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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1891-01-31

THE old and time-honored injunction "Bear We
one another's burdens seems to fall unbeeded On
the ear of many, who, though well aware of the
existence Of evil, are too busily engaged in the
pursuit of profit or pleasure to bestow even mass.
ing thought on the sea of human misery bv which
they may be surrounded. 1t would be well for
each of us to remember that it has been said
1.-The moment we recognize wrong we become in
measure responsible for its existence" Yet how
many of us shut our eyes and ears too, that we
may neither see nor hear the appeal for aid that
meets us on every side. Not cry for bread, meat
or ralment, but justice, equal rights for all. To
those who are not out breasting the breakers it
seems strange that the women who toll should look
to them for sympathy and succor, and yet il not
OF our own sex, where shall we seek for aid? 1t
has been affirmed over and over that woman is not
woman's best friend, and sometimes it almost
seems as though the assertion were indeed true, so
indifferent to her sisters needs does the fortunate
woman appear. Does she toll for bread that she
receives less pay than her brother man, not be-
cause her work is inferior to his in quality, but
because she is woman, seems all right TO the one
who tolls not That she is amenabe to the laws
of the land, although she has no voice in the max
ing of them, is matter of utter indifference to
the woman who is not personally affected by the
existence of unjust ones. And so we might 90 on
enumerating ad nfnitum, instances that prove
the existence of evils that should be corrected
but never will be until woman shall arise in her
moral worth, as she has risen in her mental
strength, and demand for her sex equality before
the law,
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1891-01-31

The Legislature of Wyoming has raised the age
OF protection for young girls to eighteen years.
Thus it will be seen that State Legislature which
owes Its existence partly to the votes of women,
early begin to understand the Importance of treat
ing the demands of women with consideration and
respect. Kansas and Wyoming, the two States
where women vote, are the only States where the
age of protection for young girls is eighteen years.
1t is only the disfranchised classes that our law
makers can afford to treat with scorn and forget
fulness.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1891-01-31

Miss PHOEBE CoUzNs, Secretary of the Board of
Lady Managers of the Worlds Fair, is established
in headquarters at Chicago Her salary has been
fixed at $4,000 per annum. Complaint has been
made in high places that the salaries paid the off
cials in charge Of the Fair have been recklessv
extravaganza. Surely Miss Couzns salary is not
among those which provoke the complaints.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
Protection and Wages.

SO far as the working-men of this
Nation are concerned-and when we
say working-men, we include every
man who works for hire-the question
of protection is a question of wages.
Mr.. Clarkson put the whole case in
nutshell when he said: 'sThe laborer, If
he expects to buy goods at free trade
prices, must make up his mind to accept
free trade wages"
Without protection the present rate
of remuneration, whether it be for the
working-man in a factory, or foundry,
or iron furnace, or the clerk behind the
counter or at the desk, or the laborer
working at days wages, must all fall.
There is ratio between the remunera-
ton of each of these classes which is
maintained under all circumstances.
If the wages of the men in the manu-
featuring establishments, or of those
in the iron industry, go down, it
means sealing down all along the line,
among al men working for hire.-Tole.
do Blade.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
JEALOUSY'S VICTIM.
Mrs. Wilbur f. Barker, School Teacher
at Syracuse, n. Y. Probably Fatally Shot
by Her Husband, from Whom She was
Living Separate.

Mrs. Wilbur #. Barker, School Teacher
at Syracuse, n. Y. Probably Fatally Shot
by Her Husband, from Whom She was
Living Separate.
SYRACUSE, n. ", Jan. 20.-Mrs. Will
bur F. Barker, teacher at the Bassett-
street public school, was shot five times
yesterday morning by her husband in the
classroom. He drove to the school in
sleigh with their sixteen-month' sold
child in his arms, walked into his wife's
classroom and said:
SIS this the way you take care of
your child?"
Mrs. Barker went into the hallway.
Her husband followed and fired two
classroom and then fell on the floor.
Parker put the baby on the floor and
leaning over his wife, fired at her
several times, five shots taking effect.
Barker then drove rapidly away and
at p. m, the police were twenty min
utes behind him at GAINESVILLE.
The couple have been married about
two years and jealousy on Barker's s
part is the supposed cause of the trag-
edy. They only lived together short
time after their marriage.
Mrs. Barker was taken to the House
of the Good Shepherd. 1t could not be
told whether her injuries are fatal.
She was shot three times in the head
and face, once through the left hand
and once through the left thigh.
Barker left the baby in the school
room.
At half-past three o'clock the police
and sheriff were hunting over the coun-
try south of here for Barker. They
were hot on his trail. He is thought to
be trying to get on the Central road,
but every precaution has been taken to
guard against this. Barker is about
fifty years old, and his wife about
thirty.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
THE NEW TARIFF.
Political Prospects Entertained by Level
Headed Business Men.

