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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-03
MILLIONS FOR EDUCATION.
The Public Schools of Chicago and
Their Annual Expenditure.


From the New York Evening Post.
A new system of paying public school
teachers in Chicago went into operation
Monday. For many years it has been the
custom for ali the superintendent and
teachers to assemble once a. month at the
city hall to receive their pay. At present
there are 1900 teacherssin the city, and the
old system of paying this great number in
currency at one place had become very
burdensome one. Hereafter the principals
of the schools will receive from the board of
education checks for distribution to the
various teachers. According to a recent
statement from the Chicago board Of edu-
cation the property owned by the city in
trust fer school purposes, including build
ings and furniture, is valued at over sl4,-
school fund consists Of some of the best
downtown property, the appraised value of
which in 1885, since which time valuations
have greatly increased, was $i,266, 26O.Oo.
The annual income from the ground rent
of this property amounts to $2o1,6I SO.
There are BOG schools fully equipped In
which seating capacity for 10000 children
has been provided. The board has intrust-
ed to it the expenditure of S6,5OO,00O a
year, of which S3,03I, 900 goes to the teach
ers The disbursement by check of so large
a sum of money each month to over 1000
individuals will add largely to the circula-
ton medium in the city, because many Of
these checks will, no doubt, pass through
other hands before they are finally redeemed
and Cancelled.
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les are.
Eighth District.
G. K. Bell, Dem.
Ninth District.
Jos. d. Sayers, Dem.
w. o. Hutchinson,
Rep. Pop.
Tenth District.
Miles Crowley, Dem.
A. J. Re senthal. Rep.
j. G. Mcbride, Pop.
Eleventh District.
w. II. Grain, Dem.
V. Weldon, Rep. Pop.
Twelfth District.
A. w. Houston, Dem.
G. II. Noonan, Rep.
/. II. j. McMinn, Pop.
Thirteenth Dist let.
]. V. Cockrell, Dem.
J. NJ. Dean, Dem.
Il. b. Kenyon, Rep.
ID. B. Gilleiand, Pop.
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The Senatorial Contest.

so, now that the obligation has been i'm
posed upon them, would be better pleased
if they had never been enfranchised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-03
Stocking Darning Made Easy.
ON the New York Times

From the New York Times
Mothers who are confronted weekly with
tremendous holes in almost new stockings,
and 1t is remarka BILE what two days wear
by an active child can accomplish In this
respect will do well to follow the lead of
enc home darner who has worked out her
own salvation in the matter very cleverly.
She takes a piece of strong net, bastes IT
over the hole, and then darns over it, thus
accomplishing a neater and stronger darn
than In the old way, and in a shorter time.
The same method is successful In mending
woven underwear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-03

