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Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
The Business Portion of suffolk, Virginia,
DESTROYED

Inc business Eoftiou Oh ounoikf
Destroyed.
NORFOLK. Va, Aug. l.-Fire broke out
about IL O'Clock this morning in an old
warehouse in the rear OF the drug store OF
J. p. Webb. on Washington Square, in the
town of Suffolk, and burned with alarm
ing rapidity and ferceness until $50 .. m.
The ire extended east TO the Suffolk Lum-
Der Company's railroad, south on both sides
OF Riddick-st., and to the Norfolk Il West
ern railroad depot north on Msin-st Over
one hundred houses were burned, including
the Herald Office, dry goods stores, grocer
les, furniture and. all the drug stores.
The fire was in the heart of the business
portion of the town. Nearly the whole
town has been swept away. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. Assistance was sent
from Norfolk and Portsmouth. Ii is re-
reported that several persons were injured,
and it is feared that soIne lives were lost.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

MUsKEeoN. Mich. Aug. 1, So.
NJ Eiifore Telegram Heard.
Dear Sir--I have been told that Harry
Jones has beer cracken that he Defeated
nss. witch be never done do here by chsl
lanEe him TO fight 10 a finished 81 Grand
Rapids for Sio00 % a side and total gate
respts on or sb0usht the 18th Aug.
Respectfully Yours
DrrE FVcraxp. i.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

TIE mai delivery Al the Grand Rapids
ofscs for The month Of jay amounted IN
tss aggregate of =. .721.e0 The lssters ds-
li~srsd rsrs no ss4 postsl cards 81 eel
uer.pspe-S. circulars. etc. fs2 524 Ma
natter cai sc-ei letters. lsliS ro<ssi
cards. 5S5iS. nevse.psrs. etc. 1888. lhs
nus Der oi csrress no~ eUploye1 a p
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

Jennie Miller. a graduate Of ionis. cams
70 this city q few days ago and entered 9
house of ul-reputs Monday night sbs
came 70 Police Headquarters with bil
ssOfY ssout being robbed. She vas locked
up until morning. when Il wsz ssosrfaiDed
that Jennis vas a fsmsle Annsniss. sud
she vss invited - lssve The cify. Jsnris
has shaken the dust q Grand Rapids from
Der sset.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

County Agent Holoonb would Ike -
fad hose for hibnis Carroll. TIE liftl.
giFl chsrgss vits ssssiIng Cd CONS. Minnie
Is fright little giri ard bss oseD 11vsn 20
stss ~ ~ destitute honoe. nEts - ~
both bsv parents usirz intox eating iicuoTs
II - Soesn { fnd pisee foT Der siss VII ~
tsks1 70 tee Sfste Fsolic Seb0oi 81 Ceid.
wst3F
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

The following IS a report Of tie moneys
csllected for internal revenues for the
month Of JuiY. From The sac Of beer
stamps. 8. SO - cigar stamps. - aSA25.
special tax stamps fisg7E toesco0
stamps. SO - penalties and violations,
So "a Total receipts. SIS AS a.. For July,
lsS7. si7. 440.05. Increase for July, 1888,
SEG5E a.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

hifo0 meeting in Hsztmsns Hal ths, tss
"Is" chsiksd svsryvhsrs about ths city
rss o secret cal q ii4usT r1sn. sad vb1
~ss severely criticised tor TIE assertion ~
tie sveniag rspers. says ~ 6ce- TO- rstrsct
. rsrd sf ~hsi bs ssid sn1 he fsrthssmorr
ssseris thst he hss proof thsl ~hst hs Sad
= s5soin nts trus
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
cAlLEo on @slIskY.v
Gossxnsr FORAKER vista shs Cs.ssassd
a.a Oaly 90 =. sba.sa-

coLrssCs O.. AK L-SoEsfner Fore
ksr. a. tbe rsosezt u ~BaIky" Morgs1,
called upon TIE doomed nsn today Morgan
claiming 70 nave some nsS facts 70 lsy be-
lore him. oct be tscanss sDustFs after =
ss4 n.amsDts 41d The 50seTaoE sitncrs~
froal he cell. bidding aim ~g0od-oys
Blsasasfy
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

Kkssss CRY. No. Auz. seven deaths
have occurred il tbs city in he psst
twenty four aaurs ~ he result Of he az
ces.ivs hest The highest tsnaperssurs -
corded - a standard Thermometer has Seen
e. vale tAa SiEnal Service insfrnr,suf
l,cssed on tor of the P,sfc s1cs hss allen
several degrees 0eIc~ this Squire.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

