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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-10-20
HE WESTERN BLIZZARD.
Worst Experience for Years IN
q wyoming and Colorado.
SoTne Loss of Life Eeported-An Rail-
ways Blocked by Snow-The Record
for This Season OF the
Year Broken.
SNOW AND WIND.

SNOW AND WIND.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. l5.-For near
~ two days the severest storm ever
known ON the Union Pacific railroad
ragged here and as far west
as Ogden. Utah. In all directions tele-
graphic communication was cut off
until late Thursday night, when
this dispatch was sent through
on temporary wire. All rail-
roads have been blocked, the
cuts being filled with snow which in
some places was piled up IS feet.
Rotary snow plows have been hard at
work between Granite and Laramie,
the snow being 5 feet deep on the level
at the latter place. A half dozen west
bound trains have been tied up here,
but left after the return of the snow
pillow.
LIVE STOCK PERISH.
At Granite canyon Conductor Rob-
erts was blown off the platform of a
car and hurled down a 15O-foot en-
bankment, the deep snow saving his
life. Reports are being received of i'm
mense loss Of cattle aid horses in north
ern Colorado and in Wyoming. Thou
sands of dollars worth OF these animals
are known to have persisted. and it is
estimated that almost a third of the
cattle and horses on the ranges have
been destroyed by the storm. An I'M
known dead man was found by the
side of the railroad track near Greedy,
Col. He had persisted from the effects
of the storm.
MEN KILLED.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Oct. b
Word was received in this city by Rock
Island trainmen of damage and loss of
life along that road between Colorado
Springs and the Kansas line. Near
Falcon the track-walker was overcome
by the storm and sought refuge in
culvert, where he was frozen to
death. Near Mattiscn flock of 300
sheep were found dead and on further
investigation the dead body of the
herder was discovered about 100 yards
away. He had evidently endeavored
to find house, but had persisted in
the attempt. Engineer Leeman, who
was running the show plow, was seri-
ously injured by a piece of the plow
breaking off and, crashing through the
cab, striking him in the breast. 1t is
reported that 800 head of cattle were
frozen to death between this city and
LinOn.
THE RECORD BROKEN
DENVER, Col, Oct. 15.--The storm in
Colorado has been the most terrible in
its history, especially at this season of
the year. At Palmer lake, on the
divide. the snow is in places 80 feet
deep, and rotary snow plows are neces-
sary to bore holes through the drifts.
Trains are at d standstill and the wires
are all down. Accounts of fatal acct.
dents are coming in slowly. Two
wrecks occurred at Ell Moro on the
Union Pacific, the result of the blind
ing snow. In TIE first collision Conduc-
tor King had both arms broken and his
skull fractured. A Rio Grande train
was at the Same place. F. II. Vaner, a
brakeman, could not see the train on
account of the snow. He was ground
under the engine and fatally injured.
An Australian miner named Boteze
stepped into shaft covered with snow
at Central City and fell 80 feet. He
was instantly killed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-10-20

PARIS, Oct. 15-The returns issued
by the board of trade show that during
the month of September the imports
decreased $4,000, 600 francs and that
the exports increased 2l,O99, O00 francs
as compared with the corresponding
month last year.
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Union College Secedes.

New YORK. Oct. 1.-THE differences
between Prof. Briggs, of the Union
Theological seminary, and those who
are opposed to his theological views and
teachings, have caused fresh trouble at
the seminary, the managers having de-
cided to sever the relations existing be-
tween the institution and the general
assembly, thus indorsing DIR. Briggs.
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Mr.. BLAINE SPEAKS,
His Audience a Large Crowd of tn
Neighbors of Whitelaw Reid.

