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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
OLD HICKORY'S DUEL.
An Account OF the Fight Between
Sewer and Jackson.

An Account OF the Fight Between
Sewer and jackson.
Nashville American.
The duel between Jackson and Sewer
seems to have escaped history and biog
raphy. Sewer was JackSon's equal as
soldier, ana during his Indian fights of
over a quarter-century he never lost
battle, because he always charged into
the natives when in a body, and
the Indian could fight with
tree in front of him. In 1896
Sewer was the first governor of
Tennessee, and fer twelve years. Dur
N Z the first term jackson was Oh the
supreme bench of the state. The two
men bad difficulty about a military
election, both being candidates. On the
day when Jack O. arrived at Knoxville
to hold court Sewer came also, mounted
a block III the square and denounced
jackson in unmeaSured terms, calling
him all the names in the early vOcabu-
larry. There could be but one result,
and that evening jackson challenged
him.
Sewer accepted. and then came
question as TO where the fight should
take place. Jackson wanted to fight on
the Cherokee reservation and Sewer in
Virginia. AS a result letters passed be-
tween them in which the word coward
had the most frequent use. Finally
jackson started for Virginia and noti
fed Sewer He reached Virginia first
and remained several days rwaitlng the
arrival of his opponent. Sewer not ap
pearing he started for home, meeting
his rival on the way. They met i'll
the road, exchanged several shots,
r,i,, i
interfered. They never forgave each
other, and there is still tradition that
this was the most disgraceful episode in
the history of the state,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
WATER IN AUSTRALIA.
The Country Changed by Streams
From Underground Rivers.

The Country Changed by Streams
From Underground Rivers.
Macmillans Magazine.
Some years ago | ventured to assert
in these pages that the future of Aus
tralia for the next thirty years rested
with the engineers. The recent discov-
cries of underground rivers in the most
arid portions of the continent, have
given those words a greater signifi-
canoe. The difficulty of Australia has
always been the fear that the land
will not support a large population.
These discoveries of water dispel that
of rain which fall about once in five
years over the greater part of the
Australian continent, covering with
floods the plains which for four years
previously have. not known more
moisture than might be given in
England by good fall of dew, find
their way through the porous soils into
channels and chambers beneath the
surface, where. at a depth of one or
two thousand feet, they provide an in
eXhauStible store of the most pre-
cious commodity known to the Aus
tralian squatter. 1t is impossible to say
at present how the use of these under
ground supplies of water may change
the face of the Australian continent.
The overflow from one bore, at place
called Kerribree. has already cut a
channel of several feet in depth through
the sand, and now forms a permanent
river of several miles in length in what
used to be an absolutely WaterleSS
country. 1t is only to be expected that
as more water is brought to the surface.
by evaporation and the rains will i'll
crease. Then, with regular rainfall
and ineXhaustible tanks and creeks,
even the Australian sQuatter might
begin to be cOntented.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05

