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ORIGINAL PACKAGES.
Senator Wilson's Bill Discussed at
Length In the Upper House.
The senate on the 20th inst. consid
ered the bill subjecting imported li
quors to the provisions of the lavs of
the several states. Mr. Wilson of Io
wa, who had introduced the bill in the
first instance and afterwards report
ed it back, addressed the senate in
explanation and advocacy of it, stat
ing that it was made necessary by the
recent decision of the supreme court
on that subject, it was a response
to the suggestion contained in that
decision that congress could permit
the exercise of the restraining power
of the 6tate and it was tor tbe pur
pose of giving that permission
that tbe bill had been introduced
and reported. The effect of it would
be to leave each state in the Union to
determine for itself what its policy
should be in regard to the traffic in
intoxicating liquors. Under that de
cision of the supreme court, the State
of Iowa could not prevent the citizens
of other states or the subjects of
Great Britain, France or Germany
froin sending intoxicating liquors into
Iowa and having them sold there in
the original packages by agents. At
the present time original package sa
loons were being organized in his state.
Thei package might be a pint or a half
pint of whisky, or a keg or a bottle of
beer. It was to put a stop to such
practice, and to recognize in every
state the power to regulate its own
internal policy that the bill was re
ported.
OPPOSED BY VEST.
Mr. Vest said that as a member of the
judiciary committee he had not been
able to agree with the majority in re
porting the bill, because it would
sweep away the exclusive jurisdiction
of the United States over interstate
commerce. The supreme court had
decided that the power of congress
over intei state commerce was an ex
clusive power and could not be dele
gated. Mr. Vest sent to the clerk's
desk and had read a report of the ju
diciary committee in the last congress,
laying down the principle for which he
contended. Mr. Ingalls and Mr. Ed
munds called for the reading of the
minority report, and it was read, dis
senting from the views of the majori
ty, and signed by Messrs. Wilson, of
Iowa, Ingalls, Edmunds and Hoar.
Mr. Gray agreed with Mr. Vest's argu
ment, but he asked whether the diffi
culty could not be got over by an af
firmative declaration of congress that
intoxicating spirits were not an arti
cle of interstate commerce.
Mr. Vest did not think so. If that
were done as to one article of com
merce tor onp state, congress would
be asked to do it as to other articles
for other states. Mr. Edmunds sug
gested that the case of a state prohib
iting the entrance of lepers, the trans
portation of whom, as of all other
passengers, was a question of inter
state cotnmeice. Mr. Vest said that
that did not touch the case at all, be
cause the supreme court had decided
that the commercial clause of the con
stitution never was intended to take
away from states their reserved police
power to protect the lives and health
of their own citizens. Mr. McPherson
asked Mr. Vest whether the right to
import &n article implied the right to
sell it. Mr. Vest replied in the affirm
ative, and quoted from the decision
of Mr. Justice Matthews, of the su
preme court, in the case of Ward
against Maryland to that effect. Mr.
Hoar argued in favor of the bill. If
the bill were not within the legislative
power of congress, then there was no
more miserable nation on the face of
the earth than the United States.
MR. HISCOCK ASSUMED
that the presence ot the bill was due
to the fact that, unless it became a
law, the state would be limited or re
strained in its power over the subject.
He accepted very doubtfully the prop
osition that congress had the consti
tutional power to delegate to any
state the power to prohibit the im
portation or sale within its borders
of wheat
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butter or other products
Ot the farm or factory. He'did not
say that he would vote against the
bill. He thought it might be wise to
pass it and leave it to the supreme
court to pass upon it. Mr. Reagan
said that whatever might be his wish
to see temperance promoted in tbe
land, he was not" willing to lay his
hands on the constitution and tear it
down. Mr. Edmunds remarked upon
it as a very curious and interesting
circumstance that a condition of
things had been reached, where,
according to the debate and according
to the judgment of the supreme court
the states bad no power to deal with
it. The result was that there was in
every man in one state an inherent
individual, personal right to carry in
to another state what that state
might consider injurious to its safety,
there to sell it, and that congress had
no power to stop it, and that the
states could not stop it unless the
congress gave them that power. He
did not believe in tbe centralization
of power. He fcelievea in its segre
gation and separation in every re
spect. Speaking ol the importation
of intoxicating liquors into a state,
Mr, Edmunds claimed that once they
got there they were (whether in the
hands of natives or not) the subject
of state laws and that was what the
supreme court of the United States
would come to within the next twenty
years. The bill went over without ac
tion.
