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Middletown transcript., 1894-12-08

INTERESTING TO HORSE owNERs:-We
have few broken lots of Square and Sta
BILE blankets that We will close out at job
prices. The goods are fresh and new. only
have a few of each kind. Will sell them
away down in prices. ]. G. PARKER.
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A Look Backward.

" ttsHIIS UOII SUR ~.
Three months hence we shall know
what Congress really thinks of the mes
sage.
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Insulting the American People.

N. I. FTeSs (Rep.J.
Mr.. Clevelands demand for more free
trade Legislation is an insult to the Ameri-
can people and an essential denial of the
right of popular sovereignty.
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CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. J. H. Wilkie. of New York, has
accepted call to the Rectorship OF St
Annes Parish, and is expected to enter
upon his ministerial duties on December
10Th.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor will meet in the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday evening at 6.45 o'clock
Miss Mary Dunning will lead the meeting.
All are cordially invited.
| Service in the Methodist Episcopal
church tomorrow; Class meeting 8 O'Clock,
Preaching 1890 o'clock, Sunday School
| O'Clock, Prayer meeting o'clock. led by a
layman. Sermon 73O o'clock, subject, The
| end Of the world, When it will be.
Sunday next being the three hundredth
ophus, the theme of the ReT. F. II
Muore's evening sermon will he Gustavus
AdolphuS, the military Hero Of tile Refor
nation A cordial invitation is extended
TO all.
Rev. r. l. Watkins preached last Sund,y
morning in the NJ. L. church. His subject
was founded on Matthews iii-ll. He
shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and
with fire. The discourse was edifying and
instructive. Mr.. Watkins is fluent and
interesting speaker and always receives
thoughtful and appreciative hearing.
The relation between Rev. John NJ 7.
Knox and the Port Deposit Presbyterian
Church was dissolved at special meeting
of theNew Castle Presbytery held in New
ark. Mr.. Knox was transferred to the
Northumberland Presbytery Of Pennsyl-
vania. He had been pastor of the church
at Port Deposit but short time. and re-
signed to accept a call to become pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Watsontown,
Pa.
W.H.M.s.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society Of Bethesda
Methodist Episcopal church was held
Thursday evening. After transacting the
usual business, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. President
Mrs. Sylvia Burris, Vice Presidents Mrs. C.
c. Browne, Mrs. Virginia Massey, Mrs.
Willie Maxwell; Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Clara Jones, Recording Secretary Miss
Addie Hazard, Treasurer Mrs. Sarah Rice,
Local committee Miss Emma Merritt, Miss
Anna NJ. Freeman, Miss Louisa Cox, Mrs.
Anna Griffith Mrs, Y. Massey.
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Ladies. We would like you to try
Wright's Rose Leaf Toilet Powder, for sale
at VAUGHAN's drug store. =
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-18
The Battle or Antietam.

Col. J. c. Stearus and Gen. III. Heih,
who constitute the Antietsm board. are
sending out maps of the battlefield of An
tietarn, showing the positions occupied by
the Union and Confederate forces on the
morning of September II. iso2. prior to
,he battle. and the positions of the regular
amy during the battle. In subsequent
,,.hiieation the board desires 20 correct sil
=, ,ccuraeies and TO mark the extreme
advance of all organizations during the
h.ttle To this end it desires to commu-
,Ir.,e with as many Of the survivors OF
that memorable struggle. both Union and
,1nnfsserate. IS possible. The board puts
,hs.s questions 10 each man who took
part in the battle;
What regiments were on your rignt
,.f, font and rear during the night OF
September is. isss2g
Wnere was your command on the morn
,,v nf September l.. 1852, when the eatiie
Was oegunf ...s ~
Ho. TAR did you advance In direction OF
.hs enemy during the ostles
Mere did yeu blvonac during the night
of September IL. 1867
Rs.c,nss. should be sent 30 the Ante
,Am Board. War Department Washing
ton City. u. c.
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Five Dollar Rate Between the Missouri
and the Coast Likely.


