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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
SAD TALE IN A WILL.
Death Ocertakes Two MilliOnaires
Through q Natives Theft,

Through a Natives Theft.
The filing of the will of Angus. Kul-
man by Surrogate George S. West in
Camden yesterday brought to light
very pathetic story, says the Philadel-
phia Press.
August kullman was the promising
son OF methodist episcopal minister,
stationed at Sea Isle City. Miss Ade-
line c. Weatherby was the daughter OF
the Rev. Samuel c. Weatherby,
methodist episcopal minister, who was
stationed at Haddonfieid The young
people became acquainted in attending
religious gatherings and an attachment
was formed which terminated in a mar
riage, which was attended by many
prominent persons from all parts of the
state. A short time before the mar
rlage took place there were urgent calls
lor missionaries in India, and the two
decided after marriage to devote their
lives to missionary labors.
After the ceremony they started for
their field of labor at Asauool Bengal,
India. They reached their post of duty
IN February. 1895, one month after their
marriage. and entered upon their du-
Ties. They had been laboring but
snort time when the natives began to
die of cholera. The young missionaries
were advised to save their lives by go
ing to other parts, but they decided to
stay and minister to the sufferers.
In order to avoid the disease they de-
clued 10 drink no water, as it was de-
clared to be polluted and the cause Of
the spread OF the contag ion. They pur-
chased COW and drank the milk, and
were free from the dreaded disease.
From the meager information at
hand it appears that on July 25 one OF
the natives, during the absence of the
missionary and his wife, drank a guam
tity OF the milk and in order to con-
ceal his crime, he procured some of the
contaminated water from a stream,
which was placed in receptacle with
the milk.
When the missionaries returned from
their mission of love and labor with the
natives they were very thirsty and
drank considerable of the watered milk
They ate light supper and attended
a prayer meeting. During the service
Mr.. kullman was taken i'll and was as
| sisted home. On the way Mrs Kull-
man was attacked. All night long the
husband and wife. attended by other
| missionaries, fought with the dreaded
plague. being unable to account for the
attack, as they had escaped so many
months. In strange country, hun
dreds of miles from home, they tossed
| on their couches, offering each other
all the encouragement possible under
| the circumstances. At o'clock on the
| morning of July &c Mrs. Kullman be-
came unconscious and died. Four
| hours afterward Mr.. Kullman died
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

stamped on them. The boys were so
much astonished that they did not re-
sent the extraordinary conduct and
Polly was half way home, running as
fast as she could. before they recovered
themselves. Old G. A. R. men even
now shake their heads when talking
over the matter, but the citizens of
Belleville generally laugh at the whole
affair Polly is proud of the English
blood in her veins, and resented the
tweaking her schoolmates gave to the
tail of the British lion when the Ven
ezuelan question was discussed. Her
father, Lawyer George Biller, of New
ark, is jocular over the incident in
school, and her mother regrets the no.
toriety which has been brought upon
her daughters name. The boys of the
school are still expressing their ap-
proval of the pluck of Miss Polly, but
the girls are sarcastic in their criti-
cisms of her display of spunk.
Miss Polly was snuggled up in big
chair when called upon, and was work.
ing away upon some fancy dress CO.'S
tune. all covered with spangles and
tinsel. Her intense patriotism for the
country under whose flag she was born
only flashes out upon intense provoca-
ton. Otherwise she loves this country
in which she has been reared and
evinces no inclination toward growing
up into new woman" who will
shout from rostrum and make grand
stand plays" at the world at large She
is a modest girl, the idol of happy
home, and very popular in the select
society Of Belleville and upper Newark.
She laughed gayly when spoken to on
the subject of the flag episode. and
declared that folks took the matter too
seriously, and that anyhow it wasn't
right for her classmates to wave the
stars and stripes in her face when
everybody was excited with war talk
Anyhow, hope people will let it
drop, now. I'm tired of hearing about
It," she said. 1T is not nice for girls
to be talked about SO much. Don't you
think so?''
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
Deil~ FOx's Cigarettes.

