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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Has ITS Eve on Hawaii.

Senior Celso Calsar Mareno, a well-known
Italian American residing in Washington,
d. O., and acting as the agent in this coun-
try of the national party Of Hawaii, cor
responding to the Gillian Congressionalists,
has laid before the President letter he
recently received from a correspondent in
Honolulu. asserting in the most positive
terms that England is now planning to take
possession of the kingdom. The writer
said that some action on the Fart Of the
United States is necessary; that the Queen
is favorable to the British interests, and
ready to countenance the move when made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
PUTS A PREMIUM ON CELIBACY.
A Society of Old Maids who Vowed No
to Marry.

A Society of Old Maids who Vowed Not
to Marry.
Over thirty years ago, at Milford, Conn.,,
fifty ladies of the first church formed So
ciety of old maids, every one Of whom
vowed that they would nevery marry.
Each member paid SIS on admission, the in
terest on the principal thus raised to be ex-
pended in annual dinners, while the prin-
cipal itself was to go to the member who
remained unmarried the longest. In the
three decades which have succeeded, all
but fifteen of the original fifty have mar
ried, and as the storms of sixty winters
have whitened the hair of the faithful, it
looks as if they would stick 1t is ques-
ton who will outlive all the others and re-
ceive the reward, which now amounts to
nearly 81, 900. They recently held their an
nnal banquet
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
LYNCHED IN DAYLIGHT.
Darlington, wis, the Scene of Startling
Tragedy.

Darlington, wis, the Scene of a Startling
Tragedy.
For the murder of James Meighan, a
farmer, mob of two hundred infuriated
men lynched Anton Siebolt in the courty ard
at Darlington, Wis, in broad daylight.
The murder was committed just north
of Darlington. 1t appeared that the men
got into a fight, and continued it until
Meighan was killed, his face being beaten
into jelly, the weapon supposed to have
been used being wagon hammer.
There have been several murders in
the county during the last few years,
and no adequate punishment has been
melted OFT, which fact served to enrage the
people and to nerve them to the lawless act
Of lynching. Public sentiment is all with
the lynchers. Sieboldt was desperate
character, who is credited with having con-
tributed to the death of one brother and
made a desperate assault upon another
brother.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
AZ the Risk of HIS Life.

An engine pulling an excursion train on
the Pennsylvania Road broke driver
while running at a high rate of speed east
of Columbia. The appliances for setting
the air brakes were broken and the engine
threatened to leave the track. Engineer
Mart Winters at the risk of his life scram-
bled over the tender and by means of a
monkey wrench set the pneumatic brakes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
After Fitzsinnlons' Life.

Chinaman at Sacramento, Cal. at
tempted to stab Bob Fitzsimmons for hav-
Ing interfered with him when he was chas-
ing some boys with butcher knife.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
The BoOdle Game.

Suits against the Philadelphia Press, In
quirer, News, German Democrat, North
American, and Evening Bulletin have been
begun by the Attorney General to recover
the sums OF money alleged to have been
paid as rebates to the persons who pro-
cured for the aforementioned papers the
advertisement of the mercantile apprais-
nrS, list
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
NATIONAL. I.EAGuE
5000. - 49,.
FIRE AT. FORT WORTH.

Guests at the Ellis House Narrowly Escape
Death-Other Losses.
At Forth Worth, Tex, fire destroyed the
Ellis House and Darlington & Montgomery
wholesale produce house. The Ellis is the
largest hotel in the city. The city was
crowded with guests, many among them
being women. The fire burned so rapidly
that very little of the effects of the guests
were saved. There were many narrow es-
capes. The loss has not yet been esti-
mated
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
PANIC AT A BRUTAL SHOW.

