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“QUR MARY EWING. oowe- ari Presents a Riva’ to Mrs Lo- gan jaInflaence at Waxhington. Our Lewspaper men have a good deal to jay about women’s influence in pub- affairs here,’’ an old Mrssourian marked to- day, “I believe you enerally credit Mrs. John A Logan Washington, May 11, 1885.— th being the shrewdest of her sex, ; jon’t you? Well, let me make a prediction. It won’t be long before Vissourt carries off that honor, and you'}! be saying Mrs. Logan must yield the palm to our Mary Ewing. | mean, of course, Mrs. Cockrell, but she’! always be Mary Ewingto us old fellows who used tonde up and down the river with herfather, ludge Ephraim B. Ewing. | {keew bim hike a book. Many’s| thetime I’ve carried him Senator between | St. Lous and Jefferson City on my} **And now,”’ concluded the Mise Vor years past to effect their arrest | boat.’” (ca “here’s the LAS aun of | have proved disastrous and numer-| FAR-KEACHING FAMILY TIES. |} Enh Ewing to be Consul Genera! aus tet Aen bees ed. | [Ss “She’s a good deal like Mrs. Lo- | to Mexico. He’s a bright voung James Lee is the leader. His place gan in herfladylike, well-bred ways,” 1| fellow of 24 ar 25 years, ;the worthy |~ k= stolen stocis is kept is he loquacious Missourian went Son; j namesake of his fatl But what eallcd Gb cats teach (Bho oatlaw = “put she’s quieter, and she don’ t} wi'l our old mossbacks out in| Mis- hace: rected: ai hioch. bouse ait make any disp! ot her work in| sourithink? JT mean the fellows who loop-holes and are thoroughly pre- politics, ana therefore she’s more of | fit’ tortheir democracy, who ‘crav pared for defence. e block house ipower, Then she’s got the ad-—| ed out of the brush,” \ bore the | is atthe mouth of Roundhole or vantage of the other lady in far— | burden and heat of the day, who | Caddo creek. Saturday Sergt. Guv } reaching connections. What Mrs. | watched and prayed, whose politics | o¢ the Indian police, with a evas Logan accomplishes 15 all the result | nad been their religion! I don’t be posse, pursued the band te the block “6 her own work. Mrs. Cockrell | lieve the Senator turned a hand im | j, as got the shrewd political sense hat Mrs. Logan has, but has } also family ties through can extend her influence so far she she that | which the public won’t recognize its oper— ition. The Ewings of Missouri and he Ewings ot Ohio are of the same amily, and so, you see, Mrs. Cockrell | to examine the gene- logical tree very closely to find hat she is related to the Shermans. More than that, she is a cousin ot! he wite of Gen. Miles. }cousinof Mrs. Senator Cameron. ndeed, I believe it would take halt relation— | loesn’t have She is also . day to run over-all these hips. A SENATOR'S HELPMEET. **What has she done to show litical power?’? the Missourian ‘ontined,repeating a question, ‘‘well j he’s been the best helpmeet the, Senator could have found. When he made his matrimomal proposi- ion she declined flatly. Atter her her father’s death she accepted Gen. Cockrell, and the next thing we knew he was out of that dingy little law office in Warrensburg stumping the state as a candidate for Governor. | I recollect very well his opening speech at old Fayette, in Howard | county. It used to be a kind of po- htical tradition in Missourn that | lucky campaigns were begun at Fayette. That speech was publish- land | told you, Mary Ewnmg is to-day jitics, and her reign has just begun.”’ | will be better understood when it 1s} BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNES one of th e in the THE CRIMINAL RECORD. John Walk rot has been made the fiscal agen the Details of the Battle of Lee’» Ranch, ; state, and is here, press old Indian Territory. aims ment, whose interests Senator Cock- < against the Govern- An Organized Baad of Outlaws With | rell is sworn to protect. The office a Block-House to Fight From. | Of fiscal agent is one of possibilities, } There is a percentage dependent! j ae 2 | Dallas, Texas, May 4.