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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
THE FIGHT AGAINST TILLMAH.
CONDITION OF THE BITTER CON-
TEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

COLUMBIA, s. c., August 90
The anti.TIlmanites will cast the
die tonight. The "FOur.Hundr cd
Conference" that met here night
before last and made a demand
for a primary will meet again. The
demand for primary having been
refused. tue conference was called
again tor the stated purpose OF
'cOnsulting together as to what
course shall Ue pursued to preserve
the existence of the regular Demo.
cratic party of South Carolina.D
just at tins stage matters are
extremely probIcmatic. The more
conservative Of those who are
lighting againt the nomination Of
r. r. Tlllman believe IN suggesting
an opposition ticket to be placed
before the September convention.
and In case OF defeat, which is
about as reasonably sure to come
as the sun is to shine, to beat a
ma sterly retreat. 1t is hardly pos.
sible that the extremists viii be-
able to continue the ticket after
the determination of the more con.
scryative sympathizers TO vote for
the nominee OF that convention.
Ii is probable that the work OF the
convention will be restricted 10 the
suggesting OF ticket and an ap.
peal tor the better organization OF
the anti.Iillmanite force through.
out the State.
S5"a,or Batter Is expected to be
present at the convention. The
latest rumOr is that he Will act as
peacemaker, the ground of the
meditation being that Tllman
shall be Governor, and that the
Legislature, which is expected to
be in sympathy with TiIlman, will
not oppose Senators Butler and
Hampton for reelection.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
Five We're Drowned.

WHITE SIDE, L. l., August 90.
The employees of the Schaefer
Brewing company, of New York,
held their annual excursion at
Himmels pavilion yesterday after.
noon. While dancing was going
on IN the pavilion a party includ-
ing John Langel, Herman Ender,
Moritz Steigler, Marie Supp, Ber-
tina Reils and Theresa Langel,
rowed out and started out IN the
bay. Before they had gone a
great distance persons on shore
heard the women screaming. The
next instant the boat was seen to
upset, and all the occupants were
thrown into the water. 1t is not
known whether the men were poor
swimmers, or whether they lost
their lives while attempting to
save the women, but all sank be.
fore assistance could reach them.
A passing boat picked up Theresa
Langel, bat all the others persisted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
Accident TO Barnum's Show.

KALANAZO0. Mich, Aug. %
Balnam * BM.ey's circus train
met with AN accident this morning
near Shelblviile, on the Grand
Rapids * Indiana Road, 10y the
breaking of draw-bar which pull.
ed out part Of a platform on which
were annmber Of men.
Martin Foley, Of st. Louis, was
cut badly and died soon after
reaching here; William Bungle, Of
Flint, and James Smith were Sc.
yerely Injured. No damage was
done TO the train.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
Shot One Another TO Death.

LEXINGTON, KY, August %
This morning at Rowland, Ky,
Boss Hamilton aud Robert Fer
guson, two fireman met. Ferguson
accused Hamilton of sIanderlng his
wife. Tue liz was exchanged. and
both drew their pistols aud con-
menced firing. After eight shots
had been fired both men fell dead,
each having three wounds in the
breast.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29

The POstOfilce Department has
issued orders for samples of gray
card board, to be employed in the
manufacture of postal cards for
The use of tue women. The card is
TO be one third smaller than that
in use at present and will probably
be a much more dainty affair. 1t
may not be large enough for an
entire femenine epistIe, but it may
serve to write a second postscript
on after the regular letter has been
dispatched. Valley Yirginian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29