Women and Children Trampled Down at q
Bear and Bull Fight.
Mexican independence was celebrated at
Tia Juana by fight between wild bull
and bear. The animals were tied
to a stake In the middle OF an
arena by short ropes. In their
struggles they broke the ropes and the bear
climbed out of the arena among the specta-
tors. A panic ensued and women and chill
dren were trampled on and bruised. A
drunken Mexican fred two shots at the
bear with a revolver, but the bullets went
into the crowd, slightly wounding one man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
CENSUS FUNDS ALMOST EXHAUSTED,

Superintendent Porter Compelled to Call
in His Special Agents.
The fund of Sc, 400, 900 appropriated by
Congress for the purpose OF taking the
eleventh census OF the United States is
practically exhausted, and as result sew
eral special agents have been notified by
superintendent Porter to suspend all opera
stions dismiss all clerks, and forward to
Washington all Government property in
their possession. 1t is fair to presume that
every other special agent throughout the
country in charge of any special industry
has been similarly notified.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Dress Reform.

The dress reformers of Boston have
decided to appear on the streets in short
kilt skirts.-DHluth News.
Miss Kate Fields suggestion about
knee breecheS for women will not bear
thinking about. How are the sidewalks
to be kept clean if there are no long
dresses to sweep them?-Philadeipnl
Times.
"A Chautauqua dress reformer asserts
that ,"corsets have filled moro graves
than whisky" This is probably an ex-
apgeration; for corsets have staying
powers where whisky has not.-Phil&
delpEfia Press
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
PECULIAR FRANCES.

Alleged Appearance of Strange Spots on
a Louisville Woman.
At Louisville, Mrs. Mary Stuckenberg
claims to be suffering from peculiar Wis
itation which she and her family believe to
be the appearance on her person of the stig-
mata, or the wounds of the Savior. 1t is
said that she goes into frances every Friday
afternoon, when the spots appear on her
hands, feet, and side, corresponding to the
wounds of Christ, and that at intervals
blood oozes from the spots The story is be-
ueved by many of the superstitious.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Fall of a Broker.

Samuel Wilson, the Deadwood, S. D..
stock broker who ran away with $500 which
had been intrusted to him, was arrested at
Chadson and taken back to Deadwood. He
was held for trial He had lost all the
money gambling.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.

New York Visited by a Disastrous Con-
aagratiOn.
In New York, a fire broke out on the Sec
ond floor of 1928 Fulton street, where Douglas
Taylor's bookbindery and printing Office is
located. The building was the old Office Of
the Commercial Advertiser, and in ten
minutes the flames filed the whole of it's
six floors. The loss is estimated to be
81, 600, 900, partly covered by insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Robbed by Their Treasurer.

At Kingston, N. Y, James Q. Ostrander,
Treasurer of the Ulster County Savings In
stitution, has been removed from Office by
the trustees for misrepresentation of the
banks funds. The amount involved is be-
tween $50, 900 and $50, 900. Mr. Ostrander is
under arrest, and it is said the matter will
be adjusted by his turning over real estate
sufficient to cover the amount He has
been treasurer of the institution for over
Amo
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Exceeded His Authority.

Minister Upper, of Canada, said recent
1y that the Collector of Customs at Victoria,
B. O., had exceeded his authority when he
proclaimed that Canadian vessels would be
punished by the home government for fish
ing in Behring Sea, even though they es-
capped the schooners patrolling the waters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

the Union Pacific Road, and the location Of
the Cakes Ames monument, has been
burned. The loss will be about $40, 600
Most OF the block has been standing since
1886. The Union Pacific station, contain
ing the nostofice. WAS saved.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

his death and OF
bitter regret that
he should have
killed himself in
stead of falling into
the clutches of the
infuria ted citizens,
who would have
delighted to rend
him limb from
limb for the long
list of cruelties for
which they hold him
responsible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Terrible Result of a OuarreI

John and William Roman. father and son,
bad a fatal quarrel with Shelby Jett a
Madison County farmer, near Richmond,
KY, the younger Ranan being killed and
the senior Roman seriously injured. Jett
was shot in the head, but the wound is not
fatal. He has been arrested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
FIVE REPORTED KILLED.

