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, 1891-05-01
Sequel TO a Gold Brick SwIndIe.

''NA'A ~ - - -"
SALT LAKE. Utah, April 3O.-The gold
brick swindle, By which George C.. Whit
more, a banker of Niphi, was robbed on
the ODD inst. of sc, 0 at Provo, has a
$4,000 sequel. Leonard. the alleged
Spaniard. arrested by Whitmore and
Officer Hill, OF Provo. beginning suit to-
day for that amount for injuries received
at the hands Of WhltmOre when confined
in the county Jail in this city. Soon after
the capture Whitmore and Hill visited
Leonard in his cell for the purpose Of in
ducIug him to confess his crime and give
information as to the whereabouts of At
kins, the arch cOnspirator. When Whit
more and Leonard met, the former. who
was drunk, seized him by the throat,
shrieking. Your the man hat played
the Mexican. No was Leonard's
reply. Whitmore then cursed and threat
ened him until tired. and finally produced
an iron bar aud buckskin thong. with
which he I]mprovIsed a thumb screw. and,
applying it. twisted Leonard thumbs
until blood bursted from under the nails.
Now, will you confess" demanded
Whitmure. mo, | will not, answered
Leonard. and then the instrument of
torture was again applied. Finally when
agony was no longer bearable, he stated
that he was the Spaniard ofthe deal, but
refused to tell any more. Again the
t]humbscrew came into play, and Leonard
surrendered. Leonard now claims that
he was not implicated in the rold-brick
swindle, but was compelled to answer as
he did on account OF Whitmpre brutality.
He is a ~iewelry peddler travelling about
selling low-grade i%ewelry. He happened
to be at Provo the day Whitmore was
swindled, but beyond that protests his
innocence. Whitmore is worth nearly
81, 900, 900.
, 1891-05-01
FORESTS IN FLAMES
New Jersey Timber Lands
Swept by Fires.
Part of the Town of Conover
ton Destroyed
Slavin Introduced to a New
York Audience.

PLEAsANTvILLE, n. j., April 30
The forest fires are assuming alarming
proportions and have not been exceeded
in thirty years. Tonight tine sky is illu-
minated for many miles. This morning
trees near Conoverton and Port Republic
took fire from sparks from a locomotive
and a westerly gale famed the flames so
that by noon the whole forest south of
Pomona was blazing. A change in ne
wind saved Absecom from destruction,
but the fire was diverted into the midst of
the most valuable young timber IN this
section. by . p. m. the flames had
reached Conoyerton and the citizens
turned out to fight them. Their efforts
were useless and those living
on the edge of town removed
their effects to the open fields and watched
their houses burn. The greatest excite
ment prevailed and for a time it was
feared the whole town was doomed. All
the wooded land in the direction Of the
West Shore road was burned. Late this
afternoon the wind went down and as
sisted the efforts of hundreds of men to
get the fire under control. 1t was hard
work. as water was scarce The loss in
tlmOtr alone VIII exceed SlOO.OOu. This
evening the fire broke out again west of
Pleasantville aud at a late hour West
Pleasantville is surrounded by fire.
MILLvILLE, n j., April 3O.-Bailey
town, which was surrounded by forest fires
yesterday, has not yet been heard from,
but tits thought TO be all bright as the people
there had much experience and probably
built back" fires to save the town. The
damage to timber is enormous. One fire
has already burned over 1000 acres. A
fire started in the forest below Williams
town JunctioR this morning. Hundreds
of acres OF wood have been destroyed, but
most of the farm houses saved. Tonight
a fire is burning ~furiously near Atoo.
Hundreds of men are out fighting it and
endeavoriDg to save the buildings in rs
course. Another branch Is swearing
through the avenues in Chiselhurst. The
residents have been fighting the FIRE all
dav and are fatlgued and discouraged.
This town aud the surrounding country
are covered with a cloud of black smoke.
A fire above the Crew road today
destroyed thousands of acres of small
wood and a great stretch of cedar swamp.
, 1891-05-01

