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, 1891-01-25

DURAND, WIS Jan. 24.-Miss Dora
BoynsoD, the l7-year-o old daughter of a
widow woman, lies DYING at the home of
her mother, eigG: miles east OF this place.
1t was first reported that she had been
shot by al unknown man driving past the
house. This report aroused such indig-
nation that 100 citizens of Pepin county,
armed and provided with ropes, started
out with the ayowed determination OF
lynchinV the miscreant. This evening
Miss Bpyuspn rnCained consciousness. and
At 9 o clock O., .~sed to Rev. Mr.. Baur
tat n" did shooting herself with her
brother . Ir. yer. She assigns as the
reason for the act that she had been IN
duly Intimate with a young man OF an ad-
Joining town at a wedding-dancing party
the previous evening, and. becoming
rantic with remorse, resolved to kill her
self. The bullet ranged downward
through the lung and will produce death
in a few hours. The mob which started
u on a wild goose chase for the muir
drrer learned the name of the partner in
IN Miss BOynsOn disgrace late tonight
and has gone to his home, near Lima, to
lynch him. A warrant has been issued
for his arrest, and if not lynched the
civil authorities will arrest him tomorrow,
, 1891-01-25

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a Assistant
Secretary Spaulding has written a letter
to Mckinley, chairman of the house com
mittee on ways and means, in regard to
the difficulties experienced in securing the
forfeiture of unstamped opium. He in
vites attention to the. suggestion made by
the collector of San Francisco that in
order to obviate these difficulties the sec
rotary OF the treasury should orier all
opium on hand to be stamped, aud says
that inasmuch as that provision of the
law authorizing the secretary to take such
action on importations was made prior to
the Das age of the present tariff act. the
suggestion that a joint resolution of CON
Gress be passed giving the necessary au-
thority TO the treasury department is
commended to the consideration of the
committee.
Secretary Proctor has instructed Adit.
Gen. Kelton to select about ten young
officers of the engineer corps of the army
for duty in connection with the proposed
inter-continental railway "a provided by
the act creating the ibter-contlnental rail
way commission.
The president has approved the act
providing for a public building at Port
land. Ore.
Senator Hearst is in an extremely crit,
zeal condition. While there has been,
during the day. no signs of immediate
dissolution, yet he is rapidly growing
weaker
, 1891-01-25

GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. ~. - Capt.
Morgan Of the Morgan line steamship
Morgan, which arrived here this morning
via Brownsville, brings a report of a train
robbery which occurred near Browns
vile on the 10th inst. The robbery and
wreck occurred on the Rio Grande rail.
road, between Point Isabel and Browns
Vile. About twelve or fifteen Mexicans,
masked and well armed, had loosened the
rails. and, having ted them with their
~lariats, teen concealed themselves in the
grass and bushes, and as the train came
along at 4 high rate of speed, the rails
were pulled apart and the engine was de-
rallied. The robbers Immediately sprang
to the coaches, and at the point Of guns
and pistols blindlOlded the officers OF the
train and robbed the passenger aud bag
gage and express cars. They obtained
over S2O. 900 in specie, and carried away
the ship mail and also the pouches of the
United States mail. All the passengers
lost their watches and valuables. The
Southern Pacific lost nothiag, as their re-
mlttances were in checks, upon which
payment has been stopped. The engineer
and tiremen were scalded, and the %latter's
foot was crushed Tho train officials were
put IN a box-car and the door locked.
Three of the cars we're burned, and the
prisoners were released, IN time to escape
cremation. by two Mexican tramps who
happened along at the critical moment
The officials were kept prisoners for nearly
two hours. The miscreants who perpe-
trated the deed escaped, and have not yet
been captured.
, 1891-01-25

CRooKsToN, MINI Jan. 24-An out.
break is reported to have taken place
anonE the Indians OF the Red Lake res.
ervauon. A number of settlers from near
the river falls arrived today and reported
having been driven out by Indians who,
they say, have caught the messiah craze
and are INDUCING In ghost dances and
threatening the white settlers near the
reservation. Many settlers have already
left thoroughly frightened by the hostile
demonstrations. Adj. Gen, Miller is in
vestigaHnR
MINNEAPoLIs, Jan "a "A special to
the Tribune from Fergus Falls. Mimi,
says: The militia received orders today
to te IN readiness to move 81 a minute
notice to the Red Lake Indian reserva.
ton. The Chippewas are INDUCING il
ghost dances and other-excRemept. -
, 1891-01-25

