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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-08-27
A BEAUTIFUL POEM.

The following beautiful verses by the
late Mrs. L. Virginia French, known
throughout the Southland for her bril-
liant poetic genius, was the last of many
lovely things she wrote. 1t was written
at the time when Thomas Hughes, of
England, was enthusiastically engaged
in colonizing the town of Rugby, and at
the request of Bishop Quintard. who was
in sympathy with the movement:
WAKING THE WILDERNESS.
Long years and years the wilderness in
regal beauty slept,
As did the enchanted Princess whom the
bans Of Fairie kept
In slumber for century, until a prince
ly knight
Should come to break that bondage with
his glance Of love and light.
October decks to-day the sleeping seli-
tude-a Queen
In robes of crimson, emerald and opales-
cent sheen;
Envails her with the mists that float
frsm amethystine pyres,
And crown her with a coronal Of rudy.
sunlit fires.
For why! The princely knight is come.
so loyal and so true,
With love light from the old world as a
blessing to the new.
This wild and lovely mountain land, as
fair as Eden isles;
We see her sleeping eye-lids lift, we see
her as she smiles
In gladstone solitude; she wakes. at first
in mute surprise.
With hands uplifted, like childs above
her dazzled eyes:
She sees her Princes sunfushed brow,
she sees such glorious things
In his triumphal train that wake her
| widest wonderings
Smiles sink in sweetest laughter, as she
swiftly comprehends.
In meeting thus his eyes, that here hel
| ban of bondage ends.
And now we have a bridal day, wed.
ding brave and true
The glory of the old world to the grand
eur of the new.
He, bearing in his breast the love of lion
hearted sires;
She, holding riches browsing in her un
developed fires;
He, bringing intellectual love for many
a storied shrine;
She, yielding up her boarded wealth
from many a darksome mine.
His buoyant courage striking forth II
labor of his hands,
While she unveils the treasures of broa,
and lovely lands.
Here, Albion's braves and Scotia's sons
and Erins hearts of fire,
From earth, court and cottage home, an
-mantled spire,
We hail you all, as brothers born W
bless the, union true
OF this royal pair of lovers-the oil
world and the new.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-08-27
APOPLAR-LOG FIDDLER.
Good Story on Col. II. III. Hobson, Pa.
ducah's Well-Knovn Citizen.


Says the Paducah Standard: A few
nights since Col. H. VI. Hobson was
quietly vending his way out Tennes-
see street. going home after a day of
hard work. Out little distance he de-
tected the pleasant, and old-time sug-
gestive odor Of barbecued meat, and
secuted about until he found II in the
residence of colored family. The Col
onel knocked on the outside Of the
house, for the door was open, and said
as cotton-headed old darkey poked his
head out Uncle. smell good, old
Juicy shoat. Lead me to It,"
Gum rat In, sab, an mex yo'self at
hum" the hospitable old darkey re-
Piled
The Colonel went in. On the floor he
saw fiddle case.
whats in that box. Uncle?" he in
quired.
Oats talkin' baby, shore!" the
sable host chuckled, with smirk.
The Colonel walked over and removed
it, and began picking over the strings
preparatory to tuning the instrument.
"Lawd, God, listen at dat white folks
PUNK! listen at him plunk!" exclaimed
the darby in ecstacy. "Fust time I've
head such pickin' sense de olden
times"
The Colonel crossed his legs, rubbed
a little rosin on the bow, and freezing
the fiddle to his shoulder, began to play
1.-THE Arkansas Traveller The pick
aninnies began to smile and "holler,"
and their old grandad got out on the
floor and began to dance q break
down.
When the tune ended he yelled: go
on! Go on, boss. Lawd God! Jesus
Christ! I nebbah head de like afoah!
Bless my soul. don stop now"
The Colonel seemed to forget his sur
roundings, and, taking huge chew of
long green from twist on the mantel,
settled down again.
He played Gray Eagle" "Soapsuds
on the Floor" and "Snowbird in the
Ash Barrel" in quick succession. then
sank back exhausted The darkey
wiped the perspiration from his fore
head and sat down on the bed.
Holy Moses an de blessed Abraham
to say muffin OBJ David and COLLAR!
Wusn't dat gran? I nebbah head SIGH
Cunnel, know all yo' chillun wus mu-
sicians, but didn't know yo' could play
IN do yiol-lin 'Giu apin
"Oh, I'm only an old-time poplar-loe
fiddler" replied the Colonel. as wei
pleased as the audience. I'm no violin
list at all. Gimme another chaw Of
shoat and I'll CO."
He took his fill and went
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-08-27

