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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
FELT IN OTHER EASTERN STATES
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
Affected by the Earthquake.

Affected ny the EaTInquake.
Philadelphia, Sept. Am earthquake
shock was felt in this city and environs
about o'clock this morning. Houses
shook perceptibly, window panes were
broken and pictures and other NOV
ables were torn from their fastenings.
The shock was most severely felt in
the suburbs and isolated districts, and
it ig said that in one part of Georges
hill, in Paramount Park, assure was
opened, permitting the entrance of
plummet, which extended down over
100 feet without touching bottom. A
large plate glass window in the store
Of Michael Lett, on Germantown ave-
nue., was split from top to bottom. No
damage to life has been reported
Chester, Pa, Sept. IA light earth
quake was felt here about 6 a. m.
IN NEW JERSEY.
Jersey City, N. j., Sept. New Jer-
sey felt the force Of the earthquake.
The tremor extended throughout the
northern part, while the southern sec
lions appear to have escaped the ex-
perience entirely. From all Of the cities
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
SPANISH TALES OF CUBAN BATTLES

Superior Forces Of Insurgents Put to
Flight in Short Order.
Havana, Sept. "A company Of civil
guards encountered mounted band of
insurgents under Arce at Macauga. At
the first fire Of volunteers the insur-
gents took fight, leaving 40 saddle
horses and $500 cartridges in the hands
Of the guards. The column of General
Canellas routed the band heaUcd by
Maceo to the south of Damon de Las
Yaguas on Saturday. The insurgents
very much outnumbered the Spaniards,
but they were driven from their posi-
lions and decamped, leaving 30 killed
and so wounded. The Spanish lost one
officer and IL soldiers killed and nine
officers and 35 soldiers wounded.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
CAN COMPETE WITH EASTERN MILLS
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Is
Making Money.

Denver, Sept. 1.-The third annual
report of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1895, just made public, shows
that the gross earnings for the year
were $685., 1856, as compared with $4,-
375, TAT for the preceding year. The
company earned all it's fixed charges,
paid a dividend of per cent on $2000,-
600 preferred stock, and at the end OF
the year had a surplus of $4S74. The
net earnings were $500, 229, an Increase
of $143, AGA over the preceding year. The
coal product showed an increase of
IA, 649 tons, and the coke product in
creased IS 1898 tons. The total product
Of coal was 1,4S0,435 tons, and of coke
249, 299 tons. The company produced
upwards of $4,000 tons of manufact-
ured iron. 1t has been shown that the
Fuel and Iron company can produce
iron and steel at prices that compete
successfully with the large eastern fac
tories.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
KILLED HIS MOTHER AND HIMSELF
Terrible Murders Committed by a Hot
Springs Physician.

Terrible Murders Committed by a Hot
Springs Physician
Hot Springs, Ark, Sept. 1.-THE dead
bodies Of DR.. E. M. Remington and
mother were found today at their home.
The supposition is that the son, dis
couraged on account Of having no
practice, killed his mother and then
himself. BY the side of Mrs. Reming-
toms bed was a meat cleaver, covered
with blood, and an axe. Her head was
beaten into jelly. In an adjoining room
was found the young doctor with the
arteries Of both hands cut and three
cuts in the region OF his heart. All
was done with surgical knife. 1t is
supposed the mother was murdered
Thursday night and the son killed him
self Friday. Mrs. Remington was a
sister of Mayor Waters.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
IsHPEMING MINES STARTED AGAIN
Workmen Under Military Prot ction En-
plOyed in the Mine

Ishpeming, Mich, Sept 2.-Five mill
tary companies from Cheboygan, Calu-
met, Houghton, Ironwood and Mar
quette arrived here this morning by
special trains. Picket lines were estab-
lished and guards ordered out Steam
shovel operatives arrived this morning
and were escorted to boarding houses
under military protection. Several hun
dred strikers, with their wives and
children, assembled at different mining
localities, watching the movement of
the militia, but there was no disturb
ance. Shipments Of ore to Marquette
began this afternoon.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
ACCUSED OF LYNCHING WILSON'S
Nick Mueller, a kittitas Ranche1, Nov
Under Arrest.

