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, 1888-04-12
Kidnappers Fooled.

SAN Francisco, April lI.-Details
have cOme to light of a singular attempt
to kidnap and hold for ransom young
Florence Blythe, a l~4-year-old girl, who
claims 10 be the only genuine heir to a
large estate left by an eccentric San Fran
cisco millionaire, Thomas Blythe. Flor
ence lived with her qua. dian, Mr.. Perry,
in Berkely, a suburb across the bay from
this city. Several weeks g a boy who
lives near by was offered a large sum if he
would gain the confidence of Florence and
induce her to go to a retired place near
Berkely, where she could be captured.
He told the Perrys, and from his descrip-
ton the kidnapper was identified as DR..
Mark Rame, a disreputable San Francis
co physician, who, three years ago, made
a similar attempt TO abduct Florence.
Detectives were engaged and watch was
kept.
Rame lad persuaded a poor couple
named Mooney, whose child had mysteri-
ously disappeared, that Florence was
their daughter. He arranged for them
to call on the Perrys with one of his con
federates. The latter was to give the sig
nal to Rame and his pal outside of the
house, when they would rush in and in
the confusion carry off Florence. If re
s~istance were offered they would shoot.
The Moneys called and as soon as they
saw Florence declared that she was not
their child. They rose to go. The con-
federate failed to give the signal, so that
Rame and his pal, fearing detection,
turned and ran. A detective secured
Rame, but the other man escaped. Rame
was fully armed. He was locked up, and
in default of bail, was held. The police
discovered that the plot was concocted in
this city, where Rame had hired a house
in an outskirt where little Florence was to
be concealed until her guardians paid the
ransom demanded. AS the Blythe es-
state amounts to several millions, Rame
counted on a large reward.
, 1888-04-12
Foreign Notes.

BERLIN, April 1.-THE National
ZeituR1 says that the grand duke OF
Baden, the emperor's brother-in law, is
specially exerting himself to remove the
differences which now exist between the
emperor and Prince Bismarck, owing to
the proposed marriage of Prince Alex
ander to Princess Victoria.
The Breslau National Liberals and
Conservatives and the new electoral asso-
citation have called a meeting for to NOR
row to prepare a petition to the emperor
TO maintain Prince Bismarck in Office.
A rumor is current tonight that Gen.
Van SheltendOrf, minister Of war, will
shortly resign.
The Post says that all fear of Prince
Bismarck + ~resigning has disappeared and
that the idea of the bethrothal Of Princess
Victoria to Prince Alexander of Batten,
burg has been abandoned.
LONDON, April 1.-THE race for GI,-
600 between Aimes' yawl Atlantis and
Buffers Yacht Bridesmaid, from South
ampton to Madeira, was won by Brides
maid, which anchored in Funchal harbor
seven miles ahead of the Atlantis.
, 1888-04-12
. MEDIUM IN TROUBLE.
Madam Diss Debar Arrested
in New York.
Accused of Securing Property
of an Eccentric LAWYER
Through Fraudulent Spiritu-
alistic Manifestations.

New YORK, April ll.-Madam Diss
Debar, the alleged medium, who is ac-
cused OF securing the property of Luther
Marsh, an eccentric and wealthy lawyer,
through fraudulent spirituallstic manifes-
tations, was arrested tonight and locked
up at police headquarters. Her husband,
general Diss Debar, DIR. BENJAMIN
Lawrence and Frank Lawrence were also
taken into custody. The arrests were
made at the instance OF the Bar Associa
ton, which after careful consideration de-
cided to make an effort to save their
brother lawyer from the tolls of the siren.
One OF the atfadants In the case were
sworn to try James Randolph, late man
ager for the Madam. In it he details his
appointment by the Bar Association to
secure evidence and how he succeeded in
throwing the woman off her guard and by
diplomacy secured from her the methods
employed to hold the spell over Marsh.
lie swears from his knowledge acquired
in this way that the prisoners were in a
conspiracy TO cheat and defraud Marsh
out Of his real estate and personal prop
erty.
The affidavit of G. T. Solomon, brother
of the madam, exposed her true charac-
ter and history. muck of which has al
ready been made public through the
papers. Her career rs related by him is
a long story of fraud and swindling.
When seen by an Associated Press repre-
sentative to night Madam Diss DeBar
denounced her brother as a miserable
character and said she only saw Randolph
three times.
Lawyer Marsh appeared and offered
himself as bondsman for the party, but
was refused.
, 1888-04-12
Stocks and Cattle Markets,

