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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
HARRISON IN COLORADO.

He and Wanamaker Address the School
Children in Denver.
GLENwooD SPRINGS, Colo, May TO-
The presidential train arrived here dur
ing the night and the party remained
on board until O'Clock this morning
when large delegations from Denver.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo came to
escort them to the Hotel Glenwood. At
IL O'Clock the President, Mr.. Wana-
maker and Mrs. Mckee attended the
Presbyterian church. This afternoon
the President and Wanamaker ad-
dressed mass meeting of school chill
dren at the opera house. The train left
here at q p. III. aud was sidetracked at
Gypsum, COL, for the night.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
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states steamship s,mafsa tets sne bsflsf
YESTERDAY iief sensseasssles feeessed
eamsfeAs risst asst@ lst.es fFom tie
hsxY department. Il = uRsErfstoe.si
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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
JUMPED THE TRACK.
An Engineer kiiIed aud Two Train
Hands Badly Hurt

MiSSEaroIIs. llnn., May 10. - A
freight train on the Chicago, Mlwau-
kee q 1t. Paul, near Dubuque. Iowa,
Jumped the track ihls morning. The
engine and SIX cars were ditchcd. The
engineer, James Richmond, was killed,
ami the fireman aud brakeman were
seriously injured.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
PACIFIC EXPRESS WRECKED.
A Burning Trestie Breaks Letting Sever
al Cars Through.


SUDBURY, Ont, May l0.-The Pacific
express which left Montreal Friday
night last met with an accident near
Straight Lake fifty miles west OF here.
Bush fires had partially destroyed the
tres,le bridge over the creek and the
train was too close when the fire WAS
discovered TO permit the engineer TO
stop.
The engine, baggage and mail cars
and two colonist cars went into the
creek. man named McAlpin, from
Quincy, Mass, was killed and five pas
sengers injured. one seriously. Two of
the cars took hre from the debris of the
bridge, and were destroyed. The first
class sleeping and dining cars did not
leave the rails and none OF the occu-
pants were injured.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
TAKEN TO PARIS.
A womsa Goe. There with H~r Mothers
Heart. Hands and Iees.

iNpfsxArods, May io.-Mrs. Dr.
Clare Taylor has left fof France with
the heart. hands ana feet OF her
mother. The remainder of the body
was buried at refa. this state. The
mother requested taat the 0taef pot-
teens he tasen a. Trance and tuflea IN
the family tufying ground saefe.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
WRECKED IN THE STRAITS.
The Lucy Lowe Goes Down Bearing All
on Board to Death.

TACOMA. Wash, May 10.-rhe steam
er Lucy Lowe has foundered in the
Straits OF Juan DeFuca with fifty-tive
colonists on board. The party, number
ing fifty-six, left Tacoma April 81 to
settle on land near the mouth of the
Guestahes river, but were beaten back
10y high seas and became short OF food.
John n. Grant, OF Tacoma, the only
survivor, returned here yesterday. lie
believes the entire party has been lost.
A searching party is being fitted out.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11

WORCESTER. Nsss., May lo.--It Is
stated that after many experiments at
the Washturn A Mopn works,
Worcester, sprocess has been discovered
whereby steel wire can b. made that
ear stand strain and tension equal 70
copper wire. II can he manufactured
cheaper than copper wire.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
LOSSES BY THE FLAMES.
Disastrous Spread OF the Forest Fires n
Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania.
On CRY, Pa, May l0.-Four gas
wells. eight oil wells, several tanks and
about five square miles of forest have
up to this evening been burned by the
forest fires, which started yesterday
morning, between Coal Hill and Presi-
dent. and broke out afresh today, COW
ering three square miles. This after
noon gangs OK men from surrounding
counties have been sent To fight the
No estimate of the loss Is yet even APP
proXlmated.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
MURDERED a VETERAN.
An Inmate Of the Milwaukee Soldiers
Hoose the Victim.

