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Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14
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MOST TERRIFYING OF ALL.
Hairbreadrh Escapes of Life and Limb Arc
Nothing Compared to 1t.

Hairbreadrh Escapes of Life and Limb Arc
Nothing Compared to 1t.
We we're discussing moments of SUI
preme terror, says q writer in Truth,
and each one of us had given his most
thrilling experience, when his heart
had come the nearest to standing still
getting off its peat as it were-and it
had got to be Cooper's turn. Almy had
told of the time he fell V the preci-
pice, and was only saved from being
dashed to pieces by clutching a dande-
lion which grew on the brink, and
Bowen had related how he drank from a
bottle, the gift of a New Jersey friend,
in the dark, and for II moment thought
that he had taken nitric acid through
mistake. Accr had given a graphic de-
scription of the cold chills which had
run over him, and the sudden awful
faintness when he went out to dinner
in full dress, and discovered as he en-
tered the dining room that it was only
$50: and | had lived oven for their bene-
fit my experience of jumping from a
locomotive just as it crashed into the
side OF "a swiftly moving train.
Cooper had sat silently by smoking
until the last, and after his turn
had come he remained for some time
apparently deep in thought. At length
he said: gentlemen, | have no doubt
that each Of you have given, thought
lessly perhaps, what he considers his
supreme moment of terror; but, know
ing all Of you as | do, the joys of your
home lives and the trials of the head of
n family, you will pardon ME if | say |
think that you have made q mistake.
Is it possible that none of you have ever
been aroused at , O'clock in the morning
by your wlfe's solemn statement that
there we're burglars in the house, and
that while you were cropping your way
nervously across the room through the
horrible darkness to light the gas, you
have none Of you ever set your bare foot
suddenly on the baby's little hollow
rubber doll, which whistled when com
pressed?"
For Il moment there was solemn
silence and then We guilty wretches
bound together by the common tie o
fa%therhood, arose, shook hands sympa-
thetically with each other, and took
Cooper out and bought him something.
In all probability IL will not be long before
the city man will tool down. to his office
from his country or suburban residence on
an electric dog cart The seat of tae We
hicle will hold all the motive power he
needs, stored electricity, aud he will be in
the enjoyment of a placid sense of independ-
ence. For som time an electric dog cart
has been In constant use in the neighborhood
OF Brighton, England, ana now the French
have followed suit by starting electric
pheIons.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14

Young OF Calhoun, while Funk of Hardin,
Human of Wright, Spaulding of Floyd,
Williams of Howard and st. John of Mitch
ell are likely to desert from Gear at the first
opportunity.
Lacey has lined his forces up and called
back the men inclined to support Gear, and
Judge Blanchard and Senator Conway of
Mahaska, who were counted as second
choice Gear men, have both declared against
him.
Grind of the House.
Speaker Stone announced the standing
committees Of the house today. EX-Speaker
Mitchell of Adams got the craftsmanship of
the committee on ways and means Harri-
man of Franklin, judiciary Conley of But
Ter, railroads; Young of Calhoun, appropril-
tions; Sessions of kossuth, Insurance; Funk
of Hardin, suppression of intemperancc:
Lauder of Union, medicine; Stuntz, mines
and mining. and Bitterman, agriculture.
The house passed a resolution protesting
against the passage of the Wilson bill.
About twenty bills were introduced in the
senate. including the following: BY Perry,
to prevent insurance trusts or combines in
fixing rates; by Groneweg, leSalizing the
levy of taxes in Pottawattamle county for
'SS, 80 and 80. Senator Brewer introduced
the Catch local option bill as amended and
passed by the senate two years ago. 1t pro-
vides for local option By counties, fixes mini
mum license at $500, requires petition signed
by two-fifths of the voters to call an cleo
tion, and removal of all screens, chairs and
all other attractions.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14

Seattle's anti-gambling ordinances have
been declared void as being in conflict with
state law. Assault and battery cases, also,
must be prosecuted under the state code.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14

Twenty-six deer and elk have been brought
into Sultan City since December /.
Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14
Declared Against Gear.

