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A TERRIBLE CHARGE,
A WARRANT FOR A ST. LOUISAS
Toil WIFE-MKDEK.
The Dead Woman at First Supposed
to Have Been Shot by
Accident.
Several Previous Attempts to Ell His
Helpmeet Laid at His Door with.
Other Crimea
A Five-Thousand Dollar Policy Held on
Her Life by the Suspect All the
Alleged Cronin Jury Bribers Free
but O'Donnell The Crimes
of the Day.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Signal Ofhce, Wichita, Kan., Feb.
19. The highest temperature was 33,
Ihe lowest up to 7 p. m. was 27, and the
tne.in &J, with linht soutlieast to brisk
northeast winds; cold, cloudy -weather;
low, followed by rising barometer.
Last year on February 19 the highest tem
perature was ''0.the lowest 9 and the
Tnean 14.
Fp.ed L. Joiixpox, Observer.
AVAR DErAKTMEXT. WASHINGTON. D. C,
Feb. 19. 8 p. in. Forecast until S p. m
Thursday:
For Kansas: Fair -weather, northerly
winds becoming variable, warmer Friday
3iiornimr.
For "Missouri: Colder, fair weather,
"northerly winds: cold wave in eastern por
tion. ihe storm center last night in western
Colorado has developed remarkably and 13
tonight central in Indiana. A decided
cold -wave extends from Minnesota to
northern Texas and will follow the storm
eastward. ain and snow has occurred in
the lake regions, rain in the Ohio and up
per Missouri valley.
CHAEGED WITH UX0EI0IDE.
Charles Yail Arrested for an Alleged Hor
rible Crime.
St. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 19. A special from
St. Charles, Missouii say3 that Mrs. Geo.
Slattery appeared before prosecuting at
torney O. J. Mudd, here this morning and
swore out a warrant charging Chas. Vail,
of St, Louis, with the murder of his wifo
Fannie Vail. Vail'.s attorney in St. Louis,
doubted the authenticity of this state
ment but tonight it is stated that A'ail
is under arrest and will be taken to St.
Charles.
The body of Mrs. Vail will be exumed,
to determine whether she could have been
accidentally shot by a pistol in Tail's
pocket as ho claimed. The conviction
that Mrs. Tail was the victim of foul play
seems to grow here.
Mrs. Tail's family and relatives charge
hun with conduct that is inhuman and
horrible. Mrs. Slattery relates one
Incident which, if the motive was
wrong, was diabolical. One raw,
disagreeable night, when a driz
r.lingrain was tailing Tail drove to the
house and asked his wife to go with him
for a drive. She went and when she re
turned home, Mrs. Slattery says she told a
terrible story of that drive. She said that
when they had driven into Forest park.
Tail complained o" the way
the horse behaved and soon he
stopped the bugcy and stepped
out, saying, 'Til whip that d d horse."
lust as he stepped down he threw the
reins on the horse's back; then with all his
might he began to lush the horse with the
whip. Mrs. Tail said she had presence of
mind enough to lean forward for the reins,
nnd fortunately she caucht them. Then
Tail desisted and Mrs. Tail subdued the
animal. Since Tail became the subject of
tin investigation the fact has come out that
on that very day he took out an accident
ticket in the American Surety company,
of Louisville, on his wife's life for 0,000.
good for one day only.
Other serious charges are mado against
Tail. It is said that on two occasions he
burned down his barn and once ins grocery
htore to gee insurance. On another oc
casion he is said to have set fire to the
Peabody flats in the hope that his wife,
who was occupying apartments there,
might perish in the flames and he get her
life insurance of $5,000.
ANOTHER ALLEGED BRIBER FREE.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 19. The building
contractor, Thomas Cavanaugh, a member
of camp 135 Clan-na-Gael, accused of being
implicated in attempts to bribe possible
jtuorsinthe Cronin trial, walked out of
court this afternoon a free man. lie had
just br en acquitted without having to call
a itnesi. Cavanaugh's release took place
nfter the evidence for the prosecution was
all in and was ordered by Judge Watter
man, who ruled that State's Attorney
longenecker had failed to make a case.
This leaves one cfe, Jeremiah O'Donnell,
on trial of the seven indicted.
Edwaid Hoaglaud, a barber, testified
that the defendant, O'Donnell, told him
that he (Hoaglaud) would be summoned
on the jury and that there was 1,000 in
Ihe job for him if he would get the defend
ants off as easily as possible, especially
Beggs. This finished the case. Kava
liaugh's attorney moved that the jurv bo
instructed to acquit him. O'Donnell's at
torney made a similar motion. The latter
motion was denied, the former sustained.
Kavanaugh then walked from the court
room a free man. Adjourned until touior-
10W.
CHARGEB WITH REVENUE FRAUDS.
WnELLKkG, W. Va., Feb. 19. Commis
sioner of luternal Revenue John W.
Mason arrived from Washington this
morning and immediately proceeded to
the Big Mail Pouch tobacco factory of
Uloch Brothers, which was taken charge
of yesterday by the revenue ofiiuals. The
proprietors being charged with swindling
the government out of something near
5?."j0,f00 by selling overweight packages.
Shortly after tL- attorneys for Bloch
Brothers, Hon. S. G. Wntkinou and W.
P. Hubbards, appeared and neaotiations
began for a settlement of the difficulty.
A lengthy conference was held between
iheni and "the commissioners and Collector
White of this district, at the conclusion
of which Commissioner Mason a'ated to
the Associated Press reporter that the
llrm Had satisfied the government's claim.
The criminal charge will be answered at
the June term of court and will m all
probability leault in the quashing of the
mdectment.
THE AGENT ARRESTED.
