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THE HERALD PUBLIBHKO BY THK Herald Printing Company. Circulation N—fly Tkp— Thoniaad TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Thursday and Saturday. OSKALOOSA. : i IOWA: January 6, 1887. —lt is probable that Charles B. Far well will be Logan’s successor in the Senate from Illinois. The legislature will elect next Tuesday: —No Democratic free trader says he wants fifty-one millions tax taken off sugar. That’s a bull-dozer’s industry, and hence hencely. —The Ottumwa Democrat , as a pre liminary to tbe publication of much free trade matter, has established an alleged humorous department. —An artillery officer has made cer tain and safe the use of a gun which will throw a nitro-glycerine shell of such size that, when it explodes, it will kill all within a quarter of a mile. The officer is Lieut. Zalinsby, of our own army. —The number of troops furnished for the Continental army by States were as follows: Newjllampshire, 12,- 497; Massachusetts, 67,907; Ithode Is land, 5,904; Connecticut, 31,939; New York, 17,981. When the struggle for freedom was made the Yankee States were always found there, in the strong est force. History tells where the tories were found. —Mr. Palmer retires from the Mason City Republican, leaving Mr. Tucker in possession. Palmer will be heard from very soon again. F. Stennenberg drops out from the Knoxville Express, and leaves Mr. Casey to print an al leged Greenback paper as a Democratic aid and pot-wollojier. The decent thing for that paper to do is to go dead, as it really is. —Tuesday was a day of railway hor rors. A west bound passenger train on tbe Baltimore & Ohio railroad collided with a freight train near Tiffin, Ohio, resulting in a terrible wreck, in which thirteen passengers were killed. An east bound passenger train on the Bos ton & Albany also collided with a freight train yesterday morning near Springfield, Mass., and was badly wrecked, killing one passenger and ser iously injuring a dozen others. —Russia and Germany have entered into an alliauce, in which it is agreed that in case of war l>etween Germany and France Russia will remain neutral; while Germany proposes to stand aloof in case of war between Rhssia and Austria. The outlook for war at an early day is unfortunately promising, and to that end Germany and France are making quiet but yet tremendous preparations. Russia is doing the same, and it all has for its base territorial greed, mixed witn revenge. —For tfee benefit of those of our friends who are worried because Amer ican labor is better paid than that of the old countries, we publish the fact that the free trade organs at Des Moines in the following call: “A conference of free traders is hereby called to meet in Des Moines, Jan. 5,1887. All free tra ders throughout the State of lowa are cordially invited to attend.” You wou’t hear any of them cry for free sugar. That would hit a Democratic industry in Louisiana, and the free traders are not built up to hit Democrats that w r ay! I? m vji —The Northwest has seen unparal leled development in its railroad enter prises during the past year. Two sets of facts have to be considered in esti mating railroad extension, the first of which involves the cost and value of the enlargement, and second the actual mileage. In the year 1882 the number of miles of road built in the northwest was 2,400, against 3,000 miles in 1881; and these were follow ed by 1,033 mil -s in 1883; 1,602 in 1885, and 2,263 miles during the past year. As already sug gested, the mileage tells only half the story. During the year the cost has averaged from 812,000 to 820,000 per mile, or, in round numbers, on an aver age of 816,000 a mile, a total for con struction of 836,192.000. —There is a breeziness in the ex pressions of the Louisville Courier- Journal that must be influenced by the star-eyed goddess of free trade which Watterson keeps. Hear him sing out: “ Between a mugwump in the White House and a stalwart Re publican, we should prefer to take our chance of the future in a square hand to-hand fight with principle with the Republican, getting with our victory, fi we should win a victory, a change of public policy, than to eke out a precar ious milk-and-water servitude to a fast-and-loose, pig-and-puppy. now-you see-it and now-you-don’t, too-good-to be-honest and too-great-to-be-useful administration, of Cheap-John states men, wearing second-hand apparel and pinch-beck jewelry.” —The man of the Sigourney Review rises up to remark: "If the Gulf State Democrats insist on voting with east ern Republicans to prevent the Demo crats of the north from redeeming the pledges in their national platform concerning a reduction in taxation, we are just the kind of a Democrat to stand aside and let them light it out on pig iron and sugar, and laugh when their calamity cometh.” We have always been told that there was no damage to come to the protected arti cles, and are surprised that our Demo cratic friend should make such an ad mission. -—The force of will has never had a clearer or more positive exemplification than the case of the Rev. Edward Irv ing,—as set forth in Dr. Tuke’s admir able work. Mr. Irving was an eloquent preacher, who, fifty years ago, made a dissenting chapel in London a fashion able place of resort, had a powerful intellect and a stronger will. ISo strong was it that even the terrible cholera succumb to its away. One Sunday morning, during the cholera season of 1832. he rose in jierfect health, but at break fast-time he became very cold, and suffered great agony. A physician found him with great sunken eyes and pallid cheeks, and evidently a prey to the fatal malady. Irving believed that disease was sin, which could be mast ered by faith. The fact that the cholera waa likely to overmaster him was evi dence, as he thought, that he had sin fully lost his hold of faith. 