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States army since September 10, ied4,
and was placed on the retired list d
Franklin arsenal, Pennsylvania, The
18th Of December last, after thirty
years service Two days afterward hs
took up his abode In Chicago. Nj,
Mailer, moreover, was born IN Three
Rivers, Canada and has never been
naturalized, but has voted Of every
presidential election since be became
Of age by right Of being o United States
soldier. lie Is four feet eleven inches
in height and wears o No. Q boot The
minimum Of height, according 70 tho
laws Of the army, Is Eve fest four
inches.
Mr.. Mailer, as his papers show, has
enlisted eight times-once for the l,at
years service Of the war, twice 1os
thrhc years service and five times for
five years service. He enlisted In 1854
at Schenectady, N. Y, OF the sge Of
sixteen, and was sent TO Center Point
to join the Forty-seventh regiment,
Company @, under Butler. During
those troublous times his nationality
and small height were not questioned.
He carried musket up to the time Of
the assault on Fort Fisher, N. O., when
tho drummer was shot, lie was thsu
given the drum, which he carried TIL
discharged, June %, at Raleigh. Altar
the war he was not allowed to Join the
ranks as private, and he therefore be.
came a bugler In this capacity 10
served In every branch Of the service,
infantry, artillery and cavalry.
On January 5, 1887, he was made IN
exception Of and allowed to become
second-class private, notwithstanding
his small stature. His thirty Year,
service would have been up in 1904 had
he not received his discharge March ~,
1891, to go to the regular army home d
Washington. According to the twenty
years service act he might have stayed
there the remainder Of his life, a. hs
had been In the army twenty-six years
and eleven and two-thirds months, but
would draw no pension on account Of
not being disabled. After staying
there nine months he longed FOR active
service and then became Arst-claas
private Of ordnance with rank Of NJ.
geant OF Fortress Monroe arssnat
Shortly before he left he was recon.
mended for corporal. The six stripes
on his sleeve represent bis thirty years
In the regular army, not including hia
first service.
AT the time of the Custer massacre
Mailer was at Key West and at biz
fifth enlistment he Joined the "CustsS
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THE EASTERN Trouble.
The Peace ENJOYS ordered to Await Fresh
Credentials In Japan.

The Peace ENJOYS ordered to Await Fresh
Credentials In Japan.
LONDON, Feb, ia dispatch to the
Times from Yokohama says that China
has declared her intention to telegraph
corrected credentials to her peace en-.
voys to Japan who were instructed by
the emperor TO remain ut Nagasaki
for further instructions. These en-
voys were n few days ago received
by Count Ito, president OF the Japan
ese council Of minister's who found
from their credentials that they were
not clothed with plcnary power to
conclude peace and therefore refused
to treat with them They started on
their return TO China but are now
waiting at Nagasaki until they hear
further from their government 1t Is
probable that the peace negotiations
will be renewed in March.
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ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
Story Of How John Roberts Met and Won
His Wife.

Story M How .yohn Rc,,.rt. MAJ .~a ma.
nj. VII.
Living near paola Kan IN ,oo,rs,or
and ouiet are John Roberts and h,a
wife There IL nothing stranoa a hout
the quiet and lonely ia thoso ala ~
nile are loading hut thare ia a ro,ra M
connected with their lives which do,es
back to the wor of the rehollion A.
tho story coes IN tho voor - ,oct a
vounr Illinois voluntaer cane tn Tav.
incton Mo- with Marsball,s cavalry
regiment 4 few dpvs thereaftar hs
was captured bv Gen prico.-the entire
command If M,,llican ,vas contrrod-
but almost as snee1llv narolod - hs
rsrarded his narole tIcr and th.ro od.
ministered # il nrohabla that ho d,d
more than ninetv-nine ont of eysrv ono
hundred of Muliipan's men ala.
Two years after Lexington. in lsGs
the Young Illinois soldier was woundod
and captured in skjrmish In Arkan.
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his loved one the battle w1s peeaA-
the hardest Of the soldiers life, pes-
haps, but the sweetest. In the end h
triumphed. The day was named, Tie
father was willing, the brother va
more than satisfied. The Arkausan,
happy u king and Is triumphant, A.
parted to his southern home To cloee
up his business, dispose Of his property
and return to the land Of hiS sweet
heart.
This was In 1868. In November, I'M.
twenty-five years ago, he returned "
Kansas City and met his bride. They
are old people now and have sons and
daughters grown to manhood and wom-
anhood. They reside on their farm In.
Miami county, and are surrounded with
everything that tends to make LIE
happy and comfortable. = Chicago
Times,
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THE BELLS or GETTYSBURG.

