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Fuller to act a. associate counsel on behalf Of
the prisoner. The owner of the recently ac-
quired diploma scented a possible fee and ac-
eepted, and the negro was acquitted. But be
h.d oaly . very limited supply Of coin with
which to recompense his legal befrienders
Consequently the future chief justice was left
feelsss, although rich in his frst actual expert
snee before jury, for inside Of ten DAYS one
Of the jurymen happened to be made defend
ant IN . suit for the alleged on-payment OF
several cords u wood. and he selected the
youthful attorney TO champion him. The hear
ing took place before a justice Of the peace,
and unlike the usual custom Of those function
aries this particular justice rendered verdict
Tor the defense. Mr.. fullers client was in
ecstacie-, and - a result paid fee of half an
e.gie, which Was nearly as much the amount
81 the Judgment sought by the plaintiff.
HIS cABEER IN CHICAGO.
Chicago was just beginning 10 be g marked
locality on the western prairies about this time,
and the fan Of IS found Lawyer Fuller full
nsdged member ofthe firm of "Dow Person
In tAs city by the lake. They had an immense
practice, and here the present chief justice be-
saDs ths hero Of boot wager with opposing
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II Would BE Expressive.

Erom Fuch.
Committeeman-"Old Hennessey is dead and
our club Wishes to erect shaft to his memory"
Dsaler-"Do you wish any inscription on it?"
Simply, Bic Jacet.'"
Dealer-"Anythinge lse2"
CommitteemAn-'fWell-e MIGHT
put the hue In paxsnthssis."
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HE AVERAGE YOUNG

HE AVERAGE YOUNG
lawyer, burdened or
blessed with . sheep
skin Of two years age,
might possibly be par
doned for entertaining
ideas concerning q po-
litical pull. Especially
so when he contem-
plates his briefess ca
reerand then turns with
longing eyes upon some
Of the many high iu-
dicial positions which,
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THE NEW JUSTICE.

THE NEW JUSTICE.
Pennsylvania son the Supreme bench is
the neophyte of the nine justices. Justice
Shiras has occupied his new official position
barely two months yet, but President Harri-
sons appointment to the Supreme Court is
generally commended. Justice Shiras is
lawyer with a record, too. and outside of the
most erudlte of Pennsylvania advocates it may
not be generally known that to him belongs the
practical credit of unearthing a common law
statute, which, since the Supreme Court ruled
upon II according to his argued Interpretation
over twenty-five years ago, has materially reyo-
lutlonlzed the customs accepted in the key
stone state up to that time relative to
MARRIED MANS DISPOSITION OF HIS REAL
ESTATE.
The case, which was Justice Shiras' very first
after beginning practice in his native city,
Plttsburg, is cited at length in the Pennsyl-
vanis Reports. and is known as .'Lonsdaies
appeal" 4 wealthy old English resident of
the smoky city advised by his physicians
that heart disease might carry him off at any
time, and having no relatives In the United
States except his wife and niece of the latter,
whom he heartily disliked, the old man con-
cocted a scheme whereby he could SO dispose of
his property as to prevent it ultimately falling
into the hands Of the niece after the death Of
himself and wife. He accordingly sold his
realty and invested the proceeds in bonds and
mortgages. the latter OF which he assigned to
trustees for the benefit of his brothers in Eng
land. Lonsdale retained the bonds himself, and
only small percentage of the personally was
left the wife by WILL The inventory filed by
the executors at his death included only the
bonds in question, and tine widow at once Sc
cured the services of the new justice of the
Supreme Court for the purpose of contssting
the document.
Previous to that time the courts had always
held as incontestsbie a mans right to dispose
OF al his property as he pleased, but the at
lacking lawyer made Lonsdale's action out
case Of what was legally known as fraud upon
the custom in the old English laws. The Su-
preme Court upheld his view Of the case and
"Lonsdales appeal went down on the records
as establishing q new wrinkle in estate pro-
cedure, which. Justice Shiras says, the Penn
sylvania courts seem, however. to have since
disregarded on occasion Nevertheless, his first
case changed the material disposition of an
estate valued at $4,000, and the resultant fee
obviated the usual young lawyers necessity Of
hunting practice before justice Of the peace
or in the police court
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THE ColoRrD VOTE.
Comments Called Out bv Rev Mr.. John.
sons Political Sermon.

