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The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June Icy esterday
morning the Cleveland fast express on
the Pittsburgh q Lake Erie railroad,
running at a speed of thirty miles an
hour, ran through a misplaced switch in
the company's yard at Charters Station,
and collided with a loaded freight car
standing on the side track.
The engineer and fireman jumped from
the cab, escaping with slight injuries.
Baggageman McDermitt was fatally in
iured. Conductor Irwin was badly
bruised, but will recover. Several pas
sengers were slightly injured by flying
debris. The engine, baggage car and
one coach were totally wrecked.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22

an earlier age than any of his ancestors. His
grandfather, William L, of Germany, was sixty.
three years old when, en- the death of his father,
he was crowned King of Prussia. En-.
peror Frederick Ill was fifty'seven at the time
Of his succession. The present Emperor was
his grandfather's S favorite, and has always been
more in harmony with the policy of Chancellor
Bismarck than his father. He is at heart a
soldier, and is so thoroughly German, that he is
said to detest his own mother because she is
English. At the funeral of his grandfather he
refused to walk with her. His hatred of the
Russians is even more violent than his dislike
for the English, and it is expected that
his rule will not be without accompani-
ments of war. He refuses to drink cham
pagne because it is a French wine. His inti-
mates have been the Crown Prince of Austria,
a very dissolute young man, and Count Herbert
Bismarck. He was carefully educated, receiV-
ing his early instructions under private tuition.
He well grounded in the classics, lam
guages and mathematics, and was then sent to
the gymnasium at Cassel, where he was pre-
pared for the University at Bonn. He
worked hard and was allowed but
few privileges. He showed a special
fondness for military history and things mill
tary. 1t is said of him while at Bonn
that he was more fond of the soldiers black
bread than OF the white bread given him, He
was superior to most of his fellows in swim.
ming and several other branches of athletics,
He was much indulged by the students Of the
university, who consented to produce plays
written by him. One of these plays, which was
not thoroughly worthless, was ''Charlemagne," ="
being founded on historical incident. He was
placed in the First Regiment of the Guard as q
First Lieutenant after he had obtained his de
gree at Bonn in 1877.
He served faithfully and was, at the
time he became Crown Prince, Colonel Com.
mander of the Hussars of the Guard. He has
been wild any HOhenzollern, though not
more vicious than his associates who did not
have the temptation with which, because of his
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22

public eye, and issued
from the unparalleled
struggle heir-apparent
to the imperial crown he
has just laid down.
Popular all over the
Fatherland, he was most
happily placed in the
command of the South
German troops, which,
together with two Prus-
<sian corps and the
Jproper cavalry divisions
fmade up his army. The
order of mobilization
went out on the night
of July 10, and on August
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22
DepIore the Emperor's Death.

PAR1s, June 16.-M. Goblet proceeded
to the German embassy Immediately upon
receiving news of the Emperor's death,
and offered his coincidence. The other
members of the Cabinet called and made
similar expressions during the evening.
The Paris newspapers. without exception,
depIote the Emperor's death, and pay
tribute to his manliness and peace-loving
disposition.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22


the precursors Of still
greater changes. and
the old forms were be-
ginning 70 give place to
new. bis father, then
Prince William, was
.the secono son Of Fred
serick William III, who
assembled the Prussian
throne II 1877. the year
when the child was
born who came TO be
proclaimed G erua a n
Emperor in the palace
OF the grand monarque-
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22
BIOGRAPHICAL.

Frederick III, known first as Prince Fred
erfck William. and then the Crown Prince,
was born hfty-seven years ago. on October Is.
1881, when Europe was shaken BY revolutions
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22

receiving visits from his son, the 4aperia
Crown Prince William, from Prince Bismarck
and Count Won MoItke.
THE NEW EMPEROR
Emperor William III. was born in January
1853. and is therefore twenty-nine years old. He
was married February p, 1881, TO Augusta Vic
toria, daughter OF the late Duke Won Schleswig-
Holsten. Four children have been born to
them, the eldest being William, born May 6,
1882. The Emperor succeeds to the throne at
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22
A Slight Improvements in the Condition
Of General Sheridan.

