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Evening journal., 1893-04-07

A Successful Tom Thumb wedding.
"A Tom Thumb Wedding Fete aud en-
hour with the Liipuiians, the enter
tainment given last night by the children
Of Bethany Baptist Chapel, was so sue
crssful that it viii be given again u
Saturday night.
Evening journal., 1893-04-07
New Diocesan trustees Elected.

Edward G. Bradford and Samuel c.
Biddle have been elected to fill the va
caucies in the Board Of Trustees Of the
Diocese Of Delaware. John S. Littell and
Percival C. Pyle have been recommended
to the bishop for ordination to the dea-
cOnate.
Evening journal., 1893-04-07
No cIrarettes in 1Innesota.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. April THE House
yesterday passed the cigarette bill for
bidding the sale Of cigarettes in Mime
sofa under penalty of a fine or imprison-
ment
Evening journal., 1893-04-07
Under the Hammer Of sheriff Gould.

The property of Martha Quinn, at
Claymont and B streets, was sold at
sher fl s sale. yesterday. to John Quinn,
and the property Of Harry 5. Christy
and Catherine s. Christy, on Sycamore
street near Harrison, to tSamuel A.
McAllister.
Evening journal., 1893-04-07
FIaeman as a Compromise.

On motion OF Mr. Sprusnce the vote
by which the House passed the Senate
bill providing safety gates at Newport
pike railroad crossing. was reconsid
cred and the bill laid on the table. The
B. & o., and w. & n. attorneys want
Evening journal., 1893-04-07
AMONG LAWS AND BILLS
Legislators Debate Means
and Approve Measures.
ADJOURNMENT RUMORs CURRENT

Many Senators and Representatives. Re
ported TO Favor Resolution.for Adjourn
ing April 21-Five Divorce Petitions
Granted--Yestsrday's Work In Senate
and House.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-08-12
From the Leading Republican Pape'
in America.

The report of the auditor-general foi
last year shows that, after paying all
the expenses of government there re-
manned an unexpended balance of six
million dollars in the treasury. These
figures show conclusively, as has al
ready been demonstrated from the
auditor-general's report for 1891, that
the state has absolutely no need what.
ever for the personal property tax, and
that it ought, therefore, to be immeii-
ately repealed.
Assuming that not one dollar more Of
interest bearing property will be re-
turned for taxation, the state will col
lect, during the present year, from this
source alone, nearly three million dol
lars, which it clearly does not need, and
which it can not possibly spend in any
way.
We have already sh own how unjust,
unequal and oppressive this tax would
be, as to those who do pay it, even il
such a tax were necessary to defray
the legitimate expenses of government
When the official report of the finances
of the state so conclusively show that
the tax is absolutely unnecessary, it il
the clear duty of the legislature to re
peal it. and to repeal it without delay.
Ledger.
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Taxes On Bark.

We are asked to write about dog laws.
Our friend has dog for a neighbor
which bowls all night, steals all day
and frightens the cats. He favors a law
taxing dogs. What good will that do?
Is the bark of a taxed dog sweeter than
that of an untaxed dog? Is taxed dog
more honest or less terrifying to cats
than an untaxed dog? And what about
the equities of the case? If it is right
and proper for our neighbor> to keep q
dog, ought he to be taxed for doing
what it is proper for him to do? If it is
improper and wrong for him to keep a
dog, ought the government to accept q
bride to allow him to do what it is inn
proper for him to do? Is it true that
as the taxes on improvements, houses,
capital, goods, tend to diminish the
amount of improvements, houses. cap
ital and goods. SO a tax on dogs will
tend to decrease the number of dogs
But it will very likely spare the pup
which troubles our friend. Christian
Patriot
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Freedom ths Only Real Remedy.

That there are wrongs Is remedy in
our political and social systems there Is
no room to doubt That the masses OF
the people have been aroused by both
real and fancied injustfces TO a high de-
gree of unrest can not be delieds Fa-
vored classes have got more than their
share of the products of labor, especial.
ly of farm labor, and have been the
specific pets of legislatures, courts and
executive. Concentrated capital has
been arrogant and oppressive. and II N
folly and worse for our politicians or
political economists to ignore the fact.
But what Is to be the remedy? Sugs
gestions of remedy are numerous, some
times good, sometimes bad and some
times partly good and partly bad.
Henry George conceives that taxing the
land only would be a remedy; the Bel
lamyites have taken Looking Back
ward" as possible reality, and are ad-
vocates of extreme socialism as REM
edy. Some changes in our government.
some trifiing and some radical, have
been suggested as remedies. A largo
circulation medium is the one proposed
by some as cure; government owner
ship of railroads is another proposed
relief, while the anarchist would break
down all government and introduce o
go as you -please system.-Farmer's
Voice.
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COMMENT by A SINGLE rAxER.