New YORK, April 1.-THE stock
market was quiet to-day, and while firm
to strong i'll the forenoon reacted later in
the day and final prices show irregular
changes from those of last evening. The
transactions were for the most part done
by professional and trading elements, and
fluctuations were for the most part insig-
niicant.
Governments, dull and weak. Money
HOP per cent. Mining shares, dull.
Congratulated firm. Lake SIG So.
Petroleum opened strong at IT'S and
advanced to 782 in the early trading, but
weakened later on reports of new produc-
ton, and declined to 762. The bull
manipulators then checked the decline
and caused a rally, on which the market
closed strong at III. Consolidated ex-
change sales POS, 900 barrels. Opening
rs, highest 7S3, lowest 762, closing III.
Stock exchange sales, 695, 900 barrels.
Opening rs, highest 7S4, lowest II, clos.
ing 77s.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's. 1909; American Express, lO7;
Canada Pacific. 5S4; Canada Southern,
47}: Central Pacific, 1881; Burlington,
ll74; Delaware, Lackawanna, 1858; Den
yer Il Rio Grande, Is; Eric, "a; Lake
Shore, S7B; Louisville & Nashville, so;
Michigan Central, IS; Kansas & Texas,
l34; New York Central, l04f; Northern
Pacific, 203; preferred, Az; Northwest.
ern, log; Oregon Improvement, 40:
Navigation, S64; Transcontinental. 10;
Pacific Mail, 30f; Reading, 500; Rock
Island, l07; Milwaukee 4 St. Paul,
699i Texas Pacific, 224; Union Pacific,
5l5; United States Express, ~; Fargo,
100; Western Union, 734.
CHICAGO, April ll.-Cattle-Receipts
$500; market weak and a shade lower;
steers, s. 3095.l5; stockers and feeders,
$2.3O(@3.65 60; cows, bulls and mixed,
$l.25@3.60 60; Texas cattle, 81. 50@4l 10.
Sheep-Receipcs, 1000; market dull
and about steady; natives, So. 25(a5. 90;
Western, 81. 50@5.20; Texas, 50. 600
4.75; lambs, $5.OO96.l5.
Wheat Market lower. Cash, 733;
NJ ~, rs; June, 7Sg.
Corn-Market lower. Cash, 4Sg; May,
528; June, 52!.
, 1888-04-12
A Message to Mrs. ConKl1ng.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE follow
ing message was sent this evening by the
United States senate:
WASHINGTON, April. ll.-T0 Mrs.
Roscoe Conkling, Ne,o York. The un,
dersigned, friends of your distinguished
husband, beg to tender to him and to you
our deepest sympathies and to express
the earnest hope that he may be restored
to health and long spared to his country
and family and his former associates in
public life. d. w. Voorhees,, Jas. r.
Beck, 7. NJ. Cockrell, NJ. w. Ransom.
John H. Reagan. ELI Salisbury, Richard
Coke, John T. Morgan, Isham G. Harris,
A. p. German, Wilkinson Call, Joseph
h. Brown, J, G. S. Blackburn, James L..
Pugh.
, 1888-04-12
Getting Better.

