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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
LIFE FOR LIFE.
A Remarkable Double Murder in
New York City.

New YORK, October 16.-John Irving
and John Walsh, widely known burg
lars, shot and killed each other in
Shang Diapers saloon, 466 Sixth Ave-
nue., early this morning. They had a
bitter quarrel and it is said that six
weeks ago they met in another saloon
and drew pistols on each other, but were
separated.
The police story is that John Irving
and "Jack, the Nick were in Draper's
saloon shortly before 2 o'clock this
morning, both being filed with liquor.
They quarrelled about some rascality in
which they were mutually interested.
They became noisy and Billy Porter
entered and tried to stop the row. His
interference only raised the rioters to
fury and both whipped out revolvers
and fired at close quarters. Every one
in the saloon sought cover as the double
report rang out. The shots were fired
at the same instant and with like effect.
Irving fell dead with "johnny the
Mick's" bullet in his brain and the
Mick fell, shot through the
heart. Neither lived long enough
to breathe twice after being shot.
"Billy" Porter and the gang ran nout to
the street. but the reports of pistols
we're heard by the police and Porter was
arrested. Harry Hope, Shang Draper,
William Vosburgh, Pat Neary, and John
Leary all say that Porter did not fire a
shot. Every person suspected as being
in the saloon at the time of the
shooting was arrested. John Ir-
wing is Of Patchen Avenue, brooklyn,
burglary notoriety and Jack Walsh,
alias "Jack the Mick" is one of the ac-
complies in the robbery OF Jacob Rup-
pert's bank messenger two Years ago.
Billy Porter was Irving's opal" in his
crimes and in their escape from Ray
mond Street Jail, Brooklyn, where they
we're confined for the Patchen Avenue
burglary. Bank officers and police re-
joice that two Of the boldest Of bank
burglars we're SO readily removed bY
each other.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
A Fair Sale.

From the San Francisco POSI-
They had fair over in Oakland the
other evening, which was held just oppo-
site tho residence of cross old bachelor,
the richest man on the street. As the
receipts were rather thin on account OF
the numerous wrestling matches Occurr-
ing recently, the managers secured the
services of local band to enliven up
matters. The band consisted of nine
pieces and a substitute, the latter to
play the big drum when the regular nine
went out after beer. They were only
half way. through their first rendition of
"Nelly Bly," in four flats, when fear
full outcry was heard across the way,
and, on repairing to the door, the Far
Committee-or, to be more extract, the
committee of the fair-beheld the
aforementioned capitalist leaning out OF
his window.
"What do you people mean by this
Internal racket ?" roared the exasperated
man.
"Why-this-this is fair" explained
the lady who ran the grab bag.
ooh! it is?' sneered the disturbed
party. "You call it fair to rob peo-
pie or their natural rest by this pan
demonium, do you? What's the ad-
mission to this shortberry strawcake out
rage, anyhow? How much to come IN
and be swindled, eh ?"
"The tickets are two bits" said the
Treasures, loftily.
every we'll, now talk quick, for this
is business. Let's see if there is any
way of compromising this thing. How
much have you taken in go for 2"
"Six dollars and six bits, and the
Skowberry family hav'n't come yet,
either" said the Treasures.
"And how much longer does your
fraud on the public run ?" asked the
party at the window.
"Three evenings"
Every good, that makes about $40
call it fifty in round numbers. Send
round in the morning and I'll give you
check for that amount. I'll make it
seventy five, if you shut up shop in ten
minutes. Take it or leave it! Going at
seventy five, at sew"
"Sold!" screamed the committee, and
the old obiector to innocent amusements
slammed down the window and returned
to bed.
After which the trombones were csre.
fully corked up, and the congregation
dispersed. But it is working up an
amateur musicale to be given in the
same building next week. They say
they've struck bonanza in the fussy
old party, and mean to work it to the
bed rock.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
A Panther i'm Hamilton County.
From the Saratoga Saratogian.l

Our Hope and Wells correspondent
tells the following story of a panther
seen in that vicinity: While Peter
Fuller was going home his horse became
suddenly frightened and ran home, a
distance of about half mile. Mr.. Full
Ter, with two or three others, armed with
guns and accompanied by dog, re-
turned to investigate. They saw some
thing moving; then heardgsevcral fright
full screams, and finally enw the animal,
which they had no difficulty in recog-
nizing as panther, run up tree. They
thought home was the safest place and
left the panther, undisturbed, monarch
of all he surveyed The next morning
Mr.. Platt, who was sleeping in an unfin-
ished house short distance in the
woods, said that he was treated to SER
enade of six or seven screams, which
somewhat frightened him, as his house
was only partly inclosed and had nc
roof"
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CASUALTIES.

