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AUBURN VOL.6. AUBURN MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1888. NO. 16 t h : e j CLEARANCE SALE! - o r - WinterGoods A Great Success. 0 1 3 0 ' W 1 3 S o f people thronged our store fro m early till late. Continue tlie good -work. Turn the Win ter Goode out. Monday’s,Programme CLOAKS W ill continuo to interest al! in need. Every day you postpone m a k in g a choice gives you a m u c h smaller assortment to select from. We again quote y o u a few prices: CHILDREN’S CLOAKS T h e finest imported novel ties; new, stylish, desirable. Olca. U P r i c e o . $ 1 3 . 0 0 12.00 i aST o -^r. $6.47 4.97 A s trackan Novelties. 5 75 6 . 2 5 6 . 7 5 8.25 2.47 2 97 3.69 4.97 N O B B Y C H E C K W i t h a stylish hood. 5 . 2 5 o . 7 5 4 . 5 0 2.97 3.47 1 97 A s trackan Trimmed. 3.00 5.00 8.00 1 97 3.47 3.97 PLAIN CLOTH 2.00 2 . 3 7 3.25 .50 1.25 1.97 W c have not made these im m e n s e cuts becauso thoy are old sty le; they are the latest. Not because they are poorly mado fo r t h e y are the best made. Not becauso they have beon poor sellers for everyone considered th e m cheap before th e buzz saw m a d e th e havoc. Our motto is, n e w eoods every season, and wo w i l l f iv e up to it a t a n y oosl — I ’x a r o s j a — MUFFLERS are n o t all sold. There are still som e choice patterns leit. UNDERWEAR ! T h e r e waa an Immense sale in th i s department, b u t the lines q u o t e d Saturday are not all closed Do Not Wait, Come Early, p. s . —The buzz saw is being sharpened and th is coming w e e k thei'e will be some lively tim e s . Watch this column for th e announcements. REYNOLDS & BROWN opposed m ais followers Lord Salisbury’s Action to Se cure Unionist Support. TO IMPRISON HOME RULEBS B a lfou r ’s In t e n t io n t o I n c a r c e r a t e In v a lid Irish m e n —G e n e r a l F o r e l c n N o w s . C o p y rlclited ISSSi. London, J a n . 15.—A c o n s id e r a b le p o r tion of th e T o r y press c o n tin u e to a t t a c k Lord Salisbury’s L iverpool sp e e c h e s a n d aro p a r ticu la r ly venom o u s in t h e i r co m m ents upon h is references to th e ta r i f f . W h y tho p r e m i e r s h o u ld p u r s u e a p o lic y or advocate m o v e m e n ts u p o n th o l in e and to th e a d v a n tag e of M r. G l a d s t o n e , eay these jo u r n a l s , w h e n h e to o k office to reverse th e L iberal p r e m i e r ’s po licy , seems incom p rehensible, y e t t h a t is p r e cisely w h a t th e y conceive h i m to be doing. I t s a v o r s very m u c h o f in g r a t i tude for C o n s e rvative p a p e rs t o d e n o u n c e tho m a n w h o has sacrificed so m u c h of his self resp e c t a n d e n d u r e d so great a degree of h u m i l i a t i o n in his en d e a v o r s to h o ld w o r k i n g relations w i t h tb e U n io n ists t h a t t h e Tory p a r ty m ig h t re ta in c o n tro l o f t h e governm e n t, b u t theso jo u r n a l s sh o w no disposition to s p a re h i m o n th i s a c count. “ L o r d S a lisbury,” said a T o r y m em b e rs th is evening, “ w a s a l w a y s a political t r im m o r an d can n e v e r b e a n y thing else. W h e n ho w a s L o r d R o b e r t Cecil he defended th e p a p e r d u t y d e n y in g t h a t a p e r s o n of e d u c a ti o n co u ld learn a n y th in g f r o m a p e n n y n e w s p a p e r and later as L o rd C r a n b o r n e , h e d e nounced Mr. D israeli’s h o u s e h o ld su f f r a g e proposals. N o w ho ren d e r s a fa w n i n g subm ission to L o rd H a r t i n g t o n in order t b a t h o m a y r e tain p o w e r , b u t i f ho could aeo h is w a y clear to re m a i n a t the head o f th e g o v e r n m e n t w i t h out the assistance of th e U n i o n i s t l e a d e r and his follow e rs ho w o u ld th r o w th e m overboard in c o n tin e n tly .” I t ia a s s e r t e d th a t the U n io n ists w e n t o v e r th o governm e n t’s local g o v e r n m e n t p r o posal yesterd a y an d co m p letely re a r ranged tlie s c h e m o to th e i r o w n l ik i n g , Lord S a lisbury agreeing to th o c h a n g e s insisted tipon, because lie could