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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
WONDERS IN PLANTS.
One Retards the Growth Of Whiskers and
One Kills Butterflies.

Ono A&SAAEuo Auo UEUWtu VI Uuh8hors Am8
One Kills Butterflies
The leaves OF the barber plant are used in
some parts Of the East by rubbing on the
face to keep the beard from growing. It is
not supposed to have any effect on beard
that is already rooted, but merely acts a. .
preventive, boys employing it to keep the
hair from getting start on their faces. Il
is also employed by some oriental people
who desire to keep part of their heads free
from hair, as a matter Of fashion.
The cruel plant is SO designated because
1t catches butterflies and kills them for
sheer sport. Its flowers attract the poor little
futterer by the honey it offers, and when
the victim light upon it it grabs the butter
fly by the head and holds it fast until the
captive dies. Then the flower drops It on
the ground and lies in wait for fesh un-
fortunate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

with this great body of statesmen. When
does the session begin?''
"They are in session now."
81 mean when do they begin making
laws?"
'They are making them now."
"You don't tell me? Why, do they let
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

K n o " l n g too
much, trying to
wish myself back
10 those happy
days when l came
to Washington an
innocent stranger
and vas filed
with pleasurable
motions by the
sra n d e ur and
,eauty of it's
scenes, awed in
he presence Of its
'reat men and
startled to excite
ment by standing
ace to face with
hose who shape
he course and
destiny of this
grandest nation
that the history of
N an has S ever
known. 1 as
along
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

had an idea the United States Senate
would look somewhat like this" he added,
as he made few strokes with his pencil
and produced picture
"You draw pretty well. Mr.. Mast" said
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
AN EMPRESS RECLUSE
Elizabeth of Austria in the Care of
Physicians at Weisbaden.
PRINCE RUDOLPH'S TRAGIC DEATH
Has Almost Unbalanced Royal Mind and
Destroyed Her Beauty.
THE ROMANCE OF A SISTERS LIFE
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH,

YER since the unfor-
tunate death of her only
J son, Prince Rudolph. the
Empress of Austria
, has been a COM
parative recluse, and So
ciety at Vienna and
elsewhere sees very little
of the once famous and
beautiful woman. Lately
she has aged rapidly, and
although she still retains
traces of her former love-
illness, few would recog-
nize in the sad and faded
woman of 50 the once
graceful and agile
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
INNOCENT Mr.. MAST.
he Visits the Capitol Taking
His CrayOn Along.
SOME STARTLING RESULTS.
The Great Cartoonist Shocked by Press
Gallery Levity.
QUESTIONS CHILDLIKE AND BLAND

rwRIrTEN FOR THE DIsPArcH.l
1 was sauntering down Pennsylvania
avenue, musing upon the misfortune of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

They Don't Use Them Out His Way, So He
Took n Good DreHchiua. ~
Ma nr.il..
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04

[ Continued on Tenth Pags.1
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

knows Of NO such persons as Blythe and
JONES' and he cannot imagine where the for
geries originated or who committed them.
William W. Edwards, l-to-do married
farmer, was found dead at Elmira,
N. T., at the house of Mrs. Ellen
berg, widow with whom he had main
tanned intimate relations for years. He had
been shot in the back of the head Mrs.
berg said she and Edwards had quar-
relied over money matters, and he drew q re-
volver and attempted to shoot her. In her
attempts to take the revolver away. from
him it was discharged. the ball entering Ed
wards head. Mrs. Eilenberg was arrested
for the murder.
Gov. Larrabee OF Iowa, committed the sen-
tence of Barney Kennedy, the condemned Du-
buque wife murderer, to imprisonment for life
The decision of the governor accords with the
public sentiment. Kennedy wasconvicted on
purely circumstantial evidence. The dead
body of Mrs. Kennedy was discovered lying
in a field near the farm house on the outskirts
of the city in April, 1887. Her head had been
horribly mangled with a Ratchet or some
other sharp instrument. Kennedy has had
two trials and the case has been bitterly
fought to the end. AS last resort several
huge petitions were sent to Gov. Larabee,
asking that he commute the sentence. In
both trials Kennedy's two little children were
the chief witnesses against him.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Two Big Herds of Sheep.

