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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29
FATAL FOREST FIRE.
Four Lives Lost and Village Swept
Away in Nova Scotia.

The gold mining village of East Rawdon,
Nova Scotia has been destroyed by forest
fire. Two hundred people are left homeless
and four persons lost their lives in the flames
The fury of the flames was increased by
sharp southwest gale which drove the hery
tongues over the little hamlet and hurried
them on their destructive course, when, IN
seeming remorse, they hesitated for
moment loath to attack some threatened
home whence the inmates, mostly mothers
and children, taking advantage OF the hest
tation of the roaring flames, made hurried
escape. Then on again they leaped, lmpelled
by the furious gusts, and licked up cottage
after cottage, leaving only charred and
smoking timbers to mark the spot where but
a few brief moments before stood comforta-
BILE homes.
Scarcely in advance of the hungry flames
and with the scOrched atmosphere urging
them onward, mothers fed from beneath
their falling roofs with their little ones cling
ing to their clothes. Mrs Manning and two
children were burned to death in their mad
efforts to escape. The husband and five chill
dren died from diphtheria last fall and now
the entire family is annihiated.
John Driscoll saved part of his furniture,
but was burned to death in his efforts to save
an old trunk A lad named Carpenter
wrapped his coat around his invalid and
half-suffOcated mother and carried her on
his back with his little brother under ms
arm to a place of sa ETY. one mile distant
The mothers head was badly burned and the
Young hero's hat burned as he escaped with
his living treasure The ire DESTROYED I've" "a.
ty dwellings and stores, together with the
mill crusher and hosting gear.
Forest fires have done enormous damage
in New Foundland also. and the beautI1u
Goulds Valley has been stripped of its sp!en'
did timber and left charred wilderness
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29

streamers of one thousand hues, the immense
interior was symphony of color, magnifi
cent spectacle of the art decorative. The
Chairman's platform was simply a floral
bower.
Nothing could be seen of the front of the
desk, on which, eight years ago. descended the
gavel that announced the nomination of Gar
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29

decided to temporarily seat the delegates
at-large headed by William Malone, and
recommend that neither set of district
delegates be allowed to vote during
the t. temporary organization. Hon John
delegates, and ex-senator Malone spoke
in favor of his delegation. After
an exciting debate between the two
men, the chair decided further discussion out
of order and at $3.50 P. NJ. the Convention
adjourned till noon of the following day
In the evening the Committee Perma-
manent Organization met and got through
its work in short order. Morris NJ. Estee, of
California, was selected as Permanent Chair
man, and the secretaries and other officers of
the temporary organizations were continued
in their DOSitlOnS
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29

the memory of the late Gen. Logan. He also
spoke fiatteringly of the various candidates
for the Presidential nomination, and thought
that from this splendid galaxy of political
store the Convention could not choose amiss
The key note of this campaign, the speaker.
said, would be protection.
At % Mr.. Thurston finished amid ire
mendous applause. The officers of tempo
rary organization were read, and as they be-
came seated in their official positions the
band struck up " Marching Through
Georgia. and the audience joined in the re
frain At 1:33 P. NJ. Senator Hoar, of
Michigan, took the floor and presented a gavel
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Jones made an address, conclud-
ing with the present alton to the
convention of John M. Thurston, of Ne
brasbra, as temporary Chairman. Mr.
Thurston greeted with applause, and
made long address, in the course of which
he made the following allusion to Blaine,
which was greeted with the widest kind of
cheering:
THAT gallant leader, the chevalier of
American politics, the glory of Republican
ism and the nightmare Of Democrats our
Henry Of Navarro, is seeking in foreign travel
Ithe long-needed relaxation and rest from the
wearsome burdens of public life and service.
With the sublime magnanimity of his
Incompatible greatness, he has denied us the
infinite pleasure of supporting him in this
harmony and success, he has stepped from
the certain ladder of his own laudable am
bition that some other man may climb
to power. As his true friends,
we cannot, dare not, commit the political
crime of disobedience to his expressed will.
We cannot place him at the head of the
ticket, but we make him commander-in chief
at the head of the forces in the field, where
he will be invincible.
'And though James G. Blaine may not be
our President, vet he remains our uncrowned
king, welding the baton of acknowledged
leadership, supreme in the allegiance of his
devoted followers Honored and respected
by all honest and loyal men, the greatest
living American and the worthy object of
our undying love-
Mr. Thurston also paid a glowing tribute to
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29
$l.5O PER YEAR.
MORMONS IN MEXICO,
An Experimental COLONY Estab-
Iishod by Them in Chihuahua


