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Decorah-posten., 1891-08-05
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Decorah-posten., 1891-08-05
Of Deposit Of Securities.


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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
FATAL RATrLESNAEE BITES.
= Young Lady In Tennessee Found Dead
with the snake Hasido Tier.

Young Lady IN Tennessre Found Dead
with the snake Easido Tier.
The body Of Miss Lulu Bowling was found
IN the woods near Bradyyille. IN Cannon
county, Tenn The young woman had b,cn
bitten ~ a dozen places by raulc.uahe, rs
was shown by as many discolored PIECES on
her body, which was badly swollen. Coiled
up beside the body aaS the reptile which had
caused the young woman's death. II was
KILLED. II measured five feet and had eighteen
rattle, and abuiton, aud was one Of the largest
raiilesnakes ever seen in the county.
NEW foRK William +. Elief, Of Phila-
deiphia who WIS visiting his father II. VI.
Ellct, near N0rman0ci Gap. Sussrv county,
\. j., died there a few days ago IN terrible
agony from the "a 'eis 81 raitlesnake's bite.
little boy who VAS picking black berries one
morn ng 10 the latter part Of July eameacrnHs
two large raiilpsiakes and called 10 Mr.. Ellct
10 Kill them. One of the -uakes took refuge
under stone. The lad pointed ont the wrong
stone, and Nr. Eilei picked 40 the Stone I'M
der which the snake was hidden. The reptile
buried rs iangs III The middle finger 81 Mr..
Ellel's hand. llc paid no attention 10 the bite
until be had Killed the snake which was
nearly five feet long lie then started for
home, sucking the wound on the way. When
he reachcd his fathers house he could GIT no
whiskey or other antidotes and when ply
sician arrived an hour later, his arm was ter.
ribly swollen to the shoulder and much dis
coiored. Across his right side and the middle
Of bis haek the skin was very black and his
stomach had by this time been 80 affected by
the poison that il would moi retain any niefli
cine. Mr. Eilet's agony during the next
twenty four hours was beyond description and
his death was hourly expected. The poison
then Welded IN measure 70 the pySerful an.
tidOte, bui last week he grew worse and died
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
Keeping Books by Hierogiyphics.

In a suit for wages recently tried in a
ueighborng town the Judge asked the
plaintiff, a farm laborer, if he had anv
book of account in which a record of the
wages due had been kept. Many of
those present knew that the laborer could
neither read nor write, and they of
course expected that he would have to
answer iu the negative. But, to the sur
prise and interest OF everybody, he pro.
duced tattered, dog cared almanac
and presented it to the Judge. A glance
at the book showed that opposite each
day of the month"; on the edge Of the
page, was herogIyphic of some kind.
Some Of these signs were evidently rude
attempts at pictures, but the meaning of
many could not be discovered until the
owner of the book explained them. 1t
seemed that, IN order to compensate for
his inability to read or write, he had
adopted a system of characters of his
own invention to describe various things.
When he did full days work he made
a cross after the date; when it was only
half day he made a straight line; if Il
fence was repaired by him he drew a
picture of a fence opposite the date; if
be mended u moving machine crude
Illustration of moving machine APP
peared on the almanac page, and so it
went on. He had a sign for everything.
But his ingenius record did not win him
the suit, for the jury decided that such
method of bookkeeping must of n2ces-
sity be faulty, and brought IN a verdict
against him.-NeU York Tribuae.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