EIensburg, Wash, Sept. mick
Mueller, we'll known rancher living
five miles from town, has been arrested
on a charge Of being implicated in the
late lynching. He and Raskins, the
last man arrested, will probably have
their preliminary examination Tuesday.
Superior court meets tomorrow, but a
Jury will not be called till the 10th. 1t
is supposed the cases Of the accused
men will come up early in the term.
They are now making preparations for
their defense.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
THAT BUFFALO HERD MUST BE SAVED
Wyoming VIII Protect 1t, Treaty or No
Treaty.

Denver, Sept. 2.-Gen. O'Brien, COM
mander Of the department of the Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, G. A. r., said to-
day: IF the Indians attempt to hunt
in the red desert of Wyoming they will
never return alive. At the last session
of the state Legislature a stringent law
was passed to protect the only herd Of
buffalo in the state. The state will
stand by that law, even though 1t
brings Wyoming up face to face with
Uncle Sam"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
Negro Brute Still at Large.

st. Louis, Mo. Sept. 1.-The report from
Gumbol this morning that John Wells
ley, the negro who assaulted Mrs. Marion
Friday night at Manchester, Mo-, has
been captured, is untrue. A large number
of men are searching the country for him.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
EXCURSION TICKETS ALL THE YEAR
Sale of Round Trip Transportation ON
Northern pacific and Great Northern.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-The Great North
ern and the Northern Pacific roads
have given notice that they will con-
tinue the sale Of round-trip excursion
tickets to Montana points all the year
round, instead of stopping the sale
September 80. This decision has been
reached, they say, in consequence OF
the action of the Union Pacific ana
Northern Pacific giving notice that
they will not accept any part of the
tickets relating to this cheap excursion
business, which reads over the Union
Pacific. =
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
THE DURRANT TRIAL BEGINS TODAY
Adjournment Granted TO avoid Possible
Legal Complications.

Legal Complications.
San Francisco, Sept. 1.-THE trial OF
Theodore Durrant did not proceed to-
day. Rather than invite any comph-
cations which might arise through hold
ing court on a federal holiday, the court
granted the motion Of defense, concur
red In by the prosecution, and adjourn
ed until tomorrow. The motion was
made in view of the Vexed question as
to whether or not the act Of congress,
which made the first Monday in Sep
TENDER a national holiday, affects the
state of California.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
TAKING OUT GOLD BY THE POUND

Colorado PrOspectOrs Strike Bonanza
on Leased Ground.
Breckenridge, Col, Sept Am leased
ground on FarnconlD hill, Richard
Foote and George Cavaux took out in
three days IS pounds OF gold worth
$3.50 an ounce. The place out of which
the IS pounds were taken is only four
feet square and there is more Of the ore
in sight.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
TURKEY DID NOT ISSUE A DECREE

Foreign Powers Must Undertake Re.
forms in the Empire.
Constantinople, Sept. 2.-The prom
ised imperial decree proclaiming gen.
eral reforms throughout the Turkish
empire did not appear yesterday, the
anniversary Of the sultan's accession,
as was expected. The ambassadors of
the powers interested are now insisting
upon the appointment Of mixed COM
mittee Of control.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-09-07
Mine Ere Subdued.

Pana, Ills, Sept 2.-Fire in Pana mine
No. was subdued today. All the miners
appear to have escaped.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Tongue.

