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$k':4 SqM Ife'V:. r. .^aa^MrtiMB^.ky.%v V-.V--- A w- ^t#i rm A -?B? V"--" $k}\r m?0? Jlp II ife'S'. •asy ALLIK, Publisher. wbl»E.M^ I N. DAK. •SX «gB="*»$«.. iggg=!g!gr~** Some insects, so Rev. Theodore Wood in hts recent book on the sub |pct, havt families of 40,000 children, for whom life is simply one long, unbroken jSinbertime.. We are all regarded by Inosquito simply in the light of a full meal. A western dramatic company has in*tde a striking change in their "Cade Tom's Cabin." Where Eliza goes across the ice pursued by blood hounds, the new versiop has her go ing acorsa in an automobile, pursued by Boxers. if according to the Sioux Indian weath er prophets it's going to be a hard win ter. These predictions are based on the fact that the buffalo grass shows a heavy crop of seeds, which, the rdtl kins declare, is a sure sign of a severe Winter and deep snow. The secretary of the interior has is sued an order withdrawing from entry at the land office some 300 square miles of territory in New -Mexico. The land contains many of the old ruins left by the cliff dwellers, and it is the inten to make a national park out of it. is a curious and interesting coin ence that while the old confederate ser Alabama was for a long time own as "No. 290," the new battle ship Alabama was numbered "290" at the builder's yard before her name was decided upon, and without any thought of the original. 1 Jn answer to a statement by an al ged scientist to the effect that the troleum wells, of the world will soon iase to flow, some knowing eastern veler calls attention to the fact that ^ante, one'of the Ionian isles, there petroleum spring which has been jen^wn for 8,000 years. The well is .mentioned by Herodotus. a §Wiss genius has invented a pith ak weighing about one pound, which Awill hold up a fully equipped soldier on the surface of the water. Successful experiments were made re cently on the lake of Zurich. The cloak is provided with water-proof pockets in which food and drink may be carried as well as blue lights in case the wearer is shipwrecked in the night. The Germans have set to work to develop their Bast African territory with their usual thoroughness. The measures which they have taken to counteract the effects of the climate are very elaborate and include sub stantial stone houses, hospitals, an ample medical staff, inspection of the meat sold, carefully sunk and cov ered welJe, vaccination, examination of native houses in the towns, drain age and finally a careful study of the black water fever by Dr. Koch. The large bronze clock used by Ad miral Montejo in his cabin on the Eeina Christina has come into the' possession of Dr. G. W. Roberts, of •"'Chattanooga, after a series of inter esting adventures. After the battle of Manila bay the natives looted the :hip, and among other things took He clock, giving it to Aguinaldo. The ilipino leader gave the clock to his Mother, and when she was taken, in Cavite, she turned it over to Dr. Rob erts, who is with the American army. An Austrian inventor has patent ed a speaking clock which he claims will be of the greatest value to per sons of forgetful and irregular hab its. It consists of a clock-phonograph combination. In place of the usual striking attachment is a phonograph which can be set to speak a sentence at any time desired, thus becoming an unfailing reminder to its owner of the duties of each successive hour. There is no mechanical difficulty in the way of charging this moral time piece with any number of daily ex hortations. Col| Le Grande B. Cannon has ar ranged, for the .'preservation of the grave of John Brown near North Elba, N. Y., it'having been almost lo*t sight of. The' grave is situated in the open field which John Brown cleared for the i|se of the negroes befpre he made ,Jbis i$id upon Harper's Ferry, and is & closer4o the shingled cottage he built. Recently' Col. Cannon sent a force of men with a landscape gardener to grade and terrace the plot of land, and he will build an iron fence 75 feet square around the grave. The inclosure will be known as John Brown park. •'Evidences of the sprouting of sfeeds swallowed by human' beings and an imals are not uncommon. A Cleve land boy died suddenly and it was discovered that his dehth had been caused by a kernel of corn which he had swallowed some time ago and Which had taken root and grown BO that it choked up his organs. A man in Chicago swallowed a melon seed and afterward declared that it abode with him. His friends used to laugh and ask how his melon crop was coming on. He died the next year and An autopsy pjoved he was right. .' 