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, 1888-12-14

DENVER, Dec. ia bold attempt at
bank robbery was made in this city this
afternoon at the Peoples Savings bank.
While part of the force was absent at
lunch a stranger entered and engaged the
cashier in conversation. His pal sneaked
in the back door and entered the vault,
but before he had secured any mon Mr..
Stannard, the bank teller, noticed him.
Rushing to the vault he covered the
thief with a revolver and ordered him t.
hold up his hands, which he did until the
patrol arrived and took him to Jail. In
the excitement the first robber escaped.
The one captured wore a pair of boots
made of felt. He refuses to give his
name. Both are supposed to be Eastern
crooks and were stopping at a leading
hotel OF the city and were elegantly
dressed
, 1888-12-14
A Romantic Story.

NEW York, Dec. l3.-A romantic
story was recently sent from Edinburg
about the discovery of the heirs OF
Thomas H. Blythe, the California mil
llonaire. Now comes another story which
appears to as strongly establish the rights
of another lot of claimants. According to
this new story the rich Californian origin
ally came from London. where his
nephews, Thomas and James Savage, aud
his cousin, Michael Savage, have been
engaged as chimney sweeps for thirty
years. The real name of Thomas Ii.
Blythe is said to have been Thomas H.
Savage. When a lad of II he was a
chimney sweep in London, but was trans
ported to Australia for stealing a silver
craet stand. There he got a ticket of
leave and assumed the name of Blythe,
which belonged to an aunt. From Aus
tralia he went to California and amassed
the fortune which is now in litigation.
Testimony to establish these facts has
been sent to the probate court of San
Francisco by the Savages in London, who,
in the meantime, are following the chin
ney sweeping business. There is still
another feature of the case which brings
in a third claimant. 1t is said Blythe
went to London in 1873 and fell in with a
woman named Julia Perry. This woman
became the mother of a child named
Flora, of which she told Blythe he was
the father. When be went back to San
Francisco he acknowledged Flora as his
child. Even though she be Legitimate
under the laws of California Flora can
inherit Blythe's millions If she can prove
that he is her father. Flora has taken
steps to establish her claims.
, 1888-12-14
22ND YEAR.
FLASHES.

John Bright is improving decidedly.
Gen. James G. Lane died in New York
yesterday.
Madame Boulanger has withdrawn her
suit for divorce.
1t is officially stated hat the pope has
not and does not intend to leave Rome.
The Dublin authorities seized thou-
sands of Zola's works shipped there from
England.
The remains of Rear Admiral Leroy
were inferred yesterday in Sleepy Hollow
cemetery, T~arrytown.
The Central railroad cotton warehouse
at Savannah burned yesterday with its
contents. Loss, 5000, 600.
B. p. Hutchinson, Familiarity known as
odd Hutch" the noted Chicago board
of trade operator, is seriously i'll.
Harrison and Morton will hold a public
reception in the governors room at the
clpitol in Indianapolis this evening.
An American Protestant Episcopal
church was dedicated at Nice, Italy, yes
terday in the presence OF many Ameri.
cans and English.
The women of Boston last night held a
monster jubilee meeting over the result of
the recent election Tor the school board IN
which they took part.
Representative Martin of Texas pleaded
guilty to a charge of assault on a reporter
of the Washington Star and Yesterday
paid a police court fine of IS.
The cooper shop of the Standard Oil
company at Pittsburg was destroyed by
fire last night. Loss, $4,000. Three
firemen we're probably fatally injured.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico
says that a rumor Is current there that
Sir Spencer st. John, English minister,
will probabably replace Lord Sackville at
Washington.
In a collision on the Chicago. Milwau-
kee II St. Paul yesterday at Wabash,
Wis, between a passenger and freight
train. Brooks, a brakeman, was killed and
Conductor Mead fatally wounded, and the
engineer of the freight train was badly
bruised
, 1888-12-14
The Officers.

