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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-19

Mr.. Baden Powell 81 tht scots guards
hn.. 10 Is stated. devised new metho,l OF
signaling hy might with the nid of.a paper
frc balloon Of or 3 leet in diameter
When it b. as~Irei to send m,r.s,l,.. some
bead. male of q brilliant quick burning
composition arr strung on a pirce of quick
match. leaving interval. and using large
and small is2iil~ 90 make tine corresponding
flashes The balloon n iulltteil by burning
spirit. or even ,triw or wuod The mes
sage string Is then suspended heluw it. a
tine fuse attached and the balloon being
sent un the me--a'sc h. flashed forth The
apparatus Is de-crihed a. Vary portable
One man cam cisiiy curry 10, and with IL
not uuiy can one prcuuufted m,r.age be
nu-iir,i bar o. ieu wuni~ can be- sent up AZ
one time. and these can be answered lrum
a similar balloon from anoihtr part, upon
which other hillucns citE De employed
TO continue the signaling. 81. james Ga
zette
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-19
Miss sIuniet the Third.

Little Miss Muffet of old,
She "sct on a tuilct," they say;
But little Miss MufIot the second OF third
Is always dancing and gay
And out for a holiday
Little Miss Mufret Of old
Was eating her curds and her whey;
Miss Mudct the third is eating bonbons,
Sweet as the honey bees gay
When out for holiday
Little Miss Mufrct Of old
Was frightened BY Spider. the grim;
But little Miss Mufet the second or third
Would soon have dissected him,
Boxed him away in tinl
Now which would you rather be2
The first or the second or third?
All, ION q tuffot" is quite out Of style,
Indeed tits very absurd
I'd 10 Miss Mufet the third and the gay
And out for q holiday
-rToucatoapor
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-19
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.


Kind ladies stop before the children in the
street IN Chinatown, says san Francisco
paper, chuck them under the cnins and
and then the youngsters talk back In CHI
nesc as they 90 flying through the doors or
back into the alley. The first ambition OF
tho very young Chinese boy these days Is to
handle frecraclers and burning punk.
At from 10 to II years Of age the girls be
gin to turn their thoughts to dress, and to
gradually drift away from the joys OF child
iood. The boys remain children much
LONGER. From ~ 10 ic they are not content
with firing anything less than q pack Of
crackers at time
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-19
ThE MoNKEYs scHEMe.

The monkey said 70 the chimpanzeo.
In a monkeys original way.
IF we should start n peanut stand.
DO you think We could make IL pay7
The boys would buy the nuts OF you
A. you sat your stall beside.
And every boy would divide with me
A. ho passed where | WAS tied.
$50 you could eeii. and could feast.
And ! think We could make II pay.
For sou could slt and handle the cash.
And / could eat ali day"
-Harper'a Bazaar.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-19

The popular winter sport in Canada is
tobosganing, and the "grownupsr as well
as the children indulge in the exhilarating
exercise which the Chinaman described ns
"Swishl swishl Walkee back a mile.D
A tobogsan is light slcdge made Of
wood usually or @ feet long, very mn, 4
In the shape Of the blade Of a Dutch sta,e
except that it is about 20 inches wide. on
TINS perch one, two or three people. the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-19
Foreign Reputation Of Two cltle..

There are more Swedes. Hollanders,
hohemians, Norwegians. Poles, Dance
ald Wclshmen in Chicago than there are
10 New York In ell other elements Of
foreign population New York is ahead
Of Chicago. There ere II more Greeks in
New York than il Chicago.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-19

Mr.. Figg Cmpressively)-Hcre is an nc
count in the paper Of one more bow who
went into the river on Sunday and got
drowned. CIV
Tommy 'spect his folks kept him so
busy through the week goin to school aud
rrnnin Grants that he didn't have no
chance to learn to swim.-Exchange.
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'front.' ones squatting. the back one tr,il,n,
us ieet to steer the toboggan In cas-. +, +
gives signs Of leaving the track. If t6ers
IS, only one, he lies prone on the toboSs,
INC Start is very steep, not FAR sbor9 ~
perpendicular. 50 as to give the proper i'm n.
=. vi course there are smaller toborrans for
wy Use OF small boys and girls-sucb as ~.
QUO QUO SHOWN IN the accompanying illustra-
ton: Wrapped up good and warm ,.r,'', ~ Il
long slope. ''9o Gown
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-19

We once went TO Mr. stanton 70 ASK IL
to appoint his son TO be assistant ses's..'.S
Of war; NO" he said, "neverl S Ss~.,.s.
may do such things, but won L TO
A. Dana in Nav York sun
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
GOES ON THE WARPATH.
Develops an Intense Hatred
for an Associate and
Attempts Murder.
DEEPENING OF A MYSTERY.
Peculiar circumstances Connected
With the Movements of Hotel
Keeper Brennan.

