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and plans were made for carrying
on a vigorous campaign.
In the democratic convention Lake
county was also prominently recognized.
G. NJ. Farley was chosen chairman of the
convention, P. j. Ryan was put on the
committee of credentials, W. c. Beaman
on the committee of conference and r.
F. Mullaney on resolutions. The Gen.
trail committee is as follows: Lincoln,
Bruce Oliver; Minnehaha, D. j. Con.
way; Union, E. W. Miller; McCook, NJ.
McCarty; Lake, w. c. Beaman; Moody,
Thomas Kelly.
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NOvak Behind the Bars

VINToN, Ia, Sept. 3. -Frank A.
Novak, the Walford murderer, brought
back from the Klondike, was turned
ver to Benton county officials by tins
detectives. There is no excitement O.
anticipation of trouble.
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Contract for BOX Cars.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 3.-President M.
Fl. ingalls, of the Big Four and Chesa.
peeke and Ohio railroads, concluded a
contyact with the Pullman Palace Car
compSny to construct as early rs posi-.
BILE 1000. box freight cars-l,OOO each
for the Big Four and the Chesapeake
and Ohio, at q cost of 81, 0oO, 900.
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Cut Off Apache RatiOns.

LAS CRUCES, N. NJ, Sept. 3.-The
government has cut off all rations to
Apache Indians except -four. They are
threatening an uprising, and the set
tiers near the reservation are very much
exercised. There are t o date about 800
Indians on the Apache reservation.
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Attorneys and typewriter owners can
find o stock OF typewriter paper, ~ by
ID, at THE DAILY LEADER Office.
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To heal the broken and diseased
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to instantly relieve ard to permanently
cure is the mission of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve.
FRANK SMITH
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DAILY
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TERMS OF
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THE o. RlsS OF SCIENCE

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FRANK SMITH
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Tbs OrakzaA

The OrakzaA o. ZHN
SIMLA, Sept. 3.-Colono. AbbottyW1B
two guns and a squadron Of thedqoD
Bengal Lancers, and the First1aei.
ment of Sikhs, has attacked 800 -
enemy at Doabakdo, on the road1
Hangu to Thul. The Orakzais 3
cavalry failing to cut off the ret1 va
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II you have over seen q little child in a
paroxysm Of whooping cough or if you
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Declared Glenwood's Mayor Insane,

HUDSON. Wis, Sept. 3.-The commits
sion appointed to examine as to the
mental condition Of ex-Mayor Lochead
OF Glenwood, has reported him insane
and recommended that he be sent to the
asylum. Lochead recently committed
q murderous assault on Keeper Walby
OF the poor farm and has requested q
jury trial. He is about 60 years old,
and has a varied experience.
Discovered Extensive Foreeries.
ROCKFORD, Ills, Sept. 3.-Forgeries
were discovered in paper ~rediscounted
by the Norton bank of Durand, Is miles
from this place near the Wisconsin line.
Parties interested in the bank have pro-
tected the irregular paper first discov.
cred, to the amout of Sc.
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Lung Troubles and C0nsum ptfOn Can
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In 1906 he was Il presidential cIectoi
on the Buchanan and Breckenridge ticket
In 1898 as Il Douglas Democrat he went
to Congress.
In 1860 be went again.
He was Douglas man in the presi-
Dental year of 1860. but when he heard
the South threatened trouble he said he
would shoulder his musket to have Lin
coin inaugurated.
In July. 1861. Lincoln had secession on
his hands, and Congress was in extra ses-
sion. Troops were leaving Washington
for the front. Logan quit the halls of
Congress. chased the troops, grabbed Il
were extra good reasons for leaving the
field
He returned to Illinois in August. re-
signed his seat in Congress, organized the
Thirty-tilst Illinois, and was made its
colonel, Sept. 13.
He was at Belmont at the head of his
own hot bayonets, and lost Il horse. He
led his regiment at Fort Henry and Fort
Donelson, at the latter assault getting Il
wound that disabled him for some time.
March ), 1862, he became brigadier-
general OF volunteers That summer the
people at home said, Come back, Logan,
and run for Congress-" and Logan re-
piled: Il have entered the field to die If
need be, for this Government, and never
expect to return to peaceful pursuits ul-
til the object Of this war OF preservation
has become an established fact
In Grants northern Mississippi cam
paign Logan commanded the third divis-
ion Of the Seventeenth army corps under
Mcpherson. He was made ma jOr general
of volunteers Nov. 26, 1862
He fought at Port Gibson, Raymond,
Jackson and Champion Hills He com
manded Mcpherson center at Nicksburg
and made the assault at the explosion of
the mine His column first entered the
city, and he was made it's military GOV
Crnor.