CHICAGO, Jan. 24-The Chicago
postal authorities and the officers of the
Northwestern National bank are boxing
for a shrewd thief aud a package of
letters containing about $4,000. Yes
terdaY morning the bank messenger went
to the postofice for the regular 10 o'clock
mail The noun seemed small To him,
and sticking his head in at the window,
he said;
Where's the rest of the mail for the
Northwestern National bank"
BE ready in about fifteen minutes, ="
the clerk replied
A sharp looking fellow hanging about
near the vsrndnw hood - 4@--a-s-.;s-
aud twelve minutes later stuck his head in
at the window aud said:
Got the rest of the mail for the North
western National bank ready Yet2'
The mail was ready and given to the
stranger without question. Three min
utes later the regular bank messenger APP
pearcd and asked for his mail only to be
told that it had been sent over. He re-
ported the matter to the assistant cashier,
who hurried to the postoffice and told the
officials there of the blunder. Detectives
we're Immediately started out. but so far
without result The bank officers think
about sixty letters are gone and that they
contain from 500, 900 to $3.50, 900, the
greater part of which is in no~n-negotiable
paper.
, 1891-01-25

MARsHALLTOwN, Iowa, Jan. 24.-The
eutire country contiguous to the Chicago
& Northwestern railway through this
state is intensely excited over a brutal
and cowardIy murder committed early
this morning, Two traDps broke into the
LeGrand depot, ten miles east Of Mar.
shalltown, last night and stole a loaded
shotgun. They boarded an east bound
freight at lama. Arriving at Long
Point, a few miles cast, Conductor james
O'Neill discovered that the door of a box
car was open. Suspecting that tramps
were inside he and the railroad company
detective went to investigate. As O'Neill
entered the door one of the tramps dis
charged the gun. tearing the whole top OF
the conductors head off. He also at
tempted to shoot O'Neills companion,
but the gun missed fire. The detective
fired two shots at the murderers, but they
escaped in the woods under cover OF
darkness. The railroad company wired
descriptions of the tramps over the
country, offering $500 reward. Three
suspicious characters answering the
descriptions are now in custody here, and
officers are after others. O'NeiIl was I'M
married and resided at Boone.
, 1891-01-25

CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 81 "A morning
paper says that Mary Eschman, aged I6,
employed in a cigar factory, was missing
from home from Monday afternoon unit,
Yesterday morning, when she returned 10
a pitiable plight, and said that she had
been seen seized by two men Monday
evening on her way home, thrown into a
cab. gagged. her evea h";A-svl, ano
where the men repeatedly outraged her
person. She was kept all the time blind
ioldeu until Yesterday morning, when
they brought her back to the city and
threw her out OF the carriage on the pub
lie landing, whence she made her way
home. Police authorities say no notice
OF the case has been given to them.
, 1891-01-25
HIS SHOES WERE TIGHT
Young Jim Blaine Creates a
Sensation at a Dance.
Daring Robbery of a Passenger
Train by MeXicans.
An Iowa Conductors Head Shot
Off by a Tramp.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 24.-Youug
James G. Blaine had the distinguished
honor Of being shown the door at Leh-
man 5 hall last night for conduct that was
not 10 keeping with The rules that govern
the local Four Hundred. After the per
formance at the Academy yesterday alter
NOON he, with other members of tho COM
pany or amateurs who took part in Fra
DidUSLD. attended a supper 1t which wine
was served very literally. He Imbibed
very freely, aud, consequently. felt eXces-
sively hilarious. One of the ladies felt so
completely worn out that she went to
sleep Alter the supper Mr.. Blame at
tended the german OF Lehmau's hall.
Society here was largely represented, and
the affair was one of the events OF the
season. Mr.. Blaine danced and seemed
to enjoy himself immensely until his -hOes
began to hurt. when he deliberately sat
down in the middle Of the floor and took
them off. The sensation produced can
better be imagined than described. Sub
sequently he put them on again. and the
escapa1e would probably have been passed
by had not Mr.. Blaine SO far forgotten
himself as to tickle a young lady's
shoulder. This act was resented by Mr..
j. Ridgely Trimble, who, without fur.
Their ado, hustled the young son of the
secretary of state ont of the door. Where
Mr.. Blaine subsequently landed is not
known. The dance was continued with
ont him.
, 1891-01-25
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
Miners Preparing for an Eight
Hour Struggle,
About 175,000 Workingmen
Will Be Affected.
Kansas Alliance Legislators
Hold a Caucus.
Miners Mean Business.

