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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-26
LAIN HELD UP.
-Four VI I'd KnHsuS Farmers DO the JON
iiut u Few Hours tfers1rd lh'y
M,r. IuIa. Iriauu,rs

Iour VI h d kansas Farmers DO the Jon
Tut - Few Hours trera1rd 1h"y
Were rake Tri,oncrs.
NicnIrN. kd.. Nur. - The 81 LOUIS
and san Francisco cast-bound passen'
ger train. which left here at $3.50 sat
urlay night. was held up, aud Wells
Fargo Co. IS expires, ear robbed 10y four
masked mon, near Augusia, Buter
county. about midnight and before v
o'clock Sunday morning the outlaws
were captured with part Of their booty
As the train slowed upat the santa 10
crossing. about milccast of Agu,ta. two
masked men mounted the locomotive
from either side, and covering the en-
ginccr and fireman with guns, ordered
the train stopped. When the train came
go s'and,tiil two other members OF
the robbers gang who were in hiding,
started TO uncouple the express car,
and as soon a. this was done the eDgineG
was forced TO pull out with, the cs4\
about milo distant FROM the rest of th<
tain. While two OF the hiphwnymeu
watched the locomotive crew the others
went 30 the express car door and de-
mandcd admittancc, and by way OF en-.
rhasiziug their demands commenced
shooting through the sides Of the car in
which were Express Messenger Ship
and haggngcman. The impr. ned men
-. on gave i'm. The Wclls-Far-o Go. has
only just taken hold Of The Frisco
line and their men have not yet re-
ccivcd their complement OF arms, SO the
express messenger had nothing with
which 60 defend his ca but small re-
voivcr. SA'pp was forced To open his
safe and th" robbers r3nsdcl,cd cverv-
thing getting fifteen and twenty pack
ages # money
The whole thing was over in about
thirty minutes. and the highway
men left the train firing q few parting
shots at the rcccdiug locomotive, which,
however. hit no one The outlaws did
not attempt TO rob the passengers, and
but few Of the latter knew any thing
~ the situation until all was over.
How much money was secured can not
bc a~corta'ncd but the amount proba-
bly did not exceed $4,000. a. the train
8, made up at Burton, twenty miles
west Of here. The robbery was conn.
mittci by four farmers living in the
vicinity ot Douglas, Batter county, and,
10 seems, was expected.
sheriff Nipp, Of Cowlcy county, was
informed that such scheme WAS
on foot 10y 9th member Of the
gang early in the week. and while he
could not discovered exactly when tbs
robbery WAS To take place, he had y
posse in waiting, and, as soon a. he got
wind 81 the ho.d-up, be bounced on the
outlaws. The robbers are new at hold.
ing un trains, hut they did their work
like professionals and the only mistake
they made was ia capturing the wrong
irM-n.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-26
Gov BOyd Declines a denomination.

OMAHA, Ncb., Aug. 23,-Goy Boyd
declines denomination. lie promises
To work hard for the democratic party
this fall, and predict, success for tho
state ticket II good men are nomin
mated
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-26
Mex a Coal Miners Strike.

PITTSBURGH, Aug %. The river coal
operators at a meeting Monday decided
10 reduce the wages ~ their miners 10
three cents per bushcL II is expected
the miners, who number 10000, will
strike
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-26
A New Iron Han.

INpIANAPorIS Ind, Aug. 20 Chief
Justice Somcrhy announces that lac will
go to Philadelphia and organize a new
order of the Iron Hall and will exclude
from membership all the Indianiaus
who rcbcllcd against the old order
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-26

rAHis Aug. 90 The cabmcus strike
5 practically broken Many Of the
men returned TO work several days ago,
and the rest returned Saturday,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-26

INV ORLEANS, Aug. 23 EN-Chici
Justice Bcrmunez, of the supreme court
of louisiana, died at noon Monday.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-05-14
The Police Gezetse

Is the only Illustrated paper in the world con
tanning all the latest sensational and sporting
news. No saloon keeper. barber or club room
can afford to be without It. 1t always makes
friends wherever 1t goes
Mailed to an address in In the United States,
securely wrapped, one year, So; six months,
81. 80; three months, Sl,25.
Send five cents for sample copy.
RICHARD X. Fox,
Franklin Square. New York City
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-05-14
SHlL0H'S
C0NSU NJ PTl0N
CURE.

