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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-12-28

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the blessed consciousness Of being
dressed like lady-for am q lady
She stopped for breath, her face burn
ing hot with unwonted excitement,
and her eyes pleading and radiant
with unshed tears, fastened on Miss
Annabel's face. She makes sweep
ing gesture toward the bed.
"Cousin John has offered to take
me, but you see''
She collapses miserably In chair
and stares at nothing while the Grim.
son burns itself out In her cheeks.
"Ah, you can't understand, Aunt
lAnnie-thc music, the pretty dresses,
and-some one whom-some one to
hum MY Queen with the music, as
you float past him with bis heart in
his eyes,
| A faint wave Of color surged into
the elder woman's thin face as she
stood with the door mob In her hand
in an distracted way and strange re-
membering look in her faded eyes
Her voice was low and repressot
when she spoke; Neil looked up at tn
TRANSPORTED face with wide eyes.
eyes, can understand. / have no
) forgotten my first-and Iast-ball. II
: was there--I could not if had trie
get away from his eyes--and I wal
} dressed for him. I was 80 SINFUL
happy and gay. He was killed nez
D day in battle.'
i Helen turned her eyes toward th
q window; they were full of tears.
It "Come to my room, Helen," she say
l. after q moment in her natural vote
g The red is gone from her face, and Il
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-12-28

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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-12-28

Ia CIRQUE, had powdered them Just
enough 70 disguise, and bound them
with the amber beads. The gold
buckles on her shoes shone like fire-
files a. she walked. Never was there
80 young and perfect = Parthenia. A.
she adjusted her yellow mask she
laughed softly.
CHOW IL your chance, Hslen North.
Tomorrow you Will 60 back to your
ashes and rags but tonight you are
Parthenla.''
She stepped out little way into the
hall and stood looking on, not timidly
as before, but with the newborn ease
and grace Of triumphant spirit.
A moody Mephistopheles leaning
with folded arms against neighboring
column started out Of his abstraction
at the sudden radiant apparition,
smiled under his mask at the incon-
gruity Of the thing, then without q
word, offered his arm. With faint
start PArthenia took 1t, and they fsl
into the brilliant pageant. They made
a startling combination and decided
hit. Every eye was on them. Par
thenia could not have had more ad
mirable foil.
The Duchess of Dsvonshire swept he
from head to foot as she passed he
with her black eyes, and, scenting dan
ger, shrugged her cleaning shoulder
i "Wishy-wasby," she laughed light
to her companion, but in her heal
knew It was slander.
II No one In the hall, not even Cousi
John, knew her, and guesses wei
, wild and far the mark AZ to her iden
Itify.
81 When the march was over she foun
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
BITS BY THE WAY.

In taking the school census last spring Il
was found that there were eighteen pairs
OF twins in Eastport, Me-, of school age.
Four HUNDRED dollars for charity was
netted by a baseball game at Harrisburg
between reporters and policemen. A girl
was umpire.
The United States has a lawyer to every
909 of its population, male aud adult. while
in Germany one lawyer does the work Of
about 1000 persons.
IT is estimated by the past rate Of in
crease of population that in thirty years
hence, or in 1920, the population Of the
United States will be l60, 100000.
THERE are altogether about 1900 Arabs
in this country, and not ten per cent. Of
them have settled home or any other
means of support than peddling.
THE original cost of the right Of way of
the Mount Washington incline railroads.
road that has proved to be a gold nine to
its owners-was only ninety dollars.
A CHINESE custom practised at San Fran
cisco is the throwing into the ocean of thou
sands of pieces of paper when friends are
about to sail away. Each piece bears, in
Chinese characters, Q prayer.
DAVID TERRY killed David Broderick in
duel, David Cotton and David Brewer being
present David NaRle, protecting Justice
Field (son of David Field and brother Of
David Fieldl, killed David Terry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11