twenty-three years of age, Of Slight
build, and dressed something like far
mer bows. No one saw their faces eX-
cept the conductor, and by the dim
LIGHT OF HIS LANTERN
he received no definite impression OF
their features. Sheriff. Tomlinson's
posse returned this morning after an
almost frultleSs search for the robbers.
They succeeded in tracing the men to
farm house on the dirt road, where it is
known they stole horse from farmer
named Evans. 1t is supposed they
forced the horse to carry double. The
tracks of the animal. at least, were
traced to bend in the river, where the
footprints in the sand show that the
two men had dismOunted. At this
this point all traces of the bandits were
lost. 1t is very likely they crossed the
river and boarded a train for Leaven-
worth on the Kansas City & Northwest
ern road and escaped by that means to
Leavenworth and thence to some point
in Nebraska. Until tonight the names
of none of the passengers in the st.
Paul Car were known, no record having
been kept of them at the Pullman
office. Two of the passengers were Mr.
and Mrs. Charles p. Denham, OF this
city, Mr.. Denham telegraDhed TO a
business associate here that he and his
wife were among the losers by the out
laws raid. and asking for money. The
train was the regular st. Louis express.
and the st. Paul car was carried only as
far as Moherly, where 1t was switched
into the ST. Paul train. Kansas City peo-
pie are beginning to wonder if the days
of Jesse James have not come again.
Two robberies which would have done
him credit in his palmiest days have oc-
cured recently. One was the train
robbery of last night. The other was
the theft of a handful of diamonds from
a jewelry store in broad daylight, the
keeping at bay at the point OF a re-
volver of the pursuing crowd and the
escape Of the thief. Whether the two
crimes have any connection in their
principals or not is {. question. They
both were extraordinarily bold and very
successful. The poor aim of the train
robbers is the only thing of which Jesse
might have been ashamed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
EMPEROR WILLIAMS TRIP.
Germany's Ruler on a Junlket in
England.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-Emperor William,
the Prince of Wales and Prince Albert
Victor yesterday inspected a number of
representative British ships at Ports
mouth, after which they returned to
Osborne house for family dinner.
Emperor William wore the undresS uni
form of British admiral. During the
day the new White Star steamer leu
tonic was prominent object of inter
est. There was a distinguished COM
pany aboard, including Lord George
Hamilton, first lord of the admiralty :;
MI. Ritchie, president Of the local
government board, and Lord Charles
Beresford. The steamer bearing mem
bers of the house of lords and house of
commons sailed around the Teutonic,
W. II. Smith, Mr.. Goschen and others
exchanging saluteS with friends on
board the Teutonic. At a banquet
aboard the Teutonic Lord Chaales
Beresford toasted the health of the cap
tain and the success Of the most superb
Atlantic liner aflOat. 1t is expected
steamer tomorrow. The Teutonic will
afterward depart for Liverpool. The
steamer was Illuminated last night by
electric lights artstically displayed
throughout the ship. The effect was
marvellous.
MADRID, Aug. 4.-There is a rumor
here that Emperor William, Oh leaving
England, will visit the Queen Regent
Christina at San Sebastian.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-Emperor William
has conferred upon the queen the COM
mand of the First Dragon guards of
Berlin, and upon the duke of Cam
bridge the honorary colonelcy of regi-
ment of infantry. The document con-
ferring the appointment upon the queen
begins: ''Most Illustrious Grand
mother: 1t is special honor for me to
be able to enroll you in an army in
which your sons and grandsons and
other relations have filled honorable po-
stions for many years." The queen in
return has made the emperor an hon
orary admiral of the British navy. This
rank has been conferred upon no other
German prince since the time of Fred
erick the Great
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
Return of the Minneapolis
Girl About Whom There
Was So Much Talk.
She Is Soon to Be Married to
Henry j. Myths, Of Milan,
Italy.
He Has Banker Brothers at
Adrian, Hinn., and Is Him
self Wealthy.
A Friend Of the Family AS
serts That Miss Wilcox Did
Not Elope at All.
Enec1aI to the Globe.

special 10 lll6 1lOUe
New YORK. Aug. 4.-Among the pas
sengers by the French steamship La
Bretaque to-day were two ladies, both
so i'll and exhausted from their voyage
that they had to be supported and al
most carried to carriage by an elderly
gentleman, who stood waiting at the pier.
The ladies were Mrs. Charles Wilcox
and her daughter Miss Ida May Wilcox,
and the gentleman was the husband OF
one and the father of the other. There
is nothing in Miss WilcoX's appear
ance to suggest the heroine of scandal,
which caused the gOssipS of two coun-
tries TO wag their tongues. She was
dressed upon her arrival in sober gray,
and paid little attention to the
ADMIRING CHANCES
of the crowd Oh the pier. The party
took a carriage for the Grand hotel,
where the ladies at once retired. AL
though several friends called 10 see
them during the day, they excused
themselves to everybody. Mrs. Wilcox
declined to say anything for publication.
The party will leave for Minneapolis
IO-lllOIlON vi uCSOdNs hlOC plS
trunks, the property O. Miss Wilcox,
explained the object of the return
from Europe. They contain Miss Wi
cOx's trousseau. She is to be married
in October at her fathers home in Min
neapolis, and ii is to prepare for that
event that the young lady and her
mother have forSaken Paris. The bride
groom-to-be, as reported by the family,
is Henry J. Myths, OF Milan, Italy. lie
is young EngIishman who lived once
at Adrian, Mimi, where his
BROTHERS ARE BANKERS.
He is reported to have an interest in
their business, and to be wealthy, and
uneXceptionable socially. A friend Of
Mi. Wilcox said to-day that the scandal
was caused by malicious people. and
had no foundation in truth. There
was never any elopement at ALL" he
said, land | am surprised at the way
the papers have persisted in misrepre-
senting this young girl. The young
man to whom she is going to be
married knows all about this
matter, and if he is satisfied now to
make her his wife that ought to be sat-
isfactory. Miss Wilcox is a splendid
woman, and the girl was little more
than a child when the story was first
published. People in Minnesota who
have known Ida since she was a child
will give her a hearty welcome, as none
of them believe the stories published
about her."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
THE BOSTON ON A ROCK.
Narrow Escape of One ofthe Gov
ernment's New Ships.

