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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03

situated Mr.. Roy dug down into the ground
and commenced testing pan of dirt.
Laird remained with him. Like a fash
the whole thing came back to me. Here
was the spot where the strangers had
stopped. Burning with impatience to see
If the remainder Of my dream was to be
verified, hurried on alone. 1t was all
familiar ground now. The trees, the un-
derbrush, the contour of the ravine, all
were as natural as if had known them
for years. About 600 feet above where
Roy and Laird had stopped the trail
forked exactly as / expected. No, the
word expected is wrong. BY this time
knew it would fork at that place. I
found the very spot where the ledge
should be, but to my great disap-
pointment no ledge was to be seen.
the lode from which had clipped the
chunks of quartz. Satisfied, however,
that the spirit if not the letter of my Wis
ion would be realized, l ran back to my
companions shouting that this was dream
gulch and no mistake Meanwhile Roy
finished his panning and found ten dis
tinct heavy colors The second pan of
dirt yielded about So. 1t is only fair to
say that all three of us were greatly ex-
cited. That night Laird and myself,
armed with revolver and butcher knife,
camped on the spot, and Roy went down
to Eagle City and told Ebert that we had
struck it. Next morning Ebert started
for Evolution TO set provisions, and Roy
returned to US, when we named the place
Dream Gulch.
"Now comes the most remarka Bile feat
ure of my story, which l assure you is
faithful and true in every particular. So
impressed was that the ledge must be
where | had seen it in my dream that
together Roy, Laird and myself squared
the four sides of tree and stuck up
quartz location; although at that time
there were not the slightest indications
of quartz being in the immediate vicinity.
Next day we dug down into the hillside,
precisely where had seen the ledge in
my dream, and there, sure enough, en-
tirely hidden beneath the brush and soil,
was well-detined quartz lode. We had
struck it now and no mistake, but winter
was coming on and little could be done
that season in the way of development;
yet we dug when we could and opened up
the vein, and one day we knocked open a
pocket in which was deposited a nugget
of the purest virgin gold. This was worth
by weight just S97. It was known as
the 500 nugget, aud was afterward sold
in Portland, Oregon, for that sum.
There is little more to tell. Three
days after the claim was discovered we
engaged surveyors and had them run out
inc INES. Every where IN Jhe vicinity
where we prospected the ground proved
to be rich from the grass roots down to
bed rock. During the fall we took about
$500 from the ledge, the cold and snow
preventing any extensive operations; but
the indications are excellent, it beats
ranching, and, with the present bright
outlook before US, 1 shall not re-
turn to ranching and herding until
have developed TO the fullest extent
the minutest particulars of my wonderful
dreamn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03
STRENGTH OF A SANDOW.
Athletic Franks Of a West Virginia
SpOOk.
1t Haunts Grist Mill and Plays with
Ponderous Tools and Missiles.
Capable as the Devil"
From the st. Louis Republic.

