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The herald., 1894-12-13
THE BRIT MUST PUT UP.
A Now Pumping Plant H' quired for tn 0
PIcAchO Mine.

Now Pumping Plant K' quired for tho
PlcachO Mine.
YUMA, Ariz, Dec. 1.-The mining
engineer and mining expert, George
Berliner, who went to Picacho to take
the management of the English COM
pany's placer miues, has returned to
Yuma after thorough examination oi
the COM pany's pumping plant He
says that he will not accept the position
unless the London owners of the mines
will pat up 500, 600 cash with which to
put ii new pumping plant He con.
denns toe present pumping plant aa
unsuitable for the urpose for which i.
was huilt.
The herald., 1894-12-13
What Tic EnCl-o,I.

"My husband h3s all the virtues brt
ono, remarked tho wife of u struggling
young doctor
"What is that?" asked her syiapathet-
ic friend
Patients. replied the young wife. -
New Yorl; Telegram
The herald., 1894-12-13
Tho India Rubber Variety.

Gucst-Waiier, bring me steak and
some mushrooms.
Waitar--Yos, sab. You'll have to
wait y few minutes foh do mushrooms,
sab. They are being used or steak foh
another customer jes' now, sab. New
York Herald.
The herald., 1894-12-13

The brother of Cotewayo, according
TO Rider iiaggard, was at one time al
most persuaded to become Christian,
but when he was told that he must put
nway his wives he refused to accept the
condition.
The herald., 1894-12-13
ETTER BAG.

1.-THE HERALD under this heading prints COM
munfcations put does not assume respon ST.
bility for the sentiments expressed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
ROBBERS REPULsE CITIZENS.
Fierce Battle of the Jesse James Kind in
Ohio.

LIMA, Ohio, Aug. 2S.-A battle took
place at the junction of the Cincinnati,
Jackson and Mackinaw, and the Chicago
and Erie roads, 80 miles from this city late
last night.
Thomas Riser, the night Waterman,
discovered thieves breaking into Chas.
Koch's saloon. He called on them to
throw up their hands and they opened
fire on him. A well armed mob
was on the spot, almost before the echo
died away. Waterman Riser tackled the
robbers single-hsnded, aud was shot twice
once in the body. while bullet left a hole
in the top of his hat aud furrow across
the top of his head. The thieves then
made an effort to get out of town, but
We're followed by the citizens.
Before tie robbers had gone far, the cit
liens pressed the robbers SO closely that
they were compelled turn and defend
themselves by opening fire. There was
heavy exchange of shots on both sides,
The night WAS dark aud neither side could
do effective work with their weapons, but
several were wounded on both sides. JOS
eph Lehman, leading business man, was
fatally wounded, and Attorney Lewis
badly 50. The citizens We're finally forced
10 retire, when the thieves embraced the
opportunity to escape without running
dDOLutE IlSh VI bSllS Cdptuieu, anu VIII
their two dead beat hasty retreat, going
toward Ohio City.
That section OF the state is thickly COW
cred with trees, and while a posse Is scour-
ing the country, il Is not probable the
gang will be overtskeu. The gang is so
dangerous that few Will risk their lives in
penetrating the woods to any great extent.
1t is believed the gang is the same one that
visited the town on the occasion Of the
other battle a year ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29

Special Dispatch 20 the Daily Eagle.
EMPoRIA. Kan, Aug 2S Very singular
matters are taking place just now at the
town of Hartford in this, Lyon, county.
1t is no less an anomaly than the elope-
ment of a pretty white girl with negro.
then return home, and division on the
trouble among the citizens of the town.
About three weeks ago Jesse Reed. a
negro who lives near Hartford, disap-
peared, as did also at the same time Miss
Lizzie Bethurem, the 15-year-old daughter
OF well TO do white farmer of the same
vicinity. 1t now transpires that the two
eloped and note left by the young lady
has been made public in which she de-
clares she prefers TO be the wife OF a negro
to being made "nigger" of AT home.
Yesterday the pair returned TO the town,
married and prepared To settle down. The
parents at once sent for deputy sheriff.
He has not been able TO do anything, as
part of the community defends the girl,
and says she is right and shall live with
the negro.
Other members of the community are
Mortified ana demand that something be
done.
Miss Rethurem is a pretty blonde with
faXen hair aud blue eyes. She says she
loves her Or helloand Will remain his wife.
The family is well known throughout the
county, and interest in the result OF the
strange case Is intense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
yvouIdn,t Hare N. PIE.

