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The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18
Rather pie Than steal.

ST. Louis, April lS.-Cora Weber, aget
Is years of Atchison, Kan, disappeared
from tie Visitation convent il
this city, where ste was attending
school. She left letter ad
dressed to her mother in whicl
she said: Before you receive this l will be il
hell. You know / cannot help but steal. L
60 back home | viii steal, SO I will drown
myself, The girls parents were teiegraphet
to and are now in the city in search of thei
daughter, who had often displayed evidence:
of kleptomania.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18
1NhnIesaIe HANGING rhreatnnen

LEXINGTON, Ky, April 1S.-Advices from
Jackson say that William Strong and a posse
of his gang some seventy-five in number,
are in possession of that town, and says he
will hang sevonty-five of the best citizens in
retaliation for the hanging of Ben Strong
and Henry Kilbourne, one of whom was a
member of StroS,s hackers 1t is also re-
ported that he refuses to let Judge Riddle
hold conrt there
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18
Dynamite at Esouun

Boston, April lS.-Three men were seer
driving rapidly away from Cragie's bridge
Shortly afterward a loud explosion occurred
An investigation showed that an explosive
had been placed i'll IL powder can and fired by
detonating cap and fuse. 1t is thought that
the attempt was directed against one of ths
many horSe-carg which pass this point at that
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18
4 Demand ON venezuela.

WASHINGTON CITY, April IS-The houst
committee on foreign affairs has adopted Il
resolution demanding of the Venezuelan gov
ernment the Immediate settlement of the
claim of John L. Wheelock; also resolution:
inquiring relative to the Venezuelan claim,
and the alleged contlscations of the AmeIi
can college at Eome.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18

--Workmen while repairing the old
Whitman Hotel al Smithtown. l.. l..
recently discovered in an upper attic
what was the original slave pen OF
Smithtown before the revolutionary
war. The room was lighted by only
one window, about twenty inche,
square, alongside of the old-fashionet
chimney, structure four feet square
as it came out of the roof, Ii was par
titioncd off by means of slat doors, the
Stats being of iron, while the rafterS
overhead were thickly studded with
sharp-pointed nails. Under the caves
were found two old muskets and some
old-fashioned iron implements such rs
were used in the fireplace N. !.
Mail.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18

-Arrow-root gives 4 certain richness
TO sauces which renders less butter nee
essary than if flour is used for thicken-
ing Troy Times
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18

In winding up the clock in the
tower of Trinity Church, New York
City, the crank or handle has TO be
turned around S5Otimcs.-N T. Times
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18

PITTsBURG, april 1S.-The Pennsylvania
Wool-Growers' association convened here in
annual session ut 6 O'Clock p. III. Delegates
are present froln all parts of the state
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18
A Gold Coast King.

s'Old King Peter, down on the Gold
coast said former African trader to
q Tribune reporter recently, "was q
great swell among the monarchs oi
that region. He was rich old fellow
and had "a large wooden palace and
fifty wives. have frequently seen
him after dinner lying on mat, his
head supported by one wife, while two
others famed him. He fancied himself
a great magician and was so regarded
by his subjects. He had been y great
fighter in his day, but as he grew old
he gave up war and devoted himself tc
trade and nccromancy. One day
wanted to go aboard our ship, which
was lying off the Kings village The
surf was so high that no boat woulc
venture out. l called on the King ant
found him just disposing himself for al
after-dinner nap.
liking Peter, said |, what time sur
60 down? Me want 90 aboard ship
"'Surf 90 DOWN. said the King; 'mC
make surf 90 down all one time
s'Hc took little vial from n closet
and going to the beach poured the con
tents of vial on the water, chanting ai
incarnation the meanwhile. The mex
dav the sea was as calm rs q millpond
and every boat in the village was out
The old King was proud enough O
what he considered his complete victo
nv over the ocean. Poor old Peter, h,
is dead now, and all his wars and con
quests and all his necromancy are deat
with him.
1T is extremely dangerous doYi
there for one not acclimated to get wet
If boat is overturned in passin!
through the surf, person thrown int
the water is sure TO have the fever, if h
isn't drowned was going ashore on
| day in a boat in which there were som
women. Being younger than fam noN
and much more gallant, | stood up i
the boat and held up my cloak so as t
shield the women from the flying spray
| OF course got wet myself and fey
| days after | was taken down with tn
fever.
'.Oncc when we got down there W
took the Attorney General OF Libcri
along He wanted to prospect for golt
The natives are extremely adverse t
having any prospecting done in thei
country. They want no gold nor any
thing else taken away, except in til
course of trade We did some digging
but the natives opposed all sorts of oil
stacles to us and we were unsuccessful
All the gold we got we got by barter
The natives do not take very kindly
their civilized brethren of Liberia, whor
they call black gem'man. ~ 7
Iribunc.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-04-18

