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The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
'HE KNOWS A FRIGHTFUL FIEND DOTH
CLOSE BEHIND HIM TREAD"

AAo "A OA CxELNO OOld
CLOSE BEHIND HIM TREAD"
which Mr.. Blaine occupies, but it is
said that death hauntsit. Something
tragic seems to happen to every Que
who ventures to occupy it. In 1856,
when the mansion was occupied by
the Washington club, Barton Key was
shot by General Sickles on the pave
ment in front and was carried into
the house to die. On the evening of
April IA, 1865, almost at the
when President Lincoln was assasi-
mated, Louis Powell, alias
Payne, entered the residence
for the purpose of killing Secretary
Seward, who was confined to
his bed at the time. With a knife
and pistol he horribly wounded Mr..
Seward and four other persons. Since
Mr.. Blaine took the house he has lost
two of his sons and q daughter, but
he has returned to it nevertheless,
disdaining superstition.
One OF the ~lieutenants of the watch
at the capitol tells a story of a re-
markable apparition which he inves-
tigated about six years ago near
Washington. Ahouse in the suburbs,
somewhat isolated, was reported to
be haunted by two specters, which
had q most extraordinary method of
showing themselves. The dwelling in
question vas entirely surrounded by
a picket fence and many persons aver.
red that on various nights they had
seen a pair of sheeted spookes walking
around on top of the pickets. So
seriously alarmed did the inmates be-
come that they advertised their prop
erty for sale, but nobody would buy
it on account of its spectral reputa-
tion. The narrator determined to
investigate the matter, and lay in
wait after dark near by. About an
hour after midnight he saw a single
phantom appear at the top OF the
fence and walk slowly around it. It
was all in white, and apparently van
ished through a side door Of the
dwelling.
On the next day he quietly sprinkl-
ed a quantity Of white -four along
the top rail OF the fence, which result
ed in the discovery that two young
daughters of the farmer were somnam.
] hn1iots
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
women were Turnca Down

Louisville, June 25.-At the session
of the North American turnburn this
morning. which was the most impor-
tant yet held, the women were practi-
c:.llS given the rundown, and while
recognized to some extent, they cannot
look upon it as anything like victory.
1t was recommended by the committee
that women be permitted to take part
in the big carnival at st. Louis next
year, which was carried, but they were
denied admittance into the convention
by Il vote of 215 to 1857. 1t was pro-
vided that women who enter the con
test shall yea blue flannel divided
skirts and blOuses.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
TURNED HIS HAIR GRAY.

P.ospscter Takes an Involuntary
journey Into the Earth.
Edward Gunnison, a prospector,
while test-pitting for iron near here to-
day, had an adventure that has turned
his hair gray, but at the same time he
has discovered a s%ubterranean lake
-ssdll Of apparently blind fish, and he
figures that he is ahead. For several
weeks past Gunnison has been pros
pecting between this place and Duluth,
and has sunk a pit on the lake shore,
Z few miles north of here. This morn
ing, while pursuing his Investigations,
at a depth Of twelve feet, the earth at
the bottom of the pit suddenly gave
way, dropping Gunnison and his pick
and shovel into the subterranean lake.
twenty feet below the bottom Of the
pit. The water was shallow, and as
soon as Gunnison recovered from his
fright, he made an examination Of the
cavern ~inclosing the lake.
This cavern, Gunnison says, covers
two acres Of water; the shores of the
little lake are Of rock; which also
forms the walls. The water is clear
and cold, being fed, apparently by I'M
dsrground streams. After a long hunt
in the darkness Gunnison found that
the lake had an underground outlet
into Lake Superior. The outlet was
large enough for Gunnison to creep
through to the open air. AS a memen-
to Of the involuntary trip into the bow
els of the earth Gunnison brought with
him n of the fish, of which he says
the lake Is full. The fish resembles q
black bass in some respects. only it is
whittier and apparently blind. 1t is
now on exhibition here.
Two skeletons, probably of Indians,
were found in the cavern In which the
lake is located. They were lying side
by side at the mouth Of the passage
through which Gunnison crept. They
crumbled to pieces at the touch.-Ewo
Harbors Letter in Philadelphia Times.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
ETH AN OIL TAN.
William Demund Of Kenosha Give
a Cont of Tnr

