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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-09-12

will always be supplied with the choicest eata-
bles the market affords, and all the delicacies
win be supplied in season. Meals can be OBJ
tanned at all hours cooked to suit the most fas-
tidious epicure.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
Reports of the Imminent Famin in
Russia Continue to Ar
rive.
The Government Requires Taxes OF
Peasants Despite Their Starv-
ing Condition.
Where Other Means Fail the KnOut
il Used to Enforce Pay.
ment.

LONDON, Sept. ga dispatch from
st. Petersburg to The Telegraph descrip-
ing the situation in Russia, arising from
the failure of the crops and detailing
the narrowing incidents Of the famine
now prevailing, says that not for cen.
turtles has such widespread distress been
recorded The Ieegraph's correspond
ent says: The authorities have delaye d
taking any action to relieve the distress
until it was too late. In addition to the
scarcity of food, which caused untold
suffering, the distress is intensified by the
enormous number Of unusually disastrous
fires throughout the famine district.
In many districts entire villages have
been destroyed,
Added to this came the cattle plague.
Thousands of head of cattle persisted and
many families thus lost their only means
of subsistence. While the food pos
sible FOR the peasant to obtain is Of
the vilest description, 50 sharp are the
pangs of hunger that they gladly eat the
stuff that at other times they would not
touch.
Heavy rains have fallen and the ground
is so soaked with water that potatoes are
rotting. The price of potatoes has already
doubled and is still rising The peasant
board has sent petitions to the ministry
praying that taxes and arrears of taxes be
wiped out.
A circular has been issued by the min.
lister Of the interior which enumerates
thiateen governments in which the peo-
pie are completely famine stricken, and
eight in which partial famine pre-
| walls. The fair which Is
annually held at Mini Noygorod, attend
ed by merchants and dealers from all
parts of Russia, was failure this year.
| This was due to the enormous number Of
bankrupts and their consequent with
drawal from trade
In many villages the peasants have
nailed up their huts and have left their
communes to scour the country in search
of work Hundreds Of them have failed
in their search, and are begging along
| the roadside.
Notwithstanding the terrible condition
Cf peasants, taxes continue to be extorted
f4om the starving people. Everything is
taken from them to satisfy the demands
of the tax gatherers. Where
peasants display any unwillingness
to pay taxes collectors resort to physical
means to extort money from them. The
knout is extensively employed by officials
of the tax collecting department of Rus.
STA.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03

nv industry has been recently start.
ed in Penns5 lvania for making silk face
satin Innings. These goods are being large
used for lining pushes, but heretofore we
have been obliged to import them at
prices ranging from so cents to 81 p, IS
to quality, for yardwide goods. But the
PennsJ lvania manufacturer is now pro-
ducing better article than the imported
in the lower grade for less money. The
new fabric is rs inches wide, and is finding
a ready sale at so cents a yard, it being
considered as very cheap at anything be-
low 80 cents yard. Cloak manufac-
turers, approaching the intrinsic merit of
these Innings for pluahes, etc, have COM
menced using them largely, especially in
the black and brown coors, which are the
most appropriate shades for the use in
tended Dry Goods Chronicle
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03

When McEvoy fell bis hat rolled H., =
gutter, bat Snow brought it baeE 4 NJ NJ
teeth to his tipsy owner. - - AIS
Then the dog put his fore paws ~ a.
man body and snarled and spannaJ a "
growled and barked at every one wbo ', Gnu onu
near the s7nseless form or mada y ~ C i I!
ham It: Policeman Regain came tlone, ;. ~ y
selzed McEvoy to raise him. Snow az ,,' -
him vlclously. Regain took one a. t,s ~
backward steps and reflected. W.
Men who looked on called Good doc
good dog, and tried to coax Snow avg poS'
but he was no more to be eaiolad ~
scared. At last someone lassoei him w 9TH
rope. i'u
Regain got McEvoy on his feet and too,,
him TO the West Thirtieth street stst so
house, Snow following, Juggling al tLa
rope. Dog and man were IN Jefferso ov
market police court yesterday morning
but when McEvoy was arraiened Al eb 1,
bar Snow was kept in the penn Which,
Policeman Regain showed at once rasnaot
for the dog and regard for his trousers
McEvoy was fined s., but had spent an his
money. 50 dog aud master went to prison
together for five days.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
UNIVERSITY REGEN rs.
Bartlett Chosen President Law building
Contract Formally Let.