for John Y. Stone, Representative Cooper
of Montgomery, counted for Gear for second
choice, has declared for n western Iowa
mau. Harton of Keokuk, a Lacey man, will
Only two votes have been surely won by
today's work, SCI sions Of Kossuth and
Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-14


swell, there is not now II leg for the ad-
ninistratiou to stand on, !" said Senator Man
terson to Tn BEE correspondent this after
noon, in commenting upon the Hawaiian
message, when informed that Minister
Willis had at one time arranged to place
Queen Liliuokalani upon United States
man-of-war ut Honolulu and afford her pro-
lection in event Of a riot. "rhis caps the
climax, continued Senator Henderson, 'and
relieves the action of this administration
ana its representatives OF every possible
element of sympathy. 1t is astOnish-
ING that one of our ministers should
offer to protect a dethroned monarchical
representative in opposition to our form of
government and after that person had in
sisted upon taking the blood ana the
property OF our own citizens. Why, II is
FAR worse than Blount's action in hauling
down the American flag. II is treason. II
Is not only a reflection upon our form Of gov
eminent and our flag, but an outrage upon
our citizens In that country. II is very Tor.
tunate for President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham that there was no bloodshed in
the unpatrlotic effort OF Willis TO restore the
queen, for IL there had been these two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
CAPITOL TOPICS,
To Define Murder.

bill defining degrees of murder has been
introduced In the House by Mr. Curtis OF
New York. 1t classes as murder In the first
degree and makes punishable by death any
person who. within any fort, arsenal. DOCK
yard, magazine or other place under the
exclusive jurisdiction of the United States.
including rivers and arms of the sea causes
death by delibera tely lying in wait or who
IN the attempt to perpetrate any rape
arson or robbery, kills another Whenever
a person Kills another in the places named
without Fermentation he is to be deemed
guilty of murder In the second degree and
Is to be punished by imprisonment at hard
labor for life. Whoever in these places un-
lawfully kills any human being without
malice, expressed or implied or involuntar-
lily, is to be punished by Imprisonment at
hard labor for twenty years or a shorter
term, as the court may decide.
Any person duly enlisted in the army or
navy who in time OF war deserts to the
enemy is TO be punished by death, and anv
person who during their term of service in
these branches of the service instigates
mutiny is to suffer the same penalty. The
punishment of death prescribed for any Of
Tense specified by the United States statutes
other than those OF murder manslauyhter
rape, desertion and mutiny Is abolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

that Notwithstanding, women had been de-
prived Of the advantages given to male
citizens, the daughters of Virginia had not
reorganized, religion sustained. the children
that the men of Virginia give the women
cation, equal remuneration in occupation,
equal political rights.
The audience listened with great interest
and attention to an address by Madame
Hanna KSrany of Syria, who discoursed on
woman suffrage from an oriental stand
point She said that the records of the far
away past manifested that woman had par
ticipated in all human affairs. She knew of
many good reasons why woman should
vote, but could not one single reason
why she should not vote. 1t is an injustice
and robbery, she said, to withhold woman
from exercising her rights. Il would like
much to become an American citizen"
she said. but / shall never be one until
woman's citizenship shall be proclaimed
all through this land"
! a Convert to the Cause.
The meeting closed with an address by
Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson of New York,
the secretary of the Kings Daughters,
who came out for the first time openly last
night for woman suffrage. She expressed
her intention OF aiding in the work to the
best Of her ability. She said there were
many obstacles still to be overcome before
success crowned their efforts but that the
time would come when success would be
achieved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

w. CreuzantY. Hemmcult. c. B. Matthews,
q. Stevenson and j. Gunnell.
Cards are out announcing the coming re-
ception by the National Geographical So
| ciety, to be held. as last year, in the parlors
or the Arlington, on Tuesday, February q.
NO efrorts are being spared to make this one
or the memorable days of the season and,
Judging from the eagerness with which inyi-
tat1ons are sought, 1t win far outshine the
event Of last year
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Wood have taken
apartments at the Woodmont
MISS Liz. Buck and Miss Louise Robinson
are the guests of Mrs K. A Suan and Mrs
J. w. Cunning, 3l4 street northwest.
Mrs. j. NJ. Clapp and Miss Frances p.
! Clapp OF Vermont avenue are at Old Potn,
Comfort.
Miss Susie Miller Of Snickersville Va, is
visiting Mrs. NJ A. Donnelly of 1902 9th
street northwest
On the 18th Of this month Mr.. and Mrs
Lloyd of ii2 9Th street will repeat the pleas
ant entertainment given by them Thursday
evening, when a well-known and popular
eiocutionfst will render a number OF sslec.
lions. Several Senators and Representative
from Maryland and Virginia VIII be present
Medical Director Gihon will read a paper
on Surgeon General Benjamin Rush of the
revolutionary army before the Army and
Navy Club on the 10th instant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
The seldshness of Women.


