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The Carnes’ ( jLe Tribune.
VOI, XVIII.
T Perhaps three-qnarters of New York's
population live in flats.
The rate of births per thousand of
population is steadily decreasing in Eng¬
land, France, Germany and Belgium.
■ Kentucky will tho experiment of
try
.
permitting three-fourths of a jury in
civil cases (nine jurors) to render a ver¬
dict.
• The decline of the salmon is a phenom¬
enon that the San Francisco Examiner
thinks should cause concern in Cali¬
fornia.
Life insurance people claim that in the
last twenty-five years tho average of
man’s life has increased five per cent.,
or from 41.9 to 43.9 years.
The new Colorado gold fields are a
great place to get rich, observes the St.
Louis Republic, if only enough tender-
feet can be found to buy the claims.
Inventors are not all unpractical, vis¬
ionary men. One of the exceptions,
noted by the New York Witness, located
in Maine, has invented a flying machine
—and has hired another man to try it.
Emperor William is credited with the
intention to have only general officers of
the German army represent him as am¬
bassadors to foreign courts. Even the
secretaries of legations are to be army
officers exclusively.
i The hero Casabianca, who stood on
the burning deck and was immortalized
by Mrs. Hemans, ia to receive a belated
honor from the French Minister of Ma¬
rine, who has ordered a new torpedo
boat to be called Luce de Casabianca, in
memory of the brave Corsican sailor aud
bis son.
I Jame Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier
poet, Is disgusted with the children of
modern literature. He says they are
“little prigs” and “not real." Ths
trouble probably is that latter-day
fathers do not see much of their children
and the mothers of healthy, everyday
youngsters are kept too busy to write
about them.
r* Herbert Spencer, the famous English
philosopher, now seventy-three years of
age, estimates that for forty years of an
active literary life his income has been
something like $2000 per annum. An¬
thony Trollope, who wrote about forty
of what the St. Louis Star-Sayings calls
the dreariest novels that the English-
speaking world ever waded through,
made over $500,000 in the same time.
Altogether, from its commercial aspect,
philosophy doesn’t seem to pay.
! Taken altogether the hoodlum is the
very worst type of criminal which mod¬
ern conditions have developed, observes
the New Orleans Picayune. He is a
savage in the midst of civilization; Jie is
the human wild beast that finds his lair
!n the jungles and slums of a great city,
but Is ever ready to emerge to commit
some act of inexcusable and wanton
atrocity. These are the p tblic enemies
with which society has now to deal, and
It should show them no me*cy, but hunt
them down as it doe3 ether worthless
»nd venomous beasts.
Says the Chicago Horald: “Among
the provisions of Jay Gould’s will is one
directing the payment of $5,000,000 to
his eldest son, George J. Gould, for ser¬
vices of the latter in connection with
the management of the testator's busi¬
ness, extending through a period of
twelve years, during five years of which
time the son was in eotire charge of
his father's vast and difficult interests.
The testator refers with pride to the fact
that, in his opinion, his “beloved sou”
has “developed a reanrkable business
ability,” and proceeds to “fix the value
of his services at $5,030,000." I'his
amount for twelve years' servics is equal
to a salary of $418,666 per year.
Some details of the fighting in Da
homey have reached France through
some invalid' , soldiers recently landeel
at Bordeaux. From what they say it
appears that the fir3t attack which Gan-
eral Dodds made on Caaa was unsuccess¬
ful, and the French had to retreat and
choose better positions. It was the
second attack that succeeded. Toe loss
in officers is explained by the fact that
stood , uprigh. /" and , were more ex-
they
posed, 'therefore, than their men, who
fired on their knees in the bu3b. Tue
wfimen soldiers of the Dahomevans alone
had quick-firing rifles, the men using
ordinary muskets. The scarcity . of
only
vrells was a great inconvenience, and the
rain-water had to be collected. Owing
to frequent storms the heat was not so
cloudy. Monkeys are so plentiful in the
forests that the sentinels at first mistook
their noise for attacks of Dahomevans
end fired, but General Dodds checked
these false alarms by ordering a fort¬
night’s imprisonment for any soldiei
who fired without good reason.
FRANKLIN C of»=^. D DNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1893.
MIRAOE,
Treasure the shadow, Somewhere, firmly
based,
Arise those turrents that in cloud land
shine)
Somewhere, to thirsty toilers of the waste,
Yon phsntoin well spring is a living sign.
