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Against the Railroad.

HELENA (Mont.), April 10. - In the
United States Circuit Court an opinion
was handed down by Judge Knowles in
the case of The Northern Pacific Railroad
VS.. g. W. Cannon ct al, involving title
TO lands valued at over half a million
within the city limits of Helena, which
the railroad claimed as part of its land
grant. The decision virtually determines
the case in Cannon's favor.
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Postal Chances.

WASHINGTON, April 10.--Charles D.
Calkins has been commissioned Post
master at Chula Vista, San Diego County,
California.
X. A. Wright has been appointed Post
master at Farmers Valley, Mexican
County, Oregon.
NJ. Calligan has been appointed at
Barnard, Island County, Washington.
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ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
a New Line to be Established Which
VIII be Strictly American,

n New Line to be Established Which
VIII be Strictly American.
NEW YORK, April 10.-President Girls
come of the Inman Line is authority for
the statement that strictly American
line of Atlantic steamships is to be estab-
lished. 1t will consist of a fleet of thirty
vessels to be manned by American sea-
men. The line will compete with the old
French and English liners for transatlan-
tic traffic. Two of these vessels will be
constructed at once, it is stated. if the
postal authorities at Washington will
assure a liberal postal subsidy. Each of
these ships will cost in the neighborhood
of S2,000,0O0. 1t is rumored at Philadel-
phia that their contracts have already
been awarded to the Cramps. The neg
vessels will register 10,500 tons gross.
They will be SCI feet in length, with 63
feet beam and % feet depth of hold. Their
engines will be $500 horsepower.
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Conventions ait woodland.

WOODLAND, April 10.-The Democrats
and Republicans each hold convention
tonight to nominate officers for the city
ticket. Much interest centers in the
choice of the convention, as it is possible
that bonds to the amount of 100000 will
be voted for city improvements. The
election takes place next Monday.
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The Mnnipur Massacre.

SIMLA, April lot now transpires that
it was the Commander-in-C Chief of the
Manipur forces who was killed in the
engagement between Lieutenant Grants
forces and the force of Manipuris, re-
ferred to in yesterdays dispatches, and
not the usurping Rajah. The latter, ac-
cording to a letter received by the Vicerov
OF India, was executed by the loyalists
after the massacre of the British forces at
Manipur.
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A RAID AT GREENsBURG.
RAILROAD COLLISION.

A Dfsobedience of Orders Causes a
Serious Accident.
WASHINGTON Qa.), April 10.-A passen-
ger and freight train collided eight miles
west of this city on the Rock Island road
to-day, because of the disobedience of
orders of the passenger engineer. Both
engines were wrecked, and several people
seriously injured. Engineer Norton. of
Eldon, and fireman Wilson, of Eldon.
were seriously injured. +. w. Hope. of
birmingham, postal clerk, was badly
bruised; e. J. Brown, postal clerk, Mrs.
Ballard, of Kingsley, Kan; Charles Jud-
kins, of Princeton, Mimi; and Rev.
Thomas, colored preacher of this CITY,
received slight injuries.
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was bitten by an English bulldog to-day,
and is dying tonight. Don had been
playing with the dog. Its attention had
been attracted by gopher snake, and the
dog was endeavoring to kill it. A crowd
gathered and commenced to tease the
dog. The animal beceme enraged, and
suddenly turned and grabbed the un-
fortunate boy by the leg. One leg, one
hand and one arm were literally chewed
up. The animal had to be shot before he
let go. Tonight the boy is dying.
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They Blew Ont the Gas.

SEATTLE (Wash.), April Fisherman
Ball and A. c. Moore. two young men,
arrived from Eau Claire, Wis, last night
and took room in the Seattle Hotel.
They blew out the gas on retiring, and
late this afternoon they were found in an
unconscious condition. The physician
thinks they will recover.
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Whitehead BACK Aoain

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1O.-Manager
Harris, of the San Francisco ball team,
has signed Milt Whitehead as pitcher and
general utility man. Whitehead was
with the Denver team last season. and
played with the Stockton and San Fran
cisco teams in 1889.
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Lenten Diversions-Strict Rector-"My
dear, am astonised to hear that you
went to the theater during Lent" Young
Lady-"It isn't wicked to talk during
Lent, is it?' OF course not, but you
went to play" ''I went with a theater
party, and we paid no attention torthe
play. ."-Neac York Weekly.
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European Situation.

