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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
DECISION ON PUBLIC LANDS
Many Millions of Acres Restored to Entry
Under the Homestead Laws.

Many Millions Of Acres Restored to Entry
Under the Homestead Laws.
WASHINGTON, July 13-Land Commits
sioner Sparks has rendered decision at
firming the right of entry, under the public
land laws and decisions Of the Supreme
Court of the United States, of lands hereto
fore withdrawn by the voluntary action OF
the General Land Office for railroad in.
demnity purposes were no requirements of
law existed for making such Withdrawals.
The effect Of this dicision, II sustained by
the Secretary of the Interior, will
be to restore to entry under the home
stead and other laws many million acres
of public land which have been kept out OF
market for many years, because claimed
by railroad corporations. In the course of
this decision, which is quite lengthy, the
Commissioner cites from leading decisions
follows: Following these decisions,
by the authority of which 1
am governed, l must hold that a
withdrawal of land by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, when with
drawals from settlement, entry or other
appropriation are not required by law,
is effective only as information in defining
the limits within which indemnity SO.
lcctions may be made in q proper time
and manner, but not operative as .
prohibition OF settlements and eutries
within such limits under the public land
laws prior to a time when a lawful
selection by the railroad company has
actually been made" This decision was
brought out by an inquiry from the re.
cei9eriR the Land Omcea 1t WAlla Walla.
Washington Territory, as to whether or
not tho Northern Pacific Railroad Com.
pany is entitled to the land regularly set
tied upon BY one Miller, but which was by
change in the line of the above mention
ed road brought within its indemnity limits.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
LAKE ACCIDENT.


Fs>al Ending Of . Yscting Excsrsion o.
Lake Ainnstsnks. -
MINNEAPOLIS, July 12.-Shortly after s
O'Clock, this afternoon, heavy wind and
rain.s storm passed over Lake Minnetonka.
A small steam yacht, the Minnie Cook,
with eight persons on board, was capsised,
and the entire party drowned. News Of ths
accident spread rapidly and created the
widest excitement when II became known
that al the victims reside here. The
names Of the unfortunate party
are % follows: Ex-Mayor A. G..
Rand and wife. Mary Rand. and two
sons, Harry and Frank Rand; ]. r. Coy.
kendall and wife, Kate Coykendall, and
George Mcdonald, engineer, all Of 4inne.
apolis. Two bodies have already been ~.
covered. The storm 10 described by an eye
witness on big boats, - terrific; the waves
rolled high, spray, rain and hail filing the
cir. Large steamers put into shore with
great difficulty. II was impos.
0ible for small crafts TO live
in the terrible sea and storm. Other boAts
and lives are believed to have been
lost, but II 10 difficult to get details. The
storm was severe ct White Bear also, but
no lives are reported lost there. A. G.
Rand was Mayor Of Minneapolis for two
terms previous to Ames' incumbency, aud
was Q wealthy and we'll known citisen.
John Coykendall was o member Of the firm
Of Coykendall Bros. q Co. There Is great
excitement in Minneapolis and st. Psul
over the tragic end Of the pleasure excur.
sion.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
A Fatal Mistake.

PHILADELPHIA, July IA strange and
fatal case Of poisoning was brought to the
notice of the police Of this city last night.
On Friday night about O'Clock, Ezekiel H.
Beatty, was asked by his wife to give her a
glass of tonic, which she was taking for
her nerves. He went to the closet where
It was kept, and filled . wine glass from
what he thought was the tonic bottle,
and gave it to his wife, who swallowed
It, and almost instantly said, "Oh, that's
not my medicine; it tastes like poison"
"Why, Of course, it's your medicine" said
her husband, and to show her that he was
right, he half filled the glass and drank
the contents. In . few minutes his wife
was so i'll that no fastened to call Dr.. w.
D. Robinson, and as the two started back,
Mr.. Beatty who is about sixty years Of age,
began to vomit, and 1t was with din.
Guilty that he WAS taken home. The doctor
found that both had swallowed some ''bat-
terry huid," made up Of sulphuric acid, sui
phste Of copper and chlorate of potash,
which had Sheen used In charging small
electric battery kept Yin the house. Mrs.
Beatty survived until Saturday night,
when she died. Her husband is still In .
dangerous condition.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Forty Indians KilIedvAction Of the Gov
ernnent Towards the Suppression Of
the Troublesome Tribes.

