davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04

was ready to enter law Office as a stu
dent. /" She was years old when he re-
moved to Springfield and began the reg
ular study Of law.
When asked by Cedar Rapids re-
porter whether she consi dered Abe lazy,
Mrs. Wood said that she did not con-
slider that matter in her childhood, but
she could not recall that he did any
work except when he lived with his
stepmother, ten miles from her fathers
place. There is where he split rails and
did other work necessary TO the estab-
hshment Of pioneer farm. Her most
vivid recollection concerns his goodness
to her and her dread lest he should al
low her to fall when he was carrying
her on his shoulder, as he was SO tall
that she considered a fall from such a
height as a cause of certain death.
Mrs. Wood has been twice married
and is now a widow. She has lived in
Cedar Rapids about a year, having
moved there from Henderson county,
Ills.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04

U. S. GRANT II AT THE president W o
AGE OF II. should be in Of
fee 4 years from that date, asking that
his grandson, L. S. Grant, be appoint
ed TO a cadetship at West Point. The
letter was Endorsed by General W. T.
Sherman and is now in the possession Of
Colonel Fred Grant, who says:
81 hope to have the pleasure of pre-
senting that letter in the White House
within the next five years, and further
hope it will have the effect of securing
the appointment, for the lad is full Of
military ardor, and although he does
not say much, being something like his
grandfather in that respect, he Is ear
nestly looking forward to the time when
he shall be admitted. -
y. s. Grant II was born in Chicago
July 4, 1882 AS baby he had great
fondness for boy soldiers, and this fact
did not escape the notice of the general
He went TO school in Vienna while his
father was minister to Austria from
1889 to 1898. There he acquired not
only knowledge of high and low Ger
man, but also became conversant with
the numerous dialects and can talk to
a German in his patois, no matter from
what part of the fatherland he may
come.
He is now at school in New York
and stands at the head of his class.
When asked if he would like to enter
West Point and become a general like
his father, he remarked: II should like
to go there and secure a military train
ing. I dom know if should ever be a
general, though. "
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04
MOODY OF THE ORIENT"
Rev. George Il. Pentecost Now Doing Evan
gelicaI Work In London.

gelicaI work In London.
Rev. DR.. George r. Pentecost, who,
because of his work in India has been
termed 1.-THE Moody of the Orient, :" is
now doing evangelical duty in London
as the pastor of the Marylebone Presby-
terrain church, to which he was called
something like two years ago.
Mr.. Penteoost is, however, native of
the United States, having been born in
Virginia, where his family, an English
one, settled some time in the last CEN
tury. His entire life has been full of &C
ton, and his career has been quite out of
the ordinary. While he was very
young man, the civil war broke out, and
despite his Virginian nativity he
promptly joined the northern army. and
as a member thereof experienced some
decidedly hard fighting. In 1854, hav-
ing served the term for which he had en-
listed, he laid aside the implements Of
warfare and, entered the gospel ministry.
His first important passionate was in
Brooklyn, which he entered upon in
1869. After three years labor in the City
of Churches he resigned to accept a
Boston pastorate, which he resigned in
turn, six years later, to join himself to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04
. A COUSIN OF LINCOLN.
Mrs. Wood of Cedar Rapids Has Pleasant
RecoIIections of the Rail Splitter.

Mrs. Wood of Cedar Rapids Has Pleasant
RecOIIections of the Rail Splitter.
Mrs. Lucy Jane Wood Of Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, claims to be second cousin Of
Abraham Lincoln. She is daughter Of
James Hanks and was born at Decatur,
Macon county, Ills, in 1882, and some
of her earliest recollections are connect
ed with the lanky rail splitter who aft
erward became president. From her
third year until she was 10 she was al
most helpless from disease, and Lincoln,
who was a frequent visitor at her IA
theirs house, would carry her about on
his shoulder and treat her very tenderly
on account Of her affection.
She says he ''always had load Of
books when he came and would stay a
month, and would then go to another
family Of the Hankses. He would thus
board around without expense, and
pursued his studies and reading until he
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04

Dwight L. Moody in evangelical work.
For four years they remained together,
when DR.. Penteoost returned to the
Congregational church over which he
had formerly been pastor in Brooklyn.
After some years of comparatively quiet
work, he decided TO enter the evangelical
field in India, and there he did what he
thinks has been the most important
work of his life so far.
When he returned from the land of
the Hindoos, he was for time in grave
doubt as to what he ought to do next,
since he was simultaneously called to
the London pastorate, which he finally
accepted, and the pastorate Of the Old
Park Street church in Boston. At that
time he was supplying the Marylebone
Presbyterian church, and his inclina-
tions are said TO have been in the direc-
tion of return to his native land. Aft
er careful consideration of his duty in
the premises, however, he decided to re-
main in the British capital, and his Ia
bors there have been eminentIy success
full
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04
GENERAL GRANTS GRANDSON.
Sow at School In New York and Hopes
to Graduate at West Point.

