Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 1, 1888, Page 2

70 FIGURE WITH THE SIOUX To Be Conducted By a Oarefully Se- lected Committee. roads, pending an investigation into protests against his confirnation, MISCELLANEOUS, on left to-night for Crete er the Fourth ¢ intends 1o return to Washington by & week from next Monday !’""d the duty on licorice or rolls, Agreed o. An amendment was adopted fixing the duty on licorice juice at 35 per cebt ad valo- SOCIETES OF MANY LETTERS W.0.T.U, ¥.M'0C. A. and Others Ruled the Creth Chautauqua. Senator Mande: where he will de Mr. Dingley of Maine moved to reduce the romate of potash from He said bi- itrolled by a trust ecured control of rate of duty on bi-c 1§ cents to 1 cont per po ublic building bill will be ready in Baltimore, which TROUBLE ANTICIPATED LOG CABIN AND COON them to be in congress at one time that the report be rece mally adopted ary Whitney will entertain the em. ployes of the navy wolds, his country ved by the two houses An amendm v Mr, Farquhar of Mills Thinks New York, inc Finally Acted On at This Session— Two Patent Right Swindlers at Work Ulysses Leave Unpaid Bills— Hirl Digappears | Tekamah. nge mineral , west of Washing: cent to 15 cent per pound the rate of duty on Salsoda. cellaneous Ite = A large crowd of people gathered around | Sheridan’s house this morning when he was taken in the amby yard fordeparture his summer pl looked emaciated and extre he was being carried out on a cot a pho- tographer attempted moved to re- the present rate of duty on The Sioux Reservatio WAsHINGTONX BUneAt praska Chantauqna. [Special to Titk amer Swatara 1 OMAnA Bre, EENTI STRERT Wasmixetos, D. C., president has been giving some con Crete, Junc The assembly themselves on The China section was passed over for the the comfortable quarters in This building garnished and provided with suitable The parlor is a lar Its furniture consists of a beautiful large rug, a sofa, a number of easy chairs, a table suppli . magazines, a chandelier, protty portiers, and dainty white curtain nished by the St. Marg's avenue Congrega tional church of Omaha. kitchen are well equipped, chambers, eleven in number, have been pro vided with Congregational churches and C. L. 8. socie Altogether Dunning hall is a very sat one that “supplies a long Bynum of Indiar duty on glazed orenameled tiles was red; 5 per cent ad valor is now swept put his hat over the camera and shut out the travelled by the and it will be covi by Tuesday next, bad weather the vessel will put into the near— Thero was a_great wharf to sco the gencral placed on board and to silently and solemnly say good bye to Mrs. Sheridan, who accompanied the hero. The vessel started at 1:15 commission to n dians for their cons iate with the nt to throwing open to scttlement a portion of the great Sioux reser- The commission been stated throughout the west, been ctary Vilas left yesterday to be gone until after the Fourth of July, and he had made no recom- mendations to the president up to that time. The work to be accomplished is delicate in its nature, for there is an elemcnt permeat. ry band of Sioux on which is opposed in every way to a division of the reservation or the allotment of lands sary to pacify this element in order to secure the required con- passed by congross h to secure this desirous that furniture throughout well furnished room. The distance vessel is 600 mil fair weather mittee rose and the house adjourned. crowd at the monuments Gettysburg battle field to-day. IS FATE. Who Owned the Village 211l He Met a Railroad Train. rmer of Garr b8 good stock but the temper of hi This room was fur. for Atlantic City The dining room H CONGRESS, always kee unfortunate in ays a New York dispateh. fow months one of them, a nimal, developed symptoms of pure bovine cusse by terrifying childr and grambling & weather of the past few days he be Rail or barbed wire fences the rescrvation Station.S. I Wasmixaroy, June sumed consideration of the river and harbor The following amendments, othors, were agreed to: of $10,000 for the Mississippi. river above Anthony's falls; striking out the provi appropriating $15,000 for the examination and survey of the Mississippi Island rapids fora canal serting an item of 50,000 for strengthening the Sny island_ leve 1,100,000 for tho mouth to Fort Benton; inserting a_provision in lieu of the one struck out, for an examina- tion and survey at Rock Island rapids for a canal around the rapids, but propriations, and a provision for a like exam of the Mississippi The senate re- in soveralty. < yosterday afternoon, a large and as the bill mbled in the pavillion to histen only allows a year in whis the authorities there shall be no hitch in the negotiations For this purpose the president