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Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09

ried in form as the English lodges is sim.
pie, and depends more upon that fact for
! impressiyeness, while the work in Latin
lodges, in the tropics, in South America
and in the Orient is very dramatic, and
/ the poor searcher after light may forget
his own name, the name of his children
and even the face of his wife's mother, but
his initiation never.
In 1885, when was in China, I went
from Hong Kong to Singapore, about
1,500 miles down the South China sea.
My assistant and myself comprised the en-
tire party. 1t was only fourteen-day's
trip, but to me it was one of the most
eventful trips of my life in certain re-
spects. We had not been out of the port
twenty-four hours when missed all my
money, which l kept in wallet in my in
side waistcoat pocket, my watch, chain and
charm; but | also lost several of my most
valuable properties. They had been stolen
while l was asleep. was billed to give
performance at Singapore the evening of
my arrival, and it would be impossibln for
me to do so without the lost utensils of
my craft. | was almost in despair. | did
not know what to do. laid my case be-
fore the Captain, but he was as powerless
as /. Our crew consisted of thirty Euro
peans and about one hundred Cinnamon,
and it was highly probable that one of the
latter was my evil genius. The third mate
was Chinaman, and the Captain put the
case into his hands. The ship was searched
as well as could be done under the circum-
stancis, and considering the fact that my
promised reward for the recovery of my
property was not backed up by any ready
cash, the search was not characterized by
anything remarkable in the line of zeal.
When we reached Singapore was liter
ally in despair. There were few tricks l
could perform without my working tools,
and those few tricks were by no means
new to the Singapore public You can
therefore easily imagine that when
reached my hotel | was not in an enviable
frame of mind. dined that evening with
my assistant in my room. We had just
finished our meal when the servant came
into the room and said man wanted to
speak to me alone. | sent my assistant
out and waited for my visitor to come. In
moment he was before me. He was a
stout, well-dressed Chinaman. If l had
ever seen him before did not remember
tne Iact.
"Your name Klellarg' he asked.
l said it was.
"You lost your money, bloxes, lings,
watch, eh?"
/ began to be interested.
"Can you tell me where they are~
said.
az can," answered the heather.
"Where are they ?"
"Here."
And from under the jacket he drew out
the missing articles. Everything was
there, and even the watch had been wound
up. My new acquaintance was the stew
ard of the steamer, and he told me that he
discovered the theft and recovered the
plumber. Immediately offered him all
the money in my wallet, but Judge of my
when he refused the reward.
"Do you remember Rising Sun Lodge,
Shanghai?" he asked. You remember
Kwong Ii Mel? ?' He held out his hand,
gave me the Master Mason's grip. "Well,
that's me-"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09
PATIENT DREssMAKERs.
Some of the. Trials and Tribulations They
Suffer Under.
[Fromthe Detreit Tribune. ]

from the Detreit Tribune.l
d" Yes, we meet many cranks," remarked
dress-maker yesterday. "The first grade
are those ladies who have dresses altered.
| had some experience with one of this
class not long ago. She sent for me. Miss
N she said 4 want this dress made
over. The material is very expensive and
cost me S4 "a. yard. am almost afraid to
let you undertake it, very well, then l
said rising. However, think will trust
you,' she continued.
$50 after the usual preliminaries Of
measuring and fitting l sat down to take
the dress-to pieces applied the scissors
and cut the goods on the bias. With that
she groanedI aloud. / worked for about
half an hour while she continued to get
more andlmore nervous. AT last she arose.
4 can't stand it any longer she said. I
am too nervous, You must go. L can't
have you work any more to-day So L
left.
"The next day received note to call.
I suppose you nSght as we'll finish what
you have begun she said when | entered,
but work as quickly as you can
"We3I / was never before so harassed.
She groaned whenever | touched the sciss--
ors. The dress turned out perfect sue
cess and fitted her splendIdly. As q rssnlt
the lady has taken great fancy tdene
like her, although social gayeties fAe
made her partial victim to nervous pFes-
tration.
HI recall another case," continued the
dressmakes. "I made dress Dr a.lady
out of decidedly cheap material. When
she tried it on she said: 1T is too, long
I.took it up an inch. The next day she
said: 1T is too short let it down the
inch. She said: Oh, dear, you, have it
too long once more took it up half an
inch. Then it was too short once more.
Seven times / let up and took out that
half inch. At last she said: That is
right 1t was right because it was just
as it had at first. Yes, a dressmaker needs
nahienee.n
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09
FROM WITTY PAPERS.