It was the dying wish of General
Grant that his faYorite grandson,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04
OUR MINISTER AT MADRID.
Hannis Taylor to Conduct Delicate Diplo-
matte NeCotiaSions With Spain.


matte Negotiations With Spain.
Hannis Taylor, the United States
minister at Madrid, who represents our
government in the negotiations arising
from the attack on the steamer Alliance
by Spanish gunboat, is Mobile law
yer who was appointed TO his present
post in April, 1898. Mr.. Taylor stands
very high in his profession and is noted
for his scholarly attachments. For many
years he has been engaged on History
Of the Origin and Growth of the Eng
lish Constitution, 5" the first volume of
which was published few years ago
and met with instant recognition as
masterpiece in America and England.
1t is now used as textbook in Harvard
and many other universities.
In the practice of his profession Mr..
Taylor has been associated as counsel
with such well known leaders of the
bar as James @. Carter of New York,
Thomas J. Semmes Of New Orleans and
E. J. Phelps of Vermont. He was born
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04
Tired of Uncle Tom.

Among the eccentricities that Harriet
Beecher Stowe is said to have developed
in her old age is deteststion of all ref
erence to her famous book, Uncle
Tom Cabin. She can stand no allu-
sion, however yeiied, to her noted novel,
and her friends and relatives are very
careful TO prevent the mention Of the
book IL her presence.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04
Wealth of the RothschiIds.

The RothschiId family OF Europe is
computed to be worth 50, 900, 900, 900,
the French branch being worth $780,
900, 900. At the beginning Of the pres
ent century the grandfather Of the
Rothschilds was poor man.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04

Twenty-four years ago electricity as
mechanical power was unknown.
Now 5000, 900, 900 are invested in vari-
Gus kinds of electrical machinery.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04

The above MOLINE WHEEL WALKING PLOWS: we
now carry in stock and can fill orders for promptly
sold SEVENTEEN the island of Hawaii alone during the
past two months shows that the planters know good thing
when they see it.
We still sell the weknown Hall Breaker ~ a. Is and
PANY. One of our latest customers says this:
"Send me Is inch Halls Breaker have tried other
makes lately and find they do do the work that yours will
We have all sizes of Flows from to Is inches also side
hill and furrow Plovs
We have the most complete of all
kinds for cleaning sugar coffee lands
Our stock of SHIP CHANDLERY and ROPE has been
added to lately and furnish almost anything needed
"WAUKEGAN' BARBED WIRE is far ahead of any other
make try it and you will be surprised with the results
you prefer galvanized black plain Fence Wire have
heavy stock.
If you want perfect wire stretcher send to
E. 0. Hall & Son.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04

You can buy the latest dates of
this paper at Hilo of J, A Martin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-30
RROSSEAU { CO.,
C COMM! +! !!Nv
Grain and Provisions.
No. IS Board Of Trade, Chicago.

Respectable people out driving will
find the Grand restaurant. Calumet
avenue and Thlrty-fifth street, near the
head of the Grand boulevard. u splen.
did place to stop for refreshments. The
best the market affords can be found
there ut all times.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-30
DO YOU WANT A HOME

Small Monthly Payments ront3
You don't know
1houoand0 choose fro located In oil
subvtsuG
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-30
Only $500
Per Dozen -.

o., Yastsls. Crayons. sspias
end Water Coloss are made
~ he best artists in America
0Den Sundays.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-30

farms and house resorts
Ohio
which will soil
city want TO borrow sell
change
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-30

6eSt op.
0satoss In the profession. The
best Cabinets that can be pro-
duced at any price.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15
VICTIM OF WHITE CAPS.
A Kansas Farmer Subjected to Brutal
Treatment Shot, Beaten and
Otherwise Injured.