Aissis Carol. littls thirteen -vesr-csld
girl wss arrested yesterday for ssealius
lot q ed ooins frors rnsB nsDed whs.ler.
TIE csse wss sdlearDs5 unit tomoyro-
snd County Ass.f Hsssons i fnvestxst
- -
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

Hr-xSs. Mout. Aaz. l--Firs IN he Ri-
hssalAc vine ~ PhilIipsburg Destroyed ne
sasf; acuss mach .nefy and w0edvar On.
h1ndre6 men zee IN The ever svsis Art
- sscaCed ~ another oGflef Tie l,<s
sxouns< % seF4ral thcussnd dollsrs.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

ISDrANAPoLIs. Aug. Lone thousand
visitors from Brown and Morgan counties
called on General Harrison today. The
Generals speech was confined to army re-
miniscences. his regiment having been
formed Of companies from Morgan county.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
A go srosN IN lowA.
Much D.ns<. Done IN ths Vicinity OF
Clinton


CEFNroS Iowa Aug. !. - An electric
storm passed over here Tuesday evening.
ths issh-s Of lightning being vivid and
ne thunder deafepiBg. The hsrss OF
Lang Buell.. vest # the city. With
vslushie horse buIl. hoes. bag sud
machinery. we're ruck and burned. sn-
tNiinx ioSs Of s. ao's parity insured Ed
NosourTs re staCks. vest of the town.
we're struck and burned. Two people sad
one boFse. dnring the storm. we're pros
trsfsd av flashes IN he city. SUB
49, Iently recovering While house
vac iamszed and he electric Hght snd tal
srhone poles we're spnntersd By other haIls
y Q ioss OF huursn NE occurred. Later in
tae niEht smother storm uaSseti ovsr tbscifv
accompanied oy incssssnf lightning. which
did 70 harm. Both storms came rom the
nsrtA vest
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
Tower Clothing Co.,
Leading Clothers. Furnshers Hatters
A Long Adjournment.

The ". j. Means case was adjourned yes
terdsy until December !. 1885 Means is
charged with violating the oil ordinsnce.
and the case has been hanging FIRE for a
long time. The object Of the long adjourn
ment is to give Means a chance TO move
bis storage house out Of the city.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

RrFrAEo. n. 81. Aas- L-Edvsrs A
esvin. sSe3 S5. = Keeper a tas Ere county
ias 81 snoofinx himsef fhreuzh the h~s-f
vif1 = rsvclrsr Family trouhIes are suo-
rIs<r7 - - fha -ause
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
$50 MEN DISCHARGED.
william "A. Bsrsu1 Reducing His Forces
Ia the Upper Peninsula.

tAte@ss.t - Nst nA-kssss stAt-&-
lsHFKsISs. Aug. This morning $50
men al the Bsrnum iron mine. owned by
the Iron CiiE Company. Of which Wm. IL.
BaFnum. Of Connecticut. Is principal share
holder were discharged. Some nifty other
employees we're laid of few weeks ago.
The reason given for the partial closing
down OF the mine is thai the ore in stock
cannot be sold az sproft. Barnun was the
only man in the district which did not
make . second cut In miners' wages this
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

Bo=aos Aug The Philadslphias took
thsif third game OF he series from Boston
TO-DAY IN ths presenes OF 2, 500 people The
r. stons presented mixed 40 nine. bat Il
pul up a stir game except At the bat Horn
inx had ROW With Manager Norrell before
tbs game vas suspended The nslding OF
both uiaes sas sharp. The score.
Fesfoa ......-f o D b o I 0 o.
fhnateiphia .-..z q D D -
ssse ails- 50stou, a Philadelphia. =.
EFsors- Boston t Philadelphia
Baleries--,aa der AMI y hourke, ~"dnton
sad ienlents.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
Polish Woods msn Injured.

DErRor, Aug. /. In . logging railway
accident at Gaylord. Mich. fifteen Polanders
were seriously injured. One of them,
Joseph Poilhen, OF Bay City, Mich. has
since died and two more are expected to
die. train of empty fist-csrs on which
the men were jumped the track.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
TWELVE INNINGS
IT taxes TO cows cHeAa&
Ess shs Ersa CitT ts~is There ana - Doss
Isai.s-pslls- Fb5isae iPAs% -sa Hs~
Iork-Ths GiAak. .EiIl
Ans.1

TIE sAss bal ns~s " yesterday Is little
-na0Eotonous a. Manager Aason says
bat All .slsfsstiag. The fkL4saAsa q IA
ALD. a. asEal. taraishes filli rsp0Tla.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