Edinburg University Celebration.

BosToN, April iS.-Thomas G Appleton, a
aoted art critic and connois seur, is dead.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
WOu1d-bc settlers Etectcd-A Settle.
mcnt Burned.

"A Caldwell KANSAS dispatch SAYS: On
wednesday General Hatch, in company with
Adjutant General Finley and Inspector
Greene of the Interior department, visited
Paynes camp, at Rock Falls, Indian Coun-
try, and after reading the Presidents proca-
nation to him and his followers, directed
them to leave the Territory before Thursday
morning, and told them that if they did not
leave they would be elected This took place
In small board shanty, occupied by the
Oklahoma Chief (newspaper), the forms of
which were being made up at the time.
Payne at first attempted to discuss the legal
aspects of the case, but soon became angry
and very abusive in his language. Cooper,
the editor, Joined in with vituperation and
threats The officers then returned to their
camp, ten miles distant, Yesterday morning
at an early hour two squadrons of the Ninth
United States cavalry, commanded by Cap
tain Moore, appeared in the boomers camp,
and under direction of Indian Agent Rogers,
arrested the whole community and took charge
of the printing office. All the women and
children and the men who We're new offenders
We're escorted to the Kansas line, together with
their personal property. Six old offenders
named ID. l.. Payne, j. b. Cooper, ID. G.
Greathouse, It. W. Ecklebarger John Nc
Grew, and $. L. Mosely were loaded into six
mule wagons and started under escort of
Lieutenant Jackson and fifteen men for Fort
smith, Ark, three hundred miles Distant
The paper was really to go to press, and upon
inquiry number of printers We're found in
the command, who soon printed an edition of
one hundred copies. The press was then
carefully packed and loaded into II wagon
and started under an escort for Muskogee, it
being confiscated property. The printing
Office and other buildings, including two
clearinghouse, "a drug store,a restaurant and
some cheap dwellings were burned to the
ground. Payne threatened to cut the throat
OF the first man VINO attempted to arrest him,
but one colored soldier marched him about
the camp for an hour Payne has lost what
ever prestige he may have had heretofore
with the thinking class of the community.
He had been on II debauch for n week, and
was unable on Wednesday night to attend a
conference of squattcrs held after General
Hatch left for Rock Falls. The number
elected from this camp was about two hun
dred and fifty persons detachment of
troops has been sent t. the remaining settle
ments, who will in II like manner arrest the
ringleaders, and take them to Fort Smith.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
LIthOgraphic Stones.

"The craze for illustrated advertising
has proved an immense educational factor
in art" said an extensive Chicago lth-
ographer as be stood before a South side
show window and gazed at the display
of cards, representing different lines of
business. THE public is Unsuitable, too,
in its demands, " he continued. 1T re-
quires better and higher grade of work
constantly to satisfy it. And, in fact,
there is no limit to the possibilities of
TYPOGRAPHY. 1t is an art still in its
baovhood. Why, we have not one idea
to-day, with the exception of the steam
press and that portion belonging to pho
Biography that did not originate with its
inventor, Alois Scnetelder. He made
every invention now in use. OF course
his ideas have been improved, as the
constant improvement in photographic
work attests, but since his death not one
new idea has been furnished the bust
ness, although there are more than 100,-
GOO men to-day earning their living by
the photographic trade.
$40 you Know" he asked, ''that this
entire business is dependent on the use of
peculiar kind of soft, greasy stone?
Fact. The invention of TYPOGRAPHY
is owing wholly to Alois Senetelders
discovery of its capabilities. Should the
supply of this stone give out entirely
there is no present method known where
by photography could continue. AS far
as know it would then become a lost
art. Nearly all the photographic stone
now in use has been obtained from the
quarries at Lolenhofenen, although quite
recently stone Of equal quality has been
discovered in Italy. The American
photographic stone so far discovered is
not as good as the European, being
sandy, full of spots and dangerous veins,
with different colors on the same stone.
This makes the work uneven, because
the colors are of varying density and
hardness, the darkest always being
hardest. The photographers stone is
usually of a gray hue, called in the trade
gray blue But come into my shop and
will show you the different kinds of
stone and how they are used. y Chicago
Ne,rs
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC

THE theatrical estate in America is esti
mated to he worth Sll5, 900 900.
THERE are PSI companies making dates in
hrSt-class theatres for next season.
THE oldest theatre in this country is the
Walnut street. Philadelphia. 1t was built in
1905
PATTI now says that if she comes over
here next season it will be her farewell EN-
gageInent.
ANTON RUBINsTEIN's new opera, "The
Parrot will be produced in Hamburg, Ger
many, November l.
An actor who accompanied Mrs Langtry
IN her last American tour, says that she is
wonderful ly keen in business.
ITALY and France contain nearly one-half
II the 40 theatres in Europe. Italy has
54S and France 397. England has only $50
SAID lady to the famous actor Garrick:
l wish You were taller Madam replied
the wit, "how happy | should be to stand
higher III your estimation
A RECENT trial in London has developed the
fact that many of the ''footlight favoritesn
derive regular income from the sale of bou-
quets presented by enthusiastic admirers
THE biocntenary of the death of CoIneille
will be celebrated at Rouen next October A
Corneille museum will be established in that
town, which will contain manuscripts, books
and pictures relating to the dramatst
VILLAIN II. HOLMES, the baritone, form
erly with Haverlys MINISTRIES, has been sing
ing with success in New York My Jennies
Over the Sea- pleasing and melodious bari
tone song with a salt-aIr flavor, written by the
late James +. Stewart.
By the death of Victor Masse, the COM
poser, the third chair in the section of music
at the Fine Arts academy, in Paris, compris-
ing SIX chairs, Is once more vacant; his only
predecessors since the foundation of this sec
ton in 1895, were NM. Auber and Gossec.
A POPULAR actress who at one time sup
ported the character of nurse to Clara Nor
ris' Camille recently said: "She is a per
feet slave TO the opium habit, and this is the
whole cause of her i'll health, and will ulti-
mately prove her death. She carries it with
her every time she goes on the stage, cleverly
managing to take it every half hour or less
! without detection 900,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
A DEADLY ENCOUNTER.
Three Wen Killed md IA Fourth
wounded i'm Texas.

A fierce combat occurred recently ten mile,
north of Fredonia, Texas, between four des
perate characters. Samuel Faulkner and
Henry Allen attacked two brothers named
Woodall with repeating rifles. The Wood
als retired behind their horses. Allen fell
about the fifth round, pierced through the
heart One of the Woodals received bullet
in the shoulder, disabling him. The other
WoOdall and Faulkner then fought with bowie
knives, each being skilled hand
Ter of the weapon. The wounded
Woodall, bleeding to death, urged
his brother on. Faulkner, how
ever, seized Woodalrs left wrist and icrked
him to his knees and plunged his knife into
his heart. Faulkner then turned to look after
Allen. As he did SO he received bullet ir
the breast from the pistol of the elder Wood
all, who witnessed the duel while lying with
his neck and shoulder split open by rifle
wound. Faulkner may recover, but both of
the Woodalls were fatally wounded.
Mr.. Burner, who tried to prevent the hos
Utilities at their opening, received severe flesh
wounds in the arm. He and two other men
saw the battle from the beginning, but dared
not interfere
Faulkner told one of the spectators that the
light was the result of an old feud in Arkan-
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THERE are over IS 900 locomotives in this
country.
For oysters at wholesale New York city an
nually pays S3,000,00)
WooL-RAISING is becoming an important
industry in the Black hills.
The crop and live stock products of Illinois
for 1883 were valued at $500 5gl,OO0
IT is estimated that 2,5OO people We're dam
aged physically ON the GLORIOUS Fourth"
A GENERAL feeling prevails among cattle
men of the West against barb-wire fences.
THE father of Charlie Ross has spent SG0,-
900 in the search for his son. and examined
over 200 cases of boys supposed TO be his
A ROSE bush at Chambersburg, Penn, has
yielded over 10000 buds in the past three years,
which have been sold at So per hundred
1T is reported that rhby found in Clay
county, North Carolina, was sold by the finder
for $l5, then for 1000, and, after being cut
by lapidary, fer SlS,O00.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
South and West.

