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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10
AMOS DECKER KILLS G. MILES.

Murderer Makes His Escape Pursusd By
sheriH-s Posse
Amos Decker, IS years old. shot and
killed George Miles at Findlay, Ohio.
the other evening. The boys quarreied
over Joke which some Of the boys IN
the neighborhood had played upon .
butcher and also over the butchers
daughter, to whom both were paying
attention. Young Decker then ran 70
his home, block away, for his revol-
yer, while Miles was detained by Deck
er's father. When Decker returned ne
rushed up to Miles and fired, the ball
entering the stomach, causing death In
two hours. Young Decker, aided by
his father, ran to the edge Of the city.
while a mob of 200 men, armed with
shotguns, revolvers and pitchforks,
started after him. The mob took along
q rope. Old man Decker succeeded in
getting hold Of big gray horse for his
son and upon this the boy rode rapidly
away. He was headed for Lima. but
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

matisrn; the dakua allied 70 the New
Zealand kauri; the vaivai. the Casuar-
ina. and others. chiefly eonifers. Gutti-
fsrAe, Ayrtnceae, and Lsgumlnosae.
Most OF the fruit trees are also valuable
a. timber. The native cloth tnasD "
beaten out from the bark OF the paper
mulberry, cultivated for the purpose.
Several useful fbers are supplied by
rianta OF the Musaceae Bromeiideas.
Thymsleae. and other orders. or the
palms the cocoa-nut IL by far the most
important DR.. Sesmsn discovered a
sAso-paln known 10 the natives BY the
name OF sogu. though they were then
ignorant OF It's use. The yasi or san
dslweod 10 aow rarely found. and only
In A small district AZ the western ex-
tremi,y Of vanua Lew. There are
various useful drugs. spices. and per-
fumes: and many plants are cultivated
for their beauty. TO which the natives
are keenly alive. Among the plants
ufed as pot-herbs are several ferns. and
two or three soianums. one OF which
S. anthropophagoruu,. allied TO our 5
n.Erum, was one OF certain plants al
wsye cooked with human flesh. whiel
II ssid TO be otherwise difficult of al
xeation, The use OF the kaya root
here called yanggona, from which tn
wcli-known national beverage is made
was introduced. Il Is said. from Tonga
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10
THEY SAW a GHOST.


Jersey Town u Greatly Excited Over
the Appearance of an Appsrition.
The crew OF freight train No. 4o7, Of
the Amboy division, Pennsylvania rail-
road, firmly believe that they saw
ghost while on the run from Jersey
City on Thursday night. The train left
Jersey City at III o'clock on Thursday
night, and, having freight for Wood
bridge, N. j., stopped at that place be-
tween 1 and o'clock In the morning.
Fireman Bender went forward TO nag
any approaching train, but his hair
stood on end when he saw white
form, apparently woman, seated on q
stone wall covering small stream and
rapping the stones with a stick. He
mustered up courage and asked the
ghost what II wanted. In response the
spook gave a blood-curdling cry. Al
| this Brakeman whitehead, who had ar
rived on the scene. hurriedly took tc
his heels and sought shelter In ths
caboose. When Engineer Csmpbsll'i
attention was attracted to the spook hs
exclaimed: mo ghosts for me-" opened
the throttle and rapidly carried hi
train away from the haunted spot
Brakeman Steinmetz Of this cit!
vouches for the story. and says nre
man on another train saw the ghostl.
figure at the same spot about weel
before. Several Woodbridge peopi
also saw the ghost, and the town 10 ex
cited over the strange apparition.-
| New York World.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

NH. JOtN r.. hobbps
that the contractors returned the
islanders TO their native homes, 2oV
miles away after their terms OF work
had been fulfilled. The natives OF each
island of the New Hebrides group
speak different languages. and regard
each other as deadly enemies. Canni-
balism Ia quite common. The labor
law laid down by the government de-
creed that each OF the sayages should
be sent back to their own king and
island when his term OF service In the
sugar plantations was over. II was to
zee that this law was carried out by
the contractors that John Hobbs was
sent among them. On his way to the
llika islands in 1880 the vessel In which
he sailed was wrecked In hurricane.
Putting cork jacket over his palamas
Hobbs jumped overheard, and after
two days OF drifting and terrible suffer
Ing. was picked UP by two Ilikan fish.
crmen. He was taken before hereign-
ing king. who regarded him NJ mes.
senger from God and at once adopted
him. The natives had been preparing
Tor war at the time with a neiEhborint
nation. Through a piece OF strateg,
on the part OF Mr.. Hobbs the army o
the opposing island was defeated ant
MT. Hobbs was appointed war chief.
A little more than nine months afte
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10
4 WEIRD TALE.
Iasta.a spirituaiists 0ivs ost sens
Sensational Newa

