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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
An Aged Couple Slain Near SOUTH Omaha,
Neb.-Arrost of Two Servants,

An Aged Couple Slain Near South Omaha,
Neb.-Arrest of Two Servants.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Feb. 15.-News
of one of the most cold-blooded and ap-
parently unprovoked double murders
that ever occurred in this vicinity has
just come to light The details leading
up to the finding Of the bodies are as
follows:
In December last DR.. C. 81. Pinney, of
this city, rented farm, located six
miles west of South Omaha, to A. B.
Caldwelder. The latter could not then
occupy the place and moved his wife's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Jones, to the farm to take
care of the stock. On Tuesday
last Mr.. Caldwelder drove to the farm
and was surprised to find the front door
open. No sign of the old folks could be
seen. Within the house every thing was
in order. There had been seven horses
and nine head of cattle on the place,
and these were gone. A search was
made, and on Friday the bodies of the
missing persons were found. The remains
of the old man had been buried in
pile of refuse, and partly hidden in
haystack fifteen rods distant lay the
body of his wife. Both had been killed
by the same weapon, a 44-caliber re-
volver. The mans body bad been
pierced by four bullets, while three had
killed the aged lady.
The disappearance of the stock ap-
parently tells the story. The thieves
were evidently discovered while steal
ing the animals and killed the aged
couple to conceal the lesser crime.
The whole county is aroused and
rewards amounting to $4,000 have
been offered for the apprehension
of the murGerers. Frank Offitt aud
Jerry Dee, two men working in South
Omaha, have been arrested on sus-
picion of being the murderers. 1t is
said that they sold the stolen cattle to
a South Omaha commission house.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
MINNE TIA STATE NEWS
a NICKEL FOR a PICTURE.
A Invention for Grinding Out q Photo
.89gE Rrnnh In ThrAa Mlnntaa.

An Invention for Grinding Out . Photo.
graph In Three Minutes.
The great success Of the nickel-in-the-
slot machines attracted the attention of
E. g. Fisher, of Minneapolis, secretary
Of the Flour City Manufacturing Com
pany, last summer, and he is about to
Introduce to the public q slot machine
that for nickel will present the payer
with photograph OF himself in just
three minutes from the time he drops
In the tive-cent piece. 1t is decidedly
interesting piece of machinery and
works on the automatic principle. A
revolving chair stands in front of the
instrument, and the applicant takes
his position therein, elevating it
until his eyes appear in a small
mirror an inch wide on the
face of the machine. The nickel is put
in the slot, the person pushes knob,
there is little flash from an electric
wire suspended over a wicker of alcohol
which furnishes the light for the ex-
posture and the automatic machinery be-
gins its work. A revolving arm or fork
on the inside carries the little tin-plate
to the developer, the soda bath and the
miniature water tank, and when finished
drops 1t in slide, and it appears finished
on the outside. The machines will be
ready for public use soon, and will be
put In cities all over the country.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
Three Persons Killed and Several Injuyed
Near Mitchell, Ind.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 15.-The
north-bound morning passenger train
on the Monon route collided with a
freight train two miles north of Mitchell
at 10 o'clock Friday morning, causing .
disastrous wreck. The killed were: w.
H. billiard, engineer of passenger train;
J. B. Godinger, fireman; Charles
Wright, mail agent, Of New Orleans.
Six persons were badly hurt and few
others slightly injured. The wreck was
caused by wrong orders from the train
dispatcher. The injured were taken to
Mitchell.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
LATEST NEWS.

