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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-12-02
Arrested for Forgery.

PIrTsBURGH. Nov. 24.-John v. Dagg, a
middle-aged man. Is on trial In the Criminal
Court for forgery. In 1888 Dagg was in
the habit Of loaing around Alderman Nc.
Neirney's office on Butler street On the
afternoon of October 1s, of that year,
James Rigby and Maggie Mincer went to
McNeirney's Office To be married. Nc.
Nelrney was absent but Dagg, who was
present at the time. personated the Alder.
man, performed the marriage ceremony and
after giving the couple . vast amount Of
good advice on the subject Of making home
happy. accepted five-dollar fec and pre-.
sented tile groom with marriage certif.
cate. Some time ago Alderman McNeirney
learned the circumstances of the affair and
issued warrant for Dagg's arrest Dagg
was indicted by the grand jury last week
for frandulently making and altering q
written instrument The certificate was q
we'll written one, one OF It's exceptions be-
Ing spelling the name OF tha State "Pencll.
vania," md another that after signing the
Alderman's name as officiating. he attached
his own name as Witness The defense
claims that Dagg ia insane. The case was
given to the jury yesterday just as court ad-
iOurn0d.
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DEATH IN A COAL SHAFT.
Another Shocking Disaster In q
Pennsylvania Mine.
Twelve Men Killed and . Score Manned
and Scared for Life.

WnKEsBARaE, Pa, Nov. &c. - Shortly
after fifty miners and laborers entered the
Conyngham shaft this morning, and were
at the bottom preparing to 60 to work, an
explosion Of gas took place. The disaster
was caused by Cornelius Boyle, a mine
laborer, who stepped into worked-out
chamber, which was filled with gas, with O
lighted lamp upon his hat. Boyle will die.
Two miners, whose names are unknown,
are missing, and it is believed they were
blown into dump containing 30 feet OF
water and drowned. Forty-two men were
severely burned and others slightly in
jured. Twelve of the men will die. The
recovery of the following is believed to be
hopeless: Hugh Sweeney, laboreI Edward
Kerns, laborer; Richard Coulter, miner;
Condy Shannon, Thomas O'Brien, reported
dead; Cornelius Boyle, miner, reported
dead; John Cannon, miner; Christopher
Brundage, laborer; Michael O'Brlen, la
borer; Daniel Ferry, miner; John Dough-
erty, laborer; Denis McCabe, miner. The
reported deaths Of Boyle and OBrien can
not be verified. The following unfortunate
men are reported moro or less badly bur =
ed: VIM. J. Evans, fire boss; WIN. Will
liams, fire boss, and the following miners
and laborers: James Boyle, James FL
li1t, Patrick McCabe, Charles x.
Matt Mcconnell, Albert Anear, Henry
Miller, Peter Miller, VIM. Griffiths,
Patrick Sweeny, James Davis, George
Mariay and the Friel brothers, fatally
John Williams, Richard Coulter, James
Davis and Michael Clinton. The names OF
the others could not be learned. David
Mcdonald, inside foreman, was caught In
the after damp and was overcome. He was
taken out as soon as possible, and revived
on reaching the upper air. His injuries
are slight. Seventeen mules were severely
burned, and many of them will be shot to
relieve them from their sufferings.
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LIFE-sAv1NG STATIONS.
Facts from the Animal Report Of the Gem
eral superintendent.

Facts from the Animal Report OF the Gem
eral superintendent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-T The report of the
General Superintendent of the Life-saving
Service shows at the close of tn. last fiscal
year the establishment embraced 21l sta
tions, 1855 being on the Atlantic 3S on the
lakes, on the Pacific, and at the Falls of
the Ohio, Louisville, Ky. The number of
disasters to documented vessels within
the field of station operations dur
ing the year was 32. There were o, board
these vessels 2,TD persons, of whom 2,690
were saved, and twenty-sevon lost. The
number of shipwrecked persons who re-
ceived succor at the stations was SO7, to
whom 1900 days. relief in the aggregate
was afforded. The estimated value of the
vessels involved in the disasters was 81
$50, and that of their cargoes 81, ?,O73. sos,
making tho total value of property imper-
saved and xl,429,O57 lost The number OF
vessels totally lost was eighty-eight. Tho
report says the number, violence and de-
structiveness of the storms which occurred
during the year exceeded the record of any
previous year since tho general extention
OF the service 10 the sea and lake coasts. In
one storm there were no less than thirty
shipwrecks within the scope of the opera
tions of the service and In a single tay
(January " there were twenty-three. The
service, however, d d not fail to match its
previous cord of effectiveness in saving
life ard property. The Number Of casual.
ties was greater by twenty eight than that
OF any former year, yet tho loss of life is
fifteen less than the average, aud although
the vessels and cargoes totally lost were
amount of property lost was only about
$4,000 greater than the average for the pre-
ceding years, while the amount saved is in
creased by nearly $2,0O0,OOO.
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DARING SADIE ALLEN.
She F1osts Through Niagara whirlpool
Rapids and Lands Desperately Sick.