From the st. Louis Republic.
Wheeling, w. Va, Aug. 25.-Some
weeks ago the Register of this city was
informed that there was haunted mill
near Valley Furnace, Barbour county,
and that there were many strange sights
and sounds to be seen and heard there.
Later local correspondent, near Valley
Furnace, sent in a letter telling of these
things. They were generally discredited,
but were deemed worthy of investiga-
ton, the belief being that at least the
source of the strange occurrences could
be located. Accordingly, member of
the staff was sent out this week to make
a thorough investigation. The gen
tleman selected TO make the
trip is the same man
who investigated the celebrated McComas
haunted house in Belmont county, Ohio,
nearly fifteen years ago, and found the
reason why a piano moved about the
room without being touched by human
hands, and a teakettle hoped from one
place to another on the stove These and
many other curious thing were found TO be
done by daughter of the McComas fami-
ly who had a peculiar occult power over
lnanimate objects, which she could not
explain ana which she did not discover
till she was woman grown The re-
porter returned to-day and has prepared
the following for his paper:
THE DEVIL OR SOMEONE EQUALLY AS ABLE.
81 have Just returned from the now IA
nous haunted milf located near Valley
Furnace, Barbour county, and which has
been mentioned in the Register before.
arrived in Valley Furnace in the morn
ing and spent the day asking questions of
the people there concerning the strange
things which have been going on there.
l found that a number of reputabl peO-
pie had been witnesses of the unexplaln-
able things reported, and that they were
fully impressed with the idea that the
mill is possessed of the devil or someone
equally capable of making trouble and
causing alarm. The building is compare
lively new, beng only about ten years
old, and all that time has been in opera
tion. 1t is now running, the water being
low, compelling the owner to keep it going
night and day to grind the grists
offered. There has never been a
murder or other tragedy, either in the
mil or anywhere about it, so far as any
of the old residents know. Richard New
man, the present owner of the mill, bought
it nearly year ago from B. +. Melon
aid, who operated it for ten years before.
Mcdonald says that there was never any
thing TO disturb his peace while he had
the mill, and that he is as much at loss
to account for the strange disturbances
as any one can be- Newman declares he
knows nothing about them, and to back
up his assertion says the value of the
plant has decreased One-fourth within the
past six weeks, since the disturbances be-
gan. People cannot be induced to pass
the place after night, and many grists
have been carried past the mill to another
ten miles down the road rather than stop
at the haunted mill. Mcdonald was ac-
cused Of knowing the cause Of the strange
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03
In THE DREAM CULCH.
How q Valuable Mine Was Found By
a RdlChmal.

A Vision Which Led to the Discovery
of One of the Richest Gold Deposits
Z in the Coeur d'Alene District--Story
of the Finder.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
The superstitious belief among miners
is an old one, that if man dreams of
finding gold, and then, in his waking
hours, will follow up the thread of his
dream, he viii, sooner or later, stumble
upon the lead he is in search of. This
theory was aptly illustrated some years
ago when the Occur d'Alene gold excite
ment, in the panhandle Of Idaho, was at
Ats hight. f. M. Davis of Pennington,
Mont, staid, quiet, Industrious ranch
man, with nothing Of the super
stitious or romantic in his nature,
on the night of Aug. 25, 1888, haa a
remarkable dream of finding a gold
lead far in the depths of deep and
wooded canyon. Not to be considered
foolish and made the subject of ridicule
and Jest, for long time Mr.. Davis kept
his romatic dream a secret; and even af-
ter he had followed up the trail of his
imagination in company with three
friends and actually made the most re-
markable discovery in mining annals, it
was with the utmost reluctance that he
made known the particulars to Lieut..
Particle, who tells the story.
At the time when this remarkable vision
came TO Mr. Davis he was a steady sober
and industrious ranchman, who clipped
his fieeces and rounded up his stock in
the most matter-of-fact way, and paid no
attention whatever 10 the schemes of ex-
citement and adventure which in this
busy country surrounded him on all sides,
One night dream came to him which
has since made him famous and rich, and
these are almost the precise words in
which he related it to the writer:
II had been working hard that dav
rounding up steers and branding calves
ana went TO bed tired worn out and rest
less. 1t was nearly / o'clock before [
closed my eyes and dropped off into un-
consciousness. Then found myself trav-
cling up bushy, heavily-timbered gulch
and turning to the left passed through a
dense wood and entered a side ravine
Somebody was with me. The three per-
sons were strangers, and, after going up
the ravine little way, the others stopped
and / went on alone. | saw the sloping
wooded mountain sides narrow and widen
as passed up the bed of an almost dry
stream. Here and there We're shady pools
VI NH1Sl INV dlS anu tElCkLlng over golden
sands. Trees grew close together and
tangled underbrush kept about their
trunks as if trying to guard the gold to
which their rooJlets chung. The scenery
made vivid impression uroD my mind.
The scene was entirely different from
anything / had ever beheld, and the
slender, thick-set forest trees, the bushes
ana The very foliage left deep impress
sion On my memory. It was not dream /:
IL was a vision. If the Ewpd an horcrio, ,,
theory be true, that the spirit leaves the
BODY during trance-like sleeps. my spirit
was actually ia that gulch that night.
The minutest details Of surroundings
were as clear and distinct as if seen with
the waking eyes, and the very distance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03
Battle with a Chicken Hawk.

