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INDIAN CHIEFTAIN.
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ncrrotcd to tho Interests of tho Chcrokco Clioctiuvs Clilcitusim' Bcitiliialcs Creeks liutl nil Oilier Indians of tlio Indlnn Territory.
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CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO.
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY DECEMBER 17 1885.-
OTJimENT COMMENT.
Ia. census or Berlin completed Do
gnucr 1 snows npopulntlonof 1310-
TOE7IE wcro over seventy doecrllons
fcrn tho Jefferson Unrrncks. St. Louis.
iiring tho month of November.
AN addition to Gcorgo Eollot'smcm-
rshas liccri disco ercd rclntinz to
Lho most nctlvo period of her literary
Mfc. mo work le nbout to ho sub-
ilslicd.
Gkikiial Lr.w Wallace cx-mlnls-
jur to Turkey was among the pnsscn-
1;crs on tho steamer Atirnnln which
irrivcd at Now York from Liverpool
M 1110 Bill.
ifteen persons were recently re-
ygted suffering from trichinosis In
iv lork City tho result of eating
jham provided by Frederick WclUcl
lis birthday parly.
104S7I. l.i 1-.1- if
arli mj "iy iirown ru-
fjffljly died at Snllna City Ind. nged
A . ''n;l Ihrco venrs. who wns nil nvo
Ajilncss to tho launching of Fulton's
Brat steamboat on tho Hudson at
kh!ch timo sho was sixteen years old
iSli'- had distinct and intelligent rccol-
' .nttnno if flint tiMitm-lnnt mnnf nml tfa
41V. ...... V. .. IHIIU1IIII1.VVMI ..4 ..(7
; principal actors.
Tun eclobration of tho two htm-
W'dth anniversary of the Introduction
''m'tli art of printing In tho middle
f polonies began under tho auspices tf
lie Pennsylvania Historical Society at
tho hall of tho society in Philadelphia
b'n tho 11th. Tho lluv. Dr. Gcorgo
Dana Tlo.irdmau delivered an addrcxs
on tho "Art of Printing in America."
A number of prominent publishers and
literary men wcro present.
Titr. Treasury Department Was in ro-
i
elpt of a lett-rirom C. G. Whitlock
which ho savs that he has rcllablo
nfonnatlon that twenty olllccrs at-
(acbed to tho United States steamship
Vntntn which recently returned to
New York from a cruise In Chlneso wa-
fers had concealed on tho vossel 11
.largo quantity of vnluable goods which
cy intended to smugglo into tho
'nited States. Tho Collector was in-
'tructcd to send an inspector to the
easel and Institute a thorough search.
Adjutant Gnxr.nAL Kino of Texas
lhas received a letter from W. IL Titus
jMiWigTn Kl Paso County stating that
VUeccinbcr 2 about twenty-fivo Mcx-
Jj. soldiers crossed' into Texas and
ratcly stole n herd of twenty-fivo
-ui ucioninng to Americans When
k) soldiers put in an appcaranco the
fcuvr boys asked them their authority
Mor crossing Into Texas and driving off
; cattle. Tho leader told them Uioy had
rbettor go bsok to camp. Titus asked
("the Adjutant General forStato Ilangors
So protctt the frontier. General King
treplJcd tlsat whatever aid thoy could
Ijcndcr would bo freely given but such
ln Invasion bv forcisru soldiers was
Kfully within tho scope of 1 10 authority
foi mo united states army ami me
INiftttcr would be brought to the notice
Lit tho President.
Tun Supremo Court of Ohio has de
cided tho caso of Scdllcld Schurncr
& Leaguo against tho Lake Slioro &
Michigan Southern ltailroad in favor
of tho plaintiffs. They aro Independ
ent oil refiners of Cleveland and
sought to enjoin tho railroad company
froin grrntlng tho Standard Oil Com-
hianj lower rates for carrying oil from
Cleveland west than it granted them.
iTboy claimed that lower rates wcro
fgivon tho Standard Uil Company by
giving them n rcuato on tuo rvgnlar
r tariff. Tho caso was decided by Judge
illlandln of tho Cuyohaga Common
Pplcas and tho question raised was rc-
LGervcd In the District Court and the
case brougbt direct to tho Supremo
Court where- it was argued n few
weeks ago and has just been decided
In favor of tho firm.
rTtvXNTY-TiiiiCE years ago Jack
O Urien who was servInglnthoUnited
States Navy and who had several hun
dred dollars in his possession mysteri
ously disappeared from Dover N. II.
A woman who lived over n saloon in
that city circulated tho story that a
. man had been murdered in tlio saloon
nnd his body carried nwrty by four
men whoso uamos sho gave. Jauk
i O'llrlcn was bolluvcd to bo the
victim. During nil thoso years
th"ro has not been tho slightest news
of O Ilrlon although sought far nnd
wide and certain p..illes lay under tho
clouds of suspicion of murdering him.
Tlio other afternoon tho long lost Jack
walked Into a store in Dover. IIo said
that ho went to one of tho Aliunde
f ports going into tho merchant service
-.. i
siayiug iiivru ever since uuvvr ncnruig
from Dover. Ho Is now about iifly
rj oars of age.
L' Tt. l.n ..nan it Cnmntrin Tlin. nf
IIIU .MU Ul MllllViJIU M.VQ. w.
Pittsburgh Pa. against tho Cleveland
Yourigstown & Pittsburgh Hallway
Judgo llaxtcr. In tho United States
Court at Columbus 0. lately rendered
on Important decision Tho claim of
4bo company nnd others Including tho
contractor of New York City amounted
to r. total of about three hundred thou-
sand dollars and tho Central Trust
Company cmo in with a cross-
bill asking for tlio foreclosure
nnd payment of the first mort-
gage bonds amounting to a
million and a half. The judgo held
thfit tho claims for material and labor
wero prior under the Jaw of 1K83 not
withstanding tho morlgtigo may havu
lecu placed on lho property prior to
that llmo. Judge Maxtor in rendering
Jho decision created somewhat of n
sensation by rcmarklur? that all such
schemes wcro hatched In fraud and It
would do some gotidlf tho principals
Who make a business of swindling
iborow and contractors coilld bo
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
aionnod by Tolosrrnph and Mall.
CONaUnSSIONAT.
lu the Benato on tho 8th after the rend-
ing of tho President's me'sago many kills
were Introduced amonir thciit a bill bjr
Bnnutnr Hoar to provide for tho pcrforninrjce
of tho duties or tho omco of President In
case of removal ly death rollsnation or In-
ability both of President and Vlco-1'rest-denti
by Fcnator IMmunds to nx ".dar.for
tho incetlnir of tho llleclors of tho President
mid VIco-I'rcsiriont and tlio docUlon of ijuoa.
tloni RrUlnr thorram by Bonator Knoll
maklnir sn npproprliitlon for tho purchnsoof
twn Bites nnd the erection of .two
mlllUrr po.ti on the Boutliwrntorn
frontier of Knnniit: by Kcnator 1'luinb
topreront tho acquisition of real proporty
by nl'cmi by Penator Vcat for the construe-
ton or soveral bridges anion: them two
across the MIsa'sMppi at 81. Louis. Senator
l'lumb Introduced by rrqucstn Joint rendu-
tlon proposlnir an amerrfment to the eonstl-
lullou of the I'nltod Ulatea In relation to the
raauufacturo and saloof intoxliallnir liquors
In tho House after tho roadlnir of tho
mcasaKo.thodeath of Mr liltrnod.of Illinois
nks announced and tho IIouso adjourned.
