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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-07-04

The Lancaster, (Grant Co., Wis.)
Teller states that two little boys,
aged 4 and 6 years, respectively,
sons of John Dobson, of Ellenboro,
were attacked by large tomcat
while on their way to school, and
would have Jared badly, but for the
interference of a daughter of Joseph
Mathews, who appeared on the
grounds with club and a dog, just
as the cat had one of the lads down
and was making furious efforts to
get 1T his face and throat.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-07-04

Verndale, Minnesota, special 9th
ult: James Carman's house was
burned to the ground last night.
Mr.. Carman, wife and little girl
were sleeping upstairs. When the
parents awoke the house was a
burning mass. Both rushed to save
the children down stairs, and they
forgot to rescue the little girl that
was sleeping with them. The old
est boy about ten years of age fell
through the ceiling into the pantry
and managed to escape. Mr.. Car
man procured ladder and. endeav-
ored to reach the other two. He
succeeded in reaching one, but the
other was burned to a crisp. as was
the little girl. The child rescued
through the window by the father
cannot live. The oldest boy will re-
cover. The parents were slightly
burned. Nothing but the bones of
the two remaining in the house
could be found.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-07-04

News Notes.
Henry Willard is On his way to
Europe for brief visit in Germany.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
THE CRUEL MASSACRE
OF NkARLYFl HUNDRED REFUoEEs
who La't Sheady on Account Of ShortnsM Of Pro
vliloni-Ths R.bsla Iser.Aslns Ia Numbers. /,
a.asrai Gordon Hsumid iu-ni Appeal
for Ald-Gshsrai Foreign Nsus.

CAIRO, April 20.-A large number ol
refugees owing 10, tho shorlness Of pro.
visions. left shendy a few days ago in a
steamer for Berber. The steamer ran
aground near Ell Basla and was soon sur.
rounded by awarms Of rebels, who attacked
the steamer on all sdes and massacreed all
on board. The fugltives numbered $50,
including q portion Of the shendy garri.
son and many women and children.
Nubar Pasha, prime minister, fears before
long the spirit Of rebellion will reach As.
sonan. He has received a responding tele-
gram from Hussein Pasha, Governor OF
Berber, who states the attitude OF the popu.
lation iagenerally threatening. He expects
Berber will shortly be surrounded and
captured BY the rebels, who are constantly
increasing in number around the town and
threatening all avenues Of communication.
Husssin Pasha says he will reaign unless
troops are sent to assist in the defense Of the
town. rr l. t.rr
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"GoLD il lowing out like a river" says
the Financial Chronicle, but "it seems to
have been demonstrated that the Coinage
and Currency Committee Of the House
has no ear open to the wants OF any in
duslial interest except silver mining; it
cal. even zee twenty-five millions OF gold
leave us with no check 10 its outflow, and
yet keep adding two millions OF silver a
month 10 the amount locked up in the
Treasury, which silver could and would
20 ont instead o! the gold il that com.
mltee would only lot it."
Would it not be better to put the respon.
aibiliy on the majority in the House,
which has the power to control legislation 7
1t seems that ConereEs either does not
know tina! silver, in obedience to al .inva'
riaDle law, is driving gold out Of the coun.
Try, or doesn't understand what is the mat.
ter. However that may be, the silver
which the country does no. want, and no
body else will take, is driving out the gold
which the people do want and al the
world is eager for. Staleamanship, il We
have any OF thHI commodity, ought to aim
at something better than this,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
"a Bank Prc.Ident Arrcsted.

CLEyELASp, ONO, April 2o.-A special
to the Herald states that Frank Dewalt, the
alleged defaulting President Of the First
National Bank Of Leadville, Colorado, was
arrested early this morning at his mothers
house in Canton, and will be taken back
to Leadville, where reward Of 5000 is
offered for his arrest. Dewalt formerly
lived in Canton. Ten years syo he went
West, and eventually became president OF
the, bank as stated. Three months ago the
bank failed fors250, 900, and Dswalt disap.
peared. Investigation indicated that he took
$50. 600 with him. He esaysh be went to Texas
and was arrested at Ell Paso, but was re-.
leased ons writ OF habeas corpus and es-
capped to Mexico. He went then to Manitoba
and short time ago went to his mothers
home at Canton. He was recognized by
numerous acquaintance, and constable
telegraphed to Lsadvills inquiring if they
still wanted him there. Receiving an affirm
ative reply the arrest was made. Dewalt
professed willingness to return and claims
he can clear himself.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
Thought II wnx u Firc alarm.