structed like a mostrous cigar as this
form seemed to US most sea worthy. The
necessary tapering to accomplish this
design was mainly secured by arranging
the timbers with the butts toward the
centre.
When the completed structure con-
tanned twenty-five thousand sticks of
spruce and pine timber, from thirty-flve
to ninety-five feet in length. and a great
quantity of beach. birch and maple,
making toal Of four million. five hun
dred thousand feet of lumber. The d.
ameters Of the logs ran from twelve
inches to thirty-five at the butts. and
from six inches to ten at the tips At the
time 1t was launched and ready to be
towed the raft had cost us about thirty
two thousand dollars, and the contract
price for towing 1t to our Long Island
yards was $780,
The launching Of the raft was a most
interesting event. A vast crowd came
to see 1t. The ways upon which 1t was
slid into the sea were twelve hundred
feet In length. The raft at first moved
slowly, but Its speed naturally increased
until 1t cleared the 1000 feet between
1t and the water in about thirty seconds
without straining a chain or showing
the slightest change in its form.
When the cradle was removed, the raft
was found to draw only 1914 feet of
water.
The object Of bringing timber to New
York In this manner Is to get the longest
logs here since vessels trading to Nova
Scotia cannot handle sticks over sixty
feet long. In the general market those
Of greater length come from Michigan
and Ohio by rail which Is very expensive.
Having such full knowledge of the
strength of the RATS structure make
little doubt of the truth of Capt. Killers
| report"
At the offices Of the various Transact
lantic lines word has been received of
the Tillie BIS discovery, and the report
seemed to be generally credited
Collector Kilbreth, however, is really
the man who keeps tabs on the sea-ser-
pents and other ocean mysteries for the
United States Government, and he was
openly and shamelessly bored when the
story was brought to his ears. TITS all
right. my boy" he said, waving his hand
wearily. TITS all right. Don't get ex-
cited. 1t is only another menace tc
navigation. Listen; have you ever heard
of the phantom stove-factory, which
prowls the sea at midnight looking TO,
unwary ships? No? Do you know thai
last April the ship Acknowledgment
from Khartum heard the weird chortlt
of many frogs when seven hundred
miles from land? Do you know tina
every possible combination is worked
on me every day? Talk about the won
ders of the deep! Why I-well, as mat
ter Of brevity / do not believe the raj
story. Common sense tells me that b,
this time this celebrated monster is tori
to pieces"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-08-27
servant was willing to stay, / left him

servant was willing to stay. ! left him
and made my way to the City Of Mexico
by stage. which reached IN as good
condition. as well shaved and dressed
as the Governor was when I met him.
and no hungrier than he.
1 found that Maj. Mordicai. OF Mary
land. q graduate OF West Point, and for
a long time in the ordnance corps Of
the United States Army. who would
fight neither the South nor the North,
and therefore resigned his commission
in the United States Army and emil
grated to Mexico; was the assistant en-
gineer Of the Imperial Mexican Rail-
road, which was to connect Vera Cruz
with the City Of Mexico. To him I
applied for position, telling him was
also a graduate Of West Point, and once
an officer Of the United States Army
and Kentuckian. needed no fur
Their recommendation, not even from
Senator Harris, and have my doubts
as to whether Senator Harris ever met
Maj. Mordecai.
Maj. Mordecai told me he would write
down the railroad and II he found a
vacancy he would give me the position
and that could call on him In a week
or ten days. When I did call he said he
had a position for me, but had some
doubts as to whether would take It.
To my inquiry as to what 1t was, he
replied that of chairman at $50 per
month C$2. not IS per day. told him
did not ask for anything better as
| expected to become a civil engineer
and wished to start. practically. as this
position would enable me to do, at the
foot Of the ladder. He gave me orders
to report to Assistant Engineer Win.
mer at Maltrala, little town not fal
from Orizaba. I reported, had nothing
to do. as Mr.. WINNER had a splendid
chairman, until I complained, when hi
told me he wanted me as a companion
and to my reply that he did not pa,
my salary, and I must render an equiv
alent to the railroad company for thu
money 1t paid me, he answered.: "Al
right. you shall have no cause to com
plain In the future" and 1 did not a
he kept me at work, in use of instru
ments. calculating contents Of cuts an,
fills etc. A vacancy soon occurred Il
the position of sub assistant enginee
on an adjoining division which MI
WINNER secured for me, without the ali
or influence of Senator Harris, an
which paid me $125 per month.
l have answered all of the Senator
statements and although secured othe
positions in Mexico without the aid an
influence of Maj Green, alias Go,
Isham G. Harris, will not trespas
further on your patience than to ad
that Rau, Gov. Harris servant, wa
one Of the best negroes I have eve
known, and was as kind and considera
OF the Governors welfare as 1t was DO
sible for anyone to be. When I last sa
him he was driving the carriage of
gentleman resident of the City of Me.
leo. The last time saw Senator Harr
, was in Memphis, Tenn, in 1874 or y
: when I called at his Office and had
( very pleasant conversation with hir
, do not dislike the Senator. found hi
J one Of the most pleasant and instruct,
r conversationallsts have ever know
somewhat prone to sarcasm In spea
ing Of others and to self-laudation wht
referring to himself. Very respectful
yours, H. B. LYON
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-08-27
Green Corn Etiquette.

