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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

THE WALKuP CASE.
The Trial 81 Minnie wallace Waikup Set
Tor October 10th.

EMroRrs, KAs., September 22.--An
doubt as 10 the trial Of Minnie Wallace
walkup for the alleged poisoning Of hei
husband taking place nj Emporia a
been dispcllcd BY It's being placed on the
docket ~ the Lyon County District
Court, Judge q. Il. Graves presiding, Tor
October 10th. aud the statement o. Hon.
". w. Scott, Mrs. walkup's attor'
ncy. that he would Insist on the case
being tried at that time. Both the pros.
ccut,on and defense will be represented
by eminent counsel, Hon. Tncs. 4.
Fenton, OF ~Lcavcnworth, Kan, having
been retained by Mrs. Walkup. 70
| assist Mr.. Scott, and Mr.. 4. Lambert,
Of Emporia, will assist COUNTY
| Attorney Fcighan. Despite the fact thai
| the Developments which have heretofore
| been published point strongly % Mrs
| WaIkup's Innocence, the prosecution cx'
press themselves equally as confident u
| the anal outcome Of tho case A. the &c
tense, and the proceedings Of the tria
promise to be Of unusual Interest,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

So ra.xcrsco has q~uarantlned against
Pacifc Mexican ports. for fevers q ue-
ciar~d certain ports OF China and Japan
70 b. cholera Infected
FoaGrp township warrants are stil be-
ing discovered In large amounts In In
diana
Tzx Island Of zap has been reoccurisd
by the Spnniaris and . man OLIVIA
plsc "A on guard.
OK the rsth . case OF smallpox was
l.nded at Caicago from the schooner Cuba
from Montreal
TRoUsLx il threatened At Houston.
| Tex. and q possible strike. on account 81
| the discharge without cause or two South
ern Pacific engineers
THr railway returns Of France show q
great decrease Of tourists la comparison
with last year.
The Bulgarian army has been mobii
sxed. aud 4 corps has . sent TO thu
Roumelian frontier.
II American School:of Opera has hied
a certificate Of incorporation In the Coun'
ty Clerks Office, NV York
THE people OF PhiIippopnlis, capital o.
Eastera R5umelia. have rebciled. seized
the Go~vcrnor-Ge icral, dspcsed the Gov
eminent and declared aunion Of Roumeiis
with Bulgaria
p il negotiating for the purchase
OF two men-of-war that arc being built Ia
England for the japanese Government
A SPANISH garrison has becn establishes
on the chief OF the Pelew Islands.
o. the 10th a delegation started iron
Dallas, Tex, 70 Kokomo. Ind, 70 retur
an old dag captured during the va iron
the F~Tfty-sevsnth Indiana regiment
DISASTROUS rains are reported IN IN
Yaxoo, Ouachita, Red and Low Missis
sippi River valleys
THE Pore Is avcrsc 20 sending . rom
mission OF inquiry 70 Egypt In conjune
ton with q British commission
IN Russian court circles II 70 hoped tha
the ~signatory pcwsrs 81 the Berlin treat
viii settle the Roumelian troubles amic1
bly,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

PosrxAsrrn-GrSxnAL Villas has or
dared that me exchange Of mails etwee
the rqst-cficss Of B'nson. AriE. aad NO.
gales. Mexico, 30 discontinued. "A that
all Mexican malls heretofore forwaried
via Benson. ArlE. 10 sent via Nogaies'
Aria. TO be included in the exchange pe-
tween that ofics and Nogales, Mexico.
S~xcRrrARy MA~Srxs on the sls1 re-
ceivei 4 request from the Governor q
Massachusetts for the appointment OF
medical ms scc.ors on the Canadian oor-
der. east o. Like Oatario. 20 inspect pas
senSers arriving By rail through Nor'nsrn
! Vermont, and the mater was taken under
\ confederation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-02