Treasure the shadow. Somewhere past tby
sight,
Past all men's sight, watts the true heaven
at last;
Tell them whose fear would put thy hope to
flight
There are no shadows save from substance
cast.
— Edith M. Thomas, in Lippincott’s.
A MIDNI0HT MYSTERY.
N a cheerless apart¬
ment on the sixth
floor of a New York
S tenement, one cold,
X bleak November
I night, sat a youug
r-£ bore woman evident whose face
marks
of intelligence and
refinement.
Ejpy? comprised Two small the rooms
v _ nar-
row domain to which
she gave the name of home, Their
cheerlessness was increased by the ab¬
sence of everything except the most
necessary furniture, and by the wailing
wind which found entrance at a hun¬
dred ctev.ices, Bending icy currents across
the wretched garret. The young woman,
crouching close to the dying fire of a
small stove, was lost in sad reflections
from which she roused herself at inter¬
vals to glance at a little crib wherein
iay an infant, all unconscious of its
mother’s anxiety and distress. Her
husband, Robert Desmond, the second
son of an English nobleman, had fallen in
love with Victoria St. Clair, the pretty
and intelligent American governess of
his younger sister, and married her in
opposition to the wishes of his family.
The English aristocracy look with much
disfavor on mesalliances of this kind.
Soon after their marriage the regiment
in which he was a lieutenant was order¬
ed to India. The young man resigned
his commission, and untrained as he was
in any business or profession, found him¬
self at twenty-five thrown on the world
without a penny and with a young wife
to support. His father, a proud but gen¬
erous maD, had disinherited him, but of¬
fered his son a sum sufficient, if proper¬
ly invested, to maintain him in comfort
for life, saying that all iurthcr inter-
course between them must cease.
This money was accepted. The young
couple went to Paris, where he soon
plunged into the most luxurious life of
that gay city. Though a man of gener-
ous impulses and a loyal and affectionate
husband," Robert had an unfortunate
passion 1 or gambling. His little cap-
ital was soon lost at the card table. By
the sale of Victoria’s jewels and some
money she had prudently saved, they
were able to accumulate little more thau
enough to pay their passage ° to New
York.
After weary weeks spent it iutiie ef¬
forts to obtain work, the little family,
which had been increased by the birth
of a daughter, drifted from moderately
comfortable lodgings to this cheerless
tenement-house. "Their little capital,
gradually several diminishing, was now gone.
For weeks it had been Robert's
regular practice to leave their poor
quarters at nightfall, without telling his
wife where he went or at what hour he
would return, and reappear in the early
morning. He evaded her questions or
only answered in* monosyllables.
Night alter night she was kept awake
by anxious (ears and suspicions.
If she could but know his destina¬
tion, comprehend his work; but not
being able to fathom the mystery
her imagination pictured the near ap-
proach of even greater misfortunes than
those to which she was already accus-
tomed. ft was plain that her husband’s
work was laborious, for although he
never referred to it, he came home
every morning completely exhausted,
He grew daily more taciturn, careworn
and morbid. Can it be wondered that
Victoria suffered all the torture and an -
guish that such a condition of affairs
can briDg to a sensitive woman?
The child, turning uneasily in its lit-
tie crib, begau to cry. Victoria took a
tin cup from the stove and gave its con-
tents to the baby. It was the last drop
of milk, the last moisel of food she had.
Wbal grief wrung the mother’s heart as
she ti red to soothe and comfort the lit-
tie one, unceitaiu that she would be
able to procure sufficient food to keep it
alive.
Towards morning Robert returned
evidently very tired, and w»s surprised
to find his wife still awake. Throwiug
himself on the poor cot near the wall be
was soon fast asleep. For some mo-
menls Victoria gazed at him through
her team, mentally asking if this was
the man who had charmed her girlish
fancy and won her young heart with
promises of a bright future?
At length, from sheer exhaustion, she
sank on. the dilapidated lounge near her
baby’s crib and her weary eyes soon
closed. For three hours she slept
soundly. colons Awakening unrefreshed she
of a sickening feeling of
faintness, the cause of which she knew
tQ0 we ^ an( j tkaen came the dull misery
0 f retne mbering that there was no money
to buy provisions for breakfast.