We are so much in the way Of hearing
the unselnshness of women exploited nv
their admirers that It strikes upon u. with
a sudden jar when We hear some plain
spoken body cry out upon the sex as sell
FISH. At n recent luncheon. where around
an elegant table twenty clever women dis
cussed topics of interest while they ate
pates and ices, one young lady boldly pro-
claimed her conviction that women, II not
Inherently selfish. were at least more selfish
than men. Assaiied on all sides she skill
fully defended her position. declaring that
one had only to go to the fashionable re-
sorts In summer or In winter, to prove the
truth of what she said. Think" she as
serted, ''of the Lonely weeks a man is forced
to spend at home, while his wife and daugh-
tiers are enjoying themselves at Bar Harbor
or somewhere else in August. or at ST.
Augustin In February. The poor ploddine
expects vacation beyond his month or
his fortnight, regulated by the exisencies
of business or the working force of the
office; but madame and mademoiseIIe, they
fit away as care-free the birds and
never trouble themselves about the Door for
lCrn man, who dimes at his club and comes
home to a cheerlessly lonely house"
My husband hates society. and ] adore
it," said another. (which is the more sell
fish, he or /? If 1 yield to his preference
all the time, L devetep-Selishness IN him,
and surely that would be very undesirable
and on the other hand, If drag him away
| from his den and his newspaper to gay
/ functions which he detests, / am develop
ing selishness in my own character. Either
way am in a difficulty. But do not think
can be called selfish because i am not re-
| signed to purely domestic lfe.'
! The old rule OF mutual forbearance would
seem to be the only one applicable" said
a quiet little lady. Perhaps the selfish
ness Is principally in human nature"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
DAINTY NAPERY.
The Very Latest Ideas i'm Ten and
Luncheon Cloths.

From the Philadelphia Times
Elaborate specimens are shown in the tea
cloths. They come in patterns from twenty
four inches to a ward and a half square.
and are exquisitely finished with white or
delicately tinted embroidery silks Some
times the corners alone are decorated
Fleur-de-lis is a favorite design. Big fow-
ers in the corners and a garland OF blooms
of the same species running about the
edges. tied at intervals with bow-knots.
may be seen upon late modes. Doilies
must be embroidered to match cloth.
Colored sets are little used for breakfast
or for fruit White is much daintier ana SO
has the preference.
Monograms or initials grace both cloths
and napkins. You must place monogram or
letter, which shonld be from an inch TO an
inch and half in length, upon one corner
OF the napkin, while for the table cover the
letter or letters must be three inches hlgn
and so placed that they will appear either
inside the edge Of the table after cover II
arranged or upon one corner
Pieces of damask, as well as plain linen
designed for luncheon cloths. are hemstich-
ed or trimmed with lace. Accompanying
napkins are simply hemsttched. Mexican
drawn work frequently appears above .
finish of knotted fringe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

A Cincinnati Mans Walking stick
ornamented by Some Grewsome Me-
mentoes.
Inc other afternoon an old man attracted
good deal of attention on Vine street
Cincinnati. by reason OF the peculiar cane
which he carried. Personally he was in no
way different from iots of queer old men
that one Is apt to meet in a days walk
about the streets OF a great city He WAS
understood, fat and red as to his nose.
His beard was gray and was long Il need
ed shampoo The mans dress was of
ordinary quality, but 1t was all there. His
breath was tainted with firewater AS he
was passing store a clerk asked him
where he got the cane. 1t was an old stick
and without knot or crook. Wound around
and around II was a string OF ornaments
Of the strangest kind. Here was a hickory
nut, there a beech nut there a walnut ard
other nuts could be seen on the stick. Then
there were buttons of all varieties. SINE
were pants buttons, others were coat and
vest buttons and there were dress or CLOAK
buttons. Some were small, while others
were large silver dollars A lead pencil
stump dangled about the middle of the
cane. carpet tack hung from the point.
piece OF cork, a broken marble. a shoe
peg, keys OF various kinds and other ar
ticles too numerous to mention were strung
about his cane On being asked BY a
Times-Star man how he happened 10 gat
so peculiar a stick he became Communion
tive. Every trifle around this stick said
he. lis a memento. This piece of toy mar
BILE belonged to my boy when he was still
alive. Here Is button from my first
sweetheart's cloak. And here's another
from my wifes cloak. This shoe button
dropped from a beggar's shoe" He indi-
ca ted the various articles as he spoke.
Last fall i visited my boyhood home in
West virginia: and these nuts came from
there. / found this shoe nail al Mount
Vernon a few years ago, near the tomb OF
Washington. This ring Is from the finger
OF a japanese girl; that from the finger OF
suicide. Here's a piece from the spinal
column Of a bum politician, which the stu
dents OF a local medical college ably dis
GUESSED in their time. am simply a coli
lector Of curios / like to have them near
me. and find that the easiest way is TO
carry them around my cane"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

