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The morning call., 1890-12-05
e. DUNBAR PRICE.
Death of a Wel-Kuown Wealthy and Ex-
trevagant Young Man

traVagant Young Man.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. A private dis
patch received here to-day announces the
death in New York of Z. Dunbar Price,
whose wealth and extravagance made him
well known in this country and Europe
He was born in this city in 1885, and by the
death of his grandfather in 1877 he inherited
an income of $4,000 year. He immedi-
ateiy launched into wild extravagamces, one
of his fancies being racing stable. In 1881
lie IN arricd Miss Sarah C. Burton, but in IA
few months she returned to her fathers
home. reconciliation was afterward
effected, but in 1856 they separated finally.
In 1888 his wife filed u bill to compel the
payment of a monthly allowance of $500
which Price had promised her. He paid this
up to about year ago, since when he re-
fused to pay any more, and another suit is
now pending. BY the terms of his grand
fathers will the income OF about half the
estate will pass to charitable institutions.
Prices lawyer said to-day the young man
exet nted q will nearly two years ago, devils
ing ali the property he might be possessed
OF to young woman named .'Rolly" Booker,
who has been his companion for the past
four years. The death Of Price removes all
claims OF the widow ON the estate, there be-
ing no issue.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Auti.Slavsrv Mnvem.nt

ROME, Dec. 4.-The Pope has issued an
encyclical address to the Bishops engaged in
the anti-slavery movement. He explains the
mission of Cardinal Lavigere, and expresses
thanks to the sovereigns who assisted the
work of the Anti-slavery Con ference. In
addition he advises continued missionary
efforts in East Africa, and announces that
he has instituted an annual collection in be-
half OF the anti-slavery movement, to be
taken up on the feast of Epiphany, Janu-
ary 9th.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
SLASHED WITH A RAZOR,
Desperate Encounter Between a Surgeon and
Coiored Burglar

NORFOLK (Va), Dec. 4.-Surgeon William
A. Wheeler, of the United States Marine
Hospital service, and his wife, we're seri-
ouSly slashed with a razor in the hands of a
negro burglar this evening. They had just
finished tea, and going into another room
found a burglar calmly looking through their
effects. The doctor grappled with him and
left with terrible effect Mrs. Wheeler
rushed TO her husbands assistance, but was
soon slashed in terrible manner Though
faint from loss of blood she rushed into her
husbands room, secured his pistol and
handed it to him. The burglar broke away
and escaped, although the doctor thinks one
Of the shots he fired hit the man. The doc
tor and wife were not fatally injured, but
they will be laid up some little time. Tie
police are searching for the negro.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The House Will Probably Pass All the Pub.
lie Fuilding Bills.

lie Huilding Bills.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-The Committee
on Rules Of the House will hold meeting
on Saturday and prepare a list of bills to be
taken up during December by the House.
AT present the public building bills block
the way. There are about thirty-one Of
these bills, and the amount appropriated is
S4000,000. The opinion of the Republican
leaders is that it is best to get them out of
the way and pass them. They will use up
all the money for public buildings. The
bills on the unfinished calendar will be the
only ones acted upon this session. The
Committee on Rules will place the subsidy
bills on tie list for action next week. 1t is
the programme to pass but one bill and
make that an omnibus bill carrying all the
important features. This bill will be
pushed to an early passage, and it is ex-
yected that it will go through within the
next ten DAYS.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Brazilian Meu.,fWar

New YORK. Dec. 4.-The Brazilian men,
of-war sailed southwark Saturday, and the
officers have declined many invitations in
consequence. The stay is cut short because
OF the cold weather. When the Navy De-
partment furnished the crews with clothing.
1t offered 10 put steam-pipes and heaters on
but the offer was declined.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Tho AIabams Miner., s.r,ts

BIRMINGHAM (Ala.), Dec. 4.-The situa-
tion among the miners is unchanged. About
5000 are on a strike. A few have returned
to work. The indications point to an early
settlement. 1t is rumored here that as soon
as the operators recognize that the strike is
the effect of a conspiracy work will be re-
sumed. The miners say they are out for an
advance and that the report is untrue.
Some of the operators are arranging to fill
the mines with negroes
The morning call., 1890-12-05

the other from tubercular laryngitis.
DR.. Foster will not talk about to-day's ex-
periments until Tomorrow, but regarding
yesterdays he said: 1.-THE lymph has done
all that has been claimed for it, and l am
happy to say that the patient this morning
Is greatly improved. The effect of tue treat
ment will make public as soon as it can be
fully determined -
The morning call., 1890-12-05
IN FLAMES.

