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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
NOTHING NEW UNDER THE sun
Literary Gems Have Merely Beer
Borrowed

Robert Louis Stevenson has just
come forward with Il charmingly
frank acknowledgment that his fas-
story of Treasure Island"
was written on motives borrowed
from "Robinson Crusoe" and from
"Tales Of 4 Traveller" says the
Baltimore sun. He feels he is ass4l
indebted 10 Edgar Alden Poe Tor The
skeleton episode and for the stockade
10 "Masterman Ready" But for that
he cares nothing. 1T is, he says,
my debt to Washington Irving that
exercises my conscience. and justly
80. for | believe plagiarism was
rarely carried farther" Ralph Waldo
Emerson says in his brilliant essay
on Quotation and Originality
one of the finest pieces of plagiarism
one of the finest pieces of Plagiarism
in the language, II being Il mosaic
made up of facts and ideas appropri-
ated from all Originals are
not original There is imitation, mod
el and suggestion, to the very arch
angels, If we knew their history
Ninety nine out of every hundred
readers believe, no doubt. that Abra-
ham I.incoln's famous Gettysburg re-
mark That government Of the PEG
Pile by the people, for the people,
shall no, perish from the earth was
original with him. 1t was not. Dan
lei Webster used it in a speech in
the senate thirty-three years before.
"Public office is n public trust" was
an old phrase to which Mr.. Cleveland
gave a new vogue. Charles Sumner,
in 1872. said: "1'he phrase Public
office is a public trust has of late be-
come common property" And Thorn
as Jefferson used it sixty-hve years
before that.
Shakespeares was an original mind,
the most original that has ever clothed
its conceptions in English forms of
speech, according to the majority
opinion. Yet the scholars who have
explored Shakespeare will tell you
from whom he plagiarized his plots.
his dialogues and his songs. Con
science does make towards Of us
ALL Grand line, is it not? But here
is rilpay, the Brahmin, who lived
at least 1000 3. S. Before Shakes
lsarcl saying. Guilty conscience
always makes people towards" AS
good luck would have it." i Shakes
peare. LAS i'll luck would have il"
is Cemances. They were contem.
noraries. Who was the originator?
Neither, probably, what the dickens"
Is another of Shakespeare's original
ities-perhaps. Thomas Haywood al
so uses the expression in his play Of
Edward V" written, it may be,
before THE Merry Wives of Wind
sor." Nick Bottom. describing his
dream, says that the eye Of man
hath not seen, the ear Of man hath
not hear etc. But we find from
the pen of ST. Paul. from whom ii
is undoubtedly plagiarized. tSee /
Corinthians II. ~ Again, we read IN
Hamlet that diseases desperate grown
BY desperate appliances are relieved,
or not ut ALL, and feel the force Of
Shak eSpeare's great creative mind.
Yet liz has merely nlagiarizcd an aph
orism Of Hippocrates, who said:
extreme remedies are very appro-
pirate for extreme diseases
Goethe was frank to confess himself
4 plagiarist. He says: "What would
remain OF me ii this art Of appropri
: -, ,,.n,o a.a,,atra tory ~ tpafaiiS ,
Every one of my writings has been
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
EPIsCoPALIANS MEET.

Boston. Mass. Nov. 16.-ReliglooIl
Orders IN the Protestant Episco si.h
Church of Today. was the topic w. ,er
occupied the attention Of the mofp, .r,
session Of the Episcopal chrrch -,
gress. In the afternoon visiting cie. IL.
and members of the congress we're !, -
tertained at banqut given u ' n
honor by the EpiscopaAan clao
Massachusetts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
STUDENT KILLED.
The Victim Of Cane Rush at Min
neapoliS.

Minneapolis, New. 1G.--Alonzo g..
Kenney. % years old died at St.
Mary's hospital as Il result Of injuries
received in cane rush at the state
university about a year ago. At that
time he was one Of fifteen sophomores
who withstood nineteen freshmen in
the first cane rush the university ever
had. At the end of the rush he was
on the bottom OF the heap with both
hands on the stick. He was taken
sick not long after aud has been In
the hospital for nearly year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
SHORT STORIES.

me completion or census work y y
washington has thrown twenty IN ..l,r
clerks out Of employment and ~
follow in few days.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
QUESTIONS GRESHAM
REPRESENTATIVE sToRER WI,
INVESTIGATE.
THE oRlENTAI~wAR MEDIATIou
BEFORE CONGRESS.

he Thinks the Proposed Interiors, :.
in International Affairs Shoyls
BE Given Careful AttentIon-p..
no Desire to Embarrass the Ersa
utive Branch of the Government
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22
COLT And COOK HELD.
CORONER FINDS THEM GUILTY
OF MURDER.
COURTS ACTION AWAITED WITH
GREAT INTEREST.

