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Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-24
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News of The Saturday Evening Bee
in n Nutshell.

in u Nutshell
b. & NJ. stock holders will meet on Thurs
day at Plattsmouth.
The Murphy furniture factory, of Detroit,
is to be located in Druid Hill addition.
Arthur Rothery and Ed Hall, of st. Louis,
had a glove sct-to at the Peoples Friday
night.
1t has turned out that Caroline Soudicr,
the murdered Norfolk girl, was examined at
the MCAlcnamy.
There ia a discord in the board of cduca-
ton over the adoption of a new system of
school books.
Frank Combs, a. vicious negro, was fined
SO aud sentenced fifteen days for %pommcling
one man and attempting to stab another who
interfcred.
Arrangements are being made for a meet
ing of general managers for the purpose of
revising rates in conformity with the prcsi-
dents agreement.
The plumbers, after selecting committees,
passing votes of thanks and selecting Frank
Barclay, ST., and John Bolan rs delegates to
the national convention, adjourned.
The report is confirmed that four German
irOncladS have been ordered to Samoa.
The thermometer registered 329 below
zero at Ottawa Saturday morning.
a vessel was wrecked OFF the coast of Vir-
glnia Friday night, and the captain and ten
of the crew were drowned.
Stevens, the bicyclist who has been sent by
the New York World in search of Stanley,
has arrived at Zanzibar.
An old man named Hanson was burned to
death in his house at Lake View, Il Chicago
suburb, Saturday morning.
The latest cabinet gossip in that Harrison
will have three portfolios yet vacant when he
arrives in Washington.
1t is reported that Senator's Blackburn and
Chandler INDUCED in a personal encounter
ut the capitol Friday, in which the latter was
badly wOrsted.
The weekly bank statement shows that the
reserve has decreased 81 ,55j, 900, and the
banks now hold SIS, 40 1900 in excess of legal
requirements.
Another body, that of Edward Boyle. was
taken from the Hartford hotel ruins Sltur-
day morning. This makes the twenty-third
victim of the accident,
The warrant for the arrest of Ives and
Stayner, for grand larceny, has been served
on the warden of Ludlow street Jail, where
the men are confined on civil cases.
An express train was held up by robbers
near PiX!cy, Cal, Friday night, and two
passengers were shot, one being killed in
stautly and the other fatally injured.
The morning train from Bangor to st.
John was wrecked near Kingman, Me, Sat
urday, and two mail clerks and the fireman
were killed and their bodies consumed in the
burning debris.
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GOING TO NURSE THE LEPERs,
A Brave Woman Bound TO Voluntary
Exile Among Hawaiian Outcasts.

Among the English passengers
stranded upon the shoalcs OF our custom
house on the arrival Of a steamer last
week, was Il pale, frail little woman with
spectacles, says the New York World.
That she was in severe distress was evil
dent. Not far ut her right was Il dis
turbcd old lady who was explaining tOa
d~cferential inspector how some dozen
Of black silk half hose and a large sup
ply Of red flannel underwear Of such
strongly masculine persuasion and such
abnormal length, could possibly be for
her "Own personal USE
The specialized little woman watched
her ~nervously, and when her W turn
anne disclosed the secret of her Utmost
hears and declared the secret OF the
lower layer Of her frank. Blushing
~furiously she lay before the officer II
complete set Of priests ve5tmeuts, beau
tifully embroidered and eXquisitely
fine.
'They are for Father Damien, the
leper priest of the Sandwich islands.
and | am taking them out she said,
This made no impression whatever
upon the sordid soul Of the inspector,
and he insisted that the owner should
pay the 80 per cent duty, or, as she
called it in English idiom, ''the 30 per
cent imposture." Neither would he
hear to her woman's request that she
might take the things with her Just TO
show some friends" on her solemn
word of honor that she was going TO
take them straight out to the Sandwich
islands within a month"; The upshOt
Of it all was that the vestments were
shipped direct 10 San Francisco, there
TO be claimed on the departure OF her
ship, and with that Miss Fabian vas
forced TO be content.
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since they were three years old, twenty
three wears AGO.

