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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
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Chicago Heralds Munce Special: On
East Adams street, this city, resides John
Quincy Adams, widower, aged sixty-five
years. who for long time has been sur
vlving on nourishment received from the
meat of rats, which he catches in traps
distributed throughout his neighborhood
so thickly that his catches enable him to
use none but the choicest fat young ones,
which are decapitated like a chicken
skinned and prepared by the old fellow like
a housewife would squirrel The old
ones, not SO fine, are boiled down for lard
with which to mix his pie and bread
dough. When questioned, the old fellow
stated that long time ago he concluded,
If Cinnamon could eat rats he could do
likewise; but his wife and children OBJ
jected, and until their. departure ten years
ago he was deprived OF the meat OF the
meat he says: 1T is as fine as any wild
game to be had" He delights in showing
the nice ones, when captured, to his
colored widow tenant, who occupies part
of the house. Adams with mis- six chill
dren, moved here twenty-seven years ago
from near Piqua, Ohio, wealthy man, but
soon lost what he had in tie collapse OF
machine shop. Since then his wife has
died, his children are married and gone,
some he knows not where. 1t is thought
by many poverty has driven him to his
awful diet but he boastingly relates how
EASY it is to live on his rent, 81 80 per week.
and save money. The old mans present
sickness, which he calls la grippe caused
the above discovery OF that and of the
AWFUL nlthy quarters he occupies.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
Cut His Own Tongue Out.

New York Worlds Los Angeles, CAL,
Special: A strange case OF self emulation
came to light to-day, in which man who
is not suspected of insanity cut his tongue
out with a razor.
The act was committed on Sunday morn
ing in boarding house on Broadway, where
the stranger, who gave the name of Wilson
but refused to give his initials, took room
three weeks ago. During his stay
he lived on bread and water, although he
was known to have had plenty of money
On Sunday, for the first time since his ar
rival, he rang his bell and the landlady IN
responding, found on the outside OF his
door newspaper on the margin of which
had been scrubbed: "Send for a surgeon to
stop the bleeding. On the room being en-
tered the ledger was found bending over a
wash basin with blood pouring from his
mouth. He was perfectly calm and was
wet handkerchief A bloody razor lay on
the bed, and spots of blood were on the
carpet
Adoctor was called and the mans injuries
were dressed. He stood the painful ordeal
with wonderful nerve for, while the flesh
quivered under the surgeons needle, the
man himself gave no indication of suffer-
ing: The severed portion OF the tongue
had been thrown away by the man, whose
every act showed the utmost deliberations
he had shaved himself cleanly, taken a
bath, carefully dressed himself with the ex-
ception OF his coat and then evidently
seized his tongue, pushed the razor into his
mouth as far as it would go, and with a
quick slash cut off the offending member
The accomplishment of the deed seems to
have been the mans sole aim, as he carried
out the surgeons directions tor treatment
to the letter Calling upon the surgeon next
day, the latter endeavored to gain the mys-
terious mans confidence. but he only gave
a shrug of the shoulders and on little
tablet which he brought with him asked for
his bill, which he paid. He then returned
to the lodging house and endeavored to
call the landlady to accept money or the
trouble that he had put her to by his singu-
lar act. He then babe her good-by and ehe
heard nothing of him until this morning,
when she received an envelope containing
a money order for $25 from Yuma. which
must have come from him. She describes
HIM as a scholarly, polished man of dark
complexion, medium height OF requisite
politeness, and in her opinion he is priest
He held no intercourse with any one and
seemed simply to have come to the city to
carry out his singular scheme OF self-muti-
lation. He had expensive baggage with him.
No clue of any kind can be found which
will indicate who he was or why he cut his
tongue out.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
A New Submarine Boat.

