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wiIlfuIIy Shot.

DEDHAM, Mass, May S-Justice Bus
well, in his inquest report on the death of
James Tracy at Sharon, April 2l, finds
that Tracy came to his death by a shot
from a pistol in the hands of Charles +.
nkenhaus of Sharon; that the pistol was
willfully discharged, and that the act of
discharging the same was unlawful
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Highwayman's Shot Proved Fatal.

PROVIDENCE, May s.-Eugene w Arm
strong died yesterday. as the result of an
assault committed by Jim Ryan, the
Pawtucket highwayman, on April 10,
1893, who had escaped tsom his cell and
armed himself with revolver. Ryan
had succeeded in getting out of the front
door, when Armstrong shot him down.
The officer was badly wounded and never
recovered
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GRIFFO THE VICTOR.
Referee Decided In His Favor In the
Eight Round Fight with Murphy.


Boston, May S.-For the past two weeks
the battle between young Critic and Billy
Murphy, his fellow Australian, has been
the one topic of controversy hereabouts.
Everything else in sporting circles was
overshadowed by discussions, surmises
and representations as to the lucky
fighter who would capture the $1,000 purse.
But it is all over now. Last night, after
one of the hardest fights seen in Boston,
Critic was declared the winner at the
end of the eighth round. Murphy was far
from being used up, but the men had
agreed to have a decision on the merits
of the fight, ind so Referee DAILY gave the
award to Critic.
The pair met in the Casino, before $500
spectators, and although Murphy was the
popular one before the contest began,
Critic made many friends by his great
fighting qualities and his ring general
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A Woman For INSPECTOR.

of Woonsocket will be appointed female
factory inspector by Governor Brown, she
having been made the candidate by all
the female assemblies of the Knights of
Labor and other labor organizations in
This state. She is not a mill operative.
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An Apron Tor a Moose.

LYNN, Mass, May I. - Miss Minnie
Slovenian, 81 years old, hailing from
Nova Scotia, committed suicide last night
by hanging herself with an apron sus-
pended from her bedpost She had been
suffering from melancholia
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For Killing Isaac Chase.

RUTLAND, Vt, May 8.-A man named
Cram and Night Watchman Rowe of
the Greensboro Bend mills have been
arrested, charged with the murder of
Isaac Chase, who disappeared last fall
and whose body was recently found un-
der lumber pila
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Drowned In the Connecticut.

BANGOR, Me-, May Five weeks ago
John Collins left his family in this city
and disappeared completely. Yesterday
his decomposed body was found floating
in Penobsco river. He was somewhat
demented.
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LOWELL, Mass, May REV. Claude
Raboteau of the Worthen Street Baptist
church addressed the biggest A. P. A.
meeting ever held here, at Huntington
hall, yesterday afternoon, during which
he said there was no need of the organi-
cation holding secret meetings; it held
the balance of power politically, and at
the next city election would be ready to
dictate to either nartY.
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Fatally damned.

BosToN May John }. Connors, an
employe of the West End Street railway,
was fatally jammed between two electric
cars while shifting in the Lenox street
stable of the company.
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Found In a River.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May THE body
of james NJ. Peck, Il Holyoke dentist, was
found in the Connecticut river. The man
disappeared April 27, and it was thought
vt the time that ne was drowned above
the HOlyOke dam
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Fell From IA Roof.

BosToN, May 7-William Lewis, aged
6, fell from the roof of his home on Han
over street to the sidewalk and was fatally
injured.
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Directory.

Post Office Open a. m. to 800 p Sun
days. to I23o. Mails north close ago p M. South
10 a. m. and ITO p. m.
EA M CHARITY LODGE, No 43, meets in Ste
yens Block, Wednesday. evening in which the moon
fuls MT. LEBANON R. A. c., No. II, meets at Mason
Ic Hall Wednesday afternoon In which the moon fus.
BRADFORD COUNCIL No. meets Wednesday afternoon
In which the moon fus In months of Sept. Dec. March
and June 100 r CHAMPION LODGE, No. II,
meets In Stevens Block every Tuesday evening TroT
Of each MONTH G A n WAsHBURN PosT No II
meets In Union Block first and third Monday evenings
in each month. Royal Arcanum VERMONT
COUNCIL, No. 773, meets In Union Block second and
fourth Monday evenings in each month. Waits
Vile Fire Engine Co meets at Engine house
FIRST Thursday OF each month. NAOMI LODGE D of r
meets ad and 4th Friday evening at Odd Fellows Hail.
C S G meets at the residences Of members,
every Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Public
Library Brick School House. Open Saturday
afternoon to o'clock, evenings 6.3o to 8. WI C
meets 1st and sd Wednesdays at go o'clock at G
r. Hail. Union Block. VI c meets every
Monday evening o'clock at the Congregational ves
try.
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JOHN Fl. WATSON,
.4LL0aweY un3 COzt2zSeIlOa'0L ZuIp,
Master and Solicitor in Chancey. Collections prompt
Bradford, VI.
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Regulating the Press.

