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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
FOREIGN NOTES.

There was an outbreak of typhus fever in
died.
The archbishop of Paris has ordered the
priests to offer prayer for and solicit aims for
the cholera victims.
There were twenty-four deaths from cholera
at Marsellies and eight at Aries during the
twenty-four hours ending at p. IN. on the
Both.
1t is reported at Shanghai that France and
China will make a treaty of peace. China to
pay France an indemnity of S5,2OO,0OO taxes,
also $7,2sO,OO0.
The Port of Puelva, Spain, is declared in
fected with cholera. Points between Cadiz
and Ryamone, both inclusive, are also sus-
pected of being infected.
The libel suit by Bolton, prosecutor for the
crown, against William O'Brien, editor of the
Dublin United Ireland, was concluded by a
verdict in favor of plaintiff, giving him e3 O5O,
Two more persons have been arrested in
Dublin for connection with the Cornwall scam
dial. Many other persons have become fright
ened ut the prospect and are fleeing the coun-
try.
The Siberian pest has appeared at Cats,
china. A committee was formed, Prince
Schopsfsky at the head, to enforce vigorous
disease.
The vatican will recall its delegates from
Buenos Ayes in case the Argentine govern
ment insists upon the dismissal of Father
Ryan for his letter against employing Ameri-
can school mistresses.
Minister Foster had another important in
terview at Madrid with Senior CASTILLO, Span.
ish premier. 1t is n difficult task for the
Spanish government to reconcile the conflict
ing commercial interests of the peninsula of
Cuba.
Parnell has given notice that he will intro
duce question in commons concerning the
threatened speilation of propaganda property
at Rome, wherein Irish Catholics are largely
interested. 1t is reported that 500 persons
were massacred ut Agige.
A London cable states that the cabinet, as a
whole, beyond doubt strongly hope to carry
the franchise bill without disturbing the con-
stitution, but most of the great liberal meet
ings held during the week declared distinctly
against longer federation of the veto power
of the lords. Chamberlain openly breaches
abolition.
Minister Ferry gave an audience toll Togu
Poo, Chinese minister, who requested an ex-
tension of time for China to reply to Frances
demand beyond the limit of August 1. Ferry
refused to accede to the request. Patenotre,
French minister to China and viceroy ut Nam
keen, is still continuing negotiations at
Shanghai.
The Paris Fargo has bitter article declar-
ing England never helped, but always thwart-
ed France. Her friendship is false and alli-
ance with her hollow. The Fargo advises
France to abandon relations with England,
give up her prejudices and hatred and make
an alliance with Germany. Germany was
an honest enemy-she has been an honest
ali'
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
Talking Up a Worlds Fair.

At the meeting of the international conven-
ton of exposition and fair association repre-
sentatives held ut St. Louis last month, the
question of holding worlds fairin comment
Grafton of the discovery of America and to
celebrate the 4OOth anniversary of that event
was discussed. The project was approved and
the president of the convention, julius S.
Walsh, of st. Louis, directed to appoint a COM
mittee to devise plan of organization and
management, fix the time and place, etc. Mr..
Walsh has appointed the committee, as fol-
lows: Mrs, K Locke and David E. Beatty. of
Jerseyville, ILL.,; Col. A. ]. Johnson, of Topeka;
H. b. W. Hartwig. of st. Joseph. Mo-; H. J.
Hill, of Toronto. Canada; Daniel b. &. Gill
ham, of Alton, H.; Edwin Haren, of Kansas
City; Robert Mitchell, of Princeton. Ind, and
L. N. Humsey, Richard Green and Samuel NJ.
kennard of st. Louis.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07

AN elephant Is used in spectacular
play in Philadelphia. He is kept in a
stable several blocks away, and taken to
the theater every evening at the proper
point IN the piece. One afternoon he
took 1t into his head that the time had
come to perform. Throwing his keeper
aside, he burst into the street, overturned
a wagon and several street-stands on his
way to the theater, smashed door, and
took his usual place on the stage. The
absence of lights and audience seemed
to convince him that he had made a
mistake, and he suffered himself to be
led back to the stable.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
HORRORS OF THE DEEP,
A Talk With Survivors of the Wrecked
Steamship Laxham.

