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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05

Hat stone. a notice written on yellow.
catered piece of paper, which stated
that samuel Owen claimed so many
feet north and south and so many feet
east and west, from marks therein
after described.
But the NOTICE was three weeks old,
and no work had been done. Mac
looked at me, and I looked at him.
''Son "" he said, with his peculiar
Grawl, this is plenty good enough for
us, if it wasn't for the original claim
ant II he comes back. he'll find his
claim jumped by two gentlemen of
about our respective sizes"
We worked three days, turn about,
sleeping the same way-for one Of us
must he ready for possible trouble.
Late in the afternoon of the third day
l was sitting. rifle in hand, on the fiat
stone, watching Mac at work in the
deepening shaft, when ! was startled
at hearing footsteps behind the big
rock just below. threw the gun ia a
ready and called quietly to Mack. A
man! man with wild, hungry eyes,
long, tangled hair-gaunt, weak
and strange--turned the corner OF
the rock. swiftly. He looked up-his
eyes met ours-he gave an inarticul ate
cry. and fell forward dead, with ;ae
blood gushing from his lips.
We ran to him and picked him up,
but we could do no good. There was
an envelope in his ragged pocket ad-
dressed to sam Owen"
little, white, story -anda hall frame
house on a Nebraska prairie 1t has
the same red barn behind it, the same
rows of sicllly, scantily clothed, two
year-old cottonwood saplingS before it,
as scores of other houses of its kind
on this same wthcred, blighted prai-
rie.
But to the bent tired-looking man,
the work worn weary, fearful WON an,
and the three little shock headed ch il.
drcn who are driving away in wagon,
drawn by two sad-looking horses, this
Yplace has been home, in all that the
word implies for such honest content
ed, Industrious people as these people
-contentcd with their life and with each
other.
The wagon turns bend and the
house is lost to view-not. however,
before they have all taken last long
farewell look at it. Then the man.
with tears in his eyes and Il lump in
his throat, chiIps to the horses and
tthey go out into the world to begin
life anew.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05
MANUFACTURED JAM.
The questionable Ingredients from Which
1t IL Made.

The Questionable Ingredients from Which
1t Is Made.
An inquiring stranger, who was be-
ing shown over British wine manu-
factory, was struck by several high
mounds of crimson dust These, he
was told. were the refuse of the wine
presses, in which the juice OF rasp.
berries, currants and other fruit used
in the business was extracted for maxi
ing the wine. As it is seldom that
anything is wasted in an English
factory, an inquiry was made as to the
form in which these mounds Of dust
would re-enter the market; the visitor
was promptly told that it was disposed
of to jam makers to give the appear
ance of fruit to the pulp of turnip.
vegetable, apple. or whatnot which
forms the basis of the CONNECTION. 1t
would seem that almost anything will
do to make jam of, as the chemist can
produce flavor 10 initiate every kind
of fruit 1t IS commonly supposed
that orange peel is picked up in the
streets wherewith to make marmalade.
Probably this is Islander on the pre-
serve maker; but, according to the
report of case heard this year in a
metropolitan police court, rotten
oranges in the condition of ''black
pulpy substance" as quite unfit to
cat" and the inspector very sapicntly
remarked. are considered by the own
crs of the fruit as good enough to be
chopped up for marmalade. Oranges
for this excellent substitute for butter
Mt breakfast" it was shown, cost only
fou. shiliings BOX. whereas fruit for
eating costs twelve shillings. A dis
quoting fact indeed. British Medical
Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05
GRAY DAWN.


