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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-03
ONE Or THE MlAMIs.
TIE Death OF One Of the Last OF a Once
Powerful Indian Family.


Powerful Indian Family.
Mrs. Jesse Richards Miami In
dian, daughter Of Wa-ca-co- nah, one Of
the most conspicuous members of the
tribe, died Thursday night in miser-
able hoyel on the Indian reservation in
the southern part Of this county, near
Somerset. She was the last surviving
member Of the Wa a-co-nah family, in
fuential in the Miami tribe back in the
seventies.
Wa-ca-co-nah, who was nearly 80
when hB died, was of u religious turn,
and as he was quite wealthy, having
received large grants Of land from the
government, he built a church at his
own expense conducting services him
self for the benefit Of the Miamis and
the "poor whites" who hover about the
Indian land Some time before his death
the old man contracted debts and lost
much of his property His six children,
each of whom received 100 acres of
land from the government, attained
their majority and took their real estate
into their own hands, squandering it
for gaudy clothing and articles for which
they had no use and buying liquor in
wholesale quantities. In 1880 Wa-ca-
co-nah piled on the last straw when he
undertook to build gravel road from
Treaty station to his farm, four miles
distant. The project was a failure, and
the land, heavily mortgaged to Wabash
capitalists, was sold, and the old brave
died in 1881 Of broken heart. One by
one the six children had mortgaged their
farms to Wabash business men, who
had sold them goods readily as long as
their land was unencumbered and who
at each annual settlement secured the
bills by taking lien on the fertile
FARMS
Two years ago Mahala, who married
once powerful family. Both drank heav-
lily Of the worst whisky money would
buy, and when her property was dissi-
pated Jesse deserted the woman, who
sunk lower and lower in depravity until,
in q little cabin in Waltz township,
Thursday night, with scarcely enough
clothing to keep her comfortable, the
last Of the Wa-ca-eo- -nahs perished mis-
erably. AT one time the Wa-ca- co-nahs
held l, 600 acres Of the most fertile lands
IN Wabash county. All of this has fall
en- into the hands Of white men, and
indeed there is very little Of the mag
nidcent farms with which the govern
ment endowed the Miamis remaining
in the hands of the Indians, mortgage
after mortgage having been foreclosed
In the last ten years and the homes sold
over the heads of the Indians. Compar-
atively few Of the full bloods are left,
and the children born of intermarriages
are more degenerate than their ances-
tors. Wabash (Ind.) Dispatch.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-03
A NOVEL BET.
A Washington Correspondents Euse That
Bore Unexpected Fruit.

A Washington Correspondents Esuso That
bore Unexpected Fruit.
There will probably be surfeit Of
eleotion stories, but here is one that is
too good to be missed. The day that
Secretary Carlisle decided to release
Morton's coachman, John Shriver, cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Times
Star, was over in the treasury building
talking with Van Senden, Carlisle g
private secretary. They mixed their
conversation up with politics, and final
" Johnny said, ''I'll bet you five that
Howard will drive Morton up to the
statehouse to be inaugurated as sue
cessor to Flower = Van Senden covered
the bet, and two crisp SIS bills were put
in the hands of r. ]. Wynne.
After retiring from the secretary s
room Wynne said: Johnny, what did
you make bet of that kind for? He
has got two chances at you. If Howard
is sent back, you lose, or if Hill is elect
ed you lose.
'Oh, that is all right" responded
Shriver. II only bet him to find out
what Carlisle had decided to do. They
have decided to deport him, or Van
would not have made the bet. TIL go
right over and send it.
Shriver was about to rush for the
telegraph Office with his exclusive news
when Wynne suggested that it would
be just as we'll to ask Immigration Com
missioner Stump about it, and there
they found that he was preparing tele-
gram, 10 be signed by Secretary Carlisle,
ordering the release Of Howard 1t
seems that Van Sender had not been
taken into the confidence of the secre-
tary upon recent decision, and it was
on the cards to deport Howard when he
had last been informed. Now it tremains
to be seen whether Howard will really
perform this duty, upon which Shriver
has risked his money, when Governor
Morton rides up to be inaugurated. It
is claimed that influence will be brought
to bear which will enable the versatile
Shriver to win his novel wager. Wynne
says he will hold the stakes until after
the governor is inaugurated. w ashing-
ton Ettr
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BRAVE GERMAN TARS
Rescue a Number of Wrecked
American Sailors.
A MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF WORK
The Dnring Act Caused the Amrri-
can Sailors to Shed Tears Of Joy
When They Found Themselves
Safe on Board or the Rescu-
ing vessel-A Noble Act.

