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more popular among the bookmakers
than his father, for his manner was more
pleasant. For years one Of the biggest
bookmAkers 10 the East had a standing
reward of $500 for any man who could
prove that he ever saw j. B. HaRgin
smile"
Ben Ali did not bet SO heavily in later
years, and his father has given up betting
altogether. II they kept TO their own
horses they could not have failed to have
won money, for the Dryers alone of
American turfmen can be said to have
had more great horses than the Haggins.
The stables career has been an illustrIous
one. beginning with Tyrant and ending
with Salvador and FlrenIa, and it numbers
among its prizes every famous stake East
and West, from the Kentucky Derby to
the Suburban and the Withers. The
death Of Ben Ali will not seriously affect
the turf. as the stable was to have only
one representative next year-FirenZa-
and the great stock farm, Rancho del
Paso, with its 27O,0O o acres, has always
been under the personal manage ment of
i r .HaOgin
, 1891-02-22

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 2l.-Miss Ad-
die Johnson's sutton failed to make his
appearance last night, in consequence of
which she committed suicide. Miss
johnson resided at the intersection of
Maple street and Illinois avenue, in JET
f%ersonville, and was ayOung lady highly
spoken Of. She went in good society,
and her sudden and unexpected death
has caused much sorrow among her
friends. The circumstance that led to
her self.destructiOn are these: Miss
johnson and a young man named Ed
WYATT. of Jacksonville, have been lovers
for more than two years, and it is under
stood that an engagement between them
has existed for several months. When
ever he called at the johnson residence
he was well received By the family, who
looked upon him as a model young man.
Miss johnson appeared pleased at the
thought of her parents having such a
favorable opinion of the man size expected
to marry. Tuesday night Wyatt called
upon Miss johnson at the usual hour and
was kindly received. At the hour of his
leave taking be promised Miss johnson
that he would return the following WED
nesday) evening. He failed to come and
she became respondent. She took a dose
OF morphine, and died a few hours later.
, 1891-02-22
For the Good Of Rn.e naII.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-"We are
pirates now, - remarked Secretary Kalltus
of the American club of this city tJday.
and have hoisted the black flag against
the National LeaRne tor the good OF base
ball. Our sole regret that matters pro.
crossed so far that we signed a number Of
players for this season since the abroga-
ton of the national agreement by the
American Association will throw a mum
Der of players on the market. 1t is only
a question now as to the salary 10 be paid
and we can 20 into the League ranks and
pick up their men by making them good
offers. Prior to the recent meeting and
a~malgamstion at New York il wa pretty
well agreed that the American Associa-
tion would Join forces with the Brother
hood and organize a circuit with the Bos-
ton players club, Philadelphia players
team, the Ward team from Brooklyn, the
latter to be transferred to Washington,
leaving only BARNES ORGANIZATION TO be
protected in the East. which was agreed
to by the American Association people.
But when he met the League representa-.
tiyes It was proposed TO join hands to re-
store the national pastime to its proper
footing.
All sorts of promises we're made with a
view to accomplishing this result. Just
as soon as arrangements were perfected
the deception began with the reservation
of layers, only to be succeeded by igner-
ing all claims made by Association clubs
for players. Now. however. we will make
a stand against the common enemy and
fight them with their own weapons by
winning players away from them. Presi-
dent Bennett and Manager Trutt, who
represent the Washington club at New
York. are armed with a list of players
whose services are desired here 10 case it
is decided to ignore the national agree
ment.
Their hands were further strengthened
today by Director Scanlon, who sent them
a telegram, saving, II see yod AVE de-
posed False Wings. You have planted
0 u colors. Take no backward step.
The Association is right and go ahead.
Public sentiment is on our side.
so lar as the National League people
are concerned" said Secretary Young,
no alarm Is felt as to the outcome OF this
present controversy. There are sufficient
business men interested in base ball affairs
to prevent the radicals from making war
on the national agreement, and q few
hours will witness a settlement Of the diff
emily
, 1891-02-22

