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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02
Owns Tecumseh's Hunting Knife.

Mrs. James A. Stewart of Akron,
Ohio, possesses the hunting knife OF
the great Indian war chief Tecumseh,
and wellauthenticated history
ascribes the scalps of many victims to
its keen blade.
The first husband of Mrs. Stewart
was George M. Baldwin of Niles,
Ohio, who was killed by lightning
thirteen years ago. Baldwin, when
young man, lived among the descend
ants of Tecumseh's tribe. and secured
the relic.
The knife is of peculiar workman
ship. The blade is about six inches
long, and near the hilt are number
of red rust spots, which possibly may
be due to the action of drops of hn-
man blood. The handle is of carved
and polished black walnut. Two sill
yer stars and two crescents are inlaid,
these signifying the high rank of tho
owner.
The only other genuine relic OF
Tecumseh known to exist is his toma-
hawk, now owned by Mrs. Elizabeth
Skinner of West Point, Ky. 1t was
exhibited at the Worlds Fair. New
York Times.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02
First London Street Lighted.

The first London street to be lighted
with gas was Golden Lane, in 1907.
Two years later gas lamps were put NJ
on Pail Mall, and between 1914 and
1920 the entire central district of the
metropolis was thus Illuminated. San
Francisco Chronicle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02
Origin of OX-Tail Soup.

DR.. Smiles, in his book on the
Huguenots, says:
"Before the arrival of the refugees,
the London butchers sold their pul-
locks hides to the fellmongers, always
with the tails on. The tails were
thrown away and wasted. The refu-
gees obtained the tails, enriched their
pots-au-feu with them, and reveled IN
the now we'll known delicacy OF ox-tall
soup. Notes and Queries.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02

,nte a cows breath in sweet spring;
I,te the breath of babes, new born;
moid's breath is pleasant thing;
put oh, the breath of sudden morn!
q. s,dden morn--when every pore
NJ mother earth is pulsing fnst
,r.b life and life seems spllinS Ger
with loveliness too sweet to last.
joaquin MILLER, in Chips.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02

The Queensland government has
decided to throw open 1900, 600 acres
of land throughout the colony for Sc
lection as grazing and homestead farms.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02

1t is computed that all the houses
in London and New York could be
built of the lava thrown out by We
suvius since the first recorded eruption
in A. d. 70.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02

Japan is an Anglicized corruption
of Nifong, the name OF the principal
island in the Japanese Empire.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02
The Origin of Laws.

Smythe-I intend Harry for the
bar; would you advise his beginning
on such old works as Coke and Black
stone?
Tompkins-No; l would begin by
grounding him further back.
Smythe-Indeed! In what?
Tompkins-The Ten Command.
ments. Kate Fields Washington.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-05-02

1t is estimated that the English Ian.
guage is spoken by lis. 200. 900 people.
The herald., 1895-02-23
The Woman Who Threw Books
at Lawyers Mulcted
YAWN OF THE PRISON GATE
She Was Fined 500 for Contempt of
Justices Court
A Little Perfumed Note of Excuse That
Didn't Go-The Famous Widow nust
Pay Up or Go to Jail

San Francisco, Feb. Cit is just barely
thrown books at lawyers in court and 9TH
erwise shown her contempt for the law,
will have to locate in the county prison.
Justice Kerrigan has fined her 800 for
contempt of court with the alternative of
imprisonment. In December Mrs Martin
bought SOB. 80 worth of merchandise from
Nathan, Dohrman d Co. and disregarded
frequent requests to liquidate her indebt-
edness. The claim was assigned to J. r..
Rauer and suit begun in the justice $
court. Judgment was rendered by Justice
Cook, but still Mrs. Martin neglected to
pay up. Two or three times she was or
dered to appear before Justice Kerrigan
on an order of examination, but she neg
lected to obey
When she was ordered to appear she sent
a little perfumed note, written on pale
blue paper, expressing her regret that she
was unable to accept the Judges kind in
vitation on account of the fact that her
presence was needed at home, where she
was acting as general superintendent of
gang of carpenters. This was more than
the Judge could bear, and an order was
made fining Mrs. Martin 500 with the
alternative of twenty-fours' imprison
ment. Mrs. Martin at once packed her
things preparatory TO moving to jail, when
Judge Coffey threatened to commit her
for contempt, so she may take the same
course this time
The herald., 1895-02-23
PETER COMING TO THE FRONT
lreland's Middleweight Fights
Hall to a Standstill
A DRAW IN THE SIXTH
Throughout the Fight the Australian
Was on the Defense
One of the 0amest Battles Ever Fought
Between International Pugs---Thc
Referees Decision