Burning Of Catholic Church and School at
Htmsstead.
PIrTsBuRG, Dec. 5-l:15 A. M-The st.
Mary's Magdalen Catholic Church and
school at Homestead. Pa. caught fire at l
o'clock, and the church is already totally
destroyed. There are no hopes for the
buildings on either side. The convent IS
now burning, as is also dweli lg- house.
1t now looks as il three other dwellings
near will also go, as there is absol ltely no
water to be had on the hill.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Koch's Remedy.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 4.-Pro fessor Russell
Chittenden. Chief of the Yale Biological De-
partment, received today small quantity
of Koch's lymph, and DR.. Foster injected
one-half milogram into the shoulder OF a
man suffering with pulmonary tuberculosis.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
A Steamer on Fra

HAvRE. Dec. 4-The French steamer
Paris, from New Orleans, with her cargo on
fire, was docked Monday and holes cut in
the deck to allow the flooding Of the after.
hold. Twenty partly burned bales of cotton
the matches again.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Suicida of q Dafanlter-

ALBANY On. ", Dec. 4.-Joseph Il. Alb
bott confidential clerk for Ii. w. Sage &
Co., lumber merchants, committed suicide
this evening by poison. Abbott was a de-
faulter to the amount of SS0,c0O.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Appearance of the Hessiau Flv.

SPRINGFIELD Qll.), Dec. 4.-Reports of
crop correspondents of the Illinois State
Board of Agriculture show that the Hessian
fly has been discovered in the fields of nearly
II not all OF the counties where winter wheat
Is growing. The extent of the damage al
ready done is not yet known.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Hswaiian Racipracitx Treatr,

WASHINGTON, Dec. A. Representative
Mckinley to-day introduced bill in the
House similar to one presented in the Sem
ate, providing that the present tariff law
shall not affect the operation of the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
A Pittshprs Rlaza.

PITTsBURG. Dec. 5.-McGnn's cracker
house, Jenkins warehouse next door, and
Harris drugstore, were damaged by fire to
the amount of $150,000 at an early hour this
morning. An explosion of chemicals caused
the wall 10 fall, severely injuring several
firemen
The morning call., 1890-12-05
A SATISFACTORY RESULT.
Experiments With the Kcch Lymph in New


d6vepy Cfnn.
NEW HAVEN, Dec ALL New Haven,
and especially the medical profession and
consumptives, is excited over the first ex-
pertinent here withi Koch's lymph.
DR.. Foster. who administered it, has
been oyerrun by callers to-day. At
the patients request the doctor re-
fuses to give his name. Only three dec-
grams Of lymph were received-enough to
1noculate three persOns-and two other pa
tients were thus treated this afternoon,
Que was suffering from lupus and
The morning call., 1890-12-05
AID FOR IRELAND,
Five Thousand Pounds Voted by tine Commons
to Purchsss Seed potatoos

to Purchsss Seed Potatoes.
LONDON, Dec. AIN the Commons to-day
Balfour made motion that Parliament
vote e5000 to provide seed potatoes for dis
tressed land cultivators in Ireland. The
seed potatoes were not to be given to the
paying ready money would obtain 90 per
cent discount. This was only small part
of the measures to be taken by the Govern
ment to meet the impending distress in
Ireland. He spoke of the railways and
other public works to be und ertaken. The
appropriation asked for was approved.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Snow in the Norihwsst.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 4.-Reports from
nearly all parts of Minnesota and North and
South Dakota show that snow has been fall
ing all day.
The morning call., 1890-12-05

ton they manage in few years to accumu-
late 81, ,000,000 or more acting as attorneys
for pension claimants"
The morning call., 1890-12-05
Business Property Burned

SALINA (Kans.), Dec. 4.-HaIf the busi-
ness portion of Brooktield was destroyed by
fire this afternoon.
The morning call., 1890-12-05
White Swelling
Scrofu!a in Severe orm-UnabIe tc
Waik-A Radical Cure.

