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BIG STONE CAP. WISE COUNTYgVA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1893.
NO. 43.
AND i- g.TIM AT:ES |
FlbTV-TIHRD CONGRESS.
?:?! Sei?? i
HsniNGTOX, Get Sl- SKNATX?Molina/
I the most interesting incident occurred early
i . :; ie day i?v :. <? tns of a ; rsonal statement,
j ,\? i>?*...K df Idaho, got up she subject <>r the
i ?-.???.mciea in the Konatorlal representation-*.H
. ?tatoM of W? h gt< : Wyoming and Mon*
!:<n i. and repeatca his argument, made %v n
I the resolution which be < il'-r--?l was under d is*
I ? nsslon it few days aifice; as to the importance
I of these states being fully represented when r*
rote nhe.be taken ? ] < :\ the repeal bill
There were two '< rmal v eecbes on the repeal
1 . L one l?y Mr Ky>. of South Dakota, aga'ns'
the Mlb nnd the oiher by Mr. McMillan, of
MUhtuan against freeco nag?.
l'. -r<?r Mr jir^elclnridjce, of Kcntuclcr; Mon?
day introduced a bill to i stab! -h a new judicial
dis r:rt In the fctatc'-i ! Kentucky; tobe iuown
! :is t.ie eastern district: ?:Is to be composed of
(hi counties of Git'iatin, Owen, j?eoMi Wood*
j ford Mrreer. Rorle. C.?*, Kuvselboud Clinton,
: together with al! that part of Kentucky lying
and northeast ol those counties The rest
j ol the sr:>io shall be known as th? ? stern dis
; trieand co r s -i. bi }.? ;.; in that ti.strirt as
? .-.v provided by hiw for the district of Ken?
tucky The bill is r.v.h' r voluminous, but the
r< mainder pertains to the details r:?*ci ssary to
.?'v oi;t tii" provisions of the features bcrc
? von Mr Bred i rh trc also introduced a bill
; for the relief ol Mary Ktlen Atkinson
XV ASKi.rc;; ? ?. Oci :.- M>a: k.?A novel
?? rid men t :o the bill n i < ! n r the purchas?
ing clauses of he Kilver nci i t lb".'0 was submit*
?> il to the senate Tues lay bv Senator .Morgan,
ol Alabama. It pr< ]>? ? ? the re-enactment of
? ? ? '????<?,-. !n rite ? ..: 1 the r?misslbniqf
; t he-d p*'r c?*nt ol t., it ?. tie?s to the. countries
I *'bich receive A:nei art standard.dollars of the
pi -f :-t iv?i; hi ..; i llnenes? at par as legal
. ? ? . the wav ol
k?'t ? ir;ijT a compromise on tt,u n peal bill be*
; io!<ie more :.:.?'! more apparent every day, bc*
?aus*; of the ilitierer.ees wh'eh exist on the
?? fitretlorss bill
j " u: sda; only -!)??? ? one lladh of i:;t"r-st.
; when Murray; the f:on:h Carolina-colored:rep*
i K : ?
Bout He, cf Maine, supported lhe.coi*-rcd man,
:?nd between them tie forced the Missls-dp
Pian to appeal to the speaker t<> prevent fur*
liter iti*erruptl?ins, 'i'i ? real '. itureof iheses?
ti occurred Just before adjourntrent: Mr.
uphy asked in consent to consider
Mr.
? v. i ?? \\. ? ?
(?bieotitK*.. tn.ide a vi'.;<in;us speech apamst the
i.il It is the bill which Senator Hill tried to
P"ss In the si-natc an?'r midcit*htoh::the night
? f ?; >? '.:;st session of congress. Mr. XVaruer
|U'-siio*ii-I ilie-Kood faith i'l the corporation to
tvb'eh the charter was ?o b(; irrauled, even po
nc so fur as to iniitnate. that it was to be given
-. ;:: .nop ly'forte? ear i i < i ler I - \v. vxnit It
to i las k ma ?: *on v < onip my that hotii ~tly do
sired-to ereel > r <! ?? XVIn n tli?- vote was
ink! t; he made ih< \> in? ol ?iiuorum, and the
ai i tupi (n r.ii^ro.i . ih ? II hr u4'h a deserted
house was friiSirti>? !.
' <? iiiv.t'iN. ' el. ?'? a ? " "Coinpro*
?:::*???* \mi> tu' n hot : th ' speeches
Mr
l?i?"ler. of South C r !i a. and Mr iilackb?ni;
oi iC?*;mjfkv. "iti s ' was also the key
note of a statemeai :\t red by Senator Gor?
man, nf Mar : : : to a ?? ?> ????? tloU'of btl'slhCSS
t. ? n f:* itj Hall m ??? ? bo earn" to Washington
o- a train o !??? ad with the southern
?b t;i'.er:itie senators for the cause of nneondi*
tb r.a repeal.
i[or*ri? -The In trat\saetiitg routine
: i-'.:-.'-'-s |r.n m d a Jf ini ics<)!u!i<-n ieuder!ng
tl.i il anks ol *?? T i.: t?i Males :o tlie foreigu
g?.vet nmeti's -wbieii ?:? ? . an i etfreUyely
par'i'iput'd in t!i'' ' ? : . 11 ir '! hebousc ihen
? ? ? ? .