Is tho Hcnato on the Sth numerou bills
wcro Introduced tho more Important being-
a bill to reimburse tho scvoral States for In-
terest paJd on war loansi to prohibit the
nmillnsc of nowspapcrs contalnlnir lottery
adrertlfvmentst toprorcnttho Introduction
and diffusion or coiilnuKnis and Infectious
diseases In the United States nnd to promote
thogonornl stnltary wolfaro of tho people.
Mr. jntrnll Introduced a bill to provide for
the sale of lands belonging to thn pralrlo
band of rnttawatomlo Ind iuii In
Kansas. Mr. l'lumb n bill to forfeit
thn unearned lands granted to tho
Atlantlo K l'nolrlo ltailroad Company
to aid In tho construction of a railroad
nnd telegraph lmc through the Htntos of Mis-
rourl nnd Arkansas to tlio 1'aclflo Const and
to restoro the snino to setllcmcnti also to
provide for contesting surveys of prlrnlo
land grants A bill was also Introduced
by Mr. Van Wyclr to tax unpatented Inmts
owned by railroad companlesi also for tho
rellof of settlers nnd purchasers of lho pub-
lic domain 111 Nebraska and Kansas In tho
IIouso tho day was mainly devoted to dls-
oussIiijt rules nnd the Speaker finally an-
no ntcd tho Commuter) on Itules as follows:
Tho Speaker. Messrs. ltandatl Morrison
ltccd and ltlscock. In order to giro tho
commlttpo time to consider tho various
impositions referred to It tho IIouso ad
on rued until Saturday.
In the Kenato on the 10th Mr. Edmunds
Introduced a bill to provldo for the establish-
ment of n postal telegraph and expressed."
dcs'ro to Imro It brought to n vote as quickly
ns nossiblo Mr Mcl'hcrson presented a
Joint resolution of tho Legislature of Now
Jersov recommending Congressional Inquiry
Into the fitness of a portion of the Territory
of Alaska torn penal colony for lonir-torm
or lire term convicts Mr. tlolph Introduced
n bill to repeal the law of tho Inst sessjon
providing for the settlement of claims
of olllccrs nnd enlisted men of tho army
rnr loss of prltate property orstrovoa in
tho mllltarr service of tho United States
Mr 11 nmb Introduced a bill to open to home-
stend settlement ccrlnln portions of the In-
dlun Territory. This Is tho Oklahoma bill of
tho last Congress. Mr. Plumb also Intro-
duced a bill to Improve tho efficiency of tho
initltln; also n bill making an additional
nrtlclo of war. It prohibits gambling in the
army. Tlio l'rcs dent sent to tho ScHalo all
the nominations tniulo by h in during tho ro
cess. 'Jho Senate weut Into executive tcs
alnn and when tho doors reopened adjourned
until Monday . Tho House "as not In ses-
sion. KciTilin House vn iu session on tUo
lllli.
The Senate n not In session on tho 12th.
When the House met tlio Sieaker laid bo-
foro that body a large nui&itr of executlvo
communications. Including thai annual ro-
ports of the Attorney (iencral tho Secretary
of tho Treasury and tho Comptrolrer of tho
Currency. Tlirty wero laid on tho table for
the presont. Mr. lluek. of Connecticut pre-
sented a resolution of theConnectlcut Legis-
lature asking that n stiltnblo bill bo passed
lor tho asoertalnment and counting of tho
electoral tote nnd the IIouso adjourned un-
til Monday.
rnitSONAL AJili POLITICAL.
W. F. FonsTeii formerly Bccretnry of
Ireland vus reported seriously i'.I.
KinoThkiuvmUU bo scut Into exile nt
Arcot near Mndin.
John E. Onrss lho comedian was re-
ported ill nt his country scat near Ton-ton
ltd. Hoirns stricken donn tvitU typhoid
ucumouIn.
A nufATCit from Ilerllu ot the 10th stated
Mini Emperor 'U'llllnin uns again seriously
sick.
A coi'T of tlio will ot (Iencral Enrrlos
Into l'reildent bt Guatemala wax died In
New York tho other day.
The remains ot 'William If. Vanderbllt
ere laid in a temporary vault at the Dew
Drop Cemetery Btatcn Island on tuo 11th.
Ma. OunsTONE has written nu open tot-
ter addressed to nil the gentlemen who
bare congratulated him upon the result ot
the general elections. He says that it is a
physical impossibility to reply to nil his
friends Individually
The funeral services over the remains ot
the lato King Alfonso took place at the
Church of 8tt Trincis tho Great Madrid
on tho l!th. All tho sovereign heads of
Kuropo were represented and the mcuilieri
of the diplomatic corps were present. The
civil and military pageant was an Impos-
ing spcctaclo and was w Itnesstd by nn Ira-
mciuo throng.
Maiume Paclint. Lccca the great prima
donna who has been making a concert
tour of llussla Is lying seriously ill nt
CbnrkofT.
Ilv. I). OfXrt UiMwy ex-Governor of
Uluoerl died at his resldcucc Klrkwood
nccrrU. Louis ou tho 13lii ngud fltty-nlno
yenrs.
Muon rtTEtt C. Fox tho ell known
turfman died nt Danville Ky. of Inflam-
mation ot the kidneys uu tho 13th.
HISCKLLANKOUS.
Fovu men wero killed in a sewer excava-
tion nt Akron O. recently by the caving
in of tho earth. Two or thrco others were
Injured.
It mat practically decided by tho caucus
ot Itopuhllcan Bcnator at Washington not
to Interfere with Presidential nominations
except in extreme cases.
Ox the Oth nt Charlotte N. C two more
negroca were hung for burglary. They
wero named rite wart ami Anderson. They
had robbed tho rosldcnce of H. G. Strick-
land ot that city.
The nnnunl meeting nnd exhibition ot tho
Northwestern Poultry Association opened
nt Forgo D T. on tho 10th. The exhibition
was n very lnrge nnd creditable one.
Tux boiler In tbe Colorado roundry nt
Austin Tex. exploded recently. Charles
Jones pioprletor and manager and J.oula
l'reston macutnut wero killed un'nniiy
the latter being most shockingly mutilated.
Jones was badly scalded and it Is thought
was killed by concussion. A laborer named
William "Wright wns badly injured In both
legs.
A 1IEQ.VIEU mass for the rest of tho soul
of. Louis Mel wns celebrated In New York
City ou tho 10th.
