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The herald., 1893-12-24
FRANCIS ESCAPE.
A MASKED MAN FIRES AT HIM ON
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Assaulted on the Porch of His Houso-
Bullet That Went Close to His
Read-Kobbery Must Have
Been intended.

Mr.. John +. Francis, the capitalist
who resides at 615 South Main street,
had as close an escape from murder as
man can experience, on Friday night.
He resides with his vile, who was q
Miss Dominguez, at the Domingusz
mansion at the address stated. On the,
evening in question, he had taken
party OF friends to hear the oratorio OF
the Messiah at Simpson tabernacle
There was large party filling two car
riages, and on their return to the house,
at about IL 80, the guests were invited
to the dining room to take some lunch.
Dir. Francis WAS not hungry and
stepped out on the porch OF the houge to
enjoy cigar. He paced up and down a
few times. when he was accosted by
come one he could not gee, with the
order half in Spanish and half in Eng
lish Throw mp your hands"
At the remark Mr.. Francis merely
laughed, fancying that some Of his
trlends were trying to play joke on
him, and he continued smoking and
walking up and down the piazza.
The man in the darknes said nothing
more, and the next thing Mr.. Francis
knew was big aix-shooter leveled at
him, tremendous report and a big,
lead bullet whizzsd within four incheg OF
his head and buried itself in the side OF
the house.
At the report Mr.. Francis jumped to
one side, which probably saved his lie,
and happened to strike chair and fell;
he recovered himself in moment, and
rushed to his room and got pistol and
started after the fellow. who immedi-
ately after firing had started to run.
An alarm was given and two police off,
GERS soon put in an appearance. A
search revealed the fact that the would
be assassin had dropped mask and an
old-fashioned steel watch key, and his
footprints were plainly visible in soft
earth near the piszza.
The detectives have taken the matter
in hand and it is to be hoped that they
will succeed in unveiling the mysterious
attempt at murder. Mr.. Francis is a
very wealthy man and it is improbable
that his assailant had any other object
than robbery. He is wealthy gentle
man of most amiable, generous char
actcristics, and az far as he knows, has
no enemy who would resort to assasein-
alton. His hosts of friends have good
canse to congratulate themselves as
we'll as Mr.. Francis that the affair re-
suited as it did.
The herald., 1893-12-24

"'You have done well,' he said. 4
know the rascals well. You have saved
cartridges for my soldiers by killing
them
''Then he stopped. He could not un-
derstand how the big revolver had failed
to shoot through the hat. He thought
there was some kind of necromancy
about it. SO Mac cut bullet from a
cartridge and showed that the usual
powder space was for the most part filled
with cork. The alcalde turned the cork
over in his hand ana then said:
"'Those wise Yankees! But they do
by subtlety what we would do by valorr
"Tken Mac gathered up his hat and
revolver, mounted his mule and rode on
with the alcalde, leaving the soldiers to
look after the dead bandits. Take my
word for it, and carry a good gun out of
sight when travelling in Mexico, and an
other one where all can see it."--New
York Sun.
The herald., 1893-12-24
DIR. TYNAN's BODY.

The Remains of tho Lost Modesto Mil
lionaire Discovered.
MASON Cry, Iowa, Dec. 23.-An old
gentleman giving the name Of John
Adams, who died and was buried at
Hampton about 10 days ago, will doubt
less prove the lost DR.. Thomas E. Ty-
nan. wealthy Californian who disap-
psared from San Francisco, October
10Th. When he left he wrote a note in
which he stated he would be home the
following day, since which time nothing
has been heard from him. Policeman
Ioso, of the Marshaltown force, recently
secured picture of lyman and with
Undertaken Gray and the sheriff the
body was exhumed, and although some-
what decomposed. there was resem'
blance enough to indicate that the body
was that of DR.. lyman. Relatives living
at Modesto, CAL, have been notified of
the discovery.
The herald., 1893-12-24
A Clerks stunitlitx.