In
a
State of 8iege.
The revenue cutter McLane is still
at Cedar Keys, Florida, and her guns
cover the city. Mayor Cottrell is be
iieved to be near there, and it is
thought he will be in custody within
twenty-four hours. Some of the peo
ple of the town seem to look upon the
presence of the cutter as an invasion
of their rights. Capt. Smythe, while
ashore was frequently insulted. One
boisterous individual, armed with a
double-barreled .shotgun, when he saw
the captain, said that he would blow
the head off any one who tried to
search his house. This aroused the
ire of the captain, and he immediate
ly warned the man that if any more
seditious language was heard trom
him vigorous measures would be tak
en to stop it, and that he (the cap
tain) would take no more threats
irom any one.
ROBBED THE HIBERNIANS.
The National Treasurer of the Or
der Missing.
The Sew York Sun of recent date
says, Patrick Hynes, of Greenpoint,
L. I., who has served two terms as
national treasurer of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, left his home two
weeks ago saying that he was going to
attend the convention ot the order at
Hartford. His friends have not heard
from him since, and the Sun intimates
that there is a shortage of $1,400 in
Hynes' account with the order. The
convention elected Thomas J. Dun
ton, of Ohio, to succeed Hynes as
treasurer. Hynes' bondsmen, it is
thought, will make good the shortage,
and there will be no prosecution. The
Times has a special from Philadelphia
stating that when the Hibernians met
in Hartford a letter was read from
Hynes in which he acknowledged to
having appropriated $2,800 of the
money belonging to the order, and
further stated that when the letter
was read he would be beyond the
reach ot those he had wronged. The
reading of th6 letter caused great as
tonishment it the convention, but it
was decided to keep the matter a se
cret. It has since leaked out, howev
er, and there is some apprehension
that the defalcation may prove to
amount to a greater sum than be has
confessed to.
An Attempt at Murder.
A special telegram from New York
city dated the 22d inst., says that at
about one o'clock that morning Dav
id Ransey, accompanied by two oth
er men, visited the boarding house at
175 West Forty-fifth street, where
Ransey's wife, who had seperated
from him, was living. One of the
men knocked on the door, and, when
the landlady inquired what was want
ed at that unseemly hour, called out
in a loud voice: "The water pipes
have burst and I want to tell you
about it." The boarders having been
aroused by the knocking, and, hear
ing that the water pipes had burst,
rushed into tbe hallway. Upon the
landlady opening the door three men
pushed their way in and one ot them
said: "I am Ransey and I want
to see my wife." Mrs. Ransey,
who stood in the hallway,
upon hearing her husband's voice,
fled to the rear parlor. Ransey and
his companions followed, and the
former, being unable to get into the
room, smashed a panel of the door
with the butt end of his revolver and
fired through at his wife, who was
crouching in the corner. The ball
penetrated the woman's neck, and
during the panic that ensued the three
men escaped. That Ransey intended
to kill his wife there can be but little
doubt. The Ranseys formerly lived
in Brooklyn and were well connected.
The couple did not live happily to
gether and the wife went to New "York
city and resided at the boarding house
where the shooting took place. The
police say that the parties most con
cerned refuse to say anything about
the difficulty. Mrs. Ransey is a beau
tiful young woman and the doctors
say that she will recover.
Robbed the Homeless.
George S. Turner was arrested in
New York city on the 21st inst.
upon a telegram from the chief of
police of Seattle, Wash., charging
him with larceny of $15,000. It
seems that when Seattle was nearly
wiped out by fire a year ago a cry for
aid brought thousands of dollars from
all parts of the country, which money
was placed in the hands of a disburs
ing committee. One of the members
of the committee was George McCourt,
who had been known as a reputable
business man. In his district Mc
Court met Turner, who had started a
store, and it is alleged that the couple
united interests, and all the supplies
for McCourt's district were sold
through Turner's store. For every
$5 worth sold a bill of $105 worth
was presented to the committee.
