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The sun., 1891-06-28
HUMAN KINDNESS.
A Street Incident In which Doy. y
Doctor. and Two Dogs Figured.

ffUn fhs washington STAR
On r street, opposite the Ebbitt House. ono
,lnEed by Tho loss of his master. whom he was
ynlnly lp9king for ran under herdin. was
besides being pretty badly bruised ali over his
body and hssiug n cut In tho mouth. which
''HE He R lay in Tie stroo, unable to move a, tho
hcrdie PASSED on, but boy about l9 yyanTs old
snasr liz aEes bSmpna away ws ready
for the emerEency, aud at once made u rush
TIE boy had no interest whatever In the dog
and had never seen him before, but no probably
hnd dog A. home lhnt he loved. and was
So he pickeI MIN nj oaremliy in his arms.
carried him over IN front OF DR.. Stones olco
Mn as on the
The doctor Is tendcr-bearted himself. and at
once responded with arnica, bandaces. Re.
an and Ia ass,sted @ by tho boy. went to work to Tx
Tho dog nlthough among strangers, mp.
submitted to t6eir % tninis,rasons @ % With on % ny now
and then n little whimper
While they were at work friend OF DR. Stones
Gordon. anu this dog at once took a groat In
forest in the stranger. and after watching him
the dog on heaa ans them aowH
shs ,sseE Gs ,s b. could So sd c,isl like baby
but . genuine low cry Of sympathy und pnin.
ready TO be moved aud then he got up and fol-
owed hia owner AWAY
When the bnnr,nging was dono and the arni-
ca bottle was shut up,. the doctor wanted to
know what was to be done with the patient.
and The boy said he'd take him homo aud cn'e
owner never came for him. Then lie .picko.
Mp tho dog @ nnd hai,e, n llerdic going down +
Into tho he die. but the boy told him herdiG
ha,l hurt the dog. md hero would be n row II
hordir didn't carry him home. The driver
n hnv In tha Inc
down carofully in tho nisle of the vehicle. got
In himself. and that was tho lust scen OF them.
lures In which tina humanity OF man and tho
Inferior animal !s put upon tho canvas With q
touch OF tender tnts which makos nature
greater than urt and gives those who s,e It
something theY will remember always.
The sun., 1891-06-28
1gopARDs nrrxornxD BY DoeA
Novel Way o. csptur,se the Feveeiess
Bessts In Mexico.

From TIE caiedoo HefdN. q
What is tho most novel nercnce ySn ever
son ,aat the Leland last evening. ~.
was bs ne pums rs rsn,ea or st'sa sa
Hbo"t month nT% ago we We weS ree IN pse soshern
Dart oitle state OF Chiapas. which borders on
e 10 6unt ~, 3s s rSsy Hs te
not Tho American hunting dog bnt those liitle
streets sss siy onee IN Ws ses ros
nway M asked the guides where tue guns y ere.
Hhsy oi se Ts sSdsS nss Ssnr sc
aa""Ss hsss" ' e q prisS IN t,sir LIT ears @
they traed ono OF the finest pun as / have ever
s@une sesn L Il was Ws an immspss animal and H. as he
turesluc coat shining in the snn's rays, I could
only think OF study ior un artist, Ths goRs
fhnsYSGd ihsy & IN ne oI Ircn n1d hesan t. snrs How
McIrdsst sound tbat had over hsasd s Stand.
ing s s' .ss.s ssd opsGs the Iraa pTs
Soon saw the eiect The copard wnlIeI
,s G, or tS a1 bsIoM snS Of s HIP and say 4
but cilarmsii, And no was. Tie leopard had
* sSs wfs aSs mn2 i'Hsi!sa Pc
from the dangsr0pssI osiIion that Le Ind taken
sSiaea %sns ap s'i2Sz'u iSs tree enc ani fsss saF
9Ss TSs ohes s spS Aronnd aS tas Tes
Ihe guide pntted tho danRerous animal rs no
would his pony; mud the boast did not noilce II
in thu least. The man came down tho tree
and we cnllel OF the dogs, Then the leopard
came ont OF the trance with q start ami at
n"ss II. s H aHs 's sss ss
hanged TO DEATH
In This manner We got six lsopnrds that
morning 1t is one OF Tho greatest ;orts in
Mexico and il rapidly takinI tho place OF the
bull fights; The animals captured this way
are valnanie TOO, Tor their ~ lns ar. not porced
The sun., 1891-06-28
conn,ctlar Testimony by n Dog.


