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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-06-08
SHOT IN A COURTROOM.

Mrs. Rawson, One of the Principals in a
Notorious Divorce Case in Chicago,
Makes a Murderous Attack on One of
Is Her Opposing Lawyers.
CHICAGO, June 2.-During the session of
the circuit court, Judge Egbert Jameson
presiding, another startling tragedy &C.
Cured in connection with the notorious
RaWson divorce case. Mrs. America Raw
son shot Mr.. Henry G. Whitney, the attor-
ney of her husband, Stephen W. Rawson,
the banker, in the courtroom, emptying
five barrels of a revolver, two of the charges
taking effect, inflicting wounds that will
probably prove fatal
1t is understood that Mrs. Rawson has
been in desperate state of mind since the
appellate court on Thursday refused to
grant her solicitors fees, and, in passing
upon the merits of her pending divorce
suit said inferentially that the testimony
was overwhelmingly against her. 1t is
also understood that Mrs Rawson claims
that Lawyer Whitney trumped up all the
testimony which went to show that she had
been guilty of infdelity to her husband
Last October Ralph Lee, the son of Mrs.
Rawson by 6. previous husband, shot Mr..
Rawson on public street in this city, for
which crime he is now suffering imprison-
ment Mrs. Rawson is in custody.
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Marked for Life.

CHICAGO, June 2.-As G. X. Murray, a
travelling salesman for an Eastern house,
was writing note in the rotunda of the
Adams Express building ON Dearborn
street, yesterday, G. T. Bell, a city drum
mer for Autograph firm, coolly entered
and walking close behind Murray drew as
razor from his pocket, and with one blow
severed Bells left ear from his head,
placed his trophy in his pocket and left the
building. Bell made no cutlery or attempt
to arrest the progress of his assailant, but
proceeded at once to secure the services of
a physician. The affair is shrouded in
mystery, even the usually keen-scented
Chicago reporters being unable to unravel
it. From all that can be learned, how
ever, it is thought that Bell, in the role of
an injured husband, took this novel method
0f revenue
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FOOD FOR BEES.

Plants That Contain a More Than Ordi.
nary Store of Sweets.
| believe that bee is not happy ex-
cept when employed gathering the
sweets that nature stores in certain
plants If you have no bee willow
near your apiary, procure few roots
or cuttings, and plant in low land near
the apiary. This will bring the earliest
pollen, which is the most useful The
bark will crack late in the fall, and
furnish harvest of honey after the
frost has killed all flowers. Also plant
few soft and hard naples, and tap
lightly in two or three places early in
the spring. These trees should be
near the house, as many bees are
chilled and lost in rambling for these
early sweets. Be sure and spare all
the Eastwood on your farm, and plant
few more in old pastures for shade.
Plant catnip-the more. the better
near the apiary., This is fine for the
young bees. Spare all the golden-rod
when moving the fence corners; also
the asters. The bees will tell you what
they are, when in bloom, if you do not
recognize your friends. Sow patches
of buckwheat July and 20, August 10
and September 1. .:>e.
Last, but not least, procure sup
ply of Simpsons honey-plant seed
from some reliable apiarist or seeds
man. 1t can be sown in hot beds and
transplanted the same as cabbage, or
be. sown in open ground. 1t will grow
any wherein fence corners or waste
ground, in woods-pasture, or cult
waited fields; should be planted two
and one-half feet apart. 1t is a certain
grower, whether cultivated or not.
This is beyond doubt by far the best
honey plant of all, giving steady flow
of honey from the middle of July until
killed by frost. The honey accumu-
.lates in cup-shaped flowers, and If re-
moved will almost Immediately fill
up again, thus affording an inexhaast-
ible supply faster than the busy work
ers can remove and store it. Ihave
noticed no disease in my apiary since
l have raised this honey plant. /
think the secret is that it keeps the
bees employed gathering good healthy.
honey, instead of trying to extract it
from deeaying fruit and vegetables
in the fall months, which they are sure
to. do unless they can work On some
thing better. 1t is medicinal plant,
but is not eaten or disturbed by live
stock of any kind, andwill take care OF.
itself after the first year. Itis. not.
noxious weed that will take possession
of your farm, but is easily exterminat-
ed. Cor. Country Gentleman.
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HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

