davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1891-02-24
He Loved MS Soldiers.

There are many pleasant reminis
cences about the late Gen. Devens. One is
a reminder of his sensitiveness and knd
tietam, in which he had displayed great
bravery and ability, he rode up before
the Fifteenth regiment, which had suf-
fered great loss in this battle, I'D asked
what the result had been. When told
what loss it had suffered he broke down
and openly shed tears as he SAT in his
saddle before his regiment. The furious
battle was not yet over, the roar of can
non and the rattle of musketry was still
sounding, but the brave general cried
before his men as he thought of his
friends who had lost their lives.
His fatherly care and watchfulness
over his men was well known. He took
care TO have as little loss of life AS pos
sible, and looked after their health very
carefully. It is also well known that he
was very liberal to the soldiers with his
money. He constantly drew on his pri-
vate bank account to alleviate the wants
Of soldiers in his company, and he also
used to urge them to send their money
home, and would take it from them and
give them checks on the bank in return,
which they could send home to their
families. After the war he was equally
benevolent to war veterans in distress,
and many men have him to thank for
aid in their troubles. Ga.
Zette,
, 1891-02-24
ProhibIted The usc of rnrhs.

~ScHoOLCRAFT, Feb. %. The town is
shaken to its cente over the act of the
toHd of village authorities, passed Mon
day night, when it was voted to prohibit
the sale and use of playing cards, and
passing a town ordinance making it an
otfense punishable by a fine of IRON 81 to
$40 and imprisonment for not more than
thirty days. The law was really aimed at
the single gambling place in the town,
but was made SO sweeping in its nature
that 1t includes the progressive eucher
parties as well as the professional gam
bleTs. The best people in the town have
Just awoke to what it really means
through the own officers serving notice
on the storekeepers that they must
cease to sell playing cards. The young
people are almost in a state of riot over
what they call the nonsensical law. and
the h%igh-toned clubmen and keeper of
the gambling room are pleased. as they
think the new law will make itself so un-
popular that it will bring about its own
repeal. In the meantime the officers say
they will arrest any one they catch en-
gagged 10 card playing and propose to
the card parties first.
, 1891-02-24
Nineteen Lives Lost.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 23.-The loss of
lives by the wreckinR OF the ship Eliza
beth, Saturday night. is now estimated at
nineteen, including Capt. Henry of the
lite saving service. Eleven persons, in-
GLIDING the wife and children of Capt.
Colcord. were saved. First Mate Bare ay
OF the wrecked ship, who. with four
others. succeeded in floating ashore, says
that alter the captains family had been
placed aboard tie tug every effort was re-
doubl, d to save the ship from its impend-
ing doom. Though within cannon shot
of port, the vessel met her fate on the
Jagged rocks. Several tugs attempted to
succor us, but their tow lines either iell
short or were broken like threads. A
lteboat was launched and thirteen of the
crew succeeded In getting in, but the high
wind and waves soon drove them out of
sight; Capt: Coloord was badly injured
and died while the mate was attempting
to rescue him.
, 1891-02-24

Even if Representative Jason B. Brown
does come from a rural district in Indi-
ana, he has no hayseed in his hair. A
few days ago he hired a cab in front of
the Riggs house and drove around where
he expected to meet "A friend. But his
friend was not there, and SO he drove
back to the hotel around the corner. The
trip occupied just six minutes. How
muchY' he asked the cabman. siSeyenty-
five cents" ''Oh, no. said Mr.. Brown,
you can only charge seventy-ive cents
an hour Its just the same for a por-
ton of an hour" said cabby. 'If that
is the case" said Mr.. Brown, you can
wait here for the balance of the hour. l
will be in the hotel when your hour is
up" Then he disappeared through the
doorway. In less than fifteen minutes
the cabby capitulated. ''Give me twenty
five cents and 1 will go away" he said.
He got his money and departed.-Wash
ington Post.
, 1891-02-24