Boston, Feb 22.-The Suffolk Athletic
Club at a meeting tonight, presented a
six-round bout between Peter Maher,
champion middleweight of Ireland, and
Jim Hall of Australia as the chief feature.
The referee, J. A. Keliher, called it draw
at the finish and the 1000 spectators Missed
the decision. The battle was very tame,
Maher forcing the fight in all but the
fourth round and doing the most effective
work.
Throughout the contest Hall was on the
defensive, and the GOODNESS with which
the sixth round was fought, which was ex-
pected to be the hottest round, when
both men walked to their corners, called
forth misses from the spectators.
Maher was in perfect fighting form at
III pounds. Hall was trim at 1877 IL.
Maher forced Hall to the four corners of
the ring and made his object the heart of
the Australian. At no time during the
contest was there an indication of finish
contest but Maher showed his superiority
in leading and countering.
Frank Keefe of South Boston and Jake
Donovan of East Boston opened the en-
tertainment with a six-round contest.
Donovan knocked Keefe out in one min
ute and thirty seconds.
Johnny Mccain and Mike Doherty of
Boston essayed an eight-round go, but the
referee declared it off in the third round.
Jake Smith and Tom Doherty, both of
Boston, fought five rounds the last win
ming by knockout in the fifth
The bout which called for the most APP
plause was a six-round exhibition be-
tween Joe Lynch and Jim Gallagher of
Boston, in which Gallagher stood up
against great odds until the close.
The herald., 1895-02-23
LOSES TWO VOTES
Only One Day Left in Which to Choose a
Senator for Oregon

