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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-28
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trand Lodge to
Grands should
Ids who vote for
mple by attending
mt Deputy Grand Mas
| and has extended the
ext, when, it is expected,
yin an important position
lpment.
, Fellows extend cordial in
i'd Fellows to make call on
afternoon of New Years Day, be-
"a o'clock. Grand Scribe Burroughs
Grand Il. w. Kessler are making great
atoms.
,uth (Rebekah Degree) Lodge No. 9 has
.ected these officers: N. g., Miss Emma V.
Sparo V. g., Miss Ordell Harlan; +. s., Mrs. E.
Victoria Kessler 9th term;) r. s., Miss Mamie
f. Pearson; Treas. Mrs. NJ. E. Page This
lodge is flourishing.
In turning over q new leaf New Years Day it
would hc an excellent plan to divide the Grand
Canton into companies Independent of each
other, and institute rivalry among them as to
proficiency in drill and foot movements.
Something should be done to put some life into
the Grand Canton.
Washington Lodge entertainment last Mon
day was grand success. Among those who
assisted were Mrs. 7. w. Cridler, Mrs. E. H.
Perkins, Miss Sallie Westrope, Miss Ada L.
Townsend, and Miss Hattie Dunn, and Messrs
Champion, Been, Shackelford Dalton, Conroy,
j. j. Burnham, Norman Pruitt, Capt. Edward
Dunn, Lieut.. McCathran, Sergeant Miller,
Sergeant Murray, and the Given Brothers. The
committee in charge were William H. Frazier,
P. G. NJ; D. A. Edwards, and Harvey Given.
Fair play., 1890-08-16
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE EEWS IN BRIE!.
FifTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

INih" senate, on til" 5th, the THr.if bin
N.t- taken up and good progress, Was made.
The glassware and stone schedule Wa !in
Ishei y Anunib.r Of amendments p:upo--
lng to reduce the committee rates, offered
Dy thr Democrats. were rejected The
metal ,chc lu!.. w;.~tliru UP, and zen lin..
t; discussion o! AN amendment offered bJ Mr.
Morgan to admit steel ore free, the Senate
adjourned In til" House most OF the day
was sp-nt debating the resolution reported
from tiIc committee Oh rules. asking the
Secretary "t TIA: Navy tor the reasons ul the
increase Of force at III" hi;teGy Navy ia'd,
a. :-eub-tItutc for the Cumming - resolution
nf inquiry. After adopting the resolution
and icC.Iy N; the report ut ia" "."ct IN
comm attc.. ia the tlGt"n BrcCSlurI l@e
case, which dc>'ir"h Nj. Hr"c.!nr.l-" ,
seat vacant, the '."f.craI deficiency BIZ! Was
tax, II up in committee II tfi.. Whole.
lx tia. Scrlt, on tn ';ti. u 81 grafton oi
the Tar II bin was resumed. and Nj Nor
gail'- pr, pp-rl Amendment /" reduce the
duty oli E"--"iIIci IRON or" was discussed.
senator {, .r.nan mate a long speech ia
favor Of reducing the rate. ! proposition
,orcJnrr the rat. from seventy Axe to s.Aty
cents u-r ton w.t- defeated, and without lin
i.Liup the iTon or" paragraph III" senate
u,iourncti ~ In tI.. iinu-, the conference
,,n,rt on tn.. Original Package" biIl was
nd,ntcd after whicn cons .Irrit.nn ot til"
:, ..-........,. IN ,,., ...r,r,.I il,
General ~ h'''''H %
comm ~ va ''
posing of the measure.
Is the Sruatr, on TIA" .tir, cons Iteration "i
tli.. Tariff b.ll wa- resumed, and con- .Idri.l-
Bile progress G.I~ made vs. Ia III" metal
schcd"!t. >t'''"I propositions rom ii''"-
Gratis l" ft"u'' i'''> "'I' u''''''h "E
~irict parry '"''-'''. =" NV 'i'"-', MI
preliminary III 'tt'f7 H'' "-'h ''t'h yea 49,
the "chrrai fr"'ithrE "'i! "d- ttN'H 'f
ana disposed "i III committee u' li' "h'I'.
Nhen thc commute" rose an III" "i'"h.l-
tncnt- were agreed 1" except one granting
an extra month : pay |" employees "I IA"
senate anu House, anu thch ihc Dul went
over.
IL the Senate on the sth thu conference
report un the Forttic.,tiuH hiN was adopted
louu discussion .u-uri ON tine confer
once r.poit on the Sundrv CiyIl hppu"pri.t-
Fair play., 1890-08-16
The SPEAKERS HOBBY.
Ills Heart 80. on the Passage of the
Lodge korcr Ell.

