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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
Washington, Political, Foreign,
and General Domestic,
Happenings OF Note.
Telegraphic News of the Worlt,
Condensed for the Benefit
of Busy Readers.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Navigation on the Rhine, Moscllc,
Neckar and Main rivers has been
stopped by floating ice.
Mrs. Langtry is reported to be
worse, and she is now in imminent
danger of a fatal result.
The cattle plague has been doing
fearful havoc all over Japan. Milk is
becoming scarcity, and beef as sold
in the markets cannot be partaken of
without considerable risk.
The engagement of the earl of
Craven to daughter of Mrs. Bradley
Martin. of New York. is announced.
The earl was born on Dec. Ii. 1865,
and succeeded his father on Dec. IL.
1883.
In anticipation of the ,ush to the
Worlds Fair there is great demand
for berths on all the Atlantic liners
running to this country. A single
industrial school in London has
secured 200 second-cabin bcrths for
its students and their friends.
The Swiss tariff on cycles, nickel
plated articles. baskets. cigars and
cigarettes imported from France have
been doubled. while the tariff on
many French articles, such as cotton,
silk goods. clothing and cheese, have
been treblcd, and in some cases
quadrupled.
Five cases Of Il disease suspected To
be cholera have been discovered
among the troops stationed at Ham
burg. soldiers belonging to
neigEboring garrisons have been
forbidden To visit Hamburg. Two
deaths from cholera have occurred at
Altoona. q suburb of that city.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Times says the minister of the
interior has issued a notice severely
ccniuring the public disregard of the
possible return of the cholera
epidemic. and insisting that it is
imperative that every suspected case
be promptly reported to the board o,
health.
The Emperor and Empress of
Germany decorated the family
Christmas tree this year with their
own hands. The festivities were
held in the new palace at Potstlam.
The trees. loaded with all the bcau,i-
full decorations such as one sees in no
country but Germany, will be sent TO
the hospitals of Berlin.
An explosion early Thursday morn
ing in the entrance to the prefecture
of police caused a sensation, but no
fatality. 1t smashed the windows
and damaged the woodwork. The
police are inclined to believe ii is the
work of the anarchists. and is caused
by the recent cNtradition and
approaching trial of Francois.
y dispatch to London from Mos
cow, says: 1t is reported that the
ministry of justice has decided to
exempt female convcts in Siberia
from logging and from wearing
manaclcS. and tn substitute punish
mcnt by restricted diet and by
isolation. Tie decision of the
ministry awaits the sanction of The
imperial council
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

of it. He then started imnortant..
electrical works in San Francisco and
other coast towns. Then he made I'm
his mind that France was the field
for him and he went straight TO.
France. He was right. His will.
energy, and his social requirements
forced attention to his plans. He
founded the review called La
Lumierc Electriquc, which was ii
success from the start and had cor
respondents all over the world. He
introduced electric lighting and
made 1t practical. lie was the head
and front of the electrical exhibition
OF 1881. and in the congress of
electricians held during the cxhi-
bition he was the representative of
the United States. He sought his
position to show his loyalty to his
adopted country. DIR. Herr is we'll
remembered in Chicago, where he
has many friends. Joseph Herr, his
brother. who has lived there since
1870, is a manufacturers agent.
Deputy Francis Laucr, whose name
has also been connected with the
Panama canal scandal. passed
through Chicago, but took good care
not to be seen by newspaper repre-
scntativcs. 1t is probable that Mr..
Lauer is on the way to Mexico where
he is interested in mines.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
1t isnot often that a mans prope,

1t iSnot often that mans property
is increased in value by his death,
kut five days after Jay Gould's
funeral the Gould stocks We're worth
in the market s20.0o0.0o0 more than
they We're the day lie died. The
stocks in which lie had most wealth
were the New York Manhattan
Elevated. the Western Union and
the Missouri Pacific. Apparently
the financial world trusts his son.
George Could. who takes his place in
the management Of the properties,
more than it did the father.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
Failures For 1899.