DETROIT Dec. 2.-The Detroit Boat com
pany is constructing submarine craft. O.
which great things ase expected. The yes
sci is forty feet long nine feet beam an6
fourteen feet depth Of hold. The mechan
ism is similar to that OF submarine tor.
pedo boat. Storage batteries will be useG
ing the motive power. II.
The improvement over the torpedo boat
is claimed in the buoyancy of the craft
which will come to the surface as soon as
the electric meter is stopped, whereas
the machinery Of the torpedo boat must be
working to bring it to the surface of the
water. Besides screw wheel at the stern
will be two wheels on either side of the
craft. Turning an electric switch will
cause the boat to RISE
1t is being built as pleasure craft, but i
it proves successful the government will be
requested to consider its adoption as tor
pedo boat.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
NORTH DAKOTA

The Bismarck Tribune says that while the
standing Rock agency is in this state
Sitting Bulls camp was on the Grand river.
in South Dakota.
The Herald announces that Grand Forks
druggist has just bought a $4,000 soda
fountain. The season for summer drinks ia
"a long one this year.
few days ago eighteen persons con-
fined i'll the Cass county jail, awaiting trial.
were discharged because the witnesses had
all removed from the county. Two days
after sixteen Of the eighteen we're again be-
hind the bars, principally for stealing
Mr.. Henderson offered resolution in the
senate which was referred to the committee
on Indian affairs instructing that committee
to inquire into the condition of Indian tribes
ln North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and elsewhere, the steps necessary to disarn
them.
Hon. j. S. Pilfsbury, says that the 500
branches would be extended to Bismarck
and Jamestown next season. The company
contemplates building about 500 miles OF
road IN the Dakotas, which will be import
ant to the lumber trade The 500 will be
the first line to distribute the Dakota coal
over the southern half OF the state.
Hon. J. c. White. we'll known to the tenn
perance people Of this state as the sec
retary of the ''non.partisan prohibition
alliance" is lying very i'll ut HIS home in
Cas- selton, having been confined to his bed
for more than one year past from diseases
resulting from wounds received in the SER
vice. An effort is being made to secure for
him an increase of pension
The Fargo Argus SAYS nj .Jimm,,,, En-
mons who was one Of the three pioneers who
started the machinery of Burleigh county:
Editor Emmons, the irrepressble, is now
in Nebraska. He was a typical old timer.
an eccentric genius or crank; past trader,
saloonlsS. editor, all round good hearted.
honest boomer. He has an lmperishable
aaemento IN Emmons county,
s.ight 2N farrsers from near
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The water of the Vermillion river has been
found to be especially adupted to the manu-
facture of linen.
Mrs. A. J. Drake, of Iroquois, has been or
dained Congregational preacher, the first
lady in the state to have that distinction
The Oh am berlain Dem crat hears q rumor
that the railroad company proposes to put
in an ice bridge and move some material
across the river this winter.
This state offers the following beet sugar
bounties: For raw, granulated or refined
sugar, cent per pound; for syrup or molas-
ses, cents per gallon.
Hank Gardner, of Pierre, has Sitting Bulls
autograph. He cut it from a hotel register
in Bismarck in 1877, when the Sioux chic.
was brought back prisoner from Canada.
S veral1ndans were in Chamberlain when
word of Sitting Bulls death was received,
and the Democrat says the intelligence
caused broad smile o overspread their
cOuntenances.
The Sioux Falls Press says the Indian in
the penitentiary in that city has been indulg-
ing in the ghost dance for the past month.
1t seems he got onto the Me ;siah racket
about as quick as his dusky brethren out on
the plains.
The Redfeld Observer is informed that
Sphinx county will lose from $500 to $500 on
the seed wheat deal ola year ago. This, -
the Observer says, ''seems like a considerable
amount, but when compared with the j elicit
in other counties in the state it is SIN all'
Twentv-six convicts arc now out of
the penitentiary under the parol law.
1hlrty-sevcn were set at liberty, but
the terms ofimprisonment Of eleven have ex-
PRED. The board Of cha rites and correc-
ton reports favorably on the operation of
the law, but cautions against it's abuse
Hermosa has offered the Dakota, Wy oming
and Missouri River Railroad company, for
the building of the road from Hermosa to
Hill City and the coal fields, warranty
deed to 1000 acres ofland in tile immediate
vicinity of the town: also ninety .nine.year
franchise for q street car line, electric light
gas works and water-works
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31