P%rrTsBURG. April 3O.-The carpenters
Of this city will strike tomorrow for eight
hours and al advance in the rate Of wages.
The stone masons who are not now out
will also strike. The contractors have
agreed to lock out all other branches of
the building trades as well as the strikers,
because they are all under a sort of
confederation. There are about 1900
workers in the various trades here.
LATER-Tonight the master builders
concluded not to lock out the other trades.
and the result will be that all will work on
the present contracts until they have gone
as far as they can without the carpenters,
when they will find themselves simply IN.
able to proceed, not locked out. The mas
ter builders determined on this move to
protect the builders in other cities and 50
the trades outside OF the carpenters could
not have a pretext for striking for eight
hours aud thus causing the movement to
spread. Reports from many towns in
this section say that the carpenters are
generally striking for eight hours, aud the
indications point to the strike spreading
rapidly.
, 1891-05-01
IN LABOR'S RANKS.
Ohio Miners Agree to Work
Under Last Years Scale.
Pittsburg Carpenters Demand
the Eight Hour Day.
A Strike of Various Trades
Expected in St. Louis.

CoEUMBUs, o., April 3O.-The deter
miuatiou of the executive board Of the
United Mine Workers and the presidents
OF the state organizations to defer the
strike in the interest OF the eight-hour
labor day, does not seem to have definitely
settled the question ever among the
miners of Ohio. The executive board
made a proposition to the Ohio operators
to continue at the old rate for mining and
accept the nine hour day for the coming
gear, beginning tomorrow. The operators
refuse to accept unless they can have the
assurance that the agreement will not
embarrass them to such au extent that
competing fields like Illinois and Pennsgl-
vania will beat them in the market. The
Ohio miners also convened this morning
and are considering the matter. Some Of
the miner delegates representing strong
districts are disappointed over the action
of the executive board in the postpone
ment of the strike for the eight hour day.
, 1891-05-01

NASHVILLE, April 30 The track was
lightning fast.
Th%ree-year- olds and upward, seven fur
longs-Sullrose won, Lemoine H., sec.
Ond; Red Sign, third. Time, I.29}.
Three year olds and upward, six fur
longs-Linlithgow won, BonnY Bird sec
ond Milt Young third. Time, I.I54.
Three-year-olds and upward. mile and
seventy yards-Bankrupt won, Carter b.
second, Brandolette third. Time, $40.
TwO-year-olds, half mile-Huron won,
Tom Paxton second, Addie third. Time,
sol.
Two-year-olds, nine sixteenths ola mile
Henry jenkins won, Maggy Lebus
second, Mantle third. Time. .57i.
, 1891-05-01

LA SALE, H., April 80 Tomorrow
all the coal shafts in this vicinity, except
ing the White Breast mines at Laid, will
shut down aud 1000 miners and com
pany men will be out of employment 1t
is understood hat Their. is no strike at
present, but simply that the contracts for
the coming year have not yet been ar
ranged and. until they are, no coal will be
mined. The operators in this vicinity are
willing to nay last years scale. The
eight -Four da7 does not figure in the
movpmept
, 1891-05-01

LEXINGTON, Ky, April 30 Three
year-olds and upward. seven furlougs-
Jubilee won, Portlaw second. Laura
Doxey third. Time, l;2Si.
Three-year-olds and upward, mile and
IN eirhth--Dolliken won. Glockner
second, Tom Rogers third. Time, l:56.
Three-year-olds and upward. maidens,
six iurlonRs-Phs utom won, Lady Unde
second, Little Scissors third. Time. l:l53.
Two. year-old FLIES, half mile-On the
Lea won, Chaperone second, Lou Dudley
third. Time. 500.
Two-year old maiden colts. uine-slx-
teenths of a mile-Uncle Frank won.
Settle Up second, Misssl third. Time,
, 1891-05-01

INDIANAPoLIs. April 3o.-At Houph
VILE, 4 suburb of this city. this morning
a mob of 100 citizens quietly assembled
and broke the Jail aud took out John Alb
hott, colored, who had been arrested for
highway robbery, placed n rope around
his neck ami dragged him to the woods
a mile west of town. Abbott denied hav-
ing committed the robbery and the mob
began to swing him up Cooler counsel
prevailed and he was taken down and tied
to a tree and given fifty lashes on his bare
back. after which he confessed that no
and his brother were the guilty ones. Ab-
bolt was then returned to jail. The citi-
zens of HOughville have ordered all worth
less negroes from their town. About 4
O'Clock this morning a score Of negroes
from Bucktown drove out to Hourhvilc
for the purpose of releasing negroes IN.
der arrest, but were met by citizens who
repulsed them with WinchcsIcrs.
, 1891-05-01

