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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-06
Closing I'm.

Executive Manager Dickey came in
from jamestown on this mornings train.
and had a conference with Governor
Shortridge regarding the final wind-up
Of Worlds Fair matters. Mr.. Dickey
says that practically the fair business is
completed-the building has been sold,
attaches discharged, and the exhibits
have been shipped back to the state,
and have been finally distributed. There
are however, certain formalities of finish.
ing up the business which will have to
be attended to by the board, and they
will have a meeting in the near future to
attend the matter. Mr.. Dickey returned
to jamestown on this afternoons tram.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-06

where he passed the winter. Macnider
of Mclean & Macnider, returns with a
large stock Of goods, and a number of
railroad officials Ire also among the
passengers on the first train.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16

LOngstreet and Early.

General LOngstreet's antipathy TO
General Early is being carried even to
the side Of the grave. ln remarking
about the deceased veterans war rec
ord, Longstreet said IL candidly
regard it as a dismal failure" His
whole criticism was harsh, unjust and
uncalled for. and will not be ~calculat-
ed to raise the surviving general in
gublic esteem. No doubt General
Longstreet is still smarting underline
turning down that Early gave him
some time ago. ut will be remem-
bered," says a telegram from Rich
mond, that during the unwilling of
the statue Of General Lee In this city
a few years ago, Longstreet and Ear
ly met for the first time since the
war. Longstreet promptly extended
his hand, exclaiming: "How are you,
Generals Early turned his back on
Longstreet with the expression that
he was not in the habit of shaking
hands with traitors. referring to the
political course of Longstreet since
the war
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16

Inc "Ra90T.Rarkm

savannah Ga News.
Atlanta is afflicted with ,
Of razor-baek lawyers. Thu uolnler
ry OF Fulton county regard t ,ha j.
pestlleFous individuals, ana luea Is
like to find some way Of ridS. would
community ofthcm. They aa"ls lac
for business to come to ~ un wait
nunt up excuses for bringing lar.n out
and succeed in annoying ,h lawsuits
ness community. The ousl'
lawyer is not only "A great nnls 'Oaek
a community but he is a pos,,ir' :, "
jury to it. Out of little Quarra,. "a,
business differences that would Sa and
get into court if it were not ~. le'er
ne manages to make a llvl0a nla'
ann IS not to help settle djsnut., = ,hs
could be easily settled wlthou, ~. 'lai
.lon' but to stir up strife. lie a',s,,
up people who think they na ~ N sn
damaged and gains permission "s .
bring suits in their names '0a II %
greater part Of what he RECEIVERS =, ,as
RECEIVERS at all. goes into his na' ae
lie Is a breeder of strife and r"AeL
on the litigation he encourages "'a
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16
Metal Slieathing for Lun...

A Baltimore mechanic has D,.,..
a process for incasing lumber n a'".,
plates' which, he claims. win n','
the wood practically f%lreproof " ~"
metal which he uses is piece a, .l lug
steel, and the machinery draws !, ~.
the lumber, as a glove is drawn o,.'
the hand, rendering the space hp,v u's'
the lumber and the metal np,to.,,'
air-tiglit. The metal is ahmn, ~.
thickness of a sheet of paper and |.
can be made and put on for lose ,h.s
Il cent "A square foot. 1t may vol ~
doubted whether it would fu,n,s,
much protection against fire. hu, !,
the s%heeting could be made a,
metal which would resist salt v,,o.
1t would be invaluable for piliuy ,l0n,
the coast.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16

"No,'said Farmer Corntossel's wife.
tame amt fur everybody. There's
Josiah, he done his best, but he never
will get famous" "What was his
ambition" Ter git his pictur in
the paper. He sat up nights a tryin'
to think of some ailment to take
patent medicine fur, but he was so
overpowcrin' healthy that there
wusnt a single thing fur i'm ter git
cured of!'-Washington Star.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16
GheDrmurrat-S Star
ne ANEW HIS ErSlNEss.
A Smart Boy Knows How to Run an In
CINE and Bother a Parson.

