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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
CONTROL OF THE HOUSE.
Latest Returns from CONGREGATIONAL
Districts Indicate THAT Ii VIII
Rest with Republicans.

Washington, Nov. 10.--Up TO midnight the
net result OF Tuesdays elections. as shown
by returns accepted by the administra-
OF Is Ina the house and 40 In the senate,
with good prospects OF an increase OF two or
three seats In the lower branch OF the next
congress and one ia the senate. Demo-
cratic managers stlll claim the house
vaguely, but have apparently lost hope.
With nine districts in doubt. the most
careful estimates az republican headquar-
ters give the republicans lS5 members or
the house and the opposition l12 repub-
llcan majority over all OF 10. Assigning the
doubtful districts according TO the best
Information obtainable the table IS as fol-
lows.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

Montreal. Can, Nov. 1O.--Norman
Cole shot and instantly killed Mathiide
Invigueur Wednesday. then turned his
revolver. on himself and sent u bullet
through his brain. The murder and
suicide took place in little candy store
Kept by the young woman's mother.
Ccle left letter stating that he i'm
tended 10 kill himself for love OF
Mathildc Layigueur.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

Mcpherson. Kan. Nov. 5. - In Little
River, 20 miles west of here. fire de-
stroyed every building on the west
side of Main street, including is houses
and hotel The east side of the street
was only saved by hard work. Loss.
$4,000; insurance. small.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
nenth of Judgc sear..

Tacoma. Wash. Nov. 10.-Judge
Theodore c. Sears. prominent in Kan.
sas and Washington, died at Lakeview,
rear Tacoma. Wednesday. Sears was
one of the 1905" who stood solid for
Grants third nomination. lie was
prominently mentioned al one time for
United States senator from Washing.
ton
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
ThcIr Grave. MARKED.

Manila. Sept. "a, Via San Francisco,
Nov. 5.-IIead boards have been erected
over the graves of the Astor battery
dead, who lie in the native cemetery,
and their effects have been sold at auc-
ton. bringing large sums. a cont be-
longing 60 Private Dunn brought $40,
and tobacco pouch SIC. The money
will be sent TO relatives
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
Favor Prince George.

Constantinople. Nov. 1O.--Great Brit
min, France and Italy have accepted
Russia's proposal to appoint Prince
George Of Greece high commissioner OF
the powers in the island OF Crete. The
Turkish government has appealed to
Germany and Austria against the pro-
posal, but Intellectually.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
..ConnrnacsI..

Paris. NOV. 1.-The Alatin confirms
the report that tho government wilt
instruct Maj. Marchand TO return 10
France with his expedition from Fa-
shodn by way OF Jibutil, on the Gulf OF
Aden, "thc only route consistent will,
French dignity"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

Chicago, Nov. 10.--lsx-Mayor Dewitt
G. Creiger died Wednesday night OF
Dright's disease. He founded the first
adequate system Of water supply ever
given 10 Chicago.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

Salt Lake, Utah. Nov. To- Enough re-
turns are at hand 70 Indicate beyond doubt
that Baskln tdom) for supreme court
Judge has been elected over Zane (rep).
From the best estimate on latest returns
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
North Dakota.

Fargo. n. d., Nov. lO.--All returns arriv.
ing from over the state have swelied the
republican majority Spaiding, republican
nominee. gets the largest vote, and VIII
probably reach majority OF 5000. The
balance Of the ticket averages $500 20 400
except Hallnnd. who may have LOO TO
spare There was great landslide on the
legislature. Returns show q out OF 81
senators are sure republican. while I'm the
house ca republicans out or GO have been
elected with four more doubtful This
gives the republicans So majority on Joint
ballot, which ought TO make a republican
successor TO Senator Roach certain.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

south Dakota.

Sioux Falls S. b., Nov. 10.-Almost COM
plete returns from the state give Phillips
(rep.) for governor "A majority OF 200
Later returns Will not materially alter this
majority. Gamble (rep) IL elected TO con-
entire republican state ticket Is elected.
The legislature will have a republican ma
jority. In 1896 the Black HIS gave flu
sion ma jority OF i,1i9 Phillips carried that
section of the state nv 700.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
minnesota.