New YORK, April 1l.-What was
thought to be the turning point IN ex-
Senator Coukling's condition came this
morning at 6:20 o'clock. While suffering
from one of his periodical attacks of de-
lirium, Mr.. Corkling paced up and down
the sick chamber. After ten minutes he
became exhausted and once more sank on
the bed. 1t was not long until he was
fast asleep. His physicians said that
much depended upon the condition of
their patient when he awakened and was
on tip-toe of expectancy.
DIR. Baker called at the patient resi-
dence at ten minute past 9 o'clock and
found his patient yet resting peacefully.
The doctor felt the patients pulse and
said it was more regular than it had been
for several days. Just then Conkling
awoke, and cordially shook hands with
the physician, who at once asked him if
Ahe would not take some soothing medi-
cine. The sufferer promptly replied IN
the affirmative, and as promptly took the
medicine given him Subsequently DR..
Barker in an official bulletin announced
to the members of the press that Mr..
Conklng was beginning to recover. "A
marked change for the better" he added
has taken place during the night"
A 6:30 p. m. Conkling was resting
-quietly and had been sleeping since 3
o'clock. At 1870 DIR. Anderson came out
and said that Oonkling was still sleeping.
DR.. Barker will give out an official bull
letin at 9 o'clock.
At 9:l5 DR.. Barker said the patient
had had a sound. healthy, deep sleep
from 3 O'Clock until $40 p. M, and that
his mental condition was excellent. The
sleep took away all strain from the nerves.
The chances of the senator's recovery
were improved. Twenty-four hours ago
his chances were one in a hundred, now
the chances are one in twenty-five that he
will recover. He has been strictly improv-
ing for the past four hours.
DR.. Hartley remains with the patient
all nipht.
, 1888-04-12
Charged With Triple Murder.

RICHMoND, Va, April 1I.-About
three months ago the wife of Quinnie
Whltten, living at Liberty, Bedford coun-
tY, died. Three weeks ago one of Whit
tens children died, and a week later an
other child succumbcd to some strange
disease. The death of the last child
caused suspicion to rest upon Frances
Morgan, a colored woman in the neigh
borhood, of whom Written had become
enamored. 1t was ascertained that before
the death of the wife and each child
Frances Morgan had visited the house
and given them a drink of what was sup
posed to be brandy. Soon after drinking
it each victim was seized with pain and
soon died. When this was discovered,
the bodies were disinterred and a post
mortem revealed poison. Frances was
arrested and is now in Jail charged with
triple murder.
, 1888-04-12
DECOYED FROM HOME.
Serious Charge Against En-
sign Ryan.
Love for the Stage a Foolish
Girls Downfall.
Senator Conkling's Condition
Improved,
Arrested for Abduction.

