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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01

s'You don't call on Miss Cutting any
more, hear, Blobber.n
"No."
.Dld she reject youl"
"Not exactly, but when | first began
calling there was mat at tue door with
the word Welcome woven in it. aud
motto on the wall that read Let Us
Love Onc Another Later / noticed
that the door-mst was changed for one
that said Wipe Your Feet, and a mDlto
declaring that sE>rly to Bel and Early
to Rise Make You Healthy, Wealthy aud
Wise, had taken the place OF the other
one"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
EoSp OF FISHING.

Mr.. Gooason-"So you worked for
Mr.. Cleveland one summerl He IS very
fond OF fishing, believe"
Patrick-aFoud of fshin', is iti Will
Oil tell ye- Dye moind th' time ne
was furst nouIynafedf'
ssI remember it,"
"Wuii, sor, vi waz on tn fooree thin,
an me bate was near ais house. Pawn
Oh heard tn news, o. rasnei up 10 i'm
an says OF, sdoorsy. We've nonynatei
We fur President,' ssgs Oh. 'Wail yez
secipsl' says ei 'oi sali, says ne, If
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
A SILVER LINING.

Mrs. Kindle-.I presume you have
father hard time of it."
Tramp-"Yes, mum, but every clo1d
las silver lining, mum. I'm not
worried to death by autograph hunters,
Gum" Now York Weekly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
AGE AND YuUrE.

Jack-"Here comes old Ramsay aud
young Griggs.'
Tom-"Old Ramsay and young
Griggs. Why, R,msay's just thirty aud
Griggs is sixty, If he'sa day."
Jack-'I know; but Ramsay has just
become father aud Griggs has just be,
come a grandfather. "--Tfuth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
HARD LUCK.

srI hear Simpson had streak OF bad
olck and mas been losing money"
"Did he lose much2"
"About $40, 000."
Chow did it happen2"
tsHe fell down a coal hole that was
left uncovered and wasn't hurt. DE
troit Fee Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01

According to an authority on peaa.
gogy, "the most hopelessly dull chill
dren are scatter-brained ones who catch
md toss facts from tongue tips without
turning them over in their own minds"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01

A movement has been begun IN
France looking to the substitution of
aluminium for copper in making small
coin. The advantages of aluminium in
point of lightness aud cleanliness arc
unouestionable.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
AMouNTEp no CONSIDERABLE.

ssMr. Galley hasn't treated me well, !"
said the tailor.
"Oh, well, he doesn't amount to
fnuch," said De Garry.
81 wish I could say the same of his
bill, sighed Snip.-Harper's Bazaar.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
A FLOOR WALKER,

Wltherby-"You had better send up
halt dozen pairs of these slippers"
Salesman-"Pardon me, sir, but may
ask what you want SO many fora"
Witherby-s'Triplets. Judge.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
DRAWN UNDER A SAW.
Terrible Death of N Il Workar Near
Sbepherdstow W. Va.

Lewis Voorhees,, young man twenty.
three years OF age, from the nsighborhood o.
Shenandoah Junction, employed by Broze
Hendrick at his steam sakmin, Shepherds
town, was almost instantly killed The
soang man was IN the act Of removing a slat
from the log, when he was drawn to the saw
with violent force, itpassing entirely through,
his groin Death followed a few minutes
afterwards
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
NAMELESS.

III am engaged, Jennie"
$50 whom2"
~ declare don't know. l was in
troduced to him at the Dawsons's, he
was lovely, he loved me, proposed, and
was accepted, all in the same evening.
Unfortunately, didn't catch his name"
--Harper's Bazaar.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Spring is Coming-Cold Water
Amounted to Considerabie-A
Floor Walker Nameiess-k
A Soft Pencil, Etc. Etc.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
There are in London 10000 paupers
and 40, 600 criminals known to the po.
lice as such.

There arc between rs, 900 and 80, 900
bolored people living at the National
Capital in Washington, aud their wealth
is now very large.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01

- Captain W. r. Ssn.sn, Preaien. OF the
Society OF American florists, is 9 scotch
man, VINO is so foni OF the poetry OF
Burns that he has collected $50 editsons
OF tie poets wor<s and Is aD.e 10 quite
liza lron back 70 bze<.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01

We know when spring is coming,
Not by the flowers and vines,
But oy the paint and polish
That's put on the ics cream signs.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01
hULsEnoLD MAi1EiS.
now TREY CLEAN SILK IN FAIRS.

