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THE ENQUIRER. CINCINNATI, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 18983 THE ENQUIRER. THE ENQUIRER COMPANY.

JOHN R. PRESIDENT, TWELVE PAGES. 16, 1898. WEATHER FORECAST. For Ohio and West Virginia- -Fair; much colder; northwesterly gales.

For Tennessee and Kentucky--Fair and slightly colder; northerly winds. For Indiana--Fair; slightly colder; northerly winds, For Lower Michigan- Generally fair; colder; northerly gales, diminishing. Cincinnati record for February 15, 1808, ending 8 p. seventy-nith meridian time, and a comparison with corresponding day of the three last years: Time. Bar.

Ther. Hum. Wind. Rain, W'thr. 8 a.

m. 29.56 44 Cloudy 8 p. 26 63 N.W. .01 Lt. Snow 1808.

1897. 1806. 1803. Max. 32 AV.

temperature 21 Min. temperature 5 Precipitation Btatement showing the conditions of the temperature and precipitation at Cincinnati since January 1, 1898: Accumulated excess in temperature 173 Excess in precipitation .3.50 S. 8. BABBLER, L. F.

0. THERE WAS a fair business in money at some of the banks, but others complained of the usual. dullness, and in the aggregate the borrowing demand was light. DepositIne was reported as increased at some institutions. where heretofore it has been only: moderate, and as checking was smaller, with scarcely any movement of currency to the country, there was a further enlargement of the supply of loanable funds.

The market was as mILKy as heretofore, and prime paper was discounted at 506 per cent and call loans were accepted at per cent, Brokers disposed of the few call loans that they could coramand at 24 per cent to city banks. The market for New York exchange was weak, with sales between banks at 230 35c per $1,000 d'Iscount, Foreign exchange was in moderate demand and firm. Government bonds were! In better investment demand. There was another active movement in local securities. Merchandise markets were not altogether active, but most leading articles were stronger.

Flour was firmer and very quiet. Wheat higher, with better demand than supply. Corn sold fairly at a sharp advance. Oats firmer and in fair demand. strong, but quiet.

Barley was quiet, but held more firmly. Provisions unsettled and rather, slow. Grocertes firm, with a fair general movement. Cotton firm and inactive, middling Whisky steady, with the usual fair business. While THE ENQUIRER will receive and pass offered for its columns, no upon manuscript will be returned unless stamps are inelou.

4, It would he better still if contributors incused a stamped and addressed envelope. THE ENQUIRER will not be responsible for missent or mislaid manuscript. Spain should not have too much fun with us. We may get our blood up one of these days. Spain can not plead the truth in abatement of its offense, committed through its Minister.

Hereafter Assistant Secretary Day should have passports privately filled out to meet sudden necessities. Really looks as though the Administra-. tion wanted the next House of Representatires to be Democratic. It would not be out of "the way for leading Democratic Congressmen to be training for the next Speakership contest. The Court proceedings in the Zola case sound like the accounts of the trials during the French revolution.

The tumbril and the guillotine are only lacking. What a contempt the Spanish Ministry must have for our Administration backbone. They can only look upon it as a piece of cartilage. Congressman McMillin, who made a good race for the Senatorship from Tennessee, is now talking of running for Governor. Well, that may be all right; but there is the Speakership, Mac.

There was a resolution in the St. Louis platform in favor of the independence of Cuba. President McKinley ought to read it over in the light of the present diplomatic misunderstanding with Spain. Chauncey M. Depew is reported to have said in a recent speech that it was "almost an axiom in Washington that the utterances of McKinley, Gage, Reed and Dingley were good principles but bad politics.

Make it all bad, Chauncey, and you will be nearer right. A proper observance of Lincoln Day would have been to show how the Republican party of to-day had degenerated from the principles and practices of Lincoln. Lincoln himself foretold the present pluocratic reign which is fostered by the Republican party. Why doesn't the Administration jump in and hare a fuss with Spain? There is abundant reason for it. Indeed, we cannot keep out of a difficulty with honor to this country.

The inevitable might as well be accepted early and be gotten through with. A "bracing up" against Spain would not only be a good thing for Cuba and the canse of Humanity rand justice generally, but it would help to corer the miserable financial and tariff policies and failures of the Administration and Congress. Will the President never see his opportunity? Spain's Delay. There has, been no interruption of telegraph facilities between this country and Spain during the week past. The delay at Madrid in taking notice of the demands of the United States, as to the letter written by Senor Dupuy de Lome, has not been owing to accident or ignorance of the sitnation.

The Government of the United States wanted disavowal of what the Spanish Minister said in his impertinent letter. The Spanish officials at Madrid affect to be surprised, and suy that they thought the incident was closed with the acceptance of the Minister's resignation. They knew better, of course. They must have known that if our Administration had the courage of a titmouse the action of Dupuy de Lome in sneaking out of his office would not be satisfactory on this side of the ocean. Sagasta and his associates can not be so.

ignorant as to presume otherwise. The simple fact is that the Spanish Gorernment has been trying to avoid placing an imputation on their diplomatic representative. He is no doubt to be honored with some other position and thus enabled to laugh at the United States. His insolence toward the President should have been disavowed at once. It was of still more importance to have a retraction of the assertion that Spain was merely playing with the United States in the matter of a commercial treaty.

These offenses were committed by a representative of Spain, and they diplomatically stand Spain's opinions till they are retracted by the highest authority. The Minister never took anything back. He acknowledged the authorship of the letter and then hasGily resigned, to avoid the legitimate consequences of his mistake. His resignation was as hastily, accepted. The Foreign Office in Madrid, of course, knew the whole situs- tion and the importance of their representative of immediate action.

The more there is developed of the story the greater is our discomfiture. It appears now that Assistant Secretary Das, on hearing of the Minister's objectionable letter, sent. for Dupery de Lome that be might explain: The Spaniard made no response, He ignored the Secretary's request. Then Mr. Day went to the Minister's house in Washington and anked about the letter.

Men familiar with diplomatic etiquette say this WAS worse than condescension on the part of Judge Day. He went to the bonse of Minister Dupuy de Lome to learn from the Spaniard's own lips that he was the author of the letter, when be would have been justified in sending passports when after a reasonable time the Minister had not appeared at the State Department. If the Assistant Secretary felt justified in going to the enemy's house he should at least have bad passports ready. He should have been armed with Roland for an Oliver. Our State Department, though, was left thrashing the air.

It had the Spanish Minister in hand, but allowed him to get away. There in DO recourse on him. The United States must look to Spain for reparation and vindication. Even if the disavowal comes before this article gets into type, it will be late that we must submit to the fact that we have been dallied with. Legislation For Cincinnati.

