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The herald., 1893-12-23
A Raid to Be Made on the
White House.
The Plan Is to Kidnap Ruth
Cleveland.
1t Is Also Proposed to Send ''Old
Grover to Hades."
Such Is the Plot Disclosed in Lettsrs
Found in Kansas = Washington
Officials Threatened by an
Anarchist.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABILENE, Kan, Dec. 22.--Two letters
picked up on the street here by coun-
trywoman were handed to the police.
One. from Topeka, dated December 10th
says:
I'VE have concluded to make two jobs
OF the White House business. We will
take the oldest child first. We can get
her all right. Mollie will get her and
hand her over to us and we Keep her
till reward is offered. 1t means thou
sands to us to get the child Ruth, and
we will get her too in January. Address
me in Chicago. We will go right on"
The other was of earlier date from
Minneapolis. 1t said: 1--WE have every
thing ready for the White House and
will send Grover to Hades when the
bugle sounds. We will also get our
$4,000. Will start for the White House
now. We have never failed in our jobs
and won't now. There is much more in
the houses of the gold bugs and Wander
bilts."
The police consider the letters the
work of cranks. A queer acting indi-
vidual who was around the city early in
the week, declaring he would soon be
rich, is supposed to be the recipient OF
them. He has gone east and has not
been located.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ga special to the
Republic from Abilene, Kan, says: Up
to tonight the police have found NO
trace of the recipient of two letters
which contained an outline of plan to
kidnap Ruth Cleveland, although they
think they can identity him with crank
who was in Abilene early in the week.
He talked wildly about property rights,
and said he would soon have his
share. Little attention was paid to
him and he went on east, saying he
would be heard from. Wednesday, in
one of his haunts, two letters were
picked up, but not until late last night
we're they given to the police Tbs
letters are evidently written in all sin-
cerity and had been through
the mails, though the envelopes
were torn 30 the address could
not be read. That the gang referred to
means what is intimated, cannot be
doubted, but their ability to carry out
the plot is problematical. The stranger,
who it is pretty certain had the letters,
was careful to give no name, and search
for him seems unavailing after the
delay.
The herald., 1893-12-23
NEW CoRPoRA CATIONS.

Reservoir and Mining Companies Or
ganized at San Bernardino.
SAN BERNARDINo, Dec. 22.-Articles of
Incorporation have been filed with the
county clerk by the Victor Reservoir
company, capital stock $4,000, 600. The
object of the company ia to erect dam
at Victor Narrows, on the Mojaye river,
l50 feet in height, impounding lake
nine miles long and about three wide.
This water will be used in irrigatiIg
about 100000 acres OF land in the Moiave
desert, which is specially adapted to
growing raisins, grapes and alfalfa.
The Altrura Gold Mining company,
capital stock $3.50, 900, and the Wander
bilt Mining and Milling company, cap
ital stock $l.000,0D0, have also filed
articles of incorporation.
The herald., 1893-12-23
PORTLAND CoNsPIRAToRs.
The Celebrated Case at Last Given &c
the Jury.

The Celebrated Case at Last Given to
the Jury.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 22.-The trial of
20 persons in the United States dis
trict court on the charge Of conspiracy to
smuggle Chinese into the United States
from British Columbia, came to an
end tonight, and the case was given
to the jury. At a late hour
Judge Bellinger ordered the jury to re-
turn sealed verdict, if they
agreed before morning. The Judge
instructed the jury to return a
verdict of acouital in the cases
of Captain John Ross. J. E. Marks and
Glen 0. Holman. His instructions in
the cases OF the Chinese merchants
were virtually to acquit the de-
fendants. The cases of James
Lotan, G. j. Mulkey, Thomas Jordan,
~, Bannoh. Seid Back and Ching
Chang Quie he said he would leave to
the Judgment of the jury. The trial
occupied two weeks, and over 100 wit
nesses were examined.
The herald., 1893-12-23
DEFENsEs OF FRANCE.
nj. Lockroy Says They Are Defectiv
Frontier Camps.