When molasses is used in cooking
it is a great improvement to boil and
skim it before using. The raw, rather
unpleasant taste of the poor qualities
of molasses is much improved by this
process.
"A safe and comfortable saddle an
imal, says the Spirit of the Farm. is
seldom stylish, from the fact that
sure-footed horse-one of the most de-
sirable qualities in saddler-general-
ly carries low head.
Whenever fruit, ornamental or
shade trees are to be planted, dig
much larger and deeper hole than is
apparently required, fill the bottom
for at least one foot with good sur
face soil or rich mould; plant on this.
The hard soda soaps are prefera-
bic to the soft potash soaps for toilet
purposes, as the quality of all soaps
depends upon the character of their
constituents and the thoroughness of
their specialization. Good soaps must
not contain free alkali or any foreign
irritating substances.
Salt bags, with strong string
running through the top, are handy
when one is forced to boil several kinds
of vegetables in enc pot. Place each
kind of vegetable in a separate. bag,
and wrap the string around the handle
of the pot that it may be easily drawn
out. When they are cooked hang
them up for minute to drain.
"A small room can be made to APP
pear large by being covered with a
paper of subdued color, and without
any definite design. A sitting-room
can bear a shade that has cooling
effect, delicate gray, with scattering
of red on pink. In almost any case
soft shades of olive are restful to the
eye and form good background for
pictures.
Young poultry should be kept
under shelter until the dew dries off
the grass in the morning; cold and
dampness are in great measure fatal
to young poultry of all kinds; and
while it is best, when the weather will
permit, to give them a free range, at
the same time they must be kept dry,
even if it is necessary to pen them up.
Home, Farm and Factory.
Fruit Custards. Line deep dish
with sliced fruit of any kind or ber-
ries in their season, sprinkle with
sugar, then make a custard of pint
of milk, and when it boils add tea
spoonful of corn starch, the yolks of
two eggs, and one-half cup of sugar
well beaten together, and when it
thickens turn over the fruit after
cooling a little, beat the whites of
the eggs with two teaspoonfuls of
sugar to stiff froth and drop on top
in spoonfuls. Set ip cool place for
about two hours
There seems to be a well-founded
impression that sulphur will prevent
scab on potatoes-at least to consid-
cradle extent. The experiment is easily
tried and can do no harm, even if it
does no good. The simplest way to
try it would be to sprinkle the seed
(if cuD with sulphur and shovel them
over, so that each piece would be sure
to have considerable quantity ad-
herring. It would not be difficult if
whole seed is used, to dust each hill
thoroughly with sulphur before the
potato was covered. Let the expert
ment be tried on alternate rows in the
field, and then we shall know more
abOut IT, PbiIndeZq1hin Press
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AT sHERlDAN'S BEDSIDE.
The Sick Warrior Slightly Improved-He
Rallies from Mondays Attack and In.
~ SiSts on Having the News from ST. Louis.

The Sick Warrior Slightly Improved-He
Rallies from Mondays Attack and In.
= sists on Having the News from st. Louis.
WASHINGTON, June g. - Yesterday was a
favorable day for General Sheridan. He rested
quietly and apparently gained little strength.
The family feel quite cheerful. At no time has
the General himself gwen up hope of recovery,
and yesterday his mind was clear and he took
considerable interest in things generally. He
insisted upon knowing the news from the ST..
Louis convention, and dispatches from there
were read to him from time to time. While
there certainly has been an improvement in
his condition it must be borne in mind that
this is largely comparative and does not mean
that he is better than before Mondays attack.
Each attack leaves the General somewhat
weaker and it is this fact which causes such
grave apprehensions among his friends.
The Generals face, which was very full, is
somewhat thinner, and he has also fallen of
about the body. No one is allowed to see him
except the family and physicians.
The following bulletin was issued at mid.
night:
General Sherdans condition has not
changed materially since the last report. His
respiration continues regular and his pulse is
good in quality, ranging from 105 to 1913 to the
minute. His sleep during the entire evening
has been restful and he has only awakened at
regular intervals when required to take his
nourishment.''
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DRINKING IN FRANCE.
The Grape Failure-Substitutes for the
Distillation of Alcoholic Few Interest
Ing Figures-Insane Statistics.

