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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
MRS. PHILIP II. SHERIDAN.
She Lives In Washington Surrounded
by Mementoes of the General.

/ She Lives In Washington surrounded
by Mementoes of the General
( The widow of Gen Sheridan and his
three children still live in the large
land handsome house in which the
general passed the last years of his
! life Ii is in the center OF the fashion
able district in Washington, and its
/ site is one of the most desirable Of the
numerous uianglcs into which the
Irapital city is cut up. The exterior
of the house is Of plain red brick, hut
/ it is relieved of monotony by all SorJs
of happy architectural eXpcdienI5,
while the interior is cut up into rooms
Iof many picturesque shapes with
quaint ana coy corners that enhance
/ their artistic merit
| The furniture and decorations are
rich handsome and luxurious, hut in
! the best III taste. ana showing a keen
| depreciation of the uicetieS Of com
| binatiou that could easily be made in
cougruous Memcntoes and portraits
of the general abound on every side,
as might be expected, and amid the
pretty bric-a-brac are scattered many
souvenirs that have for his family a
value far beyond their artistic or in
suinsic worth, though that is not incon
siderable
/ Mrs. Sheridan is Il dark haired little
woman. with dainty features and dark
gray eyes that look out upon the
world in smiling confidence. Her bear
/ ing is easy ana composed, and her
manners quiet and refined, but it is
| easy To see that there is no lack in her
| composition Of the fire that should
characterize the daughter of one great
soldier ana the wife of another She
was, it will be remembered, the daugh-
ter of Gen, Daniel H. Ruckcr, and
may be said to have been OF the army
al her life having been born on the
( Mexican frontier during her fathers
I service there Just prior to the civil
war. She was many years Gen. Sheri.
dams Junior, ana did not meet him
/ till many years after the war. when
her father was serving in the west on
Sheridan's staff. They were married
| in 1879
4 Mrs. sheridan has three chllreu-
two beautiful twin girls and n boy
/ (ansther Little PhilD The girls are
at a convent school near Philadelphia,
but the boy attends school in Wash
ington, near home Mrs Sheridan has
lived ia Washington for many years,
ana freely expresses her fondness for
the city and its SOCIETY though she
does not take an active part IN its
gayetieS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
NEW ORLEANS BOYS.
What George Gable Remembers AlYgrt
Them


The New orleans silall boy rarely
fishes in the Mississippi Pot fishes
take its buffalo fish. huge blue carsr
and mud eats" with trot-line. and
wharf rats" have some luck with tha
hand-line nj the edges of wharvcS: but
rs for fishing with the pole for sn9n
fry I'll tell you; | once saw a bow
tie railroad spike to 40 feet of small
line and east the iron into the river
from the stern of a steamboat lying M
Il wharf for repairs That swirling
boiling current fioated the spike
Imagine dropping into those waters
without a line and with ones clothes
on, But that is what u great MANY
persons. some dear little children
among them, had to do one winter
morning think it was Il New Years
day when five of those great steam
boats burned to the waters edge in
few minutes, like SO much straw or
ShayingS. Some were saved hy men
in sllifrs, while others were never seen
again ! know q man who. when
youth, saw that whole river halbor
one day dotted with drifting steam,
boats ana ships. burning aud sinking,
but that was-as the old black woman
who sells PIES and stage pianks' gin.
gerbrcadl on the landings would say
lin de cnjur'iu o De waugh"
No, the right sort of New Orleans
boy, that sort that reads St Nicholas
tor would if lie were not Il Creole
fishes in Lake Pontchartrain. when he
can afford it the lake is five or six
miles from the citys main strcet-and
sometimes catches that handsome and
delicious pan fish, the woaker and
even. though more rarely, the Sleeps
head. They are so named because
the croaker makes Il little Croakiug
noise as he tounces about in ypT
fishing boat, ana the sheepshead has
a face whose profile * like that Of
sleeps, and some true teeth, that
show with his mouth shut The lake
is 30 miles wide and over 30 long, so
that as one looks across it he secs only
sky and water meet ANA vessels sink
below or rise above the blue horizon
Away back III the geological ages, be-
fore anybody's aunt was born the
Mississippi river used to run through
this lake. December St Nicholas
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
THE DEAD