Messrs. Seldomridge and Pebbles
ofthis city, are now making prepare.
tions to dispose of their two large
herds of sheep which they purchased
in New Mexico last spring. Last
spring these gentlemen handled in
the neighborhood of 1900 head,
which were bought in northern New
Mexico and sold before they reached
the Arkansas river. In January of
the present. year Mr.. Pebbles went to
New Mexico and contracted for the.
two herds which are now being. driv-
en- to Kit Carson on the Arkansas
Pacific railroad. These sheep were
selected from the most improved
breeds within a radius of 200 miles
of Las Vegas, and were bought es-
pecially for feeders and the eastern
markets. The first herd, numbering
10000 head, arrived at Kit Carson
and several large eastern dealers will
inspect them there The other herd
numbering 1900 will arrive at the.
same place about the 2Oth.-Colora-.
do Springs Republic.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
BEYOND CONTROL.
Failure of the Second Attempt to
Open the Burning Mines.

Failure Of the Second Attempt to
Open the Burning Mines.
BUTTE, Mont, Special Telegram,
The second attempt to open the Anaconda
and St. Lawrence mines has proved abort
i've. This morning the men penetrated
about fifty feet into the 4OO-foot level, but
were unable to remain long on account of
heat and foul air. They were there long
enough, however, to see the fire had burned
up to the 3OO-foot level at least, and
how much further is not known
The bulkheads were replaced at 10 o'clock
this morning. and the mine again left to its
fate. This proves conclusively that the
effort to subdue the fire in these mines by
inje citing steam into them is an utter fail
ure. The steam vaporizes with the heat
with which it is subjected before it can
reach the fire, and the released oxygen sim
ply adds fuel to the flames. Nothing re-
mains now but to flood the mines. The
water is now up to the 8OO-foot level of the
Anaconda, having risen 200 feet in the six
weeks since last closed. No estimate can
be formed of the extent of the damage by
the fire, but it is hardly possible that seri-
Gus caves will soon make themselves ap-
parent
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
IN GENERAL,

It is stated that the pope and eight of the
cardinals of his household are suffering with
influenza.
Judge Mcconnell has granted the Applica-
ton of Kunze, the Cronin suspect, for new
trial. but declined the motion as to the other
Defendants, Coughlin, Burk and O'Sullivan,
and passed sentence on them.
Gynn Petre, the English minister at Lis.
bon impaired to Senior Comes, minister of
foreign affairs. England's ultimatum, de-
handing the recall of the Portuguese forces,
officials and expeditions of every kind from
the banks OF the Shire, beyond the confluence
of the Rus, and south of the Zambezi and
from Mashonaland. II Portugal failed to
reply in twenty-four hours the British lega-
ton would board the Enchantress and
await a reply at Vigo. The king immedi-
ately convened cabinet council to consider
the ultimatum. The government replied to
Minister Petre that Portugal yielding to
strong pressure from a power of the first
rank, being too weak to withstand it,
would order the withdrawal of the Portu-
guese from the Shire and Mashonaland,
while reserving all rights to the Portuguese
crown in those territories.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Chief Engineer Kerins, supposed to have
been killed in the elevator and steamship fire
at Baltimore, was found alive on the still
burning ship.
Alfred L. Campbell will be appointed re-
ceiver of the land Office at Miles City, Mont,
in place of Abraham Hall, who was appoint
ed in June, 1875.
In the Democratic caucus at Annapolis,
Md, Senator Wilson was renominated by &C.
clamation to succeed himself as United States
SENATOR.
Several deaths from influenza, including
Adam Amberg, we'll known German-Amer.
lean citizen, occurred in Chicago. Thirty
thousand school children in that city are said
to be suffering from influenza or compiled
lions thereof.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