CoIOred peOpletrOm all parts OF the
country will assemble IN Richmon d
IN large numbers on the l5sh, &c
and 17th OF Oct. TO participate in the
great Jubilee attending the cele-
bration Of the twenty.seventh an
niyersary of the emancipation
proclamation. While no programme
has been arranged for the eelebra-
tIon, which will occur at the expo.
sition grounds, one of its features
will be addresses from noted color.
ed leaders.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
McyICKER'S THEATRE BURNED.
THE SHENANDOAH ooMPANfs
SCENERY AND COSTUMES
pEsTROYED-LOSS
100000.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Ihe audi
forum of McVIcker's Theatre, or
Madison street, between State an"
Dearborn streets, that last nlehl
presented a scene Of bnghtness
and color. il today "A mass OF
black debris. Flames burst from
the basement beneath the theatre
shortly after three o'clock tins
morning. They had evidently
spread throughout the entire base
ment. for no sooner bad hremen
attempted 10 eXtinguish the lre
ON the east side of the building
than flames we're seen to issue
from the rear and the interior 81
multaneously burst into blaze.
When the fire burned through
the flooring the draperies on the
lower boxes igpited, and from the
parquet TO the roof the iames
were rapidly carried. From tle
lower boxes to the upper ones the
flames leaped, and from there TO
The gallery. The oily scenery ana
the decorations, that were maze
Of inhamnable material, burned
so Gercely that nothing could
check it. Almost before the fire
men realized that the fire had
reached the top Of the structure a
volume of flames issued from the
roof with a roar, and Immediately
afterward the root fell with crash.
4 number of fireman who were
IN the auditorium ran for their
lives. One OF them was caught
and probably fatally hurt, but was
rescued by bis companions. Three
other men were less severely
hurt.
Tie fire burned Grrcely about
three hours. The walls remain
standing, but the interior is de-
s,royed. The hremen were sue
ccSSlni in keeping the flames from
me front OF the building, aud the
Offices There were noe damaged by
fire.
The damage to The theatre and
Its contents, which also consisted
OF the scenery belonging to the
SYSTEMATICALLY company, is esu-
mated at 100000. The insurance
Is 100000.
Just how the fire STATED is not
known. There are suspicious
of inceudiariSm. The theatre Will
be rebuilt at once aud as quickly
as possible.
Manager Al Hayman, of the
shenandoah company, has q
duplicate set Of scenery. costumes
and properties IN New York, and
bee has telegraphed to have them
>ent here as quickly as possibly,
Ia the meantime costumes and
properties are being hurriedly got.
together and the play was given
tonight at the Auditorium. The
engagement will be finished at
that place. It's future engagements
sill lot be interfered with. II
goes next to st. LOUIS.
The Waterman says: ~ two
orlo.t I discovered fire i'm pie
of greasy rags beneath tie stage.
lr took me about ten inmates TO
eXtmeu.>h the flames. then
walked up to The sixth story of
the font Office part oftlc baihHng.
Returning ] diScoycrcd another fire
ODD tl.trnt basemen just .cacdth
tle auditorium. This fought for
some time. As l was aoolt 10
tam DO the alarm heard tLe dc.
par'mcut arriving
II am disposed to b,lie1c The
vatchman's story said Manager
Sharpe. The fire was evident.
'y OF iucendiay origin. We Lad
10 ga, nor fire in the theatre.
AIr. j. II. McYlckcr, proprietor
of the theatre, is at Saratoga.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29

PEsTH, August ga fire yes.
terday destroyed the whole town
of Toksy, with the exception of
thirteen houses. TOkay is the on.
treport for the celebrated Tokay
wines.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
MRS. OARLYHG'S TRUE SHOT.
WITH WELL-DRECTED BULLETS
SHE SAVES her CHILD PROM
A PANTHER.
Fort Pierre Special in the ST. Louis
Globe Democraf