CLEVELAND ONO June 26.-The death
in Detroit on Monday of John Brennan
resulted in unbalancing the mind of one of
his employees in this city and causing the
man to contemplate and nearly to commit
murder.
Brennan ran the Hotel Oxford in this
city and was also interested in the Morris
Hotel at Santa Barbara, Cal. Brennan
sold out the Oxford while ago, but the
new management was unsuccessful and he
returned to this city from his California
business about three weeks ago to resume
possession of the place, leaving Mrs. Bren-
nan in Santa Barbara, from which place
she is now doubtless on her way to this
city.
Last Saturday night Brennan went to
Detroit, ASSIGNING no reason for his de-
parture. Arriving there Sunday morn
ing he registered at the Wayne, where
he was Immediately taken very i'll and on
Monday died. Physicians there said he
expired from alcoholism. The first that
was known of it in Cleveland was teIe-
gram received from the hotel people by
Mrs. Brennan, who had been commune
Gated with from Detroit. Brennan's
brother-in-law left on Tuesday for Detroit
and on Wednesday advised Frank Vader,
the night clerk at the Oxford, that the
news OF the death of Brennan was correct.
Vader, who liked Brennan and who is
addicted to the use of morphine, became
instantly wildly insane. His mania took
the form OF an intense hatred of L. A.
Adams, the day clerk of the hotel, with
whom he had had an insignificant quarrel
and whom he declared he would shoot on
sight. Vader purchased a revolver as soon
as morning came and the stores were open
| and returned to shoot Adams, but was met
by the police and arrested after pro-
Ionged struggle.
He would have been merely fined, but
on his declaring he would shoot Adams on
| being liberated he was sent to the work
house. 1t is thought there is a mystery
back of Brennan's death, for although his
death took place on Monday in city only
little over hundred miles from here
nothing was known OF it generally in the
| city until the frantic conduct of Vader
brought the event to light.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE,
Friends of a Divorced Mans
Wife Blow Up a Building
. in Pennsylvania.
The Intended Victims Escape, but
a Servant Perishes in
the Ruins.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June PA special
from Wilkesbarre, Pa, says: Because
Matteo Gerard, q wealthy cigarmaker and
baker of Hazleton, near here, was divorced
from his first wife three weeks ago and
married his second the day after, the
friends of the first wife swore to
have revenge. 1t is supposed that
they attempted it early this morning, tor
shortly after l O'Clock Gerard's house and
store were blown to atoms by dynamite,
and the proprietor and his wife only es-
capped by a fortunate chance, while Pieto
Pechinello, servant employed by Gerard,
is supposed to have been killed and burned
to ashes.
1t was about o'clock when the residents
OF the Italian quarter were aroused by a
heavy explosion that shook all the build
ings. They rushed out and found Gerard
and his wife on the sidewalk in their night
clothes, half frightened to death and bleed
ing from several cuts caused by flying
glass.
In moment there was another explo-
sion, heavier than the first, and the house,
one side of which had been blown out by
the first shock, fell with a crash. The peo-
pie, startled and not knowing what to
think, huddled together in the
street, while many, fearing another
explosion, rushed from the scene as quickly
as possible. By the time some of the men
recovered their self-possession part of the
ruins were in q blaze and the flames
were spreaning rapidly. Just about
this time it was remembered that
Pechinello had been sleeping over the
spot where the first explosion occurred. A
hurried search was made for him, but he was
not to be found. A search of the ruins was
Immediately set on foot, but those who
undertook it were driven back by the flames
which spread to the buildings on each side.
Three of these buildings were burned to
the ground before the fire was controlled.
1t is supposed that Pechinello was killed
by the explosion or burned in the debris.
Gerard and his wife had a remarkable
escape. Awakened by the first explosion
they rushed out just in time to avoid the
second. 1t is estimated that ten
sticks of dynamite were used They
were exploded by wires connected with a
battery placed about thirty feet away in
the rear of the house There is no clew TO
the perpetrators of the outrage, but the
relatives of the first wife are suspected.
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TO SEAL UP ARMS.
England HfH Assist the United States In
BerinO Sea.

