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Fighting Death.

New York Correspondence:
Hamburg, Antwerp, and Havre were
I.brpe cities from which America had most
Eofear during the late cholera scare. All
|rbree are famous seaport towns. Ham
|bnrg the greatest in Germany and the
|fourth in Importance in the world. 1t
|is yearly visited by more than 5000 yes
|sejs, and steamship and packet lines
|spnd the wares Of it's merchants to all
|Darts of the globe. It's capacious and
Picturesque harbor is always crowded
with shipping
Hamburg lies on the lower Elbe and
has a population of 800, 200. 1t was long
h member of the Hanseatic league, and
i free city until it became an integral
mart of the German empire four or five
Years ago. Since 1870 the bulk Of the
Rforeign commerce Of Germany has
passed through Hamburg, and it's growth
and prosperity have in many ways been
phenomenal. The Improvement of her
Edocks and harbors has been conducted
& on princely scale and are subjects of
) pride to every Hamburger, but in the
matter of an effective health organiza-
s ton, good drainage, wholesome water
supply, and clean opulation Hamburg
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is centuries behind the times, and has
EaIed a heavy and deadly price Tor its
|thOughtle sness and shortcomings.
New York receives 80 per cent. of the
European immigration to the United
|states, and the greater part Of this
mighty stream comes through Hamburg.
The Immigrants who sail from Hamburg
are IN the main Germans and Russians
aad Polish Jews. Cholera has been
present in Russia for two years past.
ana the famine that mas prevailed there
turing that time has only served to
strengthen its foothold. In August a
number OF Russian Jews, driven from
nome by the relentless prosecutions of
ne Cars government, arrived at Ham
oufs 10 take passage for America. They
brought the cholera with them, and were
SoIa'ed IN camp above the city and
on the banks of the Elbe. The drainage
Vi me camp emptied into the Elbe, from
N0lch Hamburg draws it's water supply,
ana before the people of the endangered
VI! Knew even of it's presence the chol-
e'a was epidemic among them.
unprepared to Resist 1t.
me coming Of the plague found the
municipal authorities Of Hamburg
TTnoIiy unprepared to stay it's progress,
t lDeFe We're, says a correspondent, no
avsPlals, no medical service, no ambu-
s sau1es, no nurses, no dead houses, no
l@SII'ies for buryins the dead, and the
o oa.SE ana repellant scenes since en-
w u,'tu there beggar description. In six
, }vVAs July $4,000 people fell victims to
bI as plague in Hamburg. OF this num-
'er nearly half died.
from Hamburg the cholera spread to
s,t1erp, Havre, Paris, Bremen, Am
"a;1' BRUSSELS, and Rotterdam and
S St;ued a firm foothold in each of the
sr y,es named, but Antwerp and Havre
nr,, 'lie ones which, after Hamburg.
wlssnleo the gravest menace to the
vo faro OF the United States. Ant
AND tp is the chief seaport of Belgium,
fo'a III Its harbor are always to be
N''O vessels from every country on the
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Health issued rules forthe prevention
The Moravia was followed in qgifks
succession by the Norm >nnia, the
Rugia. the Scandal. and the Bohemia
from Hamburg, and the Wyoming from
Liverpool. all of which brought the
plaprc with them, and it was seen that
only an aggressive and .unfiagglng cam
paicn could prevent the disease from
gaining o firm i.fooshqld here. Hrepar".
tions Tor such a. canT'ssgh were 'aE once
BEGUN. These preparations present de-
tails that are full OF interest, When E ~
ropean steamer arrives at loWeE quatanN
tine it is once' boarded by the heaitn.
officer or one of his assistants, VINO mas
been appraised of, its coming Dy .tns
Waterman. at Fire Island n8nI, anu
every one from the captain dowu7sssr !
iuily inspected and .compellei 10 snoW
clean bill of health. Each steerage
passenger is critically examined and his
or her temperature taken:. y:
The State of New York owns two
islands in the lower bay, Hoffman ana
Swinburne, which are used for quaran-
fine purposes. If suspicious symptoms
arc developed the patients showing
Thorn are at once taken to Holman
leland named after theslatetGov. HON.
man covers several acres, and can &C
oommodate about 900 people. 1t con-
tains severakaemrnrook dis d 4a.tlalg
anr,,,;torities. operated by the sGipAur
and steam system, and with these tha
haa,age and clothing of infected imi.
,a;erants are thoEoughlv. disin4 =
The cargo OF the stearner.h by Khcn Iney
arriye Is also fumtg ated' wIthersa sgE IS,
suspected. immigrants, as soon % .ney
Zach Hoffman island, alsE ciEefgliy.
ashed and: scrubbed, and supplied
,',;th = fresh clothing. Thes wateF. In
which wtJ they baths. isdHipfsctad before
~ ;s discharged into the bay. All OF
.hair food is cooked by steam. Inc
,lnar;+al on Swinburne Island cons
4a;ns Recommendations for large num-
10, and its appointments are very
..omnletc. The bodies OF those VINO ole
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"A DRUNKEN ELEPHANT.
Raises a Big Ruiiitts in a Circus in In
I Iilinua.