three years ago.
In 1861 George Copeland aud his three
brothers, Robert John and William, enlisted
in the union army. During the war they
were separated, and when the tiyhtimg was
over each went his way, supposiug the others
dead. Last week John Copeland saw a ref
croucc to George Copeland in a Canadian
paper, and thinking that it might be his rcla.
tive, wrote to him. William and Robert also
saw the same paper, and wrote TO George.
Each was surprised to that II was his brother
George, and made arrangements for q meet
ing unknown to the others. George Cope
land now lives in Essex Center, n small vii
lage in Canada,a short distance from Detroit,
and recently the three men discmbarkcd
from u railroad train and each inquired the
way TO George Copcland's house. They met
there, and did not know each other until
George introduced them to each other. 1--WE
OF the brothers were wounded and had been
in the hospital, and the other was a prisoner,
so when the remaining brother went home
and found no trace of them, he supposed
them dead, Each had the same experience,
returning to their native city Mt din orent
times.
Near Owingsvillc, Ky, Joe Byron,a young
farmer, cloped recently with the daughter Of
Cyrus Alley, a wcll.to-do citizen. Alley had
forbidden Byron's attentions, but was com
PEELED to leave home on business and TO pre-.
vent his daughter from clipping during his
absence lac took with him all her clothes on
cept an old and faded calico dress. AS soon
as the old gentleman was out of sight, al.
though the weather was very cold, the girl,
clad in the old calico and without bonnet or
wrap of any Riud, mounted n horse and rode
alone "a distance of fifteen miles to join her
lover. Then they went to OwlngSvillc, where
the young lady was provided with suitable
clothing, and they were married.
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Too Much Like Work,

New York World: The Herr profess
sor had just executed a difficult number
On the piano.
And you call that playing?n asked
Noodle.
"'And why not?'" queried the pro-
lessor.
We'll, Il that is playing I'd like to see
what you'd call working"
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A Sensational Scrap.

New YORK, Feb. q Especial Telegram to
THE BEE. Tho Worlds Washington SPECIAL
says: a personal encounter took place here
yesterday in which Senator Blackburn gave
Senator Chandler a severe shaking up. The
special senate committee on Indian trader
ships, Of which Chandler is chairman, was
in session at the senate end of the capitol.
All the members were preSent-Chandler,
Cullom, platt, Blackburn and Faulkner,
Much irritation has been engendered during
the investigation and Blackburn and Chan
dler have had several savage and sarcastic
tits. Yesterday, during the discussion,
Chandler imprudently called Blackburn a
'slave driver Trembling with anger,
Blackburn rose and walked straight to the
head OF the table where Mr.. Chandler sat.
Doubling his big fist and shaking it in the
New Hampshire senator's face, he cx.
claimed:
You little scoundrel, if you were not
such an insignificant little coward | would
thrash you on this very spot. | have a mind
to pull you from your char and whip you as
| would a dog"
1t would have been a very unequal contest.
Blackburn il n big fellow, with long arms
and slcdge.hammcr fists, while Chandler is
understood and far from strong.
Chandler exclaimed: "YOu dare not hit
me-
Before any of the other senator's presen
could interfere Blackburn reached toward
Chandler, seized him by the right ear and
lerked MIN from his chair as easily as though
he had been n ten-ycar-old boy. Using
Chandler's right ear as "A sort of handle, he
threw him toward the wall, with which the
New Hampshire politician would have col
lided with great force but for senator Faux
ner, who rushed up and threw his arms
around Blackburn. Chandler wrlthed and
struggled to get away, but his ear was in a
veritaDle wise. Blackburn holding him Sc.
curely, Notwithstanding Mr., Eaulkner's
efforts to release his colleague. After
Chandler had been severely shaken Senator
Faulkner succeeded in releasing him from
Blackburn's iron grasp He was then car
ried from the room looking much the worse
for wear.
Every precaution was taken to keep the
affair a secret, but it leaked out aud was
fully confirmed by aaq eyewitness. Both
Senator Chandler and Senator Blackburn
were seen, but neither would talk further
than to say that the fight had occurred.
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Young WOMEN Tnru BmrgIar

Two pretty and well educated young
women, Rosa Short and Arizona VIII
liams, broke the plate glass window in
Lueddis's shoe store here last night and
stole Il dozen pairs of shoes, says a
rested and SAID they committed the
burglary because they had such a hard
time getting along in the world.
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Tho first occasion on which Nine.
Carette saw the Empress Eugenic, says
the Pail Mall Gazette, wa nj a ball
given to the imperial couple in the
town hall at Fontaincblu, in August,
lS5S---a fete which was nearly ending
t~ragically. The ball room had been in
stalled on the upper story of the build
ing. The guests had assembled, and
the emperor and empress had taken
their places when it was suddenly dis
covered that the ceiling Of the room
was in Il dangerously dilapidated eondi-
tion, and the motion of the dancers had
so shaken the rickety old building that
the chandeliers over the throne we're
oscillating in the most alarming man
ner. The empress had "A happy iuspira-
ton. She quietly rose, and taking the
emperor's arm, proceeded at n slow
pace TO the supper room, followed by the
greater part of the guests. 1t was then
possible to warn the comparatively
few to leave. Thus the risk of n panic
was averted, although the ball came to
Il somewhat abrupt termination there
was no accident TO life or limb.
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He Did Know.

