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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

nous consent had been given to the con-
sideration Of the bill reported from the COM
mittee on mines by Marcus A. Smith of
Arizona, and the final action, calling the yeas
and nays on the bill, resulted in its passage
Applause from the floor of the House followed
the announcement Of the Speaker that the bill
had passed, and members rushed to the lobby
to Mr.. McGarrahan and found him surrounded
by friends, grasping his hands and pouring
into his ears the most earnest congratulations
The long fight had ended and the victory was
won after years Of defeat and disappointment
The Claimant" as he wascalled. was known
here, except by the few friends who had stuck
to him through all these years, only rs the Nc
Garrahan of the celebrated case, which will go
down IN legislative history as ono of the most
remarkable on its pages. have known Mr..
McGarrahan since the first day he came to
Washington, nearly forty years ago. to substan-
tiate his claim TO the celebrated ''Rancho Pa
noche Grande." and in all these years. amid
promised success and painful defeat, the same
placid face, so full Of the kindest expressions,
has remained unchanged. He was q man with
a grievance who never talked of it, unless he
was asked, and the history told in his honest,
straightforward manner carried conviction
with It,
MoARRAHAN's EARLY LIFE.
William McGarrahan was born in Ennis
Killen, County Formanagh, in the north of
Aioionu' III OotupeT, 1915. Ills IaHlllv nad Deen
extensive landholdsrs. but at the time Of his
birth were only in moderate circumstances. He
spent his youth in Sligo with an uncle and until
his death attending a private school, and on
the death Of his uncle began business as grocer
and wine dealer and was for some wears success
full in aInassing competence. He very early
took part in the cause of ireland and when
barely seventeen was delegate with the mayor,
alderman and other distinguished citizens to
represent the city of Sligo at the national cere-
monies at Dublin, May. 1S45. to celebrate the
liberation of O. Connel and his seven martyr
friends. Among the representatives on that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
A SURPRISED CONFEDERATE.

He Expected to Have to Pay Several Hun
dred Dollars for Glass Of Beer.
81 see some people are crying for lots Of
greenbacks," said q well-known business man
the other day, as he motioned the white-aproned
attendant to perform some jugglery with q lot
Of empty glasses. ''Some Of us, however, have
seen the time when lots Of paper money did not
mean any startling amount Of wealth. was a
young fellow during the war and served
throughout in the confederate cavalry.
Near the close Of the war We would very often
have our pockets stuffed with confederate notes,
which might have been Of some use a. ballast,
but were Of little or no availability when il came
to buying anything. I have paid anywhere
from ESQ to s2O0 for glass Of beer or a drink
OF whisky. l remember Mt the close Of the war,
in company with another youth as young
and as green as myself, / succeeded in
getting through into Washington, where nv
mother lived. We reached her home without
cent even OF confederate scrip, and that night
as we started out to see what the CITY looked
like my mother gave me a IS United States
note. We had been so accustomed to the
worthless confederate notes that we had no
possible idea Of the value Of O real greenback,
and remember thinking that the family must
be getting pretty poor when Is was all that
could be raised for an evenings amusement
IL nad been some little time since either
Of us had been able to taste a glass
Of beer, and after consultation we
resolved that glass Of beer we would have
even II we had to shoot to getit. We were both
armed with big revolyers and were used to tax
ing pretty desperate chances. 1t was, then, with
blood in our eyes that we entered q restaurant
on the avenue and called for two glasses of
beer. We got it and drank it and then pre-
pared for war. Both of US drew our revolvers,
although We kept them down out of sight
l then threw the &5 note on
the counter with the firm expectation that a
demand would be made for S100 or $500 more
Our plan was to cover the bartender and back
out Of the door. I shall never forget my utter
amazement when the bartender calmly swept
my s5- in and threw out S4s0 ir change. We
did not stop to find out whether he had made q
mistake or was clean crazy, but gathered the
change and put few squares between
US and the bar in case Of possible pursuit.
After some time We gathered courage to try the
experiment once more, and the same result
following it dawned on us that we were existing
under new state Of affairs. don't think any
thing ever brought the realization Of the differ
ence between the sections so home to me as the
discovery that night that in the north man
could get glass Of beer for 10 cents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