The Grape Failure-Substitutes for tho
DistiIlation of Alcoholic Few Interest
Ing Figures-Insane Statistics. .
Some interesting figures have been
collected regarding the distillation OF
alcohol in France, by j. L. Rathbone,
our Consul General at Paris. Owing
to the prevalence of grape mildew and
phylloxera the total production of
alcohol from the French vineyards
fell off from Is, 14S, 900 gallons in 1871
SIS, 900 gallons in 1886. So bad were
the ravages of the phylloxera on the
vine that at one time it seemed as if
grape growing would have to be aban-
doned altogether. As there was
large demand for alcohol the farmers
looked to other sources from whence
they could obtain it. The chief sub
stitute for grape juice is now molass-
es, from which Is, 1872, 600 gallons of
alcohol, or nearly two-hfths the prod
ucts of the entire country. were OBJ
lained last year. Beet juice is also
largely used, and about 100000 gal
Ions of alcohol are obtained from beets
alone. Distilled grain furnishes IA, $780,
900 gallons, while potatoes yield nearly
100000 gallons, making up the loss
caused by the decay of the vineyards.
How much of this is sold as alcohol,
and how much, colored and favored
to suit the taste, is disposed of as
"French brandy" and wine our Con-
sui fails to state. but no doubt the
French are wide awake enough to
make the kind of spirits which sell the
best. Much of our so-called "im-
ported wine" which we get under
gaudy wrappers, is, no doubt, made of
distilled potato juice, colored with
cochineal or burnt sugar, and just
soda water enough added to give it the
proper "snap" and sparkle. Perhaps
it may be just as good as the genuine
grape product 1t has alcohol enough
to produce the requisite "kick," and
so long as the drinkers do not know
the difference until they size up their
heads the next morning few care about
the ingredients.
General Rathbone also furnishes
some valuable figures regarding the
workings of prohibitory laws in
France In 1873 a law was passed
enacting penalties against intoxicated
persons found in the streets, in public
drinking houses, or in any other pub
lie place, and against, those selling
liquors to them. The number of con-
vietions under that head for the past
twelve wears has been as follows:
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DAKOTA.

There was no truth in a recent rumor
that Indian troubles were feared near Gel.
richs, The Indian agent at Pine Ridge re-
ported all quiet
The Baptists of Glendale have let the
contract for 50, 600 church building
The first labor strike ever reported in
Deadwood occurred the other morning, but.
was arbitrated before the men quit work.
The other day the farmers of the sur.
rounding country met at Carthage sand
perfected the organization of the Farmers
Elevator Company.
George Daggle, of Sioux Falls, died from
poison at Clarion, Ia, recently. His wife,
who is an actress of Ford's Dramatic Com
pany, was known to have purchased NOR
phine, and it was not known whether it
was case of accident, suicide or murder.
three-ton organ has been added to the
equipment of the Baptist church at Yer
million.
The st. Lawrence brick-yard is manu-
featuring six thousand brick per day.
The Masonic fraternity at ST. Lawrence,
has organized chapter of the order of the
Eastern Star.
A young gentleman at Bismarck, Weldon
webster, has invented typewriter that
double discounts the machines in use. as
far as speed is concerned. 1t will make
eighth words minute in the hands of
fair writer
5Deadwood is the headquarters for over
two hundred mining companies.
Mrs. Spencer and Miss Mcclellan. one
the wife, and the other the daughter of a
| raneher, were drowned the other day near
Rapid City. They slipped off foot-log
crossing stream which was highly swollen
| by the late rains.
The largest acreage of corn ever planted
| in Bon Homme County was put in this
year.
A petition is being circulated and numer
ou signed throughout the Black Hills
bes G that one day in seven be given to
| the n RS.
James H. Black, of Potter County, re-
Gently lost by fire his house, furniture,
| clothing and every thing that he had in the
line of necessary household articles.
The members of the bar of Dakota have
called a convention of the lawyers of Da-
kota to be held at Huron July 12, 1888, for
the purpose of considering measures which
may aid the cause OF a division of the Ter
ritory, and the admission to the Union Of
South Dakota and~.North Dakota as two
States.
There is talk of reviving the chain gang
on a grand scale at Sioux Falls as ssolu-
.tion of the bum problem.
The Territorial Commandery, knights
Templar, which includes eleven command
cries, having total membership of about
eight hundred, held its annual session ss
Gently a berdeen.
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MINNESOTA.