ST Paul. MINI. Nov iO.--John Lind (sil-
yer rcpl with democratic and popuiist
Endorsement, who. few years ago as a re-
publican, represented q Minnesota district
III the national conFroHN. VIII have not less
fhan 10000 plurality Ia the state over Eustis
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
California;.

San Francisco, Nov iO.-Less than half
OF the vote OF California has been count
ed-i,ili complete precincts out OF 2,toI
give Gage. republican for governor, 800
10000 IN excess OF Mcguire ~ II reason
ably sure also that the republicans have
carried the. rest OF the state ticket with
state and two judges OF the supreme court
The vote on these are close. with the
chances IN favor OF the democratic can
didatcs. IL In certain that the republicans
have gained at least two congressman.
with a third one IN doubt. The legislature
will be republican.
San Francisco. Nov, i0.-James ID. phelan
(dem) has been reelected mayor OF Sar
Francisco, after contest or extraordinary
kconuess.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
wyoming.

Cheyenne, wye, Nov. 10.--Wyoming has
gone republican on state and congrcssion-
al tickets IN majorlties ranging from 1000
to I 500 votes. The legislature IN also I'M
doubtedly republican and VIII elect re-
publican senator TO succeed c. d. Clark
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
Michigan.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. i0.-According to
more complete returns Gov. Pingrees piu-
rallty will reach about 10000 This win be
a proporonate increase over his plurality
OF 81 400 OF two years ago, the vote cast
having been probably about fourth small
81 this year. The republicans have elected
"A solid representation OF " cOngrt ssmen
by majoritles ranging from hoo FOR Corr
Vss IN the First district to 1l.OOO for Shell
don In the Twelfth upper penipSuIa) dis
trict The democrats viii have a dozen
senators and representatives Ia the legis-
lafurc about equally divided between the
two houses. Senator Burrows reelection
now seems absolutely assured. notwith-
standing Gov Pingree strongly fayors the
candidacy Of Albert Pack. Gov. PirEree's
railroad taxation measures are regarded as
certain or enactment
Lansing, Mich. Nov, 10.-While Gov. Pin
gree won great personal victory Tuesday.
nv failed signally ia his campaign against
United States Senator Burrows. SO many
districts had Instructed their nominees for
burrows that the only danger Of the latter
lay IN the probability that the republican
majority on joint ballot would be SO small
that a few legislators could prevent de-
cislNe action hy refusing TO participate in
the republican caucus. This danger was
not realized. as there Will be not TO exceed
en- fusion legislators out OF the entire l32.
burrows clnimR15 votes sure. with a chance
sof Increasing the number.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
Sheridan and the Joke.

Sheridan, himself brilliant orator
as well as shrewd observer, was one
day asked how it was he got on SO we'll
in the house Of commons. "Well," he
said, 81 soon found out that the major
ity were fools, but all loved joke, and
determined to give them what they
liked" The great advantage of joke
is that it puts the speaker at once on
good terms with his audience. Hence
Cicero recommends it for an exordium.
A common way of winning the good
will Of an audience is f1attery. When
the Jews brought down the orator Ter
tullus to accuse Paul, Tertullus began
his speech with fiattery of King Agrip-
pa, "Since by thee we enjoy" and so
on. Another way, subtle form of fat
terry, is to describe yourself as native
of the same place or county as those
you are addressing. The forensic formu-
la, the fustlan apostrophe to the IL Sin
telligent and patriotic and high minded
men" whom the rhetorical Buzfuz sees
before him, is played out, but it has its
modern equivalents s.-Westminster Re-
view.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
Anglo-saxon Common Sense.

