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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31

Prince Bismarck is determined never to
grow bent When taking his daily walk,
he carries stout cudgel across his back,
held between his elbows. This helps him
70 keep himself erect
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31
HOW to write a modern Novel.

I. Take any European subject-Monts
Carlo preferred-as locality. No
American cares to read Of his own
country.
9. Start of with a query; "You ask
me why Bob Montgomery never smilesG
Or, you want to know why Eva
Greville's hair is prematurely whittier
Then I'll tell you" This taking the
reader into your confidence tickles his
vanity at the beginning
3. Make the hero lose, describing the
gambling place and the surrounding
scenery. Any guide book will give you
the information-or fake It. No one will
be the wiser.
a Let his girl heroically lend him a
coral necklace and jet brooch with which
to pay his debts
o. Herefuses. at last, after much pres
sure. accepts. "For your sake, my dar-
ling and proceeds TO pawn her jewelry
to play with. Consequence, reiterated
bustedness
o. A report by moonlight Vivid
description Of blank stare towards the
skies
z Always wind up with a query Such
as: you ask me what became of Eva
GrevilleY The answer may be given as
She is now a raving maniac at Cap de
phomme dams Ia lune. Or cynical, as
A week after I saw her flirting with
Barton of the Blues Or.pathetic, as She
makes an annual pilgrimage to Monte
Carlo to weep over poor Bobs grave. d
These endings are all good, but If you
are telling the story through another
person such determination as: with
these words the colonel left the smoking
room" or, "Old Gruntler's vision grew
dim as he concluded, aud be muttered
something about uoke getting In his
eyes, have great effect, and have never
yet been known to fail New York
Town Topics
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31

Use words Of Saxon rather than Of Latin
origin whenever it is possible to do so. thus
gaining terseness and vigor rather than a
large number Of syllatles with diminished
force.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31
KENNARD eco.
GIL and 623 Market St.

Closing sale Of our
entire line Of Shirt
Waists.
We commence to-
day our final sale Of
the balance Of this
years Shirt Waists.
To make a clean
sweep, we have made
prices that will not
fail to accomplish our
purpose.
All Of our Use Per-
Gale w aists reduced
to 300.
All Of our $1.25
Saline and Percale
aists reduced to
soc.
All of our $3.50
and $1.75 White In
dia Linen Waists re-
duced to SIZE.
All of our $500
India Linen w aists
) reduced to $1.OO.
All our 1926 In
!, dia Linen w aists re-
duced to $1.25.
All our $3.50 In.
e 6io inan w oistS no.
duced to $3.50.
e We have also made
|; large reductions il
! the prices Of oul
!; Silk Waists. We of
1 fer one number 0
1 Silk Waists in sole
colors, namely, Black
+ Navy, Cream an'
! Ecru at $3.50. Thi
Waist has retaile'
, all this season a
f $500.
a We would advis.
3 an early visit, as a
the above prices bu
5 a few days will sufic
n to dispose Of the en-
: tire lot.
r X eep your eye OF
+ our show windows
e we are constant,
. showing something
e in Summer Fabrics a
{ much less than regu
v lar prices.
!, KENMKQD&CO
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31
Routlle nusInesa ro-morrow.

Levy Court will meet tomorrow. Be-
yond the transaction of mass of routine
businessit is not probable that any thing
will be done.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31

THE work which Congress has been
summoned In extra session to do is not
partisan but patriotic.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31

