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The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

THE works of the Pacific Guano Company
at Woods Holl, Mass, have been attached
nv the LYNN Institution for Savings. The
liabilities are about 81, 900, OOO The COM
panv's headquarters were at Boston and
thew have mines at Beaufort, >. T., ana
works at Charleston, >. =.
A. s. GoODKIN is reported TO nave en-
bezzled $40, 900 belonging to the Mammalian
Elevated railway, New York.
TIE birthday Of the late Samuel j. III
dan was celebrated on the 9Th by MS al
mirers IN several of the principal cities
THOMAS NJ. N1CHoL, noted chicago ana
Nav York politician, died in New YORK
the other day.
A DYNAMITE explosion blew mole
through Stevenson's brewery at New \ ork
recentlv. There was no clew to the perpe-
traitors. Several persons were hurt, TOUR
women being brought to premature con-
fnement.
THE Pennsylvania anthracite coal trade
hoe co far improved that 2 600 more miners
have been set to work about mount
| Carmel.
THE steamer Haytien Republic, whose
seizure occasioned the trouble with Haytl,
| arrived at Boston on the 10th.
The total of the losses in the Jonn " ye1n
& Bros drug mandatory fire in Phlla'
delphia was 1856 900; insured for $44O,OO0
THE strike of firemen and seamen on
ocean steamers at Liverpool has extenoeC
to Boston, where several men have beer
/ threatened by strikers.
.RED NosED MIKE" the notorious ltallar
murderer and robbeT who confessed I'M
plication in two murders in Luzern'
County, Pa, has been found guilty o
murder in the first degree
WILLIAM ST CLAIR, clothing merchan
at Williamsburg near Pittsburgh, Pa, wa
fatally shot by burglar the other morn
ing.
THE third annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Builders began
Philadelphia on the 10Th with 800 delegate
present.
MAJOR WARNER, Commander-in-C CHIEF
G. A. r., was banqueted at Young's Hotel
Boston, recently.
ONE man was killed and another fatal
injured and the tipple house and trac
demolished by a runaway loaded coal ca
at Galusha A. Crows mine near Eat
Brady, Pa, the other day.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
THE WEST.

Hon, LEO C.. BURNETT has been Endorsed
in strong terms by the Choctaw, Creek and
Seminole Indian Councils for Indian agent
Of the five civilized tribes in the Indian
Territory.
FOUR hundred people engaged In FOX
drive near Perryville, Ind, the other day.
but secured only one fox.
In the American mine at Leadville, Col,
recently Superintendent Gleason was
killed by q falling rock, and next day two
workmen were killed by heavy piece OF
timber.
TYPHO-PNEUMONIA of the most malignant
type is raging in Granite, Mont, and the
doctors are unable to control the disease.
BARNEY BRAVE, a sQuaw man, has been
arrested on the Crow reservation in Mon
tana on orders of Indian Agent Briscoe,
who proposes to make test case OF the
right of whites to live on the reservation.
A PRIVATE school for deaf and dumb
children in Chicago was burned the other
evening, but the scholars all escaped.
THE bodies of nine Mexican prOspectors,
| it is reported, have been found In the
northern part Of Wyoming Territory. Ii
was said they were in search Of famous
| lost mine Dy the aid of chart and were
murdered by other prospectors VINO ob-
| tanned their secret
| GOVERNOR FRANCIS respited for sixty
DAYS the death ntence Of William
| Walker and John Matthews, who were &c
have been hanged at Ozark, Mo-, Febru'
airy Is.
| THE Western roads have determined on
| a policy of retrenchment in the ST. ate Of
Iowa in view Of the adverse action OF the
Railroad Commissioners of that State
Several passenger trains will be dropped
and local trains will run on slower time.
The man of war Mohican left San Fran
cisco on the 10th for Panama.
THE strike of the engineers on the motto
line in Minneapolis, Mimi, has been com
promised.
ONE man was killed, another fatally hur
and third slightly injured by the fall
the cage in a coal mine near Mitchell
vile, Iowa, recently.
THE Ohio and Western Coal and Iro1
Company has failed. The liabilitie
amount to about $4,000 900. The asset
consists of 1000 acres Of land in the Hook
ing Valley and other property. Six o
seven hundred men were thrown out c
employment by the failure.
THE Gentiles carried the recent muniC
ipal elections in Ogden, Utah, by hand
some majority. Ogden Is the first city i
! Utah rescued from Mormon control.
The chemical laboratory of the Obi
; State University at Columbus, containin
. the outfits of the department of mimi
and metallurgy. was destroyed by fl
recently. Loss, $780, 900.
THE Hessian fly is destroying the whe'
crop in Central Illinois. In some plac'
whole fields have been destroyed.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
A PATRIOTIC PARSON.
One of the Choicest Revolutionary Anec-
dotes Ever Published.


