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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-06-05

Mo DISEASE has ever presented so many
1 peculiarities as LaGrippe. No disease
leaves its victims so debilitated, useless,
sleepless, nerveless, as LaGrippe.
Mr.. D. W. Hilton, state agent Of the Nut
ual Life Insurance Co., Of Kentucky. says:
SIN 1889 and 80 had two severe attacks
of LaGrippe, the last one attacking my ner-
vous system with sucn severity that my life
was despaired of. l had not slept for more
than Two months except by the use of mar
cOtics that sJupefed me, but gave me no
rest. was only conscious of intense mental
weakness, agonizing bodily pain and the
fact that was hourly growing weaker.
When in this condition, commenced using
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine In two days
/ began to improve and in one months time
| was cured, much TO the surprise of all who
knew OF my condition. l nave been IN ex-
cellent health since and have recommended
your remedies TO many of my friends
Louisville. Jan. 70, 1895. d. w. HILTON.
Dr. Miles, NerVine ReStOreS Health.
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CONTINUED WARM WEATHER,
1t Will Probably BE Slightly Cooler

1t Will Probably BE Slightly Cooler,
However, Tomorrow Morning.
Forecast till s pm. Sunday-For the Dis
night; Sunday, fair. with increasing cloud
mess: continued warm weather, but prob
ably slightly cooler Sunday morning; light,
variable winds.
For Virginia, fair and continued warm
weather tonight and Sunday; southerly
winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The depression, which was central over
New Mexico yesterday morning, has moved
northward to North Dakota The barom-
eter has fallen generally throughout tin.
central valleys, lake regions and the north
west. 1t has also fallen rapidly northeast
of New England, and 1T has risen over
southern Rocky mountain stations.
The warm weather continues In the south
ern states, the Ohio valley and the lake
regions. 1t is cooler in New England and
on the middle Atlantic coast The tenn
ka and Colorado southwark to Texas, and
1t Is below freezing throughout Rocky
mountain stations from New Mexico north
ward to Montana and Dakota.
Excessive heat continued to prevail YES
terday throughout the middle Atlantic
states and the Ohio valley. but decidedly
cooler weather prevails this morning on the
coast from Atlantic City to Boston
The following maximum temperatures of
the 18th, with the excess, as compared with
the highest recorded during any previous
second ten days of April, are noted: Albany
S60. 10: New York city, $40. 10: Philadel-
phia, 92', 50; Washington city, 920, e.; Nor
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folk, so. g.; Charlotte, go, So: Indianapo-
lis, So, Il: Cincinnati, S6o &c: Parkars-
burg, 80 g.; Pittsburg, So. %.
The following heavy precipitation, in
inches, was reported during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours: Grand Haven, LOG; Milwau-
kee, 1.24; Huron. LIZ; North Platte, 1.4s;
Moorhead, 10.
Local showers are reported this morning
from New England, northern portions of
the lake regions and from Texas north
ward to Minnesota. The weather continues
fair in all other districts.
The indications are that fair weather will
continue from the Ohio valley and lake
regions southwark to the gulf coast
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, Ca; condi-
ton, 81. Receiving reservoir temporal ure
63: condition at north connection. "a; con.
dition at south connection 30. Distributing
reservoir. temperature, g.; condition at in.
fluent gate house, SO; effiuent gate house Sc
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 5:05 am. and 600 pm.
nigh tide. :26 am. and II AS pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 600 am and G:54
pm; high tide, 12:17 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Sun rises, 5:19: sun sets, $40. Moon
sets, O:25 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1854 p.m.; extin.
gushing begun at 4:06 am The lighting
Is begun one hour before the time named
Naphtha lamps all lighted by 7:54 pm.
ext1nguishing begun al 4:21 am.
Range of the Thermometer.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
am, 20; pm, 81; maximum, 81; min
imum, G3.
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TRANSPORTING RAILWAY.
What One Georgetown Man Thinks of
the Situation.

