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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-28
THEY HAD HEARD OF

After short recess the convention listened
to the reports of the Independents, giving the
statistics for the year for the states they repre-
sented. The reports of the executive commit
tee, the committee on credentials, and other
committees were presented.
MEMBERS PRESENT
The committee on credentials reported the
following list of members present:
Geo. d. Eldridge and John B. Larner, the
National Life and Maturity association. Wash
ington, ID. c.; George A. Litchfield and E. A.
Litchfeld, Massachusetts Benefit association
Boston; II. Q. Browneu and G. D. Cleft, NJ. D.,
the Home Benefit association, New York; c. E.
Hambleton and A. II. Thompson, NJ. D., the
Illinois Masons' Benevolent society, Princeton.
H.; I. B. Campbell, NJ. D., w. c. Handan. the
Ohio Valley Life, Washington. D. c.; L. G..
Fouse, W. s. Campbell, Fidelity Mutual Life,
Mutual Aid, Galesburg, ILL.,; Benz. F. Dyer,
! the New England Mutual Aid society and the
New England Mutual Accident association,
Boston; Frank X. Kohler, H. B. Wilson,
the Peoples Mutual Accident Pittsburg;
7. s. Quincy, the Mutual Accident association,
Chicago; Geo. Sherwood. Chas. T. Weider,,
field, the Chicago Guarantee Fund Life. Chi
cago; w. X. Okes, NJ. D., s. A. Lowell Maine
Benefit association, Auburn, Maine; E. B. Har-
per, II. j. Reinmund. Mutual Reserve Fund
Life association, New York; Clara Bliss Kinds,
NJ. D., John A. Kamping, the Women's Mutual
Insurance and Accident company, New York:
David Murray, James b. Arnold. Equitable Ac-
cident association Binghamton, n. Y: VIM.
Bro. Smith, p. w. Barber. NJ. D., the q. s..
Mutual Accident association, New York; W. j.
johnson, W. A. Atchison NJ D.. the American
Mutual Accident association, Nashville: ID.
]. Avery. G. o. Taylor NJ D., the North
| western Masonic Aid association, Chicago.
Chas. E. Foote, A. H. Holt, the Union Mutual
Life association, Detroit; c. L. Tompkins,
Thos. A. Ireland, the American Accident In
demnity association, New York; H. N. Kings
bury, Odd-Fellows' Fraternal Accident associa-
ton OF America, Westfeld, Mass; Isidor Bush,
Independent Order of B'nai Birth, District
Grand Lodge, No. 2, st. Louis; John j. Acker,
g. r. McChesney, Mutual Benefit Legislative
associates OF America, New York. Individual
mberships-LawreuceG Gardner, Washington
Beneficial Endowment association; D. J. Van
Auken, Manufacturers Accident Indemnity as
ISOLATION OF Geneva, N. Y; A. N. Lockwood,
provident Fund society Of New York; W. z.
Thornton, Kentucky Mutual Benefit society,
Georgetown, KY; Charles B. Holmes, Insur-
ance Association Protective Bureau, Kew York;
ABB Smith, Metropolitan Accident association,
Chicago; VIM. J. Jameson, U. 8. Masonic Be-
nevolent association, Council Bluffs, Iowa; j.
p. Davis, Kansas Mutual Life association, Hia-
watha, Kan; James A. Lakin, Masonic Frater-
nal Accident association, Westfield, Mass j.
w. Ostrander, Wisconsin Odd Fellows Mutual
Life association, Jefferson, Wis; Horace G..
| Hill, Fidelity Mutual Life, Philadelphia; T. j.
Axtelle, N. D., Connecticut Indemnity associa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-28

