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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-10

@S|EZ/ And IN a lmost
ES%;S@ afraid to tell you
WZII/ that one"
W. "Oh, that sounds
C h a m n e." ex-
claimed Irene. We'll have that, If we
have to coax for week"
Grandma was silent for several min
utes. while we chartered and coaxed
her. At last she gave away and began:
Years ago, when l was girl, things
were so different from our way OF liv-
ing now that fear my story will seem
improbable to you. lived in small
western town, where my father had a
tract of land almost as large as this en-
tire village 1t was lonely place for
young people. but frequent visits to
school friends and return visits from
them relieved the dreariness some
what. We had plenty OF riding, how
ever. as well as an occasional dance:
we really had little time to nope.
Still 1t was a sad change when my
sister married and went to live 10
miles away. 1t seemed as remote as If
she had crossed the ocean; but the
glorious anticipation of visiting her
Kept me In fever of excitement for a
whole year. During this time had
met Paul Foster your grandfather) and
became engaged to him. and it was ar
ranged that he should accompany father
and myself on the journey.
Stage coaches were the only con-
Neyances then, but there was an en-
chantment about travel then that no
amount OF luxury in Il palace car can
equal now.
parts OF the road | sat on top of the
stage; but when | was tired, or the
road rougher than usual, | crept in
side. Sometimes we would walk while
the horses rested or followed slowly.
reward evening We reached some small
tavern and remained all night-glad by
that time of the change. but just as
eager to start again the next morning
The second day. just as We were
starting. a young man came up and
hurr!edly whispered to Silas, the
driver l remember still my lively
curiosity as to what it was all about
when l saw Silas lean forward and
draw two large, fierce looking re-
volvcrs. He examined them carefully,
meanwhile holding the lines a peculiar
way. partly between his knees with
Ithe ends turned about his arm.
; Il found out the meaning of the
whisper and the pistols, too, when
early In the afternoon we entered a
marrow pass between the hills. BY
this time l was covering inside the
coach, though | could see, without
wanting to. the rugged mountains, the
steep cliffs, the narrow roadway along
which Silas peered carefully but even
ne was taken by surprise when half
dozen men suddenly sprang up. APP
parently from nowhere. | can not ex-
press tho rapidity with which the
whole thing was done. Two stood at
the horses heads. two quickly dis
armed the driver and the men on top of
the coach, while two others at the sane
instant threw open the door and with
|leveled pistols ordered us to step out. |
Two elderly ladies. a middle-a aged one.
'and old gentleman. and myself obeyed
Jas quickly as we could, l assure you.
4 trembled so that could hardly stand
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-10
COME IN: FATHER LOVES
YOU.

One part of the house is SET apart for
public worship and the Bible School.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-10
DANCE AT THE INN.

S T o Il Y & rls,"
8 a ! d gr a n d IN a,
smilingly. why,
I've never had any
thing happen to me
that could make a
story-except once.
A n d / IN a I'm ost
afraid to tell you
that one"
"Oh, that sounds
C h a r m | n e." ex-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-10

On the door Of the house in which
Sandford lives, and in which he has
esta blished THE Holy Ghost and Us"
Bible School, is the invitation:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
Contempt ofCourt.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 29.-Judge
Toney decided this morning that
Mayor George D. Todd and the twelve
members of the Board of Aldermen
were in contempt of court for disobey-
ing his injunction stopping the i'm
parchment OF the board of public safety.
The defendants are given one week in
which to purge themselves of contempt.
This they will probably do by rescind,
ing the impeachment. If they refuse
the jail stares them in the face. Sheriff
Pfanz was officially notified before the
decision was rendered that in the event
of Judge Toney ordering the Mayor
and Aldermen to Jail that jailor Watts,
who is a republican, would refuse to
receive them as prisoners. Mr.. Phanz
was informed that in case OF necessity
the entire police force was at his COM
mand to put the officials in jail and
steps were taken to secure the services
OF the Louisville Legion, First Regi-
ment State Guard. The court house
yard and corridors were crowded with
A. P. AS but they were barred from
the court room and kept in order by
force of special deputy sherifis. No
outsiders were allowed in the court
room except members Of the press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
An Acronaut Killed.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. ga crowd OF
merrymakers at village fair in st.
Louis county yesterday afternoon
watched a balloon ascension and the
clever performance on the trapeze bar
of female aeronaut. Then they gave
a cry OF alarm, for before the air ship
was fifty feet from the ground, and be-
fore the gymnast had been able 10
make more than two or three turns,
something came sailing in eccentric
circles toward them. 1t was the para
chute which had broken from its fasten-
ings. The balloon, relieved of so
much dead weight, rose swiftly
and finally disappeared in the
clouds. The gaping crowd stood gazing
at the heavens. Then there was per-
ceived what seemed speck falling
downward. 1t was woman. Her
body turned over and over and plung-
ed through an elm tree. When picked
up she was an unacceptable mass.
Her back had been broken and her
brains dashed out. Those who wit
messed the terrible descent say that the
woman was in a perpendicular position
until within 100 feet of the ground.
How high she went will never be
known. The distance is put at between
three and four thousand feet
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
BUTCHERY IN CONSTANTINE
DT T.