NEAR Mitchell, Ind, on the 18th 4
passenger train on the Monon collided
with freight train, Engineer w. H.
billiard, Fireman j. B. Godinger and
Mail Agent Charles Wright being killed.
A number of passengers were injured.
The firm of c. L. Luce & Co., of To.
ledo, O., wholesale dry-goods dealers,
failed on the 14th for 100000.
DUN & Co.'s New York agency on the
14th reported more favorable outlook
for business, with money rates moderate
and tho market easy.
WILLIAM LAEK1N (colored) was
lynched on the 14th at Camden, Ark.
He was charged with kidnapping chill
dren.
THE University of Toronto, the grand
est pile of buildings in Canada and
among the finest on the continent, was
totally destroyed bv fire on the 14th, in
volving a loss of 100000.
THE village of Mahle Lake, Mimi,
was almest swept out of existence by
fire on the 18th.
THE murder of an aged couple, Nathan
Jones and his wife, was discovered on
the 18th at their home near South
Omaha, Neb. Robbery was the motive.
THE Supreme Court OF Colorado de-
cided on the 14th that liquor saloons
must be closed on Sundays.
FOUR workmen were fatally scalded
at the Edgar Thomson steel-works in
Braddock, Pa, on the 18th by molten
metal.
THE National Bank of Salem, ILL.,, was
broken into by burglars early on the
morning of the 18th who secured $l2,.
600 in money besides valuable Sc
curities.
WoNa All HING, Chinaman who
killed his uncle for refusing to support
him in idleness, was hanged on the 18th
at San Francisco.
BILLS were passed in the United
States Senate ON the 14th providing for
an Assistant Secretary of War with a
salary of 81, 500; for the relief of SOL
diers or sailors who enlisted or served
under assumed names; appropriating
100000 for q public building at Eau
Claire, Wis; to prevent the introduce
ton of contagious diseases from one
State to another; to invite international
arbitration as to differences between ma
tions; providing that oaths required
in pension or bounty cases may be taken
before any officer authorized to admin
lister oaths for general purposes A bill
was introduced providing for the PEN
sioning, at the rate Of $25 a month from
March l., 1889, of all women who were
army nurses during the late war. In
the House the new code OF rules was
passed by vote Of 161 to 149.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
A MURDERER'S FATE.

The Killing of Young Lady Horribly
Avenged in Arkansas.
CRAwFoRDsv1LLE, Ark, Feb. 15.-The
body of Miss Ada Goss was found Thurs
day night near her fathers residence.
She had been assaulted and then muir.
dered. Suspicion pointed to George
Corvett From Corvett's wife it was
learned that he had murdered Miss
Goss, at the same time threatening to
kill her II she did not keep his secret.
The Infatuated people took Corvett to
the scene OF the murder and with an axe
cut of his arms and legs and severed the
head from the body.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19

!! widest demonstrations Of JOY Oh the
part Of the GENTLE population. GeJ:go
NJ. Scott was chosen mayor by rover 500
majority, and the remainder OF the.
Gentle ticket by about the snmo ma
jority.
Mrs. LUCY A. GEsIEY died al Glas-
tonbury, Conn.,, on the 10th, aged 103
years.
MISS CAROLINE LANE, aged so years,
was burned to death on the 10th in her
house at Limeburg, Mass.
Rev. Il. SMITH, aged % years, the old.
est colored minister in Indiana, died on
the 10th at Jacksonville. - %
Mrs. SUSAN RECORD, native of Ohio,
died at the county asylum in Crawfords-
Vile, Ind, on the 10th, OF the grip She
was 10 years old, and had boon an iu-
mate of the institution since 1S40.
Mrs. RACHEL ELBy, who was at ono
time General Robert f. Lees slave, died
on the 18th at Racine, Wis, aged 50
years.
DIR. J. N. Spinning, of Covington. Ind,
died on the 18th of pneumonia, the re.
suit Of influenza. He had in the past
few weeks treated over one hundred
cases Of the grip. not losing one.
CHRISTIAN HERR, president of the
Lancaster Pa.) National Bank since
1865, dropped dead on the 18th while
conversing with q friend. He was 80
years old and very wealthy.
GENERAL JOHN A. FOSTER, veteran
of the civil war, died in New York on
the 18th. He was Assistant Judge Ad-
| vocate-General during tho latter part OF
the war, and as such conducted the pros
ecution of Mrs. Surratt.
COLONEL S. w. BIoUNr, the only sur
wing signer of the declaration of Texas
independence, died suddenly at his
home in San Augustine, Tex, on the
! 18th.
THE s1st anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln was COMMUNICATED in
many cities and towns in the United
States on the 18th.
Mrs. LOUISA EGI1N died on the 18th
at Seymour, Ind, aged ITO years.
THE deadlock in the Iowa House still
continued on the 18th. Governor Lar
rabee sent his message to the Legis-
lature.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
FOREIGN,