New York World: Mr.. Lookout-You
have a good cheek, johnson, to steal
my chickens and then try TO sell them
to me!
Johnson-Why, boss, ! thort you'd
pay a better price fur fowl you'd raised
yerself. You'd know what yer buying!
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cream ane- peacneS- he na0 a Dig farm,
money ahead, and more cattle, dumb crit
tiers and sheep than We could shake stick
at. And he wus jest crazy fer Jackson, the
0nliest chile he had, ter up and marry. Why
he KEEP er silk dress and er bran-new side
saddle, ready and waitin', fer his daughter
that-wuz-ter-be. Jackson himself wuz
nigh erbout as bad; he jest hatchery dotted
on the fa'ar sect, but he couldn't make
chico betwixt the Grady gals. There wuz
three on 'em, Ellen, Anne and Maria, half
sisters all. Ole Major Grady had luck at
bein' err widderwer; he married four times
in six years, and each of the three foremost
that he lost left him gal baby. When he
up and married Louizy Stringfellow, tibet
had been struck by Eighteenth, and didn't
mind it, we all knowed he had got ter the
end of his row, and that his orphun family
would be fetched up in proper style. Hit
wuZ troo there warnt no smarter ner bet
ter lookin' gals in three counties, and
they'd all a-been married before you could
say Jack Robinson, only the old madam
wouldn't have it so. No stree er she hadn't
no notion of havin' her house turned topsy
turvey with courtin' and marryin' three
times, when once would do as well. So she
KEEP Ellen and Anne in short dresses tell
Maria wuz big enough ter wear long ones,
sot 'em all out ter onct at the Flat Rock
quarterly meetin'. Wuth lookin' at they
wuz, let me tell We. Ellen had the whitest
sort o. skin, and lips like cherries. Anne
wuz round and pink, and soft as peach,
and Maria wuz jest growed-up baby, with
yaller curls, and the lttlest feet that ever
trotted merrily.
Ole Madam had her eye on Jackson from
the word go, and she managed it so that
pretty soon he wuz over thar so constant
that the rest er the boys narrated it round
that him and the Majors big hound fought
% nights as ter which should sleep on the
door-mat. Ye Sc he'd fell in love with all
three, and as Mormon docterins warn't
popular thereabout, the trouble wuZ ter
love one well enough to do without the
others. Like as not he'd a-got gray-headed
studyin' overit eff it hadn't been fer Bull
ger, his cousin, jest fifteen, the tor-r-r-
mentinest boy, but sharp as a whole patch
er briars, and not mean, jest sorter mis-
chievious like. He went ter Major Gradys
too, not courtin', but jest becase it suited
him.
One mornin', in the fall, as him and Jack
son wuz ridln' over thar, he ups an ses,
ses 'e; ''Ole pard we orter have a weddin'
ter Christmas, but you're sech er ole poke
easy. Pll haveto fetch hit round myself"
"How?" ses Jackson.
''Ask 20 gal fer you," ses Bulger.
''Findin' is before askin'. Show her ter
me and I'll ask her quick enongh," ses
jackson.
Bulger rid erhead whistlin' Son Jordan's |
Stormy Banks" That wuz Madam's favor |
tie hymn When he seen jackson wuz a.
laughin' he turned round, solemn as er
preacher. ter say. Il reckon you wouldn't |
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Their Need,

