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The sun., 1894-10-22
CHILDREN UPSET THE LAMP.
with Their Mother They Came Near Per-
ishiag In the Fire Which Followed.

a fire was started about 80 o'clock last even
ing in the four-story tenement Mt l9l Ryerson
street, brooklyn, through the upsetting Of a
kerosene lamp in the apartments OF Jacob Toni
bal, on the top floor. Mrs. Rachel TOnibal was
In bed with her six-day-Old infant, and her
respectively, upset the lamp while playing.
The flames spread rapidly, but Mrs. TOnibal
and the children were rescued before the frs
had reached them. Mrs. TOnibal and the Infant
were taken to the Cumberland Street Hospital.
The building, which Is owned by Trustee seth
l.. Keency, WAS damaged to the extent of 81 900;
the ulher losses nmOMml % S9.OOO.
The sun., 1894-10-22
FATIL POWDER EXPLOSIONS.
Five Msa Killed aRd Tkres Hart MortaIIy
In JOIIst, HI.

JoIIET. H., Oct. "l.--TwO explosions OF giant
powder in Kicker, Lee q Co.'S camp, ON the
drainage canal, last night. resulted in the killing
OF five laboreTs. Three others were so badly
MANNED that they will die. Both explosions
were premature blasts. The first explosion
took place AT O'Clock and caused the death OF
two men.
By the second exT TlosInn, which occurred
several hours later, tATEo men were killed out
ions He'd when the accidents occurred and have
not since returned.
The sun., 1894-10-22
TERRIBLE FLOOD IN CHINA.
The Waters Cover Area I5O Miles
Long by 10 20 80 MIIes Wide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2l.-News of heavy
rains, followed by a terrible food. in China was
brought by the steamer Australia. The waters
covered an area OF the lest agricultural land so
miles long by from o to 30 miles wide. The loss
was enormous. How great was the loss Of life
will never be known. Many were drowned,
many killed 10y falling houses, and numbers
persisted in attempting to save their household
effects
The sun., 1894-10-22
JoTTINas ARorr TOWN.

Mr. A. Il. Morse, United states Consul Al glasgow,
arrived yesterday On the Furnessia,
Carl Browne the leader % the H0losl who Was ar
rested ON Saturday Wall street, discharged BY
Justice Ryan in the Tumbs Court yesterday.
Sugan Smpsog! - YEAR, old Of 5l7 West Forty
eighth street y a. taken suddenly N yesterday
ing aud Was taken 20 Beevuc Hospital in cab,
While In room adjoining tbs reception Onlce await
lBg the ARRIVAL n doctor the nes patient lad given
blfth " nRs eLsht P0aRd girl
The sun., 1894-10-22

change in the Cars condition. bevopd n s,,,h,
Improvement In his appetite, has been noticsd
PARIs, Oct 21.-In An interview last evening
Jules simon said; Emperor William will de-
his utmost, In the event Of the Cars death, 10
WIN over Russia and detach her friendship from
ffench-Russtan alliance rests upon the hearts
OF the people rather than on the heads OF state y
NM; tlourens and Rlbot expressed the opinion
ing Of the powers. '''o e''uP-
The sun., 1894-10-22
A s.ory that DIvvsr WIN RsslEa as J.stlss.

man who Is very close 20 Mayor Gilroy said
yesterday that Il Is expected that within the
next two weeks Mr.. Patrick Diver, who has
resigned the leadership OF the Tammany Hall
organization in the Second Assembly district.
will tender his resignation as Police Justice.
Mr.. DIVERS friends secuted the idea yesterday,
and no confirmation Of the story could b OBJ
tanned either from him or them.
The sun., 1894-10-22
Ca..lu. 81. CIay ssrIoa.Iy In.

ASHLAND, KY, Oct. 2l.-C asslus ". Clay, Re
publican candidate for Governor la-t year was
brought from Salyersville Last night seriously
m from bilious attack and typhoid fever, Mr..
Clay will remain here until II Is sale for him "
continue his trip home,
The sun., 1894-10-22
NOTHING HEiRD FROM THE LCoS
The Peary Expedition Steamer Is Eigh-
teen Days Overdue.

