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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06
II Prored a Failure.

UTICA, N. Y, June 5.-The tests of the
Justin proiectile, which contains charge
OF dynamite designed not to explode until
striking. took place at West Vienna to-day
and proved failure. 1t is claimed that
slow-burning powder had been ordered
and quick burning powder was received.
This is too powerful for the shells.
Another test is to be made at date fixed
by the Ordnance Board.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06

as tending to show the loss of faith in
their cause, which they now consider
doomed.
The Madrid papers have already ini-
tiated campaign against Weyler. ALI
are very bitter in their attacks, as. for
instance, La Paz recently started to defend
the autonomist solution for Cuba.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06
arens,.ru GOLD Resnrre.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 5.-Tho
treasury gold reserve at the close of busi-
ness to-day stood at $106, ,416, TT. The
days Withdrawals were $104 500.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06
ro..,,I-General to sn,noo

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 5.-The
Senate has confirmed the nom ination OF
William Churchill of New York 10 be Con-
sul-General at Apia, Samoa.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28
EASTMAN I. SCOTT.

The death of this noble man in Stur-
gis, South Dakota, occurred but few
weeks after my series of services in
which he, the Father of Universalism
in that section, took so deep an interest.
1t was through him that the first and
only church in South Dakota was organ
lied, and building site secured, and
some funds raised for the erection of a
church edifce. The brave friends who
remain are determined to carry out his
fond purpose and prosecute the work, as
will be seen by the address of Mrs Voor-
hses, which is here printed. While in
Their Scott was dying, and l was asked to
send a sermon to beread at his funeral.
l wrote it in Knoxville and it reached
Sturgis on the evening of his death,
February 10. The friends were fortu-
nate in having Hon. Edwin Vancise. Of
Deadwood, with them to conduct the
services, which took place in the opera
house. The hall was decorated with
moral 6mDl0u5s OluIBlc 11O5o W. 1NO L,
had charge of the procession. The fol-
lowing was the order of exercises: Mu-
sic. and prayer by Mr.. Vancise. Address
by Mrs. Voorhees,; Sermon by Rev. @. H.
Shinn, read by Mr.. Vancise; Address of
Mr.. Vancise, who paid an eloquent trib-
ute to the deceased and to Universal
ism. He spoke feelingly and made
profound impression upon the audience
which packed the hall. 1t was the effort
OF a finished orator, and Universalist
who is an honor to our church. The
members of the Universalist church
Joined in the Lords Prayer at the house,
before repairing to the hall, and at the
grave Mr.. Vancise closed the exercises
with a short prayer. l have been asked
by the members of the family to prepare
a full report of Father Scott's death and
funeral services for THE UNIvERsALIsT.
| feel that his memory is worthy of this.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28

would interest our people at home,
and l will try to send such an account
later.
Our girls school at Shizuoka mum
bers about fifty pupils, and the Japa-
nese Superintendent of the school
tells us there is prospect of an in
crease of thirty or forty more when
the April term opens. Recently the
Christian teaching in this school has
been greatly increased, and the daily
reading of the Bible, with Christian
prayer and hymns, made a part of
every days work. Rev. Mr.. Yamado,
the Universalist pastor of our Shizu-
Okla church, gives four hours week
to Christian instruction. If we had
another lady missionary to be in
charge of this school, as Miss Osborn
has charge of the Tokyo girls school,
it would be of inestimable benefit.
Perhaps our women of America will
yet see it in their way to send out to
us another woman to work, especially
for the girls in this school.
What is the Outlookc
Three years and half ago l came
to Japan. was thorough believer
in the work then. Close attention to
the work since then, and close &C.
quaintance with the different depart
ments of our Mission has not changed
my mind. Wehave great opportun-
ity here. There are discouragements,
there are set-backs, there are great
difficulties. But we must expect
these. We can succeed. If we work
along distinctively Christian lines,
and can preach Christ as the only
name under heaven given among men
whereby we must be saved, if we can
be faithful as church to our sublime
message, obstacles must fall away
before us, and God, even our own
God shall triumph. But we shall
need not only faith and zeal as mis-
sionaries out here, we shall need con-
secration and zeal and sacrifice as
church at home. The Mission is
yours, brethren. May we not trust
that the Universalist Church of Amer
lea will stand always ready; more
ready, indeed, than it has shown it's
elf to be, in answering the call for
$4,000 recently made for the Uniyer
salist Mission Of Japan'
TOKYO, JAPAN.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28