Tbs dense white fog In drowsy folds
Bedecks the sleeping rivers bed;
About the hills IL hangs and holds
In ragged patches overhead,
1t slowly, idly drifts away.
The sullen mill-dam booms and roars.
And drenched with clouds OF flying spray
The wet. black rocks along the shores
Frown darkly at the coming day.
Gray dawn peeps in and sweetly smiles:
A light breeze, sweeping down the stream,
Lifts high the fog in snowy piles;
The suns first burning lances CLEAN
Along the pebbled river banks
And misty hosts, in mad retreat,
Withdraw their broken scattered ranks;
The bold sun marks their sad defeat
And dissipates their struggling TANKS,
Gray dawn gives place to ruddy day;
The gray sun swings through azure skies;
And Swimming, where the ripples play
The screaming fish-hawl1s fall and rise
The CLASSY water, cool and clear,
Reflects one solitary cloud:
And morning song birds, far and near
Repeat their mathis shrill and loud:
1.-The night Is done and day is hero
IS. @. Lapius," in N. +. Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05

which the work of Titan was per.
formed, he succeeded in making an
opening large enough for his body,
and through this hole he squeezed him
self. In his bleeding and blistered
hands he held the twisted and battered
remains of gun, and just as the cold
but friendly moon arose behind the
tall pines on the opposite cliff he passed
out, pale, haggard, and grimy, into the
chilly night-Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05

Huu 4p az anu
followed it A rush is strange fea-
ture of life in u mining country-one
never knows whittier the next one
will be, of course, but there is always
that strange fascination about it that
leads men on, ON, anywhere -oftenest
to bitter disappointment.
Mac and went because we were out
of work and out of money, because it
was not for us far to go, apd, mainly,
because we had friend who wanted
to "grubstake" us.
The man who made the first find,
and whose story started the rush, had
told Collins, our friend. among the
first. so we got on the move before the
crowd did and had little time to
prospect.
On the afternoon Of our second day
in the canyon, i was resting beside u
big rock in n gulch leading down from
the hills when heard yell from Mae,
who was nosing around up on the side
of the gulch. hurried to him, and
there, cropping out of the earth all
about him was horn silver, horn silver,
horn silver-as Mac said, ''slathers" of
it. There was also, however in a
split stick wedged in the soil beside .
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05
PLENTY to Worry Ahout

Mrs. Greatman-What are you worry
ing over? Nobody will believe what
those papers say, now that you have
boldly sued them for libel.
Hon Mr.. Greatman Cdespondently)-
m afraid can't keep the case from
coming to trial Puck
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05

Carruthers, a Scotch editor, looked so
much like Thackeray that upon one oc-
casion when Carruthers called upon
Thackeray the maid who met him at
the door laughed IN his face because
she thought her master in fit of alb
sent-mindedness had come home and
asked for himself. The likeness must
have been less remarkable, however,
than that between a southern presby-
terrain minister and the elder of a
neighboring flock. The two were con-
stantly mistaken for each other, and
finally one day when the elder was in
New York he excused himself from an
acquaintance upon the plea that he
must go and speak to his friend, the
minister advanced toward large mir
ror, and was actually about to hold out
his hand when he discovered that he
had mistaken his own reflection for his
flesh and blood double. Both parson
and elder have injured their reputation
for veracity by telling this unquestion-
ably true story.-N. Y. Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05

He-Your parents were prophetic,
Miss Goodyear, when they christened
you charity.
She-O, no! 1t was because l began
at home. Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05

At Montreal - Canadian - "Why
are you called Captain Mr. Excashisrg
Did you serve in the WARP American
NO; but I'm skipper from the
states."-Yale Record
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-05
A Promising Youth.

Teacher-Do you know the difference
between right and wrong?
Boy-Naw.
If you were to take your little
brothers cake from him what would
you do?"
Eat it up Texas SiftingA
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-08-23
WORTH VISITING

The largest pyramid in Egypt is 14O
yards high.
IT is asserted that the oldest building
in the world is the tower of London.
PERSIA has n race of pigmy camels
who are bat twenty-five inches high
and weigh but fifty pounds.
MosCow's famous broken bell is %
feet in diameter and 81 feet 3 inches
high. 1t weighs 443,772 pounds and is
uacd as a chapel.
THE oldest armchair in the world is
the throne once used by Queen Iatafn,
Who Aouriohed in Egypt 1860 B. c. /:
is made Ok cbcny, beautifully calvct
uid Is So hardened with age as to a;
pear to TIC eOrvtd from black marble.
n HEAVY Flntc-gluaa shade. orn:
.1cntcd with gold and security lock,
- three Gt%plcS set in the ma.rblc top
pulpit IN u chur=h il brussels, !
cid to coVer enc Of the tiicrns whi"
'r.";?lGf n i"nvt Jf tho c;at-i> US cro-,,-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-08-23
GOSSIP OF AMERICA,