11 is belief provoked him to moral struggle, in which his. powerful will was pitted against his collapsed body. He tottered to church. With dimmed sight, swimming head, and labored breath, he ascended the stairs, grasped the sides of the pulpit and looked wistfully •round. His natural energies re sponded to the summons of his will The crisis came; a cold sweat broke out all over his body, aud stood in great drops on his forehead and bands. For nsere than an hour he preached with a fervor unknown to him, though he was the most fervid of pulpit orators. He walked home, ate very little, and in the evening preached in a crowded school- I * room—thus giving one of the most j W,, illustrations of the influence GENERAL JOHN A. LOOAN. By Mat Pansy. A great and good man baa (alien. The nattou In bim their pride and power lose; Respected, honored, and loved by his country - men many; But, alas! his brilliant career Is in life ended. Countrymen, we have lost, yes. lost A great statesman, soldier, Representative at the capital, And, most of all, a true loyal man. As we mourn, we his career remember; Life to him was slxty-two years, in which time for his preparation was given— Dead; but fame of his will remain for ages. Pure typical American was Logan; A lover more than all things else of his country; But to you soldiers of Western land more so. And that ardent love which you for him had. Soldiers of the West, your brave commander has gone; No longer your ears can hear his voice to vic tory call; May your memory be of him pleasant. As years roll o’er your hero’s bed. First for life’s battle education came; Then to him at Mexican out-break Came calling him to be first lieutenant of Com pany H; Yes, to him life’s duties called this. So ’twas all through the great hero’s life. Time was in constant occupation for his fame; In it is ascents that his life was built; Never did he slide backward to make It per ceptible. Fame at every corner did wait, nor give to an- 1111 its true servant came; Nor did be refuse the message. But bore it through life with him. He felt keenly what others of him said; Were it good or ill, he by it was affected. And a defeat meant a sad blow to life; But so it must be, to the best sorrow comes. Now there be one who mourns, for Death claimed yours as its own; Ob, may her aching heart be relieved When she remembers your life! —There are only nine thousand sol diers in the poor houses of the country. The surplus increases every day, and yet the Democratic committees refuse to give aid for these through State authorities. All State Soldiers’ Homes should be supported by the national treasury, and he who would oppose that scheme is selfish indeed. —The Bloomfield Democrat says: “There was a bill to spend $400,000.f0r a National Guard, and Weaver voted against it. The American citizens have not reached that point where money must be ruthlessly expended to guard them.” This is the Sewell bill, which had passed the Senate. Since 1800 there has been an annual appropriation of $200,000 for the militia of the United States, to be furnished in arms from the arsenals. The present bill changes the appropriation to $400,000, and amends tbe law so that all kinds of ordnance stores and camp equipage can be issued to the National Guard, in stead of the militia. The measure had the unqualified approval of Gen. Sheri dan, all the leading army department officers, aud of all men in authority not given to bowing down in awe before mobs, in one way or the other. The op position to the measure came from those who do not want a power behind the law that can shoot, and Weaver stood with them. The Chicago anarch ists protested against it, and Weaver heard their protest. Tbe appropriation is wise, and should be larger to make certain positive efficient results. —The Executive Committee of the Council of Administration has, after a careful examination of the subject, decided to hold the 21st National En campment on the 28tb, 29th and 30th days of September. This is an un usually late date, but it is obviously the best that could be chosen. A date in April, May or early in June, was not to be chosen, because the majority of the members of the Encampment could not get away from their farms, their shops, their stores, or their law offices to attend. Nor could they take their children away from school for the journey. The weather is very hot in St. Louis in the last part of June, July, August and the early part of Septem ber, so that if the Encampment were held then the discomfort would be great. Toward the last of September the city and suburbs will be looking their best, fruits and flowers will be in overflowing abundance, the weather will be delicious, and everybody all over the country who wants to go will have the leisure to do so. Undoubt edly there will be the largest atten dance ever known in the history of the order. The great Departments of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, lowa, Kansas and Nebraska will attend en masse, and with them will come tens of thousands of citizens anxious to witness the grand congregation of the soldiers. —Referring to the Blaine and Ed munds episode, the New York Tribune gives place to the following as having been said by Senator Edmunds: “I am not inclined at my age to hold malice toward any man. I have my family to think of, and the approaching end of my life, and don’t want to be involved in controversy or bitterness with any one. You may say as much to Mr. Blaine from me.” In the discussion of the affair at General Arthur’s house, which ensued, Mr. Edmunds is said to have protested that the letter which was published in Boston on the Satur day previous was never written by him with any intention of giving offense, or of imputing to Mr. Blaine any such character as the newspapers had made it appear. The general construction put upon the letter was that Mr. Ed munds believed Mr. Blaine a dishonest and dishonorable man. In response to this intimation, the Senator replied in emphatic language: “I never at any time said or believed that Mr. Blaine was intentionally guilty of a dishonor able act or dishonorable deed.” The quotation here of this language" of Senator Edmunds has given rise to the belief that if the report is accurate a reconciliation may be brought about. Some of Mr. Blaine’s friends say that such a statement from Mr. Edmunds, m ide as openly and broadly as the let ter which gave offense to Mr. Blaine, woyld result in Mr. Blaine being the first to make advances for a reconcilia tion.” ' —All the Democratic papers of this district are howling free-traders. They whine about the protected manufac turers, and call protection legalized robbery, or something of that sort, but not one of them has demanded that the tariff on sugar shall be removed. The collections on this item alone amounted lait year to over fifty million dollars, or about ninety cents per capita of our en tire population, because there is no competition in sugar inside of the pro tected lines, and from natural causes cannot be, the tariff becomes an actual tax on the consumer. Where competi tion enters in, the tariff does not be come a tax, for competition keeps the price down. But