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The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15
4 Rich Find.

A singular struggle took place be-
tween a man and woman on Second
avenue the other day. for the possession
of a pocket-b book which the latter had
picked upon the street. While the
woman was examining it the man
grabbed one one end OF It,
Lego cried the woman.
al won't said the man. Its as
much mine As yours
alt amt yours is it?'
Dunno; mebbe It's ] lose q pocket
book every day or two
You wouldn I u thought of it if you
hadn't seen me ind it
Yes | would. was coming across
the street to find it myself -
oh. you were! (scornfully). Why
didn't YOU gel here sooner?
IL was kept by man who wanted
TO talk with me about the tariff"
'.Wen | didn't talk with no man. l
was right on hand, 80 / found tho
pocket-book first Leggo | say"
You picked it MP but l seen 4
first seen it when turned the cor
ner and If | hadD't been stopped Ia q
been here first. Gimit 10 met
A bystander. in the interest of peace.
suggested that they DIVIDE the con.
tents, but when IT was opened and
found TO contain nothing but two can
cs.ed postage stamps aud bogus nickel
with a hole in il. both dropped il with
disgust and beat q retreaL-Texas
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

CHICAGO, ILL, June LIN Judge jamie
sons court shortly after 10 o'clock this morn.
ing while the docket was being called, Mrs.
Meckic l.. Rawson was impatiently waiting
for the divorce case of her husband, Banker
Rawson, to be called and Colonel ii. {. Whit
ney, her husbands attorney, was sitting at a
side table writing, the court was suddenly
startled to hear pistol shot, Colonel Whitney
at once disappeared under the table. The
shot was followed by four more in rapid sue
cessiOn and Mrs. Rawson was seen pursuing
Whitney with Smith 4 Wesson 80 caliber
revolver. She succeeded in emptng her re-
vOlvcr at Whitney before she could be ptur-
ed Two of the balls hit the lawyer, one TAX
ing effect below the groin and the other in
the left leg. The wound near the right groin
will probably be fatal. Judge Jameson at
once ordered Mrs. Rawson's arrest and she
was immediately taken to jail.
When the officers arrived at the jail with
their prisoner Mrs RawsOn had every appear
ance OF being an insane woman. Her eyes
were red and blOOdshot and she complained
of being cold and faint. AS soon as the
search had been completed she became more
composed. The Jail officers refused TO allow
the reporters to see her.
1t is understood that Mrs. Rawson had been
In a desperate state of mind since the appel
late court yesterday refused TO grant her so
licitOr's fees, and said in passing on the mer-
It's OF ner penang divorce suit lnat the teSli
mOnY was overwhelmingly against her. 1t ID
also said that she claims that LAWYER Whit
ney trumped up all the testimony which went
to show that she was guilty of infdelitY to-
ward her husband
RAwSON's DIVORCE MADE EASY.
Banker Stephen W. Kawson, the unfort
innate woman's husband, reached this clty
late yesterday afternoon, aud his presence
was known 10 but few. He heard of his
wife's attempt to kill Mr. Whitney shortly
after 1t occurred and FASTENED TO the latter'l
house. He refused to see reporters, saving
he did not wish to leave the bedside of hi
wounded friend and counsel.
One peculiar result Of tO-day's ARRAY maj
be the total loss by Mrs. KaWson of any pos
sble chance at a share of her husband'I
great wealth. Should she receive penIten
tiary sentence for the assault on Lawye
Whitney the aged banker has only to appeal
in court and show that his handsome wifi
has become a convicted felon and would theI
be awarded a decree Of absolute divorce.
/ Banker RaHson was entering his carriage II
/ front OF the church where he had ATTENDED
! service, Young Lee, Mrs. RawsOn's son by
| first marriage, rushed up and fired FIVE pisto
! shots into his stcpfather and came nea
, having 10 answer the charge OF murder. III
| had taken upon himself this method o
avenging charges OF adultrv and Of being al
/ adventures which had been made against ht
mother by Mr.. RaWs0n 10 his bill for dfvorc,
/ filed just previous. Mr.. RaWE1n glOrifed Il
! the deed Of her SOD, and claimed sd WAS con
/ templating the same Thing herself
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