CASUALT1ESs
On the 10th, on the Iowa Central Road, near
Oskaloosa, Ia., an engine boiler exploded,
wrecking II cars, which were piled up together
80 feet in height for distance of about $50
feet. Engineer Ed. Bagley was killed and
Fireman Charles and Brakeman Elmer Blanch-
ard fatally wounded.
NEAR Constantine, Mich, on the 18th, a
young man named Weatherby carelessly ham
died shotgun, which discharged. His whole
lower jaw was tore away, but hopes are enter
tanned of bis recovery.
The schooner Margaret s. Lyons, which
sailed from Baltimore, Nd, September 1st for
Wilmington, N. c., is given up az lost. She
is supposed to have gone down IN one of the
September cyclones with all on board.
On the 18th. Dietrich Suthoof, employed in
a sugar refinery at Williamsburg, N. Y, was
caught in the machinery and reduced to q
pulp.
AN accident occurred on the Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, on the 10th,
near Cleveland, Tenn, causing the death of
four men, and injuring six others.
WATsEKA, Ill, had 1926, 900 fire on the 10th.
The tobacbo factories of A. 81. Leftwick,
Lynchburg, Va, burned on the 10th. Loss
5000.
A NUMBER Of children we're injured by panic
in school at Waterbury, VT, on the 18th.
A WOMAN named Hensler, aged 60, was
drowned at Erie, Pa, on the 18th, by falling
into cistern of water.
MRS. THos. P. FRAME, aged 70, and her
daughter, received fatal injuries by the burn
the 18th.
Am Gkoks1 Dn 60hr
Maloney, at work repairing box Car on the
18th, were fatally injured by the starting Of the
train without warning.
FIRE on the 18th at New York, destroyed a
four-story building at M alden Lane and From
Street, occupied by several firms. Losses ag-
greeate 100000.
GODFREY & C1ARK's paper mill at Elkhorn,
Pa, burned on the 18th. Loss $135,00O.
AT Cincinnati, O., on the 18th, an ammonia
pipe at the Morlen brewery burst, and killed
slxty-one fine horses stabbed near by.
By the explosion Of a pipe used to convey
ammoniacal gas to brewery at Cincinnati, on
the 18th inst, twenty three horses were killed.
THREE men were killed by train while at
tempting to cross the track at CASTILLO, O., on
the night Of the 18th.
The Lyceum Theater, Chicago, burned on
the 18th. An employe named Harry Perry
was suffocated and fireman was killed. Loss
about $50, 900.
A sEvEN-YEAR.oLD daughter of Mr.. Mullins,
Of Milwaukee, Wis.,, was run over by beer
wagon on the 18th. Her injuries are serious
and will MAIN the girl for life.
The fishing schooner NJ. o. Andrews, from
Boston, Mass, was, on the 18th, reported lost
with all on board. Her crew numbered seven.
ELMER TITLE was run over and killed at
Painesville, o., on the 18th inst.
A CARPENTER named George Cromer fell be.
tween the rafters of building 1T Lancaster,
Pa, on the 11th, and was caught by the neck
and strangled.
TWELVE cars were wrecked and q fireman
killed by collision on the North Western
Road, near Hanover Junction, Wis, on the
18th inst.
The pleasure steamer Gazelle burned in the
harbor Of Portland, Me-, On the 11th. Lose
$4,000.
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PREDICTED.
The Decision Against the Civil
Rights Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 16.-
The decision of the United States su.
preme court in the civil.rights case was
not entirely unexpected. The decision
in similar case last winter had created
the impression that the court would
afirm the unconstitutio1ality of the law.
The persons who have manifested the
greatest interest in the decision are the
Washington hotelkeepers. The hotels
since the law was passed have not re-
ceived colored persons. No prosecu-
tion has been attempted. There has
been SO much doubt as to the constitu-
tionality that there has been no DISPOSE
ton to attempt to enforce the law except
against one or two restaurant-keepers.
The decision of yesterday in effect af-
firms it's constitutionality as to the Dis
trict of Columbia and the Territories.
Several Of the hotel-keepe1s declare that
they will give the law no more recog-
milton north of the Potomac than they
will be required to do south of
the Potomac river, and that the
hotelkeepers generally wauld doubtless
incur the risk of the penalties of the
act rather than to admit negroes to their
tables. Tie supplementary civil-rights
act was under consideration from Janu.
ary to March, 1875, and during the con.
sideration of it occurred the prot1acted
deadlock in the house which has be-
come historical. Mr.. Randall was
the leader Of the opposition. The
bill was passed in the house by
vote Of 14S to 113. The Repub-
licans who voted against it were Butler,
Harrison, and Thornburgh, of Tennes-
see; Hyde and Stanard. of Missouri;
Lowndes, of Maryland; Sever and Am
bier Smith, Of Virginia; Walter Phelps,
Of New Jersey; Ray, of Illinois; st.
John, of New York; and Thomas, of
Virginia; and in the republican press of
the day their names we're often printed
in black letters under the caption:
"The republican enemies of civil
rights" In the senate the bill was
passed-yeas, 38; nays, 26; absent, 9.
The affirmative vote was wholly republi-
can and among the negative votes were
these republicans: Carpenter, OF Wis
consin; Ferry, of Connecticut; Hamilton,
of Texas, Lewis of Virginia, Schurz,
Sprague and Upton. Mr.. Carpenter
made an argument in the senate against
the constitutionality of the law: de-
clared that all of it's provisions were in
conflict with the constitution, and pre-
dicted that the supreme court would
hold it invalid and void. Edmunds, on
the other hand, was the advocate of the
constitutionality Of the bill. He insist
ed that the purpose of the bill was to
protect the people against discrimina-
tions founded exclusively upon
color. In the eight years since
the bill passed it has failed to justify
the expectation of it's friends or the pre-
dictions Of its enemies. The first judi
cial opinion under the new law was de-
livered by Judge Emmons, of Tepnes-
see, who, in charge to the grand jury
in reference to the civil rights bill, de-
clared it to be unconstitutional; main
tanned that the United States could not
interfere with hotel proprietors or com
mon carriers, and asserted the right OF
the states to take care Of their own pri.
vate affairs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24