'V ^Pioneer. gathering of old folks in the |pf.^' ^~fcjyn of Charlemont, Mass., the chair C' man .called for all present over 70 cr yearg to riS6) an(j 72 responded. He then asked all those who were over 80 to rise, and there were 12 who had passed the limit. A similar call for all oyer 90 brought four members of the gathering to their feet. •'The coldest temperature expe rienced by Sir George Newnes' expe dition to the south pole' was 52 de grees below zero, and occurred in August. The party discovered near Robertson bay mountains exceeding 12,000 feet in height, and penetrated farther to the south (78 degrees 50 minutes) than any previous expedi tion. A Kansas City Chinaman paid $600 for a wife. Poor, benighted heathenl He does not realize how out-of-date it is to buy wives If he had only made a study of advanced civilization exempli fied by the swagger set in some cities lie would have known that the modern method is for the girl to pay a million or so for a mighty poor article of a husband, A1EMST0RY The Important Happenings of a Week Briefly Told. IN ALL PARTS OP THE UNION All the Latest News of Interest fronl Washington, From the East, the West and the South. THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES FROM WASHINGTON. Numerous applications for teachers' positions in the Philippines are being made to the war department. In August the internal revenue re ceipts from all sources amounted to $25,595,716, an increase over the month of August last year of $1,174,751. THE BAST. After three months of idleness 60,000 iron and steel workers have resumed labor. In the National league the percent ages of the baseball clubs for the vreek ended on the 23d were: Brooklyn, .598 Pittsburgh, .584 Philadelphia, .537 Boston, .500 Chicago, .473 St. Louis, .447 Cincinnati, .432 New York, .431. Thecollieries around Shenandoah, Pa., will try to resume operations under military guard and the result is likely to settle the strike if the mines are successfully worked. The death of George D'Vys, the last survivor of the polar expedition in 1855 that rescued Dr. Kane, occurred at Worcester, Mass. In Beaufort county, N. Y., Adam Giles and his wife and daughter were murdered by Joseph Smalls, a negro. In the United States the visible sup ply of grain on the 24th was: Wheat, 54,993,000 bushels corn, 7,322,000 bush els oats, 11,659,000 bushels rye, 869, 000 bushels barley, 784,000 bushels. At Elizabeth, N. J.,,the torpedo boat O'Brien was launched. The lines of strikers remain unbrok en and the second week of the strike in the anthracite field in Pennsylvania opened with the tie-up of the mines as complete as at any time since the strike began. Reports indicate that 130,000 of the 142,000 miners are now out. In October the official trial trip of the battleship Wisconsin will be made. Sheriff Harvey telegraphed to Gov. Stone asking that troops be sent to Hazleton on the ground that the sher iff cannot guarantee the safety of per sons or property during the night marches of the strikers. WEST AND SOUTH. Judge O. W. Powers, appointed United States senator by the acting governor of Utah, has declined the place. The democrats and populists fused in Montana and nominated Joseph K. Toble, of Helena, for governor. At Mansfield, O., two Dowie elders were coated with tar and driven out of town. In the United States over 500,000,000 bushels of wheat, nearly 800,000,000 bushels of oats and fully 2,000,000,000 bushels of corn will be the result of this season's harvesting of these cereal products. In Texas heavy storms caused the Colorado, Concho and Nueces rivers to overflow. Several towns were flooded and loss of life was feared. In an interview Gen. Lee expressed fear for Cuba if an absolute indepen dent government is established. In Idaho highwaymen held up a Northern Pacific train and secured $500 in cash and a variety of watches and jewelry. A storm destroyed the "Grand Portal," nature's artwork on Lake Su perior. Near Lincoln, Neb., four men robbed a Burlington express car, but got lit tle booty. The president returned to Canton, O., from Washington. From Manila the transport Grant ar rived at San Francisco with 68 prison ers on board. The death of Cornelius Sullivan ot curred in Toledo, -O., at