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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
A DIABoLICAL PLOT.

With her to think was to act Sum
moning her ''lover," she made known
her plan to him. He could engage
the services of a couple of ruffians
about town. The three should hire a
carriage, take shovels, and, in the
dead of night, go out to the cemetery,
dig up the body and remove the dia
monds. After studying a while over
the major, Morris finally consented to
the arrangement, for he was as unprln :
cipled as the woman. Sunday night,
December =, was set for the time on
which the deed was to be committed.
Two men were engaged to help him
out In his diabolical scheme. The
trio met at a well known saloon on
Stockton street at twelve o'clock that
night. After imbibing freely, In orde r
to instin courage in their veins, they
entered a hack driven by Pete -.
an ex-"con," and a desperate
fellow. Driving along rapidly
out Geary street TO Cemetery avenue,
a detour was made and the heck was
brought to a ssan6sti1 in the rear o.
the city of the dead. 1t was then
about 1 80 a. IN The moon, which
was In its last quarter, shed forth .
dina light as it settled down behind
the hills back of the half-mile track.
Not sound disturbed the solitude of
the place. To men blessed with less
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
Mensman's Pep1onIzed beet Tonic

DC buys pair of Lyon Patent Heel Stiffners
Make. q hont or shoe last twice as long
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15

see me, and my mother couldn't see
Me nayther because of the door, We'll,
sorr, what she said was that two wears
before she had been in the market at
Letternahinch, and she had power o
things TO carry, and so she waited for
the night mall-car, that would put her
down within a mile or so of Maskene.
She was on the back seat of the car
and there was no one else but the
driver, and twas a fine clear night.
Well, sorr, she declared that whin
they were passing a wood about tree
miles from Ballynahinch, terrible
beast sprung out of the wood, and
sprung right into the car and stopped
there beside her, and the divil word
or cry could she get out, for the fright
that was on her. How long the beast
stopped in the car she did not say;
nor was she saying anything of what
it was like; and my mother seemed
too frightened to ask her any ques-
tons. But that was the reason she
made to my mother for going on in
the daylight; and not minute longer
would she stop in the house. Now,
sorr, what can any one make of thati
That was year and half before
what happened to me, and at the very
sarne part of the road"
You hadn't heard the woman's story
before, Patsy, and forgotten it, II
wasn't the coming to the wood on the
Letternahinch road that suddenly
brought it back TO your mind and
frightened youi"
Jaw, the divil bit, sorr! Sure
asked my mother about it, and twas
thin for the first time she heard of it,
too. though twas mighty little you'd
get her TO spake about it. Well, sorr,
that's all know at it; but depind on
it, sorr, there's more going on than we
know
This, Patsy's favorite maxim, seem
cd to both his companions so incon-
trovertible that they acquiesced In 81
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-29
HOW We BUILD CITIES
IN THE FAR WEST
And Offer Rare Chances
FOR THE ARTISAN,
AID SPEGULATOR.
FOR THE ARTISAN,
THE TOWN OF M6GOOK

In Red Willow County, Nebraska has been surveyed and
lots in the market for just year and has population
of 1000 people, This point has been designated by the Co., B.
d O. as the DIVISION STATION between the Missouri
RIVER d DENVER, where the principal shops, Is stall
round house and other facilities have been located
the Denver Line complete system of water works costing
$4,000 is just being completed giving all the facilities for
comfort possessed of old cities Lots will range price from
$3.50 to $500 for business lots and for residence
lots The history of points like McCook show increase
of more than three hundred per cent in from five years
and this town promises to be exceptional chance for invest
ments For further particulars apply to O. PHILLIPS
Or w. 4. WALLACE, Secretary Lincoln, Neb
McCook Nebraska
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19
A Frightful Affair at Belleville, Ill