doteS Ever Published.
It was a fine Sabbath morning, in the
year 1777, that the inhabitants of
little parish in Vermont, and on the
borders of New Hampshire, assembled
in their accustomed place of worship.
The cares of that fearful and long to-
aforementioned summer had imprinted
an unusually serious look upon the
rough though not unpleasant coun-
tenances of the male members of that
little congregation. The rugged fea-
lures relaxed, however, as they en-
tered that hallowed place, and felt the
genial influence of a summers sun,
whose rays illuminated the sanctuary,
and played upon the desk and upon the
countenance of him who ministered
there. He was venerable man, and
his whitened locks and lettering frame
evinced that he had numbered three
score and ten years. Opening the
sacred volume, the minister was about
to commence the services of the morn
ing, when a messenger, almost breath
| less, rushed into the church. exclaim-
ing:
The enemy are marching upon our
western countless!
The clergyman looked around upon
his congregation and announced his
text: He that hath a garment lei
him sell it and buy a sword" After
few preliminary remarks, he added
Go up. my friends, | beseech you, Il
the help of your neighbors against the
mighty. Advance into the field of bat
tie. tor God will muster the hosts o
war. Religion is too much interested
in the success of this day not to lenc
her influence. As for myself. age sit.
heavily upon me, and can not go Will
you; neither have 1 representatives o
my family to send. Ny daughters-m,
daughters can not draw the sword no
handle the musket in defense of thei
country, but they can use the hoe; 8,
that when the toil-worn soldier return
from the field of battle he may not suffe
for the necessaries OF life"
The venerable pastor bowed his hea
in devotion. When he again locke
around his audience was gone. One b
one they had silently left the house {
God, and ere the sun had that day SCI
the male inhabitants of that little pal
ish, who were able 10 bear arms. wer
on their way 70 meet the enemies {
their country on the field OF Bennins
Tom. Y. Ledger.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
THE SOUTH.

A COMBINATION Of Boston and Kansas
City capitalists have purchased 32,0OO
acres of land in the vicinity of Fort Payne,
Ala, and have organized the Fort Payne
Coal and Iron Company.
The new hotel at Sutherland, Fla, was
burned out recently. Among the escaping
inmates was party of Omaha excursion
lists
JAMES E. WALLER private secretary OF
Governor Lee, of Virginia, committed sui
eide recently in his office at the State Cap
| itol, Richmond The cause for the act was
not stated.
E. A. WATSON has been brought in to
| Fort Smith, Ark, as the assassin OF Belle
| Starr.
| VIGILANTEs numbering from 600 to 200
are reported to be preparing to rid Lafa-
yette Parish, La, of all idle and disreput-
able negroes The officials are all opposed
to the order and will suppress it if possible.
By the explosion OF large boiler in the
terra Gotta works at Chattanooga, Tenn,
the other day a man was burned TO death
and his son fatally injured.
THE Patna rice case was decided on the
18th at New Orleans, the jury returning q
sealed verdict, which, it was understood,
was in favor OF the Government
| FATHER ASHFIELD, a Catholic priest
was recently stabbed to death at Memphis,
Tenn, by a crazy friend named Reese
When found the lunat c was caressing the
dead body of the priest.
THERE will be a heavy movement o.
cattle from Texas TO the Indian Territory
this spring. estimates being placed all tn
way between l25,0o0 and 1900 head.
GOVERNOR BUCKNER of Kentucky, de
| clares that under no circumstance woulS
| he be a candidate for the United State
Senate against Mr.. Blackburn.
Two more fruitless ballots for Unite,
States Senator were taken by the Yves
Virginia Legislature on the 18th.
1 THE Bank Of Bedford at Liberty, Va
has suspended Assets and liabilities IN
known.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