Terrific Explosion of a Boiler in a Jelly
Factory at MOntviIe, Ohio.
News has been received of the killing Of
three men at Montville, Ohio. The boiler
in Vasise's jelly factory exploded with ter
rife force entirely demolishing the build
ing and causing fatalities as above.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
TERRIBLE FALL FROM A sCATFoLD.

Nine WOrlmen on Railway Bridge Drop
Fifty Feet-FOur Fatally Injured.
A terrible accident occurred at Salisbury,
Pa A swinging scaffold under the railroad
bridge was crowded with nine workmen
when the ropes broke, precipitating the en-
tire party into the river bed fifty feet be-
low. The river is low and the men fell in
on the sharp stones, four Of them being
fatally injured, while the rest were more or
Tess bruised
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Beats Them All.

The steamer Fuerst Bismarck arrived at
southampton days IL hours and So min
utes from New York. Fhis lowered the
best previous record.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
A Memphis Murderer to Hang.

Judge Dubose overruled the motion for a
new trial at Memphis Tenn, in the case OF
FL. Clay King, convicted of the murder of
David H. PostOn March 10, and sentenced
him to be hanged Nov. 6.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Held to Court.

The five mercantile appraisers of Phila-
delphia, Messrs. Patton, Houseman, Craw-
ford, Bell, and Hunter, charged with dere-
LECTION in Office, have been held for appear
ance at court in bonds of So, 500 each.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Shot hY a Priest.

Rev. Brother Bartholomew, of st. Jo-
seph's Provincial Seminary, is prisoner at
police headquarters in Troy, N. Y He shot
Edward Doyle, inficting wounds which the
physicians say will terminate fatally.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
An Indian Kills Two Cowhovs,

Amos Chapman, an Indian scout, quar-
relied with two cattle herders on the Chero-
kee strip at Keystone, and killed both men,
Their ames were Sharp and Mason.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Suicide of q Little Girl.

At Portland, Me-, Annie Haley, fourteen
years old, took paris green because she felt
keenly the disgrace of her mothers dunk
enness. Physicians pronounce the child's
case hopeless. At her dying daughters
bedside Mrs. Haley took vow to abstain
forever from intoxicants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
He Is Short So, 900.

An examination of the books of Major J..
S. O'Brien, of Chattanooga, embezzling
Treasurer of the Catholic Knights OF Amer
lea, develops the fact that he is short
$4,000 and possibly $4,000. It is thought
O'Brien is in hiding in the vicinity of Chat
tanooga.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

TENNYsoN celebrated his s2d birthday
anniversary by publishing an appeal for
5000. 900 to build home tor boys in
memory of @Chinese Gordon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Actor Curtis to- Be Tried Tor murder.

At San Francisco the coroner's jury in
the case of officer Alexander Grant rem
dered verdict finding that he came to his
death from gunshot wound in the head,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

AT Leavenworth, Kan, three hundred
coal miners went on strike, and three
hundred more will probably join them. The
miners demand an advance of half a cent
ner-pushel. They are now receiving cents
ner busheL This the companies decline
thus far to give
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
HE'S A YOUNG MAN.

Bay State Republicans Name C. III. Allen
for Governor.
The Young Republicans of Massachusetts
set out some weeks ago to nominate a
young man as the Republican candidate
for Governor and nominate him they did.
The State ticket chosen is as follows:
Governor. .CHARLESH .AILEN
Lieutenant Governor. WILLIAM n. HALE
Secretary of State WILLIAM w. OLIN
Treas GEORGE A. MARDEN
Attorney General.c. ALBERT E. PILLSBURY
Auditor. JOHN w. KIMBALL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
BURNED TO THE GROUND

Sherman, WyO., the Highest Point ON the
Union Pacific, Destroyed.
The old frame block composing the town
of Sherman, the summit of the Black Hills
range of the Rockies, the highest point on
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

TREMENDOUS fires have been raging
west of Willmar, Mimi, and large tracts of
prairie land burnt over. A strong wind
has made it impossible to stay the fury of
the flames A great deal of hay in stacks
has been destroyed. and three or four miles
of railroad track has been burnt and made
impossible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Rescued by a Mob.

