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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-24
From Lotus Scherer of West Point.

On Thursday a terrible accident oc-
CURED at the siege ard mortar battery.
The battery consists of Parrots 40 lbs.
Rifed Siege guns and $40 in mortars.
For drilling at these two batteries 40
members of the 3rd class are daily de-
tailed. During the last few days of
drilling we usually have target prac-
tice. Usually the cannoneers are al
lowed to 60 away from the guns and
stand on the embankment behind the
intrenchment to watch the effect of the
shot. On Thursday for some reason
this was not done and the men had to
keep their posts. The posts of the men
are on each side of the piece and only d
yard ontside the wheels. All went we'll
until each piece had been fired twice.
At the third round the first gun on the
right Of the battery exploded sending
pieces of the gun aud the gun carriage
flying in all directions. The breech of
the gun was knocked straight back
wards about 20 feet and bored itself in
to the side of the hill The left wheel
weighing about 3OOtbs. flew up into
the air and at distance of 60 rods
struck the platform of one of the NOR
tars, then bouncing off, jumped into the
air and came down again about 25 feet
away, very nearly striking the lieu.
tenant in charge of the drill at the
Mortar Battery. Within J foot of
where it fell cadet was standing with
his handspike held obliquely across his
body. The piece of iron struck the
handspike and broke it into shivers
while not even a hair OF the man hold
ing it was touched. He escaped with
bad fright. Over at the Siege Battery
the men did not get away SO easy. No
body was seriously hurt and it is still
miracle to all who look at the ruins of
the guR any body got away without be-
ing killed. Those of the cannoneers at
the piece which exploded had their ear
drums bursted and were all knocked
down 5y the shock. By some accident
gun No. 2. was fired off and it is won
der nobody got under the wheels. A
siege gun usually has q recoil of about
1920 it. The falling pieces of iron
made it quite dangerous for the rest of
the men at the battery The she'll of
the exploded gun very near reached
the target mile off.
1t struck the water about 100 feet from
the target and then rolled up on the
shore right under the incline on which
| the target is standing.
The exploded gun was a 30tbs. Par
rot .'Rifled Siege Gum. These guns
warranted or rather made for one thous-
and discharges and this special gun
| had been in use only 8 years so it had
not reached the firing limit as yet 1t
will be left unexplained how it burst
since the charge was put in properly
and all the guns had been tested short
| ly before and found in good order.
Only two guns burst here before this.
At one Il cadet was killed. ut another ex-
| plosion cadet had his arm knocked
off. This time we certainly came out
very lucky.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Minnesota, County of Brown. Sss. In
Probate Court.
In the matter the estate of Hubert Zander
deceased:
Notice is hereby given to all persons having
claims and demands against The estate of Hubert
lander, late of the County of Brown, deceased.
that the Judge of the Probate Court of said County
viii hear, examine and adjust claims and demands
against said estate at his Office in the City of New
Tim in said County, on the first Monday Of each
month, for six successive months, commencing
with the first Monday in June 1889, and that six
months from the 10th day of April 1882 have bec,t
limited and allowed by said Probate Court set
creditors to present their claims.
DOROTHEA LANDER.
Admipistratrix of the Estate of Hubert Zsner
Deceased Il
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-24
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w. i. GREENLEAF,
Brigadier General v. N G., Burlington, vt.
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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-24

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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-24

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cured by Salvation Oil. At all drug
gists. Price twenty FIVE cents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29

ne grand Old party organs now are tryins 70
explain
The many why's and whercforcs OF defeat;
heanwniie The very potent facts conclasively
remain
The landslide vs. most thorough and com
plete.
They'll talk Of fraud ana bribery Of tricks and
counting out.
Repeating votes and all that sort OF stun.
BUS al well know the voters put their ba1icd
hosts 20 rout
Because they didn't give them votes enough.
They'll SAY the local issues wers not clearly
understood.
And Try 70 patch up something 70 sufrcc-
The farmer voters were ~ home. preparing
winter wood
While the Democrats IN town all voted twice
But the ancient ION year" chestnut which they
now parade 10 view
II the one with greatest pleasure they recall.
But the present indications are that eighteen
ninety-two
WIN b TO them the ''on.ulcst" year Of ALL
Chicago Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29

