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SWORDFlSn KILLING.
Vow 1t Is Carried On by the Block Isk
and and Connections Mariners.

Vow 1t Is Carried On by the Block IsE
and and Connections Mariners.
There il both money and fun in
sword fishing. A few years ago few
fshed for the big, willy, wicked and
solitary pirate fish of the ocean; then
smacksmen chased him in their swift
craft for the sport the novel cruise af-
forded to oilers at summer resorts,
who paid 81 a head to see the fisher
men stand up to a swordish and stick
q harpoon into him. Finally, since
the dietary merits of broiled swordfish
were recognized, sword6shing became
a steady and lucrative vocation.
New London, Stonington and espe-
cially Block island are the home of
swordfishmen. To open the sword
fishing season it is necessary only for
a smacksman to fix n board walk up to
the end of his b%owsprit, where a little
cage is erected for the harpooner to
stand in and lash n long tailed harpoon
along the side of the bowsprit then he
is ready to cruise. He sails right out
toward the Gulf stream, twenty, thir-
ty or forty miles, near whose tepid
water the swordtish loves to float laz-
lily nea the surface, his dorsal fin just
showing above and cutting the water
like the coulter of a sod pillow. The
smack swims smoothly up to the fin
and the harpooner drives his long han
died trident into the big fish To the
end of the spar is attached by a strong
cord a floating bouy, which the har-
pooner lets go overheard as soon as he
strikes the fish. No sooner does the
fish feel the cold steel in his vitals than
he is Off in a furious rush into the wide
ocean, dragging along the buoy,
which points out TO the fisherman
the course he is taking. The smacks-
men sail after the fish until he tires
himself out; then they will kill him
at their leisure, lift him aboard, and
go cruising for more game.
A smitten swordfish does not al
ways die ANONYMOUSLY, and when the
notion pops into his head, as it fire.
quently does, hat he will make it live
ly for the enemy, he is an ugly antag-
onist. Twice last summcr wounded
swordfsh drove their long, sharp
swords clean through the sides of
smacks; and in one instance the vessel
barely escaped going the bottom, the
sea pouring in through the broken
planks. In another instance a big
swordfish lowed n smack several
miles, the harpoon line being fastened
to the vessel.-New York Sun,
For fine watch repairing,
David Miller 3l9 w. 18th st.
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, 1889-07-19
/. Banker Invests in Gold Bricks.

LANSING, Mich, July lS.-A sharper
named Streeter worked the gold brick
dodge to a successful issue here last night
on VIM. McKellops, a wealthy gentleman
of Perry. Shiawassee county, and presi-
dent of the First National bank OF Coruna.
An appointment was made last night and
as the result McKellops was the owner OF
two gold bricks to the value OF $40, 900 and
the sharper was richer by $4,000. When
McKellops' grandson was shown the
bricks the fraud was discovered. Streeter
undoubtedly had accomplices and the
whole confidence party left on the East
bound train last night.
, 1889-07-19
AT COLUMBUS.


MONMOUTH PARK, July lS.-Weather
delightful, track excellent.
Seven furlongs-Bessie June won, Ban
Cloche second, Connenara third. Time,
l:2St.
Three-iourths ofa mile-Cayuga won,
Devotee second, Adamant third. Time,
lis.
One and one eighth miles-Sam Wood
won, Heyday second, Miss Thomas third.
Time, l:5S.
One and one-eighth miles-Bella B
won, Barrister Second, Ben Harrison
third. Time, 1:574,
One mile-Rizpah won, Ernest second,
Kernesse third. Time, l:44t.
Three-fourths of a mllc-Drizzle won,
Onward second, Kempland third. Time,
l:l6.
, 1889-07-19
A Counterfeiting Hotel Keeper.