BAR, the driver of Maud S., received Sl0,'
900 for beating her own and Jay-Eye-See's
record in the one-mile trot at Cleveland.
THE Democratic State ticket in Alabama,
headed by Governor f. A. O'Neil, was elected
without opposition, the Republicans having
no ticket.
An election for sheriff at Lexington. KY.
was attended with numerous brawls ending
in bloodshed Two men were killed and
several severely wounded.
COUNTY elections III Utah have resulted in
the success Of the Mormon ticket in every in
stance.
UNITED STATES troops in large numbers
have been concentrated in Western Kansas
for the purpose of driving out every white
squatter from the Indian Territory. About
2tO0 persons have entered the Territory for
the purpose of Selling the land.
NINETEEN, Chinese lepers were shipped back
to China few days since from San Francisco.
THE grand jury at Petersburg, Va. have
indicted the cashier paying teller and book
keeper Of the suspended Planters and Ne
chanics' bank for felony, and the president
and two directors of the institution for mis-
demeanor i'll connection with the banks adj
ministration.
ABOUT 5000 Piegan Indians are reported
TO be starving at one of the agencies in Mon.
tana-
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
win be occupied in putting that up The
shaft is 800 feet high.
Foreign.

A GREAT reform demonstration was held
at Birmingham England, 200, 900 persons, in
Guiding John Bright taking part in the pro-
cesson
Ell MAHDI, the False Prophet, it is said
has sent troops to Khartoum with instructions
TO capture General Gordon, alive or dead.
DISBURSEMENTS between England and
France over matters regarding Egypt have
become so serious that it was predicted the two
countries would drift into war Many
French papers demand the recall of NJ. Wad-
dington, the French ambassador at London.
IT now transpires that there were numer.
Gus cases of cholera i'll the hospital Mt Mar
seilles last year, many of which were fatal.
The fact, however, was suppressed i'll
order to prevent alarm. The attend
ants were sworn to secrecy.
LATER reports state that cholera has abated
somewhat in France AT Marseilles more than
5000 of the fleeing inhabitants have returned
to their home. Numerous cases of death from
the dreaded disease have occurred in Italian
towns.
THE total number OF cholera victims in the
south Of France since the outbreak is put by
the official record Mt 200.
THE sultan of Morocco has caused the mas
sacre of whole tribe in Angara Kabila, be
cause they asked for French protection. The
men were killed and the women and children
made slaves.
EMpERoRs WILLIAM, of Germany, and
Francis Joseph, of Austria, have had a
friendly meeting at lschl.
A HALIFAX IN. 81 dispatch says that the
Dutch steamer Amsterdam, while on her pas
sage from Amsterdam for New York,
grounded on bar and was wrecked Their
were $50 souls on board. Passengers and
crew took to the boats, and all were safely
landed ON Sable Island except four persons
two gentlemen and one lady passenger and a
fireman-who were drowned by the swamp.
ing of one of the boats.
DURING a regatta on Lake Quidividi, New.
foundland, "A race boat was swamped and three
of her crew were drowned, while the coxswain.
who was taken from the water alive, died the
next day.
STELLMACHER, an anarchist, convicted Of
the murder of two men-a banker and o
broker-has been hanged at Vienna.
MANY persons were injured and large
number of buildings washed away during a
violent hail storm in Austria.
NINETY houses were destroyed by fire at
Willard Lurin, village in France.
ACTIVE preparations are still being made
by the English government for the autumn
expedition for General Gordon's relief at
khartOum.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
NINE OUT OF FOURTEEN.
Whoicsa'c Slaughter of Horse Thieves
by Montana Cowboys.