Bartlett Chosen President Law Building
Contract Formally Let.
The board of regents of the university
held an adjourned meeting last evening.
Hon. William P. Bartlett was elected
president Of the board vice George
Raymer, resigned. and Hon Frank Chal-
Toner was chosen vice president.
A committee consisting OF Regents
Beach, Noyes and Plumer was appointed
to draft appropriate resolutions regarding
tho death of the late Regent Mead
AS had been generally understood, the
contract for the law building was awarded
to Mr. T. Mccarthy for SIS 900. Nine
bids were received in ALL Mr. Arthur
Bates, of Milwaukee, was chosen supeIin,
tendent, or clerk of the work on the law
and dairy buildings.
Regent Challoner resigned from the
executive committee, and Regent Stevens
was appointed in his stead
y, board adjourned until 8 O'Clock
this morning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
A CITY or PALACES.
London and its SPLENDID BUILDINGS In ~,
Middle. 4 fres


You have now to learn, what 7 beliava
no one has yet pointed out, that if London
could be called a city of churches. II was
much more a city of palaces. There were
in fact, in London Itself more naacas
than in Verona and Florence and Venice
and Genoa ali together There was not
It IS true, a line OF marble piazzi along the
banks Of a Grand Canal; there
were no Piazza della Signoria. no Piazza
dell Erbe, to show the building. They
scattered about all over the city: they were
built without regard to general effect, and
with 10 idea of decoration or pictures
queness; they lay hidden in the labyrin.
thine streets; the warehouse stood be-
side and between them; the common
people dwelt in narrow courts around
them; they feed each other on opposite
sides of the lanes.
These palaces belonged to the great
mobiles and were their town houses; they
we're capacloUs enough to accommodate
the whole of baron retinue, consisting
sometimes of four, six, or even eight
hundred men. Let us remark that the
continual pres ence of these lords and those
following did much more for the city than
merely TO add to its spender by the erect
ing great houses. BY their presence they
kept place from becoming merely a trad
ing centre or an aggregate of merchants;
they kept citizens in touch with the rest
of the kingdom; they made the people of
London understand that they belonged to
the realm of England. When Warwick,
the k.agmaker, rode through the streets
his town house, followed by five hun
dred retainers in his livery; when King
Edward Nv. brought wife and childreR to
the city and rode out to tight for his crown;
when a royal tournament was held in Chepe
the Queen and her ladies looking on
even the boys understand that there was
more in the world than buying and sell
ing, importing and exporting; that every
thing must not be measured by profit;
that they were traders, indeed, and yet sub.
1 jects of an ancient crown; tn 1t their own
/ prosperity stood or tell with the wel-doing
of the country Tins it was which made
the Londoners ardent politicians from very
early times; they know the party leaders,
they felt bound to take a side; and they
quickly perceived that their own side al
ways won, which gratifed their pride. In
a word, the presence in their midst of
king and mobiles made them look beyond
their walls. London was never Client;
nor was it Venice. 1t was never Lon
don for itself against the world, but always
London for England first, and for its own
interests next-Water Besant, in Har-
pers Magazine for September.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
A SWEET FUEL.
Molasses as a Fuel is Seriously Talked Of
in New Orleans.

Molasses as fuel is seriously suggested
by The Planter, of New Orleans The
large sugar crop of Louisiana for the pres
ent year promises increased trouble in
getting rid of the lower grades Of moass-
es, the output of which will probably
reach 100000, 900 pounds, The molasses
is sold for 5 to cents per "al.on when a
customer can be secured; but the bulk of
it is wasted by either running ii into huge
pits OF into the rivers and bay0us. 1t
was formerly converted into rum, aud this
would seem to be a profitable enterprise at
present prices But The Planter now
proposes to use ii as a substitute for coal
as fuel ON the plantations. This journal
figures out that the lowest grace of vacu-
um pan molasses contain from 70 to 70
per cent of sugar, which cannot be ex-
tracted by existing machinery. Estimat-
ing barrel OF such molasses to be worth,
net, so cents or 81, and barrel to hold
$50 pounds of molssses, the molasses
would be worth | or cents gallon, and
from Ill to Is cents pound. Plttsburg
coal brought to the sugar house furnace
has for about 10 years cost ] 5 cents per
pound, THIS m3lasses bnrus with high
neat in combination with wood or wood
fb-r, so that by sprinkling it on the
bapasse (the dry stalks of the sugar cane
after the saccharine juice has been pressed
from it) an excellent fuel Of great heat
power is obtained In this way, estlmat.
ing that only half the molasses produced
is used for fuel. substitute will be furn-
ished for $1,000 to 100000 tons Of Goa.
That is more than enough for the man
ufacture of al the sugar Of Louisiana.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
CHANDLER Is OPENED.
Claimants for Lots Killed in the Exciting
Rush.

