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**** i ^ ; . V T P , ^ , ? v ; > v ; ; / r : » ® r ^ W " * » . sw. : v- *,.*>*. ,:\.,V'U - * ;-i * , ^, -v .ft? T'Tf'* . jS T ' J , „ '•m^ T-'-* ' ' *«, "*&?,• r ? «v>» -"?T> < 1« Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Ltw| No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe*" 3" i/ ***&: » rfjrf"1 J'^A ' i ^ «,i L w. stJ ?• M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1894. % 3 „ , • *" '• " r ,»**«". * " NO. 31. piuMer. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY < * • * . V A N S L Y S l r BDITOB AND PROPRIETOR. Hi OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS SLOCK. TVO Doors Worth of i»eriy & Owen'g BWw» TEftMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year (in advance). It Ko* Paid within Th Subscription* rec< II 50 'hree Month# 8 no srlptlon* receiven for Ikne or «ix in th« MM proportion. 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Thue, an Ineh advertisement will cost fi.oo for one weak, fl.B0 for two weeks, |«.oo for three weeks, and so on. The pLA.lKDBALism will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require & suitable fee from everybody •eeking the use of its oolumns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. F .C. COLBY, D . D . S . DENTIST. Woodstock. III. Special atten­tion paid to regulating children s _teeth Parties coming from a distance would do wel to give timely notice by mail. Office, Kendal block, corner Mam street and Publicaquare a J. HOWARD, M. D. OBTSIOIAN AND 8TTRGEOH. OftM at I the ersldence of B. A, Howard, West UoBenry, 111. O. H. rEOERS, M, D- rjHYBlOlAN AKD SUBGXOX, MeHeary .ft. Oik Office at Reiidence. iV;' DR.A.E AUBINGE% PHYSICIAN ASTD SURGEON. office IDI Ohilds building, West McHenry, 111. *-j Residence, house formerly occupied by Dr. Osborne, All professional ealls promptly at. tended to. .:|£V«BHEF4.BD. F. L, SHKPAKD SHEPARD * 8HEPARD, A TTORNBYb AT LAW. Suite 512, North- A em Office Building, 86 LaSall* Street Chicago, 111. « ly KNIGHT * BROWN, , TTOENEYS AT LAW. U. 8. Express Oo.'a L Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. V, S. LUMLBY. A TTORNEY AT LAW, and Bolioltor II A hi,:... Mas in Park House, first floor. JOSLYN * CASEY, TORNEYS AT LAW. Woodstock IlL All business will receive prowpjt Mten- a P. BABNBS, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, andi Counselor, Colle&tlonBia specialty. WOODSTOCK, 1LLIHOIS. " JOHN P. SMITH, >» ' Watolkimalsor Sc «J eweler MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. A PINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew­elry always on hand. Special attention • ftveato repairing fine watohes. Give me • JOHN P. SMITH. r - »i»"- 'i . .'M 1 Horsemen. Look Here. I have a fine stock of H- rses, among which are *« Young Green Mountain Morgan/* "Mor­ rill Charles." and others. Call and see these Horses before making arrangements else- WhWe' N. S. COLBY. MoHenry, 111., May 10.18W. C. P. BOLEY, Froprieler of McHenry Brewery, * McHENBY, ILL. • Always on Band with tk$ , Be$t Beet, Ill- Ill • II I r| -,n idc. Does smoke from your cigar arise Like incense in the air ? Or does it only cause a smudge > And make your neighbor swear? Why will you stick to cabbage leaves And drive your friends afar, When you can purchase for a dime ' "Our Ma&ogcain" cigar? toe. \ v 10c BARSIAN BROS. MAKERS OF Choice Cigars. an sell yon one or a thousand--retail or wholesale. WIi 1BACON, JDfttALBR Agricultural s , x e • . I m p l e m e n t s OF ALL KIII1>8, NRY, - ILL. I have no Children's Holiday Goods, but if you want a FIRST GLASS A PINK CUTTElf : Or SLEIGH, Now ia the time to call and qea me, as I can give you bottom prices on anything in the Agri­ cultural line. WM. BACON, Frtees R&duced Accordingly. **. : m f t ' : I H. C. MEAD, Jhitttee qf the Peace and General In- mtranee Agent Jncluding Accident and Life Insurance sirnwM1« WITH B. Gn-BBKT, WEA« DWPOT, ^ WMT MCHmtkt, III. W. P. ST. CLAlR, fiUfirc rf the Peace and Notary Public* ; j&ial Eitate and Jnmrance - • K UN DA, Ilk '*•1 ' • AS M- CHURCH, V .'..J ' •"jt... Watohniaker and J eweler NO.Oni HuodredTwenty-Five State 8t Chi­cago, HI. Special attention given to re-pairingF ine watches and Chronometers. XFAf all Assortment of Goods in his line F. PILCH ER, * - - Dental - Surgeon. • - rypmmmUh Dr. Aurbtgtr, WeM MeHmry, Itt. Grown, Plate and Bridge Work artlstloally $g l̂.'XZSX?i/&SS&?g£?m , QOHBCLTAXIOM FM^ IESTINTHE WORLD . COAL & FEED In Good Supply, »* - For Spot Cash Only. It will pay you to investigate, W. A. CRISTY, WEST McHENBY\ ILL. McHENR| We8termdn &, Son, MOUSE, SIGN AMD CARltlACt PAINTERS. J F C L L E N R T , . . . . . I L L I H O I S . We are prepared to do all work in onr line on short notice and guarantee satisfaction PAPER HANGING A SPECIALTK Prices reasonable and work promptly done. WE8TEBXAN A SON. McHenry. January 30,1894. DO YOU KNOW AUfHO SELLS-- Boys cape Overcoats fl 60 Men's chin Overcoats 4 50 en's wool Suits... 