These bills were certified by Turner
and the two divided the profits. The
totai amount thus abstracted is over
$15,000. Investigation caused the
indictment of the two men. McCourt
was arrested and held for trial in
Seattle. Turner fled to New York.
In Jefferson Market court Turner re
fused to make any reply to the charg
es and he was remanded to await the
arrival of deposition papers.
A Double Tragedy.
A frightful double tragedy occurred
at Jessup, Ga., on the 21st inst. J.
M. McCall, county surveyor of Ware
county, went to Jessup from Bruns"
wick about 10 o'clock and stopped at
theLittlefield house. He retired to hiE
room and after staying in bed two
hours went down stairs in his night
clothes and asked for Mr. Littlefield,
but could not find him. He then went
to Mrs. Littlefield's room and knock
ed. She admitted him. Mr. Little
field was on the tront porch watching
him, and finding themmacompromis
ng position, he- rushed through the
window into the room and shot his
wife just over the left eye, killing her
instantly. He then shot Mr. McCall
four times. One ball struck him in
the lip, just under the nose one in his
right side, one in the left shoulder and
one in the small of the back. McCall
ran into an adjoining room and fell.
Medical aid was summoned at once,
but he died at 2:20 a. m. Mr. McCali
was about 50 years old, with a large
family, having grown children, and
the family stands very high in the es
timation of the community. Mr. Lit
tlefield is about the same age. His
wife waa about 45 years of age. They
came from Massachusetts, and have
been living in Jessup for twenty years.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
Mrs. Stevens, the Wife of a Promi
nent North Dakotan, Dead.
Mrs. Stevens, wife of one of the lead
ing members of the late North Dakota
legislature, was accidentally shot at
Lisbon, N. D., on the 20th inst. In
the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Stevens
went for a drive in the country, and
took a shotgun. By mistake they
tooK the wrong sized shot, and when
they returned they laughingly told
some friends of their error as they
drove through town. Arriving home
they got the proper shells and return
ed to the river, a few rods in the rear
of the house, where there are generally
a few ducks. A moment or two after
Mr. Stevens was heard wildly calling
for help. Some men rushed up and
found Mrs. Stevens lying on ihe bank
of the stream dead, having been shot
through the head. Mr. Stevens is cra
zy with grief. The shooting is said to
have been accidental.
THE SAD AFFAIR DEPLORED.
A dispatch from Bismarck says tbe
shocking death of Mrs. Representative
Stevens has caused acute sorrow in
capital city social circles, where she
was a recognized leader during the
constitutional convention and the re
cent legislature, of which Hon. Stev
ens was a member, besides being one
of the most prominent men in the
state.
THE SHOOTING ACCIDENTAL.
The coroner's jury was in session
on the 21st inst., and all the evidence
adduced points clearly to an acciden
tal shooting of Mrs. R. N. Stevens by
her husband while hunting.
SWINDLED AND ABSCONDED.
A Publisher Oversells His Stock
$75,000 and: Disappears.
The Boston Herald of the 22d inst.
says that Clarence F. Jewett, presi
dent of the C. F. Jewett Publishing
company, has disappeared and that
crooked transactions in the matter ot
an overissue of stock in the neighbor
hood of $75,000 have come to light.
Mr, Dana Estes, of Estes & Lturiat,
publishers, is treasurer of the com
pany and owned 375 shares of the
company. It is reported that more
than twice the amount held by Mr.
Jewett has been sold by him to var
ious parties in blocks of ten or twelve
shares tor from $900 to $1,100, and his
alleged victims assert that it has been
bis custom to irake out these shares
as occasion required and that he signed
his own name'and that of Mr. Estes
thereto. It seems that suspicions of
Mr. Estes and Lauriat were aroused
a few days ago by freque&t sales ot
stock by Jewett, and when they made
inquiries Mr. Jewett left town "for a
few days." He has not returned
and bis wife and son have also left
their elegant Brooklyn residence.