TIE capita sock q the Ports5is Coryias Z
Press snd Stationery ConpsDy. hss IN
crssse6 from s. 90 % s1go GO. divi5ed
ITO 4aoG sssr.s Of s25 eset. Th. voss -
Increase fks eapssA go lasw - ~ n
lezf Nswsz,sr
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

DrrRorr, Aug. l.-Tbe Hoosisrs took their
third straight game from the Dstroits to-
day. outplsying the locals at every point.
shrsvs hsld the "Sluggers" down TO three
singles. and while Gruber pitched well ne
-.s hM iuss 81 the right time to bring in
runs. The Wolverines played q ragged
h.lding game. as will readily be seen by the
following score:
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

Sr. PErKRsBU So. Aug. The Gar has
given a farewell sgdisncs 70 Nr Lofhrop.
who hss Just resigned the American mission
u Russia
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
New York Excludes Rob-ran Cara

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The Board of Alder
viding penalty of $50 for each trip, or part
OF trip. made in this city by any horse-
car not provided with both conductor and
driuer
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

yrExxA. Az. l-Tas Aassrisn Govern
.srt sss szpesnc.d thsf 4 ~iH jsir ts.
sussr soaBties co.. weSuS~. tss Ensed
mssD ard nr>n< -
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

LrvERFoor. Aug. Among the Dsssen-
gers on The steamer City Of New York. for
Ns~ Y orS today, were Hon James e..
Blaine and family.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

AL the eiGos played yesterday. except
Jsxon-Columbus The Hszoos got lett,
so did sandnsky aud Mansfield. bot the
standing remains about the same
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

The Melbourne Exhibitien Open.
MELBOURNE Aug. 1.-The Centennial
Exhibition here has been formally opened.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
A ChslIsngs 70 Houssmsn. Donnslly 4


Believing we can save ron any further at
tsck Of tbs big head aud At the same time
demon strsts the fact that vs are your supe-
riors a. playing esil. We do hereby chal-
leDgs you 20 play rs a series of ave games
for 500 a SIDE. TIE club winning the best
three our o. I've To- b entitled 10 the money
aud tie championship Of the csty.
TowrR RasE BAH CLrB.
In. HUeHrz. Manager.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

Sks Yosx. Aug. lit was close shave
toaag, but The New Yorks managed 70 get
thers. The Wsshlngtons made bot light
.nd gave the giants all they could do to
.va- widner. the young Southern League
pitcher. vas in the box for the visitors, and
he did soGs excellent pitching. keefe
also did we'll The New Yorks punched
their hits when most needed and won the
ssms by genuine good play. The attend
anos vas about 500. The score Is as fol-
lOrs
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
The standing

Errors-Dstroit Is. indiSuarOlis. D.
Bstferiss--Grubsr and sulcitte, sh-eve and
Meyers
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

The following table shows the standing
Of the League clubs up 70 date:
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02

sac hits-NeW YORK. ~. Washington. 8.
ErroFs-Nes ork. o. " ashingt0n. 3
Batteriss-- ksefe and kwlng bidner and Mack.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-02
The Msgee Boston Heater

DUO n Wv lila In
Is . decided Improvement over The "Magse
STANDARD" Of which there is nearly one
hundred in this city. many hsving done
service fer hfleen years ard Yei good. We
have put N very many u the lsisst Fsttern
With no case of dissatisfaction Among TIE
chief merits are.
Firtt-Tbs character ~ its make up.
Seoon6-Its great dursbilifv
ConFenienos of oFerstiOn.
F0urtb-Its perfect CEN bUsfion ~ foe
sn6 consequent eoeDornv.
IN ttis connection ws vish ~ impress
upon The minds Of intended purebsssrs
ths imporfsDcs of = proper sDd iDtel ligsnt
setting - this ciass u work ln fsof y is
one u the things fbst more 0fisn than any
thing siss dsoidss fbs question IF sufficient
warning We pride ourselves IN applying
fusgsrosrss and sFiE in fhis direction. ~
81 fhfngs - gusrsntes suo i've ~ = j.
isstisfSctor~ resnifz
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-29
BULLDOG AND BUFFALO.
Story Of Fierce Battle That Ended in
victory for the Dog.

