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The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
Saw They Saw an Air-Ship.

BELLvILIE, Kan, March 29-J. y.
Rea, operator at the Rock Island de-
pot: Jack Nealeigh of the Rock Island
lunch room and two other men. saw.
at 9:2O last evening, an airship above
this city. The light appeared to be :,
mile above the earth. and looked halt
the size of locomotive headlight.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
Popu,ist Ticket Ruled Out.

CHICAGO. March 29-The election
board decided that the Peoples party
in this city is not party under the
law, and refused to allow the nominees
of the party's convention to go on the
official ballot. The Peoples party in
dorsed in convention the regular Dem.
ocratic candidates for the city and
town offices
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
Blttinrer Not After the Postoaice.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. March 29-When
Major Bittinger was told yesterday
afternoon of a report that he would be
rendered the postmastership. he said:
Under no circumstances would | ac-
cept the st. Joseph postoffice. He
left last night for Washington
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
To Walk Down the Ohio.

BosToN, March 29.-Captain Robert
Cooke of Americus, Ga. who is at pres
ent in this city, announces that he is
making arrangements to walk on the
water of the Ohio river from Pittsburg
to Cincinnati on a wager of 81, 900 in
fifteen days. The distance is about
500 miles
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
!. small, Fortune stolen.

Sr. JOSEPH. Mo-, March 27.-Joseph
Davis recently drew 2,a40, a legacy,
from the bank and hid it under car
pet placing trunk over it. Yester-
dav afternoon, while the family was
down town, the carpet was torn up
and the money stolen
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
2.4nO Mnmen Reoister.

WICHITA, Kan, March 29.-Regis.
tration closed here last night, and the
total is larger tnan it has ever been
before. Twenty-four hundred women
have registered, which number is far
greater than any previous female reg
iStration.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
FOR CURRENCY REFORM.
Members of the Monetary Convention
Committee Call on the Speaker.

Me"utTS oI tHc T1Ouetafy convention
Committee Call on the Speaker.
WARRINGTON. March 27.-The mem
bers of the committee on legislation
which was appointed by the Indianap-
oils monetary convention called on
Speaker Reed to-day and talked with
him concerning legislation for cur
rency and banking reform.
Mr.. Reed told the committee that
congress moved faster than the people
in matters of legislation, and when
public sentiment became crystalized
in favor of any particular form of
financial legislation congness would
be apt to respond with little delay. If
the people demanded changes in the
banking system and brought pressure
to bear on congress they would secure
changes.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 27.-It was
announced to-day that John d. Rookie
feller's representative at the recent
meeting of the Bessemer Iron associa-
tion made fight against a reduction
of the wages of ore miners 1t was
stated after the meeting had adjourned
without reaching an agreement that
the wages of men in the Rockefeller
mines would not be cut.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
Whisky to BE Higher.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. March a9-At All
informal meeting of distillers and
wholesale whisky dealers here it was
unanimously agreed 10 advance the
price of spirits in few days.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
n. q. Eck.tein secures q Divorce.

WICHITA, Kan. March 80. G..
Eckstein, a well known attorney and
Republican politician, was granted n
divorce from his wife to-day on the
ground of gross neglect of duty.
The McCook tribune., 1897-04-02
Big Reserves In Kansas State Bank.

TOPEKA. Kan. March 27-Reports
from 125 state banks in Kansas show
an average reserve of 40 per cent.while
the law only reopireS 20 ner cent
Tombstone prospector. [volume] (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1891-1914, 1897-07-23

The grand lodge OF Good Templars
is in see ion at Prescott and the old
Hsssayamper stands On the corner
and looks sskance at the we'll dressed
delegates. They are puzzle to him.
He has withstood a great many med
en- innovations. He viewed with
mild indifference the invasion OF the
Salvation army, gszsd at the eastern
dude with still milder contempt, and
even watched the evolution Of the
new woman with reasonable
complscency, but he losks with sus :
picious dispproval, to say the least,
upon q lot OF folks who come sround
and open up . crusads against the
time honered custom OF indul girg in
his "mornin's mornin'."
Tombstone prospector. [volume] (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1891-1914, 1897-07-23

A Williams barber advertises TO
treat ipgrcwing nu.taches. There
ere several young fellows in Tomb
stone who would like to ge: onto q
treatment 10 make them grow cut.
Tombstone prospector. [volume] (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1891-1914, 1897-07-23
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER

The News says: "Jamss Cyzs-
whiski has renounced allegiance TO
Prussia and 10 now q full Citizen. I"
Perhaps he swallowed . section si his
name.
Tombstone prospector. [volume] (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1891-1914, 1897-07-23

ENDORSED
Recorders Office. Tombstone. Coehise County
A. T.
Filed and recorded at request Of Frank c.
Playter.
April zIst A. D.. 1897. atsa. IN.
Book 1 Interpretations, Pages 3sS 3so3a7.
tSigned) Ne ]. Brown
County: Recorder.
Tombstone prospector. [volume] (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1891-1914, 1897-07-23
UFrICIL DIRECTORY,
AUTHORIZED AGENTS,

l. p. FISHER, aI,, Merchants Exchange
FrancisS>-
q. II. KELLOGG. No. $40 Pine street,
Room 81 and s.. San Francisco.
E {. DAKE. room IS. Merchant Exchange
An Francisco.
GEO. P. ROWELL, 10 Spruce St New
ork
N. w. AVER SON. Philadelphia.
Al transactions made by the above named
esrsons viii be complied with at the PROS
PECrOR oftce.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
Breaking Up the Log Jams

j. H. Chapman went North Sunday with MS
gang Of log men and started the White river
drive from Sharon Tuesday morning with a
small force of men. The rear of the large Con
necticut River Lumber company drive has
reached here and nearly all have passed over the
falls. there probably not being over ten million
above Sunday was the best day of the season
thus far, the water being IN GOOD condition. and
probably more logs passed over the falls than any
day Tor some years. estimated ar three million
feet. But little difficulty has been experienced
by the logs lamming among the rocks and little
dynamite has been used this year except 70 get
down immense piles which the freshet left against
the piers OF both the Boston q Maine and the
Fucnburg bridges. When tine men began upon
the FitCLnurg bridge the logs were piled over go
feet high and IN very dangerous tangled con
dltlOu. SO II YVES necessary 10 blow them down
instead of using the Ordinary methods The
piles against the Boston s. Maine bridge were
not so high hut III hard shape 10 get down safely.
The channel of the river among the falls Is So
narrow that II often rises under the toll bridge
co 10 80 feet during an ordinary increase of
volume OF water. The logs Of tine Fan Mountain
Company s arrive will begin reaching here within
week and 1t looks as If all the logging industries
Of the river would be completed nearly two
months earlier than usual, although the amount
is more than the average.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02

The successful sinking of the first of
the huge caissons al Delaney street, New
! ork, calls attention to the inauguration
OF the work OF constructing the new can't
lever bridge over East river, by which the
Long Island Railroad company plans TO
run its trains into New York city between
SiXty-tourth and SiXty-tifth streets There
will be four lines OF track On either
side OF these (outsde the trussesl there
will be a wagon way and six-foot walk
The total width OF the structure outside
the toot-walks will be Is feet The total
length between terminals will be two miles.
There will be a clear Roadway of 1876 feet
below the bridge at high water. The total
cost OF the work is estimated to be IS. 0OO,-
600. The existence of Blackwelrs island.
OF course, both simplifes the problem of
constructing bridge at this place and re-
duces the cost. BY erecting two piers on
each side OF this midway island, and To-
eating the cantilever piers close TO the
bulkhead lines of New York and Long
Island, the length of the channel spans
has been reduced to $40 feet, the interme-
date span across the island being only Gl3
feet. When completed this bridge will
surpass in weight and size every cantiiever
structure of its kind in this country, and
Will only be outranked by the famous
Forth bridge in Scotland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
NORTHFIELD. MASS

Rev. G.. 7. Piper was in Boston TUESDAY
attending the alumni meeting OF Harvard
divinity school OF which be is a member. .
Despite the rain of Tuesday night the
Unitarian strawberry festival drew Its
usually large patronage, the net receipts
being so.
Dr.. G. l. Scodeld has gone Oh trip
South and returning will. sail soon Tor
Europe. where he Will spend seyeraI weeks
IN trave. and study
Religious service, appropriate 20 the
Fourth of July Will be held at the Unita-
riau church sunday morning. There viii
be special music sermon and decorations
The Worlds Student conference opened
on Friday evening with the largest nrst
meeting ever held al these conferences.
twenty-five nations are represented, coli
le-es having students here from all parts
of the world. Four morning and two even
ing meetings keep the students busy, and
the interest seems To increase daily. The
principal speakers thus far have been Dr.
A. r. ochauHIer of New ! ork Nj Moody.
Or. Henry van Dyke of New y ork and Uc.
Alexander Mckenzie of Cambridge The
singing. as usual, IS conducted by Prof. ID.
b. Iowuer of Chicago. The rouud-top
meetings are conducted by John Il. Mott,
one OF the most popular men Of the con-
ference
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
WESTMINSTER WEST