A lady entered drug store In
Broadway yesterday and called for this
mixture: One quart OF deodorized ben
zine, one dram of sulphuric ether, one
dram of chloroform, two drains Of
alcohol, and just enough cologne to
make it pleasant. When she had gone,
the clerk remarked to a spectator: "Do
you know what she wanted that prepa-
ration for? You would not be far out
of the way II you guessed that she was
going TO wash soma soiled gloves. This
Is one OF the best and cheapest prepa-
rations for cleansing that / know Of.
You pour little OF the mixture into a
clean bowl. and wash the gloves in il
as you would wash any thing with soap
and water. When the dirt is about re-
moved. rinse the gloves in some clean
fluid. Usually one rinsing is enough,
but II the gloves are very much soilaj
rinse a second time. II the gloves are
Of a cheap kind. il is best TO dry them
on the hand, but a fine glove, after
having been rubbed with a soft cloth
to smooth out the wrinkles, may b.
hung on line to dry like an ordinar,
garment The PREPARATION is an excel
lent thing 10 have handy, not only fol
reluvenating gloves. but for removing
grease spots from clothing and carpet
and for sponging coat-collars and felt
hats. The ladies in this town coulc
save considerable money by following
that ones example.-N. Y. Times
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

The much talked Of protocols" on the
Samoan question were sent to Congress on
the 8th the Governments Of Great Britain
and Germany having consented to their
publication.
In q communication to the State Depart
ment Minister DENLY states that the num-
Der Of American citizens now residing in
the Chinese empire is 1922. OF this num-
Der 500 are missionaries, seventy three are
seafarers, twenty eight are in the Chinese
customs service and twenty three follow
mercantile pursuits. The occupations of
345 are unclassifled.
THE President has nominated Norman
j. Colman, Of Missouri, to ba Secretary
of Agriculture under the recent act Great
ing that Office.
THE Secretary Of War has transmitted
to the House a statement of the chief sig
nal officer Of the army setting forth the
very unsatisfactory condition of the sig.
nal corps and the inefficiency of the pres
emit lieutenants Of that corps and urging
the passage Of reorganization bill for
the improvement of the service generally.
COLONEL LAMONT says that the position
he will occupy after March 4 will be that
OF president Of the Avenue c Street Rail-
way Company Of New York City
COLONEL HENRY S. HUNT (retired), gov
ernor Of the Soldiers Home in the District
Of Columbia, died on the 18th from com
plication Of diseases. He was born in De
troit, Mich. September IA. 1919.
The sudden removal of Civil Service
Commissioner Edgerton by Presiden
Cleveland excited much comment in Wash
ington. Edgerton said that he had Otter
disagreed with the President on the Dem
ocratic policy, but he thought it uRwis
that the President should have Openl.
ruptured their connection, seeing tina
both would so shortly retire.
THE President has approved the act t
enlarge the powers and duties of the De
partment Of Agriculture and to create a
executive department to be known as tn
Department Of Agriculture.
JAMES G. BLAINE is reported to have Gle
clared that agitation would do nothing tC
wards annexing Canada, but that at pres
emit efforts should be acquired toward 81
curing Cuba, both on its health basis an
because Of its strategic and business in
portance.
TIE Acting Commissioner OF Intern
Revenue has asked Congress to appropr
ate $4,000 to cover a deficiency for Il
salaries and expenses or agents and su
ordinate officers Of internal revenue.
THE Department Of State has receiv,
notice of death at his post of Mr.. Thorn
A. Robertson, consular agent of the Unit
States at Fusrth, Germany, on the 4
inst Mr.. Robertson was a citiz IN OF Nj
souri, He died Of consumption, after
illness of several months.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
THE LATEST.