The number of failures occurring
in the United States in the year 1892
as reported by r. G.. Dun & Co. is
lO,344-being a less number than in
any year since 1856, and showing a
difference in favor of the present
year, as compared with 1891, of 2,029.
The Indebtedness of the failures for
the past year also shows marked
decrease. being STA 900, 600 in 1892, as
against SlS9,000,O00 in 1891, and a
nearly similar amount in 1880. The
largely augmented number Of traders
and the enormous increase in trans
actions in the year render these
figures very significant. Only one in
every 10 traders in the United States
succumbed in 1892, as against one in
every SO in 1891 and one in every 1O2
in 1880. The average liability of the
failures in the last year was 81 1000,
being the lowest average reported
since 1878.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

The Southern Live Stock Journal
says that the 100000 bales of cotton
made by the planters this year are
worth as much to them as the $780,
coo bales were that they raised last
year, and that they are the gamers
by raising crops OF corn. cowpeas and
other grains and vegetables for home
consumption, which they did this
year to a much greater extent than
usual,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

A dispatch from Athens says that
more graves of great antiquity have
been discovered at Mycenac, besides
coins. weapons, and unique carvings.
The sculpture of the latter is rare
among prehistoric discoveries, and
the inscriptions are almost indie
cipherablc. showing their great
antiouitv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

II is said that a larger cave than
the Mammoth cave, situated in the
Ozark mountains, near Galena. Mo-.
has been explored for Il distance of
more than thirty miles. In it have
been found bones Of recent prehis-
toric animals. including the hyena
and cave bear, and flint arrow heads.
but no bones Of man. a few animals
OF the usual forms found in caves are
still living here. including white
newt
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

A gentleman has left $1,000 to the
Edinburgh university to provide
snuff and tobacco for such poor
persons in the infrmary as are in
distress for the want of either. He
himself had been for twenty years a
slave to the use of tobacco, and knew
the suffering incident to its
deprivation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

AT any rate. when the history of
the Nicaragua canal comes to be
written, there will be no disgraceful
story to be told of buying the votes Of
United States senators and repre-
sentativcs. as happened in case Of the
haplcss Panama canal in France.
Perhaps that is why the Nicaragua
canal enterprise hangs tire so long.
because there is no attempt TO buy
votes for a government subsidy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

The vandal woodcutters in the
California scQuoian forests used iocut
the trees AT distance Of from a
dozen TO twenty feet above The
ground in order to avoid the gnarlcd
and knotted base. But it has lately
been found that these StumIs are as
valuable as the straight wood. The
gnarlS present most beautiful
iiguring<. and the wood is sawed into
thin sheets and used Tor interior
decorations.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

1t is not often that a man who loses
s250.000 by a fire sends check for
$4,000 to the tiremcn, with his thanks
besides, but that was what George
w. Childs did after the fire in The
Public Ledger office.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
THE NEW srICkEl,s.
The New Columbian Stamps Which wiz
he Used Next Year.

BE Used Next Year.
Beginning with the year 1893, the
10 cent free Tor sending registered
mail matter, will be reduced t. :
cents. The order reducing the Zee
was issued by the postofice depart
mcnt two weeks ago.
The department also proposes on
Jan. I, 1899, to place on sale at post
Offices, a new series of postage stamps
and stamped envelopes to be known
as the Columbian series. The
Columbian adhesive stamps will be
issued in the denominations of l, >. 3.
4, ). 6, 10, Is. SO and 80 cents and of
l, >, ,, 1 and ) dollars. These stamps
differ in size and form from those
now in use, the engraved space being
seven-cights of an inch 10y one ana
acknowledgement inches, each
stamp bearing a design cam
memorative of the discovery of
America by Columbus.
The following is Il description of
the several stamps i'm the new
series: The stamps are executed
from line engraving on steel, the
general design of the upper portion Of
all OF them being substantially the
same. The details Of this design are,
first. Il whitehead imprint OF The
years. 'l4g2," ana "lSo2." in the
upper left and right hand corners.
respectively: then in white-s.iadcd
capitals beneath. in Il waved line.
the words ''Uni,cd States o.,
America below which, in Il narrow
tablet conforming 10 the curved
frame of the picture under it. are the
words of denominations: for example.
Postage two cents" postage TWO
dollars ct". These words end on
either side OF the stamp in a space of
circular form. with ornamental
surroundings, within which are
Arabic numerals Of valuc-staniing
alone in the case of denominations
under 81, but accompanied by the
dollar mark in denominations o.. 81.
and upward, as -" meaning cents,
s., etc. Underneath all this is the
scel r represented, Enclosed in a plain
whie frame with arched top. extend
ing nearly the entire length OF the
stamp. and taking up in every case
probably thrce-fourths of It's whole
face. the appropriate designation o;
the picture being given in small
white capitals at The bottom.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
HERR is A VILLAIN.
The Panama Canal Man And
His Record In The United
States.
he Narrowly Escaped The
Big Chicago Fire---In
California;.