CHICAdo, Feb. 2l.-The American As
ISOLATION may wish before long hat it had
cot been in sueh a hurry in getting out of
the national base ball agreement and stir.
ring up a rumpus. The national board
of control met here today and declared
war to the knife on the American Asso
citation. In a terse document the board
says that the published reasons for the
secession of the association cannot be re-
gsrded as more than pretexts. The re-
sulting consequences OF its i'll a lvised &C.
ton must rest on that body. By its own
action il has annulled the approval of all
contracts with players and its clubs haYe
released all men from reservation. These
players are now free to sign with any
other national agreement club. Further
more. a rigid boycott is declared against
any club playing under the auspices OF the
American Association.
ln a conference preceding the drawing
up of this pronunciamento, It was stated
that the Bierbauer-S toyeY decision was
only seized on by the association as a
good excuse to pull out. A week before
that decision their representatives had
pCGu tlNluB " blku lGLSIt NOOuGJ auu
other Chicago men, telling them that the
association was about to withdraw from
the national agreement; that il couldn't
last, the league was going to the wall and
the Western Association would Join hands
with the American. The men quietly no
titled SpauldinR OF all this. Already
many players reserved by the association
have telegraphed their intention OF stand
ing by the national agreement. and the
association will probably find itself in a
bad way for players when the season
opens.
The International League has telC-
graphed Thurman that thev will stand by
the national agreement and a proposition
has been received from a gentleman, whose
name is kept quiet, to form I new league
iu the East to take the place OF the asso-
citation. What will happen later depends
upon whether the American Association
expresses repentance and comes back into
the fold
, 1891-02-22

CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-Tommy Ryan, the
pugilist who whipped Dan Needham at
Minneapolis a few nights ago, was ar
rested by an Indiana sheriff armed with
the proper requisition papers and hustled
off to Indiana to answe to the charge of
having engaged in a prize fight in that
state tive months ago Ryan's friends
rushed around and got out a writ OF
babeas corpus. but reached the depot lust
in time to see the train pulling out. They
telegraphed to Indiana to have him bailed
out. Before leaving. Ryan said: at l.
a big bluff to get stuff out OF me" The
lndianians, he added, wanted to soak"
him for a good round fine, having heard
of his winnings up north. but it wouldn'l
On
, 1891-02-22

BANGOR, Me, Feb. 2l.-C. Oscar De
CourseY has been living on the fat of the
land at Machias, where he has represented
himself as IN English n~obleman, son of
Lord De Coursey, and with plenty of
money to back up his title. While on the
crest OF the ave of popularity he married
Miss Georgia Hoar, and for a long time
he successfully hoodwinked her relatives
and friends. Yesterday he was arrested
here charged with s~windliug. His char.
acter as a nobleman was hastily dropped
a few days, ago. and since then the police
have been hunting for him. He has
swindled Machias people out OF thousands
of dollars, and has ruined a happy home.
He was evidently prepared for the worst.
for az 0 as the detective revealed his
identity De Coursey pulled a vial of
laudanum from his pocket and swallowed
the contents. Then he calmly folded his
arms and exclaimed:
81 have gone you one better this
time Detective Allen, who made the
arrest, asked what he meant, and De
Coursey replied:
1T means that | have taken the con
tents of that laudanum bottle, and will go
back a corpse, If at all
Adoctor with difficulty saved the mans
life. He still site ks to his original story.
He says he spent his income recklessly
and was set adTiit by his father. He was
once mixed up in a burglary, but was
cleared on a technically. He seemed TO
have money enough until he married
Miss boar. Then his supplies were cut
was angry that he should marry beneath
his rank. Early in December, 1890, he re-
ceived what purported to be an announce
ment of his fathers death, and that an
executor of the estate would visit Machias
in January to identify him and give him
his share of the estate. This announce
ment was followed by two checks on the
Bank of England, one a present to his
wife of $1,000. The other was for
$1,000. Nobody in Machias cared to
cash those big checks, but they we're will
ing to loan him sll the money he wanted.
De Coursey hired a coachman and rigged
him out in the finest livery, and got
trusted for everything. His reign was
short. The executor didn't show up, but
instead came a letter asking De Coursey
to meet him at the Border City hotel,
Calais. De Coursey borrowed some more
money, and went ~ostensibly to keep the
apr ointment. He stopped awhile at the
hotel, but as soon as it was discovered that
the supposed executor did not exist, DE
Coursey dccHmNed. and his arrest is the
rrsult
, 1891-02-22
The Committees Report.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The adverse
report of the majority of the house coin
age committee on the senate free coinage
bill says, in part: Under the present act
$54, 0O0. 600 annually are being added to
the volume OF the currency of the country
in the form of treasury notes for bullion
purchased. This largely exoceds the con-
traction in the way oil the retirement Of
bank notes, and in ten years would, at the
same rate. gradually add TO the volume
of the currency above the amount of bank
notes, should they be all retired. $780,
O0O. 900. The seer, tary of the treasury
states that the amount of surplus silver in
the world, above the mount used in the
arts and coinage in all other countries
than the United States, was, Tor 1888,
SO, 500, 900 ounces. If this estimate is
correct. under the present law there Is
provision for using the worlds surplus,
which is all that unlimited coinage could
accomplish. 1t is said, however, that the
demand OF the present law does not call
for all the silver surplus, which is sufi-
cient to keep down the silver sur
plus, and that there are now bear
ing the market, 5000, 900 ounces,
which are sufficient to keep down the
price ofsilver to its present selling figure.
Whether these l5,U00,0 600 ounces are
likely to remain as a threat to the market,
or whether they are used by designing
persons as a temporary means to depress
the price, Is a matter upon which intelli-
gent dersons differ. This can be deter
mined by a continuance Of the present : OIL
icy Of buying no more than the 4. SOC. 900
ounces monthly provided for by the exist
ing law. If the presence of the Is, 900
ounces is continued only for the purpose
of cffecting some change in legislation it
will o be permitted to 90 its way. If.
on the other hand, it is IN actual excess
over the demand, it will be easy. at any
future time, for congress TO provide for
its absorption into the volume OF the cur
rency.
The treasury notes issucd under the
present law are legal tender. This is the
highest function that could Re given silver
under free coinage. so that, under the ex-
istng law, we have provision for the use
of all silver that would be brought 10 the
mints under free coinage assuming the
worlds surplus to be as already stated,
The money issued has all the legal
qualities and purchasing power of coined
money and, in addition, is confined prac-
tically to the American product, so that the
United States lie out of all the dangers so
strenuouslY insisted upon by the support
ers of free coinage to be satisfactory. The
conditions arc substantially the same as
then. If the present law, when passed,
promised. to all intents aud purposes, to
consume all OF the American product, aud
authorized the issue Of money as good for
all purposes as coined silver, il is not now
evident to the committee wherein it hrs
failed in hat promise nor wherein il is
likely, in the future, to fail to accomplish
that desirable end.
, 1891-02-22