England WtH Assist the United States In
Berin0 Sea.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 26-Sir Jul
liam Pauncefote, the British ambassador,
has notified Secretary Olney that the Brit
lsh Admiralty Office had instructed British
men-of-war cruising in Bering Sea to seal
up arms and equipment of American YES
sells in that sea upon application being
made by the commanders of vessels. Arti-
Giles ~, V and vi of the Boring Sea regu-
lations apply to this subject and the Amer
lean law makes American vessels found
with the unsealed arms aboard subject to
seizure. The same authority is not given
to American men-of-war as to British ves-
sells with unsealed arms. 1t is explained
that if American vessels avail themselves
OF this offer of British men-of-war they
will avoid all risks and stand better before
the courts in case of trouble. Reports re-
ceived at the treasury indicate very light
catch of seals so far this season.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27

vana, and the news derives Importance
from the understanding that Mr.. Williams
departure from this country was through
an important mission in connection with
Cuban affairs, with which he has been
entrusted. Mr.. Williams came back to
the United States under peculiar circum-
stances. He had had considerable trouble
with the Spanish authorities at Havana,
and it was understood that the Spanish
Government was preparing to demand his
recall, when he suddenly received sixty
days leave of absence and returned to the
United States. 1t was the general belief
that Mr.. Williams would tender his resig-
nation on the expiration of his leave, but
1t is said that he was persuaded during the
last visit to give up his determination to
resign.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
LYNCHED BY THE POLICE,
Story of the Killing of a Cap
tured Louisiana
Firebug.
The Chief of the Peace Guardians
First Beat the Prisoner With
His Club.

NEW ORLEANS, La, June Co.
Joseph Stechlin, one of the men accused
of being implicated in the incendiary fires
in Gretna out of which grew the lynching
OF John Frey on Monday morning, says
that the lynched man was hanged by the
police, and that he was short distance off
and witnessed the entire occurrence, and
would have gone to his friends assistance
had he been armed.
Frey, he says, was first badly beaten by
the Chief of Police, and the officer who
captured him cast the rope around his
neck, two other police officers standing by
to assist. Stechlin will go before the
Grand Jury to testify as to the lynching.
The Grand Jury is now investigating the
affair, as we'll as the incendiary fires
that have recently occurred in Gretna.
Chief of Police Linden testified that
many of the fires in Gretna were undoubt-
edly OF incendiary origin, the incendiar-
lists even boasting of their work, but it was
impossible to secure a single conviction
because of the influence and pull of the
men.
Some of the leading incendiarists be-
longed to the local fire companies, and
"i'oi ootCiAS IRE 10 q mousse WOulu come TO
1t as firemen and finish their work by
chopping up the furniture with their
axes. One of the results of these incendiary
fires has been to drive nearly all the in
surance companies out of Gretna, and only
small proportion of the property there is
insured. A canvass of the better element
in the town shows it to be rather pleased
than otherwise by the lynching, although
some express regret that the rest of the
gang were not lynched
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
MISER HENRY,S MURDER.
Important Evidence against the Suspected
"Bad Son.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, June 26. = After
cropping blindly in the dark nearly two
weeks, with nothing but circumstantial
testimony to reward them for their
efforts, the police yesterday un-
earthed some highly important evil
dence in the mystery surrounding
the death of Charles w. Henry, the
miser, who was found murdered in his
home in South Portland avenue. The
authorities have found out that William
Henry, the "bad son." who is suspected
of having committed the murder, changed
his clothes between the time he was driven
from his fathers house and the time he
gave himself up to the police, and that
within few hours of the time of the
finding of the body William was in a
number of well-known resorts in New
York spending money lavishly from large
roll of new bills. Miser Henry, it is
claimed, kept nothing but brand-new bills
in his house. The police claim that the
fact that William had considerable money
after the murder had been committed and
he had changed his clothes tends to
strengthen the theory that he is the muir
derer and state that at his next examina-
ton they will have a complete chain of
circum stantial evidence woven about him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
Lottery 1tternt.re captnrea.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 26.-Anthony
Comstock with his men made a big raid
yesterday on the Offices of the American
Bank Note Company's premises in Trinity
place and in the offices of c. E. Gruber in
Maiden lane. He captured 100000 circu-
lars and 1000 tickets of lotteries. The cir
culars and tickets were printed by the
American Bank Note Company, Mr.. Com
stock says, for the supplementary Royal
Havana Lottery Company. The greater
part of the lottery tickets secured were
found at the American Bank Note Com
panys office.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
ASSA|LED ON A HIGH ROOF,
Two Italians Have a Fearful
Battle With a Fellow
LabOrer.
comes Afflicted With Hydropho-
bla and Fights Fiercely.