a PANTHER.
Fort Pierre Special in the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Mrs. Frances DArlyng, of this
place. is "a native Kansan. blt her
exploits here with gun and rod
have proved that she Is VOL fitted
fer frontier lfe. Sire is n great
6sherWonan, and equally proficient
with The gan. Two weeks AGO
she aIIlsd "a big panther here, IN.
der most exciting circumstances.
Ncar her house flows a small creek.
and near ir is 6Xrd the wash house.
Big trees surround aud hang over
it. making It cool and delightful m
the hottest day. On this day Mrs.
Darlyng's servant giIl was dong
the weeks Washing there. and
with her was Mrs. Ddrlyne's
youngest daughter, baby of two
years.
The mother was at the house
doing some work. when an at once
she heard a terrible scream from
the colored girl, followed by shril
crirs from her baby. Snatcbine
up a Winchester that hang 40 be-.
side the door, HE alarmed mother
darted toward The creek. AS She
reached il she heard "A loud cry,
or unrarthly yell, that she recog.
nlzed too we'll as the tones Of AN
enraged panther.
The scene that she bchrd As
she emerged from the creeks bank
will never be elaced from Der
memory. Seated under a long.
low, branching limb OF water
oak was her child. looking up IN.
to the tree and crying pteous'y.
The servant girl was hing near
by, her head buried iu hrr apron.
almost dead with fright. Tue
mothers quick eye glanced up iu
the tree, and there encountered
the fierce eyes AMI suaiIng face
of a huge panther. thar cr0ucled
low on IFS billy 10 Tie limb. eye
ing the child below eyer and anon
licking Its chops az tbe prospective
feast before lt.
The mothers nerves grew a-
steel at the peril of der beloved
child, and She raised the cla to
her shoulder ana with steady q m
pulled NE Trigger IL horrible
scream followed me suo- ana %
long yellow body sno, swiftly
downward. The huge beast bad
leaped The moment she bad fred.
but the rifle bail bad changed .ts
course, so that lt alelted several
feet from the child. +, landed oa
The ground. rolled over several
times. aad then r.~e 0p anna acrI
the woman. ifs yellow nng- Shove
I'M asst >uaI.,d a.d te.rl 0rh
rage and pain.
Slowly advancing ,owsrl the
heroic mother, t.- bug cat snai.ed
ID .... -.tr.Hf. d ..rHf......H
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29

The Democratic convention for
the fourth congressional district
OF Virginia will b. held At Peters
burg September "a.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29

Perfectly sure, perfectly pare,
perfectly harmless is Simmons
Liver Regulator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29

Pat latter his first dip in the
suri)-Sdy Nike
Mike-Hello, Pat!
Pat-whaddy tlnk de bloody
Dutcbman dat kapes de hotlIs
bin dom
Nike Shure OF dunno.
hat-He's sailed the water fer
to mex us drink his beer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-08-29
The Great Benefit

Which people in run down state of
health derive from Hoods Sarsa.
parilla, conclusiyeIy proves that
this medicine "makes the weak
strong 1t does not act like a
stImulant, tmparting fictitious
strength, bat Hoods SaIsaparilla
builds up in a perfectly natural
way all the weakened parts, purI-
fes the blood, and assists in healthy
action those important organs, the
kidneys and liver.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-21
our YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
EDITED By FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT

Then all the surrounding heights broke out in
full cry again and pounded that hill as If they
would bray Il to powder. The boys knew that
men were being manned aud killed all about
them. a cannon was struck in the mouth Just
as it was being fired, and terrific explosion re-
suited, followed by sickening sounds which the
boys stopped their ears not to hear. Then an
other explosion came close, and then suddenly
all the tumult went out in darkness and silence.
shell had burst by the heap CT earth thrown
out OF their hole and filed up its mouth and the
boys were buried alive. But friendly hands
soon dug away the earth and dragged them out
MALT dead. Then Col. Emory came to them:
Il guess you've had enough Of this; come
here, now he called. ''Chittenden has
driven them out of our rear, and the coast is
clear from here 10 that town. Now you make
tracks for it,.
They. did not wait to be urged. Down the
steep slope they raced if lions and tigers were
after them, and they were glad enough to rush
INTO the comparative security of the woods be-
low. sun they raced on, Tom ahead, crashing
through the underbrush, when Harry and Sandy
saw him make sudden fIll stop, and came up
with him and stopped themselves. They had
passed dead men and other frightful things
enough on the upper slopes, but here, all alone
in the woods, lay boy of hardly their own age,
very pretty boy, fair and slight, with curly
halr and piteous blue eyes, looking up at them,
in the soiled remains of gray uniform and with
the blood ebbing slowly out of him through q
''oh boys" he begged feebIy as they bent
over him, don't leave Inc alone again! I
thong bit should bleed to death before any one
came. Can you get me some water? If if
send word to my mother"
His eyes closed and he swooned from weak
ness; but Tom, who was DOCTORS son, went
down beside the stranger. cut away the ragged
clothing and with bandage made of his own
and the other boys nandkerchiefs and an i'm
provised tourniguet proceeded to stanch the
bleeding. Sandy knelf down to help him, and
when he the gaping wound and the SEEM
ingly dead boy. he began fairly to boo-hoo, and
Harry on the other side was nearly as much
moved. But Tom bit his lips and said:
SANDY, you take this and run down to that
big spring and get some water as fast as
you can, -
He took off bottle which the boy had slung
at his side in lieu of canteen, and Sandy ran of
with it.
IN ow, Harry Tom continued, "you'd bet
ter run down to the hotel and get your father to
come out with a wagon
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-21

