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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-03
A TOOTHLESS TIGER.

He Was Harmless At First, But Soon
Learned Dangerous Tricks.
In the household of Rajah Kahn
arain, of Dacca, there was full
grown tiger which used TO GO about
loose on the premises. When this
| poor creature was quite young chlOrO-
form had been recently introduced
into India. and. possibly by way of Il
crucial experiment of the strength of
chlOrOform. IL doctor. who was really
the most kind-hearted in the profess
sion. extracted all the teeth and claws
| OF this young tiger under chloroform.
The animal thenccfOrth was treated as
u big cat. and was pctted and PLAYED
with during the day. while at night he
was chained up outside the entrance
of the ladies' apartments. in case any
one should wish unauthorizedly to en-
ter or emerge from that part of the
house. This tiger had. of course. to
be fed on soft food; boiled goats flesh
and rice and vegetables were tho
"ehief of his diet" In an evil hour
the men who had to feed the tiger
thought to amuse themselves by LETT
ting him kill the goats which
were brought for his food, and this he
was easily able to do by blow from
his huge forepaws, though deprived of
his claws. Having thus learned how
to kill live being. hs unhappily one
night jumped ON a small boy who had
come within reach Of his chain, and
with one stroke broke the chilL's neck.
He was found in the morning appar-
emily very sorry and surprised at what
he had done. But, of course. he h..d
to pay the penalty Of his crime. and
was Immediately shot by the Hajah's
orders
Among the impracticable tigers
which would not be tanned. and which
were deaf to Establishments, there
were two that had been regular MAN.
eaters They belonged to a family Of
seven tigers which infested the main
road to Hazarebagh. and had killed q
large number Of people. As it was
found almost impossible to shoot them,
q sporting native nobieman set to work
to catch them in pitfalls, and he sue
ceeded gradually in catching the whole
family. But though 1t is compare
lively easy to catch tiger in pi.f,ll.
1t is very difficult to get him out If itN
alive. and only two Of the seven were
brought ont uninjured. The procedure
IS rather elaborate. A regular mine
has to be driven up to one side Of the
pitfall. and in the mine strong cage
OF bamboo has to be tuilt so that
when. at Last. the side Of the pitfall is
opened and the tiger enters the mine.
he h secured in the cage. which il
then dug out with its captive. This
must be rsther nervous work for lie
shikarees who undertake il; but their
courage il remarkable, and the cage is
made OF solid bambooA four or i've
inches in diameter. which are thor.
Ioughly tiser-psosk Cassers N41s.
yijoG.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-03
lslAM,sm IN INDIA
One Of the Results Of llohammsa.s Teach
ing Of Convention By Force.


One Of the Results OF llohammsa.s Teach.
ing Of CONVENTION ~ Force.
One-fifth of the human race dwells
in India. and every fifth Indian at least
is Mohammedan. yet many people
contend that Islam is not a creed
which propagates itself vigorously in
the great peninsula Where do they
imagine that the fifty-odd millions
OF Mussulmans OF India came from?
Not ten per cent. of them ever claim to
be the descendants of immigrants.
whether Arab. Persian OF Pathan. and
of that ten per cent. probably half are
descendants only by adoption, the war;
rior chiefs who followed successful i'm
vaders all owing their bravest adher-
ents. if Mussulmans, to enroll them.
selves in their own clans. Almost all.
moreover. are half-breeds, the proper
ton of women who entered India with
the invaders having been exceedingly
small. The remainaer-that is ut least
ninety per cent. of the whole body
are Indians by blood. as much children
of the soil as the Hindus, retaining
many of the old pagan supcrstitions.
and only Mussulmans because their
ancestors embraced the faith of the
great Arabian. They embrace it. too.
for the most part, from conviction.
There is u peculiar idea in this coun-
try that India was ut some time or
other invaded from the north by q
mighty conqueror. who set up the throne
of the Great Mogul and compelled
multitudes to accept Islam at the point
OF the sword; but this is an illusion.
MOhammed authorized conversion bv
force. and Islam owes its political
importance to the sword. but its spread
as faith is not due mainly to COM
pulsion. Mankind is not so debased
as that theory would assume. and the
Arab conquerers were in many coun-
tries resisted to the death. The pagan
tribes of Arabia saw IN Mohammed'x
victories proof that his creed was .di-
vine. and embraced it with startling
ardOr of convictions; but outside Arabia
the bulk of the common people who
submitted to the Caliphs either re-
tanned their faith, as in Asia Minor. or
were extirpated, Is in Persia and on
the southern shore of the Mediterra-
mean. The Arabs colonized on an
enormous scale and, being careless
what women they took, mixed their
blood freely. so that in Syria. Egypt.
SOus!an and the enormous territory
stretching from Barca to Tamgier the
population is essentially Arab, with
more or less of crossing. Then Tar
tars were persuaded. not conquered.
and they and the Arabs are still the
dominant races of the Musselman
world which has converted NO Euro
pean race except a few Albanians-
with all their intellectual superiority
and their military successes the Arabs
never converted Spain--and has gained
its converts in China and in Africa
almost exclusively by preaching. 1t
was the same in India Here and there.
rs in Sind and Mysore. small popu-
lation may be found whose ancestors
were converted by persecution. and
doubtless successful invaders OCCASION
ally terrified or bought with immune
ties large groups of Indians.-Consem-
porary Rcriew.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-03