Though some OF our colleges arc
very old. they are still in possession OF
their faculties.-Texas Siftings.
Said the cook to the footman-"It's
great use that pepper has in tho
kitchen" YES" was tho reply, s'but
the nutmeg has greater. Merchant
Traveller.
What on earth are you do
ing with those beautiful three-dollar
hand-scwed shoes you bought yester-
day." Husband Trying to drive tho
pegs down. Time.
-Magistrate-"This gentleman says
that he asked you to buy book and
you assaulted him with mop Wom-
an-"'Decd | did, jedge; he done ssk
mo ter buy book when was cleanin'
house, Magistrate Discharged
-Maidcn--"What can a woman do
when man that has won her affection
refuses to marry her?- Lawyer-sIs he
rich?r mo; hasn't cent '.She can
appoint day Of general Thanksgiving
and invite both families to participate
IN. u. Weekly.
Mrs. Brown-"When you send the
vegetables home / wish you wouldn't
always put the big ones on top" Grocer
-'I-er--I-" Mrs. Brown-sOh, don't
blame you in the least. just spoke OF
II because the janitor Of our fiat always
scrapes of the top Of tho basket for his
own use before he sends u up the eleva-
tor.r-Life.
First Tramp-"Nrct old feller up
the road yesterday that thinks that when
. man dies his soul goes into some ma
chine or other. Thinks he's got his own
grand-daddy in . old pump" Second
Tramp -"Well, that there amt such
bad notion. just think OF Teller bein'
turned into . beer keg when he died.
Eh. Jerry?"-Terre Haute Express.
Johnnie, you must stop playing with
those Murchison children across tho
way. They are common, and their
father is nobody "A nobodyYs
echoed Johnnie. "why, / guess YOU
don't know him, ma: lie ate twenty
hard-boilcd eggs in twenty minutes,
and his likeness was in last weeks Po.
lice Scrapings. Next week he's going
over Niagara Falls in barrel. IN. Y.
Ledger.
Mrs. "Wcll, altogether,
I am not 70 very sorry that have not
any ancestors Miss Mushroom -"yvhy,
mamma, ! thought you rather regretted
that we had none that VIC know off,
Mrs. Mushroom-"I have changed my
mind. have been to call on Mrs. Mon.
taguc Dcvcrcaux and she showed me- all
the portraits Of her ancestors. Miss
Mushroom And didn't you like their
looks?' Mrs. Mushroom-"Oh, the pco-
pie was good enough, l s'posc. but
wouldn't own ancestors that dressed
without no regard for style. = .AmsricA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29

Tong centuries ago IN . famed city
Across the sea, great cathedral stood.
Awitness to the beauty Art had wrcstcd
From marble. bronze and wood
one day the sunlight Through slanted window,
r'pon Swallowed arch moment shone.
Revealing unto those whose eyes were lifted
what none before had known
nwas sculptured face Of such transcendcnt
And utter loyeliness, that those who saw
Deemed they had looked upon Heavenly
vision.
And held their breath for awe.
And day By day. for many years thereafter.
Men came from far and near. happy 10 Ill
And wait beneath the arch for the brief sun ray
That should iliumine II.
And felt them repaid for all their waiting
II they could catch. just for a moment space
Vhercon to speak, 70 dream. 10 live, single
Swift glimpse 81 that fair face.
rbs 4 the story: When the great cathedral
was being built one day with meek respect.
There came man aged and feeble, unto
The master architect,
And asked that OF the work 50 sweet and sacred
some humblcst portion might be granted him,
al. fecblcnesS and age compassionating.
ltl ttAiinh t@A@t me- t*tth
rpcersaln sight and trembling. eager fingers.
Miehf mar some fair design. nlepcrfect yiew
The master, IN the high roofs yaulted shadows
SET him his work 70 do.
Day after day. with sweet. untiring patience.
In hi- obscure and humble place he wrought
From his more highly trusted fellcw-workers
Winning scant speech or thought.
A-ast one morning, stiil and cold they found
him.
His right hands cunning gone; the mystic
grace
otdeath Unfolding him. his face upturned
into that other face
That he adwrourht; the face of the one woman
For 50 they learned, whom he had loved and
lost
n early manhood's prime e'er care and sorrow
HIS happy path had crossed.
And as they gazcd, the artists and the sculptors.
The craftsmen ALL whose skill was making
fair
And grand the vast cathedral, on the beauty
80 strangely caryen there,
sCrandcst OF ail~ they cried: and then they
whispered;
"who works for fame or gold doth something
miss,
rEheedinf praise or blame. in shadowed ST.
lrnce,
Love hath wrought this"
sCrandest OF air. they cried. ''before whose
perfect
IDEAL beauty all our boastings cease
Hail 10 the love that thus for loves sake only
Hath wrought Arts masterpiece"
soln the Temple Of the Ages huilded
Ont ~ mems lives. IL comes 10 every one
Some day 70 ind there s. no work 80 noble
As that which love h IN done.
-Carlotta PERI. in \. u. Independent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29
PUBLIC OPINION.