At sale OF seized and unclaimed
goods at the custom house in New York
city Tuesday the sharpest bidding was
for 1867 packages Of cigarettes con-
sigr.ed to Della Fox, the comic opera
singer. by a London admirer. Each
package contained six cigarettes and
each cigarette had genuine gold foil
mouthpiece. fourteen carats fine. Fur
thermore, each cigarette had Miss Fox's
name printed on it In gold. The cigar
cites were wrapped in red silk paper
The tobacco in the cigarettes was the
finest perique. The London, or invoice,
valuation was s247.50. II was said that
the cigarettes sold in London for $25
per 900. The purchaser was dapper
little man who gave the name of NJ.
Zekey. The bidding started at $25 and
he raised every bid against him with
great promptness until he reached $l20.
The crowd that surrounded him said
that he bought the cigarettes for Miss
iOX,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

flames from the burning debris were
creeping gradually toward the injured
man when the other trainmen and some
of the passengers quenched the Are
with water carried in the leather buck
cts. The tool equipment In coaches Of
the Pennsylvania railroad lines repre-
sents large outlay Of money. Includ-
Ing the cost of the case the outfit for q
single coach costs not less than 80, and
as there are about $500 coaches on the
entire system 1t can be easily calcu-
lated that the total expense amounts
to more than 81 800.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

of the most sublime porte-Abdul
Hamid, Sultan of Turkey, defender
Of the faith, etc., etc. During the re-
cent trouble Sir Phillip was asked by
correspondent If he had heard of any
new massacres about to be enacted in
Armenia (Sir Phillip is close associate
of the Sultan and he replied. go to
the American ambassador. he can prob
ably tell YOU" Had these words been
uttered at any other time than during
the excitement following the receipt Of
the presidents Venezuelan message,
they would have created a sensation of
no small magnitude. 1t is not i'm
probable that Sir Phillip will soon be
called upon for an explanation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

Randolph Churchilrs death occurred
early last year. William Waldorf As
tor is the first one Of his family who
ventured outside the beaten paths Of
commerce and society. He read law,
entered politics and wrote books, and
few years ago went over to England
and devoted part Of his ancestral mill
lions to printing periodicals and .
newspaper. with the double view Of
cultivating and enlightening the Brit
ish mind. He had acquired taste Tor
life abroad In residence Of three years
as United States minister to Italy n
Arthur's term. Mr.. Aston at first rent
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
He Recently Had Secret Conference
with the President lie Bears Sealed
Orders with the American Squadron
to Venezuela.
course. secret mis-

sion. 1t is not known what questions
were considered during the conference,
but the impression among those In
touch with high officials is that the ad-
miral wanted oral instructions as to
his operations in the Caribbean Sea in
regard to Venezuela. The conference
was at his own request, which implies
that he had some important informa-
ton to impart as well as desire to re-
ceive such directions as it Is desirable
to be possessed Of Admiral Bunce is
a native of Connecticut and entered the
naval academy May IS, 1852, gradual
ing in 1857 On leaving the academy
he was assigned to the sloop German
town, of the East India squadron, where
he served two years and was then
transferred to the slOop Macedonia. In
April, 1861. he was commissioned lieu
tenant and assigned to the Penobscot,
on the North Atlantic blochading sta
ton, and in the early period of the
war participated in skirmishes at York
town and Gloucester. and in 1862 in en-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
WANTS THE TOOLS UNUSED
Railroads Invest Fortunes In Saws, Ham.
merA and Axes.

Railroads Invest Fortunes In Saws, Ham.
- mers and Axes.
From the Pittsburg Post: Not many
people are acquainted with the fact that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and the Pennsylvania company togeth-
err are the owners of vast tool equip
ment which Is entirely useless so far
as its owners are concerned, and what
is stranger still Is the fact that they
never desire to see the tools In use anu
are hoping that they will remain I'M
used forever. The equipment consists
Of $500 saws. $500 sledge hammers and
$500 axes, all new and In Arst-class
condition. While what has been said
above concerning this apparently use
less equipment may sound rather
strange. it can he best explained by
the simple statement that the tools are
for emergency purposes only, and are
kept for the use of trainmen or pas
sengers who may be called upon to act
In the capacity Of rescuers In case OF u
catastrophe. This is why the companies
don't want the tools to be used. and
1t explains the necessity for having
SO much useless tool equipment. When
the manufacturers of cars are making
contracts with any railroad company
they are supposed to figure the cost OF
such equipment in with cost OF manu-
featuring the cars.
All the coaches on the flrst-cIass lines
as we'll as most Of the second-ciass
lines Of the country have saw. ham
mer and AK and sometimes a long steel
bar Enclosed in glass case. ready for
immediate use In case of accident. A
leather bucket Is also provided for each
car, which may be seen hanging up IN
corner where II can be reached with
out delay. 1t was the use OF these
buckets that saved the life of the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie baggage master
who was pinioned under the wreck Of
the flyer at Wampum last week. The
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

