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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP TRAIN

A Dastardly Attempt to Blow Up Pas
senger Train on the Denver & Rio Grande
With Dynarnite-$1,O 900 Reward offered
for the Perpetrators.
DENVER, Col, May 25.-An attempt to
blow up passenger train on the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad with dynamite was
made here at nine o'clock Saturday night
The train was the Pacific express and con-
sisted of seven cars well filled with passen.
gers. They had reached point about three
miles from the Union depot and near the
railroad shops when terrific explosion oc.
CURED Immediately under the third or emf
grant car. The explosion put out all of the
lights in the train and shook the passengers
from their Seats The train was stopped as
quickly as possible. Investigation showed
that heavy charge of dynamite or giant
powder had exploded upon or under one
of the rails.
A piece of iron seventeen inches in length
was blown out of the rail and the flange
was blown off OF wheel under the thir1
coach. A portion of the casing of the loco
motive was blown off and deep hole was
torn in the ground. The attempt to wreck
the train is believed to have been made by
some OF the employees who are out on a
strike for the purpose of intimidating the
engineers who refuse to join them.
A number of the strikers who have inter
ferred with workmen of the road have beer
sent to the penitentiary by the United States
Court, in whose hands the road is held and
very bitter feeling exists The strike is
being managed.by the Knights of Labor who
are generally held responsible for the out
rage. The company will offer a reward of
$1,000 for the detection of the perpetrators
Of the OUTRAGE.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

IT was claimed on the 21st that Louis
Riel is an American citizen, having taken
out naturalization papers in Montana,
where he took part in the election of 1892.
A CALGARY Northwest Territory dis
patch of the 21st reported that General
Steele's advanced guard, on it's way to
Fort Pitt, met the Indians and lost several
men in skirmish Old-timers expressed
the opinion that the trouble was spread
ing, and that all the Indians in the coun-
try would be in arms presently.
ON the 21st Bartholdi's statue of s'Liberty
Enlightening the World" left the shores of
France for New York.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone
declared on the Dist that nothing was vet
settled in regard to arbitration between
solutely decided who should be arbitrator.
THE eminent French poet and novelist,
Victor Hugo, died in Paris at 1870 on the
afternoon of the 22d, in his eighty fourth
year.
TIPU Tab, powerful Arab Chief in the
region of the Upper Congo, had on the ed
entered upon the conquest of Central At
RIGA. He had already annexed the Congo
region in behalf of the Sultan of Zanzibar,
and his army was on its way through the
Tanganyika district, marking its progress
with pillage and massacre.
CHIEF POUNDMAKER on the 22d released
the captured transfers and sent a flag of
truce to Battleford to learn on what terms
he could surrender A large amount of
war material from England, consisting
mainly of field artillery, was being landed
at Quebec. A prominent French Canadian
had retained two attorneys of Quebec to
defend Louis Riel, and would pay the ex-
penses incident thereto.
ON the 23d General Middleton left Prince
Albert for Battleford with the Midland
battalion and Calling gun. The Ninetieth
rifles followed in other steamers, while the
grenadiers went by trail Riel had been
placed in jail at Regina, and it was thought
his trial would take place there.
ACCORDING to London advices of the
oath the obstacles to the progress of nego-
tiations between England and Russia were
greater than was generally believed, and
the situation was undoubtedly serious
THE police interfered while the Com
munists were holding a demonstration in
Paris.on the oath, and riot ensued. Five
persons were reported killed and eighty
wounded.
On the oath Queen Victoria celebrated
her sixty sixth birthday. But nine of the
fifty -five sovereigns who have preceded
her on the throne have attained an equal
age.
ACCORDING to dispatches of the 25th the
total loss by the recent fire at Somerset,
Cam, was 100000. One hundred and
forty -four buildings were destroyed. Most
of them were uninsured. The restitution
among the people was said to be appalling.
BATTLEFoRD dispatches of the 18th state
that Chief Poundmaker had sent com
munication to General Middleton offering
to surrender unconditionally, and that the
braves were already coming in to have
talk with the General.
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THE NORTHWEST REVOLT.
General Middleton Holds a Pow-Wow
With the Chiefs of the Duck Lake Re-
serve and They are Deposed--Riel Turned
Over to the Police.