It is not concentrated capital that op
presses the people, but monopoly in one
form or another No matter how great
the amount Of wealth combined under
one management, it can not compel the
masses to pay tribute unless it possesses
some special privilege granted by law.
It would seem evident therefore, that
the repeal of class legislation which en-
riches individuals or corporations, is
the one thing needfuL
In the case of special privileges. or
franchises. in land thinning, timber,
mill site on valuable city lots); the
simplest remedy is the taking forpublic
uses all the values derived from such
lands This would be equivalent to
freedom of opportunity for all, and is .
reform upon which the various schools
can agree.
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are awakening to the fact that IT they
are poor, it is simply because they nave
been robbed. But instead OF turning
away from the paternalism which has
enslaved them, the farmers, seeking the
shortest way out, blindly and stupid'y
hasten to enact more class Legislation
So we find them to-day lighting Tor
not freedom for all, but special pflvi'
ieges for themselves Will they learn
wisdom from the failures OF the past?
Who knows?
The salmon still tries ~ escape ~
going through the net
WHIpDEN GRAHAM
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German
Syrup

William McKeekan, Druggist &C
Bloomingdale, Mich. "Ihave had
the Asthma badly ever since / came
out of the army and though I have
been in the drug business for fifteen
years, and have tried nearly every
thing on the market, nothing has
given me the slightest relief until a
few months ago, when I used Bo-
schee's German Syrup. I am now
glad to acknowledge the great good
It has done me. lam greatly reliev-
ed during the day and at night go to
sleep without the least trouble" .
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A Dangerous Calling.

Mud miners" is the term used to de-
scribe class of workmen employed to
labor in tunnel which is being built
as a conduit for gas under the East
river from New York to Brooklyn. The
pressure of condensed air is so great in
the tunnel that even strong men labor
only two hours and are then taken to
the surface to recuperate. Recently
there have been several deaths in the
tunnel. So frequently have ambu-
lances been summoned to the entrance
that the police authorities are making
an investigation with a view TO lessen.
Ing the danger to the workncn, who
are In future to be examined BY ply.
stefan before descending into the shaft
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The Only Way Out.

Down on the eastern coast, where the
British province of Nova Scotia juts out
into the Atlantic, that king of game
fishes, the salmon, is captured by a
method which your true angler consid-
ers very unsportsmanlike. A long net,
knit from fine, strong Irvine, is run out
from a point or headland distance of
several hundred feet The end of the
net is looped SO as to form large
pouch, in which the emily opening is q
narrow passage, where the end over
feet Buoyed by blocks of wood, and
anchored firmly by heavy weights,
the fish trap is ready for business
Swimming with the tide comes q
lordly salmon. the most active and wary
of the inny tribes. Lazily floating. oc-
casionally lunching on some small fry,
he is at once the emblem of security
and freedom Suddenly he stops. His
progress is barred by curiously mcshed
obstruction which lies directly across
his watery path. He will go around it.
and so he turns toward the shore. Soon
he finds the water getting shallow, and
still that barrier is before him. lie
swims out to sea again, keeping close
to the net Presently he sees narrow
opening through which he can easily
pass. The next moment he finds he is
entirely surrounded by netting. In
vain he swims furiously around, or leaps
out of the water in the attempt to get
over the net The way by which he
entered is still open, and were he but
wise enough to do so. he has only to go
out But the overlapping nets confuse
him, so angry and desperate he rushes
nadly at the opening IN the net; the
,neshes yield slightly, and there. firmly
fastened by the gills, he remains until
hooked up by the fisterman's gait and
thrown into boat
THE farmers Of this country have
been slowly but surely meshing them
selves in net OF class legislation.
Special privileges to mouopolies have
been readily granted BY legislatures
slscted by the plundercd producers
~ last Il would seem that the people
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-08-12

The Century Dictionary. says: CoaeS
chserfulness and removing languor." 70
uroducs these desirable results in fulI
nerfection the quality of the concs
Should be excellent, and it should be tresH
ronsted. Tho celebrated brand OF MALL
POUCH" Roasted Coffee, which, ike the
n. q. mail. goes into every household in the
linton. IL n blend obtcined only after long
and patient experiment 1t is free OF gris
and ali foreign substances; is fresh roasted
1s;iv and makes q most delicious and In
vjcorating cup Of coffee. Ask your grocer
for IL Sold only in one-pound PACKAGES
Hanley s. Kinseila Coffee and Spice Com
pany, st. Louis.
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TAX REFORM DEPARTMENT.