Bobby" How is it you don't get kept
in any morer Johnnie-"I gave more
than any other fellow in the class to buy a
present for the teacher."-1he Epoch.
"My dear child, what are you crying SO
for?" "Oh, dear My father has gone
and lost me, and know my mother will
scold him so when he gets home !"-ftie-
gende Blatter.
Henpecked-"So Sol I hear you have
lust returned from your wedding journey to
Rome. What was it that delighted you
most there?" "The-O, my wife "-Fte-
gende Blatter.
First Westboro' Sportsman" Did you
see that fox young Gunner got yesterday p
Second Ditto Ditto-"Nol Where did
he shoot him ?' "In vital spet, be-
lieve r"- West5orough t1fass.) Tribune.
Teacher Can you tell me what led
Columbus to set out for this continent ?'
New Pupil-"Y Yes'm. He'd heard that a
foreigner stood the best chance to get ap.
pointed on the New York police force. =
LolceU Citizen.
She trying to give the conversation a
literary turn =" What do you think Of
Marie Bashkirtseff'" He (who pride:
himself on his general information) -" El
excellent, but -er-she's not Lillian
Russell, you know,"-Lite.
Stationer-" How many of these recep
ton invitations do you wish engraved
sir?" New York Nabob (lately from the
Pennsylvania oil regions)-" Three hun
dred and ninety-nine, be jabers Wha
do yez take me fur ?''-C Chicago Tribune.
Elder Darkcloud-"I moshun to ap
pint Brudder Simpson to tex up de collec
tionp Dominic Hardpan-"What yel
got ter say ter dat, Brudder Simpson ?
Brother Simpson who has been sleeping(- !
Not guilty, yer HonorP-San FraHcisc'
Wasp.
Waiter" Very sorry, sab, but we hay'
not any veal. Veal is mighty scarce di
time of year, an we haven't had no yea
fer a week. Can l bring you anything
else, sab ?" Guest very hastily" Yes
double order of chicken salad. ."-Nea
York Weekly.
The Boston Globe thinks man shouldn'
be ridiculed for bringing a suit for Sl0,O0l
for the alienation of his wife's affections
1t asks: Aren't wife's affections wortl
Sl0O00?n They are-provided they can
not be alienated by another man.-Nor
y-isfolrn Herald.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09
AyALENTINE TO MT. SHASTA.

Oh fair mount of Shasta. far reaching to cloud
land.
To grasp at the clouds to Of. veil thy face;
The sun God doth crown thea with roselight at
dawning,
AT evening his glory adds new grace.
When day has departed, and starshine and
moonlight
steal hand in hand from the portals of night,
The moon throws s wreath DER the white brow
uplisted
Of silvery moonbeams sparkling and bright
Thy mantle Of snowHakes gathered around thee
10 keep of the storms when winter doth
reign.
Adds charm to thy beauty when hot suns OF
wither the yeEdure of valley and plain.
Can I ever forget theeg Not while memory lin
gers;
Thy beauty and charm with me will abide
Serene in thy beauty. so grand and 50 LOFTY
With PuIity's emblem, the SHOWS on thy SIDE.
LIN.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09

In the French Chamber Of Deputies all
but twenty-nine members are in favor Of
protection.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09
JEANNIE wINsroN's pRoTEsr.

The following communication, which ap-
peared in the New York Herald February
9th, will be read with interest by Miss
Winston's many friends in Sacramento:
To He Edi,or Of TIC Herald: endeavored in
the New York Herald of February 22d to dis
claim all connection with the new passion play
entitled "1he Young Messish," written BY Mr..
Foster. u appears ny disclaimer wss no;
foreihla encug5, for It was placed in very in
conspicuous part of the paper, and the headline
written by the Hsrnld conveyed g very vague
impression. Since then have been the recip
lent Of scathing abuse and misrepresentation
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09
The DAUGHTERS OF EYE.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND THINK
ING AND SAYING.
An Ola Podrida Prepared and Arranged
by One of Them for the
Sunday Union.

