davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The state herald., 1890-12-26
Notes from the Indian War.

Raid CRY, s. d.. Dec. l9.-rour
hundred Of the Seventeenth infantry from
Fort Russell discmbarkod hero and At
other points on the Elkhoru railway last
night and took up their line Of march for
General Cars camp ut the junction Of
Rapid creek and Cheyenne river. General
AiIles has concentrated at that point the
Eighth and Sixth cavalry, the Seven
tocnth Infantry, scouts aud artillery, max
Ing 4 fighting force Of about i,e00 effective
men.
There Is n large cncampmcnt OF hostilcs
10 what Is called tho grass basin" In the
Had Lands, about ten miles southeast OF
Carr's camp, from which theIving forages
have been made on tho rsnchss. General
Miles IL making dispositions TO guard
every pass aud outlet from the camp. and
has issued ordcrs for the cavalry to scout
aud intercept Sitting Buii's follower. who
arc supposed 70 bs 90 route TO Join these
hostiies.
General Miles disposition coutempiascs
tho protection Of the settlers and heading
tho Indians In tho basin, or probably
waiting general movement on the had
Lands simultaneously with General
Brooke'a forces. The ESCAPE Of tho indians
being cut Oh they must surrender or, like
Sitting Bull, "die fighting"
George Morris, = storckecper st Chcy-
emo City. near the mouth Of Cherry
creek. says the entire population. consist
Ing Of twenty families, also . number Of
friendly Indiana, have loft there, acme
going 70 Fort Bennett, some 70 oakc aud
others TO Pierre. Ho says that Just before
leaving there. night before last twenty
Indians from Sitting Bull's band arrived
there. and hold . big council with the
Cherry creek Indiana, 70 SEQ whether they
should nsht or not, and they were Joined
after tho council was over BY $50 Cherry
creek Indians. all Of whom started for tho
Bsd Lsnds.
The state herald., 1890-12-26
Naval Appropriation.

wAsHISGroN. d. c., Dec. 10 The
House committee an naval afYairs devoted
most Of to-day In putting tbo finishing
touches TO tho naval appropriations, az
grcgating GO, 0oo, 900 In round numbers, or
5000 900 less than the estimates. The
subcommittee that prepared the bill made
no provision for new vessels, but the full
committee inserted d provision for the
construction Of q triple-screw, steel.pro-
tcc.rd sraisar Of /, $50 tons, TO cost &, 49,,
100 without armament The construction
Of vessel Of this character was recon-
mended by Secretary Tracy.
An interesting item in the bill provides
for equipment and arms for naval militia
Ia various States, $4,000 being appropri-
at,d fos III, purpose. Another provision
allows the secretary Of the navy 10 use
100000 OF the tl.0oo,0oo appropriated last
session for nickel ore TO make tests 10 the
development Of American made armor.
For the equipment Of vessels t)co, 90 10
appropriated, for tho construction and re-
pair Of vcssels q ,obo, Ooo; for She armament
Of new vessels n, 0oo, 900, tot the eonstruc.
ton Of new vessels heretofore authorized,
and for the machinery for them oil, 6oi 900,
for two travelling cranes At New York and
Norfolk tioo,Oo0, and for the equipment Of
ships heretofore s~shorissd u, 00o, 0o0.
The state herald., 1890-12-26
Granting Bogus Divorces.