BKOWXAOOI, Tex., Feb. 19. Ou the
night of Sunday, December 15, last, the
Wells-Fargo office at this point was robbed
Df a money package containing 7,000. The
money was sent to the First National bank
of Browuwood from the State National
band of Ft. AVorth. The expressman in
charge, Walter Jones. was en
gaged iu coaversation by two
strangers, who asked if n package
was not received for one John dohnson
Jones was struck over the head aud
stunned and the package taken from him.
The Company detectives have been engag
ed on the case, anil late last night arrested
Jones for the robbery. A dratt on New
York for 52,300 was found on his person.
As Jones has property, this is not consid
tred as positive evidence against him.
THE CRONIN SUSPECT.
CniCAGO, 111., Feb. 19. J. B. Kelley, the
book canvasser arrested in St. Louis charg
ed with complicity in the Cronin tragedy,
arrived iu Chicago and was at once brought
by his captors to police headquarters Mrs.
Conklin and Frank Scanlan, who saw the
person with whom Cronin drove away the
night of May 4, were promptly given a
look at Kelley. Both failed to identify
Kelley as the driver of the famous white
horse. Scanlan declared himself positive
that Kelley was not the man. The ques
tion of whether Kelley might be the mys
terious "Simonds." the man supposed to
have purchased furniture for the Carlson
cottage was then taken up.
A BRUTAL MURDER.
MAYSVILLE, Ky., Feb. 19. About 9
o'clock yesterday morning a brutal murder
was committed at Brashear, four miles be
low here. Charles A. Russell, owner of a
tobacco ware house of that place, was as
saulted and beaten to death by Gus Sulli
van and his son Samuel, aged 19. They
used a shovel and a club. They are neigh
bors and had a grudge against Brussels
because he had been instrumental in build
ing a turnpike which took a portion of
their Dropeity. They entered the ware
house when he was alone and began a
quarrel. When others came in Brussels
was dead and the Sullivans were still beat
ing his lifeless bodv. The Suliiyans sur
rendered to the sheriff and claimed that
Brussels was the aggressor.
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Mauysville, M-, i'eb. 19. C. C. Cain,
living near Elmo, in this county, was ar
rested yesterday charged w ith petting fire
to the house of George F. McEIwee, a
neighbor. Sunday morning. The house
and contents wore consumed. Bad feeliug
has existed between the men for a year
past. Cain's preliminary hearing has been
set for next week.
AN UNPROVOKED SHOOTING.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 19. Daniel Downey,
a cabman, was probably fatally shot this
morning by Han Murphy, the bookmaker,
who is a well known figure on southern
race tracks. The shooting was entirely
unprovoked aud Murphy was druuk.
ANOTHER LARGE SHORTAGE.
Natchez, Miss., Feb. 19. Four weeks
ago It. E. H. Smith, who represented the
Coibin Banking company, of New York,
and who had opened a large plantation
stoie at Elmey, disappeared. An investi
gation of his affaiis, which closed last
night, shows a deficit of $40,000. The Cor
biu compauv's attorney, who has been heie.
has left for Now York.
THE PRESIDENT ON ATRIP.
Washington, Feb. 19. The president,
accompanied by Representatives Payne
and Dalell, Prof. L mgley and Mr. An
drew Carnegie, left here at noon today for
Pirtluinrnvpr the Balituiore & Ohio to
attend the opening of the free library at
Allegheny City tomorrow.
A TERRIBLY DEADLY EXPLOSION.
Pahis, Feb. 19. An explosion occurred
in a colliery near DeCise, department of
Nievre, last night. It is not known how
many lives were lost, but already thirty
four bodies have been lecovered.
Peaks Soap is a most elegant toilet
adjunct.
A SHORT STRIKE BY GIRLS.
St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 19. Seventy-five
girls employed in the overall factory of
Tootle, Hosea & Co. struck yesterday for
higher wages. They were receiving 55
cents and SO cents for two grades of over
all aud demanded 05 cents aud 90 cents.
After a two hours' consultation with the
superintendent, attended by delegates the
stiikers choose, their demands wene com
plied with. Five minutes afterwaids the
machines were at work again and the
strike was ended.
TAKE CARE! THERE IS DANGER
In allowing inactivity of the Kidueys to
grow through neglect. The deadly shoals
of Bright's disease and diabetes will wreck
the goodly bark of health if it is allowed
to drift rudderless upon them. The blad
der, too, if inactive, and judicious medica
tion does not speedily diiect the helm to
ward the port, of safety, will be whelmed
bv the quicksakd of disease. In selecting
a diuretic let, your choice fall upon Hos
tetter's Stomach Bitters, which stimulates
the renal orgaua without uritating .and
excitiuir tnem, two ellects to be apnic
hendtd from the unmedicated stimuli
largely resorted to. These have a tend
ency to react prejudicially. The Bitters
inMgorate the kidneys and bladder, in
common with the nerves aud the digestive
organs, and so aflord lasting aid. It also
affords dual a-sistauce in preventing and
curing intermittent aud remitteut fever,
Biliousness, constipation aud rheumatism
it also subjtigutes
WELL-KNOWN HOME RULER DEAD.
London", Feb. 19. Mr. Joseph Gillis Big
ger, the well-known home ruler aud mem
ber of the house of commons for the west
division of county Cavan, died today at
Cappall, a subuib of London. He was G2
years of age.
OKLAHOMA CENSUS SUPERINTEN
DENT. Washington, Feb. 19. The president
today sent to the senate the following
nomination: Superintendent of the census,
Oklahoma, Harry P. Clark.
Salvation Oil, the greatest cure ou earth
for pain, as an anodyne has no equal in
the market. It kills pain every time.
Price o cents.
The latest riddle out: Why was my
baby's last attack of croup like this para
graph? Because it was very short and
ended w'th that wonderful cure, Dr. Bull's
Cotigh Syrup. Pr ice 'Jo cents.