That sneaker Reed is in many re-
epcr'~ an alb" man no on" viii deny.
When on the floor Of the House fe WAS
I. ready and effective dcDarer His Ian
guagc was simple and vigorous, and he
never made the mistake of talking too
long. ~ presiding officer he has added
70 ii> reputation in Il certain wa. He
i remarkably quicl. in his decisions
aaI never loses his head. Whenever he
has gone wrong it has been with malice
atorcthoG-uJ. In other words. thou
he has mental attributes that quali.:
him tu- The place in the highest degree.
he i lacking in the moral attributes
that are indispensable 20 make q man a
good Speaker lie j. a~ conspicuous tO-
unfair treatment % his political oppo-
.rcn:s - his predecessor was for abso-
lu.r imuar.ia.irv. H. is A. tvrannical
as Bismarck. and would limit the func-
ton Of the House TO the simple duty OF
as>cr ting TO his I"rrec-.
l. : now reported tina: M Reed has
determined that the senate shall pass
the fore" bin before adjournment He
j. credited with saying that he Will
keep Congress sitting the year around
in order 20 ACCOMPLISH his object. He
has ~e- h:~ heart lroa having law en-
acted that may lc G~ei "a cripple the
Southern Democrats. Though he ap-
proves Of an out-aEcoaslv nigh tariff.
aui therefore gives his sanction TO the.
Mckinney bill that measure i 20 him
" secondary Importance. Possibly he
M have dauh-, Of is Instability. He
1lI-t certainly know tina. there i CON
siderable su-s-'a5 Mt As 70 the wisdom
OF ra>-lH- l. N il present shape. Bat
'aa force bill be regards as the saliva
non o: Tho Eer-b..ran party. He knows.
a. re D. know. that j. viii result in
r.ot.n- and tlocd~hei. His judgment
: tha- THIS VIII arouse the feeling 0:
sectional hatred - which his party mas
.au- owed IL existence. and which he
thinks j, ~t.li strong enough. under prop
g. management. 70 pre5ent d return Of
cEe Democrats 20 power.
/ = ,-lc Oevond a question tina, the
au.ncS.-les that were famed 70 fever
H@a. ny tae var have not get died out.
Tue bloody shir, elected Harrison. Eu.
i must no- be forgotten that every wear
J. adding 70 the list o: voters hundreds
of Young men to;1 il The South and IN
Tho North who are not divided in sem
tineac a. their fathers we're. They
"--c >a!ia-ei with war talk long ago.
The SJl-le-Hcrs admit tha. they were
beaten and hat they ought 20 nave
been beaten. The Northerue-s in their
inte-cou-=e with them 30 NOT irri.a:e
tAem Jy -e.=r-ing 20 the subject in an
Fair play., 1890-08-16
TAE ELECTIONS BILL.