While the General Assembly of Ohio is undecided as to the sort of measures that ought to be put through for Cincinnati; it is proper to keep reminding the legislators that, the mAin question must not be lost wight of. Let the central point be kept constantly in view. To fail to recognize Cincinnati at all would be flagrant disobedience to the will of the people. Whatever the details of the action may be, the old Ring boards must be disposed of, and new boards created and men placed on them who have the popular confidence--who will carry out the reform idea as outlined by the people themselves at the polls. The old ringsters doubtless entertain a hope that the Legislature will get into such a tangle.

as to how the new boards shall be created that there will be no legislation at all on the subject. They will not realize on their hopes. It is impossible, on every ground of sense and honesty, that the Legislature should neglect this important duty. After there has been discussion of all the plans there will be settlement on some of them. The main thing is to get the new boards.

By whom or in what manner they are to be appointed is not the matter of chief consequence. Depose the ring and "enthrone the people." Let the will of the people, as already expressed at the ballot box, be carried out faithfully. The lawmaking power has a great responsibility in the government of this city. The municipal establishment is complex, and requires strong ability on the part of its administrators. The original power is derived from the Legislature.

That power has been frightfully abused. The General Assemblies immediately preceding the present one have themselves been "hand in glove" with the Cincinnati ring. They chartered a prodigious sight of corruption and extravagance. The people look to the present Legislature for a change. They have done their part.

They have voted for what they want. They have gone to the limit of their power. They can do no more without legislative assistance, and the work is not half done. The degradation of the city was the work of years. There should be no unnecessary delay in the work of redemption.

G. A. R. POSTS Enter Politics--Propose the Election of a Congressman To Introduce a Pension Bill. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER.

NOBLESVILLE, February G. A. R. Posts in the Ninth Congressional District have decided to call a meeting at Frankfort at an early date to nominate candidate for Congress who will pledge himself to introduce in Congress and work for the passage of a bill providing for pensioning all Union soldiers at $1 per day. These posts have also adopted resolutions which provide for taking the necessary steps to make a national organization along this line.

This action among the old soldiers is creating a decided sensation in Grand Army circles throughout the state. Prominent politicians in the district are casting about in an effort to determine what effect the action will have politically. Ex-Congressman Joseph Cheadle, 6t this district, is bitterly opposed to the plan. Being a Grand Army man himself, his opinion is given considerable weight. He says that such a law would increase the pension expense of $325.000,000 annually, and would 10 compel years, the and issue would of result $1,500,000,000 ultimately bonds In pensioners losing many rights they now enjoy.

It is said by some that these posts have made a serious mistake in entering the political fled contrary to their by-laws, and prominent members unhesitatingly say that their action may result in the losing of charters. SAFE HITS. The Only Explanation. Miller--You never see me turning around to stare at a pretty girl I pass on the street. Baker-What! Do you mean to tell me that your wife never allows you to go out alone? Impossible.

Chollie -Your eyes seem to look right threugh me. Miss Sallie But they don't, you know. You are too dense for that. the Pessimist. She needs not, who would try the stage, The histrionic graces; The proper thing, to be the rage, Is limber legs and laces.

The Cumminsville Sage. "I rather agree with the Bishop." sald the Cumminsville Sage, "'In his objection to calling the naming of a ship a christening. ATe don't use battleships to convert the heathen. Now, if it were a repeating gun, that would be different. WHILE PLOWING Farmhand Found Forty Watches and Lot of Jewelry.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER CHATTANOOGA, February 15. -A negro farmhand, while plowing in a field near this city to-day, unearthed 40 gold and silver watches, a number of rings, necklaces and other jewelry, among which were several valuable pleces. Eight years ago wholesale robbery of the jewelry store of Horner Pepper, Cleveland, 00- curred, and a quantity of watches and valuable jewelry were stolen. One of the thieves has served a term in the penitentiary. AT THE HOUR Of His Sister's Burial a Wealthy Blanchester Man Dies.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER BLANCHESTER, OHIO, February Lafayette Baldwin, aged 70, and the wealthiest citizen of this place, died this afternoon, of paralysis. His only sister, Mrs. Crandall, died on Saturday, and WAS buried this afternoon at the hour her brother died. RIGHT AND DUTY. (New York But it is not to de Lome's letter, but to the condition of things in Cuba, that our Government must look for the basis of Its policy toward Spain.

The Insults and the admissions of the Minister are of less of his Government In Cuba. Of of the that it portance than the total failure policy our right and our duty to take serious no tice. WOMEN Can't Serve as Notaries, Such Is the Report of Senator Nichols, Who Was Commissioned To Investigate the Question For the Senate. SPROTAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER COLUMBUS, OHIO, February No subJect in of more general Interest to the attorness of Cincinnati than the bill lately introduced by Mr. Bartlow in the House, providing that women shall be empowered to act as notaries public.

The measure is not, as it might seem, projected by the women suffragists, though of course they support it. It is really backed by the attorneys of the state, who wish to have women stenographers now employed in their offices act as notaries. DISPUTE AB TO CONSTITUTIONALITY, There has been much controversy as to the constitutionality of the measure, and some of the most prominent attorneys in the state differ upon this question. In the Senate the bill, after being referred to the Judiciary Committee, was referred to Senator Nichols, of Butler County, as a select committee to report on its constitutionality. Senator Nichols completed his report today.

The report states: "The intent of this bill is to invest women with full power to be commissioned and act as Notaries Public. Section 110 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, being that section which authorizes the Governor to appoint Notaries Public, is by the proposed measure amended in this particular: Striking out the words "having the qualification of electors, and inserting therefor the following: 'Of the age of 21 years or over. are confronted with a recent decision of our Supreme Court in the case of Nellie G. Robinson against William McKinley, GovernorACTION IN MANDAMUS To command the Governor to issue to her a commission as a Notary Public. The Court denied the writ.

The docket of the Supreme Court shows the following: "It is hereby certified that upon the hearing of this cause the relator raised and argued the Federal question, 'whether she is an elector and a citizen of the United States, and that Section 110 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, which prohibits said plaintiff from obtainIng said notarial commission, is In contravention of the United States Constitution, to which said ruling said plaintiff excepts." The records of our Supreme Court in this case, however, show the followingin the handwriting of Judge T. A. Minshall, who rendered the decision for the Court: "Under the constitution and laws of Ohio a woman is not eligible to the office of Notary Public." This decision was rendered while the statute read, "having the qualifications of electors." The friends of the bill maintain that by striking out these words and substituting the words, "of the age of 21 years or over." all constitutional objection would be eliminated. Let this be granted, and yet a very serious question still remains. That question is: Is a notary public an officer within the purview of the constitution: and, if so, is a woman constitutionally qualified to fill an office in Ohio? The only reference to Notaries Public in our constitution will be found in Section of Article 2, reading as follows: "No person holding office under the authority of the United States, or any lucrative office under the authority of this state, shall be eligible to have a seat in the General Assembly; but this provision shall not extend to township officers, Justices of the Peace, Notaries Public or officers of the militia." It constitution, must be by granted this section of the Implication, creates Notorles Public officers of the state.

