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MEXICAN REyOLUTIONlSTS.
Another Band Said to Have Crossed Into Texas
-Our Troops PatroIling the Border.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Oct. 2.-There is ev-
cry indication that the revolutionary move
ment, which recently assumed considera-
BILE prominence in northern Mexico. is soon
to be brought out afresh. and that this
time Catarina Garza and General Sandoval
with the intrepid leaders of the proposed
uprising will use every effort to accom-
plish their purpose. The following dis
patch reached General Stanley here to-
day from John B. Richardson, United
States consul at Matamoras. Mexico:
L have been informed by General Lajero that
$50 men have crossed from Mexico into Texas
for the purpose OF meeting Sandoval, who is sup
posed TO be bringing supplies, arms. ammunition
and money He also informs me that the chief
OF police at Laredo. or Nueya Laredo. has traced
Sandoval to New Orleans, where be is supposed
TO be in the interest of Garza's movement
General Larejo wished me to communicate these
facts TO the United states authorities. with the
request that they endeavor 10 apprehend San
doval before he reaches the border.
The captain of the Texas Rangers at
Alice has been informed of the situation
There Is q good deal of surprise and appre-
hension here that Cara has more support
than at first he appeared to have. General
Stanley stated that the United States
troops now patrollinR the border for the pur-
pose of lntercepting tho revOlutionists had
been instructed 10 exercise every vigilance.
The troops at Fort Ringgold were today
reinforced by Company f. of the Eighteenth
Infantry.
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EXPLORING SHILOH CAVE.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


MITCHELL, Ind, Oct. 2.-Explorations
made in Shiloh cave, or "Wet cave" about
fifteen miles northwest of Mitchell. show
that it rivals some of the noted caves in
the southern part of the State In it's beau
tIful scenery. One of the passages has
been explored for about q mile from the
side of a deep sink, where it begins.
to place near Salt creek, In
q southerly direction. Immediately inside
the steep slope below the entrance is a
wide, high grOtto, with noisy brook run
ming along its floor. AS the brook proceeds
further down the cavern IL gets larger, and
its numerous windings make IL tedious TO
cross until at q distance of about half a
mile it rushes over a fall into a wider basin
below, from whence 1t Is more difficult to
follow it. The entrance to the cavern is
near an old graveyard, at Shiloh Church,
under which the passage winds. This fact,
together with the old relics that were for
merly found in the cave, the strange, mock
ing voices that come up from bewildering
darkness. and the running waters, all add
to the weird effect OF the scene. caus-
ing many to see strange things and have
subjective sensations of spOOks without
heads and bony skeletons. with rafting
joints, whose bony fingers pass with q
swish through the air as they grab for the
passer-by. and whose cold touch some
shoulders. There are several passages that
have not been examined. Every here is
to be seer shining stalactites and beauti.
fully shaped figures There are some evil
deDces that the cave once served as q re-
treat of men
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Nearly All the Rioious Negro Cotton -Pickers
We're Either Shot TO Death or Hanged.

MEMPHIS. Oct. 2.-The steamer James
Lee arrived this morning from Helena,
Ark, at which place 1t was stated in last
nights dispatches that nine negroes had
been taken from Sheriff Derrick and
hanged. These officers and some of the
passengers corroborate the story. with the
exception that five negroes, instead of
nine, are reported missing Ten in all were
captured by the posse. One was shot dead
and Patterson, the ringleader. was W ounded
and afterward riddled with bullets at
Hackett's Landing. Three moro are lying
safe in Lee county jail, but five are missing
and it 10 believed that their bodies are in
the bottom of some swamp or floating down
the Mississippi river. There is no doubt
that the sheriff, with his prisoners, was
overpowered on the way to Jail. and it is
hardly possible that this act should have
been committed for the purpose of releas-
ing the prisoners. Two of the more vicious
of the rioters escaped before the whites
had gathered. They are the Jones boys.
and it is thought they are In hiding on
Peters island, which is being thoroughly
searched to-day, as o party of armed men
left the steamer Lee at that place late yes
terday evening II these negroes are
caught there is little doubt but what they
Will meet with fate similar to that which
has overtaken some of the others. Aside
from this searching party all is quiet in
Lee county. and this morning most of the
Crittenden county posse passed through
the ci y en- route to their homes.
Another dispatch says: The Lee county
troubles are probably at an end unless the
mob attempts to hang the three negroes in
the Mariana Jail. Some fears are enter
tanned that such an attempt will be made
tonight. 1t now appears that no less than
fifteen negroes were killed out of the gang
of the nineteen who commenced the
trouble. OF the remaining four three are
in the Jail at Mariana and one in the jail
at Forest City. To the millionaire mer-
chant. j. +. frank. of Memphis. is laid the
charge of having melted the trouble by
saying in the presence of q hundred negroes
OF his store that he would have his cotton
picked if he had to pay dollar per hundred
for the work.
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BANK PRESIDENT In JAIL.
Charged with EmbezzIement and Wrecking
Two Pennsylvania Institutions.