Narrow Escape of One ofthe Gov
ernment's New Ships.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 4.-The navy
has just escaped losing one OF the finest
of its new ships. The Boston was this
evening run on rock on the southern
end of Rose island, i'll this harbor. The
Boston had just completed the last OF
series of most important speed and
maneuvering trials in Narrangansett
bay, and was returning to her anchor
age OF Goat island when the accident
occurred. No sooner did the cruiser
strike than off she slid. In an in
slant all the water-tight compart-
ments were banged tight shut. but
not before the compartments of the
double bottom under the engine
room were completely Hooded.
The Boston was at once headed close in
shore, and now, with all her compart-
ments tightly shut, she appears to keep
the water confined. If nothing worse
develops by morning she will be able to
reach New York by steaming slowly.
AS soon as she makes the navy yard,
not moment will be lost in getting ner
into the dry dock. and until this is done
no idea can be formed Of the extent or
her injuries. No one doubts that she
has knocked hole in her bottom some
where amidships. Had she been going
at a little higher rate Of speed she
would have torn q hole in her side large
enough to have driven team through.
She was lifted on one side while a
diver examined her bottom. The
amount of damage is not yet known.
The officers are reticent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
DESPERATE DERVIsHEs.
Gen. Grenfell Reports on the Bat
tie of Saturday.

CAIRO, Aug. 4.-Gen. Grenfell, in phis
official report of yesterdays battle. says
that the dervishes made repeated and
desperate charges upon his men. They
were met by the infantry in line of bat
tie, supported by the Twentieth hussars
and the Egyptian cavalry. The Egyp-
tian horse artillery did excellent service.
The dervishes numbered 5000 fighting
men. The British troops will now re-
turn to Cairo. The Egyptians killed and
wounded number about 100. The khe-
dive has sent congratulations to Gen.
Greenfell. 1t has been decided that a
permanent occupation Of Sarras is nee
essary for the protection of the frontier.
A movement upon Dongola is deemed
useless unless the government assent to
the views of the English generals that
Berber should be held as the true key to
the SOudan.
The latest advices give the Egyptian
loss as II killed and 131 wounded. One
thousand dervishes were made prisoners.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
BLOODY FLUX.
Many People Dying of the Disease
in Illinois.

CARTHAGE, ILL.,, Aug. 4.-The cpl
demic of bloody t1ux at Warsaw is un-
abated. Five deaths occurred Saturday,
and it is feared that many of the inva-
lids will not recover. Dr. Hunt has
fifty or seventy-fve cases of bowel COM
plant. He considers the epidemic very
serious, and says it is caused by i'm
pure water, and the extremely hot days
and cool nights. 1t is feared that the
disease has reached Hamilton and
Keokuk. Your correspondent has been
informed from reliable sources that no
less than sixteen deaths have occurred
in Warsaw from bloody fiux since last
Wednesday. Warsaw people resent any
attempt to obtain facts, and it is utterly
impossible to gain the number of deaths.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
This the Issue in the Great
Fight With Desperate Der
wishes in Egypt.
They Hupl Themselves Upon
Their Foes and Are Moved
Down in SWaths.
Wad-el-N'Jumi Falls in the
Forlorn Hope With a Bull
let in His Brain.
Gen. Grenfell's Report OF the
Fight--The Depvishes Are
Wiped Out.