In November, 1868. he succeeded Sher-
man in command of the Fifteenth army
corps. In 1864 he led the advance of the
Army of the Tennessee at Resaca. repuls-
ed Ieardee at Dallas and drove the enemy
from his line of works ut KeneSaw Noun
tain.
At Atlanta he succeeded Mcpherson.
and saved Sherman from disaster.
When Atlanta fell, Sept /. 1864. Logan
went home and took part in the presiden-
tial campaign. but returned to Sherman
and active service until Johnston surren-
dercd. april %. 1860. May 23 he was
appointed 10 the command of the Army OF
the Tennessee.
The war over. he resigned his commits
sion. saying he did not wish pay when not
on active duty. President Johnson ap-
pointed linn minister to Mexico, but he
declined the honor
In 1866 he was elected as n Republican
to the Fortieth Congress. and was a man
Rgcr in the impeachment trial of President
Johnson.
He was elected to the Forty-frst Con-
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\ genius in Rochester. y. Y, mas dis
covered. or thitkS he has the cause Of
the hard times. He says it is bicycles
There are 10000 bicycles in that city
Of 10000 inhabitants. This wiseacre
estimates their cost at 81 100000. and
that the owners do not earn any more
wages because they possess the wheels.
and therefore concludes that the bulk
of the owners econOmiZe in the matter
of food, boots and shoes, clothing
Shaves, drinks. street car rides. liver
les. and so on. That genius thinks tLat
the wheel. which has afforded so much
pleasure and brought rosy cheeks TO
heretofore pale faces in such large
numbers. is destined to keep on main
tanning hard times. That genius Will
bring up in a madhOuse if he does net
throw over that peculiar phase of tie
bicycle question. His friends should
present him with bicycle and set him
to riding it. That will be the SurCSt
way to divert him from suicide or IN
insane asylum. What the world wants
on the bicycle question is information
that will lead to the extinction Of the
crarrbpr
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when he took Gen. McPherson's COM
mand at the battle of Atlanta. This was
one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
1t was July %. 1861. Hood had succeed
ed Johnston in command of the COnfed-
crate forces. and these were intrenched in
Atlanta. Gen. Sherman. however. be-
lieving that the enemy had evacuated the
city. ordered Mcpherson to move forward
in the direction of East Point and over
take the Confederates. Major Gen. Lo-
gan. commanding the Fifteenth army
corps, was ordered to press the enemy on
the left flank. while Gems. SchOteld and
Thomas were to attack his right and
rear. Mcpherson soon discovered that
Sherman had been completely misled. and
ordered LCgan's troops to go into position
for battle. About noon, the firing having
become general all along the line by that
time Mcpherson rode out almost alone to
observe the carrying out of his orders. In
passing through Il narrow bride path he
came upon stray company of COnfcder-
ateS from HardeeS corps, lying down in
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the woods. The captain commanded Nc
PhersOn three times to halt. Mcpherson.
supposing it to be Il detachment of his
own troops. with his usual courteous man
ner. lifted his hat Immediately after
perceiving his mistake. he wheeled his
horse. was fired upon and killed.
Gen. Sherman at once ordered Logan,
the next i'll rank. to take command. Never
did Il general on either side in the four
years war display more superb qualities
of courage. He brought order OUT OF
chaos and victory from defeat. The news
of McP Pherson's death having spread. Lo-
gan raIlied.the troops with the cry: Nc
PhCrsOn and revenge" Logan took com
mand on that famous black stallion of his,
and became Il flame of fire and fury. He
was everywhere: his horse covered with
foam and himself hatless and begrimed
with dust; perfectly comprehending the
position: giving sharp orders to officers as
he met them. and planting himself firmly
in front of fleeing columns, with revolver
il hand. threatening. in tones not to be
mistaken, TO fire into the advance did they
not instantly halt and form in order of
battle. The battle was resumed in order
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\ movement is on foot to secure par
dOnS for the notorious Younger BROTH
ers, who have been in prison for ;he
last twenty-one years for completely III
the robbery of the Northtield. Mimi,
bank and the murder of two men at
that time. The Younger and James
boys We're the leaders of a desperate
gang Of bank robbers and murderers
of that day st whose door many crimes
have been laid. but to whom are at
lributed by admirers many Of those
qualities which distinguish better men.
