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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17
HISTORICAL PROCESSION.
a Picturesque Feature of a Recent Ce1e.
bration In Switzcrland,

A Picturesque Feature of a Recent CeIe.
bratlon In Switzerland,
The historical. procession. which vas
the great feature Of the recent cclcbra-
ton of tho seventh centenary of Berne,
was n spectacle of uncommon magnifi:
cence and picturesqneness. No less
than twelve hundred persons in costume
took part in it At the head was some
red dragons in the eighteenth century
costume. followed by ah alle16ricai
group representing Bernese history, art
and science, surrounded by pages in
the sixteenth century costume. Then
came the Zahringen group, Including
Duke Rerehtold V. and his spouse. at
tended by knights of st. John. The
thirteenth century was illustrated by
the Savoyard protectorate of Herne;
with Duke Peter, the Petit Char
lemaane, and Heinrich Won Strait
)irSen, the poet of love, and the Min
ncsingers, attended by company of
Swiss archers At the head OF the
group representing the fourteenth CEN
turr was ear containing the benefac-
tresses of Bcrne. followed by the chief
characters of the battle of Laupep and
of the entry of Rerne into Tie confed-
Grafton. The entry of Sigismund into
teenth century. The king was gorgeous
in red velvet and ernsine. He rode
under a canopy of cloth of gold, and
was surrounded by the members of his
court in magnificent costumes of the
period. These were followed by heroes
of the Swiss-Bergundian wars. a scene
from the reformation, with the mar
riage of Chief Magistrate Hans Steiger
marked the sixteenth century, Tnep
for the seventeenth century We're heroes
of the thirty years war, with a de-
scendant of the famous Cen Erlach at
their head. surrounded by troops in
IIuGuenot costume. Following We're
representatives of the trade guilds OF
the period. at tho head of the eight
ecnth century group were companies of
old guards, followed by grenadiers,
artillery and students, and, represent
ing the present time, there were cars
and groups devoted to displaying the
features of all the trades and industries
of Switzerland. Chicago Times.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17
Tho Russian Way.

Railroading in Russia does not ap-
pear to be holiday affair. In fact,
the Russian railroader seems to suffer
about as other classes of citizens of
that despotic country, where the idea is
promulgated that all in the lower posi-
tiors of life are little better than the
brute creation,
The Russian railway expert, N. kot-
lubai, hos Just published in book form
an account of the mismanagement of
Russian railways. and of the abuses
which naturally result He states that,
owing to the immense salaries paid to
the higher officials, the remuneration
received by the actual working officials
is so insufficient that they would be
unable to live unless they supplement
ed their wages by theft. Despite their
low salaries, these men are worked al
most day and night, only five or six
hours being left them to sleep and rest.
During the last Turlso-Russian war en-
gineers and fremen were forced to
sleep on their locomotives at odd mo-
nlents, SO inadequate was their mum Der
to the demand of the service. and
switchmen were compelled to be on
duty twenty-siS, twenty-eight and thir-
ty hours in succession. Such inhuman
orertaSiug of the strength of men could
result only in the most defective and
perilously careless service, with more
accidents and greater loss of life than
in any etner country In the world.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17
GENTLE GIANTS.