ST. LOUIS, January 6.-The institute
of the Immaculate Conception, Sisters of
Notre Dame, at Belleville, ILL.,, burned last
night. There were about sixty pupils in
the school ranging from ten years to full
grown, all girls, and several teachers, be-
sides other inmates OF the building. The
fire is said to have started near the third
story, which is used as a dormitory, and an
attem ri was made to eXtinguish it, but this
failing, efforts were made to remove the pu
pills. The flames spread so rapidly, how
ever. that no order could be preserved.
Panic seized both the children and the sis
ters, and it was wild, confused rush to es-
cape. Forty or more pupils are known to
have got out, or were taken from the build
ing and given shelter in neIghboring
houses. but several in their fright jumped
from windows and were either Killed or
badly injured. Miss Mary Campbell, a
teacher, of East st. Louis, leaped from a
third story window and died in few min
utes. Another, name unknown, climbed to
the roof porto, and either fell or was blown
off and fatally injured.
When the ruins were sufficiently cool vol
unteers went to bring out the bodies. II
was terrible sight. At times the searchers
would find two Or three charred masses
huddled closely together, seemingly seeking
protection in one another from the ;ftivanc-
ing flames.
Instead of being two, as at first supposed,
the total known deaths is twenty seven,
twenty-five of which are pupils and five sis
ters, among the latter the sister superior.
On the fourth floor the pupil boarders with
three sisters slept, on the third floor the re-
naming sisters. and on the second or floor
above the basement what are termed orphans
or half orphans slept.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19
CRIME.

Edward IL. Kobbs, clerk for Sperry
Il Barnes, New York, who absconded after
embezzling So, 900 belonging to his employ
ers, was arrested in a suit brought against
him by the firm for the recovery of the
money. His bail was fixed at 81, 800.
jerome B. Cox, who shot ana killed
Mclaughlin, the millionaire in California.
was acquitted in San Francisco by the police
court judge.
A depraved, vicious looking colored
boy named Elphonso Nell, Is years of age,
was in the dock of the criminal court at
Washington on the Sth, for committing a
series of atrocious deeds. He lives with an
uncle, respectable colored man, who tes-
titled that about the Goth of last month the
boy bought box of ''ROugh on
Rats and Il quantity of arsenic. He went
home and put the contents in three quarts
of milk with the intention of poisoning
the family, but failed in the attempt. The
next day he renewed the attempt, putting
poison in bucket Of water and Benjamin's
eight children drank from the bucket and
were taken with violent pains in the stom-
ach, but all recovered. He also gave ar
senic to the cattle, which made them sick,
killed one pig, and did many other vile acts.
Detective Kallaher at Flatbush, L. l.,
has arrested the supposed mlyderer of
Fannie Gaskell, near Elmirs.
A masked mob at Weisser, Idaho,
took Chas. Dieterli, the murderer of Buck
Bogie, from a cell, and shot and beat him,
and then dragged him half mile to a
slaughter house and hanged him to wind |
lass used by the butchers.
Chas. d. Holmes and Henry jackson |
have been indicted for starting the last three
large fires at Red Bank, New Jersey. caus-
ing loss of upwards of S400, 600.
Near Buffalo, Texas, sheriff's posse,
searching for the desperate negro, Sandy
Robinson, surrounded his cabin on the
Bannerman plantation on the 9th. Lanes
Lathrop, one of the posse, opened the door
md was shot dead by Robinson. who seized
Lathrop's gun and escaped.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19
WASHINGTON.

Employees of the postofice depart
general that to purchase lottery tickets
hereafter will be regarded as sufficient
ground for removal.
The coinage at the various mints for
the calendar year of 1888, was $50, ,092, 749,
Of which 2S, 470, ,639 were standard dollars
Representative Cobb, chairman of
the house committee on public lands, has
appointed the following subcommittee
| Homestead and pre- exemption. Scales, Hen
| ley and Anderson: desert, swamp and over
| flowed land, Oates, Belford and Payson
land grants and forfeitures, Cobb, Payson,
Oates, Lewis and Anderson; school lands
and timber culture, Shaw Van Eaton and
Rrents: reservation and mineral lands,
Henley, Scales and Belford; land offices
and surveys, Lewis, Strait and Brents,
claims of states on net proceeds OF the sales
Of public lands, Shaw, Van Eaton and
Strait.
Rosecrans' bill to equalize the boun-
ties of soldiers OF the late war provides for
the payment to nom commissioned officers,
musicians, artiticers, teamsters and private
soldies who served in the war, including
those mustered into service under the pres
ident's first call for 10000 troops, who
actually served ninety days or more, and
who were honorably discharged, eight and
one-third dollars per month for the time of
actual service between April 1, 1861, and
May :, 1865, the amount of all bounties
previously paid to he de duct9d in comput-
ing the amount due under this act.
John G.. Gassman (Ncb.) was con-
firmed on the 9th Indian agent for the Crow
and Creek Indians, Lower Brule agency.
The house committee on military at
fairs has authorized General Slocum to re-
port bill for the relief of fitz John Porter.
Twenty presidential postoilices, the
majority in the west, were, through the re-
cent readjustment, thrown out of the prcsi-
dental class, because the annual receipts
fell below 81 1000. As there is no law pro-
viding for reduction OF postmasters' sal
aries, the department finds difficulty in de-
Gliding how the required change shall he
made. 1t is probable the twenty offices will
be abolished, and Immediately re establish
ed as fourth class offices.
a democratic member of the ways !
and means committee says the action OF the |
protective democrats of the house is still Il |
matter of doubt, but that the action of the |
committee will be cone eryatiVe |
and calculated to unite the party in favor OF |
tariff reforms.
The committee on commerce will |
give precedence to Interstate commerce
bills. Its chairman is instructed to report |
back at any time for reference to the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, for all river
and harbor appropriation bills and papers,
The house committee on military af-
fairs will report favorably the bill relative
to the date Of mastering in certain officers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19
CALDWELL TERRITORY, ATJRDAY JANUARY 49,

