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, 1890-10-09

There are plenty of young men who
remember to have heard OF Newton
Bateruan. u historical figure in the days
when their fathers went out into the
war for the Union. Mr.. Bateman was
n of Mr.. L~incoln's bosom friends.
When Mr.. Bateman was 16 years old
he could neither read nor write. He
was seized with an impulse to get an
education. He was janitor at the big
school mt Jacksonville. Ills. He used
10 study in a hollow tree and lived on
Ven cents "A week, This is not a puff
OF n boom for Bateman. 1t is the
truth
OF cograc the reader must understand
that this hollow tree and ten cent story
occurred before Brtoman was ianitor
Of the J~ael,sonviile school. This state
ment is made for the purpose of putting
Jacksonville al right. Else one might
Infer that the Jacksonville school occu-
pied the hollow of u tree. Bateman
was a believer in the efficacy of prayer.
One night lie prayed TO the Lord to
send him some money. lie didn't
opSNAA any AilOAAlAL AFTER Ib Iau
prayed holooked behind him, and there
was "A dollar in an envelope.
OF course there are people who will
say that a man put 1t there. And these
same people will say that the Lord
doesn't put money in an envelope when
he sends it to a praying man. But the
same people are skePtics. They would
take the dollar just the same. Bate
man tided himself over on this dollar
until he got on his feet. He became
travelling agent for some sort of chart.
He got TO be a teacher in a school
somewhere in Missouri, and later on he
got to be state superintendent of pub
lie schools, He is a gentle and courte-
IL a He speaks to every n he
meets. He has one salutation for all.
1t is "E pluribus manufacturing
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
, 1890-10-09

He carried a very yellow handbag, a
big cane, an umbrella, n hat box and a
couple of English travelling rugs, with a
glass stuck in n eye. lie poked his
expressionless face into the lookup yes
terday afternoon and mildly inquired:
Calm you tey me, ofisah, when the
ext train leaves fa.l Moo Yawk, and
will you kindly place me luggage in tie
van7'
WHAT" yelled Capt, Dan Day, as
his fine cut chin adornments began to
curl in Il threatening manner.
II want the next twain, doncher-
know. | want to get back to Moo
Yawk, We knaw. It's me home, We
knaw." Then, as the captain began to
look ugly, thinking that he was being
guyed, the apparitiom inquired. Isn't
this the Central statioiii a pehson out
on the stweet told me = was"
The captain then began to see what
was wanted, so he directed the Young
man to the Union depot, and as il
moved down the alley he broke in with,
well. I'll be dnrned if that amt an.
other o them fellers that don't know
enough to say deepo."-St. Paul Globe.
, 1890-10-09

SAN Francisco, Oct. s.-All Ameri-
can sealers who hunted in Behring sea
last season will fly the British flag next
year. Blaine's vigorous foreign policy"
is the aus of the move. American seal
ers claim that most unjust discrimination
is made against them in Behring sea.
The revenue cutters compel them to work
outside the nine mile limit under pain Of
seizure in the event OF trespass. British
~sealers have been advised by representa-.
tives OF their governmenttha they would
not be molested, and consequently they
run right up to the rookeries and kill as
they please as long as they do not actu-
ally set foot on shore. This puts Ameri-
ans under a big disadvantage, and their
catches IN Behring sea have not come
near those of the British.
, 1890-10-09

The Spaniards have a strange method
of showing their gratitude to the medi-
cal men who are risking their lives in
the present cholera crisis. In Valencia
a physician has been killed by a stiletto
stab in the back. At Mogente another
doctor had his head split in two by a
Ratchet welded by a woman, while in
another district near Lerdo 8 third was
set upon and killed by an Infatuated
mob. No doctor can move about with
out a military escort, and even then
cases Of assault are of daily occurrence.
The reason assigned is that the peasants
are opposed to precautionary regulations.
Strange people, the Spaniardsl-Table.
, 1890-10-09

LONDON, Oct. s.-Balfour, chief secre
tary for Ireland, replying.to-an inquiry as
to the condition of affairs in Ireland,
writes: Regarding the potato crop in
the west Of Ireland no positive or final
conclusion can be formed until the pota
toes are dug toward the end of October.
but all testimony which is of any value
and which is obviously not doctored for
political purposes. appears to indicate
that the fear of a general famine in Ire
land is wholly absurd although in particu-
lar localities the failure'of the crop is un-
doubtedly serious. The measures that
have been taken by the government will,
without question. be sufficient to deal with
any real distress which tits beyond the
power of the ordinary poor law to meet. "
, 1890-10-09


