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Evening star., 1896-12-05
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Frederick J. Haig and Laura NJ.
Morgan.
Colored-Glenmore Moten c'.d Ella John
son: Caswell W. Jones and Arey Il. Bailey.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Granted q DiNOrce.

Judge Cox today granted Nina r.. Gillis
divorce from Frank r. Gilis because of
the husbands desertion and abandonment
of his wife. Mrs. Gillis was also granted
the custody Of their child.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
FLOODS IN THE NORTHwEsT.
Effect of Heavy Rainfall and RnpId
Melting of Snow

TACOMA. Wash. December 5-The s,x
inches of rain in four DAYS. together with
the rapid melting of six inches to a foot of
SHOW. which last week covered the valleys
tributary to Puget Sound. is causing an
other flood The Puyallup Green, White
Black and Stuck rivers north of Tacoma
are higher than they were in November
Ifafhc on the Seattle branch of the North
efi Pacific is suspended. the White river
DfhSe having been swept away. Water is
a foot deep in the streets of Auburn. and
a iarse part of White. Stuck and PuyaIlup
valley farm lands are similarly covered
!e Green river is higher than ever known
before. "
Evening star., 1896-12-05
COL. FELLOWS ILLNESS.
Hopes of His Recovery Now Enter
tanned.

NEW YORK December 5.-District At
forney John r. Fellows les critically i'll at
his nome IN this city. The patient Is very
weak At one time during the night his
physicians thought that the end was very
near.
ne was still conscious at noon. His fami-
ly now entertain hopes that h;s copstitu
tion will pull him through
A distressing hccough accompanies the
oisease. gastritis. and aggravates the suf-
fertng of the patient
Evening star., 1896-12-05
They Protest.

The Commissioners have received letter
from street merchants protesting against
the continuance of work on the big +
street sewer during the winter months. on
account Of the interference with business.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Diphtheria Statistics.

Quite diphtheria scare occurred at the
Pierce School yesterday afternoon, but on
investigation it was found that but one
c; Sc. and that Of mild nature. exists. No
further cases were posted in the mail re-
ceived at the health Office at noon today.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. December 5.-Fionr dull. unchanged
receipts. 1G.I95 barrels exports. 25s5i barrels:
sales. ee0 barrels. What hrn,-spot, 3i+s bid;
May. Sassy: steamer No. rd. S4a asked-re-
oeipts % 245 bushels; exports, 100 go bushels:
stock i07. .iol bushels-southern wheat by sample.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the h,Rhes,
and the lowest and the closing prices Of the
New York stock market today, - reported
by Corron & Mccartney. members New
York stock exchange CORRESPONDENTS.
Messrs- Moore & Schley No no Rroadwa
Evening star., 1896-12-05
: left for Washington later.
Bids for Mail Wagon servtc,

Bids Tor Mall Wagon Service.
The second assistant postmaster general
has opened bids for mail wagon service in
various cities. The contract for the mail
station service here was awarded to S. G.
Proffit of Floyd, Va $lG,17U
Evening star., 1896-12-05
SHOT BABY AND HERSELF
Act of u Woman Iieyed to Re In
sane.

sane.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. December "a spe-
ci7l from Newark. Ohio, says:
Ars A + Gleisner, wife of glass blow
CT. VINO came from La Sale, ILL.,, four years
ago. shot her infant child in the head this
morning. killing it Instantly. She then shot
h-rself in the mouth. and is now lying in
precarious condition. Mr.. Gieisner thinks
his wife is insane.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Grain and Cotton Markets,

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co., 1921 F
street, members New York stock exchange.
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co., New York
Evening star., 1896-12-05
THE DIX DISPENSARY.
Notice of Its Dissolution Filed In
Court.