PTrTsBURG, April 1l.-Ensign Ryan,
United States navy, detailed here to in
spect the armor plate at Carnegie's works
for the government, and j.. Ill. MeadI
president of the Arctic Ice company
were arrested to-day on a charge OF abb
Quoting the II Year-oldi daughter Of w.
j.. Parsons, a prominent citizen OF Ale
gheny. The daughter, Rosa Parsons, is
the leading soprano OF the North Avenue
Nj. II. church choir, one OF the most
fashionable churches here. The charge
was made by Mrs. Parsons, who claims
to have discovered through detectives
hat her daughter was induced to go to
New York on the promise that she
would be secured a position in an operate
troupe and supplied with costumes. She
went to Trenton, N. j., stopped there
several days at the Windsor hotel under
the name of Mrs. Marshall, and was
Joined by Ryan and taken to New York,
where she is secreted in a flat on Broad
way.
The arrests have created a profound So
cial sensation. The daughter has been
missing ten weeks and her mother has
been searching for her everywhere, and
the most prominent citizens here, as well
as the pastors Of the churches, have been
interested in the hunt.
The parties were committed for hearing.
Lieut.. Eaton. who is in command here,
has been notified to suspend Ryan pend
ing the investigation. If the charge is
sustained Lieut.. Eaton says that Ran
will be dismissed from the service. The
prisoners were held in $40, 600 bail.
Two Of Inspector Byrne's detectives
found the missing Pittsburg girl in a
boarding house on Clinton place to day.
To the inspector she told the story of
meeting Ryan, who she knew on.y as j.
J. Marshall, at the home of a friend in
Pittsburg. He represented himself to be
a theatrical agent and the girl having a
longing to go on the stage listened to his
premises of assistance and consented to
leave home.
They went to Trenton and remained
there in a hotel several days living as man
and wife. Ryan her took her to a house
in New York and after a few days left her.
Since hen she has not seen him. When
her money was gone she secured a posi-
ton as chorus singer in an opera com
pany and has remained with them since.
When told that her folks would take her
back, Carrie burst into tears and promised
to return. She started for Pittsburg this
evening.
, 1888-04-12
Tunnelling Out of La1I.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, April IA Jail
delivery was prevented in this city to day
by the timely discovery by a deputy sher-
if. In an unoccupied cell in the east end
of the Jail the deputy noticed some old
clothes lying in a careless heap. He re-
moved them aud discovered a hole three
feet long and two feet wide made entirely
through the Jail wall, and: lacking only
sixteen inches of being through the con
crete 1t was probably the intention to
tunnel under the water closet. a distance
of about sixteen feet, to a wall which
opens out in the court house yard. -Four
iron bars were found, and with these tools
at their disposal the sheriff is of the
opinion that the work could have been
done in half a day. There are ffi y-six
prisoners in the jail, among them Hronck
and Bulling, the wife murderers. Hronck
is under sentence to be hanged.
, 1888-04-12
Killed by Ealing Walls.

PGTrsBURG, April IA wall of Has,
lagos building, which was recently de,
stroyed by fire, fell this afternoon, crush
ing a small building adjoining. A ser
want girl who was at work in the kitchen,
was instantly killed, and a number Of
Others were seriously injured. The natu,
raj gas pipes in the building were broken
and the escaping gas ignited and set fire
to the buildings, but the flames were sub
dued without much damage. The names
Of the killed and injured have not been
learned.
A later dispatch says: The report that
several persons were buried in the ruins
fortunately proved to be untrue.
, 1888-04-12
-E=3ON--
THE "SH00T AND BOO" MAN,

n ShUuI AND BLU" MAN,
Has reCeEUeG hjY immense
Spring Stock of Boots,
Shoes 0nd Slippers, and de-
sareS 10 state hiS claims IN
EGc0l' Of ais lnGRV CaSEO-
2lIeF'S and others iUHy they
lCIH GndUtO THEIR INTEREST
TO TRADE WITH HIM.
y CLHiIn TO SET the Uey.y
best goods and at prices
hsneqW0HeG im Cheyenne.
WIN my mcsU Spring
Stock, eUery department SS
HOIU complete 1CtFh HesU 1lsd
elegant styles.
\ carry the sUCH ksfOsUW
brands of E9EEE 8 yEcGs''S,
Bart s. F'OcKard'S, ana
Strong s. CARROTS GenE'S
fine Boots ana Shoes, Ed
aCtn G. HW1'E'S 0md y. e..
Bennett Is BGrII0rd'S
LGdteS' ana Misses fine
Shoes and SHIPPERS, IChsch
are the best zines made jls
america, and = am selling
at IOiCeI' prices than yOm
pay for inferior goods else
lChe1'e.
\ claim TO SeU 4he best
Gents So Shoe ft FOaC1i.
My $3.50 Mems Shoe as
equal IN eceTyreSpecEfO 0sty
So Shoe sold im the city.
\ claim 10 sell the 0csE
ICOThiH S"Ae0aS's shoe offered
im This market. Prices:
$3.50, $I:s5, and $2:25.
4 claim To sell for S. 90
French HID K0dy'S Shoe,
hand isssn or lCpLE, sChtch iIt
fI"nInesS, style and Gs as tie
equal of any and Superior
to many OfLhe So &RO cS SOEd
by other dealers.
\ claim TO SeU the 6cSE So
Md Shoes for ladies of
Xhsy hOase an the city.
EONer Inducements 10 yOw
al 10 tr0de IUiGh me.
Eh0ce reduced the price
or cceFy article ira nsy store
0nCt tCiH sell anything 5ss
The Foot, Shoe or EeNgher-
line 25 per cent cheaper
than 0Hy Other. house iHS
COICn.
S, BON,
Boots, Shoes, Slippers and Rubber Goods,
Leather and Findings,
BIZ, West Sixteenth street, Cheyenne
, 1888-04-12
War on Oleo.