our Democratic friends do not want to attack the sugar tax, for the reason that the people thus greatly favored are Democrats, keep • State in Democratic line by various methods, and to clamor against them would not be popular. Even that howling dervish of the Ottumwa Dem ocrat keeps mum on this item, and he will keep so right along. The old time subserviency of northern Democrats to Democratic demands from the south is of as much force to-day as when they demanded that the northern Demo crats should play sleuth hound in catch ing slaves, which they did. They know their master, and give fail, cringing obedience to the crack of the whip. The tax of ninety cents on sugar for each man, woman and child will not be discussed by these Democratic friends of ours. THE HERALD: OSKALOOSA. MAHASKA COUNTY. THE MAHASKAS. A LONG NEGLECTED DUTY NOW PER FORMED—BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE GREAT MAHASKA FAMILY—WHO THESE GOOD INDIANS WERE— PER SONAL CHARACTERISTICS. At one time, back in the ’3o’s, lowa was the hunting ground, with others, of the Sac, Fox and lowa tribes of In dians. The latter, at one time, was a very powerful tribe; brave and resolute in their many undertakings of warfare against the Sioux and Osages. They early made a good reputation, and are mentioned with praise by Lewis and Clark the early explorers. That they were of a migratory character more than common to the aborigues of that day is shown by the fact that about sixteen removals were made by them. They first came down the Mississippi river to Des Moines, and their many villiages were found in what now con stitutes the counties of Yan Buren, Davis and Wapello. Thence they weut to Dakota, then back to Nebraska, and had their final camp in lowa in the Grand river country—in Wayne, Clarke and Lucas counties. The iowas were divided into eight leading clans, each bearing the badge of some animal or bird, and each clan had its own pecu liar manner of cutting the hair. Thus, tbe eagle clan wore two locks of hair on the front part of the head, and a long tail behind. A caucus of the clans must have shown many of the fashions that have been seen on the heads of white women since that day. Some of the jealous Indians called them “Dusty Noses,” because they camped on sand bars and often scrubbed their bodies cleanly with the sand. At an early day the lowas were once invited to a dog feast by a wandering band of tbe Sioux. Man-haw-gaw was the leading lowa chief, and betw’een the dog feast and the pow-wow the Sioux killed him. Ever after it was a bloody time when an lowa could get at the Sioux. The Usages joined with the Sioux, and they had to take their walloping whenever it was handy. These aboriginal cocks of-the-walk were the tribe which gave birth, home and room to fight to the great family of Mahaskas ! Man-haw gaw was the paternal ancestor of Ma haskah the Elder. The name, properly spelled, is Ma-has-kah, and means, White Cloud. Thanks to Catlin, the painter, we have the opportunity of presenting a very fair engraving of this celebrated chief, after whom.the coun ty was named: ENTER PROUD MAHASKA ! In this rather late biographical obit , uary of the deceased chieftain we feel perfectly safe in presenting the above. He is dead, and his near relatives are dead, and hence there is no one to take dangling scalp for the crime so common i these days ! That Ma-has-kah was a brave man is shown from the fact that he had seven wives ! He never applied for a divorce from any of them, but it was the gossip about camp that oc casionally one would go down to the Des Moines river to bathe, and would be found quite dead .next morning. This necessitated the chief to bring in another one to hold his number up to the golden seven. That he lived with seven wives shows him to have been a master hand at management. No man to-day could do that. One is about all that the wisest and best of our states men can manage, as we all know from observation. His bravery was not con fined alone to living with seven wives. He was always at the head of the lowa war parties, and at his belt dangled very many scalps of the Sioux and Usages. In 1824 he went to Washing ton and visited President Monroe, and upon his return he took himself to the ways of peace, built a double log cabin and lived in comfort. In 1833 some of his men were connected with a kiiling scrape, and General Clark ordered that they be arrested. Ma-has-kab, having adopted peaceful ways, said that it should be done, and assisted in the arrest of the men, and sent them to Ft. Leavenworth. There one of them threatened to kill him when begot out. This Indian made his escape, and dur ing the fall of 1834 he found Ma-has kah, camped on the Nodaway, in the southern corner of Cass county, and there murdered him in a very cowardly manner. At about fifty years of age this great chief, the winner of eighteen battles, ended his career. His death caused a great mourning in bis villiage. His seven wives went into mourning and poverty, and one of them—who bore the name of Female-deer-that bounds over-the-prairies,—refused ever afterward to be comforted. The assas sin of Ma-has-kab took refuge with the Otoes, but as they did not want to mix in the coming war they killed him, and sent his scalp to the lowas. An ac complice was also executed by the lowas. In speaking of his death the braves said: “The greatest man who ever made a moccasin track in the Nodaway valley has gone to the happy hunting grounds." Ponies and dogs without number were slain in memento mori. Ma-has-kah was full six feet two inches in heigbth, of great physi cal strength and much manly beauty. On his death his son, TnK YOUNGER MA-IIAB-KAH was promoted to the command of the iowas. Whether it waa by civil ser vice examination, or pernicious activ ity, or because he was M one of the boys,” the records do not say. At all events he “got there” and “staid there.” He was considered much of a dude in his day. In 1836-7 he went to Wash ington asking for redress of some of the many grievances indicted upon his people by the whites, but beyond having a pow-wow with the authori ties nothing was done. The old habit of robbing and wronging the Indian was then in vogue—coming down from the cheating dicker under the elms at Philadelphia to that day, and with some changes onto the present time. The younger Ma-has-kah got into white man’s ways, and a good deal of white man’s whisky got into him, with the usual result. At the age of thirty-six, we have him with one eye knocked out and three wives. He