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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-05
Art is always its own best reward. and

Art is always its own best reward, and
the poets dearest object in life must
always be to give to the world ''the
message that in him burns" Still, he
needs friends, requires leisure, wants
bread. Thackeray once wrote to a
friend, "Our twopenny regulations get
US at least twopence-halfpenny"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-05
A Peryerse Woman.

WHAT you love anotherl But you
said you'd marry me if your father dis
owned you.
II know. But he didn't disown me,
you see!- American Grocer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-05
Bort.

Affirm in this city imports large guam
titles of bort. II did not know until a
few weeks ago." said an official of the
custom house, "what bort is. Bort is
thessmall fragments removed from dia-
mWdstin cutting. When too small for
jewelry it is used for powder. The
sparkling powder is often sprinkled on
the heads of society bellies, and ttseir hair
sends forth sparks as from thousand
miniature diamonds. Edison uses a
great deal of bort in the manufacture of
monographs. New York World.
The Wny on
When some one Dragged that only one
public execution had taken place in
Turkey in five years, an Engiishman in
vestigated and, discovered that no culprit
who could raise 800 to bribe officials had
suffered death during the last twenty
years. There is always good reason for
anything that happens in Turkey.-De
troit Free Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-05

''The funniest incident in my expert
ence?" queried the bridge policeman.
''That was the compile from the country
just married. They had reached the
exact center of the bridge. oh, my
darling, can't go step farther ex-
claimed the bride; what shall we do?
DO, my precious? Why, we'll go back
to the New York end and take train
across And they did" New York
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-05
1t Was the Moon,

Of Carlyle Mr.. Goodwin Smith tells
one excellent story: One evening the
party were seated ON the terrace at Lady
Ashburton's, in contemplation of the
glorious moon that shone overhead.
''Poor old wolnanr' broke out Carlyle,
suddenly. The company looked astounG-
ed, but it soon trenspired that the refer
ence was not strictly personal. The
sage was merely apostrophizing the
moon, and condoling with her upon the
scene of folly she was doomed to look
down upon on every hand-except, per-
haps, at Chelsea.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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DITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI AND
l. ST. LOUIS RAILWAY.
PANHANDLE ROUTE.
Time Card in Effect June Il. 1890.
PANHANDLE ROUT-


At Pittsburgh connections are made in Union
Station with thrOughstrains on the Pennsylvania
Railroad for Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia
and New York, on which are run Pullman Dining,
Sleeping and ParlOr Cars
At Chicago and st. Louis connections are made
in Union Station with prominent railroads for all
points in the West, Northwest and Southwest.
For further information call on or address near
est ticket agent. f. A. FORD,
JOS. WOOD, Gen. Pass Agent,
General Manager. Pittsburgh, Pa.
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f0EA A MONTH. No capital required. A gOC 1
Mill chance to make money. Apply for territory
W. atOnce. B. S. Lauderbach Co. Newark. NJ.
GATARRHSW We enought 70 Convince FREE
b. S. Lauderback & Co. 773 BrOad-st. Newark. Nj
The morning call., 1891-12-08
CAPITAL NOTES.
Land Decisions Render ed-Guns for Mill
tia Drill-Foster's Illness.