Portsmouth, o., Aug. 26.-Mrs. joseph
Myers, of Friendship, this county, hau .
battle with a monster chicken ha"%
which swooped down upon her al NJ.
door-yard and endeavored to take po'
chicken out of hehands of three-y VIA s??Il5
old child. The screams OF the cn -,
brought the mother, but the hawk NC, NC
game and turned on her. After Drt +iiiin2
its legs, Mrs. Myers succeeded IN hii bo,s.
the fierce bird, but not until she was ssa ID
ribly lacerated about the face anu
with its fierce talons.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03
AN ARMoRED TURRET,
Which the Troops Propose to Erect at
Coal Greek.
Trom the Chattanoga MINES.

Mention has previously been made in
the Times of the armored turrett dc
signed by Lieutenant and Quartermaster
Wenning, of the provisional battalion,
which is now in course of erection on an
emfnence commanding the position at
Coal Greek.
In a recent interview reported in the
Times, the adjutant general stated that
work on the structure would cease, but it
has since been ascertained that it is to be
completed as speedily as possible. The
tower will be four stories high, the
ground or first floor being for no special
purpose, but can be utilized in many ways.
The second floor, which is reached by
means Of a ladder from the ground floor,
is large octagonal chamber supplied
with port holes on each side aud win
dow, protected when occasion requires by
a stout oak shutter.
The third floor overlaps the ceiling Of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03
Incubator Joe Is Healthy.
From the Philadelphta Pras.s

New York, Aug. 25.-Master Joseph
Grevert, the incubator boy, is now breath
ing natural air like other babies He is
ten weeks old and was taken from his tin
foster-mother four weeks ago. From a
mere skeleton only seventeen inches long
and weighing two and one-half pounds,
Master Joe has increased both
in avOirdupois and altitude until he
weighs seven pounds and stands two feet
in his stockings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03

A Vision Which Led to the Discovery
of One of the Richest Gold Deposits
in the Coeur d'Alene District--Story
of the Finder.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-19
AGENT HOLOHAN TALKS.
\ Reply to the Charge Made Tuesday
Night by Rev Mr. Buckley.


The statement made by Rev Mr. Buckley
at the Murphy meeting Tuesday evening,
that on n recent Sunday evening while
riding on n horse car with his wife, they
had counted thirty saloons in full blast,
has created n sensation. and placed the
officials in a bad light
An interview was held with Liquor
Prosecuting Attorney J. f. Holohun to-
day by Democrat reporter. and he
makes the following statement:
ANY person having the temperance
movement at heart, as Rev Mr. Buckley
claims TO have. should consider it his duty
to report to the police or the prosecuting
attorney such cases rs he speaks of
would be only too happy to coop
crate with him in the punishment of
those persons and consider it my duty to
do SO. 1t is the duty of the police, par
ucularly when the police are paid good
salaries. to report such violations of the
laws. If Rev Mr. Buckleys statement is
correct the police have been grossly negli-
gent. No complaints have been
made to the chief nor to myself. Should
such negligence exist it should be brought
before the police commissioners. As to
Rev Mr. Buckleys statement that he rode
on horse car from the suburbs. pre-
sumably on the South Main street line,
and counted thirty saloons in full blast on
Sunday evening 1 wish to inform
him that there are only nine
teen saloons from the terminus
of the horse car line to center square. II
Rev Mr. Buckley will come to me with evil
dence will be only to happy to prosecute
those violators of the law If these saloons
were in full blast, it was a very fragrant
and open violation of the law and would
not require even ''spotter" or detective
to bring charge. If charge is
preferred l will do my duty"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-19