Consistency was fatal to Corporal
Tanner II he had emulated higher
official example in violating campaign
pledges he might have been retained. -
Troy Press.
The Democrats OF the country
must congratulate the great State OF
Ohio upon her emancipation from the
odious thralldom Of the tariff brigands
and monopolists. nm Chicago Globe.
The tariff Is the bounty paid BY
the people Of . nation to an individual
making the goods taxed. 1t has moth.
ing to do with wages, and never has had,
except as bugaboo for election time
Brattlcboro (vt) Record.
Democracy Is the masses. That
which tends to the uplifting Of the
masses helps democracy. Repeated
Democratic successes under syste m Of
election assuring free ballot and fair
count indicate that the Republican broth
rem. professors Of uncommon goodness,
had much to answer for in the smooth
working Of elections. That which makes
for purity and independence Of cleo
tons makes for Democracy. Chicago
Times.
The census statistics show that for
Si00 Of WOODEN goods the manu-
lecturers pay only so to SD in wages.
Why should 1t be necessary to levy .
tax OF s6s to pay so wages? As . mat
Ter Of fact, not cent Of the proceeds Of
this enormous bounty is used to pay
wages with. II has been demonstrated
that for given amount OF work the
American mill operative does not get
,ent more pay than the English opera
live gets.-Eric Pa Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29

Tho Manufacturers Record Of Balti.
more, which pays special attention TO
industrial progress in the Southern
States, says that during the present
week more great enterprises have been
organized in that part Of the country
than ever before in the same length Il
time. A marked feature Of tho move
ment Is the heavy investment or New
England capital. The new enterpri scs,
largely backed BY New England capital.
run far into the millions, and tho end il
not yet. Now. what do New England.
ers who arc investing their money south
think Of the demagogucs who are filling
Northern papers with slanderous state
nents about Southern people. and who
Set together massmectings 70 denounce
''thc South" and invoke executive
wrath against III Do they spprovo9--
Chicago Timcs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29
THE WITCH'S ISLAND.
How / Was Handsomely Reward.
cd for q Little Kindness.

fyou MY look as long as you pleas,
Tor witchIs Island. on any map yol
choose. without finding it.
II is only a great bare rock. with some
grass and few stuntcd pine trees Al
one end, and near them, and in the mid.
ole, little hut. with a roof the shape Of
an old-fashicned beehive. 1t had two
rooms on me lower floor. and in the
dome loft or garrett Each room had a
window, and the loft two round holes at
either end In all the windows. instead
q panes q glass squares OF mica had
been cunningly set. Tho chimney was
IN the middle, and arranged to warm
po'h lower rooms, which were semi-cir-
cular. The outer walls were built OF
stone Within all was smooth as an
ear'hcrn pot. and Of very dark brown:
nobody knew what had been done to IL.
The story OF its building was this:
Many, many years before queer little
man had come TO town. He was yellow
asa Chinese. bat was not Of that nation.
lie had bag with him. which he carried
On his back. When he was spoken to he
Erunted and nodded. Having walked
down 70 the shore he stood looking at
ne island for awhile. and then went to
ne bakers shop and pointed to loaf
ana laid some pennies on the counter.
ihe baker took five OF them and gave
nm the loaf. After this he returned to
inc shore and bought an old boat and
fowed out to the island. Every day he
fo"cd in for his bread and to fill black
.ug with whisky, and they often saw him
nshing. shortly he was noticed build
ing something. II was the hut de-
scrlbed- He built IL OF loose stones that
lay about the island, and plastercd II
win mud, and from that time on seemed
y live on bread, whisky, Ash and such
i'uit as was to be found upon the ground
N any farming country. in lanes. Or
a'fer the passing Of wagons from the
orchards.
IN the course OF time he died. and the
clergyman was rowed over to give him
decent burial.
The reverend gentleman was Mortified
~ hnding queer lump OF hardened
mud In the shape Of a SQUAT human
rgare set up at one end OF the room.
~ declared that this was an idol. In
ms day people would have carried II
away as curiosity, but in that they
lea trembling. and no one ever dared TO
~ over 70 the island. which ut that time
was namclcss.
had often rowcd across to sec Il.
4 no idol--if idol II werc-had crumbled
considerably, but otherwise the house
vas unaltcrcd. The spring near the
uoor was always fresh and sweet, and
,ne mica had not fallen from the panes.
= was good place TO picnic in when we
vent 70 the island to fish, and felt
WY much provoked when I heard one
uay mat II had become the property Of
"a OLD woman. Dilscy More BY name,
" no mad been the village fortune Her
NJ years. She had bonght the island Of
s -, .own Tor mere song, and soon cs-
.ao'ished herself in the queer little
structure, whence she came 1t intervals
y pursue her trade, going from door to
s~r 70 bcguilc servant girls Of their
mai change by promises Of rich hus-
lands selling bead necklaces which |
- ~ manufactured very curiously, and d |
INDY Tor which she avcrrcd she had !
special recipe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29