Land Decisions Render ed-Guns for Mill
tia Drill-Foster's Illness.
WASHINGTON, Dec. T. The Boyd
Thayer case. involving the question of
the title to the office of Governor
of Nebraska and to citizens hip on the part
of Boyd, will come up for argument in the
United States Supreme Court tomorrow.
The briefs of the counsel have been filed.
j. w. Cuwin, attorney for Boyd in his brief
maintains that his client became a citizen
by virtue of the admission of Nebraska as a
State, he being an inhabitant of the Terrir
tory of Nebraska aud a member of its Con-
utional Convention. Henry ID. Esta-
brook. also an attorney for Boyd, argued
that Boyd became o citizen through relation
back to the time OF his declaration of inten-
tion to the granting in 1910 of the final ma
turalizat!on papers of Boyd's father, and
that the complete transaction takes effect as
of the day drawn in 1910. The naturaliza-
tion he held was in the nature of
a contract in which the granting of
final papers constituted assistance on the
part of the Government He also argued
that the Conscrption Act of 1864, making
all persons who had declared their intention
to become citizen of the United States
amenable to military duty had the effect of
comforting citizens duties upon Boyd and
his father. The confession of the entire
honesty of Boyd In his belief that he was a
citizen is reiterated. His oaths of allegiance
TO the United States and the Constitution
and his patriotic conduct through life are
noted as circumstances iuStifyiDg the court
in invoking, the doctrine of relation. A
brief on behalf of Thayer has been pre-
pared by John f. Dillon ohm l.. Webster and
Joseph II. Blair. Broadly stated they ba SO
their assertion as to want of citizens ship in
Boyd on the ground that an alien cannot
grow into citizenship by belief or faith, and
by assuming 10 act as q citizen. They cite
tho case of Dreyden and Swinburne In
West Virginia, in which the court held that
proof OF naturalization was necessary and
that the doctrine of relation could not ap-
ply. Collective naturalization, they main
tain, can only apply where Congress makes
express provision therefor, as it did when
Florida and Louisiana were ceded to the
United States.
ARTILLERY PRACTICE FOR MILITIA.
Congressman John L. Cutting of Calif0r-
MIA has discovered the following section In
the Fortihcations Act of 1882, by which it
will be seen that the California militia may
secure for its own nse heavy cannon for
artillery practice at the expense OF the
Government: The Secretary of War is
hereby authorized. at his discretion, to issue
on the requisitlon Of the Governor of a
State bordering on the sea or gulf coast,
and having a permanent camping ground
for the encampment of militia, not less
than six days annually, two heavy guns
and four murtars, with carriages aud plat
forms, II such can be spared, fer the proper
instruction and practice of the militia in
heavy artillery drill. and for this purpose q
suitable battery for these cannon will be
constructed; and for the said construction
The morning call., 1891-12-08
DEADLY CURRENT.
Successful EleCtroCutiOl Of a Wii6-Maf-
derer at Sing Sing Prison.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA special from Sing
Sing says: Martin d. Loppy. the wife
murderer, has been executed. The signal
announcing the execution was run up on
the flagstaff a few minutes past noon. 1t
was preceded by buzzing indicating that
the dynamOs had been set at work. A
crowd OF newspaper men and curious people
was waiting in front of the prison gate for
the witnesses to come out.
According to Warden Brown, the execu-
tiOn was carried out the same as at The
time Of the killing Of the four men in the
same chair in July last. The Warden re-
fused to give any Information except to say
the law was carried out and the execution
OF Loppy was a success. L0ppy was more
intelligent than any of the murderers VINO
were confined in the death-houSe. He lis
tened to the reading of the death warrant
with bowed head, and when the Warden in-
tshed the doomed man was led out of his cage.
The little procession was then started for
the death-chamber. Warden Brown ftF,d
Keeper COnnaughtOn led the way directly
ahead of Loppy, who had to be led by the
keepers through a dark passageway on ac-
count of his partial blindness As 500 IL as
Loppy arrived in the eXecutiOn-roOn he was
promptly placed i'll the chair and strapped
so he could not move his head, hands or
feet. The electrodes were then applied to
the condemned man, one co vering the
forehead and temples aud the other the
calf of the right leg. The electrodes were
moistencd with a solution of salt water be-
fore the current was turned on. None of
the witnesses would reveal how Luppy
died. 1t is understood that 1885 volts, the
same as at the July execution, were turned on
and that the current at that voltage con-
tinued from fifty to sixty seconds. AS soon
as L0ppy was pronounced dead the straps
which bound his body were removed and
the body OF the dead murderer carried into
an apartment directly off the execution
room, where an autopsy was held. Loppy's
remains were then placed in a rough pine
coffin and this evening the coffin was placed
In grave h!led with quickllme.
DR.. Ward of Albany, one of the wit
nesses, was seen by reporter. He said ::
pledged to maintain the strctest secrecy in
regard to the execution. l Will say, how
ever, that in my opinion IL was success.
| do not believe Lorpy felt any pain. lie
was calm and composed when being
led to the eXecuton-room and when
strapped to the chair. l do believe
the electrocutlon is the mos successful
capita punishment. 1t is far preferable to
hanging ] believe one of the earliest nets
of the Legislature Will be to amend that
portion OF the law which excludes newspa-
per men.
The crime for which LOppy was executed
was the murder Of Hattie Loppy, wife of
the murderer, July 4. 1891 Loppy was 81
years old and complete physical wreck,
having been hard dTinker for a number of
years before the crime. lie was very deaf
and blind in one eye.
The morning call., 1891-12-08
Hermann SONS.
Arrival of the Grand President
and Secretary.
They Are Escorted in Blaze of Fire From the
Ferry to Germania Hall by the
Assembled Lodges.