The purpose q: The Republican party
in The Federal elections t!j. = ~ plac"
the election II members cf the House 81
representative, under the control ~
Federal otticr-tr.Jv-S. and 30, scope =
sucil THAT It Will virtually control tn"
election OF the Narlou. S.tt' ".f 'crS.
abroratIuE Stale Laws cuA-tcd ~ >rcuye
far elections
The bill provides frr the appointment
of i chief supervisor III every Judicial
district IN tn" United States ihcra
are seventy Of these districts.
The chief supervisors appoint three
supervisors for each voting precinct.
who are practically a. conduct the "lcc-
tion. Two "t these officers are - II"
selected from one party ami th" thlrd
from the oppo>gt" party. hUt the major
ity are - have ia" power oiee.ic upon
all matters that come before them. This
j. very ruuninE!y devised scheme for
partisan purposes.
All uf III" election machinery -
placed in the hlud> u: partisan boards.
and they can return aS elected {" Con
treSS whoever they may -" t;, tho
States havin, no power 10 control their
action in counting til" votes or ccrtlfy.
!n.r 10 the returns. nor can they puu-
l~n them for any crimes or frauds COM
mittcd unirr this bill
The promoters Of this bill know in
ADVANCE that lime out "f ten "f the
chit, supervisors appointed Will he Er-
pubiican>; they viii appoint the super
viSors ~ each voting precinct. and II
is absolutely certain that two Of thcs"
men viii be Republicans, Who viii have
complete control OF the board.
Deputy tnar>Aals are 10 he appointed
without limit - 10 number, Ia attend
upon registration and voting. The
bill authorizes thcS" Federal officers TO
make a hous,-to-house canvass through
cut each district The doors Of every
dwelling must bc flung open to thcS.
partisan spies. many ot whom Will bc
negroes. and all questions about tho
family history which they may b. dis
posed ~ ask must be answered, or arrest
and imprisonment Will follow
No scheme could have been devised
by the worst enemies uf the South
better calculated To renew sectional
hatred.
\ bill more obnoxious 10 4 E"puhli-
can form of government was never pre-
scented to Legislative body. Its pur-
pose is wholly partisan, ami emanatei
from few politicians whose desire il
10 pcrpctuatn themselves IN power,
though to do so it be necessary 10 reVo.
Iut.onize the Government and take
from the people the las, vestigc ot their
rights.
II is the first attempt in tn" history
of our Government Ia wrcSt from the
people the election OF their representa-
tivcs and place il in the hands Of an i'm.
mense army of Federal officers.
This bill. in my judgment. should it
become "a law. w:ll revive the Old Sec
tional feeling and bring ahout a con
tict between the white and coiorci
races. IL will turn back the wheels oi
prog rcss and depress the industries not
only in that section but throughout
The entire country. The business and
iair-minded men Of the North. without
regard to party should protest in tho
most vigorous manner against the pass
age of this bill. Is their right, are in
yolved as well aS those uf the southern
people Hon. ". +. Wilcox. n. C.. in
y. Y Morning journal.
Fair play., 1890-08-16
r3aERiS0N'S BRUTALITY.


..>-s,a r.,-- Dou-.ft,,..' : ~,
,.,l-..-.. y...,.s .,. HARRISON. hnn,.
...-.. o.. r.s-. -.....s, ,i.arr..' ng.s
w.. -o .f:-.-.., ,- -.,. ,,.giIr..-h..lti
,.,...- ~ .r. E.,.s.'s..tr marty. l. =
..s3-..,..-.- ~ r.., c.rlorraen>.,c aa;
.,....... ......,..... .rs 4..a.e p,.,a.-.,--
-...,.s.. ~ .... .........-...r.,t >,a-r,'
ys...,..-... e.. NJ ,..,....,.i N r>>s
I, ~. v.,r ... Presidency was
.-.-., and = r-..-.- scented IN The
Mite ur.-.. ,.r.,. Democrats stood
ls... r. ~, 0a..r New Nurk ana
I,..I..r.. ,,,.-... ..sr,g.-.I. when Tie r,cc-
t.,r ...., decided; l. ... money c,,,i to
,.... r.a.,-, I'm l...k, a. I've. these
p.........-..., ~.....i a.., Thpy stood hack
q-r.a NJ NJ O..r announced
ria. pie. r.....f.f,.to p.rtv would hold
,,..r..,- VII. ,.,. mailed hand. they
stood l.... .... Ill, r-,crtcutS ~ \
cra-a~, u-r. r..li"oI hy the Reed
pul.rv .,n,r.-a,.y IN the House ot Rep
r,,rutAtl,,.,. they stood back when The
p,....a........ minority in the. lic.>e Was
r-,.-r,..j. ule,. Democrats were unsca:ri
- enable tar p.u,o-rtlls lrarar 70
carry o.' il policy uf ouprr>>iu. the
masses. They stood larl, when the
Montana Senators wcrr stolen and the
Senate. Vas fgautu.,!..v packed Cor the
r.~g....at.an II i'..t.,rlcy. And they
a.. >-aul.ur h.yl still
After al. tbs NJ HIrrisou's organs
onc. more :.~S4iI them with the cry:
- ,ni back. ,iuu-ut4cvs''
II i, impossible. gentlemen. TIE
Democrat, Of She unr,ruu~tructcd States
can stand back no farther. II you steal
another Presidential election: II you de-
rriy. th,m Of tnr.r riyhts with the
ua.lt! hand. the; vi!l bee obliged 70
stand forward. They love peace. They
ar, the conservative element oi this
country. Their u~lnriuIcS and their
fidelity 20 them have time and araiu
saved ,t,. country from chaos They
have malr great sacrifice, for peace
They have Loucd for reforms: they have
waited ugti.ntiy for the era of RADICAL
ism, T.. ,.,-.. for. r,.,r,,S!or, tn exhaust
i,,,lr. r,. ,., love. ,f IIhr.ty +, rr.ssrr,
itself once moro. And after all this
,..,.,. ..t,.,. r,,.-. rh, ola cry. ..Staui
Lar,. daurHs....~,'
Tbry will ro,. They will stand for
wa.I a, far forward As duty and their
loy,, TT liberty leads them. II they are
10 L.. su.lttrn in the face with the
mailed hand Of fraud and violence. it
will H.. s.guJ that the face j. not dough:
that II can be- 81. IL iron hardness
against in~olrn, oppression.
The tristan highest duty of the mill
ion Democratic. voter. in the recon
Fair play., 1890-08-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