(This department aims to give everybody's
ideas about taxation mot tariff. Write your
opinions briefly, and they will be published or
discussed in their turn by the cd tor or by mem
Der of the Taxation Society. Address, '1axs-
ton Society,"" this Office or p. o. Box ", Duf.
ialo N. "
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-08-12
Filming Industry and Thrift

There are more than million and a
half of savings bank depositors in New
York state. They will all be deeply in
terestcd in law proposed at Albany
which provides. among other things, for
the taxation of savings bank depos-
its
Such a scheme, ct time when the
state is out Of debt, will not be received
with much favor. In fact, it will arouse
intense opposition, even though depos-
its of less than S, 600 are not included
within its scope.
Anything that tends to discourage
habits of thrift, which the savings
banks in an eminent degree inculcate.
ought to be frowned upon by legislat-
ors. A law like the one referred to
would be step in the wrong direction.
--Nyack Journal. ssf
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SYST ENJOY.

"Yes, everything is looking fine,
I'm very well inclined
To let the world wag as it will;
The crops are OF my mind.
There's nothing worries me so much
AS planting things too late.
TRY in other ups and downs
To keep my temper straight"
"There's Sarah James inclined to fret
And stew from morn till night
Because she cannot always have
Her plans come out just right.
But what's the uses We cannot have
The earth and heavens too.
Itell her so; but little good
Ny precepts ever do
ait looks so strange for anyone
With even common wit
To let their temper run away,
With either rein or bit.
At every little simple thing
That comes to cross their path,
They fret, and foam, and almost raise
The roof to cool their wrath.
Now IL they'd only try it once
When matters went awry,
And keep their tempers well in hand,
They'd hit ii, same as L.
Its just as easy TO keep cool
II one but stops and thinks
Jchosaphat. What's that sect
Those horrid hogs OF JinlSs'
A roofing all my sweet corn out
Faster than 1t went in
I'll fix EN-! Let me get gun;
I'll shoot 'em, sure as sin.
I'll learn that wretchcd old skin1int
To keep his hogs shut up
hate a man so mean and slack,
He's lower than pup
To let his hogs come tearing round
And root my fences down.
I'd really be ashamed to be
The meanest man in town.
Hey, Sarah janet What's that you say,
Il left the gate pin out
When went in to brush The peas
know what I'm about
Ell didn't do IL, now-that's fat
Don't stand and waste your breath!
You're worse than poor old Caudle's wife
You'd nag n man &c death.
You'd better help me get 'em out,
And not stand there and grin.
Git out, you thieves Kerwhangi Kerchug!
Therel Now's the gate pin in:''
MARY Morrison. in Farm, Field and Firesid'
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. II always bothers Frenchman who u
learning English to read one gay sn nsv :
dav that the murderer has been committed.
lid Bits.
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TIE devil hits hard Ut the man who
makes On honest TAI return. -Rsm's
Horn.
How can you expect TO make another
man give an honest tax return when
you know you don't do It yourselk~
FL
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taught. 1t would make them look like
two fools, Mellish had said, if Forme won
the money. In answer to this Rowell
had remarked that they were two fools,
anyhow, but he had finally succumbed
to Mellish as the whole scheme was
Mellish's. AS Rowell thought bitterly
of these things his attention was di-
verted from the very thing ne had in
hand. Few men can pursue course
of thought and a fellow creature at
at the same time. He suddenly realized
that young Forme had escaped him.
Rowell stood alone in the dimly-lighted
silent street and poured unuttered
malcdictions on his own stupidity.
Suddenly a voice rang out from dark
doorway
"What the devil are you following
me for?"
"Oh, you're there, are youY', said
Pony. calmly.
| ''l'm here. Now what do you want
of me? Aren't you satisfied with what
You have done tonight"
| Naturally not, or l wouldn't be
foolchasing at such an hour as this"
Then You admit you have heon fol-
lowing mef'
~ never denied it.n
what do you want Of me? Do be-
long to myself or do you think be.
long to you, because I owe you some
money!"
II do not know. am sure, 10 whom
you helong,n said Rowell. with his
slow drawI, II suspect, however, that
the city police, rho seem ia b SO
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