Although the court OF Austria is
commonly known as the most aristo-
cratic in Europe, no monarch Is easier
TO reach than Emperor Francis
Joseph He has certain audience DAYS
when any OF his subjects, high as wei
es low. are permitted TO call to discuss
with him any affairs which they
choose At the last reception OF this
Kind an old peasant. who wished 10 Sc
cure the Intervention of his M jestv in
"a lawsuit. appeared at the HoIburg
with little pig one month old in her
arms. rs she entered the palace. the
master Of ceremonies told her she
must leave the pig behind. She in
sisted upon carrying il. however. saw
ing that 1t was q present for her good
emperor" 1t was with great difficulty
that the squealing animal was taken
from her arms. The woman had her
interview, but was obliged. much 10
her sorrow, TO carry the pig back 70
her home. she could not understand
why his majesty would not accept
presents of that kind from his subjects.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
A TERRIBLE TEMPTATION.
An English Physicians Hungry Expert
eaco In Africa.


A real, fine old English gentleman
was DR.. Thomas Gunton, who, while
confabbing with a number of friends
In prominent Washington resort re-
Gently, related number Of interesting
experiences in his career. His later
years have been passed looking out for
sick people in the Canadian wilds, but
his younger days were marked with &C
tivity and no little adventure.
"What do you regard as about the
most perilous position you were ever
in, doctor2" asked writer Tor the
Post.
WELL" musingly replied the doctor,
81 am sure a circumstance that hap
pened when, as young man. had the
double Office of supercargo and surgeon
of an English trading vessel on the
African coast, left deeper and more
painful impression on my mind than
any other event in my life"
His listeners gathered somewhat
closer, and the doctor went on:
Our captain and the ships company
generally were pretty well acquainted
with the natives. and various kings
and priests and other men in authority
would frequently come aboard to get
bite Of salt pork and once in awhile a
glass of rum. etc, so Il was not con-
sidered dangerous to go ashore and
make little excursions into the interior.
The natives were cannibals. but they
knew whom 20 eat, and interest for
their personal welfare prevented their
mouths watering for the blood Of an
Englishmsn. I went ashore one day
with the mate. who got the notion into
his head that he wanted TO kill two or
three gorgeOusly plumagcd birds, cure
and dress their wing feathers and take
them home 10 his sweetheart. We got
separated in the jungle and l became
lost. had left ny pocket compass
aboard the ship and TO save my life I
couldn't locate myself Well. was in
that forest for two days without a thing
to eat before I was lucky enough TO
strike the coast. from which had a.
no time been three miles distant.
was starving. think for the first
time IN my life realized what hunger
was"
-
BOYS. he said. AS | got near the
coast ny nOstrlls met a most savory
Odor. u Increased nv torment Of
hunger tcufold, while nv heart re-
!Oiced At the prospect Of food: bat 20
my horror and fright ! walked right
into group 81 niggers boiling a man.
The r Ter45rance Of the temptation
offered me ciinys 20 me yet Weak as
was however. ran from the place
lest /. too. should become a canuibzL
II ha1 remained with those niggsrs
IN ny starred condition J should have
paTtak-n 81 their awful broth. Eat
was safe. for party from the ship
sooa found me. and when saw them
tainted away Tina. terrible te~1r;a-
ton, the doctor continued. was the
one event 81 ell mr. career that makes
ne gloomy Whenever think Of it
and almost always think o. it,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
APACHEs GO TO FIT. SILL.
Geronimo and His Blood-Thirsty Gang
Posted on Oklahoma