Texas will probably maintain her solid
democratic delega ton, but hard fight is
being made on Governor Savers In the
ninth district, and the democrats are fear
full of losing the twelfth, which is now rep
resented by Paschal.
Virginia.
The people of Virginia will vote upon o
proposed amendment to the constitution OF
the state. empowering justices of the peace
70 try cases of misdemeanor without the
Intervention and cost of a jury. The vote
for President in 1892 was: Democratic
163,977; republican, 1926; populist, 12,27i
prohibition, 2,19S.
The congressional candidates are:
First District. Sixth District.
W. A. Jones, Dem. Peter ]. Otey, Dem
C. b. Morton, Rep. ]. H. Hoge, Rep.
]. ]. Mcdonald, Pop. o. C. Rucker, Pop.
Second District D.. c. Rucker, Pro.
D. C. Tyler, Dem. Frank Smith, Ind.
I. r. Borland, Rep. Seventh District
I. ]. Edwards, Pop. S. s. Turner, Dem
Third District G. II. Barbee, Rep.
rasewell Elicit Dem. r. J. Walker, Pop.
j. w. Southwark, r. Eighth District
NJ NJ. Lipscomb. p. f. L. Meredith. Dem
g. NJ. SInithdeal, Pro. z. III. McCaulI, Rep
]. n. Gregory, Ind. j. S. Mason, Pop.
Fourth District. Ninth District
W. X. Mckinney. d. ii. $. X. Morrison. y
r. T. Thorpe, Rep. Jas. a. Walker, Rep
Thos. Goode, Pop. H. B. Howe, Pop.
J. II. Hobson. Pro. Tenth District
Fifth District. H. st. G. Tucker, l.
c. A. Swanson. Dem Jacob Yost. Rep.
G.. w. COrnet, Rep. f. Z. Cooke, Pop.
W. T. Shelton, Pop. ]. s. Cowden. Pro.
@. w. B. Hale. Pro. c. H. Grove. IND.
The republicans confidently expect t,
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He-'I had a queer dream about you last
night, Miss Louisa. / was about to give you
a kiss, when suddenly we were separated by
a river that gradually grew as big as the
Rhine"
She-"And was there no bridge, no boat?'
-FliegeEde Batter.
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to diC
Sixth District.
o. A. Wells, Dem.
(. 5. A. Cook, Rep.
. BE. Van Keuren, Pro.
/. r. 5. Bishop. Pop.
Seventh District.
Geo. w. Lewis, Dem.
/. Michael Griffin, Rep.
CHI. VanWormer,Peo.
Eighth District.
l.. h. Barnes, Dem.
Z. S. Minor, Rep.
. A. j. Larabee, Pop.
Ninth District.
Thomas Lynch, Dem.
Alex. Stewart, Rep.
+. j. +. Miles, Pop.
I. Tenth District.
E. c. Kennedy, Dem,
j. j. Jenkins, Rep.
VIM. Munro, Pop.
Rev. John Holt, Pro,
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First District.
J. G. Hutchinson, d.
j. j. Burroughs, Pop
Second District.
8. b. Cooper, Dem.
w. c. Arvile, Rep.
B. A. Calhoun, Pop.
Third District.
G. H. Yoakum, Dem.
G. w. White, Rep.
]. NJ. Perdue, Pop.
Fourth District.
d. Il. Culberson, u.
H. s. Sanderson, K.
Jas. II. Davis, Pop.
Fifth District.
Jos. w. Bailey, Dem
u. NJ. Browder, Pop.
Sixth District.
10 Abbott, Dem.
B. A. James, Rep.
]. NJ. MCMILLAN, 2.
Seventh District.
q. G.. Pendleton, ID.
I N Rarber. Pop.
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FrIend-''You still employ DR.. Hardhead,
see"
Mrs De Style-"He's just lovely. My hus-
nand and / both like him. When we are
iiling, he always recommends cid port for
ny husband and Newport for me."-New
iork Weekly.
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| head, and are sparing no efforts to pluck
| victory from what is still very uncertain
| defeat.
| This territory will elect a delegate to
| Congress. The vote for delegate In 1892
was: Democratic, 1852; republican, Sill.
The candidates for delegate are:
| J. c. Herndon, Dem. w. j. ONeil Pop.
| N. o. Murphy, Rep.
| The withdrawal of Delegate Marcus A,
Smith from the race was considered some
| what against democratic success, and the
tight Is about equal now, with the chances
| with the democrats.
| Oklahoma.
This territory will elect a delegate to
| Congress. The vote for delegate in 1885,
was: Republican, 9,47S; democratic, 1890
| populist, 434S, and 900 votes scattering
The candidates for delegate are:
J. Wisby, Dem. r. Beaumont, Pop
| d. T. Flynn, Rep.
There can he but little doubt of the re.
| turn of Delegate Flynn.
| New Mexico.
| This territory will elect delegate to Con.
| gress. The vote for delegate in 1892 was
| Democrat, 1879; republican, IL, do The
| candidates for delegate are:
| A. Joseph, Dem. I. b. Mills, Pop.
| T. b. Catron, Rep.
| A very uncertain element in this cam
| naign comes from the fact that since the
| last election there has been a great rush Of
| miners to the territory, and their complex
| ION politically is uncertain. The democrats
| however, are confident of holding the dele.
! gate.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13

In one of the papers Of the Cana
dian institute / find two excellent ar
ticles upon "a species of cannibalistic
plant, known to the residents of the
tropical portions of America as the
cruel weed" or stranger" The
scientific name of this botanic odd
ty is Physianthus albens. and il is in.
digenous only TO the western heml-
sphere. The flowers of this queer
plant are provided with five pairs of
jaws, which are 20 arranged as 10
quickly close upon tie lrCaoscis or
head of any unsG pec'4B. moth 81
other insect which may .ctemp. t.
extract honey from the blossom. 7
make sure of its prey this cruel flow
er holds fast as long as the inseC,
struggles, slowly releasing its Glasu
as soon as the writings of the dying
creature cease.
According to the botanists, it be.
longs to the milkweed family tribe
or order of asclepiads1. The flower
are pure white and very fragrant
and much like the tuberose in gener
al appearance. Those who may wish
u know more about this curiosit
will find a very readable and instruc;
i've article on the subject in Hender
sons Handbook of Plants articl.
''Physianthus." st. Louis Republic
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13
HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
How Ex-Congressman Ranney Rid Himself
of "A Troublesome Bedfeilow.