The first degree granted by Colum-
bia College in accordance with the
plan for special course for women
was Phi. D.. in 1886. upon Miss Wini-
fred Il Edserton. \ graduate of Well
esley. A sheepskin. comforting the
degree A. b, was secured last June
by Miss Mary P. Hankey. There have
been in all hirty-eight young women
who have studied at Columbia. twenty
nine of whom are there now. One Of
these thirty-eiSht is the originator Of
the annex scheme. This is Mrs. Annie
Nathan Meyer, wife of DR.. Alfred
Meyer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-03

Reuben" It's too bad. Pete. bout
Wilsung bein' out O. work. I'm 'fraid
he'll hab kinder hard work TO make
bofe ends INSET" Pete (who never
heard the oppression before-"Bofs
ends meat Ell! Well judgin By his
present circumstans, He'll be mighty
lucky Il he kin make one end wege-
tah,A-Harpes's BazaG.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-03

-"Is any body waiting on youe''
said . polite salesman to girl from
the country. YES sir" said the
blushing damscl, '',hat's my TELLER out.
sida he wouldn't come in
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-03

I'm Blocker street. New York
City, there Is . Church Of ST. Bene-
diet the MooE." attended BY colored
Catholics. 4 handsone statue to that
'eaint has lately been erected there
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-03

A woMAN's college with teachers
from England has been established at
Toxic in Japan.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
TIRE FIREMEN AND ENGINEERS.
The Meeting act ~. Jos-4n E'iferprisi's5 no
porter GEES iH Trouble.

porier GEES iH Trouble.
s.. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 2l.--.The joint
meeting of locomotive engineers, hremen
switchmen and brakemen to consider the
Burlington strike convened this morning
at $3.50. About ZOO delegates were present.
representing lodges i'll the United STATES
Canada and Mexico. Great care has been
taken TO keep the proceedings as quiet as
possible. This morning the committee when
was at work looking for spies found
a man secreted in the chandelier supports
with no clothes on excepting an unde-shirt
and pair of oyerhauls. His name Is David
Replohel "a shorthand writer in the employ
OF Lancaster, Thomas < Lowe, attorneys
He was escorted down u ladder amid the
wells Of the brotherhood members, who ue-
lieyed Replohel was u Pinkerton detective.
He stated that he had been hired BY JAKE
w. Spencer, proprietor Of the JoarHa!
of Commerce, to take tho proceedings OF
the convention in shorthand for his
paper. lie said he was to be paid S2j for
the work, and admitted that the stage car
penter had shown him his hiding place, 4
large crowd gathered around him whsn he
was brought down on the stage, aud but
for the interference OF cooler heads ReplOhel
would have been roughly handled.
He had taken lunch and bottle OF
water up TO his hiding place, aad was pre-
pared to remain there all day,
lie was marched to the police sta.
ton through the streets in his
bue feet, where he il still confined.
Charges were preferred against him this al
ternoon. Great excitement prevailed while
Replohel was being taken from the opera
house where the convention met, aud cries
Of "Pinkerton spy and ''scab" were
made by the delegates.
The impression OF the legal profession
here is that Replohsl cannot DO punished,
as there is no statute in Missouri coucsru-
ing methods Of securing news for public
print.
After the excitement subsidized tao con-
yention proceeded to business and elected
Frank z. Mcdonald, chairman Of the local
grievance committee, permanent chairman.
The forenoon was spent in speech. making
and at 1915 the convention adjourned
until , y. IN. II Il expected that the ses.
sion will last four days
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
sHoT 4 oHToIG0 DRVmyrn