Boston, May 9.-War was declared on
two Boston papers last night by the home
contingent of the New England industri-
ais The allegations made that General
Swift feasted on the funds of the down
trodden and drunk champagne, while the
outraged rank and file were obliged to
quench its thirst on common beer, were
vehemently denounced as false. A COM
mittee was appointed to wait on the
managers of the papers and request them
to publish a retraction of their state
ments and refrain from abusing" Swift
in future The landlady of the head
quarters read several communications
from Swift aud his lieutenants, the chief
characteristic of these epistles being the
frequent appeals for funds.
Randall and His Officers In Jail.
La PORTE, Ind, May 9.-"Generap Ran
dali and his officers are in Jail here. hav-
ing marched into the city contrary to
the orders of the authorities. The Ran
dali army and the rebels under Sullivan
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Rucklen's Arniea SaIve.

The best salve in .he world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulsers, SAT- rheum, fever sores,
tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and
all skin eruptions, and positively, cures piles
or no nav reOuired. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satistaction or money refunded
AT. CLARKE's Drug Store
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j. B. PICKETT, JR.,
:ftt0awGY ami COunSeIlOn' at Z01D,
Notary Public, Collections promptly made. Union
Block. 80
Bradford, VT.
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. Business Cards .

BOSWELL FARNHAM,
,4ttozmey and counSelIOa at Ian,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery Particular atten-
ton to collections and practice in New Hampshire and
Vermont.
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Death of Hon. William Sayles.
PAwTUCKET, r. l., May S.-Hon. Will
am F. Savles died lost evening. He was
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DESERTER'S STORY
Of His Experience With Swift's
Army of Industrials.
Says They Are a Gang of Tramps and
Thieves-Equity Union Discussing the
Question of Turning Them Loose.

SAYS AhBy hro a wang VI
Thieves-Equity Union Discussing the
Question of Turning Them Loose.
BosToN, May 9. - AS General" Nc
Washington stseet yesterday afternoon
he saw before him the slim figure of
George Noyes, the assistant manager of
Swift's industrial" tramps, whom the
'general' last saw in the front ranks of
the army as they wandered about the
Bowery.
This is the story Assistant Manager
Noyes told: II deserted in New York
Saturday night, coming back to Boston
on the Norwich Comm boat My mate,
Gustave Blum, deserted at the same time,
and we came back together. Don juan
also deserted at New York. He went to
Brooklyn, where he had some friends.
"Why did 1 desert? Because 1 could
not stand living with such a gang of
dirty drunken tramps, That's just what
told Swift. met him on the Bowery
Saturday afternoon.
Swift told me that he was sick of it
himself, and was coming back to Boston
the next day. L don't mean to go to
Washington unless it is absolutely neces-
sary,' says he.
Swift and Fitzgerald don't sleep with
the men because they fear they will be
robbed, now that the men are so hot after
the money. They would do it quick, too.
/ know
Eight Of Them Have Served Terms.
81 have been a constant attendant at
the meetings of the Equity union for over
a year, and l never saw but three of the
army there in all that time. The rest
came from box cars, guess. They are
regular wolves. Swift didn't care where
they came from as long as he could get
together an army to boom him. He had
to take these fellows, because so few OF
the union would go. Swift says now he
wished he had been more careful.
1T is all bluff that the men put up
apoirs "a. ginss trades. Ifthey ever worked
at a trade, it was 50 long ago that they
have forgotten all about it. They mean
to hang together as long as there is beer
and food and shelter in it, only hereafter
they intend to get hold of some of the
money collected.
"Fitzgerald told Swift that he wanted
TO come back, too; but Swift says it would
never do now. Up at the Equity union
they are discussing bringing Fitzgerald
back and letting the tramps run them
selves. They are tired of endorsing them
Swift says they have ruined him"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-06

