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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
An Er.Congressman's Superstition.

Ex.Congressman George West, of Ballston,
N. VI am not superstitlous q bit, but I
will not sit down to q dinner az my own home
with Is. Last Christmas some Of my daughters
in-law and sons-in-law came to dine with me.
When We sat down to the table only ID Of rs
we're present. I would not have It, and so two
tables were quickly prepared and seven Of rs
were at one and six 1t another. We have all
been in good health since. At Washington I
often dined with Congressman when only Is Of
rs were present. but I always felt that i was
not the unlucky one. and IL one Of rs did die
somebody could be found 70 I'LL the place in
Congress. But in q private family the thing Is
entirely different. lido not know how / became
inoculated with the Ii in number scare. I
never bet at poker. never believe in mascots,
never make . cross in the sand and expectorate
in it when / have to turn back, never feel any
fear when q cross-eyed girl looks at me, and
never shudder when ! cross q funeral process
sion. never had . dream that came true
but once, and that was whenI dreamed 1t was
too expensive to devote my time to politics.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

And the Valley Is Beautiful
All the beauty of the valley could not
make me forget it And the valley is very
fair. Bench after bench of land, fat as a
table against the tanks of the ringing hills,
marks where the Salt Lake rested for
awhile in its collapse from an inland sea to
a lake so miles long and 30 broad. Before
long these benches will be covered with
houses. AT present these are hidden among
the green trees on the dead fiat of the valley.
You have read a hundred times how the
streets OF Salt Lake City are very broad and
furnished with rows of shade trees and gut
tiers of fresh water. This is true, but I
struck the town in a season of great drought
that same drought which is playing havoc
with the herds of Montana. The trees were
limp and the rills of sparkling water that
one reads about were represented by dusty
paved courses.
Main street appears to be inhabited by the
commercial Gentle, who has made of it a
busy, busting thoroughfare, and in the eve
of the sun swigs the ungodly lager and
smokes the improper cigar all day long.
For which l Xix him. At the head of
Main street stand the lions of the place.
videlicit. the Temple and Tabernacle, the
tithing house, and the houses of Brigham
Young, whose portrait is ON sale in most of
the booksellers shops. Incidentally
it may be mentioned that the
late Ameer of Utah does not unre-
motely resemble His Highness the Amer of
AfghanIstsn, whom these fortunate eyes
have seen. And / nave no desire to fall
into the hands of the Amer. The first
thing to be seen was, of course, the Temple,
the outward exponent OF a creed. Armed
with q copy of the Book of Mormon, for bet
ter comprehension, ] went to form rash
opinions. Some day the Temple will be
fnishsd. It was only begun 80 years ago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-26
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS


CLIPPED AND CONDENSED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES.
The Osceola has declared "divy' of
$1a share.
A tent OF the Maccabees was institut-
ell ut Ishpeming last week, with 35
charter members.
Three Finnish miners were buried in
No. g shaft of the Republic mine by .
fail OF ground last Monday morning.
tDiphtheria is quite prevalent at
Mchigamme and there is talk of clos
id the public schools in consequence.
he employees of Bradley's shingle
N 4, Marquette, are out on strike.
q be mill is shut down in consequence.
THE Menominee Hearld entered up
on its 28th year last week. 1t is one
OF the substantial and progressive APP
pers of the U. p.
John Blaney, of Champion, has a
record as hunter, the result of one
days cunning being two rabbits, three
bears and thirteen partridges.
Carkeek lost the wrestling match
with King ut Calumet last Saturday.
Carkeek's shoulder was dislocated three
times during the engagement.
Robert Pote and John Elness, two
young men Of Michigamme, were out
at target practice, Sunday afternoon,
when Pote was fatally wounded by the
premature discharge Of Elness' rifle.
Smith, the blacksmith of the Mar
quette prison, has confessed that he
made the key which enabled Waters
and Taylor to walk ont. Smith will,
doubtless. be looked after more closely
in the future.
O'Rourke will wrestle King for $500
q side, provided the match takes place
in Ontonagon. Ho says be went from
home to meet King in former contest,
and now thinks the latter should como
TO his home.
=Chas. Lampson. of Negaunee, was as
saulted by two Firms, Sunday evening
and before they could be driven off he
was nearly killed with knife wounds.
There was no motive for the murderous
attock c-ccr,t ,L.a-v. The Finns mn
\
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
Lumpy jaw Cattle Unfit for Food.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Dec. 29-Tbe state
board of live stock commissioners of lii
nois have issued and had published a re-
sumo of that portion of the testimony in
troduced i'll the recent case brought against
them by j. b. Greenllut and other mem
bars of the whisky trust" of Peoria.
known as the actinomycosis or lumpy
jaw cattle case, bearing upon the
question of the contagiousness of the dis
ease among cattle and from cattle TO
human beings, and the unfitness of the
flesh of cattle affected with this disease
for use for human food. 1t proves that
the disease is contagious and the cattle
sf III herewith unfit for human
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29