Iished by Them in Chihuahua.
Scion Humphreys, Judge ]. F. Crosby and
the other owners of the Great Corralites
hacienda, in Nor thwestern Chihuahua, Mexico,
few days ago sold portion of the estate
for $500, 900 to Andrew J. Stewart and
George M. Brown, both of Salt Lake CITY
The tract thus sold embraces nearly 500
900 acres of fine agricultural and grazing
land, and has a railroad line projected
1t is now disclosed that the buyers are acting
on behalf of the Mormon Church. An ex-
tensive emigration from Utah into Mexico is
evidently contemplated. An experimental
colony was sent out two years ago to the vi
cinity Of the tract just purchased, and
proved a complete success. Their farming,
gardening, fruit-growing and cattle raising
prospered surprisingly in their settlements
built schools, churches and storehouses, and
have cultivated friendly sympathy with
their Mexican neighbors. They appear to
have given up polygamy, and comport them
selves as model citizens, although they yield
implicit obedience to their Elders and
Bishops. Recently all accessions to their
numbers have come from Mormon settle
ments in Arizona.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29
POSTAL EXPENSES.
A CreditabIe Quarterly Report From
the PostOffice Department.

The report just fled of the Auditor for the
Postoffice Department for the quarter ended
December so, 1887 shows the receipts from
all sources to have been Sl3, Cos, 9o2,
and the expenditures SI3, 791, 78f- Dc
ficiency. SI37,S19, The total amount
of stamps sold was S12 $50, sS6. The
revenue from the money order business was
S23S, S79 The amount paid for railroad
TRANSPORTATION during the quarter was 3d.
500. 767 The report shows that the receipts
for this quarter were the largest for any
quarter in the history Of the Government,
and the deficiency the smallest snce the
reduction of the rate of postage in 1888.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29
JOHN SHERMAN, OF OHIO.

The Republican National Convention
opened in the new Exposition Building at Chi
cago on Tuesday. Describing the scene at
the opening, dispatch says:
1t was like transformation from barren
plain into fairyland. With its myriads of
electric jets in arches, in stars, in diamonds,
spheres, in almost every conceivable design
OF art, with its olios, bannerets, bunting
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29
REPAIRING, VANISHING and UPHoLSTER-
ING FURNITURE \ SPECIALITY.

A fun supply of cheap wood Collins hne Cases
and Caskets and Metallic BunA Cases furnished AZ
short notice and at low figures.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29

d a glowing tribute to
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-29

BENJAMIN HARRISON, OF INDIANA.
field and four years later the success of JAS
@. Blaine 1t was one huge bank Of roses
jacqueminots, marechal MEL, hyacinths,
violets and lilies-and it shed its delicate
perfume far and wide
To the right and left the American flag
was patterned in floral shields, while on the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
THE DEXTER MURDER TRIAL.
Reformed Mr.. Harvey Tries to Impllcate
stain aad Cropi we'll.

stain aad Crom we'll.
BANGOR, Feb. 22.-On this, the tenth an
niversary OF the great tragedy at the Dexter
Bank, the court room at Bangor was packed
with an audience composed, in great part OF
women, who had come to hear the trial Of the
two men who are accused Of killing Treasurer
Barron and Of the robbery of the bank.
To-day John Harvey, who has been
hunted up BY the prosecution as one OF
their strong Witnesses, appeared. Harvey
was one Of the Stain gang, but he now saws
he has reformed. He said he had known Stain
Stain thirty years. Had also heard the gang
talk OF operating in Maine, It being n good
c A1la; %hs %ns he st lsts pl assin for t h. Ss yssr So
Stains place in Meddeld, Harvey saw burg
In the fall Of 1889" said Harvey, Cromwell
told me that Stain was down on him, but old
s sna won AIDED sire him HeV m ,is S9wRW We on on haI sf to
have Gh Ia sSn out ns 81 Mama arSsv i saia &c Gro knSgf
gagged. and handcufied, adding that young
Stain knew all about 1t. Cromwell. according
enough about it to hang us both, i he tells
ths Down casters; we are g gene ,eI sure re-, ers+ =,
was from young Stain. who 10 July, 1873: an
nOulCpu ln0I ne ndu q RTedl ullu W elNo uo
father away. The only other points OF interest
In Harvey's testimony were that he never said
that young Stain was the greatest liar on earth.
Mrs. Miller who keeps a boarding house in
Bangor, thinks that among, three men she re-
ceived as dodgers on Feb. 23, 1878. she recog-
recognitions of both men which. in fact, amount
cd to nothing. as no one OF the witnesses We're
willing to take oath on the subject. One country
lawyer. OF Arson. was willtngto swear that he
had seen Stain and Cromwell pass, through
minded lady. Mrs. Amanda B: Cleaves. was
very certain that she not only saw Stain In
and Cromwell como out Of the Dexter Bank
twice on that day. on the second time, at
middle Of tho street. This lady, on
cross-examination said she felt "a thrill GO
that after seeing him several times she felt that
there was "spmsthing going wr9ng d IN RE PsA TEL
cent to- an intimate friend. and when asked
why she had never told her experience in the
interest OF justice she said. oh. had such a
borror 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
JO1TIHGS ABOUT 10"

