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The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

IT appears that q desire for peace
between England and Russia 10 now
surmounting all difficulties, and that
an smicable settlement is assured.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

CHARLES FIELDS, sr., q man over
IS years of age, and who has been In
business in Philadelphia for over
fifty years, was the other day vic
timized out Of $500 by q brace of
bunko stserers in Atlantic City, N.
j. After playing some time the
bunko men coolly asked the old gen.
tleman for his check for 50 500, drawn
to himself ss collateral for . grand
prize he had drawn on the sweat
board. A check was filed out and
Mr.. Fields signed it. The check was
on the Pennsylvania National Bank,
of Philadelphia. Later in the day
Mr.. Fields realized that he had been
swindled and started out to find the
house, but was unable to do 90. 1t is
thought there that the bunko man
carried the check to New York and
negotiated it at large discount.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

LUCIEN WHITE was arrested the
other day in St. Louis for counter
feitng Brazilian bank notes, partly
finished bills aggregating. $500
having been discovered. White, who
lived in Brazil for number of years,
states that Q Texan named Lane is
the originator Of the scheme.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

MRS. JARRETT, of London, was
arrested the other morning on q
charge of abducting the Armstrong
girl, who was the Lilly" of the Pail
Mall Gazette's revelations. After the
proper charge was made against her
and bail refused, she was remanded
to her CELL. Mrs. Jarrett was accom-
panied to the police station by sister
of the Salvation Army. SUmmonses
have been granted for alleged COM
plicity in the case against Mr.. Stead
of the Gazette, Gen. Booth, of the
Salvation Army, and othere.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

The ku-Klux have commenced
their disbolical work again in Geor-
gis. The other night near Dalton, .
party of armed men broke into the
house ofs negro named Perry, and
severely beat him and compelled him
to leave the county. The alleged
offence charged against him was that
he had slandered q young lady.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

Mr.. BELL, a wronged husband, has
been searching for his truant wife for
the past two years. She left Lubee,
Maine, the same time that w. E.
Lakeman disappeared, leaving behind
himself and two children, and Lake
man leaving q wife and five children.
Mr.. Bell, during bis search, has about
spent all his money, but he considers
the result worth the cost. Boston
officers arrested the other day w. E.
Lakeman and Mrs. Olive Boil the
truant husband and wife. When
Lakeman was arrested he was wear
ing watch and chain which belonged
to Bell, but had been carried off by
his wife.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

A YOUNG man who registered his
name the other night at the Elkhorn
House, Wisner, Neb., as 81. p. Shilth,
Floyd Court House, Virginia, was
run over the next day by . western
bound passenger train on the Elkhorn
Valley railway three miles esst of
Wisner, while lying on the track, and
instantly killed. Papers found on the
body Of the young man were ad-
dressed to VIM. A. Stevens.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

A REPORT comes from Black Noun
tain, North Carolina, of one or two
shocks resembling an earthquake. A
party of men camped on q bluff near
Lenoir. while preparing dinner felt
the bluff quake several times, this
being accompanied by low, rumbling
noises. The shocks were sufficiently
severe to dislodge bowlders of enor-
nous size, which thundered down
the mountain side. Wstanga river, a
rapid stream at the foot of the bluff,
was noticed to roll up great pillows,
like sea in heavy wind.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

DURING torchlight procession the
other night At Galway, Ireland, in
honor Of Timothy O'Conner, . num-
Der Of the processionists attacked .
detachment Of Yorkshire soldiers on
garrison duty there. A general riot
ensued. lasting four hours. Clubs
ana stones were freely used on both
s'dee, many windows smashed and
large number Of persons injured.
The police, aided by the military not
engaged In the riot finally quelled
The disturbance.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

A MYSTERIOUS double murder was
committed the other night at Geneva,
Kane county, ILL.,, the victims being
two of the three officers who con-
stitute the police force of the town.
Officer McNutt was found dead, with
q bullet hole in the region of the
heart, and his revolver, five chambers,
empty, lying near him. Several
rods away, was found officer Grant
on the sidewalk, also with a bullet
hole in the breast, still breathing
slightly but unconscious, aud died on
the road while taking him home. No
clue to the person or persons who
the crime.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09
A Warllke Cloud.