dispatch from Helena, Montana, says that
particulars have been received of another
slaughter of horse thieves in the Muscle Shell
region, 80 miles northeast of Helena. by cow.
boys, while in pursuit of stolen horses A log
house was discovered in the timber on the
mountain sile. 1t was secretly watched for a
day or two, during which time several small
parties of men came and went. some by dav.
others by night, having in their possess on
horses which were evidently stolen 1t be-
coming evident that it was ii horse thieves
rendezvous, the cowboys congregatel. and at
night crawled up close to the house and at
tackled the horse thieves who We're about the
premises at the time. Nine were killed and
five escaped. The cabin was then set on fire
and burned.
Never was there a period in the history Of
the Territory when there was 50 much horse
theving going ON, and the citizens are now
determined to efectually stopit Fully fifty
thieves have been hanged or shot in the past
month
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
A Domestic Scene.

"There" exclaimed Mrs. Prir1e,
"you left the ink-stand on the table and
| have turned it over and ruined the
carpet
"Well, replied the husband, "why
didn't you leave the ink stand on the
table and not turn 1t ovcr!'
:" None of your foul puns, William.
III crack your head with this duster.
I'd just as leave do it as not. Here
have to scrub, scrub, scrub, all the time
and we never have anything fit to look
at
"When you have completed your
TRADE I'd like to say"
" Tirade!" she snapped. cts enough
to make anybody swear. | do think that
you are the most careless and good for
nothing man | ever saw"
"rd like to say, in case a convenient
season should roll around, that | have
been unjustly assaled.'
"Unjustly assailed - she howled 81
ought to drive you off the place. Just
look at that carpet. Ruined all on ac-
count of your foolishness.
''lf you are ready madame, i will make
a casual observation. This morning. YOU
asked for my ink. told you that il was
on my desk. You put it on the table and
wrote the note which you have just sent
down town. So you see, had nothing
to do with the performance"
"Well, l don't care" exclaimed the
poor woman, bursting into tears, at was
just like you to leave it there. You are
always leaving things where they don't
belong. l am great mind to declare
that won't live with you another day."
What have done"
''What is it you haven't done2"
Unable longer to bear her burden of
grief, she went into the adjoining room
and sobbed. An hour later while her
husband sat reading his paper, soft arms
stole around his neck, tender lips pressed
his forehead, and a sweet voice said:
"Am | so very bad F-ArkaHsaw Trac-
eler.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
SELECT SETTINGS.

About 1876, 900 elephants are annually
killed in Africa to supply the ivory
trade.
A famous bell, which in the old days
of Florence used to signalize the out
break of war; was called the martinella.
The caves or tombs of Benni Hassan
are excavated in the rock on the shore of
the river Nile, and are the oldest known
monuments in Egypt, except the Pyra-
mids.
Picadilly, one of the fashionable streets
of the British metropolis, received its
name from the "pickadils," or rufus, worn
by the gallants of the times of the first
two reigning monarchs of the House of
Stuart in England.
In the island of San Domingo there is
remarkable salt mountain, a mass of
crystalline salt nearly four miles long, es-
timated to contain 80, 337, 600 tons, and
said to be so clear that type can be read
through block foot thick.
In January and February, 1850, the
cold was so intense that the harbor of
New York was so strongly bridged with
ice that the British dragged cannon over
it from New York to Staten Island
Knyphausen was in command of the city
of New York, and he became alarmed for
its safety, because thus deprived of all
the advantages of its insular situation.
The pickets were doubled and all the
people put under arms, so as to prevent
a surprise by patriots, who might cross
the Hudson on the ice.
One of the queer sights in the streets
of Japan is the rows of wooden sandals,
old and new, large and small, which are
seen outside of the doors of the houses,
where they are left upon entering. They
have a separate place for the great toe
and make a loud clacking noise. 1t is
surprising to see how quickly the people
step in and out of them without even
stopping. Straw slippers are also worn,
and travellers starting on a journey take a
supply of several pairs, in order to have
new ones ready when the old ones give
out. They cost only one and IA half cents
pair