HestkSck of death hns been pronounced
by a court martini upon four Hpanisb ofil-
cers who wcro convicted of conspiracy for
a revolutionary uprising In Cartbagcn
immediately after tho death ot King Al-
fonso. Tub other night five negroes three men
and two women returning home from a
frolic on D. J. timlth's plantation In York
County b. C attempted to cross Jlrond
IMver in n cauoe. Tlio boat filled and sunk
and the two women and two ot the tntn
were drowned.
Tux business failures during thn seven
days onded Pecfmbt-rlO numbered: For
the Uultcd mates SXi and forCanads IT;
a total of! IT as compared with n total of
SOOthe week piorious. The failures wra
Incrcnalng In the Bouth and tVeat.
Hccuki Ar Liiun has so.it to th Depart
meat of Juttico' tho list ot thoso ehaigsd
with Illegal fencing ot the putillq domain
who tare not coatsll4 with the rraudNuVf .
riroisWiSaaslMBV s W ISssw patssfsf 'sHaMSflML
Acsfw w;rTeiliapc igsiy. Mw pv4f
BrvkusI train men and passenger wer
Injured by a derailed train on tbo Little
llock Mississippi River A; Tcxaa ltailroad
near Arkansas City Ark. on tlio 11th
Tug Mohammedan population of Bul-
garia hitherto neutral have cast In tholr
lot with Prince Alexander. Tholruco with
Bervia expired on the 10th and hostilities
wcro renowed.
Ir wns reported that the German Govern-
men would Insist on the expulsion of all
German-Americans from tho country. It
would not tolerate any American or other
colonies In Ucrmnny. Men of German
birth living In tho country must tnko tholr
share of military and other burdens or
leave.
Tuc London Tlmtt says tho Powers have
agreed to the union ot tho Dulgnrlas.
Tit" Chicago atreet car companies and
other owners of horses aro somewhat
alarmed over tho appenranco of tho opl-
tootlc. Borne fifty horses belonging to tho
North Division Street Car Company bavo
the disease nnd six have already died.
Finn tho other morning nt Navasota
Tex. destroyed an entire block ot business
houses. Tho total lots was f 113000; insur-
ance 109000.
James Paiiks his son nnd anothor man
whose nnmo could not bo learned were
atnick by the fast trnln going west nenr
Klltnbeth Furnace near Altoona Pa. re-
cently. The two men were killed outright
and tho boy received fatal Injuries.
Wilmam IUm of Loanoko County Ark.
while riding on horseback tbe other day
w as caught under a falling tree. The horse
nnd rider wcro both killed.
David C. Joxes who was wanted at Buf
falo N. Y. on a charge of forgery pre-
ferred by tho Manufacturers & Traders
Dank was brought to that place from Ellis
County Kan. on tho IStb whero ho had
been engaged in tl grain business.
C'liAnors of shocking treatment of pau-
pers lmvo lieen made against tho selectmen
of Russell Mass.
Mamosait scarlet fever recently broko
nut iu school No. 15 at Marlon lho extrcmo
western part of Jersey City and threatened
to spread through tho entire city. Five
children of Joseph Hanley of Meado ave-
nue died In one week.
Turns wero eighty-six deaths from small-
pox In and about Montreal for tho week
endod DeccmWr 12. Thero had been no dc-
creaso for two vccks.proviouely.
The Louisiana Hoard of Pardons hns
ngaln refused to commute the death sen-
tence of Ford nud Murphy the New Or-
lenns murderers.
A meetino of tho creditors ot tbo Into
Archbishop Purcell was held on thn 13lh at
Cincinnati. The meeting was very excit-
ing at times and threats oX violonco to tho
defnultlng assignee were freely indulged In
by many of tho creditors. Tho meeting
then adjourned for a weok.
A coi'iiiEii arrived at Silver City on tho
njght ot tho 12th with information that
Captain Fountain ot troop C of tho Eighth
cavalry and his scouts bad surprised tho
hostile December 0 at Llllie's cabin three
miles southwest ot Papinoes. Soveral bos-
tiles were w ounded aud two wero thought
to be killed. The Indians Immediately dis-
persed. The clearing boute returns tor week
ended December 13 showed an average
Increase ot 30.5 compared with the cor-
responding week of last year. In Now York
tho Incrcaso w ns 30.4
Firrrr.N persons lost their lives in a sail-
ors' boarding house at Plymouth Eng. by
a firo on the night of 4he 13th.
A box ot Meissonler tbe celebrated
pnlnter wns terribly bitten recently by a
rnbld mastiff in his father's garden at
Paris. The victim was Immediately tent
toPasUur for treatment lho latter de-
clared that the patient's recovery was cer-
tain. The Vanderbllt will has been made pub-
lic. Ton million dollars goes to each of the
children. Tho widow gcU nn annuity ot
$2000000. After other extensive bequests
nud charities tho xemnlndor of the citato
goes to tho tw o eldest sons. Provision was
mado to keep tho property Intact and pre-
1 cot Its being uscti In speculation.
Pixkeiitox detectives have been detailed
to guard t e remains ot Vanderbllt.
A imm'atch from Constantinople ot tho
12th stated that Turkey w ould Invade Bern
via It Austrian troops entered that coun-
try. Turkey would act In concert with Bul-
garia. Two colored children were burned to
death in a dwolllng nt Chndborn near
Ashville S. C recently. Tho mother was
awny at a prayer meeting at the time.
Annie nged nine tbe daughter of Enoch
I.cnch of Hampden O. wns recently ploy-
ing before nn open grate and her clothing
caught tire fatally burning her.
ADDITIONAL DISrATCHRU.
A ritiniiTrct explosion of gas took placs
in the Mill Creek mlucs operated by the
Delaware & Hudson Coal Company nt
Wilkosbarre Pa. recently. At the timo of
thn acchl'iit about lC3t-jnrs laborers and
boys were In the slope. They wcro mostly
rescued uninjured but six were seriously
and oue fatally hurt.
Tile agricultural group In the French
Chamber of Deputies hnvo resolved to op-
poso the Importation ot American snlt
menu in tho alleged Interest nllko of san-
itation and of French husbandly.
The typographical union has ordered a
striko on the Daily Tnbwn ot Knoxvllle
Tenn.
A suonT time ago Judge Daune ot Sitka
Alaska. In consequence It is believed of
crooked business transactions fled to Mont-
real Canndn whoro bo eluded tho detec-
tives. Tbo Judge was Involved to tho
amount ot $30000.
The Supreme Court ot the United States
has afllrmed the Judgment of tho Supremo
Court ot Utah Iu tlio case of Angus M. Can-
non plaintiff In error against tho United
States. Cannon was indicted under tho
Edmunds law tor unlawful cohabitation
with moro than one woman.