n o t h e lp himself. W ilfred B l u n t ’s a s to u n d in g s t a t e m e n t concerning M r B a lfour’s in t e n t i o n to arrest an d im p rison h o m e ru l e r s , physicially unable to e n d u r e p r is o n lire, has aroused w idespread i n d i g n a t i o n and is tho s u b j e c t of g e n e r a l c o m m e n t. I t iB p robable t h a t Mr. B a lf o u r w i l l d e n y th a t he over s a id or th o u g h t o f s u c h a thing an d p e r h a p s there m a y b e a b r i e f suspension o f tho w h o lesale a r r e s t s th a t are b e ing m a d o in Ireland t o g iv e a co lo r of t r u th to th o denial, b u t it is a s s e r t e d to-night t n a t tho g o v e r n m e n t in t e n d s to m a k o a larg e r n u m b e r of a r r e s t s u n d e r tho crim es a c t d u r in g th e n e x t f o r t n i g h t and tho fa c t th a t e le v e n persons w e ro a r r e s t e d a t U a h v ay last evening w o u ld se e m to confirm tho a s s e rtion T h e c h a r g e m a d e against th e G a lw a y prisoners is t h a t o f “ intim idatiou,” w h ich is a so r t o f b lan ket c h a rge, o f sufllciont b r e a d t h to in sure conyiction u n d e r a t lea s t o n e o f t h e num e rous D u b lin castle d e f in i t io n s of the term . I t ia now p r e tty w o ll u n d e r stood t h a t M r. O 'B rien w ill be re - a r - rested a t th e e x p ir a tio n of h is p r e s e n t sentence f o r p a r ticip a tio n in t h o f a m o u s m idnight m e e tin g a t W o o d f o id. Tho Now Y o r k co r resp o n d e n t o f t h e Sunday 'l'tmcs referrin g to S a m u e l J . R a n d a ll nnd hia connection w i t h th e A m e rican tariff describes th e P e n n s y l . vania statesm a n as “ a n ig n o r a n t a n d illiterate m a n , tho prido o f w h o s o l i f e is his supposed resem b lance to th o g r e a t N anoleon.” W ilfred B l u n t ’s overcoat w a s re s t o r e d to him by t h e G a lw a y priso n a u t h o r i t i e s to day an d th e prisoner m o v e d In t o a w a rm e r coll. T h e police p r e v e n t e d a band from seren a d in g Mr. B l u n t to - d a y and the people becam e h i g h ly e x c i t e d over tho p r o h ibition. I t is f e a r e d t h a t a riotous d e m o n s tr a tio n will g r o w o u t o f tho affair. H is W ife S a i d H o w n s M u r d e r e d B a y C it y M ich. J a n 15—T h e m issin g farm e r, W illiam II. F isher, w h o w a s th o u g h t to h a v o been m u r d e r e d in M onitor to w n s h ip , has been fo u n d a t Rochester M innesota by t h e m o s s e n g e r sent from B a y C ity. Ilis caso w a s ono of tho s tr a n g e s t over know n h e r e , H is wifo a n d tw o children o f F i s h e r a d m itted t h a t ho h a d beon m u r d e r e d th o form e r acknow ledging th a t sh o h a d witnessed t h e deed co m m itted b y ono, W allaco, w h o w a s s topping o n t h o fa r m and t b a t sho h a d w a shed u p blood fro m tho floor .F ish e r w aa traced t o K e n d a l l , W isconsin, by letto r and fro m ^therc to Rochcator by J a m o s G ilbort w h o w e n t to find him . T h e accused has b e e n re leased from j a il. F a t a l N a t u r a l C a s E x p l o s i o n F indlay , O., J a n . 15.—A n a t u r a l gas explosion o c c u r r e d in iho fo u n d r y a n d m achino shops of A d a m s B ros. & Co., on W e st M ain stroet, last ev e n in g , w h ic h com p letely dem o lished tho e n g in e a n d engine house an d fatally b u r n e d Jo s o p h Kwlss, a 'm e m b e r of tho A rm . ICw iss was forem a n a n d w a s try in g to s h u t off tho gas w h e n th e oxplosion t o o k placo. The foundry took flro, b u t tho flam e s woro extin g u ish e d w i th o u t m u c h d a m age. K illed H i s W ife a n d C h i l d r e n . P ri HCKTON, M inn., Ja n . 15.— A S w e d e living 20 m iles from hero is sa i d to havo killed hiB w ifo an d sev e n c h i l d r e n by c h o p p ing vheir h e a d s o ff w i t h a b r o a d - axo. A boy o f 14 ju m p e d fro m a n u p - stair’s w indow a n d escap e d . W h e n asked by a n e ig h b o r w h a t h e h a d d o n e tho m u r d e r e r r e p lied: \ W h a t I h a v o i n tended to do f o r a long tim e .” ~ ALL FOR LOVE. A Rural J u l i e t S u i c i d e s O v e r H e r L o v e r ’s B o d y . N o rth Adams, M ass., Jan . 