completely filled by the in-rushing tide.
Only one could 60 through at time, and
as one man gained prominence he was
snatched by his frenzied companions and
drawn back into the struggling crowd
Meanwhile the food rose swiftly and
relentlessly. The caisson roof was scarcely
higher than the mems heads and to be left
behind was thought to be certain DEATH
Taylor says he the last of the survivors to
escape into the outer lock. As he escaped
from the clutches of dozen hands and
leaped throngh the trap into the outer lock
he heard Knox, the foreman, shout: For
Gods sake, hurry boys, its getting over my
head; let the shortest men go first" The
trap fell back behind Taylor and shut his
doomed comrades from view. 1t is supposed
that before any others could escape they
were all drowned. The workmen at the
pumps at late hour tonight, however,
think there is chance that some Of the inn
prisoned workmen are still alive. The air
gauge on the engine which pumps air into
the calsson shows a strong and steady
pressure of air in the air shaft and caisson,
and it is thought possible that the COM
pressed air in the caisson will be sufficient
to keep the water from rising to the top and
that some of the men may be able to keep
their heads above water until relieved.
At a. M the outer chamber of the cais-
sion was reached and three bodies were
found. All of the men in the caisson
proper are known to be dead. Messrs.
Sooy, Smith & Co. of New York are the con-
tracing engineers in charge Of the caisson.
work; the Phoenix Bridge company, a
Pennsylvania corporation, have the con-
tract for the construction of the bridge.
The engineers theory of the accident
which is partially supported by facts
obtained from the workmen who
escaped, is that the foreman, who,
it is alleged, had been drinking, while
attempting to reduce the air pressure, turned
the valve of the supply pipe too far, and
the pressure on the interior Of the caisson
became so low that the caision settled in
the mud of its own weight, at the same time
admitting the water.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
JUDGE KELLY DEAD,
The Father of the House Of Repre-
sentatiVes dies at WASHINGTON.

The Father of the House Of Repre-
sentatives dies at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Special-Judge William D.
Kelley of Pennsylvania died here this even
lug. At his bedside were Mrs. Kelley; his
daughter, Mrs. F. o. Horstman; his sons,
William d. Kelley, Jr., and A. B. Kelley;
DR.. Stanton, his attending physician; and
]. H. Weirick, his private secretary. His
death was painless, and to the watchers at
his bedside he seemed to have fallen into
peaceful sleep. He was unconscious at the
last, as he had been at intervals during the
last two days. His remains will be buried
at Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia.
The immediate cause of Judge Kelley's
death was intestinal catarrh, brought on by
cold contracted during Christmas week.
For some years, however, he had been
almost constant sufferer from a cancerous
growth in the side of his face, which was
removed about six years ago by a surgical
operation. The relief thus obtained was
only temporary, and since that time it has
developed so rapidly during the past year
that it must have soon conquered him had
he not earlier fallen victim to the ca
tarrhal affection. He was nearly seventy
six years old, and during the latter years Of
his life his general health has not been
good so that he easily fell victim to the
weakening influences of disease. The
funeral services here will take place in the
hall of the house Of representatives Satur-
day.
William D. Kelley was born in Phila-
delphia April IL, 1874 His grandfather,
John Kelley, served as an officer in the
Revolutionary war. Having lost his father
at an early age he learned the printers
trade, and later served an apprenticeship
to jeweler in Boston. In 1S4Ohe returned
to Philadelphia and began the study of
law, and a year later was admitted to the
bar, and while practicing his profession de-
voted much time to literary pursuits. He
was elected attorney general of Pennsyl-
vania in 1916, and in 1916 was judge of the
In 1860 he was delegate to the National
Republican convention and in the sameyea
was elected to congress, where he has served
continuously ever since. He has been
member OF numerous committees Of the
house, and chairman Of some of the most
important, notably the committee ON ways
and means. He served in the lower house
longer than any other member, and for this
reason was often called the Father of the
House" He has for many years been
known as Pig Iron Kelley" He was at
one time free trader, but later became an
ardent protectionist, and wrote several
theory. Among his works are: Reasons
for Abandoning the Theory of Free Trade
and Adopting the Principles of Protection
to American Industry" Letters on Indus
trial and Financial Questions" and "The
New South"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
THE MARKETS.
The Latest Quotations from Lead
ing Markets.


