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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
DECLARED NOT GUILTY,
The Slayer of Harry w. King, Jr., Acquitted
at Omaha.


After five minutes elaboration at Omaha
Neb, the jury in the case of Elizabeth
Beechler, who killed Harry W. King, Jr., of
Chicago. returned a verdict of not guilty.
When the words not gu lty" were an
nounced a shout such as was never heard
before in the Omaha courtroom went up
from almost every throat in the audience.
Men mounted benches and swung their hats,
women waved their handkerchiefs and wept.
No attempt was made by the court officers
to quiet the outbreak. Miss Beechler said to
the jury. AL I can say is thank you; God will
reward YOU" A delegation of ladies. many
of whom were colored, congratulated her.
She kissed all of them. One venerable
colored woman took her in her arms and
almost lifted her off her feet as she cried:
God bless you, honey" When all who de-
sired to had congratulated her. she was
taken back to Jail, where she lay down on
her cot and soon fell asleep. She has been
rendered, free of expense, elegant quarters
at prominent hotel while in Omaha She
will go to Cleveland, Ohio, where her
mother lives
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
WINTER WHEAT.
Report of the Agricultural Department for
April.

Report of the Agricultural Department for
April.
The April crop report Of the Agricultural
Department at Washington, D. c., says the
general average condition Of winter wheat
is 81. nearly the same as the April condi-
ton of the crop of 1886, which fell
at harvest to 87.S; that of 1883, 80,
and that of the previous year 8S1.
The April condition of the large crop of 1884
was 95.4, going up to SO at harvest. The
present condition by principal States is:
New York, 81; Pennsylvania, SO; Texas. 81;
Kentucky, 81; Ohio, 8S; Michigan. 81; I'LL
nois, 81; Missouri. 95; Kansas, SO; Califor-
MIA, SO. The condition in the Southern
States ranges from 80 to 81. The rye crop
is also in good conGition-better than tn at
of wheat in Ohio and Michigan and worse
in Missouri, with slight differences in other
States. The general average is $3.50.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Political NOtaS.

Richard Croker, leader of Tammany Hall,
has been appointed by Mayor Grant City
Chamberlain of New York.
The Inauguration of Francis E. Warren as
Governor of Wyoming took place at Chey-
enne. The Governors address was devoted
to home rule for the Territories and state
hood for Wyoming. He took strong grounds
for e arly admission.
By the recent elections held in Rhode ISL
and. the General Assembly is assured to the
Republicans, who will elect the State officers.
Nathan F. Dixon, of Westerly, has been
elected United States Senator by the Rhode
Island Legislature.
The resolution for Prohibition Amend
ment to the Constitution was defeated in
the Illinois House-79 to 40.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
RIDING ON A sKYROCKET.

The Peculiar Invention of Mr.. EdselIe,
Formerly of the United States Navy.
Manager Robinson, Of the international
Exposition at Buffalo, N. Y, has secured a
novel attraction. human sky-rocket. the
handicraft Of Mr.. Edselle, of Callao, Peru,
formerly of the United States navy. His
model has been successfully experimental
with in South America. and brother
IN Minneapolis has filed a caveat.
Slgnor Camarara made the initial
trip. The apparatus consists of a
combination of rockets of immense power
with a parachute attachment which folds
over the apex. -Four tubes form the Frame
work containing the explosives. The nature
OF the explosive is secret and is called dyno-
ascenimite. It's peculiar property is that it
is decorating. A small volume of solid
makes an immense volume of vapor and lifts
the machine with lightning rapidity into the
clouds. The test took place under Peruvian
Government patronage near Callao in De-
cember. The charge, touched by electricity,
sent the machine over 1855 feet, and the
descent by parachute Was perfect. Sig.
Camarara landed five miles from the start
ing point no worse for the trip. Fifteen
thousand people were present. and watched
with telescopes the rise and fall of the ma
chino. Mr.. Eds lie will be in Buffalo in a
few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
THE COMPTOIR D'EsCOMpTE.
Reorganization of the Great French Finan

Reorganization of the Great French Finan-
cial Company.
The London Times says: The new Comp
toir d'Escompte of Paris will he constructed
on the lines of the old concern. The capt.
tai will be 40,O00.OOO francs, half paid up, and
exclusively offered to old shareholders.
There will also be 10000 founders shares
entitled to 30 per cent of the profits after S
per cent is deducted for a reserve. Two
thirds will be handed to the liquidators as IA
contribution to the former company. and
the remaining 10000 will be handed to the
syndicate which guaranteed to subscribe
for shares not taken by original sharehold-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
A Female Swindler Arrested.

