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The Portland daily press., 1890-08-28

as some of the native chiefs might be called
who watch for travellers and exact tribute as
the rebber barons of Europe did in the mid
die ages. A small party is at their mercy,
and may be stranded for the lack of goods to
pay toll. The French missionaries were
obliged to pay tribute of $3.50 worth Of
cloths in three days journey through three
petty districts. Two English missionaries
were seized and held until ransomed.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
>MlNNEAPoLts Mills.

The Engl'Sh Syndicate Falls to Secure sl,t
II G. G. Wxahhurn Plant. ~
Tho Pillsbury English syndicate,
which last fall bought the big Pillsbury
and W. d. Washburn Touring mills In
Minneapolis, with q daily capacity ol
about $4,000 barrels. has failed In Its
efforts to secure the mills belonging to
the c. {. Washburn Company. The
other night lease for an additional 1--we
years was signed with Washburn, Cros.
by & Co., who have for o number OF
years been operating these mills.
Shortly after the lease was signed the
president Of each company was served
with an injunction restraining him from
executing the lease, but too late.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
KILLED WITH A PICK.

John McAllister tho Victim o< Horrible
Murder ut st. Paul.
Charles Price has surrendered himself
to the st. Paul police, saying that he
had quarreled with John McAllister
early in the evening over $500. which
Price claims he had been detrauded Of
by McAllister and that he drove the
point OF coai-pick into McAllster's
brain. He then hid the dead body in a
coal shute, and after few hours gave
himself up to tho police. The murder
was committed in North ST. Paul, where
both mon worked, and the quarrel was
witnessed and reported by others, but
none of them saw the murder.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
MIN q \ ESQ ia. s "A A1'E NEWS
uRhtEp 70 a CRISP.
Is Servant Girl Drops : Mstoh Into : Cnn
3SSs@ .5sssf3S OF GRaOllne, Es

! = 'lsl'f servant Girl Drops : Mstch Into Cnp
OF Gaaolins.
Mary Swanson, q young girl about ~
years spld, living seven miles west Of
Rochester, met her death In horrible
manner. She had heard that gasoline
applied to furniture and then ignited
VIC would simply fash and do no damage,
and would also destroy red ants, which
We're very troublesome. She tried this
once and 1t was successful, but while
she was making tho second attempt she
heard some one coming, and was so
startled that she dropped the lighted
match into the can Of gasoline. She
was Immediately envoloped in i fiame
and burned In terrible manner. Aid
came at once, and every thing was done
to save her Ito, but it availed nothing.
She died four hours after the fatal match
dropped.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
AN, AGREEABLE VOICE..

The Average American: Girl Does Not
Speak ~. Softly rs She Should.
''A charming girl for man, Of a
quiet easy temperament The great
trouble is with he, voice. 1t is pitched
full note, too high. 1t is aggressive
disturbing, and would wear out a nerv~
GUS man without his ever knowing what
was the matter with him. A good many
crazy Northern people would recover
their reason If they could live for
year or two among the BLACKS Of the
Southern; States But the penetrating,
perturhing quality of the voices OF many
Of our Northern womenshas q great deal
to answer tor in the way Of determining
love and friendship. You remember
that dear friend OF ours who left US not
long since2 If there were more voices
like hers, the world would be different
place to live in I do not believe any
range Of those sweet, tranquil tones
without being hushed. captivated, en-
tranced T might almost say, by their
calming, soothing influence Can you
not imagine the tones in which those
words, Peace, be still, were spoken?
S,l,h was the effect of the voice to
which but = few weeks ago we were
listening. It is hard to believe that it
has died out Of human consciousness,
Can such 9 voice be spared from that
world Of happiness to which We fondly
look forward, whore we love to dream,
Ii we do not believe with assured con-
victton, and whatever is loveliest in
this, our mortal condition shall be with
us again as an undying possession?
Your English friend has very agree-
able voice, round, mellow. cherry, and
her articulation is charming Other
things being equal, think you, who
are, perhaps, over sensitive, would live
tropa two to three years Longer with her
than With the other. I suppose man
who lived Within hearing Of murmur.
ing brook would find hia life shortened
If saw-mill were set up within earshot5
OF his dwelling. Oliver Wendell
Holmes. In Atlantic s.sss s
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
A Railroad Wreck.

/ LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 3--There was
q wreck on the Louisville, New Albany
& Chicago road this mornin. Two men
were killed and several severely in
jured: About seven miles north Of
Bed dford, Ind, the sonth-bound passen-
ger train from Chicago came in col
|lision with the north bound passenger
from Louisville. Several OF the cars
were completely telescoped. The dead
are: Athur Burns, of New Albany, en-
gineer south-bound train; George Cole,
New Albany, fireman on outh-bound
train. Both are still under the wreck.
G. A. ELLIOT, . guest Of the Morgan
House, Des Moines, Ia, was found dead
under his window on the morning of the
Sd. 1t is supposed he sat in the window
to get fresh air, dropped asleep and fell
to the ground. "a "a
The latest report from the storm OF
the lst, in Winnipeg, place the damage
much greater than first reported. It is
now thought that fully 100, 600 acres Of
wheat have been completely ruined.
AT Chicago on the ard in q moment Of
lnger Henry Heying aged nineteen,
shot and killed Fred Heck, 9 ten-year.
old boy with . target gun.
CHARLEs LoR1NG, an electrician o1
Chicago was arrested on the Bird, &C.
cused 81 having five wives
The Chicago carpenters on the ard
decided not to strike. N.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
The News ,sr,e.,v ,nr ,n,oled,


Johnson Il Hurd's planing-mill In
Minneapolis was burned the other day.
The loss was from $45, 900 to $50. 600.
Thomas Cullyford recently sold the
Hotel st. Louis at Duluth for $500, ,O00
cash. The Boston Investment Company
was the purchaser. ss
The dead body Of an infant s months
old was found in a bureau drawer In a
house at Duluth the other day. The
police investigated and were said to be
on the track Of quite an extensive baby.
farming plant. -
Hanlan, the oarsman, issued = ohal.
lenge at Duluth few days ago for q
,three-mile race with Gaudaur for 81 900
to. $4,000 side. He put up $3.50 as a
forfeit. .-E :. IL
Fred Stehbins, fireman, member OF
a river excursion party at St. Paul, fell
into the river and was drowned recentlv.
The permit for the St. Paul city rail
way electric plant was taken out the
other day. The building will cost $l5,-
900. The chimney will be 200 feet high.
Charles b. Waite, the New York al
derman who turned informer in the ia.
nous Doodle trials, and who was at one
time proprietor of the great Wind
sor and Brevoort hotels, is now an em.
ploye OF a hotel in st. Paul the proprie'
tor Of which was formerly Mr.. Waite's
chief cook. :.
An unidentified man, about % years
old, was sta abhed to death the other
night in Duluth by an unknown assail-
ant. z s#9 5li s sS :sz Sta sS q $s
DR.. George Sessin, . well-known cit
izen Of Minneapolis, where he had heen
practiothg veterinary surgery for some
years, died the other morning, aged 4e
years. Is sssz.ssS
Fire broke ont several nights ago In
the dry-kilns and lumber Yard Of You
mans Bros. s Hodgins ct Minneapolis
and before the flames could be brough
under control 1000, 600 shingles, y5O, OOt
feet Of lumber, one dry-kiln and fou
| shingle sheds we're destroyed. Loss
$40. 900: no insurance.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
Threw Pepper in Thelr Eyes.

As the 1880 train on the Omaha
pulled out OF Duluth the other day
three men boarded 1t, and began oper-
ations by throwing red pepper in the
eyes Of the passengers nearest them,
and then began to collect all the jewell
ry and valuables handy. Among the
victims was Judge Clough, OF Superior.
One Of the men was arrested in Superior
and the other two were believed to be
among those arrested in Duluth later in
the day.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
LATER NEWS
Hail by the Ton.

Sioux FALLS, s. D., Aug. 3.-About
. o'clo k a. m. hail storm dropped In
on this ,'ity. 1t lasted for about five
minutes, but did $1O,0 or $4,000 dam
age in the way of broken windows and
injury to trees and shru bbery. The
storm came from the northwest, and not
window light is left on the north side
OF any building unless, protected by
wire netting, and in many instances
even wire did not save them. The
large plate glass. in business houses
stood the shock remarkably we'll, but
small lights were shattered or riddled
as with bullets. Masonic Temple, the
Syndicate block, Van Fps block and
others present dilapidated appear
ance. The skylight in the Cataract
house, which cost $3.50, is literally
crushed. Reports from outside show
the track of the storm to have been
about forty miles wide from: Beaver
Creek, Minn., to Salenh S. D. The
damage to small grain will be compare
lively slight, as most of it was in shock,
but corn was stripped of leaves. In the
vicinity of the city the ears Of corn
were not injured.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
the CHI q. CRusAoE...


