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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
HON. GEORGE w. M'cRARY.
Death Of the Minister Of War in Pres
ident Hayes Cabinet,
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Special.-Hon. George
w. McCreary of Kansas City died in this
city to-day OF a tumor in the stomach.

George w. McCrary was born in Evansville.
Ind, Aug 20, 1885. With his parents in 1886
he went to that part of Wisconsin territory which
afterwards become the State of Iowa. and be-
soon took front rank. In 1857 he was a mem
Der of the state legislature and from 1861 to
1865 he was state senator from Keokuk and
was chairman OF the committee on military af-
served in congress- until 1877. In 1876 Judge
McCrary introduced III congress the electoral
commission bill which resulted in the choice OF
rutherford B. Hayes as president. When Presi-
dent Hayes formed his cabinet Mr. McCrary
was given The war portfolio, which he held for
two years. He resigned to accept the judgeship
pointed in December, 1879 In March, 1884, he
resigned the tudeeship and moved from KeoIuk
to Kansas City, where he became general consul
Fe. position he occupied at the time of his
death. He was the author uf several STANDARD
legal works.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27

sons.
On the morning OF the 18th of June said Stew
families last above described, which added to
the lists. and after doing SO handed said list to
said Stevens Soon after commencing the man.
ufacture OF these last described families
said D1ckey came to the room where was work
ing and said he wanted some Swede
names badly, every Swede name they
had had been used, and he would have
to switch me on to that work. In accord
ance with this request furnished Dickey with
about a thousand names, copied from lists
with which I had been previously furnished.
me with a large number of lists in the form of
Exhibit 4, containing two, three five and six
names each. together with the large card of
Swedish names above referred to, and furnishing
me with a rubber eraser, instructed me to
replace the names on said lists with
names taken from the card, and by that
lists. This did and kept at that
work until the 18th of June, when at
1:2O p. m. OF that day left the postofice build
and upon my return found that all the furniture
had been taken from said Room AZ and all it's
contents except pile of lists in the corner. On
making INQUIRY. was informed by one of the
the secret rooms that the removal was in
consequence of q telegram which had
" eSn onid r mat
that afternoon. We removed from the
secret rooms seven large gunny-sacks of
schedules and documents, and took them,
together with the furniture, to rooms IL to %
inclusive on the third floor OF the Vanderburgh
block. corner of Fourth street aud Hennepin
avenue, some three blocks distant from the
government building.
The same manner of secrecy was m ain
tanned in the rooms of the Vanderburgh block
as was maintained in the government building,
and entrance was gained in the same way
After removing to the Vanderburgh block
and while working there. saw there the follow
ing persons most Of the time. working under the
direction - of said Stevens: Pulford
enumeration districts 324 and 4O8 Hagerman,
No 346; Lewis. No 341; Reyes, No. 1922:
with the name of Maxon on the portfolios; Ben
Aarons, No. 300; S. +. Crandall, No. All; r. g.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-06-27
IOWA.

Charles Brantam. 12-year- old Des Moines
boy, shot himself through the arm while
playing with revolver. He didn't know,
etc.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

Of eighteen averaged 1900 each and
the other load of same number averaged
], 400, making the neat sum OF about
$4,000. J. P. Townsend purchased
his cattle for feeding last fall for $500
and now realizes S1,O39 leaving a mar
gin of S539 for feed and care.
Oberlin Opinion: A man that says
we can't raise trees in this country can
surely be made out liar, by any one
who will 60 just north of town and
look over r. o. Kindig's place, and the
trees we're all started without any means
of watering them except the natural
moisture that fell. He has ten acre
grove of forest trees of different kinds,
besides residence grounds laid out with
no end of ornamental trees situated
on the north of the residence plot is an
orchard of about five acres, filled with
growing, thrifty trees of different vari-
cites, the majority being apples. Mr..
Kindig has invested considerable money
in trees and as result has the finest
farm in the country. It is a pleasure
to ride over the place and imagine ones
self among the groves of the eastern
states.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

The largest tombstone in the world
monuments erected to distinguished
persons excepted is probably that of
the late H. Scarlett, of Upson County,
Georgia. Scarlett was very wealthy and
noted for his misanthropic tendencies,
Reled the life of hermit. Why no one
knew, but it was limited that he was a
victim of disappointed love. Several
years before his death, which occurred
in the spring of 1888, he selected a
monster bowlder, miniature mountain
of granite, 100 by $50 feet in dimen-
sions, for tombstone and had it ap-
propriately lettered by a marblecutter.
A cave fitted up as roomy tomb was
excavated under the huge bowlder,
Scarlett himself experimenting the
work. After his death, neighbors, rela-
tives and friends carried the remains
and deposited them under the rock ac-
cording to his ante-mortem directions.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19
He Got In.

