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The advocate., 1895-12-18
Have Some Of the Cob sIrnpf

LACoN, ILL.,, December l6.-A sample
of sirup which number Of experts
pronounced genuine maple slrup, was
brought to Lscon to day. It was
nothing more nor less than corn-cob
Sirup, made as follows: Twelve clean
cobs were put 10 gallon Of water end
boiled until soft. Then the juice was
strained off and gallon Of dark brown
sugar solution added. This Is boiled q
little while. resulting 10 q fne quality
of sirup, hardly dlstinguishable from
the maple product. ~
The advocate., 1895-12-18
Among the ozarkS.

'"The Land OF Big Red Apples" % an
attractive and interesting book. hand
scmely illustrated with views Of South
Missouri scenery. including the famous
olden fruit farm Of 5000 acres In Howell
county. II pertains to fruit raising Ia
that great fruit belt Of America the
southern slope of the ozarks. an win
prove OF great value. not only to fruit
growers. but to every farmer and home
seeker hooking for a farm and q home
Mailed free. Address. J. z. Lockwood.
Kansas City. Mo
The advocate., 1895-12-18
FRUITS OF BRITISH DOMINION.

The dominion of Britain is domin
ion of money wherever it extends.
The relation of England to Egypt is
nominslly that of protectOrate. Fred
erlck G. Pen6eld, United States Consul
at Cairo, states the bonded debt of
Egypt-bonds held by European cspl-
tslists-st $5O8, ,945, ,299, "borne by an
agricultural population of 100000
souls" Mr.. Pen6eld further says:
The burden on every man, woman and child
is about SIS On every acre Of productive land in
Egypt rests the obligation OF paying interest on
S97.I7 OF the bonded debt, and Of contributing
annually for the actual expenses OF the govern
ment an average tax Of $780,
Isn't it sweet to be protectedH
The advocate., 1895-12-18
CORPORATION ATTORNEYS MAKE THE
LAWS.

system, Wnen ne was eIecGeu ny Ino
Republicans of Nebraska to the United
Senate, Populist papers everywhere
said that he was elected as the paid at
torney of the railroads and that he
would represent their interests in the
American House of Lords. The fol-
lowing associated press dispatch will
indicate whether there was any ground
for this charge.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 70 Senator Thurston Of
Nebraska to day introduced bill for the
@. t,lement OF the Pac &c railroads debts. II
provides for the sale OF the government inter
est in both the Union and central Pacific rail-
roads on July /, 1896 to the highest bidder, but
there shall be no sale unles the bid shall be
at least so per cent. OF the government inter-
est
Mr.. Thurston has begun his work
early. What is the government inter
est il these rosdsP That part OF 1t
which represents present legal oblt-
cation to the government consists of
second mortgage bonds of the railroad
companies which the government has
guaranteed and upon which 1t pays the
interest. Suppose Mr.. Thurston's bill
should become law and the govern
ment's claim should be put up for sale
on July /, 1896, "tO the highest bid.
DER" who would bid on itp These
bonds have been standing ever since
the roads were built and the interest on
them has been paid out of the United
States treasury. There is no prospect
that the companies ever design to pay
them or the interest on them. If they
are ever paid the government, as the
gusrantor, will have them to pay. If
the claim of the government were to
be sold to the highest bidder, and If it
were conceivable that such bidder
could be anybody except q representa-.
tive of the companies themselves,
what would a purchaser get for his
mcneyP He would simply buy the
privilege Of assuming the response.
bility of the government as Rusrsntor
Of the bonds and of paying the interest
on them without the hope of ever re-
CeiVlng anything in return from the
company. This would be what he
would buy provided such sale could
release the government from its guar
snty. But can itP Can the govern.
ment transfer its liability without the
consent of the bondholdersp And
further, Is it conceivable than any
person, or any number Of persons,
would be foolish enough to bid for such
an INTEREST," Who, except the railroad
companies themselves would be likely
to appear as buyerSP If they could
buy this government claim for 80 per
cent. of its face value they might make
an effort to do 1t in order to rid them.
selves of the possible danger of fore.
closure of the mortgages and purchase
Of the roads by the government, as
they recognize the fact that public sen.
timent is growing in favor OF this
method of settlement of the govern.
ment claim.
Suppose again that this sale should
be made to the railroad companies
themselves for so per cent. of the gov.
ernment interest, would the payment |
by the companies of this 80 per cent.
pay off the bonds which the govern
ment has guaranteedP Not by snyl
The advocate., 1895-12-18

