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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
Only Just in Time.
BY T. CAMPBELL COPELAND.


Late in the summer of II, whilst
busy with departmental work at
Umballa, a British cantament at the
foot of the Himalayas, orders arriv-
ed directing me to join for duty
with the divisional Quartermaster-
General at Kassauli, one of the
numerous mountain sanitariums or
depots, established for the benefit of
English officers and soldiers who
find it necessary to recruit their
strength, after heightened routine
service in unhealthy garrisons and
fortified posts on the Indian plains.
l took but Il short time to prepare
for the journey. Three o'clock on
the morning following The receipt of
instructions found me comfortably
settled alongside the driver Of the
mail or dak gharrv, enjoying the
fragrant weed in the shape of a full
favored "Trinchinopoly," happy in
the possession of flask of luscious,
o. D. ", and the knowledge that in
few hours | would be breathing in
an atmosphere far better calculated
to sustain ones vital enegies than
that of Umballa in the month of
August.
The only other passenger was n
person of Eurasian hue. Our driver,
on discovering that l was capable of
carrying on a verbal struggle with
him in his own language, volun-
teered the interesting information
that the mem-sahib, or lady passen-
ger was on her way to simla, (the
headquarters OF the British army
in India during the summer months
and the resort of invalid officers at
all seasons of the Year,, there to
perform the functions of attendant
and maid to Mrs. W, the wife
of general officer on the head
quarters staff. As will be seen later
on, the maid nearly missed her des-
tination-and l mine, for that mat
ter.
A gong struck vigorously three
times in o manner more suggestive
of going into dinner than going out
to breakfast, a banging and rattling
of doors and boxes, chattering and
shouting of coolies, messengers
policemen and dak-gharry wallahs
a certain amount of footing on {
horn that had done good service or
the road for half century, a crack
and flourish of the whip a parting
salute of imprecations in the yer
nacular fired by the driver at groups
of natives scattered here and ther,
within reach of his stentorian voice
and we were off at full gallop.
To the Anglo-Indian who seek
relief after enduring months, per
haps years, of scorching agony il
the vicinity of punkahs, taties, anC
a thermometer registering 50 degree
in the shade with unremitting regu
larity from ten in the morning unit
four in the afternoon, during eigh
months out of every twelve, tn
sight of each succeeding mileston
on his progress toward the noun
tains, added to the thought of CRATE
full and invorating breezes each t,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
The criminal Calendar.

Patrick McKeeyer OF Pittsburg was ar.
rested on a charge OF numbering his wife.
William Shipperd pioneer resident Of
Ashland, jackson county. Or, while out
hunting in heavy timber, was mistaken by
another hunter FOR wild animal and shot
dead.
The dead body 81 Lydia Burnett was
found on tho roadside near Boxyille, Ind.
with the throat cut. Medical examination
proved that the unfortunate girl had been
outraged. A harm hnnd living in the yicin-
ity has been arrested on suspicion.
Marshal MeIntire, at Mendoza, H., ar.
rested 4 n Bcitel on charge of forgery
committed in lie Mars, Iowa, eighteen
month"; ago. ne was taken 10 Iowa.
Reitel was brakeman, and ~ married.
He had resided In Mondota several
months.
An old man named Willis Roach, having
money on his person, wasattaeked by four
unknown men near Frankfort, Ky. A
young son oil Roach came TO his father &
assistance, and with pistol shot and kill
ed two OF the men, fatally wounding .
third, tie t9uEth making his escape.
John Morris, sheriff ri Reeves county,
Tex, got on u big spree and used his pistoi
freely. An attempt was made 10 afrest
him by Sergeant COPYRIGHT and three other
state rangers, when Morris opened fire on
.hem, killing G. II. Nigah and seriously
Negpd,sg snm Lane. The sheriff was then
sho.. three tunes agy silled.
NJ MeMuIlen. q ranchman living thirty
miles east OF Pueblo, Col, was arrested by
a United States marshal on charge oi
contempt oi court ~ falling 70 remove
fences on government land, AeMulhg
made q show Of Roasting arrest, and was
shot In the leg ley tbs inargbal II is al
legged that MeMullen has 10000 acres illes
gally fenced
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
Persona, New. Notes.