Ella G. White, an Elmira, N. Y, music
teacher, was arrested at Susqlehanna, Pa.
by Chief Little. of Elmira, for dsfrauding
various people in that city out of sums
sggregating $4,000 ON fictitious mining and
sikh mills stocks, and other pretenses. She
confessed that she lost the money in, an
Elmira bucket shop. Her father is a super
animated employe of the Erie shops at Sus-
quehanna, and has transferred his property
amounting to $1,000. The woman was ar
rested on four warrants charging her with
forgery in the second degree
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Interesting MaiI-Box Decision.

Judge Thayer, of the United States
District Court. handed down an interesting
decision at st. Louis, Mo-, in the case of
the United States against Charles Gross,
charged with stealing a package of news
papers from the top of a letter box. Judge
Thayer decides that the taking of package
of newspapers from the top of letter-box
is no offense against the mail laws. The
top Of a mail-box is not a receptacle for
mail, and a package placed there is no more
in the custody Of the mail than package
placed upon the steps of the postoffice.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
OF IMPORTANCE TO FARMERS.
Users of Spring Teeth Harrows May Have
to Pay Royalty,

Users of Spring Teeth Harrows May Have
to Pay Royalty.
Bement & Sons. of Lansing, Mich, have
secured control of the original patents for
the longitudinal adjustment of the teeth
Etrrows. These patents have been in
'fringed upon for years by agricultural i'm
plement manufacturers and the firm has al
ready begun suits in the United States Dis
trict Courts against Lawrence & Chaplin and
Chase, Henry & Co., of Kalamazoo, Mich,
and G. B. Ain 4 Co., of Canandaigua. N. Y.
Suits will be begun against all other in
fringers as speedily as possible, whether
manufacturers, dealers. or users. This ac-
ton is of decided Importance to the farm
ers, as it is estimated that over 100000
spring teeth harrows with the adjustable
longitudinal attachments are in use, and
the users may be compelled to pay royalty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
NUMBER AMONG THE LUCKY.
President Harrison Continues His Appoint
re no net

President Harrison Continues His Appoint
ments - The Last. s+.@
The President has made the following APP
pointments: ~
Lyman E. Knapp, of Middlebury, VT, to be
Governor of Alaska
JONES P. Luse, of Dakota, to be Registrar Of
the Land Office at Rapid City, D. T.
Thomas NJ. Reed, Jr of Washington Terri
tory, to be Registrar of the Land Office at Seat
tie, W.T.
Spencer Hartwig, of Covington, KY to be a
special agent to make aEotments of lands in
severalty to Indians, under the provisions of
the act of Congress approved Feb s. 1887
Henry S. Wise, of West Virginia. to be United
States Marshal for the District of West Vir.
gina.
W, N. Norton OF Texas, John Yost of Ill
nois. John S. Stidger of Nebraska, and Sol.
A. Hawk Of West Virginia have been APP
pointed special agents of the land office
Martin Bailey OF Illinois has been appointed
a law clerk in the pension office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
No cause other than this malady can be as
signed for the deed.
Mr.. Burke Refuses to Resign.

Jerome B. Burke, chief of the Gazette
Division IN the Patent Office, at Washing
ton, D. c., has been notified by the Com
missioner of Patents that his resignation
would be accepted. Mr.. Burke. however.
declines to resign, and declares his inten-
ton to allow the Commissioner to dismiss
him if he SO desires. Mr.. Burke is Grand
Army man and was at one time the Com
mander of the Department of the Potomac.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
A $54O,OOO Land Purchase.

A syndicate of capitalists from New York,
New Orleans Memphis, and Atlanta have
consummated the purchase of $4,000 acres
of land in Requachee valley, about thirty
miles from Chattanooga, adjoining the city
of South Pittsburg Tenn. The price for
the property, which controls coal. iron, and
timber land, was S54O,OOO. The property is
to be developed on a grand scale.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
HAD A SNAKE IN HER STOMACH.