A clerk in dry goods store told us
humorous incident which had for its her.
oine well known society girl. The
young man has in charge department
where paper patterns are sold, and the
other day in walked the aforesaid young
woman anxious to buy the pattern of a
wrap for her aunt. "What sizeY' que
ried the clerk. "Oh, / do not know"
answered the girl. Cannot you give
me some ideal" went ON the youth, anx-
ious il possible to make sale. ssShe is
rather large and above the average
height" laughed the fair maid, but this
answer was not one bit helpful, so she
was obliged to go away without the de-
sired pattern, but as she was leaving the
store q bright thought struck her. and
she returned to the counter, land with
evident triumph in her face and manner
announced, II can get it now; she's AZ
years DID," and afe conld notunderstand
why this vivid description did not enable
The stupid person bafind tho counter to
give hen tho exact sixp thai sEo rGzuuired.
-PhiladalQhia Tjnea
The herald., 1893-12-24
ANGRY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
They Wreck Hall and Storm Police Hea
uuarters In Cincinnati.

They Wreck E7all and Storm Police Head.
quarters In Cincinnati.
School children to tho number of 1900
nearly wrecked Odd Fellows hall at
Eighth street and Central avenue late
Tuesday afternoon. At the closing of
the school four young men distributed
tickets to the pupils of the cathedral
school and the largest three public
schools The children were informed
that ticket with cents added would
entitle one to admittance to an enter
tainment and valuable prize.
For over an hour in the afternoon chill
iren poured into Odd Fellows hall, each
paying nickel. Finally young man
came out and sang song SO badly that
the little auditors hooted him. At the
same time another man distributed
chewing gum packages to few in the
audience. The singer stepped into an
anteroom, and the other went out the
door.
Becoming tired of waiting for the next
act, the children finally stormed the stage,
only to find nobody. When they realised
the swindle, they broke out every win
dow, smashed the chairs and wrought
ruin in every possible way.
A detail of police came rushing to the
hall. This gave the children an idea, for
in body they assailed police headquar-
ters until the authorities were in state
of siege. 1t was late at night when the
young victims reluctantly went home.
No trace was found Of the sw;ndlers.
They secured over $100. The hall was
damaged several times that much. Gin
cinnati Dispatch.
The herald., 1893-12-24
"Les Pulling" Legally Defined.

Theexpressive but questionable phrase
pulling Leg was defined by the Berks
county court the other day. In the divorce
caseof Lewis w. Yocum against his wife, "a
letter written by the latter was produced,
in which she told her husband il he
wanted his ''leg pulled" she would do it.
The question was asked what was meant
by pulling leg" ]. HI. Jacobs, coun-
sci for the defense, said it was slang
term, meaning to get money from an
other without giving an equivalent The
court acquiesced in this definition of
'leg pulling. Reading Pa.) Dispatch.
The herald., 1893-12-24
A MODERN CINDERELLA.
There In a Mystery Surrounding a Pretty
Little Los Angeles Girl.

There In Mystery Surrounding Pretty
Little Los Angeles Girl.
Is poor pretty Annie O'Hanrahan
modern Cinderella? A great many peo-
pie are inclined to believe that she is.
The court proceedings regarding this hap
less child were recently recited in these
dispatches. The girl is in the care of a
home hero, and her alleged parents, Mr..
and Mrs. O'Hanraban, are trying to re-
gain possession Of her. The mystery Of
The case WIS caused by the contradictory
evidence OF the parents. They brought
Annie mp with the idea that she was not
their child and that her mother was
Mrs. Payne OF England, but when Annie
sought refuge in the Florence home they
declared that they were her parents.
They have dropped hints abont the
possibility of the child coming into a
great inheritance some day, and it would
seem that there was some basis for this
hypothesis, for they are now as eager to
get hold Of her as they were to lose her,
and rumors about her belonging to
great English family are extant.
At any rate, the proceedings show that
O'Hanrahan, who is wealthy man,
treated the girl shamefully until his sud
den and recent requirement of a regard
for her. 1t was shown that for two
years past he kept Annie ont at service,
her employers being instructed to give
her little earnings to O'Hanrahan, and
she was kept in a shocking condition,
only having one dress and no under
clothing.
Mrs. Sheldon Borden testified that she
had employed Annie for time, and on
one occasion when she had told Mr..
O'Hnnrahan that the girl was ill he re-
piled, "Throw her out or send her to
hospital"
Mrs. Borden bought the child some
underclothing, but her father took it
away from her, and Annie went on the
stand and corroborated the evidence and
said she had rather poison herself than
go back.
The mystery about her case has arous-
ed great interest, and inquiries will be
made to ascertain il she has any rela-
tives in England. San Francisco Exam
fnar Nt
The herald., 1893-12-24
IN THE HANDS OF sAToLLI.
Father Corrigan's Differences With
Father Faviss


