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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-01-25
A GALLANT THIEF.
But He Did Not Return the BreastpIn to
the Maid.

A New York 9th avenue belle went
to the theater. On returning home
after the performance she discovered
that her breastpin, which was quite
valuable, had been stolen. She was
very sorry, for the breastpin was
present. A few days afterward the
young lady received the following let
ter:
The writer OF these lines has the honor to
inform you that he knows where your breast
pin Is, and will return it cheerfully under Ger
tain conditions.
do not expect to receive reward in money
since regard it as exceedingly vulgar to ac-
cept money from a lady whom l idolze as
much as ] do you. On the other hand, Il
would be very stupid of me to return you
your breastpin without getting some equva
lent; Taking INTO consideration my consum
Ing love for you, I'll return the missing orna,
ment for single kiss from your rosy lips
Tomorrow morning will be at the corner
or Madison avenue and 58th street with the
my price, will, after pressing kiss on the
aforesaid lips, press the breastpin in your
hand. No questions asked.
ONE OF YOUR ADMIRERS.
The young lady did not know what
to do. She wanted to get her breast
pin back, but she did not care to pay
the price. She hit upon the idea Of
sending her servant girl in her place.
The servant girl put in an appear
ance at the appointed hour and place.
She was heavily yelled. A well-dressed
gentleman approached and asked:
do you accept the terms?"
81 do"
The stranger Familiarity embraced
her on the European plan and stimuli
taneously imprinted II large three-by-
seven kiss on her mouth that caused
the policeman on the corner to start.
Here is what | promised you," he
remarked, after the fornality had been
complied with. But" he added, "you
will find it like the kiss. not quite
what it was represented to be. as you
are only the servant, not the mistress, +"
handing her something wrapped va in
paper. After he retired, which he did
Immediately, the servant examined the
paper and found that it only contained
small piece of wood. 7ecuS SJtings.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-01-25

Furniture that is covered should
be looked over carefully every two or
three weeks and if there is the least
sign of moth, the chair or sofa
should be saturated with benzine
which will not affect the most deli
cate colors but will effectually de-
stroy the moth.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-01-25

The Kansas State university senior
class has this truly idiotic yell: John
ME took II bite. Susie took uchew: rock
chalk. jaw hawk. class OF '92p
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-01-25

Stop that cough with r. Halls Pulmon-
airy Basam, the best remedy in use.
Price so cents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
AN OFF-YEAR FIGHT.


nc Republicans Have an Up-Hnl strue
| gle Before Them.
The present is what is called an off
year, politically, but the Ohio rcpub
leans evidently propose to make up 70,
tins by the length of their campaign.
They have called their state convention
for the 9TH Of June. Gov. Mckinley
will undoubtedly be renominated. and
the leading issues will ne those O,
which ne Is typical representative.
IL. as now seems probable, congress
Is called together in special session. we
shall have the Mckinley tariff attacked
both in congress and on the stump in
Ohio simultaneously. Gov. Mckinley
has strong and enthusiastic personal
following. but the prestige Of the demo-
cratic party victory in the national
election - y political wet-blanISct for
the other side which only the most in
spiriting campaign rally can throw off.
The absence of definiteness in the pro-
gramme of the party in power dulls the
points of attack also. There is nothing
to be gained by Understanding the
blocks in the way of republican success
this year.-ftOston Traveller
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

MIR. Cleveland NAV not have
broken any trusts but the repnblic.
an partys trust in its own strength has
been badly shaken up -Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Gov. Mckinley wants an early
convention and long campaign in
Ohio. The governor is right. His fun
VIII end with the election. Detroit
Free Press
The democratic party MAS the
knowledge. the will and the ability to
maintain the public credit and 10 find a
solution for every question that con-
fronts the American people-St Louis
Republic.
1t will be recalled that John Sher-
man saved Mr. Harrison the unpleasant
task of vctoing "A free-silver bill which
would have been the product Of a con-
gre>s with republican majority in
both branches. N. " World.
-Ex-Scnator Edmunds, who has
been spending the winter in California.
IS outspokcn in his opposition to Ha-
waiian annexation. II am opposed To
Il, he tells the San Francisco papers.
4 do not believe in taking the islands
N that way. and having all the rcspon-
'ibility of their government, and then.
N few years, give them two United
states senator's, and lee whoever has
he most money for these places
Did for them and get them. This 10
What i would mean II we were TO annex
hawaii. and we raight rs well look a
4 sQuarcly in tho face now"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
German
Syrup