On enc I stosd q sunset upon Round Tops
rugged crest.
Issv the golden sAslss Of Light that quivsrsd
n Tho wsss;
1Asy FURNISHED tos nsmsas many shostly
rock ard tree
whsre nuttsrsd On summers Day The riddlse
aass Of La
About No fell silsnss whieA - battls buslss
broke,
Ths sleeping echoes Of that spst no warning
ranks awoks;
Against the hill on which stood wa dashed
% battle spray,
And ericksts chIrped where long 40 swept
Ptsketts men In gray.
! saw the sculptov's handiwork stand out
against The Sky
Ths carver men who guard the plain where he
ross came 10 die;
But Ill Ut once with cadence sweet across the
haunted dells,
Came up 10 me from Gettysburg the sound Of
sunset bella
listened 10 the tuneful bells that stirred the
summer air,
And IN tho holy twilight called the gentle folk
70 prayer
The music seemed to linssr like Aswsst angel
ichymn
Where lay the cooling shadows In tho "Wheat-
neld" dark and grim
"0h sacred bells Of Gettysburg" Itho't, your
music low
Awakes not those who slumber where they
faced the stubborn foe;
They sleep upon the CORY field amid the dews
and damps,
And not watch-are burns 10 light their silent,
ghostly camps.
mo more upon this rocky crest they breast the
waves Of war,
No more they lie with gaping wounds beneath
the twilight star,
No more the parched lips fesbly call for water
on the plain.
But where they fought and where they died
peace holds her court again.
mo more the shricliing battle she'll destroys
the gentle tree,
The grass Is green where grappled once the
hosts Of Meade and Lee;
Where aoated two grim battle flags amid the
smoke OF war
The sunlight falls upon but one-the Banner
Of the Starl"
So rang the bells Of Gettysburg. BY heaven
sweetly blest
For me who stood alone that day on Round
Tops stony crest;
Their music stole into my soul heard and
bowed my head
And night came down upon the Geld where
sleep Columbia's dead
o holy bells Of Gettysburg Forever may 70
sound;
Make hocr still to every heart the silent bat
tic ground;
And unto 1t may thousands come with slow
and solemn tread,
And stand where sleep, by angels watched, the
brave bluc-coated dead
It G. Harbaugh, In Chicago Military Nsws
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KANSAS LEGISLATURE.



teresting House Proceedings.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. THE senate
spent the greater part Of the afternoon
session In committee Of the whole dis
cussing the Householder bill for the
regulation of the charitable institu-
tions OF the state The amendment in
sisted upon by Senator billiard, that
the governor appoint three members
Of the proposed board Of five from the
political party polling the greatest
number Of votes at the last preceding
election, and one member from each OF
the parties taking second and third
places In strength was adopted, and
the bill as amended was reported
tavorably.
The senate passed bill giving the
supreme court permission to hold its
sessions in the senate chamber, The
present quarters of the supreme court
are inadequate, and the change would
be agreeable to the court, the lawyers
and the litigants
,,-a..,.. 49,, p,se A. it, -,
cogovvil,o owl rno.o,'oo 10 rot, hords
tor si,v ,ra,on ,nas,,s ma h,ns hava
hosn ,,.ns,n,,,oa ~ ,,o ,,a',asnar
un,,sr nr No "N sSo
m. ho,sa ' S,a -. ,"Vs ,,s, nm,,, oo,,,ooh
md ,hs sos i'a "v' ' ne,o, a a,oos N nn
,,.s,', y. 'es'o" we 800. .sa po,,,n
,'a, a.. -" .o'" ,a, III, ~ WI rA a.',
co. saa,;su '.., "H o%'', ~, ~ ..,a,.'s ~
corn,n ,.,as,,,sra ..,a W aisamasa1 hu,
aSaa'S "'",",et,' was u's'" , guy
o, ~ s,'' 's . .,au oeen rua'aea "
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Illinois May Make Anti-Toxlne.

