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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Never Learns the Verdict.

An interesting circumstance connected
with the verdict rendered by the United
States Circuit Court OF Appeals, New
York. In the case of Col. Albert II. King
OF Brooklyn against the Pullman Palace
Car Company, was that he did not live to
learn of his victory, news Of the decision
reaching the family one hour before his
burial
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Woman Kills Herself I'm Alaska.

Mrs. John NJ. Tcnny, formerly OF Sc.
attic, took her own life ut juneau. Alas
ka. In a tit Of temporary insanity, brought
on by prolonged III health. Two hours
before the sailing of the steamer Cottage
City, on which she was to have taken
passage to Seattle. she seized u revolver
and shot herself through the heart.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Man Burns to Death.

At Muncie. Ind, tho livery barn Of
BOor L. Munshowcr was destroyed by
fire. Cecil Weekly, u cab driver, was
burned to death, and forty-seven horses
were also burned. Adjoining buildings
were damaged by falling walls. and the
total loss will be about $o5,OO
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
It, Louis In FInmcs,

Fire Quilted four business blocks In the
north end of the retail business section OF
st. Louis. The contents Of the eighteen
large retail establishments were destroyed
and fully fifteen other stores were more
or less seriously damaged by fire or
water. 1t Is cOnservativcly estimated that
ut least $2,OOO,OOO worth OF property was
destroyed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Many Per.ous Left Uom.,cs..

Two fires within block of each other
in the tenement house district of Har-
lem, n. Y, endangered the lives of more
than $50 persons and made thirty fami-
lies. homeless. The fires are believed to
have been of incendiury origin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
CIOscIy COntcstcd EIcctiou.

u. w. Hugo, Republican, was elected
Mayor Of Duluth, MIMI, by the small
majority Of seven votes over Henry
Truclsen, Democrat-PeOple's nominee.
The City Council Is Republican.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
They Don't Like Cuba,

A score of discouraged colonists who
had gone to Cuba to seek their fortunes
returned to New York on the MunsOn
Line steamship Laurenburg. They were
unit In expressing gratitude for their
safe arrival in what they called Gods
country"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
A.snssln Gct. Twn Nictim.

4 double murder was committed on the
farm OF Mr.. Bush. one mile below Grosse
Lcte station, La. a colored man named
Levy Jones and one OF his sons while at
supper were shot by some unknown per.
sou and died shortly afterward.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Prison for Major Hastings.

Maj. William Henry Hastings, brother
Of former Gov. Daniel IL. Hastings Of
Pennsylvania, was sentenced at Philadel-
phia for two years and six months In the
eastern ecnitcntiary for obtaining 5000
under false prctenses.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Rockefc,Ier Omit. oil Trust.

John ID. Rockefeller Is no longer an
official OF the Ohio corporation Of the
Standard on Company, neither Is his
brother, Frank Rockefeller. There II q
persistent story aioat that the Rockefel-
iers have also withdrawn as officials from
the entire Standard OIL Company
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Mime Wagc Scale signed.

Under the wage scale signed by the
United Mine Workers OF America and
the Interstate Operators Association In
indianapolis, the men employed In the
soft coal mines Of the principal coal pro-
ducing States will get u general advance
OF 21.21 per cent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Die In an l:xDlOsiOu.

4 powder magazine ut the Crystal
Falls, Mich, mine exploded, blowing two
men to pieces. Seven boxes Of powder
We're in the magazine at the time. No
damage was done to the mine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Noted Chess Player Insane.

DIR. William Stelnitz. the famous chess
player, was taken from his home In New
York to the insane pavilion of Bellevue
hospital. lie Is az years old and was
confined In AN asylum In Moscow In
1897.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Caused u Loss of &2OO,OOO.

In New York fire destroyed the building
occupied by II. =. Hess Il Co., dealers In
antique furniture. Fire Chief Croker
estimates the damage ut $?OOOOO. The
cause of the fire Is unknown.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
INSPECTION LAW IL UPHELD.
Minnesota Barbers submit to Exa min
alton Before They Weld Blade.

