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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11
ARE BIRDS GUIDED BY srARs9
An Attempt to Solve the Great Mystery
Of Bird Migration.


Of Bird Migration.
In an article on Birds Of Passage"
the Chautauquan says If one desires
an explanation for the great mystery
Of bird migration. there being nothing
else that will answer, he will have to
accept the theory Of hereditary knowl-
edge, a knowledge of the unfaillng
stars. The Great Bear and Orion APP
peared at the same time in our region,
even when the divisions Of land and
water were very different than they are
today. That the stars are the guides
of birds agrees with the fact that they
fly at remarkable heights, often above
the clouds, and that wanderers lose
their way when they stray into clouds
and mlsts. On starlight nights stray
Cling birds are seldom noticed. When
the sky Is overcast, when the night Is
dark, but especially when fine rain is
falling, multitudes Of travelling birds
are heard. They will call often, doubt
less for the purpose Of keeping near
each other; and often great numbers Of
them bound against the windows Of
lighthouses. Thus Gatke has observed
that on Oct. g. 1882. from 10 o'clock at
night till the next morning golden
crested wFens bumped like snowfiaAes
against the lighthouse Of Heligoland,
and that on the following day golden
crested wrens sat on every square foot
OF Hellgoland. Toward the end Of the
summer, along into the fall, 1t was not
a rare occurrence on dark nights to
see, through the light Of street lamps,
birds flying over inland cities. The ex-
perienced observer recognizes by it's call
the curlew and the strand-snipe, sea-
swallow and seagull, occasionally hears
even the flap of their wings. But no
bird is visible in the darkness. On dark
nights no stare appear; then It is that
the straying L:rd loses his way. The
stars are the most plausible guides to
birds in their migrations But only the
future can tell us whether they really
serve in that capacity.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11
Prof. Heron Predicts Revolution.

Prof. George D. Heron of the Chair
Of Applied Christianity, Iowa college,
whom Rev. G. o. Brown calls an an
archist, has returned from southern
California, where he has been for some
time. Il believe that the people, that
is, the people as a whole, between the
very rich and the very poor" said DR..
Heron, "are conscious that there must
be change in the social order. They
are ready for it, if plan can be put
before them. The Christian conscience
Is awakening. / look for some radical
changes to be begun in the next five or
ten years. There will in that time, I
believe, be a great political revolution
looking toward the government owner
ship Of all monopolles, including the
great transportation lines, and the
plotting out of the various forms of OPP
preston now existing by the power Of
the rich. This, in my Judgment, is
coming as certainly as came the aboll-
ten of slavery"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

Edward Edwards, former employe
of the Union Pacific railroad, lost his
position on account of strike and re-
turned to England. He writes that
when he applied for position there he
was informed that he could not get
work on the railroads Of England be-
cause he had been placed on the black
list for participating in the strike in
this country! What do you think Of
that? OF course the railroad managers
Of the world have no conspiracy o,
mol The English own our roads, black
list our men and from their cover Of
vested right starve Americans as they
did at Valley Forge under General
Washington. And Americans vote to
have railroads private property in
stead of public property so the Eng
lish can do these things. Down with
tyranny.-Coming Nation.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11
overproductlon of Wheat.

The best answer to the theory that
overproduction Of wheat is the cause Of
its low price is found in the Corn
Trade Year Book" England, probably
the most reliable authority published.
According to that authority the worlds
wheat crop for 1891 was 2,456,0O0, 900,
and the average price was Sill per
bushel. In 1892 the crop was 2,440, 900
bushels, but the price had fallen to 80
cents. In 1893 the crop was the same
as 1891, but the price had fallen to a
fraction less than 80 cents. In 1894
both crop and price were smaller than
any Of the foregoing figures, the price
the lowest on record. The same au-
thority also shows that in the period
1854 the population Of the chief
wheat producing countries was 97,00O,-
900, and the production of rye and
wheat in those countries per head Of
population was 7.OS bushels. In the
next period Of ten years, 1854, with
population increased to 434,000,000, the
production Of both these crops per
head Of population was only 6S4 bush
els.-Farm, Stock and Home.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11
Settling A Difference.