We are giving better club ratss than
ever before.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10

to get off, which we did Two other
masked men were standing on the
ground waiting to receive us. They
ordered us to walk back to the eX>
press car, the men telling me to in
struct the messenger to open the door
as they had dynamite and would blow
up the car if the door was not opened.
L told the messenger this and he opened
the door and then shut it again, after
which he fired two shots at the rob,
bers. A passenger stuck his head out
of one of the windows and one of the
robbers fired u shot at him. The men
threatened again to blow the car to
pieces with dynamite If it was not
opened, and the express messenger
then complied with their demands. The
men got inside, taking us with them
and ransacking the car.
All the money was in the big safe
and they did not try to open It. They
got nothing whatever. After satis-
flying themselves that there was moth
ing of value outside of the safe and
that had been securely locked, they
jumped out of the car and went ahead
to the engine again taking us with
them. Reaching the engine the men
uncoupled it from the train and firing
some shots at the passenger cars to
scare their occupants. suppose pulled
the throttle and started for Lodi.
A brakeman was sent back to Stock
ton to flag the Oregon express, which
was soon to come along and we waited
until the engine came from Lodi.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
ON THE DIAMOND.

Danny Coogan, the famous Univers-
ity of Pennsylvania catcher, has at
last signed with Washington, and has
given up the closing of the last year
of his college career. He is twenty
years old, five feet eight inches in
height, and weighs about 1870 pounds.
He is a fair batter and above the
average as a base runner. He first
played ball as a boy with the Girard
college team, and has played with
Pennsylvania for three years.
Letters have been sent by President
Hanlon, of the Baltimores, to Nc
Graw, Keller, Jennings and Kelly, who
are holding off for more salary, to re>
port Monday for the Southern trip,
be disciplined and their places taken
temporarily at least by the new blood
recently secured by Hanlon.
The Baltimore team will have gray
suits to play in away from home this
season and white suits for home
games. Black caps with moderately
long visors will be worn and a large
black B placed on the left breast OF
the shirt. Blue stockings with a mar
row orange stripe will also be worn.
attempt to trade Wilson and Wester-
welt for Con Daley, of the Brooklyn
team. That the proposition was re-
fused goes without saying, as Presi-
dent Byrne cannot afford to let the
big catcher go at present.
President Johnson has but one more
umpire to secure for the Western
league. He has engaged Sheridan, the
much maligned Of last season; Sandy
McDermott and w. A. Hoagland. The
latter two are we'll recommended.
Milwaukee's ground war is over. The
new park is at the corner of Lloyd and
Sixteenth streets, and 800 feet long by
400 feet wide.
Pitcher Westervelt has not signed
with New York because he was Of
fered lower salary than he received
last year
1t is announced that President Freed.
man, of the New York club. before his
departure for Jacksonville, made an
Manager Manning has signed two
New England catchers for Kansas
City-Burgess and Rupert.
President Killilea, of Milwaukee
says the Brewers dropped SO. 400 las,
year.
Miller and Twineham are after the
captalncy of the ST. Louis club.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10