-
the Situation.
Il see by your paper" said a citizen of
Georgetown to The Star today, that the
citizens of Georgetown are still complaining
OF what they term the injustice of Con-
gress and the Commissioners in not grant
ing them or a railway company the privi-
lege of constructing a road on the piers of
the Aqueduct bridge, but they seem to lose
sight of the fact that the public Is almost
universally opposed to such a plan. For
many years 1t has been pointed out to the
People of this city that if they wished to
retain the patronage of the Virginia side
now rapidly increasing in population, they
must procure the erection Of a bridge at
the Three Sisters, and had the Pennsylva-
MIA avenue cable line applied the money
they are now using in the construction of a
so called union depot at the north end of
the Aqueduct bridge to the construction of
bridge at the Three Sisters and an elec-
trio line to Falls Church and branch to
Carlin Springs. they would have had the
inside track. Having failed to embrace
this opportunity they need not be sur
prised to see three-fourths of this patron
age taken from them by a more enter
prising and far-seeing company"
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TO INVESTORS

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into share
be
a good o the aoAh
re hn stree tnmcla Dand Indoor
Reliable
patent
The hcOdr
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WESTERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis. pastor
LEO 1;0 :, An !, . SWE i1T Our DooRsTEps.
CHURCH OF THE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN
Connecticut avenue, and 18th SITS. NV, Rev
Teunis $. Hamlin, DID,, pastor.-Services at IL
Am. and pm. Preaching at the morning
vice by the pastor ON subject: War ArDitra-
ton In the evening !. song service, Mrs
Thomas L. Noyes, Prof. Pearman and the G. E.
Christian ian EndeaVer socicty meeting at tt pm
Thursday evening service at o'clock 1t
METROPOLITAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
4th and b SITS. Sc, Rev. Geo n Luccock, DID,
pastor.-Preaching by the pastor tomorrow II
Waichman at Gods Treasnry.' Evening subject:
Agree Sabbath school, $50 am = p $ " q
E. $50 pm Prayer meeting Thursday at $50
Maryland ave. and 9Th st. n.e.-Rev Thomas
Chalmers Eas"n pD ras5or e; will preach a. II
nns at p New au6 5s snd g1es nnts
the Woman and the apple" Strangers cordially
invited. Pastors residence, sos 18th st. 1t
GUNTON TEMPLE,
ss: HS s9s qS
s WI" s%Sps AZ H1p late a% eopastor frrs,
Theme Theme: GODS Attitude Toward t tan
S $, $50 am.
\. Z. 5. Z. f., $50 pm.
Prayer meeting Thursday, 1880 pm. 1t
NEW YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Rev; Wallace Radcline DID, pastor. Services
Sunday, IL ain. and 7::sO pm Subject, evening
service, Under the Trees the second Of
series of Sunday evening sermons. Sabbath
school, $50 am. Christian Endeavor prayer
meeting, $50 pm. 1t
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CORNER
of and Sd sts., Rev. A. W. Pitzer, DID,, pas
tOr.-Services at II am. and pm. Sunday
school, $50 am; Y. p. ). g. E., pm. Spring
meeting Presbytery of Chesapeake, Tuesday I
pm. Opening sermon Tuesday evening" pm
Preaching also Wednesday evening, s pm. All
welcome. Seats free 1t
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Beecham's Pills for CON.
stipation, 1oc. and 25c
Get the book at your drug
gist's and 60 by it.
Annual Sales More Than 100000 Boxea
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q the Flags.
tf
b. durnsu
for
weather
The tempe zen placed at be l. 2
cod
the temper
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EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, GARFIELD, ID.
C.-Grand rally all day. pm. and 80 pm,
preaching by the boy preacher; also Monday
night, April 20. Rev. j. A. Taylor, pastor. It,
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CHURCH NOTICES.
METHODIST.

