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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14

AITKIg, Bfinn., May 4.--Navigatton
IN the upper Mississippi. from Grand
Rapids % Aitkin, Is completely blockaded
by q large cedar log Jam, which exz
tends for miles IN tiers ten high All
drives are hung up, and 1t win take sew
eral hundred men week or more to
break the Jam.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14
Death or the Oldest Railroad tfnssss.

CARLISLE, Pa, May 14.--Gen. Elwood
NJ. Biddle, secretary and treasurer OF the
Cumberland Valley railroad, died here
at the age of 81. lie was a graduate 81
Princeton college, member Of the Car
Isle bar, major general of the Fifteenth
Pennsylvania volunteers, division adiu-
tant general OF Pennsylvania appointed
by governor Curtin, and was the oldest
railroad official in the United States.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14
JERSEY JUSTICE.
The Trial Of Sailor Grimes for
g::ssls;SSg aaEEGs...s aaEGs.s EE:s.stin.
solAK SENTENCED 10 BE HANGED.


scenes - the Mays Landing Court House
where Andrew crimes Il ON Trial foz
Terrible crime--s.As tho Jury Pleased.
50 Let II lse.'' says arnrderer Bolak.
NAYS LANDING. n. j., Nay Il. The
trial of Andrew Grimes, colored sea
man, fos the murder Of John Martin,
mate Of the schooner Alice s. Carl,
which opened in the Atlantic county
court yesterday morning. viii be short,
and there seems to be no doubt Of YER
dict OF murder ii the first degree.
Supreme Court Justice Alfred Reed
and Lay Judges Byrnes. Cordery and
Scull presided, Five hundred people
crowded into the little court room. The
prisoners counsel are J. Abbott and
ex-Assembly yman James b. Nixon. The
prisoner sat all the morning with astolid
and indifferent coi1ntenance. a jury
composed mainly Of Atlantic City baisi.
ness mon was selected. Prosecutor
Thompson has strong array of evidence.
Damaging Evidence.
County Physician Riley described the
SIX gnaStly wounds on the murdered
mans body and said Martin had bled 70
death.
Capt. Gilbert E. Newton told of
Grimes surly temper, and how he had
boasted of stabbing a man in North
Carolina. The bloody knife and the
cabin door which Grimes splintered in
his murderous rage to get at Martin
were exhibited.
John Stokes, colored seaman, the
only eye witness of the tragedy, testified
that when the mate called Grimes to
supper Grimes drew his knife and made
threatening. gestures at Martin. The
mate went into his stateroom. AS he
came out Grimes stabbed him. The
mate slammed the door, but could not
lock it, and Grimes forced it open, ours
ing horribly and slashing with his knife.
The mate called for help. Grimes
turned on Stokes with the bloody knife
and threatened if he moved to murder
him. When he returned to his murder
ous work the witness fled. No one saw
Grimes throw the mates body over the
side, but bloody trail led up from the
cabin to the side. Grimes had previously
threatened to kill the captain.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14
Mind reader Blshop Dead.

NEW YoRK, May Washington II.
wing Bishop, the mind reader. died AZ
No. 81 West Twenty-sixth street, yester.
day afternoon. His troubles marital
and mental, have long been periodically
in the public press. Some time ago he
was for while an inmate of Califor
MIA asylum, and later his death in Aus
tralia was reported.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14
A Verdict Today.

The defense had but two witnesses,
and concede that Grimes case is hope
less. All the evidence is in and q YER
dict will be reached today.
The crime was committed on last
Christmas day in AbBecon inlet, abreast
of Atlantic City.
The colored seaman was confined with
Elder, the parricide, in the Mays Land
ing jail, and sang with him the night be-
fore his execution. He was overcome
with superstitious terror for a while
after the hanging, believing that Elders
ghost haunted the jail corridor, but he
recovered from that and developed re-
ligious mania.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14
shof for 4 BurnIar.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 14.--James
Bebe Smith, local editor Of The Republi.
can, was shot and Instantly killed at 3
o'clock ii the morning. by his brother
in-law, Royal H. Stuffevant. at the home
0f his father-in-law, w T. Sturtevant.
on Elliot street. He was mistaken fora
l,1aro1ar
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14

WksHTNGToN, May l4.-PubIic Printer
Palmer took charge Of the great Qor-
eminent printing Office here Yesterday
Afr Benedict, bis predecessor. quietly
babe many Of the cmhloyes g0od.by
and took his leave, while Afr. Palmer
gave M most Of the. day to shaking
hands with visitors and employees
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14