Headed Business Men.
These are illustrations of the benefits
which are already being conferred by
two sections of the new tariff that have
not yet gone into full effect The duty
on tin plates has not been changed at
all as yet, and will not be until July 1,
and the duty on finer linens will not be
changed for three years, and yet these
provisions of the law are causing the
establishment of important works al
ready. 1t might have been supposed
that the votes in November, if deemed
reason for refusing to put up new
works under any provisions of the new
act, would with peculiar force deter
men from acting in the hope that pro-
visions would be maintained which are
not to go into effect for some years
But level-headed business men evident
ly have different idea of the political
prospects from those entertained by
free-trade rainbow-chasers.
If such results as have been men
toned already follow these provisions
of the new act it may be inferred that
others which have already gone into
full effect are producing development
of manufactures in many directions.
And this is the fact. In a recent glance
through the trade papers received in a
single week mention was observed of
no less than fifty new works in progress
or about to open, including some of
large Importance. In addition many
establishments which have been idle
for long time have gone into active
operation again, particularly in the
wooden manufacture. The people who
made haste to pronounce the Mckinley
act dead, or about to be repealed, may
as well wait little to see what the
country thinks of its actual workings
N Y Tribune
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
POLITICAL COMMENT.

EWThe frequency with which Kan
sas farmers announce that they have
Senator Ingalls, defeated indicates that
they are having considerable difficulty
in convincing the Senator that he had
better give up the fight Washington
Post.
~If Democrats are really so conf
dent that the elections bill is going to
kill the party that enacts it, why that
determined opposition to it in their
party. Their Senatorial caucus decided
to fight the bill at every step.-Iowa
State Register.
gB Grover Cleveland said something
in his Reform Club speech about ''those
who, clothed in Democratic uniform,
would be glad to stand at the entrance
of our camp and drive back recruits "
A pretty fair military simile for pat
riot who fought, bled and died for his
country by proxy, when proxies came
Minneapolis Tribune.
EE-The fact is that the question Of
ignorance on the one hand and intelli-
gence on the other would never disturb
in the slightest degree the Bourbon Denl-
ocratic politicians of the South if they
were satisfied the negro would vote the
Democratic ticket. Their sole objec-
ton to the Federal elections bill and to
honest elections lies in the fact that the
negro is more likely to vote the Re-
publican than the Democratic ticket
n Y Press
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Gov. HILL was on the 10th nominated
by the Democratic members of the New
York Legislature for United States
Senator to succeed Senator Evarts.
AN ordinance passed by the Common
Council of Kansas City whereby over
twenty square miles were added to the
city limits, was declared null and void
by the Missouri Supreme Court on the
10Th.
AN auxiliary to the Farmers Alliance
has been organized in Southwestern
Kansas, the object of which is mutual
protection from loan and investment
companies.
THE House Committee on Mississippi
River improvement has about deter
mined to report bill carrying with it
an appropriation of S1O,0O0,OO0.
THE United States Supreme Court on
the 10Th decided to be constitutional the
Virginia law requiring the inspection of
dressed beef at points one hundIed miles
from the place Of slaughter.
The American National Bank of Kan
sas City failed on the 10th for So, 600, 600.
Its nominal assets are in excess of that,
sum. The bank is capitalized for ST.
25O,COo.
SEVEN carloads of one part carbon
ates and part sulphides have been seized
by the United States customhouse
authorities at Eagle Pass, Tex, for vio-
lating the revenue laws of this country.
THE Governor of Kansas has sent a
message to the Legislature calling at.
tention to the suffering of the people of
Bawlins County from cold and hunger,
and asking the Legislature fol- assist
ance.
WHILE Richard Lane and wife of Bos-
ton. Ca, were at church their house
burned to the ground, and their four
children perished in the flames. They
were locked in by their parents.
Won BoRREIs & Co., of Louisville,
KY, dealers in woolens, failed on the
10Th. Liabilities S15O,G00
S. j. MINGs, the absconding president
Of the Gatesville (Tex.) National Bank,
has gone across the Rio Grande to
Mexico. He is short about $50, 900.
THE first annual dinner of the Con-
federate Camp in New York was held on
the 18th. Col. Marshall of Gen. Lees
staff eulogized that famous soldier, and
in the course of his remarks spoke in
the most praiseworthy terms of Gen.
Grant, particularly in connection with
Lees surrender.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
GAG RULE OF DEMOCRATS.
Terms by Which the Democrats Stigma
tie Republican Measures.

