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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14
Drunken Indians Tear n Settlers
Wife Limb From Limb

One Of The most horrible tolos of Indian
cruelty that have ever been told has come %
light from Little Current Monitou Island,
one hundred and fifty miles east Of sault
sto Marie. Mich
Five Indians Mose Esquimeaux. Jack
Douglass Henry Bondni Bob Bandni and
Sam Bandni-startod from the village Of
Little Current for the cabin Of n white set-
tier named TOgosh. There they found
Christina Togosh the settlers wife. alone
They demanded drink. which was given them
by the frightened woman. Becoming in
famed with liquor, they attempted to xiii
her.
she fought bravelY % defend herself and
during the struggle tho interior 0f the cabin
was completely wrecked. and the Indilns
literally tore the poor woman 20 pieces with
their hands. They pulled on both arms and
one leZ iu their drunken fury, and to finish
their crime scalpei her and cut on her enrs
The woman's husband returned. and was
Mortified at finding the body of DIS wits dis
memberod and ~ frightfullY mutinted.
The FIVE Indians had been seen near tie
cabin and we're arrested and locked mp. One
Of tho bandnis has confessed md given oll
the particulars shove relqted.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14
Sensational Evidence ola Man Once
Prominent Fcnian.


The most sensational testimony yet adj.
duced before the Pernsll Commission in Ior.
don has been given by DR. Thomas Philip
Beach. better known as Major lie Caron,
who has ecos, connected --,sS ronian orxnn.
ixauons since 1868 and Is said TO have been I'm
the paw OF tbs British and Canadian Gov
ernmcnts FOR humber OF years He said
he attended meetings OF the United Brather-
hood, or Clan.na uael, In America, u. hich
MesSrs farnell and Dillon were present The
witncss was informed 10y Patrick Egnn that
Mr. Parnell wanted 10 join tho organization,
but feared his accession M ght impair is use
fulness
10 Caron said he aftcrward had two inter
viows with Parnell the first in tho house of
A. nj. Sullivan at Capham, and tho second
in tho lobby of tho House OF Common. doc.
tor said tho Irish leader, Il have long
since ceasoi to believe that anything bnt
force OF arms can ever bring about
the redemption Of lroland.n He did
not sec, ho continued, why there could
not 10 u successful rcyolut on ia Ireland.
The League treasury had fi0l,OOo for the
purpose. and the people might contribute
more. The witness, in interviews with
Messrs Soxton aud kenncy, discussed an
uprising.
A London dispatch states that on the Sec
ond day OF his appearance on the witness
stand 10 Caron told what purported to be
the story Of how Fenianism developed into q
dynamite conspiracy. and at wearsome
length detailed the proceedings at the Chi
cago Convention and other historical gather
ings of American Irish Tho names of Par
nell aud less prominent members of the irish
parliamentary party were freely banded
about, but oven if to-day's evidence bo ac.
ceptcd as truthful, which requires an exercise
OF phenomenal faith, IL proves no moro than
that the Land League leaders from tho first
endenvorcd TO sever themselves from tho part
OF violence and tried 20 convert tho rovolu
uonists TO faith In constitutional metho1sn
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14
FuneraI OF an Insane woman IW.
prisoned for Thirty Years.

The funeral Of Mrs Daniel Zimmerman,
an insane old lady OF Berne, Penn, who was
chained for many years. has just taken place,
and there was great outpouring OF the poo
pie OF the nelghborhood 10 look upon tho
features OF one whom death has released
from such long imprisonment.
10 appears that she waa eighty four years
OF age at the time OF her death, and had been
insane for thirty five years, during most OF
which time she had been chained. An iron
band, made by a blacksmith was placed
around one OF her lower limbs and fastened
by a chain % ring IN the floor
The room In which sho was confined was
in the house whore tho rest OF the family
lived. notwithstanding h8r confinement
and the violence Of hor maniaoal frenzy for
many years she was nt the time OF her death
one Of the Oldest persons In the neighbor
hood.
Mrs zimmerman In her fits OF frenzy
would frequently break her chains, though
they bad been previously tested by horses
ia tho house there is now n whole barrel ful
Of fetterF and chains which she has broken
Rev. II. ID. Iweizig, Of Pittsburg, who was
the pastor Of the family, says she was n most
remarkable woman ia spite Of her violent in
sanity. During her brief lucid intervals she
vas able % reciie tho whole OF the church
Sathechism, al nf tho Psalms and nearly all
Of the New Testament.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14