A naturalist recently declared that
we are wrong in ascribing unusual
intelligence to animals of the ape
species. "As it is tho only animal
with hands, it docs many things by
instinct and habit and necessity that
resemble the acts of human beings
and make it seem to us as if it is
guided by intellect. The ape is
hardly more intelligent than the dog,
if, indeed, he knows as much. He
has gift for imitation and capacity
for mischief and that is the most
human part of him. But the animal
that really knows the most, or is
capable of being trained so as to
show the most striking results Of
education, is the domestic pig"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31
FOURTEEN ARE KILLED.
GROVER HANGED AND BURNED IN lFFldy,
Al Camden, Ark. Where the Vote Was Unanimous
Tor Mr. Cleveland at the Last Election,
Weekys Cholera Report

LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y, Aug 2S+-
An accident that cost the lives of
fourteen people occurred shortly after
midnight yesterday morning in the
little village of Berlin, l.. |. The train
that left Manhattan beach at 11E15
o'clock was overtaken by a train that
left Rockaway beach fifteen minutes
earlier. A frightful collision eusued.
Two rear cars of the Manhattan beach
train were demolished and the middle
car overturned. Hardly one OF the
scores of passengers aboard escaped
unhurt. Following is the corrected
list of the dead Col. f. A. Buck ed
itor of the Spirit of the Times; Oscar
Dietzel, Mrs. Maggie Dietzel, Mrs.
Bertha Weinstein, Sidney Weinstein,
Thomos Finn, two unknown women
and six unknown men. The injured
are: John Hahen, Jas, Baron, gheo,
Craven Twill die), Elnor f. Grave, Miss
Clara Haskell, Horace G. Kipball,
Aaron Weinsteim (will die), Morris
Floshelm, James r. Thompson, August
Jalkibson (will probably die), Eugene
Weiss, William Lonch, Frank LhrlSin,
Kate Durken, James j. Brady, VIII
lam Livingston, George Hannctt and
James Coughlin. The Rockaway en-
CINE was wrecked and its smokestaclS
carried away. The huge boiler re-
sembled a pincushion on account OF
the timbers of the wrecked carp stick
ing in it. On these timber4 were
human beings, some inpaledJ some
dead, others gasping their last. High
upon the top lay the dead b3dy Of a
man not yet identified. Upon one OF
tine timbers was impale9 "a body OF
Mrs. Dletzel. Upon az was the
body Of Sidney Weinstc cause
Of the disaster is unBno, . N ~
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

exposed to the deadly fire from hid
don fees on every side Aftor losing
in killed and wounded about fifty
men, they hoisted the white flag and
surrendered. About thirty of the
Cardenas men were killed. This is
the most sangulnary battle which
has yet taken place between the two
factions. A large number OF
the representatives of both factiona
went to the depot yesterday morning
to meet Gen. Reyes, but were disap-
pointed. 1t is said now that he will
be here to-day. 1t is asserted that he
has carte blanche from President Diaz
to settle the existing trouble in Coah-
uila, and that he win appoint Gen
Ramirez of Saltillo as governor. The
report hes reached here that Col
Trevino, with 500 Cardenes men, is
camped on Il little river four miles
south of Piedras Negras. 1t is said
that his mission here is to meet with
Gen. Reyes and have conference
with him regarding the condition OF
affairs in Coahuila.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31
A storm at New York.

New YORK, Aug. pa cyclone
swept over this part of the Atlantic
coast Wednesday night and yesterday
morning, and left marks over the
whole region around New York. The
rainfall was 1872 inches during twelve
hours, the heaviest ever reached.
The wind reached maximum OF forty
miles an hour at o'clock yesterday
morning. The steamships and other
large vessels at anchor sought safety
outside. Many of these as well as
the steamships due yesterday are now
cruising outside waiting for the
wind to subside. Through the drag
ging of anchors more than fifty
cables of the Western Union
telegraph company arc now lying
useless at the bottom Of North river.
The ravages of the storm were no less
severe on land. Trees were over
turned, plate glass windows were
shattered and shutters were torn
from houses, Wire connection with
Boston and New Haven was entirely
broken. OF the soventy-ilve wires to
Washington only twelve are standing,
but the connection with Philadelphia
is in good condition. All the wires
on Long island were badly affected.
The sea reached inland farthest at
Brighton Beach, The waves ran
around the music pavilion, and the
wide plaza was like a deep-laden
ships deck washed. The first
floor of the hotel was
soaked with salt water. Nearly
200 feet of trestle OF the Marine rail-
way were carried away, The watch
man of the trestle had his shaAty
WASHED away and he was rescued by
.sl1e first guard. The storm in Brook
.1yn caused great damage. Nearly
every street in the city is covered
with debris from trees. Ten houses
wereunroofed, During the storm q
policeman found the body OF dead
man in q peddler's wagon. The
wagon was filled with water and the
man was floating around In New
Jersey the storm was severely felt,
The details are meager on account OF
the prostration OF the wires. a sum-
mary shows $50 Elm trees, averaging
ten inches in diameter, blown
down in Railway, At Williams
seaman's family were awak-
oned by the crashing through the
roof OF large tree. 1t cut the second
story, stopping just foot from bed.
At Elizabethport fully 1000 trees were
blown down. The streets at Eliza
bethport were under water to the
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

