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, 1891-02-18
Jim Hail Arrives.

SAN FRANCIsCo, Feb. lT.-Three Of
the most prominent pugilists of Australia
arrived today on the steamer Alameda.
They are Jim Hall, champion middle
weight of the colonies, who whipped
Fitzslmmons once and is ready
to whip him again; Abe Willis, the
champion bantamweight of Australia, who
made Ike Weir quit in three rounds, and
Billy Maher, a lightweight, who scales 1873
pounds and yet stands 5 feet 10 inches.
Halls visit is of great interest to sporting
men, for Harris, the turfman, has backed
him for a fight with Fitzsimmons and left
cash deposits to back his challenge.
Hall is a greater pugilistic wonder than
Etzsimmons. He stands 6 feet IL inches,
aud in condition weighs only $50 to l56
pounds. He has a good honest face, but
he is a wicked fighter and hits a more
powerful blow than Fitz. His shoulders
are not SO big as Fits, but he is better
proportioned, and more powerful. 10
talking OF his record today. Hall said
Il never fought Fitz to a finish but
once, and that was about eleven months
ago. when | ! knocked him out in three
rounds. 1t was a square Knockout, as l
hadn't the e20 that Firz saws | raid him
to lay down. Fitz. | understand, has
said my challenge aud my coming over
here are a bluff. Well. l stand ready to
meet him at any time and place, and it
wont be my fault if we don't have a fight.
Fighting is what l have travelled
several thousand miles to do, and would
rather meet Fitz than other man. because
| know | can lick hin"
Hall is only % years old and been a
professional only eighteen months. In
that time he has whipped Fitzsimmons in
three and one-half rounds; Jack Slavin,
Paddy's brother, 10 FIVE rounds; Herbert
Goddard and a number of other middle
and heavy weights. IF Hall'fails to make
a match here with Fitz, he will go Fast
and hunt him down.
, 1891-02-18

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The stock mar
ket this morning was excited by the news
from the West IN regard to the railroad
situation. On the supposition that the
Burlington directors. who were in session
thus morning, would declare the usual
quarterly dividend, prices rapidly i'd
yanced, but when the announcement was
made that the dividend had been cut
down to l Der cent. there was some reac-
ton. The shortness of the corn crop re
ceives the blame for the decrease in the
earnings of the Burlington. The market
finally closed quiet and weak at the lowest
prices of the day. Burlington lost >; silver
II; Rock Island IL.
Governments steady.
Petroleum-March closed at 79l,
Money on call easy, closed offered at p.
Bar Silver, 973.
Wool-FIrm. Domestic fleece, 34(0 81.
Coppcr-Nominal.
Lead-Dull. Domestic, 81 30.
Tin-Fairly steady. Straits, $40. so.
Following are closing prices 6t stocks:
u. S. Is, registered, 20l: u. S. As,
coupons, 204; Pacific 6s. lO9: American
EXPRESS. lis; Canada Pacific. TAT;
Canada Southern, 500: Central Pa,
cihC. %; Burlington, S5l. Delaware,
Lackawanna Il Western. 1888; Denver 4
Rio Grande, lSa; Erie, I9l: Kansas &
Texas, l2l; Lake Shore, I1lI; Louisville
4 Nashville, 75B; Michigan Central, %;
Missouri Pacific. 66s; Northern Pacific,
PSI; preferred, 72s; Northwestern, 1861;
preferred, 1856; New York Central,
lO2; Oregon NAVIGATION, IS; Oregon
Improvement, 2S4; North American 1855;
Pacific Mail, 37B; Reading, 329; Rock
Island, 6ss; Milwaukee & st. Paul,
IS; St. Paul & Omaha. Pa; Texas Pa
ciic, al, Union Pacific, 44s; Fargo Ex-
press, 40; Western Union. 500; Oregon
Short Line, 81; American cotton oil 2I3.
CHICAGO, Feb. I7.-Cattle-Receipts
5000. Market lower. Steers, extra to
fancy, a. 95G5.4O; others, SO 5OC64 80.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 Market strong
and a shade higher. Natives, $1,000
5.S5; Westerns, 81. 400 s. 30. No Texans
on sale.
, 1891-02-18