salem Oregon, Feb. %. - Only
one more day of the Legislative
Session remains, and unless a United
States Senator is elected before midnight
tonight, Oregon will have but one repre-
sentative in the upper branch of Congress
for the next two years. Dolph's strength
is gradually melting away, and it is
now practically settled that he cannot be
elected. He lost two more votes today,
which brings his vote down to 81, or nine
short of a majority. The opposition saw
they are working in the interest of no
particular candidate, but their fight is
anything to defeat Dolph. They say they
stand ready to vote for any one else the
Dolph men may put up, but their oppo-
sition to Dolph is firm and determined.
George H. Williams received the entire
opposition vote today, with the exception
of the Dolph men, but they feel il incum-
bent upon them to vote for the caucus
nominee as long as there is a chance of
his election.
At 10 O'Clock tonight the Dolph men will
caucus and decide whether to prevent
an election or name "A man upon whom
the opposition will unite.
In the event of break from Doph or
a decision on the part of his supporters
to name man, the support is liable to
go to Villains, Governor Lord or c. W.
Fulton of Astoria. The Populists and
Democrats have decided to take no part
in the fight One ballot was taken today
as follows: Dolph, 81; Williams, 30: Hare
(Populist), 10; Raley (Democrat), 3
Smith, l; Fulton, Lord, /. Absent, g.
The herald., 1895-02-23
THE STORY OF A FUGITIVE
A Letter From a Nan Who
Stole Thousands
WORKED IN MANY STATES
Inside History of Guaranty and
Loan Company
Louis F. nenage, the Fugitive President of
the Concern, Writes to a Friend
in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Feb. 22.-The Journal
prints today a letter from Louis f. Men
age, the fugitive president of the North
western Guaranty Loan Company, ex-
planning his series of large transactions
failure. The letter is not dated and it is
explained that it was written to per-
sonal friend in Minneapolis. Menage
goes into the history of the company's
real estate transactions in Minneapolis,
Seattle, Ellensburg, Washington, North
Galveston, Texas, Great Falls, Helena,
Montana, and Chicago, at great length,
and explains how the most of them would
have been very profitable if the times had
continued prosperous. He contends that
no one has suffered more from the failure
than he has himself. Explaining his
flight, he declares that to stay meant either
death or the insane asylum, according to
the advice of his physician. He was
physical and mental wreck and unequal
to the task of Strengthening out the affairs
of the company. The purpose of the let
ter becomes evident when Mr.. Men
age declares his belief that if al
lowed to assist in settling up the
affairs of the company he could save very
much more for the creditors than any one
else, and could at the end pay all the
claims, not only against the company, but
against himself. He is anxious to under
take this work on salary simply suffi-
cient to support his family. To accom-
plish this, he says that the criminal suits
against him should be discontinued until
the work is done. He is confident of his
ability to prove his entire innocence, but
believes that the trial of the cases would
interfere with the profitable settlement of
the company's affairs. Consequently he
asks that the cases be continued until
after this work is done, period which he
estimates would cover five years, and
then tried. 1t is not known what action
the law officers will take in the premises,
but it already assured that the creditors
of the company will fare better than was
supposed when the crash first came.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Patriotic Speeches Made by
Women at Washington
SCHOOL AND GOVERNMENT
How the National Congress Put in a
Long Day
Addresses Made by Kate BrownIee Sherwood
and Other Distinguished Ladies at
the National Capital

/ wasbinrto, Fob % This hoirr Wash
| tons b;sthda,, tho Nat;o,a1 $1,000.
of Women now in session hore nhosa
patriotic snbiocts for oons;dera+;op a, hotI,
| its morning and evening sessions rio
! morning session was divided into two
narts ASSIGNED IN natriotism os an ole-
mont in Goverpmen+ snd no+rio.isr, ~
school government
Kate BrownIce sherwood of Ohio rood
the renort of the committee on n.tr;ot;c
teaching. She then discussed the inau-
ence of patriotism in foundins and nre-
serving free institutions. She said in
part
Patriotism does not reach its highest
form on the battlefield when the trumnets
blare and the General cries FORWARD y
Splendid is the patriotism that leads a
man to die for his country in the fore
front of battle. hut snlendid bevond bu-
man sneecb tn denict ;s tbo na+r;otisr,
that leads to the martyrs stake. to the
death of humiliation and defeat and the
reproach of men. She who leads a tenn
perance crusade is nobler than he who
wrenched Jerusalem from the Saracens.
He who POUNDS a school is greater than he
who builds an armory. free kinder
garten that teaches the use of hand and
eye and fertile brain is better. A train
ing school of industrial arts would do
more for popular advancement in dec
ade than West Point has done in all the
years of its existence
She declared that women are citizens if
not voters. Their interest in moral and
municipal reforms was arousing them to
a sense of their duty and power for good,
She held that woman was natural re-
former and that her interest should he
awakened not only where plrity and fem
perance are involved but in everv ones.
ton that affects national nrosneritv for
principle of right and wrong.
Louise Z. Barnum Robbins of Mich.
gan, then discussed the part plaved bv ma
triotism through the schools in forming
the character of American citizens She
said:
"The people have established free
schools and free education. If need he.
let them assume control of the text hooks
and let a few Jeffersons and Websters
and Clays and Wendell Phillipses be found
for the noble task of compiling in our
school books the high tbouohts of man
The herald., 1895-02-23
THEY MUST PAY BACK MONEY
Illegal Salary Drawn by the Receiver of
Bank
Attorney General Fitzgerald Files an Opinion
in Peoples Home Savings
Bank Case