THE NEGRO AND THE RrPUBLrcAS PARTY
coLoRED MEN SAT- THAT THE RACE IL NOT
UNaRArEFvL - PRESIDENT HARRISON Dr.
TENDED PROM kSsACLr-rHE PRESIDENT
AND HIS PARTY.
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~ Uncle Sans gift, carry with them fat sal
aries and perquisites, to say nothing Of contin-
uanee In offee fer life, or, at least, during good
behavior.
Straigntwsy he NAV want to become a poll
With reputation enough to capture q seat on
some day. when q vacancy occurs in the natural
osdsr Of things. The ambition of the disciple
of Blackstone is plausible enough but If he i'm
agtnes political pull Is everything needful the
sheepskin posses-or Ia likely 20 realize in years
TO come that the ROYAL road TO a Supreme
Court Justices seat 10 very much a myth, and
At best an exceedingly stony thoroughfsre. In
bis disappointment be may turn his political
tunic and write dissertations on scheming bar
risters becoming men to sit in judgment. But
IL he writes the truth. especially about the JUS
tees who form the highest tribunal in this re-
public, 10 will constitute an epic which might
fttingly take ~ its undercurrent theme Daniel
Webster's famous sling, There's lots Of room
UPSTAIRS"
THEIR FIRST CASES.
Perhaps you have some occasion or other
dropped in at the chamber of the United States
Supreme Court while that august body was in
session Perhaps YOU were fortunate At that
time to hear Ben Butler in his pslmiest DAYS or
some other widely known lawyer of the coun-
try arguing a case before those silk -gowned
aignifed-lOoking men whom you st FIRST sight
selected eminently fitted from their appear
anee alone, 10 be the nine dispensers OF ju6g-
ment from which there Is no further appeal
But whether the floor was occupied By lawyers
known TO fame or bv only the most common
place plodders and delivers in legal lore it is .
safe wager YOU never thought at the time. any
~ay-msy be never sfterward-from what small
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A merry twinkle generally gathers in Justice
Harlans eye when he calls to mind his maiden
effort in the class OF cases which obtained in
the blue grass region down at Frankfort, Ky.
and not so very many years ago. either; while
Justice Grays experience was much the same
up in the old bay state. But Justice Lamar's
earliest anticipations of a triumph in legal
arena came to an abrupt end just when the
papers were in readiness for filing and matters
looked decidedly like verdict in favor of the
plaintiff. Incidentally, also, certain obliga-
ton which represented the retainer in the suit
waited a long time before payment was made
and the Secretary of the Interior of Cleveland's
cabinet hasn't forgotten the amusing side Of
his first case.
JUSTICE LAMARs MAIDEN EFFORT.
Newton county. Georgia, was no very prolific
field for unemployed lawyers several decades
ago. if it is now, and SO Squire Lamar. as he
was called by his companions. felt that he had
promising future before him when one day
the Widow Deliver burst into his Office and
wanted TO discover how she could take revenge
on well-known young man about the county,
Tom Downs The irate lady was informed Of
the cost such knowledge would entail but gem
uine cash was scarce just then. note for $25
supplied the place of retainer and Newton
county's attorney set about preparing the docu-
ments for suit in which the court was asked
to decree a verdict OF damages against Tom
Downs, because he had broken his promise to
marry the Widow Delivers daughter
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HOW AUTHORS WORK.
The System Followed by Many Well
Known Writers.
OF COMPOSITION
With Great Reguiarity-Others Wait for
the Inspiration and Then Write for Many
Hours Consecutively-Morninx and Eve
ming Work.
1\H HE METHODS OF
authors always provoke
inferasf apd thu read

interest, and the read
ers Of their books never
fail to take delight in
learning the ways and
means by which they
were evolved. Emile
lola, who, if pecuniary
success is to be taken as
evidence of greatness,
must be considered the
foremost Of living nov
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had pwetty close call when was ous vest
bullet from q drunken COWBOYS vevolv.S
just gwazed the tip Of nv ear"
Tom Bigbee-''You don't cal thas . Gow
cal, do yoaT"
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Visions Of large slice of the damages falling
to the attorney for plaintiff helped materially
in Fastening the opening of the action. when
the word was passed that the suit was off; Miss
Dolliver had become Mrs. Tom Downs But
Squire Lamar was entitled to something for his
trouble and the note of S25 was finally paid /;
not for many months thereafter, however, and
not until the young lawyer was known as legal
fighter of the first rank all over the .'crack er"
commonwealth
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29