THE CUhiOSITY SHOP.
Annie 3u?ic Slio Was a Kcal Person
in
Scotland.
Nearly everybody w ho sings has sung or
certainly they have hoard sung that beauti
ful ballad of "Aunio Laurie" It is doubly
Interesting to any one who has spent a few
days in the region wh.ch the sang has mado
immortal, and especially to one who has en
joyed the hospitality of the Laurie family at
the Terregles farm, m Maxwelltoa, near Dum
fries. Aunio Laurie was no myth. About
'..'09 years ago Sir Robert Laurie, of ilaxwoll
ton, on the opposite side of the River Nith,
from Dumfries, Scotland, quaintly -wrote iu
his family register these words: "At tht
pleasure of tho Almighty God, my daughter
Annie Laurie, was born on 10th day of De
cember, 16b2, about G o'clock in the morning
and was baptized by Mr. Georga Hunter, ol
Glcncairne." Annie's mother was Jean Rid
die, to whom Robert was married '"Upon the
27th day of July, 1674, at tho True Kirk,
Edinburgh, by Mr. Annans,' as was also re
corded by her father himself. Posterity on es
to Mr. WiLiani Douglas, of Fmgland, ic
Kirkcudbrightshire (who wooed but did not
win the capricious Annie), the song of "Bon
nie Annie Laurie," w uerem he celebrated the
beauty and transcendent perfection of tb
maid of llaxwellton.
Pootic justice would bavo required that
Annie should have rewarded with her hand
the poet lover, who was determined to make
her name immortal; bat, as it transpired, she
preferred another and a richer suitor, Mr.
Alexander Ferguson, of Crnigdarroch, and
hun she married. Tho Wuiiam Donglai
named is supposed to be tho original cf the
song, 'Willie was a Wanton Wag, and it h
related of luci that, af rcr having been re
fused by Annio Laurie, he married a Mi&
Elizabeth Clerk, of Glenboig, in Galloway,
by whom ho had a famdy of four sons and
two daugniers. Thus it is while the song o!
"Annie Laurie lives from age to age tht
names of ail concerned with the original of
it survive in the recital of the romantic mci
dents connected with its competition. The
air of "Annie Laar;e' familiar to our ears ir
thesodaysis the composition of Lady Johr,
sjcott, authoress of both words and nuac ol
many songs which have become popular is
Scotland. Her maiden name was Alicia
Anne Spottiswoode. She married in 1STK
Lord John Douglas Scott, a son of the Duki
1 of Bucoleuck. Brooklyn Eagle
OLD TIME ECLfPSES.
Ah -They Caused Among People Igno
rant of Their Causes.
An eclipse of the sun was formerly consid
ered ominous. Tho Romans supposed it wa3
owing Jo tho influence of magical charms,
to counteract which they had recourse to
brazen instruments of all kinds. Indeed,
eclipses, which to us aro well known phe
nomena, witnessing the exactness of natural
laws, were, in the earner stages of rciviliza
tion, regarded as the very embodiment -of
miraculous disaster. It was a popular belief
that the moon was affected by the influence
of witchcraft, and that witches had suffi
cient power to put down the moon by their
enchantment. During an eclipse at the close
of the sixteenth century, visible in Scotland,
men and women thought that the day of
judgment had come. Many women swooned,
much crying was heard in tho streets, and in
fear somo ran to tho churches to pray. The
alarm early in tho century was very great,
indoor work was suspended for the time, and
prayers were in numerous instances offered
for protection, believing that it portended
some awful calamity.
In France, in 1G54, at an eclipse of the sun,
some people bought drugs w hich they sup
posed would counteract the effects of the
eclipse. Others hid in caves rfid well closed
chambers, and many believed that the last
day had come and that tho eclipse would
shake the foundations of nature. The custom
prevailed among tribes so widely apart as
Peruvians, Creeks and Esquimaux to thrash
curs most soundly during eclipses. The
Creeks explain this by saying that the big
dog was swallowing tho sun and that by
whipping tho Httlo ones they could make him.
desist. Just what the big dog was they were
not prepared to say. The peculiar powers
supposed to bo contained in the dog are still
believed in by some of our northern Indian
tribes, who think no offering so likely to ap
pease tho angry w ater god who raises tho
tempest as a dog. Therefore in showery
weather they hasten to tie tho feet of one and
throw him overboard.
The course of progressive science went far
beyond this with the Aztecs, who, as part of
their remarkable astronomical knowledge,
seem to have had an idea of tho cause of
eclipses, but who kept up a l elic of tho old
belief by continuing to speak in mythological
phrase of the sun and moon being eaten. So
in Africa there may bo found both tho rudest
theory of an eclipso monster and the more
advanced conception that a solar eclipse is
the moon catching the sun. Among tho Ma
lays the moon is considered to be a woman,
as is also the sun; tho stars are tho moon's
children, and the sun in old times had as
many as the moon. Fearing, however, that
mankind could not bear so much brightness
and heat, they agreed each to devour her
children; but tho moon, instead of eating up
the stars, hid them from the sun's sight. Tho
latter, believing them all devoured; ate up
her own, whereupon tho moon brought her
family from the hiding place. When the sim
saw them, filled w ith rage, she chased the
moon to kill her. The chase has lasted ever
since, and sometimes the sun even comes near
enough to bite the moon, and that is repre
sented by tho eclipse. Tho sun, as men may
still see, devours her stars at dawn, and tho
moon hides hoi's all day whilo the sun is near,
and only brings them out at night when her
pursuer is far away. New York Times.
For Perturbed Literary- Spiiits.