Steps are being taken to get at the ex
act condition of affairs. Jewett hails
from Claremont, N. H. At the time
the firm of James R. Osgood & Co.
went out of business, over two years
ago, he was employed by that house.
Then he interested Messrs. Estes and
Lauriat his publishing scheme and
induced them to invest in it. The
firm did a general publishing bnsiness,
kept books of merit and secured their
sales. Mr. Estes declines to talk.
Steamer Caught in an Ice Pack.
It is just reported from Montreal
that the steamer Fremont, from New
castle which arrived there on the 22d
inst., bad a very startling experience
with the ice aboat 150 mile3 on the
other side of Cape Ray. The vessel
was steaming slowly through a dense
fog when she got right in the midst of
a pack of ice, which wAs drifting south
ward with the Arctic current. After
the steamer had been pounding about
in the ice for some hours the fog litted
and showed the vessel to $be in a dan
gerous position. All around her were
heavy hummucks of ice, deep in the
water, and showing abont a foot above
the surface. Gradually nearing the
steamer and crushing the smaller piec
es of ice in their way were a number of
huge icebergs.
The captain and chief officer climb
ed to the masthead and found that
the ice extended on all sides as far as
the eye could see. There were hun
dreds of seals on the ice, some of them
being close to the vessel. Two hours
were spent in turning the steamer, and
she was then headed southward and
was theq worked out of the ice. Ow
ing to the movement of such a large
mass of ice southward it is
feared that
navigation will be seriously interfered
with.
Developing Trade.
The president has sent to thesenate
a letter from the secretary of state
submitting a plan for a preliminary
survey for a railway line to connect
the principal cities of the American
hemisphere in accordance with the
recommendations of the Pan-Ameri
can conference. The share of the
Uited States in the rost of the Bur
vey will be $65,000. In his letter of
transmittal the president says:
Public attention has chiefly been
attracted to the subject of im
proved water communication be­
tween the ports of the United States
and those of Central arid South
America. Tbe creation of new
and improved steamship lines un
doubtedly furnishes the readiest means
of developing an increased trade with
Latin American nations. But it
should not be forgotton that it is
possible to travel by land from Wash
ington to the southernmost capital
of South America, and that the open
ing of railway communication with
these friendly states will give to them
and to the United States facilities for
intercourse and the exchange of trade
that are of special value. The work
contemplated is vast but entirely
practicable. It will be interesting to
all and perhaps surprising to most of
us to notice how much has already
been done in the way of railway con
struction in Mexico and South Amer
ica, that can be utilized as part of an
intercontinental line. I do not hesi
tate to recommend that congress
make the very moderate appropria
tion for surveys suggested by the con
ference and authorize the appoint
ment of commissioners and the detail
of engineer officers to direct and con
duct the necessary preliminary sur
veys.
BAD FOR MORMONS.
The Edmunds Law, Dissolving the
Mormon Church, Declared Con
stitutional.
The supreme court of the United
States has rendered an optionjof vital
interest to the Mormon church, in the
suit of the Church of Latter Day
Saints against the United States,
which was carried up on appeal from
the decision ot the supreme court of
Utah iu favor of the United States.
This court affirms that judgment.
The case grows out of the passage of
the Edmunds anti-poiygamy law by
the Forty-ninth congress. This law,
among other things, dissolved the
Mormon church corporation, annulled
its charter, directed the appointment
of a receiver to wind up its affairs,
and escheated to the United States all
the real estate owned by the church
in excess of $50,000, which was not
on the date of the passage of the act
held for purposes of worship or burial.
When they under the terms of this
act_ proceeded to confiscate about
$75,000 worth of property belonging
to the church, the mormons immedi
ately entered suit to have the Ed
munds law declared unconstitutional.