RUSH.
GUTHRIE, 0. T., Sept. 29.-Couriers
arriving this afternoon gave the details
Of the opening of the government town
site of Chandler, in the Sac and Fox reser-
walton. The site was open to settlement
at II o'clock yesterday, and tine scene
which followed the volley of musketry
which announced the opening was
awful. A mass of 5000 excited
men and women intent upon securing 2
lot had gathered about the boundary of
the town, At IL o'clock sharp the 81 gnal
was given and with a yell from 600
throats and amid the cracking of alps
and yolleys of oaths, shouts and
curses the conglomorate mass
of men and women on horses and
foot rushed like maniacs for the town lots.
As the angles of the advancing lines met
many riders were endorsed and hurled pell
nell into the road Many persons are re-
ported killed and others as having re-
ceived severe injuries.
Miss Daisy, representative Of the
Guthrie News, was thrown from her horse
at the beginning of the race and striking
her head on rock was killed. The eE,
cited and merciess crowd had no time to
attend to the dying and rode over the body
of the unfortunate women until it was
recognized by friend who took it out of
the struggling mass of hui
mainly. As there were three
or four times as many people as
lots the result could easily be foretold.
There are from three to six claimants for
great many Of the good lots, and it
will take considerable time to adjust the
differences.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
FREE TRADE 4 BLIGHT.
Important Admissions from English
Sources.

The following quotations show what is
passing through many English minds at
the present time:
Foreign government are doing all they
can to make fair traders Of our manufae.
turers and workpeople. Sir B Samuel
son, NJ F., 1887
Great as are the advan ages at cheap
food, they must be weighed against the
disadvantages Of parayzmy more or lees
the greatest of our homo industries. y
Lord Armstrong 1887
We call history to witness that Ireland
wa, always happy and prosperous till
free trade fell upon her like blight. w.
lrlsh-Amerlean Newspaper, 1887
81 have believed in free trade all my life,
but my fear is that it will not last 1t
prospered when all It's conditions were in
our favor, but this does not prove that it
will prosper when the conditions are ex
tensiyely changed, Cardinal Manning,
1883.
"A am a rabid fair trader, a pro-
tectiouist if you like, because the work
people o. this country are starving in the
streets, mdersod by foreign labor ''--
Mrs Cunningham Graham 1888.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
CHINESE CASUALTIES.
Losses in the Celestial Kingdom by Pirates
Floods and Fires

SAN Francisco, Sept. 20, Chinese ad-
vices say that pirates have burned the vii
lage of Iruugba, on the Black river. They
attacked the llage of Luong, but were re-
pulsed, some being killed. At Haldu, pl-
rates had two engagements with civil
guards, in which AZ of the pirates were
killed aud the others driven back. They
have been committing many other depre
datious.
Further particulars from the scenes Of
the state that much alarm is felt by
foreign residents
Terrible hail storms are reported IN
parts Of Song Chow, doing great damage
One village had every house leveled to the
ground. Heavy rains and cyclones at
Shanghai early in September unroofed
houses and blew down trees. Five lives
were lost.
A terrible FIRE has occurred at Chung
King and another at Marking.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
A FRENCH TRAGEDY.
Army Surgeon shot by an Injured Hus'
band.