Tho most successful fox hunt ever held in
Illinois took place In Pike County few days
since. Hunters came 10y the hundreds from
the surrounding counties, and fully 5000 poo
pie took part. Tho ladies were among tho
first flights. IL was decided TO include In
the drive tho whole OF Hardin Township.
which is hoayily wooded. Over hftv
hounds and innumerabla ours took
part I'm the chase. The timber proved 90 ba
alive with tho roynnrd family. The dogs ran
down nm old wolf that has been n error TO
the sheep for many years Two dogs were
killed and then the wolf succumbed. "A
panther was cOrrR.ed with the foxes Tho
panther made n dash through the lines and
the hunters scattered. lie lenped through
the timber. and although a few random
shots were fired at him he escaped.
Thirteen foxes, twenty five coons and ono
wolf were the result OF tho hunt
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14
Mystery Of The burning or Water

This burning Of water is curious
thing. When I went to England many
years ago, q perfect novice in matters re-
latii K 20 combustion OF fnel, and saw
the 6romen and engineers pouring
buckotfuls OF water on their coal heaps
just before shogeling the Goals on 70 their
tires, I at once told them that they were
doing 2 very foolish thing, for it took q
lot Of heat % drive Of the water before
the coal would burn. But when they
told me that 10 was a matter that did not
admit Of an argument rs they had
proved that they got much hotter fires
when they wet their coal than when they
put it on dry, / was completely non
plussed and when with my "stoker" I
fed The furnaces with tan bark. etc. so
wet that the water ran out Of the hon.
pera. I believed that the fromon wsre
: Qht ~ ter " foH Jc2 0nfc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14
noston Wool Market

There is u strong market for an grades Of
wool and prices are unchtnged. The con.
uuued receipt u favorable news from Lon
don supports The position of domestic n1fcc1
in Ohio nnd Pennsylvania 0erces there have
been Felo7 Of X at 83 ~ 34c, Xxx IT IS to SIC.
and No ; at 8sc Michigan wool sells 90 3i5f
90 82c for x. C0mbing and deiaino heecct
are very fem and sales aro readily ma ie at
ful prices UnWasheI combinQ wool s ia
demand nt t08}c fer ore quarter and three
eighths hltoi. Territory Texas and other
unwaehc w0o'9 are in sica ly doT nnd
with sales on p SECURE hts's Of SD - Be H9
to quality Pulled woods mo- with q good
demand with sales of algef 90 ~ % 3lc For,
elgu wool IS he'd firm.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14

Advices from Shanghai state that n riot
has occurred at Ching Kiang FOO. and that
the British Consulate and seven houses belong.
ing 10 foreigners have been wrecked by tho
rioters. The British mau-of war Muhno has
been despatched 20 Ching kiang Foo 70 pro-
tact the lives and property q British sub
iecfs
The severity 0f the winter ia increasing
The distress caused by The fam ne in Shan
Tung and Manchitria 10 is estimated fhal
1000 people ere starving iu Chen kiong.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14
HER SMILE HIS suNLIoHr.

Sweetheart, when rhymes make
For your dear sake,
You bring
Into your face a smile
To cheer me while
sing.
Like to that bird am /.
Which, when the sky
AZ night
A deeper azure grows.
No longer knows
Delight;
Or like of flowers that one
Which loves the sun
And gives
The beauty OF its boom
To him for whom
II lives
Pleasure nor joy to
Have 1 unless
Your face
Over my paper shines
And lights the lines
With grace.
For me your smile is day
The golden ray
That climbs
Imagination's wall
And sweetens all
My rhymes.
For you the birds song. this
The flowers fresh kiss
And breath:
Nor may their nightfall come
Till both are dumb
In death!
Prank D. Sherman, ia the Century.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14

OF three women lioing in one houso lH
Walker County, "a. there arc twd
wives, two mothorsin.law two daugh
ters -in-law, three mothers, two grand.
mothers, and one grent.grandmother
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14

HEAVY gales are reported from the coasts
or Great Britain. with shipwreck and loss OF
NE here has been q heavy fali Of snow in
befini accompanied bY q thunder storm ln
tne mountain 2 siricts heavy and continuous
rnirs have fallen and further Zoo % vcre
feared
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-14