William DeEMund of Kenosha Given
IL Coat of Tar.
KenOsha. Yis.. June %. - The town
of Salem. near here, is greatly excited
over an outrage perpetrated there last
night. William Demund boards with
Robert Sibley, a shoe repairer. Some
persons thought things were % right
at the Sibley house, and Demund was
ordered out of town. He consulted the
authorities, and was advised to re-
main. About IL o'clock a mob of fifty
men took him from the house and
tarred and feathered him. He walked
to this city. ten miles, in a terrible
condition. He has sworn out war;
rants for several prominent residents
of Salem. To-day he is soaking in oil.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Value of Twin Screws.

The great value of twin screws, apart
from the increased speed which they
give, was shown in the case of the
steamship Paris, belonging to the
American Navigation Company. Al
though the rudder of the Paris was
broken she remained under control and
by the use of her twin screws was turn
ed about and returned to port. Such ac-
cidcnts are relatively rare, but when
they occur it is usually in rough wealth
er, when steering gear is most needed.
The ships with twin screws have in
effect a duplicate rudder, and are there
by rendered that much safer.-Jhiladel-
phia Ledger.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
MONKEY s.

Monkeys Working az Laborers In
a IL Gold Mines.
Competition is very keen in the gold
mines of the Transvaal. Some twenty
four monkeys were recently put to
work as day laborers in the mine op-
Grated by Capt. q. Moss of Boston.
Their work is SO satisfactory that their
services are accepted In place Of Or
binary workmen. Capt. Moss recently
published an account Of his remarka-
BILE monkey miners in the Boston Even
ing Transcript.
He says the twenty-four monkeys do
the work Of eve able-bodied men
and they do some Of the work more
satisfactorily. There are, besides, no
strikes or other labor troubles among
these new workmen. The monkeys
work is the gathering Of small pieces
Of quartz, which they carefully pile
into little heaps. Their sharp eyes de-
tect the small gold-bearing pieces Of
quartz, which an ordinary workman
would pass over, and they are exceed
ingly skilful and quick in picking them
up.
Capt. Moss says that when he COM
menced digging gold he had two pet
monkeys which constantly followed
him about the mine. One day he no.
ticed that they were busily engaged in
gathering up little bits Of quartz and
carefully placing them in piles. They
seemed to enjoy this work very much.
1t did not take the captain long to
learn their value as laborers, and so
the monkey gang was at once in
creased.
The monkeys that have had expert
ence in the mines teach the new mon
keys how to do the work.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Nav Re r,rncheI

Findlay, Ohio, June 81. Sunday
morning after midnight Policeman
Jesse Baker intercepted and gave
chase to burglars caught b%urglarizing
the North Baltimore postottice. He
fired two shcts. the burglars returned
the fire, killing him. To-day an armed
posse of $50 men near Deshler, Ohio,
captured three men believed to be the
men wanted. They may he lynched.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27

saw a spectral figure all in white glide
out from behind one OF the statues.
He promptly drew his pistol and fired
two shots at it. His aim was dis
turbed by fright, which was fortu-
nate for his fellow.officer of the guard,
who had thought to play a good joke
by dressing himself up in a sheet and
hiding. On account of this occurrence
the watchmen have not since then
been permitted to carry their revolt
vers at night. Time and time again
one Waterman or another has been
so convicted of the reality of these
sounds as to pursue them in rubber
shoes, without a light. The cats
which race in troops about the CAPT.
toll at night are doubtless responsible
for many of the ghost stories connect
ed with the structure.
The ghost of Giteau, the assassin of
Garfield, is said to haunt the United
States jail here, whorehe was executed.
Negroes confined there are extremely
afraid OF being put in the cell which he
occupied.
HAUNTED HOUSES GALORE.
Washington is the worst haunted
town in the union. The city isdotted
all over with haunted houses, which
remain unrented year after year on
account of the hobgoblins supposed
to inhabit them. The most original
of these local phantoms occupies a
house on Nineteenth street, between @
and r, which has been for rent and
unoccupied nearly all of the time dur
ing several years past, although it's
situation lis in the most desirable
quarter OF the town and the price
asked for a lease of it is absurdly low.
Nine years ago a man stood in front
of a mirror which overhung a marble
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Tlaiai.s for Congress.