If none were sick and none were sad,
What service could we render?
think If we were always glad,
We scarcely could be tender.
Did our beloved never need
Our patient ministrstions,
Earth would grow cold and miss indeed
Its sweetest consultations.
If sorrow never claimed the heart,
And every wish were granted,
Patience would die and hope depart,
Life would be disenchanted.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09

untried experiment, nor one depending
upon but a single testimony of but one
witness. l have seen a record Of several
hundred persons who have tried the
remedy here suggested, and it has failed in
no single instance where the initial steps
were taken with care and judgment. 1t is
natures own suggestion, ard sleep alter
eating is as natural as grass after rain.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-09
HU.IC AED DRAMA.
AMERICAN PLAYS AND ACTORS COM
PARED WITH THE FOREIGN.
Superior Advantages Enjoyed by Foreign
Writers-story of Walton, the
Comedian-stage Notes.

A correspondent, who is an American
actress, calls attention to the fact that,
while in his communication to Kate
Fields Washington, A. NJ. Palmer reflects
on American actors as compared to Eng
lish and French artists, he says, sour ac
tresses are not inferior to those in any
European capital city" We quoted be-
fore from memory and are very glad in
deed to put Mr.. Palmer on the record as
being half way right in his criticism.
But Mr.. Palmer is quite positive, in his
communication praising "the English and
French actors" as ''better than our own,"
and equally SO in his policy of giving up
his stages to foreign productions in the
anti-American direction. In manager
of less Importance and spirit this dec
laration and policy would not call for
journalistic comment but the subject is
too interesting to ignore when such an in
fuential manager invites the discussion.
Take list of leading foreign actors who
have come to US, and place opposite each
name that of an American actor playing
the same general line of character or busi-
ness, and you will see at a glance how the
best of the foreigners are inferior to the
natiye-t trained American actors. Let us
500 for fpcfooaa.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
Rolling Mil Operatives Laid orr

CHICAGO, Dec. 1l.-[Special Telegram to
THE BEE. IA large number of men en-
ployed by the Illinois steel company at South
Chicago have been laid Off Comptroller
Gray said that the mills were pros porous,
but that the company always laid off num-
Der of men at the beginning Of winter. Said
he:
''The men laid of are nearly all outside
men. No operatives In the mills have been
let out The mills are running full, so there
is not much danger Of our laying many
operatives off. We have sliding scale Of
wages. The mems pay is based upon the
price per ton Of rails for the month. OF
course there are always some differences to
adjust. These matters are always talked
over and adjusted about the last Of the year
the last week in December usually. don't
know that the company anticipates any seri-
GUS trouble in making the adjustment this
year"
"Will wages be reducedT'
"Ttat will depend under the sliding SCALE
upon the price of rails OF course these
financial trout bles have affected the railroads
and the railroads are our customers. If they
buy rails at all they will have to get them
cheap, probably. II raifs are cheaper the
men will get less money"
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
The Oklahoma Indians,

ATcHIsoN, Kan, Dec H. Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. DIR. II. Won Luettwitz
of the United States army, stationed at Fort
Reno, Indian Territory passed through Atch-
ison today to Pine Ridge agency, S. d. where
he has been ordered to report DR.. Won
Luettwitz says that all the uncivilized Indi-
ans of the territory have the Messiah craze,
and they are all dancing. No one is specially
alarmed, however, as there are enough
soldiers 10 keep down all trouble. The news.
paper correspondents, he says, print many
lies. He anticipates no trouble until spring
when ne predicts one Of the greatest upris-
ings in the history of the country. Even the
government scouts have been participating
in the ghost dances. He says there are 8, 900
young bucks in the territory who are eager
for glory, and the old chiefs encourage them
by telling stories of former victories. He
tells of three young squaws who went to
school three years, and as soon as they re-
turned they put on n blanket aud joined in
the ghost dance. He made the statement
that the Indians were better armed than the
whites
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
A New Western Railroad.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. II. Especial Tele-
gram to THE EE.l-The Seattle, Boise City
& Salt Lake railroad company filed articles
of incorporation yesterday. The capital
stock is $50 100000, divided into 200, 900 shares
of the par value of 500 each. 1t will run
from Seattle to Spokane Falls, thence through
the Pelouse valley to Lewiston, through the
Seven Devils country to Fayette, thence to
Boise City, to Mountain Home and Salt Lake.
The officers are l. +. Fulton, president; A. b.
Moss, vice president; j. w. Bates, general
managers Joseph Pink ham, treasurer; M. l..
Sproat, secretary. The road will be bonded
for Sl1, 800 per mile. Surveyors are here now,
and work will be commenced as soon as the
depot grounds and right-ofway can be
secured. Boise City will contribute literally
to this road
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
Major pbIin's Opinjon.