I had occasion at Coolgardie to be
present at public meeting gathered to
protest strongly against the actions of
the Western Australian government
with regard to the mining population
and the insufilciency of its political rep
rosentation. Several speakers held forth.
One declared that he was neither demo-
crat nor socialist, another that he was
a democrat, but not socialist; third
at last professed himself a socialist.
Sometimes groans, sometimes applause,
underlined certain phrases, but in the
midst of these gold miners, in this town
but three years old, in spite of the re-
laxing influence of torrid heat, the
most perfect order reigned throughout.
Thanks were voted at the end Of the
meeting to all the speakers without
distinction of opinion, a motion Of pro-
test was adopted, and the crowd retired
in the greatest tranquility. thought,
not without shame, Of the manner in
which meetings of this kind are often
conducted in France. lies Nouvelles
Societies Anglo o-Saxonnes, Pierre Leroy
Beaulieu.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
Poet and Queen.

DR.. Max Muller relates that the late
queen of Holland frequently oamo to
England and was fond of meeting while
there distinguished literary people, On
one occasion she lunched with Dean
Stanley and asked him to invite several
literary men, among whom were Tenny-
son, Lord Houghton, Huxley and Max
Muller himself.
Luncheon was ready, and everybody
had come to the deanery except Tenny-
son. Dean Stanley suggested that the
party should wait no longer, but the
queen refused to sit down before the
laureate's arrival. There was another
period of waiting, painful to all the
company.
Finally some one suggested that prob
ably Tennyson was incoming about in
the cloisters somewhere" " One was sent
to see, and the poet was indeed found
there, apparently oblivious that any
thing was going on. He was brought in
and placed at the table next the queen
Of the Netherlands.
The queen took the conversation into
her own hands and in particular tried
to draw Tennyson out. He was not in
talking mood. She addressed him q
question.
Eyes, ma am" he answered.
Then there was another question.
"No, ma'am, came from Tennyson.
Again she asked his opinion about
something. The question was not sus-
ceptible of answer by Eyes" or "No. I"
"Ma'am," said Tennyson after q
great effort, There is great deal to be
said ON both sides of the question"
Presently he turned and whispered to
Max Muller, II wish they had put some
of you talking fellows next to regina" "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
n FAMOUS MULBERRY TREE.
Planted by Milton In Christs College Gar
deus, Cambridge.

Planted by Milton In Christ's College Gar
dens, Cambridge.
In the gardens of Christ's college,
Cambridge, stands venerable mulberry
tree, which, tradition says, was planted
by Milton during the time when he was
student at the university. This would
be between the years 1894 and 1854,
for the following copy, from the Latin
of his entry of admission, accurately
fixes the former date, and his admission
to the degree of M. A., to which he pro
ceeded in the latter year, ended his in-
innate connection with the university:
John Milton, native of London, son
Of John Milton, was initiated in the
elements Of letters under Mr.. Gill, mas
ter of St. Paul's school; was admitted
a lesser pensioner Feb. 10, 1924, under
Mr.. Chappell and paid entrance fee,
los" He was then 10 years and 2
months old.
The treo so intimately associated
with his name is now much decayed,
but in order to preserve it as much as
possible from the ravages of time many
of the branches have been covered with
sheet lead and are further supported by
stout wooden props, while the trunk has
been buried in a mound Of earth. The
luxuriance Of the foliage and the crop
of fruit which it annually bears are
proof Of its vitality, but to insure
against accidents and perpetuate the
tree an offshoot has been planted close
by. In the event of bough breaking
and falling it is divided with even JUS
tice among the fellows Of the college,
and many pieces are thus preserved as
mementos of the poet. 1t was during
his residence at Cambridge that he COM
posed his ode, "On the Morning Of
Christ's Nativity" "Lycidas, too, is
intimately connected with Milton's life
at the university, since it was written
in memory Of Edward King his college
friend and contemporary, with whom
he doubtless shared the same rooms.
In those days students did not, as
now, occupy separate apartments, as
witness the original statutes of the COL
lege, "In which chambers our wish is
that the fellows sleep two and two but
the scholars four and FOUR" in conso-
quence of which a much closer intimacy
was formed among them than is now
possible. DR.. johnson relates that Mil
ton was fogged at Cambridge, but tho
fact is doubtful, though there is reason
to suppose that he had differences with
the authorities in the earlier part of his
college career, since he was transferred
from his original tutor. This tree is
still pointed out to visitors and was un-
til recent years especially marked by a
bough of mistletoe growing upon it
Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
Reward of Literature.