How E.-Congressman Ranney Rid Himself
of "A Troublesome Bedfellow.
Ex-Congressman A. A. Ranney of
Massachusetts,, who is accredited
with the leadership of the Boston
bar, gave evidence very early in life
of the strength of purpose which has
characterized his subsequent career
AS a boy it was decreed by his stern
old father that heand an elder broth
er should occupy the same bedroom
and share the same bed. The future
congressman disliked this arrange
ment exceedingly, for the substantial
reason that his brother possessed II
constitutional tendency to kick tine
person with whom he CHANGED to be
sleeping out of bed. On cold winter
nights young Ranney would awaken
shivering, to find that his restless
bedfellow had acquired in the course
Of an erratic slumber all the bed.
clothes and was wrapped up in them
like an Indian papoose. The boy
bore this infiction uncomplainingly
for many weeks. Never a word said
he in the family circle of the kicks he
was obliged to submit to, IT the cold
baths of freezing temperature which
reused him so often from pleasant
dreams.
One night, shortly after 12 strokes
had rung from the deep toned bell in
the tower Of the Town hall. the
household was awakened by a loud
hammering. which seemed to pro.
coed from an upper room. Father
Ranney hurriedly donned his trousers
and taking a good, stout club for pro.
lection stole up stairs To take tn,
thief unawares. The hammerlng
grew louder as he approached the
room occupied by his sons. He crep'
softly tothe door and listened. Bang
went the hammer again and yet
again. and with each stroke a heavy
nail seemed to have been driven fur
Their home.
Ranney pere waited no longer, but
the door wide open. Astrangt
spectacle confronted him. His eldel
son lay fast asleep and snoring on on,
side of the bed. On the opposite sid,
the future congressman IA kneelinl
on the floor, busily engaged in nail
ing the bedclothing To the sideboarC
of the couch.
What arr you doing there roar
ed the irate father.
Why, replied this extraordinar!
boy calmly. Il was just fixing thes'
bedclothes 20 that he couldn't kicl
EN- off. - he has been doing for tn
last six weeks.
Then there wasa scene, but the DO,
did not lose his temper, although h,
complied with his fathers comman,
to remove the nails he had driver
into the bed. But it il worth notin,
that shortly afterward he was givel
q bed to himself. New York Herald
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13
Goes Canning at Ninety-si1.

John Walters, who lives about two
mi1es west of Gainesville, is 96 years old
"a IL probably the Oldest man in this
u.rx Of the state. Mr.. Walters is an ex-
merit shot, and at his advanced age takes
sreat pleasure in cunning. Recently he
vulked about IL miles in the morning In
pursnit of game and in tine afternoon
walked to Gainesville and return, a dis
lance of 10 miles, in n day. Mr.. Wal
ters' mother died at the age of los years.
-Cstonsville (Md.) Correspondent.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13

Howard T., who has lived all his
short life in a city, was taken to visit
at a real farm" The child was il
ecstasies. Every animal on the place
was a delight to him, but his affec
tons especially centered about a Jer
sey calf.
Il would like to buy it," he said t.
the owner.
But what would you give in ex
changer" he was asked.
MY baby sister" replied the child
with the utmost gravity. We have
a new baby nearly every year at oul
house. and we've never had a calf
New York Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13

DEPRIVED.
Restful Rags-What's become of Pete?
Weary William Shaking his head
Don't ask me, Ragsy. He's gone to the
bad.
Restful Rags-In Jail, eh?
Weary William-Worse than that
He's workin regular in a factory.-Kate
Fields Washington.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13
One Kind.

"Scribble has to keep his verses travel
ing from one magazine publisher to an
other, and yet he will have it that they
are real poetry"
Maybe they're the poetry of motion
Chicago Record.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13
Plain to All.

Plain to All.
Chumpton-I hope you don't doubt
my intelligence.
Styker-My dear fellow, that is mat
ter that is not at all subject to doubt
Boston Transcript.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-13

Fitted the Description.
She'll never marry a man whose
fortune hasn't at least five ciphers in it.
He ieKultinglySOh, darling, mines
Ill ciphsrs. Truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
BURGLARS IN A TOMB.
Glioulish Thieves Break Open Vault to
 Steal ,Jewplry.