NEW YORK, N. Y. June 26.-On top of
the tall unfinished apartment-house at
One Hundred and Forty-first street and
Hamilton Terrace this evening two Ital-
ians fought desperate battle with mad
man. One of their own countrymen and a
fellow -laborer was suddenly seized with
what is supposed to be hydrophobia, and,
like an infuriated brute he attacked the
others with his teeth. People in the street
watched the progress of the fight. The
figures of the men so far up in the air re-
sembled pigmies outlined against the sky.
The maniac was overpowered, but not
until he had mangled one man with his
teeth. The maniac is Vincezo Rafanando,
whose address is unknown. While work
ing In the basement of a house in Union
street, West Farms, June 16, he was at
tackled and severely bitten by dog, which
afterward died of rabies. He went to work
on the building Tuesday at One hundred
and Forty-trst street and Hamilton Ter
race. The men working with him were
Capello Cavallieri of 314 East One Hundred
and Fourth street, and Antonio Ferrelli
OF the same address.
1t was about o'clock when Rafanando
SuOuCiIy u1Oppcu d Dedln he was carry z
and gave vent to yell. The beam fell
into the street, and without any further
warning he leaped at Capello and tried to
bury his teeth in his throat. The
other Italians seized him and his teeth
sank into Capello's hand.
Then began the struggle, Rafanando
frothing at the mouth and growing like a
dog, while he fought with the strength of
two ordinary men. Policemen Sullivan
and Gleason rushed up to the roof and
with the help of the others overpowered
the maniac and carried him down to the
street. An ambulance was summoned
from Manhattan Hospital. Then he broke
his bonds and another struggle followed.
DR.. Kenyon and the attendants finally got
him into straightjacket and sent him to
Bellevue. The wounds of the injured men
were cauterized.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
COVERED A LARGE AREA.
Great Damage Done by Storm in TIL.
Middle Vest

Middle Hest.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 26.-As communi.
cation is restored reports from last nights
destructive and widespread storm are be-
ginning to arrive. At Rich Hill Mo-. a
number of houses were struck by Lightning.
Large trees were uprooted by the wind and
a number of outhouses were blown down.
Considerable damage was done to the fruit
crops. The damage to property and grow
ing crops will reach several thousand dol
lars.
At Springfield, Mo-, growing crops were
leveled.
A circus tent at Billings, Mont, col
lapsed and caused panic, but no one was
badly injured.
At Quincy, Ill.,, no fatalities resulted
from the cyclone, but the blow was the
hardest in dozen years, and the items of
damages are numerous, including six
barns burned and a temporary demoraliza-
ton OF telegraph and telephone service.
The storm area covered the country from
Springfield, ILL.,, to the west line of Kansas
and south to Central Texas A great deal
OF damage was done to unfinished build.
lngs and shrubbery in this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
HATED BIZ ARMENIANS.
a Beautiful fife Tiolates tho Tenets o
Her Faith.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 26.-The Ar
menian colony is incensed against Sophie
Sisheim, who, according to the tenets OF
the Armenian faith, should be punished
with death in its most horrible form. The
offender is young and very beautiful and
was the wife of Tannus Sisheim, hotel
proprietor at 81 Washington street, until
yesterday, when Judge Bischoff directed a
jury to render verdict of guilty of charges
brought by her husband. Mrs. Sisheim
became deeply attached to Naun Mocarzel,
a merchant, and last April they threw con-
ventionalities and the Armenian moral law
to the winds and fed. They have travelled
since in Mexico and different parts of the
country, but as soon as their offense be-
comes known among the Armenians wher-
ever they locate they are compelled to fee
for their lives. When the husband became
convinced of the guilt of the pair he at
once instituted divorce proceedings, which,
it is believed, are the first ever brought in
this country by an Armenian.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
BOOKSELLER ARE INJURED.
They Mast Meet the Inroads of the De-
purtnle9lt Store