San Francisco, Feb, 22..-The Call will
say; Attorney-General Fitzgerald has rem
dered an opinion, which will be filed to-
morrow, stating that the salaries drawn
by John f. Sheehan as receiv and man
ager of the Peoples Home Savings Bank,
and by James Alva Watt, as his attorney,
are improper, and should be repaid. Fitz-
geralds opinion was requested by the
Bank Commissioners, and the At
torney General maintains that the
Bank Commissioners have no power
to employ an attorney, but if the
bank has had q salaried attorney, he is
an employee OF the bank, and if retained
his salary is fixed by the commissioners.
The opinion continues that Sheehan S APP
pointment as manager, while he was act
ing as receiver appointed by the court
was illegal, the latter Office dsqualifying
him from holding the former contem-
poraneously or subsequently. The re-
ownership appointment being invalid,
Fitzgerald holds that Shcehan must re-
pay $1,000 drawn in four months as man
ayers salary.
The herald., 1895-02-23
RAN TWO STORES
Strange Story Of a 1ercIiant Brought to
Light by a Suit

Light by Suit
New York, Feb. 22.-ln the Court of
Common Pleas Edward Mcmillan of
Youngstown, o., is suing to recover $780,
600 from John Clahin and Others of
the well-known dry goods firm. The
hearing is set for ii jury and will prob
ably be reached by April next.
According to statements made by
Clahin attorneys, in 1888 f. NJ. McGilin
ran two extensive stores in Cleveland, o..
and dealt largely with their firm. The
accounts had run to such an extent that
McGillan's Indebtedness to the Claflin
company was no less than 81 200, 900 at
that time. For some time previous Nc
Gillian had specialized in Western cattle
ranches. He therefore handed over his
two stores together with certain stocks
and bonds, in his cattle COM
panes. Clahins attorneys claim that the
matter was fully settled at that time.
MCCLELLAN, however in the winter of 1889
brought an tachment suit against the
two stores in Cleveland, claiming ST. 900,
900. The suit was dismissed. In the
present action plaintiff alleges that the
stocks and bonds handed over in 1885
were of value largely in excess OF the
goods supplied
The herald., 1895-02-23
GETTING READY TO DARE
Guatemala Wants to Buy More War
Vessels
Confidential Clerk of the ninister of War
Takes Very Significant Visit to
San Francisco

San Francisco, Feb. 22.-Colone Manue
Nj. Aguilar, secretary to the Minister of
War of Guatemala, was one of the passen-
gers on the quarantined steamer City OF
Sydney who landed today To fellow
passenger he confided that lie was on a
confidential mission, and that ii HOSTILE
ties should arise between Mexico and
Guatemala he would try to purchase one
or two ships in San Francisco, to be used
as war vessels. From here he will proceed
East and then to Europe, with the posi-
BILE purpose in view of purchasing navy
for Guatemala.
The herald., 1895-02-23
BLEW OFF HARRISON'S HEAD
The Crime of Dressmaker in an
Oklahoma Town
Old Story of Woman scorned--The Dead rian
Was Set to Spy on His
Slayer

Guthrie, Ola, Feb. 22.-Mrs. M. G.
Taylor, dressmaker, today blew off the
head OF William H. Harrison with shot
gun. Sfhe had applied for divorce and
the case was set for tomorrow She
claims her husband hired Harrison to
shadow her and get evidence against her.
Harrison, she says, has logged her for
weeks, and this morning entered her
house. When she ordered him out and he
refused to go, she killed him.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Use the Best NJ ateriai

