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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-30

Washington, May 2S.-Walter GUM
ton Gresham was a soldier, a judge
and statesman; eminent and distiug-
uiShcd in these three fields of human
cndeavor. He rose to the rank of
major general of volunteers during
Che rebellion. He was tor fourteen
wears United States circuit judge for
Illinois and held three cabinet port
tolioS postmaster general and secre-
lary Of the treasury under Arthur and
secretary Of the state under Cleveland
Gresham came from English stock
His ancestors moved to Virginia and
later to Harrison county, Indiana,
where he was born on st. Patricks
day 1S32 In 1893. Gresham's father
was elected sheriff AMI the next year
was murdered by n noted desperate
whom he had gone to arrest. BY dint
VI hard work and the assistance Of
niS brother he succeeded in entering
there and one at Bloomington uni
yerNitY completed his education so far
I'm schooling was concerned. He be-
san HE study If law under Judge w.
A. Porter, one of the noted characters
oi southern Indiana while acting as
IcpulN clerk and in 1854 entered into
Partnership with Thomas G. Slaughter
an eminent lawyer at that time and
ai'e wards judge Of the circuit court.
IN $50 the republican party was
iorua1. and with 1t Gresham at once
a..le.l himself. III law Gresham had
e7n@i i good reputation as a careful,
plIn,'9king LAWYER The war over,
NeH@al Gresham returned to his pro
le,Slah forming 4 law partnership ut
NaH tlbany. Ind When Grant be
4iale president he appointed him
gtea States district judge for Indi-
aH1 Whom Postmaster General Howe
0tt April 1855 Gresham was then
6Hs court at Evansville, and was
''sse5l the cabinet position 10y tele-
3nd accepted. Near the close of
term I'D The death Of Score
l-er he vas appointed secre-
We treasury a position that
JsI3 until October, 1881. Presi-
ur who had taken him from
ah had the satisfaction Of re-
Alni ta the bench at the close
service Is appointing him 10
Jadge Drummond In 1883
sham VAS made prominent
ld1'g fae the republican nom
ao presidency al The Chi
7eaiion His liberal views on
reated against him an am
aI tile extreme projections
a-a Judge Gresham. with
Iuh.isans openly dtssented
Mckinley law, and in 1882.
nomination of Cleveland BIZ
se7tts hn WITH ether lis
VII republicans renowned their
IN a republican party and
Clevaland's election. After
w9s elected he summoned
Til lake Wood Il. ii. where.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-30

Miss Aliha Haneurn daughter of
Dlenet pasha. IL at work IL on auth
DRESS, and il publishing IN Parts a
series Of articles exposing popular er-
rors regarding Turkish life
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

That lonesome look on the face of W.R,
Robertson is growing beautifully less
and Mrs. r. is expected home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi A. Abbott and
mother have recently arrived from Ant
lers, Colo, and will assist Mr.. and Mrs.
II. H. Curtiss on their ranch the coming
year.
Some of Bailey's competitors are kick
ing again because the people are wan
dering back there to trade; sells better
stuff; boys, that's the way to hold your
trade; Cheap John goods don't go. you
know.
James January. of the San Luis val
ley. has purchased the Pollock ranch. on
Tongue creek. one of the best places in
that part of the county. He will take
possession at once and Mr.. and Mrs. Pol
lock. who are both invalids, will go east
for medical treatment,
Last Friday Sam Terrence had the
misfortune of losing his left thumb while
at work in The Stockham & Hillman
Co.'S planning mill. He was working at
one OF the saws and by some means his
thumb got in contact with it.
Mrs. L. c. Finney and son arrived from
Fairbury, Nebraska, Thursday and will
make their home here until her husband
gets that ranch of his on Rogers Mesa
ready for a residence. L. c. has a smile
as broad as a chinaman since the arrival
OF his better half.
W. H. Hurd. OF the Cedar Falls IowaI
Gazette. left "Wednesday for his home
after a pleasant visit with II. II. Curtis.
Mr.. Hurd owns so acres OF land on Gar
net mesa and 10 in the Gunnisou valley,
and is greatly pleased with the manner
in which fruit growing has developed
here.
| Starr Nelson came very near being
killed last week by the falling of der
rick which was being put up to use in
stacking alfalfa. He was on the derrick
when it fell and struck on the hard
ground in such a manner as to injure
his spine. At present he getting along
| very nicely and it is hoped that no per-
maneut injury may result from the fall.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