bring word i: the millionaire was
joined by anyone on the way up from
New York. He was TO ali2ht Unoo-
served at Arkville station and cover the
millionaire's retreat. His compan mons
were to Law for Mr.. Gould a few miles
from the station. After he was taken
no violence was 20 be offered him, and
he was then 20 sign check for SiV.-
Co, that being the amount decided on.
A larger sum. it was believed, would
excite suspicion II Mr. Gould refused
to give the check or waive identiica-
ton on II. ne would be given the thirty
third degree. made famous by super
intendent Bvraes- In other words nc
gang would Use force with him One
of the members of the gang was then
to be intrustei with the check He was
TO get il cashea and return. Mr. Gould
was not 70 be released until the cheek
was cashed-
The gang had figured on the Job
taking about twenty-foar hours. The
distance from New York Is TWO nun
dred and fifty miles, which could De
covered In four or five hours The
gang was to have horses in readiness
for the escape, and, so far rs l learned.
they had the whole affair planned
pretty neatly. Some days before the
work was to pe done the leader of the
gang was arrested by secret service
officers and taken west on an old
charge Of counterfeiting in Illinois. l
don't know what has been done with
him. The other fellows apparently
backed out with the loss of the chief OF
the gang. Then, besides. ne was the
only one who could get the necessary
money TO make the thing a success.
Horses and trappings would have TO be
purchased and there would be consid-
cradle incidental expenses / am out
of crime for good, and ! think this
might serve as hint for Mr.. Gould to
be more careful and not tempt daring
and skillful criminals in hard luck.
When men will hold up successfully
passenger train few miles out OF
Washington. you can readily See now
easy a matter it would be for several
men to seize single horsemsn in the
wiids of the CatSl1Ills on a road that
isn't traversed for weeks at time, and
then only by members of the Gould
family"
But as 10 the cashing of the check?"
Il can't see as there would be any
difficulty experienced in that. A single
line or two from Mr.. Gould to the bank
cashier could be secured under pressure
as easily as the check"
Wouldn't there. be danger Of the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-06

! The negroes have way OF taking
advantage Of the delightfully."- cool
/ shade and at the same time avoiding
the danger from the poisonous drop
/ pings Of the tree They erect
/ thatched roof below the lowest branch
es and then repose in security.
| NJ. Tremaux, says the Chicago News,
/ in narrative of his excursion 70 the
/ Soudan, has an interesting passage re-
| specting these aboresceut euphorbias.
'W hile taking "a view Of Cacaue," 10
! says, Il asked one Of the negroes who
3 stood near me 10 go and seat hiInsclt
under a great epphorbia which stood in
I the foreground. Al first he hesitated.
/ then, after little, he decided 70 yield.
but not without raising his eyes many
times in apprehension toward the
branches Of the tree.
II was about To climb upon n rock &c
break OF a branch-which I brought
home with me To France-but the
negro, seeing me approach, Ted In
terror from the shade OF the deadly
/ tree geSticulating wildly and shouting
words in language which could not
comprehend His signs. however. and
few Arab words uttered by one of
! the bystanders-'Do you mean 20 dieT
made me understand that in touching
the tree | was running a serious risk
But the thing was done and tho
broken branch in my hand. Immed,-
stely n milky liquid flowed forth. in
much greater quantity than I could
have imagined from what knew OF
these plants in other countries, cover
ing my clothes and penetrating even 70
my skin.
The features and gestures Of the
negroes expressed their fear They
made me understand that IL the white
Juice touched one Of the numerous
wounds which ] at that time had on
my body ] should die, and that n was
dangerous even 70 let IL touch the skin
1T is with this juice that they poison
their weapons in order 70 make their
wounds mortal They first thicken 10
iii il acquires the consistency of paste,
then they dip in it the points or blade,
OF the weapons which they wiAh 70
poison"
Trees of this kind arc often t~entv~
four feet IN diameter and seventy fee,
IN circumference. The greatest height
o. trees of this size - twcnty-four feet
The trunk and large branches are q
hard wood; The smaller branches con
Hist mostly % pith and parenchyna,
sastained ~ = slender woody Geer.
Maud -"Of course the Euglishrnan
that sibyl married bad co.t-of-arras
and a crest7' Marie--"He had coat
of-srms, but had lost his crest. he Rad
been married before -- BROOKLYN Life.
C-f gg-" What a peculiar man Dun
der n lie has sovereign contefnp,
for any ooly who doesn't know a,
much a. hs does F0gg -"i should
taInx he would 7-BostoB Transcript
Tailor 20 collector who hAs iusr
returned from eil@tory cn.tom.Tj-
Wen. did he seem very much ANNOYED
20 see yOEY' Collector-''On tn- con-
trary. hs zsked me - call syaia---
Fiegcrde Blsettsr
De HarurD. Back 20 town o.,
soon" Barnes T0rfn-r-.sYez W.
p.ayed n Fan<vills 20 osaehsaas "a
t'To - them brought ssit s7.ia., "a,
los - Their tine "a uitn-ss4az a.
pas. Indiana p. a j1a-nAI.
Mamma -- Oh. FraBEf Il. s.,
heard that smallpox Is .bos, wfi.,.
eT"r would y0a % . baoy c.yyb, -.
frsnk- = Jov.- Never ,ho-,h, 81,
thA'' Hiss lns mY Do. ~ 1o.sa ..
- 20 - once PaaI Pioneer
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-06