? ? rial banks iy j.n. b i iiim; the oilh nils <ii trieb i
baiikf ?'? borrow in .i ? '-sei r.i l> the ei.r sent < f !
board >'i ?.ireetcr- I .'.it i t v enlox'er without ;
.:?i ..ii ') ?.?? i :. nitre ? it '? :?s re}M?rted and j
p aei d u?i??n ti e ?.?: inl ir Phi: loreign affairs
i ? mmittre V. ? . I'-.... i'.ibit. re ort favor* I
|?b the M? (}r. ..? s . stititte Ii r ih" KVereM
I i ?s .u" . ? i ' i i'\ ten-;s :he '_ hthese re-* i
' I <?;??*(
il ihe iir I: st?ik"*en* b vu-.i ??widte" '
frotii tl e < ? ?.. - ac so ,i i permit !h t'sri*;|
tU'-uy :ti 'i.< except a ('hiiutm.'n 'oprove
hit '?Cbin-iin n is < n: tied to register." I
< n
XVasiux?;t??x. Oci '"? s nat: The seint< j
devoted the rnt red y to an exeeti ive session.
In which-th?* policy of "i > i-. -id i : for viola;
.'nc the home-rule plan! 'he ilemocrau'e | lat
fortn in |he ifp?'o n::t;ent i;f l uliaii aernis.was I
: I In I - il \\ - )> )? .(
jnt? rest in this rn it ti i-. a ? ! J ? c< :. ?> ntion !? o??u? i
lined Wh??11 v to be' uton: and mem t rs tn the j
tar west v ho obj'-ct ?> t .;?. ?: en*, of. cist?
ern nien toofilces . ;? r tor:" All tin
s:i*u*. point to (he i e^inn'n** oi a tnost earn ?;
struf-elein the next ive.i'k ?" secure-u
vote on the bi l lor uiicotul i i repeal bf ihe-|
purehasiii'; ??! tu o! the ? h-*r n m act!
llors* ?Secretarv .1. Sirrin*: Morton was, j
by the bill; pus*-!*-! '. ??? . ?? ::c-: itxrhe lipe
, t ? , dent . ql?
reary of aerie !:ur. had 'not be-h . e ab ?I /.leu j
th'- stjcci gfsi- u tu: was'pi'iss! : v, ! ? ;. Tin- bijl j
pii'sed turnlu' over pn.pert <?! ibe Mor- ?
mon church now in tin bands of a receiver, to |
charitable puri*o?es, m ?? s the oftlchil winding I
un of the t;iT ti. s < i the Montpjtt < iture'i i mj-r I
th' B''|n"nd>?*'Pu('X:er '1 b?t-housej>:tsse*.l:i .
lull iiuilHir!>,ing hesji'e ol iheold custotr.*housc :
nt Louisvi '??. ICy. 1 ous d< .- itiou ol the Tuck* r :
bill was thi ii res ei ,t. Mr. Murrey la in: the
Moor for ?he comp ution ol the .-. .eecb he teg in
Wednesday. i
XV a**hi v<~: r? n. O'-t " ? Sena i k Friday |
Mr. Blackburn (Ivy ' st ! mvttcil an amemiment
to the bill v -p aliug ':: silver purchasing
clau-es of the :; t oi If? u. It strikes out the
Voorh es so'st in*,-, U-avinc the bill ;js it,
p i s.-,i tb?- hbu.s ?. ami ti.. .. pj;OA idifor Uta fi'Ce
coinage of sil ver ol Am< p'can predt.ctiiin. The j
sKcrci.tr. of :>i - tri i ut*\ ? hirized on the.
tl'rsi day o? ttaeh nn i th io ? stal lish th- Nrigrior- j
o; ?-.*,? to be charm . for the io 'owitij? month, !
v h ? b is t?> t r thi ? f*' ; e ! >? wi en the mar- I
! i ?! ???? of silver I i :.: n ..? . the minted value j
at er c?inaife. This sotgaorage is not to be
coined, but is t-. .-..;.l by tin- s? crctary of the
(reasur ? for;: ihl t ? !> :;s.-ii ior the purpose of j
maint .iiii::-: parity gold a::.! silver.
liut'SE?Seven hours of uninterrupted de* j
bate on the ele:*tious bill occupied the tinto of
the I .'tis- lr.lt , the speech t i Mr i'iun.- j
m nrrs. ?.f X?-.- V,.-k. I ? leg thefcaiuru, As but I
ihr e d tvs remain t< ;? the debate, the house
met I r.ibiy Illor.',.?n',, :it li o'clock. Nicht scs* '
si n> wi 1 also be ordered, s i that all desiring
10 speak shall lace an opportunity.
XV \'?>? ? im.*.'? >n, C :. Sknatc?There was a
p,. il de '1 ol dicki r ug Hi. srcnate Saitjfda.v ,
afternoon 1'?' r a:: lariy adjournment, both
s . s nnt t j* to adjviaru early, bat neither side '?
wan i 'i in - ii.- (ion to come from it. The sliTer
senators informed tin- reiiealers thai th.py- j
ivoul 1 not opiH?se :. motion to adjourn. A rcs??
luiion was latr ?duced i:: the senate Saturdav
providing tor he- appoinitucul of u comutitteo
to InvcStinJ-iie the recent l'*orU opera houso dis?
aster, in which :- nun ber ??f clerks were per*
manentlv injure I. ?i * * 1 r port to what ex ton:
the government Is liable.
