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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-13
OPTICIAN.
w. WOUC.lrON, dealer I'm SD

Os eye glasses, readlng glasses, opera
glasses, telescopes, aud full line Of optical
goods. Gold, silver, steel rubber and colll-
loid frames Of the finest grades Kept In stock.
Rrlllllng and repairing old fraIncs done 10
order. Fitting difficult eyes a specially. or
fice, west side Public Square.
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NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND.

y Direct connections for all Southern South
western. and Western points, either by way
Of Cincinnati, indianapolis or ST. Louis. Dl-.
rect connection in Union Depot at st. Louis
for all railway towns in Missouri, Arkansas,
Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, New
Mexico, Old Mexico, and the Pacific coast.
Fast Time, New Equipment-and running
through the most iopuous part OF the coun-
try; possessing every appliance Tor speed
and comfort known to be scryicable.
The Best Roadbed and the Safest
Road in the West.
Tickets by this popular route for sale at
all regular Ticket Offices.
From and after June s, 1884, until further
notice, trans on this road will pass Yelling
ton as follows:
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

ID N. GOODWIN, Insurance Agent and
H.. Notary Public. Insurance, deeds, mort
a neat aud legal manner. onire over Serage's
boot and shoe store.
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DENTISTS.
PHYSICIANS.

rTN ncCLAREN. VI. d.. Physician and Sur
l.. geon. Calls from village and country
will receive prompt attention. Office over IL.
g. Starr's drug store; telephone No. 3. Resi-
dence, South Main street; telephone No. ~.
DR. j. RUST, homeopathic Calls at all
~ hours promptly attended. Office and
residence, West side Public Square; telephone
No. Is.
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BANK.

TIRsT NATI6 .iAL BANK, Wellington,
IL o., does a general banking business,
buys and sells New York exchange, Govern.
mont bonds, etc. s. s. Warner, President; X.
"A. Horr, Cashier, William Cushion, Assistant
Cashier.
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WHEELING : LAKE Erie RAILROAD

Cleveland g. Marietta r. r.
From and after May 1S, 1884, until fur
ther notice, trains on this road will pass
Wellington as follows:
GOING EAST.
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L. b. THOMAS, o. B. SKINNER,
Gen. Manager. Traffic Manager.
Al. SMITH, Gen. Pas. Agt
CLEVELAND. OHIO.
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Through cars with connections in
Union Depots. Only direct line via
Cleveland,
Buffalo and
Niagara Falls
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GOING EAST.
Standard Time.
CONNECTIONS.

Trains i,2, and 8 daily. 4and daily, except
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VOL. XVII.
DIRECTORY.

Posr.oFFICE DEPARTMENT.
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The ch.re. Of cannib.lism.

Washington Special: The terrible tale OF
tho experiences Of tho party in their canvas
hut during the winter Of 1884 has been the ono
topic Of conversation in naval circles here,
and there is general belief that although the
horrible story Of human butchery which was
published may not be true in all it's allegations
The worst side OF their life in the Arctic during
that period has yet to be made pub
lic Tho attitude assumed by Commander
Schley and the other officers of the
rescuing party certainly gives color to this
belief. While some Of them were inclined to
be communicative when questioned ON the
subject to-day by reporters, most Of them
were reticent Commander Scheley, when ap-
preached by your correspondent, was not at
all ina communicative mood
Don't bother mo with your questioning"
ho said, ''for will have nothing to cOmml-
nlcate to tho public till tho story is told
at the official Investigation. There is no
truth III the story at sll-none whatever.
II the survivors of the party ate the
flesh of THEN dead comrades, I know
nothing whatever about it. Did know
of anything Of the kind having been done, !
should refuse to crafty morbid curiosity and
create sensation out Of the sad misfOrtuneo
of these men by disclosing any knowledge to
any hut the proper authorities. Mon in such
a situation lost their reason and are not strict
~ human beings. Starvation reduces men
to brltcs pretty rapidly, and they will resort to
means of sustaining life which to us would seem
appalling. II You and were reduced to such
. state that one must eat the other or both die,
then it is proper that only the fittest should
survive
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Death Of an Old Soldier.