CARDINAL PECc1, brother of the Pope,
who had been ill with pneumonia for
several days, died at Rome on the 9Th.
AT Miami, Man., Robert Morton, aged
95 years, shot and killed his son John
and the latter's wife on the sth during
quarrel.
The historical palace of Queen Mar
garete, at Navarro. France, was de.
stroyed by fire on the 9th. The loss was
2, 600, 900 francs.
ADvlCEs of the Sth from Brazil state
that General Da Fonseca was seriously
ill and had retired from the head of the
Provisional Government.
A FIRE in Paris on tho 18th destroyed
Osborne's library, valued at $400, 900,
containing unique documents of the
Cromwell and Stuart period in English
history.
The British Parliament convened in
London on the 18th.
THOMAS KANE was hanged at Toronto,
Can, on the 18th for the murder of his
wife in November last.
In Paris on the 12th the young duo
d'Orleans was sentenced to two years.
imprisonment for violating the decree
exiting from France all pretenders to
the French throne.
The Manitoba Legislature on the 18th
passed resolution abolishing the use
of French as the official language in
that province.
DISPATCHES of the 18th say that vol
canic eruptions near the town Of Fukuy.
anna, in Japan, caused loss of SIS, 500.
600. Only one man lost his lite.
The Sultan of Zanzibar died sudden.
ly on the 18th.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
Balm for a Wounded Heart.

The trial of the sensational breach Of
promise suit of Miss Mary Tart, Of
White Bear village, against DR.. Henry
Roman, of St. Paul, was concluded in
the district court at st. Paul the other
day. The jury was out only five min.
utes, and returned verdict that Miss
Tart was entitled to pecuniary balm
to the amount of $4,000 for the injury
done to her feelings by Romans refusal
to marry her. This was the first case
of the kind to be tried in st. Paul.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
q pit0me of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRESSIONAL,

CONGRESSIONAL.
IN the Senate on the 10th petitions were pre-.
sented from citizens Of Mississippi asking for
the establishment OF a republican form OF gov.
eminent In that State and free ballot and q
fair count; from citizens OF Georgia for the en-.
forcement OF the Fifteenth Amendment; from
the indianapolis Board OF Trade asking for a re-
peal OF the Interstate commerce law. Bills
were passed appropriating $4,000 for the Mari
on Qnd.) branch of the National Soldiers
Home; $4,000 for q public building at Sioux
City, Ia, and 100000 for public building at
Emory Smith, OF Pennsylvania. to be United
States Minister to Russia, was received from
the President. .. In the House the new code Of
rules was discussed.
On the nth bills were introduced IN the Sen.
ate establishing public-schoo system in
Utah; providing for an inspection Of meats for
expectation; prohibiting the importation OF
adulterated articles OF food or drink;
to create an agricultural commission to
investigate the present depressed con.
dition Of the agricultural interests OF
the country; to prescribe in part the
manner OF the election of members of Congress-
Bills were passed appropriating 100000 for a
public building at Burlington, a. and for the
relief OF certain settlers on public lands. o. In
the House the time was occupied In discussing
the new code Of rules.
In the Senate on the 18th joint resolution con-
graduating the people Of Brazil on their resump-
t1on Of the responsibilities OF self.government
was unanimously agreed to. Senator Chandler
introduced bill to regulate immigration in the
United States. The nomination Of Thomas J.
Morgan rs Indian Commissioner was confirmed
LIN the House discussion Of the new code OF
rules was continued, arguments for and against
their adoption being made.
BILLS were reported in the Senate on the 18th
for the establishment and maintenance Of In
dian industrial schools in Michigan and South
Dakota. The bill to provide temporary gov
eminent for the Territory Of Oklahoma was
further considered and finally passed. >. In the
House discussion OF the new code OF rules was
continued, arguments for and against their
adoption being made.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

GENERAL w. r. SHERMAN celebrated
his 10th birthday on the 9Th at bis home
in New York. 1851. r.:.5....
The municipal election in Salt Lake
City, y. r., on the 10th resulted in the
defeat of the Mormnns. aansinr the,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
Hanlon Issu q Challenge,

Edward Hanlon recently announced
in Duluth that he would row any man
in the world on the waters Of St. Louis
bay at Duluth for the worlds champion
ship. This was brought out by the sue
cess Of the Duluth Boat club in raising
purse of $4,000 for an international
professional regatta there next August,
to which $4,000 will be added for . race
for the single-scull worlds champion
ship. O'Connor, the Canadian cham
pion, has accepted the challenge.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
Owned by the Syndicate.

