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The Progress., 1894-08-18
THE JRPSE WAS DRY.
Wanted Some Beer and Asked for 1s
tn" Spot.

A few days ago ,nan died near San
Fernando, CAL, and his friends de-
cidc,l to hold wake. The corpse was
stretched en- a bench and covered with
a cloth. After the parties had sat
around the body for a couple Of hours
it occurred to them that 4 bucket Of
beer would not be amisS, and one Of
the boys went out to get the cheering
Beverage As soon as he was gone
his friend, removed the body sa' an
other room, and one Of the Walkers
with awful !c.ity, stretched himself
on the bench, and assuming the rlglN-
p covered with the cloth. At this
juncturr an old lady and an Old man
entered the TO 'n for the purpose OF
helping to watch the body and probA-
bly, also to help drink the beer
On returning Inc messenger
placed the foaming stuff on
the table and proceeded to dip il out
to the crowd. Suddenly the supposed
corpse raised himself >tltlly on the
BENCH and said, 'GW. uW, oN. but :
want some o that mesclf.
This was sufficient to set oft the poov
uninitiated fellow who had brought
the beer and he Jumped through the
window with an unearthly yell, carry
ing away him sash and glass in his
hurry. The old man made for the
window at l:?:j gait and got clear
away. The old lady bolted for the
same place Of exit but tainted near
the window sill. while the cold sweat
broke out over her wrinllled brow.
The old man and his wife have since
recovered, but they can not be pre-
vailed upon to attend another wake.
AS for the beer carrier, he has not
been heard from since and is believed
to have gone to Arizona
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when he was trying the celebrated
Tranb by Croft baccarat case.
GORDON ELLIOT.
The Senior Sovereign.

Lord Dufferin recently gave the
fifty-sixth dinner party which has been
held at the British En- bassy in cele-
bration Of Queen Victoria's birthday.
Having assembled the throne in 1887,
she is now the senior sovereign of the
world. The late Dom Pedro had in
the number Of years during which he
reigned the seniority of Victoria. But
revolution hurled him from the
throne, whereas good Englishmen,
particularly among the dissenters,
hope the Queen may live to hundred,
if only to keep out the Prince of
Wales Queen Isabella came to the
throne six years sooner than Victoria,
but she did not know how to keep on
it, and her life has been tissue Of
Scandals and never more so than at
present.
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yer; his uncle, Samuel TAYLOR Cole
ridge, poet, critic and philosopher,
was star of the first magnitude in
the armament of letters; and there
were many other Coleridges whose
names are inscribed on the rolls of
famous Englishmen and English
women.
Lord Coleridge was born in 1921,
and was educated at Eton. At the
age of II he took an open scholarship
at Ballot college, Oxford, and at the
university gained a considera bic rep
uts.ion as theologian. 1t was gen
orally supposed in those days that ne
would adopt the church as profess
The Progress., 1894-08-18
LINCOLN FELT LOWLY.
And Thought the Country Degenerated
to Call Him.

And Thought the Country Degenerated
to Call Him.
W. W. Danenhower, the father of
Lieut. Danenhower of arctic fame,
who died the other day, up to the day
of his death preserved in little glass
covered frame brief note, written to
him by Lincoln on the day of his first
Inauguration, March 4, 1861. Danen-
hover, who was close friend of Lin
coin, had called to see him that morn
ing, and Abundance had been refused
him. The President hearing of it, in
spite of his many cares, took time to
pen a note Of apology, telling his
friend not to think he was putting
on airs" because he was ''in the white
house." ant asking him to call again
and he would see that he was admit
ted. Danenhower, according to the
the Philadelphia Record, was the first
to announce to Lincoln the decision OF
the national convention committey of
conference to recommend Lincoln to
the national convention. Lincoln's
look of surprise, he said, was genuine
He laughed, a deep inward ripple, and,
dropping his hands and removing his
legs from a table before which he was
seated, he arose and paced the ROOM
saying: why, Danenhower, this
shows how political parties are degen-
Grating. You and can remember
when we thought no one was fit for
the Presidency but Henry Clay. Now
you are seriously considering me for
the position. It's absurd"
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Eugenie's Memories.

The ex-Empress Eugene has been
engaged on her memoirs for many
years, AS soon as page is written it
is placed under lock and key. and not
even her most intimate friends ever
see it The work is not to be pub
lished until twenty-five years after
her death. The ex-empress uses 10
writing penholder which is orna-
mented with diamonds 1t was used
by the fourteen representatives in
signing the treaty of the peace of
Paris in 1866, and was given to the ex-
empress as = mepento
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DUTY BEFORE OElICACY
Ho~ Philadelphia Officer Saved q
Girls Life.