the age of 101 years. In the vicinity of Occidental, Cal., forest fires raged over 100 square miles, hoing damage to the amount of over $400,000., James Chapman .and Frank Davis, rivals for the favor of a young country girl near Birmingham, Ala., killed each other in.a d'uel. After voting $54,000 in benefits to dis abled members the convention of loco motive firemen adjourned at Des Moines, la. In a cyclone at Morristown, Minn., eight persons were killed. Fire swept away nearly the entire business portion of the village of Omer, Mich. At the age of 83 years Gen. John M. Palmer, civil war veteran and once United States senator from Illinois and candidate of the gold democracy in 1896 for president, died suddenly nm*u\i {n,t*t i» ati.•.)•• iii Im ,'. y*fii?,y 1\ .»»..I..«M J.L,J •. ••,•• "i^.. n«y In Springfield. In Muncie, Ind., William Driscoll and wife, an aged couple, were killed by the cars at a crossing. In a waterspout and tornado at Fer guson, la., four persons were killed and several severely injured. At Terre Haute, Ind., The Abbot trot ted a mile in 2:03%, setting a new world's mark. Advices from various points in the Rocky mountains show that there has been a heavy snowfall. At Johnson City, 111., ah engine on the Eastern Illinois road blew up, kill ing Engineer Doggett and Fireman Rains. At Hancock, Mich., burglars robbed the post office of $700 in money and stamps. The commission merchant license law has been declared void by the Michigan supreme court.* Flames destroyed the Iron Mountain railway shops at Baring Cross, Ark., the loss being $400,000. Lives were lost and property de stroyed in a storm at Nome, Alaska. Engineer Ryan and Fireman Hal! were killed in a train wreck at Spring field, 111. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE). The president of France gave a din ner to 22,000 persons in Paris, the tables extending a distance of nearly five mile*. Marshal de Campos, formerly cap tain general npf Cuba, died at Zarauz, Spain. Aguinaldo .refused to consider peace proposals and has issued a proclama tion offering $40 to each American sol dier surrendering. The London Chinese minister de clares America's, plan for settlement will be hailed with joy in China, and that all the powers will adopt a similar policy, thereby keeping peace. France, Russia and America hold a common policy opposed to that of Germany, Italy and Austria, and diplomats be lieve peace dr war over China hinges oh England's turn. Over 50 French vessels from' St. Pierre, N. F., were missing as the result of the recent gale. The duke of Marlborough will be the new lord lieutenant of Ireland. The duke of Abruzzi and Dr. Nansen have agreed to undertake a joint ex pedition into north polar regions. The government of Canada will co operate with the United States in. ex cluding-objectionable immigrants from this country. Orders has been given to Gen. Chaf fee to hold a legation guard of 1,400 men in Peking and to send all other troops at once to Manila. England's reply to Germany is identical with that of the United States, the terms named for China being rejected. Forty-five thousand native Catholics have been massacred during the uprising. The Mexican congress declared the result of the presidential election. Gen. Porfirio Diaz was unanimously reelected. The final collapse of the Boer army is said to have been brought about by diplomacy and without conflict, LATER NEWS. Gov. Stone declined to send troops to Hazleton at once, and Geii. Gobin at Shenandoah was watching that field. All mines in the Shenandoah region are now shut down. A brick kiln at Edwardsville, 111., was wrecked by lightning and four men. were killed. A mob attempted to break up a Roose velt meeting at Victor, Col., and at tacked the governor and escort on the way to the train. Rough riders held the mob in check. James B. Howard was found guilty at Frankfort, Ky., of Goebel's murder and condemned to death. George F. Drew, the first democratic governor of Florida after the war, died at Jacksonville, aged 73 years. Two hours before his death his wife passed away. A package containing $1,000 was stolen from the Adams Express com pany at Keokuk, la. 