w. III. Vanderbilt il believed to have mnde
s15, 900, 900 in the last great deal Of stocks.
Gen. Logan asserts that he Is not writing
history Of the war, but viii write "a few
war sketches.
Edgar X. Apgar, deputy state treasurer
Of New York and prominent Democratic
politician, dies at Albany.
There are reports Of the Illness Of Presi.
dent Cleveland ia the retirement Of his
camp In the Adrondacks.
Miss Lulu Hurst, the Georgia magnetic
girl has lost all her electricity, but she keeps
her earnings, which amount to $50, 900.
Capt. +. d. Garrety, Seventeenth infant
ry. al Fort Custer, Mont, IL visiting his
brother In Louisville, Ky, his first fur
Tough In eight years.
Hon. John b. Guthrie, twice mayor Of
Iittsburg, a member Of the state constitu-
tiopal convention, and for many years
special agent OF the United States treasury
at Washington, died at Cresson, Pa, aftern
brief illness, nged rs years.
The Philadelphia Press reports Mr. George
W. Childs as saying that Gem Grant had
made win about year ago at Long
Branch, aud that William A. burlington,
a lawyer Of that city, had drawnit up--Mr
Childs aud Rev. DIR. Morton, rector Of tho
ST. James Protestant Episcopal church OF
Philadelphia, being the witnesses Of the will
Mr.. burlington declined To speak Of the
matter, saying that the willmay have been
DESTROYED.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
Anand.omc I,us.Ian rrauroa.

Az Auburn, MY, Franz Josei pctmeky
suffered the extreme penalty OF tho law Tor
the murder Of Mrs. Pauiina Froteschau.
The prison,trs las. days were passed
quietly, he stunning all visitors and
denying the consultations OF religion
until the last. He was handsome,
finely proportional Russian OF tweuty-iour
years 81 age, and eatise 10 this country
years ago. The crime WAS pcrpetrated ON
Jane rs, 1888 and was first discovered
when the husband 81 the victim returned to
his home alter his days labor and found
the lnutilatcd corpse OF his wife lying In
"A pool OF blood upon the floor. Her brains
had boon beaten out with the blunt end
IL n hatchct, the examining surgeon testify
ing that over twenty blows had been dealt
with the weapon. The murderer was cap
tured the following day in Albany. The
trial lasted ono week. The prisoner adj
mitted having killed the woman, and put
In plea Of seli-ieiense. lie claimed she
sought the interview, end urged him TO elope
with her, but on learning that he was al
ready married she flew intoa rage aud drew
a revolver upon him. lie defended himself
with the Ratchet After the commission Of
the crime he riiied the house Of everything
ia tina shape Of jewelry or money, and the
theory Of the prosecution was that he went
TO the house merely for the purpose Of rob
berry, but that upon being confronted by the
woman he was compelled to get her out Of
the way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
No Fears of Cholera.

Surgeon General Hamilton, OF the Marine
hospital at Washington, says that there is
az yet nothing 10 al5fm tho people OF the
United States in the reports coming by en-.
bio of tho spread OF cholera. Despite
all that has been said about the
portability OF the epidemic reaching our
shores this year he says there il not u single
crcumstaueeto render the risk greater than
II was last year. There is every indication
that this years outbreaks are to follow the
course OF those Of last year, the localities
suffering most severely being those which
have not taken the most ordinary precau-
tions Of cleanliness and disiuioCtion. DIR.
Hamilton says America danger is mainly
from cholera IN England arin Cuba. IL has
been his impression that II II comes to the
United Stat il would come by way ofCuba,
and Tor this reason the efforts ofthe seryice
have been directed mainly against contagion
in that direction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
Foreign Gossip.

The Bell Telephone works and Bank Note
company at Montreal get an $4,000
scortehing
The Canadian Pacific, between Montreal
ana Winnipeg, will be open for regular
traffic soon. BallastiHg is approaching
completion.
The Montreal Gazette sets forth the mis-
carriage OF justice in Canada, and insists
that the dominion should have public pros
eeutors, no Office OF that kind being in ex-
istence there.
The Marine hospital bureau has, through
the secretary OF state, called on the Cana.
dian authorities for more detailed iniormas
tion In regard 60 the character and extent
Q. smallpox at Montreal and other cities
near the border
The following cable dispatch has been re-
eciyed in London from The sultan 81 Zanzi-
bar dWe have agreed to recognize German
protection over usaggE8, Ekama, ing,
Ugarin, Usugano and Vilyu. but only alter
being served with an ultiinatum.
VI. Roehefort in his paper, the Intransi-
geaut, continues To demand vengeance on
England for the alleged murder OF Oliver
Pain. He still thinks Lord Lyons, the
Butasl ambassador, should be made the
subject OF attack by the friends OF Pain,
and advises thefE 80 if;SF.isiS Insult that
gentleman.
Post London Cable: Little notice IL tax.
en- here OF the threatened attack on tho
British embassy in Paris, which is now
guarded by police. The English are ac-
tustoH,xd 20 find amusement ia Rochefort's
thrcats. The iattea writes that Lord Ly-
on must leave his old skin az Payment OF
Pains murder" Confirmation OF the state
lpent that Pain has been arrested MS n
Ruesias Lpy IN India Is awaited with great
interest,
The yacht Sunbeam, or which Mr.. Glad
stsnc aud his vile and daughter are the
guests OF Sir Thomas Brassey, has reached
Bergen, Norway, sIr, Gladstone has al
ready been greatly benefited by his trip.
White the yacht was az anchor M gent
ashore and walked from Eidikerd 70 Yof-
ingiord, a distance Of eighteen miles, Not
withstanding the road IVES a rough one,
Mr.. Gladstone WAS not fatigued, and was
delighted with his jaunt. Mr.. Gladstone
visited Roscndale church and Rosenkrene
house Tie weather throughout the trip
has been delightful.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
Illegally on the Pension Rolls.