General Middleton Holds a Pow-Wow
With the Chiefs of the Duck Lake Re-
serve and They are Deposed--Riel Turned
Over to the Police.
PRINCE ALBERT, N. w. r., May 25.-
Beardy and Okemassis, chiefs of the Duck
Lake reserve, with some chief men, held a
pow-wow with General Middleton Sunday
expressing loyalty. Beardy protested that
he had always been loyal and wished to keep
his tribe the same. He was unable to do
this as number of his young men took
part in the Duck Lake and Batouche fights.
The General said that as he was not able to
command the young men he was not fit to
be chief and ordered him to be deposed He
said further that men would be sent TO re-
pair the telegraph wires and that if a single
shot were fired at them the reserve would be
burned and all punished. Okemassis adj
mitted being at Duck Lake and Batouche,
but was too much Of a coward to shoot on
the militia, although he had gun, to salts
fy Riel. The General said: "a coward is
not fit to be chief. A chief should be a
brave man." and consequently he would
order his title to be taken away. The two
deposed chiefs did not betray the least
emotion. General Middleton, with the
Midland Battalion, Colton's company of
scouts and so men of battery of Quebec,
left here by boats for Battleford
Yesterday afternoon, Dirty Horn, a
nephew of Poundmaker, came to camp and
said the old chief was at Eagle Hills, about
seventy miles from here, and was anxious
to surrender. Couriers were Immediately
sent after General Middleton to inform him
of Poundmaker's intentions which may
change the Generals programme.
REGINA, May 25.-The train conveying
Riel arrived here yesterday. Riel was at
once taken to the barracks. The original
destination was Winnipeg, but orders by
telegraph met Captain Young at Moose Jaw
to hand his prisoner over to the police al-
thorities at Regina and await orders. Riel
is well, but showed some nervousness at
being handed over to the police. He does
not talk much. The other prisoners will
likely be brought here to be tried, as this is
the capital of the territories
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On the evening of the 24tn Rev. w. J.
Hahn (colored) fell dead in his pulpit at
Des Moines, Ia, after growing very earn
est in personal statement.
A PUBLIC reception was rendered Sena-
tor Logan at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chi
cago, on the evening of the 23d, and a sa-
lutte of 10S guns was fired.
The water in all the streams in Central
Ohio had been raised on the 24th by heavy
rains causing serious damage to crops, and
it was feared that the flood would also
cause washout Of trestles and land
slides.
AT Carton, Mo-, great excitement pre-
vailed on the 18th over the discovery of hot
springs similar to those in Arkansas.
A FEW days ago Celia Halifax, colored
woman, died at Lake Providence, La, at
the ripe age of 112 years. She had been a
resident of Carroll Parish about ninety
years, and was much respected by the
people.
EIGHT miles south of Nashville, Tenn,
a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS did great dam
age on the 25th. Fields of corn were
washed away and fences were scattered
in every direction.
AT Fergus Falls, MIMI, Charles Gun
void and August Strassman were killed
by lightning during recent heavy thun-
der-s storm. Four animals were also killed.
On the 18th Louis Riel's claim that he is
an American citizen was fully established.
He took out his naturalization papers at
Helena, M. T., March 16, 1888.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29

Compiled from Late Dispatches.
FROM WASHINGTON.


THERE were 210 business failures In the
United States and Canada during the seven
days ended on the 22d, against 1856 the
previous seven days. The distribution
was as follows: Middle States, As: New
England States, "a; Western, So; South
ern, 80; Pacific States and Territories, "a;
Canada, &c.
ACCORDING to a decision By Attorney
General Garland an Indian is not eligible
for postmastership. 1t has heretofore
been the custom to appoint Indians to
post offices in Indian Territory. This
practice win Aenceforth be discontinued.
AT twenty six leading clearing houses
in the United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 23d aggregated
1904, ia, 573, against $737, 819, s26 the previ-
GUS week. AS compared with the CORE
spending period of 1884, the falling off
amounts to 234 per cent.
THE President has appointed Michael NJ
Phelan, of Missouri, Consu1-General at
Halifax, vice Mr.. Frye, resigned.
A DISPATCH was sent on the 18th by the
War Department to the Generals COM
handing the Divisions of the Pacific and
of the Missouri requesting them to use
every exertion to suppress the Indian out
break in Arizona and New Mexico.
z DURING the week ended on the 23d the
issue Of standard silver dollars from the
minis was 262,497.
THE President has appointed 2. Mont
gomery, of California, Assistant Attorney
General for the Interior Department.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
LATER.