The success Of this Great Cough Cure 10
without a parallel in the history Of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on a pos
tive guarantee, test that no other cure can
successfully stand. That it may become
known, the Proprietors, at an enormous ex-
pense, are placing Sample Bottle Free into
every home in the United States and Canada.
II you have Cough, Sore Throat, or Bron-
chitis, use it, for it will cure you. II your
child has the Group, or Whooping Cough, use
It promptly, and relief is sure. II you dread
Price 10 cts. +, so cts. and 81 90. Ifyour Lungs
are sore or Back lame, use Shiloh's Porous
Plaster. Price Is cts. For sale by all Drug
gists and Dealers.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-05-14
Riverside Ferry

The best crossing on Snake
river. Situated on the old En-
igrant road, at the mouth of the
Boise river. Best and nearest
road to Baker City or any
other point west. Rates rea.
sonable and boat always ready.
7. }. huff, PROP
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-05-14

neafo llght Steps retreating. I
took the bit to the light, unfolded
and read, written in a rough, illit-
crate hand the following:
Don't 60 to sleep; get out
through the window or you will be
killed. OH Dolliver thinks you've
got lots of money. Destroy this as
soon az you read it. From a poor
girl" God bless her.
Well, here was go. I was not
much surprised, for I thought from
his villainous looks that he was
capable of any crime. So, my old
cub, I think I'll disappoint you
slightly. l examined the window
and after some little difficulty 1
noiselessly removed the shutter,
then depositing my pack on the
outside, I managed to squeeze N.Y.
self through the small space and
was soon on the outside. 1t was
about 10 o'clock and the night was
quite dark as there was no moon
and but few stars visible. 1
strapped on my pack and had just
gained the road when 1 heard a
door open and a voice say, -
him, I'll get him yet!" I heard
quick steps behind me as I started
on lively run, then the sharp
report of a rifle sounded on the
night air. 1t must have missed
me, for felt no sting from bullet.
| was pretty fleet of foot and I was
soon a long distance from the
house. I don't think I was fol-
lowed, for I heard nothing Of them
afterwards.
1 walked, as near as I could
judge, about ten miles without
passing a single house, and then
feeling quite exhausted laid down
in the prairie grass a few rods off
the road. The night was not cold
and [ soon slept sweetly. The sun
was high in the heavens when 1
awoke. Wanting an article from
my pack I opened it to find large
leaden bullet embedded in a bundle
of silk handkerchiefs. So then,
the old villains shot had been true
and but for my pack I would not
be here to relate the incident.
CHAPTER III.
It was late in the afternoon be-
fore I arrived at a house where I
could get breakfast, and that was
the village of Pontiac, which con-
sisted of half a dozen houses stu
ated in vast fiat prairie, whose
chief recommendation was water
and mud.
In due course of time I reached
the town of Joliet, which was a
place of considerable business, be-
ing surrounded by well-improved
farms on the Illinois river. In this
vicinity I passed nearly two years.
On the first night of my arrival,
however, came near being burned
to death, by the hotel taking fire,
which with several other buildings
were burned. barely escaped in
my night clothes, losing all else
with my pack. Luckily J. saved
my money, as l made practice
of sleeping with it under my pillow.
l did not grieve much for my pack,
for l had gotten tired of the ped
ding business, finding that for me
it was a slow way to make money.
l hired out to work ON farm near
the town, for cash wages, and here
the most horrible accident of my
life occurred and even at this dis.
tant day l shudder to recall it.
The well supplying the family
with water had begun to fail and |
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-05-14
4 Highly Interesting Autobiography Of
Mr.. Phillip Downs.
STRANGER THAN FICTION,
An EveAtful and Romantic Career a.
Told the Author by the Gentleman
Hifflself.
Written for The TRIBUNE by Self Sharpner,