Court.
Mary Bruce Hague and Cornelia Jones
Chadwick. the president and secretary, re-
spectively. of the Dorothea Dix Dispensary.
Incorporated here June IL. 1884, today filed
with the recorder of deeds certificate Of
the dissolution of the Incorporation the
18th of last month.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Circulation of The "Evenine STAR"

l solemnly swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number Of copies Of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days
ending Friday, December 4, lsse-that ID, the
number of copies actually sold. delivered, furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona
1de purchasers or subscribers, and that none of
the copies so counted are returnable to or remain
In the ONCE unsold.
J. WHIT HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this
fifth day of December, A. D. 1896.
JESSE w. RAWLINGS,
Notary Public, D. c.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Government BonSis.

Quotations reported by Corson & Macart
ney bankers
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07

Mrs. Mary E. Lease will deliver a
lecture at Oxford next Saturday
evening on "Christ or Caesar" This
is one Of Mrs. Leases latest lectures
and is said tu be good one.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07

Topeka Journal, Rep: The debts
Of Anthony were contracted on a BIZ
metallic basis; their payment is de-
manded on a gold basis. Every dol
lar of the debt has become two dollars
when measured by the earning capac-
ity Of the property by which il is Sc
cured. 1t will please the gold standard
advocates to say that is all the result
OF the inflated prices attendant upon
the boom. But history shows that no
serious financial difficulties have ever
arisen as the result Of rising prices,
they always come when prices begin
to fall. In this case prices began to
decline Immediately after the repeal
of the Bland law and the decline was
given additional impetus by the panic
gotten up for that purpose by the
Wall street bankers and Mr.. Cleveland
in 1898, and by the repeal Of the Sher-
man law.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-07
CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION
HOW IT MAY BE SECURED.

An Able Presentation of he Railroad
Question by Senator A.G Forney
Before the Stale Board of
Agi:ultre-Come, Let
Us r a.on Together
as Neigbhors and
Citizens Whose
Interests Are
Identical.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
Hospital Red Tame.

Here is IN example of red-tape.
President Wyckoff, after he was shot
in the Bank of New Amsterdam, was
taken to 4 hospital. His family physi-
clan and 4 physician who accompanied
Mr.. Wyckoff to the hospital were anX-
ious to operate Immediately. The
house surgeon would not allow the
operation unless a DR.. Hartley, Of the
hospital staff, was present. This doc
tor was summoned. Several hours
elapsed and DR.. Hartley had not ar
rived" A. governor Of the hospital call.
ed to inquire after Mr.. Wyckoff. The
facts We're laid before him and he gave
the hospital surgeon the desired per.
mission to operate, although DR.. Hart,
ley had not arrived. AT 6 p. m. the
operation was begun.'-Boston Jour.
nal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
SHORTEST STRIKE ON RECORD.
Superintendent Van Wrinkle Had h
Men at Work In an Hour.

ACh Nv AKA hu muir
J. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superin-
tendent of the Big Four. once made
the quickest settlement of a big strike
on record" said the old timer. 1T
was at Springfield. Ohio, l think. The
men, or Il great portion of them, had
gone out, and an effort vas made to
get the others to strike. Van Wrinkle
arrived and found the town placarded
with notices that there was to be a
mass meeting Of railroad men at q
certain hall to take some action on
the strike. He said that he would at
tend the meeting. The men We're in
clined to be turbulent, and an attempt
was made to persuade him not to 80.
But at the hour set he presented him
self at the door Of the hall and was
stopped by the sentry, who Informed
him that he could not come in.
"'This is a railroad mans meeting,
isn't it, Jack" asked Van Wrinkle, who
knows nearly every man on the sys.
EN- by his first name.
"'That's what it is
":Well. I'm a railroad man, and l
want to come in
"'Can't do it, Van. The boys would
object
"'You don't dispute my being a rail
road man, do you?'
"'Oh. no; you are a railroader all
right. but not the kind we want 1T
this meeting
":Jack, l tell You what you do. You
go in and tell the boys that l am out
here and want to come in. ! don't
think many Of them will object
"The doorkeeper went inside. and in
a few minutes returned and invited
Van Wrinkle into the hall. AS soon
as he was past the door Il yell that
shook the building went up. Before
there We're any deliberations Van W,n-
kle was called on for a speech. lie got
on the platform and talked with a lot
of men ne used to do yard work with.
pointed out to them the mistake they
were making. and assured them that
he would see that any jus, grievance
they had was righted At once. When
he had finished he was asked to re-
tire. and as he left the room more than
half the men walked out with him re-
marking: What Van says is good
enough for u.s. In an hours time the
strike was at an end, and all the men
were at their places. Van Wrinkle in
vestigated the cause of the trouble and
arranged matters satisfactorily to all
concerned. indianapolis News.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
Warmed by Their Dogs,

