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The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

ONE Jones, a colored railway mail clerk,
running on the Yazoo Valley Hailroad,
was arrested at jackson, Miss, on the 1th,
on the charge of robbing the mail.
He'll D. MILLER, cashier of the Malta
National Bank, Malta, o., has disappeared.
There is a shortage in his accounts, it is
said, of at least $4,000, and it may reach
$50, 900.
w. L. EDGLEwoN, a prominent negro
politician of Kansas, is the prime mover
in a scheme to induce the negroes OF the
South to emigrate to Oklahoma. lie mas
organized an immigration company, which
will have agents in all the prominent cities
in the South, their headquarters being IN
Topeka. He expects to have 100000 colored
people in Oklahoma by next July.
TIE grape crop at Nauvoo, H., usually
the largest in the Mississippi Valley, will
probably be a total failure this year on ac-
count of the black rot, which has just
set in.
TIE Mexican press is making fierce at
tacks upon the scheme to settle colored
emigrants from the United States in Next
co, and asks the Government to be patriotic
and not to countenance it.
The State of Mississippi has obtained
Judgment against Hamilton, Allen & Co.,
lessees of the penitentiary, for $4,000.
The Hon. William Overton, of Mont
gomery county, Tenn, died at Nashville
on the 9th. He was over eighty years old
and bachelor. MIR. Overton was MEM
ber of the Legislature at the time Andrew
johnson, Bowling Gordon and q. w. Jones
were members, and was a member at the
time the Immortal thirteen" served in the
Senate.
The remains of Col. F. NJ. Walker, of the
Tennessee Confederate Volunteers, who
fell in the battle of Atlanta, July p, 1864,
and who was buried at Griffin, Ga, will
be removed from that city to Chattanooga
for reinterment.
DEPUTY MARSHAL SwAYNE arrived at
Fort Smith, Ark, on the 5th from Chicka-
saw Mountains with nineteen prisoners,
two dead men and one nearly dead. One
of the dead men is Cornelius Walker, who
had been shot thirteen times. He was ap-
preached by the officer but resisted and
shot one of the posse named Williams, who
died next day. Swayne at once returned
the fire, shooting Walker thirteen times
before he fell dead.
RIOT occurred at Gate City, Ala, on
the 7th, in which three men were killed
and four others seriously wounded.
THE sensation at Atlanta is the news of
the desertion of his wife by Prof. w. II.
Syferd, of Clark University. This is one
of the most prominent institutions for the
education of colored people, and Syferd
bad charge of the mechanical department.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11
ANOTHER BIG BLAZE.
Washington Territory seems to be Enter
ing statehood Through a Fiery Ordeal
Another of Her Cities Burned.

Washington Territory Seems to be Enter
ing statehood Through a Fiery Ordeal
Another of Her Cities Burned.
ELLENsBURG, Wash, July 6.-Ten blocks
of the best portion of this city are in
ashes and nearly one hundred families
are homeless, and what was Thursday
thriving and imposing business center is
now a mass of ashes ard cinders. Owing
to the excitement and confusion that pre-
walls it was impossibl to ascert ain how the
fire orig mated, but ii is presumed that 1t
was the result of the celebration OF the
National holiday, as it started soon after
the Inauguration OF the display Of fire.
works Thursday evening
The flames started on the north side OF
the city about ten O'Clock in the evening.
and with a very strong wind blowing from
the northeast the fire department could do
nothing TO check the rapid advance OF the
confagration, which within an hour spread
to the business center. Help was tele-
graphed for from the neighboring towns
but long before it could reach the scene
the flames had wiped out the heart of the
city and had commenced to spread among
the residences on the north side.
1t was not until the main portion of the
food for the fire had been consumed that
was nearly morning before the fremen
secured any result from their ceaseless
efforts. The cessation Of the wind had a
tendency to all the fremen in checking
the progress of the fire.
The district burned embraced Main
street from Fifth to First; Fourth street
from Main to Pine; Third from Wa er to
Sprague; Pearl from Fifth to Second
covering an area of ten blocks i'll the bus
mess heart of the city. Two hundred
houses were totally destroyed.
The loss is estimated at about $1,000 OOO
three quarters of a m ilion in buildings
and million and quarter in goods.
Among the principal buildings destroyed
are the Stone Bank, Snipes & Co., the
ASHER Hotel, the Oriental Hotel, the Ma
sonic temple. the |. o. o. F. hall. Geddes
block, the Fish block, the post office, the
Localizer printing Office and the Dexter
stable. Only four stores were left. Tnere
is not restaurant, hotel or boarding
house left and there are about $50 people
destitute Mayor Abrahams has called a
meeting of citizens to take action for
relief.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