Recent news from Madrid reports
. sensstion caused there by. the re-
ceipt of important news from the
Caroline Islands.. The Spanish war
ships reached Yap, one Of the islands,
on the 2lst ult., and occupied it in the
name of Spain. The Spanish officers
were dilatory in landing troops. On
the 24th the German gun-bost arrived.
Although It was seven o'clock in the
evening, the German commander in
stsntly landed . body Of marines and
sailors and hoisted the German flag
over the Island. The Sanish officers
made An energetic protest against
this action, and on the lstter's refusal
to recede from the position, telegraph
ed to Madrid for instructions. By
noon the excitement over the German
occupation Of Yap was intense, and
the populsce furious with rage. A
large crowd gathered in front of the
German embassy, attacked the build
ing, tore down the coat of arms aud
dragged it Though the streets to
Puerto Del Sol, where they burned it
in front of the Offices Of the ministers
Of the interior, with yells of "Down
with Germany" Additional news
states that the mob smashed the win
dows Of the embassy building; com.
pletely wrecked the building, and
dashed the furniture to pieces. The
situation appears to be very critical,
but unless . proper explanation is
made by the Spanish authorities and
the insult to the German minister and
flag stoned for, war may possibly be
the final result.
The Caroline Islands, sometimes
called New Philippines, are one of
the great archipelsgos of Oceanics,
included within ten degrees north
latitude, east of the Philippine Islands
and north of Papua; Yap, is due
south from Japan. The Carolines
were discovered by the Spsniard
Lopes de Villalobos in l543, and they
were 90 named in honor of Charles v.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

The details of the result of the ter.
rible and destructive foods which
recently occurred in Canton, China,
and vicinity, in which more than
10000 persons lost their lives and q
far greater number are left in starv.
ing condition, while entire villages
were engulfed, and the rice and silk
crops were almost ruined, really read
more like tale of fiction than q mat
ter of fact. The streets of Canton
were flooded for over a week. In
some places parents tied their chill
dren on high branches Of trees while
they instituted measures for their
general safety. The trees were wash-
ed up by the roots and the heartrend-
ing cries OF the children were silenced
in the surging water. The suffering
which Thousands are enduring is
heartrending. parents replying with
tears in their eyes to their children's
request for food, that they have none.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

The latest swindle relating to spu.
rious money is the split, bank note
fraud. A $40 bank note is taken, and
by some ingenious method the note
10 split in two, and the raw side is
."doctored up." and each half is passed
of as genuine $40 note. The work
10 done SO artistically In most cases
that it is difficult at first to detect the
fraud.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Coming Events.
Dodge County Fair, Sept. l-3.
Polk County Fair, Sept. IL.

TUT OVU0Sy rSU, OePV. IT.
Omaha Fair, Sept. ALL.
Iowa State Fair at Des Noines,
Sept. Ali. S..
Merrick County Fair, Sept. ITO.
PLATTE County FAIR, SEPT. Sill.
State Fair at Lincoln, Sept. Ills.
Illinois State Fair 1t Chicago, Sept.
A-l8.
Ksnsas City Interstate Fair, Sept.
l4-l9.
Madison County Fair, Sept. 1924.
Colfax County Fair, Sept O-Oct. 2.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

Four masked men the other night
entered q train and robbed the passen.
gers on the Chicago and Alton road al
Blue Springs station, twenty miles
from Kansas City. They commanded
passengers to give up their money, at
the same time levelling revolvers at
their heads. A goodly number OF
small sums were handed over and one
passenger in his excitement handed
over bis purse which contained $23.
The robbers took whatever was
offered and made no attempt 1t
searching the passengers for money
or jewelry. Becoming suddenly
alarmed, they left the train before
they got through with their work,
going northward, . posse from town
following soon in pursuit.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

WILLIE Willis, Mrs. Wslkup's
cousin, who has been confined in jail
at Emporia, Kas., since the day Mr..
Walkup died, implicated in his death
with Mrs. Walkup, was the other day
released. He is represented a. very
excitsble young man.. and says the
Emporia officers will learn point or
two before they are through with
him. Mrs. Wslkup ever since she
was arrested charged with the mur-
der of her husband in the first degree,
was quite composed, and when ON
her preliminary hearing che ap-
pesred and pleaded not guilty she
was as composed and easy in her
demeanor as il the incident was one
Of the most common place in her ex-
perience. After the examination was
continued she returned to the sher-
ifs apartments in the basement of
the court house, where she has lived
ss one of the family since she was
taken to Jail, except that she sleeps
at night in female prison room in
the upper story, to which she has had
her elegant wardrobe removed.
Her own side of the case has not been
heard in evidence. This case when
it comes to trial will elicit more than
ordinary interest. especially among
the legal profession.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