Furthermore, the wide scope of the authority and powers of Notories Public create them officers, with. in the general acceptation of the term, Section 4 of Article 15 provides as follows: "No person shall be elected or appointed to any office in this state unless he possesses the qualifications of an elector. We are now point from which we started, and again a consideration of the case of Robinson vs. McKinley, Governor. becomes essential, for by Article 4, Section 4, no one can fill an office who has not the qualifications of an elector.

COLONEL TOM FARRA, Of Kentucky, Said To Have Joined the Cuban Insurgents. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER. NICHOLASVILLE, February News has been received here that Colonel Tom Farra, of this place, who has been engaged in orange growing near Chipley, for the past year, has gone to Cuba at the head of a company of men to offer his services to the patriots. Colonel Farra is one of the best-known and most popular men in the Blue Grass region. His wife and family restde here.

Although he had written to her every week up until four weeks ago, she has not heard from him since, and does not know whether the report that he has gone to Cuba is true or not. The news comes through a friend of Colonel Farra's, who wrote from Chipley, to a gentleman here. WILD MAN Proved To Be a Lunatio Who Had Made His Escape SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER RICHMOND, February several weeks past the people in the Red Lick section of this county have been kept in mortal terror by a crazy man running at will in that locality. Yesterday Deputy Sheriffs Broaddus and Terrill succeeded in arresting the man, who proved to be John Croncher, an inmate of the Lexington asylum, who escaped several months ago, and has been wandering about in that locality ever since. He claimed to be sanctifled, and said he had been sent as an angel of peace to teach the people there the way to heaven.

He was returned to the asylum. BROWN. A strange old man- Squire Brown says But up-to-date in his philoserty! "I'm glad the Maker o' the rain," says he, "Don't see things Jest exactly as we see. I had a thirsty strip medder lan', An' thought I'd irrigate It proper an' The upshot wus I failed that year to make Enough hay to bring in use my rake. That medder wa'n't big as God's earth, quiteBut I'll be blamed et I could run that right! proud the Deity don't Jedge," he says, "From strictly human p'ints o' view these days.

Christ- though his followers broke the Sabbath- saw That jestice ain't in ever' Instance law. Short-sighted folks speak of a neighbor man, When he has failed, as harshly as they can. El we would not, Indeed, do what he doesThe truth is, placed like him, we mout do wuss!" strange old man- Squire Brown -says But up-to-date in his philoserty! -WILL T. HALE. OLD-TIME BANK NOTES.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER HARRIMAN, February 15. Some old-time bank bills are to be seen at the First National Bank. They are ones and twos issued by the Bank of Tennessee at Nashville, and bear the dates 1858 and 1861. These venerable relics of old-time financiering John were Bullard, recently found among the papers of deceased, a pioneer of Roane County. The paper on which they are printed fully is fair good in as quality that and the engraving is as of the present day.

While this money is out of cireulation it is still good for the payment of state taxes. UNDER A GASLIGHT. BATAVIA. OHIO, February 15. -Last night Miss Ada Schwall was held up and relieved at her pocketbook by a negro at 6:30 o'clock.

At the time the streets were crowded with people, and the gas light in Beck's pharmaToy was lighted, Miss Schwall was so frightened that she was unable to scream. reign of terror exists among the women and children, who are afraid to venture forth after nightfall. SURVEYOR'S MARKS Left on Trees Eighty Years Ago Serve Guides: SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE 1 MARTINSVILLE, February County Engineer C. G. H.

Goss was out running some lines on a large, farm near town, and in the search for the corner from which to start the work discovered a remarkable witens made by the Government surveyors laying out this state In 1819. From certitled copy of the field notes of that survey In his possession he learned that the corner of the section had been marked by lettering on a beech tree about eight inches in diameter. He hardly hoped to Ind this tree after 80 years, but made the search for It and found the letters, but to his surprise they were on a beech tree of almost the same size of the one described in the notes. After locating the tree he made measurements with other landmarks noted in the surveyor's field notes and assured himself that it is the identical tree. Only a few feet distant is another witness tree and It has increased very little In size.

The tree used to mark the corner is now about nine inches in diameter, an increase of about one and one-half inches in 80 years, and is marked: RIE 8 22 To those familiar with land locations this tells the whole story. Township 12, Range 1 East, Section 21. The tree a few feet disJant was marked 22, indicating that it was in a different section. The lack of growth of the trees is accounted for from the fact that they are located on a rocky hillside and have had little chance to grow. Mr.

Goss says that he only knows of about four witness trees left in this county that Indicate the Government surveyor's marks. Two years ago he discovered a stump of one on the meridian line, about a mile and a half west of town. It was the stump of an elm and had bene notched to indicate that it was on the line, and to notch it the surveyors had blazed the tree and that place had never healed, and when he saw the stump the tree had been cut for several years, but between the time it was notched and cut down the tree had grown much large er, and the other parts of the trunk had grown out around the notches, leaving them in a hole almost a foot deep, but by in the hole the notches could be distinctly seen. The field notes of the original survey issued by the Government give all of the details of the witnesses left by the persons making the first survey and materially assist in finding the old landmarks. FOR 1 SHOPLIFTERS.

Skirt Made With Pockets To Hold Bushel. (New York The latest thing in skirts is a towing gown so well supplied with pockets that a bushel or more of dry goods may be concealed in it without attracting attention. A skirt made in this curious pattern was captured the other day in a New York retail store with 48 different articles concealed in it. The shoplifter had succeeded in taking all these things unnoticed from a single store, and was walking along the street with her plunder when arrested. The skirt was found to contain mine pairs of kid gloves, six pocketbooks and a miscellaneous assortment of dry goods.

The skirt was, in reality, an Immense circular pocket. WILD WEST Played By College Boys and One Was Fatally Shot By a Companion. VALPARAISO, February number of students at the Normal School met by agreement in a hail over Collins's drugstore on College Hill to have a flashlight picture taken of the group, which was to represent a Wild West scene. Hays T. Smart, one of the guests, was late in arriving, and the other members the party had completed all the necessary arrangements.

Shortly before his arrival Frank Rosenberger removed the cartridges from a revolver which was to be used, but later slipped in several cartridges for the purpose of shooting through the ceiling. The party protested, and he laid it on the table again, but upon Smart's entrance Rosenberger again picked up the weapon and ordered Smart to take off his hat. There was a report, and Smart fell to the floor with a bullet in his brain. He was removed to the sanitarium, where he has been unconscious ever since. He will die.