BALTIMORE, MD, April ia dispatch
from Eaaton, Nd, gives an account OF a ser.
ious panic, which occurred yesterday, dur.
ing the dedication Of the new Catholic
chapel at Cambridge, Dorchester county.
The people in that section-all primitive
Protes!ants-had never attended mag
before, and great crowd fiocked 10 the
church out Of curiosity. When the Host
was elevated, the bell was rung in unison,
and the unsophislicated audience, beliey.
ing it 10 he an alarm Of fire, rushed pell
nell from the church. Father Carey, The
pastor, tried iE vain tostop the panic. Al.
though no; fatal casualty occurred, several
women and children were dangerously
bruised by being trod on, and innumerabIe
dresses ruined. Services had to be sus.
nandad. su.t4 80 49, -.I.ts4t- = -.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
SWEPT BY THE WIND.
A Church Demolished md Seven Chill.
drGu IDiurei. g -t

A Church Demolished and Seven Chill.
= ..a'Eg dren Injured. bS +,
GaLvEsToN, TEXAS, April 19.-A special
dispatch irom.Dallas ssys Abeut half.pas,
nine yesterday morning terrible wind
and rain storm, accompanied with thunder
and lightning, occurred here. The colored
church building, corner Juliet and Ball
streets, was struck by the wind and com.
pletely demolished. It was occupied as a
colored uchool. OF the thirty.two pupils in
the building the following named were
injured Lula Wilson, eight years
fatally; Harriet Bohan, thirteen years
left leg badly crushed; Malina Hall
thirteen years, cut on forehead; Lula Ed
monson, twelve years, thigh fractured; Ar.
thur Perry, eight years, seriously about
head; Lucy Carol, fifteen years, left arm
hurt and finger mashed of; Cicely Bland
nine years, Mary Jones, twelve years
Annie Hill, nine years, and Henriettf
Avery, twelve years, : slightly bruised
School was taught by Mrs C!ariesa Will
Jams, colored, who mlraculously escaped
death, she having been caught by faliin;
timbers received slight bruised, Noticing
heavy black cloud and realizing the inse
curity Of the building, she dismissed school
but the building fell before the children
got out. WI sE-'o r
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
English Prcss On Rnrrett,

LONDON, April 20.-Mr. Lawrence Bar.
rett, the American actor, is receiving full,
but not crowded houses. The tone Of the
press is altogether favorable. The Saiur.
day Review says: "Mr. Barrett's perform.
ance has a special interest Of its own, apart
from the interest Of the play, as it presents
remarkable example Of the limits which
keen intelligence, the most careful study
and some dramatic aptitude can reach
without touch Of that magnetic power
which distinguishes great actors. Mr..
Barrett is beyond all question a most earn.
est student Of his ART, but he lacks-and
the want is most severely felt-that spark
which illumines and gives lie 10 the in,
depreciation OF character
The Pail Mall Gazette praises his method
and intelligence, but says: "He does not
attain the highest eGscte; neither does he
painfully yet vainly strive after them. His
ia an inestimable talent, combined with a
prepossessing personality. He makes the
best OF his power, and is conscious Of its
limitations" itsig,- 90. ''.i,...s
The illenSun saye: "Mr. Barrett comes
short Of electricity. but he acts with an
earnestnees approaching intensity. He il
guilty OF no extravaganza or rant, and con.
veys the idea OF an intellectual man with
no very remarkable resources. Il =
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
TO GET TIE REWARD
A Man IN willing to blow Up the Domi
t- ion BUiItltDyH. 49,.

A Man IN willing to Blow Up the Domin.
ion buildings.
MONTREAL, April ia private detec.
tive here has been visited by person
whose appearance and speech indicate that
he is an Irish.American, and who claims
to come from New York, with a proposal
that the detective should connive in a
schemeto extract money from the Dominion
Government. His idea is to blow up thee
ernment buildings and denounce the men
who actually did the work 10 obtain the
reward which the Government would be
sure to offer for the discovery OF the perpe-
trstor. His first operation was to have
been the destruction by dynamite OF the
postotiice in the city. He had a gang oj
men working in the States, he SAID. wbo
had operated with him in similar wsy
both in Great Britain and the United
States and who were only waiting his
word TO come into Canada and do the
job. He would, Immediately after the
affair, point out tho man who did thf
deed to the detective. and the reward be,
ing offered he (the detectiye) would be able
to arrest the man and obtain the reward
S95, 900 Of which should be his share O
the gain.
He wound up by sssuring the detective
that most OF his work in the same direction
had been with the connivance Of detec
tlves. The man is decribed as being abou,
IS years old, 8 feet 10 or II inches high,
heavily built and weighing about ISC
pounds, Of dark complexion, and with a
heavy black mustache. He is believed TO
be the same man who, under the name OF
Dr.. Co.'s, offered 10 reveal to the Dominion
Ministers u plot to destroy the Houses Of
Parliament at Ottawa by dynamite.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21