A Smart Boy Knows How to Run an In.
CINE and Bother a Parson.
The writer paid a visit to the Me.
chanics' Fair in Boston and stood fol
a moment near an engine in the base,
ment. The engineer in charge pos
sessed a bright little son whom he had
taught the method of starting and
stopping the machine. The little boy.
who did Rot seem to he oyer ten years
of age, was standing by the engine
when a gentleman came up to him
and said:
You seem to be a pretty small boy
to run such a big engine"
II suppose am pretty small" re-
piled the boy, ''but l can do it all
right"
"You think you undstand your bus
iness?" continued the visitor.
"Yes, sir, | do"
"Can you start the engine {"
II can"
Lets see You start it,"
The boy opened the valve and the
fly-wheel slowly started to revolve.
"You really can do it, can't you 81
said the visitor.
"Ycs, sir" modestly answered the
boy.
: "Can you make it 90 backward 2"
asked the man.
backward or forward, it doe.n't
make any difference to me-" replied
the young engineer.
LET me see you run it backward"
The boy stopped the engine and
quickly reversed it, 50 it ran in an
opposite direction.
"Well, declare, my boy, you seem
to understand your business perfect
ly."
The boy said nothing for a moment,
but eyed the stranger suspiciously.
Suddenly an idea appeared to strike
him, and he said:
MAY | ask what your business is 2"
why, certainly, | am a minister of
the Gospel"
where do you reside?"
"Oh, right across the river here, in
Cambridge"
"Doyou understand your busincss?:"
further questioned the youngster.
u believe | do" replied the minis
ter, good-naturedly.
Can you repeat the Lords Prayer"
why, certainly"
Say 1t for me-" requested the boy.
The clergyman did so.
"You really do knew how, don't
you? laughingly said the little engi-
nccr.
"Why, of course l do; | repeat il
several times a day."
well, now, say it backward you
know | ran the engine backward for
you"
lhe clergyman, after a moments
hesitation, said he could not do it.
you can't do it," said the little
fellow. why, you see, | understand
my business a great deal better than
you do yours"
The clergyman seemed to think 50
and retired.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16

Congressman DOolittle, Of Wash
ingtOn, has introduced into the
House a bill to make the Bureau of
Labor department of the govern
ment with a Cabinet officer at its
head.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16

The DEMOCRAT-STAR Job Office Il
turning out some as fine job Printing
as can be done in New Orleans Or
Mobile, and at prices just as reasoua.
BILE.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16

An organlst says that a COW moos
In a perfect fifth octave or tenth !.
dog IN a fifth or fourth, a donkey
brays in a perfect octave and a lO,se
ncighs in Il descent on the chrom,tlc
scale.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-16

The sheriff Of New York county, n.
Y, gets asalary Of Sl2 600 and $50 900
in fees, and judged by the almighty
dollar, is a bigger man by Sl2 600 Il
year than the President of the Unit
ed States.
The evening world., 1894-04-16
ACTOR ISRAEL BEHIND BARS.
Arrested on His First Appearance
on the Professional Stage, =.
Policeman Thought His. Makeup
Was . Violation of Law.

Fred Israel, OF 1O4 East Fourteenth
street, Is an ambitious young man of
nineteen years. who fancies he viii
yet "hlighten the vaudeville stage with
iridescent bfilliancy as a ',monologuist
and, eNtemporaneous gagger."
Last night he had his first real op-
p~ortunity to apear as y professional
before An audience at the Park Theatre.
1t was the occasion Of a benefit to one
Pat O'Connor. 49,
He was billed as Frederick Ward. When
the call came for HIS "turn'Ward ambled
onto the stage in an ,pncommonly weird
costume. His face was caked with burnt
cork and he wore 4 wig that looked:iik
a piece OF buralo robe; a dilapidated hHt
with a band made of a piece or PLAID ~
the MacGregor ClLn,'a pair OF vociferoas
trousers and a white check coat. - =
Ward was just making his first exit
lceman Petrosfno. CT Capt. Schmitt-
terser's station. saw him. To appear
in costume on Sunday hight Is q VIOLA
ton of the theatricaflaw and Petrosino
at once mounted the stage and arrested
Ward. ''
Arrayed as he was. Ward vast aiken to
the West Th.rtieth street station-house
with an immense crowd behind. r"'
A Mr.. Cosgrove went bail for Israel,
the jefferson Market Court. held the
prisoner In 500 bail for the Special SEES.
sions. Nobody was OF hand to go his
bail and thu young amateur was led into
the prison in "A INST iscontented frame
OF mind.
The evening world., 1894-04-16
POLICEMEN WILL Be TRIED,
Grinnon and Looney Must Answer
Bootblacks' Accusations.
Alleged that They Were dubbed for
Demanding Their Pay.

