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Arizona republican., 1896-08-22
OLIVER WINTHROP.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-Oliver Winthrop was in Judge Wallace's court today charged with robbery in connection with his attempted abduc- tion of James Campbell. His trial was set for September l.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-22
MINERS STRIKE.

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 21.-Twelve hundred miners have struck at Corn ing, Rendville and Hemlock in conse- Quence of resolutions adopted by the miners convention.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-22

the different ways we had of looking at things here below.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10
WIRTH'S CIRCUS.
Big Success at Hilo-Now on Maui.
Kauai.

Big Success at Hilo-Now on Maui.
Kauai.
Advices from Hilo say that
Wirth's circus enjoyed large pat
ronage at the four performances
given there. The circus opened
on New Years evening and closed
Saturday night. At the closing
performance there were more peo-
pie in the tent than since it was
made.
The Kinau brought the circus to
McGregoris landing Monday, and
the aggregation opened at Wailuku
the same evening. They will show
there until next Saturday, and
will proceed to Kauai, either re-
turning via Honolulu or being
taken direct. The circus will per-
form at Wainiha and Waimea
on Kauai, thence to Honolulu and
to the Orient.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10
A pire organ lie soon 10 be placed in

A pire organ is soon 10 be placed in
tie First Foreign church.
A meeting OF the Citizens Guard
was held At the court house this even
ing, for the purpose of reorganization.
The lines uI on which il Was effected
being the same IS those Of the Guards
in Honolulu. All the old officers
were reelected. H. c. Austin, cap
tain. Minister Cooper was present.
An UNUSUAL blow occurred in Hilo
bsy on the e6th Of December when
the departure signal of the kinau was
sounded and each OF four other steam.
ers re-echoed three toots Of their
whistles.
With the exception of ole rainy
day-au old-fashioped Hilo rsin-
weather has been beautiful. Thurs.
day and Friday We're uuususlly warm
DAYS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10

Many merchants are well aware
that their customers are their best
friends and take pleasure in supplying
them with the best goods obtatnable.
As au instance We mention Perry &
Cameron, prominent druggists OF
Flushing, Michigan. They say: 1--WE
have no hesitation in recommending
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to our
customers, as it is the best cough
medicine We have ever sold, and al
ways gives satisfaction" For sale at
% snd so cents per hottie by all drug
gists and dealers. benson SMITH 4
Co. agents for 81. |.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10
First Battalion Drill.

The First Battalion was out in
force last night and made q most
creditable appearance. After drill
on the parade grounds under Col.
Mclean, the battalion marched
through several streets Of the city
and then pack to the armory. Riot
drill was feature OF the evening.
Major Mcleod was in command.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10
Claim Disallowed.

Judge Magoon has decided adj
versely in the claim brought by
Edna G. Trousseau, of France, for
150,S65 francs against the exeeut-
ors of the estate of her late hus-
band. Interest to the amount OF
$1,156.16 was allowed the foreign
claimant.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10
HE SHOT AND STABBED.
A Released Native Prisoner Attempts
q Murder and Suicide.
shot Three Times at Woman and
Failing to Hit Her Tries to
Kill Himself.

At his home. Niolopa, at about 8
p. m. Tuesday, John kaahanui
shot three times at Miss Kupihea,
the woman with whom he had been
living, and failing to hit her cut
himself in three places.
Kaahanui had just returned
home after doing time in Oahu
Jail for playing che ia. He found
his domestic affairs in an unsatis-
factory condition, and taking his
rebel revolver, a remnant of the
revolution OF year ago, began
shooting at the woman. He must
have been quite close when the
shots were fired, as the back of the
woman's dress was blackened with
powder. She made a break. to get
away and Kaahanui fired two more
shots at her.
Finding the woman had made
good her escape, he got a knife and
cut himself twice in the right side
and once in the left just below the
breast.
When Lieutenant Renken arrived
on the spot Kaahanui ran out ex-
claimining: q love my wife too
much ~ Examination proved the
man to be badly wounded. He
was attended by DR.. Emerson and
removed to the hospital. His
wounds are not considered fatal.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10
OF INTEREST TO MANAGERS
OF PLANTATIONS.