New York, April l1.-Thos. Scholes,
a grocer of 26l First avenue, pleaded
guilty before Recorder Smyth in the gen
eral sessions to. day to selling oleOmarga-
rine in place of butter. The recorder
said that he remembered that three sus-
pended sentences for the same offense
were hanging over Scholes. He sentenced
the prisoner to three months in the peni-
tertiary. Scholes had expected 10 be
fined, and he burst into tears. This is
pretty hard Recorder, to send a respecta-
BILE man to prison to associate with crimi-
nails and thieves" said Scholes' counsel.
1T Is harder for decent people TO be
%swindled, said the recorder.
, 1888-04-12

Some of the members of the Barrymore
family were known by names rather APP
propriate to their character. Lord Bar
rymore, eldest of the family of Barry,
ran n short career, and bore the nick
name of 'Hellgate." His brother, the
Hon. Henry Barry, was clubfootcd, and
dubbed "Cripplegate,'' while the Hon.
and Rev. Augustus Barry, even less rep
utable thar the two others, went by the
name of "~Newgate," owing to his fire.
4uent inca%rcerations. The sisters ready
and copious use of oaths obtained for her
the sobriquet of ''Billingsgate ."-"Rec-
ords of Noble Families
, 1888-04-12
The brewery Must Close.

TOPEKA. April 1.-THE decree in the
Diebold & Hagelin brewery case, in which
the United States supreme court recently
sustained the constitutionality of the
prohibition law of Kansas, was to day
signed by Judge Brewer Of the United
States circuit court. The exceptions of
the defendants, that the decision of the
supreme court did MOI prohibit them
from manufacturing beer to be sold in
other Estates, was overruled, and the
United States marshal was to-day ordered
to close up their brewery at Atchison as a
NUISANCE.
, 1888-04-12

Chicago Philanthropist-What's the
matter, my poor man
Chicago Burglar (tearfully-I was in
that job the other night where Il good
citizen got killed. 1t was an accident,
and l feel so bad over it l want to give
myself up and explain how it happened.
well, why don't you do it2''
q can't find any of the police or
detectives. They're all off workin' on
clews.-Omaha World.
, 1888-04-12

Tourists all complain that there are no
more striking costumes left in Italy, and
that the people mere even in the back
rural districts strive to initiate Partisan
or English fashions. 1 am told that the
peasant dress as a picturesque costume
has disappeared except in the south of
1taly.-T. G. Crawford in New York
World.
, 1888-04-12

The use of gasoline as a fuel for small
motors is taken advantage of in a recent
invention of a small engine to be attached
to bicycles and ~tricycles. With this a
speed of ten miles an hour can be
attained on level ground. Sufficient fuel
can be carried for a run of twenty-five
miles, and the weight of the whole plant
with tanks filed, is but 1856 pounds. -
Chicago Times.
, 1888-04-12

The demoralizing influence of an in
come tax is thus recognized by the Eng
lish bench: Mr.. Justice Stephen recently
said in a case before him that tho
standard of public morals was so low
with respect to income tax returns thai
the admission of a false return SHOULD
not invalidate n mans claim to be be,
lieved on oath in relation to private trans,
actions. New York Sun.
, 1888-04-12
UntavorabIe SYMPTOMS.

