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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
SIX BOYS IN A BOAT.
Their Experiences on the Missis.
sippi in the Season of Floods.
Lost in Submerged Forest-snakes In
the Water and Dropping from Trees 4
-Running Aground on Hay
stacks and Fences.
[CoPYRIGHT. 1861

For days the Mississippi had been ris-
ing, menacing the towns and planta-
tons along its course. The freshets,
draining the vast uplands TO the north
and east and west, had swollen the
volume of water of this great mid-con-
tinent sewer beyond the danger limit of
its natural capacity.
Day and night the river banks were
vigorously patrolled by guards watch
rupture, while relays of laborers
worked unremittingly at strengthen
ing the levee ramparts and repairing
assures the instant they might appear.
1t was an intensely exciting time for
the two Chicago lads, Bert and Dick
Lincoln, who were spending the winter
with an uncle on his Louisiana planta-
ton.
They had helped drive the horses and
herds to the Ridge, an elevated strip OF
land several miles back from the river
had assisted in clearing the lower
floors of the plantation dwellin - s1f
carpets and choice furniture, ara had
watched the negroes haul boats up
from the river and secure them to the
doorposts, in preparation for a sudden
flight in case of an inundation.
And all things now being in readi-
ness, the two lads waited in secret hope
for the anticipated flood.
Down in the negro quarters loaded
skiffs and RATS were tied before every
hut, while at Nanny June's cabin night
ly prayer meetings were being held
the frightened darkies imploring that
if the levee must break, that it might
be upon the further side-"long bout
de swamp, Marser"-and this was just
what occurred.
Early on the morning following the
breaking of the levee, the two Chicago
lads with their cousin, Otto Mather,
and the three Blakeslee boys from a
neighboring plantation, set out in 4
boat to visit the crevasse.
I'm afraid that's dangerous com
bination-siX boys and boat" reflect
ed Mather, watching them as they
pulled across the river; and his anxiety
increased as the morning sped on and
the boys failed to return.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

Dean Farrar, addressing GOO soldiers
who attended Canterbury cathedral on
the eve of their departure for India,
strongly urged upon them the advisa-
bility of becoming total abstainers IL
they wished to preserve their health
in that hot climate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

e9r itself, when once grown
'ransceental, becomes kind of cour-
age; aSIost sufficiently intense, ac-
Corulhg The poet Milton, will burn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
TEMPERANCE.
THE LAST GLASS.

A merry crowd, careless throng,
Where foaming glasses. jest and song
Filled up the hours,
There gather'd rough-bearded men
And fair-faced boys, within that den
OF Satan's powers.
One came as often as the rest,
To share the flowing wine and jest;
With reckless air,
AS If pursued by fiends within
He sought the place where drink and din
Soon ban!shed care.
One night the usual glass was poured,
Amid the revel songs encored
BY those who heard,
The poison almost finds his lips
When from his hand the goblet slips,
Without word.
A muttered oath-a logged air
A sudden lula general stare
Then loud and clear
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28
WHAT BLAKE: WOULD DO.
He Makes Financial Offer;to Aid Ire.
land Cause. % @

Edward Blake has written the folloWfn 6
letter to the treasurers Of the Irish parlia-
mentary party: :r 'S%=
It seems clear that the chances of the
present movement for. home rule depend
on our maintaining the Irish Nationalist
party: as an organized force, with restored
efficiency, I'D to the next general election.
By demon strating this: winter our zeal
and strength at home we may hope to
revive active sympathies abroad. But for
the moment at any rate, we: must depend
mainly on ourselves, and after all, self-de-
pendence has it's conpensations. u;
Now, what has been done, what can
be done financially ,at home?
Ireland, which had given much more in
93, subscribed i'll -'94 about ELI 900, %of
which over two-thirds : were for evicted
tenants. In '95--relieved, through the
Paris fund of the evicted tenants charge,
and laboring under the strain ola gen
eral eleotion--she gave but fraction Of
the aid of '94. n.'96 she has as yet done
nothing. a,n - d.
I estimate that for: 81, under present
conditions, over f10 900 may be reason
ably required, while over $1,000 are essen
tiaI s%.
I Now, who can doubt that--bad haryests
ahu uIScDiudnt po1ltic4duS NolWllllscduu-
ing-we, Irish Nationalsts, are able if we
choose, to raise today over, half 1.-The
amount we raised in '96: r5a.
. Who can deny that it,. being able, We
do not, choose, we SO far as in us lies de-
cree the destruction of this rnovements?.
!. In the earnest hope that, realizing our
heavy responsibility, We may choose not
to destroy but to save, I beg to inclose my
check for f10Q towards the f1,000 of the
new fund; and |. will beg lad, as each sub
sequent s1,000,is begun, to forward al like
check till the fund reaches $4,000.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28