Steamship Laxham.
London dispatch: The survivors of the
wrecked steamship Laxham, which collided
with the Spanish steamer GijOn, report on the
evening of the collision thick fog. The Lax
ham was going slow and both steamers sound
ing their whistles. The Gijon struck the Lax
ham amidships, and the latter was nearly cut
asunder. Chief Engineer Hambly was scald
ed. Most or the Laxham's crew boarded the
GiiOn. Captain Lothean tied his wife and
children to himself and all three were hauled
aboard the Gijon. The LaXham sank in twen-
ty minutes after the collision. 1t was not long
before the Gijon began to settle and terrible
confusion prevailed. The captain stood with
a revolver in hand, but was unable to keep Or
der. The passengers and crew were fighting
for their lives. The boats were lowered and
filled to the gunwales, but they could not ac-
commodate half of the people. Those fort,l-
nate enough to secure places in them were
obliged to keep off the Others with knives.
The Gijon sank to the first quarter deck.
which was crowded with women. The captain
and officers were standing in the brig. 1t is
estimated that 140 persons persisted.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
BUSINESS BANQUET.

Omaha Merchants to Feast Their Patrons
During State Fair WeeE.
Omaha Herald.
At meeting of Omaha merchants and man.
ufacturers held at the Paxton hotel, il was de-
cided to tender Il banquet to visiting mer-
chants during state fair week. Messrs. Ben
Gallagher, w. V. Morse and Allen Koch were
appointed a committee on finance, and one
representative of each leading business house
named as an executive committee. The plan
as partially outlined last evening, contem-
plates the raising of about So 500 with which a
banquet for 800 guests cum be provided. The
executive committee will make canvas of
the city to see how many patrons each house
compare notes. The scheme, it is thought,
will be reasonably profitable to our home
merchants, and afford an opportunity for
pleasant intercourse.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07

The following additional particulars are
given of the attempted suicide of Congress
man Culbertson, ut Washington on the 30th:
Two officials heard the shooting, and ran up
stairs to where they had heard the firing. AS
they were looking for the room the key
turned in door q, and Representative Gull
bertson stood before them, with n pistol in his
hand and dripping with blood. The first thing
he said seeing the officers was: I'm
afraid hain't done it, boys, though wanted
to and will" He seemed daZed, and handing
his pistol to one of the officers asked him to
see if there was another load in it. The Off
Ger told him there was not, and he asked him
to load it for him. This conversation Occu-
pied little more than a minute, when the
wounded man began to stagger, and the Off
GERS laid him on the bed. Medical aid was
sent for, and in few moments DR.. Towns
bend, Briscoe and Mclean were in the room.
Two shots were found to have taken effect in
the back of his head just below the base of
the brain. both balls going through both
walls of the skull. The brain had not been in
jured. The doctors said the wounds were of a
serious character. When recovered sufi-
GENTLY to talk little he then felt his own
pulse, and whispered to the doctor that he
was afraid he was getting better. He offered
no explanation for his act.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
The Murder Trial at Madison.

In the trial at Madison, after celebrating
twenty-five hours, the jury rendered a verdict
of guilty of manslaughter against Chas. ID.
Wilmore for the killing of Chas. F. McCalum,
on the I'd day of last April. The prisoner
waived the filing of motion for Il new trial
and placed himself at the mercy of the court
Judge Crawford asked the defendant to stand
up and state what reason, if any he had, why
the Judgment and sentence of the court
should not be passed upon him. Wilmore re-
piled that he had nothing in particular to say
in his vindication. Judge Crawford then de-
sentenced him to confinement in the peniten.
tiary for six years. The defendant was very
much affected, but withal seems to be satisfied
that he has no worse sentence to endure.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
No Jay-Eye.See.


Messrs. Furnas, Barker, Davis, Dinsmore
and Hartman, members of the state board of
agriculture, met informally at the Paxton
last week, and discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of
trying to get Jay-Eye-See to trot an exhibit
ton race at the coming state fair. Mr.. Case,
the owner of the horse, had signified a willing
ness to send the trott-r here and have him
make as fast time as possible over the half
mile track, for 81, 800, with additional 81 600
if he succeeded in beating 2:104. The society
proposed to give 81 600 if the business men of
Omaha would make up the other 81 500, but a
hasty canvass by Mr.. Hartman showed that
very few people care to see the race against
time, and it is probable that the Jay-Eye-See
business will be dropped.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

