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MUCH ABUSED PAwNsRokERs.

Their Bunl0ess By No Means What lts
Critics Would Have the Public Believe.
It seems impossible to take up pa
per and find in its columns one word
favorable to pawnbrokers. True, there
are some INSCRIPTIONS parties engage I
in the business, but they are found in
al callings. Many money lenders oc-
cupying only . small Office are not
looked upon the same rs those who
place the proverbial three pendants in
front of their places Of business; still
you will find worse sharps among them.
If pawnbroking were judged in an I'M
prejudiced light. it would be found
just rs legitimate rs any other busi-
ness. In . recent issue of Milwau-
kee paper there appeared an article
headed: abolish the Pawnshops and
There viii BE Less Thicving." This
statement is not only erroneous. but it
is unjust. 1t is wrong to suppose that
thieves use only pawnshops as q place
for disposing of their plumber. 1t il .
well-known fact that all pawnbrokers
must submit daily report Of all
pledges taken in or goods purchased.
Still, il anything Is stolen the first
thought is that the thief has found his
way to some pawnshop and is con-
cesled there; but the most Of the so
called Fences" really exist among
those money lenders who are not
classed with pawnbrokers and therefore
arc not required to furnish any report
But In most cases neither one nor the
other would touch . stolen article
knowing Il to be such. II an honest
borrower comes in he answers all
questions properly and. Of course,
truthfully Is to ownership; and If .
thief comes in he Is equally prepared
70 answer all questions So to dis
tinguish the honest borrower from the
thief would actually require an ex.
merit mindrexder. Therefore. the
pswnbroler might Just rs well take
the loans and trust to luck Is to be left
Ny the real owner. since out of every
one hundred loans made there is not as
much as ten per cent recovered All
crooks know that pawnbrokers must
report goods taken in. and Judging
from the amount of stolen goods recov-
cred they must have some other place Of
disposing Of them. Naturally there i
much less risk run BY taking il TO
some one who II not . licensed. pawn
broker and II not required to make .
report-Old Pawnbroker. in Chicago
Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05

TIE man who loafs ON the corner never
deals on the square.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05

II 10 the little puiRs which raise tie wind
for tho Door actor.-Auburn Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05

-.t Cleared 0so0y
AL the troubles and ailments that
make womanis life . burden to her.
She's relieved, cured, and restored,
with DR.. Picrces Favorite Prescrip-
ton. Periodical pains, weak back,
bearing down sensations, nervous
prostration, all "female complaints, "
arc cured by it. It improves di-
gestion, enriches the blood, dispela
aches and pains, brings refreshing
sleep, and restores health and
strength.
It's . powerful general, - well -
uterine, tonic and nervine, imparting
vigor and strength to the entire sys.
tenn. Contains no alcohol to inebri-
ate; no syrup or sugar to derange
digestion legitimate nsedici'ss-
not . beverage.
II you're . tired, nervous, or suf.
fering woman, then the :Favorite
Prescription is the only medicine
that's guaranteed, in every case, to
bring you help. If it doesn't give
you satisfaction, you have your
money back.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05

A PHovIRD REvsRs.D.-RaSgS-'Tt isnss
always tho coat that nakeo the man"
JagRs-"No; II tie man happene 70 BE-
tailor Il IL the man who makes the 0oaA"e
Brooklyn EaglA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05

with coil Of clothes line.
''Lis4en!" she said. speaking quickly.
There b smother one in the china
closet locked in. He il trying 70 kick
the door down. Do you zee. this p
Jamesr'
James WA the one man-servant Aunt
Jane employed Tying him Armly, 1
gave my next attention to Aunt Jane.
whose whole face was covered with
blood from . wound In the head Know
ing how the sight of blood always
sickened Susy, tried TO keep her back.
but she said, quietly:
Tell me, please, what you want and
how 70 help you" ~
Isent her for water. rags. lsudanum,
and while we bound up Aunt James
head and restored her to couuscious-
ness, Serena came to her senses and sat
mp white and shaking.
'Oh, Susy, that man Will kick the
closet door down." she cried, - the
blows from the next room became moro
violent
It seemed ss IL he would. and I
started to quiet him, when Susy grasped
my arm.
Don't open the door," she said.
There may be more than one, man
there. You see. We were all sitting up
here, hoping that you would come On
the midnight train, bot Aunt Jane had
not told James to 60 to the station be-
cause she thought you had rather walk
mp than have rs slonc. So I suppose
James thought you were gone for al
night and he came In at some time tn
the evening. we do not know when.
sna hid IN the ships closet Invent e
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-20
Chehalis News.