HoBoKEN, N. j., Dec. 23.-Father
Corrigan, of the church of Our Lady OF
Grace, makes the statement that the
differences between himself and Father
Favis. which brought the orders of
Satolli and Bishop Wigger into collision
is still in the hands of the apostolic del
egate, and trusts it is the last dying ef-
fort of the shameless conspiracy that has
been wsged against him since he wrote
the little pamphlet which Wig
ger condemned in 1883. That little
work found echo in every American
heart. One of the first results was the
Baltimore council OF 1884, and the first
triumph was the establishment of a
papal delegation at Washington and the
promulgation of the pope's liberal pol
icy ON the relations Of Catholics to the
public schools. Father Corrigan denies
that he ever aaked DR.. Favis to WORK
against Wigger and Archbishop Corri-
gan. All he ever asked Favis to do was
to translate news letters into Italian.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Playing Cards.

The Chinese, who, according to their
histories, invented everything before
anybody else, claim the merit of having
first designed playing cards and devel-
oped the games arising out Of them. The
Emperor Soun-Ho had many wives, who
naturally found time hanging heavily on
their hands, so the emperor devised
amusement for them by inventing cards
-thatis, if we are to put any belief in the
words of the Chinese historians. There
were 80 cards in each Of his packs-three
suits of nine each and three extra or SUI
perior cards. The Chinese cards were
oblong as ours are, while those of the
Hindoos were round.
Surprising though it may seem, it is
nevertheless true that the queen in our
suits is comparatively modern innova-
tion. The picture cards were at first
entirely military-king, knight and
knave. The Italians were the first. it is
said, to give the lady place in the pack.
New York Herald.
The herald., 1893-12-24
AN ALARMING EPISODE.
Why Milan and His Son. King Alexander.
Wept and Embraced.

Why Milan and His Son, King Alexander
Wept and Embraced.
The following alarming episode is re-
ported from Abazzia, a watering place
on the gulf of Venice, as having oc-
CURED during the recent sojourn of the
Servian court in the little seaside town.
King Alexander and his father were in
the habit of taking their breakfast in the
open air along with the members of the
suit, who one morning had taken their
places at the table when the young king
and his father returned from walk.
The former bade the gentlemen go on
with their breakfast. as he intended to
have bath first. King Milan and the
courtiers partook of their meal, and in
three quarters of an hour King Alexan-
der came back and was Immediately
served with cup of tea. He had no
sooner swallowed large draft than he
dashed the cup to the ground and made
most horrid face. King Milan jumped
up and exclaimed that it was poison. A
regul.r panic ensued among the mem
bers Of the suit. The court physician
poured out another cupful and tasted it.
AT that moment the chef hurried up,
quite pale with excitement, and said:
II beg your majestys pardon. Twill
! stake my head that there lis no poisoning
in the case. II was the cooks mistake.
He brewed the tea with sea water instead
of spring water"
The king was the first to recover his
composure and INDUCED in hearty
laugh. Milan embraced his son and wept
aloud The suit felt as If relieved from
dreadful nightmare .-Neue Freie Presse.
The herald., 1893-12-24
But ono saur raxnr senator.