Inventor-Eureka. Eure-
Kansas Rustler-Whata air you Eurekerin'
about.
Inventor-I have just completed my du-
pick indicator, little instrument that will
inform its possessor of the approach of a
cyclone before
Rustler-Wal, you've wasted yer time.
Nobody III buy. What we want yere is in
dicator that'l inform its possessor of the
approach of Eastern capitalist soon IS he
gifts across the county line an give the
Teller with the indicator time to grab up his
corner lot deeds aud git to the capitalist
fore anybody else knows he IS COMM
Puck
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elderly woman. simply dressed in black
She had good, sensible face, and Isabel
telt as If she would find in her friend in
her new and untried position.
Mrs. Montford dropped a little courtesy
and welcomed the new conner in spite of
her surprise with few cordial and we'll
chosen words, and then looked lnquiriugly
at Mr.. Falconer.
Il should have 0apprised you of the
event, he said, smiling, ''but l wished to
surprise you. Please show Mrs. Falconer
TO the east room and see that she is made
comfortable after our journey. The trunks
VIII soon be here, and will have yours
sent to you Immediately turning to lsa-
bel, land you had better lie down and rest
before dinner
1t was large and beautiful room to
which Mrs. Montford led the way. and fur
nished elegantly with every thing needfuI
Tor resttul toilet. The furniture was of
neaVy walnut and the draperies of rich
crimson terry gave a rich, shaded light
wnlcn WAS very grateful to the tired eyes of
the traveller; the soft carpet yielded to her
tread ike velvet and the touch of luxury
was everywhere apparent
rs this really you, Isabel Grantr' she
said to herself, as she stood before large
mirror and looked at her face, somewhat
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know the truth from er yaller dog eff you
met it squar in the middle err the road. Why
hits knowed frum Dan ter Beersheby that
Majer Grady keeps his gun loaded, thinlin'
you're erbout ter slope with his family, ole
Madam an all, fer Salt Lake City Eff you
had the spunk of er hoss-fly or er turkey
buzzard you'd go and let him know which
one hit is you're arter"
"Bulger! can you keep er secret!" ses
jackson, sorter low.
"Fust rate" ses Bulgcr. 'Fire away ole
man.
"Wel," ses Jackson, 81 love the Gradys
all well enough ter marry any on 'em; the
trouble is I'm afeard they keer er blamed
sight more erbout whut goes erlong o. me-
the farm and stock and ail-than they do
erbout plain Jackson. If you can help me
find out erbout that you shall have the best
colt in the paster."
ashore you don't love nary one best9''
81 love 'em all best when I'm with 'em."
"You'n marry the one that loves you
best!'
81 will if can find out"
'Thats easy as fallin' off er log"
"Howa"
"Why let's go ta'arin' up thar now like
Injuns wuz arter US, and you fall off yo
horse and kick and howl and cavort. and
I'll run in, and tell lem you've got er fit,
and 1 believe hydrophoby, cause you're
always foolin' with dogs. Then the one
that comes ter We will keer erbout We shore
'nough."
''Ill try it." ses jackson out loud, then
low ter hisself, 30, lordy! s'pose Maria
shouldn't come"
Bout five minutes afterwards the Grady
gals seen them two come ta'arin up ter thar
front fence, and long before thar bangs
wuz outen papers, Bulger wuz lammin' on
the front do, and yeIlin' like er Camanchy
Injun, Miss Grady Miss Gradyl o.
Miss Gradyi!! ole Jackson's got er fit; l
blieve he's runnin' mad; come out yere all
on ye and help me tote him in the house"
That raised a rumpus shores you're a
foot high. Ole Elvy, the deaf niger cook,
thought Jackson had religion, and she set
in ter shoutin', glory ole Madam went
ter yowlin', ''Go way with yo mad-dog, go
way, go way" Major Grady ketched his
bad hound Romerlus by the tail and sot in
ter bellerin', ''Hold i'm fer 70 life BulgeT.
till git this dog in the smoke-house; ]
wouldn't have him bit fer the best yearlin'
In the country"
Romerlus wuz howlin' fer er dozen
Anne WIZ hooin', and Ellen screechln',
why don't somebody vaccinate himf'
NOBODY heard Maria, or even saw her
move, but in less'n mint jackson felt Der
little hands on his, and seen her pink
cheeks white as she knelt down by him,
sayln': Don't give up Jackson, darling,
while there's life there's hope"
NOW you're talkin','' ses Bulger, comm.
out with er glass in his hand. 'Drink this
ole man and maybe you'll live till the
doctor gets here''
With that he made Jackson swaller the
awfullest dose-caster lie, yipercac, num-
Der six and sPerets turpentine-that he'd
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gone and fixed up out er ole Madam's medi
cine closet Jackson had ter face the
music; 'twould a-gin the whole thing err
way ter say ne wouldn't take it, and by the
time the doctor got thar he wuz sick
enough ter need him, and ter swa'ar he'd
thrash Bulger fust thing when he got well.
He wanted ter do it the worst sort when
ole Madam put the weddin' OF q whole
year, so as ter see whether er no he wuz
gwlne ter run mad; but when at last he dill
GIT Maria, and found her treasure and re-
memoered that she faced what she thought
was certain death fer him, he got mighty
1erg1vln, and had Bulger to come over the
same as ever. Ter this day Maria thinks
thar amt nobody like the boy, but eff you
don't want ter see three mad women don't
ye say "Buiger" ter the rest er the Gradys
M. c. Williams, in brakes Magazine
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BY Mrs. =. NJ. Howard.
(CopWigbted, 1Ss3.l
CHAPTER IL.-CoNTIyUED.