4 50 oy's Suits .....fl 25 and 2 50 iMen's wool Shirts and Drawers 50 .5o Buck gloves only., Heavy lined gloves and mitts 55 3 pairs handsome socks 25 Best beaver can 75 Hundreds of goods at th ese prices. E. LAWLTTS. Opposite Riverside House. UlyiWfJ, •• I,.HI.n nited States War Claim Ajency WM. H- (PgWIJN, Woodstock * * Illinois. Prosecutes all elaesM and kinds of claims .gainst, the United States tor ei-Soldlsrs, heir Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. k specialty ia made in prosecuwng old and ejected claims. All communications promptly answered If fosedtori postage Stamps are enel •reply. WM, H. COW LIN Oflloe at Residence, Madison St. Woodstoea ANYBODY Who has been unfortunate enough nev­ er to have visited our store should take the first opportunity to do so. Here he will find ANYTHING He wants in the way of a watch, a clock, or jewelry of all kinds. The great variety to select from stands in strong contrast with our unvarying principle of selling everything at the bottom-most margin. In doing this there is scarcely ANY PROFIT On one article; but a little profit on each of many sales suits us better than a big per cent on a few. In this way we have the pleasure both of success in business and of benefitting the many instead of the few. Can we not benefit You ? Repairing of all kinds Promptly Attended to. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUT A Sewing Machine! a month until paid. HEAMAN BROS. Only^ty YOUR MONEY SHOULD OBTAIN FOfc TOU The Best Goods b tk Market. That I» what "we are sat- tailed to make, *» Th e B est) " and think we ean emo nstr ate to you if you will give UM the opportunity. Call in and see the Goods aim be convinced. CUS CARLSON. McHenry, HI., 1894. " McHenry House, McHENBY. ILL. JOS. RM1MER. proprietor. ,Domg NKojted on tbe hanks of tMltt sinwei* TwAhft^nKgi of McHenry, speelftlftt Im& wlUM jfiww to the entertainment of Hunters, C&shermea and Pleasure Seekers ipMtiiMn Supplied with Ocm plet« outfits. H. Miller & Son, -DEALERS IN- IfARBLE I GRANITE, Monuments, Headstones Tablets, Etc. Cemetery Work of every de­ scription neatly executed at the Lowest Prices. Satisfaction SuruUid. Shops at McHenry and Johns- burgh, III, where at all times can ce tound a good assortment of inished work. llenry Miller & Bon* NEAR THE DEPOT* VfEST MoHENRY, ILL Keeps open for the aeoommodatlon of tbe Public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. PABST'g KllwukM Lagir B««. At Wholesale and Retail. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al­ ways on band, cheaper than j|ny other, quail ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. QOOD STAB hi NO FOR HOBBFB Robert •ohlMilet SOLDERS' DEPARTMENT. BY AN OLD SOLDIER. What comrade can give tidings of Noah Stoller, of Franklin county, O., who was in the 18th regulars and wonnded at Chickamauga? Send what you know of him whether living or dead. John L. Maxwell, who is the son of a veteran, was only six years old when the the war broke out. His father was in the 31st Indiana, discharged in 1865, and died in 3 886. If Hoke Smith spent f200,000 in gov­ ernment money to find and save $31,000 in pensions, how much would it have cost to save all the pensions? Hoke is not much of an economist and only pur­ sues it for love of the results.--Rock ford Gazette. Comrade Walt M. Sawin, Go. D. 130th O. Y.I.,"writes: "We did not have the oldest or the youngest man in our com­ pany. I was the youngest being but 17 years of age, but I believe we had the tallest man. His name was Baren and he stood 6 feet 7 inches in his stockings. Who can beat him ? " Pensioners of the Mexican war are all right, they are mostly in the south. But they are receiving more money per capi­ ta than the old soldiers who helped to put down the rebellion. Why don't these southern gentlemen tnrn their guns southward? No more than eleven thou­ sand soldiers were at any time in the field during the Mexican war, while at present about twice that number are drawing pensions. Q. B. Randolph, Commander Daniel Tyler Post, 7, Anniston, Ala., writes: "This town and vicinity is an excellent region for old soldiers. It is located some 800 feet above sea level on the Blue Ridg^Range, has a natural drain­ age, and there is an absence of chills and malaria. All kinds of grains and grasses are produced here, also all kinds of vege­ tables, fruit--such as apples peaches, pears,ibherries, quince, grapes of all va­ rieties, a scuppernongs come to perfec­ tion. The winters are mild, thesummers cool, especially at night. So I would suggest to all old comrades who are find- ind tbe climate too severe that they pro­ long their dayB