DAYTON, O., July 1s.-Capt. Abbott
AID seven other secret service men this
morning made a descent on the United
States hotel to capture a gang of coun-
terfeiters. Officer Donnell was wounded
twice, but not fatally, an escaping couu-
t~erieiter was shot in the side, but the ex-
tent OF his injury is not known. Two
carpet sacks of counterfeit SO bills were
found and the search is not ended. The
hotel belongs to Nelson briggs an aged
aud noted counterfeiter.
, 1889-07-19

LONDON, July IS.-At the session OF
the Parnell commission to-day Harris
again took the stand, stating that Egan
and Brennan severed their connection
with the Fenians on joining the Land
League. DR.. Charles Tanner, member of
parliament. testified he never advocated
boycotnng women and children. de tried
to get land grabbers boycotted, and ad
mitted he denounced a certain land grab
Der as a corrupt reptile and creeping
louise. The land grabber was aflerward
shot at. Witness always spoke against
outrage. He had been boycotted him
self By the Cork Tories and his business
diminished, his patients forsaking him
under pressure.
, 1889-07-19

DENVER, July 1s.-Extensiye prepare
tons are being made for the thirteenth
annual tournament of the Colorado and
Wyoming FiIemens' Association, which
will be held in this eity Aug. 20 to Aug.
%. Teams from all the principal cities
of Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico
will be present, while teams from Butte,
Helena, Salt Lake, Omaha, Kansas City,
Leavenworth, Lincoln, Topeka, Atchison
and st. Louis have signiied their inten-
ton OF being present if possible. Prizes
are offered amounting to IS, 900.
, 1889-07-19

We desire to say TO our citizens that for
years we have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters and have never
handled remedies that sell as well or that
have given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee them
every time and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price if satisfactory results
do not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
On their merits. DIR. w. N. Hunt, drug
gist.
For SALE-Old papers. LEADER office
, 1889-07-19

NASHVILLE, July 1S-The high schools
of the country were represented in a meet
ing at McKendries church at 3 o'clock to-
day. At 4 O'Clock the Polk mansion was
thrown open to a reception of a commit
tee of seventy-fve from the association.
Mrs. Polk. still beautiful and strong in
her nth year, stood in the west parlor
for an hour and received with n pleasant
word for each guest as presented.
, 1889-07-19
FOREIGN

The Leicestershire summer handicap. a
straight mile. was won by King Mon
mouth, st. Helen second, Stony Cross
third.
AT the inquest on the body of the
woman murdered in Whitechapel recently
the fact was developed that there were
sixteen wounds on the body.
1t is announced that an official dinner
will be given by President Carnot on July
"a to the king Of Greece. The
ment has caused a sensation In political
circles.
, 1889-07-19
Sale of the South Park Railroad.

DENVER, July ls.-The Denver and
South Park railroad was sold late last
night az a United States masters sale I'M
der foreclosure of a mortgage held by the
Farmers Loan and Trust company for
81, 300, 000, and a mortgage of 81, 500, 900
held by the New York Central Trust Co.
The road was purchased by Messrs. TAT
fen, HOLSTER and Feelan, representing
fhe old stockholders, tor three millions.
1t is understood the road will be under
the management of the Union Pacific.
, 1889-07-19
Instructor In Agriculture. e. :.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-In December
of last year the department of agricul-
ture received from the chief secretary's
Office at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
a communication requesting the depart
ment to nominate to that government a
suitable person to be appointed as in
strucio in Agriculture. Secretary Rusk
to dav nominated Prof. Edward NJ. Shell
ton, of Manhattan, Kan, for the posi-
ton.
, 1889-07-19
In Honor of Ex-President Juarez.

CITY oE MEXICO. July lS.-The ami
versary Of the death of ex-Presidrnt Ju-
arez was observed by Liberals who
who marched in grand procession to the
cemetery where Juarez was buried. Some
students in the procession shouted:
Death to the Clergy" death to Con-
servatives."
, 1889-07-19
Virginia Prohibitiopists.

LYNcHBURG, July 1S.-The state pro-
h;bition convention met here Yesterday
and nominated II full state ticket, at the
head of which for governor is Hon. Thos.
+. Taylor, of Loudon county.
, 1889-07-19
A Sad story.

