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VOL. II.
ENID, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, SATURDAY, JI NK 1. 1895.
NO. 37.
GrEESHAM IS NO MORE.
V
SECRERARY OF STATE DIES
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Ilia End Peaceful—He is Taken Suddenly
Worse Sunday Night Derillie in Rapid
und Final Kticord of a ftuaut lathe
Public Service.
Washington, May 28.—Secretary
Greaham died at 1:15 o'clock this morn-
ing at his rooms at the Arlington hotel.
Although hope for his recovery was
practically abandoned when his spell
occurred shortly before 6 o'clock last
evening, the most powerful heart stim-
ulants known to medical science were
injected periodically, and an infusion of
normal saline solution was made
thorugh an open vein in the arm. He
recovered slightly, but owing to severe
rigor shortly before 11 o'clock be began
to fail rapidly and his vitality began to
ebb. The three physicians saw that the
end was near and at 12 o'clock with-
drew to the ante-room, leaving in the
sick room only the members of his fam-
ily and the nurses. Up to that time he
had been conscious and talked at In-
tervals. His words were full of brav-
ery. He fully appreciated his condi-
tion and spoke words of hope and cheer
to his stricken wife and daughter.Some
times his mind wandered slightly and
went back to the days of long ago, re-
calling incidents of life and happiness
in the springtime of his life. He spoke
too, of his absent son and his private
.secretary.Mr. Landis, whom he loved
as a son and who, like his son, was
speeding to his bedside, all too late.
Mrs. Oresham sat by Cne bedside
smoothing his fevered brow and oc-
casionally reading to him from the
Bible passages that he loved. As the
end approached, his pulse became hard-
ly perceptible. Gradually his eyes
glazed and closed. Mrs. Gresham, with
noble and heroic fortitude continued to
read the words of the Gospel to her de-
partnlg husband. Her daughter and
3cn-in-law stood with bowed heads at
the side of the couch. At 1:15 o'clock
his breathing ceased; a peaceful
shadow passed over his pale counten-
ance, his pulse flickered and the sor-
rowing family were In the presence of
death. One of the nurses conveyed the
news that the end had come to the
physicians in the next room, and they
In turn, brought It to the watchers in
the reception room.
In the hotel lobby outside were a half
hundred of the secretary's friends.
No arrangements will be made for
the funeral until the arrival of his son
today.
Mrs. Gresham's devotion to her hus-
band during his illness has been of the
most tender, patient and faithful char-
acter. Fhe seemed determined to fight
*>ff death. "If he dies," she said many
times, "I lose all." The utmost per-
suasion wan required to induce her
iven to lie down. Yesterday she grew
no faint from exhaustion that she reel-
ed and would have fallen had not one of
the nurses nought her in her arms.
THE SECRETARY'S ILLNESS.
Mr. Gresham's illness began May 1,
.vhen he was attacked with acute
pluerisy.
When the secretary was taken sick
/our weeks ago, the physicians diagnos-
ed the case as gall stones in the blad-
der. His pluerisy symptoms were over-
looked for almost thirty-six hours. As
soon as Dr. W. W. Johnson, who is now
the attending physician, was called, he
discovered that the secretary was suf-
fering from an acute case of plurisy,
probably caused by exposure while rid-
ing out to Woodley, the president's
country home, at night. In the mean-
time the gall stone had passed. The
secretary's right lung was affected, the
cavity being already filled with pluer-
1 tic fluid. His respiration rose to 43.
The physicians decided not to tap the
cavity, but to rely upon absorption to
rid it of the exuded fluid. Gradually
Secretary Gresham grow better. The
respiration was reduced almost to nor-
mal. Last Saturday when Dr. Johnson
thought all danger passed, the left lung
suddenly became affected and filled
rapidly.
Since then either Dr. Johnson or the
consluting physician have been at his
bedsie constantly, as have Mrs. Gres-
ham and the secretary's son-in-law,
Mr. Andrews. He passed a very bad
night Saturday night and a bad day
yesterday, suffering so much pain that
last night he was placed upder the in-
fluence of opiates. He has been kept
more or less under their influence all
day. His long illness has weakened the
secretary greatly and it is said that his
physicians have decided that in his ex-
hausted condition he could not undergo
an operation for the removal of the
fluid. The fact that the secretary has
had stomach trouble for years and has
been obliged to diet, militated against
any rapid recovery of strength. Sec-
retary Gresham had an atack of pleu-
risy years ago. He has also suffered
much from his wounds, being at one
time bedridden for over a year.