It had been Robert’s custom to give
her a little money every week which she
bad accepted in silence, neither asking
f or jj n or questioning its source, but
the last supply had been spent the day
before, and it was too soon to expect
another. She had tried to eke out their
an( j wretchedly paid employment ha4
almost failed her, as it was a dull season
and the little work she bad on hand
could not be finished for several days. ,
The clock in . neighboring steeple
had just struck nine, when in
answer to a knock at the door a
letter was handed her addressed
to 'nil tJrt Desmond, Esq n It bore
tlasfr coW i )% \*i rms; postmark recognizing ana the the family hand*
wifc batty, Robert’s father, she placed
the lanoson the table whe*e her husband
c°u! mf id it when he awoke, then bus¬
ied elf for a time about the poor
apar'.up-nt trying to make it seem a tri¬
fle y comfortless, before turning
agtib o her sewing.
A" w *i short interval she was again
sumice ^d soiled to the clothes, door, where she found
a m n p| with which his
dirt *e and unkempt hair was in
keep 0 ?.
he “.ulfs asMfl, Robort abruptly. Desmond live here?"
"rta," IP, replied Victoria.
“V give him this and don’t for¬
get ity for it’s important,” and the
rough visitor quickly disappeared down
the rickety stairs.
Victoria's curiosity was aroused.
Wonderingly she unfolded the soiled
scrap of paper and read these words:
“To-night, at 11 o’clock.” Laying the
the note beside the letter she quietly
resumed her work without disturbing
Robert, who still slept soundly.
Her suspicions of his associates were
confirmed. What repulsive companions
he must have if the man who brought
the note was one of them I Towards
evening Robert awoke. He found in
his pockets a few cents which he gave
Victoria to buy food with. After they
had broken their fast, she alluded to
the note, which Robert said he had read.
When she ventured to speak of the
letter from London, he said, “I shall
not open it. I have enough trouble and
annoyance now and do not intend to be
further harrassed by reading a sermon.”
That night he went away earlier than
usual.
Victoria, again left alone, reflected
still more on his mysterious occupation.
She longed (o follow him, but could not
leave her child, and eveu if she could
what good would come of playing truth the
spy? Sooner or later the must
come out. She both desired and dreaded
its disclosure. The fear that it would
bring disgrace and sorrow increased.
She took up the letter from the Eirl
and looked at the envelope with some
curiosity. Why not opeu it? No I
Robert had broken all family ties for
her; Mere could be no good news or
loving message in the letter for either
of them, or for their child. She replaced
it on the table without breaking the
seal.
Victoria retired early that night, for
prolonged anxiety and hard, uuaceus-
tomed work bad completely exhausted
her. She awoke at daybreak to find
that her husband had not returned.
Terrible fears crowded on her mind, and
a deeper dread oppressed her when, at
10 o’clock he entered the room, his hand
bandaged, his clothes torn and spattered his
with mud, and a look of despair on
ODCe handsome face. He did not greet
Victoria or the child, but sank on the
cot and closed his eyes. Though tor-
tl ‘red with anxiety Victoria asked no
questions, feeling it would only distress
him. After sleeping heavily for an
hour, Robert opened his eyes and said:
“Vieloria, do not admit any one who
may come to inquire for me. I am not
going out to-night and I must sleep un-
disturbed. Do not be anxious on my
account, nor save any food for me, but
bandage my hand and I will try to sleep
again.
At noon as she went to make her few
purchases at the store she heard
reports of a daring burglary that
had been committed the night
before, One of the robbers bad
been killed and another wounded in the
nrm. The police had the clue, but had
not arrested all who were concerned in
the crime. She bought a newspaper and
begau reading the details on her way
home. Fear and almost over¬
whelmed her.
Robert was still sleeping when she en-
tered their lodgings. The police had
not yet arrested him, but how long
would it be before their home might be
invaded by officers of the law? Seating
herself by the window sho continued to
read the details of the burglary, her eyes
suffused with tears, her heart beating
painfully, her head in a whirl. The
words seemed to dance up and down the
page as she read that one of the robbers
had. been wounded in the left arm. It
was Robert’s left arm that was bandaged,
A description of the criminal followed
in which Victoria was sure she recog-
nized her husband. The police were
said to be on the trail, and it was pre-
dieted that within twenty-four hours all
the burglars would be in custody,
A knock at the door made the poor
woman tremble so violently that she
could not respond; she pressed her hand
to her heart; her limbs almost refused to
support her. The knocking was ve¬
peated. Nerviog herself to the effort
and opening the door, she encountered
a middle-aged man of gtntlemanly ap-
pearance. Victoria felt sure he was a
detective.