A Model Plant Is not complete without
Electric Power, thus dispensing win
small eugiHes.
Why ~ generate your power frem 60
CENTRAL. Station1 One generator can
furnish power to your Pumps, Centri-
fugals, Elevators, Flows, Railways and
Hosts; also furnish light and power fu
a radius of from IS to 20 miles.
Electric Power being used saves the
labor Of hauling coal In your field, a.ss
water, and does away with high-priced
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power IS available it costs
nothing to generate Electric Power.
The HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY
is now ready to furnish Electric Plants
and Generators of all descriptions at short
notice, and also has on hand large
stock of Wire, Chandeliers and all Elec-
trical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt atten-
rion, and estimates furnished for Lighting
md Power Plants; also attention is given
to House and Marine Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN,, Manager.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10
JUST WHAT
We EXPECTED

That extra IS per cent. discount last
week hunted up the judicious buyers and
there was a decided movement in our
stock.
Now. it was not the PRICES alone
that sold these goods, it was the factor
that caused buyers to look at them, to
examine into the durability and finish,
when that was done, then the prices did
the rest.
We claim that we are always IS per
cent. lower than any other house in Homo
lulu. Don't take our word for it; convince
yourself by examining our STOCK and
PRICES. You will find our stock the
LARGEST and as we say our prices the
LOWEST.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-10
CIRCUIT COURT At HIL0.
A. B. Loebenstein, the Surveyor,
Has a Narrow Escape.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN KoNA.

Native Killed and japanese Fatally In
iured While Blasting at Napoopoo.
Nineteen Applicants for Teachers
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Guard. Etc.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07

Christian Giles was a very eccentric
man. Doctors told him that he had a
disease of the spine. and that any Jar
would prove fatal Consequently he
never rode in horse car or elevated
train. never saw the Brooklyn bridge.
nor had he ever been below Fourteenth
street for the last twenty-five years.
He was thrifty, saving German. and
worked as barber when a young man.
He invested his earnings in an up
town property and its increased yalua-
ton made him rich. He was married
three times and with each Of her step
mothers his daughter quarreled. As a
result she became estranged from her
father, and some time before his death
brought suit against him for $4,000.
and this caused her disinheritance. Size
got a judgment against her father for a
monthly allowance. but says il was
never paid.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
LOST HUSBAND AND $4,000.

Mrs. Gordon Entrusted Her Heart and
Fortune to an Engaging Young Man.
Charles c. Culshaw. young man
who in July lived in Toronto. is wanted
by the police on charge Of having
robbed Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon, of that
city. Of $4,000. Mrs. Gordon is wild
ow who had small fortune left her
by her husband. culshaw boarded
in the same house with her, and the
widow formed an attachment for him.
Mrs. Gordon tells the police that un-
der promise Of marriage she was per-
suaded to advance $4,000 to Culshaw
for the purpose of completing his edu-
cation. On July Is she forwarded a
draft for $4,000 to Culshaw at Phila-
delphia. He obtained the money on
the draft, and posted letter in Buff
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07

The ship Tam O'Shanter, command
ed by Captain Peabody, arrived in New
York the other day. He says that when
of Borneo, he sailed through fifty
miles of snakes. In which We're mixed
a number of alligators and Goldfish.
There was battle. he says, between
an alligator and shark, in which the
shark was the victor. but not for long
for the Ii Hung Chang of the aggre-
CATION of snakes, which he described
as sea serpent 100 feet long and ter
FEET in diameter, swallowed the shark
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
anston.

the stranger and closed the door on
him. Later, when her husband re-
turned home. she told him that
stranger had inquired for the hus-
band. who is an engineer for the Ev-
anston fire department, and looking
out of the window she saw the same
stranger. Mersch went out and the
man said: May did not treat ne
WE'LL"
Mersch asked how the stranger
knew his wife's name"
"She is my daughter" was the re-
ply. The stranger was Charles Car
roll. and he was invited in. Mrs.
Mersch then told her father that his
other daughter was Mrs. John Nor
rell. and the wife of the superintend-
ent of the Evanston Electric and Illu-
minating company. The boy, Thomas,
she said, was in Batavia, Ill. Mrs.
Mersch then explained that her moth
er had learned two years ago that
Charles Carroll was alive. but being
married and the mother OF another
family, she had applied for and re-
ceisetl decree OF divorce from him.
She refused to giveSher mothers pres
ent name. and Charles Carroll will re-
turn TO Hamilton without seeing his
fc-r~.r wife
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07

