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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

sIne V1gllanCeS conferred GOgetner
a moment. Then each produced his
pocket-book and dropped sum of
money into the leaders, SLOUGH hat.
As the money was poured on the table,
Harris laid the pistol beside it.
Thar" he said, ''take me-"
Then, as handouts were quickly
snapped onto his wrists, he turned to
the young preacher. "Parson," he
said, ''that'll make you and the leetle
gal in the East happy. Goodyear
The young preacher sprang forward.
men," he cried, zone moment!'
Then in tones that thrilled the hearts
of the listeners he told the story OF
the horse thief's sacrifice. The little
group shufaed about uneasily when he
had finished.
"Boys," said the leader, suddenly,
I'm boss O. this yere association,
haint I?''
You mir, they answered.
can what I say goes?"
''Hit does jist thatn'
can boss stealin' means hangin'
don't bit?"
''Hit doesr'
oval, sentence the prisoner, Jack
Harris, to be hung this day: week. In
the meantime, I place him in the keep
in Nv Shorty Myer, the leetlest man in
the crowd, an if he let's the prisoner
escape, I'll fine him two dollars and a
half"
Shorty Myers extracted two dollars
and q half in silver from his pocket
and handed the money to the leader
-''Yere's my tine," he said.
"An'the preacher keeps the reward?'
Jack Harri asked of the leader.
can the preacher keeps the re-
ward the other answered.
you bet!" chorused the rest of the
vigilantes.
"Wall, any how, I'll git my rent
now, reckon said q mop-headed
vigilant.
"Sam DYSON" said the leader, stern
ly, git out an mount yer filly, less'n
We want to be fined, too.''
"Hold ont" said Harris. ':1s yer FLY
leetle, with lump on her jaw?''
"Yas."
.'Good thing I didn't know hit the
other night
''Why?"
"'Cause if I had you'd a-be'n out a
filly; that's all.''
Two weeks after, when the ceremony
was over that made the young preacher
and the bright-faced Eastern girl man
and wife, the bride looked fondly into
her husbands eyes as she said:
''How much these people seem to
think of you, and how generous they
are toward you! Have they been so
ever since you came out here?"
mo. the change took place only a
few weeks ago."
'And, who were those stern, rough
looking mon who shouted so when the
ceremony was donep"
''They are the vigilantes.'
''.As entered the State" the young
wife said, presently, ''just such a rough
looking man asked my name, and,
when told him, he said: Tell the
parson We saw Jack Harris, an tell
him hope he'll be happy Then he
disappeared. F."
Heroic jack" the young wife ex-
claimed, when the minister had told
her tho story. Ton p. MORGAN
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

4Ac picsNuoT . S1lSuL 1Orm 6Ca6-
gered under the task, but, by a series
of heroic efforts, he managed to con-
vey the unconscious man to the little
log hut where he lived alone. It was
many days before the sufferer could do
more than sit like helpless chAa in
the old splint-bottomed rocker and
watch the preacher as he limped
back and forth attending to
the wants of his unexpected
guest. The stranger had been
badly hurt. The blow on his head as
he came in contact with a low hanging
limb, had very nearly fractured his
skull, and the kick of the horse had
broken several ribs. However, he
bore his pains without murmur, and
did little but hold his peace and watch
every movement of the young preacher.
The latter wondered, as the days passed
by, why his guest gave not the least
account of himself and expressed no
desire to see or send any message to
any one. He did not mention his name,
and the preacher, not given to prying
into the affairs of others, did not ask
it. Each day the preacher seemed to
work harder and grow paler. Night
ly he preached at one of several log
school-houses, and nightly he walked,
limpingly, to and from the place of
worship, unless one of The congrega-
ton furnished the means of transport
tation, and as they rarely did so he
most generally walked.
During his absences the wounded
man busted himself with reading the
scanty literature of the house or
thought fiercely and often half aloud.
One day, there came a letter ad-
dressed in adainty feminine hand, and
the preacher had almost completed it's
answer when the hour arrived for him
to start for the little log church.
After he had. gone, the invalid saw
that the letter and it's unfinished an
swer lay ON the homemade table, and
without scruples proceeded to read
both. g.: ..-=
''Frum his sweetheart the invalid
said aloud as he finished reading the
letter. ''Pore leetle gal, kin almost
seem to see her as I read them lines.
Thar she is. way back East waitin' fer
the day when her lover kin send the
money to bring her out yere to him.
The time has ben q mighty long one
already, she says, but she'll wait fer
him if hit takes half her life. Brave
leetle girl! Bids him keep up his cour-
age fer she is shore he'll soon git the
money, fer every body's SO generous in
the West, and will pay him we'll for
his work, she is certain
The invalid paused and shook one
hard fist at an imaginary auditor. "
''Yas, hang We! Pay him wellp Vas,
you'll pay him we'll won yer dad
blamed souls get bigger: If you was
white you'd pay more money an do
less gruntin' in church. Look at hit!'
he went on, with rising wrath. 'Yere's
q man an q Christian a-workin' the
life outen his crippled body to save yer
souls, an In return you give him Jest
enough to keep him from plumb starry
in All the whole kit Nv We air good
fer is to raise horses fer. me to run of. y
Again he shook his fist 6ercely at
the imaginary auditor.
'sThar's dirt fer ye,'the dad-blamed-
est dirty dirt ever seed worked on q
man. Look at hit! Yere, fer workin'
himself to death fer yer souls, ye pay
him so leetle that the time when he
kin bring his leetle Waitin' sweet
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