The arrival last night from the East of
National Grand President f. Dickroeger and
National Grand Secretary L. II. Hespos to
visit the lodges of the order of Hermann
Sons in this State was matter of great
celebration both by the lodges in this city
and outside towns.
At $3.50 o'clock last night the following
lodges, San Francisco, No. l; Ernest Won
Bandel, Eureka, No. 6; Hercules, No. 8 {;
Germania, No. Z; North Beach, No. 8; Mis-
sion. No 10: Alexander Won Humboldt, No.
II, of this city; Harmony, No. 4, of San
Jose, and California, No. 2, of Oakland,
numbering nearly 500 members, all bearing
the sashes of the order, with large flash
torches for every other man and plenty Of
fireworks and lots of red and green fire, were
stationed in double lines at the Oakland
ferry landing awaiting the coming Of the
expected guests.
THE COMMITTEES.
The arrangements for the reception were
in the care of the following committees
Reception-Lnca al grand officers; President
Fritz Pharion, Vice-PreSident l.. Hensel,
Grand Secretary Peter Lampe, Grand
Treasurer q. Soest and the Executive Com
mittee. March and Fireworks - Henry
c. Cron. Grand Marshal, Frank Rossbach; ;
aids-Anton Simon, August Hahn.
Three bands of music played patriotic
American and German airs as the visitors
landed and were escorted by the Reception
Committee to four-horse barouche,
President Pharion and Henry Grimm.
the oldest Hermann Son in the
State. also taking seats in it.
Preceded by the marshalS and In the
center of the double lines formed by
the lodges. with bands playing, flags wav-
ing, fireworks discharging and the blaze of
the colored lights. the procession marched
up California street TO Kearny, to Market,
to Ellis, to Powell, to Bush, to Germana
Hall OH the latter street.
There ample provision had been made for
the occasion. The stage was handsomely
draped with American and German flags,
flowers, ferns and palms. Long gtableS were
ranged the length, at which the lodge men,
berS seated themselves.
THE WELCOME.
When all had been comfortably aecommo-
dated President Pharon introduced the
Grand National President and Secretary to
the lodges in brief speech and heartily
welcomed them to California and San Fran
cisco. The guests of the evening in we'll
chosen words expressed their warm thanks
for their kind reception and said they were
delighted with even what little they had
seen so far of California -ld its citizens.
Being rather fatigued from their long trip
overland they begged to be excused from
any lengthy addresses just then. They
were both loudly cheered and their healths
drunk with great enthusiasm.
The rest of the evening was devoted to
song. goodfellowship and the consumption
of an ample provision of solid and fluid re-
fire. Shments.
The Order of Hermann Sons Is bene-
fetal and social organization. limited to
members of German birth or descent. The
eighteen lodges in the State number about
5000 members, of whom about 24O0 are
organized i'll this cty.
The morning call., 1891-12-08

servatiye party were united in support of
Rafael Nunez for President. Nunez Is now
completing his third term as Chief Magls-
trate. While agreed upon their choice for
the Presidency, the Conservative wings were
divided rs to the candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent. NuneZ' health has been so poor for
long time that the Vice-President has
really administered affairs. The result
of the convention differences was that
the military and the civic factions deter
mined TO put Weep Presidential candidate
in the field. The military faction put for
ward General Marcliano Velez, and the
civic Miguel Caro-, brother-in-law of Acting
President Holguin. Nunez was first neutral
between the factions, but when the old
Liberal party began to show decided pref
erenee for General Velez, Nunez repudiated
the latter and came out for Caro- The mil
itary portion then withdrew their support
from Nunez and proclaimed Velez their
candidate for President, and the President
Of the Senate, Ortiz, was put on VeleZ'
ticket as Vice-President. The Liberal
party, although without candidate of its
own, pledged itself to support VeeZ, and
placed full electoral tickets in the field.
Just before the election the military and
civic wings reunited on local and electoral
ticket, but what the basis of the union was
Is not known. nor whether the combination
affects any other of the nine States than
Panama. At the closing of the polls last
night the Liberals were claiming a big
majority in spite of their opponents union.
The morning call., 1891-12-08
THE ST. JOHN SCANDAL.
Large Crowds Attracted by the Sensational
Evidence

