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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20

Speaker Reed has a few peculiar
habits. He is strong believer in the
restful mental effects of good fiction.
He always carries novel in his pocket,
and in moments of leisure reads few
pages. He finds that he is thus enabled
to overcome the weariness of mind which
his exacting duties beget
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20

Publishers say that Alphonse
Daudet is the most popular French
srthOr, living or dead, with Anss lean
readers,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20

Don't treat a man with contempt be.
cause he is poor. Simply have nothing
TO do with him.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20

NOulu Stt huntle MOllle SlV-
sunny nursery, her sweet
3 a smile, and her pretty
hbled from contact with busy
rs, l could not help thinking
how good a thing it was that
ecome possessed by an idea, and
ch better it would be for the
general and every body in par
q every girl had tied to her
hgs a good, sensible idea to
hrough life.
] was not the only one who
lie and her idea. The hand
hs doctor who called to see
fjorie when she burnt her hand
old standby, DIR. Blake.
Of town. was fascinated also.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20

To the Woman's Relief Corps of South Dako
10 this little song is respectfully dedicated.-J.
H. DeVoe, Company C." Ninth New York Ar
tillery. Second Brigade, Third Division, Sixth
A. c.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-02-20

Sweet falling through the frostencumbered air
On earth's chill bosom lighting up the while,
The first bright rays OF the laterisen sun
Descend, and thrill her featureSIo smile.
, 1890-01-29
The Gift OF Cab.

George Stephenson was n strong and
original thinker on many scientific sub
jects, but he had not always sufficient
fuency of speech to defend his views.
One evening he held an animated discus
sion with an acquaintance, DIR. Buck
land, on the theory of the formation of
coal, and as auckland excelled him in
tongue fence, Stephenson was completely
silenced. Next morning he was walking
thoughtfully through his grounds, when
Sir William Follett came up, and asked
what he was pondering. "Why, Sir
William said he, 81 am thinking over
that argument l had with auckland last
night. know l am right, and that if l
had only his command of words l should
have beaten him." "Let me know all
about it." said Sir William, "and I'll see
what l can do for you"
The two sat down in an arbor, and the
astute lawyer entered with zeal into the
points of the case. When he had COM
pletely mastered the subject, he said:
Nov l am ready for him" After din
ner Sir Robert Peel, who had been ac-
quainted with the plot, adroitly intro
duced the subject of the controversy,
and the result was hat in the argument
which followed the man of science was
overcome by the man of law. "'And
what do you say, Mr.. Stephenson asked
Sir Robert, laughing. why" he re-
piled, 81 say this: that of all the powers
above and under the earth, there seems
to me to be no power 20 great as the gift
of gab."-San Francisco Argonaut.
, 1890-01-29
ALAR MED.
ALARMED.
Anarchists and Socialists Scent
Conspiracy.
An English Pugilist Knocked
Out in Four Rounds.
Canada Satisfied With the New
Extradition Treaty.
Another Detective Middle.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-Socialist and
anarchist societies OF this city are greatly
excited over what they believe to be a
huge police conspiracy against them. A
short time ago Detective Charles Nord-
rum was arrested and fined for an alleged
unwarranted assault on a man at a social
list meeting. Several societies took the
matter up aud demanded Nordru ms dis
mlssal. 1t is claimed now that the de-
tective went to one Of those interested in
the prosecution and to purchase the
leniency proposed give up information
concerning opinions of the police and to
show a certain supposed champion OF the
anarchist cause was really in the pay of
police for the purpose of creating by wllu
utterances, popular prejudice.
1t is claimed Mordrum furnished
fourteen reports from this spy, who is
Henry Dammeyer. a man who since 1886
has been one of the most aggressive
anarchists inthe city. At meetings zone
were more rabid in utterance than he and
it is now alleged that he would thus in
duce Others to echo his sentiments and
then report to the police. All this evil
dence was laid before the mayor and as a
result an order was issued to day sus-
pending Mordrum pending an investiga-
ton of his alleged treachery. The may
or and police officials refuse to talk on
the subject.
, 1890-01-29

