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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08
'OUT OF THE MOUTHS

UF BABES-".
From Puck.
Sunday School Teacher--Tell me
something about the lesson, Johnny.
Johnny-well, the Lord asked
Cain where was his brother Abel,
and Cain said; cam I my brothers.
keeperT"
Sunday School Teacher-That In
right, Johnny; but what do you
suppose Gain meant when he said !:
Sam I my brothers. kseperf"
Johnny-WelL I don't know,
nnlsss h was inst sassins the Lord.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

and applied himself diligently to
master the rudiments of the profess
sion. His first commission was as
lieutenant in the Royal Engineers.
In succession he served in the artil-
lery and the rifle brigade. In 1875
he was brigade major at Aldershot,
subsequently assistant adjutant gen.
eral at Gibralter. In Egypt he
commanded the Guards brigade. He
is said to be thoroughly competent
both as general officer and subaltern
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08
MISS PAULINE WHITNEY,

An engagement Of interest to
Americans is the one recently an
nounced of Miss Pauline Whitney
and Mr.. Almeric Hugh Paget, of St..
Paul. Miss Pauline is the older
daughter of Mr.. William 9. Whit
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08
TOMMY DIXON.

Second in public interest to the
Corbet- Fitzsimmons mill which is
attracting SO much attention, II the
coming fight between Tommy Dixon
and George Dixon. They win fght
Cor A2bOo . aide. Whass the two
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

California and Nevada, applying
himself to law and mining operations.
In 1865 he permanently took up his
home in Missouri, and in 1873 en-
tered congress. He has been regu-
larly returned ever since until 1894.
In 1877 he introduced the bill with
which his name will always be asso-
ciated in monetary history-the bill
which became the Bland act of 1873.
1t provided for unlimited coinage of
silver, but was 30 amended by the
senate that the coinage was limited.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

William Pickler, awaiting trisI for
completely in the Carson mint sk4Al,
was found dead in bed. N
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08
SAMUEL G. LAWRENCE.

The twenty sixth triennial con-
clave of the grand encampment of
the Knights Templar of the United
States will be held in Boston, August
$3.50. Great preparations are being
made for the event by a committee
Of which Sir Samuel O. Lawrence,
right eminent commander of the
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

Firemen turned hose on 3 1a1xa-
tion Army detachment at Netknslrs
City and raised a great row.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08
oNIY oNoz.

xrcm Town Topics. g
Robbins-wsls you ever in Brook
lynf
Hawkins-y once. wss born
Ithess.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

With the exception Of one district,
the British election returns are all
in. The Salisbury government has q
majority Of 151.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08
The agricultural department. y 20
ing to experiment with flax growing.

The war department ofiicials think
the Bannock trouble will be settled
without bloodshed. ls
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

Qusdruplets, all boys, were born
to the wife Of q Mexican named
Encinas, at Nogalitos, Ariz., on July
18. At last accounts all the babies
and tho mother were doing exceed
ingly well.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

West Virginia preachers declared
a boycott on the proposed Sunday
lecture by DR.. Talmage, and sue
ceeded in having it called of.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

Grand Commandery of Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island, is chairman. Un-
der Mr.. Lawrence's direction $780,
900 has been raised for the entertain
ment Of visitors. The grand encamp-
ment is composed of forty five grand
Communicates, with a combined
membership of o,3s4. Reports from
throughout the country foreshadow
large attendance. A plan looking
to change in the methods of voting
will be presented at this conclave.
Under present laws each state is al
lowed four votes on any matter COM
ing before the triennial conclaye. 1t
makes no difference whether state's
membership is 100 or 10000. 1t is
to equalize this that the change Of
methods is asked for.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

whom he defeated in thirtysix rounds
at Kansas City on May rs. 1t was
this victory which convinced his
backer that he was worthy to go
against George Dixon. Had Gardner
won he would have had backing for
$4,000 against George Dixon.
Tommy is said to be the physical
superior Of George, and better
adapted to stand the wear and tear
Of long siege than the little COL
ored gladiator.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-08