and will continue an hour later. More
over, the same state of things may be dis
covered by visit to all the navy yards in
the country.
What it All Means.
Repairs on old ships are being pushed;
so also is the work on new ones Guns are
being put in order and instructions to
rush the newly completed ones have been
issued. Ammunition of all sorts is being
purchase "a in large quantities and negotia-
tions with The owners of merchant steam
ers looking to the employment of thor
craft in the event of war are being carried
on by the representatives of the government
But all this does not mean war 1t simply
means that in the event of war the gov
eminent desires to be as nearly ready as
possible and a very large portion of all tLis
hustle" is inseparable from the fact that
we began building a new navy months be-
tore trouble with Chill was thought of.
Acting Secretary Grant Smiles.
At the war department neither Acting
Secretary GNlnt nor Major General Scho-
field, who would certainly be in a position
to know, had any information of an inten-
ton to appoint General Miles to command
the army in the event of war with Chill,
which was the report of a New York
Herald special, which also laid down
plan Of campaign for the general, and all
from the highest authority" Secretary
Grant said: Nonsense to talk of war
with Chilli Nonsense; why do they not
talk of war with Italy? The situation on
our Mexican border seems serious to me-
think there is positive danger of out get
ting into trouble with Mexico.
Mexico May Complain.
"They may complain of our permitting
Cara and his band to pass back and forth
arross our border. We must have troops
there TO prevent this. 1t begins to look to
me as if Cara might succeed in getting up
serious revolution. The situation is seri-
Gus, and we have got to look out for things
all along the Mexican border General
Grant also said that the war depart.
ment was eXerting itself to prevent fur
ther violations of the neutrality laws by
Cara 5 band of revolutionists Ifneces-
sary to prevent these men from passing
backward and forward between Mexico
and the United States the entire military
force under General Stanley's command
will be distributed along the north bank
of the Rio Grande
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
snubbed the Naval omcer.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The naval officer
at the port of New York seems TO feel ag-
grieved that the instructions governing i'm
portation for the Worlds fair do not pro-
vide for the concurrence of the naval Off
ger in the proceedings ON entry, and has
asked the treasury department to amend
the regulations so as to require such con-
currence by him. This the treasury de-
partment has declined TO do, stating that
1t sees no necessity fot il.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.
And SO Is War with Chilli, But Here's
Another View.

And SO Is War with Chilli, But Here's
Another View.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Secretary Tracy
was busy for an hour yesterday consult
ing with Senator Cameron chairman of
the committee on naval affairs, Senators
Hale and Butler (of the some committed,
Senator Allison chairman of the senate
appropriations committee), Senator FRYE
tof the committee on foreign relations).
Chief Engineer Melville, Captain Phillips
(of the new cruiser New York; and others.
All these gentlemen did not see the secre-
tary at the same time, but their presence
in his private office gave rise to rumors
that the Chilian situation was the topic of
conversation. But the navy department
officials deny that there is the least speck
of war cloud in sight.
Still the Big shops Are Busy.
And in fact, war with Chill is not proba-
bic. OF course it is possible. All things
are. And from the swarm of rumors that
buzz about it is easy, if one desires war, to
make oneself believe that war is next to in
evitable. The early morning hours in the
southeast part of Washington echoed with
the sounds of preparation in the navy
yard. And visit there discovered that an
Increased force beoaH v Np hour earlier
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
FALSE TO THE GAR.
His Own Brother Said To Be
Traitor.
CONSPIRACY CLOSE TO THE THRONE.