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 3O-Speak-
ing Of the dispatch from St. Louis about
the newly formed federation of railway
employees organizations, Grand Master
Sargent, Of the locomotive iremeu, said
today that no federation was formed at
last Sundays meeting. An effort was
simply made on Sunday to induce the
order of conductors to enter the fedora
ton which already exists.
, 1891-05-01

ST. LOUIS, April 3O.-If Developments
in the labor situation can be said to be
]forerunner OF what is to happen tomor,
row, one Of the most serious strikes in
the history OF St. Louis is imminent. The
number OF men who will 90 out will mum
Der fully 5000. Besides the carpenters,
the marble cutters, timers. inside wire
men, architectural iron workers and
masters will probably 90 out.
, 1891-05-01

Brazil, Ind, April 3O.-A strike will
occur tomorrow and 800 block coal min
ers and 500 bituminous coal miners will
20 out. The eight hour demand seems
not to affect the miners so much as scale
questions. In the Davies county coal
field the miners, about 500 in number,
have been out since Wednesday owing to
the discharge of a mine boss.
, 1891-05-01

CHICAGO, April 80. -Ex-Senato Blair
left this evening for Washington. Pre-
yious to his departure he said to a re-
porter: MY diplomatic future Is some
what problematic now, but l haye been
given to understand that | may be sent
TO Japan to succeed the late Minister
Swift, That will suit me equally as well,
if not better. than China"
, 1891-05-01

FRANKLIN, Tenn, April 3O.-Bil
Taylor (coIored) yesterday shot and scri-
ously wounded a policeman who tried to
arrest him for disorderly conduct. Last
night a mob went to the Jail, took out
Taylor, hung HIM to a lean and filled his
body with bullets
, 1891-05-01

New ORLEANS, April 3O.-The Pea.
yme's Del Rio, Tex, special tells of a
Mexican Jack the Ripper who visited the
house of a Mexican woman named San.
chez last night. killed her and cut her
body in pieces. After the butchery he
wrote upon the wall with her blood
Fresh beef for sale" The butcher has
not been caDturrd.
, 1891-05-01

CHICAGO, April 3O.-A gang oil
green goods swindlers who have been
fleeing the unwary by protesting to sell
them counterfeit money, which really
was packages of brown paper, have been
operating in the West some time. A
few days ago one of them named TYLER
was e~ieverly trapped by a postofice
inspector in disguise. Today }. II.
Thomas, alias Moore, who is said to be
the leader of the gang, and the ~cleverest
green goods man in the country, was
arrested IN the United States marshal
office. He boldly entered the office to
arrange bail for his pal. when, IN,
fortunately for him, he was recognized
bv a citizen whom he had recently
swindled out of $3.50 in New York. He
wa held in $1,000 bail.
A select stock of apple. cherry and
r1,r, 49,. - Dbl ILL., L
, 1891-05-01

BERLIN, April 3O.-The supplement
AIRY ballot in Geestemunde today,,and the
returns from filty-fye %Lolling places give
Bismarck 6 1888; SchmaIfeldt. AIS.
, 1891-05-01
Circus Tents Blown Down.

TFFGN, O., April 30.-A tremendous
wind storm here this afternoon, demolishe
all the tents of Sells Bros circus. Fort
unately the main performance was over
and but few people were on the grounds.
A number of them were injured, Mrs.
Pauline Hunter probably fatally. The
animals were wild with terror and there
was much anxiety for a time. lest some of
them might escape.
, 1891-05-01

The promptuess and certainty of its
cures have made Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy famous. 1t is intended espe-
cial'y for coughs. colds, Group aud whoop-
ing cough, and is the most effectual rem
edy known tor these diseases. 50 cent
bottles for sale by A. f. Roedel.
, 1891-05-01

B B. David has Just received a large
assortment OF ornamental coach and white
demar varnish put up in quart, pint and
halt pint cans ready for use. Just the
thing for rctOuching old furniture.
, 1891-05-01

The Cheyenne Ice company has an un-
limited supply of good clear ice. which it
will sell cheaper than it can possibly be
bought elsewhere. Leave orders at RIner
& Johnson's, or telephone Ga.
MURRAY & DYER.
, 1891-05-01

Wisdom's Violet Cream will keep the
skin proof against the effects of severe
weather.
, 1891-05-01

Gods blessing to mankind, say thous-
ands who have been cured by Oregon
Kidney Tea.
, 1891-05-01
FIRST GRAND
Overland Excursion
idaho FALLS


