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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-03
WENT DOWN WITH THE ENGINE.

4 Northern Pacific Fireman ut tho Bot.
tom Of the Columbla River.
PORTLAND, Or. Sept. 2s.-At Ka.
lama today tno engine of a Northern
Pacific freight train was backed of the
Terry boat into the river. Peter Ora
mer, the fireman, was carried over
with the engine aud drowned.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-03
WANT A NEW RULER
Uhe Emperor Has Worse Foes at
Home Than Abroad.
PLOTTING FOR HIS OVERTHROW
1t Is Expected That the Captain of the
Chinese Warship X Yang Kai Will
BE Behesded for Cowardise.

CHICAGO, Sept. 49, -Chicago's China.
town was astir today over news Of the
rebellion of the troops In Chine. Sam
Moy, local mandarin, says: ut
means the beginning of the end. We
Cinnamon wish to see China win, but
more than that, we wish our own
emperor back in place of the usurper
who now reigns over us.
"For years the Gee Kings have
been growing in power, ana today they
have generals and officers in command
of the army. The sole object of the
Gee Hing society is to overthrow the
present emperor and restore the old
dynasty. It is secret society with
millions of members in China and
about 800 in Chicago. The EN- error has
offered 81 900 reward tor the head of
every Gee Hing. but there is not
enough money in the treasury to pay
for the heads. The war with japan
will not last much longer, for the Gee
Kings will soon be strong enough to
come out openly and dethrone the en-
peror."
Mandarin Moy thinks this winter
will see new emperor and an elabo-
rate coronation in China, which many
Cinnamon now in America will attend
if they can beg or borrow money to
cross the Pacific.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-03
CHINA'S EMPEROR IS WAKING UP.
He May Discharge All His Advisors and
Hire New Outfit.

He May Discharge All His Advisors and
Hire a New Outfit.
LONDON, Sept. pa dispatch to
the Times from Yokohama says: "The
destination of the second Japanese
army of 10000 men is kept secret.
The japanese army in Corea is rapidly
advancing northward. No resistance
to it's progress is expected on this side
of the Chinese frontier. There is no
truth in the rumor of an armistice."
A dispatch from Shanghai dated
emperor contemplates a change of adj
visers and the dismissal of all the man.
daIins and others who have been con-
cerned in the conduct of the war. The
affairs at Pekin are tending toward an
imperial coup d'etat, involving the
overthrow of Ii Hung Chang and
other statesmen. It is expected that
the captain o: the Chinese warship
Kwang Kai will also be beheaded for
cowardice and for stranding his vessel
in an attempt to escape during the
action on the Yalu river. The evil
dence against him is strong"
The v ceroy May Go to War.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29.-It is reported
that the emperor has granted Ii Hung
Changes request to take the field in
person, and that Ii Hung Chang will
make his headquarters at Lu Tai, the
present head quarters OF the provisional
ander-in.chief of Chih Ii. 1t is
also reported that the Chinese troops
have evacuated Corea, and are now
massed 80 miles westward of the Yalu
river. 1t is stated that numerous de-
sertions from the Chinese army of late
are because of the faulty condition of
the arms and ammunition supplied to
troops.
Another junk that was sailing
through the north channel in order to
evade the guard boats struck q torpedo
and was blown to pieces. Several men
were drowned.
PrOtection Of English in China.
LONDON, Sept. 29.~The duke of
Cambridge. commander-in-chief of the
British army. visited the war office TO-
day. 1t Is reported that the duke was
making arrangements for the imEle.
diate dispatch Of troops to Shanghai
i'll OIueE 10 pTOleCG DTllISu ESsLOeutS
whose lives are said 10 be in danger
from the Chinese population.
China Calls Out More Troops.
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 29.-1he reserves
Of the national guard have been called
out for active work ut Shanghai. 1t is
rumored here that the Japanese nave
effected a landing on the coast of
China OH the long promouiory to the
northward of Chez Foe. Advices from
Pekin soy there is ever increasing anx-
lcty among the foreign population
there and ut lien Tin. Foreigners
are actively organizing for defense of
the forei N quarters.
Burned Stranded Varship.
LONDON, Sept. GA dispatch from
Shanghai today says the commander
of the japanese warship Naniwa has
reported to the minister of marine,
Count SaiRo. that while cruising in
company with the Akitsushima Sep
TENDER % Chinese warship was
sighted stranded IN the Gulf of Tairen.
wan. The japanese believe she was
the Kwuug Kai. The Chinese crew on
board saw the Japanese cruisers ap-
E~s h. 3. 4 ~I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
A Strange Superstition.