VTUUeSUHu HuTOcTb CUUuHu0 W HSN"'ss'''
alton Before They Weld Blade.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has up.
held the. State BARRIERS inspection law,
maintaining that the law Is u protection
from disease SO easily spread by unclean
or incompetent BARRIERS. 1t Is held that
there Is just as much necessity for this
law as there is for those regulating the
practice OF dentistry, law. medicine or
plumbing. The Minnesota law on this
point has been adopted In many other
States and this Is the first time the law
has been carried to any appellate court.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10

At Youngstown, Ohio. fire broke out In
the Mclslroy furniture store and extended
to j. NJ. Euwer 4 Sons dry goods store
and to the adjoining block occupied by
u. NJ. McKelvey Il Co. The loss will
aggregate between $4OO, 900 and $500, OOO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Plumbers Are Locked Out,

The LOO union plumbers In Chicago
were licked ont the other morning, as q
result OF the action taken by the building
contractors council.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Heavy Loss by Fire.

The spice house Of Spragne, Warner u
Co. ut Randolph street aud Michigan
avenue, Chicago, was damaged by fire to
the extent Of xl75,OOO. Or this amount
$50, OOO was on the building aud the bal
ance on the stock.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Two Trains Crash In the Might.

Nine men were injured severely, BIZ.
tween forty and ifty persons bruised and
scores panic-stricken In u collision he.
tween u Chicago, Milwaukee ana st.
Paul suburban passenger train aud
Northwestern freight train ut Grayiand,
ILL.,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Ex.po,t,mnstcr Gcncrnl dies.

Ex-Postmastcr General David NJ. Key,
a distinguished Southerncr, died at his
home In Chattanooga, Tenn, aged 70
wears,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Battle o., the TuucIn.

Dispatches from South Africa tell OF an
exciting battle on the Tugela river, re.
sulting from Gen. Buffers third attempt
10 reach Ladysmith.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Children Burn 10 Death.

Four children, the eldest 3 years old,
were burned to death at Lewisboro, \.
Y. The children had been left alone in
one of the rooms before an open fire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
ROllX Stnl,lcs l.llrl.

Fire destroyed the racing stables at
Roby, Ind. three valuable horses belong.
ing to the Thomas Costello stables being
killed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Fire Rayagcs Little Rock.

4 loss Of $l5O.OOO was caused at Little
Rock. Ark. by fire that destroyed the
stores Of the Dickinson Arms Company,
Arkansas Paper aud Book Company,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
(sOcI,cl IL Dead.

William l.. Goebcl died at Frankfort,
KY, In consequence OF the gunshot
wound received II few days previous.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Surveying on Panama Route.

A party from the American surveying
commission. which is headed by Rear
Admiral Walker, has commenced sur
yeys Of Panama canal route.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
Grouud to Death In the Machinery,

Henry hump, while cleaning u dough-
mixing machine IN Traits bakery ut To-
ledo, Ohio. was caught In the slowly re-
volving machinery and before assistance
could reach him he was ground to frag.
Mcnts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10

Mrs. Aliens millinery establishment. J.
V. Zimmerman's jewelry store. Sam
Blum's liquor store, Il. Stern's cigar and
tobacco store and n. Williamson's barber
shop.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
TORNADO ALONG THE COAST.
Wrecks Follow In the Wake Of O Storm
In Newfoundland.

Another tornado swept the coast Of
Newfoundland. Lark harbor was dcvas-
tatcd and twenty houses were blown
down, including the customs station and
the residence of the customs officer. All
the families took refuge In their cellars.
a French lobster factory, one OF the lnrg-
est ON the coast, was demolished. Three
schooners were driven ashore and dis
mastcd,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10
SHOOTS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
W. NJ. Allen AZ Black Ha wk, Col, Then
Tries to XIII Himse1f.