were taken there as soon as they could
he eXtricated from the wrecked builG-
ings. There was little effort at order.
Eve'y enc was too excited for that.
Th injured were carried in and placed
n the first vacant place that cou.dbe
Onn npOn the floor. hen the rescue S
urried away to renew Their efforts in
behalf f those still in the IuinS.
All the physicians i'll town fastened
to the spot. but there were not enough
TO attend to all the calls upon them.
They i'll no case could afford more than
temporary relief. Not a wound could
be dressed beyond the immediate re-
Quirements of the case. In some in
stances limbs were amputated in the
hurried manner that was common in
field hospitals thirty years ago. Scalp
wounds and decorations were left to be
attended to by volunteers, for the sur
geons had their hands full relieving the
more seriously hurt.
The groanS and cries that went up
from that building were terrific. An
attempt was made to keep the hall clear
of all but the reScuerS, surgeons, their
assistants and messengers. This added
to the agony, for in a short time after
the catastrophe occurred the streets
were crowded with people searching for
friends and relatives. Every one
wanted to go into the hospital, and with
difficulty they were prevented from
crowding III upon the surgeons and suf-
fererS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29
CHAOS REIGNs SUPREME.
The City a Tangled Mass of Debris
Search Incidents.

-SearCn lnclucntS.
WELLINGTON, Kan, May 28.-There
are over 100 families without shelter,
and many are left in the most destitute
and distressing circumstances. with
neither clothing nor food. Trains from
Wichita, Winfield and other points
bringing physicians, reporters and work
men have been arriving until the streets
are thronged with pedestrians who pick
I heir way through tie debris TO see the
frightful work of the elements. The
city is mass of debris, and the streets
and Yards are Uttered with wires. trees
boat. shingles. tin roofing, making it
next to impossible to get around.
Beside the body of James Mayer
was the Bible which he was reading at
the time the monster Phillips hotel was
destroyed. Mr.. Mayer was about sixty
years old and was man of peculiar
habits. He was exceedingly religious,
and always carried Bible with him,
which he read after working hours i'll
the hotel office.
The body of Hart Upson, the barber,
was found beside the chair in which he
was shaving IIastie when both of them
were killed. UpsOn's. body was badly
crushed and death was probably inStan-
taneOuS. Immediately after the body
of UpSon was discovered the WOrkmen
put more energy into their digging and
chopping. ana 20 the great surprise of
ali the body of Tom Cornwell, a very
highly respected citizen of Belle plaine.
in this county. was found. No one knew
that he was in the hotel when the wreck
occurred.
Mrs. Sasher. the bride of three
months. and her sister were in room
together in the third story of brick
block which was completely demolished
and the ruins of which caught fire.
When the bodies were found they were
clasped together in vice-like grip and
were both horribly buried.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29
A PITIABLE ACCIDENT.
Four Children Perish in a Strange
WaT

PIITsBURG, May 2S.-Four children
were drowned in Charter creek, a short
distance from Mansfield, yesterday
afternoon. Elizabeth Coyne, age
eleven: Julia Coyne, aged nine: Mary
Enfelt. aged nine, and James Holland.
aged seven, started out to drive some
cows to pasture. The Holland boy lost
his hat in the creek, and going down
the slippery bank to get it, fell into the
water. Elizabeth Coyne ran to his
rescue and caught him by the clothes,
and in her efforts to pull him out be-
came overbalanced and fell into the cur
rent. The EnfeIt girl then came to
EEZabeth's rescue, and succeeded in
catchiny her by the dress. The Coyne
girl herOically hung to the boy. and the
three formed human chain. The swift
current pulled the Enfelt girl from the
bank. They all went down together.
and little Julia Coyne, who had been
standing OH the bank watching her sis
ter and playmates struggling in the
water. became frightened beyond con
troll and, thinking they were going to
leave her, gave a bound and Joined
them in their watery grave.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29