HARnisBURa. May Il Governor
Beaver has appointed William p. Gill
superintendent Of the Sixth district d
the Western Union service, 70 be com
missioner to the Paris exposition. Mr
Gill win start for Paris in june.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14
A GRACIOUS KAISER.
He win Receive Deputations Rep
.ssssca.:sg 100 GOO Strikers.
oUTPOwDEg GAINS SEVEN vIOT1Rs

The BODY Of the strikers yncreaslne ana
Disturbances ana Encounten Isetween
the People and the military Continue.
A Miner Driven ssaa nv Military ont.
RACES
BERLIN. May 1.-THE kaiser win rc.
ccive the deputation OF the striking
miners OF Westphalia, Bunte, Siegel and
Schroeder as delegates representing iOO,'
600 strikers.
The strikers assembled in force and
prevented the opening of the Althaast
and Sproekhoevel pits. They wers
charged upon by the hussars and dis
persed. A large number Of them wert
arrested.
More Military Murders.
a serious affray occurred at Eileen.
helm arising out of disputed claims te
the occupation of private lands. The
military were called out 10 disperse the
angry villagers. bur were unable to do
50 without firing upon them. Seven
persons were killed.
The coal miners Of Waldenburg, 81,
lesia, have joined the WestrhATfu
strikers.
A Miner Driven Med.
A brother of Hermes, who was Killed
in the riot at Schleswig, became insane
at hearing OF his brothers death and a.
tackled friend named Bliechert with
hatchet and killed him.
Sixty miners, who had struck from
the prince regents colliery at Borchnn,
repented of their action and resolved Il
resume work. They were prevented by
those still warning against the masters
and surrounded by a howling and ours.
ing mob. The military subsequently ar.
rived and a conflict between them and
the infuriated strikers is certain.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14
A Minor Ilrlvcn alesl.
Yorkshire Miners threaten q strike.

LONDON, May a. - The Yorkshire
miners have had printed for circulation
so, 900 notices setting forth their intcn.
tion to organize a general strike unless
their wages are advanced.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-14
w. Tuck LeveIy,
FOR RENT

TUNER Of Grand. Square and Upright Pianos
llb Prince George St.. Annapolis. Nd, nom
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06
A DEVOTED WIFE.
She IL so Attached to Her Husband a 30
Be Q Public Nuisance.

She IL so Attached to Her Husband ~ 30
Be . Public Nuisance.
In Bridgeport there is woman 50 much
in love with her husband that the other
Bridgeporters think her crazy. The Post
says her love has become so marked as to
become an annoyance to the neighbor-
hood and the landlord Of the house she
occupies has been compelled to give her
warning to vacate his house in order that
he can retain his other tenants. This un-
fortunate woman Is sane on every other
subject but love for her husband, and 1t
times when overcome by the intensity Of
that love her mind wanders and she will
clasp q revolver in her hand, pace ND and
down the house for an hour or two, 90 out
into the yard and after wandering around
there for time will enter the house and,
donning her street attire, will make haste
to the shop where her husband is employed
and faint at his feet. He Is obliged to leave
his work and accompany her home, which
appears to satisfy her for the time
being. When her husband goes
ably follows him until he, out Of
shame, il obliged to return homo At
other times she will walk to his place of
employment and sit on the bench near his
side while he Is at work until he is obliged.
in order to escape the raillery of his fell
low-workmen, to take her home. She
threatened to shoot any woman whom she
discovered talking to her husband, and her
means and cries for him during his ab-
sence from the house are pitiful. She has
even gone so far as to hire detective to
watch her husbands movements, and tho
detective reported, after three weeks Of
continuous spotting, that her husband was
faultless respecting communication with
other women. She then took it upon her.
self to play detective, and now has two or
three young ladies down for alternating
her husbands affections, whom, it is, safe
to say, have not the acquaintance Of the
latter. 1t is alleged that the husband, In
order to escape the passion he has en-
deavored to sootne, will be obliged to leave
his wife. This is sad, but 1t is neverthe-
less true, and proves that the passion IL
even stronger in its reality than depicted
at its best on the stage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06
SMITHS HAsTY FLIGHT.
de Lott Suddenly Whom He Found 4
Jones Was in Earnest.

