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The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

We entered into correspondence right
and left, and the collectors generally,
to whom we applied, signified their
willingness to submit to reductions
Col Erhardt stood out, however, as
sorting that he could not get
along with a smaller force and
do the business of his Office prop
erly. We sent special agents to
investigate the matter, and on the
strength of their report, we decided to
reduce expenses in New York by some
$50, 900 year Col. Erhardt took this
very much to heart, believe"
h. SIS Mr.. Fassett still Mr.. Platt's choice
for the Officer
"Mr. Fassetts appointment was de-
cided on by the president to the best
of my knowledge, without anybody
pushing him. The president has had
him in mind for some time"
Mr.. Fassett called upon Secretary
Foster yesterday morning and accepted
the collectorship of the port of New
York
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
FARM AND HOME DEBTS.
The Amount Over Two Billion and q
HALF

The Amount Over Two Billion and q
Half.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-The count of
the farm and home transcripts made in
accordance with the mortgage collec-
ton clause of the census act has been
completed by the census Office. The
figures are subject to slight modifica-
ton.
There were returned by the enumer-
ators 2, 491, $50 farms and homes occu-
pied by owners which are incumbered
by mortgages. This number includes
some farms and homes about which the
enumerators made no report and about
which belong partly to the class of
hired and partly to the class of owned
free as we'll as partly to the class of
owned and incumbered. Until this I'M
known quantity, due to the failure Of
the enumerators, Is eliminated IL may
be regarded as approximately true that
2, $50, 900 families of the IL, 500, 600 fam
lilies of the United States occupy and
own incumbered homes, and that TO-
$50. 900 families occupy farms and homes
that arc either hired or owned free.
The proportion of hired and owned
free homes and farms will be known
when the population division completes
the count of the returns pertaining to
them.
The preliminary results indicate that
the average debt for farm in Iowa is
81, 2S3; homes, s719; average for farm
and home. sl,140. II these averages
hold good for the union the incum-
brance on the farms and homes OF the
United States occupied by the owners.
is about 81, 500, O00, 600. The success of
this investigation, Superintendent Por-
ter says. has been far beyond the an.
ticipations of the most experienced sta.
tisticians and the result will be of Inn
mense interest and value to the nation.
The first volume relating to recorded
indie btcdness will probably 60 TO press
this year.
Incomplete returns from western
states indicate that farms and homes
are mortgaged for about one-third the
value put upon them by the owners
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
THE ELLIOTT CASE.


The Jury Finally Decides Lpoa fsrdirs "a
Murder In the second Degrees.
COLUMBUS, o., July 29.--NAliam >.
Elliott the former proprietor and edit
or Of the Sunday Capital. who, with his
brother II. y. Elliott killed Albert ,.
Osborne, q reporter Of Inc sunday
World. and w. r. Hughes bysiander.
besides wounding number Of people
during shooting ARRAY on High street
In this city. On the afternoon Of FebTn-
airy % last. was convicted yesterday
Of murder In the second degree
The trial has been In progress since
May IL
The crime was the direct result Of
personal Journalism
A the verdict Of the jury waa read
Elliott became 80 enraged that %
pulled the q. A. K button from tho
lapel Of hts coat and threw Il spisefuliy
In the direction Of the jury. The en-
blem went bounding from place y
place and finally rested on tho raised
desk under Juror Aubert's chair.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

AT Leyden, Holland, recently, in
st Peters church the memorial erect
ed there in honor of Rev. John Rob
inson, pastor in Holland Of the pill
grim fathers, and one of the pas
sengers Of the Mayfower was unveiled
In the presence Of number of Amer
leans now travelling in Europe and
others. The exterior of the old church
was decorated with flags and flowers.
Miss Edith Palmer removed the cover
which enveloped the memorial, hand
some tablet suitably engraved, and, as
II was unveiled, three flags were hoisted
and saluted, the first the Dutch ensign,
then the stars and stripes and finally
the British union jack.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
cHILrs NEW PRESIDENT.
A Successor to Balmaceda Chosen, But it
Affords But Little Consolation For the
TneurwantR.