men beat the DEUCE said Quay
1t seems almost incredible" he continued. ''but
one of the candidates for the surveyorship Of
customs in Philadelphia, who had the strongest
Endorsements of all the applicants was actually
discovered to be voter in Major McKinley's
district in Ohio. He had never voted in Penn
sylvania at all, but he came right to the front
in the usual artless Ohio way, and was mighty
near getting there"
Who this interprising Ohioan was Senator
Quay did not tell but this story in illustration
of the modesty of Ohioan's was considered a
good joke by those present. Major Mckinley
will probably feel good enough over the ap-
appointment of one Of his constituents to a
district judgeship to let this joke of the sena-
tors pass.
PosT-oFr1cE DAY.
After all the other callers had departed from
the White House, Postmaster-Gen Wanna
maker passed into the Presidents private Of
fee. This was Post-Ofice day, and he had
some appointments and other little matters to
talk with the President about.
1t is thought that the Washington city post
mastership received some attention, with the
view of determining whether or not Mr.. Ross
term should be allowed to expire before select
ing his successor.
THE HAyTIAN COMMISSION.
The appointment of Gen. Lew Wallace and
Gen. Beverly Tucker commissioners to look
after American interests in Hayti and their
immediate withdrawal has caused considerable
talk
At the White House the only explanation
given was that the announcement was prema-
| ture. It is understood that the commissions
| were made out at the State department and
signed by the President in O
perfunctory way. Afterward it was
called to the attention Of the President that
Gen. Tucker had been charged as one Of the
conspirators in the assassination of President
Lincoln; that he had been political exile in
Canada during those excited times, &c.
The reminder Of these things. 1t is said,
caused the withdrawal Of the appointments.
Later the commission 10 expected to be ap-
pointed, with Gen. fuckers name left of.
, 1889-02-07
Mining In AlAskn,

j. Nary Of juneau, Alaska, ia. in the
city. He says that everything in the far
North 10 prosperous and the outlook for
the future Is most favorable. Mr.. Nary,
who 10 an old newspaper man himself,
says that Frank J. Myers, editor of the
juneau Mining Record, will be appointed
collector of customs by President Harri-
son; Colonel French will be United States
marshal; j. H. Keatly, circuit judges j. q.
Brady, q prominent merct ant and former
missionary of juneau, will succeed Gov
ernor Swineford. The steamer Idaho will
take up on her next trip an eighty stamp'
mill for the Bears Nest mine, which was
.sssnss .ssasssts for sa & on oa1Ttss tss
mainland ten.stamp mill is being
erected by G. W. Garside, the
owner of the Ground Hog lode in Sill.
yer Bow basin. The ore found in this
mine is of high.grade quality and very
promising. Thomas s. Noll, manager Of
the Boston and Alaska Gold Mining Com
gany, is erecting an eighty.stamp mill In
milling ore. All the ore found in this
basin, which is named after Silver Bow
basin in Montana, is high grade. Mr.,
Nary has spent the two last years in Alaska
and is very hopeful Vt the mining prospects
OF that country. He is on his way to Seat.
tie, where he will visit his many friends
Governor Swineford ofAlasks, estimates
the annual resources of the territory al
about $9,000,000 divided as follows
Fisheries, $4,000. 900; minerals. 81, 900,
900; all other resources, $4,000, 900. Ht
urges the development Of the territory
mines, especially Of coal, which he claimi
exists there in large quantities, nava
vessels frequently coalinR-up there with
native coal al,-Nanaimo Courier.
, 1889-02-07
sNAJ.k CROxALL DEAD.
of Brigham Young and
One OF His Favorites.


Yesterday, at his home at 209 Idaho
street, there passed away of consumption,
in his 46th year, Mark Croxall, man with
an eventful history. From intimate ac-
ouaintances who have known him both in
Salt Lake and here, it was learned last
evening that he had been born in England; /;
that he came to this country when quite
young, and with his family crossed the
plains. He early exhibited remarkable
precocity as a musical genius, and played
the cornet when he had to be lifted on
men shoulders to bring him into view.
He developed into one of the best cornet.
by Arbuoklo and Levy when they heard
him in their Western tours.
He was brought up in the Mormon faith
at II time when it was in the zenith of its
power and despotic sway. He early at.
tracted the notice of the autocrat OF the
Mormons and was shown marks of dis
tin9uished favor by him, becoming his
private secretary. He was given Mary
and another daughter of the prophet in
polygamous marriage, and subsequently
married two other wives in the church,
He was the father of eighteen children in
all. HIS hrst wife, Mary, is dead; the
second and third are alive in Salt Lake
City and his fourth is the lady now here.
who is sister of his third wife, His
second wife is reported to be very wealthy,
as is the case with all the relatives left by
Brigham Young. and the children of his
first wife are said to be well provided for.
At one time he was the leader of Crox.
all s Silver Cornet Band, an orgauizatio ion
reno wned far beyond the confines of Salt
Lake. At one time when be was in high
Il vor with the church authorities he was
very well OF being worth 100000, and
managed one OF the cooperative stores as
well as the Deseret Telegraph Company.
He was also interested with George Care.
less III one of the largest music houses of
the West and led the big orchestra of
Salt Lake. He fell from grace in the eyes
of the hierarchy, and, by virtue Of the ab.
soute power exercised by that autocratic
body, the church, is said to have been
stripped Of his wealth.
About fols years ago he was sent for by
the Orton Brothers to come up and lead
their band here. and since then has been
a resident OF Butte, connected with
Orion 8 orchestra. He was man of ex-
tremely Rentlemanly habits, and very
modest of his undoubted musical genius.
He always had a consumptive look, and
finally succumbed to the malady. The
Orton band paid their deceased leader the
last honors by attending his funeral in a
body.-Butte Miner.
A Philadelphia Boy.
Teacher Jimmy Ounce. you did not
know u single lesson to-day"
Iimmy-"No'm."
"And you haven't had good mark of
any kind for week"
Nom"
"What in the world is to become OF
you? What do you expect to be when
you grow upY"
"A juryuan, like pop"
, 1889-02-07