SPRISd HILL, Feb. 23-Up to this
evening ll9 bodies have been taken out
and it is believed more are in the mine.
Most OF the victims were killed by the
deadly a~fter-damp, the position OF the
bodies when found showing that they
were overcome while running, probably
after the explosion. Subscriptions to the
reliet fund are beginning to pour in.
Twenty bodies we're picked up within a
iew feet of each other 10 NJ. 2 slope.
Mi1night-The list of dead now num-
bera l21 This afternoon a broken
hearted F%renchman named Oliver Dupree
took from the morgue the body OF his son,
James. His other son ran out to meet
the sorrowful father, slipped on the ice
and struck his heal with such force that
he was Instantly killed Not one of the
men who could probably throw light on
the cause of the explosion is left to tell
the tale. Not only are the collieries idle,
but all business in the town Is at a
standstill.
, 1891-02-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %. - Heavy
pans have prevailed throughout the state
Tor the past two days, causing many wash
outs on the railroads and serious INTERRUPT.
ton to Geographic communication.
CHA BEND, Arizona, Feb. 23.-Salt
river, near Phoenix. rose ten feet in an
hour. sweeping away many adobe houses.
One thousand people in the valley of Salt
river are houseless. The railroads in tie
vicinity are badly washed out.
The Colorado river. at Yuma, threatens
that place. A large force Of men is en-
gagged building dikes to save them. A
special dispatch from Yuma, says that
the town is entirely under water. The
levee broke this evening. About $780,
900 damage has already been done. Gus
Lee was drowned and a large amount of
live stock persisted. The river is still ris-
ing and If it continues will entirely destroy
the town
, 1891-02-24

the problem. When every woman shall
say to every other. combine. - the war
dragon shall be slain, the poverty viper
e-xtermInated, the gold bug transfxed by
the silver pin, the saloon drowned out,
and the last white slave liberated
from the woods OF Wisconsin and the
bagnios of Chicago and Washington.
Miss Willard then spoke of the details of
the organization and favored the most
complete and extensive one possible
one that should include and comprehend
local councils in every state, county, city.
towH and village in the land. She
reviewed the ndvance of women and said
that these three years since the last
council have produced greater results han
the previous ten years. Speaking of
Parnell, she said the chief significance of
his present discrowned state had been but
little emphasized yet in the public mind,
but in her thinking the wou.au question
has had no triumph 50 signal in our
generation. L. is not many years. she
said, since any man OF great gifts and
splendid public achievements was, as a
man in his relations to women, an entirely
different personality. with whom the
public had nothing to do no matter how
basely he conducted himself, This was
because the estimate of women was so
much beneath that which it is now held.
A number of interesting papers were read.
, 1891-02-24

TULLAHoMA. Tenn, Feb. 28.-United
States Commissioner George Davidson
had a rather peculiar case before hun yes
terday. 1t was that of a minister OF the
gospel Of the Baptist denomination who
hives in Lincoln county, and who has
charge of a church and congregation in
his neighborhOod. and breaches to them
at regular stated intervals. The revenue
officers recently discovered a wildcat dis
tillery IN the reverend gentleman's smoke
house. and he was promptly arrested and
brought before Commissioner Davidson
on the charge Of Illicit distilling. In his
defense the preacher claimed that the
still had not been used for making liquor
tor years, except to make a little for his
own family use. The revenue officer,
however, found a quantity of singliugs
with the still, and that fact, together
with other testimony 10 the case, caused
the commissioner TO bind the preacher
-eEeFt0-ths-Rext-teFm-e Ethe-fedqral
court.
, 1891-02-24

ARKANSAS CITY, Kas., Feb. 23.-
Considerable excitement was caused in
this vicinity today by the news leaking
out that the Santa Fe had secured the
contract to move $4,000 head OF cattle on
to the Cherokee Strip from Texas. The
cattle are owned by a strong cattle syndl-
cate, and are to be transported from
Texas to the Santa Fe stock yards in the
Outlet by April /. shipments to com
mence Immediately. The wav the news
got out was by the officers of the road
telegraphing to ascertain if the company
was prepared TO fulfill the contract, as
they had 5000 cars ready, plenty of men
and sufficient power to haul the cattle.
This is but the carrying out of the
scheme originated some time ago by the
cattlemen to take possession OF the Strip
this spring, unless it was opened for set
element, Already there are a great many
settlers on choice quarter sections in the
Strip, and more going daily.
, 1891-02-24

ADA, MINI, Feb 23.-The Minnesotz
Mutual Live Stock Insurance company of
Fergus Falls sued about a hundred farm
ers in this county for assessments due,
which the farmers refused to pay. The
suit was heard today and the farmers
we've u en- masse to fight their case.
Mr.. Ericsson of Fergus Falls, secretary of
the insurance company, and his lawyers
were also here. Mr.. Ericsson was the man
who worked up the insurance in this
county. The farmers, after a
rope. went in search of him. He was
found IN his room at the Ada hotel. The
spokesman told him what they came for,
and after some parleying and 1ourishing
OF the rope, Mr.. Ericsson gave the farmers
a release of the company's claims against
them. He had learned previous to the
farmers visit thrt Attorney General Clapp
had decided that the suit could be guashed
on account of the insurance company not
having been legally incorporated. Eric,
son aud his attorneys had decided to try
to bulldoze the farmers into paying the
assessments.
, 1891-02-24
ALMOST A MIRACLE.
After Being Eighteen Days
Under Ground,
Five Of the Janesville Miners
are Found Alive.
100 Bodies Taken From the
Spring Hill Mine.
Rurled Miners Rescued.