At Harrodsburg, KY, a mob rescued
prisoner from the Jail. The authorities
attempted to recapture him, when battle
ensued The Governor ordered out the
militia.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Found a Stolen Boy.

Harry Whitbeck, the 7-year-old son of
millionaire George w. Whitbeck, of Port
land, Oregon, was found at Homestead,
Pa, by Government Detective w. c. Negus,
having been stolen from his parents when
IA months old.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Concerning. the Chinese.

Judge Beatty, in the United States Cir
cult Court at San Francisco, held that
Chinese merchants could not be permitted
to land in the United States without the
certificates provided for in the Chinese re-
striction act of 1884.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Now It.s a hurricane.

A hurricane which visited the town of
Consuegra, Spain, added to the damage done
by the flood. Many houses were blown
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
snioide of a 1Yife NTnrt,erer.

Fred Kammerer, who murdered his wife
at Cleveland, Ohio, hanged himself in Jail.
He used towel and handkerchief with
which to strangle himself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Ono Possanoor KiIIad. SeveraI Hur

A freight train crushed into the rear of
the Los Angeles express, just west of
Girard, Cal, and one man was killed and
several wounded
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

CHARGES were made at Ottawa Ont.
that several members of Canada's Par
lament are guilty of hood ing by maxi
ing false declarations as to salaries.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
THE TYRANT is DEAD.
IN HIS DESPERATION BALMA-
CEDA SUICIDES.

Valparaiso and Santiago Wild with Savage
Exultation-The National Holidays Pro-
longed in Celebration of the Event-Lon-
don Relieved-His Last Letter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
CURRENT COMMENT.
For and AGAINST.

II the question as to the Sunday open
Ing OF the Fair were put to popular vote,
undoubtedly it would be decided in the
affirmative. New York Sun.
More harm would be done by closing
it than by keeping it open. If it is open
there will be place for the crowds to
go that will keep them out OF mischief.
Kansas City Journal.
It is only proper that the Worlds Fair
managers should give respectful atten-
ton to the appeals Of the many excellent
people who have asked them to close the
Fair Sundays San Francisco Exam
liner.
II the Fair Is too-wicked to be open on
Sundays 1t is too wicked to be open on
Saturdays, and If the Puritans are to be
consulted the Hebrews and AdventistS
will want to be heard next.-St Joseph
Herald.
The people who do not live in Chicago,
and on whom the. success of the Exposi-
tion mainly depends, have also some
rights In the matter, and it would be
welFIor them to speak out on the sub
ject-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The workingmen of Chicago and near
by cities can see the great exhibition
Sunday without entailing the double
cost OF the admission and loss Of wages
that would be the case on a week day.
Surely no harm could come to their
spiritual welfare by so doing.-Terre
Haute Express.
It Is q queer fact that the Chicago sa-
loonkeepers Join hands with the Sabbath
Union people in desiring that the Worlds
Fair shall be closed Sunday. The Chi
cago saloons are open Sunday as well as
the churches, and the saloOnkeeperS re-
alize that the man who is attending the
Fair will not toss any coin on their bars.
Springfield Journal.
From the recent action Of the Worlds
Fair Commissioners on certain phases Of
the Sunday question it is quite certain
that the ultimate decision will be that
the Exposition shall be opened on Sun
day, but that the machinery will be
stopped-the idea being to allow the peo-
pie the opportunity Of sightseeing and
at the same time TO get rid of actual
work on that day as much as possible.
Baltimore American.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Bakers Strike at Findlay.