There is in China not only an init.
mate association between music and
poetical speech, but also between music
and speech generally. The Chinese
being a monosyllabic language, it de-
ponds to n great extent upon musica!
information to convey meaning. If you
listen to the conversation of your Chi
nese laundrymen you will discover that
their ordinary speech is almost rs must
cal as the recitativo secco of the Italian
opera.
Many words in the Chinese language
take from three to six different mean
ings, according to intonation. These
intonations, as DIR. S Wells Williams
forcibly urges, have nothing to do Ell
ther with accents or emphasis" They
are distinctly musical, and it is much
70 be regretted that DIR. Williams was
unable, for obvious want of the musical
talent, to study them from a musical
point of view, as it is all but impossible
TO convey a clear understanding of
their nature by description.
There seem to be many variations,
but generally there are four of these in
donations, or shing, named and defined
es follows; l, ping shing, or ''even
tone;" 2, shang shing, or rising tone;"
3, ken shing, or declining tone" and
4, juh shing, or entering tone. III.
T.. Krehbiel in Century.
Job Printing neatly executed at the
Leader Job Printing Rooms.
, 1891-02-18
KILLED WITH AN Ak.
Geo. Mason Brains His Wife in
His Sons Presence.
The MOtherless Boy Informs on
His Cruel Father.
A Brooklyn Woman Attempts
to Fool Her Husband.

ALBANY, Ga, Feb IA horrible
murder has come to light near Brentwood.
in Terrill county. George Mason has
been working on the Crawford place, near
Brentwood, for some time past. He had
a wife and one child, a li;tle boy. His
wife is now dead, having been cruelty
murdered by her husband. His son is
homeless, and Mason is a wanderer over
the earth. The result Of the change in
Mason's domestic affairs came to light for
the first time IN Dawson, which Is near
Bronwood, and leaked out BY the coroner
having been sent for to hold an inquest
over Mason's wife. The cause OF the de-
msnd for an inquest was a story related
by Mason's son. Nick, a boy II or IA
years Of age. to friends in Brentwood. The
boy story, us heard from him, is as fol-
lows:
About yesterday a week ago, that is,
Thursday a week ago, pa got mad at ma,
aud, taking her to a place near the house,
said he was going to kill her. He made
me go along, and after we got ID the place
pa struck ma on the head with an AK.
He then dug a hole in a kind OF muddy
place and put the body in it. He couldn't
cover it up well. and he took the bark off
OF a stump near by and covered part of
the grave. After he had done this he
took me off and gave me away. saying he
was going to leave. | haven't seen him
since, and don't know where he Is."
Nick Mason's story having been deliv-
cred in a straightforward manner, he was
asked to lead to where the crime was com
mitted AID where he had reported that
the body was buried. He did so. and the
body was found buried lust as he had de
scribed. 1t was developed in a converse
ton at Bronwood that the last seen OF
Mason was when he was preparing to
leave and said he was going near Talbot
ton. This, though, might have been a
ruse of his to deceive his pursuers in event
Of the crime being detected
, 1891-02-18
Why Could Went South.

Brunswick. Ga, Feb. lit is stated
tonight on the authority of Calvin s.
Brice that the object of the late Gould
trip was to look after the Central and
Southern American trade. Said he: 1T
was our desire to find what steps were
necessary to carry out the intentions Of
the International congress to establish
trade between these countries. We are
completing our arrangements as rapidly
as possible. and have already two South
ern ports, Brunswick, Ga, and Mobile,
Ala. From these seaport termini we will
establish several lines Of steamers to the
Spanish American countries.
, 1891-02-18
Bitter Prohtbition War.

MARION, Kan, Feb. 1.-The bitter
prohibition var now being waged against
the anti-prohibitionists and the illegal
viii ky sellers in Cheney, Sedgwick coun-
ty, is only equaled by the terrific strife
going on at Florence, in this county. At
Cheney the Prohib;tionlsts who have been
active.in enfnr.'' g the law have been mott
lie to leave t own under pain of bodi-
ly harm Al Florence Rev. Shaw. the
local Sam Jones OF the place, is the
leader against the whisky sellers, and
while his lite and the safety of his family
have been threatened in various ways, he
invades the dens and dives with lmpun.
ity. Friday be made complaint against
a number OF men and women and had
them brought to the county. jail. Some
Of them gave bail and wero released.
Shaw immediately swore out warrants
against them on other counts, and had
them rearrested and lodged in jail again.
Two other leaders of the gang, John
Hawley and Joe Carroll, were run in.
This has intensified the feeling against
the evangelist, and the community will
not be surprised to hear that he has suf-
tered harm. There are subpenas out
for more than 100 witnesses, and for the
past two days Sheriff Davis, with
deputies, has been serving them. The
entire county is aroused. The criminal
docket for tho March term of the district
court is larger than it has ever been in
the history OF the county, and it is prob
able that the entire term of the court will
be consumed in trying whisky cases, and
the county pays the fiddler. The costs
will be enormous. The sentiment in this
community is ripe for an anti-prohibition
war
, 1891-02-18