Terms by Which the Democrats Stigma
tize Republican Measures.
People are not deceived by Demo
cratic buster about gag rule in the
Senate They know what awful liars
the Democratic papers are. When a
BILL intended to put an end to bourbon
force and fraud at Southern elections
is proposed, they called it force"
bill. Force bill' applied to the lodge
election bill is misnomer, unless the
bill is to be named from what it is in
tended to overcome. The cloture rule
in the Senate, which without depriving
any one Of the right to speak and to be
heard, provides for the suppression of
unreasonable prolongation OF debate, is
by the same kind of logic called gag
rule. But the Democrats can be de-
pended upon to howl the most when
the proposed measure is the best.
The new rule to close debate is
eminently just and proper. 1t meets
not only with the approval of Repub-
licans, but of the business men of the
country. 1t is business rule applied
to National legislation 1t provides
that the members, Republicans and
Democrats, shall be allowed reason
able time to discuss any measure. Dis
cussion under this provision will no
doubt be allowed to continue until it
becomes manifest that it is being
carried on merely to obstruct legisla-
ton. The debate may then be ordered
closed, ard after such order each mem
Der may speak for thirty minutes more!
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
HUNTSVILLE ALA, SATURDAY, JANUARY "a 1891
Ir is reported that active search is be-

IF is reported that active search is be-
ing conducted in New York and other
American cities for the actual murderer
OF Patrick Flahive, of Ballyhogue, Ire
land, for completely in which crime Bar
tholomew Sullivan is now under sem
tence of death.
GEORGE BAKER, a Philadelphia Gus
tom-house clerk, has been arrested,
charged with altering the figures in in
voices of sugar consigned to Claus
Spreckles in that city.
On the 10th the case of Charles E..
kincaid indicted for the murder of ex-
Congressman Taulbee, of Kentucky. at
the National Capitol last February,
came up in the Criminal Court of the
District of Colurn bia, and March 16 next
was fixed as the date for beginning the
trial
On the 10Th James Burkhart, brick
layer, fell from the sixth story of the
new Chittenden Hotel at Columbus, o.,
distance of eighty feet. He was alive
and conscious when reached by his COM
panions 1t was believed his injuries
would prove fatal.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

IT is said that an English syndicate
has offered SO, 600, 900 for the Durango
Mining Company's plant in New Mexico.
Besides the plant the company has 43, 600
acres of land. The capital stock is
S5.OO0,OOO. The offer will probably be
accepted.
The Pope has sent a remonstrance to
the Russian Government against its
persecution of Catholics and the closing
of the Catholic churches in Wilma.
THE revolutionary mob which recently
disturbed the peace of the province of
Entire Rios, Argentine Republic, has
has been disarmed and dispersed by the
force sent against them by the Argen-
tine Government.
THE refusal of the Viceroy of Kiang-
500, China, to accord ceremonial re-
ception to the Czarowitz has produced a
painful impression in the highest Rus
making extraordinary efforts to bring
China within the commercial and polit-
ical reach of the Russian Empire, and
the attitude Of the Viceroy is believed to
be inspired by antagonistic foreign in
fluences at Shanghai, and is especially
notifying as exhibiting to the world
how little the Chinese care for the Rus
slams.
Two stations on the Council Bluffs
division of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway in Iowa were recently
closed because the people boycotted the
new agents employed by the company
in the place of strikers.
The weather is increasing in severity
throughout Great Britain, and reports
of the loss of life from the extreme cold
are received from all quarters. Many
herds of cattle are reported frozen to
death.
IT is said that the authorities of the
British Museum have discovered among
collection of papyrus rolls acquired
recently in Egypt the text of Aristo-
ties treatise on the constitution of Ath-
ems
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
Surely that is liberal enough for any