CHEHALIs, June 19.-ISpecial. Two in
mates for the state reform school came in
from Whatcom on Wednesday and were
received by Mr.. J. Goodeil, secretary of
the school.
at Coal creek, two and half miles from
the city. The coal bed is owned by firm
of San Francisco capitalists, and is a very
rich bed. This is not vein of coal, as is
ordinarily found, but rich solid bed, and
when in swing will yield merchantable
supplies of good hard coal.
Farmers report healthy crops, good ber-
ries and stone fruit, where it is on the hills,
but on the bottom lands it appears to be
slightly frost-bitten.
The long-looked-for and much-talked-of
business mems carnival came off last night
and was huge success in every respect.
Seventy-three Chehalis young ladies,
dressed in costume, represented the lead
their parts admirably. The entertainment
was given under the auspices of the Meth
odist church and Melted a neat sum.
Electric lights are hung and wires all in
readiness to illumine the city.
Court is in session and the docket is a
large one, although some ten or twelve
cases have already been disposed of.
The new brick hotel is building rapidly
and will be magnificent structure when
finished.
The Chehalis boys played the Aberdeen
boys at baseball on Sunday and won good
game. The score stood to in favor of
Chehalis
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city's history. Yesterday the work Of lay
ing rails upon the Belt Line was COM
menced at Bothel, and the work will be
rushed to completion. The long delay has
been very discouraging. but now, with q
railroad here, matters viii be pushed
rapidly.
General Alger visited the Iron Works
last week and expressed himself as highly
gratifed with the outlook.
The bank room is nearly completed and
the bank viii be in operation in few
weeks. The hotel is also nearing compile
ton. and will be an ornament to the town.
Many do not know that the finest straw
berries on the market are the Lake Wash
ington berries, raised in Kirkland. The
soil here is particularly adapted TO the
raising of small fruit and berries. Many
are embarking in the business, as il is no
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The state sankers. Convention,

OLYMPIA. June i9-[Special. THE State
Bankers Association held a short session
today, with many new delegates present.
A aper on the perpetuaton of national
banks was read by w. ii. Wheeler, presi-
dent of the Commercial National bank of
Seattle, who was followed by Il. ]. Davis.
of the Merchants National of Tacoma.
with paper on Banks and Their Custo.
mers." AT the afternoon session the
bankers passed resolutions that it was
the sense of the convention
that the practice of banks permitting
overdrafts TO customers was alike injurious
10 the customers and the banks, and
should be abolished. The president was
also empowered TO communicate with the
comptroller of the currency and petition
for a readjustment of the bank examiners
fees in this district, inasmuch as when the
law was passed there was but one bank,
while az present there are 40 The con-
vention adjourned for the day after the
discussion Of various subjects relating to
banks, and were driven over the city.
This evening a bail and banquet were
given in their honor
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LYNCHERs TO BE ACQUITTED.
They Admit That They Shot Craps, But
Not Gambler Hunt.

WALLA WALLA, June 19.-ISpecial. /
The taking of testimony in the trial of the
half dozen soldiers who are charged with
lynching A. ]. Hunt, was concluded to-
day. Arguments will be made by both
sides tomorrow. The trial of Patrick Nc
Menamon, the remaining prisoner, who
demanded separate trial, viii probably
begin Monday. Only two defendants went
on the stand. Charles E. Cutter, who was
with Miller at the time he was
shot by Hunt, testified that on
the evening Hunt was lynched ne
came TO town after retreat in the
company of other soldiers. He visited
several saloons, and was in one known as
Fritz's saloon when the fire bell rang an
nouncing the lynching. Bernhard Muel-
Ter, another Of the defendants, testified
that he came 10 town about Z o'clock that
evening and shot craps in Byrd's saloon
until o'clock, and returned 10 the garri-
son and went TO bed. He did not know of
the iynching until the next morning. The
testimony of both defendants was corrob-
Grated by thirty-three witnesses who were
with them or saw them. IL is the general
belief that the soldiers viii be acquitted.
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The shooting Tournament.