OK The 18th, as Patrick Naughton, IN
inmate OF the SOLDIER Home t W asning-
TN. d C.. was being taken % thu lookup
~ Sergeant Edward Alexander. for being
drunk. he stabbed the officer twice with .
roeket-knsse. this second blow INJECTING
snch a serious wound that Alexander died
from its effects
AxorRyn sawiust swlniie has been ex-
poseif IN New York and n runner conv1cE-
"a. but the principals escaped
pSrElcKSgR. alias Louis Brown,
The CHICAGO iswslry thief, has been sen
,e,ced 70 thres years in the Penitentiary
AZ London. Ontario, for carrying stolen
property into the Dominica.
Fury pounds OF powder In an iron
chest exploded at Wilmington. ~ G, on
the 18Th Charles Smith was badly
hurned. and all the windows IN the vicin-
ify were broken I.
THE special Grand Jury con vened q,
Warsaw. y. ", 20 consider the case OF
the A,slca bank robber. found three bills
one for robbery and two for assault with
intent 20 Kill Cashier BarroS and Post
master Lorish- He pleaded guilty 70 the
f-.t caargs and J Judge Lewis sentenced
lin "a twenty years on the FIRST bill and
tan wears on ths second He is twenty
one years old .
PsArRrE fires have RI ed In the vscinit,
of bismarck Oak. Wit unusual ncrce
ness. Atleast ffty farmers are burned
ont OF crops aad houses. Losses rang
from sl.ooj 10 S. 900 each The aSgregat
rossis over 5000. There has been som
. loss q human life.
, Tug Delaware & Hudson freight depo'
I two View Jersey Central freigh cars an
! the warehouse OF the Glen's Falls Pape
Mil Company 1t Glen's Falls, n =
we're DESTROYED by fire the morning o. "a
rs,h. The less on the freight depot an
cars il SO. 90; fully insured The loss Q
,he warehouse : $1,000; insurance
: 5000. u.
EDWARD CAHrLL- a tramp, was Killed =
, = xatchman at Wavsrly. N J.
SOLDIERS GROVE a village IN Craw
. .fori County, wis.. was almost destroys
by fire on the i9th.
II Taos. +. KEHoE. a telegraph operat'
y =. New Y TX has i4~n arrested Tor shoe
ing at q woman
Q, OK the 10Th wmL Redfori, a tur!man
20 Evansville, Ind. was fatally gored by
bull.
OK the 10Th John Kahn was assau'tsn
p a deck hand on the steamer James
e Blaine At California, Pa. and was fatal
= injured I,
Ok the 10Th Leonard Rossisld. an !
mate OF the Insane Asylum ~ Indiana
oils. Ind, escaped from that inst1su'i
aud committed suicide.
o. TrxorHY MORTON was struck on !
- head with q billet OF wood by Nelson 81
ford a. Marion, Ind.. on the 9Th and
~ cei-Ai fatal injuries !
OK the night Of the 10Th Andrew Q
Ar inxs. farmer near Marion. Ind, y
lco killed. A verde. OF parriciie has p
returned and bis two sons ave bsen
- rested.
a. FsnE destroyed the shirt factory
Henry Auckam & CT, Troy, " T., on
u 2lss: loss. S7a.0N.
'ne PArgrcK KERyAy shot and killed
: uncse. Thomas Kerlan, at Baltimore,
~ AT Silver Greek. near P~ottsvlie,
on on the evening Of the sist. Mrs "a
tne O'yefil. while drunk, choppci
Keefe's head of with an xe
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DummeFston.

Il. f. Stark has raised potatoes this year
30 large that one potato makes q good meal
for three persons. PatAtoes are numerous in
his bin that weigh from one to 2t pounds.
L. L. Bond has shown US q Burbank po-
tato, grown on his farm, that weighs q
pounds.
The writer was obliged TO have q pig
killed recently on account of some obstruc-
ton in its nose that affected its breathing and
prevented 1t from eating. When the head
was cut up an examination showed that two
shingle nails had penetrated the roof Of the
mouth, one on each side next TO the molar
teeth, in such q way as TO enter the nasal
passages and obstruct the breath. The heads
Of the nails were just visible In the mouth
and entered its roof as IL driven in with q
hammer. They were far back in the mouth
and an examination Of the pig when alive
probably would not have revealed the pres
ence OF the nails Some three weeks before
the pig was killed it was known to be chew
ing nail. An effort was then made to get
the nail away, but failed. Its weight when
dressed was 10 pounds.
Rev. NJ II. Wells is absent, spending a
two weeks vacation. The church will be
kslsomined during the present week. A re.
ligious service, including the Sunday school,
will be held next Sunday.
j. A. Markham of Brattleboro has sing.
ing school in this place. The first meeting
of the school will be held on Friday evening
Of the present week. DIN
The young people will give q social
dance at the new hall next week Friday even
ing. Complimentary party to Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Knight.
The time for the mail leaving the posi-
office is now at 8 O'Clock In the morning in
stead of the evening before.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-16
Death OF josh billings,