CUBANs at Key West were on the Goth
celebrating the landing of an expedition
of 200 men in Cuba, which had been re-
enforced, as alleged, by 1000 natives, and
state of siege had been proclaimed, but
troops were en- route to meet the invaders.
GOVERNOR WETMoRE, of Rhode Island,
was inaugurated on the 18th.
ALLEN BRAMM beat his sweetheart, Cath.
crime Bohan, with revolver fatally on
the Goth at Wilkesbarre, Pa, and then
rushed to the river and drowned himself.
II. A POWERS and wife, of Osborne,
KAN, accompanied by another woman,
were drowned on the Goth while attempt
ing to cross swollen stream.
GENERAL amnesty was on the 26th Of
fered by the Mexican Government to the
Indians who would surrender and give up
their arms, but only few had ayailed
themselves of the offer.
JOHN HARPER and Eta Farmer ZEN
gagged to be lnarried) and John Welsh
were drowned near Toronto, Can, on the
oath by the upsetting of a boat.
DISPATCHES of the 26th from various
points in Kentucky stated that the tobac-
co crop was thirty days behind, and that
this years crop would be one of the poor
est ever known.
THE bodies of five Americans who had
been killed by Indians were found on the
10Th at Blue River, N. NJ, and a missing
stage-coach was supposed to have been
captured by the savages. Cavalry were
pursuing body of Indians who were
heading for Mexico.
CHARLES 2. BOYD, who absconded from
Steubenville, o., last fall, after commit
ting forgeries to the amount of 100000,
was brought captive to Pittsburgh on
the Goth, having been arrested at Column
bia, S. G.
JERRY TAYLOR and Wesley Hicks, who
burned residence recently, endangering
the lives of a woman and her three chill
dren, were taken from Jail at Franklin,
26th and carried across the line to
Mitchellville Station, Tenn, where they
were hanged.
DR.. DOUGLAS stated on the 26th that
General Grant was freer from pain and
was feeling better than at any time in two
months past.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has ap-
proved of bill to punish any person hav-
ing oleomargarine in his possession after
July j.
THE Marine Hospital Bureau at Wash
ington was informed on the 18th that dur
ing the two weeks ended April there were
lSS deaths from cholera in Calcutta.
MILLIONS of young grasshoppers were
on the 10Th reported coming out of the
sandy soil on the south side of the Arkan-
sas River above Pueblo, Col, devouring
early vegetables and tender shrubs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
THE EAST.

Rev. DR.. GORDON and several of his
associates were arrested by the police of
Boston on the 21st for holding religious
services on the common on Sunday. after
noon il violation of a city ordinance. The
evangelists said they would have one hun
dred clergymen on hand at their next Sun
day meeting, and the police threatened to
suppress the meeting.
ACCORDING to reports received by Brad
streets on the 22d no general improvement
in trade was noticeable throughout the
country.
NEAR Reading, Pa, the barn of Albert
Martin was burned on the 22d, and his
wife, twelve head of cattle and two colts
persisted i'll the flames. The building was
set on fire by Mrs. Martin, who was in
sane.
A SQUAD of police closely watched the
religious services on Boston Common on
the oath. The officers took the names of
the speakers, but made no attempt to in
terfere
GENERAL GRANTS throat was examined
by Drs. Douglas and Shrady on the oath.
DR.. Shrady afterward said: ''The pain in
the glands under the jaw is less than for
three days past The ulcers at the base of
the tongue and in the throat show no
tendency to increase. The general con-
dition is favorable"
THE New York Niagara Park Commits.
sioners held meeting at the Falls on the
23d. The Comptroller expected to pur-
chase the desired property in July, and to
kha NorIy IN fha
thereafter.
Ex-SEoRETARY of State Frelinghuysen's
funeral took place at Newark, N j., on
the 23d, and was attended by ex-P President
Arthur and many other prominent citi-
zens.
1T has been ascertained that the young
woman who recently committed suicide
in a New York City hotel was the
daughter of Gideon A. Bedient, we'll to-
do farmer of Horribly, Steuben County,
who thought his daughters brain was
turned by religious excitement.
THE residence of the Misses Carpenter
at Philadelphia was entered by burglars a
few days ago who carried off over $4,000
in money and valuable papers.
WHILE temporarily insane, Miss Nellie
Garfield, aged seventeen years, a grand
niece of President Lincoln, shot herself
fatally on the 25th at Belleville, N. j.
THE disastrous epidemic which recently
appeared at Paris, Pa, and spread to adj
jacent points, was on the 25th pronounced
by physicians to be black-tongue diph-
liberia of the most violent form. One man
lost his wife and five children.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
Frightful Accident.