IL the Senate. on the nth, consider
ation Of the Tariff bill was continued.
the discussion turning on the question
of time wasted on individual items.
Several proposed amendments to the
metal schedule were voted down. just
before al ournmcnt Mr.. EimUrdS Of
fered Il resolution. which went over, 20
put the five minute rule into effect on
the discussion Of Individual items la
the bil!..ln the House. after som"
tilihu>tering over the approval Of the
journal. Il further conference on some
disputed amendments 10 the Sund"y
Civil Appropriations bill was ordered.
The Atkinson bill, regulating steam
railroads in the District of Columbia.
was taken up and final action on it was
prevented by dilatory motions.
Nix. FRANK, OF Missouri introduced
in the House. on the llth. hill Ia
amend the act providing for the Worlds
Fair by limiting The number OF mem
berS on the board Of lady managers -
fifteen. The original bill did not limit
the number on this hoard. and 4 great
many of them had already been ap-
pointed.
y rAEr1 OF rebel Arabs met and de-
teated the Morocco army at tlunzI. re-
Gently. with conN'oer& bIe loss. On"
hundFe0 ana twenty tah'1Ee> '1"'h ~
the .eoe-s "e." put 10 Death "' son
OF the 0oVernor. VINO was among the
captured, was compelled TO eat toasted
portl"n>"t ms o"n ue>h'
\ CONVENTION of delegates from q
large percentage OF III" qnarrymen'S
unions ot tAe country met at Quincy
Fair play., 1890-08-16
POPULATION OF MISSOURI.
Census Returns for ,il the t"unt.c- of the
Stat"-t T"t,i -: 2.t1I. 81. an incrrn-.
of Nearly Half a Wilton ia rrn Years
Relative Grow Ia "t ,,Iii"r,nt >rcttnu--

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Fair play., 1890-08-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

OK the 9th the Joint committee of the
Trunk Line Association and the Cen
iral Traffic Association began Il two
iavS' session in New York City. the
conference being called To fix a uniform
class of rates on all east-bound freight
from Chicago 10 The Seaboard.
DE. LoMAN of Marion. Ind. has given
property located near indianapolis TO
the State Medical College of the latter
city to the value of S!Go.o0a.
The sale of the Denver Col Rocky
Mountain News to a Republican syndic-
ate, is OF. the option having expired
at midnight on the 9th. Mr.. Thomas
VI. Patterson has purchased the control
ing interest, and will Coon assume its
editorial management Mr.. Patterson
is wcll-known leading Democratic
politician and criminal lawyer.
The warfare of the Farmers AlE-
anre in North Carolina and til" Eich-
mond \ Danvillc railroad against Sena-
tor Vance grows more Formidable daily.
HENRY GEnEor and his VIII" arrived
in London on eth. lie is in excellent
health and spirits, and expects large
results from his visit to Australia.
\ SERIOUS rcvols occurred in the
Massachusetts State prison At Charles
town, ON the eth, and the entire availa-
bic police Of that city and BOSTON, wcr"
required to assist the warden and his
Suboriinates in restoring 4 semblance
Of order
TlE big paper mill at E"'oit, Wis.
one If the model >traw-hoari mills of
the country. was almost entirely de-
strovel 10y fire on the 9th. The loss is
estimated at Siu, 0oo; covered 10y in~Ur-
ance.
The residence of Edward j. knowl
ton, q: brooklyn, at Newport, I. l..
was entered by burglars while the tami-
Il were at dinner. on the 'th. and
= 600 worth OF jcwcly belonging 10 Mrs.
knowlton was stolen.
THE deaths from cholera al jcddah.
Egypt, average 100 daily.
The brick barn on the farm Of VI. Is
tcrlee in Exeter township. near Read
ing Pa, va, burnei by inceni;arjeS on
the night OF the 9TH Loss. 80.
partly insured.
CArHAEI>E SwrET, who lives at
rroy .icncc. Il. l.. was the victim OF
mUrlerou> assault OF the 9th. Her hu>-
land. Jerome Sweet. ihLrty-tive years
old. an lee pediicr. for some reason un-
explained rourcd kerosene oil on her
and Sc i;r" 10 her clothing. The doc
tors say she can no, recover. The huS-
band was arrested.
AgrIND >urEEi NrE-pENT OF Police
iiYENE> ot New Yorl5 C;tv >ou- out a
general alarm 10 all the police pre-
cinctS. on the III. announcing The d.
>e:Jion oi 800 sailors and marines from
the meIs-of-war Chicago and Atlanta.
and ordering their arrest by tn
o'clock al night fifty OF the ic>ertors
hal been captured aGt lodged n police
stations.
THF Treasury D2Ya~.mcn. has grant
ID the application y: tho Swedish Lin
mean NouaUen. Association to- the
free entry c; bronze statue Of Carl
Non Limo. recently imported and in
tended Tor presentation IL the Com
mi>SIoncrS Of Lincoln Park. Chicago.
Ii Is understood tina. General NrCook.
now stationed a. Tor, L"ayenwor.h.
ka-.. WI lr placed; n command u the
DIVISION O. Ac.1ona.
Fair play., 1890-08-16