Henry W. Shaw, known to all readers Of
contemporary newspaper literature as Josh
Billings" died Wednesday at Monterey, Gal.
of apoplexy. Mr.. Shaw was born in Lanes
borough, Berkshire county, Mass, in 1873
His father was Congressman Henry Shaw, his
grandfather, DIR. Samuel Shaw, represented
the Rutland District in this state in Congress
during the war Of 1912, and his uncle, John
Savage, was Chief Justice Of New York. He
went west when lad Of Is, and for twenty
five years was engaged in farming and auo.
pioneering, and afterward settled in PouRh-
keepsie, N. Y, in the latter vocation. He
never wrote line for the public until he was
forty-five, his first productions signed Josh
Billings" having been written May 20, 1863
Since then he has published vast quantity
of wise and witty sayings, and made much
money for himself and much fun for others
His studied disregard of photography and his
quaint and original sayings have given him
an extended reputation and one that is in no
sense unworthy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-16


good many attempts have been made by
ingenious and imaginative newspaper core
spondents to tell what was the political sig
nihcance of last weeks legislative reunion.
The most notable and entertaining of these
is two-column account which Henry Oviatt
Of Montpelier sent to the Boston Herald
MIR. Oviatt whatever else may be said Of
him, Yields ready and causto pen, and the
fact that be is just now "out" with Hiram
Atkins, for whose paper he has furnished ed.
itorial brains for several years, gives an un-
usual picturesqueuess, just now, to whatever
he has to say to the public. Mr.. Oviatt's
story, in short, is that the reunion was start
ed primarily for political purpose, that pur-
pose being 10 work up 'Batchelder boom"
for the next governorship and an 'ant- Ed
munds boom" for ex-Gov. Smiths succession
to the Senate next year, with minor blooms"
for lesser politicians thrown in as side issues
But in this writer's view the spontaneous en-
thusiasm which so unexpectedly developed in
favor of Mr.. Edmunds knocked the plans of
the plotters all to pieces, filed them with
confusion, and caused the Batchelder men to
suddenly turn their coats and stoutly aver
that they had never been anything but devot.
ed Edmunds men.
So much for Mr.. Oviatt's story, which is a
sample Of numerous others that have been
told. Our own information, which is from
the inside and reliable, is to the effect that
the reunion in its inception was without any
political motive, but was designed purely as
a social affair to bring old members together
to recall old times, renew old acquaintance,
and have general jollihcation. But It was
impossible that there should be such gath
ering of men of this class without politics
being discussed, wires being laid and attempts
made to advance personal ends and this
was what happened but it happened just as
would have been the case in any political con-
vention of equal size. In short politicians
who thought they saw something to be gain.
ed by the means embraced the occasion to
put In their work TO the best advantage DOS.
siblei but there was no pre-arranged plan
for their benefit
just how much the "Batchelder boom" OF
any other personal boom in state politics was
advanced during the Ireunion II is useless Ia
speculate upon, for the results are not visible
to the naked eye 1t will be time enough,
moreover, to begin to talk about these things
next spring. 1t goes without saying, how.
ever, that the schemes of the anti-Edmunds
men not only got no comfort from the reun
ion, but that their movement got very blacl
eye at the outset. As there was no pre-
concerted plan to help forward the aspira
tions Of any of the gentlemen to whom we
have alluded, so also there was none to give
MIR. Edmunds the benefit Of a demonstration
such as took place when his name was called
in the mock legislative session on Wednesday
afternoon. His appearance before the two
thousand or more people then assembled wa,
simply the signal for such an expression Of
the popular admiration for the great Senator
aud Of confidence in him as would take place
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-16

whenever and wherever a company Of Yer
monitors we're gathered together. The peo-
pie of Vermont believe in Nc Edmunds, and
his reception both on the afternoon referred
TO and at the banquet on Thursday evening,
when he made the strong, clear. visioned
speech, instinct with thought for the welfare
Of the common people, which is reprinted on
our first page to day, was such az to show
his opponents that their schemes will get no
counteuance when exposed to the public
view.
But because this was So and because the
people Of the state believe in Mr.. Edmunds
aud mean to keep him in his place as the
foremost man in the United States Senate, II
does not follow that all effort TO supplant
him will be dropped No man of ordinary
shrewdness has ever supposed that an open
attempt TO defeat Mr. Edmunds would be
made. The tactics will be, first Of ALL to Sc
cure the election of as many representatives
as possible from the smaller towns who can be
controlled; then, when the legislature Of
1886 convenos, il careful canvass OF the
body shows that there is any hope for an OPP.
position movement TO succeed, the forces will
be msrshaled and the contest tried but if
the case seems hopeless one the movement
will be quietly dropped and those who Sc
cretly we're foremost in soheming for Mr.. Ed
munds's defeat will be the first to deride the
suggestion that there ever was any opposi-
ton to him. The Phoenix has never believed
that definite, tangible movement to defeat
the reelection of Mr. Edmunds would ever
see daylight, and we still believe that the sec
ond of the two things just named is what
will happen.
The long and the short of the whole mat
ter is that the legislative reunion was not a
Success as an nti-Edmunds mschine-but th Q
anti Edmunds men will bear watching just
the same
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-16
Annnuncananaa.