IN England the city of Chicago is
called 1.-The food dispensary of the Uni
verse"
KANsAs has four cities in which the
vote Of the women is larger than that
OF the men. One entire set of council
men" arc women.
FREE baths are advocated in st. Louis
as means of preventing the loss of
about f. rty 'bcys who annually drown
IN the Mississippi river at that point.
TIE old monument to Commodore
Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of Put-in-Bay,
that now stands in the public square at
Cleveland, is about to be removed to
make room for a soldiers and sailors
monument.
A BosToN paper says it is the season
OF mixed costumes. A woman appeared
on Washington street recently wearing
black lace dress, russell shoes and q
blue sailor hat, and carrying tan coll
ored covert coat on her arm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-08-23
A FEW CANDIDATES.

GEN. JOHN BIDwELL, of California,
whom the prohibitionists have nomi-
mated for president, has an affluent crop
of whiskers.
WHITELAw REID is of Scotch ances-
try. His mother, Marian Whitclaw
Ronalds, is descendant in direct line
from the clan Ronald. His patcrnal
grandfather settled in this country to-
wards the close of the last century.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is a great be-
lever in exercise, although he docs not
go to the extreme in patronage of mod
ern sport. He is fond of walking, and
when youth on his grandfathcr's farm
used to row great deal on the Ohio
river.
ADLAI E. STEVENSON is another of the
many Kentuckians who have become
prominent in public life as citizens of
Illinois, among whom Lincoln, Yates,
Browning and Oglesby are the most
famous. Douglas was n native of Yer.
mont and Grant of Ohio.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-08-23
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05

Yous eyenght fitted, 81. HEMpLEn's, cor. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05
CONDENSED LOCALa

LAST WEEK Poundmaster Einstein captured
ffty-eight dogs and killed si1ty-nine. Six
CANNES were redeemed.
A PETITION has been filed by DIR. ii. W. Lobb
Of Philadelphia to have his brother, David C.
Lobb, sdjudged insane, and Cor the appoint
ment Of q committee to take charge of his
estate. including property on Corcoran street.
The respondent was a clerk in the adjutant
generals ohce. and Is now for a second time at
ST. Elizabeth Hospital
Gov. TILLMAS of South Carolina having be-
come satisfied that the requisition for l.. n.
Cox. Cfor false pretenses in selling goods under
lien) was procured for the purpose of private
malice has telegraphed to Chief Justice Bing-
ham Withdrawing the papers.
The Wimodaughsis Circle. for study in prepa-
ration for civil service examinations, held its
first session yesterday at 4:30 pm. Fifteen
ladies' and gentlemen were in attendance.
DAVID WOODWARD. when crossing Pennsyl-
vania avenue bridge over Rock creek yesterday.
was struck with stone by some unknown party
and slightly injured
About 230 o'clock this morning Lewis Davis
of 642 East Capitol street found in the alley
north Of his house abandoned colored in
FAINT about four months old IL was turned
over to the police and the matron of the
eighth precinct cared for il till it could be sent
to the asylum
MARY WAsHISeToS and Alice Jackson for
feited IS each in the Police Court today for
wasting Potomac water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05