15.—T h e following story com e s from H a n c o c k , an isolated h ill to w n n e a r th e N e w Y o r k state lino: C a r r ie B rockaw a y , aged 18, has been receiving a tten tio n f rom W a s h ington Sweet. F a r m e r B rockaw a y , h e r father, a n d h e r tw o brothers o b jected, and warned Sw e e t to desist. The w a r n ing was disregarded. B rockaw a y a n d his two sons arm e d them selves a n d to went to S w e e t’s house. S w e e t learn e d of their c o m ing a n d barricaded t h e house whon a d m ittance w a s dem a n d e d . S w e e t shot from a w idow , seriously w o u n d ing one of the sons in tho hip, S h o o ting continued on both sides fo r som e tim e . Finally the shots from w i t h in ceased. Ju s t then C a rrie, hav in g h e a r d o f t h e action of h e r fa th e r a n d brothers, reached tho scene She cried to h e r lover n o t to shoot as the B rockaw a y s a p p roached t h e house. W h e n th o door w a s forced open Sweet was fo u n d ap p a r e n tly dead, w i t h a bullet hole in his neck. T h e g ir l frantically u p b r a ided h e r relatives a n d seizing a c a r v in g k n if e from a tablo, c u t hor throat an d fell dead across S w e e t’s body. Sw eet revived, b u t w ill p r o b a b ly die. Tho in h a b itan ts of th e village, moatly F r e n c h C a n a d ians, are g r e a tly excited, a n d as they are tak in g sides f o r and against tho BrockawayB tho ill f e e l ing may r e s u lt in m o re violence. ' D IC K IN S O N ’S PO S IT I O N . T e legrap h ic B u s i n e s s S h o u ld b e Part o f th e P o s t a l S y s t e m . D etroit , J a n . 15,—I t h a s been s t a te d by certain papers t h a t Mr. D ickinson, as postm aster-general, m a y havo to fix rates for g o v e r n m e n t w o r k over his ow n telegraph lines. Tho facts re g a r d in g Mr. Dickinson’s telegraphic connections as learned from W . C. C o lburn, a le a d ing Republican an d heavy stockholder in tho M ichigan Postal T e legraph co m pany, are t h a t M r. D ickinson w a s on t h e board of th a t com p a n y as its counsel but never its presid e n t u p to th e timo ho w a s m e n tioned fo r tho postmaster genoralship. H e has a l ways been a believer th a t tlie tele graphic business should bo a p a r t of tlio g o v e rnm e n t postal system an d as soon as it becam e probable th a t he would bo nam e d as postm a s ter-general he called tho stockholders together a n d told thom t h a t h e could n o t longer hold any stock of tho com p a n y . These gen- tlemon wished to allow him 150 to 200 per cent, on th e f a c e of his s tock b u t he insisted th a t ho m u s t be freed from an y suspicion of personal in terest an d d i vided all his stock am o n g tho o t h e r holders receiving only tho a m o u n t of his original in v e s tm e n t w ith o u t a n y i n terest, dividend or enhanced v a lue whatever. —-----^ » » A SCHO O L GIRL’S FROLIC. S h e S t e a l s C h i c k e n s a n d E n d s u p In Jail. D elhi, N. Y ., Ja n . 14.—Social circles in Delaware co u n ty aro exercised ovor the fact th a t y o u n g ladies who a tte n d seminaries steal chickens ‘'ju s t fo r a lark.-’ Tho rovelation w a s m a d e in c o u r t in Deposit, w h e n Miss Ferguson w h o hails from a f a r w e s tern state, an d h e r chum, were arraig n e d on a ch a r g e o f petit larceny. M iss Ferguson w a s f r i g h t ened almost to d e a th and sho tearfu lly pleaded g u ilty . H e r chum put a bold face on the m a t t e r an d eventually s h e waa d ischarged. T h e ju s tice sen t Miss Ferguson to j a il. Unconscious of w h a t had occurred, her m o ther cam e on east to pay her d a u g h te r a visit a n d w a s h o r rified to find h e r confined as a p r is o n e r in jail here. M iss Ferguson’s releaso w a s secured a t onco, an d Bho is now a w iser if not a better girl. M e a n w h ile th e t o p most topic a r o u n d the country side is, “ How many y o u n g ladies a t high-toned seminaries s teal chickens o’ n ig h ts ju s t for fun; take th e m to th e ir room s, cook and eat them an d have a jo lly tim o?” MILITIA U N D E R A R M S . P r o t e c t i n g t n e S t r e e t s o f J a m e s to w n A g a i n s t a R a il r o a d . Jamrstown. N. Y , Ja n . 