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The secretary OF
war started an officer today for Mount
Vernon barracks. Ala, where he will take
charge of the Geronimo band of Indians
and escort them to Ft. sill. OF. This is
In accordance with the scheme work ed
through congress by some of the southern
members. The band Is about 80 strong
and was taken of the warpath in Arizona
and New Mexico in 1884 and placed in
prison in Alabama, where they have since
vemained.
They have been kept under close guard
there, and being so far from their native
lungles and scenes of warfare they have
ueen content 10 live at government eN-
pense. BGt soDo of the Sour hern mem BEES
Eot up scheme TO send the band away
from there. They even maligned their
own climate in order TO help the argu-
ment
When the item was reached providing
money for removal of the band to some
one Of the territories" the advocates of
the scheme insisted that the Alabama eli
mate was killing of the members of the
band. and il was cruel and inhuman TO
hold them there. They eXtolled the dry.
pure air Of 'sCme one of tie territories =;
and succeeded in getting the money ap.
prOprated.
The provisions being made the secretary
Of war, Jointly with the secretary of the
interior. conc .uded hat of some one OF
the territories" Oklahoma is the one.
Stree the passage Of The bill the people of
Arizona and New Mexico have protested
against sending them back TO their old
haunts, and have insisted this would
prompt them TO 5loodshed. So il was
Easy unaer the circumstances to send them
10 Oklahoma
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
THE HOTTEST DESERT.
It Is the COcapah and Is Too su1try fcr
Human Existence.

at is not generally known that the
hottest, most arid desert in the world
Is in the United States, but such is the
fact" said a resident OF San Diego, to
representative of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. THE Cocapah desert is
small, but it is the most dangerous OF
any IN the known world.
Standing upon the mountain range
to the east, looking across the sixty
miles of plain to another mountain
range on the west, with glimpses OF
two small lakes midway between, it
does not appear that it requires any
extraordinary feat of danger or endur-
ence to cross the plain. And this has
caused the loss of many lives. The
sand of that desert is so hot that in a
few miles the shoes viii be literally
burned off the travellers feet, beasts
will be overcome before half the dis
lance is encompaSsed, and the ad-
venturous traveller dies in agony, lit
orally consumed with heat from with
out and thirst within.
"Many have been known TO attempt
the journey. and but few have been
known to retarn. These have gone no
further than the first lake. and. find
Ing 1t salt water, have beaten retreat.
The nearest lake has been reached
often enough to know that it ebbs and
flows with the Gulf OF California and
the water is the same, hence il must
he part Of that body, although sep
arated from 1t by sixty or seventy
miles of solid earth and q high range
of mountains.
This range was probably at one
time an island and the Cocapah desert
the bottom Of the sea. I once started
across the barren waste to investigate.
but had not gone ten miles before be-
coming completely exhausted, the soles
Of my feet were blistered with heat.
my brain grew dizzy, I could get no
air and the breath seemed to stop in
ny throat.
Il turned back Just IN time TO save
my life, and when reached the forests
Of the mountain once more was de-
lirious for hours"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29

1t Is easier to remember things usu-
ally if You know what they mean. A
little boy could never remenb her even
about how long cuhit Is till his father
told him the word was cubitus IN Latin.
which means an elbow. and that the
measure called cubit was the distance
from mans elbow 10 the end Of his
middle finger. And how much is a
fathom?" asked the little boy. "Oh.
fathom comes from the two words, fat. >
which means, in the Aryan language.
TO extend, and hon. man. A faith
ON Is the length of man extended:
that i, when his arms are stretched
out on each side from the shoulders.
from tip "a tip OF his fingers. The foot
Is al English word. and means Just the
length OF the loot q q full-groyya man"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
snno,a1 n,snntoh 70 he Daily Eagle.