own and two days thereafter he was
enjoying an income of from 81 500 to
1880 day. During the gold craze
OF 10 he had wandered up and down
California, but failed to strike
find" He made his way into Arizo-
ma, and there saw the opportunity OF
his life. He had the nerve and went
TO work TO carry out his plans. He
made contracts with the men who
were digging ore to haul 1t TO the rail-
roads at Tombstone for SO per ton.
He was very successful In getting con-
tracts but did not know where he was
going TO get the teams with which to
do the work. One day he went to z.
b. Gage, wealthy mine owner, and
requested the loan Of 100000. with
nothing TO give as security. After
some hesitancy. the money was forth
coming. and Durkee bought 20 teams
OF go mules each. which he shipped to
Tombstone. This meant that he could
haul 800 tons OF ore day, and at SO
per ton meant 81 800 per day, or $780,
600 per year. He employed rs men at
Ni.oV per uhs anu DOafu.
The sudden wealth caused Durkee's
head to turn. and he began TO enjoy
occasional excursions to nearby towns,
where his money flowed like water.
One Of these visits was made to Los
Angeles In the summer of 1886. At
that time the southern metropolis had
real estate boom. and money was, in
consequence. flowing very freely.
Durkee was. however. equal to the
widest OF the boomers In his ability
TO spend money. and even those who
were making money by the thousands
stood aghast at his utter abandon.
The most extrayagant circumstance.
and one which has lived to this day,
was the occasion when he had Just re-
turned from driving behind some fast
horses he had been purchasing for
trotting purposes. Ringing up the boy
after going to his room. he ordered
that half a dozen baskets OF cham
payne be sent up at once. as he wanted
20 take n bath. The wine was pro-
duced without delay, and the bath,
such as a few even among the very
rich have INDUCED in, and Durkee, ev-
identity very, much refreshed. paid for
the luxury and resumed his riotous
carouse.
The story OF Durkee's high gambling
in Tombstone is perhaps the most in.
teresting OF a series of wild extrava-
ganees and OF which Arizona people
like best to talk about. He was a FIRE.
quenter OF the Oriental saloon. kept
by NJ. f. Joyce. said TO be one OF the
richest gambling places in the West
One day Durkee came into town and
announced that he was out for little
fun. This meant much to the saloon
men. and he was given the right Of
way along the line.
See here" said he. Il want chanc,
to play little faro. and don't wan
any one to chip IN. Do you under
stand?' said Durkee. impressively.
They understood. and he was told tc
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
MAY BE THERE YET.
Four EngIishmen who Died on warm
Island In the Year 1896

Island I'm the Year 1916
Uncle Robert William Quimby of
Lewiston says that he has travelled in
all the warm countries Of the globe.
and that he has been in the coolest lat
titudes, says the Lewiston Journal. He
does not think that we have such very
hot weather. IL people would make
provision for the hot days as they do
in India he thinks we should not notice
it so much. But" says he, ''the warm
est weather that I ever experienced
was on a small island called Johns
Biscuit, off Cape Gracias, on Honduras.
The Elizabeth Jennings, on which
sailed in 1870, from Portland, stopped
there for water, and boats crew went
ashore for 1t. 1t was little volcanic
island and awfully dry and hot We
didn't know whether there would be
water there or no, but we did md q
spring with a stream as large as a
broom handle pouring out all the time.
And do you believe me. The water was
dried up and soaked up before 1t had
run four feet in the sand. The place
was covered with dried trees. and a
little distance away was what looked
like a hut-a iiabitation for man. We
went in and found the shrunken re-
mains OF four men, sailors probably.
who had died in one night. to judge
from appearances. One was sitting in
a chair, one lying on the floor and two
leaning against the wall in a sitting
position. There was dry food on the
table, dry meat in a box and everything
was burning dry. A letter in the pocket
Of one man was dated Liverpool. 1S46.
and on the table was bottle with a
note in it, evidently intended to be cast
adrift. 1t said they were four English
seamen marooned by captain. left to
die. The note was dated 1876. and i
suppose they had been there dead In
that hut for over thirty years. and they
must have died OF heat in one day and
dried right up. We left them where
we found them"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
a HUMAN CHAMELEON.
This woman's Skin Changes Color Il
SHIT Her Clothes