Owing to the wild and foolish pro-
ceedings of few Armenians many hun
dreds of lives were sacrificed during the
recent riots in Constantinople. There
was general fusilade and massacre.
At the conclusion of the riots many hum
bred dead bodies were lying at Psa-
mathia, at the head of the Stamboul
bridge. The Turkish mob, armed with
knives and sticks, invaded the quarters
of the Armenans, attacked the Armen-
ian houses and tossed their butchered
victims out of the windows. The pc
lice and militia stood idly by in the
streets, where wagon loads Of human
bodies were lying scattered in all di-
rections. British sailors and marines
have been landed TO protect the en-
bassy of Great Britain, the British con-
sulate and the British postoflice.
Travellers who have arrived from
Constantinople say that the state OF
anarchy continues at the Turkish cap.
ital and the number of persons massa-
cred in the streets reaches into the
thousands.
The Spanish minister at Constantine
ple reports that the Mussulmans killed
hosts of Armenians during the rioting
of Wednesday and dragged their bodies
through the streets.
The strongest assertions are made
that the United States proposes to
force submission by Turkey to the de-
mands of this government for indem-
nitv to missionaries. 1t is said that
the American naval forces in the East
will he strengthened. 1t is not quite
certain what the relations are between
the United States and Turkey, in view
of Minister Terrell's recent communica-
ton to the Porte, declaring its indem-
nifty terms unsatisfactory. But for
Turk ey's positive refusal to permit any
of the American naval vessels to enter
the Bosphorus one would have been
detailed there months ago. Mr.. Ter
rell has frequently and strongly rep
resented the necessity of having ship
at his command and the Turkish gov
eminent last January was asked by
the State Department to grant this
privilege, but met with q rebuff. Still
the government has not abandoned its
efforts to be accorded the same rights
that the parties to the Berlin agree
ment lave. and it is not unlikely that
forcible representations have been
made to the Porte. If the United
States threatened to assign war yes.
sell to the Golden Horn, it is believed
the Porte would withdraw from its po-
sition and yield.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
Unveiled the DESIGN.


RICHMOND, Aug. 29.-At the regular
weekly meeting Of Lee Camp last night,
after the usual routine business was
transacted, the design for the Jefferson
Davis monument, which was submitted
the Davis monument committee last
June and received the second prize, was
presented to the camp az a gift of the
architect, Captain Eigerton Rogers, of
this city. Mr. d. Smith BEDFORD I'M
yelled the design, which sat in the mid.
die of the room. Mr.. Redford presented
it in the name Of Capt. Rogers, the
architect. The design was received on
behalf Of the camp by Commander Jas.
T. Gray in few remarks, expressing his
gratitude for the handsome Gift.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
Big FAILURE IN WHEEL1NG.-Great

Big FAILURE IN WHEELING.-Great
surprise was occasioned in Wheeling,
W. Va, yesterday by the filing of an
assignment by VIM. B. Simpson to
Howard Hazlett. Mr.. Simpson was
one OF Wheeling's oldest and most SUBJ
stantial business men, and had been in
the wholesale dry goods business for
years. Recently he engaged in the
bond broking business. His assets are
estimated at about 100000, and the
liabilities will approximate that amount.
The assignment was due to the recent
failure of the Royal Fire Clay Com
pany, on whose paper as accommoda-
ton endorser mis- name appeared for
$4,000. This concern is able to pay
out, but it, affairs being in a receivers
hands delays all settlements, and suit
was entered against Simpson as endor-
ser Of one note. So that, to save other
creditors, the assignment was made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
Suicides.

ALBANY, Aug. 29.-The body Of
Frederick Schultz has been found in
the Normanskill Creek, eleven miles
from this city, with bullet wound in
his head, a handkerchief tied tightly
about his neck, and twenty pound
stone tied to his body. Schultz was a
farmer and disappeared on Monday.
His body was found in shallow water
by his son Charles. S5me thought that
the old man was murdered, but the
coroner believes that he committed
suicide.
RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 29.-Henry NJ.
Cowan, clerk at democratic State head
quarters here committed suicide in his
room to-day by blowing out his brains.
He was for eight years chief clerk IN the
State treasury and was well-knoWn
Freemason. His mind was affected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
rhourht She owned tho Bank.

