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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-12-19
The Last King Of LeinSter.
By EDMUND DowEEY
Copyright. 1895. by the Author.l

iADpsglsht' 1861 " the AutlOr-I
of ireland, " says King Mac IN more
reasonable voice
But why not have it together wud
the rest of all Ireland Danes settle
ments an all?" murmurs Henery.
Is II Ihryin tohumbug me you are"
axes ould Mac.
Not at all, my dear fellow - SAYS
King Henery Just let me tell Won
what s III me mind You have very
handsome daughter, Eya-don't inter
rupt me, - putin up his hands an liftin
his eyes from the ground. Well, have
very handsome an desarvin friend. an
earl Suppose-just for the sake of ar
gument-that You married your daugh-
Their to my earl, he'd be the future king
Of Leinsther. Then suppose you an your
son in law thought it would be we'll to
collar the whole country, wouldn t
mind lendin you the loan Of about 10. 600
throops-in friendly way, of coorse,
says ne, seem that ould Mac was begin
MIA to look terribly onaisy.
An what'ud you be akin for the
loan of SO many mem" inquiries King
Dermot.
"Nothin, my dear boy" answers
King Henery. "A matther of friend
ship an principle You might, if you
felt inclined laither on, invite me over
to have ramble through the country
I'm towld there's some fine scenery an
good salmon fishin in it. :"
Don't be tallzin, says ould Mac,
but tits generosity itself you arel An
who is this earl-the friend of yours?''
Dick Glare, - says he. IAN elegant
young man. He's the Earl of Pembroke,
an his property is very handy to parts of
your native Leinsther You have say
port called Wraxford or Waxford, or
something that way, haven't you?'
ooh, the port an harbour of Waxford
is in my kingdom, sure enough, says
Guild Mac, completely bamboozled by
King Henery, who well knew the name
of the place, for he had the chart of
Waxford harbour off by heart.
You might do great thrade wud
the County Pembroke, You know, says
the English monarch "A line of pack
ets'ud be sure to pay, an they'd be very
handy for yourself when you wanted TO
run over to see your daughter now an
again in Wales. Think it over, Mac, "
says he, an maybe you'd feel inclined
to let me lend you helpin hand to re-
cover your own, for it goes again my
grain to hear of man bein thrown out
of his land by parcel of strangers
who have no right or title to it. =
Il accept your mighty kind offer on
the spot, says ould Mac Eva is
dutiful daughter, an she II be only proud
TO marry any man III pick ont for her,
an if Lord Glare takes me fancy I'll
make bould enough to threspass ON your
kindness for the loan of them .throops =
Don't mention it, cousin, says
King Henery. II feel as if You wor
quite an ould friend already You II be
sure to take a fancy to the Earl O. Penn
broke, for, like yourself. he's powerful
built man, an likes to the like is an ould
sayin. =
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-12-19
CHAPTER VII