A German contemporary, The Voss-
ische Zeitung, draws attention to the
number of suicides which have lately
taken place among Portuguese authors.
Last June the aged poet CASTILLO Bran
co, the best liked novel writer of the
country, shot himself. He was well off
and had a numerous family, but had
lately suffered from a malady of the
eyes. Shortly before his death he had
written a novel in which voluntary
death was praised as the most beautiful
close to an active life. His funeral was
celebrated like that of Victor Hugo in
France.
A few weeks later the author Silva
de Braga took his W life after writ
ing many realistic novels in which the
hero always committed suicide. On the
23d of July a school director and secre-
tary of the municipality Of Armada,
Professor Arthur Mattos e Lemos, took
his life in a hotel in Lisbon with a re-
volver. In n letter to his wife he de-
clared that the earthly life offered him
no more room for the development OF
his mind. On the 25th of the same
month Professor Frederick Augustus
Dom, director of the Royal Observable
ry at Ajada, also shot himself. He was
nly As
, 1890-10-09
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the City.
District court today.

District court today.
The city council will meet again next
Tuesday.
DR.. H. W. Stevens will remain in
Brooklyn.
The county. commissioners are auditing
quarterly accounts.
Indian Oil and sagwa for sale at
David's drug store.
DR.. r. B. Grimes office is oyer ChoY-
eune National bank.
DR.. ii. j. Maynard has been appointed
Union Pacific surgeon at. Cheyenne.
A party was given at Keefe hall last
night by the Capital City Social club.
Levi Schwanz has sold to Fritz Beckord
160 acres in section 3O-14-63, for $500.
West enders are urged to attend the
viaduct meeting at Taylor hall tonight.
Tar soap SC, o~veralls SOC, square dinner
bucket 45c. wood pail Csc. Black Flag.
A Cheyenne syndicate will send a pros
pecting party to Gold Hill in the spring,
Contractor O'Brien will commence
work at once on the new city dam and
galleries.
Rowe and Barr, the trauscontinental
wheelmen, arc showed in. They are
guests of the Ramblers.
On the strength of the advertisement
given by the Baker killing, Salt Lake
Kate has removed to a larger building.
The Laramie Republican compliments
the officers of this county on their hand
ling of the box car mystery and tho
Baker case.
The Denver papers mention Jack Sterl-
ing (cockney) of this city, as one of the
entries in the big wrestling tournament to
take place there Sunday.
La Rosiere Manicure Cream for beauti-
flying the nails and softening the flesh, it
has no equal For sale only at David's
drug store. Price fifty cents.
The Cheyenne National bank requires
more room for the transaction Of business
and will soon occupy the store of Glafcke
Bros, the later moving a door north.
A suite Of nice rooms furnished or un-
furnished; also one room including gas
and steam heatiand table board, at Whit
combs, 2OO2 Ferguson street. Every
thing irst-class.
The Maverick National Bank ofBoston
has increased its surplus from 5000, 900
to SsOO,0OO while its capital remains at
S40O, 200. The Maverick is one of the
best known and most reliable banks in the
United States, aud its business is con-
stantly increasing, lis president, Mr..
Asa P. Potter. is everywhere recognized
as one of the ablest and most successful
financiers in the country.
, 1890-10-09

The advent OF the Royce Lansing com
pany, which had a good house last even
ing, marked the first appearance on the
local boards ola trio of the best come
dams eyer seen here. They we're Ray L.
Royce, Charles Horwitz and Billy Bar
bour.
Royce is a host in himself. He is a
versatile and finished comedian, doing a
dozen turns and pleasing the audience
more on each succeeding specially. His
school girl is irresistably funny.
Horwltz, in dialect. is the equal Of
the best, and his every impeIsouation is
clever.
Barbour is an excellent Jay"
Miss Roycesand MisslB Barbour were APP
p!au1ed. for singing and playing and the
little.girl danced herselt.into favor.
Every member of the company is an
artist on several Instruments and the play
is a highly.su ful'musical comedy.
, 1890-10-09

Robert Smythe, the waiter who was
placed in the st. Andrews jail for an
assault on Manager Carter, of the Al
gonquin hotel, had his trial last week,
and was sentenced TO pay a fine of 81
with costs, S475-in all $s.75-or to be
imprisoned forty days. The female wait
ers in the hotel on hearing the result
raised the amount, and in a body went
to the jail and paid it over to the jailer,
thus securing Smythe's release. They
took Smythe up in their arms and car
ried hirn from the Jail to the street, and
gave him three hearty cheers. They then
escorted hin to the railway station, and
before lie stepped on board the car was
embraced and kissed by some of his fe-
male admirers, and as the train moved
off they saluted their protege with
cheers, just the same as men would do.
Bangor Commercial.
, 1890-10-09