Jesse James went to his bloody ac-
count many years ago. His brother
Frank is living n life of comparative
decency among Il community where tie
James boys We're regarded as deiticS.
The IOungerS We're captured and have
since been in prison. The warden. who
is said to favor their release. speaks of
their having given tWenty-one wears OF
honest, manly and faithful service to
the State, and n st. Paul newspaper
processes to discover that there is
something Fundamentally good and
noble in men who preferred capture
and probable death to deserting q
wounded brother" 1t is asserted that
during their incarceration they have
been thoroughly reformed, and that 10
good can be had by their further i'm
prisonment. If this is really the case
they might be liberated. but there is
no use in becoming mawkish about the
matter
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AS an instance of his unfailing courtesy
to the enemy. and especially to women
and children. Major Mitchell. one of Lo-
ganS Old staff officers and Il Board of
Trade man now III Chicago. relates the
following incident: When the army was
Cncamrcd at Huntsville Il Southern wom-
an. whose husband and sons were in the
Confederate army. applied to Logan for
protection. She lived alone with her two
daughters, and was afraid that the fam
lily might be mOlested in some way. Lo-
gan ut once stationed guard at her
house and kept it there until the army
moved.
Logan never could resist the appeal of
the old soldier. After the bitter CAMPAIGN
of 1884 an old volunteer. lame and broken
in health. presented himself before the
general one evening. He preferred a re-
quest. compliance with which would have
placed Logan in the position of an appli-
cant for favor from the administration.
Much agitatcd at the old mans story, the
general at last cycl"imed stOrmly:
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Chicago TimeS-Herald: For many
years James Aram resided and pros
pered in the pretty village of Del"van,
Wis. He was not what might be tenn
ed Il rich man at his death. 4 few
weeks ago. He had taken part IN most
of the enterprises calculated - adj
vance the interests Of his town. 1t IS
apparent that he wanted to live III tie
thodghts of the people after he mad
crossed the river, for he generously re-
membered several Of the churches and
the cemetery association and then dl-
rected that S2G.000 be used III building
4 home for Superannuated Methodist
ministers and their families. to be 10
Gated at Delayan. That was to be in
memory of his father and mother. He
did not stop there. but left another
100000 to be used in establishing a
public library and reading-room. These
be monuments that are monuments.
They are none the less valuable. none
the less priced. because the man whose
memory will be preserved by tnnm
builded them himself. Fortunate, i'll
deed. is the village or city that has 6
James Aram. living or dead.
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q One of the boasts made upon the ;tc-
eesSiOn of the present car was that
there would be greater religious free
dom for the subjects OF Russia. Ac-
cOrding TO information lately received.
however. it would appear that, on the
contrary, the established church is 60
ing to greater lengths than ever in its
prosecution of diSSentcrs. With tie
aid of the government extreme meas
ureS are being reSOrted to to punish
those who refuse to conform to the
regulations of the State church. These
are being carried on by the chief pro
curator of the holy synod. who has al
ready made himself notorious by his
work against the disSenters. The ldr-
ter are said to number from ten 20
twelve million, embracing many SectS
and varieties of belief The curious
thing about the prosecutions is that
they are being carried out against some
persons who. lowing to the absence of
Il formulated creed, try to strengthen
the basis on which their faith is built
by conforming themselves to the moral
and practical demands of Christian
ity." That is certainly strange ground
for prosecution. but the prOcurator
finds it sufficient for the haraSSin@ of
these people. 1t will only SOW deeper
the seeds of the whirlWind which Rus
sia is to reap.
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Sir AShmead Eartlett'S information
from Il source usually reliable" that
Queen Victoria viii soon abdicate may
be correct. Stories OF Nictoria's APP
preaching ahdication hay" been set
afloat at least once 4 year ever since
the prince conSort's death in 1851. and
the world is ii last getting Sleptical on
this point. There has been DO v0lnr-
tary abdication in the annals OF British
royalty. Few English soyereigns de
and none resign.
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John Alexander Logan, one of nature $
captains, was born in jackson County,
ILL.,, Feb. 9, 1896. In Il mighty drama he
played Il commanding role. When he had
hung up his sword he was raised to Sc
lect group Of his nations statesmen, and
there he continued to sustain the respect
that his blameless valor had won him on
the bloody field. Named to sit beside the
head man of his countrymen, he led gal
liant charges in that civil campaign that
shook the eventful summer of 1854, and,
though unrcwarded with victory, he for
feited not the love and admiration of his
followers, who afterward saw with salts
faction their swarthy chieftain continued
i'll his statesman's chair With powers
unabated for future high service he was
suddenly called on the 26th of December,
1856, to exchange his toga for his shroud.