What do you want Of all that ink
and those paper weights. Tommy"
" by, we're playing we're men, you
know. ahu-and-"
"Wfell?"
/ @yN.All, we're jest going to have a
ID congressional debate, aand we need
them to throw."-Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Run over and Killed.

st. Paul, June 25.-Gus Anderson, a
section hand on the Chicago Great
Western road, and living at South st.
Paul, was over by a motor to-day.
He was taken to st. Luke's hospital
where he died. Anderson was about
forty years of age, unmarried and
boarded at South st. Paul. The Sec
ton foreman says he was a careful
man and n good workman.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Cody Arrc.t.h Au.,,

st. Paul. June 24-To-day Deputy
Sheriffs Bates and Dash of st. Louis
county passed through the city on
their way to Saltwater. where they re-
arrested Samuel F. Cody, accused of
forgery. Cody was sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years. but the
supreme court held that the indict-
ment on which he was tried did not
state a sufficient cause for action, and
he was accordingly ordered to be re-
leased. Now County Attorney Arbury
of Duluth intends to have him rein
dicted before the next grand Jury.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27

Spicer, Minn., June Is. Kelley
leagues of Minneapolis, Willmar and
Hector arrived here on a special train
this morning. There are 500 visitors
here. The weather is unfavorable.
There will be boating, speeches, dane
ing, trap shooting and a basket picnic
dinner.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27

Washington, June 25.-No official ad-
vices have been received in diplomatic
circles of the arrest of Mr.. Harrison.
Surprise is not expressed ut the con-
fiict of authority as the opinion is that
such difficulties may be expected so
long as the boundary question remains
unsettled. The affair is similar in
many respects to the Uruan incident
of year ago.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
scboo, Lana. s.i.c.oa

Pierre, S. D.. June. 25.-The land COM
missioner's office to-day sent to the
general land office. for patent, a list
of 10000 acres of land in the part of
Hyde and Hand. counties, which has
been selected for common school in
demnity land.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27

New York, June 25.-The reorganiza-
zion managers of the Northern Pa
eific railway have selected for the pres
idency of the reorganized company Il.
w. Winter. Mt present general manager
of the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha railroad. Mr.. Winter will
assume the position shortly.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Making Had Worse.

A man, reduced to desperation
through his debts. flung himself into
a FLYER. A k%ind.hearted individual res
cued him, and said: You owe me your
life"
The would-be suicide, heaving a sigh:
"Here's IL nice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
debt!-La Tribuna.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
To Pusb, ODcrnttons

To Push Operations.
Madrid, June 25.-The minister of
the colonies to-day asked congress for
Spain and Cuba to carry on operations
in Cuba.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
.Conarn, he More., Den,h,

Mciora, n. d., June q. The pub
lisle,l reports that the wife of marquis
dc Mores has had in confirmation of
the death Of her husband in Africa
are probably correct. Won Hoffman,
father-in-law of DE Mores. telesraphs
here a confirmation Of the reports Of
death.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Suffering From Curious Persecution.

Suffering From Curious Persecution.
Thomas +. Cunningham, prominent
in society at Manchester, N. H., is
the victim of strange persecution at the
hands of some unknown woman. who
is making life a burden to him. A
year ago she flooded him with letters.
This continued six months. Then her
dcviltry assumed another phase. One
day last week all the hackmcn in the
city called at his house at the same
hour in response to orders. A patent
medicine concern wrote to- thank him
for his photograph and testimonial.
and another concern answered his sup.
posed letter Of inquiry as to a cure for
drunkenness. The state insane asylum
authorities wrote to say that he would
be admitted to that institution, and the
officials Of the poor farm that he would
be cared for ut the expense of the
county. The same mysterious woman
was responsible for all these com'nuni-
cations, for she had written over his
signature asking for information, and
th replies were genuine.-Boston Her.
aid.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27