BERLIN, April TO- Notwithstanding
denials from various quarters the po-
litical situation of Europe is of threaten
ing character. Reports reach here that
France continues its military activity and
is lsmaking preparations to mobilize her
army on the German frontier.
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Declared Ont of, tbo POGO

New YORK, April 10.-The California
horse Take Notice, owned by L. q.
Shippee, has been declared out of the
Brooklyn Jockey Club handicap.
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a Lumber Firm assigns.

LANCASTER (Pa.l, April 1O.-Baum-
gardner, Eberman d Co., coal and lum-
Der dealers, have assigned The liabili-
ties are several hundred thousand dol
lars. Edwin Eberman of the same firm
assigned Monday, with liabilities of
S4G0 600
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Won Der Abe Sned.

ST. LOUIS, April 10.-Mark Baldwin,
the Pittsburg League pitcher, will sue
President Won Der Abe for $4,000, alleg-
ing malicious prosecution. The suits
brought against Baldwin by Won Der
Abe We're dismissed for want of prosecu-
ton.
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Manipuri Natives Renulsed.

LONDON, April 10.-A dispatch from the
Viceroy of India confirms the news that
Lieutenant Grant, on April 9th, repulsed
4,U00 Manipuri natives armed with guns.
Fourteen British were killed and twenty
seven were wounded,
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VERY SICK MAN.
Ex-Governor Waterman Down with
an Attack of Pneumonia,

Ex-Governor Waterman Down With
an Attack of Pneumonia.
SAN DIEGO, April 1O.-Ex-Governor
Waterman is lying dangerously i'll of
pneumonia at his residence in this city.
The Governors sickness dates back only
few days, but the progress of the dis
ease has been very rapid and the worst
results are feared.
To-day he was reported as resting
easier, however.
DR.. Huntington, the attending pbvsi-
clan, was questioned tonight about the
Governors condition, and said: "He is n
very sick man"
When asked to give opinion as to the
Governors possible chances for recovery.
he replied that he did not care to saw.
Governor Waterman's serious illness was
n surprise TO his acquaintance, who saw
himIi the streets only last Wednesday
afternoon.
Fatally Bitten by Bulldog.
Los ANGELES, April 10.-Don Shorb,
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Gold for RuSsia.

LONDON, April 10.--Two hundred thou
sand pounds of gold have been with
drawn from the Bank of England for
export to Russia, and further withdraw
ais are expected.
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WORLDS FAIR.

Miss Phoebe Couzens Still Holds the
Fort at Headquarters.
CHICAGO, April 10.-Miss Phoebe Couz-
ems, Secretary of the Board of Lady Man
ayers, still holds the fort at the Worlds
Fair headquarters, determined to assert
her rights as Secretary of the Executive
Committee, to which place said commit
tee elected Miss Cook the other day.
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Secretary PROCTOR.

CHICAGO, April 10.-Secretary of War
Proctor arrived to-day from the West.
and after taking a look at Fort Sheridan
proceeded East.
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The Alton officials Cheerful

CHICAGO, April 10.-The Alton officials
are very cheerful in the face of the boy
colt. AT a conference to-day they de-
cided to stand by their declared policy.
They say that they have assurances from
four Eastern roads that their tickets
will continue on sale, besides there is a
large territory south and west in which
the paying of commissions is not prohib-
tied, and the Atoms standing will be inn
proved with the ticket agents in that
vicinity. 1t will have no trouble in con-
tinuing to do business in Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan, SO in reality the boycott is
not so seriouS
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General Pixies Funeral,

WASHINGTON, April l0.--The funeral
of the late Albert Pike took place to-day,
and at the request of the dead Mason was
marked by simplicity.
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Game Postponed.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10.-The game
at Oakland to-day between San Francisco
and Sacramento was postponed on ac-
count of rain
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La Grippe at Red Bluff.
RED BLUFF, April 10.-La grippe is not
raging so violently as the past two weeks.
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Grippe Among the British Soldiers

LONDON. April 10.-Two hundred cases
OF la grippe are reported on the troop
ship Himalaya. just arrived at Plymouth.
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IRISH LAND BILL.
The Measure Rushed Through in
Its First Stages.
BALFOUR USES THE CLOSURE RULE
TO ABRIDGE DEBATE.