W. II. Holcraft has returned from his
trip to Iowa.
S. G. McMullin was up last week from
Grand Junction.
Joseph Bixby, OF Delta, has been
granted pension.
J. ". Beezley was down Monday from
Paonia with a load OF apples.
j. W. Hurst was down Saturday from,
Hotchkiss with load Of fruit.
R. II. Robinson. OF Fairbury, Nebras.
ka. arrived in the city yesterday.
E. r. Standish spent Sunday visiting
with his mother, on Keiser creek.
Dave Bailey went up to Hawkey's
hotel Saturday for a visit with his fam
lily.
Mrs. G. II. Whitelaw aud son Dorsey
left Wednesday for an outing at Gin
| arron.
Mrs. J. P. Huntley went up to Gunn!-
| son Wednesday for brief visit with hel
| husband.
Charley Wilson has returned to Bal
ley's and will remain there for some
time to come.
Miss Claudia Bailey has accepted a
position as compositor in The lSpE
PENDENT office.
Miss Dora Sanders. accompanied by
her friend. Miss Feller, left yesterda!
for visit at Ouray.
II. II. Smith came down Friday, from
| the Grand Mesa to look after business
accumulated during his absence.
D. S. Baldwin same down yesterday
from the Grand mesa, where he hao
been looking after reservoir work.
r. W. Johnson. secretary Of the Sar
| Miguel Cattle Co., was in today from
camp on the head OF Escalante and re
ports cattle doing well up that way.
Bailey thought he could get along
| with one clerk. and after two weeks
trial found he could not do the work, sc
Charley Wilson is again behind his
counters. Charley is rustler and his
old friends will be glad to find him agair
at Bailey's.
Mr.. and Mrs Mel Graham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Stephan and Mr.. Carr re-
turned yesterday from n weeks outing
in the Escalante country. They found
all the natural advantages in this beau
tiful place TO make camp life one con
tinued round Of pleasure and enjoy
ment.
A special from Lake City to the Den
yer Times last Friday says:-The ore
chute Of mammoth contact lead cross
ing Gold Hill was tapped this morning
by Travis & Co., and about two feet OF
high grade gold encountered. Quite an
excitment prevails. The Travises are
Interested in Delta property and have q
host OF friends here who Join in hoping
that they have struck it rich.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14
Important to Fruitgrowers.

Delta county has been offered space
for fruit exhibit at Grand Junction on
Peach day and the county commission.
ers have agreed to arrange for the pay
ment OF the expense necessary, SO all
fruitgrowers are requested to meet at
the court house on Saturday afternoon.
August Il, at O'Clock FOR the purpose
OF determining how much space can be
occupied and who shall furnish exhibits.
Montrose county is preparing an exhib-
it and this county should not miss the
opportunity to convince the thousands
of visitors on that occasion that Delta
heads the list for fine fruit Of all kinds.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

We leave competitors as though there
were none with our line Of groceries,
which is as complete as a novel after tho
last word. Conklin Il Gaunt.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14
Teachers Examination.

Notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar teachers examination for Delta
county will be held in the school house.
in Delta on Friday and Saturday. Au-
gust IL and II. 1895.
L. W. RoprsoS. Co. Sopt.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Iryou want TO buy or sell town
or ranch property you will save
time and Money by calling ON
BLAIR Il MASTlN.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Rosebud flour Sl.T5 per 100 at Hunter
4 Beckley's. Try sack and be con-
vinced that it is the best in the market.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14
Try kohnle's
Ice Cream Soda with Crushed
Fruit. It's the latest.