Story of Fierce Battle That Ended in q
Victory for the Dog.
When Fort Concho. Tex, was one of the
new and remote posts on the Western
frontier, bordering upon the "Staked
Palms." buffalo grazed almost at the back
doors of the company quarters. On one
occasion, writes an officer of the Fourth
United States Cavalry in OUTING, a large,
white English bulldog belonging to the
regimental band had q desperate fight
with a bull buffalo that had been wounded
by rifle ball. "King," the bulldog,
singled out the immense wounded leader,
who had slackened his speed and was fall
tering in his tracks. He sprang at his
throat with great courage. fastened upon
him, and the battle commenced, with
the column as silent spectators.
Itwas a novel spectacle. The bronzed
troopers; the great, shaggy beasts, thun-
dering by; the white topped wagon train
closed up and halted; the heeting
shadows, and the almost limitless stretch
of surrounding prairie and vast solitude.
The bull went down upon his knees, but SO
great was his strength that he quickly
arose and whirled the dog in great circles
over his head. "Kingn had been taught
never to let 20. The entire command
now watched with breathless attention
the apparently unequal struggle, expect
ing every moment to see the dog crushed
to death. Down went the bull again on
his knees, this time not from any weak.
ness, but to gore the dog; rising, he
would stamp his feet in rage, then
shaking him while he would resume
swinging and swapping him like whip
cord through the air. The foam. now
bloody, fiecked the long, tawny beard Of
the bison bull. His eyes, nearly conceal
ed in the long, matted hair that covered
his shaggy head, flashed fire, and his rage
knew no bounds. The dog, which had
commenced the fight a pure white, now
turned to a spotted crimson from blood
which had flowed from the buffalo's
wounds, and still his brute instincts,
tenacious courage and training led him TO
hold on. Had he let go for a moment the
crazed bull would have gored him to death
before he could have retreated. The bull
grew perceptibly weaker; he rose to his
feet less often. He could no longer
throw the dog in circles above his
head. The blood stained .'Kingn
to more vivid red, and, begrimed with
dirt, he had lost all semblance to his
former self. All were anxiously looking
for the struggle to end. Impatience was
already displayed upon the mems faces,
when suddenly General Mackenzie
shouted: "Kill the animal and put him
out of his misery's" 1t was a merciful
command. Two men stepped forward to
the enormous beast, now on his knees and
rocking to and fro, the dog still holding
on, and placing their carbines behind the
left shoulder, to reach vital point, fired.
He gave one great quiver, one last
spasmodic rocking, and spread himself
upon the vast prairie dead. Not till then
did "Kinpv let pol
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-29
IN ARcADX.

Ny boy me world runs smooth with you.
You ct net know the name OF care,
And Rave no thought Of Mondays blue,
OrSaturdays that bring despair.
All yes, your father well can see,
You're flying high in Already.
You keep your span. you crack your whips.
You have your clubs, your wine you drain.
You do not dream of sinking ships,
Where e'er your feet are, there is Spain,
All this seems very strange to me,
Who never dwelt in Already.
You deal little on the street,
Your margins fold the other way,
But life is long, though cash is fieet
And can shield your rainy day,
/ have the hoard heaped, you see,
In lands outside OF Already.
Your hands are fair, and you are moro
Concerned about your head than mind.
In games and tits you're at the fore,
But In your bets sometimes behind.
Such 1 suppose, the case must be
With residents Of Already.
The dance goes on. and music charms;
Your heart beats light, and next to you
The fairest OF all fragile forms!
Some day you'll wed her, and you two
VIII make your haven here with me,
And cur old house be-Arcadyl
Young man, you hang your hopes too high,
You've stretched out your allotted line,
Your days OF dalliance have gone by,
Hence all the wealth you get of mine
You'll fairly earn. 'Tis time, you see,
That you moved out of Already.
"A. w. BsiIdto, IN lid BitS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-29
THIRTEEN CASTAWAYS.
News Brought Thousands of Miles by
Fieet-Winged Albatross.

News Brought Thousands of Miles by =
Fieet-Winged Albatross.
of in the southern part of the Indian
ocean, about a thousand miles south of
Madagascar, and quite out of the usual
path of vessels, in aregion well on toward
the Arctic Circle, lies little group of four
barren rocks, or rocky islands, called the
Crozet islands. They lie to the westward
of Desolation, or Kerguelan island, and
are known chiefly to navigators who go
off that way to hunt whales, seals and sea
elephants. Their latitude south of the
line is between 46 and AZ deg, a posi-
tion rather further south of the equator
than Quebec is north of it, and proba bly,
having an iuclement climate, not as good
as that of Lower Canada. On these re-
mote islands a crew of thirteen sailors
were cast away early last August.
The facts which led to this discovery
are remarkable. The French Government
has been officially informed by the British
ambassador at Paris that a cable dispatch
had been received from Gov. Robinson of
South Australia Announcing that on Sep
tember % a dead albatross was found
upon the beach at Freemantle with q
piece of tin fastened around its neck on
which was scratched in French:
"Thirteen shipwrecked men took refuge
upon the Crozet Islands on August 4
1887"
These thirteen shipwrecked sailors are,
without much doubt, the thirteen officers
and crew of the brIgantine Tamaris,
owned in Bordeaux. That vessel left
France early last spring for New Gale
donia in the Pacific Ocean, and no news
has been received from her. Her owners
and sea captains generally believe that
about the 1st of August she would have
been not far from the Crozet Islands.
The aibatross, great sea bird of tire.
less wing, bore that message over two
thousand miles of ocean to Sou thern Aus.
tralia.
Orders have been sent by the marine
departments OF both the French and
British Governments that will take the
searching vessels to the Crozst Islands
to rescue those shipwrecked sailors,
whose situation has been thus wonder
fully conveyed to the civilized world II
is believed they will be found alive, for,
besides any stores they may possibly
bave succeeded in getting ashore from
the ship, they will find plenty of PEN
gums aud egg
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-29