and sacred conviction made them oner
UP the sacrifice Of their very lives for the
faith without nurmur.' And when; the
after effects and results of that. sinhnnl61i
Protestant invasion and mnrderous parse-
cltion Of Catholic ireland arescops stdered,
who. can doubt that Prividence protected
the lives of thousands of5His faithful
children against the -ravagess Of England 8
.exterminating Are and sword? And for
what holy end should precious lives be
preserved il not to spread and carry
abroad the true faith? :$.ssT ~
The status Of Catholicity today;in the
United States, Canada. Australia, in re-
mote. colonial possessions and in Scot
land and England. itself are living Wit
nesses that the per5ecuted Catholic Cslts
have been as chosen instruments TO prop
,cgate the principles ;of Gatholicism in
every land to which they were sruthlessiy
driven in the dreadful. periodssof the pen-
al law prosecutions; and although the SUI
pre1ne avenger. of iniquitiy and wrong
doing: is patient and. slow In His chastiset
nents;' the retributive head Of justice is
discernabfe in England today, for: !: the
democratic and conscientious heart of
the nation is showing signs of religious
distrust and. pneasiness. .The4nobler por-
tion Of the people are growing tired OF
the impotent and fruitless religion as
by. law established. Honest and sincere
men and women are looking deeper into
the relative claims of the churches and
when they dig into the historical founda-
tions Of apostolical continuity and tradi-
tions they can find no trace of authority
or validity for the Anglican Church Con
sequently it is losing it's hold; on the dis.
corning ones s.who weigh facts and :reli~
gious results in the: balances of pure <rea-
son and justice. Multitudes of the; de;
luded Christians still stick to the empty,
forms. .,poarades and+religious 1nakeshifrs,
bit the really inqiiiring and con scien !
tious, Anglicans, who. are searching for
true religious consolation and sniritual.
life are not, willing to be oontented or
satisfied with any ything short of the real
spiritual peace which the, Catholic faith
alone can impart. = e: r. .t *:'t, ~ r s,s :
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28
AFTER GLADSTONE
IA Welsh Woman Give the Old .Man,a
- Piece .of Her Mind. -. ~

Z, +, :. (
Anonymous letters. chiefly abusive 5or
Threatening, are constantly received by
ministers of the government whose work
brings them prominently into public view.
The following epistle was sent on one 5oc-
casion to, Mr.. Gladstone: March 15;. 1893,
For away from my native land my bitter
indignation as a Welshwo man prompts me
to- reproaehs you-=you bad; wicked, false,
treacherous old man for your iniquitolAlsl; "
scheme to rob and overthr oW the dearly
beloved old church Of my country. ouf
have no conscience, b,it.1 pray that God
may, even yet give YOU one that. Will
die, Yol, pretend to be religious You're old
hypocrite, that you may SUCCESSFULLY pan
der. TO the evil passions Of the lowest and
most ignorant of the Welsh people But
you neither care for, nor respect the. .prin-
ciples of religion or YOU would not dis:
tress the minds OF all true Christian peo-
pie by instigating a mob tc, commit the
awful sin of .sacrilege. You think you Will
shine in history; but lit will be.a notoriety-
similar, to that of Nero. i see someone.
pays you the unin territorial comp pliment OF
comparing you. to- Pontius PLATE; and !
am sorry, for Plate, though a political
timeserver, was, with all his faults, "a very.
respectable. man in comparison With you;.
and. he cid; not, like you, profess, the
Christian religion. You are, certainly
cleyer-so also is your lord and master
the devil. And cannot regard*it1 as sin,
ful to hate and despfse you, any. more zhan.
it is sinful to abhor him. So. with full
measure of contempt and adetestation, ac- &C.
cept these compli ments from "A Daughter
of Old Wales . 1t is triumph OF female
patience and painstakjng that the whole
of the foregoing was compressed within
the limits of foreign post card. ss,F1 j,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28
ous lull before the storm Grants two
elections were not contests. q