Abner ~. TaBror, Trnrsui,,g 6or !, ,,,,-.-
ci0"r HOUSE, Kiifsd a. Eau,a.
GARRETT Kas., July 22.-Abn., n
taylor drummer for q Chicago eiua,
mousse was shot by Edith Coles on whom
ne was calling, last night, and died ,hI,
morning lie was member Of the Tr.v.
elers Protective association and So,,h
western Travelling Msus association '''"
Taylor was induced to call NJ IN, b,,..
occupied by Mrs Gates, and unon Lroai'
lng was refused admittaucs. and tho 80
ah turned TO leave when Fdi,sg
daughter, fired several shot,' 80
suikihg Taylor in the bnct ~
i,9nsinE in the walls Of the abdo,n", u
ne was taken TO a hotel onJ g,
h sna' ms parents lived in Kentucky. AMI ba
, uan a slster 10 Boonvillo Mo-, to whom h"
t .hen wIi'ed his property. Ho hcl"n"od 10
the Ch'cago branch " the NortLS.s,..,
uaEe,ihg mems association, liz di.d ~
. elock THIS morning, some Enna,s ~
IaEgIlnS mon doing all they coulJ n, hi..y
70 tne last. The woman who Az ~.
smoothing IL 20 years old and has as .,io
e ted career, once figuring In AN .loaa .,'ecs-
she claims now 10 he IN. po.nent.
= United States detective in sor,h
2 A good deal OF cs yS"."
y made against the Fourth o..sule
n9'el, whose proprietor refused Tho ,,o oase
~ man admlttnnce. He said ~ nm g La
.na motel, not hospital, and I wan, sg ~
men, not dead ones. u ""us hVe
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
THE AMERICAN PARrE
A CireHiar Ippsat for Iid al TIE CSsaIsag
National Convention.

National Convention.
Washington dispatch: A large number
Of circulars entitled, so Americans
Everywhere, have been Issued from the
headquarters Of the American party in
this city. After statin; that the national
convention of the party will be held in
this city on the 10th Of August the ma.
tional committee asks the person 10
whom the circular Is directly addressed,
ito see to il that the American consti
tuency of your state, district or locality
is represented in the coming gathering
OF Americans in the nations capital. II
possible a state convention OF Americans
III your state should be called, that dele
gates at large may be selected and
prompt action urged in the several con.
gresslunhl districts Where this is i'm i.
possible call the Americans in your dis.
trict together nj once, whether few OF
many, elect officers for district club
and appoint two delegates for the dis.
trict to the convention.
Representatives are also asked from
organizations Of patriotic Americans.
and should all other means Of geuding
delegates fail the circular asks ''that
some resident OF Washington CITY who
is citizen Of your state and whom Won
know to he good American he author.
lled 70 represent your state or ono Of
your districts in the convention"
Tho committee states that the copvcn.
ton has been called in obedience 10 an
almost universal demand for il by tho
adherents Of the American pnrtv
throughout tho country. Tho princt.
pies OF the party are cnunciated IA fol.
lows:
They demand the careful restriction
oil Immigration to persons Of good char.
acter, who nre willing 10 obey our laws
ana respect our institutions: require nm
educational suffrage and the extension
OF the probationary period TO fourteen
years nt lenst; they declare in favor IN
our glorious free school system nuI
would protect it intact against assanIt.
o. either open or secret foes; tbey nsk
that American lands he owned by Amer.
lean citizens only; they favor the her.
manent and most thorough separation
OF church and state, and demand nrn.
lection for the industrious American
from the curse Of fornignism in Wbat'
soeyer shape it nntagonizes our institn. /
tons or threatens our national Tbcrty !
and unity. ''oitS /
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04


