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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07
1t Was a Fine Stream.

There is a professional gentleman"
in Portland who would make success
full horse snapper. Having a farm to
sell recently, this descendant of the Pill
grims advertised it, and soon after
wards a gentleman called on him to
speak about it.
well, judge" said he, 81 have been
over that farm you advertised and find
it all right except the fine stream OF
water you mentioned"
at runs through the piece of woods
in the lowest part of the meadow" said
the judge.
"What! that little brook? Why, it
doesn't hold much more than a spoon
full. l am sure if you would empty a
bowl of water into it, 1t would overflow.
You don't call that fine stream, do
you?"
well, if it were much finer you
couldn't see it at ALL said the judge,
blandly.-Portlap Express.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07
The Gem of the Collection.

Baron Y had been going over the
museum of little country town, and
when about to leave he asked the cura-
tor if there was anything more to be
seen.
Yes, baron" was the reply; there
remains little casket."
mo doubt used as deposit for the
jewelry of some eminent parsonage? ?"
inquired the baron.
mo, sir; that is where I put the tips
given to me by visitors to the museum"
-LIllustration.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07
TEARS ENOUGH TO FLOAT IT.
Comment on the Christening of the Ken
lucky with Whisky.

lucky WIN w nlsky.
Miss Richardson, the belle" of Ken
lucky, who was selected to christen the
new ship, said that as the ship was to be
named Kentucky it would be appropr;,
ate to vary the wonted programme and
substitute bottle of Bourbon whisky
for the bottle of wine, and then again
she said that it would look too much like
an advertisement of Bourbon whisky
and it was arranged to get samples of
ell the Kentucky WHISTLES, and, mixing
them in one bottle, break the bottle over
the PROV of the war ship, and this was
done. A lady, commenting upon this,
says: "If all the tears of women and
children that have been shed in Fayette
county, in which Miss Richardson and
were born, as the result of the misery
and suffering induced by Kentucky
whisky, had been bottled as were those
whisky samples, there would be enough
of this to bring bitter rain distilled
from broken hearts to rechristen every
one of the 76 ships of the American
navy and the SGT ships OF the English
navy"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07

velvets dropped it, most likely, and she
won't care-not a bit-'cause she's got
lots more-lots."
When she reached home she gave the
rose to her mother, a sad-faced woman,
whose beautiful brow was prematurely
drawn with lines of sorrow.
"Oh, how lovely!" said the surprised
mother. Where did you get it, dear"'
II found it on the walk on my way
home from church"
From church! You, certainly don't
mean that you were at church, Carroll"'
"Yes, mamma"
In your rags? Oh, my little Carroll,
how could you go?~
why, you see, l just couldn't seem to
help it. 1 was passing by, and l heard
the music-it seemed as if the angels
were singing, SO 1 went in"
did not anyone tell you to go out?'
mo one saw me that know of except
an old man-the sexton, 1 guess-and he
didn't say word, only smiled. Oh,
mamma, l wish you had been there, it
was so lovely! 1t smelled like great
flower garden, and looked like one, so
beautiful! And little boys-a whole lot
of them-with white robes on, sang
and sang and sang, and the birds sang,
too:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07
An Unaffected Princess.

OF all members of the royal family
the duchess of Fife is the one who dis
likes publicity the most, and probably
no other princess goes into public so
often without being recognized. The
duchess is extremely fond of walking
and does most of her shopping on foot.
and as she generally wears thick veil
her identity is seldom revealed. Her
great royal highness does not care about
festivities and particularly dislilles the
official ceremonies of the court, such as
drawing-room and state concerts. The
duchess is never so happy as when she
is in the nursery with her two little
girls, and, indeed, it may truly be said
that she inherits all the home instincts
of her mother, princess of Wales. The
duchess, like her sisters, Princesses Vic
toria and Maud, is a good needlewoman.
and has knowledge of cooking such as
would astonish good many middle
class housekeepers.-Tit Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07

Husband-Did you get that ten-dollar
check your uncle sent you cashed yet?
Wife-No, haven't been out.
Husband--Well, l am sending an or
der to a cigar dealer for two boxes of
five dollar cigars. don't want to send
money in an envelope. You take this
ten dollars and give me your check.
Wife-Certainly.
Husband Ga day later More money!
Why, my dear, what lid you do with
the ten dollars your W Gle sent you?
Wife lin a huff)--Y, u took it for Gig
Rrs.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07
Complete humiliation.