by moving to thie beau­ tiful country of ours, where they will find an atmosphere of wonderful recreative qualities and fine water. Suburban lands around this city, suitable for truck farming, fruit growing and vineyard purposes, can be bought cheap and on easy terms at present. Large tracks for general farming or stock raising can be had out further very cheap. Told by Qen. Felix Ainu. It was my fortune to command in sev­ eral regiments of New York infantry in the last war and to witness many acts of fearless devotion to duty and unflinching heroism. Still, I think that the palm may be awarded to a colonel of one of the regiments that formed part of my brigade. Col. Abel Smith, of Brooklyn, N. Y., commander of the 165th N. Y. regiment, is the brave man to whom I refer. The deed was performed at the storm­ ing of Fort Hudson. A solid parapet surrounded by a blazing row of muskets confronted us, pouring out a deadly stream of bullets. That was not all, for in addition to this shower of small shot there was the repeated booming of can­ non with the swish of the screaming grape shot as it plowed vast furrows in the ranks of the attackers, The situation was enough to make the boldest heart quake. To rush at that parapet amounted to an advance on cer­ tain death. Finally the turn of the 165th New York came round to attempt the effort that had proved fatal to so many comrades. The men were marched to a position within range of the parapet and then ordered to lie down for protec­ tion. With the sight of so many dead comrades before them it was necessary to instill a spirit of bold resolve into the men for the desperate work before them, and this was done by their commander. Going to the front of his command Col. Abel Smith stood erect in the midst of the storm of bullets and appealed to his men to follow him to carry the works. When his immediate comrades urged him to lie down and not expose himself to certain death, he smilingly replied in the words that were used by Napoleon on a similar occasion. "The bullet that is to end my life has not yet been cast." As he said those words he turned to his bugler to order the charge. The whole regiment had felt the contagion of his bravery, and rose as one man to follow him. But at the moment when he turned to lead his men onward, the words he had uttered to encourage his comrades were belied, for he fell pierced through the heart by the bullet which he had disre­ garded. ____________ Senator Chandler stirred up the Ten­ nessee Democrats when he expressed the belief that if elections were as fair in Tennessee as they are in Massachusetts the former state would have two Repub­ lican Senators, and yet he only voiced a belief that is general among those who know anything about elections in that and other southern states. Dress flannels, of good quality, 36 in. Wide, 25 oents per yard, at Evanson's. „ y- t fa; stj. lip. *' j£L . - J. - SILVER JUBILEB. Hev. Father Fevers Beaches JSla Twenty-fifth Tear in the Priest­ hood--A Pleasant Remem- branoe of the Oooaaion. In the Sterling, 111., Gazette we find an account of the Silver Jubilee held in that city on the 25th ult., it being the end of the twenty-fifth year of Rey. Father Fegers in the Priesthood, and as he has many warm friends in McHenry and McHenry county, to whom it will be in­ teresting, we copy a liberal extract from the Gazette's account. The Gazette says: "His present pastorate in Sterling ia marked in many ways, and the harmony of his people tails emphatically the love held toward him and the beauty of his character before them. Then, again, Father Fegers' many friends in Sterling are not confined to his congregation, neither to the followers of his creed; but all who know him, Catholic and Protes tant alike, cherish his friendship. "It was fitting, therefore, that the twenty-fifth anniversary be one of re­ joicing and marked attention. At nine o'clock this morning the beautiful audi­ torium of the church of the Sacred Heart was tilled with members of that society and many from their sister church St. Patricks. While the choir sang forth their rejoicings from the music loft, the forty members of the church society, known as the Catholic Knights of Ameri­ ca, all handsomely uniformed and well drilled, had called at the parsonage to escort their pastor to the church. Father Fegers himself celebrated the solemn high mass, after which Rev. Father Foley, of Dixon preached elo­ quently and well. The subject he so learnedly handled was: 'The Duty and Dignity oi the Priesthood.' Rev. Father Bennett, of St. Patrick's Catholic church was present as the master of ceremonies and lent efficient aid at the altar. "Many handsome gifts were bestowed upon the good father, among others a boat of silver dollars, estimated at one hundred. Out of this nice little pile Father