! am farmer at Edom, Texas. I
nave used German Syrup for six
years successfully for Sore Throat
coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Pains in
Shest and Lungs and Splitting up Of
BLOOD. l have tried many kinds of
Cough Syrups in my time, bun1et
me say to anyone wanting SUI vi =
medicine-Gernan Syrup is the best.
we are subject to So many sudden
Changes from cold to hot. damn
weather here, but in families where
German Syrup is used there is little
trouble from colds. John +. Jones. .
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
BROUGHT UP IN BAGS.
Recovery Of the Remains OF che NJ,
Killed In the Calumet and Heel. MI.


Killed In the Calumet and Igccla Min.
CALUMET. Mich, May iG.-The relief
party OF eighty men who went down
through an inclined shaft over a mile
away, and connected with the Rcd
Jacket shaft by long drift or tunnel
returned to the surface at Il o clock SIM.
day night. They had taken bags with
them hao gathered up the fragments az
the bodies Of the unfortunate men killed
by the fall of the cage. The bags w.re
taken to the company's hospital. The
most hcartrending scenes occurred when
the relief party returned "a tie surface,
The cause Of the accident WAS IA
icctive machinery. the direct fault 10.
ing with the finger on the indicator
which shows the engineer the pos;,ion
OF the bucket in the shat. 7,
had slipped, and the engineer thouch,
ne had several hundred feet further ~
MOIST. The chief engine n saws no one
can bc blamed, and that the indicator
worked right all the morning.
Inc result OF the coroner's inou.~,
was that the mining company was ~.
onerated from all blame in the mater
y being shown that the accident was
iuc TO the sudden faulty working ~ |
The Indicator Of the hosting apparatu.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

MEANWHILE, Pa. May is - French
creek, which flows through Mcadville.
stream which in its normal condition
= less than 200 feet wide. has over.
nowcd its banks and is now raging
torrent quarter Of a mile wide. The
dam broke at midnight preciptating \
hood Several hundred houses are un-
der water to the second-story windows
congressman Siblcy's kitc-shaped
track is flooded with three feet Of water.
Nearly 800 valuable trotters are omar.
tered there. The residents Of the town
whose houses are flooded have moved
their effects to the upper stnri~.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

In addition to the rumor of the
establishment Of a one. hundred mil
son-doliar rival TO the Carnegie inter
ssts, which may be only rumor, other
oig iron and steel plants in that region
are being started or enlarged. whil,.
carnegie himself is taking steps To
greatly increase his productive capac-
ny This does not look like these men
believed in their old campaign cry that
Cleveland and q revenue tariff would
urive them out Of business. louisville
Cr"rier,Ipurnal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
"A fifty-Six Hours Continnoo. n...
Bpur

'LtvELAND. o.. May 1.-THE condi-
non OF affairs in the Cuyahoga river
valley tonight Is not encouraging A.
'hiunight the ram was still falling and
continuous downpour now for fiftv-
SIX hours without particle of ccssa.
ton. Everything in the nature Of a
creek river. ditch or sewer is filled 10
me brim and il is beginning to be n
serious problem of what will become Of
the surface water
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

-toi. Garrison doesn't know lust
what the republicans are going 70 do at
their Louisville May party, but he is
quite sure they will adhere to '.protec-
ton and sound money" and he hopes
the organization will make human
right. liberty and fair election still its
cardinal doctrines" In other words.
Col. Clarkson wants the rcpu plican
party to rally for the congressional
elections of 1897 around the same bnn-
ners that the voters hauled down and
tramplcd on in 1890 and 1899. Mr.
'iark son viii do the democratic party
great favor IL he viii just keep the re-
2ubiicans to their platform Of force
DILL Mckinley tariff and monopoly
dnancc.-sst Louis Republic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
The River was Never 80 HIGH

NILor@nBf, o.. May i1.-Thc heavy
rainfall OF the past forty-cight hours
mas done much damage in this section.
.hagrin river has never been so high.
= number of small buildings went
Town the stream Yesterday afternoo,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
Everything that Would Float s~.c,
Away.