CHrrAco. Feb. l7.-~Uniess oil signs fail
March will see the beginning of one of
the biggest railroad wars in recent years
The action OF the Southern Pacific in boy
eotting Atchison tickets has aroused the
latter's wrath. and as soon Is Vice Presi-
dent Robinson returns from the Pacific
about next Thursday. active preparations
will begin. Ii is not likely the fight will
open until the Southern Pacific boycott
goes into effect.
Possibly before the trouble is over people
may 60 from the Missouri river TO the
Pacific coast for S.. Being in the hands of
receivers and not compelled 20 earn more
than operating expenses. the Atehison is
in good shape for tee fight, while the
Southern Fseitc is obliged TO be more con-
serva:ive. LIS officials declare they will
not he the ageressors, but if forced into a
fight they will he there at the finish
CHICAGO, Feb. i7.-General Passenger
Agent Lomax, of the Union Pacific. ar
rived yesterday and Was IN conference
with the Western Passenger Association
lines in immediate connection with the
Union Pacific. II is said the Union Pacific is
preparing to meet the rates recently de-
elaref hy the Canadian Pacific and Is seek
ing the support OF its connections before
so doing There Is every probability that
through trauscontinentsl rates will be cut
in few days The Norshern Pacific has
notified the Atehlson that after March 1
IL will accept no tickets TO San Francisco
reading over the Atchison from Los An
geIes. Tbs threat. If carried out. viii re
sugt in further Decentralization of rates. as
the Atehison may decided TO deduct the
SIS rate from Los Angeles 60 San Francisco
and make the san Francisco rate ihe same
a. 10 Los Angeles To meet this the
southern Pacific would be compelled 10
rate via Ogden.
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His Pensioners Thtuk So. and the Body
VIII BE Exhumed.

BALTIMORE. Feb. IL Formal application
viii be made by friends and Pensioners
If the late Father Choxanici. of the Holy
Rosary church, TO Cardinal Gibbons on
Monday for exhumation and chemical
saalySis of the remains of Chowanici,
sho died in May, 1892. This is oecasioned
by developments in the case of DIR.
A'emien, in Jail on a charge of conspiracy
and fraud in connection with the probate
d the will of John Forrest, alias Han
bach. Chemist T. b. Wilson. who at the
'astaneo of the grand jury has discovered
sadouhged evidences of poison in Forests
romach. which is alleged 10 have been ad-
Einistered by DIR. kremien. has reason to
ssiieye the sudden death of Father Chow
taiei, who was attended by the doctor.
sss brought about the same way. DR..
kremien attended the Holy Rosary
taarch. aud when a split in the congrega-
hOa occurred took sides against the dead
res,.
The coil around kremien Is gradually
N'ng frightened by the detectives. Mar
saal Frey has sent photographs of kre-
Aen 10 Chicago, bat has not received a
ssply as To kremien's connection with
salsoning cases which occurred while he
vas there. When Father Chowanici died
Esas given cut that i; was a case OF self
sesifaetion. and il is to disprove this that
rs friends are now seeking evidence 10
assen the death on kremien. States At
sfney Kerr announces that he has the
whence necessary 10 warrant formal
Reseatment tor murder against kremien,
asd he will lay IL before the grand jury.
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CRIMISAL NEWS.

Lieut. Nancy, C. 9. A.. who killed Capt He'd
berg at Fort Sheridan. IL. has been indicted for
murder.
Inc Jury fn the case OF the Mansfield. Pa.
no'srs found thirfy-ssyen guilty aud acquitted
twenty-one.
A. @. Goodrich. the gold coin sweater of SAN
francisco. has been sentenced TO ssx wears in
san Qasntin prison.
george and Lewis Emerson gave themselves
up al santa Ana. Cal, Saturday. having killed
Mexican In diapuse over land The Mexican
attacked them with club.
Leroy Harris. alias John II. Heart. q postosice
Toooer on examination before United states
commissioner at Buffalo Saturday, held up the
court and escaped. lie was permitted to retire
10 lavatory, from which he emerged with a
pistol he then left the court room and locsed
the door. The ianitor released the capsiveA
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HIGHwAYMEN BOUND OVER.
Only Ose Has the Courage to Speak oi
an Alibi.