When you cut your corn from the cob
to eat it you miss the very best part of
1t. There is only one way to eat green
corn If you really want TO enjoy it. Cover
the ear with butter and pepper, and then
bury your face in the grease. A "roast-
ing ear doesn't taste good unless you
get your face smeared with grease.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WALKER

basis" stopping "unwarranted inter
ference of pensions through biased
complaints" and fixing $500 year as
the limit of income which bars a
widow from receiving pension. Gen.
Walker said:
We want the practice OF sending assassins Of
pensioners rights through the country at the
beck and call of everyone who has some per-
sonal aim to serve, to stop. The Grand Army
of the Republic is in favor of using every
means to stop fraudulent operations, out IN
80 cases out of 100 it is not the pensoner guilty
of fraud in cases investigated, but those i'm
personating pensioners. Among no body of
inca is there less fraud We believe that. ex-
cept where otherwise by special legislation,
ALI pensions should be issued uniformly, the
widow of colonel receiving the same pension
the widow of private.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
WILL SAIL WEDNESDAY.
Latest Announcement Respecting the Fly
ing SquadrOn's Movements.

Latest Announcement Respecting the Fly
ing SquadrOn's Movements.
LONDON, Jan. 2o-The flying squad.
ron has now been completed and is
lying off Spithead. If the weather is
favorable steam will be gotten up to-
day to enable the admiral to put the
squadron in motion. On Tuesday, ac-
cording to the present programme, the
lords of the admiralty will arrive at
Osborne. The fleet will then move
down to Cowes Roads to be inspected
by the queen and by the lords of the
admiralty. The squadron will sail on
Wednesday, probably for a long
cruise, as no torpedo boats have been
commissioned to accompany it. Rear
Admiral Drake in command will only
get his final orders for the cruise at
the last moment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
MURDERED BY FooTPADS.

Bloody Work of Three Negro TouGhs in
Kansas City, Who Are Under Arrest.
KANSAS CITY, No, Jan. 2O-Three
highwaymen attempted to rob Frank
Richardson on West Ninth street at an
early hour Saturday night and when
he resisted one of them drew a re-
volver and shot at him. The bullet
passed through one of Richardson's
fingers and killed a man named Charles
Fox, a cook, who witnessed the at
tempted hold-up and had hast
ened to Richardson's assistance.
The tragedy occurred at 1880
o'clock near the Alternately wholesale
furniture building, between Liberty
and Wyoming streets. Three colored
men, Lincoln Honeypuss, Gentry john
son and John Alexander, are under
arrest and the evidence against them
is strong
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
TRADE FIGURES.
The Treasury StatIstician Gives the Inn
ports and Exports for 1895.

The Treasury Statistician Gives the Inn
ports and Exports for 1898.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE report
of the treasury statistican, made last
night, shows the exports for December
exceeded the imports by $40, 1858, 146.
The total of exports for the month
was $92, sos, SOB, and the imports $62,-
2O7, 357, of which $50, 753, $50 was duti-
able. As compared with Decem Der,
1894, exports gained So, 900. 900.
The total exports for the year 1895
was 1924, 500. 522, and of imports, ssO1,-
626,63s. giving a balance of trade in
this country's favor of S23, 269, 1874. In
1894 the balance of trade was $14S, $780,
S07. The exports for two years were
about the same, but the imports of
1894 were 1925, 600, 900 less than in 1895.
That accounts for the drain of gold.
The net export of gold in Decem Der,
1895, was S14. ITO. 999, and for the year
1895 it was ST. O65, 6s7. The net export
of silver for the year was 81, $50, $40.
The immigration for 1895 was 324, :
SAP, against 24s, 9s3 for 1894.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
ST. LOUIS GETS IT.
The PopuIisk National Convention WIN b
Held In That City July a.

