Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1889, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON RATES ON CATTLE AND MEAT. Testimony Before the Senate Special Committee. The Senate committee to make an investiga- tion into the workings of the interstate com- merce law.as applied to the carrying of live stock aud dressed meats, began its work in Chicago yesterday. Senators Vest,Coke aud Farwell were present. General Manager E. T. Jeffrey of the Lilinois Central railroad was called as a wit- ness and was asked about the Central traffic association. “It is a voluntary association,” he said, “to make rates on comparative traffic. There is | such « network of lines within its limits that | all traffic is competitive. For this reason, that there shall be a fair and equitable basis of Fates, the association is maintained. The gen-' eral conduct of the business is in the hands of | the chairman,with no executive power. Except | in smail localities the United States is now covered by these associations; without them it is impossible to make a fair schedule.” “Tt is, then,an association to prevent compe- tition?” . “In one sense it is, but there is no redress if @ road does not live up to the contract. “Is there no pe 23 “There can be none, and that is the trouble. Ihave an opinion that much of the present difficulty would be remedied if two things were done. if every agreement was submitted to and ratified by the interstate commission it could then see that they were maintained. It is hard to do anything now, because we cannot punish an agreement breaker in any way. It would work to the advantage of ali the com- mercial interest of the country.” Judge Wilcox and Mr. Larkin, dairymen of Elgin, testified that the development of the dressed-beef business had revolutionized the cattle trade in Elgin. The local butchers no longer bought cattle on the hoof, but brought beef already dressed from Chicago. The price of cattle had fallen heavily, but there had been no drop in the price of beef. THE STRIKERS FIRM. Some Slight Disaffection, but the Mass | Refuse to Surrender. | While the great mass of London strikers remain firm some of the half starved have sur- | rendered, and the dock companies express | themselves as better satisfied with the aspect of affairs. They have an increased number of men at work. composed of strikers who bave given up the fight and new men. A deputation of ship owners, representing eighty of the leading houses in the Metropoli- | tan district, waited upon the officials of the dock companies yesterday and urged upon them to give the shippers power to make their own arrangements with the men for the dis- charge and loading of vessels. Mr. Norwood. | chairman of the joint docks committee, ap- pealed to the shippers not to press their request, as to grant it would be impossible without conceding the points which the com- ing against. g of wharfingers a resolution was adopted advising the strikers to accept the anak companies’ offer. STRIKE OF TAILons. To offset disaffections there have been large additions to the force of strikers. Three thou- sand tailors struck yesterday morning and pa- raded the streets. At Rochester there is much excitement over the strike. Coal has advanced two shillings. The railroads and river docks are picketed by strikers to prevent the importa- ten Of new labor, ‘Two cf the largest hoch- ester firms have expressed their willingness to | — the required concessions, but the men re- fuse to return to work unless all the firms con- cede their demands, At Melbourne, Austraha, universal sympathy is expressed with the striking dockmen in Lon- don, and many subscriptious have been opened for their relief. | At Blackburn 3.000 looms have been stopped, owing to the depression in trade. — — MRS. DELIA PARNELL DYING. She Appreciates Her Condition and Awaits the End. From the Philadelphia Times, Today. Mrs. Delia Stewart Parneli, the mother of the man who bas made the amelioration of the | condition of the Irish race his life work, is | slowly dying of old age and its attending in- firmities in her home at Bordentown, N. J. The doctors say her days are fast coming toa close. Mrs. Parnell was found at her home yesterday ina very feeble condition, and she forced « faint smile when informed of her ru- mored death. “No, lam not dead, but dying,” she said. “My life is slowly but surely ebbing away and Irealze that my days are numbered. As they say out west, I am dying with my boots on, and I will not give up until I have to go to bed. My hfe has been one long series of trials and tribu- lations as far back as I can remember, but dur- ing my darkest hours I never thoughtof dying, for I expected to live to see the Irish people on their native heath led from under the bondage they are suffering through Eugland’s tyranny and oppression. But I do not believe I will see that bappy day. for while the light of my ex- istence is Ticksring the hope of Ireland's imme- diate freedom is lessening day by day. I am now im my seventy-fourth year, aud as my con- dition, mentally and physically, forces itself | upon my observation I often wonder how I have | assed through so many trying ordeals and rea to such an age. My son has been trampled upon in his views apon the rights of