Sr. LOUIS, Aug. ga young wo-
man walked into the Fourth National
Bank yesterday, and going to the
cashiers desk, said II own all the
money in the bank, and I'll get it or
kill you" A policeman was called but
she pleaded hard and was released.
She walked across the street and enter.
ed the Laclede Bank. She went up to
the teller's window and repeated her
former demand. President Lee told
her that if she would wait until the
money could be counted he would give
it to her. Jumping at Mr.. Lee she
caught him by the collar and tried to
pull him to the floor The bank presi-
dent and the frenzied woman struggled
all over the Office until policeman
was summoned. After her arrest she
seemed rational on every subject but
money. She insisted that all the money
in st. Louis belonged to her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Lii Hung Chang's Reception.


New YORK, Aug. 29.-Li Hung
Chang was officially received by Presi-
dent Cleveland at the residence of Mr..
VIM. C. Whitney Fifth Avenue and 57th
street, at few minutesIafter II a. NJ. to-
day. The house for the time being was
10 the hands of the government, and
represented the official residence of the
executive. President Cleveland accom-
by Attorney General Harmon arrived
at the Whitney residence at 9 o'clock,
having come from Gray Gables on Mr..
Stillman's steam yacht Sapphire ex-
pressly for the purpose of honoring the
guest of the nation with his greeting.
Secretary Lamont came up from Sea-
bright, n. j., and joined the President
little later.
Secretary of State Richard Olney es-
corted Ii Hung Chang from his hotel to
the house. Just before the distinguish
ed guest arrived Secretary Carlisle
walked through the crowd on Fifth
avenue and entered the house, Assist
ant Secretary of State w. w. Rockhill,
Gen. James II. Wilson and Mr.. VIM. G.
Whitney were the only others present
at the reception, the character Of which
was changed at the last moment from a
public to private one. The represen-
tatives of the two press associations
VINO had been invited were not per
mtted to be present. Lii Hung Chang,
his sons and secretaries Of the highest
rank were taken in open carriages from
the Waldorf up Fifth avenue to the re-
ception. The Sixth United States cav
airy acted as escort for his excellency.
Mr.. Cleveland made an address of vel
come, which was responded to by the
Ambassador. The reception lasted half
an hour. AT 1880 the troopers were
formed in line and few minutes later
Lii and his suite left the house and were
escorted back to the Waldorf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
Indian Uprising Ouellcd.

WICHITA, Kas., Aug. 29.-News
from the Seminole Nation received yes
terday says the uprising among the
squaw men has been partly subdued By
the arrival of troops. Thursday, two
hours before the arrival OF the militi.a
the squaw men and full-bloods had a
pitched battle, in which three full
blood Indians were killed and two
squaw men injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29

LOST A LIA1B.-A colored youth lost
leg as the result of a nap on the
Southern Railway track near the depot
in Danville, on Thursday. Feeling
badly the boy, about 10 o'clock, lay
down beside the track in the shade a
few hundred feet above the depot. A
detached freight car was standing on
the track near the spot, but after the
boy had fallen asleep an engine was at
tached to the car to shift. No one saw
the boy, and the first intimation Of his
presence was the cry of pain uttered
when the wheels of The backing car
crossed his leg, which in his sleep he
had thrown across the rail. The left
limb was badly crushed between the
knee and ankle. A physician was sum-
moned and found it necessary to am
putate the wounded limb below the
knee,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
Rcport ofthc Southern Railway.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-The annual
report of the Southern Railway for the
year ending June 80, 1896, just issued,
shows gross earnings of S19,0S2, go, an
increase of 1867 1885, expenses and
taxes, s13, 45l 1888, an increase of ST.
3SS, SOL net earnings, IS .637 100, an in
crease OF S57S,S62: gross income, So
1897. an increase Of SGT ,693: inter
est, rentals, etc., s., 1852, $50, an increase
of 81 ole, $50, and profit and loss bal
ance, $556, AIS, decrease Of 1889, 266.
The amount standing to the credit Of
profit and loss as the result Of two
years operations is $1,452, 223. The
company has no floating debt, and the
excess of current assets over current
liabilities at the close of the year was
about 81 100000 Nearly two hundred
miles of new heavy steel rails were laid
during the year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29