"A Reptile More Than a Foot Long Inter-
fered with Mrs. Kenney's Digestion.
For the last two years and half Mrs.
Frank Kenney, of Portsmouth, N. H., has
been terrible sufferer from some disorder
of the stomach. The trouble, whatever it
was, had grown worse, and notwithstanding
that the patient had been under the treat
ment Of some of the most eminent physi-
clans of New England no relief was afforded.
Mrs. Kenney insisted from the first that
some living creature was in her stomach.
Her sufferings dated from August, 1886,
when, while at a camp meeting, she drank
from brook and realized that she had
swallowed some reptile. Since March 20
she has been under the treatment of ply
stefan at Biddeford. Me-. and he took from
the patient a small, light colored snake 1874
inches long. Several reputable witnesses
were present and the reptile has since
been seen by hundreds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18

have got the shot in the breast if I had
not struck his ARM" The description suits
that of Tascott so nearly that several detec-
tives are only waiting his recovery to place
him under arrest. His hair. nose. eyes,
and features correspond closely to the
description of the real Tascott. The marks
about the body agree exactly with those set
forth in the description.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Lumbermen Want Water.

It is reported from the lumber woods of
Upper Michigan that over 1,O00,O00,OOO logs
are banked and ready to be floated to the
mills, but cannot be moved owing to the
lack of water in the streams.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Presidential Appointments.

President Harrison has made the follow
ing appointments: Frank Plumly, of Vir-
mont, to be United States Attorney for the
District of Vermont; George A. Knight, of
Texas, to be United States Marshal for the
Northern District of Texas; Leo E. Bennett,
of Indian Territory to be agent of the IN
dams in the Territory; and James Mellow
ell. of Dakota, to be Register of the Land
Office at Huron, D. T.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
GEN. MILLEN DEAD.
The Fenian Leader, Soldier and Journalist
Expires i'm New York at the Age of So.


Expires i'm New York at the Age of So.
Gen. Francis Frederick Millen, a WELL
known soldier and journalist, died at his.
residence in New York City, in his 58th
year. He was born in Ireland and
served through the Crimean war in the.
British army, then came to America, and
later went to Mexico, entering the Mexi-
can army as lieutenant of artillery.
During the church wars he rose to
be colonel of artillery. About 1865
he resigned his Mexican Commission
and went to Ireland to take command of
the army that James Stephens promised
to put in the field to overthrow the En-
glish government. Upon the failure of
the scheme he returned to Mexico, re-
entered the army, and fought against
Macmillan. Next he went to New York
and became the executive officer of the
American branch of the Fenian Brother
hood. In 1872 he joined the New York
Herald staff, and was in the service of
that paper at the time of his death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Phenomenal Strikes Of Gas.

Specials from Findlay and Tiffin, in the
natural-gas belt of Ohio, report phenome-
nal strikes of gas. At Findlay two wells
were drilled. One has a capacity of $4,000, =
600 and the other Of 20. 100000 feet day. At
Tiffin the pressure of an old we'll increased
suddenly. blowing out the castings of the
we'll and bursting pipes in a factory which
used the gas. This we'll has an estimated
capacity of 28,0O0,0O0 feet day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Heard by Telegraph.

The annual meeting of the Dunkard de-
nomination will be held in Harrisonburg.
Va, early in June.
It is denied that the members of the Ma
honing Valley Iron Manufacturers Asso-
citation are contemplating general shut
aou,r A
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Was the Gar Wounded?

It is rumored at Bucharest that an at
tempt has been made upon the life of the
Gar, and that his Majesty was wounded
by the explosion of a shell. The affair is
said to have been hushed up by the Rus
sian authorities
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED.
A Freight Train Crashes Into an Express
at Lorenzo, Ill.