A fn-de-siecle domestic episode:
"Are you going to strike, MAP" asked
the little boy, as he tremblingly gazed
upon the uplifted single.
That's just what am going to do"
But don't you know strikes are
played out and can no longer be won,
MAJ"
ut wholly depends upon who strikes,
whether the wielder Of the rod or the
other fellow" answered ma with ex-
asperating GOODNESS and correctness.
Cant we arbitrate, ma, before you
striker"
"Pm Just going to arbitrate," she
said, as the shingle descended and
raised a cloud of dust from the seat Of
pair Of pantaloons. 81 am Just go
ing to arbitrate, my son, and this shin
gle is the board Of arbitration"
And she solved the labor problem the
way Republicans and Democrats pro-
pose to Golve it.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11
A Few Definitions.

We have been asked what the term
STANDARD dollar" means. 1t really
means legal dollar as provided by
statute law. A standard gold dollar
contains rs 8 grains Of gold, that is 300
parts in 1000 parts pure gold, the re-
naming 100 parts being alloy. A
standard silver dollar contains 412 IL
grains Of silver, that is 900 parts In
1000 parts pure silver, the remaining
100 parts being alloy, A single gold
standard means that only gold at the
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

above weight and fineness shall be
recognized as full legal tender money.
Monometallism means the use OF one
Of the metals as money, while bimetal-
lism means the use of metals under
similar conditions as money.
Money Of final redemption or basic
money as understood and advocated by
the goldbug element is that money
which redeems all others. 1t is that
primary money which is promised to
be paid in exchange for all other form
Of currency, and is legal tender for
debts.
Fiat money is law-made money and
includes all forms of money Of what
ever material.-The People.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

II the free-silver Democrats have half
as much backbone as the gold gang,
they will leave the party, unless the
National Convention will adopt free
silver platform, and nominate a free
silver candidate. But most Of them
win knuekle down and follow the die
tatlon Of their Eastern masters, who
control things with their money.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

A dispatch says money is so abun-
dant in London that the rate Of inter-
est on permanent investments will like
ly be reduced to two per cent. With the
help England is getting from the Unit
cd States she ought to be doing we'll.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

In 1892 we had Democratic success,
Cleveland, a Democratic Congress and
a general rejoicing and iollifcatlon all
over the land. Now, we have the gold
standard, bond issues, tramps, low
prices, hard times and wailing and
crashing of teeth. Whoop 1t up for
the grand old party, boys!
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

The abolitionlsts wanted to abolish
chattel slavery. They were ridiculed
and socially ostracised. The Popullsts
now want to abolish debt slavery, and
they are meeting with similar treat
ment.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

The Omaha platform ceVara the ma.
Esrial economic questions Of the day,
and no party in this country can sue
coed much longer without adopting
them. Let the Peoples party stand
arm on that platform.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

When the Popullsts get into power
the plutes will get enough Of law.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-07-11

must not imagine, however, that they
have just made the acquaintance Of a
bunko steerer. No, they are simply
farmers who have been robbed by the
gold standard since 1873. They do not
see anything wrong about the robbery
either. Otherwise they would not take
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
attocl,ed in the Sanctuary.


CHICAGO, Feb. "A dispute, said to
have originated over the finances of the
church, eliminated yesterday in the
ST. Newitz Polish Catholic church in q
plumber of the congregation attack ing
Father Barzynski. Angry and desper-
ate members of flock hurled epithets
at him, and then sprapg over the sane.
iuary rail, shouting "kill him" kill
him. The pastor fled in fear, leaving
the service unfinished. A large number
of parishioners had clamored for the re-
moval of Father Bazynski but no atten-
ton was paid the demand by Arch
bishop Feehan and a movement was set
on foot 10 intimidate the priest into re-
signing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
MONDAY EVENING, FEB 4. 1s 5.