15.—T h o Fenton G u a rds havo been u n d e r a r m s hero all yesterday, a w a itin g tho orders of tho mayor to assist in pro tectin g ono of tho streets ag a in s t tho oncroaclim e n ts of tho New Y o rk, L a k e Erio an d W e s t ern Railroad com p a n y , w h ich h a s attempted lo build a s iding along ono of streets of tho eity fo r tho obvious pur- poso of k eeping tho C h a u tauqua L a k e railroad from m a k ing u crossing a t grade. It being an e n g ineering im p o ssi bility to got e ith e r over or u n d e r th e siding, as it is proposed to lay it. tho city began raising th e grade of the street yesterday u n d e r tho protection of tho police Both gan g s are a t w o rk w it m a few roda of e a c h othor, and a collision is expected a t an y m o m e n t. B o th partlt h havo issued in ju n c tio n s n o t fully cover; ing tho g rounds. M a chines In P la c e o f S t r ik e r s . North Adams, Mass., Ja n . 15.—Tho Sampson M a p u facturing com p a n y w ill this week p u t in three m a c h ines w h ich, it ia said, will do tho w o rk of all tho shoe lastera on strik e , req u ir in g only 12 men to h a n d le thom . T h e outlook for the strikers is gloom y . F r o z e n to D e a t h A lukrt L e a , M inn., Jo n . 15.—L a s t night was tho coldost of tho w intor, th e thermometer reg isterin g aa low as 42 bolow, Olo A . E g g e , wjio lived a t Hartland, th is county, w a s frozen to death lost n ig h t b u t n o details h a v e been rocelved. ' MEASURES BEFORE CONGRESS Unfinished Business in House and Senate. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS T h e S e n a te Will C o n s u m e C o n s l d - era b le Tim e In S e c r e t S e s s i o n - G e n e r a l N e w s . W a shington, Ja n . 16.—T h e B lair edu cational bill is the u n f in ish e d business of th e week in the s e n a te a n d i t is lik e ly to occupy most o f the tim o each d a y a f te r 2 o’clock. Several speeches a r e to bo m a d e for and against it, b u t M r. B lair expresses the opinion th a t a final vote w ill bo taken upon it w i t h i n th e n e x t five or six days. In th e m o r n in g hour each day the senate w ill lik e ly go to the calendar and tako u p v a r io u s subjects thereon. Among th e m a r e th e bills to re f u n d the d irect w a r ta x e s ; m a k e P o r t lan d , Oregon, a port o f e n try , etc. Mr. Ingalls, president pro tem ; says he w ill try to ta l k on tariff som e time during th e w e e k and it is barely possible th a t th e r e m a y bo an o th e r speech or tw o o n t h a t subject a n d on internal revenue. T h e r e w ill bo considerable time co n s u m e d in secret sessions as an a r r a n g e m e n t h a s been p a r tially ontered in to w h e r e b y th o nom ination of Mr. L a m a r w ill bo e a r ly taken u p for consideration a n d aldo t h e nom inations of Messrs. V ilas a n d D ickenson. T h e dem and of Mr. R id d leb e r g e r th a t th o nom ination of Mr. Laraar sh a ll be considered in open session m a y precipi ta t e tho general debate u p o n t h e ques tio n of open sessions fo r a ll b u t excep tio n a l executive business; b u t th is is not probable. To-m o rrow is suspension of ru les day in the houso of re p r e s e n tativ e s and C h a irm a n H a tch of tho com m itteo on agricultnro will m o v e to c o n s id e r his bill establishing experim e n tal a g r ic u ltu r a l stations. In the m o r n in g h o u r , how e v e r, C h a irm a n W ilkins of th e co m m ittee on banking and c u rrency, w ill d e m a n d c o n sideration of his bill p r o v i d in g f o r tho issuance of circulating n o tes to national banks to tho full p a r v a lu e o f bonds de posited with tho treasu r e r , it b e ing u n finished business. G r e e n b a c k e r s and inflationists will u n d o u b ted ly filibuster ag a in s t tki« m easure a s th e y did last w e e k , but Mr. W ilkins say s h e intends to tell thom that ho can c a l