WAsRIEeTos, June 15.-The bulletin is
sued by General Sheridan's physicians at
nine O'Clock tonight says:
General Sheridan's condition al this hour re-
mains substantially the same az the last
bulletin, with possibly slight Improvement.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22

Frederick W1lEtaza- Of the grand monarque.
uis mother was Princess Augusta Of SAKE
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-22

AS soon as the news Of the death Of
Emperor Frederick reached London the
flags Of the American and other legations
were displayed at half-mast.
OK receipt Of the news of the Emperor's
death numerous messages Of coincidence
were sent to Empress Victoria from En-
gland. The Queen instantly telegraphed
her daughter a sympathetic letter. The
Prince Of w ales left Ascot, where he was
attending the races, Immediately.
TELEGRAms state that Mr.. Blaine will
not talk politics with those who call upon
him.
A SPECIAL to the New York Times, Of the
18th, from Chicago, said Mrs. Logan had
entered into the canvass for Governor
Alger with old-time energy, spiced with
a tinge Of bitterness toward other candi-
dates.
A WASHINGTON special of the 18th. said:
''The Republican platform of 1888 has
been practically written in Washington,
and all that the committee on resolutions
in Chicago will be required to do will be
to dovetaiI the planks together and trim
down the edges so as to make workman
like job of the whole"
THE following telegram Of coincidence
was sent by Miss Clara Barton, president
of the American Red Cross Society, who
Is personally acquainted with the En-
press Augusta and the Grand Duchess Of
Baden, sister of Emperor Frederick, to
the Empress and Grand Duchess: "Our
prayers and hearts are with you in this
night of Woe"
MAYOR HEWITT OF New York said he
did not feel justified in ordering the flags
over the City Hall at half-mast because
Of the demise of Emperor Frederick, but
stated that he would do it if so requested
by the Common Council.
On the 10th Jay Gould returned to New
York apparently in his ordinary good
health.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
Common Sense About Trusts,

There is no disposition on the
part of believers in protection to
defend any of these trusts which
wrong the people, and it is fraud
to represent them as parts or fruits
of the protective system. On the
contrary, the only largely success
fnl trust, the Standard Oil Com.
pany, deals with a product on
which thore is 10 duty, and which
has meyer been in any way aided
by the tariff. The plain truth is
that these combinations to prevent
competition are radically hostile to
and are destined to defeat the very
object of the protective system,
which il to secure ultimate cheap
ness of products by encouraging
home competition. ANY trust or
other association which really de.
prives the people of the benefit that
protection is intended to confer,
and does confer upon them, must
be regarded as an enemy Of tho pro.
tective policy. But that statement
can only by willful dishonesty be
distorted into a railing accusation
that any and all trusts, assooia-
tlnns, and combinations of produ-
GERS are public enemies, or hostile
to the principles of protection, or
that they do deprive the public of
benefits. Some of them confer
bendts and deprive the public
of none. Honest and genuine re.
formers will judge each OF these
combinations or trusts on its own
merits and according to Its actual
behavior aud cfects.-~AeO York
Tribune,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
Twenty-FOur Hours in the Power of
a Mailman.

A dispatch from Fergus Falls,
Mimi, says: "Albert Dodge told
his wife Tuesday night that they
ought to 90 to Heaven at once.
She ran out of the house and met a
neighbor pamed Jenne. Dodge
went into the yard and cOaxed them
both to come in. lie then locked
the doors and put down the cur.
tains and began talking religion.
Meanwhile word had been sent to
the police station and three police
men arrived. They tried every
ruse to have Dodge open the door,
but he refused, and as he had the
keys in his pocket his wife and
JENNIE were pOwerless. On his
table was a double barrel led shot
gun, loaded and cooked, with cart
ridges and ammunition lying
around, and in his pocket a revol-
yer and a huge knife. Matters re-
NAMED in this shape until Wednes-
day night, when the police broke in
a window and entered Dodge ran
into another room and raised his
revolver to kill his wife. She
grasped his wrist and turned It as
he fired, and the bullet entered his
own brain, Dodge had been brood
ing over religious matters for some
time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
Iowa Floods.
From the Baltimore Sun, 9TH.