Nine hack drivers wero tined s5 each ct Jsnsrsoa
Market Court yesterday morning for soliciting CUSTOM
srs q tho Arion bail In the Metropolitan Opera House On
Tuesday night
The remains OF John Travers son OF WIN. R. Travers,
who died recently In Bermuda. were taken from bis
mothers residence ~ . West Thirty eighth street yester@
day TO Newport for interment
Tho anniversary OF tho Now York City Church EIten-
sion and Missionary Society OF the n. T. Church will 10
held lh!s evening In tho West Harlem Church, corner q
seventh avenue and 10th street
Tho funeral OF ex-Coroner Gerson y. Herman tooS
place from hi. late residence 1885 East sixtieth street
crowded with carriages and people
Al the cyclorsma of the Battle OF Gettys6urg ysstsr-
day . young woman. while witnessing the realistic
hospital scene. tainted and had to be carried to Manager
brAndus's private Office before she could Do revived
Mary A. Spencer. aged ~. Of b5l Wes, Forty.thtrd
street, had both legs broke Yesterday while thoveilinK
a kcuttle full Of coal at $40 West fifty' third streeL by .
pile Of lumber falling on her. she Was sent t. b. Luks's
Hospital
Henry Parker, a welldressed blind man Of IS wAs
found drunk yesterday morning on the stoop or . house
In Rast Twenty nrst street He had . large bowie knife
10 hs possession. and refused 20 teii ms resiaence ~
Jefferson Market Court Lo was nneo tu'
The Princeton Gee CLUB are to give their annual con-
said TO be very strong and the voices particularly good.
There are a numhrr ~ kOlDIsts and good warblerA Tie
Banjo Club IL ~ tom Ia he entertainment
The New York state Engineers Society last evening.
a. an5 West THIRTY NH street adopted RESOLUTIONS that
with the present defenceless condition of our sea coast
Il n the duty OF the government 10 provide an eftoisEt
naval reserve" and shat the most expsditious mAnnef
3 R.oyaa,nS az ss !. 20 P S.s : s%. W. ISS = for ss:ss LoSa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
H~ORsEWHIPPING A MAYOR.

A Father AvenEiag His DauEhter's BE-
trayHI On tho brothers OF Her Betrayer.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 22.-Blythewood, 8. G., Is
stirred up over a war between tho families Of
Hogan and Hoffman. the most prominent peo-
pie in the town. The origin OF the trouble was
the seduction OF Miss Hattie Hogan. an 49,
year-old girl, by Thomas Hoffman. Miss Ho-
gan's father. at the point of a pistol. made Hofr-
man promise to marry tho girl: but on the day
fixed for the wedding he disappeared. Hogan
searched for his daughters betrayer for two
weeks. and then returned to B~lythewood to
hold the other Hoffman boys responsible. One
Of these brothers is the Mayor ofthe town.
Yesterday Hogan held a pistol at Mayor Hoff-
mans head while he h~orsewhtpped him. He
then went five miles to a mill whore another
brother. Jack Hoffman. was found. and, while
q friend Of Hogan's covered Hoffman with a
Winchester rifle, the enraged father wore out q
whip on him. By this time the Hoffman family
was fully aroused. and the two brothers went
cunning for Hogan and surrounded his house.
The citizens autographed 10 Wfnnsboro for aid.
and q Sheriff and posse was. sent to- Blythe
wood. In the mean time the Judge at Winns-
boro teIeGraphed to Mayor Hoffman, not know
ing he was engaged in the quarrel: to preserve
peace at all hazards. The Sherin's posse. ar
rived In time to arrest the Mayor and take him
to jail before thore was any bloodshed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
NUNS FLEEING FROM PITTSBURGH.
Remarkable Result Of tho Troubles In the
Ursullno Convent.