The invalids wintering at Ventnor, a
sheltered nook on the isle of Wight,
were recently thrown into state Of ex-
oitement much greater than was good
for them BY the landing Of crew Of
shipwrecked American sailors, who, as
soon as they got ashore, fastened on the
spectators and told them glowing tale
OF the heroism Of their rescuers. The
men belonged to the Boston ooasting
schooner Wilhelmine which was caught
in a terrific gale and driven out to sea.
The schooner sprang leak, and the
crew, knowing that the vessel was like
" to sink any moment, began to think
Of the folks at home and to pray. A
steamer was seen approaching, but the
Wilhelmine's men believed that rescue
was impossible with such sea running
and did not even indulge in the luxury
Of hope
The stranger was the German steamer
Brilliant, and her officers and crew
were made Of the stoutest human fiber.
They launched lifeboat and rescued
those unfortunate Americans with con-
summate bravery and devotion. The
annals Of the sea scarcely tell Of a
grander bit of work. Every one of those
Germans carried his life in his hands
and knew it as none but experienced
sailors could know it. Over and over
again they were forced back by the tre-
mendous seas, and the manner in which
they maneuyered their boat alongside
the sinking schooner and got the men
off was as fine testimony to their skill
as the actual undertaking was to their
humanity and pluck.
Some Of those rough Bostonian sailor
men shed tears Of gratitude when they
were at length put safely aboard the
Brilliant. Even at Ventnor and at
Southampton, where they were taken at
the American consul's expense, their
eyes moistened as they told Of the Ger
mans bravery and Of the liberal treat
ment they received on board the Bril-
liant. It IS proposed to bring the Bril-
liant's service to the official notice Of the
United States government, with view
Of obtaining adequate recognition Of the
heroism and humanity Of her officers
and crew.-New York Suns London
Letter.
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Gullible Americans

In spite of the recent conv Ion OF
jacques and Thomas for con- .}cy III
obtaining money from cred7IIe ,.lnoi'-
leans by means Of the uncl&il p%.Ms
dodge, the game is being IL! lin,
this time in connection wit 50
called Hyde estate. An agent Nv
came from America to pros . '@
pretended claim. An ofiici; !; q
English high court Of Justice 4. paij-
fed the United States e1nb2@ay rhat
there is not the slightest basl, tc:' 'iiis
claim. London Dispatch.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-03
DR.. PARkER'S CRAWL.
He Tries to Squirm Out Of the Charg"
Thievery He Made Against Reporter,

He Tries to Squirm Out OF the Charg" #
Thievery He Made Against Reporter.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker, pas I
of the City Temple of London, who,
letter to The Times, denounced Hs
thieves all reporters who printed J n"
mons without consent of the preachet
has climbed down. He has not done y
with good grace, says London CO.. H.
spondent. In fact, his attitude now, ~
or writing two more letters on tho w..
ject, is much less creditable than W \
he first gave indiscreet expression tc, VI
feelings. In the first letter he said:
Is it right to report sermons with -
asking the permission of the preacl ,
Is it right to make living out of
other mans brains without compe,l
ing him? The preacher earns his Ii, IT,
hood by his Sermons etc.
This language seems clear and =
quivocal, especially when comN )
with DR.. Parker's answer to his :
questions, declaring an .unauths,, Ell
reporter a thief Not unnaturally II
Parker's letter aroused storm of
test among English believers in 81
New Testament Christianity. The j
conformist conscience made thin
warm for the pastor of the City Tc %
that he wrote a second letter to
Times.
The substance of it was simply :
he meant nothing by his first letr'''
cept protest against the inacc,7a (;
which are sure to appear in rep i
sermons unless they are revised . q
preacher He even protested that ,a' r
hurt that anybody should be q 4. I!
enough to impute to him any othe.' ~.
tive.
The Times, in discussing the raa~" :,
treats this second letter with the r~a.n
it deserves 1t says: .#
s'These views of the claims t!sa
preacher are widely divergent, ', .,'s,;
indeed they are to be harmonized ~ ;,+-
suming that the author revision x t!5c
report Of his sermons will be i,7'es.tt',l
only for a consideration. Still va s4re
left in considerable doubt abory Dr..
Parker's position. Is he concernc,. only
about the imperfections Of the report,
or is he anxious about the selling value
Of his sermons and concerned abAu5 re-
porrers' errors only in SO far ~ their
correction gives him means Of demand
ing remuneration? It may apparently
become question whether copyright
vests in the man who breaches a SER
mon or in the congregation which pays
him for preaching it, Judging from
analogy, we should suppose that O buy
er of a composition buys it outri hs un-
less different arrangement g been
explicitly made beforehand. Th 9, Tow
ever, is an affair between the l,encher
and those who pay him to prcaca.
In either case we seem to h;.>' drift
ed a considerable distance fl'~m the
ideals of the early Christian church,
and perhaps equally far from Tho theo-
ries upon which all candidates for the
cure Of souls are still supposed to pro-
ceed. The identification of money
changer with a high priest might advis-
ably be left somewhat loss complete and
obtrusive. -
Meantime the public contror; .:sy over
the subject continues in q lively fashion.
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What sudden cloud obscured his