ST. JoHN's, N. +, Oct. 21.-Nothing has yet
been heard from the Peary expedition steamer
Falcon, which sailed from Philadelphia on Oct.
for this port. The Allan liner Corcan. which
arrived here last night fran Philadelphia. saw
nothing OF the Falcon on her passage, nor any
wreckage or indication Of what has become of
her.
As the Falcon made the passage from st.
Johns to Philadelphia In seven days, she is now
eleven days overdue.
The Falcon was the largest OF the st. Johns
sealers. She was stanch iceboat, and was re-
garded In every way as a seaworthy craft. She
was first engaged by the explorer Peary in June
last year to carry his expedition to northwest
Greenland. At that time he engaged her to re-
turn for his party this year She performed this
service In q satisfactory manner. and soon after
bringing the party back TO Philadelphia set out
on her return to St. Johns.
The sun., 1894-10-22
THE GAR STILL ALIVE.
ur mn WORE SLEEP AND BETTER
tPPETITE YESTERDAY.

nj. Csse. However, h HoPeiess-Hs Was
,o., Thirty.two Pounds In Ter Days
r,. Csarirn suEsrins from Nervous
,o,,sp-e The Cs.rewiteh's Marriage
May Occur To-~orrew-Most Sensational
R,morr Aaost In Russis-An I.terir-
Co--ciI OF state VIII ne Formed In y
Few Day--Anoth.r srsge.tior ofPoi.o.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
THEN THEY SMOKED.
The Indian Way of Celebrating q Verde
of Not Guilty In q Murder Trial.

The Indian Way of Celebrating q Verdict
of Not Guilty In Murder Trial.
A dozen Indians wrapped in blankets
sat in silence in an Office in the Hyde
block Wednesday evening and smoked
the pipe of peace. It followed the YER
dict in the Sischimoo murder case in the
United States court. When it was an
nounced to the Indians in waiting that
the jury had returned verdict, the pris-
oner's sad eyed father brought forth the
famous pipe Of peace and slowly filled it
with tobacco. Then while the jury was
being polled the Indians sat in silence
and awaited the result. When Colonel
Winston entered the little room few
minutes later with the prisoner, Simon
Sischimoo, the boys face was wreathed
in smiles. He grasped his old fathers
hand and spoke in the Indian tongue.
The disconsolate expression left the old
mans face; he smiled and shook his boys
hand warmly. Then, while Simon was
shaking hands with others of the circle,
the old father applied a match to the
pipe. A few whiffs were taken, the
smoke being exhaled through the nose;
then it was passed around. Everything
was excitement about them, but the cir
Gle was unmoved by emotion or interest
until each had gone through the ceremony
of peace; then they arose and rushed out
to get their certificates for fees, which
amounted to SIS for each witness.-Spo-
kane Review.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
Mumed the Bell.

People who passed St. PauI's cathedral
one evening last week may have fancied
that the clock did not strike 8. It, how
ever, really did strike, and its soundless-
ness was, says The Daily News, due to a
pious little conspiracy, of which certain
music lovers who shall be nameless NAV
perhaps not unreasonably be suspected.
Bach's ''Passion," according toSt. Mat
thew, was being performed in the cathe-
dral before an enormous congregation,
and, as everybody who attends such cere-
monials is aware, a church clock has the
awkward habit of striking at very incon-
venient moments, often entirely spelling
the effect of quiet passages. So certain
young men mounted the bell tower and
took the liberty of tying akneeling cush-
ion to the bell hammer, which thus fell
without noise. go. ..zs.
Immediately after o'clock the cushion
was brought down again, and the clock
struck 8 as usual.-Pall Mall Budget.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
Car Alexanders Diplomacy.

Russia needs peace in order to develop
her internal affairs. She entered into
relations with France not in order to
make war on Germany, but to form q
counterpoise to the triple alliance and
prevent France from embarking on q
policy of adventure which might have
dragged Russia against her will into
war. Now that Russia is sure of the pa
cific intentions of France, she is binding
Germany to her by ties of interest Thus
she holds in her hands the policy of two
great nations which for nearly quarter
of a century have maintained a hostile
attitude. If it is Alexander III who per-
sonally directs the foreign policy of his
empire, it must be admitted that he is
endowed with admirable diplomatic re-
sources, for the game has been played SO
quietly and SO surely as to be worthy the
eulogium of future historians. Paris
Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
Elephant Leather,