Freight Train Crashes Into an Express
at Lorenzo, Ill.
A terrible railroad accident occurred at
Lorenzo. ILL.,, little town fifty-seven miles
west Of Chicago on the line of the Chicago,
Sante Fe and California Railway. by which
four persons were killed and four others
seriously. and perhaps fatally. injured. The
accident was caused by freight train
crashing into the rear Of passenger train
the collision exploding the boiler of the
freight engine and totally wrecking
the rear car Of the passenger train
which was the private car of Gen
eral Manager McCooI, OF the California
Central Road In it were J. L. HART, of
Boston a director OF the California Central;
Mrs. HART, Henry HART. their son. Miss
Alice Winslow, a niece of Mr. HART, and
her affianced. Henry W. Lamb. of Brookline
Mass. Besides these the car contained
Harry" the colored porter, and Thomas
Smith, the colored cook. Miss Winslow,
Henry HART, Harry. the porter and Smith,
the cook. were instantly kIlled, and the
others dangerously wounded
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Assignment Set Aside.

The general assignment of Nicol Colishaw
& Co.. of New York, has been for the second
time set aside by Judge O'Brien for tech
nical defects in the paper. The assignment
was made last August, and attachments for
100000 were levied on the firms property.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Hoosiers Will Have Fruit.

number of the largest fruit-growers
near New Albany. Ind, agree that the fruit
has not been injured by the cold weather.
Peaches and plums that are in full bloom
have escaped. So have strawberries in
bloom and pears. cherries, raspberries, and
apples. The prospect for an immense fruit
crop was never better in Southern Indiana
at this season of the yaar
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Trials of an Old Lady.

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, aged SO. arrived
from Wheeling, W. Va. at Bridgeport.
Conn.,. en- route for Worcester. Mass. where
her sons live. She walked most of the way.
sleeping at farm houses and police stations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
A Friglltf'ul Leap.

Meredith Stanley, an athlete, jumped
from the high bridge on the Cincinnati
Southern Road into the Kentucky River,
the distance being 2S5 feet. When taken
from the water blood oozed from his
mouth. but he soon recovered. The bridge,
with one exception, is the highest in the
world.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Damaged by Storms.

Wind, hail, and thunder storms in parts
of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland
wrecked buildings and caused damage to
crops. At Elk Garden, Md, John Wetzell
and two horses were killed by lightning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Sam Small Causes Trouble.

In the old Birthstone M. E. Church. Pitts
)urgh. Pa, Jacob Keller. wealthy wine
lealer, objected to remarks of the Rev. Sam
SMALL who was conducting q temperance
Meeting. Keller was forcibly elected, be-
ng struck in the face on his way out by an
Lged woman, who had become excited over
he proceedings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
A Mayor-EIect Kills Himself.

Mayor elect George H. Thomas, of Colo
RADIO Springs, Col. was found dead in his
barn with a bullet-hole through his head.
1t was evidently case of suicide. The de-
ceased went there from Illinois in 1877. He
was elected Mayor few weeks ago. and
would have taken the office soon. He left a
family
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
HE SACRIFICED TO THE DEVIL.

A Religious Fanatic in Georgia Kills His
5-Year-OId Son as Sacrifice.
Prince Law, negro living on thespring-
field plantation, five miles out of Savannah,
Ga, killed his Swear old son as sacrifice
to the devil. Law is crazy on religion. He
became convinced that it was his duty to
kill some member of his family, and he
drove his wife from home and beat his child
to death on the doorstep with piece of
scantlng. Law was arrested, and is raw
ing maniac in Jail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
A Disastrous Blaze.

At Baldwinville, N. Y, fire burned the
Epson Block. in which seven firms were
located. The loss will aggregate $4,000,
fully covered by insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Died in a Well.

James B. Sellick Of Darien, Conn.,. for
mer member of the Connecticut House of
Representatives, suicided by jumping into
| a we'll.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
John Z. Usher Dead.

John P. Usher, who was Secretary Of
the Interior under President Lincoln. died
at the University Hospital in Philadelphia,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18

of fLondon. He contributed many important
papers to scientific societies and continued CIV
ing lectures till after the close OF his first GEN.
fury. For the last year or two he had been
quietly engaged in his home, and may be said
to have been active almost to the hour Of his
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Brutally Beaten by Footpads.

William Kintella, a capitalist buying
cal estate at the Canada 500, was held up
gang of footpads composed of Fl.
,ilT Neville. ]. Doyle. w. Driscoll. and
cKenna. They brutally assaulted him
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
A SOUTHERN BLAZE.
The Large Cotton Mill at Savannah, Ga.
Burned.