The Inquest Shows that the Shooting
Of Smith Welch, Mac Johnson, Jes-
Sc Judy, William A. Sans and Theo
zimmerman by the Militia Was Tn
necessary.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-22

land christened the steamship with
American champagne.
KIku Oyamn, dissolute Japanese
girl, was choled to death in her apart
inentS in Denver. She Is the third to
meet such fate in two months, and
ii is believed some man has declared
deadly war on that class OF women.
Three masked nen tried TO rob the
bank at Sylvan Grove, Kas. when Que
of them was wounded by the cashier.
Thereupon the other two riddled their
companion with bullets to prevent him
from identifying them. aud fled.
Charges 81 fraud III The civil service
examination fer appointment Of the
New York police force have been made
against Roundsman Adolph w Re.
hagie, OF the East Eighty-eight street
station. and Roundslnan John powl.
Ing, OF She fremont station.
Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay the famous
kcnmckian, has just married Dora
Richardson, his pretty 15-year-old
ward He mar,les 10 prevent his first
wife's children, who ha, ignored hint
for years from ge;tin- his estate when
hc dies
Awakened hy i burglar IN his room
Rev. T. Z. seekerson. OF Brooklyn,
sprang out Of bed ana grappled with
tile rohher. who, in the struggle.
stabbed tile minister before the latter.
using his revolver. wounded the thief
twice. The marauder escaped.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
POLITICS IN WAYNE COUNTY.
Some of the Candidates for Legisla-
tive Honors.

Jesup, Ga. April pa religious re-
vival has been in progress at the Metho-
dist church for the past week, and will
/ be continued during this week. 1t is being
conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. w Wes-
/ ley. assisted by Rev. T. w. Ellis, many
! have declarec their intentions of leading
| better life, and quite a number have
united themselves with the church
| Much interest is being manifested in the
meetings, all places of business being
closed to-day to attend services.
Politics is now being discussed. The
! democratic committee has been called to
meet May IA for the purpose of electing a
new committee and decide the manner of
nominating candidates, whether by pri-
maries or conventions. Two years ago
the primary system was adopted and
proved much better than the conventions
where only few controlled. The third
party has also called their committee to-
gether for the same purpose to meet on
April "a
Col. S. r. Harris is favorably spoken of
as candidate for senatorial honors from
this, the Third district, it being WAYNE
county's time TO furnish the senator,
according to the rotation system. Col.
Harris has twice represented this district
in the Senate, and is one of the most pop
ular men in the county. Should he decide
to make the race, it is unlikely that he
will have any opposition.
Col. John W. Bennett the present rep
resentative from this county, is being
urged by his many friends from every
section of the county to announce him
self for reelection. The people appreciate
his brilliant services, and desire to show
their appreciation byreturning him to the
House John, as he is Familiarity
called, is very popular with all
classes and could get the nomination
simply by stating his candidacy. Should
he offer for reelection he would have no
democratic opponent The Third party,
however, might put out a candidate,
which would be of little service, as they
are not supposed to be as strong now as
they were two years ago.
Hon. Henry G. Turner is the choice of
the people of this section for the United
States Senate, if he be candidate for the
place. If not it is more than probable
that the vote wepld be cast for the Hon.
F. G. duBignon
Very little interest is being taken in the
gubernatorial race. Col. Atkinson seems
to be in the lead now. However, Gen.
Evans has many warm friends here, and
il he should address the people the proba-
bility is he would increase his strength.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
THE STATE ENoAMPMENr.
Preparations for the Event Going
Forward at Griffin.