A new industry is being rapidly de-
veloped in France, and if you mean to
be in the fashion you had better take
note Of it at once. Some years ago it
was the gentle crocodile which was Sc
lected as the fttest animal for providing
you with new purses, bags, cigarette
cases, boots, shoes and all the rest of
leathery knickknacks. Now it is the ele-
plant that has to give his hide for the
same purpose.
At Paris even now you can buy card
or cigar case of crocodile hide which has
been gloriied by six months sojourn in
a bath Of oak bark in the tanners yard.
The price of the little toy is from Is
to 20 guineas. and If you are ambi-
tious enough to wish to purchase small
crocodile valise land no one there to
hinder" you may do so for the sum of
from els to e100. The tanned elephant
skin is also reported to make carpets Of
unrivaled strength and ''of grand orig
inality. "-Paris Letter. 49,. ri.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
THE OLD TAQUI WOMAN DEAD.
A Feature of the Midwinter Fair Passe
Away In Indian Fashion.

A Feature of the Midwinter Fair Passes
Away In Indian Fashion.
A visitor to the Midwinter fair in San
Francisco says that the little old TaQui
woman at the Arizona Indian village,
who was said to be 10 years old, is dead.
Yet they say there lit was the new coun-
try that killed her, and the clothing." It
is not good for Taqui to wear shoes,
and the women are sick when they feel
the tight dress across their shoulders.
She died just at sunset, which, the In
dams say, is good sign.
Before she died they washed her face
and put on her shroud and carried her
out of her wigwam and laid her on the
bare ground, put stones under her head
and uncovered her neck and arms, be-
cause they said it was good she should
feel the fresh air for the last time on her
skin. When she had died, they put a
cloth over her face, raised her arms high
over her chest and clasped her hands to-
gether and placed burning candle at
her head and one at her feet and began
to wall for her. All night the village
women walled around the body, and the
next day it was buried in Calvary GENE
terry.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
A HERO'S MONUMENT.
One of the Terrible Incidents of the Civil
War Recalled. ....H.

One of the Terrible Incidents of the Civil
War Recalled. s's>
G. w. Humphrey of Shelby county,
No., has just ordered monument to be
placed over the grave of Hiram Smith
at Palmyra, Mo. Smith was victim Of
the Mcneil butchery, which occurred at
Palmyra during the war, and which was
one of the most brutal affairs known in
history. i.-
One of General McNeil's men was
missing, as the story goes, and he be-
ieved that he had been foully dealt
with. Mcneil announced that if the
missing man was not turned up by a
certain time he would select number
of citizens from the community and put
them to death.
People looked upon it as an idle threat,
but the time came, and Mcneil did as he
said he would do. Humphreys father
was one of the men selected and would
have been murdered with the rest had
not his friend, Hiram Smith, volunteered
to take his place in the doomed column
and die in his stead. Humphrey was a
married man, and Smith was single, and
on this account permitted himself to be
shot so that his friend might be spared
to his family. The children of Mr.. Hum
phrey have long intended to erect mon
u1uent over the grave of the young hero
who died to spare their father, but the
matter has been put off until now
Quincy Qlls.) Cor. St. Louis Republic.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY.
Some of the Candidates Who Will Contend
For the Exalted Place In November.

Some of the Candidates Who Will Contend
For the Exalted Place In November.
The convention of the two houses of
parliament for the election of a president
Of the French republic has been fixed for
Nov. at Versailles. Besides Carnot,
whose position is not yet declared, there
are no less than eight active candidates.
They are:
NJ. Casimir-P erier, prime minister at
the present moment and highly favored
candidate.
M. Dupuy, speaker of the chamber. If
he reaches the Elysee, Vaillant's bomb
will have helped to send him there.
M. Challemel Lacour, president of the
senate.
M. Magrin, governor of the Bank of
France
NJ. Meline of apostle protection.
Admiral Gervais, the figurehead of the
French-Russian amenities.
The austere Brisson, who would get
| the Radical Socialist vote.
Waldeck Rousseau, the BENJAMIN of
| the Gambetta ministry, who, though out
of politics, is the chief 1uminary of the
Paris bar.-Paris Correspondent.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
The Earth Has Begun Wabbline.

