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The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
Wholesale Poisoning.

One OF the most horrible poisoning cases
that Philadelphia has ever known has
been discovered. and another lnurderess
lodged in Jail. John Whiting aged thirty.
eight years, his alleged vile. aged forty.
his alleged daughter Bertha, aged nine
years and his son Willie. aged two years,
lived in the rear end OF 1927 Cadwallader
street. John Whiting died en- March 20,
Bertha on April 25 and Willie on May 2G.
The doctors in attendance gave certifca tes
Of death respectively for ''inflama tion OF
the bowels. sastrG fever and congestion of
the bowels" There was an insurance on
the lives OF each, ranging from 5000 down
to $50. The coroner accidentally hear.
ing ci the case. and having his suspicious
aroused. had the bodies exhumed and
chemical analysis made OF the intestines,
and found arsenic in all. The woman was
sent for by the coroner and made - full
confession. She procured Rough on
Rats" She gave the children
the poison and then summoned a phy.
sician, but did not administer the med.
icjne prescribed. She said she could not
80 out washing with baby and resolved
to get rid OF lille; that abe was Il fraid
Bertha would grow up bad woman and
she had better die. and concluded that il
she poisoned them all at once she would
he found out. She came to Philadelphia
in 1872, and has lived in house OF assis.
nation both there and in Chicago. She is
frivolous in manner, and was only brought
to tho consciousness OF her position when
confronted with the evidence Of her crime.
When she finished her confession she eaid
her conscience WAS clear and that she
would meet her dead children in heaven.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
A Dangerous Man.

The most peaceable and dangerous
man in all this United States lives in
Murray county, Ga. He is kind
hearted, good tempered. never had .
quarrel in his life, wouldn't hurt fly,
and everybody is afraid OF him.
About a year ago he was cutting wood,
when the axe flew of the handle and
killed a man who had come to pay
him $50. He never got cent of the
money. The next week. while ferrying
a friend across the river, he ran the
boat against q snas and his friend
was drowned. About q month later
he fel'ed tree on top OF STRANGER
who was lying asleep in the woods.
killing hlm Instantly. Not long after
he shot at wild turkey and killed I
neighbor whom he didn't see at all.
Three weeks later he lighted kero-
sene lamp. when it suddenly exploded,
burning to death colporteur to
whom the inotfensive Georgian had
courteously extended the hospitality
OF his home. All this mans frienda
run when they see him coming. He
would be afraid to extend any kind
nesses save to his enemies, if he bad
any. His last public act was to croesI
the street with a ladder on his shosal-l
der last Fourth OF July, while shs
procession was passing, and whsn
somebody shouted to him to '.hurry'
OH" he oblisinsly turned around and
started back. The procession wao
laid out. aud the day wasspoiled. III
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
Two Murderers Hanged.

Gaddy and Rocette. the murtlerers OF
Settler McLeish at Wolslcy. wv, T., were
launched into eternity at Regina, Rocette
bore up without tinching and spoke on
the scaffold. He said he was no murderer
and did not regret having IL rope about
held up we'll also. He was attended by
Reverends Gregory and Daniels, Episcopa.
lians. He appeared penitent for tho
crime, and received the sacrament the
day before his execution. Rocette was at.
tended by Fathers Grafton and Leduc.
When the bolt shot they dropped and
died instantly. not a muscle of either
moving. Both slept we'll during the
night, and ate good breakfast. Kocctte
especially. He ate eight eggs and mum.
h ber OF slices slices of toast and drank ad wine.
stable OF Hector McLeish, IL farmer, a,
was broken into and IL pony
stolen. A party of citizens started in
pursuit next day, overtaking the thieves the
following day, when in an encounter Nc.
Leish was shot and subsequently died OF
his wound. The thieves were ha!f.brceds,
Gaddy and Rocette. The pursuing party
found out that the alf.breeds were con.
cealed in house about mile from Vol.
sley: McLeish and a mounted policeman
walked out late at night to keep
suaIu anu EepoFI "hch way tney
went il they LETT the house. and the rest of
the party would CONE out at daylight.
They tried to make the capture alone.
The night was very dark. and as they were
about rnterin. the front door the police.
man was knocked down from behind and
became insensible. Ho had revolver in
his hand at the time which he dropped.
Az McLeish turned to rrapple with the as.
sailant another halfbreed rushed out OF
the house. picking up the policeman's re.
volver and shot McLeish once in the back
and once in the left arm. The desperadocs
then decamped, it is supposed for Crooked
Lakes. Prisoners were tracked from point
to point, but always evaded their pur.
suers. and finally escaped across the line,
where they were taken in custody ny
American authorities and brought over
the line for trial few months ago.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
: DAMAGED az FLOOD.
Great Excitement at and Around
CioQuet Caused by High Water.