Wdik-A radical cure.
serious than white swelling. 1t is very liable be-
come chronic and cause permanent lameness. But
with all phases of Scrofla Hoods Sarsapara Is
wonderfully successful The following Illustrate;
how this great medicine expels disease and imparts
health.
MY son, Z years old had white swelling come
on his right leg below the knee, which contracted
the muscles that tue leg was drawn up at right
angles. Physicians anced the swelling, which dis
charged freely, but did not help him materially. I
considered him
A Confirmed Cripple.
was about to take him to Cincinnati for an opera
tion expecting his, leg would have to be taken of,
and began giving him Hoods Sarsspariila In order
to get up his strength. The medicine woke up his
appetite, and soon pieces of bone were discharged
from the sore. We continued with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, as it seemed to be doing HIM much good
the discharge from the decreased, the SWELL
ing went down. the leg slaughtered out. and in a
few months he had perfect use OF his leg. He now
everywhere, and Is apparently as we'll as ever.
JOHN L. McMURRAy, Notary Public, Ravenswood.
w. Va.
Hoods SarSapariIia
Sold by all druggists 81; six for s5. Prepared only
by c. 1. HOOD q CO.. Apothecares Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-04
"As l sHeLLsD THE pEAse." j"

Over and over, little song
Sung In my heart. the whole day long;
No matter what task to my lot did fall,
Ths scse made music, amid IL all;
] washed the tea cups, kneadcd the bread
MY love loves mel" in my ear was said;
''rtuc love is better than wealth or easel"
WIS whispered to me, as shelled the pease.
Aud as made custard or baked the cake,
A voice kept saying: For loves sweet sakei'
And, when the table sat for four,
Again heard IT, DER and o'er:
'rruc love is better than wealth or ease,
True love rejoiccs in tasks like thesel'
T'nc clock on the wall, with its pleasant song,
rclscd away, though the hours were long;
At last 1t was time for my loved ones three,
TO gather around the board with me.
In came two, with q merry shout
The children are In, but the father is out
wondered If my True Love 'twould please
To know my thoughts, as shelled the peasei
A Land is heard on the outer door,
well.known step comes over the floor,
And my Darling is here; though no longer
young,
Wondered not that the tune was sung,
For love in its loved one true beauty sees,
When stranger eye might see naught to
please.
The merry children make mirth for all
While the mother smiles and the father tall
Bends low to whisper loving word,
That by no ear but her own is heard:
sweetheart what viands could taste like
these!
With love, I'm sure, you have favored the
pease!"
So over and over, the whole day long,
Sung, in my heart the little song:
"What matters 1t II the house be small,
If Love finds shelter within its wall?
Naught else crave but my Love to please,
Though humble my task, as she'll the pease! ]"
Maud Wyman, in Good Housekeeping.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-04
The Flow of Metals.

In one of his recent lectures in Lon
don, Prof. Robert Austin spoke of eight
prominent points of resemblance be-
tween metals and fluids which are not
generally known. They are the re.
lection of impurities on solidification,
suffusion, flow under pressure, changes
due to compression, absorption of gases,
absorption of liquids, vaporization and
surface tension. OF these properties,
perhaps the most astonishing are those
exhibited by metals when compressed.
Placing cold, powdered metals in press,
Prof. Spring, Of Liege, caused lead to
weld into q solid mass by pressure of
13 tons per square inch; zinc by 10 tons;
tin, 32 tons; antimony, 3s tons; alumni
mum, 3S tons; bismuth, 3s tons; copper.
3S tons. At 83 tons per square inch
lead actually began to flow, and at At
tons tin showed signs of the same tend
ency When pressure of more thar
so tons to the square inch was given the
metals under experiment flowed through
the fine cracks in the press like so much
water Prof. Spring has also proven to
the satisfaction of his companions that
the crystalline structure Of metals may
be changed by pressure as by fusion,
and that it is even possible to build up
alloys by the same agency.-St Louis
Republic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-04
A MucH-MARRIED MAN.
King Has Over Three Thou
sand Lawful Wives.