In its opinion the court says:
A distinguishing feature of Mormon
ism is well known to be polygamy and
absolute ecclesiastical control of its
church members. Notwithstanding
all the efforts made to suppress this
barbarous practice of polygamy, the
sect perseveres in defiance of law in
propagating and promoting this ne
farious doctrin 3. The existence of such
a propaganda is a blot on our civiliz
ation. The organization ot a com
munity for the spread of polygamy is
a return to barbarism. The question,
therefore, is whether the promotion of
such an unlawful system, so repug
nant to our laws, is to be allowed to
continue, and whether the enormous
funds which have been accumulated
shall be wielded for tbe propagation of
the obnoxious practice—for the pro
motion of organized rebellion against
the laws of the United States. The his
tory of the government's
dealings with
the Mormons is one of patience on the
part of the American government and
of resistance to law and pitiless atroc
ities
ON THE PART OF THE MORMONS.
The contention that polygamy is a
part of the Mormons' religious belief
is a sophistical plea. No doubt the
thugs of India imagined that their be
lief in assassination was a religious
belief, but that did not make it so.
Society has a perfect right to prohibit
offenses against the enlightened senti
ment of mankind. Since the church
persists in claiming the right to use
the funds with which it has been en
dowed for tbe purpose of promoting
these unlawful practices, the question
arises, has the government the right
to seize these funds which the Mor
mon leaders are misusing and devote
them to worthy and charitable pur
poses as nearly akin as possible to
those to which the funds were dedi
cated?
After an elaborate historical review
of the common law, the court comes
to the conclusion that congress had
the right to seize the property and
says:
Congress had before it a contuma
cious organization, wielding by its re
sources an immense power in the Ter
ritory of Utah land employing those
resources in constantly attempting to
oppose, subvert and thwart the legis
lation of congress and the will of the
government of the United States. Un
der such circumstances, we have no
doubt of the right of congress to do
as it did.
The decree of the lower court is af
firmed. Judtiue Bradley delivered the
opinion. Chief Justice Fuller said
that he and Justice Field and Lamar
were constrained to dissent trom the
disciaion. The power of congress to
legislate over the territories was not
incident to the treaty-making power,
and its power is restricted directly to
that expressed or implied in the con
stitution. There is no such power
granted an that involved in the act
under consideration. Congress un
questionably has the power to sup
press polygamy, and it is immaterial
whether the crime was committed in
the name ot religion. But congress
has not power to sieze and confiscate
the property of corporations because
they may have been guilty of crime.
At Odem, Ga., a few days ago, Justice
W. H. Aspinwall and Mr. G. Odom, who
have been unfriendly with each other tor
some months, quarreled. Odom made
some contemptuous allusion to the justice,
wherenpon the latter drew a nistol. Odom
leaped npon the justice, took the pistol
Irom him and shot him in the head. Al
though dangerously wounded, the justice
pulled out a knife ana stabbed Odom twice
near the heart. Both men may die.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSIONIAVERTED.
Anarchists Make a Desperate At
tempt to Blow Up the Haymarket
Monument.
A special telegram from Chicago
dated the 24th of May says that the
night of May 4,1886, the date of the
anarchist riot, was recalled to mind
that morning with startling vividness
by the discovery of unmistakable
traces of an attempt to blow up the
haymarket monument and the sur
rounding buildings with a gigantic
charge of dynamite. A policeman
passing near the monument saw at its
base what appeared to be a roll of
black cloth, tied with a small rope. He
reached through the railing and pulled
on the supposed rope. It parted in his
fingers and easily crumbled as though
charred by fire. He then climbed ov
er the fence and made a discovery
that took away his breath. Tied up
in a piece of black cloth was a tin can
about twelve inches long and four
inches in diameter. The vessel was
evidently full of some substance and
weighed about ten pounds. In the
top of the can was a small hole about
three-sighth's of an inch in size, from
which he had pulled the "rope." Be
side the can lay several pieces of the
string, which crumbled beneath the
touch. It was the fuse. The powder
within had burned out, leaving the
outer cover intact, but very brittle.
The fuse was in a dozen pieces, and
had apparently been soaked with ker
osene.
On the step approaching the base of
the statue was found an unlighted
piece of the fuse, to one end ot which
was attached a small dynamite cap.
This, when tried with tire, flashed
readily.
It is believed that the heavy rain of
the night previous prevented an ex
plosion which must have been most
disastrous its consequences.
The cap on the unlighted piece of
fuse is precisely like the one that
Lingg used in taking his own lite. The
charge of dynamite, according to the
police, was enough to blow up several
blocks. The machine was probably
placed there early this morning and
the rain extinguished the burning fuse.