The Partisan way OF cleaning silk ID
as follows Brush thoroughly, wipe with
a cloth and then lay fat on a board or
table. Sponge well with hot coffee thor.
oughly freed from sediment BY being
strained through muslin. The silk is
sponged on the right side. Allow to
become partially dry and iron on the
wrong side. The coffee removes all
grease, restores the brilliancy of the silk
and does not give it a papery stiffness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01

TIE Italian government has introduced N
Parliament two bills which provide for re-
organization of the hanks Of issue and for a
prolongation until June 30 OF the existing
laws governing than
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01

Milan, Itaiy, shere electric lights are
in use. Is said to be tue bess lisated c.sy
in E.iope.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-01

fHgRk are to be three thousand million
Columbian stamps of the various denomina-
tons varying from one cent to Ave dollars
The figure Of Columbus appears ON each
looking for land on the penny stamp and iu
chains on the two dollar variety.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
ELEVATOR

st. Paul, Aug. 21.-George Spencer,
receiver of the Lake Superior Elevator
company and the Union Improvement
and Elevator Company of Duluth, which
two systems include all the big terminal
elevators on the Duluth side of the lake,
applied to the railroad and warehouse
commissioners for licences. This step
will make all the elevators at the head
OF the lake public warehouses, as they
all were built a year ago, when they can
celed their licenses and operated as pri-
vate elevators. Last year, owing to a
large amount of stock which both CON-
panies held in certain country ware
house systems, they were compelled to
go into the hands of a receiver. Mr..
Spencer's action as receiver is important.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
RATHER

Chicago. Aug. 20.-Supt. John Me-
Carthy, of the Chicago street depart
ment, on his entering into Office about
tour months ago, was met with M
Gus complaints of the steals made during
the administration of Mayor Wash
burne. Mccarthy to-day submitted to
the COMMISSIONS of public works Jones
his final report of streets on which con-
tractors failed TO comply with the
specifications thereby, not only leaving
t~horoughfares in bad condition, but
cheating the city on bills for material
which was never used. The grand to-
tai amount of money which it is esti-
mated this poor workmanship and lack
OF material has cost the city is figured
to be $307 BOG.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
WORK OF

San Francisco, Aug. 2l.-Three at.
.empts were made by unknown persons
near Mayheld to wreck trains on the
southern Pacific road. At two points
barriers OF ties Were placed across the
track n in the other case rails were
used. Fortunately in all these cases tho
trains encountering the distractions were
freight trains which were running at a
slow rate of speed. Had it not been that
the night was clear, terrible wrecks could
not have been avoided. As il was the
engineers succeeded in stopping the
trains. 1t is thought the work was done
by tramps.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
THE MARKETS

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Wheat-August,
61 Lac; September, 81. 3-4c; December,
60 3-4c. Corn-Septenber. 80 3-Sc; May.
41c. Oats-September, 24c; May, 30c-
Minneapolis, Aug. 21.-Wheat-Sep-
TENDER opened at 55c: highest, IS 3-Sc;
lowest, 55c; closing. So 34c. On track
No. 1 hard, SO Sac; No. 1 Northern.
81 3-4c; No. 2 Northern, So SAC.
Chicago. Aug. 21.-Cattle-Extra primo
steers, S5.90a6.10; export beeves, $3.50
a$4.75; good shipping, $4a4.6o; common,
$2.50a3.15; stockers and feeders, S1.50a
B; Western, $3a3.10; Texans, 81. S0a3.30.
Hogs-Common rough, $460a4. 70: pack
ing, $4.SOa5; prime heavy, $5a5.25:
butchers, $5.20a5.35; sorted light, $5.6Oa
SIS.
st. Paul, Aug. 21.-Hogs 15c lower.
Only one packer on the market, clearing
the pens early at S4.60a4.70. Cattle
Prime steers, $3a3.50; good steers, $3.50
a3; prime cows, S2.50a2.7 70: good cows,
$2a2.50; stockers, $1.50a2; feeders, So.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
WILL STAY AT HOME
RATES TO THE ENcAMPMEy.s ARE
TOO nIGu.
For This ncason but Few Grand
Army Men in Minnesota Wili Ate
tend tl:c Cen,;nE National Encnmp-
ment az indianapolis.