They improvised a litter and
carried me home, whilst the other
brought doctor, who soon had
me all bandaged up.
We'll, as I said before, it was
twenty-four hours before I knew I
was hurt and it was three months
before I was able to walk again,
and near six before I was able to
do much labor. The folks were
very kind and nursed mo az ten
derby as if were their own son. I
stayed in all, nearly four years
with them, and laid by of my
savings quite a nest egg. Then I
became discontinued and resolved
to travel farther west. In order to
pay my way and possibly make
some money at the same time, I
got me peddler's pack, and with
an assortment of jewslry and light
articles, I bid adieu to my kind
old friends and took the road down
through central Indiana.
I will here beg the readers par
don for a little depression. In
those days there was no means of
travel through the middle and
western states except by stage
coach, horse back, or on foot; west
of Ohio there were no canals or
railroads. The Pacific states were
but partially known and some of
them belonged to another nation
but now, oh, how changed! The
iron horse can be heard snorting in
every state and nearly every county
of this broad, free land. Indeed to
an old-timer, the change is won
derful. But to resume our nara
tive.
My first objective point was La
Fayette, on the Wabash river;
here I recruited my pack. I
stopped there few days and then
continued my travel westward,
through central Illinois. The west
ern parts were but thinly settled
and houses were far between.
Tired and foot-sore I arrived at a
small piece Of timber known az
Delivers grove, in which by the
roadside was a settlers cabin. AS
the night was close at hand asked
the settler if I could stay over
night with him. He gruff1y replied:
"Wa'al, I reckon So" The family
consisted of himself, wife and hired
girl, at least they were all saw.
I did not like the old mans looks.
he had the most villainous counte-
nance ever saw His wife was but
little more prepossessing; from what
little l saw of the girl, I could not
judge, but of what occurred after
wards ! have very tender recollec.
ton. After supper of corn bread
and bacon, I opened my pack and
disposed of enough articles to pay
for my meals and lodging, and
being very tired signified a desire
to retire for the night. The cabin
was long, low building, divided
into three rooms. I was shown
into the farthest ono; the kitchen
being at one end, my room at the
other, and the family bedroom the
center one. The furniture con.
sisted of u rough bed, a broken
chair and a three-legged stool.
There was but one small window,
no glass, but closed by rude
shutter. l set my short bit of tai
low candle on the stool and pre-
pared for bed, when ] detected q
slight noise at my window. I
approached to learn tho cause,
when a small piece of folded paper
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-05-14
SIS to $3.50 a %, MONTH"; %SrEI5s can can u b

Persons preferred who can furnish a horse and
give their whole time 70 the business. Spare
moments may be proftably employed also. Afew
vacancies In towns and cities. b. +. JOHNSON
4 CO., goth and Main ST., Richmond, Va.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-05-14
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria $50 wen adapted to children that
recommend it a. superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08
The Perishable Pearl.

Pearls are very perishable, says
Woman. They cannot be considered
frst-rate investment like diamonds.
After time they decay. Sometimes
a fine specimen will lose its lustre and
beauty within few months, so that
the possessor of such treasures does
we'll to Keep them put away in
sealed place. They are very delicately
made, consisting of thin films over
laid one upon another, with more or
less animal matter between the layers,
and it Is no wonder that they deterio-
rate. After being buried In the
ground for a while they are found
worthless.
Those which are dug out of Indian
graves--some of them of great size
and doubtless of wonderful beauty
when they are new-are utterly value
less, even when they are not pierced.
Nevertheless, there is pure and
evanescent beauty about them which
seems better to become the maiden
than any other sort of jewel. Nothing
varies so much in value as pearls.
With them fashion affects the market
constantly. Sometimes white ones are
sought, while other tints at intervals
are in demand. For some years past
black pearls have been the rage. A
fine specimen worth fl2O will fetch
f200 perhaps, if another can be got to
match it perfectly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08

harmless and industrious race, and
mingle more with the Malays than any
other people. In appearance they are
not unlike the Malays, but they are Of a
more yellowish color. They make ex-
cellent laborers on the coffee plantations
and are now largely imported from
Java.
The native Malays are chiefly boatmen
and ilshermen, and they form the main
part of the population. The harbor is an
excellent one, ard is always crowded
with ships Of all Nations, from the i'm
posing men-of-war down to the more
humble Malay and Chinese junks. Fish.
ing boats and passenger sampans are to
be seen dotted all over the water in great
numbers.
The town itself comprises several very
handsome public buildings and churches,
HIindoo temples, Chinese joss houses.
Mahommedan mosques and bazars of all
nationalites. The botanical gardens oc-
cupy large area of ground near the bar.
racks and are well worth visit. In
them !. to be found every variety of
tropical foliage. They are handsomely
laid out, and in their vicinity are several
picturesque bungalows almost hidden in
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08