7 psilanti came to thisstate eight years ago
with but three or four head of COWS among
them. They can now count up over 400
head OF cattle and horses which they have
raised and which figure as 8 profit. They
have lived through the toughest of the
prairie privations. and now see their way out
by the yearly increase in the focks of sheep,
cattle and horses
= Col. Plummer has been appointed special
immigration agent of the Great Northern
railroad and will make u tour of the east
this winter i'll a special car. The cor will
contain samples of the products of this
state which will be exhibited and explained
by an expert who will accompany the colo
mel Col. Plummer will confine himself to
public speeches, setting forth the advantage
OF the stute as an agricultural and stock
country. He will probably start about the
LIST OF January.
The jury at Fargo, brought in verdict
of ~, 600 in favor Of Louise Patrich against
August Wichman. This action was brought
for $4,000 for breach of promise and Sc
duction. The plaintiff is a poor German
girl; defendant is the son of a wealthy Ger
man family, and has m arried since the al
legged engagement was broken. The trial
has attracted considerable attention, and
the case will probably be taken to the su-
preme court.
Stories of suffering in Dickey county are
strongly denied by the officials of that
county in letter to the Fargo Argus
After the most thorough investigation it is
found that although crops were exceedingly
poor, still enough was raised to pay running
T,,
year, so far as food and clothing was con-
cerned. but seed will undoubtedly be needed
next spring. So lar as actual suffering for
necessaries oflife is concerned. not a single
case could be found
John S. Murphy, Indian agent at Fort
Berthold, has asked for the protection Of
troops as the Berthold Indians, coached by
renegades from Standing Rock, have be-
come affected with the Messiah craze and
are into the ghost dance to stay. These In.
dams have hitherto been the most peaceful
in the Northwest. They are composed OF
the remnants of the Gros Ventres, Aricka-
rees and Mandans. 1t is understood they
arc to order the whites to leave the reserva-
lions.
A fatal stabbing affray took place just
over the state border from Gretun,
when Michael Dumont. nephew of Grbriel
Dumont, Of Riel rebellion fame, was fatally
stabbed by Mich olas Damn dispute
arose between the two men over some
trouble that occurred three years ago,
Damn struck Dunn ont with his fist, and, up-
on Dumont retahating, Damn pulled his
knife and with an upward motion stabbed
Dumont in the groin. Dumont died in an
hour, when Damn was arrested and lodged
in the Penn bina jail. Both parties had been
drinking heavily.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
WISCONSIN,.

Officer Peterson, of Npenah, was assaulted
py tramps Having been struck by the butt
OF loaded whip, he is in a bad condition.
Lorenzo H. Dow. formerly OF Berlin and
now manager of the Union Paci6c's big no.
tel at Pocotello, Idaho, is dying of pheu-
monia. IT,. ...-. ~. b
Alfred William, employed on a farm near
GAINESVILLE, fell off hay stack and was i'm
paled on q three-tin fork. Recovery is
doubtful
DR.. H. A. Clark's book accounts were sold
at belolt, and bills amounting to So, 900
were sold to lawyer tor S16O; $13, 800
worth OF stock in iron mining companies was
sold for S.
Henry Hensel. convicted of murder in the
second degree at Green Bay has not vet
been sentenced because q motion for a new
trial is pending The penalty provided by
statue is fourteen to twenty five years.
Hortonvillc friends of the Rev. A. NJ. De
Ford. tt. weak-minded preacher who went
wrong a few months ago, went to the
Northern Insane Asylum at Oshkosh and
presented him with o purse of money.
Some of the evidence in the Perrin case was
obtained by Col. Byrne by means of a tube
connected with Ed. Bakers cell in tho Ash
land County jail. This was the evidence in
the Oshkosh trial.
G. L. Miller, until lately editor of the Union
at Prairie du Chen, has been sued for IS, 900
for libel by NJ. A. Robinson. one OF the Judges
of election in the town ofScott, Crawford
County.
Daniel Morgan is suing Nicholas Flynn.
at Ashland. Tor $4,000. Morgan alleges
that whilelle vas asleep in DEFENDANTS saloon
the Inter poured some infammable liquid
on his socks and set fire to it, in:uring him
permanently.
Peter st. George, the man who murdered
his vie ut Cadott in a most sensational
manner aud then committed suicidse vas
once president OF La Crosse Coun Ind
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
scores Of people know him we'll He lives IN
the Town of Holland.
IOWA.