The other day Philadelphia police.
Ian was torn sadly by a conflict be-
tween modesty and duty. At the
South street bathhouse there are
male and "female' days, and this
day was of the latter sort The bath
house was filed with such naiads as
Philadelphia can produce. Not one
of them was dressed-even in lace
collar Now, the floor of the natator-
lum is an inclined plane. and little
girl tumbled into place too deep for
her, and was in imminent danger Of
drowning. Of course, when such q
crisis came, the ladies could only
wiring their hands and scream for
help. The policeman heard that
scream. For an instant he meditated.
Modesty caught him by the coat
tail and shrieked: Bah. shame!'
and had she been classical would have
spoken of the fate of Actaon. Duty
caught him by the collar, said little,
but gave him a raise up to the bath
house window, and then, with coup
de pied, sent him head first in among
the pink beauties, who shrunk yet
feared to fly. They pointed to the
spot where little Mary Wilson had
sunk for the third time" and in he
plunged boldly, regardless of all save
virtue and his duty The child was
saved, and when the life saver looked
up he saw but retreating forms and
dripping heads-the latter protruding
from, the former just entering, the
bathing rooms
The Progress., 1894-08-18

Paul Bourget still fingers in this
country. He is immensely interested
in his studies Of American life and en-
joys living here He is a man Of
medium height, with youthful face,
light hair and eyes and an olive com.
plexion. He wears a monocle, which,
with ki dress and his nonchalant
manner, gives him the air more of an
Englishman than q Partisan. He has
written some articles about this coun-
try, and he is reported to be at work
on an AMERICAN noval
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The capability Of Miss Wilkinson,
who Is the successful landscape gar
dener of the Metropolitan Public Gar.
den association Of London, has sug-
gested to American women a new vo-
cation that may in time be opened to
them-a vocation both healthful and
delightful AS a step toward 1t, it is
proposed by a number Of people in
Philadelphia that six young women,
having a taste for out-of-door life,
study forestry under specialist.
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Gen. Grants Tomb.

The tomb of Gen. Grant at River
side Park, New York is faithfully
pictured in the accompanying illus
tration on this page This tomb was
built by popular subscription in low
ing testimony to the memory Of the
hero Of Appomattox. It cost quar-.
ter of million dollars.
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borne case. His closing speech, which

borne case. His closing speech, which
took over month to deliver, is con-
sideced masterpiece; but as rule,
he was greater as Il lawyer than as an
orator. Soon after the Iichborne
trial he wa, raised to the bench, and
in lN~9 he was made master of the
rolls \ year later ne was Chief JUS
tce of the Court of Common Pleas;
another year passed and lie became a
peer, and in 1850, under statute re-
organizing the Judiciary, he was APP
pointed Lord Chief Justice Of Eng
land.
A few years ago Lord ColrriIge paid
a visit to this country and tet. {. :~.Y~t
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Far more learned than his predrces-
sor, Sir Alexander Cock burn. equally
honest in purpose and living more
blalhcIe>S .Ifr he managed TO maj Ike
himself 80 disliktd by his countrym men
that lanpoOn> on ms private family
history We're received by the English
public with delight; whereas, when
Cocilburr Gied all England wept. al
though his scandalOu> manner Of liv-
ing was notorious
This is one Of the strange cha"ac-
teri>tic, of the English public It
borders its gown with phvlacterics;
cries ont, THANK God, we are not as
other men are" and places on pedes-
tails to worship men who have gained
notoriety in giving way to the weak
,e>Ses of flesh. The late prince con-
sort was never popular with the sub
jects of his wife because he led
blameless life The memory of Henry
WI. is far more hOnored in England
than that of William I'LL A certain
royal parsonage, whose numerous pee
cadillos are town talk. has far more
honor in his own country than his
younger brother, who is said to be ux-
oriOuslv inclined. And if Lord Col
eridge had not lived so decent life
his memory would probably have been
more honored in England than it is
Lord Coleridge came of a noted
family. His father was a great law
The Progress., 1894-08-18
Had Asked.