A special from New York says:
The victim OF one Of tho fraudulent d.
vorcc mills in this city has run 70 tho
earth tho proprietors Of tho mill. HE'S no
less person than William S. Peudleaoo
who. when he bought his divorce was
mayor OF Fort Worth, Texas. The men
who II was said sold him tho divorce were
W. Duryee Hughes, who says be 10 tho
brother.in.law Of ex.United States Attsr-
ney General williams. aud Patrick H.
Campbell. both attorneys practicing In
this city. ~
f. II appears that tho document purportinG
to be divorce, for which Hughes snd
Campbell received sos 10 forgery. The
proof of the forgery 10 unquestionsble.
Tho connection OF Hughes with the pro-
curing Of the counterfeit seal 10 positive.
As 70 csmpbell's completely there Il not
much positive proof
The bogus divorce 10 dated August %,
1859, and bears counterfeit seal Of the
Cook County divorce court Mr.. Hughes
protests that he thought his correspondent
In Chicago wss all right The bogus seal
of the ssuvt, II 10 said, was made By the
Nassau Print Work.. Forging the seal OF
any court Of record OF forging . certified
or authenticated cory Of ssy decree Of any
court or any document or any writing
puriortinG 70 b such decree 10 punish
able by not lsss than hve nor more than
ten years In the pcLitsutisry.
Il was upon the strength Of this fraudu-
lent divorce, which Peudieton says ho
supposed 10 DO genuine, that hs created
such sensation BY slopIng TO New Or
leans with beautiful telephone girl Of
Fort Worth and marrying her.
The state herald., 1890-12-26

A terrible accident occurred on the
Cansrd limo wharf, 1t Halifax, at ton
o'clock Friday evening BY which hvc or
sig were drowned aud several others had
narrow escapes.
A number Of mon were unloading coal
from Sydney on tho steamer oakdcno and
putting II Into large shed. Eight men
wcro In one part Of tho shed working on
top Of tho heap. trimming tho coal as u,
was unloadcd, when suddenly aud without
warning large piece Of tho wharf cavoj
In. Tho mea felt II sinking aud made
frantic efforts 10 escape from tho she'd.
" far ~ Ia known three Of tho men Sue
ccoded In getting out, bv, tho other I'VE
AFRO believed 10 hsyc gone do~a with the
coal below tho water.
The state herald., 1890-12-26
TASTED FoarS.fiv. DAYS.
The italian sueel compIstss His
Term Of Fasting.

New YORK, Dec. 20.-Giovanni
Succi's fast Of forty-nve days terminated
this evening at s,lb o'clock In the presence
Of ON audience Of about 400 persons. The
wort attack Of gastric trouble thaths had
during his fast occurred at 8 O'Clock to-
day; duflhR which the patti was SO acute
that II WIS feared hs would collapse; but
his indomitable willpower carried Hin
successfully through. From 8 p. m. until
no took his first cup OF cocoa at SAB his
pain continued to DO more or less acute.
1t was evident In many ways, by the dis
tortions Of the face, which was terribly
shrunken; by bis frequent changes Of
position on tho lounge upon which he war
reclining, by the nervous twitchings Of
his wasted hands, by the restless glaro Of
his deep, sunken Dyes, and in various
other ways. When the COCOA was pre-.
pared. shortly after 9 o'clock, Snecl got of
the lounge add staggered u the table,
where the noufishing diet was placed.
Tho spectacle he presented was truly
pltlabiS. He lS6ked ilkS d skeleton st,-
tosnaton, and when he smiled II was simply
ghastly-much tho same kind Of smile
that condemned prisoner might be ex.
pected 70 make before going TO execution.
wheh ho slipped thG cocoa thors was
burst Of applause from the spectators.
II was at first doubtful whether he would
be able 10 retain the nourishment, but the
tiuccttaihty soon passed away and Succi
gradually resumed his iotmet buoy
Then he appeared for the frat time to be
able to realize that bis fast was over and
his triumph was complete.
At this point Citizen George Francis
Train was struck with u spasm OF clio
quence and exalted Succi and the press to
the skies. Succi then, in few words OF
broken English, thanked everybody and
retired 10 bed. Many physicians were
among those In attendance and seemed
much Interested.
Sueci's weight WIS not taken slice $40
to-day; when he Weighed 1913, pounds
HIS weight when he began the fast Ne
l47i. pounds. He drank during his fast
twenty-ono quarts OF alkaline water, and
nine and one-half quarts OF Croton water.
Sunday afternoon at4 o'clock Succi will
take his first dinner, after which he will
leave for Boston. Succi's fast has un-
doubtediy been an honest one, and that
fact is the more creditable to him because
been moderately profitable.
The state herald., 1890-12-26
off,eers Attend School Again.