This woman's skin Changes Color to
Suit Her Clothes
A human chameleon who changes
color upon coming into contact with
various hues lives in Manchester, N.
III. So strange a characteristic would,
Of course, command for its possessor q
good salary In a dime museum, but in
this case the possessor is lady who
has no desire for notoriety and looks
upon the phenomenon as dreadful
affiiction. II is caused by a disease. of
course. but the physicians have never
been able TO determine the nature of
the complaint The color Of her eyes
remains brown and her hair black,
but her face and hands change to suit
the color of her clothes. She does not
dare TO wear ribbons nor any of the
shades of blue, red, green or yellow.
In pure white her face is CHASTITY, and
the color Of her hair and eyes make
Il even more so than 1t would be II
they were lighter. Black renders her
so dark a brunette that there might be
strong suspicion that she was not
of the Caucasian race. She, there
fore wears none but subdued grays
and browns. which render her less no.
ticeable. The affliction, for 1t is a
great affection, came upon her grad
ually and is steadily growing more
pronounced
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
Ken, Tab on Himself.

DR.. Argyle Mackey Of Washington
City shot himself with suicidal intent
one day last week, and before the end
came he explained to the physicians
at his bedside in minute detail his
feelings while dying. He felt his own
pulse. and measured accurately the
length of time the internal hemor-
rhage would take to kill him. It was
like quiet lecture delivered before
a medical clinic. He feebly attempt
ed to embrace his mother, and while
trying to do so. closed his eyes and
passed into eternity.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
mar, Robbed Himself while Asleep.

II develops that Bert Mcbride OF
Zorro Haute. Ind, who reported to the
police the theft OF a pair OF trousers
and SIS. really robbed himself, though
Unconscious OF the fact. Mcbride Is
a aomnambulist. and during a sleep
walking act, on at Chicago hotel the
other night. he stole his own clothes
and purse and hid them under the
livery stable at which he works. 9th
er employees OF the place remembered
having seen him wandering about the
harm late that night and partially dis
rohed. An investigation led to the
recovery OF the missing effects.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
THE BABY.

then the lines attendant upon man
hood to show In It's queer. wedge hap-
ed head.
Shortly aflerward the infant went In
TO a decline. The scanty flesh on its
bones gradually wasted away: it's
broad brow became wrinkled and the
inevitable marks Of age became plain
~ visible around the buiging eyes. Now
this strange being Is as wasted and
cmAciaied as centenarian. and the
distressed mother has almos, despaired
Of bringing back her eight.months-old
offspring from old age TO healthy baby
hood.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
DAUGHTER DisINHERrTED.
Annie Giles Had Importun<d Essr Faiths


<<1*ssk& <fs"N 1fA1 *"&fs"Ht"t<a tASH &a~**"f
for Money.
Annie Rosalie Gies was disinherited
by her father, Christian, because she
importuned him for money. says New
York dispatch. The will was filed in
the Surrogate Court in that city the
other day It bequeathed an estate
valued at 100000 TO HE son Rudolph,
and cut his daughter off with $500.
MY reason for not making better
provision for my daughter" says Mr..
Gies in his will, lis that of late years
she has been constantly annoying me.
and within the past two years has
brought suits against me. believing
that my physical health would prevent
me from defending the actions"
The will was read to Miss Gies by a
newspaper reporter.
Il have nothing to say, she said.
further than that / never had any
trouble with my father to cause him to
disinherit me. He and were on good
terms when he died. ] win contest the
will, as / believe that undue influence
was exercised over him by interested
persons"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
DI,RKEE IN BLUE JEANS.


shout his orders. He did so. The first
to be issued was for woman of the
place, called EN-" to take the deal
er's place at the table and another
young woman Of the same character to
take the lookout" whereupon he
pulled Off his coat, and calling upon
all hands to liquor at his expense. he
began his play. His first bet was
81 900 on an ace. He lost before he
had time to draw his breath, but in
stead of being disconnected he went at
Il with renewed vigor. Luck was al
ways against him, save with an occa-
sional small winning, and In three
hours after taking charge of the table
he lost $4,000, all the money he had
with him. and he withdrew from the
game.
DESPITE all adverses OF this charac.
,or purkee never lost his temper and
seemed utterly careless as TO the out.
come. These gambling periods were
more or less frequent, each time he
MAYED resulting disastrously enan.
clally.
when coming to Los Angeles he al
ways appeared dressed In teamster':
rarb of blue overalls and big hat
IN his hands, no matter how warm t.,
law. was a pair of gloves. Fine clothe,
VAN not one Of his weaknesses, n,
.,atter what other desires he may have
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
A IRVING Position.