METHODIST.
FIFTEENTH STREET NE CHURCH, COR. R
pasor eS w. and ase pnnv by the
sSiah Ep@Ro %s fesssss
!; Ill g% b Rev: ]: d. Smith EpDoFth Lea IssE"s
WAUGH NE. CHURCH, Sd AND A SIS. Ne
Key E. Olin Eldridge, pastor, at IL a. m. AMI
1;SO pm Subject for morning Applied Chris
pm Prayer meeting, Thursday, 1880 pm. Seats
Mt. VERNON PLACE Me. CHURCH SOUTH
cor. 9th end X SITS. NV, Rev Isaac W. Canter
sssorlITreashlng, II an, by Rev. ". II. Mi,
the pastor. West Washington, Tuesday. $50 PM
s Midweek. Wednesday. pm. SIS. $50 c.
6:la pm. 1t
METRorOLTrAN ME, AZ AND c, REV. HUGH
7:s5 pm. Rev. ]. E Gilbert. DID, secretary Of
am, sunday school. 5 pm, Chinese school
$50 pm. Epwsrth League. Thursday, 7:6,
prayer mceIing. 1t
Family y,, Religion $50 pm. Y.rs.c,E 1880
HAML IN " NE CHIKcII, 9TH AND S SITS i.s,
g:l5 an Preaching by the pastor, II a NJ and
conservation. Thursday. church prayer meeting,
1870 pm: First quarterly conference, Monday
evening. 100 1t
WESLEY CHAPEL. NJ: E: CHURCH, COR, 9TH
school at 9:l5. Preaching by pastor at II am.
and 80 pm Epworth League at $50. Prayer
meeting on Thursday evening. 1t
GRACE METH EIIsC. CHURCH, Dir. GEO. v.
Leecl pastor; residence, S12 5 st. n.w.-S. s.,
$40 an PREACHING. IL am and . 80 pm Ep
Seats free Attentive ushers. 1t
McKENDREE NJ. E. CHURCH, REV, HENRY R.
Naylor, D.D;, passttor:-11 am; Rey l.. b:
susj tsa in evening g. @ GToRY OF 4oTS
MEN, S. s., $3.50 am. Epworth League, G:i5
TRINITY NJ. E CHURCH. REV. g. W. HOBBS;
pastor.-9:15 am, Sunday school, II an. and
80 pm, preaching by pastor T CSC pm .,d Ep-
worth League prayer meeting Thursday, 80 p
m, church prayer meeting. IT.
MARVIN NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH, CORNER 10TH
and b SITS. s.w.-Preaching at IL am and 80
pm by pastor, Rev. W. F. Locke; sunday
All cordially invited to attend services 1t
ASBURY II. E. CHURCH, nth AND SITS. y.
W. Rev. l. l.: Thomas. pastor-s s, 9:15: II,
Mary G. Hail: !. Epworth League; 7:45, sermon.
Rev. c. Fl. Murray. It,
ST. PATL's NJ. E. CHURCH, DUPONT CIRCLE,
Rev. StOwell L. Bryant, pastor.-9:3O, Sunday
school; IL, 7:so, preaching; GAS, Epw9rth
UNION NJ r. CHURCH. 10TH ST. NEAR PA.
ave. NV. Rev A. Biclaski. pastor.-l1 and
7:3o. preaching by pastor; $50, Sunday school;
ESQ, c. E. meeting. IT.
CONGRESS STREET n. P. CHURCH. s1sT ST
Preaching by the pastor at II and 1850. IT.
FOUNDRY NJ E. CHURCH, 14TH AND G STs.-
Rev. DR. Oliver A. Brown, pastor.
$3.50. Sunday schCo'.
H. preaching by the pastor.
$40 pm, Epworth League.
1t" 7:3O pm, preaching by pastor.
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FRIENDS,

FRIENDS MEETING ORTHODOX) EVERY FIRST
day at IL am. in rooms of Y NJ. &. A. 1875
n. y ave-. q. Z. at 1890 All are welcome 1t
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PASTOR E. HEZ SVEN breaches SONDAY, II
Am and 40 pm Baptism at night. About
week. Revival services continued next week. the
successful and interesting Pastor Evangelist John
J. Wicker in charge. Free pews. All invited.
Second Baptist Church Auditorium 4th st. and
Va
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REP ID BLlG of CUBA
S2,Ooo,ooo