SCRANTON, Pil., Jan 6-The residents in the vicinity of the cemetery at Stroudsburg were startled by the report of loud explo- sion. It was soon discovered that an att tempt had been made to enter the family vault of Colonel E. k. Norton. Holes had been drilled in the stones and dynamite exploded, shattering the masonry. The iron door was then pried open with crow bars. The object of the ghouls was to se- cure the valuable jewelry on tiee body of Colonel Norton's wife, who was recently buried.
 The thieves were frightened away before they had time to secure the jewels. The casket lay on the floor, where the robbers had left it. with the glass broken, and be- side it lay the bars and other implements of the robbers. There is no clew to their identity. The appearance of the vault in- dicates that the work was that of profes CiOOnlS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

The Brooklyn Athletic club will hold an important meeting tomorrow afternoon.
 A surprise party was tended to MT and Mrs Robert Mackie of 43 West Porter street last night.
 Robert Tobin of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been visiting his brother. Edward Tobin, left for home'to-day.
 The ladies interested in the holding of bazaar in St Patricks parish will meet inthe Lyceum tomorrow afternoon.
 "A number of the members of St Thomas cadets assembled at the Naugatuck depot at the 10:45 train this morning to see Thomas J. Condon off for Villnnova college.
 The entertainment and sociable in the new South Brooklyn school will commence at 7:30 o'clock this evening. John l.. Sake and other members of the town school board, with the members of the committee, are expected to be present. The exercises will consist of singing and recitations by the children. There will also be singing by Walter Costello and others. The exer- cises will conclude with dance.
 Few parts of the city have made such progress during the past ten or fifteen years as has attended that portion of Bank street west of the New England rail road track. From here as far as the He'll mann ssbrewery the place almost rivals any street in the center not only i'll the number and magnifcence of its buildings, but also in the busy throng of shoppers and church goers which can be seen every day in the week
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.

w. NJ. Evans was hanged at Bardstown, Ky.
 Ex-Governor Russell of Massachusetts Is the father of baby girl.
 The pope and the czar are exchanging let ters on religious subjects.
 Fifty-two prisoners are now in the Cook county jail, Chicago charged with nut Ter.
 The Victoria hospital in London s7as burned, and the patients were saved with great difficulty.
 MT. Gladstone willago to Biarritz onJ n. 20, where he will be the guest of his friend Mr. Armistead
 The trial of Valiant, the anarchist who threw the bomb in the French chamber of deputies, was begun ill Paris.
 The New York state fish commissioners report that during the last year they dis tributed over s0, 0,000, 900 fry in the state wa ters.
 The police of Springfield, Mass, recover ed & satchelful of jewelry which, it is be lieved, Wilbur Gleason stole at Bombay, N. Y.. two years ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
THE SIERRA LEONE AFFAIR.
The French Commander Attacked tho
 British Forces by Mistake.


 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 6.--Elder, Dempster & Co. received a telegram concerning the Sierra Leone affair to the following effect: The French by mistake attacked the Brit ish expedition at Warina. Inspector Gen eral Lendy was at one time supposed to be hemmed in by natives at koranko, and the expedition was sent to his relief. It ap- pears that the men attacked by the French force were not under Inspector General Lendy, unless the expedition had joined h:M when it was attacked.
 Inspector General Lendy was really in charge of the recently organized frontier police. When the French entered and took Heramakonah, said to be an English town, Lendy was sent up with the frontier po- lice and staid at the English town of Fla labs, relieving the small garrison there. Very conflicting reports have since been received both regarding his whereabouts and his condition.
 2 The Sierra Leone expedition started three weeks ago and was under the com mand of Colonel Ellis. The expedition consisted of 430 men belonging to a West India regiment and 12O of the frontier po- lice. The French authorities on the iron tier were notified of the dispatch of the British expedition, as the French troops were also engaged in punishing the ma rauding Sofas under Ahmay Samadoo, a powerful chieftain, whose territory ex- tends behind both the French and English territories.
 The British were operating against DOT tion of the tribe which had been driven into the British sphere by French force of Senegalese, commanded by French off, cers.
 The collision between the British and French forces was due to the fact that the French commander, not expecting to find the British so far north, mistook them for Sofas and opened fire upon them. In ad- dition to Inspector General Lendy of the frontier police Messrs. Liston and Rough ton, British officers, and one sergeant and 26 men of the British force were killed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
Tremendous
 Price
 Reduction In Every
 Department, Through My Entire Store VI!
Through My Entire Store !!