The Panama canal investigating
committee in Paris have in their
clutches one man who cut quite a
swath in San Francisco some years
ago. His name is DR.. Cornelius
Herr.
Herr came to San Francisco in 1874
announcing, as he established him
self as physician, that he was
pupil of the famous DIR. Soulage.
specialist on diseases Of the brain.
He Immediately went to work form
ing acquaintance among the mem
bers Of the upper ten in which he
was very successful: so successful,
indeed, that he was sort of a Ward
McAllister. Soon after his arrival
he prevailed upon Or. Stout, an old
practitioner of San Francisco, TO go
into partnership with him. DR..
Stout agreed, but from what he says.
his experience with Herr was not of
the most pleasant character. DR..
Stout was seen last night at st.
Lukc's hospital. and here is what he
has to say: THAT man Herr made
the faircst representations to me and
l believed him, but he left me bank
rupt. 1t was too much for me at my
time Of life. gave him everything
had. am not surprised that when
lie reached Paris he cut figure and
worked other schemes. am too old
now and too intirm to care much. but
if was younger ] would like to meet
Herr for few minutes
Herr treated w. y. Lyon. a brewer
of large wealth, for some brain
affection. II was not known till
several weeks after Herr suddenly
left in 1871 TO 60 To Paris how much
lie had collected. Note after note.
each for $4,000. and each bearing
the undoubted signature of Lyon.
came pouring in on the brewer.
The total amount" said Lawyer
Thomas. who had been MIR. Lyons
attorney. was over 100000. As
Lyon was known TO be responsible,
Herr had an easy job to discount his
notes. They were placed with at
least ten different parties. Alto
gethcr Herr had cashed about $780,
600 in these notes. The signature in
each case being genuine the notes
had been paid. Mr.. Lyons had
always been very prompt about pay
ing his debt. He insisted on sguar-
ing with the world each day, even
down to the smallest domestic
expenses. N'on can readily under
stand that this avalance of indebted
ness drove him almost mad. | have
not heard o. Lyon for a dozen years.
There was a report that lie had gone
to Europe. and | heard later that he
had turned Il mild imbccile in Paris
and that Herr was taking care Of him
there"
Herr is charged with many other
financial transactions which, it is
said. would not bear the light of a
rigid investigation. Among these
Was the altering % notes under the
firm name Of Selierc 4 Herr.
electrical experts. Sclicre is quoted
in Il published interview as having to
IA . =
transaction in which lie is said TO
have figured in an untayorablc light
was the inreigling of Millionaire
Latham intoan electric light scheme
in Paris whereby lie Herr secured
So, 600 of The millionaire's money.
IN CHICAGO.
DR.. Herr. whose connection with
the Panama scandal in Paris iscausing
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
IN CHICAGO.