SALINA, KAN, Aug. 6.-B. F. Cos
northwest of here, was called from his
bed last night by a stranger who said
he had a sick horse a half mile away
and needed assistance. Coswell start
ed with the man. Suddenly they were
confronted by two men, who covered
Coswell with rifles, with the order to
throw up his hands. He tried to es-
cape, when one of the men fired, the
bullet striking him in the head, and
the other man struck him twice over
the head with his rifle, partially stun
ming him.
The three then bound Coswell's
hands and gagged him and forced him
to walk a mile and a half, though he
was nearly fainting from loss of blood.
Then a halt was made and a c~onsulta-
ton held, and Coswell claims that he
overheard a scheme discussed to eth
or kill him outright or perpetrate some
white cap outrage upon him, but the
three conspirators evidently became
frightened and, after extOrting a
promise from him to say nothing, and
threatening his life if he attempted to
disclose their Identity, they fled.
After wandering for some time Cos
we'll succeeded in reaching home. He
is suffering from a very bad scalp
wound, but will recover. No aus is
known for the outrage, and there is
but little clew to the perpetrators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15
FREE " DEFEAT.
Iowa Democrats Reject a 16 to l Reso-
lution-The Administration
Endorsed.

MARsHALLTowN, TO-, Aug. Iowa
Democracy to-day Endorsed the ma
tional administration, took a firm
stand for "sound" money and defeat
ed the 16 to 1 silver element after the
hardest fight ever seer in an Iowa
convention. The ballot on which the
silver men were defeated was on the
question of substituting a minority free
silver resolution for the "sound"
money declaration presented by the
majority of the Resolution Committee.
Of the II Congressional districts all
but two were controlled in their eau
cuses by the sound money men. These
two pres ented a minority report. The
victory was not overwhelming, but it
was decisive. Considerable hard feel
ing developed in the discussion on the
floor of the convention resulting from
the disposition of the "sound" money
men to bulldoze and force things their
own way. A silver man who talked a
moment more than the 10 minutes al
lotted was promptly hooted down or
his words drowned in the chorus of
jeers from the "sound'' money men.
The following nominations were
made:
For Governor-Walter l. Babb,
Mount Pleasant.
Lieutenant Governors. l.. Bestow,
Charlton.
Railroad Commissioner-Geo. Jenk-
ms, Dubuque.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
L. b. Paschal, Maquoketa.
Judge of Supreme Court-Thomas
G. Harper, Burlington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15
Coincidence for Col. White.

70 the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Aug. 1O.-I have read
with deep interest Col. Whites letters
from the East. | have felt much con-
cerned about the treatment u edi-
torial representative from the West
received in the city of New York.
That he should spend the Holy Sab
bath day in that great city, during the
heated term, and not be able to find
ga drop in the entire city is simply
cruel. | make the following sug-
gestion TO friend Robert: have been
told by reliable authority Il do not
know personality that the best down
town saloons have an entrance from
the back alley mot side) for the ben
Git of Western people who find it
absolutely necessary to cool off be-
fore going to church. And while the
proprietor and his wife and children
are all at Sabbath School-or ought to
be-the thirsty visitor can always find
r~efreshment. Trusting that friend
White may continue to have n pleas
ant time, and that he will not again be
disappointed in the big towns, / re-
main, T. ToTLER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15
TO TALK SILVER.
Missouri Delegates to the Washington
Conference Silver Dick Bland
Names Them.

LEBANON, Mo-, Aug. s.-Hon. r. p.
Bland, of the Democratic State Con-
vention at Pertle Springs, in accord
ance with the resolutions adopted by
the convention for the appointment
of delegates from Missouri to the Ma
tional conference of free silver Demo-
Gratis, to be held in Washington, ID. c.,
August IA, under the call issued by
Senators Turpie of Indiana; Harris of
Tennessee, and Jones of Arkansas, to-
day named the following delegates to
represent Missouri:
First Distribution. Web. M. Ruby,
Macon, and ]. T. Davidson, Hannibal.
Second District-Scott ]. Miller,
Chillicothe, and r. N. Bodine, Paris.
Third District-John A. Gross, Platte
City, and Hon. J. w. Sullinger, AL
bany.
Fourth District-C. F. Cochran, st.
Joseph, and Judge Ellison, Marysville.
Fifth District-Frank G. johnson,
Kansas City, and J. J. Fulkerson, Hig-
g~insville.
Sixth Distribution. d. A. Dear
mond, Butler, and @. G. Dickinson, of
Clinton.
Seventh District-Dr. A. w. Meal
lester, of Columbia, and Frank w.
Gregory, Springfield.
Eighth District-Dr. Hurt, of Boon
vile, and,B. P. Bailey, Fulton.
Ninth District-David A. Ball, Louis
lana, and Col. James Edwards, of st.
Charles.
Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Dis
tricts-L. G. Nelson, st. Louis, and J.
w. Booth of Union; Harry Hill, j.. X.
Richey, George w. Allen, L. M. Rum
sey, James Bannermam and NJ. K.
McGrath of st. Louis.
Thirteenth District-W. H. Thomas,
De Soto, and w. A. Young, Salem.
Fourteenth District-Hon. Marsh
Arnold Of Benton and Louis Houck of
Cape Girardeau.
Fifteenth District-Hon. @. H.. Nor
gan, Lamar, and j. w. Halliburton of
Carthage,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15
Corn is King.