Gustave Edison and companion, both
Swedes, entered lottery shop in st. Paul
the other day and won two cigars, which
they smoked. Both became violently i'll al
once, and Edison died in short time. His
companion recovered.
A Minneapolis jury has awarded Mrs
Luther, pretty widow of thirty five years,
a verdict for $4,000 damages against man
named Luther, rich bachelor lumberman,
for breaHh-of- promise.
Joshua Egbert, pioneer resident Of
Wabasha, died the other evening aged
eighty-four years.
Warren Granger, for many years real
estate dealer of Buffalo, N. Y, where he
was one of the organizers of the Repub
lican party, but for the past year resi-
dent of st. Paul. died the other day, aged
seventy one years.
Crops in the Northwest have materially
improved and wheat in Southern Mime.
sofa is now in better condition than
thought possible a month ago.
Andrew Nelson was killed by passenger
train near Heron Lake recently. He was
supposed to have been intoxicated.
The late Commodore Kittson, of st. Paul,
was member of the Minnesota Legisla-
ture from the Pembina district in 1851 and
to attend the sessions of that body was
obliged to travel five hundred miles by dog
sled or on snow shoes.
A Mr.. Gardner, from Wisconsin, in at
tempting to board cable-car in St. Paul
few days ago received injuries from
which he soon died.
The dead body of Frank Schoenert was
found by his wife in the alley in the rear OF
their residence at Minneapolis few day
ago. The indications pointed to murder.
The warehouse connected with the St.
Anthony elevator at Alexandria burst the
other morning. 1t contained thirty thou
sand bushels of wheat The building was
a total wreck.
The body of the man Bonville, who was
tortured and killed by the Indians near
Duluth, was found recently.
E. d. Church miller, of Sterling, ILL.,,
with syndicate of Duluth business men,
have made arrangements to build a -four
ing mill in Duluth with capacity capital Of
six thousand barrels. The mill will be the
largest in the world.
John Fitzgerald, an English oarsman and
trainer, has arrived at Duluth to act as
trainer for the Duluth Boat Club.
The annual examination of the classes of
the Minnesota School for the Deaf took
place at Fairbault a few days ago. This
year completes the first quarter century Of
the existence of the institution.
The worlds record for rapid loading of
wheat was recently beaten at elevator ''H, -
in Duluth. The steamer Monteagle made
fast to the dock, adjusted six receiving
spouts, took on SO, 200 bushels of wheat, and
was away from the dock in forty mine min
utes.
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MICHIGAN.


Rev. John H. Foley, of Baltimore, has
been appointed Bishop of the Catholic do
cese of Detroit.
r. B. Bohn's saw and planning mill near
Charlotte was burned the other day. Loss,
So, 1000; no insurance
Ida LIE Fevre, aged nine years, of Carrie
ton, tried to light fire recently with kero-
sene, and was burned so that she died in
two hours.
The State Central Democratic Committee
met at Detroit recently and fixed the State
convention for that city July 10.
The stock of Metcalf Brothers, the bank
rupt Detroit merchants, was sold few
days ago to H B. Clafiin & Co., of New
York, for S2O7, 800 Creditors would be
paid forty cents on the dollar.
c. H. Hackley has given 00,000 for a
public library in Muskegon. The school
board are made trustees.
A. r. Richardson, prominent farmer,
was killed near Alpena recently, being run
over by a heavy land-roller.
James Peniman, of Grand Rapids, who
married four wives explained his conduct
in court by saying he was insane. He was
convicted Of bigamy, however, and sent to
Jail for five years.
Charles Knapp, night marine reporter
at Port Huron, was drowned recently
while delivering messages ito tow in the
river.
The Central Michigan Alumni Associa-
tion of the University of Michigan held
their annual banquet at Battle Creek a few
days ago.
Mrs. Watkins, aged sixty years, and her
upset in buggy by runaway colt in Con-
cord few days ago, and both were fatally
injured.
The jury disagreed in the case of W. N,
Brown, of Mt Pleasant, charged with cut
ting pine On Indian reservation land.
Forest fires were recently running along
the Mackinac division of the Michigan
Central railroad, and promised to do
large amount of damage this season.
Rush j. Coon, boiler-maker, aged
twenty-eight years, was killed by the fall
of a rudder on which he was working in
Wheeler's ship-yard at Bay City few
days ago.
Thomas Probert, Detroit taxidermist,
and his son John, went fishing at Brighton
beach few days ago. At a point two miles
below on the river the boat was upset by
sudden squat, and the little boy clasped his
father closely around the neck and both
were drowned.
Charles Wakelee, of Battle Creek, has
shilling in scrip which bears the date OF
October 25, 1775. IT was issued according
to an act of General Assembly of Pennsyl-
via in the fifteenth year of the reign Of
his Majesty George ILL., On the back is
inscribed: "To counterfeit is deathn
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A Se 900. 900 Cattle rrust Sale

CHICAGO, June 2.-The. announcement
was made Thursday that a very
large amount of the American cattle
trust stock had been sold to one in
dividual. Inquiry proved that Mr. Nelson
Morris, president of the Fairbank Canning
Company, was the purchaser and that he
had invested S2,OOOO0O in the cattle trust.
This is one of the largest sales consum-
mated in Chicago for many months
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Three Men Killed.