uu 3U W W Su W WI WV WN
S2,OOO,OOO
SIX PER GENT GOLD BONDS.
Sealed PROPOSALS will be received until 8 O'Clock
pm. April q, 1856, at the office OF the Treasurer,
No. 1872 Water street. New York city, for the pur
chase OF all any part Of 100000 Republic OF
Cuba six per cent Gold Coupon Bonds being a por-
tion Of issue Of Sl0.0en.dn0 authorized by The
Cuban Government, principal and interest payable
In the cities Of Havana New York.
The recitsls in the bond make the principal due
ten years after the evacuation OF the Island Of
Cuba by the Spanish forces, the Republic reserving
the right 10 take up and pay said bonds at any in
terpst periOd. at the face value thereof hDd
pledges all revenues TO the payment of principal
and interest. Dehomira tions 81, coo, $500, $780,
$50.
The Coupons payable the first days Of
April and October OF each year, with the under
standing that payment OF same may be deferred
until six months after the evacuation of Cuba 10y
the Spanish forces. and receivable for taxes in
proportion OF one-ffth.
All proposals mist be sealed and Endorsed bid
FOR BONDS" Proposals for all a part OF the
above issue at any price Will be taken into con-
sheraton but the right is reserved to reject bids
under sixty per Of face value.
FURTHER PARTICULARS MAILED UPON APPLI-
CATION.
b. J. GUERRA. Treasurer.
NO. 1872 WATER ST. NEW YORK CITY,
aplS&21,2t NEW YORK.
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CHHISTADELFHIAN,

MEET EVERY SUNDAY IN
church on Sth ST. bet. + and q SITS. ne Sunday
&c ho0 at O'Clock pm: services at $3.50 pm:
Christadelptian League will meet III 469 Pa ave-
NV. at 73O PIN II.
FRIENDS
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PRESBYTERIAN.

WESTERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
ii st. above 18th,
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis, pastor.
11:UO AM, 'SWEEPINti OUR DOOiSTEpS. -
1880 PM, TON BROWN AT RUGBY 1t
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CHURCH NOTICES.
BAPTIST.

Scott Circle, DIR. Charles A. Stakely pastor
Sunday school, $3.50 am. Preaching by DR..
Stakely, IL am and 7:45 pm. Baptism in the
close Of the evening service Christian Endeavor
meeting, 8:45 pm. You cordially invited to
be present. 1t
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FIFTH BAPTIST CHURCH, VA. AVE. S.W. BET.
AZ and 9th sts-PreachiIg at II am. and rs
pm: by the pastor, the Rev. c. c. Meador D D.;
Sunday school at $40 n m II
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WON'T Need Your OYercoat

AMI winter suits until fall. When you put
them away wrap them In MANAHAN'S MOTH
PAL Err, or q MOTH BAG. They afford absO-
lutte protection against moths by suffocating
them. Have the sweet, health-giving OdOr of
the pine trees. Better in every way than cam
phor, cedar chests or foul-smelinc moth balls.
OBags, Is end Soc Rolls of II sheets, 86c.
Easton & Rupp, 42H nth ST.
Stat,aers. Dust above ave- la17-14d
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AR; GEORGE NJ. COFFIN WILL LECTURE ON
Heaven. Hell and the Resurrection on Sunday
II am Subject for Pm, Some Aspects of
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OPP Johnson. DID, pastor.-tirand rally for
building; IL an, Rev. ]. II. Scott of Baltimore
conference; $3.50, lyceum, addresses by Chas.
Stewart, esq, OF Chicago Dispatch, and Rev.
Dr. James W. Iavatt Of the BALTIC conference;
80 Z. m. Rev. Il. III, Porter Of Alexuudri:i
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FIFTEENTH STREET NE CHURCH, COR r
n.w.-PI6acf ing, II an and 1880 pm. by the
pastor, Rev: W. w. Van Arstale. Sunday school,
wy an. Temperance meeting, Pm, address,
81 doy Mrs. Clinton b. Smith EpwOrth League,
$50 Pm AL invited. IT.
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Brewers Grains.
Dried Brewers Grains something new. They
are easily handled. and be kept a long time.
They excellent and economical feed for
cows and horses.
Our NEW PATENT GRAINS DRYING MA
CHINE Is In operation.
Dried Greins for sale, $1,000 per ton.
Samples free.
Washington Brewery Co.,
ap161w 9Th and SITS. ne.
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| The REV. WILLIS OF THE LIBERTY BAPTIST
| Church 18th and f SITS. NV, will baptizc at the
| bathin4 beach sIuti of the monument grounds
morrow morning Mt 1870: sacrament ut 3 o'clock =
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DuMBARTON AVENUE Me. CHURCHILL AM
preaching by Rev. II. X. Naylor, ID, and Mt
1880 Pm by Rev. ]. D. Smith. Epworth League
at 6:4S. II
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-30
COURT MINTURN's DANCE.
Pretty Costumes Seen at the Socfety,s
F. Ball Last Wight.