Hutt.sK -At the uisht session the galleries
were comfortably llllcd, but only eight mem*
11 were In their seats l\ Ilgore, of i cxas, oc
r ; ed the chair. The speakers were Grady
?I>, S' ' i J?- iju .P..X.J Mr. McCleary (R.,
\ [tin '. an?*. Mr. An.b is,.a ,!>., \V. Va ). The
houso a* io:i\ adjourned until Monday at i]
Rome. Oct. ?. Three pex; cases of
cl olern and five diuit-hs wci'c reported
? v. 1 it:.rn. Wcdiiestltty. In I'alerrno
t\ ?.irii-t'ti deaths wer?' reported, but no
t:cv. e;iN?'v Sineu Sepiciuber 20 tliera
it.?c- litten sixty-six eases i?f (,'hoiera tttttt
Uiirty-ei^lit dpath? la a lunatic asylum
pt Socura,
*" *"
Anarehist Palla? Will lie Shot.
y, \ riKio, (tct G.- -Pallas, t he would-l o
;: as-sln of C?eu Mar tine?. Campos, lias
been informed that ho will Le -shot Fri?
day Pallas received this info.,t);ai..V?ii
\- it v.t??!;*. emotion.
A.narclitst Pa lins Shot.
Rakcki.ona, <iel . Pallas iii?* an?
arch ist \\ in* ;:?t inpte?! t<< a? ??intiie lien.
Marline/ 1 v < ::irii** ftntl who was
gondemnml by ti court a?urt;i;tl i" <aj
shot witii i,is i'..?*i !;??? lirit! * party,
was execute<i at o'eloci*" I'Vidat tuotMi*
PORTER'S TRIP.
How Ho Reached Within Six Degrees
of the Pole.
In nn A'tvt titurr us S?;?rrli of IVJutW: Oil tli?
( apt.tin Entered an Knrlrely ? nknown
Region?The Altitudes Itcaehed l>y
Modern A rctic Kxpiorera.
i sax FjtAXCISCO, Oct. U.?Great inter?
est has been aroused in .scientific .cir?
cles and among1 people generally of the
announcement that the steam whaler
Newport, commanded by (apt Porter,
is return in from a cruise to the most
northerly *>'out ever reached by man, a
point north of Prince Patrick islands,
and within six degrees of the Pole. De?
tails of C?pt. Porter's enterprise are
meager, owing to the fact that the
Newport has not yet reached San Fran?
cisco, the first news of the adventure
having come by the steamer Jennie,
which was recently out of Uchringsea;
where she met tin.- Newport
Little is known of the Newport ex?
cept that she is a stoutly-built whaling
vessel, and especially adapted, as ves?
sels of her class always arc for pushing
through heavy ice. ('apt. Porter is a
thorough sc iman. used to adventures
In the northern seas in pursuit of
whales, and it was owing to his deter?
mination to secure oil rather than to
achieve an explorer's fame that he ven?
tured through the open Polar sea north
of the Amcricau c ntinent to the unpre*
cedented latitude of eight3"-four de?
grees.
According to t" i * * reports of the
?leanie. Porter was finally stopped by
Ice, hut ho would probably have been
a'?de. if provided with dogs and sleds,
to have urossrod the '550 odd miles of ice
winch separate?! him from the North I
Pole. if. indeed, he did not strike land
before traversing all of this interven?
ing distance.
The arrival of ("apt. Porter In San
Francisco is eagerly awaited, in order
that all of the details of his.remark
able journey through unknown seas:
may 1 ?e aseertn ined.
The portions of the Arctic ocean
through which Porter sailed have never
been explored, like some other sections
to the east and west. route lav
from Mehring straits up north
q* the American continent and
above the c uirsc which Col
linson took on his remarkable
voyage of exploration in !S"?l. It is
seldom, indeed, that vessels are aide to
coast along the northern :ii ?re of
America on account of the obstruction
from ice, and the fnel is that, only two
instances are on record where vessels
have been able, by taking advantage
of open water, to reach the mouth of
the Mackenzie river. The feat of ('apt
Porter, in deserting the shore line of
the continent and striking boldly out
for the north, :-> therefore, lice more
roma rku 1 de
It should be understood that the
farthest point heretofore reached was ,
that attained by Lockwood, of the
Circo I y expedition, in I ss\i. who reached ?
an a titude of So degrees and 20 min- ?
nies. X'a res, in 1870, following almost
the same route which I?? reo ley subse?
quently'.took, achieved a record of W
degrees! I\oldewo\r. in ist.'.i in it s ex?
plorations north of Icelan !. reiche 1 an
altitude ol T."> degrees, wh le i aver, in
1874, proceeding nort i <?t' N< vuyn /?mir 1
lyn,. above Luplan i . I i - red Fran a
.lose' L ? ml. v i tie: e.. - ie ri
Norlenskiulfl in l.sTHnrid De Long In
i?*sl reached about the saute altitude?
7S.degre'?s?-whilc Peary, in ls'.M - -j.
claimed: =- ? -< ? i*. i of altitude short of
that utta ned hy Lockwood, of tlie
(Ire dy p rty.
The fact that a whaler, on b re par ? 1
for scierit.hc exphc-n Von an ! e luippe/j |
at."a sind 1 fraction [\>, iji?: <??> \ which !
it -n- ii attep is ; r ? explorat i- n an 1
reliefs, has l?'e i ;h!e to Outstrip all i
c->inpetitors in the r ce Tor 111? North
pol?.?, is not due. iroltai Iy. to anv sc.-.
peri or bravery on 1 ? pn.rt of C'a-i?t. Por?
ter, hut rather to fOrtun I ? eircum
Ktaneos, which made his un iparallolcd
fe 11 possible.
As the whales become scarcer, yetr
by year in the lower stretches ol the
Arctic oce n. the incentive to whalim*
captains to pursue them into their j
more northerly retreats is ii;
an.l it it is possible tlpil the discoverer
of the uorjli pule will yet '>.> a whaling I
captain in sea eh of oil.