Theirs, IN old town in the Auvergne,
Is famous for it's steel knife factory.
The town has retained much Of its 70.
are narrow and crooked and the manu-
facture Of knives, the principal in
dustry of the town, is not carried on in
modern factories, but in ancient small
buildings along the little River Du-
role, which furnishes the power for
the industrial township. Curious and
unique as everything else in Theirs is
the method and work of the people en-
gagged in grinding the knives.
The grinders. men and women. lie
stretched out on wooden planks. over
which they sometimes throw sheep
skins to soften the boards. Head. shoul-
ders and arms reach over the end of
the board, and with their hands they
hold increasingly the rough steel blades
upon the big grindstone which revOlves
beneath them by means Of a powerful
yet simple transmission. 1t Is a very
comical aspect to see these people at
work, particularly because every one
of the workmen has a small, long
haired dog, who serves as a sort of a
live stove. During the long winter in
the mountains a body stretched out at
full length suffers much from cold in
these lily protected mills, and since It
is not possible for the workman to
warm himself by a change Of position
or by moving his limbs this peculiar
expedient has been adopted in Theirs.
The dogs are we'll trained to their Of
flee. One whistle Of their master calls
them up and a simple turn Of the body
indicates to them where they have to
lie down to give new warmth to the
body Of their Observation-Disclosures
Press
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
A Bed in the TyrOl.

"Could I have a bed?" and when I
asked the question the hostess stared
at me. l could sit by the fire, she said,
or perhaps lie down on a kind Of settle
covered with harsh American cloth,
and not Overclean, which she pointed
out in the shades of the further end.
"Have you no guest chanlber?" I
asked.
After much consideration and 4 word
with her husband, she lighted a ran
die and led me carefully through an
.ante-room, piled up with thrashed-out
maize stalks, to a door, which she un-
locked, and so into a room where the
heavy ears Of Indian corn were laid in
rows along the floor. while onions and
apples were heaped in the corners, and
punches of small red and yellow toma-
toes hung from the rafters.
There was a bedstead behind the
door, and a chair, only one, stood by
its side. The bed had not been used for
years, she confessed-not since the
opening Of the railway. But she had
sneets-clean sheets-at my service.
adding, doubtfully, that perhaps, If she
put a pan Of hot Goals between the
feather-bed and the mattress it might
not be so very damp after all by the
time l had eaten my supper. Coffee?
No, that was impossible, but a glass
of real red Tyroler wine was ut my
command, as we'll as a share Of the
smoking dish Of polenta, which stood
on the table of the common room, flank
ed by a large loaf of black bread.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
The PiCket.Guard.