What sudden cloud obscured his ,
sions Of bliss none except the parties
the episode know. Whether fate, in
shape Of a stern father, interposed
break off the match is only for conf
ture, or it may be that the young a.
tocrat found at the last moment t.
satisfactory marriage settlements CO..
not be made. At any rate, he vanish
and one American girl will be all
happier for getting an American II !
band. Washington Post.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-03
An EARLY Start For l0o4.

Who shall say that Attlelaro is not
an up to date town? A subscription
has been started for tercenteAnial day,
to be observed in 1894. 1t il expected
that $4O0 will be raised, which should
yield $40, 900 in 1894. The Isii,les OF
the subscribers, it is intended shall
grace the programme 100 years hence.
This is seeking posthumous iane with
q vengeance. --B Boston Traveller.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-03

which seems to prophesy the end Of the
world when the gospel shall have been
preached unto all the nations. He says
that already missionaries have carried
the gospel into every nation save one
small country, which, in his opinion,
the present China Japanese war will
open up.
"When that country shall be con-
quered for Christ, /" said Mr. Widde-
mer, ''the world will come to an end. "
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1895-01-03
The Areen teui1 Holy Goat.

The chemical examination Of the
stains on the holy coat Of Argenteuil, set
on foot by the Bishop Of Versailles, has
resulted in report by the two scientific
experts engaged that the spots are of
human blood and are very old. Yer
sailles Letter.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
NO BUSINESS I'm CONGRESS.
Both Houses Adjourned En- rIy on Ac
count of Representative Posts Death.

Both Houses Adjourned En- rIy on Ac
count of Representative Posts Death.
The Senate adjourned shortly after o'clock
yesterday as mark of respect to the memory
of Representative Post, of Illinois, who died
on Sunday.
Aspeech by Mr.. PETER, OF Kansas. in sup
port OF service pension law for the benefit
OF soldiers and sailors of the late war and
another by Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, in be-
half of the Nicaraguan Canal bill occupied
most of the time Of the session.
MIR. Lodges resolution regarding the with
drawal of American ships from Hawaii was
taken up, but was laid aside until tomorrow,
when it will be further debated.
MIR. Ransom, of North Carolina, was
elected president pro tenn. of the Senate to act
in the absence of Vice President Stevenson
and Mr. Harris.
The House adjourned in fifteen minutes
after meeting. having first adopted resolu-
tions OF respect to the memory of the late
Representative Post and appointed commit
tee to accompany the remains to Illinois,
consisting Of Messers. Henderson, Lane,
Marsh, Childs. Wheeler, Bynum, Boutelie,
Lucas, and Stalling.
Representative Posts death leaves q va
cancy in the House District Committee. He
was a member OF the District subcommittee
on street railways, streets and avenues
steam railways and the District code.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
Chinaman's Entertainments.

One of the most unique holiday entertain
ments was that given last night in the Calvary
Baptist Sunday-schoolhouse by the members
of the Chinese Sunday-school attached TO
that church, to their teachers and other
American friends. Their Sunday-school-
house was nearly filed with the Celestial
natives and Americans The programme
consisted of singing and recitations by the
Chiuamen and several musical selections by
their teachers. Those who participated were:
Moy Don Shing. Moy Ching. Moy Yee. Lee
Kee, Miss Sadie Guard, Miss Katie Williams.
Miss Helen McKeever, and Mr.. Bliss. There
was also a nursery maids drill by sixteen
American girls, and at the conclusion of the
programme presents were distributed to the
Cinnamon and refreshments 10 everybody. "a
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
Real Estate Transfers,