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Black
burn from the Committee on Naval AT
fairs, today reported an amendment to
the Navy department bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to employ other
metal than steel or alloy in the con-
struction of the proposed torpedo boats
The amendment is made at the sugges-
ton of the Secretary who desires the
department may be left free to avail
itself of any improvements in naval con-
struction as far as relates to the material
best adapted for use in torpedo boats.
He thinks an alloy lighter than steel may
he used
The herald., 1895-02-23
PRIZE WINNERS AT PRINCETON
eWinter Sports at the Famous Universit,
To-. Gymnasium

Princeton, Feb. 22.-The winter sports
land exhibition of the gymnasium were
held this afternoon before large audi
sence.
Putting sixteen pound shot won by
Craig, 95 (four feet), Schmallhorst second
(three feet), actual put, thirty-four feet.
Rings-McCall, Blackmore, Brown
Lightweight wrestling won by Wheeler,
a'9s in seven minutes.
Pole vault won by Tyler, scratch sec
ond Offut, one foot; ten feet one inch, the
Princeton record.
Middleweight e,tling won by n. Poe
. in four minutes.
inches; second, Kumler, scratch. Actual
Jump five feet six inches.
Rope climbing twenty feet) first, G. C.
i iBlackmore; second, Kumler. Time, la
seconds.
The herald., 1895-02-23
The Case VIII Never Be Tried

Cincinnati, Feb. %. -Prosecutor Sch wartz
has received information from Dr. Beebe,
who has examined Father Dominick
O'Grady at the City Hospital, that he is
growing worse and that his death is only
matter of time The trial of the slayer
of Mary Gilmartin was continued in
definitely in the Criminal Court and the
chances are the cases will never be set
for hearing ageSn.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Scottish Rite Degrees

Cincinnati, Feb. 22.-Degrees in the
Scottish Rite have been conferred here
all this week on hundreds of visitors. To-
day the annual reunion of the mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine of Kentucky of Ohio in
itiated a class of 222 conducted by i'm
perial Potentate W. b. Melissa. Tonight
over 1900 plates were turned at the grand
banquet at Music Hall. Visitors are
present from all parts OF the United
States
The herald., 1895-02-23
A SLIPPERY AFFAIR

Nebraska Trying to flake an Official Pay
in Fees
Lincoln, Feb. 22.-Suit against ex-State
Oil Inspector Hilton was filed today by
Acknowledgement Churchill. The petition
prays for the recovery of $12, 729. The
amount sued for is something of sur
prise as Hilton's shortage is only known
to be 1922, but the Attorney-G General
bases the claim of the larger amount on
the ground that Hilton retained $3, 557 for
his expenses. considered eXorbitaut.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Deaf II IN THE WOODS
A Hunting Party Frozen in the Southern
Frost Belt

New Orleans, Feb. 22.-Among the cas-
ualties of the snowstorm was the death of
a hunting party il the woods at Alliance
Plantation, nineteen m les below New
Orleans. They had been frozen to death
in kneelng attitudes.
The herald., 1895-02-23
AS LONG AS WE LIVE
There Will Be Pugists and Ring Fights.
John l.. Sullivan Talks

Jacksonville, Feb. 22.-When asked if he
thought that in the light OF recent events
pugilism had any future in this country,
John l.. Sullivan replica:
Eyes; why not? There will be pugil-
ism and pugilists as long as men are
made; as long as they have strength and
desire to use it.
Speaking as to his preference of the win
ner of the big fight, the champion said:
81 want to see Corbett win. | am for
American and | am bound to stick to my
countrymcn always" The big fellow re-
iterated his recent declaration that he
would challenge the winner of the Cor
bett- Fitzsimmons affair."
The herald., 1895-02-23
LOST ATSEA

Nine Men and Barge Go Down During
Storm
Bermuda, Feb. %. STANDARD Oil Barge
No. IS has arrived here. On February
4th the steamer Maverick sailed from
Boston for Philadelphia with barge 5S in
tow. On the Sth, off Barnegat, the haw-
sers parted and the barge quickly disap-
pearei. There were nine men on the
barge, and it was feared they had been
lost
The herald., 1895-02-23
Contract Laborers Barred