PrrTsBURG, Pa, Jan. "a The miners
of the United States have just completed
plans for the greatest industrial battle
ever inaugurated in America. The con
fict between the miners aud the mine
owners will tlke place on the LIST of May.
The entire national organization Of
miners, comprising 10000 men, will be
directly involved in a demand for the
eight hour day. According to the figures
which are given, it will be a battle Of
millions of dollars against lsbor ~orgauiza-
tons, also backed by millions of money.
At the convention of the American
Federation OF Labor, held in Detroit some
weeks ago, it was decided to back the
miners for eight hours next May. The
utterances of the officers of the United
Mine Workers on the subject leaves no
doubt that the miners will make the fight.
An immense strike fund is being made
ready for the miners, and when the latter
90 out they will have at their back for i'm
mediate use nearly 81 900. 900. This
fund will be swelled from time to time at
the rate of 500, 900 a week.
W. l.. Dillon, secretary of the Ameri-
can flint glass workers union and United
States organizer for the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. today ave the following
interview on the coming fight
In the aggregate we figure IN about
10000 miners in the United States.
Almost IS. 900 OF these are active mem
bers of the united mine workers. The re
mainder are members of the organization
when it comes to a struggle. These are
the men who will strike for eight hours
neIt May unless something unforeseen
should occur. The federation numbers
about COO. 900 men aud 100000 men can
be counted upon. For six weeks before
May ! strike contributors will be levied
on the members at the rate of ten cent
a week. This will make $4,000 for the
six weeks. The formal ratification of the
matter will take place at next month.
convention of the united mine workers
to be held in Columbus, o. The latte
organization has a strike fund of its own
amounting TO several hundred Thousand
dollars Besides this, it will raise a spe
cial fund before the fight. so that 81 900,
900 will be ready BY MAY | on which t,
conduct tie contemplated conflict.
, 1891-01-25
sockIsss simpson sheIyed.

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 24-The first
caucus of the Farmer Alliance members
on the senatorial question was held to-
night. The members were pledged to
secrecy and little can be learned of the
proceedings. &he Alliance senatorial
candidates were called before the caucus
one by one and permitted to give . state
ment tor their candidacy. All the ALI
snce congressman elect and persons who
have joined the Alliance since the last
election were barred as candidates. This
rules out Congressman elect Simpson,
who was one of the most popular candi
dates, as well as Ex-Governor st. John and
others. The candidates who spoke tonight
we're Speaker Elder, Judge Pfeffer, editor
of the Alliance Advocate; Judge Doster
of the district court at HOltou, John F.
Willets, Alliance candidate for governor;
A. NJ Scott, a farmer; q. NJ. Scott. state
lecturer; Frank McGrath, president OF the
State Alliance; Judge Hiram Stevens and
Rev. A. j. Col, representative from
Hutchinson.
Tho memorial from Lincoln post, G. A.
R, of Topeka, praying for the re cleo.
tion of ingalls, was reported back by the
committee today with the recommends,
ton that it be spread on the record. but
they made an adverse report on the prayer
of the petitioners. The report was
adopted. As an offset to it. a number OF
soldiers today presented a petition con
demning ingalls,. This was also spread
on the record. Ingalls,, who arrived last
night, osas in conference all day today
with the Republican managers.
A mass meeting was held tonight IN the
interest OF ingalls, reelection. Several
prominent Kausans spoke in favor oil
ingalls, reelection, as did also Col,
Livingston, president of the New York
State Farmers Alliance. who denounced
the Kansas Alliance as being dominated
by the Southern branch of the organic.
alton, which, he said, hoped To gain con
troll OF the national government n repeal
all pension legislation. When ingalls,
came to the platform hr was given an
ovation. In his speech he said whether
he was defeated or elected, whenever they
may be assailed, no matter in what form
no matter who their adversary, [ shall
respond to the challenge of the i%nsolent
opposition to the Grand Army of the Re.
public. Should | go down. | shall see
there is o a manned or crippled soldier
who shall not feel hat he has lost a de
fender.
, 1891-01-25

PARIS, Tex, Jan. 2L.-There came
near being a bloody tragedy on the street
OF this city this morning. For several
hours a man named Stalliugs laid in wait
with a shotgun for another, named Swain
Swain learned of Stallings' wrath and
kept away. His brother went 10 StalIings
to learn the cause OF his anger. IL seems
that there was a dance last night. which
Swain attended. StallinRs' wife was
there, and Swain danced with her. While
Waiting Swain embraced the woman with
more ardOr than necessary and Stallings
disapproved of it, aud 50 did his wife,
who felt greatly Insulted. The husband
was determined on having blood. For a
time he rejected all overtures Of peace,
and finally the sheriff and a policeman
were called upon Ia arrest him and place
him under a peace bond. Before they
arrived he agreed 10 drop the matter. Sc
he put up his gun and went about his
business
, 1891-01-25
Hutchinson RetIres.