Never in the memory OF the oldest set.
tier has the destruction from high water
been SO great as at present in the vicinity
ot Cloquet, along the line OF the st. Paul &
Duluth road. A water spout burst over
the territory and Immediately the waters
in the st. Louis and tributaries began to
rise, covering the tracks foc miles, in
eighteen inches. One OF the booms
Of the G. n. Nelson Lumber company
broke, but the logs were nearly all
caught. The remaining boom OF the Mel.
son Lumber company OF Cloquet broke
and the logs PASSED down the river c)enrn,
the Thomson bridge by only ten feet.
By many persons it is said that the second
bo ON. which contained upwards s,i CO.
10000 feet of logs, first gave away, and
the massive force they exerted snapped
the Posey Island boom, where there were
20,00O,OOO feet. The water, after ths
booms broke, rose two feet, seeming to
drain of the great overhowed tract OF land
above. 1t was but few minutes after
the breaking OF the booms before the bulk
OF the logs were gone. They Travelled down
the river great mass, piled in places
away above tho water, and carrying all be.
fore them. When they reached Thompson
and the Dalles there. an hour after break
ing. loose, they sea- ttered as they
rushed over the Rocky Channel and
piled up all along the banks. the sight rs
they struck the Dalles and its raging
waters was a wonderful one. 1t is feared
that when they came they would first jam
there, then afterward sweep down in ~ sol.
id mass and carry away the iron bridge OF
the St. Paul & Duluth railroad. but that
fear turned out groundless, as the bridge
was not hurt atall. Ittook but two hours
for the $4,000. 900 feet to pass Thomp.
son. The loss OF the lun,bermen is enor.
nous. As near rs can now be estimated it
will reach nearly halt IL million dollars and
may run over that. and of course on all
this great loss there is no insurance ut
all. The loss to the knife Falls Boom com.
pany and the lumber:nen there will be
$15O,OO0 or more. and on the loss swept
away perhaps nearly S3OO.OOO more.
The log slide OF their upper mill was swept
down the stream. One span OF the water
power company's railroad bridge and two
small wooden bridges there. were also car.
ried down stream. The Colquet Lumber
company estimate their loss at $1,000.
600 feet. which cost to put in about
$3.50 900.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
An American Story.

Saturday Review (Enslish) is
responsible for the following There
is an American story OF q juror in
trial for murder in one o. the back
woods settlements of the far West.
Great difficulty had been experienced
in getting a jury; eleven jurors had
at last been sworn in, and there re-
mained only one of the panel. He
was small, lean, lank fellow, with O.
shrewd face and an uncouth demeanor,
and his apparel seemed to show that
never before had he been within sight
or sound OF civilization. He was
asked the usual questions as to
whether he had formed any opinion
about the case, whether he had any
prejudice against the prisoner or
whether he was conscientiously op-
posed to capital punishment. 10 all
these questions he returned a decided
negative. The Judge and the counsel
for the prosecution and for the defense
did not any OF them especially like the
mans manners. but it was late and
Jurors were scarce. and so he was
accepted. In accordance with an old
form surviving strangely in out-of-the.
way places, he was set before the
alleged murderer and the judge said:
"Juror. look upon the prisoner; pris-
oner, look upon the juror. When
this command was given, the little
man leaned forward and scanned the
culprit carefully from head to foot for
sore moments; then he raised his
head and turned to thejudge and said,
in firm and solemn voice: "Yes,
judge. think he is guilty."
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
Soda Locomotives.
Philadelphia Record.

