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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
AUSTRIAN EMPRESS INSANE.
The Emperor Considers the Advisa
bility of Resigning.


Advices from Vienna state that the EN-
press Of Austria has been attacked by the
family malady-insanity. She suffers from
long spells of melancho y and entertains de.
llsions, accusing herself of the death of
Crown Prince Rudolf She is possessed with
ideas of suicide, thinking to leave the en-
peror free to remarry. Sometimes she
handles cushion or pillow, thinking it a
new born heir to the throne The emperor
is greatly affected He suffers from insom-
mia and has no zest for work. 1t is reported
that he has consulted with Count kalnoky
and Count Won Taale upon the advi-ability
of abdicating In favor of his nephew, Franz
1t is also said that he wrote to the pope, de
claring that he longed for rest and wished to
retire, and that the popes response, urging
upon him the necessity of submitting to the
DEGREES of God, combined with the protests
Of the ministers, induced him in the mean
time to remain upon the throne.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
THE DANMARK MYSTERY.
A Feeling that the Hundreds of Pas.
sengers Are Drowned.


There seems to be little doubt that Swedish
emigrants who sailed for America from CO.
penhagen March 20 on the new steamer
Danmark OF the Thingvalla line are
drowned Passengers on the City Of Chester,
which sighted the wrecked vessel, have ar
rived in London. They say there was no
sign of life aboard the Danmark. Every
thing was washed from the decks, waves
breaking over the bulwarks, boats gone, rig
cling torn in shreds.
Officers of the City of Chester searched
the vicinity with telescopes, thinking there
was possible chance of finding the sur
vivors in open boats, but with no avail.
The mails from the White Star steamer
Britannia, have arrived in New York,
and among the letters was one from Funch,
Edye & Co, agents of the Thingvalla line,
containing a list of the passengers who
were on board the abandoned steamer Dan
mark. No news concerning their fate has
yet been received.
The steamer Island of the Thingvalla line,
which left Copenhagen four days after the
abandoned steamer Danmark, arrived at
New York, Apr 19. Her commander re-
ported that he had seen nothing of the Dan
mark
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
Calming Waves by Instinct.

The Army and Nary Journal prints &
letter from naval officer, who suggests
that the ancients, who knew the value OF
oiling troubled waters, learned this methed
from observing the sea birds. All fish
eating birds, cape pigeons, petrels and
the like, eject oil from the mouth when
captured. In the South Atlantic and
South Pacific the writer had witnessed
sea birds floating in spaces of compare
lively quiet water when the sea around
was rough. The unusual smoothness o.
the water was evidently due to CONSIDER
able quantities of oil deposited by .h'
birds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
A Remarkable Leap from Bridge

Meredith Stanley OF CINCINNATI, a Welt
known athlete and bridge jumper, who has
challenged Brodie of New York, has made
tbe most remarkable leap on record. 1t was
from the famous high bridge on the Cincin-
natl Southern railroad over the Kentucky
river. The height is 2s5 feet Stanley Sc
lected place where the water was II feet
leaned int, the air. Doubling up his body
like a tall, he fell to the water, and
q moment later bounded to the sur
facs where he was quickly seized by
assistants in boat. He coughed blood
a little while, but soon recovered and
took the train for Cincinnati. He escaped
without breaking the skin, and ssys he feels
as well as ever. This bridge is the highest In
the world except one
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
RAID BY ROBBERS.
A Colorado Gang Whose Object Is
Capture, Not Pillage.

Sapturt MOI IilidSe.
A southern stage, which has arrived at La
Mar, Col, brings report that Thompson
and his gang left the town of Boston. They
had occupied the town for a week, and COM
pletely disarmed the inhabitants. Guns and
pistols of every sort were taken possession of,
and large amount of cartridges were
thrown into we'll Only one building was
set on fire, and this the robbers were in
duced to extinguish before much damage
had been done. The object Of the raid was
to capture DR.. Brown and Editor Daniels,
but they were not to be found. The robbers
took during their stay sach articles as they
needed from the stores, but there was no
general pillage. They left, but promised to
return for Brown and Daniels. Bill Thomp-
son has an old grudge against these men, and
swears he will kill them on sight. Bill
Thompson is the leader of gang OF cut
threats that make their headquarters in the
neutral strip,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
HOW TO nnNovArr BLACK cAsuann

HOW TO RENovATE BLACK CASHMERE.
Boil handful OF tea or peppermint
leaves if you design to renovate black
cashmere in pot of hot water, strain,
and in the decoction wash the cashmere.
When clean, rinse thoroughly, wiring and
wrap in white muslin until nearly dry,
which should be in about twenty -four
hours; iron on the wrong side while
damp, Detroit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
a,,empted Murder and Suicide.