?"ij.iY or-;...'.,:.
r*iCat-n? em: tli" Unlf <?? ? ?? Direful
I> ? i t>T t lie ?c.rt v .*-.
> ,.v ' ? ' s.O? t.
re ef : ; ..er. die l'2n m
ret ur c i at an early h- i r I ri lay morn- J
in;.: irom Cirand ls!e an I ' i.ei e ?? ? no j
news gathered by the Picayure's staff
fully conlirnjs previous reports regard.- :
ihg thi dest ruction of | rot criy and:
the loss of 1:Ce on the two i - i els,
Houses were li'ftod from the ri rinda
tions and thrown several ' ? r re ! feet;
The Grand isle hotel, \yk.t con-:
tents, is a totaj wreck. It was valued j
at > ?*? one.
The'inhabitants of both i i.are
in need ot clothing, water and pro? I
visions. The rebel" boat distribute i all
that it had. .v he will take on a cargo j
of provision-. Friday forenoon and pro-J
ceed direct to '? heuiero. ?*everal oi tho |
survivors cam" to the city ou the Mc-j
Sweeney; each of them had lost rela?
tives -Nine hundred bodies have been
founti Uoating in the wat of ft rand
lake and Hay Camindn; the majority
of them were buried in graves along
the shore. At Cirand Isle the storm!
struct a flat car. bore it IV the rail--and
carried it a distance of ?'?' I feet.
AI-? EXPENSIVE I-AW.
1 !u" (iood Work ef llune: ilfarlaris to I*c
????1 Ava.-.
P! 111. \ I) MI. I *! f IA. Oct. ?"? "Mauv of the
most'eminent judges of the state have
publicly announced their intention oi
ignoring the state law bussed by the!
legislature last dune, and which for*
bids the imprisonment or even the trial
of criminals under sixteen years of age
with older ones. The law wasthc out
conic of the efforts oi a number of
prominent humanitarians and under it
all crim nals under 1(1 must he tried at
a c inrt held -'-parate Ir an the regular
court This, it is claimed. v\ ili emliais
rass and defeat a prompt ad ministra?
tion of ju,stico while it will also neces
>iia:.: keeping a second.set of dockets
in every county seal. It i> probalve
that pix?eeedings v\jil be taken with
the view of having the supreme court
declare the law unconstitutional
ABANI ONER"
'l\o Isles in tho Tidal-Floodod
Southern Districts.
?fitIi :":<l !?!!rn(c Govern Without Let or
IDndraiwe- Driven to Desperation by
Hunger the Survivors* Tlireatrn to
Attack ti.r Depo:-; of Snppllcss
Nrcw ( Iri.ka.ns, Oct. I).?The news
from every section stricken l?y tho
.'"?rin would indicate'the loss of lift* to
Ikj fully '1000, while millions ot dollars'
worth of property was destroyed, lie
sides that, several thousnn Is of people
have been deprived of the mentis of
making aTivclihood. The situation is
appalling, but New Orle. ns is doing nil
It enn lo relieve "i thou ands in want.
Dr. Story, coroner of Plnqueinihe par
ish, has made the following report:
"A good many car loads of provis?
ions an ! clothing have been sent one,
but not i:e:;." cuongh. Men. women
and cht 'Iren are without feed and clot h
ing. They have become so desperate
that they have tl re: :? ned to attack
rsidences thai withstootl the effects of
the storm and sie: i '< od. it is a fre?
quent tiling.to see 1 :t e su! ":u*ers cry?
ing and 1 egging piteoasly f r some?
thing.to-cut Single graven forthedead
were impossible, (-treat trenches were
dug and bodies piled in one on top of the
other. Th '?.;??:(, was thrown over them,
and if their nan n were ascertained they
were cut on rude crosses above the
graves.
"I do not think I exaggerate the1
facts when ? state that at least 2.500
... uls were ushere into eternity by the
recent storm in Louisiana. This, of
course, includes ti:.- liaycu. Cook coun?
ty, Cheinere. ( amani ia. Grand Isle, etc i
i never saw bo lies .decomn ?so so rapid- J
iy as those of the storm suiiererswhich ?
were viewed by nie. Th ?? was due to I
the fact that i he lish und crabs in the J
bay* ms eat the remains."
The reiici party which sot out from:
lliloxi tolls an awful story of the desti
tution and Iom? of life in the Louisiana
marshes. The marshes are tilled with
dead and putrifyiny 1 o lies, in vcrv few ;
caws t a.:';im^ bidug recognizable,
The number of lives iost on these
marshes will never bo known. T ho j
territory cove re i was a dista nce of t wo
hundred miles. Newly-made graves'
were everywhere The only sign of
1.1 ? seen in the ma rsh wa ; i me raccoon,
and it was floating on a log. Hundreds
of oyster boa ts and niggers were lost ?
with most of their crews, and the few
survivors tell terrible stories of suffer* i
lug. j
( apt I.; fort, the leading spirit among
the survivors of the <'hen iure Caminada,
places the number of the saved at 303.
Tlpe population of the plantations and
the bayous immediately connected
wi;ii it was slightly more than l.?uO
lie says the island will be abandoned
as a habitation of man. (.rand Isle;
and Chcndoleur will also be aban?
don."!, j
Tho mayor Sura lay received a tele?
gram fr< n H. R. Arnold, of 1 hicngo,
genera! Irelght agent of the M< mm
route, tendering free the services of
the Lou:: vi lie. .\\ w Alb; ny and ( ni?
ce -o railway for !_ha transportation of
donations of ? lo hin and provisions
for the relief of sufferers from the
s. ? >rm.