Most people have heard the word
"Yiddish"-a corruption of the German
Judisch, meaning Hebrew. 1t is pretty
generally known also that Yiddish is
a jargon made up Of Polish and Ger
nan words with strays from other
languages, and that it is spoken by
Polish and Russian Jews. But how
many know that this nncouth dialect
is spoken in New York City by no less
than a hundred thousand people, that
it can be read in six daily newspapers,
and is spoken at three theaters?
1t is a striking fact that those who
speak this barbarOus tongue cling to it
with tenacity. They are the weak
lings among our immigrants: they have
neither the physical nor the mental
traits to fit them to become cO-fOunders
of a sturdy and self-reliant race. Yet
it is precisely these people who cling
the most closely to foreign speech ana
foreign ways.
There is Il sense in which the old
party cry of America for the Ameri-
cans has 4 just meaning. Not that we
are to exclude from America the
worthy, or to hold prejudice against
those born in other lands. The indis-
criminatc selishness of the cry as thus
interpreted rightly led to its political
failure.
But in the sense that all Americans,
whether native-bOrn OF not, should
strive to be in harmony as to language,
customs and patriotism, we should at
least be all Americans for America.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
In q Night.

The famine that decimated Ireland.
fifty years ago was caused by the'
blighting of the potatoeS-then the STA
pie food OF the ~peaSantry. The bliEAt
literally walked in darkness, though
the sickness destroyed at MONDAY.
Says Frances Power Cobbe in her
Life"
l happen to be able to recall precise
ly the day, almost the hour, when ihe
blight felN on the potatoes and catls"di
the great calamity. A party Of us were
driving to a I o'clock dinner. As We
passed a remarkably fine field of pota-l
toes in blossom, the scent anne through
the open windows Of the carriage, and
we remarked to each other how splcn-'
did was the crop.
Three or four hours later, as we re-
turned home in the dark, a dreadful
odor came from the same field, and we
exclaimed, something has happened
to those potatoes! They do not SMELL
at all as they did when we passed them.
on our way out!'
Next morning there was a wall from
one end Of Ireland to the other. Every,
field was black. and every root render
ed unfit for human food. And there
were nearly eight millions of people
depending principally upon those pota-
toes for existence!
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
COMPANY DRILL.

The year to those country districts whose
local happenings were few and compara-
lively unimportant. All or nearly all the
States had militia laws. and though for
the most part these were a dead letter
IN the statute books. there were from time
TO time efforts made to carry them out by
assembling as many of the male popula-
ton as could be induced to come on Il
stated day for the nominal purpose of
drill. Theoretically every man of militia
age was bound to come, but practically
nobody caInc who did not feel like it. and
those who did drilled much as they pleas
ed. which was not very much, the most of
the day being spent in bartering. horse
racing. ~ other ways familiar to the coun-
try ok OF that day when they got togeth-
or. IN fact. in not Il few parts of the
country. particularly in the South, the
spring and fall muster days were made
semi-annual fetcs, in which the original
purpose OF the gatherings was quite lost
sight OF in the diversions they inspired.
According TO the militia laws of most of
The States. there were company musters
1T least twice a year; often these were
held quarterly, while once a year there
was Il rcgimental or brigade muster, ut
SOME central town in the district, which
was indeed a very grand occasion, and
gave an opportunity to the regimental
and brigade officers for the display of all
their hnery. These opportunities, how
ever. golden as they were, did not occur
often enough to fix themselves in the pop
ular mine as did the company muster. and
whichever muster day is mentioned in our
earlier annals. unless otherwise specified,
the company muster is understood to be
meant.
Legally. every man was not only bound
10 hc present. but was bound to come
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

and the man with a boiled shirt" the
man with a pair of shining boots. or the
man with tight-titting gloves, would have
been regarded much as a sensible, we'll
dressed man of the present day regards a
dude. They put on no airs themselves;
they would tolerate no airs in Others.
They lived plainly. dressed plainly. and
talked as plainly as they dressed and
lived.
Each company elected its own officers.
the most popular man in the crowd being
the captain. Holding his office as the re-
suit of his popularity it was naturally eX-
pected that this officer would not be too
hard on the men: that is to say, that he
would drill them no longer than was alb
s~olutely necessary to comply with the law,
and if he saw his way clear to dispense
with everything but the roll-call. so much
the better, for then there would be the
more time left for the other business of
the day. The captain generally kept this
matter in mind. too, and the drilling that
was done was frequently of a ~perfunctory
and nominal character.
The muster day could be at once distin-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Proposed Facsimile OF the st. Louis