AS the mining and manufacture OF
iron, whic b was everywhere so abun-
daut. was to be the principal feature,
iron work ing plants and furnaces were
established. Coal was everywhere,
too. Coking coal was discovered and
coke ovens were built. a rolling-mill
and steel plant wss equipped Stove
works, basket factory, an ice factory,
fire clay works, hardware plant,
and many more industries were well
established within q. year.
A complete system of sewerage,
water works and q fine electric plant
to illu1nine the city followed. Fine
hotels were built and beautifully fitted
with every comfort An academy with
well selected corps of teachers was
esta blished, for here was to be center
OF learning as well as of industry.
Churches were built and an opera
house
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-06
TO KIDNAP GOULD
A Fot to Hold the Money Kino
for Ransom
Safe from. 0uiok Pursuit-Coonted ON Be-
tay Protected By Fear of Affecting
the Stock NArkst-Chief Drum
mond Learned Of It.
fCOPYRIGHT, 1874


No: long ago Frank NJ Mitchell, the
novelist wrote an extravagant romance
in which he told the story OF the sup
posed kidnapping of Jay Could II had
a large sale. probably because IL seemed
SD delightfully."- preposterous. Few peo-
pie who read il had any Idea that j, was
ever likely TO approach duplication IN
real life.
The following article, drawn from
the experiences of ex-Chief OF the Se-
crct Service DruInmond, viii show that
fact sometimes discounts even the i'm
sginiags Of brain as fertile as Nr.
Mitchela
The story of the narrow escape one
of their number. Mr.. George Gould, had
from becoming the victim OF a gang of
robbers was learned OF lately in the
Office of ex-Chief of the United States
Secret Service A. L. Drummond, at No
Park row. The plot TO kidnap Mr.
Gould and hold him long enough to
force him to sign a check for 500. 900
was all bat carried out some weeks
previous to the departure of the mill
IiONdlTe 10 Ing yidnu 10 race lne vigil
liant. II was carefully laid by a gang
of ex-counterfeiters and bank bur
glars, and, according to one of their
numbe it would have been a success if
it were not for the arrest of their
leader on an old charge The most
surprising fact brought out by the tale
told by member of the gang is that
such a plot has not been laid before,
the circumstances surrounding Mr.
Gould's visits TO his English shooting
lodge in the Catskills favoring the eff
forts of the robbers. The blowing
open of the express car on a Virginia
railroad the other day was an easy mat
ter compared with the seizing of the
person of Nc. Gould among the noun
tains surrounding his Furlough lodge
Ex-Chief Drummond has run to earth
more counterfeiters than any other
man, for he saw twenty years of service
as the agent of the government. A
counterfeiter he caused to be arrested
several years ago reformed and settled
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-06