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS.
In 1888 Judge Oresham was made a
prominent candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for president at the
Chicago convention. His liberal views
on the tariff created against him the
antagonism of the extreme protec-
tionists at Chicago. Judge Gresham,
with other Republicans, openly dis-
sented from the McKinley law and In
1892, after the nomination of Mr. Cleve-
land by the Democratic convention, he,
with other distinguished Republicans,
renounced their allegiance to the Re-
publican party and advocated Mr.
Cleveland's election. After Mr. Cleve-
land was elected, In February. 1893, he
summoned Judge Gresham to Lake-
wood, N. J., where after a consultation
he tendered him the position of Post-
master general of the cabinet he was
forming. Judge Gresham accepted
the trust March 7. During his short
term as postmaster general, Gresham
accomplished much. Letter postage to
Canada was reduced and the postal
convention with Mexico was sig nd.
Another important service he rendered
to the country was the re-establish-
ment of the fast mails. As secretary
of stat in the present administration,
Mr. Gresham has had to deal with
perhaps more vexatious, intricate and
delicate diplomatic affairs than has
fallen to the share of most secretaries
of state. From his long Judicial ex-
perience he was disposed to view every
question from the standpoint of exact
and equal Justice and tho first consid-
eration with him was always absolute
fairness; If his own country occupied
a false position in the matter, he
thought it was his duty to set it right,
even at a sacrifice of material inter-
ests, as it might appear at the time.
SUBJECT TO CRITICISM.
Such a course was certain to subject
him to bitter criticism and he fully re-
alized this in advance, but was in no
respect deterred from doing what he
thought was right. This brought him
face to face with the great question of i
the hour at that time, the annexation
of Hawaii. He had decided views on
this matter, even before he came into
the cabinet, and it was upon his re-
commendation that President Cleveland
performed almost his first official ac-
tion by withdrawing from the senate,
where it was pending, the annexation
treaty negotiated by Secretary Foster.
Then Mr. Blount was sent to the Is-
lands to make an original Investigation
and upon his report, the secretary mad?
his now celebrated recommendation
that the queen be restored, inasmuch as
she has been deposed by the action ol
officers of the United States.
When congress finally made known
its views, the secretary accepted their
for his government but it cannot be
discovered that he ever changed his
views as originally announced to the
Justice of the action he had proposed.
While he was deep In the Hawaiian
negotiations. Secretary Gresham was
obliged to suddenly give immediate at-
tention to the Bering sea seal fisheries.
The arbitration arranged by his pre-
decessor was in full swing. Here wan
another matter with which he was not
in harmony. IJe did not believe that
the arbitration would be successful in
the object aimed at by the United
States, namely—the protection of the
seals, but regardless of the outcome,
he was forced to bring the British gov-
ernment to a renewal of the modus vl-
vendi or to quick action to carry out
the award when it was announced, in
order to guard against the annihila-
tion of the seals. The British govern-
ment was unwilling to do the first of
these things, and it was only by an ex-
hibition of all the strength of his char-
acter and purpose that he succeeded in
hurrying through the British parlia-
ment an act to give effect to the arbi-
tration and then secure the adoption
of regulaUons to keep off the poachcrs.
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
By a clause in the Wilson tariff act
copgresn has swept away in a line all
thecarelful constructed reciprocity trea
ties negotiated by the preceedlng ad-
ministration. This caused great anger
among the nations with which the Unl-
ed States had such treaties and the
storm fell upon Secretary Gresham's
head. Immediately there was talk of
retaliation and tariff wars and in some
cases this was realized to a certain ex-
tent, Mr. Gresham's task was to placate
the European powers, and how skillful-
ly he did so, the printed correspondence
tells. He fairly amazed the Germans
and Austrians, used as they were to the
devious ways of diplomacy, by frankly
admitting that they were right in claim
ing a remission of the differental duties
upon beet sugars; that justice seemed
to require this remission and that he
would do all that could be done to
bring congress to ?ee this and make
reparation, a promise which he faith-
fully endeavored to redeem ro the la3t
and thereby greatly strengthen his own
hand in the vexatious negotiations look
ing to the removal of the unjust and
onerous restrictions placed upon the
importation of American cattle and
meats.