John Clark went TO the residence Of his
wife on Essex street, Haverhill, Mass, and
shot her with revolver, firing. twice. Both
balls took effect in her neck and head.
Clark then took dose of laudanum. He did
not live with his wife. They have one child.
He was probably intoxicated: The woman
will probably recover, Clark may ole.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
Cunning Seekers for Tips.

Women in the west end of London go
about armed with small squirt guns filed
with dirty water, with which they slyly
soil the coats or dresses of persons whom
they pass. Then they meet the persons,
and, with elaborate bows, beg pardon for
calling attention to the fact that the dress
or coast is splashed, and offer to wipe it
off with clean white apron. Nine times
out of ten the trick brings generous
tip.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
REMARKABLE IMMIGRATION.
Six Times Too Many Applications for
Homesteads in Oklahoma

lVO HPI1sSseeHoH1'
Homesteads in Oklahoma.
1t is said that from newspaper estimates,
and from information received through Off
cial and personal sources, that fully 100000
persons will enter Oklahoma within a
mon b after the 22d of Ap il. For these
100000 people there are only about 10000
homesteads which may be entered under the
presidents proclamation. There ore, for
each ousrter section open to entry til re will
be at least five or six applicants. Never be-
fore in the history of the luntry has there
been a parallel to it. Tue inevitable result
Of this tremendous influx will be a great
many contests AMI probably some personal
conflicts. A fu tier result will be the
spreading of this immense surplus over the
adjoining Indian lands from which it will
be difficult to dislodge item without much
trouble and possibly ONE bl odshei.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18

A court train worn recently by the
young German Empress was six yards
long, and of the finest white Lyons silk,
magnitieently embroidered in gold and
silver. The price of the material was
about 1880, aud the embroidery was
done by twelve young girls, who we're
working II il for Two months.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18

In less than year from the tune my
urcle told me of his duel with Suzanne's
father, the battle of Worth was fought
Our forces were in retreat, and we were
| approaching NletlrIbruun. wao sallop-
ing beside my battery, doing my utmost
to save my guns.
''Make way there! make way!" cried
my guides to troop of hussars who were
crossing our path
recognized the regiment by the color
of their uniform. | put spurs to my
horse and fastened forward. In the
centre of the group recognized my poor
uncle Edouard; he was pale, bleeding,
dying, supported in his saddle by few
of his hussars.
On entering Niederbronn / ordered a
halt before the house of physician,
who was distant relative of our family.
| had my uncle taken into the house,
where many of the wounded soldiers had
already been received.
The doctor shook his head as he ex-
amined him. The Colonel had received
terrible wound from lance that had
pierced his breast. I wept holding my
uncle's hand, which was already growing
cold. l felt his pulse flutter I raised
his head. He gave me a glance which !
understood. put my ear to his lips.
eff you escape" he. murmured, "tell
Suzanne that die loving her; but tell
her nothing more. Remember your
promise.
Then his chest heaved twice-and all
was over. mounted my horse and gal
Hoped away.
Suzanne has never married, She is g
teacher in the convent in which she was
educated. She knows that my uncle
loved her; but she knows not how hel
father died. She is happy in he. memo
ries.-We Epoch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
MINERS MANGLED AND KILLED.