this building as targets produced the present
ruin. a reminder OF the lessons OF these first
volunteers In their study OF heavy artillery. On
what was afterward regarded by the soldiers as
a state occasion President Lincoln, In visit to
the camp, sighted and fired one Of the great
guns as an object on the opposite side Of the
river. Another gala day at the encampment
was the Fourth Of July. The Conduit and
hosts OF the city people going up 70 see their
soldier friends. Company Of the District
battalion was particular center Of attraction.
Their lady admirers selected Independence day
as the most appropriate one to present this
company, which was formerly known as the
and q set Of guidons.
comm NOT p.s. ruv,,uv
-.
VINO 'n7 ,innieo"'e presence Oh tne enemy
was not exactly felt at this encampment the
discipline maintained here and also at the other
fortiho1.ions in and around the District WINS NJ
a very strict Character. II Was IA dificnIi n
pass through the rea Of these troons at This tim
AZ il was 10 cross the rirLet Enes ~ tbe arn, =
at the front AT anv tibe ,a,.T in the war This
Observance of military reo,Jstions Was we'll
shown in an eyn.rienca ~ ons ~ Wosh;ns,.on,.
former residents. The late DR. Bliss Iistin-
guished for his services 10 President GarfieId in
the sadly memorable summer Of 1ssI was AZ
at the be0innino Of the war snroeon In ,ba
Michigan brigade which was Canned at The
Chain bridge The doctor topether with
several other officers high in rank were retnrn-
ing one night 10 their csmn having heen ont on
leave. In order TO get 10 their own oparters
their regiment being stationed next to the
Washington troops, Il was necessary to pass
tnrough the lines Picketed that night by mem
Tha 10, y, ICY " ne Dlss Ia''aio ao
mel Who demanded the conpters;on as nsnoi
but the password he received did not bring the
desired liberty to the group before him What
II did bring, though. was the corporal Of the
guard and his men, who, hastily responding to
the lor2-drawn call sumrhoning them to the
distant post, we're surprised to find confront
ing the determined-looking sentinel a thor
oughly disguised but still good-humored
assemblage OF epauletted officers. Ex-
plantations availed Of nothing. The corporal
politely convinced the distinguished little party
before him that their password was wrong,
they could not gain access to their camp and
until matters were cleared up satisfactorily the
guard tent would be their resting place, and to
that place they were marched. An immediate
inquiry disclosed the fact that DIR. Bliss and his
friends had used the countersign which was
given for that night to the brigade Of Michigan
troops, but II was an incorrect one, their
commanding officer having inadvertently given
out the wrong word from a List he had
containing the countersigns for several DAYS.
OF course the officers held in the guard tent
were released the moment this mistake had been
explained, while around the camp of the Michi-
ganders an untimely guard mount was made all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

From Street Smiths Good New,
Little Dot-''MAmma, mus have . new doll
right away"
Msmma-"what d the msttsr With The old
one?''
Little Dot-"It's got soms scwatchss ON its
face, an it looks sorter shabby alonsside Of
baby"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
Written for The Evening Star.

NE oO1NE In 1nE
hall of the House of Rep
resentatives on Monday
last was a tribute to the
indomitable will and
honest en- d Q O v o r
through years Of perse-
cution Of the we'll
known William McGar-
rahan, whose pleasant
face and genial manner
have for years been
familiar to visitors to
the Capitol. Unani-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
NEW YonK, July II, 1854,

HERE Is AN ARTS
tocracy Of crime. You
can behold it any fine
afternoon on Broadway
between 2Sd and SD
streets. This portion Of
the great metropolitan
thoroughfare Is the
chosen promenade Of
high grade criminals
their Rialto, where
they custowArily stroll,
and can be seen on
the Corners or dron-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
WILLIAM M'GARRAHAN
The Story of the Career Of the Great
Claimant,
HIS LONG AND BITTER FIGHT.