de Lott Suddenly Whom He Found MI
Jones Was in Earnest.
Atlantians are not through talking about
The Ealhcun-W Williamson duel yet, says the
CONSTITUTIONS.
ut recalls to mind a sensational duel that
occurred in Atlanta few years ago. re-
marked Captain George B. Forbes. ssNot
many outsiders knew Of the affair at the
time, but those who did know of it were
hignIy amused. 1t wouldn't be fair to give
the names OF the auelisls, 50 Til call one
Jones and the other Smith. They were
both society young men, and when Smith
imagined that Jones had insulted him he
called in friend, who recommended the
code rs the only remedy. Smith was not
particularly pleased with the advice Of his
friend, but finally challenged Jones, on the
assurance Of his (Smithisl friend that the
thing was TO be arranged so that there
would be no bloodshed. The friend
Of the challenged party was let
into the secret, and he induced Jones
TO accept. The duel was to take
place outside the city limits, and pistols
were the weapons Smith knew that they
were to be loaded with blank cartridges.
put Jones did not. That's where the fun
was supposed 70 CONS IL. The men were
placed IN position, at ten PAGES, and while
the seconds were fooling with the pistols,
the surgeons, who were also in the loke.
spread their instruments on the ground 4
to sort o. ticKIe lei Go VI inc ouensts-
FINALLY all was ready, ana tuz ~N"onfi
asked:
"'Are you ready, gentlemeny One,
'.But before he could say two Jones ex-
claimed;
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06

was Cnat snouIo not narm the tnleT IN case
OF waking suddenly while he was at work.
The sheet on which slept was marked
so that it could be positively identified Re-
fore going to bed examined it carefully, and
on getting up IN the morning saw the sheet
was still there. l smiled triumphantly and
already felt the five pounds sterling note In
my fingers, when there was a rap on the
door.
"Opening it, received a note from the
hands OF my seniors servant, and opening
the bundle found the marked sheet. Then
looked at the bed and found another sheet
Ny bet Of FIVE pounds sterling was lost.
1--WE breakfasted at the mess, and as
paid my wager begged an explanation OF
the trick, avowing that the knowledge would
told me, and since then I've more than made
myself even by making the same bet with
newly-arrived subs.
'This is the way it Is done: In summer
In this hot climate you never have any COW
ering besides your pajamas or sleeping
dress. You lie on the sheet, which Is spread
on the mattress, and take any position you
choose. Mosquitoes are abundant, and the
buzzing Of these pests is too frequent to be
noticed.
''The thief comes to your bedside armed
only with feather. He initiates the buzz
zing Of mosquito, and at the same time
tickles you with the feather until you turn
TO one side OF the bed, but without waking.
When you are beyond the middle of the
bed he gently rolls the sheet until 1t is
close to you, and then he goes to the other
side of your couch and, with buzz and
feather, at length causes you to turn the
other way.
when you have rolled yourself clear Of
the sheet he gathers it up, and if he is on Q
real plundering expedition he is on at once.
But when we make a bet with our friends
We generally have another sheet put In the
place Of the stolen one, which is done by Q
continuance Of the process I've described"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06

nor orleI time, II there Is loss OF appe-
tte that does not depend on aggravated in
digestion, it will soon give place to keen en-
joyment for food. Eat all you can and as
often as you can, avoiding hot things, such
as hot bread and that which Is made from
the finer grades Of wheat Stale bread
made Of -four containing a portion of the
chat Is far more nutritious than light,
freshly-baked bread The diet should con-
sist Of such articles Of food as are largely
composed of starch and sugar and oil Meat
in large quantities should be avoided. An
things.should be thoroughly cooked in order
that the raw material can undergo the
chemical change that otherwise would have
to be done by the stomach. By all means
educate yourself to enjoy malt liquids like
beer, ale and porter, and, lastly, sleep as
long as your time allows.
These rules and such suggestions as you
will observe by watching yourself viii soon
add all the flesh to your frame that you
want. The main point after having gained
the required muscular tissue is to keep on
watching yourself
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06
AN uNcANNY DEATH.
A WOll-Authsnticatsd Case OF Spontaneous
Combustion OF y Man.