EARLY on the morning o' -" IN,
boiler in John Jacohy's saw-ui!l a NE--
berry, Ind, exploded. killing Engineer
WiIl Shoemaker and injurIn- .lonn ia
coby. Allen .Iacohy, Mont Rhodes an.t
two children Of Alfred Collins.
y FATAL case OF cholera IN Nair.i
was reported on The eth.
MANAGER GArL Of the Narkcy ~
TEN on the >,h, granted the tcHanI' "t
the Terre lIaute jlnd-i o~l,chr"n To-:
a raise to the Chicago scale. hc sam"
was granted the men ~ t.yan~Fli.'' anu
trains imm ediate!y began moving anu
clearing the blockade which haI ar-
cu:nulat"l during 1"ehty-i"Hr hour
suspension.
ENrEEoE WILLIAM. Lnri Salisbury
and Count ilatZfoltt. n" ""rMan A!H-
haSSador 70 London. held 4 'oh:"f"ht"
atp>bornc House, on IN" >'h. Al Nh!'h
the formaI!tIeN IN regar" 10 'h' res
Nlon OF hel!g"iand 10 "'r:HahF "'.'
conclud"I.
1HE remains OF Ni!I!am h'i'i!'i'r
were buried IN pVlcNllin" IN 'l'c P'1'''''
cemetery al Auburn, y l. on '"e ''''
PILGRIMS returning from Niece" age
forbidden by the authorizes /" ''i''''''N il
at 'rddah'
II j. stated mat 'A-''"''H >".'''.''
"i >'Ft!'' mas reserved 10 "'H"''
b'Ih "' H"' '"Fcui" L" lAt 'I''''"" - q
nHnnrry IN Russia, n "h!'h ''' "'''
install h'F''i IS aoD'''''
Eh"t Ni:h III. hA' i;NihI.h'' Ii' mus
distinguished Austrian poet 81 "'o'''-''
years, ui'" III N""h"' -" INV.
'ht advanced "I' "i ''-" Hi'''
f"i'iN li"' >NNP .'"'l"l'N''' INV
III" 4 large h"ii!hcF Oh women 49,,
III" streets Oh ''E'>N''>' Oh '.'' ''''' -
" "rh'"i''FA 'I"h III l"''' - '"'
suffrage Many "' 'Ic i"'"''''
from lho PROVINCES S"i''' "' ''''''
ing I"h% distances l" take par" nv
troops "rr" cohiin'd III IN" BARRACKS an
Jay anu me F"i!r' i'"'f"l'" t"' A'' -
b"t tI'tT" was n"hiN"ru'f-
li"N. JAMES i'"NNfil" i''Prtn'h''
ave III congress from IN" ihif" 'N''''''
"i''i4's' "'N i"'i'h i''' !"
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Fair play., 1890-08-16
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

senator Quay has no use for
phonoyraph. II talks too much. Chi
cago Evening Post.
-i'rcsident Harrison would doubt
loss consider it a good idea to sell tee
south and use the proceeds for pen
sions. -Courier-Jou-nal
An enthusiast on the subioc, o.
silence has complied this table:
Dumb man .............. ........-..
Fair play., 1890-08-16