ADVCEH fi.m HeGoa say r6masese's sup.
Porter8 are reduced TO ZOO.
THEKE THOUSAND seamen and nremen
have struck work In GlasZOw. Scotland.
Only two steamers sailed from that port and
they were manned by officers
MARINES from tho United States man-of-
war Ossipee we're landed on n wharf 90
POrt-nu Prince 90 resist an attack by n mob
Of Haytiaus on a potty officer Of the ship.
A FHEfGHT train running into Beaver,
North West Territory, was precpitated
down from the summit Of tho Rocky Mount
aims smashing the engine and nineteen
cars G.. Fiddler fireman, and G. J Phelan
engineer and five Cinnamon were instantly
killed.
a y0UNg lady Of noble birth committed
suicide % Meyorl ng on the same night as
The Austrian Crown Prince
a TRAIN ct Brussels. Belgium. struck
pillar Of q bridge causing 30 o. collapse
fourseen persons were killed and City in
jured.
AcHNEn. Sultan Of Nitu. zanzibar, Africa.
ia dead. Ills nephew, Iamobakari has been
proclaimed bis successor.
SEVENTEEN persons we're drowned in two
wrecks on The British coast
EnE 0rst number Of the New York
hefoias London edition was published
As Irish police Inspector vas killed by
mob while attempting 20 arrest 81 Irish
priest ~ Dublin
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
Two Miles in a Minute.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 7.-On two-mile
circular track the startling speed of two
miles minute was this afternoon main
tanned for about ten miles by a three-ton
motor of the Electric Automatic Transit
company of Baltimore. This equals three
miles per minute on a straight track
David G. Weems, the inventor, conducted
the experiment. The company will build
at once five mile circular track on Long
island to demonstrate the practicability Of
the electric sy4tem and the automatic sys-
TEN which was tried to day. 1t is inten 1ed
only for light express packages, mail and
newspapers. Edison has pronounced it
the greatest conception since the telegraph.
The road will be fenced in with barbed
wire to keep off cattle, and.being insulated,
the wires will be used for telephone and
signalling along the line.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
CAPTAIN shepard,s Report Received.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE report of
Captain Sheppard, commanding the revenue
steamer Rush, regarding the seizure of the
British steamer, Black Diamond, has been
received by mail from San Francisco, at the
treasury department. Acting Secretary
Bachelor refuses to give it to the press,
but admits that it confirms substantially
the newspaper reports concerning the
seizure 1t contains no reference to the
escape of the vessel for the reason that it
had not occurred when written. Neither
does it give any explanation with regard to
the smallness of the crew placed in charge
of the prize, but the report is said to indi-
cate that the vessel was not paroled, but
subject only to the control of the prize
crew Acting Secretary Bachelor said,
as the question seems to have assumed poll
tical Importance, he preferred to do nothing
in the matter without consultation with
Secretary Window upon his return to this
city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
THE SUPREME BENCH
1t is Said That Noble and not
Miller Will Go on 1t.
MRS. MAVERICK MUST HANG.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Conyen'
tiOn-The Confession of a Fashionable
p Forger-Arrested as German Spy.

Special TO THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE question of
filing the vacancy in the supreme court
created by the death of the late Justice
Matthews has been settled; Secretary Noble
is the successful man. The President
wanted to nominate his friend and old law
partner Attorney General Miller, but
learned that the nomination would result as
did the nomination of Halstead to be minis
ter to Germany Several Senators COM
municated with the President on the sub
ject and informed him that Miller could not
be confirmed by the Senate.
Although the counsel is unpleasant the
President has had experience enough to
know that it is the part of wisdom to heed
il, and Miller viii not be nominated for the
existing vacancy, As soon as Congress
meets, Noble will be nominated associate
Justice for the supreme court, and although
many Republicans have already expressed
the opinion that he should never have been
in the cabinet, the President is pretty well
assured that the Senate will confirm his
nomination to the supreme court.
Before that time however, Tanner will
be unloaded from the pension office Just as
Land Commissioner Sparks was dispensed
with before Secretary Lamar was trans
DFerred from the interior department to the
supreme bench. Noble as secretary of the
interior viii be succeeded by General
Clarkson, the present first assistant post
master general
The World correspondent has the very
best authority for these statements. Presi-
dent Harrison hopes to install his friend
Miller on the supreme bench later. He
hopes that during this presidential term
Justices Miller, Bradley and Field will
retire, as they are qualified to do, and that
he may then have things fixed so as to put
Miller into one of these holes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
The Pennsylvania Republican Convention.