An explosion would have made terri
ble havoc. With street cars frequent
lv passing so close, too, the loss of life
would have been great.
The can, with its dreaded contents
and pieces of burned tuse, were turned
over to Central officers, who took it
tojthe iEtna Powder company's of
fice, where an expert mads an exam
ination. The can contained a compo
sition 50 per cent, of which was nitro
glycerine, and would have made a ter
rible explosion had the fire reached it.
The luse was of the
Kind
ordinarily
used. Nothing but the timely shower
of rain prevented the plot being suc
cessfully realized.
Detectives have been detailed to find
out the authors oi the plot. Chief of
Police Marsh was seen and questioned
by a reporter in regard to the matter.
"Have you had any intimation that
the anarchists had been secretly or
ganizing of late, or that any attempt
had been made to revive the old spir
it of anarchy?" was asked.
"Just at this moment I should pre
fer not to answer that," replied the
chief. "If this attempt should prove
to be nothing but a scare it would be
unadvisable to give tbe public any
foundations for being alarmed."
It was learned, however, that there
has been a decided movement on the
part of the reds of late to resuscitate
tbe old teeling of revolution and to
organize them into working shape.
Secret meetings have been held bv the
old groups. Herr Most, whom the
old followers of Spies and Parsons
now recognize as leader, has been se
cretly sending to Chicago circulars
urging the followers to organize and
prepare to strike another blow.
Sudden Death of a Wronged Wife.
Mrs. Florence R- Masterson, wite of
ex Judge Murat Masterson, of Pres
cott Arizona, died suddenly in New
York city on the 21st inst., at the
Grand Union hotel. Mrs. Masterson
arrived in the city a few days ago
from Deming, N. M., where her home
is. The object of her visit, it ia said,
was to have an understanding with
her husband who obtained unpleas
ant notoriety recently through the
shooting affair which took place in
the apartments of Mrs. Alice L. Hop
kinson.
It is said that Mrs. Masterson got
the news of tbe scandal in which her
husband had become involved and
went to New York to see her husband
and have an explanation. When she
arrived on Wednesday she went to
the Grand Union hotel, where she en
gaged a room. Mrs. Masterson sent
word to him to come to the hotel,
but he did not respond. Mrs. Master
son was 38 years old.
Mrs. Alice L. Hopkinson, with whom
Masterson bad trouble, is a well known
frequenter at the race tracks. Her
parents'live in Washington, D. C.
Although relatives claim that Mrs.
Masterson's death was due to heart
disease, in view ot the circumstances
surrounding the case, an autopsy was
made to determine the exact cause of
her death.
A Premeditated Tragedy.
A special telegram from Henderson,
Minn., dated the 24th inst., says that
on that day a prominent farmer ot
Washington Lake township went to
his father-in-law's place at Faxon,
eight miles distant, and demanded to
see his wife, who had refused to live
with him since last winter. He ask
ed her to return to his home, but 8he
refused. He then drew a revolver
and fired two shots, one lodging in
the abdomen and the other in the
right breast. Concluding that she
was dead he returned to his house,
laid down on the bed and fired two
shots into his own breast in the re
gion of the heart.
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Mrs. McMahon died at 11 o'clock
that night. Her husband was still
alive but there was not much hope of
his recovery. One bullet struck the
rib, glanced around and was taken
outjat the back. The other entered
about an inch above the heart. The
revolver was a 36 caliber.
A*
Northern Pacific Indemnity Lands
"The statement that the Northern
Pacific indemnity selections are with
held for political purposes is not
true," said Secretary Noble, of the in
terior department, to a correspond
ent on the 20th inst. He had just
read an article on the
subject,
in which
tbe withholding of these patents, was
discussed. In answer to a request for
a statement as to the cause of with
holding these patents, which works
such hardships to the large number of
settlers in Minnesota and North Da
kota, the secretary said:
I should be glad to give the exact
situation. It is true that a large
number of patents in the Nortbarn
Pacific indemnity belt are withheld for
the present. Representatives from the
section in which these lands are locat
ed have been before me and have urg
ed that the patents be given out and
the titles cleared. I am not only anx
ious to do this, but I propose to do it.