OMAHA, Feb. ia large gang of ice
cutters employed by Swift & Cudaby, the
packers, engaged in a desperate fight at
an early hour this morning A DISPUTE
concerning the amount of wages to be
paid provoked the difficulty. The laborers
had been fighting quite a while when a
squad OF police arrived on the scene.
John Connors, one of the ce-cutters,
was lying on the floor with a knife thrust
in his heart when the gang was arrested.
Dick Cushing and Frank Fleming were
cut in numerous places, but are still
living, though in a critical condition. All
efforts to determine who stabbed Corners
have proved fruitless, as the entire gang
were engaged in the difficulty, and no one
observed the killing in the excitement.
, 1891-02-18


NEW YoRK, Feb. l7.-Henry Huber
of Brooklyn, processes to have discovered
that his wife has palmed another woman's
infant on him as her own. The real
mother demanded its return, and while
a second baby was being substituted
for the first one adopted, he arrived at his
home and demanded an explanation. He
is a cabinet maker, aud his workshop is
opposite his house and from it he can see
much that is going on there. Early on
Friday afternoon he saw a well-dressed
Young woman carry a bundle inside. A
f~oreboding OF i'll took possession of him
and he crossed the road to see if all was
well with mis- wife. He had been led to
believe she was very i'll and that a chubby
boy baby had conn toe call him father.
The couple have been married seven
years. The union has not been blessed
with children. Both have grown up
children by a former marriage. When
Mr.. Huber entered the house on Friday
he found his wife, whom he had thought
too i'll to leave her bed, iondling a strange
baby, while the one he had believed to be
his was being prepared for removal. His
entrance sent his wife into a faint and
caused the young woman to snatch up the
baby and run out onto the street.
Mr.. Huber followed, and at his request
an officer arrested the woman and took
her to the seventh precinct police station.
There she described herself as Miss
Annie Koehler, the daughter of a midwife
residing in New York. She SAID that
Mrs. Huber had written to her mother,
asking for a new born baby for adoption.
The baby was delivered to Mrs. Huber.
and Mr.. Huber, on lis return from work,
was informed that his wife had become a
mother during his absence. He chided
her for %conceallng her condition, but
accepted the situation gracefully. That
was on Wednesday. The real mother of
the child repented of having parted with
it, and insisted on its return. Mrs Huber
was notified and informed that Mrs.
Koehler could provide another baby for
her in its place, if she would give up the
one she had. Mrs. Huber was willing,
and the exchange was about to be con
summated when Mr.. Huber made his
appearance. Miss Koehler was detained
while the precinct detectives went to New
York to investigate her story. They found
it true In every detail, and she was re-
leased. Mr.. Huber compelled his wife to
send back the second baby. Neither he
nor his wife have any explanation to
make to the public.
, 1891-02-18

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-Under in
structions from the committee on finance.
Senator Morrill,. chairman of that com
miltee. today reported adversely to Sena-
tor Stanfords bill to provide the govern
ment with c sufficient to supply the
national want of a sound circulating
medium" involving loans on land at .
per ceut interest. The rerort contends
that the land owners flor the larger part
the only class to be benefted) are too
prudent to cover their homesteads with
mortgages, and even young men starting
IN life, when borrowing capital. do not in
tend to remain twenty years in debt. But
the low rate of interest offered TO land
owners might inspire improvident habits
and extravagant speculation in the mass
of people not free from such temptations.
The report says the bill endorses the
principle put forth more than a century
ago by the notorious John Law. Expert
ence has shown that whenever such reck-
less experiments, intended to secure
cheap money, have been tried, they
have ended in a commercial crisis, bank
ruptcy and national disaster. The report
compares the measure under discus
sion to the Argentine Republic and
colonial currency schemes, both OF which.
say the committee, resulted in shame and
disaster.
Before the house committee on coinsge
today, ex-Congressman Warner OF Ohio,
chairman of the national silver commit
tee, made an argument for free coinage.
Congressman-ele Warner of New York
protested against additional silver legisla-
ton. Stephen w. Nicholson of Boston
said it was untrue that New England was
a unit against free coinage, and asserted
that many people OF that section were in
favor of additional silver legislation.
The Star this evening prints a letter
from Secretary Blaine referring to a tele-
gram attributed to him and said to have
been read at a railway celebration at Fair
haven, Wash, Saturday. de SAYS he
never before heard OF the celebration and
the alleged telegram was neither written
nor sent by him.
Gen. Scho6eld today received a cable
gram from the Compte de Paris express
sipg grief at the death ot-Gep. Sherman.
, 1891-02-18