Perhaps you will allow me to send
you the following specimen of bull"
which I heard from a Roman Catholic
pulpit in England. The preacher may
have been an Irishman, but l am not
sure. He was speaking of the transit
toriness of earthly things. LOOK at
the great cities of antiquity" he eX-
claimed, "where are they now? Why.
some of them have persisted so utterly
that it is doubtful if they ever existed"
London Spectator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07

Boss Tramp-Here, watts dat awful
smell in camp? Watts up?
Lazy Bones-O, dat Swoggles faxed
clozeline las night, and brung in hull
bundle of clean cloze. The smell on 'em
is maxim us all plum sick.
Oats it. My nose is mighty sensi-
tive, and | kin smell a washtub furder'n
/ kin see it. Here, Swoggles, take dem
cloze over to leeward o camp, where de
wind'll be away from us on 'em. Hain't
you no consideration for our feelin's?"
National Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07
"' He Is risen!
He Is risen


Christ our Lord is risen to-day
"And the minister said that we would
rise, again, all of us, and thought how
beautiful it is that dear little jamie and
sweet Beth will rise again. Well be so
glad, won't we, mammal"
Yes, my dear, very, very glad. 1t
gives me strength to live thinking of
that blessed day"
II am very hungry, mamma; is there
anything to eat?"
The mothers only reply was look of
agony.
Never mind" continued Carroll.
"Ive been thinking, mamma, if you and
! should die of starvation, we would
rise again ana never hunger any more"
The mother sobbed aloud.
ut would be better So" she moaned.
Mamma, DEAR" it was Carrol's voice
again, "if papa should die, will he rise
again."
Hush" begged the afflicted woman,
wringing her hands.
She did not want to think of the resur-
rection day in connection with her
wretched husband.
But the latter, in little room near by,
where he lay recovering from spree,
heard the question: IF papa should
die, will he rise AGAIN."
He opened his eyes suddenly, and
with a great effort raised himself on his
pillow, his grimy hands clutching nerv-
ously at the old bedspread. There was
a look Of horror in his bleared eyes His
mouth quivered, his lips moved as if he
would speak. then he sank back on his
pillow, where he lay Frustrated with
agony.
IF man die, shall he live again?"
The question seemed dancing before
his bloodshot eyes,
"If man die, shall he live again."
The sweat stood in great drops upon
him. Oh, what a sickening problem for
drunkard to solve.
And II he should live again-theD
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07
Boer idea of the Gift of Tongues.

The Beers have their own ideas as to
the origin of the English language.
They say that when Dame Nature was
employed in giving tongues to the vari-
Gus nations she stood at large table
on which lay piece of meat. She had a
knife in her hand, and a pair of scissors
lay on the table. With the one she cut
the tongue out of the meat, and with
the scissors she gave to each tongue its
peculiarities. To her came all the ma
tions. DE Fransman." 'de Duitcher,"
and even "de Boesman" were provided
for, but ''de Engelsman" was not there.
He had turned into a canteen on the
roadside, it seems, for a drink, and when
he arrived the meat was done. "Never
mind" said Dame Nature, there are
plenty of ships on the fioor-take ha.f
dozen of these, join them together,
and make tongue for yourself. Vest
minister Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07

One pint of sour cream, one teaspoon
full of soda dissolved in a little warm
water. Stir the soda into the cream,
the white of one egg, well beaten, and
q pinch of salt. When the cream foams
nicely, stir into it as quickly as possible
enough sifted flour to make soft
dough. Roll out, cut in biscuit form
and bake in quick oven.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07
A Moral Certainty.

Caraway-Five years from now you
won't find any liars at all among the
Indians.
Hooks-What makes you think so?
Caraway-Why, by that time the gov
eminent won't allow what is left of
them to retain even a mental reserve.
uOn.-Bay City Chat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07

The lowest type of creation is not the.
woRn that crawls in the coffin is not
the lizard that pollutes the well; is not
the maggot that infests the carrion. Oh!
where is the lady that would not rather
be a green bottle fly than the creature
that puts the green bottle on the tavern
bar, and says: Well, drink hearty
boys, I am with you."-Patriot-PhAlanx
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07

Columbus made the egg stand and
now many of his fellow-countrymen are
devoting themselves to making the pea
nut sttnd.-Philadelphia Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-07

Wife-What do you think of Bridget's
cooking?
Husband think f she tried to boil
water, she'd burn it. -Tit-Bits.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-05
OCTOBER TERM
Of the Supreme Court viii Commence
on the Twelfth Inst. t.---SiX Hundred
and Fifteen Cases on the Docket.