LONDON, Dec. THE interest is unabated
In the st. John divorce case, the crowd at
the court this morning being large and conf
posed mostly Of theatrical people. The first
witness called this morning was Surgeon
Cooper. He was called to support the
charges of cruelty made by Mss st. John.
He testified that he was called to attend
her. He examined her and found bruise
on her breast. Her back was also injured
and she was suffering much pain.
Gill, counsel for Mafius, resumed his Ques-
tioning Of Miss ST. John, who vas on the
stand Saturday. He examined her as to her
relations with Arthur Cohen, with whom
Marius charges his wife WAS friendly. Miss
St. John said while she aud Cohen were at
Monte CHrlo the latter gave her a gold
watch. Cohen used TO call her Fl renee,
and she called him Arthur. When her hus-
band became involved in litigation she lent
him money. She received a salary of s8
weekly when she first came TO London.
AfterWard her salary advanced to G70 per
week. The most valuable lresent Cohen
ever gave her was worth 600 She received
far more valuable presents from other per
sons. In res Onse to questions put her by
Gill Miss st. John said she had prepared
the deed OF separation between herself and
her husband. Tie deed contained no clause
regulating her conduct.
The morning call., 1891-12-08
The Removal of Pork Prohibition

PARIS. Dec. I'm the matter # the de-
cree withdrawing the prohibition Of the i'm
portation Of American pork. the French Off
cals are desirous Of having it understood
that their action was practically decided
upon one year ago, but actually settled last
July, when the Deputies gave an over
whelming vote in favor of the bill. They
say nothing then prevented the formal with
drawal Of the decree but an accidental de-
lay in the Senate, caused by Cabinet crisis
in the last three days session. At that time
the Government fully intended to withdraw
the decree within one week, and had all the
necessary preparations made for the event.
French officials also insist that they caused
the removal of the prohibition by the Ger
man Government, which did not intend TO
withdraw its prohibition unless France did.
WAsHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secretary Blaine
to-day received Il cable dispatch from United
States Minister Reid, dated Paris, Decem-
Der 5th confirming the press reports If the
removal Of the prohibition of American
r0rL-
The morning call., 1891-12-08
COMMERCIAL. TREATIES.
The Agreements Between Germany, Austria
and Italy.

The Agreements Between Germany, Austria
and Italy.
VIENNA, Dec. THE treaties of COM
merce recently negotiated between Ger
many, Austro- Hungary and Italy, which,
it is expected, will shortly be rati-
fed by the Parliamentary bodies of the
three countries, will, if approved, go into
effect February next and remain in
operation until 1903. The same du-
ties on similar classes of goods
will be collected by all three
countries Great political importancs at
taches to this fact as it will solidify the
Triple Alliance by bringing about a closer
and stronger commercial union. The
treaties were discussed in the Unterhaus
to-day.
BERLIN, Dec. Under the new conven-
tlons between Germany and Italy and
Austro-Hungary the duties are fixed as fol-
lows: Per 100 kiOs, wheat and rye, $50
pfennings, oats go, pulse $50. barley 200
maize 100, malt 800, wine must 1000. butter
1900, meats 1900; live swine, 800 pfennigs
per head. The treaties presented at the ses-
sion OF the Reichstag to-day embraced the
following: Customs and veterinary with
Austria, customs and navigation with
Italy, and customs with Belgium. The
memorandum states that a similar tariff
has been arranged with Switzerland.
ROME, Dec Tine new commercial
tresties between Italy and Germany and
Austria have been signed here and at Ber-
lin. The German and Austrian commercial
treaty has been signed in Vienna. The re-
naming treaties will be signed during the
coming week. They were discussed by the
Bundesrath yesterday. There is no doubt
that the Reichstag will ratifv the treaties.
America will derive the greatest advantage
from them.
The morning call., 1891-12-08
THE HOUSE.
Nearly All the Representatives Present
at the Eirst Session