SORE THROAT Gargle for sore throat
Tincture myrrh, two drachms common
water, four ounces vinegar, half an
ounce. Mix.
For BURNS OR ScALDs.-Varnish the
wound with the white of an egg. The
application Of the egg is more soothing
than sweet oil and cotton, the common
remedy for burns.
Tonic APER1ENT.-Epsom salts, one
ounce; diluted sulphuric acid, one
drachm; infusion of quassia chips, half
an imperial pint compound tincture of
rhubarb, two drachms. Half WINE
glassful for dose twice each day.
D1ARRHEA.-It is SAID the small plant,
commonly known by the name of rup-
turewort, made into tea and drunk fire.
quently, is a sure cure for diarrhea.
Rupturewort grows in nearly every open
lot and along the roads. 1t is small
plant, throwing out number OF shoots
in horizontal direction, and lying close
to the ground, something similar to the
manner of the parsleyweed, and bears
small dark green leaf with an oblong
purple spot in the center. When the
stem is broken, white milky substance
will ooze from the wound. 1t Is very
palatable and infants take it as readily
as any drink. This is an old Indian
cure, and may be relied ON. The botani-
cal name of this plant is ElphOr6iG
Maculata.
How TO KILL TAPEwoRM IN AN
HoUR.-Kousso and kamela are expen-
sive drugs, nauseous to the taste, not
always effectual, and requiring several
days to effect the death of the worm.
DIR. Karl Bethlehem, of Vienna, mar
rates in the Deutches drchiv, q heroic
method and nearly sure cure In the
an hour to two hours. 1t is this He
inserts tube in the esophagus, to the
stomach, and pours down from 200 to
400 grammes of very concentrated lie
coction of pomegranate root, having Ere
viously had his patient fast for twenty
four hours. The worm is stupefied end
passed, head and all, to certainty; the
patient has no sickness of the stomach
and no nauseous swallowing to do, and
the drug is cheap.
How TO CURE COUPON the first
day of taking cold there is very IN
pleasant sensation of chilliness. The
moment you observe this go to your
room and stay there; keep 1t at such a
temperature as will prevent this chilly
feeling, even if it requires 100 degreesof
Fahrenheit. In addition, put your feet
in water, half-leg deep, as hot as you
can bear it, adding hotter water from
time to time for a quarter of an hour, so
that the water shall be hotter when you
take your feet out than when you put
them in; then dry them thoroughly,
and put on warm, thick wooden stock
ings, even if it be in summer, for sum-
mer colds are the most dangerous; and
for twenty-four hours eat not an atom of
food, but drink as largely as you like of
any kind of warm teas, and at the end of
that time, if not sooner, the cold will be
effectually broken without any medicine
whatever.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
A TERRIBLE TUMBLE.
By Witch Young Man Meet, Isstantdnous
Death.

By Whtch Young Nan Meets instantaneous
Death.
OF all the fearful deaths caused by eleva-
tors says New York dispatch of the 30th,
none surpasses in horror that which befell
John Keene, the elevator boy at the Engle.
wood flats. The Englewood is magnificent
six-story structure, corner Of Eighty-irst
street and Lexington avenue. The elevator
runs from the main hall to the sixth story.
In the cellar at the bottom of the shaft is the
freight car, that is only attached to the pas
senger compartment when it is necessary to
take baggage. up stairs. Across the bottom
of the passenger car, running diagonally from
corner to corner, is stout iron bar that
serves as a brace. At o'clock young Keene,
ID years of age, went on duty. 1t was his
custom to sit in the car and wait for passen-
gers. A few minutes before he left the car,
closing the door after him and descended to
the cellar, where he climbed on top of the
freight car. and swinging by his hands to the
transverse bar on the bottom of the
gymnastic feats. 1t is supposed that
while doing so his head struck the starting
rope. The car began to ascend, carrying the
ing floor after floor in rapid succession: In
vain he shrieked ror aid. No help could be
given. The schoes of the long shaft rang with
his cries. Higher and higher went the car,
until it stopped automatically mt the sixth
story, the doomed lad still clingng madly to
the bar His dispairing shrieks as he hung
over the awful abyss were heard, but no one
knew whence they proceeded. His strength
began to fail, his fingers gradually relaxed
their frenZied hold on the bar, then, with one
despairing yell, he fell headlong whirling over
and over and falling with hdeous thud at
the bottom of the shaft. A servant who was
in the yard heard the crash, and, looking
through the cellar window, saw the boys body
lying on top of the freight car. 1t was horri-
bly, mangled, and death must have been in
Simultaneous.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
Democratic National Committee