Chamcey IL Andrews, millionaire
railroad, coal and iron operator, died
.at Youngstown. Ohio. after "A long
sickness.
Or lillian Labshield visited his
Youngstown, Ohio, patients as usual
sunday Next day he died from pneu-
monla.
Samuel Mckoon, the Oldest Free
mason in the United States, died al
san Diego cal. aged 81 years.
Mrs. Margaret Martin, eminent as a
Methodist writer. died at Columbia,
S. G. She was born in Scotland IN
1901
W H. Murray, "a Chicago board of
trade man who had made and lost
several fortunes. died at Pass Chris
tan
Victor Schoelchrr, French states
man. author and traveller, died in
Paris from pneumonia. lie was born
in 1893
Henry W Paine, the eminent lawyer
died mt his residence ia Cambridge,
Mass He was 81 years old
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
WIDE-AWAKE PARSONS

Wade's Fiber and Fabric:-Thcrr +
the story of the gentleman who mao.
vcrtenuy slipped a blue poker chr
into the church collection plate and
then called upon his pastor with 81
apology for his carelessncSs and q -
Yer dollar instead Of the chip
oh no." said the man If Gea.
knowingly that's not enough. 4 iHa.
chip is worth So in your game
An oklahoma divine was ia.
shrewder
The collection win now be taken
he said and / wish to remark furthr.
that poker chips don't 20 any NOR
Get 'em ca>hed before YOU come ANA
bring the money | am forced to ,..s
decision hy the fact that some q X.
brethren have been showing OF eh.ts
Of their own making on us and letLi--
The laugh be on rs when we went .
get them cashed at the IeWdi&s
Fortune parlQrs
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.
TuE WORLDS NEWS
HARD TIMES

HAM 4 AaeAif'".
Directors of the indianapolis street
Railway company decided +" cut
wages
+. J.. Hudley viii continue receiver
of tb. Northern Pacific until February.
Chicago banks declared their usual
dividepds despite the fact that the
Inst year has been rather hard oW'.
sam Hall. a society man, started q
fashionable restaurant mt Atlanta, Ga.
Fashion failed 10 pay the bills ana the
restaurant closed
The Ashland, Wis, blast furnace vii
close down Jan 1, throwing 80 men
out of employment.
President coffin declares the rumor
That the General Electric is to go mo
a receivers hands without foundation.
The recciyershlp for the Santa re
will not effect the building of the me
railway hospital at Topeka
Employees of the Northern Pacific
are consulting attorneys with view
to preventing the proposed reduction
IN salaries.
Fate Of the New England road has
been decided at the meeting Of the dl
rectors in New York A receiver IS IN
possession
Northern Pacific employees were en-
Joined from interfering with the prop.
erty by United States Judge CaldWeIi
at 81 PAU.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
THE BLOCK SYSTEM.
How 1t Is Applied TO the Pennsylvania
Railroad and How 1t Works

How II Is Applied TO the Pennsylvania
Railroad and How 1t Works
The electro pneumatic automatic
block system now being introduced on
the Pennsylvania railroad is working
with perfect satisfaction aud is said
to he a great success The principle
of the system is that signals are
thrown TO the danger position automa.
tically by train entering the block
which the signal controls and are re-
turned automatically TO the position IN.
dicatng that the track is clear. rs
soon as the train leaves Tie block
When there is any failure in the opera
ton of the automatic apparatus the
home signal inevitably assumes
through the action Of gravity the
danger signal position.
The new system is more expensive
than the old one, cost Of installation
being greater, although the cost OF
maintenance is less. A good deal of
the danger through human fallibihty
is eliminated A broken rail, which
tower man would never know anything
about, is instantly reported by the
signal as is any other obstruction or
interruption Electricity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
CASUALTIES

Twelve Lake llrie and Western
freight ears were wrecked at Lima,
charles leeds and John Tooicy, rail
road men. were rum over ANA Killed at
New Orleans.
Ed Noe Is years old, was killed by
the accidental discharge Of his gun
while hunting near Hibernia Ind.
During a roadhouse fire near LAX"
wood y. j., child Of the manager
was thrown from an upper window
+. Savage, Angus Faulkner, William
Tuipie ana another miner were
drowned 10y a rush of water into a
shaft near Halifax, y. ).
Roy Shubert, Bcloit, La boy,
was blown to pieces 10y The explosion
Of box OF dynamite.
-Four dwellings were destroyed by
fire in McKces Rocks a pittsburg sub,
arb. Loss, $4,000; insurance, small
The river steamer Johu Graves,
heavily laden with sugar and othel
merchandise, sank twenty-five miles
south Of Camden Ark. The cargo Is
well insured.
Fires, Lawrenccyillc, H.; loss SO.
600 l.adogu, Ind Doughcrty Touring
mills; loss 5000 llillSboro, Texas;
toss S2T5,OOo Fergus FAILS Mimi
Purk Hotel; loss, SlSpOo.
4 small wreck occurred on the South
Shore road near West superior, wis.
Freight train No, : ran into the rear
of another freight Several ears ami
The ,g,boosr were badly damaged
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06