The next mornin III Watherford two
Danish lords, wan of 'em in the bacon
thrade an wan in the bntther business,
sthroled down the quay afther break
fast to meet the Ross packet
They went out on the fioatin wharf
where the boat usually stopped an squat
ted down on balk of TENDER that was
lyin on the wharf They sat there for
about quarther of an hour, smokin and
chattin, backbitiu their neighbors, of
course, an never dhreamin of the disas-
ther that was comm to wan an all of
'em.
That's like her, says wan of the
lords, startin to his feet an gain down
the river. I'm expectin consignment
Of pigs suppose You re expectin some
firkins?" says he, turnin to the other
lord, his friend.
II am, says the butther merchant,
standin up.
Tell me, Tom, says he, sis there
any thruth in the reports hear about a
Norman blagyard who's afther massa-
crayin the town of Waxford?''
"Oh, tbs thrue enough. says the
other lord. There was no fair in Wax
ford last week. an the fair at New Ross
yesterday was very poorly attinded. for
the people are in dhread that the chap
from over the says, together wud ould
King Dermot of Leinsther. may pounce
down ON EN- at any time ("
Il wonder is the ould boy going to
marry Princess O'Rorke?'' says the but
Their lord
"Divil fear of him, = says the bacon
lord
BY this time the steamboat was right
/ abreast of the wharf, an in her wake
wor about half dozen barges belongin
TO the Barrow Navigation company.
II wondher what's the Ross boat
towin?" axes che Danish butther mer-
chant
Don't you see9' says the Danish
bacon lord. shes going to dhrag them
barges, expect, up TO their wharf at
the market house.
/ Bad luck to their impudencefa says
/ the butther Merchant keepin me
waitin the best part of the r,o-uin here
1 for my firlaas,''
Maybe they'll land EN- fer you up
+ ut the market house. says the bacon
/ lord. That nd save your lordSl7sp ia,
carriage ~ en-
The market house, yen must know, is
built about half way -lp he quay ut Wa
7 therford. right out lit the edge Of the
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quay, an most uns1gntIy OBJECT IL Is
too The butther is all weighed there,
an of coorse, as the bacon lord said, it
would be very handy for his friend if he
could save the bit Of carriage ON his fir
kins.
So mp the quay the two Danish mer-
chants started, an in few minutes they
were at the market house. They passed
through it ga ont ON the wharf outside
it an bawled ont through their fists,
Ross boat, ahoy!"
The answer came back, AYE. ayep'
lyon might put in here an discharge
some of your cargo, shouts the butther
lord Il don't mind standin the crew
the price of dhrink if you land my fir
kins here, cap'n.
"All right, was shouted back from
the steamboat. "We'll come alongside
presently an land all that S required. an
in the meantime you might go over an
pay for the drinks at the public house
opposite the way.
''You re a born divil for strathegy, -
says King Dermot (who was disguised
as mate of the Ross boat in a sou 'westh-
er an overalls) to Sthrongbow (who was
disguised as the captain in a sthraw hat
an monkey Jacket.
Watch how nicely I'll bring her
alongsidep' says Sthrongbow, gevin the
wheel a twist an shoutin something
down to the ingine room. wen have
all the goods landed. says he. wud a
chuckle, ''from the barges an all, while
the two Danish gintlemen are standin
each other drinks at the public house
opposite. .
There was terrible slaughther in Wa
therford that day, but the murdher was
nearly all on wan side, for the Danes
wor so tiabbergasted when they saw the
armed throops i'll the heart of the city
that all the pluck was taken out of 'em.
Sthrongbow had great fun all day long
wud his bow an arrow, an mary proud
Danish heart he thransfixed before din
ner time.
Long before nightfall the kays of the
city wor handed over TO Lord Pembroke,
an all the Danes that worn't killed wor
allowed to thransfer their property to
Sthrongbow.
King Dermot was in a tearin rage at
the idaya of his future son-in-law bein
made masther of the city instead of him
self, an he began to roar az Sthrongbow
as they wor havin dh.op of somethin
hot before retirln to rest in Reginald's
Tower-the keystone of Waterford
ooh whiSht man -, saws S,thropobrxv
BLOWN Whit out of his cigar an knock
in the ash off of it wud his little finger
You're never content Sure tits only
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"Olt lctiSht, mani" says Stllrongbolu
bouldin the place in thrust for You am,
to save you inconveyniance. OF coorse
it will be yours when you're the king
of all Ireland, an where's the use of
maxim two bites at a cherry"
Richard, says King Dermot, shakin
his head, II think / undhervalued your
jaynius yesthorday. lis yourself that
ought to be called Longbow, not your en-
ployer, King Henery, for you could give
him points in polishin a lie -
Now, now, says Sthrongbow, wud
a soort of chuckle, don't you know
that people in our walk of life never tell
fibs? We 10 be only negotiatin =
THE END.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-25
NEWS NOTES.