high school there is bright girl named
Polly Bller. Her parents are English,
and some of the more mischievous
boys took delight in teasing Polly
about the way in which the Americans
would once more whip the British
should the scare eventuate in war. Pol
ly took all with reasonable good ma
ture but when one of the boys during
lunch hour waved the stars and stripes
in her face her British blood rose in
rebellion. Snatching the flag from the
boys hand, she tore it to pieces, dashed
the remnants to the ground and
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
Grateful to the stowax,y.

Stowaways usually receive scant
courtesy from the indignant officers of
the ships on which they steal passage.
and usually, too, scant rations and plen-
ty OF work. with prospect Of jail At
the end Of the trip. A stowaway on
one Of the Pacific steamers, however.
on q recent trip from Yokohama to Ia
coma, received not only the best OF
treatment, but a substantial present Of
money when he left the ship. The ves-
sci encountered heavy storm ON the
voyage, and the stOwaway, who was
working about the deck, distinguished
himself by great bravery at one of the
most perilous moments during the gale.
The officers made up purse OF $40 for
him to help him on his journey after
he left the ship.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
The Witness Outwittcd..

On one occasion magistrate asked a
woman: what is your age, madam ?"
Whatever you choose. SIR" answered
the lady. You may put down As years
then" said the magistrate to the clerk.
What is your occupation, madam ?"
Sir" said the witness. you have made
a mistake of ten years in my age"
Put it down So years then" said the
magistrate. your residence" Sir"
exclaimed the lady, my age is 35 years.
not 55.' ''At last we have your state
inent," said the magistrate: and he pro-
ceeded with the examination
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

stah Brewer, was a missionary to the
Greeks in Asia Minor. The boy was
brought to America early and was edu-
Gated in this country. He was gradu
ated with honors at Yale in 1856, and
after a course at the Albany law school
went to tho territory Of Kansas and be-
gan the practice OF his profession. He
was first elected judge In 1862, soon
after the admission of the state. 1t was
a. decision while judge of the supreme
court mat brought Justice Brewer into
national prominence. In a case that
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

gagements at Fort Fisher and other
rebel batteries at the mouth OF the Cape
Fear River. After these events he was
transferred to the Pawnee and subse-
quently to the Catskill. On Jan. l6,
1863, Lieutenant Bunce was commits
stoned lieutenant commander and in
trusted with the command of the Die
tator and subsequently the ironclad
Monadnock. In the assault and cap
ture Of Morris Island July. 1863, he had
command of one of the boats employed
in landing troops on Folly Island,
which was so successfully accomplished
that the army was in a great measure
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
MRS. PRAED.

The Novelist whose MRS. Trsgsskiss''
IIas Made Stir.
Mrs. Praed, whose last novel. Mrs.
Tregaskiss. has created favorable
impression. was born In Queensland.
Her father, Murray Prior, was actdxe IN
public affairs there. A nephew q
Praed. the poet. was her husband. Her
first novel was published In 1o80 snd
called IAN Australian Heroine NO
loch," "The Head Station" Outlaw
and Lawmaker" are some Of her books;
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
Fruits In Alcohol.

A new method now comes from
France by which fruits are preserved
by means of alcoholic vapor. The fruit
is placed in room containing open
vessels with alcohol. The room is then
closed to prevent the entrance of fresh
air. and it is claimed that the alcoholic
vapors produced by the evaporation Of
the alcohol preserve the fruit fresh for
an indefinite time.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

came before him In 1883 he held the an
ti-railway laws enacted by the state
legislature to be unconstitutional
When Harrison organized his cabinet
he had strong disposition to hand
out one of the portfolios to Judge Brew
err. and late in the year made the Kan
saS man q Justice.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
Guarded Against Cyclones

A farmer in the Kansas cyclone dis
trict was building stone wall. He was
putting it there to stay, building it five
1eet across the base and four feet high
A stranger came riding by, and seeing
the care the farmer was taking said to
MIN: You seem to be mighty careful
about that WALL" yep" replied the
farmer. I'm er building her to stay"
IT amt no use," replied the stranger;
nth blow over just the same" "Wall,
let her blow over. she'll be foot higher
II she does" replied the farmer, con-
tnuing his work.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
JUSTICE BREWER.