ROAD schedule in ~
!: ]. 3. j: !. !.
effect July 8, 1893. NSNtNS IN
Trains leave Della MS ~ |t5N
ware Avenue Depot, AsZ-M NWsM
East Bound. Mh5lfalA9S3NN~
Express trains. ESl GS5TsS ID
New York. week \A Z%L~EWS
days, SO g. 81 %, $50, NlNlNIMihlllAV
s2 AZ, So 3s, 7s9 pm. NSAINssN
Sundays 50 u3. IS 50,
$40 30 a m, sl22i. 81 40, w
IS 3S, 81 ~, sll 10 p m.
Boston, 50 3e p m daily, with Pullman buff,
sleeping cars running through 70 Boston wit
out change via Poughkeepsie b idge landl
passengers n b 4 NJ station. Boston.
PHILADELPHIA, TWELFTH AND MAR
kEI STREETS week days, SO %, s737 So 81,
slO ba m, 81 40, 80 49, 81 80 sll 90 IN. SUI JAYS,
81 Oh s. 60 SO SO m, So AZ, So s. 81 80, III o.
PHILADELPHIA. TWENTY 70. ETt.
AND CHESTNUT STREETS weey T.. 70
S89S, Go0 6s5, @37, AZ. s. 20. s. 80, 9OC, 3d.,
O5 05. S. IS. IS. s. 80 Is. iOoSS' sii o. m
PHILADELPHIA. Sundays. So %, 6 35. IA.
g. o. Is as % i = n; 81 o. 81 81 q 81 ADs
Chester, week days, So Oh, Is %, 9 35, 81 81, A.
M 3 4. 81 ~ NJ ~ ' u 81 % s y % sa a.
Chester, sundays. s3o IS, ~, s. 50. 9Oo.
$40 30, II 40 m; co. 81 40. 05, A. 5, %, So 49,
Atlantic City, week days, 81 81 . s5O'a m;
" AZ m; sundays b; 81 % a m; 50 ~ p II.
Baltimore and Washington. week days,
, "a As, 7C2, d AZ am; w IS Y o., 3O5, A5i,
| 10 30. ISl2, y l6 p. m. Sundays, "a as, u o.,
u q, m; VIZ 10, W Oe, 3O5, "a 81, 10 80, 1912
/ 10 10 y m
Baltimore and Way Stations, OF m. 9O5p
m. daily.
Newark. Del. week days. H46, ZOE. 1877
a m; ll2 Is, 05 "a ST. l6 3d. IS, IS IL, % 10, II
p m. Sundays, "a 46, Z ~ 1s AZ. a m, ll2 IS
/ "a 81, Us 80, 50, is II, 10 Is, II 10 p m.
Plttsbure, Is AZ "a m, Va 81 p m. daily.
Chicago, rs AZ a IN, " %, IA 81, 10 10 p ,dal
Cincinnati and st. Louis, SIP Is p m r.
/ So 10 p IN daily.
singerly accommodation, O2 am, los.
! and II TO p m daily.
Landenberg accommodation, week day
| lg HOO m, 3 % and 40 p m. Sunday
| 9 80 a m, %, 4 81 pm.
Trains leave Market street station:
For New York, week days, 81 20, s. 100, -
For Philadelphia, week days, 5s5, $40, s7s
s. o., So 80, sll 30 a M; u AZ, $50. . 40 p. IN.
sundays GIO M y Il, So % M n SO m
81 % IN. 2 90, 3 80 m. Sunday, g 20 a m;
For Landenberg and way stations week
days, 6 81, 10 5Oa m; 90 BOO p. m. Sundays,
Chicago and Pittsburg, IS 90 a m, daily ex-
/ cept Sunday; sl2 ~, $3.50 y m, daily.
Cincinnati and st. Louis, sll 30 n m, daily
Lave PHILADELPHIA, TWENTY
| FOURTH AND CHESTNUT SITS, FUR
WILMINGToN,. week days, "a %, 500, %,
S. Is, 40, 10 co, sll ~ m; ~ noon. 81 As 90,
800 So o. 81 "a. 30. 81 20 30, So 02, 30 81 49,
| s 10, So 40, 10 10 and II 80 m.
Sundays, 81 05, 6 90. S. Is, 30, 10 90, 81 42 a
m, IL noon, 90, 90, 81 IA, 49,, IS OF, 6 80, IS,
| s 10, So 40, 10 10 and II 30 D m.
| LEAVE TWELFTH AND MARKET SITS.
% o. 81 90, sll % m,s3 81, So AZ, 81 p s. 20 M
Telephone No. los.
Rates TO Western points lower than via any
other line. &. o. SCULL, Gen1 Pass. Agent.
J. T. ODELL. General Manager.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31

Recovered Pocketbook aud S6sO.
Yesterday Detective Witsil recovered
a pocketbook containing 500 Il was
stolen from Horace Worrall, who lives
on Nandever avenue. IL was found
where it had been hidden by the thief.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. July 81 For Eastern
Pennsylvania and Delaware; Local showers;
fair on Tuesday; cooler.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31