For four days there has been n bitter contest
10 Justice CampDelis court over the possession
Of setter dog valued at @ 500 About twenty
TO G. j. Harris. a watchmnker, while an equal
number have sworn that the dog was the prop
srty Of P"triek Mufphy rp poultry dealer ia the
Charles Rohds claimed that ne raised ihe dog
sshs OF d DAY Murphs @hs camed s Il
his property. and lie produced witnesses to
prove his ass assertion I1st!ce Campbell who
testimony. saw but one way, on. Of the dihi:
Guilty 1t appeared to him that II Rohde had
raised RI the dog he would obey him implicitly in
VIII this dog obey you in all thlnss?" he
asked 9t Rohde .,,,u
Then lot the dog take the stand" snid Jns.
tios Cam pbell, as the crowd Ia the court room
'fi The H dog Called srort" took tue stand. hut
ns Vas not sworp; % Is the intfl6,eter @ OF The dog
nize as forcing 9 dog down Nat with his noso
"roN9 NoM ,1e esonpaM soii Mr nohde ,riumpb.ptlv "r
dsty any, ono hero to mako him change his
Every body tried 1t. but the ssduc,Ions Of Mr..
even the tender admonitions Of the Court
faiIsd to attract tho attention Of the dog; He
isohde brought him 10 his feet with q loud snan
Of tho finger over his head.
This evidence for the plaintiff created a sem
saion. but Gray was equal to the 0ccnsion.
III your Ilo1or please" he snId. we will
Mr.. Murphy" he added. turning to bis cilent.
" nleasc charge the dog"
MIR. Murphy did SO. The. dog assumed his
former position, and even MI. Rohde fnile,i 10
rouse him. though he tried bis utmost. The
dog would not move until Mr.. Murphy gave
Now" asked Attorney Gray. placidly,
" what does the testimony OF the witness
amount to? ask that IL be-stricken out Tho
dog has testified for bo Ii parties in the suit"
The Court will reserve decision In this case
until Monday" said Justice Campbell.
The sun., 1891-06-28
GOOD ADVICE ANYWAY,
Those Who Heard It Thought II Came
from - Supernatural Source.

Prom the Memphis Apped.Avdluncse.
GADsDEN. Ala. juno 22.-The snperstitious
residents OF GRdsden. and particularly me-
groes. are greatly excited to-day over the al
legged adventure OF some employees of tho
car works in the mountains near here. Yes
terday the party. numbering ten young men,
were walking leisurely along 2 lonely noun.
commanding them to halt No person other
than themselves was In sight. and they looked
at each other In amazement. wondering from
whence the command came. They were more
startled than ever when tue mysterious voice
was heard again. this time seeming to issue
Repent! repent! Quit your meanness and
go to praying" the mysterious one Command
ed. am John jenkins. who was murdered
Rt this spot many years nEo. l am now 1000
fee below the surfnce Of tn. earth, and suffer
ing the tortures @ Of Of @ neil IL yom l don't 20 to
Each OF the men thought that ono or another
OF his comrades was exercising ventriloquia,
rowers. but II look into the b!anched faces OF
the others convinced each that this was not
and the woods n the Vicinity Lut found no ex. ;
spot whore they first heard the voice. they
were startled by tho exclamation. "Oh! you
think am n fraud. 30 | will talk to you no
more. Remember my warming"
The men were thT1onGhy HyvGaGGt fGGhtened and
arrival IN town that their fright was not ioien.
ed. and to-day, they are still suffering from
nervousness. Tho men are among the most
reliable IN Gadsden and tell their story so
earnestly and with such On air OF truth that it
is hard to dlsbeieye tEem.
Mysterious murders have boon committed In
the mountains near here but one in which
John jenkins is concerned is not remembered
bo the Oldest inhabitant.
The sun., 1891-06-28
Desperate Fighting ON u Lor.y Tow.r.