Fort Dodge citizens, being rid of the
troublesome COW at large, will remove fences
from their premises
Davenport laid nearly mile and half Of
brick paving this year. The cost of the city
street improvements was $50, 261.66.
/. There are Alb convicts in the Fort Madi-
son penitentiary. Twenty-Five are in forlife.
The oldest convict is Joe Matthews, sent
from Jefferson county twenty three years
ago for killing his wi e. He is so years old.
John S. Killinger, of McGregor, instantly
killed his grandson, aged s years. The lit
tic fellow was playing about while the grand
father was chopping wood He got under
the npliited ak and received the blow full on
top of the head. The old man is feeble, deaf
and partially blind.
Mrs. Irwin, of Kirkville, supposed to have
been murdered by her husband, has been
found at work in hotel ut Oskaloosa. She
says she left her husband on account Of his
brutal treatment and has had him arrested
for cruelty to her. She also sues for divorce
and has garnished 1910 of his money de-
posted in an Ottumwa bank for alimony.
The glucose works at Marshalltown are
running only half time about 1875 hands be-
ing laid off on account of a dull market. The
manager of the works says the Marshalltown
factory is the only one of a similar kind that
had been running full force of men for the
past six weeks, and the majority of them
had shut down altogether.
Abner Peeler, of Lehigh, arrested on the
charge of scoopng out the interior OF gold
coins and filing them up with base metal,
was discharged when he came to trial after
five months imprisonment at Omaha.
There was no evidence against him. Peeler
is said to be the originator OF the typewriter,
of the brush Photographic machine and se|.
eral other ingenious and useful inventions.
OF the forty houses comprising the village
OF Rickardsville but seven are occupied as
saloons, and the need of another establish.
ment of this kind has long been felt. A resi-.
dent of the neighb orhood the other day de.
termined' to supply the aching void. Ac-
cording be bought frame saloon a mile
from Rickardsville and undertook to move
it into the village on wheels. While the
work was under way the proprietor went of
on spree and before he sobered up the
wheels froze in the mud. The saloon now
stands in the m iddle of the highway near
the village and is doing rushing business.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
Barnes Giving sprinting Matches

SPOKANE FALLS, Wash, Special Telegram,
Dec. 26.-Four of the fastest sprintcrs IN
the United States took part i'll foot race,
best two in three heats at Twickenham
park this evening for purse offered by
John S. Barnes, manager of the Spokane
base ball team. The contestants we're L.
d. Skinner G. F. Wienbrenner, alias C. f.
Gibson. John Flynn and Jack Gibson, bel-
ter known as English Gibson. Skinner
and &. F. Gibson ran the first heat. skim
ner won in 81 seconds; Flynn and Jack
Gibson ran second, Gibson winning in 81
seconds. The winners of the two heats
postponed the decisive heat on account 81
the lateness of the hour. until next sum
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
A Wealthv Roo+hI.ok

Denver News: It isn't every day that a
colored man may be seen who is rated at
$50 acres, tat bank account and at the
same time is putting III fifteen hours 6ay
at a bootblack stand. Such man is max
ing his home in Denver. His name is
Jacob Shower and every day he plies the
7blackng brush at a chair on Lawrence
street. in front o.. the Gibbs house. Shower
IS a ull-blooded a .rican Of large size and
powerful frame. He isl man upon whom
forty mine years have rested lightly, and.
yet his has oeen a life of romance and
Wcissitude, whose recital would scarcely be
credited were itnot that the strange facts
are zorro Dorated by sears upon his body
and by an honorable membership in the
g. A. r.. where the observation-disclosures
il recognized as g mar whose word is as
good as his bond. ss5sS
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
PrOlOnSH the Agony.

PIERRE S. D., Special Telegram, Dec. 26.
The clerk OF the supreme court has dis
covered that under the statutes the election
of a United States senator cannot be held
until the second Tuesday after the meeting
o! the legislature. which postpones the cleo.
ton until Jan. 20. 1t was the intention to
proceed With the election as soon as the
legislature met. Chief Justice Corson is
examining the law on the subject.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
MAY Hit the Printers,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-There is fight
going on between the senate and house over
the urgent deficiency appropriation, made
up principally OF appropriations of the
government printing office, and unless the
dead ock between the two bodies is broken
there may be an interruption Of work at
the government printing Office. The con-
test is over the payment Of senator's clerks
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
Approved the Arree,nant

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-At the regular
monthly meeting Of the st. Paul directors
to-day the presidents agreement was app
proved. and Samuel S. Spencer was elected
with President Miller to represent the road
on the advisory board
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-31
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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-13
The Deadly Electric Wire.