Another legacy from his predecessor
which Mr. Gresham found very little
to his liking was the necessity for car-
ing for the Samoan king, held Impris-
oned on the Sunda island by the Ger-
mans. He wanted to repudiate the
whole arrangement by which the
United States assumed a part of a
tripartite protectorate over Samoa and
he worked hard to this end and finally
succeeded In inducing President Cleve-
land to recommend to congress that
the United States withdraw from all
further participation in Samoan af-
fairs.
Then In the constructive side of dip-
lomacy Mr. Gresham had much to his
credit. He did all that a foreign of-
ficer could do properly to prevent the
atrocities of the Japanese war; lost no
opportunity at any stage to bring it to
an end and ultimately when peace was
restored, it was through the good of-
fices of the American ministers of
China and Japan acting under Secre-
tary Gresham's instructions that the
peace negotiations were initiated. All
this was done In a manner that made
It clear to the world that the United
States was acting absolutely without
self interest and from motives of hu-
manity, notwithstanding the tempta-
tions held out by some of the great
European powers to act jointly with
them from less worthy motives that
might have brought a self-return. And
while he was doing this Secretary
Gresham was also using his good of-
fices to prevent a war between Mexico
and Guatemala, both full of fighting
spirit and difficult of restraint and In
thin he succeeded completely, although
he was obliged to use very strong rep-
resentations to do so. While the
amount involved was insignificant in
the case of the claims of the United
States cltizenn against Venezuela, Sec-
retary Gresham managed through a
joint commission to secure a judicial
annunciation of doctrine that is of the
greatest importance to the civilized
world, namely, that the government of
a country is responsible for the abuse
or ill treatment, for financial redress of
foreigners committed by Insurgents.
WORKER TO THE LAST.
Almost the last official action before
he fell mortally 111 was to Initiate the
correspondence with France intended
to secure justice for ex-United States
Consul Waller whom he believed to
have been Ill-treated by the summary
French court-martial In Madagascar,
and In whose Interest he notified Am-
bassador Eustls to Interfere.
The secretary was a hard worker. He
was thorough in all things and insisted
upon reading up every aspect of a case
which came before him. Thin involved
long hours spent in study and it is now
clear that Secretary Gresham was
brought to his last illness by the great
exertions he was obliged to put forth
to discharge his official duties to his
own satisfaction.
During his career on the bench Judge
Gresham heard and decided many note-
worthy cases. His great**' decision
was in the Wabash case when he went
beneath the technicalities and placed
all the lines of the system under a re-
ceiver, thus giving Jay Gould a direct
blow.
In 1858 Mr. Gresham married Miss
Matilda McGraln, the daughter of Mr.
Thomas McGraln, a man of Scotch-
Irish descent. A t on and daughter
were born to them, who live In Chicago.
He was devoted to his wife and child-
ren. This side of his life, the public
knew nothing of, but it furnishes the
best key to his nature and character.
3USHNELL IS BACKED
OHIO REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
HIM FOR GONEPNOR.
"Ax lYallotfl Taken Resolutions Reaffirm
the National Platform Administration
is Roanted—McKinley* Jk'r«**lduut lal
Boont Fairly Launched.
Zanesville, O., May 28.—The nomina-
tion for governor by the Ohio Republi-
can state oonventlon of Asa S. Bushnell
Is generally regarded as a victory for
the Foraker men over the McKinley
men. The Foraker men were able to
concentrate on Bushnell and their op-
ponents remained divided. Ex-Governor
Foraker on his arrival at noon made
several speeches in which he compli-
mented all the gubernatorial candid-
ates, but he worked for Bushnell while
Sherman, Foster and other leaders op-
posed the favorite. Hoyt and Nash
made brilliant speeches and were on
the ground hustling while General
Bushnell remained at his home in
Springfield. General Bushnell Is at the
head of the Warder, Bushnell & Gless-
ner, manufacturers of harvesters, and
is worth several millions. He was a
captain in the civil war.