Raises a Big RuifftGs in a Circus IN In
-. sd'"na" :. "..ia
The mistake of a careless keeper. in
the menagerie of Ringing Brothers.
circus, while. exhibiting in Frankfort,
Ind, recently, almost resulted in the
killing of one Of, the attendants and
the breaking loose of the wild ami
mails of the nlenagerie. Babe" the
biggest elephant of the circus,' was
taken with cramps, and the .veter-
mary surgeon of the show prescribed
a tablespoonful of peppermint in q
pint of whisky once in half an hour.
Ryan, the elephant keeper, procured
4 jug containing gallon of whisky,
and Babe was given dose Ryan had
occasion to leave the tent, and care
lessly left the jug within reach of the
elephant, who had had a taste of the
contents..s. When Ryan returned he
was surprised to find the jug UNI
corked and empty. Fearing discharge,
should. his caEelessness be, discovered,
and knowing full we'll where the con-
tents of the jug had gone, The FASTENED
to a near-b by saloon to haVefit refilled
before the mistake should be found
out.
But it:was not long before the ele-
plant began. to develop symptoms of
intoxication. The attention of. other
keepers. was. attracted. by peculiar
noises,. the like of which they had
never heard before. They hastened
to the tent to find the. huge btat9
rocking from side to- side With q
peculiar light in its little eyes. One
Of the men took an elephant hook
and endeavored to- calm the. excited
beast, but the medicine was not, OF a
soothing nature, and. Babe BECAME
very angry. With a remarkably Quick
motion the, keeper was seized by the
elephants trunk, and after being
held aloft fully minute Was .vi6-
lently thrown about twenty e.feet,
fortunately, striking against. the side
Of, the tent and narrowly missing a
pole. -, - g :... .... ;.
With a single dmighhtg effort the
chains were broken. and Babe was
free. Staggering from Side 20 side,
the animal commenced wild ram
page through the menagerie. The
other elephants were panic-stricken,
and the Gagged animals made. mad
efforts. to'free themselves. The. tank
of the. hippopntamqs was i1 the path
Of the.:reeliag. elephant, and with
loud trumpetings. it commenced ali
attack which would have shortly de-
molished the cage had not the keep
ers succeeded I'm entangliny the legs
of the elephant In ropes inssuch. "a
manner that, it. was rendered help
less. In two ;hoursxthe effects, OF the
whisky had passed of. and Babe Was
as peaceable as eyer. and. free, from
cramps. :. :,
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cu1cAaa is ff0nhlanMftnTfm

CHICAGO is troubled with Tf1e ques-
ton whatst61 do. s. It'll its. baabpTx.
hoodlums. that are: growing Up TO ,hea
-yagabonds~ and, ,thiexes. II is pro-,
posed to- estahlish .trainfng Schools tn
BE opsped, 81 ne STATE u xh s.a Youth
full. offenders aEa1hst 1cne.1aM CIT &c
taught usefnf trades .Hgtte4r AA9
viii it be to make prssasilI forsstf.
commitIentbfs:tlfs dependent chill
dren to sdcfa.B6s t6tuHons before they
become criminals. and to close the
saloons. where many Of the parents
of children are made incapable of car
ing for them.
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cramps.