HARRISBURG, Penn, Aug THE Repub.
lean convention met here this morning
Chairman Andrews called the convention
20 order. Walter Lyon, of Allegheny, was
made temporary chairman and in speech
congratulated the nation on the election OF
Harrison and the Republicans of the state
on their harmony.
After the appointment of committees
the convention took a recess. After the
recess, Senator G.. w. Delamater was made
escorted to the stage and made brief
speech. He dwelt upon the grand admins
4 ration of President Harrison and
paid a glowing tribute to Gov
ernor Beaver. His reference to Chair
man Quay's magnificent leadership
evoked long continued applause. A fitting
eulogy was pronounced upon the late Gen
eral Cameron. Then the speaker described
She administration of Cleveland, the lat
ter's pos ton on pensions and his subser-
giency to the south being the leading
thoughts.
The report of the committee on platform
was read and adopted. The platform en-
dorses the Chicago platform; rejoices in
the victory of 1888 because it was fought
On Pennsslvania's platform, under a
PENNSYLVANIA leader; endorses the admin
istration of Harrison; declares in favor of
liberal pensions; commends the friendly
iberality of Commissioner Tanner; de-
clares that the Republican party has full
dlled all its obligations to the Prohibition
ists by having provided machinery for sub
hitting the question to the people of the
state.
Henry X. Boyer. of Philadelphia, was
nominated by reclamation for state treas
urer. Boyer accepted in brief speech
Hon. William II, Andrews was continued
as chairman of the state committee for
another term.
Nominations for state treasurer were an
nounced to be in order, and the name of
Hon. Henry K. Boyer, ofPhiladelphia, was
presented. There was no opposition and
Mr.. Bower was nominated by reclamation.
n made brief speech of acceptance and
6le convention adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
The Washington Territory Convention.