the Irish | eople and my heart has bled for every insult Eohisreccivea. White he suffering martyr- dom abroad I am being trampled upon at home. THE VEXATION OF Law. “This man Stuart, whose estate joins mine, is trying to blast my reputation, for he has insti- tuted a law suit against me for the recovery of @ sum of money which I do not owe him. This | bas necessitated a great deal of labor on my and has rained my constitution. For over Sx months I have been hauling over papers | and documents which have been accumulating | in my effects for about fifteen years. I have | gone through every one of those papers three times and my eyesight bas been ruined. I can- not see any more, and aithough it is necessary | for me to go over the papers again I cannot do | it. The nerves of my eyes are burning andI fear that within a short time I shall become to- tally blind, if my eyes are not closed forever before that time comes. This must be done, however, for there are certain papers which must be found before the stand which I have taken in this law suit may be vindicated.” Mra. Fox of this city, who is closely related | to Mrs. Parnell, was with her yesterday, having — to Bordentown on the first train yester- ¥ morning on hearing of the rumor of her Geath. Mrs. Parnell is being attended to by Dr. Ships of Bordentown, who visits her at frequent vals. for he knows that her life is d may terminate at any mo- Stewart Parnell, her son, is expected to arrive in this country as soon as he can get from Londou. He is only wait- ing for a lull in the affairs of Irish politics to come to bis mother, with whose condition he is familiar. The Mississippi Race Trouble Over. A Jackson, Miss., special to the New Orleans Picayune says that Gov, Lowry, before he left | Greenwood, prevailed upon the armed whites who had assembled there to return to their | she lost her —— hogy 2 Lorne sd in agar 7 tion | K¢Fous position by her bustle, e cries oO! Be gota 10, the scene ar ae tints intention | Foo young lady attracted the attention of some war. The three military companies that left KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC WIRE. A Construction Superintendent Receives @ Shock of 1,000 Volts. Darwin A. Henry, superintendent of con- struction for the East River electric light com- pany, was instantly killed yesterday at the company’s works, 421 East 24th street, New York city, by receiving a shock from a current said to be of 1,000 volts. He was standing ona ladder making some change in the wires of the switchboard, when in some way, it is not posi- tively known how, he came in contact with the wires so that a current was completed through his body from one hand to the other. The right hand was burued to the bone; the left hand was ouly seorched, Henry did not utter a sound, but fell from the ladder, and was ap- parently dead before reaching the floor. Every means known to science was employed in the attempt to restore life, but in vain. Henry was twenty-eight years oldand had been in the employ of the company two years. He was unmarried, His father, Charles B, Henry, is superintendent of the Standard underground eabie company at Pittsburg. The officials and employes of the company are very reticent about the matter. One of the men employed at the works said that Heary was at work on the incandescent light switchboard instead of on the alternating current board, but reporters were rigidly excluded from the room where the fatality occurred. It was said that the lad- der slipped, and that in trying to save himself Henry threw out his hands and clutched some wires near him, thus incurring the inquest will be beld, ——~see——____ For Violating the Pension Laws. Lee F. Wilson, member of the Indiana legis- lature from Shelby county, and Jane Fox of Cynthiana, the same county, were urrested yesterday by a deputy United States marshal and carried to Indianapolis, charged with vio- lating the pension law. Both parties waived a preliminary hearing, and were bound over to court in the sum of $1,000 each, The affidavit upon which the arrest was made charges Wilson with having made an affidavit before the circuit court that the woman was never really the wife of Fox, with whom she lived some years until his death, and that the three children born to them were illegitimate. Upon the facts set forth the pension due her by the death of her first husband, Oliver Snyder, a Union soldier, was renewed by the department and Mrs. Fox received $1,200 back —— —<ee Bicycle Races at Hartford. In the bicycle tournamentat Hartford, Conn., yesterday the first race, one mile (novice), with four entries, was won by C. H. Wood of Hart- ford in 3.0534. The second race, the principal one of the day, one mile, state L.A.W. cham- pionship, had eleven entries, nine ot which ap- peared. G.C. Dresser of Hartford led until near the finish, when he fell behind, H. G. Cornell of Hartford won py a few inches; F. A. Clark second. Time. a Sale of Race Horses. A large crowd attended the sale in New York yesterday of Scoggan & Bryant's horses, which took place in the paddock at Sheephead Bay previous to the racing. Among the horses sold were the following. Proctor Knott, W. A. Faires, 00; Hindoo Craft, G. R. Tompkins, $11,700; Come to Taw, M. Kellar, $5,250; Uncle