The Radicals an Labor Men oers of
the Comm Greatly INC nseeI
the Appointments Nj de on e
Royal Labor Commission - They
Claim That They Were Appointed
in the Interest of Capital.
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The thinnest and at the same time one
of the toughest feathers tanned is a frog
skin.
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whoIesale Poisoning of Children

DUBOIS (Pa.), April 10.-Great excite
ment was caused in this town by the
almost wholesale poisoning of children
by eating wild parsnips. Some dozen or
more children playing in vacant lot
found the roots and ate them in mistake
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for true vegetables. Two have already
died in terrible convulsions.
GREENsBURG {Pa.l, April 10.-Three
children of David Carroll died suddenly
this week under suspicious circum-
stances. AT the inquest it was discovered
that poison had been given them. Two
other children are dying, and arrests will
probably follow.
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Terrible Frects of an EXPLOSION.

IerrIbIe E1ects OF an Explosion.
ZANZIBAR, April 10.-An explosion oc-
CURED to-day in the powder magazine
adjoining the Sultan's palace. Thirteen
were killed and twenty wounded.
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Severe Hafl-Storm.

SPRINGFIELD Mo.), April 10. - The
severest hail-storm in ten years ragged
here yesterday. Windows were broken
by the hundreds and hail-stones as large
as hens eggs fell. Many persons received
severe bruises
A cyclone is reported to have passed
over Nevada, Mo-, and Sandoval, Kan.
last night. Several buildings were blown
down. Nobody is reported killed.
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Fatally Bitten by Bulldog.
Los ANGELES, April lo.-Don Shorb,
7-year-old son of Hon }. Debarth Shorb,
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are the countries from which the largest
number of thieves and swindlers will flock
to our shores. There are 5000 professional
criminals in Paris alone. In England there
are probably 10000 souls who make their
living by preying on their fellows. Ger
many has at least 10. 900 professional Grim
inals. 1t is probable that the three cOun
tries aggregate at least 10000 thieves.
cheats. blackmailers. blacklegs and other
scoundrels, any OF whom would be glad to
take advantage OF the multitudes who will
congregate in the Fair city to ply their avo-
cation. 1t is estimated by experts that
from five to seven thousand foreign
crooks visited Paris during the EXPOSE
ton of 1889. and the wonderful police sys
tenn of that city was taxed to it's utmost to
curb the carnival of crime which would
have prevailed but for the sternest repres
sion.
The probabilities are that many "fly''
foreigner will linger in America several
years after the Fair excitement has Gained
down and that Joliet prison will have very
heterogeneous foreign colony.
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The police department of Chicago is al
ready making preparations to take care of
the multitude that will visit that city during
the Worlds Fair. 1t is estimated that from
five to ten thousand professional thieves
will flock to the city. 1t is purposed to so
organize and prepare for the reception of
the fraternity" that life will hardly he
worth living there. Besides the regular
police force, which will be greatly enlarged
in every department, there will be expert
enced detectives from all foreign countries
and the principal cities of the United States,
Canada and South America. The chief of
police has already visited many of the prin-
cipal cities of this country to make arrange
ments for securing information regarding
the criminal classes. and before he gets
through he will have visited all the large
prisons and cities of the United States and
Canada. The New York World says:
The first step was to write to the police
authorities of all European countries to in
terest them in the work. The Scotland
Yard organization. the Paris Prefecture of
Police. and the Chief of the Berlin Secret
Police were. in particular. urged to aid in
the work. England, France and Germany
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17

