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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Cherokees Granted an Audience.

The president has accorded hear
ing to delegation from the Cherokee
council, composed of G. W. Benie, q.
T. Harris, Roach Young and Joseph
Smallwood, who came to protest against
the pending senate bill, permitting the
continuance on their land of white
squatters. Mr.. Benie, the spokesman,
told the president how his people had
been obliged to give up much OF their
land to the whites and how they had
suffered from the incoming of squatters.
The Cherokees had been obliged by the
government to pay the costs of improve
ments made by these squatters IN re-
turn for promise to expel them from
their lands under the treaty provision,
yet, after paying $50, 600 from theii
treasury to settle such claims, it was
now proposed to authorize by law the
continued presence of the squatters
The president expressed much interest
IN the matter and requested the deiega'
ton to submit their grievances IN writ
ing for his consideration.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
ST. JOSEPH La, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1896.

in preparing to take loan was entirely
unauthorized, and has greatly embar-
rassed the government. There will be
no bond call, it is said, until congress
has chance to act, and then it will be
o public loan if the president is able to
follow his own will.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Gov. GreenhagIe Inaugurated.

The Inauguration of Frederick 7.
Greenhagle as governor of Massachu-
setts for the third time, and of Robert
Wollcott as lieutenant governor for the
fourth time, took place in the presence
of both branches of the Legislature as
seYblea. in joint convention in the hall
of the house of representatives In Bos-
ton Thursday,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
sincl-tary,s Murderer Captured.

The negro, who a short time ago, In
Sbarkqy county, Miss, murdered Con-
stable : ugletary and another negro,
while att amptlng his arrest, was captur-
ed FriG and lodged in Jail at Rolling
Fork te had been a fugitive ever
since IL killing occurred. Singletary,
who Va also negro was noted
huntt "a it appears, a. man OF great
coura.e whose desth was very gener-
ally reg tied.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
The venezuelan Commission.

The president has announced the
comnosition of the Venezuelan commits
tion as follows: d. J. Brewer, OF
Kansas. Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States
Richard II. Alvey, of Maryland. Chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals OF the
District of Columbia; Andrew D..
White. Frederick R. Coudert, of New
York. and Daniel G.. Gilman, of Mary
land. President of the Hopkins Uni
yersity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Life Roat Picked UD.

A hfeboat and buoy belonging to the
Canadian-Australia steamship Mlo-
vera, has been picked up on the beach
near Ozette, fiften miles south of Cape
Flattery, and the news has created the
widest excitement among the shipping
men. They were found some days ago
Both we're taken to Seattle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Strike IN NEW YORK.
Two Thousand Men Walk out in That
City.

The building industry in New York
city is again involved in a series OF
strikes, and about 1000 men. went out
Saturday in obedience to the orders OF
the walking delegates. They included
75O marble and mosaic workers, who
want an increase of wages, and 700
tile layers who say their employers re-
fuse to to pay their gesregularly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Coinage for the Calendar Year.

A statement prepared by the director
of the mint shows the coinage executed
at the United States mints during the
calendar year just closed to have been
as follows: Gold $59, ,616,35S; silver
$3.50, ,O10, minor coins 1882, 43O;
total 500, ,9S4, 768.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Southern Postal Matters.

Postmasters appointed; Louisiana
Mrs. Josephine Crouch, Serena, Con-
cordia parish. Mississippi j. b.
Deen, Deen, CovingtOn, county; j. ii.
Stuart, McLemore, Coahoma county,
r. N. Pearce, Pearce, Yazoo county;
Mrs. NJ. ]. Macarthur, Woodland,
Chickasaw county.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Receives an appointment.

L. I. Myers, of Richmond, Va, has
been appointed assistant general super
intendent of the railway mail service.
The office has been vacant. for about
two years. Mr.. Myers is a son of
President Myers, of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Patomac railway.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
DROPPED FIFTY FEET.
Two Men Fatally Injured, Ono Liyin
Only an Hour.

Late Friday afternoon as q freight
elevator in the store of B. Lowenthsi
& Co., at SIT Canal street, Chicago, wst
being loaded, the ropes gave way and
the elevator dropped fifty feet carrying
three men with it and fatally injnrins
two of them. P. Lynde had three
ribs broken and lived only one hour
after being taken to the county, hos
pital.' P. Shepiro is at the county
hospital with serious wound on the
head: Sam. Brett. is at the Michael
hospital, where it is said. that he L
suffering from internal injury aud csT
not live. All OF the injured men art
married and the man killed leaves quito
2 family.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
ATenement House Horror.