Smart is 22 years of age, and lives at Detrott, Ill. Rosenberger lives at Petersburg, and is 24 old. Rosenberger was placed under arrest. It is feared he will lose his reason. Both were members of the Pharmacy Department.

NOTED BIMETALLISTS Will Attend the Coming League Meeting in Indianapolis. SPECIAL DISPATCE TO THE ENQUIRER INDIANAPOLIS, February W. Clarke, Chairman of the Convention Committee and Secretary of the Olio Valley League of Bimetallic Clubs, raccived a letter from William J. Bryan to-day that he would attend the meeting of the Ohio Valley League in this city April 6 and the Secretary has also received assurances that Chairman Jones, of the National Democratic Committee: George Fred Williams, of Boston, H. F.

Bartine, editor of the National Bimetallist; Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, and Senator Turpie will also attend. In addition the Committeeman from each of the four states embraced in the League Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana are at liberty to invite two speakers -ach. The speeches are intended as keynotes for the approaching campaign, to each of which much care will be given in the preparation. The Secretary has already received assurances that fully 5,000 delegates will attend the convention, and he will spend the greater part of his time here until the date named preparing for the assembly.

SOMEWHAT TARDY, But Rewards Are Being Handed To Some of the Faithful. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER WASHINGTON, D. February The following fourth-class Postmasters were appointed to-day: Ohio -Pierpont, Ashtabula County, FIdelia H. Benjamin, vice H. H.

Henry, dead: South Warsaw, Allen County, James F. Kerr, vice C. A. Graham, resigned; Swisshelm, Highland County, R. C.

Barrett, vice A. A. Willman, resigned. -Indiana -Spiker, Wabash County, Michael Sweeney, vice Edward Schlemmer, resigned; Stillwell, Laporte County John Taylor, Jr. vice Kempf, Jr.

resigned. Kentucky- Fallis, Henry County, M. M. Wallace, vice George A. Clements, resigned: Hoskinston, H.

Leslie County, Hughes Morgan, H. Hays, dead; Salt River, Bullitt County, E. H. Thompson, vice W. Carpenter, dead.

Tennessee Laurel vice Hill, Dekalb County, Thomas J. Smith, James L. Fisher, resigned. A postoffice has been established at Boonesboro, Clark County, Kentucky, with H. L.

Stevens as Postmaster. THE THIRTEEN CLUB Sat Down To a Thirteen-Cent Dinner at Twice Thirteen Tables. York The Thirteen Club, met last night at the Mills Hotel. In Bleecker street. Three hundred and thirty-eight members and guests sat around twice 13 tables, 18 people at a table, and partook of a special thirteen-cent dinner which was eaten in twice 18 minutes.

Francis Train was toastmaster, and he read off a list of 18 times, 13 places, streets, men and things, all spelled with 13 letters, just to show that there was no reason under the sun why 18 should be an unlucky number. Then 18 times 13 people, more or less, were called upon to say something, and they would have continued until 13 o'clock If the hotel management hadn't wished the dinner to end at midnight. YOUNG PRIEST INSANE SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TILE ENQUIRER EVANSVILLE, February 15. -Rev. Hobert Glassmaler, a Catholic priest of Jasper, was brought here last night and placed in the insane asylum.

He is violent at times, and imagines some one is after him who desires to kill him. It is thought his mind gave way because of overstudy. RING IN A FISH. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE AURORA, February 15- John Wait, a fisherman living few miles below Ancore, while cleaning a large catfish, found It had swallowed a plain band, gold Inside of which was engraved to STILL Bent on the Big Grab. Renewed Efforts To Seize the Southern Road.

Same Interests Behind the Scheme That Were Defeated By Popalar Vote Cincinnati." HUMAN BONES Buried as Those of La Croix- -Supposed To Have Perished -He Turns Up Alive. The move on Columbus of the force of attorneys with the new bill for the disposal of the Southern Road has given added vim to the opposition among Cincinnati taxpayers and citizens generally to the scheme. The proposed sale is looked upon as an unblushing effort to grab the property of the people for the benefit of a syndicate that has for years been, putting up large sums for legal talent and influence. The prevailing public sentiment on the subject was well expressed by Mr. Thomas J.

Emery yesterday. "It now appears," said he, "that the same parties who tried to possess themselves of Cincinnati's road 18 months. ago have employed first-class attorneys, who have: drafted a bill which is now before the Ohio Legislature to enable them to ACQUIRE THIS PROPERTY, "Have not the citizens of Cincinnati by vote decided that they do not wish to sell? Why are these men so anxious to gain possession of the only paying plece of property that Cincinnati owns? We were told when the sale was before the people that the Cincinnati Southern Road would default in her interest- would no longer pay the agreed rent. We now find that the city is actually receiving $1,090,000 a year, and that the rent will in a few years be increased to $1,250,000. The citizens of Cincinnati who favor the disposal of the road, with such a good prospect, show very little business acumen.

the act before the Legislature It stated, regarding the proposed sale, that the said railway shall not be sold for less than the par value of the bonds issued for the construction of said line of railway. This is ambiguous. If it is meant that it shall not be sold for less than the actual cost of the road, together, with the interest paid by the city of Cincinnati, and deducting from this sum the receipts from the lease of the road, this will be something that CITIZENS CAN UNDERSTAND, And would -be, in our judgment, fair price for the road. If it is meant that they wish the road for the bonds that are now outstanding, after some dozen millions have been paid, the price is simply ridiculous. "Regarding the lease of the road, there Is no necessity for making any change whatever.

If the lease were to be extended the city should not receive less than $1,250,000 per annum perpetually. With the payment of this sum, commencing at the expiration of the present lease, there probably would be no opposition to the extension. The city in this case could pay the outstanding bonds at maturity by the issue and sale of 3 or per cent bonds, and would then make large profit on the road, which the city should do, and to which it is entitled by reason of its present high credit. Those who honestly desire that the oity's interests should be guarded certainly prefer that no change whatever be made in existing contracts. Railroad property has lately been unduly depressed; it is commencing to do better.