Many years ago, when the now vener-
able Captain Bassett Of the senate was a
youth, he was directed to place snuff
box in each of the small recesses of the
rear wall of the chamber to the right
and left Of the vice president and to
keep them filed for the Clays, Websters
and other senators of the.old school who
were habitual snuf talrcrs. The snuff
boxes remain as reminder Of the times
and habits Of senators who made his
tory. But they ars seldom filed, as Mr..
GserBs sx NSssiSsfpud ID the only sez,aaor
who nsss ssgG lasRi4 1ns RasA
The herald., 1893-12-24
THE rINOH OF POVERTY.

Three Deaths from Starvation Rt
Pittsburg.
PITTsBURa. Dec. 23.-Within the last
"a hours three deaths occurred from
starvation. The names are Anthony
Dominick, an Austrian aged so, Mary
Weisman, daughter OF Henry Weisman.
aged 8, and Mrs. Arthur, widow, aged
80. at Homestead. Dominick had eaten
putrid fish in his hslf-starved condition |;
the little Weisman girl had been sick
and her parents could not provide
proper food, and Mrs. Arthur died of
sickness and lack of food.
The herald., 1893-12-24
SCULPTOR RUsT's SUIT.
A Complaint Against the Garfield Nom.
oriai Association.

oriai Association.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 23.-Suit has been
commenced by A. E. Rust, the sculptor,
against the Garfield National Memorial
association to recover $500 claimed to
be due him for the production Of the
Garfield monument. The association
was originally composed OF the following
eminent men: The late ex-President
Rutherford B. Hayes, James g.
Blaine, j. II. Wade, ]. H. Rhodes,
Ex-Governor Charles Foster, ex-Ssnator
HI. B. Payne, Gen. James Barnett, Dan
z. Eells, Hon. Amos Townsend, Col.
John Hay, J. B. Parsons. Judge Henry
c. White, I. P. Handy and others. The
monument was built by popular sub-
scription.
The herald., 1893-12-24
rimid Train Robbers.

ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-An attempt to rob
q train on the Mobile and Ohio road,
near Forest Lawn, was O complete fail
ure. Eight men boarded the train, but
ON being refused entrance to the express
car they jumped from the train and dis
appear ed in the darkness.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Forgot His Dinner.

A man 81 years old, SO interested in
his work as to forget to go to dinner and
80 vigorous as to suffer no harm from the
deprivation, is to be congratulated. This
is the report that comes from Mr.. Wal
ter Nichols of Pennington, who has been
surveying in the woods the past month,
and whose accuracy in such work is SO
great as to be never questioned by the
judges of the supreme court.--Lswiston
To.x~,o1
The herald., 1893-12-24
CLOTHING CUTTERS sECEDE.
They Leave the KNIGHTS of Labor in q
Body.

They Leave the KNIGHTS of Labor in a
Body.
New YORK, Dec. 23.-At a meeting of
the Clothing Cutters assemblies OF New
York, Brooklyn and Newark, it was
voted unanimously to rsnounce the
Knights of Labor. The chairman re-
capitulated the work done by the har-
mony committee. ''Our proposals., I"
he said, "went before the Knights
OF Labor executive board, but
they rejected them. The same proposals
were sent to the American Federation
of Labor, and they not only adopted
them, but promised us all the support
in their power"
A long manifesto attacking the
Knights of Labor and setting forth the
reasons for the severance of relations,
is Issued by the garment workers. 1t
alleges dissatisfaction with Grand Mas
ter Sovereign.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Took Morphine.

OGDEN, Utah, Dec. 23.--Thomas Ca
noon. police judge Of this city. attempted
to commit suicide this morning by TAX
ing morphine. His lie yet hangs in the
balance. For several weeks he has been
suffering greatly from an attack OF la
grippe.
The herald., 1893-12-24
A Ninety-Yesr Contract.