The road to success in railroad circles
is hard at beat to follow. Vice-President
Holcomb, of the Union Pacific, was once q
freight brakeman and did some hard work
turning the cranks. He worked in this
capacity on nearly every Western road,
and it is said takes pride in relating his
experience as shack" Tom Potter fol.
lowed the same apprenticeship and made
quite a record in turning brakes on the
Northwestern. Ed Dickinson, now as.
sistant general manager of the Union
Pacific, commenced railroading at the age
Of eleven years as a messenger boy for the
Cleveland & Toledo railroad at Cleveland.
At the age Of fourteen, and during his
career as a messenger, he learned tele-
graphy and took a position as operator
On the Atlantic & Great Western. At the
age Of seventeen he was made train dis
patcher ON the same road. In 1879 he
came to Omaha as clerk and operator in
the freight office, but returned to Cleve.
land shortly afterward as assistant train
dispatcher of the Cleveland g. Toledo
His wrist giving out, he was compelled to
cease operating and went on the road as
baggage and express messenger. In 1877
he was appointed superintendent of the
Laramie division of the Union Pacific and
made his way up to the position of gen.
eral superintendent, by Vice-President
Potter, and he has recently been promoted
to the position of assistant general man
ager by Vice.President Holcomb.-
Omaha Bee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
Kansas Equal Rights Convention.

WICHITA, Kan, Oct 5.-The State Equal
Suffrage convention has concluded its
iabors. A committee was appointed to
confer with the W. C. T. q. with a view
to adopting bill to be presented to the
next Legislature, changing the ags-of-
consent law so that any girl violating its
provisions shall be punishable equally
with her male companion. Resolutions of
coincidence with Mrs. John A. Martin. on
the death of her husband, were passed and
forwarded to Atchison. Officers were re-
elected as follows: Mrs. Laura N. Jones,
president, Salina: Mrs. Anna c. Wait,
vice-president Lincoln; Mrs. Lizzie Hop
kins, corresponding secretary, Saiina; DR..
Mamie Stephens. recording secretary,
Wichita; Mrs. MARTA l. Barry, treasurer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
A Rebuke From Larrabee.

Dies MONIES, Iowa, Oct 5.-In the re-.
port of Horace A. Taylor, National Com
missioner of Railroads, appears some
structures upon the Iowa railroad laws
under which the Commissioners pre-
pared their schedule of rates. The discus
sion OF the report has brought Governor
Larrabee to the front as a champion Of the
law, and in q letter addressed to President
Harrison he has defended the law against
the implication OF the Railroad Commits
sioner. and protests against his inter-
ference in Iowa affairs He suggests
that Iowa people are abundantly able to
manage their own affairs, and do not
need the assistance or advice of the Gov
eminent officials.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
KANSAS GRAND ARMY.

The State Reunion at Ellsworth Well As
tended-Martin Memorial Services.
ELLSWORTH. Kan, Oct. 5-The weather
during the Grand Army reunion was
every thing that could be desired and the
number of people on the grounds was
fully $4,000. Friday morning was devoted
to a nesting of those who favored the
pensionIng of all surviving soldiers,
after which a band contest was had.
The afternoon meeting in the audi
forum consisted of memorial ritual
istic services in commemoration
of the life work services and death of ex-
Governor John A. Martin. A dirge was
played by the band, after which Depart.
ment Chaplain Holland offered prayer,
when short memorial addresses were de-
livered. The Female Zouaves then fired
the salute for the dead, after which the
benediction was pronounced and the
bugler blew the regulation taps.
The Indiana Veteran Association, Of
Kansas, held their sixth reunion at Camp
Ellsworth Friday. Colonel T. w. Dur
ham, of Topeka, was elected president
and Captain A. w. Lee, of Alden, secre-
tary of the association.
The State Soldiers Association. of Ohio,
Iowa, Indiana and Illinois, have taken
steps toward the erection of State build
ings on the reunion grounds. Ohio will
begin her building at once; the estimated
cost will be about IS 900.
The camp fra at night was conducted by
Captain Lew Hanback,, who spoke of this
meeting as a feast of loyalty in the
central part Of Kansas. He said that this
was really the most successful reunion
ever held in the State, and said the
citizens of Ellsworth had honored them
selves by their generous entertainment of
the strangers within her gates. Eugene
F. Ware, Iron Quill, the poet OF Pain
Creek, read his poem entitled 1.-THE Organ
Grinder"
Judge Little, of Junction City, then an
Bouncei the result of the band contest as
follows: First prize, Weber band, of
Warwick; second prize, Knights of
Pythias band, Of Lyons: third prize. Els
worth cornet band, Of Ellsworth; fourth,
Wamego band, of Wamego. The races
were we'll patronized and there were many
fine fields of horses. Colonel A. c. Tay-
Tor. Of Lyons, officiated as starter and
gave the best of satisfaction.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
THE ELECTIONS.
Three of the New States Are Republican
Prohibition showed Under In North Da-
Int