Fegers expects to produce what the alchemists so long tried to, create gold from baser metals. Yes, the good priest will convert the silver dollars into gold dollars and then make them do golden service by placing them among the needy people of our city. This hand­ some present was from the members of the society. Hon. W. A. Sanborn re­ membered his friend by some really handsome and appreciated tokens, among others a solid silver match case. From the society was also a beautiful hand wrought stole, made by the sister* of the convent at Silver Lake, Wis. The stole is an insignia of sacerdotal powers, and is often, as in this case, rich­ ly embroidered and set with jewels. The father was greatly moved by these gifts of his people, augumented by a solid silver service from his three broth­ ers, who are visiting with him, and of a sister who is in a convent at Hasting, Nebraska. SAID FATHER FEGEBS: There are times in the life of a priest my dear Christian people, when the very force and fullness of feelings, which sway the heart, prove the greatest barrier to their utterance, and such a time to me is this. 1 see myself surrounded to day by my own dear people, and the good people of St. Patrick's help to swell their number, my own immediate relations have come from a distance, my neighbor priests assist in the sanctuary--and all of this to emphasize a period in my sacerdotal career, called the "Silver Jubilee." I must confess, I can hardly realize that so long a time has elapsed since, by the imposition of the bishop's hands, I WBB ordained a priest of the church of God. Twenty-five years in the ministry --a quarter of a century in the service of the sanctuary, the tabernacle of God with men! In looking over the past I find it dot­ ted with manifold experience--days of toil and of trials have alternated with days of sunshine. Of course it would be in bad taste for me to allude to the past in any other than a general way. I have had my share in the buildiDg of churches, and all other laborious, and, at times, trying duties of the priesthood--but, thanks to God, I have always felt happy in my vocation, and tried to do my duty. One of the greatest sources of consolation and comfort to me, however is the deep interest I have always taken in the religious education of the children. Material edifices will, in time, crumble into dust; but the spiritual edifice of the christian religion, built up in the hearts and souls of youth, will remain forever. Father Foley's serin on j has impressed us with the dignity and the duties of the priesthood; although, I am afraid, he has greatly overestimated my merits. I thank both him and Father Bennett for their presence here to day. There is another feature, which I must not forget to mention, and which con­ tributes largely to make the present a particularly happy event. It is the cordial and happy relation, which, during the past nearly eight years, has always existed between my­ self and my own people; in fact, between myself and the entire Catholic element of the city, never marred by strife or dis- sention. For the non-catholic citizens, with whom I have the pleasure of becom­ ing acquainted, I have none but words of praiBe. They have invariable treated me with uniform kindness, courtesy and respect; an additional proof of the truth of the old adage, that "chickens come home to roost;" or in other words, "as you treat others, so others will treat you." In conclusion I must thank the people of St, Patrick's church for their presence here to-day. It is but another proof of the inate * love and respect which the Irish people have always manifested to­ ward the priesthood. The Silver Jubilee of any worthy priest is, as it were, a family rejoicing in the great family of the Catholic church, where national dis­ tinction is not recognized, where we are all simply children of the church andchil- of God. I am glad to be able to say to you to­ day, that, with the advent of your pastor, a reigpi of peace and prosperity has already begun. A bright future is before you. Basing my prediction on definite data of the past, I already look forth to the time, when, in the not dis­ tant future, we will all meet again, to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of my friend, Father Bennett, in the new St. Patrick's church of this city. TIMES ARE CHANGED 1 8hMTO « >.r.ofi^i«TUl. H . Their Banquet. Money W ven to Charity. Their Employ­ ers give them a timely talk. They are now willing to admit they made a mis- take tit toting for Cleveland. NEW YORK, Jan. 28.