SPOKANE June Ia-At today's shootsof the
sportsmen's Association OF the Northwest. the
association trophy, gold and silver vase, was
the principal prize contested for. PARROT, of
Spokane; Cooper. of Tacoma, and Hughes, OF
Portland. tied, with seven out of q possible
seven, and will shootof tomorrow. This was
for live birds The match for FIVE live birds.
3 cash prize. was tied by bingham,
of Seattle. Durham, OF Tacoma: Cooper.
OF Tacoma: Barnard, of Spokane; Fisk, of Hell
enar Hughes. of Portland; J. Connelly, of Hell
ena; and PARROT, of spokane. each scoring s.
The prize was divided. In the team shoot there
were eleven contestants. The prize, silver wa
ter set, was won by team No. !, of Tacoma, max
ing Ii of a possible Is The match for singles
and doubles, Peoria blsekbirds, was tied by
Cooper, Eckhardt and Dunham, who will shoot
of toun6rrow
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Railways of the World.
Engineering News

GuEAuSetI1g news.
The last number of the ArcSiv FIR Fi..n-
bGhnwesen contains statement of the
growth of the railways of the world from
1885 TO the end of 1859. The total length
of the railways at the close of the last de-
cade amounted to $40, 1913 miles. equal to
nearly fifteen times the equatorial cir
cumference of the world. and more
than $4,000 miles in excess of the
mean distance of the moon from
the earth. On December 81. 1870. the
length of the lines in actual operation was
eli ,202 miles. and the increase in the last
ten years has, therefore. been T5.S per cent.
II similar increase takes place in the
present decade, the mileage 81 the begin
nlng OF the twentieth century will be more
than $4,000
America contributed the greatest num-
Der of miles of road during the four wears
under consideration, and especially the
United States, where the growth amounted
10 "a Ter Ger {. Canada and Msxeo
also snow heavy gains. After Amer
lea comes Europe, with 1916 per
cent. OF the various countries
there, Germany shows the greatest
increase, followed by Austria, France,
Russia and Italy. In Asia, British India
has developed the greatest activity. and
It's lines have increased 80 re- cent In
densely peopied China no long line is vet
bait, but the proposed trans-Siberian road
OF the Russian government may result in
increased construction. In Africa the only
marked increase has been in Algiers and
Iunis, but q comparatively rapid develop
ment may be expected when the conflicting
Claims OF Germany and England are
settled, and the interior, as well as the
Congo hasln, IS more settled. The Austria
nan systems have extended RAPIDLY. espe-
elalIy IN South Australia and Queensland.
1t IS interesting 10 note that West Austria
ia has the greatest mileage in proportion
10 Its population of any country.
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STORM AND FLAMES.
Many Persons Killed by Flood
and Lightning.
TWO VESSELS WRECKED AT SEA.
The Town OF Hanford, CAL, Nearly De-
stroyed by Fire-Big Brick Block
in Marquette, Mich. Burned.

FRANKLIN, Pa, June 19-During heavy
storm today Marjoram, hliy valued at
$4,000, became frightened and ran into an
old building. The floor gave away, and
she fell and broke her neck.
La JUNTA, Colo, June 19.-While
party of ten emigrants was crossing a
bridge over q creek near here the bridge
gave way, precipitating them into the
creek. Charles Wilkerson was drowned,
and A. J. Bliss and his four children seri-
ously injured by falling timbers. The
others were unhurt. Four horses were
drowned and a wagon wrecked.
ARKANSAS CRY, Kan, June i3.-Tonight
heavy wind storm, accompanied by
heavy hail, passed over this city, doing
considerable damage to shade trees and
exposed windows. Two miles southwest
of the city the storm assumed the char
acter of a cyclone, and leveled to the
ground wheat in the shock and growing
corn. No one was seriously injured.
FoRT ScoTr, Kan, June ia phenom-
email rain fell here tonight, beginning at
7:30 and continuing an hour and ten min
utes. The streets were flooded, and Buck
run, ravine which traverses the city from
south to north was transformed into rag
ing torrent. 1t is feared several persons
were drowned, but nothing is certain at
this hour
ALTOONA, Pa, June Bone of the heav-
lest transforms in years struck Altoona
this afternoon. The streets and avenues
looked like small rivers. Cellars were filled
and great damage caused in consequence.
A second storm occurred this evening, fol-
~ Afro parEa
Reicht, aged s., and Katie Brady, aged s,
were struck by lightning. Small bridges
throughout the country have been swept
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Thursday evening the crew Of the steam barge
Jane Brook, at Philadelphia, became intoxicated
and had general fight, in which six men were
wounded and the captain was shot through the
lung. His recovery is doubtful. Another Of the
men may die, while the others are not 20 badly
wounded.
Mrs. Glennan, the wife of Past Assistant Sur
geon-General Glennan of the United States
navy, arrived at Raleigh, y. c., a week ago from
Washington City with four children. Since
then two of them have died from diphtheria,
one is likely to die, and the remaining child has
the disease.
Amelia Heineman, of Fall River, Columbia
county, Wis, was fatally shot by her jealous
lover, Seymour Turner, farm hand, Friday.
Turner then shot himself, but it is thought he
will recover.
At Blenheim, Ont, Friday, Mrs. David Clark
drowned herself and her two youngest children
Her husband deserted her and their FIVE child
rem last fall.
Sim Johnson, colored. was hanged at Charles
ton, w. Va, Friday morning for rape on white
girl committed April last
Thomas Chapman and James Mcclellan were
killed at a barn-raising near Thornton, Ont,
Friday morning.
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WHITE MEN ON THE CONGO.