4 Observation-Disclosures Case OF Spontaneous
Combustion OF y Man.
In August, 1877, a man met death in q
peculiar and horrible manner In Fan Fran
cisco. The writer, contributor to the st.
Louis Republic, believes that full and
succinct account of this rare accident
has never been given the public; the pro-
prietor Of the establishment in which IL oc-
CURED keeping the facts from the reporters
for fear Of hurting his trade. They are
about as follows: James Harley, the vic
tim, had just recovered from an attack Of
delirium tremens. He had been q regular
sot and was thoroughly soaked with alco-
hol. His last attack Of Jim jams" was the
third he had undergone within q few
months. On the morning in question he had
started on another spree. At about eleven
o'clock in the day he had about all
the liquor on board he was able to
carry. Stepping into q saloon on one
Of the principal streets he called for q swIR
Of "bug juice" which was promptly re-
fused, the bartender noting the condition of
the man and remembering his late battle
with the snakes. Harley scowled and
turned to gas jet to light bis pipe A sec
ond later there was a drunken moan, q
fash Of alcoholic fame, and Harley fell
heavily on the floor, his head and neck
vailed in smoke, while blue jets Of flame
were Issuing from his ears, mouth and nos
trils. AS soon as water could be procured
(water was a commodity rather scarce
around such places) it was dashed In the
sufferers face, not In time, however, to
save his life. The face was as black as that
Of negro. The ears were charred, the in
side Of the mouth black and the tongue
roasted to a crisp.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06
BACHELOR LUXURY.
Coxy Quarters Occupied by One Of New
FORKS Single Gentlemen.

Coy quarters Occupied by One OF Now
York's Single Gentlemen.
A bachelor apartment In one Of our up
town flats, says the Art Age, is gotten up
with much taste. The little hall is entered
through double door of oak, with stained
glass panels and antique bronze hinges and
lock. A lamp of hammered iron-work hangs
from the ceiling, which with the walls are
blue-gray in tone. An old oaken settle and
carved table stand on the opposite sides
and the walls are lined with proof engrav-
ings, appropriately framed.
AS one enters the drawing-room the eye
wanders from the heavy portieres, which
resemble old Florentine tapestry, to tha
cushions OF old-gold plush on the long, low
dtvan. the French plaques, the delft jars
and the Italian bronzes. The fireplace is
almost hidden by the spread peacock's tail
mounted on little gilt stand, and on the
mantel-shelf are majolica jars and Sevres
! candlesticks. The wall hangings are of
white and gold canvas which, while the
owner laughs about their cheapness, are
| certainly very effective, and the great
shade Of red Chinese silk which rohs the
prosaic gas chandelier Of its natural ugli-
ness, is q home invention. 1t bathes the
whole room In rpseate tints and lights up
the banjos, lutes and mandoiins which are
suspended over the doors, the quaint Italian
figures on brackets and the dark velvet
plaques On the canvas walls.
The piano is draped with white aad pink
Roman brocatelle and covered with sheets
Of musie, Above the piano hangs two beau
tifui pastel heads OF Roman peasant wom-
en-. The perfume Of roses and the aroma
Of cigar smoke struggle for supremacy In
this delightful room, which opens into a
| library beyond Low bookcases line the
walls, which are covered with terra Gotta
cartridge paper. On the cherry wood man.
tel are silver candlalebra standing on either
side Of quaint old silver clock, On the
ceiling, which Is Q modelling Of creams and
| light blues, are stenciled very minute de-
signs in different tints, relieved with gold
to produce light effects. The furniture of
this soom is Of cherry, upholstered in maroon
and pale blue.
| The dining-room is furnished In antique
oak and cherry. The wall is of bun tint,
with bronze and gold stenciling. Six feet
OF wainscoting, composed Of cherry and
antique oak panels, surround the room, and
in keeping with the wainscoting is hand
some cherry sideboard, fanked by ANTIQUE
oak chairs, upholstered in bronze-green
leather. The curtains are of cid tapestry.
and quaint old-time look rtigns In this
room.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06
ons Pn,r q e,lora. 60.

General Charles & Hooker, . member Of
Congress from the Seventh Mississippi dis
tEicts was one Of the.heroes OF the late war
against the Union. He carries an empty
sleeve rs q relic of his experiences on the
field. Major Powell, the Chief of the Geo
logical Survey, was in the Union army, and
he alse carries an empty sleeve. General
Hocker's lost arm was on his right side
and Major Powell's on the left. Their re-
naming hands are Of the same proportions,
and they have mutual agreement under
which they purchase gloves In common,
General Hooker the '.lefts." No difficulty
ever occurs between them about the selec-
ton Of these gloves, for they pay little at
tention to the perennial changes In modes
and fashions.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06
Concentration OF Wealth.