nj. Lockroy Says They Are Defective
Frontier Camps.
LONDON. Dec. pa Paris dispatch to
the Times says: Temps contradlcts the
report in the Independence Beige that
France medtates fixing camp at Gil
vet, on the Belgian frontier. Temps, in
discussing the probabilities OF 8 German
camp at Malmedy, says il created it will
then be time to consider frances means
for defense in the direction of Ardennes
and Hainaut. M. Lockioy in Eclair
makes serious indictment against the
condition of the coast defenses of France.
1t says the coast is all but undeiended
from Dunkirk to Cherbourg, and 167,-
100000 francs will be required to place
Cherbourg in state of defense. 1t AIDA
that the same statement holds good in
the case OF Corsica. and the British
could easily get footing at either
place.
The herald., 1893-12-23
ANOTHER CRANK.
vice-President Stevenson Threatened by
an AnarChtst.

President Stevenson Threatened by
an Anarchist.
WASHINGTON, Dec. pa crank sign
ing himself Don Juan, writing from
Passaic, N. j., during the long silver
fight. wrote numerous threatening LETT
ters to Vice-President Stevenson,
Secretary Carlisle, Senator Sherman
aud others. Finally the matter was in
vestigated. 1t was found that he was a
Polish anarchist, but the police
have failed to find him. On
Thursday the vice president
received another letter from him from
Baltimore. The chief of police of that
city has been called on to arrest him.
Senator Mills of Texas was along with
those who received threatening letters.
and as precaution, Charles II. Mills,
the senator's son, today obtained per-
mission from the local courts to carry q
pistol for his defense.
The herald., 1893-12-23
ROSCOE pAEKER.s CRIME.

A Negro Confesses Numbering an Aged
CoupIe in Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Dec. .22.-Near Winchester,
o.. the dead bodies of L. P. Ryan and
wife, aged respectively 81 and 7s, were
found at home. The wounds on the
bodies showed that they had been club
bed to death. Roscoe Parker, colored,
was arrested on suspicion. He confes.
sed, duplicating his half-brother, Sam
johnson. Parker Was hurried to Jail to
avoid the vengeance OF mob. John
son was left at large on account of lack
OF faith in the truth Of that part OF
Parker's story implicsHng him.
The herald., 1893-12-23
sHEEp MEN ALARMED.

California Wool Growers Protest Against
Removal OF the Duty.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ga meeting OF
the Wool Growers and Wool Dealers
Protective association was held here to-
day. 1t was decided that meeting Of
all persons interested in woods and wool
ems should be held in San Francisco
January 10, 1894. for the purpose OF pro-
testing against the removal of the duty
on wool and lowering the duty on wool
ems, as provided by the majority report
of tie ways and means committee.
The herald., 1893-12-23
THE FRESNO BAR.

Steps Taken Toward the Crsstion of =
New Federal District.
FRESNO, Dec. 22.-At meeting OF
number of members of the Fresno bar
last night, steps were taken looking to
the establishment of federal district
embracing Fresno and several other
central counties. Ex-Judge ]. p.
Strother was chosen chairman of
committee appointed by himself to look
after the drafting of resolutions to con-
grees. The other members are L. L.
Cory, George L. Warlow, DR.. Rowell
and Judge W. ]. Tinnin.
The herald., 1893-12-23
A NEW MEXICO RACE WAR.

Five Americans and Nineteen Mexicans
Reported Killed.
CERRILLos, N. NJ, Dec. 22.-News has
just reached here that at Laguna Del
Gallo, Lincoln county, N. NJ, a race
war broke out yesterday, and five Amer
leans and 10 Mexicans were killed. The
governor had offered troops to recover q
herd of sheep, but before this could be
contaminated. the trouble began. The
scene of action is inland and feeling is
expressed by herders and more trouble
is expected.
The herald., 1893-12-23
POSSESSED BY THE DnvaL.
An italian Stsbs Himself to Purge Kim
seIf of the Evil One,

An italian BtAbB Himself TO FurEo HIM
self OF the Evil One.
OAKLAND. CAL, Dec. 22.-Buonoma
Angrilio, an Italian from Sacramento
county, was taken from train today
with As gashes on his body. He had
gone into the closet and stabbed him
self with pocket knife. He hiss an
hallucination that the devil is in him,
and that blood-letting will let him out.
When left by himself he falls on his
knees and prsys constantly.
The herald., 1893-12-23
MATABELEs DEFEATED.