—Fuller upon collection, which, in the case | = . { et : z . | details were received here to-night of allowance of Missouri’s claims for : - : - BS | of Saturday’s b!oody fight at Lee's several bundred thousand dollars | = j % i {ranch, Indian territory. The gang { Means a comfortable fortune. The | | ~ 3 | ot thieves whom the posse were fol- } Senator, you know, is as honest as| i \ He 1s lowing are the same who stole eigh- e watch-dog of the the dav is long—rigidly so. a sey teen head of cattle from a pasture at the argus-eyed = ar’ e ed S = rT = DAY MAY RIEL CRUSHED OU Middleton Makes a Sudden Move ment and Captures Batouche. ————_~+e-_____ | The Rebel Leader Endeavors to Gain Time by Parley:ing, bur Signally Fauls. His Forces Driven From Their Rifle Pits und Put to Fight—The Captives Freed — Riel’s Forces Dispersing. > May Ottawa, Ont., 13.—-In the : : Delaware Bend last Monday night. | pr hi ; Treasury in the Senate. When I Th Z ig 1 fates House this afternoon Hon. : 5 : x 3 : lis was only one of a long series think ot the tight p'ace he is getting : if : ‘ a a et Caron read the tollowing official dis- 3 : ci 7 ot thefts. ‘he gang consists o he into I can’t help laughing. Many’s ette Cee patch from Gen. Middleton: “, about twenty n.en who steal cattle Batouche 1 the wrestling match he has had with). : : | atouche HIouse, May 11, via . é ; ,:. {in Texas and run them into the ter} Clarke’ SOREec oat see his conscience, all on account of his 1 s dl Reckevl Jake's rossng, May 12.—-To S { nitory nev also pecdie waiskey | 7 } , relatives, and many mote are to i g i Be z fee | Hon. A. P. Caron, Ottawa: Have to the natives an com ih act eae e? to the native nd commit murder) jyct made « general attack and car- | and other crimes. They are banded LAUREL. i | together so stron forts ‘THE LATEST nuse. When within speaking dis favor of Ewing. He said he would | tance Guy was invited to come to not. He put his toot down squarely | fora parley for the sur- on the proposition to make his son | Tenaerot eee ene jJoen a tederal offi , but he could |antecing not to harm him. not very well protest against Ins) year the bui six Winchesters wite’s brother getting something, | were opened on mm, and he fell could he? The appointment is un- nadie a ete Hulictee. Phe pascal ae fortunate, though, tor the Senator, Mr. till be t trom the bad effects. S | tempted to storia the house and were Cockrell’s »d to reheve political tact " | repulsed, with James Roft, Andrew menatOm Gee Marshal Williams killed and a man Mathers the and Deput he can dott, | named for. asa however, if anybody can, News was sent to Gaines- | Whitesboro. Dallas and Sher- man, and two wounded. the’! ville, smartest woman in Washington pol- officers, with over hundred men, are now pursuing the | | desperadoes. They are not expected Horse Breeding in America. ieee bors to be taken alive. The Fifteen million of horses owned in America, and more than a million a year must be bred to keep Mrs. up the supply. The largest portion | heartbroken at the course of her son, of these are used tor agricultural and | and has endeavored for years to re- | heavy draft purposes, horses bring from $175 to $250 each. It would be impossibe to breed them —————————— if it were not for the :mportations of } Butter, Me., May 16, ’S5. Percheron horses. 500 stallions are | Bates county Horticultural Socie- now annually imported from France | ty met, vice-president E. P. Henry to the Umted States. in chair, minutes of previous meeting wealth they are adding to the nation | Matter of state | on motion, de- | are now are connected with several ot the | best families of North ‘Texas, Lee, over 7o years of age, 1s and torm him. She is said to be a cana | devout Christian woman such | i | | { he immense read and approved. meeting taken up; a Per- known that the first cross of cided to hold a festival at close of; meeting of State society 50 cept of State or County society. cheron stallion with a native mare doubles the selling value of the colt when numbers of charging a to members fee « mature. Large hons are exported from Percheron Re Committee on testival, C. J. ed in the Kansas City Times, along | the United States by Canadian breed- 50). WH. Holloway and J. R . bdoTDs