New York Sun.
The white population on the Congo is
increasing rapidly. When Stanley left the
river, after having planted his twenty sta
tions, there were only about 200 white
men left to continue the various
phases of his work. There are now
over 800 white men on the Congo.
Over one-third of them are in the
service of the Congo state, while the
others are engaged in trading and mission
airy enterprises. In 1889 Bona, the capt.
tai of the Free State, contained the great
est number of whites, but last year it was
surpassed by Matadi, which is at the head
of navigation on the lower Congo. Ma
tadi has gone ahead because it is the start
ing point of the Congo railroad, and most
of the whites at that place are engaged in
building the road.
Matadi now has white population of
1863 souls, while Bona has ten less. Bona
is the seat of government, and also the
place where number of important Eu-
ropean trading firms make their head
quarters. 1t has a railroad leading from
the wharf up to the sanitarium, the hotel,
and the government buildings on the
heights away from the river. With its
considerable native population and the
large variety of business transacted there,
Bona is very busy little place.
Leopoldville, the chief settlement on the
upper river at Stanley Pool, has eighty
cans on the river. nearly all of whom are
missionaries. Thirty-two Danes and
Swedes are among the employees of the
Congo state, and almost tn man they are
engaged in the steamboat service,
many of them being engineers.
The sixty-three Italians on the
river are at work on the railroad. They
were taken from Southern Italy, because
the climate there IS warm and it was
thought they would endure hard service
in Africa better than workmen from North
Europe They are bosses or section hands,
WHO teach the native track graders how to
pertorfD their labor and they super
Intend the work. often taking hand
themselves 20 show the natives how the
work should be done.
The forgive Egyptians are soldiers i'm
ported from Egypt for the purpose of
setting 3 good military example to the
native s0l6iery organized by the state.
Half The Egyptians are IN the garrison at
Bona aud the other half are al Leopold
vile
Banana. the settlement az the mouth OF
the Congo, has now = population Of only
sghty-zh.ee whites, and has been sur
passed by JseopoidyIlle IN the interior.
There are DON more white men at each OF
half q dozen posts on the upper Congo
than there were a; Leopoldyille, the chief
point GA the river, i've years ago.
White men on the Congo are finding
thai. With the introduction Of more COM
forts from Europe. with a supply Of better
f1pe on their tables, and with medical at
tssSznce at a number OF the more import
All stations, they can live on the river in
fzF letter health than a few years ago.
The mortality, now that the river has a
white population of over 500 people, is
hardly greater than il was five years ago,
when only about 200 white men lived
there.
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LAsHED TO THE MAsTs.
Wrecked Vessels Crew Saved in Mid
Observation-Disclosures Italian Sailors.