1 his city has raised a r< i ? f fund of
about ?7o.uu.J in ;:i! and slcniners. lug?
gers, skiit's an I "rains have been sent
in every dire i. n lo extend relief. !
The onlj new ; reiopmeht isthe intel-,
lijrence from y u Sundress, leading
from the (Iran ! lisl ? district, that there
are a hun I reel deaths along that sec?
tion, making about i.iHiU deaths be?
tween phoniere ana ISayou Cook.
! he Louisville an . N ' ? Hie railroad
is still busy :"??: : u n bri ;;;vs, and will
not be in good o.for two weeks; .\
great many peoj le arc leaving their
former homes in the stricken section
und coining i?> New Orleans, but tho
heroic Slavonians on Itayou Cook and
the Malayas at Shell I leach and St. Mai
sax what they want is to recover and
reo ir the;r boats and rebuild their
h o it - ? ? in i thoyiwi i ???aide to earn a
'ivin^' and pav I ' ? the inonev loaned.
ION.
. :. Marks, 1 et. 7.--A friihtfiil rear
end collisi?n occirrre 1 at ; h>om..ne,
twenty miles a ri h ? f this city. ?m the
L uisviUc au,; ^: hviilor iiway.about
:> o*eh>c :. in w . c ; v.r. ' leer I:igiriai
: ? : ? . ' ? : ? - rilled,
Krei't'i.t tr tin ' .. : >. - m.ai ? up of
twi.? sections, the ? : . ? roiion composed
of tweaty-fonr lo.: ? cars. and
the two wrecked engines at Hazel
j . tch a few days since, had juvt
ri ached the brid.-e over Pott n
ger s Creek when the s ? ?? n 1 seel.on
running at a hiivh rate of ?eed era: hed
in;.) the ca so sea f t\i ? st sect-bn,
thr?wmif sever l e r * <? ; the tra ?.;
Wtiv. r;!!'"vi.' ; the ? JJ and several
ears wit it i; to tiie lei <>. t no creeic,
thirty feet 1 clow.
Aside from. the. i ssof life lhedama:;e
will ran hp iiito the thous: n is.
The wreck tra n > i" . about ff'v
hands, has gone to the sc she to be., a
removing the del r.^.
RIO ? ;v?D.
Peixoto Is IV-n: '?> In mount His
(iun-', :?::<! D< i'i.e'.!ns v. 1:1 (..!?.?? ru-thnr
[tout taird liieiir.
Was?;>.?..ton, tier. - sl'resi ient Peix?
oto, of Urai.il, has cotv-ented to dis?
mount ti:. guiis in ilio dj dancito, and
Admiral De Melles, commander of the
insurgent fleet, has agreed not to fire
on the city so long a the guns remain
dismounted. This word was received
from Commander Pickering, of the
United States cruiser Charleston, now
in the harbor at Uio de daueiro.
; his agreement, it is believed, was
brought about through the efforts-of
the representative}' of the foreign
powers at llrazil: Por the p.ist week
the foreign ministers have been trying
to bring about an arrantreruent to save
the tlraziiian capitol from destruction
at Lhe hnndsol the reb . and, accord
in;;- to thy forego in ' ? Uieiai dispatch
ll.ey have been su .. .'??! or the pres
?nt at least
lb kxos A'i uks, Del 0 It is reported
here I hat I he diplo in I ;e corps at liio
!?? daueiro has informed President
Piexoto that :!>??. would reeoguize the
insurgents as : dliifereuts unless he
ivithdiMws hi> t- i-.- ^ from the Ibrazil
capitol by Sunday.
HINTS TO LETTER WRITERS.
Sensible Sticrje^*tionn for All WXio Cor
roHpond.
Do write with blnck Ink. It is al?
ways fashionable and in gi?*! taste.
Colored inks arc not refined, and the
best writers do not use them.
I>o use unruled paper. Everyone
should be. able to write without linos,
which ;:re commonplace aud not in
fashion.
Do send a neat note, free from blots
nn<i blurs. The impression made by
the note upon the reader rlepends al?
most if not quite as much upon the ap?
pearance a- npon the contents.
Do spell correctly. A r i ? ? t * - full- of
mis-spelled words is inexcusable.
l)o write in ;i legible, plain hand. A
fair, round hand is always agreeable, '
and wins the favor of the reader of the
note or manuscript.
Do answer invitations in the third
person, if they wore so written. Make j
your resp ra.se brief, pointed, courteous*,
and intelligent. It is very amusing to
rend the I<?nir letters which sire often J
sent ii: reply to a formal invitation.
Do use the same person throughout.
If yon begin o> write in the third pur- i
son keep that form, and not finish by j
saying: "I am fvorry, but I have an?
other engagement."
Do take time in writing your notes.
Make comp lote and graceful sentences
and edeavor tq write as "pretty** a n >te
as possible. Know what, you desire to
say. and then say it in :v pointed bvtt '
complete way. avoiding wordiness.
Do be honest in letter..writing. Ex?
aggerations and careless words ure I
l?.id enough when spoken, but are in?
excusable '.'. hen written.
Do give to all people their proper
titles. Nearly nil titles may be nt?
brcviu ted.
Don't use note paper of deep tints.
If colored paper is used at all the pale
tints are considered in much better
taste, cream being the favorite.
Don't adopi "fads'* or affectations in
handwriting. A natural, plain writ?
ing, free (Yon! flourishes, is always de?
sirable and in style.
Don'1 head n polite note with the
date, which should follow the signa?
ture.