is selecting his commission with great care and is using somo caution in mak- that it shall contain no per 80ns objectionable to the Indians. first thought that a commission composed en- tirely of civilians would be appointed, but it is now believed that the commission will con- h of the agencies, a u, chasing women During the hot duced Mr. Bain said he would not ¢ the theme of his lectu hie would talk about temperance. volution of man- kind were true or not_he did not know, but this_country the liquor at involution of mankind amining evolution to see where dangerous. after they are begun. around them through and One of his hobbies wa out on the railroad track and keep off In this voluntary i Last Sunday ing it up in orde he forgot himself. ing he planted himself squs centre of the tr: stopping Sunday teaflic. Thé engineer saw him and Dlew his loude to examine involution ause of the infiy should come up f © men go to ide v be ) Wit b e idently bent upon | the brutes is not 8o bad, but that they should go down to the brutes is Down at the hottom of 1 problems and the strif sapital and labor lics the solution of the sist of the agent at civilian and an arm The interior department people are very reticent regarding the commiss known they have been in ne the war department quite another thing ination and surve; ime, the soci at Clinton, 1a., in relation to the removal of eived with contempt and amendment directing a survey i capital question. try needs is to the old fellow. 1 for a muss, and he v veit. So was the engine ser whistled down b splitting steam se 4 The bull put himself in a authorities for some an, near Chica sen deep, was opposed by Mr. Shern on the ground that its principal utility wou who freauent saloons zmen, o t o Meantime the people the proper muinter Dakota, especially ot s dancing with 1y in appointing the com- mission for fear a year will expire before the consent of the Indians can al, he thought, ought to be constructed by the United States except to cut off some 1m- rfection or obstruction us on Lakes Michi- nd Superior- or on the Ohio He also expressed opposition to as to the Hent i propositions as being in the interest of trade and comm CGreat metropolitan journals, influenced ov largely owned by railroads, had been in - the Kinyg of the Hennepin *fraud had been the sturdy 01088 the continent. a meritorious thing in th was the proposition to open ship cani Lake Michigan kingmen would turn the imate trade into clouds, am whistle with the loudest and rich- t kind of hase notes. The locomotive struck him and rolled him about six down all th of Nebraska Black Hills region, sults of their labor into mize the business of this nks and storchou u destitute of the comforts of life. etting the aftuirs of the is 1o wonder mpatient and wanting to have wsimnlar provisio be obtained, and gain sent Mr. John H. King, who spent the winter here urging the passage of '8 upon the presi- into such a fix that This thne he was whaoels and half the rged the engine, ushed under the back here to imp: advisability of “If a man wants to driuk, consequences, is that men @o the drinkin, wives and children ake the consequences God smote the conrtryt for in smitelit if The railroad companic opponents of water way had been de owd of excursion- thrown down an MIt MILLS ON 1S BIL, Chairman Mills said this afternoon that the committe embankment the Illinois death of the 1 with joy by all the the tragic buil was receivy children of upon a reasonable Limit of debate of the tariff bill, and that he belicved that taklng a final vote wi than Saturday, He thinks the bill will be | but three or four ne; and that it will then ferred to the committe the republicans v preparing and perwit the democrats Tt on tho part of the minority on the Mill's ill, that both measur country; which would ple of thie upper Mississippi and the extre ccommodate the p upon the women and childven of this coun ¢ is 1oL a’rose in the che Her but costs the 1 s to the prac scheme, but cason why the survey should not be Mr. Dolph expressed doubts A dispatch to 0 to the senate, red armed men patrolled the streets , andthe beauty and sunsh or seller’s hvm lled attention to the < on the hous are in the state of than there are'in the been $5.511,000, and that Second Chris proposition v then on the nd that congress He had persistently « nal projects to the friends of nal wanted anappropr they should bring it before ¢ bill und have the matter frcely discussed but the putting of {such projects and-harbor bills would bring the whole sys- improvements sherman spoke of the magnitude of the He sald_that 2o to the moutn of the ‘hing that a wonderful about so hapy announced definitely that Christ about to appear 0 in the pe will adjourn August without any north