YOUNGSTOWN. O., July lS.-This
morning the bodies OF Mrs. John Nc
Gregor and two little children were dis.
covered in ten inches of water in a small
creek near here. The woman first
drowned her children and then herself.
Her husband had left her destitute.
, 1889-07-19
DROPPED INTO THE SEA
Hogan's Balloon Skipping Over
the Ocean.
Birth of a Great Grandson of
Hickory" Jackson.
Sad Story of Destitution From
Youngstown, Ohio.
One Trip Too Many.

NEW YORK, July IS.-An incoming
pilot reports. July l6, in latitude $50 30
longitude 10 40 he sighted a balloon
dragging a car along the surface of the
water. He gave chase but at shutdown,
when about three quarters Of a mile from
it, it collapsed and disappeared. 1t is
supposed to be the missing air ship.
There seems to be no longer any reason
to doubt that Hogan, the a~eronaut, is
dead. The pilot says the last thing he
saw of the balloon it parted from the
basket and sailed away; the basket sank.
He cruised where it went down, but could
find nothing. Hogan was 46 years old;
lie made over 400 successful balloon as
tensions and thirty parachute jumps in
the twenty eight years he has followed the
dangerous business. He was regarded as
the foremost aeronaut in the world.
Some of his. friends still hope he may be
alive, even if injured, and landed in some
out of the way place.
, 1889-07-19

CHICAGO, July lS.-Warrants were
sworn out to-day for the arrest of Attor-
ney Stephen A. Douglas, Jr., q. u.
Hooker and r. ID. Davidson, a detective.
They are charged with being involved in
a questionable real estate transaction by
which $1,000 was obtained from VIM.
Rance
, 1889-07-19

WASHINGTON July lS.-Walker Blaine
returned this morning from Bar Harbor;
he reports his father quite well.
The postmaster general to-day opened
proposals for furnishing the postofice de
partment with postal cards for iour years,
beginning October LIST next. There were
twelve bids at a material reduction in
prices from the present contract.
, 1889-07-19
BASE BALL.
League Games.
AT PHILADELPHIA.

Al fhlLADELfEilA-
Philadelphia ran way with Pittsburg
this afternoon; Calvin was the easiest
kind of a mark. thirteen of fifteen runs
being earned off his pitching. Casey was
surprisingly effective.
Score: Philadelphia Is, Pittsburg 0.
Base hits-Philadelphia 81, Pittsburg 4.
Observation-Disclosures /, Pittsburg 3.
Batteries For Philadelphia, Casey and
Clements. For Pittsburg, Calvin and
Miller.
Umpire-Lynch.
AT NEW YORK.
The Giants defeated the Hoosiers to-
day. after a well played game. but rather
machine like. Keefe was deliberate at
first and Ewing said he was asleep; after
the first inning he became the pitcher of
old. Boyle and good support kept the
Giants from making more runs than they
did.
Score: Indianapolis 3, New York A..
Base hits = Indianapolis s.. New
York IL.
Errors-Indianapolis 2. New York ).
Batteries-Bor Indianapolis, Boyle
and Buckley. For New York, Keefe and
Ewing.
Umpire-McQuaid.
AT WASHINGTON.
The Washington and Cleveland teams
played a most exciting and interesting
game here to-day, which was called on
account of darkness. The captain of the
visiting team protested against the action,
as did also many spectators, but the um-
piee was persistent and it was therefore
declared a drawn game.
Score: Washington 5. Cleveland 5.
Base hits-Washington 9, Cleveland 9.
8, Cleveland 3.
Batteries-For Washington. O'Day
and DAILY. For Cleveland, O'Brien and
thinner.
Umpire-Curry.
AT BOSTON.
Had it not been for a pass ball by Ben
nett in the eighth inning, to-day, the
Chicago's would have been whitewashed
by Boston who took the winning lead at
the outset.
Score: Boston s. Chicago l..
Base hits-Boston 9, Chicago 6.
Errors-Boston 2, Chicago 6.
Batteries-For Boston. Clarkson and
Bennett. For Chicago, Healy and Flint.
Umpire Powers.
, 1889-07-19
Requisition Tor Mitchell and Donovan

New YORK, July lS.-A detective
from Mississippi arrived to day with a re-
QUESTION from Governor Lowry, of Mis-
sissippi, calling for the arcs. OF Charley
Mitchell and Mike Donovan. He has no
requisition for Sullivan, Kilrain or Mul
doom. Search is being made for them.
, 1889-07-19