Don't use abbreviations when writ?
ing to a friend, as "1 wd be glad to go
if I ed." Always write: "I would be
glad to go if I could."
Donl use numerals, as (5,8, in. hut .
always writ< out the words six. eight,
ten.
Don't write the family hi?'. try on a [
postal card. A person w!i-? rect ives '
anything hut a genera1 announcement
on a p( fa t card has a rig hi to feel ?
deeply injured.
Don't write :: love letter ton person |
you have, seen 'nut onee. A g-'od note
writer understands hoe; to construe! a
graceful business note lay note of
friendship'and the not ? of formality!
There is a >i m for each.
Don't !? gin ;>. let ter to a co nparative
stranger with "My dear' or "My
friend." After the name address the
note wil i the old and good form of
"Dear sir" or "Dear madam."
Don't stgn ?'? note with "yours truly.*"
"siiicon iy. ' or even "respectfully." utv
Jess you mean it. The fondest friend
could ask for no stronger expression of
affection than "yours truly' or '"faith?
fully yours." The expression "hastily
yours'*" sie nl 1 als ? b ? avoided. If yon
?r ? to wt'T.ta at all take time for it and
sign courteously.?' h tea go Tim es.
Wr-.i. r iwid Milk.
Two cultured Detroit girls were at n
couutTy house for a month kepi by an
honest old farmer, and just a fter sup?
per theA sal d >wn to talk over t i? ?!r
pleasant surroit lulintrs.
".Ii: : think." said one. "what lovely
milk thai was. Nice and rieh, und so
much better than that blue stuff we
get in tow a."
??It's to., good to last. ! at afraid,"
resp< ?ndcd the older one.
Xext morning they wer,- up early,
walking ti rough the garden before
breakfast.
The farmer and his hired man were
in the eow-lol a Ijoining.
"Dill." they heard him call out, "di !
voii wat ?:" them uows bei >re yovi
milked 'em?"
The girl i looked at each other with
quick understa ruling.
"There.** e relnimed the elder, "didn't
I tell you it was too good to last." ami
tin", wen I slowly and sa !ly into the
house expecting to (ind bine milk for
"?.eakfast. Detroit l*Vee I'tvss.
V!it! ??'? lisliins* of Spirits.
When one comes to think of it. it is
Just as strange that a ghost should dis?
appear as that it should appear. How
is it managed? "nt of three ghosts
Tvliieb ! have viewed, none disappeared,
all went past or round the corner, and
I did n-.t know they were ghosts till
Inter circumstances made i h 11 the< >ry
highly pr 'bable, if not precis. Iy capa?
ble of exact demonstration. One of
them certainly was not anybody, could
not have been, but was in a dress dif?
ferent from the dress actually worn at
the moment by the living person of
whom it vva.- the phantom. If we may
sleep suddenly for a minute we may
dream in that minute;but how is one
to know one was asleep? Sr.me
cases of contradictory evidence may
have arisen from these queer psycho?
logical conditions. A seer may be in
for perjury with the best ilcsin to tell
the truth. Andrew Lang, in Long*
?nan's Magazine.
A TiiST CAS23.
YVhie'i Wit! I'.e of SInrli litt4*r:*st to fett?
sioMl'f-.
Washington, <.vt. ii.?An action of
much interest to pcnsi< ners was
broughl ii t!vj district supreme court
here. The plaintiff. Judge Charles D.
Long, of Detroit. Mich?, a member of
the supreme hench in that state, filed
a petition for mandamus to com?
pel the commissioner of pensions
to pay plaintiff's pension, which,
he holds was illegally suspended.
The commissioner, in suspending
the pension held that while .ludgo
Lone; was drawing a good salary as a
member ? ?? the suppenie bench of
j Michigan he c mid not also draw
I seventv-tw-o dollars per month for
j total di siiilliy. .Judge Long contends
that the commissioner's actkeis were
iile*ral i ure warranted b* no ael -?f
ccivrcss or rule <>t the interior depart
, meat du i. a Drtulley. after hear:'.?.?,?
i the peti. !t?n, ?.? ranted a r.tt'e retiumabio
October P.), calling upon Coannis-sioncr
Lochren to show cause why the writ
should not issue.
SHELLING RIO.
Mellos Renews tho Combarimo::*
of Brazil'3 Capital.
TJi* Hhore Ilntf?t1?-?. >fj?nn**?l hy IVItofn'a
Force?, Kerum th~ Fire ?<f flic Squad?
ron? Familien. Fi rrln:: From the City,
Where Rapine and Murder I* Kite.
MONTKvrDFO, Cruguay. via Calve -
ton, Tex., Oct. '">.?The boinhardmonS
of the city by the rebel fleet under Ad
rairal Mellos.which wasbegun NV< Ines
day, continued without teb.sation all
day Thursday. Shot and sheli from
the ships are being1 thrown into the
city, while the shore batteries, manu 1
by Peixoto's force-., are returning tho
tire of the squadron. The greati >t
alarm prevails in the llrnxilian capi?
tal, which is in an absolute st; to of
panic.
business has been entire!;, suspen i.-T.
Banks have close'!, the bourse is utter?
ly deserted, workshops and railways
have .shut down, proposals have been
made to prolong all commercial trans?
actions, and every man. woman ?
child w ho can do to is ficcing 'ron: '.ho
city.
Frightful outrages are being per
trated by Peixoto's soldiers, who are
committing murder and. robbery, anil
apparently are beyond all rcstra
They have killed many defenseless ? i r
sons and carried on a general pium or
inlt raid on stores and private !
dences. Their excesses, which b< n
several days ago. and which dn e
many families from the city, have i: -
creased in ferocity during the pi me
caused by the hi m bard men! < f o
city. Neither man. woman nor child
nor property is safe from these lawless
bands.