by Rayon DOR and these will be the
first of Rayon d. r's get to be sold since
the horse came into Mr.. Belmont's pos
session. The Rayon dor yearlings are
a wellgrown and fine-looking lot.
The notice of sale of the Monmouth
park property contains the information
that the buyer of each of the four lots
will be compelled to deposit 10 per cent
of the amount in cash. Not more than
$4,000, however, will have to be paid
on any one lot. The balance of the
purchase money must be paid whenever
the court shall order, but buyers are to
have twenty days in which to make
payments. !! -
In letter to a friend in Chicago a
well-known horse trainer at Louisville,
KY, gives out the information 9that
D1ggs, the crack two-year-old of last
year, has wintered badly, and unless
he soon picks up will be of little ac-
count in racing sense this year. This
news is certainly disheartening to the
owners of the famous Red Iron-Liliy
gelding, as they expected he would be
prominent candidate for many of the
rich turf prizes this year b.
Jockey Garrison is in New Orleans
20 eehiih5 uONH LiS WEIGHT preparatory
to his trip to England. The Snapper"
weighs about 139 pounds at present, but
he will take off II or u pounds in four
weeks by hard work. The English trip
is his own venture, and he will ride for
no particular stable, taking such
mounts as offer themselves.
There are 420 nominations for the
Fleetwood Park stake races, an aver
age of over As to an event The entries
are divided as follows: 2:15 class, Sc;
2:19 class, AZ; 2:25 class, 20; 2:30 class,
49,; two-year-olds, "a; three-year-olds,
so; 2:10, pacing, p; 2:2O, pacing, %; 2:30,
pacing, 43.
knight of Ellerslie sire of Henry of
Navarro, Herald and Sir Knight, was
bred to twenty-three mares last season,
and thus far has given unmistakable
evidence of getting twenty-five foals.
Every mare is fertile, and two of them
have already produced twins
Joe Ullman has secured the betting
privileges of the Memphis spring meet
ing. 1t is reported that he pays $1,000
a day. Ullman has made a fortune
in the foreign book at Hawthorne in
the last few years, and is said to be
worth about 100000.
1t appears now almost certain that
Sir Walter will be the favorite in the
book to be opened next Monday in the
East on the Brooklyn handicap.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
COMMODORE DEAN
Will Guide the DeStinies Of
the White Bear Yacht
Club
FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.
Annual Meeting and Election
Of Officers at the Aber-
deem.
PLAYED CHESS BY CABLE.
First Of the International
Games Results in a
Draw.
PLAYED CHESS BY CABLE.

The annual meeting Of the White
Bear Yachting club was held last even
ing at the Aberdeen. Retiring Commo-
dore WEIGH presided. The attendance
was large. After the reception and
adoption of the reports of the creden-
tial and house committees, a very in
teresting resume of the clubs history
of 1894 was presented by Commodore
WEIGH. Many useful recommended
tons We're offered. Among these were:
The establishment of a new class
for second-class boats; the remeasure-
ment of the club course and make it
eight miles; the selection of a perma-
nent site for a club house which the
club shall own, and the constant prac-
tice of yacht evolutions to attain
greater perfection.
The year was financially successful,
and a slight gain in membership was
made. The club now includes 128 mem
berS
The election of officers resulted as
follows: Commodore, W. Is. Dean,
chosen by acclama ton; vice commo-
dore'' NJ. j. Boyle; captain, H. T.
Drake; treasurer, J. w. Taylor, re-
elected by acclama ton; secretary, F.
r. Bigelow.
Executive Committee-C. NJ. Griggs,
]. P. Elmer, r. NJ. Neeley, ]. NJ. WEIGH.
The remainder of the evening was de-
voted to miscellaneous business which
was referred to the newly elected ex-
ecutive committee
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
KILLED HER BABES
Inhuman Work Of a Texas
Woman Instigated by Her
Paramoup.
PLANNED THEIR MURDER
Intending to Elope - Two
Dead, a Third Will Re-
cover.
CHASING TRAIN ROBBERS.
Details Of the Stockton Hold
Up--Baltimore SWindler's
Great Scheme.
CHASING TRAIN ROBBERS