Now is the golden hour to buy and invest your hard earned dollars with advantage and profit to yourself.
 Overcoats, Pants, Suits Hats, Gaps, Furnishing Goods, Shoes and Boots, have never been placed be- fore the people of Water bury at such out and out Low Prices. | am deter- mined to close out every Winter Garment in the shortest possible time. There will be no consider ation of the cost of any article, all must go. he Price will make them go like
 $lO GOLD PIECES FOR $5.
 Don't spend one cent elsewhere in Waterbury until you have convinced yourself of the possible correctness of this an nOunCement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
A ROW ON IN HONOLULU
Official News Is Brought by the
 Cutter Corwin.
INFORMATION CLOSELY GUARDED.
Great Excitement at Mare Island Navy Yard Caused by Sudden Orders From WashingtO -Wnrships Coaling Up In a Hurry-wiIlis Sent Cipher Dispatches.

VALLEJO, Cal. Jan. 6-The news of the arrival of the United States steamer Cor win from Honolulu, which instead of stop ping at San Francisco steamed ostensibly for the Mare Island navy yard, has created a ripple of excitement which has not been equaled here in many years. An officer in the executive ranks said: Eff the Corwin comes to Mare island direct, you may de- pend upon it that the situation in Honolu- lu is serious. It is possible that Admiral Irwin may order the Corwin to deliver his dispatch at the government telegraph of flee, in which case he would send an off Ger ashore at the Presidio Angle island or come here"
 Several messages were received here from Washington. each addressed to Command CT c. E. Clark, with the prefix admonition Rush" The dispatches were immediately sent over to the navy yard and delivered.
 Half an hour later Commander Clark's cutter was called away, and Lieutenant Walden, executive of the Mohican, was hur- ried ashore, proceeding direct to the tele- graph office, where he deposited several dis patches, which were immediately rushed to their destination.
 Word has just been received here that preparations are being made to load nearly 100 tons of coal on the ships deck. This
 
 that the dispatches are in response to those brought by the Corwin.
 The captain of the steamer Sunol, which arrived here from San Francisco, reports that the revenue cutter Corwin is anchored off Red rock, opposite San Quentin. The officers at Mare island are in great state of excitement. They firmly believe that there has been trouble at Honolulu and look for interesting developments.
 All hands on the COrwin had evidently received the strictest injunctions as to si- fence on that point, and no intelligence could at first be got out of anybody. Final ly a hint of the news was given by one of the crew, who said over the side to a re- porter
 "There is a big TOW on down in Honolu- lu."
 Afterward, in answer to question, Cap tain Munger shouted:
 ''The queen had not been put back on the throne when we left, but she may be there now all the same"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
TEe Sicilinn Situation.

ROME, Jan. 6.-The decree proclainling Sicily in state of siege is prefaced by a report Of the ministers to the king, which says that the deplorable neglect and grow ing evils of recent years have led to a serious situation requiring exceptional treatment. Private dispatches from all parts of Sicily say that the proclamation of state of siege has produced feeling of greater confidence among the people.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
No One Allowed on the Corwin.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. G. - The United States revenue cutter COrwin has reached here from Honolulu. The COrwin's con- mander refused to give any information and declined to allow messenger from the Merchants Exchange to board the vessel. The Corwin avoided the San Francisco side of the bay and proceeded on her way to Mare Island navy yard. .
 Officers, presumably having the govern ment dispatches, were landed in small boat near the Presidio military reservation west of San Francisco. The officers Of the cutter absolutely refused to hold any com munication with any one
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
Grennrnin Gnt Seven Nnars

KINGSTON, N Y., Jan. G.-Frank Gregor- nio, the young Italian who has been on trial here for participating in the murder of Carmino Angelo, a fellow countryman. at dance in Glasco, Ulster county, on the night of Aug. 10, 1890, was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. He was sentenced to seven years in Dannemora.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
Europe Still Shiyer;ng

LONDON, Jan. G.-There has been heavy spowstorm in Ireland and Scotland, and traffic of all kinds is delayed. A heavy gale prevails on the east coast of England. In the south of England and France there is an indication of change to milder weather In the north of Germany the weather is still severe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-06
Movements of Ocean Steamships

NEW YORK, Jan 6.-The following steam CTS are due today: F. Caland, Rotterdam; Lydian Monarch, London; Didam, Rotter- dam; Grecian, Glasgow; Paris, Southamp- ton, Massasoit, Swansea. The following sail today: La BourSogne, Havre; Anchoria, Glasgow; Gallia, Liverpool; Kaiser Will liam II, Genoa; IIekla, Christiansand; Rus sin. Hamburp