fiom the s| e, 1 Bain is a southe illing “torlet the dead pr hile north and south unite in con queriug this second time rson of AL J. I have stated Mr. Mills' vi republican members of the house and senate and they general - is not much prospect ut this time of any tarift Iegislation at this session. seem to be willing to let the work it1s and after an expression from try at the polls thus fall more intelligent uc- tion can be taken. WIAN 15 NOT 80K ds, coming direct ay that he is becoming he no longer talks of pear the two fanatics secur, following and crow Outside this doctrine was orthodox enough. roposed to forgive ull i 4 Sence tem of intern: in and heal announced in ovder to fully prepare him- unrighteous o went that cume cause of slavery may come upon th the proposed un canal was 3 The discassion was further continued Teller, Vest, Call tated that as canal between the lakes and the garded by militar) s of the MS=TTortanc worth the paper on 21, this was the most im- to his defeat and that attacking Alger's campi he alleges the use of nione, tosts that the re Revenue and per- sonal liberty and that he pro ports of_Governor For is 4 matter between himself and s'to talk about it n_of Ohio who was at Ch for Mr. Sherman, cment for public 1o personal liber lifts himself above the pow y was the day fixed for his r mbled and watched A vast multitudc tho hills for the new Messiah. Iy he appear ? said Colonel weeks working Buin, “and it wou latter will make no s T was writ bed in winte, holding Portant water-way project , teeming with shout went up and Aud was con (00,000 for harbors satistied and is tr the throng dustries and commere he said, to appr vhich 18 bread and clothin kissed his feet and hands. downed to him and sick people d With Scnator § the nomination at Chic of the swoet the eye of God ¢ Lulu MeLung, the fanatics prep: Ho regurded th two of the most impor to be *‘whistled down while the little str I\ At that time, be Sherman left the presidential chair he scnate, Charlie Farw Holmes' nor; rove to study th his lesson covered the much desired a nee, being a business con- bout to secure the pla wmd Brown interest to **swab the guns' place on the committee on fi man of wealth nections, and he sc Mor the presidency. friends to the Ohio: Farwell could nois delegation. about the plac The members of his and extensiv voughly handled. Brown, Puttersor doubtless derive much benetit from his S0mo othot bill on the me; i desirable was to get £,000 for a little 1d windows, until farin the ded the doors us respected him that Mr, undoubtedly deliver the Ilh- a8 said, however, on the committee on finance internal commer y letters ornamented ¥ canal from La Sull higan, but moved to strike out the words and capable of 1bic feet of water per minute, flowi ate of two miles per hour,” with skulls, ¢ sent to Patt ing them to | of Lincoln, who spo Bherman would Thursday on puin Sherman turned his attention tow ng the delegation from New York, and nk Hiscocl on the ] ) it it would be Sheritt Connor, of Chy L rived Wedn ttanoogn, who ¢ For the purpose Biglow shexo time of Christ, she ever been ma with that in view put Fr committee and left Mr. Farwelloff. This cut lcago senator to the quick quietly went about making combinations. He whipsawed Sherman and made it impossible for that gentleman to secure the New York delegation and instantly he began to work for Grestam. He made a combination with His- 'k, whercby that gentleman had his hands tied and could not work for Sherman, even had he desired to do so, JOIN O'NEILL'S AMWITION, John J. O'Nelll, of St. Louis, who is chair- man of the house committeoon labor, is mak- ing an offort to secure an appointment to the oftice of commissioner of lubor and there is £oing to be a fight made against him which will not only defeat him for the appomtment, but which will likely The Woman's leag: make a protest against th will prefer charges aganst him relating to with & woman who was recently but who is now in Washington matters of a ichigan and t He placed a m ind returned. Heeame current that two you had been offe i adequate for the passage of the largest boats and of navul vess ble for defensce in time of war, uthorized and In the new civi In the futare for good works a work will be r his kingdom. when a woman’s wse to be made | plans and estimates for ch and locks and dams in the beds of the Ilinois to bring a large extra force if attempts are Brown says thi ort 80 as to pr 110 the 1 less than 160 feet ursday he will kill all the dishelicve pen the heavens and this profession huve met d 1o huve surv d to hsve su sition from the heg ated a channel fr dy students in te and Social Organization. Popular Scicnce Monthly, uld probubly be sssion around whieh so many false and confused