SOME scieRtiflc authority has served
notice that trailing dresses are liable
to sweep up cholera germs. II the
warning will only cause removal of
the trail, the Asiatic plague will not
have lowered near us in vain.
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homes.were Guaranteed. and. disipfected !,
WITHHOLD delay. Atlarge floating hospital
was also. fully cquipped and stationed in
the East River ready for an emereency.
At Portland, Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, and other Atlantic ports o
rigid quarantine was instituted, and the
same is true of tho Pacific coast, where
there was q possibility OF the cholera
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|'are at once burned in a. crematory that
has been built on the island.
TO accommodate the. overflow from
Hoffman Island a large quarantine
camp was esta blished on the Govern
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sands yearly, are brought In close con-
tact with this element, among which
cholera gains easy access.
Havre, after Marseilles, the greatest
seaport of France, is far better pre-
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10 KEEP CHOLERA OUT.
low NEW YORK RESISTED
TIE PLAGUE.

.,.thods of Quarantine Employed at the
CHEF Seaport of America-The Distri-
b,,ion Of Persons Arriving on Injected
shius-Hofnan and swinburne Islands.
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low and us Is streets, however, are mar
III it can 10y It's system of drainage,
rs Wholly wy" d.9 truth be called system,
feaed with detective, and the city is bur-
Rho live III y vast pauper population,
the bo ~ loathsome squa, or and filth
naigranttaAs OF the River Shelde. Tho
ne~co VINO sail from Antwerp Tor
"no they number many thou
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d tined greyhounds lying at anchor in the
lower bay.
Precautions within the City.

~. Precautions Within the City.
= Aside feona the stringent quarantine
maintained in the hafbor extra precau-
lions were taken in the city proper
against the spreej Of, the cholera. The
New York Board ef Health exercised all
the resources at itS command. Sus-
pected cases were taken at once TO the
Willard Parker Hoep.tal,. where they
were carefully isolated. while, their
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
TENNESSEE MINERS GIVE I'D
THEIR STRONGHOLD,
THE TROOPS IN FULL CONTROL,
General Carnes Master of the Situation.
After Half Hours Battle the Miners
GIVE Up-Captain Anderson Re-
leased-FiVe Men We're Killed
In All, Two Miners and
Three Soldiers.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 29.-Gen-
crai Carnes is monarch of all he sur
veys at Coal Creek. He occupies a
meadow midway between the village
and Fort Anderson.
Passengers on the last train from
Coal Creek say that he had taken
about 100 of the insurgents prisoners
and is guarding them near his camp.
The garrison at. Fort Anderson had
been increased to 200 men and 100
picked men are guarding the depot
and railway property.
Soon after his arrival Friday
morning he demanded the release OF
Captain Anderson and gave the miners
until : o'clock to produce him. One
O'Clock came. and o'clock passed by
and the miners had not turned over
the captive. He ordered the soldiers
to arrest suspicious looking men. They
went around the village and arrested
men promiseuously until 100 had been
taken into camp. He addressed them
as follows:
You promised to release Captain
Anderson at l o'clock. You have
broken faith with me. You shall pro-
duce HIM in one hour or will proceed
to burn every house in town and will
shoot every one of you down"
In less than an hour a committee
sent out for the purpose marched into
camp and surrendered the prisoner
lie Immediately resumed command at
Fort Anderson. He had been con.
cealed in little farm house on thu
of the village.
General Carnes has Bud Lindsay, the
leader of the miners under arrest. He
is deputy United States marshal and
thoroughly desperate character. He
has KILLED several men. 1t was he who
to hang Colonel Anderson
Ind was only prevented by his brother
who is a good citizen and postm aster
vt Coal Creek.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
A BORDEN SENSATION
A Massachusetts, Man Accuses Himself Of
the Killing of the Bordens.