Four WEEKS from to-day the thlrd
and last session of the ffty-third Con-
gress will expire. No one familiar with
the proceedings of the present Congress
will say that any Gifts sessions has peer
conducive to the good of either the
country or the democratic party. But,
with as much truth, it may be said that
it could hardly have been otherwise
with President, who, from the first, on
most subjects, has set himself against
the vast majority Of the representatives
Of the party that elected him, and has
supported the men and the policy OF
the few mugwumps in Congress who
pose as democrats. When the chief OF
a party, who cannot be deposed, loses
the admiration and confidence of the
men by whose votes he was elected
the disorganization of that party is al
most always the consequent result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Elbe Disaster.

BREMEN, Feb. According to the
official returns 1886 persons were drown
ed in the Elbe disaster. OF the crew,
which numbered 155, fifteen were
saved. Out of 40 saloon passengers
four were rescued, and only one of the
ISL steerage passengers escaped.
LONDON, Feb. "A fishing smack
has arrived at Lowestoff, having on
board one of the Elhe's mail bags and
the body of man which she picked up
near the spot where the disaster occur
red. 1t is said that Veverea, one OF the
rescued passenger, who claims he at
tempted to save his niece, travelled rs
saloon passenger, and allowed his
niece to travel in the steerage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
psul Of tho u. S. court for the western
district f Virginia, to sign bill OF ex-

Psul. Of tho II. S. court for the western
district Virginia, to sign a bill of ex-
ceptions. .h;s
morairg. Mr. Wilson for the defence
moved on adjournment because OF lhe
illness of his associate, Mr. Worthins
ton. but Judge McComas decided ina
The trial could 60 on without further
delay The defence made strenuous
direction to the admission as evidence
81 ,ha totals of bills submitted to tne
Signal Service by the Western Union non
Telegraph Company, q voucher lor Que ls
If whica Capt Howgate is accused OF
;orring and # embezzling the proceeds
Tcdye McComas decided that the To-
r.ls were admissible as links IN the
ci,ain of evidence to prove the exist
nee of bills and vouchers which have
hsen destroyed.
.s soon as the President signs the
iii eleyating General Schofeld to the
rauk of acknowledgement, it is under
.,cod that Brigadier General t. h.
Raper. commanding the department
of the Missouri with headquarters at
Chicago, will be made msjor-general
and that on the retirement Of Major
General McCook, April 22nd, General
Wesley Merritt will be promoted to
tie vacancy.
Mr.. Charles Thompson, of Alexan-
dria county, the editor aud proprietor
of the late Alexandria Bulletin, is re-
ported to-day as dying at his residence
in this city of Bright's disease.
1t is said at the Capitol to-day that
Congress will bring relief to the coun,
try promptly at noon on the 4th day Of
next month, when it will adjourn sine
die.
Messrs. Stetson, the ex-legal partner
of Mr.. Cleveland, and Ellery Ander.
son. chief of the mugwumps of his
State. were active lobbyists for the de
feated bill in the interest OF the Pacific
railroad. :,
The doctors here have come to the
conclusion that George Bahen. O.
Richmond, the Georgetown College
student, hurt in q football game last
November, will never recover. b
npaQ Is LUG ODly paw VI liz IVY
can move, all the rest lives as vege
table does, but is wasting away.
The republicans in the Senate laugN
al S cretary Carlisle's estimated twen.
tv-two million receipts over expenses
at the end of the current calendar year
The republicans of the House know
that the Presidents financial bill viii
pass that body if they will lend it theil
support, but as they don't know what
effect their support of the bill would
have upon their party, they have moi
as vet fully determined how to vote
on it. The House committee on rules
to day agreed to report a rule to tak'
up the currency bill tomorrow and give
it consideration for three consecutive
days.
The President has received letter from
the Cotton Exchange of Norfolk and Ports
mouth endorsing his plan fJr restoring The
gold fund.
Il is slii at the Treasury to-day that NJ
bond issue will be made until it is a5certainet
that the whole amount eau be disposed OF i'm
mediately and a. no lower price tnan the Ia.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
SEMINARY HILL NOTES.