Washington Special The discovery Of o
large number Of names on the pension
rolls AT PhjladelphiR and Washington
OF persons no longer entitled 20 draw
pensions has induced Commissioner Black
10 start a SYSTEM 81 yerifieatiop OF pens
sion rolls at other points. The vertical
ton at the Chicago office has Just been com
pleted and Il IL alleged that $50 pamss
have been found that should not be thcre,
These are said TO be the names OF persons
now deceased, and widows OF soldiers who
have again married and thus forfeited their
yls.it 70 pension. II does otappear, how
Ever, thas InsEg. has been paid out on &C.
count Of these $50 nancy end the dis.
coyery Is important only as II viii enable
tho commissioner to royise and reduce fu,
ture estimates for appropriations. Here
tofore II has been the custom To make up
the annual estimate on the number Of
names carried on the rolls for the preceding
year. The death Of u pensioncr or
the marriage 81 widow are not re-
ported to the office, and the names
OF such continue on the list, and perhaps
in the case Of the latter class n few contiu-
ne 10 draw pension. The yeritication now
III progress will purge the rolls Of all names
that should be stricken on, and thus a
more correct estimate for future appropri-
ations ..tllhe reached ltisnot alleged TINT
any fraud exists ~ the Chicago Office 10
connection with this matter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
maswsll ADMITS He killed Preucr.

Maxwell, in the presence OF several re,
portcrs and the jail guards mt st, Louis
confessed that he had killed Prollcr by adj,
ministering an overdose of chloroiorm. In
order TO pin him down he was asked to sign
a statement to that effect and this he did
In the presence of several witnesses. He
said that all other statements which he
had made were given under instructions
from his attorney. In making this state
ment Maxwell said:
"Mhsp Preller died there was no groHn-
Ing When - man lakes Shlopoipfin no
breathes like this - and Maxwell IL.
striated in most striking man
ner how one chloformed breathes.
He throw back his head and emit
ted sound which was most peculiar, fore
ing tho air from his lungs with singular
choking result. THAT is the way man
brcathes who has taken chloiorm, he said
apparently charmed with his mimicry He
said tia. i would be proved that Preller
had been sufferer from beart disease, aud
he asked naiyely. 10 you know the effect
Of chlofoTm ON person who has hears dis
ease, SO that il win do no harm, but the
fhsnees ara always against IT, AZ any doc,
tor will tell you Now Prcller had heart
disease, fact which could be proved out,
side Of my testimony, His family knew H.
and othcrs know. lie told me aboutit long
ago Whenever administered ehloroiorm
to him did Il with tho greatest care, on
this account
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27

Speaking of cyclones and tornadoes
at the West. the New York Sun re-
marks: Recent experience shows, as
the meteorological history Of the past
also attests, that there is hardly any
section OF the country IN which tor
nadoes will not occasionally form.
Only short time ago one OF these
terrible storms missed Philadelphia
by d hairs breadth. and wrought de
struction in Camden, aad q still more
fatal tornado demolished the little
village OF Norwood, near the norther-
most border of New York state. 1t is
a singular fact that in the Adirondack
wilderness. not more than thirty or
forty miles from the scene OF the tor
nado, there is Iiuge swath through
the woods known as "ihe windfall, ;"
where the complete absence OF trees
along a narrow tract, extending sixty
miles through the heart OF a dense
forest, preserves the memory OF n
similar storm which swept through the
wilderness there tlirty-iive or forty
years ago. and levellcd everything in
its course. This is also evidence that,
although they may nou he OF frequent
occurrence, tornadoes are by no means
unknown phenomena in the neighbor-
hood OF the Atlantic seaboard,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
General News.