UunDAHD defaulting cashier of the First
National Rank of Monmouth III who was
charged with einbezillng $120000 testified
In bis oWn behalf In tho United State Dis-
trict Court at Chicago recently declaring
that ho had not taken any ot tho bank's
funds
Advices from Maudalay state that the
sacred white elephant Is dead. The custo-
mary ceremony of koeplpg the body lying
In state threo days was prevented by the
British officers owing to sanitary reasons.
Tbo funeral was attended by an enormous
crowd. Tbe elephant occupied a magnifi-
cent palace ot its own nenr King Thcbaw's
palace.
Ik the Benate on the Hilt the Presiden-
tial Succession bill was Introduced by Mr.
Hoar from the Commttteo on Privileges.
Consideration was delayed for one day.
Tbo correspoudeuce on the Kelley case was
received from the President. Iu tho House
the Committee on Rules presented Its re-
port for the division ot committee. An
antagonising resolution by Mr. Weaver
was cut short by a motion tq adjourn
Tub Queen Regent of Spain ha pardoned
the conspirators who were cvndotiued tq
death at Carthageua
Tub Salisbury cabinet decided not to re-
sign but would it wns reported take JthtS
tenia ot the House of Commons In the mat-
ter. '
Ax Indian Territory special says that the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe weiolccomtng
very resile and trouble was. lilini'n-nt
9PVmmM M'WwV.w ai tim
r raw hutctt aenearrom cnu'i iaLrr i.iiut
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AMERICAN SHIPPING.
Ths Commissioner of Navigation Tk an
KnronraBb'C View of the .tmrrlenn Ma-
rine. VAsinsoTO.f December 14. Mr. Jstvls
I'atlon Commissioner ot Navigation has
Just complolcd his annual report giving sn
account of the work ot the now Bureau ot
Navigation slnco Its establishment by tho
Dlnglny shipping act. In comparing the
status ot American shlpph'C with that ot
other maritime countries he says :
"Thouxh we may have developed In other
wajs we hive not kect pace on ths sea
with the early promise of our National
youth Tlio complaints however are not
true that our shipping is going to ruin a
the fact SDnears that onr mercantile navy
stands seconfl among the nations ut tho
world and still forms one of the ele-
ments ot our greatnea). Tho total
number of vessels employed In At-
itmtlo and Pacific. Coasts Including; tho
Western rivers and alt inland navigation
excepting the Northern lakes on June 30
1835 was 10123. and their tonnage 2455T2.
Of Oils number 13862 were sailing vessels
4111 steam vessels 2SS canal boats and 894
barges. Tlio total number of vessels en
gaged In the coastwise trade Including
those engaged In tho fisheries and upon
Northern lakes and Western rivers. Is
15018 and their tonnage 2001010." Com-
missioner Pat ton gives Oguros to show that
our coasting trade Is by far the most flour-
ishing branch of the United States mer-
chant marine and save: "ft wo Include
our lake and river tonnage It Is the most
formidable coasting lleet In the world sur-
passing In point of tonnage tho combined
incrcmtilo navies of any two nations ex-
cluding Great Britain. Moreover this fleet
of coasteia of various kinds built for con-
ducting the tratTic ot our extended coasts
and long rivers. Is sdmlrably adapted to tho
diversified variety ot business It was con-
structed to perform. It Is In point of equip-
ment and cfllclencyot tho vessels andao
comtnodatlons and comforts for thoso on
board second to no lleot In tho world."
The Commissioner tsys that the relief af-
forded to American shipping throach tho
shipping act ot June 30 1884 Is already
felt in our favor but our expectations ot a
permanent revival must bo dclajcd until a
reaction comes with a demand for moro
tonnage. He thinks that everything should
bo done to encourage American Iron snip
builders and the practice adopted In I ranee
nnd other nations ot granting bounties to
ship building in order to give their vessels
an equal standing as to price Is commended.
On the subject ot pilotage 'ho Commis-
sioner remarks that: "The time lias ar-
rl ted for Congress to take charge ot the
whole question of pilotage l.i the Interests
of tho pilots themselves and ot others con-
cerned. Tho s stem of pllotsge varies In
msnyot the States and rates aro high Iu
nearly all. These are shown to be oppres-
sive to the shipowner and to demand tho
Introduction nt a new system that shall op
erate alike throughout the Nation. The lo-
cal taxation ot shipping in the various
States is also dealt with and It Is suggested
that shipping constitutes a class of
property which differs from the lsnded
property and if not altogether ex-
empt from taxation should only
be partially taxed. In no case says the
Commissioner should tho tax bo unjust to
tho American ship owner who has to bear
thodoublo burden ot decreaso In tho value
of his property and competition with Ilia
foreign ship owner. Under the head ot
collisions the Commissioner discusses at
lencth tho different plans for double side
lights but advises caution in any chango of
the present S) stem which lie says should
not bo ventured on until the new system to
replace it has had time to becomo familiar to
maritime people and Is found to be accept-
able to commercial nations In general. The
extension torher steamers ot the limited
liability section ot the act of June 20 1834
le strongly urged.
MORE FIGHTINQ.
Prince Alexander l'tuhtng Thing? In Servfa
Outline omielgrade.
New Yoiik December 14. A special ca-
blegram to tho lleratd dated SoGa says:
Dispatches from Piot state that jeatcrday's
fighting was forced by tlio Servians. It was
not Prlnco Alexander's Intention (o inako
any forward movement till this morning.
Throe Servian deserters wero brought to
tho general headquarters yesterday after-
noon at four o'clock. They bad deserted
the night previous from tho division sta-
tioned the miles from Nlssa. Tills was the
causo ot tho hurried departure of troops
from Pilot last evening at sunset The
three threatened points were as before
stated: lzvor Krlvofer and St Nicholas.
Tho Servians were repulsed In each
case leaving threo hundred prisoners and
two pieces of artillery In Bulgarian hands.
Mustaplm Palanka was occupied this morn-
ing after a sharp fight tho Sen Ian gantson
fleeing In disorder. The Bulgarian position
Is naturally a strong ono with the Tlmok
River In fiont and tho main ridge ot the
Balkans Immediately In their rear. It Is
ovldrntly the Intention of Prlnco Alexander
to make a Hank movement and capture the
railroad In the rear of Nlssa. thus cutting
ott all supplies and communications with
Belgrade or tlio Interior. The Servians to
prevent this will havu to attack the Bul-
garian line ot Defenses to stop tbe advance.
To attack PI rot would be useless. The
lighting "I" take placo near Mustanha-
Palanka. There ate rumors ot moro fight-
ing this morning. Army officials here
claim lliat a battle for Nlssa will take
placo at a point six miles
north of this city aud predict Its capitula-
tion within the next twenty-four hours.
A dispatch from Phlllppopolls states that
the Porte In view of the renewal of hostil-
ities has consented to defer further action
on tho Roumollan question for at least a
time.
A Shocking; Affair.
I.EAVENWoirnr Kax December II.
