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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-11-30

ing the ground, leaving Well-dehned
streaks Of yelps, grOwls, and -spits'
stringing out on all sides.
Suddenly the rumpus doubled, IN
creasing the speed of the dim, misty
mass Of revolving dog and cat, till the
current Of air had drawn into the vOr-
tex, and kept suspended In and around
1t mass of twigs, dried leaves, and
dirt.
aThen came the reaction. The halo
fell to the ground and dissolved itself
into mangled and dead dog, and a
somewhat battered but still lively cat.
Before a movement could be made, the
cat grabbed the dog by the tail, gave
one or two preliminary cheWs and rum
bles, and then a swath of people, from
the ring to the outside of the crowd,
were dashed to the ground, leaving
path a foot wide, while the late par
Elephants in. the 'unpleasantness' we're
making a Decline due east.
young Simmer, who was Just com
ing up the road, said the first thing he
knew he saw something like a gray
streak coming toward him. He stepped
back just in time to let it go by,
and, as it swept by him, groWI-
ing and splitting out fragments of
broken teeth, cog-wheels, ETC., he could
just distinguish BilljOy's cat going
backward at the rate Of about l39 miles
an hour, towing the remains of Jenkins
dog after it by the tail.
jenkins lost, of course, and the citi-
Zens started back to town to resume
business.
"BilljOy headed a party of searchers,
and started out in quest of the vanished
hosts, and, after tracking them several
miles through the woods and across the
river, BilljOy discovered what he
thought was a fur muff, but on going
up to see he was thunderstruck at see
ing his cat, driven stern first through a
pine stump, still languidly chewing a
shin bone, to which was attached about
a square yard of polished dog skin, and
occasionally emitting something like a
satisfied metallic purr.
'BilljOy took the cat home after it
ran down, and when I left there he had
it placed on the front steps, so as to
keep strange dogs out Of the yard; and
he told me he had seen it, when q dog
attempted to enter the yard, elevate its
tail, let out one or two grOwls. and go
running sideways down to the gate
By that time the dog would be in the
next town, and after Watching awhile,
it would cOntentedly march back to its
old position on the steps.
81 don't know about the last, " apollo
gized McGufin. "He said so; but he is
so proud of the cat he thinks it can do
anything but talk"
And McGufin fell off the fence and
went into the house, while I unused
about the average Yankee and his
tricks, unmindful that McGufin had
carried off my pipe. But I am going
to see him some time and get him to
tell me some more about the inventive
faculties of BilliOv.
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W4sHNGTON, D. c., November 17.-Sena-
tor Quay has in his possession at republican
league headquarters a ballot-box whish
comes from a certain polling place. 1t is
an ingenious sort of an affair. It is a tin
box, shaped like a Saratoga trunk. In the
top is a little chute for the reception Of bal
lots. 1t looks ike the slot in money box
or toy savings bank. This slot. or chute,
stands about half an inch above the top NJ
the box, and the opening is about two inches
long and half an inch wide. Over this Is
slipped another chute, standing an inch and
a half higher and fitting close to the shorter
one on three of the four sides. This latter
chute, however, has an opening of fully an
inch across the top, and on the fourth side
there is an opening. The box is supposed
to be placed high enough up SO the slot may
be reached but not looked into. One who
understands the continuance can so hold his
ballot that 1t viii not only go into the larger
chute, but through the smaller into the box
to be counted. But a voter to whom She
mysteries of the machine are unknown
would be almost certain to miss the inner
opening, and while to all appearances he
had got his ballot in the box, it would, as
matter of fact, slide out on the roof and
down into the hand Of the 'fdisinterested''
Judge of elections. In this way an election
may be regulated" as the judges desire.
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The Prodigal Son.