From the Detroit Free Press: Old
Mrs. NJ, who was seriously i'll. found
herself to be in trying position which
she defined to friend In these words:
You see. my daughter Harriet Is
married to one o. these homeypath doc
tors and my daughter Kate to an ally
path. II l call in the homeypath my
ellypath son-in-law and his wife git
mad. and If | call in my allypath SON.
in-iaw my homeypath son-in-law an
his wife git mad, and IL go ahed an
git well without either o 'em. then
they'n both be mad; SO don't see but
I'd better die outright"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07
n.n.,a I. mn.hreem Cray.

The citizens OF Buffalo appear to
haye become mushroom mad. The
courier says that the demand for
hooka ON the subject is so great at the
library that the authorities are out
ali the time. The interest Is partly
aue 10 the fact that, in consequence
- tho extreme heat and moisture, or
rom some other cause, the mushroom
haryest has been very great during
Tho summer both in number and va
riety.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07

AZ Morganvillc. Ga. Floyd Wheeler
wagercd that he could cat ten boxes OF
sardlnes. one dozen large crackers and
drink half a gallon OF water within one
hour. He won. and in addition TO the
above ate half large muskmelon and
a large slice OF watermelon and four
soda pops all OF which he consumed In
forty minutes. lie proposed 20 eat four
more boxes of sardines. but the boys
refused to put up the cash. One OF the
bystanders who witnessed the perform
ance. offered TO bet that Floyd could eat
1 whole case OF sardines. and the crowd
was ready to believe II.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-11-07

,,sx armed Al FIRST only with a pitch
sors came out victorious in a combat
Win a monster leopard cat. This spe-
,lss OF the wildcat OF the jungle gen
erally shows It's tail when II meets q
human being In the forest. but when
/, d hungry II will prowi around barn
y.rds and when attacked under such
circumstances II has been known 10
fkht like tiger.
NJ. Strong and his wife had gone to
Isrington, expecting 10 return home
besore sundown. but they were beIated.
sad Miss Sallie and her little brothers
sad sisters we're out In the front yard
snIlously awaiting the return OF the
Old people. When the sun sank be-
hind the trees one Of the little boys
Who looked TO be about ten years Of
age sent 10 the barn 10 put feed In the
tro1ghs for his fathers horses. Miss
saIlls heard the little fellow scream
ins. and ran 10 his assistance nj once.
When she opened the barn door she
vas surprised TO and her little brother
struggling beneath a monster leopard
cal She did not aw0on or run away
a. almost any other girl would have
done, ba, selEing a pltehfork that hap
psned 10 Be close At hand. she made a
lgagt Al the savage beast and drove
tAe tines INTO hlA tanks. The cat re-
lslsed the boy and turned upon the
tlgl The little fellow ran up Into the
Aay loft and the brave girl kept NOV
isg back and iabblng the fork al the
r0v thoroughly enraged monster. She
says his eyes looked like two balls o,
Ere. while he EnaShed his teeth and
sasgsd hs tail a. ~ he were going 70
sgring upon her every instant.
She managed TO back through the
eco. and Close Il. She says that abe
had never shot a sun In her life but
Sc KEGS that her father always kept
hls shotgun loaded. She ran TO the
hosss and 30, the gun. and when che
cane back the cat had caught a pis
and vas dragging u across the nool
Of The barn. She put the gun through
q crack Of the building and aimed NJ
besi she could Her aim proved 20 b
good fof when the smoke cleared away
81, saw the big animal lying on his
side. kicking and struggling In tbs
ihfoes Of death. The little boy wa,
sill 10 the hay lof, and she heard him
cry You have killed him. sister.
can ssr him You most blowed on,
side o. hls head on"
HsF pareaik were only foE hundred
yards away. and when they heard ih,
report % the gun the old gentleman
lashed his horses Into q gailop ans
rhsn be reached the front gate be val
ss1 much surprised 10 Aee his daugh
Ter sl,h gun and hear the childrci
say sallio has killed a lion" III
paS stili more surprised when he wen
10 bis barn and saw a monster leopar,
tai lyiHg dead on the floor. Tho ca
2 enc Of the largest ever killed IL
Is1as lie measured eight feet fou
inches from the tip OF his nose 10 tn
end Of hIa tail The hide. when tanned
sili make a magnificent robe, as Il q