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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS.
The Soldiers Put Kicking Pears Follow
ers to Rnut-SaveraI Killed.

ers to Rout-Several Killed.
A special by courier from the camp of
two troops of the Sixth cavalry stationed
on the South Fork of the Cheyenne River
to Rapid City, S. D., says a squaw-man
named Rider has brought a report to the
commanding officer that there has been
bloody encounter four miles north of
Pine Ridge Agency between the United
States troops and some four or five
hundred Indians under Kicking Bear,
and that number have been
killed on both sides; that the Indians
have been put to rout and large number
captured, including Kicking Bear. A
courier from the mouth of French Creek
says that the latest authentic reports from
Capt. Wells are that a large party of In
dians attacked eighteen men four miles
below the creek. Several were wounded.
and it is thought that four Indians were
killed. An engagement is expected with
the hOStileS near Battle Creek.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Doesn't Want a Third Party.

The Hon. ]. Taylor Stratton, member
elect to the incoming Tennessee Legislature
and prominent member of the Farmers
Alliance, in an interview concerning the
Wade resolution adopted by the National
Alliance at Ocala, Fla, says he does not
think the Tennessee Alliance will approve
the third party movement, and that if the
Wade amendment is to prevail in the AL
lance he and d great many other members
rather than be expelled will resign their
membership. He says he is Democrat and
expects to remain in the ranks of that
ptU
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Wanted to Kill the President.

The Washington police have in custody
crank named Edward S. Miller, who was
formerly Government clerk His reckless
manner in talking about killing the Presi-
dent was what led to his arrest. He COM
planned to the officers that his brain had
been knocked out, and said he had just re-
ceived q message through the wall The
persons from whom he obtained the mes
sage he said, insisted his killing the
President, Secretary Window Bill Moore
Colonel Moore, Chief of Police, and
others
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
a WISCONSIN Banker in Trouble.

1t looks as if Evan Coolidge, the ex-
banker and ex-member of the Wisconsin
Assembly, and the present Postmaster at
Waupaca, was in serious difficulties through
affairs connected with the management of
his bank. Saturday afternoon Justice
Woods of WeYauwega issued warrants for
the arrest of E. Coolidge, on the charge of
receiving money upon deposit when he knew
he was insolvent, and also on the charge Of
issuing false statement of the condition of
his bank July last The complainant in
each case is Dewitt Wave, who is creditor
of the defunct bank to the extent of S., O..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
SHOT AND KILLED FIVE PEOPLE.

Charley Joplin Ends His Bloody Days
Work by Killing Himself.
Charley Joplin, at the coal mines at Jenny
Lind, two miles from Fort Smith, Ark, shot
and killed John Miller, Miller's wife and
grown daughter, Lou Miller, DR.. Stewart, a
prominent physician, and a man whose
name is not learned, five persons in all.
Afterward he shot and killed himself. The
massacre occurred late in the day, and the
only cause of the awful tragedy is that DR..
Stewart bad intimated that Joplin was the
cause of Lou Mi11er's downfall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Oldest Couple in the World.

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Salisbury of Lac Qui
Parle, Mimi, probably the oldest married
couple in the United States, have just cele-
brated the 103d birthday of Mr. Salisbury.
His wife will be 101 years old Christmas-Day.
Jan. IL they will have been married eighty
years. Until quite recently they lived alone
in comfortable log house on the Yellow
Bank River, Mrs. Salisbury doing the cook
ing and general homework, while Mr.. Sails
bury chopped the wood and attended to the
chores about the home
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Convicted of Usury.

Mrs. Seaman, of Clark, S. d., has been
convicted of usury. A law against usury
has been on the statute books for years, but
has never been enforced, though farmers
have made a howl about it at every election.
Several Alliance men who believe in using
the means in their power, formed the
"BrotherhoOd of Purpose" and will enforce
the law everywhere throughout the State.
Mrs. Scanman's case was the weakest of any
the brotherhood had worked up, but a YER
dict of guilty was rendered in few minutes
after the evidence was in.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Charged with Killing Their Father.

Harry Hartman of ST. Louis left his home
at one o'clock in the morning to go to sa-
loon in the vicinity, SO his daughter says, to
indulge in a smoke. He remained in the
saloon two hours and then returned to the
house. While attempting to gain admit
lance at rear door of the house four shots
were fred in rapid succession, and as many
pistol bullets entered Hartman's body and
caused almost instant death. Henry and
William Hartman. sons of the dead man,
and John G. Bremen were locked up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
People Leaving Western Kansas.