His Audience a Large Crowd of the
Neighbors of Whitelaw Reid.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Oct 15.-James
G. Blaine on Friday night raised his
voice in support of republican princi-
pies, as he has done in every campaign
for thirty years. He spoke to the
neighbors of his host, Whitelaw Reid,
and through them to the whole coun-
try. What he had to say was brief, but
it was enough to show that his devotion
to the party with whose history his
own career is interviewer is undimin-
ished. 1t is probably the last occasion
on which the great leader will address
the public on political issues
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Blew Out the Gas,

DIES MONIES, Ia, Oct. 15.-Mrs. Lizzie
Stevens, of Missouri, Kan, was found
dead in her room in hotel Friday
morning. She arrived Thursday night
and blew out the gas. Her son, aged
81 years, occupied an adjoining room.
He had also blown out the gas, but an
open transom saved his life. He said
when he recovered that neither he nor
his mother had ever seen gaslights be-
FORE
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More Money for the Professors.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, Oct. 15.-The re-
gents of the State university have
adopted suggestion made by Presi-
dent Angel that the salaries of profess
sors be raised, to prevent other colleges
from constantly robbing him of his
best assistants. The raise is from $500
to $500 annually in each case, in ac-
cordance with the length of the term
of service.
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= e LII /.

Delhi is situated about eight miles west OF
Redwood Falls, on thu. NJ l. It. e., and mas
population of from three to frHr hundred 1t
has several general merchandise stores. a
harness shop, millinery establishment,
frst-class hotel, three elevators, etc.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-10-20
Hanged Himself in Jail.

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. Is. - Patrick
Neary, who was yesterday sentenced
to four years Imprisonment in the
Eastern penitentiary by Judge Seeley,
at Honesdale, for attempting to murder
Thomas Finnerty, was found dead in
the Wayne county Jail, at am, hav-
ing hanged himself during the night
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Heavy Fire Loss at West Point, Miss.

WEST POINT, Miss, Oct. 15.-The
most destructive fire that ever occurred
in this place broke out at o'clock
Friday morning and before it could be
got under control the finest business
block in the city had been destroyed,
the loss amounting to $1,000
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Killed at a Railroad Cross,r~-

KANKAKEE, ILL, Oct. 15.-Lucius
Case, prominent farmer residing near
this city, was killed here by his horse
becoming frightened at switch en-
CINE at railroad crossing. The en-
CINE came upon him quietly and there
was no fagman at the crossing.
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Rioters Sentenced to Death.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. IA large
number of the men who were arrested
for taking part in the cholera riot at
and judgment was rendered at Astra-
kan. Four of the rioters were SEN
fenced to death, while many of the
other prisoners were sentenced to exile
in Siberia.
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Millionaire Bell Killed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. II. Thomas
Bell met death Sunday morning by
plunging headlong down a stairway.
His fortune OF $4,000, 1000 will go to his
widow and six children. lie came here
in 1850 by way of Valparaiso and went
into banking and rapidly acquired
wealth. He was one of the incorpora-
tors of the Bank of California.
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Death of Cant. Ros..

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Capt Orlando
H. Ross died here Thursday. He was
a native of Bethel, O., and served in
the army of the union during the war.
He was cousin ~ Gen. Grant and a
member of his staff. the last survivor.
it is said, of that body.
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Killed While Hunting.

New YORK, Oct. 14.-Charles Lcwn-
der Cottenet, one of New YOrk's SO.
ciety leaders. was killed yesterday by
falling from his horse while hunting
with the Meadow brook Il. l. hounds.
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PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 15.-The num-
Der of men killed and injured by the
explosion of gas at the Philadelphia and
Reading Company's Sterling Run col
liery at Shamokin is now known to be
eleven. OF these five are dead and the
remaining six so badly burned and
mutilated that small hopes for their re-
covery exist. When the explosion oc-
cured it was accompanied by heavy
fall of coal, which entom bed five of
the miners. Early Friday morning the
last body was reached and brought to
the surface
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-10-20

Non-Partisan w. Z. T. U. Convention.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. l5.-The third
delegated convention of the Non-Par-
tisan National Women's Christian Tenn
perance union is to be held in Cleve-
land, November Is to Is, inclusive, and
promises to be the most notable assem-
blage of Christian workers that has
yet gathered under the non-partisan
temperance banner
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Stock Cremated.

ERIE, Col, Oct. 15.-Tbe barn on the
dairy ranch of J. w. Horner, near here,
was destroyed by fire yesterday, and
sixty-five head of mich cows and five
head of horses were consumed in the
flames.
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Beat the 'Trotter.