Special Dispatch 10 The Daily Eagle
OKLAHOMA CITY, o. T., Aug. SD. c.
Lewis and George Guthridge returned
from Wewaka yesterday. Wewaka is the
capital of the Seminole nation, and Is as
far removed from civilization as the ceuter
of Africa, so far as the transmi sslon OF
news is concerned. Lewis and Nathfldg-
saw the execution of CoDjarde, Seminole
Indian, who was tried in the courts or the
nation for numbering one of his relations,
convicted and sentenced TO be shot TO
death.
Yesterday the Oklahoman published an
account OF the terrible execution as related
by the two men:
They describe the Indian as n very stai-
want specimen Of his race, six feet or more
and built in proportion. On the night pre-
ceding the execution he was brought 10
Wewaka from Fort Smith and lodged IN
the Jail, which was guarded by light
horsemen. 1t was thought the COVER
nor, Jackson Brown. might reprieve him
at the last moment, but that gentleman
declined TO interfere, and in the morning
the condemned man was shackled and
taken outside the Jail onto the porch, and
there received his friends, shook
hands with them and babe them
goodbye He held quite a levee until
The hour of execution. At Il o'clock a. m.
a he'll was tolled, aud after a short interval
tol.ed again, and TO its tolling the march
10 the place of execution was taken up
The condemned man was dressed only IN
pants and shirt aud wore a cowboy hat.
He walked with a steady step, guarded on
both sides by light horsemen, and pre-
scented 10 appearance of fear.
The place of execution is on the out
skirts Of the town. and consists OF a large
stone set up against tree. The con-
demusd man takes his seat on the stone
with his back 10 the tree and the eXecu-
TONERS take their positions in front of him
twelve or fifteen feet. Conjarde, who is
the thirteenth man to be shot to death on
that stone, took his seat uu-
concerned!y, pushed back his hat
from his brow and allowed his
ewes to be bandaced. This done, the ply
siciau of the tribe. DR.. Holloman, pinned
"A piece Of red paper in the shape Of a
heart to the condemned mans shirt d-
IL over his heart, and stepping back
declared him an ready. Two light horse
men armed viii WncheSteTS were the eX.
vcutiouers, ana ut the word they fred,
putting TWO bullets directly in the center
of the paper heart and through the heart
OF the murderer During all tine prelini-
naries there WAS not tremor noticeable
IN the man: buE as soon AS shot his con-
tortions were terrible He was held up in
The seat by two Of his guards until pro-
bounced dead by the physician. His
corpse was then put into a coffin and de-
livered to hls friends for burial.
The execution was public and was Wit
messed by "A large crowd of people many of
them being white.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
The VAMPIRE BAT PEST.

One of the Chief DR. Wbacks to Cattle"
Raising IN Central America.
There are some drawbacks TO tho
Istl,nian cattle business that would
rather astonish the American cowboy
were he to go there. The chief of
these is the vampire bat, says Sun
correspondent writing from Panama.
One reads stories of the vampire bat
sucking the blood of human beings,
and at least two books by naturalists of
repute say that these bats do suck hui
man blood. Vampire bats are found
by the thousands in Veraguas and
CEiqui. l asked at every place for a
person whose blood had been sucked
by vampires, but could not find soul.
And yet people sleep out of doors
without even a blanket to protect
them - sleep bare-headed and bare
footed. The vampire had every chance
to alight on the human big toe, as he
is said TO do, and, while soothing the
foot with his tanning wings, 20 suck
out the life blood. I could not find
any such case, however, nor had that
observant Englishman, G. Preedy, who
lived twenty years in David, ever
found any. But the vampire is the
pest of the cattlemen. He Is particu-
larly fond of veal blood, but older
stock and horses, colts, mules and bur-
ros all suffer. / did not catch vam-
pire at his work, though / saw hun
dreds of them, but the cattlemen all
tell the same story. The vampire set
ties somewhere on the back of the
beast in the pasture at might, and then,
while slowly tanning its wings to and
fro, cuts circular piece Of skin one
quarter of an inch thick in diameter.
Through this hole he sucks the blood
till satisfied. One wound would be of
little consequence, nor would the loss
of blood do much damage were that
all, but half dozen vampires may feast
On one poor calf or on the back of a
saddle horse in one night. The calf is
badly weakened by the loss of blood,
while a saddle horse 50 served is
worthless until the wounds are entire
~ healed. But that is not the worst
result of the bite. The region swarrns
with pestiferous fly that soon after
daylight finds the wound and lays eggs
IN it. Unless the wound is properly
cleaned and dressed with a waxy salve
within forty-eight hours after the YAM
pire's attack The animal viii be de-
btroyed by the progeny of the fly. The
percentage of calves thus killed is
large, IN spite of the watchfulness OF
che COW herders.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29
a MISUNDERSTANDING YEAR.
Grasshoppers IN February. Snow In jane
and Hard Tunes All the While.