LIGHT shOne from
the open door of
the low log struct-
ure that answered
the double purpose
Of CHI urch and
school house. The
CLEAN fell upon the
yellowish leaves of
apaw-paw tree that
stood close to the
path that led to the
door. Beyond the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17
ANCIENT POTTERY.

Valuable Archaeological Discovery Re
Gently Made in England.
An interesting discovery has been
made at Dummer, near Basingstoke,
Hants, England. While shepherd
was at work near some fir trees know
as Dummer Clump, a large flint was
found a foot beneath the surface, anl
on removing this pottery was discov.
cred, unfortunately broken. On care,
fully digging this up, further disoov.
cries were made, consisting of small
vase of baked pottery about FIVE inches
In diameter, smooth inside and out
and without pattern. The vase rested
on q larger one, so broken that it il
difficult to estimate its size. The latte,
is OF very coarse pottery, either very
slightly baked or sun-dried, and is orna,
mented with two bands not unlike tn,
Norman dog-tooth, made apparently
with a pointed stick. With these wer!
found bones, burnt earth, flints, ant
sun-dried as we'll as ordinary clay
While removing these q third vase wa
found Of q very coarse pattern, sun
dried or very slightly baked, abou
eleven inches high and Of fifteen inche
diameter, with q band Of ornamen
j like the one above described. Thi
was filled with earth, that towards tn
outside being the natural clay, Will
the center was filed with perfectl,
black loan, as if from decayed vege
table or animal matter. Interspersei
with both clay and mold were burne
fints and pieces Of bone. IN. J. Post
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-28
FORGOT HER BUSTLE.
AIthongh she nnd~I.0o0 In u.

KANSAS City, August Pm Balling-
sley,a wealthy business man of Broneugh,
No. a1d his wife have been stopping at
tue New Albany Hotel for several days.
They left Friday morning for home
friday afternoon the proprietor of the
hotel receiver telegram stating
that Ballingsley had lost $1,000
In the hotel The clerG made a
careful search and the money was found
between the Stats Of the bed and mattrass.
Il was done up in strange fashion.
Around long leather purse that con-
tanned the money piece Of coffee sack
had been sewed tightly Around this
was wrapped a towel which WAS also
tightly sewed, and the whole was bound
up in another towel loosely stitched to.
gether. Mr Ballinesley arrived this
morning and got his money lie ex-
planned that his wife had done Il up in
that manner SO that sac could were il ia
"a bustle. In the hurry 10 catch the train
she forgot to put on the hustle
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-28

Al the meeting Of the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings last night the
clerk reported that in pursuance Of the
instructions given him at the meeting a
week ago, he had examined into The
matter as TO the resolution in regard TO
who should employ the hands on the
new City Hall and giving The authority
over it, construction to the Committee
on Grounds and Buildings He found
that rhc resolution passed the Com
mon Council bur was laid on the
liable toy tine Board of Aldermen
on the 9Th Of August, 1886 from which
il had never been taken.
Mr. Bates stated this fact at the former
meeting, but question being raised as
20 bis memory he made the examination
as instructed The ordinance Of the city
gives the Ciy Engineer control Of the
new City Hail building in alt Of its de-
partmcnis. subject to the supervisory
powers OF the committee Il could not
be in better hands
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ROBBED HIS RiEND
And Confessed His Guilt.