Bob, M. Kellar, 22, ; Robin Hood, R. Ashe 300. Altogether thirteen head, be- longing Seoggen & Bryant, were sold for $45,180. After tne sale it was ascertained that Proctor Knott was purchased by Mr. Faires in the interest of Scoggan Brothers. There were several other lots sold, of which the best was Mrs. George L. Lorillard’s Prince George to 8. W. Street ror 2,15 From Chaners’ Journ When, after the taking of Rome by the Ital- ians, Pina IX, feeling the loss of his income through the absorption of the papal states into Italy, sought indemnificntion through Peter’s pence, he demanded of the Carthusians an an- nual subvention of 1,000,000f, This they con- sidered as extortionate, and the general remon- strated. The Pope iusisted. Thereupon the ral lost patience, and declared that the r would only pay into the papal coffers what it chose, and would bind itself to no par- ticular sum. ‘As may be imagined, such oppo- sition did not meet with favor at the Vatican, and the Benedictines have been encouraged to rival the Carthusians with a liqueur of their own composition; so also have the monks of Tre Fontane, with the “Eucaiyptica,” derived from the Eucalyptus plantations in the Campagna, near Rome; but none of these can, in the estimation of ‘connoisseurs, equal the delicate flavor of the Chartreuse. This liqueur leaves the monastery of the Grande Chartreuse, in Dauphine, in peculiarly-formed, low, broad bottles with the lebel and seal bearing the arms of the convent and the letters “-D, O. M.” (Deo Optimo Maximo) as pledges of genuineness, It must not be supposed that the monks are engaged in distillation of spirits and the mix- ing of herbs and bottling of liqueur. They live apart from the manufacuture in their abbey in the high Alvs of Dauphiné, and the manufacture takes place in entensive factories in the same mountain basin, but disconnected with the abbey. This abbey of the Grande Chartreuse is the headquarters of the order, which has other houses in France, Italy, Switzerland, and Austrie— injall, fifteen. The manufacture 1s carried on by paid operatives, and the village population is employed in the collection of the requisite herbs. Some of these are becoming scarce, owing to the extent to which they have been gathered. The herbs are mixed with eau-de- vie, which is purchased by the abbey. not manu- fuevured by it, and then they are distilled along with the spirit, Only one of the monks, the steward, supervises the operations, and only one of these operations is conducted in secret, and that is the mixture of the herbs, in which consists the secret. The rest of the brothers of the order have nothing whatever to do with the manufacture; they foliow their silent, quiet life independent of it. The manufacture of Chartreuse is of comparatively modern origin. Till 1835 im the Grande Chartreuse alone an elixir was made of certain herbs steeped and distilled in brandy for medicinal purposes, and it was solely as a remedy that the original Chartreuse was employed and distributed by the brothers. That their decoction would become a liqueur for the palate of lux- ury never occurred to them. time, how- ever, both the manufacture was improved and the fame of its excellence extended, so that the rude old workshops in which the brothers dis- tilled the berbs no longer sufficed, and new buildings were erected and operatives came into that Alpine basin to lend their aid to the perplexed and overworked brothers. Now, manufacture has called into existence qu’ small town. Formerly three kinds of Char- treuse were made—the white, the yellow and the green; but the white has been abandoned of late years. The green is both the strongest and the mostexpensive. There is more alcohol in the green than in the yellow. It is hinted that the reverend fathers themselves regard a blend of the two as the perfection of the liqueur in the proportions of one-third green and two- thirds yellow. el emenens — Hanging by Her Bustle. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. A singular accident occurred to the daughter ofa prominent citizen of Bolivar, this state. The young lady had climbed into an apple tree, and. while leaning out for a luscious specimen of the fruit, her bustle got caught in the branches. In trying to diseng herself passers-by, who assisted in extricating her Greenwood at miduight last night by boat had | {o™ the perilous position and saved her from Bot beeu heard of. itis not thought pow that # conflict wil! Lake place unless it should happen before the \.vops arrive. A private dispatch from Greenwood received at Jackson late yes- terday afternoon at everything quiet, with the troops still up the river. The gov- « frightful fail, eee Killed by a Fall from a Tree Top. Harvey Needham, aged twenty-two years, was found dead on Saturday in @ mountain ravine near Franklin Furnace, Pa, He left ernor has not yet been able to see Cromwell, the negro leader. Italy and the Triple Alliance. Mr. Labouchere writes to the newspapers that he has learned that Italy joined the triple alliance on receiving a promise from Lord Sal- isbury to aid Italy and defend the Italian lit toral in the event of a European war. |Mr. Labouchere challenges Sir James Fergusson, under foreign secretary, to publish the dis- ip connection with this affair. cor An Elixir of Death in His Case. Samuel C. Showalter, aged sixty, voluntarily submitted to injection of elixir ef life three weeks ago, for relief from rheumatism. arian Immediately after the in- m was made his limbs began to swell und is A yystem was permeated chipped of ison. Gangrene set in, the flesh chi; Er takes ase man's hand and he TFecame @ horrible before death relieved him. coe $7 ron Two Davs ar Coser Ist.axp axp New Youx.