Grassaoppe-S In February. snow In June
and Hard Tunes All the While.
According to old weather records
kept in Remington, Vt. the month of
February, 1912, was decidedly tropical
as compared with the current month,
which some regard as unusually mild.
The record quoted by the Troy Times
states that in the early part of the
month in that year there was little
frost in the ground and showers were
frequent. The Vermont State Banner
now the Bennington Banner-says
that on the Sd of the month Mr..
Ford brought into the Office handful
of grasShoppers. Squirrels had made
their appearance and it was reported
that frogs had been seen in the ponds.
Rev. L. W. Hooker, d. D.. pastor of the
old First church at Bennington Center,
became alarmed over such continued
mild weather for this latitude and pro
dicted that dire results would follow,
and 10 the credulous il subsequently,
seemed as though the good doctors
words had the ring of prophecy in
them. But, though the morning rose
bright and sunny and south wind
blew soft and springlike, few hearts
expanded with the sunshine of hap
piness. The scarcity of money
was unexampled. Nothing but duo
bills were in circulation. The L.
boring man could find little or
nothing to do. and he seldom heard the
ring of coin or the rustic of a bank
note. June II of the same year there
was clustering snOw-storm, the snow
falling to the depth of three inches.
June II there was a slight frost, and
ut Subsequent periods in the same
month the weather was so severe that
ice formed half inch thick. A breath
of icy wind swept through the valley.
All vegetables, except those of the
most hardy sort, were cut down. Many
remembered DIR. Hookers words, and
some thought the bad weather was
Judgment sent upon them for finding
fault with the times In that year one
of the largest esta blishments the town
ever had. the Bennington Furnace
company, failed, owing to the unprec-
edentedly low price of pig iron and
the fear of the Walker tariff, which
was finally embodied in law in 1915.
\ large amount was owed TO employees,
and that was an important factor in
adding TO the general distress. Again,
the people were laboring under an un-
wholesome excitement owing TO the
second advent doctrine as held and
preached by REV. William Miller. A
few weeks previous TO 1912 the Bank of
bennington had failed and the loss 10
the people was considerable. Without
work or money and the belief by many
of the worlds coming TO an end in 1s43
men found il hard 10 face their lives.
But the crops of 1912 were good in
spite Of killing frostS in June. though
the hard times continued with varying
intensity for many years
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-29

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-A desperate fight
which necessitated the turning in of IA riot
alarm and getting out three patrol wagons
loaded with policemen occurred in front of
4ll7 Ashland avenue. One man WAS in
stantly killed. Two were fatally hurt aud
four men and one woman seriously injured.
Dead:
HEEBsRT RAY, neck broken with paving
stone and stabbed in right breast.
Fatally injured:
WILLIAM DUNWORTH, skull fractured.
PHILLIP MCGRATH, skull fractured.
Seriously injured: James Dunworth,
right arm broken in three places. Patrick
Cassidy. left arm broken. John Ring,
head cut. Mitchell Donahan, head cut.
Mrs. Lizzie Dunworth, right arm terribly
cut.
At 4l17 Ashland avenue, Mrs. James
Cook has saloon On the first floor, and
the Dunworth family, with Cassidy, who
is a brother of Mrs. Lizzie Dunworth, the
wife of William Dunworth, reside on the
second floor. The Dunworths had lodger
named John Marshall. who was too de-
liuquent in paying his rent to suit the
Dunworths.
TRIED COLLECTING RENTS BY FORCE.
On Sunday. Cassidy attempted to COL
lect the rent by force and was badly beaten
by Marshall. Tonight Cassidy and Mar
shall resumed their fight and the latter,
who had with him several friends, chased
Cassidy into the street. The fight was
warming up nicely when John Dacey,
friend of Cassidy came along. He had
revolver and tried to shoot the entire
Marshall crowd but his weapon would
not work. Mrs. Dunworth then came to
the rescue of Dacey and Cassidy with
some paving stones.
Just at this time, Ray and Donahan
came along in buggy. Just how they
became mixed up in the fight is not
known, but they were in it as soon as they
saw it, a paving stone hurled by Mrs.
Dunworth struck Ray at the base of the
brain and broke his neck. He also re-
ceived stab which would have proved
fatal had the paving stone been less effect
i've.
THREW HIS BODY IN THE STREET.
By this time dozen men were in the
fight on each side aad fists. knives, clubs,
reyOlvers and stones were ali in active
operation. a call was sent for the police
and just as they began to arrive a strange
man, with Donshan's assistance put
Rays body in a buggy and drove away
After going several blocks, they discovered
Ray was dead, threw the body into the
street and drove away. The police arrested
half the neighbors and carted the injured
to the hospital.