At Minneapolis few days ago the
English syndicate that recently pur.
chased the Pillsbury and w. D.
Washburn milling property for $780,
600 made their final payment of 81, 0oo,-
900 cash through the New York banking
firm of Morton, Bliss & Co., which
negotiated the transfer. This completes
the largest investment made by Britons
in America since the syndicate business
became popular.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19

The Minnesota car-works at West
Duluth made a big record in car build.
ing the other day. Two gangs of four
mon each built two cars in eight hours.
One gang was composed of four Pull
man Car builders and the other of three
Duluth men and one Huntington man.
The Pullman boys took the lead but
were closely followed by the other boys.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
Minneapolis Residents.

The way immigration has impressed
itself on Minneapolis is shown by refer
ence to the new directory of that city,
which contains 1900 Ole Olsons, 1910
Erick Ericksons, 1915 Nels Nelson's,
1.011 John Johnsons, 1,01O Peter Peter
sons, $50 Jurgen Jurgensons, 900 Paul
Paulsens, 500 Swan Swansons and 210
Andrew Andersons.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
Part of q Conspiracy.

In reference to a dispatch sent out
from Minneapolis about the American
Building & Loan Associat on, the gen.
eral agent says that the company has
not been forced out OF business" but
is doing business right along and is
sound. He says the report was part of
a conspiracy to wreck the association.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-19
Death in n Gas EXP osion.

Death in Gas Exp osioi.
few evenings ago an explosion
in the washing and condensing-room of
the coal-gas department Of one of the
buildings of the St. Paul Gas-Light Com
pany resulted in the death of Daniel
Desmond and the injury of Martin Cur
ran, Chris Conley, Michael Mahoney
and j. Simons.
The News Rrie ly Chronicled.
Nels Nelson, of Fergus Falls, was
killed recently by going down into a
we'll where gas had accumulated.
Eight in Jens Jensen's family at
Fergus Falls were sick at once with
diphtheria recently and three had died.
; Ex-Congressman ]. L. Macdonald and
P. l.. Mclaughlin have formed a law
partnership at st. Paul.
Theresa Murray. an unfortunate Min
them both amputated a few days ago.
W. J. Davis, independent Republican,
was elected mayor of Duluth at the re-
cent election.
Letters from London state that DIR.
c. N. Hewitt, secretary of the Minne-
sofa Board of Health, who is inspecting
sanitary methods, is being received
with the highest respect and accorded
every aid.
David Griffith, for twenty years res
ident OF Pleasant Valley, died the other
evening. He was born in County Kerry,
Ireland, in 1888; came to America in
1854, and to Winona in 1868. He leaves
q wife and three grown children.
A fire department has been organized
at Ellsworth.
There will be incorporated soon in
Duluth a company to build a motor
line from the end of the street-railway
line, in the east end of town, northeast
two or three miles beyond the new GEM
etery.
The troubles which had been disturb
ing the Hekla Fire Insurance Company,
Of Madison, Wis, culminated the other
evening in the practical sale of the bust
ness to the st. Paul German Insurance
Company. The St. Paul assumes every
asset and liability of the Hekla COM
pany. The latter has now outsta nding
over $40 900, 900 Of risks
K .
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-03
SUPERSTITI0NS DIE HARD.
People Are Committed to Lunatic Asy-
lums Because Their Relatives Re
gard Them Witches.
Science versus Superstition.

The late DR.. Geo. NJ. Baird, in a con-
versation with one of the members of
the Philosophical Society of Chicago,
said: 'I do not believe that there is
public or private lunatic asylum in
America that does not contain at least
cne female inmate committed for the
reason that her relatives regarded her
as a witch" A professor in the Uni
versity of Glasgow, who spent last sum-
mer IN the Highlands. states that he did
not visit town or hamlet that did not
number witch among its inhabitants.
In health matters, too, superstltons
still survive. Prominent society people
often consult fortune-tellers and the
like. But we know, and you know,
thot disease can not be cured or health
gained by the charms and amulets Of
ignorant superstitiOns. Oid-fashloned
medicines are also pOwerless TO
aid. The world has progressed,
and her advance IS especially marked
in the science of medicine. Today,
Psne's Celery Compound, a thoroughly
scientific preparation, is relied upon as
a positive cure for al nervous diseases.
In the highe social circles, 1t Is re-
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tired, languid feelings which follow
parties balls, musicals aud the other
demands of social life. The brain
worker finds new vigor and brain
strength IN this grand restorative; the
mechanic banishes his tired feeling and
nerve exhaustion BY this true iEvigor-
stoT; and the ladies rely upon It to
fortIfy their nervous systems and re-
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bacsache, neuralgia. paralysis. paresis,
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Telegram-herald., 1890-03-03
FATALLY INJURED.
Frank Roehrig Run over by Miehi-
gan Central Train