NAPOLEON. O.. June 2O.--A blood C ardline
rGh. occurred f IN here iast ev-nnf the poo Of
above the ground. John Young and Fred
Whyell were at work on the very highest point
when quarrel arose over the possession OF u
afterR lew passes. the men clnched and n des-
psrate struggle began. The men, writied and
forced to the edge OF the roof. where he could
look down at death. Hundreds gathered 10
tee the awiul contest. but the men. unmind!ul
At last ho men tore themselves npart and
began again showcring llows upon each other
but by mighty effort sinel himself and
,utruggled to his feet. when he ncniu clinched
him to the ioor, and tioked him inio uncon
sciousness. The effort was so great that
Young was himself exhausted. and when o,her
hnd To TO loweIed to earth by rnres.
The sun., 1891-06-28
DEATH OF A MYSTERIOUS MAN.
A sait OF Chain Armer Found "a HlA
When Preparing Hin Tor Burial.
From, the Globe. DeMoczdL

asa IN sS s;s 5qas Mso ss 4Sa ss:t sss
nothing Of fear, could subject himself 70 the
Sy a mYstsr snd
preserved his ineognito TO the last
s made hf IN the Ssaas
commandne com In presence. black hair ana nd eyes ss
co saS:
Ss nss ss
of any kind, Soon he was detailed IS q scout.
ns Nh Gny name sSdsss h
hnnd h. as s1d
relied He on ny hi S asod and would
he had in hand.. Once toi Mohun ssted him
he h'p sd s mst: p:hss s
tis nons Of your business what I an o. vsssSs.
count ON q battle when they saw Black Walt
ass oas e: S:tU Us ts. Ss*
rsssssa Ss 10 Ms SI.sn: q "a; a;
While there Within Eton came 10. to their Frest
hung as q spy. While there he became IN
yolvsd in q difficulty with some lawls0t SOL
leo and joined Maximillion. Hs seemed to
have been long acquainted with him and his
officers, though his companions knew well
enough 10 ask no questions. After the down
fall of the Emperor he smuggled goods across
the border for a time. but finally disappears
and nothing was heard from aim till be turned
up as O. scout OF Farrlas In south America
When that campaign was over he came to
Texas and lived quietly on farm until no
died. last week.
He died from the effect OF q bullet that had
lodged near mis- heart, md very suddenly.
When they went to dress him for burial he wss
chain armor. dented and battered By bullets
that had come IN contact, with It The Only
his Identity was . seal ring hung around his
neck neck with q chain. on which was cut a.
him often tried 10 trace up his past lie and
lineage. thinking him to be Of some noble fam.
We're en and be- dIed az be-
without giving single clue to his identity.
The sun., 1891-06-28
REAGAN AND THE TERROR.
How the Future Senntor Threw Bully
Ont of MIL Window.

Out of a MIL Window.
From ,he Chicago Mat.
Tho resignation Of Senator Reagan OF Texas
recalls a story OF how he CHANGED to remove to
tho state that is now his home. and which has
so signaly honored him. lie was living in
Sewer county. Team, In 1882. and was sent by
his father to grlst mi II to have sack of wheat
converted into hour. He was q big. raw. bonel
According o custom, h. hitched his horse Mt
the mill took the sack OF grain from the shonl-
ders Of tho animal; pluced It on his own
Stairs. and took his place in tho limo. rs psopio
waiting for his turn to have his wheat round.
mill well-known local character came bring
1ng sack OF grain TO be ground also. This
LAST character was local terror. fond OF braws
ard fghting. and in the habit OF having his
He had to take his place in line with the rest.
but when 1t got to be ReaGans turn to have his
S1ss s1e heaesn. s sff am IL hurry you let
sg me get In y your pace and you como back here
Reasan demnr,eh. stating TINT he was in a
and mean, can to- to Keep It This aHrered ere ''Hse The
brawler., He cursed young ReaEan. ant said
ne woula ding him out through the window.
rush for the future statesman. Reagan. like
oil tho rest Of the people in the neiGhborhood.
IN or s e she
despcrado hall way. hnt!cd him in the stomach
with bis head. and literally lifted him on his
feet 5a and threw ,n m him through the window
the window the consequence OF his act flashed
upon young Keagnn's mind. He instantly sup-
posed that be had killed man, TINT he would
he rushed down stairs unhitehel his horse.
ana lit out across the country for Texas. The
man was not killed but got a bad shaking up.
Reagan In after life.
The sun., 1891-06-28
Competitive Crawnsh Eat,up.