--The twenty-fifth annual reunion of the Dolgeville employ­ es to hear the result of the year's work and to receive their share of the profits on the co-operative plan, was held last night. Heretofore.it has been a joyous occasion. This time it was anything but joyous. It has been Mr* Dolge's custom to invite his employes to a banquet after the annual inventory in January. The cost of these banquets has usually been $500, This time, owing to the closing of the mills and the hard times that prevail in Dolgeville, Mr. Dolge decided, instead of giving a banquet, to present his check for $500 for the relief of any extreme dis­ tress that may exist among the families of his workmen. He inxited the employes to meet him last night in the new shoe factory. The employes provided a literary and musical entertainment which cost nothing, and then Mr. Dolge addressed them. In his speech he said: "I welcome you to our twenty-fifth reunion. The party now in power, true to its old-time hatred of in dustry and thrift, has inaugurated apol- icy so antagonistic to the wel fare of both wage-earners and manufacturers that conditions have been created which im pel me not to spend any money this year for festivities, or even for our customary dinner. Therefore, I have invited you to sit with me around these empty tables and aBk you to accept my check for $500 with the suggestion to you to intrust it to a committee of three from among your number, who shall use It to assist such of your coworkers as may need aid during the winter. TWO YEARS OR SUCCESS. "In reviewing our business for the years 1891 and 1892 I was able to re­ port to you that they were the most sue cessful years we ever had. Each year 1 could announce to you a raise in wages. They will be known in the history of our country as the two years of sound eco­ nomic policy asembodiedintheMcKinley tariff law by which the purchasing power of the masses was increased to such an extent that all the factories throughout the land were busy every working day in the year. Although we did not enjoy the much lauded privilege of supplying the Kaffirs of Zululand, the bushwhackers of Australia, the Hindoos of £ast India, or the coolies of China with the products of onr factories, our home market consum­ ed all that America could make. "And now all this is reversed, and at this, our twenty-fifth reunion, I am com­ pelled to offer aid to men who have worked for us, who can and are willing to work, and yet are forced to the level of mendicants merely because supreme ignorance and conceit reign at Washing­ ton. For the first time in twenty-five years our factories are closed for want of orders; for the first time in twenty-five years I stand before you to state what you all know, that in spite of our earnest efforts, in spite of our many advantages, in spite of our acknowledged position as leaders in our line of business, in spite of all this and more, we have not made any progress during 1893. HAVE NO SOUPHOUSES YET. "ftne, we have been more fortunate than many others. Dolgeville knows as yet nothing of souphouses. Dolgeville has not, like many other manufacturing towns, had occasion to appeal to the outside world for aid to feed and clothe starving and suffering wage-workers, because, as stated before, we have man­ aged to keep our factories going and our men employed at some work or other. Most of you own your homes, and when the factories closed you had saved enough to carry you through the win­ ter with out asking alms of anybody. Unfortunately some of you who earn $2.25 per day in the factory have been compelled to work part of the year a- longside .Italians shoveling dirt for $1.25 per day. \ I feel that the majority of our felt workers will henceforth have to work in the factory foc^the same wages Ital­ ians get shoveling dirk The Wilson bill will compell it. "The whole propoganda of free trade has been from the very beginning a chain of the most barefaced misrepresenta­ tions. One of the foremost tariff and civil service reformers, and consequently most persistant and successful office seekers, called upon me some ten years ago. It was about the time oi the first Cleveland campaign. Our friend, mis­ taking me for a Cleveland man and there­ fore, a free trader, desired my assistance in getting up an argument against pro­ tection for the woolen industry. He de­ sired especially to show that American manufacturers did not pay any more for labor than the European. I called his attention to an error in his statements. He admitted the error, but cooly re­ marked that facts had to be manu­ factured to suit the theory if necessary. GROVEIl's CHRISTMAS PRESENT. "It has been said that the workingmen voted for the change. The statement is true. The workingmen voted for it. Even the majority of yon here to-night voted for it, but you are not responsible for it, and it is cruel to say that the working men daaorvo the unspeakable misery which this change has brought upon them and the whole country. Tbe change came, and we find Mr. Cleveland's Christmas present to the American people over 40 per cent of