Most men are fond of dogs, but not
few great men have been partial to
cats. We are told that Petrarch had his
cat embalmed; Rosseau shed genuine
tears over the loss of hie; DIR. johnson,
sometimes called the "Great Bear"
nursed his cat day and night during its
illness, and went himself for oysters to
tempt its appetite. Southey raised one
of his cats to the peerage, with the high.
sounding title of Earl of Tomlemagne,
Baron Raticide. Waowlher. and Skar-
atchi." To Napoleon, however, cats
were mortal terror. just after the bat.
tie of Wagram an aide-de camp, upon
entering the emperor's room. saw him,
half undressed, with protruding eyes
and perspiring forehead. making fire..
quent lunges with sword at the tapes
try around the room. In explanation
he said there was cat behind the tapes
try, and that he had hated cats from his
very infancy. He had crossed the
bridge at Lodi with sublime courage
yet quivered with excitement and terror
over the presence of cat.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28

EASTMAN L. SCOTT, born in Woodville, Jeffer-
son Co., N. ", Dec, %, 1911, died in Sturgis,
South Dakoa. Feb. 15 1896. aged "a years,
month and 81 days. He lived on the farm with
his father until 10 years of age, when he went
on the LAKE S as a sailor. This occupation he fol-
lowed for about four or five years. when he
married and settled down in his native town.
About 1916 his wife died. leaving several child
rem. One son and two daughters are still living.
In 1919 he wentto California, via Isthmus, where
he remained about two years. returning to his
native town about the beginning of 1852, where
he lived until Dec 6. 1854 when he went to
Chau'auqua Co.. N. Y :, and married his present
widow. The first four years of their married
life were spent in Hudson, Ohio, and Peoria,
Ill. In 1859, with his family, he went to Pixies
Peak mining enterprise. In the fall of 1861 he
returned to Chautauqua Co.. N. Y, where he
lived on farm until the spring of 1869, when he
moved to Douglas Co., Nebraska, where he lived
until the spring of 1876, at which time the gold
excitement of the Black Hills took place, and
tither with his family he went. Since July 10,
1876 he has lived In Custer City, Leadville, and
the last six years in Sturgis. His Unversallst
belief extends back to his boyhood days; but for
time while In the East he found no opportun-
ity to wors ip in the church of his choice, and
identified himself with the Congregational
church, but the last few years his whole aim and
ambition was TO live and die a Universalist, CIV
ing all he had to establish that faith.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28
SPECIAL ARTICLE.
FACTS AND FANCIES ABOUT IN
DIANS.
BY GEN. THOMAS j. MORGAN,
Formerly Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

THERE is probably no subject about
which people generally talk so much
and know so little, as the present
number and condition of the North
American Indians. / am sometimes
amazed, very often surprised, and
occasionally almost startled by the
questions put to me by intelligent
people, and with the statements made
in public by men who are supposed
to be especially we'll informed on
these points. The usual debates in
Congress, when the Indian bill is
under consideration, are a study to
one at all acquainted with the facts
in the case.
1t is popular fancy that the In
dams are comparatively few in num-
Der; that they are rapidly disappear
ing, and that in the ordinary course
of nature they will have died out not
many years hence. The fact is, that
there are nearly 250,00O of them, ex-
elusive of the Alaskans; that they are
not rapidly decreasing; and with
their improved surroundings, the alb
sence of destructive wars, the gradual
improvement of sanitary conditions,
the spread of education and of Chris.
tianity, the North American Indians
will long survive among us as dis
tinct type. They are hardy people
not wholly unable to adjust them
selves to changed circumstances, hav-
ing great deal of persistence, and
maintaining against great odds their
distinctive characteristics, habits and
customs.
Another commonly received opin-
ion is, that they have been grossly
wronged by the Government, and
that in their relations with the con-
quering white race they have gener-
ally, if not always, been victims of
greed, rapacity and violence, while
they themselves have been wonder
fully submissive and peaceable, as
well as strictly honorable in the full
fillment of the part assigned them in
the various treaties.
Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson has
written eloquently of "a Century of
Dishonor," and the indictment
against the white man for his brutal
ity in his treatment of the Indians has
been drawn in vivid colors. There is
indeed truth at the bottom of this
indictment, and it is impossible to
excuse all that has been done by the
pale face toward these children of the
forest. 1t should be borne in mind,
however, that there are certain great,
well established principles growing
out of the progress of human civil
zation; wherever there is progress,
the indolent, the weak and the I'M
progressive will fall behind, while
those who resist unreasonably will in
evitably be crushed; no mere handful
of nomads can, by simply claiming it,
hold and keep forever, devoted to
barbarism, fertile continent capable
of maintaining a nation numbering
millions of civilized men and women.
The occupation of this continent by
the American people, and the develop
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28
IF in that high world which

