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, 1890-03-13

NIAGARA FALLS, March l2.-The Ben
well murder case was resumed today.
The court room was packed with people.
Through a misunderstanding Burchell
was not brought from Welland on the
morning train and did not arrive until 5
p. ~, and soon after court opered in the
tow hall. Mrs. Burchell's case was first
begun. The magistrate announced that
she was charged with being accessory to
the murder and that he was ready to hear
any new evidence. The detectives had
non to offer and the magistrate remanded
her to the same custody she has been in
since her arrest. Burchell was then
brought up. He looked unconcerued and
smiled at the crowd which stared at him.
Several witnesses were sworn and most OF
the evidence was merely a resume of that
taken at the coroner s inquest. New evil
dence was introduced when Geo. Phem-
lster, telegraph manager at Niagara Falls,
produced three kilograms. one of which
was sent from Niagara Falls, Feb. II, ad-
dressed to "Pelley, Stafford House, But
falo," and said:
Arrive Buffalo 9 o'clock. Must re
main there tonight.
(Signed) "BAsTELL."
Phemister could not describe the sender
and could not say it was Burchell. In
this message it is supposed Burchell 4
name was misspelled BY the operator or
by himself knowingly. Another telegram
from Buffalo, February 81. directed to
Birchell and signed Stafford, said:
Telegram and letter sent Yesterday to
ship heavy baggage to Fifth Avenue
hotel, New York"
The third telegram was from New
York. March l, and evidently from Pei,
hey, 'n0 was ali n01 !, Si sspS' That ne c1osea fos
testimony. When asked if he had any.
thing to say. Burchell, after consultation
with his lawyer. said, Il have nothing tc
say at this particular time" Magistrate
Hill then held him for trial in October al
Woodstock.
, 1890-03-13

New YORK, March l2.-The court of
inquiry into the charges against Com
mander B. H. McCalla of the United
States vessel Enterprise opened today,
Admiral Kimberly presiding. The first
witness was officer Ingnrsoll. He said the
men on the ship were confined in straight
jackets for trifling offenses. The charges
against the captain in this respect were
true. The witness described how two
men were tied up to a ladder and left in
that position four hours. The commander
had directed him to keep the men contin-
uallY at work about the ship. In all these
ness. Regarding the assault on Fireman
Walker the witness said Walker was very
drunk, and was abusing the commander
roundly. McCa!la ordered the man TO
stop and told the men to get ready some
water. Walker was still defiant, and the
captain ordered the water thrown on him.
by the commanders orders. Even this
did not silence Walker, and the captain
drew a sword and struck Walker on the
head. Walker her fell on the deck face
downward. Walker was picked up and
placed on q hammock after dry clothing
had been given him. He was covered
with blankets and had the gag still in his
mouth.
Lieut.. F~ichbohm, of the Enterprise
confirmed many ofIngersoll' statements.
Lieut.. ChamleY said there was a lack of
system rather than any particular system
of discipline on the Enterprise. One day
an apprentice boy named Myer hesitated
when ordered to go down into the coal
bunker. McCalla asked him what he
meant by smiling at him and drawing his
sword said: Now, Daniel, if you smile
at me again I'll kill you"
Lieut.. Milliran retoId the story
of the Walker incident. He said
Walker was riotously drunk and using
awful language before arrested. Alter
arrest McCalla threw three buckets Of
wafer over him to quiet him, but without
success. McCalla then brought his sword
and struck him with it. After Walkers
wound had been bound up he began to
be noisy and abusive and was gagged.
, 1890-03-13

The verbs have no lenses, there is
nothing to mark transitions of time,
or, indeed, of place. 1t is only by per,
slstent questioning hat one gets the
clew to the labyrinth and at every
question your Chinese friend gazes at
you with a bewildered look as if you
had lost your senses. Any idea what
ever comes as a surprise to the unedu-
Gated Chinese, and it takes him an APP
preciatle time to get such intellectual
forces as he has into a position TO be
used. His mind is like a rusty old
smooth bore cannon, mounted on a de-
crepit carriage, which requires much
hauling about before it can be pointed
at anything, and then it is sure to miss
re.-London Times.
, 1890-03-13
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