—Special excursion via Baltimore and Ohio, Ssturday, September 7, to this famous resort. Round trip’ good two days, only 97. © Col, Hawes McCreery of Owensboro’, Ky., is paypcg ges 8. Senator, to succesd Blackburn. as home last Thursday to go hunting. It seems that the young man had fallen from a tree top, where he had climbed to get a squirrel he had killed. Needham’s skull was fractured. = soe Banquet to the Ossipee’s Officers. Commander A. G. Kellogg angi tho officers of the United States steamer Ossipee were given a banquet atthe Hygeia hotel. Old Point Com- fort.yesterday by William P. Clyde of the Clyde line steamers, for their gallant action in res- cuing the steamer Ozama from the Legitime authorities at Port-au-Prince some six weeks oe Mr. Clyde was represented by Capt. James |W. MeCarrick of Norfolk, general southern | agentof the line, who in prominent army officers civilians to meet them. Among the guests were Coi. Royal T. Frank, commandant; Col. A.C. M. bhoooy Col. M. P. Miller and Lieut, L mander R. D. Evans, Commander of the Constellation; Col. Waiter Tayior of Nor- who served as adjutant general on Gen. Lee's staff during the war, and Mayo, collector of Norfolk. ee eenndainsie: Severe Shocks of Earthquake. Asevere shock of earthquake was in Erzeroum yesterday. The village of Kant- zorik bas been engulfedin java, One hundred and thirty-six lives were lost, SMALL BOYS FIND BIG MONEY. Under the Lead of a Mouse they Unearth About Twenty Thousand Dollars. A Melbourne special of July 31 says: ‘‘A good deal of excitement arose at Williamstown this morning in consequence of the recovery of nearly £4,000, @ portion of the money stolen from the royal mail steamer Iberia, under the platform of the pier railway station. The dis- covery was made by two boys named George Gordon and James Sweetenham, aged fourteen and fifteen years respectively, As the boys were waiking past the platform they saw 8 mouse come out of a hole and dart under the northern end of the platform. Thinking to have some sport the boys went on all fours under the floor. Gordon inserted a stick and commenced to work it about. The action juced = link! sound which was Fapairenarseh that the lads scratched away the earth and suddenly discovered & mass of sovereigns. After filling their pockets they covered up the place and went home. Gordon found that he had 118 sovereigns and his companion 164. The father of Gordon on Monday took both boys, with the sovereigns, to the police station. @ police proceeded to the spot and found 960 sovereigns, including those found by the boys, the whole sum hav- ing been ins bag. Subsequently the police by digging with a garden fork found three other 8 in different piaces, _ @ couple of inches under the sand, he grand total of sovereigns recovered is 8,742. The bags in which the money was found are su; posed to have been stolen from the royal amer Iberia some @ ago. They had evidently been opene: and some sovereigns had been taken out of each before they were “planted.” Four of the five bags lost have now been found. —————+e+_____ Shall Boys Learn Trades? From the Philadelpia Record. The great lockout of the glass blowers of southern New Jersey and Brooklyn involves not only @ question of wages but the qnestion as tothe right of employers to take sucha number of apprentices as they may deem req- On the part of the glass blowers the claim is made that there are too many apprentices in the business now and that with thet increase glassblowing would soon become unprofitable to labor. The glass blowers contend that it is “rank injustice” to subject them to a competi- tion which threatens ,‘to take the bread out of their mouths,” On the other hand, the manufacturers insist upon the absolute right of conducting their business in accordance with their own judg- ment, and of tak: as Many epprentices as they may require, vihney assert that the effect of an arbitrory restriction of the number of apprentices ig to crowd American boys out of tuis industry and fill its ranks with foreigners, If they should not be permitted to teach ap- Prentices the trade, so as to take the places of those who drop out of it, they claim that the prosperity of their industry would be seriously affected, It may be admitted that the chief object of the manufacturers in employing apprentices is to obtain cheap labor. Intelligent American boys soon learn to perform the work of able- bodied men and the employer bas the advan- tage of their cheap labor during a considerable period of their apprenticeship. The fact that the practice of taking large numbers of ap- prentices tenda to overcrowd the market for skilled labor and thus depress its wages cannot be expected to give the manufacturers serious concern, At the same time any labor organization that undertakes to