The following are announced as the demo-
cratic executive committee: W. H. Barnum,
of Connecticut; I. A. P. Gorham, of Mary
land; NJ. W. Ransom, of North Carolina; HUI
bert o. Thompson, of New York; VIM. Wal
lace, of Pennsylvania; John S. Barbour. of
Virginia; W. +. Villas, of Wisconsin; Austin
H. Brown, of Indiana: NJ. NJ. Ham, of Iowa.
H. d. McHenry, of Kentucky; J. P. H. Kelley,
of Minnesota; Bradley Is. Smalley, of Yer
mont; J. W. Suloway, of New Hampshire: F.
w. Dawson. of South Carolina: w. W. Arm
strong, of Ohio; Miles Ross, of New Jersey;
S. s. Corning and J. b. Barnaredy, of Rhode
Island; J. d. Prather, of Missouri.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
The Oklahoma Outlaws,

c. Rogers, of Muskogee, Indian territory,
representing the Indian department, has ar
rived at Washington. He formally notified
Captain Paine and followers that they must
quit the Indian territory Immediately. They
refused to go, and General Hutch was called
on to remove them, which he will do imme-
diately. He will burn or otherwise destroy all
improvements made on Cherokee lands by the
Boomers and will arrest all old offenders
and turn them over to the United States mar
shal to be taken to Fort Smith, Ark, for trial
The new offenders will be taken to Kansas and
turned loose.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
The Cholera Scare.

York on the 2Sth:
BY request of the members of the State
Boards of Health of Illinois. Tennessee, Ken
lucky, New York and other states, n confer
ence will be held in Washington, August 18th,
to consult with the government officers as to
the best method of meeting and mastering
cholera in the event of its appearing in the
United States. Marine and quarantine hospi-
tai officers are respectfully requested to take
part in the conference.
ERASTUS BROOKS
Chairman New York state board of health
conference.
]. N. MCCORMICK, Kentucky, secretary.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
CAPITAL BRIEFS.

The democratic national committee have
decided to lease the house, No. II West Twen-
ty-fourth street, New York, for headquarters
During the meeting general discussion on
the plan of the campaign took place, and the
following advisors of the campaign commit
tee to the executive committee were appoint
ed: Senators A. P. German (Md.), NJ. w.
Ransom IN. c., B. F. Jones La.), J. s. Bar
bour (Va.), Herbert o. Thompson IN. ", and
A. h. Browne Qnd)
The officers commanding the United States
troops, charged with the duty of expelling the
squatters from the Cherokee outlet lands of
the Indian Territory, has requested the inte-
rior department to send representatives to
point out the persons to be elected. 1t is
probable an attache of the land Office will be
directed to discharge that duty.
The surgeon general of the marine hospital
service has received the following telegram
from Joseph H. Holt, president of the Louis
vile state board of health: "An exhaustive
investigation fails to establish even a remote
suspicion that Asiatic cholera was the cause
of the death OF the infant on board the Annie
D. Silver"
The surgeon general of the marine hospital
service, having received information that yell
low fever is spreading rapidly in Sonora,
Mexico, has instructed Inspector Nogales, of
Arizona, to use extra vigilance to prevent its
introduction into the United States.
Congressman Culbertson, of Kentucky,
who represents the Ashland district in that
state attempted suicide Mt the National hotel
on the 30th. He fired several shots which
entered his right temple, coming out near the
ear on the opposite side of his head. He cam
| not possibly live.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07

The Scientific american urges the
adoption OF the telephone on the battle
field as means of conveying informa-
ton and transmitting orders rapidly and
accurately, without exposing the Gen
eral IN command to the fire of the
enemy and thus imperiling not only his
own life but possibly the ultimate re-
suit of the campaign. Of course. spe-
clal notifications are necessary to rem
der the telephone available for such use
but these are quite within the power Of
the inventor and mechanician.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07

A YOUNG man died of heart disease at
St. Paul while asking a girl to marry
him.
r. T. BARSUM is a practical workc, |,
the field OF temperance as well a, :,
lecturer. He offers to give ST 900 tr~
ard reading and amusement room m
Bridgeport, where young men may Eal
reliability away from the saloons.
Seventy-one young men have entered
this year as cadets at West Point acad-
envy. Two Of the number are Span
iardS.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
No Claim. agents Needed.