GAINESVILLE. o.. May ls.-It is re.
ported that the Touring mill at Will
ioughoy mas been undermined and top
pied over into the river. Everything
on the low lands at Richmond and
fairport are under water. Thomn.
sons brick yard at this place has been
ruined Everything that would float
mas been swept away. The water /,
the highest ever known.
Three bridges over Ora nd river have
been swept away by the food. one >
them being the new iron bridge lust
erected at the foot Of st. Clair. and IL
damage to property in Lake comfy
will be enormous.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26

'LEvELANp, o.. May ls.-Railroad
traffic is completely suspended from the
effects Of the flood. The water mum
dated the tracks of every east bound
road SO that business is at standstill.
Inc Lake Shore. Nickel Plate and Erie
are blockaded. Passenger and freight
trains are sidetracked where they were
caught, and are unable to move. Kus.
mess Is at standstill. and with no
hopes OF being better until the rain
stops
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
A LIVELY MILL.

BOSTON, Nov. 2-Iks Weir and Billy
Murphy of New Zealand fought five muir
derous rounds at the Cribb club tonight.
Murphy was knocked clean through the
ropes in the sixth round and though his
seconds picked him mp and thrust him
through the ropes before time was called,
the referee awarded the fight 10 Weir.
Both men were badly used up, and Mur-
phy bad to be carried from the ring. His
face showed the marks of terrible punish
ment, while Weir was scarcely disigured,
Hot SPRINGS Ark, Nov. at is not
unlikely thai the Corbett-Mitchellf fight
will come off at Hot Springs. r. c.
Chambers &, Co. are working for it for al
they are worth and are receiving the sup
port of some of the chief sporting men of
TIE country. r. G. Chambers today re-
ceived telegram from Billy Hays,
MItchelfs hacker, to the effect that with n
guaranteed purse of o,G00 the English
man would rather fight here than ut the
Crescent City. K c Chambers & Co.
agree to hang up the big purse upon the
following conditions:
That a stock company be formed for the
purpose OF erecting suitable arena and
auditorium, the stockholders to be reinl-
bursed from the gate money after the guar
auteed purse is satisfied. Any profits ac-
cruing, over and above expenses will
De divided pro rata among the
also take Il liberal share of stock in
addition TO guaranteeing the purse of s20,
900, which will be placed ia the Arkansas
National bank to De drawn by the winner
of the fight, Just as soon AS the building of
the auditorium is assured. The building
will stand the property of the stock com
pany for future use for the holding of con-
tests. etc
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
SENATOR SHERMAN.

COLUMBUS. o, Nov. 2-Senator John
Sherman arrived from Washington yes
terday afternoon TO lake part in the Ohio
campaign.
What will be the effect of rousinp
majority for Mckinley on proposed
changes in the tariff by the Democrats IN
rongress?" WAS asked.
Well, it will not prevent them from
taking some action" was the reply.
They viii attempt TO pass some free
trade measure or, as they call it, tariff re-
form. The committee will report a bill
A big majority for Governor Mckinley.
however. VIII strengthen the opposition 10
amy changes VI the tariff. IL may cause A
Oltter aud pro,ra cted fight"
lD speaking OF the recent contest IN the
senate over the silver bill, Senator Sher.
msn said:
The Republicans die not dictate to the
democrats. We simply told them what
we would support and what we would no,
and they were so mixed among themselves
that they could do nothing. There was
considerable bitterness, aud some of the
senator's do not speak to others as they
meet now. From the published accounts
it might he supposed that Senator Morgan,
ot Alabama ieit very bitter toward me.
Personally we are good friends. Ii MA.
measures and not our personality that we
differed on. He succeeded mr AZ r,a;r.
man OF the committee on foreign sffnirs
here is nothing which he would NOT do
Tor me. and there Is nothing which
wonld ROT do for him a. a friend In my
speeches winch 1 shall deliver before me
election IN Ohio shall not speak much
about our victory in the senate. The neo
pie can read about IL in the newspapers -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03

