Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-05

tel nine stories high
The height Of an ocean wave in a
heavy sea has been measured at 40
feet
A PrrrsurRg man commit. ed suicide
because his wife seemed fated 10 have
no children.
THE first Democratic governor
elected in Iowa in 40 years gives
prohibition u vigorous kick.
TuE first silver dollar authorized
by Congress was under the act Of
February u, 1892.
BorsE. the newly elected governor
of Iowa, in his inaugural address
last Thursday declared prohibition
in his state, not success.
CHu1rs EMORY Smith Of the Press
has been rendered the compliment
Of an editorial dinner, 10 be given in
Phladelphia before he leaves for
Russia.
Tmnz j.. O. bill on the Congressional
calender that provides a pension for
every soldier who WAS prisoner IN
IA rebel prison. 1t Is said there are
some thirty thousand ex prisoners
living
Tn question of the adulteration
uf lard was before Congress lastweek.
The ruttun--eyJ oil lard men had
defenders. They argued that their
lard Is NOT injurious To- health and
for that reason congressional action
cannot as ,mpI .yei aga ust them
SrNlrpu CA,uEJS's pension bill, in
tr1Iur.d hast week defines total help
Ios,ucss 20 apply Go all persons who
duriug the war lost an arm or leg at
orso near the Joint that an artificial
limb cannot be- usei and grants all
such persons a pension %, So
month
Ir makes American lawyers open
their eyes over rial Of suit now,
that was begun five hundred years
ago .u Russia against city of the
Empire by the heirs Of nobl=man.
One generation after another hsva
kept mp the litigation. The suit Is
now in the highest court and Is for
the r,c,ysry ot land chat was conis
c.,tc.l by tine city government.
Tue International Congress at
Washington favor au international
railway, that is grand railway ,x-
tending from the United States.
through Central America, through
South America WLsD,tho Delegates
were swinging around the circle Of
the Northern States last autumn it
was plainly to bosaen that such pro
isct would grow out of the meeting
,fthc dslagntes.
Nsu Yuu.. ST. Louis, Washington
and Chicago wcrogll before Congress
askius for the Christopher Columbus
fair i'm 1892 Congress voted eight
tim b.fora % cluclu led vote was
east The eighth ballot stood Chica-
60 I57, New York 1O7. 81. Louis 25'
Washington Is. There was great
roioioiug i'm Chicago when the news
wss q spafchel Atkinson voted for
Washington till the sixth ballot when
he voted for Chicago TO the end Of
the hnllotiug.
Tue West Virginia, Congrcssiona
contested seat between Pcndletou
d, and Atkinson r., was decided
last Thursday b the seating Of At
kiusou. Enough of democrats We're
present to constitute II quorum but
they would NOT vote, the speaker how
Sv,r counted those present aud there
by iecluredaquorm and tho house
ready for business. Psud,etou in
the speech IN his behalf blamed the
CumwiSsIoanr of Agriculture for
giving all OF the Garden seeds to At
kusou for distribution during the
the tim, the trIrl was ON hand BY
that point in his speech he meant
that the seeds had influenced the
moral and poIiurul support of
majority of West Virgiuiaus in At
kIusuu' favor