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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10
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Woods little cousin Jennie was
making him a visit, and the two small,
bodies reveled in good times together,
their especial playground being a lit
tie rocky nest not far from the house,
where housekeeping went on from
morning till night. One afternoon
Woods mother called him into tae
house. 1t was in the midst of a thriy-
ing tea party" and the little host
and hostess looked grave enough at
the summons. les don't go, Wood.
It'll spoil all our beautiful time" ar
gued Jennie. But stout little Wood,
with a prophetic instinct born of ex-
perience, answered back, NO. Jennie,
cause the way OF the transgressors is
dreffie hard. "-Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10
Odd scotch

Scotch manners can occasionally be
odd. A Glasgow gentleman in es
c%orting some ladies from a dance
found a diamond hairpin in the bot
tom of the cab and handed it to one of
the ladies. The owner advertised, and
the young lady who had taken it from
her escort received a reward of f1O.
Then the young man applied for a
share Of the money, and, she refus-
ing, he carried the question to court.
The court allotted him Rb.-Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10
The Mnrk of Num-, Needles.

An American archbishop has a mag.
nilicent cloak that he assumes in the
most solemn part of high pontilical
masses, which has an elaborate cruel
fix embroidered down the back by
these nuns. The great cross is gold,
of course, and upon it hangs a white
Christ of great beauty. The body is
as slim and fair as BELTS the lamb of.
fered up in the great sacrifice, and the
face is M of enchanting loneliness.
The soft hair, of golden chestnut,
hangs from underline crown of thorns
in waves that it seems one could
touch and lift; a faint color tinges the
cheeks aud lips. and from under the
dropped lashes shows a CLEAN from
the blue, sad eyes, Only actual dem
o~nstration of the senses could con.
vince one that this countenance had
been made by needle and silk instead
of paint and a brush. ILLUSTRATED
American.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10
In M Country,

Davies first country ~sojourn was
one long eason Of bliss. He came in
from the hen house one morning,
empty handed and in q state of great
diagust. "H'mi That old rooster
out there's a-standing on one leg and
doing nothin', and be nights well Lay
On sgg - not, and better, too."-Nsw
York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10
MIzed Coal and Petroleum ne Fuel.

Some experiments made with q
mixed fuel Of coal and petroleum on
an Italian man.of.war at Spezzia are
well worth attention. The vessel,
which never before surpassed fifteen
knots an hour, reached almost seven
teen with the new combustible. The
engineers complain that the high heat
generated Injuries the boilers. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10
Massachusetts,.

She'll IL aid that Madame Scream.
ota 10 pasdonstsly fond Of jewels bat
cannot bear 70 hsvs her sars pierced.
Hs-YWt shoald think shs would
how Q litale pity for her sudisasss,
0Asni-Dry Goods QrouielA
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10

A gentleman in Paris, Tex, owns Q
horss which makes O habit Of eating
young chickens. Every timsa young
chicken comes within rsaSh Of the
homo Il 70 sure 70 b swallowed.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10

Henry o. Kiblin, who fitted up the
Boston and Albany railroads emerg-
ency DOT In Springfield, Mass., was
the first n to be operated upon in Il.
He jumped from . moving train, and,
falling under the wheels, his left Log
was 70 crushed that amputation was
nece~sary.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-10
The Plaes l.r Aim.

Weary Pilgrim-I feel that I am Of
no earthly uss whatsoever.
Observing Citisen-I know Of Just
he calling for you.
'What II itf"
"Janitor Of IN onss buildlng -
lal."-Chioago TimsA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-06
"A MURDER MYSTERY.

A Man Found with Four bullet Holes In
fn- nim-A Strange Find.
Special Di.patch to the Inteaioaeer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. August 5.-Har.
rison Ross and wife, who live near Elk
Horn, in Mcdowell county, in passing
through the low gap branch have no.
tlced disagreeable odor for some time.
A few days ago it became unbearable,
and Mr.. L. Ross determined on IN in.
ycsti2ation in the woods. A few s.eps
from the path he saw. a pair Of shoes
sticking out OF the ground.
Sunmoning coroner they made an
investigation and found the body OF a
white man in the hollow caused by the
upheaval OF tree and covered with
leaves and branches. The body wss in
an advanced state OF decomposition and
beyond recognition. An AUTOPSY
showed that there was one bullet hole
in the back just below the left shoulder,
two bullet holes in the left arm and one
in the wrist: On an examination OF the
head the soft tissue was found to be de-
composed and separated from the
bones, and on shaking the skull
q noise was heard inside and a
bullet was removed Of about thirty
eight ealibre. A pistol holster and
belt we're found on him and two clubs
were found nearby with his hat. There
is no clue to the murderer, and the
whole affair appears to be shrouded in
mystery. :
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FAEMEE AssASSlNATED,
Who WIS n Cnndidnto tn" MfsaiBs'Pi
aroi,at the Democratic purty.