HALIFAX, N. S., Aug. 2IAsuAThe loss
OF the steamer Dorcas. wiz 3he barge
Eta Stewart in tow, has ben con-
firmed. The barge carried .crcw Of
five and the steamer a crew bf seven.
In addition the chief engine@ Of the
steamer had his wife and -FOUR chill
dren aboard. This makes the loss of
life seventeen. j. 9otts}of PortSl
lake arrived yest W 1aftersooh
from the scene of die Mck. He
says the wreckage was ilfs[ discoV-
cred Tuesday. The, sea wnsNSunning
mountains high and he twp Vessels
were fast breaking up. The body OF
Capt Ferguson Of the Dbrcas was
found a quarter Of mile to the vest
ward on Half island beach. Both
temples were smashed In and the body
was badly bruised Six or s8ven bod
les were seen floating in the surf nm
der the bluffs at Half island. The
bodies will be recovered when the
tide goes over. The bodies of Mrs.
Hennis and her daughter, AZ I'd Z
years, were recovered early yesA day
morning near where Captain Eergu-
son was found, Her husbal& was
engineer of the tug The na of
those drowned when the Dorcals went
down are; Angus Furgerso1, cap
tain; Hecla Mcdonald. mate; William
Hanaha, chief engineer; Alfred Tom
easy, second engineer; j. +. Smart,
Norman McMurry, Alex McYicker,
Michael McGunni, seamen, TRdse
on the Eta Stewart, as far as known,
were; Capt. S. G. Spencer, Wilkam
Price, mate; g. P. Mcyicker, a kAas-
senger for Halifax; George and James
Kelly, A. Mcdonald, Norman AsISill,
seamen; David Baldwin, cook; Sadie
Musgrave, passenger for Halifax >
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

LONDON, Aug. 2s.-Cholera retFns
the past week show in twentyione
provinces of Russia, 1925 new cases.
1892 deaths. In Orels $50 cases; 1926
deaths. In Kief 673 cases; 227
deaths, In Tulahad 653 cases; 1a9
deaths; and in Moscoe 119 cases; ga
depths. There were eight deaths in
Naples Friday, and 10 cases and
5 deaths in Palermo, In En-
kersch in Crimea, "A cases; "a deaths.
In Sebastol 0 cases, death. One
hundred and two cases in Soolina, in
Brahilov, 80 cases in 'lchernavoda, "a
in Galatz and 10 in Tultcha.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

GuTHF-E, Ok, Aug. 26.-An In
terestinF murder case is being tried
in the district court. John Dossett
and Sherman Long both worked on
the ranch of French half-breed in
the Usage reservation. Both fell in
love with his 17-year-old daughter,
Clemantine Donway, beautiful In
dian maiden. She refused to decide
between the two lovers, dallying first
with one and then the other. One
night at a dance when all
were present, Doss gave Long
a drink of whisky and a
few moments after he fell to the floor
while dancing with Clemantine and
died in great agony. Dossett is
charged with having put poison in
the whisky, The trial is a hotly con
tested one, the girl and her father
aiding the prosecution and Dossett's
Influential friends backing him,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

TExARKANA, Ark, Aug 2s.--The
citizens OF Cameron, a small town ten
miles north of here on the Cotton Belt
railroad, held a mass meeting Friday
night, at which number of speeches
were made denouncing Cleveland and
the goldbugs, after which the presi-
lent was hanged in efIigy and after
ward burned. At the last election
Cleveland carried that voting precinct
Dy unanimous vote