IF in that high world which
Les so far beyond our own
Surviving love endures;
If there the heart be fond
The eye the same. except In tears.
How welcome tfOse untrodden spheres,
How sweet this very hour to de-
To soar from earth and find all fears
Lost in thy light. eternity!"
Let these great thoughts of Gods
all-conquering love comfort us and
bring to our hearts a sustaining
sense of resignation and trust in all
our hours of bereavement and sorrow.
The strongest power in the universe
will never fail, for there is no power
stronger; no enemy that it will not
subdue and overcome. Christ will
reign till he hath put all enemies
under his feet. The last enemy
death, shall be destroyed. This
means final victory-victory for God,
victory for Christ; victory for man;
victory for truth, right, lovel Then
oh death, where is thy sting; oh,
grave, where is thy victory'" The
last, lost sheep will be found, the last
wandering prodigal will return to
the Fathers house. Final fulfill
ment, fruition, compensation, victory
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28
PRAYER.

"More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of. Wherefore let thy
voice
Rise like fountain for me, night and day.
For what are men better than sheep OF goats
That nourish blind life within the brain,
If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer,
Both for themselves and those who call them
friend?
For SO the who'e round world is everyway
Bound by gold chains about the feet of God"
-TENNYsoN.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28

How few believers stand for their faith
as he stood for it! l regret that the
able address of Bro. Vancise was not put
in writing for publication.
O. HI. SHINN.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28

these objects of love; we shall be able
to find them and identify them, else
it will not be heaven, but place of
mourning and of tears. Would you
call that father saint in any world,
who is going to be happy without his
child2
The Universalist faith teaches that
love will never fail, that the divinest
element in the human soul can never
be blotted out. 1t teaches that not
one of Gods children will be disap-
pointed, rejected, Knocked, in the
great future; that not one will be
thwarted in his longings, aspirations,
hopes. It teaches that the event
men call death is but transplanting
to higher and holier conditions,
change for perfecting in the human
soul this great, unending, unceasing
love, and that it only opens the way
for a grander fruition of that God
like principle in all souls which has
but begun to terminate and grow in
this present life. 1t teaches that op-
portunity will be given to every soul
C'mercy endureth forever" and has
no doors to close) to learn and grow
to rise and soar approaching the
perfection designed, as, filled with
divine glory, and emerging into
blaze of light, it takes its fight to
that home of reunion and love where
all its cherished ones it will find to
caress and love again; where its faith
er's smiles it will ever behold, where
its mothers voice it will ever hear,
where its brothers hand it will ever
clasp, where its sisters affection it
will ever share-where love, holy,
deathless, God-like, immortal love
the sweetest gift of earth and the
most sublime and enduring of hea-
ven-"never faileth."
II walk with bare. hushed feet the ground
Ye tread with boldness shod
dare not fix with mete aud bound
The love and power of God,
II know not what the future hath
Of marvel OF surprises;
Assured alone that life and death
His mercy underlIes.
Il know not where his Islands lift
Their tronded palms in air;
l only know cannot drift
Beyond his love and care"
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09
TRUSTEES sALR