A fire occurred in tenement house
at Third and Gordell streets, Philadel-
phia, Pa, Saturday evening, which re-
suited in the death of Harris Levi,
aged As, and Marks Renberg, aged 30.
Several others were injured and there
we're many miraculous escapes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Chicago Block Burned.

The Press flat building at 62nd st.
and Lexington avenue, Chicago, one
half square in length, was destroyed
by fire at / O'Clock Thursday morning.
The building was Just completed, but
no tenants had as yet moved in. The
loss is 800, 900, covered by insurance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Monthly Statement.

The monthly statement Of the Di-
rector of the Mint shows coinage exc
cuted at the mints Of the United States
during December, 1895, to have been
as follows: Gold $8,097, las, silver
S75, ,592, minor coins S107, ,826; total,
S.. .28O.573.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
p.o,,on yy,tb tbe syndicate.

1t is given out by senator who has
on nreyious occasions represented the
administration, that the.rpresident has
definitely broken with the Morgan syn
dicate. Mr.. Cleveland, tins senator
saws, is intensely angry With Morgan,
aud declares that the syndicste's action
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Crazed by the Loss of Her Children.

While Mrs. Thomas b. Bebee, Of
Palmyra, o., was making call Thurs
day her house was burned and her two
baby girls cremated in the ruins. She
almost lost her life in an attempt tc
rescue them and has become insane as
q result of the shock.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Interesting and Newsy Items
from Washington.
EXPEDITION OF MAILS.
Cherokees to be Heard-The Commits
sion - Postal Matters - New York
SHb-1reasury Report-Monthly Re-
port of the Mint.
The Treasury Gold Reserve.

The treasury gold reserve at the close
of business Saturday with all with
drawals odt; stood at S61, ,311, ,2s2.
The Withdrawals at New York Satur-
day for domestic purposes" were
Sll3. 600. 49,.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
Overlooked Eleven Thousands.

In Cincinnati Wednesday night three
men assaulted Herman Rohling, driver
in a livery stable, and after beating
him into insensibility, took from his
trunk 81 900 in gold. They overlook.
ed package containing over Sll 200
in bonds and greenbacks Rolling,
though, only driver, had accumulat-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10

ed in his fifty years. Thursday two of
the three men were: captured by the
police. They were John Weber, form
erly driver employed with Rohling,
and Peter Shannon, also driver. Near
ly half the money was recovered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-01-10
The Latest Foreign and Do:
mestic News. .y.'
CINCINNATI ENLARGED
The Proposed Reforms--Dr. Brown on
the Stand--Big Claim Against the
Spanish Governmental Tenement
House Horror,
Editor of Scientific American Dead.

11uHUON OA oOIOHtIIIO 4hIIIOI IO''1I ~
Alfred Ely Beach, editor Of the
Scientific American, died at his home
in New York Wednesday of pneumonia,
Mr.. Beach was born in Springfield,
Mass, in 1926. He was the son OF
Moses Y. Beach.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
A NATURALISTS BOYHOOD.

WILLIAM HAMILTON GIBsoN's START.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
An Earthquake Sea Wave.

When an earthquake occurs under
the sea or near the shore it is followed
by a great sea wave, which often passes
from one side of the ocean to the other
1t is often the case that this wave causes
a greater destruction of life and prop
erty than the earthquake itself. Vessels
out upon the open sea rise upon the
wave, scarcely feeling it, but where the
wave impinges against the shore, it's
force is almost irresistible.
The great sea wave which accom-
panied the recent earthquake in Japan
was unusually violent. Official reports
up to the 22d of June showed the loss of
life and property as follows: "In the
prefecture of Aomori BAG lives lost and
4S0 houses washed away; in the prefec-
ture of Iwate, 23,309 lives lost and 1920
houses washed away; in the prefecture of
Miyagi, 9,344 lives lost and It's houses
washed away. Besides the above. the
number of persons injured is as follows:
2l3, 23,840 and 1874 in the above pre-.
lectures respectively" Here is total
loss of 81, 900 lives and 7,475 homes, with
the list of injured reaching $4,000.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
81 don't think that you can develop

