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The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
NO. 40.
HIS SEARCH Is REWARDED.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW HER OWN
HUSBAND.
Mrs. Barbara Hahn Is Discov-
cred by Her Yankton Hus-
band in Denver but De-
nies Ever Seeing
Him Before.
One Must Be Mistaken.


Denver, Special. Dec. 27.-Three years
ago Mrs. Barbara Ilachn mysteriously
disappeared from Yankton, S. ID. The
had been foullv dealt with. and her
disappearance caused great excitement
ut the time. Her little children We're
left without Il mother. Mr. Hachn's
lot was II hard one. He always believed
that his wife lived and had deserted him
and her family. and he determined to
find her dead or alive. lie kept his sus-
picions L" himself, and for three years
has been hanging loggrlly on her trail.
lie came 10 Denver about Il week ago
and the second day after he got here
he saw his wife in the company of
Richter, WHO had left Yankton about
a month before the disappearance of Mrs.
llachn. He lost sight of them i'll the
crowd. so he haunted the streets. ell
dravoring 10 tml ont whore they live.
He WAS rewarded for his search and
located the couple in their boarding
house to-day. When lIachn entered the
house he ran to embrace his faithlrSs
wife. and her screams attracted the at
trntl"n of her husband No. >. who was
in an ;dioinim:, room. He ran to her
aSSiS;ln'" and graSpr'l hold of husband
No. | hy the neck. and was strangling
him 4" death until nrighbnrS intrrfcrcd
and released husband No. /. who tried
to explain the situation. but found no
SympathizrrS. He then demanded pos
session of his lawful wife. but she
denied ever seeing the man before. and
sai, he must be crazy. She went into
Mysteries. and husband No ! was flung
down stairs. He again tried to make
an entrance, and begged the woman
for the sake of her children To return to
her home Finding that all his cntreat-
les We're in vain he determined on hav-
ing satisfaction. He went and had both
arrested OIL the charge of adultery.
llachn is Il man of means and is de-
tcrmincd 10 prosecute his fnilhlrSs wife
and hCr ll.ir:lmOIr
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

Washington, Dec. 27.-rhc navy de-
pertinent has mapped out Il most OK
hnustivc trial for the dynamite cruiser
Nrs,lvius and her guns. The trial will
take place ut Port Royal. S. C.. about
jan. 1J. She will be ready 10 leave the
New York navy yard on Dee. IS. but it
who will issue the Instructions for her
movements. will not send her South until
about Jan. o The trial will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of Il board APP
pointed by Secretary Tracy. consisting
of CHpt. Montgomery Sicnr. command
ing the AliAntnnomHh Capt. a. $.
and Commander w. II. Brownson. com
handing the Dolphin. EiGhly-fnur pro-
icctlrs in I'LL will be fired during the
trial -sixty-siX blank and eighteen loaded.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

has arrived in town and tonight made q
statement in which he declares that Cor
bctt never defeated him. He sworc by g
little lockct. which he said contained {;
lock of his mothers hair. that he haC
been foulv treated ut New Orleans
Corbctt did not knock him out: he
''n""l"'l h': '.Mn and in could MT rise
because his legs had been doctorcd. He
disguise. and says he was beaten for the
benefit of II combination of gamblers
Sullivan declares that he will be cham
pion of the world and that h" will fight
corbctt when his theatrical engagements
are over.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
\ IiuIlrIl AuAnrr.

Now York. Dee. 27.-The steamship
City of Berlin. of the Inman line. ar
rived in port to-day after the toughest
passage she has ever experienced. The
City of Berlin left Liverpool Friday,
Dec. lG. Her time WAS eleven days.
three hours and fifteen minutes. Heavy
weather prevailed from the first TO the
last day. and ON Monday, Dee. 10. the
steamship . encountered II very severe
gale. The sea ran so high that several
vrnlilatorS We're carried away and Il
boat amidships smashed To pieces. On
that day the vessel only made Do knots,
and ON Thursday So fierce was the gale
that the steamship made scarcely 113
knots. leo gathered on the deck several
inches thick and coated the Sides form
stem To stern. During the next week Il
fierce gale blew continuously. and the
stramrr'S speed WAS retarded to such an
extent that Sii" reached this port three
days behind time. None of the paSsen-
gers wrr" injured. though many received
a considerable shaking up.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Used Clubs and Knives.