A Race OF Men Who We're Physically and
Morally Our SuperiOrs.
The Guanches, the inhabitants Of the
Canary islands, are said to be tho
remnants of the ancient race who ten
Thousand years ago peopled the
drowned continent of Atlantis. They
are reported to have been strong and
handsome, and of extraordinary agility
of movement, and of remarkable cour-
age. aud Of a loyal disposition. but they
showed the credulity of children and
the simple directness of shepherds. So
tall were they that the Spaniards speak
of them as giants, and their strength
and endurance were SO great that they
were conquered by strategem, but not
with force. They ran as fast as horses
and could leap over pole held between
two men five or six feet high; they
could climb the highest mountains and
jump the deepest ravines.
Their endurance as swimmers was so
great that they were accustomed to
swim across the nine-mile strait be-
tween the Lacerote and Graciosa; hav-
ing no boats, their method of fishing
was to strike the fish with sticks or
catch them in their hands while swim
ming. Their skulls, which are pre-
served in the museums OF the island,
show 1hafked cerebral development,
the frontal and parietal bones being
we'll developed and the facial angle
good. In the early days of the conqest
before rapine and murder had done
their vile work, the Guanches are
spoken Of as being musical and fond OF
dancing and singing.
Though SO strong physically, the GU
anches were nevertheless very gentle
race; they rarely made war with one
another. and when the Europeans fell
into their hands they did not kill them,
but sent them to tend sheep in the
mountains. So tame were the birds in
this happy land that when the Span
iards fire. landed they came and fed
out of their hands. To kill an amin al
degraded man; the butcher was re-
prieved criminal and an outcast, and
lived apart, he and his assistant being
supported by the state. No woman
was allowed to approach the shambles,
and in such horror was killing held by
these gentle giants that no man could
be ennobled until he had publicly de-
clared that he had not been guilty Of
killing any animal, not even goat.
Their standard of morality was high:
they we're tr,orogamists and adultery
was punished by imprisonment and
death; robbery was almost unknown
among them, and drunkenness not yet
invented. The Guanches were bound
by law to treat woman with the great
est respect, and a man was obliged to
make way for every woman he met
walking, to bear her burdens, and def
| creDtialiy to escort her home should
she wish it. If Guanche were en-
nobled for any great deed the people
were Assem- bled on the occasion, and
among the questions asked, to which a
negative answer must be given before
the patent of nobility was granted,
was: HAS he ever been disrcspectful
| TO womcn?" The women are not ceIe.
| brated as having been beautiful, but
they were almost as agile and strong
as the men. Even in war the women
and children were protected and pillagc
was forbidden. .-Cornhill Magazine.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17
The mayor Of the camp, ono Doug
las Jerrold, took Foolish Frank In

The mayor OF the camp, ono Doug.
las Jerrold, took Foolish Frank In
hand.
'.see here" he said, stepping for
ward and laying his hand on tho nom
descript's shoulder, 'tnar hez ben q
lot Nv stealin' NV gold dust done in the
past three weeks in this hyar camp,
an you air accused NV doin' the stealin'.
We hev stood thet sort nv thing jist
ez long ez we're goin' to, an we'vc
come up hyar to find out whether DR.
not you air the thief"
'Who is my accuser?" suddenly asked
the accused man, these being the first
words, aside from his name, that he
Salamander City.
II am"' cried Mark Billings, stepping
forward.
eyes, and you are my prisonert"
With the words Foolish Frank
whipped cut a pair of revolvers and
covered the big miner gambler, the
thing being done In the twinkling Of
m eye almost. For moment the
miners stood staring in open-mouthed
astonishment. Then, thinking that one
of their number was menaced by ono
who was robber, several Of them
made motions:towardd drawing weapons.
"Hold!" cried Foolish Frank. Don't
make any breaks, men Of Salamander
City. This fellow whom you know as
Mark Billings, is Colorado Carl, a noted
desperado, road-agent and all-around
crook. He is the man who robbed you
of your dust. and no doubt you will
lind what has been stolen, in his bin,
if you look for it. l am Bob Ferret, q
Denver detective. and he is wanted
there for robbing d bank. have been
on his trail for two months, and now
have you, Colorado CarI!' he finished
up, addressing the bafded desperate,
and he quickly handcuffed his prison
er, who submitted sullenly to the in
evitable.
"You rather overreached yourself by
trying to throw suspicious on me, -
laughed the detective. II reckon if you
had known who l was, you wouldn't {
have tried it!''
The stolen dust was found in the
cabin the desperate had occupied as
Mark Billings, and tho lninern wanted
to hang the thief, but Ferret said no.
'I've been after him two months,
boys" the detective said; "ae's my
prisoner, and I'm going to take him to
Denver to answer for his crime of bank
robbing."
And he did. The next stage carried
the detective and his prisoner out of
the camp, and Salamander City never
saw either of them again.
billings war right" said a miner, as
the crowd stood looking after the stage;
''he said that Foolish Frank warn't t
what he seemed, an he warn n't!'-S. A.
d. Cox, in Yankee Blade.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17

The Abbe Pradt, a rushlight OF
Napoleou's time, was a most conceited
man. The Duke of Wellington met
him in Paris at dinner given in honor
of himself The able made long ora
ton, chiefly on the state of political
affairs, and concluded with the words:
I'VE owe the salvation of Europe to
one man alone" 'Refore he gave me
time TO blush.r said the duke, 'the put
his hand on his henr. aud .eentiluadi
TO Der] -
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17

u. -o.>r - pay cost Of repair.
CHAS. ERT,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN HUNT
~ ing on the Ambrosia and Independence
places is prohibited. Eiolators will be prose
cuted to the full extent OF the law.
J. w. DEDERICK
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
Duluth.