dictate how many apprentices shall be permitted to learn a given trade places itself wholly in the wrong. The right of choos- ing a pursuit or occupation Is, in this country at least, as absolute as the enjoyment of the air we breathe or the right of locomotion. Any attempt to arbitrarily restrict or interfere with this right is a flagrant violation of the princi- ples of national justice imbedded in our Amer- n constitution, which give to all citizens the inherent and indefeasible right of pursn- ing their own huppiness.” They may be fre- quentiy mistaken concerning the best methods of securing happiness, but this is for themselves alone to determine. The glass blowers insist that they have “a right to live,” and that they will fight to the last against the threatened competition with their labor. But they have no right to live by doing wrong to others. When a person apol- ogized to Dr. Johnson for a wrongful action ith the plea, “you know, doctor, I must the sardonic moralist replied, “I see no necessity for that,” The right of others to acquire the trade of a glass blower is as perfect as the right of those who are employed in it. There is nothing in natural law or in social convention which gives to a limited number of men a inonopoly of the occupation of glassblowing. If such a princi- ple should be admitted in practice industrial organization would react to a condition like that of the tyrannical guilds of the middle ages, Restrictions would be thrown around every pursuit, the struggle for existence would become intensely embittered, and multitudes of youths, deberred of the opportunities of earning an honest livelihood, would prey upon society, The glass blower would no more es- cape the consequences of such @ condition of things than other people. Even if partially successful for a brief time, this movement to prevent American boys from learning a trade must end in fail: The splendid endowments of Williamson and other philanthropists aud the industrial schools that are springing up everywhere are so many pro- tests of reason and humanity against the narrow spirit that would limit the opportunities of our youth to choose their pursuits and im- prove ‘their condition, No combination of men in this country is powerful enough to ac- complish an object so hostile to the enlightened tendencies of the age and so detrimental to the best interests of society, . — The Cronin Suspects’ Jury. Very little progress waa made in Chicago yes- terday in selecting a jury to try the Cronin sus- pects. Attorney Forrest submitted a list of questions which the defense wished to put to the jurors. They interrogated the juror as to his belief or opinion as to each of the chief facts in the tragedy, as published in the papers, In order to give the counsel for the state time to examine the questions i ment was taken until 10 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company announce a select ex- cursion on Wednesday next, September 4, to Pen Mar, the same being under the auspices of the Lutheran churches. The train will leave the bultimore and Obio station, corner New Jersey avenue and C street, at 8 a.m. sharp, ar- riving Pen Maratnoon. Forscenery this route is unsurpaseed, As the number of tickets by this train are limited, buy early and be sure of ur seat. Train ri ing, leave Pen Mar t 609 and 1351 Penn- Baltimore and Ohio station on morning ot yursion. > 2 Peat ctaat Wouldn’t Change His Business. From Texas Siftings. First Tramp—‘‘What would yer do ef yer had a million?” Second Tramp—“‘Choost vat I vas doing now —noddings at all. i ines Pistol Practice in the Army. The last day of the pistol practice, depart- ment of Arizona and California, took place at Fort Wingate Sunday. The firing parties were mounted. Good shooting was the result, Lieut. Wilder, fourth cavalry, was the win- ner of the gold medal, with @ percentage of 81. Lieut. J. J. Pershing, sixth cavalry, was second, with a percentage of 79. Sergeant E. C. Erb, fourth cavalry, who was in the lead at dis- mounted Feectiee, was the favorite, and some offered odds on his getting the gold medal, but he failed. Lieut. Wilder, fourth cavalr wins the pistol-firing gold medal, besides a si wey messi on the ontam firing. The scores made at this competition were some of the best ever made in the army, and in all prob- ability the carbine, rifle and revolver records are broken by this team. i A Big Cash Robbery. Frederick Waldener, a Philadelphia baker, twenty-three years old, has been arrested for stealing $3,600 in cash from Mra. Willegams Waldeck of Manayunk, by whom he had been employed for,s few days. The woman kept the money in the house, and it was stolen on Sat- urday eve while the family was sitting in the See The thief ovidently knew“ the remises and took nothing but the money. ‘aldener was arrested mainly on suspicion, as it was found that he bore a bad reputation and was the only person about the p! who was in a position to commit the robbery. datbseencsrnine A naebecscun A Negro Burned for Rape. A Somerset special to the Cincinnati Zven- MORE COASTS FOR ENGLAND. The Sultan of Zanzibar Surrenders the Rest of His African Coast Line. The sultan of Zansibar has signed @ conces- sion giving to to the British East Africa com- pany the Lamu