The POpulisk National Convention VIII Do
Held In That City July 81.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2O.-The executive
committee of the populist national
committee was unexpectedly called
together Saturday night, after the adj
journment of the main committee, to
consider some new propositions from
the st. Louis Business Mems league.
looking to the location of the populist
national convention in the Mound
City. After q short discussion the
committee decided to hold the conven-
ton in st. Louis. July %. It is posi-
lively stated that at the same time
with that of the peoples party there
will be held in ST Louis convention
of the advocates of free silver
throughout America, which will In
size and in the interests it involves
rival, if it does not outrival, the other.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
GERMANS CELEBRATE.
The Twenty Anniversary of the Ger
man Empire Is Observed.

The Twenty-ffth Anniversary of the Ger
man Empire Is Observed.
BERLIN, Jan. 20.-Saturdav the 18th
anniversary of the proclamation of the
German empire is observed as a COM
plete holiday in Berlin and other Ger
man cities. Services were held in all
the churches and synagogues in the
city and the public buildings and pri-
vate houses are decorated with flags,
the effect of which was greatly marred
by the drilling rain and fog which
prevailed. Besides the imperial cere-
monies in the white hall of the schloss,
there were many feasts, public and
private. throughout the city.
A royal decree was issued granting
amnesties to offenders whose sentences
did not exceed six weeks imprison-
ment or $50 marks fine. Those only
were excepted who were guilty of in
sulting their superiors, i'll treating
their interiors or desertion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
BEAT A TEACHER TO DEATH.
UnruIy SchooIboys Near DrexeI, NO., Com
aanrdaH-Nn Arrests Made.

UnruIy SchoOIboys Near DrexeI, NO., Com
nit Murder-NO Arrests Made
DRExEL, Mo-, Jan. 2O.-Henry Foust,
teacher of Prairie View school, five
miles northwest of here, died from i'm
juries which were inflicted upon him
some days ago by two of his 16-year-
old pupils. Foust, it seems. severely
punished Arthur Bishop for some mis-
demeanor in school Young Bishops
father was so angered by it that he
gave knife to his son and instructed
him to use it in case the teacher at
tempted to punish him again. The next
day the teacher started to whip the
boy and the latter tried to carry out
his fathers instructions, but the knife
was knocked from his hand. At this
point, another boy, Earl burlington,
interfered and assisted Bishop in beat
ing and kicking the teacher into in
sensibility. Foust was carried to his
boarding place, where he lay for 36
hours in an unconscious condition and
then died from spinal injuries sls-
tanned in the schoolhouse fracas. The
boys who are responsible for the death
of Mr.. Foust have not yet been arrest
ed. There has been trouble in the
district before on account of unruly
boys, but never with such serious re-
suits as IN this case.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
CHICAGO GETS IT.
The National Democratic Conven-
ton Goes to That City.
July the Day Observation-Disclosures Bal.
lots Required to Decide the Contest
st. Louis Beaten by Only
Cine Vote