are no leaves; a solitary stem COM
prises the entire plant. and if any acci-
dent breaks il off second arises from
the same spot The body is found
buried and the greater portion OF the
stalk as well.
When the plant has attained It's ma
turity it soon dies away. These curi-
Gus pls nts, when fresh. have the favor
of nut The natives eat them and
likewise use them when burnf a. col
oring matter for their tatooiDg. rub
bing the powder into the wounds. in
which state il has a strong animal
smell. When newly dug up the sab
stance Of the caterpillar Is soft, and
being divided lougitudinal!y. the in
testine channel Is distinctly seen.
Most specimens possess the legs en-
tire, with the horny par, CT the head.
the mandioies. and claws. 7 he vege-
tating process invaris oily proceeds
from the rape Of The neck. from which
IL NAV be inferred that the insect. IA
crawling 20 the place where Il inbnznes
itself prior 10 It's Iaetarnorphosis,
whilst burrovsing IN the vegetable soil.
gets some n: the minute seeds of this
fungus between the Ecalez of ia neck.
from which. IN It's sieiscning state. i
i unable 20 free Itself. and. conse-
quently. being noarished b7 the
warmth and moisture of The inserts
body. then lying n 4 T2otio2laas state.
they vegetate. and not only iEnp-sde
progress Of change into the eary sxass,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
BULRUSH CATERPILLAR.
A Strange Entity Which May Be
Plant or Animal
A Traveller from New Zealand Brings to
Chicago a Creature Whose Stem Is An
imal and Whose Head Is Veg
etating Process.

Howard B. Gross, of Chicago, who
has recently returned from New Zea-
land, brought with him specimen Of
what is known as the bulrush caterpil-
lar in everyday parlance, but the sci
entific name of which is Hepialus
Virescens. This singular plant or ami
NAL, whichever it may be, is a puzzle
to scientists, who are unable to place
it in either vegetable or animal king
dom. In New Zealand il is called
''aweto" and the scientific name of the
fungus growth on the caterpillar is
Cordiceps Robertii. This combination
of plant and animal is probably the
most remarkab bic known, a. the plant
kills and takes possession of the ami
NAL. The animal is the foundation
from which itrears its stem and is the
only source from which it derives its
support. 1t certainly forms a most
surprising link between the animal
and vegetable kingdom.
The aweto is chiefly found at the
root of the rata (Tuetrosideres robustal.
The plant in every instance exactly
fills the body of the caterpillar. In the
finest specimens it attains the length
of three and one-half inches, and the
stem which terminates from this met
amorphosed body is from six 70 ten
inches high: its apex, when in state
of fructiication, resembles the club
headed bulrush in miniature. There
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
The STOCK MARKET.

New YORK. Nov. 2.-Speculation was
largely in the hands of the professional
traders, and the bear contingent was in
control during the greater part of the day.
The market resisted stoutly the efforts to
depress prices, bus as there was 10 very
strong buying at any time the sellers
gained the mastery, and, as a result. the
dealings IN stocks. with but few eXcep-
tions, recorded declines The heaviest de-
probation was in National Cordage pre-
ferred. which sold down 1l15 percent to
81 The depression WAS due TO the an
MANAGEMENT that majority of the first
mortgage bondholders having agreed to
accept 6 per cent guaranteed preferred
stock in exchange :or their bonds, the
projected Issue OF this class OF stock
would be made, thus making the existing
preferred stock IA less desirable security.
American Cotton Oil common followed,
and dropped 81 per cent and preferred =
per cent. Chicago, Burlington aud Qaincy
went down 2}s per cent, aud Louisvl.ie and
Nashville 3$s; New jersey Central, 25;
Sugar, 2114; Chicago Gas, 21s; New YORK.
Chicago aud St Louis second preferred, 3;
Distiliing. Union Pacific anu Western
Union each l53ss; Rock Island and Missouri
Pacific each ~, aud Cleveland, CiGcin-
natl, Chicago aud st. Louis, rs per cent.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
aAIi WAY GOSSIP.

NEW YORK, Nov. at is officially an-
nounced that Of the holders of the 50, 600,
600 of first mortgage bonds OF the Toledo.
St. Louis and Kansas City railroad. the
holders of s., $4,000 have signed the bond
holders agreement of the Havemeyer-
Armour committee, and that the fore
closure proceedings will be pressed to an
issue.
1t is stated on good authority that the
Chesapeake, OHIO and Southwestern rail-
road has been jointly purchased by the
Illinois Central and the Louisville and
Nashville railroad companies. The de-
tails of the purchase are withheld for the
present, but the fact of the sale OF the
road to these companies is undoubted.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2-President Reinhart
of the Santa Fe arrived i'll this city this
morning He was indignant over the re-
port that the Santa te would again oper-
ate st. Louis-Chicago passenger line in
connection with the Jacksonville South
eastern. He emphatically said that there
was no foundation for such report.
CORVALLIS, Or, Nov. 2-An execution
directing the sale of the Oregon Pacific
was placed in the hands of he sheriff to-
day. The sale IS fixed for Dec. 15.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
EX-SENATOR INGALLS,.

WuKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 2-EX-Senator
Ingalls, lectured before an immense audi
ence here last night. A reporter called on
the distinguished gentleman and had an
Interview with him.
do you regard the hard times as the
outcome of the silver discussionf" he was
asked.
II do not" be replied.
What then is the cause2" inquired the
reporter.
Lack of money alone. am an out and
ont bimetallist We need both gold and
silver, plenty of it. In my opinion the
fight on this question has only just begun.
There will be trouble if something is not
done to ameliorate the west and south in
this regard"
do you think that the trouble may be
avoidsdf"
81 do. / believe in the strong arm of
the people, who, when the time comes for
action, will rise in their might and make
such demands that no statesman or set of
statesmen will dare deny" he replied.
What is your opinion of Mr.. Cleve-
land and his relation To the tariff" be was
asked.
''I know Mr. Cleveland to be a very con-
servative man and l believe he will, when
the time comes, sit down on the tariff
emashers in the Democratic party" said
the Kansas statesman.
But, what about the plank in the
Democratic platform denouncing "A pro
tective tariff as unconstitutional and fa-
voring revenue tax aloDe?" was asked.
1T is meaningless. That is to say, it
will never be acted upon," replied Mr..
ingalls,.
You consider, then, that the tariff will
lot be seriously interfered with during
CievelaDd's administrator
Il Pin my faith TO the presidents strong
conservativeness and his power TO sway
his party, and am of the opinion that
there will be no radical tinkeriug of he
tariff by the present congress-" said the
distinguished gentleman.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-There seems no
ruptcy bill at this session, and there are
grave doubts about it going through the
house at all. The opposition has been
gathering strength apparently, and have
made impressive arguments against the
bill. AT all events the bill will be very
materially amended before it gets through.
The opponents OF the bill will amend it, if
they can, so that the author will not recog
DiZe il. The supporters of the measure,
rather than see il defeated outright, will
probably allow almost any amendment to
be made, hoping that the bill will be re-
stored in the senate and an agreement
reached in conference which will meet the
approval OF a majority of the house.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03

The belief in Chinese Columbus
was first allowed by scholars only
about fifty years ago. The claim is
that buddhist priest in the fifth
century crossed the Pacific 10 this
continent and returned, making
written report Of his discovery. Tho
report still exists. II was translated
into French in 1901 by II. de Gsignes.
IL gave a narrative of a voyage east
ward by prizes. for 20. 900 Ii. where he
found a country which he named
Fusang. People similar 10 the In
dians were described. as well as Amer
lean plants. The only doubt about the
matter is as To the distance mean, by
10000 ii. The priest may have reached
only some island in the Pacific ocean
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03

New York, Nov 2-Tnree men were
killed aud eight wounded in II boiler explo-
sion at 54 East Fourteenth street this aft
ernoon. The dead are Charles Breslin.
Thomas Harlan ard Samuel McMulliu.
Some Of the injured are expected 10 die
The greater part of the exploded boiler
flew out of the building across the street
and crashed through the wall of "A tene-
ment bouse. which was demolished. A
horse that was standing in the street was
struck and Instantly Killed. Ambulance
calls went out TO ali the hospitals in the
vicinity.
l.ater-SiX were killed. Others dead are
supposed TO be under the ruins, while of
the mum Der injured three, il i feared, will
die. The following additional bodies were
recovered: John Armstrong, engineer.
and John Rayai and Joseph Qaiun, la
ilorerS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
Fxperim.nt. with Cheier. Germs.

Mrs. 5. e.. Frankland has lateIS
placed on record certain experiments
of foreign investigators on the vitality
of the cholera germ in relation 10 asso.
citation with different articles of diet,
which are extremely interesting. II
seems that the germs survive for FIVE
days when placed on ordinary salad
leaves covered and kept at the temper
ature CO . room. Oncookcd cauliaov-
ers they survived for ten days. but on
sliced strawberries they lived for TWEEN
ty-four hours only; juicy and sou,
cherries disposed OF the germs in three
hours, the ii apparently killink
them quickly. BY a per cent infn-
sion of black China tea the germs were
killed in twenty-four hours, = Z per
cent. infusion destroying them in sixty
minutes. Pilsener and lager beer is
fatal to the germs In three hours, and
In white wine the germs do not sur
vive more than FIVE minutes, nor longer
than twenty minutes in rcd wine.