Griffin, Ca, April % Considerable in
terest is now being manifested through
out the state in the opening of the annual
encampment at Camp Northen on May 81
The encampment will close on June IA.
The following companies have been de-
tailed for tours of duty at the camp: The
Second regiment, infantry; the First
battalion, infantry, and the following new
companies if admitted in time: German
Guards, Augusta Pooler Light Infantry,
Pooler Rome Light Guards, Rome.
The second regiment is composed of
fourteen companies: Americas Light In
fantry, Baldwin Blues, Columbus Guards
Eastman Volunteers, Floyd Rifles, Macon
Hussars, Macon Light Infantry, Macon
Volunteers, Perry Rifles, Putnam Rifles
Quitman Rifles, Savannah Volunteer
Guards Southern Rifles and the
Griffin Rifles Col. Charles M Wiley
will be post commandant of the first tour
June 8, to June IA, the Fourth Regi-
ment Infantry, Fifth Regiment
Infantry and First Battalion Cavalry
mounted. These will be as follows: The
Albany Guards, Atlanta Rifles, Atlanta
Guards, Brunswick Light Rifles, Capital
City Guards, Dawson Guards, Fort
Gaines Rifles, Hibernian Rifles, LAGRANGE
Light Guards, Newman Guards, Thomas
vile Guards, Valdosta Videttes and Way
cross Rifles.
The mounted companies are as follows:
Gordon Troops, Governor 5 Horse Guards,
Richmond Hussars and Troop Hussars
The Fifth Regiment band win render
music during the entire encampment.
The same per diem will be allowed both
officers and men, and the regulations en-
forced this year a was last year All OF
the military organizations are expatiating
with dellgat their arrival at Camp Nor
thea next month. The opening Of the
encampment in May insures much
larger attendance than last year
This large gathering of military
men here means great deal
for Griffin, and all who attend
can rest assured that they will be
cordially welcomed by Grifin's hospitable
citizens.
Hon. Robert Whitfield, the young
| talented orator of Milledgeville, will de-
liver the memorial address here on April
26. An elaborate programme has been
prepared for the occasion to do honor to
| the fallen braves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
IN THE KEN1U Ky FOUNTAINS.
Passing Rich With Fortune of TWEEN
ty-Seven Dollars.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
81 had glimpse of life in the Kentucky
mountains the other day that will not
soon forget, said capitalist. Il made
trip into that section as the Representative
of a syndicate to look at some coal lands.
I went as far as could by rail, and then
TOOK a horse and rode into the wilderness.
Toward night l brought up at a little
cabin, of which had been previously in
formed, and made arrangements to spend
the night there. This cabin was about 20
fee. long by about IL feet wide. On the
ground floor it was all one room. Above
was lott, TO which access was gained by
means OF a ladder and a hole in the floor.
I There was little corn growing around the
place. and there were two hogs. In the
rear OF the cabin was low shed, open at
one end and with a slanting roof. It was
Just big enough to hold COW at night.
The COW, which was a lean, woe-begone
animal, the two hogs and the corn consti-
tuted apparently the enJlre assets of the
place.
In this establishment were living a
man and his wife and eight children, the
oldest being II years. The lived on corn
meal and milk, and occasionally some
pork. Both the man and the woman
clothes enough to cover their nakedness,
and the younger were not so fortunate.
The man seemed to be a slow, dull sort OF
fellow, who had lived in restitution so
long that he had become used to it. The
woman was different. Her face wore an
expression of ablect despair. If a painter
had wanted a picture entitled Hopeless
ness he need have gone no further.
After supper the man went out to feed
The hogs and the and dn Otbps
chores
II talked to the woman for about an
hour, and succeeded with great difficulty
in getting her story Her pride atood in
the way of her telling me anything for a
long time. During all the time in which
she talked the expression of dull iStless-
ness, to which her face had become hab-
ituated, never left it but once. Then a
look of something like happiness came
over her features. This was when she
said that they had not always been poor.
I'VE weren't always this way she said.
1--WE were well off once. We saved
enough, him and me, so that we were
rich. We had $27 laid away once" That
was her idea of wealth. Twenty-seyen
dollars She went on to say that the
children had come fast, that cow had to
be bought, and that she cost S1S. The
children had fallen sick, and doctor had
to be brought in from civilization, and he
cost So, and so it went till their fortune
had gone and they had nothing left of
that magnificent $27.
The next morning 7 paid them my
lodging. l had slept in the loft and the
family had slept in the room below. None
of them took off their clothes. | had
brought with me huge lot of roast beef
sandwiches, aud ate these for my supper
and breakfast, for had been warned
that probably could not get anything to
eat there. Before leaving took S27, and
wrapping it up in a newspaper, left it on
rode away, feeling vastly pleased with
myself, and knowing that there was one
mountaineer's family in Kentucky that
had recovered its lost fortune"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
IN A SKY BLUE SUIT.
Judge Hines Opens His CubernatOrial
Campaign at StateSbOTO.