Issts.a spirituaiisss 0ivs ost sens
Sensational Newa
Al the state splritualists' camp meet
,ns AZ Anderson. Ind. recently. Hon.
william Baxter. late OF Richmond, and
author of the famous Baxter iiauer
law. matsrtslized and appeared to his
friends. He talked some time on the
political outlook. Following his de-
naturalization the spirit OF Isaac shi-
mer. a suicide. materialiIed and came
out into the room. He gave warning
10 those who contemplated self-destruc-
ton. He then returned TO the cabinet,
and a second later blood-curdling
series OF gurgles and struggles emittea
from the cabinet. The lights were
hastily turned up and the curtains OF
the cabinet turned back. Nothing was
there hut the medium. bound hand and
foot in the chair. He was unconscious
and was black in the face. He explained
that suicides or people who die horri-
Bile death often wish to dematerialize
in that way.
The spirit Of Or. Westerheld, the
founder OF Spiritualism In the west
and for many years president OF the
Indiana association, appeared, and ex-
messed his wish that the association
would continue President Parkinson
who took DR.. westerfeld's place, at the
head OF the association. He said that
| Parkinson was the man appointed Of
the spirit to take his place at the head
| The spirltualists will elect him. Ut
westerfield said that he was enjoying
life beyond the graves
Parties were on the grounds tryini
IN get In touch with the spirit OF Pear
BRYAN. They were from Crawfordsvill'
and Greencastle. They were friend
and relatives OF the girl. As yet the!
have been unsuccessful in their efforts
Several attempts have also been mad
| by the friends OF Emile Cigrand, on
az Holmes victims. whose home was II
Anderson. to get the archfiend to ma
tsrialixe. The spirits who do material
,ze and the controls state that Holme
cannot be found. He seeems to be dow
| IN the darkness.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

that direction. Mrs. Roberts was caught |
in the attempt to sell "doctored' dia-
monds, and but for the suspicion OF the |
would-be purchaser would have netted |
q big profit. The diamonds which Mrs.
Roberts tried 10 dispose OF were cheap
yellow stones which had been skilifully
colored.
Diamond experts say that stones can
be so skillfully colored that detection
Is next to impossible: that there In
mint Of money In such a scheme for
the man who can do the coloring clev-
eriy, and at the same time use discre-
ton In the disposition Of his goods.
And yet 90 pefect are the relations
between the importers and dealers In
these precious stones that the thins
has not beeen attempted. commercially
speaking. within the memory OF tns
Oldest expert.
The stones selected for this treat
ment are yellow stones OF poor grade.
In whose cutting little care has been
employed. The fine stones are usually
1 cut into what is known as the knife
/ edge" but In the yellow or inferior
/ stones II IL not uncommon TO nnd
rough edges over which the cutter has
glided carelessly.
II Ia these rough edges. SO TO speak,
which the diamond colorist selects for
his manipulations. BY means OF .
touch. ever so infinitesimai. OF aniline
dye, he is able TO impart TO the yellow
stone. the beautiful tints which distin.
ruIeh the white and more valuable dia'
mond, When II is remembered tina
the white stone. with It's iridescen
blush radiance, Ia worth more thar
twice the yellow diamond. the siEnin
canoe Of the color scheme IL at once ap
parent
Purple is the most effective colo
for this deception. Laid on with a nm
brush and then coated with prepa
ration OF glue and other substances
will successfully resist the action Q
alcohol. which is ordinarily relied upo
by diamond dealers TO uncover fraud
OF this kind.
That this deception Is not more ez
tensiveiy practiced Is to the undyin
credit of the diamond trade. This
; n business which first, last and all IN
; time must proceed upon confidenc
Importers get their diamonds in pscl
!, ages direct from the European cutter
J. and the goods are never known
{ fall below the grade inscribed upo
\ the parcels in which they come.
: II will easily be comprehended, hov
l. ever, that an expert colorist cou
. without fear OF detection SO manip'
:. late inferior stones as TO realize lari
; profits from inexpert but confidir
customers.
There is a story current that nur
her Of apparently magnificent Will
70 stones were once purchased by q
shah Of Persia, who, when they We
Z brought to him, was engaged In Z
n. discussion OF an American cockta
i'd His majesty, while holding one of I
or stones between thumb and finger,
Is better scrutiny. Inadvertently dropp
be n into the cocktail. When 1t was ish
e. out the diamond was observed to ha
IL changed its beautiful white and bl
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