a novel contest took place few nights ago
10 Eighth street. 1t was u crawlish eating con-
test between DR.. ]. ii. Casey aud john Dwyer.
Every one is familiar with the ,crawlish caught
inthe ncighborlng streams ana hnwked around
the city nightly With proper quantities OF salt
and Pepper they mako q delicate dish, but
from the shell. -
DR.. Casey, Dwyer. Ed Collins. Assistant Fra
Chief Mcclure. and u few others sat down to
eat supply Of them few nights ago. One BY
Doctor were lsft devonring The nsh The 9th.
on uSdisturbod. Fnaiiy risaIry 1u snrmny sept M
liS between them and wager was made as TO
decided on and Joe Mcclure wns chosen
referee. On and on went the contest. Half an
hour. an hour, md still another thirty m minutes
n G.s9d % %by, but the contes'ants kept righi on.
and lust before the second hour expired ihrsw
un the sponge.
The victoi, nndaunted. offered to. engage in
n SINH ar contest with any Of the, others loIth-
with or ut some future time. The challengs
was asaln accented By DR.. Casey. Int the tine
Tor the event has not yet pson decided upon.
Over =, thousand OF the little ilsh were de.
vourod In the contest.
The sun., 1891-06-28
SUICIDE Nv hattie.
The Peculiar Story Told by n Veteran or
GettysburE.
Prom Ms 4 trntd Constitution.


A group Of old soldiers gathered IN the ro-
tun,ia OF tho kimbai House yesterday were
telling stories OF field and camp during tho
war; when one OF the number gave the iol low-
ing graphic account Of the suicide oi u Federal
oll,eer on the field at Gettysburg.
. 1t was there" said he, saw u Federal
officer: chagrlmed because nothing would stay
tho rotreat OF his men. raise his pistol to his
head and blow out hs brains. 1t happened on
the second days fight. Gen. Lonnstrcet hn,t
lust como up with part OF his corps from
sIckles,s corps, which he was driving back In
great disorder. Sickles halted and formed his
men in line to receive I.ongstreet's onslaught.
1t WIS one OF tn. few times / ever saw
corps commun dcrs ut the front limo. Sickles.
with his staff, was riding among his mon. en-.
couragng the NJ to Withstand the Confederate
assault. while Lougsireet. with his star. and
Col. Freemantle. an English officer and cor
respondent OF the London Times, were cheer
ing our boys to tho charge.
We advanced and gave the I'ederals a ter.
rifle voley at cloae range. They staggered
under the calling fire. when Longstreet or
dered us TO give them the bayonets. As the
men wnvered ana broke TO run. nn officer
stepped to the front. ap d. with his sword. sig.
nailed them to come back. Again and again
he waved to his men, but by this time they
were in iul run. and the officer. in his angry
raised a pistol to his head and
fired: When Gen. longstreet and Col. Free
mantle rode np. they looked do n at the bravo
MON officer. Lut The ide OF battle swept US on"
The sun., 1891-06-28
Fighting ON . High Roof.
From the Chicago Re,a,d.


Ban Francisco. June 19.-The liveliest tight
seen here for many moon took place to-day
IN the root OF the big. Palace Hotel between
tTo trSo el@eeiricia9ns @ named Hines and Jessup;
agreed tq settle & with gloves Hines weighs
cleverer. They first fought last Saturday. and
Hines was paralyged in me fourth round.
timekeeper, and Queensberry rules governed.
ahhSy hy i1ught on the ROOT. which is l.9 ~ fset ct
own OWN way from the the start but 10 tho fourth
rope which In this cnse was the ornaments!
iron railing around the roof. Tho mon clinched
spectators expected every moment TO sec the
fighters dashed to death on the pavement
below The timekeepsr. with rare presence OF
mind called time half O minute beforo the
three minutes expired. and so saved what
might have been II tragedy.
Hines punished his opponent severely In the
next round. and In the eighth hit him on tho
Which he did not woke for, four minutes.
Je;,sEp .,,i wants more hght but tie NEXT meeting
This Is p,,o1rSbly the loities. igbt that ever
roof oyerlooks The whole lower part OF the city.
The sun., 1891-06-28
E.yPERIMESTaL CoUEfSHIP.
The Plan Developed Strong Friendship,
Hut Did Not End In Mnfrimony.