Thomas Williams and Ed Page, who are
charged with robbing c. NJ. Nordiumb and
Ernest Gerber last Saturday night. were
held to the superior court yesterday by
Justice Caldwell in default Of 81. $50 bonds
each. Two complaints were filed against
them, and examination held under
each. Gerber. who had not seen the
prisoners since their capture until yester-
day morning, positively identified them
and moreover proved that the silver watch
was his property by giving its number.
Nordlumb's testimony was the same as
given in the Posr-ISTELIIGENcERy yesterday
morning. No counsel appeared for the
defendants and they had nothing to say
when the commitments were made out.
John Murphy and Tim. who now give
their names a. Martin Murphy and
Thomas Davis. we're committed in default
of $3.50 each on the charge of holding up
John Smith for gold ring and 81 in cash.
Smith identified Davis and John Murphy
and said that he firmly believed Martin
Murphy was the third robber. MUIR
ply replied that he could prove an
alibi. Davis. who swore in court some
time ago that . goose was q turkey, said
the gold ring in evidence was his property
and that the marks by which Smith iden-
titled IL had been put on after il was. taken
away from him tDavisl
Chief Willard started his rogue.' gallery
by having all photographed. Page. who
has a countenanee that would make =
servant girl scream on sight, did not ike
the operation and squinted his eyes.
Williams, on the other hand. seemed
amused and asked Chief Willard for q
copy of his picture after they were fin
ished up.
Evidence was obtained yesterday which
will show that the two Murphys and Davis
tried 10 burgiariEs residence on the same
evening and in the same vicinity as Smith
"a "a held nm.
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III. Roscoe Train Robbery.

Lac ASG 81 rs. Feb. IA rumor gained
aG4i currency this morning that the train
sssoers bad been caught cut IN the Holly
s sood country, near Cshuenga pass. This
) s2'artanatey proved TO be not true. The
s2oss may have arisen from the fact thai
s'sFa, officers have gone out 10 that re-
sea tn search Of the fugitives. Detectives
sia Smith, OF the southern Pacific. and
.asekeF. OF We,is-FaFgo, got in this morn
g Rom the north. and 81 O'clock
sa''ed for Holly wood. About 10 O'Clock
: @'ephone message was received from
8 .~sn announcing their arrival ~ HoisF-
wa ana asking II anything further had
{ sesh heasd here. They stated that they
ssaid proceed from there 8; once on the
ssReh. rucor prevails AZ the United
s ISLES govern ment building that Narshal
sAa snG Mics I. BowIes had arrested
- sell-snoNa men up near CaAsossas.
"a we're or their Way 10 this city Win
~sm The reason for their noa-appear-
~es u thas they were afraid the Tailroad
$50 Eoaid ;aAe tae men from them oy
80 and 90 violence TO them. Notaing
sOsstEe has been learned ri this tact, sna
sa'shss George card nor Miles 1. Bo~'ss
- communicated with the officers or any
s.s Else ia the city.
'as eoroaer's Jury found that the dead
Ssa, Harry nca.y and Fireman Arthur
ess, came - their death by . wreck
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Harper's Weekly.
Mr.. Grant Allen says that the last TWEEN
ty-iive years have marked a great advance
in the beauty OF English women. A quar-
ter of q century ago. he says, he Travelled
both in England and in France, and, as
became naturalist. took particular note
of the appearance of the girls. Very lately
he has been over the same ground
again. and reports that the French women
are no prettier than they were, but that
among the damsels of the middle class in
England the improvement IS unspeakabie.
He fnds that the young English girls are
better grown than formerly, and have
better figures. better features and much
more intelligent faces than their mothers.
Ieaaty lies so largely in the eye of the be-
holder shat u IS possible that some of the
Improvement Mr. Allen notes IL due TO a
change in himself IL is conceivable that
his heart warns more readily than il did 10
British beauty, or that TWENTY-FIVE wears
OF ripening experience have brought him a
keener appreciation OF the fresh and sim
pie charms of youth. Yet be is by probes
sion an observer OF naiural phenomena
and should know whereof he speaks. IEls
probably true that English girls have
grown handsomer, and the reason IS not
far 10 seeS. The development OF athletics
has doubtless had somaihing TO do with
49, &NS - - sAaG SeA0SS8 ~ 4s%EaOAkS
major part of the improvement 10
the effect OF competition. For the
last tao decades the American girl has
VIGOROUSLY set the pase for the English
nasdeas. who. IL seems. have made ga
liant snd not altogether unsuccessful effort
70 keep up with IL. while the French
women. being comparatively free from
American competition. Snow no apprecia-
tie progress. So far as the English girls
are concerned. what an excellent result
this 10 and how eredstAbse 10 the native
grit which prompted them TO do their
bsst. instead Of settling hopelessiy down
under encouragement The American
girl, it appears. is good for everybody. her
rivals included.
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WHIPPED THE BULLY.
OLeary's Encounter With 4
Canadian Rancher.
TWAS AMule THAT KICKED HIM,