1t is now known that eighty-eight per-
sons lost their lives by the explosion in
the Morsa, Wales, %colliery.
Germany will shortly notify the powers
that she has taken the islands of Manda
and Patta under her protection.
The adjourned trial of Isaac Sawtell for
the murder of his brother, Hiram, began
at Rochester, N. Y, yesterday.
The business portion of the town of
Ooalton, Jackson county. Ohio, was
burned yesterday. Loss. $25. 600.
The Roumanian chamber of deputies,
10 to So, objected to the motion express
ing lack of confidence in the ministry.
President and Mrs. Harrison gave an
informal dinner at the white house last
night to a company of eighteen guests.
Yesterdays temperature-New York
520, New Orleans 90. st, Louis 400. Gin
cinnati Sc, Chicago 360. Winnipeg 40 be-
low.
Governor Francis of Missouri has ap-
pointed Hon. V. Stephens of Boonville
state treasurer to serve until January,
1898.
The 1000 employees of the Monte iron
mine at Aislander, Wis, struck yesterday
to sustain the demand of the tramway
men for al advance of wages.
The National bank and the Bank of
Brazil have been authorized to issue fifty
million milries in paper each, to be re-
deemable in gold as soon as the exchange
permits.
The published statement that Jay
Gould was about to marry the widow of
the late Maurice B. Flynn is denounced
as false by Mrs. Flynn's father and by
Gould's son Edwin.
Deputy Sheriff David McGonigal and
Warden James T. Heating of the New
York Ludlow street jail have been indicted
by the grand Jury on charges of bribery.
They were arrested and held in 5000
bail.
The bodies of Misses Adele and Han
nah Povre. who lived on a farm four miles
north of Concordia. Kan we're found
last night in a lake. they having commit
ted suicide. The only cause known is
melancholy. e
The court at Wadovice, Austria, has
sentenced two of the emigrant swindlers
to four and a halt years Imprisonment
at hard labor. The others received SEN
fences from one to four years hard labor.
The public prosecutor has appealed on
ground that the sentences were made
Quate.
, 1890-03-13

WASHINGTON, March IL. -Representa.
tive Mansur, on behalf of the minority of
the committee on territories, filed a re-
port presenting their objections to the
passage of the bill for the admission of
Idaho now pending in the house. In
part the report says: The precise point
of difference between the majority and
the minority is this: That the majority
approve OF the provision which deprives
a citizen of the right of suffrage, disquali-
ties him from holding Office and prevents
him from serving on iuries for criminal
conduct imputed to him, when he has not
been convicted of such criminal conduct;
while the minority insist that a citizen,
being otherwise qualified, should not be
deprived or these rights and privileges on
account of alleged crime unless he has
been convicted of such crime by some
court of competent jurisdiction, and where
the penalty for Such crime, or part
thereof, is such disqualification, The
minority, while experimenting as much as
any of the majority can reprehend the
o~tenses of bigamy and polygamy, and
aiding and abetting such offenses, most
respectfully submit to the house that the
man who is accused of bigamy, aiding
blgamy, or belonging to an association
that encourages these ofenses, is as much
entitled to a trial for that offense as is the
man who is charged with any other
o%ttense. We insist, therefore, that when
Idaho Is admitted it shall not be with a
provision in the constitution which de-
prlves citizens of the right of suffrage. of
the right to serve on iuries and to hold
office because of an alleged crime of
which the party has not been convicted"
, 1890-03-13

ST. Louis, Marsh l2.-Flood news
from various points along the Mississippi
river and other streams IS that the White
and Black rivers in Arkansas are on the
rampage. Both are out of their banks
and overlooking the country on each side
for miles. Heavy rains have fallen.
A continual fall along these streams and
a general i%nundation is looked for. At
Fort Smith, on the Arkansas. the rise
was over eighteen feet in twenty-tour
hours. At last accounts the swell was
proceeding at the same rate. This great
rise, added to the minor floods pouring
out of all small tributaries below Fort
Smith, will greatly add to the volume of
water in the Mississippi below the mouth
of the Arkansas and increase the peril to
the lower country. All railroads In the
vicinity OF Fort Smith are suffering from
serious washouts UT lost bridges and
trains are abandoned temporarily. At
Arkansas City, on the Mississippi. the
water from the Sappington Hook crevasse
has inundated the rear part OF the town
and the lands in the back country are be-
ing flooded. 1t is not thought, however,
that great damage will result as the
bayous and interior streams are capable
OF carrying the water cwav rapidly. All
the available boats of the government
fleet have been put into levee service.
The river front from Arkansas City down
is being carefully watched, and all low
places are being piled up with sacks Of
sand and eartn and other means used to
hold back the water. The report pre-
vailed that the levee at Alsatia. La =,
twenty miles south of Lake Providence,
had broken, but this Is not verified.
ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, March l2.-It
has been raining here for about forty
hours, and the crevasse in the levee above
the city is about 400 feet wide. The peo-
pie are much alarmed, and some are seek
ing higher ground. At Poplar Bluffs,
Mo-, the situation is serious. La the Hell
ena, Ark, district the river continues
rising rapidly. The rise in the Arkansas
west OF Little Rock. Ark. is unprece
denied. 1t is feared that another day will
bring out the unwelcome news of the
waters ravages.
, 1890-03-13
THEY WOULDN'T BITE.
North Dakota Legislature Re-
fuses the Lottery Hook,
Although Concealed by Very
Tempting Bait.
Considerable Damage Done by
Floods in the South.