The state convention wan called to
order here today promptly at i p. m.
by Colonel Joseph C. Bonner, chair-
man of the stae committee.
A half hour previous the hall was
packed to its full capacity of 5,000 and
many were unable to gain admittance.
Senator Sherman was given a stirring
ovation when he was escorted into the
hall at 3:50 by Congressman Van Vor-
his and Judge Granger. Ex-Secretary
Foster, the members of congress, sev-
eral candidates and others were cheer-
ed as they entered. Among the work-
delegates were Herman G. Denison. son
of tne war governor, and Harry Gar-
field, son of the mudered president,
While Chairman Bonner, who is a
member of McKinley's staff, was elo-
quently congratulating the Republi-
cans on the result of the last Ohio
election and forecasting another tri-
umph for next November in his intro-
ductory speech, ex-Governor Foraker
entered the hall and a very boisterous
demonstration followed his appear-
ance. After Chairman Bonner had
made repeated efforts to secure order
and proceed with his Introductory re-
marks. Ex-Governor Foraker came
to the front of the platform and said:
"Gentlemen of the convention—I
hope you will not any longer disturb
the deliberations of the convention.
There will be time for us ail to be
heard before we leave Zanesville.
(More shouting than previously). It
is a good town to stay over night In
and we will stay Just as long as our
business may require. At the proper
time, when that will be In order, I
will be very glad Indeed to exchange
greetings wi.th you. but I beg for the
present that you will let tiie chair-
man of the central committee proceed
with his speech in oredr to expediate
the business of the convention."
(Great applause).
SHERMAN FOR CHAIRMAN.
Even after this apepal It was with
great difficulty that Colonel Bonner
concluded his remarks and Introduced
Senator John Sherman as the tem-
porary chairman. Senator Sherman
met the demonstrations at first with
the remark that he hoped to see the
Republicans of Ohio keep up such a
pitch of enthusiasm till the next No-
vember election.
He then made a speech accepting the
position of temporary chairman.
At the conclusion of the senator's
speech the twenty-one congressional
districts were called for members of
the committees and other positions and
it was found that there were bitter
contests for seats, especially In the To-
ledo and Springfield districts A com-
mittee on resolutions was appointed
and afterwards organized with cx-
Secretary Foster as chairman. The
convention then adjourned to 8 p. m.
BALLOTING BEGINS.
On reassembling the temporary or-
ganization was made permanent. The
contested delegations from the Toledo
and Springfield districts were not un-
seated. With a corresponding number
of speeches the following names were
presented to the convention for the
nomination of governor: J. W. Bar-
ger, J. Warren Kiefer. J. If. Hoyt. G.
W. Nash, Robert M. Nevin. A. L. Har-
ris and E. W. Poe. General Bushnell's
name was not presented by any speak-
er. There were 827 delegate's in the con-
vention, 414 being necessary to a
choice.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Bushnell. 58; Barger. 86; Harris. 65;
Hoyt, 176y2; Kiefer, 74; Nash, 168; Nevin,
60; Poe, 146Vj
Chairman Sherman announced that
there wan no nomination.
Second ballot—Bushnell. 83: Barger,
83; Harris. 44; Hoyt, 169« : Kiefer. 63:
Nash. 169*4; Nevin. 81; Poe. 133.
Third ballot—Bushnell, 159; Barger,
86; Harris. 2; Hoyt, 165: Kiefer, 40V2;
Nash, 199%; Nevin, 8; Poe. 84. At the
end of this ballot the name of E. W.
Poe was withdrawn.
Fourth ballot—Bushnell, 347; Barger,
32; Harris, 26; Hoyt, 148; Kiefer. 16;
Nash, 257. Bushnell lacking only 67
votes of nomination.
Fifth ballot—Bushnell. 410; Harris, 5;
Hoyte, 120; Kiefer, 12; Nash. 279.
On the sixth ballot General Asa S.