Society, in New York, the other day.
She had applied to Magistrate simms
to help her find her husband. George
Joyce. % years old, who had saved her
life at a watering place on the Pacine
coast in June and married her three
weeks ago. The couple arrived In New
York short of funds and the husband
disappeared. Later young man ap-
near where stood the noted Westing-
piled to the police for aid in finding his
wife, Belle Joyce. He said he had gone
to Connecticut to attend to some bus
mess and had been robbed. He was
directed to the Gerry society. where,
however, he was not allowed to see his
wife.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

name IA Mr.. p. Collin. q gentleman OF
,.ther advanced age. who halls from
Sweden. Mr.. Collin has a beautiful
daughter whose name Is Ella and the
King OF Ilikan is In New York 70
marry her and take her back 10 the
Southern seas to place her by his
aide on the throne OF a semi-sayage |
land. Miss Ella Is simply charmed.
Al. often dreamed OF being princess
or a queen. and her fond mother. a
eonsly matron OF perhaps 40. said that
tate had destined her daughters life
"a DO one OF luxury and power. She
thinks that as the queen. Ella. the
younT lady, will exert q powerful In
tuenee over her subjects and eventual
Is lead the savage bands. over whom
King Hobbs rules. 20 Christianity. The
Of this wedding OF royal proportions
has no, yet been definitely fixed. But
n probably will occur within two
months To make Il the more patriotic
the engagement was announced on July
last Early In the afternoon Of that
day ths Emperor Of the cannibal
islands called upon the mother OF the
future queen and asked for the fair
ELIAS hand Ia marriage. He said be
wished 30 make her-ths fairest erea-
tuss on sarih-his queen and bride.
The eonsiy Mrs. Collin smiled and
asked for the kinE's credentials.
rAsy we're promptly produced and In
eisded ali manner OF newspaper clip
plnss from different parts Of the world
Amer a careful examination Of the
royal serApbook. Mrs. Collin gave her
consent 10 the erownins Of her danEh-
Ger, but stipulated that the future queen
should have couple Of months In
Shieh 10 ,hlnk for herself Ella Is only
Is years old and Kink Hobbs Is 81.
She has \ face Of the most classic
character. Her eyes are large and ius-
tfouA Her hair. Of which there 10
sss, prntuaion. 10 Of most beautiful
Titan hue. and reminds one Of Mira
Leslie Carriers ireaaes.
From the upper lip 10 the exirsmit,
Of the forehead the fac. OF King Hobbs
10 like that at Senator HIN. His eyes arr
very dark, and the expression OF hi
face Ia generally frank and pleasant
lie k no, a pirate king. nor 10 Their
any Of the adventurous about him. ~
Is an ordinary. plain. everyday. modes
monarch. who fell into luck by chanc
slXyeass ago while the politicians OF IN
Ns~ HehTidcs wcre looking for
Noses Like Robinson crusoe. he be
came monarch of all hs surveyed In
abort time without the aid OF any Ma
Friday. With his simple air and mod
est demeanor. there IL nothing OF u
comic opera king about John Hobb'
The one remarkable thing about TIL
sp.to-date ruler. In that he is goo
American. lie halls from South Carr
lima. His father IL nov practicin
physician in Atlanta, Ga. His grant
father used to be senator.
He has roamed around the globe
wIii for many years past, and anail
made sidney. ~ 8. w. his home.
The year 1890 tho Australian sovsr'
ment sent him into the sugar fields
Investigate the then new labor law.
all the laborers employed at this indu
try nc found none 10 capable as y
men from the Uebridas. II was seldo
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