Deeds of real estate were filed yesterday
for record, as follows:
Thomas Lundy and wife to John r. T.
Ryan and others, two-thIrds interest in lot 4
and part OF lot 3. square 456, $4,000. John
H. Boyer and wife to John NJ. Young and
John r. I. Ryan. all interest In lot and in
part of lot 3, square 456. $4,000. Annie S.
and Sarah ?. Peck to Annie s. Peck. in trust,
part OF lot 161 and lot 158, square IA, in
Georgetown, SIS. Daniel Birtwell and wife to
Joseph Auerbach. part of lot ITO and lot Ill.
LRnier Heights, 500. Luther S. Fristoe and
wife to George S. Somerville, lot II, square
81, SO. Mary NJ. O'Donnall and Harry
O'Donnall to Virginia B. Griffin, part of lot
so and part of lot 49, square s61, So NJ. w.
Fernandez to ]. NJ. Fernandez, one individ-
ual half of interest of part of
first part in lot 40. square ~,
SO. John B. Collier and wife to Matthew
C. Mcnamara and wife, lot 109, square $50,
81, 500. Calderon Carlisle and W. E. Edmon-
ston to John B. Mayes, lot z, square 1885,,
50, 40. John B. Moorse to Lucy V. Dugan,
Gordon Thomas ct al. to Charles H. Stanley
and Jackson II. Ralston, trustees, lot Il,
square 104, and undivided one-third in lot Is,
square 104, $40. Francis s. Carmody and
f&ife to Lesceles Grandy, lot 81, square 1923.
$40. L. NJ. Chiffon and wife to r. 81. Stone,
lot z. block 8, Avalon Heights, $40. E. B.
Waters and wife to D. D. Thompson. lots GO
and 6S, square 66s, $40. D. C. Murphy to
Julian Morton, lot 40 block IL, Trinidad, 81
s. D. Moore and H. P. McC. Moore and wife
to Mary F. Hartman, lots % and "a, square
296. Sc, 500. J. B. Jones and wife to Edgar
s. Kennedy, lot 80. square 9S2, s10. II. W.
Davidson to Joseph F. Batchelder, part lot
II, square 795, SO. George Truesdell and
wife to M. II. Parker. lots AZ and 4s, square
4, West lexington, 10.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
THEY MAY YET GO TO JAIL.

Judge Coles Decision As to the Senate
Committee Witnesses Sustained.
The prophets are saying freely that Messrs.
Havemeyer and Searles, of the American
Sugar Refining Company, Mccartney, Chap
man, and Seymour the New York brokers,
and Edwards and Shriver, the newspaper
correspondents. may yet pay a fine and serve
term in jail for refusing to answer the
questions Of the Senate committee appointed
to investigate the operations OF the sugar
company in connection with tariff legislation.
The District court of appeals, through JUS
tice Alvey, yesterday sustained Judge Coles
decision overruling the demurrers in the
cases OF Messrs. Chapman and Mccartney.
An appeal to the United States Supreme
Court will be taken
Judge Cole will render a DECISION next
Saturday on the demurrers in the cases OF
Messrs. Haveymeyer, Searles, Seymour, Ed
wards, and Shrlver and it is supposed will
overrule them. The punishment for the
offense is fine of 500 to 81, 600 and i'm,
prisonment for one to twelve months.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
NJ. KAUFMAN s
Cor. 9th and | Sis. S. E.
For the Now Police Court Jury.

For the Now Police Court Jury.
The panel drawn yesterday for the new
police court jury is as follows: W. S. Thomp-
SON, Thomas A. Brown, W. H. Covington,
r. H. Boswell, W. W. Seitz, W.N. Wood
James Purcell, James Coleman, James NJ.
Hall, Peter Yerbuchen, Charles G. Nichols
Anton Jordan, Harrison L. Price, Rudolph
Reh, and F. ]. EinsteiH They will enter upon
their duties to-day
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The Alexandria Light Infantry, which sus-
pended drills just before the Christmas holi-
days, resumed them last night.
The repairs TO the ferry steamer Belle Ha-
ven's wheels having been completed, she will
resume her place upon the ferry route this
morning.
The directors Of the Mechanics Building
Associations, Nos. 8, 4, and 5, had their an
nual meeting in the Office OF Marbury & Arm
strong, on King street, yesterday evening and
declared dividends for the past year.
The young society men of Alexandria have
arranged for hop to take place in Odd Eel
lows Hall, on North Columbus street, on
Thursday night next.
MIR. Charles f. Gluck, resident Of Balti-
more but who hss been staying with his sis
ter, Mrs. a. Diedel, No. 6i0 King street. for
some time past, died there yesterday evening
after long illness of consumption, aged
ffty-seYen years.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
Sensational Charges Against Judge Kicks.
Charges Of sensational character against