A citizen of Rocks County, Kansas, says:
The people of the western part of the
State no longer try to conceal the fact that
many people have left the country on &C
count of the drought. Over 1000 have left
Rocks County alone. Many of those re-
naming are unable to get away. For miles
over the prairies, he says, one can see
nothing but tenantless houses and aban-
doned farm machinery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Nearly suffocated by Natural Gas.

family of five, consisting of Mrs. Sarah
Worsteu, daughter, and three sons, at Lo-
gansport, Ind, came near meeting death
from the effects of natural gas. A leak
in the pipes filled the house with gas after
the family had retired. About midnight
one of the boys awolle and by crawling and
rolling on the floor reached a window and
called for help. The feelings experienced
by the member of the family were terrible,
and they describe their agony as excruci-
ating for hours while they lay in their beds
conscious but in q helpless condition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18

side and insisted that she should spare him.
Word was sent to Dr. Hunter, who succeed
ed in inducing the man to return. But the
mischief had been done, for the man was
already crazy. Early the next morning the
doctor visited his patient, who lay wide
awake As. was unusual for the physi-
clan to call at this unseemly hour Chapman
took it for granted that he was to be cut
up, and with yell made for the window.
After desperate struggle the doctor pre-
vented him from leaping out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Water Famine in Central Illln ols.

The continued water famine in Central
Illinois has become so serious that the
Illinois Central Railroad has refused longer
to supply the coal mine at Assumption
with water from the tank, and the mine has
suspended operations Farmers for months
have been hauling water for stock and
house use a distance of six to fourteen
miles in Macon County. Nearly all of the
deepest wells have become dry, and the
Sangamon River is lower than it has been
for many years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Big Failure at Keokulz.

Collier. Robertson & Hanlbleton, whole
sale grocers of Keolzuk, Ia, have failed.
They executed a first mortgage in local
banks for about $50, 600 and a second mort
gage for $4,000 to Keokuk and St. Louis
capitalists. The total liabilities are be-
tween $175, 900 and $780, 900, while the assets
will not be much over $4,000. Individual
investments in Western mining stock by
members of the firm precipitated the crash.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
rhourht She Was Not Dead.

Mrs. August Eliason, a Norwegian, was
buried Sunday, at Eau Claire, Wis. The
neighbors, after the funeral, insisted that
she was not dead, and at o'clock Sunday
night they disinterred the body. The ex-
element then ceased, as it was positively
determined that she was dead.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Drownod WhiIe Fishing.

The bodies of Joseph Marshall his son
Charles, and Herbert Cooner, of Harbor
Springs, Mich, have been washed ashore
about seven miles north of there. They
were returning from fishing cruise, and
the supposition is that their boat was
wrecked in the storm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
R1aine,s Cousin Dead.

John r. Blaine, a cousin of James G.
Blaine, died recently at the home OF his
son, Joseph Blaine, at Ottawa, Kas., aged
so years. He had long been q resident of
Central Illinois, where he was well known
The remains were taken to Indiana, his
former home, for burial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18

teen Alliance men. The House will have
forty three Republicans. ffty-two Demo-
Gratis, and nineteen Alliance men. On joint
ballot the vote stands: Republican, sixty
nine; Democrats, sixty-seven; Alliance,
thirty-two. The fifty -four Senators hold
over to assist in the election of a successor
to Cushman K. Davis in 1892.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Half a Million for St. Paul.

1t is stated that Judge Henry Hale, of St
Paul, Mimi, who died Sunday morning,
made provision in his will that $500, 900 of
his property, after providing for his widow,
shall go to such public institutions as the
City Council shall determine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Jack the Pincher.

fellow called Jack the Pincher, who
terrified all the women in the upper part of
Dubuque some two years ago, has resumed
operations His plan of operation is to run
up to lone females at night and pinch them
viciously on the arms and legs. The police
are watching for him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Pounded Her Rival.

In the postotfice at Rockport, Ind, Miss
Anna Brown assaulted Miss Bette Love
with an improvised slungshot, inflicting in
juries that will probably prove fatal. Jeal
ousy over q lover was the cause of the
trouble.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
INSANE FROM FRIGHT.
A Negro at Baltimore Becomes Crazy
from Peculiar Cause.

@.
Redford Chapman, a colored man who
was being treated at the Baltimore Univer-
sity Hospital for a lacerated hand, has be-
come insane from fright. Ever since his
arrival at the institution the students had
poked fun at him, and conidentially in
formed him that DIR. Hunter, the physician
in charge, would cut him up as soon as he
was fat enough. To keep up the joke they
usually felt him to see whether he
was getting ripe. Finally the darky
became alarmed for his safety. and
one night dashed out of the hospital
to the residence of lady on the opposite
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Holding Russian Peasants.

Twenty families of Russian peasants who
intended to emigrate have been stopped by
gendarmes at the German frontier. The
Government is anxious to get rid of all
foreigners and retain all native Christian
Russians.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Suicide of a sensitire student.

Arthur @. Caldwell, aged 90, student in
the Baltimore Dental College, killed him
self by taking poison. Mr.. Caldwell's home
was in Victoria, B. G. He was literally
supplied with money and became lax in
his attendance upon the lectures and class
es. The dean of the dental college wrote
to the family of the young man, and fell
low-student informed him of what the
dean had done. The chagrin that followed
impelled the supersensitive youth to COM
nit suicide
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18

OF subaqueous tunnels the most
famous is that under the Thames at
London, begun in 1907 and finally COM
pleted for foot passengers in 1843; total
length, 1000 feet; cost, &c. 00 lineal
yard, or total of 81, 500,00
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Train Men Want More Pay.