Charged with EmbezzIement and wrecking
Two Pennsylvania Institutions.
CLEARFIELD. Pa. Oct. Nv. II. Dill,
president of the suspended First National
Bank of this place and of the private bank
at Houtzdale, which also suspended. and
John b. McGrath. cashier of the latter
bank. who were arrested last night on the
charge of embezZlement, entered bail this
morning. Mr.. Dill was at once rearrest-d
on q warrant sworn out by National Bank
Examiner Miller, who is in charge of the
First National Bank, and held in SOS 600
bail. The report that Mr.. Dill has made an
assignment is incorrect. but judgments
aggregatIng $4,000 have been entered
against him. Twenty-slx thousand dollars
wife. Bank Examiner Miller is engaged in
an examination of the books of the bank
in which work he is being assisted by the
directors.
President Dill, of the Clearfeld and
HOutZdale banks. was removed from his
residence to Jail at midnight. Mrs. Dill
accompanied him to jail and was given
permission to stay with him ell night. A
committee of HoutZdale citizens attempted
to serve q warrant on Dill late tonight,
charging him with the embeZZiement of
SS5,0OO which was the amount withdrawn
by Dill for use III the First National here
Dill being already under under arrest the
warrant will not be served till morning. Ii
is now learned that Dill has been specu-
lating in stocks. but the amount of his
losses cannot be ascerta!ned.
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"THE WIZARD" AT A FAIR.
A Countryman's Impressions of the Capital
ist-Ordered to Move or the Track.

A Countryman's Impressions of the Capital
ist-Ordered to Move or the Track.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The Herald says:
Jay Gould paid visit to the Westchester
county fair, at White Plains. yesterday.
He was driven over from Irvington In
plain blackboard rig. Nobody
came with him except the coachman.
He occupied seat in one of the boxes
of the grand-stand for an hour or more, and
appeared to be trying hard. but with poor
success to get interested in the trottng.
His face was pale and lis eyes were dull.
He looked like man very weary and tired
of something 1t may be that he felt
some pangs of envy when he looked around
upon the thrOng of ruddy checked, healthy
country folks, who were keenly enjoying
the trotting and every thing else that went
on. and did not care o continental wheth-
er stocks rose or fell. Lots of farmers
gathered opposite the grandstand and took
good long looks at him and felt that they
were getting something that in itself was
worth great deal more than the price Of
admission.
wall. swar," remarked o Dig six-foot
tiller of soil. who had been gazing at the
great capitalist for five minutes; ''be that
Jay Goudi Why, some of my pumpkins
weigh more than he does. 1t do beat every
thing how man like that can make so
much money, bnt pears TO me he don't get
much fun out of it,"
But the hero of the day was the ma at one
of the crossings over the track who placed
his hands on Jay Gould's shoulders while
the latter was talking to an acquaintance
and said to him: ''See here: you ought to
know better than to stand talking on the
track. You must move one way or the
other.n
Il did not know it was Jay Gould at the
time," said the man when speaking of the
incident to group of admiring country
folk, but if had. I'd done my duty all tho
sarua
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Ohirnar-