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-An attempt to
secure admission at this port of three
Belgian iron workers imported in viola
ton of the contract la Dor law was prompt
ly frustrated by the vigilance of the immi-
grant commissioners, and the three men
now locked up on board the ship
which brought them, awaiting the dispo-
sition of their cases.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Rhode Island Prnhihifinnisfs

Providence, Feb. 22.-The state Prohi-
bition convention nominated the follow
ing ticket: Governor, Smith Quimby, of
Warren; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, William
b. Franklin, of Newport; Secretary of
State, George w. Porte, of Allendale.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Successful Naval Tests

Berlin, Feb. 22.-At the sitting of the
budget committee of the Reichstag today
Vice Admiral HOLMAN announced expe r
iments had been made at the Krupp
works of new arrhor plate which had
been hardened by Il new process, and that
the results obtained were wonderful. The
process, he also said greatly increasd the
resisting power OF the plates.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Deiaware's Deadlock

Dover, Del, Feb. 2l.-One ballot was
taken today i'll the United States sena-
torial fight today, as follows; Higgins,
Republican, I; Massey, Republican, 3;
Addick, Republican, g. Wolcott, Demo-
crat 7; Teunnel, Democrat, L. Bayard,
Democrat, /; Martin, Democrat, 2.
The herald., 1895-02-23

Mrs. Emily Thorne, who resides at
Toledo, Wash, says she has never been
able to procure any medicine for rheuma-
tsm that relieves the pain so quickly
and effectually as Chamberlain Pain
Balm, and that she has also used it for
lame back with great success. For sale
by Off d Vaughn, Fourth and Spring, G.
+. Heinzeman, Do North Main, drug
gists
The herald., 1895-02-23

Thomaston, Conn, Feb. 22.-Three men
blew off the doors of the Thomaston Saw
ings Bank vault at 1 a. m. today and Sc
cured all the cash in the vault. Citizens
aroused by the explosion were driven back
at the muzzles of revolvers by the robbers.
The bank officers say the amount secured
is small
The herald., 1895-02-23
DOIph Loses Two Votes

Salem, Ore, Feb. 22.-Dolph lost two
more votes today. The vote stood: Dolph
81, Williams 30, Hare 10, Raley 6, Waldo
Fulton /, Lord 1, Smith /, absent g.
This is the last day of the session. If
there is no election today Oregon will
have but one Senator in Congress.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Released From Quarantine

Mail steamship City of Sydney was re-
leased from quarantine this morning.
Her passengers, who had been kept on
board since the vessels arrival from Pam
ANA, over week ago, were eager to get
ashore
The herald., 1895-02-23
The Missouri PopuIists

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 22.-The open
ing session of the National Industrial
Legion, an auxiliary of the Populist party,
taken up principally with routine work.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Looking to Colorado

Denver, Feb. 22.-The Denver Times
suggests holding mining and industrial
exposition in Denver in 1896, and urges
as reason for the same that at this par
ticular time the eyes of the world are
focused on Colorado because of the inter
est aroused on the subject of bimetallism
and gold mining.
The herald., 1895-02-23

London, Feb. 22.-Sir Henry Broughan
Louch, the Governor of Cape Colony, has
been recalled from that position His re-
cell was due to long-standing difference
Of opinion with Premier Rhodes.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Talked About Washington

Washington, Feb. 22.-It being Wash.
ington's Birthday, the National Congress
of Women chose patriotic subjects for con
were delivered.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Baitinore's Old Court House

Baltimore, Md. Feb. 2&.-There was
unveiled today a tablet to hark the site
vi the old court house from the stairs OF
which was read first to the people of Bal
tisAore Che Declaration Of Independence.
The herald., 1895-02-23

Montreal, Feb. 22.-The board of di-
rectors OF the Canadian Pacific today
recommended that dividend be paid of
ciis-balf per cent for the current half
wear.