“Is Mr. Desmond at home?” he asked,
“He is not,” answered Victoria,coldly.
“Can you tell me when or where I
will find him?”
“I cannot,” replied the wife; “will
you not leave your message with me?”
“I regret,” said the visitor, politely, is of
“that I cannot do so; my business
a private nature. I will call again.”
Hp turned away. Victoria listened
breathlessly until he reached the foot of
the stairs, then she turned frantically to
the crib and clasped her baby close to
her breast. “Better, far better for us
to die now and be beyond all the crime
and suffering and punishment of this
world." Then she thought of awaken-
ing and warning Robert, that he might
escape .while there was time. It was
y betrothal. Ip. When she awoke she
m oSjlio husband
ler is null nexUpnt find her gone.
In the she thought only of him
lowing a^Cthat r£#the their humble his lodgings she
c!#.t aunvOVW with scene of arrest;
UnT again to be able to think
I ’ or' wei^ftkuown. WflUTto be where Her gianee anxiety happen*-. and fear
to rest on her ._> 1 and a
revulsion, of fe • _»* wf r. “I
muet be brave ‘G» 'nnH Vl«,” she
murmured. . ||*| Dlk tartled
Another knocl 3
her. She openc; “ V j[«a '••’Standing
there the same ma Ji r asked for
her husband a few hi before.
“Is Mr. Desmond at homo now?” he
anxiously inquired.
“He Is not,” his replied Victoria. not?”
“You are wife, are you
“I am.”
“I came from B— brothers,” he con¬
tinued, naming one of the largest bank¬
ing houses in the city. “Quite a sum
of money has been deposited in our
London house to your husband’s credit,
and we would like to have him call al
the office. This is out address," hand¬
ing her a card. “Please request your
husband to come during banking hours,
and as soon as possible.”
The stranger bowed and retired.
Victoria hardly knew whether she was
awaking or dreaming. The Earl must
have sent money, she thought; but it
was “too late—too late, now,” she pas¬
sionately cried.
Snatching the letter from the mantel
she broke the seal and read as follows:
Through my banker I mod von a thou¬
sand pounds. More will follow should it be
impossible for you to make suitable I m iln
connections with the first installment,
thought you unworthy of trust after
had brought misfortune aud disgrace upon
wife and child by indulging the your passion
for gambling. But I have feelings of a
father and have not lost eight of you. I
have heard of your energy and self-denial,
your honesty an! pride. Work is no dis¬
grace, not even the kind that you do. I
hope you will profit by your bear experience,
now you see that others must the oon-
sequence of your recklessness and extrava¬
gance. Your wife and child have ha 1 to
suffer keenly for your fcdjy.
“Too late," sobb- 1 ' 1 Victoria; “this
help is of no use now.” on| t.en tho thought
came to her, "Robe. Vill now have
means home. to Perhaps escape. ” he baWeft H^«d not the city yet been and
was wandering shelter about^onely, hungry, and
cold, without o noney, yet
with five thousand do rs at his dis*
posal if he but knew it. The contrast
with their abject poverty made the sum
seem greater. visitor's inter¬
Once more a summons
rupted Victoria’s thoughts. She opened
the door mechanically^ but retreated
when she saw before h*r the raau who
had left that mysterious letter for Robert
a few days before.
“Is Bob in?” he iuquired.
“Nc,” answered Victoria, “he has
gone away. What do you want?”
“How is his hand?”
“It is better, I think.’’,
“Oh, well, then he|s all ready for
work again, isn’t he? are short of
help just around now, and and tbctAo^i told was.” ms to
come ask •e
Grasping the man rec *4liio arm, she
said excitely, almost t ' ly, “Who is
the boss ? What is he ? 'ho sent you?”
“Why, the boss of the sweeping
gang! Bob and me works in the street-
cleaning department. Didn’t ye know
that?”
“Dome in and sit down,” Victoria
continued eagerly. “Tell me how all
this happened to my husband,"
“Well,” said the man, seating him¬
self, “we got one of them new-fangled
sweepin’-machines which is drawded by
horses. Last night one of the horses
stumbled, became frightened and jumped
in among the men who sweep and shovel
the kit. Your husband seized the bridle,
and the horse bit him, but he didn’t let
go. He's a plucky dog, he is. Then
others came up to help manage the
brute. The overeeer won’t send out that
horse any more. Of qourse Desmond
gets his allowance for sickness, because
he was hurt while at work. Our Super¬
intendent promises He that be shall havo an of
office job. must have a heap
schoOlin,’ for he writes mighty line. I
guess they’ll let him boss the job some
day. We boys won’t mind his good
luck. We all likes Bob; he's a good
fellow, only too proud for us. Well, 1
must go now. Good-by, mum.”