Hunter 4 BeclSley have the best Mo
cha and Java coffee in town-two pound
can for so cents.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Remember those chicken dinners at
the Central house on Sundays. They
are fine. Try them and be convinced.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Norton L winton will sell you Tongue
Creek coal for Sl.0o per ton. the best coal
in the State.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14
BUSINESS NOTICES,

'ssuo Msu iuvu put
sIeuo,sno pro I!eul Ire eos psIS eq II!n.
ieql eIeqM 'soWolsod eql 10 Eosq isn't
5u!pNuq sql olu! doqs uoSsM pus ql!us
ToBIq IIeql psAoJu eAEQ 'soIa S5od
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Michigan barrel salt. and Higgins I'M
ported salt at Giliett Il Co.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

The Gre nd Valley Nursery Company
will Is found doing business at the
office OF Blair K Mastiu.
G. C, SLACK, Local Agt.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Contracts for planting and caring for
orchards for term of years. to suit Gus
toner. will be taken by the Grand Val
ley Nursery Co,
G.. c. SLACK. Local Agt.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

The cheapest place to buy your gro.
ceries is at the
GuIErT GROCER Co.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Mixed paint at bedrock prices at the
Pioneer drug store.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Paper water pals, washtubs and boards
at Hunter L Beckley's.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Jelly glasses 60 cents dozen at Hunt
er i Beckley.s.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Kohler's Jersery Creamery Butter at
GILLETT GROCER Co.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Cash paid for chickens and eggs by the
Delta Wholesale Fruit i Produce Co.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

The finest line of Teas and Coffee IN
town at GILLErr GRoCEE Co.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

The finest line of mixed paints in town
at the Pioneer drug store.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Try our best Mocha and Java coffee,
GILLETT GROCER Co.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Michigan salt. White Loaf Denver
| flour at GILlETT GROCER Co.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Norton Il Wintou want TO know why
you don't bring in those hens and fry
chickens?
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

People are rolling in the new honey
TO Bailey.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

II you want TO make quick
sale of ryour property list IL with
BLAIR Il MASTlN.
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14
Fresh TaEy Mt X ohnle's.
Best Sc SeSar Mt kohnle's.

white Loaf -four at Gillett Grocer c
The Delta independent., 1895-08-14

Old papers for sale at this office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
Pleasures at Home.

The notion seems to be fixed in the
minds of young people that amusement
is a luxury to be enjoyed beyond our
home. We are to pay for the opportu-
nifty of sharing it at the theatre, opera,
museum, etc. But every wise parent
and every virtuous youth should en-
courage the idea that home is an am
pie field for nearly every form of
wholesome recreation and amusement.
We may use it as concert room, a
lyceum, recitation saloon, or whatever
else we may fancy; and the more the
members of family unite in efforts
to improve and amuse each other, the
less will they need or be disposed to
seek recreation abroad, and the less
will the youth of the family be ex-
posed to evil influences. A little tact
in parents, aided by the abundant and
cheap helps which may be foundin the
form of books, pictures music, etc.,
would furnish a variety of useful and
entertaining exercises in the family,
in which all might participate, and
thus create an attachment which would
be yielded to. It is because home is
gloomy and dull, that young people
spend their evenings away from it,
and feel that they must do so if they
would avoid moping away existence:
And it is while they are in pursuit OF
enjoyment, out OF sight of parents,
that they form habits and friendships
which entail lasting injury.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
Met q Horrible Death.

SPARTA, Ga, Oct. 9.-Little Frank,
the four year old boy of Mr.. Tom
Roberts, quiet, peaceable and indus
trious farmer, who lives about one
mile from town, met with most hor-
rible and cruel death a few days since.
The little fellow was sitting in a wagon
which was being prepared to haul cot
ton to the gin and his father had gone
to the lot nearby to get the mules when
two negro boys, brothers, aged respec-
lively II and 16 years, approached the
wagon with gourd, the handle OF
which was open in the end and in
which was some diluted potash used
for washing clothes, and they presented
this death-dealing draught to the little
fellows lips with the statement that it
was sweentened water, and when he
opened his mouth the, tilted the
gourd, pouring its contents like mol
ten lead down his throat. The little
fellow screamed and his father ran to
him quickly and everything that could
be done for the little fellows relief was
done but to no avail, his stomach be-
ing literally burned out. The parents
have the sympathy of the whole coun.
ty in this terrible affliction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
Six CrOnated.