idens have gatl around the chanucl to be suitable for the purp said, the necessar, A veys, estimates, p out of the sum b ploquently of we and of the lives of work in the medical pro him out of con- 0 of this city will appomtment and cation to be paid uted for the rather than by men Mrs. Lathrop of Mich An amendment dire war to locate a canal from tue lllinols river at Hennepin to the Mississippi viver at t mouth of the Rock river was then agre after a protest by Mr, commit the government absolutely construction of the canal jorman and B term *‘the an otherwise three things on which God vernment, the family principal one of the thr wportant featu the new civilization it will v attention than at pr of child culture istoteach the child obedi- In the course excellent article which we in one of our educational contempora “‘the state” “simply society organized.” Now we can only understund by that, apart from political goyernment, ini organization; yet surel der of the truth. is, that true social organization is y where the y, in those regions of claiming to be sunilar general charactor, cess of tho chairmanship of the committee on labor und has mana niwself unpopular in almost eve THE BARKACKS APPROPKIA The first element k denied that it id so, and Mr. Allison declined to commit himself one way or the othe The last emendment to insertion of a provi Missouri river commissioners, ment was agreed to, The senate then proceeded to execnt After the doors were reopel the conference report on the diplomatic and need to-duy is parents governing their chll ) instead of chijyiyen bossing thewr pa Reverence for rightful authority is a Mrs. Luthrop . eloquehitiand ladylike speaker. s a number of ques. sked by the audienc Lathrop we Representative Dorsey had a conference yes there is no terday n the subject of the appropriation for ane complotion of the barracks, quarters, , for Forts Niobrara and Robinson, was decided to offer an amendment to the surdry eivil appropriation bill, now under sideration by the same committee, which s the substance of the bill passed by the sen- s0me time since providing for an_appro- ation of §100,000 for the wo! be acted upon was ou abolishing the The amend- not—that is to s social activity with which polit ernment does our church The only question’ bety A the senateamend- ment for the appointment of a commission to visit and report upon the Congo basin. a is @ substitute for ek the Y. M. C. A. sion of the pavilioni by the state miet of Linco ge and others. orgunization great need of such our chavities, our clubs, ions of one kind and au- system, with its constant tendency to higher and more complete organization, the the two houses had Addresses w our commerei harge of the original measu 1he umendment and offercd it i the senate, 1t was referred to the committee on appro- This course seemed necessa ‘ausc the condition of the public bus ue house was such as to render the pas: of the original bill through that body nearly Seuator Paddock has b in fuvor of this plan from tho fivst, ha when in the senate before, bee e ouly lgige appropriation ob- for quartérs at Fort Omaha under siniiar action, and the original appropriation for the establishment of & post at Fort Nio- the same weans. ed for in the general appropriation v the repair and lwprovemeut of army f the couferen dmeut appropr salury and expenses of & comme) Lower Congo basin y to visit and report upon the T UONgo basi « taken from the calendar passed, und the senato adjourned. ph systeins, ngements, and and one purely volun- by which human inter- itated and improved; and at once it becomes obvious how mislead- ing it is to speak of *'the state™ as being organized,” nearer the mark, in our opinion, to say that true social organization begins just where state action ends, functions of the central power is to pre- serve the integrity of the community by shielding it from external attack and internal disraption, and so to the conditions for social organization. the state maintains order as the condition of progress. but progress, if it isto be worth anything, must result from the innate power and aflinities of the unils composing the social mauss. young men was 8 were thoroughly earnest and v cuthusiastic and hopeful about the success of oui multitudinous so: and the thov tary agenc clal resourcs an inpossibility, During the evening Dr. Duning announced that Talmage wou agrecment 1o cou dent to all that Dr. Duning was bitterly dis- appointed and suffered greatly because of the failure of the principal gramme he had prepared with such read tho telegrams that had been sent and received in the futile effort to find Dr, Tal wage and hold him to his contract. This 18 indeed shabby conduct on the part The wmanagement of the asscubly and