HOUsTOS, No, June Late this afternoon
George Brown, from long before the war one
Of Texas couniy's most highly respected,
peaceable and laTabidinR citizens, came to
town aud surrendered himself saving he b al
shot and killed Charley Pierce his son-ln-
law, both Of whom lived about four miles
wes' Of towu.
Young Pierce had ruined Browns daughter
and bad been forced by The father 10 marrY
The ruined giri about two weeks ago. TO-DAY
1e declared hls Intent on Of leaving bis ne y
wife and Broan Was trying 70 settle the mat
.eT when Pierce drew revolver aud snapped
{ 81 bis fatber-iu law.
Brown then drew bis pistol and shot Pierce
2 the left SIDE The latter started 10 run an q
broRn shot again n nim but failed to hit him
Then he made . tblri shot aud bit Plerc. In
he back o. tie head, killing him instantly.
Nearly al Of Houston we're out 20 the In
quest
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

CLINTON, Ny, Jsne ar N. Onsley, I
well-known business mar ct Windsor, thi
county, some weeks ago hired a tAyear-ek
colored girl to do houseWork and cookifE II
his family A short time ago she stole som'
clothes and sold them to Gypsies. She was
Ehast.ssd; but vas not discharged.
This fnofnitg the girls actions were sus
picious and soon T. y rs found that there wa
a queer taste In the breakfast coffee: Tbs
fact was mentioned and the girl denied haV
ing mixed poison or other ingredients n "a
coffee She was told by her mistress TO tasti
the fluid and after doing so ran out OF th'
house and down the street in frantic mad
ness. She was overtaken mile and hal
away and brought back, but died instantly.
II vas then discovered that three member
Of the Onsley family were in very critica
condition, and up to the present they are M
better: Medical aid was summoned but 1t Il
given out that they can not recover
1t was found that the f5ithless servant baC
put rou gh on rats in the coffee.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15
Murdered and Then Buried.

HYASNIs, NEB., June 3.-Last Monday Fred
Robinson, desperate of local repute at Cot
tonwood. thirty miles northeast of here, We nj
to the house of A. N. Sheldon and shot him
dead, and the next morning returned and
with the assistance of Steve Carter took thu
DO dy away and buried it. The killing wal
done in a sparely settled neighbOrhood on The
frontier and was not discovered until yester
day. The sheriff of Cherry county is now In
pursuit
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

CHICAGO, Ill, May 5I.-Ths morning
David II. Colvcri vas handling his revolver
fhen u went of accidentally. The ball strik-
ng bis l7-year-Old wfe Ia The left breast
.Auslug Der instant death. lie - nov ind er
tTTesi awaiting the action q the coroner
urr, but the police 10 not think the shooting
sAs Intentional
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

HANNIBAL, Mo, June 3-F. NJ. Haines, 8
we'll known printer and newspaper man, Was
struck by last nights southbound ST. Louis,
keokuk Northwestern passenger train nj
Moody seven miles north of here, and instant
Iy killed. He was lying on the track when
first seen by the engineer only few feet in
front of the engine. He was we'll known
throughout the south.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15
AIuDattc Hangs Himself

NEVADA, Mo, June &c. w. Kirksey, at
inmate of the asylum here escaped from his
attendants Yesterday and was found to-day
three miles north of this city hanging to q
tree. He had procured rope from a farm
er's we'll near by. He was brought here from
Sheldon this county.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

HENRY SANDERsON, of Knoxville,
Tenn. is nervous young man who is
temporarily insane. Gilmore's band
gave the famous "Anvil Chorus" &C.
companied by connon-tiring, at Knox
vile few days ago. Sanderson has
been crazy ever since.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