surely & there are unhappy sufferers on earth
upon whala the angel, look down 10 pity IL is
gaape a-anizai with rheumatism They are IN
torment the year round with utfie Of no respite.
Vow, there IS Is evidence to which publicity has
been given % behalf 81 Hast-lters stomach Bit.
.srs more concurrent and convincing than that
b behalf " lis efficacy 10 incp.au- rheumatism.
And since rheumatism and Rheumatic and simple
govt are among the most obstinate complaints t.
which this admirable r-ua5v IS a8autea. ard
Since they an have o tata' tendency t1attacs tine
.He Niid' organs, LAs aatt~aalHtF 9s so early use
anus. he apFafgrt hTteaei us and most sig.
nasty So are ne t.tttrs. tHa- 30 ualagial di.easss
sidney and bladder inactivity constipation dys.
pepsia. i ;ey complaint ana nervous altfueutS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
IN GENERAL

Peorias city council appropriated
$50, 600 for the. state fair.
An order is TO be issued at Wnamac
Ind. for new courthouse, to cost
100000
Thomas II Taylor Il veteran of two
wars has been appointed chief Of
police Of Louisville, Ky.
Smallpox has broken out on Com
mouwealth avenue, Boston the most
| fashionable street Of the city.
Congressman W. 5. Fornan, of
Nashville H., is said 10 be willing 10
succeed United States Senator Cullom
Governor Russell, of Massachusetts,
declined an invitation 10 address the
Wattcrson democratic club at Louis
willie, Ky
FIFTY sheriffs of Kansas met at To
pcka ana protested against the social
ed tramp circular" of Governor Le.
yelling
James Collins, Coyington, Ky, Kick
cd q Newfoundland dog and was So
$500,
t"I'''r Flah'''9' u'l'oH'" - ',,,' ',''u
ms A''uNer '"tl - ''''', ','',''' ~ .,
rrlnu
r,nn,,. c,,n,l,1 n,,r NV castle
Pa. cssayed To come down the chin
ncy as Santa Claus 1t took an hour
to dig him out.
Onrratiyp potters of Trenton y. y,
Will petition congress not 10 make inc
wilson tar'H olH " Jaw
Captain stevens ran the burning
steamship Seneca into Havana harbor
ana SUNK n'f 10 P''N'u' 'o'-' "'H''' '
ooh'
/ Mrs. Mary Brown, aged ana inilrn'
WIDOW mas gone |" lue p"o'llouS'' y
dahap"i'S oahN -"I''hciS '"oN l''' an
Iolict, m convicts were given II
roast pig dinner ana Eoou ciSar
each 10y Warden Allen.
Reports Of depredatious committed
by tramps continue to pour IN from
all sections OF the state OF Kansas.
! Stricken with paralysis, Mrs Daub
Iuer, of Elizabeth, ~ j.. fell on a
>''' ''' ~ '''''7 '
New rules adopted for the army pro
vide for the giving Of commands with
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06

Fort Atkinson, Wis, Dec. 2I.-N.
J. Kyle x Co, consisting of w. ]. Kyle
aud II II. Kyle, dealers in dry goods
and groceries, were closed up last
night on a mortgage held by William
Alexander OF Lima, Wis The firm has
made an assignment to Alexandei
The liabilities are estimated at ahod'
S2,400 and 1t is thought that the Hs
sets VIII exceed this sum, lhe firm
composed Of young men Who opened
the business here about two years ago
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06
pRENDERGAST TO HANG.

Garter HWlisou's Assassin Sentenced
to Death by the jury.
Chicago, Dee % Attorney Trudc. in
the Prendcrgast ease. resumed the clos.
ing arguments for the prosecution this
morning In the course OF his remarks
he had occasion 10 refer TO Henry
George, the great single-taX advocate,
whom he characterized as a migratory
and pestilential paranoiac'
At ! O'Clock this afternoon judge
Brentano commenced his charge to the
jury, and at the conclusion the jury re-
tired At $3.50 the jury returned a yer
diet Of guilty, with sentence of death.
Prendergast toJtered as he was led
from the room, and was sane enough
to fully realize his fearful fate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06

indianapolis Jouru1l:-CLolHc- D5n'5
you think it would be d noble thing
for you TO do with your wealth to es-
tablish q home for Bic feeble uiudadE
Miss RoX 20, Mr. Sappc this is 50
sudden
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06