the people of Nebraska will not readily excuse such slights and such utter disregard of a lawful contract. mage several months ago made a written contract to deliver three lectures for the sum of 8500. The management allowed him to dictate his subject, bis hours and his price. Prof. Holmes met him in Ottawa, ‘Kag., on | creased, successful in to Nebraska Wasimixaroy, D, C., June 80, 2 SOREM opened this morning with Speaker Carlisle The bill for the payment of Fourth of July claims was taken up and part_of the pro Fart Bidoe The essential The house then went into committee of the whole on the tariff bill, crease the rate of duty on flax seed and lin- sood oil from 10to 15 cents per gallon was PENSION BOARD FOR NIOBRARA. The motion to ia- A nunber of prominent citizens of Nio- bruva bave urged upon the pension ofice h Senator Paddock, the necessity of hing of a board of examining sur- geons aj that pla A POSTMASTEN'S NOMINATION HUNG DP. The appointment of J. ¥, Willington to -be ter ot Siduey lias been hung up in g souato committoe on postofiices and post in other words, Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, offered an awend- g the rate at 20 cents per gallon after Jan. 1, 1859 Mr. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, offered an smeoduicnt jucreasing frow 4 Lo 5 cents per Friday of last Mx.dwu assured that Talmage would bo sk Crete lo-day:: is_in order for the great preacher tori ukp and explain the osuse of the unprecedent con- duct of which he is guilty. At the stockholders’ meeting "veste afternoon all the trusteed were re-clected. It was also recommendedl that titt present oficers all be ro-elected. e caiisg, of this is ovident. A better predident than F. I I'oss and a better superinténdent of grounds than Mr. Waterman could fot woll ba, found, Dr. Dunning, as an assembly leadoer, out an equal.” To this good J sembly owes more than be express and he has the unqualified respect. and love of all assembly-goers. The §tockholders un- animously passed a hearty vate of thanks to the three above-mentioned ghgntlemen, and doubtless they wili re-elect for the mext and for many succeeding y cuk.\* At the 6:70 prayer-mectifg this morying the subject for consideration ¥as G lorying in Redempt As usual the meetingwas v d by a spirit of devotion * Saturday's progeamme was f80 of intére \n(vl :nln the classes and lecturest were largc uttendec { Mrs. Kennedy arrived on ghe morning fain, and at 9 o'clock organized & children's ass. At 2 o'clock there & ehildren's meeting with songs and addro: The chil- ercn met at the Normal hall and formed procession. It was a pretty sight to see th s of little folks filing f§to the pavi idently there are man, re chil dren at the assembly th eve before, This evening Colonel* Bain, felivered his brilliant address on “The Golddn Gate. His lecture was a tribute to fl\ei age and country, based on a journey fromidcean to ocean.” ‘He contrasted the ex-team' travel of thirty years ago to the speed and slendor of modern civilization, and paid a tribute to the brave pioneers without whose resolution and hardships there would bnnmmn& njoy in this wonderful west. He askoed to cused if he seemed to cherish a little sewtiment on the Indian question with which his ‘gudience might not agree; that they once had some sentiment on the colored question which he did not appre but was taught how and owned his mistake; that he was like the little pig who “when ke lived he lived i clover, but when hie died e died all over.” He pi tu the beautiful scenery of the west, whose mountains, sun-dyed, hung ae, rich embroideries of our sky. He gave a strie at the Mormons, whose hot springs were {su gestive of punishment of Mormon inifhity whose family bibles were Like hotel roglsters, and he hailed a coming day when this grave- yard of love will no longer qurse our country When he reached CapeHorn he gave a beautiful deseription of a &cene, where look- ing up was to sce winter on its wild raid and looking down wus %o sce summer on dress parade. As his description n‘T(- wept the country, he cave 4 paigiotio-lugion to the wedding of. Luipent Nfimfiwkx ’)‘uu‘ core- mouy perfirnted: fhy George's Washingion chief -magistrato, e onl pital of the couple beir 'rfi“'" nd fhustingleonfidence ; how one hugfPedy yearsind more had not broken Vhe uiiony. how fawily, quariels had come nndin miily Tow, but as a sone of y »d the sons of the north in th 3 ition for di- vorce was n® pfimted, and that the old flag never went down over a divided count next gave epebiragenient to the poor ican boy wiaghtmwuich the child of per- conld by slgety, industry and_econ- omy be the posségaspsof a fortune. Out of the ¢ 2 e drew the sad picture of the want of hole life among them and paid a tribute’th the American home, which he do. 1 10 be the cornerstone et wisdom placed under the republic. lecture closed with a touching reference to Lus own Kentucky home, where memory had wathered golden sheaves and stored ‘th v in his heart. The following is the nme for Sunda S:0 ., m.