Island and the Benagir coast line from Kipini northward, including Kismayu, Barawa, Masha, Makdischu and Mruti. This is the most significant item of news that has recently been received from Africa, It means that the sultan of Zanzibar has surren- dered the control of the whole of his possses- sions along over 1,000 miles of the coast of Africa to Europeans. By previous treaty the Germans and the English East African com- pany had assumed control of about one-half of this coast line, which extends from Cape Del- on the south to Mrution the north. He a8 now surrendered the northern half to the English vege which will therefore control over 600 miles of coast line, and which seeks to bring under ite government the entire country between the coast and Victoria Nyanza. The East India to govern large territories in India, oe ————_—oe—____ BLACKSMITH AND JUDGE. The Remarkable Career of Thomas Chilson of Iowa. From the Detroit Tribune. There has recently died in western Iows a man whose extraordinary position in the com- munity—as detailed by the local papers—was such as to cause him to take rank as a celebrity of no mean quality. At the same time his his- tory demonstrates what an unusual combina- tion of homely sagacity and “horse sense,” in large quantity, coupled with a transparently pure and unselfish life, will do in establishing @ man in the confidence and esteem of all who knew him, anda spontaneous elevating him into an accepted lordship over his fellowmen. Thos. Chilson was hisname. He was bred to the trade by a blacksmith. Asa young man he was celebrated for his feats of physical agility and strength—a fact which makes » man noted in any community—and as he established a humble business for himself he soon became equally celebrated for ¢! lent work which hi ifailingly did, was to the fullest extent a “square” man, The aver- age of country people at least like that sort, Soon after he had passed the age of thirty he met with an accident one day while attempting rome feat of strength which inflicted an injury *o his spine that rendered him incapable there- after of walking a step or working at his trade. It wasa terrible blow; but so weil was he thought of by his neighbore even then, that he was chosen to such local offices as were avail- able for the use of a man so badly crippled as he was. Gradually he came to be known in his new capacity and in it he displayed the same quality of sturdy honesty that had characterized him in his previous relations to the community. Moreover, it gradually came to be knowr that was possessed of remarkable penetration d singular clearness of judgment, He did not seem to need law books and volumes of court decisions, He went down to the bedrock of Fale and wrong and had such a wonder- ful faculty of divining—if he could not get at— the truth, and making it stand out so clearly that there was no gainsaying the conclusions which be reached. So it came about that for miles around men brought to Thomas Chilson their disputes for settlement. He was a general referee. It was far cheaper than going to the courts, and such was the unbounded confidence in his integ-ity, sagacity and entire disinterestedness, that men readily agreed to this self-imposed administra- tion of justice arong themselves, It became common spectacle to see the plain dwelling of the tormer blacksmith ley out by the array of horses and vehicles hitched in its immediate Vicinity, while inside the contending parties and their witnesses would surround the cripple’s chsir and unfold their cases before him. Seldom was his decision appealed from, so great an affront to the public sentiment was such a course and 6v intelligent and just were the con- clusions that he uniformly reached. His quiet and potent influence extended fur- ther. Whenever the local popular meetings became divided in opinion and stormy in char- acter, Thomas Chilson was sent for and wheeled in his chair into the midst of the turbulent and excited assemblage. The questions at issue wero argued before him ss though he were a duly elected judge. His decisions, never biassed by personal or party feeling, but al- ways based on what was manifestly right and best, and set forth in a clear and unpretending manner, were accepted as the end of the strife. He was the peacemaker for the entire region. At one time it was sought to secure his presi- dency ina murder trial, both the friends and prosecutors of the accused expressing the de- sire, But this, of course, was impossible, al- though seriously pressed. The man was very popular, and no one thought he could be con- victed. But he was, and justly. and was sen- tenced to be hung. His friends, of whom he had many, secretly organized a large party to rescue him from the juil, and one night as- saulted that structure, While the mob was carrying one defense after another by the fur: of the attack, the jailor sent for Thomas Chil- son. The intrepid man responded. He had been present throughout the trial, and was sat- isfied of the guilt of the doomed man, ‘That settled all question for him. He was taken into the midst of the excited crowd and be- gan to expostulate’ with them. The; recognized the well-known voice and listened respectfully. Soon portion were persuaded of their wrong-doing, but the