/ Says the Democrats Stole Gresham
/ From the Populists, That the Tariff
Is Only a Small Matter, and That
He Is a Bigger Man" Than Hoke
Smith-Muddlsd on the Money Cues
ton.
Statesboro. Ga, April 23.-Judge J. K.
Hines opened his guberna torial campaign
by addressing a small crowded. populists
here to-day. He stated in the commence
ment that he was not candidate for any
Office in the gift Of the people, but his
hearers were inclined to doubt this. He
seemed to be delighted that he was law
yer, as well as Patrick Henry and Thomas
jefferson, and inferred that his profession
was composed of all the great men of the
country.
The judge accused the Democratic party
of stealing Secretary Gresham from the
Jefferson populist party. A voice in the
crowd answered. your crowd tried to
steal him, but he would not be stolen by
your gang!"
The Judge claimed to be better demo-
crat than Cleveland or Secretary Smith,
but he was "agin 'em."
The populists should give the Judge
some information as regards their plat
form, as he doesn't seem TO be be versed
in it. He declared that the Omaha plat
form declared for a tariff for revenue
only. He thought the tariff, however,
was very small question, and favored
free wool. He declared that the Wilson
bill would never be passed. He claimed
I that the big question was money, and
that gold and silver never deviated in
value until 1873. He stated that Mr.
Cleveland had positively refused to ap-
point any man to office who refused to
vote for the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman bill
The judge claimed to be a great silver
lite, but made little inconsistent state
ment by claiming that Wall street had
sent the silver and greenbBcks down
south and left the gold at home. The fact
that he seemed to be worried about the
absence of the yellow metal makes the
judge look a little like gold bug. He
was also in error when he stated to his
hearers that the democratic platform of
1892 called for an income tax.
The judge was decked in a brand-new
sky-blue suit, and seemed to have adopted
Mr.. Watson's methods by asking ques-
tions in a way to Indicate which way he
wanted an answer, which questions were
always unanswered by the populists pres
ent. Some who were the quickest to
make reply to these questions concern
ing the great issues of the day didn' t
know who was governor of their own
state. 1t is rather strange that the Judge,
claiming to be Jeffersonian democrat,
only received applause from the populists
The Judge advised all to get together and
stand together, the south and west
against Wall street. His speech was re-
garded as a weak effort, and fell perfectly
fiat on the crowd present, eXcept the
handful of populists here,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
RACING AT MEMPHIS.
Laureate Wins the Valuable CASTOR
Hotel Stakes.

Memphis, Tenn, April 23.-The CASTOR
hotel steaks for 2-year- was won to-
day by A. w. Newsome & Co.'S. Laureate.
The gelding was entered with Ed.
Corrigan's Linseed, who got second
money, beating Sallie Woodford in a
driving finish. The weather was cloudy
and cool, and the track fast.
The handicap was won by Chant, from
st. Pat, and j. P. B. in 1869, the best
mile and an eighth of the meeting.
A summary follows:
First Race-Six furlongs Buckrene, to 2,
won, with Hibernia Queen second and Ellen
third. Time i:i7.
Second Race-Sening; six furlongs. Wight,
man, o TO IS, won, with Domingo second ana
Gen. Ross third. Time l 30.
Third RGCe--GastOn hotel stakes, for G-ye6r
olds, 81 600 added; four furlongs. Laureate
to !, won, with Linseed second and Sallie
Woodford third. Time 0:50H.
Fourth Race-Senlng; one mile. McLight
to :, won, with WauhatUlle secord auC
Ram bier third. Time l:+4.
flILn R3ce--ldandlcap; one and oae-elghtn
mics. Chant, TO ), WOO, with S.! POI
second and =. ?. 2. third. Time l:564
Sixth Race-Purse, no1-winaers; one mile
Prince Carl, ( TO l, won, with Ducat second
and lakewood third. Time l:$4H.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
WORK OF The WHITECAPS.
A Deputy MaTShal'S Wife CTazed by
Their Threats.