ANOTHER step has been taken in
the Walkup poisoning case at En-
poris, Kansas, by the sworn GER
tificate of VIM. Jones, professor OF
chemistry in the Kansas City Medi-
cal college, who has made q careful
analysis Of the stomach, one kidney,
a portion of intestines and q portion
of the blood, and says be has dis
covered therein arsenic in apprecia-
BILE quantities, but no traces Of mer-
curry; that arsenic was discovered in
both portions of the liver and con-
tents of the stomach. The coroner's
jury was still in session and had
called on Mrs. Wallace, mother of
Mrs. Walkup. to give her testimony.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

The treasury department at Wash
ington has paid out during the month
of August about $lO,OOO.OO0 on &C.
count of pensions.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

The latest news from London states
that Germany will not surrender the
Csrolines.. There have been held in
several cities of France and Spain
imposing meetings to protest against
the action Of Germany on this SUBJ
ject. The mayors of Barcelona and
Valencia ret urned Germany the Cross
60 with which they have been honored.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

Work on the new State Asylum at
Norfolk, Neb., will begin right away.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

by the cars in the Rock Island yards
the other night in Des Moines, mang.
ling his left leg frightfully. He died
the next day after the accident. T.
RIPLEY, assistant ticket agent Of tho
Louisville, New Albany, Chicago and
Lafayette railroad at indianapolis,
decamped the other night with $1,000
Of the Company's money. Ripley
came from Chicago about . year ago.
The Misses Bush have been -princi-
pals of Belvidere Seminary, Illinois,
for eighteen years, and long ago
adopted co-educstiop. They still
further extend their enlarged useful.
ness in proposing to open the Wen.
dell Phillips Industrial School.
1T was reported at Kansas City the
other day that the train robbers had
been tracked to Adams station, Q
point on the Missouri Pscific thirteen
miles east Of Kansas City. The men
were mounted, and were tracked BY
the peculiar shoeing of their horses.
A REPORT comes from Rome that
The cholers has appeared in Pom
near Acqui, in the province
IF Alexandra. Eleven cases and
Four deaths from the disease have
,een reported. The contagion was
by . family from Mar
eilles.
A LARGE meeting was held the
'ther afternoon of tho French Cana.
lians Of Rochester, N. T., in behalf
+ Riel, the condemned Canadian
ebel. They claimed that Riel 10 Q
itizen Of the United States and AK
he interpositioR OF the government ]
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-09

The Iowa Republicans have nomi-
mated Senator W. H. Larsbee Of
Fayette county, for governor.
Smyrna times., 1885-10-14
NEW USES FOR OLD SHOES.

Tt may be a surprise to some people to
learn that the old shoes cast into the ash
barrel are liable to reappear in the
boudoir and parlor An inquisitive
reporter who saw couple of ragpickers
quarelling over a lot of worn out and
seemingly worthless footgear inter
viewed one of the chiffoniers and found
that they sold them to the manufacturers
of wall paper. He followed up the clew,
and, on questioning the foreman of one
of these establishments, elected the fol-
lowing bits of information:-
I'VE buy, said the foreman, "all the
boots and shoes that the scavengers can
bring us. We pay different prices for
the different qualities of leather. A pair
of fine calfskin boots will bring us high
as fifteen cents We don't buy cowhide
boots The boots and shoes are first
soaked in several waters to get the dirt
off from them. Then the nails and
threads are removed, the leather is
ground up into a fine pulp and is ready
to use.
1.-The embossed leather paperings
which have come into fashion lately and
the stamped leather fire screens are real
ly nothing but thick paper covered with
II layer of this pressed leather pulp.
The finer the quality of the leather the
better it takes the bronze and old gold
and other expensive colors in the de-
signs painted on them. Fashionable
people think they are going away back
to medieval times when they have the
wall of their libraries and dining-roOms
covered with embossed leather. They
didn't know that the shoes and boots
which their neighbors threw into the
ash barrel a month before form the
beautiful material on their walls and on
the screens which protect their eyes
from the fire.
1--WE could buy the old shoes cheaper
if it were not for the competition from
carriage makers and bOOkbinders and
picture frame makers. don't know
how many other trades use old shoes
and boots, but the tops of carriages are
largely make of them, ground up and
pressed into sheets. Bookbinders use
them in making the cheaper forms Of
leather bindings, and the new style OF
leather frames with leather mats in them
are entirely make of the cast off covering
of our feet"
Smyrna times., 1885-10-14
AN ANECDOTE OF BRAGG.