ST. PAUL, March 1.-THE louisiana
lottery bill proposed in the North Dakota
legislature at Bismarck received its quietus
today in both houses as anticipated some
days ago. The second attempt to adopt
the measure was tried today. Yesterday
was set as the day. but the sudden death
OF Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mitchell and the consequent adjournment
OF both the houses postponed the action
until today, and this was the last day the
measure could be taken up aud carried.
final adjournment being too hear. The
first attemps was made in the senate. The
proposed new bill offered $50. 900 for a
franchise and an annual tribute of $780,
600. The opponents moved to lay it on
the table. but the motion was defeated IL
to Is. However as a test vote it sealed
the fate of the bill, for it developed the
fact that in the senate, where the meas
ure was considered strongest, the two
thirds necessary to pass it over the COVER
nor's veto was moi forth coming. The
bill met with the same fate in the house.
The lottery bill came before the senate
in the report of the seed wheat COM
mission, one of whose members is ex-
Senator Spencer, representative of the
Louisiana lottery. The commission sub
mitted its report which declares all re-
cent legislation on seed wheat unconsti-
nal, and submits a proposition from q
Il. Spencer, the responsible agent OF
parties behind him." who, in considera-
ton of certain franchises asked of the
state, offer to furnish needy farmers 25O,-
600 bushels of wheat without interest, to
be returned after the crop Is harvested,
bushel for bushel, and if the crop fails
the debt is to be cancelled. The com.
missioner expresses the acceptance of
Spencer proposition is the only possible
scheme by which the needy farmers can
be provided with seed and recommends
the acceptance thereof.
The certain franchises referred to are
the lottery powers set forth in the former
lottery bill. amended as mentioned iE
these dispatches last night. The report
of the commissioner, with the proposal of
relief from the lottery, was then taken TO
the house, where a motion to lay on the
table was carried. Adjournment was
taken until evening. At the evening ses-
sion a motion was made by Stevens to
reconsider the vote by which the now
notorious Sandager bill was indefinitely
postponed. and the previous question
being ordered, the motion was lost by a
vote of % yeas to 81 nays The vote was
a startling surprise, the opponents of the
measure in the house having under
estimated their strength, although claim
ing enough to win.
In an interview Governor Miller says
that an arrangement has been almost
completed for abundant seed wheat
supplies.
, 1890-03-13

SAN Francisco, March l2.-The trial
Of Sarah Althea Terry, on the charge eff
contempt in resisting a United States
marshal in the circuit courtroom in 1883,
when that officer was ordered to remove
her for creating a disturbance during the
reading of the decision in the Sharon case
by Judge Field, was concluded today.
The jury, after remaining out all night,
announced a disagreement, the vote
standing eight for acquittal and four for
conviction.
, 1890-03-13

WASHINGTON, March l2.-Dr. d. S.
Lamb conducted an autopsy on the re-
mains of the late ex- Representative Taul-
bee Id the presence of a large number OF
me lical men. The ball was found to
have passed beneath the eye downwards
and inwards, fracturing a portion of the
orbital plate; thence towards the brain,
fracturing and splintering the petrous
portion of the temporal bone. The ball
was found imbedded in bone and dura
matter. A further penetration of the
sixteenth OF an inch would probably have
resulted in instant death. At the base of
the brain a large abcess had formed.
This was the immediate cause of death.
Other abcesses were discovered and the
brain and membranes were much inhamed
and congested. The position of the ball
was such that it could not have been ex
tracted with safety to the patient even
had its exact location been known.
A c%oroner's inquest was held this after
loon. The jury found that Taulbee came
to HIS death from a pistol wound inflicted
by kincaid, and the prisoner was COM
mitted to jail to await the action of the
grand Jury.
, 1890-03-13

PoRT HURON, Mich, March IL. NJ
Carlisle, an aged lady living three miles
west of Marysville, while fixing the fire in
a stove Sunday, accidentally ignited her
clothing and was 50 badly burned that
she died Monday. Her husband, the
only other occupant OF the house, wit
messed the occurrence, but was powerless
10 help her, as he is a paralytic and una
daughter returned from church medical
, 1890-03-13