I ipportunities for their crimes are ? ?f
fcred by the course p.ursued 1 y lite r
lenders. Squads of armed sold ers iro
scouring the city in search of recruits
Men are being pressed into I'eix tos
service on all sides. Artisans, clerks,
merchants, everybody on whom these
raiders lay hands is forced into I ;
ranks and hurried to the w:?ter fro t
where he is made t<> man the bat
and fight for the government. ( tl ???
acts of IVixoto's troops under -
tion of the president's chiefs are ; -
i'ng prominent persons who arc 1 u- .v i
to be in sympathy with ^b,:' ?, ? I
throwing them into jail. These . -
ditions abound in chances for the *o[?
diers to indulge unchecked in the n t
atrocious abuses
All of the English residents of th ?
city have been warned bv the ilr
minister to escape from l?io .1 uv.< r- . ; >
the Meet has given notice of it tc ?
tion to con t i).iic t he bomba < mi
1'ostal facilities lane ]<?. . n sa>. rend i.
and Peixoto is rearehiiif r 11 the e I
that enters and leaves ihe city, i he
sympathies of the entire city are u I i
Mellos. Peixoto Is blamed for draw ng
the fire of the fleet upon the town, lie
opened tire from the rhorc batt : cs
and the licet, which replied tohi.? gi ns.
( < mmissbmcrs of the ? reign uu
war in li e hnrbrr rou.riu inactive, s
they are nndeeide ! whal course to 1 a -
see. of them are awaiting lustrr; -
t ions in in ;lic home g< vcrumenl as to
w!i.-t her l hey shall interfere to sb p tl i
bombardment. Peixoto has mounted
nee.- guns a long the water front and <
preparing to attack the Meet with re?
newed vigor
I n Rio (ir nde do f ul * he re-. >' ? ? ? >: -
ists are supremo. All efforts are now
concentrated m an attempt to cru i
Cast il hist as. govi rm r < ' the pro\ ;
of I? io (i ramie do ? a . i lei isi\ <. i at t .?'-,
are moment;'rily exre? foil in the ? un?
it y of tie cities oi li <? (! rn in io - io ! ...,
Porto Alogre und Pelotas.
SLEDGE-HAMMERS
DoinoliKtivd F.vcr.r l?rn vc-Stoue !:i Ilia
Catholic rriiipfrry.
I;i:\sski.aku. lud . Oct. ?.- N 1 ?r
Seherervillc. about twe'.vo miles n.
nf here, vandals entered the be;
Catholic cemetery during the a
of Father Iterg, who reside i in the r i -
tory near by, an 1 with a s!e "' ?? i
mer proceeded to demolish every ni
ment and grave-stone in tlie ce etei .
The damage here alone will amoui ' i >
several thousand dollars. :;s a numriOr
of handsome monuments adorned this
beauti ful city of the dead.
Not contented with the dastardly
work they had already done, thej the i
proceeded to the church and collected
all the books from the library, inclu l
inu" the mass book, took them on t..?j
outside of ihe building and sot fire'to
them, completely destroying them, to?
gether with two or three handsome
banners, the property of the church.
They then begnn their search for any?
thing of value that they might carry it
. >ft?i Handsome gold and silver articl 'S
which usually adorn the interior oi
Catholic churches were col lee ted to?
gether and carried off by these ds
of the human race. The cxclteim r.: n
that locality is great, and should tho
guilty parties be foun I their iives
u nu.l I oay the forfeit for the unpar ion
? e crime which they so wantonlj
? m m it ted.
CLAN-NA-GAEL.
A Reported Movement to Jtc a a,'m /?? l!io
'.nil r.
Loxi.iox, Oct. il. The Pall Mai Ca?
ssette publishes a long interview . t
an officer of the secret service c:u
ployed by the british govern
It is presumed that the ? r
referred to is I.e Carou, v. ?
name became well known on a
sides of the Atlantic in connection it i
the Piggott disclosures and the I . :s
suit against the London '! inn s.;
interview the man says the C'lr.i na
Uael is being reorganized in the I nit d
Mates under tin* leadership of Patr ;
ICgan and Patrick Forth ihe move?
ment, he claims, is the resit I! of rej <?
tion by the house of lords of the h tua
rule bill.
The Governor Mutt Lc-c le.
FraXKFOUT, Ky..Oet. 7. I'hea IJoyd,
of Paducah, and Aaron ICohn, of Louis?
ville appeared lie fore (Joy Urown Fri*
day morning to argue an appe il from
the state board of health refusing Dr.
'?'' ehdi a certiticnte to practice mode
cine. I uder section H of the new a'.v
a certifitntte is reijnlreil to practice.
This "certificate wits refused Dr. Welch
on tho ground that his methods of j>r:i ?
Lice were disreputable Cov. lirov, i
has not passeil on the tmestion as yet.
SURVIVORS
Of the J.ntiNlana Storm SufTYr'n?? From
.Innrer? l'nlens Water and 1'r.>vl?lons
ore Conveyed .Many Will l*crl*?*i.
New oiu.k.vns, Oct. 7.?Shortly after
1 o'clock Friday morning the lugger
Evelina pulled up at the wharf at Har?
vey's canal. It was crowded with refu?
gees from Cavarnache, a small settle?
ment on Urand bayou. Then- were six
teen people all told, on the lugger, and
the first thing they asked for was water.