United States District Judge Augustus Kicks.
OF Cleveland, are contained in a memorial
presented to the House of Representatives
yesterday. Representative Johnson, of Ohio,
secured immediate consideration for a reso-
luton instructing the Judiciary Committee to
investigate tho charges and without debate
the resolution was adopted. The charges in
volve losses reaching $4,000. 900. Mr.. Ritchie
claims to have suffered in decisions made by
Judge Kicks affecting Canadian copper and
nickle mines.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
FUNERAL. EXPENSES REDUCED.
LAWYERS can Rely on us

For Printing BRIEFS Correctly, with
Rapidity, and with Rigid Punctuality.
McGILL g. WALLACE, Printers,
1iO7 E Street Northwest.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
Rio de Ianciro Ashore.

NAeAsAKI. Japan, Jan. THE Pacific mail
steamer City OF Rio de Janeiro. Capt. Smith,
is ashore south Of kagashima. The extent of
the damage has not yet been learned.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
Reported POLICY shon Raids.

1t was reported last night that Sheriff
Veitch raided several policy shops and crap
shooting resorts near Jackson City and car
ried the prisoners to the Alexandria jail.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08

What is left over from
the holiday season will
now be reduced to cost
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY.
There is left every
variety of these pre-
cious JEWELS to Sc
leCt from--THE IN
VESTMENT IS SAFE
AND GOOD.

Rings that were $500 are $4,000.
Rings that were $500 are Sll.5o.
Earrings that were $500 are
$50. SO.
Earrings that were $4,000 are
$4,000.
Pendants that were $4,000 are
$4,000.
Pendants that were $4,000 are
$22.5O.
Our $500, 800, and $1,000 Ear
studs.
Our $500, $500. and $500
Rings.
Our $1,000, Sl4.oo, and $4,000
Pendants.
Our $500, $500, and $500
Gents Locket.
Comprise splendid quality of Fine
Diamonds, small, but good in every
respect.
The Washington times., 1895-01-08
..oD..,.,


The Carroll Institute tesm played set Of
games with Buena Vista last night, and won
two out OF three games.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-06
BAD INCOME TAX LAW.

Supreme Court Decides Part Uncon-
stitutional and the Rest Faulty.
CHICAGO, April GA special dis.
patch to the Tribune from Wash,
ington, ID. C says:
"The United States Supreme
court in the income tax cases has
reversed the decision OF the lower
court, but the income law as q
whole is upheld, but only by di,
vided court. Two important por'
tiOns of the law, however, have
been decided to be demonstrations
and they are so serious as to affect
materially not only the revenues
Of the government, but the estima
tion in which the income tax will
be held by the people"
"Under the decision to be handed
down by the court, it is said, all in.
comes, derived from rents, are ex'
empted from taxation by the Fed
eral government, and all incomes
derived from state and municipal
bonds are similarly exempted. In
other respects the income tax law
stands as twas passed last August
but the rest Of the consultation in
the Supreme court shows very con-
clusively that the Jaw can easily
be picked to pieces provided suits
are brought to contest each particu
lar point as it comes up"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-06
CHURCH BUILDING FUND.
Showing What Has Been Accom-
plIshed in This Field in
Fifteen Years.


NEW YORK, April 6.-Newton
Perkins, corresponding secretary OF
the American Church Building
Fund Commission, has sent out
the following statement:
"The American Church Building
Fund was created by the general
convention Of our church in the
year 1880. 1t is therefore nearly
fifteen years old and has in that
time up to the present moment
made 302 loans OF money to assist
in building new churches, rectories
and school houses, amounting to
$323,4S7. or this amount SAG, sos,
after having served its purpose in
loans, has been returned and re-
loaned to other parishes.
"NInety-nine churches which
have been thus aided, have repaid
their loans by yearly instsllments,
paid interest and have had their
mortgages satisfied.
"Another feature OF the work OF
the commission is the granting OF
gifts OF money to feeble missions
to enable them to make final pay.
ments on their newly built church.
es. Since this system was adopted
the sum of 1928 has been given
away in payments ranging from
S25 to $500 to 90 different parishes
or MISSIONS