OW an . in July, 1374. It filled seven col- | ers to renew the old French blood so, yy), Ss ENT ge ea ums, and the mo: able feature | highly priz and also to give style: - Ae heer = use Sear | Oley D Et soca ciemniattaade a cS* biter ment, E. P. Henry, D. Ryter of it was Gen. Cockrell’s arraignment | quality and action to the large En- PRE es an, L. B. Allison, and nd denunciation ot Grant for nep- glish dratt Clydesdale stock . H Holloway; committe on hall otism. fe went over the list of | wt been bret there Soo lone a. a eian. ob six memver 1 Dents ana other relatives who had | Nearly one fred Percheron s Hall ACSI Vas been rut into ce ‘ i seer 7 We i wr— ‘i See ae at . Se caer k o office, and ; t seemed old to Canada eur~ | Miss Ida Crume, Ms. Holloway as if he could hardly find words ast two years by M. W. Ste Roborb oe sirong enough to express his rence ot abhor- The St. Louis Republican republished that Portion ot the the rounds such a course. it went It would make interest speec and ing reading now in connection with asummary of what has transpired THE EWING STAR ASCENDANT. The Missourian stopped to muse afew moments over Then he went on. this last thought. Well, Was nominated Gove legislature of rnor, but the that same made Cockrell Senator. of Mrs. Cockreil’s Charles Ewn g, has obtainea the ap- Poimtment of surgeon in the U.S. army, Ewi year Since then one brothers, Dr. Henry Hardin | , **Uakland Farm,’’ Wayne, IMnnois. the greatest importer of the ported from i. He now French who has ir race, France nearly 2,000 he of orchards } Report of everal hundred ot t Re found has on hand finest Percherons to be wed prospects for a good appie but France, ] 1 i crop. some amage to trees; nearly all recorded with CTF e damag tree 1 the Percheron stud 2 : peach trees nearly all destroyed. their pedigrees in hee : : } Sook GF Peace committee on small fruits made ver- C R tarar - ' - bal report which was favorable to all sntonol- smail truits, committee on Washington, Mav 15—The dem- s aoe ogy reported less insects than usual. ocrate members of the owa = con- : = ; : ee Paper, ‘‘How to have strawber felegation essert that the 3.99 ~ , : 3 " “~ } for the tamily’? by C. J. Robor president has decided to revoke the = eee eae : paper onthe codling moth by J. B. commissio: opher L. : = . oy EP: Willams arshal of the s revoked. jnied the whole se jin full flight. Tam | We will gather our tamilies in | man who was Riel’s | who 1s now Er) ement. The men behaved sple rebels are sorry to say I have not got Riel. While I was re- x this morning, as the prisoners.gal lag of truce ana ha from Rie saving: milies, I shall massacre prisoners.” IT sent answer that if he would put his women and }childrea in one plaice and let me know where it was, nota shot should be fired on them. [| then returned }to camp and pushed on my advance parties, who were heavily fired on. Sol pressed on unt! LT saw my chance and ordered « general ad The men responded vance. nobly Splendidly led by their officers and Col. Straubenzie, thev drove the enemy out of the rifle-pits. They, forced their way across the plain and seized the houses, and we are now masters of the place. and most ot my there the heat of action Mr. torce will bivouac Ashley back with another missive from Riel, _ as follows: “GE ,ERAL—Y our prompt answer to my note shows that I was right in | FLYING DUTCHMAN mentioning the cause of humanity. one ce, and as soon as it is done will pla let you know. I have, etc., (Signed) ‘*Louis Davip Ruev.”’ On the envelope he had written as tollows: you do not retreat, interview , and the question remains ee refuse an ! same concerning the prisoners. es * * . - The prisoners have al! been re- | leased and are safe in my camp. White, the but mad and rather danger- Among them 1s Jackson secretary, Frep Mipp.eton, Major General. THE RETR ous. CUTTING OF} After the re Caron said: of the *] also beg leave to read telegram T received shortly ion with ner Northcote amer Northcote to the stea once s“Ehe ste Right in} came | “I do not like war, and 1t 20, 1883. 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