New YORK. July lS.-The stock
market was dull and weak to-day, and
under bear attacks it became more active
aud prices ran of materially, though =
large portion of the loss was regained
toward the close. The market was irregu-
lar at the start and under liquidation Of
long stocks a weak and feverish tone was
impaired and the sugar trust led of with
a drop of . per cent. Towards noon the
bears made their great attack of the day
and the first point was the Oregon Trans
continental, which quickly dropped from
last nights close at SO to 2S2. Soon after
. o'clock the tide turned and the close
was active and strong, generally at frac-
tions under first figures.
Government bonds steady.
Petroleum opened at 934 and closed
at $50. Total sales, LOG. 000 barrels,
Money on call easy at 24(93 per cent.
American cotton seed oil, 81.
, 1889-07-19
Governor Hill Will Surrender the
Fighters.

New YORK, July 1S.-Acting Dis
trict attorney, Gen. Golf. said to-day req
uisitions for the parties and principals in
the recent Kilrain- Sullivan fight had not
reached his office. The men, he added,
who were idsstified with the fight, when
arrested, win, OF course, be turned over
to Governor Lowrey, and 1t is certain
Governor Hill will consent as long as the
necessary papers are shown.
, 1889-07-19
sold Hickory,s" Great Grandson.

NASHVILLE, July Is. -Secretary Can
field at the opening of the educational
convention announced that a great grand
son of old Hickory" jackson. was yes
terday born at the hermitage, and that
the child had been named Albert Mar
BILE Jackson" in honor of the president
of the association. A committee com
posed OF delegates from each state. terri
tory and Canada was appointed to call
o Mrs. James X. Polk aud convey to
her the respects, congratulations and COM
pliments of the association this afternoon.
A committee was appointed to consider
the needs of the United States in the
bureau of education. and memorabilia
congress on the subject. The session was
devoted to further consideration OF denom-
inal schools and the history of education.
Hon. John Jay, OF New York, and others
submitted papers.
, 1889-07-19

LONDON, July 1S.-The rifle match for
Elcho- Shield, at Wimbledon, to-day was
won by the Irish team. Score: 1859.
The English team scored 1854. the
Scotch team ,626.
, 1889-07-19

CHICAGO, July is. -Cattle-Receipts
1000. Market steady. Beeves, So. 80
94 25; stockers and feeders, s 2.lo(@3.0 90;
COWS, bulls and mixed, 81 .50(G3.0O.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000. Market steady.
Natives, So. 50(94 IS; Westerns, SO. 5O(9
40.
Wheat-Market lower. Cash, SOB;
Corn-Markot steady. Cash, 35s@
s5l; August, 35s@35a; September, 35L.
, 1889-07-19
Association Games.


Score: Cincinnati 5. St Louis l..
Batteries-For st. Louis, Chamberlain
and Boyle. For Cincinnati. Mullane and
Earla
, 1889-07-19

AT BROOKLYN.
Score: Brooklyn II, Athletics I.
Batterics-For Brooklyn, Caruthers
and Visner. For Athletics, Weyling and
Cross.
AT COLUMBUS.
Score: Columbus O, Baltimore 5
Batterles-For Columbus, Baldwin and
Bligh. For Baltimore, Kilroy and Tate.
AT LOUISVILLE.
Score: Louisville 5. Kansas !.
Batteries-For Louisville. Ehret and
Cook. For Kansas City, Sowders and
Hoover.
, 1889-07-19

-storica1 Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
Mower County transcript., 1889-10-02
HORRIBLY BURNED.