81 don't think that you can develop
in one direction only. You must un
bosom yourself. You are forced t.
tell or to write about the things yol
have most at heart. When l was a
small boy I wrote book for myself
and called it Botany on the Half
SHE'LL The first thing 1 ever wrote
which was printed was an article fol
one of Messrs. Harper's publications
and l made the pictures for it. Thai
was my debut"
"Then your work went hand in
handp
Certainly. The one was the stimu-
liant of the other. We all grew up
together. The days spent in my room
when l was i'll helped me. | think
studied flowers then, SO that their
forms and colors were indelibly i'm
pressed on my mind. When l was
older l made small bunch of flow
ers in wax. Not detail escaped me.
| made moulds of all kinds of leaves.
Once l put together rose, some
sprigs of mignonette and heliotrope
in wax, and gave them to my dear old
friend, Henry Ward Beecher. He
was delighted with my flowers, and
put them on his study table. Pres
emily Mrs. Beecher came in. She ran
to the flowers and broke the rose all
to pieces"
"How could she have done that?"
| asked.
ut must have been with her nose.
She wanted to smell the rose"
Then Mr.. Hamilton Gibson showed
me some monster drawings of flowers
-Brobdingnagian ones. The flowers
opened and closed when you pulled a
string, showing their interior struct-
ure. Here were bees or other insects,
and they flew into the flowers, col
lected the honey, and, above all, the
pollen, and buzzed out again. He ex-
planned to me how plant life would
perish were it not for certain insects,
which bring a new existence to flow
ers; for without these winged helpers
there would be no longer any varie-
ties of flowers or seeds.
You will see, then, that in tracing
the beginning of Mr.. Hamilton Glib
sons career what mean by barking
backwards.
| am certain, too, that in every boy
and girl there is something good and
excellent. Like the flower visited by
the bee, all it wants is impulse. Then,
as Mr.. Hamilton Gibson explained
it to me, will come the blossoming,
and lastly perfect fruitage.-Barmet
Phillips, IN Harper's Round Table.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
The Catahoula MOund-Dwellers.

Professor Beyli's exploration of the
Catahoula mounds, conducted under the
auspices of Tulane University and the
Louisiana Historical Society, has been
so eminently successful that the work is
to be continued. His excavations were
confined to four mounds, recently dis
covered, on Lake Larto, but his excur-
sions into the neighboring swamps dis
closed the fact that they were full of
similar mounds, most of them larger, the
town of Troy being built on score of
them. The excavations prove that the
mound builders we're peaceful fisher
folk, enjoying considerable civilization
but having very few weapons, and these
evidently brought from distance, who
sought refuge in the Louisiana swamps
from the more warlihe tribes around
them, and built the mounds as protec-
ton from the overflow of the Mississippi.
Enough was secured in the way of
skeletons. pottery-some of it pictured
household utensils, etc.. to we'll stock
museum, and Tulane is so we'll salts
fed that it will try some of the larger
mounds. in the hope of finding whence
the Catahoula mound dwellers came,
and what was their previous history
Hdrper'S Weekly.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
would have reminded me of it before W,

would have reminded me of it before we
had gone very far"
Would you like to carry it?" asked
Aunt Nell. thoughtfully.
"P'raps you'd better-today," STAN
mered Beth, without looking up.
why, what can be the matter?" ex-
claimed Aunt Nell, curiously. as she
spread her umbrella. "Moths?"
The fine silk top looked like minia-
ture black sky crowded with irregular
objong stars. there were so many little
holes in the dainty fabric.
Il guess the thorns must have"-and
Beth's lips quivered and she looked so
woe-begone!
"Why, Beth, DEAR" began Aunt Nell.
inquiringly.
Il used it for-my -berry picker, and
the thorns must have done it. Confessed
Beth.
"I'm sorry my little girl took it with
out permission. But" continued Aunt
Nell, gently, 1.-THE ribs and handle are
unipjured, SO think l can get it recov-
ered."
"Auntie, I'll never. never borrow again
without asking; and mayn't l keep one
of those little holes for 'membrance, so
l won't forget?" aeked Beth. smiling
through her tears.-Zion's Herald.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
DISCOVERED THROUGH A CHILD.

When Sir Humphrey Davy was a boy
about sixteen. little girl came to him
in great excitement.
Humphrey, do tell me why these two
pieces of cane make tiny spark of light
when l rub them together"
Humphrey was a studious boy, who
spent hours in thinking out scientific
problems. He patted the child's curly
head, and said:
II do not know, dear. Let us see il
they really do make light, and then we
will try to find out why"
Humphrey soon found that the little
girl was right; the pieces of cane, if
rubbed together quickly, did give tiny
light. Then he set to work to find out
the reason; ano after some time-thanks
to the observing powers of his little
friend, and his own kindness to her in
not impatiently telling her not to
"worry." as so many might have done
Humphrey Davy made the first Of his
interesting discoveries. Every reed.
cane, and grass has an outer skin of
fiinty stuff. which protects the inside
from insects, and also helps the frail-
looking leaves to stand upright.
Talking about children helping in dis
cover es reminds us of another pretty
tale: In 1867 some children were play
inn naar tho Oranua rivar in Africa
They picked up a stone which they
thought was only very pretty pebble,
far prettier than any they had found be-
fore. A neighbor, seeing this stone,
offered to buy it for mere trifle. He,
in his turn, sold it to someone else; and
so the pebble changed hands, till at last
it reached the governor of the colony.
who paid $1,000 for it. This stone which
the children had found was the first of
the African diamonds Selected.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
POSSIBILITIES AVERTED.