Dasher-Clara dear will you be nv
wife?
Clara-Have you asked mamma?
Dasher--Yes But she won't have
me. philadelphia Press.
The Progress., 1894-08-18

Twenty-one specimens of fossil
shells have been found in the vicinity
OF Boston. Some OF these fossils were
found in the Muddy river; on the bor-
der OF Brookline; some have been
found in the dredging of the Charles
river near the Black bay. Some OF
the oyster shells are ten inches long
The Progress., 1894-08-18

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity
of our own mind Abso!ve YOU to Your
self and you shall have the suffrage
The Progress., 1894-08-18

LADIES needing a tonic, or children who
want building mp, should take Brown,
Iron Bi'ters. 1t is pleasant to take, cures
Malaria. Indigestion, BiliousneSs and Live,
Complaints, makes the Blood rich and pure
We are our hest when we try to be it not
for ourselves alone. but for our brethren
The Progress., 1894-08-18

a new idea for the coming summer
is to have skirts and sunshades to
match.
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sion, but after taking frst-class de-
gree and being elected Fellow of
Exeter college he late his dinners
and joined the bar.
His rise was rapid In 1868 he be-
came a member of parliament. Three
years later Mr.. Gladstone made him q
solicitor general and the queen
knighted him In 1871 he was ap-
pointed attorney general, and while
holding this position he conducted
the prosecution in the celebrated Itch
The Progress., 1894-08-18
HnlI,r EnknrrI. e.

Halls Catarrh Crre
Is taken internally. Price, 7jc.
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have no more DOUBT ABOUT their
eternal felicity than I have of the
Christian who dies in his bed in the
delirium of typhoid fever. While the
shock Of the catastrophe is very great,
I charge all those who have had Chris
tian friends under .cereb ral alteration
step off The boundaries of this life, to
have no doubt about their happiness.
The dear Lord took them right out of
their dazed and frenzied state into
perfect safety. How Christ feels to-
ward the insane you may known from
the kind way he treated the demoniac
Of Gadara and the child lunatic and
the potency with which he hushed
the tempests either of sea or brain.
Scotland, the land prolific of intel.
lectual giants, had none grander than
Hugh Miller Great for science and
great for God. He came of the best
Highland blood, and he was de-
scendant Of Donald Roy, men emf.
nent for his piety and the rare gift of
second-sight His attainments climb b.
ing up as he did from the quarry and
the wall Of the stonemasons, drew
forth the astonished admiration of
Buckland and Murchison, the scient.
lists, and Dr. Chalmers, the theologian,
and held universities spellbound while
he told them the story Of what he had
seen Of God in the old red sand stone.
That man did more than any being
that ever lived to show that the God
Of the hills u the God Ct the Bible.
The herald., 1894-08-03
What Hit Him.

Many queer things happen in wartime.
Sergeant Forbes. Mitchell of the Ninety
third Sutherland Highlanders relates what
he calls "a rather '4aughable incident :
which befell man of his company named
Johnny Ross. 1t was in India at Lucknow
during the great mutihy. Before falling
in for the assault on the begum's palace
Johnny Ross and George Fuller, with
some others, had been playing cards in a
sheltered corner and in some way quar-
relied over the game They were still argu,
ing the point when the signal was given
to fall In, ard Puller told Ross to shut
up" At that moment spent ball struck
Ross in the mouth and knocked out four
n his teeth. Johnny thought it was Pull
or who had struck him and at once re,
turned tho blow.
''You fool!' said Fuller. ''It wasn't
that struck you. You've got bullet in
your mouth" !. +
And so it was. Ross put his hand to
his lips and spat into it his four front
teeth and bullet. He at once apologized
to Fuller for having struck him and add
ed, "How shall 1 manage to bite my car
tidges tho noo?" Those were the days Of
muzzle loading cartridges which had to, be
torn open with the teeth when loading
Youths Companion.
The herald., 1894-08-03
Stockholders Liable.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2.-Superior
Judge Trout today rendered decision
against r. fl. Mcdonald and other
atockholdrs of the Pacific bank, holding
them responsible for $52, ,460 sued for by
Matthew MCGOWAN, . depositor. Nc
Gowan alleged that he deposited that
sum in the bank before lite failure, and
in answer to his complaint McDopa aid
and the others asserted that they were
not liable. The court. in fixing the liza
bility, ruled that according to the con-
atitution OF 1894 leach stockholder of q
corporation ie individually and person.
ally liable for his proportion OF all debts
and liabilities" The decision is a very
important one, a. it means that large
number of other 6epositors can get
judgment against the Individual stock
holders of the broken bank. MCGOWAN.
with his $52. AGO claim, was only one OF
many.
The herald., 1894-08-03
Nothing to Appear For.