An Alleged Plot of Poles and Russians
Sergius Is the Head-The Chief Con-
spirator Husband of NictOria's Grand
daughter-FearfuI Effects of a New
Powder for Shells-Anot,Ier Fight with
Tribesmen.
LONDON, Dec ga dispatch from War.
saw says that plot against the life of the
car has been discovered. Many Polish and
Russian students and military and civil
officials have been arrested. 1t is said by
the police that they are members of a Sc
cret league, and the report is further that
at the head of the plot is the cars brother.
1t is announced that the Grand Duke Ser
Gfls has been tampering with the loyalty
of officials in high standing at Moscow,
Warsaw and wilma. and il is believed
that he has been plotting to overthrow the
Zcar.
Confirmation of the Report.
A later dispatch from Warsaw confirms
the above Ii says that it is reported there
that a very high parsonage closely related
to the car. was at the head of the newly
discovered plot to overthrow the present
ruler of the Russian empire. 1t adds that
the most extraordinary rumors are afioat,
ana that some sensational arrests may be
expected within the next few hours.
Interesting to Queen Victoria.
The affair is causing much comment in
court circles here, as the wife of the Grand
Duke Sergius is daughter of the Grand
Duke Louis of Hesse, and consequently a
granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The
grand duchess was formally admitted to
the Greek church in April last. after hav-
ing renounced the Protestant faith At
the time the grand duchess was reported
TO have been converted it was charged
that her change of faith was not the result
of her own free WILL but of cruel pressure
brought To bear upon her 10y the grand
duke and at bQT-S
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
OUR REAL OBJECTIVE POINT.
Foreign Affairs Committeeman Quoted
PortentousIy.

Foreign Affairs Committeeman Quoted
POrtentousIy.
a telegram sent from here to The New
York Evening Telegram said: 1t is be-
lleved that the court of arbitrators in the
Behring sea case will he announced soon
Our government will select France, and it
is believed that England will select Italy
These powers will select a third As the
sealing season will not open until June
there is no great hurry. 4 prominent
member of the foreign affairs committee
of the senate, who has been consulted in
every stage of the Behring sea case. said
yesterday morning that il is not to be ex-
pected that the decision made by the COM
mission would he mutually satisfactory to
both the United States and England.
Why We are Building a Navy.
1T is only question of time" said the
senator. until we will be compelled to go
to war with England to settle the question
of our northern boundary. We are not
ready for war now with great power, but
we will have to have one sooner or later,
and we have no time to lose in establish
ing good navy and system of coast de
fense. Of course, we could whip England
on land. Congress, ] believe. will appreci-
ate our position toward England, and will
see the necessity of making liberal appro-
priationS for the immediate improvement
of our navy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
A DEATH-CEALING POWDER.
The Germans Have Ammunition That
Makes Their Officers Shudder.

Inc Germans have Ammunition That
Makes Their Officers Shudder.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-The Munich CORE
spondent of the United Press teiegraphs
that he learns from an officer of high rank
that the new German artillery is possessed
of an element of appalling effectiveness in
the new bursting powder. In the war with
France the best record made by shells
then in use was to cover with splinters an
area of forty or fifty PAGES There we've
seldom more than seven or eight persons
wounded by the bursting of one she'll
Quite Anothev Sort of Weapon.
Experiments with the new shell have
proved that it will burn everything within
large area where ii falls Its splinters
viii cover q circle of nearly 800 feet Some
of the fragments will he large enough to
kill a man: others almost invisible and
calculated merely to excoriate the skin. In
the experiments an enormous target was
riddled with tens of thousands of holes,
10y the bursting of a single shell. Four
shells were sufficient to sink an obsolete
lronclad used as target at kiel.
Too Ruthless for the Army Heads
Our informant expresses the belief that
one battery, if the range were accurate.
could annihilate A whole division. The
officers added that the heads of the armv
inspired by hopes of peace, shudder at the
idea Of war with such ruthless weapons in
hand. Nevertheless, sentiment plays no
part against necessity. and the reichstag
will be asked soon to vote large amount
for the supplying of the entire artillery
army with the destructive pOwder
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
An Incident in the French Deputies.