The Review of Reviews will issue about
the middle of December brochure that is
sure to create very considerable sensation
in all parts of the English reading world
1t is nothing less than special compilation
of anecdotes and materials upon apparitions
and ghostly Authorizations, prepared en-
tirely by Mr.. Stead, the distinguished En-
gish editor, and issued with the assistance
and appreciation of the British and Ameri
can societies for psychical research, of
which Professor Sidgwick. of Cambridge
University. England. and Professor James,
of Harvard University. are in their respect
i've countries the guiding spirits. Having
been prepared by so experienced and prac
tical journalist as Mr.. Stead it is needless
to remark that the book is readable from
beginning to end. 1t contains a rather
amusing PREDATORY warning which suggests
that 1.-THE narratives printed in these pages
had better not be read by any one of tender
years, of morbid excitability. or of excess
lively nervous temperament" 1t is not the
purpose of the book to increase the sway of
superstition over mems minds, but rather to
show that there are many obscure and diff
cult subjects which are legitimate field for
scientific research. and about which it may
be possible to learn great deal that will in
some way be of value to the human race in
its upward and onward progress.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17

Those who are in the habit of attributing
the apparent increase of crime in this coun-
try to faulty prison discipline and too
lax administration of criminal laws. will do
we'll by bearing in mind the following from
an article in the December Forum by Elijah
c. Foster, special agent of the department
of justice at Washington: "When we com,
pare in any way the statistics of present
crime with the apparent crime of fifty years
ago. we must consider that our rapid growth
and advancing civilization have caused hun
dreds of laws to be enacted. making Of
fenses of those matters which were not
then regarded as crimes. There are hun
dreds of prisoners serving sentences for
violation of internal revenue laws, national
bank laws, and post Office laws, most of
which offenses were unprovided for by leg
islatiOn fifty years ago. Violations of mu-
nicipal regulations now frequent were not
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TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly paperpub-
lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published In its columns is contributed by the
inmates, except that properly credited Its sup
port must come from the outside every inmate
Is given paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest Of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. Its objects are to en-
courage individual intellectual effort, provide a
healthy journal for the inmates Of this and other
prisons, and. above all, to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by rejecting
its inner life and thus aid the of moral adj
vancement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17

Policy, not principles, rules in politics.
and the policy of the political party is to
perpetuate it's power. This is not new in
formation. but it was never more fully
brought out than in the actions of the pOlit-
ical parties at the present time. Now that
Republicans are just itching with the hope
that they will make such tumble of legis-
ton as will bring disgrace upon the party.
The more disastrous the blunders to the
welfare of the country the better pleased
the opposition party will be. 1t is only
reasonable to think that where the desire
for mistakes is so keen the party in power
will not lack the Jealous assistance of the
opposition. The interests of the country
are entirely subverted to the interests of
the parties in the coming presidential cleo
ton, and whatever is done or left undOne
by the present congress will be to that end.
Both parties are so fearful of making mis-
takes that they are rendered powerless to
render the service to the people for which
they were appointed. Some of the Dem
Ocratic leaders go so far as to advise their
party in congress to undertake no new leg
islatiOn. but to simply hurry through with
the necessary routine duties and then ad-
journ: or, in other words, to get out of
range of the enemy's guns just as quick as
possible. The game is amusing for one
who has no interests at stake
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17

1.-The meanest man" was in AnOka the
other day. A woman was thrown from her
carriage and severely injured by runaway
team. While she was being cared for an
"honest" farmer came along and stole her
buffalo carriage robe that had been thrown
out with her. This thief's name is withheld
from the public for certain reasons" but
had it been street arab that made away
with the robe certain reasons" would not
have kept him out of Jail.
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We wish to again call the attention of ou1
readers to 1.-The Waif." a paper published
at Lawrence, Kansas. 1t is an intensity in.
teresting paper and if given proper financial
support will prove great aid to those who
work for the betterment of the race. The
editor is practical writer on reformatory
matters, and being unhampered by political
strings, speaks with strength and without
fear. The subscription price is only fifty
cents per year. Give it lift.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17

The people of Minneapolis and the news
paper press of Minnesota mourn the loss by
death of Martin Williams. the veteran jour-
nalist of the state. 1t is not often that such
tribute is paid to the memory of private
citizen as has been lavished upon the life
of the dead reporter. He seems to have
had the rare faculty of being able to do his
whole duty as reporter without offense to
any.
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CYRUS w. FIELD.