Has Lately Become Prominent In Con.
Justice David Josiah Brewer occu-
pied seat on the bench of the inferior
and supreme courts of Kansas al
most continuously from 1862 until 1884,
when he was appointed to the United
States circuit court judgeship. In 1889
he was elevated to the supreme bench.
Judge Brewer is 81 years old and has
been a Judge for thirty-one years. He
was born in Smyrna. His father, Jo-
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
Iseer In tho RFItlxh FsleR

mere has been decline in the con-
sumption Of beer in England during
the past half year. In Scotland and
Ireland there has, on the other hand,
been an increase. The net result, how
ever, is loss to the exchequer Of
f3S.76l.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
New Coins for the Scots.

New silver coinage, Of the value OF
sT50,000, has been sent from the mint
to the Scottish banks. in view Of the
deficiency Of silver in the north. This
is the largest supply of new coins evel
introduced into Scotland at one time.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

Speed-1S.T knots. Dimensions
Length on water line, 257 feet; beam.
81 feet; draft, 16 feet s inches: displace-
ment, 2.O89 tons; two propellers, driven
by vertical triple expansion engines
horse power. 5,227 Coal capacity, $40
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
Cattle from Argentine.

Live cattle are now shipped from the
Pampas Of the Argentine republic. via
Italy, even to Switzerland. where, how
ever. the poor beasts. reduced to skin
and bone by the long sea and rail voy-
age, are received with supreme con-
tempt. Tender horse met with greater
favor than is accorded to this coarse
and tough South American beef.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

Indebted to him. His last sea COM
mand was on the Atlanta. For two
years he has been on shore duty as
president Of the naval college at New
port. When he left Washington it was
with sealed orders for the Caribbean
Sea feet.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
THlSGIRL HAS NERVE
SHE RECENTLY UPON THE
AMERICAN FLAG.
The Daughter Of English Parents, Polly
Biller. Became Exasperatsd at tho
Recent Outburst of Old Time American
Patriotism.

HEN THE EX-
element cOnse-
Quent on President
Cleveland's Ven
ezuelan message
was at it's height
an incident oc-
Cured in Belle
vile, N. j., which
is still causing
much discussion.
Attic n d ng the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

The above is a portrait of Samuel
Gompers. the new president of the
Federation Of Labor. This is his sec
ond. but not successive term in office.
He was succeeded in 1894 by John Nc.
Bride, Of the United Mine Workers.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
A MAN OF MILLIONS.
WILLIAM WALDORF AsTOR FOR~
SAKES HIS COUNTRY.
Declares from Ills Home In EngIund
that He will Mover Rcturn to Amer
lea to Live--To Marry an Ex-Amsris
can Girl, Lady ChurchiIi.

T IS asserted BY
foreign gossips that
shortly after tho
prescribed term OF
mourning William
Waldorf Astor will
marry Lady RAN
dolph Churchill.
Mrs. Aston. former
ly Miss Paul, Of
Philadelphia, died
Dec. %, 1894. Lord
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

tons. Protective deck-SlOpe, ZIG
inch; fiat, 516 inch. Armament-Main
battery. nine 5-inch rapid fire guns:
secondary battery, six 6-pound rapid
fire guns, two 1-pound rapid-fire guns.
one Calling gun, three torpedo tubes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

GOD hates hypocrisy. both in the
church and out of it.-Ram's Horn.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27
Friend OF the Sultan

The above is likeness of Sir Phillip
Currie, British Ambassador at the court
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-27

MRS. CAMPBELL PRAED.
while. in collaboration with Justin Nc
Carthy, she wrote THE Right Honor
able" and THE Ladies' Gallery"
Evening star., 1896-08-06
EXCURSIONS,