Under the new army order which
requires that all officers above the grade
OF second lieutenant shall pass satiafac-
tory examination, examinations have been
recently held, and II is known that in three
or four instances the applicants before the
board made most unsatisfactory showings
nnd thoy will DO retired.
Colonel Laxclle, ommruding the Eight
tccnth Infantry and the fost, Fort Clark,
Texas, has announced that mono OF his
officers shall fall II he can help 1t. He has
therefore established n school where
daily instructions Ia milittry matters will
be given, and has ordered his officers to
attend. They do not like It particularly,
but cannot got around II; therefore ., For,
Clark, on fivc days out Of tho week, there
il tho novel spectacle Of gri,,lcd captains,
llcuteusnts and others vending their way
to school like village boys.
The state herald., 1890-12-26

DR.. joel r. Justin. tho Syracuse In.
vcntor, who has been counting fAto
through the invention Of u she'll whereby
dynamite could DO thrown from an or
binary guu without fesr Of prrmAturr OK
plosion OF tho shcli, mAdo three successful
tcsts at his range In the heart Of tho big
hill. OF Madison County tho other day
About sevsnty.nve persons witnessed the
trial. The range 10 80 feet
Ati,05 o'clock the frat shell wa takcn
from tho dynamite shanty To tho run on .
hand sled. II contained scvcn and halt
pounds OF tho explosive. Tho gun was
loaded with thirty pounds Of powder. A
slight delay was occaHIoncd by tho fusca,
which refused To burn. Finally the gun
was discharged, and the she'll struck the
target, great wall Of rock, there csplod-
Ing with great violence. Two more shells
containing y similar quantity Of dynamite.
Each WAS thrown with equal succcS
The state herald., 1890-12-26

wAusAu. Wis, Dec. i9.-Thc sAio
u the so-cailcd Water Reserve Lsnds In
Northern Wisconsin doea not begin untli
Saturday morning., but o. O'Clock Tues
day night about 100 men with papsrs q
made out aud equipped with provisions
and blankets made rush for positions In
tho court house square, % - 10 bs first In
line when tho once opcrs u o'clock Sat.
utiAy morning. Louis Farmer aud Marx
He'll Of this county arc frat In line and
will have tho frst choice Of lands. There
10 great excitement here already and soy
cral police have bcsn sworn In 70 preserve
order. Many have already gone up the
river In tho nclghborhood Of tho lands
proposing 10 enter upon and hold shum
after o'clock Saturday, ~ ell hazards.
Dispatches, purportins 70 DO signed by
OK Secretary Villas, are shown Tonight,
declaring that tho men who squat on ,hs
lands will not title In preference 70
those who walt 10 iiir claims tomorrow
when tho land oilicc opens.
Tho law provides that partie. who squat
On tho land prior 10 December ~ shall
iosc their homestead right, aud villas
holds that the saua,tsrs may 10 on the
lands after midnight. hst ,spn
Near 100 mon worn In limo In tho cour,
house square ~ shutdown 10 night. Soma
had cots, some blankets and some wcrs
standing or sitting on tho ground. Pro.
vision mon arc keeping thcm supplied with
tA.s a..a .lui..
The state herald., 1890-12-26

TnE opinion grows among railroad
men that before tho ond OF thu century
many trains will have II regular SEIZED.
ulo ratio speed OF 100 miles an hour.
They may. II the public signify will.
ingness to pay for the material In.
creasc In rates OF fare which such an
Increase In speed would mako ncccs.
snry. To run trains 100 hundred mile.
IN hour would require mn entire recon.
s,ruction OF rolling stock. aud road
beds ms thoroughly adjusted rs spirit
level. This would entail an expense
for which the railroads would expect
u quick return. The fact that tho pub.
lie now find tho longest way around
tho chcapos, way nome. and so In the
majority OF cases take the lougcs,
route. does not lend much support 10
the railroad mems opinions.
The state herald., 1890-12-26
RAILROAD wasex IN CANADA.
Several Killed and a Large Number
Injured.