The Picket-Guard.
"All quiet along the Potomac" they say,
Except now and then a stray picket
Is shot. as he walks on his beat, to and
fro,
by a rifieman hid in the thicket.
IT'S nothing; a private or two, now and
then,
Will not count in the news Of the battle;
Not an officer lost-only one Of the men,
Moaning out, all alone, the death
rattle"
All quiet along the Potomac tonight,
Where the soldiers lie peacefully dream
ing;
Their tents in the rays Of the clear au-
tumn mOon,
Or the light of the watch-ires, are
cleaning.
A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night
wind
Through the forest leaves softly is
creeping;
While stars up above, with their glitter
ing eyes,
Keep guard-for the army is sleeping.
There's only the sound of the lone sentry's
As he tramps from the rock to the foun-
And he thinks Of the two in the low trun-
die bed.
Far away in the cot on the mountain.
His musket falls slack; his face, dark and
grim,
Grows gentle with memories tender.
AS he mutters a prayer for the children
asleep,
For their mother-may Heaven defend
her!
The moon seems to shine just as brightly
as then,
That night when the love yet unspoken
Leaped up to his lips-when low, MUIR
INJURED vows
Were pledged to be ever u%nbroken;
Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his
eyes.
He dashes off tears that are yelling.
And gathers his gun closer up to its place,
AS if to keep down the heart swelling.
He passes the fountain, the blasted pine
The footstep is tagging and weary;
Yet onward he goes, through the broad
belt Of light,
Toward the shades of the forest so
dreary.
Hank! was it the night wind that rustled
the leaves?
Was it moonlight so wondrously flash.
ing!
1t looked like a rifle; "Ha! Mary, good
bye"
And the life blood is ebbing and plash-
ing.
All quiet along the Potomac tonight
No sound save the rush Of the river;
While soft falls the dew on the face of
the dead
The picket's off duty forever.
--Ethelin Eliot Beers.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
A Theft,

A Pa. isian thief entered a cab with.
out baggage. and directed the driver to
convey him to an address some two
miles distant. On the way hither he
requested the driver to halt Mt the shop
Of a certain dealer in secondhand
goods. The passenger entered the shop
bearing in his arms a large paper-cover.
ed parcel. He had ripped open the
cushions, stolen the horse hair. and
was ready to sell it. The cabby, how.
ever, followed him into the shop and
caused his arrest.-LOndOn Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
Gen. Dawes- Manager Dawes,

Gen. Dawes Manager Dawes.
IF the son is like the father l con.
graduate Illinois and the nation upon
the selection of Charles G. Dawes as a
member of the Executive Committee
and as second in command at Chicago
Republican headquarters"
The comment was by a member of
the regiment with which General Rufus
r. Dawes, father of the executive com
mitteeman, grew up from captain to
brigadier general.
This Is the 10th Of July. Thirty-five
years ago to-day, to ar hour, the father
of the brilliant I~llinoisan swore in for
the war. He came from a family of
patriots, soldiers and statesmen. When
he decided to enlist right after the first
shot, a cluster of river boys and young
farmers asked him to be their captain.
He accepted. Our company, Braggs
Rifles, was at Camp Randalla day ahead
Of the Lemonwier Rifles, Capt. Dawes
100 country boys. Our little captain
watched the newcomers for a time.
Turning away he said: IF he can make
soldiers of that crowd I a make sol
diers of my crowd. If there is material
for a company commander in him l
guess I'll make a company COM
mander."
There was material for commanders
in those captains, Edward s. Bragg
and Rufus X. Dawes; there was ma
terial for soldiers in their then coun-
try lads. The captains and country
boys fought in more than a score of
great battles. The captains became
generals Of fame and statesmen of
worth after the war. Their farmer and
river boys We're as brave men as the
Iron Brigade possessed.
l see Dawes as he looked that June
day he came into camp, a young fellow
only %. He had a swing to his walk
and arms that made the boys laugh.
Officers and men at first made light of
him. He was fresh from college, mod
est as a girl, always busy, ever a gen.
tleman, and soon we all liked the man
from the Lemonweir.
In 1862, when In camp opposite Fred
ericksburg, Va, Major Bragg was adj
vanced a rank and Dawes became a
major. Not long after that the serious
work began. At GAINESVILLE, where the
brigade lost nearly half Of the men II
took into battle, there was not a Drawer.
clearer headed. better field officer than
Major Rufus II. Dawes. At Bull Run.
South Mountain and Antietam he add
ed new laures. He was an ideal soldier
and officer. At Antietam. after Bragg
was wounded, he assumed command
and handled the regiment most skill
fully.
In January. 1863. the colonel was
made a brigadier general, Bragg colo
mel and Dawes lieutenant colonel, He
vas at .Fihshugh Crossing, a tower OF
strength in the boat charge across the
Rappahannock and up the steep bank
to capture the enemy's works. When
the tour to Gettysburg began Colonel
Bragg was dangerously sick and Dawes
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
Terrible Temptation.