LEAVENWoRTH, kas., July 26.-About
three weeks ago the Northwestern railroad
company applied to Judge Brewer for an
injunction to restrain the railroad commits
sioners of Iowa from enforcing the schedule
of transportation rates which it had made
under the authority of the legislature,
on the grounds that the rates
were 80 low that they would
bankrupt the road. The legislature can
not delegate its power. A temporary in
junction was granted, and an explanatory
hearing was had to-day. Judge Bre wer
has made decision which continues the
temporary injunction. Discussing the
matter, he considers three questions.
namely: The legality Of the suit against the
commissioners, the right of the legislature
TO delegate the power to make a schedule.
and the rightofthe state to fix railroad tariffs.
lie decides that an action on such case as
this Is not strictly an action against the
state, and can be maintained. Secondly
He thinks that the state may DELEGATE such
power to railroad commissioners-at least
the state courts have held that the deleya-
ton OF such power is constitutional.
Thirdiy-He maintains that while the
state has the right to fix railroad rates.
1T must make them reasonable; thai
j. high enough TO maintain the roads, pay
liked charges and q return to the stock
holders, however small. The question not
yet being settled that the rates of the com
missioners are reasonable in the sense that
Judge Brewer used the word the iniunc-
ton Is continued for further hearing on
that point.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
THE MARKETS.

HASTINGS consumes nOarly 500. 900 gal.
Ions Of water dav.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
THE coLoRED MEN IN covyEyrro,

THE COLORED MEN IN CONTENTION.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 24.-The demo-
cratic negro national conference reassembled
this morning with Prof Clark as perma-
nent chairman. Chairman Clark
opened the proceedings with scholarly
address, giving reasons why the negro
should become q democrat He said, in
part: Careful study of the principles set
forth in the democratic and republican
platforms, will convince any man that the
contest for the presidency is to be carried
on this year, in lines of thought, new to
this generation. The republicans declare
In favor OF free ballot and fair count
but know full well that the evils of which
they complain is one that cannot
be controlled by federal action. The de-
cisions OF the supreme court have repeatedly
shown that fact. One wonders why the
republicans do not follow the path 50
plainly pointed out by the events OF the
past twenty years, and why they do not
resort to state action, to state
agitation for the establishments Of any
nights that are now denied them. The
truth is lew of the eyis OF which complaint
is made are political in nature, AMI not
many can be cured hy political action. The
policy of denuncIatiOn and hate has been
fully tried. Let US try opposite course.
The chairman's address was frequently
applauded. Delegate Thomas Fortune, o.
New York, alludIng to reports that were
II circulation about the lack of harmony,
called upon J. Milton turner to say how
much truth there was in the report.
Turner responded at length, ond said he
had been beaten in an open fight aud he
accepted his defeat with the utmost salts
faction. He paid his respects to the local
republican press and said The republic !
cans think this movement is q Joke. In
some sense it certainly is, but it is a
pretty serious joke, as will be !
shown next November" He closed
by declaring: THAT in the republican
party there is to-day more means for greas-
ing the wheels for us than there is in the
democratic party. My doors were hesieged
last night by republicans. Turner moved
the appointment Of a committee on rescIu-
tions and address, and the chair appointed
committee Of ten with Thomas Fortune,
Of New York, as chairman.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
xzfAkdRATiON AFFAIRS.
1he Con- sressfostdJ Committee Begins lts
Work I've Netp Fork.

1he Goa siessfoitdt Committee Begins It's
Work in Netp York.
NE " York, July 25.-The congressional
corAmittee appointed to look into the i'm
migration affairs of the country at large,
began its work this morning. Chairman
Ford, Of Michigan, and Congressman Nor
row, OF California, and Richard Guenther,
of Wisconsin, were the only members of the
committee present. None of the commits
sioners of immigration were present ut the
opening of the inquiry, nor was anybody
else there to represent Castle Garden. The
first witness was Boas. the passenger agent
OF the Hamburg line of steamers. He
gave short description of the com.
pany's business, and said the company's
agents sell tickets from any point in
Europe to any point in this country,
Every man who buys ticket has to pre-
sent passport showing he is allowed to
emigrate, and has not committed any
crime. The company, he said, takes great
pains to inspect all passengers, in order
that none shall come over who would not
be allowed to land
Coyerly was the second witness exam
ined. The committee devoted special at
tention to the Mediterranean business done
by his company. He stated that from
1858 to 1887, inclusive, about 50, 900
Italian emigrants have been brought here
by his line. About 75 per cent of the
passengers from Italian ports, he said, re-
manned in New York.
Louis DeBebian, agent of the Havre line
of steamships, was the first called after
recess He stated that the majority OF the
steerage passengers who come by his line
are Swedes. The company only has deal
ing with ten or twelve local agents. aud no
tickets are issued to them in blank. His
line sells very few prepaid tickets, because
their rates are higher than any other line.
The rate by his line is 500 from Paris to
New York, of which the agent receives
$500. His company holds the agent who
sells the ticket responsible for the passen-
ger, and if the emigrant is not allowed to
land here, the agent who sold the ticket
must pay the company the return passage
money.
A. NJ. Underhill, of the Guion line said
the Guion line had brought thus far in 1883
about $4,000 emigrants mostly English,
Irish, Scotch, Hungarians and Germans.
but no Italians All the emigrant passen-
gers are examined at Queenstown and
Liverpool By government officer. The
majority OF the passengers coming over on
the Guion line go to points in the north
west.
Theodore Chrader. emigrant passenger
agent of the North German Lloyd line, said
q majority of emigrants brought by his line
were Hungarians. They come on prepaid
tickets, sold by local agents mostly in the
Pennsylvania coal regions.
J. I. Knile, of the Fabro line, stated
that about one-third of the tickets sold for
his line were prepaid, and about rs per
cent of these are sold in New York. A
majority of the italian emigrants, he said,
work beyond New York. He claimed that
the italian bankers realized very little
from their commission on passage tickets.
because competition is so strong they give
passengers the benefit OF their discount.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
n TARIFF RTIE.