The fact is, whether authors believe it or
not, tho editor is more anxious to discover
merit in a manuscript than is tho author to
have him. Novelty and freshness are today
tho ruling elements in literature, and the ed
itor is ever watchful for either in all the
manuscripts which come under his eye. If
authors would devote more time and care to
the. composition of their manuscripts, and
les? to worrying w hat became of them after
they reached the editorial desk, literature
and" tho reading public would be tho gainers.
No author need ever invest her soul with
unxiety that her manuscript is not read. In
these das of sharp literary competition the
keenest outlook is. required of the editorial
room, and a good manuscript or a bright
idea need not search long for a market. Well
told stories are not so plentiful that even the
most unpromising looking manuscript can
afford to bo overlooked. An author can al
ways feel suro of one point that, if her man
uscript is returned, there is somo reason for
it, and the cause is generally not very far oil
or obscure, if search is only made for it.
Either tho production lacks merit or tho
wrong channel has been selected for the ma
terial. Theso aro generally tho two principal
reasons. There is a world of common sense
in the remark made by a famous author to a
young writer who was loudly complaining of
editorial inappreciation: "Don't waste so
much time blaming tho editors; devote more
to seeing if any rests upon you." Ladies'
Homo Journal.
Devices of the Suspicious Anthor.
There are fow characters in the literary
word more amusing than tho suspicious au
thor. Her mind filled by heai say and gossip,
sho has convinced herself that her manuscript
will not be read by the editor to whom the has
sent it. With an energy v. orthy of a better
cause, she proceeds to find him out. Care
fully she transposes the pages of her manu
script, so that page 52 will follow page 3, and
111) is carefully glued to page 24. Or, waters
aro adopted, and folios are securely adhered.
Sometimes that ivhich Nature intended should
beautify woman's head and not her manu
scripts, is resorted to, and a rich golden or
brown hair is innocently inserted between
two pages. Aud thus is the unwary editor to
be trapped. Every trick or device is retorted
to. This is at one end. At tho other is the
editor who looks over the manuscript and
wonders why so much energy has been mis
placed. . Fondly he wishes the manuscript it
self had inherited somo of tho cleverness of
the de ices. For, as a rule, the manuscripts
of the suspicious author have but little to
commend them. The devices, which are al
ways quickly detected, at once prejudice the
editor against the manuscript, and brilliant
indeed must prove the production before the
injury dono at the outt is removed. Liter
ary tricks, as tricks of any kind, only defeat
their own object. And she is a wi anthor
with her best interests at heart who learns
this lesson early and welL Ladies Home
Journal.
Galls and Their 1'onng.
An observer of sea galls save: Every bird
watches over and cares for her own nest,
though the numbers are so great and the
tumult so excessive that it is difficult to con
ceive how each gull can distinguish her own
spotted eggs, placed iu the midst of so many
others exactly similar in fcize, shape and
color. And when at length tho young arc
hatched, and are swimming about ou tho
loch or crowded together on some grassy
point, the old birds, as they come home from
a distance with food, fly rapidly amid thou
sands of young ones exactly similar to then
own. without even looking at them, until
they find their own offspring, whicn, recog
nizing their parents among the other birds,
receive the morsel without any of the hungry
little creatures around attempting to dispnta
tho prize, each waiting patiently for its own
parent, in perfect confidence that its turn wOJ
come m duo season, Exchange.
She Didn't Either.
"I cannot sec
Whac there's in ms
To maie ytiu Iova me, love,"' said be;
Then answered she
Quite candidly,
'That's what my friends all say to me."
Boston Courier.
Tfc-i empress of Russia is s&Sd to be ex- j
tremely shj hi her manner and bnsbh like a
girl on" the slightest provocatapn. She has
the-samo bine eyes tb at her sister, she Princess j
of Wales, has, but lacks the latter regular j
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.
Mrs. Charlotte-Smith is urging; congress to
tax cigarettes $1 a pack.
Ir& Xary Livermore isreputed to be worth
$100,000, a fortune that is the result of her
lectures.
Mrs. Harrison has all her shoes made to
order, and, upon the honor of their maker,
the last used is size 3, width C,
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stow e is said to have
realized $200,000 from the sales of her fa
mous novel, uUhcle Tom's Cabin."
Annib Louise Cary is described by one who
saw her recently as being fat, fair and forty.
She sings at home, but now hero else.
Miss Van Zandt. the American prima
donna, says she never enjoyed singmg so
much anywhere as in St. Petersburg, al
though tho climate tried her voico very
much.
Max Maretzok says that opera singers are
enormous eaters. Christine Nilsson, say3
Max, was once so hungry that sho ate a sau
sage he had carried in his pocket since tho
day before.
Miss Latham, lately appointed demon
strator to the chair of pathology and bacteri
ology in the University of Michigan, is one
of the three ladies in the United States who
have been elected fellows of the Royal Micro
scopical society.
Mrs. Donald Cameron, wife of the Penn-
sylvania senator, is a tall and graceful wo
man of great personal attractions. Sho was
an Ohio girl, a niece of Senator Sherman,
and sho is one of tho most popular women in
Washington society.
Kate Field is described by a Washington
correspondent as a '"bright, wiry, slender lady
of about medium height, with brown -hair,
bright eyes, and a tongue which can talk for
two hours at a stretch, and advance a new
idea in every sentence."
Nellie Patterson, of Mount Carmcl, is the
only woman machinist in Connecticut. She
is a handsome girl, bright eyed, quick in
action and very popular. She is employed
by the Mount Carmel Belt company, and is
'a full fledged machinist.
Clara Morris is a great lover of birds, and,
in fact, has a regular aviary, filled with
bright plumaged specimens from all parts of
the globe. They all know her and manifest
their delight upon her approach by shrill
chirrups, or by breaking into silvery songs.