The Case at Length Referred to the Court Of
ms-Characteristics Of the Man by One
Who Knew Him--Cyrus w. Fields Collec-
ton Of Medals and Paintings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
oTwITHsTANDING

OTWITHSTANDING
the lapse Of more than
three decades, remains
Of the Notifications
erected at the begin
ming of the war on many
Of the hills around
Washington ore still ex-
isting. But the form
erly abrupt Lines Of
these abandoned de-
fenses have long since
been rounded away by
the storms Of season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

IfoEn UkFooS bm1fh'o 6ood NeW1
City Instructor-''n you have such dslight-
ful bone IN TIE suburbs Why do yeu viah sxt.
ssndiss which vim kssp you In r. ssAosa rssa
aftsr houra''
suburbs Boy -sTAb = e.rasa-vssii.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
A C A NJ P OF 81
Where the Washington Light In
fantry Did Duty.
THE OLD CHAIN BRIDGE.

Eariy War Scenes Near washington-Bst-
terry Martin Scott and Its Three Big Guns
Incidents of Army Life-How the Late DR..
Bliss Got Into . Predicamsnt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
SWELL CRIMINALS.
Where the Aristocrats of the World
of Knaves Are Found.
CRIME OF HIGH DEGREE.

Broadway . Chosen Promenade for High
Grade Thieves-Bank Robbers 1t the Top
Of the Profession-Curios In the New York
Police Headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

Inside the for. there were mounted three
heavy seacoast defense guns, which were
0Annsd ut frss by members Of the wsshinston
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
Commercial Club Meeting.

A fsir-sized audience responded
to the call Of the president for q
meeting last Tuesday evening, and
two important questions came up
for consideration. The first was, q
new building for the Normal Uni
yersity. Prof. Thoronisn was called
on, and explained that while the
present needs did not demand an.
other building, yet it probably
would not be more than another
year until they would either be COM
PEELED to refuse patronage, or provide
additional room for them. His idea
lie to erect q building for recitation
rooms only, and 1t was thought that
$4,000 would be sufficient for that
purpose. The matter was left with
committee consisting Of Messrs.
Fitzpatrick, Thoromsn and Wells
lager to devise q plan, il possible,
whereby sufficient funds can be Sc
cured to erect the building.
DIR. Bishop brought up the Worlds
Fair matter. and recommended the
fixing OF date for the state managers
to meet the people Of this county,
and perfect = county organization, II
possible. This matter was was also
put in the hands Of q committee,
consisting Of Messrs. Underwood,
Bishop aud Kirkland, to decide on
q date, and arrange q meeting with
the state officiale.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
An Anrfspt lostaYn

In olden times, that Is, fifteen or
twenty years ago, there was an un-
written rule IN the newspaper ofi1ces
to the effect that the proceeds from
the sale Of old newspapers CONSTITUTE
ed fund for keeping the working
force supplied with smoking tobacco.
This custom has fallen into disuse In
these last years, because IL has be-
came unpopular to smoke q pipe.
The JOURNAL does not seek to re-
vive this custom; rather would we
bury 1t deeper than ever, but we
have at present q large number Of
old papers on hand, and this Is the
method We purpose adopting to get
rid Of them. Every one who cuts out
the coupon below and presents 1t at
the counting room Of the JOURNAL,
will be entitled to one package Of old
papers free Of charge.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
The Other side.