bish from the piece OF ground, and after this
had been done they roughly but strongly re-
paired the tumble-down fence, so that people
could not pass through the gaps.
'Can it be that some one has bought the
ground?' said the hawthorne tree; mo one
would want it except to buiI1 another dread
full factory on, with another tall chimney to
pour forth smoke. They will cut me down
before they do anything else, but l do not
care. - it added with a sigh. al am sitting to
DEATH cannot blossom-even my leaves are
going-and children cannot come to play under
me now.''
But it seemed that no one was going to cut it
down at once, whether the factory was to be
built or not, and it could not help noticing that
at least the air was better and the place quieter.
For some reason the policemen began to take
notice of the conner and use their authority
when there was any lettering about tendency
TO disorder. The bad characters who had used
it as rendezvous found they must keep away;
there was no more foul language, no more
pitch and toss, there were no more drunken
fights.
81 am glad of that whatever happens. f."
thought the hawthorne tree.
And at last-but it after the rector had
worked very hard indeed in all sorts OF ways
there came day when more workmeu arrived
and began to work IN such way as made the
hawthorne tree quite it's last hour had
come. They began to dig in the hard beaten
earth; they dug deep into it with picks and
broke it with spades.
But why don't they cut me down first?" said
the poor, sad tree. ''Surely they have forgot
ten me, and they Will do it sOon,''
The second day the rector came into the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-21

ground and stood among them, talking and Civ
ing orders, and at last he turned around.
Loosen the earth well around the roots of
live,' he said; sit has held its own bravely
enough, poor old thing. II it lives it will be the
first tree in the garden.'
'.The garden, said the hawthorne tree, ga
gardenl Oh. what does he mean? chance to
livel 1 am not to be cut down. What are they
1t found reason for living as ii looked on day
after day and listened and learned about the
rector's plan
enough to allow much work to be done, to allow
grass to grow. young trees and flowers to be
planted and thrive, paths to be lad out, and
such things to be accomplished the haw-
thorne tree could not have believed could ever
be done.
For the rector had worked until he had man
aged with the aid of those who listened without
laughing at his plan, and indeed with the aid of
some who had smiled at frs. to get possession
of the deserted ground which had been place
SO awful and worse than desolate. And with
the aid of time and wonderful energy and plan
ming he had transformed it into fresh, sweet,
blooming restful place where the brown spar
rows twittered and all sorts of green and bright
things grew and the little children who had
never seen such things before came in to wander
about and watch them growing day by day and
wonder at and delight in them. And the rector
called it the peoples garden.
It seemed almost incredible that such thing
could be in such place and be SO fresh and
bloom and thrive SO well. But the rector knew
what simple, brave things would grow even in
East End London air, and he had such things
planted. There were no rare things, but they
were all rare to the poor people and the children
who lived in the alleys and courts. There was
thick, green grass where daisies and buttercups
actually grew; there were pretty humble flowers
and bushes and small trees; there was even
little irregular pond made to look quite like
sort OF stream, and lush water plants grew in it;
and there was little fountain 10 cool and clear
the air. And on this the rector had one or two
model ships and boats for the sake of the chill
dren. who, seeing them, would have somethi @
to examine and think of. And there vas a cool,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-21