This road in particular is earning far more than the agreed price for the present term. The Courts have lately authorized the receiver to buy several hundred new cars and a large quantity of new steel to properly care for its increasing business. This at a time when Cincinnati itself is by no means flourishing is DECIDEDLY ENCOURAGING. "The taxpayers of the city are appalled by the excessive, expenses and low rents received for their city property, They are much discouraged by the large number of vacant hotises. They have been taught to look forward to this road as a means of lessening their taxes and of lightening their burdens, and they.

look with dismay upon the repeated efforts of men who ought to know better, who seem disposed to dispossess the city of the only property that is increasing in value. There has been an average decline in value of real estate in the city since the last appraisement of fully 25 per cent. Every observing citizen knows that central property has fallen 10 per cent, and that which is not so favorable situated 40 per, cent. Fortunately there are absolutely no buyers so that those who would abandon the city cannot leave. a certainty that the city would not of her road, but would be allowed to profit by a line built and so far carried by the hard-earned payments of the taxpayers the present decline in real estate would be arrested, and there would be hope for those who have invested their money in DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER DELAWARE, OHIO, February the fall of 1897 excitement as caused in Union County by the report that Novellis La Croix, the son of a former Professor in the Ohio Wesleyan University, had been burned to death in barn which belonged to Anthony Moran.

LaCroix having no other place to sleep, retired in the barn belonging to Moran. That night the barn burned, and La Croix disappeared. Moran, with others, while hunting around in the debris, came across a pile of human bones, and as La Croix could not be found the remains so found were given burial as those of the missing man. Last night La Croix, who Is slightly demented, appeared at the home of his aunt in this city, and was given shelter. He vouchsafed the information that he had slept in the barn on the night it burned.

On discovering the fire he tried to put it out, and not being successful immediately left the neighborhood, fearing that he might be held responsible for the fire. He said that he went to Marysville, and from there has tramped all over the country, finally securing work in Columbus. La Crois is the last of his father's family. WIFE BEGGED That He Stay at Home, As She Had Premonition. DISPATCH TO TEE CANAL DOVE OHIO, February 15.

The mangled remains of man found Sunday scattered for half mile along the Panhandle Rallroad, near Guadenhutten, have been absolutely Identified those of Charles Lovell, well-known resident of this city. Last Saturday evening Lovell kissed his wife good-by and boarded a street car for Unrichsville, whither he Intended to take a Pan-handle train to West Lafayette, to visit his mother and brother there. Mrs. Lovell pleaded with him not to go, saying that she felt that she should never see him alive again, but the fond husband laughed at the little woman's fears and hurried away. It is believed he fell from the train in passing from car to car.

The remains will be shipped here to-mor- rOw. BRIDE AGED THIRTEEN. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER VERBAILLES, KY. February Stevenson E. Perkins, of Owen County, aged 27, and Miss Bessie Mattox, aged 13, daughter of Mrs.

Lucy Mattox, were married this afternoon by Rev. G. H. Rout. Miss Mattox the youngest bride to whom a marriage I- cense was ever issued in this county.

SHARP LESSON NEEDED. Terk Werld. That Spain is convinced of our infinite capacity for turning alternate cheeks to her buttetings, and that she is in sad need of a sharp lesson in the rudiments of courteeN, are facts that: unfortunately than any evidence that Mr. little Day, of somewhere of other in Ohio, what is due to the fret con of the world, BOB BURDETTE Goes on a Sad Mission To. Chicago and Leaves It Unfulfilled.

(Chicago Burdette: laughed softly to herself she lay on her cot in the Englewood. Union Hospital, and soft pink clouds over her wan; white cheeks an she with a listening look in her eyes for her Uncle Robert. She had been very ill with typhoid fever. for many weeks and has not seen or heard of her dear home folks. But now she is better, and the nurse read her a letter from the gentle humorist.

which said: wish, little one, that my arms were 300 and 3 feet long. Three hundred miles would bring them to your bedside, and there would be three feet more to go around you, and hold you, while I told you something that you should So the sick girl smiled and waited for the coming of her old comrade, and when he came she nestled in his arms and demanded full account of every one in her home. "Tell me all about mamma, Uncle Bob, she said. dear, blessed mamma! Isn't It strange they have not let me have any letters from her at all? Is she well? And the great-hearted man who had come to tell her the saddest news that can ever be a young girl in this world became COW ard through tenderness. His arms were around her, but he could not blight the Joy in 1 her sweet eyes by the news he had come 300 miles to tell.

His tears fell like rain on the sott head that shone against his bosom: but she did not see them, and in a few minutes the dull corridors of the hospital echoed with clear young laughter as -he told her funny stories and made her forget her pain and weariness; and then the white lids closed over the loving eyes and the stok girl slept. Robert Burdette went back to the door, where his brother waited for him. you tell my poor little lamb?" Erma's father asked, the tears streaming down his cheeks as he questioned. Did you tell her he replied, could not do It. It was too hard! I took her in my arms and tried to tell her, but- oh, there is time enough! She will have all her life to know that she is motherless! RESEARCHES Among Aborigines' Graves Told Of in a Report Just Finished By Fowke, the Famous Ohio Archaeologist.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER CHILLICOTHE, February Mr. Gerard Fowke, the archaeologist, left to-day for New York City, where he will join the Jessup Siberian expedition, and devote the next seven or eight years to an exhaustive examination of the traces of Mongolian emigration to America. Before starting on this expedition Into untrodden lands, Mr. Fowke completed the official report of the exhumations of Indian remains he has just completed along the Ohio River in the vicinity of Maysville, Ky. He forwarded this report to the Smithsonian Institution to-day, the work having been done at the request of the faculty of the institution.

This report is accompanied by 36 photographs, fully showing the result of the excavations. The report is IN SUBSTANCE AS FOLLOWS: For a distance of 25 miles along the Ohio River, from Manchester, Ohio, to Dover, there are very many stone groves, or cairns, being most abundant on the Kentucky side of the river from Mayeville to Dover, and on the Ohio side from Manchester to Ripley, Many of these cairns have been despolled by Ignorant whites, who believed them to be treasure houses, but in the extreme southwestern part of Brown County there are a number of cairns which have never been opened. It was to this place that Mr. Fowke went, and there he opened and thoroughly examined five cairns. The first cairn, which was much the largest that has yet been discovered, was located on a high hill two miles east of Aberdeen.

It measured 34 by 37 feet. The relle hunters had heretofore been kept at bay by 27 large trees which grew upon it. grave was found on the southeast, with bottom and sides of stone slabs. Under the bottom of this grave was another Just like It, and many human bones had been ground to pieces between the slabs. A grave was also found which antedates the mound, and contained some charcoal and burned animal bones.

Two extended skeletons were found 10 feet south of the center, one directly above the other, with a foot of earth between. The I heads of both skeletons were toward the northeast. A small, rudely worked flint implement was tound near one, and FLAT-STEMMED PIPE Near the other. Two graves were found at the top of the mound. and when their floors were raised human bones were found Immediately beneath, resting on a similar floor.

and so on down until eight distinct layers were unearthed, showing that there had been eight successive burials there, one on top of the other. It was evident that with each fresh interment a grave had the floor next grave laid directly on been uncovered and the stones comprising the bones beneath, showing little of that veneration for the dead usually ascribed to the aborigines. A very large grave, meas uring four by nine feet, was also found in this cairn. The second cairn opened was located just south of the first one; the third was one fourth of a mile east of the first two; the fourth was just south of the third; and the fifth was just east of the fourth. The same kind of graves were found in all of them, and skeletons were also discovered lying at right angles to each other.