Tor any young girl + Tho provisional arrange,
Inehl said to have been entered into several
e o eY ifn TT soSos sas
Cana whose brother at that time Was Minister
irnm Chill 10 America. 80
sYnualiYe all such, iineulties " the wealth oi
70 nn. American syndicate Of his silver mines
In On IL Sen9r Cana did not speak ono word
oi d hnElisL; while ,is iaIy love was as gIorlons-
common ground OF French and euch sought in
this way 10 finally overcome the obstacles to q
perfect understandlng In their respective ma
mnS nsn decided upon in he matter Of the
IN sSs Ssa as
outwardly, ali devotion to each other. and
avoiled. they were virtually TO consider them
selves engaged for the H time agreed upon
atten on all occasions. should provide her her
secure cho ce. seats at tho theatre and OPERA
and quietly obIiterats himself during s! 'iis ths
round 9! dances TO appear again as surely ut
In return the young lady was to hold herself
soc social pleasures as eontiieted seriously with
him every fine day, and. when Indictment
irinn exercise was. to entertain him niter
the most approved fashion in her own home.
Here the hours were to bs whiled away with
music. the reading o! come interesting books
or. when fancy SO dictated. time was to be for
gotten In desultory conv versHtion.
AT the end OF six months each was to be
strictly honest with tho oiher and state what
progress this intimate degree OF friendship had
made Oh the royal road to love, and whether
all things considered, continuance was to Le
desired.
Strange as 1t may seem. the two held their
VOWS OF absolute candcr. but the end was that
they preferred friendship to marriage.
The sun., 1891-06-28
Two Miles y Minute.
From the Springfield Republican.


A one-wheel cycle. eight feet high. that a
Greenhorn can learn to ride in a minute. and
then write his name In the dust with 1t In III.
paci.y OF two miles in sixty seconds on a go"d
tracS. Ia ihe astonisng invention which Vie
after two years OF hard work.
Last week, he. saws. his brother In Montreal
an ordinary highway. and that was ut he rate
oil much more ,hnn mile minute. Mr.. Ber-
Worcester some day next week in the s presence ce
Same time the new ). Chicago ilier" on The Bos-
y minutes before the express tram reaches
travel &c miles by highway as against "a by rail-
Il ne does i; in the lace OF tho act act Tint the
Wav or an 3nton T. in
".Monsiear" VIII have fnrni- he'd the world tie Ii,
biggest sensation s possible short OF an actual
patents in Ave Counties. and his patent In this
MAKE the ur s M
goes for it Will le sold for $40, and its weight
win bS a6Sn !tssR pounds less than the ordi
The inventor claims that to propel his ma
chine REQUIRES from seven 10 ten times less
indeed, the difficulty he seems to lear most Is
u vast excess OF ROVER. which will make the
npohah tn
cycle. nccordipg to the inventors designs. is
practicable, its availability for PEOPLE who now
questioned. unless 1t can be ensily controlled
and kept ut u slow rate OF speed According to
Mr.: Heranger. thirty pushes n minute on the
machines OF this sort are to go cavorting about
the country at oven that rate. new problems IN
highway regulation are to be solved. On tho
othor hand. II these machines can be propelled
on prepared roads at a much greater speed
than is attained by locomotives. the mer-
cial opportunities for them NAV be imm o n sn
But meanwhile Mr.. Beranger has to demon.
strate 10 tho world the success OF his invention,
The sun., 1891-06-28
RaDy Mckee Xii. r. serpcut.
Prom N. Philadelphia E,cara.