Truth Van Duder-"How did you
catch that cold, Cholly3" Cholly Think
less-"IIave I got 4 cold? Confound my
man! lie never told me anything about
It,"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06

Beautiful birds and fra grant flowers ar
natures charm, but divine Ovrly complexion
comes from the use of Glenn, >CIphur Soap.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-01-06

Shllohs Consumption Cure IS sold on 8 guar
sntee. II cures IuCipient Consumption. Il is the
best Cough Cure p cents, 30 cents and Sl00.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-31
1T WAS NOT UNANIMOUS
BUT THE REPS. AND Pope,
FINALLY FUSED.
I.usk Arises And Give Thanks-
The Platform Declares for what
The Pops. Denouuce-Pri,chard
Makes The speech.

RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 31.-[Special. l.
The Republican convention credential:
committee did not report until $50 yes
terday afternoon. There we're several
contests. 1t was found that some coun
ties were represented by non-residents
who had been voted for as delegates.
majority of the committee were anti
fusionists and reported against these
delegates, saying they were only proxies
but the minority of the committee re.
ported in favor Of seating them. AS this
was the fusion side, their report was
Overwhelmingly adopted.
Speeches were made by T. c. Millikin,
J. f. Boyd, George II. White, John c.
Dancv, !. M. Moody, J. c. Pritcllard and
X. Il. Linney.
White, who is colorcd solicitor of the
second district, eulogized Senator Vance
as great and grand man.
Lusk and Moody had rather lively
spat. Lusk was a delegate from Tran.
syvania as well as from Buncombe.
1t was difficult to ascertain how many
counties were represented directly; the
secretary said 81.
Oliver IL. Dockery was elected perma-
ncnt chairman OF the convention. Loge
Harris offered resolution nominating
Worth, Faircloth, Furches, Clark and
Conner, just as named by Pops. This reso-
luton was referred to the platform com.
mittcc of which Harris was made chair
man. This soon reported.
The platform reaffirms devotion to the
National platform; endorses the protec
tive tariff which the Pops dcnounce]; |;
favors international binletalism and the
coinage of the entire product of Amcri
can mines at a ratio of sixteen to one;
favors a tariff for protection of American
labor against foreign pauper labor; de-
nounces the new tariff bill and the at.
tempt to place Southern products on the
tree list; demands the repeal of the rcve.
nue. taxes on whiskcv and tobacco; de-
mands the repeal of the county govern
ment system; demands free and fair cleo
tionS and the count OF each vote as cast; ;
demands that laniholdcrs and house.
holders be allowed to deduct, in giving
in their taxes, the amount of their in
dcbtedness.
The platform was adopted by acclama-
tion, as was also the resolution in re-
gard to nominations which was referred
to that committee. This resolution was
an exact copy of the one adopted by the
Pop. convention.
X. M. Douglas presented the minority
report, calling for ticket majority OF
which should be Republican.
There was a love feast after this plat
form and a resolution was adopted
Lusk sprang to his feet and shouted:
North Carolina is redeemed; thank
Cod"
This was at O'Clock last evening, and
the convention at once went into the
business of clccting chairman to sue
coed Eaves. A. L. Holton of Yadkin
was chosen.
Pritchard's speech made the greatest
hit with the convention.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-31
W, n. Whiss0n n Member Of the
Bureau OF water Powers.

Bureau OF water Powers.
One Of the most imporiant bureaus in
connection with the Southern Exchange
association, which has lately been or
ganized, its aim being the development
Of the vast resources of the South, is o, {
on water powers, W. X. Whitson. esq,
OF this city, is in receipt of a commuuica-
tion notifying him that he has been ap.
pointed member of this bureau by
President Hugh X. Garden. This bu-
reau," says the letter, which is from X.
Wayne Wilson, secretary and general
manager, "is, practically, a sub-comr,it-
tee of the executive committee, and is
designed to divide the labors of the latter
in the work OF gaining such information
as will enable it to thoroughly under.
stand, and intclligcntly endcavor to i'm.
prove the condition of and to compre,
hend the needs of water power owners
generally in the South.
"The president is aware that, i'll i'm
posing upon YOU this grave and impor-
tant task, of your fitness for which he is
thoroughly satisfied, he is exacting, ir
the name of tie Southern Ex
change association an arduous ser
vice, and he therefore appeals to the
same patriotic principle in YOU which
has created this association, from the |,
bors Of which the South hopes to derive
much benefit "
The other members of the water pow
ers bureau are W. 6, Maxwell, New
York; Burton Myers. Norfolk, Va; A. 6
Furman, Greenvillc, S. c., and Mayo
Sadc, Columbus. Ga. The gentlemen o
the bureau desire and shoull have th
cooperation OF the people who have in
formation concerning waters, and vii
gladly receive all facts as to location
etc. Those having these facts shoul,
communicate with Mr.. Whitson. Thi
association will do much for the Soutl
and its members should have ready hcl
in matters Of this kind.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-31
'TIs GOOD TO PUSH.
In This Way some Electric Cars
Are Made To Move