The Citizens Committee and the Proposes
Reduction Of the Appropriation

The Citizens Committee and the Proposed
Reduction Of the Appropriation.
The action of the Senate District committee
in reporting bill reducing the appropriation
for the Grand Army encampment from sl00, 600
to $4,000 and imposing as a condition that
$4,000 be raised by the citizens and first ex-
pended was . surprise to the members OF the
citizens committee. The chairman, Mr.. John
Joy Edison, in speaking about the matter to
STAR reporter said shat in asking for an APP
preparation of 100000 the committee had ex-
pressed their opinion of what would be needed
after very careful consideration o: the entire
subject: If this amount is reduced the commit
tee will be embarrassed in perfec ting the ar
rangements. The objections to the amended
bill was that the amount required of the citi-
zens was too large, and then it was regarded
as an unnecessary condition that the prl-
vate fund should be raised and expended be-
fore the public fund became available.
For the Boston encampment, when the
state legislature and the city council appro-
priated S75,000 this amount was handed
over to the committee without conditions. The
same was done i'll Detroit In those cities, as
Is the case here now, the executive committee
was composed of fifty of the best citizens in
the respective communities. The committee
applied to Congress for this appropriation
to be paid from the same fund and
IN the same manner as Congress makes
appropriations for our fire department, our
streets and other municipal expenses. II Con-
gress. owing to its ownership Of property here.
Is sharer In the expenses as well as tho bene-
ought to share In the expense OF entertaining
the Grand Army. 1t was regarded as NUM-
clpaI expense by other cities and the same
principle will hold true here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05
HOW MURDERS OCCUR.
Mr. DumOnt Makes Some Pointed Comments
on an Application for Pardon.

Mr. DumOnt Makes Some Pointed Comments
on an Application for Pardon.
glass Of wine, loaded pistol, Il policeman
and District employe figured in an applica-
ton for pardon made to the Commissioners q
few days ago. The individual who made tho
application was a young colored man employed
in the office of Auditor Petty.
On the evening ofMarch II he was arrested by
Policeman Bell for being disorderly and carry
ing pistol, and when tried in the Police Court
Judge Kimball imposed the maximum penalty
in the pistol case of $50 or ninety days, and in
the disorderly case the usual IS fine.
The defendant was given time to pay the fine
and in the meanwhile he made out an applica-
ton for pardon in which he stated that he had
drunk glass of wine, but that he was not in
toxicated that the pistol was not his property,
and that he did not know the owner of it. In
consideration of this being the first time he has
been in trouble he asks for executive clemency.
Commissioner Douglass Endorsed on the APP
plcatlon: u am in favor OF reducing to $40
with the caution that the second time he will
go into private life"
The paper was referred to the Police Court
and Saturday it was again received at the Com
missioners' Office, with the Endorsements of
Judge klmball and Attorney Dumont.
Judge Kimbalrs Endorsement says: II see no
reason to change my belief in the justness of
the sentence"
Mr.. DumOnt's Endorsement covered more
ground than that Of the judge. He wrote Its
this glass OF wine. the streets at night, few
companions starting out for the evening and
the handy pistol with two loads in it which
sometimes makes corpse on one hand and a
charge of murder on the other before daylight.
If one glass of wine fixes him SO that pistols
crawl up his trousers and get in his pockets
unknown. with another glass that same pistol
would put itself in his hand, fire itself straight
into some human body and send the soul
thereof to tholand of the patriarchs. 1t does
seem unfortunate that youngster 80 fortu-
nately surrounded as he cannot find better use
for his very good faculties than to ape the
vices OF the so-called superior race and let
pistols crawl over him.
''At the trial l stated to Judge Kimball that
he was a District emplOye and asked let down
for him, but his honor said he would not make
fish OF one and flesh of another, and fined him
$50 for concealed weapons and IS on the dis
orderly charge. If the young man can be
broken Of this kind Of egg sucking and become
a citizen who can guard himself against the
stealthy and unknown approach of loaded pis-
tolls and the Commissioners see fit to let him
down Of course good would be done, but wine
and pistols and himself don't seem to combine
we'll.
IF his character has been good hitherto and
his family has been getting the proceeds of his
labor l would. not be averse to tine partial
pardon and the remission OF a part at least of
the penalty, but if it be that he uses all upon
himself little poverty for a while may work
upon his moral system the sweet uses of ad-
versity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05
GEORGETOwN.
DEATH OF A FORMER CITIZEN.