TOPEKA. Kan, Aug. 2.-In regard to
the Argentine railroad strikers who de-
clared that they would ignore United
States court order and also not employ
counsel, Judge Foster, of tine United
States district court, said today: "The
Argentine people misunderstood the
order. They are not required to appear
in Topeka. unless they have violated
the emergency order restraining them
from interfering with railroad property.
On August 9Th, ii the men do not ap-
pear. temporary restraining order will
be issued to the same effect as an emerg.
ency order. and in October the order
will be made permanent. If the men
have violated no orders enjoining them.
they have nothing to appear for"
The herald., 1894-08-03
An Author and His Children.

George W. Cable was entertained at .
private house not long ago in the course
of his public readings from his works. He
spent the night with his hosts and then
tarried on into the following day. Finally
he Withdrew to the guest chamber and
staid there for some hours. When he re-
appeared, it was found that he had finish
sss story which had been hanging fire in
his mind for some time. Ho confessed that
he embraced the time of quiet discovered
in this orderly houseold to do this bit Of
literary work. II have such houseful Of
noisy youngsters at hone" he explained.
-PhiladolDhia Press
The herald., 1894-08-03
EX-CLERK HAMILTON
OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY RELEASED
FROM SAN QUENTIN
BY Order of the Superior Court--Did
Not Embezs!s County Fuuds.
The Funds Wore
Private.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 2.-Ths supreme
court decided today that there is no
criminal case against ex'Copnty Clerk
Hamilton OF San Diego county, and the
proceedings against him are ordered
dismissed.
Hamilton was succeeded in Office
nearly two years ago by William Gamma
way. He omitted to turn over some
$4422 that was alleged to be public
money. The district attorney filed an
information against him and he was
convicted and sentenced to San Quentin
for two years. A new trial was denied,
and Hamilton appealed TO the supreme
court. It appeared from the evidence
that the money which Hamilton failed
TO account for to Garnaway was received
by him as deposits from litigants to
cover anticipated costs in cases pending
in the supreme court from San Diego
county. 1t was cortended that there
was no law which authorized Hamilton,
as county clerk, to demand or receive
such deposits, and therefore. being ille-
gally collected, no duty devolved upon
him, under the law, to pay them to his
successor in office; that such money
belonged to litigants and should have
been returned to them, or, II received
under color of office and net claimsd by
such litigants, it should have been paid
to the county treasurer.
The supreme court said:
Hamilton could not, under the In
formation, have been convicted for a
failure to pay these moneys to ths
oouptu ooruvar for tho repsopa that ha
was not charged in the information with
any neglect or refusal so to do. There is
no evidence OF any such refusal, but, on
the contrary, there is some uncontra'
dictsd evidence in the record that the
county treasurer refused to receive the
money on the ground that the fees had
not been earned and did not belong to
the county"
Hamilton will therefore be discharged
from custody. As for the money. it be-
longs to the litigsnts who presented it,
and each one has a claim for whatever
ne handed Hamilton.
The herald., 1894-08-03
wArEKnD NEWSPAPER srooK.
The New Y ork Times sued by Its Stock
holders.

The New York Times Sued by Its Stock
holders.
NEW YORK, Aug. "A number OF suits
have been begun in the supreme court
against the New York Times Publishing
company by STOCK holders of that COR
poration to set aside their subscriptions
for stock, on the ground that the SUBJ
scriptions were obtained by fraudulent
representations.
In the suits fled the complainants al
lege that they were induced to subscribe
to the stock OF the company on the basis
OF bona fide subscriptions for a total of
$3.50, 900, and that the capitalization was
not TO exceed these totals by moro than
$150.000.
In one sf the bills filed by Charles F.
Watson the allegation is made that the
company was capitalized for 81 ,250, 900
without the knowledge OF the plaintiff,
and that $3.50, 600 OF the stock was given
to the promoters OF the company with
out any money consideration being re-
ing received therefor, the capital being
thereby watered to at least that amount,
and that while the plaintiff and others
subscribed for their stock in full, only
one e.half of the capital stock OF the COM
pany has been officially reported as lin
good faith" subscribed.
The plaintiffs also contend that be-
fore the beginning OF these suits they
demanded four different times to be al
lowed to inspect the original subscrip-
tions agreement, but the company re-.
fused to exhibit or to furnieh copy OF
it to the plaintiffs or their attorneys.
The narrative of the purchase OF the
Times by the present owners is told
in detail in the bill filed by Mr.. Wat
son. He says that in 1898 he was
induced to subscribe for $4,000 OF the
stock upon the representations already
cited, and not until he had paid for his
stock in full was he made aware that
the capitalization had been increased to
Sl,250, 600 and that the stock was SUBJ
isct 10 restrictions placed upon the
transfer of the newspaper, although no
euch restrictions had been referred to in
any of the statements made to him eud
upon which he had paid for his stock.
The plaintiff declares that he he's made
al effort TO obtain a COPY OF the sub.
scription paper or permission to inspect
it, but without result ard demands the
return of his subscription.
In similar complaint Richard Sibley
demands the return of $4,000 paid by
him for stock in the paper.
The herald., 1894-08-03