rouid not last long under I hese conditions, and we drop the historian’s veil over him. Among the seven wives of the elder Ma-has-kah, was RANT-CHE-WAI-ME, or the “Female Flying Pigeon.” Of all his wives her record stauds out with most distinguished honor. She was inclined to conclusive argument with her one-seventh share of husband. One time when Ma-has-kah was on his way to Washington, he intimated that he would make the trip without any of his w’ives along. Rant-che-wai-me said nothing, but after the old man had made twocamps away from his village, in the evening he was surprised to see the beloved of his heart standing over him with an uplifted tomahawk in her band. She pleasantly remarked: “Am I your wife? Are you my husband? If so, I will go with you to the Maw he-hum-ne che (the American big house) and see and shake the hands of the In-co-ho-nee,” meaning the Presi dent. Of course, she went. That toma hawk would have passed any woman any where, so far sis her husband w;is concerned. She was a pretty woman— for au Indian—and attracted much at tention at the White House. She was loaded with presents; observed many of the weak ways of her white sisters, and when she got home she lectured to the women of the village on the follies of the other women. In this example Rant-che-wai-me has been followed by others of her sex. Soon after her re turn she had her pretty neck broken by being thrown from her horse. She was the youngest of four sisters who were all wives of the distinguished chief after whom this county was named. She was popular in the tribe, and her pet appellation was “The-beau tiful-female-eagle that-fiies in-the-air. ” She was deeply religious, charitable to the poor and a friend always to the whites. Along with her great husband she justly should be remembered with monument to their joint memory. Oskaloosa was a beautiful Indian girl, the daughter of an Indian chief of the Creeks. She was early captured by force by a Seminole ceief, and joined to his “hareem.” He called her “the most beautiful one,” which is the mean ing of Oskaloosa. and our girls keep right on living out the definition —to the best of their ability and pa’s purse. —We trust that the relatives, if any there be, will pardon the long delay that has attended proper obituarial and biographical presentation in the official organ of the tribe of Mahaskas, “by one of ’em.” But the task is done, and w’e’ll talk it all over with them in that happy hunting ground wdiere they have been chasing the game these many years, and where we-hope to swap Limerick hooks and fish lines with the elder Ma-has-kah for venison, and set an example of total abstinence to the younger who fell into bad white man’s bad ways. It is done! The pappoose calls the long haired warbler to the banquet hall! WASHINGTON LETTER. [From Our Regular Correspondent.] Washington, D. C., Dec. 31, 1886. The city has beeu more quiet during the present Congressional holiday va cation than is usual at such limes. Quite a number of Senators and Repre sentatives weut home to eat their Christmas dinners. The death of Sen ator Logan caused various proposed festivities to he abandoned,and rheuma tism has again kept the President pris oner, so that he has been compelled to forego certain social entertammeuts given in his honor. To-day almost everyone of promi nence in Washington attended the im posing funeral ceremonies of the dis tinguished dead, which were held in the Senate chamber. General Logan and his wife were members of the Methodist church, and Rev. Dr. New man, the Washington pastor of Gen. Grant, officiated at the funeral, assisted by the Chaplain of the Senate and the Rev. Dr. Butler of the Lutheran church. The funeral procession from the Capitol to the cemetery, which was lengthened by a number of civic and military organizations, was in charge of Gen. Sheridan. This was the sixth funeral that has taken place in the Senate chamber. The first was that of Senator Hicks of Maryland, the next Senator Foote of Vermont, then Hon. Charles Sumner, Vice President Wilson, and last March Senator Miller from California. Among all t.he tributes that are paid to the deceased Senator, the honesty of his Legislative life was lost sight of. In an era when corruption was rife, and when many of the strongest men of both parties were broken down and blasted by public exposure or denunci ation, which was almost as fatal, Logan escaped all those long years untouched even by suspicion. Although his po litical friends accused him of being narrow in his prejudices sometimes, even they acknowledged that he was a firm, sincere friend who never stooped to hypocrisy. The re-nomination of Mr. Matthews, the colored lawyer from Albany, to be Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia, promises to be a celebrated case. The President holds that since the Senate rejected him last summer, much of the opposition to Matthews’ appointment has been removed by the latter’s management of the office. The Democrats are indignant that the Pres ident should have again seen fit to send in the name of this “carpet-bagger from Albany,” as they call him, and the Ite publicans are watching with interest to see how the Senate will treat the case of the same nominee which it re jected last session. In renominating Mr. Matthews the President said to the Senate: “1 have ventured in view ol the demonstrated fitness of this nominee, and with the understanding that the objections here tofore urged against his selection have to a great extent subsided, and con fessing a desire to tender to our colored fellow-citizens just recognition and the utmost good faith, to again submit this nomination to the Senate for confirma tion, at the same time disclaiming any intention to question its previous ac tion in the premises.” The matter will cause a warm discussion soon, and it is probable that Mr. Matthews will be re jected again. Congress did a good deal of work in the brihf time that it convened before the holidays, and it should not be se verely censured if it were to do nothing more this session except to p;iss the regular appropriation bills. Still much more is projected. For instance, Rep resentative Springer says he will do all he can to pass his bill enabling the ter ritories of Dakota, Montana, New Mex ico and Washington to enter the Union as states, and he thinks he may suc ceed. There are two propositions pending before Congress now relative to the subject of marriage and divorce, and whether or not any action will be taken on either of them, the