Victoria offered her hand to the raau
in perfect silence, aud escorted him to
the door; then she turned to the crib.
She felt impelled to press the child to
her heart. But the strain had been too
great. Her limbs failod to support hey,
and she fell fainting upon the floor.
When Victoria recovered conscious¬
ness she found herself in Robert's arms.
Instinctively be drew her closer to him
as the thought flashed through his miud
that this distress his was probably due to
the contents of father's letter.
Between her sobs the wife confessed
all her fears, anxieties and wretched
suspicions. Robert in turn explained
his reluctance to inform her of his occu¬
pation, hoping it would be but tempo¬
rary and that work more suited to his
birth and education would soon offer;
but day after day passed and no chance
for a bettor position presented itself.
His clothes grew shabby and his entire
appearance was becoming repulsivo. “that
“And yet to tell you,” Robert s^id,
I was a street-cleaner would have humili¬
ated and distressed me even more than
did the menial occupation itself. This
suffering has taught me many things,
and I value it now that I see my way to
make suitable business connections.
Although lather has forgiepn me and is
so generous,! shall not have him support
us. With the money we s now we can
establish some business d will have
a neat and comfortable ■*%
“Can you forgive fl ^up doubting
you?” said Victoria, ioo ; into his
face, “for being so wan* 5 ” faith as
to you suppose were a- (
“Not another word,” W j® i*d, lifting
his baby on bis lap and hla wile
closer Country. in a fervent embi l^LaSome J and
1” * ’ > Shoe.
Mise as old ones if they Jre stuffed to
® * ^
per and then patiently spoked with Lot w
water. Or, if they pinch m some par-
hcular spot, a clotn wet with hot watei
ind laid across the place sfll cause im-
- dude and lasting rehet*- New Yorli
’ "nd.
JAMES G. BLAINE IS BEAD,
The “Plmd-Kniglit" al Last Answers
Surrounded by His Family He Calmly
Breath* His Last.
A Washington special says: James G.
Blaine died at 11 o’clock Friday morning.
He passed a net lets night and when the
morning came was very weak.
>•
^jlf
Ss.
VJh t. m
JAMES O. BLAINE.
Shortly before 9 o’clock a change for
the worse occurred hastily und summoned both the and physi¬
cians were re¬
mained at his bedside until he died. His
death was quite and peaceful and he re¬
tained consciousness until a few minutes
before his death. His entire family,Miss
Dodge and the trained nurses were at bis
bedside.
Dr. Hyatt said that Blaine’a death was
due to sheer exhaustion, He was un¬
willing to make a statement regarding
the exact disease of Mr. Blaino until
he received the consent of the family.
The news of Blaine’s death spread liko
wild tire and crowds gathered on the cor¬
ners and visitors flocked to the house.
Mr. Hamlin, who was passing the house
when the announcement of his death was
made, at once entered and remained with
the family for some time.
diately Word was the sent death. to the president imme¬
after
At 11:25 o’clock President Harrison,
accompanied by Private Secretary Hal¬
ford and Lieutenant Parker, walked
over to the Blaine mansion. The presi¬
dent showed marked signs of grief.
Postmaster-General Wansmaker fol
lowed the footsteps of the president.
The president had been warned of
Mr. B : aine’s approaching end through
the press bulletin which infoimed
that Mr. Blaine could not live
the day. A few minutes later be
ceived the announcement of his death.
The cabinet was immed ately notified.
Secretary Foster, of the state department,
was at home preparing to leave town
when he was notified by telegraph of Mr.
Blaine’s death.
that He t postponed he department his trip be and closed. ordered The
president the death issued of a Mr. proclamation Blaine, and announc¬ direct¬
ing
ing that on the day of the funeral all the
executive departments at Washington be
closed; that on United all public buildings
throughout tional the States the and na¬
for thirty flag be displayed the at half-mast,
be draped days in mourning. department of state
At 1:30 p. m. it was stated by friends
of the family that the funeral arrange¬
ments had been so far determined upon
that services would be held Monday
forenoon and the remains would be at
least temporarily interred in Washington
City.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
The senate adjourned as a mark of re¬
spect to the memory of Mr. Blaine, Mr.