Bushnell was nominated, receiving 509
votes; Nash, 201; Hoyt, 11. Necessary
for choice 414.
President Woodmansee, Secretary
Miller and other officers of the Republi-
can league of Ohio, together with ex-
Governor Foraker, who were sitting on
the stage at the time, telegraphed their
congratulations to General Rushnell
at his home in Springfield. The Clark
county delegations from Bushnell's
home, stood out for General Kiefer till
the last ballot when it gave each half
of Its vote. The result of the nomina-
tion was received as a great victory
for Foraker.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions adopted declare as
follows:
"1—We reaffirm our adherence to the
principles of the Republican party as
defined by the national convention in
1892, chief among which are: A protec-
tive tariff which, restoring American
wages and Amerlcn products, shall
prove to the highest interests of Amer-
ican laborers and American develop-
ment. while providing adequate reve-
nue for the uses of the government;
reciprocity which, while seeking and
gaining the world's markets, shall not
lower or destroy American wages, nor
surrender our own markets to foreign
commodities which can be produced at
homti; fair elections, based upon a free
ballot and an honest count, the safe-
guard of American Institutions, the
ture source of publio authority; honest
money, consisting of gold, silver and
paper, every dollar an any other dollar,
and all backed by the national faith
and honor. We favor bimetallism and
demand the use of both gold and silver
as standard money, either in accord-
ant witn a ratio to be fixed by inter-
national agreement If that can be ob-
tained, or under such restrictions and
such provisions, to be determined by
legislation, as will secure the maln-
talnance of the parity of the values of
the two metals so that the purchasing
and debt paying power of the dollar,
whether of sliver, gold or paper, shall
be at all times equal.
ADMINISTRATION DENOUNCED.
"2—We denounce the present Demo-
cratic administration, whose vicious
and vacillating course has brought us
distress at home and humiliation
abroad. It has inaugurated a policy
looking toward ultimate free trade,
which has deranged business, crippled
our industries, distressed our homes
and dealt labor a serious glow. With
deplorable incompetency it has failed
to receive revenue enough to run the
government, has had to borrow in less
than two years $162,000,000. mainly to
I pay ordinary running expenses and
selling in secret to favor foreign syn-
dicates the bonds of the government at
prices below their actual value. It has
lowered the flag In Hawaii, in an un-
Amerioun attempt to overthrow a re-
public and restore a monarchy and,
with unpatriotic Indifference, has suf-
fered British troops to land In Nica-
ragua. in contemptuous disregard of
the Monroe doctrine; by which, and
similar acts, our country, second in
power and dignity to none, has suffer.
| ed a loss of respect throughout the
world.
"We denounce to the free wool pro-
vision of the present tariff act as an
unjust discrimination against an im-
portant industry, and demand such
protection for sheep husbandry as will
secure fair prices for American wool.
PENSION BUREAU.
"We denounce the present adminis-
tration of the pension bureau for its
betrayal of the interests of the Union
soldiers, and we pledge anew to the
veterans of the republic a watchful
care and recognition of their just
claims upon a grateful people.
"We endorse the able, honest and
business-like administration of Gov-
ernor William McKinley.
"Believing that the proposed Nica-
ragua canal is needed for commercial
extension and national defense and
that it ought to be constructed and
operated by the government of the
United States or under its protection,
we commend this project to our repre-
sentatives in congress.
"The election of a Republican legisla-
ture in this state next ovember will en-
able Ohio to send to the United States
senate a Republican colleagues to that
grand old statesman. John Sherman.
For thi honorable place In the upper
house of congress, the Republicans of
the state have but one candidate and
we, their representatives here assem-
bled, give voice to that sentiment in
naming and recommending as their
choice for that position that grand sol-
dier, peerless orator and patriotic states
man, Joseph B. Foraker.
PROUD OF McKINLEY.
"The people of Ohio are proud of the
character and career of their distin-
guished friend and citizen. William M.