Among the women writers Of the cap.
ital there is one young matron whose
name isvery we'll known. A few months
ago she sent short story to magazine
which presented itself as an untried field.
By and by she received notification that
the story had been accepted and that in
payment thereof her name had been put
on the subscription list for one year.
The author Immediately returned an
swer that the compensation was not ad-
equate.
Dear madam" the editor wrote
back, "yours of such date Received.
We have put your name on the subscrip-
tion list for two copies each month"
And for fear that further correspond
ence would burden her with three cop
les of the magazine she was forced to be
content with that. at.--Washington Post.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
The Month of Bloodshed.
April Figures Pre- eminentIy in All Our
Wars.

Many of the most stirring events in
American history have occurred in
April, including the first conflicts of
the War of the Revolution and the
beginning of the war of secession.
The formal order to Spain to relinquish
the island of Cuba was made on April
Io, a date already notable in our
military annals.
1t was on April I9, I775, at Lex
ington and at Concord, that the first
armed resistance was made by the
minute men to the British troops.
The excitement of April 70, 1861, is
still remembered bv many persons.
The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment
was attacked by mob in Baltimore,
and that city was turned over to the
secessionists.
North Carolina was the first colony
to declare for independence, in April,
1916, and Rhode Island almost I'M
mediately followed with a similar
declaration. Six years later, in April,
1882, the recognition of our independ-
ence was made by the Dutch Repub-
lie.
April 1S, 1775-Paul Revere's
famous midnight ride.
April I9, 1775-Beginning of the
revolution by battle of Lexington.
April II, 17S3-Congress pro-
claims cessation OF hostilities.
April IS, I7S3-Congress ratifes
preliminary treaty of peace with Great
Britain.
April 4, 1S12-Congress estab-
fishes the embargo that begins the
War Of 1872.
April 81, 1Ss5-Santa Ana suffers
his great defeat at San Jac:nto.
April IS, I846-Hostilities open
between the United States and Mexico.
April Ia, IS6I-War of the Rebel
lion begun by General Beauregard
firing on Fort Sumpter.
April I9, IS6I-First bloodshed of
the war, in conflict between United
States troops and mob at Baltimore.
April 9, 1S65-Lee surrenders to
Grant at Appomattox.
April 70, 18oS-Congress of the
United States declares "that the
people of the island OF Cuba are, and
of right ought to be, free and inde-
pendent"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
LEFT ON TRAINS.
All Sorts of Articles Are Forgotten by
Absentminded Passengers.