King Lobengula Hotly Pursued by the
British Forces.
CAPE Town, Dec. 22.-All the native
reports from Buluwayo concur in the
statement that Captain Wilson, by a
determined attack, completely defeated
the enemy. The Matabeles were soon
put to flight. King Lobengula took to
horseback, his wagon having stuck fast
in the heavy going. He was closely
pursued by Captain Wilson's party.
Lobengula's brother, Monte. yielded to
the pursuing party, with all the arms OF
his followers and all their cattle.
The herald., 1893-12-23
The Death Roll.

New York, Dec. 22.-Col. VIM. Clark
Young, the oldest graduate OF West
Point, died today OF pneumonia. He
was born at Evanston, ILL.,, in 1893, and
graduated in 1922 from West Point.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-Herr Guttmann.
editor of the German Medical Journal,
died today OF influenza.
CoPENHAGEN. Dec. 22.-General Landi-
nerone, who figured in the Schleswiss .
Holstein campaign of 1854, is dead.
The herald., 1893-12-23
Ths Prepderxast Trial.

CHICAGO, Dec. GA number OF in
sanity experts testified in the prender-
CAST trial today that they belle. ed chs
prisoner sane and responsible for his
acts. The state disposed Of Elk expert
witnesses today and strong effort will
be made to get in all the evidence By
tomorrow aight.
The herald., 1893-12-23

and government troops is reported to
have taken place at Itajahy, north
of Desterro. 1t is said 400 were
killed and large number wounded.
The government 10 said to have cap
tured the rebel warship Meteoro.
The herald., 1893-12-23
GAVE HIMSELF UP.

The Iowa Granger Who Killed Two
Confidence Men.
Sioux CRY, Ia, Dec. pa. H. Pilla,
the man supposed to have killed two
confidence men, Blum and Myer. last
Saturday, today gave himself up to the
Sioux City police. The story of the kill
ing as told by him is largely as surmised
and already published. He was enticed
into the tailor shop" and an attempt
made to snatch his pocket book. In the
struggle, he succeeded in getting his re-
volyer out and shot both. Pilla is q
farmer living near Chatsworth, la.
The herald., 1893-12-23
BLACKsNAKEs FOR TRAMps.

The Mayor OF AndsrsoD, Ind, Is Severe
Vags.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 22.-The ex-
treme opposite of Governor Lewelling's
tramp policy is pursued by Mayor Ter
hume, who, owing to number of recent
tramp outrages, has issued an order in
structing the chief OF police to furnish
each night patrolman with blackenske
whip. Every tramp will be whipped
out OF the city, and whipped again if he
returns.
The herald., 1893-12-23
A DEMAND FOR HASTE.
The Tariff Bill To Be Rushed Through
the House.

Tho Tariff BiII To Be Rushed ThrouRh
the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-There ie an
evident purpose to hurry the tariff bill
through when the house reassemb bles.
1t is probable the session will begin at
IL O'Clock in the morning and last until
8 at night during the consideration Of
the bill. Many people are urging that
the bill be passed at an early date, 30
business affairs may be adjusted to the
new conditions. Several Democratic
members of the house who signed the
call for caucus for the tariff bill, do
not believe it will now be he'd.
The herald., 1893-12-23
Abettors Of vni,Iant Arrested.

