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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-09

OOWGt0 VIII y 1O0O u UUCkSuNDt.
Two other shots wcrs fired hy
Davis and Hames, ore taking e.
feet in Grsdy's ae,a and the other
In he ceiling over hss head. 4
stray bullet also struck Mrs.
Grimsby ON the head. bot inflicted
only slight wound. Grady il in
bed at Grimsby's and from reports
u dangerously wouaded.
The news vas telsplsoasd from
Tylertown, Aiss., 1t ) o'ci,ck ti,iA
morning BY the deputies, WIN had
just returned there, ard found On
their arrival Barney Lewis, 1t
China Grove, Mss an"ll,er Ut the
gang, under arrest.
He hes cs,nlesscd 4, r.,lsl,inx sev,
oral stores, holding up Ry.l., aud
was found in possession Ut several
suits q clothes, four OF fve pairs
q shoes, pocketknives. suspeuders,
etc., which he ., . he and b. Magee
took from Hampton Bros, Magno-
lta, Miss, 1'hursday night, 18th,
having secured Themselves behind
some mattresses up stairs when the
clerhs we're closing The ssose Ia tue
evening.
A force Of afteen picked citizens
q Pike coucty aud washingtou par
Ish left It daylight this moe.ing
hon Tyler Town, Mics, for old
naa Ben Nagee's, where they 70 to
lsrest bic con b. Aagse. aud search |
poe dry goods and ciUthin2, which |
Lewis ssys they will be sure 10 lIad. |
Lsvis y II jall u Ills PLACE, and |
news b expected every h,,sr Of tie
lrrest At he psrtasr Nagee. |
Magnolia, Feb. la telephone
'pecial lro0 Tyler Town. Mss,
ais eveajag states that the arned
oros q 1ltsss oea who let there
81 night tee Den 4aeee's, IL Log
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-09
Robber Gang Broken
Up.
oUsLY WOUNDED

Orr or 1ns NUnDss DAxeEs-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-25
WOMEN
CONTEST AT A CAMP MEETING
FOR A CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The Mems Plan Failed. 80 ths Girls Took
Up the scheme and sueoes1sd
Most Admirably.

Brooklyn. Aug. A-The young women
who attended the camp meeting Of the
Brooklyn Methodists at Merrick. L. T..
have more muscle than some of the
young men. Recently Il was proposed to
have a wood-sawing contest among the
men, but Il was found none Of them
knew how to saw. and few Of them were
willing to take the trouble to learn. So
the plan fell through. Then the girls
took It up and declared that while uhekr
talents did not lie In the direction of
saying nothing. yet they possessed an
abundance Of wood-sawing ability
The girls meant business and . grand
wood sa wing match for the woman's
wood saving championship Of Long Is
land was arranged for Saturday night.
saws and logs were piled on the platform
and the camp meeting pavilion vas
jammed with spectators. Tho band play
ed and the curtain rose. Six young women
In evening dress and looking o little en-
barrassed. filed on tho stage. The task
was to saw six logs into twelve. each girl
being assigned to a log.
Miss Emma Wilson won the race In
thirty seconds. although she struck Q
knot at the start and was practically lekr
at the post. But she sawed the post
through all right and won q beautiful
fan with which she began to work at
once upon her heated brow. Miss Cam
eron was second. IN forty seconds. and
carried OF q coffee cup and saucer.
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HE PAID In KISSES
BUT He WAS A LITTLE TOO
LAVISH WITH THEM.
When the Young Girl Played Nice Nc.
lection the Old Man Gave Her .
smack-she Exposed Him.

Canton, Aug. 2i.-AIlss Helen Jerome,
the handsome lG-year-old daughter of
T.. M. Jerome. cashier of the MI
nerva bank. makes some sensational
charges against DR.. +. L. Young, pro-
prletor of the New Way Health home.
Miss Jerome has been paying visit to
Miss Ada Slverman, who Is taking treat
ment at the institution. Miss Jerome Is
a modest young lady. a splendid pianist
and good converse tionalist. DIR. Young,
who is a man of 20 years. has been Law
ishing his smiles on the young lady and
besides has. she says. been guilty OF hug
ging and kissing her. She did not raise
much of an objection TO this because II
took place In the doctors institution.
The doctor had been getting water for
patients at an out Of the way place In
Smiths woods and last evening ne asked
Miss Jerome TO ride with him to the
place. When the spring was reached he
again Rugged and kissed her and, she
says, took other improper liberties with
her. He then made an indecent proposal
to her. She jumped from the carriage
and made her way to a ne!ghloring farm
house. where she told her story. as given
above. DR.. Young was also seen but de-
MES that he made the indecent proposal.
lie says he did kiss the girl on several
occasions and says he gave her several
kisses for playing selections on the plano
that suited him. The affair has created
a great sensation as the parties are well
known people.
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A ROAD PARLIAMENT.
Everybody Interested Invited to Attend
the Meeting at Atlanta, Ga