NEW YORK, Feb. 2I.-The stock mar
ket today was dull and l~istless. Silver
was weak, the general Indication being
against further favorable legislation this
session. The close was heavy, generally
at insignificant changes for the day.
Governments steady.
Petroleum-DuA. The March options
closed at 769.
Money on call easy, closed offered At 3
Bar Silver, got.
Following are closing prce of stocks:
U. S. As, registered, 20s: U. S. A,
coupons, 20s; Pacific 6s. 100: American
Express, lis; Canada Pacific, 742;
Canada Southern, 500: Central Pa.
cihc. 20; Burlington, S3t. Delaware,
LackawannA Il Western, 1884; Denver a
Rio Grande. lSa; Erie, 1875; Kansas &
Texas, liz; Lake Shore, llls, Louisville
4 Nashville, 75t; Michigan Central, 9Ol:
Missouri Pacific. 66j; Northern Pacific,
2Ss; preferred, T24; Northwestern, 1863;
preferred, 1856; New York Central.
lOl4; Oregon Navigation. IA; Oregon
Improvement, 2T4; North American Is;
Pacific Mail, 37}; Reading, 32f; Rock
Island, ca; Milwaukee 4 St. Paul,
$50; st Paul & Omaha. 24@; Texas Pa
cifo, l44; Union Pacific, 44l; Fargo Ex-
press, 40; Western Union. SIi; Oregon
Short Line. 2ll; American cotton oil "a.
CHICAGO, Feb. Observation-Disclosures
800. Market steady. Common extra
steers, 50 50G5.60; fat cows. $2.25O
3 80; stOckers and feeders, SI.25C63.5 so.
Sheep Receipts. 1000. Market
slightly higher. Lambs, 81. 50IG6. 25:
Western ewes, $i.50(G4.75; Westerns
wethers. IS. GOA 40.
, 1891-02-22
Rudd,. RemnrLapIe shoo,inr.