Duluth, Oct. sO.-At the opening today cash
and october wheat were unchanged. December
first sold &c up and May &c up with the excep.
ton of one or two sales. These we've the best
prices of the day. The market heldv very steady
for the first two hours, then dropped nc up to
noon and about IL O'Clock broke rapidly, drop.
ping &C TO 2Ac and closing very weak. Trading
for the day was very large. but during the last
hour after the break became quite dull. The
close was IN @sAc below last nights. Car re.
ceipts here and at Minneapolis aggregated 925
against 1900 cars reported yesterday. Cash
wheat sold early In large quantities. No. / hard
opened unchanged at 95Ac. afterward sold at
95hc. broke and closed at 93c. No. / northern
opened at 94c with large sales at that figure.
held steady for a time, then weakened n
closed at 9sc. The early few cars to arrive sold
at 93Ac. No. 2 northern opened at SOC and
closed at SIC. No. 3northern opened at s4c n
closed at ssc. Rejected opened at zoe and closed
at Csc. october No. 1 hard opened at 95kc and
closed 931c. No. l northern opened unchanged
at 94c. sold on &c. held steady, then broke and
closed at 9ac. o decline Of &c. December No. 1
northern sold at october prices early for de.
liverles the first half OF the month, and 1c lower
for regular November. December No. 1 hard
opened &c lower. at 94Ac. and closed at 93kc.
No. 1 n northern opened unchanged first. sold Kc
up, at 93hc. sold down to 9l%c and closed at
91Ac. May No. 1 hard opened at 81. 02, closing at
1904. No. / northern opened at $1.OOx an
closed at 99A.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
Is This a Farmers, Rulee

CHICAGO, Dot. 19-The people who
have been bowling for several years be.
aus of the organization OF car service
associations, whereby the railroads as
sess shippers and oonsignees a small
sum for the detention of cars longer
than forty-eight hours after arrival at
destination, r taken aback by the &C.
tion of the Texas board of railroad com.
m%issioners. The board has issued q
circular ordering all railroad companies
in Texas to charge and COLLECT from
consignees the sum of SO per per
day for the use of all cars not unloaded
after forty-eight hours notice to the
oonsignee or his agent. In chicago and
other points throughout the west only
81 per day is charged after f%orty-eight
hours notice, and yet there is no end of
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24

was connected with the murder of Mill.
ionaire Smell. The fine gold scarf pin,
which Mrs. Ordway says belonged to
MI. Smell and was given her by her
husband the night of the murder, has
been turned over to Chief of Police
Frey and will be forwarded by him to
the Chicago authorities. The pin bears
the initials "a. +. s" on the front and
"E. s. L." on the back. Tho police do
not give much credence to the woman'e
story that her husband had made a
threat to kill the millionaire, but if the
pin was the property of Mr.. Shell and is
identified by his relatives, it may be a
clue to important developments in the
mystery. The fact that the crazy
woman's mother corroborates her state.
ments and that the woman herself only
speaks of the matter in her lucid mo-
ments, has made an impression on the
newspaper men of this city who have
interviewed both women.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
Ladies' Want TO Vote.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2O.-At the coming
election in November the superintend-
ent of schools will we chosen and today
was the day of registration for that
event. Applications for registration by
women were very numerous, especially
in fashionable districts, and they came
we'll posted on the law and methods of
procedure in registration under the
statute, claimed to be in their favor,
passed by the last legislature. In some
places the boards of registration de-
olined to receivetheir names. In others
their names were put upon the register
books with all blanks filed except that
stating rs to whether or not the
person named is q qualified
voter. This leaves the ladies
A FIGHTING CHANCE -
at the polls-a chance which they say
they propose to take the fullest possible
advantage Of. In suburban towns over
which the commissioners of elections
have no control, many women's names
were put upon the registers. In the
aristooratic suburb of Evanston the
members of the board of registration
did not appear at the polling places,
and about 100 prominent ladies met and
formulated 9 statement setting forth
that fact. and the further fact that they
had presented themselves for registra-
tion, but were. prevented from having
their names entered by reason Of the
boards absence.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24