NEWPORT, r. l., Oct 2.-Edmund III. Schmerer-
horn, son OF tie late Peter Schmererhorn. of New
York. and known as the hermit of Newport. died
at his cottage here this afternoon. He was
seventy-four years old, native OF New York,
where lie was a very large realestate holder
and was never married. He a cousin of
Mrs. William Astor, and left fortune OF at least
SlO.O0O.00o. He has been q cottage-owner at
Newport for twenty years, and for the past eight
years he hns resided here all the year round. He
had no love for society, end he dreaded visits so
much that he had his front gates locked. and dur
ing all his Illness the physician was Obliged to
drive up Ward avenue and enter the grounds by
q back gate. Even the brother of the deceased
was Obliged to frequent the hack door. He was
yeritable recluse. To his servants and private
secretary he made large bequests.
ST. LOUIS Mo-, Oct. 2.-Simeon Roy. who has
been secretary OF the Globe-DemOcrat Company
for the past sixteen years. and connected with
the paper for a quarter of a century, died this
morning of Brights disease.
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declared carried viva voee. They rallied
promptly. however. Mr.. Sharon. of Iowa.
demanding a call of the States. Mr.. Kelly.
of Wisconsin. imDetuousiy called upon the
convention to put itself on record ''in favor
of some body or something. somewhere or
somehow" but he was shut Oft by point
of order. Messrs. Sharon, of Iowa, and
Sweeney, of Ohio. had similar unoieasant
experiences. aud champion parliamentary
puzzle of motions and amendments ensued.
the apparent object being to prevent call
of the States.
ALMOST A RUMPUs.
Mr. Brady. of Chicago. allayed the fast
rising irritation with brief yet eloquent
appeal, though opposed to the amendment.
that the cor VI 1tion, in the interest of fair
play, permit roll-call Delegate Joyce.
another Chioagoan, wanted the convention
to understand that the roll-csll would in
dicated whet her or not the convention pro-
posed TO indorse as leader Justin Mccarthy.
Confusion rel gned for q moment, but depre-
catory looks and gestures on all sides
somewhat Qnieted the more hOt-headed,
and interest centered in the polling of each
of the States, particularly illinois. Chair
man Corkery. of that delegation, declared
the result unanimous for placing the Nc
CarthyIte resolution ON the table. This
was questioned and Father Foley, of Iowa.
excitedly shouted for recount. and want
ed to know how many delegates there were
from Illinois Much cheering followed
when rising vote Of the Illinois delega-
tion showed l53 yeas and nays.
Father Foley now jumped to his feet
and. wildly shakiDga roll OF paper at the
Illinois men, announced lowas vote as
yeas. 10 nays. and passiOnately adding,
And they represent more money, too. than
all the men from Illinois" Wisconsin also
voted yeas IL nays. but in the great ma
jority of States the bulk of the ballots were
against indorsinR Mccarthy. New York
particularly voting 10 solid yeas The
total vote was AIS yeas to 81 nays, effectu-
atty shelving the minority report.
Secretary Sutton. who had distributed q
sensational report, given below, among
the delegates, was given leave TO omit the
reading, owing TO its length. The conven-
ton. however, adopted the report.
Then came the election of officers, as an
nounced above. Patrick Boyle, of Toronto,
Canada. was chosen first vice. president; Nj.
ID. Gallagher. of New York, second vice.
president, ana Z. j. OConnor. of Augusta.
Ga, third. President Cannon's cabinet or
national council was announced by him as
follows: Daniel Corkery, of Illinois: Capt.
George Sweeney, of Ohio; John j. DOno-
van, of Massachusetts,; James Mangan, OF
Wisconsin: II. j. Carroll, of Rhode island;
Nicholas Ford. of Missouri, and A. 2. Nc
Guirk. of Iowa. Eloquent addresses by L.
P. Mineban, of Omaha. and Mr. Lyman. of
New York, were heard, and the convention
then adjourned sine die.
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Can dians Must Wait.