JUDGE BOND. of the United States
Circuit Court at Baltimore. heard re:
Gently the habeas corpus petition of
Lewis o. Shaner, of Lynchburg, Va. 4,
which turned upon question of the
legality OF tender of Virginia cou'
pons as payment fora fine and costs
upon criminal charge in that State
Shaner was arrested for assault and
was fined 5000 and costs, He rendered
coupons in payment and the magis'
trate refused to accept them. Judge
Bond decided that the tender was o
legal one and discharged the obliga'
finn
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11
rq- killed at the Crossing.

LONG BRANCH, n. j., July 6.-At Little
Silver crossing, three miles north of Long
Branch, yesterday afternoon a carriage
containing the mother of Joseph Ward.
collar and shirt manufacturer of New
York; Mr.. Keating, Mr.. Wards brother
in-law. New York hat manufacturer;
Elsie Heating, child, and her nurse, was
struck by the $3.50 express train from
New York ON the Central railroad of
New Jersey aud smashed TO pieces. Mrs.
Ward, Mr. Keating aud the nurse were
dreadfully mangled beneath the wheels
Of the locomotive and their hodies carried
over q hundred feet The child Elsie was
also badly maugled, her chest bones
crushed. but she lived an hour and half
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11
A PECULIAR REA.
An Ex-Detective Calls for a Law Involving
Compulsory Photography.


Compulsory Photography.
Years ago did a quantity of detect
i've work in the East, and was once
sent on a chase after defaulter. which
took me right round the world. Be-
fore quitting the business for some-
thing less sensational. but more profita-
BILE, | elaborated a scheme for the pre-
vention of crime and the detection of
crime by means of photography, and
the only feasible objection to it was the
crude condition of the art at that time,
and the absence of portable cameras.
The scheme involved a law for COM
pulsory photography. Every man on
arriving at, say, twenty years of
age, should be compelled to have
his picture taken by a Government
photographer, who should retain
one and give another to the sub
ject. On the back the name.
age, height, weight and any
peculiarities should be written.
Now see how this would work.
A man who offered stolen horse or
team for sale could be challenged to
produce his official photograph, and
there could be no more of the old
fashioned defenses alleging purchase
from some person who could not be
found. Or If man wanted to cash
check and was not known, he could
produce his picture and the teller
could satisfy himself from the descrip-
tion and likeness, as to the identity.
This scheme, in fact would make the
commission of crime difficult, and no
man could long escape detection. As
to the expense, it would be quite.nom-
inal. and would be more than met by
money saved, which would have been
spent by detectives on useless trips or
false scents. l know this idea win be
ridiculed. but / am convinced some-
thing of the kind will be finally adopt
ed. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11
SHERIFF AND DEPUTY KILLED.
Anti-Bald Knobbers Kill the sheriff oil
fancy County ana His Deputy.

Anti-Bald KnObbers Kill the Sherin OF
Tancy County and His Deputy.
ST. LOUIS, July Ca special from Ozark,
No., says: Granville Nauehn, a thor
oughly reliable gentleman, who resides in
this county, has just arrived from Kirby
vile, Taney County, with the intelligence
that at the Fourth of July celebration
there the two Miles brothers. Bill
and Jim, shot and killed the sheriff
of Taney County. g. f. Branson.
and his deputy, Ed Funk. The latter
was the deputy who assisted Sheriff Bran
son in the encounter with the burglars at
Cummings store on Bear creek last week,
in which the alleged dete ctive, Dennis,
was killed d by young Combs.
The Miles boys are under Indictment for
the murder of the Bald Knob leader, Cap
tain N. N. Kinney, at Forsythe last August
and were to be tried for that crime in
Springfield as soon as the new criminal
court there should be organized. Their
cases were taken from Taney County to
Green, on a change of venue, and they
have been out en- bail for the Las three
months. James Berry is still in the
Springfield Jail, charged with being an
acces sorry to the murder of Kinney.
The account of the double murder at
Kirbyville is to the effect that the Miles
brothers were ordered 10 disarm by the
sheriff, but instead drew their weapons
and opened fro on Branson and Funk,
and killed them both.
Sheriff Branson was elected last fall,
and like all the Taney County officers,
was a Republican. HIS brother, r, &.
Branson is the pre- sent county and circIsit
clerk of Tans v. The Bransons belonged to
the Bald Knob OF ganiz alton and the Miles
brothers to the SticIer or anti-knobber
faction. The duty of preserving the peacs
in Taney County will fall temporarily into
the hands of Coroner Mad son Day and it
is highly probable that he will have his
hands full, for the dance of death which
has been opened up in the last two weeks
will stir men to madness,
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