Observations are to be made stimuli
taneously at W ashington and at Manila,
in the Philippine islands, which is almsst
directly opposite Washington on the
other side Of the globe, to see what is
the matter with the axis of our planet.
Observations show that for some time
the earth has not been revolving on that
important if imaginary support, as she
has done for centuries, and scientists
have decided that it is time to find, if
possible, what it all means. Those who
have studied the subject declare that if
the variations continue in the course of
some very long and very indefinite peri
cd we shall have an arctic climate at
Washington, and the latitude of every
place on the globe will be changed, and
our biographies will be useless. An
equatorial telescope has been finished
and sent out to Manila, and before long
diligent inquiry will be made into the
why's and wherefores of the peculiar
performances of old mother earth
Washington Correspondent.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
Is This LibelOus?

The editor of Natural Science Eng-
land) in its last issue makes this little
fling at the United States: ''Strange are
the ways of the American place hunter,
and strange, as we have noted before, is
the system under which scientific ap-
pointments are made in the United States,
One of our transatlantic correspondents
complains that he has no time for scien-
tific work. AT present, he writes, lam
very busy, being engaged in politics, as1
am candidate before the Republican
convention for the nomination of state
geologist and have the most lattering
prospects: My only opponent is local
collector As our friend might possibly
obtain the appointment, we have sufi-
Gent regard for his reputation to sup
press his name"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
New Etiquette.

One of the most interesting incidents
that marked the funeral ceremonies in
the senate the other day was occasioned
by the arrival of Sir Julian Pauncefote.
The president, members of the supreme
court and all other visitors entitled to the
floor had taken their seats, and the short
wait preceding the opening of the serv-
ices had begun to grow irksome when
the main door opened, and Sir Julian.
dressed in q close fitting Prince Albert,
entered. He took few steps forward
and then paused, while the master of cere-
monies announced in distinct voice,
The ambassador of England to the Unit
ed States" The pause was momentary.
The president and every one present
arose instantaneously in their seats! The
English diplomat bowed with the easy
grace of a man who is not embarrassed
by the honors shown him, and with a
firm step and erect though respectful
bearing passed down the center aisle,
past the president and cabinet, to the
seat assigned him in the front line of
Observation-Disclosures Post.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
Afraid Of the Women.

Captain Joe Waters says in a. letter.le-
Ginning to engage in debate with the
Populist Women's club of Topeka: mo
power on earth is strong enough to COM
pei me to dispute with s woman. IF any
of them desire to fight me, at once dis
play q flag of truce and Internationally
surrender. AS lawyer carry this fur
Their. Under no stress, no compulsion,
no apparently magnificent opportunity
for me to air my artswill I ever cross ex-
anime woman who is a witness against
me, and in this I think / have a wisdom be-
yond Mr.. Butterworth. Chicago Her
ALL
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
INDIAN RBARITIEs..
Trightful Orgies Along tho West Coast Of
British Columbia.

C008S 0l
British Columbia.
The attention of the department Of In.
dian affairs has been called to the bar.
barous practices Of the Indians along the
west coast of northern British Colum bia,
who, it appears, are still indulging in
cannibalism, supposed to have been long
ago given up. 81. j. Simpson, q trader
who has spent IS years in the vicinity OF
Fort Ruperts, has just arrived here and
states that the Indians carry on their
dances with all their old time ferocity
the only difference being that now they
are careful to have their widest orgies
only in the depth of winter, when the in
clemency of the season has practically
put a stop to trading and hunting and
has driven all white men, including mis-
sionaries, to move to comfortable quar-
ters.
So soon as they have the field to them
selves preparations are started for the
most disgusting orgies. Simpson, who,
having married full blooded ''Klootch-
man." is what is known as a ''squaw-
man." has been specially favored or
trusted by being permitted to witness
some of these rites and gives terri
BILE description of what is known to the
Indians as "man eater Dance" which
he witnessed few months ago. In
this dance the manista, or chief char
acter, horri6es the spectators by appear
ing with mummy" or the shriveled
remains of back number native, taken
from an eminence upon which it was
exposed to dry after death, and tearing
the shriveled flesh from the bones as he
dances about huge log fire, all the
time uttering the most frightful sounds
in the Indian vocabulary of lamentations.
Simpson also lately saw the horrible
torture of a maiden in connection with
another dance, in which, to prove herself
worthy to be the bride of brave chief
tain, she allowed great barbed hooks to
be driven through the flesh of her back
and danced almost naked, while the chief
held the reins attached to the hooks and
by series Of wrenches eventually tore
the flesh apart and released them. Mis-
sionaries have taken great credit through
out the civilized world for having con-
verted these savages, and the govern
ment has been led to believe that tho
hons Of former barbarity, but Simpson,
who is a reliable man, asserts that they
are no mockery at all, but a most revolt
ing and cruel reality.-Victoria B. CO.
SDecial.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
WANTS 10 REMAIN M JAIL
i APrisoner In the Idaho Penitentiary R.i,es
= New Legal Question. 4