NEW YoRK. Dec. %. - The Post-Ex-
press of Rochester, N. Y, which has
been receiving service from the New
York State press association, an adjunct
to the United Press, today severed it's re-
lations with that organization and
signed q ninety-year contract with the
Aaaociated Press.
The herald., 1893-12-24
Esston brought Back.

CHIcAao, Dec. 23.-Tonight Detective
Wells left for San Francisco with Frank
Easton, alias Hall, who came here with
5000 worth OF diamonds taken from .
San Francisco residence. Easton has
confsssed the burglary and rnbsrry.
The herald., 1893-12-24
pisd of Contribution.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.--Frank Kretschmar,
special agent of the interstate commerce
commission, died this morning OF con.
sumption at Thonasville.
The herald., 1893-12-24

NEW Tozx. Dec. 23s 3s--Martin B. Brown,
public prinksrs AasA tsaight ~ pnss-
The herald., 1893-12-24
nee Rates Reduced

Fire Insurance Rates Reduced.
Independent of the "compact." See Basker-
vile, 21s North Main Qanfranco buildiEa1 and
save money
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-05-21
OVER THE BIG FENCE
Gath Tells Of Sights at the
Worlds Far Geouads.
PAOfatwsM BEAT CHICAGO
Ca>s az Cssrttax ,hs ts~sti-h fiAswsAssis
"a shs xhas Morse rass,rn--ta-
ssss.ssax state ssssiItanss

MsaA ts .zid about sssassksn ~ the
vor'4S far In. sscsss a tsa of re-
s.sns sArcseas importation. rk~ vlrrs
sr- always assr. Ike she ,sxv - tAsn-
H. 'xso xp~css IN court eli ~. tsri,iSh
earmaszts al the whsss fiorS. tavern
viii hsd thss What they soat il his
'heston dollar" . phrase e Cd as the
Vssii's fsir st farts. wAisA2 ntoons.ei
In lsos fhs ~hiIs har.e Nd onxk,1. ith
s-si hair dssrs cot want yuus aog ~,
sseA As var spos,ssiom nipvs 1oSAr
dollar - th~ b-stioD 10 sssl69N0tHe
sors~issca sad h~rery of E3ese)vvf
A~>s that IL will ec~4 Aweplu ~
twenty nve dollars ~ ~-e sn u sk,ws
Asre agssn what In eaiieist ~ X{44ey
PiAiaano~-wtii NAMED. ~ H6s
reason shy . pssson shovd S<r WsRy
oue OF them. u cosss dq -. ~
h.ps. - sr- shs EEypsias Hsy - teet6sA
her ss.iosainisl quarter aud -tuRt VeH>
Nsateh dance. bat u will scs srst svoa
. csrt 70 vitit al ne potteri.s sn4
erramfs displays with your stse aa Z
-.-c pain inasr oa sAs--s ant - wrds 4
src E.atshiss> I lsslked a a siIaAc
Dutsa szhibi, yesterday efAlue tho
war. large paintings u Rembrandt.
t@n ter itslst sri others, copfr. and
burn-si m parts snd SQUARES, 80 that,
--t t..srther. taey make tpl,i.aax e.
lAryc ~ your grvat ul.Etei mirror.
w ha. il IN. price OF that blue tile
pictnrc. az IL stands fr1n.sd9f asked
sf thc custodian.
ENcited Of the uuwon,cd sound % .
qrery ia that sanetum ~ the unknown.
sh- Illinois nation organ to crowd
sronrt ~
he Haan examined the picture-ali
Diff blue. about three feet hy two CT
Cor laTger-and said.
-tast IL one hundred and tvsnty-aix
icliAr~r
hal supposed il was . hundred dol
iars or inose. and I said to NY laAiy;
III the Chiesgosns expect "a do ell
.he s-llias here they viii - mistaken.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-05-21