wrecked tesseps Crew saved IN MID
Observation-Disclosures italian Sailors.
NEW YORK, June 19.-The steamer Sophie
arrived today. She reports having found
in mid-ocean the bark Exile, of st. Johns,
\. F., dismasted and hopelessly wrecked.
The crew was lashed to the bulwarks and
stumps of the masts.
The crew of the Sophie was called on
for volunteers. The officers, who were all
Germans, responded promptly, but the
crew. who were all Italians, refused to go.
Not considering it wise to leave the steam
er without the officers, the captain of the
Sophie lay by until the storm moderated.
Then he called for volunteers, but the
Italians again refused TO 60, The German
officers manned the boat and with the
greatest difficulty succeeded in rescuing
the crew of the bark.
LEwEs, Del. June 20, 2 a. ma small
unknown two-masted schooner is reported
sunk on the upper end of Shears shoal,
five miles above here. The crew is sup
posed to be in the rigging. The Lewes life
saving station crew has gone to their
rescue
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RosLYS, June 19-(Special. What
might have proved serious fire broke out
last night in the slope of Northern Pacific
Coal Company's mine No. /. A blast was
fired in one of the entries. which iguited
gas. and this in turn set fire to the coal.
The pumps were at once put to work, and
after several hours the fire was ex-
tinguished. Work will probably be re.
sumed in a few days. The work of pump
ing out the water was at once commenced.
The committees having the Fourth Of
July celebration in hand are well on their
way with good programme and arrange
ments for an elaborate time. Over 500
has been secured, and this amount will
nearly all be distributed in match games
OF baseball, football and races. The civic
societies will all participate, and the
Knights of Pythias will probably give an
exhibition drill.
The city has organized a hook and ladder
company and part of the outfit mas already
been received
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Big Block In Marquette Burned-Han-
ford, CAL, Nearly DESTROYED.

-
ford, CAL, Nearly Destroyed.
MARQUETTE, Mich, June 20.-The hester
block was burned late tonight The build
ing was occupied by dry goods firms and
various offices. The loss is Sis. 90; in
surance, SEQ, 600.
At 1870 this Saturday morning the
walls have begun falling, and the Gregory
and Grownwald blocks are threatened.
Fireman Mulialy and boy named
Simeon were overcome by the smoke and
their recovery is doubtful. Three other
tiremen were badly cut by falling glass.
HANFoRD, Cal, June IA disastrous
fire started about o'clock this afternoon
in the gunsmith shop of D. H. Hubbard,
on Seventh street, between Douty and
Irwin. A brisk breeze was blowing and
the flames spread with fearful rapidity TO
the adjoining frame buildings. The losses
are as follows:
D. C. Hubbard, jeweler, 500, insured for $780,;
Joseph Schell, jeweler, 500, insured; Kutner,
Goldstein & Co. damaged $4,000, fully covered;
Simon. Aasse & Co., damage TO brick building
and general merchandise, 5000, fully covered !;
Frank Sharpless, uncompleted two-story build
ing, $4,000. insured for $4,000: John Bruner,
new brick building, two stories, and stock OF
harness, $1,000, insured for $3.50: c. Jacobs,
frame building, 5000, insured for $500; W. r..
McGuiddy, frame building: j. VI. Daggs, frame
building, 5000, insured for sl,0O0: Daggs &
Landes, butchers, fixtures and stock, s2,5a0, in
sured for 81 200: C. NJ. Smith, brick building and
g frame building and stock of furniture, $500,
insured for 510o; r. (. Hoefner, brickb uilding,
5000, insured for s1,700; Weyner Co, 5000,
insured; Porter Nickel brick building, 5000,
insured; Nickel & High, butchers, fixtures and
stock, $500, insured for $500; B. j. Turner, Grand
Central hotel, $1,000 insured for 1900; Mrs. Nj.
L Trewitt, millinery, s1.200, insured for $500;
Mills Snow, frame building, $1,000, insured
for $500; Jacob Frosch, bakery stock, $500, in
sured for $500; Frye & Russell, plumbers stock,
81, 600, insured for 81 900: Hanford Development
Company, Hotel Artesia, $4,000, insured for
$4,000; John r. Gardner, furniture, 81 200, and
saloon stock, s.. oOo insured for leoo.
There are other small losses by damage 10
bui!dings, which viii aggregate 5000, fully
covered by insurance. The total loss aggregates
500 900, and total insurance about $4,000.
ORovILLE, CAL. June 19.-Fire which
broke out in the Magalala house, at Mag
alala, thirty miles north of here last night,
destroyed the hotel, COINS store. two sa-
looms and several dwellings, together with
nearly all their contents. The loss is about
900. Cohn had insurance 10 the
amount of $1,000 The other buildings
were also insured.