The WONDERLAND OF THE woRLD.-America IL
fortunate IN possessing In the Yellowstone national
park, public domain unsurpassed by any In the
world for scenic beauty and subimity and for those
who cannot visit this wonderland there could, per-
haps, be no better substitute than TO it's beauties
set forth in eloquent word pcturlng and vivid beauty
Of illustration This they had an opportunity 10 do
last evening, at fremont Temple In listening to Dr.
@. d. Hendrickson's admirable description, supple
menting the exqusiteytreated picture which he pro-
scented upon the canyss. Thelecurer held the closest
chanting and tints Of the Yellowstone seeming
TO warrant all that the best art In words coloring
could accord them Boston Journal, Oct 8, 1885.
The above-ented lecture, with others Of the Amer
lean Illustrated Lectures by DR.. Hendrickson, will DO
given in town hall, Nov. 10, IS, a. and Dec. let.
AT THE RIEK.-Positive appearance Of Gentry and
Nettleton, the champion double skaters Of America,
Saturday evening, Oct. II. Good music and general
skating. Admission only 10 cts. skates 10 cts.
New styles Of white Stone earrings set in gold, at
very low prices. Also nne assortment sterling silver
case goods for wedding presents at Ranger Thomp-
sons.
In addition TO his line Of Mems English Walking
shoes Of superior make and quality which he has al
ways kept Drown OF the Brooks House boot and shoe
store has this week received Ane line Of Ladies'
WaukenphABt shoes.
Gentry, Netteton and Brooks at tho rink In grand
single. double and triple exhibition on Saturday even
ing, Oct. H. Admission only 10 cts.
Ranger h Thompson call attention 10 a new lot OF
Rockford Watches and ne gold cases just received.
Let every member Of the soveregns' council attend
the meeting next Thursday evening.
This week we have a little lot Of Germantown Yarn
in dark eolors slightly soiled that we shah sell at 90
per skein. Full size skeins. A few more Bed Blan-
kets msmatched borders At $500 per pair Very
pretty oil cloth Remnants that will do nicely for
stoves aud are cheap. button kids Csc. button
kids soc. FW KuEoH A Co
Front Office to rent 10 LeonArd's block Enquire at
LeonArds printing ofhco
ARTISTIC PIcTuRE FRAMING at Cheney 4 CApps.
Are you going westf Cudvorth Chnds are sell.
ing reduced rate railroad tickets to Chicago aud other
points over the well known Boston Il Albany and
other popular routes, with through cars.
PICTURE FRAMEs are cheap at Cheney ClApp's
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-16
BORdVtIIe.

One of the oldest inhabitants Of the vii
lage, Mrs. Abigail Williams, died Tuesday
morning at the ripe age Of nearly 80 years.
She had been failing for some time but her
death was unexpected. Her remains we're
carried TO Windbam to be placed beside her
son.
The ladies' aid society are holding socia-
bles TO which a small admission Is charged,
the proceeds to be used in repairing the
church.
Bolster the blacksmith has nearly an
ished large addition 10 his shop.
"A large bin Of well-formed corn on the
farm Of A. L. Witherell disproves the oft.
stated fact that corn cannot be successfully
grown in Winhall, and doubtless there are
others who can make as good a showing.
-Ellery Wilder, whose house was burned
two weeks ago, has moved into . vacant
house near by. Luckily his tarns were left
intact with their contents.
The cider mills are full of business these
days. There are plenty Of cider apples, but
really good fruit is a scarce commodity.
Farmers report the potatoes rotting bad
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-16
FdI,nr s,nn,l,, nnC.nn..