Eau Claire, Wis.,, June "a. - +. ID.
Iatchen Of Cotton, Wis.,, IL town IN the
500 road. was locked up here to day on
complaint Of William Menger of the
same town. Patchen, who has a wife
in Iowa, it is charged, had run away
with Menger's wife.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27

For your Protection.-Catarrh "Cures" or
TONES for Catarrh in liquid form to be taken
internally, usually contain either Mercury or
Iodide of Potassa, or both, which are injur-
ious if too long taken. .Catarrh is local, not
q blood disease, caused by sudden change to
cold or damp weather. It starts in the nasal
passages, affecting eyes, ears and throat.
Cold in the head causes excessive flow Of
mucus, and, if repeatedly neglected, the re-
suits of catarrh will follow; severe pain in
the head, a roaring sound in the ears, bad
breath, and oftentimes an offensive dis
charge. The remedy should be quick to allay
inflammation andhe the membrane. Ely's
Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for
these troubles and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, so cents.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
cottell,. Tri.I Reri,.

Akron, Ohio, June 24.-The trial Of
Romulus Cottell, the young farm hand
who murdered Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Stone and Ira Stimson Mt TalmadRe
early in the spring, began here to1iay.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Toronto. June 25.-The following is
H. AaAal -.k.--c
THESE WANT silver.
Democrats of Illinois Hold Their
State Convention.

Democrats of Illinois Hold Their
State Convention.
Peoria, ILL.,, June Is. - The Illinois
Democratic convention was composed
almost entirely of free silver adher-
ents, and the few gold men made no
attempt at a demol stratiOn. The con-
vention was an enthusiastic che, and
Gov. Altgeld received an ovation. He
made IL speech declaring that he did
not want a denomination, but he was
nevertheless renomirated. and that by
a rising vote. The ticket was COM
pletel as follows: Lieutenant govern
Or, NJ. G. Crawford; secretary of state,
Finnis r. Downing; auditor, w. II.
Beck; treasurer, Il. G. Pace; attorney
general. George A. Trude; university
trustees. Julia H. Smith, r. b. Morgan,
Nj. w. Graham.
The platform declared for free coin
age Mt 16 to 1 without waiting for an
international agreement. The money
plank contained nearly 900 words and
denounced the bond sharks of Wall
street and all gold standard believers.
1t was loudly %applauded. The next
plank declared for a tariff for revenue
only and denounced the Mckinley law.
The interference of the government by
injunction and by troops in local af-
fairs vas denounced as demonstrations
nj. The administration of Gov. Att
geld was approved and commended in
the highest terms. The revenue sys-
TEN of Illinois was pronounced a mon-
strosity and should be changed. The
last legislature was denounced as a
disgrace, as also was the flag law. An
amendment to the federal laws was
recommended for IN income tax.
The national delegates to Chicago
were instructed to support only such
candidates rs would be in sympathy
with this platform. The delegates
at large were also instructed to vote
as Il unit.
A minority report a offered op-
posing the plank which instructed the
delegates at large to vote as a unit.
The minority report was laid on the
table and the platform as read was
adopted by q viva yoce vote.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
ENaL1sHMEN TALK WAR.
Want to Have n Fight With til

Want to Have n Fight With the
Venezuelana.
London, June 25.-The Graphic, COM
menting upon the advices from George
town as to the arrest by the Venezuela
an authorities of Mr.. Harrison, the
British official in charge of the labor
ers. says: cit seems that Venezuela
throws up the American commission,
and is DESTROYS Of settling with us d.
rect by the ordeal of battle. The duty
of the British government is clear.
Itcparation must be Immediately de-
manded and enfol ced.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
Cyclone In Wisconsin.

Clayton, Wis, June ~ "A cyclone
swept over a section of country four
miles north of here to-day. A number
of dwellings and barns were demol-
tshed. One man was fatally injured.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
photorrnpherx i'm se.ston.

FiOtOErnphers In SesKfOn.
jamestown. N. Y, June 25.-The an
NAL convention of the Photographers
Association Of America opened at Gel
eron, on Chautauqua Lake to-day.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
oL1MMnRToN's BEsETMENTs.
Troubled Most just Now Over 4
What.Not In the Parlor.