Polygamy is practiced TO on extrava-
gent degree in Ashantee. The more
wives man has the higher his social
Importance. The number which man
in private life may have is limited by
his ability to purchase and support
them, but the number of wives which
the King may have is limited by law
limited to the modest number of 1888,
and it is said that he usually does not
exceed this limit.
At any rate, he must have more wives
than any of his subjects, or his respect
ability will suffer The present King
actually has the 1888 wives and he has
600 children.
All the King has to do to get wife is
to choose any female he pleases, no mat
ter how young she may be. Girls are
often chosen when less than ten years
old, and in such cases they are left with
their mothers until of a mature age, at
which time they are taken to join the
rest of the 1888.
No man is ever allowed to see any OF
the Kings wives, and should he even
accidentally see one his punishment is
death. These wives during the work.
ing season attend to the Kings planta-
tions, but the rest of the time they live
at Coomasie, the Ashantee capital,
where they occupy two long streets.
When they go out for walk in a
body, as is often the case, they are pre-
ceded by number of eunuchs, who
herald their coming, that all men may
disappear and avoid looking upon them.
When this is impossible they must fall
upon their faces to the ground.
If a white man happens to be there,
and understands not the law, the
eunuchs turn his face away from the
advancing women.-London News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-04
ANECDOTES oE DECATUR.
Tho Gallant Naval Hero's sympathy fol
tho Common Sailors.

Tho Gallant Naval Hcro's sympathy for
the Common Sailors.
The gallant Decatur was sailor tc
the hearts core, and loved to tell anec.
dotes OF the common sailors, one OF
which follows: In one Of the actions be-
ioro Tripoli, while fighting hand tc
hand with the captain OF a gun-boat,
Decatur came near being cut down by
Turk, who attacked him from behind.
A seaman, named Reuben James, who
was already wounded in both hands,
seeing the risk Of his commander,
rushed in and received the blow OF the
uplifted saber on his own head. Fortu-
nately the honest fellow survived to re-
ceive his reward. Some time afterward,
when he had recovered from his wounds,
Decatur sent for him on deck, expressed
his gratitude for his self-devotion, in
presence OF the crew, and told him to
ask for some reward. The honest tar
pulled up his waistband and rolled his
quid, but seemed utterly at a loss what
recompense to claim. His messmates
gathered around him, nudging him with
their elbows and whispering in his ear:
"He has all the world in string and
can get what he pleases;" "the old man
can deny him nothing" etc. One ad-
vised this thing, another, that; double
pay" double allowance" "a boat
swain's BERTH" "a pocket full of money
and full swing OH Shore" etc. Jack
elbowed them all aside and would have
none of their counsel. After mature de-
liberation, he announced the reward to
which he aspired; it was-to be excused
from rolling up the hammock-cloths!
The whimsical request was, of course,
granted; and from that time forward
whenever the sailors were piped to stow
away their hammocks, Jack was to be
seen lettering around and looking on
with the most gentleman-like leisure.
The devoted fellow always continued
in the same ship with Decatur. II
could always know the state of my bile
by jack" said the commodore. "If
was in good humor, and wore pleasant
aspect, Jack would be sure to heave in
sight, to receive a friendly nod and if
was out Of humor, and work, as some-
times did, foul-weather physiognomy,
Jack kept aloof and skulked among the
other sailors" 1t is proper to add that
Reuben James received more solid re-
ward for his gallant devotion than the
privilege above mentioned, pension
having been granted him by the Govern
ment.
On another occasion Decatur had re-
ceived at New York the freedom of the |
city as a testimonial of respect and |
gratitude. On the following day he |
overheard this colloquy between two of !
his sailors:
Jack" said one, "what is the mean
ing of this freedom of the city, which
they've been giving to the old MANI"
why, don't you know? Why, it's
the right to frolic about the streets as
much as he pleases, kick up row,
knock down the men, and kiss the wo-
men,"
"1hars something worth fighting for!"
-emarked the other.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-04

Deacon Bledsoe, who was 'sot on the
Bible with Moonshiner Newt Bledsoe.
''in response to my hellos tall, in
nocent-looklng old countryman came
out to the gate, and by the light of a
pine torch which he carried in his hand
he looked me over. BE you uns the
new Methodist circuit-rider?' he asked
] decided to play preacher for once and
ans wered in the affirmative.
"'Light, parson. I'm hard-shell,
but you're welcome. i never lays it up
agio man cause he don't belong to my
church, and the deacon received me
with true mountain hospitality.
"At bedtime Bledsoe brought out a
well-worn family Bible and invited me
to lead in prayer. had not prayed since
j WAS boy at Sunday-school, but was
in for it, and reading a chapter in the
Bible we all knelt down, and / deliv-
cred some sort of a prayer. In my pc
tition referred to those sinners who
defed the laws OF God and man by max
ing spirits, and prayed the Lord to turn
them from their wicked ways To this
Blelsoe respondes with loud amen!
II rose early the next morning, and,
finding that breakfast was not ready,
started for short stroll in the woods
back OF the house. As left the yard
noticed Bledsoe's wife watching me
With evident suspicion. / walked on
down to small branch, which ran
through the woods three hundred yards
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-04
THE GOLD-BEATER'S ART.
Its Main Features Are the Same as In
the Time of King Solomon.