About noon Saturday tho family ot James
llcddow the corral master on tho Fort
reservation had assembled for dlnnorwhcn
Harry A. UeiUlow aged eighteen without
a word of warning aimed a rovolvor at his
father's head. Ills ana was caught by tho
old gentleman and ho was prevented
Tho oung man then pointed the
muzzle ot the weapon to his own breast
and fired the contents entering the left
breast and lodging In tho lclnllyot tho
heart The boy then fell to tbo floor amid
the ecrcamt ot his mother and brothers and
llitlo sister. It Is doubtful It he will re-
cover. a a
I'astor Uowns.
DosTo.v SI ass. December 11. Tlio
Rev. V. V Downs against whom an In-
dictment wa3 found Saturday by tho Grand
Jury for adultery preached to a large audi-
enco last evening In Mechanics Hall At
the close of his remarks he Introduced the
Hon Mai cm l'.-Notton who mado a state-
ment that a symlleato ot Boston lawyers
had been formed for the defease ot
Downs In his forthcoming trial and
that the acthu counsel for the defense
would be tho lion. Roscoo Cunkllng and
General B. P. Butler. Mr. Norton bit-
terly denounced tho grand Jury's action as
having been brought about by fraud.
Crime on tbo Ilordcr.
Ex. Paso Tax December 18. For
years the Mexican towns bordering on the
RloGramlo hse been the resort ot Ameri-
can 1 unco thieves cut throats ami other
criminals. They operated In donnnce ot
local authorities In many Instances there
being no Slatn laws adequate to suppress
them and tholr robberies have been com-
mitted under the guise of gambllug. Local
municipal elict'ons which hive lately takes
piace nan trie tract on plating a better class
i ot men In
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MINING J.IOTS.
Wight Among Miners nt line Itun Iav
More Trouble Feared.
FiTTsnvitotr Ta. December 11. Pine
1'un was tho socno ot another riot yrster-
Jay morning between striking eoat miners
and men working at reduced wages. About
8:30 when twenty-five miners were en their
way to work a squad of 200 masked men
met them aud demanded that they return
home. This they rofused lo do and the
mob made an attack Uwn them with clubs
sticks nnd stones. The riot lasted two hours.
Ten men were Injured. One Newton Camp-
bell ts beaten lr-euslblo and lib) Injuries
are believed to be fatal. Richard Hall und
Samuel Myfnrd wcro also seriously Injured.
The others got away with slight cuts and
bruises after standing their grovnd for
nearly two hours.
The tion-unlonlsts were fir.rlly driven off
and fled to places ot safety. The strikers
stayed In tho vicinity until after daybreak
waiting for more miners to come to work
but none mado their appearance.
The mob then wed;ed tho switch ot the
private coal road running to the mine and
disappeared over the hills. A train com-
ing along a short time after was thrown
from the track and the engine upturned
hut no one was hurt SlierlM Gray with a
posse has geno to the scene. There
was no further trouble at Pino River dur
ing the day but another outbreak Is
looked for. Sheriff Gray returned to this
city yesterday afternoon and reported every-
thing quiet. Ho Is holding himself In
readiness however and will start for the
miners it there is any Indication of another
assault The strikers are camped In
the woods some distance from tlio
mines but will not allow any one
to approach them. Tho people living
In the vicinity are grettly alarmed and an-
ticipate a general raid along tho river. Su-
perintendent O'Noll of the Pine River
mines says he bellow the mob will attack
the mines again and lint an effort wilt
be made to burn the tipples and engine
house.
The movement seems to to have been a
thoroughly organized one as secret meet-
ings ot the strikers have been held dally for
overawVck. It Is believed that tho Alio-
qulppa mines v. Ill bo the next point of
attack as auspicious looking men iiAvo
been hanging around there all day. Last
evening fifty repeating allies were
shipped to tlio Allcqulppa mines to bo dis-
tributed among Die non-union men.
They wilt be supplied with fifty rounds ot
ammunition and bloodshed Is quite proba-
ble It tbo strikers attempt to disturb them
on their way to aud from the mines. It
was learned last night that the rioters paid
a visit to Walton's mines near Elizabeth
durini: tlio absence of the workmen aud
destroyed their tools. Thcyatso broke off
tlio end gates ot coat wagons which wero
standing ou the trpplo loaded and then
dumped the coal out
THE MORMON QUESTION.
Senator Kdinunds Itelntrodncrs Ills Antt-
Mormon Dill The Mormon Church to be
Outlawed.
WASHikOTOff December 10. Senator
Edmunds has rs-lutrodused bis old sutl-
Mormon bill with some changes. It pro-
vides: First That tho husband and wlfo shall
be competent witnesses In the prosecution
for polygamy.
Second That the attendance of witnesses
can be secured by an attachment; that
prosecution can be had five years after the
offense; that every contract of marriage
performed In ono ot thn Territories ot
the United States shall bo certified to by
tho priest or other 'official performing
the ceremony In tho presence ot two wit-
nesses and' that such certificate shall be
filed within thirty days In the oHlce ot tbe
clerk of the court and any person falling
to file such certlllcAte shall be fined ? 1.000
aud be Imprisoned for two jean. The
record shall bo open to tho public and shall
be evidence In court
Section 7 repeals woman suffrage In
Utalu
Section a provides that the law which now
requires ballots In Utah to be numbered
shall be repealed.
Section 10 provides that illegitimate
children shall not hate any share In tho es-
tate ot their fathers In Utah.
Section 12 repeals the article Incorporat-
ing tho Church ot Jesus Christ ot Latter
Day Saints and provides that tho Presi-
dent ot the United States shall appoint
fourteen trustees for said corporation who
shall act under the authority of the Secre-
tary ot the Interior and shall dissolve said
-corporation. -pay its debts and dispose ot IU
property nnd essets according to law. The
balanco remaining shall be devoted and In
vested for the benefit ot the pubile schools
ot Utah. Tlio bill further provides that
whoever commits adultery In Ut.h shall be
Imprisoned In tbe Penitentiary no: exceed-
ing three yean.
A new system ot district schools Is es
tablished Iu the placo of the Mormon School
now held and the bill prohibits tho use In
any school of any book of a sectarian char-
acter. No Mormon and no person who be-
lieves In potigamy shall be cranio) ed as
teachers. The bill also provides the
very strongest measures ot tho disposition
ot property ot deceased persons In Utah.
The Patriarchal Circle of Odd Fellows Un-
able to Make lleadwny.
Ciiicxno December 11. Interviews to-
day with leading members ot the Patrl-
arrhlal Circle Indicate that In spite of the
recent decision ot tbe Supreme Body to re-
main Iu tho field the Circle will go to pieces.
Tho Grand Lodgo ot Odd Fellows ot the
Jurisdiction of Wisconsin has by forms!
resolution Instructed tho subordinate lodges
to expel from tho order all members who
drcllno to sever their connection with the
Circle and II Is noteworthy that prominent
officers of the body In contempt were among
those wno voted lor the resolution. In Ill
inois the members of thn Circle are fast be
coming connected with the Order ot Cher
alters or Patriarchs Millttnt a body legal-
ized at tho recent Grand Lodge aieetlnifin
Baltimom. This grade U expected to meet
the desires nt thoso who want a military
onler and to present a basis upon which all
can agree aud become united In Jtie har-
monious body. It ts b.M lived thU all the
members of the Circle In the county will
sOillate.wllli the now body.