question involved is one of great public importance and constantly increasing interest. One of these measures proposes a constitution al amendment for the establishment of uniform laws throughout the United Htates, regulating marriage and di vorce. The White House patient has been refractory and consequently he is not wo well as he otherwise might have been. The President’s physician warned him to keep still and not expose himself to drafts, and noth of these or ders were disolieyed. Then on Wednes day afternoou the President drove out to his country place in an open Victo ria. wearing a light overcoat, and caught some cold. The President’s trouble is a rheumatic knee and every thing is being done to prevent the dis ease from spreading, but the doctor said no medical skill has ever been able to coniine rheumatism to one part of the body. In the case of (Jen. it was the special aim of the phv»iciaus to keep It from the heart; they succeeded in doing this it attacked the brain. The President hopes, however, to be equal to the ordeal of the usual New Year’s day reception at the White House. Even If he cannot endure the entire two hours’ task, he proposes to receive until compelled by fatigue to retire. Tbe Province of Man. Editor Herald: —To live and learn is to become wise; such is the province of man, the noble work of natured God. In the beginning God created a true knowledge of all things. He placed that knowledge within the reach of man and permits all mankind to par take of that knowledge to the full ex exient of all their requirements while living in mortal life; that by their own energy they may become wise to them selves, even as God is wise to Himself, so may mankind become wise to them selves. To learn all there is to know within the reach of man is only justice to ourselves. There is no excuse for not learning in this day and age of the world. Good books and many news papers on all subjects are within the means and reach of all who care to learn. Professor 11. ll.Seerley unveils the truth and shows clearly that much of our boasted education is no benefit to many people. It is more the lack of energy than the want of means or ad vantages. Many good people through out our country do not take auy kind of a newspaper. They depend on what others tell them for their information, and then sometimes doubt ihe truth of what is told them. I he honorable professor gives us an other good point of instruction when lie says it needs be that we value mind above matter. Earth and earthlv sub stance is matter inanimate. Mind is the mainspring of all action, the su preme, innate, all-directing power of creation, and is justly entitled to value above matter. To educate the mind above matter teaches man that a more elevated knowledge can be obtained than the ever-toiling desire to obtain wealtli in dollars and cents; it points to the road that leads to his own elevation and his posterity after him. Yes, “The Province of the Teacher.” by H. H. Seerley, is a practical illustration of truth and requirements. It will give good instruction to all who read it. It proves clearly that the right man is in the right place; that he will elevate the State Normal with the minds of the people. It is well that the State of lowa can appoint a practical man principal in the State Normal. Isaac O. Middleton. The Kick of the Jackal. Burlington Hawkeye. There may have been good reasons for Mr. Cleveland to stay away from Logan’s funeral. He still may have the gout or the rheumatism and that mav serve as a good and valid excuse. At all events, Mrs. Cleveland was there and that made the president’s absence less perspicuous. But it certainly did not look well, that during the whole time that the body of the great soldier, the noble patriot, the honest politician, war awaiting burial, the holiday festivities in the administration circles at Washington were continued, with out a word coming from above to check the frolic and indicating that common decency and a proper regard tor the mournful feeling of the country should put a halt to the merriment and delay its continuance until after the remains of the lamented dead had been con ducted beyond the borders of the city, where the disrespectful noise and clam or could no more disturb their peaceful rest. Nor did it look well that the ad ministration had so little recognition of the merits of this man, whom a whole nation mourns, that it did not show him the commonest kind of respect. Since the announcement of Gen. Logan’s death the flag pole of the United States court house and post office building have remained bare, the official sign of grief and mourning, the flag at half-mast, was not allowed to be exhibited. The custodian of that build ing is Secretary Manning’s brother-in law and at the time when Hubert O. Thompson, one of the men who had tried to trample that very flag into the mire, died, it was promptly put at half mast and remained there until after his funeral. The custodian of the building, the brother-in-law of Mr. Manning, and standing under the latter’s authority, was asked last week, why he did not lower the flag and he gave the reply that he could not do so without orders from Washington. And the authorities in Washington were too busy attending Christmas frolics and had no time to give any such orders. But the friends of Logan need not grieve over the neglect—the offensive neglect of the Democratic administra tion. That administration in this action is a good deal like the jackal, that gloried in kicking the lion —when the lion was dead. BIRTHS - DEATHS - MARRIAGES VALENTINE—ANDERSON.—Married at Os kaloosa, lowa, January 4,1887. Chas. A. Croney, Esq., officiating, Mr. Charles Valentine ana Miss Matilda Anderson, both oi Knox ville Junction. lowa. DAVIS—MICK.