She Floats Through Niagara whirlpool
Rapids and Lands Desperately Sick.
NIAGARA Fails, N. Y, Nov. 2s.--isorge
Hazlett and Miss Sadie Allen, of Buffalo
went through the rapids and the whirlpool
this afternoon in the torpedo-shaped barrel
used by Hazlett and Potts last summer.
They were in the rapids and whirlpool five
minutes and were taken out Of the eddy on
the Canadian side just below the whirlpool
three-quarters of an hour later In good
condition. Miss Allen Is a respectful girl:
eighteen years old, petite brunette, and
pretty. The start was made from tn Maid of
tue Mist Landing, on the Canada side.
When the barrel reached the maelstrom it
shot right into the center of the pool, maxi
Ing Ing two or three turns. Leaving the pool;
the Canadian shore down to this outlet Of
the pool, when it got into large eddy and
bobbed around for half an hour. Friends
near by shouted to the occupants of the
door, on top of the barrel. and
Frank Lawson threw rope from the
shore, which Hazlett secured, and the bar
rel was towed ashore. After coming out
of the barrel, Hazlett and Miss Allen had
brush and over powders before reaching
the top of the precipice Miss Alien,
when she appeared at the ferry to en-
ter upon the perilous journey, wore neat
walking-dress Taking off her hat and
JACKET and throwing shawl over her head,
she stepped lightly into the barrel
through the manhole, tucking her gar
ments closely about her, and laughingly
remarking, "Come, George, jump In. rm
oil fixed" Soon after George Hazlett
stepped into the craft, fastening himself to
the opposite end to that occupied by Miss
Allen. just thirty minutes from the time
the barrel was towed out into the river it
reached the whirlpool. After lapding.
Miss Allen was taken desperately sen sick.
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Sunocated In q Flaming Car.

arrival of freight train No. 13, on the Sc.
Paul road, at this place last night, smoke
was discovered issuing from car in the
body of the train. Investigation prov I'd
that the car contained NJ V. Soa-
vey, from West Libe~tyville, Ill.,,
several horses, foals and furniture,
billed for Dow City, la. A lot Of hay in The
car was found t. be on fire, evidently igni-
ted by lantern, which was discov red
broken ON the floor The stock was dead,
suffocated by the smoke. Mr.. Seavey was
found on his knees, near the door Of the
car, living, but SO much overcome that he
breathed only few minutes after being
taken out.
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A Wonder of the Sky.

EVANSVILLE, ND, Nov. 23-A very
strange phenomena in the heavens was
witnessed tonight by nearly the entire
city. About six o'clock the sky in the
southwest suddenly assumed deep
crimson hue, which gradually grew
brighter. In few minutes breaks began
TO occur, until there were eight lines Of
color all diverging from a common GEN.
they grew darker, until at quarter.past six
they, were jet black, standing out grim and
ioreboding in the sky. he phenomena
then began to disappear, attended by q
brilliant msteoric shower lasting fully two
minutes. The cause is not known, but the
sight was sufficient to create fear aud
trembling among tho superstitious.
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WAR IN AFRICA.