Con William Hoffman, U. s. A., died at Rock
Island on Tuesday. He was born in New York
city, Dec. 2, 1907. He graduated from the
United States Military academy and entered
the army as brevet second lieutenant of infan-
try. He was promoted to tho various grades
until he attained tho rank of colonel in 1867. He
early saw much active service in the Black Hawk
and Florida Indian wars, being then engaged
on frontier duty till lsi6. In the war With
M! Me1SS he took Fart in the siege Of Vera Cruz
ture of the City Of Mexico, receiving tho
brevets of major and lieutenant colonel for
gallant conduct He afterward commanded
various expeditions, being on duty in Texas at
the outbreak Of tho civil war in 1861, where no
y; was sn made g,is0ner Of war being exchanged
sr. August aE ls@ Appointed commssary gen
supervised and controlled all captured prison
ers until the close Of the war, when brevctcd
major general, he assumed command Of hi
regiment. In 1870 Gen. Hoffman was, at his
own request, retired from active service.
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Decline ofwhsst in England.

A correspondent Of the Country Gentleman,
living IL England, notes the gradual decline in
the value Of the wheat crop and the necessity
Tor change He says; "our crops Of wheat
the acreage produce has been only AZ
bushelA Inc main cause Of this low average
was tho DISASTROUS season Of 1879. when tho
crop was estimated at but Is bushels per acre.
The most productive wheat crop Of the present
1858 The difference between the last harvest
and that Of 1865 is very striking indeed, and
il shows in bold relief the changed position of
the farmer. Tho price Of wheatof the former
bushels at that price i Els l2s per sore. Last
Or would therefore pocket IS 17s per acre.
lish farmer asserts tilt he cannot grow
wheat at less than about SO per acre The de-
70 upward Of ,00. 900 acres, and about double
the quantity Of what 10 now grown at home has
to be imported More land Is being laid down
10 grass and the alteration Of the times obvi-
ously points in that direction. Ono result Of
the times appears that . great reduction Of rents
granting reductions Of rent which range from
80 per cant h Of little avail, and very lately .
number Of farmers have sunk under their bur
dens. The Agricultural situation would have
been much worse but for the good prices OBJ
tanned for cattle and sheep"
On tho point regarding the shipment of store
cattle from the United States he says: s'Ths
idea Of bringing store cattle from the western
states Of America il entertained by some British
farmers, especially those in Scotland, but il
looks somewhat Utopian It is granted that
British farmer rear and get the high price for
himself. A one year-old and under pays %
much, counting the value Of food consumed,
- two-yesr-old or three year-old."
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III. ra .ur. King of England.

An inspired article has appeared in Lloyd's
Weekly, the chief organ Of tho working classes,
on the politics of the prince Of Wales. Tho
writer says the prince of Wales has no belief
in tho policy Of effaccment Of the empire, and
will not shrink, when necessary, from asser-
ton or extension Of imperial responsibilities,
though opposed to aggression. He is, there
fore, drawn to tho radicals, who have brok-
en- from the traditions Of tho Manchester
peace party The article further recites the
heir apparent to the throne of England is . free
trader OH principle and regrets the existence
of a protection policy in other countries on the
ground that o hostile tariff hegets other forms
international hostility. He considers that many
of the ideas and plans now identified with So
cialism arc thoroughly practical, Christian and
constitutional. Respecting forms of govern
ment, he accepts the pOpo's dictum that what
il best administered is tile best constitutional
monarchy, and is the most economical form of
government because it keeps check upon in
dividual ambition, extravaganza and jobbery.
Tho republican idea, in the abstract, il very
facinating, in practice, delusive and costly
through waste and unstable, especially in it's
foreign policy, which should lie pormeatcd by
fixed principles, common to all parties Of the
state Tho prince believes the English mon
archy will endure, because it il the nucleus of
the real republic, and having what other re-
publics need, center of gravity apart from
all, yet allied to all.
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Bursting . Gun.