PARIS, Dec. 29.-ln the chamber of depu-
ties yesterday II. Ribot, minister of for
tign affairs, in reply to Deputy Millevoye
stated that Greece, Italy and Germany, be
sides France, had complained of Bulgaria's s
answer to the French note regarding the
expulsion of the journalist Chadouine as
inadequate. NJ. Ribot added that France
must obtain satisfaction from Bulgaria. She
would not act hastily but would act firmly.
The debate was a stormy one and in the
rourse thereof a quarrel arose between
Deputies Maillefeu and Milevoye. which
has resulted in IA challenge and seconds
have been appointed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
WHIPPED THE TRlBESMEN.
The British Have Another Fight for Po-
sition on the Frontier.

sltlon on Inc Frontier.
SIMLA, Dec. 29.-Advices from Gilgill
state that fifty kashmirs, under Iieuten-
ant Manners Smith, supported by fifty
other kashmirs, succeeded in scaling the
precipice opposite Fort Nilt and captured
the stone breastwork after a desperate en-
gagement in which seventy of the enemy
were killed. many wounded. lis captured
and the remainder put to flight Captain
Mackenzie pursued the fleeing tribesmen
so closely that they could not make new
formation and We're completely routed.
The British occupied Msyun, Submit and
Pisan. They had only four men wounded
and none killed. The Khan of Nagar has
submitted to the British
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
Killed a Freight Conductor.

PLYMOUTH, o., Dec 29.-The west-bound
limited vestibule train crashed into the
rear end of a west-bound freight train
while it was nearing the b. & O. yards yes
terday. The conductor of the freight, WI O
was IN the cahoose at the time of the coll
lision, was almost instantly killed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29

and win continue an hour later More
over, the same state of things may be dis
covered by visit to all the navy yards in
the country
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29

Owing To a dense fog the Ocean Queen
was unable to go to her rescue. When the
fog lifted nothing more was seen of the
distressed steamer. \ ships compass, in
rased in cork, was picked up afterwald.
The initials, j. p. C.. of England We're
engraved upon the case. Captain Hopkins
is positive that the steamer was wrecked.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-29
WENT DOWN IN MID-oCEAN.
An Ocean Steamer sighted by British
Captain.

NoRFoLK, Va. Dec. 29-Captain Hop
kins, of the British steamer Ocean Queen.
which arrived yesterday, reports having
encountered a terrific gale in mid-ocean on
Monday, Dec. q. Four of his crew were
lost. Captain Hopkins reports that on the
next morning he sighted a large ocean
steamer flying signals Of distress. The
vessel TO all appearances was a passenger
steamer bound from Liverpool to New
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-04-24
Y0UsG NAV. BE SQUIRE.

II is n sad dag in The lie OF 4
Young man when he decides that
there is an cas- er way To obtain
money and goods than honestly
working for them. 1t is Just such
decisions as that ills The jails and
warehouses; and keep the ranks oi
the great army of deadbeals IuIl To
overlooking. 1t is Just such de-
ciSions that makes "A .yOnng man
pull his hat over his eyes and
dodge into a doorway or shoot
across the street for fear of meet
ing man 10 whom he owes n
honest debt which he has dellbcr.
ately decided never to pay.
Young man, what business have
you to 90 stalking down The street
with that suit Of clothes on, or tn t
%overcoal, or hose seven-dollar
shoes, or that Dunlap hate None
of them are yours, aud YOU know
it. A fine looking specimen you
would be if every merchant in
town should collar you and claim
his own property. And yet il
would serve You right if they
seized all their property and left
you to sneak home with nothing
but your own clothes, which would
probably consist of II heellesS sock
and a p%iccadlIly collar, with posi-
bly, a four shilling scarf pin tina,
was an heirloom in the family,
hence was paid for before you
we're born.
You havc't any right TO smoke
aud put on style until
Ion have earned the right Every
you spend belongs TO some,
BODY else, aud a dollar that yOn
actually earned aud upon which
10 mortal has any claim would
care You INTO fits.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-04-24
CHE Demorrat- ST.,
sOnE GOOD ADyIrr