tUuS lu1l fUSlOIS1 lIlS SLUIlu. z 0Ed1C;Sl lUO
elections were not contests. ayl. !.
in 1875 the country passed through a
crucial test. At noon on the day after
election st. Louis was filled with Tilden
men tootingtin horns The news had come
in that Louisiana had gone Democratic by
5000. | went to New Orleans the next
day under instructions from Mr.. Taden
and stayed there until the fight was lost.
II Tilden had not allowed himself to be
browbeatel by the Republicanssthe Demo
cratic party would have attained the vic
tory it won. I hope the country may never
pass through such a strait again. $zE-5
This was the first introduction OF. fraud
into presidential contest. 1t was followed
in 1880 by the Republican purchase of In
diana. President Arthur admitted the steal
and Is authority for the statement that the
state was bought for S400,000.
There has been no evasion by the. Re.
publicans of the charge that they have
since relied solely on'money to attain their
political ends, and they defend themselves
by saying the Democrats would do the same
thing if they had the. money. If this be
true it is all up with our republic. Bought
elections, mean bought government a bar
tering away of the rights of the people. M
Strange to say tnat with the introdi1c-
ton Of fraud into national elections come
withheld and false returns. For twenty
years the Associated Press and other news
disseminating agencies have persistently
misrepresented the election returns and
always in the interests of the, Republican
party. 1t is no new thing for them to. have
doubts about the outcome Of the national
conflict for days. The Republican press
took two days to ccncede Grover Gleve-
lands election in 1884. and 1892. .S.s. ..l
Z; hope there win be enough patri otism
in the Republican party to institute lsgis
lation to prevent the occurrences, of. 1876!
and prevent bloodshed. After my exper-:
ience in that event drew up a;bill for
presentation to congress providing that in.
such an emergency the chief justice Of.
the United States and the presiding justices,
of the state supr eme courts should sit and
pass: upon contested, states. Everybody
said the bill was just the thing, but. the
excitement had passed off and. nothing
came Of it, y, y: T..
Suppose that the result of this cleo
tion depended on the outcome in Ken
tt cky? We would be shooting each other
now 1 fear. %a. =.
/ "The law-abiding spirit Of the American
people is the miracle. of rlinet eenth century
civilization. But it has it's limits. There
is but one answer to fraud. tits force'' T
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28
WHAT. .sA1olL!l /! 4! SAYS s;,l| & !.
He Discusses Freely His Recent & Trip
: - +.4I tn This Country. y y i Il,

: IN. TO Eh1S SOunlFy.i7 ~ ~ II !
Baltimore. Md, Noy. 20.--Tn al: speeial
dispatch from Rome. Cardinal. 5atolii, is
quoted. ct some length. on American taf-
fairs. In reviewing the more salient Of
his many experiences in the: Limited M
States, and measuring the pro prooiaMe pan ;and ,
natural effects Of the n1issidn with Which
he had been charged, he expressed, the
conviction that the delega ton ;tp the
United States would continue and: become
a permanent institution. During. the, lat
ter part OF his stay in. the United States
he had he said, trayelads over nearly the
whole country from one: end to. the other,
with attention and respect and IN many
places even, with: affection. BY all classes
Of persons without distinction. OF creed or
party. This shows, he added that ( he
presence of a .papal delegate is familiar u,
the 41ninds Of the people and not unpleas-
ant to. them. Taking his Experiences all
in all, he preserves the most vivid and
kindest recollections Of the American ped
pie. !.
Cardinal Satoll,s attention was drawn
to ttereports and runors which had been
made about him Immediately aftsr Bishop
Keane,s resignation of the rectorship Of
the washington. University and. df TIE
part that he is said to. have. played In it:
His attention was also directed to the
change that was said to. have solnewhAt
suddenly come about IN his attitude to-
wards certain members of the hierarchy.
The various, phases and the full 4detAilssof
these grumors and reports .Wh hicd1 are sosMeil
Polemicss that arose Y on this question In
the United States during sthe: last few
weeks was evidently quite .urk oWn to
him. After glancing rapid " over the
headings Of the clippings. FROM AlneriSadl
Journals, the cardinal said: 81 .S5 ii:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28
III ARY;S SAD FATE

He lowered over lter. &, 4
she sank on her; knees before him. 81 Fer
guilt was not to- cpnces & ss'
She only him =: sI Is
But rlo HI 4 ,sa
ne dscIarel tlla tasile s must 81
I. She was ~ young sai
But bis was ble;; her death
sacer .s sss IL
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28

No pslpil is perm ted to; be apresentsat
any reliEiosuss e teascaing unless parent d
guardian of such pupil desireit. III. . I: j.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-12
CHU aCH NOTICES.