TWEED, Ont, Oct. 10.-At Snyder
Station, 80 miles north of here. the
dwelling house occupied by Thomas
Lindsay and family was destroyed by
fire and six of the occupants were Gre
mated. The family consisted OF Mr..
and Mrs. Lindsay and II children.
Six of the children were burned to
death. They were two young women:
age 1S and 20 years, twin babies, aged
about one and one-half years and two
others. Peter Laberage, his son and
another young man who boarded
with the Lindsays, and the other seven
members of the family had narrow
escapes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
A South Carolina Convict.

WILMINGTON, N. c., Oct. 1O.zAspec'
ial to The Star from Maxton, Robson
county, N. C.Ireports that:a negro as
saulted and outraged two white women
and colored girl Wednesday last a
few miles from Maxton. He first as
saulted the colored girl and went on
to the farm of Mrs. Paris, a wldoW.
and learning there were no men on the
premises entered the kitchen, where ne
assaulted Miss Paris and afterwards
found Mrs. Paris in the house ana as
saulted her. The negro made ms es-
cape, but parties are in pursuit OF MN
He is supposed to be an escaped co1vlc1 T
from South Carolina, named Mckim-
mon who recently stole a team ana q
bale of cotton in the upper part OF
Robson county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16

cert halls where she could meet Hunt.
One night, at ball, the marshall was
sitting outside the hall at an open
window. During the whirl of waltz
someone, in passing the marshall, put
a bullet through him.
''He was killed instantly. After the
funeral Bat Carr, another gambler,
became marshall. Nobody ever in
quired who killed Hunt, but. every
person seemed to think the widow did
it, and when she killed Hunt she put
a bad thing away.
bat Carr was no man to hold the
marshalship. He was an easy going
fellow and relied too much on moral
suasion and not enough on Winches-
ters and sixshooters. He could not get
q deputy to suit the occasion until one
day a Texan named Harry Brown and
a professional killer came to town.
Carr appointed Brown his deputy, but
soon Brown decided to run the town
himself, so he run Carr out of town,
and then Brown notified the city coun-
cilmen that he intended to act as mar
shall and run the town to suit himself.
By this time everybody had discover
ed the desperate character of the man
and were afraid of him. He made Ben
Wheeler his deputy, and together they
terrorized the Southwest. They held
up cattlemen on the streets and sys-
tematically robbed the gamblers. The
women of the town had to pay tribute
to the fun. Brown and Wheeler own
ed Caldwell. One day they rode away
toward Cherokee strip, after horse
thieves, they said. On the way they
were joined by two cowboys of the
old Jime Talbot gang, and the four
rode into Medicine Lodge the next
morning about 9 o'clock and dis,
mounted in front of the First National
Bank.
"The president and cashier rrs't sed
to be robbed, so the outlaws AIlled
them both, mounted their horses and
made for the Cedar canyons, pursued
by a posse under the command of a
noted cattleman named Barney O'Con-
nor. They were captured and hanged
by a mob at Medicine Lodge that
night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
ToRTURING THE PRISONERS.
Shocking Methods Pursued by Chinese to
Extort self-ConvictingF Evidence.