Sir Banbury Cake and Sir Hot Cross Bun
Went out for walk one day,
And they talked of currants and flour and spice
In an affable sort of way
They spoke of ovens and cake-house fires.
And of how you felt when done;
Then they both bowed deeply, for tripping by
Game the beautiful Sally Lunn.
"She'l be Lady Banbury soon, hope,'
Cried Cake, as he laughed for glee;
But Bun rejoined, wish jealous scowl,
mo. Lady Hot Cross she will be''
~ think you're mistaken there,' said Cake,
In tones the reverse of sweet
81 am not!" quoth Bun. "But at any rate
1t is clear that we ought to meet"
Just so.' Cake answered, "we're bound 10
have
duel and risk our lives.'
'Ah, you catch my meaning" responded Buzz
"Let us do it with table knives!"
And they doubtless would. like two KIN gh;s of
old,
Have fought tremendous fight,
If they hadn't CHANGED to be e ltenup
By d boy with an appetitel
Felix Leigh.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
YAZOO DELTA
OF MISSISSIPPI

lying along and owned by the Yazoo & Missia-
sippi Railroad Company, and which that Com
pany offers at low prices and on long terms
Special inducements and facilities offered to 90
and examine these lands both in Southern ILL
nols and In the ''Yazoo Delta" Miss. For fur
Their description. map and any information, ad-
dress or call upon E. P. SKENE, Land Commits.
sioner. No. Park Row. Chicago. III.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
BETH'S BORROWED BERRY
PICKER"

1t was Beth's great delight to carry
Aunt Nell's fine silk UNI orella.
"Never take it without permission, my
DEAR" cautioned mamma, flor it was
gift to auntie from very dear friend,
and she prizes it very highly"
No. ma'am replied Beth, slowly, as
she stood in the open door, gently
swinging her bright tin pail. She was
going to the "back lot" that afternoon,
blackberryipg.
The bushes are actually loadeo!' de-
clared papa the day before. IF we
should have shower they would rattle
off fearfully; lis pity we can't have one
mess.'
"Mayn't l pick them?" eagerly asked
Beth.
IF you can get Annie Hobbs to go
with you, you may" mamma finally con-
sented.
'How hot it is, Annie"
Beth hesitated as she reached the
dusty road.
II don't b'lieve she'd care" said Beth
to herself. Its SO hot, too"
"Who? About what?" asked Annie,
eagerly.
"Aunt Nell; don't blieve she'd care
if we took her umbrella, cause tbs aw-
fully hot and we shall most roast before
we get back. Would your"
II don't know-would she carer"
asked Annie, doubtfully.
"She never said mustn't" answered
Beth, reluctantly. Anyway, I'll take
it just this oncew
"My dear never -without-permis-
sion!" something kept whispering in her
ear.
When they reached the lot" they
found the berries very large, and so many
of them The thorns, owever, acted
very much as though they said, Hands
off"
81 know what I'll do" declared Beth.
"Those naughty old prickers needn't
think they're going to be saucy and
prick mel
She took the umbrella, with it's grace
full silver hook handle. and gently drew
the bushes towards her.
Isn't it just fine for that?" laughed
Annie.
Eyes; watch this wicked old bush
come over~
Back and forth went the dainty silk
umbrella until both little pals were full.
II don't b'lieve we need the umbrella
up now," said Beth. as they started for
home. so she clasped about it the soft
silk band.
That night Beth dreamed she was a
large toad seated under monster UNI
brella. while dancing before her. with
long sharp thorns in their hands, were
large, scowling blackberries, shouting
what, oh, what will Aunt Nell say
now"
II -better-tell." resolved
Beth the next morning, while eating her
breakfast of oatmeal and cream.
Somehow, she kept putting it off.
Mamma and Aunt Nell are too busy
now" being the troubled little girls ex
cuse.
In the afternoon Aunt Nell invited
Beth to call on Grandma Dole with her
There! | nearly forgot my umbrella, -
laughed her aunt, shut guess the sur
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26

This amusing story is told of the
late Judge Silas Bryan, father of Demo
cratic Candidate Bryan: One night
Judge Bryan. who had lived on farm,
saw man emerge from his smoke-house
with side of pork on his shoulder He
recognized the intruder. but said moth
ing. A week after the fellow approached
him. saying: Judge, | understand you
had some meat stolen from your smoke
house?" The old man raised his hand
deprecatingly and said: Ssh! No one
on earth knows anything about that but
YOU and mep
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
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