Tickets may b. obtained from local Union Pa
clnc agents at all intermediate stations. al the
rate of ono aud nue-haLf cents pnr mile,
The snake klvor valley, iu which Idaho Falls BE-
centrally IncufHi. i= the most favored region of
tile l~utHr-uuulfuiu country. It haz millions uf
anrce of rich flrmlug lands, an abundance Of
winter vEsts turautz 0f pine timber. valuable min
.ud distrtctr coal fields and an uurEcellri Inmate.
Allitnde i5n 20 i,sl. Idaho Falls IL un d yyut-r
privilege OF la,ND horse power capncity. II i5
~dcstinel 20 become An important railroad, COM
mefctal and manufacturing center. and it h. COM
hlrntly predicted tlnt within two Years the city
VIII he Tho home OF l-.NHu people Present puru-
.IfIDn 10. Population OF county 400
, 1891-05-01

NENICATED EUREKA CREAM
Is the finest and most efectuaI lotion Tor
chapped hands. rough and sore SKID. r--
reslally prepared Tor this climate and
plelscs cverN body. Try il. Twenty five
cent bottles. Druggists.
, 1891-05-01

Does your back ache? Oregon Kidney
Tea will cure you.
, 1891-05-01

VISIONS Robertiue Is-the only thing
now used by fashionable women to per
petuate a beautiful complexion.
, 1891-05-01
3O4 w. 18th STREET.

or1Cal Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
, 1891-05-01

Subscribe for the Leader.
, 1891-05-01

A select stock of apple. cherry and
plum trees at Phil Iehner, Jr. s, corner
Nineteenth and Evans streets.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
Dempsey's Personal Tax Bill.

Apparently the crude suggestions Of
Governor Hill in regard to the taxation
of personal property are to bear fruitin
one last desperate attempt to collect a
personal property tax in this State.
Without bringing up the point of a local
tax on personal property is the surest
way to drive out of the State the indus
tries needed for its prosperity, and with
out mentioning the utter failure that
has attended past attempts at personal
property taxation in this State and 9th.
ers; without referring to the perjury
that such laws create, and the injustice
Of their effect in making the honest pay
the taxes of the dishonest-it is only
necessary to read MIR. Dempsey's bill,
as given in our columns recently, to see
how inquisitorial and un-American must
be any further effort to reach personal
property by taxation. BY it's provisions
every taxable citizen must furnish to
the tax commissioners complete list
of all real and personal property owned
by him, no matter where situated, all
moneys loaned, invested or deposited,
and all credits due. And the penalty
for failure to comply with the act is a
fine OF $1,000 Such a law as this would
raise storm of indignation in every
business center in the State. 1t would
be an interference with private affairs
that would drive thousands into the
ranks of the single tax advocates. -N.
Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
THE GUlLLoTlNE.
p..cr,ption of How They Cut a Mah's Head
on in Paris. s.lI

Description of How They Cut Man heso
on in Paris. NNI
With the accompanying cut OF the
vuillotine it will be of interest to de-
Scribe the mode of procedure observed
in French executions. As soon as the
Chief of the State, President, king
or Emperor, as the case may be, has de-
c;ded that he will not interfere with the
course of justice the dossier, or record,
is sent to the parquet, which cores
ponds to the District Attorneys Office
here. The Procureur- General dc 10
Republique, who is at the head OF this
department, then notifies the Project
Of Police, the Chief de la Surete, or
Chief of Detectives; the Director of the
prison of La Grande Roquette and the
executioner. who is at present NJ. Deib-
Ter, that the sentence of death is to be
carried out. The executioner at once
erects the guillotine, which is euphon-
istically termed bois de justice Gustice's
timbers).
Shortly before the fatal hour ap-
proaches the officials above named, ac-
companied by Juge d'Instruction
Examining Magistrate)-usually the
one before whom the condemned mans
preliminary trial has taken place-en-
ter the doomed mans cell. The Pro-
cureur General is generally repre-
sented by substitute or deputy. The
convict is simply told that his appeal
for clemency has been rejected. he
understands all that that means. he
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
Itinerant Quacksry in Enslaua.