PHILADELPHIA. November I9-AGr. Brown
ing, the senior member of the firm OF
Browning, King q Co., and who lives IN
New York, was IN Philadelphia to-day on
visit TO the firms local branch. He was as
founded when a reporter showed him tele-
gram announcing young Kings tragic death
at Omaha, by the hand OF a discarded wife.
"And yet it should not surprise me-; he
added, when I think of his career"
''Hehry w. King, jr.," he continued, .'WRs
the son Of my partner, Henry w. King, of
Chicago. The son. however, had no con
nectiOR with the firm. He was about q
years of age, and the most truthful Gum
mary o. his life is that he was prodigal
son. A Williams college graduate of M
usual intellectual powers and gifted with a
fine presence, high social advantages and
every thinR else calculated to make a success
ful man, Henry w. King, Jr.s threw all aside
and plunged into the widest kind Of dissi-
patton His father did every thing to save
him, but it was no use. The young man
seemed wholly unable to resist temptation.
The trRdgedy viii be a terrible blow to his
father
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the way that poor stuffed cat would
run, Jump, claw, spit and grOwl, would
have made you feel creepy all over
BlIjoy set Il one night for some cats,
and the next morning he found the re-
mains of nine cats IN his yard, and the
struggle had only broken a tooth IN
the ratchet wheel that regulated the
Jaw of the mechanical tOm-cat.
"BilIjOy put some new steel slneWs
and muscles into his cat, together with
| new set of chilled iron teeth, and
used to go around the country IN the
summer scOOping in the shekels from
the country yokels by matching his cat
against their dogs.
A good deal of interest was mani
tested by the citizens in town about
the cat, and when it became known
that Young Jenkins, son of AmaHah
Jenkins, the grocer, was training his
dog, 'Plunger,' who was a cross be
tween a bulldog and a mastif, and
weighed fifty pounds, to fight match
to a finish with BilljOy's cat, which
weighed about twelve pounds, the
whole town was on the qui Yive, so to
speak.
"But I should explain, apostro-
phized McGufin, why no one inter
fered in the preparations for the fight
/ The tender-hearted knew that the cat
was only stuffed; wouldn't hurt it any
way, and as Jenkins dog was occasion
ally IN the habit of 1unching off stray
children who ventured into the store,
people really were eager to see the dog
WOrsted, and one or two of the deacOns
of the church were so anxious to help
out the good cause that several very
hearty bets were made as to the outcome
of the fight.
Meanwhile, preparations went Wig
orously on, and as Jenkins had read
somewhere about the tOughening eff
sects of borax. the dog was bathed and
scrubbed IN a strong solution of bOrax
every morning, to tougher the skin
against the steel claws of the cat, Jen-
kins said.
GA town meeting was called and q
legal holiday proclaimed for the day of
the fight, so as to enable all who wished
to see the match. A wave of immor-
atty seemed to have swept over the
village Maidens, old and young, held
sewing circles to discuss the matter,
and at the meeting of the Woman
Helping Hand Society it was resolved,
| That we attend the fight in body,
in full regalia and heavy marching or
der.
Thursday was appointed by the
selectmen as a day for the meet, and as
the sun rose over the low mountains in
the east, and kissed the opening buds
on the sturdy maple tree, it shone
upon a long chain of people, in We
hicles of all kinds, on horseback and
on foot, hurrying toward PennyrOyal
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MARRIED MS HALr-s1 Ter.
A Farmers Startling Discovery After Five
Years of Married Life.

A Farmers Startling Discovery After Five
Years of Married Life.
BENNINGTON, Ala, November 1G.-JacOb
Wells, farmer living in Fayette County
has just discover ed, after four years Of
happy married life, that his wife is also his
half-sister. Wells father, who lived at Sparta,
Ca, was killed during the war. About
twenty-five years ago Mrs. Wells married
man named Hogue. Young Wells, then
about u years old, did not like his step
father, and ran away from home. He
finally drifted to Fayette County, Ala,
worked a number of years as farm labOreF,
and In time bought a small farm Of his own
Mrs. HOgue, Wells mother, died soon after
the birth of a child by her second husband,
and the child, a girl, was cared for by rela-
tiyes of the father, q family named Smith.
Two years later HOgue died and his daughter
grew up in the Smith family and was al ways
known as Dora Smith. Five years ago the
family moved to Fayette county, aud there
the young lady met her half-brothsr, Wells.
Even Wells most intimate friends knew
nothing Of his early history, and he had
never communicated with his relatives IN
Georgia. Wells and Miss Smith, as she was
known, fell in love at first sight and were
soon married. They now have one child
year old, and only discovered their relation
a few days ago by a chance word dropped
by the wife. They we're in a quandary for
time, but have decided to continue to live as
man and wife.
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NO TRUBLE ANTICIPATED.
MINERS MEET .
The Employees of the Pittsburg Mines Sci
Forth Iheir Grievances.