Put tea and coffee away In alright
rcccptaclcs as soon as they are brought
to the house. They lose much Of their
flavor By standing uncovered
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28

blandly inform the poor misguided
pubic, that it would probably be
a game, we'll contested battle and
McAullffi should win, sure; also
mat the betting was 100 to so on
McAuliffi.
Indeed leaving Jackson out of the
question Godfrey can make the
greatest fighter among our white
contemporaries go a very long dis
lance before the fight is over and
the winner will be unknown until
the last lap on the last mile has
been covered. Now in conclusion
Mr.. Editor 1 confidently believe
that we have in Peter jackson and
Geo. Godfrey the best two expon-
ents Of the manly art of self-de-
Tense now living, all they wish is a
''fair field and no favor" and thew
will convince the most skepticsl.
Jay Kay.
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28

against us nor did he approve Of
1t. 1t has since been stated to us
that Mr.. George jackson wrote
the article. Bad for George.
Mr.. A. L. Gibson, of 1924 11h
ST., n. W., regrets much to an
nounce TO his many friends that
his "Hand Shake" which was to
have been introduced this social
season will be indefinitely post
poned out of respect for the late
Miss Ida Winslow one of it's ar
dent supporters.
Col. Jerry Robinson of the First
United States Colored Troops is
doing everything in his power to
complete arrangements for the
reception to Hon. II. G. Hill of Ill.
A meeting will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. James T. Adams
1914 1lth street, II. W., Monday
evening December 30th. Every
member is requested to be present.
There will be special service of
song by the choir of the Berean
Baptist church on Sunday evening
10Th inst, beginning at 7:30
O'Clock. The choir under the di
rectiOn OF Maj. G. A. Fleetwood
have made extensive preparation
for this service, and all are cordial.
ly invited.
Programme:
[. Christ the Lord is Risen To-day.
Arranged from Mozart. Rogers.
2. TIE Deum. Thomas.
8. In His Hands Are All The Cor
ners Of The Earth. Dus)-Schnei,
ker. 4. Earth and Heaven - Strach-
amer. 5. "Consolation" (Cornet) =
Mendelssohn. 6. "Glorla"-Moz-
arts 18th Mass.
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28
SOUTH WASHINGTON NEWS.

Ministers Conference of this city
met at the Zion Baptist church On
Monday last at 10 a. M, with
President Robinson in the chair
and r. s. Laws, Secretary. The
usual order of expositions and ex-
ercises and general discussions
were dispensed with, and an annu-
al report of each Pastoral charge
was made, which showed more
than a thousand Bsptisms, and
about $4,000 collected by the
churches. A week of prayer was
decided UPON by the conference Of
fifty ministers, to commence Jan.
9th, 1890 at IL m, and continue
two hours as follows: On Mon =
day With the Lat Baptist church,
w. Washington, on Tuesday at
the Va. Ave, church, 1st and d
Sts., 6. W., on Wednesday at the
Mt. Jezreel church 5th and Z SITS,
g. g., on Thursday at Mount Car
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28