The bane of the average Senators
life are the requests of his friends and
constituents for tickets of admission to
the Senate gallery when anything of
great interest is going on upon the
tfoor. In later days, on great occasions,
the Senators have transferred the re-
sponsibility t the Sergeant alarms
about twenty years ago the whole duty
devolved upon them. Good-natured
men were made miserable by the de-
mands upon them. and it is told of big.
burly Ben Wade that at the impeach-
ment of Andrew johnson all Ohio de-
mauded tickets to the chamber.
He distributed his tickets with law
ish hand, bht they gave out sooner than
his constituents. He managed to make
excuses to all but one, an old army
chaplain, who had come from the
northern corner of the State Just to be
present at the impeachment.
My tickets are all gone," said Sena-
tor Wade, but perhaps can serve you
IN some other way"
There is nothing else I want. sigh
ed the chaplain, L have heard you are
d SeuelulS ulaI- Out IuiS Is the urSc
favor l have asked after serving NV
country for three years. and besides I
have come clear from Ohio to be pres
ent at the Impeachment of Andrew
Johnson"
The old Senator looked him over
with merry twinkle in his eve. motto
ing especially the clerical cut of his
coat, and then writing something on a
slip of paper said:
If that doorkeeper is a Christian.
he cannot resist that plea.
After he got out of sight, the Ohioan
looked at the paper and on it were
these words:
For Gods sake. let this man in.
Ben Wade
Whether it was an imprecation or ar
appeal he could not tell, but he wisel,
decided to consider it the latter ant
passed into the gallery under cover of
the doorkeeper's surprise at the novel
ticket of admission. = Washington
letter.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19
KANSAS CHURCHES.

The Coffeyville Journal says that the
Methodist church of that place has de-
termined to build new church at once.
Mcpherson Republican: Rev. Luc-
cock, of DesMoines, Ia, who preached
so ably in the Presbyterian church. has
accepted call from the congregation
and will become a resident of McPher-
son. He will be warmly welcomed.
We are not informed as to the date of
his coming, but presume it will be
soon.
Rosedale item: 1t is quite likely that
new Baptist church will be erected in
this city at once. Albert Marty
has presented the congregation with a
plot of ground and trustees have been
appointed to take charge OF same and
arrange for the erection of church edi-
fee. The ground IS located in North
Rosedale and is one of the best church
locations in the city.
At Kansas City, Kansas: Rev. John
Paul's Episcopal church. has practically
severed his connection with the congre-
CATION over which he has presided for
SO long a time. His resignation is in
the hands of the vestry, and, no matter
what the action taken, it is thought
that the reverend gentleman will insist
on its acceptance.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

JEFFRE JOHNSON, who was at one
time a slave under the laws of New
York, is still living in Kings County,
that State. A bill of sale, still pre-
served, shows that he was disposed of
for e50in 1909, and he was then, about
9 year old" Two of his sons did good
service in the civil war, and it is to the
further credit of the old man that he
never posed as the body servant of
Washington.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

In an account of a banquet which
was given in a neighboring city few
evenings since, the statement is made
that "the table fairly groaned under the
weight of the good things heaped upon
it." If Edison is the man we take him
for, he will come to the relief of those
who give generous entertainments.
From time immemorial dinner-tables
groaned. But how sadly out of place
is groan at feast! Fortune and
fame await the man who invents q table
warranted not to groan.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

WHAT Enoch Pratt of Baltimore says
is worth hearkening to: "My advice to
young men who are anxious to advance
in life has always been that when they
can earn five dollars they should save
and put out at interest one dollar of it.
Money at interest is like calf of which
an honest old German once told me.
He said that the purchase of that calf
was the best thing he ever did, for the
calf grew just the same whether her
owner was asleep or awake, and almost
before he knew it she had grown to a
full-sized COW, worth many times what
he had paid for her."
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19
STOCK AND FARM,