larger part stood sullen and unconvinced. Just then a brother of the prisoner in his excitement struck Chil- son a blow, inflicting a wound from hich the blood began to flow. That turned the scale, Violence inflicted on him was intolerable. The mob turned on the assailant, and it was only at the urgent entreaty of the injured man that he was saved from being lynched. Thatended the attempt to rescue the murderer and the law took its course, This remarkable man died in middle life, but the savor of his character will long remain to bless the community that he served in so un- usuala manner. Muh was doubtless due to the gift of intuition and sound judgment that he possessed in such an extraordinary degree, but more to that unassailable integrity that never swerved for fear or favor or self-interest, but sought only the right and built on its immoy- able foundation: ——__—ee—___ Hlinois Miners’ Strike Settled. The conference of the coal miners and coal operators held at Joliet, IIL, yesterday afternoon resulted in a settlement of the wage troubles throughout the northern Illinois coal fields and anearly resumption of work except in the mines of W. L. Scott. The operators, all of whom were represented barring Mr. Scott, gave their ultimatum about 5 z after a two hours’ executive session. Their terms was a reduction of 73¢ cents company store ord ® reduction of 50 per cent in tool-sharpening in all the fields except Streator, and the sale of coal to the miners at the cost of putting it on the cars, The miners cousidered the proposition until late last even- ing, and finally resolved to accept it, The workmen desired, in addition, the item of rent free during the strike and no victimizing on going to work. The operators refused to em- jody these points in the agreement, but stated eee to the miners that the result would as desired, ———ee0____ Strike of Steel Workers, The new employes of the Allegheny Besse- mer steel works, who took the places of the strikers lest spring, struck yesterday. On Sat- urday the firra offered a scale to the employes by which the firm claimed more money could be made by the workers. Monday night the scale was presented to the men on the night turn, but they refused to accept it, Yesterday the day turn struck also and the mill is idle. About 600 men are affected, —~eee—_—__ Union Cigar Label Decision. In the United States circuit court in St Louis yesterday Judge Thayer randered « de- cision to the effect that the countaxfeiting of the union label used om cigars cannod be pre- vented or punished. The ruling will affect the cigar makers’ organization in the United States aud Canada, it is claimed, very serio) as it practically decides that their of no value whatev: ———_——ee—___ Arrival of a Catholic Prelate. D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, KING MALIETOA’S RETURN, His Enthustastic Advices from Apia describe the return of King Malietoa as follows: TheGerman gun- boat Wulf arrived in the harbor in the after- noon of August 11, When the vessel came to anchor Malietoa was seen standing on the deck. The flag of the returning monarch was st once hoisted on shore and hearty cheers were given by the American and English residents. Manga, Aasi and the king’s brother Moli, who were exiled with him, were also on the Wulf. No dances were allowed to approach the vessel, but about dark the king and chiefs were taken ashore in one of the Wulf's boats, with Dr. Stuebel, German consul general, and Folan, chief magistrate of Samoa, who had gone aboard the Wulf an hour before. Quite acrowd of natives ands few white residents had as- sembled at the spot where the landing was made, When the boat touched the beach Dr. Steubel sprang out and as- sisted Malietoa to land once more upon his native shore. The ki was taken at once to Folau's house, where he was followed bya number of people. The meeting between lalietoa end his relatives was most affecting. Fi women fell on their knees and kissed bis ni were at the gre preston alice were heard aud all present extended sympathy to the monarch who had been carried off by the Germans and landed first at the Cameroons, one of the most un- omnes — in the world, and taken _— ere to Ham! a8 astecrage passenger an then exiled on felines in the Marshall group. Allof the returned give the highest Praise to Dr. Moran, the United States consul at Islands, and declare that had it not been for his assistance they would have suf- fered heavily. About half an hour after Ma- lietoa hed arrived at the house Mataafa, who had been reigning during his absence, arrived and greeted his relative most cordially. Ma- lietoa seemed to be a careworn man and broken down in health, The white residents present drank the health of the two monarchs and an invitation was then given to attend an im- fakery tu banquet. The greatest good will ex- d een the two kings, AIR AS A CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA. Change of Scene and Visits to the Sea or the Mountains Advised. From the Hospital. When a person is given to dyspepsia, as many people are by inherited constitution and many more from acquired habit, great variety of circumstances may lead to recurrent attacks. With some people an impure atmosphere, or hot, sunny and exhausting weather, or