In thes British House of Commons
Sir James Ferguson, Under Foreign
Secretary. in reply to question as tc
the terms OF the treaty recently con.
cluded on the subject Of Samoa, stated
that the report that England had
agreed to retire from her position as
one of the three protecting powers
and act solely as the umpire between
America and Germany was entirely
without foundation.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11
Expended Nearly a Million.

NEW YORK, July 6-Governor Beaver,
of Pennsylvania, has sent a communica-
tion to Mayor Grant. stating that the re-
lief committee had expended nearly q
million dollars for the Johnstown suffer-
ers in food, cioi hing, shelter and furni-
ture No distribution Of money had ye.
been made.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

IN answer to an inquiry whether he
would go into the saloon business, as
in Chicago evening paper,
Joe Mackin, the pardoned election
fraud worker, said that he most GER
tainly would not have any thing to do
with the saloon business but would &C
into the real estate business which he
left when he fled from Chicago.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11
Typ Englieb Institute of Mechanical

THE English Institute OF Mechanical
Engineers gave banquet the other
NIGHT to the American engineers in the
Hotel Continental at Paris. A toast TO
NJ. Eiffel was received with the chorus
of ..For he's jolly good fellow" III
Eiffel responded to the toast.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

The fiscal year of the Northern Pa
ci6c Railroad Company ended on June
80 and the work of making up the an
nual reports is in progress. Returns
already in show that the company will
have handsome profit from its branch
roads based on the whole mileage of
freight handled originating on the
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

A COMPARISON OF the business done
in the local print cloth market at Fall
River. Mass. for the first six months
of 1889 shows a considerable increase
over the business done during the cor
responding period of 1888.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

GOvERNOR BEAVER, of Pennsylva-
MIA, has sent a communication to
Mayor Grant. of New York, stating
that the relief committee had ex-
pended nearly million dollars for the
Johnstown sufferers in food, clothing,
shelter and furniture. No distribu-
tion of money had been made.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

A CONFERENCE has been held be-
tween Lord Salisbury and Minister
Lincoln on the subject of the Behring
sea question. 1t is understood that
they have practically agreed upon
terms which will avoid further con-
troversy over the interests involved in
connection with these fisheries.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

PRESIDENT HARRISON, while at ii.
c. Bowen's residence at South Wood
stock. Conn, during the festivities of
the Fourth of July, planted tree in
memory of the event.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

DIR. WILLIAM ROBINSON FINLEY died
at Altoona, Pa, recently, aged sew
enty-eight. He had practiced medi-
cine over half century. lie was a
prominent Mason, widely known
throughout PENNSYLVANIA.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

AN unknown man was taken sudden
ly sick recently in Scioto County, o.,
and expired in a few hours. Two doc
tors found the patients limbs cramped
and contorted. They pronounced it a
genuine case of Asiatic cholera.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

UNCLE JOHNNY HANKS died at Metlin
farm. near Decatur, ILL.,, recently,
aged eighty-eight. He was born in
Kentucky and was a full cousin of
Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy
Hanks Lincoln, and was a long time
friend and companion of the martyreG
President
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

THE Evening Critic, of Washington,
has consolidated with the Sunday
Capital, and appears as the Capital
and Critic. Evening editions of the
new paper will be issued during the
week and a morning edition on Sun
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