VIENNA, Feb 13.-It has just come to
light that a young Lieutenant named
SzephshaZy committed suicide in front of
a mirror Immediately upon his return to
his room from mourning service in honor
of Prince Rudolph. His wound was SIM
liar to that which the Crown Prince in
ficted upon himself.
HALIFAX, n. S., Feb. 12.-The result of
the new freight regulations on the Inter-
colonial railroad is the shutting down of
all the Spring Hill mines except one slope.
Great distress and discomfort exists among
the workmen and their families. Managing
Director Leckie is in Ottawa endeavoring
to make some better arrangements with
the railroad department.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb ia bill has
been introduced in the House to legalize
the marriage and legitimatize the children
of Rachel Mason and Lawrence Burgess.
The woman married Burgess at time
when she supposed her first husband was
dead The second husband was subse-
uuently killed in the war of the rebellion.
| The first husband reappeared twelve years
| later She is now living with him. If the
| bill passes she will receive a pension Of
| $1,000.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 13 1t was late
4
eral grand jury reported, and the exami-
| nation of witnesses was postponed. A
| deputy marshal has returned from North
| ern Indiana and reported the following ar
rests, all of them Republicans: Lincoln
Brown, John Crouk and Louis Lucas, of
Fountain County, for bribery; J. II. Tai
bot, of Montgomery County. same charge
]. B. Congdon, Samuel Ollinger, w. f.
Whitcomb, Charles Irwin and NJ. c.
Wright, Elkhart. for various ofenses
against the election law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The joint Congress
sional committee investigating the con-
struction OF the aqueduct tunnel for in
creasing the water supply of Washington
have received the report of Engineers
Wilson and Greff, of Philadelphia, two OF
| the experts who examined the work fol
the committee. 1t fully corroborates the
testimony of the witnesses examined by
the committee and recommends that tbs
tunnel be refined throughout 1t is saiC
that the engineers stated that the linins
is not satisfactory or in accordance Will
the terms Of the contract for more thar
fifteen feet feet altogether. To do the worl
ii is estimated will cost $50 900.
OTTAWA Ont, Feb. Is Tom Axworthv
the city treasurer Of Cleveland. o.. VIII
! decamped from there last fall after ap
propriating halt a million dollars. hA
bought a large block OF real estate il
Sault Ste Marie. Ont A friend OF hi
says he will leave Toronto in a few day.
BERLIN, Feb 1S-Emperor William ha
officially notified Prince Alexan Ter Of Bat
tenberg that lie does not desire his presenc
in Berlin, either in connection with tn
, ] settlement Of the affairs of his father, III
late Prince Alexander Of Eesse, or on an
other business.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15
THE EAST.

J. p. CURRY 4 Co.'s brewery at Niaea ara
Falls, n. r., has been destroyed by fire
Loss, $40, 900.
BIZ the breaking OF gas pipe in the cell
lar OF Q four story tenement in New York
City recently, five persons were made un-
conscious and two were in critical con-
dition.
The Wyeth drug factory. Philadelphia,
was destroyed by fire II the 10th. Los:
between 100000 aud $500 600; insured
George Powers, fireman, was killed anc
two other nremen were injured
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

To keep the face ana
smooth they should Be anois. 49,. !
cold cream or glycerIns go -
little experience viii pfOss 49,. =
suited TO ones use. The c.. -,
be made at home, 81 : -
from druggists charges
as follows: 1.-TWO ounces
one ounce OF white Wal. -
mond oil, two ounces q -
the spermaceti wax and ~ : !.
sci on the back Of ne 80 ~
are all dissolved. Lift q =,
rose-water, continuing Y
compound Is dissolved.
and comforting for cnag
should be rubbed on the 49, 80
retiring. During the wls' -
lent plan 70 rub . it, So !.
rlycerine on the face bciO-. go
q piercing wind; IL - p1s
ping. Detroit Feee Press
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

Iris a great deal os
life than 10 talk about - -
let our light shine, and y
will be its own witness
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

IDEAL manhood, raea
Of the life Of Jesus, oonssl.,r
Gus physical, mental ana
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

TT is impossible 70 KEEP ar,o
an accusing conscience 2 60
disturbed life. There = 49,
earth that exercises 80 Of s..r,1
As sin Wrong hylng - 4
wrinkles, gives the face
and WEAKNESS and SONS - -
Wicked persons and
always old looking.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-15

Boys under seventeen smoking
cigarettes In Sacramento are arrested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-18
AN EXPLANATION WHICH REcorLs.