Forth their Grievances.
PIrrsBURa. KAN, November I4.-Fifteen
hundred miners met in convention here to-
day to present resolutions of grievances as
follows:
WHEREAS, We, the miners Of this district,
T deeply deplOre the great calamity that has
happened in our Eszdsts md while we extend
our heartfelt sympathy to the widows and
5<phans, we condemn the action of the state
mine inspector, @. w. Findlay, in not look
ing better after the ventilation of mines.
therefore,, be it
Resolved, That we respectfully call on the
governor Of this state for his immediate re-
movaI, and that q practical miner be ap-
pointed in his place. Also,
Resolved, That we shall commence work
at O'Clock a. M, take One-half hour for
dinner, and quit work at 4:30p. m, and all
men to be on top at o'clock p. N.
Resolved, That the company engage COM
petent men to IRE the shots, and that here
after no man Is to be allowed to fire his own
shots, and no tireing be allowed to commence
until all men are out Of the pit,
Resolved, That reserve OF shot nrers be
kept by the company, so that IN case OF one
disability, green hands be not allowed to
fire shots; that the pit committee shall en-
dOrss and judge OF the competency or IN
competency of shot irers.
Resolved, That all cross cuts shall not be
more than forty feet from center to ceutar,
and ali back cross cuts be made air tight by
the company and district prices be paid for
all cross cuts.
Resolved, That the miners choose two
practical miners, the Cherokee and Pitts
burg Coal company choose two, and the
four choose q fifth, to inquire into and IN
vsstigate the cause of the From tenac disas-
ter, and TO give a fair and impartial account
OF the same. Also, that the miners choose
one practical mining engineer, the COM
pany choose one, and the two select third
for the same purpose. Also, that the men
appointed by the miners shall not be en-
pIoyes of the Santa Fe company, or in any
way connected with 1t, and they shall make
affidavit to give a correct account OF the
cause OF the disaster according to their best
judgment.
Resolved, That the men appointed by tbs
miners to investigate shali.have power to ap-
point the mining engineer foreman Of the
investigating committee appointed by the
miners, TO consist Of James Humble, of
Weir City, and William Gardner, OF Elem
ing.
Resolved, That We extend our sincere
thanks to the citiZ5Es of PIttsburg and VI
cinity for the noble service rendered in this
calamity
Resolved, That each miner contribute
fifty bushels of coal, half turns and day
hands to contribute in proportion.
Resolved, That We demand cage on our
turn, with the mules coming to the bottom
Resolved, That We respe ytfuIly ask the
cooperation of all good citizens IN securIn g
legislation for the health and safety of
the miners Of this state.
Resolved, That three men be appointed
to act in conjunction with the citizens re-
lief committee of Pittsburg IN collecting
money for the bereaved widows and or
Dhsns and others that are injured.
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EEissourl,s OmcIaI Fienres.

JEFFERSON Cry, No, November 18-Mem-
oranda and official returns from all the
counties in the state have been received by
the secretary of state. The official vote was
opened late this afternoon and all the clerks
in the department of state were engaged in
counting it up, but it is doubtful if the count
will be concluded before morning.
The memoranda returns, however, are re-
liable and the official count viii make little,
if any, alteration on thefootings of the spec
ials. They give the total vote in the state
on president as follows: Cleveland 251, 957,
Harrison DC, 325, Fisk 1854, StreeteF 10, e53,
total 5l9,o89; Cleveland plurality %, $50 and
majority 4, S25.
For governor the totals are: Francis 265,-
800, Kimball 1895 Manning 15,349, Lowe
3,O79; Francis plurality 13, OBJ.
The plurality for the democratic state
ticket exclusive of governor is triie larger
than CleYeIand's. The total vote for
attorney general Is given below, as Bridges
was on both the union labor and republican
tickets: Wood, democratic, 261. 527, Bridges,
republican and union labor 252, 136, Bowling
6,4BA
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Learsnrorth,s 60 80.