ODESSA, Dec. 22.-In consequence OF
meetings held here by French aDarch-
lists, who praise the outrage committed
by Valiant, IL men have been ar
rested and will be tried on the charge
OF inciting people to commit outrages.
The herald., 1893-12-23

Stop that cough by using DIR. st.
Johns cough syrup. We refund your
money if it fails to cure. For sale by
OF q Vaughn, corner Fourth and
Spring Hts.
The herald., 1893-12-23

A line of fine cut glass bottles and
manicure sets just received at Little
boys pharmacy. Call and see them,
Sll South Spring street.
The herald., 1893-12-23
Cbolcra IN sr. Peter.bnrp.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. 22.-Cbolera is
increasing here. One hundred and
sixty-six cases are now in the hospital +;
"a new cases and IL deaths from the
disease were reported yesterday.
The herald., 1893-12-23
NOW FOR TIE LAST WEEK
Next Saturday Evening
Our Liberal Gift w
Sale Closes

QHOULD you get one of the three railroad
y tickets, and have no use for it, we will
give you its value in cash or goods. If you
get that handsome $500 Piano no doubt you
will find use for it. Your boy will look after
the Bicycle. In fact, any of these rs pres
ents will be most acceptable at this time.
Come in and make ass purchase You
will get full value for your money and maybe
a handsome present besides.
The herald., 1893-12-23
A WALL srnEEr CANAHD.

Presidsnt CIeVeiand 4 gain Reported TO
Re Sick Man.
New YoRK, Dec. 22.-Among the in
fiuences unfavorsble to prices OF stocks
this afternoon was the report that Pres-
ident Cleveland is again a very sick
man, caused by the recurrence OF the
trouble leading to the operation he un-
derwent last summer. Tho rumor is
not generally credited. 1t is believed
20 be stock jobbing canard.
The herald., 1893-12-23
military stores lsurned.. T

WARSAW, Dec. 22.--The military COM
missariat stores burned today. The loss
is heavy. The fire 10 believed to have
had incendiary origin.
The herald., 1893-12-23

Thurston's Millinery and California
Straw Works, 264 5. Main street, oppo-
site Third.
The herald., 1893-12-23

Removal sale-Musical goods. Prices
no object. Fitzgerald's, corner Spring
and Franklin.
The herald., 1893-12-23

BUENos AYREs, Dec. pa severe en-
gagement between Brazilian insurgents
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27
A Revolving Grand Stand.

P. 7. CupIin, of West Bend. Iowa,
has intended device which he believes
will make racing even more popular than
it now is. 1t is revolving grand stand,
a contrivance that will save the investor
in pool tickets the irksome labor of cram
ing his neck and straining his vision to
sec how his ducats arc being carried.
The grand stand is supposed to revolve
as the races go, aud the occupants are al
ways facing the horses in their journey
to the wire. The inventors idea for the
mechanical contrivancc OF revolving
stand is to have it set in a basin filled
with water, but he discreetIy withholds
particulars as to the application of power,
but says that it is just as practicable
with stand of $4,000 chairs as with
one of 5000. The judges stand is to be
constructed as an ordinary elevator
The cage will be gradually raised when
the horses start until such height is
reached that the judges may see the
horses passing behind the stand through
the open space between the roof and the
main part of the stand, or between the
upper and lower sections. if the stand
comprises two stories.-I Chicago Inter
Ocean.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27
Free law.