.
Who WIS n Cnndiduto In Mfssfss'ppt
Against the Democratic Pnrty.
WASHINGTON, August 5.-Fourth Aud
'itor Lynch, the we'll known colored ex-
member OF Congress from Mississippi,
openly advocates the passage OF Fed
eral election law, and says in relation to
the late F. NJ. B. Cook, who was assass.
mated recently in Jasper county, Miss:
"He was All able man, good and law
abiding citizen and respectable gentle
man. He was one OF the leaders OF the
Republican party in Southwestern
alissssippi, and WAS prominently iden.
tilted with the Farmers Alliance. He
was the Republican candidate for Con.
rress for,the Fifth district in 1885, He
announced himself a candidate for dele
gate to the Constitutional Convention
from jasper county, county in which
tho whites have large majority, and
which is supposed to be surely Demo
cratic. Nevertheless, for this he was
assassinated. It is, no doubt, the set.
tied determination OF the oligarchy in
Sfississippi that the Farmers Alliance
movement shall not be allowed to as
sume the same dangerous proportions
there which it has in other Southern
States, The assassination Of Cook, IN
Intelligent and respectable white man!
is no doubt an unmistakable evidence OF
their determination to hold on to power
= ut any cost" E vac
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-06
MASON COUNTY MATTERS.
Tho Republican Legislative Ticket-Nows
Notes and Personnl Matters.

Tho Republican Legislative Ticket-Nswl
Notes and Personal Matters.
Special 3ispateh 10 The Inselliync1.
PorNr PLEASANT, W. Va, August 81
The Republican County Convention,
held at this place Saturday, nominated
the following ticket: For House ol
Delegates, Jasper Greer aud John P.
Sustin; for Clerk OF the County Court,
J.. 0. Sayres; for Clerk Of the Circuit
Court, Robert f. Mitchell; for County
Commissioner, John Tbornburg. The
ticket is considered the best that was
ever put in the field, and will undoubt.
edly prove bitter pill for Democracy in
November.
J. B. Brown, a farmer near Leon, this
county, lost thirty tons OF hay by fire
last Saturday. = T.
Hon. J. S. Spencer, Prosecuting At.
torney for this county, had the misior-
tune last week To break his left arm in
two places.
The Mason county teachers closed one
OF the most successful institutes ever
held in this county last Saturday, con.
Quoted by Major J. NJ. Lee, Of Hunting.
ton. About 250 teachers were in al.
tendance. gt
The new high school building OF this
city is now up to the second story. 1t
will cost, when completed, about $780,
Oo0. Our people are very proud Of this
structure. I,, 0i 10
The Grandmother OF "Neal," Of Neal
and Graf the murderers, died at her
home in this county, near this city, lest
week.
The body Of an unknown deck.hand,
drowned oil Of the Capitol City one day
last week, was recovered Saturday, near
this place, and buried by the proper au.
thorities.
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GIRLS WIFI NERVE.
They Whip the Editor OF u Scurrilous She It
In Fine STYLE.

They WHIP the Editor OF u scurriious Sheet
.in.Fine Style.
spRISafIELD, O., August 5.-E. T.
Commins, editor Of the Budget, sour
rilous sheet devoted exclusively to the
publication and dissemination of scan
dals, struck scylla and then Charybdio
last night. The last issue OF his weekly
paper contained highly sensational
article rejecting on the charac,
ter OF Sue Mcdonald and Louisa
Snyder, two well known young women
here. They saw the article for the first
time last night and finished reading it
in tumult OF anger. They immediate
ly started up town for the purpose OF
lynchlng Commins. Police Judge
Young was met going up town and they
apprised him OF their inten.
ton Of "doing up" Commins.
The detested gentleman was found
in his dingy upstairs Office all
alone, husily absorbed in writing
The two muscular girls asked if he was
Editor Commins. Receiving an afiirma.
tive answer they sailed into him. Com.
Minis is rather small man and was as Il
baby in their hands. They placed him
against the wall and beat him brutally and
numerically with their fists until the face
resembled raw beefsteak and his clothes
were covered with blood. They finally
let him 90, when be drew areyolyer and
told them to 30. Having obtained sat.
isfactiou they left and went direct to
Young's office, told the judge they had
whipped Commins and wanted to know
how much the job was going to cost
them. 1t is believed Commins is too
humiliated to file aaidavi,s against them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-06
THH RHV0LUYIONISFS
OF Genital America arc Rapid
|y Getting There.
THE CUATEMALAN FORCES
Are Repulscl...Of Oflcrs OF Neg tat Ions
for Peace Meet with Favor.
Position OF tho United
States Minister. ~!