—Service of prayoer and sov 10:30 2. m.—Public service. Sermon by Colonel Georgo W. Bain 4:00 . 1. Socioty of Christian Ethics, led by Rev, O, . Dunnin 5:00 b, m,— Vesper service, C. L. 8. C. 30 p. m.—Public service rmon by Chanectior Creigiiton of the Wesleyan uni- versity, 1 Bears Urysses, Neb., June 80— Special to T Bre.]—About the~70th of May two slick- tonguad B85, ws, named A. . Miller and —— it came to Ulysses, and made our town the base of operations while selling farmers’ patent blacksmith tools. After workimg the rich territory they left last week without puying a board bill of £100, due J. W, Van Gorden and a bill of §0, dne Wolf, the liveryman ing to Wolf, which they returned by freight from Madison, Neb. 1t is not known whether 1 in fleccing our tions look queer. Grafton, Neb., but or not they huve succeed but their tran: me here from erly in Keokuk s will not rat whboring towns, overy of a valuable clay 1ention of which was this year, but last week, is cousi ttention. 1t is a big the town, a8 it is that brick pottery of the vory fes can be made good brick manufacturer is wanted t < it up, The old reliable Bk still continues to take in these parts, It is the paper for \dits strong fizht in support of the laboring mun 1s giving it additional prestige. made ot all clusses, Cxcurting Beatricians, Bratiic, Neb., June #0.—[Speeial Tele. gram to Ti: Beg, ] —1ive hundrsd red hot re publicans boarded the Union Pacific train lere to-night to attend the rally at Blue Springs, They W ccompanied by the Plymouth band and the Beatrice zouave The band consisted of fifteen members, all el itly uniformed and two of the number o . out h 1will go to Crete shau o Sunday moruing train il vetur midnight. Over three hun dred w iad not the papers in > Toud and decp over They blame up one but 5 ought to sue Beatricians think the o »ed consi ble blue stocki when they voted no Sunday excursions to the assembly’ groun MRS A Creamery Burned, Lour Crry, Neb., June 80.—[Special Tele m to Tue Brr About b o'clock this morning the building of th was discovered on Loup City , but before anyoue could get to it it was entirely envel usumed, The ntained about one hundred and fifty tons of ice, besides 1,200 pounds of cheese, und 550 pounds of butter, The ori ginof thefire is a mystery, although by some it is thought to hive been a case of spontaneous combustion in the coal shed in which a car o slack” had been un loaded th s previous. blow to the farmers in this vicinity, and t Loup City business men. We could hay better afforded to have lost any of the o) business houses in the city. 'Loss is fully $4,000 with but §2,000 insurance, oped in flames and soon building his is a severe 0 Meet Her Pellow, OaKLAND, Neb., June 80.—|Special to Tne Brk.|—The fifteen-year-old daughtor of Henry Stark, who resides near Tekamah, mysterious! peared Tucsday. Nothing 1s known of her whereabouts, although it is currently reported she has gone to meet a young wau who was formerly employed on her father's farm. Fred. Renard, one of the wealthiest men of Oakland, has been in the banking business w A. Wells, of this place, for several years, retired from the bank to<lay. His son Ed. has taken his place, and the bauk has been moved into the Barnes' br building, the finest in the city, The bank’s capital has been doubled Gon nthusiasm, CexTHAL Citv, Neb., June 80.—|Special Telegram to Tus Be.]—Central City is all Ablaze W BEYOND THE ALLOTTED TIME. People Who Have Leases of Life. St . HAS CHEWED NINETY YEARS. Hundred-Year-Old Witness <A Alive and Still Kick- fng—Ard Sull Another Knew the st Cleveland ndfather, but a Nor vich representative ther of age, his testimonyjwas taken deposition for fear thag he would not live until the trial, Hedid live, howeve 1d appeared on fthe stand to testify, W 1 the docunjeny was handed him he was able to road it without glasses, and in answer to quostion by counsel he said clearly firmly: “Yes, t s my signi- ned t though he 1 not scen it for more than half a cen tury His recollection was clear, he had no difficulty in hearin swered elearly and_promy P.ru]-u toh His testimony was by ar tho most important in the tria t cventually won the case. The cum s of the trinl made quite an impression, for it is not an ordinary oceurrence that centenarians are called to the witness stand. There was the and he an= y all ques- tinguished who receives his calls with a firm_grasp Cleveland’s This gentleman, as every loc ssidentand many of our readers v w without telling, i