ssd IN ssIl yos vAy. 4 frssad = going
a, yuns ta Dug0ps - oGssS ne his
houss iusl - y saAadA sarvsnsA. china.
cooking r>ars anA aI. asd I s>id: !
can s2Srd IL, IN anAs h Ter nothing
1Asak yesy-
Mr. HAndy h The soa a . presches
from shs esstsrs shoss ot Msrylsnd.
who PREACHED hinssif iaso Tut Dsis-
wars- Nosss did sAs sras Of pstsins
sA- gvrss catalogue of tAe vosids fsir
snso tbs hanAs Of ths ps~sidsnt oi The
United sssses The arss day. said hs;
My positioa might Asvs esaA - lie
de a. 6 large - vented IN make IT,
] iss h develop Ny ssvspspsr sdu-
estioa has been my guide ell sloae.
Come In here aud sss my reception
runmi"
II vss papsssA wasA tAs titls AssAs
oe tAs prsas u tAs giobsL
81 Also pablish the worlds fsAs news-
pspsr," sAid Handy. "Do yos know
that sAs uosa sdvanesd. basinsssliks
and nswspapes sort of . sassoa on this
slobs u Jspanf They dtd thsis work
move prumpsly than anybody; n wss
psrisc1ay done: they sss The great mod
erns of Asis-the Ansstca oi that Old
World"
sm told here thst the suie oS tho
United Press s.sncistioa fos oooe, 900
agsinse The AssoeiaAed Rssn ot Ne
West In not highly couaidcsed by thc
furusr's lawyera- Tslagy1phy is TOO
cheap ever ~ be ensnss0d again. end
Jay Gould broke the oSd nsws nonop-
oily q pieces and was moee ubsssl -
as editor than Franklin
The uss Of colors end desagu IN print
in0 Aaa spread all over The land A
solosUd piceurs given away with the
fve-ceut Sunday issne of daily paper
makes the press the author of art In
tho household.
Bat sculpture shows up strong In this
new west Chicago has In its streets
and parks the best American statues of
Lincoln, Grant and Columbus The
sculpture st the exposition Is superb.
and . good deal Of IL is made by Ameri-
esns of German and foreign stock.
A. write the last the sun comes out
a. IL tho summer meant 10 be. do
not sec any cholera. sandbagger, pol
lutcd drinking water, or anything
heard of east. The reality reminds me
Of . young Chicago friend who has
been In every visitable nation. Said he:
Before I was married and was what
the French call . coureuse, or coquette.
was told everywhere that II l would
90 somewhere else ! would find
the fair sex very fraiL So being
frail myself I went to see. ] went
from Seville tO Tripoli. from Buds-
pesth to Cracow. from Damascus "a
Nsgasahi, in Japan. Everywhere 1t
was the west country that WAS 70 be
the harem land. l never found il; IL Is
nowhere"
GronGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-05-21

FnR ONCE mol sheF pass y
bar law that any man nsing free law
books should never be admitted 10 the
barr
But the vest IL the wcst. N has In NIL
iss large cities frye newspaper iihfs-
rlss. the n~wsrsp,r is tho Gospel of ~
dav. 4. contain. le.s c~imiral matter
than the old Tes.amens and u hnds
employment fcr the poor
TIE Germans rals Chicago hy uuu'-
heys. they srv donsse 'he irs~h IN
nam s~~s. Ges~ssn 10 Fov~rpsst ~ u
iisei. q ~~ese gu~srnsr - Minnesota
rnnh~vs rsl- America aud '-scs NON
hesa ere nos often ia arsnaod Tho
dsv. sh. t~.nsy ssor hssars, 10 . sr'~t
r.yroa~d est.,e.s~. sni before - sol
bevord IA est msaT can ,hins. AZ
gssi ,as fp~~vccv, ~ the top ~ iAs
state ssas hss,.~if . fs-.s. e.s,-a-wa.
death fesyinr Invalid
H. No-s- y ff.aays r~~,ta rset
s~rsssr~ sai -s<As~ sslis.sn. ~ss ssfi
"a s~ ss4ss Laes ~ wsAAtassss.