Claimants under the act of June Sd, to pro-
vide for the muster and pay of certain officers
and enlisted men, and July 5th, to relieve GER
tain soldiers from the charge of desertion,
should make application to the adjutant gen.
eral for amendment of their records, and
having secured this the second auditor of the
treasury can take cogniZance of and act upon
claims for pay. The INTERPRETATION of q
claim agent is Unnecessary.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
Iacerated in q Reaper.

Schuyler Herald.
A Mrs. Klouda, living two miles west of
Garrison, met with very painful accident
last evening. She. was driving yoke of oxen
attached to self-rakng reaper, and by some
misstep, or the sudden start of the team. she
was caught in the rake, which forced her
against the sickle, and before the team could be
stopped the bones in one of her legs was COM
pletely severed and the other leg terribly
lacerated between the knee and ankle. Drs.
Wood and Miles went out this morning to at
tend to her injuries. 1t is thought that she
will lose ut least one of her limbs.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
The Tax on Whisky.

Some time ago tie commissioner of internal
revenue issued an order providing that on
and after September l, 1884, the collection of
tax on whisky by assessment would be discon-
tinued Strong efforts have been made to
have him rescind the order. but without avail,
and now he has notified the petitioners that
the original order will be enforced. Under the
ruling the tax will be collected on the day it
comes due, and if not paid the property will
be distrained.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
Refusing Diseased Cattle.

General Freight Agents Shelby and Smith of
the Union Pacific and Burlington & Missouri
lines, have forbidden agents to receive cattle
infected with Texas fever. At Ogalalla sew
eral cattle have died. 1t is supposed
from this that the disease is at Maxwell, Ne
braska. A commission consisting of several
cattle men and others appointed by the gov
ernor are investigating the disease, but have
not yet agreed on report.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07

called and administered an antidote to neu-
traiize the potash. The child is now getting
along nicely.
Mrs. Ranfield, a widow woman, who came
out from New York state about year ago
and took up land three miles and half north
west OF Cambridge, lost all the cattle she
owned, three cows, one yearling and one calf,
during storm last week, they having been
killed by lightning.
There is a curiosity in the orchard of James
s. Dick, near Crete. in the shape of two crab
apple trees in bloom. One tree has but two
clusters of blossoms, while the other has two
clusters in all stages of development. The
trees were set out last spring, and are late in
displaying their blossoms.
The Union Pacific company have placed an
embargo on the shipment of stock cattle, and
have instructed their agents all over the west
along their lines, to have the yards and cor
rails promptly and properly disinfected; and
cattle men to head Off the prevailing disease
among the bovines to the best of their ability,
the railroad company promising to defray its
share of the expense.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
The Civil Service Commission.

The civil service commission at Washington
examined about 500 candidates for $50 places
as special examiners for pension offices, and
papers are now being marked by the special
board of examiners No further examinations
for this branch of the service will be held
ern states, where applications have just been
received.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
Defying the Authorities.

The Anchor Line steamers have defied the
emigration commissioners of the United
States. The Furnesia, of that line, brought
over u number of assisted Irish immigrants,
and refused to take them back when the COM
missioners demanded. and secured clearance
papers and sailed. leaving them. An attempt
will be made to send them back by some other
vessel of that line, and hereafter all Anchor
hne vessels will be boarded az quarantine and
no assisted immigrants allowed to land from
them
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-07
Bows or Girls z

A lady who had much experience in
teaching both boys and girls. speaking
of the extraordinary obtuseness of a
certain pupil, said:
In a physiology class, this young
lady of Is inquired, with ]anguid sur
prise: is there not straight passage
through the head from one ear to the
other?"
GA somewhat natural conclusion"
the teacher commented, dryly, "if she
had ever watched the processes of her
own mind"
(which would you prefer teaching"
asked visitor, boys or girls?"
Boys, infinitely" was the prompt
reply. "No boy, for instance, would
ever have asked such a question as
that. He would long before have in
vestigated the subject with lead pen
Gil. Not, probably, in his own ears"
she added, meditatively, but in his
younger brothers."