At Find1ay, Ohio the forty-fve bakers
employed by E Smith have struck because
of the employment of two non-union men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
KnOcked HIS HONOR Down.

At Ogden, Utah, Judge George Marsh, of
Denver, insulted Major J. S. Witcher. pay
master of the army. J. A. B. Witcher. son
of the Major, resented the insult by knock
ing Judge Marsh down. Both were ar
rested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

PREPARATIONS for the microscopical exam
nation of park for export at Kansas City
are complete, and work will begin at once
Women will be employed exclusively
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
New Postmaster General.

Sir James Ferguson has been appointed
Postmaster General Of Great Britain, to
succeed the late Henry Cecil Raikes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
ON THE DIAMOND.

How the Clubs Engaged in the National
Game Stand.
Following is showing of the standing OF
each of the teams of the different associa-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

SIR WILLIAM GORDON CUMMINGS rela-
tiyes and friends ire being socially os-
TRACKED for their loyalty to him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Damage by Wind.

Wind wrecked the Tracey Block, which is
being erected at Akron, Ohio, killing Will
liam Stauffer and seriously injuring three
other persons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

inflicted by Maurice B. stre1inger (M. B.
Curtis), and charging him with the crime
of murder.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Carriage Company Assigns.

of Cincinnati, made an assignment. LA
bilities, $4,000: assets, $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
IMPROMPTU JUSTICE.
A WISCONSIN MOB FORESTALL
JUDGE AND JURY.

Starvation and Disease Run Riot in Spain
Remarkable Case at LOuisViIle-What g
Lucky Escape for the Men-HOtel Guests
Frightened.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
How London Paper Looks at 1T.

Commenting upon two articles on the
Behring sealing question published in its
columns, the London Times calls the
American claims preposteHous 1t says:
"Their action is arbitrary and hfghhanded.
Their arguments, as far as they can be put
into ineligible shape, are worthy of the
most rigid school of British game preserv-
ers The seal is a wild animal, and there
will never be any danger of it's extermina-
ton by hunting on the high seas. The
danger comes from excessive slaughter
when the animals are perfectly helpless"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24

settler named Westerlund, of New
Stockholm, Man, chopped off the head Of
his 3-year- old daughter with broadax. He
was insane.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
How ths News was received.

The suicide of Balmaceda is the one
absorbing and exciting topic of con-
versation in Valparaiso. There is a
mingled feeling of savage rejoicing at
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
What We've Sold.

During the month of August the United
States exported sos, S5351O worth of bread
stuffs and So, COZ, $50 worth of beef and hog
products.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-09-24
Typhoid-Fever Epidemic In Indiana.

A typhoid-fever epidemic is raging on
the line of Bartholomew and Decatur
Counties, in the neighborhood of Harris
City, Ind. Fourteen persons died in thir-
teen days. The disease is of a malignant
type, and physicians are at a loss to ac-
count for such an epidemic, as the locality
is unusually healthy, being hilly and rough
with plenty of limestone water. Prof. d.
W. Baldwin, late editor of the Hope News
Journal, having spent six days in the af-
fiicted district, returned to his home with
the disease, fatally ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-11
In Better Favor.

THE ARGUS is pleased to note the i'm
provement, both in appearance and tone,
of its weekly contemporary, the Rock
Islander. since it passed into the hands of
". P. Qusyle. There is sn agreeable
absence Of the vituperstion and Islander
with which its columns formerly reeked.
Its advertising patronage has also largely
increased, an evidence that the business
community is spprecistive of the new
conditions. Mr.. Qusyle is also doing
nicely with his Tri-City Trade Journal.
which hsr dsomely reflects he diversified
interests of this locality, and to the many
excellent features OF the paper he has
added that of illustrations, and in the
next issue he will introduce the half tone
process of engraving, which is in vogue
in many of the leading mon titles. Hsv-
ing been so long connected with THE
ARGUS. we are particularly pleased to
note the success of Bro. Qusyle in his
new ventures.