wnen URe UwIuKnnC 1-on1s of the little
city shone out brilliantly. The visitors
were taken at once TO the famous ho-
tel, the dining room o. which was most
attractive. Its WATERS we're well
drilled. and a well known chef
from Boston attended 70 the cuisine.
The guests were enthusiastically well
coined and well entertained. What
wonders were shown them. They sub
scribed eagerly to everything. Loath
70 leave. they returned home com
pletely under the charm of the place.
and carried the tale OF wonder % their
friends. inducing them also to invest
y year passed, and instead Of mar
veloUs returns there came imperative
demands for more money. The invest
ors must protect their interests, 50
more money was raised. many homes
being mortE2ged 20 90 this.
When the company had drained one
section it reached out in other direc-
tions. 4 jolly party Of Chicago busi-
ness men found tne place very attrac-
tive ana invested considerably in the
new enterprises. But willy business
men from the northwestern clt!eS Were
-1,t caught lnev came, anu saw. DuS
were not conquered, and to-day have
reason for congrstuiation-
Times began 10 change; money. once
50 plentiful and free. was harder 10
get; still. the people had faith IN their
wonderful town. They soon began 10
criticise the management Too much
money had been expended OF i fancy
railroad - the Goa, hands II was
pretty ride an the steep mountain,
quite novel. yet complaints were heard
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-06

down in New York. His reformation
keeper in downtown business house.
Early last week he met Chief Drum
mond on Broadway and told him how
he was getting along. Il was the day
the courts decided 10 give Russell Sage
another chance IN the suit brought
against him by I.aidlaw. who alleges
Mr.. Sage used him as shield when
Norcross threw his bomb. Chief Drum
mond was !nquiring as to what had
become of other members of the gang
he sent 20 oriso., The encounter
feiter referred 70 the Norcross bomb
throwing on seeing the account in a
paper he held of tie suit against Rus
sell Sage.
81 heard" said be, "that a couple of
the old fellows were mixed up in a case
somewhat similar 20 this affair of Nor
cross and Sage, only they were going
to get their money in a different way.
They intended kidnapping George
Could
"kidnao George Gould" repeated
Chief Drunmord, interested at once.
Yes. so Que OF the gang told me, but
the plot fell through owing to the ar
rest of the leader. who is now running
a green goods game over on Long Is
land"
Chief Drumnond had occasion 70 as
sign couple Of his detectives on Tues
day last 10 do a service for million
aire. and he happened 20 refer 20 the
ex-counterfeiter's story OF the attempt
70 kidnap George Gould and hold him
for ransom. lie put the press man in
communication with his informant,
saying he did not wish TO vouch Tor the
story, although as told him it seemed
likely enough.
According 20 the ex-counterfeiter,
who was found at wholesale drug
house at work on the books, counter
feiting and safe cracking have deteri-
Grated greatly in the past few years
So the smart crooks who used to follow
those professions have turned TO other
schemes for money making In looking
about for a desiraole victim the leader
of the gang that planned 70 trap George
Gould often visited his hunting lodge
in the Catskills unescorted-
LAS you perhaps know. Mr.. Gould's s
lodge in the Catskills i fully nine miles
over the mountains from Arhville sta
ton on the Western & Delaware rail-
road The hunting retreat OF the rail
way magnate Is situated among the
most inaccessible highlands Of Della
ware county. and the ride 70 ms noun
tain home is as dreary a journey a.
one could well imagine. 4 nv inform
snt tells The truth Well. IL appears
Nj Could was not as careful as ne
might he on some ot his hurried visits
20 FurlouEh lOS-e- lie would often
run down 20 New York for a day and
return late in the evening. with nc
more protection taan & POCKET pistol or
small rifie st-zr-ec across rs AK Re
has Travelled over these mountains and
vaNeys time and again II al sorts q
weather without fear, but he took great
chances indeed
As near as can make 0ut. i vas
the intention of this gang - take Mr.
Gould unu-e pared while making this
nine mile Journey To ~ hunting lodge
L would not have been c3-5cul, task
for them - do There we're - =
seven nen- believe, u oa--s ot za
eu.reencv. Oue was 20 accorsqenr ".
t..lr1l.i .s4 ,hs train s.i - -~z-@r--s -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-11-06

In eighteen months from the time OF
starting the prophecy set forth in the
prospectus was fulfilled, for a model
city stood in the place of cotton neIds.
The taxable property increased dur
ing this period from s146, 653 to S3,000,-
OO0.
The northerners who had gone there
to dwell were enthusiastic over the
place. They were making money
rapidly in their real estate ventures,
and as fast as one sale was consum-
mated. another was negotiated.
The scenery was delightful, with its
rocky glens and falling waters. The
mountain ranges were picturesque at
every turp- Old Lookout had many