A Successor to Balmaeeda Chosen, But II
Affords But Little Consolation For the
Insurgents.
NEW YORK. July 30.-The Herald
prints the following dispatch from
, Valparaiso: The electoral college OF
the Gillian government representing
all the provinces under the control OF
Balmaceda assembled July IS and
unanimously elected Claudio Ticuna
president of the republic. This il
simply a confirmation of the popular
vote of June 81, when Vicuna was
chosen the new chief magistrate Of the
country.
Vicuna is Balmaceda's own choice as
his successor He will carry on what
ever policy Balmaceda should wish. so
that there Is very little consolation for
the insurgents He viii take Office on
September Is next The term of Office
is five years and the salary $4,000 q
year. He viii have the naming of five
of the council of state.
A letter from an American travelling
man in Chilli speaks disparagingly of
the congressionalists as follows:
1.-THE opposition is dependent entirely
upon Bolivia and the United States for
provisions. The Balmaceda govern
ment has nearly succeeded in controll-
ing all the southern ports, but loads Of
flour and hay come from San Fran
cisco We ought not to foster this OPP
position party They represent ele-
ments totally antagonistic to our
notions of republic. They are the
opponents of plutocracy, of British
capital and French customs; they are
the enemies of commercial relations
with us; they oppose social popular
progress, education among the masses,
popular representation and freedom in
religious matters"
vICUNA's ELECTION ILLEGAL
PARIS, July S0.-The Gillian con-
gressional party has issued statement
that the election of Vicuna as president
was null and void because as president
of the cabinet he organized a coup
d'etat in January last, violating the
constitution; because the constitution
was not carried out in conformity with
the law relating to elections; because
only part of the country voted, and be-
cause the election occurred during the
suspension of the tribunals charged
with the settlement of electoral dis
puteA
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

The preliminary report Of the com
missioner of internal revenue Of the
operations of the bureau for the
nscal year ended June so, 1891, shows
That the total collections from all
sources of internal revenue for the
year were STAG. ,s76, against $40
594, 500 during the preceding fiscal year.
The cost Of collection for the fiscal year
just ended will aggregate "a, 1913, 900, or
about SOS, 600 more than during the pre-
ceding year The internal revenue re-
ceipts from the tax on whisky amounted
70 $TS, 52S, 926, against S71, Isl, 6S5 during
The preceding year; fermented liquor,
US 565, 100. against sec, OOS. 5S4; tobacco,
Na,796, 2TO, against S3S, 95S, SCI.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

Men at Steelton Feel That They Have Been
eff Stranded Ivy Their enhern

Men at Steelton Feel That They Have Been
Left Stranded by Their Leaders ~
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 3l.-The de-
preston caused by the collapse of the
strike at Steelton is very evident in the
silent groups of men who are seen on
the street corners The men feel that
they were duped by the leaders and say
that even though their strike was not
ordered by the amalgamated, yet once
being out the amalgamated should
have helped them The deputy sheriffs
were withdrawn last night but the ap-
proaches to the works are still under
watch. President Bent of the
steel company, says he will not con-
slider any applications for work from
any of the strikers and will send for
what men he wants The representa-
tive of the men who went to Steelton
to Harrisburg yesterday to try and eff
feet some arrangement with Maj Bent
was refused admission.
No more departments will be started
this week About 500 men who were
foremost in the strike viii lose their
places 1t was noticeable that not q
row occurred during the entire strike
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

eyes, his resignation was in the presi-
dents hands before l went out to Ohio. :"
Were the reasons he assigned the
same which he gave to the press last
night?".
substantially the same. He had an
idea that Mr.. Plat was interfering with
the appointment of subordinates in the
custom house. / don't know just what
special grounds he based this complaint
upon. Mr.. Plat has not interfered in
anything of the sort since ] became
secretary of the treasury. / fancy the
feeling between the two gentlemen was
of long standing. The reason why
the resignation was made final &C.
Cured, however, after the collectors
letter had been in the presidents hands
for some time. refer to the cutting
down of the custom house force. We
were obliged on account of the refusal
of congress TO make adequate apQro-
priations, to economize on all sides.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