Washington, Aug. H-The following
statement was given out at the ngr.cul-
tural department to-day: "The secretary
OF agriculture is charged by an act Of
congress to collect and disseminate In
formation concerning the public roads.
To this end all legally authorized organ!-
cations, officials and private individuals
who have given special attention to this
subject are hereby notified that they are
cordially invited by the governor and
general assembly Of the state OF Georgia
the mayor and council OF the city of At
lanta. the authorities of the cotton states
and International exposition and the va
rious local. commercially military and So
cial organizations. together with the ma
tional republican conference and the na-
tional league for good roads. to the as
sembllng OF a road parliament 10 be
held in the hall OF the house of represen-
tatives at Atlanta the 18th, 18th and 18th
OF October, 1896. The Invitation is urged
upon all state highway commissions.
state and local road improvement asso-
Citations and upon commercial bodies and
boards OF trade and transportation, agrl-
cultural societies and farmers organiza-
tons. universities. agricultural colleges
and engineering schools, societies OF civil
engineers, humane societies, the League
OF American WheeImen and carriage and
bicycle builders associations, and all or
ganizations or individuals especially con-
eerned or experienced In the Improvement
of highways are likewise cordially in
v!ted TO be In attendance or be repre-
sented.
at has been suggested that delega tes-
at-large may be appointed by the gov
ernors Of states and asked to participate
and report directly to the governor OF
each commonwealth the results OF the
meeting.
Real progress IN road improvements Is
observed by the department of agricul-
ture since the organization OF Offices OF
road inquiry. The importance of a gener-
al exchange Of views among those con-
cerned in road organization and cont!nu-
alton throughout the United States can
no. he oyercstlmated. A majority OF the
states Of the un.on have recently adopted
new systems OF road organization. Many
OF them are actively engaged in road
construction under new methods. A COM
parlson Of methods and results will be OF
fhe uttY1ast value
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Thosp Heather Chinese.

Washington, Aug. 2i.-The state de-
partment is in receipt of n report from
our minister at Constantlnople con-
cerning the recent attack on the prem
ises OF Mr.. Christie at Tarsus. a brief
report regarding which had previously
been communicated by the Turkish
minister at this caplal. Terrilrs report
and that of our consul at Beyreut put
a different aspect on the affair which
was more serious than II was first be-
lieved to be. Christie's students and
servants having been severely beaten
and his own life threatened. Terrill's
prompt action in obtaining from the
porte an instruction to the vail OF Bey-
reut to investigate and prosecute those
found guilty. will secure. II Is expect
ed. immediate and full justice. as
promised by Maveyroni Bey's commun-
ication. Our consul at Beyreut also
has been ordered by the minister to
proceed to Tarsus and investigate the
matter himself
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Cleveland. on DAY.

Cleveland. Aug. H.-Fire broke out
at an early hour this morning In the
five-story brick Williamson block. cor
ner OF Euclid avenue and Monumental
square. Notwithstanding the streams
OF l2 or Is engines and two fire boats
were soon playing on the flames. the
building was entirely consumed. The
first floor was occupied by Garfield
Bros. druggists: Goodyear Rubber
company and Larned glove store. The
upper floors were used as offices. The
flames quickly spread to the adjoining
building. occupied by sherwoods jew
elry store and Quigby's dry goods
store. The Cuyhago office building,
at the corner OF the square and SUI
perior street. one OF the finest struc-
lures in the city. caught fire several
times. but beyond slight damage from
smoke and water suffered very little.
The total loss will not exceed 100000
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UNDER AMUSEMENT.
spooner and Petit Hold this Boards at
the n. r. Receivers show.