like hends, when cornered. Ac-
cording to the commissioner they
have q great desire for fame, but the
only fame they understand is to be
gained by gathering scalps and steal
horses.
Mr.. Roosevelt was out in Jackson's
Hole in 1891 and mixed a great deal
with the Bannocks and the sho-
shones. He says there has always
been more or less friction between
the settlers and Indians over the
shooting Of elk. The Indians, he
says, have the right to shoot game
under their treaty, but the state law
forbids the killing Of game, and this
is whore the trouble begins. The
Indians slaughter the game in a
Wholesale manner. They surround
q herd Of elk or cattle and kill every
one In sight.
Mr.. Roosevelt explained that the
outlawed bucks arc the greatest
danger threatening the western set
tiers. These are young Indians,
ranging from Is to "a years old.
whose fathers declare. they will not
be responbible for their acts. When
hunting game, Mr.. Roosevelt says,
they stretch out , line and use .
peculiar whistle TO lure the elk
within range. They then surround
tho frightened animals, and, after
closing In ON them, butcher them by
hundreds. The commissioners said
that game abounds In Idaho. Even
~ late - his last visit to Jackson's
Hole he had seen elk In such tre-
msndous herds that their sntlsrs
rssemhlsd : forest of lens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
Two Good Political stories.

II was Bulwer. was il not. who wrote
something about women mixing them
selves up In all things. in business. in
council IN battle. writes Walter Wellman
from Washington 10 the Chicago Times
Herald Wherever mischief is astir,
said Lytton, there yol may be sure a wo-
man sly face peeps from her Wimple.
4 writer IN the Washington star attempts
70 prove the truth Of Bulwer's words BY
CHUNG a case Of recent origin. Those who
remember the small ma jOrity secured by
trisp over Mills in the democratic eau
~, SAYS this writer. know that the
..yiIheT was chosen speaker because Mrs
Alllis expressed doubts in the Fifty-first
congress as 10 the gloVelike TT of the
,,Ff9eks worn by the wife OF well known
MissOuIl congressman" The Star writer
: Isht II Is understood Mrs. Mills has
slllce admitted she was mistaken, and eX-
~ lessed her belief that no woman was
ever more charmingly gowned than Mrs.
sas City.
The same writer tells a story. for the
!. u'h OF which am unable TO vOuch. In
II woman Is given credit for the nominal
uoh OF Cleveland In 1892. As the story
soes, Eckels, not then controller Of the
currency, mad been a Morrison man. His
eIOrt was 10 secure from his region a del
egaton favorable to Morrison and agains t
falmer- Al the last hour hope OF success
deserted MIN. He wired Morrison in this
CITY, that II was doubtfuI-if he could push
thIoGgn a Morrison instruction but that
re Sould get his folks to instruct for Cleve-
land As between Cleveland and Palmer
tney inclined toward the ex-President
Mhat should he DO? Morrison was not
mere wnen the message came, but his wife
Wa. Mrs Morrison is one of the rarest
OF women, devoted to Col Morrison. and
Wlthal OF an intelligence and decision of
character which makes her an admirable
helpmeet TO the colonel Mrs Morrison
IN the absence of her husband. opened the
tslegram. IL was too late to get word to
COl. morrison. She must reply herself
alter carefully weighing the pros and
cons of the situation Mrs. Morrison wired
Eckeis: instruct for Cleveland" 1t
came Just IN time Eckels promptly acted
Cleveland; the remainder followed suit
ana when the convention roll was called
IN Chlcago the great state of Illinois cast
HSI sohd vote for Cleveland. Where
another story. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
Too Lazy to Live.