Two pamphlets growing out Of the Pail
Mall GAZette's revelation of London iniquity
are having an enormous circulation in Eng
land. One contains the full proceedings in
the Eliza Armstrong case-the case against
Mr.. W. I. Stead, the editor of the Gazette,
who, in order to prove how the infamous
business of procuration was carried on In
London, illustrated the case by an abduction
Of his own, and Is now being prosecuted for
oonspiracy-together with the defence by
Stead, which was suppressed by the court !;
and the other contains Steads defence alone.
The proceedings in this case constitute an
awful revelation of the immortality Of London
and the wretchedness and baseness OF the
poor peoples lives there. Steads defence
must be set down as q rather effective docu-
ment-tffectve with the people, where 1t il
intended 10 be, rather than with the courts,
who wouldn't let him put 1t in. Stead is now
held to the higher court. He wishes 10 rouse
such an overwhelming sentiment in his favor
that no jury can be found TO convict him. He
does not seem to deny his technical offence In
the matter. His case Is summed up in this
statement from the defence, which is modified
verbally to make II less startling in its Ian
guRge:
1.-THE real criminal escapes scot free All the ener-
gies Of the prosecution dedicated to the punish
ment Of those who, in order to prevent the crime,
show how easily IL might have been accomplished II
had only committed this crime, and taken the usual
precautions adopted by such criminals against detec-
ton and discovery, there would have been more
lost girl In London streets to-day and should have
escaped scot free"
On this plea, which be repeats and Rmpli-
fees throughout his statement, Stead really
goes before the people for his suppressed
argument is now for sale throughout all Great
Britain, in pamphlet shape, at one penny.
The funds for his defence are fully subscrib-
ed. The final trial is likely TO be as celebrat-
ed one as was the Tichborne case, and the
conspiracy Of silence" which has been
Stead's constant theme, will be fully broken,
for the English newspapers will be filled with
the nauseating details OF the affair
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MINOR NOTES.

The letter sent by the Mormon presidents
Taylor and Cannon, from their hiding place
to the Mormon conference recommends the
faithful, II need be, TO go to prison for hav-
ing more wives than one. Messrs. Taylor
and Cannon were at the time skulkinR in
some unknown retreat to avoid the officers of
the law. We do not recall any self abnega-
ton so sublime as theirs since Artemas Ward
expressed his readiness to lay all his first wifes
relations upon the altar of his country.
The Washington Post says The President
has decided to go home and vote in the New
York state election. 1t is probable that he
will leave Washington on Monday, Nov. %,
cast his ballot for Hill the following day, and
then return TO the White House. He will not
be away more than four days at the most The
President is q voter in Buffalo, his name being
in the register of the Ninth ward. He will be
accompanied as far as New York by Secretary
Manning, who votes at Albany.
Webster, the publisher, says that enough
books have elready been subscribed for of
Gen. Grants life TO net Mrs. Grant from
$500, 900 to $4O0, 900. He has just returned
from making arrangements for its publication
at London and Leipsic.
The post-office department has received a
large number of replies to circulars of inqui-
ry sent out regarding the operation of the i'm
mediate delivery system. Most of the replies
say that 1t has taken fair start, though II is
but little used as yet, and time must be al
lowed for the public to become acquainted
with its advantages. Some of the experiences
which postmasters give are highly amusing.
One says that his messenger has been attack
cd and prevented from delivering letter by
bull dog, while the Gloucester, Mass, post
master says that the person to whom letter
was delivered at ll:05 p. N. gave orders the
naNk daV that M naOra shnnld he dalfyarad %
his house. He was a sound sleeper, and all
the neighbors were aroused before he was,
and one Of them assisted the messenger boy
to awaken him.
DIR. Ross, a loud-mouthed opponent of vac
oination, who has caused much trouble by
stirring up the people in Montreal to oppose
vaccination, was subjected TO humiliating
exposure on train out Of the city the other
day. The medical inspector required bin 10
show biz arm or a certificate of vaccination.
Ross tried TO get OF on the plea of ''profes-
siOnal courtesy" but the official insisted on
treating him like any other passenger, and
when Rosss arm was finally stripped 1t was
found not only 10 bear two vaccination scars,
but It showed that he had been re-vaecinated
very recently.
Flood rock which was shattered In last
Saturdays explosion, Is gradually sinking.
and 1t lie now possible 10 row a boat over It's
highest point at half tide Gen. Newton be.
lieves the explosion was a success and will
give 2S feet of water at low tide when the
pieces of broken rock have been dTedRed ont.
The dredging will begin at once, and will re-
quire three years Of time and half a million
dollars. The pieces OF rock will be dumped
into deep hole back OF BLACKWELL island,
An account Of the great explosion Ia given on
our first page.