TIE smallpox is reported to be epidemic
IN Acapulco, Mexico.
ALEXANDER MCFARLAND and his son
were drowned by the swapping of a boat at
Chatham, New Brunswick
SAMUEL LAFIIN died near Lawrenceburg
Indiana, of blood poisoning the result Of
wounds received in a fight with muskrats.
ABRAHAM SHUTS, wealthy farmer of
Fort Plain, New York, was killed bv train
while driving across the railroad at that place.
AN excursion train Of ten cars collided with
a passenger train, ar Champlain, New
ork. Four persons were killed and a num-
Der injured
A PORTABLE saw mill engine exploded
near Winchester Ohio, killing Moses Sewers
and Martin Tracy, aud seriously injurine
three others.
A CORRESPONDENT at Blame Sablac. on the
Labrador coast, writes that Ia grippe has been
prevalent throughout the co ST and that
numerous deaths have resulted
JOSEPH, Annie and Fred Willard aged
respectively Is, IS and years, were poisoned
at their home in Boston by eating canned
salmon. Their condition is critical.
DANIEL T. CoNNELL, who was shot bv
some unknown person while lyingin his berth
IN sleeping ear, on Chesapeake and Ohio
train, dled IN Charlottesville, Virginia.
HArTIEand Lille Dumas, aged respectively
j. and years, were drowned at bennington
Ontario, by u carriage in which they were
sitting backing from the wharf into the water.
A SPECIAL ira II on the Chicago and North.
western Road ran into wagon near RolIo
Illinois. Blanche Marble, aged 7 years. was
killed John Kirk, aged II, and Joan Pass
mer, aged II, were injured.
:. a COLLISION occurred on the South Caro-
lima Railroad in which II nry Brissenden. the
engineer, and W, G. Brown, who was WORKING
his passage as fireman, were killed l,y
jumping from the engine.
AT Walkerville, Montana. Michael / ond
Ellen Downey, aged resp ctively 4 and :
years, died from the effects of whisky which
they drank out of demijohn, during the
temporary absence of their mother.
Miss MAGGIE BLAINE. a niece of Score.
tary Blame; Miss Daisy Watts and DIR. Lee
Cole were dly, but not fatally. iniur in
Washington, ID. C., in a runaway accident,
The horse was iriehtene by train of cars.
A PASSENGER train on the Grand Rapids
and Indiana Railroad was wrecked near
Cooper, Michigan, and number of the pas.
sengers were hurt, thirteen seriously. The
railroad men say the wreck was due 10 tain
wreekcrS, but others think it was caused Inv
the spreadin Of the track.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
EARTHQUAKE STORIES.
Thrilling Tale of Indians From the Head
of the Gulf of California.

Thrilling Tale of Indians From the Head
of the Gulf of California.
Reports continue to come in from the eartir-
quake region at the head of the Gulf of Cali
fornia. Two Cocopah Indians of the tribe
that hive there tell thrilling story.
Early on Thursday morning hundreds Of
mud volcanoes 81 miles off burst into a violent
eruption. The air grew denser and many
infants were saffocated. At last violent
thunderstorm cleared the air, only 10 show
the tidal waves approaching with frightful
rapidity The waters arose. swallowing up
their cattle, horses grain fields and driving
them ior their lives 10 the top Of the Meas, a
hundred feet high above the river.
The earthquake shocks then began. The
fourth threw everyone down, seriously in.
juring many. The dust dsrkened the air
Tie rumble of the earthquake the sha .
explosions of the distant volcano, the believing
of the crazed cattle made unbearable the
roar, and the frightened Indians broke and
fled wildly up the river.
jose Perez eatteman from I.endo. and
FIVE men witnessed the scene from the top Of
the hill to which they had escaped. They
report thst the tidal wave was fully 100 feet
high, and a so the river of blush purple
fire whiehwas flowing down into the Colorado
near The Gulf. This is un oubtedly from the
sulphur Mountain which was set on fire by
the volume of burning mater al thrown out
by the volcanoes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
MURDER AND ROBBERY.


The Desperate Grabs Fifteen Hundred
Dollars aud Escapes.
One Of the boldes robberies and murders
ever perpetrated in this section of the country
occurred at Columbus Grove, Ohio, a town Of
about 1000 people, II miles north Of Colum.
bus. CASH r. J. Msp'e had just opened the
Exchange Bank, Of which his father is pro-
prietor aud laid out about 5000 near the
cashiers window About $50 a man appear.
ed in the door with a revolver ia each hand.
lie Immediately began shooting. Cashier
Maple was struck twice, once in the arm and
once in the right side. As he fell to the floor On
old farmer, William Nandemark, aged 90,
entered the door, having come 10 ret hi,
money for some hogs he bad Just sold The
robber turned and shot him through and
through The old man fell dead in histracks.
A third man sBt in the lobby Of the bank
psralyzed With fear. lie was not molcstcd.
The desperate then grabbed $500 in green.
backs, showed them in the pockets Of his sack
coat, and dsrted out the door, shouting: "I'm
a second Jesse James" Quite a crowd had
been attracted by the sounds Of the shots. but
there was a scattering when the wild-eyed
murderer appeared on die street. having gun
in either had, and shooting unfortunately
One of the hys,anderS, Henry Buck failed to
get cut ofthe way fast enough, and was struck
down by bullet from the rapidly speaking
reyolrers. The fellow ran TO the outskirts u
the town, anil disappeared into big corn
field.
A posse WAS quickly organized and started
in pursuit. Another posse started from Wes
Cairo, end Of this time Sheriff O'Neill and
Chief Of Police AplaS are organizing an armed
band 10 assist in the search. II is thought the
wounds Of Maple end Buck are not necessarily
fatal Nandemark. v 10 was killed. was 4
prosperous farmer in Union township. IIs
leaves large family. 4 big reward is offer
Ell for The capture Of the villsi'.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
The Rapidity of Electricity.