Troubled Most Just Now Over a
What-Not in the Parlor.
I'm her latest Encouragement Of the
parlor," said My. Glimmerton, my
oldest daughter has placed in front of
the what-not a comfortable rocking
chair in which 1 have always liked to
sit. The what-not is a dimsy structure
on legs so slender that they wabble
when you look at them. Upon its
and jars and vases and things that
are always ready to fall off.
If l were not so eternally kept
down 1 should be a man of cheerful
spirits; even as it is l manage to keep
my head above the slough of despond,
but l have a pretty hard time of it,
what with one thing and another, and
just low the what-not in the parlor
is one of my most trying besetments.
One cannot sit in the big chair now
without danger of knocking the what
not over. The first time l tried it the
chair rocked back and brought up
against it. All the bottles and Jars and
vases on the shelves nodded violently,
many Of them beyond recovery, and
these went down with that slight but
compact crash that thin china makes
when 1t falls.
'Then l had to keep the what-not
always in mind; If I sat in the rock
ing chair at all I had to sit in it care
fully. Once when I had forgotten
about the great calamity and had
jumped up rather suddenly the chair
rocked back and touched the what-not
again: this time, however, not so hard:
only a few things fell. But now l have
given up that chair altogether; for
with the what-not at it's back it is no
longer a comfort to me
II look at the big arm chair longingly
and I fancy it looks with sympathy at
me; and I wait with patient cheerful
ness for the next new arrangement,
when the fimsy what-not shall be on
one side Of the and the COM
Portable rocker on the other."-New
| York SIM.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
The Hen,

The HysterIoai Hen,
. City Man-What the blazes is the
matter with that heni
Farmer-Nothin'. She has Just laid
an egg.
City Man-Great Scottl one would
suppose she had laid the foundation
OF brick block.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
SCRUBS e q

mantelpiece in one of the bedrooms
and cut his throat from ear to
ear. Their. as appeared from
the condition in which things
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27

Ottawa. June 25.-At an early hour
this morning returns show that the
government is badly beaten and I4aur-
Ter will have II majority in every prov
ince Of the dominion except New
Brunswick. His working majority in
the new house over all will exceed 30.
In New Brunswick Finance Minister
Foster has been defeated and Minister
of Justice nickey is also behind. The
latest returns from the province of
Quebec show that that province will
stand Liberals, so; Conservatives, Is.
The Dickinson press., 1896-06-27
II LIBERALS WIN
RESULT OF THE GENERAL ELEC-
TONS HELD IN CANADA.
Incomplete Returns show That the
Been Badly Defeated-The Catho.
lie Vote Upon Which the Minors
ty Relied Has Utterly Failed to
Go Il the Conservatives.

Ont.. June CIV nlle tne
returns for the dominion election are
not all in they are sufficiently lear
completed to show a decided defeat for
the government. The Catholic vote
upon what the ministry relied has ut
terly failed to go Conservative. Que
bee, which in the last election. gave
the Liberals a majority of only five
votes. and which. on the strength of
the remedial legislation to which the
government is pledged, was expected
to go strongly Conservative. has
wheeled round and given the Liberals
from 20 to 25 majority.
In Toronto the fight was a straight
one as regards the separate schools
issue and the antis carried all four
seats by large majorities. Great inter-
est was taken in the fight in Winnipeg
between Joseph Martin u1ib.J, author
of the bill a%bolishing separate schools
in Manitoba. and Hugh John MacDOn-
Sir John A. Macdonald. Macdonald
won. his personal popularity carrying
him through. The general result shows
even more disastrously for the gov
eminent. Conservatives. G5: Liberals.
9S; Patrons, 2; Independents. Z; leav-
ing ii seats to be still heard from.
If these seats follow the complexion OF
the last election Mr.. Laurier, the Lib
eral leader. will assume office with a
majority of 90 votes, not counting the
8 independents which would largely
gravitate to the winning side. The
Conservatives concede that they have
met their Waterloo.