The corn crop OF Indiana viii reach about
100, 900, 900 bushels-an average OF forty
bushels to the acre.
Ioy. Eopdly and the other Ohio gate
officers were rtnapiipatcd by reclamation
by the democrats.
Al Memphis, Mo-, George w. Bickiord
gets divorce from his vile and elopes with
. thirtesn-year-old girl.
The 81. Louis uiobs- Democrat offers to
give $500 az its share " $4,000 for o
Grant monument in st. Louie.
The doUbie-seail race between Courtney
aud Conley ngainst Gaudaur aud Hosnler
at Albany is woa by tho former IN three
lengths. Time, 10 IN. 81 Ia sec, beating
sil previous records.
The aaughtri Of John NJ. Hodgson a
wealthy New Yorker, fcp of with X. A. Mer-
ritt, her fathers foreman, alter tefgsing to
marry the Filth avenue swell her mciher
had seieclad for her.
Sam Hyds'e n,ino epst Of Elkhorn, Mon,
tana, says the Yellowstone JOurpal, has
been bonded TO a 81 Paul party, under the
leadership Of Mr.. Ryan, for $4,000, and
men have been set to work to develop the
mine.
william A. Simmons and Jonn q. Blake
have been removed by the may or Of Boston
from the water board OF thas city for alleged
connection with corrupt transaction by
which the municipal treasury was relieved
81 $50, 900, Simmons was formerly col
lector 81 The port.
The different bids for the new court house
at Helena, Mopt,, we're opened, and the
contract aw.ried 20 Ryan q isripptop, t9y
Sl37 sos, 80. 81. Paul firm were tbs
ity their hid Was rejected. Hodgson, Wall
| inoford q Itern OF St Paul are the archi.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
A Mlnneapoll. divorce Case.

Judge toeh.en of the District Court at
Minneapolis, ordered judgment for di.
yoree in tile case oi Jerome II. Chute
against Mary Il. Chute. IL appears from
the papers In the case that both parties
are t@eaty-seven yeurs Of age, SIX: .hSy
were married in Minneapolis In November,
1888, by Rev. X. Forbes. Adultery Is
charged, and the circumstances reeited In
detail: On the 18th of September Mrs
Chute and a man named John Walker
registered at the st. james hotel az J. G.
Bradley aud wife, and occupied the same
room during the night. Again on the nth
the two stopped at the Merrill house,
under similar auspices. Another case
il given when she went with anoth
or man TO q room belonging TO John
Kingsley on Washington avenue IL is
=: :.. 49,: = h.. i: .a.s &. - 6. 1884 L
committed adultery With c, Haines at his
fathers house, and that the two ans now
living together in u log cabin on the shore
of Lake Minnetonka in opeuand notorious
adultery. Node.ense or appearance was
made by the wife, and the Judge sustains
the ebargei, and grants. the divorce. There
are NO children
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
How Hoosier Farmer Served the
Tramps.

The residence 81 Noah Lockabeil on a
farm in Broads Valley near Charlottesville,
Ind, was entered by tramps recently.
Lockabell was awakened by the noise,
sprang from his bed and closed with the
one in the room. The burglar was rein
forced by two others. Mr.. Lockabell is
"a powerful man, and lung TIC captured
burglar against the othertwo I'M such man
ner as 10 bring the three TO the noor. Then
he went at them with club. His wife
brought the clothes line, and together
they bound the trdmps, sat down and
waited flor them to recover. When
the tramps regaine1 consciousness, Mr..
Lockaboil asked them which they
preferred 10 bo taken 10 Gragiordsgiiieand
placed in jail where they stood the Ghanee
OF several years IN the peaitentiary, or to
be led out, one at time, and receive such
a whipping as he would administer. They
chose the latter, and the farmer took them
out. severally, tied them TO the gate post,
and administered 100 FLASHES to each tramp
With n large new rawhide wagon
slllp, EACH stroke Of the whip raised
huge welt On the back ~ the tramp. aud
when the operation was completed u pooi
OF blood could be seen where thoy had stood.
Their piteous cries for mercy called In the
neighbours, until quito a little audience had
assembled TO witness the castigation oi
Tramp No. 3. Asall sympathized with the
iratc farmer, the performance went nuntH
he had completed the hundred lashes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27