WYANDoTTE, Mich, June 2-Early Fri
day morning the boiler in the plate mill of
the Eureka iron and steel works exploded,
wrecking the entire building at loss of
s1c, 900, killing three employees and seriously
injuring number. The dead are Terry
Mccoy, aged go, night Waterman; Patrick
Finn, aged %, and George Green, aged 80.
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Ingersoll to Nominate Gresham

New York, June 2-Unquestionably
the great oratorical event of the Repub-
lican National convention will be the
speech of Colonel Robert g. Ingersoll, as
1t was in the Republican convention. of
1876, when, for the first time he christened
Blaine, the Plumed Knight. Colonel In
gersoll has been invited by the delegates
of Illinois, his native State, to present
Judge Gresham's name to the convention.
and has agreed to do so. This will be the
Coloners first participation in politics for
several years, and if Gresham should be
nominated he may be expected to take the
stump.
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One of the generally credited theories
that no one in France is made insane
from excessive use of alcoholic drinks
is exploded in General Rathbone's re-
port. The following statement, pre-
pared by the Ministry of the Interior,
shows the total number offnsane per-
sons admitted = into public asylums.
and the number and percentage fper-
sons whose insanity has been caused by
the abuse of spurious liquors:
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-"What made the tower of Pisa
lean?" asked the school commi ttee
man of the candidate for teacher he
was examining, and the young man
answered absent-mindedly: az don't
know, sir, am sure, unless it may have
spent winter in District No. 4, board
ing round. "--SomeTcille Journal.
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lie 1 d V y L
which these
materials en-
joy is due to
the fact that
a gown Of
this silk is
always lady
l i Ike a n d
dressy in ap-
pearance, it
is cooler and
pleasanter for
hot. waathar
w e ar than
silks Of near
ly any other
kind, and it
lends itself to
graceful dra-
p l n G s, and
though sup
pie, it is firm
i n texture,
and is far less
l i a b lie to
crunlple or
grow limp.
r II 81
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"A Yankee walked into a Massach

"A Yankee walked into a Massachu.
setts court one day and spent some
time in watching the proceedings. By
and by man was brought mp for con-
tempt of court and fined. Vhereupon,
the stranger rose and said: ''How
much was the fnep'' "FiEe dollars"
replied the usher. .'WelL'' said the
stranger, laying down the money, eff
that's all, I'd like to jine in. I've had
few hours experience of this court
and no one can feel a greater contempt
for it than I do. Ard am willing to
pay for 1T
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The all-pervading sense of depend
ence upon some one else, which char
acterizes the office-seeking class, is
illustrated in a brief conversation at
the National capital Johnny"
called out an anxious Washington
mother, ''jes you stop fingin' stuns at
them boys" ''Why, ma?'' demanded
the young Philistine. "Becos their pa
is your pas nfooence, N # you 60 to
THROWN stuns, yer dad'll be out'n a
lob. ~ Youths Communion,
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Damaged by Frosts.

+ CHICAGO, June 2.-Heavy frosts were re-
ported Friday from East Tawas and Tustin.
Mich, as having damaged vines, clover and
fruit, and a severe hail storm from Spring
field, Mo-, that injured all crops and ruined
some wheat and corn fields.
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Mr.. W. S. GAME, NJ p, of En-
gland, who has been travelling in
Japan, reports that, with population
of 81, 000 000 that country has only TO-
600 paupers.s He attributes this to the
fact that they drink tea there instead
of beer whisky and other intoxicants,
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"A Texas railroad clerk having
been annoyed beyond endurance by
inquiries as to whether that was "the
right time, placed the following
placard under his clock: "This is a
clock; it is running; it is right; set
every morning at ten o'clock; now,
keep your mouth shut. "-Mocking