the limo OIL hbnS solomon.
"Are you aware that the main features
of my business have not been altered
for several hundred years" remarked a
gold-beater recently to Chicago News
reporter.
SIT may appear surprising, but it is
true, nevertheless" he continued "No
one has yet invented machinery that
will supplant the manual labor which
devolves upon the gold-beater. The
same form of mallet, the same sheepskin
bats and almost similar ways OF hand
ling the gold foil are in vogue now as
in the time of King Solomon. In those
days the gold-beater was considered q
first-class artisan. That the same
opinion holds good to-day is evidenced
by the fact that there are but three or
four gold-beating establishments in the
United States. The method of manu-
facture Of to-day is almost counterpart
of that in vogue centuries ago. See,
here are several employees who are
busily engaged in striking what appears
to be square piece of marble. But
that square substance which the work
man turns at every blow is composed of
numerous layers or sheets of sheepskin
vellum. Between these sheets are the
precious films of gold. Our gold is re-
ceived in long ribbons wound about
spools. These ribbons are an inch wide
and about as thick as ordinary glazed
writing-paper. The ribbon is cut
into inch pieces and then again into
three parts, which, when beaten between
tho ohaanclyfn mil lra
sheets of foil. To give definite idea OF
the amount of surface gold dollar will
cover in foil, it has been estimated that
the coin will make 100 sheets, each foui
inches square. So, you see, one dollar
will, II converted into foil, cover 1,606
square inches, or little over eleven
square feet. A beater can hammer out
1000 sheets of foil in four hours. One
would think that the beaters work was
of the most arduous nature. That
steady up-and-down motion with the
heavy mallet is deceitful. The wonder
full elasticity of the vellum causes the
mallet to rebound to the required height
each time it falls"
Show about the manner of packing
the foil for sale and delivery?" the beat
or of the precious metal was asked.
''Oh, that of course. has been i'm
proved upon. Should novice attempt
to pick up one of those films Of gold TO
place 1t between the leaves OF the spc-
cially prepared decorators book it
would fly around at every breath, and
become worthless tangle of zephyrs.
The expert gold-beater fiips the foil into
the book so dexterously that he seldom
spoils sheet. The composition of the
book paper is secret. / could talk for
a week upon the various details of my
business, but / have already stated
enough to convince one that this most
ancient art has not changed materially
for long time. 1t remains for the COM
ing generation to solve the problem OF
gold-beaters' machinery"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-04

Mrs. Bledsoe, and she kept me covered
with the rifle, while her husband
handed me back my pistol when
mounted my horse.
Won't you pray for us agin, parson,
fore you go?' said Bledsoe, with grin,
as 1 rode away. A week later 1 re-
turned with a strong posse, captured
Bledsoe, and destroyed his still.
could have made case against his
wife, but / wouldn't do it.
''The only romantic adventure ever
met with hunting moonshiners oc-
CURED in Marion County five years ago.
l was over there hunting some wit
nesses and incidentally looking out for
stills. was spending the night at the
house of man had reason to believe
was moonshiner, and dangerous one.
I saw he regarded me with suspicion,
but he asked no questions and / felt
safe. The man had daughter about
eighteen years old, very pretty coun-
try girl, who seemed to take no notice
of my presence and did not once speak
to me during the evening. The house
was log cabin, with loft reached by
a ladder. ! was given a bed in the loft,
and retired about ten o'clock. / heard
my host talking in low tone for some
time after lay down, then heard him
take his rifle from the rack and leave
the house. 1 had been asleep probably
two hours when the touch of hand
on my face awoke me. The girl was
standing by my bed with lighted
candle in her hand. She motioned me
to be silent, and in whisper she said:
Stranger, you'll have ter git. Your
critters at the gate. Take ther right
ham road at the forks, cross the creek,
and don't stop this side of Lige Mar
com's-that's bout four miles down ther
road. Git out tharp and she pointed to
small window in one end of the loft
Then she blew out the candle and dis
appeared as silently as shadow. put
on my clothes, went to the window and
found a ladder on the outside. At the
gate l found my horse ready saddled,
and, mounting, rode rapidly away.
have never seen that girl since, bat
am satisfied that she had learned of a
plot to murder me, and saved my life"