Colonel George L. 1 derful impersonation of longevi rowards a good constitution by a temperate life, a round out a full century of existence on the 5th day of August groat-grand- is the venerable Washington outlived all the 1 States excopt president and h idents of the Unit . Hayes and the incumbent, who, with his six feet two aight as an ar ow, whose mind clear as his clear blue eyes, and who is as active s a man twenty-five It is adelight to conver: o8 gone by, and some president’s ances- him of tim reminiscences of the and was horn at East ldam, Conn., Februar greater part reputation was due as ahat maker than o acher, writer, politics of his distinguished revolutionary days, ringing ‘articles patriotism in the which had tribution, which may illustration, took the upon the text * (Psalm cv., argument reversed interpretation of the text, and tuined that it proved but the people are the anointed of elaborated with s peeuliar keenness and force rights of ci The application was obvious. Colonel Perkins has years he has enjoyed either formal ac- intance or immediate r idents John Adams, N tions with dison, Mon- L dadkson Van 1 Another. v venerable Mexi- iter of his, who Maual (N. M.) disp Ians, the writer sought and interview with the ged gentleman, He was found i ling of his lineal de ntleman was quite courteous r with a cor that he was born of Chihuahua, part of his life. ted the wr > he spent a 15 a resident of that state between the United Stat xico occurred. ms in that contest, bec was deemed by the Mexie: red 10 withst s and privations of ause even then tive army life. times, which proves that he tone evenit nanly in the dismounted, given a room. to and fro. doors and eri to come out and sur- The American opened loud pounding render himself, h the old man couldn’t wrender himself or 1ld hefore bullets from (for they were Uy riddled part of Mexico ) the United Stat questioned cxactly how old ut 115 yeurs, was, but puts ing his lifetime i times, und sons or daughters living. living. who is the woman he is now The old man’s general health is good, father of the been slowly fail it is only by loud speaking that he can nd with the utmost difficulty that He will spend he can see at all, or 50 more with his hed here of the death Bennemun, Word has re home in Ames moved froin this count) ago, She was for many yeuarsa resident, Russiaville. ryland and removed when that country There she helped to erect th first house of logs and lived to Circleville, wis o vast resided since this county, wher till her removal to lowa. five yeurs she was o faithfu He Was a Wit bout thirty years ago the Methodist, towns of W in litigation about the tlement of a pauper Chickering. It was discovercd that the ablaze to-night with republican enthusiasm, the occasion being the ratification of the nomination of Harrison and Morton. The evening’s programme commenced With the loudest noise anvils could wake. This was followed by a liberal display of fireworks and a torch light procession. Among the speakers was Judge John L. Martin, who, if he lives till November, will have voted for two Harrisons. The nominativus take well here, and the party majority will be in- lived in Stur- ancient archiv found a docu- aim of the town ghboring town Chickering family once bridge, and in soine municipal, was ment setting forth the of Sturbridge on for the support of one of these Cliicker- per was dated fifty-nine > and bore the sjgnaiure of ohn Phillips as one of ot ne skepticism then about the authen- ity of the claim for longevity, but an tested copy of the birth silenced it It called up associations of the warmost and tenderest charecter to see and hear a man whose memory went heyond the birthof the copublie. John Phillips was born a subject of King George 11, and yet here he was, just on the eve of our civil war, which does not seem so long ago, giving el wnd concise tostis mony which carried a case in courts Mr., Phillips died at the age of 104, She Chews Like a Man One of the oldest persons in the state, if not in the south, says an Orlando (Fla.) exchange, has been a resident of this city for some time. At the Eman= cipation day celebration here some days ago she pp red in the procession, and was troated with great deference by the negroes generally. Her name is Jonnio Jenking, and she lives in the negro set- tlement just east of town. She bas well authenticated documents which prove her to be more than one l\\\n«lrm\ and five years old. A reporter called on the ancient ne- gress the other day. She was found seated on the front porch of the smal but comfortable house in whi lived, vigorously chewing tobacco with ovident relish. ~ She certainly appoarec in excellent health for a damsel of 104 years of age. Her face was old an