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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25
GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.
Wherein 1t fs Responsible For Violation of
the Iuter-Stafe Law.


the Interstate Law.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission, through Com
missioner Schoonmaker, has rendered
decision in the matter OF an investigation
into the acts and doings Of the Grand
Trunk railway, of Canada, as follows:
First-The provisions OF the act to regulate
commerce apply TO common carriers engaged in
the transportation OF passengers or property
for continuous carriage or shipment from
place in the United States to place in an ad-
jacent foreign country.
Second-Such common carriers are subject to
the provisions OF the act in respect to the print
ing of schedules OF rates. fares and charges, for
the transportation of passengers and property,
the posting and fling with the Interstate
Commerce Commission OF copies OF such sched-
ules the notice OF advances and reductions, and
tue maintenance OF the rates, fares and charges
established and published and in force at the
time.
Third-Such common carriers are also sub
ject to the provisions Of the act in respect to
joint tariffs OF rates, fares and charges for con-
tinuous lines OF routes
Fourth-The carriage OF freight can not be
prevented from being considered and being
treated as one continuous carriage from the
place OF shipment to the place OF destination by
any means or devices intended to evade any OF
the provisions OF the act.
Fifth-Under the provisions OF the act
the Grand Trunk railway OF Canada
is required TO print, post and file its
schedule Of rates and charges for the
transportation OF property from points IN
the United States to points in Canada and
can not lawfully charge, demand, collect or re.
ceive from any person or persons greater OF
less compensation therefor, or for any services
in connection Herewith, than is specified in
such published schedule as may at the time be
in force.
Sixth-Upon investigation by the Commission
IT appeared that the Grand Trunk Railway
Company of Canada, transports coal and coke
under schedule specifying total rate from
Buffalo, Black Rock and Suspension Bridge in
the United States to Hamilton, Dundas and
several other points in Canada, that the pub
hshed tariff rate for such transportation from
Hamilton TO Dundas is 81 per ton, but that it
accepts q reduced charge or allows rebate OF
20 cents per ton in favor of certain consignees
at Hamilton, Dundas and other points in Can
ada. Held, that the reduced charge accepted,
or rebate allowed is in violation Of the act to
regulate commerce and is unlawful
The Inter-S State Commerce Commission
has authority to institute Investigations
and to deal with violations Of the law, in
dependeutly of a formal complaint or OF
direct damage to a complainant
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25
PlTH AND POINT.

"A woman who enters politics must
remember that chivalry is left outside;
judgment henceforth rules, not senti-
ment.
Many men spend dollar to save
ten cents; they wear out nickle's
worth of shoe leather in getting gift
of two cents worth of grindstone from
neigbbor.
When you get into a tight place,
and every thing goes against you, till
it seems as If you could not hold on a
moment longer, never give up then,
for that is just the place and time that
the tide'll turn Harriet Beecher
Stowe.
Hope is a prodigal young heir and
Experience is his banker; but his drafts
are seldom honored, since there is
often heavy balance against him, be-
cause he draws largely on small cap
ital, is not yet in possession, and If he
were, would die-Colton.
"A man may have right to stint
himself OF comforts, and even neces-
saries, il he prefers to employ in other
directions the money thus saved, but
he has no right to deny his wife, his
children, his servants, their proper
comforts and luxuries that he may buy
old china or rare books. Once a Week.
Recreation is to the mind what
whetting is to the scythe. He, there
fore, who spends his whole time in
recreation is ever whetting, never
moving; his grass may grow and his
seed starve; as, on the contrary, he
who always works and never recreates
is ever moving, never whetting-labor-
ing much to little purpose.
The little dwarfed flower that
springs into life in the crevice of some
rock, shut in from sun and rain, grows
struggling toward the light, and as it
withers gives forth perfect seed,
which the winds bear to more favor
able soil So it is that the influence of
a word may not be felt by the nature
on which it falls, but its spell may be
borne to more yielding heart, and there
blossom in gladness.
We talk of joyless people, and yet,
though there may be few of such,
they are not often met with. To near
ly every one, even though he be in the
severest situation, there is something
that gives him pleasure. And hidden
beneath exteriors that appear to be
wholly despairing thero is frequently
=. i Il
ration. Like the 'eye" of the desert,
they CLEAN even in the starlight
United Presbyterian.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25
Drowned with His Horses.