Minneapolis, Aug. 21.-Therc is not
only q possibility, but o strong proba-
bility that the Attendance from Mime
sofa at the Grand Army mcampment at
Indianapolis this year will be Very slim.
The principal hitch Genes over the raj.
road rates, and the veterans all over the
state are sore. j. Il. Mertz, who has
been around the state some looking the
matter up, said:
Il have 70 idea how many men will
go from Mi, nesota. OF course there will
be some anyway, but the hard times are
going TO cause many of the boys to stay
ar home, ard then they haven't got the
railroad rates that they desire. i talked
With a large number of the boys outside
of Minneapolis, and they said that they
would go, perhaps, any way, but would
surely 60 if they could get a rate OF 1
ca mt a mile. Many c;.nnot go on account
of the financial depression, and many
won't go even if they are able, on ac-
count Of the action of he railroads in
holcing up rates
1t was learned that the rate from this
city was the worlds fair rate to Chicago
and / cent a mile from there, making
S17.15 in all. This the veterans consider
too high, and an effort is being made to
secure better terms. 1t Seems certain
that the department of Minnesota, with
a few exceptions, viii remain at home I'M
less 1t gets better terms.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
CROP rrx.rrw


New York, Aug. 2l.-Tlc following Is
the American Agriculturist's annual re-
view of the crop situation, The harvest
OF 1893 in the United States is in many
respects similar to that of three years
ago, but with every prospect that home
consumption and AN increase of foreign
demand will also advance values so as
to yield as large a net return to farmers
as on the average of recent years. lndi-
cations point to a crop of /. 100000 bush
els of corn, contrasted with 100000
bushels last year. The wheat out turn
Will not exceed 43,000,00O bushels, ac-
cording TO the American A~griculturist's
own reports and its Interpretation of the
government returns, compared to 614,-
100000 bushels as the average for the
past two seasons and 400, 000,000 bushels
in 1890. Nearly 2,500.000 less acres
We're devoted to wheat than last year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
FELL y r a Cu,c,,

seattle, Wash, Aug. o1--At
san ANS Yesterday Prof. F. G. anSa.
son was advertised to make ! anuer-
Jump from the top of SnoouoI,aio ac an
I 5oo pollhg water beneath. About
rnno %e,e present to witness it. A Wire
tfopp.e hau Deen stretched seyentv.6Ya
aeee ABOVE the falls, and the fails she.
upMn a distance of 260 feet. The nara.
ehate shot down rapidly. and Was av;.
ueniy struck by an unlocked for chr.
REM OIL AIR, caused by the motion of tho
ia,is, ana the aeronaut struck with fa,r.
iui force on a ledge of rock. Then ho
dropped about fifty feet, striking another
,euse y falling to the bottom lie
head was fractured and he sustained IN.
tefhai injuries which the doctors nro.
nounce fatal. p'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
ITALIANS ARE MAD.

Rome, Aug. 21.-The anti-Frcnch agi.
~tttion, started owing to the massacre
of the Italians at Argues Moriez, has
gained ground rapidly. Late last even
ing a mob attacked the Santa Chiara
seminary of French priests, tore down
the escutcheons from the facade and
trampled them underfoot, smashed the
windows and tried to force the doors.
Further damage was prevented by a
strong force of police who dispersed the
mob and guarded the seminary until
late this evening. A company of police
are stationed at the French embassy, as
the anti-F'rench agitators have threatened
to sack it. In both Milan and Turin
~incendiary anti-French manifestos have
been issued.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
TRAMPS

Minneapolis, Aug. 21.-A gang of four
traInps has taken possession of a small
shanty near the Great Northern tracks
at Cedar Lake, and it seems TO take
particular delight in terrorizing people in
That vicinity. Last Thursday afternoon
the fellows became quite bold. They
slgnalled for the west-bound Great
Northern to stop. The train passed on
ana they fired two shots through one
OF the coach windows. No one was hit.
The gang lives in the shanty, and it is
sald 1t plumbers ~neighboring houses for
all Kinds Of food. The residents in the
vicinity of the lake are becoming alarmed
at the holiness shown on numerous oc-
casions. The police have not interfered
as yet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
DEAD

New York, Aug. 21.-For two weeks a
young Mongol named Chang Fay has
been suffering of smallpox in his base
ment laundry in Orchard street, and in
~cidentally has been washing clothes of
the ~thronging tenement district. To-day
he died and tomorrow his body will be
started to the land of peoples. With it
will go the remains of All Bow. who
committed suicide to-day because he
could not have Nellie Lee, a white girl,
for his wife.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
.FIGRT BETWEEN TICS.