The following is a certain cure for
chilblains: Steep thirty capsicums or
chillies in double their weight of rec
titled spirits of wine, keeping them in
a warn place for a week to make a
strong tincture; then dissolve gum
arabic in water to about the consist
ency of t~reacle, making the same
quantity as the tincture; stir both to-
gether with a small brush until thor
oughly mixed, when the preparation
will appear cloudy and Opaque. Then
take some sheets of tissue paper, coat
one surface of each with the mixture
and let them dry, after that give an
other coat. If the surface is shining
when that has dried, enough has been
applied; if not, a third coat is neces
sary. The paper thus prepared is to
be applied like court plaster to un-
broken chilblains. 1t soon relieves
the irritation and pain, and rapidly
effects a cure
Where chilblains are broken, they
should be poulticed, and relief is often
found from the application of glycer-
inc. A good wash for hands affected
with chiIblains is. made by adding
three parts Of s%ulphurous acid to one
part of glycerine and one of water. 1t
should be made up by a chemist and
labeled Poison For unbroken
chilblains the following also is useful
it should be applied night and
morning: Sal-ammoniac, one ounce;
glycerine, one and a half ounce; rose
water, eight ounces; shake till dis
solved. Mustard and water is also a
good remedy. For broken chilblains,
or those with a tendency to break, the
following is of service: Tincture of
catechu, two fluid ounces; honey, one
ounce; water, seven ounces; mix and
rub or. -Exchange.
, 1890-03-13

PELBRooK, Ont, March IA train
from North Bay and Mattawa jumped
the track ten miles east of this place this
morning. All the train but the engine
went completely over a twenty five foot
embankment. Mrs. NJ. Munroe was
fatally Injured, Mars Mackay cut about
the head and all the passengers badly
shaken up and many had their ribs and
other bones wrenched and broken. The
dining car walters we're thrown about vio-
lently and the cock fatally hurt. The
accident was caused by the rails
spreading.
, 1890-03-13
A Minor mittee.

New YORK, March 12.-President
Thurston OF the Republican National Lea
que disappointed the following sub-execu-
tive committee to manage the affairs of the
league the coming year: Jas. A. Blanch,
hard, chairman, New York; j. Henry
Gould, Massachusetts,: G.. W. Patton,
Illinois; j. +. Hendrix, Pennsylvania.
Horace NJ. Deal, Ohio; f. w. Lindsey,
Connecticut; Charles Pierce, Missouri; f.
R. Owens, Michigan; T. Z. Byenes,
Minnesota; +. G. Herwig, Louisiana.
President Thurston and Secretary
Humphrey are ex oficio members of the
committee.
, 1890-03-13
LYNCHERS ON TRIAL.
Thirty Persons Accused of the
Terrible Crime.
The Leader Of the Party Com
mits Suicide.
Terrible Death by Fire of an
Old Lady.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March l2.-The
trial of thirty persons arrested for lynch
ing Hans Jacob Oleson on the night of
November "a is now in progress at White
Hall, Wis. Peter johnson. a well to do
farmer, who headed the lynching party.
yesterday hanged himself, and three
Others implicated have confessed. Henry
Hansen, who turned states evidence, to-
day gave the details of the crime, and
several other witnesses were put upon the
stand by the prosecution.
, 1890-03-13

PARIS, March l2.-It is officially an
nounced that the king of Dahomey, &C
companied by his female warriors, has
retired to Lama, after remaining at God
omey four days and not daring to attack
the French ports. The rest of his army
remains at Godomey, where it is erecting
Notifications. During the campaign 900
Dahomians, including a female general,
were killed. 1t is stated that the French
c%aptives taken by the Dahomians are safe
at Why6ah
, 1890-03-13

MONTREAL, March l2.-The Jury in
the case Of Harry Phillips, on trial for
obtaining $l4,OO worth Of iewelry by
gambling from VanReinhots, a CONNER
cial traveller for Ellis & Co., of Toronto,
knowing the property did not belong to
VanReinholts. brought in a verdict this
afternoon of not guilty. Phillips is a well
known sporting man and was a hacker of
Sullivan on his European tour.
, 1890-03-13

New YORK, March 10 The directors
of the Western Union today declared a
quarterly dividend OF ! per cent. WIN.
Waldorf Astor was elected a director to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
his father. The statement shows the net
earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 81
to be So, 900, 900 The estimated net
earnings for the quarter ending March 81
ora q EEO OOO
, 1890-03-13
Stocks and CarrIe Markets,