A delegate meeting of conductors and
trainmen from all divisions of the Wabash
road is being held in Decatur, ILL.,, to ar
range wage schedule for presentation to
the railway management. The men want
pay for overtime. There are fifty delegates
from the ten divisions of the road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Offered &3O.OOO,OOO.

A special telegram has been received at
Tahlequah, I. T., from the Lucas Land
Company of Colorado by Chief Mayes, ask
ing if the Cherokees would entertain
offer of $50 600, 900 for the Cherokee Outlet
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18

TIE new aqueduct from the Croton
dam to New York, distance of 1868
miles, or including the pipe lines to the
Central Park reservoir Of thirty-three
miles, is the largest piece of tunneling
vet done
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18

An explosion occurred in the cartridge
room of the factory at Zumdorf, Hungary,
where the new explosive, megalin, is man
ufactured. Three women employed in the
factory were blown to pieces.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Beat His Wife ana Child.

A report reaches Burlington, Iowa, that
an unknown man living near Niota, Ill, on
the Mississippi River, horribly beat his wife
and two-year- old child. They are not ex-
pected to live. He was arrested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
To Keen Stock Off the Market.

Willow Glen Lodge, f. M. B. A.. at Maroa,
ILL.,, has adopted resolutions requesting
State and national organizations of f. NJ.
B. A, Grange and Alliance to fix the day
and date for taking the cattle, hogs, and
grain off the market this month for twenty
DAYS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Omit Using Natural Gas.

The shutdown at the five mills run by
the Oliver Bros, at Pittsburgh, is caused by
the changing of the furnaces from the use
of natural gas as fuel to coal, as the gas in
their private lines is exhausted
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
Gould Didn't Get All of Them.

The report that Jay Gould had gained
control of all the Kansas salt plants is a
mistake. There are fourteen plants in
operation and Gould has purchased but two
of them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
swindler Gillon Prefers Death to Imprison-

The corpse of Marshall F. Gillon, the ex-
convict who secured 1000 from Mrs.
Matthias Mills, of Needham, Mass, wealthy
widow, who was seeking his reformation,
has been found at Hubbards Cove, Nova
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18

MAIL car No IA, belonging to the
Illinois Central Railroad, has the repu-
tation among the employees of being
haunted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
HOW M;npesota,s IepisIatura Stands.

The official returns on members of the
Minnesota Legislature have been made.
The Senate will be composed of twenty -sfx
Republicans, fifteen Democrats, and thir-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18

IN Scandinavia the Verne Foss is 984
feet high, the Vettis Foss $50 feet, the
Rjuken Foss 8Q4 feet
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
EIoped with a Married Man.

John Barry, son of prominent merchant
of Mt Sterling, Ill, eloped Saturday night
with an attractive blonde, Dollie Johnson
by name. Barry left wife and child
about one year old. He claimed he was
driven away by domestic troubles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18
THE NEWS RECORD.
EVENTFUL HAPPENINGS HERE
AND THERE.

Political, Commercial and Industrial News
from All Over the Land-Fires, Acct
dents and Crimes-The Gist of the News
in Few Lines.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-18

John Griffee, wealthy farmer, went to
Anderson, Ind. on Saturday evening with
$780, At midnight he was seen in company
with two weIl-known thieves. He has not
been seen since, and officers and friends
are hunting for him Foul play is strongly
suspected.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20
A RIre Old Age.

] II Holcomb aud wife, Of Belcher-
vile. Texas. have celebrated their If
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Of their long life and good health is
tha, they correct any slight ailment
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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20
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ngnan Car and Union Ticket offices
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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20

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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20
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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20

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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20
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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20
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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20

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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20

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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-30
MOUNTAIN TRAVEL.
Latest Report from the Great
Snow Blockade.
BAD LUCK WITH A BIG SNOW PL0w.

II Breaks Down just Before ITS Job Is
Finished-Deaths ON the Blockaded
Line-The Midget Zarate a Victim
Troubles of Theatrical Troupes-Several
Companies Have Unpleasant Expert
ences-Living on Salt Pork and Hard
tack-Fatal SnowsIide.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. SO.-The rotary
glow, which has been making big fight in
the Sierres toward raising the blockade on
the Central Pacific road broke down Tuesday
In the final drift remaining near Cascade.
The pillow had been working for fifteen days
continually and it was thought the big
machine would hold together until the road
was cleared, but the strain was too much
and it was completely disabled when only
200 yards of snow bank remained An army
of shovelers remained at work all night to
clear the remaining snow obstructing five
cars of delayed mail which were sent west
from Reno Tuesday night and which will be
the first train through
Died on the Line.
John Coughlin, telegraph operator at Cisco,
died at his lonely station four days ago of
pneumonia. Three men. including a doctor,
went to his assistance ON snow shoes, but ar
rived too late 10 save his life, and he was
buried in snowdrift His body was re-
moved to Sacramento Tuesday, where his
funeral took place yesterday.
Mrs. McVean, wife of Surgeon A. c. Nc
Vean, of jefferson barracks, died at Truckee
Monday of diphtheria while on one of the
west-bound trains
Tuesday Lucia Zarate the Mexican
Midget" said to be the smallest human being
in the world, a passenger on the same train,
died at Truckee from gastric fever.