Seattle. Wash. Aug. 2i.-The North
ern Pacific fight on the question OF
Judge jenkins jurisdiction In the mat
ter OF the appointment OF the present
receivers ended in the federal court
to-day, so far as the arguments are
concerned. and the court has taken the
question under advisement. The feat
ure OF to-day's proceedings was the
speech made by Colonel Petit, counsel
for the Northern Pacific company. In
which he severely arraigned the other
side. He made one statement which
created a sensation in the court room.
He admitted the allegation that the
Northern Pacific company had sold
5000. 900 receivers certificates to inno-
cent people. when. oS-United States
Senator Spooner OF counsel for the re-
ceivers remarked: Yes. and you bid
on them for Mr.. Ives, did you notr'
Then Colonel Petit admitted that he
had. and said: Il supposed that Mr.
Crowel. general counsel for the compa-
ny. knew that these certificates were
not valued unless they had been au-
thorized by courts having Jurisdiction
over the properly on which they were
supposed to be lien. II was only
within two weeks that 1 learned the
contrary. These certificates" said
Petit. "are not a lien on the properly
under the law In which the Farmers
Loan & Trust company was defendant
and the people plaintiff. The holder OF
these certificates would have TO depend
FOR their pay on the courts which have
Jurisdiction "
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THE WORST ON RECORD.
China Seas Visited by the Most Terrible
storms Ever Experienced.

Portland. Ore, Aug. 2i-The Altmore.
OF the Portland-china line OF steamers.
arrived here last night. Further partic-
ulars are brought by Captain Watson
concerning the terrific typhoon encoun-
countered on July q and % by the
divineda, the Dawson HIN and Orealia.
The storm began on the morning Of the
"a and lasted until the night of the 2ith.
Nearly every ship in the harbor Of Moji
was dragged from Its fastenings and a
great amount OF damage was done along
the coast. Nearly 100 trading tunks were
driven ashore and wrecked and there was
great loss of life. At 8 p. m. on the 2ith
the typhoon had spent itself. the wind
was dying away entirely. but leaving a
dangerously high sea running. AT 8 p.
m. the wind rose again. changing to
northwest with terrible force. accompa-
MED by fearful squalls OF rain. At mid
night the typhoon subsided. after which.
said Captain Watson. was one OF the
worst storms ever experienced In q life
time on the Chinese seas.
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AT THE CONFERENCE.
An Address by the Bishop-Thc Appoint.
ments VIII lie Announced To-Day.

ments VIII lie Announced To-Day.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Aug. H.-This forenoon's ses-
sion of the Methodist Episcopal confer
ence opened with devotional exercises.
conducted by DR.. A. d. Raleigh of Hell
ena. after which Bishop Ninde addressed
the class of the second year candidates
for admission into full connection with
the conference. This class Is composed Of
Thomas II. Hicks. Robert J. Forbes. Ell
mer T. Maring, L. ii. N!chol. Fred s.
Clemo. George f. Morse and ]. A. Mar
tin. The bishops address was most elo-
quent and was listened to with great at
tention. He defined the duties Of a Meth
odist pastor and exhorted the candidates
to remain faithful and true.
At the election of delegates to the gen.
eral conference. which will meet at Cleve-
land. Ohio, next May. Rev. Jacob Mills
Of Bozeman was selected as ministerial
delegate and Rev. T.. A. Rigg.n alter
nate. Fred Garner of Helena was elect
ed lay delegate to the general conference
and r. A. Armstrong, Henry Warmer
T.. 8. butcher were elected to elders or
ders. C. Il. Smith and Robert II. Reed
were elected to deacons' orders under the
missionary rule.
This afternoon the anniversary of the
Freedman's Aid society was celebrated.
The pulpits of the various Protestant
churches in Helena will be filled to-mor-
row, both morning and evening. by the
visiting pastors. Bishop Ninde Will
preach at st. Paurs NJ. Il. church and
an immense attendance Is expected. To-
morrow morning the bishop will an
nounce his appointments. The preachers
anticipate no great changes. but. OF
course, are anxiously awaiting this, to
them. the most important part Of the
conference.
Statistics read before the conference
to-day show the Methodist church in
Montana 10 be in fiourishing condition.
The Union district has gsi members. "a
probationists, 2.4le Sunday school schol-
ars. The Bozeman district has S97 mem
bers. 10 probation.shs and 1870 Sunday
school scholars. The value of the churches
for che two districts IS placed at $780,
600. with parconages valued at sl1. 500 The
Union district paid out during the year
81. .13O for preachers salaries. $1,000 for
elders and s.2o4 for improvements. The
Bozeman district paid si2,1n to preach
ers. sl.9i2 elders salaries and S.7H i'm
provements. There are q Methodist
churches In the state.
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OLD LONDON IS DEAD
Almost Everybody Has Fitted TO the
Country or Seaside.
AMERICANS GETTING OUT
Friends of Oscar Wilde Are Flgur-
ing on What They'll Do With
Him When He's Released -
Stanley's Maiden speech.