This story is told by Gen. Grant in
his forthcoming book: Il have heard a
story in the old army very characteristic
of Bragg. On one occasion, when
stationed at post of several companies,
commanded by field officer, he was
himself commanding one of the COM
panies and at the same time acting post
quartermaster and commissary. He
was n first lieutenant at the time, but
his captain was detached to other duty
AS commander of the company, he made
a requisitiOn upon the quartermaster-
himself-fOr something he wanted. As
quartermaster, he declined to fill the
requisition, and endorsed ON the back
Of it his reasons for so doing. AS COM
pany commander he responded to this,
urging that his requisition called for
nothing but what he was entitled to.
and that it was the duty of the quarter
master to fill it. The quarterrnaster
still persisted that he was right. In
this condition of affairs Bragg referred
the whole matter to the commanding
officer. The later, when he saw the
nature of the matter referred, exclaim-
ed: My God, Mr.. Bragg! you have
quaIreled with every officer in the army,
and now you are quarreling with your
self r."
Smyrna times., 1885-10-14
EFFECT OF DISCIPLINE.

While Andy johnson was Military
Governor of Tennessee, the inadvertent
playing of "Dixie by lady led up to
what was called riot. Listening to the
jingling of "Dixie" on the piano,
soldier made an uncomplimentary and
offensive remark, and was Immediately
knocked down by citizen. The sol
dier recovered and proceeded in quick
time to bounce the citizen. Other citi-
zens rallied and the soldier called for
help. A dozen men in blue went into
the fight and reinforcements came to the
other side. The provost guard inter-
fered and arrested the refractory
civilians. They were Overpowered by
the crowd and driven to shelter. The
crowd swelled to thousands and became
riotous. For an hour it held possession
of the street for two or three squares,
and it seemed that the serious trouble
so often prophesied was coming. There
was intense excitement i'll the city, and
one of the regiments stationed near was
ordered to the scene of the riot This
was one of the oldest and one of the
finest regiments in the service.
The regiment came down the cross
street at platoon front and at a double
quick. The steady, firm, quick step on
the stones of the street had n queer
effect on the rioters. They listened in
quiet, and when the first platoon
wheeled with splendid precision on to
the street occupied by the crowd, the
civilians i'll front gave back without a
word. On came the soldiers and back
went the rioters until those in the rear
stopped the way, and the moro daring
began to throw stones. The platoon
went suddenly into line and the com
mand closed up at company front, the
noses of the men inthe front rank almost
touching the noses of the rlOter The
only word of audible command had been
halt" and when this was given, the
soldiers stood ut a shoulder, seemingly
intent only on having their lines
straight. They seemed to ignore the
disorderly mass i'll front until the voice
of the officer i'll command thundered
out, "Attent shun." They listened
quietly to the instructions, which were
to fire one volley and then clear the
street with the bayonets, and at the
word every rifle was at a ready. Then
the officer spoke to the crowd, and in
two minutes the street was clear and not
q shot was fired.
Smyrna times., 1885-10-14
DOYLE AND HIS DRAGO1isD