Horrible Explosion of Gas In Coll
fery at Wilkesbarre.
At Wilkesbarre Pa, Charles Hodges,
fire boss, As, married, and Evan Maddie
pump runner, widower, aged 60, were in
stantly killed at Grand Tunnel colliery.
They were passing an abandoned working in
the mime where gas had accumulated in
large quantities Their lamps ignited the
gas, and terrific explosion followed: Both
men were horribly burned and manUled..
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18

VAh, well, let us say no hhoio "p~~s
it," I said
and Suzanne, Her manner toward him
was winsome and attentive, while he was
reserved and severe,
After breakfast, as the morning was
beautiful, we all went into the garden.
As we were leaving the house | told SUI
zanne that wanted few words with her,
and we walked apart from the Others,
She became little pale as she ex-
claimed;
"Ahl alreadyl"
perceived that my uncle was casting
dark look toward us. 1t was Suzanne
who first spoke.
''My guardian she said, "told me Of
his plans yesterday. | do not know
whether or not you agree with him; but,
before YOU tell me, l wish to say that
shall only marry nan whom love, and
do not love you"
IL thank you for your frankness,
replied. ~ do net, however, agree with
my uac.e, and | approve of your Scnti,
ments. | cannot understand why he
should be 50 anxious for us to marry"
SIT is not difficult to understand" SHE
| answered. "He wishes to rid himself o.
a troublesome ward, as he himself desires
to marry. He evidently loves SOME
woman. But why doesn't he marry ano
leave rae by myselfa win not trouble
him. can remain as teacher in thu
Convert where l am studying. That il
my choice"
A tear rolled down her soft check.
"You would not like to sec him mar
ried2" said
al" she exclaimed. at would b.
nothing"
She did not finish the sentence; a So
clicked her. Then, suddenly turning
from ne, she ran down into the garden
leaving me standing alone.
GLOW she loves himl" l exclaimed.
That evening l went to my uncle
chamber and related the scene to him
He was pale as spectre.
"You have done bad thing" he said
elbow so, since I have revealed you t.
each other and shown you how to b
happy9"
"Happym exclaimed my uncle. It
tell you that would be u monster if
should marry Suzanne"
| was Cumbfounded. He made N
promise that Suzanne should never know
what he was about to reveal to me.
felt that ] was growing as pale as m
uncle.
"Do you know how the father G
Suzanne died?n he asked. 800 20
know that9"
His emotion was terrible to see; h
trembled like leaf.
~ killed him Do you hear2 lie wa
killed, and was his slayer. And l Low
his daughter with a passion that is Kill
ing me-that is my horrible expiation-
Oh! yes, l know the duel was fair.
challenged him. He was an old wrar
gler, jealous and envious. He was il
favored, disagreeable and had no chanc
of advancement. was handsome, popr
lar, and rose rapidly in the service,
was envied l was Fortunes favoritt
He insulted me. Fortunes favorite t
the last, l killed him. Fortunes favorit
to the last, love his daughter and sh
loves me. But we cannot join hands owe
the dead body of her father. On h
death-bed he called me to him and gay
me his written testament in which h
made me the guardian of his daughtel
who was henceforth alone in the world
and as he gave it to me he said:
"'You have killed the father; yo
will watch over the child )"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18

Tommy-"what did your mother DO
for your cut fnger9" Little Johnnie
Licked me for cutting it.n-EDoch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18

Inc pArqu9 george y. dQner Capu. war.
land, hasa tlved Of New Bedford, Mass, 100
largest cafgoes Of oil ever brought here, con-
sisfing Of 6092 barrels. It is from 81 north.
|. ern whalers, and represents the catch of last
year. Capt. Warland says that during the
voyage he experienced the toughest and
heaviest weather Of his life. Three severe
gales were encountered.
Among the laws passed by the Maine
! Legislature, just adjourned, was one pro
hibiting the use OF stoves for heating pas
sanger cars, under penalty of 800 for each
offence, and the use of naphtha or any other
fluid that ignites at lower temperature
than 800 deg. F. was forbidden under like
penalty.
Mrs. Turkey of Old Orchard, Me-, has re-
ceived back pension money to the amount OF
| a little over $1,000.
! Collector Leavitt has appointed ex-Mayor
| NJ. n. McKusick deputy collector at Calais,
Me-, in place of G. R. Whidden, resigned.
Ada Armstrong, aged 10, the daughter Of
| respectable family at West Ansonia, Conn,
/ left home several days ago and cannot be
! found. She is an expert banjo player and is
supposed to have eloped with member OF
/ an opera company. The girls mother is
nearly crazed with grief.
| A dangerous prisoner named James Brown,
!
| Charlestown Mass, prison, for numbering a
shipmate in 1866 has left Boston heavily
ironed in custody of United States Deputy
Marshal Mcdonald, for Columbus, o., where
mel sA hss 6ee Ii Charter grantee FOR
national hank in Mansfield, Mass, and the
shares are being rapidly taken and the banl
will soon open for business.
The first earthwork on the Dexter and Pts
cataquis railroad has been begun at Dexter
Me. 1t is only question of few day.
before work is commenced along the entir,
| line.
The Manchester N. H. Manufacturing
corporation has voted to erect new mil
AS feet long, 81 wide and five stories high.
A Garland, Me-, man has yearling heifel
which he has broken to harness and drives il
little wagon built expressly for that pur
pose. The animal is so well trained that shs
/ viii stand in front of the village stores like Q
staid old horse while her driver is transactins
business inside. 1t is one of the unique team
of the county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-15
BE PATIENT.
You Will Have to Wait With the Best
Grace Possible
f"r the Result of the samoan Conference
or the Behring Sea Tangle.