the benefits of the franchise, for both
ignorant white and black women would
be excluded on exactly the same terms.
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake, chairman of
the New York City Suffrage League fol-
lowed with a stirring address. in which
she expressed herself as confident of the
success Of the proposed constitutional wo-
man suffrage amendment in New York in
the coming election. An address was also
made by Leonard Rhone, the chairman OF
the executive committee Of the National
Grange. The next paper was read by Mrs.
Ora Langhorn of Virginia, on the subject
of House Cleaning in Virginia"
The Work of Virginia Women.
She spoke of the many evils that exist
in the old dominion. From the women of
the land, Mrs. Langhorn said came sorrow
full tales of injustice and hardship. The
people saw the result Of the management
OF important matters in the hands of the
men of the state, and in shame and sor-
row pronounce 1t failure" She asserted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

From the Florida Hustler.
Among the various exhibits I'm FLORIDA on
Wheels is a box of chameleons, that
strangely changeable variety of the lizard
family so much affected recently by south
ern female tourists. who wear them on the
breast with golden chain and pin attach
ment.
At Reidsville, n. c., a prominent banker
overheard the following conversation re-
speeding these unique creatures between
two negro women:
Say. Mary ann. did You see dem lizards
in dat F'luridy show kyar?"
Yes, chile. l seed em. Want dey funny
insecs, too"
''Sho. hoEey. dey wus So You hee- what
dat white man call em-me!ions sho nuff
he. he. he, Melons! nothin' but lizerds.
Seed en- in de bacca patches many er time
Sho, niger. dat mans er fool! Doan know
whut he tslkin bout. 7 hearn i'm tell Ell
whit CONAN dat dey wears 'em fur breas
pins in the F'luridy country Ell dey doan
bite EN-. God knows dat ain so. Dat
buck-a doan know nothin' bout lizerds, he
! doan. He lowed dat eff you tuck EN- In Vel
! han dey jess es gentle cs er kitten. Whar
! that man cum from. niger? Melons, moth
! in but lizerds and scorpions. EN- l spies
| EN- En- ] kills EN-, too, does, me.
Mighty right you is, niger, ell me too
/ MELONS! he! he he Dat mans er fuie
chile"
| He sho is"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
IN A DENTISTS OFFICE.
So Thrilling Was the Incident Tha,
the Girl Said, well, 1 Never"