The Empire theater in Chicago was
nealry destroyed by fire Sunday night.
The X c., f. S. & NJ. railway depot
at Parsons, Kan, was burglarized
Saturday night. Many express pack.
ages and $40 in money were taken.
A. CASTOR, aged 20 years, of Fort
Scott, Kan, drank carbolic acid in a
a fit of dependency. He will die.
w. Calvin Chase, the negro editor
convicted of libeling c. H. J. Taylor
recorder of deeds of the District OF
Columbia, has been sentenced tc
ninety days in jail.
Dan Creedon, middleweight, of st.
Louis, has been matched to fight with
Henry Baker, heavyweight. of Chi
cago. The fight will come off on Mon.
day night, April l, in Chicago.
Two masked robbers held up a Flor
ence & Cripple Creek passenger train
near Victor, Col, Saturday night, rob
bling passengers and mail and express
cars From the two latter they got
nothing of value, but tho passengers
were robbed of about 81, 900 besides e
large number of watches, rings and
diamonds.
While Fritz Schneitzler, wealthy
citizen of Wichita, Kan, was sleeping
alone in his home during the absence
of his family, a terrible effort was
made to burn him to death. His prem
ises were saturated with coal oil and
fred, but the heroic efforts of fremen
saved his life
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BIG JAIL DELIVERY.

Five Desperate Men Escape from the Fort
Scott JAIN in Broad Daylight.
Fort SCOTT, Kan, March 25.-One of
the boldest Jail deliveries that ever oc-
Cured in this part of the country hap
pened here yesterday evening, and five
of the worst prisoners that were con-
fined in the Jail are at liberty. Those
who escaped are Bill West, noted
desperate from the Indian territory,
who was under arrest for murder; Al
Robins, alias Jesse Lamley, of Kansas
City, Kan, charged with grand larceny;
Frank Williams, charged with grand
larceny, and Will and Charles Thomp-
son, also charged with grand larceny.
During the afternoon they sawed one
OF the heavy bars, and using leg from
a table, they forced it sufficiently to
allow them to squeeze through After
getting out of the Jail they crawled
through heavy wire netting that sur
rounds the Jail, and although the es-
cape was made in broad daylight, their
fight was not witnessed by anyone ex-
cept a prisoner who roomed in the Jail.
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TO RELEASE GOMEZ.


A Plot for That Purpose Comes to Naught
KEY WEST, Fla, March GA pas
senger from Havana, who has just ar.
rived, says that only by prompt action
Capt General Calleja narrowly averted
a serious uprising in Havana. Since the
Imprisonment of Gomez, the negro
leader, his sympathisers have been very
much incensed and worked up a sch enc
to attack the palace.
The time chosen for this attack was
Friday night The government learned
of the impending trouble, however. and
the captain general instructed his officers
to use every possible precaution. The
guards around the palace were quad
rupled and 100 soldiers were stationed
inside. The city patrol was heavily in
creased The negroes, hearing of these
precaLt ons, gave up the scheme. It Is
said that the Ian was for the sole pur-
pose of releasing Gomez
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STOYM IN ENGLAND.
Much Damage to Property Done by q
Terrible Gale.