In regard to the habit of cartridges
flying into civilization and popular su-
perstition regarding them an Augusta
man says One flew on our premises
and was captured. Then came up the
question whether we should kill the bird
or allow. it to live At that time there
was general superstition that if par
fridge came to a house where a sick per
son lay and the bird was killed and the
sick person ase the broth. it would effect
cure There was a sick girl at our
house. and the doctor had given up her
ease as hopeless
Some Of the family said kill the par
fridge and give the sick girl the BROTH But
the sick girl and others were for permits
ting the partridge to live Wewere equal
" divided and agreed to let one of the
neighbors whom we saw coming to the
h39se decide whether the partridge
should he killed OF not. He said kill it.
AID we did. and the sick girl ate the
broth and got we'll : Philadelphia
Times
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

A correspondent of the Bangor Com
mercial says: have it from undisputed
authority that the deaf mute, Miss
Treat of Frankfort, was the party who
made the murderous assault ON her
uncle, E. P. Treat, Esq. Mr. Treat him
self has said SO. All attempts to throw
suspicion ON other parties are for the
purpose of shielding the family. 1t is
alleged that The deaf mute is insane
and that she has before display ed
symptoms ofinsanity. If Mr.. Treat dies
a council of physicians will pass on the
question of sanity of Miss Treat. Doubt.
less if the young woman displays any
more symptoms she will be taken care
of.
1t is reported that John H.Yonng, the
Cerinna man who, with his wife and
daughter, was the victim Of the fright
ful accident on the Foxcroft branch OF
the Maine Central last fall, has settled
with the road for his injuries and re-
ceived some $1,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
Puzzled Englishmen.

"At private dinner in England told
the very best story could think Of" says
Chauncey NJ. Depew 1T was greeted
with little laughter Next day / met
my host on the Strand. He advanced to
me smiling, began to laugh as he grasped
my hand and said: Z Do you know, De-
pew that was capital thing you got off
last night-capital? And do you know
have just this minute been thinking
what a capital thing it was? The point
I'd the joke has inst come to me.
Il said Why. it must have travelled
TO you on d freight train
My dear Mr. Depew, said the Eng
lishinan. ] assure YOU have not seel.
any freight train assure you haven't.
'pon honor "
Mr. Depew told this story to an Eng
lishnlan who had been in America for a
long time One of the officers of the
Central road was with him IN Mr. De-
pews office when tie story was told.
The Englishman gave courtesy laugh
a forced and feeble 'ha. hat When he
turned into Duval's office and the door
of the presidents room had been shut
he remarked anxiously II say what the
blazes did Depew mean by tlat freight
train New York World.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01

The geological formation of Death
valley lnyo county, CAL. is paralleled
by but one other spot on the globe-tl1e
Dead sea region Of the Holy Land The
valley is about eight miles broad and.
thirty five in length. and is said by geolo-i
gists to be striking illustration OF the
condition of the whole world in its early
epochs 1t lies far below the level Of the.
Pacific. in some places as much as 1860
feet, and has the appearance of being
under the ban of some terribleecurses!
Thunderstorms pound around its bor-ll
ders. but no cloud ever intercepts the
rays of the scorching sun that continual
ly beat down upon Death valley sands
until they are hotter than those of burn
ing Sahara For week in and week out
the thermometer stands above 100 degs.
night and day often touching the 1875
mark in the afternoon. Moisture of all
kinds is unknown Dead animals dry up
and immunity in the sand.-S Louis
Republic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
Caught by a Singular Error.