A friend writes The Boston Transcript con
cerning Miss Elizabeth Peabody: "I see her
every week or so, and find .her lovely in her
waiting to go up higher no whining, no
fretting, no garrulousness. Upon my asking
her recently if death had any sadness for her,
sho said quickly: 'Oh, no; death is only more
life."'
LITERARY LIGHTS.
Galdos, tho Spanish novelist, in a dark,
slender man, 44 years of age.
Henry Watterson's father, at the age of S3,
continues to write now spaper letters.
It required an act of the Italian parlia
ment to permit the burial of tho poet Brown
ing besido bis wife at Florence.
William E. Gladstone has been offered
$25,000 a year by an American publisher for
the exclusive use of his literary output.
Mark Twain works only three months in
the year, and then does his writing on a farm
near Elmira, where he has an octagonal
glass room in which ho does his writing.
Edward Bellamy avers that to him one of
the strongest proofs of the strength of his
nationalistic theories is that thoy aro begin
ning to bo most vigorously condemned in
many quarters.
Iu reviewing his life Dr. O. W. Holmes
says that he finds that ho has taken moro in
terest iu surgery than poetry, but is awaro
of the fact that his fame rests more on his
pen than knife.
Senator Valera, author of "Pepita Ximo
nez," is described by AVilham Henry Bishop
as having "gray mustache and hair, cue
close, and the firm, brown, aristocratic look
ing skin. He is dignified, polished, comfort
ably built a handsome man-for his age,
which may be CO, and very well dressed."
Edward Eggleston became a novelist by
accident. He was a Methodist preacher, and,
growing tired of riding the circuit in the
west, he went to New York, where ho edited
Hearth and Home. Upon one occasion a
contributor failed to supply a certain amount
of fiction for the number of the journal, and
tho editor, at tho last moment, wrote a story
suggested by his experience as a circuit rider
in Indiana. Tho story struck a popular
vein, and tho public asked for mora of tha
came sort.
LIGHT AND AIRY.
The Conrtsliip's Log Itoulf.
The courtship is a pleasant boat,
No matter what the weather
Or how the seas may run, 'twill float
As gayly as a feather.
A womau, so the legends say,
Originally planned it,
But never dared to sail away
"Till with a mato she manned it.
Though mates at times must bear a breeze
That really is a spanker,
Tis -rrhen they dare their wives displease
lip latter weigh their rancor.
Some, when upon the wedded spo,
.Midst squalls and rocky weather,
Would from the stormy ocean flee,
But moro sail on forever.
And should a captain lose her mate
Hope isn't lelt abaft her.
Tbey trim their sails and lie in wait
To capture what they raft-er.
Chicago Herald.
Heart Troubles.
Birdie McGinnis So he has proposed at
last?
Esmerelda Longcoffin Yes, indeed.
"Did you maintain 3 our presence of mind V
"No, I didn't. I got so scared and my
heart palpitated so loud that twice hostopped
in the middle of his declaration, and, looking
at the door, said, 'Come in.' He thought
somebody had knocked.1 Texas Sittings.
A newspaper expert, wHoso front name is
"Mose,"' never begins a game of billiards of
any consequence without first giving the
hoodoo a necker by a two hours' meditation
on an elephant's tusk. Now York Telegram.
Thomas J. TncSer.
Thomas .1. Tucier, who has signed with the
Boston National' League basetell tam for
the next three seasons, was born Oct. 25, 1&63.
He made lus first
appearance as a
professional ball
plajer in 15S2, as a
member of tho Hol
yoke team. He
played with the
Horyokes for two
seasons, and in 1SS4
'went to Spnng2eld.
During the seasons
cf 13i3 and 1SSG
he played with the
Newark team. Ho
joined the Balti
more club in 15S7 thokas j rccsm.
and remained with thai organization untD
fca.ssgned with Boston. Tecser i? an able
player and tand5 is tee front rank ct ball
player. During his three Tears connection
with the American association be improved
tn bis bitting each season, until fmallv he
reaend the topmost round and led ihe Asso
ciation in that respect.
His value to a team Is not confined lo hL
ability as a bjttmaa or a Gssdsr. It is on th
coaching lines that, he aiiO displays wenderf nl
eapan.brie,, and in this rc?pecc h has bet
few equals.
He infnses enthnsiasi iaio the rest of the
Mara, and knows no kt no to his work, cither
In victory -cr deat. cntfl tin las: inan is ost
1- ii. ;i-.
IS THE OFFICE MIUCKY?
A QUESTION FREQUfiNTLY ASKED
ABOUT THE PREMIERSHIP.
A KemarkbIo Series of Troubles Which
Has Caused Almost a 'Superstition Sec
retary Blaiae's Bereavements Bad. Lack
of His Predecessor Seward 3Ianion.
Special Correspondence.
"WASHTSGTOX, Feb. 3. Is the state depart
ment hoodooed Is the premier post of the
(Jnited States ministry an unlucky office?
These are questions which men are asking
one of another since the death of Walker
Blaine. Tho same queries suggested them
selves to me about a week ago, when I saw
Secretary Blaine sitting iu his carriage in
front of a dry goods iitore on Pennsylvania
avenue. The secretary had started out shop
ping with his daughter and his wife's relative,
'Gail Hamilton,' and whilo the ladies were
In the store Mr. Blaine waited for them cat-
TBSJA
THE OLD SEWARD 1IAXSION.
ride. Thus left alorfe to his thoughts and his
troubles, it was apparent that he had given
way to melancholy. His face was moro
ghastly pale than it usually is. His head was
bent forward so that his chin rested upon his
breast, in the depth of dejection. His eyes
were closed, and but for the occasional pass
ing of his white, colorless hand over his face,
one would have thought him asleep.