ADvIcEs received from Stanley Fall.
So Of cannibalism among the ma
Ives and of an armed expedition
against them. Natives along the 10.
mani river, who had blocked the stream
TN hundreds of armed canoes, killed
anu ate fifty natives friendly to Eu-
Opeans, An expedition composed OF
sol Europeans and fifty Arabs soon
al'er left Stanley Falls to punish the
Sanni0als and after days battle sue
sseaed In routing them and occupying
.heir villages. Hundreds of the rebel
=. ,IOus natives were killed and wounded
ne same adyices also state that the
Dakumas around Stanley Falls are re-
turning to cannibalism and that several
n them have been court martialed and
executed.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

VICTORIA. Il. C., July ~ The sehoon-
er Annie Point returned from the north
yesterday with 100 sea- skins The
captain Of the Marin states that when
the Marvin was orerhauled the offers
Of the United States steamship Rnsh
took the guns and ammunition from
the schooner and towed hrr 70 Ounaias-
-, where t~euty-one of the crew were
placed on the steamer Alki and kept ga
hard tack for two dAyA when tAe men
and schooner were turned over 70 tho
officer Of her mAtcstF's steamship
Nymph. WHO ordered them 70 proceed
20 Victoria
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

The governor of Indiana refuses to
give out for publication the report Of
John W. Coons, who investigated the
alleged frauds perpetrated against the
state at Washington. 1t is said Coons
made sensational discoveries and
learned that $500, 900 was due the state.
While in Washington, it is said, he dis
covered the most glazing frauds in con
nection with settlements Of Indiana
war claims, many Of the vouchefs being
duplicated. One voucher in favor of a
well known physician for S53.7O was, it
is charged, raised to S., $40 and paid
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

BALTIMORE, Nd. July sL-While
Cardinal Gibbons was out riding in his
carriage yesterday afternoon along the
Mount Royal drive, in Druid hin park,
the horses, two bays was frightened
by a fractions pony a youth was
riding and started on q run down the
drive The driver. James Martin.
Jr. held on to the reins and at the
Mount Royal exit on North avenue ran
the horses against the stone gates.
causing them 10 fall The cardinal
then stepped out and taking the driver
BY the hand praised him for his cool
ness The horses were slightly ent on
the legs and the carriage tongue was
broken.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

THE New York Journal of Finance
contains some rather interesting fig
ures relative to the remarkable decline
which has taken place during the past
year in the price of seats in the stock
exchange Of that city. "A year ago
these seats sold at S21, 800, whereas now
they are worth only about S17, 900.
Consolidated mem berships have gone
from $500 to $240; seats in the cotton
exchange have gone from $3.50 to S415,
while in the coffee exchange they have
shrunk from $3.50 to $500.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
PENNSYLVANIA Blenders.
Abduction Of Wealthy Citizen Of Jean
nette, Pa.-Discovered Half Fam ished In
n Robbers Den.


JEANETTE, Pa, July 30. joel
Moore, a wealthy citizen, who mysteri-
ously disappeared recently, was found
last night in an old cave half famished
and almost dead from exposure. He
had been taken TO the cave by Joseph
and Madison Johnstown. two desperate
characters, and robbed
The cave was unknown 10 the citi-
zens, who are wrought mp to an extra
ordinary pitch of excitement
During the past six months four or
FIVE people of Jeanette have mysteri-
ously disappeared and nothing has
since been heard of them. A searching
party has been formed and. seeompa-
MED by officers. the cave will be thor
oughly searched
The Johustown brothers were arrest
ed They were powerfully buiit and
tried to make . Sight when arrested.
but were eowed by superior numbers
and weapons Of the officers
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
BATTLE WITH NlHILisTS.


LoSDoS, July "A Geneva paper
SAYS that the St Petersburg police re-
Gently arrested tweuty-six ofiScerA
twenty-four of whom were nihilistA,
connected with conspiracy 70 Kill the
car and force the ezsEewiteh % estab-
hzh q constitutional monarchy. The
nihiiisfS. IL Is said. were arrested after
Offering desperate resistance for two
hours with their reToIvera The police
were assisted by soldiers Seven nihil-
lists were killed In the struggle and
seven escaped
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

CAPT. ARMIT, recently an officer on
the Gillian warship Presidente Pinto,
writes to the press warning persons
not to accept offers made by President
Balmaceda's agents. He says he did
three months service in the CHILEAN
navy under Admiral Latorre and claims
that he was unable to get payment for
his services; that sailors who asked for
their pay were put in irons.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