lone of the small bugbears of law
yer's life said one OF them recently,
lawyer, not ii bugbcar, that is, q" is the
friend who pumps him for legal points,
usually getting them without the formal
ity of a fee.
=" There is nothing easier than to drop
in to the Office after business hours for a
social chat, hand out cigar, and in the
relaxation that follows turn the talk to
some apparently Hypothetical question Of
law; then, when the tioodgates of legal
lore are open, to absorb the information
and thus save good dollars at the ex
pensc of a cigar or two. This, OF
course, only happens between men when
there is an acquaintance between them.
II have been amused, however, to
notice how some women contrlve to get
free points on law.
''In the public law libraries, for III
stance, that are occupied every day by
lawyers, such scene as this is by no
means uncommon The big door will
swing around in slow. uncertain way
and woman makes her appearance. She
approaches the bright young man at the
desk, and timidly asks him if he knows
where she can find out about the law on
some stated point.
Its such small natter she OK
plains, / didn't want to go to Il law
YER
The young man usually knows good
deal of law himself and frequently gets
her the look, points out the passage, and
let's her ed it at her leisure. If, how
ever, it is beyond his knowledge of law,
he inquiries about it from some one of the
good-naturcd lawyers in the room. Two
or three of them will usually listen to the
woman's explanation, and the opinion
she gets is the combined wisdom and
Judgment of all of them.
"Thc woman is very grateful, and pro
fusely thanks every one within hearing
distance before she slips out rather more
sclf-possessed than when she came i'll.
"Nobody, I'm sure, bcgrudges her the
information he has given her, but | often
fancy her brandishing advice of coun-
sell over somebody's head, and, having
found out what arc her legal rights,
holding to them grimIy-'- New York
Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27
RELIABLE RECIPES.

|
| ckhAA or tAEIIFoWEE.-Takc some
! "h'tc caHll1oWciS, wick of the green
| 'eaIeS' oi'!4c III t1o"cretS, wash and
lafoo'' III Saitco "atcT for ten minutes;
''ra'h ana p'' INTO saucepan with four
ounces OF butter. sat, pepper and nut
meg; cover, ana let Si"nner slow Y until
'hofouSh'y nohr; inca IU1 through Il
coE'hdcr, ana mlN W!i1 tNo quarts of
veal Drotl, th'ck"A with tour ounces Of
''o"r cooked III butter; STR aud boil ten
minutes, SKIM and press through very
me sieve; return to th9 Si"Wr IN, stir
S'eadlIy until boiling hot add Il pint or
more OF boiling cream. tN" ounces of fine
butter, ami Il Tablespoonful Of sugar;
mix we'll without boiling, and pour into
soup 'nrcen over small round crusts OF
DFcad SilShllY lnrd in butter, @nI small
no"cfe[s Of ra"If;o"'r kept for the pur
pose lGcil'2.
How To STEW \ Cul,kEN pNoplRLY.
This is the wav in which 4 chicken
should be stcwcd: Cut it III pieces
a suitable size for serving before
placing it in the pct. Separate
the thigh, lee anIN ing Joints, d.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27

he American Statistical Association

The American Statistical Association
published recently in its quarterly bulle,
tin some interesting suicide statistics
gathered in New England through a
period of thirty years, states the Ne"
York Times. From these statistics it is
seen that the suicidal tendency is stead
lily increasing in the four States Of Mass
achusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
and Vermont, and that the increase
since 1850 has been at least ten per cent.
The data presented show that in Massa.
chusetts, Vermont and r lode Island
there is very steady and consistent in
crease in the rate per million, while in
Connectic 4 the increase has been sur.
rrisingIy dAt of proportion, which, the
writer says sis difficult to parallel in
English speaking Countries" From 1850
to 1865, for example, the average nun.
Der of suicides per million in Connect.
cut was forty-six, while from 1880 to
1855 the average was 1903, which is far
in excess OF that shown by the statistics
of the other States mentioned. The fir-
ures presented by the association show
that the popular belief that the maxi
mum tendency toward suicide is found
in the earlier ages is erroneous, and that,
o. q matter of fact, the maximum ten.
dency for males, at least, falls between
seventy and eighty. This result is found
to be very consistent throughout each
successive year. The same uniformity
is not found in the female sex, in which
the tendency toward suicide is more
evenly distributed all through life than
IN the male sex. April appears from
these statistics to be the most propitious
month for the suicidal mania. Their. can
be no doubt that the maximum is
reached in that month. as the statistics
in all the States produce the same re.
suits as to seasonable laws. The mini.
mum number of suicides in the New
England States is found to have oc.
Cured in the mouth of February. Hang
ing may be said to be the most popular
method of suicide for males and poison
for females. A glance through the sta
tistics shows that men prefer poison
next to hanging, with "cutting the
throat" and "irearms and other weap.
ons" next in order. Women use poison
next to hanging and drown
Ing. They also s'leap from heights, "a
thing men seldom do.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27