Passers by who knew the face and who
does not? paused a moment to look at the
extraordinary picture of grief. There was a
touch of human nature in this woe of a great
and famous man which even tho humblest
observer recognized and was softened by. In
the minds of many of the passers by, I have
no doubt, was the same thought which oc
curred to me, that Blaine is another victim
of the state department hoodoo. Since he bo
came secretary of stato the second time he
has lost a brother and a son, and his wife has
buried a sister. TYhilo Mr. Blaine was sec
retary of stato under Garfield his health was
well nigh ruined by tho strain to which he
was subjected by the assassination and long
struggle for life of his friend tho president.
The ill luck which in late years has attend
ed this ofiico followed his successors. Secre
tary Frelinghuysen lost his wifo during his
term of service as secretary of state under
Arthur, and besides had private griefs of tho
most poignant character which no doubt
hastened his own death shortly after Laying
down the cares of office. Secretary Bayard,
who succeeded him, also lost his wife and a
daughter as well. Now comes Blaino again,
and the angel of death once moro hovers over
the family of the secretary of state.
Is there such a thing as fate in the case of
Sir. Blaine? Slauy people think so. A promi
nent Republican senator was talking of this
but a night or two ago. "When Sir. Blaine
retired from the speakership of the house of
representatives March 4, 1ST5," he said, "it
seemed that nothing could prevent his early
rise to the presidency. He was then, at he
has since been, the most popular man of his
party. As ho dropped tho gavel on that day,
after six years of service in tho chair, a ceno
of tumultuous enthusiasm ensued. The crow d
ed assemblage, floor and galleries, roso and
greeted him with repeated salvos of appLane,
running in waves from side to bide, with wild
cheering and clapping of bauds and waving
of handkerchiefs. Fully five minutes ho was
detained, bowiug and acknowledging with
emotion this tribute to his ability and popu
larity. "For fully half au hour afterward mem
bers and citizens rushed forward to shake his
band and express in words tho admiration
which they had already given hearty sign of.
None v. ho were there can forget the impres
sion made by this scene, and as Blaine left
tho hall I remarked, as scores of my fellow
members did also: 'There goes a comiug pres
ident of the United States.' Yet f-ee how the
fate3 havo pursued that man. At Cincinnati
the next summer a simple He about the con
vention hall not being provided with gas
caused an unexpected adjournment to the
following day, and brought about tho nomi
nation of Hayes instead of Blaine.
"At Chicago m ISfcO ho was again defeated
by the mot extraordinary combination of
conditions ever seen in a national conven
tion. In 1SS4 he was nominated only to bo
defeated, as bis friend3 think, by a few bun
dled votes, and thoso influenced by mere ac
c'dent. If Sir. Blaino now had his health
aud full strength the political conditions aro
such that his party would be sure to make
him its candidate in 1S02, but I expect noth
ing eke than that tho fates wdl again inter
vene, and by the hand of death remove him
just as the prize teeuis once more within his
grasp."
One can find plenty of superstitious people
who firmly believe that Walker Blaino would
be alive and well today if tho Blaine family
had not tempted fate by moving into that
unlucky house, the old injtiision in Madison
place. As is well known, it f as in tht house
that a former becretary of stato, Mr. Seward,
was stabbed nigh to death by tho accomphco
of Booth, and it Tva at the door of this houso
that Gen. Sickles bhot Phnip Barton Key for
invasion of his domestic circle. Old Jake, a
colored messenger in tne department of jus-
'B$
ys-ra?.
rZCSETAHT VUtfXZ CAST OOWX
tice, just round the corner from the Blain
mansion, has his -rtory about tie Seward
houfe, and it is even moro gloomy taaa the
belief of tho prominent Pjespuahcan Senator
that the fntv? are pursuing Mr Blaine politi
cally. Old Jake, whose hair end bard are a
white as ms im 's black, say th- old ? &rd
house which Mr Blaino lives hi was occe tec
site cf a graveyArd, and that ween tha bodiet
were removed sixty or wrwearr year ago on
cravw -7tf --i'x?d hr tie . worxraeo, artd
that this banaJ ifc"e:o3 aaj qoecre-J the
hoae which was bait oimr its resting pt&os.
However this may be, there t abemdast
evidence that the Kretary?hip of state i no
kn,gtT a lucky office, and Jhat it is not m
Ihe? times a stepping stone tn to Watt
House as it wa daring th fir?S fif rr years ef
tne cocn try's hiscory. There Is arKnarkable
contrast betwt-n the first and the secood naif
of oar govtrnnental history m thl rasps-.
The rale in the earlier day was that pr
dent had bra ther a canines oflkr or
vec presdeat, oc th. la latf tH.
the contrary, tha hsbesi the rare earwjWaR.
Joha AdaiaJ wo vice prexideat trader wfc
terzzt of Wahiczs. JefTerscn had lea
4t 5B!3BfiSJ'teessSfeiVT?3y
ua"Vtt
the first secretary OJ state under Washington
and he was vice president under Adams.
Madison had been secretary of state through
out both terms of Jefferson. Monroe had
been secretary of state under Madison. John
Quincy Adams had been secretary of stato
throughout both terms of Monroe. Jackson
was the first break of this remarkahlo lino of
accession, since he was made president with
out having been a cabinet officer. Van Bu
ren followed the old rule, having been secre
tary of state during a part of the first term
of Jackson, and he had also been vice presi
dent during Jackson's second term.
About this tune the rule began to be
changed. Tho line of accession no longer
was respected, and tho office of secretary of
state has from that day to this gradually
come to be looked upon by the superstitions
as an unlucky one. The election of William
Henry Harrison marked another break in tho
old custom, as he had never boon in the cab
inet. With the single exception of Jackson
the rule was uniform from the elder Adams
to the elder Harrison that a president had al
ways been secretary of state. But with the
exception of Buchanan, who was secretary of
state under Polk, no man who had held that
office has since succeeded in winning tha
presidency.