The great event of this month is tc
be musicale given in Liggett Hall
kindly rendered by Mr.. Blackford fol
the occasion. Miss Louders, a German
art ste aud pupil of the celebrated Listz
is to take prominent part in the per
Torrance and Kanabe grand piano is
expected from Washington for her use
Miss Louders' execution is wonderful
and her touch so sweet yet impellire
that the notes seem to fall from ht1
fingers like bright jems instinct with
music. She spent short time on Il
hill during the holidays and made many
friends.
The sleighing is very good and the
merry tones of the bells are constantly
heard in the grounds. The sleighs are
either from town or around the country.
The Brazilian Missionary Society
meets on Monday night.
The Rhetorical Society met Friday
night. The debaters were Mesars.
Temple, Boogher, Buckner and Tilling-
hast.
The students are looking forward to
the next Renecker lecture with great
interest. These lectures mark red
letter days in this month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
WHAT THIS COUNTRY has to do with

WHAT THIS COUNTRY has to do with
the personal character of the deposed
sovereign of Hawaii few reasonable
people can tell. The morality OF many
modern, as well as ancient, sovereigns
is by no means above reproach, and the
United States have no more right to
Interfere with the affairs of Hawaii,
because the reputation of the queen oil
lii country is not as that of C@aar.s
wife, than they have to interfere with
those of any other countries the morality
of whose rulers is not assailed; and yet
the alleged immoral character Of the
Queen of Hawaii seems to be the chief
reason the jingoes and their support
ers have for supporting and maintain
ing the authority of the piratical fiji
busters who have usurped control OF
the government of the people of Ha
wall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
BOldEobbcry.

FREMONT, Ohio, Feb. 4.-Five mask.
ed men entered the town of Milan last
night and at o'clock this morning
blew open the vault in the Lockwood
Bank. The explosion was SO great that
it wrecked the building in which the
bank was located and awakened the
entire population. The citizens poured
into the streets III time to see the thieves
drive off in buggy toward Sandusky,
where two of them are reported under
arrest. The amount taken is supposed
10 be $4,000. Cashier L. l.. Stoddard
was one of the first on the ground and
exchanged shots with the burglars, but
being a poor marksman they escaped
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Charles A. Aycock, treasurer O
Boone county, Arkansas. is missing
and there is said to be defalcation il
the Office ranging from 50, 900 to $40, goo
The police reports made at head
quarters this morning show that in
Brooklyn there was not the slightest
disturbance last night. Not an arrest
was made after s p M, and the police
did not hear of o single row.
George P. Sage, the noted forger aud
swindler with twenty aliases, who re-
Gently plead guilty to swindling the
Hartford county bank of Belair, Md,
out of So 900, was to-day sentenced 10
eight years in the Maryland peniten-
iiary.
A dispatch from Bucyrus, o., says
that large number ofinhuential mem
bers of Holy Trinity Catholic church
have refused to accept the conditions
of the recent papal mandate in refer
ence to secret orders and will remain
loyal to their lodges.
A freight train on the Indiana and
Illinois Southern road, having o pas.
sepger coach attached and carrying the
Ford Dramatic Co., was wrecked yes
terday afternoon about two miles west
of Oblong, III. Five cars tumbled down
a fifteen foot embankment, and six
persons were injured.
A special from Oaxaca, Mex, states
that the severe earthquake shocks
which have been felt in the district of
Tuxtepec, in that State, almost daily
for the past four weeks, are becoming
more frequent and severe. Almost
every house in the town of Tuxtepec is
in ruins and the damage will amount
to many thousands of dollars. That
district is very mountainous and there
is smoke pouring from the crater of an
extinct volcano near the town, which
indicates that the earthquake shocks
are caused by the threatened volcanic
eruption.
Fire last night destroyed ]. Chambers and
6. Kaufman's stores in Princeton, Ky. The
Opera House, half squsre away, was packed
with people attending revival services, and
panic ensued when the CRY Of fire was raised,
but fortunately no one was seriously hurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04
SATURDAY,