John Crawford, who is now employed
in . railroad Office In New York.
Mrs. Tichenor is very modest absui
her invention, and says that her OBJ
ject was not to acquire fame, but get
q little money ahead. Il don't suppose
I'll. ever appear as patentee again"
she laughed. This patent has cost me
so much time, worriment and cash."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

ti4..1 city. Her father was John CraT-
ford, at that time senior partner In the
firm which was really the foundation
for the greatest steel company OF the
country, at present Carnegie, Phipps &
Co., of Homestead, Pa.
Shewas born an heiress, was the fam
Gee of steel king (Andrew Carnegie)
and now, at middle age, is moving for
tune again in field women seldom en-
ter.
Twenty-Five years ago the Crawfords
were the leaders OF society in the Iron
City. They lived in a fine mansion at
the East Liberty end Of Penn avenue.
near where the noted Westinghouse
palace now stands on its green ter
races above the Pennsylvania railroad,
and not far from the collect" Of the
present Carnegie firm-the homes OF
Mrs. Thomas Carnegie, John l.. Leish-
man. H. c. Prick and several others.
There were four in the family, Emily,
Almeda, Sally and Edward. The girls
were noted for their beauty, and still
retain no small share of 1t. They grad
uated from the Pittsburg Female Col
lege in the palmy days, when Frances
Willard, the great temperance adyo-
cate, was preceptress there. and its
alumnae were scattered all over the
Methodist communities of the United
States.
John Crawford's iron foundry was al
Hemewood, and In his shop were two
young foremen. the Carnegie boys,
} 1 l. e. -
8 had the entree of his home. ANDY
Q the younger, had been a telegraph
r operator, and the manufacturer ever
o then predicted great things of his long
o Medicines. It was no secret that And,
y fancied EN-" CraNforM the handsom
d est Of the girls, and for two year
y danced attendance ON her. 1t was un
: derstood that the young folks wer
Is engaged, and 1t was considered a grsa
le match for Andy until Miss Crawfor
= went to spend a summer at the Sc
10 shore.
e, Here she met and fell in love wit
10 John Tichenor, young man OF an ex
cellent Newark On. j. family, but
ne'er-do-well. Tichenor followed he
to her Pittsburg home, and was forbid
On den the house by the father, who ha
re heard Ill report of him, and. anywa.
~ favored Carnegie's suit.
K Parental opposition only added fu'
ae to the young peoples love, and, on
to morning, Emily did not come down
ly breakfast. Instead, the chambermai
ly brought down the usual note, whic
III she had found pinned to Miss Em'i
nd pillow. nas
Ems" elopement broke up the fan
he lily, and, 1t is said, broke old job
as Crawford's heart. He died shortly q
pg ter, and Ems" name was not me-
.er toned in the will, neglect which Il
ir- brothers and sisters did not think
~ necessary to remedy. So EN-" was lie
in penniless, with a husband to who
cd worthlessness was added disappoin
cit ment at his wife's disinheritance.
hit dragged his wife and growing fami
ca about from city to city until she pluc
He lily determined to get along witho
ZEN him. She bought piece Of land
his Lakeview, near Paterson, N. j., rig
get opposite the lake filled up by
The yailroad, which affords a standing 10
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

Harry Grubbs. the 14-year-old son of
.,nert c,rubbs, prominent farmer,
,tviur nine miles west of Lawrence
hnss XIV. was out riding when the
horss became unmanageable, The boy
,..as thrown and his neck broken.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10
MRS. r, r. ROBERTS.

tint for sickly yellow. The wise men
who explained to the Shah the cause
of this transformation are said to have
received the lash. But after that the
ruler, whenever he received a consign-
ment of diamonds invariably took the
precaution of dumping them into
bowl of crude alcohol. which was near
at hand.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10
sHE WILL WE'D AKING
.,w YORK oIRL TO BE QUEEN
or THE cARNiuALs.

Ian s..s Marry Mr. Jshn Hobbs r..ssiy
,.... King of fiik.n--A Very Re-
.,s.sis Rsnascs--wni Ne fasiisss
n, the sassgss
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10
A STEEL KINGS LOVE.
AND REV CARNEGIE REMEM-
BRRED MRS. EMMATICHENoR.