Some queer accidents happen in this
world. said A. q. S1noto, noted thief
taker. who was talking shop in the La
clede corridors In 1876 particularly
strocious crime was committed in Cleve-
land An old lady was robbed and
murdered. The perpetrator was arrested
and jailed, but succeeded in effecting his
escape Nothing was heard from him
for fifteen years. though the world was
secured for him time and again. About
a year ago ! concluded to change my
residence and put an advertisement in a
morning paper of Cleveland for fur
nished room Among the replies was a
letter from the missing murderer, writ.
ten to IL o3d friend in Cleveland. The
Cleveland inaa had - room he desired to
rent aaa answered my advertisement,
but by m-strke inelosed the letter he had
received from the fugitive instead of tho
one intended for ME. learned from the
letter that the man | wanted was night
Waterman in railway roundhouse in
New Mexico, and week later had him
in irons en- route to Cleveland, where he
was tried and sent up for life. st. Louis
Globe Democrat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
A BIT of Antiuue Ware.

I'VE are all laughing at home over my
latest prize says IA woman who is an
ardent collector of antiques ut is a
veritable millennium plate, considerably
over 100 years old. which secured in a
recent securing OF. the old places in the
Connecticut valley. 1t is of delft of null
berry hue. with the eye of God staring
from the upper rim. Beneath on the
bowl is shown the, lamb lying down, and
the lion on his hind feet with a sort OF
baby's nightgown on him being led by
small child The expression of the
lions face is the irresistibly funny part
That king of beasts ininces along with
the s,nirk Of dancing master adapted to
lions scale of mouth We have indeed
advanced in ceramic art since that artists
conception Of the millennium. New
York Times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
the HUNTING LEOPARD.
An Animal. Swift as Race Horse, Trained
to Follow Deer.

An Animal, Swift as Race Horse, Trained
to Follow Deer.
In 8 few minutes, that to our anxious
minds seemed interminable, we managed
TO diminish the distance to the requisite
Eoint, and again the straps were liberated.
The hood was then slipped from the che
tabs head He saw the animals at once.
His body quivered all over with excite
ment, the tail Strengthened, and thu hac-
kles on his shoulders stood erect, while his
eyes cleaned, and he strained at the cord,
which was held short. In a second it was
unfastened, there was yellow streak in
the air, and the chetah was crouching low
some yards away. In this position, and
taking advantage of certain unevenness
of the ground, which gave him cover, he
stealthily crept forward toward buck
that was feeding some distance away from
the others. Suddenly this antelope saw or
scented his enemy, for he was off like the
wind. He was, however, too late-the
chetah had been too quick for him. All
there was to be seen was a fash, as the
supreme rush was made. This movement
of the chetah is said to be, for the time it
lasts, the quickest thing in the animal
world, far surprising the speed of race
ACItdlEly IL oul PAiSCu al VI e.S
who were intently watching the details OF
the scene being enacted in our view. The
pace was so marvelously great that the
chetah actually sprang past the buck, al
though by this time the terrified animal
was fairly stretched out at panic speed.
This overshooting the mark by the chetah
had the effect of driving the antelope,
which swerved off Immediately from his
line, into rupIiEg round in circle, with
the chetah on the outside.
The tongas were galloped up, and the
excitement of the occupants can hardly be
described. In my eagerness to see the fin
ish, jumped off and took to running, but
the hunt was soon over, for before could
get quite up the chetah got close to the
buck, and with spring at his Launches
brought him to the ground. The leopard
then suddenly released his hold and sprane
at his victims throat throwing his prey
over on its back, where it was held when
we arrived at the spot. The chetah was
then crouching low, sucking the bloon
from the jugular vein, while tenaciously
clinging with his mouth to the antelope
throat. The buck gave only few spas
modic jerks and appeared to be dead, III
though probably not so in reality, bul
only paralyzed by fear. One of the men
stopped down and plunged knife lnte
the bucks neck close to the spot wnere
the chetah still held fast This coup as
grace not only terminated the poor th1ns
existence, but caused the blood to no"
freely, which one of the men proceeded y
catch in large wooden bowl with long
handle, that he had brought for the pui
pose. When this was full, the hoou wa
thrust over the chetah's eyes, his iet'elF
were replaced, and he was ultImasely ~
duced to let go his hold Of the ANTELOPE ~
the bowl of steaming hot blood oelns
slipped under his nose. Into TINS uailss
reward for his trouble he at once plunsss'
his head and with ferocious eagernese t"p
ped up the whole of it.-Century'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
A Perpetual Sacred Fire.