CHICAGO, Dec. l3.-At the annual
meeting of the Northwestern Breeders
Association to-day John L. Mitchell of
Milwaukee was elected president. Among
the vice presidents are VIM. II. Raymond
of Montana and Bradford Dubois OF Col
orado. Secretary and treasurer, Fl. d.
Mckinney. 1t was decided to open the
regular f~uturity stakes for foals of 1889.
The association will probably offer stakes
for 2, 3. 4 and 5-year-olds for next Aug
ust. The class races will be given at the
regular meetings.
, 1888-12-14
Another Good Anarch,st.

PIrTsBURG, Dec. 13.-Henry Land
seidel, a steel worker Of Allegheny City,
committed suicide this morning after a
futile attempt to kill his wife. Landsei-
del was prominently identified with the
anarchists. He had been married seven
times. All his wives are still alive. The
present Mrs. LAndseidel is the niece of
the late Archabbott WINNER of st. Vim
cents abbey. The woman's story is
rather inconsistent, as there is no hole in
her dress near the abrasion on her side
which she said was caused by the bullet
fired by her husband.
, 1888-12-14
ENCOURAGEMENT

In connection with my Fur and Curiosity Store,
l have added a thorough line of Native Jewelry
and Mineral Goods, Pressed Wild Flower Books,
ETC., which for artistic design and finish cannot he
excelled. These goods are found and manufactured
in Wyoming, making the most suitable gift or NEE
mento ono can buy, especially if sent East. In my
Fur and Taxidermist Department [ have II Stock
that will suit the most ~skeptical, All kinds of Do
nestle and Foreign Fuls in Trimmings, MuHs,
Boas, Robes and Mats. Seal Sacques and Mats a
speciality. Cleaning and repairing of Seal and
Beaver Goods neatly done. Deer and Antelope
Heads mounted to order.
, 1888-12-14

We desire to say to our citizens that for
years We have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters and have never
handled remedies that sell as well or that
have given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee them
every time and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price if. satisfactory results
do not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
on their merits. DR.. W. N. Hunt, drug
pist
, 1888-12-14
The Birmingham Tragedy.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dec. 13.-TLe
coroner's jury to-day began investigating
the shooting at the county jail Saturday
night last. Mayor Thompson testified
that the crowd continued to advance on
the Jail after repeated warnings gwen by
himself, the sheriff and many others.
The crowd made many threats and he
believed they were in earnest
The troops have all left the city and
only a small force of deputy sheriffs is
now guarding the jail. All is quiet.
, 1888-12-14
More ~minatio

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The presi-
dent has sent the following nominations
to the senate: G. Parker Norton of Salt
Lake City, Utah. to be surveyor general
of Utah; Ira NJ. Krutz of Indiana, reg
lister of the land office at North Yakima,
Washington Territory, and H. t. Folmin
of Minnesota, agent for the Indians,
Perces agency, Idaho.
, 1888-12-14
Cavalry

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The death Of
Maj, Edward B. S~paulding, 4th cavalry,
will cause the following promotions: Capt.
Michael Cooney, 9th cavalry, to major Of
the 4th cavalry; First Lieut.. Joseph Gar.
rard, 9th cavalry, to captain, and Second
Lieut.. Alfred B. jackson, 9th cavalry, to
first lieutenant.
, 1888-12-14
HIS HEAD TURNED.
Fidelity Bank Cashier Harper
Declared Insane.
Terrific Smuggling Match in
New York.
Attempted Bank Robbery in
Denver.