OLYMPIA, Aug. Z. The convention
this morning in twenty five minutes passed
the article on amendment to the constitu-
ton Amendments must be agreed to by
two thirds of the legislature and major
ity of the people to become law. Conven-
ton then went into committee of the
whole on the article on revenue and taxa
ton No limit is set to the right of taxa
ton, which shall be determined by the leg
islature. An all day debate took place over
the clause to exempt church property from
taxation.
The committee on federal relations re-
ported proposition that the compact with
the United States, by which the state
valves all right to Indian reservations and
agrees not to tax land in them or the prop
erty of Indians as provided in the enabling
act.
The committee on education reported that
the entire revenue Of the school fund shall
be applied to the support of schools. Those
funds consist of appropriations and dona-
tions by the state or private individuals; of
the proceeds of estates reverting to the
state by escheat or forfeiture; the proceeds
of all property granted for no specific pur
pose: of funds accumulated in the state
treasury not otherwise, appropriated, or for
the disbursement of which no provision
has been made; of money received from
the sale of school lands, and of per cent.
of the proceeds of the sale of public lands
lying within the state which shall be sold
as provided in section - of the enabling
act after the state is admitted. Sectarian-
ism of any kind or sectarian appropriations
are absolutely forbidden. All losses to the
school fund by defalcation of any public
official are to constitute debt against the
state drawing6 per cent. interest, and not
to be included in the limit of the state debt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
A RIO GRANDE TRAIN ROBBED.
Four Men Hold up The MOdoc and Secure 5000
and Twenty Matches.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. IA special re-
ceived here this afternoon says that the Rio
Grande Western train No. 8, known as
The Modoc, was held up near Crevasse last
night by train robbers. Two of them
boarded the baggage car at Thompson's
Springs. They climbed over the car to the
engine and pointed revolvers at the heads
of the engineer and fireman and compelled
them to stop the train. They forced the
fireman to attempt to chop through the
doors of the express car, and made the en-
gineer bring a bag to hold the plumber.
Messenger Willis was ready with a maya
zine shot gun and two self-cocking revol-
Vers. The fireman was unable to chop
through the boiler iron door, so the robbers
fired a dozen shots through the car. Mes
senger Lewis lay on the floor and was not
hit The robbers dared not show their
heads at the broken windows lest they
should get shot. They gave it up and
Joined two other robbers back in the other
cars.
The four went through the train with
their revolvers drawn and gathered 5000
and twenty watches. One passenger put
his head out of the window to see what was
going on, and the robbers sent a bullet
through his hat. Most of the passengers
hid their valuables successfully, those
losing them being too frightened to hide
them. a posse has gone from Green
River. Two deputy United States marshals
went out this morning from Salt Lake
with bloodhounds.
Thompson Springs, near which the rob-
berry occurred. is small station on the
Rio Grande Western railway, fifty -four
milesrbeyondsthe Colorado state. line. 1t is
situated almost in the centre of a high
barren mesa, which presents all the charac-
| teristics of sandy desert As soon as the
robbers had taken their departure the
train proceeded to Green River, twenty
five miles distant, where u posse
of officers and men at once
started for the robbers. The fact of
robbery was also telegraphed to Grand
Junction from where a second party was
sent in charge of the division superintend-
ent of the road. 1t is supposed that the
robbers fed to either the north or south to
the high river bluffs or caflons along the
many streams in that part of the state
where pursuit will be difficult and hazard
Gus. a very good description can be given.
Officers aud detectives will be stationed
over the avenues of escape.
This is the first attempt at holding up a
Rio Grande express since the Smith
brothers successfully tried the trick near
the state line in 1887. To an Associated
Press reporter tonight, G. A. Kramer, gen
eral manager for the Denver & Rio
Grande Express company, stated that al
though his company were losers only to the
extent of badly Piddled car and about
fifty rounds of ammunition, nothing posi-
BILE will be left undone to ferret out and
capture the robbers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
A Shocking Story.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. IA shocking
story comes from Covington county, by
way of Garland, A widow and her two
grown daughters and twelve year old son
live near little place called Mcneil. The
other night three young men went to the
house and outraged the women and de
molished everything about the premises
They then went to the house of an ole
negro near by, bound him, shaved his
head and beat him so that he died next day
His son saw them and asked why they
treated his father so. Their answer was
foIr pistol shots which killed him. The
dispatch gave, no names and the place is
remote from telegraph.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. This afternoon
| bystanders near the boat house at the foot
of Ferry street heard two explosions in
quick succession from the boat house of L.
B. Croker, superintendent of the New
York Central stock yards in which his
pleasure yacht, the Cedar Ridge, was
stored. Immediately following the boat
burst in flames which soon made furnance
of the interior Simultaneously with the
exception two or three persons were
thrown into the water as if from the
force of charge. Caleb Folzman got
boat and picked up young woman, Miss
Mclean, aged twenty-eight, from the
water. She was badly burned and taken
to the hospital AT this time the form of
Mr.. Crocker's young son was seen stand
ing on the boat deck against background
of fire. Charles Scheigets seized pike
pole and extended it towards the little fell
low till it almost touched his breastk at the
same time crying to him to grasp it and he
would rescue him, but the little fellow
seemed paralyzed ando i'll moment fell
back in the fire and was burned to crisp
before the Mortified gaze of the onlookers.
Scheigets' face was burned from his at
tempt to rescue the boy. But now atten-
ton was directed to a carpenter cling
ing TO raIIer IuSJ over Uue DldZlnS
boat For a few moments he hung
desperately on his perch, and then as if
stupefied by heat and suffocated by smoke,
loosened his hold and dropped another vic
tim into the furnace below. His name was
John Rugenster 30 years old and mar
ried. He leaves wife and five small chill
dren. Other childen of Crocker, Leon
ard, Lemuel, a son aged 9 years, and
Ethel, a daughter of aged s years and
months also persisted in the flames.
Another girl, Charlotte, aged IA,
was blown into the water and rescued
therefrom and sent along with Miss Nc
Lean to the hospital.
The yacht is what was known as the
''Naphtha." The accident was caused
when the engineer lit match for the igni-
ton of the fuel by the explosion of some
gas which had leaked out. The family was
preparing TO go on pleasure trip and Mr..
Croker had taken his four children and
Miss Mclean, lady friend from Detroit,
who is stopping with the family, to the
river for an excursion. Croker himself
barely escaped with his life He is almost
insane with grief. His wife has been i'll
for some time, and this grief will probably
kill her. The condition of the other
daughter and Miss Mclean was reported
serious, but not necessarily fatal at late
hour night.