Weary Watkins-Ju know, I got half
a mind to take a bath first chance I
git?
Hungry Higgins-Wha-a-a-t?
Il amt jOshin'. Met a scientific fel.
Ter this morning who set down and
calculated and proved by the figgers
that must be carryin' nigh unto ten
pounds unnecessary weight."-Wash-
ington Star.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13

The camel's foot is a soft cushion,
peculiarly well adapted to the stones
and gravel over which It IL constantly
walking. During q single journey
through the Sahara horses have worn
out three sets Of shoes, while the
camel's teot aro not even sorA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
Great Danger.

"FOr three months during the war
/ occupied the most dangerous position
in my company"
Indeed"
Yes, every morning l curried the
eight mules belonging to our commits
sary."-Minneapolis Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
A x.

A few days lster the rewards offered
both by the Government and by 1.-THE
friends of the late Mr.. Cundall," had
been announced, and the magnitude Of
them, especially Of the latter, had caused
much excitement In the public mind, and
had tended to keep the general interest in
the tragedy alive.
The dstectivss themselves. though they
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
or C0nrne

Willie Walker-HellO, Bill! Struck
anything yet?
Tired Phelon-Of course 1 have. Did
you think I'd Joined the New York.
baseball club?-Yonkers Statesman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13

When the common earth worm is cut
in two to the tail there grows n head
and to the head there grows 4 tail,
and two animals are formed. AS the
wound heals a small white button is
formed, which afterward develops in
to rings and a perfect extremity.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13
THE BOOMING CANNON
RECiTALS OF CAMP AND BAT-
TIE INCIDENTS.

SURVIVORS, Of tho Rebellion Relate Many
Amusing and Startling lncidents OF
Marches, Camp Life, ForaSiag Experi-
enceo and Battle Scenes.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13

Their are some 10000 cOstermongers
who carry on business in the streets of
London. Their capital is supposed to
be $25O.OOO. while they are said to do
a trade during the year 0f SIS, OOO, 900.
The profits Of thls turnover are about
100000
Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-09-02

Dinsmore a liar, whereupon the Congressman resented the insult by striking Seanlan a blow which felled him to the ground.
 Immediately four of Seanlan s friends, says the dispatch, "pounced upon Mr Dinsmore and knocked him down. While prostrate upon the ground they belabored him with their fists and kicked him in the face and body until he was rem dered unconscious. Finally the crowd came to the Congressman s rescue and prevented the irate Popplists from administering to him further punishment.
 Such was the cowardIy assault made upon distinguished Demo- crat and Congressman by the Pop ulist rufians in Van Buren county. And of such seoundrelly sealawags and brutal bullies is the Populist party in Arkansas composed, In default of ideas, tbey resort to blows. When scornerede in an argument, in default of brains, they resort to brute force. RuAians by instinct and nature, they do not know the very first principles that should obtain in the discussion of political subject, The only idea they have, if idea it can be called, is that the government owes them an officie and a living, and they are as ready to growl, bite and fight over it as a bull dog over bone. In each case the Populist ofice-seeker and the dog are actuated by the same instinct. They areneither ac- ouainted with the rules of parlia- mentary discussion or the ordinary conventions of polite society. The Populists have no excuse for living, at any rate. They are a stand ing menance to society and govern ment. They stand for no political principle that has ever endured in any civilized nation. They are winners, disorganizers, dissenters, mountebanks and the most damn abla of darnaoopnaS Tho only mir ciple they have is the hungry desire for office, and in order to accomplish their design and purpose they are ready to visit any kind of brutality upon the obstacle that stands in their way, when possessed of the brutal power to accomplish that which their malice dictates.
 If all the Populists were put into one mammoth cannon and shot into