l.. G. Morris. n young man Of good
family, from FrankliBton, y. C., WAS
charged in the Police Court Yesterday
with stealing Sj.f0 from the person OF
his friend, Joseph Allen.
Morris and Allen went 20 Norfolk on
the steamer Ariel last Saturday night
The two went TO sleep, and while Allen
was in sound slumber Morris picked his
pocket. Awakening, Allen discovered
his loss His friend, Morris, offered in
loan him some money and pulled Oul a
handful of silver and offered him an
amount. In doing 50 be banded Allen a
dime on which was engraved a mono
gram, and on the other side some
brass and solder, from which a
pin. had been broken. Aim sand this
coin Is mine, | used il as scarf pin -
Morris said the harkeeper gave ii 80 him.
The barkeeper said Morris had bought
five beers and handed him silver dollar
and he gave him three quarters in change,
and no ten cen; pieces. The barkecDcr
added blind man would not have taken
that coin.
Morris was placed under arrest and
kept until the return of the steamboat 81"
Richmond where he was turned over TO
Officers Parkinson and iJuningtou.
\, the station house Morris confessed
TO bis guilt
The Police Justice continued the case
until Wednesday on account of the Ques-
tion Of jurisdiction, the ofIense having
been committed on the river between
Prince George and Charles City count Sc.
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RADICALS REBUKED.
Mastery 'efence Of the south in the
senate-No Negro Domination In this
Section.
Special to the Times. I


Especial to the Times.l
WAsniSGToN, August 27.-After Sen.
ator Wilson, of Iowa, had finished his
laborious and brutal attack on the peo-
pie of Mississippi to-day, Senator Wal
thall made a reply which lasted over two
hours. He spoke with energy and good
effect His speech was listened to with
great attention, both by the Republicans
and the Democrats, and he was con
graduated at the close by all the Demo-
Gratis of the Senate, and even by Ingalls,
and other Republicans. The great fea-
ture of the speech was the elaborate and
thorough discussion of the race issue in
the South in which he indicated
the attitude and conduct of the Southern
whites and contrasted the condition of
the Southern people, both white and
black, under Democratic and Republican
rule He closed with declaration of
his faith that the people Of the South
would never suffer themselves to fall
again under negro domination. The
tone of the speech was brave, frank but
conservative The bloody shirt orators
have failed so far TO elicit any response
in public sentiment, and this part of the
programme is a fasco.
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The committee OF colored citizens i'm
charge of ,ue Coiored Department of the
Exposition arc arranging 40 make grand
exhibit of lhe products of ,lc colorei
pcopl. They have selected The 3lst day
of October as iete day for tucir race.
opening With "a parade of the color.d
state and visiting militia trade organi.
cations aud civic societies through ihe
principal streets Of the city, Terminating
at the Exposition Grounds, where Pro-
fessorJ NJ. Langston will deliver an adj
dress upon thc material advancement of
the race since emancipation Horses and
mules ave 60 race during the day. The
colotea schoo. children will take par, in
The demonstration, which closes N.tA "a
vocal ana Instrumental concer, ia ,ius.c
Hall al night The secretaries of The se.
cret societies are requested 90 forward to-
J. T. Wilson. 2O6 West Broad street.
their address
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pi.,rdorly ON the Street Cnr..

Two Young men were fined so and
COSTS each in The Police Court Yesterday
for improper conduct on the street ears.
the first ease was That of young man
who, under The influence OF liquor, be-
came lille disorderly on one of the
electric ears The Other was bat ot a
young moteIman on the electric line, who,
also in a drinking condition. cursed and
abusgd he drivers of The horse car line
at the Sled, foot of Libby Hin. and riding
40 town In au open car struck the driver
knocking MS bat in the street ard dtraIinc
his coat, as the same time using foul lan-
guage
In the first case the plea Of guilty was
entered and the fine paid and the case
dismissed
In The latter case Nj Wyndham II.
Meredith MAS present as the friend of the
motOmau and counsel for the street
railway lie said tina. the two lines, The
Union aud the CITY were now prac-
ucally under one management. That
the lines did not intend TO tolerate any
envy, rivalry, or Jealousy between the
employees OF he two. The management
Of the two companies wanted to So run
their cars that "a l8Gy of child
riding on one alone would be as
well protected and free from Tue
results of mi.hehavior ON the part of any
person as il they were IN their Own par
lor. lie desired that Tao law against mis-
conduci be enforced 20 is extreme limit,
and hoped that The drivers aid molei-
men could, ia order to protect ladies and
have The righ! to eject from "a
car, without waiting TO see a policeman
somewhere along the rack, any person
wilfully disturbing the peace Of The other
passengers
Police Justice Cru chfeld said that De.
would enforce the law lie had au-
noupced that $l0 would be the Lowest
fine for misconduct on street-car or IN
The public parks lie would fine the
young man $40 and costs this time on
account of his youth. II necessary to
break up disorderiy conduct in the cars
and parks &c would raise The fine or add
on "a term in jail, and be desired all per-
sons to take warning.
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THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Fears A. TO I's safety Pronounced Tn
founded,