Philadelphia scientists are mixing
arrange nents to determine how fast the
electric current travels. An experiment
will be made from the franklin Insti-
tute, over the Atlantic cable, to Liverpool
and return. \ recent test would seem
to show that electricity is slow compared
with light, beng able to get along at
something like 400, 900 miles minute,
while light has 1, 900, 900 mile a min
ute gait. Bat scientists are not satisfied
that electricity is tde slower of the two.
| The most recent experiment was tried at
McGill College, Montreal, says the Phil-
adelpha Rsoifd. The current was
transmitted in Montreal, was transferred
to the cable at the Newfoundland cable
station by means of Thomson's mirror
galvanometer, sent across to the station
at Liverpool, aud returne TO Montreal
by the same method. The distance
traversed, partly by overhead wire and
partly by cable, was 5000 miles. From
the time the current left the KEY in
Montreal until it returned to the receiver
10 the same Office Just one second and
l-2Oth of a second had elapsed; but the
conditions were not as good as they
might have been. The rspidity with
which the current travels over short
wires with no delay indicate unlimited
possibilities in the direction of practical
tests. Professor Marks, of the Edison
Electric Light Company, is authority for
the assertion that if the globe WAS en-
circled with a continuous cable a current
would travel the entire distance in a
trife over three seconds. At this rate a
current would travel to the sun, covering
the entire distance of $4,000, 900 miles,
in three and half minutes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
LIKE A TIDAL WAVE.
A Disastrous Flood in AustraIia--nI y
People Homeless.

Disastrous Flood in Australia May
People Homeless.
Auckland sdviccs Of July "a to 16 are 10
the effect that great food aud something
like tidal wsTe prevailed at Melbourne on
the 18th. Waters in the harbor rose above
the level of the surrounding towns, and
several small vessels were wrecked. The
floods were the most severe since 1862, and
the course of the Yarra river presented a
scene of DISSOLUTION for miles. Factories alon.
the riverside were submerged, as we're also a
great number Of houses on the south side Of
the river in Toorak In South Richmond,
smother suberb of Melbourne, whole streets
were submerged, and 1000 people were
rendered homeless. Business is almost sus-
pended in the city, an efforts are being made
TO relieve the wants of the sufferers.
relief fund was started and soon reached
the sum of FIVE thousand pounds The loss Of
life, it is believed, did not exceed ten.
Captain Lancaster and sailor named Robert
son, Of the schooner Naroa, which was
wrecked at Sorrento, was drowned and a
fireman on the deck of Dire ger wro at
tempted TO make the shore in small boat,
WIS also drowned. A schooner, name nm
known, disappeared OH Sorrento, and, II ~
believed has been lost with all hands. The
steamer Bancoora was ashore and the bottom
was stove in. On the plateau of the Dane
denong range, an avalanche Of earth fifty
acres in extent swept down the mountain side,
engul6ng a residence there. The inmates
escaped, except one woman, who had limb
broken.
Tee railroads were partly washed out for
twenty miles. A great number Of sheep we're
drowned. 1t is estimated that the total loss
will reach half million pounds. At last
advices the Murray was rising. and floods in
the Albany district were feared. Much sick
ness was prevalent at Melbourne attributable
70 exposure and TO deposits OF slime left by
the flood.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
MURDERED BY MoRMoNs.
AwhoIe Family rnt out Of theway white
Asleep FOR Their Anti-Norinon yiews-