Are Made To Move
A few days ago Joe Sludcr, ]. S. Adams
and several friends started out on the
Montford avenue car line with the in
tention Of bringing down few of the
bats that tempt a sportsman these even
ing. "Doc" Baird, manager of the Red
line, was along on the car and was start.
ling the party with tales Of the large
number Of bats to be found out towards
the river.
BY the time the car had rcachcda point
la short distance south OF the Montford
avenue school building the expectations
OF the party were keyed to the highest
notch. Imagine their feelings, then,
when the car stopped suddenly, 1t was
hard luck, and they set around talking
about the disappoint ment consequent on
a cutting off OF the current. But MIR.
Baird found a way out OF the difficulty
and announced it proudly. Boys" he
said, there arc enough of us here to
push the car to the top Of the hill. Then
it will roll the rest of the way"
Happy solution! Every man Jack 'lit
out" and putting shoulders to the b,g
vehicle il was showed to the crest of the
grade. Just then the motorman looked
up at the wire aud announced: THE
trolley's of
"Oh,-" and with a chorusof chagrin
a half dozen "sold" sportsmcn climbed or
the car and kept right quiet till they got
out OF the city.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-31
Progress of Work For Perinas
nent OrxanizatiOn.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 31.-In the convcn-
ton to aid in the development of the
South Mr.. Blackwell made reference to
the report that northern commercial
bodies were antagonizing the convcn.
ton. "But VIC need just that sort of
opposition" he said, "to make our pro
jcct SUCCESS"
Loud applause followed this sentiment.
The movement was one OF immense pos
sihilities, he said. 1t was like the i'm
mense wealth that lay hidden in the
mount aims of his native Alabama; it
needed to he brought to the surface
Blackwell was elected temporary chair.
man and T. l.. Barrett, West Virginia
temporary secretary.
W. S. White of the Fredericksburg Free
Lance offered resolution providing for
the appointment OF committe consist
ing of one member from each Southern
State to be known as the committee on
business. which shall have power to pro
vide for the organization of permanent
association for the development of the
resolution was adopted unanimously.
A letter from B. Fl. Warner president
of the board of trade of Washington. d.
c., was interrupted by Irvine of Ala
bama who said that Warmers reference
to loud mouthed Populists" who were
injuring the South was out Of order, as
was any political criticism. The chair
man promptly ruled that Irvinc's point
was well taken. The report of the commit.
tee on credentials, admitting as delegates
all from the South who were present, was
adopted with an amendment providing
that representatives of northern, eastern
and western bodies to whom invitations
had been extended should be admitted
to the floor but without right to vote.
The presidents, selected by the
state delegations, are as follows: Ala
bama, J. r. Johnson; Arkansas. W. G.
Vinccnheller; Florida, ID. II. Yaucey;
Georgia, Levi Ballard, Mary
land, J. NJ. Garter, jr.; Louisiana. W..
H. Wise; Mississippi, 5 ID. Lee; Mis-
souri,, ID. b. Burns; North Carolina, Z
A. Evert; South Carolina, T. S. Farrer;
Tennessee; A. A Arthur; Texas, l.. p.
Marshalls; Virginia, w. Is. Gay; West
Virginia, l.. Berry; District OF Colum.
bia, S. S Yodcr.
After naming committee to arrange
plan for permanent organization aud
the establishment OF a permanent south.
crn exhibit in Washington, the conven-
tiOn took recess until three o'clock.
Joint discussion at opera house to:
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-31
The Count Of Paris Dving.

LONDON, Aug. 31.-Thc Comte de Pa ria
is not expected to live much longer.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-31
Primaries Tomorrow.

Pursuant to the call Of Chairman ]. ID
Murphy the Democrats Of the various
precincts OF Buncombe will meet tomor-
row to choose their delegates TO the
county convention which meets Satur-
day, the Sth. In the city the primary
system will be observed, Democrats vot.
ing their preferences for candidates for
county Offices as we'll as for delegates to
the convention. Polls will open at 8 a
m. and close at 0 p. m, the polls Of the
First and Second wards being in thu
court house and the Third and Fourth al
Cartcr's warehouse.