From the Baltimore sun, TN.
A dispatch from Chicago last
night says: The greatest freshet
ever known IN that country was eX-
perienced last night in the town OF
Rock Falls, Iowa. The heavy rain
of Thursday loosened the water in
the creeks, which poured in tor
rents into the Shell Rock river,
forcing it beyond its banks and
loosening the ice gorge, which
came down the river with such
force that everything IN its course
was swept before the floods. The
village Of Rock Falls was complete.
~ inundated; houses and barns
were crushed and swept away, and
in some instances no vestige re-
mains of what was before a sub.
stantial structure. The bonse of Mr..
Cruikshank, where he lived with his
wife and three children, was crushed
like an eggshell. The husband,
hearing the roar of the torrent of
ice and wateP, got out of bed, aud
before be could light lamp the
water in his chamber was up to his
waist. He pushed two Of his chill
dren through a trap.dOOf, follow
ing them, his wife with her babe
refusing to leave. The woman
rushed with her child to the upper
story of the hOnse just as it was
yielding to the force of the flood,
and escaped through the root by
jumping on the floating ice, where
they remained for two hours, until
daylight, when neighbOrs rescued
them. A house in which Mrs. An.
derson lived, with her five children,
was swept from its foundation and
lodged in some trees, the woman
and children escaping on the float
ing ice, where they remained bare
footed and in their night clothes
until daylight, when the water re.
coded and their rescue was effected.
Cakes of ice three feet thick are
piled upon one another ten to ff-
teen feet high.
kilograms from dozen points in
Dakota report heavy rains and
floods. AT South Hart the railway
bridge has been swept away. The
food on the Missouri Immediately
above Sioux City, Iowa, has been
the most disastrous since the inun-
dation of 1881. Near Stansgar,
Iowa, four boys were drowned in
attempting to cross a swollen
stream.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
A Change of Heart,
POLYGAMY EVIDENTLY LOSING
GROUND AMONG THE NOR.
MONS IN UTAH.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, April T.
The Mormons are holding their an.
nual conference here. MILFORD
Woodruff, in behalf eff the twelve
apostles, has Published an epistle
to bis people, in which he dwells at
some length upon their duties as
members Of the Church of Christ.
IL differs much in tone from the
epistIes OF his predecessors. II
some of the names were changed it
might be read without exception
being taken to 1t 70 any orthodox
congregation. The late John Tay-
Tor In his addresses appeared to
think it necessary to advocate ana
defend pOlygamy by the strongest
appeals TO the Old Testament aud
the new revelation whether Wood.
ruff thinks this impOltic or has con-
cluded that the day has passed. in
this country to attempt to convince
American people that such a sys.
TEN is detensible upon any grounds
does not appear, but it may be
counted a healthful sign for Utah
and her future that this distasteful
doctrine is not Haunted in the face
of public opinion. | understand
that young Clawson, who has
Just been released from the pen
IteutIapy, delivered an address
in the tabernacle, in which he used
some expressions fayoring polyga-
my, but his remarks we're viewed
with much dsfavQr by leading cid.
eTs. Whether the movement is
genuine or not, there is evidently a
great change in tone on this sub.
ject, which of itself is a great gain.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
State Board of Agriculture.

RICHMOND, VA, April 5.-Gov
error Lee today appointed the
following members of the State
board Of agriculture, created under
an act OF the last Legislature
First district, r. s. A. Brown, OF
Accomac; second, James S. Beale,
OF Isle of Wight third, Normand
Smith, OF HenricoJ fourth, W. b.
Malloryy 9th, VIM. Y. Sutherlin,
of Danville; sixth, r. V. Gaines.
Of Charlotte; seventh, II. L. Ly-
man, of Albemarle; eighth, S.
Wexford Oorhin, of King George
ninth, George w. Palmer, of Wash.
ington; tenth, Absalom Koiner, of
Augusta.
Under the law, those from the
first, third, fifth, seventh and nlnth
districts are appointed for two
years, the Others tor four years. OF
the above number four are repuh-
liOans, as the law requires.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
0skaIoOsa in Gentle Hands.
TUE KANSAS TOWN THAT FOR A
YEAR WILL BE GOVERNED By
LADIES.