DR.. Herr. whose connection with
the Panama scandal in Paris is causing
such sensation. was once Il resident
of Chicago, having gone there Just
prior to the big fire.
In ls4S the Herr family cmigratcd
from Besancon. a town near the
German frontier. to New York,
where they settled. DR.. Herr
received an early education in New
York and completed his studies in
Europe. When the Franco Prussian
war broke out Herr was in Germany.
He Immediately left his books and
offered his service to France and
fought bravely through the war.
After the war he came back to
America and found that his parents
had moved to Chicago. He arrived
there just in time to see the big fire
and to narrowly escape with his life.
He stayed in Chicago until late in
1872. He made many friends, but rs
the times were hard for newcomers
he went to New York. Here he was
received by prominent Hebrews who
had him appointed physician in
the great Jewish hospital, Mount
Sinai. His abilities soon gave him a
position on the medical staff.
But Herr was ambitious-ambi-
tious to be even more thoroughly
American among other things. So
he married Boston lady and went
to San Francisco in 1872 to live.
There he practiced medicine and
served several years on the municipal
board Of health. About this time he
became interested in electricity. He
dug into it deeply and made a success
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

Franklin Simmons, the well-known
sculptor, is busily engaged in Rome.
on a fine statue of Gen. Grant for the
rotunda of the capitol at Washington.
This gives promise ofbeing the finest
portrait statue ever executed by the
sculptor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

Glow did you come to read that,
poetry you just quoted? l thought
you never read poems." "Well-er,
you see, thought this was an adver-
tisement''
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05

/, Let New York set the fashions for
America il she wants to. The rest of
the country will set the time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
"a New President Now"

Crosby G.. Davis, superintendent. of
the Pcrrie Indian school. has returned
from a trip to Rosebud Indian
agency, where he has been On govern
ment business. Mr.. Davis says that
the Rosebud Indians are all quite and
peaceable, the only jar in any way
being the desire of lot of Er,lle-
Indians to go over and live with the
Roscbuds. Several times during the
fall and winter, the Rosebud police
have had to send home big squad of
the Brules. While on his way over
Mr.. Davis passed lot of Brules,
down on White river, who were again
on their way over to join the Rose
buds. Tie Informed the Rosebud
agent and police went to send them
home again, when with great gusto
they exhibited letter which they
thought was authority enough to
give them right-of-way. 1t was from
Il Brule Indian "Hollow-Ho Bear"
who wrote that there was new
president now, that there would be a
new agent soon, and that the Brules
should come right along and every
thing would be all right. The
Indians were sent home to remain at
least until the new president and
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-28

PROMPT and decisive action on the
part of President Cleveland aud bis cabi-
net carried the country safely through
what ut Que period of last week looked
very much like dangerous financial
crisis. The free gold was exhausted and
the continued demand for gold for export
brought the administration face to face
with the question Of whether bonds
should be sold or a potion ofthe BIO, 900
600 gold reserve fund should be used to
redeem notes presented to the Treasury.
Under the law gold might have been re-
fused for Treasury notes, they being pay
able in coin, but as il has boon the prac-
tice of the department to redeem these
notes with gold iC was thought that it
might have a bad effect to discontinue
the practice jnst now, 80 it was decided
TO use a portion OF the reserve fund, and
$1,000 OJ of it was used but it was Ouly
for a single day. Now the Treasury has
replaced what it used from the fund, aud
has, besides, enough gold to meet all de-
IRands, for the present, at least. Public
opinion, AZ represented IN Washington. is
with President Cleveland IN the belief
that so long as there is known to be
more than $1,000, 900 in gold in the United
Statos, there is no necessity for the gov
ernment to sell bonds to procure gold,
and as for using u part Of the gold re.
serve fund 10 redeem notes, that Is pre-
cisely what that fund was accumulated
for, and many prominent Democrats do
not hesitate to ray that 1t should DO us
Cd, II necessary, until il becomes appar-
ent that 1t will be exhausted, before bonds
should be issued. Tho present iudica-
tious arc that tho Treasury will soou
have plenty Of gold, MS bankers, partic.
ulsriy IN the West and South, are plac-
ing their gold at its disposal, aud visit
o, to the Worlds Fair soon tvru u
stream Of European gold our way.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-28
LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss,