Charges Of clubbing were preferred
this morning against Policeman Edward
Grinnon and Fiapk Looney, OF the East
SiNty-seventh street station, by F'rark
MARITIME. twenty-sevcn, OF $50 East
Eleventh street. and Joseph l%ittaro,
forty-two, OF 2i2 East Scvcnty-ffth
street. ..
The men are bootblacks. Formerly
they had a contract to black the shoes
OF the policemen in the SiXty-seventh
street station.
This morning when they appeared be-
fore the Superintendent and Inspector
Conlin. in the formers office. they said
they had aCcosted the two policemen
yesterday morning at SiNty-scvcnth
street and Third avenue to demand Of
them each 10 cents for backing their
shoes for one month.
They said that instead OF paying the
policeman dubbed them first, then ar
rested hem. At the Yorkville Court
later they were charged with disorderly
conduct, but discharged.
Pittaro exhibited a black eve as evil
dence OF the truth Of his statement.
The two bootblacks had several wit
nesses TO corroborate them.
The policemen had a humber of wit
nesses also. who testified that the 1tal-
ians were arrested for creating dis
turbance and were not dubbed
Supt. Byrnes will bring charges before
the Commissioners,
The evening world., 1894-04-16
NICHOLAS SEAGRlST DEAD.
An old Settler of BloominEdnl
and known rs Its sage. 50,

20 The death Of Nicholas Seagrist, 1.-The
Sage of Bloomingdale." was announced
this morning.
. Mr.. Seagrist was born sev~enty-nlne
a ago at "A Leonard street. More
than fifty years ago he moved up to the
little settlement. of that time, where
Forty-second street was laid out later
across Broadway and known as Bloom
insdale. ",t
He opened a country store In this
village" and made money fast. His
%neighbors thought him crazy because he
spent all his surplus in the purchase OF
real-estate in that neighborhood. But
the city grew up to and encompassed the
settlement. and his lots made Nicholas
Seagrist rich. He. was interested in the
sos In a paper called The Atlas, and
wrote for II over the signature OF The
Sage OF Bloomingdale."
The Sage was one OF the Oldest liv-
ing members OF Tammany Hall, and was
an Alderman during that period when
he Board was referred to as the Forty
Thieves. He was a friend of Fernando
Wood and Ambrose c. Kingsland. ante
bellum Mayors. Mr.. Seagrlst was a
member Of the Volunteer Fire Depart.
ment of years ago. At his death he was
a, director In several Insurance 'compa-
MES.
He was a bachelor, and lived with
a nephew and niece at 1871 West Forty
eighth street, where he died yesterday
morning, after an illness OF. only three
days.
The evening world., 1894-04-16
ARRESTED ALL HANDS.
Carboni Lost $40 in n saloon, md
Then the Trouble Occurred.