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE demo-
cratic national convention will be held
at the city of Chicago on July 2. That
was the decision reached yesterday by
the national democratic committee
after an interesting and at times ex-
citing session which continued until
IL o'clock last night.
There was considerable difference Of
opinion as to the time for holding the
convention, one proposition advanced
by Allen w. Thurman, of Ohio, who
held the proxy of the New Mexico
member, being to hold it June 2, two
weeks before the repu blican conven-
ton, and the other by Hugh Wallace,
of Washington state, to hold it July z.
The committee decided upon the latter
date by a vote of 80 to Is. The main
interest, of course, centered in choice
of the convention city. For this honor
there were four applicants. Chicago,
ST. Louis, Cincinnati and New York.
Thirty minutes was allowed each city
in which to present it's claims. The
speeches made by distinguished citi-
zens in each instance were of a high
order of excellence, and, at times,
aroused the greatest enthusiasm.
The balloting began about seven
o'clock last evening. and from the first a
long and bitter struggle was indicated.
The first ballot resulted: Chicago, 6;
Cincinnati, II; St. Louis, 10; New York,
II. There was practically no change
except as slight fluctuations of vote
or two until the tenth ballot, when
Chicago began gradually to increase
her vote at the expense of New York.
At the Goth ballot New York's strength
was rapidly disintegrating, her vote
going almost bodily to Chicago. But
St. Louis, which had tenaciously chung
to her 10 votes, also captured several
of Cincinnati's votes and on the ballot
before the last led Chicago by one vote.
On the last ballot, the Goth, which was
taken shortly before IL o'clock, the
four remaining votes of New York
were thrown to Chicago and she OBJ
tanned the necessary plurality, the vote
standing: Chicago. 90; ST. Louis, "a;
New York, 0; Cincinnati, /. An ex-
animation of the vote by states shows
that ST. Louis had practically the solid
support of the free silver votes in the
committee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

The Resolution of Senator Davis Reported
to the SenRte-Text of the Document.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Davis,
of the senate committee on foreign re-
lations, yesterday reported favorably
on the resolution enunciating the Mon
roe doctrine. It is the result of the care
full consideration of the committee on
the advisab ility of Incorporating the
Monroe doctrine into the federal
statutes. Following is the report:
Resolved By the senate, the house of repre-
sentatives concurring that, whereas Presi-
dent Monroe, in his message to congress, De-
Gem Der 2, A D. 1923, deemed it proper to as
sert principle in which the rights and in
terests of the United States are involved, that
the American continents by the free and indie
pendent condition which they have assumed
and maintained, were thenceforth not to be
considered as subjects for future colonization
by any European power: and
Whereas. President Monroe further declared
in that message that the United States would
consider any attempt by the allied powers of
Europe to extend their system to any portion
Of this hemisphere Gs dangerous to our peace
and safety; that, with the existing colonies
and dependencies of any European power we
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
The venezuelan Commission.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L-The Vene-
zuelan commission has invited the
governments of Great Britain and
Venezuela to submit to it all of the
evidence in their possession to further
the work of the commission, to be rep
resented before it by attorneys, and all
of this with the reservation that such
representation and appearance shall
not be deemed an abandonment of any
rights or position heretofore assumed
1t has done this in order that the pro-
ceedings of the commission may not
be said to be ex parte, that the truth
may appear, and that time may be
saved in the inquiry with which the
commission is charged. The invita-
ton goes in the shape of letter to
Secretary Olney, who has made re-
Spouse, saying that he has transmitted
a copy of the commissions views to
the two governments concerned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
PIG IRON PRODUCTION.

The Output In the United States Last Year
the Largest In Iron Making History.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3L-The Ameri-
can Iron & Steel association has re-
ceived from the manufacturers COM
plete returns of the production of pig
iron in the United States in 1895, also
complete returns of the stocks of un-
sold pig iron in the hands of
makers or their agents at the close
of the year. The total produc-
ton of pig iron in 1895 was
the largest in our iron-making
history, amounting to 9,446, 308 gross
tons, against 6,657. 3s8 tons in 1894; T.
124, SOP tons in 1898; 9.157, 900 tons in
1892; 8. 279. $40 tons in 1891 and 5000, 703
tons in 1890. The production of 1895
was 2,7SS. 92O tons, or nearly 40 per
cent more than in 1894, and 243, COS
tons more than in 1890, when the
largest previous production was at
tanned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-25
HAS A BLOODY RECORD.
Gen. Weyler, the Successor of Campos, Ex-
pected to Wage Cruel and BarbarOus

Gen. weyler, the Successor of Campos, Ex-
pected to Wage Cruel and BarbarOus
War.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The an
nouncement of the appointment of
Gen. Valeriano Weyler as civil cap
tain-general of Cuba was received at
Cuban headquarters here as confirma-
tory of the view they had already ex-
pressed upon the news of Campos'
retirement, that there has been
a radical change in the policy
Of the Spanish cabinet and that
henceforth there is to be reign
of blood and terror in Cuba.
Gen. Weyler is a veteran soldier and
has had his own experience in revolu-
tions, for he followed the fortunes Of
the Spanish armies in Cuba for years
during the last revolution, with the
rank of colonel and earned for himself
a dreadful reputation as man of blood
and iron.