Corn is king this year in the United
States. The estimate of the railways
is a total crop of 2,400, 200, 900 bushels,
while those who figure on the basis of
the government reports put it 25,000,-
600 less. 1t Is at least a quarter of q
billion bushels ahead of the largest
crop of the golden cereal ever har-
vested before in this country. Though
the crop is not yet harvested, the pos
sibilities of damage that would alter
the above figures r small.
Nearly two and half billion bushels
of corn, and almost all of it will be
consumed in the United States in
feeding live stock and as human food!
Our exports of corn are but trivial
when compared with the enormous
quantity produced. In 1890, with a
crop of Zip, 0OO, 900 bushels, we ex-
ported a little over 1O3, 600, 900 bushels,
which was but 4.S5 per cent of the to-
tai crop. The per cent of the crop ex-
ported vas 2.15 in 1891, and 3.72 in
1892. The larger the yield the larger
the export, as a.rule-which goes to
show that we carefully keep what we
need, and the surplus only is sent
abroad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15
BLAND AND STONE.
They Fought Bitterly For the In.
dorsement of the Convention
for President.

| Correspondence of the st. Louis Republic.
WARENsBURG, Mo-, August Tn
an isolated room reserved for the
| Committee on Resolutions the friends
| of Governor Stone and ex-Congress-
man Bland fought for two hours yes
terday afternoon. The question at
issue was whether Stone or Bland
should be Endorsed for the presidency.
Not q word reached the outside
world about the conflict until the con-
vention had adjourned at night.
In the contest the friends of Cover
nor Stone won a pronounced victory.
The man who led the fight for the
Stone forces was ColonelJohn T.Crisp
Of independence, and it is agreed by
all who heard him that he made the
effort of his life.
Stones friends did not intend ask
ing for an Endorsement by the con-
ventiou. They had agreed to let the
convention declare for the free coin
age of silver, make powerless the old
Democratic Central Committee and
adjourn. But Bland wanted the in
dorsement. He believed that he had
earned it, and a majority of the dele
gates were unquestionably behind
him. Until the Committee on Resolu-
tions met he had had his own way in
everything, save the ejectment of
the State Central Committee. Even
the old members of the committee
gave way to him, and helped to make
him the hero of the day. But when
the Bland Presidential boom met the
Stone boom in the only place where
an impetus could be given to either
there was a painful and a humiliating
collapse. OF all the wrecks, guberna-
torial, congressional or what-not,
which tumbled over each other at
Pertle Springs, the most colossal and
complete was the collapse of the
Bland Presidential aspirations.
1t came about in the most unex-
pected fashion, Everybody believed
| that the resolutions written by Mr.,
Bland would 60 through without ques-
ton and that he had only to ask for
presidential Endorsement to secure it
When the resolutions were reported
it was believed that the great silver
advocate had put ambition aside.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15
NEW YORK DRY ON SUNDAY.
Col. White Says No Liquor Could Be
Had Anywhere in the Town-In-
teresting Eastern Gossip.
Editorial Correspondence of the Ledger