Misc Nara Wake, is ,c,t-, st bor,. t,,
n I'M
-....-..,t NJ r..... ID.
not long since in Dover. y. Ii.
Charles Af,rar5 has rom. from. Dos,o,,
20 bsT,,' ar tsy,T,r, ,T,or his tan
- ~ - ,....
90 W. W.
80 e,' "'''' ii'i w do
- '''''' i''''.-i
Inc academy anu cotlr-r students nave
no" az returned rom 'heI various schools
10Y the summer vacation
Miss Maude Goodeil had the misfortune
10 spralu her ankle severely by jumping
from a carriage at the post-ottce
Mrs. /. :. Wilbur and daughter are
spending a few DAYS a. l.. A. Wilders.
Mrs. Wilbur was formerly Miss Ellie Wi
der and now lives IN Bratlrooro.
Jason Gorham has been seriously Ill the
pas, week. His son. Dr. Arthur ".
Gorham, was called by telegraph from
Waltsheld and came down Wednesday. Al
the present writing Nj. German is more
comfortable.
Mrs. II. I. Wellmau has been SUFFERING
for some time from a severe attack of
rheumatism. She is somewhat better. but
has not wholly recovered. l. Thomas. who
is EMPLOYED bv l.. j. Houphtou has
been laid on from work for week or two
from the same cause.
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90 -. - - u-'" a. anu HC %
Inv unc -. ~ wa SUI vi a"
anu Dio'lei u 3D. usn.oH
% -. ms pa iil9 Cay Noi',7 wa d. NE u,
la ~ ~" -" lev ~ a, -. M, ne
ny i ioi maj yeais ''' uliIe! anu i''y
WIZ NSl! s'4IOus "ONIucH- IAelt 10y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
opoc" LANGLEY SENTENCED.


James II. Langley, better known as
"Doc" Langley, the king of confidence
men, was sentenced by Judge Fessenden
in the superior criminal court at Boston
Tuesday to state prison for term of not
more than eight years and not less than
four years and six months
He was convicted In January and,
pending the ruling OF the supreme court
ON exceptions taken during the course of
the trial, has been living a life free from
care In the Charles street JAIL The full
bench Overruled the exceptions Tuesday.
Langley is 81, and was born iu New
Hampshire. Last January he was con-
yicted ON three counts of an Indictment
which charged him with obtaining money
under false pretences
There was evidence that the defendant
and Others went to Bellows Falls and held
a meeting for the purpose of forming a
corporation, to- be known as the National
Contract 81 supply company, To- carry on
the business of buryiug the dead, ETC.. at
which only Langley took any active part
that Langley was the originator Of the
scheme; shat he owned most of the stock
that he received the money for obtaining
which he was indicted. and signed for DO as
/ treasurer of the corporation. II was shown
that the only property owned by the cor
poratiou was an option for the purchase of
the Centrevile factory IN BrattlebOru. The
capital stock of the company was $4,000
of which but q very small sum had been
paid in. He secured q certificate from the
commissioner OF corporations and under
that operated IN Boston.
Langley conteuded he was not guilty
because the title of the property out of
which he cheated people came into hi,
possession as treasurer of the corporation
did not pass To- himself. bur 90 the corpora.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
4 CHASTITY Record.