From the Chicago Tribune.
AS she stepped into a Clark street car
every man in it turned to look at her: she
greeted another girl effusively and sat down
beside her.
20. Dora, I've had such an experiences"
she painted, as she cast a coouettish glance
at the young man opposite.
You always are having experiences"
grImbled her fried. land nothing ever
happens to me 1t all comes of having those
big. appealing eyes and that t.nid air. when
you're not even afraid of a mouse"
20, but This was really an awful expert
ence and I've mind not to tell you q word
about Il"
IF you don't I'll think it is because II 10
too bad TO tell
somebody. and l know all your secrets. 50
Go on. then; bat don't expect me to SYM
pathize.' -
We'll, you know. went with mamma to
the dentists today, and
20. it was the dentist. was it,"
Not at all. 1 had my lovely new silver
handled umbrella with me. and / leaned 10
against a chair in the waiting room, deter
mined not TO lose sight of il. A few minutes
later in came a srlendid-looking fellow with
such a mustache that couldn't help smil-
ing just a little at him."
''Of course"
We'll, he leaned his cane against the
same chair and IL knocked my umbrella
down. We both stopped to pick it sip. and
our hands met. and he saic. Pardon me-
and blushed and said, Thank you"
Il hope you had the grace not to look at
him again"
''Well-er-only once or twice. and each
time he was looking AT me in such an ad-
miring way. At last mamma came. As We
went out l forgot my umbrella. and had to
go back for ii. and o, Dora. he started up
and seemed about to speak. and just few
out to where mamma was waiting. 1 knew
d never hear the last OF it IL she caught
me-"
And serve you"
80. and, Dora, when We got out looked
back. anc he was actually following me-"
Il hope you"
II lid until mamma told me she was not
walking for a wager. and at last he caught
UP 70 us and lifted his hat"
What impudence."
He was holding out something to me and
saying: I beg your pardon, miss, but this
is your umbrella. and"
You don't mean to say"
Il do. 1 had been carrying his cane down
the street. and he had been chasing me &c
set II back
We'll. 1 never,' said the other girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
FOR THE SAKE OF WOMAN
The Suffragists Hold an Interesting Ex.
perienoe Meeting.
The Chances In Virginia, Kentucky
and New York-A Kings Daughter
Joins the Ranks.

There was a very large audience at
Metzerott Hall last evening for the gen.
eral meeting of the Suffrage Association,
and the addresses which were of partic-
uiariy interesting character, were listened
to with close attention. There was a
particularly large proportion of men in the
audience, a fact to which Miss Anthony
referred as a most encouraging sign and
source of great satisfaction to the men,
5ers.
Mrs. Josephine X. Henry of Kentucky
read paper on woman suffrage in the
south, which has, she said, just emerged
from war and VICE. and southern men
have not yet discovered the duty that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
The Last of the Family.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston herhio-
There is a Boston family who prides itself
In a strictly legitimate way, of course, in
possessing a genealogical tree OF admirable
proportions. Fortune has. indeed, waterei
this tree for many years, and 1t has
borne some distinguished fruit. with never
a black sheep to render tradition uncom-
Portable In the mouths Of climbs" that
would be shouted from the housetop. And
now the story goes that at Christmastids
the head Of this lucky family received q
huge box which, on opening, Sas found to
contain a beautiful rubber plant. With
the names of every member Of the family
since time was written on its leaves, and on
one the topmost, and as yet unfolded, was
tied a tiny porcelain infant with this legend
hanging on its neck: Il am the last of the
s. who never so" tape nor peanuts, Vas
never hanged and never embezzled, but
dare say shall do II all ere / get through"
The 'tree' has since been despoiled of its
verbal adornments, and the card of the wag
who sent the Joke" has been buried in the
mold beneath with due solemnities. inclUd-
ing the consumption of a rabbit with the
usual accompanimentA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17
Naval Orders.

Lieut.. Commander J. +. Pisbury. to tenn
porary duty on the Fern; Passed Assistant
Engineer W. ID. Bayley, to examination for
promotion; Passed Assistant Surgeon r. b.
Bailey, from the Alachias to the Richmond
relieving Assistant Surgeon VI. X. Pigott,
who is ordered to duty at Chelsea, Mass.
Assistant Surgeon NJ. w. Barnum. from the
Ranger and ordered home on waiting or
ders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

awaits them. While no southern Con-
gressmen have avowed themselves in
favor of woman suffrage. yet In the Ken
lucky legislature men are appearing who
are espousing the cause. There are thou
sands Of men in Kentucky today who are
suffragists and thousands of others who
would be If the question were fairly and
sdrarely put before them. The only safe
and possible way to settle the race ques-
ton Is to give women the ballot, with an
educational qualification. This could be
done without excluding black women from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

Yesterday afternoon a fOur-horSe wagon
team of Judge BoUic Of Rockville, driven
by Harry Green. bee" ne frightened on the
Brightwood 9TH street. rHai ~ IN electric
car and, dashins into the car. one horse
Was killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

The body of a colored infant was found
on Florida avenue between I'd and Sd
streets northwest.
Yesterday a fire took place at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Anna AIKEN, No. 2o1S 18th
street northwest, and the loss on house
and furniture was about $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-17

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