DAVENPORT, Ia, Feb. 2l.-The annual
tournamen. of the Forester gun club
closed here today. 1t was attended by
many Of the crack shots of the state. and
would have lasted one day longer had not
the weather proven unfavorabie. The
principal feature wa5 the work of Charles
w. Budd of Des Moiues, who either won
inst money or was a tie for first place in
fourteen out of the fifteen regular events.
He made straight strings in twelve CON
tests, and shot l54 times in the regular
events of the tournament, with only eight
misses. His work is regarded as phe,
nomenal, even by professional marksmen.
, 1891-02-22
Disastrous Tenement House Fire.

New YORK. Feb. 2l.-A disastrous
fire in a Brooklyn tenement house tonight
resulted in the death of six persons. The
house was a ive-story brick fiat house in
Sands street, occupied by thirty-two fami.
lies. who are left destitute by the destruc-
ton of their homes. Before the fremen
arrived the fire had cut off escape by the
staircase. The whole front Of the build
ing was covered with fire escapes, and
most of the tenants came out upon them
aud were taken down on ladders which
the iremen raised. Among the tenants
on the fourth floor was the family of John
Il. Dowuey, q printer. When they found
that they could not make their escape
down the stairs they rushed to the roof.
On the way up, Miss Griffin said to Julia
Griffin that she would turn back to help
Mrs. Downey, who, with others,
was behind. She did so, and was
not seen again until her dead body
was found. together with that of
Mrs. Downey and n OF the children,
at the foot of the staircase leading to the
roof. Julia Griffin and two other chIl-
dren reached the root in safety, and went
down through the scuttle OF the next
house. Que OF the children that was
with Mrs Downey escaped to the roof. but
was so badly burned that the little lifelcss
body was found stretched on the skylight.
Carl Benedict, his wife and lS-months-old
child and his father, Jacob Benedict, also
attempted 10 escape by the roof. but the
grandfather and the little grandson we're
oyt rcome at the foot of the fatal stairway
and were found beside two women and a
child. The bodies were burned almost
beyond recognition. All Of the inmates,
except those mentioned, got out IN safety.
, 1891-02-22

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 2l.-A negro Wis.
tied the residence of Mrs. j. A. Black
burn, a highly respected lady, today and
made a desperate attempt to ravish her
person. The scoundrel threatened her
with a long knife. and bad the poor
woman nearly choked into submission
when her cries attracted the attention OF
two dogs on the premises, aud they
rushed to the rescue of their mistress.
The negro fed. having failed to nccomp
fish his purpose. Mrs. Blackburn's
injuries are severe, Inc the shock
came very near killing her. Officers
secured the country up and down Turtle
creek, and this evening arrested Albert
Flanagan and Henry Morrison. They
were taken before Mrs. Blackburn, but
she declared that neither of the prisoners
answered the description. Tom Freeman,
a negro with a most unsavory reputation,
was arrested this evening on suspicion
and place. N the county jail.
, 1891-02-22

Sun and wind tan, chatting and all rough
ness, we highly recommend Arnicated
Eureka Cream as the best soothing and
healing lotion. Nothing finer made. IS
cent bottles, druggist.
, 1891-02-22

NEW YoRK, Feb. 2l.-The United
States Transfer and Exchange Ass0cia-
lion today obtained a Judgment in the
Supreme court against the Wyoming I'M
|provement Company Of Wyoming for
|H0, 1872 on q promissorY note.
, 1891-02-22
Iice fresh celery, Csc and
soc per dozen, at Aabis'
market.

Commencing Sunday, Feb. !, 1891, a
through Pullman Palace Sleeper will be
run from Salt Lake City and Ogden to St.
Louis via Denver and Kansas City over
the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific
, 1891-02-22
Hoys. Heres Your cmneel

Not only to get way up" work done,
but also to get your daruing, patching and
buttons seged on without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY.
, 1891-02-22

Members should read the American
building Association Nelcs. 1t exposes
all mismansRed associations. In its ninth
year; 81 per wear; l55 Washington street,
Chicago.
, 1891-02-22

Gods blessing to mankind, say thous-
|seds who have been cured by Oregon
Kidney Tea.
, 1891-02-22

Ii you prefer the best Rock Springs
coal, leave orders at Union Mercantile
company and G. @. company's store.
Telephone 81. VIM. Murphy. e.
, 1891-02-22

1t should not be forgotten that With
out state ownership Of public lands
agriculture on a UnSt scale is imDosSi-
bic in Wyoming.
, 1891-02-22

in poor Photographic condition.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