Three of the New States Are Republican
Prohibition showed Under in North Da-
kota.
HELENA, Mont, Oct. 3.-Returns are
coming in very slow and the figures are
so close that the majoTities will not be
much either way. The Democrats claim
the State by 800 to 500 and the Republic
ans by 600 to 1, COO. The Democrats con-
cede Carter's election to Congress.
Toole, Democrat. is 300 ahead of Powers
for Governor, with three counties. claimed
by both parties, still to hear from. The
Democrats have the Legislature by a
small majority. The Republicans elect a
majority of the minor State officers. The
Independents claim the election of Toole
by 80 to 400 and majority Of nine on
joint ballot in the Legislature for the
Democrats.
IN WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 3-The Repub.
licans have made gains in every county
but this (King). Kittatus' majority in
the State is probably 1000. The Repub-
licans will have a majority of twenty on
joint Legislature ballot The Constitu-
ton is adopted. but none of the three cap
it'll rivals will have a majority.
BOTH DAKoTA's REPUBLICAN,.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. Sin the Dakota
elections it is evident that both the North
and South States have given a decisive
majority for the Republican ticket
1t seems that while North Dakota last
November gave 5000 majority for the Re-
publican candidate for Delegate to Con.
gress, the new State will not be able to
give a greater ma jority for the same party
this year.
For Governor. John Miller. the Repub.
lican candidate, received 8, 600 more votes
than w. N. Rosch, the Democratic nomi.
nee. All returns yet received indicate
that the vote for Congressman drew out
at least 1000 votes, making the maj ,rity
for H. G. Hansbrough Tor Congress T. 900
or more. Twenty Republican. five Demo.
cratic and one Independent Senator and
forty-two Republican and ten Democratic
Representatives are elected, as shown by
returns from twenty.six counties out Of
thirty-one.
The new judges are: First district, C.
F. Templeton, (Dem.); Second. D. E. Nor
gan, (Kep.); Third, w. B. Mcconnell,
(Dem.): Fourth. W. S. Lander, (Rep);
Fifth, r derrick Ross, Dem.); Sixth, W.
H. Winson. (Rep.)
PIERRE, OAK, Oct. 8 --South Dakota's
first Stats election descended to de-
grading scramble for capital location.
Mellette was elected Governor by over
90 900 ma jority; Pickles and G. fford go to
Congress; the Republican ajority in the
Legislature will be at least sixty, insuring
the election OF two Republican United
States Senators. For the capitol Pierre,
Huron, Watertown, Chamberlain, Sioux
Falls and Nj, chell were entered The re-
ports indicate vote for Pierre of 10000,
Huron q. 900, Sioux Falls 11,0oo Water
town 10. 900. Mitchell 1000 and Chamber.
lain 5000
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
A Rad Accident.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5-Engine No. PIG, with
IS freight cars. and engine No. 6. with one
car of fancy stock, collided on the Venice
& Carondelet belt road in East St Louis
Thursday night Five men were seriously
injured. In the fancy stock car were
Fred Quinn. of Boone, Iowa, and
Joseph Roche, of Crittenden, N. Y.
with two trotters, Lady Gay and
George, owned by George Mcfarland, of
Boone, Iowa Lady Gay had record OF
2:27 and was valued at SIS 600 She was
so badly injured that she died within a
half hour after being taken from the
wreck. George is not supposed to be
seriously injured. None of the men were
fatally injured.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
THE SOUTH