At Black Hawk, Colo, w. NJ. Allen.
a carpenter, shot and killed his daughter,
Lula, aged III years: then shot his wife
twice, and finally shot himself In the
breast. The cause assigned for the shoot.
Ing Is dissatisfaction expressed by Mrs.
Allen because she was compelled to live
In Black Hawk. The family formerly
lived in Rock Island, ILL.,, and Kansas
City, Nc.
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my trial. l can say from my
heart, Il know, 0 Lord, that thy judg
ments are right, and that in faithfulness
thou hast afflicted me- Do not gricve
my darling, on my account Divine
grace is abundantly given me. 50 that
! have no disposition to murmur or re-
pine. These separations are sad, but
they will soon be over Heaven is ouy
hcmc. We will there forever be with
one another, and with the Lord. Be OF
good comfort. Cast all Of your care upon
God; he carcth for you. He chastises
YOU because he loves you. Ny greatest
desire is that this may be a sanctihed
affliction to you md the dear children.
II soothes me that dear DR. and Mrs.
Brown are with you; and then D..
Moore is so kind at such seasons. Let
this letter calm and reassure YOU.
know the authorities Will allow it to
pass YOU. 1t GENES from the sad, Yer
comforted heart CT your loving husband.
VI. d. HOGE
Before his return. he AId marvellous
escape from capture. and was received
as enc who had escaped by fire. The cf-
iicers Of the Confederacy were grateful
for the service he had rendered and gave
1t was Il perilious journey and only
brave man could have undertaken it.
The Surrender OF Lee, army brought
him deepest gloom. His whole heort wa,
in the Lost Cause. 1t seemed that he
could not see brightness in fIture. hut
Of this there is 80 wCtG
in public. lie took M his
work with an added solemn sense
Of the problems to solve. the burdens to
bear. the disaplointmentS TO alleviate
and until his deatil-January 9th, 1897.
Moses DruIy Hoge held first place a,>
the Southern Christian leader. His
years Of toll and sorrow, Of success and
growing fame. his defense OF Southern
principles and Southern leaders. his lead
elship in church, md his greatness in
every forum where he appeared
are told with faithfuness md direct
ness. We marvel az we read how Oh"
man could accomplish 50 much for God
and humanity.
The great preacher had thc love of Il
masterful man for the noblcst animal
Writing cnce to his sister he said:
This afttruoon | am going TO Uncle
HoraCe's and spend Saturday and Sun
Gay and exercise my horse Il little.
Horse should always be spelled with a
capital, being the noblest of created
animals. man not excepted; for look nj
the HottentotS, the Ilindoos, the Lap
iaEdcrs. the Locofocos, and tell Us ii
they maintain the same uniform re
>pectablity Of character that horses do.
y horse whether in Shetland Arabia,
the South American plains. or in civil
lied lands, is gentleman. But | did
not mean to fly the track at such II
canter''
Who that has seen him galIopinG by
on Lucille or crisp bright mornings
before breakfast, or that has seen his
delight IN showing off her accomplish
ments. and making her come 1T his
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this subject Who is wise and will OH
serve these things, even he shall under
stand the loving kindness Of the Lord "
| saw he was pleased and to this | at
tributed all the respect he paid me at
dinner; | sat opposite.
After the organization Of the Second
Presbyterian church, OF which he was
pastor. it was found that the tlnanclal
condition had not kept pace with the
growth of the congregation that Hooked
10 hear the young preacher. 1he church
was in debt aud at a meeting Oh tne
officers it was resolved to sell the
church. at was i'll this crisis, says
the biographer that he Ctheir PASTOR
displayed the stuff that heroes are made
of, the mower to rise to Crisis ana
nsaster it, He announced that his sal
AIRY should be applied TO the payment os
the debt, and he would support himself
by teaching as long as it was Mcccs-
sary, and carried out his intention, IS
tablishing a four;shing school. The first
his wife knew of this was reading the
advertisement. Writing to DIR. Plum
mer Of her, be said Il have one for-
tune-may God long continue il to me:
am rich in the possession of one of the
best Of wives" The school was contin-
ued many years after the object for
which it was established WAS accom-
plished.
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DEN THE LITERARY W0RLDo