Quackery of this kind, Oh quite 4
largest scale yet attempted. is iustno|
proceeding successfully in Englap
"Sequah" is q limited liability con
pany, regularly registered at Sons
set House, with $4,000 capita,
board of directors and list Of stocI
holders. The function Of Seqush is
sell for 80 cents per bottle lquI
called the Prairie Flower, which, 4
cording to the company;s prospectu]
costs 5 cents per bottle; aud to I'll
end the company has established txe]
ty-three gorgeously gilded chariio
with four big white horses. Ead
chariot is occupied with o Sequah vi
SLOUGH hat, long hair and corps
assistants. These twenty three charo|
are in twenty-three parts of Englsd
to-day doing, in most instances, 3 III
mendous business. Indeed, Seoul
has been the sensation of the season
Richmond, where each evening 4
lame, the halt, and the blind j
treated in the chariot by torch-ligA
The original Sequah, who is suppos(
to be o half-breed medicine man wi
a strong cockney accent and . reel
obtained from the seventh seauah Of
seventh sequah, offers to pull teet
cure consumption, hydrophobia, cor
or any Of the ills that flesh is heir
set broken legs, restore vigor to pa
lvtics and sight to the blind, with
the ambition and scope of a Christ
scientist, all by means of the Prai
Flower, and all for the price of a bot
thereof.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
A Frenchn,an's Lii. Menu.

Statistics are not always dull,
marks the London Pail Mall Gael
very justly, and then as the reason
this assertion it quotes the followiI
entertaining and curious statistics
Gently collected by an industrio|
Partisan:
According to this Frenchman the d
erage Partisan consumes during
lifetime 1900 pounds of bread and Id
pounds of meat, and these he wash
down with 81 barrels of wine, 400 ltd
of alcohol @, about 100 liters of bed
and an equal quantity Of cider. !
also absorbs 11,l60 eggs, 1000 poun|
of fish, 1900 pounds of oil (!), 1,a
pounds of salt, and 10000 pounds
vegetables.
Seeing that the civilization of d
ton is measured by its consumption
salt and soap, the 1900 pounds of Sd
speaks we'll for the Partisan, but VIII
about abe oil and the alcohol?
The next item in the statistical
account would furnish a vegetari1
with text for a sermon. It stat
that every inhabitant of the Frend
capital, on an average, is the grave,
the course of his lifetime, of kids,
quails, 8 thrushes, 6 hares, 9 turkey
IL cartridges, 10 geese. "a ducks, !
swallows, IS pigeons, SO rabbits, az
21O pullets.
1t is pity the number of frogs az
snails has not been added to this men
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
Making Homo Pleasant.

Every member of the househoI
ought to feel it his or her duty to try
make home a pleasant place. J
father should be kind and cheerfu
the mother tender and affectiona'!
the children obedient and mannerl!y
their parents and kindly and affected
ate to each other. These pleasant ds!1)
at home will end, by and by, when y
children grow up and leave the fapl
circle to enter one of their own. Som
times. too, the family circle is broke
by death. Then how bitter will we ]
member and regret every unkind To1
and act We may have said or done
wo'nd the feelings of our dead brotp1
or sister.
let us ell try to live SO that y
home life will be associated only WY
pleasant memories. When father 81
mother are gone to that mystery
bourne from whence no Traveller
returns" how pleasant it will be to eas
that We never knowingly gave ms
cause for sorrow. Honor your pa5su
as YOU hope to be honored by "
children.-Househ0M Mag0za'1e'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-20
Curing a Blind Giant.

Calcutta is fine, large city on the
northeast coast of India, and one who
lived there tells a strange but true
story of how doctor cured the big
gest patient he ever had. The patient
was a huge elephant. who for long
time had suffered from disease in his
eyes, which at last get so bad that ne
could not see.
His owner, an English officer, went
to Doctor Webb and begged him to
come and see what could be done. He
did, and after looking carefully at the
giant creature the doctor said
"Ihe best cure that I know of is
nitrate of silver; but it will give good
deal of pain"
Well, the owner said he had better
try, and if the animal would not allow
it he must give it up. But-would
you believe 1.-THE elephant, like most
OF his race, ives just as wise as he was
big, found SO much relief from
his first days doctoriEg that when
Doctor Webb visited him the next dav
he lay down of his own accord, placed
his great heavy head on one side.
curled up his trunk, and then, Just as
you or might if We were going to
bear some dreadful pain, he drew in
his breath and lay perfectly still. The
healing mixture was dropped into each
eye, and when the sharp, short pain was
gone ne gave great sigh, as much as
to say, That's good thing got over.
l feel all the better for it. :" When he
got up he tried, in his poor dumb
fashion, to thank his friends for giving
him back his sight. o