LONDON, Aug. 4-England is drawing
long breath of relief to-day after the
news of the complete rout of her enc
mics in Egypt, on the banks of the Nile,
early yesterday morning. Further de-
tails of the battle received here to-day
describe it as scene of revolving
slaughter, such as could scarcely occur
where both cOmbatants are civilized sol
diers. Nor does the responsibility for
the butchery rest upon the English sol
diers and their Egyptian allies. Long
after the fate of the day had been de-
cided, after all hope of recovering their
lost ground had been abandoned
by the fanatical dervisheS they
continued to hurl themselves upon
their foes, only to be mercilessly
moved down as ripe grain before tine
reaper. They refused all qnarter and
gave none, but with grim determine
ton that knew but two issues to fight
victory or death-they fought as
bravely and stubbornly when the deadly
fire of their enemies had cut great
SWathS in their ranks, and when every
movement was hampered by the pileG-up
bodies of their own dead, as when first
with unbroken front, and confident OF
victory, they faced their foes. 1t was
while leading the scattered remnants of
his brave warriors in this forlorn hope
that the dervish leader, Wad-el N'Jumi,
fell pierced by bullet in his brain.
His followers, nothing daunted
by his fate, dashed themselves
over and over again upon the pitiless
and unbrOken line of rlfle-barrelS in
front of them and kept up the fight long
after every vestige of organization
among them had been destroyed and
when nothing was left for the scattered
fanatics but to sell their lives as dearly
as possible. So it came that fully one
half OF the invaders force was left dead
on the field. The small number of fight
ing men which Wad-el-N' Jumi brought
into the engagement is a complete sur
prise. All estimates heretofore cred
tied him with an available force of no
less than 5000 men, while 1t turns out
that he could not, at any time, have had
more than half that number. The
whole dervish force is now completely
wiped out, and all immediate danger of
an invasion from that quarter is at an
end.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
PECULIAR FOR SUNDAY.

Senators Reagan and Stewart
Make Speeches at Aberdeen.
Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Oak, Aug. 4.-Senators
Reagan and Stewart, of the senate irri-
cation committee, arrived in the city
this morning, and were met by large
crowd. An exhibition Of the force of
the city's artesian we'll was given, and
public meeting held at the opera
house, at which both senators spoke at
length. They announce the conviction
that irrigation by artesian wells is prac-
ticable; and Senator Reagan said
that land now worth from IS to $40
when properly irrigated would be
worth $50 per acre. Senator Stewart
discOurSed the denomination of silver
at length, denOuncing the money bags
OF Wall street, and calling upon the
people of the new states to elect SEN
atOrS and representatives. who will help
break the influence of the bondholders.
The debt cannot be paid in gold, de-
clared Senator Stewart; it would bank
Inpt the country. Senator Reagan fol-
lowed in the same vein. The commit
tee is evidently bent on doing MISSION
airy work in the new states. This is the
first public meeting held upon the Sab
bath in the history of Dakota. The
committee left for Jamestown this after
noon,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
OIL IN MICHIGAN.
A Discovery Of Importance in the
Grand River.

PORTLAND, Mich, Aug. 4.-Fcr some
time past the presence of a considerable
quantity of Oil has been noticed III
Grand river, and discovery was made
this week that throws the town into ex-
element. The source of the oil has
been found near the head of the creek,
where it oozes forth in considerable
oil is equal to the finest Ohio product
and that gas exists in large quantities
in the rocks, and that 1T can be had for
the boring, A seam was opened yester-
day afternoon in the rock and the oil
gushed out literally. The work of de-
veloping the find will be pushed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
RAPE AND MURDER.
A Most Fiendish Crime Conn
mitted in Texas.

Il
BERKvILLE, Tex, Aug. 4.-Mamie e.
Allison, a young girl of fifteen, was
found dead in her bed Tuesday morn
ing by her sister, nine years of age,who
failed to notify the neighbOrs of the
fact. although friends were living not
1000 feet away. The young lady's par
ents were gone from home, having left
Sunday,not to return until Wednesday.
Thursday morning the girl found her
sister dead. Wednesday a neighbor
called to get Allison to do some work for
him. and the younger girl told him her
father was not at home and would re-
turn that day, but he would not do any
work, as her sister was dead, adding:
"But don't tell any one until he comes
home" The physicians who exam
ined the body found that the most ter
rible crime had been first committed
and that the fend had added murder by
deliberately choking his victim with
both hands, clasping her throat until
death ensued. Great clots of blood
were found under the skin, which was
blackened and disfigured terribly from
her throat down over her breast and
shoulders. From the testimony it de-
veloped that the younger sister was
threatened with death if she gave the
alarm, and was terror-stricken. Officers
are working on clue. with little chance
of success
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
BLAINE'S HOUSE.
1t VIII Be Ready for Occupancy
About Oct. l.

