered
the composition of maileable glass,
and making a vase of the most ex-
quisite beauty. the secret Of whose con
struction was known only to himself,
he begged leave 10 present II. The
emperor stood with his court about
him, and when be had returned The
vase, which had excited universal
wonder, the artist, 20 every ones con
sternation, threw it violently on the
earth. The first emotion IN the circle
must have been that TIE man was
mad, the next that the vase was in
splinters; to every ones surprise il
was simply little denied Oh one side.
and the artist with few slight taps OF
his hammer restored it at once 10 its
original shape. The emperor, think
ing that an art which could do 50
much with common sand and few
other equally common materials
would naturally diminish the value OF
gold and silver and brass Instantly or
dered the artist 10 execution-Har-
per's Eszar.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Latest Items by Telegraph in Con-
ensed Form.

The Chicago Players League club has
leased for term of years the lot Of land
on the lake front between Ontario and In
diana streets.
T. j. Hartshoru, of Iowa, appointed to
be cashier in place of the defaulter Silcott,
has given bond of $50, 900 for the proper
performance of his duties.
A. f. Mack, late secretary of the Ar
canum Building, Loan and Homestead as
ISOLATION at Chicago, is missing with about
$40, 500 of the associations money. He is
supposed to be in Canada.
Bushiri, the noted Arab who led the in
SUI. gents in their revolt, ard who was
captured by villagers of Mgnailla and
handed over to the Germans, has been
banged.
The bark Tenley Castle has been wreck
ed at Holly Head, England. Eleven per-
sons were drowned.
Winners of New Orleans races: Colonel
Hunt, Sam Jones, Mollie Hardy, Metal
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
CULVER THE KICKER.
The Juror Who Hampered an Early Yer
dict-The Proceedings Exposed,

CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 17.-State's Attorney
LongeneCker after conference with one
of the Cronin jury. whose name he with
held told how the verdict was reached.
As surmsed Juror John Culver, who
spent much of his spare time during the
long evenings reading the bible, was the
influential factor. The first incident in
this connection occurred while the trial
was in progress-the time when Mrs
Conklin testified. That evening Mr. Gull
yer notified his fellow jurors that he SOL
EMMY believed she had committed per-
jury. Later Mrs. Hoertel, he thought was
q liar and Martinsen, the eNpresSmau, did
not really know Burke, while the Carl
sons were plainly telling falsehOods.
Culver. as the trial neared the end
seemed to see in nearly every witness for
the state a YlnilCtlVe or purchased per
iurer. He plainly limited that it looked
like conspiracy on the stats part. The
matter of having witnesses under the
charge of detectives was one of the things
he thought looked bad He was not sure
Dr. Cronin ever went to the Carlson cot
tage and when asked: How do you ac-
count Cor the bloody trunk" said, "Why
for ali we know dog may haye been taken
away In 1t. The cause of Cronin'S death
had not been proved, he contended, and
lie was impressed with the idea that
Dan Coughhn had a good" face When
the time for ballotiug arrived Culver voted
for the acquittal of all the defendants.
He steadfastly declared that Beggs partic-
ularly would not be sent 10 jail. even for
one day, by him. The result was a long
struggle and repeated ballots, ending IN
the compromise verdict announced.
Farmer Pierson had voted steadily for
the execution OF all five defendants and
was the last man to yield. 1t was lie who
was holding out toward the end and not
until an hour or so before the verdict
reached the public did he give in TO the
entreatieS of his comrades. The leading
thought Of the majority of the Jurors
other than Culver and Pierson seemed TO
be TO prevent a disagreement They ap-
paren;ly believed that mistrial was what
had been aimed at by the defense.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA. Kan, Dec.
1.-THE highest temperature was "a ,,
the lowest 29o and tie mean 42', with
light northwesterly Wild, shifting at night
to light southeasterly; colder, generally
cloudless weather, stationary pressure.
Last year, on December t. the highest
temperature was 50 ? the lowest 1So, and
the mean go.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. C.,
Dec. IL. p. m.-Fbrecast until S p. m.
Wednesday:
For Kansas-Fair, warmer weather:
southerlY winds.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
DAMAGED BY FLYING ROCK.

KANSAS CITY No, Dec 17-The street
commissioner is opening Tenth street
through a high bluff between Main street
and Baltimore avenue. Ia blasting away
the rock this afternoon twenty-five
pound charge of powder was used. The
explosion was tremendous and several
pedestrians barely missed being struck BY
the flying rock. One huge piece of rock
was blown through the door OF the Arcade
saloon on Main street and demolished the
bar, mirrors and fixtures, causing a dam
age of about $1,000. Many sky lights and
windows were broken by pieces OF flying
rock
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18