The fourth annual masquerade ball of
Court John A. Minturn, No. 50. r. of A..
was held last might at Odd Fellows
Hall, Hoboken. Over four hundred peo-
pie attended and the gathering was a
financial and social success. The CO.'S
tunes worn by the dancers were pretty
and UNIQUE, and with the handsomely
decorated hall presented a pretty sight,
Dancing began as early as eight o'clock
and continued until daylight.
Among the many present were.-chief
Ranger and Mrs. VIM. Bumlke, Sub
Chief Ranger Mrs. John Pnug.
Treasurer Patrick Slogan, Financial Sec
rotary and Mrs. Thomas E.. Mitchell.
Recording Secretary George Gunders-
doff, Senior Woodward Henry Hamm,
Junior Woodward Fred Cutting, Senior
Beadle George Engel, Junior Beadle Al
bert zoch. Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Peters,
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Povenz
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Wey-
hansen, Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Bescher, Mr..
and Mrs. John P. Harrigan, Mt. and
Mrs. Edward w. Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Hecht, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Scher-
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Linden, Mr..
bauer, Mr.. and Mrs. Val. Dohm, Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Pridy, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Primer, George Nsubeek. Miss
Anderson, Robert Stuart, Miss Martha
Courts Castle Point, America, Harmony,
Stevens, Friendship, Damon and Little
Union, No. 1863; j. Orr Battery Of Ninth
ward, New York and Veronica Athletic
Club, New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-30

The nomination Of j. Kearney Rice.
the unpopular County Judge of Midalesex
for any. Fedsral ofice is a disgusting
mistake both on the grounds of morals
and politics. He is rejected with con-
tur1ely by the people of his own county.
who know him best. At their instance,
a State Senate has refused to confirm
his nomination to the office which he
occup.es as a hold-over, which nomina-
tion was itself a political mistake that
cost the party many hundred votes in
9fiddlesex last November. Petitions have
already been addressed to the Governor
and the Senate. this year, against his
continued of the bench. In a
word. Rice is one of the old gang of dis
credited politicians, who awe wrecked
the Democracy Of this State and whose
bar1aele-lika adhesion TO the last tim
Der that floats. prevents the reconstrue-
tion Of the party ship.
1t is to be presumed that this fatal Sc
lection is due to the influence of Sena-
tor James Smith. 1t is a proof of the to-
tai incapacity of that gentleman for
State leadership. It shows plainly how
little hope there is of better things Until
he is relegated to the background.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-30
4 D. |. IND v. OUTRAGE.
A Country Detective Brutality
Enforces the Company's Or
der Against Packages.