sn
NV There h;nea was = Young MANN /, ..,.
by mm,e'l VIII" betrayed such ira'
patience every lime tha "h I'M
stamped that The old man rain
of him finally turned and ir :" front
to make We act so nary YER mind
any bad ncws?" Heard
mo, sir.o
Didn't know but someLoa.
dead" o"ay was
mo, sir. I'm to be mor.;,
Green. Dowilhg
Shoe! You don't say ~ -
"Yes, sir" 81"
And II makes We arvo
Somewhat, snppose.n
Good looking gal Z,
Yes"
Lots " money ?"
"No."
Then i''s a case o love p
Yes, sir-pnre and sjmnIo -,
am proud to say.n p''' %l
I'm other words, Won boiu,t .
nnlhin', and You don'I a'th,gol
you expec! nuthin' from nobodv ~
That's it," "''O"yF
"Waal, young man. thar, ,
way with lots o. folks, and /, > .ne
be helped. Started In that V ~"n
myself. 1t hain'l none o. nv Il!
ness, OF course, and probably hi,
hing has gone too far TO lei v v"n
back out, but let me give We so S"u
advice. | tried both sorts s",.
married a gal for love. and li"od
TAR five year on johnny cake and
barley coffee. She died and 7
married a ~idow for forty acres If
land, SIX cows, three HOSES. and
hlly four sheep, and Pm RoaS
Commissioner, postmaster a, mr.
corners, school trustee, and reCerpe
OF all Jnmpin' matches in The
county. If il hain't too late whom
We get to Bowling Green Just NOVA
that the meeting do now adjourn,
and then peel your eyes fur a wli.
der with a fam. Love hain'l moth.
but a Sort o mist, anyhow, and
it passes off sooner or later, Lur'
when We can go out and lay vel
hand On land worth $50 an acrpl :
and hear the bosses, cows, and
cavortin' DER the downy
.ea. and you know you've goa
'ulhin' solid back of We in case yer,
bones ache with ager."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-04-24

A LOST BIT OF SARCAsM.-A &C.
feaied mem Der OF Congress oil me
silk stocking order sat in front oil
a leading hotel yesterday, smoking
a fragrant cigar while a pedal arr
list OF the colored persuasion per
formed service on The ex.m. Us
ten dollar calf skins. There was
meditative, wish |. was. coming
back look in the ex-m. C.'s lace a
he remarked to The foot wear
artist: JEFF, The Congressman
who will come here next year don
have their shoes polished lhe!
eat meals in their shirt sleeves
they pick their teeth with FORKS;
they eat cornbread and bacon, ana
board al cheap hash houses GU
fashioned. corn shuckings VIII W
in order again, and your business
will be gone" The colOred arlls'
looked wonderingly and douOtluI
" at The m. G. for a moment, 'he"
an nnefable smile of pleasant an.
iicipation widened his features a.
he replied: "Judge, denis de KIM
of folks | likes. i lisa granger
was raised on de farm, aud anu
by my folks. Dey ao"s
put on no irills. / can make
wild dem kind. wa 20"
1t takes all | can make,
keep up de style 10 cit business.
Washington Letter.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-04-24


American citizens of Italian
birth. who are editing Italian pa.
pers in this country. have taken
occasion TO side with Italy and de.
nounce America in The pending in.
ternat.Onal controversy. Isn't il
rather unique doctrine for an
American citizen TO uphold a for
elgn power against The land OF
their adoption. even though that
POKER be their mother country
We care not whether a man be of
Irish, German. English, French or
Italian birth, after re forswears al
iegiance to his native land and
pledges feally 10 the STARS and
stripes as a citizen Of this country.
lie diSgraces his manhood. diShon-
ors his citizenship, nulllfieS his
right TO the protection and benefits
guaranteed by our constitution,
and deserves The everlasting stig.
ma OF a Benedict Arnold the mo-
ment he upholdS or countenances
a fore ign power against the land Of
his adoption. First of all 10 Amer,
lean citizens should be America,
and the Italian, Irish or German.
born citizen who would no; take
up arms against Italy, Ireland,
Germany, or even the Pope OF
Rome, in defense OF America. is
not a true and worthy citizen nor
entitled to The protection and ben.
etils Of cltizenShip.-1he Catholic
Journal Of the NeU South.
The editor Of the Journal is a
native of Ireland, and one of the
most ardent and faithful of CathO-
lies. His sentiments, thus emphat.
ically and uneqnivocalIy express.
ed, do him the greatest credit and
will enhance the general respect
III which he is held. lie strikes
The patriotic chord in the breast of
trne American citizen,
whether born in this or another
country.