Plisburg. Dec IA score or more
of Poles engaged in drunken brawl late
last night and Il number OF persons werc
seriously wounded. one dying to-day
from the effects of his injuries. The fight
started over some trivial matter and
knives. clubs and stones were freely
used. Joseph Sporkonshi WAS stabbed
in the abdomen. and afterwards beaten
over the head with Il mace by Officer
WilcofSky. IIc was unconscious when
removed to the hospital and died II few
hours later. -Four of the participants in
the row are in the station house with
dangerous wounds The others escaped.
1t is not known who stabbed Spnrkon>ki.
Pending an investigation officer Wi!cof-
sky has been relieved from duty.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Indians Aroused.

Manr"s. Col. Dee - There iSa possi-
bilily of Indian trouble result of a
rush L" The san .Iuau gold field. ''Navajo'
Frank c;un" into This pl:t"" to-day. He Is
of the most intelligent men in his tribe
and in the coilncilS of chief. He says the
Indians ar" becoming hpl'r"hcn>vc of the
presence of 81 many white men passing over
the reservation. They claim The gold on the
san Juan for themselves and say the white
men mus, keep off their land Capt. Il. y.
Wr,hurrl. one of the oldest settlers in the
valley and we'll acquainted with the Indians
and their customs. sees in the talk of
"Navaio" Frank more than appears on the
sulta"r
iii. NavnioS.' said the captain. "have
been rr-;loSS for some time. and it would
take iirl" lo max" Them break loose in
earnest. This Frank has doubtless been sent
,ut by his chief n lind ont all he can about
the intentions uf th, white, men,
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Gen. snoxx,,en,. Renort.

Harrisburg. Dec. 26.-Maj. Gen. Snow
den. division commander of the national
guard. has submitted his annual report to
the :lintant- general. Considerable space is
devoted to the Homestead affair. He says:
'Thcre is no doubt that the presence of so
large a force. 50 startling liz its sudden and
unexpected appearance preserved that part
of the state and perhaps the country at
large from disturbances such as we have
not heretofore witnessed ami the first brig
AIDE contributed its full share" OF the Iams
episode lie says: "In the state Of war then
prevailing. as since laid down by the chief
justice. lams' act was mutiny and treason,
and cul. Streator would have been justified
in using measures. if necessary, upon the
spot. in fact an officer failing to repress
lnutiny is liable to severe penalty"
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Crime and Suffering.

Boston. Dec. GA shocking scene of
dcpr.vity came to light at No. % Min
dora street. RoXbury. yesterday. Re
ports that row was in progress in the
house brought officers to the place. On
the floor of one of the barely furnished
rooms was found II woman in IL bcastly
state of intoxication 4 man i'll an un-
conscious condition was lying on the
floor in another part of the room, and
two other intoxicated men wcr" half
lying in chairs. Five small children,
the eldest but seven years of age, were
hlddlcd about a stove in which there
was scarcely vcstige of fire. The un-
conscious man, whose name was John
Tusthcr. was found TO be suffering
from Il fractured skull and was sent to
the hospital. The other two men, John
and Michael Gately, were. arrested,
charged with assault and battery Oh
Tusthcr. with Il brick. The woman,
Tnstllcr's wife. was also removed to the
station and the five children to the
Marrrlla street home. Tusthcr is not
expected to live.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Will rrobnb,y Lynch Him.