EDWARD MANN. a well-to-do telegraph
operator at Louisville, KY, for twenty
years in the Western Union service, COM
mittea suicide recently by shooting him.
self through the head. He was unreason.
ably Jealous and a surprise party given in
honor of his wife's birthday excited this
passion.
REV. J. b. NJ. DURAN, Methodist min.
lister of Birmingham, Ala, was arrested
the other day, charged with passing
counterfeit money. He claimed he got
the money out of the contribution box.
SIXTEEN monuments were dedicated on
the Gettysburg battlefield on the Sd. It
was Names day.
The steamer Corona, of the Ouachita
consolidated line, exploded her boilers at
Falze river, nearly opposite Port Hudson,
on the Lower Mississippi, causing the loss
of the steamer and forty lives
THE steamship Earnmoor, which sailed
from Baltimore, Nd, for Rio Janeiro Au-
gust 90 foundere6 at sea September 5 and
it was thought the crew of nineteen were
lost.
CHARLES SPARKS, a deputy United
States marshal was killed at Bell Green,
Franklin County, Ala, recently by Lock
Ezzoll, who was resisting arrest. The
desperate escaped.
ANOTHER awful tragedy growing out Of
the Hatfield Mccoy feud is reported from
Pike County, KY. John Hand a relative
of Hatfield but not member of the gang,
was to be married to Peter McCoy's
daughter. The mountaineers of both fac
tions swore the union should not oc.
cur. and while the wedding ceremony
was taking place unknown assassins fired
into the room, killing Hand and his bride
and fatally wounding the clergyman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11

MRS KATE ii. NYE. of Louisville. KY,
committed suicide the other evening by
jumping from the third story window Of
the house where she and her husband
were boarding. She was instantly killed.
Marital unhappiness was the cause.
DURING the progress Of prayer meet.
ing in a Presbyte church at Moss
Point, Miss, the other night some UNI
known person fred into the edifice and
killed Daniel McInnis and his little daugh.
ter, Nellie, and seriously wounded Henry
Blumer.
THE United States District Court in
Texas has sustained the Contract Labor
law in proceedings instituted against the
Rio Grande & Eagle Pass railroad for
bringing in Mexicans to work. The de-
PENDANTS were fined 5000 for each work.
man imported.
THREE Mormon elders who had been
working in Wilson County, Tenn, have
been driven away by Whitecaps.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
General Blunt Dead.

FORT LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, Oct "a
telegram was received here yesterday
afternoon am ouncing the death of Brevet
Brigadier- General Asa P. Blunt, of the
quartermaster's department., at Manches-
ter, n. II. The deceased ives q native Of
Vermont, from which State he entered the
army in 1861 as adjutant of the Third
Vermont infantry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
MIners Strife.

TOPEKA. Kan. Oct. 5-News comes from
Usage County that all the coal miners EN-.
ployed there are on strike. Usage coal
has advanced 80 cents per ton IN Topeka,
and if the trouble is not soon settled it is
Likely the price will be higher next week.
The Santa Fe Company, which owns
many mines in Usage County, are well
supplied with coal for present necessities.
The strikers ask an increase Of one cent
per bushel for mining.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
Prohibition Upheld:

Dies MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 6-The consti.
nationality of the Prohibitory Liquor law
has been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court
in an action in replevin involving the
right to the possession of large quantity
of beer, all in sealed vessels bearing
United States internal revenue stamps
over the plugs. The goods were shipped
to resident of Keokuk, an agent of the
plaintiff, and were offered for sale in I'M.
broken packages.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11

The other morning an attempt was made
to blow up the slaughter house of j. & c.
Scanlon at New York. A dynamite bomb
was thrown in through an open window,
doing about 5000 worth Of damage TO the
property, but luckily injuring no one.
The act is supposed to have been COM
mitted by q discharged employee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
Dock Laborers Strike Again,

LONDON, Oct. 6.-The laborers in the
wool warehouse on the London docks
have gone on a strike owing, as they
claim, to the preference given non union
men by the employers. Burns and Tillett
the labor leaders, are trying to settle the
trouble, but it is feared the strike will
spread.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
A COMMEMORATIVE Nomination.