WAsHISGToN, Oct. 2.-By direction OF the
President, a request has been sent to Lord STAN
ley, Governor-general OF Canada, for a post
ponement of the reciprocity conference arranged
to take place I'm this city Oct. . between the
representatives OF the United States and the
Dominion of Canada. The reason given for the
rostponenent Is the continued illness OF secre-
tary Blaine.
Negotiations looking 10 agreement upon a rec
ipfocity treaty between the United States and
Mexico are In active process in the City OF Mex
leo between special commissioner appointed
by the Mexican government and United States
Minister Ryan.
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LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. 2.-The California Fig
SyIup Company, manufactures OF Syrup OF Figs,
has Just brought suit in the United States Circuit
Court at Detroit against Frederick Stearns &
Co., on the ground that Frederick Stearns & Co.
have infringed the rights OF the California Fig
Syrup Company by making and selling medical
preparation under name which is calculated TO
sell ii on the reputation OF Syrup of Figs. The
California Fig Sypup Company sues for a per-
petual INDUCTION and 100000 damages.
BosToN, Oct "a. B. Turner & Bro, bankers.
No. 80 state street, have failed. The firm has
been in business about two years. Recent heavy
speculations are thought TO be the direct cause
of their embarrassment. The Liabilities will
amount to about $35O,000
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LOASes hY Fire.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Fire this morning Quilted the
upper three stories OF the hve-stOry building at
Nos. 54 and 56 Lake street, occupied 10y the
Gloie Light and Heat Company and the Ma
tional Gaslght and Fuel Company. The loss is
estimated at about $4,000.
HALIFAX. ". s., Oct. 2.--Fire that started here
at IL o'clock last night destroyed large num-
ber or warehouses. ship chambers stores and
other property. The total loss Is estimated at
between 100000 aud 100000; insurance.
$l23, 900.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 2.-McKinney, village near
Stanford, KY. was nearly destroyed by tire last
night The loss is about 100000, with little
inaurance
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Queer Arson Laws I'm Colorado.

DENVER, Col, Oct. "a curious state OF af-
fairs came 10 light here today. Last night WILL
lam Hickey. Mrs Lockhart. Robert p Lonergan
and a man named Polk were arrested charged
with arson. the afiidavits alleging that they set
fire 10 the house OF Mrs. Lockhart for the purpose
or procuring the insurance. Preparations were
made for the prosecution. when an astounding
discovery was made. This was that the laws of
Colorado did not provide q penalty for the burn
Ing down OF ones own house. or the procuring OF
* 10 be done. The parties will be held over until
IL Is seen II there Is not some way round this
omission.
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years in Upper Alaska. about Fort Yukon, sur
veying the United States boundary-llne. Seal
ing schooners had been seen in the Behring sea
for some time before the Rush left. Many had
been warned during the season, but only one,
the British schooner L. b. Marvin, was seized by
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Returned from Alaska.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-The United States
revenue cutter Richard Rush arrived here from
Behring sea this morning. The Rush left Ouna-
laska sept. 22. Among those who the cutter
brought down were special agent j. Stanley
ernment superintendent of education In Alaska,
and the McGrath party, who have been two
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-26


The Merced, Colo, Sun has visions of
glory for the community in which it
shines, videlicet: "Merced, the starlit
city of amphibious commerce-in sum-
mer II paradise and in winter a flower
garden-possessed even now of the
bones and sinews and arteries of a
mighty city-the pride of the state and
the apple of every eye-shall assume
all the charms of rarest beauty with
the power and luxury that wealth can
give. She sits today at the feet OF her
own possibilities, while passing stars
sing together of her coming glory"
When Shetland was annexed to the
Scottish crown the islands contained
about 1000 Udallers, all independent
land owners. who held their lands,
they believed, from ''God and heaven
only" were free from any tax or duty
whatever on the lands they inclosed;
were, besides. independent rulers and
Legislators. who met and acted with
the jarl. or governor. at the great un-
nual foudc court on equal terms. and
acknowledge no authority except that
Of the king. and even To him they
every now and then reluctantly sub.
mitted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-26

The eastern shore of Maryland has
been SO little disturbed by immigration
that the region numbers comparatively
few surnames, SO that at various times
it has been necessary to resort to odd
but very ancient devices to distinguish
between men bearing the same name,
The commonest device is the patro-
nymic by which, of two men bearing
exactly the same Christian and family
name, one is distinguished from the
other by the addition "of William, "''of
Thomas" or "of john" as the case
may ba, the meaning of the phrase
being ''son of William, Thomas or
John" Another device once commonly
employed was to couple with the name
an adjective to indicate some physical
popularity, as "long" to indicate a
tall man, "black" to indicate dark
man, or red" to indicate ruddy man.
Occasionally the distinguishing word
is uncomplimentary. Devil" is not
an unusual prefix to the Christian or
surname of a man having a reputation
for vice or recklessness A man bear
ing one of the best known names in
Maryland carried to his grave this
prefix.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-26
COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Treasury Oficlais Making Efforts to Stop
Its Circulation.