Cry OF MEXICO, August GA die
patch from San Salvador says that Gen
eral Truniaray, at the head Of tue Gua'
temalan revolutionists, had taken Chi
quimula, near tho capital, and that the
loss Of this place had Obliged the Qua,
temalan Government to concentrate la
troops toward tho capital. pM.ga i.
A Gua.emalan dispatch says It is un.
true that IN attempt waa made 10 assas.
sinate President Dayil!as, and denies
that the revolution is Of importance.
Tho dispatch also says that Minister
Aizner's correspondence has not been
tampered with, and that the Minister has
for days been in free communication
with the United States Government.
A special dispatch from Guatemala
says the Diplomatic Corps has offered 10
negotiate in the interesta Of peace, tha,
the oiler has been accepted, and that 1t Is
expected peaceful settlement will be
arranged within few days. President
Barillas says he will not resign and that
be prefers death to surrender,
Dispatches received by the Mexican
Government confirm the report Of the
probability Of the intervention, in behalf
Of peace, Of the foreign diplomats in Cen.
tral America. President Ezeta's only
terms are the recognition Of his Govern.
ment and the non-interyen,ion OF other
powers in the interior government Of
San Salvador. Jut t'G
Reports from the Chiapas frontier are
that everything is quiet. i..a
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|FLOGGBD BY WHITE Caps,
An Immoral Man in Maiden,
" West Virginia, b
IS TAUGHT A SEVERE LESSON
by n Band OF Ecgmintors...A Mys,c.
rious Murder Discovered at Elk
~ Horn".h Postmaster Under
.@lg Arrest for a Grave Crime.

1
CHARLESTON, W. Va, August $50,
some time past man, whose name Ia
withheld for the present, but who was
married at one time, and was deserted
by bis wife, rs common report says,
on account Of his "shiflleBsness,' has
been living near Maiden. in this county,
with woman who Is universally spoken
OF us being Of fine figure and appearance,
and who wns wills in the halcyon days
gone BY, but who left her husband or
was left by him some lime aso. Outside
OF this she has not borne tho best repu.
tation in the world, and tits raid tha THE
man has been living for some time on the
money she procured as the proceeds oil
her shame. aoa.
Last evening about o'clock a band Of
men. all wearing white caps, paid the
couple visit, and taking the man out
Of doors proceeded TO pay him part of
his just dues in the shape of lashes
Gcross tho back. He was pretty we'll
done up, and WAS notified that unless he
mended his ways he. might leok for u
second visit and severer punishment.
The identity Of his visitors is not kno wn
nor even suspected, 30 far US has been
heard.
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10, OF, Messing.

CHICAGO, August 5.-Cantons from
all parts Of the country continued to
arrive to-day to take part in the tri-
ennial contonment Of the Patriarchs
Militant, !. o. 0. F., and the city was
alive with the black, red, gold and pur.
Pile trappings, and the flashing levels
and waving plumes Of the order. The
forenoon vas devoted to competitive ex.
empliications Of the subordinate degree
work, with closed doors, in Battery D
Armory. ,','.s a'1. r..
Garden City Lodge, Of Chicago, opened
the competition and was followed by
Wicker Park Lodge, Of this city. ~,
This afternoon the prize drill Of the
cantons by classes was begun on thu
Lake front in tho presence Of multi
tpde Of people. ' r
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. PRICES MISSION.
lie Is Coming Here to Take Notes About
Our Railroads.

lie Is Coming Here to Take Notes About
Our Itnilronds.
New foRK, August 5.-The Hon. JOE.
Price, OF London, Vice President Of the
New York, Ontario and Western Rail-
way has just arrived in this country on
tour OF inspection. He starts to-day
with President Fowler and party to
inspect the Ontario system.
Mr.. Price is chairman in London OF
the English Association of American
Bond and Shareholders, and represents
asyndicate controlling many millions OF
capital for investmen, in American rail.
ways. 1t is rumored here that his pres.
ent visits it for the purpose Of securing
the construction or acquiring possession
Of ofcertain new lines Of railway having an
important bearing upon the transporta-
ton interests Of this city.
The story recently printed here and
elsewhere that tho Bryce Syndicate, the
Norfolk and Western Railroad and other
parties intended to buy the Chicago and
Atlantic Railroad, which ia to be sold
August II, was denied yesterday. The
New York. Lake Erie and Western owns
a large block Of the stock OF the corpora
lion and tho road is one Of its western
connections. A prominent officer OF the
Erie eaid that he had heard Of no such
intention, but that If any attempt was
made TO put it into effect the Eric would
not get left,
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Storm tu Iowa.