PARIS, Tex, March "a shock
ing double child murder was COM
mitted three miles southwest of Rox-
ton, a small town fifteen miles south
west of here. Last night, Mrs Mol
lie CarrutherS, the wife of William
Carruthers, a well-to-do farmer
gave her three children large quaint
husband heard heavy breathing in
the children's room, and, OF going
there, found two of the children in
a heavy stupor, from which he was
unable to arouse them. Mrs. Car
ruthers said that she had given them
some tonic. Physicians were sum-
moned, but could do nothing for the
two youngest, one eleven and the
other four years old, and at o'clock
both were dead. The eldest, a girl
Of fourteen, recovered.
An investigation resulted in the ar
rest of Mrs. Carruthers and Jim
Strange. Mrs. Carruthers admitted
that she had given the children NOR
phine for the purpose of killing
them. She said it was done to get
them out of the world, and that she
intended to follow them. 1t de-
Veloped, however, that she and her
husband were on bad terms, and
that strange was the cause of it.
she had left her husband once and
gone away with Strange, but Car
ruthers had followed and taken the
children away from her. This caused
her to return home. She had been
carrying on a correspondence with
0trange' and evidence in the posses
sion OF the officers shows that Mrs
Carruthers and Strange had planned
10 destroy the children and then
leave the country.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10

Jones, who puts professor" before
his name, is out with challenge to
Fftzsimmons. He says he has heard a
great deal about Fitzsimmons' superi-
GRITTY as horSeshoer, but thinks he
can beat him at that game. He has
put up a forfeit of $500 in the hands of
Lieut.. Urquhart, of Newark, and is
anxious for Fitz to do the same. The
contest is to be for each man to shoe
nVe horses, the best time and the fast
est time to count.
In defeating Bill Perry in London
Saturday night, Arthur Valentine. the
recognized lightweight champion of
England, won his twelfth successive
victory. He is now ready to come to
America to fulfill his match with
George Lavigne, and asks that the Sea-
side Athletic club deposit $3.50 to defray
his expenses.
Jem" Smith and "Ted" Pritchard
nave made match to box to a finish
for $1,000 side, at catch weights and
1our-ounce gloves, on May TO- One
hundred and twenty-five dollars side
mas peen posted. The Bolingbroke
club has offered a purse for the fight.
a giant boxer is now becoming prom
1nent in Sydney, New South Wales.
named Peter Felix, who is reported to
be six feet four inches in height, and
weighing about 200 pounds. He recent
~ defeated Dan Kelley, of Victoria,
in twelve rounds
Mike Keerney, exclamation light
weight pugilist of New England. died
IN Wilmington, Del, Feb "a, of con-
SUMPTION He was at one time the
sparr1ng partner of Jack McAuliffe
and was well known in sporting circles.
Mike Haley cables from England
that ne will bring Harry Nickless to
this country to meet Joe Walcott at 40
pounds if some club will offer a purse
He also offers to bring George johnson
over to do battle with George Dixon.
Jimmy" Barry, the bantam weight
who has been quite successful in the
west, says that there is so little money
IN the business that he is seriously
thinking of going back to his trade. a
silver platter.
Tom O'Rourke has named June as
the month when he will take his trip
TO England. He will take George Dixon
and Joe" Walcott with him.
A bill to legalize prize fighting stands
good show of passing in Oklahoma.
In which case purse will be offered
Corbett and FitZsimmons.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
Bryan Talked Bimetailism

NASHVILLE, March 9-Ex-Congress-
man w. j. Bryan, of Nebraska, spoke
to large and enthusiastic audience to-
night on bimetalism. The position
taken was that bimetalIism was a ne.
cessity and that the United States is
powerful enough TO resume the tree aud
unlimited coinage of silver, regardless
OF the Action OF old nations, and that, in
any event, no change could make affairs
worse than they are now. The policy
of the administration and Mr.. Carlisle
in reference to bonds Issued was severe
ly criticised. The speech was strong
presentation of the case Of those favor
ing bimetallism.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
ON TRAIL OF ROBBERS.
Details of the Attempted Hold-U,
Near Stockton.