I.EAvEgwORrH, KAN, November 14.-Leav-
enworth' new union depot was opened to
the public to-day. The structure was star ed
two years ago, and has been completed al.
most a year. It cost nearly $500, 600, con
tributed bp q Union Depot company, made
up Of the different roads centeFIug here,
each taking ole share and agreeing to so
prorats the expenses after building the de-
pot The other roads discovered that the
Missouri Pacific was running more trains
than any Of the others. and they wanted
that road to allow the expenses 70 be divided
according to the trains. This the Missouri
Pacific refused 10 do and the matter re-
NAMED deadletter for some time, bat at
last a settlement has been reached and the
depot Il open
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TALK OF CABTNEr OFFICERs.
Green B. Raum Has Places for Blaine,
sherman and Miller

Green B. Raum Has Places for Blaine,
sherman and Miller.
New YORv November 18.-Gseen B.
Raum, of Illinois. was at the Fifth Avenue
hotel to-day, and had a long conversation
with ex-senator Warner Miller, who arrived
here last night. A reporter asked Mr..
Raum if he knew anything about the proba-
bic cabinet officers. He said that he thought
Warner Miller would prob ably be selecb'd
to I'LL the treasury portfolio, and added:
''dy reasons for thinking so are shared by
many others. We think New York Is emit
tied to recognition for the noble part she
played in the election. 1t is a we'll known
fact that Senator Miller is one of the repub.
licans IN this state who has stood up and
made good fight for the party. Be is cap
able and equipped in every way to be score
tary of the treasury, and the general i'm
preston is he will be appointed. I think
Senator Sherman will be offered the port
choice of foreign missions"
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The Course of True Love, etc.

ST AUGUSTINE, Fla, November 13.-As 8
bevy of girls, under the care of several Sis
tiers. were yesterday morning going from
the Convent of st. Joseph to the cathedral
a carriage containing two young men drove
up. One of the men jumped from the car
riages seized one of the young ladies and at
temple to place her in the vehicle. The
Sisters surrounded the couple and succeeded
IN preventing the abduction. Finding his
scheme fOiled the young man drove rapidly
away before any one could stop him. Later
he returned and explained his conduct. He
is the auditor Of Diston's Sugar Belt rail-
road, now building, and the young lady Is
the daughter of we'll known jeweler Of Kis-
since. They are very much to each other,
but the parents OF the young lady objected
20 their marriage and sent the young girl
to the Convent. On Thursday the young
quarantine. secured q marriage license, took
a carriage and attempted to secure the girl
with the unsuccessful result above detailed.
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Indiana Returns.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 14.-Omcial re-
turns of the vote for governor Of Indiana
were completed tonight. The total gubs--
material vote Is SO, 634s against 495, 094 for
governor IN 1884 General HOVsY. reDublf-
can, recsived 263. 194; Colonel Matson, dem
ocrat, 26I ,O03; Hughes, prohibition, 9,T76;
MiIEoy, labor 1861. HOyey's plurality Is
2-191, against Z ,392 for Governor Gray, ia
1881 The prohibition vote in 1884 was
336
Oficial returns on the presidential elect
ors are not get complete, but the returns
shus far received indicate that the prssiden-
Of the gubsFnRIoriaL Odciat rsturus Of the
congressional vote viii be complete 10
morrow
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So Graceful.

A young fellow who felt much pride
in the gracefulness of his handwriting,
secured a position as a reporter on
daily paper. One night, having iust
completed an article entitled, Arts
tOtle and His Philosophy" he ap-
preached the city editor, and said:
Here's a beautiful piece of writ
ing
Yes, 1t IS very pretty"
$50 smooth, 50 rounded out with
graceful curves, said the youth, chat
it seems a pity to transfer the article
to the cold and mechanical embraces
of commonplace type"
$50 1t does, the city editor excIaim-
ed with enthusiasm, $50 It does, and in
order that it may not be vulgarized,
Well put 1t down In this clean and
romantic basket"
What aren't you going to use it 2"
ooh, no 1t would be o shame to al
low the smutty-hngered printers to
thumb such beautiful writing"
Il can copy It in a rOugher hand"
ooh. no, I could not think Of putting
yOu to so much trouble. Bun along,
now. Good-by. "-ArkaHsalg TraUeIer.
LITTLE maids, like weakest liquors.
arc soonest sOured
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a Revolution in tsuuning Time.