founded,
There has been complaint for sometime
that the building on Broad street, OF
which the Council Chamber constitutes
the second floor and the Fire and Police,
telegraph. and Chief of the Fire Depart
mcnt the thiri floor, was mott safe con
diii0n This building, while not cOnsid.
cred safe, stood for years with a heavy
weight on IL, which weight has beel
gradually accumulating until now there
are number OF tons weight I'm .be
shape of AN inch of concrete ON
the TOP floor Of the building 70 prevent
tbe chemicals from The lAr-e number Oh
electric jars, which furnish Che electricity
To- the ire alarm telegraph, dropping ou
aud iniuring the wooden floor These
jars weigh heavily, and as new fire alarm
stations are added and The currents eX.
tended tncy are added to-
For some years past there has been a
cac. in the eastern wall near the front
some feet away from the rear part
Waen the wind blew so hard the other
day 10 looscned the pastering 10 This
place, and the curious saw the crack in
the bricks
The Counciimen were fearful of their
lives last night, and Nr W. l.. Whip
offered the following resolution:
Resolved by the Common Council Che
Board of Aldermen coneurrng) That the
City Engineer be aud is hereby Instructed
TO report TO the next meeting Of The Com
mon council, if the bUiidinL known as
Washington Hall is secure or safe, and
If, IN his opinion, il isn0t SAFE, what steps
are necessary TO make il SO.
Resolved further, that the City En-
gineer give This matter his immediate
and personal attention Adopted
The Board Of Aldermen at its meeting
later on last night concurred in the reso.
luton
Mr.. Mann, a member of the Council
and practical builder, told the TINES
reporter that Washington IIall, or, as il
is best known, "lhe Council Chamber
building" would stand long after the
new City Hall was completed
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POLICE NOTES.
A LANG nncl,ef ofrrlnInr 90.

The Police Justice congratulated biM-
self Yesterday that with as long Mon
day docket as usual he got through with
! in 10 an hour and bali There were n0
long cross questioning ahd speeches ~
She Police Court bar, a. j. usually Csc
ease. and the state oi circumstances iu
the main accounted for IL.
4 number Of SATURDAY night drunk
were assessed the usual amount - and
costs, and four prisoner, for the pliyi-
icge of being on the street drunk on 0Un-
day were fued 1873 usual, $ AND costs.
William H. Hayden was CHARGED Wita
being drunk and disorocriy, a-O Ni.A
cursiDg and abusing Sylvia Jnnc- lie
was fined s. and costs for each offence.
Charles Mitchell. white boy Was
fin q 81 for throwing rocks M Jlu 70. ia-
City Railway cars
Henry Saunders (cOl0rcil abusing and
using pr0fauc language tO james T.
Booker, and James T. Booker ll,1ra sly
iu the street, were fined each 50 30 ard
COSTS
Robert LvHch (coloTed), charged with
beating Joshua Cuso, was fined $3.50
aud costs.
George Crowder, a white by. va
charged with striking Alfred B4n- %
co'orcd youth, with q stone IN 'hr Market
House during market hours The ,t'-
deuce showed that Botts WAS as much ro
blame as CrowdeT ana each wers foes -
atu costs
Haig FizAlch jco.oroU ib passion
beat Mary Walker her companion Il
cost her s..
Willie Johnson was aria'yual ior tAr
ffth time in ihc last fourmonth, caarsei
with beating Anua Moon q Jail alley
ne-ress, with whom he is infatuated.
Anna having left town did not appear 90
testify, so this time Johnson got of iv
paying The fine Of 81 and costs for being
drunk
Jaca Edridge using pro:ane language
on the street Fined s. and costs
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Tho 1lhole.nle nncnn 1hlern..

Tie three men arrested last Saturday
night, as mentioned in Sundays inEs,
on the charge OF stealing thirteen thou
sand pounds Of bacon valued at S1G3
from Messrs. W. :. Forbes " Co., were
ir the Police Court yesterday
Before their cases we're called Colonel
Sp0isWo0d rose and asked for a con
tiauauce of the cases until to-day Al
present the evidence, he said, was not all
sufficient to convict. and ihe Common
wealth. at the request OF Mr Forbes
through his clerk. and Of Detective
Brownen. wished the continuance in
order TO get more evidence.
This was resisted by Giles Jackson,
counsel for two of the accused.
Nj Edgar Allan, counsel for the third
accused. said he admitted the right OF the
Commonwealth to ask and obtain con
tinuance. The statutes gave that power.
lie would like TO hear evidence as 10
bail
Without any evidence being heard,
however, after short conference Colonel
Spotswood stated that he was willing
the court should grant bail to each in the
sum of 81 900 which Mr.. Allan expressed
as being satisfactory to himself. His
client gave bail, but Jackson two clients
did not.
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Canadians = Azitating Return BLOW IL Re-
taiiation ~ Resortrd to.