THE hold Of the steamship Utopia,
which was wrecked at Gibraltar few
months ago, is so charged with gases
that it has become necessary to sus-
pend the work Of searching for and re-
moving corpses, Of which many still re-
main in the hold. The body Of q
woman has been recovered with that
Of an infant clasped to her breast and
that Of another child clinging to her
III
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
AN officer Of the cruiser Charleston

AN officer of the cruiser Charleston
states that there is no money in
Iquique, Chilli Every firm issues it's
own currency. The currency of the
country is paper and it has deprecated
to % cents on the dollar from gold
standard Pill box lids are medium
Of circulation in Iquique. A round lid
Is good for Is cents and an oval box lid
goes for so cents. The mercantile firm
issuing these lids stamps its name upon
them and is supposed to redeem them
10 gold and meanwhile to honor them
with their face value in goods.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

THE English registrar in bankruptcy
holds that Mr.. Parnell's objection to
Capt. O'Shea's serving the order Of
bankruptcy on him upon the ground Of
his (Parnells) non-domicile in England
is untenable. 1t is still open to Mr..
Parnell to appeal the case. Otherwise
be must pay the costs of the divorce
proceedings or be declared bankrupt.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

SECOND COMPTROLLER GILKEsoN has
approved bills of the Western Union
Telegraph 90. amounting to S166, 900
for the service of the United States sig
nal bureau, at the rate established by
the postmaster-generaL The company
has notified the secretary Of the treas-
ury that it will accept payment at the
rates named under protest until the
question Of the legality Of the present
rate can be judicially determined.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

/, HERMAN RASTER, widely known as
sne editor-in-chief Of the Chicago Stats
1eilnng, died recently in Cubowa,
sou.nern silesia, a German province.
ne had been in poor health for some
Ame, and went to Europe, hoping to
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01

M, BIsCHoFFsHEIM, the banker,
Prince Roland Bonaparte, Alphonse
Rothschild and M. Eiffel, the noted en-
gineer, have offered to support the
Jansen project for the erection of an
observatory on the summit Of Mount
RIano
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE Gladstonians turned the tables on
+he conservatives in division of Cam
bridgeshire by electing their candidate
for parliament.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
ERHARDT'S REASONS
Causes of the Resignation Of the
Collector Of New York.
FIRST A FUSS WITH Mr.. PLAT.
Then a Squabble With the Treasury Dc
partment Over Cutting Down Expenses
Mr.. Fassett, the New Appointee,
Accepts the ONCE. r.

WASHINGTON, July 81 Secretary
Foster, when asked whether it was true
that Collector Erhardt had resigned six
weeks ago, as reported, he replied:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-11-26
WAKE UP,

The age is one Of rapid progress and
we are in it. Our patrons are among the
NEST progressive of the nation. They
are quick to take advantage of a good
offer We make great many but when
we recently offered a set of the memoirs,
either of Grant, Sheridan, Sherman,
Mcclellan, or Lee, in their respective
original editions, for 80 cents set, in
connection with years subscription to
this paper, $3.50 in all we fairly out
did ourselves.
Thousands Of orders have already been
received by the publishers, SO that if
our friends wish to avail themselves of
this extraordinary opportunity, they
must wake up. No such offer has ever
before been made to the reading public,
and it is doubtful if it ever will be dupli-
Gated.
Again we say, "wake up"
If not on reading terms with the maya
zine, send postal card request for free
sample copy to the Cosmopolitan Publish
ing Company, Madison Square, New
York city. tt
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-11-26
[ALIs COUNTY CURRENCY
ID by the Local Mints.)

(Milled by the Local Mints.)
btable Crisp, of Elma has resigned
Ice.
Sanders, of Artic, has a squash
eighs sixty-two pounds.
ried on the 18th OF Nov. in Mon
by Rev. S. ID. Lougheed, Henry
rand and Ida Crinklap all of
)sano.
Printendent of county buildings,
Mcdonald, paid the Chronicle a
INT visit Monday. Mac says the
hian correspondent at Aberdeen,
ent out the sensational report con-
(g him last week must be "off his
R-Elma Chronicle.
tile son Of D. McTaggert, one of the
Dyes of the electric light works,
playing with Willie Eberting, had
pint OF the left forefinger completely
ed by the stroke of an ak in the
B OF his playmate. Just how it hap
4 no one knows. The little sufferer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-11-26

A lecture under the auspices Of the g..
A. r. will be given at the Congregational
church November 26, at 7 80 p. M, by
Rev. Thomas Baldwin, OF Seattle. Sub
ject, "Oliver Cromwell" The lecturer
will treat Of the subject in the light Of
the causes which produces the man and
the period, and show the fruits Of civil
and religious liberty to the world. Ad-
mission, adults twenty-five cents; chill
dren ten cents.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-11-26
How Is Your Account with Him.