TUE KANSAS TOWN THAT FOR A
YEAR WILL BE GOVERNED By
LADIES.
A special to the New York WOrld
from Oskaloosa, Kan, April 4th,
says: The good ladies of this city
who consented to take the reins OF
city government into their hands
and try to improve upon the ways
of their loTds and masters have
leaped suddenly and Unexpectedly
into fame. Mary d. Lowman is
the wife of the register of deeds,
and the mother of two children, and
is at present the efficient assistant
in the Office of the register of deeds.
Hannah A. Moore is the wife OF
one of the clty's most prominent
attorneys. Sarah f.. Balsley is
the wife of DIR. j. w. Balsley, a
leading physician. Mrs. Carrie
JOhnsOn's husband is cashier IN
the OSkal00sa bank. Mrs. Mlttle
Golden is the wife of an expert
mechanic, and the mother of two
bright little girls. The four first.
named are handsome, matrOnly
ladies Of middle age or past, and
the last two are younger in years
and girliSh in form and feature.
They are highly intelligent and
universally esteemed ladies, and
have the confidence of the com.
munity in their ability to success.
fully manage the city affairs. They
were given a serenade by the band
after the vote was counted showing
their overwhelming victory, and
there is a general disposition TO
give them every encouragement.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
Kissed Her Child TO Life.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April c.
Last night the little daughter of
A. @. Swift, Deputy Postmaster at
Nebraska City, Neb., was pronounc'
ed dead from typhoid pneumonia,
and had all the appearance of
death. The mother could not be
persuaded to leave the little one.
About 3 o'clock this morning her
screams Of Joy awoke the whole
neighborhood, and several persons
entered to find the child sitting on
its mothers lap, refreshed and ap.
parently well. 1t has improved
steadily since then, and is doing
excelIently to night. The mother
says that she was weeping over
the ipanImate form and was kiss
ing the cold lips in an agony OF
grief, when suddenly the little one
opened its eyes and the next In
slant threw its arms about her
neck,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
Cast Away on a Rocky Isle.
ROMANTIC BUT PERILOUS ADyEN
TURE OF TWO YOUNG MEN on
THE GULF OF MEXICO.

DETROIT, April IA special
from Adrian says : VIM. &. Valid
by, a prominent young man OF this
place, has returned home from
Florida to recover from the effects
of a trying adventure that makes
him believe that DefOe really ex-
perienced some of the adventures
described in "RObinsOn Crusoe."
Mr.. VALIDITY went on a Watching
expedition recently with a com.
panion along the coast of the Cult
of Mexico. During a storm they
were cast on the rocks on small
uninhabited island not more than
two miles from the mainland.
Their boat was wrecked, and after
three days they began to give up
all hope Of rescue, no boats passing
near the island. There grew some
Wild berries on the island and these
served to prevent starvation. All
efforts to build a raft with their
jack knives from driftwOOd failed,
and they were reduced to the last
extremity.
Mr.. VALIDITY had a large bottle
OF quinine with him, aud on the
fifth day he decided to make a try
for the mainland by swimming,
first taking the contents of the
bottle to give him strength. After
beng several hours in the water he
reached the shore at a point sever.
al miles from any habitation.
VALIDITY was naked and had to
walk along the fllnty coast tor six
miles before he saw a human being,
to whom he related his sufferings
and the danger of his companion
on the little island. lie was taken
in charge, and after several hours
boat was found to go to the island
and bring off the other man, who
had by this time given VALIDITY up
for dead and resigned himself to
his fate. The shock to Mr.. VALID
by's system IS very severe, and if
he RECEIVERS 1t will be only after
months OF careful nursing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
A Romantic Story from Chicago.