In the peninsula Of Abeheron. former
ly belonging to Persia. but now a part OF
Russia, there is perpetual or rather
what the natives call an eternal sacred
ire which is known to have been burn
ing continually for more than 1000 years.
1t rises from IN irregular orifice of about
tweve feet in depth and 1870 feet square
The flames. which are constant. rise to a
height of from s;x to eight feet. unac-
companied by smoke or disagreeable
smell. waving back and forth with the
wind like field of golden grain. -Phila-
delphia Press.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01
papa's Boy Has Grown Up.

An advertisement appears in a western
paper which reads TINS: If George
William Brown. who deserted his poor
wife and babe twenty-five years ago
will return. the aforesaid babe will
knock the stafing out of him. Charles
ton News and Courier.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01

Placer county. New. lays claim to a
valuable specimen of petrified vegeta-
ton. 1t consists Of two pieces Of rock
which are believed to have been water
melons. rs they have the exact shape
and appearance of that fruit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01

The relative ratios of the lower case
letters in ordinary work is: z, L; k, j. q, x,
3; b, W; 6, p. W, y, 10; C. +, u m, II;
d, l. 90; h, T, 30: a. i. n. o, 5, 40; t, 40; 9,
60. Total, 5Se
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01

Contraction of the iron used in con-
structing the great Eiffel tower makes
that famous structure eight inches
shorter in winter than it is during the
hot summer months
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01

A Bath joker in 174s kidnapped all the
turnspit dogs in the city on Saturday
night to deprive the citizens Of their
roasts the next day. =4-------- --- ------
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01

Take the MAINE STATE PRESS for
weekly paper
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26

A Fyzabad Hindoo who had been out.
casted for the offense Of eating cooked
food in railway train while there were
persons of ether castles in the same car
riage with him has been restored to
caste. The erring individual, although
not wealthy mar. had sufficient means
to pay the cost Of publication. He was
first weighed in pice, and was valued at
lSO rupees and after that in wheat.
After the weighing he was made to sit
on square stone and his body was Gov
cred with dirt, the face only excepted;
no was then taken up by two men and
thrown into the river, and after good
bath he came out and was received by
the Brahuans, fully restored to caste
fellowship. The Brahmans informed the
purified individual that great favor
had been conferred on him in weighing
him in copper instead of ilver.--Lon-
don Letter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26

Ia pleasing weakness OF human na-
ture to assume that every good thing be-
longs in a peculmrto ones one country
or to ones own special part Of 1t, A
Frenchman who had been spending n
considerable timein Germany exclaimed
Immediately after crossing the frontier
back into his own country:
"There are birds singing in the trees.
We are in France againl'
This story is matched by true ono Of
u New England woman who spent two
years in Illinois, and returning to her
beloved home wrote as follows to
friend in the east;
1T is so nice to be buck in the east
and hear the elocusts, katydidsand brown
thrushes once more. "
All these creatures had made the sum
mer air musical in the part of tho coun-
try which she had been visiting, but
during her Punishment she had never
heard thom. Youths Companion.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26
Asleep for over Four aronth.,

Cases of prolonged sleep are by no
means so.numerous that we can afford
to pass over the mention of an example
lof this condition at present exercising
the minds of German physicians. The
patient is a miner by trade, his name
being Johann Latus. He is an inmate
Of the hospital of Myslowitz, in Silesia,
within whose walls. it is stated, he had
been asleep for some Az months. 1t
seemed impossible to rouse Latus, but a
recent bulletin mentions that he has at
last awoke. Naturally the case is re.
ferred to the records of catalepsy for its
explanation, although it is pointed ont
that AZ months is a very extended PEE
riod even for cataleptic sleep,
In this case the limbs We're rigid.
which of course pointed to the exist
ence of a cataleptic condition, but the
body itself showed no sign Of being in
any unusual state, 1t remained still
and placid; the chest rose and fell regu-
larly, and the skin was of natural
color, the face being described as pre-
senting healthy appearance. In the
recent reports it was stated that Latus
had become less rigid as regards his
body itself, while slight movements
were noticed prior to his waking.
Curionsly enough, while the hair Of
the head has grown largely, the beard
has not exhibited any increase. Feed
ing was carried out by introducing milk,
to the extent of two or three liters per
day, into the stomach by means Of
tube.-Illustrated London News.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26
A Substitute for the Dynamo.