DEATH OF f0RMER CITIZEN.
few days ago there died in Baltimore Mr..
Nathan A. Schloss, . gentleman who was for
meriy engaged in business here and who was
noted for his many acts of charity. The de-
ceased was born In Bavaria seventy years ago.
but lived in America the best part of his life.
Thirty years agQMr. Schloss retired from bust
ness, having acquired q substantial sum. In
Baltimore he was also known by his charity.
THE CATTLE MARKET.
At the Arlington stock yards Monday some
Few cattle were up and sold: Best ~ to $40;
good. to &c; medium, 81 to 3s4c.; COM
mon, to &C.: sheep, 4 to exc: lambs. to
I1ac.; calves. to &c; spring lambs. 10 to 1Sc.
COWS and calves, $40 to S45. Market good.
CUSTOM HOUSE ENTRIES.
Entries received at the Georgetown custom
house for the week ending April were as fol-
lows: Decorated china, value, Ell; bicycle
material, $3.50; crude asphalt, 1858; mis-
ceilaneous. Sl75 Total, s2,215
NOTES.
team belonging to the Transparent Ice
Company ran away yesterday, broke the wagon
they were hitched to and injured themselves
considerably.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Wilson after having
spent SIX weeks at the Arkansas Springs, re-
turned day before yesterday much improved in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05
Bishop Turner's Lecture on Africa

Bishop Henry McNeal Turner of the African
Methodist Episcopal church lectured to a fair
sized audience last night at the METROPOLITAN
A. NJ T. Church He described q recent visit
which he made 10 Sierra Leone and the west
coast Of Africa
Bishop Turner believes that the colored rae.
In this country will ultimately iud their mis-
sion in this world to be the colonizins and re-
claiming Of Africa; that to the civilized colored
people Of this continent will fell the task Of
enlightening the dark continent, and that il
will be . grand work
He described the advantages Of Africa and its
resources. but did not advocate Wholesale emf
grafton OF colored people. They should 20 in
small numbers, with money TO start in busi-
ness and ability to carry it on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05
A NOVEL LAW POINT.
An Attempt to Be Made to Secure Sam
M0Ore's Release.


MoOre's Release.
Last September at the District Jail Sam
Moore, a young negro, while serving term in
that prison killed fellow prisoner named
Jandorf by Draining him with a shovel Moore
was convicted of murder within q few weeks
after the killing. and sentenced to be hanged
on the 18th of last January. Shortly before
the day set for the execution the President
committed the mans sentence to one Of i'm
prisonme nj for life, and Moore is now serving
that imprisonment at the Albany On. W county
penitentiary.
Mr.. Geo. K. French was Moores counsel and
now. not satisfied with having saved his client
from the gallows, he proposes making deter
mined effort to secure his release from prison
through the agency of n writ Of habeas corpus.
MIR. French is now engaged IN the preparation
OF the necessary papers, and when they are
completed will lay them before the judge OF the
United States circuit court at Utica, New YORK.
The petition for the writ will, after briefly stat
ing the history of the case, pray that the
commanded to produce Moore before the
court. Having been produced, Mr.. French Will
ask for Moore's release from prison on the
ground that his client never accepted the COM
mutation of the sentence of death granted him
by the President, and that the day set for his
execution having passed without the order OF
the court having been obeyed, the prisoner
can no longer DO legally held. Mr.. French
will contend that the law which permits the
President to grant commutati of the death
penalty to one of imprisonment for life re-
quires the acceptance of the Communication by
the prisoner in order to complete the act of
the committing power.
Mr.. French is very confident that upon such
showing lie will secure Moore release and
it is said that lie has 10 less authority than
X
Whatever may be the result OF this move of
Moore's counsel, the step will possess much
more than ordinary interest. anu the decision
in the case viii be awaited with no little impa-
thence and curiosity. Mr. French is convinced
that Moore is OF unsound mind and that an
insane asylum, not peuitentiary, is the proper
place for his Client and it is this conviction
which leads him to secure, if possible, Moore's
release from prison and his Incarceration in an
asylum.