COLUMBUS, Dec. BE. l.. Harper,
vice president of the late Fidelity bank of
Cincinnati, now in the penitentiary, has
become suddenly insane, and was to-day
removed to the prison asylum and locked
up. The prison physician thinks Har-
per's insanity is of a dangerous type,
though OF the opinion that with care he
may in a great measure recover. 1t is
thought his insanity is due to disappoint-
ment in not securing a pardon.
, 1888-12-14
Extending the System.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. ia special from
Stevens port says the master car builder
of the Wisconsin Central received orders
to mark all cars repaired and rebuilt
Northern Pacific instead of "Wiscon.
sin Central. This is is taken as a sign
that the Northern Pacific has absorbed
the Wisconsin Central.
, 1888-12-14
A Coast Cabinet Member.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia special from
Indianapolis says: A significant BIT of
gossip regarding the cabinet came from
one of Gen. Harrison's friends to-day.
1t relates to the recognition of the Pacific
coast. There are various reasons for the
belief that one of the administration ad-
visers will represent hat section and,
according to q gentleman whose views are
followed, the honor will not, as everybody
has supposed, fall on a California man,
but Senator Mitchell of Oregon is likely
to be the choice of the president elect.
, 1888-12-14

NEW YORK, Dec. l3.-'Whitey" Ryan
of Brooklyn and Jim Farrell of Philadel-
phia fought at Pelham early this morning
Queensbury rules. Ryan won in nine
rounds. 1t was a scientific rather than a
smuggling match.
, 1888-12-14
Horse Breeders, As%soc1at1on,

New YORK, Dec. l3.-The executive
committee of the National Association OF
TrottinS Horse Breeders continued their
session to-day. The following officers
were reelected for the ensuing year: W.
7. Mall, president; Leland Stanford of
California, first vice president; l.. Y
Baker, Jr., of New York, second vice
president; A. j. Cation of Illinois. third
vice president; L. D. Packer, secretary,
and j. w. Gray, treasurer.
, 1888-12-14
Big U. P. Contraof Lei.

PFrTsRURq, Dec. ia big steel rail
contract of the Union Pacific railroad for
which Carnegie and the North Chicago
Rolling Mill company have been bidding
has been secured by the Chicago firm.
The figure at which it was taken, from the
best information obtainable, is not over
S27 per ton for 1000 tons.
, 1888-12-14
BIsmarck's Idea.

BERLIN, Dec. 13.-The Freissnni0e
Zeitung says: Prince Bismarck in a recent
conversation declared that owing to the
nations pressure Germany's colonial
policy had CONC further than he desired.
1T was too late, however, to think of
drawing back. The enterprise would GER
tainly entail a great sacrifice of life and
money, with no particular advantage.
, 1888-12-14

What in the world is the reason you will
cough and keep coughing aud still keep try
ing inferior Incidence when BeCgs' Cher
ry Cough Syrup will positively relieve your
cough at once2 This is no advertising
scheme, but an actual fact, and we guaran-
tee it. For sale by w. N Hunt, drug
gist.
, 1888-12-14
Reward
$1,000
$1,000

For a better or more pleasant remedy for
the cure OF consumption, bronchial troub.
les, cough, Group and whooping cough
than Santa Able, the California king Of
consumption. Every bottle warranted.
Ii you would be cured OF that dis gushing
disease, catarrh, use California Cat r Cure
81 q jar, by mail $l.lO. Santa Able and
Cat-R Cure are sold and warranted by W.
i. Hunt.
, 1888-12-14
Receivers Notice.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming,

December A, 1888.
ALI pe,sons having demands againstthe
late cop1rtnership firm OF Richie Bros.
l. Podo, are requested to present their
claims duly verified to me at my Office in
Cheyenne, Wyoming, on or before the
LIST day of March, 1889.
E. W. WHTooMB, Receiver.
, 1888-12-14
For fine watch repairing,
David Miller Idelman block,

A good organ for $75 cash at Tempt,
Of Music, 22l West Sixteenth street,
Call and examine.
, 1888-12-14

Geo. F. Inman has just received a new
line OF musical instruments which he ia
selling at very low prices.
, 1888-12-14

I le largest stock of fine brandies, old
whiskies, choice hqueurs and superfne
cigars at George Mastep's we'll known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1888-12-14

Great slaughter in prices of handsome
laces, for evening dresses at Kellner's.
, 1888-12-14
Stocks ana Cattle Markets,