Il. stone Virgins, the canRdjan
scather prophet says mild weather
or 1865 is an absolute ;mpossibility,
and predicts that IL cannot be other
wise than cold and stormy, ae gives
his reasons at length. which spring
rom certain positions OF the planets.
FIe aiso predicts one Of the most vio-
cnt storms over known during the
latter part OF september, onthe East
sr,, coast. Virgins has been under a
loud on account Of notable failures
81 his alleged prophetic vision. and
we shall see whether his late predio
ions are fulfilled.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27

ar houses were burned az Golden, III.
Loss estiJnated at $4,000.
The grain warehouse OF o. X. Wells, and
residences d. Edward Dwyer, Washington,
and A. II. hldrich, Sherman, Tex. burned
recently. Total loss, 100000; insurance,
$40, 900.
Miss Kittie Williams, daughter Of w, T.
Williams, q prominent nerehant OF Cedar
Falls. Iowa, was fatally burned. She was
kindling Ere in u gasoline stove when her
clothes caught lire, and in an instant she
was envclopcd in flames.
Al Little Coillan, La. gust Of wind
blows a spark into a powder horn Ia the
hands ~ Mrs. Tierette, and the resultant
explosicn kills her and three ~ her chill
dren, badly Injuries her husband and two
more children, and tears the roof OF the
house.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
A Notable Day I'm GERMANY,

Tuesday the 18th inst. was the anniver.
sary OF the birthday oithe Emperor Francis
Joseph N Austria-llungary and tho ami.
yersary OF the battle 81 Grayelotte. In
rof the day Emperor William unveiled
at Pottsdam statue OF I'redericthe Great
The empress, Crown Prince Frederick Viii
liam and most OF the royal family attend
oil the ceremony. The emperor made an
address to the garrison consisting OF : 900
soldiers drawn up around the monu.
mcnt. He remained I'm hour, and
appeared to he in excellent health.
He received an ovation from the enormous
crowd presant. Tine emperor gave q ban
quot IN haHor ~ Emperor Frantis Joseph
Emperor William wore an Austrian uni
form, Mos, Of the foreign ministers and
many other notables were present, Berlin
and PottsdanI weFe proisaely decorated il
honor OF the day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
An oeean s,eamer,. Laraer.

London Times: Few persons are aware
Of the extensive nature Of the victualing on
board the great ocean steamers, Each Ycs
sci Is proyisioncd as follows for the passen
gers and the crew; 3,500pounds Of butter,
1900 hams, 1900 pounds OIL biscuits, ey-
elusive Of those supplied for thecrew; 5000
pounds Of grapes, almonds, hgs and
other dessert fruits 800 pounds
OF jams and ielliss timed
meats, 5000 pounds; dried beans,
1000 pounds; rice, 5000 pounds; onions,
1000 pounds; potatoes, 40 tons; -four,
500 barrels; and eggs, ] 200 dozen. Fresh
Vegetables dead meat and live bulloeks,
sheep, pigs, geese, turkeys, ducks, fowls,
fish and casual game are generally supplied
at each port, SO that II is difficult 20 sstis
mate them. Probably two dozen bul-
locks and sixty sheep would be fair
average for the whole voyage, and tho rest
may be inferred ~ proportion. During the
summer months when sF9yeling Is heavy,
twenty-five iowls are often used IN soup for
n single dinner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-27
The Marqui. De Mores Indicted for MUIR

The grandiury 1T Mandan, OAK, returned
ar indictment Tor murder against the Mar
quis de Morcs Of Mcdora Tor killing Luffrey
about two years ago. No now evidence
was discovered, but friends 81 LuIfrey have
brought the matter up again and are
determined To have jury trial. The
marquis Is ia the east at present.
Court sits ten days longer, and II
the marquis can be reached IN time he will
probably DO tried. At thetime Luifrey was
shot the case came before two justices oithe
peace, who acquitted him. The Marquis De
Mores in the spring ~ / $50 had adifiiculty
az Medora, where he had established an ex.
tensiye ranch. with o'Dounell, header OF a
gang 81 herdmen. On the night Of
june 20 the counts house was SUR
rounded and his lie threatened.
Later fight took place between Frank
O'Donnell, w. r. I.aiiroy and another des-
rerado named Woncgan on ono side, and the
Marquis de Morcs, sheriff oi Morton
county, OAK. nnd a posse 81 citizens, in which
Luifrey was killed ard theolhpg desperadoes
were captured. Attempts 20 secure the "a,
rect Of tho marquis, but two justices OF the
peace before whom the case WAS brought,
refused the desired papers to that end.