Forty Indians KilIsdvAction Of the Gov
ernnent Towards the suppression Of
the troublesome Tribes.
TorIxA, KAs., July 1O.-General Augur,
commanding this department, sends Gov
srnor Martin copies Of two orders issued to
the commanding ofhcer Of the troops now
in Southwestern Kansas. Governor Mar.
tin states that the action Of. General Au-
CUR has been prompt, energetic and effect.
i've, and that with troops stationed q Gen.
eral Augur has directed he believes the
Southwestern frontier will be protected and
an Indian invasion will be made impossible.
The first order directed Lieutenant
Colonel Compton, now at Crossield, the
terminus of the route Of the Southern
Kansas Railroad, to move his command
west to . point fifty miles south Of Dodge
City, where the road from that place to
Fort Supply crosses the Cimmarron, there
establish . camp, and from that point
scout east and west along the frontier.
The second order instructs Major Sand
ford, commanding troops at Kingman.
Kas., to march to Crossdeld, 60 into camp
there and scout along the border in con.
TOMBSTONE, ARE, July 10. From
osASuOA u ouous JIss WIN oIIIVou yeSvoEuby
morning from Sonora, are learned the fol.
lowing facts: On the afternoon Of July 2,
the scouts under command Of Captain
Chahes came tupon . band Of Apsches
near Guasabus, on the Oporto River, in So
nora, and spirited fight ensued, in which
forty Indians were killed and three bucks
and eleven squaws captured, the loss to
Chaiiee being one soldier and one or two
scouts wounded. The prisoners have
been taken to San Carlos in charge
of sixteen Indian scouts, and should
arrive here to-day il nothing hap.
pens. The same day one hundred Indians
crossed the Coonaps Valley and entered
the Sonora Mountains. They killed fifteen
head Of cattle while crossing the valley,
and took the carcasses with them into the
mountains, where 1t is evident they intend
to stay. Captain Chaffee with his soldiers
and scouts and $50 Mexican volunteers Is
in pursuit, and will try very hard to ex-
terminate the entire band. Mr.. Branan
got these particulars from Oso Mar la
Torres, brother Of Colonel Torres, who
had just returned from the scene Of the
fight.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
An 0hiean Cremated.

LANCASTER, Pa, July l3.-This morning
the body Of DR.. Geo. 8. Metzger, of Colum.
biana, O., was brought to this city for ere.
nation in charge Of Paul Metxger, son Of
the deceased, and his wife, of Salem, o.,
and George Vogelson, son. -law, Colum.
bisna, and his son Edward Vogelson. The
body was taken to the crematorium
from the train, and was placed
in the retort at half.past nine
O'Clock. The incarceration was complete
be removed from the retort until to.mor-
row morning, when they will be sent by
express to Columbiana. The relatives left
for homo this afternoon. Among those
who witnessed the cremation was T. g.
Clausen, architect, Of Davenport. Iowa,
who is here in the interests of the Crema.
ton Society of that place.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
. Jo-Jo's COUNTERPART.
His Outrageous Conduct Toward Penn
sylvania Girl and His Landing in Jail.

His Outrageous Conduct Toward Penn
sylvsnia Girl and His Landing in Jail.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, July A.-An exact
counterpart Of Barnum's "dog- faced" man,
Jo.Jo, is confined in Jail here. His name
is John Herkness, and he was arrested
on the charge Of criminally assaulting
Miss Maggie Rex, respectable
young lady Of Flourtown, this coun-
ty. Her screams were heard and he
failed to accomplish his purpose. Herkness
is burly fellow who has been leading an
outdoor life on the hills for several years.
He lived in a small hut, and from appear
ance is more of beast than man.. He
has receding forehead, and his face and
body, when he was brought to the Jail,
were covered with heavy growth of
hair. He was in q terribly filthy con.
dition, and when the hair
was cut from:his face and body'it filed q
half. bushell measure. That on kis head
was eighteen inches long, and h some
portions Of his breast and back fiy to seyen
inches in length. SHefs unable toA ok, and
when spoken to merely responded with q
short and bestial grunt. The hair extended
over his nose and way up to his eyes, and
his forehead was entirely covered with a
shaggy growth.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
New Orleans and Yellow Fever.