AiAhuCipiifs AscCOEu.
At the Baldwin Locomotive Works
there are in the course of construction
four locomotives which are designed
to be run by soda, which takes the
place OF fire under the boiler. Soda
has much the same power as coal
without any of the Offensive gases
which that fuel cmits. The engines
are now nearly finished, and are to be
shipped shortly to Minneapolis, Mimi,
and are to be run on the streets OF
that city, where steam-ensines are
forbidden.
The engine has much the same ap-
pearance as q passenger car. 1t is
about sixteen feet long, entirely boxed
in, with no visible smoke stacks or
pipes, as there is no exhaust orreiuse.
The boiler is OF copper. 81 1-2 inches
in diameter, and 15-ieet long, having
tubes running through it as in steam
boilers. Inside the boiler will beplaced
five tons OF soda, which, upon being
dampened by a jet of steam, produces
an intense heat. When the soda is
thoroughly saturated, which will occur
in about six hours, the action ceases,
and then it is necessary to restore it
to its original state by forcing through
the boiler q stream OF superheated
steam from stationary boiler, which
drives the moisture entirely from the
soda, when it is again ready for use.
The exhaust steam from the cylinders
is used to saturate the soda, and by
this means all refuse is used.
These engines are the first of their
kind that have been built in this
country, and are being constructed
under the supervision ofGeorge kucil-
ler, a German engineer. The engines
will have pbout the same power as
those on the New York elevated roads,
and will readily draw three or four
light cars. Soda engines are now used
in Berlin and other European cities
very successfully, and they also trav-
erse the st. Gothard tunnel under the
Alps, where steam engines cannot be
used, because the length OF the tunnel
renders it impossible to devise a sys-
tenn of ventilation to carry off the
foul gases generated by locomotive.
So overpowering would these gases
become that sutfocation would ensue.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
the BOYS IN BLUE.
They are having Pleasant Gather.
tngs and a Good 1ime In Various
Place9.

They are Having Pleasant Gather.
ings and Good Time In Various
Places.
The Veterans reunion at la Crosse.
Wis. has been complete success in every
particular. There was heavy rain. but
no wind and it CAUSED no interference with
the men in camp.
There are present as follows: First bat
terry. ~; Fourteenth infantry, 72; Sec
ond cavalry, II; La Crosse county and
veterans not belonging to any or
gan;zat ation, about two hundred; La
Crosse and Lemonweir valley. about four
hundred. These, with their bands and
citizens in line, made procession OF
about one thousand people. Eleven old
battle flags were carried in line, and rs
they passed were often greeted by throngs
on the sidewalks with barred heads. On
arriving at the park the La Crosse and
Lemonweir association held their annual
meeting. The next place OF meet.
ing il fixed at Viroqua. Col. =. N.
Rogers was elected commander. c. X. Err
win. officer of the day: H. {. Goshen, quar-.
termaster; Z. Bebel. surgeon; and vice
president from each post. Next in order
was dinner. which WAS served in r building
seating about six hundred. All the veter.
ans were fed and then the towns people. to
the number OF two or three thousand. In
the afternoon exercises were held in the
park.
Resolutions were adopted demanding OF
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
A Triumph of Skill.
From the Scientific American.

From the Scientific American.
Alta recent meeting of the Engineers
club of Philadelphia, the secretary
read a detailed description of the
moving OF the Hotel Pelham, at Tre-
mont and Boyleston streets, Boston,
for the purpose of widening fremont
street.
This hotel is built of freestone and
brick. ninety-six and sixty nine feet
frontage. The Boylestone street wall
is supported on eight granite columns
twelve feet high, three and four feet
square. There is a basement and
seven stories above the sidewalk.
Height above tramway on which
it was moved, ninety-six feet.
Weight, five thousand tons,
exclusive OF furniture; which was not
disturbed during the removal, as also
were not the occupants OF the stores
on the first floor and some of the
rooms, the various pipe connections
being kept up with flexible tubes.
Careful experiments with models
showed that if the lower part of the
building was firmly braced there was
no danger OF shifting in the parts
above. The general arrangements
consisted OF heavy and substantial
stone and brick foundations for iron
rails and rollers, and the building was
forced to its new position by sixty-six
screws. two inches in diameter, half
inch in pitch, operated by hand
against timbers arranged to uniform
ly distribute the pressure against
the building. Much care and in
genuity were displayed in the de-
tails i'll the arrangement and work.
Two months and twenty days were
occupied in preparation. The moving
itself was begun on August 81, and
finished on August 25, but the actual
time ofmoving was but thirteen hours
and forty minutes. The greatest
speed two inches in four minutes.
The hotel moved about one-eight of
aninch at each quarter turn of screws.
The whole distance moved was thir-
teen feet ten inches. Four thousand
three hundred and fifty.one days.
labor was required for the work. The
whole cost was about $4,000.
This is the largest building that has
ever been removed, although larger
ones have been raised, which latter is
a much simpler and much less risky
operation. The complete success OF
this undertaking is shown by the fact
that cracks, which existed in the walls
prior to removal, were not changed
by the operation. Paper was pasted
over them before commencing, that
any change might be seen.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
congress- 4 repeat oi ths 8 sassi 81 pensions
ACT and fay oring the passage OF the ser.
vice i,ension Law proposed by tho Nation.
ENcAMpMENTs IN MINNEsorA.