Last Thursday the train from Hail.
fax on the Intsrcolonisl Railroad; due q
Lewis at II o'clock, met with . horrible
accident about forty miles from It's dosti-
nation. The scene Of the wreck 10 an en-
bsnkment at st. Josephs. The trar was
made up Of baggage and mail car, one
Aecond- class. ono frat class car and
sleeper.
1t was running q high rste Of speed,
and after passing st. Joseph station the
second -class car appeared to have 1umpod
tho track al the end Of the station siding
and dragged the nrst-class car and the
sleeper with It. and aiso TO have derailed
the mail car and baggage car ah6ad Of It.
The three passenger cara ran diagonally
along the embankment for 200 yards, the
second-clsss car striking the western
abutment Of the bridge, which carrios the
truck over tho public highway At this
point.
II was In this car that tho sacrifice Of
life occurred. The entire front car was
smashed TO atoms aRnipst tho solid stone
abutment. Tho three cars tdrnod ever,
the nrst-class car being badly shattered.
Fsrtanately,. tho curve on which they
We're rutiaira throw the cars away from
each other, and Though sse heavy sleeper
was carried half the length N the first
class car, 1t ran along aide Of 10 instead Of
crashing through 1t, ~ 1t would have done
on q straight line.
Tho sleeper ~ss not 50 badly smashed as
tho other cars. The engine still drawing
the baggage and mail cars, passed over
tho bridge, the tppers of which were
badly broken sp BY The two cars derailed
by the plunge ~ those In the rear.
After passing the bridges the mail car
went down the embanltment, having sp-
paren,ly, turned completely over in it,
descent The engine and dcrailed baggage
car continued on, passing over second
road bridge safely, and were brought 70 =
standstiil few hundred yards furthero on.
Six desd bodios have boon taken from
the wreck and several othVr persons were
injured fatally. Twenty or thirty were
injured.
The state herald., 1890-12-26
Banker kean Of cAi-arc Goes Under.


>. a. Mean DONG banking pusi-
ness under tho name Of s. A. kcan & Co.,
has made an assignment In tho county
court ut Chicago to Benjamin i. Jacobs.
The assignment, in addition 10 the bank
ing interests, Is of Mr.. Kean's personal
estate, and in the language Of his attorney
the banker came down town this morning
with but $40 in his pocket, all he possessed
in the world. His home In Evanston and
nil real eatate here and elsewhere is now
"a tho sssignec's hands To be converted
Into cash 'or the benefit of creditors.
The failure is laid 70 a tendency OF the
management to deal In speculative seehri-
The state herald., 1890-12-26

IT is only during the last few decades
oil this age that we have become nc.
curately Acquainted with tho nature
and Works OF those minute living
Horns which we now designate as
micro organisms, microbes. germs or
bacteria. For much OF this knowl-
edge, and more especially for the
groundwork OF it, we are indebted to
the indefntigable enegy and mastery
genius of Louis Pasteur whose name
is so familiar In every corner Of the
globe where civilization has made IT,
self folt-
The state herald., 1890-12-26

The registry law y New York
state provides for taking tho ages
OF all who apply for registry. Tho
answer TO tho question how old tho
voter Is cannot DO made compulsory.
II the voter is twenty-one or upwards
no !. qualified. and au answer above
,wcnty-one obllgcs tho inspector 10
place tho voters name on tho list. II
Is. however. very questionable whath.
ar this law isa wi-o ono. Many poo.
pie otherwise sensible ars very s.u,I-
1.-Two about their ago. II this question
ia asked II will diminish registration
md suffrage. This Ia not n good thing
for tho country. The corrup, classes
always vote. and nm few distractions
ns possible should DO placed In tho
way OF those whose Intelligent ballot,
would Offset those OF tn, ignorant und
ycnnl,
The state herald., 1890-12-26
RobbInK a Wrecked Vessel.