Surely that is liberal enough for any
legislation.
That is all there is to the gag rule
that the Democrats are bowling and
lying about. And yet the Memphis Ap-
peal Avalanche came out few morn
ings ago, and in double loaded editor
ial announced that: 1.-THE response of
the South to the cloture resolution
should be an appeal to arms" Think
of that. That is the New South that
cries peace, peace" when the North
talks about honest elections in every
part of the country. That is the New
South willing to appeal to arms be-
cause they can no longer obstruct legis-
lation, because the majority and not the
minority shall rule in the Senate and in
the Nation.
But Republicans need not become
alarmed. The Southern bulldozers are
powerful to intimidate. but no sensible
man need be afraid. Senator Edmunds
in an interview recently stated the
truth about the matter He said: II
am sure that the country, when it un-
derstands the precise scope and force of
such rule, that it means that the rep
resentatives of the country have the
power to do what the country thinks
ought to be done one way or the other,
after every member of the minority
shall have had the opportunity to state
his views, will be more than satisfied
that its representative Of people and
States in the Senate have done wise
and right thing. Iowa State Register
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
A BURNING TRAIN.

A Desperate Run with a Burning Train
for Water Tank-A Brave Brakeman's
Life Sacrificed.
DENVER, Col, Jan. 2O.-Two cars IN
train on the Denver & Northern road
caught fire from sparks from the locomo-
tive, and an intervening car prevented
the engineer and fireman from seeing
the flames. The passengers were driven
to the rear coach. A brakeman named
Anderson offered to warn the engineer,
and at great peril, crawled over the
cars to the front of the train. The en-
gineer decided to make quick run to
the nearest water tank two miles dis
tank. When the tank was reached
both cars had been burned up, while
the front of the passenger car was near
ing destruction. Brakeman Anderson,
who risked his life to save others, died
from fatal burns
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
DISHONEST DEMOCRATS.
Millions of Money Stolen by Democrats
in Office.

in Office.
While the average Democrat would
resent the charge that he is not as well
fitted to handle the public funds as the
average Republican and ascribe such a
reflection on his moral nature to parti-
san bigotry, the fact remains, neverthe-
less, that many State Treasurers are go
ing wrong, that millions of State money
are being stolen and that the thieves
are uniform Democrats.
The latest manifestation of the Dem
ocratic mania for embezzling the peo-
pies funds appears in Arkansas where
s'Hon. Billy" Woodruff is reported to be
be S67, 900 short in his accounts. The Dem
ocratic Avalanche of Memphis, Tenn, in
announcing Mr.. Woodruff's little short
coming remarks that he has advanced
the funds of the State to individuals to
invest in private business enterprises"
This is the second experience of this
kind, with Democratic treasurer, to
which the people of Arkansas have
been subjected. Treasurer Churchill, a
few years ago, set the example for Mr..
Woodruff by stealing some SSO,O0O.
The recent fall of Honest Dick
Tate, of Kentucky, is still fresh in the
public mind. State Treasurer Archer,
of Maryland. was also guilty of en-
bezzling large sum. Treasurer Burke,
OF Louisiana, was the biggest rascal of
them all, his stealings reaching well up
| toward million dollars. State Treas
urer Polk, of Tennessee, despite his
name and ancestry, managed to make
way with nearly half million. State
Treasurer Hemingway, of Mississippi,
was, next to Burke and Polk, third on
the list so far as the size of his shortage
was concerned, while State Treasurer
Vincent, of Alabama, made very
good showing, occupying fifth place
State Treasurer Nolan, of Missouri,
concludes the list with a comparatively
petty shortage.
The list of good Democrats who be-
trayed their trusts and the sums lost to
the people during the past five years
are as follows:
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24

IN his congratulatory address to the
army on the conclusion of hostilities in
the Sioux Indian country General Miles
lays bare the knowledge, possessed by
the army, of general understanding
among the Indians of the West and
Northwest that simultaneous upris-
ing was to occur in the spring, devoted
to Othe pillage of the settlements. Mat
ters were precipitated by the hasty ac-
tm of the warlike Sioux. and their
prompt suppression will doubtless have
the effect Of heading off the general
movement.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24