TIE letter Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, in which he is particular to state
ths, ss speaks also for the President, is in
much better form and temper than that Of
Commissioner Evans. This was to have
been expected, for there is marked differ.
ence i'll the men.
The point Of the Secretary's letter Is that
the administration docs mot wish any man
in Office to ieel compelled to go counter to.
Or suppress his convictions Of, his duty as
actlzen," and he adds that ho Is OF opin.
ion tha. General Duval misunderstood the
Commissioner. Ii Commissioner Evane
had contentcd himself with something in
THIS reassuring vein he would have placed
himself in a better light, and probably the
matter would have been quietly adjusted.
No oilicer can ask more, and the people
Will not demand more, than Secretary Fol
ser, speaking for the President, concedes
It's such An utierance as the country had
ShRhtto expec! ircm IN administration
which has done much in the line OF practi
ca! civil service reform. 1t is very cleal
now thatin stating his position" as ht
does in his iirs. letter, to say nothing OF tn,
interview, Commissioner Evans allowed
Als zeal to get tho better Of his discretion.
10 the light Of Secretary Folger's lette
there Is no longer an excuse for Fedora
officers to talk Arthur when they prefe
somebody else, unless they doubt th
sincerity Of the administrations emancipa
ton proclamation. 'h
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21

Troy, N. y, April l9.-The law firm oi
Smith, Fursman & Cowen have been en-.
deavoring to unravel romantic history oil
the olden time. In 1896 Louis Denoyes ran
away from Canada with young Protest.
ant girl and married her in this city. "a
child was born to them, and soon after.
ward the mother died. Desnoyes removed
to the West and settled at the foot OF Min.
nehaha Falls near Minneapolis, prospered
in business and died few months apo
worth nearly s500e00. He left no will
and now his brothers and sisters come ior.
ward and claim his estate upon thegrouud
that the child born in Troy was illepitilpate
A careful search Of all the old records oj
the Catholic Church here fails to establish
the fact Of the marriage, and it Is possible
the Son and heir may be unable to Obtain
his rightiul inheritance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
WANTED TO DIE,
Singular Cause Of Attempted Suicide or
,s |Nrg' Two Boys. r.I

sInkulhF Cuuhe OIL attempted SufcItIs nf
~. Two Boys.
CHICAGO, April l9.-The mania for sui-
eide 80 widely spread now was singularly
illustrated in the case OF two children.
Julius, aged 10, and Curtis, aged 1o, sona
OF a man named Lindback. They
both, attend a religions brother.
hood school on Twelfth street.
They were reprimanded very sharplv
for irregular attendance, and the tutor
threatened 10 send word about the trouhle
to their mother. This preyed upon their
minds, and they have been remainiupawav
from school lately. Some playmstes told
the little fellows that they would tai their
mother Of how the boys were playinr
hockey" This alarmed them, as they do.
clared that their mother would severely
whip them. -.r
Yesterday afternoon, whilo the parents
were absent from home, they went to the
bureau and stole some money, with which
they purchased 20 cents worth OF rat
poison. This spoison WAS cold to them by a
drugglHt at the corner OF Lomis and Twelfth
streets. They carefully dressed themselves
at home and, bidding the old family dog
goodbye and closing all the doors 10 thee
vacated house, swallowed the poison. The
Oldest was Obliged to take music
lesson at a certain hour, and
never thinking Of disobeying his mother
he started with the worn little violin on the
cars for his teacher, but was taken III
aboard the car and became 90 violently
sick that the car was stopped and he was
conveyed TO drug store, where a physician
soon surmlBed that he had taken voison.
tle was induced to tell all about II, and BY
the aid Of prompt measures his Lille was
saved. Word WAS sent home and physi-
clans called for the brother, and the lives
of. both were saved. g'lI
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
THE DYNAmlTERS.
Of tile American Governmen
I by tho Press.