A Massachusetts, Man Accuses Himself Of
the killing of the Bordens.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 19-Charles
II. Peckham OF Central village, West
port, entered the central police sta
ton this morning and said TO Assist.
ant Marshal Fleet: well, Mr.. Mar.
shall, l killed Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ].
Borden and l have come from
home to give myself up. l went
over the back fence and through
the door of the Borden house two
weeks ago to-day and killed both of
those people out OF pure love for
blood. | went out the rear door and
over the back fence and walked over
the New Bedford road. I'm the
murderer and want to be locked M"
The marshal took the man to the
cell room and searched linn. He found
,pocketbook with receipt in it and
also unearthed some official communi.
cations from the Russian bureau at
Washington.
Beekham is 62 years of age, about
five feet eight inches tall and las thin
gray beard. He says he leases a farm
from Edmund Davis. The police have
started to hunt up his relatives or
friends
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Archbishop Kendrick of St. Louis
was 81 years old Wednesday.
Chinese are being Struggled into the
United States over the Mexican border
in large numbers.
Extremely hot weather prevails
throughout Europe, in some places
reaching 1O7 degrees.
The government of Greece has de-
cllned to send vessel to Genoa to
take part in the Columbus celebration.
The situation at Algiers, La, is
alarming. The river threatens to
change its course and run through the
heart of the city.
The Monitor Republican,, published
Mt the City of. Mexico, prints a horrible
story of want and distress existing in
that republic.
AT North Memphis, Tenn, as a re-
suit OF quarrel, Carroll Rutherford,
while still in bed, cut his wife's throat
and then his own. Both were dead
when found.
The Italia of Rome announces that
Senator Saredo and Deputy Daniel
have been appointed italian represent
tatives on the Behring seq arbitration
commission.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
THE LAST DAYS OF poMPEll.~
Lincoln's Grand Event During State
Fair.-Worth Going Miles to See.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. ga train
Oad OF scenery and effects for Paine's
grand spectacular representation of
The Fall of Pompeii, arrived from Dem
yer today. The work of building the
stage, the lake and necessary buildings
IS well under way, and everything
will be completed In time for the grand
opening, the first day of the state fair.
Great praise is due the Lincoln
Street Railway company for their sue
,essful efforts in affording the people
,f Nebraska an opportunity to witness
his great spectacle.
Over 10000 square yards OF scenery
Isused in the spectacle, all of it painted
from sketches made from the ruins ut
Pompeii. In addition to the scenery
many actual buildings are used. They
are built in miniature of wood and iron
n the style of architecture prevalent
In the days 10 be commemorated.
There will also be accurate reproduce
lions OF the great stone arches, among
them the historical triumphal arch.
10 the observer these will all bear the
stamp OF massive reality. Almost 300
people will take part in the drama
enacted on the stage, including the
celebration Of the Roman games and
tete day.
AT the historic moment in the drama
the earthquake occurs, represented by
terrific explosions of powder, dynamite
and other explosives. Over half ion
Of powder chemicals and batteries are
used in these explosions, and it is ro-
lated that when that spectacle was
produced in Boston the shock was so t<r-
rifle that two men jumped into the min
lature lake in the fright occaioned.
The buildings and great stone arches
begin falling and the people upon the
stage flee in terror amidst the gather
Ing ruin. The eruption of Vesuvius
Is a fiery spectacle of surprising
'pIendor. At the close of the drama
an exhibition OF pyrotechnics is given
mat has never beon equalled in Lin
colin. The mayor of Denver after wit.
Messing the pyrotechnical display vol
lnteered the assertion that it was far
more grand and elaborate than one
which had cost that city So, 500.
The work of charging the seating
capacity of the park TO accommodate
he 10000 or more people who will
wish to see it during the seven nights
Il its production is about completed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
kansas RnIlrond VALUATIONS.

ToPEAK, Kan, Aug. 22.-The sum-
mary of the report of the state board
Of railroad assessors shows that the
total number of miles of main track
owned by the various railway
companies in this state is s,s4462;
side tracks, l,93s.61. Aggregate value
of main track, $50, 1928, 4O1. so; side
track, So, 236, $50; buildings, Sl,sS3,-
3s6.75; rolling stock, S6,5lS, AS 81;
tools, materials, moneys and credits,
1869, 14?. O3; telegraph lines, boII, Ss4. OF;
Pullman cars, s3?s, 3s4.S4. Total value
of all railroad property in the state,
S5l, 4Ul, t43.74. The average value per
mile of all property is S5,sl2.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
Governor Francis to Answer Warmer

KANSAS Cry, Mo, Aug. 10.-Chair-
man Maffitt of the Democratic state
central committee has received from
Governor Francis a proffer of his scrv-
ices in the campaign. He offers to
make a speech at any time and place
winch the committee may name In
u ne will answer the speech made by
Major Warner at the opening of the
campaign. The committee has not
yet determined where the meeting
shall be held.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
TypewrIters at the Norln,s rnir.