Portions of entire bodies were found the crowded Into small spaces, indicating that skeletons had been buried after the flesh had been removed. Delicately wrought and valuable flints, pipes and many other curious relics were found which will be added to the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Fowke's report, together with the photographs, will be published. KENTUCKY HEIRS Victorious in $100,000 Property Suit in Illinofs.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUE BOWLING GREEN, February Attorneys Sims Covington this morning recelved a telegram from Springfield, nouncing the reversal of the sult of Hudnail against Ham. The amount involved In this sult is about $100,000, and a number of the heirs reside in this city and county. The decision of the Supreme Court of linois rendered this morning is a victory for the Kentucky heirs, as the lower Court decided the case against them, and the appeal to the Supreme Court was taken by them. The property Involved in the suit is situated in Mt. Vernon, TIL.

OAUSE OF ZOLA'8 DELIGHT. Naturally, Zola is delighted with the progress of his trial, since his clever counsel. Laborie, has succeeded, In spite of the prosecution, in getting in those damaging admissions concerning the Dreyfus Court martial that justify the novelist in declaring for the accused officer and against the army ring. While, however, things have so far gone satisfactorily, it is hardly possible Zola can escape conviction. GOLD IN OIROULATION.

(Paris Cable to New The Ministry of Finance recently Instituted an inquiry to learn the amount of gold in circulation. It has ascertained that there is $300.000,000 worth bearing the French stamp circulation. It is asserted that this a record amount, and that the United States nas $720,000,000, Germany $080,000,000, and Great Britain and Russia each. SIX ILL AT ONCE SPECIAL DISPATCH BRIDGEPORT. ORIO, Pebruary 15.

The Tamily of William Schambla, a farmer lieing west of this city, is sorely afflicted. Six children, all under years age, rousty 11 with scarlet lever, and the four youngest are hardly expected to recover. SLEEPS WITH HIS BIOZOLE (Dublla (Ga.) cycle to Nell bed Garrett, it la sold, takes his the onty one in the SECRETS Of Late Campaign Let Loose When Colonel Alexander Gordon Met the First Assistant Postmaster-General. Even That Genial and Persuasive Smile Couldn't Stop the Eloquent Flow of the Fiery HamiltonianGotham Gossip. DISPATCE ENQUIRER NEW YORK, February Colonel Alexander Gordon, of Hamilton, Ohio, leaves for Europe to-morrow on the steamer Bt.

Paul. Several big deals with foreign countries, in which the great Niles Tools Works will the beneficiary, the occasion for the Colonel's going abroad so soon after returning few weeks ago. New York now honored by the presence of a number of distinguished Hamiltonians, among them being Daniel Webster Filton, Major E. G. Rathbone, who was expected to put in an appearance to-day before the Senate Investigation Committee at Columbus, but who spent the greater part of the afternoon in consultation with Fletcher 8.

Heath, Colonel Joseph E. Huges, Perry S. Heath, First Assistant Postmaster General; J. Hooven, the well-known manufacturer, and. Colonel Robert C.

McKinney. Most of these gentlemen formed group when Colonel Gordon dropped along in the Imperial Hotel. Evidently Colonel Gordon's ire was aroused by the presence of Perry Heath, whom be I had not met for some time. Perry was all smiles and salivation. Not no the Colonel.

He appeared to remember that some months ago he wanted to rent a piece of hie Hamilton property to the Government for postoffice purposes. The matter was left to the First Assistant Postmaster General. That gentleman very promptly decided against Colonel Gordon and in tavor of others, who, It has been said, never do anything for the Republican party, save for a salary consideration. So when the good Colonel enught sight of the suave Perry and found himself surrounded by Hamiltonians who under stood the situation he cut loose. Any one who has never heard Colonel Gordon's Engfish knows he never gets his metaphors mixed, but that they drive down hard with the precision of a Niles Tools great trip hammer.

No stenographer on earth could have followed the vehemence of Gordon' conversation. It is enough to say that the situation was very unpleasant for General Heath and his millionaire brother. Colonel Gordon called attention to his own hard work and his lavish contributions to the Republican party, Intimating In the same sentence that Perry Heath's work for. MoKinley had been well paid for in actual Leash during the Presidential campaign and a It high didn't salaried the office after the Inauguration. take party long to understand that Gordon was no longer Iberal contributor to Republican campaign funds.

He had McKinley, been promised a position of honor by selfishness but of had Senator been Hanna, turned and down by the wanted It understood that while Hanna was In other control cent of the Republican party not anwould he contribute. The presence here of First Assistant Postmaster Rathbone's General Heath was not due to Major presence altogether, Mr. Heath has been endeavoring to settle some troubles between rival candidates tor Postmaster in a Connecticut city, the rivals, being members of the McKinley faction of the Relocated publican party. The two brothers Heath to one of under their one friends hotel roof here recalled Heath brothers. The third that lives there at are three Muncie, Ind.

This is a thrifty 3,000.000. trio, and between them they possess The bulk of this has been made within the past years. All three are young men and had small beginnings. fine Their success in a financial way is a example of Western enterprise and economy. Mr.

Frank Benton Chapman, of Columbus, and Colonel W. C. Jaynes, of Buffalo, arrived here to-day and opened up a branch of the Columbus Bicycle Company, on Lower Broadway. This is the latest Ohio Arm to push Itself forward in the metropolis. Colonel Jaynes has been selected as local manager on account of his great hustling qualities.

Ex-Congressman George W. Crouse, of Akron, whose daughter recently married distinguished Londoner, is at the New Manhattan. C. B. Hanson, a well-known merchant of Gallipolls, and Miss May Summers, who has charge of one of the departments in his great establishment, are here looking over spring novelties.

E. M. Poston, of Columbus and Nelsonville, who is interested in several business ventures with Hon. Charles L. Kurtz, is the Gilsey.

Richard Bacon, well-known Republican lawyer of Cleveland, and James H. Hoyt, a possible Republican candidate for Governor next year, are at the Holland. While mentioning the Governorship It might be well to record that John A Caldwell, ex Mayor of Cincinnati, who has realong turned that to his way, home, ably is assisted said to be jumping by many admiring friends. It is also reported here that Judge Caldwell' friends in Cincinnati intend that he shall pave the way to the Governorship nomination by nominating him for Congress to succeed Jake Bromwell. The town Is Ailing up with buyers tor Ohio merchants, who appear to be coming earlier than usual, much to the de delight of the New York hotel keepers.