AMERICANS to whom the Strand In
London is familiar will DO interested
IN learning that two ancient land
marks of that famous street are soon
10 disappear. Within a month the
two churches of St. Mary-ls-strand
and St. Clement Danes, whichfor more
than a century have stood right In
the center of London's great street,
and have been to tourists even mers
noticeable than st. Paxl's, will b
lsveled to the ground. The dangerous
" dilapidated state of one Of these
churches and tho shield which both
now give to the vice and crime Of the
surrounding region have driven the
city to order their destruction. 81.
Clement Danes is the church where Dr..
johnson worshipped, but Of late years
hardly q dozen Of people frsauentsd
ether of the sacred ediAces on sunday.
There is no opposition ON religious
eounds. tAsesisre, to their dsmsn.
&on.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
Rattled for Life.

New YORK, Oct. 20.-The steamship
Dunedin has arrived, two weeks from
Clenfuegos, and had a hard battle with
the sea and wind on her long voyage.
Her coal gave out while the tempest
was at its worst, and she began drifting.
All the woodwork of the cabin and fore
castle was put in the furnace. Then the
matches were opened and hundreds of
bags of sugar were taken out and pitched
into the fire. The ship was rolling and
pitched heavily, and seas came over her
frequently. Tons of water went into
the hatch, damaging much of her cargo.
She drifted 100 miles out of her course,
and managed to get here only after
burning fifty tons, or about so, 500
worth, of sugar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
Mrs. Allan G. Thurman Dead.

COLUMBUS, O.. OCT. 17.-Mrs. Thur
man. wife of Judge Allan G. Thurman,
died at 4 p. m. The condition of Mrs.
Thurman changed for the worse last
night. During most of the past week
she had been in an unconscious state,
eallying occasionally. For some time
past there has been but little hope en-.
She was the victim Of Ia grippe dur
ing the winter and never recovered from
ti,e attack. Advanced age prevented
hrr from regaining her accustomed
strength. She was married to Judge
Thurman in November, 1874, and has
been his almost constant companion
and hc]pmate since during bis long pro.
tession and public career. Judge Thur.
man is much enfeebled and broken
down and it is the opinion of those who
know him best and understand his con-
dition that he will not long survive the
death of his wife.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24

TIN vastness of Names timber
wealth, says the southern Lumber
men, is not generally appreciated.
Every year now 50o,ooo,o 600 feet Of
logs are cut in the state, about oAs
third OF this amount 1oatingthe Pom
obscot, and the quality OF the manu-
featured lumber that has been ship
ped from the state since the hrst saw.
mill was started is enormous beyond
description. To-day the Penobscot
log crop is sawed almost wholly for
The American market, New York, New
England ports and Philadelphia tax
ing the bulk OF it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
Rent the Record.