Thirteen Fatalities Within Few
Years. and All said TO Have Been
Caused Ivy Liquor Bought in Wal
pole.
The circumstances of the death of William Con
nors Sunday night at urewsvIle call Co mind tine
number OF men who nave been killed within a few
years whose deaths were reported as caused 10y iq-
uor said to have been procured in the town Of Wal
pole. It is a SAD commentary upon the iooseness
with which the laws are enforced there or else
they are unfortunate. as a town. IN having more
than their share OF fatalities from this source
Below list or thirteen men who nave met
their death within a very few years, each reputed
TO have been caused by rum bought In Nalpole
principally III the village Of North Waipole.
William Condor of North Nalpole was killed
on the railroad this side Of Napoie while re-
turning from town meeting few years ago.
Patrick Blake killed at GrtHus crossing
Alexander Mcleod was killed 10y falling from
the abutments of the Boston * Maine railroad
bridge while returning from North MalpOi-
Charles Nellmau. blacksmith run over Ice
tween here and alpole on the tltchuurg road.
William Burke fell from the Boston & Maine
railroad bridge while returning from North w al.
pole. as did John hlnlry.
James Hassett fell through the Central Yer
mont canal bridge and his body was damned
against the mill racks.
John Ferguson of LauEdou was killed on "a
crossing near south Charestovu after spending
some time in North Nalpole saloons.
AL Piper fell over a bank from the side walk
in North alpole
Thomas Golden Of Rockingham sat down on
the rails after alghtiug from a train az Rock
ingham. after an evening IN North WalpOle. and
was instantly killed by Central Vermont train
James Barry of North Napule was one of
three men IN a boat which went over the dam and
ne was drowned His companions Jumped ont
lust as the boat reached tine brink, ana stood Ii
the water until help reached them.
L. Is. Brown Of " Westminster. painter for Mir.
Atkinson. was run over il the railroad yard here
on his return from the fatal side of the river
William Connors was killed sunday night iu
the village of Drewsvlle
If the above is not an object lesson Of ire dan
gers OF using alcoholic drink we have not seen
and II could probably be- considerably
heightened by investigation. Can any place IN
New England produce q greater record consd
eTlng population We think none 0f the deaths
were previous TO 1890 Eleven of these men were
said TO have bought liquor IN North MapOIe, one
in WalpOe, and one in DrewsvIlle
In addition TO the above IS fatalities there ar
TWO accidents, also due TO indulgence IN rum. but
no one knows whether the liquor was bought on
this side of the river or in New Hampshire Two
tramps were sleeping under a freight near
the passenger depot two years ago when the
train started and was killed and the other
mutilated A year or two earlier JamesGriffiu
living on tine Patch LAID down ID a boat and
went over the falls
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02

Tho s,tpe,io,, ~, C,,t,. to-day ,s ,,orfec, i,
-. - -,
'i'1' anu a'Ni J." 'i'' "es'''" pI'-
Hnces We ma between 5Du,oOo and 400
600 people penned up IN starvation sta
tons. and a pray TO all kinds of epidemic
a,s.,s. Ttev arc ,rifbcu, ,na.rs and
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
Changes among The railroad 1Ien.

President J. W. Clement and General PurchaS.
ing Agent Smith Of the Rutland road came here
IN the observation car, Ne-ha-sa-ne, saturday,
and number of important changes in local Off
Gals are resulting. Station Agent Henry C..
johnson, who has been here tor 20 years or more,
has resigned, ms resignation 10 take effect at
once. soon as his successor is appointed. and
as 10 whom the coming man will he there Is CON
siderable doubt. Some effort is being made TO se-
cure the place for his clerk, A. Il SwItZer who Is
popular with all classes, but II seems probable q
man will come from elsewhere, probably from
Rutland Mr.. johnson has been the freight agent
for the Rutland road, and passenger agent for all
the roads centreng here
MIR. Switzer has mad charge of his ticket depart
ment. II Is probable the same division OF the
business as between the roads will remain with
the new appOintee. The additional work of haV-
ing supervision Of the division office Of the Rut-
land road was assumed by Mr.. johnson yesterday,
ne retaining the same men IN charge of 1t as here
tofOre. Tins Is IN line with the recent consolida-
tions Of the offices of division agent with that of
agent which took place two years ago, when John
G. Clair left the tltchburg road, and MS office
was placed under Agent Perley. and last month
the Boston & Maine railroad did the same with
theirs. taking the title from Ira French and pac-
ing il with Agent d. W. Linton. The move very
materially simplihes the whole work and is IN the
line of more modern railroad practice
Station Agent ii. G. Johnson received nstruc-
tons this morning 10 turn over his business next
Monday TO Albert A SWltzer as acting agent.
This is in accord with Mr. Johnson's resignation
made May 81 TO take effect June ], which mas not
been accepted until now. Ii Is not known whether
MIR. SWitzer will be made permanent agent, but
MS friends nope this will be the case. Mr. John
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02