John Doe owns a farm on the bank Of
the Niagara river. He has fine pasture
along the river, and he makes an honest
penny now and then pasturing cows fol
his neighbors. Richard Roe has also q
license from him to hitch his rowboat
on the bank, with incidental right of in
gress and egress through the pasture.
About week ago Richard lost his chain
and improvised rope of hay with which
to moor his boat
Now Ebenezer Dicks COW, pastured in
the lot aforesaid, is fond of hay, and
smelling the fragrance of the extempore
rope she waded into the river, climbed
into the boat, chewed up the rope, and
doated down the stream over the falls,
where she met an untimely death. The
boat was also pulverized en- route to
Queenstown.
Has Ebenezer Dick any right of action
for the loss of his COW? If he has, of
whom can he recover? Has Richard Roe
any remedy for the loss of his boat, and
if so against whom?-Buffalo Courier.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
SOME STANCE MISNOMERs.

Much of the Russia leather comes
from Connecticut, Bordeaux wine from
California, Italian marble from Ken
lucky, French lace from New York, and
Spanish mackeral from the New Jersey
coast. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery comes from Buffalo, New York,
but there is nothing in its name to crit
icise, for it is truly golden in value, as
thousands gladly testify. Consumption
is averted by its use, and it has wrought
many positive cures. 1t corrects torpid
liver and kidneys, purifies the blood,
banishes dyspepsia and scrofula, renews
the lease of life, and tones up the sys-
TEN as nothing else will do. What is
more, it is guaranteed TO do all this, or
the price is refunded
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
A Bible ESQ Years Old.

A. 7. Stratton, secretary of the Y. NJ.
G. A, brought into our office a Bible
printed in London in 1910. This Bible
was bought soon after it was published
by John Stratton. and has been handed
down from John to John till it came
into the present owners hands, A part
of the family record remains, some en-
tries being made in 1862. As this Bible
appeared one year before the King James
version it is difficult to determine what
translation it is. though it differs very
little from the authorized version. The
book is evidently in the origiral binding
and is in fair state of preservation. The
page upon which the date is found needs
protection or the most valuable part of
the book will be lost 1t is rare relic
and is highly priced by the owner
Dover Republican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
A Modern Solomon.

A famous Chicago lawyer once had a
singular case to settle. A physician came
to him in great distress. Two sisters
living in the same house, had babies OF
equal age, who so resembled each other
that their own mothers were unable to
distinguish them when they were to-
gether. Now it happened that by the
carelessness of the nurses the children
had become mixed, and how were the
mothers to make sure that they received
back their own infants? "But, perhaps, >
said the lawyer, ''the children weren't
changed at ALL" "Oh, but there's no
doubt they were changed" said the ply
sician. Are you sure of it?" "Per-
fectly." "Well, if that's the case why
don't you change them back again?
don't see any difficulty in the case. y
Boston Saturday Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
MODERN METHODS.

Pittsburgh National Stockman.
1t goes without saying that it has been
quite difficult to make money in farming
for number of years. At the same
time it must be remembered that even
when times were most propitious for
farmers very large percentage of those
engaged in the business not only failed
to make money bnt failed to 'hold their
own" Those who look about them will
see that the merchant who succeeds is
ready at all times to adapt himself and
his business to change in styles and
demand. The newspaper which sue
ceeds must keep up with the times 1t
is so in everything else; and a good
many farmers who recognize this prin-
ciple as applying to all other kinds of
business have shut their eyes to the fact
that it applies equally well to their own.
A very large proportion of the farmers
of the United States seem to believe
that they ought to succeed exactly by
the methods adopted by their fathers,
and that their business will be entirely
out of joint until they can make money
by the same process which served that
purpose a generation ago. They are
unwilling to plant any crops except
those which they before found a source
of revenue, Notwithstanding the fact
that popular consumption has so changed
that it is absolutely impossible for any
considerable proportion of the people to
depend upon old methods. Even now,
when everything has been so adverse
to agricultural prosperity, many men,
keenly alive to the necessities of the
case have, by adapting themselves to
them, been able to make money. Nol
matter how times are, those who would
be successful must keep abreast of the
times. 1t is all right to secure such
legislation as is necessary to correct
evils which now stand in the way of
prosperity, but the man
who depends on this legislation to
build him up, and from it to secure |
competence, is deceiving himself most
egregiously. He who would succeed in |
farming, as in anything, must study the
necessities of the case from every stand !
point, and must, as much as any other
man. use his brain in his business.