ing Markets.
NEW YORK
Wheat-No. 2 red, s5M@sec.; No. red,
751a@76c.: No. l Northern, 93%@94c.; No.
l hard, 97A@971lc. Barley, Western 50@-
62Ac.; Canada 5S@72c. Barley malt-Can.
ada, 7O@S5c. Corn-No. 2 396@39ssc; un-
graded mixed, 27H@41c.; steamer mixed,
37as@387sc. Oats-No. 2 white, 3OA@3O1ac.;
mixed Western. 261a@3Oc.; white do. 3O@-
34Ac. Eggs. Western, 1Sc. Butter, Elgin
2S@2S1ac.; Western dairy, 9@1Sc. do. cream.
cry 13@27c. Cheese, Western 8@1Oc.
CHICAGO.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady and unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat,
7s1sc; No. 8 spring wheat, 6s@70c; No red.
771sc; No. corn, 29c; No. 2 oats, zoe; No. 2
rye. 44c; No. barley, $4,000; No. 1 fax
seed, 81 "a; prime timothy seed, ST. 10; mess
pork, per Dbl 1926; lard, per 100 lbs
$5.7712: Butter, dull and unchanged, eggs,
16E@17c.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat; No. hard, SO1ac.; No. 1 northern
79c. No. Northern 76@77c Flour, pat
ents, in sacks to local dealers, 81. 75@4.sO;
patents to ship, sacks or car lots. $4.15@
4.5O; in barrels, $4.3O@47O; delivered at
New England points, $5.15@5.4O; delivered
at New York points, $5.O5@5. 80; delivered
at Philadelphia and Baltimore, S5@5. 25;
DdkerS mere, $0.WoOO: eupernne, $l.OO
2.25; red dog, sacks, $1.1O@1.25; red dog
barrels, $1.35@1.5O. Bran, $571; shorts,
1901: so; Corn, sample, zee. Oats, good
to choice, 21@22c; mixed 19@2O1c. Bar
ley, 24@25c. Feed $1O@11.
ST. PAUL.
Prices on incoming trains only: Wheat.
No. l hard sO@S1e; No Northern. 7s@
79c; No. 2 Northern, 75@7Oc. Corn. No.
28c bid, 2S1a asked. Oats. No. 2 mixed,
191ac bid, 2Ohc December: No. 2 white, 21c
bid: 21c January; No. 8, zoe bid. Barley.
No. 2, 45@5Oc bid; No. g. 3S@42c bid Rye,
No 2, 35c bid. Ground Fsed. No. 1,$1O50
OIL. Corn Meal: Unbolted 81 asked.
Shorts, $7.4O@7.75. Bran. Bulk, $4,000
so. Hay. No. 1 upland prairie. $1,000
$50; MOL, $500; timothy. $S@s5O.
Dressed Hogs. $3.S5@4 asked. Eggs. Held,
$5.4O@5. 20; fresh, $6@6.3O. Flax Seed No.
l, $1.28h. Butter. Extra creamery, 2O@
22c; extra dairy, 1O@14c; medium 1O@
15c; roll and print. fresh. 121a@16c; old, SO
12c; packing stock. 6@7c; grease, Bose.
Cheese. Fancy. 101s@1 1Ac; fine, 7@sc; part
skim milk, 405c.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Disastrous Storm in Missouri.

lie
On Sunday afternoon cyclone struck the
southwestern section of ST. Louis and swept
on through to the northern limits, marking
pathway nearly quarter OF a mile wide
and leaving death and disolation in it's track
There was scarcely any warning of the ap-
preaching of the storm, owing to the fact
that the sky had been overcast for several
hours before the full force of the wind was felt
and it was all over in an incredibly briefperiod
OF time. those residing in and near the path
OF the cyclone scarcely realizing what had
happened until it was all over. An entire
family, father, mother and child, residing on
Mound street near Tenth, met their deaths
by the falling OF n building on their DWELLING
The losses on property are roughly estimated
cyclone seemed to have entered the city
in its full force at Twenty-third street
and Chouteau avenue, passing northeast
until it reached Seventeenth and Olive
streets, where it swerved, taking a
direct easterly course to Fourteenth, and
then again turned to the northeast.
leaving the city and striking the river Just
ment of the approach and progress of the
storm was dull, sullen sky, quickly follow
ed by a torrent of rain, which in turn was
followed by sleet, and before the victims
could realize what had happened the storm
had swept by and on, leaving wreckage and
mangled humanity in it's pathway. Trees
were torn out by the roots and broken off, tele-
graph poles.swept down as. though mere sticks,
while the roofs of buildings were lifted from
their moorings like feathers and tossed into
the streets. Mrs. Charles Miller, residing at
Twentieth and Eugenia streets, was sitting
in a rocking chair with her babe in her arms.
when the root was lifted from her house. She
rushed to the window and just then the wall
gave way, and Mrs. Miller and her babe were
buried under the debris. The babe miracu-
lousy escaped without scratch. but the
mother is badly hurt and will not recover
Mr.. Miller was in another part of the house
anu was unhurt. This is but one of dozens
of Incidents Of the terrible storm
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
Naturalization of Land.