i APrisoner In the Idaho Penitentiary Raises
: New Legal Question.
Few people prefer prison life to the
freedom enjoyed by persons who have
Fever been compelled to don the striped
garb, hut such one is Narcisse Nero.
an Italian, who for the past II months
has been incarcerated in the penitentiary
for burglary committed in Kootenai
county. Nero has been an exemplary
prisoner, and although his sentence was
for one year his good behavior, under
the rules of the institution, earned him
one months Communication. The ii
months expired the other day, and Ward
en- Campbell informed him he was at
liberty to depart.
Nero said he did not want to 20. Life
within the prison walls was for him pref
cradle to being turned adrift in a cold
world.
The warden told Nero he was sorry for
him. but his time was up, and he would
be required to leave the home to which
he had become so attached in so short a
time.
Then Nero adopted new tactics. He
raised the point that he did not have to
accept the months rebate on his sentence
for good behavior unless he pleased to.
he did not desire to accept it, and there
fore could not be put out until the expira-
ton of the full IL months.
This raised an entirely new question,
and Deputy Warden Cuddy was dis
patched to lay the case before Governor
Mcconnell. The governor instructed
Warden Campbell to allow Nero to re-
main until the return of the attorney
general. The governor said if it should
be shown such action was wrong he
would pay for Nero's board out of his
own pocket.-Boise Statesman. ~
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
HALE Al 1o5 YEARS OLD.

An Old Lady Who Has 10a Descendants
and Who smokes : Clay Pipe.
The one hundred and fifth birthday Of
Mrs. Hannah Chard was celebrated Fri
day at the home Of her son Joel, in Fer
rell, q few miles from Glassboro, n. ].
Many friends and acquaintance called
upon her, each leaving token Of re-
membrance. Among the guests was
Mrs. Anna Herbel of Cape May county,
who will be 1O2 years old this summer.
Mrs. Chard was born in Brandywine,
Chester county, Pa, on April 20, 1889.
Her maiden name was Hannah Milden-
berg, and she is of old Pennsylvania
Dutch parentage. Her father died when
she was about 5 years old, and she went
to live with a Quaker family, with whom
she stayed II years, when she married,
the wedding taking place in log cabin
on the ground where the Methodist Epis-
copal church now stands in Hardingville.
Her husband died 10 years ago, when
he was 81 years old. Twelve children
were born to them, four of whom are now
living.
She has 40 grandchildren and 40 great
granuchlldren, the most OF whom were
present. .~+.:I
She gathered the family about her in
the afternoon and told many interesting
stories of occurrences that happened 80
and 80 years ago. One particularly in
teresting narrative was how she gathered
rifle balls on the battlefield of Brandy
wine when she was years old.
Her health is exceptionally good, and
her hearing and seeing faculties serve
her well. She is an ardent Christian,
and while she cannot readily read has
chapter in the Bible read to her every
day by some member of the family, and
on pleasant Sundays she attends church.
She finds great comfort in her clay pipe,
which she smokes four times day.
New York Herald Special.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
Magnificent Court Entertainments


Some court entertainments recently
have been magnificent. The court din
ner given in Vienna in honor of the Ger
man emperor had peculiar features.
Though the guests numbered 80, the
whole dinner was served on gold plates
and dishes. The centerpieces and vases
likewise were of massive gold. Really
two dinners were served, because it was
Friday. Beside each plate lay two me-
nus, a fish menu on simple white card
board with the imperial eagle in relief
and meat menu with the usual gold
ornaments and the eagle in gold. AS
the guests sat down every one was asked
by the lackeys whether fish or meat
dinner would be agreeable, and then one
menu was taken away. So the servants
knew what dishes to serve. Only the
emperor. Archduchess Maria Theresa,
Archduchess Caroline and two cardinals
tasted. Everybody else selected the meat
dinner.-Vienna Letter.