CHICAGO. Jan. IS -"We believe in
higher beef and pork and are trimming
our sales that way" said George n.
Webster of Armour & Co. Pork and
beef have risen during the last two weeks
and will go still higher. We expected
higher prices during the last year than
those which prevailed, but various causes
operated to keep off the advance. 1t has
now come to stay. Beef and pork will be
higher this year than last and will be
higher in 1891 than in $780,"
"Why?"
There is a constantlyiincreasing con.
sumption without a corresponding in
crease in range production"
Are exports inCreasing?'
No exports Of beef and pork in 1889
were about the same as the preceding
year.. 1t is home consumption that is in
creasinS. The population is growing fast
and the increase is greater in cities and
trade centers than in farming districts,
where some consumers are also producers
of beef and pork"
1T is stated that thousands of cattle
are dying in the Northwestern ranches
because OF deep snow"
Il don't believe it. We have no such
adyicps
, 1890-01-29

OTTAWA. Jan. 2S.-Sir John Thomp.
son, minister of justice was seen to day
in reference to the new extradition treaty
between Great Britain and the United
States, Members of the government
including himself, thought it a ~satisfac
tory solution of the long vexed problem
and one that would probably be accepted
and endorsed by the senate, in sympathy
as it with the Republican administration.
The treaty was drawn up by Secretary
Blaine and Sir Julian Pauncefote, did
not differ materially from that negotiated
by Secretary Bayard, except the clauses
relating to what were called political Of
fences we're eliminated. The treaty
however, added a large number of
crimes to those included In the treaty OF
1912. So far as the dominion govern.
ment was concerned, mo difficulty was
anticipated in accepting the treaty. They
were satisfied with it though it did not 20
as far as the would have liked on one or
two points and would willingly acquiesce
in its adoption.
, 1890-01-29
Knocked out in -Four Rounds.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 2S.-Last night
at the Occidental club rooms Joe Bowers
Of London, England, was knocked out by
Billy Smith, the Australian, in four
rounds. Both men were in excellent con
dition, Bowers weighing l5S pounds and
Smith 100. Frank Glover was referee.
In the first round Smith received blows in
the stomach. In the second round Bow
ers received four hard blows and ran
around the ring to escape. In the third
round there was heavy fighting on both
sides. In the fourth round Smith landed
heavily oil Bowers head. Bowers sank
to the floor and refused to rise till time
was up He then jumped up suddenly and
knocked his second down as he APP
preached him. The audience was very
indignant over Bowers quitting and
hooted vigorously. The fight was for
81, 900; loser takes $3.50.
, 1890-01-29
THE ESSAY.

Pupils of the public schools should not
forget that those who intend to compete
for The LEADERS prize of S. in gold for
the best essay on Columbus should
have their essays in this office not later
than Thursday, January 80.
Under the rule adopted no essay must
be over 1000 words in length, and writ
ten on one side of the paper only. Each
essay must be placed in a sealed envelope
containing the assumed and real m Of
the contestants must be deposited with
Superintendent Churchill.
A committee of well known gentlemen
to be hereafter selected by the editor Of
The LEADER will decide upon the relative
merits of the essays presented. "a
, 1890-01-29

CHICAGO, Jan. %. Robert Gibbons.
one of the witnesses for defense in the
Cronin case. was shot and badly wounded
to night by Police Captain Schuetler, as
the result of an alteration in a saloon.
Gibbons was accompanied by several
friends. including Alderman Mccormick.
According to Schuetler's friends McCor.
mick made some uncomplimentary re-
mark and threw a lighted cigar into
Schuetler's face.
The latter was about to- resent the act
when Gibbons, who is a powerful man,
gave the captain a terrific thump on the
jaw. He was about to repeat it when
Schuetler pulled a revolver and fred.
Mccormick denies his reputed connection
with the case. saying he had gone out
when the shooting occurred. Schuetler
was not in uniform at the time of the af-
fair
, 1890-01-29

HELENA, Mont, Jan. % The su-
preme court to day decided the Thomp-
sol mandamus case by granting a per-
emptory writ ordering the state auditor
to allow Thompson's bill for mileage and
per diem. Thompson is the Republican
member Of the Legislature from Silver
Bow county, being one of the five elected
by throwing out Tunnel precinct. The
court goes into the question of certificates
and sustains the position OF the Republi
cans that certificates from the state can
wasting board are the only prima facie
evidence of membership in the l~egisla-
ture. This decision makes the Republi.
can body the legal legislature.
, 1890-01-29