President Clevelaad. who had ordered
the officer who Issued the Sunday prac.
tice order to be arrested, tried and pun
ished for violation OF the order OF Presi-
dent Lincoln.
Mr.. Outhwaite Democrat, Ohiol,
chairman OF the military affairs commit
tee. read letter he had received from
Adjt. Gen. Ruggles concerning the pun
ishment Of the officer who had violated
President Lincoln's order.
The conference report on the District
OF Columbia appropriation bill was
agreed to.
Mr.. Brown (Democrat), from the COM
nittee on elections, then called mp the
contested case OF Moore We. Funston.
Before adjournment yesterday the house
defeated the minority report, and the
vote today was taken on the majority
resolution declaring Funston (Reoub-
liean), the cont0stee, not elected, and
Mr.. Moore (Denocra,-PopuiisD entitled
to the seat. The resolution WAS adopted
lag to 81. Six Observation-Disclosures.
Barnes (Wisconein,. Hall (Minnesotal,
Griffin (Michigan), Harter (Ohio), Payn-
ter (Kentucky) and Pendleton (Texas)-
voted with the Republicans against
Moore.
Upon tho announcement OF the vote
Mr.. Moore came forward to the bar of
the house and took the oath of office.
Mr.. Holman (Dsmocrat), chairman Of
the committee on Indian affairs, then
called up the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill. The report
was agreed to and another conference
was ordered on the remaining points OF
difference between the two houses.
At o'clock the house adjourned.
The herald., 1894-08-03
Polar Party Heard From.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-The following spe-
cisl cable was received by the Chicago
Herald today:
TRoMsoE, Norway, Aug. 2.-Captain
Peterson, Engineer L. w. Wilship; II.
Westfall, mountaineer and cook, and
one sailor. of the Chicago Herald polar
expedition, which left this port on May
lot. on the steamship Ragnavald-Jarl.
under command of Walter Wellman,
have arrived here on q whaler. They
bring information of the loss of the ship
on May oath. Soon after leaving Danes
island the boat encountered great mass
of pack ice, and despite every effort to
escape, the vessel was hemmed in and
crushed to pieces. The crew had time
to transfer the greater portion of their
provisions, scientific instruments, dogs
and aluminium boats to the ice before
the boat was destroyed. The men who
arrived here today left the party after
the accident, but Commander Wellman
and tho balance of the party, undaunted
by the loss of their vessel, resolutely set
out in search Of the pole. 1t is probable
another boat will be fitted up at once
and sent to the rescue OF the party.
The herald., 1894-08-03
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Moore Funston Case esttIad-Moors De
ciared Eiscted aud Seated.

Moore Funston Case esttlad-Moors De-
ciarsd Eiscted aud Seated.
WAsMNGToN, Aug. 2.--The house to-
day passed bill authorizing the pur-
chase of the property and franchise Of
the Choctaw Commercial and Railway
company.
A bill was passed to remove the
charge of dishonorabls dismissal from
the record of Cyrus Paine.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep.,) of Ohio, arose
to question of privilege in connection
time ago calling for report from the
of q soldier at Omaha for refusing to
participate in target practice on Sunday.
A report had been received from the
war department. Mr.. Grosvenor had NO
criticism to offer on the ground OF the
court martial, viz: That private SOL
dier had no right to disobey the CON-
mands OF his superiors. but he insisted
that tie officer ordering the Sunday
target practice, did 80 in plain violation
OF the order OF President Lincoln, ia
1867. and in direct violation OF the
statutes Of Nebraska.
MIR. Grosvenof passed come severe
structures on the court-martial, and the
general who approved it and ordered its
decree executed.
The ac'icr of the brigadier- general"
said be, was the outRrowth OF the most
stnlid and inconceivsble ignorance; OF y
total disregard OF All that Was right and
proper"
MI. Groavsnor paid high tribute to