IF the proposed Fourth Assistant
Postm asterGeneraI should he q s"n the
icb OF keeping James g. E.aine's letters
out Of the mails. he Will be of vast service
to the partY-Louisyille CGUricr-Jogr-
nal.
Tie Republican Senators are be-
ginning 20 realize that the Treasury is
already on the brink OF bankruptcy
without -ubiecting II % the strain Of
an expenditure oi millions for the pgr-
pose Of making elections = fagce.-AI-
bany Argus.
Mr.. Harrison friends assert that
he has paid for the house and lot pre-
,ented TO Mrs. Harrison by the Cape
MAY Point syndicate. The country viii
he glad 20 believe it IT. will be appro-
pirate, however, 70 put in evidence the
cncck with :he date OF its drafting and
presentation FOR payment plainly leg
ible--St. Louis Republic.
True. the Republican majority a:
Washington has done nothing for tenn
perauce. has not even passed thc anti
original package bill: but Il has got rid
Of the surplus. and that in a little over
year. How foolish President C!eve-
land was 70 worry his head over such a
little matter as a surplus. Hcnccforth
it i not theory, nor condition. but
fact that will confront the public 49,
y. y. Voice Prohibition Organ.
The Behring sea dispute should
5a AZ once arbitrated. II need not be
assumed that NJ. Blaine has the criui-
inal purpose Of using this paltry dis
pute % force :, war which would be
calamity 10 both countries and 20 civil
iza.ion. but if the dispute is continued.
an accident is liable 70 occur at anT
time 70 make war unavoidable Inc
matter must not drag farther. Let 1t
be arbitra;ed and settled az once--Ss
Louis Republic
Fair play., 1890-08-16

IN = saloon fight near the =. Louis
Fair Grounds. Charles Richardson. a
nero standing some distance from the
scene. Was shot ana killed.
Fair play., 1890-08-16
Religions Meetings.

The Southwestern Missionary Baptis,
Association was gecently IN session a.,
Lebanon ioc >eve,a. days. >eveca.
hundred delegate, were present. On
the l7;h the Southern Methods, in
tugucate their caulp-mee:.ng at the
Aayte.d caupground.
Fair play., 1890-08-16
Death of u Millionaire.

Iohn J. Mastin. one of the wcalthicst
nen of Kansas City. died the other
morning, after a short Illness, from in
iammation of the bowels. He was
ifty-nine years of are, and had lived in
Jackson County thirty-cight wears. lie
rcputcd to have been worth ii. 600, 600.
Fair play., 1890-08-16
Wants Heavy Damages.

iohu T. Clark, of EaStou, has filed
suit in IN" courts Cor ~li.000 damages
against the Hannibal X -. Joseph Rail-
way Company. IL" alleges that three
months ago a passenger train on that
'oai ran over and exploded a torpedo
iignal, and that one Of the flying pieces
struck his left lcr. making him crip-
In fn,. litn
Fair play., 1890-08-16

Edward H.ko. who was arrested IN =.
Louis Tor -o5b:ng lis brother of 400,
was released On the representations o.
h friends ,ha. he Is mentally IRE
spoa-ib.e for Ms acts. lie viii he PR.
va:c.E restrained 70: time. His re-
cover: : Louei 10y.
Fair play., 1890-08-16

A DETAIL of prisoners numbering 80,
or route 10 siberia, recently, attacked
their escort of fifty-thrce soldiers. and
a bloody fight cn>ucd. The soldiers
charged upon th" prisoners with fixed
bayun"t> and killed eleven of them. \
number Of others Were severely wound
cd and 'he revolt was soon uuellrG.
Fair play., 1890-08-16

Albert &. EaSsoway appeared in the
Circuit Court at It. IoSonh a few days
ago and made application for divorce
rom his wife. 10 whom he has been
r.arried about two years. He stated
hat she already had husband when
she married him
Fair play., 1890-08-16
President Harrison Invited.

President Harrison las been invited
TO attend the National EnCampment q
Sons Of Veterans, which cOnyeues az =.
JOSEPH August -.