Washington, D. c., October 4.-After
a four months recess, the United States
Supreme Court will reconvene on Mon
day, the 18th inst, for the october term.
All the justices except Justice Shiras,
who is expected daily, are now in the
city. so that there will probably be full
bench at the beginning OF the term.
The Court docket now contains 6Io
cases. against 751 at the beginning of
last years October term, and OF these
twenty-eight have already been argued
and submitted and are before the Court
for decision. 1t would, however, be con-
trarv to precedent if there should be any
decisions on the first Monday OF the sit
ting. When the President is in the city
the Court transacts no business on the
first day of the term beyond making a
formal call at the White House. lie IS
absent now. as he was last October, ana
il is presumed that as on that occasion
the Court will admit attorneys to the bar
and hear such motions as may have been
noted for that day. -,
The call of the regular docket will
begin on Tuesday, and will continue dur
ing the remainder of the week. This
call will then be suspended in order TO
hear more urgent cases, of which there
are fiftv-four. which have been especially
assigned for the second week OF the
term. Included in this special list are
the case of the United States VS.. the
Oregon. and California Railroad Compa-
nv. known as THE Quadrant Case and
involving the company's land right; ten
cases from Ohio and four from Indiana
TO enioin the assessment and collection
of taxes against express and telegraph
companies; four from South Carolina
involving the constitutiOnality OF GER
tain parts of the dispensary law; the Uni
ted States VS.. the Bell Telephone Co.
which is a suit to cancel the BerlineT
patent; the United States VS.. the Union
Pacific the Winona and ST. Peter and The
Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad Com
panies. to restore to the United State:
certain lands alleged to have been ille'
gally patented, and also several murder
and other cases of a criminal nature.
II is presumed that on Monday, the
18Th, some of the cases which have al
ready been submitted, will be decided
There is especial interes, in the two ir-
rigation cases from California, involving
the constitutionalty of the Wright Irri
CATION law. Other cases Of general i'm.
portance which nave reached this stage
of progress are the freight elevator case
from Nebraska, the case involving th'
title to the site of the city Of Santa Fe
New Mexico, and the Laclede Gas Com
many ease from St Louis.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-05
STAFF APPOINTMENTS
For the Grand Army of the Republic
Announced.


OMAHA, Neb.. October 4.-The follow
ing order was issued to-day:
Headquarters
Grand Army of the Republic,
Omaha. Neb., October 3. 1896.
The following staff appointments are
hereby announced:
Adjutant General-Comrade Charles E.
Burmeister. of Omaha, Neb.
Quartermaster General-Comrade Au-
gustus j. Burbank of Chicago. I'll.
Inspector General-Comrade Charles \.
Suydam of Philadelphia. Pa.
Judge Advocate General-COmrade AL
bert Clark. Wellesley Hills. Mass.
Senior Aide de Camp and Chief of Staff
Comrade J. c. Winans, Troy, o.
They will be obeyed ana respected ac-
cordingly.
The following named comrades will con-
stitute the Executive Committee of the
National Council of Administration:
w. H. Armstrong Indianapolis; f. NJ
Sterrett st. Louis; Albert Schaffer, St
Paul; Thomas w. Scott. Fairfield. Ill.
Charles A. Shaw, Brooklyn, n. Y; Roscoe
d. Dix, Berrien Springs, Mich; j. j. Kent
Trenton. n. J.
Comrade Captain T. l.. Zalinski. L. S. A.
n. Y, is hereby appointed special aide il
charge of military instruction in public
schools. with authority to select from eact
department to be named to the com
mander for approval for appointment as
aides de camp, one comrade to take
charge OF this work in his department anc
report to CaDtain Zalinski
Captain Andrew Traynor. of Omaha
is hereby appointed special aide in charge
of transportation. to whom all matters
pertaining thereto will be referred.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-05
A HORP''.,<GG 4 GGRECE
On the Ss,,A $ Dad, Early YeSter-
80 Morning.
At h wen Persons Killed and
ManS> Others Wounded - One
Terrified Passenger Committed
Suicide - The Accident Caused
by the Explosion Of the Locomo-
tive Boiler.