Mr.. Noel A. Humphreys read a paper
of much interest before the Statistical
society on "Class Mortality, " in which he
drew attention to the fact that in the
Peabody buildings in London, which now
accommodate some 90, 900 persons of the
poorer classes, the number of infant
deaths has been reduced seven per !, 200
below thai Of infants in London genar-
ally during the last five years. This
shows, he said, low much housing has
to do with u rate of death; and this is
confirmed by the fact that the poorer
classes who live much in the open air,
like gardeners, nurserymen and agricul-
tural laborers, attain an average age al
most as good as that of clergymen them
selves, in spite of their much greater
privations.
1t is impure air, in the long run, which
shortens life even more than any other
cause. 1t is a pity that insurance offices
and benefit societies cannot inspect the
houses of their clients, and charge a
higher fee for insuring the lives of those
who live in i'll drained and ill ventilated
houses than they charge for insuring the
lives of those who live in well drained
and well ventilated houses. What n re-
form in house structure that might bring
about.-Boston Transcript.
, 1890-01-29
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-Among the
memorials presented and referred was one
from the Augusta, Maine, board of trade
for the selection of New York as the site
for the exposition of 1892; also one pre-.
scented by Chandler for the establishment
of a republican form government in the
state of Mississippi.
Morrill, In introducing a bill authorizing
the issue of treasury notes on deposits of
silver bullion and having it referred to the
committee on finance, said that the COM
mission had addressed a communication
to the secretary of the treasury asking
him to formulate a bill in accordance
with his recommendations in relation to
silver, and as that bill had been received
without committing himself or any mem
Der OF the commission to it, he asked to
have it printed and referred.
A resolution was offered by Mcmillan
and adopted lnstructlng the library COM
m ittee to inquire and report as to the
propTlety OF purchasing the Stanley col
lection OF Indian historical paintings now
In the custody of the Smithsonian institu'
ute.
On motion of Sherman the senate bill
to relieve the treasurer of the United
States from the amount charged to him
and deposited with the several states was
taken from the calendar and passed.
On motion OF Morrill, a bill to credit
and pay to the several states and terri
tories and the District of Columbia all
monies collected under the direct tax OF
1861, was taken from the calendar and
after some discussion was passed by a
large vote.
Hoar offered a resolution calling on
the secretary of war for information of
the seizure and Imprisonment OF Apacha
prisoners. Agreed to.
The enate resumed the consideration
of Chambers resolution discussed yester-
day and George made an argument
against it, holding the senate had no
jurisdiction to pass a law to punish the
men who committed the Aberdeen out
rage and asking if such was the case
what right the senate had to make In
quiry into the matter. He condemned
the hanging in effigY of Secretary Proc
tor.
The bill to aid the stale of Colorado
to support a school of mines was passed.
Alter executive session. adjourned.
, 1890-01-29
Killed With a Butcher Knife.

BELLEFoNTE, Pa, Jan. 2s.-Andrew
Weaver was found murdered this morn,
ing in front of the house of his daughter
in-law, Fettie Weaver, about three miles
from Colburn, this county. A large
wound was made by a butcher knife be-
tween the ribs under the arm and pene-
trating the heart. Fettie Weaver, Jones
Auman, and his mother Mrs. Auman,
were arrested and taken before a Justice Of
the peace who committed Fettie Weaver as
the murde rer and the Aumans as aces.
sories. There had been a scufaing and
-quarreling between Weaver and his
daughter-in-law at different times and she
had been heard to say hat she would kill
him if she got a chance.
, 1890-01-29

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections to-
day took up the Montana senatorial cleo.
ton contest, but did nothing ore than
set it down for a hearing Saturday, Feb
ruary Is. Messrs. Clark and Maginnis,
Democratic senators-elect, were present to
hear the determination of the committee.
A favorable report has been ordered by
the house military committee on the bill
to retire General Fremont with the rank
of major general.
The worlds fair sub committee of the
house to day completed a draft of the
worlds fair bill, which will report to full
committee to morrow.
, 1890-01-29
Weather in Washington.