said she could not recover. With q de.
termination as persistent as his love for
the girl was passionate. he pressed the
events Of that fateful day. A neighbor.
ing minister was called IN, and on her
death.bed Louise D. became the wife Of
Will Divine.
will VI you love, cherish and obey
II WILL" were the last words that fell
from the lips that already felt deaths cold
embrace. Her soul went out into the twi.
light. And the summer Of Will Diyine's
life was merged into winter. His grief
was intense. He pressed the cold, lifeless
form TO his bosom, and passio onateiy kissed
the lips Of her who had 90 lately been
made his wife. Aud, with anguish iner.
pressible. he looked into those eyes whose
light death had extinguishsd, ana the
world grew dark to him.
The look Of dispair that covered his face
was pitiable. and, turning from the bed
whereon she lay, he left her. He had
seen her face for the last time. She was
buried In the churchyard near by the next
evening, and large was the gathering at
the funeral. The stone above her grave
bears this inscription:
, 1889-02-07
A FLOATING ISLAND.
A Traveller Describes One OF the Wonders
OF idaho.

| A Traveller Describes One OF the Wonders
OF idaho.
John T omlinson of Bannack, Idaho, hal
told reporter of the San Francisco Ex-
aminer that there IL real floating island
on Henry's lake, Idaho. The lake is situ-
atedIon the dome of the continent, at a de-
preston in the Rocky mountains known az
TarRee's pass, in honor of the trapper who
discoverered it. It IL oval in shape and hat
an area Of forty square miles.
"On first Appearances, said Mr.. Tom
linson, "the lake, the waters OF which are
as clear as emeralds, seems 10 have no out.
let. 1t Is surrounded ey solid ground. on
which are groves of pine and luxuriant
mountain grass. On the western edge,
lies what appears to be be Il hellow pool
connecting it, and from this. obscured in
a growth OF brush, rises small creek, the
source of the north fork of the Snake river.
Now, on this lake, and sometimes
seen OH the north side. and sometimes on
the other, is this curious floating island.
Ii is about 300 feet in diameter, and has
support large trees and heavy thicket Of
underground. Decayed vegetation adds
to the thickness of the mat, and forms a
mold several feet in thickness.
'On the edge Of the floating forest, In
summer time, may be seen a luxuriant
growth of blue-joint grass, the roots OF
which form no compact mass as to sup
port the weight of q horse. Any number
Of men have no difficulty in walking all
about on it.
Farther back. among the trees, you
might build big house aud make a gar.
den, do whatever you please. You would
be Just as solid and as safe as though there
were not so, 100 or 200 feet of water under
you.
There is willow thicket near the CEN
ter Of the island, and scattered among
these willows, and contiguous to them,
are a number of aspens and dwarf pines.
These catch the breezes which float
over the island, and act like sails On a
boat and move the 300.foot body hither
and thither over the 40 miles square of
water. This shows why you may one day
see the island on one side and the next
day on the other.
ut is the queerest thing ever saw.
You pitch your tent some evening on one
side near the island and are pleased with
the beautiful prospect. There is the island
only O few rods from you, covered with
| trees and grass. The next morning you
wake up aud the island is gone. You look
far away to the other side and there II is
its trees bending gracefully in the wind
Along in the afternoon 1t returns, or il
m ~ take an easy jaunt of at an obliqus
angle from YOU.
Henry lake ia exceedingly picturesque
Around it rise snow capped peaks, amonf
which are some of the highest of the con
tinent's backbone. partly covered with {
, 1889-02-07
A Haunted MaintOn.