Abijah Sleighton Iounged into Cant.
Nheeiers little shop and seated himself
81 a .nI,ee-Iegged stool, says the Youth 5
Iahguidly, addressing the active owner
OF the shop. who was mending a net,
~ ulstressin' to see a fcler that's as
laxy as m wife's brother William
William" echoed the sturdy little can
tam, IN amazement. why, William is
always tinkerin' somethin' so far as l
Cah see; Amt he fixed out your house
with all kinds O. conveniences an con-
things easy?'
Sieighton, with a doleful expression on
MS sallow countenance. Williams
who're mind seems to be set on maxim
things easy. Std of keepin' up a stiddv
wrestle with EN-, same as / always have.
W ny, when William came back from
loIerin the sea an l accepted of his in
vitation to come and make a home with
US, pawn little somcthin' each week,
l explained to him jest how things was
Il told him that the rain come through
the roof some in bad weather in the room
where ned have to sleep, but / told him
jest where it come through and showed
MIN where KEEP the buckets TO ketch the
water.
used them buckets but once and that was
the day after he come! IL was so lazy
that he got up an patched that roof the
very next day, ruthern lift them two
buckets back an forth once or twice!
An the same way with the pump.
Ruther n step acrost to Mis- Wilson s
an fill his pitcher of a mornn' that man
tinkered on our pump till he got her to
goin again. Took him the greater part
o two days to git her fixed, but he don t
begrudge time, s longs he can save him
self takin' few steps.
An the same way with the chickens
hes built coop, ruthern have m wife
git little excise now an then chasin'
the little critters Off n the strawberry bed.
4 dunno what were comm to-" con-
cluded Mr.. Sleighton, as he opened the
morning paper from which it was his
custom to spell out the news to the cap
tain, much to the captains Distress I'm
sure l dunno what we're all comm to!
William amt made no Roadway with me,
as yit; but you git sech a lazy Teller as
that right in the house with We, an live
hrmest principles is liable to give way.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
American and Mexican Dollars.
From the Philadelphia Record Dem.)

The Mexican dollar is quoted in New
York at 50 cents. Senior Romero, the
Mexican minister at Washington, says
it is ''puzzling" to American travellers
in his country TO find that a standard
silver dollar of the United States IS
worth there two Mexican dollars. What
makes the enigma still more obscure is
the fact that the Mexican dollar contains
more pure silver than does the American
dollar.
OF course there is nothing in this
monetary puzzle of Senior Romero to one
who thinks a moment. The Mexican
government does not presume to redeem
its silver dollars in gold at their nominal
worth. The standard dollars of the
United States, on the other, hand are in
effect mere tokens carrying the pledge
gold. But for their compulsory legal
tender quality and the government
promise TO redeem them in gold the
American dollar would be worth less than
the Mexican dollars, because they have
less pure metal in them.
Let the minis of the United States he
thrown open, then, to the free coinage
of silver dollars, and the obvious conss-
quence would be the inability of the gov
ernment to redeem them in gold The
condition would become precisely similar
to that which exists in Mexico. The sold
would disappear from circulation, ana
the currency would drop to the cheap
silver standard. But Mexico was brought
to this condition by her poverty: and her
poverty keeps her in it. 1t is proposed
that this great and wealthy country, on
with eyes open, adopt "A monetary
system into which poor nations have
gradually fallen. and from which they
cannot now escape.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
reform In The jury system.

There appears TO be a growing conNie-
tion that substantial justice requires a re-
form in the jury system. The evils Of the
present system are known in every COM
munitg. because in every community they
are so apparent as TO excite more or less
comment. One OF the evils is that too
many OF the most Intelligent citizens are
exempt, for one reason or another. from
jury duty. Another reason is that Un1r
the prevailing system Of practice the
lawyers are able in important cases. par
ticularly those which have attracted a
great deal of attention. TO exclude from
juries men of intelligence and character.
SIN another evil is the ease with which
men get themselves excused from jury
service in particular cases by declarins
they have already made up their minds
as 10 the merits OF the case TO be tried,
or that their minds are 80 biased that
r. they cannot render an impartial verdict.
and an evil that is the cause Of much In
justice is the requirement that all the
twelve members OF a jury shall agree in
order to find a verdict. This requirement
puts it in the power OF one man TO prevent
a verdict While this man may be the
only one Of the twelve who has the cor
rect view Of the case, the chances are
otherwise.
This country and England are the only
countries which require that all twelve OF
the jurors shall agree. In France three
fourths Of the Jurors can render verdict,
and it is provided in the new constitu-
ton which Utah is TO vote upon soon
that verdict can be rendered by eight
OF the twelve jurors. in civil eases.
SO burdensome have the evils Of the jury
system in New York city become that a
movement has been naugurated by Judge
Barrett of that city in favor of jury re-
form. He proposes that there shall be
special jury list composed of one-twenti-
eth of the most intelligent citizens. from
which jurors shall be drawn for the trial
of highly important cases. These jurors
are not to be subjected to the insulting
and badgering questions that lawyers put
peremptorily challenging them. Being
men of recognized character, intelligence
and standing, they will be chosen just
about as grand jurors are now.
No doubt the reform that Judge Bar
rett proposes would be very helpful in the
administration of justice, and if it should
be adopted # would, in all probability,
lead to jury reform in other parts of the
country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
The OLD Gin Housc.