Bowling Green. Ky. Dee. 21.-Rob
Harper, the negro who has been in jail
here for II week. as the ass:,ilant of Miss
Kate Anderson some tim" since, was
identified by her Yesterday \ mob de-
mnndr,l him of the iailrr Miss Amber
son had requested that the negro be not
lynchrd last night as each recurring
Christmas would hr an awful rccollcc-
tion To her. and the request was agreed
to. The mob appointed Il committee to
consider the matter. agreeing to abide by
the ruling. The question of lynchng
was discussed and four voted to hang
him on Monday willie three voted to
hang him at once. The men quietly
Dispersed. agreed to rciSScmblr to-day
ut time not given out
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

WnShngtn. Dee. p. = Secretary
Charles Foster has had il great many in
vitationS to 90 into business enterprises
ON tn" expiration of his service as secre
tnry of the treasury on March +. but he
has not yet decided what he will do.
Come to think of it. Ii" remarked re-
centlv To his secretary. Il need not do
anything if | don't want to- The pres
idcncy of several national banks has been
offered The secretary. and it is quite
probable that he will acccpt one of them.
but lie has taken no action in this di-
rect ion rs vet
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
UNFoRTUNATEM EMlNNEAPOLlTAN


Minneapolis. Special Telegram. Dec27-
II. :. CorSrr, the veteran real estate
and insurance agent, and supposedly
one of the soundrst business men tinan-
cially in Minneapolis. is badly cmbar-
raSscd and will make an assignment,
probably to-day. The firm of H. s. Cor
ser \ Co is also involved and will as
sign ut the same time. The other menu
bers of the firm are l.. Il. Elwood. Wal
ter Il. Badger ami \. L.. Brlknap. all
we'll known in the business circles of
Minneapolis
1T is practically impossible at this time
TO even approximate the result. Mr..
torSer himself thinks that he will be
able I" meet all his obligations nearly
Ill full. He puts his assets ut 81. .OuU,-
600.
The assets will amount To about
Sla".'hh' in excess of the liabilities" !"
he said. Tho amount received hy the
unsecured creditors will largely depend
upon the management and successful
handling of the estate hy the assignee,
the greater part of the property being
real estate. The assignee has not been
appointed vet. but will probably he So
iecl'd TINS week. and it is likely the pa
pcfS Ill the formal assignment will not
be issued until tomorrow. or later i'm the
week.
we shall probably continue in husi-
ness Ill this city, and will undoubtedly
follow the same line. Ii our assets do
not cover the amount of our liabilities
we shall consider the amount uuts,al. l.
ing among the unsecured creditors n
moral debt. and shall consider ,ha, we
nave not discharged our obligations until
we nave paid that anio,n, in fun"
Nnlcl among the assets arr n = OuD.
acre farm near CroollSlon. of which 1000
are sewn cach ycar to wheat. and in
ccLl ection with the farm h,. runs an
elevator at Crookston His principal real
estate possession ia Minneapolis is a
large interest i'll Oak Park a,,iition. Som,
OF the leading business mon of the city
arc interested with him in this property
which of late has been !, good deal of ;
load To its owners. Mr. Corscr also owu:
Il S45.00o lot on Vine place and IL valu
able lot on First avenue. opposite tn,
postoilicc. lie has over $lUu.U .U,W tied III
i'll the Lyman &. Dayton estate. and tli.
has been drag ON his resources con
stantly. Other property of less value Ii,
has in various sections of the city. Mucl
| of it is cXccllcnlly located and un,lrl
| fair real estate conditions could l,c easily
realized upon.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
HI1ny Nrt.SiSS.