weather-beaten, weazened and puck ered up, while her seanty wool was perfeetly white; her eyes; though somewhat bleared an sunken, were keen and intel ligent, and at times snappy. Shel 1 not been on her feet for about three yer but otherwiso her vigor seemed almost as good as people of half her age. That she still had a temper was evinced by the vigorous manner in wh boxed tho ears of troublesome picl ninnies (her youngest daughters grand- children) when they got too ar her in their pranks. Her teeth areall gone 1d have been for the past forty years, but she makes good service of her gums in chewing her favorite “fine cut. “0, Lawdy, Mas'e, 1 suah does feel old, an’ no mistake, said she, in reply to a question concerning her age. *When I wuz 'long 'bout seventy or wighty I t'ought I wuz gettin’ old, hut my Lawd, chile, dat want nufin’, ‘hery day whe 1 gois ap sl Wy dat’ll be my y. In c 1ts to lib’ as long 1, but I'se to go any day d Lawd calls me. She seemed very religious and 1 peated many passiges from the bibley suying she was ready to go at any timo. Jennie Jenkins was born in Haleigh, C., in December, 1782, and is there- fore well on in her 106th year. She wa a grirl of seventeen when George Wash ington died, and was a matron well set tled in life when the war of 1812 broke out. She remembers ver, 1 seeing the red conts of the DBritish soldiers gleaming through the woods. In regard to the remarkable preser- vation of her eyesight, she said that she had never used spectacle ‘When- ever her eyes beeame irritated or wealk she washed them in hot salt water, and to this she believes she owes her pres ent clear vision. She can even now thread her ncedle, without assistance, as weil as any one For about ninety years she has used tobacco in some form or other, and oc= ionally takes a dose of spirits m witl yut one-third of beef’s gall. SHit's de ber) st r ting for my rheumatic hens me up’ powerfully ed the old creature, worry h chew. The old lady’s career has be ched »d, She had thr bands, been sold four times and h twenty-two children, Of all these only knows where the seven youny oncs ave, having lost all trace of (g others when she was d to di parts of the country. She mourns them at times and speaks of them all as if alive, but she says she never expeets to see them till they all meetin *heaben.” The negroes in this section all pay a good deal of attention to her, and many come from long distances to visit her, st Shick Dodge. ligence: A stranger was robbed of $150 by fu The La Seattle Post-In bound for Seattle a confidence operator on the train bos tween Kalamaand Tacom st Satun d Short after the train lef. Kiluma a well dressed man steppec into the smoking car and te sent by the side of an immigrant, Tho twd men beenme slightly acquainte th train sped along,” The well dressed man was supplicd with good cigars, and wionally, us he lighted u fresh one, ted the stranger by his side. Grade vally quite a fricndship sprog up be = tween the two. ‘The immigrant gave an account of his trip across the conti- nent, and related a number of hair- breadth he had from confidence men. The well dressed man repre- sented himself as a Seattle merchant on his way home from San Francisco, He suid there were no confic on the sound, but a pockets, and adyised the ook out for the light-fin “Here is where | car said he, showing the stranger skin poclket on the inside of his v “and the slickest of them cannot get my wallet,” By this time the stranger was be ing very fearful that he would havi pockets picked and was almost trembling with fright. His compunion had com= passion on him und said uppose you let me have your money to take care of till we reach Seattle, * It will be safe in my inside pocket.” Thankful to his newly made friend for this kind of- fer, the immigrant turned #130 in greenbacks, all the money h to the keeping of his benefactor, who p! it in his vest pocket. The friendship between the two coutinued to grow, and before the train reached Tacomau the merchant (7) had invited the gentleman from Missouri to make his headquarters with his family i Seattle until he found & situation to suit him, At Tucoma the two left the wain together and walked up town, and had a drink at the cged merchunt's expen On their way to the boat the lotter turned to his friend and said: ©By the way, I must te ph my wife that I will be home to-nig Take my cane and valise and I will meet you at the boat.” The two men separated, one with cane and valise headed toward the bout, and the other making for up town to change his clothes and look for another sucker. Aunt Betsy Mckay recoutly celebrated her 1024 birthday at Spencer, Kan. Mau; living and w summoned 65 a Wilu2ss; but us of her old friends called to congratulate ¢ g0od 0ld christisu lady.