Heese the Victim.
MILwsrKEE. May l0.--Iienry Aulfus,
an inmate of the Soldiers Home, vas
missed from that Institution last even
.nc. Shortly aftet noon today his body
was found IN Honey Creek about four
miles iroul the Home. Several deep
gashes were found ca his head. and hls
IN Fsds and feei were ted with stout
rope. IL ss supposed that he was naur-
dered and then thrown into the creek.
lie was a member of Company X,
Twesiiy-slghth OHIO. and about - years
OF age. No motive for the crime is
known.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11

entlfie artificial sentlislns and heating
apparatus vii be adapted 10 the case.
of course no windows can Dc left open
On a train gong go miles 2n hour.
They Will have ~ Dc closed with the
heaviest plate glAs>-double wlna0ss.
il faci- The structure of the cars vii
be much the same as those Of Today.
They viii be built wholly Of iron and
steel The walls vail be steel IslAtes.
and the anterior nnlsh and furnishing
will he beautiful and luxurious. The
size OF the cars Will iHssre a slngle com
PARTNERS; foT every traseles. An aisle
wall ran through the ear, and the state
rooms vail be arranged on each side
thereof, shut on by cartaia of wicker
work door. Ihese rooals viii be seven
feet IA wsath, ard provided with large
easy chair or sofa. The trains viii be
sesiibuled, so that twill he quite possl-
ble u paSs from one car 10 the ether.
Lee. Dangerous.
IL is very doabliul # the element Of
danger Will be increased. The cars of
steel can be made OF such form and
hfaced IN snch manner as 10 render
them less hab.e 10 60 10 pieces IN case
they leave the rails. Collisions will he
permitted Ia follow each other within
half an hour. and not even then until
the proceeding train has passed the
station. situated al least thirty mln1te,'
time distant. say one hundred m.les.
Double tracks will he the rule, not the
exception. Difficulties about stopping
the trains when once under hcadway
Will occur, but they viii be met by ina
proyements on the Westinghouse or
other brakes that will render tie e.
ganiic machinery a. trsctable as any
now IN use. An ingenious system of
signals Will be devised. the hell and
whistle no longer being useful because
they cannot be relied upon. They wall
be- drowned by the nose Of the monster
train.
The local service of the present roads
will be utilized for intermediate points.
If man wants 10 90 TO Detroit lac viii
run through 10 Chicago IN four hours
and thence 10 his destination by an ex-
press on the Michigan Central. Cieve-
land and Pittsburg viii be reached by
regular train from the station At which
the halt Is made 10 change engineers.
That's what believe, though at the
present time the reader, As well as the
railroad man. WILL have 10 take IL.
"os A MAKeis."
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
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Ate o'clock reporter called ~ The
ogfsee Of the cosBpany and requested a
stateniefi Of the eoa5psRYs intsniion
in regard ~ tbs nlsttsF. Tie Wa re-
esssved 18Th enrtflal.ty hY Nc. aspafsh.
ths manager. she remarked that stas
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~snt. ~ tae rf~ss ffe eertinuesi
We hsvs therefore prepared state
f,F TIE nsoTnfng pspefs. ssfafsfniss al
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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
The Pilot Who Took the Itata Out to
Sea Arrested.

SAN DIEGo, CAL, May Io.--Pilot Dill,
who took the Itata out of the harbor
has been arrested at San Pedro. The
supercargo. Burch, has also been taken
into custody. lie was arrested at Los
Angeles, aud saws he landed arms, bnt
declines 10 say at what point. 1t is
thought THIS was done at Cataline or
san Clenentels Land.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-11

fha t4ats as 80 consideration 81
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18

CoLUMBUs, June I0.-Ths meeting %
the Trustees OF tho Industrial College
has adjourned and part Of It's proceed
ings are made public Maj K W
Jones. the first president % q c instita-
tion. has becn offered the presidency '.
bat his acceptance has not vet been ~
eeived- He is now professor Of ehen1i<-
try at the State University At Oxford.
Prof Bcals. the incumbent, was not !.
candidate for reelection. having a.
cepsed position in the Georgia Indus
trial COLLEGE for girls MilledgevilIe. his
wife being offered position in the sane
school Therc have been several
changes in the faculty. Mrs Annie G..
Peyton. OF H1xIehHrst, taking the pIs-e
% Miss Ellen Martha a. mistress Of his
tory and philosophy. Miss Minnie Pas
ley relieving Miss Clark As mistress u
Latin; Mrs Ma - A. Yergcr taking
Miss Camps plase a. asst>ttnt In
English AMI eiocution: Miss Nellie r..
Stanley. Of Bonneville. IS one Of the in
structOrs in instrumental music. Miss
Fannie Nassar. of Aberdeen. vi-r Ms.
Ferris. mistress OF vocal music. Mrs n
y. Powell. of BrOokhsven. vice Mrs.
Pant. instructor in Industrial Designing.
engraving and oil painting: Miss Ida X
Smith. Of Barnett. ~ assistant in Hath-
ema;ies. vice Miss Bernley; Mrs Ed
wards sakes the place OF Mrs Lyde a.
matron. the position Of assistant matrOa
10 not vet filled.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18
DASHED TO DEATH.