The Presbyterian church, Main
street, between Third and Fourth,
George Wade Healy, pastor-Services
to-day as follows: 10 o'clock, session
meets to receive any who may wish to
come into the church; IL O'Clock, public
worship; 1910 O'Clock, Sunday school;
$50 O'Clock, Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor meeting; 1880
o'clock, evening service. Prayer meet
ing on Wednesday evening at s o'clock.
Junior Endeavor meeting every Satur-
day at 2:30 o'clock p. m. All are well
come. Tie seats at the services are
free.
Rev. James H. Spencer. Baptist min
lister of Butte, will preach in the Scan
dinavian church Thursday. Jan. 16, at
o'clock d. m. The Baptists of this
city have decided TO organize a church
at once and secure a minister. They
will hold their services in the Scandi-
navian church until they are able to
bull. There are about 40 Baptists in
this city.
Christian church. corner Oak and
Sixth streets-Services: IL o'clock a.
m. preaching, subject, And Peter"
2:S0 O'Clock p. m. Sunday school; $3.50
O'Clock p. m, Y. p. S. c. E.; 1880 O'Clock
| p. m. preaching. subject, Truth ver-
sus Fables" Elder Barnaby, pastor.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-12
CERMA AN BIDDERS.
Ii Is Said That Large Banks Over There
VIII Subscribe for e4O,OOO.0O0.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Evening Post
contains the following: There was said
this morning by those in a position to
have early information on the subject, to
be good reason for believing that two
large German banks intend to subscribe
for $40, 000, 900 of the new government loan.
The Deutsch bank it was said, intended
to subscribe for s25.000,000 of the bonds,
and the Bleichroeders for $5,O0o,00o. 1t
was also said that the imperial council
had been largely Influenced in consenting
to the subscriptions by the strained rela-
lions now existing between Germany and
England. 1t was said that, as will proba-
bly, be the case with large corporations in
this country, the German banks viii put
in their bids directly through their rep
resentatives for the bonds and will also
be responsible for a similar interest
through the Morgan syndicate in case the
bonds should be secured by the syndicate.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-12
A BAFFLER.
This IL a Case of More Than Ordinary In.
terest and Mystery.


A rare case is that which baffied the po-
lice force for the last two days and is
still unsolved. A robbery is supposed to
have been committed. The officers have
undoubted evidence and have had the
thief under arrest, but have been unable
TO find the man who was robbed. Past ex-
perience has led the police to keep a close
eye on a certain resort on West CONNER
cial avenue. About 10 o'clock Thursday
evening IL came to notice that something
unusual was going on there. team was
ordered hastily from a livery stable TO
drive out of town, no destination being
given, but big money to be paid for the
team. II was hitched up and the order
countermanded. A report was made to As
sistant Chief O'Brien of the robbery. The
man who told II did not know the name
of the man who had been touched nor
who did IL, except that the woman who
did was going to leave town at once. The
livery stable was visited and the situation
quickly learned. 1t was then train time,
anu No. was even at that minute pulling
round the Y. quick-step trip to the de-
pot and a careful search failed to find the
suspicious character, yet IL was certain
that a ticket had been purchased by the
woman, who was at that time supposed
to have been a colored woman.
As the train was about to pull out the
officer went through the cars and found
that the only place she could be was in
closet that was locked. No time re-
manned for investigation and the police
man had to jump off the train as 1t pulled
| out.
O'Brien came back up town and got a
description of the woman and was salts
| fed that II was she in the closed compart-
ment, hiding from pursuit. A message
was sent to Butte and the woman was
arrested there at midnight.
All efforts to find the victim of the
harpy have failed, yet this much is known
positively, that the man, Swede, was
robbed that night in that lodging house OF
a sum in the neighborhood of 800. The
| prisoner in Butte has been released.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-12
The Poaching Case.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE campaign of
the government authorities to suppress
the poaching operations against the few
remaining buffalo in the Yellowstone Ma
tional park is reported on by Acting Su-
perintendent Anderson in a communica-
ton to Secretary Smith. Captain Ander-
son says he employed detective during
the winter among the poachers working
from Idaho. Then two expeditions were
dispatched to that region. They came
upon a party of poachers and pursued
them out of the park, firing upon them
and killing one of their horses. James
Courtney of Henry's Lake was captured
while delivering plumber to w. f. Wit
itch, a Butte taxidermist. At the subse-
quent trial he was acquitted on claim
that the spells were obtained in Idaho,
outside of the park. Captain Anderson,
however, believes the capture has resulted
in thoroughly stampeding and demoraliz-
ing the poachers. The interior depart
ment officials say that, unlike Montana,
poaching is not made felony throughout
the year in Wyoming and Idaho.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-12
Weather Changes and Results.