Samuel Minturn Peck, in New York Ind1
pendent
Swaying pines have grown around il,
Trumpet vines with garlands bound il
Yellow 1asmines climbed and crowned II
Laughing down their green and gold.
Hide the worn roof widely gaping,
Every hole with beauty draping
In the gin house grey and old.
In the morn the squirrels peeping,
Ger the rafters lightly leaping,
With a bark awake the sleeping
owl, who blinks up, drowsy- polled;
And at night. with sudden stirring
From the caves, the wan light blurring
Fit the bats with dusky whirring
Round the gin house grey and OLD.
Oh. the days well-nigh forgotten.
When along the floor now rotten
Waves and waves of snowy cotton
Oft in bllowy beauty rolled
While the toilers Wrought a-singiny
Mellow lays that yet are ringing,
Ger the tide of time still winging
from the gin house grey and old.
Oh, those songs with sweetness teeminc
Chasing care and pain redeemingi
OFTEN still they soothe my dreaming,
By sad memory softly trelled;
And at eve their echoes diving
Haunt me. meath the pine trees living
Listening to the wind low signing.
Round the gin house grey and old.
Lorn is now the old plantation,
Fairest spot in all creation,
Teardrops choke the sad relation,
And its sorrow can't be told.
Poets Tilt of ruins hoary
over sea in song and story;
All must yield in beauty's glory
To the jasmined gin house old.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
A Princes Bride.

A romantic marriage is the talk of the
hour in Berlin, the details of which are
worth relating, says the New Orlea ns
Picayune. young prince mot rovaI
but still nobleman) fell in love. two
years ago, with a beautiful young artist
who had her studio in the northwest of
the city. He made UP his mind, on finding
his love returned, to marry her, and t0
satisfy the demands of his rank, for the
young girl was of a humble family. the
following plan was arranged and carried
out by the young couple. A come-down
count in Hungary. of good and anc;ent
lineage, was unearthed, who was only too
willing to accept a large sum of money
down in payment of what was required
He was to marry the lady, giving his
word of honor to renounce all marital
claims and be divorced very speedily
This was all carried out to the letter
They were married in Berlin, and the
newly-wedded countess eloped with the
prince. A divorce was applied for and
obtained and the Prince and Princess
Y. are al this moment at Nice on a bliss
If not nice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
personal.

Maj. Won Wissman. the famous Afri-
can explorer, has decided to take up his
iesluence with his young wife In Ber-
I'm. he has been in Naples this winter.
c. NJ. Bailey, Maine manufacturer.
SAID to be the wealthiest man in the
state has for years employed a band
OF evangelists to work in the small towns
of the state.
In a recent address Bishop Arthur
Cleveland Coke condemned strongly the
revelry and dissipation which ne says
mark the observance of Thanksgiving
day.
John d. Rockefeller. the head of the
standard Oil trust is credited by a writer
In the Boston Commercial Bulletin with
having remarked a while ago that his
great ambition in life is to accumulate
a fortune of S500,G00.000.
Cecil Rhodes, the virtual king of South
africa, once replied to an application from
England for a place for a young man
who was anxious to try his fortune at
the Cape; Send me his photograph and
I'll let you know by return whether 1
can do anything for him or not"
Ralph Swinburne, who recently died
at Charleston, w. Va, at the age of 80
locomotive engineer in this country. He
was born in England, and was associated
with George Stephenson the inventor of
the locomotive, before coming to Amer
lea.
Lord Dunraven has had the most YER
Satile career of any peer in England.
Besides being the most famous of Brit
ish yachtsmen. he has been a successful
war correspondent, a brilliant steeple-
chase rider, daring big game hunter, and
a popular society leader in the worlds
metropolis
Rudolph Julian, founder and chief of
a score of spacious studios in London
used by impecunious artists who are I'M
able to afford one of their own, was an
artists model thirty years ago. The idea
of organizing these establishments oc-
Cured to him one day while posing be-
fore a painter as "Adonis" Some of the
best known painters in England were
schooled in these studios.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
SibIeyism at Memphis.
From the Nashville American DemO.