Fearful WRECK Of . Runaway Coal Train
Near B~iiwood. Ps--Thr~~ Men kEII~sf
and Others fnJar~d-rw~nty-Ftv~ Cars
and . Locomotive Dashed to Pieces
ALTOONA, Pa, June I3--While com
ing down the mountain from Llov,is-
vile to BellwOod on the Pennsylvania
< Northwestern railroad n heavy coal
train got beyond control Of the train
men and dashed down the grade ut n
fearful rate of speed. and was piled up
and smashed into kindIing wood at
curve on the side of deep rarine
about three miles north of Bellwood.
The engine and twenty-five cars.
which had been loaded with coal.
lay piled up IN q mass of broken
wood and twisted iron al the bottom
of the ravine. and among the debris
were the bodies of the conductor, engi-
neer and one brakeman. with almost
all semblance To humanity crushed cut
of .hem- The other train hands
escaped with their lives, but all
were more or less injured The track
is torn up and blockaded for long
distance, and passengers are being
transferred by way of Altoona and
Cresson- The accident is supposed to
have been caused by wet rails and the
air brakes refusing to work properly.
IL has been impossible to learn the
names of all the killed and in jured men.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18

Nashville. Tenn. was surprised the
ether day by ;he announcement. that
the COnnell-Hail- NcT.estcr Co. whole
sale AMI retail dealers in dry goods.
bots and shoes and millinery. had
made an assignment Tn. assignment,
which names the Nashville Trust Co.
A. assigneeS. shows that the liabilities
Of the company are ss54. sd. -. while
the assets are ssts. s33e2 The Council
-NcLeStcr Co, which was organ
ized January !. isso. has done an exten-
sive business. and paii-up capital at the
date of organization was $50. ooa
The authorized capital is double tha,
amount The business done last year
amounted To nearly 81 I.000. 900. IL was
expected the capital stock W ould he in
creased this year tn $500. 0o0 but the
tightness of the money market in Nash
vile last year prevented this being ac-
eomplisned- The company could not
get their paper discounted in Boston by
reason of the failure Of many shoe
houses throughout the country Had
they succeeded in having their paper
discounted they could have tided over
their present embarrassment Being
Obliged to depend on collections to meet
obligations maturing daily. the com
pany deemed best tS assign They
hope to secure an extension on the debts
and To continue business The directors
believe that all the creditors will be
paid in full. and that the Stockholders
will lose but little II anything. The
rtrius@sramf ,.rs..ffsarx ~. (, N.-~ y,rLx
Nashville. Boston and Philadelphia
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18
CONDENSED TEIEGRAMS.

FRrrZ ExEErr. the actor, died on the
18th At his home Cornwall-on-the-Hud-
son from Pneumonia
THERE are N all 6O3 second-class
postozices In the United States. sixty
nine of which are Offices which advanced
10 second-class during the present year.
The gross receipts CT these Offices have
ranged from s., s,o00 20 $40. 600 Pc annum-
CHARGES are made that both the
Health and Market Departments of
Cincinnati are honey-combed with
bribery, fraud. blackmail and Illegal
collections. IL is asserted the trans
actions involve thousands of dollars
FoRrY masked men took Saloonkeeper
John Beasly. of Alum Cave, Ind, to the
woods on the I4th and whipped him
with switches until he stood in pool
of blood Then they ordered him TO leave
the village, which he did
REV. EPHRIAM RoHER. Of Montville,
Penn, dropped dead while while preach
ing in the pulpit on the 18th Ap0plexy
was the cause. lie was 20 years of age.
THE colonization scheme inaugurased
by the agents Of Baron Hirsch is assunn-
ing proportions much larger than at
first thought Rabbi wessier, one of
the Representatives, is negotiating for
-. coo acres Of land near Lenoir, 10000
acres near Greensboro. and 10000 near
Littleton. South Carolina Fifty-thoa-
sand expelled Russian Jews. it is said.
will reach that State very soon
SEVERAL of the widows of those killed
in the disastrous wreck at Hagcrstown
last winter have been offered from S.
600 TO 5000 each by way OF . COM
promise. but all have refused the offers
and have indicated that they will bring
suit for SO, 900 each against the P-nn-
syIvania road unless better offers are
made them
The expectations for ten months Of
the present fiscal year amount 70 $780,
OOO. 600. against sT35. 900, 600 in the cor
responding ten months of the last fiscal
wear. The imports for the same period
are s7OO. .OOO. COO. against 4.ooo.ooo in
the corresponding months OF the pre-
vious year
NRs. SARAH SMITH. wife Of one of the
weaIthiest farmers in Barry Township.
Penn. died on the 18th from starvation
Several weeks ago she buried her only
child and was then heard 10 exclaim
that she would take no more food All
efforts to persuade her 10 take nourish-
meat were futile
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18