Usage City, Kas., October A
frightful railroad wreck, attended by
serious loss of life, and made more terri
Bile by the self-murder of one of the
passengers, occurred at five o'clock this
morning on the Santa Fe road, two miles
north OF this station.
Seven dead bodies have been recov-
cred from the wreck, and 1t is feared
other victims are buried beneath the
debris.
The wrecked train was the east-bound
passenger No. 2, the same that had such
a thrilling experience with bandits in
New Mexico on Friday night last. The
wreck was caused by the explosion of
the boiler of the locomotive. The en-
gineer should have stopped for water
at Usage City. but being behind time,
he endeavOred TO
RUN TO THE NEXT TANK.
The engineer and fireman both met
death in the wreck The train had pro-
cseded but two miles beyond this place,
when two terrific explosions were heard,
one following close after the other
The locomotive was completely shat
tered. The express, baggage and pas
senger coaches came crashing upon the
wrecked engine. and the coaches that
were ahead were piled up in one heap
of wTeckage. The coaches in the rear
were all derailed, but the passengers
rid N, q ~ n
jury.
The wreck was marked by scenes of
THE Widest CONFUSION
among the passengers. The nerves of
many were at a high pitch, as a result
of their experience with the road agents
in New Mexico, and when the crash
came the first impression Of nearly all
was that the train had been attacked
again by robbers. One passenger, VIM.
Becker. of Los Angeles, Gala, en- route
to Chicago, seemed to lose his reason
entirely. When the crash came he
drew a pistol from his pocket, and, in
the presence of a car full Of terrified
passengers. took his own life. Becker
had been drinking heavily.
Owing to the excitement and con-
fusion little could be done to rescue
the injured and remove The dead badies
until dawn. Seven bodies were finally
recovered.
THE DEAD:
VIM. Becker. Los Angeles, Gala.
Engineer Strump, Topeka, Kas.
Fireman Harry HOLSTER, Topeka.
VIM. McAdams, tramp, riding on
baggage car. and supposed to be from
| Chillicothe, Ia. =,
Three uamps, names unknown al
Of whom we're riding on the baggage
car.
THE INJURED.
Among those injured are:
Mrs. Emma Maxwell, an editor on
the Evening Telegram. CoIorauo
Springs. Colo; hands and arms cut anu
bruised. ,s
WiIford Burns, tramp; legs and arms
cut and bruisel.
James coleman, tramp; cut and badly
None of the express men or mall
clerks were seriously injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-05
WHEELING, W VA MONDAY, OCTOBER 1896 V(
THE IMPEACHMENT
or Mexican Governor Attracting Much
Attention.


Cl-v of Mexico. October 4.-The hall
Of Congress last evening was filled with
snectators. attracted by a report that pre-
Hmfn8rv steps looking 10 the lmpeach-
ment of Col. Prosp=ro CahUantzln, Gov
ernor of the State Of Tl9xcala, would Do
-aken. The constitution provides thaC
su accusations against the President
members of the Cabinet and Governors
of States shall be first submitted to Con-
gress. which. on hearing charges ana H.
leeming them serious. shall refer Jheh
10 O committee, on whose report showing
due cause. the matter shall be referred
10 Congress, sitting as a grand jury OF
The nation. The case is remarkable
one. as the Governor is accused o9
violating laws of reform enacted in the
time of Pr sident JUarez, it being a
body Of laws regulating the relations Oe-
tween church and State. Accusations
are made that the Governor recently al
tended. in his official capacity. funeral
of the late Bishop Melton Vargas, OF
Puebla and allowed his body to be bur
led in the church. TWO distinct violations
of The reform laws. The case went over
until Wednesday.
President Diaz and members of his
Cabin=t and hundreds of leading citizens
to-day attended services commemora-
tive Of The late Minister Of the Interior,
Manuel Romero RubiO, who died one
year ago Yesterday.
A contract has been granted TO Adolph
Grinwood, of Vera Cruz. for TWO lines
/ Of steamers. one on the west and one
on the Gulf coast The mails and a lin
tied quantity OF governme cargo must
F. be carried free. and in return the steam
/ ers are 20 enjoy exemption from light
/ house and tonnage dues.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-05
THE REASON OBVIOUS.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. october 4.-In an in
terview tonight regarding the resignation
Of Bishop Keane, as announced by the As
sociated Press from New York, Archbish-
ON ireland said the telegram was mislead-
ing: that the Popes letter simply estab-
Iisbes for the Washington University a
r,ila which generally obtains in other
catholic universities, that the term Of Of
fee Of rector be limited to a fixed number
of years.
."The reasons for a rule Of this kind are
ohvious" said he. "A university is too
i,,,nortant an institution to be at any time
constrained under a plea of personal
rights or personal equity to retain as its
rector man who would be no longer the
host TO be found. The present constitution
of the washington University specifies no
LIMIT of time for the holding of the office
of rector. This defect will be remedied at
the next meeting of the directors. Octo-
her DIST. At the same meeting Bishop
Keane will be. beyond all doubt, chosen
IN he his own successor and the election
will be also beyond all doubt ratiiied Dy
the Roman authorities
"Bishop Keane Is thoroushiy Neii
with the University. His success in the
administration Of the affairs Of the insti-
tuition has been marked. To disassociate
him now from the University would be to
doom it to death. No Catholic clergyman
in the country could do the work which
he is doing and which he will continue to
do.
When informed later Of the spirit Of
Bishop Keane's statement Archbishop
ireland said that he would not change his
interview,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-05
VERY VALUABLE RECORDS
Bearing Upon the Venezuelan Dis
pute
Unearthed in Europe by Mr.. Cou-
dert and Prof. Barr, Of Cornell
University, But the Exact Nature
of the Discoveries Not Made
Public.