MASON Cry, IA, August "a de-
atructive wind and hail storm, much
worse than at first reported, swept over
Lyons, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmett and
Winnebago counties, Sunday, destroy
ing nearly everything in its pathway.
Many horses and cattle were killed,
and men who were out were badly cut
by the hail, and several arc reported as
seriously injured.
The track OF the storm was about Il
miles wide, following eastward the
South Minnesota State line. Hailstones
as large as hens eggs fell to the depth Of
six inches. Flax, which was heavy
crop, Was entirely ruined. Wheat and
oats in the shock were so badly dam.
aged as not to be worth threshing. Sev-
eral houses were blown down, and il
will take thousands OF dollaro to cover
the damage to farmers alone.
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HORRORS OF 4 C0SytCr CAMP.
A Femnlo Prisouer Shot byn Guard Witt,
Defending Herself from Outrage,

A Femnlo Prisuuer Shot byn Guard While
DefsnAlng Herself from Outrage.
BlRMlSGnAM, Ala, August Sat the
county convict camp at Vineville, seven
miles from this city, last night, Bill
Mooney q white guard, shot and killed
Julia Pearson, colored female prisoner.
Mooney was given preliminary trial
before a county justice and discharged.
He swore the woman attempted TO es.
cape, and attacked him with large
butcher knife. '',., -
To-day one OF the convict inspectors
went out to the camp to investigate
the matter. He learned that Mooney
brought liquor to the camp and made a
number OF the convicts drunk, and
drank quantity Of the liquor himself.
Then, it is alleged, he attempted Grim.
inal assault on the woman, Julia Pear.
son. She resisted and defended herself
with knife, when Mooney shot her. A
warrant was sworn out this afternoon,
charging Mooney with murder, but he
had skipped out and has not been ar.
rested. U ii .5leN. ~
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NEw ,YoEK, August 5.-Patrick Far.
fell, manager and two clerks Of the
American News Company, and John G.
Flanagan and Edward Everiss, were ar.
rested to-day on warrant issued by
Judge Murray for the sale OF alleged Oh.
ecene literature. At the came time the
truck pulled up before the doors OF the
great establishment on Chambers street,
and carted to court l,424 objection.
bic volumes. The complaint was made
by Superintendent Britton, of the
Society for the Enforcement Of the
Criminal Law. The books objected to
were 3"The Clemencean Case" by
Dumas; ".The DEVILS Daughters" by
Balzac; ''In Stclass Shadow" by Albert
Ross; ."An Actors Wife" by George
Moore; "Thou Shalt Not" by same, and
"The kreuizer Sonala," by Tolstoi.
The prisoners were arraigned and
uaroled in the custody OF counsel. Mr.
Farrell said that while the mpany was
the pub!isher'a agents, be did not know
what they contained.
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BANDITS BEATEN.

Mexicnus Try to Burn Texas Towu-Tws
mi Men nro Killed. -.
MARIA, TEX, August 5.-News was
brought in yesterday by J. E. outhes
foreman Of tho mines at Shaiter, OF ar
atlray which took place at 2 o'clock In
the morning. GsgI
It seems that crowd of Mexican
bandits got on spree, and were firing
on their weapons, when several of the
white miners, State Rangers and deputy
sheriils went down to sec what was the
matter.
Suddenly the Texans were fired upon
from ambush, and State Ranger ]. F.
Graves was instantly killed and Ike Lea,
Deputy Sheriff and Deputy Marshal, was
seriously wounded In the arm. The
fire was returned, and 1t it is believed
one Mexican WAS killed and several
wounded. A physician, Capt Jones and
several rangers and deputy sheriHs have
LETT for the scene.
Trouble has been brewing with, the
Mexicans at Shafter for some time, aud
1t ID believed that it was the intention to
rob and burn the town. Graves, the
dead ranger, belonged 10 Company D,
and was highly thought Of by his fellow
rangers. - ,---fs "
Yesterday evening two Rangers came
in with the body OF Graves for shipment
home to Leredo. They report that the
miners and Rangers have about 100
sicxtcans surrounded and are guarding
them until further assistance eau get to
them, when they will pick out those
connected with the shooting and bring
them to Marea for safe keeping. The
whole trouble is said to come from the
lynching OF Mexican some months
ago.
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IRON AND STEEL SCHEDULE
The AmnlEnunted Association Making u
g}ui Hot Fight In the Senate.