At Memphis. Tenn, Lady p. Ne
Bride. n young and handsome woman
well known in Social circles. has siIesi q
bull in the chancery court asking for q
divorce from James II. Mcbride The
causes for the divorce have given Mem
phis gOssips food for thought and cru
versation for several weeks The Me-
Brides are well known. and the COM
plainant in the ease i favorite In So
eiety- She l. sister of Mrs C. C.
Waters. of Little Rock. ARK. wife of
one of the most prominent lawyers and
politicians of that city. Judge Waters
Is an intimate friend of ex-Ciov Powell
Clayton of Arkansas. and has served
several terms as United States attorney
for the eastern district of his state
Mrs Mcbride ran away aud married
Mcbride in 1879. when she was only II
years old Five children have been
bora to them She alleges in her petit
tinn for divorce that she il in danger of
being killed BY Mcbride, and asks that
he be restrained from interfering with
her She also asks for an absolute di-
vorce, and for alimony.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18
SOUTHERN eIEANINos.


Great excitement prevails among the
people Of the village of kershaw. :. c..
over the reported finding of sIsS. 0oo in
gold and other valuable treasure which
was buried in that Eeighborhocd tvven-
ty-sxx years ago when Sherman's army
was passing through South Carolina
The officers Of the Camden bank col
lected sis5. 600 in gold and some jewelry.
and conveyed IL 20 near Hanging Rock
creek kerShaw county. =. C., 10 bury
H. They were found and captured bv
Sherman's men. and forced To give MP
their treasures The Yankees in
turn appointed one Of their dsvn num-
bcr to bury H. Besides the sisS. ocs
there was said to he watches
and other jewelry and gold pitcher
presented Ivy the ladies Of Charleston to
Calhoun One OF Sherman's soldiers.
rnmed Rhodes. was selected to rebury
the treasure. ON his death bed few
years afters ard Rhodes confessed hav-
Jag buried the money near an old mill
n short distance from the mouth oi
Hanging Rock crrek. and dictated a
descriptive letter for Col. William T..
johnson. Of Camden. =. c. In the past
twenty years various parties have been
digging for the buried treasure. but
without success The other night. how
ever. after three weeks work. the treas
ura was secured BY n Mr.. Rhodes.
brother ~ the man who buried IL. and
Mr. Swaggart. both northern men. vhs
were accompanied by n negro. The
work Of digging was dom altogether in
the night time
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18

A French physician w who has been for
some months engaged in official study i'm
Russia for the purpose of discovering.
IL possible. the origin of Ia grippe. re-
ports that Russia is its natural habitat.
and that il originates there in the in
sanitary conditions which commonly
prevail among the lower classes The
great amount OF filth existing in the
houses of the people. together with the
natural dampness of the soil. afford
precisely the conditions necessary for
the development of the germ which Is
supposed 10 be the cause of this mal.dy
The investigator referred to. claims to
have found the germ of the disease in
the mud and filth about illy-kept dwell
ing7 He further reports the discovery
of the germ Of pneumonia associated
with the germ of Ia grippe. which APP
parently accounts for the frequent as
soeiation Of these two diseases
Health
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