O1aI1Eh lis-AONIlNI
"For Miss Grant" said Ellice Ryan, COM
ing in from the shop at the moment with a
small package.
"That certainly looks like tangible proof"
said Jennie, as Isabel undid the package and
disclosed a plush box which, when opened,
revealed an elegant diamond r1ng. Mr.. Fal-
oner must have studied the slender white
fingers to advantage during his stay, for the
ring fitted her engagement finger to a
nicely. a new, sweet feeling stole into her
heart with the gift; she had not been used
TO being considered and cared for, and g new
world was opening up before her; one of
responsibility also, for she held this mans
happiness as well as her own in her hands,
and the question whether or not she would
fail in the trust committed to her was a
serious one.
''Dear me! you wouldn't catch me looking
so like an owl if 1 had some one to send me
diamond rings" cried Jennie, as Isabel
turned the brilliant slowly around on her
finger.
'Dear Isabel, am so glad for you," said
gentle Lottie Ford, rising and limping over
70 her side, where she stood caressing the
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Encouraging ConvaIescence.
stables last an L

Young Mr.. Shandygaff (handing his card
to funky at the doorl-May ahsk how Mr..
Earl Marquand de Wylls Wylls is this
navning!
Flunky Gmportantly)-Yes, sir. Young
Mr.. Wylls Wyls condition his slightly bet
ter. The tone hOf is system as improved,
ham we hall think, sir, that 'e his progress
in bloominkly. e 'as recovered strength
henough, sir. TO light hay cigarette, han
seemed to relish hay couple O. snipes leads
for the fust time in hay week, sir.-Har-
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An Unpoetical Lover.

They were sitting on the sofa wrapped In
each others arms, when Augustus began
to claw frantically at his collar.
''Oh, AugustusI' she exclaimed, ''why do
you try to tear yourself away from your
earnings fond embracer'
'Confound itr' calculated Augustus,
you dropped your wad of chewing-gum
DOWN the back of my neckr'-Arcols
Record.
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HIS LONE TEST.
The Story Of Jackson's Expert.
ment to Get a Wife.

Is name was rightly
Andrer J a ckson
Moore, but he out
growed the Andrer
bout the time he did
petticoats, and was
jest plain jackson all
up and down the Bush
Cree k settlement.
Good lOokin' chap, too,
tall and slim, with big
blue eyes and curly,
yaller hair, and skin
like a gals, whenever
il warn't sunburnt.
His pappy, ole Squire
Moore, wus richer'n
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CHAPTER III.

Il have brought you a present, Gracie,"
he said, as he embraced the child, then
placed her on the walk, and turned to
Isabel, "a mamma, and hope you will be
very good little daughter to her.
"a mamma" repeated the little girl,
looking up at Isabel with shy eyes; she had
never known mothers care, and could not
realize what it implied
MY dear" said Isabel, her heart warm
ing at once to the little one, an orphan like
herself, and taking the little hand IN hers,
she pressed d kiss on the sweet red lips, Il
am sure we shall love each other very dear
ly."
'Mrs. Falcouer, this is Mrs. MoLtford,
my housekeeper," said Mr.. Falconer, as
they were met in the spacious hall by an
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BANKING BUSINESS

Done in all its branches. MORTGAGES negotiated
Property at 3, and per cent, with reasonable con
Also, money on Farms without commission.
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Electricity on a Spree.

EvANgyILLE, Ind, July 15.-This
city was visited by heavy rain and
wind storm yesterday afternoon, do
ing much damage. About 10 o'clock
last night when the power at the
electric light station for street illu-
mination was turned on numerous
wires which had been blown down
charged the buildings and pools of
water on the streets with electricity.
Fire foot high was emitted in places,
causing an alarm to be sounded. The
fire department responded and being
unaware of the condition Of things
rushed into what was almost certain
DEATH Tho horses and fremen alike
were knocked down with electricity.
Others rushed into building that
was apparently on fire only to be
thrown violently down. Citizens
rushed and met n similar fate and
excitement run high. A messenger
hurried to the station, the electric
power was shut off and then the work
of rescue began. A dozen or more
men were found unconscious, but
their lives were sa' ed by laying them
upon the wet ground. Several fire.
men are yet in precarious condi-
tion.