Lucy Hooper writes from Paris: Who
was it that said Worth was dead? This
odd report gets started at intervals, and
now and then some one or other OF my
countrymen loudly asserts that the king
of the dreesmakers has followed, or pre-
ceded, Henri V. to the land where there
are neither crowns to be coveted nor
gowns to be made up. herewith GER
tify that Worth is alive-very much
alive --and as actively engaged to super
intending the affairs OF his famous es-
tablishment as he was twenty years ago,
when the Princess de Matternich and the
Empress Eugene contested the palm of
worthily wearing his most original crea-
tions. He was desinging dress the
the other day for Queen Maria Pia, OF
Portugal, who had dropped in to give
him an order when passing through
Paris. I think his royal customer must
have proved a pleasant one, as he looked
radiant. M. Worth is still in the prime
of life, being about IS years Of age. In
the language of the immortal "Pina-
FORE" be is "a plump and pleasing per-
son." with good features, a seft voice,
and head from the summit of which
the exigencies and worriments of his
customers have long since worn the
hair. Not that M. Worth allows him
self to be too extensively bothered, for
when badgered beyond his patience he
has way of looking at his tormentor
with sort of vague look as if she were
far away in the dim distance, an express
sion that seldom fails to prove extremely
repressive. The coronation Of the czar
OF Russia drove him nearly wild. He
had some thirty dresses to prepare for
that event, whereof six were for the en-
press herself, and it was said that the
responsibility Of the matter SO weighed
upon his mind that he fairly took to his
bed when the last gown was packed and
sent off. Apropos of the coronation, ]
am told that the empress of Russia de-
clared that the handsomest toilets worn
at the fetes on that occasion were those
of our fair countrywomap, Mrs. J. W.
Mackoy
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
SPORTIN6.

The reduction in postage on letters
will save the League OF American
Wheelmen $500 year.
Col. J. Moo. BELLS yacht Trifler,
which was purchased at New York sew
eral months ago, has arrived at Mil
waukee.
A MATCH for So, 500 side is being ar
ranged for between Clingstone and Jay
Eye-See, to take place in Cleveland in
two weeks.
ST.. JULIEN is not in condition to trot
against Jay Eye See at Chicago and the
Wisconsin gelding is announced to t1ot
against his own record of 2:l02.
The regular cricket season for Mil
waukee was closed on the 9Th with a game
between the Milwaukee and Bay View
elevens, the former winning by a score
of 81 to 38.
WV. ELLIOTT, of England, and George
w. Weisgarbarger are matched for a
three-mile race and one turn at Wheel
ing. w. Va. The race is for $500 and
to come off October Goth.
CHAs. OsTRANDER, of Hunters Point,
and Michael Callahan, of Green Point,
fought in the ring near Hunters Point,
on the 7th inst, for a purse OF $500.
Callahan was taken from the ring insen-
sible, after the twenty y-frst round.
A MATCH race between the yachts
Fannie and Oracle was sailed over the
Sandy Hook course, near New York, on
the 9th, the former finishing 26 min
utes ahead of the Oracle. AS the win
ner did not finish within the allowed
time, eight hours, the referee considered
it no race.
The cricket match between the All
Philadelphia and the All United States
teams, which was begun on the 4th, was
concluded ait Philadelphia on the 9Th,
resulting in the victory of the United
States team with eight wickets to spare.
The score by innings was: Philadel-
phias, first inning, 127; second inning,
70; United States, first inning, 140; sec.
ond, g., with the loss of only three
wickets.
CLOUDY weather had q depressing
effect on the sports-loving Ch1cagoan on
the 9th, and the fastest pacing trial on
record was witnessed by an audi
ence of only 1900 people. Ber.
Inns great PAGER, johnson, was ad'
vertised to pace against time fol
purse of 81, 900, and the conditions
we're remarkably favorable for fast time.
The first quarter was passed in 32aa, the
half pole in 1:03} and the three.quarte1
in 1886, passing under the wire in 2:lO'
The members of the Empire Rife Club
practiced at Fond du Lac on the 9Th, the
distance being 200 yards, of-hand. The
~. eol1oxx,o.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
CRIMINAL.

C. BorHAMBY started from Newton, Kas.,
about three weeks ago to drive 1900 sheep
to Texas. He was accompanied by Nellie G.
Bailey and VIM. Dobson. Bothamby was shot
and killed near Skeleton Rancho, Kas., and
his companions were on the 18th arrested for
numbering him.
The students at Princeton N. J.) College
had riot with citizens of that town on the
10th. No loss of life.
On the 10th Nelling confessed to the murder
Of Ada Atkinson, at Fowler, Ind.
JOHN WALSH ami John Irving. two notorious
burglars of New York City, engaged in pistol
practice on the 18th in quarrel and both were
killed.
A YOUNG lady named Fora Burns WAS foully
murdered at Lincoln, Ill, on the 10th. No
clue to the mprderers,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
Who Were There.

Two dogs. which ought to have known
better, got into q fight in the alley in the
rear of hotel yesterday, and in two
minutes there was jam OF people
around them. A servant in the third
story window raised the sash and upset
q pan of hour with such aim that not
over four or five of the crowd escaped
marking. Among the "flonry" after
ward identified on the street were two
judges. two doctors, three lawyers, four
city officials, five merchants, two insur-
ance men, and q banker. Detroit
CANNES having mill in prospect vii!
be reasonably sure Of q respectable crowd
in attendance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24

catchers the order of rank is Bennett
(Detroit), Ewing (New York;, Bushong
(Cleveland), Rowe (Bufalo), Gilligan
(Providence.) In fielding Morris (Bos-
tom leads the first basemen; Farrell
(Providence), second; Denny (Provi-
dence), third; Glasscock (Cleveland),
and Hornung (Boston). The order OF
merit in batting among the first twelve
players isas follows: Brouthers Bufalo),
Connor (New York;, Gore (Chicago),
Burdock (Boston), Dunlap (Cieveland),
O'Rourke (Buffalo), Sutton (Boston),
Morrill, (Boston(, Gillespie (New York;,
Gross (Philadelphia). Richardson (Buf-
fa'o), Anson (Chicago).
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PUBLICLY BOXED.

hroe Swells In a Private Box Of a Londlon
Theator Enclose a Note in a Bouquet
and Hurl 1t at Minnie Palmer, tho
Upon tho Stage and Minnie's Husband
Falls Upon Ono OF tho Swells, Giving
Him a Public Boxing In tho Private
Box and Ejecting Him from tho Thea.
ter into the Hands Of an Eager Crowd.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24

SQUIRE (who has been catechising
Tipples Junior) - "Why, your little
boys sharp enough to be a lawyer, Mrs.
bar" Tipples Junior" So nanny
does, squire. I fetches her quartern
O. gin every marnin'." (And when he
got home Tpples Junior had bad
quarter of an hour. )-Fs4s.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
TIM official axerapa of batting an,

TIE official average Of batting and
fielding by players in the National
League for the season just closed, is as
follows: The pitchers record, in the
matter of earned runs per game off
them, shows Mccormick, of the Cleve-
lands, in the lead, his record being 1.34.
Daily, of the same club, second, with
1.36. Then come Radbourn (Provi-
dence), LAB; Oorcoran (Chicago), Ill;
Whitney (Bosten), l.8Q. Among the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24

P1rrsBURa, October 15.-While John
Bley and James Maloney, two switch
men, were repairing damage to freight
car attached to q train standing at
Derry Station, on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, yesterday, the engineer started
the train, not being aware of their pres
ence under the car. Bley was crushed
and mangled beyond recognition and
died instantly. Maloney was terribly
crushed against the tender of the engine.
His scalp was almost torn from his
head and one arm and leg were broken.
The train was quickly stopped
and Maloney carried to the en-
CINE and laid upon the floor.
Trainmen then started for Bley's re-
mains, and were carrying them towards
the engine when they were horror
stricken to see Maloney, crazed with
pain, suddenly jump up and throw the
throttle valve wide open. The engine
started with fearful rapidity down the
grade. When Latrobe was reached, six
miles from the scene of the accident,
Maloney closed the valve and fell un-
conscious to the floor Of the cab. He
was picked up and taken to the hospital
where he is at present with very slight
hopes Of recovery.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
A SAD MISTAKE.

An Engineer Starts a Railway Train
While Two Men are Underneath tho
Cars Making Repairs Ono OF tho
Workmen Instantly Killed. and tho
Other Horribly Mangled-While tho
Dead Mans Body IL Being Secured tho
Wounded Man, ,Crazed with Paia, "Opens
tho Throttle and Escapes with tho
Train.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24
TOLEDO.
Worth Still Alive.

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SOCIETIES..

/ o'o'E
n. The regular meetings Of Austin
Z Lodge, No. 20, are held in their han
every Tuesday evening. Odd Fellows
from other Jurisdictions, whose busi-
mess may Lad them to Austin, cordially invited
10 visit N. Nv, OWENS. n. a.
I. DEr1ELBAoz, Secretary.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-24

score was as follows
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-15
THE MILWAUKEE, HORROR.
twelve More Bodies Recovered
from the Ruins.
TIE TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE ABOUT
SEVENTY.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 13.-This afternoon eight
little heaps of charred flesh and bones were
found, supposed to represent so many bodies.
This makes sixteen exhumed bodies. Lizzie
Angland, dining room girl, died this after
noon. Thus far the identified dead are
thirty mine. Two bell boys have turned up
safe. Taking the chief clerks statement Of
ITO guests and 81 employees as correct, there
must be forty-three bodies yet in the ruins
Ninety-fve are known TO be saved, twenty
bodies are beyond Identification, making the
total loss. as near as can be figured at eighty
two. The excavations are now about 26 feet
from the Broadway front. The worst features
of the fire will not be revealed until the exca-
vation has proceeded further. It is predic-
ted that the opening up of the court in the GEN.
tre will reveal large number of bodies as in
mates of rooms therein would be forced to
jump from the windows. 1t is hoped that they
may be in a condition to be recognized
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1.-two charred bodies
beyond recognition were taken out of the ruins
OF the Newhall House today, making Is CHAIR
ed bodies in addition to the % identified dead
or Al known to be dead in ALL Mrs. Bridget
Bridgman, the Oldest employe of the hotel, is
now reported missing, making AZ bodies yet
supposed to be in the ruins. Five bodies were
buried today, among them T. B. Elliot,
prominent lawyer. who came to the hotel on
the $3.50 train the morning of the fire and
half hour later jumped from the fourth story
window and broke both legs and injured his
spine and died Friday. He was prominent
Mason and state representative to the United
States Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
The Mayor has received Jay Gould's check
for the relief of the sufferers and the Western
Union Telegraph Comyany's cheek far 500.
Local charity has responded nobly so that the
action of three members of the council stands
isolatsd.
To-day excavations from the Broadway
front will reach the court in the rear of the
office and will be started near the west wall
under the servants quarters where most of the
bodies are supposed to be. A vacant store on
Broadway will be fitted as temporary morgue
for the charred remains. To-day the Lincoln
guard of militia was called out for guard duty
at the ruins to ward off the crowds of people,
but only few of the latter congregated at the
scene on account of the extremely cold weather
prevailing. Fnneral services were held at all
the prominent churches to-day before crowded
audiences.