Editorlal Correspondence OF ths Ledger.
SOUTHAMPTON, Long Island, n. Y,
August IL was in New York Sunday
and there were fewer people in that
city on hat day than ever before, and
many of those hat were at home
were out of humor and out of liquor.
Years ago a law was passed in New
York closing saloons on Sunday. The
officers for years used this law to
blackmail, and sandbagged the saloon
keepers out of millions of dollars. The
saloons kept open and paid the
officers in cash. "Teddy" Roosevelt,
not long since, was made Chairman
of the Police Commission. He not
only believes in enforcing the laws, but
practices what he breaches. The
saloons are sure enough closed on
Sunday, even the side doors. 1t is
claimed that the rich get liquors at
their clubs or at home, while the poor
are deprived of their 'Sunday beer"
Roosevelt says he has nothing to do
with this. The law will be enforced
as long a IS it is a law and he is an
officer sworn to enforce the law. The
poor have more money for "Monday
bread" when they r deprived of
their "Sunday beer. THE newspapers
in New York think the law will be re-
pealed as soon as the people get a
chance to vote, but the newspapers
are not always right.
Some of the New York people go to
Asbury Park, N. j., and Southampton,
L. L., for quiet Sundays; others go to
Coney Island and Rockaway Beach
for their Sunday beer" and what
ever else they want. Everything
goes at Coney Island on every day of
the week, and or Sunday a "doubie
bilr' is given to the public all along
the line. At a quiet seaside like
Southampton catching, bicycling,
bathing and fishing are the attractions.
AS pretty a sight as you will see in
many a day is a number of white sailed
graceful yachts on bay or ocean, and
a yacht ace is as far superior to a
horse race as the latter is to a slow
mule race.
The fishing is fine and you can take
your choice of see bass and blue fish
in the ocean, or smaller, but just as
| good, fish in the fresh water.
The bathers and bicyclers are in the
majority. The more they battle the
more the want to ride and the more
they ride the more they want to battle.
You will find all kinds and all colors of
costumes or both the ~bicyclers and
bathers. Many of them use, l Judge,
the same garment for bathing and
bicycling. 1t looks cool and attracts
attention. That is all, nothing more.
What should mortal want "below?"
The weather is delightfully."- cool here
too cool at night unless you sleep
under a blanket; but, for that matter,
this has been a delightful summer any
where.
1 really have forgotten whether l
mentioned in my last letter that Mex
leo would never be a city until we
have paved streets and more granitoid
walks. If I did not 1 should have done
so, for it is a fact and facts should al
ways be mentioned. r. M. WHITE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15
County Court Proceedings.

q. M. Berry ct al, petitioners fol-
public road, right of way given; jury
for damages.
DIR. N. R. Rodes, Coroner, bill of in
quest s27 So over the body of Milton
Huff; by the court allowed.
DR.. N. r. Rodes, Coroner, bill of in
quest over body of Chas. Littren s16.-
60; same.
A. L. Hawk, overseer road district
No. 30; by the court examined, APP
proved and ordered fled.
F. V. Gentry, Treasurer, quarterly
settlement on account road and rev.
enue funds; by the court examined,
approved and ordered of record.
Henry Winkler, petition to vacate
streets in Rush Hill; granted.
]. s. Snidow, County Clerk, state
ment of fees for quarter ending June
80, 1895; examined and approved.
P. M. Morris, Circuit Clerk; same.
Jas. Gay, COL, and Robert Sinclair,
having been declared insane are or
dered certified to the Supt. of Asylum
No. 1 as county patients.
Saunders & Kemp, petitioners for
dram shop license at Mexico; license
granted for six months from this date.
j. L. Darnell ct al; petitioners to
change public road; right Of way
given and change granted.
s. r. Craighead ct al; same.
]. M. Smith ct al; same.
School bonds were by the court ex-
amined and approved.
w. T. Shields ct al; petitioners for
public road; ordered established and to
be opened in six months from this
date.
jim. Stephens, quarter report of fees
as sheriff; examined and approved.
Eugene E. May, petition for dram
shop at Vandalia; license granted for
six months from this date.
H. Klekamp ct al; petitioners to
change public road; petition with
drawn.
Christopher Smith, deaf and dumb,
ordered certified to Deaf and Dumb
School as a county pupil.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-08-15

The wisest thing for the directors
of our fair to do Is to conduct the first
fair on q safe basis. Financial disas-
ter at the beginning mean failure In
the future. Don't base your estimates
too high. At Mexico the biggest day
the sale Of tickets was only S,750-Cen-
tralia Guard.
You read the LEDGEE's statement
wrong. We said between the hours
OF 10 and 2 O'Clock on big Wednesday
the ticket seller On the grounds sold
5000 adult and $50 children's tickets.
The crowd on Wednesday was moi
less than 1900. A great many tickets
were sold down town. The number
of tickets spoken OF above was sold
In four hours.