TIsHoNINGs, L. T., Feb 1.-THE
arrest ola portion of a gang OF thieves
which have been terrorizing this part ofthe
territory for the past three years has re-
suited in a ghastly find by the officers who
were searching for the headquarters OF
the gang. The search was made on the
partial confession OF the robber who was
severely wounded In the battle two weeks
ago. He thought he would die and told
the officers that startling evidence OF crime
could be found at the place where the
gang had its rendezvous.
Following his directions, the captain of
the police of this district has been on the
trail for several days, aud this morning
found the hiding place OF the gang at a
deserted ranch twenty-five miles north OF
here. A secret door led to an artificial
cave at the rear OF the house. In
this cave was found an accumulation
of things which satisfied the officers
that they bad stumbled on the den
of the bandits, The first sight which
met their gaze was the skelt ton of a man
standing near the door with outstretched
arms, evidently so placed as to brighten
any superstitious people. Inside WAS
found a large quantity of stolen goods.
and chained in one corner was a white
man, who was almost dead from sfarva
ton. He said he had been kept there
for over 4 month and had been well cared
for until five days ago. when the robbers
had suddenly left without relieving him.
Since that time he had been without food
or water. He said his name was VIM.
Henderson and that he was from near
West Union, La. He had been in the
territory hunting and had been captured
and held for ransom. He was cared for
and will recover The value of the goods
found amounts to over S.,
, 1891-02-18

CHICAGO. Feb. l7.-This ev,ning
three men entered the iewelry store OF L.
F. Hussander. Clark and Michigan
streets, as the proprietor was removing
the jewelry from the show case prepare
tory to closing up. A revolver was lev
elled at him and he was ordered to de-
liver a tray of diamond rings. Hussan.
der rushed back to his desk and grasped
a revolver. One of the robbers fired at
him, which missed. ard as Hussaudpr re-
turned the fire the three men rushed out
of the store. The jeweIer followed, firing
as he ran. Outside the rob; era returned
the fire. iufictlng a serious wound in Hus-
sanders leg. Two policemen, attracted
by the shots, came up, and after a loug
and exciting chase caught two of the rob
hers in a private residence, where they
had rushed and hidden themselves under
a bed. The other man, who is thought
to have been wounded, escaped.
, 1891-02-18
STRUCK A BRIDGE
Terrible Accident on the Ohio River
at Cincinnati.
A Boat Strikes a Bridge Pier and
Goes Down.
Mrs. Mclean of Pittsburg Killed by
Falling Freight.
The Flood at Pittsburg Liable to
Equal That of 1884.
Other Cities In the East Suffering
From High Water.

-CTNeENNATI,I Feb-II-The-steameF
Sherlock struck the Kentucky pier Of the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio bridge, going down
the river tonight on a trip to New Or
leans. She had on board thirty passen-
gers and about fifty or sixty of the boats
crew. The boat vent to pieces and hosted
down to Fifth street where she sank.
The cabin flpaled down the river and at
Riverside some of the crew got ashore in
a skitf. Some were rescued at Fifth
street. 1t is not known how many are
lost.
The river was high, the wind strong,
and as the vessel approached the Chesa-
peake & Ohio bridge those on deck we're
Mortified to see the boat apparently at the
mercy of the current. In a monochrome,
with a terrible crash, the steamer struck
the stone bridge and was Immediately dis
abied. James Pickett observed the acct
dent from the Kentucky shore and getting
all the men he could manned several
boats and went to the rescue. He sue
ceeded 10 taking off six women and seven
men, following the floating vessel as she
went down the river. He saw some of
the crew swim in ashore. two on a raft,
and thinks he saw many struggling in the
water.
When the steamer reached the Fifth
street wharf the hull sank, leaving the
passengers in the cabin afost. Here
some OF the people managed to get ashore.
The harbor steamer, A. l.. Martin, was
hastily sent after the floating cabin and
caught it at Riverside, several miles below
the city. As many people as we're lett
we're taken hastily aboard and brought
back. Mrs Mclean of Pit sburg was in
stantly killed by falling freight when the
boat struck the bridge.
At I a IN. 1t is known definitely that
Mrs. Mclean Of Pittsburg and her grand
daughter, Margery Brown, were the only
ones of the tweuty-one registered pasen-
gers lost. Of the nine unregistered pas
sengers, whether all are safe is not sure,
but it is believed that they are among
those who were rescued by boats. All OF
the crew except the cabin aud deck clerks
are believed to have cecaped. but there is
much uncertainty about the clerks aud
some roustabouts who were not on the
official list. Persons are reported as es-
Gaping TO the shore for quite a distance
along the liver below Ccviugton. The
rescued are 50 scattered about on both
sides OF the river tonight that it is i'm
possible to make a tally OF those missing.
, 1891-02-18