q - fE5 5s3a
oas q the Most Rsnsrkahls Hsppsnihsl
IN tho Dark Ages.
The term Ozark Ages'' is somewha,
vaguely applied to that period follow
Ing the fall Of the Roman empire, md
preceding the revival OF letters In the
fourteenth century. In allnding.to the
Dark Ages, however; % . general rule,
we have In mind the period, of the Cru
sades to the Orient for the liberation oi
the Christians and the Holy Sepulcher.
In 1918, Peter the Hermit, made pill
gritnage to Jerusalem, where the op'
preston he Witnessed caused him TO re.
solve to free Christ's people and the
relics 50 dear to the Christian people.
Peter led the frst host Of the Crusaders
In persons other bands. SOON followed.
In all 1t has been estimated that no,
less than 1900. 900 OF lives were lost II
this wild attempt to keep. the Pagans
out Of Jerusalem. In: the year 1917
tho Crusades took different turn
children were drawn into, tht
movement. In the early sum
mer OF the year named, two I'm
mense armies OF children were gathered
In France and Germany In response K
the call Of two boy prophets, neither O
whom was over twelve years Of age
These youthful leaders believed, or af
fected TO believe, themselves the choser
ot God, and that 1t was their duties tx
lead these children through the Medi
terranean, like Moses had led the
children Of Israel through. the Red
Sea. The Excitement caused by the
workings Of these boy preachers spread
Ike plague; whole families Of chill.
dren' joined the hostsalready organized;
no amount of remonstrance on the par,
OF the parents could check the epidemic
In the least. Children who were locked
up to keep them from, going on thei,
tramp OF death, died in convulsions or
lost their minds in hopeless melancholy.
The first great host OF children
left for the Holy Land under
the leadership OF Nicholos of
Cologne; the second band under
the leadership of boy whose name is
unknown. The combined number OF
these two armies was $4,000. about O..
600 being girls under eight years of age.
In the same month another army left
France under the guardianship OF
Stephen of Vendome; this army num-
berea not less than $4,000. The first
two legions crossed the.Alps-Nicholas
at Mount Cents and the eunknown leader
at St Gothard, and descended into
Italy. The com bined armies of Nicholas
and his unknown ally lost not less than
$4,000 children. by heat, hunger and
fatigue before reaching the first valley
in Italy. Stephens French army suf-
fered still more terri ble-10,0o0 OF them
dying: before the mountains were
reached and another 5000 before they
reached Italy, the entire route being
strewn with corpses. OF the 100, 600
children which the fanaticism OF the
age allowed to join the Crusade, less
than 10000 returned to. their native
land alive.-St Louis Republic,
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
Gaudaur Beats. Thorn All.

In the professional oarsman race in
Duluth few days ago, single skulls. a
distance of three miles with turn,
Gaudaur, Teemer. Hosmer, Hsnlan,
Hamm aud Mckay started. Gaudaur
won, his time being 1881. Teemer was
second, Hosmer third and Hanlan
fourth. The purses, were 81, 700 to the
winner, $500 to the second and $500 to
the third.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
Sons OF Hermann.

The Minnesota Grand Lodge, Sons of
hermann, recently elected the follow
ing officers at Minneapolis for the en-
suing year: Grand President, A. Paegal;
First Woe President. w. Budy; Second
Vice-President- Mr.. Neumeyer; Secre-
tary, A. Naumann; Treasurer, e. F.,
Lembe; Directors, Ed Hammer, August
Noerenberg and Crosse; Grand Warden,
w. Seeman; Inner Guard, B. Roemer;
Outer Guard, Fl: Kroenke.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
Its strong Point.

Proprietor Of Summer Hotel tic
guest ~ hope, Mr.. Smith, that you
like my house better than the place you
stopped at last year?
Smith TIN. well--the cooking isn't.
as Rood; the attendance isn't as good
but there's one thing that's quite y
good here % there.
Proprietor What's that?
Smith The ise-water. Light
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
Two Duluth, Mon Drowned.