BALTIMORE q
II OHIO RAIL-
ROAD schedule in
effect July 8, 1893.
Trains leave Della
ware Avenue Depot,
East Bound.
5 Express trains.
New York. week
days, SO 90, 81 %, $50,
slU s6 a m, SIP "a,
81 AZ, So 80, 81 80 D m,
Sundays, SO Oh. IS so,
$40 36 a m, sl22i, 81 40.
HH|.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1893-03-29

stiftning, och duger det derfor Ell for
var upplysta It'd. Hade ej rart land
nagonting mera sbarbariskt" an d0ds-
straffet, sa wore ingen fara a farde.
Name Ell de ofta f0rekommande NOR
den aro mera barbariska an d6dsstraf-
fet. Sakert ar att brottens antal Ell
forminskas genom en- klenig lagstift-
ming.
L0rdaqer,. q
SENATEN. Eft synnerlign vigtigt
lagforslag var dag under behandling.
Fragan ;ir nemligen att sa amendera
statens konstitution att telegraf-, ex-
press, assurans- och sleeping carr
bolag alaggas skatta Tor sina bruttoin-
komster. Fragan kom dock Ell till slut
ligt afg6rande. e.-Lagutskottet hade un-
der behandling den af representative
set antagna motionen ON d0dsstraffets
afskaffande, men kunde icke uppna
enigt beslut. Smith och Davis utta-
lade sig favor af motionen, men San
born~och Tawney voro emot dersamma
REPREsENTANsHU Sasom rygg-
stod for den komite, hvilken eyer att
unders0ka kolt7'etste1e, anslogs $4,000 =
Mr.. Sirkorski 0nskar astadkomma en-
liten reform bland staten bosatta XII
neser, SAINT vackte .derf0r motion ON
att de alaggas att klada sig sasom civil
liserade menniskor.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1893-03-29
D A KOT A.

NY fabrik. Det Dir tai ON att an
lagga en- bindetradsfabrik Fargo. N.
d., som skall gifva sysselsattning at
200 arbetare. .'..- ....~. ,.-.
Cirka so, 900 acres skolland till
horande S. Dakota komma att f6rsalia
under april manad Man vantar sig So
mera per acre an hvad som betaltes
f6rlidet ar.
En- stark snostorm rasade fre.
days i trakten af Watertown, S. Da.,
f0rorsakande afbrott ijernvagstrafiken
Liknande rapporter hafva inlupit fran
andra platser i staten.
Lonkrogare lagens valid. Do.
mare Campbell Huron har don't Ion
kr0garen Burchard till $500 bUter. ON
B. ej erlagger b0terna sd far han ytter-
ligare $50 dagars fangelse. Genom EFT
sadant f0rfarande torde det Ell vara all
deles om0jligt att utdrifva slagtet
"blind pigs"
Overwhelming befaras. Fran
jamestown, N. Da, skrifves den "a
mars: Under dc senaste tva veckorna
har en- sldan massa sn0 fallit. att sn6n
ligger diupare On man sett pa 10 ar.
Man befarar 0tversv;imningar langs he
la jim River. Landsviigarne ;iro ofar-
bara for sn0, men jernviigstrafiken har
hittills lortgatt.
Grandinfarmen. RUrande denha
af A. r. Dalrymple egde farm, hvilken
f0restas af var aktade landsman S. p.
Thorson, har f0restandaren beniiget
lemnat SKAFFAREN f6ljande uppgif-
ter. Sistlidet TAR voro 1921 acres in
sadde med hvete, lemnande en- afkast-
ming pa l65, 1856 bush. eller nagot 6fver
Is bush. per acre. Med hafre voro in
saddle /, OBJ acres, afkastande 3S, $40 bu.
eller nagot Diver 81 bush per acre. In
allies 600 acres voro instidde med korn,
afkastande H. ,702 bush. eller omkring
244 bush. per acre. Expenserna for
aret belupo sig till $G2, SOB eller cirka
So.O6 for hvarje under odling varande
acre, utg0rande 33 cent per bush for 4
farmen odladt hvete och 2l cent per
bush. for korn. Det mesta af hvetet
saldes pa h0sten och intet s;lldes under
80 cont per bush. Under innevarande
ar skola IA, 600 acres bes;ts med hvete.
A samme farm sk6rdades 1901 6fver 25
bush. hvete per acre elIer omkring
26O, 900 bush. Sasom ofvan nimnts,
f6restas denna iittefarm af en- svensk.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1893-03-29
w i s. CO N SIN
Till postmastare Rice Lake har
J. E HOrSman blifvit utnum1