by the Press.
LONDON, April l0.-The newspaper
continue to discuss the duty OF the Ameri
can Government toward dynamiters. The
Saturday Review very sensibly says: "Tc
suppose the American Government would
undertake the task Of suppreesing Irish
agitators weuld be simply asking It to do
what the English Government steadily re.
fused to do. Mazini, who defended po.
litical assassination as heartily as any
Irishman, and did bis best to practice 1t,
was sheltered in England for many years,
though it WIS known that he was conti1.
ually engaged in conspiracy. -
"Hertzsn published his inhammatory
kolokol In London, and no request for its
suppression wsB ever listened to. Before
the American Government can act it must
be shown that the Irish agitators have
committed an actual oGense before going
beyond the general incentive to crims.
Evidence to that effect has never been
forthcoming. ~ ,Hr,ana7.
In general the tone Of the press is in the
same direction as the foregoing, The
United Ireland, Of Dublin, Of which Mr..
William O'Brien, NJ. p, is the editor.in.
chief, protests against the habit OF associat.
ing the dynamiters with the National
cause. 1t saye: "The Irish National League
Of America counts Eve hundred men for
every dynamiter that the United States
contains" a,7",a a.M
ut is an organization which works
through the force oipublic opinion for the
redemption Of Ireland. Yet the English
newspapers never bes!ow the smallest at
tention upon its demonstrations. Alexan-
der Sullivan Is surely rs considerable per-
sonage as P. J. Sheridan, and the Boston
Pilot, or the Republic, or the Irish Nation
are as respectable organs OF opinion as the
United lriBhman, and yet the Eaglish pol
icy is to ignore 1rish-American opinion un.
til itBpeaks in dynamite .l..e.5 $50 -.
BIRMINGHAM, April l0.-James Egan, ar.
rested last week on suspicion OF completely
with John DAILY, and in whose possession
damaging documents were found, was to.
day Iemanded 10 jail for another week to
await trial. The Court refused to accept
bail. NJ, IN,
LIVERPOOL, April 10.-The suspected dy.
namIter, John DAILY, WIS brought into court
this morning. but again remanded to jail
to await until the authorities are fully pre-.
pared to begin his trial.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21

Commissioner Evans Last Letter 10 In.
ternai Revenue Collector Duval. %
WASHINGTON. April lO.-Commissioner
Evans las sent the following letter to Col
lector Duval, at Wheeling:
WASHINGTON, April 10.
Isaac II. Dual, Esq, Collector Of Internal
Rerenue. Wheeling, ". Va:
SIE:-iour note OF the 18th instant has
been received. Had you been as careful
to be accurate in your assertions therein ss
you were TO be impolite, you would have
seen without difficulty that your statement,
"Your letter Of the 14:h instant received
and your charge that my action-is for 20.
litical purpose is isabsolutely false,"' was par
ticularly unhappy, inasmuch as bad
made no such charge. l had said nothing
in my letter Of the l4.h to which that cab
reier, except one or the other OF the follow.
ing statements: %
firBt-How your understanding OF the
conversation could have become 90 utterly
perverted, is incomprehensible to me, ex-
cept upon the theory that you have found it
convenient to make it the occasion ior the
manufacture OF some political capital,
Second-I directed Revenue Agent DON
elson to look into the subject (that OF the
assignment Of another gasger 10 the Han
mis- distillery at MartinSburg) and be re-
ported verbally that he thought it was
political movement on yourp part. :, -;
OF courae neither OF these statements
makes any charge by me against you.
Your carelessness in speech in answering
written communication then before you
is quite apparent on the face OF the paper,
and appears striking enough to account for
the missta!ements in your letter Of the 18th,
when you spoke Of mere conversation
which you allege took place some days be-.
fore. {. n Y 8 =.
A tendency to be offensive to the Com
missioner rather than be accurate in what
you might say, seems to have been your
trouble until this obvious tendency shall
be corrected by calmsr and jus.er mood.
Further correspondence upon the subject
would seem to be unnecessary. il :
Respectfully,
WALTER EVANS, 81
Non m iuainpar
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
A De,nornliz.d whisky market.