In spite Of the rapid increase in the
number of mIlliOnaires in the United
States in recent years, the popular no
tiOn is that wealth is very much more
evenly distributed in this country than
in England. Mr.. Thomas G.. Sherman,
the well known New York statisticIan
has been engaged for some time in col
lectlng facts to show as precisely as
possible the proportion Of the wealth of
the country held by few rich men and
their families, and he finds greater
concentration Of wealth here than in
any other country. The result of the
investigation Will appear in the Forum
for November, from advance sheets of
winch the following facts are taken.
Mr.. Sherman makes the following
enumeration of owners of more than
$2O.OOO, 600 each:
5O,0OO,OO0; j. j. Astor, Trinity
church.
SlOO,OOO,OOO; c. Vanderbilt, w. X.
Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Leland Stan
ford, j. d. Rockefeller.
S7O,OOOOOO; Estate of A. Packer.
6O,OOO,O0O; John l. Blair, estate of
Charles Crocker.
S5O,0O0,000; William Astor, w. w.
Astor, Russell Sage, K. A. Stevens, es-
tate of Moses Taylor, estate of Brown
81 Ives.
40,000,0O0; Z. ID. Armour, +. L..
Ames, William Rockefeller, II. NJ
Flagler, Powers & Weightman, estate
of L. GOelet.
S35, 100000; c. Huntington, d. o.
Mills, estate of Il. a. Scott, J. w. Gar
rett.
$50, 100000; G.. b. Roberts, Charles
Pratt, Ross Winans, f, b. Coke, Claus
Spreckels, A. Belmont, r. J. Livings-
ton, Fred Weyerhauser, Mrs. Mark
Hopkins, Mrs. Hetty Green, estates Of
s. V. darkness, r. w. Coleman. 1. NJ.
Singer.
$25,OOO, 900; a. j. Drexel, J. S. Nor
gan, J. p. Morgan. Marshal Field, Da-
vid BOWS, j. G. Fair, e. T. Gerry, es-
tates OF Governor Fairbanks, A. Il
Stewart, \. SchermerhOFn.
80, 500, 600; o. II. Payne, estates OF
+. A. Drexel, L. V. Williamson, w. F
Weld.
$4,000, 900; T. w. Vanderbilt, Theo
Havemeyer, II. o. Havemeyer, w. 6
Warden, w. p. Thompson, Mrs. Schen
ley, j. b. Haggin, ii, A. Hutchins, IS
tates Of w. Sloane, Il. ). Higgins, G.
Tower, VIM. Thaw, DR.. Hostetter, Wm
Sharon, Peter DonOhuc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-11-06
A HOUSED INSECT.
How cOcArOach@s Are Consigned to
Living Grave by n Wicked Fly.

How cOchrOach@s Are Consigned to =
Living Grave by Wicked Fly.
Although cockroaches abound inconven-
iently 1T the Msuritius, it was not without
pity that writer for the New York Ledger
saw them consigned, as they frequently
were, 70 living grave by wicked looking
insect much resembling a Spanish fly. It
was impossible to witness his proceedings,
combined with his glittering blue and green
dress, without imagining the selfish demon
Of q pantomime leading an innocent victim
TO perpetual entombment in some haunted
cavern.
Let the cockroach be moving ever 30
briskly across the wall, he no sooner catches
sight Of the fatal insect-not q quarter Of
his size-than all energy leaves him, and he
stands stupidity resigned The fly then
walks up to him, looks him hard in the face,
and presently, putting forth some appsr-
atus that stands him IN the place Of finger
and thumb, gently takes the cockroach by
the nose, and leads him daintily along for q
foot or two. Leaving him there, he COM
menceS q thorough examination Of the
neighborhood, beating the ground up and
down like a well-trained setter, and not
finding what he wants, returns to the
cockroach and leads him on q lit
tie farther, when the same process
is gone through, sometimes for hours,
until the whole wall has been examined.
Chinks there are IN plenty, but they do not
suit him. he has taken the measure Of the
victims bulk, and means to lodge him COM
modiousiy. Presently suitable hole is
found, and the fly, moving backward, gent
ly pulls the cockroach after him into his
last home.
What horrors are perpetrated in this
dark recess can not be more than sur
missed. The object, undoubtedly, is to en-
gage him as a wet nurse. No doubt the
poor cockroach is bored in some part not
vital, and eggs laid in him-a purpose for
which his succulent, motherly frame is
peculiarly adapted. And, not improbably,
during the vicarious incubation, he is sup
piled with food, until the eggs with which
he Is impregnated, being Matched, COM
mence, in turn, for his services, to "gnaw
his bowels, their receptacle"
It Is in vain that, during the scene above
described, we urge the cockroach to seek
safety in flight. The poke Of a stick is
| disregarded; he seems dead to all hints +;
nay, move him to another part of the wall,
he waits there with the same stoIid indif-
ference the return of his tormentor. Prob
ably o sly thrust is given him in the first
meeting Of the two, some 'leprous distill-
ment" dropped into his ear, for he has en-
| tirely the air of being hocused.