CHICAGO, Jan. 24-The Journal this
afternoon SAYS that B. p. Hutchinson,
the veteran beard of trade man and bold
est ~speculator the Chicago board of trade
has ever known. has withdrawn from
speculation. 1T is estimated. says the
Journal, that Mr.. Hutchinson has lost
about Sl9,O OO. 900 within twenty years.
-h-lST0 he"~as reported to have a fortune
of $40, 000, 900 Ten years age this had
dwindled TO $40, 600, 900, and now there
is but 81, 900, 900 left, 1t was to save
this from following the rest of his money
that Mr.. Hutchlnson's family insisted up
on his retire nent.
The journal says that some time ago
Charles l.. Hutchinson, his son and also
president of the board of trade, had a
talk with his father and told him unless
be would close up his deals quietly and
give up all speculation business the mat
ter would be taken into the courts and n
conservator applied for. Mr.. Hutchinson,
ST., was very angry for a time, but finally
consented to the terms, and at once
evened mp his trades and closed his books.
Mr.. Hutchinson still freQuents the
trading hall, but he is not doing any
trading, it IS said.
, 1891-01-25

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. pat the after
noon session Of the house, in voting on
the Davidson county election contests,
sensational bribery charges we're made.
Representative Converse announced that
he had been threatened with the defeat
of the bill it he did not vote a certain way.
Kelly stated that he had been offered
81 900 IN vote for Moody for senator.
Hall said he bad beer fered a bride OF
$1,000 by a prominent Democrat to keep
out OF the Republican caucuses, and could
produce witnesses. The committee on
bribery announced that their report would
be ready at the next session, and the first
one OF the cOutesting indepen lents -S-
seated. Tue cnarg' 5 OF bribery made today
were referred 10 a committee. The de.
cizion OF the first of the five Lawrence
county contests AGAINST the sitting Re.
publican member Is a decided defeat fol
Moody. Two ballots we're taken for sen.
ator today without material change.
, 1891-01-25

John |. Wood, of Stratford, Ont, was
cured of cramps in the legs by wearing
Allcock's Porous Plasters. MIR. Wood
says:
Some three months ago [ was taken
very. sick with severe pain in the small of
my back over the kidneys. The pain was
excruciating. l applied an Allcock' $
Porous Plaster over the affected region
and had relief almost within an hour. At
the same time. in conjunction with this
trouble. L had very great nervous disturb
ince, affecting my legs with cramps SO l
'uld scarcely SLEEP. Meeting with such
'sess with my back, | applied a plaster
.er the knee on each leg, and 10 three
! ass was completely cured, and have
never been troubled In either way since"
, 1891-01-25

NEW YORK. Jan. 24-trank Ehret,
son of George Ehret, the brewer, pro
cured n warrant Tuesday for the arrest Of
a young woman named Clara Harper, who
had fed from New York with $1,000
worth of his diamonds. Ehret Is % or
% years old, is stout, has a faint, light
brown mustache, and wears eyeglasses.
He wears three o. tour big diamonds. He
first met Clara Harper on New Years
day, while he was making calls with a
party of his intimate friends. No one
seems to know who Clara Harper is. but
young Ehret took a liking to her. The
young woman had an intimate friend,
whose name is supposed to be Estelle
Kellogg, and wherever Clara went, Estelle
was sur to 20. Under date of January
3 the register of the Grand hotel contains
the entry, Mrs. @. Harper and sister,
Philadelphia" The clerk of the hotel
today described Mrs. Q. Harper as a
very communicating blonde, apparently
24-or % years cid, whose hair vas
bleached and who powdered terriically.
Her companion, he said, was plain and
more sedate in appearance. They received
a gentle hint that their room was wanted,
so on January ! they moved to the st.
ClOuo Hotel, where they registered under
the same name. Ehret told Inspector
Byrnes that before he departed from
Clara on their first meeting he gave her
| $3.50 as a present. After that he gave
her various sums of money, which
amounted to about $500. One niRht he
made an engagement to take her to the
theater. He wanted her TO appear at her
best when she went out with hun. When
she accompanied him to the theater she
wore a lot of diamonds. Frank Ehret
furnished them. Ebret says that be
simply lent the oman the diamonds. and
that when he returned from the theater
he asked her for the diamonds, but she
refused to give them up. When he
reached the hotel next morning he found
that Clara and her friend Estelle had
aid their bill and skipped for parts I'M
known. This was on January IA.
The warrant for Clars's arrest was put
in the hands of Detective Sergeants
Heidelberg and Dalan. They traced the
women. At noon on Wednesday they
learned that both the girls had been ar
rested, and Heidelberg took the train Tor
Washington, but returned this afternoon
alone. Immediately on being arrested
Clara had secured a lawyer. The lawyer
obtained a writ of habeas corpus, aud the
two women we're brought before Justice
Bradley. Clara told him that Ehret had
given her the diamonds because he was
infatuated with her. Thereupon the
Judge discharged the girls and when
Heidelberg reached Washington they
we're nowhere to be found
, 1891-01-25