Dighton letter: Lane county has
10000 acres of wheat, most of which
at the present time is in good condition
ana promises a good yield, and under
ordinary circumstances will yield from
twelve to fifteen bushels per acre.
Stockton Record: There is every
indication of big corn crop this sea-
son. The spring has been colder and
dryer than for MANY seasons past. 1t
has been ruinous to wheat, but corn
starts out under very favorable condi-
tions.
Arkansas City Traveller: Superin-
tendent Coppock says the wheat at
Chilocco schools is in fine condition
and that he will have good crop. He
will commence harvesting about the
middle of the month. The oat crop at
schools. he reports, is fair and the rye
crop is good.
Bird City News: The corn prospect
is reported as excellent all over the
county. Farmers say they never saw
ground in better condition nor the
growing crop doing better. Every in
dication points to the prospect of an
extraordinary yield Of all kinds of farm
crops, and the farmers are correspond
ingly happy.
Bird City News: A vast amount of
the wheat and other small grain is be-
ginning to head out, and the rain COM
ing just at this time will revive and
strengthen it. and cause it to put forth
good. large heads, and well filed out.
The small grain crop is almost assured,
in fact there is hardly anything short
of hailstorm, that can do any material
damage, or curtail the yield to any con-
siderable extent.
Washington Republican: J. P. and
J. NJ. Townsend each shipped car load
OF fat cattle to Kansas City. realizing
tour cents Fer pound net and one load
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19
Leavenworth Alliance,

At the last meeting of the Leaven-
worth county farmers alliance the fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted;
Resolved, That we favor calling a
nominating convention of the alliances
in the First congressional district for
the purpose of choosing candidate for
representative from this district; said
convention to be held the first Satur.
day in August.
Resolved, That committee of three
issue the call and arrange for the place
of meeting, arrange for having the
Knights of Labor, trade md labor
unions on just basis, participate in
the convention.
Resolved, That we favor an indie
pendent state, congressional. county
and township ticket, and recommend to
the favorable consideration o. the first
congressional representative convention
the name OF our county president. Hon.
Joseph Bleakley, and ask all kindred
and other organizations to cooperate
with us.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

THE addition of saccharine matter to
mortar enables brick-laying to be car
ried on in frosty weather. In addition
to this advantage, mortar with sugar
mixed in it is vastly superior to mortar
without it. It sets as hard as cement
very soon, makes the brickwork ex-
tremely strong, and is quite effective
when used with dry brick. For indoor
plastering, also, saccharated mortar
sets hard quickly. Where portions of
the same wall have been covered in one
part with sugared and in another with
unsugared mortar, the latter has ripped
up directly when nail was run over it,
months after the former had become
as hard as stone.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

The McAl Protestant Mission in
Paris, started eighteen years ago with
one station, has now 100, and has not
only spread over France but into Al
geria and Corsica, with an attendance
of 1,121, ,446, besides one hundred mis-
sion schools with 11,000 scholars.
with scarcely an exception these are
the children of nominally Roman Cath
olic or infdel parents" Over 10000
meetings are held per annum.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

Ina letter to the Independence Beige
STANLEY describes the dwarf tribe of
the forest. He says they are the Oldest
aristocraey in the world, with institu-
tions dating back fifty centuries. They
are ruled by queen, beautiful,
charming little woman, who was ex-
ceptionally kind to Stanley and his
comrades. The dwarfs are of olive COM
plexion, remarkably intelligent, inge-
nious artifcers in iron and ivory, and
probably the only homogeneous race in
Africa,
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

OBSTINATE nose bleeding is frequent
" one of the most difficult things to
check. Several aggravated cases have
lately occurred at the hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania. AS last
resort DR.. d. Hayes Agnew tried ham
fat with great result. Two large cyl
inders of bacon were forced we'll into
the nostril and the hemorrhage ceased
at once.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19
ALLIANCE MATTERS.