You cannot tell how boy will turn
out. Professor Beatty, who for many
years has been at the head of the Dan
vile (Ky.) College, says there were at
one time two boys under him whose
school life he remembers weIl-one, John
G. Breckenridge, very ordinary scholar,
who did not promise much; the other a
BOY whom he thought marvel, and
who, he expected, would reach the
highest position in the land. Speaking
with Governor C-ittenden, of Missouri,
about those two boys recently, Professor
Beatty said the marvel was now teach
ing in deaf aud dumb asylum, while
the other became Senator and Vice
President and once was candidate for
the Presidency. OF Governor Critten-
den's class of twenty five boys the pro-
lessor did lot think much, yet fifteen of
them occupy prominent positions to day.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27
THE WITCHLNH HOUR.

Snow for hours had blown and drifted,
And the rack went scudding by;
Specifically the branches lifted
Naked arms against the sky.
What cared we though time was fitting,
What cared we though winds made moan
In the twilight sitting
All alone?
She within rocker cozy,
upon a hassock low,
Watching DER er face the rosy
Cupid dimp'es come and go;
For the lover freight heightened
Ev ry blush with ardor bold,
And her LOCKS of brown were frightened
Into gold.
Like the fabulous Jack Hornor,"
Of the merry nursery page,
Gleeful from dusky corner
Grinned an idol gray with age;
And methought his dark lips NUT ered,
What longed there to avow:
Tell her" wer5 the words he uttered,
Tell her now!'
Then there fell silence sweoter
Than when air is stirred with song,
Than when strains in mellow meter
Swim with RI. thmic sweep along,
In her eyes look beguiliug
Babe me not to break the spell;
Something told me in her smiling
All was well.
Slowly grew the freight DINNER
7 ill the angles of room,
Lighted by no rudy glimmer,
Melted in the shrouded gloom;
And not cen the ancient idol
Saw loves apotheosis
Or the presage of bridal
In kiss.
- Ciintoa scollard, in Munsey's Magazine.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27
What Squirrels Can Do.

The general impression that squirrels
live altogether on grains, acorns and
nuts is not altogether correct. Squirrels
will suck eggs and kill young chickens
and small birds with as much ferocity as
weasel. These peculiarities are not
often noticed in the squirrel, because the
animal is not bold enough to venture on
extensive depredations in the day time,
but farmers wives who find egg shells in
the nest instead of eggs, or discover half
dozen young chickens with their heads
bitten off, should not always lay their
crime at the door Of the weasel Chi
cagO Mail.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27
Mining For Fossils.

Not the least important Industry sus-
tanned by these deposits Of past ages N
Texas is that Of mining for fossils for
scientific purposes. IL l&'' gypsum beds
are found the remains Of = @""t!c ha'ra-
chians from 10 to j. feet IonG like frogs
with short tails. On! Y few mjIions q
wears AGO these creatures were very pleN-
tiful. Judging from the number OF them
duo NJ. In some parts of the sane
state large amounts of what is called
"losscl Erushwood' are umcarth"d' ms
is actually the spiny lriIs that GROW LEc
fins along the ba. Ks Of -;a@t lizards
which lived in the distant 'rnian epocn.
Some of the spines are toHr feet in
length. These reptiles were caFnl'oro"s
and 50 exceedingly fierce that the my
RAIDS of them which existed anclcntIy III
Texas must have rendered things most
unpleasant for other occ'n#'''tS of tho
country Washington Star.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27

The case of Corporal Orrin Z. Wolfe,
United States Army, is rather peculiar.
He failed to pass his examinations at
West Point, and tdcreupon enlisted as a
private in the army. He rose to be cor.
poral, passed the examination for second
lieutenant and was about to be commits
stoned, when it was discovered that he
would obtain the rank six months be.
fore his classmates, who were still ct the
Military Academy. His commission has
been held up.