NEW YORK, Jan. "a. The stock
market was dull. The only spell Of &C
tivity was Just before the close, when there
was a vigorous attack upon a few Of the
leading stocks. The only change of i'm
portance for the day was the loss of II
per cent in st. Paul.
Governments dull, but steady.
Petroleum-Neglected The only trans
actions were in the February option OF
PENNSYLVANIA oil. which opened weak on
selling by the West and closed dull at 755
Money on call easy, closed offered at ..
Bar silver-Sl.03
Following are closing price of stocks:
u. S. As, registered, pot: U. S. IS.
coupons, 20; Pacific 6s. 100: American
Express. ll5; Canada Pacific. 72!,
Canada Southern, 40: Central Pa
ci6c, 80: Burlington, SSI, Delaware,
Lackawanna L. Western, 365; Denver Il
RIO Grande, lS3, Erie, 1873; Kansas Il
Texas. l24, Lake Shore, 1868; Louisville
L Nashville. 72!, Michigan Central. 9O4
Missouri Pacific. 633; Northern Pacific,
27t. preferred. 7Os; Northwestern. 1861;
preferred, T34; New York Central,
1904; Oregon Navigation. II; Oregon
Improvement, 23A; North American l5l;
Pacific Mail. 334; Reading, 32s; RocE
Island, 69I; Milwaukee 4 st. Paul,
50; st Paul & Omaha, "a; Texas Pa
cifc, l4E. Union Pacific, 444; Fargo Ex.
press. 40; Western Union. 7s4; Oregon
Short Line. 20; American cotton oil 2O4.
CHICAGO, Jan. "a -Cattle-Receipt
1000. Market about steady. Steers,
extra fancy. So. O0(G5 so; common to
choice, SO. 25(G4. 80; cows, Sl.OOCd2 IS,
stockers, 81 25CG3.25.
Sheep-Recelpts. 5000. Market steady,
Natives, $4.OO(15 %: westerns, 81 GOA
$40; Texans, "a O0CG4.5O.
, 1891-01-25

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The Indus
trial Federation today determined that
the national committee should consist of
the chairmen of the different orgauiza-
tions Of the conte6eracy in each state. Its
duty will be to determine upon the best
methods to perfect the work of organiza-
ton and carry out their demands. Each
chairman has the power to appoint as
sistants to aid him in any way in carrying
out the views and impressions upon the
members of his organization the principles
of the confederation. The president is
authorized to invite all industrial organi-
cations to send representatives to meet
and exchange views with the c1nfedera-
ton at the next meeting, which will be
held Feb -, 1892. unless sooner called.
President Terrill leaves Sunday night Tor
Omaha to meet the National Alliance
of the Northwest in conference on mat
tiers pertaining to the organization. He
saws the confederation contemplates no
third party movement, but would always
give its support to the persons who sup
ported its principles and would further
pledge itself to support no one for a ieder.
al office who refused 20 use his best en-,
deavors to perfect legislation that would
accrue to the benefit of the Organiz ltion.
, 1891-01-25
The Killing oil rev Tails.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA telegram
has been received at the war department
from Gen. Miles giving an account Of the
recent killing of the Indian Few Tails by
citizens. He characterized the incident
as u useless outrage and said steps had
been taken for the prosecution of the as.
sassins. The telegram was shown the
president and a telegram was sent Miles
induIriGg whether or not the outrage was
committed OD a government reservation
and whether the a%ssailants are members
OF any state organization. The object is
to determine the question of jurisdiction.
, 1891-01-25

BRENNAN, Tex, Jan. 24.-The wife
of Martin Prezabel, a Polander, &C.
companied by a female companion,
visited this city today from Chappe.
Hill for the purpose of making
sundry purchases. As they were anou
to return home in their wagon Mrs.
Prezabel was compelled to accept the
service of her companion in ushering int
this world a healthy girl baby, who was
born on the street near Low x Struckerts'
business place. DR.. Young passed the
woman at the time, but his proffered
services were declined. Shortly after the
event Mrs. Prezabel and infant and the
faithful companion entered the wagon and
started the team homraard at a rafting
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