Hale made the announcement and Mr.
Cockrell moved the adjournment. The
house also adjourned ns a matk of respect
to the memory of the late James G.
Blaine.
AFFECTS THE COTTON MARKET.
A New York special says: The death
of Blaine is expected to interfere with the
taking of a vote on the anti-option bill,
which is placed for next Tuesday, and
this gave the cotton market considerable
strength during the day.
AT HALF MAST IN NEW TORE.
Almost immediately after tho news of
Ex-Secretary Blaine’s death was received
in New York, flags were displayed Federal at
half mast on the city ball, the
building, the stock exchange and the
newspaper buildings.
story of blaink's eventful career
EPITOMIZED.
James G. Blaine was born in West
Brownsville, Washington county, Pa.,
January 81, J830. He graduated from
Washington college, in his native county,
with honors in 1847; was instructor in
literature and science in the Pennsylvania
Institution for the Blind, in Philadelphia in
in 1852; removed to Augusta, Mo.,
1854, and became editor and half pro¬
prietor of tho Kennebec Journal. In
1856 he was elected a delegate to the first
republican national convention which
nominated General Frimont for
the presidency; in 1858 was
elected to the slate legislature,
serving four successive terras in that
body, two of which as its speaker. He
was elected to congress in 1862, where,
iu one branch or the other, he served for
eighteen inent years, the work Began of to take a prom¬
part in reconstructing
the confederate states in 1865. During
the year 1867 he opposed that section of
the reconstruction bill placing the Soutn
under military government, and was fin¬
ally successful in defeating the obnox¬
ious clause. He also delivered a power¬
ful speech against the doctrine of paying
off the public debt in greenbacks. Cho-
•en speaker of the house of representa¬
tives in 1869, and was re-elected speaker
by the two next congreeseg. In 1874,
the democrats having gained control of
the house-, Mr. Blaine became the leader
of the minority. In 1876, he was the
most pr. minent candidate for the
presidential nomination. On June
11, the Sunday before the), convention,
wa* prostrated py the bee* when enter-
ing his church. At the convention be
only iacked 28 votes oi a majority neces¬
sary by to nominate him, but was defeated
the consolidation of of his opponents.
Was appointed to tho United States sen¬
ignation ate to fill unexpired of Senator teim Morrell. caused by res¬
1878 he advocated the establishment During
of a
steamship sidy line to insure Brazil and urged a sub¬
be given to its success. He
presidential was again a prominent nomination candidate in for the
1880. When
Garfield was elected ho was offered and
accepted the state portfolio. lie retired
from the cabinet on December 10, 1891,
alter inaugurating several measures
which were ca'eulatod to accruo to the
benefit of the United States. In 1§92
he began to write his historical Work en¬
titled “Twenty Years of Con-
gross,” on which he labored fouyjeara;
was nominated for the presidency in
1884, but was defeated at the polls, and
retired to his home in Augusta and con*
tinued writing his book. ,In J88A.be
took an active part in the Maino cam,"
paign, delivering a series of speeches
upon the fisheries question. In 1888 ho
went to Europe in poor health, and had
an attack of illness while in Florence.
lie sent two iotters from Europe saying
lie would not be a candidate under any
circumstances. He returned in tho fall
and delivered several speeches in favor of
General Harrison’s candidacy. Harrison
appointed him secretary of state in 1880,
and begAn to interest himself immediately
in the Behring Sea and fisheries question
with Great Britain, and other interna
tional affairs. In 1800 he formulatod his
reciprocity ideas, which were incorpora-
ted in the tariff act this year, and which
lod to commercial treaties with several
countries. Iu 1802 he resigned as secre-
tnry of State in .Tune and spent the sum-
raer at Bar Harbor. Iu October he made
a Washington, speech at Ophir where Farm he has on his since way to
re-
ruained.
JUSTICE LAMAR’S FUNERAL
His Remains Laid to Rest in Riverside
Cemetery, Macon,
With Impressive Ceremonies— A Vast
Funeral Procession,
The remains of Justice L, Q. O. La¬
mar, as they lay in state at the Virgin
home in Vineville, Thursday and Friday
morning, were viewed by a great many
of those who had known and loved the
dead Justice. Many saw him, however,
for the first time, but even they had long
admired and respected him. Mrs. La¬
mar, the widow of the dead justice, was
still overwhelmed with grief, but with
that courage for which she is noted, con-
trolled her emotions relatives. enough her to see a few
friends and To the loss is
indeed a sad blow—the lover of her
youth and the consort of her declining
years lies cold in the embrace of death.