l u p his bill as unfinished busintss o n an y day and th a t if they chooso to fritte r aw a y tho timo against th e in e v itab le they m u s t tako tho responsibility o f their folly. Tlie c o m m ittee on ao c o u n ts w ill m a k e a report on th e r e s o lu tio n provid in g for private secretaries to a l l m e m bers o f the house not c h a i r m e n o f com m ittor's. This proposition w a s voted d o w n in the c o m m ittee b y G to 3 a n d the resolution as it will com e beforo tho house will simply provido f o r a clerk to all committees. It is lik e ly th a t there w ill be considerable d e b a te over the re port. LOST IN THE BLIZZARD F r o z e n to D e a th o n t h e B l e a k D a k o ta P r a iries M inneapolis, Jan . 15.—R e p o r t from various Dakota tow n s s h o w th a t a large nu m b e r of d e aths from f r e e z in g occurred d u r in g the blizzard. R a ilro a d s aro badly blocked and it will be d a y s beforo the list will be completed. T h e dead thus fa r brought into Y a n k to n n u m b e r nine, w h ile several persons w e r e b r o u g h t in w h o havo thoir lim b s b a d ly fro z e n and am p u tation rendered n e c e s s a r y . O ther d e a th s aro reported a n d search in g parties w ill go o u t as soon as practicib lo . A t S t. Olaf, Miss B rady, a school teacher, an d a pupil lost their lives. Tho body of a n unknow n m an waa f o u n d a m ilo from Sioux Fulls standing e r e c t in tho snow. Bodies of four m en h a v e been tak e n to Sioux Falls. Nine people liv in g around H u r o n are known to be dead. Four farm e r s who left an h o u r beforo the storm broke arc m issing, a n d th e r o ia no d o u b t but th a t th e y p e r is h e d . Two school children a t C a rom died a u d th e li teacher was badly frozen. A t Clare m o n t four persons w e re lost. O n ly one fability is reported fro m M inot, but tliCro are rum o rs of n u m e r o u s others. A t Parker Miss Lizzio D w y e r a n d four o f Peter W iergnn’s c h il d r e n lo s t their lives. At Faulkton Miss E d a m a Lam a r, a school teacher, und C a r r ie A u lan, a pupil, aro dead. No loss o f h u m a n lifo iR reported from Pierre. Tho ^tercurv fo r tho past threo days h a s ra n g t t l from 20 to 40 below and it is g r o w in g colder. W a t e r t o w n , D a k ., J a n . 1 5 —News reached this city this m o r n in g of tho d e a th by freezing of M iss S a r a h Duland, a school teacher in an o u tly i n g district. T h e young lady left h e r b o a r d in g houso T h u rsday m orning a n d t h a t w a s tho last seen of h er u n til her b o d y w ;is found yesterday I)ing in a bnow d r i f t only 40 rods from tbe school house. T h o w e a th- ercontinues extrouioly cold, th e m e r c u r y reaching 42 d e g r e e s below lust n ig h t. __ ^ Run by P o l i t i c i a n s ■. York, Jan . 15.—A t to days m e e ting of the C e n tral L a b o r un io n it w a s decided not to send delegated to tho convcntiou of tho w o r k in g m e n ’s stato trades assombly to bo h e ld a t Al bany. Tho opinion w a s expressed th a t th e trades assembly “ Is ru n by politi cians of tho old p o litical p a r ti e s .” A no tice w as received from th o A m a lg a m a t e brass workers th a t th e y h a d cu t loose from tho K n 'g h ta oQ L a b o r. Tho abbitration committco r e p o r te d t h a t tho p a r k and ball room p r o p r ieto r s dem a n d e d th a t tho “ scab” w a ite r s an d bar- tonders employed by th o m bo ad m itted to tho striking union a n d th a t th o latter should abolish thejr e m p lo y m e n t bu re a u prior to effecting a n y settlem e n t w i t h the striking union. T h e l a t t e r r e je c t e d their d emands a n d t h e fig h t still continuer. A BR A CE OF WIVES A J u s t i c e ’s S c h e m e to G et Rid o f H is F irst Love. C a n a n d a i g u a , Jan. 15.