mel church, 4th and L Sts., n. W.,
on Friday at Third church, Frank
lin St., on Saturday at the Shiloh
church, L St., to W ich the public
are most cordially invited. The
following are the ministers who
are to address the sessions: Revs.
VIM. Gray, W. II. Brooks, Geo.
". Lee, W. H Phillips, w. II.
Scott, and j. Fl. Lee.
The funeral services of Rev.
John Warren Roaue, M. D., who
departed this life on the 10Th took
place from the Zion Bapt. church,
of which he was a member and
was attended by 81 of our pastors
and other ministers. He was So
years of age and was born in
King and Queen Co., Va, 1884.
He spent about IS years in church
work In Richmond, Baltimore and
Washington He was a city mis-
sionary ofthe Baptist Central con-
vention, from which the Baptist
Sunday School Union and the
Central Baptist church orlginat-
ed. The Central Baptist church,
never drew out nor sprung from
the Second Bapt. church as stated
by Rev. W. J. Howard, but orig
mated from the Central Baptist
Sunday School union.
The Rev. VIM. Gray, D. D., is
in the city from Monmouth, ILL.,,
soliciting contributions for church
building purposes.
The Board of managers of the
National University 316 FL ST.,
convened on Monday last aud Or
dered the payment of the teach
ers, for which Secretary Rev. A.
S. Thomas issued drafts on Tues
day:
We accept the thanks of the
Rev. DIR. Phillips for his appreci-
alton of our services.
The Union Relief club of the
Va. Ave., Baptist church, present
ed their pastor, Rev. Laws. full
suit of cloths On Christmas morn
ing, including SHOES, and over
shoes. The church also gave him
q handsome purse. An individu-
al member gave him many pieces
of underwear and other useful ar
ticles about the house.
The Christmas services Of the
many churches were fully enjoy
ed The local Christian meeting
In the several churches are the
only news of Importance.
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28
COLORED CITIZENS.

For quite a while some colored
folks have amused themselves
haIlooing at me all sorts of injuri>
Gus and saucy terms. And why?
Last winter one colored lsborer
digging in a telephone ditch in
14th Street called me monkey and
other like terms for three days in
succession. Finally I scolded him
for it and every man of honor
would have done the same, l sup
pose. Then cry to avenge this
scolding spread among the whole
colored population of the District
and ever since male and female
began to boot at me, put me down
in every manner, excited others
against me in noisy way where
ever they saw me or under my
windows. | have NO prejudice
whatever against the eolored
people and would appoint any fit
ed person among them, just as
we'll as any whites, if [ had situa-
tions to give away. l never in
suit anybody, unless I am insult
ed first. T b erefore | beg
to stop these want o n
insultS it is enough
now. I only did what I had to do
for my defense.
A. s. g., 1906 I at, o. W.
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28
OUR FOREMOST COLORED ATH
LETE.
JACKSON AND GODFREY A WONDER
Full PAIR.

Events have transpired within
the last year in the pugilistic
world, that goes very far toward
proving the inability of the posi-.
ton l took in my estimate of Jack
sons ability ii e. he is the most
wonderful fighter OF our time.
When that remarkable agent of
civilization-the telegraph inform
ed US that Jackson had beaten
Geo. Godfrey in his Initial battle
upon our soil, the conclusion then
formed, in the light of subsequent
events, | have no reason or desire
to change | then predicted that
the man who could defeat Godfrey
with such consummate ease would
be a formidable candidate for the
worlds championship. Now from
tbe time that he beat Godfrey
down to his easy victory over
Smith Jackson has been compelled
to fight his way to public favor ov-
pr and above the studied and bit
ter opposition of with one note
worthy exception) the entire press
of the country. The men who wager
on such events would have found
their exchequer considerably de-
pleted had they followed the advice
of the newspapers in all of Jack
sons contests; for instance if JACK
SON we're going to 6gnt MoAullfi,
men who mould pugulistic thoughts
and define puguIistic standing
The Washington bee., 1889-12-28

First class job work done at the BEE
office. Call and inspect.
For RENT-Two front rooms one
furnished and one unfurnlshed,
1902 L street. n. W. References
required. u
Dec. 14-4
FOR RENT:-Fourteen bricks
six rooms, with hall, water, gas
jets through, only $3.50 for
those fronting B st., n. e., and
$1,000 per month for those 'front.'
ing Warren at.
Apply to L. G.. Fletcher. Sr.,
and L. Fl. Douglass, 934 F
st., II. W., room II.
Aug. 10, m.
SONS WANTED-for Capt.
Andrew CaillouA, Camp No. 8,
Div. of Md, s. of ", q. S. A.
For information, call or address
212 II St., n. W. Meetings 1st &
Sd Tuesday evenings.
IL. ID. GOODMAN,
Commander,
R. L. CANNON, Adjt.
sep2Stf.