TACOMA, Wash. PA chinook wind
began melting snow in Eastern Washing
ton yesterday in season TO relieve stock on
the ranges. Advices from Montana are
that east Of the Rocky mountain ranges
are in good condition, the late SHOWS being
confined to the western slope. Northern
Pacific trains have not been interrupted
by snow this winter. Cold weather on
Puget Sound is unusually prolonged, but at
no time severe, and only a trifiing amount
of snow. Northern Pacific engineers are
now locating a branch on the east side of
the sound to British Columbia. San
Francisco wires are down.
, 1890-01-29

OKLAHOMA Cry, l. T., Jan. Is
Last night a large crowd of indignant
citizens pulled down the house of a lot
Jumper and burned the wreck. There is
the most intense excitement and if the
military Interfere bloodshed will result.
a serious light occurred to day over a diff
pute OF lots and an organization has been
formed to pull DOVE every lot Jumpers
house in the city.
, 1890-01-29

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Gladstone's usual
circular to his supporters in the house of
commons just before the opening of the
session of parliament was published to-
day. He says the condition of public
affairs is not without some peculiar feat
ures and that questions to be considered
at the opening session may be of pressing
interest. The wording Of the circular is
unusual and it is taken to indicate an
early discussion OF the Pigott letters and
other m alters of vital Importance to the
Liberal and Home Rule members.
, 1890-01-29

OTTAWA, Jan. GS.-The government is
ilst informed ofone OF the most revolving
revelations ever brought to light in
Canada. A young Church of England
%clergymen in a populous parish in western
Ontario was brought before a magistrate
charged with d~ebauching small boys.
The evidence is so revolving it cannot be
printed, but showed that he debauched
no less than twenty boys of tender age.
He was sentenced to three months in Jail,
the severest penalty that could be inflicted
as the law stands. The government will
take the matter up with a view to rnhict.
ing a more severe punishment.
, 1890-01-29
Capt. John Browns Family.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-The Inter Ocean
to-day publishes a letter from Horatio N.
Rust, South Pasadena, Gala, alleging the
impoverished condition OF the family of
Capt. John Brown, of Ossowattomie and
requesting contributions to lift a mort
gage on a house and lot at Pasadena.
Contributions are to be sent to VIM.
Penn Dixon, Inter Ocean, or to Horatio
n. Rust, South Pasadena, Gala.
, 1890-01-29

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 28.-The house
passed the bill providing that in cases of
pension claims of dependent parents it
shall be necessary only to show to the
pension office that the parents are without
other other means of support than man
ual labor.
Dorsey reported from the committee on
currency a bill to provide for the issue of
circulating notes for national banks. 1t
provides in substance that upon the de-
post with the United States o. bonds, any
bank will be entitled to receive circulating
notes not exceeding in amount the par
value of bonds deposited, provided that at
no time the amount of such notes shall
exceed the actually paid in OF the
banks capital stock.
Bland and Anderson of Kansas, Lane
of Illinois, and McRae of Arkansas, op
posed the bill and Pendleton of West
Virginia, favored 1t. The opponents ar.
gued it was not in the interest of the peo-
pie, but of bankers and also antagonlstic
to the free coinage of silver.
Cannon gave notice of a proposed sub
stitute for the bill, which is, in substance,
that national banks shall not be required
to keep on deposit United States bonus
In excess OF $1,000 as security for circu,
lating notes, but shall keep on de-
post an amount of bonds as herein
required and such of those banks
having deposited bonds in excess of this
amount are authorized to reduce theil
circulation bv the deposit of Lawful.
money as provided by law; provided the
amount of such circulation does not ex,
coed in m case 80 per cent of the bonds
deposited as herein provided. The bill
then went over.
Peters introduced bill (Which was re.
terredl setting apart certain lands in Nc
Mans Land for the propagation of Buff
faloes. Adjourned.
, 1890-01-29
CALIFORNIA; STORM.
Central Pacific Sheds Under
Tweny Feet of Snow.
A Gigantic Slide Completely
Dams a River
And Breaks Off Huge Trees
Like Pipe Stems.
The Great Storm.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator San
ford this morning received a long dis,
patch from the general superintendent Of
the Central Pacific railroad at San Fran
cisco, giving an account of the terrific
snow blockade in the Sierra mountains.
The dispatch says the situation is not
materially changed for the better. On
both sides of the mountain snow is piled
up till it is three or four feet higher than
the cabs of the locomotives on each
side of the track and push plows and
plungers are of no service whatever, as
they cannot throw the snow out of the
channel. A very heavy snow and wind
storm has prevailed in Eastern Nevada
and Utah aud two engineers and three
tiremen have been killed by their engines
becoming dersiled.
West of the summit the snow
is piled upon the sheds from fifteen to
twenty feet, and great danger is appre-
hended that the immense weight will
crush them in. East OF the summit the
snow on the sheds is even greater, and
the telegraph wires at Cascade are buried
from ten to twelve feet, although the tops
of the poles stand twenty. W feet above
ground. A heavy land and snow slide
occurred at Delta and North Duns-
mire. To illustrate the nature of the
storm the dispatch says that at a point
about a mile north of Upper Soda
Springs. a snow slide came down the
mountain, daming up the river SO that its
bed was dry for half an hour below. A
portion of the slide crossed the river,
breaking of trees at the stump two or
three feet in diameter like pipe stems.
The dispatch in conclusion says several
hundred men are digging among the
snow and rock slides south of Dunsmire
and it will take them some days to com
plete the task. The line north of Ash
land has been blocked four days and all
passengers have been sent back to Port.
land.
Another dispatch from Yice-P President
Crocker Of the Central Pacific says be has
been blockaded in snow ten DAYS and has
lust reached San Francisco. The storm,
he says has been the severest since The
road was constructed and never before
have trains beer delayed more than
twenty-four hours by falling snow.
Twenty five hundred extra men have
been employed to combat with the ele-
ments and great difficulty is experienced
in provisioning them as all supplies have
to DO carried by means of snow shoe ser.
vice and at an enormous expense.
, 1890-01-29
Wool.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S.-Wool un.
changed. p
BosToN, Jan. 2S.-The demand for
wool continues fair and sales have been
up to the average proportions. Prices
remain about the same as last week.
There is good trade in territory WOODS, but
some concessions in prices; fine selling at
$4,000 fine medium at 55(9 56c; med
Jun at 50(G52c; for secured. California
and Texas woods are quite steady. Pulled
woods are moving quietly at previous
prices. Foreign woods firm.
, 1890-01-29