Those old enough to carry loaded gun
should be too-old to play tricks with it They
also ought to be 30 familiar with its use ~ to
know that slight resistance at the end Of the
muzzle will burst IL, when fired. The follow
ing Illustrations are suggestive a. to the care
lessness which arises from ignorance or fool
hardness.
In bravsdo . young man placed the muzxle
Of his fowlinG- piece under thewater and fired
the charge. The result was the bursting Of the
barrsl near the breech and the mutilation Of his
hand.
Another placed and held the muzzle Of his
piece againsta piece Of plate window-glass and
fred the charge-powdera and bullet The glass
ives shattered, 30 was the gun-barrel.
Another instance was that Of an experiment.
or who had heard that candle could be fred
from the barrel Of gun through an inch board.
He drove candle into the muzzle Of the
gun, fired, and the explosion spit the barrel
almost it, entire length, and did not even drive
the candle from the muzzle.
Still another burst Of gun barrel WAS caused
by the useof wet grass for wad, we'll rammsd
down over charge Of shot
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Married.

The blessing conferred ON the dumb by such
men as Gallsudet, making language possible to
mutes, and even rapid and easy, may be appre-
ciated when we read examples Of the incon.
yeniences these people endured in old times.
In the following instance, as described, the
pantomine was Ineligible enough, but the
whole made somewhat comical performance:
queer marriage ceremony was that in
Queen Elizabeth's reign, before the deaf and
dumb alphabet was invented, between Thomas
Filshy and Ursula Bridget Ursula could talk
fast enough, but Thomas was deaf mute, and,
Us it was required that promises should be ex-
changed in spoken words, nobody knew how 70
manage the thing. Finally, the bishop of Lon
don helped to devise service by signs, and
Thomas proceeded thus:
Having first embraced Ursula with his arms,
fc took her by tho hand and put the nuptiai
ring. OH her finger. He then laid his right
hand significantly on his heart, and sfterwsrd,
putting their palms together, extended both
his hands toward heaven.
Having thus sued for divine blessing, he de-
clarcd his purpose to dwell with Ursula till
death should separate them by closing hiseye-
lids with his fingers, digging the earth with his
feet, as though he wished to make hole in
tho ground, and then moving his arms and
body as though he was tolling funeral bell
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AHsxm xaaa,s xr.nu

VIM johnson, Of College Point L L, became
violently insane about four weeks ago because
his sweetheart had refused 10 have anything
further to do with him. II was only after 8
desperate struggle that johnson was secured
and placed in . padded cell Of the town hall
It was intended to send him to an insane
apylum, but after he had been confined I'm the
cefl few days three physicians decided that
ne had recovered his reason and that there
would b. no fear Of danger II no was allowed
70 go at large johnson WAS, therefore, dis
charged from custody, and leaving College
Point went 10 work for Chas Cornell ON tho
Havlland farm in Little Neck. He seemed 70
be ell right until three O'Clock the other morn
ing, when Mr.. Cornell's family wore aroused
BY johnson, who rushed through the house
brandishing revolver and an axe. Mr.. Cor
nell and his family were driven from the house
fired 1t them by the madmap He demolished
some Of the furniture in the house and went
into the psrlor and began to pray TO . large oil
painting Of D young lady. Every once in .
while he would shout ..Annie, my darling, how
Hove you'll. He was finally captured after .
desperate struggle BY three officers and taken
to Long lsland city heavily ironed
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falk About 1arthquakss .