WASHINGTON, July l0.-Dr. Hamilton,
of the Marine Hospital Service, says that
there is report in circulation that there
are number of yellow fever cases in New
Orleans. He has not received any official
as yet, but is now investigating.
NEW ORLEANS, July 1O-The Board Of
Health officially deny that there is any
yellow fever in this city other than the one
case reported some days ago, the sufferer
from which Is almost entirely recovered.
The Board renews its assurance that any
case of yellow fever occurring in this
city will be promptly reported officially to
other boards and through the press.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Mans Perhdy.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July 10.-Charles Chap.
man and wife of Lawrenceburg, Ind, reg
istered ten days since at hotel at Belle
vile, III. Saturday Chapman came to st.
Louis and thence disappeared. The wife
awaited his return several days and then
searched his baggage and found note
saying: ~ am married: have deceived
you. My wife in Cincinnati ia on to the
racket. Goodbye" Chapman is a hand.
some portrait painter, Ave feet ten. with a
big mustache, black eyes, fair skin. He
met the lady whom he deserted in Law
renceburg. Ind, and married her May %,
representing himself single man.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Diseased Dried Beet.

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, July IA micro
scopic examination of the dried beef
which caused the illness OF sixty or more
persons at Momence, in this county, was
made to-day. It revealed thousands Of
worms to the square inch in the meat.
Some Of the insects are represented ~
being black, others white, but
all have antenne or horns pro.
jecting from their head. There
have been two deaths thus far, Mrs. DR..
Shrouts, wife Of . leading physician, and
Mr.. Charles Wooster, . prominent citizen.
The wife of Hannibal Worcester, the bank
or. Is not expected to live. There are many
other cases which are critical. Il IL re-
ported that Chicago scientist, 10 whom
portions Of the diseased meat have been
sent, has said that all who have partaken
of it must die sooner or later.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Poisoned BY Insect Powder.

BRADFORD, Pa, July 13.-Immediately
after eating their dinner this afternoon the
wife and family Of N. o. Levens, we'll
known grocer Of this city, were seized
with violent retching and other symp.
toms Of irritant poisoning. Physicians
were called in, and, after laboring
with them for four hours, succeeded
in allaying their suferings to some
extent. Those attacked were Levens'
three daughters, aged seventeen, three and
Ave ears. Little George Levens, q rela.
tive MRS. Aylsworth,a boarder, and Maggie
Berry. servant, the latter considered in q
dangerous condition, and others are still
seriously i'll. The poisoning is believed to
have been caused BY insect powder on cab
bage, Of which all partook heartily.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
The Child.S tealer.

CHICAGO, July 14.-It is believed that the
abductor of Nellie Shaffer, the eighteen
months-old baby, has beea found. The
''mysterious woman Of the red skirt" is
alleged to be Mrs. Grace Foster, alias Grace
Adams, woman with passion for steal
ing children. In April last Oracle Rey.
nolds, three years old, was abducted, and
Last evening her mother obtained clue az
10 her whereabouts, and caused the arrest
Of Mrs. Foster, q the abductor. Mrs. Rey-
nolds believes, from the description Of the
woman who 10 said to have stolen the
ShafYer child, that Mrs. Foster Is the guilty
party.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Horrible CssuaIty.

ALBANY, N. Y. July 14-While the. cen.
ter of the roof Of the new gasomeser was
being hosted into position this afternoon,
the gan gave way, precipitating Eve men
from the platform. Three fell to the bot.
tom of the shaft, one hundred and FIVE feet.
and were instantly. killed. They were
Joseph Pernell, of Philadelphia, and Mich
ael Reach and William McCartys OF AL
banv. The other two saved themselves by
c.tching hold Of ropes. A -
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
TO BE INVESTIGATED.
4 Disagreeable Task for a No IL
Investigating COMMITTEE.
The Charges Of Aristocratlc Inlquity Made
BY the Pail Mall Gazette to DO
Looked Into.