McKinley. A pure, patriotic, unselfish
life of public service itas endeared him
to the Republicans of the nation and
Justly won him a place among the few
chosen by popular acclaim for high sta-
tion and great leadership. Believing
him to possesss in eminent degree those
rare qualities of broad, wise and patrio-
tic statesmanship which not only fit
him for victorious leadership in a great
campaign, but for successful adminis-
tration after election, we present Will-
lam McKinley to the Republicans of the
nation as a candidate for the nomina-
tion for president in 1896, and we pledge
him the absolute and unswerving sup-
port of Ohio at the next national con-
vention.
"We have heard with great sorrow of
the deo/th and untimely death of Hon.
W. Q. Gresham and we extend to his
bereaved family our sympathy and con-
dolence."
Other resolutions referring wholly to
state matters were adopted.
At midnight the convention adjourn-
ed until tomorrow at 9:15 a. m.
RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY THE AMALGAMAT
ED ASSOCIATION-
WOMAN DKLEGATK-AT-LA RCiE.
New York. May 28.—Miss Helen Var-
ick Boswell has been chosen by the Re-
publican state league as a delegate-at-
large to the national convention of
state leagues to be held at Cleveland,
O., June 19. This is said to be the first
I time a woman has been selected in the
| east by either of the great political
parties to represent it at a big league
I convention.
CAN'T GET AT THEM.
Albany, N. Y., May 28.—State court of
appeals has denied the motion of the
Soldiers Orphans home of St. Louis. af>-
pellants on behalf of Kansas Pacific
Consolidated bond holders, to bring in
the directors and receivers of the Union
Pacific railroad as new defendants in
the suit against Russell Sage, George,
Ewin and oward Gould to recover $11,-
000,000 worth of Denver and Pacific rail-
way stock alleged to have been wrong-
fully withdrawn from the trust created
by a mortgage executed by the Kansas
Pacific railroad to Jay Gould and Rus-
sell IftgS,
ATTORNEYS MAKE RIG FEES.
Hundred Thousand In One Lump und
Thrice That In Another.
San Francisco, May 28.—Mrs. Flor-
ence Blythe Hickley, who Inherited the
$4,000,000 estate of the late Thom;%s H.
Blythe, has placed a lien on the Blythe
estate to secure the fees of some of her
attorneys. Six years ago, when the
Blythe estate was pending, Florence's
grandfather agreed to pay to Garber,
Boalt & Bishop eight per cent of the
entire estate recovered by Florence
Blythe. This contract was subsequent-
ly retlfled by Florence and It was fur-
ther agreed to retain W. W. Foote,
who was to receive 2Va P^r cent of the
total estate from Garber. Boalt &
Bishop. These attorneys also advanced
Florence $17,000. Under this agreement
Garber, Boalt & Bishop will receive
$300,000 and Foote $100,000.
Ucnturky Widower Think* a School Marin
oHai Worried Him Thnt Much Section ol
Oklahoma Where People A U nu for
Btlpi
THE CHOCHINEAL CROP.
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Cleveland, O., May 28.—The following
resolutions were adopted by the Amal-
gamated convention here this morning:
Whereas, We have of recent years
seen the courts Issuing Injunctions
against men engaged In peaceable
strikes and restraining them from be-
ing present in the vicinity of the place
to which the controversy relates, and
that these Injunctions have been Issued
without even the allegation of the least
unlawfulness having occurred, those
seeking these Injunctions havelng se-
cured them by expressing fears that
violations of the law might occur, and
Whereas, The ease with which in-
junctions have been secured has
brought that agency into common use
by employers of labor whose employes
may take action to better their condi-
tions, and
Whereas, The courts In each succeed-
In Injunction issued by them have in-
creased the scope and severity therein
contained, and It would seem that the
pleasures of the courts are the extent
of our liberlties, and
Whereas, The supreme court of the
United States has just handed down
its opinion in the case of Eugene V.
Debs, the language of which opinion
states In terms tha* cannot be mis-
understood, the supreme court's appro-
val of the use of this weapon against
organized labor In strikes, and thus Is
the Issuing of Injunctions further en-
couraged and the common people's
rights further endangered, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we. In convention as-
sembled, do view with adarm the un-
necessary and unjustifiable curtailment
of our liberlties that Is being done by In-
junction; we regard It as the means
through which It is sought to stealthily
take away from the people piecemeal,
rights that a. rlberty-lovlng people
would never permit direct legislation to
interfere with, thus making It the more
repugnant because of its pretended In-
nocence.