New York, April l2.-Dr. Hartly is.
sued the following bulletin at 1870 this
morning: Senator Conkling's condition
las changed slightly for the worse. His
temperature is one degree more than it
was and his pulse beats six degrees faster
to the minute han it did at 6 p. m,
when it was ninety. This indicates a re-
turn of the delerium fever"
, 1888-04-12
F"rothertngham's suit.

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE Frothering-
ham suit against the Adams Express
company to recover 500 600 for false i'm
prisonment was continued to-day. The
dispositions of Haight and Whitrock, the
convicted robbers, were introduced, but
did not differ materially from the tcsti-
mony of the former trial.
, 1888-04-12
Denied

NEW YORK, April II. Recorder
Smythe to-day rendered his decision in
the Gould Sage matter. His honor de
MED the application to submit the com
plant of the Kansa5 Pacific b%ondholder.
to the grand jury.
, 1888-04-12

Along the upper Nile a wing of the
Barri tribe bleed their cattle monthly
and cook the blood with their flour and
meal. They esteem this a luxury and
the dish is eaten with great relish.
, 1888-04-12

l would rather be Henry Bergh with
a theory of mercy put to practice than
the noblest poet ever born who never did
anything but sing.-"Amber" in Chi
cago journal.
, 1888-04-12

So extreme was the cold in Austria
during the winter of 1851 that wolves
were driven into Vienna and attacked
cattle and men.
, 1888-04-12

The translation of the Bible was finished
in 1911 A. ID.
, 1888-04-12

| sell goods just as advertised. S. Kell
ner.
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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-06-07

Can any man who respects right
and justice approve and defend
these proceedings? We hold that
the first step should have been a sus.
pension from duty of the suspected
parties, and the next thorough in
vestigation, with the view to dis
covering the guilty and clearing the
innocent. On proof OF guilt a more
severe punishment than mere dis
missal from office should follow. But
punishment of any kind where the
right of defence is denied is repug-
nant to every principle of right and
reason. This is a feature in our
civil service practice which might be
easily eliminated, and should be.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-06-07
AN EARNEST APPEAL.

EDITOR BULLETIN: - A person
signing himself "Solidforreform"
purports to attack the "ILK" of
John F. Smith, Advertiser June l.
The matchless logic of his argu-
ment, the foxy cuteness he displays
at perversion, the indescribable
muchness of the sickening evapora-
tions of his matchless mental sever
age, all stamp the brazen forehead
of this mans reputation with the
brilliant legend "I-D-I-O-T."
IL ever we meet, my agitation
will know no bounds, and with one
hand on my pocket book and the
other ready to raise my hat to the
most prodigious child of Imbecility,
l shall have without further prelimi-
naries toproceed to kick the "Pope's
Nose" off him, to the betterment of
his understanding.
In conclusion will apologize to an
enlightened and decent public for
referring to this giant of elevated
vacuity, and welcoming his eIongat-
ed name to my vocabulary of incom-
parable stupids, pray with all of
you that this may be his last infic-
ton.
Murder, but do not write
john T. SMITH.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-06-07
THURSDAY, JUNE Z, 1883.
TO ZONE WHO KNOWS"

zone who knows in this morn
ing's Advertiser" invites the Bull
LETIN to give the name of the per-
son evidently" referred to in an
editorial of the latter paper yester-
day. If it is "evident" who is
meant, why should the name be re-
quired? Let Zone who knows"
give his name, and the BULLETIN
will forthwith furnish the cognomen
of its paragon. The present
anonymous Zone who knows" shall
not be .,debarred from giving "the
history of the appointment of the
person evidently referred to and the
reasons which impelled the present
Board to make the change" by lack
of opportunity for publication. Il
he does not 'feel justified IN tres
passing on the "Gazette" space
the BULLETIN columns are open tt
him, provided "the history" bear
his signature.