PRELIMINARY legal proceedings re-
Gently were adverse to the Chicago
Board Of Trade in withholding its quo
tations from the public under the pre-
tense of freezing out the bucket shops.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

JOHN SNYDER, poor emigrant from
Pennsylvania, died in his wagon near
Danville. ILL.,, the other day, of hydro
phobia His family was left destitute.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

The Montana Constitutional conven-
tion organized at Helena with the
election of Democratic officers. Hon.
w. A. Clark was elected president.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

A MOVEMENT is on foot for the or
ganization OF an international associa-
tion of ticket agents at a meeting to be
held at Cincinnati.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

Mrs. BURNETT's new play Phyllis"
which has been produced in London, is
pronounced feeble and unlikely OF sue
cess by all critics.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

AN outbreak of black diphtheria
was reported at the village of AL
bany, twenty miles west OF st. Cloud,
MINI.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11

AN explosion Of fireworks at fact
ory in Paris recently caused the death
OF about twelve persons.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-07-11
CURRENT COMMENT.

1T is announced that the German
officers in the Chinese service will re.
sign.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02
Dcyoured by wolves.

WHITE EARTH, Feb. 22.-Two chill
dren of farmer named Peterson,
living near Aitken, when returning
from school, were attacked and de
youred by timber wolves. A few scat
tered bones and shreds of clothing was
all that remained as horrible evidence
of their dreadful fate 1t was supposed
at first that there were not more than
two wolves at most III the pack, but an
Indian hunter, shortly after the disap-
pearance of the children, encountered
pack of ten of these fierce brutes near
where the children were devOured He
used his Winchester with such effect
as to kill eight of them. The forests in
the northern part Of Aiken county
have always been infested with vor-
acious animals, but this is the first in
stance for many years of their ventur-
ing SO close upon the settlements
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02
An Appropriate Bill.

a Stevens Point huunorist has sent
down to Assemblyman Winans for III.
PRODUCTION bill for the more efficient
protection Of life at Stevens Point dur
ing certain seasons. The language en-
ployed is sinilar to that used IN bills
for the protection of fish and game,
conveying the impression that i'll
Stevens Point human life is rated at
about the same value as trout, deer,
etc. Section | declares that it shall be
unlawful to Kill any president, vice
president, cashier or director of any
bank in Stevens Point between the 1st
day of January ana the 10Th day of
December. Section makes it unlawful
to kill any regularly admitted practic
1st day of February and the 30th day
of May and between the LIST day of Au-
gust and the 30th day of November
There are similar provisions relating
to the killing of physicians and sur
geonS, ministers, merchants, etc. The
concluding section makes it a miSde-
meanor to violate any of the provisions
of this act, to be punished by an inter
view of thirty minutes with Judge
Lynch. Any we'll organized vigilance
committee of Portage county shall
hear, try and determine all cases
brought under this chapter. 1t is
suspected tina this viii do away with
some of the promiscuous shooting in
which citizens of the Point have been
wont to indul re for some time past
Stat Journal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02
Give Them Fair Play.

The New York Herald which has
been one of the strongest Administered
ion paper says; 1--WE regret to see the
race problem turned up so quickly
after the recent Democratic defeat 1t
does not look well. 1t makes Northern
men, who are entirely friendly to the
South, feel hopeless contempt for the
Southern whites. The South has in the
negroes an admirable labOring class,
patient, docile, used to hard labor and
narrow living. If they were not voters
they would not he freemen Being
voters, no doubt, they make mistakes
just as white voters do. We Will tell
Governor Lee frankly one thing the
blacks could scarcely have sent more
stupid set of men to Congress from the
South if they had sent the whole de-
legation, than the whites have done
" hat we should like to see in the
South III men like Governor Lee would
be disposition. to see that the negro
has fair play"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02
\ Cancer which Has am appetite for
k.cc1stcia.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Special,
Feb. % Mrs William Galloway,
who lives in Erempeleau county, some
years ago was attacked with cancer
Oh her breast. 1t increased in size and
the physicians said nothing could be
done to help her, But some one made
the discovery that it was a 'bcefsteak"
cancer, and prescribed beefstake as
remedy. Over year ago it was
thought she would not live from one
day till the next. The beefsteak was
applied and it was found that every
twenty-four hours the cancer would
eat seven pounds Of beefsteak. When
taken from the cancer there is nothing
left of the beef but the tissue and
tough parts of it, and every parFcle of
moisture viii be drawn out, the re-
mainder being as porous as sponge.
Mrs. Galloway is no worse than she
was yearagO. the cancer living on the
beef instead of on her.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02
Looks Bah fer Villas.
Duluth News,