CHICAGO, November 1.-THE railroade
running between here and Council Bluff,
have served notice on each other that they
will not be bound by the present ''time
agreement after January II. This notice
is said to be the forerunner in a revolutiO !.
in the running time of trains betwesn tho
Atlantic and Pacific coasts. An grange
ment is pending bstWesh the Northern Pa
cifc and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fa
for through trains west from Chicago, an :
the Union Pacific will meet this by arrang
ing with one of the Missouri river lines for
through trains between here and Ogden.
With the advent Of fast trains west of chi
cage it is certain that one Of them will be
made solid limited train from New York
to San Francisco, thus carrying out the
EurOpean-Asiatic express project which has
for year or more been periodically agi
tated.
The first of these changes goes into effect
December 5, when the Union and Central
Pacific roads viii put on a weekly fast train,
called the Golden Gate" special, between
Council Bluffs aud San Francisco. This
train will have all the features of the eastern
limited trains, bath room, barber shops, etc,
and VIII make the run in sixty hours, which
is eleven hours less than any other before
made. Only nine or ten stops vii be made
between Omaha and San Francisco.
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ALEAvEEwORrH SENSATION.
me Confidence Of a Husband shamefuI'y
Rerrawrd

The Confidence Of a Husband shamsfuI'y
Betrayed
IlEAvE--WORTH, KAN, November 1A-Last
evening, 50 it was learned positively to
night, Mrs. z. @. Dustin, wife Of dealer in
game and fish here, eloped With Charles NJ.
Lane, advertising agent Of the Evening Sun,
but late tonight Lsne showed up and de-
MED the story Of the e.OpemenE
Only two months ago Dustin led the recre-
ant wife TO the altar. He was nest devoted
to her before the Wedding and the local
newspaper columns teemed with notices Of
her beauty and her many accomp ments.
She. was a fine musician and for q time was
the OrRanist OF q church IN HieWatha, where
she was known as Miss Lille HershbsTg6r.
At the wedding Dustin presented her with a
grand piano
from SedaIis- He was a dappsr little fel-
low, good looking, with q c0lleg 2Le educa-
ton and had no trouble In making friends.
His acquaintance with Mrs Dustin was
made through her husband, who invited
him to his house On different occasions
where the time was whiled away On playing
cards.
Mrs. Dustin soon spoke Of Lanes agree
able manners and handsome face 70 her
husband, who told her that It was all true
course Dustin did not imagine then shat ne
vas the leading instrument in bringing
about the elOpemsnt- but suhsuQeent occur
u61Ce5 gave him proof OF that Soon Lane
vas seen waking with Mrs Dustin and dur
Ing DubeEu' s absence one evening be escort
cd Ars. Dustin to the theatre but so IN
1atus9sa vas Dustin with bl wife That -
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In Honor of Senator IngaIis.

AToHIsoN, KAN. November 17.-This
morning Major John NJ. Crowell aud wife,
at their residence on Kansas avenue. ten
dered a reception to Senator ingalls,, and
about sou representative ladies Gnd gentle
men were present. Aithlu IN designed to
be only informal, AtchisOu has never wit
gathering. Senator Ingalls, family, except
ing Lis son Ellsworth, who is a praCticing
attorney in this city, arc al present in Wash-
ingtOn. The senator Will rsmHin IN Atchi-
son until the latter part of next week, when
he will return o Washington.
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could not believe that she was untrue to

could not believe that she was untrue to
him.
Last night Lane went into Dustin's store
and remained for some time. Mrs. Dustin,
who lives above the store came down with a
letter she claimed to have just written tell
ing her husband that she Was going to take
1t to the postofice and asked Lane TO &C
company her. This was about 8 O'Clock, the
time Tor the departure Of the northbound
Missouri Pacific train, which, it IS believed,
was taken by the clipping pair. 1t is bs-
Ieved that they have not gone far as neither
was said to have had much money.
Dustin, Who WeB seen at midnight, stated
that Mrs. Dustin was at the Planters house
and had sent him word to come to see her.
He returned the answer that If she had any
business with him she shonld come to the
house Dustin does not care to say much
about the affair. though he is satisfied some
the parties had not been out Of the city.