Ruth. the eleven months old daughter of
Luke G. Flood of S54 Baldwin street. died
early this morning. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon.
The New Haven County Medical society
is holding its semi-annual meeting in the
New Haven house to-day, and several of
the Waterbury physicians are attending.
The teachers committee of the board of
education held an important meeting this
afternoon and considered several matters
which will be reported TO the board of
education this evening.
Young George Aucock who has faculty
of getting into trouble. and is the source of
no end of anxiety to his parents, told his
father Tuesday evening that he was going
down to the auditorium to take the pledge
and reform. The father was delight ID and
encouraged the boy. George asked his
father to let him wear his gold wat III and
the request was granted. The boy had
also secured some money belongingito his
parents, and he has not been heard from
since.
st Cecilia's fair in City hall had a large
attendance last night. The young ladies of
the parish presented the play st Cecilia
in very creditable manner and it was we'll
received. CABOT and Day, in slack wire
fun, and the solos of John Moore were all
heartily applauded. Dancing continues
every evening. The Lyra singing society
will render several fine selections this
evening. The second act of st Cecilia
will be repeated and Miss Lottie Simpson
will dance the Highland fling. The door
prize went to No = 1854 last night.
The funeral of Miles F. Dolan was held
from his late residence on East Main stree
at $50 this morning. The remains wer,
taken to the Sacred Heart church, where &
mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev
Father Treanor. The Eldorado Pleasure
club, of which the deceased was II mem
Der, attended in body. The pallbearers
were Edward Pagan, Michael Coss, Am
brose Knapp, John Koran, Henry Byrne'
and Martin Dolan. There were severa
beautiful floral offerings. Interment wa,
in st Joseph's cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-19
OCTOBER WEDDINGS.
Pretty Ceremony at the Church of the
immaculate Conception.

Pretty Ceremony at the Church of the
immaculate Conception.
The beautiful ceremony of marriage with
n nuptial mass was performed at the i'm
miculate Conception church this morning
at o'clock. katherine Agnes O'Neill of
this city and Bartholomew Buckley
of New York were the contracting
parties. William Pickett of New York
and Miss Jennie NJ. O'Neill, sister of the
bride. were best couple. Rev Father
Burke of North Adams, Mass, n cousin of
the bride. performed the ceremony. The
ushers, William Hibbs and William Burns,
escorted the young couple down the aisle
promptly Mt the hour named. The bride
wore costume of ecru lansdown. The
bridesmaid costumes was steel laudsdown
A reception was held at the home of the
brides mother, 476 North Main street, after
the ceremony. The presents were many and
beautiful Among the out of town guests
were the Misses Cordelin and Wanna
O"Neill of North Adams, Miss Tillie
Shields of Brooklyn, Edward and Katie
ONein of Bridgeport, Sarah OBrien of
Meriden, Mr. and Mrs George Skclly of
Woodbury. and Miss Reynolds of Southbury.
Mr. and Mrs Buckley left for New York,
where they will reside, on the 3:25 train.
HAMPsoN-RUssELL.
Il. William Hampson, secretary of the
L. F. Haase Co, and Annie. the eldest
daughter of DIR RUSSELL We're united in
marriage by the Rev DR. Anderson at the
residence of the brides parents, 43 Hill
side avenue. ut 4:30 yesterday afternoon.
Miss Florence Russell, sister of the bride.
acted rs maid of honor. The ushcrs Were
Homer Russell and Charles q. Hampson
The rooms Were prettily decorated with
palms and flowers. Mr. and Mrs Hampson
left on the 5:53 train and on their return
will reside at 100 Waterville street
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-19
DOWN THE VALLEY NOTES.
Doings of n Day In Naugatuck aRd Union
CITY.