1t is admitted by experts that at least
so per cent of "antique objects" in eXis-
tence at the present time have been manu-
featured within the last dozen years A
practical demonstration of how the thing
is done was given before the BOw-street
magistrate. in London recently. in a dis
pute respecting the possession OF GER
tain antique ormolu articles about
which there had been an abortive trial A
firm of dealers claimed them, and two
workmen did the same. The latter were
particularly assertiye in their ownership,
saying they ought to know, because, as a
matter OF fact, they made the articles. To
prove their point they set to work and
showed, to the amusement of a critical
audience, how ormolu was made ''antique, IS
by the aid Of pumice powder. With re-
spect TO most of the articles, the magistrate
decided in favor of the firm, but had SO
much doubt about an "ancient cabinet
that he ordered it to remain in the hands
OF the police until the disputants came to
amicable terms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
The Human Ostrich.
nc Ate Nails. Glass. Etc. for Years. nut
Il T,vo-BIaded Knife Ended His Career.

ue Ate Nails. Glass. Etc. for Years, hut
Il Tvvo-BIaded Knife Ended His Career.
Henry Whallen. the human ostrich. who
died at Kansas City last week, had more
nerve than thousands who have adorned
more laudable pursuits He did not lose
it under the remarkable surgical operation
when his stomach was cut open and 12O
pieces of iron and a handful OF nails were
taken theretrom lie went to- the Operat-
ing table stoically after having been told
that his chances of surviving were slender.
When he came from under the spell of an
aesthetics he inquired if the operation had
been successful and asked eagerly how
many nails and knives had been taken
from him.
Whalleu seemed to- rally well from the
operation but 3j hours after 10 was over
he began to- sink. WhaLen's internal or
Eans were in such a bad condition that the
shock was fatal. The doctors declared
that Whaleu had been slowly starving &c
death for months. and that he could not
have lived more than a year or two longer
even barring the Pilot Grove accident
Whaleu was - years old. and was q
native of Louisville, Ky. He began hi,
glass eating career when ten years OF age
and there have been few days since. accord
/ ing to ms statements, when he did not eat
a lamp chimney or a beer glass for break.
fast. to- say nothing of tacks. nails, screw,
and lack knives. He had travelled with
the Baruum Is Bailey. sells. Forepaugt
and other big shows, and had been in
museums In all parts of the country. He
T. -nHI hta ft|t HIffritfaef
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
smashed Photographic Plate. a, North


W. c. Rideout of Portland, Me, a trav-
cling photographer, who arrived at East
Mortified Monday fully stocked Tor "a
"snap shot campaign among the delegates
al the conference. suffered wreck In the
afternoon. He brought with him a shop
on wheels. weighted down with dozens OF
plates and oic mouthed bottles of chemi-
Gals
Mr.. Rideout was eating his meal at Mar
quand hall but his horse had tired of
standing amid the religious air OF a New
England conference. and so 10 amuse itself
spurted around the hall, making a semi
circular track The horse came back, but
not until after the woeful photographer
had found ms upturned wagon on Mar
quand lawn, with plates and bottles n
spMnters. The new carriage outfit was
badly broken and the loss was very veXa-
tiou,. Nobody knows what really started
the horse. Mr.. Bideout despises the cross
put upon him, vii. not shake the dust of
Mortified, but viii continue to use up as
many negatives as possible.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
a remarkable Feat of Engineering

The story of a remarkable engineering
teat in California is told by the Chicago
Railway Review. A great section of noun
tain was recently torn of by 1000 pounds
OF powder, lifted several feet straight up
and then pushed bodily forward 40 or 80
feet, trembling over the gorge below the
dam, and then falling with an awful roar
l25 feet. to remain hereafter for all time
as the Duiwark OF the great dam being
built to impond water for the city OF san
Francisco. The dam is IS miles east of
the city For two months or more prepa-
rations had been made for the monster
blast, IN common with another blast that
Is nearly ready. The plan was to cut
tunnels into the side of the mountain al
various points above the bed of the creek
and 10 place in these tunnels first great
stores of black powder, which lgnites
slower than giant powder. and. therefore.
has more pushing power and less shatter-
ing effect On the surface and in places
through the mountain side We're placed BIG
deposits of the giant powder tor the pur-
pose OF SCATTERING the mass and lifting it
up. According to plans the black powder
when 1t exploded would hurl the mass
straight forward, making a bridge OF gran
lie across the gorge and blocking the
stream. The plans were carried ont with
the greatest care, and with a successful
result. When the dust cleared away il
was found that the blast had dislodged a
mass OF rock 400 feet up and down stream
and an average of 80 feet in height COM
pletely bridging the canyon. The engi-
neers estimated that the amount dislodged
weighed about 10000 tons The rock
was thrown exactly as the engineers had
planned.