A proposition has reached the man.
agement of the Cotton States and In
ternatiOnal Exposition from Herbert
Saunders & Co., of London, offering
to build on the lake Il fac simile of the
transatlantic steamship st. Louis, to be
of the same size as the original and ele-
gantly fitted out. The interior Of the
ship will be used as a restaurant and
the vessel will be reached from the
shore by gangways. This is a duplicate
of an exhibition now being given at the
Antwerp Exposition. Henry G.. Kit
tredge, the secretary of the Massachu-
sets commission to the exposition, IL
in Atlanta comforting with the manage
ment in reference to the Massachusetts
display. While there he will select the
site for the Massachusetts building
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Glad to See Him.

An American politician, commenting
on the fact that in America we always
expect a nan to get up and say sol.Ie4
thing on a public occasion, adds, Put
the silent men VIM" That Is not NJ
ways the case, but 1t Is a fact thai
many a Il Of worth and mettle hates
to be "evermOre talking"
II is said that Won Moltke was SILENT
IN seven languages" Before the OPEN
ing of Il striking campaign he was
walking the streets with head depre>s-
ed when some busybody approached
him, determined to extort from him u
word in regard to current events.
How are matters coming on, gencr-
alp he asked.
Well" said the general, my cab
bages are coming OF very well, but my
potatoes want rain!'
1t is a popular mistake that famous
men like no topic Of conversation :"
we'll as that Of their own renOwn. Not
long ago q celebrated novelist was The
guest of honor at a brilliant reception.
He had heard the praises Of his own
work until any II but a conceited man
would have been faint and weary. hut
he had borne up bravely through 1t III.
Finally Il timid man was presented 10
him, who said, with an apologize air:
I'm ashamed to confess it, but /
haven't read one Of your books"
The novelist bent forward, a look Of
relief and JOY irradiating his face. lie
placed both hands on the newcomers
shoulders.
MY dear fellow" he said, with q
warmth he had o shown before, even
to those of high degree, I'm glad to see
your
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
A Pretty Tough State.

From the Industrial American OF
Lexington, Ky, we take the following
gloomy account Of the moral condi-
tons existing in that State. But it
should be remembered that Kentucky.
is not the only State of which prac-
tically the same may be said. The
judges, juries and lawyers are wholly
responsible for the conditions thus set
forth by the American:
Take the State at large, and the
world stands amazed at the way in
which the laws are administered. HUI
maj life is not held of any value. is the
statement made to the world by the ac-
ton of Kentucky %juries.
THE time has come to call a halt.
The gallows must be used and murder
suppressed, or capital and homeseekers
will continue to shun Kentucky as they
would a city with an epidemic of chol-
era or yellow fever"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

taincy of the company 1T the next cleo
ton. but the means were the same.
The muster was generally Il holiday for
the colored folks, and well did they i'm
prove it. Dressed in their best, they
hocked to the scene, and enjoyed the mill
tary maneuverS as much or even more
than the sisters and other female relatives
of the hardy veterans. But their enjoy
ment was not confined To looking at the
soldiers. In the intervals of military evo-
l~utiOns, they danced to the music of q sol
itary fiddle, Inc no matter how great the
heat Of the sun or how profuse the per-
SEPARATION that poured down their sable
skins, they never allowed such trif1es rs
heat or perspiratiOn to interfere with
their pleasure. Among their number
however, were always some who had an
eye to business, and on every muster
ground an old "mammy," with a little
stand of gingercakes, apples, soda water
or watermelons, was a familiar figure.
To the expert in military affairs the
muster days were Il source of boundless
mirth, but for all that they had their
uses. They kept up Il military spirit in
the people at a time when n military
spirit was a necessity. A country born
amid the clash of arms naturally turned
towards the profession OF arms, and the
fact that we did not become Il nation of
soldiers was due to other causes. In the
early days, Indian fighting was a matter
Of daily occurrence all along the frontier,
and some show of military organization
was an absolute necessity. While the
Indian wars We're on, in the districts
most exposed to Indian raids, the militia
musters were stern realities, brt as adj
venturous mel gradually pushed the from
tier further on to the West. the districts
left behind found the militia drill Il super
fluffy; little by little it was converted
from q military 10 a social use. and the
muster was made the excuse for the fete.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
She Was AstOnished.