Her feelings must indeed be sad.
TO THE GRAVE.
The procession left the Virgin resi¬
dence in Vineville at 11:80 o’clock Fri¬
day morning under the esoort of Marshal
Wright of the United States supreme
court, who had charge of the procession
from the time it left the residence until
ihe exorcises assisted were completed. by Marshal
Wright was Captain John L.
Hardeman and Messrs. Captain Matt. • O. T. Kenan,
together with R. Free¬
man and Mintcr Wimberly from the local
bar.
The procession moved in the following
order from the residence to the church:
honorary pall bearers; pall bearers; re¬
mains; family of the deceased; supreme
court of the United States; Senator Wal¬
thall, Mrs. Chief Justice Fuller, senator
and Mrs. Gordon ; relatives and friends.
The following acted as the honorary Bleckley, pall
bearers: Chief .Justice L. E.
Associate Justices T. J. Simmons and
Saipuel Lumpkin; and United States
District Judges W. T. Newman and Em¬
ory Speei; Hon. Stephen Clay, Hon. presi¬
dent of the state senate, J. M.
Terrell, attorney general of Georgia,
Hon. Charles L. Bartlett, judge of su¬
perior court, lion. 8. B. Price, mayor of
Macon, Dr. Edward A. Flewellen.
AT THE CHURCH.
Upon the arrival of the cortege at the
Mulberry street Metbcdist church, the
honorary pall bearers entered through the
center aisle and took seats to the left of
the pulpit. The active pall bearers, after
placing the remains in position, occupied
pews to the right of the pulpit.
The family occupied the aisle, front pews to
the left of the center while the
chief justice and associate justices of the
United States s upicme court, who came
ts mourners w ith the family, occupied
the front pews on the right of the center
aisle, the officers of the supreme court,
being in the third pew immediately in their
re.- ir In the pew on the right was
Senator Walthall, Mrs. Fuller, General
aird Mrs. Gordon. Relatives and friends
occupied the other pews, Bi»hop Fitz¬
gerald, assisted by Dr, Warren A. Cand¬
ler, president of Emory college, and Dr.
W. C. Black, pastor of Mu 1 beery Street
Methodist church, conducted the servieis
in accordance with the ritual of the
Methodist church. Tho services were
lengthy but impressive. church the procession
From the pro¬
ceeded up Mulberry to Georgia avenue,
thence to College street to Riverside
cemetery, the interment taking place in
the lot of Colonel Wm. H. Ross.
The funeral procession Every was public the largest
ever seen in Macon, ear
riage was in line, as were nearly all of
the private conveyances. The city was
filled with visitors ftora ail parts of Geor¬
gia. The lawyers were largely repre¬
sented.
During the morning before the servi
ces at (he church the *tste bar associa¬
tion met and very impressive services
were held in honor of Judge Lamar.
They attended the leneral in a body.
Owing to the muddy condition of the
streets it w,ts deci ad to do away with
the militi ry feature of the parade.
The General Lani Office has given John
G. McBride title to 120 acres of mineral land
In Tacoma, VVaHfjiu*ton, which valuei at 15,003,- for lo»3
POOL the claims Mj ha bought
than I600().
NO. 5.
TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS.
The News of the World Condensed Into
Pithy amd Pointed Paragraphs*
Interesting and Instructive to All
Classes of Readers.
A cablegram Rotchiehitda of Thursday from Vienns
says: The syndicate has
borrowed$\0,000,000 in gold in theUnited
States for the use of Austria in producing
her currency reform.
Fire building Tuesday night the destroyed wholesale the confec¬ Bea
Hive and
tionery establishment of Hogan <fcCo., at
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Pimage
nearly $200,000. *
A Madison, Win., dispatch says: On
the thirty-first ballot in tho democratic
~ 8 Thursday af ernoon there ., was a
) being 5rt * k elected , ln ‘J 1 ® United States * rank8 senator. ’ SIltc £ Tea e
X?. e ,7? S: Mitchell 48, Bragg 89,
Knight 1,
A Springfield, III., dispatch says: The
democratic majority assembly committee
on education reported the a bill Edwards to the house
Thursday repealing is com-
fmlsory education law. The bill very
briof - containing just enough words to
accomplish its object,
The Duluth Minn., clearing house and
rial estate exchange, on Wednesday,
discussed and adopted resolutions in op-
position to tho Sherman silver bill and
formulated a memorial forwarded to ask its repeal, the
The memorial will be to
Minnesota representatives in congress,
William A special from Carson, Nevada^ re-ele«ed says: to
M. Stewart was
the United States senate Tuesday by tha
Nevada legislature. He was the silver
party oanaidate and received a unani-
tnous vote. Ex-Congressman Bartine was
the republican candidate.