These are the influential facts in John
~. Lo&an's distinguished career:
lie was Of Irish stock, his father emf
grating from ireland to Maryland, to
Kentucky, to Missouri to Illinois.
He was educated at common school,
and by st tutor and at Shiloh College.
He served in the Mexican war and
served well.
After the Mexican war he studied law
In 1851 he was graduated at Louisville
University, admitted to the bar, and be
came partner of his uncle, Alexander VI.
Jenkins.
He was now developing the gifts that
made him a man to be chosen to lead.
Therefore in 1852 and in 1856 he sat in
the Illinois Legislature. He was also
elected prosecuting attorney.
o. In 1892 le removed to Benton, Frank
lin County.
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seat in tie extra session convcning March

seat III the extra session cOnvcning March
IS, 1879 lie was reelected in 1885, af-
ter Il memorable fight, signalized by the
loyalty and endurance of Logan's faithful
'103."
In the presidential convention Of 1884,
in Chicago. Logan received for President,
on the first ballot. G31a votes, Blaine sub
sequently being chosen. Logan was nom
mated for NicePresident. and with his
associate went down in the defeat out Of
which arose Grover Cleveland.
Logan at Atlanta.
The moment i'll Gen. Logan's career
which the sculptor has chosen to depict
in the monument unveiled at Chicago is
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The expected has happened and Nal-
Ger William has written a play. The
German Emperor was long overdue for
something eccentric. and Il survey of
the field showed that when he finally
broke out it would be IN the hiStrionic
dine. There was nothing left He had
7erf0rmed in music, made faces and
ether unpleasant pictures. gone to
catch whales tand caught TartarSi,
Gnd done about everything else from
failing 10 20 in when It rained 10 bluff
Ing the other powers Of Europe Now
ii was time for him To rise up and shine
again ana naturally he wrote a play.
- description OF the piece has been pub
IiShcd. but it i not material 10 the cpl
sode beyond establishing the fact that
the dramatic attack is acute. The play
viii be praised by tn" critics ana poSSi-
irly acted. and that VIII end The matter
as far aS the public is concerned. But
William ought to sustain This latest
freak longer than has been his custom
with the others. He ought 20 inject a
part for himself and go into the acting
the for Il season. He needs the train
iug in detail. He has been appearing in
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Il have never asked political favor
from this administration and L never
WILL
The poor volunteer stole out Of the room
abashed and disappointed. After half
an hour the storm began to abate in Lo-
gan's mind. He rose and said to Mrs. Lo-
gan as he went out:
Mary, can ask nothing OF this admin
istration myself. but I've got to do some
thing for that poor fellow or l shan
s.eep Tonight
He PUT into execution a plan which
soon brought his comrade all that he had
asked.
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The editor Of the Merkel CTeXas) Mail
rises TO remark that the editor Of the
Guide has merely assumed greatness,
with no provOcation whatever 10 don
such an unbecoming disguise. His
puerile attempts at Witticisms are IT.
reducible and proportionately irrcle-
want He is about as much Of al cdi-
tor-and gentleman-as a sheep is Il
billy goat This ought to help 10 boom
the undertaker'S business Il little
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gress and worked we'll for the reduction of
the army.
He was elected to the FO-ty-secOnd
Congress. but was chosen United States
Senator before that Congress convened.
He took his seat March /, 1871. He be-
came chairman Of the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. He had filed the corrc-
spending position in the House of the
Forty-tirst Congress.
His term expired. he resumed the law
in Chicago, but again was elected to the
Senate to succeed Oglesby, and took his
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An insurance publication in the East
f:as issued Fire Tables for 1897"
From this series Of figures it sseen that
tn 1896 the losses We're S11S.000.000. a
decrease of S24.000.000 from the losses
of 1895. SD 100000 under those Of 1894,
S50,000,000 less than 1893. and S34 000.-
GOO lower than 1892 Unfortunately
:here is no text with the figures show
Eng the cause Of the encouraging de-
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If we struggle to overcome fault or
10 resist a temptation. and succeed. the
time comes when we lose ali desire TO
commit the wrong; the Self-reStrIint is
over, and we enter into the true free
dom, where desire and duty are one.
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various star parts in the European
:heaters Of peace and war, but has
failed to make a good impression chief
iy because the audience has mistaken
his heroics for farce-cOmedy. The plays
ihe thing. but William must be in it.