at the front door of the court house of Fair
fax county, at Fairfax Court House, Virginia.
sell at public auction for cash. ALL THAT
LOT Or PARCEL OF GROUND situate in
the TOWNSHIP of New Alexandria. in the coun
ty of Fairfax, State of Virginia, as shown upon
the plat and survey of the subdivision OF the
said townsits. recorded among tue Land
Records of Fairfax county. Virginia, and
bounded an d stirl rs f,llows, to wit
Beginning on the nargin of the Potomac
river at the ceht.e of G street extended as
shown upon the plan of the said town. aud
running thence north S1s 45H, W. 1881
feet to the centre of the intersection of G. and
10th streets, as shown upon the plan of the
said town; thence n. so 144, Q. 400 feet to
the centre of the intersection of F and 10th
Streets IS shown upon the plan of the said
town; thence S. So 45it, O. 1894 feet to
the centre of the intersection of + street aud
Railroad Avenue; thence n. $50 21!,, W
1874 "a feet; thence II. $50 45l, e. Ala feet
to the margin Of the Potomac river thence
with the meanders of the river. to the place
Of beginning, containing 1886 acres of land,
tog Their with the MANUFACTURING
PLANT OF THE DEIS MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY, located upon the said land,
with all buildings, improvements, machinery,
fixtures, engines and boilers, and appurten-
ances thereunto belonging or in anywise APP
pertaining.
fsb4 Is HARLOW, Trustee.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
roorrespondsncs of the Aexandris Gasette.]
rU.c1r,ycroN Eah 4

The Supreme Court of the United
States has denied the applications OF
Elverton r. Chapman. broker, and
John Shriver, correspondent Of the
Mail and Express, for leave to tie
motions for the issuing of wrlts OF
habeas corpus to release them from the
custody of the marshal Of the District
of Columbia. They are under indict-
ment for refusing to answer questions
before the Senate committee investigat-
ing the alleged sugar scandal of last
summer. They will have to stand trial
and if convicted come to the Supreme
Court of the United States on writ of
error. The court oyerruled Judge
Parker, of the western district of
Arkansas, in the matter of Lafayette
Hudson and directed that Hudson be
admitted to bail in accordance with
Mr.. Justice Whites order. The writ
of mandsmus prayed for Hudson waa
withheld. The court did not render
an opinion on the application of the
Lehigh Mining and Manufacturing
Company for an order to compel Judge
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04

CoNGREssIoNAL.-In the Senate prog
ress was made upon the pending appro-
priation bills. There was no financial
discussion. Messrs. Hale, Chandler,
and Aldrich made brief speeches deny
ing the current reports that republican
Senators were purposely delaying ap-
preparation bills in order to cut of the
financial legislation. These Senators
asserted thatathere was no such pur-
pose and that republican Senators stood
ready to aid in advancing financial leg
islation.
In the House the Pacific Railroad
Funding bill was recommitted to the
Committee on Pacific Railroads by a
vote of III to los, showing an unex-
pected large majority against the meas.
ure. The extent of the defeat was q
great surprise to both sides. The Sen.
ate bill reviving the rank of lieutenant
general in the army, to be conferred
upon Major General Schofield, WIS
passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-04

COMM INUNDATED.
What has Become of the Shot Gun.
This is an age of relic hunting aud
reminiscence. Relic hunters take almost
anything that is connected with the
"Marshall House," where, on the morn
ing of the 9th of May, 1861, Col. Elmer
Ellsworth was killed by Mr.. James W.
Jackson, the proprietor of the hotel, for
pulling down the Confederate flag float
ing from the flag staff on that building.
The shot gun used by Mr.. Jackson was
purchased by Mr.. John Summers for
Jas. F. Carlin, who at that time kept a
hardware store on Royal street, be-
tween King and Cameron, west side,
for S22. The gun was first sold by Mr..
Summers to Mr.. Robert Edelin,, who
must have sold it to Mr.. Jackson. 1t
was double barrel gun, was heavily
loaded and is supposed to have been
stolen during the excitement just after
the killing of Mr.. Jackson by Sergeant
Brownell. The bullet from Brownells
musket, which killed Mr.. Jackson. is
still owned by a lady in this city and
the key with patented tag attached,
marked Marshall House, Alexandria,
room 2S," is also in the hands of an
Alexandrian, who wishes to dispose OF
it and send the money to the Confeder-
ate Soldiers Home, at Richmond, Va.
QUERY.
The gun in question is now in the
National Museum i'll Washington with
thelrife Brownell used in shooting jack
son. The sword bayonet with which
Jackson was pierced is also there. Ed.
GAZETTE