Word has reached us that the vega
bond Gardener, associate in vice of the
man called Lewis, who has become 80
notorious in this and Chehalis county by
his general cussedness, has fallen heir to
small fortune, bequeathed by some re-
lation in Montana. Something like ten
or twelve thousand was the sum named
by our informant. Mr.. Lewis may now
be expected back any day, to pay his
bills to parties which he owes here in
town.-South Bend Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-11-26

committee from Chehalis county, the
county will certainly go democratic next
election.
November "a.
The dispatches say Fonseca has re-
signed.
An unprecedented storm is raging on
the Atlantic coast.
Minneapolis, Mimi, has captured the
national republican convention.
A water famine is imminent in New
York city, because of the bursting of the
big conduit.
Two traimmen brakeman Baptiste and
James Leisure, were killed by a railroad
accident near Shelton, WASH, yesterday.
G. P. Huntington, the railroad mag.
nate, is selling out his eastern interests
to come west and grow up with the
country.
The Olympian, the semi-offlcial mouth
piece of Governor Ferry, says, owe
would not be guessing wildly if we
should guess there would not be an extra
session of the legislature"
The coal collier San Pedro ran upon
rock about a quarter Of a mile from the
entrance to the harbor of Victoria, B. G.
The vessel and 1000 tons Of coal are
total loss. Value 100000.
November rs.
Owen Meredith, the poet and diplomat,
died yesterday.
The Great Northern railroad has
opened offices in Seattle.
The De Lion dry dock is at last def,
nitely located at Tacoma.
The rebellion in Brazil is ended, and
the insurgents are disbanding.
The republican national convention
will be held in Minneapolis. June z, 1892.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-11-26
5-AMERICAN M1s-CUES.
bin Does not Wish to be
hdered a Newspaper of
Standing

called very dangerous friends
ers. The last expression is a
lgarity not worthy Of news
|anding."
We occurs in an article in the
eaded, clark! the HERALD
bibles" The Bnl2etin's consid-
what is vulgar, does not keep
itating the HERALD. Evidently
more to sincerely flatter the
than, even according to its own
to be thought a newspaper of
wobble' is an innocent Ameri-
khich, we may say for the ben-
British-American combination,
move unsteadily from side to
Is applied to the Bulletin, the
lightly inaccurate, as the Bulletin
BADLY from side to side. Any
Expectation is a clear case Of honi
bw CAN SUCH THINGS BE?
let this weeks editorial know
weeks has been," seems to be
consistent part Of the Bnl2etin's
lent webbing.
IN this picture, from the Bulletin
th inst:
bust bear in mind that this is a
he town, only it has several more
of cable than it's neighbors on
Dor. Most all of the towns on
1t, at the present time, are real
|wns with more or less natural
ges. We are developing under
assure and must keep up steam or
ben on this, from that paper Of
ek.
bur little city. Hard times have
|she and her supporters were
b now she means to go ahead {,
lnything be a better foundation
lotion Good credit; cash pouring
|hdid foreign markets and plenty
needed merchandise all rotten
B and fraudulent speculations
way, and splendid. facilities for
nited scope Of legitim ate enter
did her supporters show they
int? By developing as a real es-
wn under abnormal pressure ?
What be a better foundation for
ng all these good things? The
! we are, as the Bulletin states,
the real estate towns that must
steam or sink?
le questions the friendly intention
bulletin towards Aberdeen. 1t is
1t everyone is realizing that that
doing inestimable damage by
too much, saying one week what
} attempt'to remedy the next. AS
llings says, sit faint the igno-
lat does SO much harm in this
,ut this KNOWN SO many things
t So"
UT UNFORTUNATELY UNAVOIDABLE.
HERALD gives us much greater
,nce than we deserve in our
efforts TO promote our city's well