, Policeman Bennett, Of the Elizabeth
street station, had an interesting set'of
prisoners in the Tombs Police Court to-
day.
Angelo Carboni, tw~enty-tour years old,
OF 60 Mulberry street, while drunk yes
terday wandered nito the saloon at 1893
water street. Fl had as a companion
Iomaso Salvan. eighteen years old, Of
70 Baxter street.
The w had several drinks, and ,n-
ally, Carbom missed $50 he had In his
pocket. He accused Jennie O'Neil, Of q
chatham square, Of stealing the money.
Policeman Bennett was calledin, and
ne made a Wholesale ,arrst. Carboni.
the, complainant, was arrested for In
toxication. Jennie O'NeiI was taken as
a witness, Thomas Hartigan, the bar.
tender In the saloon. was arrested for
violation OF the Excise law, and Salvan
was charged with the larceny OF the
When. Justice Martin got through with
the evidence he. beld Salvan in $1,000 ball
TOR The. Grand Jury; Hartigan was dis
charged on the Excise arrest. Jennie
O'Neil was allowed to; Carboni was dis
charged on the Lntoxication complaint,
was held in default of 500 as a Wit
The evening world., 1894-04-16
LOVE LED 70 INSANITY.
Father Separates Buffalo Couple
anu Girls. Reason In DetbrOned.

H.. w. fh'hV'laANu ' A'A7'
BUFFALO. n. Y. April l5.-Charles
Stanley a retired merchant. CAUSED 1t
to be announced that the n cement
OF his daughter Emma to William
Knox. a well-to-do young man. had
been broken. Knox is n Presbyterian
and Miss Stanley a Catholic, and they
could not agree as to the church in
which they should be married Mr..
STANLEY, told Knox not to visit his
daughter again. The young people kept
up the engagement secretly.
A week & Knox proposed an elope-
ment. to which Miss STANLEY with
some reluctance, consented. At the
time appointed she did not appear. She
sent, note to Knox saying her father
had prevented her from meeting him.
Thinking to, persuade her to elope with
himy hea paid 10, heed to the note or
to the other letters sent to him.
h belief that he had deserted her
preyed on the GIRLS mind, and she was
taken ~ She refused food and grew
rapidly weaker. Then her mind gave
way. and she was taken to the Buffalo
STATE Hospital a raving lunatic. Knox
relehted in the mean time, but appar-
entity too late, for when he called to see
her. just before she was taken to. the
asylum, she did not recognize him.
She soes into violent fits when her
father enters her; pfesence, and he is
heartbroken over the result. Her condi-
tiofN 10 10 bad th4Ldoctors have little
hope dtheft recovery.
The evening world., 1894-04-16
ALLEGED WORKS or FAITH.
Chicaogans Give Testimony Of
Many Miraculous Cures.
Deafness and Hip Disease Vanish
"A Withered Leg Restored.

CHICAGO, April lG.-Central Music
Hall was packed from floor to, ceiling
Sunday afternoon with persons drawn
by necessity. sympathy or curiosity to
hear Rev. job Alexander Dowie. the
faith healer. Many who went to see
miracles of healing were disappointed,
n had TO be content with hearing the
testimony of those who were healed.
"A table stood beside. the little pulpit,
piled high with crutches. ~trusses, braces
and cork shoes and other articles belong
Ing TO frippies; also, 4 set of safe
blowers tools and "a revolver. DR..
tToowie psinied"to this strange collee-
ton as a, few OF irhe relics won for the
.fait1tShaapns Cause; In Chicago, g.,
The meeting opened with prayer and
song. Then REV. Mr., Dowie, give a
biblical address. and f6llo&ed'it up with
Q statement of principles of faith heal
ing When this serrfCr was over. an
hour and a half was given to testimo-
The first patient brought forward was
Willie Essex. a n~ine-year-old boy. VIII
lie Identified a pair Of crutches and a
hip Joint disease. and was taken by his
mother to the Zion Tabernacle. After
prayer'b by Mr.. Dowie. he had laid down
his clutches. taken off the steel brace
t1dg dbtu MS lex anu "dlhtu " MY
home. That was about a month ago.
He is now as active as II nine; year
old boy.
David Cowan, a lawyer, old how DR..
Dowie had cured his son Of a kidney
disease and himself of deafness. of long
John Aliendorf said that last week
his wife. was.in bed, with typhoid fever
and DR.. Dowie had asked that. she be
brought to his house. She was taken
there in a cab inc returned home well.
Miss May Lehman told the most re-
ma story OF, healing. From infan-
cy she had a withered leg from the knee
down. 1t was incapable OF sensation.
and the part was wasted almost to the
bone 1t was one and one-half inches
shorter than the other leg. Last June
she went to DIR. Dowie. He prayed for
her healing. At once she could feel a
trickling Of the blood coursing through
the withered les. and a moment after
she attempted to walk and could feel
the limb cracking as the bone and ten
dons united. Her leg heightened to the
same size, and strength OF the other.
From that. day she has been as sound
In that leg as the other.
A MIR. Kerr. OF Pullman, said that only
the day before he had carried his wife
to Or. Dowie's house, on a stretcher and
left the stretchcr behind when they lett
the doctors house.
A number Of other instances Of re-
markable cures attributed to Rev. Dowie
were recited. Before the meeting ad,
journed DIR. Dowie invited all who, WISHED
healing to visit Zion Temple. ~
The evening world., 1894-04-16
SMALLPOX INVABEs CHICAGO.
Health Department Unable to
Prevent Its Spread.
Cases Kept Concealed from Authori-
ties tntii Patients Die. :
tBy As.oeIated Pres..l