LONDON, March 25.-A terrific gale
set in late Saturday night and is still
prevailing. The storm is general
throughout Great Britain. There has
been damage to property in many
towns. Roofs and chimneys Of num-
Der Of churches were blown off and
many manufactures were similarly
damaged. In many places church serv-
ices were suspended. A great number
of trees were Frustrated by the
gale and much damage was
done to the dwelling houses. In many
parts of the country the telegraph
lines are down. A few minor casualties
are reported from along the coast.
Many people have been injured by fall
ing debris.
A wall collapsed in the east end of
London and three persons were crushed
to death beneath it. Three turrets on
the pinnacle on the west front of
the Peterborough cathedral were
blown down. Other buildings in the
town were damaged and number of
persons were injured. The roof
ofthe railway station at Stratford-on-
Avon was blown off and a number of
monuments in the parish ehurchyard
were damaged.
In Birmingham the gale was felt
with exceptional severity. A man and
three children were killed there. The
property damage in the town is esti-
mated at thousands of pounds.
Two men and girl in Leicester were
struck by falling debris and almost in
stantly killed. Every house in the
Aylestone district was damaged. In
Wolverhampton one person was killed
and twelve injured.
In Walhall two chimney stacks were
blown over. They crashed through
the roof of hospital, broke through
the flooring and carried nine beds with
patients in them into room beneath.
For a time the excitement in and
around the hospital was most intense
and the widest sort of rumors were
afioat, some having it that dozen per-
sons had been killed. The nine occu-
pants of the beds were extricated alive,
but badly injured.
At Kingslynn immense damage was
done to property. A great number of
fine trees and several farm buildings
at Sandringham, the country residence
of the prince of Wales, near Kingslypn,
were destroyed.
AN EARTHQUAKE WRECKS A CHURCH.
ROME, March 25.-A very violent
earthquake occurred Saturday night.
A church and a number of houses
were damaged at Mira bella, and at
Imbaccari, in the province of Catania,
the walls of a church fell, burying
number of worshipers. Up to the
present six bodies have been recovered.
Slight shocks were felt in other parts
of Italy.
49, me DRIVEN ASHORE AND LOST.
VICTORIA, 3. c., March 25.-The tug
VelOs, bound for the stone quarries at
Nelson and Hadington islands, was
driven ashore on Trial island during
gale last night and is total wreck.
Five men were drowned.
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BUTTER FAT FROM WHEY.

An Important Discovery of Great Econ
omic Value to Farmers.
ITHICA, N. Y, March 25.-The agri-
cultural department at Cornell claims
to have made an important discovery
which will prove of great economic
value to farmers. 1t is found that
butter fat can be extracted from whey
by running it through a separator
The department now has in
preparation a bulletin fully ex-
planning the process. It is estimated
general adoption of the process would
save the agriculturist interests of New
York state nearly $1,ooO,O 900 year, or
to put it in another way, that the en-
tire expense of making cheese would
be paid by the saving of what has
heretofore been waste product
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KILLED BY STRIKERS.
A Non-Union Glass Blower is
Attacked
By a Mob of Union Men With
Clubs.
Is BEATEN TO DEATH.
It Was a Sequel to Numerous
Former Fights.
Is BEATEN TO DEATH.

TARENTUM, Pa, March 25.-Kerney
Sutton was murdered here Saturday
night by mob. Ever since non-union
men were brought here to take the
place of the strikers at G. L. Flaccus'
glass works numerous fights have taken
place, and eliminated last night in
the murder of Mr.. Sutton, non-union
man, who, in company with three COM
panions, about IL o'clock was met at
Bridge and South Canal streets by a
mob armed with fence rails and re-
volvers. Sutton was beaten into in
sensibility and died at $3.50 o'clock Sum
day morning. Sutton was 90 years Of
age
A LARGE CATCH OF BURGLARS.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 25.-The
biggest catch of burglars ever made
in northern Indiana was made here
yesterday. For six months burglars,
highwaymen and cracl1smen have piled
their nefarious work here, also at
Wallen, Cheru busco and Huntington,
looting twenty or more stores. Capt.
Bergman and police surrounded the
entire gang in house here and cap
tured them. One confessed thirty jobs.
The house has thousands of dollars
worth OF stolen goods IN 1t.
BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
GUTHRIE, Ok, March 25.-At Hearts,
horne yesterday morning two miners
named Lee Bailey and Steve Ellsworth
were working in the same room of the
Indianola coal mine. Each fired a
blast; one shot went off, but the other
failed. The men disputed as to which
fuse failed to ignite, and Bailey went
to his. Just as he got there the blast
exploded, blowing Bailey's head off,
fatally injuring Ellsworth and serious
ly wounding two other miners.
AN ATRoCToUs CRIME.
OMAHA, Neb., March 25.-Corne1ius
Mcclure, well known Omaha metal
smith, was locked in his shop yester-
day and burned to death. He slept
late and was awakened by the flames.
Rushing to the door he found it barred
on the outside. When his suffering
made him delirious he rushed through
the flames into the street and died.
The doors and windows had been nailed
up by an enemy.
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FOUR FIREMEN KILLED.