BOSTON. Oct. Sat gathering of rep
resentatives of the Knights of Labor,
single.tax men, trades unions, Green.
hackers, labor reformers and independ.
ents they nominated James h Mellen for
Governor on the Labor ticket.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-10-11
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


ORDERS have been issued by the Navy
Department directing Commodore Walker
at present Chief of the Bureau of Naviga.
tion. to take command of the new cruiser
Chicago as flagship of the squadron OF
evolution composed of the cruisers Chi.
cago, Atlanta, Yorktown and Boston. As
soon as the squadron is shipped for sea
duty they will go on the European station
under the command of Commodore Walker
as Acting Admiral.
SECRETARY PROCTOR has decided to
take no further steps at present towards
the removal of Geronimo and his band OF
Apaches from Mount Vernon barracks to
a tract of land in North Carolina. which
the Indian Right Association agreed to
purchase for the purpose. The opposition
of Governor Fowle, of North Carolina, to
this project led the Secretary to take this
action.
The Acting Commissioner Of Pensions
has designated James Sheakley, United
States Commissioner at Fort Wrangell,
Alaska, a pension notary to take the
proper legal steps necessary in the cases
of applications for pensions. This is the
first appointment of the kind in that Ter
ritory.
MEssRs. BRITToN and Gray, attorneys
of Washington, recently submitted an in
teresting argument before the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office in the
case of Blanchard and Cook VS.. White, be-
ing an appeal of all parties from the de-
cision of the local land officers recon-
mending the cancellation of Whites
homestead entry of Oklahoma lands and
that Blanchard and Cook be denied the
right TO enter the same. This case in
wolves the question whether White,
through and by assistance of deputy
United States marshals, made fraudulent
entry because he entered upon and occu-
pied the land prior to twelve o'clock noon
of April %, 1885, in violation of law and
the Presidents proclamation.
SECRETARY BLAINE addressed the dele
gates to the Pan-American congress on
the ID Resolutions were afterwards
passed naming him as president of the
congress. The delegates We're then pre-
scented to the President and Mrs. Harri-
son.
GENERAL SCHoFIELD has been officially
designated by the President to act as
Secretary of War during the absence of
Secretary Proctor.
THE Department of State has received a
telegram from General Franklin, United
States Commissioned General to the Paris
Exposition, saying that the United States
exhibit has been awarded fifty.three
grand prizes, 1879 gold medals, 271 silver
medals, 21S bronze medals and 900 honor
able mentions.
The President has made the following
appointments to be collectors of internal
revenue: Henry w. Ryington for the
Fourth district of California, Samuel NJ.
Friday for the Ninth district of Pennsyl.
vania, James NJ. Freeman for the district
of Colorado.
ten to President Harrison protesting
against recent remarks of Horace A. Tay-
Tor, National Commissioner of Railroads,
concerning railroad legislation, ETC., in
his State. Larrabee says Iowa is abun.
dainty able to manage its own railroad
affairs without Tay lol IS assistance
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-12
DELIGHTFUL OUTINGS.


The Chesapsske and Ohio Route an
nounces personally conducted limited
excursions % White Sulphur Springs,
Natural Bridge and Old Point Comfort
for Aueust 27th And September oath,
'iSSo-not typical crowded excursions,
but ideal pleasure tours through the
heart of picturesque America. Superb
Vestibule Special will leave Cincinnati
S:l5 A. ~, reach White Sulphur the flrt
night, Natural Bridge the second, and
Old Point the third, allowing ample time
for sight seeing and carriage driving
about Richmond en- route. Round trip
tickets, s2l.50, including all expenses on
going trip. The descriptive matter will
interest you. Call at G. & o. ticket
Office, 8. w. Corner Fifth and Walnut
streets, or address:
H. w. FULLER,
r. Gen'l Pass. Agt.,
Cincinnati, o.