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ENcAsfPAiENTs IN MINNEsorA.
Tho largest assemblage ever gathered ut
Wabasha. Minn., was in attendance at
the interstate G. A. r. reunion. The
number present is estimated at
11.OOO. The principal address
was delivered by Commander in Chief j..
=. Rea. The military movements of the
Mullen guards and several visiting mill
tary companies were OF very excellent
character. and the dress parade OF the
veterans was one OF the most interesting
and marked features. The air was alive
with music from brass and martial bands.
A large delegation Of veterans from the
Charles Coleman post OF Durand, Wis, al.
80 from Benjamin Allen post OF Watsrville
and detachments from Rock Elm and
Mondovi posts, the Woman's Relief corps
and Sons OF Veterans turned out in large
numbers to attend the reunion OF inter.
state encampment at Wabasha, Minu.
At the encampmens at Morris, Minn.,
the boys were addressed by Gov. A. r.
McGill and others. A camp fire was held
and the veterans were received by Com.
mander.in. Chief Rea and Department Com.
mander Ege. The fireman's tournament
and the trial OF the steam fire engine, fol.
lowed by boat races. Dress parade took
place and at night there were dramatic
entertainments at the opera house and
Agency hall. and dancing at the pavilion.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21

sidered himself q cowboy from, torp,7 tol
toe, and displayed as much contempt
as the best Of them for tenderfoot.
He even went so far as to try to in
duce his dignifed parent to 60 Of on
sniping expedition, and he came very
near succeeding, too.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21

Mrs. Sheridan. mother of Gen. Philip H.
Sheridan. died at her home at Somerset,
Ohio. after long illness. Mrs. Sheridan
was born in County Cavan. Ireland. car:,e
to the United States in 1928. and to Ohio
ance. Her stature was small. She lived
in the home which the general purchased
for the family prior to the war.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21

= OWN N40S0 Vv0 tVVvutul0SlVUvs
It took two days Of hard work and for.
ty.five ballots before the Fifth MINES otn
republican congressional convention was
able to agree upon a candidate to
succeed .Knpte Nelson, Though
the struggle was long and VIC.
orocs. the best of feeling prevailed and
waen S. G. Comstock won the first prize,
all his competitors cheerful!y extended
their congratulations on the first ballot
the vote stood Barto &c; Buchanan Is:
Comstock Is; Corliss 13: Stcarns %.
These figures changed but slightly till
the 9th ballot when two new candidates.
appeared in the persons OF C. H. Graves
and G. Z. Kindred, the vote Of the former
running up to fourteen, but that OF the
latter dropping off. On, the forty.fifth
ballot which nominated Comstock, the
vote stood: Barto IL; Comstock so; Cor.
liss Is; Stearns 1; Graves Ii.
THE CANDIDATE.
The Wahpeton times., 1888-06-21
THE CANDIDATE.
Hon. s. G. COmsfocE woa horn IN Ar,1,I.

Me-, May 8, 1872, and
here were passed the early
days OF his boyhood. Att.
er attending the common
school for some years he
entered the seminary at
Kent Hill, Me-. Il class.
mate of A. j. Blethen and
w. S. Pattee. who was
recen tly made dean OF
the law faculty at the
, 1888-12-15
Stanley Heart From

CAIRO, Dec. l4.-In a letter received
at Suakim from Osman Digma, supposed
to have contained the announcement that
Emin Pasha and a white traveller (pre-
sumably Stanley had fallen in the hands
of the Mahdi, were enclosed copies OF a
dispatch from a DerVish leader at Lado
to Khalifa Pasha, giving the date of
Emin Pasha's surrender as Oct. 10, and
the letter to Emin Pasha from the khe-
dive, which latter was handed to Henry
NJ. Stanley when at Cairo.
LONDON, Dec. lit is rumored that
Osman Digma in his letter expressed a
willingness to surrender Emiu Pasha and
his white companion, provided Egypt
wyuld agree to abandon Suakim. If this
proposal is not accepted it is believed both
captives will be killed. The British cabi-
net is now discussing the situation.
The Emin relief expedition committee
are doubtful Of the genuineness Of Osman
DIgma's letter. They suggested that the
khedlveIs letter may be a copy Glen at
Cairo, but they think it more likely that
Stanley sent on runners to Emin with let.
tiers and that these runner were captured.
In any case they are hopeful hat even it
Emin is a captive Stanley is still free.
Gen. Greniell recognized the letter
which O5man Digma disclosed as the
original one which he had drafted for the
khedive. Thus StanleY's capture is vir
tually beyond a doubt.
BRUSSELS, Dec l4.-The king of Bel
GUM is greatly agiti.cd by the news from
Soudan, He admits hIring been the
largest subscriber to Stanley EXPENSES.
SUAKM, Dec. "A -Osman D.Ima's
letter was a reply to Mai. Rundles' re
quest of last August for news of Emin
Pasha. The letter asserts that the mandi
has conquered the whole of the equatorial
provinces. The Lado letter stated that
| one w',ite man escaped.
, 1888-12-15
Mrs. Parsons Still at II.