LAND OFFICY AT JACKSON, MISS, I
April ~, 1893. !
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing.namod settler has filed notice of her
intention to make 6nal proof IN support
OF her claim, and that said proof will bo
made before the Circuit Clerk of Jack.
son county, ut Scranton, Miss, on June i,
1879, viz:
Mary A. Benuing Wilson, Tor the north
east t, section 5, township 4 south, range
5 west.
She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon aud
cultivation Of, said laud, viz:
A. d. Bell. K. II. Blair, G. 8. Bell, Z. 8.
Barkman. ull Of Americas p. O., jackson
Co., Miss.
Any person who desires to protest
against tho allowance ut snch proof, or
who knows Of any substantial reas0u, nm.
der the law and the regulations Of the
Interior Department., why such proof
should not bo allowed, will be given mn
opportunity Mt the above mentioned
time and plncc to cross-sxumine the wit.
nesscs Of said claimant, and to offer cvi.
dencs In rebuttal Of that submitted by
claimant.
ROBERT +. WILSON, Register.
April ~, lSN3. loot
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-28

The New Orleans Picayunc, in a lengthy ed
itorial ancnt the Cook tragedy and the murder
charged to Clark, draws the following %conclu-
sions: "These revelations show a state Of
things which, it is to be hoped, is far from
common, but there is no question Of the ex.
~istcnce Of the growing decentralization among
the youths all over the country, and it must
be largely attributed to the pernicious sensa.
tional literature which Is purveyed for the en-
tertainmcnt Of children. In addition to the
immoral and grossly impure books which are
turned out from the press in foods and arc
displayed without hesitation in the windows
and on the counters Of reputable dealers, the
magazines and publications devoted exclusive
ly to the entertainment Of children are filled
with sensational and improbable stories in
which boys and girls Of tender agc are made
the actors in the most desperate and daring
exploits in which the killing of human beings
is a common incident.
Formerly, the spirit Of adventure inherent
in most boys was satisfied with running away
at sea, or in going IN the Western plains to
hunt the buffalo. Now that there are no more
bufaloes, and there is no more wild West,
while steam has robbed the sea of its romance,
the youngsters are attracted by vicious books
toward careers Of crime, and they crafty their
romantic aspirations in becoming highwaymen
and train. robbers. Not only now does every
city nourish numerous bands Of hoodlums and
youthful criminals, but even each country
town must boast It's gang Of ipcipicnt outlaws.
The Scranton case is doubtless an cxtraordi-
nary example, but other places are BY no means
destitute OF youthful despcradoes.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-28
The SherlG,s PreeautlOn.

The action Of Sheriff +. II. Lewis, in calling
out the militia, has received some radical crit
icism, but it must be remembered that IT was
his duty as Sheriff Of the county TO preserve
order and to uphold the majesty Of the laws of
the State in protecting the prisoners ut all
hazards, and such was the special instructions
conveyed by the Governor. The outward APP
p~earance of things at the time justified steps
being taken by the officials, in a precautionary
measure, out of the usual manner, and the
Sheriff was only carrying out the dictates Of
his sworn duty.
The Circuit Court meets here in a few weeks
and this terrible tragedy will be thoroughly
investigated. Nothing but the extreme penal
ty of the criminal law will satisfy the good,
law-abiding citizens Of tins county.
In this community the opinion is universal
that a full and meri ted rcparation of the crime
committed can only be melted out by an appli-
cation Of hemp, and after the courts have had
. trial Of the boys cases, we shall see what We
shall see.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-28
LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss,
Anil % 1AtrR

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss, I
April %, 1893.
N"tice is hereby given that the follow
ing-namtd settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim aud that said proof will be
made before the Circuit Clerk Of Jackson
county, ut Scranton, Miss, OF June Z,
1893, viz:
Charles A. Bcnning, for tho northwest
I. Section 5, Township 4 south, Range j
west.
lie names tho following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon aud
cultivation OF said land. viz:
A. d. Bell. X. II. Blair, &. s. Bell. Il.
s. Barkman, all Of Americas =. o., Jack
son Co.. Miss.
Any person who desires to protest
against the allowance of snch proof or
who knows of any substantial reason. nm.
der the law and regulations of the Inte.
rior Department, why such proof should
not BIZ allowed, will bs given an OppOrtn.
nifty at the above mentioned time aud
place to etoss-examins the witnesses Oi
said claimant, and to offer evidence in re-
buttal Of that submitted by claimant.
ROBERT 4. WILSON, Register.
April q, 1893. lott