It is remarkable, aLo, that with this single
exception, and also that of Grant, who was
secretary of war ad interim for a few months
under peculiar circumstances, no cabinet offi
cer since Van Buren has risen to the presi
dency. For evidence of tho ill luck that has
attended the presidential aspirations of secre
taries of state in the second half century of
the republic it is only necessary to niako a
list beginning with Clay, defeated in 1SH
after being iecretary of state under Jcbn
Quincy Adams, and ending with James G.
Blaine, defeated in ISS4 after being secretary
of state under Garfield. Between these two
most conspicuous examples of the politica
misfortunes of latter day secretaries of state !
we find Webster, who aspired in vain to the
presidency, Cass, Seward and Washburne.
Secretary Frelinghuysen died prematurely,
and Secretary Baj-ard, who had been voted
for in two or threo president nominating con
ventions without ever being chosen, has re
tired to private life a bitterly disappointed
man, almost m his prime.
This era of ill luck, which we now find end
ing in a harvest of death in the families of
secretaries of state as well as in political dis
appointments, had a most tragic beginning,
to which my attention has been called by an
old citizen of Washington. March 1, ISt-l,
was a gala day in tho national capital. Com
modore Stockton's new ship, the Irmcoton,
was lying at Alexandria, on the Potomac,
just below Washington. A largo party of
government ofiicials were invited to go
aboard the vessel for inspection and ref resli
inents. WA
s,-w1
SMcS?
? A K-f.O'A r
7PT1SM.
VfemmL"i. 5"s3
vt t&e$$38&s&&z-
RETIRING rBOH THE SrSAKER'3 CHA1K.
After tho guests had been taken on th
rincoton ran down past Fcrt Washington,
and while returning, with tho band plnj mg
and all on board enjoying tho hour, a salute
was fired from one of tho large guns, throw
ing a shot of 22o-pounds weight, in that day
considered something marvelous in gunnery.
Tho gun burst, instantly tilling a number 01
persons. First on the list of the victims wai
A P TTnclnir &HTi-inr7 of state, and thb
was followed by that of Gilmer, RcreUiry of
thenavy, Commodore hjunon, Virgu Aiaxey,
late of the legation at tho Hague, and other ,
prominent men.
When will this remarkable series of per-;
fonal, family and political misfortunes ui tlw j
office of secretary of state ba brokeu? Wu.
Mr. Blaine, after all, confound the super
stitious oy recovering irom ioB.-uiA.-h. jituj.
him by tho death of his favorite son, and bj
winning tho presidency, dvpito tho fatei
which scim to be ager to thwart htm, aftei
youth and enthusiasm havo gone and agi
and experience havo made him moro fit and
less ambitious? Kobkrt Ghavks.
She Saw Ko ed ol I'riracy.
The pasbcngen, on a Belt hue train last
evening had tomo fun. A good looking
young woman, apparently going out for the
evening with a gentlcniau, possibly bad W I
home hurriedly. Sho removed her hat,
placed it on the floor, and, with a newspaper
handy, went to work to do up her hair. The
woman rolled wads of pap-r, and m ten min
utes she h.'id her bead dotted with curl pa
pers, und apparently unaware of tho quint
fun everybody in the car was having. Th
couple left tho tram at Black Rock station
and as they left tho car tho mirth of the pas
jvn?ers found a vent, and everybody roared.
The young woman blushed, tbn smikd and
looked as if sho wa.i "Hitidtf'ed, having got her
hair in th ape. Buffalo .Express.
Art GIum arnd China.
Among pretty fancy tmngs in cbbvi L a
psat little contrivance for lazy people wno
lite a cup of tea in b-3d; it coat sis of a cov
ered cup, sugar bo&in and cream jug fixed
to a leaf shaped tray.
There are Mmo pretty shaped Uttte gisn
dL-bes for preserves or small delicacies. Tbej
are diamond, shell, (shamrock and Learl
Eh3pd.
Another attractive thing U decoritir
ware is a ot of discos in pale blue ghws, de
signed h'ie a tuhp, with leaTes and buda
The leaves end sterns are worked out in
beaten copper. Thesj diahfs ar made Vz
hold fruit aTH bonbons a well as flowers.
Miss Ehickerbocfcer (of Kw Tcrtr) WE
you not join th gentJc3a in tae ilbrarr"
They are enjoymg their cigar-.
Mr. SuyJe BloOTue 'i Pituborg TbacSa
Following: tw example of my native city, 1
have quii soolang. Pittsburg BaileSn.
f.prieb Jhwtosra.ph-Rifii-
bailees are now photographed In tfc"ii
course by means cf the ectric spark. Tb
c&raara a iaiwn into a dork rooox, -hich tb
buli'j is caosad to trover. M it pass tht
camera it if. made to isterrapt &nectxK: ctr
cmtaodprodcoe par which liiunim&ta
it for an instant &cd 5aanJ3 lb tmprs3c
to bo tasea. tui ware of eowisfoa iz
the air rWcre the bmiet and tae rarrfctoc
tahfeui it are vJx in the photograph and
can bettndfd by exprta, tha enabling tb j
fv -. cf tll or n2e. wbkn rslniiates the n-1
chance of tae air, to be ftatdzd.
Jxt if a vctesD in Scffy, snd So b
naraodfrots Mte. a dassmcr of Urania
ftodGx. Farther back than tha we cast
jro.
Cap tor the Ha rd Football Te j.