course Of the night, feeling cold, a
comradc and myself venturcd out in
front, hoping we could find piece of
tent ora blanket, but mary" a blanket
could we find.
We came to little house on the
road. All was dark and silent. We
entered and, feeling around in the dark,
found, oh, joy a pile of jackets and
clothing. Quickly gathering up each
an armful, we found our way back to
the line, shared with the boys, and
everybody was happy, for while, at
at least But, alas at daylight our joy
turned into morning, for the enemy
had stolen march on us. He was in
side. outside, down our neck. up our
pants, up our sleeves, everywhere. and
all over us. In brief, IL was pile of
rebel clothing we had found, and was
literally swarming with "graybacks."
Well, you may just bet the boys gave
us a blessing.
All the next day the boys maneuvered
from place to place. Hooker having
been whipped at Charlottesville, the
rcbs fell back and bestowed their at.
tentions on the Sixth Corps. They
hanked us, got in our rear, and had re-
taken the Heights, Fredericksburg,
and-our knapsacks.
Not to make my sketch too long,
will only say, further, that our line OF
battle eventually became somewhat Gt
seemed to me) the shape Of balloon
aud we got out at the little end Of it,
crossing the river on a pontoon bridge
three or four miles north of Fredericks-
burg before day in the morning of the
5th.-ALoNzo JOHNSON, in National
Tribune,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08

In the Chinese bazar are hundreds Of
small shops, in which miscellaneous
store of hardware and dry goods are to
be bought wonderfully cheap. The
shop keeper is smiling and polite, and
will show you his ware, no matter
whether you purchase Of him or not, and
he does rot seem to mind if you buy
nothing. In the interior the Chinese
grow vegetables, gambler aud pepper.
Their small clearings are to be seen every
where in the jungle. Their greatest
enemy is the tiger, who, when he feels
hungry, will make an occasional raid on
the heather Chinese and take him home
for his supper. At telling jungle the
Chinese are experts. Their neighbors,
Malays. look at them working with a
satirical smile, and regard them, as do
other races, with utter contempt.
The Tamils from Southern India form
a numerous body of Mohommedans, and
with the Arabs are petty merchants and
shopkeepers. In dealing with tourists
the Tamil always asks twice as much for
an article as he is willing to take, and in
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08
HUMOROUS.

A "chcstnur Is the story thai an
other fellow tells.
The forgcr is not wholly bad. lie
is ever ready to write wrong.
Generally speaking, when you think
you are in trouble the trouble is in
you.
The matchmaking mamma IL the
true hcIp-inaie of the man with the
redundancy Of daughters.
"Last but not leased" sal tho land
lord dolcfully, as he gazed on an
empty house lie had on hand.
"Does Fangle command the respect
Of the community?' eyes" replied
Cumso; "but it doesn't obey"
Lives OF great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime
II the public can but find us
Wasting breath and loads Of time.
"Ah, I am gaining ground rapidly"
as the man said when the dust storm
covered him with layer after layer.
IL is curious how woman who
screams at a mouse Is not startled by
a millinery bill that makes man
tremble.
The giraffe is timid animal. His
neck is so long that when his heart
comes into his mouth it takes him
half day to get it back where it be-
longs.
Caller-Your next-door ncighbors
appear to be very quiet people. Mrs.
Spiaks-Ycs, the walls are very thin
and | s'pose the moan things keep
quiet to hear what we say.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08