Mr.. Murat Halstead's detailed ,explana-
ton of the manner in which he came to
bring that forged contract into the Ohio
campaign may be very interesting; but ex-
cept on the principle that open confession is
good for the soul, Mr.. Halstead would have
done better for himself to have left the mat
ter where it was. 1t was not wholly de-
structiye of Mr.. Halstead's reputation for
fairness to suppose that in the heat of the
campaign he might be deceived into think
ing forged signature genuine if it would
hurt the opposing candidate; but to show
himself in the light of supposing something
to be true which would hurt both parties
and suppressing that portion of it which
hurts his side, must be injurious to Mr.. Hal
stead's character as a fair and reliable Jour-
nalist.
This is practically what Mr.. Halstead's
statement discloses. He says that when be
and Governor Foraker came to examine the
documents which they supposed to be proof
of a job, they were thunderstruek to find
that the supposed signatures, in addition to
Csmpbel's name, contained those of Sher-
man. Mckinley and Butterworth, besides
that of S. S. Cox, who had just died. Gov
ernor Foraker declared that the document
could not be used because of its disclosure;
but Halstead, after thinking over it for
few days, concluded to use it by printing a
fac-simile, cutting off all the signatures
below Campbell's, and utterly suppressing
the fact that the evidence which he had
against Campbell was equally strong against
the leaders Of his own party.
This was not only unfair but it was very
shallow. If the signatures had been gen.
uine, Campbell could very easily have
brought out the fact that the Republican
leaders were in the same boat with himself.
As all were bogus, the affair only proved
Mr.. Halstead's willingness, when be sup
posed that he had discovered a scandal, to
keep part of it dark for the benefit of his
friends while raising sensation about that
portion of it which affected his enemies,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-18
NOT ESPECIALLY SINGULAR.

The movement toward the adoption of the
Henry George theory of land taxation in
Australia is commented upon in some quar-
ters as an anomaly. But the fact is that it is
the most natural revolt in the world from
the system of great landed estates on which
Australia was settled. The fact is that the
single tax idea has always arisen as result
of state of society where the land has got
into the hands of great holders. Mr.George
conceived and developed it in California
where great estates have arisen both from
the Spanish grants and the more modern
land grabs. 1t has met with its greatest ac-
ceptance in the cities where there is large
non-land holding class, In Australia, where
estates of tens of thousands of acres are the
rule, 1t is natural that it should find sup
port. But among the hundred-acre farmers
of the West, or the ten-acre peasants Of
France, the proposition to put all the taxes
on the land will never be popular.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-18
ALABAMA'S CARNEGIE.
An UnOstentatIous MaRnate Who Ran Away
10 Marry His Wife.

An Transformations MaRnate Who Ran Away
10 Marry His Wife.
From the New York Star.I
Mr.. DeBardeleban is the Andrew Carnegie
of Alabama, and the wealthiest man in the
State. His wealth is variously estimated at
from 81, ,0OO.0O to S4O.OOO0OO. He is at the head
of almost half the iron companies Of the Bir-
mingham district. Not many years ago he was
a farmer. By a clever business stroke he Sc
cured the now famous Pratt Coal Mines for q
song. developed them, and then sold out to
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
pany, making a cool million of dollars. Mr..
DeBardeleban is just rounding %. He wears
full gray beard and perhaps no millionaire
in the country is palmer In habits or So easy of
approach.
Mr.. DeBardeleban's favorite story is in re-
gard to the manner in which he eloped with his
wife and was robbed in the same way of his
Oldest daughter. Mr.. DeBardeleban was poor
when he ran away with and married the 10
year-old daughter of Judge Pratt, who was
quite wealthy. The old Judge sent for him and
said: "Henry. you've treated me mighty mean
in this matter by stealing my daughter. Why,
my boy you could have had her for the asking.
don't know of anyone I'd rather have for
son-in-law." When Mr.. DeBardeleban's Oldest
daughter reached the age Of l6 she eloped with
T. s. Brittle, a young lawyer with little money
and small practice Mr.. DeBardeleban sent
for him and repeated almost the exact language
Judge Pratt had used to him u years before,
Mr.. Brittle is now becoming millionaire him
self