'Insiurgents attacked the American outpost 12 miles from Manila and were dispersed with a loss of 12 nven. The torpedo boat destroyer Decatur was launched at Richmond, Va. The republicans of the Tenth Iowa district have nominated J. P. Conner for congress. Lord Roberts at Pretoria reviewed the Canadian troops on the eve of their departure and oom,plimented' them up on their services. Felix Marchand, premier of Que bec, died in Montreal, aged 68 years. Census statistics show that in 155 of the largest cities of the United States the increase in population dur ing the last ten years has been 4, 627,593. In a jealous rage Joseph Stoup fa tally wounded his wife and killed himself in Chicago. North Dakota republicans have nominated Frank White for governor in place of F. B. Fancher, who de clined the r'enomination on account of bad health. Revolution against President Jimi nez is under way in Santo Domingo. The administration at Washington is alarmed lest Germany's rush into war may turn all China against all the powers, but it will go on with ne gotiations. Events as seen at Shang hai indicate almost surely the dis ruption of China. Italy and Austria are Said to be the only two powers which have assented to Germany's note on China. Great Britain takes the same position as the United States. MINOR NEWS ITEMS. White blackberries and green roses have been propagated in Louisiana this year. During the last two years Andrew Carnegie has given $4,5.60,450 to li braries. Rev. George Wiliard, a noted divine of the Reformed church, died in Day ton, O., aged 82 years. Road improvement- has begun in the Philippines, with money collected from customs at Manila. Two million residents of Boston availed themselves of the public baths during the last'summer. Admiral Watson, who recently was in command of the fleet at Manila, will make his home at Louisville, Ky. Seventy-two new coal mines have been opened in Prussia this year, in creasing the output for 1900 by 2,500, 000 tons. Lorin Pease, of Hadley, Mass., died at' the age of 100. His father lived to be 99, and his six brothers and sisters all passed 70. The most recent statistics show a decrease of the birth rate in every Eu ropean country, the average decrease being three per cent, since 1891. What promises to be the best apple crop in the history of Canada not merely in quantity, but quality—is now fast approaching the harvest season. James Ellis Tucker has sailed for Honolulu to revive the customs law and service of the Hawaiian islands so as to bring them up to the standard of those at home. The executive committee of the United Society of Christian Endeavor has decided that the twentieth inter national convention shall be held at Cincinnati in 1901. Lord Avebury, speaking of Eng land's increasing demand for Ameri can goods, paid a tribute to the com mercial ingenuity of manufacturers of the United States. Florida, according to local papers, is becoming one of the greatest to bacco-growing states, and the prod act has been pronounced in some re spects equal to that of Cuba. The women of Wyoming have pledged themselves to raise $5,000 for the pur hase of a. solid silver service for the monitor Wyoming, recently launched »t the Union Iron works in San Fran cisco. 3 mUrnrnrnm .'r j. niTT'tf i. v1 w-.Wt'1 ki .tway fgwyv'^^'fssgpar v. 4 CYCLONE CAUSES DEATH. Terrific Windstorm Visit* Morrlv tovrn, Minn., ud Eight Per •on Are Killed. Faribault, Minn., Sept. 25.—The vil lage of Morristown, 12 mites west of here, was visited by a cyclone shortly after five o'clock Monday afternoon. Besides destroying several buildings' eight persons were killed. The storm came -without warning from a south westerly direction, passing over to the northeast. The .length of its path in the village was less than a half mile, and owing to its peculiar action the distress and damage resulting were not as great- as might have been. The storm made jumps of one block, but whenever it came down everything was. crumbled by the power of the wind. All the killed aud injured in Morris town were in the saloon of Paul Gatzke, having hurriedly taken refuge there when the storm was seen on the out skirts Of the village. There were 16 in the structure at the time the storm struck. The building was raised from its foundation and crushed like an egg shell. Before the building fell' three men managed to escape, but the others are found in the lists of dead and in jured. The killed are: Jake Miller, Jake Weaver, Jr. Frank Pitman, of Water ville Otto Gatzke, John Rohrer, Jr. Elmer Brooks, H. S. Wait, Frank Wil der. The injured are: Paul Gatzke, Porter White, Lewis Pitman, Jr. This is the third disaster that has visited Morristown this year. In February the entire business district was destroyed by fire, and among the structures rebuilt was the saloon of Gatzke. The village was visited by an other fire in May, which did a damage amounting to $10,000. DEATH OF DE CAMPOS. Spain's Famou Marshal Expires-* He Was the Comuelor of the Uneen Recent. Madrid, Sept. 24.