IEHEREAs. Jamq- r. Afsiersaa. by his
w dssf ~ trttsa dated February n, fssa- and
daiy re5eFiesi in The otsire y The COUNTY csefk
and reeprsler af tho epunsy II frpssrs and state
u rsaiqrafio In Bo-ok q al rage te. cesreyed 10
+. ". hlaek1ssi trustee. the folis~inS de-
srttbcsi rial estate situaie Ia the county 81
Pr0gerS and state q Aolos a.ie. i2-eit rs
Southwest quarter 80 - se-tton ftaF O. IN
township y-thres, i-fl ~suth u raua-c fpft4
fgsir ttti west In trust 10 ssctsFn she payment
~ = ain prunitssgry note thersiHi described
gsther wiih intFrss theresa a. fhs rate - seven
per reuf f-'f zhnuri. parable sFtii-s .-an
note having teeu made. axecutrd suH delivered
by Jerome tnackwsil, ant tsayalste Ucieiaer n
said uata having haen assaruesi hy tho tsid
Ianezz ~ AndarZuu and the Eatd try1Hf dsszf hsr-
inc been given Aforesaid 10 asrurr and tn
demnify the suid Jerome hlarkariI fruEu tho
q being cgra aFeilt-i to psu,ide for tbc IaJ uFui
Of snih unte and
Mhcreas. the said lsrucs T.. sniirFsan has
wholly faded 20 ESY sad not, s's afy part there
q or any interest thereon ard dsfauif has hfsu
made fu the paymcHt II said mote and iuterrst
flisrn.ln. ami also default hes teeu uads In aii
other conditions u sand truft desi,snd the said
Ier,lrise Blackwell j. compelled 70 provide for
s5n of Judgment Sbfainei thrrceu- Sow.ihere-
farr. the undersigned. such tfuster. Nili On
Tuesday. ths e,th aaz AZ May. tss, nf " o'clock
the forrnes5u az the frNut dlur 81 the court
ho1ss, IN The town a Lamar. count, ~ PruNsr..
Colorado. sei the airtFr described TiruIrrty .ald
all water rirhts intcrests nsspertaiHiHg there
20 and IN aud hy said deed uf trust eunxfyeis
Tor the pnrfsfssss of payiuc tho said note, and all
interest doe thereon al the time % such sair.
together with ali expanse4 and costs nerrupsi,
and the cosfs and expenses ot ezceutins rms
Dated thi. sssh day ~ April, 4. u. isg'
;. X. DOUGHTY. +. II, BLACKWELL,
Firss pub a,ah $. iso5. last pub Msy = is:'l
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

The Michigan state democratic
convention last week declared em-
phatically for tho gold standard aud
endorsed Cleveland's administration.
This convention has enthused the
administration forces and they are
make lively fight in several OF the
doubtful states. The silver forces
have gained strong lead 10 start
with, and claim to be able to carry
the convention. The Chicago con
vention promises 10 be lively one.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

H. H Holmes, who is supposed to
have committed at least twenty muir
derders, was hanged at Philadelphia
on Thursday. The condemned man
made a statement from the gallows
declaring his innocence, and.was the
coolest and most unconcerned OF all
those present at the execution.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09
Republican County Convention

A delegate convention Of the Re
publican party of Prowers County,
Colorado, is hereby called to meet at
the court house in Lunar in said
Prowers County on Monday, May ! i,
1896. at 10 a, M, for the purpose Of
selecting four delegates TO the State
Convention to be held at Pueblo on
MAY IL, 1896, and for such other
business as may cone before the sand
convention. The several precincts OF
the county viii be entitled to repre-
sentation in said convention as follows:
Lamar No. IS Lamar No. 1 . s
Holly a Carlton 3
Granada % Lamar No 6 q
Primaries to select delegates will
he held in the various precincts on
Saturday, May 9, 1896.
BY order Of the central COMMITTEES.
j. II. DouaHry, Chairman
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

wife, who is possessed of consider.
able property, has sued for divorce
and he has brought in claim for
alimony and expenses on the ground
that, as they are now on an equality,
the women are as much bound to pay
alimony as the men.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