PaHih, Aug. II. A fight between
B ts lines resulted in the sinking Of
!; Darlington, of the Inman line.
talrington and the Fiske, of the
Fesee hre, were endeayoring to get
Faslng Of the vessel just outside the
\ and the fiske got the job. Sud
he harrington made Il rush for
ssSe and struck her amidship, and
I neSing away made another rush,
als Der on the quarter. The result
usastrous to the Darlington, as
ascned over and sank just as she
pea her dock.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
TRAIN WRECKERS.

st. Joseph, Aug. 29.-Two farmers dis
covered a number of strange men at
work on the Hannibal & st. Joe tracks
near Hemphill, a station twenty miles
east of here last night. They hurried to
the station and informed the station
agent, who sent q number of section
men to investigate. When the strangers
heard the latter coming they escaped to
the neighboring woods. The section men
found that one of the fish plates of a
ran had been partly removed. 1t is be-
heved that the men meant to wreck and
rob the Burlington's st. Louis express,
which left here last night.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
DEED OF A DRUNKARD
tiBLE CRIME OF A SWITCH
MAN IN CHICAGO.
"nrdcrs His Daughter, Wounds
VIE and Then Takes His own
Lie-The Wife's Wealthy aren't
Live at kcokuk. Iowa.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-Crazed sby lioucr
douglas Curtis, a switch-thrower in the
e"pioy OF the Western Indiana Railway
company, made a de perate and success
LUZ attempt at murder and suicide at
ms noine in Auburn Park yesterday.
ne shot and instantly killed his seven
Sear-Gid daughter Leslie as she slept in
oed win, her mother, and then. placing
tNe muzzle of the weapon close TO his
WE head. he sent q bullet crashing
,ito her brain. Satisfied ,hat he had
Killed both, and deciding that with them
gone lie was not worth living. he
stretched himself on the floor beside the
o'u ana placing the muzzle OF the weapon
III MS mouth sent a bullet through his
BRAIN. Death for him was instantaneous.
rus little daughter never moved from
the position she occupied when shot.
but Mrs. Curtis, bleeding from a ragged
wound in her head, staggered from her
oed and apartments to another room in
the house, from which place she was
removed to the Mercy hospital by the
police: The hospital physicians could
NOT say whether she would recover or not.
Mrs. Curtis relatives live at Keokuk,
Her father is w. b. Ray of
lhat city. He is said to be quite wealthy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
WILL BE AN ~EyCEpTION.

Aberdeen, S.. D., Aug. 21.-Lieut. Gov.
Herried of Leeds addressed a letter to
the Daily News of this city in which he
strongly denies the truthfulness of the
report that he will be a candidate TO
succeed Gov. Sheldon. He says II part:
Il never have been, am not cow, and do
not intend to be a candidate for governor.
The only possible excuse for such a ru-
NOR must be the fact that the former
lieutenant governors have in every in
stance developed into candidates for
chief executive. / assure you / shall
prove an exception to the rule"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
FIVE KILLED

Leroy, n. u, Aug. 21.-An accident
occurred here on the Lehigh Valley road
at the Lake Shore crossing in which FIVE
persons were killed. Their names are
). l.. Bovee, Mrs. j. L.. Bovee, Miss Ola
Bovee, daughter of Mrs. J.. l.. Bovee;
Miss Nancy Wyckcs of Leroy and Miss
Emma Bowden, daughter of Rev. Samuel
Bowden of New York city. The five
unfortunates started with a spirited team
to drive to church. AS they reached the
railroad track the east-bound flyer came
along at a speed of nearly fifty miles an
hour, and all were killed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
WILL O DOWN.