In aleadiug pipe ard smn';y- suu5rics
house at philadelphia ia on. OF lie most
artistic novelties of the year. 1t IA in the
shape of a perfect imitation of the coli
bri, the smallest singing bird in the
world, and found only in Africa. The
imitation is the exact size of the real
bird, even to the most minute details of
the plumage and legs, but what is more
marvellous still is the fact that the imi-
tation emits from its throat a song of
wonderful beauty and sweetness, exact
ly like the original.
The little bird is placed in an exqui-
sitely. colored tortoise shell box, 2t inches
by 81 inches, and when a small spring is
pressed a small silver lid on the top of
the box springs open, the colibri jumps
up like a thing Of life, sings, swings,
moves its tail and wing. and the beak
works in a perfect manner with the
harmony from its throat. After the
song is finished the bird disappears
within the box and the lid flies shut,
leaving the box perfectly smooth.
This exquisite piece Of mechanism is
sold for SIS. 1t is said that only one
man in Switzerland can make these, and
that each one takes him a month to per-
feet and finish it. It is a wonderful
piece of work. and crowds are being at
tracted to the store. -Tobacco.
, 1890-10-09

RUTLAND, VT. Oct. S.-A representa-
tive Of a large shipper of Canadian eggs
is experimenting the picking of about a
hundred thousa"d dozens which were
shipped from 'anada during the last
week. Tie Shipment was made without
picking in order to get the eggs over the
border into Vermont before the McKin-
ley tariff bill went into effect. The repre-
sentative say that several hundred thous.
and dozens of eggs have been shipped to
the United States within a fortnight for
picking for the same reason. He says it
will have the double effect OF largely in
creasing the price of eggs to the
in this country and will drive the Cana
dian farmers into cheesemaking, with
serious effect on American made cheese,
with which they will compete in foreign
markets,
, 1890-10-09

The writer of the following-a CORE
spondent of The Chattanooga News
evidently wanted to fttingly wind up
the fish story season: My cousin owns a
watermill, and in removing some OBJ
structions found an immense log i'm
bedded in the stream. which must have
been submerged for a number of years.
The log had to be cut in two to remove
it, and much to our surprise we found it
hollow, although it had every appear
ance of being solid. One of the negroes
while examining the log looked into the
hollow, and thought he saw something
moving. He began using his ak, and
o had the log cut in another place.
Imagine our amazement when we dis
covered a live catfish of enormous size
SO completely wedged in the hollow as
to be unable to move, except to open its
mouth and wiggle its tail. The fish was
very lively and apparently in the enjoy
ment of excellent health. The question
is how did the fish get into the log, as
the only means of ingress and egress we
could discover was u small round hole,
not more than two inches in diameter.
We surmised that he must have entered
the little opening when no larger than a
minnow, and grown great in his solitary
confinement.
, 1890-10-09

The Salt Lake Times of Monday says:
The Union Pacific has started in on a
policy of retrenchment. The forces in
every department are being cut down to
the lowest limit, and it is even limited
that the resident engineers department
in this city is to be entirely abolished.
There is a reason for this. In the past
six weeks the Union Pacific has lost over
100000 in engines and ears which have
been smashed up in wrecks.
Most of these wrecks have been on the
Wyoming, Idaho and Utah divisions.
Indeed, it is claimed that the resignation
of Bob billiard as assistant superinteud.
ent of the Wyoming division was caused
by the number OF wrecks which have
recently occurred on his division.
, 1890-10-09

The following conversation is report
ed to have taken place between a min
lister and a widow. both Of Aberdeen.
The widow, who called upon the min
lister, seemed DESTROYS of relieving her
mind of something which oppressed
her, at which the reverend gentleman,
wishing to hurry matters, exclaimed,
My good woman, you see l can be of
no service to you till you tell me what
it is that troubles you"
"Weel, sir, I'm thinkin' o getting
married again"
"oh, that is It'll Let me see; that is
pretty frequent, surely. How many
husbands have you hadf'
"Weel, sir, she replied, in a tone
less of sorrow than of bitterness, this
is the fourth. I'm sure there never
was a wi'n'nun sac completely tor
mented wt ~ n set o. deem men as
I've been. London It'll Bits.
, 1890-10-09