Tho Spanish coaster San. Francisco
recently ran ashore near AlthucoinA, Nor
rocco. A party Of men bearded tho vessel
aud carried on everything Of value they
could lind 1hoy made prisoners Of the
entire crcw aud woman who was pas
Aeuvar md deprived them Of Nil their
clothing, even stripping them Of what they
hsd on. A detachment Of native sroops
pursued tho robbcr md rescued tho prls-
eners.
The state herald., 1890-12-26

TIE greater case OF working level
land. and the less liability to break
ages OF wagons, harness and imple-
ments. arc very important advantages
Of level farms over those that are
rough and billy. Since SO much oil
teamwork is now done by horses and
machinery. this becomes an impor-
tant consideration. Farming is done
on very narrow margin OF late years,
and n slight increase in cost OF cult.
waiting billy land makes II impos.
sible. This after ali may DO one
reason why so many hillside farms Ia
New England have been abandoned.
The state herald., 1890-12-26
indiars Wan, the Earth.

PINE lsipdx Ausscy. Dec. ~
Slow Hui came IN yesterday to ask oeu.
brooke To give tho lad Land braves ths
oArth asa Christmas present No srrcs,s.
no pon'slmcn's, no taking OF guns, hesp
moro ra'ons, forgiveness and love are \
few things on his list Tho fricndlie,
have not started yet. They wen, over
tho MI 81, Of sight, hui BIZ; talk md
were nacs ., noon. Colonel Stanton re-
n .ona 70 nap'd Ciiy That he has chased a
River Everything IL INLET hrrr vi,s
enough Indian police on band 10 rro,scs
The state herald., 1890-12-26

WHAT would Lord Nelson have
thought OF having telephone and cleo
trio lights on hoard his ships? For
that matter, what would he have
thought OF steam? Nowadays the
captain MAJ ring up tho central ind
call tbc mate II lubber, without lcav-
Ing his state ROOM
The state herald., 1890-12-26

Before 1850 the last soldier will have
Joined his two millions of comrades In
''thc bivouac of tho dead" but rs there
ire widows OF the soldiers OF tho
revolution still living, i, is not i'm
probablc that the pension rolls will
bear the names OF widows OF the SOL
licrs OF the civil war us late as tho
ycnr 1879
The state herald., 1890-12-26

The funerals Of tho iivo Indian po.
liccmen who gave w their lives so hero.
ically Monday morning, took place ut Fort
Yates Tho full military force a. tho
Fort was on hand, and regular military
funeral was held 4, was very impress
sl,c. -Four wor buried In tho Catholic
cemetery aud the NH, Little Eagle, be-
Ing Protestant, will be Inferred on Grand
river. Sitting Bulls body wa. laid away
In the post graveyard with fcw honors.
The state herald., 1890-12-26

Coon, honest work never killed man
nor woman. 1t supplies nutrimcnt,
conflict and struggle, and causes both
mind and body to grow. The gospel
OF labor wisely done and duty faith
fully performed is worth all tho new.
nglcd "fads" in Christendom.
The state herald., 1890-12-26

Misc Mabel lsnond was fatally shot
with revolver Thursday morning by her
sis,crin-law, Mrs. II. A. tsmond, ut East
H. LouIs. Tho shooting was purely acct
dental. Miss lsmond was awakened BY
the cries Of fire aud went into tho front
room Of tho house 10 acc where II wss
Her sistcr.in-law heard her aud mistalsins
her for II burglar fired. Miss isinond rc-
ccived the bali In the right side Of the ab-
lomcn.
The state herald., 1890-12-26
aEaoRr OF CAPITOL MANAGERS
Statesmen. of Work and Changes in
Plans During Two Years Of Time.