No living ma, ur list knows so m'fch
about dragons as Doyle, Next to tarfie1
he has studied tuem more than ~
other province of animated natdr'. For
the most part they have been hostile t"
man to the extent of habltuaily nihS
on human virgins, and many knights
since st. George have sought TO VIII
fame and the favor of the rescued
maidens by defying them to single com
lat. Our artist shows us not the combat
ITSELF which has perhaps been SO often
treated bv medieval painters as to be III
capable of fresh presentation, but the
preface and the last scene. Thus the
historic dragon of Wantley, reused by
the loud challenge of the champion who
defies him from the summit of the rock,
is issuing from his craggy lair with an
aspect suggestive of irritatedfeeling and
bad language, which reminds us OF the
felonious inmate of London slum once
visited by Dickens, who looked out OF
window, angrily demanding: What
1
the adjective substantive do you want
here2" The end of the combat, under
the title of ''The Return of the Dragon
SLAYER" is q favorite subject with Doyle.
who evidently commentaries several
distinct events of this kind-for where
as in one the dragon slain is dragged by
the tail, in others he is led in captive by
his conqueror Gn one case with the
knights pocket handkerchief tied ovel
the dragons eye injured in the con
flicD and in drawing which We
remember as exhibited a few years ago
the reptiles lrhgitude was such that
although he extended along an entire
street, hi tail was still round the corner
But - all cases the knight caracole'
proudly through the town, amid the
applause Of the pOpulace and the greet
ings of civic functionary, dame
and 3emoiselle everybody admirini
mId congratulpting, except anothe
knight, who preserves a lofty and dis
laiuful aspect. to show how lightly
warrior Of his powess esteems sucl
ll.t.s.
Smyrna times., 1885-10-14
SHE LIKED BARKING.

"I want dog" said a lady of uncer-
tain age recently to our respected pound
master, "that will bark all night with
out stopping. 1 don't care whether he is
brindled, yellow, or blacI-and-tan, so
long as his bark is sl1rill and high"
You'd like his bark to be on the c."
suggested the official, "and not bare O.
tone, I suppose ?"
ooh, you Government officials are
always so witty" retorted the spinster,
"but I really do want dog of the kind
I have described. Have you got one ?"
81 have about sixty-seven, madam,
who yelp all night"
"Oh, how delicious % murmured the
lady. "How I wish 1 could afford to
buy them all and feed the poor things!"
Perhaps you've got grudge against
your neighbOrs," insinuated the cur
catcher.
"Wen, that's how it began. You see,
they are always saying unkind things of
me because 1 live alone and am unwedded
-ahem!-and the gentleman next door
said one day in his back yard that he
wondered how old was, and his wife
guessed somewhere between twenty and
eighty-that is, there or thereabouts.
So bought a dog with the awfullest
bark you ever heard At first he kept
me awake, but I got so used to him that,
now they have poisoned him, [ can't
sleep q wink without him. Do you
know that hearing all your dogs bark
ing so beautifully together is making
me sleepy now? Have you got a
chair ?"
"For Heavens sake, madam, don't go
to sleep here |" yelled the now thorough
ly scared janitor of the canine county
Jail. I'm give you two dogs, madam,
that will never let up barking, for moth
ing, if you will only go right away with
| them"
But he was too late. The lady had
sank on bench, and was snoring
placidly. 1t was five hours before they
could wake here up, and as she sailed
down town, leading a one-eyed bulldog
and a yellow mongrel. the poundkeeper
Wiped his clammy brow and whispered
hoarsely
me go and take tea with her and
hear her sing My love is true to me9
Not for whole years dog fees I"
Smyrna times., 1885-10-14
20 LOR', HIT I'M AGAIN ~

In the early days of Methodism in
Scotland, a certain congregation, where
there was but one rich man, desired to
build new chapel. A church meeting
was held. The rich old Scotchman
rose and said Brethren, we dinna
need a new chapel I'll give e5 for re-
pairs.
Just then bit of plaster falling from
the ceiling hit him on the head.
Looking up and seeing how bad it
was he said Brethren, it's worse
than I thought; Ill make it fifty pun. 4"
"Oh, Lord, exclaimed a devoted
brother on a back seat, chit i'm again !"
There are many human tabernacles
which are in sore need of radical build
ing over, but we sputter and fuss and re-
pair in spots without satisfactory re-
suits. 1t is only when we are personally
alarmed at the real danger that we act
Independently, and do the right thing
Then it is that we most keenly regret
because we did not sooner use our judg-
ment, follow the advice born of the ex-
perience of others and jump away from
our perils.
Thousands of persons who will read
this paragraph are in abiect misery to-
day when they might be in a satisfactory
condition They are weak, lifeless, full
of odd aches and pains. and every year
they are getting worse, even though
the best doctors are patching them IN
spots. The origin of these aches and
pains is the kidneys and liver, and il
they would build these all over new with
Warmers safe cure, as millions have
done, and cease investing their money
in miserably unsuccessful patchwork
they will be we'll and happy and would
bless the day when the Lord chit EN-
and indicated the common sense course
for them to pursue.