SEDAL1A, Mo-, Oct. 14.-In a 1O-mile
race here yesterday on the half-mile
track Jack Prince, an Omaha bicyclist,
defeated Mary Howard, trotter; time,
9 minutes 26 seconds
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Fire at Frankfort. Mich.

FRANKFORT, Mich, Oct 1.-THE most
disastrous fire in the history of this
place broke out in the barn of H. M.
Lockhart, burning or damaging seven
buildings. Losses aggregated 500, 900.
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Money Order Service Extended,

/ WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE domestic
money order service has been ordered
established in 1,S47 fourth-class post
Offices throughout the country.
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Ended in Death.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. IA cable
car in this city crushed into political
club Saturday night, killing two per-
sons and lnjuring dozen others.
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70 Oe uOted ,ipOn at the nert General Election,
jPtbtisitett IN Pursuance Of Chapter 157,
General LaCS of 1881
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DELHI TRAIN TINE TABLE.
East bound passenger. Lv, 1l:12 A. NJ
West bound passenger, |: $50 NJ
West bound freight, 4:l5 A NJ
East bound freight, 7:07 M
G.. NJ. BROWNE. Station Agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
A Story of Conkling.

UTICA y. Y, March 2S-"Roscoe Conk-
ling was one of the most remarkable men
of his day." said an old politician, when
the late senator's name was mentioned in
course of chat the other day. Bad tenn
per? Well, yes, ne had rather disagree
able fashion of insulting his constituents
when the spirit moved him. l remember
when first he went to congress. l was in
one of the departments at Washington at
the time.
Zone day as / was passing through the
main corridor on the lower floor of the
building an important matter that / had
forgotten to make some notes of suddenly
came to my mind. / stopped in one of the
little recesses by a window and resting my
memorandum book against the wall began
to write.
"a moment later and heard light foot
falls on the stone floor and a sound of sob
bling | remembered that | bad passed
newsbOy about ten years old in the side
corridor as | came around into the main
hall He was looking rather blue, but
only gave him passing glance. A quick,
firm tread sounded along the wide passage
way, then a sudden halt and low voice in a
rather sharp tone asked: See herel What's
the matter with your
"'N-n-n othing-only Il-lost me little bag
as had all me money in
'''How much?' said the voice impatiently.
1.-TWO dollars-n -six bits, n me mothers
sick
"'You are Johnnie -s' was the next
question.
Yes, sir
Here, take that and go home and get
the children something to eat, and if you
ever tell who gave it TO You I'll thrash you
within an inch of your life and the man
caught the boy by the shoulder, gave him
a severe shaking and passed on.
THE lad stood in open meuthed wonder
until the footsteps died away, then ex-
claimed under his breath, 'Jimminie
cricketsi Ten dollars!l Whoopee!l H'rah
for Rosk Conklingn and was out of the
building in a flash.
THE boy was known to most of the peo-
pie about the vicinity as the oldest child
of man who had been hurt while work
ing on one of the public buildings, and had
but recently died from his injuries.
Many of the officials and others who
knew him gave him odd jobs. and ne did
much toward the support of the family.
A few days afterward l met a gentleman
VINO had known Mr. Conkling from boy
hood and | related the incident to him.
Never mention it, he said, Il beg of you.
if you care for his good will or even his in
difference. He would never forgive you if
it were to get out and he knew You told IL.
He is one of the most unaccountable crea~
lures ever knew. / have known him TO
do acts of charity. and if the recipient
thanked him effssively, or any one knew
Of it. be would be in towering rage for
hours afterward Whether ne so detests
osteptatious charity or what it H. cannot
imagine Re is really kind hearted about
many things, and is devofedly fond Of the
few with whom he makes friends. Bur
woe betide the luckiess fellow who catches
him in ANYTHING which may De- construed
int gentleness or charity, or what he calls
sentimental weakness IN o. her men.
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The I,nanties Of Gibraltar.