WELLINGTON, Kan, April 20.-Pawnee
Bill's Oklahoma colony, consisting of 800
wagons, left Hunnewell yesterday and is
now waterbound at the Salt fork OF the
Arkansas, twenty miles south of that city
in the Territory. While attempting to
ford the swollen and turbulent stream a
man named Freither and his horses were
drowned in full view Of the frightened
Oklahoma men, who were unable
TO render him any assistance. The acci-
dent demonstrated that fording was out
OF the question, and the whole colony is
now engaged In the construction Of huge
raft upon which they hope to float over
to the other side with their teams and
effects.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25
THE WEST.

A STORY from Los Angeles, Cal, is that
o. A. Il men ON the coast are engaged in
psrfecting scheme 10 capture Lower
California from Mexico
IHE circuit court at Marshalltown Iowa,
mas decided in test case that IA note given
Ior Bohemian oats was part Of gambling
transaction and was consequently void.
= w HELM, grain merchant OF Dan
Vlle' H., who disappeared March l2, has
Deen heard from Ia Florida. He was in
sane when be left home.
lHE sporting men OF Los Angeles, Cal,
nave offered purse OF $4,000 to have the
sullivan Kilrain fight near that place.
Two Apache Indians who were tried by
the United States District Court in Ari-
zonar have been ordered released by the
United States supreme Court on the
ground that they should have been tried
"a the Territorial courts.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25
RAFT BOAT SUNK.
Several Lives Lost-A Woman's Remark.
able Escape.

Several Lives Lost-A Woman's Remark
able Escape.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, April 20.-The
steamer Everett, raft boat was struck
Thursday night by terrific gale of wind
and sunk. Captain Vincent Peel, Mrs.
Harry Bell, the clerk, and her three year.
old daughter; George Howard, the
first cook and a nurse girl, name
unknown, were drowned. Ten of the
sixteen persons on board were flung
into the water as the craft sunk. They
all escaped by swimming to the overturned
craft and clinging to the small portion Of
II which remained above water. Those
drowned were in the cabin, as was also
Mrs. George Howard, the second cook.
The cabin filed with water all but one
small corner. Mrs. Howard found this
and remained in ii, calling for help until
the roof was broken and she was rescued
almost dead.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, April 20. The Court
of Appeals is hearing argument in the
writ OF habeas corpus case OF Harlan g.
Turner OF Butler, Mo. Turner Is a capi-
talist charged with murder IN the first de-
gree for the killing OF J. w. McVeigh in
saloon on March blast McVeigh was also
wealthy. Turner and McVeigh quarreled In
the SELDOM. McVeigh procured revolver
and in the scufiie that ensued on his return
McVetgh was shot Turner was taken be-
fore justice and committed without bail.
Tho attorneys for Turner conteuded that
the charge was not greater than murder
in the second degree and that Turner was
sntitled to bail,
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25

THE British budget presented by Mr..
Goschen in the House of Commons on the
18th shows that the revenues were El ,465, :
600 greater than the estimates and the ex-
penditures e94i, 600 less, leaving a surplus
Of e., $50, 0CO--the largest since 1sTa
II is reported that the Standard oil
monopoly has completed one OF the big
gest deals on record, For two years the
company has been quietly securing prop
erty in Ohio and has now 81, 900, 900 in
vested there The Standard win abandon
tho Pennsylvania fields for those In Ohio.
The consummation Of the scheme means
the revolution OF the oil business.
CAPTAIN WEEDIS, Of the geological de-
partment Of the Smithsonian Institute,
has discovered that rats are remarkably
fond OF sunfiOwer seeds and has bad great
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25

ARKANSAS CRY, Kan, April 20.-Sev-
eral pckpockets were arrested here yes
terday. They we're endeavoring to work
the morning passenger train on the Santa
Fe as 1t came I'M when three OF them were
caught They we're members OF "Windy
Dick" Preston'l gang and now languish in
Gail awaiting tiiaL
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25
Tried to Poison His Father.