In q squall after the yatch race at
Daluth several days ago the Roamer,
Laura and Albatross instantly capsized.
In the Roamer were three men, C. P.
Lindner, ]. Clark and c. H. Purcell.
The last named alone was saved. being
picked up by tug after being in the
water ten minutes. The other two
sank with the boat, which was ballasted
with iron.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

SAMUEL. WHITNEY,, one of the founders
Of the immense glass industries and the
town of Glassboro. N. Y. died on the
goth. aged 73 years. He leaves vast
estate.
JOHN II. POWERS, president of the
State Farmers, Alliance, was nominated
for Governor OF Nebraska on the Goth
by the Independent Peoples State con-
vention at Lincoln. 49, .-F
The Alliance Union Labor party OF
the Second district Of Nebraska NOM
mated w. A. McKeigham for Congress
on the 29th. In the Tenth Missouri
district the Democrats nominated Sam
uel Burns; in the Thirteenth Pennsyl-
vania district James B. Reilly (Dem.)
was renominated, and in the Sixteenth
Ohio district the Prohibitionists NOM
mated J. J.. Ashenhurst.
THE Republicans of North Dakota in
State convention on the 30th ult. at
Grand Forks nominated Captain Burke
Of Fargo for Governor, Roger Allen for
Lieutenant-Governor, and Nj. H. john
son for Congress.
The following Congressional nomiDa-
tions were made on the 3Oth .ult.: Ne
braska, First district, William J. Bryan
Dem c.. H. Van Wyck Qnd.); Sec
ond, II. v. Harlan (Rep.). Arkansas,
Second district, c R, Breckenridge
(Dem.j renominated; Ohio, Nineteenth
district, E. B. Tayloe (Rep) renomt-
mated; Missouri. Fourteenth district,
Robert H. Whitelsw (Dem.), to fill
the unexpired term of James P.
Walker, deceased, and Marshall Arnold
for the next regular term; Fourth, R.
lP. Wilson (Dem.l renominated. In
Maryland the Prohibitionists made the
following nominations: First district,
G. w. Covington; Second, Edward Hig-
gins; Third, w. J. II. Clock; Sixth, Mr..
Moult0n. # =. ts 7S
The Tennessee Republicans met at
Nashville ON the 3Oth ult and nomi-
mated Lewis T. Baxter for Governor and
w. M.1 Nth for Supreme Judge. The
plstf fC.a indorses President Harrison g
Administration and the Federal cleo
tion bill. '5ss Y 1, ....
AT Lansing on the 30th ult. the Mich
! ipan Prohibitionists nominated A. s.
, Partridge for Governor. Henry A. Allen
for Lieutenant Governor, r. 8. Par.
!, menter for Secretary Of State, Z. 8.
!: Ives for Auditor-G General, A 2. Cod
,dington for Treasurer, James D. Adsit
for Attorney-General, David Howell foi
z Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
and Noah w Cheeyer for supreme
Judge. D. 3.s
MRs. SALLY BRowN, aged 105 years,
died at Colchester, N. H., on the s31si
ult She was the oldest person in the
State. 81
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
AN EUROPEAN CENSUS.

IOquisittOn to Which the German Govern
mont Subjects Its Citizens.
Americans who are loudest in their
groanings about several census ques-
tions should look at the inquisition5 to
which the Germans are subjected.
The German year book gives the fig
ures OF even the income tax. An in
come of $3.50 or less is not taxed, and
up to $3.50 the tax is nominal. For in
comes. over $3.50 the owner must swear
As to the truth of the figures he gives.
The exact rental of each, dwelling is
obtained, and the. average rentals for
different conditions are published. The
showing for the year 1885 makes the av-
erage rental for asingle room without q
stove-or an ''unhea table, room, as the
expression, used is--a sum that corre-
spends in our money to $50 per year. It
makes the rental for q single room with
= stove in it-or a single "heatable''
room-$5O; for living apartments con-
sisting Of two, ''heatable" rooms, $s5 per
annum; for apartments consisting of
three such rooms, $780, for four ''heata-
BILE rooms, $500, etc.. 1e r.
No, personal liberty in Berlin. The
police methods In Berlin greatly aid in
the preparation Of an accurate census.
No room can. be rented at hotel or
boarding.house, and no apartment or
house can be legally leased, until the
landlord has sent to, the police the
name and purpose of the newcomer and
the length Of time for which he
will probably make the city his
home. The same method is in vogue in
other German, cities The experience
Of one of the professors of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania last summer is sig
niflcant as to the effectiveness OF these
methods. Wishing to communicate with
an, American lady who was abroad, and,
as he thought, in Leipsic, he wrote to
the police of that city. The answer de-
clared that no person Of the name was
In the city. A similar letter was sent
to the police headquarters Of Dresden,
and 4 similar answer was received.
When, later, however, the professor
wrote to the police Of Berlin, the reply
announced that Mrs. -- was living ct
No. street, on the 49, foor.
tif1c American.
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
Epittome Of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRESSIONAL.