New York, Dec. l3.-The stock
market to day wa less interesting than
any of its predecessors for the past few
weeks, being more than usual under
the control of the professional clement,
which see-sawed prices up and down sew
eral times with their bearish inclinations,
showing a downward drift of values. The
news OF the.day Was not of 80 reassuring
a character as that which has been re.
ceived for the past few days, as the rail-
road status in the West was disturbed by
the Chicago & Alton proving a stumbling
block in the way of an advance in both
passenger and freight rates. The general
list was very quiet, and the great bulk of
the business done was confined to only
nine stocks, although the number of mac.
tive shares traded in was much larger
than usual. The active list is almost in
variably lower.
Governments dull but firm. Money
3(03 per cent. Mining shares steady.
Copper-Market steady. Lake, STD.
fiPeIroleum opened excited at 90sc 20
90Bc at almost the same instant. The
market soon quoted down, however. and
the price sagged off to S9sc, but rallied
later and closed firm at 90ac. Total sales,
1859, 900 barrels.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's, lis, American Express,
no: Canada Pacific. 5l4; Canada
Southern, 5li; Central Pacific, "a; Bur-
lington, 1851; Delaware. Lackawanna,
1873; Denver Il Rio Grande, Is; Eric,
25t, Lake Shore, 99i; Louisville &
Nashville, Sd; Michigan Central, IS;
Missouri Pacific. 10: Kansas & Texas,
l3t; New York Central. 1904; Northern
Pacific. 24B; preferred, 5st; Northwest
ern, IO44; Oregon improvement, 70;
Navigation, 30, Transcontinental, 29t:
Pacific Mail, 35; Reading, Act; Rock
Island, 81; Milwaukee x St. Paul.
60f; Texas Pacific, 2lS; Union Pacific,
90; United States Express ID; Fargo,
l39; Western Union, 82t.
CHICAGO, Dec. Il. misunderstanding,
1000; market. steady; Christmas steers,
$5. 1901 90; beeves, "a. 1906. 25; steers,
S3.OO@4 IS; stockers and feeders, $l.4O
OSLO; Texas cattle. 81. 400 3. 20.
Sheep-Receipts 10000; market dull,
and 10 to 20c lower; natives, So. so;
Westerns, 50. 25(34.00.
Wheat-Market easy. Cash lost,
January 1868, May Ill $40
Corn-Market steady. Cash $40.
January 34t, May 373.
, 1888-12-14

Fresh oysters received daily at Saddle
Rock.
, 1888-12-14

What on earth is the reason people
will not, can not, or do not see any differ
ence in nheap nostrums put up by Cheap
John houses or irresponsible parties at
profits, rather than take a med
icine of world wide reputation and one
that is giving universal satisfaction at
equal price2 No medicine in the world is
giving such unparalleled satisfaction for
purifying the blood as Beggs' Blood Pu-
riier and Blood Maker, and every bottle
that does not do its work will cost yeu
nothing. For sale by W. N. Hunt, drug
Rist.
, 1888-12-14

Before purchasing pre-
seHts for the holidays e1,
anime ZehmPy.. BaechenY s.
Co.'s stock.
, 1888-12-14

An investment of two
silver dollars will pro-
vide you with the Week
ly LEADER, IL pages
each issue, for I year.
, 1888-12-14

"a For the IL page WEEKLY
Wy LEADER, for N year.
| ML The BEST PAPER for
ranchmen in the entire
west. Subscribe ut once.
Richland beacon., 1888-06-09