Till postmastare Rice Lake har
j. e. Horsman blifvit utnHmd.
w. H. Seaman har, enligt under
rattelse fran Washington, blfvit ut
n;imd till domare for stutens 6stra DOM
saga.
Mordbrannare hafva under scna-
nasto dagarne huserat Milwaukee,
Cch har stadsradet utlofvat bel0ning
for desso v;lldsvcrkares gripande.-
Elektrisk sparvag pa 1andsor-
ten. Eft bolag ligger understanding
med landcgarno mollan Eau Claire och
Chippewa Falls afsigt att anl;igga
clektrisk sp;lrvag mellan dessa stader.
Rakade lila ut for en- ko. Far
maren George Scoville, bocnde trak-
ten af Neenah, blef hiirom dagen STAN
CAD af on ilsken ko med den lid att
han kommer att f0rlora synf0rmagan &
det ena 6gat.
Rusk gar till farmen. Jordbrul1s-
minister Rusk har beslutat sig for att
cfter nu slutad ofontlig verksamhet
hpptaga slit residens q landstallet
niirheten af Virogna. I vissa kretsar
framhalles mr.. Rusk# siisom lamplig
presidentkandidat for ar 1896.
Egendomskop. Firman J. B.
Young & Co. Chippewa Falls har af
Cornell university ink6pt $4,000 acres
skogland, belaget Chippewa, LAWYER
Price, Ashland, Oneida, Taylor, Bar
rom, Bayfield,, Burnett och Clark coun-
ties. K6pesumman var 800, ,OOO
skadeanspraksmal. Under det
Fl. A. Brandt La Crosse var syssesatt
med lastning af fraktgods q Chicago g.
Observation-Disclosures tag, blef han pa
k0rd och erh6ll dervid sd svara slador
hufvudet, att han fOrlorade f0rstan-
det. F0rmyndaren for den salunda
skadade fordrar nu $50, 900 skadeers;itt-
ming Of bolaget.
Innebrande. Oliver Sanders, bo-
ende sex mil fran Neillsville, uppt;ick-
to mandags eldsvada slit bonings-
hus. Han fydde da strax tillika med
hustrun och deras minsta barn ur det
Dfln Hdutlo uuScI. Id lldu cuGllcfblu
skulle ga tillbaka och radda de tva an
dra barnen hade elden matt sadan ut
bredning att huset st0rtade 6fver ho-
nom och de tvenne barnen och de blef-
vo innebrande.
West Superior-nyheter: Enligt
utFag af statens h6gsta domstol ha
myndigheterna Superior fraga ON
skuldsAttning 6fverskridit den lag
stadgade grinsen. Den atta-ariga
Carrie Dahl har blifvit afs;ind till sta
tens barnhem, emedan hennes narma-
ste icke tagit ward ON henne. De-
mokraterna hafva nominerat e. O.
Kennedy till borgmastare, j. Baribeau
till skattmastare och J. A. Kelly till
kontroll6r - T. T. Solon har blifvit
utnAmd till postmastare West Supe-
rior. - Martin Pattison ar af republi-
kanerna uppsatt som borgmastarekan-
didat; G. E. Walseth for skattmastare
och G. FL. Hoyt for kontroll6r. w. =.
Heohle hade vAntat att IA den republic
kanska nominationen for borgmastare
SAINT sages nu for utkrafvande af hand
komma att ''runna" independent, d. Y.
s. pa sin egen valsedeL
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1893-03-29