Tho State Board OF Capitol Man
ayers, in its report 10 Governor Cooper,
states that the change from sandstone to
granite In the superstructure will cost
VII ,8o8.75. Tho change was agreed upon
BY an opinion Of the attorney general that
II would DO d legal aet for tho board to do
80. Tho granite quarrics Of the Statc
were inspected for the best material,
which resulted ID the selection Of the
Zugelder quarry, near Gunnison. A
change was also made In the style Of dress
ing the stone, to six cut finish, at cost
Of &a4, 800.
Tho board also set aside 10000 Of the
fund for beautifying the grounds, though
but f3,74s wcro expended. The estimate
is also made that 100000 will DO needed
to continue tho work during the years OF
1891 and 1886? Tie report states that the
amount Of work done during tho last two
yeats ID us follows,
North half Of the exterior walls hus been
built 20 feet inches from tho grade limo;
south half Of tho exterior wall has been
built 81 feet Inches from grade line;
dome wall constructed 1873 feet . lhclcs
from grade limo, SOB cubic feet OF cut
stone granite has been used; l,c00 pieces
OF heani and Rirder boariugs; 5,+,a,lli
brick In the walls; Cyo.'a3 pounds steel
beams and girlers; iaJ,355 POUNDS east
iron columns; 65,t0o pounds cast iron con-
ductors; 2,20S pounds vcntilutors.
This report hlso shows that block 81.
Brown, Smith 4 Porter. addition. was
sold for $50 o. Secretary heriilan hcu-
ders also submitted report showing That
the total appropriation for the caplto
made thus far is 81, 100000, of which there
remains In the treasury Sssl, 309.33. There
has been paid out during the past two
years sj55,93..s3. The amounts available
December I, 1880, arc placed as follows;
f..h 70 ~,
The state herald., 1890-12-26

Two young people OF Florence
olopod tic other day,
The state herald., 1890-12-26
MONDAY. DC kMnnn ~.

Snssrx.' Mr.. Cockrcll from tho COM
mittco on military Affairs reported, and
the Senate passed, bill 10 establish the
record md pension ONCE OF tho wsr dc.
pattinent.
Mr. Dawes presented, and tho Senate
adopted, the conference report on the
Sioux reservation bill.
Mr.. Spoonor submitted various confer
cnco reports on public buildings and meas,
nres. Tho reports were agreed 10.
Tho discussion OF the election bill WIS
then resumed, MIR. Higgins taking tho
iioor. lilo was followed BY Mr.. Voorhees,.
liorsr. After tho Journal had been ap-
proved tho iioor was accorded 10 tho COM
mlitrc on tho District OF Columbia.
MIR. blanchard Of t.ouisiAnA offered
resolution To appoint committee 10 inves-
tigat. the killing Of Sitting hull
Three or Tour measures OF q purely
local ana personal nature were disposed
OF and tho House adjourned.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-03

ner ana proceeded at once with the bus.
mess OF the convention.
A resolution was then passed, after q
great deal OF alteration, TO the effect
that the committee on organization
recommend to the commission its
choice OF candidates for the vice -presi-
denotes, and that the committee sit for
two hours to hear the individual view
OF any commissioner who desires to ad-
dress them on behalf OF any candidate
before making any decision.
Nominations for secretary were then
in order, and L. j. V. Skiff of Colorado,
without preliminary remarks, nomi-
mated John Is. Dickinson of Texas for
the position and expressed the hope that
the election would be made by acclama-
tion, which was done.
As the president introduced Mr. Dick
inson to the commission he remarked:
HE looks as II there were n good deal
OF work in him, but it will all be worked
out before lS93."
Secretary Dickinson made known his
obligations IN a suitable speech. 1t was
then moved that the local committees
be Informed that the national commits
sion was duly organized and ready for
business. hecommitteeo az RGrlpapept
time in which to make decision,
which was granted.
An announcement was then made that
Mrs. Potter Palmer invited all the com
missioners and alternatos present and
their families TO attend reception g.v-
en at her residence in the afternoon from
until Z clock. President Palmer
said: "Mrs. Palmer is not my wife but
the wife of Potter Palmer, one Of Chi
cago's most enterprising citizens, and l
advise you all to attend"
The commission formally acknow-
lodged the invitation. Prof. King OF
Iowa then moved that u committee Of
five be appointed to express the commits
sion's thanks TO the citizens of Chicago
and tho States association for the ban
quot of the previous evening.
Gov. Mcdonald of California second
cd this and added that never had he sat
down to a more magnificent spread or
met more hospitable and delightful
people than tho residents of Chicago
The commissioners were then invited
to be present at the gradua cxer-
c,ses OF the high schools Mt 2:2n n'clacL
at the Auditorium. which was accepted.