WIND BLEW OUT BIS ACHING TOOTH
One of the queerest pranks of the wind dur.
ing the cyclone the other night happened in
Louisville. John Gazzollo, the night engi-
neer at the City Hall, had been suffering
from toothsche for some time, and had been
telling his friends that he intended to have
the acher jerked out as soon as he could screw
his courage up to the point On the night in
question his tooth ached so badly that he
could hardly hear the wind blow. He was
desperate. Borrowing a gum overcoat from
one of the policemen about the police station,
he started out just as a funnel.shsped cloud
was scudding along. He had reached the
corner of Sixth and Jefferson streets, and was
about to turn the corner, when gust of wind
struck him and lifted him off his feet. He
might have been carried over to the Court
House and drowned in the fountain but for
his presence of mind in grabbing the iron
railing that runs around the steps leading in
to the basement. He chung there for mo-
ment with the wind right in his face Re
turned his head, and es he did so there Was
sudden Jerk that dislodged his hat and fairly
unrayeled his red recktie. Then there vas
lull, and when he crept back into the station
house he made the startling discovery that
the aching tooth was gone. The wind had
nulled it. He tells the story himself, and II
f is not true Mr.. Gszzollo has greatly de-
oeiyed me.-Louisrille Commercial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29

enabled to carry on business, they can
afford to sell lumber cheaper than it is
sold here, and their facilities for ship.
ping it are also greater than those pos,
sessed by the lumber merchants here.
at Wormley's, where the democratic,
silver and populist headquarters are
all located, all the news received to-
day was most favorable to the election
of Mr.. Bryan. Some of it related to the
organization of silver clubs in the mid
die and western States. composed al
most entirely of men who have hereto
fore voted the republican ticket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29

Mr.. SoUTHALL says "Mr. Cleveland
is to this country what Gladstone is to
England" Mr.. Southall certainly can
not be familiar with the history of Mr..
Gladstone, for his demagogism is ap-
parent, and there is hardly public
question on which he has not reversed
himself, while Mr.. Cleveland doesn't mix
with the people, and has been consist
ency itself except in two notable in
stances, his last years declaration of
war against reatBritain and his present
refusal to abide the arbitrament of the
national convention of his party. In
deed the best description of Mr.. Glad.
stone was that given by an able and
distinguished Virginian, who said he
was the "Mahone of England"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29

PROPOSITION was introduced at the
late boilers so-called convention in
Richmond that a declaration be made in
favor of the repeal of the statute pro-
hibiting State banks, but it was defeat
ed, owing 10 the statement that the
President and Secretary Carlisle are
opposed to it. No wonder one of the
so-called delegates asked if everything
done by them had to be submitted to
the administration But the repeal OF
the anti-State bank law was demanded
by the platform upon which Mr.. Cleve.
land was elected, and were it repealed,
the Virginia farmer could borrow a
little money on his land.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29

"WHILE Maj. McKinley's letter IS all
that could be reasonably desired by the
democrats, don't see how we can do
anything else than put third ticket in
the Presidential arena. We want to see
the defeat of the Chicago ticket, and
we shall try TO draw away as many
votes as we can from it. We feel that
this defeat can best be accomplished by
third ticket. Of course, we will ind
no fault with those of our friends who
cast straight vote for Mckinley"
So says Mr.. Fairchild, who was Sec
retary of the Treasury under Mr.. Cleve-
lands first administration, and so say
Mr.. Cleveland and all the members OF
his present cabinet. And yet the Chi
cago ticket was nominated regularly,
by the fairly elected representatives OF
the democratic party of ell the States,
in national convention assembled. The
love of gold is certainly the root OF the
evil of the Cleveland administration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
News from The Explorers.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. 29.-The
first direct news from the Peary Arctic
expedition received in this city came
last evening in letter. When the let
ter was finished they had gone so far
north that there was twilight
at II o'clock and the sun did
rot set until $40 and then in the north
west Their course from there was into Hud-
ION strait and thence across to Greenland,
stopping first at Godhaven. All hands were
well and expected to accomplish all they had
undertaken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-29
Faintcd ON a Log Before Buzz Saw

tainted on Il Log Before Buzz Saw.
H1LLsDALE, n. j., Aug. 29.-Theo-
dore Schuike and Enoch S. Erickson
I'm steam sawmill here. While roll
ing a heavy log on the carriage of the
mill yesterday morning Schulke had the
end of his left thumb mashed off be.
tween the log and plank. Erickson
tandaged the thumb. They had just
got the log on the carriage and the saw
started when Erickson fell in faint
across the log, almost directly in front
Of the saw. He would have been cut
in two if Schulke had not managed to
pull him from the log. Erickson had
been affected by the sight of blood and
had tainted. He was carried to the
house and put to bed.