There was a lively time in the Hobo
ken station Of the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western Railroad Company Tues
DAY afternoon, in which a passenger was
yanked and hauled about in lively fash
ION by one of the company's detectives.
The whole trouble was brought about by
the recent order of the superintendent
requiring that all packages shall be car
riU in the express car at the express
company's usual rates. This order, it is
said, was issued at the instance of the
United States Express Company, whose
cupidity was aroused by the sight of the
many packages and bundles which the
ommuters carried home with them ey-
cry night, and which, had they gone into
the express cars, would have materially
heipe to fill the Golfers Of the company.
On Tuesday afternoon T. O.. Bullock.
proprietor of the Arbor Vitae Lodge Farm
at Succasunna, Morris count came over
the ferry and proceeded to take the 3:35
Easton Express for his home. He car
ried in his land two packages. weighing
perhaps eighteen or twenty pounds. AS
he passed in, the brakeman standing AT
lne step told him he could not take the
bundles into the car. Mr.. Bullock did
n MOI n zee the injunction, but went in
ana LOOK a seat. He placed the bundles
on the floor and covered them with his
overcoat. He had settled down to read
nlS newspapers when Conductor Hough
IolloWed. by the brakeman and another
MAI came tearing through the car.
'Wnere Isl ne2" exclaimed the other
person, and when the brakeman pointed
out Mr.. Bullock, the other person, who
Said ne was a detective. ordered Mr.
Builock off the car. The gentleman re-
IuSed, saying that he mad purchased a
Llcket ana had committed no crime. and
ne did not propose to get off. IN The
meantime the brakeman walked off with
MT. Bullockis packages, and he has not
seen them since. Tine other p-assengers'
who We're all in sympathy with Mr.. BuI,,
lock, began to make Observation-Disclosures ~
remarks about the conductor, the rail-
Ihey also clamored to have the train
started and wanted to know what thev
We're delayed for.
At that the detective seized Mr.. Bull.
lock by the collar, saying that ii
ne was a gentleman he would get of
ana not delay the passengers and accom-
panying ms remarks with jerks and pulls
Wnich tore Mr.. Bullock's coat collar. He
aeia MS ground, however, and after q
eeiay 81 eight minutes the train started
ana VT, Bullock went with it. He says
that ne counted eight seats with package
ana no passengers in them around him
n no attempt was made by the rail
Tqad employees to interfere with them
he proposes to proceed against the CON.
pany ana cause the arrest of John f
McCieiland of Hackettstown, the detec.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-30
ORIGIN OF OLD GLORY.
Professor Bedford Gives Its HIS
tory From the BEGINNING

Prof. August Bedford of Boston. the
State Organizer of the United American
Mechanics of Massachusetts,, gave an in
teresting lecture last night in Odd Fell
lows Hall, Hoboken, before a large audi
ence, composed of members n friends
of Star Council. No. 40. O.. u. A. NJ.
upon the origin and evolution of the
American flag.
He illustrated his . lecture with forty
flags, besides a picture of the Viking
ship and one Of Washington's coat-of-
arms The speaker said that Columbus
did not discover America, but that the
Norsemen did. Haddod discovered Ice
land in $50. and Lief Ericsson landed in
what is now the city of Boston in the
year 1000.
Freydis Ericsson was the first white
woman to visit American soil, and that a
Norseman, Snorre Thorinson, was the
first American child of European par
ents being born on the Cape in 1908.
He then said that Columbus went to
Iceland in 14T to inquire about the land,
beyond the seas, and that when he sailed
in 1892 he expected to reach India, but
instead landed in South America. John
Cabot, he said. was the first man to
bring a flag here. 1t was a white ground
with a red cross and was known as the
..St. George Cross" His next flag was
known as the Three Country Troop"
pany. This was followed by Governor
Andres flag in 1907; Sir William Pepper
elps flag in 1745 several flags of the
Sons Of Liberty and the first official
American flag, a ground of white with
a pine tree upon It and the motto. IAN
appeal to Heaven"
Next came the flag presented to Gem
eral Putnam and his troops by Genera
Hancock for their bravery at Bunker
Hill. The Cambridge flag, the first hay-
Of arms was nett, followed by Paul
Jones flag, fiags with rattlesnakes. flags
with chains and bands, and lastly the
Stars and Stripes.
Prof. Bedford described how the flag
was designed and made.
The next alteration in the a was
made by Peter HI. Wendover, who drew
the bill which was passed in 1878, max
ing 1t thirteen stripes n twenty stars.
with a star to be added on the Fourth OF
July succeeding the admission of each
State. Following these were two flags
suggested at the peace convention in
New York city in 1866, when they recon-
mended a division of the flag, giving
part to the South and part to the North.
Then came the four rebel flags and last
Of all "Old Glory
Prof. Bedford is the grandson OF Peter
H. Wendover, who designed the present
Nag. and the Professor has spent over
s.. ZOO and many years in getting. together
the exhibit he produced last night.