~ $50
CHICAGO, ApslL ia-one, hundred and
,ytwenty-six new cases of SMALLPOX was
the>record. in Chicago for tbs. last week.
One hundred and eighty six patients
are'm the pcst-housa, several are in
the Suspect" wGfd'o the .].county hos:
aud asnumber, are q%uarantincd in
private houses for lack OF room in the
city hospital. 80 ID.
Tn Department of. Health declares
1t is unable oR~prevent, the spread Of
the disease unless further facilities are
provided at once, and the people inSthe
wards most affected report new cases
as soon as they are discovered.
The most serious condition OF affairs
has been found In the southwest potion
OF the city. The health inspector found
hree persons dead III their houses yester-
day and W similar cases on Saturday.
The people living in the houses had con-
cealed the existence OF smallpox until
death came.
The evening world., 1894-04-16
A CARD FROM MISS POLLARD.
Plaintiff in the Breckenridge Case
Writes to 1.-THE World"
She Is stnl In Providence Hospital
and May Be Seriously III.
Especial to The worid) D
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 10.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. April IS. :
To the Editor Of The World:
AS my unfortunate case Is nov ended
with a verdict in my favor, and THE
World" with kindly in%sistence wants a
word,frohi me. l do not see why | may
not say through Its columns how deeply
and Heartily l hank 1t. and The press
of the United States in general, for all
that has been said in my behalf. and
how ,nlearly i see and admit the justi~
flea ton for much that has been said
against. M h..
And III stTbe World" will be 80 good as
to be my messenger / should like through
1t to say how deeply grateful l am for
the Kind letters which have come to me
and to my counsel from all parts Of the
United States during the terrible ordeal
through which l / just passed.
II the future holds anything for me
It cannot be in the direction OF pub
lcity and sensation, II my unframed
literary ambition is to receive any re-,
ward or justification Ii must come with
labor and patience. and ! have no idea
of going on the stage OF lecture plat
form, or other wise accentuatlng the pub
Ilcity which my unfortunate career has
hadin this trial. d
1 have been applied TO BY various pub
fishers to edit IL report OF the trial. but |
have noe brought myself to think that
this would be a wise step, and II l should
take II II will be only because l believe
myself able in a good sense to point the
moral of my misguided life and to
awaken good sentiments In the public
rather than to keep alive bad sensations.
MADELINE POLLARD. ,
The evening world., 1894-04-16
NAMED AFTER 1885 BALLOTS
Donaldaon, Nominated In a Record
Breaking Convention.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April g.
There ended at South Pittshurg, Tenn. u.
Saturday night, .one of the most re-
markable political conventions ever held
in the South. 1t was a Convention 70
nominate e candidate Tor ~Attorney-Gen-
eral. Messrs, Goree, of Chattanooga.
and Estill. of, South Pittsburs. were in
the race. Delegates for the two were
almost evenly divided. '.''
The Convention began Tuesday, and 1t
held almost . a continuous session from
eony. nms uhts ssssErday IN niSnt' ,n HsIai,y
and not adjourning until after midnight.
Bitter feeling prevailed and bloodshed
was a. narrowly averted; pistols were
twice drawn in the Convention hall. At
last the deadlock was broken by the
nomination Of j. f. Donaldson, on the
twelve hundred and ffty-sixth ballot.
Heretofore the greatest umb ever
cast in such a Convention was l.0o4.
The evening world., 1894-04-16
Big FIRE IN SANTA CRUZ.
California city RarnGed by n Blaze
of Incendiary Origin.
by Associated Pres