Madrid. Dee. 27-NioIcnt gales are
raging off the west coast of Spain. Re
ports indratc that there lave been
many fatalities in this part of the At
lanlir. and that Shipping has suffered
seriously along the Spanish coast. The
ship Maria .I"aquina managed TO make
haven mt Nigo in II disabled condition.
her rulder having hrcn un&hipprA and n
mast broken. During th" gale her cap
tain was killed. and two Seamrn We're
drowned. The ship Marin 'rrrc>; found
Xynrn lrnWurl
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

Rome. Dee. 24.-.All the cardinals at
present i'll Rome waited upon the pope to-
day and rendered him TIE usual Christmas
congratulations. III reply to the good
wishes for the church and himself his
holiness said that the signs of gathering;
storm We're visible To- all observers of
moral amt religious conditions. The Eu-
ropcan situation pregnant with ruin
aud disaster. and this condition could only
be brought 10 end l,v the hea!in. VIZ
tues of the church. which herself WAS be-
ing Violently a>S,,iled. The pope referred
to the Free Ma>onS. whom lie condemned
AS Il malignant sect WHO we.e never Irue
10 the people. bur who. unfortunately
We're SUPPORTED hy the government. Ills
holiness concluded by beStuwins The apos-
to!ic blessing upon the Whole wvrll
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
(saN Robbery.

Toledo, Ohio. Dec 27.-It was dis
covered tonight that systematic robbery
of the natural gas company has been
going on for how long no one knows.
The gas department officials found that
connections had been made to their pipe
line to several large factories. Two
members of the municipal reform com
-lni,tcc are among the number. Suit will
follow unless the gas steaIcrs promptly
pay the claims made by the city. The
factories robbed the city Of gas enough
to supply thousand families. and the
supply as q consequence has been short
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

RtIli l.Sih. Dee. 2I.-I'hr fact has
inSi been made public that during the
Tr.!ort ministry 4.DnO.DDO ilorins We're
clrl,rzzlc,! in the department of educa-
lion and public instruction. Count
tZnky. incumbent of The ministry in
question. both in the s;zapnri cabinet and
la III" present Wrkcrr cabinet. has
known "f the cmb"zzlrmcnt for some
time. hui has niir no mention of it.
No information is ascrrt;lincd as to the
mode %! fraud.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
starvation in Russia.

ST. Petersburg, Dec. 2G-Count Bobrinsky,
marshal of the court. has issued an appeal
for aid for the famine sufferers in the
province of Iula. There are said to be
i13.OUO persons in the province dependent
upon outside assistance. The government
the inhabitants. The crops are an utter
fail,ir" and the condition Of the farmers
i> even wors" than in 1891. The rich have
become poor and the poor have become beg
gals. The peasants use the roofs of their
hnts for fuel on account Of the dearth of
straw. coal and wood
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Severe. but Not Brutal.

Washington. Dec. 26.-Maj. j. p. Sanger
CT the inspector generals department has
made a report to the secretary of war upon
the case of Capt. Frank c. Grugan, Second
Schuyler. y. Y. The report shows that
Capt. Grugan is strict disciplinarian Of
naturally harsh temperament. but that there
is TO evidence of tyranny or brutality in
his treatment of his. command. In view,
however of the evident friction between
the soldiers and their commander. it is the
pnrtment will transfer Capt. Grugan to an
other station.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Becoming Epidemic.

Hamburg. Dee 27. Two children liv-
ing in the Borgcsch StraSsc fell i'll of
cholera on Thursday and to-day two
more in The same house with them were
stricken. The Epprndorf hospital is
trra,in" tlrty-cght cases of cholera. of
which ci-l, are of IL virllIcnt type.
There WAS one death from cholera at the
hospital today. Without doubt the dis.
cnS" is making steady although slow
progress. General unensinrSS prevails,
especially in mercantile circles
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
"Gct,ing Along Needy"

Washington. Dee. 227.-"Mr Blaine is
getting; along nicely" WAS DIR, .Iohnston's
reply To the question as 10 the condition
of MIR. Bllinrs health. The hour was
6:3O and the physicians, had just emerged
from the household of the historic man
sion on Lafayette square. lie had To-
manc.l with his distinguished patient
just thirty minutes by the watch and so
well satisfied was he with the improves
mnnt shown that he remarked that he
did not expect I" return To the house
again tonight. When asked as To the
probability of MIR. l1lainc's removal in
the near future, DR.. .Iohnston'S reply
was that he never had but onr state
mrnt to make about that, viz: That
such IL contingency was too remote to be
discussed. Al present Mr. Blaine was
doing very well, and it was his condition
each day that concerned him rather than
what his movements nigh! he one week
or one month hence. When asked /; day
or two ago if Mr. Blain" was permitted
to sit ZIP, his reply was that
he would not be permitted to
do so if that was his inclination. 10
day was generally observed us IL holiday.
Mr. Blninc's house was brilliantly
lighted this evening. and there was every
where maintained Il clnrrfulnrS, not oh
ScrvHhle in members of the family for
many tlaVS past
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