SALINA, KANs., MAR Is, '92.
EDITOR JoURNAL:-On the 10th
inst. the Salina Republican publish
ed libelous article which l desire
to answer In your paper, because the
editor Of the Republican has failed
to give me q hearing though he
promised to publish on Monday, the
18th inst, the resentment given be-
low. Though my name Is not men,
toned 10 the article referred to, yet
/ have been told by republicans that
1t was meant for me. 1t IL q fact
that it could not have been intended
for any one else.
The following IL taken from the
Republican In the write up Of the
meeting OF the Saline Comfy Re-
publican Club:
'E. A. Berry suggested the idea Of
having debates, aud Of securing good
speakers at once to address the meet
ings. He thought IL was now time
to commence such work. He knew
Of where active alliance work WAS
being done in several places One
place, the Normal College, he said.
had man, q professor, who was
constsnt in season and out Of seasnn;
and who was spending both his own
and his students time talking alIi-
ance doctrine. It was also reported
that several OF tn. students, who had
paid their tuition for educational
purposes, were making objections
because the professor in question
took advantage Of his position ~
teacher to deliver alliance lectures
In the classroom, and wasted their
time"
Now will the good people Of this
city aud county read what the stu
dents. who recite in my classes, say
regardless Of their political belief.
Here Is their resentment:
1--WE, the undersigned, students Of
the Salina Normal University and
members OF Prof. Gaines classes, do
hereby certify: That the Professor
has never taught any alliance or 9TH
er political doctrine in any of his
classes of which we were members,
nor has he ever made any political
speeches in said classes; and further
do We state that he has never taken
up any OF our time for political pur-
poses in said classes. We each here
by resent any statement to the con-
trary as libelous and calculated to
iDjure an innocent man."
The above is signed by Sadie John
son. w. 8. Daily, l.. C. Rash, c. c.
Chapman, Harry McGill, Ella
Brown, and 135 others.
Thanking you for the above space
so that truth may get a hearing,
L am Sincerely yours,
III. N. GAINES.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Last Tuesday was the date Of the
meeting Of the Fifth District Demo
cratic club in Salina, and quite .
number Of prominent Democrats
from all over the district were ON
hand. They were jolly. fine look
ing set Of men, and. seriously speak
ing, the men In Kansas who still
claim to be Democrats are made of
the very best Of material. Among
those present were, Capt. Lowe, w.
II. L. Pepperell, Park Warren. J.
McNasby, w. T. Harris, B. L.
Strothers, DR.. Searle, Sam Kimble,
Messrs, Loudermilk, Armstrong and
Creigh. In conversation with Park
Warren, we were informed that
Hill was not In IL for president, and
that after complimentary votes for
local candidates In the National con-
vention, Cleveland would be chosen.
As to fusion, he simply looked wise
and said nothing, and We judged that
was a question he did not want to
discuss. The Democrats may fuse
with the Alliance this fall, but they
will hold their nose while fusing,
and will speak Of 1t just IS little A
possible.
In the evening Hon. Geo. w.
Click addressed . good-sized aud
fence In the opera house on tariff re-
form, and was followed by Q short
address from Sam Kimble, Of Man
haitian, sitter which some affective
missionary work was done, and quite
. number Of new names added to the
clubs membership roll. 1t WAS .
very successful Democratic meeting, |
and those In attendance seemed
pleased with Salins, and expressed
themselves a. satisfied that the |
State Central Committee had called |
the delegate Convention to meet |
here. The next meeting OF this club |
will be held In Manhattan, on April
18th.
r. w. Benfield, who was married |
on the sth Of this month to Miss
Lucy b. Wsite, Of Tyrone. Pa, ar
rived In Salins last evening with his
wife. They will At once 60 to house
keeping OH their farm four miles
east Of the city.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

The constant demand Of the travel
ing public to the far West for COM
Portable and at the same time an
economical mode Of travelling, has
led to the establishment of what 10
known rs Pullman Colonist Sleep
ers.
These cars are built on the same
general plan as the regular first
class Pullman Sleeper, the only DIFF
ference being IL that they are not
upholstered.
They are furnished complete with
good comfortable hair mattresses,
warm blankets, snow white linen
curtains, plenty OF towels, combs,
brushes, &c, which secure to The
oceupantant of q berth "a much
privacy rs IL to be had in first-class
sleepers. There are also separate
toilet rooms for ladies and gentle
men, and smoking 10 absolutely pro-
hibitsd. For full information send
for Pullman Colonist Sleeper Lesfiet.
f. l.. Lomsx, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Omahs, Neb.
w. 3. BARR
Agent Union Pacific System S.Iina.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
80 ~ IN W Ens AN0tuCht
W. H. SARGENT, Secretary.