AwhoIe Family rut out of theWa5 white
Asleep FOR Their Anti-Morinon yiews-
For number Of years there has been living
on ranch, six miles west Of 81. George,
Utah, man nam Richard Bell. lie was
sober and industrious, and nm uneompronisinz
anti-Morman man. H. paid little attention
to politics, except 10 % regularly 70 the polls
and vote az iiast every Mormon interest. lie
had a wife and two sons.
Many threats have beeu made against J,eIl
BY he Norm ms. lut ~ he ard bis sons we're
known 10 be dead shots with the rife, tie
opposition was confined 70 the threats. Twice
stacks wer. made on Bali wheH he was ont
ct night, hut both iimes the assailahts were
wOrsfed
% thc sixth ~ Ausut, John Richards, u
s.. George, hat business with Bell and rode
out t. his ranch q gee him When he got
there he f9uud The Piars apparently deserted
lie Thought the family bad gone away tem-
porariiy. an sas iHzf about 70 leave when
bis attention wasaitf acted by horse Whitney
tnE 81 the stable. lie went there and found
The animal u ariy dead Tor want ~ fooi and
water. This caused him 10 examine the
house, ami finding the door. Jock - herctgrDci
to town and reported fac.s ~ he found them.
4 posse ~ once started out 20 the place and
ioreea tha dor open They found the whole
family dead III bait. E9eh bad been murdered.
aud the work had evidently been doHe y bile
the victims were asierp. for none hl'i
struggled y u and bis wife both had theif
heads erns 81, while the boys had their
IN oats cut from ear 10 ear, evidently done
with one Slash If 4 knife. Not a thing wa
disturbed ~ Ire house, and there wus no.
clue 10 fhe perpetrators Of the deed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15

Executive Worlds Fair Commissioner
Ezra Meeker, for Washington, has got
hold Of a process for preserving fruit in
its natural color and condition which,
he says, will make Washiugtons fruit
exhibit the most novel at the Fair. 1t is
thought the preservation process will ap.
ply to vegetables rs well, and the com
missioner says he will try it. David
Hummon, of Fillmore, Andrew County,
Missouri, brought the secret to Washing
ton. He is visiting his brother, William
Hummon. He showed Ben Davis that
was three years old, and Willow Twiy
apple which he said was picked in his
Missouri orchard in the fall of 1887,
nearly four years ago. The fruit looked
almost as fresh and eatabc as on the day
it was picked. Hummon says the invent
tor of the process, which is a chemica.
Que, is a man named Conrad Hartzell, of
St. Joseph, Mo, former neighbor He
says Hatzell, until recently, did not real
ize that the discovery was worth any
thing, and had used it for years to pre-
serve his own fruit through the winter
and following summer without thinking
much about it. Hummon brought few
apples to Washington to show his broth.
er, aud from neighboring rancher the
news reached Executive Commissioner
Meeker. President Thomas F. Cakes,
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, while
here few days ago, agreed to carry the
entire Washington exhibit to Chicago
free of charge Chicago Herayd.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-08-15
CIRCUS TENT COLLAPSES.
A Furious storm in wisconsin-Tw Boys
Killed,

Furious storm in Wisconsin-Two Boys
At four o'clock the other afternoon storm
cloud, which came up from the west, broke
oy.r Checquamagon bay, at Ashland, Wis,
with disasterous results. Rain fell in torrents,
accompanied bywind blowing at tremendous
velocity.
The Swedish Baptist Church was lifted four
feet from its foundation and torn around, and
numerous small buildings twisted about Out
at the bay front half a-dozen little yachts were
moored They all broke away from their
fastenings and were wrecked upon the shore.
The worst effects of the storm were expert
enced at Washburn, on the opposite side of
the bay. A small circus was giving an exhi-
bition when the storm struck the tent, and it
collapsed. In the panic which ensued two
small boys were crushed to death and num-
Der of others seriously injured.
The postofhce building frame strue ture on
Main street, in which were halt a dozen per-
sons, collapsed and caught the inmates Ia what
seemed to be death-trap, but by the fortunate
lodgment of timbers they all escaped without
injury, except two women, one of whom suf-
fered broken leg and the other confusion
of the head. Half dozen other buildings
were damaged. The roof of the elevator was
lifted up and dashed upon the bay, exposing
the stock of wheat 10 the rain