The oft discussed problem of substi-
tute for dynamos in electric lighting by
providing a cheap, inodorous, molten
siye electric battery, capable Of supply
ing sufficient light for domestic uses, is
again claimed to be solved by M. Pou-
droux, Of Paris. BY his new battery he
claims the ability to employ great sur
face Of zinc in cell Of the desired mod
crate capacity, containing but a small
quantity Of liquid, and with the advan-
tages Of the ingredients Of the solutions.
as he states, being very cheap.
Louis Republic.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26

You may expect the bluebird any
time after the sun passes the winter
Bolstice. In his musical engagements
it is not a matter Of dutes hut oppor.
tunity II isnever u matter OF importu-
nifty, Who ever heard bluebird ssong
out of season. 1t may he cold and
snowy tomorrow but his wings tremble
in the nervous ecstacy of the present,
and he sings Of the bit Of spring that
now is When the storm comes thon he
is silent. He may flee before it's breath.
Or, II it is late in the season, he will field
his wing, unstring his lutte and uncoln-
plainingly wait till the vernal sun and
wind shall come again. But let the
mercst slit of sunlight gash the cloud,
and he warhles forth his greetings, He
has been accused of trying to force the
season, But 1t is not that He is such
a lover Of the very promises of nature
that he is as happy in hope as fluition
! found group shivering against a
March snowstorm late, as the sun WINS
sinking, and stopped to watch them.
pitying their distress Suddenly there
was some c0nimotion, which attributed
to my presence and scrutiny--a low con.
versational chatter, qnivering of
wings, II few fitting changes of position
and then u gurgle of spring melody
among the snowdrops. Astonished, |
turned to where the sun should be, and
there on the horizons rim its half disk
was burning like II beacon. Two min
utes later It was out of sight, the air
was gloomy, the snow fell on. but tho
morrow was a bluebird day indeed. st
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26

Ice harvesting operations on the Pc
nobscot are over for the season, and it
b estimated that about 100000 tons
have been housed. The ice is thinner
than usual, ranging from ten to four
teen inches in thickness, but in excel
lence Of quality this years harvest was
never surpassed. II is likely that all
holdings will be disposed Of at SIPS to
$l.75 per ton, and that will be paying
business. The crop viii furnish car,
goes for about 500 sail of large schoon.
ers. Maine Letter.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-26
4 GREAT SUCCESS.


A Break OF a Few Minutes and Then Oh,
Dance Proceeded.
The party was given at farmhouse, ant
about 30 couples were present told thu
farmer when | first arrived that should
depend upon him to give me at least flv,
minutes notice before any shooting began
and he replied
WI do 1t, ] shall be watchin out, and
think ! can give yo' plenty Of time to gel
out of range"
There will be shooting Of eourseP"
"0h, certainly. The boys would feel that
they had sighted me II there wasn't row. :
what do the women folks do when til,
Shooting beginsg"
Sit right down ON the floor till it's all
over Don't be a bit Uneasy I'll give yo
plenty of warnin."
There was ouly one fiddler, and he was
also the caller His calls puzzled me at
first, but no one else appeared to mind 1t as
he drawled;
fright and left on The head, and Bill
Taylor don't want to drop that revolver on
the tloorl Balance four and half prom
enade, and Jim Henderson has knife in
his boot leg! Ladies' change, and Luke
Williams is aching TO pick a furse with
Tom Bebeel All balance to PARTNERS, aud
when the Shootin begins please remember
that the fiddler never takes sidesW
We had been dancing about an hour, and
everybody seemed to be thoroughly good
natured and at peace with all mankind,
when the farmer beckoned to me and whis.
pered;
II said I'd give yo' five minutes warnin,
but I'm two minutes behind timel Break
fer the barnm
| broke, but was not over 30 feet from
the door when the shooting began. 1t l,lst.
ed about five minutes, and cautiously re-
turned to the house to hear the fiddler call.
ing in the same old monotonous voice;
Take partners for Virginia reel, and
don't make such u furse over three men
wounded! First lady and gent forward and
back, and Bill Taylor has gone after II doc.
tor! Forward again and sasha, and some
body attend to that gal in hysterics Swing
with the right-now with the left, and il
this isn't the most successful dance of the
season then you folks needn't pay me a
cent. detroit Free Press.