PORTLAND, Me-, April 90 George Black,
Of Gray, has been arrested on the charge
made by Abel Black, his father, for mix
ing paris green in a jug of cider from
which the father was In the habit of
drinking. The father was made seriously
i'll on Monday morning. The poison acted
as an emetic, which perhaps saved his
lifa
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25

"A farmer who lives near Anericus,
Ga has three-gallon COW that sud
denly ceased TO give milk, He fed her
and cared for her in every way, but
the mystery was not solved until he
found one day that an old SOW had
been stripping tho COW. The porkbr,
whnb, Ii Is needless 70 say, was in fine
condition, Immediately weat to the
butchers.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25

MACON, No. April 30 Arthur Tate, a
farmer. twontf six years old, living north
Of here, whileplowng in his field yester-
day morning was kicked in the head by
one Of his horses, breaking his neck and
killing him almost instantly.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25
sim No News

NEW YORK. April 20-Stll no news Of
the Danmark's passengers and crew.
Eleven days have elapsed since the City
of Chester sighted the Danmark in a sink
ing condition. The impression prevails
that the passengers and crew have reached
the Azores.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-25
Section Men Quit.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, April 20.-The
Santa Fs section hands have all quit be-
tween here and Purcell because Of an or
der from the Interior Department stating
that IL they desired to take claims they
must get out Of Oklahoma and go down on
the 22d.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-26

At length, however, she seemed to under
stand, as he pointed at the placid water be
low, and with lettering steps she followed
Rob below 70 the center of the jam. Mr..
Frost held his breath, for the driftwood
was breaking at the corners, and should il
go to pieces now, dog and girlwere doomed
''Oh! hurry, hurryr'' he called, in an ex.
element most intense.
The next moment dog and girl were
struggling in the water. His teeth were
fixed in her dress above the waist, and he
swan down the stream without much ap
parent effort. Down, down they went, IN
til point of land, studded with trees, hic
them from view
Then came thunderous crash and roar
The swapping of huge pines like pipe
stems showed the awful power Of the food
One minute and the whole mighty jan
went down, broken into a thousand frag-
ments, upon the bosom of the river.
"All is overr'
Poor Gustave uncovered his face anc
glared at the river, now fllefwith the de.
bris.
''Poor Almedar' murmured the lame lad
"Don't give way to despair" said Mr.
Frost, "Almeda may have been saved. be.
leve the land is higher below here, is II
notl'
Eyes; but
Mr.. Frost stopped the lad with gesture
and in hurried words told what he had seen.
after which boy and man left their position.
made detOur and come out to the bank halt
a mile lower down.
''Hark! What is that!" cried the farmer
twas the short, joyful bark Of dog not
far away.
Rob! Robr' called Gustave, almost
fainting with joy and suspense. Soon the
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love, and she could not help hoping that by
some of the strange happenings which sc
often occur in life some of the Carringtons
| might chance to find the stone, and by il
know that the long-lost daughter of then
house was living and had placed it there.
"Dearl dear! is it possible that you and
Harvey have parted so soonl" said Mrs
Stanford, facetiously, as Isabel landed al
her door tired and dusty with travel.
Eyes, indeed, we had few words and
parted" replied Isabel, laughingly, keep
ing up the illusion, and then she explained
the circumstances which had led to her ap.
pearance in New York alone.
a few hours later they were sitting in
Mrs. Stanford's own room beside an open
CRATE; it was late September, and Isabel
had told her the story of her birth, and
Mrs. Stanford had received it as a very
pleasant revelation, doing away with the
shop-girl side of the story completely
"Really quite romance" she said, ap-
provingly, land, of course, Harvey Will
spare no pans to find out if the Caring
tons are yet living"
"lpresume sou replied Isabel, absently.
81 am so anxious to know if my father is
living, though it hardly seems probable. ~
The very possibility thrilled her through
and through.
what mercy that Mrs. Harmon con.
trived to keep the locket for you," said
Mrs. Stanford, turning the precious relic
over carefully with critical eyes; a dia-
mond locket was very gratifying proof of
the probable standing of Isabel's family,
and she appreciated it accordingly. at
will be so necessary for you to have some
thing with which to prove your identity. if
you do find them"
no BE CONTINUED
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eyes, few that know of. l have strug-
gled hard TO keep from debt, but could not
succeed" and she sighed heavily.
Didn't Uncle John have any business
papers. Perhaps there are recelpted bills or
unsettled accounts in the old secretary.
Hadn't we better lookP'
perhaps so. I'll leave it all with you,
child; some way I have neither heart or
courage to do any thing to night" said the
widow, YEARLY.
Isabel rose and, going to the old desk,
drew out from a drawer a bundle OF pa
pers, unpaid bills, contracts for labor and
other unImportant papers, and lastly long
official envelope, which she eagerly opened.
''Oh, auntie, come and see," she cried, JOY
fully; "Uncle John had life Insurance"
Are you sure, child!'' Mrs. Harmon's
voice trembIed with eager hope. "Can 1t be
possiblel'
1t was possible; a glib insurance man had
attacked John Harmon one day when he
was unusually pliable, and had worked upon
him until, partly from a sense OF justice
and partly from a very natural desire to
be rid Of the mans persistence, he had
taken out a policy of thousad dollars
"a little fortune in this time of need.
He had felt ashamed of the unpremed-
itated provision as soon as he had made II,
and deposited the policy in the old desk
without word.
'Oh, Isabel, what a wonderful prov
idence," cried Mrs. Harmon, as she read
the paper and took Ii the welcome GER
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CHAPTER VII