Copyrighted 1895 by Associated Press.
London. Aug. 24.-Although London
Is crowded with visitors from the coun-
try and abroad, and In spite Of the fact
that parliament Is In session. the met
roplis Is virtually dead. Almost every
body who Is anybody at all has fitted
from this maze OF streets and squares
to the country or to the seaside. to the
moors or the sands, or the continental
water cure resorts or bathing rendez-
vous. The house of commons is neg
lected. even the newly elected mem-
bers. proud of the honor that has re-
Gently fallen upon them. shun the more
or less sacred portals OF Westminster.
preferring to receive the congratula-
.tlons OF their friends In more seasona-
BILE ATTITUDES and longitudes. In fact.
the members have actually left town
without taking the trouble to pair.
The invasion OF London by the grand
army Of well-financed Americans, the
angels" OF the local tradesmen and
the happlest OF the happy Is about
over for the year. and the number of
prominent citizens OF the United States
now in the city Is less than at any
tlme since the annual rush from New
York commenced.
The queen is going to Balmoral on
Tuesday next. but 1t Is not expected
that she will stay in Scotland any great
length OF time.
Friends OF Oscar Wilde. who have
visited him In prison, say that he con-
tlnues to enjoy good health and Is
making the best of the situation. al
though he fully expresses the wish To
die. Those who are interested in tho
future of the dlsgraced man have been
discussing what Wilde VIII do when
ne leaves prison. Although nothing
definite appears to be decided. II Is gen.
orally believed that he will be snug
gled out of the country and enabled to
begin life anew under an assumed
name. depending upon his pen for a
living.
The house OF commons this week has
been mainly occupied with discussions
Of foreign matters. chiefly points rela'
ting to Egypt. during which Henry Nj
Stanley. the African explorer. now
member OF the North Lambeth division
OF London in the union interest. mad
| his maiden speech In the house. MIR
Stanley rose during discussion OF th'
Egyptian territory by the Brltisi
troops. His utterances were rathei
thick but ne spoke rapidly and 10 tbs
point. The explorer. II was noticed
was much hurt when James Parker
Smith, unipist, who spoke on the
same subject later in the day. intima'
ted that Mr.. Stanley was trading on
his reputation as an explorer OF Africa
The latter subsequently warmly repu
dated this assertion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-25
HARD LUCK.
The Owner of the Brig Meyer Has been
Much discouraged.


Much Discouraged.
San Francisco, Aug. 2t-The news Of
she loss OF an unknown San Francisco
brig In Alaskan waters caused much
speculation as TO her Identity. until ID
was conceded by her owners that the
lost vessel is the whaling brig C. w. III.
Meyer. which left here June with a
cargo OF coal and supplies for the Me.
Kenna steam whalers and other yes.
sells OF the whaling fleet. Her des;ina.
tion was Port Clarence, st. Lawrence
islands, and Prince OF Wales islands.
Captain Locke, OF the wrecked schoon-
er Brenda, brought news to Port Town
send that an unknown vessel foundered
In the vicinity of Port Clarence the las
ter part OF July, and proved a total
loss. Seven OF her crew went down
with her. The loss Of the vessel and
cargo will amount to $4,000. Captain
James McKenna. owner Of the Meyer,
has had the most remarkable ill-luck
with his ships.
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HE WROTE ALETTER
AND IN 1T HE GAVE HIMSELF
AWAY IN A HURRY.
A Methodist Deacon, Prominent In Hii
Parish, Is Charged With Insulting
Young Lady.

Washington. Aug. 2i.-A Post special
from Montgomery, Ala, says: r. s.
Pulley. postmaster, ex-mayor. justice OF
the peace, Sunday school superintendent
and Methodist deacon Of Georgiana. But
Ter county, has been notified to leave
town Immediately. He wrote note to
q respectable young woman of Georgiana
making improper proposals. She handed
It to her relatives. who called on Pilley
for an explanation. He asserted the note
was sent at the request Of his brother as
a test preliminary to making q proposal
of marriage. At o town meeting to-day
indignant speeches were made by promi-
nent citizens, and resolutions passed de-
manding his immediate resignation from
all his public trusts. and that he leave
town at once or accept the consequences,
He will leave. Pilley was one Of the most
prominent men in this section.
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Louisville. KY. Aug. 2i.-A fast track.
good finishes and n crowd of more than
500 people characterized the fall meet Of
the new Louisville Jockey club. The
best race OF the day was the opening
event, one mile, which was won by st.
Maxim. the favorite. First race, mile
81. Maxim won, Laureate second. Selika
third; time, lea. Five furlongs-La
Golondrina won. Belle OF Fordham sec-
ond. Latorane third time, ION. Mile
and a s!xteenth-George Beck won, Queen
May second, Judith third; time. 1:5iis.
Five and a half furlongs-Ben Holiday
won. Moyla A. second. Sir Dixie third;
time, 1:i0li. Six furlongs-Twinkle won,
Sister lone second. Start third: time,
lis. Six furlongs-Black Hawk won.
Tough Timber second. Jim Donlen third;
time lis
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-25
ONLY NINE.
Nearly 1000 vcn,remen Drawa-Pastos
Gibson's Connection with the AFFAIR.