Verkstallande komiten, som bestam-
mer verksamhetsfalt for de studerande
under sommarferierna, haller slit sam
mantrade for delta iindamal harstades,
sd vidt vi hafva oss bekant, den och 7
april. F0rsamlingar, som villa ha stu
derande under ferierna, men annu icke
insandt begaran derom, maste nu slyn-
da sig ON de icke villa bli utan.
Sv. luth. f0rsamlikgen ,staden gifver
en- konsert sin kyrka fredagen den I
april.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-08
More Facts from Pine Ridge.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, s. D., Feb Sit is
now definitely settled that only two of the
four white men murdered belonged to
Humphrey camp. They were Rodney
Royce, of Wisconsin, and Emanuel Ben
nett, of Breckenridge. The two strangers
were James Bacon and William Kelly, two
boys, aged IS and 10 years respectively.
Every particular obtainable points to pre-
meditated murder. Policeman Bear. Runs
In-The-W Woods reports to Agent Brown that
he talked to the murderers and that they
told him that the murder was planned be.
fore its execution.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-08
ABBREVIATED TELeGRAMs.

Obituary: At New York. Charles ".
Walworth, LII B.. president of the Wal
worth business college; at Belvidere, N ] +,
Ex-Representative Benjamin F. Howey,
aged 6S; at Lawrence, Kan, Colonel Sam
uel Walker; at Shawneetown. Ills, James
b Turner; at Atlanta, Ills, Mrs Mary
Wikei, aged 100; at Milwaukee, Wis, Mrs
Frank G. Tibb:ts
The Peoria grape sugar works were
burned, causing loss of over 100000.
Governor Hogg, OF Texas, has Issued a
message denouncing the burning of the
negro Smith at Paris as a disgrace to the
state.
James c. Fairbank, OF jacksonville, Ill,
is dead. He was one of the wealthiest and
best citizens of the county, and had been
identified with Its interests for many
years.
Steps are being taken looking to the for
nation of a western association Of whole
sale grocers, to include the dealers at all
the leading Missouri and Mississippi river
points.
Twenty-seven men OF Fordsville county,
O., contributed an average of $50 each and
sent an ambassador to make deal with
green goods men. He got the usual bundle,
and the twenty seven spectators are about
to sue him.
James J. Hamilton. the colored ex-min.
lister and wife-murderer, has been re-sen-
fenced to die by electricity at Sing Sing in
the week beginning March 10.
Master Workman James Hughes, con.
victed of extorting money from members
of the Rochester Clothing exchange, has
given himself up at the Rochester IN "
penitentiary to begin serving his years
sentence.
Five of the crew of the Norwegian bark
Alice, which went ashore On Point
Pleasant, N. Y, were drowned, the
others of the crew being rescued by life
line.
Henry Ward Beecher's statue has been
ordered removed by the Brooklyn common
council from in front of the city hall to
Prospect park
The Philadelphia theatres are nearly tied
up because the stage hands are on a strike
They want extra pay for all time over hall
an hour they have to stay after the play is
over.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-08
WRECK NEAR PANA, ILLS.

A Baggageman Killed and Score of
Passengers Wounded.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. S-The Big Four east
bound passenger train which left here at
7:45 last night was wrecked and totally
destroyed one mile east of Pans at a late
hour
The wreck was caused by broken rail-
Fire then destroyed the whole train, To-
Guiding two sleepers the engine only being
saved.
The baggagemsn was killed, six passen-
gers were seriously and a dozen more
slightly hurt. No names nor further par
ticulars can be obtained az this writing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-08
LEGISLATION FOR ILLINOIS.