" se attempted HOIu-t ID
Near Stockton,
STOCKTON, Cal, March "a largo
number of men are still out searching
Tor the men who held up the Southern
Pacific train at Castle Switch last
night. Sheriff Cunningham saws he
thinks the men will be captured soon.
There are believed to be four of the
men. Full particulars of the Lodi rob-
perry We're received here by 'phone
shortly after the express train had left
there. The engine of the Euronean
mail pulled into Lodi about :O5 n m
gong very slowly, with no one aboard
ana registering about forty pounds of
steam. George Andrews, the engineer
OF freight train lying near waiting
for the Overland to pass. got aboard
and stopped her. A stick of dynamite
was found on the seat in the cab and
it was apparent there had been a hold
up. Lodl officers took the engine of the
freight train and went after the train
that belonged to the unnamed engine
Ihey brought back to Lodi with the
train, at l2:15 a. M, and il proceeded
north with its own engine. The story
OF the hold-up, as told by the engineer
lngIes or the mail train, is as follows.
"A short distance south of Castle
switch, myself and fireman were star
tied by man, who crawled over the
tender and pointing a pistol at our
heads, ordered us to stop the train.
he was masked. i stopped the en-
CINE, and the fellow then ordered us
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
WESTERN LEAGUE.
managers Slow III Reporting the
Mase-UR of Their Teams.


Managers of the Western league ball
teams have been rather backward in
announcing the make up of their clubs.
The following according to Sporting
Life are accurate:
Milwaukee-Every man on the old
team has signed contracts for next sea-
son with the exception of Long, Flah-
erty and Stephens Contracts have
been forwarded to these and they are
expected to put their names to them
at any time. The make up of the club
is as follows: Pitchers, Retiger, Baker.
Armstrong, Pennington; catchers, Som
ers, Bolan; first base, McCauley; sec
ond base, Sharpe shortstop, Taylor.
Negotiations are pending for Camp. of
last years Sioux City team, for third
base. In the field Frank Will play right.
Goodenough center and Long left.
Detroit-Mr. Vahderbeck has sold
Glenalvin to Indianapolis, and is anx-
ious to trade off Earle His team at
present consists of Lohbeck, catcher;
Sam Gillen, of last seasons Wilkes
barres, short-stop; Alex Whitehill. of
last years Omahas, pitcher; J. C.
Struthers, first base and CAPTAIN.
eiiiA cal D PiIOHei, anu Jdch hO2cn,
9utfielder. Mr.. Vanderbeck also an
nounced contract with Pitcher Gayle,
and thought also that Gunson, catcher
Of the Erie, Eastern League, last year,
and Count Campau might be signed.
Indianapolis-Th Indianapolis team
will be fortified for the Championship
race next season. The club has two
splendid catchers in Westlake and Nc
Fariand Manager Watkins will have
three or four good pitchers to select
from in Cross, Wittrock, Sonier, Fisher
and Nicol. He will have Motz at first
base, Shields or Mccormick at second,
Newell at short and Roat at third.
Henry, Walters and two or three
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
WANTED A HOUSEk EEPER.
Baltimore Man Works New
SwindIe.

BALTIMORE, March 8. - Detective
Gault returned today from York; Pa,
where he arrested James Clark, alias
James Lewis, alias j. Templeton,
charged with swindling Mrs. Sadie
Fields, of this city, out of two trunks
and contents, valued at $500. Clark
came to this city some weeks ago and
advertised in the papers for house,
keeper to take charge of his house in
Los Angeles, Cal, at a salary of $50
month. He received about $50 replies,
and among them was Mrs. Fields. whG
was engaged by Clark to go to Califor-
mia. She at once sold her household
belongings, and with the $500 secured
bought clothing. which she packed in
two trunks.
Wednesday last. the day before she
was to start West, Clark obtained the
trunks under pretense that he was to
ship them West. He then disappeared
and detectives were put upon his
track. One trunk was recovered in
this city and the other was found in
Clark's possession at York today,
where he Indignantly denied the
charge until proof was produced. He
was an elderly man with a rather
clerical appearance. Letters found in
his pocket indicate that he has adj
vertised in the papers in New York
and other cities
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-10
BOWLING.
Weekly Averages in the Badge
Contest at FOIey,s.