MsprsoS, June 9-Tnere occurred
ave miles northeast OF this place Iass
night one OF the most dastardiy assas-
siastions known TO the annals OF crime.
and OF which Constable n 2. Reed sas
the victim Yesterday Jim Harris. Jr.
and Archie Green had difficulty. in
which the former shot the latter. HAr-
ris made afiiavis against Green. charx-
ing him with an attemps upon his life.
After AZ Investigation Of the case jas
tice Galloway discharged Harris and
bound Green over for bis appearance
before the Circuit Court. ,As evidence
showing that Harris had shot Green in
selfdefense. Constable X. =. Reed
made the arrest. and after the case was
disposed OF Green was placed in his Gus
tody to he taken % the county Jail u
was 5 o'clock .. m when Constable r cI
left the Justices court with the prlsoner
in buggy Tor home. a distance of three
miles. where he intended to keep him
until the next morning. when be would
be taken to the county Jail when the
party got within 900 yards ot Reeds
residence they stopped 10 open a gate.
At which point Constable Reed was shot
from a hrier thicket. ten yards distant.
eight slugs entering his body, killing
him almost instantly.
Two theories are advanced One i
that ,he assassin intended 20 kill Grrcn.
the prisoner The other Is that Reed
vas his intended victim Jim Harris.
Sr-. is suspected and Is now under arrest
The IIarrises are a desperate set. and he
was heard yesterday TO swear vengeance
against Green for attempting to sho,
Jim Harris
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18
NO. 26.


Easily Accounted For.-Hc-s'sffs<
Sarillcr was actually encorcd four
times last night She--That i easily
accounted for. The audience sPprc-
ciatet the fact that she needed re-
hearsaL--Yankee Blade.
Hotel I.oSic--Guest st-..How Is th.s7
My bill this time Is four dollars \ dzys
AMI last DSsecmher had the same rsrom
and il was only three dollars day
Clerk-.'Yes. I know: bot the days are
much longer now. Boston Courier.
An Advantage - Isurgomas;er--.-f
your plae,, i taken into our city. Il viii
save y"u a grea, deal. because then
your gardener viii not have 10 drive 70
the city every day with his vegetables.
for he will be here already.
gcnsle EIactter.
Standing Joke - Teacher-'-Come
herr. Tommy. and sit down-- Tommy
--Tcn't wan'tcr. I'D rather stand =
/ Teschcr-'-why. how i that. Tommy
Tommy smashed his finger in the
door this morning and iaughesf -
Springfield Graphic.
How did ths. young woman ron
wrote ths. pocm for like it@'' asked one
of his friends II Willie wiShingtnr-
''She didn, say anything said Willie.
excerpt that ! oughs TO send il to chr
roposiist and have It's feet attended to-
-WaShington Post
TimminS- know. was
talking to- called On Miss Laura Inst
night Mr.. Figg---Ye~. know yss
iid-thc fourth time in one week. be-
lievc- Why don't yoa come and live
With US, and h~ dome with ia Tim
That's Just what I wanted so
sec you ah.'ut t~-fndianapolis Journal
--DC~Sn't Call Any Morr--He hsd
never kissed her and was some whas
ANXIOUS to make mp foe lost tirrs~. 80 hs
said: ~Iou might lct me- kiss yuu--
Just once NO. she said. rsayfuiiv
shaking her head. Il know what Just
oGcr means II means half a sloxeu of
times. You are like all the r~ss--N-
Y. Press
lie Began Too EariT--'sNo. Mary.
I shall never marry John wiispn- The
engagement j. broken WAY.
E,helr- Il found c.ruld never h~
happy with him The other evening
asked him whether ve <houId have
church or a hosne wedding. and be
asked me which was the cheap~r--S-
Y Recorder
-Bi"ucS What will you take for
that horse of yours, Bienkins~ Bjrn-
kinS-''ryvo hundred and ffty dcliars--
BjonsS Two hundred and City dol
larS, Why. man. You told me last week
that Won were siisgusted with him and
would sell him for hfty doElarS- Bi~n-
kins-'.Hes> know disi. have found
\ man now Who wants hiul-->oun<r-
yiII.. Journal
A Mean Husbands RevenEe-Mr
Ths PRIZE lanxssus that her daughfer
shall make n rich matchl-.T wonder
shy Mr.. Richfsilow DOESN'T curae % see
osr daughter any more-~ Mr. he Pride
- don't know. The last time he was
here he borrowed my elcck-work pho
nograph Tn have some music played into
Il. lie bruught i hack Tn my ot-iee th.
next morning. saying that the musi-
cian was sic,s OF something. and that's
the las; I've seen of him Mrs he
Pride the phonoyrzph empsyg-
Mr.. he Pride II o.. now I think of IL,
I believe it did have in it your reerpsi1n
Of me when came home late the night
before Maybe he's changed his mind
about marry ing. g.~-Demorest' Monthly.