John Harmon was laid in a drunkard's
grave, and the tears which were shed were
more for the Knight have been " and for
the wasted life so suddenly brought to a
close than for sorrow that ne had gone
Indeed, a brighter atmosphere was even
now pervadlng the house, as the fact be-
came more tangible that no more blows or
curses were to be dealt out there, and the
children began to look brighter, and lose
their cowed, scared look, and all planned
and looked forward to the future, as if a
great black cloud had rolled of their hori-
zon, as indeed there had. Alas! that any
man should so conduct himself that the
best and kindest thing he can do for his
family is to die and free them from his
presence.
The children had gone to bed, and Isabel
and her aunt were alone in the shabby little
room which was dignifed by the name OF
parlor. Now, auntie, tell me all your
plans" she SAID, taking the wrinkled, hard
working hand Of her aunt in hers
IA don't know as can, child" replied
MIS-. Harmon. This has come so sudden
Ike it seems as if I'd had no time for any
definite plans 1 shall go along in the same
old way probably, working hard and having
little" She had been unusually respondent
this evening, and life had a hard, far-awav
eek to her
"Are there any debts 70 pay" and Isa-
bells voice had reassuring business ring.
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GENERAL PLEASANTON.
The Closing Days in the Career of an Old
Soldier,

Soldier.
The readers Of the generation which has
come OF age since the close of the great civil
war IN this Republic have seen but little of
the name OF the man who was at one time
the most lauded officer in the Union armies.
Prior to the great strides of genius which
placed Philip H. Sheridan in the fore front
of cavalry leaders, Alfred Pieasanton had
brought the cavalry arm of the service to a
state of high efficiency. He it was who caused
the commanding officers of the armies and
corps to retract their former sneer, that
mo one ever saw a dead cavalryman. -
Under Pieasanton the mounted men were
taught that their mission was something
higher than to guard wagon trains and
bring up the rear Of retrearing armies. II
was he whose splendid service made the
cavalry arm a valuable addition to the az.
gressive fighting soldiery of the Republic.
During the years 1868 and 1864 the
newspapers were filed with descriptions of
his movements and praises for his deeds.
When the war closed and Pieasanton. who
had rendered such magnificent service,
found that his relative rank in the regular
army was much lower than when the war
commenced, he resigned and concluded his
military life in the hottest kind of tenn.
per. Under General Grant he was ap-
pointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
and was successful executive officer. By
influences understood in Washington he
was obliged to leave that position. For
several years past he has been knocking
at the doors Of Congress asking for recog.
milton. The bill placing him upon the re-
tired list Of the army as Major of cavalry
was probably one of the most meritorious
which passed Congress at its recent ses-
sion. The relief came none too soon. Gen
eral Pleasanton has passed the sere and
yellow leaf of life, and was not only in
need, but in broken health. He Is now con-
tent, and comparatively happv.
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swept away at the outset, and it was this
thought that indicated to Gustave that his
sister had persisted.
See! the dog is anxious to attract our
attentionr' cried the farmer. "What has
| he found!'
Rob, Robr' called Gustave, as he saw
the large mass of timber tremble before the
rising food; "come here or you are lostv'
The jam Of trees was likely at any mo-
ment to break into fragments and go dash
| ing down the stream. 1t was wonder that
| the dog had ever stemmed the food and
gained the spot he occupied.
81 tell you what, Gustave," declared the
farmer after a minute, that dog amt a
fool. He never risl1ed his life to get to that
iam-pile for nothing. He must have seen
something there"
Even as the man spoke Rob appeared
again, Juggling at something desperately,
and in minute head and arm appeared
above the debris-it was Almeda, white and
wet, yet alive.
Mr.. Frost uttered cry of JOY, while lame
Gustave stood dumb for a moment with
clasped hands; then he uttered great, joy
full shout.
His joy was of short duration, however.
soon go to pieces before the rapidly-rising
water, which meant doom to Almeda and the
dog.
Cant we get to them some way" ques-
toned Gustave, in a strained voice, his face
looking white as death.
''lmpOssible!'' declared Mr.. Frost, as he
pointed to the seething water all about the
jam and between them and the helpless
Almeda. Even if we had boat we could
not get one there. Seel the logs move! IL
minute they will all go down the stream
1t was true, the jam was breaking, anc
poor Gustave covered his face to shut out
the awful sight.
A minute thus, then an ejaculation Of
wonder fell from the lips of Mr.. Frost
Just below the center Of the jam the
water eddied about, and below this some
rods the river ran smoothly. The dog ran
over the logs toward the eddy, then back
again to Almeda, pulling at her skirt with
his teeth.
ut is the only chance" uttered Mr..
Frost, ''if the girl will only obey. Rob has
as much judgment as human being"
The farmer watched the movements Of
the dog wonderingly.
He called to the girl to 60 with the dumb
animal, bit the roar of the water drowned
his voice.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