The attempt of a young and beau.
tiful girl to commit suicide brought
to the knowledge of the Chicago 20.
lice, Thursday evening, a romantic
story of love and disappointment.
Early in the evening a woman ran
breathlessly into the Canalport
avenue station and asked for help
in preventing her sister from TAX
ing poison. She was Mrs. Julia
Durkin, of No. 3 Leslie street, and
with her lives her sister, Miss Ag.
mes Masters, 10 years old, hand
some in face and figure. Lieuten-
ant Rhem accompanied Mrs. Dur
kin over to her home. The girl
was sitting at table with her face
buried in her arms. She was only
prevailed upon to tell her story by
her sisters partial recital of it to
the lieutenant Agnes had been a
gOverness IN the aristocratic home
of a wealthy and well.knOWn man.
ufactuFer living on West Monroe
street. The name Of the family
was given to LieHt. Rhem, but the
latter refuses 10 reveal it for publ.
cation In this family was 90
yeaT-Old boy, the eldest son and the
pride of the family. The boy fell
deeply in love with the pretty gov.
erness, and she reciprocated his affec-
ton. They were secretly engaged,
tearing to tell bis parents. The boy
proposed runaway marriage, but>
Agnes objected to this, and urged
that no further delay should be
made in confdlng the story of their
love and engagement to the parents.
The father was first approached,
and with him it was easy to carry
their point. lie had been greatly
prepossessed in the girls favor, and
when fully assured that the attach.
ment was a sincere and lasting one,
gave his consent to the marriage,
and offered to set his son up'in bus.
mess. But the aristOcratic mother
violently opposed the match when
she was told OF it, and, calling Ag.
mes upstairs, she rudely ordered
her to leave the honse. Agnes
went back to live with her sister.
and for couple OF months she kept
up her courage, the young man
making daily visits to her. A
month ago these visits suddenly
ceased. Only recently she learned
that the son had been sent TO En..
rope at the request OF bis mother to
see if absence would not cure the
The deserted girl has
plned away, her health failing daily,
becoming all the while more morose
and abstracted IN her manner
About six o'clock Thursday even
ing she went to the drug store OF
Druehe & Franken, corner of Hal
sted street and Canalport avenue,
and honght a box of poison. The
drug clerk suspected her motive
and ran over TO the house to mott.
fy Mrs. Durkin. The latter
found Agnes in her room
about to take the poison and
it away from her lips just
10 time. Then she locked the girl
In the room and ran to the police
station. Agnes declares her inten-
tion of making way with herself at
the first opportunity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
Thinks He's Rip Van Wrinkle.

MACON, GA, April "a colored
man named Jack Wilson attended
Joe Jefferson's play OF drip Van
NinkIe" few weeks ago. From
that time he has developed long
ing to initiate Rip in his long sleep,
and has almost lost his mind on the
subject. He was taken to the hos
pltal, where he succeeded in sleep
ing two nights and days without
waking.
About 3 o'clock in the morning
he awoke, shrieking like n dem op.
and showing every symptom of a
raving maniac, smashing furniture
and attempting to kill every one b O
met. In another room in the hos
pital there was man who had been
unable to walk for twenty years.
He heard the terrifying shrieks of
the would be Rip Van Wrinkle, and
with a spring lett his bed and ran a
distance of fifteen yards without
falling. Wilson was carried to jaii
and placed ~ an iron cage, while
the man whom his shrieks restored
is preparing to go to his home in
Augusta.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-13
Robbery In Prince William.

Mr.. John +. Robinson, residing
near Wellington had stolen from
him on Wednesday eight hundred
and five dollars. Four hundred
dollars was in cash and the remain.
der in bonds. The theft was com.
mitted by Young man by the
name of Randolph Porter. The
money was in bureau drawer,
which was unlocked. Late on
Wednesday evening while Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson were absent from
the house, Porter took the money
and left. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson returned it was discover.
ed that the money had been stolen.
Porter who had already left was
suspected and Mr.. Robinson start.
ed in pursuit. Mr.. Cross, a near
neighbOr, came to Manassas aud
telegraphed along the Manassas
line the description Of Porter with
request that he be arrested. Mr..
Robinson offered a reward of
twenty-five dollars for his arrest.
suspecting Porter had gone in the
direction of Thoroughtare, Mr..
William Smith of uaymarket sent
word to Mr.. Leary of that place to
notify him Smith should Porter
put in his appearance. Shortly
after Porter came to Leary's store
he seemed to suspect that Smith
had been notified and that he was
about to be arrested. lie attempt
ed to gain possession OF a loaded
shot gun sitting in the store with
the intention of resisting arrest,
but before he could do so he was
covered with a pistol by Mr.. Leary
and was held until Mr.. Smith
came. lie was brought to Man
assas' Thursday. night on the
freight train; was kept all night
at the Cannon House and the next
morning after a preliminary hear
ing before Justice Baxter, was
carried to the County Jail at Brents-
vile. S3S7.l0 of the cash was re.
covered by Mr.. Robinson, Porter
confessed the robbery but says he
knows nothing of the notes. He
told where he possibly threw them
away with some paper in which the
money was wrapped. AT the time
we 90 to press we have not heard
whether they were found. In ad.
ditlOn to the money recovered Mr..
Robinson got new pair of shoes
and an umbrella which Porter
bought after stealing the money.
Horter is wearing the regulation
blue uniform of the U. s. Marine Of
which he says he Is member. He
il apparently about 10 or 20 years
old and of fine physique. 1t is re.
ported that a reward of twenty
dollars is now offered for his arrest
as deserter from tho Marine ser
Manassas Hdsetfe.