MONTREAL. Que, August 27-rhe
popular excitement caused by President
Cleve.and's message having Gained down
10 is nov possible 20 discover the true
feeling of Canadians on the subject. II
is NOT very dillrent from the first i'm.
preston, but deep down in The popular
mind is belief that the whole matter is
simply an election move, and that the
contingency Of the President really de-
claring nOn-inteTcOuIss after he obtains
authority from Congress is a very remote
one. Bot all acknowledge lhat if it is
declared it will be very serious tuing
for Canada, though not 80 serious that
she cannot bear it with eq aaimiiy.
i movement has been SET on foot 10
petition the Imperial government in the
event Of the United States declaring
non intercourse, 20 place nominal duty
on American wheat and other grains,
while admitting the produce Of Canada
and the other colonies free This, In Is
claimed, would soon bring the United
~tates to her knees, depriving her Of her
principal market. aud would not iniure
England " hiie bencfiting CANADA. il be-
ing conlended that India, Canada and
Russia could more than supply The
British demand without increasing the
price 20 the consumers \ public meet
ing in support OF this proposal will be
called in a few days.
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4 Dozen Heavy Checks Contributed to
Defray Campaign Expenses

WAsHINGTON, August 27.-Prcsdent
Cleveland is not alone in his contribu-
tion 10 the campaign fund, says The
W0rH his check for $4,000 on
Riggs IL Co., the Washington bankers,
has been "seen" by Chairman Brice, who
goes" him $4,000 better, aud Con-
gresham William !. Scott does the same
thing. That makes a round $4,000 from
two Of The wealthiest workers in the
party. Secretary Whitney chips in s10,-
600 and Secretary Endicott has followed
suit. Don NJ. Dickinson has made a
similar subscription. Pat Kelley OF Min
nesota, Chairman William III. Barnum,
Herman OeIrich and Oliver Payne each
made a like contribution, so that, with
the Presidents subscription, the grand
total foots up $4,000, and many coun-
lies are yet to be heard from.
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The regular meeting Of the City School
Roard of the city OF hichmond was held
In lbe High School building Yesterday
afternoon, al 5OclOck 8 Present Hon.
! Taylor ElysOn, chairman; Mr Viii
liam Lovenstein, DR.. 5. Z. Moore, f..
Wiley Davis, J. G. Dickers0n, i. d..
Starke, J b. Cary, superintendent, Chas.
p Rady, clerk and supervisor,
srPERlNTENDENr's MONTHLY REPORT.
Colonel Cary, City superintendent of
Schools made his monthly report calling
attention 10 some matters that required
the attention Of The Board The schools
being in vacation, there is no statistical
information
The Superintendent reported several
vacancies in both the white and colored
schools. and asked the Board to elect
teachers to supply the same. The Va
yancies are at West End, Leigh. Spring
field. Baker, Navy Iill Valley, East
End and Rockets
The Superintendent recommended that
Sue schools open this year on the l'a ot
September
ELICTfoN CO.. TEACHLNs.
The Board then elected ine following
teachers for ihc ensuing year; Misses
Mmg A Pierce. Annie j.. Granger,
Fannie D. Tiouor ana Fannie WYATT, in
tbc white school. Saliie G. Young,
Lizzie i Holmes. Mary T.. Jaspar.
FiuWc, lsbm and Mary t. Johnson, in
iht e.eiCl schools.
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Cured and It's return prevented by the
as, Of simple and very harmless remedy
ust has been used by many Of our great.
e sufferers, and always with the same
le-u.'s-a perfect cure. Ask for box Of
Dr Dayid's Vegetable Liver Pills For
sale oY an druggists and country mer-
chants Price % cents a box OF % pills.
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Mr. Mungo Park Buchanan died YES
terday at his residence in this city after p
prolonged attack of typhoid fever lie
was a highly respected citizen, had re-
sided in this city and Manchester for 2
number Of years and leaves many friends
His funeral takes place this morning at
10 o'clock from DR.. Hoge's Church.