r See where Clarkson, in mad frolic,
Kicked hole in it.
See what rent the envious Boss Quay made.
Through this the well-beloved Ciarkson
kicked,
And as he plucked his massive hoof away,
Marx how the scarlet lining followed it.
This was the most unkindest kick OF all,
For when poor Benny saw him boost that
hat
Ingrattude, more strong than Limburger,
Quite vanquished him; then burst poor
Grandpa's hat
And, in his whiskers muffling up his face,
Ben Harrison fell.
Oh. now you weep, and perceive you feel
That it is all for the best, for I'm with you,
boys.
What. weep you when you but be hold
Ben Harrison knocked into cooked hat!
Then cast your gaze on me,
Marred by the infirmities Of age.
And handicapped by letter would ike TO
Withdraw.
First Citizen-O piteous spectaclel
Second Citizen-O noble Harrisonl
Third Citizen-O wotul day!
Fourth Citizen-O traitors, villains!
First Citizen-O fearful sightl
Second Citizen-We will be revengedl
We will nominate Jim Blaine.
And vote for Grover Cleveland.
Blaine-Stay. countrymen.
First Citizen-Peace there! Hear Jingo jim.
Second Ci.izen-We'll hear him, we'll fol-
low him, well do him.
Blaine-Good friends, sweet friends. let me
not stir you up
To such sudden food Of mutiny and rage.
They that have done this deed are honorable
mer,,
And know their business thoroughly.
What private griefs they have, alas, know
not,
That made them do it; nor do care particu-
larly,
come not, friends, to steal away your hearts,
What do want with them! Keep them.
am no stump speaker like Harrison is,
But when it comes 10 magnetism,
/ am DYNAMO Of large and increasing volt
age.
First Cltizen-How about the Mulligan
letters?
Second Citizen-Oh, he burned those.
BlainexHear me with patience.
CitiZen-Peace, no!
Blaine-Gentlemen, my name must not
come before the convention; am done.
First Citizen-That's al right jim.
Second CItizen-Mark you how he winked
the other eye.
Third Citizen-Wlll he accept the nomlna-
ton?
Fourth Citizen-WilI q duck swim2
[Exeunt all, with Harrison in tow.]
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29
WILD SCENE OF RUIN.
Wrecked and Partially Wrecked
Buildings on All sides.

WELLINGToN, May 2S. The loss to
property alone in this city will be $780,
600, as mostly all of the large stocks of
goods in the city were destroyed
by the cloudburst. which followed
the tornado after it had taken
all the roofs away. Reports from
the country TO the west are very dis
cOuraging, and while there Is no de-
tailed news from the country in the
Immediate vicinity or the city, the in
dicationS are that the damageis terrible.
1t is safe to say that $50 buildings are
complete wrecks, while 140 more are
partially wrecked.
Of the Specknott block. on the prin-
cipal street of the town, composed OF
half dozen brick buildings, there is
nothing but pile of brick, mortar and
glass. The Standard block. consisting
of SIX brick buildings. was completely
wrecked. In this block the Wellington
Daily Mail ard Sumner County Stand
ard we're published. These plants were
utterly destroyed, as were the Monitor
Press and the Voice. The foundry and
stove works were also leveled to the
ground.
On Washington avenue every house
on each side of the street is unroofed,
the back walls are out of many Of them.
ahd window glasses are generally
smashed. The opera house is a wreck,
and the Phillips hotel complete ruin.
This house proved to be the most fatal
trap, for over half dozen bodies or
more will be taken from its ruins. The
Episcopal church is in splinters, and
great damage was done to the Rock
Island lumber yard. The school house
is total wreck.
The town had rcrr. b"r of large ele-
vators and quite stock yard. 1t is on
the Cherokee trail and adjacent to good
farming country. The business portion
of the city in unusually compact, food
for the cyclone and subsequent fire.
At O'Clock this evening the gas COM
missioner announced his plant injured
to such an extent that it would be i'm
possible for them to furnish gas tonight.
In consequence the city is in total dark
ness. Special policemen have been
sworn in in large numbers, and by this
means the citizens will be insured
against any species of outlawry.
The city council and executive COM
mittee of the board of trade met today
and decided to make no appeal for aid.
although they are certainly i'll need of
it. Mayor Thompson being questioned,
however, relative to the matter, admit
ted that any aid sincerely rendered
would be appreciated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29
THE "ANTI-sNAP" GAME.
Syracuse Nominees to Go to Chica-
go as Contestants,