—A llen B. B e c k e r, a prom inent citizen a n d justice of th e peaco a t Hemlock Lake, this co u n ty , a n d his newly wedded w ife have b e e n placed in a very e m b a rrassing p r e d ic a m e n t by a decision handed dow n by J u s t i c e M acomber of the Suprem e co u r t, a n n u ll i n g Becker’s divorce f rom a fo r m e r w ife. The first Mrs. B e c k e r alleges t h a t she and her h u sband w e re on t h e b e s t of term s when the divorce w a s p r o c u r e d , and that he a ssured h e r th e pro c e e d in g s were instituted solely to clear h e r n a m e from suspicion of m is c o n d u c t w ith an Evangelist, Rev. S a m uel B u r n s . She claims to have been ig n o r a n t o f th e naturo of the p roceedings or sh e w o u ld have put in a defense. Tho case w a s sent to a referee, an d sh e alleged that the proceed ings b e f o ro him were crooked and th a t a l l t h e evidence was false. Mr. a n d M rs. B e c k e r w e re livinff together a t th e tim e t h e decree of divorce was o b tained. M rs. B e c k e r ’s first knowledge of tho divorce w a s w h e n she learned th a t h e r h u s b a n d w a s m a k ing arrangem e n ts to leave h e r a n d m a rry a Buffalo w o m a n . I t w a s t h e n th a t she began tho investiga tion, a n d o n ascertaining the n a tu r e of th e p r o c e e d in g s which her husband had su c c e s s f u lly p u t through ahe applied to tho c o u r ts fo r a reversal, and upon t h e alleg a tio n s noted abovotlio c o u rt g r a n ted her p e titio n . The second m a rriage did n o t t a k e placo until after the proceed ings to an n u I |th o divorce h a d been b e g u n , W A N T S H IS MONEY BACK An A s e d S p iritu a list S u e s to R e c o v e r His Property^ C h i c a g o , Ja n . 15, — Theodore N. Bovee, a n old and rather w e ll-know n S p ir itu a list, began a suit yesterday ag a in s t D r . A lfred Hinde and w ife for th e r e c o v e r y of all his property, w h ich had b e e n given aw ay under p e c u liar c ir cum s tances. In 1882 Mr. Boveo a n d his w ife, r e a l iz i n g th a t thoy wero g e ttin g old, a n d believing th a t their Spiritual- ittic b e li e f w o u ld invalidate an v w ill they m i g h t m ake, determined to give aw ay overy th in g they dad except e n o u g h to s u s ta i n them until thoy died. H a v ing no ch ild r e n they looked around f o r Eomc w o r th y young persons to m a k e tlieir h e irs an d found Dr. Hinde a n d his w ife, w h o w e r e alm o st total s tr a n g e r to th e m . Bovee promised to give th e d o c tor a b o u t $12 000 w o rth of real e s t a t e and $5 OOU in bonds on c o n d itio n th a t - tho deeds should n o t be recordod until the doath or tho g iv e r . Hindo wanted tho old S p ir itu a list to givo tho property to Mrs. H inde o n t h e ground that lie m ight bo sued f o r m a lpractice at any tim o an d loso i t all. Boveo consented and the tra n s f e r w a s mado, Lately the real estate h a s becom e very valuable on a c count o f t h e grow th of the city in the region w h e r e it is located, and Bovee has h a d m a n y offers for it a t big figures. He m u s t h a v e concluded that ho w a s n 't going to d ie as soon as he had th o u g h t for ho w e n t to Mrs Llinde and tried to got h e r to re tu r n tlio property. Sho p r o m p tly refused and he has begun suit for it, a s k i n g in the meantime fo r an in ju n c t io n restraining tho doctor and his w ife f r o p i disposing of the real es tate a n d bonds until tho suit is decided A C H U R C H DESTROYED F ig h t in g F ir e w ith th e T h e r m o m e t e r 2 0 D e c r e e s Bolow Zero M innhai’o l i s , Jan. lO.-About 8 o’clock thiB m o r n in g firo was discovered in tho C h u r c h o f th e Redeemer (Universalist) and t h e e n ti r e d epartment was called o u t. The c h u r c h w a s built of sVano, w a s 10 yearB o ld a n d c o st $80,000. Tho firo was caused by th e jainitor’s son startin g a liro in a fu r n a c o which was u n d e rgoing repairs. F irem e n found it alm o st im possible t o r e a c h tho flamo and havo been f ig h tin g them all day long w ith tho m e r c u r y r a n g in g from 22 to 30 below z ero N o thing b u t tho walls aro left. The loss is p laced a t $70,000 with insuranco of $50,000; $5,000 of which is on tho organ and tho chim o of bells presented to the ch u r c h by ex-Congreesman W. D. W ash- burne. D u r in g tho day nino firem en w ero overcom e by tho dense sm o k e w h ich p o u r e d from tho building. Tw o of th e m e n aro said to be in a very criti cal co n d itio n . K illed a V illain ln Self D e f e n s e C h u r c h ’s F e r r y , Dak., Jan. 15.