SUNBURY, Pa, Jan. 2S.-A gang OF
Italians, Poles and Hungarians employed
in widening the road bed of the Shomokin
Sunbury & Lewisburg railroad we're at
work to-day in a cut near Paxinos when a
blast suddenly exploded and the men were
hurled In all directions. One man was
picked up dead, five others fatally injured
and ten others badly cut and bruised.
Three Italians are missing and it is feared
they are buried under the debris.
Later-Two more dead have been taken
from the debris of the explosion at Pax
ions.
, 1890-01-29

New YORK. Jan, 2s.-The steamship
La'Place which left Rio Janeiro Jan. 10,
arrived this morning. The first mate
said:
There is no one flag which is recog-
nized throughout the country, the people
of each province have a flag OF their own.
In December last forty sailors employed
Oh the Brazil men-of war went ashore
and shouted: 'FiUe le Emperor and
subsequently had their throats cut for
their enthusiasm"
, 1890-01-29
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Conrad Seiph, the ~well-known brewer,
died at Chicago yesterday.
Sir William Gull, the noted English
physician. has had a second stroke of
paralysis and is dying.
Judge O'Brien has decided the suit of
the New York base ball club VS.. Ward, in
favor of the brotherhood.
In the Albany assembly to-day the
world fair bill passed without debate or
amendment, with only one negative vote.
The presidents reception to congress
and the judiciary last evening attracted a
good but not unusually large assemblage
to the white house.
The auditing committee recently ao-
pointed to review the accounts of DR..
Charles Reilly treasurer Of the Irish Ma
tIonal league at Detroit, arrived yester
day.
Hurricanes continue in the northwest
and central Germany. Much damage
has been done to the forests in those sec
tons A heavy snowstorm prevails in
Erzgeberg.
The bureaus ofthe chamber of deputies
of France will to day elect a tariff com
mlttee. Debates which have taken place
in the various bureaus indicate a majority
of them will elect members of the com
mittee who are in favor of protection.
, 1890-01-29

New YORK, Jan. 2S.-Justice Van
Brunt, presiding Justice of the supreme
court to day glanted a stay in the case Of
John Most pending an appeal to the court
of appeals from the judgment of convtc-
ton and sentence to one years imprison-
ment for making an infammatory speech
at a meeting held to condemn the Chicago
authorities for convict;ng and hanging
anarchists there. Most will be liberated
in $4,000 bail.