Syracuse Nominees to Go to Chlca-
go as Contestants,
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The ''anti-snap"
state convention committee has decided
upon John ID. Herman as chairman of
tile convention which meets at SYRIA
cuse May 81. Herman is an Independ-
ent Democrat, and was protege of the
late Horatio Seymour. He favors the
denomination of Grover Cleveland for
president, and has the utmost faith in
that gentleman'S ability to preside
over the responsibility of the White
house for another four years.
A special train will leave the
Grand Central depot at $3.50
o'clock Monday morning, arriving in
Syracuse-the same night. 1t is expected
that over 10000 enthusiasts will join the
party and participate in the movement
that has for its object the smashing OF
the Hill ''machine."
The provisional committee wishes 1t
understood that the delegates selected
at Syracuse will 90 the national conven-
ton, not as protesting, but as a con-
testing delegation. They further ex-
pect, they say. to be accorded at least
half the New York state representation.
Judging from the enthusiasm manifest
ed every where the showing at Syracuse
OH Tuesday will be one of the greatest
ever made at a convention III this state.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29
TWO BLACK LETTERS.
Pair Of Epistles Which Will Help
20 Beat Blaine.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Congressmar,
Castle, of Minnesota, said today: 1.-The
Democratic nominees will, think, be,
Cleveland and Boies. With Cleveland
we need no platform. His views are
known to all, and by his record he will
stand. Blaine and Rusk seem to be the
Republican slate. There is war i'll Wis
consin between Risk and Spooner for
second place; but Rusk is supported by
Paine, the chairman of the state centrap
committee, and will win. Blaine can
never be elected. He will get 10 more |
votes than he got before, and will lose a |
great many he once had. No man who
could write such letters as Blaine has
wrltten-One to poor, sick girl who
had done his son the honor of marry-i
ing him, and the other to Bancroft-can
ever hope to be president. Put Cleve-
land on blank sheet of paper for a
platform, and his ownsplatform, which
is wide enough for the world, will carry
him to victory"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-29

destroying many lives, injuring a
large number of people and doing an
immense amount of pecuniary damage.
The first news of the disaster reached
here this morning when train came in
from there in search of help for the
stricken town. A special train was at
once made up, anf, with physicians and
nurses aboard, st~rted at once.
The scene i'll the devastated town is
one of ruin and deStituti0n. Hardly a
building in the entire town escaped
demolition, and the place is strewn
with debris from END to end. 1t is al
most a miracle that more lives were not
lost, as the death list contains now only
six names. Many were seriously in
jur9d, and scores received slight
wounds.
The storm formed northwest of the
town, and moved upon 1t from that di-
rection. 1t was genuine cyclone, and
wherever it struck nothing was able 10
withstand its terrible force. Its point
of origin seems to have been just west
of Crystal Springs. In its course it
struck that village. and completely de-
mOliShed it. No definite news Of the
loss of life, If there was any, has been
received here, as all communication by
wire is cut off.
From Crystal Springs the storm swept
with terrible force over the country in
the direction of Harper, carrying every
thing before it. Many barns and farm
houses were blown down, but it is not
known that any lives were lost. In
the town of Harper the destruction is
almost complete. Only two business
houses in the center of the town remain
uninjured, and hundreds of residences
were wrecked. The list of killed is:
j. L. STANHAIN, crushed in the fall of his
house.
WIFE and CHILD of James Gallagher.
farmer.
CHILD of Frank Tomlin.
Mrs. FRANK ToMLIN.
LILLIAN STEVENSON, neck broken
The most seriously injured are: Sam
uel Cole, leg broken and injured in
ternally, probably fatally; Robert Libe-
richt, leg broken; Samuel ChalliS, leg
broken; Mrs SaT uel Challis, arm broken
and internally injured, probably fatally.
The Harper normal and high schools
were completely wrecked, and the
Hutchinson d Southern and the Santa
Fe stations were demolished. The Pat
tison house was unroofed. If it had
been demolished the loss of life would
have been terrible, for the guests were
numerous.
The First National bank is complete
loss. The Boutwell, opera house was
blown over and is totally destroyed.
The total loss aggregates about 500, 600,
on which there is less than $4,000 cy-
clone insurance.