RS. Emily J. Itch
enor of Lakeyiew.
N. j., who has just
become a woman
patentee. has a very
interesting life his
tory. She was q
noted beauty Of
Pittsburg. Pa, In
her youth, and be-
longed to one OF
the first families OF
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

J. aBut there is something between you
and the girl2" she asked.
yes he replied sadly. The dog"
Buffalo Times.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

Recent statistics show that the pub
lie libraries OF Europe contain 10000
900 Of books.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

One Maine man has gone into the
unique business Of raising doves Tor
weddings. parties. etc.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

N the well appoint
cd living apart
ments Of q New
York city tailor
who stitched his
way into fortune
and sewed his saw
ings In a cambria
bag, IL Mr.. John +.
Hobbs. the King OF
the canniba ]
Islands. The tailors
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10
Tn. Child Bride.

Mrs. Belle Joyce, is years old. was
committed to the care Of the Gerry
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10
DOCTORRD DIAMONDS.
PLENTY OF SCOPE FOR CLEVER
swiNpLERs.

or Coarse the Police WIN Get Him In
the Fad s,d Ne VIII Rspsnt-Ths
Arrest OF Pretty MRS. Roberts In
Washington Recently.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

The hide Of the hippopotamus, In GER
tain parts, attains thickness OF two
inches.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-10

ITH the arrest OF
Mrs. r. e. Roberts.
in Washington. ID.
c.. recently.a clever
fraud which. for
many years has
been dormant. has
again been re-
vived. and will
probably In d u o e
some smart rascal
to turn his skill in
The herald., 1896-04-03
the differences between the railroads and

the differences between the railroads and
the government.
There is no more reason for the govern
ment extending for q long time at a low
rate of interest the debt of the railroad
companies than there is for it lending
money at . nominal rate to the people at
large on land, or personal property, in ac-
cordance with the Populistic vagary that
has been guyed out of the court of public
consideration. The funding bill sought by
Mr.. Huntington involves the adoption of
the identical principle that the Populists
at one time SO zealously espoused, but it
would provide for its application only in
the interest of q few already made rich
beyond their original conceptions through
the bounty of the many. When the gov
ernment extends the Pacific roads indebt-
edness so or 100 years at per cent.
per annum, it does something that is as
good as loaning the amount of the debt out
of the United States treasury.
The Populists, unlike the advocates of
the funding bill, were willing that every
body should have q show at the Federal
strong box. and they demanded far
greater proportion of security than the
railroad companies expect to furnish. Mr..
Huntington and his funding friends are
not Populists. they only have Populistic
tendencies. They lsck the breadth and
consistency of the full-blown Populist. The
latter. in the abundance of his liberality
and the radicalism of his remedial designs,
desires an unlimited distribution of special
privileges. OF course his schemes are il
logical and impracticable, but his motives
are good. Mr.. Huntington and his sup
porters wish to make . special privilege
very special by providing only for its en-
joyment by themselves.
Mr.. Huntington and his associates are
probably not to be blamed for strenuously
insisting on remaining beneflciaries of
the good natured, and to say the least,
credulous American public. They are
merely human and, like the average hu-
man, wish to stay with a good thing.
Credit with the United States government
is good thing, and they will push it along
for years eternal if they are permitted to.
But they should not be permitted to do
anything of the kind. There should be
no refunding bill adopted. Let them put
up or let 60.
The herald., 1896-04-03
Chamber of Commerce

Information has been received by the
chamber of commerce from the secretary
of the Cotton States Exhibition company
Atlanta, Ca. that the medals awerded al
the recent exhibition were about ready and
would be forwarded within three or -four
weeks. Those awarded to exhibitors from
Southern California will be sent to the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce and
through this organization duly distributed
to the persons to whom they were awarded
The chamber is in communication with
Senator Stephen NJ. White and Congress.
man McLachlan to induce them to have
Secretary of Agriculture Morton to send tc
the chamber all seeds intended for this
section, to be distributed to the farmers
through the chamber.
This evening from 8 to 10 o'clock the
visiting excursionists FROM Minneapolis
will be entertained at the rooms of the
chamber. Former residents of Minnesota
will unite with the chamber of commerce
in this reception.
The Medical association of Los Angeles
will hold 9 meeting in the art gallery of the
chamber OF commerce this evening, begin
ming at o'clock.