New YORK. March I2.-Stocks dur
ing the greater portion of today were dull
and stagnant for the most of the list. In
the last hour 1t was reported that the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy had at
last secured a controlling in the Chicago,
Burlington & Northern and there was a
rush to buy granger and the stocks of
all roads which would De benefited by
the cessation of the rate cutting in the
Northwe The close was active, excited
Chicago, Burlington & Ounce is up "a.
Government bonds steady
Money on call easy at 34943 per cent.
American cotton oil, 27f.
Petroleum-Market opened firm at SO
but retained the advance and closed firm
at 93E.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6s. l6; American Express, u.s.;
Canada Pacific, 1871; Canada Southern,
54l; Central Pacific. 304; Burlington,
1914; Delaware, Lackawanna K Western,
1863; Denver & Rio Grande, l54; Erie,
255; Kansas 4 Texas. IO!; Lake Shore,
1901; Louisville & Nashville, S49; Michi-
gan Central, 95; Missouri Pacific, 74s;
Northern Pacific, 800; preferred "A;
Chicago & Northwestern, III;
preferred, l4Ol; New York Cen
trail, 1914; Oregon Improvement,
40; Oregon Navigation, 963; Oregon
Transcontinental, 36B; Pacific Mail,
3Ss; Reading, 39l; Rock Island,
"a; Milwaukee l. st. Paul, 69s; Texas
Pacific, 204; Union Pacific, CAL; United
States Express, IS; Fargo Express, 40;
Western Union, S2s.
CHICAGO, March IL. -Cattle-Receipts.
$1,000. Market weak and loo lower.
Beeves, 4 .S0(65. 10; steers, SO. 30(G3. 10;
stockers and feeders, 50 4O(93.65; Texas
corn fed steers, So lO@3. 65; COWS, $500
(62 60.
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to stronger. Natives, s3.7565 90; west
ern corn fed, s. 3O95 .65; Texans, 1915
9515.
Wheat-Market easy. March, ia;
May. 7Ss.
Corn-Market irmer. March, PSI;
Nav, 29s,
, 1890-03-13

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March l2.-
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of Clearance J. loot, the missing
United States express cashier. has been
cleared up. Toots father has received a
letter from his son mailed at Lisbon.
Claraucc says he is coming home to re-
ceive his punishment. He explains his
action as a crazy freak.
, 1890-03-13
Dragged From the River.

CHICAGO, March 1.-The body of
Rowland Leach, who has been mysteri
ously missing several days. was fished out
of the river this afternoon. 1t is sup
posed he was either murdered by the
tough gang in whose company he was
last seen, or, being drunk, fell into the
river.
Subsequent search fthe body revealed
the fact that his gold watch and chain
and other personal belongings we're still
in his pockets, leading to the inference
that Leach was not robbed and thrown
into the river, as at first supposed. but
that being in an intoxicated condition he
probably fell in.
, 1890-03-13
The CattIemen,s Convention.

Fort WORTH, Tex, March 12.-The
Interstate Cattlemen's convention met
again this morning. Hon. B. L. Stod-
dart of Texas was chosen permanent
president. J.. L. Finch of Nebraska, ses-
rotary. A committee on resolutions was
appointed, to which a number of resolu.
tons and communications we're referred.
They cover the questions OF p~luro-pneu-
monia, quarantine, commission system,
refrigerators, foreign beet trade, deep
water harbor on the Gulf of Mexico
and the big Four"
IT. GIL r. IN
, 1890-03-13

CHICAGO, March ia passenger and
freight train on the Rock Island road col
lided at Blue Island last night. Both
trains were considerably damaged and the
passengers badly shaken up. John
Berry, freight brakeman, was killed and
the freight conductor seriously hurt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
Useful Bugs,

B. NJ. Lelong, who has been visiting
the east, looking up parasites and study
ing the habits of insect pests, has made
an important discovery in Washington,
ID. c., in the grounds of the United
States department of agriculture, al
most directly under the windows of the
chronological department. itself. In
walking through the grounds he no
ticed ladybug feeding on the aphis,
and on closer examination he discov-
cred that it was devouring the aphis,
and that it also breeds as fast or nearly
as fast as the wonderful vedalia that
has almost entirely eyterminated the
cottony cushion scale of this state. This
ladybug is the Adalia bipunctata, Of
which Mr.. Lelong captured as many as
he could find making TWO large colo
MES, one of which he sent to Col. Dob
bins at San Gabriel, and the other to
Mr.. Runyon, near Sacramento. This
ladybug feeds both on the scale and
other insects, and it is to be hoped that
it will prove a great help in clearing up
the scales and aphis of this section.-.
San Francisco Chronicle.