—Married, at the home of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. J. R. Marsh, of South Harri son, Dec. 29, by Rev. Smith, of Kirkville, Mr. Leander Davis aud Miss Minnie Mick. About thirty school males and friend* were present. After the congratulations the guests were invited to the dining-room, to find a table spread with the best of eatables; as Mrs. Marsh knows what good victuals are she would not allow it to be otherwise. Mr. Davis is one of our best young men, and the bride a very esti mable young lady, who will each be missed by their young friends. They enter life’s journey togther with the best wishes of their many friends. Quite a number of preseuts were re ceived. IN MKMpKIAM John Fletcher Norris was born, July 11, 1821, In Fraukfort county, 111. His parents moved while he was small to Vigo county, Ind., at which place he grew to manhood. He was mar ried March 28, 1850. to Miss Laura C. Haskell. In 1851 they moved with one child to Mahaska county, lowa, where they have lived all the years since. In the spring of 1884. thinking that he could secure more land for the benefit of his children, he went to Washington Territory, where he contracted a severe cold, and hts health failed so rapidly that his friends feared that, he would never be able to return; but through the blessing of God and medical treat ment he recovered so far that, under the advic of physicians that the climate there was not good for him, his friends came back with him to lowa. He died December 30,1886, being 65 years, 5 months and 10 days of age. He made no pro fession of Christianity until he was 37 years old. At a protracted meeting in the winter of ’57-8 he was con verted,and to all who knew him before and since, It need not be said that the change from sin to rlghteonsnes was manifestly great. His outward life was upright, while his inward consciousness of saving grace was clear. Dur ing his last illness he reuuested his friends and children to sing and pray for him a number of times, and when asked if It was well with his soul, said that it was; he also often prayed for himself, and while suffering was heard to say: “Bless the Lord; he’s my Savior!” He was very patient during his affliction; was conscious to the very last, and even after ills eye-sight failed conversed with his friends. The last hour of his life and until he ceased to breath he seemed to be withont pain. He leaves a wife and eight children, seven of whom stood arouud his bed weeping as he sweetly fell asleep In Jesus. One daughter, Mrs. A. P. Goode, is in Washington Territory. Thus ends ihe life of this husband and father, brother in Christ and neighbor. May he who doeth all things well sanctify this affliction to the good of all. * -me steamers erty or Natchez and R. B. Hayes, with four loaded barges belonging to the latter, wore burned at the wharf at Cairo, 111., Tuesday morning. The loss ii estimated at $400,000. Ashbel H. Barney, one of the founders of the express business, died Monday at New York. He was at one time president of the Wells, Fargo & Co. and the United States Express Companies. A number of wholesale liquor-dealers, of Ohio, have taken joint action by employing counsel to bring suit iu the United States Supremo Court to test the constitutionality of the Dow Liquor-Tax law. Charles Charlton was shot dead by Mar shal Hune, from whom he attempted to es cape, at Whartonsburg, 0., Monday morn ing. Before being killed Charlton stabbed the marshal several times with a knife. Mrs Cleveland has announood that with the new year will oome a change in the matter of White House receptions, which will hereafter be given alternate Haturday afternoons Instead of weekly as heretofore. □At the annual auction sale of articles ac cumulated in the dead-letter office at Washington, comprising 4,W0 packages of miscellaneous goods and 2,6*0 lots of books, an average of sixty-five oents per lot vui realised. A Fort Buford dispatch says that the Indian Commission has made an agreement with the Indians at Berthold to surrender all their reservation except a portion thirty-five miles square aud take lands in severalty English schoolgirls love Dickens as an author, with Scott a fair second. There are 104 men in San Francisco. Cal., who are worth over #1,000,000 each. £ ( PERSONAL AND SOCIAL GOSSIP. James Vernon, of Pottawattamie county, was in the city last Saturday. John Lockard has come back from Kansas, and will be happy here this winter. Jeff Glass and Miss Mabel Lindly re turned to the Liucoln reservation Monday eveu iug. Willie Jackson lias been confined to his room for the week past with feverish indis position. Parson Pillsbury and wife enter tained a tableful of sinners on Friday evening— at tea. Many of her friends will regret to learn that Miss Mollie Shaw is lying very low with fever. Mr. Charles Leighton has been har vesting liis January crop oi lumbago, and has it now well stacked away. Will Hale left for Chicago Tuesday, where he Will buckle down to Ills work, rein forced by turkey aud things. Mr. W. S. Ken worthy is slow’ly re covering from a three weeks’ siege of rheuma tism, of the most active belief. Confidentially we may remark that one of our city teachers Is soon to be married, and will hang to a limb of the law. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mikoch and son Jesse, of Washington, were over-Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. ia-vi Shaw. Miss Stelle Laffer, of Sigourney and Miss Caldwell, of Eddyville, were at Mrs. Baker’s on New Year’s day, and assisted in re ceiving calls. Marshall Electric Light: “Mrs. VV* ,1. Allen and children, who have been visiting the family of Will Drinkle at Oskaloosa, re turned to-day.” A note from Elder C. P. Evans, of the Christian church, says he has begun an in teresting meeting at Swan, in Marion county, and will continue all week in the good work. Rev. D. W. Eddy,has severed his pas to' :.l relations with the Friends city church, and went to Chicago on Tuesday to pursue a course of study at the Theological Seminary. About fifteen of our city and county teachers, with Supts. Hedge and Bcott, were at Des Moines last week at the State Teachers’ Convention. They did not learn much, but had a jolly time. E. 11. Waring and T. R. Beraan are in atteudance at the State convention of court reporters at Des Moines. Miss Ozella Beman is also attending the convention, on her way home from Sioux City. Reuben Roberts, who has been with his sister, Mrs. Townsend, for two years past, on the island of Jamaica, returned to the city on Monday, for a short visit, when he goes to Pasadena. Cal., his former home, and where he will locate. Here you have it, from the Des Moines New*: “Mr. George W. Ogilvie is soon to Dring home as a bride. Miss Carrie McAyeal, who has been spending some months prepara tory to her marriage, with her parents at Law rence. Mass.” Among the arrivals at the Downing House, are the following: S. J. Clarke, Macomb, 111.; D. H. Lauderback, Chicago: F. A. Whiting, Des;Molnes; J. K. Graves, Dubuque; E. L. Dudley. Marshalltown; Prof. Thayer’s North western orchestra. Major ar.d Mrs. Byers spent New Year’s at Des Moines with friends—Mrs. B. assisting in receiving calls at Mrs. E. H. Gil lette’s. Major Byers has been putting in the week on his work of history-making