X Texas Shooting.
WicJuita Faua Ts:.. December 11.
There was a killing at Seymour yesterday.
Bob Dixon and Bob Webb had had a dlffl
culty before but separated without fighting.
Yoslcrday they met In a saloon mid fo-
llowed tho difficulty and commenced shoot-
ing. It could not be learned who fired first.
Bob Dixon had only two or three loads In
his six shooter and after emptying It turned
anu rati out oi mo saloon lie fell aa he
was turning the comer and Ids brother
Joe Dixon the barkeeper and another
brother Jim supposing Bob wis killed
opened on Webb and after a few shots
Webb fel mortally wounded.
Cruelty.
LAwnexcsvrtxc Oa. December 11
Earuuel Uolrues one of the most ryomlnent
citizens ot the little town ot Suellvllle has
just been arrested chtrged with a most hor-
rible assault upon a little necroibov. seed
six )ears. Holmes camo home drunk and
went to the room where tho boy was asleep
and boat him almost to a Jelly with a shovel.
ScreatuhiK with pain and bleeding the boy
crawled from his bed when Holmes seized
bun naked and threw hm Into a fireplace
vbr hot life was burabw. The ehlial
wesiM bswyvfcrmMlllsilllwlf Hatst wo
tmtstaiMA arTtreel nans; ew(14 ts
LAW DEPARTMENT.
What the Attorney li-nrl Has la Bf
About Ills Department.
Washinotos December 10. Tho annual
report to Congress of Attorney General
Garland gives a detailed succinct statement
of the operations ot that department
throughout the country during the past
year Including the business of the Supreme
Court the Court of Claims and the Court
nt Commissioners of Alabama Claims.
During the year 1638 civil suits and 11077
criminal prosecutions wero terminated hi
the various United Stales Courts leaving
21 IS ot the former class and 3803-ot the
tiller class pending nt the close ot tbe year.
The sggrrgate amount of Judgments ren-
dered In favor of the United Slates In civil
set; during the year was $077883 and the
amount actually collected on these Judg
menu was (70457; while 37028 was ob-
tained during tho year on Judgments as
rendered In former j ears for the United
stales and 9144452 was otherwise realized
In civil suits. The aggregate amount ot
fines forfeitures and penalties Imposed dur-
ing the year In criminal prosecutions was
8481750 and the amount of these fines
forfeitures and penalties collected during
tho year wis $02124 while J0.187 was
n allied on fines forfeitures and penalties
Imposed In former J ears. Tlio aggre
gate amount of court expenses paid dur-
ing the year was 92874733. The Attor-
ney (lenrral suggrstcd tlio advisability ot
building Jxlls at each place In the country
where tbe United Slair. courts are held.
Tho necessity of building a Government
tiejiitetillnry where alt persons convicted
nt United Slates tiuVnsrs could bo con-
fined Is strongly nrged. "inch convict"
hnsajs "could be rmp'oyed In the manu-
facture ot supplies exclusively for the Gov-
ernment which work would assist In mak-
ing the Institution self-sustaining." He
also suggests the propriety of erecting on
the cmunds adjoining the Department ot
Justice a prop r bulldlnt for the accommo-
dation In addition to the department of the
Supremn Court and other proper courts and
commissions ot the United Slates. The
Attorney (iencral makes a number of other
rccommrndatluiis among which are tliefol-
lowing: That the fees of Marshals In I
Montana Idaho and wyomlmr be doubled;
that the salaries ot Marshals be revised:
that ttin compensation of the United
States Attorney for New Mexico and Arizo-
na be Increased and that the compensa-
tion of clerks of the United Mates Courts
In California bo reduced; that attorneys
and marshals lie required to make
returns by fiscal Instead ot cal-
endsr years; that the accounts ot chief
supervisors ot elections be taxed in open
court under the Instructions of the District
Atlornejs; that the penalty for the punish-
ment ot persons resisting officers bo made
more severe; that Increased provisions bo
insdo for the protection of United States
witnesses and that a suitable United States
Jallbebulllat Fort Smith. Ark. Tim re-
Cirt closes with- a brief statement ot the
nlon Pacific Railway litigation and eays
that a motion will be filed by the Govern-
ment In the Supreme Court In a few days
to advance the appeals In tho dockets so as
hae a speedy determination ot them. The
Attorney General adds that the motion will
doubtless be granted and the matter be dis-
posed of an early date.
EXPLOSIONS.
Tli Kansas City Cm Works Totally
Wrecked Gas Kaploslon In Pennsylvania
Kansas City Mo December 10. At
1:10 o'clock yesterday morning a terrible
explosion occurred at the works of the Kan-
sas City Gas Light and Coko Company
comer of First and Campbell streets on
the East levee. The shock was plainly
felt In all parts ot lho city. Windows were
broken and doors wrenched from their
hlnces blocks away from tbe scene ot the
disaster. The explosion occurred In the
purifying house and was hoard for miles
around houses fifteen or twenty blocks
away being rocked as by an earthquake.
The shock aud terrible report created the
greatMt excitement In tbe city. Although
the hour was late and the night very dark
and stonny. people turned out hurriedly
in all sorts ot costumes. Many thought
that an earthquako had occurred while
others declared that a dynamite explosion
of the most darlug and gigantic character
had takrn place. As soon as tbe alarm
sounded all the nptown lire cominrdes
rushed to the scene ot the disaster and In
very few moments a large force of fire-
men policemen gas house einplojes and
others wero at work on tbe piles
of broken brick and splintered tim-
ber to get at tho wounded
It any had been engulfed In the ruins. A
large crowd had already gathered about the
works and both the night shift at the
works and those ot the day shift who lived
near and who had turned out In all sorts of
hurriedly donned costumes were already at
work like heroes. Several streams ot water
were turned on the blazing ruins. Tbe
workmen were called together and
counted and It was found that all of the
night f orco coutdlw accounted for except the
engineer Julius W. Slosson. Soon groans
were beard Issuing from a pile of brick and
lumber where the boiler room had formerly
stood and the engineer was dug out IIo
was found to be badly lulured but
hopes are entertained ot his recov-
ery. Tbe works are a total wreck
and the loss Is variously estlnutad at
from J 100.000 to S150.000 The officers of
the Gas Company feel positive that It was
not a gas explosion but the result of djna-
mlte. This theory Is only based on the
faet that the company have fur sev-
eral weeks past had trouble with and dis-
charged several employes.
Canonsuuho Pa December 10 Yes-
terday morning at four o'clock an explosion
of natural gas occurred at tho resldenco of
Wesley Greer on Main street wrecking the
entire building aud hurling the occupants
from their beds Into the lot surrounding the
house thirty feet away. The force of the
concussion was so terrific that the root was
lifted from the house rxuX carried a hun-
dred yards. The sides of the bulldlnt;
bulged out and then fell. Immediately
after fragments ot the structure caught
fire and In less than an hour
the whole was In ashes. Mr.