THERE was paid by the railroads of
the country in 1890 1868, 900, 900 in the
shape of interest and dividends. This
sum, Of course, is greater than the dis
busements OF the sort ever made be-
fore in any year. 1t is seven per cent.
larger than those Of 1889, sixteen per
cent. in excess Of those Of 1888, and
twenty-five per cent. ahead of those
Of 1887, and represents an amount con-
siderably more than half as great as
The bonded debt of the Government. ex-
elusive OF that guaranteed for the Pa
ciic railroads.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
CLOSED ITS DOORS.

suspension of the American National
Bank OF Kansas City-Deposits Aggregat-
ing S1,SVO,cOO Tied Up, But Their Ulti-
mate Safety Tolerably Certain = The
FaIiure Causes Run on the Kansas
CITY safe Deposit and Savings Bank.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, j an. 20.-The Amer
lean National Bank of Kansas City has
suspended. The bank had a capital Of
81, 100000, and was a member of the
Kansas City Clearing House, and car
RED on special department for bank
and mercantile collections. It's sur
plus was $500, 600, and undivided profits
$4,000. The National Bank examiner
OF this State has taken charge of the
affairs of the bank.
The bank failed to open its doors on
account Of orders from Bank Examiner
Marshall The bank had made heavy
loans and was not able to get enough
money to meet the demands of the de-
posltors. A loan of one million dollars
was asked of the clearing house and
was refused by the committee.
Depositors will probably not lose any
thing, as the stockholders are liable for
e"iSS eliO duilOuiib VI tilc Capital. Ii HdS
loans and discounts amounting to 3d.
600, 900 and surplus of over $500, 600.
The deposits amount to 81, 200, 900. The
failure to open the doors caused run
on the Kansas City Safe Deposit and
Savings Bank, in the same building, and
the entrances to the bank and the
streets adjoining were crowded by great
throngs. This bank has so far paid
every body, and it is believed it will
tide through the day
The deposits of the bank are about
S1,200,000. Since October last the de-
posits have decreased from over $4,000
900 to the present amount. 1t is ascer-
tanned that the bank owes over $500, 600
borrowed money. A gentleman who is
in position to know the condition of the
other National banks of this city says
they are in an unusually good condi-
| ton and will not be materially affected
by the failure.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24

twill be a great mistake to withdraw
any Of the troops from the neighbor-
hood OF Pine Ridge until the surren-
lered Sioux are thoroughly disarmed.
The Sioux gives up now because he has
the elements as well as the soldiers to
fight. If he is allowed to hide his guns,
the chances are he will be on the war
path again in the spring, with his weap-
anS all ready, the grass in favorable
condition for his ponies, and the set
tlerS' herds distributed where he can
getat them with the smallest amount OF
trouble and danger to himself.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-01-24
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


REPRESENTATIVE MCNELIs, of Johns
town, has introduced a bill in the Penn
sylvania Legislature to appropriate
S4OO, 900 to reimburse William III. KEN
BILE, of Philadelphia, for money ad-
vanced by him to Governor Beaver to
defray expenses incurred by the State
Board of Health in removing material
detrimental to the public health which
the flood of 1889 deposited in the Cone
maugh Valley and other sections of the
State.
On the 18th George Bancroft, the ven
erable American historian, died at his
home in Washington, d. c., after two
days illness, in his ninetyfrst year.
SEVERAL of the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian
Training School pupils were killed in
one of the recent sl1irmishes at Pine
Ridge Agency. 1t is not stated on which
side they were engaged.
Ii is said that Parneil will visit Amer
lea in the early spring.
BARON WIssMANN, the German Com
missioner to East Africa, is said to be
insane.
On the 10th Judge Buclxner rendered
a decision at Baton Rouge, La, in the
lottery case, refusing to grant the man
damus sought to compel the Secretary
of State to promulgate the constitu-
tional amendment relative to lottery
revenues. This places the matter be-
fore the Supreme Court for final de-
ciSion.
AT noon on the 10th John P. Buch-
anan was inaugurated Governor of Ten
nessee in the hall of the House of Rep
resentatiyes at Nashville. Governor
Buchanan was formerly president OF
The State Alliance, but was elected to
his present Office on Democratic plat
form