at the Cap itol. where he has a room. John Mott, who was formerly one of our boys here, and a good one, but now of Min neapolis, has been down during the week. He has been in railroad work up there, and is now the owner of a fine patch near Lake Minnetonka. The world has gone well with him. Ottumwa Courier, Tuesday evening *‘Mr«. J. D. Ladd went to Oskaloosa to-day t<i spend New Year’s day with friends there Mrs. Geo. Haw and children went to Oskaloosa this morning to spend New Year’s with her parents. Rev. and Mrs. T. E. Corkhill.” So there had to be a capitulation at last, on the part of one of our girls, for we tead tilts in the Des Moines Mail: “Miss Carrie Mc- Ayeal writes of being engaged in certain prep arations that indicate the near approach of her wedding to a certain Des Moines gentleman.” Advices were received Tuesday of the death of John G. Marks, at Leadvllle, Colo rado, on that day. We understand that the remains are to be Drought here for Interment. Mr. Marks was one of our earliest settlers, and last year went to Colorado to regain health by change of climate. Des Moines Neios: “Ex-Speaker Head, of Jefferson, is to be married to Miss Jen nie Hierb. of this oity, ere many weeks. The acquaintance began during the reunion of the Army of the Republic in California, last summer. This explains the frequent presence of t he gen tleman in tlift city.” President Laughlin, of Hiram Col lege, Ohio, sends us an invitation to be present at the dedication of the new college building on January 11. Under the care of our friend Laughlin. Hiram College has taken on new growth, and is uow entering an era of pros perity well earned and richly deserved. ,1. D. Shaw and Jesse Crandall left on Monday evening for Kansas, huuting for land. C. C. Morgan and S. K. Morgan leave on Monday next for the same State, and for the same purpose—but will remain here as resi dents. They are anxious to secure a prairie dog town as a curiosity, hence they go to sweet Kansas. But few parties of callers were out on New Year’s, and but two places were open in regular way to their visits—at Prof. Baker’s, where the descendants of the Mikado were found, and at Mr. 8. J. Dutton’s, where a second very happy party was found. Nothing could have been more elegant or pleasant than these two places in tlielr reception of the callers. Spencer Reporter: “As will be seen by notice elsewhere from the Oskaloosa Hkrald, E. G. Morgan, of this place, was mar ried to Miss Felker, of Oskaloosa, at the latter place, December 22. The groom has been a resident of Spencer for some live years, and to speak of praise of him would be superfious, for all esteem him highly for the many excellent qualities he possesses. The happy couple ar rived m Spencer Monday evening, and were given a reception at the residence of J. Q. Adams last evening, which was generally at tended.” Last Wednesday evening, Dec. 29, at the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris, of Garth-Id township, there were assembled about 100 gu -sts. Mr. Harris, who had just completed a very haudsome residence and furnished it in a very artistic and elegant manner, threw his doors opeu for the hospitality of his neighbors and friends. Nearly all the old settlers and also the young people were present for miles around. The evening was speut very pleasantly, with some good selections of music, both vocal and instrumental, rendered by Misses Annie Davis and lluldah Downs and others, after which a bountiful supper was served by his wife. Then followed a good, old-fashioned hand-shaking, and all went home rejoicing. The friends of Lieut. A. C. Sharpe, well known here, will be glad to read this flat tering notice of his work at Wooster University, which we take from the Heimblican of that, city: ”On Christmas eve, Lieut. A. C. Sharpe, of the 22d Infantry, U S. A., who is now tilling the pos ition of Instructor of Military tactics in the University of Wooster, under a special detail from the war department, received a telegram from the Adjutant General informing him that by direction of the Secretary oi War he would continue on his present duty for another year, datlnglfrom July Ist, 1887. Lieut. Sharpe came to Wooster three years ago next April by order of the war department, and organized the military department of Wooster University. Recently lie received uotice that Ills time had been ex tended to the Ist of July next. This further ex tension to July Ist, 1888, was the result of the re cent inspection of the department by Inspector Geueral Rodger Jones. The organization aud management of this department in our Univers ity by Lieut. Sharpe have been crowned with gratifying success. The Lieutenant, by bisgen ilemauly demeanor and thoroughly military knowledge, has made the department what it is, and it lias made him decidedly popular, not only in University circles, but also among the citizens of our city. In a recent interview at Washington, Adjutant General Drum said: ‘The Inspector’s report trom Wooster is one of the best we have received. Lieut. Sharpe has cer tainly made a great success of the Military De partment of the Wooster Uulvertlty, and de serves the support of the war department.’ The usual detail from the army for instructors at oolleges Is three years. This extension of time, therefore, is all the more complimentary, both to Lieut. Sharpe aud the University, as it was made entirely upon the merits of the case and without reference to any political or |iersonal influence whatever.” Local Markets. POTATOES • 60® 75 COHN, 60 OATH. ® 25 HUTTKK 18® SO KUOS 22® 26 CHICKENS, dressed, V #> 04® 06 UKKSK and DUCKS, dres»ed V 1>.... ® oo TIJKKKYB. dressed, ¥ ft ® 07 MOUS, Heavy, per 100 lbs 3.60®3.75 HODS, light, per lttt B>s 3.40®.'! no HAY. per ton 7.00®* 00 Chicago Markets. Chicago, January 6,18*7. WHKAI —7*\ cash; 79!% February. CORN 36H cash; »l 16-ie February. OAIS-aei* cash; 3IH May. LIVK STOCK. C ATT UK-Receipts, T.ooo bead; shipping steers. 3.60®8.00; Stockers and feeders, 2.50® 3.75; cows, bulis and mixed, 1.76®3.50, the bulk at 2,3U®2.75. HODS-Receipts, 35,000 head; rough and mix ed. 4 uu®4.(io; packing and shipping, 4.60®-i.96; llgllt, 3.50®4.60; Skips. a.70®3.70. HHKKP.