NAUGATUcK, Oct 19.-The Church
Helpers had very large attendance at
their festival last night and must have
realized a snug sum for their labor. The
entertainment opened with a tableau ar
ranged by Mr. and Mrs s. s. Scott. Then
followed the baby song from Wang"
which had to be repeated. The farce,
"A Box OF Monkeys, was presented by
Mrs Miles Clark, Mrs H. II. Hawley. Miss
Vredenburgh. Samuel Spring and Mr.
Broderick in a style that had their voices
been n trifle louder, would have done no
discredit to professionals. The farce will
bear repeating. The entertainment closed
with tableau, Comm, Through the Rye. "
Mrs James o. May singing the verse.
Patrick Pointer and Miss Elizabeth Ne
Donald were married Mt st Francis church
yesterday.
We notice that the tables We're turned
yesterday and that two young Swedes be-
longing to this town were fined 50 each at
Waterbury for being drunk. 1t is gener-
ally the Waterbury youth that pays here.
Walter Knott was arrested on Tuesday
night by officer Herman for being drunk.
He had his case continued until last even
ing when he paid - and costs, 1886 in
all, besides his attorneys fees. 1t is
rather expensive getting drunk at Union
City.
Quite number of our citizens are ex.
pected home from the big fair this week.
The weekly meeting of the board of Sc,
lectmen should be held this evening. Like
! the United States senate, the board is very
much divided on the town attorney bust
ness. Mr. Moore and Mr. German, demo
Gratis. each have their candidate. while Nj
Schaeffer, republican. says he has an Mt
torney appointed for any legal business h,
may require attended to.
The remains of Mrs NJ. Desmond will b,
taken ont of town to-day for burial.
The First division, A. o. H., expect
very pleasant time at their animal ball II
the opera house tomorrow night.
The main shaft of the CorliSs compoun,
being set up at the factory is - inches il
diameter ut its thickcst part is from Is I,
to 20 feet long and will weigh from twenty
three to twenty-four tons. The machiner,
will be run by some thirty ropes workin
over sheaves arranged for the purpose.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-19
MILLIONS IN SMOKE. ezz
Tons of Costly Wall Paper Destroyed In q
Big Fire In New York.

NEW NORK, Oct l9.-One of the most de-
structive fires this city has seen recently
extended from st. Raphaels Roman Cath
Ole church on Fortieth street, west of
Tenth avenue, to the north side of Forty
second street. The losses will mount well
up into the millions. The fire started in
the factory of William Campbell \ Co,
wholesale manufacturers of wall papers at
BIZ to SIS West Forty second street and 500
to 512 West Forty-tirst street. 1t spread to
the adjoining buildings occupied by Nevins
& Haviland also wall paper manufac-
tuners, ON Tenth avenue and Forty-second
street. Both firms We're entirely burned
out. Several other buildings burned.
After the fire had gained considerable
Roadway the smoke was so dense that the
tiremen could hardly do anything. 1t was
said that there were four men in the boiler
room atwork, and police and firemen made
dash for the place, but were driven back
The flames burst from the front of the
building with II report as if an explosion
had occurred. y man appeared ut the
fourth story window shortly after the fire
shot through the front of the building. His
clothes were in flames. He got out upon
the window ledge and jumped to the roof
OF the portico over the main entrance tothe
Campbell building and gained the street
and darted off through the crowd. Nobody
seemed to know who he was
The material in Campbell's was of such
an inflammable character that 10 minutes
after the fire was discovered it had made a
wreck of the building ana had eaten its
way into the adjoining houses. Next to
Campbcll's, on the Tenth avenue side, was
Nevins * Haviland's wall paper manufac-
tory, occupying three houses on Tenth
! avenue and two on Forty second street.
These buildings, like Campbells, were
loaded to their utmost capacity with the
finest wall papers, which the flames preycd
| upon, casting heat so intense that one set
of firemen was detailed to play ON the hose
of the n.en who were fighting the flames.
AT l:2O this morning the police reported
| the fire was under control.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-19

PUTNAM, Oct 19.-An investigation into
the epidemic of burglaries in this town has
revealed the fact that the plunderers are
members of gang of well known boys
living in this town. and who are trying to
emulate the daring deeds of dime novel
heroes. While attempting to unearth
several of the crimes which have been per-
petrated here, the officers accidentally
came upon q mysterious hut in the wood
land owned by Oscar Tourtelotte. Con-
cealed in the hut were many articles which
have been stolen during the summer. In
addition to the plumber were found about
$50 five cent novels of the most blood
curdling kind. 1t transpires that about
four months ago gang of boys, ranging
from thirteen to sixteen years of age, or
ganized what they called brotherhood,
in the upper village. They erected hut
and operated from this place as a rendez-
vous. Octave Nadeau was chosen as
president and Joseph Corey. captain.
They travelled about in gangs of five or
six and have stolen large amounts. The
president and captain are now in Jail for
their crimes. Other arrests will follow
Immediately and it is thought that the
gang has been broken up.