The Amnlgnmntcd Association Making u
45i Hot Fight In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, August 5.-The delega'
tions OF the Amalgamated Association
from Western Pennsylvania and other
localities are busy comforting with Re.
publican members OF the Senate Finance
Committee, urging the retention Of the
rates fixed on iron anl steel in the Nc.
Kinley bill.
They were in conference last night
and again to-day, with Senators Sher.
man, Allison and Aldrich, and submit.
ted statistics to show that labor does not
play the unimportaut part in the manu-.
factur eof those articles that some of the
opponents have been trying to prove in
the Senate. They hold that the reduc.
ton made by the Finance Committee is
injurious to the iron and steel workers
When this scedule is reached in the
Senate there will be a fierce onslaught
on the rates fixedin the Senate bill, by
Plumb aud other Western Senators, whc
will maintain that the rates in the bill
are too high, and that the duty on stee
rails and structural! iron should be con
siderably reduced, the former to S. {
ton, which, they claim, would be ample
protection tothat interest.
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shipped tl,s State,

sptctn! Dabnieh 10 he InttliceneT.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, August o.
Hugh Keogh, who had a ton mile con.
tract on the construction Of Norfolk (
Western railroad, in Wayne county, hns
skipped the State, leaving a large
amount Of unpaid debls behind him.
His dealings were principally with mer.
chants in, Huntington, where he pur.
chased supplies to greater extent than
ne WIS able to pay for. Emmons &
Mari went last week 10 Wayne county
and took deeds Of trust OH Ills property
70 secure tho payment OF what he owed
them, but Saturday he took bis horses
mules and carts into Kentucky and
Ohio, and his whereabouts is unknown,
Some little money OF his In bank was at.
tached. II captared he will be prose.
cuted for removing mortgaged property
out Of tho State. =
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BosToH. August j-General Traffic
Manager Mullen, Of the Union Pacific
road, is in town. He Gays that the pros
pects OF the Pacific road in Texas, in con.
neclion with the Denver, Texas 4 Fort
Worth, are very encouraging, uud the
Oregon Railway and Navigation compa,
MES will have large business, as the
crops in Washington and Oregon now
harvested are abundant.
Mr.. Mullen says the prospects are
poor for q corn crop in Kansas and Ne.
hraska, and speaks in gloomy terms o.
the immediate future for the new Statet
OF Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. The
purchase OF the St. Louis 4 San Fran
cisco railroad by the Atchison he con
siders a very wise move. and says The
silver legislation will be very beneficial
to the territory served by the Unior
Pacific. gL e"a
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MAnDinstoa on Field.

Special Dispaschto thc lnteiiscncr.
WASHINGTON, W. VA, August 81
The thermometer among oil men stands
very high to-day. Forest Oil Company
No. l, on the Moore land, REACHED the
pay streak this afternoon and is showing
the strength OF the Fleming No. i,
which is holding at seventy five barrels.
Logan Oil Company's No. l, on the
Hawkins, WEIGH has been looked for as
the next, met with the same old cave
and is having trouble. The Taylor,
Ladshaw and Burt we'll is holding at ESQ
every twenty.four hours. The same
people are having two new rigs built on
the Wilson, just adjoining the Tygart,
and one new rig owned BY Manning.
ton and Fairmout capitalists, is being
erected on tue Widow McInturtl's lot
adjoining the Wilson and between the
McGraw and Watson tract Of GI acres
which ia beyond doubt the most yalua.
Die piece yet undevelopcd.
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BuENos AYEEs. August 5.-Notwith.
standing the fact that the insurrection
here has terminated, great excitement
prevails throughout the city, and the
disquiet continues to increase. Seuor
Lastra, the leader OF the party which
supports General Niitre, who was for.
merly President Of the Republic, has
been offered seat in the Cabinet, but
be declines to accept it.
It is rumored that new issue OF $50,-
COO, 900 in paper currency will be made.
A bill has been introduced in the Cham
Der OF Deputies providing for a forced
currency. ..aI .
The National bank has resumed pay
ment. The Bourse is still closed, and
the panicky feeling in commercial cir
cles continues. The press is forbidden
by the Government to comment on the
crisis. The premium on gold is 2O9 pei
cent The rates OF exchange are falling.