LONDON, July H.--The Pail Mall Gazette
announces this afternoon that the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, the Bishopof London,
Cardinal Manning and the Hon. Samuel
Morley have consented to act as Committee
OF Inquiry into the charges Of aristocratic
iniquity made by the Gasette in its revela-
tions during the past week. The commit
tee, which is looked upon as one of the
most extraordinary in the high character
Of its members ever organized, will begin
the work Of investigation tomorrow
afternoon. The Gazette will place in conf
dence before the committee every detail Of
the evidence gained blythe papers Re-
portorial Commission on which it relies
to prove the existence of the wickedness
unveiled BY It. Every reporter engaged
in the Gdzette's Investigations will
appear under oath before the commit
tee, and each will produce all the memo
randa gathered by him during the sew
addresses, letters Aportraits, descriptions
and identifications Of persons, certificates
and agreements collected, and referring in
anywise to persons directly or indirectly
implicated in the discoveries made. The
committee will treat confidentially all the
information placed before it, but will
make general report a. to the truth of
the Gdzctte's charges.
LONDON, July IA conference for the
protection Of young girls opened this after
noon In Princess Hall, this city. The chief
promoter Of the conference Is the Saliva
ton Army. The Hon. Samuel Morley,
Liberal M. P. for Bristol, presided, and
made an address on the subject Of the
iniquity exposed by the Pail Mall Gazette.
He declared that the condition of things in
London as revealed by that paper was q
scandal to Christian nation. 1.-The PEG.
pie must speak out, f" exclaimed the orator
''if their homes are to be kept sacred from
this surrounding pollution. / believe there
is one law for the rich and another for the
poor in these matters. 1t should be felony
to steal poor persons Child
Prof. James Stuart proposed q vote OF
thanks to the proprietor and editor of the
Pail Nall Gazette for the assistance their
work has rendered to the cause of Christian
morality. This proposal was unanimously
adopted, as was also q resolution urging
Parliament to raise the "age of consen"'
from thirteen to eighteen years.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
To Educate Every Seventh Child.

PARIS, July 10.--The Chamber oflDeputies
this afternoon voted an appropriation of
$4,000 to be expended by the State in
maintaining and educating every seventh
child born in French families. This action
was taken to revive an obsolete law enact.
ed during the French revolution in the in
terest of increase in the French population.
The present enactment applies to either
sex, and is confined to the children of pa.
rents in needy circumstances. An attempt
to reject this later restriction was rejected
by vote of 10 to al. .l.lI
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Poisoned BY Chicago Dried Beet.

KANxAKEE, ILL.,, July 12.-sixty per.
sons are reported to be poisoned at Mo-
mence, in this county, and their physicians
declare that they were sickened by eating
dried beef retailed by merchants there and
and bought bv them in Chicago Twenty
Of the victims are said to be seriously III.
The remainder are not 20 sick, but most of
them are confined to their beds. No deaths
are ropOrted "N. f'F p
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
UNPRECEDENTED.
A Disastrous Fan Of ws*sr.


FTrsBuRoa, PA, July 1a.-Shortly b.
fsrs dark this evening the Allegheny VAL
Icy WAS visited BY one Of the most discs.
trous storms ever known in that section.
Rain fell in torrents for an hour, the wind
blew hurricane, and thunder and Light.
ming WAS incessant. Reports Of great
damage have been received from various
g sss. , sS:s city :Ss A:FA'8Tk EH: At
1armonsviile ths llghtning struck
tie telegraph ONCE, killing instantly
James McLesdsrs, Q student, aged twelve
years, and rendering unconscious the
operator, Miss Mary Haslstt. The build.
ing was partly wrecked. Miss Haxlett was
removed to neighboring house, and soon
revived. She was not Ssrtously intured.
At Fresport four inches and half OF rain
fell In an hour, flooding cellars, yards and
vsnis and Butler Branch roads with water
b Q depth of several fest. Tho tracks In
some places have been washed away and
In others debris IL piled Eve feet high.
Trains have been stopped In oil directions.
At Hite's Station . freight train ran into
land slide and was badly wrecked, but NO
ono was injured, 80 far as known. Peters
Greek, near Leechburg, Is swollen beyond
Its banks, and numerous oil and gas dor
ricks were washed down stream. Ktrkpat.
rick & Co.'s steel plant, at Lushburg, II
under water, and the loss viii reach many
thousand dollars. Tho loss In grain and
hay alone in this and surrounding dis
tricts is something fearful to contemplate.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, July IA cloud burst
about one mile south Of town at five O'Clock
this afternoon, and a stream entering OIL
Creek near Center City rose to unprece:.
dented height. Many houses were moved
from their foundations, and several were
washed away. A number of families had
narrow escapes. Two bridges went down
No loss Of life, but damage to property
Very great.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
No Reason Tor Their Dismissal.