CINcIsSATI, April l0.-There was COM
plete Generalization in the whisky market
to-day, as the result OF yesterdays break in
pool prices by three leading members OF
the pool. A bitter feeling has been engen-
dered, and the cutting Of rates has reeulte,
in report that olS barrels were sold TO-DAY
at 81 o.. There is no telling where or
when it will stop. All seem to hope for
restoration OF tho pool, yet all agree it had
evils. One Of the men responsible for yes.
terday's decline defended his course bv
saying the pool had been taking care Of
extra production, and at the recent meet
ing at Chicago the pool had decided to stop
doing 80. This threw an extra lot Of poods
on the market, cutting ws1 resorted 10,
and in self.delense to keep their business
three firms sent out night dispatches Thurs.
day fixing rate, for Friday at 81 l9. Tho
natural result followed. Secretary Stevens
thinks pool supremacy will be established
as soon as President Miller gets here, He
is not expected now until Monday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
A JUDICIAL LkQUABRLE
In Kentucky-A Kcd.h0t Cnrd From q
Supreme Judge. ..

III Aentucky-A heu'nOt Cnru From q
Supreme Judge.
Z LOUISVILLE, KY, April l0.-Not since
Colonel Baiord assassinsted Chief Justice
Elliott, FIVE years ago, has there been such
intense excitement in Kentucky as that
caused by the cowhiding Of Judge Richard
Reid by Lawyer Corneilson at Mount Sterl.
ing. 1t is admitted now that Corneilson
had no reason for bis assault beyond bis
excited fancy that Reid had wronged him,
while on every side come comments indi-
eating that public sentiment regards Reid
as a coward. Political feeling for and
against Rsid's candidacy for the Court OF
Appeals has taken hold Of the affair and at
Mt. Sterling late last night Corneilson was
hanged in eillyy. NZ
To-day Judge A. j. Richards, colleague
Of Reid's on the Supreme Bench, stepped
into the quarrel by publishing note to
Reid, to the flact that he, Richards, is off.
cially and personally responsible for the
decision against Corneilson, and for the
comment derogatory to that person in the
courts opinion. Richards Isl man Of high
character, cocl and quiet, but q. "singed
cat" in fight. He was Confederate who
served with Early and Morgan and rose
from the ranks to be major for gallantry
on the field. -...,..
Reid's wife, who is an ambitious and
courageous woman, has threatened, it is
said, to kill Corneilson il her husband does
not do 80. There are suggestions OF duel
but none is likely 10 occur. Reid is now q
mass Of bruises and welts from Uorneilson's 3
savage blows, and at present is, of course,
physically incapacitated to take action Of
any kind. 49,
At the State capital and'all through the
Blue Grass region the excitement Is at the
highest pitch, and IN indignation meeting
OF Reid friends was called tonight at Mi.
Sterling. a great crowd assembled in the
streets, many on horseback, and it was
some time before order was secured. Nun.
bers Of men rode jeeringly around the
"body" Of Corneilson, which was hanged
in eiiigy last night from tree near the
court house. E|I0ss
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21

sr.IPAUL, April lO.-The Secretary Of the
American Agricultural Association having
addressed a letter to G Gsneral James s.
Briabin, commandant at Fort Keogh, Mon.
tana, requesting his views with regard to
holding great National cattle show, the
General, I'M letter to the Associated Press,
says he has replied urging that the show
be held, and suggesting that at the same
time National convention of cattle breed.
ers and stock growers be held, at which all
stock associations throughout the country
shall be represented. He takes stronr
ground against Congressional interference
with the cattle trade, and says there are nc
cattle diseases in the country worthy d
notice, much lees OF National legislation.
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IN THE SOUDAN,
General Gordon's Appeal for Afd-Hem
..r moi In, u ~

General Gordon's Appeal for A1d-Hen,.
We med In by Rebels. 1...a
LONDON, April 2O.-Gsneral Gordon has
notified the British Government that owing
tothe difficulty and delay experienced in
sending and receiving communications, he
will henceforth act on his own judgment
and responsibility.
General Gordon telegraphed to Sir Sam
uel Baker under date Of April Sth as fol-
lows: 1--WE have provisions lor five months
but we are hemmed in by 5000 determined
and 1000 Iagtag Arabs, Our position will
be much better when the Nile riees. Sen.
near, Kaessla, Dongola and Berber are
quite eaie for the present. Do you think
itan appeal was made to the millionaires OF
England and the United States for G5OO,-
600 1t would be available? II the Sultan
Of Turkey will send two or three thousand
nizams to Berber under Xsbehr
Pasha, We could not only settle the affairs
at Khartoum, but do something for Ell
Mahdi, in whose collapse the Sultan is
necessarily interested. I am sure if it was
known how loyalty the inhabitants and
garrison Of khartoum hold to me and how
my lot is involved in theirs. their appeal
would be considered fully justified.