PITrsBURG, Oct. 3l.-A specialize
Brodycr, Pa, says: A horrible accident
occurred in the Edgar Thompson steel
works last night, which was due to the
careless bravado Of the victim, a colored
man named Robert Washington. He
halls from Culpcpcr, Va, and has been
working as brlcklayer's laborer.
1t was noticed by Superintendent
Pierce. Of the Carnagic Electric Light
Company, that Washington had often
graspcd the electric light wire when the
current was turned Off in order to show
the men he was not afraid. He was
warned by Pierce that he would be
caught, Pierce telling him several times
that he was doing very foolish thing.
Last night at 10 o'clock Washington
was seen TO climb up several steps and
reach out his hand toward the electric
light lamp. Some one shouted warn
ing to him, but too late. His hand
touched the wire and in an instant his
frame stiflened and he fell to the floor
below dead. Not a muscle twitched and
his death must have been instananous.
His right hand had touched the wire
and his left, clinglng to an IRON rod, had
completed the circuit. There was not q
mark on the man except on his right
hand, were a slight scar was found
where he had grasped the wire
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-13
A Shooting Editor,

WHEELING, w. VA, Nov. IAN
affair occurred in Clarksburg to-day
which may result in the death of two of
the leading men in the State. w. +.
Richards, editor of the Clarksburg Tele-
gram, published in his paper this week
severe reflections on the character Of
the Hon. John Basil, one of the most
prominent lawyers of the State, chief
Railroad Company, and a leading Dem
ocratic candidate To-day Basil met
Richards and shot him, seriously
wounding him. Richards returned the
fire, dangerously wounding Basil. Basil
may die. Richards is chairman Of the
Republican county committee. The
shooting is the result of an old personal
feud. This is the third time Editor
Richards has been shot on account of
the too free use Of his pen.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-13
EXTRA SESSION ADVOCATES.
They Find Il New Reason for Calling Con-
aress to Sit Again.

WASHINGTON, Oct, 31.-The advo-
Gates OF an extra session of Congress
have been keeping rather quiet lately,
but they have now brought out new
argument. This is to the effect that an
extra session is necessary this year to
prevent an extra session of the Fifty
second Congress next spring.
| Ihey assume, of course, that the re-
apportionmcnt bill and the force bill are
to be passed this winter at all hazards,
and they argue that if the Senate acts
| upon those two measures in the regula,
| three months session, it will not have
| time to pass some of the appropriation
bills. a failure to provide money for
running the government would make
necessary another meeting of Congress
before the end of the fiscal year. So it
is urged that the Senate and House
should be convened by the President as
soon after the election as possible in order
that the regular appropriation bills
may be passed without interfering with
the Republican force bill and rcappor-
| tlonmcnt programme.
II is undoubtedly true that the Senate
will have to be very Industrious body
| II the work marked out for it is accom-
|
many persons think, indeed that the
work cannot be done unless the rules
arc charged or the revolutionary policy
is adopted of ignoring the Democrats
and forcing measures through without
the slightest attention to the protests Of
tho minority. Whether the Senators
meet i'll November or December, their
sessions are likely to be Of unusual in
| terest. The fight over the force bill will
be i'll dead earnest" on both sides, and
if the rcapportionmcnt bill is what may
be expected of partisan measure,
based on a fraudulent census. the con-
| test over it will also be very bitter.
The expectations Ofboth parties as to
the course Of events in Congress this
winter rest upon the belief that the next
House ofRcprcscntativcs will be Demo-
cratic, for while the Republican mana
gers are sending out daily claims that
they will win next week, they really
share the bcliefof the Democrats that
the later will control the House. If
they arc mistaken, and the next House
is Republican, then the force bill will pro-
badly be laid aside until next year, when
it can be put through in ample time to
have its intended effect upon tho Prcsi-
Dental election.