~ z&SOsyNanEo9lONNls q 81
ABIL was reported In the Senate on the
10Th to establish . limited telegraph and postal
service. The tariff bill was further discussed
.... In the House y bill was introduced to create
aoommission to be known As the United States
Commission Of the Worlds Congress Of Labor
to consist Of nine members to be appointed by
tho President, whose duty II shall be to dis,
cuss labor In oil Its phases The sundry civil
appropriation bill was further considered
In the Senate an amendment was offered on
tho SOth ult. to the deficiency appropriation bill
to appropriate sa0557 for tho relocation Of the
frontier line between tho United States and
Mexico A favorable report was made on the
bill to incorporate tho Society Of the Red Cross.
The tarin was further discussed. ). In the
House tho conference report on the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill was agreed TO-.
The Speaker announced the following as u
committee to investigate the charges against
Commissioner Raum: Messrs. Morrill, Saw.
YER Smyser, Goodnight and Martin.
Four pages Of the tariff bill were disposed Of
In the Senate on the Slst ult. Tho conference
report on the District OF Columbia appropria-
tiOn bill wAs agreed 10, In the House the day
Was devoted to discussing the sundry civil up.
preparation bin.
THE time OF the Senate on the 1st VAS passed
In discussing the tarif1 bi H.. The House de-
epted the entire day to the discussion Of the
Senate amendments to the sundry civil appro-
prtation bill. At the evening session two pri'
vate pension bills were passed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-03
A MoHAMMEDAN WEDDING.
Some of the Pcculiarities of the Moslcm
Marriage System.

An English marriage in high life"
without either bride, bridesmaids or other
palpitating ladies on view, would smack
strongly of Hamlet with the character
role omitted. What, too, could the as
sembled gentlemen do, deprived, as they
would be, of those pleasant feminine
criticisms of the guests and dresses
which obtain on such occasions? There
are somo masculine cynics who consider
weddings rather melancholy affairs, even
under the best circumstances. but they
would be infinitely more so without the
presence of lovely woman. That is,
from the European standpoint. Moham-
medans of good position take precisely
the opposite view. The Calcutta native
papers lately gave a long and graphic
account of the marriages of two young
men, the sons of Il local magnatc.
Matches, illuminations, flags, furniture
and decorations are described in the
most minute details. But no mention is
made of the brides, nor does single
feminine name appear in the lengthy
list of guests who attended. Fifteen
hundred turned up, including mahara-
jahs, nawabs, mirzahs and syuds galore,
and the affair went off beautifully in
every way. But poor Nourmahal did
not even get a peep at it, unless surrep-
titiously through some chink in the
zcnana. 1t is further stated that all the
guests made point of Offering felicita-
tions to the bridegrocms, but no good
wishes did they bring for the brides.
Yet, odd to say, all seem to have en-
joyed themselves greatly, or the festivi-
ties would not have been prolonged un-
til far into the night. Unless, therefore,
we assume that Asiatic human nature is
altogether different from European.
some advantage might possibly accrue
to English society from experimenting
with the Moslem marriage system. Lon
don Globe
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-05-03
The Kaiser,s Way of DRYING,

The attendants at the Berlin court
whose duty it is to accompany the
Emperor on his drives through the city
have less of sinccure than they had
under William |. The first Emperor OF
Germany always made out plan of his
drive before leaving the palace. The
plan was communicated to his body
courier, and after 1t had been executed
the Royal procession was taken home.
William III. has changed all this. lie
gives directions to the body courier
only during tho drive and by means Of
mods and movements OF the hand. Con-
sequently, to prevent all mistakes, the
body courier has to keep mis- eyes glued
on the Emperors carriage window.
Several accidents have been narrowly
averted by the Emperor's coachman at
four corners, and where he has all but
upset the whole imperial cayalcade on
the smooth, slippery pavement by un'
expectedly signaling "to the right
when everybody else was thinking hc
intended to push straight ahead.-N. Y.
Sun.