The object Of the measure is to pay the,,
officers forall the time served. In some in.
stances il is known that officers served 8
year before being mustered in.
Mrs Lucretia +. Patterson, wife OF
ex-senator John j. Patterson, of South Car
olina died Of heart disease on the Sth.
Mr.. Hill has introduced bill to re-
quire government building to be con-
structed in every town and city in the Union
in which the postmaster draws salary of
81, 200 and over. lie says this policy will
save the government IL 900. 900 a year in
rent.
The commissioners general of the
land Office has submitted to the secretary of
the interior papers relative to the adjust
ment of the grant Of public lands In the
state of Kansas for the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe road, together with a COM
plete record of the case while before the in
terror department, and an exhaustive
opinion ON the questions involved.
The banking and currency committee
was organized this morning. The general
question of legislation 10 prevent the con-
traction of the national bank currency was
briefly discussed.
Representative Willis, Chairman of
the committee on rivers and harbors, says
the committee will consider the recommen-
dation of the Mississippi river commission
for an immediate appropriation of 81 ,000,-
900. 1t is expected that favorable report
will be made to the house next week.
At meeting of the senate committee
on post offices and;post roads, it was deter
mined to begin enc week hence the consid-
Grafton of several measures proposed to es-
eablish postal telegraph.
The house committee on public lands
will hear argument on the question OF for
feiture of the Texas Pacific territorial land |
grant now claimed by the Southern Pacific. |
The United States has filed in the court Of |
claims Il counter claim against the Union |
Pacific company for 1899, 661 alleged indeb-
including per cent on the net
The subcommittee of the house COM
mi ttee on pubic lands, to whom was REFER
red the question of order in the land grant
forfei ture b ills to be considered, reported
hat the consideration will be begun imme-
lately.
The bills of Anderson and Sumner,
'elative to postal telegraph, were referred
o a subcommittee. Bingham, member
If the committee, says that no action
oward formulating bill will be taken for
EN- days or mere.
At q meeting of the house committee
IN postoffices and post roads, Mr.. Money
vas authorized to report to the house favor
lble action on the bill making public roads
md highways post routes, and giving the
general power to establish postal
ervice wherever, II his judgment, the pub
ic welfare required it.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19

tival In honor OF Martin Luther'S
birth, in which. after four centuries, the
whole OF eyangelic Christendom united with
me, will not the less ever remain for me an
eleyating reminiscence. Ii affords me the
greatest satisfaction that New Year has
come under circumstances which verify the
hope of quiet and undisturbed times. am
convinced that, under the blessed protection
OF peace, OF the maintenance of which
have obtained fresh guarantees through
personal intercourse with friendly princes
the nation will in future find prosperous de-
yelopment.'
EGYPT.
A Cairo dispatch says the steamer
conveying the last reinforcements for
Suakim mas been wrecked on the Red sea
near that town. The troops and crew were
saved, bnt the ammunition and mules were
lost. The government is considering the
best means of evacuating Soudan. Troubles
have broke out in the provinces of Benf,
surf and Fayown. Bedouins are harrassing
the population.
GERMANY.
The Berlin Nossische Zeitung states
that Bismarck has directed inquiry TO be
made whether the exemption laws which
allow Bremen and Hamburg provision ships
with American pork should not he extended
to Prussian ports.
EGYPT.
The minister, of war have drafted
the statement regarding the proposed evacu-
alton Of Soudan, showing that 21 200 men and
81 guns are In Soudan. The removal to
khartoum of the ammunition stored at
Massala would require 1900 camels, or
:, 900 il the material of the Abyssina from
tier is also removed, 1t will be necessary
to make the journey by river, which viii
AXE three months and require 1 300 boats
Several Bedouin tribes along the Nile be-
ween Khartoum and Berber have declared
or FL Mahdi. Orders have been sent to
Ahartoum for the civil population to
luit the town Immediately.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19
FOREIGN.
CANADA.