ex- tremely cold, chilly weather, will be quite sufficient to encourage the spproach of the enemy and to throw wide the doors for him to enter. If s confirmed dys- peptic falls into a lower than ordinary state of general health his one persistent foe has it Practically all hisown way and makes life a perfect misery. Some dyspeptics have found out by experience that a change of air from town to country or sea, or from a hot, relaxing climate to acolder one, will drive away their distressing symptoms in afew days. Bad air or air that, though not bad for the robust, is very far from purity, cannot make the blood pure like good air; it cannot get rid of the waste tissues of the body so completely as they should be got rid of; it does not stimulate and brace up the spirits; it does not promote sleep, On the other hand, in order that digestion may be comfortable and perfect, there must be a sufficient quantity of effective gastric juice secreted after every meal, But this requires pure blood and @ nervous system in sound working order, By far the best thing for many dyspeptics to do is to seek an immediate change of air. It is often said of drugs, or rather it used to be often said of them, that they “acted like charma.” Very few drugs, indeed, have any- thing of the “charm” aboutthem. Buta pure, clear, bracing atmosphere makes such a change in the blood and nervous system in a few hours that it almost deserves to be spoken of as a “charm.” There are many people in London every summer who make up their minds to stay at home instead of having their usual two or three weeks in the country or at the sea, They think that they cannot afford the time, or they cannot spare the money, or they feel well enough to do without going away. it i grave mistake. Nothing but absolute necessity should keep the hard-working father or the mother of many cares or the children who have been cooped up in school from the pure and life-giving breezes of the mountain or the sea, It is better to dress more plainly, to drink less wine or to do without dinner parties in the winter, than to make an unbroken stay in London for a whole twelve months. Health, efficiency and pleasure, at any rate for the dyspeptic. often turn on the question of pure air and plenty of it, Go on Fuipay axp Satcrpay Evexrna to en Hall excursion, Sec advertisement.— a Coloration in Water. From the American Angler. What is the color of pure water? Almost any person who has no special knowledge of the subject will reply at once, “It has no color.” Yet everybody knows, either through hearsay or by the evidence of his own eyes, that the ocean is blue. Why the ocean looks blue is a question that few who have crossed it have ever sought to solve, and there are, probab! many travelers who, though they have seen most of the famous rivers and es in the world, have failed to notice the remarkable differences in color which their waters present. Even the ocean is not uniform in color;in some places its watereare green, or even yel- lowish. Some lakes are distinctly blue; others present various shades of green, so that in some cases they are hardly distinguishable from their level, graes-covered banks; a few are almost black, The Lake of Geneva is azure-hued; the Lake of Constance and the Lake of Lucerne are green; the color of the Mediterranean has been called indigo, The Lake of Brienz is greenish yellow, and its neighbor, Lake Thun, is blue, New York has both green and blue lakes, The colors of rivers differ yet more widely. The Rhone is blue, and so isthe Danube, while the Rhine is green. Anybod: who has traversed the wonderful Adirondac! region and fished in its waters must have noticed the remarkable differences in the color of ite rivers and smaller streams which radiate in every diréction from the central emp of mountains, The waters of the ondaga are yellowish, while those of the Canada creeks and of the Mohawk are clear, with perhaps a bluish tint in deep pools, Fish creek is black or deep brown, and its neighbor, Salmon river, is color lesa, Next comes the Black river, whose color is indicated by ite name, but between it and the Grasee, which is also black or brown, is the Oswegatchie, with clear white waters. The St. Regis again is black. but the Raquette is white. The St. Lawrence is blue. These vari- ous hues are not caused by mud, or any opaque sediment, such as that which makes the Missis- sivpi coffee-colored, but belong to the waters, like the golden color of tes, without greatly impairing their transparency. cause of the difference in the color of lakes and rivers has engaged the attention of many celebrated investigators of nature, such as Bunsen, Arago, Sainte-Claire De- ville and others. Recently Prof. Spring of the university of _< has carefully investigated bene Sepoord of the color of water ‘and bas reached some interesting conclusions. Aecord- ing to him, absolutely pure water, when seen in masses of sufficient thickness, is blue, and all the varieties of color exhibited in lakes and streams arise from the presence in the water of mineral salts of different degrees of solubility and in varying quantities, Water containing PAT BICINE Nervous the MEDICINE IN THE Prepared cal, y by THOS. 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