BSr Riddleberger has joined the
mugwumps. The world do move"
Chicago Tribune.
B<S~Hon. w. b. Allison, Iowa's SEN
Tor United States Senator. will be his
own successoT.-Iowa Falls Citizen.
BaFThe Ohio Democrats were
shrewd in placing Campbell at the
head of their State ticket. They have
got to hump themselves in order to be
in the fight at minneapolis Jour-
nal.
Da5~It is funny thing that the Ohio
Democrats have so few available men
in their ranks that they have to take
ex-Republicans to head their tickets.
Hoadly was pervert from Republic
anism, and Campbell is another. To
ledC Blade.
R1rThe object of all trusts is to keep
! the price of raw material low, and
raise the price Of the manufactured
article. Articles in the hands of great
monOpOlies care for no protection.
and they flourish in free-trade England
even better than in the United States
Chicago Inter Ocean.
B9rLabor Day was a great day in
this country. While the laborers of
free-trade England were on a strike for
wages sufficient to enable them to exc
out bare living. the mass Of the
working-men of the United States were
prosperous and happy. Truly, this
was a splendid tariff lesson.-Toledo
Commercial.
RR Sim Coy, the Indianapolis tally
sheet forger and election crook. who
was convicted Cor his crimes and sent
to the Indiana State Prison, is the can
didate of the Democrats of his ward
for alderman. He made a speech ac-
cepting the nomination and congratu.
lating himself and others on his ''re-
turn to the leadership of his party
Chicago Journal.
~Russell b. Harrison, son Of tho
President, has returned from a shOr;
visit to Europe, where he went for
business and pleasure. He has con-
Quoted himself like gentleman and an
American But that seems to have
been capital crime, judged by the
way the Democratic press Is abusing
and lampooning him. Manly business,
isn't it?-Troy IN. " Times.
SA few Democrats are afraid that
Boss Brice is neglecting the canvass in
the new States. This dread Is entirely
needless. Mr. Brice and his fellow
plutocrats of the Democratic National
Committee know by experience the
potency of money in political cam
paigns, and are not burdened with
conscientious scruples against using
it-St Louis Globe-Democrat
Free-trade England is seeing
the greatest strike in the history OF
labor disturbances. The strike is also
against dock trust and monopoly.
Ye6 Grover Cleveland and the other
Democratic free-traders of this couA-
try claim that the tariff alone fosters
trusts and monopolies, and that the
tariff alone is responsible for the
strikes of labor.-Cleyelsnd Leader.