Governor Reynolds, appointed of Alfred Delaware, P.
Thursday morning
Robinson; of Georgetown, the Sussex occasion¬ county,
chief justice to fill vacancy Chief Justice
ed by the retirement of
Joseph P. Comegjs. Air. Robinson i«
one of the leading lawyers of the state.
A special of Thursday from Madrid,
any?: The queen regent of Spain will be
represented at the Chicago Columbian
exposition by Infanta Eulalia and her
husband, Prince Antoine. The cabinet
has sanctioned their visit to the world’s
fair Chistina. as representatives of Queen Regent
A New York Cleveland dispatch states initiated that Pres¬
ident-elect was into
the Sigma Chi college fraternity Thurs¬
day morning. A badge of the fraternity
was presented to him. It was accepted
and worn by the president-elect the enthusiasm witn ta
interest worthy of of sa
under-graduate.
Grand View hotel, at Fort Hamilton,
N. Y., burned at an $100,000. early hour Wednes¬
day morning. Loss, The ho-
tol is built on a bluff and projt ects over
the water of the bay. A numb er of in-
mates escaped from the rear, by jumping
into the bay, whence they were rescued.
No loss of life, but nobody saved any¬
thing.
Fire at Boston, Miss., Wednesday
mo rning, destroyed occupied the upper portion Walker of
a building Manufacturing by the *
Pratt company as a store
and steam heating apparatus factory and
warerooms. A large stock of stoves,
ranges, furnaces, estimated etc., were practically $100,000.
ruined. Loss at
Covered by insurance.
Two freight trains on the Sante Fe
collided six miles soutL of Joliet, III.,
Tuesday morning trainmen at 11:20 killed o’clock. and
Three of the were
two others fatally injured. The survi- *
vors walked into Jojlet with the news.
They report the Santo Fc and Chicago
and Alton (racks ara blocked and say the
loss will bo about $226,000.
Blate City, Rutland county, Vermont,
was visited by the most disastrous fire In
its history Tuesday night. The fire
spread to a dozen buildings and caused lead¬ a
loss of over $75,000. Most of the
ed, ing mainly business because places in ail town the were hydrants destroy¬
in
the vicinity of the fire were either frozen
or not working. The fire will prove a
severe blow to the village.
A Washington News special of Wed¬
nesday says: Commander Henry L.
Johnson has been dismissed from the
navy. He was tried beforo a general
court martial at Maryland navy yard in
December last on three charges, the
principal one of which was, Inofficial
language, through negligence, suffering
* vessel of the navy to be run upon a
rock and hazarded. The vessel was the
Mohican, which Johnson commanded,
and the grounding took place off the
Alaska coast. She was the first vessel to
which he was assigned for after the a suspen¬ offense
sion of several. years same
for which he was dismissed .
A Topeka, Kas., joint special session says The
legislature met, repiesentative in hall. at noon The
Wednesday in
republican members of both houses and
the senate declined to answer to their
names when the roll was called
Ninety-nine persons responded to their
names, eight more tbao a quorum.
Eleven of these were members of the
populist house and had been given seat*
through contest proceedings. Without
these there was no quorum. When the
senate roll was called on ballot, the en
ire populist strength went to John
voting dartin, for twenty.five him. Martin populist declared senators
was
elected.
At the head of Holy Cross Creek near
Leadville, Col., and at another place in
the almost inaccessible defiles of Mt
Shasta, Cal., there are hundreds of square
ct of ground continually covered with
Off that is as red as blood. These two
ices are the only ones in the United
‘ateg where red snow is known. The
uenoinenon is due to the presence of
linute animalculae in the snow. How
■ little midgets manage to get into such
h altitudes is not known.
After doing Bums ior years Sir
Archibald Geikie, of the British Associ¬
ation, has come to the conclusion that
the world is between 73,000,000 and
750,000,000 years old. And the ques¬
tion now is whether this conclusion
shows the accuracy or inaccuracy of
science.