About two hundred Remington typcwriting
machines have been secured by the bureau of
Public Comfort for use during the Worlds
Fair Expert operators will be secured bv the
Remington Company for this service. These
machines will beplaced throughout the various
buildings, and are intended for accomnoda-
ton OF the general public, the press and Elk
position officials They will be arranged to
write in English French, German, Spanish
Russian, Swedish, and, in fact, ali the Ian
guagcs of the civilized wo ld.-Chicago Sun
day Herald, Aug. I, 1892.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
An Influential Chinese Woman Dead,

LONDON, Aug. 1O.-The Standards
Shanghai correspondent says: Count
ess Ii, wife of Ii Hung Chang, died at
Tientsin, Aug. 8. She was attended
by an English physician and an Amer
lean lady doctor She was one of the
most remarkable women of the day.
She held tie greatest influence at
court and was trusty adviser of the
dowager empress
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
FOUND IN A PAwNsHop.

The Sword Presented to General Prem
tiss for Gallantry at shiloh Recovered.
SEDAIIA, Mo-, Aug 22.-The sword
presented to General b. NJ. Prentiss of
the Twenty-third Missouri volun-
tecrs by the officers of his reg.
iment for gallant services at
Shiloh, was yesterday returned to
the generals son, Jake Prentiss, at
bethany, Mo, by D. M. Spooncr the
actor, who is now playing in this city
The sword was made by Tiffany of
New York in 1862 at cost of $500.
Spooner secured it in Quincy, ILL.,,
pawnshop for s3j and received $50 for
its return to the owners family.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
Talmage Draws Big Aud,.,oo,

BlRMlNGHAM, Aug. 2 The Rev DR.
Talmage yesterday addressed the larp.
est assembly that ever gathered in this
city. The town hall was crowded
with 5000 persons M hour before the
services began, and outside there were
10000 more people whom lie addressed
from his carriage after the services in
the hall. N'' ~
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
Fort Scott Planning MIL nurnOa-

FoRT ScoTr, Kan, Aug. 1O.-Earlv
this morning the Fort Scott planning
mill and all it's contents were de-
stroyed by fire, and the Novelty Car
rriage works were almost ruined Dur
ing the fire the fire team which was
doing the only active service became
frightened aud ran away, The total
loss is $99, 900; insurance SO. 200,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-26
BUCHANAN ON THE SITUATION.
The Governor of Tennessee Makes q
Statement to the Pnhlln.

|
Statement to the Public.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22.-Tht
following address to the public was is
sued Friday by Governor buchanan:
TO the People of Tennessee:
That there is an insurrection in the min.
ing districts of Tennessee is Il fact well
known to the public, AS many wild ru.
mors and sensational reports have gained
circulation, | deem it wise at present tC
make the following statements in brief to
the public:
A complete and Detailed account. accord
ing to the records on file at this office of
these troubles, will hereafter be made
public
Information was received at this office
August ID that the Tracy City branch
prison had surrendered to the miners and
sto:kadc was burned. On Sunday Aug
ust "a, the superintendent of prisons or
dered an additional warden ana guards
TO reinforce Inman stockade. On
Monday, August Is, reliable in
formation was received that
the stocka1e at Inman was Threatened
with an attack. The sheriff of the county
OF Marion was ordered to summon a
posse and protect the stoekade, but failed
to execute the order, and the stockade
was captured by the miners. The
S Srom E Ialleu 10 OBEY Inc order The troops
t thoi trd nnoA EiLLc [ehCneu OllVer Springs
cao InToP ~ ron Cha1tCahooga were inter-
U uIinon Inc svockaue was attacked by the
n,i,t, m4o were REFUSED, out IL hnaHy
O"R Roaa; W tn 1yerpoWerlhE torc2
rearing a similar outbreak at Oliver
Hpn.Is1I, "nHout waiting ior o1hcla- m
a Gtnia,lo1' aU once telegraphed the
i Imurlll VI Morsah county TO summon
t III n posee anu proIect me stockade.
t - ,o ueNiusG IIIilltary IorcoS' inc Chlt-
oauooga anu AhoXVllle companies, were
0 " aotio u go aC once 70 inc scene
IT I,,o %It,Un ,a oIuereu the sherlH OF
r n1r'ri't ,i "nu hHoA coullIleS 10 supple
o .o't ~ ,no t1oPs ny 2o men each,
m ;,iS 40 VI on5iDy ana DAVIDSON TO
linSn luVo men each am Ihe SherIff5 OF
" ,I ner co4nClGS 70 lurhlsh lhelr respective
9uoOu, oru9teu General Carnes, with the
dolces az ms uiSp0sal, 10 proceed as rapidly
DIS PoSSIOle W GOAL Cre-K ana dlSperse the
MOD
nave entire confidence in the skill and |