Nearly All the Representatives Present
at the First Session
In the House the galleries were crowded,
and every available seat in the long benches
was occupied. AS the Republicans entered
the hall OF the House they were greeted by
their Democratic colleagues, and congratu-
lations and condolences were exchanged.
The chamber presented a bright appear
ance, notwithstanding the gloomy day.
Many of the desks were Ornamen ted with
floral designs of more or less beauty, al
though they were not as numerous as in
former Years, and the Speakers desk was
CONSPICUOUS bv the absence of adornment
A particularly fine floral design ornamental
the desk of Timothy Campb Il Of New York
Mills received big chair made of flowers,
also large harp of yellow roses.
At IL :45 O'Clock all but the members were
requested to leave the floor of the House.
At the same time the gallery doors wers
thrown open and great crowd surged in.
Several of the gallery doors were loOsened
from the hinges bv the eager, pushing mob
Many ladies were In the crowd, and several
OF them were overcome on the floor of the
House.
At noon Clerk Mcpherson of the Fifty
first Congress called the House To order.
de Immediately proceeded 20 call the roll.
AS Reed responded to his name his Repub-
Iican colleagues gave him round OF ap-
plause. The clerk having announced the
presence of 326 members the House at IL 80
o'clock, on motion of Holman Qud), adj
jourued to meet at noon tomorrow.
The morning call., 1891-12-08
THE UNIDENTIFIED HEAD,
4 New York and Brooklyn Crank Men
toned as the Bomb -ThfOWer.

New YORK, Dec. -Four persons to-day
expressed the opinion that the head of the
dead bomb-thrower. who perished in his at
tempt to blow up Millionaire Sage last Fri
day, is that of " Professor Denton, a mys-
terious crank known in Brooklyn and this
city.
Inspector Byrnes hangs to his prisoner,
William ID. Soutlworth. SOuthworth was
arraigned in court this afternoon. The de-
tective told the Judge that Southworth was
insane. Southworth said he wanted law
yer. and was committed for examination
as to his mental condition. He was sub
seauently sent to Bellevue Hospita al.
Southworth oIce asked aid from the
Prince Of Wales, on the strength
of being Mason. Inspector Byrnes
SAID ne was positive the head in the Morgue
was that Of Professor Denton. Among
So1thworth's effects was found a brass
badge bearing the letters "Ruv'' In blue
enamel. ln the space inside of the .'u'
were the figures lilo. The dead dynamiter
wore simiar badge. so Captain Horne d.
clares. No person knows what the letters
"RuV" mean.
The morning call., 1891-12-08
and transportation of said cannon. ETC., the
sum OF $1,000 is hereby appropriated for sup
plying each State that may SO apply.
LAND CASES DECIDED.

LAND CASES DEClDED.
The Cnmmssioner,s decision In the case
Mountain Road Company for land in The
Oregon City Land District has been af-
frmed by Secretary Noble, and the appeal
of the company is dismissed. Frank u.
Smith and j. j. Roselle are the bene-
fclaries of this decision.
The motion of Joseph Hinkell. to declare
null and void the patent issued to The
Southern Pacific Company for land in the
Los Angeles District, has been denied by
Secretary Noble.
POSTERS ILLNESS SERIOUS.
Secretary Fosters illness seems to have
assumed more serious aspect, and another
physician was called in to assist Hamilton
in treating the case. In speaking of the
case this morning DR.. Hamilton said:
Secretary Foster has no pain, but bis con-
diton has not improved since the onset OF
the fever last Saturday. The patient is sx-
tremely weak"
Secretary Foster is reported little better
tonight, the fever having been somewhat
reduced. He is resting easily.
REsURVEY ORDERED.
Secretary Noble to-day ordered a resur-
vey of Section l, Township IL north, range
l east, Humboldt District. if it shall be
found necessary. The plat OF the township
was suspended in 1866 on account of alleged
fraudulent survey, and the suspension has
not been renewed 1t is now impossible to
issue patents to the land, and settlers IRE
put to great Inconvenience and loss. Ii the
original survey can be proved correct new
survey will not be ordered.
NO WANT OF ZEAL.
Senor Romero. the Mexican Minister. to-
day received by mail a copy of the cable
gram from President DiaZ OF the 2lst of No
vember in regard to the Cara revolution on
the border, and he finds that an error was
committed iu the form published, caused in
transmission or deciphering. as the copy
now received does not contain any allusion to
any want of proper zeal on the part of the
officers of the United States Government
on the frontier in the execution Of the neu-
trality laws.
THE KAwEAH COLONISTS.
Special Agent Ogden of the Land Office
has returned from California, where ne
went on special mission to investigate the
kaweah colonist claims. His report to Sec
retary Noble will be made in few days. 1t
will decide against the Kaweah colonists and
VIII hold that they have no right on the
SeQuoia Park lands in question.
ANARCHIST CASES POSTPONED.
The United States Supreme Court to-day
postponed until the second Monday in JAN
uary the hearing of the cases Of Fieden and
Schwab, the Chicago anarchists, imprisoned
for completely in the Haymarket riots.