A most distressing accident occurred
at the Prescott-st. crossing of the Mich
lgan Central road yesterday morning.
Frank ROehrig was an industrious,
hard-working man, who had been in
the employ of the G.. K. & /. railroad
company fifteen years, and lived at
152 BrOadway-st., on the West Side.
Yesterday morning while crossing Pres
cott-st., he was run down by the in
coming Chicago tram of the G. d W.
NJ. and fatally injured. He was taken
70 the Union depot by the train hands,
and thence by the patrol wagon to ms
home. The first physician whom the
summons for aid called to his bedside
was DIT. $. Il. Wooster, who required
but q few moments TO discover that the
mans injuries were necessarily fatal.
The skull was badly fractured, both
legs were broken, one foot was badly
crushed, the toes of which were sew
cred from the member, and minor
bruises and cuts were sustained.
At 10 O'Clock last evening, Mr.. ROeh-
rig was stlli alive, but was wholly un-
conscious and sinking. No hOpe is
entertained OF his recovery. HIS fam
lily consists Of a wife and siI children.
He Is IS years of age.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-03
PRECIOUS STONES.
Ero1 our Iistls is-ssAr-oid ohis Goa
triestor

Eroza Our Little iS-asAT-oaa oh's sS1-
tFiestor.
The TELEsRAx- -HKKAID takes pleasure
IN pu5llshing the following essay. us
from tie pen Of the htiie lS-ysAI-ola
ono glrI who sent Us MY Trip Up The
L2kes:
'sThe diamond j, after the ruby the
most valuable OF al precious STONES
CoIoxless diamonds are usually TIE
most valuable, but 4 cOlOrec stone VIII
aR exquisite tint brings as high ptice
as sny.
the famous Hope diamond, when
weighs l44s troy grams, and : SAD 70
DC worth EZ5, 900, Is OF ssppnne blue
color. Large diamonds OF the p9rest
kiud are very rare, and IL the ~hoie OF
Europe, al the present time, there ale
only i've OF more than 100 eafats
weight. The largest OF these > t1e gem
OF the imperial scepter Of Russia,
which came from India. The others
are the Pitt or Regent diamond, helong-
ing % the French Government TINS
was the Jewel Napoleon wore IN the
hilt OF his sword; the Tuscany dla-
mOnd, which isnOw the hrstcro~n Jewel
of the Empire of Austria; the hohinoof,
Ia the possession OF Queen Nlctofi@,
and the star OF the South" which
originally came from Brazil.
''Besides the above mentioned, there
are also many other noted diamonds OF
lesser value; among these are the one
belonging TO the Emperor OF Brazil,
and which is called the Bragsnza, the
one belonging to the Rajah OF Mattan,
and the Nilan.
''The diamond which can only be cut
and polished by It's own powder, Is
either fashioned into a ''roSe" or a
brilliant" while the rest OF the stone
| is carved into faceteted dome.
"The largest diamond mines were Tor
merly IN Brazil, and also at one time IN
India. The Brazilian stone was very
| beautiful, but they were so scattered
| that il took fortunes 10 secure them.
1.-THE largest mines are at present III
| South Africa, known as the Kimberly
mines, but the Brazilian mines are
being reopened and may again take the
| lead.
THE ruby is now the most scarce OF
all precious stones, and is therefore the
most valuable. The prime color OF a
ruby is 4 pigeon blood color. The
Shah OF Persia has IN his possession the
! largest and most beautiful ruby known.
| "The pearl, emerald and sapphire
rank next in beauty and value, while
among the lesser ones are the garnet
aqua-marine, opal. torquoise, topaz
and others too numerous to mention.
almost every country and Govern
ment has Ia Its possession some noted
precious stone, or a collection Of them
"The Shah Of Persia has the larges
and most valuable collection Of jewels
in the world. The throne is said to bt
magnificent. The back or it is formed
of all kinds of precious stones, so set a
to represent peacock's tail, and l:
very beautiful"