guest in his house, kindly treated and
trusted:
\ letter of hers had been intercepted
attempting TO secure DR.. Hoge's cap
ture and imprisonment on HIS return,
and advising the arrest of ministers ar
the North whose Southern sympathes
she had learned in his house. When the
officers Went TO arrest her finding
child Of DR.. Hoge's lying dead i'll the
house, the arrest was postponed until
the funeral services were over
Into the anguish Of that hour we may
net cutter. but when he wrote to his
wife. faith had shonc out clear and
strong:
London, August l., 1868.
My Dear Wife: l have learned that
| am bereayed OF one of my children.
| know not which has been taken. |
love them all with my whole heart and
were God TO permit me to decide which
one to surrender, | could not decide, bu;
would refer it back to him. Ny grief is
increased when | know how mucn you
are distressed for me, that | should be
thus suddenly strangely afflicted, when
far from home. among strangers. But |
am among friends, kind Christian, SYM
pathizing friends; and, above all near
TO me is the Friend 'above all others"
am wonderfully sustained
amidst alFThe uncertainty that attends
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Though declining all inducements to
do anything but preach the gospel, the
great preacher was Interested in all
that concerned his fellowman and his
country. Writing to DR.. Plummer III
1850 when there were stormy debate@
in Congress he said D.
union indeed. Disunion OF these
United States. wish Old
Hickory was aiye-l just wish Old
Hickory was alive" During the years
between 1850 and 1860 his letters
and he was a wonderful letter writer
tell of the deep regret the evidences OF
the coming struggle brought him. When
Lincoln called for troops, his heart and
mind were all With his State and see
ton. for he believed that Lincoln $ par
~ was bent on coercion and dlsunlon.
Writing To his sister on the Sd of June.
1861. telling of her sons enlistment and
his appointment as chaplain III tue
Confederate service he said: with my
whole mind and heart | go into the
secession movement. ! think providence
has devolyod on us the preservation
of constitutional liberty, which has al
ready been tlampled under the foo- 81
Il military dcspotism at the North.
And now thu We are menaced with SUD
iugaton fer daring to assert the r;&h5.
of self government, / consider our con
test as one which involves principles
more important than those for which
our fathers of the Revolution contcL..
cd That was his creed and liz lived lii
10 it. With him the religious welfare
Of the soldier was the all-peryading and
controlling consideration while war last
ed. He was honorary chaplain Of the
Confederate Congres approached ~ the so-
diers often and with great pow~r,anG Wa
abundant in labors. He preached six
sermons a week. and was eyes TO the
blind. feat to the lame a consolation TO
he stfarecr-waS ready to speed and he
,prnt in the service OF others who looked
10 him for every possible help and con
ISOLATION. There is inspiration and up
lift in the numerous extracts from let
ters during these days.
IN 1sG2 il was decided to scrd some
enc to England to try to secure Bibles
and DIR. Hogc undertook the dangerous
MISSION Writing to his brother from
Charleston he tells &C the dangers: The
perilS of tho attempt are greater than
! had imagined The captain has orders
rever 10 surrender the vessel. and in
case he is 50 henlmed in as to be I'M
able To escape. to scuttie or burn her.
and then the passengers and crew will
have 20 take the boats. and get ashore
tE4 best way they can, and when they
can, or be captured His mission was
successful, and he procured twice as
many Bibles and Testaments rs he
had expected to obtain. One day
few weeks before DR. Hoge was TO re-
turn home from England. Mrs. Mason
sent him. with IA hastily rencilcd a,fe,
holding out such scanty hope as the
circumstances permitted, a clipping from
Il paper announcing the arrest of a Fed
eral spy--a Northern woman who was a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18

The Critic has started an interesting
means of gauging popular taste by
printing lists Of those books most in de-
mand at the great libraries of the Unit
ed States. In seven reports out Of
twelve in this months list the popular
novel Of the month is Richard Car
vel" In spite Of its extraordinary cir
culation another edition Of 20,G00 cop
les is announced This puts ii in lis
three. hundred and thirtieth thousand. 1t
is a book which every American ought
to read. 1t is patriotic as well as alb
sorbing and thrilling.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18

the perennial youth, in the man tneS
knew in the youth who wrote Phat ie'-
ter? Or rather, / should say recognize
the financial youth. in the man they
Says a writer i'll the Natlohal ni"s"-
zine. I'm a hotel lobby at Washington
| Glanced to meet Frank Stockton, the
rovelist. who had just returned 1rom
West Virginia. where he has been reel
ing out his imagination on paper To keep
up with publishers demands. MI STOCK
ton is a delightful man, with Swapping
black ewes and mustache touched Win
gray. lie is somewhat lame and has a
way of squirting one eye down his cane
while talking that gives emphasis to
his reflective moods III conversations
Few authors have a more loyal consult
repcv and his The Hundredth Man is
one Of the best studies of American
life for this generation that has been
published"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18