The sDanisi o'Leary" mentioned In .
dispatch from Sew Westminster in res.
terdays Posr-ISrxILisxscrs a. having in
ficssd severe injuries on Rancher William
'ienn ~ Arrow Lake. B. c., turns out TO
Be John o'Leary, . weli-known railroad
contractor. Who 10 now engaged in the
construction Of the Revelstoke & Arrow
Lake branch Of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road
Mr.. o'Leary. who IL now in Seattle, says
tnas on January 20 last he vas moving his
outnt from the Nakusp & SLOGAN branch of
the railroad to the head Of Arrow lake to
begin . new contract. His teams and men
were conveyed by steamer to the head OF
tue lake. 0Leary and the captain took
dinner together in the cabin. On going
ashore OLeary found several Of his men
standing around big man with a fur
coat, who was making n good deal OF
noise. One Of the men was nursing q
bloody nose. What is the matter %
asked OLeary. The fur-coated stranger
exclaimed: an give you some oft too"
and struck 81 O'Leary. smashing q briar
pipe In the iatter's mouth and bruising his
lip. o'Leary. who is also big man, re-
piled By striking the stranger q knock
down blow in the face; then
he put his foot, incased In lum-
bermen's rubbers and stockings, on the
PROSTATE man. pushing his face into the
snow. A bystander interfered, and the
fighter, who proved to be . rancher named
William Glenn. jumped TO his feet. He
had evidently been drinking. Glenn ex.
claimed. You're oil right" insisted on
shakfng hands. and to show that no
malice existed the two men took a drink
together. They then separated, o'Leary
riding away 20 his camp with his horses
and men. while Glenn went TO Cummings
place. several miles away. Here he tried
TO mount cayuse pony from the rear.
and was severely kicked. He afterward
mounted the animal. but fell from the
saddle under the horses hoofs and was
again injured He should hare received
medical treatment ct once. but il was sew
erai days before physician was called.
Then the wounded man was hauled twen-
ty-eight miles on sleigh to the railroad.
Mr.. o'Leary says there was no ill-feei-
ing between himself and Glenn. except
that ali the ranchers around the lake felt a
little sore because he wouldn't buy marsh
hay from them for his horses. He Is sure
Glenn was not njured in the encounter at
the steamboat The idea of his being .
fugitive is prsposterous. Mr.. o. Leary says.
He has $l00. 900 contract to complete,
and will return to British Columbia at
once.
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tREVEL BROKEN UP.
he Merry Canadian Commits
sioner Drank Bonded Wine.
British FLAG DIDN'T SAVE HIM.
prulslsss Chase After the Roscoe Rob
bsrs-Miiiionairs Duestrowss wife
Dies From Her wouuds