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-Ca;tsr OF
Montana offered an amendment appropri-
atiaR S946,0 900 TO carry out the agree
ment with the Crow Indians OF Montana.
Adopted.
The amendment for carrying out Ger
tain treaty agreements with the Sisseton
and Wahpcton and other Indians was
agreed to.
Holman Of Indiana offered an amend
ment providing that the Cherokee nation
may negotiate with the secretary of the
interior for the sale of the Cherokee out
let. Adopted.
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the house. The previous question
was ordered on the passage of the bill
and the house adjourned.
Does your back ache2 Oregon Kidney
, 1891-02-18

DUBUoUE, Ia, Feb. IA. B. Cum
Minis, a leading Des Moines lawyer and
ex-member of the legislature from Polk
county, was in Dubuque on legal business
and gave the details of a plan whereby it
Is hoped to free Des Moines from the de-
pressing effects of prohibition. He said
that in case the Republicans carry the
state election next fall an effort would be
made to have a law passed applicable to
Des Moines alone, giving that city the
right to sell liquor in bulk or original
packages under a license of 81. 900. It is
designed, he said, to demonstrate to the
legislature that prohibition is a fat failure
and that the law Des Moines is to ask for
is an absolute necessity. In case the leg.
~islarure is Republican this measure will
be insisted upon in order to test the work
ing of a stringent license law as compared
to the operation Of the present prohibit
tory statute. If the legislature is Demo
cratic the present law would surely be re-
pealed, and this action would not be nee
essary.
, 1891-02-18

the city show that a twenty-six foot food
will bring the water up to the court house
square. A food is now reported on the
head waters OF Pine creek at Galetone.
On that creek a boom broke, letting be-
tween eight and ten million feet of logs
escape,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Feb. I7.-There
is a gorge in the Mohawk river near here.
The river is rising ten feet per hour to-
night. and naught but the tree tops tell
where the islands are.
, 1891-02-18

pHmAnrIPHIA, Feb. l7.-Wool firm
and ~uncLale,l J..
Boston, Feb. 17.-Territory woods con-
tinue in demand. Sales of fine on a
secured basis of 6O965; fine medium,
$1,000; medium, SIS. California and Ore
Ron steady
, 1891-02-18

Sun and wind tan, chatting and all rough
ness, we highly recommend Arnicated
Eureka Cream as the best soothing and
healing lotion. Nothing finer made. 25
cent bottles, druggist.
, 1891-02-18

Wisdom's Robertine Is the only thing
now used by fashionable women to per
petuate a beautiful complexion.
, 1891-02-18
We haze a nice lot 0ffae
Greeley potatoes at KGbts'
marker.

White6sb, trout, pickerel, bayfsh, fresh
herring, pike and skinned perch at
Thomas Bros. market.
, 1891-02-18

II Dt@sess Seminal Weakness Loss Of Manhood elect, Vancocai mo
" y ties is owing to a oompnaIon- PUstatoThea. Communication nee
A. Ia A. personally or by letter. Address DR LEBIG & (. Furnpean
specialists n West Ninth Street Kansas city Mo- 400 Gemy street
81 - i H. SahsmG& al. and Butte city, Mont We visit ALI western aud
DE-. LIEBlGS Wonderful German mlHVigOTGtU iRs PFeSs f tr pP%G s sns @ase mBat6 s
, 1891-02-18

Does your back ache2 Oregon Kidney
Tea will cure you.
, 1891-02-18

Job Printing neatly executed at the
Leader Job Printing Rooms.
, 1891-02-18

Document in poor Photographic condition.