SPRINGFIELD H., Feb. IA bill for
an appropriation of $4,000 to establish
plant in which to cultivate at public
expense anti-toxine, the new anti
diphtheria serum, was introduced in
the state senate by Senator Brand. 1t
provides that the plant shall be under
care OF the state board OF health.
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WASHINGTON, Feb l..-Gen. Cyrus
Bussey, ex-assistant secretary Of the
interior was knocked down by fast
driven sleigh late yesterday afternoon
and trampled uppn by the horse at
tached to it, lie ias bad scalp wound
and it is thought he may have been in
jured internally He wa, taken to the
Emergency hospital and until an OK
animation the physicians cannot tell
whether or not he will recover
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INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
The Proposition Made to Unclo sam b,
England.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE recent
visit to Washington Of Mr., Cremer, the
British member of parliament who war
charged with the presentation to our
government Of u memorial signed by
about $50 OF his colleagues in parlia
ment, urging the negotiation OF an arbi-
tration treaty with Great Britain, has
resulted In stimulating interest in the
project, which had rather Jagged since
the introduction Of the Allison resolu-
ton some years ago. In congress the
proposition has taken tangible shape
in q radical joint resolution submitted
by Senator Sherman, and referred to
the committee on foreign relations,
fully authorizing the president to move
In the matter.
Certain senators, who must pass
upon any such treaty, have had their
attention drawn to the grave conse-
quences that might be expected TO fol-
low Its ratification. For instance, II
has been urged that the Monroe doc
trine, upon which our predominancc in
this hemisphere depends, would be
speedily dismissed as Of no force In an
arbitration. Each Of the signatory
powers would be represented upon the
arbitration commission and as the
European powers would be largely In
the majority, there could DO but one
result should any question be sub
mitted involving the application Of
this doctrine, to which they have never
subscribed and have tolerated only BE-
cause OF the ability Of the United
States TO maintain It against any single
power.
Another objection that has been ad.
vanced that In the event that Canada
should cast of allegiance to Great
Britain II would probably be lmpossi-
bic for this country to recognize her
independence, much less annex the do
minion even upon the unanimous sp-
plication Of Its people. OF late years
the major part Of our negotiations
with European powers has been made
up Of the settlement growing out Of
our insistence upon the recognition Of
the citizenship Of naturalized Ameri-
cana Upon this issue the United
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fair original, no doubt, and begged SO
bard for 1t that the brother was forced
70 yield It up
When the federal had entirely recov-
cred and was beginning to think Of
getting ready for his prison life In
Texas parole was sent him signed by
40 0. Shelby, major general command
Ing" How 1t was obtained 1t Is not
necessary to tell. All Of Shelby's mil
ltary career was crowned with Just
such acts Of generosity.
The Arkansan brought III gave the
lllinoisan money, horse, and, as the
lieutenant Of the escort, saw him safely
through the lines. What messages he
sent to his sister, and what burning
words Of love, no one knows, but from
that time till the close Of the war they
did not meet.
In the autumn Of 1868 the father Of
the Illinois soldier, himself a widower,
removed to Kansas City with his son
and daughter, still unmarried. Short
ly afterward the son went out west TO
Abilene to see what'energy and a little
money might do In the way OF cattle
speculation What was his surprise
aud pleasure 10 see, almost the first
man he met, the identical young Ar.
kansan whose father had been SO kind
to him and who had been his comrade
In sickness and a friend in health, The
greetings were eager and genuine.
After they were over the Arkansan in
quired after the girl whose image had
been with him so many years. and was
rejoiced greatly to know that she was
still unmarried and fancy free.
After selling his cattle--for he was
there with quite q comfortable drove
the two ex-soldiers came back together
10 KansaA CITY. Once face to face with
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I.oNDoS Feb. t.. AT the election of
directors OF the Manchester chamber
Of commerce there were seven hlmet-
allist candidate 0nl' four Of them
were elected against i've monometal-
lists. This defeat Of the bimetnllist
purity in Lancashire, the chief center
of the binetallic agitation, is signid-
cant Of the state Of feeling in England
on the question Of u silver standard.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Feb. IA. L.
Dickson, prominent young business
man of this city, committed suicide by
taking strychnine lie had been
cashier of the Mcilroy Banking Co. up
to January /, and since that an investi.
cation of his books showed a shortage
OF $4,000 His bondsmen were so mott.
fed and they went to his residence to
get a statement from him. While thew
were there he went out, took the poison
aud died in fifteen minutes.
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FREDERICK FOR SILVER.



WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Congressman
Broderick spoke yesterday against the
Springer bill and the Carlisle bill,
which is to be offered as a substitute,
and in favor of bimetallsm. lie
argued that there was not gold enough
to do the worlds business and that the
wild scramble for the yellow metal
would go on until the return to the
coinage Of silver and to genuine BIZ
metallism.
lie contended that the administM-
tons propositions as set out in these
bills would not remedy the alleged
monetary difficulties. Most Of the west.
ern silver members have agreed TO sup
port the Reed bill and among them
Congressman Frederick and Curtis.
The general opinion prevails, however,
that none of the bills will become a
Ia.
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KANSAS CIrY. Kan, Feb. ie.-shortly
before o'clock yesterday afternoon
Edward Harris, a shoemaker, of 400
Sandusky avenue, shot himself through
the brain, killing himself. lie had
been suffering from . tumor.
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GASC0CNE SAFE.
The Long Overdue French Steam
ship Arrives at New York.
HER MACHINERY TWICE DISABLED.


NRw YORK, Feb Fla Gascogne,
the long overdue French steamship,
limped into port at 1870 Sunday night
with three red lights hanging from
her mizzen mast as signal that she
was disabled. Her passengers were
all on deck, some OF them singing and
most Of them cheering as persons ore
wont to do when their minds are sud-
denly relieved Of q heavy strain. For
thirteen days Of voyage lasting sig
teen days the ship had been disabled,
one Of her main piston rods having
been broken on her third day out from
Havre.
For sixteen hours or that fateful
third day the vessel lay to while the
break was being repaired. 1t was COM
psratively good weather when the
break occurred, but the steamer was
doomed To run into some Of the nastiest
Of her voyage. When the break had
been repaired the steamer proceeded
on her way, but under greatly reduced
speed. When near the banks OF New
foundland the Gascogne ran into
gale that increased 10 hurricane force.
While OF Sable island, February 8 the
machinery broke down again ana the
steamer was again hove to, this time
for forty.one hours During all TINS
period the engine did not make SIM
gle revolution. When the second re-
pairs had been made the steamer start
ed ahead once more, under still further
reduced power, and headed towards
Long island coast
Not since the Umbra was reported
two years ago, after a perllous voyage
across the Atlantic with IL broken
shaft, has there been such excitement
In this city Is yesterday evening. When
the news was flashed across the wires
that Q steamer resembling the long
missing La Gascogne had been sighted
Of Fire Island, the inference that
the French liner was safe did not for
some time reassure the generally In.
,redulous public. 1t was too good TO
lie true, and II was only when the bul.
J tin was announced that La Gascognc
was slowly making her way to port Of
destination that the long pent up feel
ings OF those who had anxiously waited
day by day for the tidings Of the misc,
Ing craft broke out.
In the Offices OF the French line, the
scene when the telegram was received
announcing the safety Of the big liner
was striking one. The news spread
quickly through the city Hundreds
Of persons besieged the pier Of the
company as though they expected that
La Gascogne would, in an hour or two,
be moored at her dock. This crowd
was reinforced every moment. Friends
Of French passengers fired query after
query ut Mr.. West, the superintendent
Of the line,
The only information vouchsafed
them was that the ship was safe. They
shook hands with each other and
laughed and wept with Joy, Over u
thousand people decided on staying on
the dock until La Gascognc arrived,
and It was only when conspicuous
announcement was posted on the out
side Of the company's pier that she
would not leave quarantine until this
morning that the anxious watchers
slowly went 70 their homes.
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l'oRr ScoTT Kan, Feb, l2.-r'reight
train No. AIS on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott 4 Memphis road, colided with
freight train on the Frisco road at
Chcrryvale yesterday afternoon at s
o'clock. The Memphi, road engine
was turned over and Enginccr Charles
Brnntncr and Fireman Pool are re-
ported badly hurt
Hamilton, No., will soon be lighted
with electricity.
In dance ut Mcneil, Tex, Next
can shot and killed two Others,
John T, Hill, one Of the richest men
OF Cross, Ok, was indicted for blgamy,
The passenger depot at the seaboard
Air line in Charlotte, N, c., was
burned,
Col, Cody Bourne, aged %, was mar
ried to Rose Brown, aged 10, at Law
renceburg, Ky.
In Pensacola, Fla, Temple Bethel
the Jewish synagogue was destroyed
by fire on the 10th.
The annual meeting of the Masonic
grand bodies of Kansas will be held In
Topeka this week.
Two students OF the Iowa state uni.
vcrsity found guilty of hazng were
suspended from the school.
The Ladies' Library association, OF
Independence, Kan, has opened free
reading room in that town,
AT st. Louis company has been or.
ganlzed to establish hospital for can.
Ger treatment with anti-toxine.
Ex.Congressman Wade, Of Spring.
field, Mo-, is candidate for sergeant
at-mms of the next national house.
A bill was introduced in the Arkan.
sas Legislature prohibiting the manu-.
facture and sale Of liquor in Arkansas
Miss Jennie Hughes put gasoline in.
stead Of petroleum on wood in stove
and was terribly burned at Sedalia,
Mo.
The Kansas senate abolished the
three days grace on notes, drafts,
checks, acceptances and other evil
dences Of indebtedness,
Ey-Congressman L. J. Turner, Of
Kansas is u candidate for chief clerk
Of the next national house. The posi-.
ton pays $500 year.
The Georgia legislature has enacted
u law prohibiting the running Of
freight trains on Sunday except to
carry perishable freight.
Mayor pingree, OF Detroit, Mich, is
at outs with the newspapers and here.
after will bulletin all city news from
black boards erected at the city hall.
A bill was introduced in the Missouri
house providing for the creation Of a
statute revision commission, to pre-
pare for the revision legislature OF 1882
Mrs. Malvern Walker, living near
Dover, Ok, who was bitten by u mad
dog several months ago, was recently
seized with hydrophobia and cannot
recover.
Rev A. II. Carter, pastor OF the
Christian church AZ Nevada. No., has
begun suit at Council Bluffs, la,
against his church for $1,000 damages
for libel.
The great blizzard was reported over
In the east on the 10th and trains were
moving on time. In Buffalo, n. Y,
there was milk famine, owing to the
country roads being impossible.
The citizens of liathgate, N. D.,
have shipped carload Of -four, meat
and clothing, and Neche, n, D.. 100
sacks Of -four 1900 pounds Of beef,
pork and hams to the Nebraska suffer-
ars. The citizen farmers OF pembina
county sent three full carloads OF sup
plies and $1,000 in cash. /
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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS


WAsmydroN, Feb. IL. The presi-
dent yesterday appointed ] II Nelson
Patrick, Of Omaha, Neb, government
director Of the Union Pacific.
postmastcrs ~ II. Hudson, Pine
Bluff, Ark; j. D. Adams, Rico, Col, W.
c. lremcrman, Boone, la.; James A.
Jackson Howard, KAN; August lileine,
West Point, Neb.; Arthur A. Morse,
Atkinson, Neb.; ASA f. Hollabangh-
Falls City, Ncb.; Y. &. Edmiston, Crock
EFT, Tex; Euclid Martin, Omaha, Ncb.,
and John G. Curtin, Helena, Mont.
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SANDBAGGED THEN FROZEN.
Murdered Remains Of Wichita Man
Found In His House.

WIcnIrA, Kan, Feb. l2.~The muir
dered remains Of G. A. Matkin were
found In his home on South Emporia
avenue yesterday by neighbors whose
suspicious had been aroused by the alb
sence of Matkin from his usual haunts.
The body lay on the floor beside bed
dressed only in underclothes, and Sc
we're Commissions on the head showed
that Matkin was the victim Of foul
play The officers say he was sand
bageed and frozen to death while un.
conscious
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The W, A. Crawford Dry foods Co.,
OF Sedalia, Mo-, assigned to R H. Moses
for the benefit OF creditors The lia-
bilities are $780, O0i assets estimated OF
$1,000
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BnMHeBAN, Ala, Feb. Alt 10 the
opinion Of we'll informed agrculturist.
that the unprecedented cold weather
u the last week has killed almost the
entire oat crop Of Alabama, entailing q
loss Of many thousands Of dollars. A.
far south Is the wire grass counties.
bordering on Florida and the Gulf
coast, almost all Of the oats are killed.
All early vegetables which have been
planted In extreme south Alabama will
have 10 b replanted and this crop will
h lsts'