Nearly 1000 veniremen Drawn-Pastog
Gibson's Connection with tho AFFAIR.
San Francisco. Aug. 2I-The trial Of
Theodore Durrant will be resumed on
Monday. Then the last OF 200 names
Of 5000 veniremen drawn for criminal
service will be used. leaving the venire
entirely exhausted. As It is highly TN
probable that three jurors can be Sc
cured from the remaining 200 venlre-
men. It Is practically certain that q
special venirs will have to be drawn
to secure the three additional jurorA
When Durrant's preliminary exami-
nation for the Lamont murder was be-
Ing conducted, Rev. George Gibson,
pastor OF Emanuel church. was asked
by Durrant's counsel II he had ever
been pastor Of a church on Rominy
street. London. Gibson said he had
not. After his graduation at Edin-
burgh university. he said he had charge
OF church In an outlying London dis
trlct. but he did not remember the
name OF the street on which II was lo-
Gated. The purpose OF the defense In
trying to connect Pastor Gibson with
the Rominy street church Is now ap-
parent. The defendants counsel cay
that a Rev. Joseph Gibson. while pas
tor OF the Rominy street church became
involved in a scandal through attempt-
cd famillarities with ladies in his con-
gresation. He was compelled TO leave
England. and he came to America The
defendants counsel insinuate that the
two Gihsons are one and the same.
This afternoon Robert Lynch. M.
Gibson's private secretary. said that
Jesse and George Gibson were fellow
students at Spurgeon's college In Lon
don. Jesse Gibson preached for q time
in Rominy chapel but went TO Canada.
where he Is now In charge OF Q church-
Lynch declares Jesse Gibson has al
MAYS had a good reputation.
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they had been killing big game Prof.
Hatcher. r. Forsythe Little and s. b.
Davis OF the expedition reached che rail-
road at CASHIER on their return trip yes
terday from the Yellowstone park. The
party came across the Wind river mount
aims and for several days had to wade
through deep snow and drag their horses
and camp outfit across snow-nlled gul-
lies. They report having killed many
deer and antelope, and these reports hav-
Ing reached the governor, he at once Or
dered their arrest.
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AN ATTACH M EMIT.
Gordon Brothers. Unabie to Collect, En-.
barr,ssed-An Old Firm.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Livingston. Mont, Aug. 2L-Attach-
ment proceedings. with claims aggregat-
ing more than $1,000. were filed against
the Gordon Bros. Lumber company to-
day. This morning T. G. Hathaway. rep
resent.ng the Big Blsckfoot Milling COM
pany, located at Bonner attached for
S,7i7. This move was Immediately fol-
lowed by the National Park bank Of this
city. which attached for S5.JDD more. The
lumber company Is arranging to settle
the claims. and It is reported L will he
able 10 meet these obligations within 10
days. The company has a large stock OF
building material on hand and It's inab.l-
ity to settle these claims Is due to dull
trade and poor collections. Gordon Bros.
have transacted business In Livingston
for many years and their embarrassment
at tAD time Is deeply regretted.
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The Jaus Muat Go.

Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. ei.-fn an inter-
view to-day United States Senator White
said chat Labor Commissioners Fitzgerald
OF San Francisco has asked him to intro
duce In congress a bill similar to the
Chinese exclusion act. which shall ex-
clude the japanese. Senator White has
promised to do so II Mr.. Fitzgerald viii
furnish the data to prove that the jap
anese are seriously injuring their labor.
He does not believe, however. Il will be
through.
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In san Francisco.

San Francisco, Aug. 2i.-FIve and half
furlongs-Suro won. DIR. Gardner second.
Ladamebademeo third: time. 1:09a.. Five
furlongs-Tim Murphy won. Realization
second, Greenback, Jr.. third: time. l:0i.
About six furlongs-Grady won, Joe V.
second. Lucia Borg!a third; time. 1;03s..
Six furlongs-Gratify won. Installator
second, Sir Richard III. third; time.
1:l3%. Five and a half furlongs-Detect-
i've won. Yreka second. Ray o. third;
time. 1904. Six hurdles. one and a half
miles-J. o. c. won. Carmel second. Alix-
is third; time. 2:4Sia.