The funeral at Toronto on the 9th OF
the victims of the late railway catastrope he
was attended by an immense multitude.
Business was entirely suspended and the
employees of many firms participated in the
cortege. The fronts OF a number of estab-
lishments were draped with mourning. The
cofhns were conveyed in sleighs draped
with black and preceded by a gum carriage
with coffin containing the remains of Ser
geant Mulligan, Of the Royal Grenadiers.
The procession was an hour passing a given
point Ten bodies were inferred in St.
James Episcopal cemetery, eight in ST..
Michae's Roman Catholic cemetery, one in
Metropolis, and one in Mt. Pleasant. All
the patients are doing well except Alexan-
der Turriff, who Is in critical condition.
Turriff's brother was among the killed.
FRANCE AND CHINA.
The Pail Mall Gazette learns that the
Marquis Of Tseng, Chinese ambassador to
France, has not held any communication
with the French government since the cap
ture of Sontay. Also that the menaces Of the
French press with regard to indemnity for
the expenses of the Tonquin campaign will
not deter China from asserting her rights.
DUTCH EAST INDIAs.
The government of the Dutch East
Indias has sent troops to the west coast Of
Acheen to compel the rajah to surrender
crew OF twenty-five men of the steamer
Nisero, wrecked there in November last.
The vessel was plundered and destroyed by
the Acheenese. Among the captives are
Second Officer Moore, two Ita ians, ,wo
Americans, two Germans and two Norwe-
gians. The British gunboat Pegasus, sent
there for relief in December, was unable to
communicate with the raiah, and British
Consul Kennedy reported that if the Pega-
sus had fired upon the tribe, the prisoners
would have been massacred.
ITALY.
a Rome correspondent says: The
of the pope and crown prince
Of Germany consisted of two parts. One
will remain absolutely secret, and the other
will be published at the proper time. The
pope has informed the cardinal that he has
consigned to the secret archives detailed
account OF the conversation, that posterity
may have q statement OF importance.
GERMANY.
Emperor William sent this letter in reply
to congratulations sent by the magistrates of
Berlin on New Years day, II praise God
in His goodness that it has still been vouch-
safed me to inaugurate proud monument
on the banks Of the Rhine, which is desig-
mated not only as perpetual commemora-
ton of the happily regained unity OF Ger
many, but as also an earnest sign OF the in
and true might of the unit
ed German empire. The grand fes-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19

Cronin six cents damage in her suit against
Rev. Florence Mccarthy, OF Brooklyn, for
$50, COO damages for alleged assault.
The Kentucky Legislature is making
slow progress in the direction OF selecting a
United States senator.
The kentucky whisky pool ordered
the capacity OF production for this year to
be reduced 66s, per cent. below the aver
age production of the past two years.
Grave fears are entertained at Pitts
burg OF disastrous floods if the present
warm weather continues.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19

Love, knavery and necessity makes
men good orators.
A Chicago detective has partially re-
formed becoming a bank robber.
Don't fill the cash with SCOT, sugar
or anything else to arrest the hem
morrhage when when you cut your
self, but bring the parts together with
strips of adhesive plaster.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.-Rev. Il. j. Reilly
says: II used Browns Iron Bitters for in
digestion and chills with entire satisfac-
ion. Il
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK
GENERAL.