At - e of Jlarrsrd fxsv ci
it has bea verted to pck5 ecttt for t 1
tocAzzU 7a-yvKj f tar victory
oTer Tfai e. The nsmpU a $-.Ta iu r
tae a cfl.Taya-p-i ware . ecjeaww,
i7-0, Tfcaoss fca voted to pes&M- Oke
f-mhr tat tmdsoy toCK. Csfc
of (Mr , wfc male mH cs-9x
k.-rit . .':lraB Grfc-2 Tiry.
f$$&&$(!pL-t 1 ML-",
.E2KfiJS JT a i: i -5
ZA&PWlf'rZ
v frrm
riayess ic-asree tirooaU.
Tha PTOTmos of tho Players League elnb ft
One Handr-i and FKry-sevacth and Ons)
.nnaarea ana .siiiy-niufc" Dtw .m
avenue, Now York, bid fair to ecKpso anyi
thing cf a like natoro in ike east. They wfl
bo-SOOxiCO feetia ditaeatioBi. Tbaanasge-
FILTERS' XEAGCS GBOCWJg.
men t-of tJw grandstand tnR Tin 11 11 ij nUm
factory one, being at tho upper eed cf th
field in the form ci a half msoo, so that tM
holder of a seat ticket will bo sUa toge
good view of the field Sscax s j r-rttirn ob.
the staad.
MASONIC,
A Fine Hall Kcwatty Completed a M
fcrsou City, Mo. Vote.
The Freemasons of Missouri aro-ccograh
latmg themselves on thocoraplotiooat Joffer
son City of oco of tho Saes Maconic bails ha
the state. It occupies the entire third floor
of a largo now bank building and is -very
handsomo and complete in all Its details.
At tho last session of thograadannoalcotn
inculcation of the Right Worshipful Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Penn
sylvania in the Masonic temple, at Harris,
burg, the announcement was made that Grand
Treasurer Thomas R. Patton had presented
25,030 to tho grand lodge for the purpose of
treating a fund, tho income of which b to be
devoted to tho relief of needy and worthy
widows and orphans of roaster masons. The
stipulations of tho gift are that every year
&C0 of tho income shall bo added to the prin
cipal until the sum reaches &0,000, when
thereafter $1,SQ0 shall annually be oddud to
the principal until tha sum shall roach $100,
000. There aro 233 working ledges with an ac
tive membership of S00 in North Carolina.
The total number of Masons in tho btnto, in
cluding uctive and non-nliiltAtwl, isiuiated
at 15,000. Fourteen now lodgta were created
during 1SS1).
Tho Freemasona of FriodTaud have bona
much pleased by a present from the Emperor
William, consisting of a valuable ongravinc
of Frederick the Great as grand roaster of
the lodge. Tho portrait represents the klnf;
in his insignia, nnd bears the underline,
"Frederick tho Great as Frocmaiwn in
1740. This docs not bear out tho rumor
currcntrsomo timo ago that tho present em
peror entertained feelings of antagonhun to
Freemasonry, and wo aro glad to see any IjJs
dication tliaf auch rumors wero fake.
A Tip to the Fair.
Should ho propose in words eubfime.
Remember Jove's a rover.
Actquickly; do not give hha time
To go and think It over.
Sew York 6a.
IThy Tie Wn Courageous.
She Sec, what a bravo little follow Fldfl
is I Ho didn't nso to bo so courageoui.
Ho (who hates tho dog) Yes; ho has jxt "i
jttnined his cur-age, I should fcay. Iatt
rence American.
"Lavc'a Paradox.
Thrills costs me much to win,
Then." can bo no doubt;
That is why I'm alujrs la
When I nod her out.
New York Sbsw
Usually.
Bessie I don't Fe that thcro hi any reason
why she should love him.
Jesao I guess thata Just why ne does
CY '5"or, Snn
SUjrbUj? iJlfferenU
- at I he- "With lorn
i r you I'm smitten.
U.? tne your tfiorf "
He Kot tU mittea.
Somervinn Journal.
L'ewarc of Imitations, there is Only Ono
A Florida rtennfrr grit into a dense fog
while on her way down tho river. A toarht,
anxious to go ahead, went up to the captain,
who was ut tho wheel, and weked why they
had stepped.
"Too much fog; cant 000 tho river," replied
the cautiHJ captain.
"But," raid tho tourist, "you can ro tho
rdari overhead.'
Yet.."' fcaki tho captain, "but until the
boilers buret, wo are not going that way
The pawengcr went to UxL-SanJranchoo
Arzpnwit,.
Jlairil located.
Police Scrgcaot What Is tho matter with
that, youngster?
Patrolman He ir lost, and cant remember
his name.
Sergeant Can't ren)nbr hU name!
Hum' Tdco him around to the Ruiuian
quarter. JS'ew York Wfekly.
A JIn Iltubiiiul.
Hrrdnd (greaUy excited) Oct roy hat,
dearest A daj; cstooer bi nUArn tbexxxlia
and wit he i going to JdH it.
"VY'ite The batjCui inan I Are yoo-aag ta
eoe if yon can Uki it trvm bun, dorimgt
"So, I arn grini; to i that he kteptdut
word.v Tin.
A. "Woman' ?ft.
"Layrj-r livl yrrt give Mr Sfcraflint yoar
note for th amount. a I adrfcrd yoa tol
Yvfjag Widow (wewpnsJ Y, I did. I
wrote bins tbe icwwo tittle not that Tr
vn, end to vry next day hoouxM aud put
a taprtgas on tuj foral&are. Briirva
Pre PreK
AWal to Cewiiaplat.
44 A nci'dirt asserts t'aat in lmirt raHiicn
ysor tae win wJJJ oca to give forth light
cri h'at.1
13ad hsr" issvSftrsbUi the pwt and
coal cosrpaa wl !- Time.
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