Natives Give Battle to POrtuguese-Nino
Thousand Estimated Killed.
LONDON, Nov. 23--Advices from Durham,
November 3, state that an apparently sue
cessful revolt is in progress among tho
natives against Portuguese authorities in
Southeast Africa. An American mission
ary, Rev. Mr. Wilcox, reports as follows:
The natives of Inhambane, Portuguese
port 200 miles above Delagoa Bay, rose
up against the Portuguese taxation
and murdered the collector On
October % o battle was fought between
5000 Portuguese and friendly natives on
one side and $4,000 natives on the other.
The Portuguese were defeated and routed,
and the loss in killed on both sides is
estimated at 5000 men. Mr.. Wilcox says
the Governor of Mozambique has gone
into the country to endeavor to suppress
the revolt and save the port of Inhambane
from falling into the hands of the insur-
gents.
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Substitute for Sugar.

New YORK, Nov. ga company has
been formed in London and Antwerp for
the manufacture of saccharine, q new y
discovered substitute for sugar. 1t is q
chemical product of coal tar,
is far sweeter than sugar, and
though 1t can not yet be manufac-
sweetness makes it possible by mixing
small quantities of saccharine with larger
quantit es Of Chicago glucose to produc q
compound sweeter and cheaper than sugar.
The new product is expected to disastrous
ly affect the sugar industry.
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Foreian News Boiled Down.

LoNDsN, Nov. 23-A grandson has been
born to Queen Victoria, the happy parents
being the Prince and Princess Battenberg.
Lord Coleridge's daughter has sued him for
slander for rejecting upon her purity. In
an interview wbetweenHerbert Bismarck and
the Russian Ambassador the former de-
nounced the conduct Of General Kaulbars
in Bulgaria. A French Cabinet crisis ex-
lists. The opening Of Chinese railway is
reported. A terrible sequel to an awful
matr' eide comes from Paris. The daughter
and son-in-law are condemned to death and
two sons to life Imprisonment on the testi-
mony of granddaughter seven years of
age.
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HORRIBLE BEYOND BELIEF.

Suddenly Insane Man Murders and De-
YOURS His Companion.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. GA dispatch from
Havensville, small town in Jackson
County, kas., tells of revolving crime
committed near that place last Wednes.
day night. A young farmer named Rhodes
Clements, while going home from prayer
meeting with another farmer named
Samuel Gordon, suddenly became insane
and killed tho latter with club Not re-
turning home, a search was made for
from the road sitting bes de the body of
the man he had murdered, eating his heart.
He had cut of the head from Gordon's
body, and had torn out the heart, lungs
and liver and was devouring them. Glenn
ents was secured and is now in Jail .
raving maniac.
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ENGLISH JOURNALISM.

The First Country Nswspaper Publiss "a
In Great Britisn aud ireland.
In 1896 appeared the iirst country
newspaper as the Lincoln. Rutland amt
Stamford Aercury. The prospectus of
one of these early county papers. tho
Salisbury Eostman. ''or pscquet Of In
telligence from France. Spainc. Portu-
gal" etc.. September 81. 17l5. ian
thus; This paper contains an ab-
stract Of the most material occurrences
Of the whole week, foreign and
domestic, and will be continued every
post, provided sufficient number wifi
subscribe for its encouragement II
two hundre'l subscribe. 1t shall be de-
livered to any public or private house
in town every Monday. Thursday, or
Saturday morning by eight o'clock in
winter and by six In summer for lad.
each. Resides the news, we perform
all other matters belonging 10 our art
and mystery, whether In Latis, Greek,
Hebrew, algebra, mathomatics. etc.,
BY 1882 the number Of provincial
papers had increased to fifty. A vivid
description of the state Of tho roads In
this country in winter time two GEN.
turtles ago is given in the following ex-
tract from the "Collections for Husban-
dry and Trade" March 10. 1898: 'sThc
roads are filled with snow, We arc
forced to ride with the pacquet over
hedges and bitches. This day seven-
night my boy with the pacquet and
two gentlemen were seven hours riding
from Dunstable to Hockey, but three
miles, barely cs ,aping with their lives,
being often in holes and forced to be
drawn out with ropes. A man and
wo,nAn vera found dead W thin mile
hence. and six horsos lie dcad on the
road between Hockey and Br ckhill
ls,nothersd - ksagmss's Asga.fsA
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4 Fajthless Treasurer.