Boston, May 25.-J. E. Stearns, married
man, aged thirty-five, wore a carpenter
Jumper SATURDAY. forenoon, at his work in
Charles E. Hall & Company's marble works.
Charlestown Street. In the course of the
morning Stearns had twice been cautioned
that he imperilled his life by leaving this
garment unbuttoned, but he disregarded the
warning. About $50 o'clock. as he was
leaning over to get tool, the Jumper
caught on the key of the shaft. and the I'M
fortunate man was twisted around over the
shafting at rate of 10 turns a minute,
When the machinery was stopped, hardly an
unbroken bone was left in the mans body.
His flesh was torn into shreds and scattered
about in all directions.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
A TEXAS RAzoR-sAck.

How Yankee Palmed One of Them on
on Native for a FulI-Blooded Berk-
shire.
l had not been local editor of the
Rugle very long before discovered that
there were lots of people who were will
ing to help in molding public opinion,
if l would let them. Some of them
seemed to think that they had a right
to do so.
In Texas, as elsewhere, there are any
number of queer ROSTERS who think
that the editor of the local paper wears
the habiliments of poverty and nibbles
at the flea bitten crackers and pallid
cheese of the free lunch counter for no
other purpose than to furnish Thomas,
Richard and Henry with facilities for
ventilating their private grievances in
his paper.
The worst one / ever saw was Sim
Holman, who had ranch on Calaveras
Greek, and who came to town once
week to transact business part of
which was getting drunk, and giving
me advice as to how to write local
items.
One afternoon while at work at my
desk there was smell of whisky in the
air, and few minutes later on in came
SIM Holman, showing his whisky-laden
breath in front of himself, so to speak.
1t was evident that he had something
on his mind besides whisky.
He sat down very close to me, and
although 1 managed 10 shut off some
of the distillery aroma with palm-leaf
fan, got enough of it to make me
think was in Austin during session
of the Legislature. He was Just drunk
enough to talk fuently. He remarked:
There's a hatchet-faced Yankee liv-
ing near my ranch, who should be de-
nounced by the BHgle as an enemy of
the South. He has swindled me in a
hog trade. You can draw little, can't
you?"
''Just a little"
81 want you to draw some pictures
of the hog he sold me. He sold me
razor-back for Berkshire. He sold me
one of these slab-sided razor backs,
that prowls about the woods living on
acorns, but can spare time to climb I'M
der the fence and help harvest the corn
crop rather than let it spoil for want of
attention. 1t was one of them pigs that
is so thin it can't crawl through little
hole if you tie knot on the end of its
tail. That's the kind of swine that
Yankee abolitionist sold me Tor full
blood Berkshire
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29

Il suppose you drank glass of cold
water" l remarked; land not being
used to it, you got SO drunk you
couldn't tell a back hog from a
bronze statue of Niobe. If you don't
know anything more about hogs than
that you are fooling away your time
farming. You ought to edit stock
raising journal
II wasn't drunk" replied Sim
Holman; II was as sober as 1 am now.
guess can tell one kind of hog
from another Your name is Sweet. /
don't mistake you for anybody else.
But as [ was saying, that slab-sided hog,
built on the Swiss cottage style of
architecture, wanted to rub its back on
something, and not knowing any bet
ter, he allayed the irritation by rubbing
against bee hive.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
APACHEs ON THE WAR-PATH