Its Circulation.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 17.-Treas.
ury officials are giving the subject OF
detecting counterfeit money considera.
BILE attention and today acting secre-
tary Spaulding authorizes Chief Drum.
mond, of the secret service, to recon.
mend for license such persons as he
may, after thorough investigation OF
each separate case as the application is
made, be convinced is worthy to be in.
trusted by the secretary of the treas
ury, with certain limited amount OF
counterfeit money mot to exceed in
the first instance $500 in any case) to
be kept in his or her individual possess
sion for the sole purpose of aiding said
persons in teaching the art of detect
ing counterfeit money, or of aiding in
the sale of publications known as and
called counterfeit or bank note report
ers, detectors; etc, and other suitable
persons or corporations. The persons
selected are to be furnished certificates
signed by Secretary Foster and Chief
Drummond. Instructions have also
been issued by Treasurer Nebecker for
the disposition of counterfeit money.
lie directs that when counterfeit coins
or notes are received by any officer of
the treasury department, they may be
returned to the sender cancelled for
the purpose of making reclamation on
the person from which the counter
feits may have been received, and after
such proper use has been made of them
they must be returned through the Of
ticer cancelling the same TO the chief
of the secret service division, treasury
department. II the sender neglects to
comply with the request byno return
ing the cancelled note or coin, any
future counterfeits received will not
be returned, but will be forwarded di-
rect to the secret service division.
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WAplNG~ACRoss TO EUROPE.
A Regular Chain of Swallows Runs Frof
Greenland to Scotland.

Regular Chain of Swallows Runs From
Greenland to Scotland.
A writer In the London Times says:
At recent meeting of the Academy of
Sciences, Paris, NJ. Emile Blanchard
read a paper on the existence of ter
restial connection between Europe and
America during the present geological
age of the earth. NJ. Blanchard began
by pointing ont that line from tho
north of Scotland through 0rkey, the
Farce islands, Iceland, Greenland and
Labrador, by way of Davis stradits, pas
ses from one island to another across
comparatively shallow seas. Another
evidence of land connection exisists in
the prevalence of European species OF
animals and plants in the eastern parts
of America, especially in Greenland,
where the flora of the west coast is
American and that Of the east coast is
European Anemones from northern
Europe are found in the southern
states; violets, too, grow there, as well
as wild roses; and the astragale of the
Alps tlourishes in Canada.
Among other plants common TO the
two hemispheres may be mentioned
rhododendrons, saxifrages, gentians
and so on. Willows, ivies and brooms
exist in both regions. Grasses may be
omitted, because their seeds could be
transported for great distances by
water, but orchids and lilies c. north
ern Europe are common in North
America. Three or four hundred spe-
cies of beetles, an insect incapable of
long flight, are denizens of both con-
tinents. The carabides especially
which live under stones and spread
slowly, can be traced from Europe
through Iceland to Greenland, Labra-
dor and Canada.
The Argemies Of Iceland and Lap
land are also found in Labrador, and
it would be easy TO give other instances
of the kind. Spiders of the Alps and
the north of Europe have been observed
in Greenland: beavers are found in
Europe and America; the reindeer is
Plentiful in the Hudson Bay territories.
and SO is the Norwegian lemming
Several species of fish are character
istic of both regions; for example. the
river perch, which never quits fresh
water. These proofs of belt of land
connecting Europe with Labrador open
up some interesting questions--for in
stance, the physical basis of the old
traditions of lost continent of At
lantis, which would seem TO be Amer
lea, and the origin of the American
Indian race, which may have had con-
geners in the aboriginal tribes OF
Europe.