The Philadelphia Times tells us this
little yarn:-Some time last week gen.
tleman living on Walnut street lost a
valuable setter dog. The dog had been
sick some time and finally died. When
the owner was informed of his bereave.
ment he engaged the services of a veneer
able colored gentleman who did odd jobs
about the neighborhood to officiate as
undertaken for his dead favorite. The
virtuous Ethiopian agreed to see that
the obsequies were suitably attended to
for the moderate sum of $3.50, and upon
receiving his money departed, bearing
the remains of the dead setter in q bag
of his shoulder. In the evening he re.
turned, filed with the satisfaction that
one generally experiences after the per.
Torrance of noble deed, and the fol
lowing conversation took place: "Well,
Sam, did you bury the dogl" Eyes,
sir. He am buried fur fact" "Where
did you bury him" "Well, sab, ]
rode down in the car to the South street
wharf, and then / met Q little boy. Son,
says /, will yer hold this beg fur 6
cents till come back2' And I gave de
boy de bag and he took de next car fun
home. De dawg am buried sure, sab!
Richland beacon., 1888-06-09
The Home OF the Prairie Pioneer.

The ''little sod shanty" which is such
characteristic feature of the newer
prairie regions, is better, as temporary
habtation, than it looks. Its dun earth
walls and shapeless outline have nothing
to crafty the artistic sense. But it
posses es qualities of far more practical
importance than mere beauty of fom or
color. 1t is warm in winter and cool in
summer. No other dwelling affords
more secure protection against storms
like those of last January, which swept
across the country from the extreme north
to the Gulf of Mexico. Though rude
and primitive in external appeara &c,
many sod cabins are finished inside in a
style which renders them more than COM
Portable. Narrow strips of board arc set
against the inside of the walls and nailed
to the floor, as well as to horizontal strips
built into the walls for the purpose, one
at the top and one midway from top to
bottom. Thin cheap cotton cloth or
building paper is tackled to these strips
all around the room, and wallpaper is
then applied in the usual way with paste.
An inside finish is thus given equal to
that of any frame house. The sod cabin
shown in the accompanying illustration,
is of somewhat better type than ordin-
ary; a sort of ''annex" serves as cook
room, leaving the main structure free for
Richland beacon., 1888-06-09
A DAKOTA SOD-HOUsE.

other purposes, The roof is of boards,
instead of earth sodded over. With in
genui,y, taste, and few hundred feet of
pine boards, an enterprsing settler and
his wife will soon build themselves a
habitation from the prairie sod which
will be far superior to the 'auld clay
biggin" which sheltered Scotland's plow-
man bard, or the adobe dwellings of the
Mexicans. But the sod shanty is fast
disappearing as a feature of the prairie
region. 1t was never built with a view
of more than tenn, orary occupation, Civ
ing way to moe commodious and stylish
dwellings as soon as the circumstances
of the settler warranted the change.
There presence has hithe:to marked the
crest OF the advancing wave of civiliza-
ton. In few years they will have dis
appeared like the Indian "wickyups''
and ''tepees," and Their places will be
occupied by substantial farm MUSES.,
with spacious barns and outbuildidgs,
aud Va ious other improvements.-Amer-
lean Agrirculturist.
Richland beacon., 1888-06-09
A Curious Cause Of Death.

When a boy Joseph Walker was in
his fathers kitchen one day when his
mother had been boiling maple syrup.
There were two barrels in the room, and
he, supposing them to he both syrup,
took n teacup and dipped it full from one
of the barrels and took large swallow.
To his CONSERVATION it proved to be I've.
He had mistaken the leach barrel for the
syrup. It gave him great distress at the
time and caused permanent structure
of the gullet which has proved the indi-
rect cause of his death.
Mr.. Walker was sergeant in the Goth
Maine Regiment, and was wounded at
the battle of Peoples Farm. About
the close Of the war he commenced to
have trouble from the structure in the
gullet, by pieces of meat and food lodg-
ing at the injured part and causing
him great distress. Some times it would
nearly strangle him. He was a man of
q mechanical turn of mind and a car
penter, and he made long oak stick,
round, and very smooth, and when any
fragment of food would become lodged
in its passage in the gullet he would
force it into his stomach with his instru-
ment. This operation, which would
seem difficult, even for q skilled physi-
clan to perform with the most improved
instrument, Mr.. Walker has performed
successfully with this rude appliance of
his own construction over twenty-five
times in the last twenty years.
Several days ago o prominent Port
land physician was summoned to Mr..
Walkers bedside and found him in the
greatest distress. That day while eating
dinner a piece OF meat lodged in the
passage. He went to his room and used
his instrument rs he had SO many times,
but relief did not follow; on the con-
trary, the pain became worse and he
grew very much exhausted. The physi-
clan procured an instrument and cleared
the passage to the stomach and the pa
tient was temporarily relieved, but only
temporarily, for he sank rapidly and
died.
The doctor gave ii as his opinion that
Mr.. Walker had punctured the side of
the gullet and an autopsy was made,
which prove the diagnosis to be correct.
In the right lung were found lodged two
rebel buckslot which the gallant soldier
had carried for over twenty years. Port
land, Me-, Express.
Richland beacon., 1888-06-09
Testimony Of the Expert.