Talking about ghosts, our chief mate
once told me that on board ship in
which he had served, the mate on duty
ordered some Of the youths to reef the
maintopsail. When the first got up he
heard a strange voice saying: 'It blows
hard !" The lad waited for no more; he
was down in trice and told bis adven-
ture. A second Immediately assembled,
laughing at the folly Of his companion,
but returned even more quickly, declaring
he was quite sure that voice not of this
world, had cried in his ear: 1T blows
hard!" Another went, and another, but
each came back with the same tale
At lnngth the mate having sent up the
whole watch, ran up the shrouds himself,
and when he reached the haunted spot,
heard the dreadful words distinctly ut
tered in his ear
ut blows hard!"
"Ay, ay, old one; but, blow it ever go
hard, we must ease the earrings for all
that, replied the mate, undauntedly, and
looking round. nc saw a fine parrot
less author OF the false aiarms-which had
probably escaped from some other vessel to
take refuge on this.
Another of our officers mentioned that
on one of his voyages he remembered a
boy having been sent to clear rope which
had got foul above the mizzentop. Pres
emily, however, he came back trembling,
and almost tumbling to the bottom. de-.
clarinR that he had seen "Old Dauy" aft
the crosstrees. Moreover, that the evil
one had huge head and face. with prick
ears and eyes as bright as fire. Two or
three others were sent up in succession, to
all of whom the apparition glared forth,
and was identified by each to be "Old
Davy," sure enough.
The mate. in rage. at length mounted
himself, when resolutely, as in the former
case, searching for the bugbear, he soon
ascertained the innocent cause of so much
terror to be large horned owl, so lodged
as to be out Of sight to those who ascerded
on the other side Of the vessel, but which,
when anyone approached the cross.trees,
popped up his portentious visage to see
what was coming. The mate brought him
down in triumph, and "Old ,Davy," the
owl, became very peaceful shipmate
among the crew, who were no longer
scared by his horns and eyes, for sailors
turn their backs on nothing when they
know what it is.
Had the birds in these two instances de-
parted as they came, OF course they would
have been deemed supernatural visitants
to the respective ships by all who had
heard the one and seen the other.-Shef-
fed Telegram.
, 1889-02-07
MORE COPPER MINlNo.
New York Syndicate Invests Largely In
the Camp Creek District.

a New York Syndicate Invests Largely IN
the Camp Cresk District.
new enterprise has been put on foo,
which will probably result In the addiue
OF another heavy copper producer 10 the
long list OF big mining enterprises al
butte. For soms time past Hon. John X.
Toole OF Anaconda, who is in the employ
Of the Anaconda smelling company, has
been buying and bonding mines In the
Camp Creek district, and IL was supposed
that he was acting in the interest OF the
Anaconda company. Meeting Mr.. Toole
ON the street reporter OF the Inter Nom
tain learned the following facts in RELATE on
to the deal in question.
The mines bonded by Mr.. Toole are In
the Camp Greek district, about twelve
miles east OF Melrose. They are called the
Banner, Clipper, Columbia, Cecil. Clipper
Fration and the Ben Lomond, and are
owned by the Mofett bros. and Messrs.
TrAynor, Ingram and Roberts. The mines
have some Of them been bought and
others bonded by the company IN question,
between fifty and sixty dollars having al.
ready been expended, When the bonds
are taken up, as Mr.. Toole is confident
they will be. the group will have cost the
so%pany pan yn IN tue immediate neighborhood
In this enterprise Mr.. Toole 10 acting
ior new fork capitalists, and not for the
Anaconda Company as has been supposed.
Mr.. Toole Is also financially interested,
and will superintend the operations OF the
new company. The parties whom he
represents are men of large capital, and
If developments In any way correspond
with expectations, and the copper market
maintains its firm tone, the company will
soon erect smelter in this immediate
vicinity.
The mines mentioned all carry copper
ore running from 25 to 50 per cent. The
principal amount of development done so
far 10 on the Clipper and Banner, which
are located on the same lead. Shafts have
been sunk on these properties TO depth
OF about 100 feet, and the lead at the Tot
tom 10 IA feet in width. A force OF twelve
men is now engaged in these two shafts,
and this will be increased as rapidly as
they get room to work more men. The
company also has a force Of carpenters at
work erecting suitable buildings. OPP
erations will be pushed On the mines
rapidly.
, 1889-02-07

This Name First Buggsssed by Thomas
Js6erson IN 178A.