Harry C. Shur, of Delaware, is at the Broadway Central; R. S. Kingsbury, of Xenia, is at the Hoffman; H. C.

Ritter, of Youngstown, 18. at the Imperial; Isaac Nussbaum, of Bucyrus, Is at the Belvedere; M. L. Adler, of Dayton, and J. F.

Meek, of Coshocton, are both at the Imperial. The great State of Indiana is also well represented by buyers. Strouse, B. G. Evans and M.

DeJong are here from Evansville; M. Livingstone, of South Bend, is at the Hoffman: H. O. Wright, of Terre Haute, is at the Albert: 8. Lobe, of of Latayette, Imperial A.

Lyons, Vincennes, at the St. Cloud. 111 0. E. Evans, of Cincinnati, who has been here for several days, is reported to have so managed affaire that he has aled a number of Queen City gentlemen who would like to have counted him out of an electric street railway deal.

The road in Carthage question and is the Hamilton. proposed They route do say a C. has entected a deal with New ers whereby he and not his opponents construct the electric road. BY THREE VOTES Measures Looking To Women Lost Two BOSTON, February 15- The House of resentatives has put a quietus on tempt to amend the state constitution give women the right of suffrage. measure was lost by a vote of 44 to 47.

Towa Likewise. DES Mores, February to submit woman dereated in the Upper House General Assembly to-day 50 to 47. SHOT HIS TENANTS. caped. QUEER ONIO REPUBLICANS.

SPECIAL DISPATCH KY. February 15- At Blurt Springs Edgar Robinson, a and Joshua Quarles and his son, Quarter tenants of Robinson, became in a quarrel over a settlement day, when Robinson drew a pistol and shot the eider in the breast, fatal wound and also serioualy, William Quarles in the side. Robinson The Ohio Republic send greeting President McKinley, and then proceed embarrass him upon him terfere in Cube forthwith. The Ohio publicans PROPERTY Berlin la the Most World. Cor.

The United States Government Inquiring through the to the cost of purchasing or erecting its buildinice for the and several of the large It may astonish And that Berlin was found the most capital in the world, no tar as the of real estate and of bulldings concerned. The only really suitable found here for the purpose would the trifle of $800.000. Rather steep, isn't The Russian Embarry building in which located Unter den Linden, and which la, Indeed, a veritable palace, so spacious and stately in it, would cost about $4,000,000 to build to-day, ground and all. But It la, too. roomy and elegant enough to hava served repeatedly for traveling quarters for Ruspassing through Berlin.

What miserable contrast forms the excuse for an omoe which the United States Embassy occupies In Berlin, in Kronen strasse, street of small shops! in the basement of the building a barber shop, on the ground floor wine and schnape shop, and above the Embassy offices reside score of private persons! Really, one would think that our Uncle Sam might do better by the statesmen representing him in foreign parts and by the interests confided to them. READING THE BIBLE In Schools 1s Against the Law in spurl. City (Mo.) Special to New -General Crow has rendered an opinion to the State Superintendent of Publie Schools which holds it unlawful for.a teacher to require pupils to repeat the Lord's Prayer as a part of the opening ercises in the public schools of the state. It also holds that the reading of the Bible by the teachers as a part of the school exercises is contrary to the laws. The Attorney-General holds that these exercises are a form of religions worship and cannot be enforced upon the students under the State and Federal Constitutions.

A Kansas Movement, (Topeka Special to New York Sun.1 movement is forming in Kansas to compel the reading of the Bible in the public schools. Appeals have been made to the Christian parents to attend the annual school meeting in April and to vote for and insist upon the reading of the Bible dally, and that teachers shall be required to teach to the children, as their first lesson in read- Ten ins, the Commandments. BABY GIRL Deserted By Its Father, Who 1 Now Steals the Blooming Maiden -Exciting Chase SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ENQUIRER PARKERSBURG, W. February 15 James Stone, a citizen of Wirt County, deserted his wife and babe 17 years ago. Mra Stone died a year later, but before dying gave her infant to Mr.

and Mrs. Ezekiel Hughes, a prominent and excellent family, Mr. Hughes educated the girl, treating her own child, and was extremely fond of ber. Several days ago Stone returned to Elizabeth, having in some manner heard that the child he had deserted while an infant was now a lovely, Intelligent girl on the verge of beautiful womanhood. Stone made himself known, and tried to induce Hughes to surrender her into his keeping.

This Hughes refused to do, and when Stone offered a bribe drove him off his place. Yesterday Stone Induced the girl by some plausible story to see him at the home of another citizen mile or two away from the Hughes residence. She started for the piace and disappeared. The disappearance was soon discovered, and pursuit was made for the man who had kidnaped the girl. They were believed to be coming this way on the steamer Hilton, and the police were notined by telephone to look out for Stone and the girl, and to arrest the man on sight.

By some means the kidnaper suspected that he would be arrested when he arrived here, and instead of coming through on the boat he left it at some point above, and is beHeved to have caught either a B. and 0. train or to have cut across the country to the Ravenswood, Spencer and Glenville Railroad, over which he is now belleved to have either gone to Cincinnati or direct to Co lumbus. Ohio, near which latter city he is said to reside. The authorities have telegraphed ahead, and it is probable that the kidnaper will be taken and brought back to this state.

The town of Elizabeth, where the Hughes family and the girl are well known and popular, is greatly excited over the affair. NO WEDDING Of a Divorcee Except For One CauseDecided Stand of Anderson Minister. dana. SIMPLY A STEAL. Millions of the People's Toney To Be Given a Syndicate.

York World. 1 SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ANDERBON, February 15 -A man or woman who gets an Anderson minister to marry them in the future must possess clean marriage record. All ministers in the city have entered into an agreement not to marry divorced people except where the divorce granted on the grounds of adultery, and then they will only marry the Innocent party, Before performing the marriage ceremony in the future the minster will fret ask whether or not the contracting parties have ever been previously married, and if it is found that either one of them has been divorced, except under the one provision, they will have to go to a Justice of the Peace to have the knot tied. The minsters take this action on the grounds that in the sight of God no divorce is legal, except in such extreme cases adultery. This order will place many Andersonians in embarrassing positions, as the divorce has many exponents in social circles In In- The Kansas Pacino Relirdad earns a net Income of over $1,000.000 a year, This means that it has an open market value of at least $25,000,000.

The Government's claim against it la Ahead of that claim is a first mortsage of $7.281.000 which the Government must satisfy if it should buy the road. Thus for the Government could secure property which actually pays 4 per cent Interest on $25,000,600. Again, the Government should buy. Its purchase would utterly extinguish more than $11,000,000 of Junior mortgage bonds, held by the proposed purchasing syndicate and Its clients. while the syndicate bays this claim of $11,000,000 remains good.