AS a Chicago woman cycliSt was
taking a run on her wheel along "a
country road, Il woman rushed wildly.
out from Il small cottage many yards
from he highway, waving her apron
and h%allooing madly. The wheelwoman,
stopped short and waited. The wom-
ms husband was probably dying and
she wanted to send for a doctor. Curl
Gus, she tarried while the rural dame
drew near. AS she came up, painting
and breathless, she calculated: Fore
God, lady, tell me how We ever learnt
to set on them Wheels"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

venient bougli in the grove that was al
ways near the training ground" they
proceeded to refresh" ut the country
store. and then joining their friends in
the grove near by, began the discussion
of topics of live interest, such as the cOndi-
ton of the growing crops. the state of
local politics, the probabilities of national
issues, and such other matters of moment
as occurred to them at the time as worthy
of consideration. The discussions were
not without heat and ~fervor. and OCCASION
ally a difference of opinion took place
among friends that could only he settled
by an appeal to arms. In such cases q
ring was formed. and the friends of the
disputants standing by to see fair play.
the difficulty was speedily adjusted by the
use of natures weapons. No prize was
offered, save the consciousness of victory
well earned, but this was enough, and
when the battle was over. and one of the
contestants had cried ~"enough.'' there
vas no doubt in the mind of the hystand-
ers as to which was the better man.
The rules of the prize ring were not in
the least regarded in these amateur ON
tests for victory. A little Of everything
vas allowed. The fighters bit, kicked.
scratched, gouged, pulled hair. struck
nywhere they could, and in short went
into the contest, not for the purpose of
observing Il set of rules, but OF winning u
victory.
About such places there were always
noted characters who appeared 10 better
advantage al muster than anywhere else.
Sixty years ago. in East Tennessee. there
vas Il notable fighter named Joe Collins.
Joe was always spelling for Il fight. and
rarely allowed Il muster day To pass with
out one. His usual costume was q pair
of linsey-wolsey unmentionahlcs. a pair
of moccasins. Il wool hat and q shirt Of
the same material. worn open at the neck.
When Joe had Il little difference of opin-
ion with any one which he deemed il de-
sirable to settle at once, he caught his
shirt at the back of his neck, gave it a
fling that sometimes threw it ten steps
away, and was ready for the battle.
The local politician was another char
acter who made himself prominent at the
mustcrs. They were notable occasions
for making votes, and when the election
was not distant, the candidates were al
ways numerous. The qualifications for
electiOneerIng were somewhat different
then. it is true, but the principle was the
same. The candidate Of those days was
an adept in shooting for beef" in pitch
ing quoits and in various other amuse-
ments of that kind, and escorted to any Of
them to make himself popular. always,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

ing pieces. though an occasional old.fash.
lohed Diunderbuss put in an appearance.
ana not a few. in default of guns. had hoe
rahuies' walking canes and c~ornstslks.
ihose who carried firearms. as n rule.
were also provided with powder horns
ana bags of bullets: Il few had belts. Int
OF the haversacks with provisions there
was lot a trace. since most lived within
easy reach of their w homes. and could
see no use in carrying ~victuals to the mus
Ter only to carry them back again. Meth
er was any attempt made at uniform.
save IN the case of some revolutionary
veteran or soldier of 1872, who was proud
OF ms military record and glad of the
chance to sport his uniform. AS to the
rest, each wore what he had. or what
pleased him best, and next to the man in
~reglmentals would stand a bold militia