—N e al M c K e a g u e , tho nqjorioua Chicago b u t hlicr, w u s Hillecl by T. A. H illerraan, a saloon kcepor, last night. A quarrel oc cu r red betw e e n tho two men over a gam e o f card s . McKoaguo finally drew a r e v o lv e r an d tried to shoot H illerm a n . Tho l a t t e r seized a Bhotgun and fired first, b lo w in g tho entire top of M c- K e a g u o ’s h e a d off and spattering his brains all over the room. McKoaguo cam o to D a k o ta about three years ago fresh f r o m a C a n a d a penitentiary w h e re ho served a term for c r im inally'assault ing a y o u n g girl. Four yeara ago he ow n e d a m e a t m a rket at W iunekta, a superb o f C h icago, and was charged w ith t h e m u r d e r of a n old couple nam e d W ilson, b u t w a s acquitted. Ilillcrm a n gave h im s e lf up but will doubtloss bo speedily acquitted. A L a w y e r ’s Lie Leads to S u icid e . F a r g o , D a k ., J a n . 10.—Ezra D o w itt, a w e a lthy cap italist of Scranton, P a ., c o m m itted su icid e by hangingin a barn noar this c it y yesterd a y . He owned a good deal o f p r o p e r ty in Dakota and cam e from P e n n s y lv a n ia a few days ago to defend a su i t involving $25,000. H e b o u g h t t h e property in good faith, b u t it w m claim e d th a t tho party of w h o m ho b o u g h t h a d defrauded a widow o f it. Ho w a s ch a r g e d by attorneys w ith co m p licity an d this seems to havo w o rked u p o n h is m ind MARRIAGE FOR WORLDLY GAIN Dr. Talm a g e ’s Brooklyn Ser mon Yesterday. REGARD TO MORAL CHARACTER D o m e s t ic T r a g e d i e s R e p e a t e d E v e r y D a y —M i s e r i e s U n told In th e M id s t o f L u x u r y . B r o o k lyn , J a n . 15. —In the B rookly* Tabernacle t h i s m o r n in g th e Rev, T. Do W itt Talm a g e , D . D ., preached the sec ond of th e series of serm o n B to th e wom en of A m e r ic a , w ith im p o r tant hints to m e n . T h e su b je c t of the ser m o n was “ M a r r iag e f o r W o rldly Suc cess W ith o u t R e g a r d to Moral C h a rac ter,'’and tho t e x t w a s f r o m F irst Sam u el, xxv.2: \A n d t h e r e w a s a m a n in M aon, whose possessions w e r e i n C a rm e l^ an d the m a n w a s v e r y g r e a t , and he h a d threo tho u s a n d s h e e p , a n d a thousand goats.” D r. T a lm a g e s a id: My t e x t i n tr o d u c e s u s to a drunken bloat of large p r o p e r t y . Before the d a y of safety deposits a n d governm e n t b o n d s and national b a n k s people bad their in vestm e n ts in f lo c k s a n d herds, and thiB m an. N a b al, o f t h e t e x t h a d m u ch of h i s possessions i n liv e 6tock. H e came a lso of a distin g u ish e d f a m i l y and had glo rious Caleb f o r a n ancestor. B u t this descendant w a s a sa e a k , a churl, a sot and a fool. O n e in s tan c e to illustrate: It was a w o o l - r a i s in g country, and a t tho timo of sh e a r i n g ,.a g r e a t feast ;waa prepared for t h e sh e a r e r s ; and D a v id and his w a r r io r s , w h o h a d in other d a y s saved from d e s t r u c t i o n the threshing floors of N a b al, s e n t to him , aBking, in - this timo of p l e n t y , fo r somo bread fo r their s tarving m e n . _ A n d Nabal cried o u t : “ W ho is D a v id?” A s though a n Englishm a n h a d sa i d : “ W h o is W elling ton?” or a G e r m a n sh o u ld say: “ W ho is Von Moltke?” o r a n A m e rican should say: ‘‘W h o is W a s h ington?