— Receipts, 5,000 head; natives, 3.80 IOWA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 6, 1887. GREAT CLOSING SALE= OF ALL KINDS OF IF-A-LL WINTER GOODS I A Great Knock-down in Prices just to make things lively! FOR CASH! We will guarantee GREATER BARGAINS than has ever been offered in the city. A Fine Display of Holiday Goods to be Sold Cheaper Than Ever. | A large stock of Fine Wool and Novelty Dress Goods AT \ COST, and some of them for Less Money, FOR CASH, which DON'T BUY A CLOAK i Until yon have seen the Splendid Bargains we are offering. Look j all around town, then come in and we will save yon 20 to 25 Per Cent on same quality of goods. The Entire Stock MUST GO ! See us for a Cloak sure. GENTS’ AND LADIES’ MUFFLERS AND HANDKER CHIEFS in endless styles and varieties and prices guaranteed. iff?Flannels, Yarns, Blankets, Bed Comforts, Ladies’, Gents’ and Children’s Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves and Mittens, Ladies’ and Children’s Hoods, Toboggans, Jersey Caps, Etc., at LOWER PRICES than any house in the west. Every article iu our stock worth 20 to 33 Per Cent more than we now ask for them. We always have and always will undersell all others on all kinds of DOMESTICS—Cotton Flannel, Muslin, Ticking, Table Linens, Crashes, Shirtings, Etc., cheaper than auybody. MITCH WXI-iSOINr, Northwest Corner Square. OSKALOOSA, IOWA. Strike While the Iron is Hot! BUY When BARGAINS are Booming! WE are GUTTING Look Here! Man’s Overcoat. Remember, We are bound to be, and will'be, the Only Recognized Leaders of Prices, and Strictly One Price Clothiers. Respectfully, GOLDEN EAGLE 01 PRICE CLOTHING HORSE, West Side Square, Oskaloosa, lowa. The New Furniture Store. I rise to say that I am not (lead yet, but livelier than ever. I desire to thank the public for the very liberal patronage be stowed upon me during the short time I have been in business in Oskaloosa, and also for the many expressions of sympathy and kindly interest given me since the destruction of my store by tire. Having secured the large aud elegant room known as the PALACE SKATING RINK! will be ready with a complete new stock of FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING GOODS. During the past year I have studied carefully the wants of the people and will endeavor to select a* new stock that will please you. My new stock will be bought for Spot Gash and in Large Quantities, which will enable me to buy at the lowest prices and get the lowest rate on freights. I can therefore guarantee you the Lowest Prices and the Latest and Best Styles. My aim shall be in the future as in the past, by keeping the LARGEST STOCK AND NEWEST STYLES, by Fair Dealing and by Making the Lowest Prices, to make it to you interest to deal with me. Again thanking you for all past favors, I shall endeavor to merit a continuance of the same, and also hope to add many new customers to my list. Very siucerely yours, BYRON S. HENRY. If you need clothing for yourself or boys, this is the right time to buy. We are forcing the sale of Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s CLOTHING! $2.50 —BUYS A— OUT CfF THE ASHES! I shall resume business at once, and ABOUT JANUARY 15, 1887, The New Furniture Store. the PRICES as they have never been cut before- WE call especial attention to our Mixed Lot of GOOD, WARM, SERVICEABLE OVERCOATS WE HAVE MARKED $4, $5, $6 and $7. WFJ HAVE AND SHOW Silk and Worsted Mufflers, at Lower Prices than any house in town, and if yon don’t believe it call in and examine. The choicest line of Neckties in town, at Golden prices. Look Here \ s MOKE FOR SALE COLUMN. I/'OR SALE- 100,000 good, bard-burned brick. I.’ Enquire of James Logue, one.-naif mile west of Oskaloosa College. t»-2pd FOK SALE—Three choice building lots, w>\t2U south of Penn College, on long time if 7m-’ proved. I43tf] R. Whitakbk. ~\\7 E have choice rooms that we can accoml VV modate a few more boarders witll Rooms all lighted with the Edison eleetri f light. 20w4|)d J. C. BRECHLKB. (| 3atUT ■RIOR SALE UR RENT.—2OO acre farm In D°™ cers elect A Moines township. The farm lias two go h springs, good house and fair improvementJrlSSffS ' Will sell it on long time. Cali on H.S. Howard?* 1 'I **?*9 Mahaska County Bauk, Oskaloosa, la. ot a [’y OUSE AND LOT FOK SALE.- '•’be-J™* 4 £ signed has a desirable bouse ant , n y» having no Oskaloosa, lor sale at a bargain. EnqtflSj® 1 Mrs M. R. Dobyi.s, 2d house west of Bfc'Y* Ortnnell. church. jds in this sec- L'OK SALE OK KENT.—My lumber yard, the winter A Block eabtol tbe depot, on t&e Kock Isla . M road. Terms easy. A. J. Baughman, relatives on _ lotf Oafcaloona. low^ ughter Effle I < ARGAINS.— I Good Des Moines resident*?®?- . . 1* property to trade for small farm. Lar* 1 lueir lour good iarm to trade for city property. . 47 if Ph i lli P 8 & G from ool-roorn. \ \ ’ AVI El).—Active, energetic men not aftjjj iiSKjV®** v ? of work to travel in uie country and •* nursery stock. Sleady work and good j-IBMIShek. Name reference in first letter. V. Z. Kkkd & Co.. 18\v3pd Des Moines, lovjne and every - " ■ <s. There were l, AliAi iu KEN r.—Fine chance. Fine sn and received X. iarm, lIAl l A miles from Oskaloosa; lf>oacresch was: T. S. cently put in grass; good shade, running v\>. Smith, l'he pasture and liay. Will be rented l:«*ar s evening at six years low. .—.circe of the bride’s parents, 9tl * E. O. Smith. Horace Crookham mm m ... . . .-(ter the ceremony and the con- * numerous friends, all present p - ) bountiful supper. After supper tl Ipipi p p\ C groom were presented with a WUkj r\ vJ r »sents. The guests were also 1 1 me fine music by Miss Lundy at _K. O. Smith with his fife. Ev it said they had a good time; i. it. just ask Hen. Coomes - i - gteave. On Monday following the _ -at the residence of the groom’s U Mrs. Martin Shene. About «U f , ov I.aoes < idown to supper. After which W* me (Zopdnta C()U pj e received the follow- I ext and Stream areC. O. Smith, one set of silver ■ . .... ,s; Miss Adaie Smith, one cake ery week Willi a tuudrih Smith, one set of silver puie reading about And S. A. White, glass fruit dish Travel Nuinral Hi* towels; Mrs. HoraceCrook tiavfi,. iNdiurai 11i. cloth; Mrs Mary Keller aud \ achling anu the Khcleave, glass water set; Mrs. the sports of the field lamp; Mrs. Crowder, comb; into close comm unit ,and ’ fnney gilt-edged tea set, iniO close coaluiuuu, gware After supper the or aml have about thence fine music, aud all went -dahasing. -if VOU car they had done justice to the ■flpteiijnanywk , that ilUed the tables. , there are a good many fires send 10 cents TW. B- "CCla now. David Gaston’s house est and Stream The house was insured l?nw V V Mr - G - 13 a P°° r IvOW, N i. —— loss. Charity be- Catalogue of Books free on apjmds of the sea. tion. iyf> ld *« e 19 tbe $2.00 —BUYS A— MAN'S SUIT. i / e 4 ou ler >ni -12 wing large ty by jateu hare ■d tor