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, April ls.-The
great conhagration Of Saturday night and
Sunday morning reduced to ashes TWEEN
ty-tour buildings In this city, and caused
a loss Of over S255, 900. with less than
Sl06O8o insurance. The fire was OF in
~cendiary origin. The bremen could not
obtEin a supply OF water from the hy-
drants, as the city's mains had broken
Saturday afternoon and the wafer had
been shut off at the reservoir, three
miles from town.
Private hydrants We're tapped, and 1t
was over an hour before the city's
mains We're once more opened. The
water supply was then sufficient, but.
as Santa Cruz had not a fire engine to
force the water through the hose. the
straamS were weak and Intellectual. San
Jose and jacksonville were asked for as
sistancs and sent
The evening world., 1894-04-16
MYSTERIOUS Mr.. DUBOIS.
Coroner INVESTIGATES His Death nj
the Ghambars street HospitaI..

The Coroner was called to Chambers
street Hospital this morning to in
.vestlgate the death Of Edward Du Bols,
sixty years old. in the. hospital last night.
The cause Of death is said to be, a
fractured skull, received by falling down
a flight of stair Saturday morning at a
clearinghouse, at $50 Pearl street, where
the deceased has lived for. over seven
years: It.is thought, that Du ,Bois was
seized With an attack Of apoplexy just
Neithe Proprietor Notboom nor any of
the attaches of the place, could tell
anything of the I'D mans history. He
was known as, the mysterious man
by the Oldest ledger OF the house, on ac-
count of his eccentrlcitles. They be-
lieve. however, that. he has seen better
aaEs, and has an Interesting history. =,
The OLD nfan ,Was very ,devodt and
Peters Church, in Barclay street.
Among his effects wore found nearly a
score OF prayer books with marked pas
sages. Every Sunday. rain or shine. he
visited ,Woodhayen. l.. l. He may have
friends there. :" =
The evening world., 1894-04-16
TURNER ANNOYED N
Arreated on Lexington Avenue nnt
Fined $40.

Ward Detective Tierney. of the East
Thirty-ffth street squad, appeared at
Yorkville Cour to-day as complainant
against James Turner, a well-dressed
mar aged twenty-nine, of 46i East
Fifty-second street. whom he charged
with annoying women yesterday.
T1erney said hat Turner walked up
and down Lexington avenue. from Thir,
ty-second to ~Thirty-fifth streets. AMI
within fifteen minutes he approached and
aceosted half a dozen women. Turner
said he had bee drinking. and did
not know what he was doing. He was
released on payment of So fine.
The evening world., 1894-04-16
WeRther ENreCRnt.

/ The weather forecast for tho thlrty-six hours
ending S P. NJ, tomorrow. is, as follows Fair
to-day and Tuesday, stationary temporary tenn.
%perature; winds becoming ~southerIy. The follow
ing record shows the changes In the tempera.
ture during the morning hours, as indicated by
the thermometer at Perrys pharmacy
, a. Mis- A.. Mas A. Nj. So 70 M. 60
The evening world., 1894-04-16
whiskey Made Him Inaane.

Frederick Miller, a :insmith. Of First avenue
and Forty-seventh street, was sent to the island
for one month at the request OF his wife. Eliza
beth. in The Yorkviile Police Court this morning.
Mrs. Miller told the Justice on sunday nigh:
her husband went around the houFe bowling and
roaring, He had a pair OF t~insnith,s shears and
imagined tnCt he was cutting all the live cleo
trie, wires in the city" she Faid that he was
insape from an over induisenee In bad whisky.