Greer his wife and (no children a babo
and a boy four years old were sleeping
soundly at the time. They were lifted with
tbe flying debris bed and all and landed
In the yard but none were fatally Injured.
i
Storm nt the Pen.
Chester Iu. December 10. A violent
wind and rain storm passed over this section
Tuesday afternoon. The damage done at
the Penitentiary will reach Into the thou-
sands. The chapel part of the eell house
shoe shop and all smaller buildings In the
yard were unroofed. The wall of the new
State shop In process ot construction was
tilnsvti ft i warn 'Ptis sntosil Knvm ssarft t1tati
from the fence and a large portion of the
fence was leveled. Colonel Bob Weston's
house ou the prison grounds was unroofed.
Captain A. J.N.chols ou duty on the fence)
was blown from his post and badly though
not dangerously Injured.
Fatal Vluarret.
Blossom Phaiiui Tex December 10-.
A Smith & Wesson was in the hands o! X.
W. Pagan when the fatal shot was fired
that killedJLjr. Brantley at two o'clock
yesterday altnVon. Both were citizens of
tfcl place Tit tesilrurny ot witnesses U
tht HfMitley had Fagatt down bssvUog
hint when FajHui shot Brantley an ttw
latter ths get up and wJk4 htlo the ston
ot II. L. Byrne rewavrklti that he was
kUIwd aiwt espired In a few Minute. Vags
surrender atvd U bow hi Us tends el
oMeata ot tho law. Ttw mmm lMilhyr. ts
ttviticaibla UAve not hu futrv davaJaEaci.
t H hrriM I w4 k febt
BOYS.
ATreltr Halloween Story with m
Moral
Attached.
The boys had lots of fun at my honso
Halloween. You boo tho Iron gate
throuifh which William H. Vanderbllt
and Canon Parrar and Bill Nyo nnd i
Joseph Cook and Eugeno Field nnd Dr.
Newman and others of my friends
drivo when thoy como to seo mo has
been shut for somo thrco months so
that tho boys had to loavo their car-
riages outsido and climb over. Tlio
gato had sagged somehow nnd got
jammed and rusted fast one way nnd
another nntil wo couldn't get It open at
all. I sent for my neighbor tho black-
smith nnd ho sent n man over and tho
man worked nnd filed hammered and
twisted for an hour and couldn't move
it. Ho gavo it np and went nway and
tuo mastcr-smim a man who can such
an earthquake enmo over and ho
couldn't shako it Then I tried a dyna-
mite cartridge paid for eight dollars'
worth of gloss in tho neighborhood
and set tho gato tighter than over. So
I Just put a placard "Paint" on tho
gnto and when Russell Saco and Dick
Munklttrick and Gcorgo w. Curtis and
tho rest of tlio boys camo around thoy
had to como in through tho wood-shed.
Well lost Halloween tho village boys
wcro out In force. Thoy wcro having
good times all around tho neighbor-
hood but I didn't dream of their dis-
turbing mc. But about eleven p. m. I
heard them at tho gate. They went nt
it first in an off hand boyish lift-hcr-right-off-thc-hlngcs
sort of way. .Thon
two or thrco moro of them took hold;
then thoy grunted and lifted.
Then tho whole crowd gathered
hold ot her. I never saw so many
boys work so hard in my life. Some
of them cried so unusual was tho exer-
tion. Thoy panted nnd tugged anil
strained and shouted in hushed whis-
pers and fussed with the catch and
pulled at the hinges and twisted and
grunted nnd paused for breath and con-
sulfation. Onco or twico thoy displayed
signs of weariness but by showing a
light nt a window I lent the zest of a
llttlo danger to tho affair and as soon
as tho light disappeared they went at it
again. About tnreo o ciock in tne
morning however they lifted her.
Sure as fato they got tho old gate clc.tr
off Its hinges. They wore too tired to
carry It away so they laid it down in
tho street and laughed and rejoiced in
boyish stylo with what llttlo breath they
had left Thoy wcro too utterly worn
out to have nny moro fun that night so
incy went wcaruy anu inutnpiinnny
home. 8a lug they'd like to seo any
man in America fix a gato so as't they
wouldn't lift it off. Next day I told my
astonished neighbor the master of the
forge to straighten up tho gate and
hang It again. Thon I told my land-
lord that It took fourteen boys four
hours to get that miserable gate off; fifty-six
hours at fifteen cents an hour.
eight dollars nnd forty cents which I
had allowed on my rent; this paid mo
for tho glass I broko with the dynamite
and left me forty cents to blow in. I
was going to givo it to tho boys but I
reflected that thoy had all the fun they
wanted getting the gate off so I spent
tho forty cents for myself. Moral: If
you havo a piece of work you can't get
none just trive a party oi uoys an mca
that you don't waDt them to do it
Burdtttc in BrooUin Eagle.
A STRANGE FLOWER.
A Story That Mead Like One of the Le-
gends of Mythology.
In tho western part of Jefferson
County Fla. there grows and blossoms
into curious and magnificent beauty a
rose that seems to bo indigenous to a
small area of country but which will
not flourish in other latitudes. Tho
bush is a strong and vigorous one and
tho leaves aro a very light but glossy
green. Tlio petals of the flower curvo
slightly inward and aro tho color of a
bright arterial blood. Tho odor is
pungent but slightly sickening. Tho
peculiarity of tills flower is that tho
dew that drops therefrom Is of a faint
pinkish cast a marvel seen in no other
flower the baffling wonder ot thoso
who have witnessed it It is called tho
Grant Rose and has a sad and melan-
choly history. Its origin is ono of
those mysteries with which nature at
times delights to astonish her devotees.
In 183t John Grant and Nellio Lowry
woro married. After a happy year of
married lifo thoy and their baby wcro
murdered by Osceola's Seminole?. A
few years later a passing- hunter ono
of tho original party that had found tho
bodies happened on tlio samo locality
and In tho llttlo hollow where tho blood
had gathered ho saw a vigorous bush
bearing such roses as I havo described.
IIo cut somo slips from it and took
them to tho settlement wher ho re-
lated his discovery. Such n romantic
and singular story excited tlio curiosity
of many in tho adjacent countlos and
repeated efforts wcro mndo to scctiro
the growth of tho slips In other places
but thoy have all failed of sucoess.
Within an area of fivo miles whco the
doleful tragedy occurred it is said that
tho roso can still bo found with its
strong and sturdy stalk Its pale-green
leaves its incurved crimson petals and
iU bloody dow. live Oak (Fta.) Cor
Atlanta Constitution.
JAPANESE PROGRESS.
""'"" "' Ps T " iKu-a
.. . . . ti.aa B-a.
Fair Suhjrcts.