onr railroads bankrupt and in the hands of receivers; a shrinkage of values unknown in his­ tory, stoppage of mills, factories and misery everywhere; bankruptcy staring the young manufacturers in the face who ventured to start in business, believing that protection would prevail; starva­ tion the fate of the workingmen and their families; wreckage and destruction wherever we tnrn, and no hope for relief because the government is in the hands of men who are controlled by the free- trade element. "It is true that you must accept low# wages, and you have a foretaste now of the steady employment which yon wffi receive when Europe dumps all its sur­ plus products upon our market. "What have we to expect now? yott may ask. No one can tell. "The Wilson bill means retrogression because the purchasing power of the masses will be curtailed and therefore the production of articles of use, comfort, and even the necessities of life mupt be curtailed. Values will be destroyed; rents become lower because the impover­ ished workingmen or clerks cannot afford to live in comfortable homes any longer and must seek cheaper quarters. With the falling of rentals real estate values will shrink and many a poor man who has saved a few hundred dollars from his wages to buy ahome will loose his equity and be driven from his home. >v J • n BUT THE TRCTH WILL PRKVA11*. "But the truth will prevail, and when opportunity offers the people of the United states will demonstrate that they mean to proceed in their onward march to higher purposes, higher culture, and greater freedom, in spite of the men who now, as autocratic rulers, attempt to turn backward the wheels of progress/' Dolge's remarks received the approba* tion of all present. When he concluded the men who voted for Cleveland in 1892 crowded about, acknowledged their mot- take, and pledged themselves to support an American policy and uphold Ameri­ can institutions in the future. .i- V.S,- Pithy, Pointed and Psrtinsmtt " The diplomatic break made by l£r. Cleveland's minister to Hayti is just about what might have been expected from a Smith who spells his name with a "y." -A'", SB Congressman Sibley would have reoeftv . ed more credit for sending his resigna­ tion to the governor of Pennsylvania,, if the string attached to it had been concealed. . It is dollars to last year's birds nesta that it was an Englishman who wrote the cablegram saying that Ambassador Bayard had told a "humorous story" at a Savage Club dinner. During a long pe­ riod spent in public life Mr. Bayard has never before been accused of saying any* thing humorous; he isn't built os thti « plan. Don Dickerson wOl second Mr. Clsva- land in his fight with Senator Hill for ths confirmation of Peckham's nomination . to the Supreme Court, Senator Murphy $ acting in the same capacity for HiO. Dick Croker wanted to be referee, bat • neither side had enough confidence i*. him. " ' 'Jl There's a lesson in the riots of the ig- norant Slavic coal miners in Penney!* • vania that should be studied by all who value the privileges of American titina- ship. It seems that there is still a Republican party in Alabama. At least it is fair to 4 infer as much from a call for a meeting ^ of the "Alabama Republican Campaign Committee," at Birmingham on the 8th INST. A . •• Se-retary Carlisle had to make a pe*.. sonal appeal to Wall street bankers to help him out on that bond issue. Thi* < must have been humiliating indeed. There is a marked difference in the po|> itics of Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland on the' bond question. The former reduced the nation's indebtedness 4 by redeeming several hundreds million* , of outstanding bonds; the latter iq^ '.4 creases the national debt by a new iawa S5 o f b o n d s . P \ y The Cleveland tariff bOl givesCeimdia® products free entry to our markets, while ; Canada imposed a tariff upon our aianu- ' factured articles in order that lgi»gk>^4| may supply them. What district does Mr. Richard Croker ^ represent in the House? When and where did Mr. Richard Croker do anjv thing to earn the title "statesman** ' lately conferred upon him, in the Hous% by Gen. Sickles? Perhaps the fact thai Gen. Sickles wants to be renominated to Congress answers the last question, or at least accounts for the use of the title. Murat Haletead accuses Congress Of * -§ being a congregation of money cranky patent medicine money peddlers, fiat fools, professional socialists who know nothing of socialism, and statesmen ^ escaped from the protection of asylum* for the feeble minded. Sony we can't defend Congress. Will some of the administration edi­ tors who are charging Senator Hill with inconsistency kindly name a prominent Democrat who has been consistent ia Ma public utterances oa* • tariff, for inetaaoe? V x! »1 • ;-%q 1 .J. fm •V", » ' ,, 7>i