HAzEIToN, Pa, Feb. 23.-After being
eighteen days entombed in the darkness
OF Inflated slope No. /, at GAINESVILLE, five
of the victims Of the terrible disaster were
found alive this afternoon. They were
all Huugarians. How they survived is a
miracle, Nothing like it has been known
or heard OF in the Pennsylvania coal
fields. Up to today thirteen bodies have
been found, and the rcscuers today worked
harder than ever to learn the fate of
the remaining five. Late tonight. while
two men were searching in a breast OF the
east gangway they came across the five
Hungarians huddled closely together and
almost dead. They we're SO weak that,
with one exception, they could not be
moved. John TomakuskY, who was
stronger than the others, was taken up to
the engine house.
Doctors were at once summoned and a
large stock Of blankets taken down with
them to the other four men. Careful
nursing will he given them and every
effort put forth To save their lives. The
searchers say that their attention was at
tracted about 9 O'Clock by a slight tapping
on thew wall, and working in that direc-
ton, they finally came upon the men.
John Tomakusky had been endeavoring
to make himself heard. and in a faint
voice informed them that he and the
others were aim st dead from hunger and
cold. 1t was not long before the men
were reached.
Tomakusky, when partially revived.
said the contents of their dinner pals
kept them alive for six days. Then they
lived on oil from their lamps and bottles.
Alter that was exhausted they drank
dark s%ulphurous wa'sr.
The announcement of the finding of
the men was kept as quiet as possible,
but Notwithstanding this precaution the
mouth of the slope was soon surrounded
by hundreds of excited people. The
friends and relatives OF the fortunate five
were frantic. huRRing and kissing each
other and dancing Tor joy, while others
who had come to the rlope on the first
report, before the names of the men were
learned were correspondingly depressed.
, 1891-02-24

A delicate question has lately arisen
in the mind of his honor Mayor Brad
ford. When coasting was prime on
Mulberry street the mayor, with his
usual forethought for peoples safety,
carefully directed that an officer be sta
toned at the foot of the hill to arrest
any who trespassed against the law
which forbids the coasters to cross Maple
street. But, yer honor" exclaimed the
policeman, ''phat was l to do? l saw a
ripper coming like a streak of CREASED
lightning down the hill. Whizz it went
across the street, and l tore along after
it to arrest the miscreants. But who
should scramble off the pesky thing but
Alderman Holbrook and his lady, and
the last of all came Parson Baldwin,
So his honor, the mayor, scratches his
head and thinks and thinks and thinks.
Springfield (Mass) Homestead.
, 1891-02-24

In the St. Joseph hospital, Omaha, is
a case that has attracted the attention
of the best physicians of that city, and
the equal of which is not known in
medical history, 1t is that of Mrs. Nc
Kinney. wife of a railroad man OF
Kesrney, Neb. The phenomenal feature
of the cas- is that the woman's bodily
temperature for six months past has
ranged from normal to III degs. Fahren-
heit, and has remained at 146 dogs. for
weeks at a time. Heretofore the high
est authenticated case of temperature
not resulting fatally has been ia degs.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
, 1891-02-24

William ". B. Miller, Deerlodge, Mon
;ana, writes:
II haze been using Brandreth's Pills
for the last thirteen years. and though |
have had nine children. l have never had
a doctor in the house except three times,
when we had an epidemic OF scarlet fever,
which we soon banished by a vigorous use
of Brandreth's Pills. | have used them
for myself two or three a night for a
month, for liver compiaint, dyspepsia and
constipation. In diarrhea, cramps, wind
collie. indigestion, one Or two Brandreth's
Pills fixed the children at once. A box
OF pills is all the medicine chest we re-
quire in the house. We use them for
rheumatism, colds, catarrh, billiousness
and impure blood. They never have
failed to cure all the above complaints in a
very few days"
, 1891-02-24

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Before the
Women's. council today, Miss Willard, 10
her address, said that a difference OF
opinion on one question must not prevent
the women of America from working
unitedly Cd those on which they can
agree They were engaged in . heroic
struggle to lift women from mere sex
hood up toward glorious ~womsnhood,
and to do this for h~umanity's sake was
, 1891-02-24
HE LOVED AN ACTRESS
Suicide of a 1heater Manager
at Pueblo, Colo.
Attempted Assassination in
the Indian Territory.
A Morphine Fiend Sells His
Wife's Dead Body.
He Was Love-Sick.