Extort tSelf-Convicting Evidence.
LONDON, Oct. 1O.-The Pail Mall
Gazette publishes second letter from
its correspondent in Kucheng detailing
the difficulties attending communica
ton with Foo Chow and describing
the trial OF a prisoner erimplicated in the
outrages upon the missionaries. When
the court is ready, the writer says, the
accused man is brought in handcuffed.
He is filthy in appearance and has the
wild and ghastly look of a starved
man, which he really is. The prison
er opens the proceedings by swearing
that he was nowhere near the scene
of the massacre and then the torture
begins. The man is first compelled to
kneel with his bare knees upon a coil
of chain. His head is dragged back
and his pigtail is fastened to a rack
high above his head. A pole is then
thrust across his legs and two soldiers
stand on each end of it, crushing the
poor wretch's knees into the coil of
chain. The British consul could not
stand this method of extracting testi-
mony and insisted that it be stopped {.
This was done as far as the proceed
ings in the court room were concerned,
but for an hour afterwards the shrieks
of tormented prisoners could be heard
coming from an adjacent room, where
the torture was continued.
When the magistrates wanted to
hear the confession of a tortured man,
the prisoner was brought back into
the court room. If he held back his
confession he was, threatened with re-
sumption of his torture. This was u.s.
ually sufficient to secure the prisoner
to tell all he knew rather than return
to the torture chamber. Besides the
torture described the prisoners were
beaten with bamboo sticks until their
yells were most horrible to hear. One
prisoner appeared in the court room
unable to walk from the beating he
had received, and another was unable
to kneel because his knees had been
broken by the chain links and his
thighs had been, Iacerated by the
strokes of the bamboo rods. In the
midst of such misery cakes, fruits, tea
and wine were served and partaken of
by the native officials, who could not
understand why the foreigners present
pushed these delicacies aside, refusing
to touch them. The correspondent de-
clares that the powers ought to de-
mand justice without torture. reaching
the mandarin as promptly as the man
who works in the field. The whole
business, he says, lies at the door of
corrupt officials.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
Gen, Malone Dead |!

Washington, Oct. s.-Gen. VIM.
Malone died at Chamberlain's hotel
at / o'clock this afternoon from the
effects of paralytic stroke sustained
last Monday September 30. He has
been totally unconscious for more
than 4S hours previous to death, and
passed away seemingly without pain.
Mrs. Malone, Butler and VIM. Ma
hone, Jr., his sons, Mrs. O. M. Nc.
Gill his daughter, L. L. Many OF
Southampton county. Virginia, a
nephew. and Capt. Rogers, secretary
of the Virginia State Republican com
mittee and former secretary to Gen.
Malone, were at the bedside when the
end came
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
An..,ro.l,s Fatal Mission.

Rock HILL, Oct. 10-John Kidd,
veil.to.do farmer living near here
committed " suicide today. He came
home from Yorkville from administer
ino his father-in-law's estate, and call
inc his wife, told her he was feeling
badly and asked her to put up his
horse. He put his hat on her head,
kissed her and said goodbye: when
She came back she found him lying on
the floor dead. He had placed the muz,
zle of shot gun to his side and pusneo
the trigger with the ramrod.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
Course OF Cotton.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-This was a
field day in the cotton market. Liv-
erpool showed decided weakness and
January after opening at 9.O7 and ad-
vancing to 9.I2 began to weaken in
sympathy with the decline abroad.
January declined to 500 and then raj
lied to 900. This was just before
noon. When the bureau report was
announced, making the average con-
dition of the crop 65.1 as against 82.7
at this time last year, there was a wild
rush to sell and it seemed hard to get
a bid. In moment January was sell
ing at 8.9S. A little later it sold at
S.85 This was the lowest of the day.
There was absolutely no justification
in the bureau figures for this startling
break. The report was the worst DC.
tober showing in recent years and
was about as bad as was expected.
But the market was loaded with long
cotton and it was honey-combed with
orders to sell if the bureau figures
were over 65. Many orders were also
to sell after the bureau announcement
whether prices were higher or lower,
and still more to sell in case OF a de-
cline. The accumulation of these Or
ders precipitated a mass of cotton upon
the market in a moment and buyers
seeing the state of things held off so
as to get in as low as they could, but
when the selling orders had been exc
cuted quick recovery followed. Jan
uary rallied fully 20 points from the
lowest, selling up to 9.05. Then those
who had bought at the bottom has
tened to take profits and the selling
caused another decline. January re-
acting to e.9S. The close was barely
steady with January at s.96 and S.97.
The feeling this afternoon as to the
course of prices is very much mixed.
Our own opinion is that cotton sooner
or later will bring higher prices than
any we have yet seen this season:
RiOrdan & Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-16
Policeman,s Pistol,

ATLANTA, Oct. 9.-W. M. Hudson,
a policeman, fired at a negro thief to-
night and shot two men who were on
their way home from their days work.
One of the victims, James Decatur, a
negro shoemaker, is dead. ]. M. Deal
a white tailor, is at the Grady hospital
in dangerous condition. The bullet
struck him first in the face, passed
around his head and entered Decatur's
temple.