STOCKTON, CAL, Oct. 20.-Sunol
beat the worlds trotting record on
the Stockton track today, making a
mile in 2:os4, beating Maud SIS time
half a second. It was a fast mile from
the start and the mare finished strong.
After warming her up in three miles
jogging and rubbing her down the
mare came out at 5 O'Clock this after
noo to 90 against the rec
ord. At the first attempt he nodded
alone. A runner was waiting at the half
for her. She went the first quarter in
31aa, the half in 1:O4 flat, the three-quar-
tiers in 1877, and came home strong an
scored in 2 :OS4. There were six timers,
and every watch was the same. The
crowd went wild when the time was
made known.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A Weak Minded Milwaukee Girl
Murdered by a Young Fiend,
Who Afterwards
Covered the Body With Refuse from
Her Fathers Barnyard to
hide his Awful Crime.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 1S.-Anine Kodatz
a 15-year-old, weak minded girl, was
murdered Oct. 2 by Albert Konls, a 49,
year.old boy who worked on her father
farm, just outside the city. The mur-
der was discovered last night and today
Kohls confessed.
Kohls had been intimate with the girl
and she was soon to become a mother.
Kohls killed her, he says, for this
reason: On the day of the murder she
first put in the soup the family was to
eat for dinner enough of paris green to
kill a regiment. Kodatz chanced to
be in a hurry and ate tine plate of soup
before the rest of the family sat down
to dinner. It made him sick and he
warned the rest of the family not to eat
it. He had received such a big dose of
paris green it acted as an emetic and
did not kill him. Officers were called
to investigate the poisoning and ques.
toned every member of the family but
Annie. She had disappeared less than
an hour before the officers arrived and
they concluded
SHE ATTEMPTED TO POISON THE FAMILY
and fled. Last night Farmer Kodatz
investigated the cause Of the terrible
odor that was emanating from the barn
and found the body Of Annie covered
with manure under the stable floor.
The boy was arrested on suspicion and
confessed he killed the girl by striking
her on the head with u hammer. He
had been sent to repair q hole in the
barn and Anne was helping. While
she was holding a board for him to saw
he struck her four times on the head,
threw her body through the hole in the
floor, covered it with stable refuse and
nailed down the floor. When the off.
GERS were investigating the poison.
ing they questioned Kohls. as
to the whereabouts of Annie, Kodatz
told them he thought she had
gone to the field to work, exciting no
suspicious by his manner. Even now
he does not appear to realize
he has committed a crime.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
A Clever SwindIe.

WASHINGTON, Pa. OCT. 2O.-It will
be recalled that about six weeks ago it
was announced that Mrs. Asa r. Woods.
a respected widow of this city, had been
given a fortune of a quarter of a million
dollars by William Il. Jasper of Lewis
town, Idaho, an old sweetheart of hers
before her marriage. The deeds eve
were exhibited, but now the whole af-
fair turns out to have been q very clever
swindle. It appears that she cor
responded with . o%lairvoyant and was
promised a large fortune from ''some
one" within q specified time. She be-
gan by sending $40 to a designated
place, when her correspondent promised
she should receive 800 in return. This
went all right. for the correspondence
resulted in bringing. in return for let.
tiers sent in various directions, numerous
sums of money and pieces of jewelry.
Finally q man %purporting to be the at
for William b. Jasper came to
town with the checks, deeds, etc +, and
leaving the papers with Mrs. Woods.
and receiving generous treatment at her
hands, he succeeded in getting $500 and
a gold watch from her. She had been
SO successful with the clairvoyant, had
SO often had money sent her, and had
seen the promised fortune materializing
so much quicker than she expected it
would, that she was an easy victim when
the demand was made upon her bank
account, which, by the way. is not an
uncomfortably small one. Mrs. Woods
is unable to give a very correct descrip-
tion Of the fellow who called upon her,
but she has told her neighbors that he
took the deeds back to Lewistown for
record. When she deposited the checks
and draft it wa discovered by the bank
officers that they were no good.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24

A suPExsrlT1oUs Kentucky gambler,
and gamblers are a superstitious lot,
had been playing in hard luck for
some days. He conceived tho idea =
few nights ago that if he were to open
the grave of q woman who was re-
Gently buried, and take from her fin
gsr a ring which was buried with her,
b would bring him luck. He dug up
the body and secured the ring, and
vas caught wearing it. He vas ar
rested and confessed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24

"A GREAT wagon road scheme il
adoat for Western Washington. 1t 10
to have public highway from the
straits OF I'uca to the Columbia River.
This movement means q coast road
Of nearly three hundred miles in
length. extending across the State.
The result would be the immediate
settlement OF II big ~unoccupied terri
tory, which would add immensely to
the wealth of that. portion of the
Bate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-24
A GILLIAN Report Dlscredited.

WASHINGTON, Dot. 19.-The report
from London that the United States
naval squadron in Chilian waters dis.
played snmity to the Congressional
navy during the recent civil wal in that
country is wholly discredited at the
navy department. One officer of high
rank said he had positive information
that while Admiral Brown, who DOM.
manded the squadron, was compelled to
pursue 9 neutral course during the
struggle his personal ~sympathies and
convictions were altogether with the
oongressionalists.