ely FRascIsco. Feb. 1.-THE customs
fsspecsors on duty At the Midwinter fair
soaay noticed that the wine exhibit Of
u Italian section was rapidly growing
tss As all foreign goods are
uuder bond and cannot be
did or otherwise disposed of
vnIess duties are paid. the inspectors In
sessieated and traced the missing wine 70
TIE Canadian exhibit near By. They
sand the door Of the booth locked. bat
broke II open. and inside found Commits
ssoner Henry Hardt and Edward Good
nan having royal time.
Both men were intoxicated, and scat
tsrsd about the rooms were fifteen bottles
sfFines and brandy which had been taken
from the Italian exhibit. The
men showed fight. and Goodman.
3ising the British flag and
waving il over bis head, declared that the
eaicers had no right TO arrest him. Not
si.hssanding this declaration the men
sere overpowered and taken to Jail. Their
sfense makes them accountable 70 the
Federal authorities.
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CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-The Federal grand
jury hied iap Judge Grosscup's court
yesterday afternoon and reported that two
railroad officials who were summoned to
give testimony as to rate cutting had re-
fused to answer questions pat 20 them.
The court entered rule requiring the
witnesses complained OF. who are General
Freight Agent James. of the Lake Shore.
and General Agent Mcleod. of the Mer-
chants Dispatch, to show cause Monday
morning why they should not answer the
questions. The issue thus raised. which
will be fought TO the end, will test the
validity of the interstate commerce Law a.
amended by congress year ago.
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-. interior Of the compartment ear ga sns
Nh. ws,,ora line i, lac singy pAaace'
,s,iati., Essiasaee or an Arsessa Ms -
ss,,s-rsar-.s TIE visitor may regard /"
Never IA tie history Of rAiisay ns. a
.nxtalnr 90 perfect ia architecture % ahss ~
an eoas Tort 30 exc aisits ia taste sf - - -
decoration. teen sssa esiors asa -, -
the great sights that sisfsstsa u.s s.s.;o.' IA.
,ea warad al The coanmsaza
,~'s,,syios,, car cell rslus ali others
n. North Western amited 80 ssseaso CO.
,nx ,sis together with sassS sleeper saa saa.as
.~ ss.x~x :. paul ~vs-y dsy IN TIE yss'. esss~'
60, - r.,s a. in an ordinary sseepaas ear
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80 " tso men. unkaovn 10 the iurv
- Intent 70 rob. The tessiraonv
s.e sast the death Of both men "a,
s... " accident. no gunsho. wounds
=, states Marshal Gard and De-
:, - inaefer and VIII Smith returned
~ O'Clock tonight from an Aida
ssea Tor the train robbers. They made
- a.Issss. and say that the search va, ab-
say fruitiess. nothing more being
- nov than the morning after the
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New Orleans Races.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l7.--Summaries:

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. E.--Summaries:
Six and a-half furiongs-Cornelia won,
Dunlap second, Rondeau third. Time,
I:24L
Five and a-half Acknowledgement won,
Miss Clark second, Bonnie Kate third.
Time, loo.
Seven eighths mile-Duke of Milpitas
won. Josie ID. second. lis More third.
Time, 80.
Three-fourths mile-G. r. Cox won,
Waashatchie second. Melpomens third.
Time. l:l5s4.
Miie-Capt. Spencer won, Rouser sec
ond, Last Chance third. Time. I:43k.
Six aud a-half furlougs- Riverside won,
John Irwin second, Palomita third. Time,
125t.
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tive Engineers On the Union Pacific. and
Fulton Gaalt. counsel for the employes.
hare been In hourly consultation and are
keeping the wires eusy getting really to
move on the corrt AZ Omaha Judge
ThGrs.on left for New York last night
OMAHA. Feb i1.-I.ase tonight copr of
the order made by Judges Chase and San
bora in the Union Pacific wage case was
received in Omaha. Il provides saspen-
sion Of Judge Dundy's order and requires
. conference between the receivers and
employees before the court shall interfere
IN the wage matter
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Robert Coiem.n.s BODY rou.d.

The body of Robert Coleman. who was
drowned in the Duwamish river Thursday
night while trying to board the govern
ment snagboat skagit. Was found yester-
day afternoon. The body was near the
stern of the steamer Rapid Transit. in
fifteen feet of water. The current of the
river had carried the body down stream
quite distance. Coroner Horton viewed
the remains and decided that an inquest
was unnecessary. There was an abrasion
of the skin of the forehead. which tends TO
show that the theory advanced IN the
PosT-ISTELLroKScER yesterday morning
was correct
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San Francisco Races.

Five and half fnrlongs-Conde won.
DIR. Ross second, Hal Fisher third. Time.
1.l2t4.
Seven furlongs-Gussie won, Malcolm
second. Leyeller third. Time, 1884,.
Nine furlong. -Msrigold won. Zobair
second. Garcia third. Time, :06s&.
teepieehase--Jacobin won, Wild Oats
second, Red Cloud third. Time, 1851.
SIX furlongs-Semeli won, Artist second,
Johnnie Payne third Time. 1.isA..
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bIRxissHAx. Ala. Feb. E.-Thursdsy
night Mrs. Annie Rreker. a respected
.h's woman living in Chiffon county,
vas assaulted and fatally shot by
: negro A posse was formed and
nnaiiy Two negroes were captured
Lach denied his guilt. but the evidence
showed that one or the other was the per-
pe'fator OF the outrage. To make sure of
the right man, both were strung up to a
hmo and their bodies riddied with bullets.