BosToN, Nov. 23.-William Reed, Treas.
urer Of the South Boston Horse Railroad
Company, was arrested this morning at his
home upon . warrant charging him with
the embezzlement of e35, 900 Of the railroad
funds. In the police station Reed scknowl-
edged the embezzlement of S85, 500 in cash,
and an over-issue of 845 shares of the stock
OF the road. having cash value CT s34, 500,
making the tolal amount of the def lea tion
SIO4 OO0
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Terrible Mishap 10 a Hunter.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 25.-Guy Colbu n, of
Waverly, while out hunting Sunday, dis
charged his gun at a squirrel. The breach.
pin blew out, striking him squarely be-
tween the eyes. He was found inseusible
some time after by his brother, who, with
some d fficulty, pulled out the iron, which
was imbedded two inches in Guys head,
penetrating the brain. Colburn was con-
scious throughout the operation of remov-
ing the breach-pin, and told how the acci-
dent occurred. He is still living, and
seems in O fair way to recover
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An Embe..,,ns clerk rndlo,sd.

GALEsBURG. ILL.,, Nov. A.-A. D. Waste,
of this city, was indicted by the grand jury
for embezzlIng over $4,000 belonging 70 the
firm of o. T. johnson q Co, of which he
was book-koeper for many years Last
spring Waste, thinking that he was
suspected. made voluntary confession
that he had becn stealing from the firm for
long term of years. The pAnitent man
turned over to the firm real estate to the
amount OF 50, 100 and gave Ills note for the
remainder. I'he firm,l while they made no
promises, did not intend to prosecute tho
case, but the matter was brought 70 the at
tenti0n Of the grand jury by some enemies
OF Waste. b. a-T7 IN
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Crazy Loon.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-A London newspaper
called the anarchist, publishes wild ap-
peal to Englishmen to assemble In thou
sands in Cleveland Hall to-day to demand
justice for the condemned Chicago An.
archists. who, the paper says, have simply
shown the masses how those vile vipers,
the capitalists. prostitute their toll by day
are asked whether any means are not JUS
tifiable to destroy the cruel, cowardly, cor
rupt and rotten American Republic, and
besought to leave nothing undone to &C.
ccompiish that end. The article bears in
large letters the caption Murder" under.
meath q big black flag.
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ANARoHrsrs Rnpn1rvpp.
The Writ OF supcrssdss Granted-This
VIII Delay Their Execution Until Spring.

The Writ Of supsrssdas Granted-This
VIII Delay Their Execution Until Spring.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Nov. 25.--At II O'Clock
this morning Judge Scott granted the su-
percedess in the Anarchists case. Messrs.
Black, SWEET and solomon started at once
to OTTAWA to have the Clerk issue the or.
der In pursuance to Judge Scott's instruc-
lions. Tho effect OF the order for the su.
persedeas will be to DELAY the execution
uutil the full bench Of the Supreme Court
has passed upon the questions raised for
new trial. II is estimated that in the or
dinary course of procedure a hearing and
decision can not be reachNl for six or eight
weeks, and that even 61Dugh the lower
Court Is sustained the sentence can not be
April. judge Scott's order granting the
supersedeas is purely formal Without
gong into any particulars, or giving any
reasons he simply certifies that in his opin-
ION there is reasonable ground for grant
ing the writn
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Hiqh Art In Counterfeitino

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.--A clever imitation
of five-dollar bill painted in oil by the
artist Harhett, and owned by Theodore
Stewart, winc-room proprietor of this
city, was seized yesterday by special
sent to Washington. The Secretary of the
Treasury will decide whether the artist
and owner Of the picture arc liable vo
prosecution as maker and possessor Of
counterfeit bank note. The picture is val
ued ut $1,000.
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An Occasion for Ihanksuiyina.

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 25-Twenty-eight
convicts in the State prison have been
pardoned by the Board of Pardons, ard
were released yesterday. Tho most noted
were L. A. Condit, who victimized many
Wall street brokers in 1882 by clever
operator who sent bogus order two years
ago to an Erie railway agent in the name
of an official, ordering money removed
from a safe ana placed where Sipple could
get it,
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Tho Atlanta's Trial Irjp,

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The new naval
cruiser Atlanta, which has been on trial
trip In the sound, returned to the Navy
Yard to-day. Her command. .r reported
failure to realize the requirements of the
contract specifications as to horse power.
She steamed at tho rate of thirteen knots
per hour easily with $500 horse-power and
1T is thought that with some alterations
of machinery she may realize the desired
rate Of IA 7.10 knots and 3, 100 horse power.
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"A Cincinnati doctor holds that it
Is possible for somnambulist to arise,
dress, walk a mile to girls house and
ask her hand in marriage without
waking up. That may be all true,
but we will wager a cent against seven
dollars he can't refuse to marry the
girl o month later and go through q
breach of promise trial without
awakening. II takes dead man to
go through that experience without
waking up.-M y Graphic.
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Swallowed Carboilc Acid.