\ N o thing did Nabal g ive to t h e starv in g men, an d tb a t n ig h t th e sco u n d r e l lay dead drunk a t hom e , a n d t h e bible gives us a full length p i c t u r e o f h im spraw ling a n d m a u d lin an d h e lp less. Now lh a t * w a s the m an, w h o m A b igail, th o lovely and gracious a n d g o o d w o m a n , m arried —a tuberose p l a n t e d beside a thistle, a palm branch tw i n e d in to a w reath of deadly n ig h tsh a d e . S u r t l y that was no t one of the m a t c h e s m a d e in heaven. W e throw u p o u r h a n d s in horror at t h a t wedding. H o w d i d she ever consent to link her d e s tinies w i t h such a creature! W ell, she n o d o u b t t h o u g h t th a t it would be a n honor t o be associated with a n ar istocratic f a m ily a n d no ono can despise a g r e a t n a m e . B e e id e this, w ealth would come a n d w i t h it chains of gold a n d m ansions lig h ted by~H w inging- ’lampB'of arom a tic oil, a n d resounding with, the cheer of b a n q u e t e r s seated at tables laden w ith w ines f r o m the richest vine yards a u d fru i ts fro m ripest orchards and nuts t h r e s h e d fro m foreign woods and m eats s m o k in g in platters of gold set on by s laves i n b r i g h t uniform. B e fore she plighted h e r t r o th w ith this dis- sipatoi m a n s h e so m e tim e s said to h e r self, \H o w can I e n d u r e him! To bo as sociated for life w i t h such a debauchee I cannot a n d w ill n o t ! ’ B u t then again she said to h e r s e lf : “ I t ia timo I w a s m arried and th is is a fcold world to de pend on a u d p e r h a p s I m ig h t do worse and m aybe I w ill m a k e a sober m an o u t of him , and m a r r i a g o is a lottery any how .’’ And w h e n o n e day this repre sentative o f a g r e a t housejpresented him self in a p a r e n th e s is o f sobriety a n d w ith an assum ed g e n ia l it y an d gallantry of m a n n e r a n d w i t h prom ises of fidelity and kindness a n d self-abnegation, a Ju n e m o rning s m iled o n a M arch squall, und thu g r e a t soulud w o m a n surren dered her h a p p in e s s to th e keeping of thiB infam o u s s o u o f fo r tu n e whoso pos sessions w ero i n C a r m e l; and tho m a n w a s very g r e a t, a n d h e h a d 3,000 sheep, and 1,000 g o a ts. Behold hero a d o m e s tic tragedy re peated e v e ry h o u r o f every day all o v er Christendom —m a r r i a g e for w o rldly succcsb w i t h o u t re g a r d to charac ter. So M a rio Je a n n e Phlipon, tho d a u g h te r o f the hum b le engraver of P a r i s becam e tho fam o u s M adame R o land o f h istory, the vivacious and brilliant g i r l u n i te d w ith the cold, form a l, m o n o tonous m a n because Jho cam o of a n afflu e n t fam ily of Amiens and had lordly blood in his veins. The day whon th r o u g h political revolution thiB patriotic w o m a n w a s led to the scafllold a r o u n d w h ich lay piles of lim o a n heads t h a t h a d fallon from the axe, and she s a id t o a n aged m a n whom she had co m f o r ted as th e y ascended the scaffold: “ Go | first th a t you may not w itness m y d e a t h , ” a n d th e n undaunted took her t u r n to d i e —th a t day was to her only tho la s t a c t of a tragedy of w h ich hor u n c o n g e n i a l m arriage day w a s tho first. Good a n d g e n ia l c h a r a c t e r in a m au, tho very firet re q u is it e for a woman’s happy m a r r iag e . M istake me not as depieciative o f w o r ld ly prosperities. There is a relig io u s c a n t t h a t would seem to represent p o v e r ty a s a virtue and w e alth as a crim p . I can take you through a t h o u s a n d m a n s ions where God is aa m u c h w o r s h ip p e d as H e .ever was in a cabin. T h e gospel inculcates the ‘ virtues w h ich t e n d to w a r d wealth. In tho m illennium w e w ill all dwell in pal aces an d rid e in ch a r io ts and ait a t sum p tuous b a n q u e t s an d sleop under rich em b roideries a n d live 400 or 600 yeara, for, if a c c o r d in g to tho biblo in those tim e s a c h ild sh a ll die a hundred years old, t h e a v e r a g e of hum an life will bo a t least five centuries. Tho whole tendency of s in J s to w a r d poverty and tho wholo t e n d e n c y o f righteousness is tow a rd w e a lth. G o d liness is profitable for the lifo t h a t n o w r is as well as for • th a t w h ich is< t o com e . No inventory can be m ado o f t h e p i c t u r e galleries con- - secratcd to G o d a n d ; o f soulpturo and o f libraries a n d p illa r e d m agnificence .and of parks a n d fo u n t a i n s . a n d gardens in.’ ^ tho ow n e rship o f good t men - Continued on Sixth P*ga.