Tartnient Store.
NEW YORK, n. Y, June 26.-John E.
Mcbride, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the National Association of
Newsdealers, Booksellers and Stationers.
in an address which he has just issued to
the publishers, booksellers newsdealers
and stationers of the United States, calls
attention to the fact that the department
store is making disastrous inroads into
their business, and thinks that something
should be done to free themselves from
the tentacles of this deadly octopus" Mr..
Mcbride advises as the best and only
means of meeting this competition organi-
cation and union against capital on the
same plan that it is followed in putting TO.
gether and building up the German Book.
sellers League, by which means the out
put of responsible publishers could be
controlled
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
MURDER HIS MAMA.
An Inmate of an asylum Ktlts a Feito'c-
pa,js

An Inmate of an asylum Kalts a F'etto'c-
Prisoner.
HASTINGS, NEBR., June 26.-The fact
has just leaked out that tragedy occurred
at the asylum for incurable insane. A
patient named Carroll, whose hands are
always kept strapped on account OF his
murderous mania, was out for an airing
with other inmates. In some manner he
managed to loosen his hands, and picking
up stone beat fellow-prisoner to death
before the attendants realized what was
going on. Carroll two years ago tried to
murder Police Judge at Lincoln and
nearly succeeded. He was sent to the
penitentiary, but was transferred to the
insane aSylum
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
Death of O. Talrf,,,nn.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 26.-Wood
Struggled, the turfman, known from
ocean to ocean as a jockey, trainer and
owner and, in latter years, turf writer.
is dead at his home here at the age of GA.
Some years ago he was injured in a rum
away, and has since been unable to leave
the city. He was the father of the turf
statistician, John K. Springfield of Gin
clnnati. He was a turfman of the old
school, of which only Major B. ]. Thomas
OF this city is now living.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27

River, distance of fiftv-fye miles. His
report on the engineering and official
aspect of the projected line is in the hands
of the Chicago capitalists, who are not In
the city at present. In their absence Mr..
Bogue said to United Press reporter that
he must decline to say whether his report
was favorable to the undertaking or other
wise, while admitting that everything
was in pot at present" and that it had
not been decided vet to build the road.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
THREE POLES ARE SHOT
Ill the Trouble Caused by q BARRON
Dispstte.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 26.--Three Poles
were shot, one fatally perhaps, at clock
this morning in Anton Lakowski's saloon,
SO Cleaver street. The wounded are Frank
Klinger, Noble street, shot in the right leg
John Lakowski, 63S Noble street. shot in
the chin, and julius Radzinski, Dixon and
Blackhawk streets, fatally wounded in the
left lung and taken to st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital. Joseph Lynskenowski has been &C.
cused of doing the shooting. The quarrel
was caused by barroom dispute.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
ONE BANDIT rs SHOT.
Oklahoma Officers Have Battle Nth
Outlaws.

WICHITA, KAN, June GA posse of
deputy marshals from Woodward, O. T.,
which had been in pursuit of the Zip
Wyatt gang for the past week, came upon
four OF them suddenly last night while the
bandits were preparing supper. The men
mounted horses and fed, pursued by the
officers. In the running fight that ensued
one OF the desperadoes, thought to be
Charley Black. was shot in the hip. Blacks
friends strapped him to his horse and the
flight was continued until the pursuit was
Gu cut short by night. To-day officers con-
ing in on the bandits,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
1HKoUaa MERGED CANYON.

Plans for building the Railroad Are
Yet In Embryo.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 26.-Virgil Bogue,
civil engineer of this city, has just re-
turned from professional visit to Califor-
MIA, where he was sent by several Chicago
capitalists to make preliminary survey
for proposed railway through MERGED
Canyon to MERGED Falls and the Yosemite