Mr. Charles i. Herman Of the B3lll-
more bar. has recently made an interest
ing and valuable contribution to American
history. 1t covers a period Of more than
200 years. and includes collections Of
biographical and historical data not here
tofGre published from the private papers
and correspondence of various prominent
families. In its title only is ii defective;
for The Iicrnan Family in Maryland
fails to convey TO the mind the broad
ground which the book covers. An idea
OF its scope in one direction may he de-
duced from the following interesting cX
tract:
Among the proceedings before the
privy, council OF King James IL. in re-
gard to the dispute between William
Penn and Lord Baltimore as 10 the
boundary line between Pennsylvania and
Maryland, the following is entered:
Thursday, October s, 1855. Ny Lord Bal
tin!ore and Mr. Penn attending. We're
called ill., Among the documents submit
led was the deposition of Mr.,
Gerret van Sweringen of the City Of st.
Mary's, showing his knowledge OF the
seating of Delaware Bay and River 20
The southwark CT the fortieth degree o.
latitude by the Swedes and Dutch. which
reads " The head of Chesa-
peak Bay in Maryland was not at that
time stated, and so the Marylandel}, did
not take notice either of the Sweies @;
Dutch looking upon them merely as
tradcra-hcre today and gone tomorrow.
- . !" IN the meantime a ship arrived
from Sweden. and hearing the Dutch had
their former possessions. took Il number
Of Indians on board Of their ship upon
the deck i'll sight Of the Dutch. and with
ont any hiIldrance, passed by Fort Cast
mir. and from which the Dutch mi ght
have sunk the Swedish ship, but they
were afraid of killing the Indians on
board: for both nations, as well as
Swedes as Dutch, did strive 10 please and
not to ,lisoblige the Indians, III c0nsidcra-
ton of the trade upon whlcn they wholly
depended The Swedish ship sailed mp as
high ms TcnaUm. hiding in a creek.
Which therefore is called to this day The
Schuyikill; in English-schuyl, hiding: kill
creek.
Coming through the 18th and 18th cen
turtles the book gives incidents in the
lives of distinguished personages. social
life and functions in literary Baltimore
and elsewhere In reading it one lives
through the scenes its pages portray
The authors example might well he fol
lowed by other worthy sons Of worthy
sires in rescuing from loss facts in our
countiys history which our ancestors
helped to make.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18

Prof. Jerome Dowd, Of Trinity Col
legc faculty, whose writings on social
topics have given him deserved repu-
tatiop. has a valuable article III tho
February number Of CUTTERS Magazine
on Cheap Labor in the South III
which Prof. Dowd shows that. while Ia
Dor in the Southern mills is paid less
money than in the Northern mills, they
really receive more of the comforts of
life than the Northern operatives. lie
sproveS his statements by tables showing
the relative costs of food-Stuff in Lowell,
Mass, and in Durham, and bt other
facts. The article is not only one that
will interest al readers, bur is calcu-
lated 10 do the South good as meeting
and answering questions about Southern
labor about which so little is known in
other sections Prof. Dowd is accurate
in all his statements having gone TO
original sources for his information.
The editor Of Gunter's takes issue with
Mr. Dowd. but does not, in our judg-
ment. weaken the force of Mr.. Dowd's
article.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18

loved the mirth-compelling humor which
no render of Mr.. Doolcy" can resist.
We make room for the conclusion Of In"
SPECTATOR article:
But our chief debt TO Mr.. Dooley is
that he is one Of the very few writers
of the day who have the priceless gift
of compelling laughter-take, for exam
pie. such phantasiaS as The hay
Fleet" the inimitable imaginary inter
view between Admiral Dewey and Lieu
tenant HobSon of Merrimac' fame, or
the parody Of "Cyrano De Rergerac. The
dranatised burlesuue Of the Dreyfus
case is really wonderful piece OF sus'
tanned and deadly ridicule. When
"Matther BIamange" objects to certain
witnesses being sworn. They must be
sworn retorts the President, How the
divvle can they prejure themselves If
they aren't sworn" We are indebted
to him. again, for pillorying the cfem-
macy of the dude" and. in general, fer
adopting an attitude Of wholesome
Phjlisrinism toward the inopportune ralE-
ifestations Of the artistic temperament.
That he will be universally popular Is
not to be expected; satirists reyer can
be; but it is of good augury that he
has succeeded in evoking aversion much
in the same quarter as Mr.. kipling, of
whom. by the way, he is anything but
lenient critic. Lastly, We have little
doubt that Mr.. Dooley has come to
stay" His second book is on the lines
Of his first but there is not the slight
est sign that ne has come anywhere
near eXhausting the peculiar vein OF
taustic drollery of which he is the
fortunate monUpOlist.'