The Indians Burning Ranches and Muir
dering Settlers on the Upper ella and
San Francisco Rivers-Troops in Pursuit.
SILVER CRY, N. NJ, May 25.-A courier
arrived yesterday from White House with a
dispatch from Captain Overton and also
brought the following letter:
ALMA, May %.
Mr.. LIDA-I send a message from Captain
Overton to Fort Bayard, which forward to
Silver City and Bayard. It is impossible to
know positively that eight men have been
killed by the Indians. They will be likely to
give this valley (San Francisco) another call
and go down the Gila JULIA MILLER.
The courier confirms the news of the kill
ing of Mr.. Luce and his companion, Calvin
Orwig. Their bodies were taken to Alma.
Captain Overton writes: "The Indians
are now at DEVILS Park, thirty miles from
Alma. | will cooperate with the citizens of
Alma. The Indians were heading for Warm
Springs, and will probably go by Cook $
Canon trail.''
CLIFTON, Ariz., May 25.-A courier has
just arrived from the upper ella with let
ter from Wood bod, which says that the In
dams left Eagle Creek, three miles north of
Thompson's ranch, and struck the Blue
River at Brenton, forty miles north of
Clifton.
Old man Brenton cannot be found, and
bod, who followed up the Indians, believes
that he has been killed. Five miles further
on the owner of Germans ranch was found
murdered and mutllated. Dod's horse SHE'D
often along the trail, on which there were a
number of dead horses, and he believes men
also. The Indians crossed the San Francisco
five miles north of Alma on Friday. The
settlers had not been notified of the outbreak
and many have doubtless been killed. bod
says that Creach and McGuren started back
on Wednesday for Hampson ranch, from
which point no news has yet been received.
He says that, though the Indians crossed the
San Francisco river ON the 10th inst. Nc
troops had reached the river up to the goth.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29

IT has been decided by Judge Holmes,
of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,
that in case of fire ''the insured is not
bound to give detailed statement of
his loss; that the insurance companies
must ascertain the amount as they can
and pay, or else they must stand suit
The PLAINTIFFS right to sue is not de-
PENDENT on having sent to the insurance
companies detailed statement of the
loss which he has suffered"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
Terrible Fate of an Insane Woman,

LANCASTER, Pa, May 23.-The large
barn on the farm of Eli K. Mylin, in Pequa
Township, was destroyed by fire Thursday
night with its contents, consisting of twelve
head OF cattle and two colts. Shortly be-
fore the fire was discovered the absence
OF Mrs. Martin, wife of the tenant-farmer,
was noticed. The lady, being insane, is be-
lieved to have gone to the barn and set the
structure on fire, as her charTed remains
were found in the ruins yesterday morning.
The loss is heavy; partially insured.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29

IT is reported that the Mormons have
made settlement and are doing mis-
sionary work in North Carolina. At q
recent conference in Surrey County ff-
teen ministers were present. The Presi-
dent of the council, a young man of
nineteen, is said to be a very eloquent
Y,rean bnr
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29

THE romantic town of Sucker Flat"
a once lively and prosperous village in
California, will soon cease to engage
the attention of geographers, The
main part of the town has been burned,
and most of the dwelling-houses have
been deserted ca torn down. Even the
main street of what was once town
has been mined away, and it is impossi-
bic to get through with team. A
number of the deserted dwellings are
in good condition, and still look pretty
with their Hower-gardens and creeping
vines and roses.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29

WASHINGTON, May 49, "A circular has
been issued from the Postmaster-G General to
inspectors directing that in all cases where
postmasters violate the postal laws the Dis
trict-Attorney be advised, so that the of
tenders can be promptly prosecuted. The
circular dwells with considerable emphasis
on the criminal offe1se in the using of the
funds of post-offices fos personal purposes.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29

AT the sale of the Chapman collection
OF coins in Philadelphia, the other Gay,
$1,000 was paid for dollar. of 1904.
Only seven are known to be in existence.
The one sold was bought in Berlin last
year, and is said to be the finest of the
SeVan
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29
Decoration of the Lincoln Statue.

NEW YORK, May 25.-The plaza at
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, was thronged with
people yesterday afternoon to witness the
decoration of the Lincoln Statue and the
subsequent exercises. The services were
held upon large stand facing the monu-
ment around which the visiting organiza-
tons sormed square. After singing by
the Brooklyn Cecilian Society, Mayor Low
was introduced and made short address.
after which the Grafton was delivered by
Hon. j. c. Hendricks. Memorial services
were also held at Cypress Hill Cemetery.
Cavalry Cemetery and in many of the
shsirrhes throughout the city.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-29

The police at Omaha, Neb., were re-
Gently requested to be on the lookout
for three young lads in high-top boots,
broad-brimmed SLOUGH hats, loaded with
knives and guns, who ran away from
good homes in Marshall. Ind, to be-
come bold mountaineers or plainsmen.