All Sorts of Articles Arc Forgotten by
Absentminded Passengers.
Recently Chicago railroad displayed
in its unclaimed parcel room five barrels
of rubber overshoes and box full Of
false teeth. All this property and more
during period Of six months had been
left on the suburban and through trains
by absent minded passengers. The gen.
eral baggage agent, upon being asked
what was the oldest occurrence of this
kind, said that a woman once left on
train 6-months-old baby, and she did
not miss it until trainman overlook
her with the little bundle Of humanity
before she got outside Of the train she'd
1t was not case of abandonment. She
had forgotten to take up her own Off
spring.
Only one-half of the articles left on
trains are claimed and returned to own
ers. At all the railroad Offices in Chi
cago there are to be found motley col
lections Of about all the articles which
man or woman ever owned. 1t would
be impossible to list them in whole
page Of newspaper.
The article which figures most extern
slvely among the lost and found of the
big railroads is the umbrella. An off,
cial Of the Illinois Central says he re-
ceived in the baggage department /, 500
umbrellas year. General Agent Sadd
Of the Burlington says his records show
about 900 year, and the other lines
report large collections of this service
able article, which are left on trains in
all kinds of weather. On q recent fine,
sunshiny day the Burlington railroad
showed on its record whole page Of
abandoned umbrellas.
Next come the overshoes, which are
daily found, singly and in pairs and Of
tentimes odd in size and kind. At all
the offices they are accumulated to the
extent of barrels and barrels. 1t is q
common occurrence to find upper, low
er and partial sets of false teeth. Some
give evidence Of long service, others
have been too new and have been "laid
out" to give relief. But they come in
all shapes and sizes.
Wearing apparel in large quantities
is to be found in the lost parcel rooms.
The clerks in the Alton s quarters at the
Union station fitted out dummy figure
with every single article that a man is
likely to wear from head to foot. The
articles were all left piece by piece on
the train and gathered up by the en-
ployees until the figure was logged out
in newest fashion.
The young woman stenographer in
Baggage Agent Sadd's Office has pet
, kitten which was found in an envelope
/ box on a train, and, there being no
claimant, young Tom is being taught to
earn his board by mousing in the bag
| gage room.
Cripples frequently leave their
crutches on trains. There is collection
! of them at all the offices. Hanging up
! in the parcel room of the Illinois Cen
tral is big anchor made of moss gath
cred from trees in the far south. The
maker had taken care of it until Chica-
go was reached, only to abandon it to
the care of the parcel man. Chicago
| Tribune
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A London general omnibus is sup
posed to earn SIS per week.
Ant hills in West Africa sometimes
reach the height of fifteen feet.
Five feet is the minimum height of
the Russian ard French conscript.
In the towns of Chile most shops
are open till midnight, and during the
hot afternoons, when everybody takes
siesta, they are locked up.
The King of Siam has bodyguard
OF female warriors-i. e., 400 girls,
chosen from among the strongest and
most handsome of all the women in
the land.
In northern China one Of the prin-
cipal occupations is raising dogs for
their fur, which is fine and dense and
much used for clothing. They cost
only 40 cents apiece.
With piece of string and little
sand and grease some Hindoo con-
victs recently sawed through an iron
bar two inches in diameter in five
hours and escaped from jail.
lust as a letter was being read in a
Pennington (Me.) household from a
daughter in California announcing her
good health and well being, tele-
gram came announcing her death.
Garlic came from Asia and has
been used since the earliest times.
1t formed part of the diet of the
Israelites in Egypt, was used by
Greek and Roman soldiers and
African peasants.
The quaint little chimney sweeps
add to the picturesqueness of Charles.
ton, N. c., where they are still in
constant demand to clean chimneys
of the SCOT from the soft pine wood
so largely in use.
The skin of the reindeer is so i'm.
pervious to the cold that any one
clothed in such a dress, with the addi.
ton of a blanket of the same material,
may bear the intensest rigors of an
Arctic winters night.
AS soon as man falls into debt in
Siam the creditor can seize his person
and keep him as slave. Should the
debtor run away, his wife and chill
dren, his father, or other relatives are
liable to be seized.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05

Cement pipes are made cheaply by
an ingenious process devised by a French
inventor. A trench is dug and the bot
tom filed with cement mortar. On this
is placed rubber tube covered with
canvas and inflated. The trench is then
filled up with cement. AS soon as this
is set the air is let out of the rubber
tube, which is then removed and used
again in another section. BY this method
9 inch pipes have been made at cost of
22 crnts yard.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-05
Free In Spite of Himself.

Under the first French empire the ad-
ministration of the prison of Sainte-
Pelagie was go loose that it was not rare
for accused persons to lie there six
months without knowing the cause of
their incarceration. The following ad-
venture, narrated in 1.-THE Dungeons of
Old Paris" discloses the fact that re-
lease under similar conditions of igno-
rance was not impossible:
The doctor had given to a prisoner
who was slightly i'll an order for the
baths. Not knowing in what part Of
the prison the infirmary was situated,
he presented his order to tipsy turn
key, who opened the outer door of the
prison.
M. Guillon, free man without being
aware of it, took the narrow street to be
sentry's walk and went a few PAGES
without finding any one to direct him.
Returning to tho sentry at the door, he
inquired where were the baths.
1.-THE baths?" said the sentinel.
"The prison baths"
"The prison baths, said the sentinel,
"are probably in the prison, but you
can't get in there"
"What-I can't get into the prisoni
Am outside it, them"
"Why, yes, you're in the street. You
ought to know that, should think"
81 did not know it, assure you,'
said II. Guillon, land this won't suit
me at all" :"
He rang the prison bell and was re.
admitted, and his recital of his adven.
ture restored to sobriety the turnkey
who had given him his freedom.