The mild and balmy California
weather of the past 10 days was sup
planted by a nipping eager air from
Alaska last night. The relief from
winter eased up on the drain upon the
coal supply and even affected the mer-
chants trade. Cold winds help bust
ness II they don't help in comfort,
and even this is disputed. for there are
many cold weather advocates who de-
clare that such January mildness as
Anaconda has enjoyed recently is very
unhealthful and is the cause of sick
ness. In this the physicians bear them
out. and report considerable business
in their line throughout the city. There
are. however, no contagious diseases.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-12
HIS RIGHT DISPUTED
A Saloon Man Insists That Chief
Whites Action Was Wrong.
TWILL BE SETTLEDlN COURT
There Was a Rough and Tumble
Fight ina Resort and the offi-
Ger Did What He Claims
Was a Duty.

bluff that worked but had string
ON II was that of Harry Hughes
saloonkeeper on Commercial street
who drew a revolver on Chief White'
II Is fortunate probably that the orncer
was unarmed else tragedy wouiu
have occurred. but discretion as the
better part of valor, was used by the
chief and the matter will be settled IN
the courts.
The incident happened during Friday
evening. Chief White was passing the
saloon and heard sounds of fight IN
side. He went in and found two men
engaged in a rough and tumble scrap
on the floor. The combatants were
separated and peace restored OUT Ior
one fellow named Con Cronin, whom
Chief White started to take away.
Hughes, the saloonkeeper, intertereu'
and secured a revolver declaring thal
the police had no right to take prls-
oner out of his place without permis-
sion. The chief took no hasty action,
the case was unimportant, and he walt
ed until yesterday morning ana tneh
arrested the saioonkeeper and the man
Cronin also. Cronin was fined SlO ana
costs by Judge T. d. Fitzgerald.
Hughes furnished 500 ball ana mas Sc
cured the services of ]. II. Duffy as MS
attorney. The case is set for trial next
Wednesday.
The idea is a common one among
saloon men that an officer has to have
special permission to arrest man on
their premises, but. whenever the courts
have decided its 1t is against the
idea. Policemen have right to take
a prisoner whenever they get hands on
him. This is the second time in a week
that the rights of officers of the law
have been called in question. 1t Is seri-
Gus business and that no one has been
hurt is a matter for congratulation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-12
THE CARLETON s.
They VIII be Here To- Morrow Night and
TUESDAY,.


With THE Carleton Opera company Is
Miss Rena Atkinson, a young prtma
donna who was discovered by John
Mcguire. He es as proud of his dis
cover-y OF this star in THE operate world
as an astronomer over the finding OF Q
new celestial brilliant. Miss Atkinson
is a Western girl, and her stage Life
has been one of continual triumph. The
company will be in Anaconda for two
nights, Monday and Tuesday. The first
lblll is the Lilly of Killarney" and on
Tuesday night there Is a grand double
bill, The Bohemian Gtrl' and THE
Charity Girl" The first Is we'll known
and the second is known through the
author 1T rs a charming one-act oper-
eta The musical works of the famous
composer of Dorothy" Alfred Collier,
are too wen known to need any lengthy
introduction TO the music lovers OF this
city. THE Charity Girl was recently
produced at the Covent Garden, Lon
don, and enjoyed a run of over a year.