Some Interesting Tr snsactions in the State
Assembly-Br Brief Details
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. S-The senate yester-
day deferred until too ay action in the Blaine
memorial resolution A resolution for an in
vestigationof alleged sheool book and school
furniture trusts was adopted A bill was
introduced regulating the width of wagon
tires and giving a re bate in taxes to per-
sons or corporations who use vehicles with
tires three inches n width. The house
adopted Mounts resolution calling on the
attorney general for an opinion whether
money taken by state officials as interest
on state funds for which they are response
BILE, can be recovered by the state. There
wasn't negative vote.
Regarding Diseh 1rge of Employees.
A bill was ordered to third reading,
which will undoubte lily pass, that is of in
terest to employees 1t prohibits persons,
firms, or corporations from requiring from
employees forfeiture of an amount of their
wages unless said employee, when intend
ing to leave, shall give said employer no
tice of such intention, and makes the pen
atty for viol .tion of this prohibition a sum
of money equal to the forfeiture demanded,
to be paid to the employe. But this pro-
hlbltion shall not apply where said en-
ployers agree to give like notice when de-
string to discharge ali employe, except in
cases of gross neglect, disobedience, incom-
potency, or in case of general suspension
Of that special class OF labor in his, their
or its factory or shop.
The Sparrow Rounty win Go.
The bill repeating the sparrow bounty
law was ordered to third reading. Baug-
henry, Republican. offered resolution
for constitutional amendment to elect
senators by direct vote of the people An
attempt by the Democrats to refer this was
defeated-99 to 8. Then Watson. Demo-
crat, moved a substitute, to all intents and
purposes the same as the original resolu-
ton, and Laughenry Immediately accepted
the substitute, which was adopted while
the whole house laughed. Bill were in
troduced: For liquor licenses graduated
according to the size of the town; to pre-
vent trade gambling; to regulate sleeping
| car rates.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-08
IT'S OVER AT LAST
The Agony in Nebraska Comes
to an End.
JUDGE ALLEN TO WEAR THE ToeA.

Democrats and Populists Unite and Put
Him Through-His Political Record
Promises Conservatism in the Senate
Prospect for n New Move In kansas
One PopuIist Whom Present Perform
ances weary-An Entirely New Deal
Proposed-Another Name for Cleve-
lands Cabinet-Lilinois Legislature.
LINCOLN, Neh, Feb. s-Nebraska's Iona
trawn-out senatorial fight ended at noon
yesterday when a successor to Senator Pad
dock was selected in the person Of Judge
William V. Allen, of Madison county.
When the joint convention was called to
order all the members were present with
the exception OF Clarke The total num-
Der of votes cast was 13l. Every Independ-
ent and every Democrat voted for Judge
Allen. He received 40 votes. At the Re
publican caucus Monday night John NJ.
Thurston formally withdrew and the Re
publicans decided to vote for Paddock. Ac
eordingly he got the full Republican
strength with two xceptions-Kyner voted
for Paul Vandervoort, and Ricketts, cast
bis vote for Governor Crounse. To elect,
SO votes were required
Promises To BE Conservative.
Lieutenant Governor Majors announce
ment that Allen had been duly elected was
received with wild applause from the Pop
uhsts, participated in mildly by the Dem
ocrats. Everett, Republican, moved to ad-
tourn, but was voted down and a motion
to escort the senator elect to the plat
form was carried. Jude Allen made brief
address in which, after thanking the leg
islators for the distinguished honor, he
said that il he was permitted to enter upon
the discharge of his duties II assure you
that it will be with a caution and care and
the conservatism due the exalted Office
and the exalted trust it carries with it.
1t would be improper for me on this oc-
cas1on to say more, and i thank you heart
lily and candidly again for this distin-
guished honor" The joint convention
theE adjourned.
Sketch OF the New Senator.
William V. Allen was born at Midway,
Madison county, O., Jan. 2s, 1s47. He was
40 years old q week ago last Saturday. Iu
1856 he moved to Iowa, and he enlisted at
the age of IS years with company G, Thir-
ty-second Iowa, in the war of the rebellion.
He carried musket, which was nearly AS
big as himself. for three years. He studied
law with L. L.Aipsworth, of West Union, Ia.
Nine years ago he came to Nebraska, locat-
ing at Madison, Madison county, his pres
ent home. He is at present judge of the
Ninth judicial district
Has Tried All the Parties.
Originally Democrat, Judge Allen still
holds to many OF the doctrines of that
party. Later he associated himself with the
Republicans, but deserted that party less
than two years ago on account of its ex-
treme high tariff attitude and espoused the
cause Of the Independents. The senator
elect declined last night to state the posi-
ton he would take on leading questions,
further than that he was in sympathy with
Populist ideas on the monetary and tariff
questions. He Is generally supposed to be
sfree silver man, but not of the radical
type, and for tariff reform on the line laid
down in the Omaha platform.