The work of rebuilding the city of
Cripple Greek has begun in earnest
aud is being pushed rapidly. The
mines are all producing larger than
ever, and the city will be built mp in
solid brick and stone buildings to re-
place the shacks that were menace
to the SAFETY of the city.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

More than majority of the dele
gates to the republican national con-
vention have been instructed for Me
Kinley, and about all the work left
for the convention IS the nomination
of the next vice president. This
result is a signal victory of PER
sonal popularity over politicians, com
bines, A P. A. and all the different
crank isms.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

The senate has been the scene OF
several lively debates the pist week.
Senator Hill, of New York, has been
the chief spokesman throughout the
entire colloquy. He has chip con
stantly ON his shoulder and all mis-
enemies have to admit that he de-
tends himself with skill and ability.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

California and Indiana joined the
Mckinley column this week. and
Missouri and Michigan will do the
same next week. II he lives until
the 18th day OF next March Major
William Mckinley viii be our next
president
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09
Primary.

The republicans of Lamar precinct
No. 1 are requested to meet at the
court house on Saturday, May 9th,
1896, at ( p. m. for the purpose OF
eleeting S delesates to the n publican
county convention
sIRs. G. c. GoppALr,
Precinct Com.
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

We see by the special edition Of
the Bent County Democrat that the
Las Animas mill is manufacturing
flower" but whether paper or wax.
natural or artificial they do not tell
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

The majority of the Colorado 70.
publican county conventions will not
be held until the first OF next week.
The state convention meets on next
Thursday
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09

An Aspen man has discovered a
new benefit to be derived from we
man suffrage one that viii add great
ly to its popularity everywhere. His
The Lamar register., 1896-05-09
THE LAMAR REGISTER.

Entered at the Postosfice at Lamar. Colorado.
as Secona-class Mali Matter.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
IF STILL LIVING
Joe Sims Will Entertain the Public at the
Birmingham Medical College To-
night at 1880 O'Clock.

1t takes an all round hard case to stand
up in front of a newspaper force and at
tempt to fake them. In fact real live
Joker will generally steer clear of these
particular individuals.
And it is not every day in the year that
the entire force of morning daily are
taken in. But such was the case last
night.
About 10 o'clock a colored man claiming
to hail from Australia walked up to the
desk of the managing editor and asked
if he would insert the following as news
item:
TO THE PUBLIC.
All of the medical fraternity and the
public generally are invited to be present
in the lecture room of the Birmingham
Medical and Dental colleges this evening
at 1880 o'clock to witness an exhibition by
Joe Sims, who, it Is said, is the wonder
of the world He wi eat lamp chimneyss,
fire, lacks and knife blades with as much
relish as if partaking of a Thanksgiving
dinner. References, President Mckinley,
DR.. Copeland Drs. johnson and Allen.
"All right Jim, said the editor We
will just have a little lunch of our own
here to start with"
Jim readily assented to the proposition
and in few minutes an old knife and an
electric light globe was spread upon the
table and after a blessing was offered
by the night editor Jim reached back his
hair reached for the bulb and after crush
ing it lightly in his hands, proceeded to
dine with a relish that brought hunger
to every bystander. Finishing all of the
glass except a two inch scale which had
fallen on the floor, the editor remarked
that times are too hard to waste any
vituals and picked up the scale and put
it in Jim's mouth and he came down on
1t with his teeth like eating ice.
After finishing the glass Jim took up
the old knife, bit off the blade and after
a few cracks with his teeth swallowed 1t
down with a gulp of water.
The amusing feature of the perform
ance was the intrance of the society edi-
tor. He who feasts his eyes upon fair
women, pops champagne and luxuriates
at banquets and lives virtually on angel
food. The repast was more than his deli
cate digestive organs could stand and
The hurried down stairs as If in pursuit of
some anticeptics to take the place of his
love powders
The State Herald has only to say if Jim
is fakir the undertaken will have job
this morning, for one time, to dead
moral certainty, his stomach wasn't fool
ed by what the mouth may some times
pretend to deliver-it went down, glass,
knife blade and water. T. -