Pueblo, Colo, Feb. 23.-Being re.
iected by May Lewis. a dashing and beau
tiiuiyoung actress filling an engagement
at the Pueblo Opera house, Assistant
Manager Lewis McMurrav took a big dose.
OF poison last night, Dreferring death to a
lite Of misery without his adored one.
Before shutting off McMurray wrote a
pathetic lett r to Miss Lewis, saying he
could not live without her. aui was INK
ious to die. He her went to a drug
store on Union avenue, secured some
l%audanum, repaired to his room at the
Star hotel, drank the stuff, and c~lasping
a picture OF Miss Lewis. Law down Tod the
bed and waited for death to come and re-
lieve his mental anguish. As soOn As the
poison began to take effect he rep .nted
and shrieked for help. The hotel clerk
went TO his assistance, summoning medical
and. By the time a doctor arrived Nc
Murray was pretty near gone. All night
long skillful physicians watched by his
bedside, and gentle handed ,wbite-aproned
nurses noiselessly fitted arJunc the uu-
fortunate man. For once 10 his life there
seemed to be something for him to live
for; the warmth. the comfort, the quiet of
the place, the kindly ministrations from
those whose modulated tones seemed like
a benediction and whose gentle touch was
like a cares. was a new experience for
hum. But their tender care came too late,
for the poison proved fatal, McMurray
dying at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. Miss
Lewis is a fine 10 king blonde girl and is
from St Louis, where her parents reside.
She 1G a star nf n hnNlaonpo narpnanu
PLAYING at the opera house and came here
two weeks ago. When informed of Me
Murrav's death she appeared unconcerned
and said it was not the first time a fool had
killed himself because she wouldn't marry
him. McMurray was a popular young
man and well liked by the profession.
, 1891-02-24

In the urse of a case before the court
of review, Saturday, when a learned
counsel was referring to the alleged dis
honest practices OF the defendant, Chief
Justice Sir Francis Johnson introduced
the following remark, Don't be too
strong; you must remember there are not
very many really honest men on this earth
after all" Later on in the case, when
the counsel spoke of the conviction
which he hoped for. the judge again re-
marked: "Well, after all, the line is a
small one, indeed, that divides the con-
victed from the unconvicted Montreal
Witness.
, 1891-02-24

The largest barometer yet made has
just been put in working order in the st.
Jacques tower in Paris. 1t is 1855 me-
tiers high, was manufactured in st. Denis
and was carried by six men to Paris in a
strong wooden frame.
, 1891-02-24

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-After an ex-
ecutive session. the sundry civil bill'was
taken up. The amendment permitting
the secretary of the treasury to make tenn
porary appointments of architects. skilled
draftsmen and civil engineers In the office
of the supervising architect was the text
OF G discussion on civil service examine
tions.
German criticised the civil service COM
missloners for denouuciug senators, repre-
sentativcs and cabinet officers as hostile to
the civil service law. The discussion was
still going IN at 6 o'clock when a recess
was taken.
Does your back ache? Oregon Kidney
Tea will cure Won.
, 1891-02-24

Aubery Boucicault, son of Dion Bou-
~cicault, who is just about to be married,
has written a new play expressly for his
mother, in which Mrs. Boucicault will
appear with her daughter Nina and the
author.
, 1891-02-24

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-An amend
meut was adopted directing the account
ing officers Of the treasury not to with
hold the pay Of any retired officer of the
army, retired prior to the act of March
30. 1860. Notwithstanding his acceptance
of a diplomatic or consular position.
This amendment has direct reference to
Gen. Sickles.
On a point of order raised by Dunnell
of Minnesota the provision for the rp
pointment OF u special committee of
members-elect to Investigate the expendi-
ture of the appropriations for the gov
eminent of Alaska and for Yellowstone
park was stricken Out. Without dispos-
ing of the bull the committee rose.
The postofhce appropriation bill vas
passed and the house took a recess.
At the evening session the honse, in
committee of the whole. considered the
immigration bill. Amendments were
adopted directing the secretary of the
treasury to provide such rules for in
spection along the Canadian ~frontier as
will o delay or impede travel between
the two countries; providing that nothing
in the act shall be deemed to exclude per
ons convicted of political ofeuses, not
w~ithstandIng that such offenses shall be
denominated as f%elonies. Infamous crimes
or turpitudes by the law of the land from
which they come. or by the court CON
victiug them. The bill was then re-
ported to the house.
Oates offered a substitute. The pre-
vious question was ordered and the house
adjourned.
, 1891-02-24