The solicitor of the treasury consid-
ers it probable that the treasure at the bot
tom of East river will be recovered.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-13
WACO.
Federal Court Cascs-Tlle Republican
Delegation Wreck on the Mis-.
s0uri Pacific.
Special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
Waco, April Fin the United
States district court this afternoon the
receiver of the Texas IL st. Louis rail-
road He'd petition for authority to
compromise with citizens of Waco
who subscribed to said road, and
whom the company is now suing on
unpaid balances. The court decided
to grant the order until the Texas d
st. Louis corporation Is served with
notice. A Pittsburg firm also put
In q claim against the road for mate
rial furnished, alleging IL should have
priority of the New York Trust com
pany's mortgage,
The Williams VS.. Conger land suit
will not be concluded until Tuesday
next.
The Republican executive committee
of this county met this afternoon and
appointed eight delegates and eight
alternates TO the Fort Worth cOnven-
ton ON the 20th instant. The delega-
ton Is chiefly made up of white Re-
publicans-such men as Deputy Rev
enue Collector O'Brien, Judge Nc.
Donald, George Patten, Sam Evans
(brother of A. j. Evaus,) etc. Post
master Leland was left out In the cold.
The delegation Is an Arthur crowd,
with Blaine AS second choice.
The Democratic executive commit
tee also met this afternoon, and called
b county convention for June ID, to
nominate delegates to the Fort Worth
convention.
a Missouri Pacific wrecking-train
was thrown from the track at 2 O'Clock
this morning, n half mile south of the
city. IL collided with n mule and n
horse. The engine and tender were
turned bottom sideup beside the track
The engineer and fireman Jumped for
their lives, and escaped unhurt. No
body injured.
The bee-keepers Of thi, county me
this afternoon in convention, and re
ceived several new members. The In
dustry Is having quite boom in thi.
county, ana proves remunerative.
Elaborate preparations are made fo
Easter services In several of the cit,
churches tomorrow.
The rain Ia over, and the weather to
day has been as delightful us could b.
wished.
Public school enrolment this week
1924.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-13
SHERMAN.
An Interesting Report Of Yesterdays
Republican Convention The
Bucket Shop.

Special 10 the Gazette.
Sherman, April IL The Republican
| county convention met in the court
house this evening, and was called to
order by electing J. w. Hearne chair
man and Dan Webster secretary. a
committee, consisting of q. w. Pasco,
Francis Rtest and NJ. Byrne, was APP
pointed TO select delegates to the state
convention ut Fort Worth, who re-
ported the following: G. G. Binkly,
b. Il. Lyon. G. w. Pasco, j. w.
Hearne, u. w. Parker, Il. b. Hanna,
Dan Webster, NJ. Byrne, Perrote,
Francis Reest, j. ID. George, A. M.
Bryant, delegates, and John Donald
sou, John Cochran, Dodson,
ID. ID. Marrow, J. II. Carter, Tom
Wright, Chas. Dougherty, j. Ii. Will
lie, Mr.. George, colored, John Rho rer,
o. Bracket, Jas. Burke alternates.
While the committee was out the
convention was addressed by Judge
c. G. Binkley, Anthony Bryant and
others. Resolutions were passed
warmly indorsing Judge Binkley's adj
ministration as chairman of the Re-
publican Executive committee of Tex
as, and recommending him to the
Fort Worth convention as o suitable
candidate for governor, and also In
structing the Grayson county delega-
ton to nominate and sup
port the judge for gov
ernor and as delegate from the
state at large to the national con ven-
ton. 1t was resolved that IL Is the
sense OF this convention that the in
nuence of the Texas delegation to the
Chicago convention should favor the |
for president who may have
a majority of the votes of the Repub- !
Iican convention.
An executive committee was APP.
pointed for one year, and Dan Web
ter was appointed secretary.
Some rambling speeches were made
IA the status of political parties in
Texas. An old moss.back or two de.
the Democrats In terms
If bitterness and reproach for
ocial ostracism, but the live brethren
from their experience that
,ersOnal dislikes could not be from
political reasons, their experience as
vowed Republicans being that many
4 their best friends ant professional
atrons belonged to the Democratic
arty. One colored brother advised
1ore intimate sociability between
White and colored Republicans, il the
arty expected to be kept in line on
lection days.
The bucket shop that lately got away
nth the Sherman boys in futures was
branch of a. j. Vince
,ck's concern in Dallas, and
ne victims have employed
ttOrueys both here and in Dallas to
thoroughly investigate the matter in
ourts. We understand that like
oudition Of things is predicted for
and other branch offices.
Five cars of horses arrived this even
IS tor the races next week.