Can any thinking man read Mr. Sio-
ley'S speech a. Memr ais and note the
Juror 1t created and say that this Memphis
meeting betokens good for the Demo-
cratic party? On the contrary, was not
his speech a diatribe against democracy
conservative, prudent democracy which
has stood for years as the protector or
the peoples rights and the upholder OF
fair and honest government? Democrats
can now see where this movement leads,
and can decide whether they will follow
Sibley, who seemed to have the conven-
ton in harmony with him, and who was
cheered TO the echo; in numbering the
Democratic party, or will stand by the
party, and in its ranks fight against the
spun theories and financial bubble va
carries
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15
SeIf-Defcuse.

The supreme court of the United States
has recently rendered a decision in which
is embodied the opinion of the court upon
the question of self-defense. This decision
and opinion may figure in the trials OF
certain murder cases to be held in this
county within comparatively short
while. as self-defense will be the plea of
the defendants.
The case upon which the decision was
rendered came up to the supreme court
from the Western district court of Ar
kansas to which it was sent back by the
supreme court for re-trial. A young
man had been convicted and sentenced to
eight years Imprisonment for having
dealt a fatal blow to another
man who had come upon his
premises with two others to claim a
COW. The deceased was about to draw
a revolver when struck upon the head by
the defendant. The trial judge, in his in
structions to the jury as to the law of
self-defense. had said that the defendant
was compelled by that law ITO avoid
danger by getting out of the way if he
could; that the only place where he need
not retreat further was his dwelling
house" The supreme court took broad
err view of the law of self-defense, and
held that 1.-THE defendant was where he
had the right to be when the deceased
advanced upon him in a threatening man
ner and with deadly weapon" The eX-
preston, where he had the right to be-,
Nv 70 I,n
premises as we'll as the dwelling house
of the defendant. 1t is very probable that
attempts win be made to stretch the Ian
guage to included much more than the
dwelling house and the premises, however.
Continuing, the court says: IF the ac-
cused when advanced upon, under such
circUmstanees) did not provoke the as
! sault, and had at the time reasonable
| grounds to believe, and did in good
! faith, believe that the deceased in
! tended to take his life or to do him great
bodily harm, he was not obliged to retreat,
| but was entitled to stand his ground and
TO meet any attack made upon him with a
/ deadly weapon in such way and with
such force as under all circumstances he
/ at the present ulOiltHl uOUCSllN DeuRNeQ,
and had reasonable. grounds to believe.
! was necessary to save his own life or to
protect himself from great bodily harm"
1t Will be seen that while the supreme
court takes broad grounds, enabling a
man assaulted with a deadly weapon at
a place where he had the right to be-.
to stand his ground and defend himself
even TO the death, the decision does not
materially alter the law of self-defense
as interpreted by the judges of nearly.
if not quite all, of the Grim
inal courts. There is nothing in
the decision to give comfort to
a slayer who might have avoided the diff
fculty if he would, and who was not
where he had the right to be" at the time
of the homicide
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-15

I. Bradford Price, governor of New Mex
leo, suggested by inference to the Memphis
silver convention a scheme that is a great
deal more in accordance with the popn-
listic notion that predominated the con-
vention than even the free, unlimited and
independent coinage of silver at the ra-
ito of sixteen to one. Price said that when
the Almighty made this world he placed
in the mountains the two precious met
ais in the proportions of sixteen tons of
silver to one ton of gold. How Price
found that out is not known; maybe he
had a revelation. AT any rate, the con-
vention probably accepted the proposition
as absolutely and infallibly correct-it
was made by a silverite. 1t probably was
Prices idea to have the silverites a little
later estimate the amount of the metals
in the mountains and issue legal tender
notes to the amount represented, and
thus save the time and trouble of mining.
such scheme would have been worthy
OF the man, and of the circumstances.