New YORK. Dec. l4.-Mrs. A. R.
Parsons, the widow of the executed Chi
cago anarchist, spoke to about 700 people
to night, She dwelt at length on the
Chicago hanging, and said as innocent
blood had been shed then, innocent blood
must be shed in vengeance. While |
was addressing a meeting in Trafalga
square, London" said she, Il learned
that Lord Bontield of Chicago had or
dered the anarchists not to be allowed to
meet. He had ordered his scorpions to
see that no public demonstrations take
place in Chicago. That is free America.
While we were publicly proclaiming our
theories in monarchial England" Then
she talked of 1.-THE restitution of the
workingmen," and said: I'VE went
a teetotal change in the ownership of
the worlds wealth. The land fo-
the landless and toll for the t~eilers;
homes for the homeless and death
for all tyrants and tyrrany. 1t is death for
all who stand in the way of the remedy" "
, 1888-12-15
MAY COME TOGETHER.
Kilrain Accepts Sullivan's
Challenge.
The Fight to Come Off Within
Six Months.
Forfeit Money Posted and Kill
rain Anxious.
KlIrain and Sullivan to Meet.

New YORK, Dec. l4.-Kilrain has aG.
cepted the challenge of John l.. Sullivan
to fight to a finish forSIO, 600 a side. An
unknown friend will cover Sulliyan's
money to morrow. The fight is to come
off within six months or not at all.
Charles Mitchell will act as Kilrain's
manager. The parties will probably meet
in Canada to arrange the preliminaries, or
IN some other place outside the iurisdlc-
ton of the United States government.
Kilrain's hacker is unknown. Kilraiu al
ter posting his money, said: II would
not make a match with Sullivan if | did
not think | could whip him, and | guess
that when the battle is over the people
will agree with me that | am champion.
Sullivan has said some hard things about
me, but | won't talk about him. | will
wait and meet him in the ring. | know
| can whip him and | will make him feel
sore for the way he has talked"
Mitchell declined to say anything about
his matches with Dempsey any more
than that he would probably make ar
rangements with Dempsey to box him
ten rounds in the East and fight him to a
finish in San Francisco.
, 1888-12-15
keeplnq Up Rates.

CHICAGO. Dec. I4.-When President
Strong of the Atchison road, was in Chi.
cago recently, he submitted to the presi,
dents of the various roads a plan for a
temporary agreement designed to secure
til maintenance of rates for sixty days
from Jan. l, the idea being to keep the
rates up to a paying basis during the
busy winter season, or to such time as the
financial rulers of the road are ready to
spring the next big scheme. An unusual
feature of the plan is a provision that if
any subordinate officer ofa road shall be
found guilty of cutting rates he will be
promptly Invested of the rate making
power. The agreement of COURSE will not
be put into effect without the unanimous
assent of the roads in interest and there
seems to be considerable doubt as to
whether they can all be brought into line.
, 1888-12-15

New YORK, Dec. l4.-Erastus Wi
man, commenting on Butterworth's an
nexation scheme, said: II never saw
such a fatal mistake. | cant conceive
how Butterworth came to do it. The
idea | have is there never was so CON
tented a people as the Canadians" Wi
mar added that Its immediate effect
would be to render the commercial union
more difficult. 1t was a political move in
behalf of the Republicans, hurried into
to get ahead of the Democrats, who were
contemplating the same thing.
TORONTO, Dec. l4.-Commenting on
Butterworth's resolution the Empire, the
leading government organ. calls it an in
sulting overture. The Globe (opposition)
says: We have no doubt the iudg-
ment OF the Canadians in this matter
would be such as tc cure cur neiehbors of
the delusion that has long kept them
from trying to make the best possible of
the political separation of the two coun-
tries.
OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 14.-Sir John
Mcdonald spoke to Il reporter to day re-
speeding the Butterworth annexation res
olutions. He said he did not care to ex-
press an opinion as to the propriety of
the step. 'The proposition OF Mr.. But
terworth in its present state, as | under
stand it, is purely a domestic matter.
There will be time enough to discuss the
proposition when it comes before the
United States officially"
The government rgans assail Butter
worth