New York, October Frederick R.
Coudert, the eminent lawyer and mem-
Der Of the Venezuelan commission ap-
pointed by President Cleveland to inves-
tigate the Venezuelan boundary ques-
tion, returned to this city to-day from
the Hague on the French line steamer
La Bourgogne. Mr.. Coudert went
abroad for the purpose of examining the
old Dutch records relating to the Ven
ezuelan boundary, and has spent consid-
cradle time over the government ar
chives with the result that quite an array
of new testimony bearing upon the point
at issue has been unearthed.
Mr. Coudert was seen tonight con-
cerning the results of his trip. He said
that much had been accomplished.
Immediately upon my arrival at The
Hague" said he, 4 met Prof. Barr, Of
Cornell University, who, as the repre-
sentative of the commission, had already
spent much time in gathering data. To-
gejher we
WENT THROUGH THE RECORDS
very thoroughly.
"Then we went to London where
many of the records were transferred at
the time of the purchase Of Guiana in
1915. Many of these records had al
ready been published by the British
government and very fairly. We found
odher useful evidence there, however,
and both in London and Holland met
us with uniform courtesy in the prosecu-
ton of our search"
"Were all the records prior to 1915
transferred to London at the time of the
sale?" was asked.
NO. indeed" said Mr. Coudert, quick
ly, not all of them. We found some
VERY VALUABLE PAPERS
in the Cd Dutch records"
Just how valuable these were or what
they tended to establish, Mr.. COudett
would not disclose, but reiterated his
statement that they were very valuable.
An useful source of information, he
said, was the propaganda at Rome,
where some most valuable records were
! found.
"The pioneers in this territory" he
said, were monks, chiefly of the order
of Capuchins, and their reports TO their
home order contain much information,
which both parties to the controversy
have been allowed TO avail themselves
! Of"
Regarding The correspondence which
has passed between Secretary Olney and
Lord Salisbury recently, Mr. Coudert
said:
Il understand that this correspond
ence deals with the subject of
ARBITRATION GENERALLY,
and cannot be specifically applied to the
Venezuelan controversy. The recent
visit of Joseph Chamberlain did not, in
nv opinion, have any connection with
this matter.
so far as l know officially nothing
further has been accomplished in the
matter than when left, and if any nego-
tiations are being conducted by the eX-
ecutive of the government to settle II
tbev are unknown to me. L cannot say
when the commission report will be
ready. nor whether il will be finished
be,ore President Clevelands term OF
office eYnires"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-05
URGING A SETTLEMENT.
snocial 10 the Register.

Special to the Register.
Huntington. W. Va, October 4,rNa- Ma
,.;onoi ~ mM Committeeman John T. McGraw'
Secretary s OF State ". E. Chiffon, Chair ilar
man Fdmiston of the State Committee
lI'n IL lanes Ferguson, of Charleston,
ou5 IS ex-Congressman John Anderson
10 ,i,r here this morning advising with
~ ~ III % noliticjans and Messrs. Marcum
and Harvey. the TWO DemocT9uc, anu. canu.-
dates for Circuit Judge in thiS dlstricI; CT:
e9ch of whom are claiming the rignt o! o.
n9mination. This dispute Is seriously N
ieoDardizing m the success OF the county
9TVp1; oD5 t;cla- and these visitors are using
every m means to bring about an amicaole
adjustment.