A large number Of candidates for
the civil service examination arrived
last night, aud more of them this
morning. The examination takes
place in the Red Mems building to-
day, under supervision Of an exam
liner from the cival service commis-
sion. The JOURNAL will have some
thing to say in an extended article,
Of these civil service examination
before q great while.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Salins IL one Of the best cities in
the state. her hotel accommodations
first-class and ample for all
emergencies, her citizens wide
awake and hospitable, and having
secured the democratic state conven-
ton to name delegates to the
National convention. every one who
attends can put II down that they
will he royalty Observation-Disclosures
Estps
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

E. w. Ober and family will re-
move the first Of April to their
beautiful home on South Santa Fe
avenue, which has stood vacant for
some time, while they were running
the Pacific House. 1t is needless to
say that they were successful hotel
keepers, but not from choice, rs they
only desired to keep the house open
until sale was made Of the proper
ty, which was consumsted last
Week
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Salina has been invited 70 Join Q
Kansas base ball league, to be made
up Of st. Joseph, Kansas City, Kas.,
Topeka, Leavenworth, Lawrence,
Fl. Scott, and Emporia. We are
not informed - to what action will
be taken In the matter. We have
the material for . good club, but
whether such an enterprise would
receive sufficient backing 10 warrant
On entrance into league is Q matter
Of some doubt. Still there are "fans"
enough here to make II . success II
they set to work In the right spirit to
accomplish such an end. We hope
the matter will be pushed and that
we will have good ball games here
next summer.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Rev. Msggsrt announced last Sun
day that he would preach his fare
well sermon one week from next
Sabbath, which will close his tn rec
years work here as pastor Of the
English Lutheran Church. At the
congregational meeting Immediate
ly following the morning services,
the congregation unanimously cleo.
ted Rev. L. c. Rautxahn, Of Three
Rivers, Michigan, as their pastor,
and the church council has extended
him = call.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Advertisers have made 1t neces-i
sary to add two pages to the JOUR-
NAL this week. Our city contem-
poraries are all worthy and deserv-
ing, but they have not the patronage
that "tbe old reliable" has, which
patronage, Of course, indicates that
this Is the best paper. The JOURNAL
has more readers, contains more and
better reading matter and is better
printed than ever before.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Daily, living
near the Parsons school house, lost
their youngest child q babe about
one week old, recently. After APP
propriste services at the house,
which were we'll attended by sym
pathi.ing friends and neighbors, Il
was buried Monday afternoon In
Gypsum Hill cemetery. Mrs. Daily
is still quite sick, but 1t is hoped she
will coon be restored to her usual
health and strength.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

John Jeffries and Q Mr.. Lozie.,
have secured an electric light fran
chise at Carrolton, Mo-, aud have I'M
II, the 25th to accept or reject it.
Mr.. Jeffries thinks they will put In
9 plant there, add is favorable to the
National system, although they may
purchase the plant that is already
there. He speaks well Of the place.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

Fred Martin has moved into the
Masonic building with an immense
stock Of Implements, musical instru-
ment', etc, and is making prepsra-
tlons for an immense summers
trade. Fred. is one of those fellows
who will do business whether there
is any TO do or not. His Ole Olson
card attracts considerable attention.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17
Resolutions by the Ministerial Associa-
ton.


The Ministerial Association OF this
city met in the Y. NJ. G.. A. rooms
Monday afternoon and the folio ing
resolutions were unanimously adopt
es concerning the departure Of Rev.
G. W. Msggsrt from Sslins to San
Diego, California.
WHEREAS, Rev. c. w. Maggart,
with q view of entering upon an
other field of labor, has resigned the
passionate OF the st. Johns English
Lutheran church, to which he has
ministered with great acceptabiiity
during the past three years, aud
WHEREAS, His removal from this
city will necessarily close his con-
neetion with the Ministerial associa-
ton Of which he has been o faithful
and efficient member.
Resoirsd, That we hereby place
on record in the minutes Of this as
ISOLATION our high appreciation of
his many excellencies as . man, o
Christian and q minister Of the gos-
pei, praying that the blessing Of the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit may
follow and abide with him and his,
and make him more and more an
instrument in the upbuilding ami
extension Of the Kingdom of Christ.
Resolved, That this action of the
association be published In the city
papers and q copy thereof be pre-
scented to Brother Mangart.
J. NJ. VAwTER, President.
w, III. SARGENT Secretary
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-17

A song recital will be given in the
Presbyterian church this evening
by the pupils Of Miss Ernestine Cot
tons class, assisted by Mrs. A. S.
Harlan and members OF her class.
A fine program has been prepared,
and all lovers Of music are cordially
invited to attend. A email admis-
sisn fee Of is cents will be charged
at the door.