and yelling in such a way as to drown the
voice OF the victim. After dancing around the
stake for a few minutes one indian darted from
feet. A loud ontcry startled him. and Autuckee,
with hundred followers at his back, dashed
through the circle and cut the thongs that
bound her.
81 am the white mans friend,'' he shouted.
above the outcries OF the enraged savages. There
was hush, followed by sullen murmurs, but
Autuckee went on 81 have eaten bread in his
lodge, slept by his side and followed the deer
and buffalo with him for mouths together, and
more than once has he shown himself my broth
er and nv friend. From his white brothers Au-
tuckee has received nothing but kindness. and
now, when the white squaw calls Tor help. shall
proval answered him, but Autuckee waved his
hand maiestically.
s'We have no Quarrel with our brothers the
Sacs and Foxes, but the white squaw must go
back to the white mans wigwam, and you, my
brothers, must follow the trail that leads to the
Father OF Waters. See! already the white men
are in pursui.r'
He pointed across the prairie, where q cloud
OF dust in the distance told of pursuers on the
trail.
The Sacs and Foxes sprang to their ponies.
and in less time than it takes to tell it were out
of sight in the timber that skirted the bottoms.
Autuckee and his followers, not caring to be
identified with the rescue, disappeared also,
and when half al hour later the settlers, twenty
or thirty in number, rode up to the ford, they
found only the young woman nearly hfeless
from terror and exhaustion. leaning against the
stake that had SO nearly been her fune raj pyre,
and Boyd and Fleming striving by every means
to restore her strength and courage.
1t is needless to say that they all went to Flem-
ing's cabin to spend the night, accompanied by
Boyd, who did not care to undertake the Jour-
ney back to the settlement alone. Fleming, on
arriving home and finding his wife gone, was
plunged into an agony of apprehension. What
could have become of her? 1t was clear that she
had not been carried of by the hostile Indians,
for she was not with them at the ford, and they
had departed in an opposite direction from the
cabin. Perhaps she had seen them and secreted
herself to escape captivity. But where?
They searched the woods with torches and Ian
terms until midnight. when utterly fatigued by
the long ride they were obliged to rest until
morning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-21
THE WORTH. TEXAS SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER

From association with the Indians, she b ad
gained some knowledge of the different Indian
dialects, and she now understood from the con-
versation that these strange savages were run
ners, sent out to induce Pottawatomies to JON
with their tribe and sweep over the whole state
to destroyfthe entire white population.
Terror al her own situation was mingled with
fear for hJr husband, who might return by this
path to IT, cabins instead of going across the
prairies. She hardly dared breathe lest she
should betray her hiding place. At last Just as
they seemed about ready TO depart one of the
strangers pointd to the stone and asked what it
was for. kautuckee called some of his braves,
and at hid command they laid hold of the stone
with VIA. AS she peeped through the narrow
space thaA afforded her glimpse of what was
being done, her heart stood still with terror.
They were closing the eAtTance to the cave.
Mr.. Fleping, accompanied by young Boyd,
had reached the wolves den at the ford about
three miles up the creek. Here steep hill or
cliff arose sbruptly from the side of the water
overgrownl with stunted cedar bushes and
tangled vine A cleft in the rock wide enough
to admit man led to a cave that had an opening
farther do4n the hill near the creek bank.
''You stay here said Boyd, land watch for
the varmiuEs and shoot them as they come out,
and the dots and will go in aud drive them
out If you can kill both the old ones, the dogs
will make short work of the cubs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-21


shape and how in few days he was hard at work
developing his Ian taking his first steps, how
he went to see this man and that. and talked to
each of them in deepest earnestness of his poor
East end parish and the suffering and hopeless
ness and crime in it, of the people who starved
and stided in their dreadful streets and alleys,
OF the little children who lived through their
helpless childhood without one innocent
chi dish pleasure or Joy, who never saw grass
or howers or trees growing, being so far from
the public parks and so uncared for. And then
ne told OF the loathsome plot of ground and the
harmful rubbish thrown on it and the odors and
infection poisoning the air. He could tell them
what death trap and rendezvous of criminals It
had become, of the foul mouthed, riotous crowd
always at the corner, of its desertion by the
police, who felt they had nothing TO do with it,
and OF the murderous fights that went on at
night under cover of the broken paIings
And then he told them of his plan and when
they smiled at it as impossible he was not dis
couraged.
There were some who did not smile but being
moved BY his eloquence and earnestness lis
tened with interest and asked questions and
promised their help.
So a few months afterward the hawthorne
tree saw new thing happen. The rector came
over with some workmen, and these workmen
began to clear away the heaps of nth and rub