Tons Of Molten Metal Pour Over a Num-
ber of Workmen at the Edgar Thomson
Steel Works in Braddock. Pa-They Are
Frishtfully Injured-Captain Jones the
General Manager, May Die.
PITTSBURGH Pa, Sept IA frightful ac-
cident happened at Carnegies Edgar
Thomson steel works at Braddock Thurs
day night. Captain W. r Jones, general
manager of the immense steel works and
number of workmen were horribly
and perhaps fatally burned. Furnace
G, one of the largest of the blast
furnaces. gave W Y at the bottom, and tons
of molten metal, like water escaping from
a reservoir. ran out The furnace had not
been working properly during the day,
and Captain Jones called to see if he
could not ascertain the cause. He
ws working with number of
men near the base of the furnace
when the break occurred In an instant
flames o. fire shot forth and the hot metal
exploded and fell like sheets of water
Tons of the molten metal poured out of
the furnace, and that any person near the
furnace escaped instant death is regarded
as miracle. AS it was, Captain Jones
and four or five others w>re horribly
burned, the formers life being de-
SPARED of.
Captain jones is well-kpown Throughout
the United States and Europe wherever
iron and steel are manufactured He re-
ceived salary of 81. .0oO year and per
cent on the product of the large mill,
making his income almost S5O,UU wear.
1t was he who took 800 men to Johnstown at
his own expense few days after the food,
and remained there for couple of weeks
directing the work of rescue. He is III
wears of age
Mower County transcript., 1889-10-02
THE BANKERS.

They Conclude Their Annual Convention
at Kansas City Tuesdays Proceedings.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Sept 27.-The bankers
convention concluded its work Tuesday.
President Parsons and Vice-President Nc
Michael were reelected and new
executive council chosen. The council
reelected Secretary Baker and Treas
urer Gree,: RESOLUTIONS asking Con-
gress to take action and revive the Amer
lean marine and indorsing the deep-water
harbor scheme were referred to the coun-
Gil A resolution asking Congress to pro-
vide for at least one more regular state
ment yearly of the condition of the Ma
tional banks was adopted Reports Of Off
GERS were read and a special committee re-
ported in favor of amending the law in re-
gard to usury so that usurious bank shall
forfeit only the amount of interest taken in
excess of the lega amount It was decided
to consider MI ST Johns plan for the re-
tirement Of l-gal-tender notes and vote
upon it bv mall
Mower County transcript., 1889-10-02
LATEST NEWS.
Cannot Survive,

SABETHA, KAN. sept. Goth. One of the
most brutal outrages ever perpetrated in
this country was made to-day upon the
person of Miss Eva Purity, the twenty.
year.old d:ughter Of Oliver Purity, q
wealthy f.rmer Of this county. Miss
Purity received note from an unknown
villain few days ago, threatening her
with dire vengeance unless she would
renounce her intended husband and be.
stow ner affec tons on tie sender Search
was at once began, but the scoundrel had
disappeared. About IL o'clock TO- lav.
while Miss Purity WAS at home alone in
the kitchen medium sized masked man
entered, and, sc zing her around tho mock
applied bottle of chloroform to her nos
trils. After losing consc. BUSINESS she was
dragged to u corn field near by and out
ragged. A large quantity Of carbolie aoid
was then poured down her throat and the
victim left for dead. Miss Purity cannot
survive.
Mower County transcript., 1889-10-02
Big Blaze at Caledonia.

CALEDONIA, Minn., Sept. 29-At two
o'clock this morn 1ng the cry of IRE aroused
the sleeping den zens, who discovered the
Sprague bank block was in flames and
past all hope OF saving. The fire. com.
mencod in the K. K Dahl hardware store,
which, W tn the Sprague Bros.' general
stock of merchandise, P. J. Smalley's
Argns printing stock and contents of the
bank were entirely destroyed, nothing
being saved. Two buildings north across
the street were ruined. but Their contents
were mostly saved The loss will foot UP
to $4,000, W tn $4,000 Insurance. The
fire was incendiary.
Mower County transcript., 1889-10-02
WHEAT MUST GO UP,