Perhaps one of the least visited of the
long famous and noted places In Europe
is the rock OF Gibraltar; yet, according
TO the account Of q Traveller VINO recently
fingered there a few hours on her way
from Egypt TO England, it must be a
veritable winter paradise. She writes:
Beyond the barracks are the gardens,
full OF palms and acacias and tropical
looking trees, and with 2rum lilies, roses
and the heliotrope IN full bloom. We
sat down Icy fountain and basked in
the sun, and enjoyed the fragrance and
greenness and blue sky, then returned 10
ihe town and visited several shops in
quest Of a shady hat to protect one
against the sun, which has been literally
scorching on board ship. Such an article
costs about ten times as much as In Eng
land. We went On to the fruit market
and bought some bananas, the sellers
1avishly squeezing open Tangier oranges
fresh picked from the trees for us to eat,
apparently careless whether we bought
or not. But it is not all sunshine, and
even in the Mediterranean plenty of
warm wraps are necessary. Even after
q scogching day, as soon as the sun goes
down, it gets bitterly cold when the east
wind rises and the deck gets drenched
with dew; but the jewel bedecked
heavens; with VEINS and Jupiter like
small moons making broad pathways Of
light in the sea, are sufficient reward for
those of US who brave. the cold on deck. I"
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shot from the Cochrane penetrated the tur-
ret chamber of the Huascar and exploded,
killing or wounding 10 of the guns crews
and temporarily disabling the revolving
apparatus.
At the sane moment 4 shot from the
Peruvian ship loosened one of the plates
on the Cochrane Even this short action
proved that the HGaScar was heavily over
matched. Her shots barely penetrated the
Cochrane's plating and went 10 pieces by
the impact Her turret revolved by hand,
and the Gillian machine guns were su-
perior TO her own. Grau was not the man
TO surrender until whipped, however, ana
he promptly closed on the Cochrane and
attempted to strike with the ram. Again
the ineo uality showed itself. for the Gillian
vessel was provided with twin screws anG
could turn in half the space required By
the Huasear. Again and again Grau tried
the ram, and soon the ships were within
800 yards, sometimes getting as close rs 100
or even 20 yards At the shortest range
the machine guns and rifles were zealously
piled.
All II this time Gsau remained IN the
tower directing The ships movements. with
the upper hall of his person exposed to the
enesny's shots.
Al the end Of half an hours firing she'll
from the Coc!,raue penetrated the tower 81
the hHascar aud exploded inside, Grau
was literally blown - atoms 4 lex N..>
the largest piece OF his body rhsI could h.
fonnd TO- c..''.u-rieu q" tiss te'oa- a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
yalue of Snow Notifications.

No possibility of warfare seems to
escape the attention of the e erman mil
itary authorities. After the recent
heavy storms which prevailed in Prus-
sia 1t occurred 10 them 10 try what effect
the projectile Of the new rife may have
on masses of snow. Intrenchments
were made, some FIVE feet high and SIX
feet thick, behind which targets were
placed 80 represent an enemy. "'he fir
ing party, stationed 1.500 feet from the
works, pierced them through and
through, as was proved by the numer-
GUS holes found in the targets behind
them. Similar experiments have been
made in Russia. In tris case the in
trenchments were twenty-five feet in
thickness. and are said to have kept off
the bullets fired against the marks in
the rear of them. It will re Ally be
seen from this that unless al 3e time
and plenty Of men are at comma d snow
is not of much value for fort.fying mill
tary positions against musketry fire.
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ably hundreds of men living who served
as postmasters under Polk, as did the
deceased, and asserts that the distinc-
ton of being the oldest living ex-post-
master belongs to him.
Mr.. Powers is still hale, hearty and
vigorous. Ee was appointed postmaster
Of Whitewater. Wis, by President Mar
tin Van Buren, in 1893, and alse served
Under Harrison and Taylor Afterward
be removed to Chicago. where he has
been eminently successful in business.
Although now IS years of age, Mr..
Powers says that he expects to live to
see several more administrations come
and go. BE relates some very interest
ing anecdotes of the early postal regula-
tons. their freedom from red tape. and
the trustfulness and honesty of the gen,
eral public at that time when the post
age on letter was twenty-five cents for
each half ounce, collected at the point
of delivery. Mr. Powers was born in
Woodstock, VI. and when he first Wis
tied Chicago. IN 1888. he saws II was "a
mudhole Of i.5o0 inhabitants" and he
was disguised with it. But he likes it
better now.
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Europe or America. il is very rernafkable
that the forms of these flint implements
are practically the same in whatever part
f the world they may be found. The pre-
Historic man of Cochin China worked the
Jumps of flint into the same forms, and
probably by the same process, as did the
men who settled in northwestern Europe
after the melting of the glaciers, or those
mysterious progenitors or predecessors OF
the American Indians, whose remains are
80 abundant in this country.
A still more curious fact is that all over
the world the same origin is attributed 70
these stones by the people of the present
day. The name of thunder stones Is uni
versally applied to them By the savage
races of the East Indies, the South Ses is
lands, Africa and South America ~ well
az by the more civilized people of China
and India, and the ignorant peasantry OF
Europe In Italy alone a curious excep-
ton occurs in some localities, whore the
long, fat implements are known by the re-
markabIe name of "the tongues OF St
PanI" All recollection of the people who
made them. or the uses for which they
were designed, seems to have been lost;
and this would either indicate their great
antiquity or that they were fashioned by
another and different race before the i'm
migration Of the present inhabitants OF tue
countries where they occur.
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lieutenant was killed and the MASTERY