Maj. J. W. Powell, Of tho geological survey
at Washington, talked thus about earthquakes,
Earthquakes in tho eastern portion of the
United States have been comparatively infre-
qucnt and mild. The most important was that
in the Mississippi valley known rs the New
Madrid. late earthquake in Western Neva-
da made fracture about two hundred miles
long, and tho displacement varied from five to
seventy.tiye feet Tho western portion Of the
United States, from the farther border Of the
and great earthquakes. 1t has also been
in very recent geologic times region
Of great volcanic activity. Thousands of
now dead volcanoes are scattered over
the country, and vast lava fields cover large
areas of the land. Salt Lake City stands on
the margin of an earthquake fracture, and ge-
ologists have more than once prophesied that
it will be destroyed by an earthquake Geolo-
gists have concluded from the consideration Of
great variety of facts that tho interior Of the
earth is in . fluid condition, due to pressure
face toward the interior of the earth by mines
and by boring for artcsian wells and other pur-
poses The temperature is found to increase
ut such rate that degree Of heat would soon
bc reached at which all known rocks would
melt. Secondly, vast number Of volcanoes
IL distributed widely over the earth, through
the rents Of which enormous quantities If
molten rock are poured out on tho surface of tho
earth, showing that q vast reservoir Of mol
ten matter exists beneath the crust Thirdly,
it is known, experimentally, that all rocks
would be crushed and caused to flow by the
pressure of few miles of superintendent
rock. Now, to understand the cause of an
earthquake VIC must appreciate that compar.
ativcly thin crust rests upon vast fluid. The
next thing to be considered il that all tho land
portions of the earthis rapidly being transport
cd to the sea by rains and rivers Thus the
land areas are being nnloadcd and ocean Dor
ders are weighed down. This loading of sea
borders and unloading Of land areas upon
strains, but they accumulate until 1t last sufi-
cicnt stress Is established to cause fracture and
displacement through the miles of solid crust
When such 3 rupture occurs an earthquake il
the result All earthquakes in regions where
strains duo to tho degradation Of some portion
OF tho continent, and the loading Of the MATER
ial upon some othor portion Of the continent
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4 brother unknowingly Assaults II,
RSakAp

Ayoung lady, tho daughter OF highly respec-
ted merchant of Hackensack, N. J., had occasion
to visit some friends about three quartcrsof .
mile distant from her own home. At about
o'clock she started OH her way home. When
about midway between her friends house
and her own, tho young woman was suddenly
seized from behind, and while one of her as
sailants flor there were two) pinioned her
arms, the other placed his hand over her
mouth to prevent IN cutlery. Thus handi-
capped the girl was unable to defend herself and
was dragged into the bushes She had scarce
" boon thrown to the ground, when the moon
broke through the clouds and terrible dis
covcry was made. ooh, brother, spare mo!n
tho girl cried, and then tainted. "My GOd,n
calculated tho horror stricken young man, sit
is my sister!" Then he sank down beside her
on the grass and cried like child. It was
some time before tho young lady returned to
consciousness, and when sllo did neigllbor
stood beside her, and when she was able TO
stand, accompanied her to her home. The
young woman, upon arriving home rccounted
the particulars of tho terrible ordeal through
which she had passed TO her parents, but care
fully, in order to shield her brother concealed
the facts of the horrible discovery she had made
Both of the young men have heretofore been
highly respected, and it it is Thought they were
under the influence of liquor at the time.
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oaesal 1avsssig.saoa DEMANDED.

The horrible recital of the death Of Horny.
one Of the Greedy expedition, by one Of the
survivors, has caused William Helms, cousin
Of the deceased and resident of Chicago, to
request Of Secretary Chandler an official inveA
tigati0n into the circumstances of his death,
The real name Of the deceased was Henry
Book M. Helms letter to Secretary Chand-
Ter is % follows:
:. Chicago, III /, Aug. 12-To the Secretary Of the
Navy, Washington-Sir: As one Of tie near
relatives Of the late Private Charles b. Henry,
Of the Greely Arctic expedition, I hereby Re.
quest ah official investigation Of the circunn.
stances Of his death and also Of the state In
which the remains were received for inter
ment I cannot bring myself to imagine that
no was killed and eaten by his comrades, a.
alleged in the newspapers: but rs the assertion
is SO confidently made, it Dehooves both your
self, on behalf Of the honor Of the United
States service, and myself, Is . near relative
Of deceased, to Get the matter at rost. I make
this an open letter. simultaneously With
mailing II to you give 1t to the press here for
publication.
I have the honor to be your obedient SER
want, WILLIAM HnINR
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Death Of. rrom.s.nt scandinavian.