Resolved. That we regret this latest
and most far-reaching decision on In-
junctions and that we believe that the
time has come when the united forces
of labor should lend all their energy
to the correction of this evil—an evil
that If permitted to go on and contin-
ually Increase, as seems probable, must
Inevitably bring about enslavement of
the masses.
Resolved, That our sympathy goes
out to Eugene V. Debs and that we re-
gard the denial of his petition by the
.supreme court as a denial of simple
Justice.
Chicago, May 28.—Eugene V. Debs
said today in relation to the decision of
the supreme court of the United States
yesterday: "I have written to all of
the officers out of the city, and it Is our
purpose to come in a body and surren-
der ourselves and go back to our pleas-
ant quarters at Woodstock Jail."
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH-
Kentucky Widower Think* a School Marni
Has Worried llim That Much.
Lancaster, Ky., May 28.—A mast ex-
traordinary suit, and the only one of
its kind ever recorded In Kentucky,
was filed in the circuit court Jltro to-
day. It Is for breach of promise and
the plaintiff is W. C. Stivers, a well-
known tobacco raiser. The defendant
Is Catharine West, a handsome school
teacher 23-years-old. Mr. Stivers has
been a widower for several years. In
his petition Mr. Stivers alleges that
Miss West has repeatedly promised to
become his wife, and the day for the
marrigae had been set but she declined
to wed him. Stiverts says he has been
greatly worried, annoyed, humiliated
and damaged to the sum of $f>,000 and
prays for judgment against he defend-
ent for damages in that sum. *
SHERIFF MUST TRY FIRST.
Governor Mclntlre Will Not Interfere in
tho Stockmen's Troubles.
Denver, Colo., May 28.—Governor Mc-
lntlre has decided that he cannot in-
terfere In the warfore between the cat-
tlemen and the sbMpUMI) in northWMt*
ern Colorado until the sheriff, having
exhausted all his power In the effort to
preserve peace, invikes the aid of the
state. It is possible that the sheep own
ers will give up the plan of driving
their herds south to the railroad and
drive them north to Rawlins, to which
no resistance will be offered.
FLOODS ON DEVIL'S RIVER.
San Aantonlo, Texas, May 28.—N.
Sulsbachner of this city has just ar-
rived from the Devil's River country
and teels of a terrible flood which visit-
ed that section last Thursday. He re-
ports that all the houses on the Prasser
ranch between Juno and Comstock
were swept away and several families
numbering in all twenty persons, are
believed to have been drowned. Sulsh-
bacher says he helped bury some of the
drowned. Much damage was done to
farming land.
HOLMES I'UTS IT SHORT.
Mon u
ntul IiiNiiranee Swlndlr lMeuiU
Guilty at Once.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 28.—The case
of Herman Mudgett, alias H. H.
Holmes, charged with conspiring to de-
fraud the Fidelity Mutual Life asso-
ciation out of $10,000 by palming off the
dead body of a man supposed to be
Benjamin Pltzel, was today called for
trial. The alleged conspiracy was suc-
cessfully carried out. The trial came to
a sudden end this afternoon by the pris-
oner pleading guilty. Sentence was de*
ferred.
WILL CLOSE DECORATION DAY.
President Ordor* n Holiday In the Execu-
tive Dopart montM.
Washington, May 28. The president
today issued the following executive
order: "It Is hereby ordered that the
several executive departments and the
government printing office be closed on
Thursday, the 30th Instant, to enable
the employes to partake In the decora-
tion Of the graves of the soldiers and
salllrs who fell In defense of the Union
In the war of the rebellion.
"Orover Cleveland,
"Executive Mansion, May 28, 1895."
Insect a Singular Little Creature
Carmine Rodily Juices.