CHICAGO, July 10.-The West Division
Railway Company has reinstated fourteen
Of the sixteen men discharged from their
service, and for whose reinstatement the
recent strike was inaugurated. The Presi-
dent Of the company declares that there
was NO adequate cause for the discharge OF
the men in question.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
The Cholera.

MADRID, July 1a-There were 1,4l7 new
cases Of cholera reported in Spain yester.
day and 687 deaths. The cholera has
broken out in four places in the Province
Of Jaen. Forty.two new cases were re.
ported yesterday in that province, and
eighteen deaths from the disease. The
Official report shows total Of $1,000 cases
in Spain since the inception Of the scourge
up to last evening, and . total Of 13.000
deaths.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
That Poisonous Dried Beet.

KASKAKEE, ILL.,, July l4-Dr. Utley, of
the State Board of Health. completed his
investigation at Momencs Of the dried beef
poisoning. He says: "Poisoning was surely
caused by beef. After careful examina-
ton it seems impossible that the persons
putting up that meat did not know it was
poisonous. The exact nature of the poison,
because OF inferior microscopic facilities
here, am vet unable to determine."
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
A Weeks Failures,

NEW YORK July 1O.-The business fail.
ures occurring throughout the country
during the last seven days number for the
United States 1853, and for Canada 81, or q
total Of 166 as against .O4 failures last
week and 205 the week previous to the last
The Western, Southern and Pacific States
furnish about two-thirds of the whole mum
Der. In the Eastern sections business
troubles for the week are light and unim.
portant.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Revengeful Convict.

PHILADELPHIA. July 10..-The people of
the town Of Indiana, Pa, are greatly
alarmed lest the place be burned by Jack
Sackett, who has just fin shed term OF inn
prisonment in the penitentiary. Sackett is
. desperate character, and threatens to
destroy the town In revenge for having
been sent to prison for burglary. There
have been half dozen incendiary fires
Of late which are attributed to Sackett and
his associates. People go armed, and have
organized night patrols and vigilance COM
mittees. .s1i ff.l.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Destructive Fire.

ALBANY N. Y, July 1s.--Property to the
value Of $4,000 was destroyed by fire
this morning. Four firemen were buried
under a falling wall, one Of whom. John A.
Luby, died of his injuries, and Daniel
Wheeler was killed.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
bs.stSS Rs,ia Of a Bee Sting.

=. egRA INp,, July 12.-Jcnathan Rob.
Ne living near, Ewing, Shis
|udilty, was stung on the wrist by sweat
bee yesterday. The arm at once began
swelling which soon affected the body,
passing into the other arm, then into the
neck, and finally into the head. In an
hour the entire body and extremities had
become swollen to almost double their
natural size. There is diversity of opinion
as to the strange case, but the general be-
lief is that the bee had been feeding upon
poisonous blossoms,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
The Voice Of Wo0eN.

LONDON, July IA mass meeting Of
women was held in Princess Hall this af.
ternoon to consider ways and means to
protect young girls from the horrible pitt
falls of London as revealed by the Pail
Ndll Gazette. Mrs. Booth and other ladies
resolved that the laws ON the subject
should forthwith Be made more efficient,
denoanced the State regulation Of vice, de.
manded the total repeal Of the contagious
diseases act, and that the age Of consent Be
raised from thirteen 10 eighteen. The
meeting also voted to send copies Of the
record Of is proceedings TO the House Of
Cos,u>nna
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Escaped ard Neeaptured.

RICHMOND, Va, July 1s.-Thrce convicts
escaped from the penitentisry this after.
nooa, but were recaptured after . hot
skirmish. in which two citizens and eaci
Of the copvicts were wounded
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Expssitlsa BsiIdlas Ssll.

NEW ORLEANS. July 14-Ths Worlds
Exposition plant, buildings and machinery
were sold at auction to-day for $l75, 900.
They were bid in BY Mr.. Newman. but
were probably purcAase6 Tor tes new ex-
position company.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Under the walls

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 1A-While Q
force of sixteen men were engaged in tear.
ing down an old boiler -house, the walls fell,
burying nine men in the ruins. Five Of
them we're seriously injured, one dying
shortly after being removed to the hospital.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-07-23
Victoria Thanks the PAN NAN Gazette.

LONDON. July H.-The editor of the Pail
Nall Gazette has received letters from the
Queen and Mr.. Gladstone, in which they
heartily thank him for the recent exposures
of the traffic in young girls for Immoral pur-
poses, and assures him that he has their
full sympathy in the matter. i