The sympathy of the whole nation seems
to be with that venerable figure of Amer
lean enterprise, Cyrus w. Field. in his
present overwhelming troubles. Misfort-
une has pursued him relentlessly of late.
His wife died few weeks ago since which
time he has been almost hopelessly ill., A
few days ago son failed in business carry
ing down with him the last of his fathers
fortune. The unfortunate son became in
sane and is now confined in a mad house.
Thus physical. family and financial disasters
have combined to embitter the last days of
this great public benefactor. Fifty nine
years ago, when he was fifteen years old.
he left his native village in Massachusetts
and went to New York city where he be-
came clerk in A. T. Stewards store. Be
fore he was twenty one years old he had
saved enough money to enable him to start
a small business of his own, and within
twenty four years he had amassed such a
fortune that he was able to retire from bust.
ness. He. no doubt. expected to take life
quietly and pleasantly the remainder OF. his
days. but in fact his active business career,
it may be said, had only begun. He be-
came interested in the idea of establishing a
line of Geographic communication between
America and Europe. The first plan was
to lay 'land line from New York to
Newfoundland, messages to be carried
thence by fast steamers to the Irish coast
and so on to London by land and other
water lines" 1t was calculated that mes
sage could be conveyed from New York to
London in six days by this line. The fact
that steamers now make the whole distance
in the time that it was hoped to make it by
the aid of an electric line is proof of the
wonderful advance that has been made in
navigation during the past forty years.
Nine tenths of the people of that day looked
upon the plan as visionary, yet Mr.. Field
had enough faith in it to leave his pleasant
retirement and undertake to carry it out.
A writer says that after Mr.. Field had once
enlisted into the scheme he hardly knew for
ten years what home life was. In time he
became convinced that cable could be laid
across the Atlantic ocean, and he gave his
abilities and wealth to the project. The
dlscouraging failures of the first efforts
have often been told. But Mr.. Field let
nothing deter him in the undertaking, and
his zeal was deservingly rewarded by the
thanks of the civilized world. Besides the
fame. he realized adequate returns for the
outlay of his private wealth. Most of us of
to day. can hardly remember how popular
the name of Cyrus Field was a quarter
of century ago. About four years ago he
was made poor man by the manipulations
of Jay Gould; but. though nearly seventy
years old. he still had energy enough to be-
gin over again. and he amassed fortune
of perhaps a million dollars-the fortune
which his son has just lost. He wonld un-
doubtedly rise again from the wreck were
it not that all.conquering Time has pursued
him to the brink of the grave. His life is a.
lesson in courage and endurance that every
young man should study. Although his
fortune is gone. none can say that Cyrus
w. Fields life has been failure.
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recognized or provided for as offenses even
twenty years ago. Could we compare the
arrests made in 1890 with those in 1910 for
similar Offenses. it would undoubtedly
show decrease rather than an increase in
crime, Notwithstanding the fact that never
in our nations history were we so we'll
equipped for making prompt arrests and
convictions as at present"
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We are pleased to see the Anoka Herald
on our exchange table again. 1t remains
somewhat of a mystery to us why the Her.
aid ever cut our acquaintance. Perhaps
the editor found something in our columns
he did not like, or may be it was what he did
not find. However, we are glad to see that
he has thought better of the matter.
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According to a theory advanced in olden

According to theory advanced in olden
times by one Jean Hardouin. even the
This man maintained that the rotation of
the earth was due to the efforts of the
damned to escape from their central fire.
Climbing up the walls of hell, they caused
the world to revolve as squirrel its cage. OF
a dog the spit. So after all the world may
be only the DEVILS merry-gO-round.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-12-17

OF all sad words of tongue or pen.
The saddest are those she uttered when
You've tried to kiss, and trying, missed her
And she says, go practice on your sister,"
Selected.
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It doesn't do to be too ''stuck up" Jus t.
ask any man who has been tarred. and
feathered.