lieutenant, was killed. and the masterlv
handling that the vessel had had thus far
in the fight was at an end. About this
time second shell penetrated theSurret
and killed and wounded nearly all of the
guns crews. also wounding Capt. Corbajal,
the second in command after Grau fell. To
add to the misfortunes of the Peruvian ship,
the Cochrane's consort, the Blanco Encal-
ada, steamed up to take hand
By this time one of the two guns in the
Huascar's turret was disabled and the best
gunners on board were out of the fight.
Lieut. Rodriguez, who commanded in the
turret, leaned out from the ports to give
his directions, and in the midst of other
casualties a Chilian shell glanced on the
turret armor and beheaded the lieutenant
as with knife The vessels were at close
quarters, and the Cochrane attempted to
use her ram She missed the blow but
sent shell into the Huascar that carried
away her steering apparatus.
Another shell penetrated to the Huas-
cars engine room and inflicted heavy dam
age to the machinery and killed and
wounded many people. The tackle by
which the ship was steered was exposed to
shot, besides being Inadequate, and but
little control was had of the vessel after
the destruction of the tower The new
commander, Capt. Aguirre. remained IN
the turret, and as the vessel had no speak
ing tubes his orders had TO be passed along
deck and below by means of messengers
and word of mouth.
At the end of an hours fight there was
no sign of the Peruvian flag going down,
although the ship was only a moving
target and the excellent small arm fire OF
the Chilians had driven most of her crew
below The arrival of the Blanco was a
temptation to the Huascar TO try her ram,
as the CHILEAN vessels soon got in each
others way A blow at the Blanco missed
and the latter answered by a broadside
that added to the Huascar's casualties, es-
pecially among her steering crew
At the end of an hour and half the flag
staff of the Huascar was shot away and
the Chilians ceased firing. One of the
crew, Frenchman, run up another flag
on a spar and the fight reopened. The first
shot after this incident entered the turret
and exploded, killing or mortally wound
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Rents and then submitted to publish
srs. Il went the rounds, but no one
would have it. Mr.. Fuller had faith in
his book and concluded to publish it ar
his own expense. This was done with a
Boston imprint on it. The book created
no stir ia the literary world, but those
who read it liked it, and in the course Of
3 year it had made for the author many
friends among the critics.
Mr.. Glider, editor of The Century,
was so pleased with the tale that he
bought the copyright from Mr.. Fuller,
and viii now bring out an illustrated
edition The Century has also bought
from Mr.. Fuller his new story, LA
Chapelaine Of La Trinite, ;" and the lucky
author has just been sent to Spain by
that magazine with a commission TO
prepare some articles on that country.
Mr.. Fuller is also a musician and rs am
bilious to write an opera.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
Origin of Domesticated DOGS.

The Eskimo dog is derived from the
wolf. Doubtless the first dogs which
We're trained to serve mankind were the
jackals of Asia, which are to this day
very intelligent and docile when tanned
There was kind of dog kept by the an
cient Egyptians which was evidently
obtained by breeding from slenderly
built species that is wild IN Africa at
the present time.-Interyiew IN Wash
ington Star.