Tho ladles ot Japan show not ps
readiness to adopt Western ideas rUxd
usages than tho Japanese of tho other
sex. Tho holies of Yedo onler dresses
from Paris; end tho progress of Imita-
tion has gono so far as to ruako u
knowledge ot tho fashionablo dances
of Europe an indispensable feature In
tho education of every Japanese lady
who respects horself. Lqtiestrianism.
has not however figured so far in tho
list of femiuino accomplishments in tho
dominions of the Mikado; not it seems
from any aversion on tho part of tho
ladles to tako pattern by their Euro-
pean sisters in this as in ottier respects
but simnlv becauso no means of mas
tering the art ot horsowomanship as it
is practiced in tuo weet existed in tne
country. A riding-school is however
about to be opened In Yokohama ex-
clusively for the use of native ladles
anu it promises to do largely patron-
ired. The Japanese Government Is
about to tako steps which will havo ths
effect of bringing tho more solid
branches of Western education wUbtn
retell of the female subjects of the
Mikado A number of young women
are about to bo tent to Europe to rt
celve a thorough training iu the essen-
tial branohes of female eduoaUon w it
Is understood thsro with a view to
tkeu: subquenLitUiplcvBlftrit a Uiwh-
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THE BUSY LITTLE
RESTORED TO SIGHT
The Wonderful l'rogress Made In tho
Treatment of Eye Troubles.
Science; has made great progress la
treating diseases of tho oyc. Cataract
in most - ses can bo rellovcd and good
working vision retorcd even In tho very
nged. Tho disease consists In tho
crystalline lens becoming opaque sad
Its treatment. In removing tho lens ad
supplying its placo with glasses. Thcro
is another still moro prevalent dlscaso
of tho eye In which tho iris becomes
adherent to the transparent protecting
cornea beforo It and the latter be-
comes of a milk-whito opacity. This
disease has been looked on as nearly
hopeless. lint last year tho surgeon to
the St Paul's Kyo nnd Ear Hospital
England treated n casnf tho kind with
a success which fairly astonished him
and which icads him to anticipate In
tho future ns favorable results as In
other gravo diseases of the oye.
Tho girl was in her twentieth year
and h.vl always been blind. Ono eyo
ws plainly beyond rellof "nt Ujo Iris
of tho left oyc did not everywhere nd-
hcro to tho cornea. It seemed to tho
girl however ns blind ns the othor eyo
and sho could not distinguish her An-
gers held closoly beforo it. Still theto
was a trilling perception of light By
several operations extending through
nearly two months tho adhesions wcro
severed. Contrary to expectations
lho lens wcro found to bo transparent
and otherwise in good condition
though tho long tension had resulted
In nrnilnrlnrr mrnnl.i fshort-siirhtcd-
ncss). Thcro was also a good-sized
pupil though temporarily ragged on
two sides from tho cuts and tlio mi-
nuto muscles of tho iris had retained
in full their sensibility and contractil-
ity. Glasses remedied the myopia and
In less than two months tho girl was
able with some difficulty to read or-
dinary print and coarser print with
case. Mcanwhilo tho vision becamo
clearer.
Witttt mtinma m4atnv fn tlm nmr
Is that tho retina had retained its sensi-
tiveness and the mnsclcs of tho iris
their sensibility and full power of ac
tion through tho disease oi twenty
years it being a general law that a
disused musclo or organ in timo loses
its functional power. We all read with
interest accounts of tho first Impres-
sions felt by thoso whoso sight had
been suddenly restored. Iu this case
tho sensations wero quito peculiar.
Tho first was ono of profound horror.
When sho first beenne cdnsciotis of sight
and space her feeling was llko that of
ono who looks over a precipice and
she jeemed to regret that sho had con-
tented to be taken out of her lite-long
darknessl Timo corrected tho misap-
prehension. Sho learned her letters in
a day and to read in a week. FoHtA's
Companion.
FASHIONS IN HAIR.
Authoritative Statement as to IfowIash-
lonibles trill Do Up the Hair.
A great chango has quietly taken
placo in hair-dressing fashions. Pash-
ionablo ladies tired of tho high styles
aro gradually wearing tho Catog&u
braid or wavy curls low- on tho neck
worn by tlio Loudon and Parisian ladies
last winter. The Puritan style of hair-
cutting close all over tho head and
shaped in saucer bang on tho forehead
which was quite a favorite with sporting
ladles has been eagerly adopted by our
pretty shop-girls perhaps because it
aves time. This stylo Is not worn in
Europe and tho sooner it is discounten-
anced hero tho better for tho looks of
our fair country womon. Front coiffures
aro worn in Pompadour style.
mo bace Hair lor uuny wear is
dressed in Catogan braid about two
Inches from napo of tho neck looped
up and a figure eight mado of wavy
tresses on tho crown close to tlio front
curls. Loop shell pins aro essential to
dress the hair iu loops.
lor ovenlng wear tho hair Is dressed
In fluffy curls In front. Pompadour
Ktylc and tho bock hair in wavj' loops
not too large but long ending Iu two
or thrco graceful wavy curls falling on
tho neck. Fancy pins in gold anu sil-
vor studded with brilliants or rhlnc-
stones aro much in voguo for orna-
ments. Feather puffs for matrons and
flowers for young ladles. Front coif-
fures connected with s Catogan braid
or wavy curls aro being introduced to
"forlorn damsels wltli shom locks"
who aro anxious to recover their fash-
ionablo appearance- Gray hair is more
fashionablo than ever. Ladies who
havo n sprinkling of gray havo front
coiffures and chignons mado quito gray
anu iiavo ium urosscu in tuo latest
style. N. Y. Hair Dcalcrf Circular.
HE GOT LEFT.
4. Young Man's KfTurU In llthalf or ths
Wrong Ijidr.
"Tho well-dressed young man who Is
too fresh for his good looks and who b
uvcr on tho alert for a maiden to con-
quer occasionally gets loft" said a
casual acquaintance in a business house
the other day.
"Meet thcia oftenr"
"I saw something of this sort yester-
day that amused mo for a llttlo while.
I was coming up from Toledo around
by tho Wabash. Every seat in tho car
was occupied oxcent ono tilled with
sachuls at the side of a drossy young
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though unfamiliar with tbo manner of
exit aud entrance into n car happened
to get In in tho right way at tho rear
platform whilo thu young lady camo
lit tlio forward end ot tho car. Bhq
walked down tho nlslo looking for a
seat. Nearly everybody wns looking
at her rosy cheeks plump figuro anu
slose-fittlug dress. The young fellow
saw her. lie swept those sachets down
on the floor Instantly and with an en-
couraging and flattering smlla invited
lior to bu seated. The girl beekoned'to
tho old lady who was cott)imfiUH tfcs
nlslo and respectfully gitvh tfc i
Tho vounc fellow llusheM SabTiii
than his vermilion cravat amuU
down In tho seat about a fool- An '
man arose offered bis seat and weut
forward into the smoker without wait
ing to soo if sba took lL"TrjDrivf r
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