Special from Wichita: B. H. Clover
president of the state alliance. address,
ed a secret meeting of the alliance and
industrial union. He proposed to in.
duce the organization at its convention
to place ticket in the field. He stated
that he was strongly in favor of state
ticket by the alliance.
Olathe special: The Johnson county
farmers alliance adopted resolutions
holding the members of congress and
the senate and the state legislatures
responsible for class legislation, and de-
claring against every one of the pres
ent incumbents. The alliance also spe-
cifically resolved against the reelection
of Senator ingalls,, Farmer Funston
for congress and Nick Reitz for state
auditor. Resolutions we're also passed
declaring for separate county, state and
congressional tickets.
From Wichita by wire: The person
mel Of the county ticket put mp by the
alliance and the industrial union,
shows not ne of the candidates to be
either strong republican or has been
a greenbacker since 1876. There were
1874 delegates present. and careful in
vestigation shows that very small per
cent have lately affiliated with the re-
publican party. The republican mem-
bers of the organization are very much
Disguised at the work of the day. B.
A. Glover, president of the alliance, in
a speech said there would be ticket
put up in every county-candidates for
the house Of representatives, congress
sional candidates. and state ticket.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

An act of Kindness, word of sympa-
thy, may render the whole line of life
different from what it would otherwise
have been. There are crises in many a
life when the course it shall take for
veal or for woe depends on slight in
fuence- almost a single word. How
careful then should We be that our in
fuence may at all times be in the right
direction
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

THEY are telling of gentlemanly
trustee of Vassar College who went
there to visit the institution and was
prevailed upon to remain over night in
one of the guests rooms. When he
went to bed he left his shoes outside
his door as if he were in a hotel. Some
of the girls, who were up at an early
hour, saw the boots and thought it
would be good idea to do the boot
black act themselves. They did, and
when they returned the shoes they
stuck in each a handsome bouquet of
flowers. The sensations of the trustee
on discovering his shoes can be better
imagined than described.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

WHEN Gen. Grant came to visit Ber-
lin, Prince Bismarck called upon him
in the most friendly and informal style.
The Wallets of Prince Bismarck were
much amazed the next day when a
plain, sturdy gentleman, sheltered be-
meath an umbrella from the pouring
rain, without equipage and without at
tendants, came to call upon their mas
ter, and they learned that this informal
visitor was no other than our famous
ex-President.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

Capt. BAssETT, the veteran doorkeep-
er of the United States Senate, who has
been about the Chamber since the thir-
ties or forties, when he was appointed
a page through the influence of Daniel
Webster, is the only person who knows
the history of the Vice Presidents
gravel The gavel is piece of white
iyory and has no handle. One would
think that body composed of million
aires could afford to drop enough into
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

j. NJ. Greenwood has been superin-
tendent of the Kansas city schools six
teen years: Aaron Cove superintendent
of the Denver schools sixteen years; E.
B. Neely superintendent of the st. Jo-
seph schools nearly thirty years; Il. s.
Jones superintendent of the Erie Penn
sylvania schools. thirty-two years.
But if the Anti Third Term principle
or unprinciple had retired the superin-
tendents named at the close Of the
fourth year of service, where would We
be likely to find each of them today !!
Mr.. Greenwood would probably be an
eminent lawyer; Mr.. Cove a wholesale
dry-goods man; Mr.. Nelly in the hard
ware, and Nr. Jones in the real-estate
and loan business. And the schools
would be in what condition? Will the
machine politician solve the problemE
And win the people everywhere. farm
efs' alliances and county nominating
conventions, prsyerfully mediate over
theee qnestions? Western School jour-
nal, Topeka
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

An old duck hunter of Savannah
says that fight of ducks coming south
on one day, if followed by other flights
in the same direction days or weeks
afterward, will not vary to exceed
twenty-five feet from the path of the
ducks which have preceded them, and
they will alight in almost the exact
spot where preceding flights have
settled
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

ELIJAH WATsoN, of Rushville, Me.
has doubtless held the Office of post
master longer than any other incum-
bent in the United States, having been
appointed in 1912 on the establishment
Of that Office. He is still vigorous, and
meets all trains with and for his mail
as regularly as he has for SO many
wears
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

A CHINESE mandarin has power to
order a subjects head Topped off at a
moments notice, but within three
months he must forward to the emperor
an affidavit from two citizens that such
execution was in the interest of religion
and good government. He has no
trouble in procuring these affidavits, as
the man who refused to make one would
also lose his head
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

THE st. Louis father is a thrifty
soul. One of them is suing young
lady to recover the presents which his
son gave her while they were engaged.
the engagement having been broken
off. The girls father should retaliate
with suit for the cost of oil, gas and
f1e1
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

A CONTEMPORARY, who has been look
ing into the matter, reports that fewer
daily papers are published in Boston
now than in 1916.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

II is understood that among the
10000 Hebrews in New York there is
not one single saloonkeeper.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

hat to pay for putting handle in
their gavel.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-19

AL men are bores, except when we
want them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-10
Hanauma Fishing Club.