tropical foliage, the abodes Of the mer-
chants. Jinrckshas are to be seen every
where, drawn by Cinnamon, but they are
not much patronzed by the European
community, who usually pre- fer hiring
gharry.
The island of Singapore consists Of a
number of small hills 100 to 900 feet
high, the submits of which are still
covered with dense jungle. These hills,
az we'll as the valleys below, are the
abodes of tigers, and frequently one Of
these animals invades the very suburbs
of Singapore.
In character the Malay aud tiger are
not unlike. They are both cunning,
treacherous and fearless, and, when
reused to anger, bloodthirsty aud fero-
cious. They also both hold human life
in the most reckless contempt. Any
how, be that as it may, there is no hunt
er in the world that can excel the Malay
at tracking and snariug tigers. Their
favorite way of catching them alive is
by digging pits. These are usually
placed at the junction Of several paths,
and they are so well concealed with
leaves and sticks that often in wandering
through the jungle have nearly fallen
into them. II the pit is sufficiently deep
the tiger, when once trapped in this
manner, seldom escapes. II lie is to be
taken alive ropes are passed round his
legs and other parts OF his body to rem
der him helpless, and then sort Of
bamboo cage is put over him. Every
thing must be made secure aud the tiger
rendered perfectly helpless before he is
lifted out OF the pit, and it is an ex.
tremely difficult feat to accomplish, hut
the Malays are adopts At it. They gen.
orally starve the tiger for two or three
days before commencing operations, thus
reducing his strength.
The Malay Is not demonstrative, and
never openly expresses his feelings. He
exhibits a reserve, diffidence and even
bashfulness, which is in some degree at.
tractive and leads the observer to think
that the ferocious and bloodthirsty char.
acter imputed to the race must be exag-
gerated. He is very slow and deliberate
in his speech, and especially backward in
introducing the subject he has come to
discuss. Though he does seem to hold
the European in contempt, as we'll as
other races, yet he is always profusely
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08
In the interior of the peninsula wild

IN the interior Of the peninsula a wild
md savage race of people called the
Sskis are founl. They are believed to
have been the original cong uerors of the
country, and between them and the Ma
lays deadly rivalry exists. They live
entirely by themselves in q nomadic
state. They are occasionally met with in
some parts Of the interior, but It is the
wsest plan not to speak to them, as they
are very ds.rustful of strangers. Their
favorite weapon is the "blowpipe," a
small instrument through which they
blow poisoned arrow with deadly pre-
cision long distance. In fact these ar
rows are stepped in such poisonous ingre-
dients that the Malays say tiger will
die in three minutes from the effect of it
after being struck by one.
There are only few miles of railroad
on the peninsula, but as land is opened
up doubtless there will be more. IL is
as yet new country, and the chief
means Of access TO the interior is by
means Of rivers. There are few good
roads, noticeably the road from Singa-
pore TO Johore, the seat OF the Malay
Government and OF the Sultan of Jo-
hore. It is distant about fourteen miles,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08

In order to be able to add the name Of
"tho youngest lieutenant" the annual
"Rank and Quarter List" which is gen.
orally published at Easter, this year ap.
peared four weeks later.
Prince Wilhelm is the first young
Hohenzollern entering the army as Grown
Prince Of the German Empire.
The little Crown Prince il to be at
tached to the regiment of the Fusiliers OF
the Guard, whose colonel is Bismarck,
of the famous family to which Germany
owes the ex.Chancellor.-New York
World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08

and the whole distance can be accom-
plished in a jinricksha in from two to
three hours. The scenery is very pic.
turesque. The road runs through Jungle,
interspersed with roadside villages and
police stations. At night the Chinese
will not be persuaded for love or money
to draw a ricksha along this road on ac.
count of the tigers. The Malay Sultan
is an exceedingly dignitied and cour.
teous old gentleman, and has Travelled {,
good deal in foreign countries. He is
always glad to receive well.accredited
foreigners into his domicile. San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08
Feat OF a Modern "Strong Man"

One of the feats of professional
"strong man" In London, named Sulli-
van, is to lift with rope held in his
teeth young elephant weighing over
1900 pounds. Another Of his perform
ances is to attach chain to fifty-six
pound weight, and, with the end of the
chain in his mouth, whirl rapidly around
until the chain assumes an almost hori.
zontal line. This feat makes the specta.
tors on the ground floor shudder, lest
link Of the cham should part, or his
teeth relax their hold. Yankee Blade.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-08
A Solid Silver Railroad Pass.

The Silverton Railroad aud the Rio
Grande Southern companies. of which
Otto Mears is president, have a COM
bined mileage of 223 miles. Mr.. Mears
Issues the most beautiful annual passes
used on any road in the world. This
year the pass is highly polished solid
silver plate, made Of Colorado silver
by native workmen. The border is in
artistic Mexican filigrce silver-work.
The name of the recipient is engraved
on the central plate. There are no
,ordid, cautionary conditions" on the
reverse side of this dainty pass, warn
ing the holder that in accepting this he
"releases the company from all liza
oility for personal injury" This in
vitation is as generous and free as the
winds of the Colorado mountains
through which the road runs.-lSt.
Louis Republic.