The Large Cotton Mill at Savannah, Ga,
Burned.
The Savannah cotton mill at Savannah,
Ga, has been destroyed by fire. 1t is sup
posed that the fire started from a heated
spindle and in an hour nothing but the
walls of the building was left. The 100
employees barely had time to escape through
the windows. The mill was built in 1870 at
cost. with machinery, of $150.00O. It had
a capacity of 10000 spindles and was the
only mill of the kind in Savannah. The
total loss on the building, machinery, and
stock is 100000. The insurance is $49, 900.
During the progress of the fire in the mill
row Of tenement houses on the opposite
side OF the street caught fire and eight
houses were burned. The loss on the tene-
ments and to the occupants will approx
mate $4,000, upon which there was but
small insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18

JOHN ALEXANDER, of Pulaski, Pa,
was given verdict at Youngstown, o.,
for $500 against the Pennsylvania
Company for the loss of a foot while he
was an employee. The Circuit Court has
set the judgment aside and ordered o
new trial on the ground of error.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Spring Rains i'm Dakota,

Tle spring rains have set in South
Dakota, and are extinguishing the prairie
fires.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Driven from Oklahoma.

A Winfield, Kan, special of the 9th inst.
says: Captain Couch, the Oklahoma lead
er, was in the city to-day, just from Okla
homa. He says the soldiers have secuted
the Oklahoma country. and everybody with
out authority to remafn has been driven
out. Passengers on trains running through
the Territory are only allowed to alight
while the trains stop at stations. The
Bank of Guthrie. l. T.. with capital stock
of $4,000. has been organized. It will open
for business at Guthrie on April %, and sex-
poets to be the first bank in Oklahoma Ter
ritory. *
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18

An explosion in the Erin Colliery, at Cas-
trop. Australia, caused the death of twenty
five persons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
A ,IeWeIIv Failure.

E. J. Thompson Il Co., wholesale jewelers.
of Hamilton, Ontario, have failed for about
$4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
BaItimore's Formulation.

census just taken gives Baltimore a
population of 100000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
Suicide of an Indiana Bank Official.

r. F. Schor, a prominent citizen OF Evans
vile, Ind, committed suicide by hanging
himself in the basement of the First Ma
tional Bank, of which he was head book
keeper. Mr.. Schor had been sufferer for
four years with neuralgia, and that drove
him to suicide. Mr.. Schor was forty-eight
years of age, and had been with the bank
for twenty-nine years. He left wife and
four children in comfortable circumstances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18

with clubs and revolvers, and after reliev-
ing him of 5000 and gold watcn left him
for dead. All the gang have been arrested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
CIRCLING THE GLOBE.
A WEEKS IMPORTANT OCCURRENCES
CONCISELY SUMMARY ZED.

Intelligence by Electric Wire from Every
Quarter of the Civilized World, EN-
bracing Foreign Affairs and Home Hap
penings of an Important Nature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
TAsCOTT CAUGHT AGAIN,
This Time He Turns Up in the Grassnoppe

State.
man giving his name as Charles Houcke
lies wounded at the Central Avenue Hotel,
says an Arkansas City, Kan. special of the
18th inst. He came here March 30, and
stopped at the above mentioned hotel. He
seemed to have no business of any kind.
He was found in an alley with bullet wound
in his leg. He refused to give any account
OF himself. Or tell how he received the
wound further than to say: 4 might
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18

The chemical course OF
the Museum of Natural
History, and in 1918 pro-
lessor in the Lycee Char
lemagne. In 1924 he was
appointed director of the
dye works and professor
OF special chemistry ct
the Gobelins, where he
distinguished himself by
researches in
colors. In 1926 he be-
came member of the
Academy of Sciences and
afterward was made fell
a 49, ID O.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-18
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.

MI. Michel Eugene Chevreu1 Reaches Re-
markable Age.
M. Michel Eugene Cheyreul. the distin-
guished French chemist, died in Paris.
NJ. Chevreul was born at Anglers, Aug 81 1885,
and hence was nearly 103 years old at the time
OF his death. In 1910 he became preparation of