—Senor Marshal Martinez Campos, who led the Spanish army in Cuba before the coming of Gen. Hfeyler, died Sunday morning at Zarauzf near San Sebastian. The death of Marshal Campos rids Prime Minister Silvela of a .very probable successor, MARSHAL ARSENIO MARTINEZ DH CAMPOS. but the event is a serious loss for the monarchy and the present dynasty. The queen was accustomed to confer with Marshal Campos in all serious dif ficulties and always found him a stanch friend. He dies poor. His funeral will be made a state affair. FIERCE FOREST FIRE. It Covers an Area o( About 100 Square Miles in California—The Dam age In Enormoni, Santa Rosa, Cal., Sept. 25.—A-foreat and grass fire which has been burning in the vicinity of Occidental the past three days has assumed vast propori tions. The fire has covered a space pf about 100 square miles, and is esti mated to have done over a quarter of a million dollars' damage. Only by hard work was the town of Occi dental saved. The fire is now trav eling south, aided by a strong north wind. The Northern Pacific railroad lost several miles of track in addi tion to two long trestles, one 219 feet, the other 300 feet in length. Three county bridges are in ruins, and about 18 farms havo been swept clean of their buildings and crops. The towns of Freestone, Bodega and Sebastopol are in immediate danger. Nearly a thousand people are fighting the fire. A CLOUDBURST. Great Damage to Property and Some Loss of Life Near San Antonio, Tex. San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 24.—A cloudburst in the valley of the Neuces river Saturday night did much dam age to property and also, according to reports received here, resulted in loss of life on the ranches in that vi cinity. The Neuces at Uvalde rose 25 feet in two hours' time, and broke tel egraph communication. A number of ranches were inundated, and one Eng lish sheep man, Ethielbert McDonald, together with some Mexican sheep herders, are said to have lost their lives on a ranch in the mountains near Brackett. From reports of a colony of Nomadic Italians it ia thought that two lost their lives in the flood that went down the Neuces. Thousands Go to Work. Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 25.—Twenty thousand men in Pittsburgh and the western mill district Went to work Monday after almost four months' idleness, and fully as many more will go on to-day or .Wednesday. All the American steel hoop plants and the mills of the Republic Iron company started Monday. The rush fo start is caused by a scarcity of muck bar and bar iron. Business Houses Burned. Omer, Mich., Sept. 25.—The business portion of this village was practically destroyed by fire early Monday. The hotel, two drug stores, a saloon, fur niture, hardware and jewelry stores, a photograph gallery, the post office and eight residences were burned. Losses about $50,000, with light in surance. The town has no fire protec tion. Sargent Reelected. Des Moines, la., Sept. 24.—The con vention of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen raised the salary of grand master to $5,000 and reelected Frank#P. Sargent for the ninth con secutive term. J. J. Hannahan, of Chi cago, and C. A. Wilson, of Grand Rap ids, Mich., were reelected first and sec ond vice grand master respectively. DEATH COMES SUDDENLY. John M. Fainter, Lawyer, Soldier and Statesman, Passes Airay at .v vf'-i Springfield. 111. K: Springfield, 111., Sept. 26.—Gen. John M. Palmer died suddenly about eight o'clock Tuesday morning, of heart fail ure. He was an honorary pall-bearer at Gen, McClernand's funeral last Sat urday and was on the street viewing the illumination at a late hour Monday night, apparently well. He was about 83 years ofage. John McAuley Palmer was born on a farm on Eagle creek, Scott county, Ky., September 13, 1817. In 1831 the family moved to Madison, county, 111. Young John M. went to Shurtleff college, start ing to work his way through, arising at dayllglft, making fires and doing other chores. But he had to leave college or starve. He became a cooper and earned 50 cents a day. In 1837 he peddled clocks. Then he tau2ht school In Fulton county, 