have followed we read the future. How
sweet 1t was in the procession today to see
them bearing in their infant hands those
same banners that these veterans carried
amid the schock OF battle and dying of
men. lApplause. / had occasion at the
ceteunial celebration OF the Inauguration
OF Washington in New York, being i'm.
pressed by the great display of national
colors, to make at the banquet a sugges-
ton that the flags should be taken into
the school house [applsuse] and l am
glad to know that IN that state there is a
little drill of children that honor the flag.
prolonged applause
The constitution provides that L shall
annually give information to CONGRESS of
the state of the union and make such
recommendations as may think wise,
and it has generally, l think, | cen under
stood that this affirmative provision con
taius also a negative and implies that the
president is to give no one else except
congress any information as to the state
Of the union and that be shall especially
make no suggestions. Laugher and APP
plause. l confess It would give me great
pleasure if the occasion were appropriate
to give you some information of the state
of the union as | see il; to make some
suggestions as to what would be wise as
affecting the state of the union; but l
would not on an occasion like this. when
/ am greeted here by friends and fellow
citizens of all shades Of thought in politics
and in the church. say one word that
could mar the harmony of this great
occasion Lcheersl. l trust we are all met
here together today as loyal loving Amer
can citizens, applause and over all our
divisions and differences there is the great
arch of love and loyalty binding us
together. Applause
BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. s.-The presi-
dental party arrived from Galesburg, ILL.,,
tonight having made a few stops. The
party was received here by Mayor Duncan
and committee and escorted to the Com
mercial CLUB where an informal reception
vas held, the president making a brief
speech. At II o'clock the Journey was re-
sumed. Ottumwa will be reached in the
morntpn
, 1890-10-09

Mr.. Fennimore ChattertoD, who, with
John Kurtz and Others. has been sinking
a shaft on their prospect near Grand En-
campment, at the depth of forty feet
struck it rich says the Rawlins Journal.
They have been going down through cop
per carrying gold which assayed s45 and
have now reached a vein of ore worth
away up in the hundreds. Chatterton
left Wednesday for the mine. This com
pany have invested quite an amount of
money and the enterprise and persever-
ence of its members entities them to a
rich reward
, 1890-10-09

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. S.-Nettie
L. Clark. the pretty music teacher and
church choir singer. who cut such a dash
in Townsville, Ga, last winter, and gave
30 many theatre and other parties there,
creating thereby the impression that she
was a wealthy heiress, was placed on trial
today in the cour of common pleas.
Nettie was arrested in New York last
summer for one of the boldest forgeries
perpetrated in the state. She was a
member of the Roger Williams Free
Baptist church choir aud her intimacy
with the handsome tenor thereof caused
the ~iatter's wife TO obtain a divorce.
Subsequently she was a member Of the
Harrison Street Congregational church
choir, and it was during that time she
became acquainted with ]. Alexander
Smith, whom she went to meet in New
York and to whom she believed she was to
be married OF the very day Of the arrest
1t vas to him that she sent 81 900 of the
5000 she obtained IRON the Mechanics
Savings bank on a note bearing date OF
Jan. 3, 1890. made payable to her order
and purporting TO have been made by
james j. Tourtellot and endorsed by
Joseph A. BujloDg. She pleaded mot
guilty" IN a firm tone o fvoice.
, 1890-10-09

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-The stock mar
ketI today was again decidedly weak, al
though there was only a moderate business
transacted and the declines for the day
are on an average larger than any day for
a long time.
Governlents-Steady.
Money-On call easy at 3(a6 per cent.
Copper-Nominal; lake October $l6.7 5
Lead-Steady. Domestic. $5.T7!.
Tin-Unsettled. Straits, 1913. 90.
Bar silver-Sl.l3.
Petroleum-Pennsvlvania opened at
rot, closed 794. November opened at
500, closed sol.
Following are closing prices Of stocks:
U. S. As, registered, 22t; U. S. As,
coupons, 22t, U. S. 44s, registered, 4;
U. s, AIS, coupons, 4; Pacific 6s. IA;
American Express, 10; Canada Pacific,
764; Canada Southern, So; Central Pa
clhc. 80; Burlington, 90B; Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western. l42; Denver &
RIO Grande. II; Erie, 2l5; Kansas &
Texas. l6; Lake Shore, 1864; Louisville
Y Nashville, 79i; Michigan Central. 80;
Missouri Pacific. 67s; Northern Pacific,
275: preferred, 75i; Northwestern, 1864;
preferred, l4Ji new YORK Central,
l03; Oregon Navigation, "a; Oregon
Improvement, 394; North American 324;
Pacific Mail, 3s4; Reading, SO; Rock
Island, 75t; Milwaukee 4 st. Paul,
59t; st. Paul & Omaha, 20; Texas Pa.
cifc, lit; Union Pacific, 500; Fargo Ex-
press, 49, Western Union. S0i; Oregon
Short Lane, 303; American cotton oil 20.
CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Cattle-Receipts
$4,000. Market lower. Steers, 81. 60
OSLO; native cows 81 O62.25; Texas
steers, 50. $500 3 60; rang ers, 81. 95@3.95.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000. Market
easier. Natives "a 0(94.S5 Western
81 00@4 20; Stockers, So 9@3.S5
CHICAGO, Oat. S-Wheat-Weak.
Cash, 993; December, 1881 May,
LOLA.
COrn-steady, Cash. So December,
DI1. NAV ~
, 1890-10-09