WASHINGTON, Aug. A. Secretary
Blaine's new home on Lafayette square
is rapidly undergoing improvement and
will be ready for occupancy by the 1st
of October. The artist has endeavored
to conform to the original simplicity of
design in the interior arrangements of
the historic old mansion, which was
built more with the view to comfort and
space than elaborate OrnamentatiOn and
display. The addition of number of
broad windows at the side facing the
south has added greatly to the bright
ness of the rooms on that side of the
house, and gives glimpses of the fresh
green of the executive grounds beyond.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
This Is Sensible.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-For the first
time there was a special delivery of let
tiers here to-day. Postmaster Van Colt
holds that so long as fee of 10 cents
for special delivery is collected the spe-
cial delivery should be rendered IRE
Spective of the day of the week. The
general postoffice was open to-day from
until II a. H., during which hours
quite a number of letters for special de-
livery were recei red. This Sunday de-
livery will be continued.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
Death of Gen. Buckner.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 4.-James F.
Buckner died here to-day of paralysis.
He was seventy-six years Old. He was
a Virginian by birth. He served four
teen years in the Kentucky legislature.
He was made speaker of the lower
house, being the youngest in the his
tory of the body. He served with dis
tinction during the war, and was made
a collector of internal revenue by Pres
ident Grant. He held this place three
terms, leaving it with Garfeld's acceS-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
Six Hundred Names Will Be
Secured Easily at the
Standing Rock Agency.
Sitting Bull May Be Carried
Off to Prison at Fort
LeavenWorth.
The Commission to Leave
Soon for Chicago, and
Will Report There.
Dakota's First Sunday Public
Meeting Addressed by Rea-
gan and Stewart.
Spe cial to the Globe.

special TO the Globe.
STANDING Rock, OAK, Aug. 4.-The
Indians are in council again to-day. but
there has been no excitement since
Sitting Bull and his followers at
tempted to drive John Grass, Mad Bear
and Big Head from the conference.
The latest development is an effort on
the part of many to have Gen. Crook
remove Sitting Bull to Fort Leayen-
worth, or some other military prison,
and it is believed this will be done I'M
less the old antagonizer changes his
tactics. Success is considered an abso-
Lutte certainty here, as there will now be
no difficulty in securing the necessary
$50 names. The commissioners will
leave for Mandan Tuesday to resume
life in their special car, and will pro-
ceed to Chicago. 1t is their intention to
make up their report in Chicago before
proceeding to Washington.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
BEAT The RECORD.
An Immense Quantity OF Ore
Skinned From Two HarborS.

An Immense Quantity OF Ore
Shipped From Two Harbors.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 4.-Closing to-
night the Minnesota Iron company beat
the worlds record in ore shipment for
the given time, having shipped no less
than $4,000 tons by lake from the port
of Two Harbors since the opening of
navigation. The first shipment of ore
was made on the 2Sth of April, giving
but thirteen weeks of shipments. Add
to the immense tonnage the further
fact that the ore is nearly all of high
grade Bessemer character, and the i'm
portance the Minnesota company has
assumed by beating all previous
achievements in ore shipments can be
readily appreciated.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
Offered $1.25 Per Acre.

TAHLEQUAH, Ind. Ter, Aug. 1.-The
Cherokee commission, in communica-
ton to Chief Mayes, of the Cherokee
nation, has rendered a formal offer for
the purchase of the Cherokee strip at
1925 per acre. The chief had the adj
journed session IN executive council
until next Thursday. at which time he
will present the commissioners COM
municatiOn to it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-05
An Equal Division, to Be Sure

VERDIGRIs. Ind. Ter. Aug. 4.-JOhn
Gibbs, formerly of Missouri. and David
Erwin, formerly of Illinois, rented a
farm near here year ago. Yesterday
they quarreled over the division of
crops. Erwin found Gibbs later in the
charge from shotgun into his body,
killing him instantly. Charles Gibbs, a
son of the murdered man, ran to a
wagon near by. where he had gun
concealed. With it he avenged his IA
theirs murder by shooting and killing
Erwin