HrSDLET. NEB. Ma - While farmer
iarned Album. a resident II Norton county
Asnsasr W4s crossing AauDA er-rk ln FBvmaa
-ounty La the stale hfs wnn.sts sss..Ix..
bFoSine hiIn W. thr other occupants. thlr.
cen IA numbeT. into the stream. Ills 4 year.
nd daaghtsr and Bertha Burger. an oxphnu
lged 7, vas drowned. The rest escaped
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

PROBABLY the Oldest employe of the
Government in term of service is Lind
sey Muse, an ancient colOred man who
has stood guard at the door of the Sec
retaries of the Navy since 1928. He is
eighty years old.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

I. H. GARRETT, of Baltimore, has
had made for his steam yacht CLEAN,
the smallest piano ever constructed. 1t
is AZ inches high and AZ inches wide
and rs inches deep. The instrument,
the tone of which is wonderfully sweet,
was made by Charles M. Stieff and de-
signed by Charles J. Gross.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

CHARLESTON W. VA, June 81. II. Clear
borne night Clerk at the Hotel Ruffner, shot
and instantly killed Nelson Lee. colored, en-
ployed as a waiter at 3 o'clock this morning
Lee tried to push in the door Of the hotel a.
that time. Clearborne telling him to go away
as the house was closed at II O'Clock. The
coIored people talk of lynching Clearborne,
but 1t is not believed the attempt will b.
made
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN loudly asserts
that he is engaged to Miss Endicott
but the question is, Is Miss Endicott
engaged to Joseph Chamberlain? These
matrimonial bargains require at least
two asserting parties.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

The late Matthew Arnold as total
~ opposed to John Morleys political
views. A short time before his death
Mr.. Arnold met Morley, and the latter
said: ARNOLD, whenever l travel l
carry volume of your writings with
me. Before making speech l read it
for inspiration, and afterwards read it
again for consolation.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

The French Senators of the Extreme
Left have declared against Boulanger.
1t begins to look as though Boulanger
was left extreme.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

The Archbishop of Paris refused to
grant consecrated burial to the body
Of the artist Dupuis, killed by Habert
in Sundays duel.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

CHRISTINA, Queen Regent Of Spain,
Is soon to make a tour of her domin-
ion. The European Queens seem to
be rather restless just at present.
Perhaps they want to show off their
spring clothes.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

WILLIAM E. BARRETT, the new ly
elected president of the AdverttSer
Newspaper Company of Boston. Mass,
is only twenty-eight years of age. He
is a member of the Massachusetts leg
islature.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

A SON Of Justice Harlan is con meet
ed with the law office at Chicago of
Melville W. Fuller, the new Chief
Justice.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

The friends of the late Dinah Mulock
Craik, author of "John Halifax,
Gentlem an" are about to erect mar
BILE medallion to her memory in
Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkes bury, Eng
land
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

PRINCE FERDINAND continues to
assure the public that he SO loves
Bulgaria that he is willing that his
loyal subjects should die for him.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

DR. Vow. the accomplished physi-
clan OF the Chinese Legation at Wash
lngton. is soon to wed an American
maiden who is described as zone of the
Weil-known beauties and society lead.
ers at the capital" DIR. Vow has been
. great social pet in Washington. He
Is not handsome, but may be called.
without exaggeration, picturesque. He
speaks excellent English, is an accom-
Phsned horseman. and can WELD q
sword with skill and vigor He alway.
wears a Chinese costume. Sky bin "a
1unic. red silk pantelets and a piot all
give him lnxuriOusly Oriental appe ,ar.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

How does Ignatius Donnelly obtain
bis root number? is the question asked
by those who have examined the
famous cipher. 1t seems to be case
of root Bacon, or die.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
Fiendish Work of a Xount
NegresS.