They Went Down with a Floor and Were
Horribly Mangled.
DENVER, Col, March 25.-Fire broke
out in the St. James hotel Saturday
night Four fremen lost their lives
All except the captain were colored
men. They went down with the floor
of the rotunda and were horribly
mangled and burned. There were 165
guests in the hotel, all of whom es-
capped uninjured. The damage by the
fire amounted to $40, 600, about half on
the building and half on the furniture
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EARTHQUAKE IN COLORADO.
The Tampa Valley Is Severely Shaken Up
Little Damage Done.

The Tampa Valley Is Severely Shaken Up
Little Damage Done.
DENVER Col, March 25-A distinct
earthquake shock was felt in Yampa
valley from Pleasant valley. about IL
miles south of Steamboat Springs, to
Hayden, about IS miles west of the
town. The shock was accompanied by
a report resembling the discharge of a
blast in a mine, accompanied by a low,
rumbling sound, which is described by
some like breaking of ice in river or
lake. The sound was accompanied by
a distinct vibration of the earth from
east to west and violent enough to
cause windows to jar and spoons to
dano0
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JOHN M'NULTA.

other receivers, he not having been
consulted in any of the important
moves, and looked upon with disfavor
and suspicion by the reorganiza ton
committee. The three receivers of the
trust arrived in Judge Grosscup's rooms
about the same time and Receiver Law
renee quietly handed folded paper to
the judge, saying: 81 desire to present
to your honor my resignation as re-
ceiver for the distilling company.
am very busy with my private affairs
and do not feel that I should devote
any more of my time to a business that
is of little personal interest to me-
And IT, said John j. Mitchell, "a1so
wish to resign my position. l have no
time to devote to this receivership and
furthermore 1 would like to suggest
that believe that three receivers are
unnecessary"
Gen. McNulta Immediately followed
with his resignation. He said that
inasmuch as the other receivers had
resigned he felt that he should follow
their example and leave the judge free
to dispose of the matter as he
might thiQk best. Judge Gross
cup intimated that he believed
the reeeivership had been in good
hands, but added that he believed,
with Mr. Mitchell, that three receivers
were unnecessary. ''It is my opinion, .
he went on, that the affairs of the
company can be successfully handled
by one man and l wish consultation
between the attorneys and other inter
ested parties on this phase of the ques-
ton A lengthy discussion of the
matter followed, it being generally
agreed that but one receiver should be
appointed At its close Gen. McNu1ta
was appointed as sole receiver
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CATTLEMEN MUST MOVE.

The Government Determined to Eject
Leaseholders ON Nebraska Reservation.
OMAHA, Neb., March 25.--The United
States has asked that the white men
who hold IS, 900 acres of farm and graz
ing lands on the Winnebago and Oma-
ha reservations in this state shall be
elected by injunction and it's attorneys
intimate that in the event of further
resistance to this order, if granted, and
further annoyance of the Indian agent,
the use of the military may be re-.
sorted to
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Small Farns for Citr NTen.

ST. PAUL, MINI, March 25.-Presi-
dent A. B. Sticlzney, of the Chicago
Great Western railway. who has been
urging emigration from the cities to
the farms for some months past, has
selected lands about Stanton, which
will be divided into small holdings
suitable for raising produce, and then
leased at low rates to men with fam
flies from the cities who may wish to
settle there.
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GUTHRIE, Ok, March 25.-Dr. Charles
Smith received a letter from the terri
toria1 board of health asking him to
watch all trains and quarantine against
Hot Springs. Smallpox prevails there
and has been brought to Oklahoma by
people from that place. One case of
smallpox and several suspects are re-
ported at Norman