But tnese lands are in about the same
condition as indemnity selections for
many other roads in tbe country, and
wc want to arrive at a generl basis ot
action. There are many questions in
volved. The indemnity lands have
been made the foot-ball of the various
administration ever since they were
granted, and with each administra
tion fresh applications have arisen.
It is the policy of this administration
to settle these questions as soon as
possible. A general policy will be
adopted which applies to many parts
of the country, and it is our purpose
not to make any false moves. When
the questions reach a settlement,
which, I think, will be before long,
patents will be issued rapidly for
Northern Pacific lands with the oth
ers. There are no politics in the ques
tion. You may say that the question
of issuing these patents is receiving
the serious consideration, not
OLly
of
myself, but the president. You can
say, further, that it is the policy of
this administration to issue patents
as rapidly as possible and in evidence
of this I have jus* prepartd a state
ment which shows that this adminis
tration is now issuing patents at a
rate five times as fast as has ever
been done bafore in the history of the
government.
Tlie Thieves of Paris.
The lowest in the scale is the Pegriot,
the apprentice tlne^-ho seeks to earn
promotion by successful operations
in the lower walks of his "profession."
High above him towers the Haute
Pegre, the French slang phrase for
"high art," the ne plus ultra of the
business, the fashionable thief, attired
in patent leather boots and white
necktie. He is generally young,and pos
sesses the airs and manners o£ a per
fect gentleman. His sphere of ope
rations is to be found in the stalls or
front seats of the balcony at the the
ater, and he never dines at any but
the best restaurants on the Boulevard.
The masters of tN Haute Pegre would
deem it an insult to be mentioned in
the same breath with the Poivriers,
whose sole occupation it is to rob
drunken persons, or with the
Rouliers or Rouletiers, who plunder
the lurries or railway trucks. The
Charrieurs chiefly practice their devic
es on unsuspecting country people,fre
quently resort to the confidence trick,
the three card trick, etc. The pick
pockets are subdivided into Fourlin
eurs and Tirailleurs. The latter are for
the most part poorly clad, and find
their victims among the groups of peo
ple stationed round the rope dancers,
ballad singers or other strolling per
formers. The Fourlineur is always
respectably dressed, and frequents
fashionable thoroughfares and prom
enades. He is armed with a fancheuv
or strong, flat pair of shears for cut
ting off gold watch guards. Among
the ordinary feats of this class we may
instance the vol a la recontre, which
consists in suddenly running up against
a gentleman in the street as if by ac
cident, and, with incredible rapidity,
relieving him of his watch and chain,
which are at once handed over to an
'accomplice, who makes off with the
booty, while the thief is profuse in
apologies for his carelessness. If the
robbery is discovered he indignantly
demands to be searched on tne spot,
and, as of course, the stolen property
is not found on him, the scene usually
ends with the victim asking the thief's
pardon. The cleverest of these pick
pockets, the "King of the Fourlineurs,"
Mimi Previl, a Parisian by birth, not
long since ended his days in the Bagno
at Brest.—Chronik der Zeit.
Equalizing' Home Work.
Arkansaw Traveler.
"I have about come to the conclu
sion that no man is good enough for
even a passably good woman," saiJ
the proprietor of the Coon Range all
sorts store, as he glanced at a lank
fellow who had just made a disastrous
raid on a box of matches. "Evisrjr
man has an easier time than his wife.4
"I've thought of that a thousand
times," replied old man GatewoQcP
known through the neighborhood as
Lazy Sam "I know that I have
(easier time than my wife, but I'm
bringing the thing down mighty nigff
equal now. I don't believe in allow?
inga woman to mighty nigh kill KOT?
'self at work, let nje tell you, &nd for
|sometime I have been shaping my!
Eard
oints so that she won't have such
2
time." "Equalizing^ it," eh?'i
"That's "exactly what ITST'dom1, gen
tlemen. Last year my po' wife had
has to chop the wood"nowT' My boy
is got to be big enough to tote the
water. I tell you what's a fact, a
man ought to think uv these thing.