Brooklyn, Aug. 21.-All the large re-
fneries in Brooklyn, with the exception
of two, those of Matthiessen and Molten
hauser, have closed down temporarily.
The Havemeyers, il is expected, will re-
main inactive for a week at least, until
the surplus of refined sugar on hand is
disposed of. This is one of the periodical
shut-dowas ordered by the trust. 1t is
said that the two Brooklyn rehneries to-
gether with those in Philadelphia are
able to supply all the demand that ex-
lists at present.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
CHARGED WITH FORGERY

Denver, Aug. 21.-Leon NJ. Carrier of
Quebec, Canada, is under arrest here
charged with forgery. He was arrested
after an exciting chase of four months.
Early last May young Carrier was a
prosperous merchant, but through ex-
pensive living was led into the crime
for which he is charged. BY means of
forged bills of lading he converted sew
enty-tive carloads of flour to his own
use and fed the country. Altogether he
is supposed to have Obtained S2OO,OOO.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
RITTCHERED

Medford, Wis, Aug. 21.-An atrocious
murder was committed at Parkiastown,
a snal village west of here. The victim
was a fallen roman who lived alone in
a shanty about half a mile from the
village, and about a mile from a logging
camp operated by o. Darwin. When
found her body vas covered with knife
wounds, ~thirty-nine in number. The
woman's true Maize is konemann, and
her home Schofeld, Wis. A MAJ, name
unknown, has been arrested for the
crime and is now in Jail here. When ar
rested his clothing was soiled with
blood.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
SCALnEn TO DEATH

Joliet, Ill, Aug. 21.-An accident oc-
CURED in the boiler room of the Lam
fatal to George Perkins, a carpenter,
and John Whiteman, the general superin-
tendent. Grey E. Robinson. the general
manager, was terribly burned. The
mills have been closed for two months,
but We're to start up to-day. The in
jRred men were in the boiler room over
seeing the preparations when the head
of the mud drum blew out deluging
them with hot water and steam.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
AGAINST

Sacramento, Gala, Aug. 2l.-Sherlf
Bower of Bakersfield has telegraphed the
governor asking that Company u, OF
the Sixth Infantry, stationed at Bakers
field, be called out to suppress an up
rising against the Chinese expected to-
night. The governor is at Pasadena,
and Bowers telegram has been repeated
to him there.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
NEW LEASE OLE LIFE.

Fort Gibson, /. r., Aug, 21.-Again
the chief has interfered with the decis-
ion Of the court and Williams, Tatton
and Christie, the men who were to have
been executed at I'ahlequah yesterday,
have been granted q new lease of life
until Sept. %. The respite was not
granted until the very last moment and
great crowds of people from all parts of
the nation and Of all nationalities came
to see the execution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
STEAMER BURNED,

Erie, Pa, Aug. q. The steamer
Oneida, owned by Davidson of Bay City,
was burned in Lake Erie this morning.
The vessel was commanded by Capt. T.
u. Black, with a crew of nineteen men,
and was bound up from Buffalo light.
When Capt. Black, after several hours
hard lighting, saw his craft was doomed,
he turned her for the American shore
where she lies on the beach, about TWEEN
ty miles from Erie, a total loss. The
captain and his crew were driven from
the boat several miles out in the lake.
The steamer was valued at $1,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
pN Is Il

st. Paul, Aug. 21.-D. L. Kiehle, who
for 80 many years has been state super
intendent of public instruction. handed
in his formal resignation of hat posi-
ton to Gov. Nelson, to accept the newly
created chair Of pedagogy at the state
university. The resignation will take
effect at the end of the month. Prof.
William w. Pendergast, principal of the
school of agriculture, so it is stated on
the best of authority, will probably be
his successor as state superintendent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
G. IYNCHED

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 21.-Six masked
men stopped a passenger train on the
Mississippi Valley branch of the Illinois
Central railroad this morning and held
mp Deputy United States Marshal Stock
ton. They then took his prisoner,
Charles Taft, colored, from the train
and shot him to death. He was chained
to the seat, but they took seat and all.
Taft had murdered his employer, a farm
er named G. G. Peete, last September,
and had just been captured.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-24
4 DEEAUITER

New Orleans, Aug. 2L-W. Fl. Allen,
Jr., note clerk in the State National
bank, to-day went to police headquar-
tiers and stated that he was a defaulter
in $500. Secretary yandervoort ac-
companied the young man to the bank
and they astonished the officials by the
information impaired that Allen was a
defaulter. The bank viii lose nothing, as
it has a bond for $4,000, signed by the
Fidelity Security company of New York.