The National Plate Printers Union, No
2, gave It's first annual excursion to Mar
shall Hall yesterday on the steamer Macal-
ester. TIE crowd in attendance was ex-
ceptionally large, and while no special pro-
gram was prepared for the outing, the
members Of the party found plenty of
amusement in the dancing and other di-
versions at the Hall The committees IN
charge Of the excursion were as follows
Arrangements-D. J. Sullivan, chairman;
G. Dant, G. Elan, w. Morrison, James
Connors. l.. Rauel, A. Rousseau, A. An
derson, w. Atkinson and John Connors.
Floor committeeoC. Ryan, chairman; NJ.
Connors. c. Miller. E. Sill, F. Smith, NJ.
K!llelane, p. Randall, G. Land, w. Cruzan
and P. Myers. Committee on reception
Logan. f. Kehoe. J. Jones. F. Parks, Theo.
Rooney. W. o. Miller. T. Roche and E.
Belts.
The regular Wednesday trip to beautiful
River View yesterday was attended by a
Washington and Alexandria, who were anx-
ious to get out Of town to escape the heat
of the day. The early boats carried down
the women and the children, and on the
evening boat the clerks and business men
went down. The View was delightfully."-
cool, and 1t was with regret that the signal
for the PentZ's return home was heard
over / 800 people shot the chute in the
course of the evening.
Saturday next the steamer Harry Randall
will make another of those pleasant trips to
Chapel Potrt, leaving here at am. and
returning at 10 pm.
Evening star., 1896-08-06

President Cd I'll Resigns and is Sue
ceeded by j. w. ChencS

Pres1dent Odell NestSns and Is Sue
ceeded by J. w. Cheney.
The Mckinley and Hobart Campaign
Club at its meeting held last night at the
Raleigh. determined to attend in body
the republican rally to be held shortly at
Burnt Mills, Montgomery county, Md
General surprise and universal regret were
expressed when Major W. S. Odell an
nounced his determination to resign as
president of the club. He stated that busi-
ness engagements in Mexico would compcI
his absence from the city, and he believed
that the interests of the organization de-
manded some one as president who v ould
be constantly at its service. The club on
motion OF DIR. Lee unanimously reuuest I ed
Major Odell to reconsider this action t,ut
he was steadfast in his determination
After the resignation vas accepted and a
unanimous vote of thanks extended to
Major Odell for his services, he nClnina led
Mr. John W. Cheney as his successor and
the latter was unanimously elected. Upon
assuming the office Presi lent Cheney made
a stirring speech declaring that the repub-
ECan party had been often tried and ap-
proved by the people in its monetary and
day as it was in 1861, and would succeed in
restoring the conditions of Ihe country that
had been upset by the democratic admin
;stration.
Several other addresses we're made and
after deciding to receive National Commit
teeman Myron NJ. Parker on his ,eturn
from Vermont in a few days, the club ad-
Journed to meet again at the Raleigh next
Monday night.
Evening star., 1896-08-06
THE GALLILEAN FISHERMEN.
Officers to he Elected by the Grand
tabernacle.


Tabernacle.
The third days session Of the annual
meeting of the National Grand Tabernacle
of the Grand United Order of Gallilean
Fishermen began this morning at Zion Bap-
tist Church, F street southwest. Grand
Ruler Rev. Thomas H Shorts Of Hampton.
Va, presided. and Mr.. Columbus Gordon of
Baltimore was secretary.
After devotional exercises the hearing of
reports, which was the business before the
body at the time of adjournment last even
ing, was again taken up, and the considera-
ton of these consumed several hours.
1t is intended, If possible, before adjourn
ing fer the day to elect the grand officers
for the ensuing year. Tonight there Is to
be a mass meeting of the delegates and
members of the order in Washington, at
which prominent speakers are expected to
be present.
The exercises last evening were especially
interesting. and were attended by an i'm
mense audience. The program comprised
an overture, following which there was a
grand entry of the order, consisting for the
cry and the Queen of Sheba Circle, sup
ported by the G. G. encampment, the Ma
tlonal Grand Tabernacle and grand officers.
visiting delegates and a number of taber-
nacles. The annual sermon was preached
by Rev. George w. Lee, d. D., pastor of
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.