The largest olive oil factory in the
world will 500 be built at Los Guilicos,
in Sonoma county, Cal. The plant will
cost a quarter of a million. The com
pany has sixty acres of ~G-year-old trees,
and is planting 700 acres.
, 1891-02-24
To Preyept F~aIsrfyInG the Record.

10 ireNeRt FalsifNtnE the RECORD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-In the house
today Wike of Illinois introduced for
reference a lengthy preamble aud resolu-
ton calling attention to the frequent
f~alsifications of the journal by the arbi-
trary action OF the speaker in counting a
quorum of members not present." etc.
Special reference is made to the trouble
OF Last Friday and Saturday. when.
Wike SAYS, these arbitrary, unlawful and
unconstitutional acts were done In per
uance OF a plan concocted by the lead
ers of the party just overthrown by an
overwhelming majority OF the people at
the pools and in the closing hour of their
power, to install for life into new federal
judicial offices then and there being
created for that purpose, a num-
Der of the repudiated and defeated
candidates of the party at that
election in defiance to and against the
will of a large majority of the voters of
the country" The resolution says that
all these acts make it apparent that
injury is threatened to the liberties of the
people. and Inasmuch as no remedy exists
now, except the power OF the majority,
which usually Is in political sympathy with
the presiding officer. the Judiciary com
mittee is directed to submit 4 joint reso-
luton submitting for ratification an
amendment to the constitution providing
for the impeachment aud removal from
Office. with suitable penalties, of the
speaker of the house or the presiding
officer of the senate it guilty of such
practices.
, 1891-02-24

Hit Bruner, a locomotive engineer,
who was killed at Winchester, KY, the
other day, by the explosion of the boiler
Of his engine, had an unlucky record.
1t is said that while he was at the throt-
tie his engine had figured in twenty
eight fatal accidents, although Bruner
was in no sens culpahln.
, 1891-02-24

A study of the sea bottom, currents,
temperature and life of the Adriatic sea
shows that there is q vast growth of
marine alge at the great depth Of 1000
DAtsnl
, 1891-02-24

Members should read the American
Building association Nelrs. 1t exposes
all mismanaRed associations. In its ninth
year 81 per wear; 1855 Washington street.
Chicago.
, 1891-02-24

Boston, Feb. 23.-The fight between
Young Mitchell and George La
Blanche, which tool place at the Califor-
MIA club last week, was one of the biggest
fakes that has been perpetrate1 on any
club. As far as known Young Mitchell
was not a party to tie job, but there is
positive evidence hat the Marine took
his " knock out according t. an agree
ment he made with a prominent Colorado
sporting man. La Blanche's Boston
friends received a tip from the Marine
that he was going to go out and let Young
Mitchell win, and but for their receiving
a warning from another source they would
have dropped several thousand dollars.
Feb. IL the Marine wrote the Colorado
mar from his training quarters at Saucel-
Ito, Gala the following letter:
Bet all you can on Mitchell, and on
Feb. 2 telegraph me how much money
you have on. Word your telegram this
way: Il have so much money on the
fight, and ! will understand.
In some way the fact that the Marine
bad sold himself to gamblers leaked out
in this city, and there were several per-
sons that knew lat Tuesday the match
was not to be on the level" aud they
got several bets by giving odds of $3.50 to
800 on Mitchell. Some of the earliest
hackers and supporters that La Blanche
had telegrsphed La Blanche asking him
how they would bet, but he did not send
them an answer, so they did not wager
any money.
, 1891-02-24

OH how Lice and soft your hands are.
what are you using? The Arnicated
Eureka Cream, the best [ ever tried and |
would not be without II.
, 1891-02-24

New mattresses. 81. so; new woven
wire springs. 81. IS; second hand heating
and cook stoves at lowest prices. Every
thing delivered free. Corner T%wenty-frst
and Themes. #. Bohnsted. Manager.