It absolutely certain, therefore, that if the Government should bid the full amount of Its claim the syndicate would bid more. The Government would get back all Its money, as it should. But for some still mysterious reason the Government has agreed that the syndicate shall get the property for less than one of the Government's claim. That in to say, the Administration has bargained to give syndicate of the people's money. The it.

thing a steal. Congress ought to stop HIS FRIENDS INSIST (Ohio) All of John Sherman's dearest friends urge him to resign the office of Secretary of State. He has been repeatedly Insulted, and It is cleat he no more influence in the Cabinet than the youngest page in his The last straw cane last week, when the De Lome was handled without any reference to him or his His friends now insist that he withdraw from the Cabinet. SHE RAN TOO FAST. TEE ENQUIRER DELAWARE, February 15.

Mm. John Jaycos, residing in the southern to of this to run dow rescue Re BAKING POWDER. Royal Baking Powder is economy itself. "WILLIE" Wasn't on the Berlin, And the Zolnay-Newman Wedding Failed To Come 01-The Sculptor Disappointed. SPECTAL TO THE 1 NEW FORK, February 15--George Julias Zolnay, a sculptor, of this elty, realized this afternoon the truth of the poet's observe.

tion that the best laid plans of mice and men often fall. His beautiful fancee. Mrs, Willie Betty Newman, formerly of Cincinnati, did not arrive on the steamship Berlin from Antwerp, and, of course, the wedding that was arranged to take place at the tie Church Around the Corner this evening did not occur. THE SCULPTOR COLLAPSED On one of the cabin chairs when he discov. ered Mra.

Newman was not on the steamer. An he described his sensation subsequently, he felt that "the world had gone to places and the earth had collapsed. When he revived he returned to his studio to think It over. "This affair has nearly made me said he, "for I cannot account for it, except that Mrs. Newman met with.

some, accident on her way from Paris to Antwerp to take the steamship, But what puzzles me is that I have received no letter or cablegram from her explaining why she did not sail." Mr. Zolnay then showed this cablegram from Paris, dated February 2: perhaps. Steamer Berlin, 8th. Letter. WILLIE." ZOLNAY EXPLAINS.

Is Mre. Newman. Mr. Zolnay plained that Lebanon, was the pres. ent home of the artist, and that the use of the name of the place meant that Mrs.

New. man would proceed there after her arrival, her father Is Ill. The Berlin sailed on February 5. "That letter which she mentions," said the sculptor, "I have not received. But not for a moment do I fear that Mrs.

Newman has disappointed me intentionally, or that I have cause for chagrin. Her letters have been affectionate. She has been anxious to return for the wedding for the last two months, but was delayed because she had not finished a picture." Mr. Zolnay'8 friends believe in looking on the humorous side of the affair, and say that in a day or two Bra. Newman's failure to sall on the Berlin will be explained to the satisfaction of the sculptor.

MEN AND MATTERS. Flour Inspector Melzor met with a ful accident yesterday that caused dislocation of his shoulder, a trouble that he had just about recovered from, with which he was visited couple of months ago, At that time he tell and dislocated his shoulder. Yesterday, in climbing out of car where he was inspecting some flour, be suffered second dislocation of the same shoulder. It proved a very difficult one to get back into place. A letter was received at the headquarters of the G.

A. R. Encampment Committee yesterday that carries with it a lesson in patriotism that might be followed by older citizens than the youthful writers of the communication. It came from the United Boys Colonial Secret Society, and sought Information as to the best way of running I patriotic order of young folks. The organisation is composed of nine Walnut Hills boys, all of them youngsters with a goods foundation for worthy Americans.

One of their rules that whenever a member. passes or meets the flag he must salute it by removing his hat. There is so much of an effort on the part of some half-hearted Americans to ridicule patriotic instincts by a meet and reference to patriotism jingoism that Juvenile outburst of this sort is quite comforting. The talk of improving the canal la various. ly received by those who might be expected to be most interested in the move.

The informstion was volunteered to Mr. Al Wood yesterday that the water supply he got from the canal was to be cut off, whereupon he promytly replied: I thank you very much for the pointer. I will put all my old wagon wheels to soak at once before it 1s too late." The visitors on Change yesterday were follows: H. G. Guerkle, Ingomar, introduced by Gale H.

S. Van Deren, Cynthiana, by, Van Leunen John A. Carr, Charleston, W. by Wm. Klein: Thomas E.

Drake, Cleveland, Ohio, by D. B. Meacham. A Front-street dealer in tobacco. Mr.

A. Symes, has a queer story of the luck of the number 13 and the like that makes the sue perstitious man draw a sigh or rellet. Some time ago he had on hand several hogsheads of tobacco which he had tried to dispose of in every direction, but without success. At last he boxed the samples all up and decided to send them to a Detroit manufacturer. The shipping clerk discovered that the samples numbered just 13, and suggested that one be taken out to break the unlucky number.

It was discovered, however, that the letter was written on the 13th and that the day was Friday. It was determined to brave the uncanny prospect and send the samples He did so, and almost by return mail got back an answer that the entire lot would be accepted, and for him to send the hogsheads and draw for the pay. ment. M. Duval will lecture at the Pike Bufiding Saturday morning at 11 on Versailles Aves Illustraticos." UNION VETERANS Act as an Escort To Confederate eral Gordon at Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, February 15. -There was happy reunion of the Bine and the Gray Is connection with the appearance here of General John B. Gordon. of Georgia, who de" livered his lecture on The Grand Avenue Congregational Church, a recent meeting the E. B.

Wolcott Post, the largest and most influential of the state, Gordon as an escort. The services members of the decided to tender Its to General post met the General at the Pister Hotel, where. in behalf of the post, the compil- Commander, Wade H. Richardson, in a mentary speech, tendered to the courtesy of gushed Confederate leader the an escort by the post. fully thinking members of post for General Gordon responded briefly, their courtesy and kindness.

Repthe The The bill amendment of the COAXED PAPA OVER DISPATCH THE TIPTON, February D. Cart. of Ligonter, and Miss Laura Holmes, sixteen-year-old giel of this city, overtaken attempted to elope last night, but were the function by the girl's father. The treaties of the young people moved the stern parent, Martin, of consented the to the marriage, pounced them man and wife. Another Opening For Spain.

Now Lome McKinley, has it expressed is in his order opt Jon of President a few words on the subject Sagasta to of Billy, Mason! For Misery Loves Company. Post.) of Senor consolation de Lome by stopping off a at might secure on his way home. Nothing Bat Artists It know Is the no from de coarse, Ohio. common wealth produces.