Lewis o. Storla, auditor of Clay county. Min
nesota, and appointec of the recciyership Of
the Crookston land Office, died Tuesday morn.
ing at Moorhead of typhoid fever, aged fifty
one years. He was the most prominent man Of
81, his nationality in Northwestern Minnesota. His
nio was insured for q, 900 in the United Work
Life. anu haai"oEo
+, Paul sletten, Mr.. storla's predecessor in the
G InS t Office it will be remembered,
I born in Alamakcc county, Iowa. Nov '
~, 10y ~. Of Norwegian parents HIS early
years . were spent on the farm Of his father,
a s..i attending school in tho ncighborlood. In
1 il storla went to Clay county, Minnesota, and
s settled in the town Of sEgow purchased farm
county auditor by an Overwhelming vote. He
mad s neid the Office ever since, being reelected
IN ies!. A few weeks ago llo received notice
o. ms appointment to tho receivcrship Of the
Crookston land Office, had accepted, and was
taking steps to qualify when he died.
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AMontaua ,ain,ux s.p..t,on

Butte, Mont, Special Tclogram:-A sensation
has been caused here by the sudden and score,
departure of Francls W. II. Medhurst genera
manager ofthe Lexington company, tho biggest
silver mining enterprise in Montana. The i'm
mediate cause 81 his flight is that Judge Davis,
prominent mining man, some tinlo ago at
tached property of tho Princeton Minine COM
pany and Medhurst, in whose name file title
rested, could not raise tho slO,O QUO NECESSARY to
recover possession. Metlhurst was heavily in
debt, caused by excesses ut the gaming table
mere mere and in Salt Lake, where he once flour
s s1s an HIS gambling debts aggregate about
Lexington company. HIS salary was III. ooo Ga
year Baron Erlaiger of Paris, who is at the
head, OF the Lexington syndicate will nav the
xlo,Uo claim of Judge Davis against the
Princeton company, and it was with this UNDER
standing that Mcdhurst was allowed TO leave
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From the Portland OregoniAn.
IN nls spring creek, N 4essher county, .
Iew Gays ago, hstaesnaks Jake and his partner
OFallon, two desperadoes and rsputed horse
thieves, attempted TO run small place called
Lewiston, and meeting with some opposition
they declared they would clean ont t6s town,
There wore only three guns in the town and
they wore placed in the hands Of mon Of un-
daunted courage, who used them with such
good effect that both Of tho supposed horse
thieves were run down in /. short time, O'Fsl-
lon being sho first, through and through with
Winchester ride, and Rafslesnake served in .
like manner . abort time afterwsrd Both
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a 9omnambul,st's D.neer.

a 8om0Alnbul10tS Danger.
The Cleveland Leader of Monday says:
While one Of the through expresses was stand
ing in the Union Depot lastnight an old gentle
man in partial dishabille climbed down from
one Of the steps Of the sleeper, and started to
but giared y.cantly about, although he sppar-
emily picked his way toward the stairs leading
out Of the depot He had walked about half
way across the track when young man rushed
out Of the car and caught him by the arm. The
younger gentleman was minus his coat and
shoes, and hi. toilet had evidently been : hasty
one He led the old gentleman back to the car,
which he entered without word. Gather Is
. somnambulist" explained the young man,
% he stepped from the platform Of the car,
"and frequently walks In his sheep. He re-
auires constant attention while travelling and
il IL never safe TO leave him alone even q
home. He had Just lain down in his berth
without completely preparing for the night,
and I had almost fallen asleep myself he Is
just ~ likely to wander out Oh the car and down
and OF the steps when the train Is In motion e.
he is when 1t q standing still" But few pas
sengers were in the depot at the time, and the
occurrence was not noticed by more than half
dOxon.