BISMARCK N. D., Dec. 11.-Maior Nc
Laughlin, agent at Standing Rock Indian
agency, is in town today. He says
there is no danger of an outbreak
and never has been. Sitting Bull
and his followers are still keeping up the
ghost dance on Grand river, but the wild en-
thusiasm is rapidly abating. The major
thinks a week more of cold weather will
stop the dancing. he says he can
arrest Sitting Bull without any trouble
but that there is no occasion for taking him
into custody. lie says reports from Standing
Rock Indians state lat the report of a cattle
stampede by the Indians aud an exchange of
shots near Buffalo Gap is canard. No cat
tie have been run off by the Indians except
their own stock
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
GRESHAM UPHOLDS BLODGETT.
Counselman and Peasley In Contempt
for Refusing to Testify.

LOT neIuSinR UO 1eStily.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Judge Gresham this
morning decided the petition for habeas cor
pus presented on behalf of Charles Counsel
man, The board of trade man,
and James G. Peasley, treasurer
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad company, and held in both cases
that the orders Of the district court adjudg-
Ing both gentlemen in contempt and that they
should be fined and imprisoned, was au-
thorized. Mr. Counselman and Mr..
Peasley were remanded to the marsha and
the opinions in each case explain the whole
matter.
The attorneys for the petitioners will ap-
peal to the United States supreme court. In
his decision Judge Gresham finds that Coun-
selman can be made to testify before grand
jury because he is fully protected against
punishment on his own evidence in that Sec
tion $50 of the revised statutes prevents any
evidence he may give under such procedure
from ever being used to criminate him. In
the Peasley case the petitioner is placed in
the same attitude. The force OF Judge Ores
hams ruling Is very great. 1t is looked upon
by the most eminent lawyers as firmly estab-
fishing the interstate commerce law by pro
viding an avenue by which to reach vlolators.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
Bureau of Animal Ind nstry.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE annual report
of the bureau OF animal industry says:
With the ultimate object in view Of discov-
ering some method OF preventing disease in
swine the bureau endeavored to produce ar
tihcially drug which would have the same
composition and effect as bacterial products.
These researches have been in the main sue
cessful and the report claims that sub
stance has been produced which not only
resembles the bacterial product of the hog
cholera germ in composition, but which has
quite the same power Of comforting immu-
nifty from disease.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
D0RsEY's BLINKING BILL.
The House will BE Requested TO Pass
the Mcasure.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house commit
tee on banking and currency has adopted a
resolution to request the house to set apart
for consideration and disposition Chairman
Dorsey's bill to reduce to 81, 600 the minimum
amount of United States bonds which national
banks shall be required to keep on
deposit and to permit the issue OF circulating
notes by national banks 10 the full amount of
the par value of bonds deposited This would,
1t is said, increase the amount of money
result in freer issue of national bank notes.
When the bill comes up IN the house Chair
man Dorsey will move an amendment to pro-
vide for the issue of greenbacks whenever
the national bank circulation falls below
SlS5,000,0 900.
Morrill, of Kansas was authorized to report
favorably the bill TO subject national bank
and United States treasury notes TO state
taxation.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
A Tough Gang.