The batY does rot 20 Gloae tsfoTs ss- IL
Hurszng and loTLng snotssr baby r. be- 81.
any two iists ZfT.s Ia he s.ress vii have tbs
s-zzs At,os1t eacc otceT saOuile.E f5s soTs - E
family are og a. tsesr par when tE- gi-5s sfs
- ho1ns Asipioz their Ezot1sT. rs sos E1aT-
rlss waes lie sill, tie zrl a. frscDsnily ~
love 20 ~ became tie Cd pzrsGzS Ds~s BE-
AL SIS l. 70: p-2ss~si for Az q. l.. 70 oes
srpecss i % 10 et1~--ass. duty. ksza,ss~s
sovs zad szS=-1.ce are Recognised 70 DC pa
CT k~~ psrsocassrg ac9 sa% wo1sd nfss - fssT
s..f Z szs DID atE2sz.ly E4-Ess. Frs-7s;a
SroSo.d
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18

The most disagreesble part u tho
sewing teachers task now lies Ia TIE
necessity 81 giving instruction to
each child sIngly, bat sn English wo-
man has invented frame n which
an enlarged model garment may 70
placed before 8 glass and held "a posi-
tpon III sucn a manner as 10 sbos pre-
cissly how every stitch - made This
makes il "a easy - teach sewing as It
Is 70 teach writing. and - rsduees tho
time required for instruction "a 70 give
more opportunity for cglttTaiiEg the
mind Montreal Star.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
THEW EOlICHTFOR ri OOD.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 17.-John Gallagher
died at his home in this city last evening
from the effects of injuries received from
G. H. Warte in a brutal fight took place
on Sunday morning Bad blood had been
engendered and a fight was formerally
arranged to take place at sporting resort
a couple of miles from town. One hun
dred and five rounds were fought, all of
them fiendish in their brutality, the men
fighting like tigers. Warte knocked Gal
lagher down eighty times.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
LONG CONFLICT ENnEn

DES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 17.-Representa-
tives of the railroads concluded with the
governor today a general settlement of all
the litigation between the state of Iowa
and the railroads. The state agrees 70 dis
miss all their suits which it mas brought
for alleged violations If the railroads
agreed TO dismiss the injunction suits
which they hau brought in the federal
court TO resist the the enforcement OF the
commissioner schedule OF rates. This end
the long conflict between the railroads and
the state OF Iowa
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
THE DEATH OF BROWNING.
Funeral Of the Poet Takes Place in Venice
The Mourning.

VENICE. Dec. 1.-THE expressions of
grief and sympathy called forth by the
death of Robert Browning. recall the SIM
liar expressions on the death of Wagner
Browning refused to tie last TO believe
that he was seriously Ill. Every day,
whatever the weather, he went in an open
Condola TO Lido. He was taken i'll on No
vember p, but he insisted on go
ing to the theater against the ad
vice of friends During the night he
was seized with serious attack OF bron-
chitls. The disease dragged on until his
heart became affected, hut he constantly
repeated that he was getting better On
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
IGNORED THE RFpIJBl leans

HELENA, Mont, Dec. 17.-Governor
Toole this morning sent his message to the
senate and Democratic house. The Re
publican house was ignored by the gov
ernor. The senate took up the message
this afternoon.
The Republican house has so far paid no
attention to the warrant sent to the mem
bers by the Democratic house and it has
been determined to disregard it in toto.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
FOUND IN A DYING CONDITION.

OwENsBoRO, Ky, Dec. 17.-At 1890 Sun
day night Robert w. Mcfarland, well
known attorney, was found on dark
stairway at the old Spoerri hotel in dy-
ing condition. He was lying head down.
ward near the foot of the stairs with his
skull fractured. He gasped his last few
minutes afterward without showing any
sign of CONSCIOUSNESS. The cause of his
death is unknown.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
A BOYS AWFUL CARELESSNESS.

ELLICOTT CITY, Nd, Dec. IA 16-year-
old son of Henry Potts, residing near
Woodstock, Howard county. while hand
ling breach loading shot gun, accidental
ly discharged the piece, killing his sister,
standing near him, and dangerously
wounding his mother. The little girls
brains were blown out and the mother re-
ceived in the side the same chargeiwhich
killed her daughter. Doubts are enter
tanned as to Mrs. Potts recovery.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
FELL FROM a poi :

NEW YORK, Dee. 1.-THE first serious
accident attending the raid of the city au-
thorities upon the electric wires occurred
at 10 O'Clock this morning on Broadway in
front Of the Chemical bank. Daniel Mon
tague, lineman IN the employ of the
United States Illuminating company, fell
from pole on Broadway at Chambers
street and received injuries from which he
VIII nrOhahlY die
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
READY TONGUE AND REVOLVER.

MOUNT STERLING, KY, Dec. 17.-Frank
Hargy, a Chicago travelling man, was shot
and fatally wounded here yesterday by R.
Z. Smith. who travels for J. NJ. Robinson
& Co., Of Louisville. Some weeks ago
Smith made a fiippant remark to Hargy's
wife Hargy met Smith yesterday for the
first time and demanded an apology. A
shooting match was the result.
Wichita eagle., 1889-12-18
AN OLD MANS DARLING.

LONE TREE, Mo-, Dec. 17.-Several
months ago, Newton Summers, man
aged Is, married a young girl aged II.
The young was engaged to young man
named Charles Harland, but her parents
objected to him and compelled her to
marry Summers. Yesterday morning
Summers was found by some neighbors
lying in his house, terribly beaten and his
wife gone Summers says that Harlan
and his wife beat and robbed him and
then left together