She Poisons the Family Goffee-Three of tn
Family Dying and the FouHg Peasone
Dead-Other Crimes and Casualties
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

A GEORGIA man figures out that a
man who regularly takes ten ordinary
drinks of whisky day and keeps it up
for twenty years will in that time con-
sumo at least thirty-six barrels of the
stuff.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

OLIVER AMEs. jR. son of Oliver
'Ames Governor of Massachusetts,
registered at hotel in Washington a
few days ago aud failed to add the
'5r." to his signature. All sorts OF
political rumors were set ai1oat. and
crowds of callers began to pour into
the hotel looking for the Bay State
Governor. An extra clerk was put on
to tell callers that Mr.. Ames had gone
to the Richmond Flats. Thither the
crowd followed him and were finally
admitted to his presence. The air al
once assumed the color of a cloudlesa
sky.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-06-15

IT is reported in Denver. Col, that
ColOrOw, the unregenerato Ute, has
made arrangements with an agent OF
Buffalo Bills Wild West Show to join
that organization, Perm ssion must
be obtained from the authorities of
Washington. however, before the ehief
can leave the reservation. Colorow is
very anxious to try his luck rs Ian at
traction" and viii start for the East as
soon as he receives the desired author
lty from the Government
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-22
LA9AL NU1sCkb.

TNSTATE OF MICHAEL STRIGGLE
ID lste OF Martic township. deceased. Let
sers testamen tary on said estate having been
granted to The undersigned. al persons In
diate pay ment. ana those having claims or
demands against the tame, will present them
without delay for settlement - the under
sianod. residing near Bethea LAneasteI
county. tLIzABkTH nkel001E,
JON 4. corrs, Asssrasy. cisssSSSs tiseStis
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-22

THE two hundred and hitieth anniver.
sary OF the settlement OF the Swodes In
America was celebrated on Wednesday In
q Swedish Lutheran church Of Phiiadel-
phis. The great credit given to Penn aud
the Quakers for purchasing their lands
from the Indians and for maintaining z
friendly relations with them, belongs tirst
to the Ssedes who made . purchase of
land from the Indians fifteen years be-
fore Penn's famous treaty under the
elm tree at Kensington. The Quskers
deserve credit for SO wisely adopt.
ing and extending the peaceful and just
policy OF the Swedep, but after all Pennsyl-
vsnia has taken rather too much credit to
herself for her treatment OF the Indians.
When she had grown strong enough to
fear nothing from them this state was not
exceptionally careful OF their welfare,
though the Quakers have always taken a
fair prido In maintaining their reputation
as friends OF the Indians.
Rsv. Dr. ID. T. A. Muhlenberg read an
essay on the Pennsylvania Swedes before
the Philadelphia meeting referred to, and
noted among other things that In the free
Swedish colony slavery was illegal.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-22

THE report of General Schofeld on tho
condition OF the army sppears TO have
drawn attention strongly to the large
percentage OF desertlons from our army,
though annual reports have noted this fact
and suggested remedies over and over
sgsin. General Schoheld' q remedies sound
very well, but tho provision that . soldier
may escspe from his contract OF enlistment
by refunding the expenses OF transporta.
tiop, &,, may simply make the army q
transfer agent for men who want to get
West ana have not the wherewltbal. This
may be provided for In tho unexplained
details Of his plan. As things now are
many enlist with the deliberate intention
Of desertiDg az soon as they can after reach.
ing the frontier. 'frhe total expenditure
for maintaining the small military estab
ment OF the United States last year was
nearly s39. 9.500.0O0 Austro.Hungary ex-
pended a little more than $49. 600 on an
army OF 2s5,o00. The annual cost OF Italy's
military force Of 750 900 10 about al 900 600.
But military service abroad IL compulsory
aud the pay below the par of the labor ol
these cheap labor countries.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-22

quite complete, and give hope that
bye and bye the knowledge gained from
them may be OF more use in foretelling
weather. The report Of the state weather
service, for example, has just been issued,
and shows that the mean temperature
for October was six degrees below the
average, ind that for the year we are
some sos degrees back Of the usual
record. That Is the total Of the defcien.
cies noted each month rs compared with
former years, and we have had an ex-
ceptionslly cool year in this state. The
rainfall for the month was greater than
usual, and an inch of snow fell at
Somerset.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-22