DENVER, Colo, Dec, 1l.-[Special Telegram
to THE Bee Wv. G. Rogers, alias "Omaha
Billy" Minnie Rogers, his wife; Tom King,
alias "Potato Tom," and John Trainer, all of
whom are well known in Omaha as hard
characters, and who were run out of town
about a month ago. are now under arrest in
this city. Rogers was arrested last night as
fugitive from justice, being wanted in Will
ber, Saline county, Neb. for Jail breaking.
He is one of the men who was in Murphy's
saloon when Glow was shot and was sus-
pected of having stolen the diamond stud
from Clovis shirt front He finally confessed
that he had taken the diamond and expressed
willingness to give it up. He asked per-
mission, however, to send one of his friends
after it, This was granted and the diamond
was turned over to the detectives. Shortly
afterward raid was made on Rogers room
in the Copper block and Mrs. Rogers, King
and Trainer were arrested as accomplices.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
A SILVER ADDRESS.
The National Executive Committee
Issues One to Congress-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE national exec
utive silver committee today issued an ad-
dress to congress. The committee believes
that the present money stringency and the
breaking down of credit on both sides of the
Atlantic is due mainly, If not entirely, to an
attempt to conduct the worlds growing bust
ness on narrowing basis of gold as single
money standard and again appeals to con-
gress to delay no longer the restoration Of
silver to unlimited use as money, with all the
rights of coinage and legal tender possessed
by gold. All attempts to relieve the present
situation by increasing the volume of credit
currency can afford but temporary relief.
With the, gold supply constantly dimin-
lshing, the population increasing and
business rapidly expanding, recur-
renee OF the present situation mnst come,
forcing periodical adjustment of prices and
business to the ever-contracting scale of a
single gold standard. What Is needed Is a
broader basis OF primary money, constant and
adequate in supply. Bi-metallism must be
re-estabhshed. There never has been and is
not likely TO be in the future too much gold
and silver to supply the worlds needs for
money. To supply the probable population
of the United States alone for the next Gen.
tury with the same per capita we now have
will require production of the metals as
great as the entire production Of the Amer-
can continent since its discovery by Colum-
bus. With the free coinage of silver the diff
ference between silver bullion and silver coin
must at once disappear and end silver specula-
tion. If everybody can have silver metal
converted into coin free of cost at the rate of
37ll4 grains to the dollar, then, OF course,
there can be no difference between the value
of the given weight of silver in bullion or
coin.
The committee believes that the fear that
free coinage would destroy the parity of gold
and silver on our ratio of l6 to / is not well
founded. Certainly this cannot take place
and continue permanently until enough silver
has been coined to provide us with our full
distributive share Of the worlds money inde-
pendently OF gold. Our share at present is
81, 800 900 900, of which at least $780, 600 900 Is
gold. Silver enough must be coined, then, to
give us full 81 800 900 900 besides gold and be-
sides enough TO take the place of retired
bank notes and supply the requirements of
our increasing population and growing in
dustries, Besides, the proposed issue of new
paper money will tend ia the same degree to
displace gold that silver will Which, then,
is the best, metallic money, constant in
supply, self-regulating and that needs no re-
demption, or an additional credit money to
be some time redeemed in gold that becomes
constantly dearer as the demands upon 1t in
creasedl The people demand their consti-
tutional rights to have recourse to both gold
and silver for money to be restored to them
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
Illinois Farmersi Alliance.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-THE farmers alli-
ance adjourned tonight. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing trusts, foreign owner
ship of lands, theliquor traffic, Chicago stock
yards charges, option dealing in grain; in
favor of 2-cent passenger fare, government
control of railroads and telegraphs, free coin
agd. uniform series Of text books to be sup
state officers by "a direct vote of the people
They also favor an English education for
every child, the Australian ballot system and
the Conger lard bill. A. e. Brinson of North
vile was elected president
Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The House Agrees Without Discussion to the
Fertilization Appropriation Bill.
0ST0FFICtS AND SAVINGS BANKS,
Mitchell Offcrs a Resolution of In
quiry Upon the Subject-Wiison
oflowa Favors the Federal
Election Measure.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1l.-Soon after meeting
the house went into committee of the whole
on the fertilization appropriation bill Tho
Dill was agreed to without discussion, and
the conVnittee, having risen, the bill passed,
together with bill appropriating 100000 to
meet the deficiency in the appropriation for
public printing and binding
The house passed the bill amending section
05l5 of the revised statutes to provide a
penalty for any person having the custody Of
ballots and returns after an election had been
held who shall alter such returns or erase
tho name Of any candidate for representative
or delegate in congress from any ballots In
his custody or in any way alter or defacc the
same with intent TO affect the result of such
election.
The bull was then taken up to amend the
antipolygamy law by providing that per-
sonal property formerly belonging to the
Mormon church, which is now in the hands
of receiver, shall be placed in the common
school fund territory, Without completing
its consideration the house laid it aside as
unfinished business and went into committee
OF the whole on bills from the public land
committee.
Mr.. Payson called up the bill to indemnify
purchasers of swamp lands and reimburse
the several states for lands due them under
the swamp lands act.
After discussion the committee roso to close
the debate, but Mr.. Holman raised the point
OF no quorum and the house adjourned