weekly Averages in the Badge
Contest at FOIey's.
The weekly averages of the various
members of the clubs composing the
Foley bowling tourney for the gold
badge and the new hat were as fol-
lows:
Wabashas-Bennett, DOL Zschau, POI !;
F. Robinson, 1856; N. Robinson, 172;
Pierce, 167
Broadways-G. Shugard, 215; Patter-
son, 1856; Welter, 1870; Gill, 176; Henke,
1856; H. Ehrmanntraut, 1877; Finehout,
1855; Bollman, 164.
Summits-Muggley, 215; S. Tubbes-
ing, 2O9; Gerber, 207; Broos, 1888; Pat
terson, 175; Hastings, 49,
st. Pauls-Herges, PIP; Allen, POI;
Clayton, 1856; Mample, 1872; Heitzmann,
1T.
afayettes-Adams, 211; Turgrimsen,
1874; Schaller, 176; Fremming, 176; Each
us, 100.
The probabilities of the bowling
teams from this city and Chicago play
ing a series are good. Tom Foley yes
terday received a letter from Mr. Nc
Donald, in which he asserts that the
idea is meeting with much favor in
Chicago. Mr.. Foley will be definitely
Informed by Monday in the matter.
Gophers-Mannhart, 2O7; Geib, POI
Guthunz, 1872; DAZZLE, 1872; Beals, 1873.
In match game between the Inter
urban and Arlington Bowling clubs,
the former won by 1S9 pins, and these
are the scores:
Arligtons-M. Jensen, 1873; Iund, 211 :;
L. Larson, 149; Stoll, 1877; A. Schwend-
Ter. 1875; c. Blomquist, Sc; N. Norlan-
der, 12s; T. Broos, 2O1; total. 1882.
,o dnt Ie Yost, 200; j. Wagner,
Logan, 179; w. Bosche, 1873; j. XVII
las; H. Tavenir, $50; total, 1.471.
Monday evening next the Inter-
urbaps will bowl their first game with
the Foley Stars on N. Weiler's alleys.
The Junior Bowling club made the
following scores on Mic Weiler's alleys
Thursday evening: F. Reed, 175; ii.
Logan, 1877; c: Whaley, 176; Bonn, 151;
s.. Maloney, 1876; A. c. Vann, 2OS; G.
Albion, 1873; A. Reed, 157
We, the Junior Bowling club hereby
challenge the Brilliant Bowling club
to bowl three games, best two out OF
three with nine men on a side. For
1ufther particulars call on Hank eLo-
gan, 81 South Robert street. 81.
These scores were bowled on Han
sens alleys, Sixth and Waco,Ita
streets, during the week:
EXchange Club-Franklin, 1853; IFage,l
Zul; Tubbesing, 2S2; Hinkley, 169 MoInl
Io 70, Iso; Patterson, 225; Johnson, 80:
2e1 GU u m iiei
Danish Club-R. Hansen, 221; Moi.
som D9; n. G. Johnson, 1876; James
IA i65; P. Tanholt, 1SS; A. Mat
Ser, no; a kaye, 1873; ]. Johnson, f5b.
Geundlach, 2O4; ]. Shaber, 2O1; w. Sehs;
per l9S; w. Stanley, 1877; G. Altman
iSi; A. Schwadler, 1872; G. Sisson' sf575:i
u brewery, 173; j. Fischer, 173. ST.
Scores made by University Aven ,
club at Albachten's alley: Mike Rartbs
i49; Ernest Otto, 14S; John Heicbsn
I45; 5. Lentsch, 146; Mic Heichen, LA,
MIC Cloos, 1870; W. Bosche, 142: John
RReher, l60; John Wagner, 1855; Hastine
Dachten. III ~ 81