One of the yachts which lies so
innocently looking upon our Homo
lulu bay was yesterday pressed into
the service of party of eight, who
were anxious to enjoy the recupera
ton to be derived from trip to the
quarters of the aforementioned
club, just beyond Koko Head.
Some of the eight had not been
out on this yacht, and their expert
ence going to Eanauma bay was such
that possibly they could be induced
to exchange some of the greyhound
speed of the little sea-trotter for a
little less baptism and bucking.
However, the day was so pleasant,
the assistant secretary and steward,
j. w. Kua, in full dress was SO
attentive and affable, the lunch SO
tempting to appetites sharpened by
that best of natures stimulants, salt
sea air, that upon their return to
Honolulu harbor in the evening there
rested upon the expression of coun-
tenance of each one of the party, the
air of one who had done this day
that which would tend greatly to his
longevity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-10
VESSELS EXPECTED.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.

From Kauai, per stmr Mikahala, Nov g.
Hon 5 w Wilcox, II a Myhir, & G Bry-
ant, A Lindsay, J + Clay, } Buckley, Mrs
Dannehuser and children, Miss I'll lsen-
berg, Mrs J II Burkett, III Kahilina, g
Fairchild and wife, Robert G Ross, Miss
Larsen, Miss StetsOn, Aho. and SO deck
passengers.
From Kauai, per stmr JAS Makee, Nov
9-Mrs w Granberg, K Cation.
From Maui. per stmr Likelike, Nov s.
Hon w IL Cornwell, J w kalua. Mrs B
Makee, Miss Makee, Miss Randall, Miss W
l. Lemon, Miss Mary Dowsett, Miss Totsey
Dowsett, 4 Enos, Mrs Ellen Alexander
and child 6 Burgess, Mrs + } Turner
Miss McShane, Il Hunter, ii Johnson, a
Petrle. Mrs Groves, Mrs Rogers, NJ X keo
hokalole and wife. Rev X Josepha, Mrs
C Torbert, Miss + NJ Torbert, l. Torbert
r w McChesney, 3 Chinese and 10 deck.
DEPARTURES.
For San Francisco, per bark c ID Bryant
Nov S-Mr Howe and 3 steerage passen
gers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-10
A LARGE CONTRACT.
The Union Iron Works TO Fit out the
New Eva Plantation.

/ The Union Iron Works to Fit out tn,
New Eva Plantation.
The Union Iron Works. of which
Mr.. J. y. 5. Williams Is the able
manager, is to be congratulated on
its success in obtaining the contract
for fitting ont the new Eva planta-
ton on this island. The contract
price Is something over 100000 and
the work is to be all completed by
the lst Of November 1891. THIS viii
make matters lively at the Union
Iron Works, yet that is nothing new,
for ever since the day the establish
ment first opened there has been
rush OF work, so much so that the
men have been compelled to work
overtime right along, and even work
all night to fill orders.
The work to be done for the Eva
plantation will include a four roller
mill and six boilers; diffusion process
on the same principle as at Hama
kuapoko, which Mr. Williams put in;
quadruple effect; two vacuum pans,
one twenty tons, the other ten tons:
cane cutting machine, Mr.. Williams
patent; centrifugal, 40-inch, instead
of the usual 30 inch Everything
else will be of the latest improved
style, and with a view to the economy
of steam. The smokestack will be
125 feet. 1t is expected to get away
with fifty tons of sugar every twenty
four hours. The buildings, which are
to be of wood, with corrugated iron
covering, will occupy about an acre
of ground. The plant is to be put up
with a guarantee of performance
The contract is undoubtedly the
largest ever undertaken for work of
this kind in the Kingdom.