Duluth News.
The Northwestern Lumberman, in
speaking of the investigation of lum-
bering operations on Fon du Lac and
other reservations in the La Pointe
agency, says:
AN important fact elected is that
Secretary of the Interior Villas, refused
repeatedly to recommend the accept
ance of Agent Gregory's designations
on the ground that it would not be
feasible to employ any one unfamiliar
with the affairs of the agency, yet
Commissioner Oberly was opposed to
the retention of Gregory, being salts
fled of his mfitness. Mr. Oberly said
that he had been informed that cut
ting was still going on at the reserva-
tions, and that all the cutting that had
been done on the Fond du Lac reserva-
ton in Minnesota, had been contrary
ry to law and without department au-
thority. The United States district
attorneys attention had been called to
the matter, and the legal steps would
be taken to punish trespassers."
Evidence seems to be multiplying
that Secretary Villas has been using his
high office to serve his own personal
ends. This was the conclusion The
News reached several weeks ago, after
a careful investigation at Cloquet. The
presence of two special agents on the
ground, one Democrat, the other Re
publican, gives hope that the true facts
III the case may be reached.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02
Historical Events.

Envelopes were first used in 1889.
AnpStheSia was discovered in 1914.
The first steel pen WAS made in 1903.
The first air pump WAS made III l65l.
The first daily PAPER appeared III l102
Mohammed horn at Mecca about $40.
The first balloon ascent made in 179s.
Coaches first used III England in 1863
The first ldcifer match made III 1898.
The first iron steamshl pbuiit in 1880.
The first horse railroad was built IN
1857.
ships were first copper bottomed'
in 1888.
The Franciscans arrived in England
in 1924.
The first steam boat Piled the IIud-
son in 1907.
The entire Hebrew bible was print
ed III Ass.
Gold was first discovered in Califor-
nil III lSiS.
The first telescope was used in Eng
land in 1908.
Christianity was first introduced III
Japan in 1913.
The first watch was made III Nurem-
berg in li17.
The first newspaper advertisement
appeared in 1862.
The first use of locomotive in this
country was in 100.
The first almanac was printed by
George Furbach, III 1860
The first saWmaker's anvil was bro t
to America in 1919.
Percussion arms were used in the
United States army III 1889
OmnibuSseS wereiirst introduced III
New York in 1880. Chicago Mail.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02
Through 4 Bridge.

ST. GEORGE. Ont, Feb. 27.-The
st. Louis express passing here east
bound about 6 o'clock tonight went
through the bridge just east of the
station. \ broken tire on the engine
caused the rails to spread, and the first
passenger car, the Pullman car and
dining car went through the middle
section of the bridge. The Pullman car
containing the most passenger, was
thrown clear off the bridge turning
completely over and lighting right side
up. The dining car stands on and
against pier and the passenger car
remains on the bridge, having stripped
the ties ahead OF it over the section
that collapsed. About thirty wounded
have been taken out, and eight or ten
dead
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-02
His Washington Quarters.

W AsHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The rooms
at the Arlington hotel which Gen. Har-
rison will take possession of tomorrow
afternoon are very handsomely fur
nished. Everything used III furnish
ing is new. There are four rooms in
the suite to be occupied by Gen. and
Mrs. Harrison-a large parlor, din
mgrOOm, Il bedroom ana small smOk-
ing den between the plrlor and the
dining The parlor is furnished
IN seveal colorS, plush and rich lace
drapings giving the room a warm COM
Portable effect. \ mahogany piano
constructed especially for this pur-
pose stands i'll one corner, and the room
is filled with comfortable chairs and
pretty tables. The smoking room is
large enough for two and the apart
ment is provided with leather arm
chair. The dining room is bright and
CHEEKY, the furniture being of oak.
The bed room pieces are great solid
affairs of mahogony, that harmonic
beautifully with the dark tones of the
carpet and window headings