WABASH, ND, Nov. 2s.-During the ab.
sence from home, yesterday, of the mother,
the seven-year-old daughter of Louis
Rinker, Miami County farmer, swallowed
q teaspoonful OF carbolic acid, which the
little one supposed to be medicine. The
child was found at the point of death.
Restoratives were of no avail. and the
sufferer died this morning. N
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A Raw Bean Causes Death.

Ralph Newman, promising young bust.
ness man Of Kansas City, occurred
yesterday from liberation of the pit of the
stomach. Newman had incautiously swal-
lowed, some days ago, a raw bean, which
gradually produced inflammation sufficient
to cause death. Six of the best physicians
in the neighborhood attended the patient,
but were unable to diagnose the case. The
cause of 'ath was not discovered until the
post mortem autopsy.
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"A juror in . New Jersey court
wanted to ask . witness il 1t was true
that he had ever been In State prison.
but the lawyer objected and the juror
put on his hat and walked out
and licked two officers who were
sent after him. He said IL Juror
hadn't any rights he didn't propose to
sit there. II they had rights he wanted
to know who had been In State prison
aud who hadn't. 's..
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lightning Change Of Partners.

WABASH, IND, Nov. 2s.-Mrs. John
sopher was, on Saturday, divorced from
her husband in the Wabash circuit court,
alleging cruelty and failure to provide.
The lady was granted decree shortly be.
fore dim +, and ut y. IN. she was again a
bride-promising to love, honor and cherish
Samson r. Smoke. This is said to beat ths
record ON divorce and quick marriages
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The New Two. Cent POSTAGE stamu.

WASHINGTON, Nov 2s.--The design for
the new two-cent postage stamp, which il
to be put into circulation about January
Of next year, has been selected. 1t was
prepared by Tiffany & Co., of New York,
and is said to be one OF the handsomest
specimens yet issued by the department.
The design presents au embossed head OF
George Washington in profile upon blue
tinted background.
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ACROSS GREENLAND.
Lieutenant Pearcy Finds New Route ID
ward the North Pole.


HALIFAX, N. g., Nov. 23.-Lieutenans
Pearcy, who has been on an expedition to
Green and for the purpose ofsati, flying him.
self - to the feasibility of traveli g across
that country and thus opening new route
for Arctic explorers, arrived here yester.
day on his way home in the United States.
Landing at q Danish settlement on the west
coast OF Greenland he journeycd eastward
for one hundred miles over unbroken fields
of snow. He then returned to the
starting place. This was his princi-
pal journey and he was accompanied on IL
by Q Danish official. He made several
short journeys alone. His observations
and experience satisfied him that Green.
land could be crossed from west to cast by
future expeditions to the North Pole. On
a hundred mile trip Pearcy and his com.
panions had to travel on snow shoes and
haul sleds containing their provisions
themselves, the snow being too soft for the
dogs. They experienced no hardships aud
returned to the coast in good condition.
On reaching point 90 miles inland the
elevation above the sea was found to be
$500 feet
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Another Conspiracy In BULGARIA.

sorIA, Nov. 25.-Another conspiracy
against the Government has been discov-
cred. Two officers, one Of them Russian.
Major Popo6 and tho Regent. The crime
was to have been committed at 5o'clock
this morning. Major Popoff discovered the
plot and caused the arrest OF the two
officers and two others who are implicated.
They will be tried in q few days.
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The Fsnians Fire Rossa.

New YoRK, Nov. 26.-At general con-
vention Of the Fsnian Brotherhood, hold in
this city on Tuesday and Wednesday of thu Q
week, all official connect on Of O'Donovan
Rosa with the Brotherhood was dissolved,
The government of the rder was thor
oughly reorganized. There arc various
rumors as to the cause OF Ross g releRa-
tion to individuality in Irish matters, but
the facts are closely guarded by those who
know them.