Jenerson IN 1854.
8. B. Pettipgill writes to the Seattle
Post-lntelligencer: Il may be Of interest
TO add to what Governor Squire says about
ry will soon be, that as early 40 1854, the
name Of Washington was proposed for one
Of the prospective states of the Northwest
by Thomas jefferson, in his report for tine
temporary government for the western ter
ritory, adopted April %, 1854. Provision
was made for seventeen states to, be grad
ually formed ont Of the Virginia cession.
south as we'll a. north of the Ohio, and
among the names provided for the respect-'
i've states were those Of Saratoga, Wash
inRton. Michigan and Illinois. After the
year 1900, there was 10 be neither slavery
nor involuntary servitude in any OF
In ine'' September, @ pi7se. ''' cou1res: %s;
began again to consider the
gouernment of the territory, and com
mittee Of which Nathan Dane of Massa-
chusetts. was chairman, framed the ordi.
nance 1857, in which the prohibition Of
slavery was made Immediate, and it was
par0vided that whenever any of the divis.
ions Of this territory. made by this ordi-
nance should contain 10000 inhabitants.
they should be at liberty to form republic
can government and be admitted into the
Union on equal footing with the original
states. In this, the first conscious p,ove-
ment of the American mind toward the
universal application Of the federal princi.
pie of state government TO the continent,
we End that it was intended that tine name
of Washington, as the hero of the reveiu.
! ton, not as president, should be enshrined
in the galaxy of states. The adoption Of
this name. therefore, in accordance with
its first suggestion by bis great contem.
porary, would establish no precedent for
naming states for the president ts Of this
nation.
, 1889-02-07
FACTS FOR HOME SEEK 4 Rs.

why You should Come 20 Wsshin gton
Territory.
Our territory produces greater yields psr
acre than any other state or territory in
the Union. The soil is Of such Q nature
that II will continue productive Tor all
time 70 come II cultivated A. q thrifty
farmer should till the .oil; The soil Is not
moisture 70 such an extent that il can
withstand months of summer heat
aad give an average yield without
the occasional showers no neces.
sary In other localities. The winters
are not severe, and there is never . time
when . mans life 10 In danger from
storms. and there 10 never any natural
causes In the elements TO give rise TO fear
that h either man, beast or vegetation will
grandest harbor In the world is in our
territory. Our mountains are full Of coal,
iron and the precious metals. Real estate
10 cheap, and no place on earth offers such
inducements for home builders or capital
lists.
The Palouse country 10 the garden SCOT
OF the Pacific coast, and contains the not
ed wheat fields that have astonisbed the
world with yields Of thirty, forty, and
sometimes over sixty bushels OF wheat per
acre. This favored tract Of land is trav.
ersed by the Spokane & Pslouse railway
from north to south. along which linz are
nearly all the towns Of the Palonse coup-
try. The chief business center at present
10 Palouse City, situated on the Paouse
river, down which logs are run to PaloIse
City where large sawmills are operated,
and from which point the lumber is dis
tributed TO all the towns along the Spo-
kane q Pslouse line. Buy your tickets for
Palouse City, and you will find yourself in
the center Of the Rrandest and most proc
porous part Of the Pacific Northwest-Pa-
louise Boomerang.
, 1889-02-07
Unfair Treatment.

The people of Washington have espec-
| ial reason TO complain at the terms OF the
omnibus bill which was passed by the
house OF representatives at the demand of
Mr.. Springer It has apparently become
| 80 much matter of habit with the demo-
they must do 90 whether they desire or
not.
The omnibus bill, after the adoption Of
the Springer amendment, provided that
South Dakota should be admitted by ex.
ecutive proclamation after having adopted
a constitution republican ia form, whiie
Montana. North Dakota and Washington
could be admitted only after further l-gis-
lation by congress. Delegate Toole of
Montana, moved an amendment providing
that Montana also should be admitted Oy
executive proclamation. This was carried.
Delegate Voorhees, then moved an auend-
ment granting the same privilege 20 WASH
inRton, but this amendment was defeat ed
by democratic votes.
According to the terms of the omnibus
bill, therefore, South Dakota and Mont na
as soon as they have adopted their con-
stitutions. Washington. North Dakota
and New Mexico, however, will be com.
PEELED to wait until congress has taken
further action in their cases. In case the
omnibus bill should become law the Ut.
feet OF this would be that the senators aud
representatives from South Dakoa and
Montana could take their seats when con-
gress assemblies in December, while the
other territories would have to wait until
congress- approved their constitutions. or
course that might be at any time during
the session or it might DO not at all. All
the uncertainties of legislation would have
to be risked. and the fnal admission OF
the territories might be postponed for an
indefinite period.
There is no reason why Montana should
be admitted by executive proclamation
which does not apply with equal or greater
force to Washington. This territory Is in
every way better prepared for statehood
than is Montana, aud this utterly uprea-
souable discrimination cannot bat be re-
sented.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer