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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-14
EASTWARD.

Besidcs the abovc-namCd trains there fs a
way Train with passenger car attached that
goes both East and West daily except Sunday.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09
GLADSTONE GLEANINGS.

The Niagara Fire Co. held its regu.
lar monthly meeting OH Saturday
evening.
Died, on the 4th inst, John, infant
son of Ncls and Matilda Gustin. aged
3 months and days. Funeral took
place Wednesday afternoon, con-
ductcd by MIR. Barnum.
At the meeting of the Literary So
ciety on Wednesday evening the sub.
ject: "Resolved that township organi.
zation for Stark county is preferable
to the present system" was discussed
with Col. Bissell in the Affirmative
and f. L. Scofeld in the negative,
and was decided in favor of the
affirmative.
The regular fortnightly sociable
was held Thursday evening at Mrs
Turner's. In spite of the severe
weather there was quite gathering
Two gentlemen from Dickinson
were here the early part of this weel
looking for location for saloon.
Mr.. Stark, the heavy weight of
Dickinson was here OH Thursday
scooping the boys in on cigars.
Mr.. Lee arrived home on Saturday
from 80 days business trip east.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09

My object in writing to the PRESS, is
to call the attention of farmers to
this important work. and to solicit
correspondence from all whom it may
concern. 1t is confidently believed
from the knowledge we have of the
amount of land broken and ready for
wheat culture in Stark county, that
Mr.. Lee will not have to wait very
long for the necessary encourage
ment and that there will be many
times the required acreage of wheat
sown, when it is known that it can
be ground and marketed at home.
We also specially desire the opinions
of OUR Intelligent farmers for publi-
cation in respect to their faith in
Western Dakota as wheat country.
We are contemplating the publica-
tion of a pamphlet, setting forth the
many advantages of this country, to
be used as a means of attracting i'm
migration thither this spring. What
therefore, reader, is your opinion
briefly stated-in respect to wheat
growing in Western Dakota! How
much will you SOW this year! Please
answer, and direct to the undersigned
ut Gladstone, ID. r.
T. s. I.ETTS
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09

VIM. Moore is in st. Paul and Chi.
cago on business connected with the
Dickinson and Deadwood freight line.
Increasing business has made it
necessary to enlarge the offices in the
depot and the same is being done, to.
gether with other Improvements
about the building.
John A. CASTOR received letter
yesterday from Chas. $ Fee, general
passenger and ticket agent for the
Northern Pacific, giving him the ap.
pointment rs their passenger and tic.
ket agent at this place.-Black Hills
Pioneer.
The Bozeman Evening::Courier says
the large folding doors at each end of
the Bozeman tunnel are kept closed,
except when trains are due, in order
to keep the water inside from greez-
ing. All trains now run through the
tunnel and thereby save two miles
and an hour in time. AS soon rs the
railroad company finish the ballasting
necessary, trains will run through
the tunnel at the usual rate of speed.
A man can travel the entire length
and breadth of the island of Hayti
without molestation, and the super
stitious peasants, supposing the trav-
eler to be under the protection of
their gods, not only fear to harm him,
but actually offer to him the courte-
sizes and hospitalities of their homes,
refusing in any such cases to accept
money or presents in return.-Corre-
spondence Philadelphia Press. What
paradise for tramps and buns.
1t is claimed that Johnson's Ano-
dyne Liniment is almost infallible in
the cure of diphtheria, pneumonia,
influenza, bronchitis, congestion of
the lungs and hard dry coughs. This
may all be true. We know it will
prevent diphtheria and that it will
cure the Group instantly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09
The Sunset Bird.

The sunset bird, which is said to
have been recently discovered by
Frederick G. Ober, gets its name
from it's peculiar cry, which sounds
like ''Soliel coucher is
French for ''the sun SETS" 1t seems
to closely resemble the phillaloo,
which Audubon found in the marshes.
of Central America, and which has
a curious habit of wading into the
water and then wading out again
"why," says the great naturalist,
''why he does it, God only knows"
When pursued by the adversary, this
phillaloo bird wades into the water,
sticks his head into the mud, and
gives utterance to that plaintivo
ph-ph-phillaloo, from which he de-
rives his name. 1t is believed that
Ober's sunset bird is a degenerate
scion of the famous phillaloo Of 4Au-
lubon. cago News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09
Give Your Opineons.

GLADSTONE, d. T. Feb. 4, 1884.
Editor of the Press
Permit me through your columns.
to call the attention of farmers in
Western Dakota to an important in
terest heretofore neglected or con-
sidered impracticable on account of
the recent settlement of the country.
At Dickinson, Gladstone, Taylor,
Richardton and Glenullin, situated
as they are in the midst of the finest
wheat country in Dakota, we have
been paying heavy tribute to Eastern
Dakota since our first settlement OF
the West Missouri slope, for all our
breadstuffs; thus depicting our own
pockets and giving show of truth to
the statements made broadcast to the
world at large, that we cannot raise
our own bread west of the Missouri
river. 1t is now high time that we
unite in the refutation of this great,
mischievous error. Every one knows
who has spent one or two years here.
that the seasons and climate are pc
culiarly we'll adapted to wheat grow
ing, as we'll as to diyerihed farming
Wheat can be sown earlier than al
most any other crop; will yield abund-
antly as has already been demon
strated, having sufficient amount OF
rainfall just when needed. and it can
be harvested, threshed and converted
into cash, long before the fall wealth
er sets in, thus yielding the farmer
IL much surer profit and quicker re-
turn for his labor than any Other
crop he can raise, provided he has
home market. Our townsman, Mr.
Robert Lee, has just returned from
the east where he has completed AZ
rangements for the erection this
spring of first class merchant and
grist Touring mill. provided the farm
ers in this vicinity and along the
railway line will SOW two thousand
five hundred acres (2.5O0) of wheat
this spring. Mr.. Lee has a boiler
and engine already on the grouno
and is ready to commence the work
at once, or when sufficient number
of farmers have been heard from
who will ,mertake to SOW givel
number Of acres of wheat this year
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09
NO EXPERIMENT,

With majority of people it is no
experiment that DR.. Bosanko's Cough
and Lung Syrup is sure cure for
Coughs, Colds, Pains in the Lungs,
Soreness in the Chest, etc, but for
those who doubt, ask your neighhors
who have used it OF get free sample
bottle Of Davis & Fowler, the Drug
gists. Regular size so cents and 81.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09

Out in Oregon they sometimes have
continuous rain, lengthening out into
weeks and months. After one of
these long wet spells a certain good
minister had risen in his pulpit and
began Grating the usual scriptural
lesson, but had gone no farther than
"The Lord reigneth," when all ex-
cited s'tenderfoot'' on the back seat
rose and exclaimed, eyes, but he
raineth too ID much.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09

Davis & Fowler, the Druggists, are
always looking after the interest of
their customers; they have now Sc
cured the agency for the sale of DR..
Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup, a
remedy that never fails to cure
Coughs, Colds, Pains in the Chest and
Lung affections. For proof try
free sample bottle. Regular size
so cents anil |.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09
A Little Heretic.

"That reminds me-" said firm
stopper, who came in from Ann
street, "that there is a little story
about q minister's daughter that
ought to get into print. She is q
bright little Miss, or 8 years old,
and has a sister two or three years
younger. The younger girl was en-
larging upon the, to her, newly dis
covered fact that God created all
things, when the older sister broke
in with, DO you believe that! Well,
I suppose did when l was little like
you, but l know better now. He
couldn't Go it. No one person could
make so many mosquitoes and worms
and lions and elephants and people.
l have found that out Imagine the
horror of the learned doctor over this
little hereto at his own hearthstone."
Inter Ocean "Curbstone Crayons."
A great number Of young men who
have been holding down claims i'll
North Dakota, have gone back to the
states to spend the winter, nominally
to visit friends, but in the great ma
jority of cases to secure wives to
bring back with them in the spring.
The fact that they have energy
enough to come to the land of prom
Use and to secure so good basis for
a home and substantial property
rather than waste their time eking
out bare subsistence in the cities,
is presumptive evidence that they
are of the sort of calico that will
wear and wash, and will do we'll to
fasten to. AS soon as they get hab-
liable houses the girls can afford to
come and keep them.-St. Paul
Globe.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1884-02-09

Clara Louise Kellogg has been
singing s:Home, Sweet Home,' to the
convicts in the Auburn, n. Y, state
prison. This takes the cake away
from its recent possessor, an organist
in church, who played II am the
Pirate King" while the deacon WAS
taking up collection.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29
FROM WACO.
A CLOSE SHOT AT RABBI SuALER,
Negro Garotes aud Robs Farmer
Grau's English Opera and Good
Soaking Rain Delight the
People---Other Items.

WACO, Oct. ~. Special DIR. A.
Suhler, the Jewish rabbi here, was sit
ting in his study last night reading,
when the report of n pistol and the
simultaneous crash of pane of glass in
one of the windows OF the room caused
him to realize that somebody had shot
into the room. He did not report the
matter to the police until this morning,
and has no idea who did the shooting.
The chief of police thinks some one
standing near the house fired n pistol
accidentally, and the ball penetrated the
window. 1t was close call for the
rabbi, and he was badly scared up.
A negro lured Hill county farmer
into an alley to-day, where they were
joined by another negro. One of them
asked the farmer TO change $50 bill,
and he foolishly pulled out that amount
to comply with the request. One of the
negroes snatched the money and both
decamped. The police have not sue
ceeded in finding the thieves. The
far mer's name is Stanford.
Grau's English opera company and c.
b. Bishop as "Widow Bedottv PLAYED in
the rival opera houses tonight. Bad
weather lessened the size of the audi
ences and neither company made
money. Both companies will repeat the
same experiment tomorrow night.
Rain has set in again and business
was very dull to-day. Cotton receipts
not over 200 bales.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29
THE TYPH00N'S TERRORS.
CHINA AND JAPAN ARE VISITED.
lndescribable Scenes OF Destruction and
Death at Yokohama and Toxic
Hundreds OF Houses Deg
troyed-PeopleD Drowned.

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 2S.-The steamer
Arabic, which arrived yesterday from
China and Japan, brings the following
further details of the great typhoon
which, on September Is, caused such
terrible destruction Of life and property
at Hokohoma and Toxic: The storm
come up so rapidly and with such ire
mendous force that no precautions could
be taken. In Gokohoma the entire
lower part of the city called "the settle
ment," was completely wrecked. Not a
house was left standing. The inhabitants
made no attempt to save property, but
FLED FOR THEIR LIVES
to escape drowning from the rushing
waters driven on the land by the fury OF
the wind. The newspapers make no at
tempts to furnish any details of the de-
structton of that 81 elton of the city, say
ing that as the settlement was DESTROYED
It ~ useless to publish any details. The
higher portions of the city being more
exposed were equally unfortunate. Sew
eral of the largest and most substantial
buildings were swept away, as If built of
pasteboard. In that section alone lbs
houses were DESTROYED and 800 damaged.
The loss of life on shore was less than at
sea. Out of 80 sailing vessels So were
lost, with 2G} persons aboard. Twelve
vessels with l20 persons are also miss
ing. OF five life-boats that went to the
rescue of the drowning crews, were
swamped and 10 of their crew drowned.
The typhoon was the severcst expert
enced since 1879.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29
Council Meeting,

City council met in adjourned meet
ing last night, Mayor Cabell presiding.
Absent, Alderman Gibson.
The contract with the Dallas uas
lighting company to light the city tor
two years, with l05 lamps, was approyed
by the council.
The bid for building an eight-inch
sewer ON Commerce street, from Syc-
amore to Murphy streets, was ac-
Several petitions were read and re-
ierred to appropriate committees.
Inc assessment against the Presby-
terrain church property corner of Main
and Harwood streets, was stricken out
OF the report of the engineer.
The report of tho special committee
on opening Polk street, was adopted.
Tho purchasing committee was or
dored TO purchase stove for the CITY
hall and two dozen blankets for the sta
ton house.
Alderman John Henry Brown offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the public school
houses of the city, shall hereafter be
known and designated by numbers as
follows: Tho school house on Polk
Hill shall DO No. 2; that ut the corner OF
Bryan and Hawkins streets, shall be
No. 3; and that at the corner of Wood
and HARDWOOD streets, shall be No. 4.
The school houses for colored children
be numbered as follows: That in the
first ward shall be "No. l, colored," and
that in the sixth ward shall be mo. 2,
colored." The board of school directors
are instructed,to have distinctly painted
and placed over the front door OF each
school house. its appropriate number
thus: "Public school No. l." or "publiC
school No -, colored," rs the case
may be.
Alderman Smith offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolved, That William McDermott
be released from taxes duo the cit,
whenever he files with the mayor
good and sufficient deed to all claims L
Ervay and Wood streets, provided h
will in thirty days build sidewall
along said streets.
Council then adjourned.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29

Our number has now been decreased TO
twenty men out of twenty-eight souls.
We try to keepin good spirits, and hone
for the best, but find il very hard, hay-
ing been here so very long-since that
eventful night of Nov. S, 1883. We have
been very careful about writing. We
do not know whose hands the letters
might reach. This will be forwarded
from here with others by native mes
senger through to Bubu, on the coast,
and thence to Penang,iu Acheen. Please
remember me kindly to all the families
and friends.n
Mr.. Moore's letter reached Comman-
der Bickford, of the Pegasus, ut Singa-
pore, and was by him dispatched to this
city via Sunderland, England.
The last letter received from Moore
by his cousin previous to that given
above was written from Sourabaya,
Java, just before the Nisero, which had
been chartered by Chinese merchants,
left tor Singapore. During the passage
the steamer went ashore in storm, and
was captured by the rajah of Tenom.
The crew, numbering twenty-eight
men, including two Germans. two Ital-
ians, two Norwegians, and the Ameri-
can Moore, were put under guard, cru
ely treated, and fed on scant ra tons of
rice.
A rumor of the occurrence reached
the government of the Dutch East In
dies, which is unsuccessfully attempt
ing TO govern Sumatra, and a battalion
OF infantry was sent to the province of
Acheen, in which TenOm Is located.
| The rajah had long been at war with
the Dutch, and demanded q ransom for
the captives. The troops bombarded
and burned the raiah's capital, but were
T. finally hpnIpn hack atfnr N I'M fN,r,,
/ strongholds. \ reasonable ransom was
| then offered, but the barbarian chief de-
manded 100000.
Meanwhile the British gunboat Pega-
suS went from Singapore to Acheen
with view to bringing to bear the ire
sources to civilization" against the raiah,
! but the commander was informed that if
he fired gun the captlves would be in
stantly massacred. The raiah agreed,
however, to release the prisoners for
! $4,000 ransom, liberty toeXport his pep
per, the Punishment Of rival raiahs, and
| the declaration that Tenom is free from
/ Dutch rule. The United States govern.
ment took no steps whatever, notwith-
standing that Moore is an American
citizen, and that half dozen United
States men of-war were constantly
cruising in those parts.
| 1t appears that MOores hope that he
would be liberated before the letter
reached his cousin has been gratitied
! The English papers say that on Sept
3, the Italian sailors were released, anC
that the others were freed few days
later. The following persisted in cap
tivity; Michael Gerrity, fireman; X. II
Murray, mess steward; Cosmo Lascacs
an Italian 4. b.; Robert Wells, carpen
| ter; J. Fowler. fireman; w. Armstrong
a. ~ 4,
due to an ultimatum presented to thu
raish by the English and Dutch govern
ments, demanding the unconditiona
release of the captives, to which demanC
tho raiah, perceiving that he could no
gain anything by the further detention
of the crew, acceded with the hest grac,
possible Philadelphia Record.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29
FENCE-C CUTTING AGAIN.
BIG SLICE IN ATAscCsAoouNT
Mrs. Meridith's Property Destroy ed Be
cause She was Enclosing What She
Had Allowed the Public to
Use Free of Charge.

" SAN ANToNIo, Oct. 2S.-[Special,l "A
Every extensive fence cutting is reported
near Benton City, Atascosa county, on
sunday. Mrs. Mary X. Merideth owns
a large body of land in that neighbor-
hood, which has been open to the public
ifor years. Her son recently commence d
tto enclose it, and had completed ten
miles of the twenty miles required. On
Sunday night large body of men, in
less than two hours time, cut five miles
it. Every strand of wire was cut be-
tween eachpost, and the pieces thrown
to one side Ia some instances the posts
were torn " aud in others burned. The
fence is total loss. San Antonio
detective agency has been employed to
ferret out tho crime and Mrs. Merideth
has gone to Austin to secure state aid in
bringing the offenders to justice. 1t is
believed that two of the offenders have
been spotted. No cause is assigned ex-
cept that the tract has been free grass
for great length of time, and the COM
munity has come to regard ii as their
own.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29
RELEASED BY THE RAJAu.

captivity In Sumatra OF shipwrcckcd
Crow--A Strange Tale fer the Nineteenth
Century.
III reported that after ten months of
captivity tho rajah OF Tenom, Sumatra,
has set at liberty the survivors of the
crew of tho steamer Nisero, of Sundor.
land, England, wrecked on the coast of
Acheou, in Sumatra, the night of Nov. 4.
lSNS' This information is said TO have
hheen received by j. Moore, of Rockville.
i; H. whose nophow, Leonard X, Moore
VINO belongs In Philadelphia, was second
un'ISr OF the unfortunate vessel, Hon.
- moore, q cousin OF tho captive. ia
employed At No. ri South Front s,r,o,
this city. His latest news of Tho 49, ~
inrtunates Is contained I'm "A lettcr ~
ceiNed yesterday from his cousin.
The message IL written i'm almost mn
uyvipherahle lettors and apparently
with some sort of lead pencil on n smnIl
sheet OF noto-paper. Port of IL IL In n
cipher known TO It's philadclphin racini'
ent. IL Is dated "British tpmr ON
tive Crew ). >. Nlsero, Int .ior SUNNI
Urn, July -, 1854 aud roads thus;
DEAR COUSIN llHNRY; am plensed
20 nave an opportunity OF writing Won "A
leW lles. Oi course, you have LONG
s,nGe heard OF our long captivity aud
Wei know that ours Is a hard and a
Hl.llcult case, although | believe ali h
nelng done that can he done for our re.
leaSo' we received a letter few davs
S,ihce from Commander Bicklord, of H.
u NJ ), Pegasus, who informed us that
negotiations were going on In yarious
directions for our release. have writ.
len several lptturs prey Ous Ia This ,hirb
were forwarded from The intorinr b,, na
i've messengers especially employed. n
nave peen Ill., but ut present auiic wen.
there follows In cipherl our treatment
mere very cruel. Five OF our numbor
leai anu several sick now. We .have
,lleu several timea 70 effect our pscape.
put We're brought harl, each time at tha
heins ol sword, while soine were placed
IN i,9ns. tEnd OF cipher.)
~ nope ere yop receive fills may hp
llue' oul doubt livery much VIII Won
pisase communicate with our eastern
friends especially sister Susie l.. Moore.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29
Trial of tho Clark Rows.

MONTAGUE, oct. 2s.--ISpecial. Tho
climax was reached in the examination
of the Clark boys here yesterday after
noon, when the state placed on the
stand one Tandy Howell, who was ar
rested for the same olIense, but has
since been in Kerr county, where his
father lives. Howell swore that he was
a pal in the crime, but was promised re-
lease if he would testify against the
Clarks. Defendants attorneys, Messrs.
Sparks Il Smith, took bill of excep-
tions to the courts ruling in admitting
Howell's testimony while he stood
charged with the same otlenso, and talk
of going up ON it. The bond was set at
5000 each in the Clark cases, which
they will fill with but little trouble, and
Howell is still struggled. Pub
lie opinion is somewhat divided,
as there was but little evidence, except
that Of tho accomplish, which he swore
on cross examination was only obtained
under promise Of Diminishing his case.
County court cOnvenes next Monday
with heavy docket.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-29
Accounting tho IIImalnrns.

Mr.. Graham, an Englishman with the
help OF two Swiss guides, has recently
made an attempt to ascend some of
the LOFTY peaks of the lTimalayas. Star
ting from Nynoo Tai, he found his first
difficulty, and not an insignificant one,
TO be TO get to the mountains. They
stand far back and are Bpproachahle
only through valleys occupied by large
streams. Tho first attempt was made
upon Dunagiri, which Is gl,lSl feet high.
In order to reach 1t they had TO climb
over two peaks, 1900 and 1900 feet
high, and then after i've days march
they camped ON n glacier ut the height
OF 1850 feet, when, snow sto'm com
ing on, they. were compelled TO retreat,
after they had como IN sight Of their
goal Mr.. Graham observes that
the peaks of the Himalay.
rs, nS n rule are considerably
.'''Ner thau those VI the Alps; and he
IS Gonyinced that breathing is no more
Uncut at the height he reached than
iVVNO feet lower down.