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 22.-The troubles at the
Ursuline convent in this city have assumed q
new phase. Several months ago a number OF
the French Sisters rebelled against the Roman
Catholic Church interfering with their tenn
poral affairs. They claimed the right to con-
duct the convent as they saw proper. and said
the Church had no right to interfere. The re-
suit was the election of q new Mothor Superior
and tho silencing Of the rebellious nuns. 1t
now appears that they are fleeing from the
convent and are making their way to Rome or
France. The Superiors have been on the alert.
but the Sisters have succeeded in eluding their
vigilance, and a number have escaped. 1t Is
not known where they have gone. but 1t Is sur
missed that they intend to return either to
France. whence they came, or to go
direct to Rome to lay the trouble before
Der q the Sisters went to the depot,
bought tickets. had their trunks checked. and
stss'e ae ss'i ae sila9H fro% S5fPsit 1.sbu sgsDieiq sho sars
after their departure another Sister was seen
Walking through the depot. she said she was
UrsuIins Home At OAKLAND: she was greatly
departure Of the Sisters was the greatest ca.
lamity that could have befallen the order. She
obtained enough evidence to lead her to be-
orders were emphatic that they must be found
at any cost and be taken back to the home.
The story Of the escaping. nuns Is creating a
great deal OF 1t Is said that the Sis
away from the Oakland building. One Of them
Is said. on some pretext, to have absented her
self from mass. and while the others were all
g. +. McKenna. one Of the counsel. said to-
night that the Sisters left the city openly and
BY Mother Aiphonse, ex-snperfor, with the
view Of getting the difficulties existing settled.
A representative Of Bishop Phelan said the
over the movements Of the Sisters: He under
stood the French Sisters were In Washington,
irving to interest the French Minister in their
frOnhlaR.
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NO TRACE OF TASCOTT.
The Story he Tsld his Mistress sr his
Methsd Of Cemmittiug q burglary.


Method Of Committing q burglary.
CHICAGO, Feb. ~22.-Inspector Bonfeld has
the shirt young Tascott wore when he MUIR
dered Millionaire Smell. The garment was
found in the assassin's room at the time his
burglars tools were recovered. The bosom is
fluted and Is stained with blood near the but
ton hole. This leads the detectives to believe
that Tascott hurt himself while in the million
aires house.
Jennie Clifford. the fueitive's mistress. told
many interesting things in her testimony be-
foro the Grand Jury yesterday. She said that
one morning before daylight Tascott got out Of
bed ana asked her If she would like to see how
he committed a burglary. The woman was
curious. Tascott then drew his two reyolvsrs,
lay down upon his stomach, and In this posi-
ton wormed his way to the bed. whore. he rose,
placed his ear to the coy,erlets, and listened.
He did this, he said. to discover whether the
If the sleeping man snored Tascott cooked his
revolvers. for then. he said, he was sure his
victim was not sleeping soundly. II there was
no noise from the bed Tascott went about his
work without fear.
Friends Of the fugitive swore that 1t had al
ways been his. ambition to beat q SAFE. as he
called 1t. This would seem to indicate that he
drilled the holes In SHELLS safe merely. for
amusement. as tho door was not locked. There
is still no clue to the audacious murderer.
The Grand Jury has resolved to return five
indictments against TaScott for burglary, and
one for the murder Of A. J. Smell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
A aU1LTY COUPLE CHOOSE TO DIE
Miss Fex Eiopes with her Uncle, and Both
KIN Themselves when Caught.

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Feb. 22.-CharlesW ingard,
aged "a. and his niece, Miss Anna Fox. aged
about 16 years. who were arrested here on last
Monday for clipping from Monroe. Mich. COM
mitted suicide this morning about 10 o'clock.
Sheriff Eaton Of Monroe arrived hero this
morning and identified the prisoners. Chief Of
Police Stacey Of this city and Sheriff Eaton had
a conversation with the prisoners, and re-
auested them to 60 back to Michigan withouta
reauisition. They asked for q short time In
private to decide on what they would do. and
the officers left them alone for q few minutes.
On returning to the prison thcy were horri-
fed to find Anna dead. and ,Wingard In q dying
condition. There was q bullet hole in the fore
head of the girl, and one through the top OF
Vineyards head. A note was found saying that
they had decided to kill themselves rather than
90 back to Monroe. and that they had taken
their own lives. After coming here Wingard
succeeded in obtaining employment as a fire.
man on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and
Chicago Railroad. The couple secured board
at Readers boarding house, and passed them.
selves as man and wife. Becoming frightened
they fled to Canton last week, where they were
arrested and brought here.
MONROE. Feb. 22.-The report OF the double
mont here. Wingard had been doing odd Jobs
for farmers and others about Frenchtown. five
miles from. Monroe, for some time. and some
familiarity had been noticed between him and
Annie Fox, the pretty. vivacious. and ,exem-
plary daughter OF a respectable and well-to-do
farmer Of that locality. On Nov. IS the pair
1ed. and after q long search were arrested.
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Their Latest Attempt to Reform Society
With Hickory Switches.