New YORK, Oct. s.-The general con-
v%ention opened this morning. There was
present large representation OF the lead
ing railroad men OF the country. repre-
senting l2l, 900 miles of railroad.
Reports were received from various
committees. The committee on car ser
vice advised the further establishment of
the car service bureau.
The committee on safety appliances
recommended the adoption of the master
car builders standard form Of automatic
coupier.
, 1890-10-09

NEW YoRK, Oct S.-The Teutonic
and City Of New York, which have kept
company several successive trips across
the Atlantic, arrived this morning. The
Teutonic was sighted off Fire Island at
5:l5a m. The City of New York ar
rived off Sandy Book light ship at 6:23.
Both sailed from Queenstown Oct. 2. the
City of New York at l:55 p. m, and the
Teutopic at 2.3O
, 1890-10-09

A hotel where you can get solid and
substantial value for the money expended
is the Occidental. Good table board 25
cents per meal, or 81 per week.
Board and room 81 per day.
The Occidental has good rooms and is
well and comfortably furnished through
out. Visitors to the city will find the
Occidental a good stopping place. 1909
Themes street.
, 1890-10-09
FaIIure.

MNNEAPoLIs, Oct. s.-ForestaI Eros,
the St. Paul contractors, made an assign
ment today with liabilities amounting TO
5000, 900 and estimated assets $50, 900.
They have had large paving and sewer
contracts, especially in West Superior,
where last spring a serious strike was re-
sponsible for most OF their embarrass-
, 1890-10-09
NOMINATED.
Utah Liberals PutEUp a Candi-
date For Delegate.
Heavy Failure of a st Paul
Firm.
Balfour on the Famine Outlook
in Ireland.
Judge Goodwin Nominated

SALT LAKF, Oct. s.-The Liberal ter
rtorial convention was held here today.
The platform cougratulates the people on
the victories of the past two years, on the
adoption Of the free school system through
liberal agitation, the recognition Of the
rights of labor. felicitates themselves on
forcing the abandonment of the practice
of polyRamy.
Judge G. G. Goodwin was nominated
for delegate.
, 1890-10-09

Impure blood, however generated, is
always present in the body when pain is
felt; 1t spreads aud terments wherever a
weak spot exists.
Take Brandreth's Pills to make the
blood pure aud expel all that is hurtiul to
the system. They are the one great and
bowels and restore equal circulation
throughout the body. They preserve the
vigor Of youth and often save life.
, 1890-10-09

Ice men and others will be glad to
learn that the coming winter will be an
old fashioned one, with plenty of snow
and ice. Capt. Isaac Houghtaling, of
Poughkeepsie, is authority for this state
ment. He says that the lower Hudson
is full of crabs, and he never yet in all
his boating experience knew it to fail
that when crabs were abundant in the
river an old fashioned winter did not
follow.-Albany Journal.
, 1890-10-09

If 50 you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY Because in the first place it is
to many of the principal cities Of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there are, free to all, new and ele-
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and. from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
20. NJ. HAMPsON,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1890-10-09

MINNEAPoLIs, Oct. s.-The American
board of commissioners for foreign mis-
sions began today the eighty-6rst annual
session at the Plymouth Congregational
church. The meeting was presided over
by the Rev. DR.. Richard s. Storrs OF New
York. The afternoon was taken up with
the annual reports.
, 1890-10-09

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. s.-A grand
parade of Federal and Confederate vete-
rams today was an immense affair and
was participated in by about equal num-
bers of the blue and gray. The line of
march wes through the chief streets OF
thu citu
, 1890-10-09

A Georgia editor who is building a
railroad says he will soon be able to fur
nish his brethren with free passes. But
as the road will only cover a distance OF
ten miles, and it is far removed from
many of them. It will take them si3
months steady walking to get to it.
, 1890-10-09

" hen yOM hare JObbtng.
netU or repair sU0rk in the
plisnabissg lime consult IL.
LII W-LER,,4x2 SLEfeenth
street, or ,IeaUe orders at
SchaCesckert's hardtCare
store.