ST. Louis. Dee. ~. The Panama canal
scandal seems 10 reach 81. l.oui> and give
it Partisan flavor. Ex-o congressman Gro
for Judgment for his client. NJ Henry de
HouS>ett. for S:'n.uDO against A. III. IIel.
ische of Paris France Mr. Glover said 10
suit in order Ia get S"rvuicc on the defend
ant Mr. Grover says it is quite clear that
NJ. de BuusSert advanced VI. lIrri>rn"i $3.50.
600 on Panama stocks and houS. anl klat
now. sine" the collapse of that French
scheme. hc wants To get his money back.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Bandits OycrtnI.cn.

Laredo, Mex, Dee. %. Lieut.. West and
his company of United States troops came
upon II band of bandits rnrlinprd near the
AlHZan creek. over the Mexican line and
killed one AMI wounded another. Further.
particulars ar" to the cilec, that the troops
came upon the camp first nj nightfail,
Christmas eve. Tn" bandits were ordered
To surrender but fled in haste, firing II scat
i"ring vollcy ;S they ran for their horses.
So far us known non. of the troops were
wounded. After til" light. owing to he dark
ness, the Trail could not he followed. Fur
ther details are ;,nNouSiy awaited. Nothing
as yet is known rs 20 the fate of the deputy
United States mar:la!s reputcd to have been
Cauturpu by the rpyu,lt ;oustS
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Shot in II Sulnnn,

Butte. Mont. Dee 2l AT Walkervill,,
one mile north of this city. ,hi, evening.
Dan Holland shot and almost instantly
Killed Timothy Quinn. an old time Comstock
miner. Holland is II brother of the police
magistrate of Walkerville. The shooting oc-
CURED In !: saloon. and is said To have been
unrrovokcd. Holland was arrested
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Trinlc, Tragedy.

Dallas. Tex. Dec. 24.-In n battle with mis-
tolSS in Ranch county today three men were
killed and two more fatally wounded The
colnatants were William Smith and IL man
srcave. ST.. and George IIargreavr, Jr., q
brother. on the, other side. Over twenty
five shots We're fired, The shooting was the
railroad station.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
American Farmers in Mexico.

Washington. Dee. 27-There is Il large
colony of American farmers in the vi
ciLity of Monten"rrcloS. in the State of
Nruvo Leon. Mexico. and along the line
of the Monterey Il Mexico Gulf railway
engaged in the profitable culture of
orangcs and other fruits. Large ship
mcnt> of Mexican oranges and lemons
are being made 10 the United States.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
II MnrricS Him.

Paris. Doe - The Matin to-day says
that Nj. Anton FROST, one of the menu
mrs of the chamber of deputies who is
threatened Ivy tlir prosecution because OF
his connection With the Panama scandal,
is suffering from ruugrSlnn "I the brain.
The paper adds thru his family mius" to
give information regarding his condition
The E.clar publishes to-day an interview
with .>rtuu. the :,"-l,",wrrm in the lna-
ma affair. in which H.. says his papers
arc in II place where they are SAT" from
pryiny investigators and nobody would
lr able to get copies of them. lie de-
clrcd that he did moi desire to he mixed
up in the present campa gn. in which hc
was nowiSc concerned. lie added that
hc would not return 1" France. remark
ing Significantly that he regarded l'aron
dc Rcinarhs death as !; warming To him
self. Arl"n is generally h"liv"l /" have
taken refuge in Spain. wh",r Ii" is walt
ing for the storm to blow over
NJ. Drnayr"uss" refused L" fight, his
object being to drag NJ. Ravna before
the courts. NJ AnlrirnN has tried TO
pick II quarrel with NJ. ltibot hy drmand-
ing am explanation of certain portions of
his last speech in III" cll;lm"r. Nj. ltih"t
declined To reply through his secretary,
WHO said merely that Nj. ltih"t had re-
lrrrr,l 4" NJ. AmlriruX merely in his pub
lie tHparitv.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
VIII Sue ,i,, .,,.,.,;.,,,,,