They report that the people haro
nothing to cat at Cavarnache and Itayo i
La Fbudc. At Bayou Henry then- \%
one store still in existencs. The pro?
prietor has. however, put up prices of
provisions so high that the natives are
unable to pay the price. Lice i? sell?
ing at ?19 a barrel. Tue people at
Hayou La Fonde; to keep from starving,
are eating dead hogs, chickens und
other animals that perished in the
storm. The greatest suffering is from
the lack of water.
There is very little water to be found,
und from w hat the people on the Eve?
lina say. unless water is conveyed to
those that are left behind, they will
perish from thirst. The Chinese colony
that was situated near Itn3*011 Henry i*
a thing of the past. Over forty of the
Chinamen perished. The Chinamen
who survive, however managed to wtvu
some provisions, but they will not
share them with their white brethren.
On the way to the city the Evelina
picked up a child that was found on a
lonely part of the banks of Hayou
Henry. Further on a man that had
been floating around on a plank for
eleven hours was picked up. Every
lugger, with the exception of the Eve?
lina, was lost. Then' is now no way to
enable the survivors to search for the
? lead.
The following was telegraphed to
the commercial exchanges at ChicaTo,
St. Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City,
New York. Philadelphia. I'oston, Italti
more, Pittsburgh. Minneapolis, St.
Haul, Omaha and other places.
Office ofthk 1'o.vkd ofTuaok,
*\*kw (Iui.ka ss. < )et.
A terrible disaster has destroyed a
majority of the inhabitants of the
islands and marshes adjacent to this
city, and the survivors are left penni?
less, their stock, houses, boats and
means of livelihood gone, and tinware
in dire distress.
The people of Louisiana will bury
the dead and feed the starving, but ap?
peal tO a generous public to assist 11
contributions which will enable thou?
sands of deserving people to again fol?
low their vocations and support their
families.
Subscriptions of every character v. il
be thankfully received and be i!'-*
nursed by the executiv.mttiitt.f
the board of trade, acting joint iy t. !ii
committees of other commercial In?.lies.
John M. Paukku, Jr., president.
SILVER QUESTION.
A Probability That the \gttnj Villi l'?
Over in Two WcH'kK.
Washington, Oct. 7. Two w?e ?
more and the silver question ou - tit
be over, says a special to the ( incite
nati Enquirer. 'I' 1:? ? temper of e\e ?
honest effort now direct et 1 is for ret
nicnt, liven the manifest:'.tion ?-??:
from New York that rat In r '.i.: a I. >' !
the question drag indefinileU' a sell ??
ment on the best attainable t-i .1*
(? hotlld be made.
The air is now full of eompivun: ?
That such will be the onteoui" n<
assured. There will be c at n 1 ? :
bate, some hot interchange-. i?
tracted sessions, an 1 every m -a. is '.? ? 1
to enforce a vote on naked n ?? ...
That such a vote will ever be h.i . .?
improba bio.
The stage of 1 Iiis tight has hi on
reached when truth c: 11 In.? : >hi. 0
ought to be known all over thai there
are not more than twenty senators
who, in their heart of hearts, want .1
vote. A class claimed for repeal, and
who will vote for it on the pinch,
give covert aid to the si.ver
men who fight in the open. '! ai>
lsthesceretofsilverdefiar.ee. It is the
index that every extremity* of the ad?
ministration will fail. Ns-rht se:????' ns
will have no baleful elT -el Hut they
must Ik- held to convince h ?' h the pres?
ident and the class c ryin j "repeal, re
peal," that repeal is impossii le. It c in
be had if a direct vote can be enforced,
but this can only l?e hail with close.!-...
To attempt closure would only involve
is collateral fight as hitler ami pro?
tracted as the one now < m
The belief that the silver contingent
can be worn out is puerile They can
1 eep up the line of de..ate a \.\ir.
'1 here is no power under the Si nate
rules to intercept The report that tho
vice president could at some stage
bring on a coup d'etat is idle. To at?
tempt it he would usurp h.s functions,
.?s.j in tin; condition existing there is
but one final act to come. It is tu mal.?
a grand rallying charge. It w ill be
made. It will have to the super?
ficial eye the appearance ol a
general assault. Hut it. will not
be genuine. Men engaged in a battle
In which there is ri>> fear of bullet'
can be brave and bare the breast.
They can defy II '? ? -es opposing.
These men i>id .'? ! he climax
of the struggle n ... ? . hours of
continuous session. /( a' will
lead to exasperation t .?? ? '?.?.
tions. Hut the end will ^ .
act began. The plotwili uot be *een
even through tiie Icnse of .-, ??das*.
Physical fatigue will (inallv ring do ?? **.
the curtain, and then vvi.'l come 1
'.viiich always comes of corthiu'."
c impromise.
It is the real situation here,andthetu
i.s no disguising it.
Foreign Vesaebt nt ttio.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.?In response to
a telegram of inquiry, ' apt. Picking,
commander of the cruiser Charleston,
now at Rio de Janeiro, has informed
the navy department that there* is a
fleet of ten foreign war vessels in the
harbor, exclusive of the Charleston.
The information is regarded as import?
ant, as it shows the strength of tho
foreign fleet and its possible effective?
ness in case such an emergency arises
a I will make it necessary to interfere
between the combatants tor the pro
t. et ion of forei 'n interests and foreign
: ident
National i .in. iut i >!.-??<? for*.
Dktkoit, Mich.. Oct. ? The twelfth
annual convention of the International
[Ameral Directors' association U-gan
h c at ten o'clock Wednesday with
about tiu? members present aud will bo
in session two days.