WASHINGTON, Juns l-Sta'e Depart.
ment officials absolutely decline to discuss
the Samoi IN conference or the Behring Sea
tangle. OF the former they admit that
matters are in such shape as to warrant
the expectation of a speedy conclusion Of
the conference tho CONF aratively unim-
portant details on'y remaining to be adj
9usied. But upon the provisions OF
.he treaty, if a treaty has yet been
urawn, they refuse to talk, further than
TO say that the public must receive its
information respecting treaties in the
usual course, namely, after action upon
them by the United States Senate, to
which body all treaties must be submitted
Tor approval before they become opera
tive, The obvious reason for this course
lies IN the fact that important amendments
are often made by the Senate after treat
les nave been arranged by the diplomatic
officers of the treaty Powers, So radical
are these changes, in fact, that they nave
caused the failure Of pending treaties--a
hotaoIe instance occurring in the last Con-
gress' SO far as can be learned, there
$ no new phase in the Beh-
ring Sea matter. The Presidents
proclamation appears to have closed the
history OF the case, and it can not be
learned that there has been any CORE.
s%pondence between the Governments of the
United States and Great Britain on the
subject. According to the position taken
by the United States Government, by
Congressional declaration, the jurisdiction
the United States over the waters of the
Alaskan side OF Behring's Sea is not ad-
lniited to be a subject for negotiations.
Our Government simply as serts its abso-
lutte right and admits the existence of no
question for negotiation,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-15

MARTINsBuRG, W., Va, June IA tor.
nado struck a section of country five miles
east of here, and after demo,i shing a
vast m unit of property it passed down
the Potomac river, uprooting trees, over.
turning small vessels and playing havoc
generally with small buildings near the
banks of the stream The storm travelled
over an area of ten miles and then passed.
out 10 sea. Very few trees were left
standing along the water front. Those
that escaped were twisted out OF shape.
The houS~ Of Mrrtin BARREN, which stood
directly in the t%ornado's path was lifted
from its foundations. Two women who
were in the little frame kitchen were
hurled twenty feet and seriously injured.
"A barn in which George Vogel and j,
Powell had taken refuge was blown down
and the two men killed. The damage to the
crops was great.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-15

Gathering fruit eau scarcely be called
training and vet there is a strategem
attribpted TO that walking bunch OF
toothpicks' called the hedgehog
which NAV properly have a place In
that category. 1t seems that fruit is
frequently found in the hedgehog s
sleeping apartment, and its presence
there is explained in this remarkable
a 1t is known that hedgehogs often
climb walls and run off upon low
boughs, and. instead OF scrambling
down in the same manner, they boldly
make the leap from the top to the
Ground. sometimes ten or twelve feet
They coil into q ball in the air, strike
upon their armor Of spincs, and bound
unframed, In taking this Jump
they have been seen to strike upon fall
en- fruit, which, thus impaled upon
their spines. was carried away by them,
and this has given rise to the opinion
that in some such way they may have
stored their winter homes. ~ Chicago
Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-15
ECHOES FROM THE FLOOD.
Previous Statements of the Magnitude
of the Horror Not Abated.
Not n Ray Of Light Penetrates the Awful
aloom-The ConemRugh Valley One
Vast Tomb-Thousands OF Bodies
Still In the ~Mud-Money Loss
Forty Million Dollars.