111., studying law at night on books he borrowed from the country lawyers. In 1843 he was elected probate justice of his county. In 184t he was elected a mem ber of the convention called to frame a GEN. JOHN M. PALMER. new constitution for the state. In 1849 he was elected county judge, and in 18S1 to the state senate. When the war broke out he raised the Fourteenth Illinois volunteers and was made Its colonel. In a few months he was promoteu a brigadier general. Peace be ing restored. Palmer settled down to the practice of law at Springfield, 111. In 1868 he was elected governor of Illinois as a republican. In 1872 he left the republican party because of its centralization and sectional policy and supported Horace Greeley. In 1890 Gen. Palmer made the. most bril liant canvass for senator In this state since the Lincoln-Douglas contest. He had a plurality of more than 30,000 on legislative candidates pledged to vote for him, and after prolonged balloting In the legislature was elected—the only man ever elected to the senate as the result of a popular vote. In 1896 Gen. Palmer was nominated for the presidency by the gold democrats. After a ha., century of politics he died a poor man. BIG TUNNEL COMPLETED. A Marvelous Bit ot Work Added ft the History of Modern En gineering. St. Paul', Minn., Sept. 27.—President Hill, of the Great Northern road, has received from Chief Engineer Stevens a telegram stating' that the east and west crews in the immense bore under the Cascade mountains have met. So perfect was the engineering! work and go accurate the preliminary plans and surveys that the two forces, working from opposite ends in the big tunnel, brought the two ends together without the variation of an inch almost. Mr. Stevens says that it was the most ac curate bit of work in the history of modern engineering. Now that the tremendous task of boring out over two miles of granite has been accomplished, the work of laying the tracks is comparatively in-, significant. The tunnel will now be rushed to a speedy conclusion. It is estimated that the tunnel, when com pleted, will cost $5,000,000. One thou sand men have been engaged nearly three years in its completion, and all records of tunneling have been broken. The average progress was from 18 to 20 feet per day. The tunnel- will abolish the "switchback" over the Cascades, which in itself has always been looked upon as a magnificent engineering achievement. A COAT OF TAR. Administered to a Couple of Dowie ZSlders by Citisens of Mans field, O. Mansfield, O., Sept. 24.—Two Dowie elders, Silas Moot,, of Lima, and Eph raim Bassinger, of Bluffton, were stripped of their clothing and paint ed with tar by a mob of 6,500 Mansfield citizens Sunday morning. The two el ders were roughly handled by the mob, and Elder Moot, who showed a disposi tion to resist, was beaten and kicked into submission. After the tar had been applied' the two elders were marched through the streets and greet ed with jeers. They presented a sorry spectacle with great quantities of tar dripping 'from their hair and beards. The two marched arm in arm at the head of the procession, the target for missiles of all descriptions. Moot's clothing hung in tatters. The right leg of his trousers was entirely gone and exposed the black tarred flesh. Both wore stiff'hats, smashed almost down over their ears. Bassinger's clothes were not torn and he wore a mackintosh. Grand Work of Nature Destroyed. Marquette, Mich., Sept. 24.—Word has just been received here that the Grand Portal at Pictured Rocks col lapsed during a recent northeaster of great severity with a crash which was heard for miles around. The Grand Portal was the most remark able natural wonder on the south shore of Lake Superior. Its height was 100 feet and its breadth 170 feet on the water line, while the cliff in which it was cut extended for 30 feet above the arch. The huge cave to which it gave entry has often received large excursion boats. Fatal Storm in Iowa. Des Moines, la., Sept. 26.—Four per sons were killed and several others were severely hurt by a waterspout and tornado at Ferguson Monday even Ing'. The railway station was wrecked, ears were blown from the tracks and many home*} were destroyed. Tele graph wires ore down, and the names of all those killed and injured cannot be learned. Winter In Wyoming. Evanston, Wyo., Sept. 27.