THE borough South Bethlehem Is max.
Ing n spirited fight sgainst the obstruction
ofstreet crossings by the trains OF the Phil
adelphia & Reading railroad company.
Judgment has been obtained against the
company In the sum Of fine OF s25 and
costs on g complaint that q coal train had
obstructsd crossing for l5 minutes. The
testimony ofthe conductor and engineer was
an admission OF the blocking of the cross i
ings, but In 1t the men aveIred that they
did not Gauss q longer obstruction than
they could possibly help. The borough
ordinance touching on the case prohibits
the obstruction OF crossings for longer
period than i've minutes. The suit wa,
against the company, but of course the
trains crew, or those Of them who had
charge Of tho train, will have to pay the
fine, unless the case is appealed 10 court
Lancaster has less trouble OF this kind now
that the cutoff accommodates the through
freight OF the Pennsylvania road, but
wherever grade crossings exist there will
be great annoyance In spite OF fines and
suits.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-22
A Grand Army Hovler.


II the Grand Army Of the Republic
wishes sincerely to maintain Its claim to
non.partisanship 1t should sit down
promptly and with crushing force upon
Private Dalzell, who has written letter
to the st. Louis Republic expressly to
denounce that notion. He ventures to
"denounce as silly, useless, hypocritical
lie the statement that the Grand Army OF
the Republic is not q political body organ
lied and intended and always employed
to aid and comfort the Republican party.
No man can stand well in our order un-
less he is q Republican. It'never honored
any man yet who was not Republican.
BY its unwritten law 1t never can"
This is interesting for people who have
thought otherwise, but the private con-
tinues "Nonsense Away with the
hypocritical claim that we have no polti.
cal object, and have nothing to do with
politics. We control the politics Of this
nation, always did and always will"
He wildly proceeds to claim that "we,"
that is the Grand Army, town this
country" and twill have no reduction of
the surplus" The Grand Army may
think that the shakiness of Mr.. Dahell'a
mental structure is SO evident that
it can afford to, let him continue
his raving, but unfortunately there Il
quite a,large grain OF truth in his talk
| aad il the organization wishes to con
tinue drawing to itself the veterans who
hold aloof from it through fear of thil
very thing it must smother the voice ol
| Dalzell.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-22
PERSSNAI,.

Mr. GLAD STONE will leave London on
SATURDAY. for Hawsrden. He will not re-
turn TO London during the present session
OF Psrlism ent.
REV. BOYD VINCENT, of Pittsburg, has
accepted the office OF assistant bishop
tendered him by the convention OF the
L. K. diocese OF Southern Ohio.
Mr. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL was ban.
quoted by the Philomathic society, In
Liverpool, Eug, on Wednesday evening.
MI Lowell leaves for New York to-day.
ROBERT GARRETT's mental troubles
seem To be grad ually growing worse DR..
MeLane Hamilton was again hurrledly
summoned to Ringwood, N. j., yesterday,
and found his patient completely worn out
with nervous excitement and loss Of sleep,
ELIJAH W. HALFoRD, managing editor
OF the lndisDspolis Journal, has been sp-
pointed private secrtsry by Preside /. III ect
Harrison. There 10 no official OF prom ip snce
IN the United States who is paid less than
the presidents private secretary. His SAL
ary is about Is 200 q year, or less than $62
. week. The salary OF the private secrs.
tary OF the governor OF the state of New
York IL &, 900, and that OF the private SEQ.
retary OF the mayor OF New YORK in even
higher.