Jo~HNsTowN, PA, June 4,-Over 1000
bodies were taken from near Kernville
yesterday. This is official. Have Just
seen a committee Of gentlemen who or
ganized for the purpose o. covering the
worst of the devastated district t. a,cer-
tam, If possible, the number of lives lost.
The committee, after comparing notes,
concludes that lj,00J people are to he
accounted for, and il is the belief
that thousands Of the missing will never
be found. The situation grows more
ana more gloomy. Many of the
survivors are losing their mnds, and
many are dying of their in.
Juries The devel pments of every hour
make 1t more an more apparent tn t the
exact number of lives lost in the Johns.
town horror will never be known. All es-
Inmates that have been made up to this
time are conservative, and when all is
known will doubtless b. found 10 have
been too small. Over II thou'a nd bodies
have been found since sunrise, The money
loss is placed at "a 900 00). Who're Wood.
INV INV oeoOu lueIe Is ION u sea OF mud,
broken but rarely by a pi e of wreckage.
Nothing is standing but thu old wooden
mills. The place is swept bare of all 9TH
er buildings. A German watchmln was
guard at the mill when the waters
He ran for the hillside, and sue
ceeded in escaping. He tells a graphic
story of the appearance Of the wa
ter as 1t swept down the valley.
He declares that the first wave was n,
high as the third story of u house. The
place is deserted. No effort is being made
to clean off The streets. Tn mire ha, form
the grave for manga poor v,ctim. Arms
and legs are protruding from the mud, and
1t makes the most sickening of pictures.
man named Mcguire was met on his
way from South Fork to Johl,town He
'aid he was standing on she edge of the
axe when tho walls burst. The waters
we're rising all day, and were on a level
with n pile of dirt which The said) was
hove the walls Of the dam. All of asud.
1t burst with n report like that of a
'annon, and the water started down the
nountainside, sweeping before 1t trees as
they were chips, and powders were
oiled down as If they were marbles. The
oar was deafen ng, The lake was emp
led in an hour and half. All tn, water,
o said, was now out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-15
LIGHT AND ~lAUGHABLE,

THE pigs in the clover puzzle seems 70
have run its brief course of popularity al.
ready. There is nothing permanent in this
country but poker.
IT is recommended TO those who are in.
ordlnately fond Of chowder that they take
out an accident insurance policy before
they begin to indulge themselves.
"wnr do you use paintr" asked d VIC
linist of his daughter. ''For the same
reason that you use resin, papa" "How's
thati" "Why, to help me draw my beau.'
"a HUMOROUS old agriculturist," says the
Newell Mirror, "tells the editor that he has
a Jersey COW which he carries across the
field to a good place and then milks her,
getting so much milk that he can not carry
it back to the house."
THE world will seem but a dreary plaza n
o man who has been using five-dollar hills
us stationery for his love letters when bc
gets a note like this from the adorsd object;
"Another young gentleman Is writing to ma
on ten-dollar bills. Unless you emplov
twenty-dollar bills all is over between us.
TELL the truth" Is a bit of while.
some advice that is frequently given IN
those who are supposed to need it; but. like
all rules, 1t has exceptions. A Chicago ed
itor, for telling the truth, was recently fined
$500. Had 1t not been his first offense.
there's no telling what the fine would have
been.
BosroN mother Ito her daughter retiring
for the night)-"Did you eat the cold beans.
Penelope, that l put aside for your" Daueh.
ter thiding hei face shyly on her mothers
shoulder)-"No, mamma; Clarence told me
tonight that I was all the world to him, and
even beans, mamma, would be in discord
with the tranquil harmony that is singing
in my soul"
In some Of the species Of mosquito tho
male is found to be a tiny bird Of transcend.
ent beauty Of form and plumage, with
transparent wings covered with minute ir-
ridescent feathers of indescribable splcndor.
The male has the grace of person and the
female the voice and sting. Why Is this
thusl A disgruntled old bachelor snarls
out, all females have voices and stings.