PARIS, Sept. pa dispatch from
Courberoie, in the department Of the
Seine, states that while many persons
we're drinking in a carbaret at that place
last night, a dentist named Marchedt
rushed into the carbaret and made his way
to table at which an army surgeon, DR..
Martin, was sitting. As he approached
the table Narchede drew his revolver and
fred at Or. Martin killing him instantly
Great excitement followed the shooting
and during the confusion Marchede made
his escape. Marchede suspected Dr. Man.
tin of being intimate with his wife.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03

TIE following extract IS from the pos
,humoUs works of Thomas De QuinceY:
Nlne,ren times out of twenty | have re-
marked. that the true paradise of a female
life, in ranks not too elevated, for con
slant intercourse with the children, Is by
no means the years Ut courtshlp, nor the
earliest period Of marriage, but that Sc
queSted chamber of her experience, In
which a mother is left alone through the
day, with servant perhaps in a distant
part of the house. and (God be thanked
chiefly where there are no servants at all
she is attended by one sole companion,
her little first born angel, as yet ciinging
to her robe, imperfectly able to walk, still
more imperfect in its pratting and limo
cent thoughts, clinglnr to her, haunting
her wherever she goes, as her shadow
catching from her eye the total iuspira-
tlon of its little palpltatipg heart aud
sending to hers. thrill of secret pleasure,
SO often as the little fingers faSten on her
own. Left alone from morning to night
with this one companion, or even with
three stIll wearing the graces Of infancy
buds 1T various stages upon the self sams
tree a woman if she has the great bless
IN 81 approaching such q luxury of para
disc, Il moving through the divinast
section IF her llfe. As evening sets III,
tie husband through all walks 81 life,
from the highest professional, down "a
the common laborer. returns 10 M to vary
theSr3er ST conversation, 81 such thoughts
ana interests "a are cansouant with his
more extensive capacities ct intellect
III takes d good naus wears for a man ta
s.,t sl3 Gs,t when I'D anep pets there ha
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
rEUroNIc BREAKS THE RECORD
Trans atianrlo Voyage Made in Days
II HOUR and 30 Minntes.

New York, Sept. 29.-The Teutonic
is now the monarch of the seas. She
holds the record as the fastest trans
Atlantic steamship The great White
Star liner passed Fastnet light at II
o dock this morning having made the
eastward voyage across the Atlantic In
days q hours and 80 minutes at Queens
town which is three hours from the light
This breaks the record held for nearly two
years by the Inman liners City of Paris
and City of New York, by one hour and
twenty minutes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
MONEY KEPI AruoME.
THAT shown to he ne EHect Of Pro
lection

Il is shown by the official figures Of the
treasury department that a decrease in the
imports of dntIable merchandise during
the nine months ending June 30. 1891
Amounted to s55, 543, go. and a free trade
correspondent hewails the fact as a great
calamity Well, SO do AN free traders.
We haze deprived the foreign working
man Of this amount and kept the money
nj home aud given il to the American
aborer For no one denies that over
uiue. tentha of this amount was given
solely to labor We admit the charge, and
only wish that the next nine months may
double this amount aud that it will 20 on
increasing year after year until we send no
money out Of the country for anything
that American vorkmen can manufacture
or thq American farmer produce.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
ROYAL Fun ERAL.
Kings and rriaces hear a Duchess 70 Her
Grave.


ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 29.-Ihe lmpe-
rial train bearing the remains OF 1rand
Duchess Paul arrived here this morning
from Moscow An the highest court otii
eials. the ministry, and other members
Of the government were awaiting Its ar
rival. In a private waiting room were
lie ear and king Of Greece, father Of the
dead grand duchess and number Of
other imperial and royal rela-
tiyes. The coffin containing the
body Of the grand duchess was
horne to the cathedral Of st. Peter
and ST. Paul by the car the king Of
Greece. Prince Waldemar, of Denmark,
Grand Duke Paul, her husband, Grand
Dnke Constantine, Prince George, Of
Greece. brother Of the deceased, and
Grand Duke Constautinovitch- The
streets through which the funeral
eortege passed from the station e the
cathedral were lined with troops. lhous
ands 1T people watched the sad proces sion,
and ia every haad the greatest sympathy
WIS manifested for the royal mourn1ers
When the cathedral was reached grand r.
auieln mass was celebrated All the for
eign diplomats were present II the
service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03

truth Of the matter Is, the free trade pre-
dictions, Of high priced hosiery. ike all
other free trade predictions, have inyari
ably turned ont 20 be false.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
TURNED our no BE FALSE
Hosiery Continues to sell at ola rim,
Price
Kernobec journal. SEPTEMBER y