WASHINGTON, July %. "A tariff con.
ference of republican senators was held to.
night, at which decision was reached
that the finance committee shall prepare
tariff bill as substitute for the Mills bill.
and that it then shall be reported
to the senate and taken uD and
passed, regardless of the length of time this
may require. The bill will be the ont
growth Of that already ske;ched By the sub
committee, but the views expressed by the
'enntors tonight, and approved by the ina.
Jority of the senators. will doubtless lead
to some notifications and changes Of the
detail,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
RECORDS or yJ,r D,,,

WASHINGTON, July 25,-Ths sc,Oc,
committee appointed by tho house 10 inyo.
''g"'e the charges Of the inclusion ar Inn
proper matter in the rebellion records mi,
GensraI pa resumed It's inquiry TO-DAY.
srnor 'a ~. n1ynton, the representative, Gov.
of ~. f ,,o,' and Captain Bryan foreman
~ Sor sn th government printing Office, were hs
ter S ~ committee, but nothing of an in.
'oieSHng nature was doveloped
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
SHOT BIZ WOMAN

MASON CITY. Ia.-At Clear Lake last
night Jessie Mckinney, married woman,
shot and fatally wounded. j. F. SulliYan,
resident of Forest City. Sullivan and two
other men were prowling around her cot
tage. and upon refusing to leave, Sullivan
received wound from the effects OF which
he will die. Mrs Mckinney is in custody.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
CLOSE GAIL ron SERIOUS DISASTER.

CLOSE CALL FOR SERIOUS DISASTER.
NEW YORK. July 25.--An old armory at
Elm and White streets has been used for
commercial purposes for some years, though
still owned by the city. This afternoon
the gallery along one side of the building
collapsed and fell, carrying down with II
i've heavy folding machines and about fifty
girls and women. Over 200 girls and women
were at work at the time in the buildin0
and they fled panic stricken to the street
An effort was at once made to get out those
confined in the ruins. Women were
shrieking and fainting, and shreks and
means of pain and fright came from the
wreck. Blocks were rugged UP and the
work OF removal began. The main hall
was occupied by the McWiliams printing
company. The Lowell manufacturing
company, of book printers and binders,
occupied wide gallery around the hall
hfteen feet from the floor. In
the gallery were the five heavy
folding machines and tons upon tons
Of printed matter. the five heavy folding
ball. The floor yielded and the mass
crushed through TO the ground floor. six
girls who had been working at the machines
went down in the wreck. The rest managed
. escape. Merry Bagnell, Of Brooklyn, lay
lead, lier hands clutching piece OF tile
hest she w<a holding when tie crash
anle. Two other girls had fallen in such
! way that the debris formed an arch over
heir heads They were unhurt. The
ixth, Mrs. Mcdonald, was badly bruised.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
OPPOSE rHE ORDER.

Railroads mn File Replies Tih the Slate
hoard Of TfuMsportatioH.
omahs Republican.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
ENIIRELr LAE,r.nrn

MONTREAL, Jnly g. Il statement coo.
tanned IN dispatch sent from Three Rivers,
on the 10th inst, to tho effect tha. fouf.
teen men had been drowned in the Maila-
wan iver, about 80 miles above Piles,
proved TO have been entirely unioundcd.
HAgrfgag ,y,,,.-,. -