Montreal. Dec u. I'll" directors of the
canada Revue which WAS banned by Arch
bishop Fahr" for its attacks on Catholic
clergy, having obtained legal advice thai the
archhishop's action was Illegal. have de-
termined to take proceedings in civil courts
authorities for damages
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
,Iude Horus Coinx.

Webb City. No.. Dec. 26.-Joe and Fred
Reynolds have been arrested at Joplin,
charged with making and passing counter
felt dollars and halves. quantity of which
was found upon their persons. They have
flooded this section with the spurious coin.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
yernttved by MidreIx,

Chicago. Dec. 26.-The motion of the
Burlington to make a 1O-cent rate on salt,
Chicago to st. Paul. was negatived to-day
by Chairman Midgely. He found the notice
defective under association rules and Of
ficiaily established the precedent that re-.
he used as basis for reductions to st.
nj
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

Chicago. Dec. John j. Regain. Il
Parncllitr secretary ami an honorary pail
bearer nj the great Irishmnn'> funeral.
committed suicide at the Columbia house
in this city yesterday morning. Rrgan
came from Ireland to Chicago about a
month ago in quest of Il missing brother.
and had searched the city high and low
without favorable result. He was found
dead with IL bullet hole through his fore
head. Guests at the hotel say that Re
gan was overcome by mcancholicS. that
for several days he had felt very sad
over his failure to find his brother and
being compelled 10 spend Christmas so
far away from his relatives and friends
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

The skeleton of Killian Bossck, who
disappeared from Willow City, n d., was
found III the Turtle Mountains. He had
sucided
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
ncn,,. Er,,, n;u,,,,,.r;,

lie Sucur, Mimi, Special. Dee. 27.-Diph-
theria is in this vicinity. In the family of
Mrs. Lena Meyer three young ladies and
one young man have died in the last two
weeks. Five more of the children are now
down with the disease A few other cases
are reported in the ncghborhOod.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
New Line of Pacific Steamers.

Ottawa. Dec. 26.-It is understood here
that the Canadian Pacific railway has come
10 u definite understanding with the govern
mert in the matter of placing line of fast
believed that the line will be in operation in
lSI.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
A Dwelling Raced,

Lake City. Mimi. Special, Dec. 2G.-The
residence Of Mrs. Maragrct Cronin caught
fire to-day from a defective chimney and
was destroyed with most Of its contents
Less $500; insurance 81 900.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Will Become presidential.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Among the fourth
class postotiices to be raised to the presi.
dental class. on Jan. l are Springfield,
Mimi: Crawford. Cooperstown and Oakes
\: u; and Centralia, New Lisbon and
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Rol,l,ed Of Her uuIr.

Cincinnati Dec. 27-MiSs Rose Tucker liv.
ing on Carlisle avenue, went out early this
morning to get the morning papers She had
gone but short distance when II mas
caught her and Will. pair of shears shipped
off her luXuriunt hair.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31
Mrs. Lungtry Has n Relapse.

London. Dee. 2I.-NIrs. Langtry. whose
condition was reported yesterday as hav-
ing favorably passed the critical point,
has :utfrred Il serious relupse.
The Dickinson press., 1892-12-31

Mrs. Ilngtry Has II Relapse.
London. Dec 2i-It is rumered tonight
that Mrs. langiry has suffered Il relapse
and is again seriously i'll.