Ihis Country Likely to Be Called Upon t.
Increase Her Shipments to Europe
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept 2S.-According to
the report pre- pared by the Journal of Com
merce on the wheat supply and require
ments the United States will @be called
upon to f1ll the European nav to the ex-
tent OF l5,C0O, 600 quarters this year. Esti-
mates made in England place her require
ments at Ii, 6,OOt, QUO quarters; France, 2,tOO,-
GOO; Belgium, Holland and Germany.
$4,000 700. Supplies are to come to the ex-
tent of 4,0OO, 700 quarters from India, 15,-
600, 600 quarters from the United States,
and IL ,00O,0OO quarters from Russia En-
gland has never during the last five years
imported less that 15.49S, O0O quar-
ters, and after producing 9,00O, 900
quarters in 1854 imported Is, 22a4 ,oOo quar-
ters In the same year Last year saw these
imports nearly equaled, and it is probable
that the estimates on her wants this
year are much too low The average
not imports for ton years of wheat
and flour into France is 5,5OOOOO
quarters and wants are placed by the
United States statistical agent in Europe
at 4, ,0o0 600 quarters. AS to supplies India
shipped a fraction over T. 0OO, 900 quarters in
the last crop year, and since the beginning
OF the present crop year. April /, is nearly
1,0O0, ,0c0 quarters behind last years move
ment Chill, Argentine Republic and Aus
tralasia have a paltry 4,O0o quarters on
passage to Europe. Russia shipped Is, "a, =
Ooo quarters ip 1883, S5A0,0o0 quarters in
1887, and is looked to for II, ,00O, ,0OO quarters
this year:
In large exporting districts in South
Russia the production varies from 60 to 20
per cent of an average. The heaviest crops,
as reported by tho Government, are beyond
reach OF railroads and may be counted as
nil In international commerce.. Shipments
since January show decrease compared
with last year Of 40o, 600 quarters, and 1SS7's
output Is not likely to be exceeded
In summing up the report says:
with u crop OF 457,' OO, ,0OO bushels in 1886 we
m anaged to expert lt3,00o,000 bushels notwith.
standing the. previous crop had been com.
reached by No i red in our market
was W2s, and during the greater port,on
OF the year was under 3D. Although we pro.
duced 4SS,0 1000 bushels this year consider.
rble portion Is not suitable for shipment. and
with STOCKS depleted as they wore ut the be-.
ginning OF the crop year any demand suoh as
the present situation suggests must result in
values considerably higher than the present
level"
Mower County transcript., 1889-10-02
SUNK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
DR.. Pierce Heavy Loser by the Collapse
Of . Chimerlcal Mining Scheme

Dr.. Pierce Heavy Loser by the Collapse
OF Chimerical Mining Scheme.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept q. The Big Bend
Mining and Tunnel Company, founded some
dme ago with capital stock of $40, ,O00. 900.
has collapsed DR.. r. v. Pierce, of this city.
was chief stockholder, and has lost nearly
81, ,2OO, OJO In the venture It was intended to
alter the course OF the Feather river in Call
fornia SO as to get at the gold and silver be-
iieyed to be In it's bed. The enormous
bowlders which lie so plentifully around
the river made operations too costly, and
last year the output amounted to only
$17,S32. This did not pay, and the work
has been abandoned The stock OF tho
concern has never been listed, and until
recently could not be bought for less than
four times it's par value About &, ,00O, 600
of the capital stock had been paid up.
The proposition was to bore tunnel two
mics through mountain, and through it
drain fourteen miles of the bed of the
Feather river. Mr.. Mclaughlin, of Butte
County, who devised the scheme claimed
the company could clean up millions in
gold dust which had lodged at Big Bend
Placer miners in the early days took fort
unes out Of the river little further up,
and samples of sand from the river bed
were very rich Mclaughlin succeeded in
enthusing Dr. Pierce and work was begun.
-Four years were spent in boring tunnel
through rock for 200 foet When finished
IL ttproved too small and was enlarged from
nine by sixteen feet to twelve by sixteen
feet Then about year ago the water
was turned into the tunnel and
the river bed drained But fortune
wasn't found, as it proved very ex-
pensive to get gold from under the big
powders in the river bed, and the mine
soon became in the condition of nine tenths
OF those on the Comstock lode-it could not
be run without assessments. Then Pierce,
who had sunk over 81 ,0Oo,O 900, became dis
gusted, and the whole undertaking, which
has cost about s., ,oO0, GOO, will be dropped
1t is reported that a large number Of news
paper men in New YORK have lost heavily
in the enterprise.