The cochineal insect is a fat, dark,
spherical little creature, looking like a
black currant, and with neither head,
legs nor tall to the casual observer. In
fact, he is so inanimate that anyone
may squash him between finger and
thumb without any qualms of con-
science. He Is nothing but a black cur-
rant, sure enough, though the bright
carmine or lake exusion from his body,
which serves him for blood and us for
dye, is a better color than the Juice of
the currant. It was the cultivation of
these pleasant little individuals which,
more than a score of years ago, put no
less than 40 per cent per annum upon
Investments into the pockets of the cul-
tivators. Such prosperity was too good
to last. The Insect was not introduced
into Teneriffe until 1825, and for a time
It could not be encouraged to propa-
gate successfully. A priest had the
honor of being the discoverer of the
right method of nurture, and to him
it Is due that from 1845 to 1865 an an-
nual crop of from two to six million
pounds of cochineal was produced. A
cochineal plantation has a singular
aspect. The larvae, being very deli-
cate and rather thick-witted, have to
be tied upon the cactus plant, which la
to be their nursery and their nourish-
ment at the same time. Thus one sees
hundreds of the shoots of the prickly
pear—the cactus in question—all ban-
daged with white linen. In this way
the insects keep warm and dry during
the winter and induced to adhere to
the plant Itself. When they are full
grown they are ruthlessly swept from
their prickly quarters, shaken or baked
to death or dried in the sun. The
shriveled corpses are then packed In
bags and sold as ripe merchandise at
about $25 a hundredweight.
SWISS WATCHES.
How Hoy* Are Instructed In the Methods
of Mannfacterlng Timepiece*.
Tho famous Swiss watch Bchools ara
said to be the most exacting Institu-
tions In the world. Their methods,
which are doubtless the secret of their
success, will be found very curious and
interesting. In one of the most cele-
brated of these Institutions in Geneva,
for example, a boy must first of all
be at least fourteen years of age to
anter. After being admitted, the stu-
dent is first introduced to a wood-turn-
ing lathe and put to work at turning
Handles. This exercise lasts for sev-
eral weeks, according to the beginner's
aptitude. This is followed by exercise
in filing and shaping screwdrivers and
small tools. In this way he learns to
make for himself a fairly complete set
}f tools. lie next undertakes to make
i larger wooden pattern of a watch
'rame, perhaps a foot In diameter, and
after learning how this frame is to be
shaped, he is given a ready cut ona
3f brass of the ordinary size, In which
be is taught to drill holes for the wheels
and screws. Throughout this Instruc-
tion the master stands over the pupil
directing him with the greatest care.
The pupil is next taugh to finish the
frame, so that it will be ready to re-
■elve the wheels. He is then instruct-
ed to make fine tools and to become ex-
pert In handling them. This completes
the instruction in the first room, and
the young watchmaker next passes to
the department where he Is taught to
fit the stemwlnding parts and to do fine
rutting and filing by hand. Later on he
learns to make the more complex
watches, which will strike the hour,
minute, etc., and the other delicate
mechanisms for which the Swiss ara
famous.
PRINCIPLES OF DYEINQ.
Interesting Observations Recently Set
Forth by I)r. Knecht.
The textile organs give place to Dr.
Knccht's observations on the philoso-
phy and principles of dyeing, as re-
cently set forth, emphasis being made
on the well-known fact that various
color solutions rise with a different
speed and to a different height through
the medium of Inserted Btrlps of filter
paper, the difference being, in fact, so
marked that a system of analysis has
been built upon It. So, it Is reasoned,
a drop of acqueous solution spreads on
a sheet of filter paper, forming a blotch
surrounded by a colorless halo; the lat-
ter, surrounding a dot of magenta, be-
ing found to contain about half of the
total hydrochloric acid present In the
dyestulT, the fact of a chemical disso-
ciation thus being evident. This disso-
ciation, according to Dr. Knecht, Is be-
forehand attributed to the chemical ac-
tion of the cellulose, and in Juxtaposi-
tion Is placed the well-known fact that
a solution of tannic acid and magenta
may be mixed without precipitation,
while tannin-mordanted cotton in the
same bath will be at once charged with
a color lake; further, as the phenome-
non with the colorless halo does not
take place with alcoholic nor concen-
trated aqueous color solutions, the
water is supposed to actually dissoci-
ate dye haze and mineral acid, but tha
presence of cellulose Is required to np-
set tho equilibrium that existed up to
then.
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