There was bridal couple coming in
on the Bay City train the other day, and
the passengers in that particular car
were on the grin most of the time over
their antics. The bride had got the man
she loved, and she didn't care copper
who saw her pillow her head on his
shoulder. The bridegroom had got n
farm with his wife, and if he wanted to
feed her gnn. drops or squeeze her hand
whose business was it? A little old man,
dried up and bald-headed, sat directly in
front of the couple, and he looked around
so often that the young husband finally
explained:
"We're Just married"
81 knowed it all the time" chuckled
bald-head.
"And we can't help it, you know"
"No, you can't-l'll be darned if you
kim"
81 presume it oil seems very silly to
an old man like you," continued the
husband.
"Does it! Does it," cackled the old
fellow, as lie boobed around. "Wall,
you bet your life she doesn't. I've been
right there three times over, and I'm
now on my way to Canada to marry q
fourth! You Orter see me a week hence.
I'll hug and squeeze and fondle at the
rate of forty-five miles an hour, and
darn the skunk that laffs at me! Silly!
Why, children, it's parrydise billed
down!"-Detroh Free Press.
Richland beacon., 1888-06-09
Confidence Not Misplaced.

Albert Martin, the prisoner whom
Judge Thayer mercifully allowed to de-
part from court last Wednesday to at-
tend the funeral of his dead child, re-
quiring only the prisoners promise to
return on Friday and stand trial, re-
turned to court yesterday and was ac-
quilted. Martin had been in prison 80
days, awaiting trial for the theft of q
watch, which he had been accused Of
stealing from q man named Joseph
Brant. After hearing the evidence the
jury at once acquitted him. Judge
Thayer requested Martin to step up to
the bar and said: "This is q very hard
case. You have been acquitted, but you
have suffered loss OF character and q
loss of time for which there is no redress
or compensation. / greatly regret you
we're in Jail the time your child died and
1 am gled you have justified the conf
dence the court had in you when you
we're allowed to go home" Then turn
ing to the court officers the Judge said :
"Now, let him go home at once. -
PHILADELPHIA Times.
Richland beacon., 1888-06-09
Phe rdinand's Phancy Phloored.

"Phairest Phlora," wro:c an amorous
youth w...o is smitten with the phonetic
craze, "phorever dismiss YOUR phears,
and phly with one whose phervent
infancy is phix"d on you alone.
Phricnds -pha nily-phather phorget
them, and think only of the phelicity of
the phuture. Phew phellows are so
phast.dious as your Pherdinand; so
pheign not phondness If you pheel it not.
Phorego phro!ic and answer phinally,
Phlora."
"Oh, Pherdinand, you phoolw was
phair Phlora's curt reply Calreston
Ne,cs.
Richland beacon., 1888-06-09
"Papa Is Melting His Snow. "

brown was engaged in dyeing blx *
his hair, whitened by the lapse of many
winters.
His youngest olive branch had stolen
into the room unObserved.
ooh, seev' she exclaimed, as she
watched her father rubbing away like a
good fellow; papa is melting his snow. VI
-Juigs.