LONDON, Special Gladstone, at a rem
dinner given to the Hawarden tenants,
spoke on the subject of farming interests.
and touched the subject of the nationali-
cation of land. He said that if it
could be proved that the system was a
benefit to the whole community, the
change might be made and the landlord
would be entitled to fair compensation; but
he thought it would not be favorable
prove it, because he failed to see how the
State could be a good and capable landlord.
He believed the present system properly
worked to be the best.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

Twelve tn ousand derricks were blown down
In the Bradford (Pa.) oil field by the high
winds which prevailed in Pennsylvania.
John Thompson and Andrew Johnson were
crushed to death beneath pile of lumber in
Chicago. Two other workman were badly
injured.
farmer named Stephen Gown attempted
to cross the milwaukee tracks at Menominee,
Wis, with q load af wood. The team was
killed. GOWN was injured and had narrow
escape.
By the explosion OF motion metal in the
Lucy furnace at Pittsburg Thomas Welsh, q
workman, was instantly killed, Michael
Welsh fatally injured and number of others
seriously burned.
Reports of damage done by the recent
foods in Missouri are coming in daily.
Thousands of bushels of corn still in the
shock, not having been harvested, have been
swept away, and many fine farms in the
Cane creek bottoms are covered with drift
wood Every bridge in Butler county over
that stream has been swept away. Much
stock and thousands of rails are reported
lost.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Rogalinski Of Erie, Pa,
left the four children at home with Mrs. Rog-
alinski's brother while they went to make
a CALL The little ones uncle was intoxicated
and he laid his pipe down on the bed on which
the children were sleeping. The bed took
fire. and the house was nearly consumed be-
fore the fireman arrived. The drunken man
escaped. as did Mary Towlinski, the owner
OF the house, but the children were all suffO-
Gated. Their names are Mary aged FIVE;
Charlie, four; Helene, three. and Annie, one.
Fire started at Peoria, ILL.,, in the tower of
the Monarch distillery and before it was got
ten under coutrol damage to the extent OF
$165, 900 had been done. Seven copper stills.
the tower and meal house, engines valued at
$115,OOO, grain worth $4,000, malt kilns
valued at 81, 500, machinery valued at 81, 900,
and 1OO,OOO gallons OF untaxed high proof
spirits valued at $4,000, were destroyed.
The loss is fully covered by insurance. At
the time the fire started violent storm was
in progress, and the origin OF the freis attrib-
uted to lightning.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
A New Hat Iron.
Electrical Review.


An enterprising young electrician i'm
washington, recently married, who
had occasion to spend the evening
down town with some friends from
New York, was shocked to find, as he
was about to go home, that his new
silk hat had, in some unexplained
manner, become badly rumpled
Shops that "block your hat while
you watt We're closed and for a my
ment BENEDICT was in distress. but.
his ingenuity did not failihirn. Stem
ping INTO a restaurant lighted bv
electricity ne found an incandescent,
lamp attached to long flexible con.
uucg0r, and with this he deity and
quickly ironed out the wrinkles from
als battered tile and FASTENED home
to his waiting wife. e
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
FOREIGN CULLINCS,

Twenty-one deaths from la grippe and pneu-
monia occurred within five hours at Provi-
dence, r. l.
Influenza is making fearful ravages among
the striking coal miners in Chareroi district
of Belgium. The men are unable to obtain
proper and sufficient food. Under such cir
crmstances the percentage OF deaths among
those attacked by the disease is very large.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17
NEWS BREVITIES.
The Latest Telegraphic News
Culled from Associated
Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

The national executive committee appoint
ted at the St. Louis silver convention met in
Washington. A permanent bureau will b
established to look after the interests of fret
coinage. Sci
In the lower house of Congress the Silcott
investigating committee submitteda report,
accompanied by bill appropriating $75..
600 to cover the deficiency caused by Silcotu,s
defalcation. Minority reports were also sub
mitted.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

8 The building of the Broadway bridge, s..
Paul. is suspended for years, probably, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road claim
ing title to the whole of Broadway below
Third street and determining to oppose the
bridge project.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-17

DR.. Beall, physician of Washington, has
been fined $500 and sentenced to six months
in Jail for robbing grave in the Congress
sional cemetery.