the clty's growth. They are a great bur-
den and at the same time great conven-
fence. At least the poor man who lives
five or six miles from his work finds it so,
and willingly pays his niclxle for the priv
ilege OF hanging on to a strap and wishing
somebody would get up and give him q
seat. The street-car community is.a world
in itself Thousands Of men are employed
in it, and they have their heroes and lead
ing lights, just as the steam railways, which
span whole States, have theirs.
The central figure in Chicago's street rail-
way world just now is Mr.. c. T. Yerkes, the
president of both the North and West Di-
vision Companies, and ex-banker and stock
broker. Mr.Yerkes is what is known on the
street as a +" rusher" (" and a hustler" He
seems to be peculiarly fitted for the place he
occupies, and to be willing and able to keep
up with the growth of the city, provided the
aldermen give him rope enough. Mr..
Yerkes has only been a resident of this city
for about seven years, but he is not only
president of the North Side Company; he
has gobbled the West Side Company's lines,
is a stockholder in the great gas trust, and
is said TO be one of the syndicate that has
purchased the Times.
He is daring fnancier and never hesi-
tates to plunge in when he thinks he can
get any thing out of "the swim," and he
isn't particular what "the swim y is COM
posed Of either.
Notwithstanding these characteristics,
Mr.. Yerkes comes from Philadelphia. 1t
might be supposed that Philadelphia
couldn't produce such specimen of man
hood, but Mr. Yerkes is living refutation
of any such supposition. In the Quaker
City he was as much of hustler" as he
is here, and he frequently stirred up the dry
bones of that ancient village by his audacIty.
Mr.. Yerkes was born, the chroniclers say,
on the 25th day of June, 1889, in Phila-
delphia. His parents were Qualers and
well-to-do, substantial people. His father
was president of the Kensington National
Bank, and this fact doubtless had its in
fiuence on the life of the subject of this
sketch. At seventeen Mr.. Yerkes con-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-02-29
TREES IN WASHINGTON.
One of the Principal Attractions OF tho
National Capital.

One of the Principal Attractions OF tho
National Capital.
Speaking of shade trees in Washington.
General Boynton says, in q recent letter
to the Cincinnati COmmercial- Gazette:
There is no collection of trees anywhere
in as good condition, and no city in any
land where as many miles of streets, in
proportion to the whole, are shaded. There
are over 63, 900 trees on the streets, many
thousands more in the public grounds, and
a great number in private premises. There
are 100000 in various stages of growth
in the nursery of the Parking
Commission, and a large number in the
nursery for the public grounds. Tho
planting began under the Shepherd
Board of Public Works. 1t was thorough
from the first, and it is legacy worthy
of universal gratitude. From the begin
ming the Improvement has been in charge
of the Parking Commission. composed of
the men who were first selected. At its
head is Mr.. William r. Smith, tho super
intendent OF the Botanical Gardens. He
has been the most active and enthusiastic
prosecutor Of the work Associated with
him, and thoroughly qualified for their
duties, have been Mr.. VIM. r. Saunders
superintendent of gardens and grounds
OF the Agricultural Department., and Mr..
John Saul, local nurseryman. Mr..
Smith is Scotchman. After several
years. apprenticeship in noted private
grounds abroad. he graduated at the Kew
Gardens. He came to this country, land
ing without acquaintance or means in
Philadelphia, and in walking about the
place on his way from the ship he dis
covered the conservatories of leading
citizen and went in to examine the coll
lection. His talk led to temporary en-
gagement and a permanent offer. His
employer having boen consulted about a
vacancy in the Botanical Garden at
Washington, offered 1t TO Mr.. Smith. ID
was accepted, and soon after he was in
full charge in his present position. Other
pilgrims have brought marked forms of
civilization TO these shores. Mr.. Smith