—All the country between Granger and Evans ton, Wyo., is covered with about five inches of snow on the level. Cattle men fear that this early fall of snow means a hard and long winter, and •re preparing for agiefrc. 4t *. *vf*\ A A SMART CAT. Gets a Letter, and. Opening It, Pro ceeds to Literally Devour thfc Contents. "I have a cat that can read," declared a Udjf. "At any rate she knows when a let ter comes for her." "A letter!" exclaimed her friend, in as tonishment, relates the Buffalo Enguirer. "Yes, a letter. If you don't believe it, I will prove it to you. Just wait a moment while I direct one." She left the room and presently returned irith a sealed envelope, addressed "Miss Pussy, No. Blank street, City." The let ter was duly posted. The next morning the postman came and soon afterward the servant entered with a bundle of letters, among which was that for Miss Pussy. Placing them naar her feline highness on the floor, Pussy's mistress said: ?'Now, Pussy, pick out your letter." Surprising enough, Pussy at once showed an interest, and in & moment had pushed aside with her paws the envelope addressed to her. "Wait a moment," said the mistress, "and •he'll open it." Scarcely had she said this when Mis. Pussy tore open the envelope, and in a mo ment was literally devouring itB contents catnip! FELT HIS SUPERIORITY. Considered Himself Far Ahead of •. the Police in One Bespect at Least, "This man, your honor, was abusing every policeman he came across," testified an offi cer before Justice Martin in prosecuting a hungry-looking individual who had been taken into custody the previous evening. We tried to avoid placing him under arrest, but he continued his abuse until it could not be endured1 any longer." "What was the worst thing he called you?" inquired the court. "He said, your honor," was the officer's reply, "that he was so mnch superior to any officer he had ever seen that he would not notice them." The justice looked at the hungry-a ing individual before him and asf had uttered this slander against the police officer, says the Chicago Chronicle. "Yes, your honor," said the prisoner, "and I repeat it. I never knew a police officer that was not a scoundrel, anu in this one respect I am superior to all of them. I can give them all cards and spades when itcomeB to separating an individual from his money." The court inflicted a fine of one dollar and costs against the prisoner. Post-Mortem. Rubble tipped his chair back from the ticket-office stove in the station and read the express agent the following from the Arizona Arrow, to show what the new linotype machines are doing for western journalism, and to indicate in what manner the town-folk amuse themseles: "A rare treat—Womat's relief corpse celebrates. The woman's relief corpse gave a box-supper last night at the Methodist church south. An excellent programme was rendered by the ladies of the corpse and their children and a number of old soldiers. The first thing on the programme was a song, 'There's a Hot Time in the Old Town,' by a num ber of corpse ladies. Suppers were served in boxes which were auctioned. Col. Cane said he would take his on his trip to the Klondike to remind him of friends far away, and particularly of the woman's re lief corpse. He madea resplendent address, with women as his text, and said it was a grand thing for this nation to have them to-day in the form of a relief corpse. He closed by saying that 'it takes the woman's relief corpse to make things go, and long may it live!' At the close of the entertain ment the people departed to their several homes, wishing the corpse success in all its undertakings."—Judge. What a Mogul Can Do. That was a remarkable demonstration of what a Mogul can do, that occurred on the New York Central the other day, when en gine No. 948, one of the new Moguls, hauled out train No. 11, the Southwestern Limited, made up of two mail cars/ five passenger coaches and nine Wagner cars, sixteen cars in all. The total weight of the train was 1,832,000 pounds, or 916 tons, and the length of the train, including the engine, was 1,212 feet, or nearly a quarter of a mile. This engine made the running time of the train between New York and Albany, 143 miles, in three hours and fifteen minutes. There is no railroad in the world which has a better roadbed, more skillful engi neers, or better equipment, backed by loyal men always alert for the safety of their pas sengers, than the New York Central and Hudson River railroad. 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