NHlDtteN obAftttt t5hclftNt -
The American Wool Reporter, trade
journal which was not an advocate OF the
Mckinley bill, says there is IA line Of
ladies' fast black. ribbed, seamless hosiery
made in Philadelphia which il is said to
defy cowpeu ioh "Ah, yes SAYS the
free trader. "hnt this gheapness il secured
at the EXPENSE st quality, Read what
the Wool Reporter says the aim Of the
domestic maker Is toward { higher grade
If goods. aud mills are gradually giving
III the manufacture If trash ao6 are striy-
ing Il improve the quality ct their pro.
aucuon There was never season when
tina consumer could get ~ much value for
his money as tile .ne through which We
IRE nov passing, and j; Is faie u suppose
that the coming seaaon vii witness set
more progress ln this direction. The
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
A POLITICIANS BIOGRAPHY.

Weight, 10 pounds.
Cootsey- Iootsey
Baby boy
Mammals darling.
Papa S little man
Jimmy.
James.
jim
Jimmy the kid.
Young Mr. Brown.
james Brown.
Mr.. james Brown.
Clerk of Election Brown
Committeeman Brown.
Alderman Brown.
The Hon. J NJ Brown.
James Martin Brown
Brown.
Jim Brown.
Jimmie Brown.
Steenth Ward Brown
Jimmie the bum
Jim.
Whisky jim.
Old Soak
Cell 90.
C5raner's office" Unidentified.
New York Advertiser.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03
IMMED1ArE RECONSTRUCTION
1t is Expected to Follow Propagation
Today.

OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 29.-The proroga
ton will take place Wednesday 1t Is
leerned on excellent authority tbat the
IT reconstruction of the cabinet viii. take
place almost Immediately.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03

Ba not stuck up III your work Always
try tn hep another wfen the time comes.
II may not come bat you will feel better
saen you are ready To help II it does come.
0aa cannot help himself always. and al All
times be ready f1I any work that MAJ 2
placed upon MIN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03

You can L tell who i III tue coffin by ths
length 81 tbs funeral procession.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-13
A sHLvEE SYNDICATE.

Late dispatches from New York state,
with apparent confidence. that ssyndi-
cate. composed Of Americans and French.
men, has been formed to bay up sIl Of
the surplus silver in this country. II is
also stated in the same connection that
there is no surplus Of silver bnllion in
apy country outside Of the United
States. The syndicate goes into the spec
ulssion on two principal grounds. . be-
lief that the maximum Of production has
been passed ia this country, and faith
that the new Democratic Congress,
10 owen next December, will speedily
pass . free coinage bill, which il will be-
yond any doubt whatever. To our mind
the new syndicate is on the right side Of
the market and is sure 10 make big
money. There is room for . 33s per cent
advance. There IL no other such safe
and sure investment in all the world
to-day - is offered in silver bullion At
the current market rate. We hope the
story Is true OF the formation Of the sill
yer syndicate. The gold bags are banded
together in two h~emispheres TO keep sill.
YER down. A little cOrnering Of the
market in behalf Of silver will be Of ben.
e6t all along the line.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-13
NAVY YARD

Secretary Tracy has given notice that
he intends to reform navy yard abuses.
The necessity for changing the present
method Of conducting the yards was
pointed out by the Secretary at 3
banquet at Boston a month or two ago,
when be said, what everybody knew,
that the yards were mere partisan ma
chimes conducted in the interest of poll
ticians instead Of the public. The See
rotary has selected the Mare Island navy
yard in which to inaugurate the proposed
reforms. The positions of foremen and
master mechanics are declared vacant
on the first of next August. An exam
nation of applicants for filling these po-
sitions will be held at the navy yard
beginning June 22d, and will be open to
all who can give evidence Of experience
in conducting the kind Of work at which
they seek employment, and who are citi.
zsns of the United States.
What a change that is from the days
OF tape-worm tickets, When no XXI
who dared to assert his manhood and vote
forthe men and the principles Of his choice
was permitted to work for the United
States at Mare Island. What q change
it is even from the present regulations,
which makes the recommendation Of .
politician more effective than the skill Of
IN artisan in getting him employment.
Now the principal qualifications are be-
ing q member of the party in power and
having the Endorsement Of q Congress
man. Henceforth. if the order of the
Secretary is carried into effect, they will
consist Of being an American citizen and
a competent mechanic.