Her Husband Finds Her Wandering
Copy of the Oath the Members of the
Band Subscribe to on Joining 1t.
Several Alleged Members of the
Gang to Be Put on Trial To-day.
Atlanta, Ga. April 23-A startling
story of whitecap outrage comes from
Calhoun, in Gordon county, to-day. Last
night Deputy United States Marshal
Turner, who came to Atlanta Saturday
to bring the whitecap prisoners who re-
Gently beat Robert Harper so brutally,
was called back to Calhoun by telegram
stating that his wife had mysteriously
disappeared from her home Saturday.
After Turner left Calhoun it appears
that friends of the men whom he had ar
rested made violent threats against him
and his wife. He has been one Of the
most active officers in breaking up
this band of whitecaps in Gordon
and Murray counties, and consequently
Is bitterly hated by them. Deputy Tur-
ner's wife was Reconstruction at the
threats. and, fearing she knew not what,
she took her baby, with revolver and a
razor, and wandered off into the woods.
without success, and on Sunday Turner
was telegraphed for
FOUND HER INSANE.
He commenced the search and finally
found his wife ana baby nine miles from
home in the mountains But 1t was an
awful reunion. The poor woman was
raving maniac, completely exhausted by
hunger and exposure. Late this afternoon
q telegram was received from Calhoun
that she was dead
In arresting the men who whipped
Harper Deputy Marshal Turner captured
the records of the band of whtecaps.
The oath is a very peculiar thing. II is
written on sheet of white paper with
small pieces of black ribbon tied at each
corner. The felllia377iiHg is the eath;---"B By.
all the erth and blud in our vanes wee
will swar dam lyes by all the mothers
that created US, and the God that created
us we will stick to each other til deth."
To this oath was attached number of
signatures, and with this information
Deputy Marshal Turner succeeded in
making several arrests.
TRIAL OF THE PRISONERS
The trial of the whitecappers of Gordon
county will begin in the United States
court tomorrow morning. The case is
attracting great deal of interest. The
men who are indicted are n J. Mcintyre
John King, John Abbott, Rufus Williams,
Benjamin Goodnight, Will Offert, John
Lynn, Lon Ferguson, and Harvey Barrett,
all well-known citizens of Gordon county
It is charged that on the night April 10,
these men went to the homes of D. Bearn.
M M. Evans. Alfred Brand, and William
Johnson, and beat them numerically
They went to the houses of others in the
nsigh borhood, and notified them that If
anything was ever said about the Illicit
distilleries in that section of the country
there would be trouble. The men who
were whipped recognized some of their
assailants. There are three indictments
against each party, and three counts in
each Indictment. There are twenty-five
witnesses for the government and over
200 for the defense.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
AN OUTRAGE AT JAMAICA.
A Black Brute Assaults a Girl Of 10
Years-May Be Lynohed.

Brunswick, Ca, April 12-News
reached Brunswick to-day of dastardly
outrage committed at Jamaica Saturday
by Bob Eyarts, black brnte, on the per-
son Of Miss Tommie Howe, the 1C-year-
old daughter Of James Howe, 4 prosper
Gus and highly respected farmer Of chat
community. Evart5 escaped. but was at
terward captured and is somewhere be-
tween Brunswick and Jamaica il the Gus
tody OF Constable Blounu, or else viewing
eternity with bullying eyes from the end
OF stout rope. Constao Die Blount
started for Brunswick with his prisoner,
but The route IS slow and tedious. and
warts may make ais escape or be taken
away from hin, though tae citizens
-lanl edlarely around Jamaica ara quoted
IS willing 70 allow the law 10 take its
course. II Evants has been taken away
from Blount, the vuftures will probably
be the first to discover his hidng-pace
Evarts is noted for his crimes and his dis
appearance will not be mourned.
Miss Howe is Frustrated and medical
skill is doing all it can to save her life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-24
A Nero Shot.

Starke, Fla, April 23-Sunday morn.
ing E. Z. Johns, sheriff of Bradford
county, summoned his four deputies to
help make an arrest of some negroes who
were gambling at James turpenti time still,
on the Georgia Southern and Florida rail.
road, one mile from Lake Butler. One of
the negroes showed fight and opened fire
upon the sheriff and his posse The fire
was returned, and the negro shot dead.
Then general firing began. Two other
negroes were badly hurt, but escaped.