CAPE MAY PoINT., Juno 21.-The first tinsc Of
OF the Presdent's visit occurred shorty nIter
his return from church. While sitting N the
porch ur to his knees in the sunday papers he
who was playing in the san,i In front OF lilo
enItage sItn vh Inc resilient jumped to his feet in
steps. sxclsiming that ho had seen a se. sor,
pcnt lying In the snnd.
The most tremen1uous excitement cnsuol.
led Nv title Den. preceded to the attack. IEe
SEA serpent Was found 10 heone OF th0so harm.
mon NJ ~. io!nl. lie was quickly .spa,chei.
re earthly career being cut short by the heavy
neal o. me iovernment: Baby Mckee insisted
was uono wiz great pomp. and n IA 20 monu-
mept oi sand marks tho last resting MIA o OF
BenE> soa sorl ept. -
The sun., 1891-06-28


The circus was In town last week. One day
during the heat ManageI Cooper sat In ( ont
ct ,h. big tent As cool as the polar bear.
that over went on the road or stayed at home.
Re comes ns near being boss OF the entire show
nr6sd when s The ,nG We IN"
ahe city s esFa Tith ndnsr ,hs remark
:. But the show was"
Maybe @ 80. but E1fSnt' f
suppose you have heard OF tho - and
the :. theatres. always take pleasure in
II never nsked any man sger.. theatrical or
sde wasn't half as chilly as the remark.
man was Hp@ pSossby the rst rat time Inn IN his
that he WINS over detOined ono moment at the
Ct Go~ spy ssHS asked Mr. coep.r OF
press agent. who was also sitting. In front. Mr.
Starr, said 1t was all right. and some other
bId Batnum do this when ho was here 2'
asked tho circus manager Of his press agent.
who ws,s Cd se Il H. va ssars a'a"% sns Away. in
stgS,stsd omsto extend the courtosies TO tho
Nr Cooper tore on two coupons. Tho the.
strical manager said lie had Q narty OF four.
and would like to have box. Said he always
SEs sarr n:" said al the circus man IAN ad Barnum
give boxes to the profession -
Dir; Starr said yes. That 1t was Mr.. lar.
Mr.. Cooper iore on the coupons for a box. 1t
was 98 above In tho shadow OF tho theatrical
mans form. 1t was about freezing Ioint where
coupons for the box no remarked: Its a
good thing Barnnm is dead. II he had lived.
he would navo Ind every man. woman. anu
child coming to the circus for nothing. Show
the gentleman and his party in."
ever had such a close call. The cold, caIcuiat.
ing brain OF y circus manager is one OF the
hardest sort OF things to try to pass.
The sun., 1891-06-28

from me san francisco fhro1 OF.
The most recent news is that Peter Jackson
Is going on Tho opofaiic stage His voice is a
rich round tenor; with plenty OF lighi and
shade; particularly the islter. His register
hours. too. SO thar he has no trouble 10 pu i. oh.
Ing holes in the toughest kind oil an aria
Mol. known and talented I,rRl yors
builder has taken Peter in hand. or rather In
both hands. and at the raie tho rolored Her-
cnles is progressing Tanlagno had hsitsr hIr.
trainer right away. He gave private eXhl-
hition last week 20 some competsnt local crit
the way he shocked out high G in one little
T1u9d WIZ q h, Annie Roonsy Ee vas ask:I 70
Green" but barred It as being an unprofs.. e.
s!onal Interference with Mr. Sniiivnn's fsvorits
co.nis. ne tried the Nicolini swing IN flns
SO TO spens, on the iugnlar nj the VERY ilrst at,
temGt. IN iact. none OF th. ispuisr com posprs
nre in tw.th the new lyric star. aud ii Prof.
Blum or Joe iedding do not get In and sion
him with q lew difficult bars there 10 no teIi.
Ing Ing where the havoc Of national melodies viii
The sun., 1891-06-28
Man aud Toad Study Each Other.
Prom the Portland Fress

A gentleman in Dsering has Dot toad that
lives undor plank walk In his yard. At about
the same timo every evening. the toad comes
out To hunt for his food. and the gentleman TO
enloy Ills nlier-supper smoke.
lie describes the toad's method Of getting
ma n san ss hoqF
animal In the world. He has frequently
seen 1t capture a. fly SO quickly Us to deceive
had approacIed within two inches Of the
toad d,. nnd suddenly the fy disappsared 40
ment. The toad darted out its need TO- like
tonEue. from two and one-h to three inches
long and drew the Ny into it's mouth. This he
inspec'ton. A fly is very quick. but q toad's
tongue Is quicker. A worm placed within an
pear In the same way. A very slight movement
OF the toai'S head conld bs soon. and o faint
glimpse Of the worm, enough to toll IT. dirsc-
1t perces It's victim. or winds around II. or
sticks TO II the gentleman cant determine.