Thelr Latest Attempt to Reform Society
with Hickory switchea
Brazil, Ind. Feb. 22.-More than o year
has.passed since the White Gaps originated In
Crawford county. on the Ohio River. Their
ayowed object was the correction OF evil doors
whom the law seemed slow to reach. The
best citizens nominally engaged In 1t. warnings
were eiyen, and no doubt some merited switch
ines were administered. The order became
rapidly known throughout the State, and COM
munities In a score or more other counties
have adopted the methods. Innocent men
have been whipped and shamefully abused. and
in some cases beaten to DEATH. either by White
cans or BY masked men In their name. ALL
sforts to bring them to Justice have Jailed.
Meanwhile the spirit Of the order seems
0aining ground. Only O short time ago White
Caps captured the Home newspaper at Clay
CIV. twenty miles south OF Brazil, and pub
iished their warnings to derelict citizens. The
most recent outrage was perpetrated q night
or two ago at Bloomfield. capital Of the adJoin-
Ing county Of Greene, Their, victims were
Bsm Fierce, who made his home With them.
hickory switches, that brought the blood at
Zach lick. In the woman's case the shtnglo
WAS used with effect. The three persons were
thsn ordered to skip. They are represented as
immoral, but the. method OF correction was
brutal and cowardly as well rs criminal As
pDsnai' the best citizens of the town were en-
1aSad in IL, or at least the affair meets with
ssneral approval to the extent that no attempt
stfnding out the guilty persons has been made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
BLAINE or BUST.
Minnesota Republicans In n State OF Mind
Over the Florence Letter.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-"Blalne or Bust"
appears to 10 the motto Of the Minnesota Re-
publican League. One OF the officials said to-
day that the movement which eliminated in
the forming OF Republican clubs all over the
country and uniting them in State leagues
was n Blaine move, pure and simple, When
the Minnesota league was organized. every
mention OF Blaine's name drew out a torrent OF
applause. The Blaine letter fell upon the league
IKE q thundsr6olt; a Al v 0i the T TRen O. CAME ors
the question what should the league do; An
open rupture threatened on the spot from.
unless for Blaine. while others maintained 1t
was the duty OF tho league az so9u ispaDo
iegatee, whatsoever he might be. There was con;
siderable danger OF Immediate dissolution OF
a call from New York for q meeting OF the
Executive Committee. AS this was supposed
to have some bearing on the matter ~ dis
pute, hostilities were SUSPENDED to await the
action in New York. President Byrnes has
posted Off to New York, and all are anxious!y
awaiting his return.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
FEASTIHG REPUBLICAN, MS.
The Michigan Club EnJoys Its Annual Ban
quot.

quet.
DETROIT, Feb. 22.-The third annual BAN
auet Of the Michigan Club WAS held at the De-
troit Rink tonight. Covers wore laid Tor l'ooo
guests. The first speaker Of the evening was
Senator senE r. Joseph los \, HaETley 9fc cInn' tbe Ffo cSS
ZIONIST" He said in part:
We are protectionists as n party. We rend
with great satisfaction the late message on lhe
President. We thought We were now 10 have z
free open fRht on that issue, We welcome such
u fight. But now some weeks have passed ana
there 10 no sign that the Democratic party II
the House has even proposed 4 scheme for tarimn
were presented that. the Democratic party
would agree upon II. There seems TO be no
possibility that the so-called FREQ traders OF the
Democracy can agree upon, % bill. Ana the
nrospect now eeemS to he tint thRv Vii con
the session."
GEN. BENJAMIN Harrison Of Indiana respond
can" Messrs Mckinley Of Ohio and Cannon OF
Illinois were AmoaE the Other spsaksrk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-23
Fatal Dynamite Explosion.

DULUTH, Feb. 22.-This morning an ex-
plosion of dynamite occurred in the rock cut
on Fourth street. Eighteen men were injured.
and eight are now In tho hospital. Ono died
upon reaching the hospital. and the others can
not live through tho day.
Men and rocks were hurled man. feet BY the
shock. The explosion was caused by some
cartridges fused last Saturday, but not OK
ploded until the men resumed work about
them. A few taps on the drill served to set OIL
the unexploded cartridges. with tho result as